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Tribute to Hugh Noe
Anyone in Knox County Republican politics knows the name Hugh Noe. He was an institution in the Alice Bell community, chairing the GOP committee there for decades. He died Oct. 21 at age 89, just a month shy of 90. His son, Dr. Ronald E. Noe of Lake City, captured Hugh in his eulogy: “Dad believed in hard work. (pause) Not so much in vacations. …
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Street View coming? If you take a stroll on a Knoxville greenway and you run into a robot riding piggyback on the shoulders of a hiker, you have just seen (and been photographed by) a Google Trekker. But if you try to talk to the hiker, he/she will hand you a card that says, “We’d love to chat, but we have to keep moving!”
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Marching bands Members of the Carter High and Austin-East marching bands perform their halftime show during the Knox County Schools band exhibition, hosted by Central High.
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Hope renewed In the first game of this new season, Joshua Dobbs made a remarkable difference. His quickness reduced the pressure on the offensive line. His speed generated yardage. His ability to throw on the run created problems for cornerbacks.
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Burchett sets area meetings Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will host 10 constituent meetings during October and November to give citizens the opportunity to speak individually with him about issues that are important to them. These meetings are open to the public. In the North/East area, Burchett met Oct. 27 at Burlington Library. He will be at the Corryton Senior Center 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3; and at the Carter Senior Center 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.
By Patricia cia ci a Williams Wiill Will lliia iams iams Memberss of the Carter Senior Center nter put their best foot forward to support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Center coordinator Rebecca Kirkland Quarles rallied a host of business sponsors to provide food, fun, gifts and valuable information to help with the themed Party in Pink. The sponsors wore pink tutus depicting the theme of the 2014 Komen Race: “Do You Tutu?” The lone male of the group, Mike Andrews of Drayer Physical Therapy, was a real man in his pink shirt. He arrived in a pickup truck pulling a party-sized grill Carter Senior Center cancer survivors include Anne Winstead, Alice Newport, Shirley Shefhe used to prepare chicken field, Maria Ortiz, Helen Smith and Mary Ellen Cox. Photo by Patricia Williams
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legs for the walkers’ luncheon. Additional sponsors were Senior Financial, West Hills Rehabilitation Center and East Tennessee Personal Care Service. A special gift of support went to Maria Ortiz, who endured the first of her breast cancer treatments just three days before this event. The effort was dedicated to the memory of Steve Armstrong, who recently lost his battle with breast cancer. Armstrong’s passing is a reminder that men are not immune to the disease and should also get checked early and often.
Knox mall inches closer to interstate signs By Sandra Clark The Tennessee Department of Transportation has responded favorably to the city’s request to allow additional signage along I-640 near the Knoxville Center mall to make interstate motorists aware of the businesses just off the exit ramp. City Council member Nick Della Volpe has championed the signs and is generally happy with TDOT’s response. He just wonders why it will take up to nine months to implement the changes. In a note to state Sen. Becky Massey, Della Volpe said Sam’s Club at East Towne is ready to rent logo space now. The store invested $8
million for a major upgrade last fall. Della Volpe said Sam’s qualifies for the logo signs because it sells prepared food and gasoline onsite. Knoxville City Council unanimously passed a resolution Sept. 16 requesting TDOT to permit logo signs around Exit 8 near Knoxville Center. TDOT currently limits the use of logo signs to only the first exits in and out of those municipalities with populations greater than 100,000. Commissioner John Schroer responded to Mayor Madeline Rogero that TDOT recently initiated a process to re-promulgate the rules that govern this pro-
gram. The rules will be final Oct. 29, 2014. “Once the rules are final, and provided no changes occur which would impact this aspect of the program, you may consider the city of Knoxville as approved for the use of logo signs,” he wrote. “All exits inside the city will have to be reviewed on a case by case basis to determine if there is adequate room to place new logo signs. We would anticipate that process to begin once the new logo contract is in place on July 1, 2015.” The council resolution said logo signs are necessary to provide the traveling public with directional
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information needed to identify available services, “especially at exits where the nature of the road elevations and surrounding vegetation prevent reasonable visual evidence that such commercial services and business can be obtained.” Della Volpe cites 100 independent businesses near Exit 8 providing some 2,000 jobs. He says businesses are obscured by artificial earthen berms originally built to accommodate crossover bridges. “After 40 years, the berms are overgrown with mature vegetation that hides the businesses from travelers’ view.”
Former Carter homecoming queen Lori Chandler Hensley stands with her father, James Harris, and her daughter, Danielle Harris, the 2014 Carter homecoming queen. More photos on page 8. Photo by Patricia Williams
By P Patricia attricia i Williams Will Wi llia ams It was a big night at Carter High School. At the hard-fought football game with the Grizzlies of Grainger High School, Carter also hosted homecoming, Pink Out Night and the Second Harvest Food Bank Challenge. Danielle Harris was crowned homecoming queen in pre-game cere-
monies. Anna Leah Drummer was first runner-up. The competition was determined by the most funds raised. Lori Chandler Hensley, Danielle’s mother, was Carter’s first African-American homecoming queen, she said.
The Hornets put a sting on the Grizzlies with a 57-6 win. However, Grainger did not walk away emptyhanded. Its students excelled in the Second Harvest Food Bank Challenge To page 8
School chant: ‘Change is hard’ By Betty Bean
In the recent past, when teachers or parents asked for relief from Knox County Schools’ test-happy corporate reform regime, Superintendent James McIntyre and the 8-to-1 school board majority that had his back would tell them to suck it up and get with the program.
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“Change is hard,” they’d say to tearful mothers telling of their children’s mounting test anxiety. “Change is hard,” they’d tell teachers saddled with evaluations based on subjects they never taught. We haven’t heard much of that since that since August elections and Indya Kincannon’s departure whittled McIntyre’s majority down
to a 4-5 minority, and depending on the outcome of the Nov. 4 race to replace Kincannon, the former majority would probably be well advised to start practicing a new mantra. New board member Amber Rountree has one: “Go big or go home.” Rountree has requested a called meeting to vote on abolishing SAT-10, an exam for kindergarten through second grade that many educators feel is inappropriate. SAT10 is not state-mandated, and board chair Mike McMillan is expected to honor her request. Rountree wants a vote before the tests are ordered. Board member Karen Carson is expected to oppose Rountree’s efforts. Carson said at last week’s mind- and butt-numbing fivehour workshop that it’s the school
board’s job to hire a superintendent and set goals. It’s the superintendent’s job to decide what tests will be administered. But Rountree disagrees. She Rountree quit her job as a school librarian to serve on the board. Her South Knox constituents elected her, and she’s not been shy about saying how she feels about McIntyre’s heavy-handed administration. Rountree, Patti Bounds and Terry Hill have served notice that they intend to own future school board meetings. It’s unlikely that McIntyre’s lengthy, orchestrated
presentations will recur. County Commissioner Charles Busler said last week that commissioners would never allow Mayor Tim Burchett, or any mayor, to sit at their table and control their meetings. In fact, Burchett often stays in his office, monitoring commission meetings and making himself available if needed. Change is hard. And we should expect change for the Knox County Board of Education, starting this week with Amber Rountree’s effort to discontinue high-stakes testing for kids who have not yet learned to read. Are we really that data-driven? And to what goal? Will Rountree win the vote? Maybe yes, maybe no. But the message is clear: Go big or go home. Yes, change is hard.
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The Austin-East color guard, featuring Tranea Strickland, Malejah Johnson and Alexis Butler, performs with the Roadrunner marching band.
Former Mayor Dan Brown, Mayor Madeline Rogero and Erin Gill, director of sustainability, show the new solar panels at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park. Photos by R. White
‘This is how we do it’
Chilhowee Park gets needed upgrades Mayor Madeline Rogero visited Chilhowee Park on Oct. 21 to celebrate two improvements. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the Jacob Building, making it the fifth city-owned facility to which the solar-energyproducing panels have been added. The 50-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array will help offset greenhouse-gas emissions by 50 tons per year. In addition to offsetting greenhouse gases, the solar panels at city-owned facilities will produce nearly enough electricity to power 22 average-sized Knoxville homes each year. The Jacob Building project was financed through an innovative public-private partnership that uses thirdparty financing, with no capital investment by the city. “This type of innovative financing structure allows us to advance the city’s sustainability goals and promote our local renewable energy economy without incurring costs to taxpayers or taking on any financial or performance risk,” said Rogero. ARiES Energy designed and installed the solar array at no cost to the city. ARiES partnered with local attorney
Austin-East drum major Kavon Bullard leads the Roadrunner band in a spectacular show during the Knox County Schools band exhibition, hosted by Central High. The band members received a standing ovation from the crowd as they stepped off the field and made their way down the track. Photos by Ruth White
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Wayne Wykoff, who financed all the project costs, will own and maintain the solar array and will collect most of the revenue from energy that’s produced. The city will retain a portion of the revenue but assumes no financial obligations or maintenance responsibilities. A 13-stall restroom was recently opened on the park grounds, directly across the lake from the Jacob Building. The $319,800 addition also includes a covered area with eight picnic tables. “This adds to the community and is great for the neighborhood,” said former Mayor Dan Brown. The restroom facility was designed by architect Damon Falconnier of Falconnier Design Co. and built by Danco Inc. Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center is a multiuse East Knoxville venue owned by the city of Knoxville, located blocks away from Interstate 40/75 access and minutes from downtown. The park complex includes a three-acre lake, bandstand, gazebo, a 4,500-seat amphitheater, a 57,100-square-foot exhibition hall, barns, arenas and picnic shelters.
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Minding their Ps and Qs By Patricia Williams Jade and Clarke Blakemore, 12 and 10 years old respectively, are published authors. Their book “101 Ways: How to Help Your Parents” gives suggestions on chores that children can do to be helpful, such as washing dishes, taking out the trash and folding clothes. Ever since Jade was about 8 years old, she could read well enough to navigate the kids’ menu. That’s when dad Marcus decided she could order her own food. Now when the Blakemore family goes out to eat, the girls get lots of attention. It usually starts when the server asks their parents, “What are the kids going to have?” That’s when Jade and Clarke eloquently place their orders without assistance. Marcus adds, “We eat out about once a week, and occasionally I let them splurge.” But after suggesting fries, the server would be in for another surprise when the girls instead opt for broccoli and applesauce for their side dishes, which they order with a polite “please” and “thank you.” Meals out would often end with free dessert for the girls – a reward for their good behavior, respectfulness and good manners. Balancing family and dual careers, Marcus acts as Mr. Mom, with a more flexible schedule as a personal and professional development counselor. He first
Mom Heather Blakemore is a track coach and counselor for Knox County Schools. “We decided that our children would behave properly wherever we needed to take them,” said Heather. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Jade competes in the U.S. Track and Field Junior Olympics while Clarke continues to explore her opJade and Clarke Blakemore tions. The Blakemores’ parentwith a copy of their book “101 ing skills have netted more Ways: How to Help your Parthan complimentary desents.” Photo by Patricia Williams serts; the girls are celebrities in their own right. They took Jade to his office when have held book signings and spoken to Girl Scout groups, she was 3 days old.
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The little man who wasn’t there Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away – From “Antigonish” by William Hughes Mearns philosophies against those of their Democratic opponents, Gloria Johnson and Cheri Siler. Both men, presumably, are confident the R behind their names will secure their elections. Briggs, the presumed frontrunner for the District 7 Senate seat after his priBetty mary victory over Stacey Bean Campfield, is likely relying on the well-practiced, Duncan-family theory of not allowing lesser-known opBut the effect is the same ponents the chance to raise – their would-be constitu- their public profile at his ents are being cheated of the expense. While this makes opportunity to hear them some strategic sense, it also defend their positions and shortchanges the democrat2014 appears to be the year of not showing up – particularly for Republicans Eddie Smith and Richard Briggs, who are employing the same no-show tactic, likely for different reasons.
ic (note the small D) process and makes Briggs look like a wuss, despite the pictures of him decked out in combat gear on his campaign literature. Smith, who has been ducking public forums in what is thought to be a tight District 13 House race, doesn’t enjoy a name recognition advantage over the incumbent Johnson, despite assaulting voters with a relentless negative direct mail campaign that peaked with a ludicrous Alabama Week comparison piece likening Johnson to Lane Kiffin. Despite being offered many potential dates for a League of Women Voters forum, a genteel affair most candidates consider a required campaign appearance, neither Smith nor Briggs could be bothered to find the time. And neither
accepted the joint invitation from County Commissioners Jeff Ownby (R) and Amy Broyles (D) to appear at a forum at West High School last Thursday (the three District 2 school board candidates were also invited, and Jamie Rowe was the only one to attend). Smith did, however, make a guest appearance at South-Doyle Middle School earlier in the week on an evening when parent/teacher conferences were being held. He stationed himself in the teachers’ break room near the food, where he had easy access to a captive audience and was clearly in violation of Knox County Schools’ policy prohibiting political solicitation inside schools: “Solicitation or advertising in any form by candidates for public office or
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ted on school facilities, on school grounds or in school publications.” Smith refined the tactic three days later when he sent a campaign worker armed with yard signs and campaign literature to West High School, thus managing to violate KCS policy without even being there.
Kaousias is Johnson appointee to election board Tammy Kaousias is the newest member of the Knox County Election Commission and is the appointee of state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who has known her for more than 20 years. An attorney in solo practice of business law, she is a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She met her husband in 1997 in West Java, Indonesia, where they married. He is a Knoxville native, and they live in North Hills. She is an engaging, committed activist on votingrights issues. Kaousias, 48, is one of two Democratic members of the election commission. She wants feedback from the public on whether the election commission should meet at 8 a.m. as it makes it difficult for working people to attend if their workday starts at the same time. She says it is “very un-
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fortunate” that Belle Morris School was closed as a voting precinct but is not sure it can be reopened. She feels voting should be accessible and the process transparent and nonpartisan. She serves on the board of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with such widely known personalities as Hallerin Hill, Bill Arant and Ellen Robinson. She likes yoga and owns the Glowing Body Yoga Studio off Central Avenue. As an election commissioner she is paid $300 a month and has declined the county health insurance for which she is eligible.
With the absence of the chair, Christopher Heagerty, the commission is now tied at two Democrats and two Republicans, making it totally bipartisan. Kaousias is the only commissioner not pictured on the website but plans to correct that soon. Both Democrats on the Knox County Election Commission are women. The GOP has not had a woman serving on the local election commission in over 25 years since Hazel Showalter. In April 2015, the GOP state legislators will make three recommendations for commissioners to the State Election Commission, which is virtually always honored. It will be interesting to see if the GOP legislators, which include at least two new members (Rick Briggs and Martin Daniel), will make any changes in the current lineup. If Hea-
And the winners are Everything you ever (didn’t) want to know about Knox County politics. Larry In about a week, those Van who didn’t take advantage Guilder of early voting will cast their ballots in local and state general elections. Feel free to use the peerless prognostications below as a guide to tasting the Stewart or Stephen Colbert, thrill of victory by voting for but the good doctor’s core the winning side. values are little different from the man he looks to ■ State Senate District 7 replace. A line in the modern HipRepublican candidate Richard Briggs is regarded pocratic Oath reads, “I will as the un-Stacey, a dignified prevent disease whenever I upgrade from the clownish can, for prevention is prefCampfield. erable to cure.” It’s not likely that Briggs Briggs, a respected surwill become a target for Jon geon, opposes Medicaid ex-
pansion and the Affordable Care Act, despite the latter’s emphasis on preventive medicine. Go figure. In contrast, Democratic candidate Cheri Siler favors healthcare reform. She supports an increase in the minimum wage, a position Briggs considers a “job killer.” Not surprisingly, she’s been unsuccessful in luring her painfully shy opponent to the debate platform. In this overwhelmingly Republican district Briggs has nothing to gain from a moderated debate. Residents of the 7th District deserve more than just an upgraded vocabulary in
gerty is not back to work at the commission by then he is likely to be replaced. ■ Until 2008 there was a replica of the office of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver at the University of Tennessee Hoskins Library. Then, due to structural concerns, that area of the building was closed and the furniture and photos were placed in storage, where they have been for six years. They are not likely to be on public display for some time to come. The Kefauver family, some of whom live in the San Francisco area now, would like to see the office re-established. The problem is no one seems able to do it. The UT library, under the able leadership of Steve Smith, simply does not have a place to locate it. The artifacts in storage have not diminished. Discussion has occurred with the Tennessee State
Museum executive director in Nashville. However, the museum has much of its current collection, including over 300 Red Grooms art pieces, in storage, hoping for a new museum to be built someday. The likelihood of a new state museum in Nashville, which would cost over $160 million (not including new storage space), being built soon is wishful thinking given the needs competing for construction funds. Last July 1, in an email to Lindsay Kefauver, one of the senator’s daughters, the executive director of the state museum said the museum “was honored to become the repository” of the collection but she may have spoken too soon as the furniture portion of the collection is actually owned by the U.S. Senate, which stated clearly in 1965 the furniture must be returned to the senate if
not used as a memorial to Kefauver. Is having the Kefauver collection in storage for six years and facing another six years of storage still a public memorial? There is also no room for it to be displayed and would simply be in storage in Nashville instead of Knoxville if transferred. The commission members were also not informed about this development at the time but are now aware of it. (This writer is a commission member). The museum commission will need to set policy on this given that other, more recent Tennessee senators have been nationally known as Senate majority leaders (Baker and Frist) and/or president of the Senate (Al Gore). ■ Sen. Lamar Alexander will be at the Knoxville Crowne Plaza Nov. 4 to await the election results.
their next state senator, but they aren’t going to get it. Briggs rakes in 70 percent or more of the vote.
same shtick in a television commercial. Like Kiffin, said the announcer, Johnson’s strategy was to “take the money and run.” Johnson might consider countering with an endorsement from Bo Wallace, the giant-slaying Ole Miss quarterback who led the Rebels to a recent win over Kiffin’s Alabama Crimson Tide. If Wallace isn’t paid it shouldn’t violate NCAA rules. If Johnson really wants to play hardball, use six degrees of separation to link Smith with Derek Dooley and give Kiffin haters a run for their money. Johnson has earned another term, but this one will be close. When time expires, Johnson 52 percent, Smith 48.
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Gloria Johnson vs. Lane Kiffin
Otherwise known as the race for State House District 13, the contest has taken a turn for the bizarre. A flyer recently mailed by a PAC supporting Republican candidate Eddie Smith compared Democratic incumbent Gloria Johnson to Lane Kiffin, “all talk” and “promises, promises.” If nothing else, this Hail Mary tactic demonstrates that no idea is too desperate or too shopworn not to be repeated. In 2012, Tennessee Republicans employed the
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In the best of all possible worlds, Republican Mark “Coonrippy” Brown would be squaring off against Democrat Charlie Brown for the governor’s chair. “Coonrippy” wants the state to give back his “rescue” raccoon it seized and released into the wild. Charlie wants his own party to support him. Both are likely to be disappointed. In the real world, Charlie Brown opposes Republican incumbent Bill Haslam. Even Lloyd’s of London wouldn’t give you odds on the Democrat’s chances. Brown captured 30 percent of likely voters in an August Rasmussen poll. I’d be surprised to see him reach that percentage on Nov. 4.
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The unsinkable June Jones By Betty Bean Democrats once dominated the Volunteer State’s political landscape – both senators, the governor, the General Assembly and most of the congressional delegation. Now, Republicans control most every nook and crevice of government and Democrats are trying to climb out of the ditch. One way to begin to do it would be to figure out a way to bottle the energy of June Jones, field representative for the U.S. Senate campaign of Democratic Party nominee Gordon Ball. Jones, whose Cedar Lane home is one of the prime yard-sign locations in Knoxville, made national news in 2012 when vandals kept tearing down her “Tennesseans for Obama” billboard. “My yard was a battleground,” she said. “Not two days after we put it up, someone tried to steal it.” So she put the sign back up with deep, reinforced stakes. They came back with a box cutter and sliced it up. “I was so upset, but you know what? I taped it up… and they did it again. And so I taped it up again and started putting up other signs asking if you’d want to be part of a party that would suppress freedom. The best thing about it was the people that would come to my door and thank me for standing up to them. “One lady said, ‘I’ve been driving by your house for days.’ I got letters from all over the United States. It was amazing to see all that hate turned into something more. “My overall personal goal is to make Tennesseans proud to say they’re Democrats.” Jones had more on her mind than signs that year. She was part of Obama’s
June Jones at Time Warp Tea Room. North Carolina Get Out the Vote operation. “East Tennessee led the action for the president, and I was over nine counties as a volunteer. We rocked it. The last three weeks of the campaign, we had a war room in a condo that a doctor let us borrow. We had tables, chairs and computers in every room.” After the North Carolina
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polls closed, the group started making calls in Western states as part of the “Rolling Thunder” operation. That, said Jones, is how to affect the process from a “red” state. Her conviction that her party can exert its influence closer to home isn’t dampened by a recent poll showing her candidate 21 points behind Republican Lamar
Good man Hugh By Sandra Clark Anyone in Knox County Republican politics knows the name Hugh Noe. He was an institution in the Alice Bell community, chairing the GOP committee there for decades. He died Oct. 21 at age 89, just a month shy of 90. His son, Dr. Ronald E. Noe of Lake City, captured Hugh in his eulogy: “Dad believed in hard work. (pause) Not so much in vacations. … “He was a man of conviction and diligence. He valued education, and he loved his grandbabies. “We are losing a generation of diligence.” Hugh and Jean were mar-
ried for 62 years. Pastor Toby Everett of their church, Alice Bell Baptist, said, “Jean, I commend you.” Everyone at the service acknowledged there was never doubt about where Hugh stood. He liked Tim Burchett back when Tim was a skinny kid who tried to save the world by recycling waste vegetation for mulch. Burchett landed a contract with the city (he had no competition because no one else saw merit in this endeavor). All city brush was dumped at Tim’s location. He worked from dawn to midnight. A major blizzard that year overwhelmed everyone. Brush started piling up
Alexander. “We have absolutely got them on the RUN!” Jones said. “He’s pounding Gordon in the press and spending money in the Tri-Cities and Middle Tennessee. Lamar Alexander didn’t fight this hard against (primary opponent) Joe Carr! Forty years is enough! We need to change what’s going on in Washington, and until we change WHO’s in Washington, what they’re doing is not going to change.” Jones is in charge of organizing counties in Middle and upper East Tennessee. The day after this interview, she was headed to meet with Democrats in Hamblen County and with the sheriff of Greene County. The sheriff of Greene County is a Democrat? “Yes!” she said. “Pat Hankins. He’s a Democrat in a very Republican area, and he got voted in. Isn’t that GREAT? We can DO this!”
and Tim couldn’t process or sell it fast enough. A city inspector started sniffing around Burchett’s mulch yard with an eye toward shutting him down. Someone spotted Noe and suggested he was dumping raw sewage on the mulch. But reporter Betty Bean determined that Noe was pumping out standing water and disposing of it at the sewage treatment plant, which KUB confirmed. “Hugh was a standup guy,” says Bean. Mr. Noe was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who served in Japan. He farmed and ran Noe’s Suburban Septic Service for 50 years. Other survivors are daughter-in-law Judy Noe; grandchildren, Dr. Katie A. Noe and Drs. Ronald Andrew (Leah) Noe.
government Trail panoramas may be first for a U.S. greenway system By Bill Dockery If you take a stroll on a Knoxville greenway and you run into a robot riding piggyback on the shoulders of a hiker, you have just seen (and been photographed by) a Google Trekker. But if you try to talk to the hiker, he/she will hand you a card that says, “We’d love to chat, but we have to keep moving!” The card explains that Knoxville and Knox County are partnering with Google to produce a Street View video of the whole greenway system and other notable local landmarks. When completed, the project will allow armchair hikers to enjoy 86 miles of Knox greenways from the comfort of their computer desks or smart phones. The virtual visuals will complement the elaborate map of trails and parks recently released by the city Parks and Recreation Department. Both the department and Google public affairs folks decline to talk about the project, but a number of sources have confirmed that the Street View trekking has been underway for about a month. The Google website confirms that Street View imaging is going on now in Knox and Jefferson counties. Sources say that this project may be the first Street View focusing on a U.S. greenway system, but that could not be confirmed at press time. A number
of Street Views are available on trails in Yosemite National Park and along Florida beaches. Most of Google’s Street View images are captured by a multi-camera tower strapped to the top of a small car that is driven along streets and roads. The cameras capture a 360-degree panorama of the passing scenery to form an interactive Google map. The greenway project makes use of a similar tower outfitted as a 40-pound backpack that sports 15 cameras. Preparing a Street View video involves four steps: collecting images, matching the images to the terrain, stitching the images together seamlessly into a 360-degree panorama and using lasers to create a three-dimensional image that the viewer can move through virtually. In recent months, Google has expanded use of the Street View technology to document museums, airport terminals, walks, parks and other scenic locales. In addition to the backpack and car, Street View cameras have been mounted on trolley carts, snowmobiles and tricycles. The company lends the Google Trekker equipment to nonprofits and tourism organizations, as well as researchers and universities that can provide access to hard-to-reach places. Contact Bill Dockery at wldockery@ icloud.com.
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A great week for kids and the arts This week, kids and their parents can take advantage of some terrific arts experiences around town.
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On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is presenting kid-friendly morning concerts. If your child hasn’t experienced the sights and sounds of a real live symphony orchestra, now is the time. The Sheena McCall Young People’s Concert, named for its benefactor and titled “Are We There Yet?” will feature music from all over the world. Maestro James Fellenbaum, well known as the popular conductor of the annual fall concerts, will be leading the KSO in a musical travelogue. “We will explore music in a fun way, from Russia to Austria, from Africa to Mexico. Not only will students hear what different parts of the world sound like, but – through use of video projection – they can see where these countries are located,”
Young actors Alex Carter and Ben Barber portray the “cursed” Baskervilles in the Knoxville Children’s Theatre’s current production of “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.” Photo by Dennis Perkins
Maestro James Fellenbaum, conductor of the KSO’s lively Young People’s Concerts, reacts to an explosion in the 2012 performance of “Scientific Symphony.” This year’s concert series is titled “Are We There Yet?” Photo submitted
says Fellenbaum, who is the father of a 3-year-old girl. Jennifer Barnett Harrell, the KSO’s director of education and community partnerships, says she is very excited about the performances. “The idea is that we’re going on an ‘Indiana Jones’type adventure with Indiana Jones’ distant cousin, Tennessee Smith,” she says. University of Tennessee theater department professor and local actor Terry Weber will be playing the role of Tennessee Smith, leading the students in an interactive adventure.
The concerts are geared toward third- to fifth-graders. Many school groups plan to attend, but individual tickets can also be purchased. At press time, some were available. Performances are Wednesday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 30, at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., and Friday, Oct. 31, at 9:30 a.m. at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Info: www.knoxvillesymphony.com or 523-1178.
The kids must find clues to help them figure out where they are traveling next. “Some of the clues will be hidden right in the orchestra,” says Harrell. Young performers will be featured, including the West African Drum and Dance group from Austin-East Magnet High School. Special effects, including whitewater rapids and fireworks, will provide excitement. “Tennessee Smith unfortunately gets doused in a couple of European rivers,” Harrell says with a sly grin.
Scare yourself silly – or gory By Betsy Pickle Halloween is almost upon us, but unless you’re going to a party, life could get pretty boring after the trick-or-treaters head home Friday. There’s no better way to entertain yourself than a scary-movie night, and
whether you draw from your own library, rent from Redbox or order on demand, you can quench your thirst for gore, comic thrillers or outright horror. If you lean toward iconic slasher baddies, forget Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees and head straight
for the Freddy Krueger aisle. The “Nightmare on Elm Street” series has far less filler than the “Friday the 13th” and “Halloween” films combined, and Freddy Krueger is a much more personable demon. (Chill out, John Carpenter fans. He was around only
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rience awaits you and your youngsters as Knoxville Children’s Theatre presents “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles,” a new adaptation of the classic mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story centers on the legend of a ghostly, diabolical hound that has roamed the moors and stalked the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with enormous paw prints nearby, the case grabs the attention of Sherlock Holmes and
for the first “Halloween.” If you want something really suspenseful, check out his “Assault on Precinct 13.” It’s scare city, no lie.) I’m not into gore, so you won’t get “Saw” or “Hostel” recommendations from me. But I wouldn’t dismiss anyone who opted for the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Poltergeist” or an “Alien”/“Aliens” double feature.
You can’t go wrong with any of the classics like James Whale’s “Frankenstein” or “Bride of Frankenstein” or Karl Freund’s “The Mummy.” Boris Karloff is practically required viewing on Halloween for some folks. If your zombie awareness begins with “The Walking Dead,” you should try George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” and “Dawn
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Dr. John Watson. Can they solve the mystery of the phantom hound before another Baskerville falls victim to the legend? Old Sherlock never seems to lose his popularity, and KCT executive director Zack Allen thinks it’s because he “embodies the best and the brightest in us. He’s a careful observer, but he also applies his knowledge. I think of him as a ‘mental superhero.’” Allen is one of the cofounders of the 7-year-old company, which has produced more than 60 plays. The current production, adapted by Allen, has a cast of 14 young actors, ages 11 to 17. “It’s sort of thrilling,” he says, “and pretty spooky when the hound starts howling! “But,” he points out, “there’s no better place to be scared than the theater. It’s a safe place.” “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles” runs through Nov. 9, with performances at 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: http:// knoxvillechildrenstheatre. com/ or 865-208-3677. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
of the Dead.” For a comic take, go for Edgar Wright’s “Shaun of the Dead.” As for me, I fancy the flutter of bat wings, so my preferences run to the vampire crowd. No, I’m not talking about “Twilight.” Check out the original or remake of “Fright Night” for fun, or go for blood with Gary Oldman in the 1992 “Dracula” or Frank Langella in my editor’s favorite 1979 version.
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plex cases that in the past would have been sent to Vanderbilt or other places for treatment.” On October 6th, Dr. Akers and Dr. Callicutt completed the tenth fenestrated endovascular repair at Tennova Physicians Regional. Harvey Keener Because of the quicker recovery time, Harvey Keeler is grateful to have been one felt great at his wedding, just 39 days after surgery. of the ten patients who have benefited so far from the new technology. “I’m told my aneurysm was as big as a grapefruit. If I had undergone the open surgery, I would’ve been in the hospital for 2 weeks, and recovering for 3 months,” says Keener. “Instead, I was home in 2 days and walking a mile within 2 weeks.” And, most importantly, Keener recovered in time for his wedding day. “Karen and I were married just 39 days after my surgery. It was perfect.”
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FRIDAY ■ Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Fountain City artists Penny Berridge and Renita Andrews; and Frank Harvey of Lenoir City. Berridge will display oil paintings, Andrews will be showing copper and sterling-silver jewelry and Harvey creates 3-D garden art. Info/hours: 865-357-7624 or 865-357-2787.
While trying to resuscitate his career, actor Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) also hopes to reconnect with his daughter, Jake Gyllenhaal plays an ambitious young man who gets into Sam (Emma Stone), in the black comedy “Birdman, or The Un- the world of underground crime journalism in “Nightcrawler,” expected Virtue of Ignorance.” also starring Rene Russo.
Michael Keaton carries, escapes his past with ‘Birdman’ It may sound like it, but Michael Keaton is not drawing on real life for “Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance,” due to open at Downtown West on Friday. The much-admired “Batman” of the first two Tim Burton-directed films about the Dark Knight, Keaton was one of the biggest movie stars in the world by the time “Batman Returns” came out in 1992. In the past 22 years, he has done solid and steady work but usually with a much lower profile. “Birdman” tells the story of a former movie superhero trying to capture admiration from critics and adoration from fans by mounting a legitimate Broadway play. But the chaos that sur-
as he shows that he will do try collaboration by Inarabsolutely anything to get ritu, Nicolas Giacobone, the story. Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and The film marks the directArmando Bo. ing debut of screenwriter Dan The cast includes Zach Gilroy, whose credits include Galifianakis as Keaton’s one of my favorite films from best friend and producer, 2006, Tarsem Singh’s “The Naomi Watts as the play’s Fall,” as well as “The Bourne leading lady, Edward NorLegacy.” The wonderful Rene ton as the troublemaking Russo (who happens to be last-minute leading man, Gilroy’s wife) stars along with Emma Stone as Keaton’s Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. just-out-of-rehab daughter ■ Also opening Friday is “Beand personal assistant and fore I Go To Sleep,” a thriller Amy Ryan as his ex-wife. starring Nicole Kidman, Colin
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rounds him and the production makes any kind of success a long shot at best. “Birdman” teams Keaton with acclaimed director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Amores Perros,” “21 ■ Opening wide Friday is “Nightcrawler,” starring Jake Grams,” “Babel,” “Biutiful”). Gyllenhaal as a young man The film is also a change who wants to do something of pace for Inarritu, whose big. He finds his niche when unflinching dramas have he stumbles into the world drawn high praise. of freelance crime journalism This new black comedy in Los Angeles. Racing rivals tackles the backstage world to get the first images of a of Broadway with continumurder or bereaved family ous takes and a script that members, he quickly rises to was a two-year, multi-counthe top of the trash-TV heap
■ Fall Fun Fest, 6:30 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Hosted by the Christ United Methodist Men’s Club. Food, games, contest for the best food dip. Entertainment by Highway 33. Info: 865-922-1412.
SATURDAY ■ Chili Supper, 5-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Cost: $10. Includes: homemade chili, cornbread, dessert, drink. Live music by the Woodpickers. Silent auction. Info: 865-494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. ■ Chili Cook-off fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 13, 5-8:30 p.m., Fountain City Lions Club. Entry fee for cook-off: $20. Admission: $5; kids under 5, free. Includes all-you-can-eat chili, drink, dessert. Silent auction. Info: Dave, 865-659-9626. ■ Harvest Celebration, Thorn Grove Baptist Church, 10200 Thorngrove Pike. Breakfast, 7 a.m.; live auction, 10 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Children’s activities, baked and canned goods, live entertainment and more. Proceeds to benefit church’s building fund. Info: 865-933-5771 or 865-216-3193.
Firth and Mark Strong; based on the novel by S.J. Watson.
■ Fall festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapp’s Chapel Road in Corryton. Fun, food, music. Info: 865-687-4721.
The film is about a woman who wakes up every day with no memories due to a traumatic accident. Terrifying discoveries make her question everyone in her life. I know many women who would love to question Colin Firth. Or Mark Strong. Or both.
■ Craft Show indoors, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Cumberland Baptist Church, 5600 Western Ave. Woodworking, crafts, jewelry, sports cards and more. Lunch served 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ■ Waggin’ Tails 5K Fun Run, 8:30 a.m., Tommy Schumpert Park, 6400 Fountain City Road. To benefit Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. Info/to register: humanesocietytennessee.com. ■ Annual barbecue supper, 5-8 p.m., Corryton Masonic Lodge #321, Emory Road. Donation: $8, 2 for $15, kids under 6 free. Info: 865-216-9956. ■ Farragut Half Marathon, 5K and Kids Run, 9 a.m., Farragut High School, 11237 Kingston Pike. Hosted by the Knoxville Track Club. Info: www.ktc.org or Steve Durbin, durb417@gmail.com.
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■ Strange Company Reunion Concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12; some discounts available. Info/ tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
Celebrating brating the seasons isn’t always a s a healthy health thing. thing Halloween equals candy; Thanksgiving, mashed potatoes with gravy and cornbread dressing; Christmas, pies, cakes and candy canes.
Bluff Inn, 420 N. Peters Road; free. Bring a vegan dish to pass and your own place setting. Drinks will be supplied. ■ Knoxville Food Tours with Paula Johnson – 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, the Bearden District; $59. Tours limited to 12. Driving tour starts at The Coop Café, 3701 Sutherland Ave., and includes Blackhorse Pub & Brewery and Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop, plus a mystery stop. Info: www.knoxvillefoodtours.com.
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■ 9th Annual East Tennessee Chili Cook-Off for Second Harvest Food Bank – noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2, World’s Fair Park; $15. Over 30 amateur cooking teams will whip up their tastiest recipes to compete for the best chili in town.
Grilled Vegetable Platter at Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill At Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill in Turkey Creek, you can celebrate autumn with a platter featuring a bountiful harvest that is also a fairly healthy choice. Seasons is all about changing menus to correspond to what’s fresh. Chef Deron Little adds a smorgasbord of seasonal dishes as the calendar pages turn. His “regular menu” is hard to resist, especially if you have a favorite, but diners will light up their taste buds if they skip over to the seasonal offerings to see what Little has cooked up. The Grilled Vegetable Platter was a great choice
■ Alive After Five concert: “Costume Party” with Boys’ Night Out, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 865-934-2039.
off the seasonal menu. Features were crookneck squash, zucchini, portobello mushrooms, roasted artichokes and Brussels sprouts, accompanied with couscous, flatbread toast points and hummus spread. I line up on the “no, thank you” side of the Brussels sprouts discussion, so I was shocked when I asked our server if “these little green things” were fried lettuce bites. “No,” he said, “those are the outer leaves of the Brussels sprouts. Chef flashfries them.” I still skipped the bigger bites but scarfed down those crispy little leaves that had flaked off.
I tried to eat the vegetables the way I knew Chef would want me to – samples of all on the fork for an orchestrated taste – and it was delicious. I did find myself moving some of the veg- ■ Alton Brown Live: Edible etables around on the plate Inevitable Tour – 8 p.m. as I got full for just “one Tuesday, Nov. 4, Tennessee more bite” of the portobello Theatre, 604 S. Gay St.; $47 mushrooms. to $67. The two-hour show Seasons Innovative Bar and Grill: 11605 Parkside Drive; 865-392-1121
Upcoming food events: ■ Wine Down Wednesday – 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Blue Coast Grill & Bar, 37 Market Square downtown. ■ K-Town Vegans Five-Year Anniversary Potluck Celebration – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, Best Western Cedar
is a unique blend of standup comedy, food experimentation, talk-show antics, multimedia lecture and live music. 865-684-1200. ■ Naples/Ashe’s Winery Dinner – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Naples, 5500 Kingston Pike; $75. Featuring Frederick Wildman Imports.
■ “Continuum” presented by GO! Contemporary Dance Works, 3 and 7 p.m., Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Tickets: $12-$20. Info: www.gocontemporarydance.com or 865-539-2475. ■ Arts and craft fair, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Pottery, woodworks, jewelry, kettle corn, Christmas items, handmade items, baked goods, etc. Breakfast and lunch served. Info: 865-690-8641. ■ Kitten and Cat Adoption Fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Petsmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Continues each Saturday. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. ■ Craft Fair and Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Piney Grove Baptist Church, 2109 Piney Grove Church Road. Crafts, chili, hot dogs, bouncy stuff, music, games and more. To rent table: Karen Gwinn or email john@pineygroveknox.org or andrew@pineygroveknox.org. ■ Free family fun day, 1-4 p.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Showcases the special temporary exhibit “Birds, Bugs and Blooms: Natural History Illustration from the 1500s–1800s.” Info: 865-9742144 or http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu. ■ “Nobody Knows” performances, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center, 525 Henley St. Info/tickets: www. MagahaBoardingHouse.com.
SUNDAY, NOV. 2 ■ Opening reception for Knoxville Watercolor Society open media exhibit, 3-5 p.m., The Omega Gallery, Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City. Exhibit open through Dec. 3. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: 865-471-4985. ■ “Kickin’ It Old School: Southern Fried Performance Poetry,” 5-7 p.m., Preservation Pub’s Speakeasy, Market Square. Hosted by Sundress Academy for the Arts. Info: http://www. sundresspublications.com/safta/. ■ The KSO Principal Quartet performance, 2:30 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: 291-3310, www. knoxvillesymphony.com, at the door.
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Members of the Carter High marching band perform their halftime show during the Knox County Schools band exhibition, hosted by Central High.
Area bands show their stuff at exhibition Carter High majorettes enhance the halftime program with colorful costumes, twirling talent and on occasion, some fire batons. Pictured is Tori Keirsey alongside tuba player Lucas Cox. Carter High majorettes enhance the halftime program with colorful costumes, twirling talent and on occasion, some fire batons. Pictured is Tori Keirsey. Central High hosted a recent band exhibition for Knox County Schools, giving each high school band an opportunity to show off its halftime performance and watch those from Abby Caylor and Stephanie Swan play percusschools they don’t see dur- sion for the Fulton High band. ing the regular football season.
Carter High color guard, Caroline Copock, tells a story with colorful outfits and flags.
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by collecting 7.16 pounds of food per student; compared to Carter’s 7.02 pounds. A check representing a combined total of 12,721.9 pounds of food was presented to Elaine Streno, executive director of Second Harvest, making students from both schools community service winners. Pink Out Night had the Hornets in pink jerseys, provided by Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee. The jerseys were auctioned with proceeds going to American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” campaign. Farmer Charlie, seen in television commercials for Farm Bureau Insurance, signed pink-themed farmer hats and T-shirts that were provided by Joe Kemp, owner of the local Farm Bureau Insurance agency on Western Avenue. The football field at Carter has only a few feet of space along the sidelines for the players, coaches and cheerleaders to stand – but big things do happen in small spaces.
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Burchett launches wreath project By Sara Barrett Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is launching a Wreaths Across America team in an effort to raise funds to place as many live wreaths as possible on the graves of ve terans buried at three veterans’ cemeteries in Knox County. He met with Kim Harrison and others last week. Harrison’s son, Specialist Daniel Harrison, was killed Dec. 2, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq, during his first deployment to the Middle East. She said to lose a child “is the greatest fear of any veteran’s family, but my son had so many army buddies and I have a strong support group. There are so many without family. (The cemetery) can be sort of a lonely place, especially at Christmastime.” Daniel Harrison attended Carter High School. He has a younger brother, Joshua. His mom’s advice to other military families is this: “You’ve gotta stay
There are more than 15,000 veterans buried at the three veterans cemeteries in Knox County. Anyone wanting to sponsor a wreath can do so by visiting www.knoxcounty. org and clicking on the Wreaths Across America banner. The organization is also offering a “three-fortwo” sponsorship special, which means they will donate a wreath for every two that are sponsored. Kim Harrison and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett visit East The wreath sponsorship Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. They are holding a photo cutoff deadline is Dec. 1. of the grave of Harrison’s son, Daniel. Photo by Sara Barrett The wreaths will be placed on the graves on Dec. 13. strong at home so they can Old Gray Cemetery. Harrison said there are stay strong in the field.” “If you simply sponsor many organizations that Burchett said a $15 spon- one wreath or choose to send care packages to solsorship will pay for a wreath sponsor 100, you are hon- diers. Contact any of the made of live greenery to be oring veterans and families military organizations and placed on a veteran’s grave who have honored our com- they can direct you approat either the East Tennessee munity with their service,” priately. She said her son’s State Veterans Cemetery on said Burchett. “Whether the best friend in the service Lyons View Pike, the new men and women buried in said she always sent DanEast Tennessee State Veter- our veteran cemeteries were iel the best care packages, ans Cemetery on Governor lost during combat or after and he would always share John Sevier Highway or the living a long life, we do this everything he got with his Knoxville National Cem- for the family members who buddies “except his Frosted Mini Wheats.” etery on Tyson Street near are still living.”
Helping celebrate are: Scott Davis, state Reps. Kelly Keisling and Joe Armstrong, Ashley Burnette, Julie DuPree, Knox County Commissioner Randy Smith, City Council member Finbarr Saunders and Knoxville Association of Realtors president Doyle Webb. Brittany Mathes tended bar.
Taking care of home By Patricia Williams The Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville was established to protect the interests of homeowners when building or making improvements to their homes. While doing so, the staff had been walking on the same office carpet for 22 years. “We thought it was time for us to fi x up the place,” said Ashley Burnette, executive vice president. The association hosted an open house Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 221 Clark St. to show off its
new look. Among the first things you see when entering the building is a display of the major streets that define sections of Knoxville. “We want our office to represent the area that we serve,” said Burnette. He assigned decorating decisions to Julie DuPree of DuPree-Graf Construction LLC, who is secretary and treasurer of HBAGK and chairs the 2014 Parade of Homes. She coordinated the décor and shopped with area
businesses. As most of the members have a foundation in construction, mud, dirt or steel, D u P r e e chose colors of steel blue and gray – with a pop of orange, of course. Burnette Among those attending the reception were Knox County Commissioner Charles Busler and City Council member Duane Grieve. Take advantage of the benefits the HBAGK has to offer. Info: www. hbaknoxville.com/.
shoulder at Ole Miss, forced Jones to cancel the redshirt plan and allow Dobbs to play. Those with flawless 20/20 hindsight may think they see that withholding him for seven games cost a victory or two. This is called hindsight bias, the tendency to seize a tidbit of new information and alter the facts, to adjust what really happened into what might have or could have or should have. Some so afflicted may even believe they knew it was going to end up this way and why in the heck did it take so long. Jones left the impression that he waited as long as
Win and you’re in
Both are safely inside the playoff bubble at the moment, but neither Gibbs nor Central is resting easy. The Bobcats travel to the Eagles’ nest on Friday with a spot in next week’s Class 5A playoffs a certainty for the winner. Several four-win teams statewide will make for some intense scoreboard watching late Friday for the loser. Kickoff at Gibbs is 7:30 p.m.
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Entering Friday, the Eagles (5-4, 3-4 District 4AAA) occupy the No. 25 position in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s updated Class 5A postseason selections.
The Bobcats (4-5, 3-4) are three spots back at 28. The top 32 after Friday make the playoffs. Playoff pairings are released Saturday. The Eagles and Bobcats both have reasons to feel good about their chances Friday. Gibbs quarterback Preston Booth had a hand in four Eagle touchdowns in the opening half in a 39-6 win at Powell last week. Running for three scores,
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can trick-or-treat at retailers throughout the mall. Children are invited to wear costumes and compete in radio’s HOT 104.5 “Hoto-ween” costume contest. Registration begins at 5 p.m., with the contest starting at 6 p.m. “Mall-o-ween is one of our most popular events,” said Abbey Harris, director of marketing and business development. “It’s a great alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, and we’re proud to be able to provide families with a fun, safe way ■ Knoxville Center to enjoy Halloween.” This event is exclusive to to host Mall-oKnoxville Center and will ween not be held at West Town Knoxville Center invites Mall. Only children 12 and families to celebrate Hal- under are permitted to trick loween in a safe, climate- or treat or wear masks. No controlled environment toy weapons are allowed, during the annual Mall- and costumes may be worn o-ween celebration. This only during event hours. year’s festivities will start at Info: www.knoxvillecenter. 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Kids com.
Company Wrench tailgate
Sad that it took an injury Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin smiled as if he had a little something to do with it. That dull pain and the Marvin 3-5 Tennessee record now West have some new feel-better companions – a hint of optimism, a ray of hope, even the possibility of better things OK, there was less heat. to come before next year or The game was essentially the next. If there are enough over by the time Dobbs en- able bodies for a quorum, tered. And his two turnovers we’ll find out Saturday night contributed to the wreckage at South Carolina whether that was the eighth consec- this is real or a mirage. In a weird way, Worley utive loss to Alabama. Josh was not responsible brought this on. The gutty for Amari Cooper. The Tide gladiator took the beatwideout chewed up Volun- ing, week after week, the teer pass defenders with a price for inept blocking and world-record 185 receiving no running game. The fiyards in the first quarter. nal straw, an injury to his
The East Town Business Alliance will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at New Harvest Park Community Center. Justin Sterling, president, invites all business owners and managers in the East Towne corridor to attend. Adam Palmer, president of Saw Works Brewing Company, will discuss why his company chose to set up operations in Knoxville and the importance of having community support for a growing business. Palmer is also an appointed member of the Knoxville Business Advisory Council. Come a little early to meet your business neighbors and enjoy breakfast. Sterling says this is a meeting you will not want to miss.
Company Wrench officially opened in Knoxville last week with a tailgate party. Pictured at the event are (front) Terry Pulley, Jason Woods, Kim Pulley, Camron Leonard, Kevin Allen; (back) Derrick Hatmaker, Leonard Carden, Zack Sims and Josh Howiler. The business relocated to 6325 Central Avenue Pike from Cookeville in June. Info: 865-766-2571. Photo by Sara Barrett
20/20 hindsight:
Amazing that what happened to Justin Worley changed the appearance of Tennessee football. Thousands of Butch Jones advisers can now see clearly what the coach had overlooked. In the first game of this new season, Joshua Dobbs made a remarkable difference. His quickness reduced the pressure on the offensive line. His speed generated yardage. His ability to throw on the run created problems for cornerbacks. Astounding that without playing even one previous snap this season, Dobbs was able to produce a couple of rare touchdowns.
ETBA to meet on Nov. 5
the Gibbs field general also had a 49-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Warden. Brendan Wilson ran back a Powell punt 41 yards for a touchdown. Central didn’t fare so well last week at Oak Ridge, falling to the Wildcats, 48-7, but look closer. The unbeaten Wildcats, who meet equally unbeaten Anderson County for the district championship on Friday, led the Bobcats, 3-0,
he could, until late August, before choosing a starting quarterback. He probably had valid reasons for picking Worley. Maturity, poise, strength, experience and practice performance could have been in the equation. Under the assumption that the future just has to be better than the recent past, the coach decided to save a season of Josh eligibility until it would be more meaningful, until he could gather more talent around him. Butch gambled that these Vols could qualify for a bowl game without a dualthreat quarterback. It was going to be really close. It may still be. Alas, there is now way to know if Dobbs could have made the difference against Florida. All we know for sure is that Worley didn’t. The need for a quarterback who can run has been
borderline desperate. Fans understood. Through loud exclamations, they’ve been trying to help the coach. Perhaps you have heard it. “We need a quarterback that can run! Everybody has one.” “Butch thinks a ‘mobile quarterback’ is anyone who can do the Vol Walk.” “We may never beat the big boys unless we get a versatile quarterback, a playmaker with another dimension.” “Tennessee needs a dualthreat quarterback” sounds like an old phonograph record with a bad groove. Paying customers have been singing that tune, over and over, since Condredge Holloway. That was the 1970s. Dobbs isn’t the “Artful Dodger” but he’s a reasonable facsimile. We’ll see if changing shirts changes November.
at halftime. Jeremiah Howard ran for 100 yards on 12 carries with an 11-yard scoring run against Oak Ridge. At least three quarters of that kind of football, and Central is sure to be in the hunt on Friday. Last meeting: 2013 – Gibbs 24, Central 14 The Breakdown: This one could hardly be any closer. With Booth running the show, Gibbs has looked super in wins over Karns (3417) and Powell (39-6) in its last two games. Central has one of the area’s top play-
makers in senior receiver Cedric Washington. Junior quarterback Austin Kirby is a cool-headed passer with plenty of targets in addition to Washington. The big ones are always won with defense, and in senior Hunter Lane, a 6-foot3, 250-pound All-State defensive end selection a year ago, Gibbs has one of the best on that side of the ball you’ll see this season. If Central can’t keep him out of Kirby’s backfield, it could be a long night.
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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE
Emerald Youth launches Volleyball in urban middle schools When Emerald Youth Foundation helped launch a girls’ volleyball team at Vine Middle School last fall, seventh-grader Alaysia McGhee, 12, jumped at the chance to play. Now 13 and an eighth-grader, Alaysia is playing on the volleyball team for the second year. Francine McGhee, her mother, heartily approves. “Alaysia plays every sport she can. She runs track at Vine and plays basketball. She plays tennis during the summer. I am hoping that someday she will get a scholarship,” she said. Alaysia added, “I like everything about volleyball.” Vine is one of three Knoxville middle schools that now field girls’ volleyball teams with the help of Emerald Youth Foundation. The result is that girls have another opportunity to represent their school athletically, said Dwayne Sanders, Emerald Youth sports director. Emerald Youth serves more than 1,400 urban kids yearly through faith, academic and sports programs. Sanders said that even though many girls have played in Emerald’s longstanding recreation volleyball league, very few urban schools had a volleyball team for them. Emerald launched a volleyball team at Whittle Springs Middle School in 2012, Vine Middle School in 2013 and Holston Middle School this fall.
The Kirks demonstrate how to hold off an attacker with your feet.
Middle-school girls learn
self-defense techniques Alaysia McGhee (right) sets up the ball for Treasure Rowe to hit over the net. The girls play on Vine Middle School’s volleyball team sponsored by Emerald Youth.
Sanders anticipates launching teams at Northwest and South-Doyle middle schools in the future. As team sponsor, Emerald Youth transports the teams to the games. Emerald also provides coaches and uniforms, runs the practices and pays league fees. In season, the teams played other middle schools at the Knoxville Volleyball Academy in Hardin Valley and at K2 Volleyball Academy in Louisville. Chris Hames at K2 and Jamie Petrik at KVA provided tournament opportunities as well as overall support to Emerald’s program. The teams practice weekly at the Emerald Youth gym at 1718 N. Central St.
“There aren’t enough sports opportunities for girls,” said Sanders. “Offering them another sport to participate in is huge. Playing volleyball gives girls a chance to be part of a team and to be a feeder program for their high school.” Outside the school league teams, Emerald offers girls the opportunity to play club-level volleyball as well. “We had three club teams last year play in six competitive tournaments and hope to have four to five teams this year,” Sanders said. Under his leadership, Emerald now offers cluband recreation-level sports in soccer, basketball, track, baseball and swimming.
“What is the difference between a bad guy and a friend?” Michelle Kirk asked that of a group of Emerald Youth Foundation middle-school girls recently. Kirk is a women’s selfdefense instructor. “A friend is someone you can trust to care about you. A bad guy is someone you can’t,” said Beverly, a Vine Middle School student. “I like that answer,” said
Fall AmeriCorps Members at Emerald Youth Emerald Youth Foundation celebrates its Fall 2014 AmeriCorps members! They are (back) Jessica Scott, Jaquan Smith, Dean Taylor, Denson Ligon, Keidre Shaw, Cristen Franklin, Timothy Ramsey, Karson Jones; (middle) Neil Tate, Amanda Smith, Leanne Palmer, Khadijah Rucker, Samantha Bates, “Tess” Woodhull, LLatricia Williams; (front) Justin Hawkersmith, Emily Blankenship, Rebecca Woodall-Winton, Mikah Cole and August Moultry. Not pictured are Ryan Adeniran, Taylor Kirk, Taylor Jones, Tyler Hardin, Madison Moreland and LaKiera Grimes.
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Kirk. “A bad guy doesn’t care about anyone but himself, as long as he gets what he wants.” Kirk and her son, Joshua, recently taught middleschool girls at two Emerald ministries, Virginia Avenue Ministry and Mount Zion Baptist Church, how to protect themselves against would-be predators. National statistics show an increase in attacks of all kinds against girls and
young women – sexual assaults, predatory behavior in daily life settings, and date rape. Kirk said girls should learn to recognize and avoid predators. Through her business, Pink Diamond Defense, she teaches self-defense for girls and women, including noncredit courses at Pellissippi State Community College. Kirk said that if a girl is attacked, she should loudly scream “No!” and “Help!” The Kirks showed each girl how to break an arm hold with her hands and how to kick off an attacker by dropping on her back with her feet up. Each girl got to try out these and other techniques on the spot. At Mount Zion, girls gave the presentation a thumbsup. “It was good. I liked that we could go up there and learn it ourselves,” said Destiny, 13. “Often women have a hard time setting boundaries,” said Kirk afterward. “I want them to know it’s OK to say ‘No.’ I want them to think, ‘When someone invades my space, what am I going to do?’ ”
A Message from Steve Our area is filled with many heroes who are working hard on behalf of children. Let me tell you about one of these, L a r r y Steve Diggs Martin. What I love most about Larry is that he continually and quietly works for the well-being of Tennessee’s young people. Larry is best known around the state for his high-profile, public roles: as Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration, as deputy to the mayor of Knoxville from 2006 to 2011, and as COO of First Tennessee Financial Services before he entered government service. But his work on behalf of kids never stops. In 2012, Larry joined Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration, but Larry’s work in Nashville hasn’t kept him from continuing to serve in Knoxville. Larry has been a longstanding leader with Emerald Youth, providing important strategic and financial direction for our ministry.
Larry Martin, 2014 Legacy Dinner honoree, spends time with Emerald Youth kids during a recent tour of the Tennessee State Capitol.
And Emerald Youth isn’t the only organization to which Larry is committed. He currently serves on the boards of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Foundation, and he’s provided leadership to the Great Smoky Mountain Council-Boy Scouts of America, Knoxville Chamber, and United Way of Greater Knoxville, among many other organizations. When a group of Emerald Youth kids visited the Tennessee Capitol recently, he spent an entire afternoon giving them a “behind the scenes” tour and talk.
Larry’s own endorsement of Emerald Youth recently gave us great encouragement: “Emerald is a dynamic organization, very attuned to be relevant and meeting the needs of the community.” Emerald Youth was pleased to honor Larry with its highest accolade, The Legacy Award, at the sixth annual Legacy Dinner benefit on Monday, Oct. 27. at the Knoxville Convention Center. Sincerely, Steve Diggs President & CEO Emerald Youth Foundation
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