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Harvest Festival Harvest Festival, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Emerald Avenue UMC, 1620 N. Central Ave. (Oakwood community). Turkey dinner, baked goods, used-book sale. Info: 523-7150.
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Dollar General Dollar General will celebrate the grand opening of its new store at 7415 Tazewell Pike in Gibbs beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Customers will enjoy special deals and free prizes. The first 50 adult shoppers will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card, and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag, among other giveaways.
Gibbs party All are invited to the Gibbs community party to celebrate the new middle school. The event is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, behind Gibbs Elementary School, 7715 Tazewell Pike.
A window in the master bedroom features the original stained glass.
GOP event The South Knoxville Republican Club will host a hot dog and tamale dinner and cake auction 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the South Knoxville Optimist Club building, 6101 Moore Road, in Gary Underwood Park.
Get ready! Gap Creek turns 150 Gap Creek Elementary School turns 150 this year, and the school will mark the milestone at its annual fall festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 17. Alumni are invited for a homecoming, and tours of the building will be given. The festival will incorporate fun from yesteryear. The public is invited. The school is at 1920 Kimberlin Heights Road.
Asia downtown East Tennessee has been getting many opportunities lately to enjoy the culture and food of other countries, what with events such as A Taste of India and Greekfest. This weekend you can join other virtual travelers at Knox Asian Fest 2015 in downtown Knoxville.
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Diversity costs The University of Tennessee is spending $2,549,882 on diversity programs. Of this amount $1,667,195 is at the Knoxville campus. What are we getting?
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Peggy Klein shows the upstairs landing area of her home on Washington Avenue. The floors are one of three elements that are original to the building. Photos by R. White An exterior shot of the Klein home on Washington Avenue. The house was set for demolition but thanks to HGTV and Knox Heritage was renovated in 2006. The residence will be on the Parkridge Home Tour on Sunday, Oct. 25.
By Ruth White The Historic Parkridge Neighborhood will host a 1945-Era Home Tour 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Present-day Parkridge encompasses the early Edgewood subdivision, which contains many houses built by George Barber, a 19th-century Victorian house architect. This tour features a variety of homes with a focus on occupants during the Swing era, immediately after World War II. Tour guests will learn about this history as they explore eight open houses and three homes in the Park Place condominiums as WWII living historians help set the ambiance. Following the tour, Park Place will open up the condos, and swing dancing with period music will be offered in its gymnasium at 6 p.m. Ticket holders may participate in the dancing at no additional cost.
The homes on tour span the eras from the 1890s to around 1945 and are good examples of the ongoing revitalization of the neighborhood. In addition, a walking tour of 20 homes not open to the public will be included. The walking tour will focus on the history of the homes and their occupants in 1945. Tickets are $10 per person in advance and $12 the day of the event. Children under 12 are admitted free. Parking is available at Ashley Nicole Park, 620 Winona St. Advance tickets are available at K-Brew, Saw Works Brewery, Three Rivers Market and parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com; day-of tickets may be purchased until 4 p.m. at Ashley Nicole Park. Walking is necessary, and many houses have steps. Parkridge is a bike-friendly neighborhood, and tour-goers are welcome to ride bicycles. Info: historicparkridge@gmail.com or 865-951-6614.
DeBusk charms readers at Sarah Moore Greene By Sandra Clark We know Pete and Cindi DeBusk have a big house. We know Pete founded DeRoyal Industries which now employs some 1,800 people worldwide. We know he’s led Lincoln Memorial University into the modern era with satellite campuses, medical and law schools, and $118 million operating budget. We probably do not know the story he told six kids at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy last week. The kids already knew some of what he said. For a month they had read and discussed his biography, “The Rabbit’s Got the Gun,” at the authors club, an after-school enrichment project sponsored by Shopper News. Your parents move a lot? Pete attended 13 schools before his high school graduation. Don’t have much money? Pete said most days his best meal was his school lunch. Have trouble fitting in? Pete grew to 6-3 in high school and had red hair. How did this man move from a
Pete DeBusk talks with students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy. Students (clockwise from left) are Essence Shadrick, Arryana Moore, Dy’Keise Fears-Perez, DeBusk, Yasmine Shuler and Maurice Jacobs. Not pictured are Taleah Beal and J’Kaija Hughes. Photo by Jodi Littleton
mobile home in Appalachia to the chairmanship of an international corporation and a major regional university? Call it smarts, luck, tenacity. Call it a drive to the top, propelled perhaps by a touch of anger. What-
ever your answer, Pete shared his $100 Ben Franklin imprint and a story with six kids at SMG, and beautiful flat rock inside. that story could change their lives. “Two years,” said Pete. “I had a “How long did it take to write ghost-writer, Dr. Sylvia Lynch.” this book?” asked Yasmine Shuler. “Why did you do it?” Perceptively, she had brought Pete To page 3 a gift – a felt money holder with a
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Heaven in Holston Hills
Dr. Jimmy Milan has carved out a little piece of heaven in the front, back and side yard of his home in Holston Hills. Literally. Carved. Now he can enjoy sun-dappled, moss-covered pathways reminiscent of jolly old England anytime he likes – well, as long as the weather cooperates.
Mark LeMay, Shelly Mangold, Susan Hughes, Stephanie Smith and Millie Ward in the gardens of Dr. Jimmy Milan; Milan (in red) spoke to Holston Hills Garden Club members about the work involved in transforming a garden. Photo submitted
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When Milan purchased his one-acre lot on Green Valley Drive, it was a blank canvas. For more than 20 years he has been developing the property in stages. “Initially, I developed the gardens in response to opportunities such as fallen trees,” Milan said with a laugh as he spoke to Holston Hills Garden Club members at a recent reception held in his gardens. The Milan gardens feature
Entry gardens at the Milan home a combined French/English style complete with brick walls, terraces, wroughtiron gates and fencing, rock pathways and exterior garden rooms. A creek meanders through the gardens for drainage. A main feature is the large outdoor fireplace in the open garden lawn. Spritely creatures greet you as you roam up and down
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the paths. Deep in the garden a stately pergola built next to a bridge over the creek begs your attention. An aged concrete rooster holds court on a weathered wooden bench set close to the house. Every corner you turn brings a beautiful surprise. Featured plants include crape myrtles, boxwoods, azaleas and rhododendrons.
Rogero appoints Clay, Kincannon Mayor Madeline Rogero has promoted Jackie Clay to manage a newlyfunded Save Our Sons program, and hired Indya KinClay cannon for Clay’s former position in an expanded role of special projects manager. Clay, a project manager in the mayor’s office since December 2011, will manage a community crime reduction program targeted to two specific Project Safe Neighborhoods with the aim to reduce violence and create opportunities for boys and young men of color from the ages of 15 to 24. The program is funded by a three-year grant through the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs’ Targeted Community Crime Reduction Program (TCCRP).
Clay, who lives in the Parkridge community, has been a community organizer and an instructor at the UT College of Social Work. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from UT with a concentration in management, leadership and community practice. She serves on the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission and HomeSource of East Tennessee. She chairs Girl Talk Inc. Indya Kincannon, who lives in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, formerly chaired the Knox County Board of Education. As special projects manager, she will be responsible for community agency grants and appointments to city boards and commissions, as well as managing a variety of special projects for the mayor, including serving as Rogero’s liaison to the
school system. Kincannon
served as a school board member from 2004 to 2014 before teaching writing, h i stor y, Spanish and drama to inKincannon ternational students in Slovenia in 2014 and 2015. She’s served as Beaumont Magnet Academy PTA president, a Habitat for Humanity group leader and Mayan Families Project volunteer in Guatemala, and a volunteer AYSO soccer and Baby Falcon basketball coach. Kincannon holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Haverford College and a master’s in public affairs and urban and regional planning from Princeton University.
we’re building a medical school.” Pete built his business “I’ve got seven kids,” said the blanket,” referring to an by seeing needs and filling them; same way everybody Pete. “Someday I’ll have embellishment. great, great grandkids. I He writes of a Donald builds a business. Being tall wrote the book so they will Trump moment when he and charismatic didn’t hurt. know who I am and why I brought a banker through He’s not afraid to run a bluff. At age 73, DeBusk is slowdid this.” his fledgling factory. He “What about the book’s stacked empty boxes to the ing, but his teeth still show name?” asked another. ceiling to give the appear- when he talks about suing the American Bar AssociaThe rabbit’s got the gun ance of prosperity. is an Appalachian metaphor He writes of hiring a guy tion. Who does that? And for the underdog taking to push a pile of dirt from when he talks about growcharge; for the hunted be- one side of a hill to another ing LMU to a $200 million coming the hunter. while the LMU board met annual budget. And when The kids will look for Ap- with officials from the os- the SMG assistant principal palachian metaphors in the teopathic medical school tells him she got her masother books we read this credentialing association. ter’s and Ed.S. degrees from year. Pete’s book is littered Finally, one asked, “What’s LMU, why his smile positively lights the room. with them. At one point he going on up there?” Six kids just met a legend. Pete answered, “Why, says, “I might have stretched
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Much of the work was done by Milan. His garden will be a featured open walking path in Holston Hills during the 2016 Dogwood Arts Festival. The Historic Holston Hills Community Garden Club was formed in 1937. For many years it was in decline, and members were hard to find. In March of this year, residents took
the initiative to jumpstart the club once more with 18 members. Since then it has increased to 40 plus. Millie Ward and Ann Jarrett cochair the club. Karen Bacon is acting president. “We have had so much going on so far this year to spur interest in the club,” said Bacon. “The club still has a lot more activities planned for the remainder of the year.” The club is working with the Dogwood Trails Committee to have Holston Hills as a
Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. com.
School talk at ETBA By Beverly Holland The topic was schools at last week’s meeting of the East Towne Business Alliance. School board member Tracie Sanger discussed ways businesses can help schools, while Jannice Clark, math teacher at Kel- Tracie Sanger Jannice Clark ley Volunteer Academy, told what the “mall school” donate through the Great does for the community. Schools Partnership; can Sanger said business create internships for high people can volunteer to school students; and can read to children or be a participate in school sup“Principal for a Day;” can ply drives through the
PTA-sponsored Teachers Supply Depot. Clark said the mall school works for students who are not on track to graduate with their class. Participants volunteer to attend. The Kelley Academy has seven teachers including one for special education, a social worker and a principal to serve about 200 students. The Academy also hosts adult education with the oldest student to attend at age 67.
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Don’t expect NCAA fame from Vol basketball Don’t expect the developing Tennessee basketball team to tear up the 2016 NCAA tournament. If the Vols surprise, do expect Dave Hart to high-jump for joy and award a large raise and lifetime contract to Rick Barnes. Alas, there are no streets available for renaming. Perhaps a sidewalk? Getting something right would be very meaningful to the athletic director. The shadow of getting something wrong still hovers over the basketball neighborhood. The excitement that was Donnie Tyndall came and went, leaving the Vols without a point guard, definitive big man and goto scorer. Winning without those basic elements wouldn’t necessarily mean the invention of a new game but it would underscore the
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importance of really good coaching. History says Barnes is a fine coach. That he didn’t win enough to keep the Texas job is puzzling. That the man who fired him has been fired could be one piece of an explanation. Tennessee is a more difficult challenge than Texas. With the late start in recruiting, the same thing happened to Barnes that happened to Tyndall. Neither added immediate superstars. Kentucky did. Auburn did. Others improved.
Barnes recruited bigger. Whether new Vols, collectively, equal the dearly departed Josh Richardson is just one of several pressing questions. Tennessee was 16-16 last season. If this team breaks even, it will be because one newcomer blocks a bunch of shots and Kevin Punter and Armani Moore do more that they have done. By default, those two may share ball-handling duties, log time as wings and provide leadership. It helps that Moore is one tough guy and that Punter is versatile and committed. It helps that Ray Kasongo is 6-9 and an excellent athlete. Barnes will also need talented Robert Hubbs to emerge as a real basketball player, suddenly capable of guarding somebody his size, capable of driving to the
goal and finishing a shot, capable of an all-around game well above what he has so far demonstrated. Robert was a five-star prep player. Derek Reese must be a contributor. He was second last season in rebounding. Devon Baulkman has ability and leftovers of a shoulder injury. A healthy Jabari McGhee should provide inside depth. He was lost early last season to a foot injury. Sad note: He has shrunk. He was listed at 6-8 as a freshman but is now 6-5. Detrick Mostella has been a pleasant surprise in workouts. He and Tyndall were unhappy with each other and a transfer seemed likely. Didn’t happen. Barnes says the sophomore scorer is really working to improve. Kasongo, one of two Ca-
nadian recruits, projects as the prize new guy. Officially, he is a raw sophomore transfer from Toronto and College of Southern Idaho with minimum statistics but maximum athletic ability to go with size and strength. Unofficially, he was shipped to Kentucky for prep basketball experiences at Lick Creek and Pikeville. After that he appeared at two or three finishing schools in far-away places. He once signed with Oregon but was not admitted. Bigname coaches identified potential and joined the chase. Kansas and LSU really wanted him. Ben Howland of Mississippi State thought he had him. Tennessee associate head coach Rob Lanier, Buffalo native blessed with several Canadian connections, signed him. Barnes says Kasongo is
learning skill development, basketball IQ, what it means to really work hard. “He’s a big body, really strong and he will help immediately as a rebounder and rim protector.” The other Canadian, 6-10 Kyle Alexander, 308 among best prospects, is third best in his family. Kyle’s father, Joseph, was a star at Niagara. Kyle’s sister, Kayla, was an allAmerican at Syracuse and plays in the WNBA. Kyle figures as a future. Tyndall signees 6-2 guard Shembari Phillips and 6-5 wing Admiral Schofield are more likely to help immediately. Tyndall’s departure gave them the right to go elsewhere. They stayed, a compliment to UT and Barnes. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
DNA marking program could deter crime The company that manufactures intruder DNA spray used to stop repeat breakins at Lee’s Food Mart on Rutledge Pike is trying to get neighborhoods on board with a new program that uses synthetic DNA to mark valuables. If the majority of neighbors sign up, it would be like a putting a shield around a neighborhood, says Johan Larsen of the CSI Protect Program. Larsen spoke to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners last week. He described kits that allow homeowners to mark valuables with a glue that contains an ultraviolet tracer and a unique DNA code. Law enforcement officers can scan recovered items for the glue, which contains microdots − flat, one millimeter dots that are printed
curred. After the test, Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch said it was clear that the Wendy program is a potential tool Smith for homeowners in the continuing fight to protect their property. Signs identifying homes with the registered code with DNA marking were and the company’s contact thought to deter criminals. information. That informa“Even criminals who tion links criminals to crime flunked kindergarten can scenes and allows victims to read ‘DNA,’ and they’ll byrecover their possessions. pass those homes,” Larsen But the goal of the CSI said. Protect Program isn’t as The program is a coormuch about recovery as pre- dinated effort that requires vention, Larsen says. The the participation of neighprogram, tested for four borhood associations and months in Old North Knox- law enforcement to effecville earlier this year, result- tively reduce crime. The ed in a 70 percent decrease price of the kit, which inin property crime compared cludes enough glue to mark to the same time period in 30-50 items as well as signs 2014. A 21 percent decrease and stickers for yards, cars in overall crime also oc- and valuables, will be great-
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ly reduced if purchased through a neighborhood association. Captain Robbie Lawson of the sheriff’s office attended the meeting. The department regularly disposes of stolen property worth thousands of dollars because owners can’t be identified, he said. Most robbery victims don’t have pictures, receipts or serial numbers they can use to identify their valuables. He emphasized that the sheriff’s office doesn’t endorse products. But if homeowners associations purchase the kits, the department will buy what is needed to support the program, he said. Knoxville is the first U.S. city to use DNA marking. The system has been used effectively in Europe
THURSDAY, OCT. 15 “Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt: Prep Now for Your Spring Planting,” 6-7 p.m., Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Speaker: Master Gardener Barbara O’Neil. Free and open to the public. Info: 966-6728 ext. 227. “Making a Bird-Friendly Habitat,” 3:15-4:15 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speakers: Master Gardeners Gail Erwin and Kathy McGinnis-Craft. Free and open to the public. Info: 3298892. Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.
The Knoxville Watercolor Society is currently accepting membership applications for artists who work in watercolor and other water mediums. Applications for jurying process are due Oct. 27. Info/applications for jurying process: knxvillewatercolorsociety. com.
Church rummage sale, 8 a.m., Northside Christian Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike. Clothing, furniture, toys, books and more.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 16
Powell Lions Club and 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
Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Movies on Market Square: “A League of Their Own” (PG, 1992); 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.
THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 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.
THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Tickets on sale for the Hoot ’N Holler Autumn Express train excursions. Schedule: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31; 1 and 4 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Info/tickets: threeriversrambler. com.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: Call 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 15-17
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 16-17 Friends Mini Used-Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: knoxfriends.org. Yard sale, 8 a.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Proceeds benefit the church.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 16-18 Fanboy Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: fanboyexpo. com/Knoxville.
SATURDAY, OCT. 17 Benefit supper and silent auction, 5-7 p.m., City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Proceeds will assist Vickie Peoples with medical and related expenses. Fall Apple Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Washington Presbyterian Church, 7405 Washington Pike, Corryton. All things apple and delicious, plus kids’ activities,
Johan Larsen of CSI Protect Program shows the Council of West Knox County Homeowners a sign that participants would place in yards. Photo by Wendy Smith
since the 1980s, according to Larsen. The company is talking to insurance companies about offering discounts to homeowners who use CSI Protect. The glue, called SelectaDNA, is non-toxic and long-lasting. It’s also difficult to remove. Larsen recommends putting the glue in hard-to-reach or textured areas to deter crimi-
nals from filing it off. The glue wears off rings that are worn daily, so it needs to be reapplied, he said. When deciding what to mark, homeowners should mark anything they want back, Lawson said. Insurance will replace computers or televisions, but some items are irreplaceable. Info: csiprotectprogram. org
music, more. FARE Walk for Food Allergy, 8:30 a.m., Festival Lawn of World’s Fair Park. Proceeds go to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). Activities include a costume contest, trick-or-treating (nonfood items) and teal pumpkin painting. Info/registration/volunteer: foodallergywalk.org/Knoxville2015. Jewelry and bake sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. All proceeds go to ministry. Info: powellpcusa.org. Knox County Fall Fire Prevention Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Turkey Creek Medical Center parking lot, 10820 Parkside Drive. Featuring specialized emergency vehicles from many agencies, games, children’s activities, food concessions. Info: Colin, colin.cumesty@ knoxcounty.org or 215-4660; on Facebook. Knoxville Asian Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Krutch Park, downtown Knoxville. Martial arts, music, dancing, authentic food, fashion, crafts, kids’ activities and more. Free admission. Info: knoxasianfestival.com. “Making a Bird-Friendly Habitat,” 10:30 a.m.noon, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Speakers: Master Gardeners Gail Erwin and Kathy McGinnis-Craft. Free and open to the public. Info: 5888813 or knoxlib.org. Phil Campbell and Lulu Roman will entertain, 7 p.m. Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike. Proceeds go to the church choir. Info/tickets: christumcknox.com or 922-2890.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 17-18 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway. “A Rhyme Must Come to an End” performed by the Beaver Ridge Mission-Aires. Proceeds go to Hands-On Missions. Info/tickets: 690-1060 or 680-7032.
SUNDAY, OCT. 18 Gospel singing, 6 p.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Featuring: the Washams. Free; love offering will be taken. Info: 5460001 or NewBeverly.org.
MONDAY, OCT. 19 “Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt: Prep Now for Your Spring Planting,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Speakers: Master Gardener Barbara O’Neil. Free and open to the public. Info: 7779622. Goodwill Golf Classic, Holston Hills Country Club. Serves as a tribute and celebration of Jerry and Travis Hatmaker. Format: four-person modified scramble. Registration: $150 for an individual player, or $550 for a team of four. Proceeds to benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc.’s mission. Info/registration: www.goodwillknoxville.org/golf or 588-8567.
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Time for a new tune at the school board One of the strongest arguments for appointing school superintendents is that doing so removes them from the dirty business of politics, which is left instead to the elected school board, which hires, fires and oversees the superintendent.
data-driven bunch in charge of education – had plunged from Level 5 to Level 1 in 2014-15. This news was accompanied by anecdotal evidence of high teacher turnover rates and difficulties with “one-to-one” technology, raising questions that begged answers – but not, evidently, in the view of the school board, which has Betty remained curiously silent. Bean Add this to the controversy over the forced resignation of Bearden’s successThat’s a tidy plan, but ful, popular softball coach, it won’t work if the board Leonard Sams, which had declines to do its statutory already reached the boiling duty. And that’s what’s hap- point by the time the TVAAS pening in Knox County, bal- scores became known, and loons and confetti cannons it would seem that someone and Exemplary School Dis- on the board might have trict status notwithstand- wondered what the heck ing. was going on at Bearden. Take Bearden High But when Bearden parSchool, for example. In Au- ents, players and boosters gust, this newspaper broke asked the board to put the the story that Bearden’s matter on its agenda, what Tennessee Value Added As- they got was crickets, exsessment Score – the be-all, cept for insinuations that end-all gold standard for the the coach knows why he
was fired. Meanwhile, a once-successful program is in turmoil and boosters are stuck with the cost of a new practice facility because fundraising dried up with Sams’ departure. Earlier in the summer, communities like Copper Ridge and Mt. Olive were rocked by the non-renewal of popular, successful teachers Christina Graham and Gloria Ray-Scheberle, neither of whom had taught long enough in Knox County to qualify for tenure. Parents came the school board seeking help, or at least answers. Again, crickets. Maybe this “never apologize, never explain” tactic was developed after the 2011 public pillorying of Joel Helton, longtime head football coach at Central High School, whose suspension was announced via a Friday press release over an allegation that he had menaced a female student
with a stick. When that charge proved meritless, Superintendent James McIntyre’s investigation turned into a fishing expedition in an attempt to nail Helton, who was allowed to return to work the following year – at Farragut High School – while McIntyre publicly announced that he would never again be allowed to coach in Knox County. The episode left deep wounds in Fountain City that only began to heal after the new Central High principal, Michael Reynolds, and coach, Bryson Rosser, reached out to Helton, who had been stricken with cancer and had only months to live. In all these cases, and more, citizens went to their school board for answers and got stonewalled by a board whose theme song is “Stand By Your Man.” It’ll probably take one more election cycle for them to learn a new tune.
FBI hears complaints, praise East Knox residents brought a parade of complaints and praise to a panel of Knox law enforcement chiefs in a public forum sponsored by the FBI at Austin-East High School last Thursday. “We need to close the divide between law enforcement and the citizens we serve,” said Edward Reinhold, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Knoxville office, which serves the eastern half of Tennessee. “There have been far too many violent encounters between law enforcement and civilians in recent months. “As leaders in the law enforcement community, we felt it was necessary that somebody start this conversation.” Reinhold said the forum was a response to police killings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland, and other locations that have led to riots and unrest across the nation. Several of the attendees responded with stories of their personal mistreatment by local law enforcement officers. One man told of being assaulted by a policeman while he was standing in his own driveway, then being arrested for no reason. Another man complained about an especially vigorous frisking. Theotis Robinson III detailed two stops he experienced that were the result of racial profiling and asked what the agencies were doing to prevent the practice. David Rausch, chief of the Knoxville Police Department, fielded most of the questions and took
Vivian Shipe, head of the local chapter of the National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, warned law enforcement chiefs of increasing racial slurs and threats of violence at the U.S. Postal Service main post office on Weisgarber Road and urged the creation of a threat assessment team at the facility. Photo by
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notes, promising individual meetings with the people who had complaints. Questions about employment in law enforcement also surfaced. The heads of the various departments outlined the requirements for hiring in their agencies, and Jessie Brooks, captain of the Knoxville district of the Tennessee Highway Patrol talked about the difficulties in getting applicants for state trooper positions and invited qualified citizens to apply. Several people had questions about the city’s Police Advisory & Review Committee, its powers and effectiveness. One person asked why there was no PARC for county officers. Another person called for the completion of the proposed safety center for people arrested with mental health or substance abuse issues. That comment prompted general applause from the gathering. Rausch said his department did not have a community policing program but instilled a “philosophy of community policing” in the police force. “We want our officers to be in the community before crime occurs. We want everyone treated right and treated professionally.” He dodged a question about guns in city parks, noting that a recently filed
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lawsuit challenging the city of Knoxville’s interpretation of the state law prevented him from commenting on the issue. Vivian Shipe, president of Local 406 of the National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, turned the discussion to race relations at the U.S. Postal Service main post office on Weisgarber Road. She called on the law enforcement chiefs to investigate racist and violent threats before there was a violent incident. “We have supervisors who use racial slurs on employees. We have workers who are locked out of the post office building solely because they are big black men,” Shipe said. She said one employee was not disciplined for threatening to bring a gun to work and shoot people, a violation of the USPS zero tolerance policy against threats and violence. “You need to form a threat assessment team before something happens. We don’t want you to be ask-
ing after the fact were there any signs that tensions were building. We don’t want you running in while employees run out. We want you running in now.” Monica Reed from the Morningside neighborhood praised the FBI for holding the forum, and Valencia Watson urged citizens to comply with police when stopped. But black activist David Alex Hayes questioned why the forum was held in competition with another forum on the same topic being held at Payne Avenue Baptist Church. He was also critical of the lack of power given to PARC. In addition to Reinhold, Rausch and Brooks, panelists included Randy Nichols, special counsel to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office; University of Tennessee police chief Troy Lane; Dewayne Johnson, special agent in charge of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Knoxville office; and Robert Simerly, head of UT Medical Center Security.
government Diversity efforts not all the same State Rep. Martin Daniel of Knoxville has released figures showing that the University of Tennessee is spending $2,549,882 on diversity programs. Of this amount $1,667,195 is at the Knoxville campus. Some totals suggest it exceeds over $4 million on all UT campuses. The request for this information was generated by the recent controversy on the “gender neutral” pronouns published on the UT Office of Diversity webpage. Vice Chancellor Ricky Hall, who oversees diversity, is paid $217,252 including benefits. In the recent controversy over gender-neutral pronouns use, Hall was seldom if ever mentioned, even though it occurred on his watch in his area of authority. One has to wonder where he was when this issue triggered national news? Instead, UT President Joe DiPietro, who normally shuns involvement in purely campus issues, assumed command of the issue and ordered the offending words removed from the university website after a few days. It is unclear whether DiPietro even spoke to Hall on this issue. This is the same UT president who a few months earlier had written a piece for the News Sentinel outlining his reasons for not getting involved in the Lady Vols name-change controversy on the grounds it was a UT-Knoxville campus issue. It was a matter for Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Athletic Director Dave Hart to resolve. He washed his hands of the whole matter, which has generated 25,000 signatures on an online petition and a letter to the UT Board signed by over one-third of the entire General Assembly. The pronoun issue created a national outrage that caused DiPietro to reverse course and move quickly to end the controversy, which could have handled by Chancellor Cheek or Vice Chancellor Hall acting alone or together. Board members were caught off guard. While the pronoun controversy has ended, the fiscal issue continues on the very valid matter of how many tax dollars should be spent on diversity. Diversity is a worthwhile issue and should be discussed. In the American system, diversity has a valid role. Diversity should be promoted, but does it require $2.5 million a year to do it? It is legitimate to
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question the amount being spent, as Daniel has stated. Over 30 employees on the Knoxville campus alone are pushing this. The gender-neutral pronoun memo was one of their achievements. Easily discarded, one could assume this was a waste of tax dollars and not required by federal law. What does this office do? My own governmental experience tells me that anytime $2.5 million is being spent, there is an easy 20 percent that could be shaved off with little impact. UT spokesperson Margie Nichols says it is mostly to comply with federal regulations. That is the UT line, and they are sticking to it. Well, citizens and legislators should ask UT to explain precisely what federal regulations require such a cost. If UT cut the personnel on this from 30 to 15, what would suffer? Why do individual colleges have their diversity officers in addition to the campus office? That includes the Law School, the College of Engineering, Haslam College of Business, College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences, to name several. Can this not be streamlined and consolidated to save costs? The trustees and/or UT staff may have to answer these questions or face a legislative inquiry. Some at UT resent Daniel raising these issues, but saving money is good for taxpayers if it results in that. ■ Denark Construction, a very successful Knoxville firm led ably by Raja Jubran, celebrates its 30th anniversary on Oct. 16 with an event at the Historic Tennessee Theatre. Jubran is vice chair of the UT Board of Trustees, which makes him the governor’s point person on the board on many issues. With headquarters on Western Avenue, Denark has been very active in support for many civic projects over the past 30 years. ■ Speaking of diversity, the second Asian Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Krutch Park downtown. Come for all sorts of different foods and a fun time.
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Creating the perfect annual If you have ever wondered how many hours go into creating a school yearbook, let’s just leave it at “more than you ever imagined.”
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A look inside Green Magnet Academy Green Magnet Academy principal Dexter Murphy and Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre welcome Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to the school. McQueen stopped by the school last week to chat with Murphy and McIntyre about the good things developing at Green. Murphy shared with the group the focus goals for the school year, including meaningful collaboration around best instructional practices and high-quality teachers in every room; rigorous bell-to-bell instruction for students and student ownership; focusing on a culture of high expectations through increased academic time through extended days; and building trusting relationships between parents, administrators, teachers and students. Green Magnet’s motto is “One Community. One Vision. Every Student.” McQueen visited with students inside the design lab and a classroom setting to see the strong learning environments at the school. Photo by R. White
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS ■ “Ghoul at the School” free trick-or-treat event, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, Karns High School, 2710 Byington Solway Road. Community members are encouraged to bring their children to trick-or-treat in a safe environment. ■ Halloween shows by Smoky Mountain Storytellers, 2-4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31, Sweet Fanny Adams Theater, (Light #3) 461 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Suggested donations: $7 at door, $5 for seniors, students and groups. Info: Gatlinburg. com; smokymountaintellers.com; 429-1783 or 984-0246. ■ Pumpkin Patch Cruise In, 4-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Cars, trucks and motorcycles welcome. Proceeds from the pumpkin patch sales go to the church’s food pantry and other mission projects. Info: beaverridgeumc.org or 690-1060.
The yearbook staff at Fulton High School begins working on the book in August and works their fingers to the bone through the end of March when the product is electronically shipped to the printer. Gone are the days of cutting and pasting pictures and captions as the group uses an online yearbook program to compile the work. The project is a student-led one, supervised by Christy Brown, but Brown stays in the background a lot. She offers advice when needed and guides students through the process but wants the students to own the final product. “It’s not my yearbook, it’s theirs,” she said. Fulton is blessed with a photography program and a studio on campus, adding to the professional photographs in the annual. The school has an outside studio do the official school portraits, but the annual staff is responsible for all other photos, including candids, action shots and team pictures. “The students get a lot of hands-on experience working on the annual staff,” said Brown. “This is like a business within a business, and the staff gets a lot of real-world experience.” Co-editor Sarah Emory designed the page templates
Tinaya Gist, sponsor Christy Brown, Sarah Emory and Courtney Rader work on creating fliers and tickets for the school homecoming dance. In addition to creating a school yearbook, the group is sponsoring the upcoming dance. into which students will plug photographs and captions. Each page is related to television shows with a little bit of Fulton flair to each. Staff members are able to work on pages that they have an interest in and work to make each page the best possible. As pages are completed, the editors proof each page and pass them on to Brown for the final look. Sarah loves working on the yearbook staff and creating what she calls “a piece of history.” She has enjoyed looking through her father’s school yearbook, finding out more about him and knowing that one day her children will do the same with her yearbook. In addition to creating a great keepsake, the yearbook staff is responsible for the homecoming dance this year. The students have been busy creating tickets and fliers, lining up a DJ, and planning decorations and refreshments for the event.
Tatyanna Fletcher looks at the press pass photo taken by Sarah Emory in the school photography studio.
Fulton yearbook coeditor Courtney Rader puts a finishing touch to a completed page.
Roadrunners crown Mr. and Miss Austin-East By Ruth White
Finalists for Miss Austin-East include Rebecca Schuster, Breiana Johnson and Charlen Ellis.
Miss and Mr. Austin-East, Danielle Pierce and Max Davenport, were crowned during a formal ceremony last week. Photos by R. White
The selection of Mr. and Miss Austin-East High School is something that isn’t entered into lightly and is a crown that the honorees wear with a great deal of pride. The tradition of Mr. and Miss AE began in 1980 and has been a highlight of senior year for two select students for 35 years. This is the highest academic leadership honor given to students who represent the school all year long. The process begins with the criteria – students must be a senior, have attended Austin-East for all four years, have a GPA of 3.0 or above, show great character, contribute to the school and community and represent
Finalists for Mr. Austin-East include Damarquise Nelson, Adrian Roebuck and Darrell Willis. the school in a positive way. Once eligible students are identified, they are asked to write an essay as to their qualifications and why they want to represent the school. An interview with a panel
follows the essay, with students answering questions about their aspirations, describing a great leader, strengths of the school and students, and improving student academic performance,
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to name just a few. This year, the candidate field began at 26 and soon was narrowed down to what is known as The Elite Eight. Recognized as part of this top-notch group were Charlen Ellis, Breiana Johnson, Danielle Pierce, Rebecca Schuster, Max Davenport, Damarquise Nelson, Adrian Roebuck and Darrell Willis. These final eight students received the highest scores for professional appearance/attire, articulation and strength of responses to interview questions and essay content. The group was presented to the school during a formal crowning ceremony attended by juniors and seniors and a few select underclass students. Each candidate was dressed in formal attire and delivered his or her written essay to the student body. Following the essay readings the results were revealed, naming Max Davenport and Danielle Pierce Mr. and Miss Austin-East. Both students will serve as ambassadors for the school at various events throughout the year, and all senior fees/ dues are paid for the pair. The crowning of Mr. and Miss AE is much more than a popularity contest. Candidates for the crown walk away with experience in essay writing, public speaking and answering interview questions – skills they will take with them to college and beyond.
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Becoming a tech savvy parent and with integrity? To put it simply, we set boundaries, open conversations and clearly state our expectations.” Houseman said few parents realize how much their child is utilizing social media and at what age they start dealing with purity issues. “Teenagers spend about two hours a day on social media constantly checking Brian Houseman Photos submit- for approval. ted “Ninety percent of all eight to 18 year olds will nology, the end game is how view digital pornography. do we teach our kids to use It isn’t a question of if their tion of when. “The average parent will these things responsibly child will see it, it’s a quesstart talking to their child about digital pornography around the age of 14. In reality, this conversation needs to happen before 11. “Conversations about sexting need to happen Knoxville Food Pantry in the high-demand earlier as well. When you By Carol Shane The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Univer- month of December. The “Hops and Hope” give your child a cellphone, event provides the that’s when you have that salist Church is so active in so many areas funds each year. conversation. and its calendar so jam-packed with activiParticipants will “Be very clear about what ties that it would take several columns to meet in the TVUUC they can and can’t text to list them all. Music, yoga, coin collecting, parking lot and run/ people and why that’s inapchess, violin lessons, Spanish classes, potwalk on the Third propriate.” luck suppers – TVUUC-ers embrace life Creek Greenway, “Fewer than 20 percent and accommodate a wide range of interests which backs up to of parents talk with the among their members. the church. “Is it ath- child about how to protect This Sunday, they’ll be hostletic?” asks Morgan. themselves or what the exing their annual “Hops “Yes, but it’s mostly pectations are in using techand Hope Oktobersocial. There’s a big nology.” fest 5K and One Miler” party after the race.” According to Houseman, run/walk to benefit the That party fea- teenagers live in the now, church’s FISH pantry. tures “great food never realizing their posts, Allan Morgan, reand extraordinary comments and pictures may tired executive direcbrews,” according to have far-reaching negative tor of the Knoxville the TVUUC website. consequences. More than Track Club, is It is, after all, Ok- 75 percent of college admisrace coordinatoberfest. sions officers and employers tor for the event. “It’s never now review an applicant’s “I started it 16 rained,” says Morgan. online presence. years ago because I had all kinds of experiFrom Facebook to Twitence with racing and runners, and because “Many times, it’s been a glorious afterter to Instagram, Houseof my interest in the social justice aspect of noon.” The “Hops and Hope Oktoberfest 5K and man advises parents to the church,” he says. “I thought, ‘Let’s see if we can pull this off!’ And we’ve been able to One Miler” begins this Sunday, Oct. 18, at 4 protect their child’s online p.m. at TVUUC, 2931 Kingston Pike. Par- integrity by keeping passmake it into quite a profitable event.” FISH is an area-wide effort involving ticipants can register online up to 11:59 words, frequently auditing more than 20 churches. Volunteers col- p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. Race-day registra- their child’s activities, and lect, bag and deliver food to those in need. tion at the event venue is also available. deleting questionable posts. Info: 360family.org In addition, TVUUC takes responsibility Info: www.tvuuc.org or call 865-523-4176. for purchasing food and stocking the West Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
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“There is no issue that makes parents feel more overwhelmed, frustrated and out of touch than technology,” said Christian parenting expert and author of “Tech Savvy Parents” Brian Houseman. Houseman shared his strategy for dealing with technology issues such as sexting, texting, digital pornography, and protecting an online reputation with a congregation largely comprised of parents and teenagers at Grace Baptist Church. “When it comes to tech-
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faith An unwelcome visitor On that day the Lord will whistle for the fly that is at the sources of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. (Isaiah 7: 18 NRSV) I have written previously in this space about the cat who came to Cross Currents church in the middle of the sermon, causing no Lynn little consternation until Pitts one woman decided to take matters into her own hands, picked up the visitor and took him outside. ing since I was the lone Her explanation was that instrumentalist for the she was afraid if some- service. I stepped out the door, one didn’t take care of the situation, she would burst set the wasp free, came into silly giggles at any back into the sanctuary, sat down at the piano and moment. So, on a recent Sunday carried on. I was drawing on trainmorning, when I happened to be at the piano, ing from my days with UT I was reminded of that Singers. Our director alwoman. I looked at the ways told us that if somerailing between me and thing untoward, embarthe choir and saw a wasp. rassing or truly dreadful I am allergic to bee stings, occurred on stage, the so I had a vested interest offender (or the victim, in removing the fearsome depending on one’s perspective) should turn and beast! I picked up a piece walk purposefully offof paper that happened stage, as if it were all part to be handy, slid it un- of the plan. As I came back into the der the bee and calmly walked out of the sanctu- service, the pastor asked ary. I worried, as I went, if I had killed the bee. “No,” I replied, “I let that the pastor would be startled to see me depart- him live.”
FAITH NOTES ■ South Knoxville Baptist Church, 522 Sevier Ave., will host “Women’s Night Out” 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, for women of all ages. Light supper and nursery will be provided. Info: 573-1973. ■ Alice Bell Baptist Church, 3305 Alice Bell Road, is accepting vendor applications for a craft fair to be held Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24. Registration fee: $25. Fees go to church building fund. Info/registration: alicebellbaptistchurch.org, click on “Activities & Events,” then “Craft Fair.” ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway, is seeking vendors for the annual Craft Fair to be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 in the family life center. Spaces: $40. Bring your own table or rent one for $10. Info/reservations: 690-1060.
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■ Carter Senior Center: 9040 Asheville Highway 932-2939 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; arts and crafts; Spanish classes; movie matinee each Friday; Senior Meals program Wednesdays.
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Register for: Medicare program: “Medicare is confusing … We Make it Simple,” 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14; Humana: Medicare Open Enrollment, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. ■ Corryton Senior Center: 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: exercise classes; games; billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday; Medicare program information sessions, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20. Register for: “Quilt slips for Children’s Hospital,” 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, with the House Mountain Quilters (RSVP: 200-8496); picnic at the base of House Mountain, 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16; Rutherford Memorial’s “Resource Day,” 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 22, includes a variety of free services and a USDA distribution day (RSVP: 933-5593).
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Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett greet seniors at the picnic.
2015 Mayor’s Senior Picnic Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin and county commissioner Bob Thomas enjoy the music at the picnic.
■ Larry Cox Senior Center: 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Hours vary ■ Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes. ■ Register for: Food City Food Show, 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16; free diabetes class, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Belew Drug Store.
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BUSINESS NOTES ■ Tennessee Valley Fair and Great Clips Inc. has presented $4,792 to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. The funds were raised during Hair at the Fair at the recently completed fair. ■ Alcoa Foundation has given $50,000 to Pellissippi State Foundation to fund scholarships in two engineering technology concentrations at Pellissippi State Community College. The grant funds scholarships for students in Industrial Maintenance and Automated Industrial Systems over the next two years. Alcoa Foundation grants funded 94 student scholarships in the 2013 and 2014 academic years.
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Garrett Mull watches as state Rep. Joe Armstrong and school board member Gloria Deathridge assist customers at the Pilot at 3004 Magnolia Ave. The pair handed out coupons for free soft drinks, chatted with customers and gave a hug or two. During the three-day promotion countywide, Pilot Pumpers raised $90,400 for United Way as Pilot donated five cents for each gallon of gas pumped and 10 cents of every dollar spent in the store. Photo by Ruth White
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Oliver Perry Temple, then 27, captured attention with a close race against incumbent Andrew Johnson in 1847, and author William Speer would observe, “Temple, defeated as he was, felt that he was half conqueror, and Johnson, though elected, was deeply mortified and humiliated.” One wonders whether a defeated Andrew Johnson could have recovered to be elected Tennessee’s governor in 1853 and 1855 and a U.S. senator in 1857. Would he have been serving as vice president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865? Temple had received a fine education at Tusculum College and Washington College under the famous family of educators, the Doaks, and had read law under one of the finest attorneys in Tennessee. He had attained an elegance of manner and speech that would make him an effective counselor and opinion molder in East Tennessee during those perilous years from 1850-65. In 1848, the young attorney moved to Knoxville and became a partner in the law firm of the prominent attorney William H. Sneed, who would be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives later. President Millard Fillmore appointed Temple one of three commissioners to the Indian tribes of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in 1850 where he gained valuable experience. On related trips to Washington, he became acquainted with Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and others influential in the government. Upon his return to Knoxville in September 1851, he married Scotia C. Hume (1832-89), the daughter of David Hume. Scotia was noted for her winning personality and social graces and the Temple mansion, Melrose, hosted many celebrities over the years, including Gens. Burnside and Grant during the Union occupation of Knoxville. Their only child, Mary Boyce Temple (1856-1929), would become the first president of the Ossoli Circle, an organizer of the Bonny Kate Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a leader in the successful attempt to attain women’s suffrage in the early 1900s. In the wake of Lincoln’s election in November 1860, with secession fever sweeping the state, Temple made two contentious speeches that provided a rallying cry for the regional Unionists. In February 1861, Tennessee decided against secession by a vote of 69,000 to 58,000; but after Lincoln’s call for “75,000 vol-
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HISTORY AND MYSTERIES OLIVER PERRY TEMPLE, PART II (1820-1907) unteers to subdue the Rebellion” in April, the mood changed considerably. In June the state voted to secede 105,000 to 47,000 and East Tennesseans cast 33,000 of those 47,000 votes. When editor W.G. “Parson” Brownlow warned in August 1861 that the Confederate authorities then occupying Knoxville were planning to arrest local Unionists, Temple fled to the North but, in only a few weeks, he was able to return when he promised that he would remain neutral. During the early months of the war, he would provide legal representation for Unionists accused of such offenses as the BridgeBurning Incident and the Great Locomotive Chase. When the Union Army entered the city in September 1863, Temple was so overjoyed that he ran the length of Gay Street behind a regiment of soldiers. After the war, he quickly formed a new law firm with Samuel Rogers and James Deaderick but was appointed chancellor of the 8th Chancery District in 1866, then moved to the 2nd Chancery District in 1870. Throughout the 1870s he spearheaded the Knoxville Industrial Association and served as president of the East Tennessee Farmer’s Convention giving numerous lectures on the importance of a diversified economy while extolling the area’s excellent climate and abundant natural resources. Temple retired from the practice of law in 1880 and was soon appointed Knox County postmaster. He published the most influential of his four books, “East Tennessee and the Civil War,” in 1899. In 1912, having long been his research assistant, his daughter completed the editing and published his fourth book, “Notable Men of Tennessee” (1833 to 1875). Temple became seriously ill after a fall in 1904 and never fully recovered. He died on Nov. 2, 1907, and was buried in Old Gray Cemetery, where a large obelisk marks the Temple family plot. Hess Hall now stands on the campus where his elegant Melrose mansion once stood.
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Dancers from last year’s Knox Asian Festival perform the spectacular Lion Dance. Photo submitted
By Carol Shane East Tennessee has been getting many opportunities lately to enjoy the culture and food of other countries, what with events such as A Taste of India and Greekfest. This weekend you can join other virtual travelers at Knox Asian Fest 2015 in downtown Knoxville. It’s the second year for the event, and last year was “very successful,” says festival organizer Kumi Alderman. There will be 44 tents representing eight Asian countries and plenty of fun, food and activities for the whole family. You and your kids can try on, and have your picture taken in, kimonos and samurai costumes; learn about and observe a traditional Japanese tea ceremony; take part in a Tai Chi demonstration; and browse beautiful bonsai trees. There’ll be dancing from Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and the Philippines, and handmade jewelry and other crafts for sale.
Each child can pick up a “world map fan” to carry throughout the day. They can take their maps to each country’s tent, learn how to say “thank you” in each language, and learn a bit about the country itself. “All nerds, gamers, geeks and otaku” are invited to enjoy events themed around video games, card and board games, and comics, offered by representatives from Yama-Con, Pigeon Forge’s popular annual anime convention. And of course, there will be lots of delectable food and drink. The day begins with a parade led by the Wah Lum Kung Fu School of Knoxville’s spectacular Dragon Dance, followed by representatives of each country in beautiful native costumes. There will be door prizes throughout the day and a silent auction benefiting Project Being There, which aids children living in Vietnamese orphanages.
In addition, there’s a picture contest. Snap some shots throughout the day, upload them to a designated social-media site for subsequent judging, and you may win two tickets to Dollywood, a $50 restaurant gift
card and $100 cash. Categories include best picture, best festival T-shirt and best native costume. It’s a great way to celebrate part of the “patchwork quilt” of America. “We would like to share
our culture and give kids and families a chance to experience the other side of world,” says Alderman. “Hope you can come and enjoy the day together.” The Knox Asian Festival 2015 will be held 10 a.m.-5
p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 17, at Krutch Park across from Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Admission is free. Info: www.knox asianfestival.com. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
‘Little Ponderosa Zoo’ banks on local talent By Betsy Pickle Finding acting talent locally to cast a movie isn’t exactly a struggle. Curt Willis, who cowrote and co-directed “The Little Ponderosa Zoo” with Luke Dye, is also an actor, so he’s worked with and knows many actors in town. But there’s something special about making new discoveries. “There were a couple of folks we cast in ‘Little Ponderosa Zoo’ that I had not worked with before that turned out amazing: Neil Friedman and James Owens,” says Willis. “Those guys just killed it. “And then there were our old standbys like Mike Stanley, Jeff Delaney and Jamison Stalsworth. We knew what they could do and plugged them in. It wasn’t hard. “You don’t have to do a whole lot of digging to find some really good acting talent here in town to shoot a film.” “The Little Ponderosa Zoo” debuted on DVD domestically last week and is playing on the Starz network this month. It’s the fourth feature film made by Willis and Rock Hurst through their production company, WILLROCK Entertainment.
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Charlie (Kena Holmes) is determined to keep her family’s rescue zoo afloat in “The Little Ponderosa Zoo.”
They have a partnership with Engine 15 Media, a Los Angeles-based company that provides funding and finds outlets for their films. “Little Ponderosa” has already been distributed internationally “for a while now,” says Willis. So has their previous film, “Bandit and the Saints of Dogwood,” directed by Brooks Benjamin. Both became available on DVD last week through online outlets and WalMart. “The Little Ponderosa Zoo” is set primarily at the real-life Little Ponderosa Zoo, a rescue zoo in Clinton, but scenes were also shot in Knoxville and Lenoir City. The film is about a girl named Charlie (Kena Holmes) who’s trying to help her family keep the
zoo open, despite the efforts of greedy adults who’ve learned there’s gold underneath the zoo. Willis and his partners broke the main rule of filmmaking: Never work with kids or animals. But the kids were fine, and the animals were surprisingly “fun,” even though Willis had never met an emu before. “I think I may have seen pictures of them, but I had never come face to face with one until this film. I fell in love with a camel out there, Carl the camel; I hope he’s still there. He’s in the film a lot. He actually grabs one of the bad guys and roughs him up a little bit. He’s a really sweet camel.” The hardest part of making the film was the noise.
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“I don’t think we anticipated the issues with the noises,” says Willis. “They have partridges out there, emus, tigers, monkeys. It was a lot for John Puckett, who did our field audio. He did an amazing job considering the challenge he was facing with all the racket that was going on at the zoo every day.” Willis says they heard about the zoo and wrote the script around the location. Engine 15 specializes in family-friendly films, so he and Hurst are constantly working on story ideas that fit that mold. Considering their first film was a raunchy comedy and their second was a horror film, kids’ movies seem an odd choice for the pair. “We had a blast mak-
ing the (family) fi lms,” says Willis. “It’s still fi lmmaking. I tend to lean more toward the grittier, harder stuff.” But there’s something to be said for making films that people actually see. There’s been talk of a “Ponderosa” sequel, possibly with a Christmas theme. “We’ve found a nice little niche here. Getting funding for films is a very difficult thing. We’re very fortunate to have a partner in Los Angeles like Engine 15 Media
that’s allowing us to make these films,” says Willis. Still, “sometime in the near future we’d love to branch out to other things.” Meanwhile, they’ll be at their day jobs. Dye, who usually edits their projects but “jumped in” on writing and directing this time, works at RIVR Media. Willis is head of the Visit Knoxville Film Office. Hurst works in the credit-card industry. “We’re all always scheming on new projects,” says Willis.
‘Bridge of Spies’ Tom Hanks reteams with director Steven Spielberg for “Bridge of Spies,” opening Friday. Hanks plays an insurance lawyer maneuvered into a Cold War showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union. Mark Rylance, Alan Alda and Amy Ryan also star.
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