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BUZZ Beauford Delaney The public is invited to the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Avenue, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, for an inside look at the emerging Beauford Delaney Project and to learn more about plans for the hometown celebration of a Knoxville cultural hero. “Beauford Delaney is by far the most important artist Knoxville produced in the 20th Century, at least in terms of national and international reputation,â€? said Beck president ReneĂŠ Kesler. “He was friends with and beloved by the most respected cultural and intellectual figures of his age.â€? This event is free and open to the public. Info or to reserve a seat: ddbubose@knoxart.org or 865-934-2036.

Fountain City Day Dr. Jim Tumblin is keynote speaker for Honor Fountain City Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 30, Memorial Day, in the Fountain City Park. This year’s theme is “Fountain City: A Community of Volunteers.� There will be free activities for kids and entertainment all day. Community awards will be presented at 3 p.m., followed by veterans memorial service at the lake. Tumblin’s new book, “Fountain City: People Who Made a Difference,� will be on sale for $25.

The case for ‘66 Marvin West writes: “It sure would be nice to recognize the Tennessee football team of 50 years ago, the 1966 Volunteers, before they get old and thin out. “Anniversary celebrations are so much more fun when the celebrants can walk.�

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S. David Freeman The former head of TVA returned to Knoxville last week. “He sounded a warning about ‘two threats that could eliminate life as we know it’ – nuclear energy and climate change. “He recalled the time when everybody worried about nuclear weapons. That’s not the case anymore, he said ... But after 50 years, we have learned that there’s no such thing as a peaceful atom. ‌ Nuclear power has been the greatest failure in the energy field in my lifetime.â€?

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Songs and stars lead to freedom Underground Railroad planetarium show links songs to stars By Shannon Carey The Muse planetarium played host to a special show May 19, as viewers were transported to Civil War times through stars and songs. “Decoding the Stars: Spirituals and the Underground Railroad� taught the audience how spirituals like “Follow the Drinking Gourd,� “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,� “Steal Away,� and “Wade in the Water� acted as maps and coded instructions for slaves escaping the South. Originally part of an exhibit at South Carolina State University called “Journey from Africa to Gullah,� the show at the Muse is a rehearsal for “Decoding the Stars� traveling overseas to the International Planetarium Society Conference in Warsaw, Poland. “Decoding the Stars� showcases the combined efforts of Center for Creative Partnerships president Ellen Zisholtz, singer and professor Dr. Cassandra Sligh Conway

of South Carolina State, and astronomer and Muse volunteer Dr. Elizabeth Charlton. As the lights dimmed and Conway’s strong vocals filled the room, Charlton used the planetarium’s software to transform the dome into the night sky over Knoxville, May 19, 1860. She demonstrated using the Big Dipper constellation, “The Drinking Gourd,� to find Polaris, the North Star. The songs contain other instructions for escaping slaves as well. For example, “Dead trees will show you the way� from “Follow the Drinking Gourd� was an instruction to look for moss on the north side of trees. Zisholtz said the show intentionally combines science, arts and history. “We believe very strongly in cross-disciplinary education,� she said. But the effort is also aimed at educating young people about

Center for Creative Partnerships president Ellen Zisholtz, astronomer and Muse planetarium volunteer Dr. Elizabeth Charlton, and singer and professor Dr. Cassandra Sligh Conway of South Carolina State University, get ready to present “Decoding the Stars,� an interdisciplinary planetarium show on the history of songs as code in the Underground Railroad, at the Muse planetarium. The presentation will travel to Warsaw, Poland, where it will be To page 3 shown at the International Planetarium Society Conference. Photo by S. Carey

Collins says space available for government offices By Sandra Clark If Knox County sells the old Sears building on North Central, Ronnie Collins said space is available for relocation in the area around Knoxville Center mall. Collins is president of the Alice Bell/Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. He contacted Shopper News in response to the May 18 story by Betty Bean, cit-

ing Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s willingness to sell the former Sears building for redevelopment. Burchett and the school board already have agreed to relocate the school system’s central office so the former Andrew Johnson hotel building can be sold. The Sears building is currently used for county records and purchasing and as a station of the

Sheriff’s Office. Collins suggested the former Toys R Us or Dillard’s buildings as places giving “room to grow.� He also cited ample parking and interstate access, along with the mall’s food court and surrounding restaurants. “Relocating the offices ... would make some great PR for the people in East Knoxville to show you

haven’t forgotten them. “I believe it would show the other store owners in the mall and the surrounding area that you have faith in the area. The presence of the Sheriff’s Office would help with the misconceptions that people have of how unsafe Knoxville Center is. “Please consider this option.�

Burchett angry at state’s failure to help mentally ill By Betty Bean “When is the war on the mentally ill going to stop?� This was Tim Burchett’s question when he made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows to denounce the state’s decision not to help fund a behavioral health urgent care unit (formerly known as the safety center). Normally a fist-bumping jokester, the county mayor didn’t hide his anger over the Haslam administration’s failure to come through with the money to allow Knox County to divert mentally ill and addicted inmates from the jail population and steer them to treatment options. Burchett made multiple trips to Nashville to secure funding, and said he’d been led to believe the state would pony up some $2 million needed to make the center happen this year. Knox County put $1 million aside for the facility several years ago, plus another $200,000 in this year’s budget. Mayor Madeline Rogero has set aside $200,000. That won’t be enough, but Burchett vowed to find the money and dismissed the explanation he was given for the administration’s decision. “I was misled about that, and

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I’m very put out about it. I was told, ‘Mental health is a local issue.’ Well, dadgummit, then, why do we have a Department of Mental Health in the state of Tennessee?â€? He said the largest mental health hospitals in the state are the Shelby County, Davidson County and Knox County jails, and didn’t dodge the question of whether denial of state funds amounts to a broken promise by Gov. Bill Haslam: “Yes. I’m of the opinion it was – but regardless of the state’s partnership, we’re going to go ahead with it‌â€? Burchett said about half of mentally ill inmates are veterans and accused the governor of breaking his promise that funding would follow the patients after he shut down Lakeshore Institute in 2012.

sel to the sheriff on issues of mental illness, domestic violence and the prescription pill epidemic. He said the new unit will be staffed by nurse practitioners, a psychiatric nurse, with doctors available as needed. Inmates could stay up to three days to be stabilized and evaluated. “The people we’re dealing with now get into trouble because they don’t take their prescribed meds and get into crisis. Rather than take them to jail, we can transport them to this center, get them back on their meds and keep them up to three days. From there, they can move on to another facility where we could keep them up to five days to get them sober and thinking clearly. The ultimate goal is to get them into permanent supportive housing, and our ultimate hope is to help them find some kind of work so they can be productive and stay out of jail.� Burchett is still hoping for state support. “We’ve probably got 400 people locked up right now suffering from mental illness. It’s a nightmare, and it’s costly. We’ve got to figure out a new way to do it.� Gov. Bill Haslam’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

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“We closed down Lakeshore and everybody loves Lakeshore Park – but where are those people going? You drive under any major bridge in Knoxville, you’ll see the human cost.� A couple of days after his talk show appearances, Burchett still hadn’t cooled off, and said he was offended that Haslam was pleading budget constraints while spending $8 million subsidizing the TV show “Nashville.� “They pulled the rug out from under us. I don’t like it when they start explaining that they didn’t get as much money as they expected, but I see all these little projects getting funded. “I spent 16 years in the Legislature, was on the Senate Finance Committee and chaired the Budget Subcommittee. I know the system and I don’t like hearing that crap. I know that taking care of the mentally ill’s not sexy like that miserable TV show – which has been cancelled, thank goodness – but when they talk about return on investment, I say, ‘What about investing in somebody not going to jail when what they need is treatment?’� Former Attorney General Randy Nichols is working as special coun-

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A decision had to be made. Janet Kendrick’s husband was having trouble walking and talking. She asked him repeatedly if he was having a nightmare, if he was awake, and if he was okay. Neil Kendrick’s words were garbled, so she couldn’t make any sense out of what he was trying to tell her. Unable to get answers from her husband, and not completely understanding what was happening to him, Janet had to decide whether or not she should call for an ambulance. She made the decision when she realized she couldn’t take care of him by herself. “He put his whole weight on me when he stood up,” she says. “I knew if he fell, I couldn’t get him back up.” That split-second decision to call 9-1-1 turned out to be a critical one. Today, the Kendricks sit calmly at the dining room table in their new home recalling the events that led to Neil’s ischemic stroke, and the treatment he received at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “We tend not to dwell on things,” Janet says, “and after something happens, we move on.” Neil doesn’t particularly like the limelight, and he’d be happy leaving the frightening events of that day in the past. “I’m not the kind of person who wants his story in the paper, but if it will help someone, yes.” When neurointerventional radiologist Dr. Keith Woodward asked Neil to share their story for that very reason, Neil wasn’t about to turn him down. “And I told him, ‘You just saved my life, I’ll do whatever you want.’” Neil says he Dr. Keith woke up one Woodward morning in December 2015 and noticed that he couldn’t feel his right arm. As he raised up to get out of bed, he discovered he had no feeling in his right leg, either. He tried to speak to his wife, but

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Just a few days after being released from Fort Sanders Regional on Dec. 14, 2015, stroke survivor Neil Kendrick and his wife, Janet, were on the road to North Carolina for their grandson’s college graduation. Pictured are Neil Kendrick, Christa Tarver, Hayden Tarver and Janet Kendrick.

the words he formed in his mind were coming out of his mouth as something else. Janet awoke to find him sitting on the edge of the bed, struggling to get up. Minutes later, the ambulance arrived, and she was told that it appeared her husband was having a stroke. “Gosh, it’s scary,” Janet says of the whole experience. “Everything’s scary … and you pray. You pray nonstop.” Emergency personnel recommended her husband be taken to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, and soon the ambulance was pulling away from the house and rushing toward the hospital.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, which means it is part of an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care. Complex Stroke Centers are recognized as industry leaders, and are responsible for setting the national agenda in highly-specialized stroke care. Neil Kendrick had the absolute best odds for full recovery, because he was taken to Fort Sanders Regional in a timely manner. The formal diagnosis came after an MRI, and Neil found out he was a candi-

date for a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and a thrombectomy. Ischemic strokes happen because of blockage inside a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain. Clot busting Janet and Neil medication Kendrick enjoy has to be their marriage, their adminisfamily and their tered within new home today, a short winbecause Neil was dow of time promptly taken in order to to Fort Sanders be effective, Regional Medical and Neil was Center following an in that winischemic stroke. dow. A blood clot is physically removed intravenously in a thrombectomy. This procedure also has to be performed in a short window of time. “I could feel little pin pricks here,” Neil says as he taps his lower forehead. “It didn’t hurt, but I could tell something was going on in my brain.” He was repeatedly asked to say his name. “I couldn’t say it, but I kept trying because I knew they were asking me for a reason.” Then suddenly, less than 10 minutes after the procedure began, this stroke victim became a stroke survivor as he blurted the answer clearly – “Neil Kendrick.” At the same time, he realized he could feel his arm and leg again. The emotion of the moment is still with him, as he gives a knowing look to Janet. “It was amazing,” he says. When the two were reunited, it was an emotional moment. “We both cried,” Janet says as she looks lovingly at her husband of 50 years. “We were just praising and praising!” She describes the feeling as “pure joy,” an emotion that still

overwhelms her when she thinks about the day her husband was returned to her, fully restored. After being admitted to the hospital on Sunday morning, Neil was released on Monday evening. Just a few days later, he was taking his wife on a road trip out of state to see their grandson graduate from college. A week later, they were hosting the family Christmas gathering. Two months after that, they were packing boxes and moving into a new home. It’s likely that none of these important life events would have been possible without prompt stroke treatment at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. But for Neil Kendrick, that’s not the greatest benefit of recovering from a stroke. “I don’t think so much of how it would have affected me,” Neil says as he glances toward Janet, “but I think a lot of how it would have affected her life if she’d had to take care of me.” The Kendricks say they’ve heard that many stroke patients wait before coming to the hospital. In fact, Neil imagines that’s what he would have done if the choice had been left up to him. “I’m pretty sure if I had been able to talk, I would have communicated that I didn’t want an ambulance,” he says. Janet responds in short order, “Well, it’s good you couldn’t talk – you would have been fussing at me!” After the two share a good laugh, Neil speaks more seriously to the matter. “I kept thinking, ‘I can fix this,’” he says. “but I could never have fixed it.” Janet has advice for spouses, children and caregivers who may be present when a loved one is exhibiting signs of a stroke. “Don’t hesitate,” she says firmly. Neil agrees. “People put off going for care after a stroke, and that’s what causes long term disability,” he says. “I’m very hesitant about letting people take control of my life, but that morning, thank God, they did.”

Education key for treating stroke It’s not just the studies he’s read throughout the years that convinced Dr. Arthur Moore – it was seeing the difference that the clot-busting drug tPA can make in the lives of ischemic stroke patients. “The benefit with tPA amounts to about a 30 percent increased chance of minimal to no deficit and able to live on your own at three months,” says Dr. Moore, medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “It’s not an overnight thing, but we’ve seen it turn patients around.” Still, he says, the greatest obstacle to reducing death and disability due to stroke remains education of stroke’s warning signs and tPA – and not just educating the patients but their loved ones and health providers, too. “It starts with recognition on the patient’s part,” he said. “Patients will wake up at night and not be able to move one side and go back to sleep. They’ll say, ‘Awww, it’ll be better in the morning.’ Well, by the time they wake up in the morning, I can’t do anything. That stroke is

already there. So that’s No. 1 – increased recognition. “Then, it’s increased recognition on the part of Emergency Medical Services and people in emergency departments where they say, ‘This is a stroke’ but willing to take it one step further: ‘This is a stroke and I can treat this.’ It’s recognizing that tPA does have benefits. It’s saying, ‘We CAN treat this patient and they CAN get better.’ And if they can’t do it there at one hospital, it’s recognizing that they need to go to a higher level of care.” “Once we start educating people and they’re recognizing the symptoms and getting to the hospitals, that’s great,” Dr. Moore continued. “But if you have a bottleneck in the hospital – if you sit around for an hour and a half and see if it gets better before we think about giving the medicine – that’s the wrong way to approach it. We need to approach it as the emergency that it really is.” Yet, failure to recognize those signs and seek treatment quickly continues to contribute to take a toll on the 800,000 victims each year, causing it to be the third-

leading causes of death and No. 1 cause of disability each year in the United States. Certainly, tPA carries risks – a 6 percent chance of bleeding with a 3 percent chance of worsening the symptoms and 1 percent risk of death. Even so, most patients elect to take tPA rather than face a life of disability in a nursing home. Dr. Moore says FSRMC is expected to handle hundreds of stroke cases this year. Of those, he projects about a fifth will be eligible to receive tPA. “It’s highly variable but here lately we’ve been averaging about 10 times a month,” he says. “We’re quite a bit higher than the national spectrum as far percentage of patients. We have a goal this year of greater than 20 percent of not only getting tPA to obviously eligible patients, but getting those patients here in enough time to where we can do it. We want to be aggressive because we are comfortable with the medicine. We know what we are doing and when we give it, it helps patients.”

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COMMUNITY NOTES â– Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Info: Ronnie Collins, 637-9630.

Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum employees Scott McKnight, Robby Scheuerman and Brent Lackey help with landscaping by pulling weeds, planting greenery and picking up litter at Chilhowee Park.

â– Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha Murphy, 936-0139. â– Belle Morris Community Action Group meets 7 p.m. each second Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: bellemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008. â– Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff, 696-6584. â– Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info: edgewoodpark.us.

Volunteers spruce up Chilhowee Park Approximately 20 volunteers, Chilhowee Park staff and Keep Knoxville Beautiful staff spent several hours on May 19 at Chilhowee Park during the second annual Beautification Day at the park. The event brought employees of the city of Knoxville’s largest venues together with community volunteers and representatives of Keep Knoxville Beautiful. Chilhowee Park event manager Michael Tarrant, volunteer Alana Cooper and Keep Knoxville Beautiful program coordinator Alanna McKissack take a break from landscaping during Chilhowee Park’s second annual Beautification Day. Photos

â– Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Bill Emmert, 933-6032 or w.emmert@att.net.

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Knoxville Convention Center director of sales and marketing Rebecca Williams, Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum’s Jamie Cunningham and Knoxville Convention Center HR director Kristy Todd remove weeds and plant landscaping during Chilhowee Park’s second annual Beautification Day.

â– Family Community Education-Carter Club meets 10 a.m. each second Tuesday, Carter Senior Center, 9036 Asheville Highway. Info: Anne Winstead, 933-5821. â– First District Democrats meet each first Monday, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Harold Middlebrook, haroldmiddlebrook@ gmail.com; Mary Wilson, marytheprez@yahoo.com. â– Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupchurch1@ gmail.com. â– Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748 or bettymahan@ knology.net. â– Oakwood Lincoln Park Neigh-

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borhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or s_wlhutton@ yahoo.com. â– Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway.

â– Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943. â– Second District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each second Thursday, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2504

Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples, 385-3589 or funnyman1@ comic.com. â– Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Mary Jo Poole, 599-7698 or mjp1101@aol.com. â– Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412 or eston_williams@yahoo.com; facebook.com/townhalleast/ info.

social justice. “There are events in history that are very important in social justice,� she said. “We are teaching about working together. The Underground Railroad shows that if people step up they can make a difference in the lives of other people. In history, we see that young people have changed the world.� Charlton, who moved to Knoxville from England when her husband started working at ORNL, said she was very excited to find a planetarium in Knoxville. An astronomer in Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education,

From page 1 Charlton found a perfect opportunity to volunteer at the Muse. “We were so excited to find out that (Charlton) is a real astronomy educator,� said Muse programs coordinator Cary Busby. “We are just excited that she proposed having this practice here.� The Muse hosts up to eight planetarium programs each day, both astronomyrelated movies and guided star tours. Busby said many people don’t know about the planetarium at the Muse. “We’re introducing our facility to a whole new population,� she said. Info: themuseknox ville.com

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Corey Hughes (center) choreographs every tiny move of the Cat dozier that is positioning the M60A3 main battle tank on the float that will carry it to a new resting place. Toby Claiborne (right), who supervised the move for Claiborne Hauling, watches. American Legion Post 2 is in the background.

Legion post takes tank as it seeks new home With creaks and groans, the tracks begin to turn, sod and pavement get torn up and a monster is on the move again.

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The M60A3 Main Battle Tank that has stood in front of American Legion Post 2 for almost a decade is being relocated. The property on Ruggles Ferry Pike at Asheville Highway is for sale, and the tank, which still belongs to the U.S. Army, must be trucked to another location while the Legionnaires seek a new home for it and themselves. The post has operated out of the old Sunnyview School building since 1984. The brick structure was built in 1931. “We outgrew our build-

ing,� Everett said. “The post has been doing OK, but our programs have suffered, and the current members wanted to move to a more central location.� The engine of the tank was removed before it was put on display about nine years ago, so a Cat D6T dozier is brought in to move the 80,000-pound fighting machine. A taut steel cable lets the dozier pull the tank into position for loading on a lowboy float designed to haul extremely heavy equipment. “This is big, but it’s not the largest thing we’ve moved,� said Toby Claiborne, who is overseeing the move for Claiborne Hauling. He watches as the dozier first pulls, then pushes the tank onto the float. The tracks of the tank have about four inches of clearance on either side of the steel trailer.

Chartered in 1919, Post 2 is the second oldest American Legion post in Tennessee. It boasts more than 700 members and sponsors Knoxville’s Veterans Day parade, the University of Tennessee ROTC Mountain Men March and other events that honor men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Next November the post will stage its 90th straight Veterans Day parade. For now the post meets in the city’s American Red Cross Building while it seeks a permanent location. Until then, the battle tank is stored at Stowers Equipment on Old Rutledge Pike. Owner Wes Stowers is a member of the post. Sale of the building to local businessman John Coker is pending, awaiting rezoning of the property to a C4 designation.

American Legion officer Marty Everett takes photos as driver Corey Hughes guides the M60A3 main battle tank onto the float that will carry the fighting machine to a new temporary home.

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Suggestion: Remember ‘66 Never would I tell highly educated and compensated University of Tennessee officials how to run the University of Tennessee.

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No, sir-eee, I wouldn’t do such a thing. I might make an occasional comment about the shortage of green, green grass on Shields-Watkins Field or the goofy hall of fame or the desperate need for more and better diversity ideas. Those words were/are for Shopper readers only.

Once I spoke out about the alarming disregard for a longtime UT employee with a lengthy list of accomplishments. Several said amen but nothing came of that. I could have offered sound advice on how to hire basketball coaches but what I think wouldn’t matter much to those in high places who are completely confident they already know. Never would I complicate such a task – or snicker about consequences. I have an opinion about the university playing deaf and dumb and permitting certain stadium fans to stand for entire games in front of other paying customers who want to watch while sitting. I have already been told that the official position is “There ain’t no

law against standing.” Now that I have established that I do not want to run the store, please view what follows as a very gentle suggestion for possible consideration: It sure would be nice to recognize the Tennessee football team of 50 years ago, the 1966 Volunteers, before they get old and thin out. Anniversary celebrations are so much more fun when the celebrants can walk. UT officials, if they so choose, could do it on the cheap, pick an unlikely sellout, maybe Appalachian State or Tennessee Tech, and give those genuine Vols for life a free ticket and invite them to brunch or a box lunch and listen politely to tall tales grown considerably taller over time.

Please, less baloney Hey candidates! Give us less baloney and more meat and potatoes. Although the first votes won’t be cast until 2018, county commissioner and radio personality Bob Thomas kicked off his campaign for county mayor this month with a baloney cutting at Howard Phillips’ real estate company in Powell. The location was no coincidence. In 2009, Tim Burchett announced his campaign for mayor there as well. Burchett got elected in 2010, was re-elected in 2014, and is term-limited. At the baloney cutting, Bob Thomas publicly embraced Burchett’s legacy and thanked him for “making Knox County strong.” Of course, it’s not sur-

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prising that Thomas would say that. Burchett is popular and a political asset for a lot of reasons. First, from a political perspective, the Burchett administration has been a success. No tax increase. County debt has decreased. Burchett fought for friends in East Knox County by funding a new Carter Elementary School instead of renovating the old one. More recently, Burchett solved a generations-long, political problem by building a Gibbs Middle School.

In fact, with the exception of a few personal and political hiccups, Burchett has been drama-free and is well-positioned to move on to Washington or Nashville. Being county mayor has been good for Tim Burchett. Yet, as the next election approaches and the candidates line up to replace him, it’s important to question whether Tim Burchett has been good for Knox County. Burchett has been great on taxes and debt (both should be priorities for any ambitious Republican politician), but like any family or business, there’s more to being in charge than simply balancing the checkbook. Think about it. Knoxville is a great American community, yet has remarkable and untapped potential. Our ac-

The ’66 team, third of Doug Dickey’s six, won eight and set the stage for the big year that followed. There are so many memories, good and bad. Linebacker Tom Fisher, an all-American-to-be, died that March in an auto accident, on his way back from spring break. Paul Naumoff, established at defensive end, switched positions to fill part of that void. The Vols were No. 8 in the AP poll the week they lost at Georgia Tech, two to one in field goals. A week later, Tennessee lost to Alabama, 11-10. A kick for a UT win, ruled wide right, changed Gary Wright’s life. Mississippi spoiled homecoming. The Vols defeated all others, including four-touch-

cess to interstates, railways and the Tennessee River make us well-positioned to be a regional leader in business. Knoxville’s scenic beauty, proximity to the Smoky Mountains, as well as the county’s 100 miles of undeveloped ridges, have the potential to make us a tourism mecca and an outdoorrecreation wonderland. Yet, instead of remaining focused on these big-picture goals, too often the Burchett administration has gotten bogged down in factional politics. For example, just as only Richard Nixon could go to China, only a former state senator from West Knoxville (like Burchett) could get away with building two expensive and unnecessary schools (Gibbs Middle and Carter Elementary) on the opposite end of the county. Our standard for success is too low when an adminis-

down romps over Auburn and Vanderbilt. Highlight was the triumph over Syracuse in the Gator Bowl. In one dramatic moment, the aforementioned Naumoff struck Larry Czonka under the chin, stood him up, denied a touchdown and became a legend. This was an almost great football team – Bob Johnson, Charles Rosenfelder, Dick Williams, Bill Young, John Boynton, Elliott Gammage, Bobby Morel, Derrick Weatherford, Jimmy Glover, on and on, tough guys, really tough. The forward pass was invented previously but 1966 was when it became significant at Tennessee. Dewey Warren threw the football 229 times. School singleseason record had been 75 attempts. Before the Swamp Rat completed 136, the record was 36, set by John Majors a

decade earlier. Warren produced 1,716 passing yards. The previous high was 552. Receivers Johnny Mills, Austin Denney and Richmond Flowers told Dewey several times that they made him famous. Charley Fulton and Richard Pickens helped. There was another 1966 record. A very large rock was coaxed onto campus to become a landmark. Bill Dunne, professor of Earth and planetary science, said it was ordinary dolomite, 500 million years old, more or less. Students put away coloring books and began painting the rock. As traditions go, it is beautiful. In my opinion, marvelous memories are worthy of preservation. Bringing back the ’66 Vols is only a polite suggestion.

tration is most-remembered for building two schools that we simply didn’t need. I like Tim Burchett. I expect I’ll vote for him the next time he runs for office. But here’s hoping the next mayor not only balances the county checkbook, but also has a grander vision

for making Knox County an even better place to work and live. We’ve gotten enough baloney from candidates. In the next election, let’s demand some meat and potatoes on the issues.

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

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can visit his website at pleadthefrith.com.

It’s a wrap! Tennessee Highway Patrol cruisers will have the black-and-cream color scheme applied with adhesive vinyl instead of paint, saving an estimated $1,910 on each marked vehicle. Tennessee purchases its THP vehicles in black, and in the past has applied the cream paint to create a two-tone color scheme at a cost of $2,300 per vehicle. When a vehicle reaches the end of its service life, the THP markings are covered by painting the entire vehicle white, at an additional cost of $350, before the vehicle is sold as surplus property. The cost of a vinyl wrap is $740 – a savings of $286,500 for the 150 cruisers to be purchased this year, according to a THP press release.

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to step up renewable energy game Toward the end of what was billed as a public conversation with S. David Freeman, a young woman in the audience invited the former TVA director to come back to Knoxville Aug. 25 and rally a citizens’ group before they converge on a TVA board meeting to demand greater attention to energy efficiency.

Betty Bean “We would be honored if you would come speak to them, and it would draw more media attention,� said Amy Kelly of Appalachian Voices. Freeman, who turned 90 in January and has managed more utility companies than anyone else in the country, smiled. “How could I possibly say no to you?� Freeman pushed to dismantle TVA’s nuclear energy program in favor of promoting renewable energy when he ran the agency during the Carter administration, and he found an enthusiastic audience last week when he came to town to visit old friends John and Nancy Stewart. He was also here to publicize his latest book, “All Electric America: A Climate Solution and the Happy Future,� and to issue a challenge to TVA to change its direction.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■It’s odd for a Republican thinking about running for Congress to boldly challenge the state’s Republican governor, but that’s what Tim Burchett did in criticizing Bill Haslam for reneging on a promise to provide support for the mentally ill people who were turned out when

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President Obama will reappoint Mike McWherter to a second term on the TVA Board of Directors this year. McWherter, son of the late Gov. Ned McWherter and Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, lives in Jackson in West Tennessee. No one from Knoxville or East Tennessee now serves on the TVA board for the first time in several decades. It is unclear if Senate Republicans will allow the nomination to be apS. David Freeman talks with environmental activist Amy Kelly. In the background are Jim Ullrich proved or hold out for the and Robin Hill. Photo by Keith Richardson next president, which they are doing on the Supreme Court nomination to reSequoyah, produce about place the late Justice Scalia. He also sounded a warn- house gases. “Nobody in their right 30 percent of TVA energy. ing about “two threats that If not approved this year, Freeman said TVA and McWherter would go off the could eliminate life as we mind debates that anymore. know itâ€? – nuclear energy The question is, what are Georgia Power are the only board the end of this year. we going to do about it? Our utilities still putting money and climate change. â– With the retireHe recalled the time family doctor – the clima- into nukes while others are ment of Deputy Police when everybody worried tologist – says we’ve got to investing in renewable ener- Chief Nate Allen, the highabout nuclear weapons. get down to zero by 2050, gy production. Meanwhile, est-ranking African-AmerThat’s not the case anymore, or else everybody’s going the only currently available ican in the Knoxville Police he said, because we “went to have to go and live at the low-cost power source, hy- Department is becoming around the world selling the North Pole. We’ve got to re- droelectric, has been de- police chief of Decatur, Ala. emphasized. idea that if you promise not duce greenhouse gases.â€? Knoxville no longer has an “Howard Baker used African-American holding Luckily, he said, the techto build a bomb, we’ll help you build a nuclear power nology exists to provide un- to refer to TVA as a living a top position in KPD. plant. But after 50 years, limited renewable energy laboratory,â€? Freeman said. Given the issues currentwe have learned that there’s through wind and solar en- “We must go to 100 percent ly facing the city, having no such thing as a peaceful ergy and storage facilities. renewable energy, and have African-Americans holding atom. ‌ Nuclear power has But although its core mis- an all-electric America by critical positions in KPD is been the greatest failure in sion is to provide low-cost 2050. The cost of electric- more important than ever the energy field in my life- power, TVA built the world’s ity will be driven lower and and it will require a dilimost expensive power plant lower. TVA has an opportu- gent, determined effort by time.â€? Freeman said the only – Watts Bar – which, along nity to provide a green yard- the Rogero administration way to slow down climate with two other nuclear pow- stick that could improve life to make this happen. change it is to reduce green- er plants, Brown’s Ferry and as we know it.â€? â– Beck Cultural Center and the Knoxville Museum of Art will sponsor a meeting on the life of Beauford Delaney, widelyknown African American ceived early, adequate preKnoxville artist, 5:30-7:30 natal care. p.m. Thursday, June 2, at “The focus is on decreasthe Beck Center, 1927 Daning babies born too early, dridge Ave., with talks at 6 too littleâ€? said Dr. Martha by Renee Kesler, president Buchanan. “It takes a comof Beck Center, and Stephen munity to do this and we Wicks, KMA curator. The want to create a community public is invited and it’s where children are healthy.â€? well worth attending. The The project features posttalk will focus on Delaney’s ers where babies are shown life and art with emphasis stronger than average, staton the significance of both. ing that stronger babies are â– Our next president immunized, receive anwill be the oldest ever nual check-ups, are breastelected or close to it. Clinfed, are full term and have ton will be 69, Trump will mothers who eat healthy be 70 and Sanders will be during pregnancy. 75 in November 2016. Info: strongbabyknox. â– UT interviewed applicom cants from North Carolina Project Grad executive director Ronni Chandler unveils one of and Kentucky last week to the Stronger Babies posters at the kickoff event by the Knox replace Margie Nichols as County Health Department. Photo by R. White vice chancellor for communications. Hiring someone Lakeshore closed. from the outside will presâ– Burchett says he was told it’s as an outsider. The 16-year â– R. Larry Smith is roaring back ent a steep learning curve a local problem, but he asked, sheriff had to be dragged out into politics. It seems he never to the new hire. “Then why does the state of the courthouse when term left. Look for him to run for an According to Chris have a Department of Mental limits were enforced. He was at-large county commission Cimino, vice chancellor for Health?â€? Good point, Tim. ready for his fifth term. Now, it seat in 2018. Bob Thomas and fi nance and administraseems, he might have an eye Ed Brantley are not expected â– Cynics are giggling about our tion and chair of the search on the U.S. marshal’s post, a to seek re-election. friend Tim Hutchison touting committee, there were sevpresidential appointment. the candidacy of Donald Trump –S. Clark en finalists (none from Ten-

The importance of stronger babies Knox County Health Department kicked off a new campaign to educate the community about the importance of early and Dr. Buchanan a d e q u a t e prenatal care, breastfeeding, good nutrition and other healthy behaviors that can help improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality. According to KCHD, in 2013 only 70 percent of women in Knox County re-

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Korean War veteran Harry Avon is all smiles as he looks at an old photo of himself and a buddy following boot camp. Photos by R. White

■All Senior Centers will be closed Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day. ■Carter Senior Center 9040 Asheville Highway 932-2939 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; arts and crafts; movie matinee Fridays; Senior Meals, noon Wednesdays. Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN: “Medicare 101,� 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 1. Register for: Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, 11 a.m. Monday, June 6; box lunch, $5. ■Corryton Senior Center 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Offerings include: exercise classes; cross-stitch, card games; dominoes, crochet, quilting, billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. Register for: WVLT’s Chef Walter Lambert will provide a free cooking demonstration noon Monday, June 6. Free “A Matter of Balance� classes, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, June 7-July 26; registration required; preview 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 31. ■Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes. ■John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.

The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living facility is completely under roof. The facility on Washington Pike in northeast Knoxville has held two preview office open houses in its reservations office at 3016 S. Mall Road. Hard-hat tours will begin soon.

New facility in northeast area Construction is on schedule for The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living, which is scheduled to open this fall off Washington Pike in northeast Knoxville. It will serve both assisted living and memory care residents. Executive Director Shana Robertson is already on staff, operating from a preview office on Mall Road near the new Knox County Clerk’s office. In addition to taking applications from potential residents, she is also reviewing applications for employment. An online application form is available at thepointeseniorliving.com/. Robertson has a bachelor’s degree in public health education from East Tennessee State University and 15 years of experience working with seniors and their families. She is knowledgeable in the areas of home care, long-term care insurance and other funding options as well as progressive memory care programming, staff training and education. She and husband Brent have a son, Denver, 14. Heather Haley also is on

staff, assisting with marketing and public relations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UT in public relations and has worked 12 years in the industry, including the past five years as editor/publisher of the Senior Directory of East Tennessee. She and husband Clif have a daughter, Georgia Ruth, age 2. Info: 865-687-5353. Jerry Brice chats with veteran Harry Avon at The Chow Hall. Brice’s son, David, owns the restaurant that honors veterans for their service.

A walk down memory lane By Ruth White

Ready, set, jump? Pat Sisson, widely-known as the Happy Medium, plans to tandem parachute on her upcoming 80th birthday. Sisson is pictured at last week’s meeting of the Halls Business and Professional Association.

Elmcroft Assisted Living helps its residents remember good times from the past with a program called Second Wind Dreams. Rose Davis coordinates a brief trip and lunch date for a resident, sparking memories and allowing family members to share in the event when available. Davis recently took Korean War veteran Harry Avon out for lunch at The Chow Hall on Emory Road so he could sit and chat with (owner) David Brice’s dad, Jerry. The Chow Hall is not only known for an excellent hamburger, but also for honoring veterans for their service. Avon said he started as an office clerk in the Navy and worked his way up to helping maintain the ship. He recalled how, while working with a British fleet, their crew was

amazed that the United States service men had ice cream on board and lots of food to eat. “We didn’t realize how good we had it in the Navy until then,� he said. He worked at General Electric for 30 years before retiring. He and Theresa, his wife of 56 years, have four children and four grandchildren. They moved to Knoxville to be closer to a daughter and now call Elmcroft their home. Avon’s memory is sharp, but he resides in the memory care unit at Elmcroft because he refuses to be away from his wife. The Brice family presented Avon with a certificate of appreciation and thanked him for his service. Following his walk down memory lane with Brice, Davis took Avon out for his favorite fruit, freshly picked strawberries.

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The Holy Spirit Rob Blitt and son Noah Blitt, age 7, enjoy the AJCC pool during Peggy Laxton, Meir Niad and Alice Feldman of the Jewish Con- Knoshville. The pool was open to the community during the event. Photos by Wendy Smith gregation of Oak Ridge run a booth at Knoshville.

Inaugural Knoshville draws a crowd By Wendy Smith The Knoshville Food Festival was such a hit that there was nothing to knosh two hours after it began. Early attendees were treated to traditional Jewish fare like bagels with lox and cream cheese, latkes and matzo ball soup while latecomers received bad news at the door. But the success of the event and beautiful weather left little room for disappointment. Deborah Oleshansky, executive director of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance, says she’s had numerous requests for a Jewish food festival that would be comparable to GreekFest, hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She knew the KJA couldn’t handle such an event on its own, so she reached out to other local

Izabelle Wakely, Jessica Sexton, Harriet Glasman, Barb Levin and Anita Miller grab some down time after serving 400 matzo balls and several gallons of soup at Knoshville, held at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Jewish organizations. “Everybody loved the idea,� she says. It was the first time the entire Jewish community has come together to host an event.

Each group made and sold its own items, which simplified the festival. A planning meeting for next year’s Knoshville is already on the schedule.

Knoshville offered meatless items, but plans are in the works for a kosher deli, also hosted by the entire Jewish community, on Sunday, Sept. 18.

Colonial Heights United Methodist enriches lives through scouting By Kelly Norrell On a recent Monday evening, Gregg Vandergriff, Scoutmaster of Cub Scout Pack 255 at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, enthralled a roomful of boys and their families with details of upcoming events. Camping trips, sleepovers and a trip to Sea World in Florida next summer were all on the list. “We’ll have a nacho dinner. It will be unbelievably, Scout-friendly cool,� he said about a June camp-out, to appreciative nods from the boys. “And then,� he said, “We’ll build rockets!� At the annual Cub Scout Banquet at the church, about 30 Scouts in Pack 255 received their badges and advanced to the next level. Vandergriff’s easy rapport hid the steely commitment behind it: generations of men and women at the church devoted to scouting. Almost since its inception in 1949, Colonial Heights United Methodist has been a sponsor of scouting – not just Cub Scouts and Boy

Scouts, but also Girl Scouts, which today include Daisy, Junior, Cadette and Senior grade levels that meet at the church. Just after Easter, the church ramped up its commitment by renewing a charter to sponsor Boy Scout Troop 255 for boys in grades 6-12. At about the same time, the Girl Scouts are launching Senior Troop 28012, led by Chris Scollay, for girls in grades 9-10. Despite its relatively small size –active membership is about 200 – Colonial Heights has been a powerhouse for scouting, serving as many children and teens as possible, whether or not they attend CHUMC. The Rev. Daniel Ogle said the congregation sees scouting as a ministry. “The role of the church is to help families be healthy and grow in faith. Some families have come into the church through scouting,� he said. “We have a lot of people who loved scouting themselves. It made an impact on their lives, and they wanted

to share that.� He named veteran leaders like Vandegriff, Adam Montgomery and Sam Lawhorn, among many others. Cub Scout Jah’Quezz Brown, age 9, who just earned the level of Bear, is already looking forward to the trip to Sea World. He said the activities are what he likes best about scouting, “Like when we camp on the (Tennessee) Smokies field. Like when we learn to use the bow and arrow.�

His mom, Trunda Brown, likes Scouts too. “I like that it is teaching him manners and skills for survival. And that they keep him busy!� Nicholas Kurzak, age 10, has earned the Arrow of Light award, the highest rank available to Cub Scouts. “I wouldn’t have ever camped if I didn’t do Boy Scouts,� he said. “I met a lot of new kids. And it’s fun.� Info: chumcknox.org/ or 865-577-2727.

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1: 1-2 NRSV) Recently, we were traveling and, is our custom, we sought a church of our denomination where we could worship on Sunday morning. We were greeted warmly by the folks around us. One woman complimented my dress, and I explained to her that I was wearing my Pentecost dress. She looked a little puzzled, and I told her that I wore it every Pentecost because it was red, with streaks of fiery yellow and a little green, and some blue here and there, and because years ago, I served in a church where everyone wore red on Pentecost Sunday. We settled in for the service, enjoying the hymn singing and the special music. Then the sermon began. It was an okay sermon (somewhat longer than I am accustomed to) but the substance was fine, with one exception. The pastor kept referring to the Holy Spirit as “he.� It was all I could do not to come out of my seat! Years ago, I learned that Spirit – in both Hebrew and Greek – is a feminine noun. It pleased me no end to find out that the Trinity – the Godhead – is made up of Father, Mother and Son! What a nice little family! Spirit shows up early in the Bible: another translation of the second verse of the first chapter of Genesis says that “the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the deep.� Interesting, isn’t it, that wind and Spirit are synonymous? So, with every wind that blows, we can consider it a kiss from our Mother!

MILESTONE Mabel Acuff Mabel Acuff passed away May 14, one week after her 103rd birthday. She retired from Knox County Schools in 1978 after 40 years of service, most of those years at Gibbs High School where she taught English and was later a guidance counselor. She was a longtime member of Little Flat Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school to senior adults, led a weekly women’s Bible study and played the piano when needed. She was the widow of Herbert Acuff, longtime director of central accounting for Knox County. She is survived by their son, Gary, and his wife, Ann; grandsons, Bryan and David and David’s wife, Jennifer; great-grandchildren Hanna and Dylan. Memorials may be made to Little Flat Creek auditorium renovation fund, 9132 E. Emory Road, Corryton TN 37721. Stevens Mortuary represented the family.

FAITH NOTES â– First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

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AREA FARMERS MARKETS â– Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance|Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Nov. 5. Info: dixieleefarmersmarket. com; on Facebook.

Magnolias and sunshine delight tea-drinkers at the Mabry-Hazen House.

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rinking tea is now considered both refined and healthful, but during the 1700s, it was considered a threat to morals, beauty and wellness, especially when consumed by women in public.

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Valerie Armfield enjoys after- Nina Martyris shares the hisnoon tea in a hat designed by tory of tea. Photos by Wendy Smith her friend Emily Long.

Freelance journalist Nina Martyris gave a history of tea-drinking during a traditional tea held Sunday at the Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue. She writes for several publications, including The New

Yorker, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, and contributes regularly to National Public Radio’s Tea Tuesday column. She lives in the Fourth & Gill neighborhood.

During the 1600s, tea was popular in Portugal and Holland, but few drank it in England until Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza brought it with her when she married Charles

II in 1662. “Catherine did for tea what Madonna did for coconut water in the U.S.,� Martyris says. Men socialized in coffee houses, where women were not allowed. Tea gardens and tea shops opened to give women a place to socialize. It was the first time women had a place to gather away from home, and there was a backlash from the church, businessmen and politicians. “Tea is hateful to the body and soul,� claimed United Methodist Church founder John Wesley in the mid-1700s. He later became a convert to tea-drinking at the advice of his doctor. In spite of the attacks, women continued to drink tea − and gossip, says Mar-

â– Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets. org; on Facebook. â– Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 849 Glades Road, 8:30 a.m.noon Saturdays through Oct. 8. â– Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, Lakeshore Park across from the Knox Youth sports Building. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through October; 2-5 p.m. Fridays in November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org. â– Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Historic Jackson Square. Hours: 3 p.m.-sellout Wednesdays; 8 a.m.noon Saturdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org. â– Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 19. Info:

fore to return. Wednesday, June 1, is the 220th anniversary of Tennessee’s admission as the 16th state in the union. The Historic Homes of Knoxville are partnering to celebrate statehood by offering free tours. Blount Mansion, Mabry-Hazen House and James White Fort will have free admission on Saturday, June 4, and Marble Springs, Ramsey House and Crescent Bend will have free admission on Saturday, June 11. Info: hhknoxville.org

marketsquarefarmers market.org. ■Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays through Nov. 17. ■Maryville Farmers Market: First Baptist Maryville, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Hours: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through August. ■New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays. Info: knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket; on Facebook. ■Seymour Farmers Market, lower parking lot of Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Hours: 7-11 a.m. Saturdays. Info: on Facebook. ■“Shopping at the Farm� Farmers Market, Marble Springs, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 22. Info: marblesprings.net. ■Southern Railway Station Farmers Market, 300 W. Depot St. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Mondays. Info: southernstationtn.com; on Facebook. ■UT Farmers Market, UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Hours: 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 19. Info: vegetables.tennessee.edu/ UTFM.html; on Facebook.

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Life in railroad’s gilded age Abraham Kingsley ‘King’ Macomber (1875-1955)

“It was the flower of the golden age of passenger equipment. ... no perquisite of wealth and importance will ever achieve the distinction of the dark green private varnish car that for half a century rolled splendidly over the nation’s railroad system.” – Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg, Hear the Train Blow: A Pictorial Epic of America in the Railroad Age, New York, 1958.

The Seminole, a private railroad Pullman car that once was the pride of A.K. Macomber, sits behind the historic Southern Railway Depot. Restored to the grandeur of an era described in many popular books by Beebe and Clegg, the car is now the property of the Old Smoky Railway Museum. Abraham Kingsley “King” Macomber was born in Hackensack, N.J., on March 7, 1875, the second of three sons of Dr. Henry Kirke Macomber and Amelia Collerd Macomber. When King was only 9 years old, the family moved to Pasadena, Calif., where his father established his medical practice. At age 20, King found himself in Central Africa with adventurer Frederick Russell Burnham and seven other Americans where they spent six months surveying and mapping mineral deposits in what is now Zimbabwe. Hostilities broke out between the group and the natives. The group escaped a massacre but was under siege for two months until rescued by the British military. Macomber spent some time in London then returned to the U.S. late in 1896. In 1899, Macomber met and married Myrtle

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HISTORY AND MYSTERIES Harkness, the daughter of wealthy Lamon V. Harkness, one of the largest stockholders in Standard Oil. Myrtle had acquired a love of horses since she spent much of her youth at one of her father’s several estates, the 400-acre Walnut Hall Farm near Lexington, Ky. As a result of its Standardbred horse breeding operation, one of the best known in the world, the farm grew to 2,000-acres and eventually to 5,000-acres and 1,400 horses. Although it has been sub-divided several times, Walnut Hall remains in the hands of Harkness descendants. Today, the popular tourist attraction, the Kentucky Horse Park, occupies part of the original farm. The young couple maintained residences on both coasts, but King’s business interests were mostly in California. He became a founding partner of the Los Angeles Trust Co. in 1902 and expanded it into a multi-bank empire and engaged in early oil exploration. When he bought a cattle breeding operation called Rancho Cienega in Paicines, Calif., in 1906, he invested heavily in a large new home and stables and introduced the breeding of thoroughbred horses into the operation.

His race horse business continued to grow until federal legislation in 1911 banned pari-mutuel betting. Macomber and some other breeders moved their operations to England and France. The Macombers moved back to the States in 1915 as World War I escalated. Although the ban on gambling was lifted, racing was limited by the U.S. entry into the war. With the war over, King Macomber expanded his operations in both Kentucky and California. The racing world was shocked in September 1920 when it learned that, upon the death of William K. Vanderbilt, Macomber had purchased Vanderbilt’s complete racing stable in France for $2 million. The package included the Vanderbilt chateau 20 miles outside Paris and a stable of 38 prized brood mares, four stallions and 52 younger yearlings and foals. His horses were running well in the States with six of them entering the Kentucky Derby over a period of years. Star Hawk ran second in 1916 and War Cloud placed fourth in 1918. He won a number of other important American races, including the Travers Stakes, the Suburban Handicap and the Withers Stakes. He was also winning major races in France and England. His most famous colt, Parth, won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1923 and Gold Bridge won backto-back King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in 1933 and 1934. Although he was hailed as the undisputed dean of American society in Paris, the horse racing circuit in

the States was also important to the Macombers. For about six decades no other possession so identified those both rich and famous as a private Pullman car. During that time, the Pullman Company provided some 450 private and business cars at prices ranging from $50,000 in the 1870s to $350,000 for Barbara Hutton’s Curley Hut in 1931. By 1915, Macomber felt he needed his own private railroad car and chose the Pullman Company to provide it. The Seminole was delivered to his staff in Palm Beach, Fla. The deluxe car had three large staterooms, a room for Myrtle’s personal maid, a kitchen, a dining area and a room for his crew. King Macomber now needed to make an appearance on the correct private car tracks and at the right

season of the year. A typical year would often begin in Palm Beach until February, then to Louisville for the Derby in early May, on to Pimlico in Baltimore for the Preakness in mid-May and to New York for the Belmont Stakes in June. After the Travers Stakes in Saratoga, N.Y., they proceeded to Del Monte on the Monterey Peninsula in California in autumn. No doubt, the Macombers and the Seminole passed through Knoxville on the Southern Railway more than once as they traveled their annual circuit. By 1927, Macomber acquired another token of his success – a new yacht built in Southampton, England, at a cost of $400,000, called the Crusader. At 175-feet long with two 400-horse power diesel engines, the Crusader was the largest private yacht constructed in England since the war. It was designed as a floating home, a nest of unexpected cabins and staterooms, each one beautifully decorated with hidden features for the comfort and pleasure of the

A.K. “King” Macomber was a prominent California business man and important international breeder of race horses. Courtesy of the Keeneland Library and Archives

owners and their guests. Noted sportsman and horse breeder, A. K. Macomber, died in Paris on Oct. 5, 1955, leaving an estate of $16,084,597. He bequeathed more than $900,000 to relatives, friends and employees and his remaining estate to his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Harkness Macomber. So ended the final chapter in the long and happy life of Abraham Kingsley “King” Macomber.

Built by the Pullman Co. to the Macombers’ design, the Seminole, now owned by the Old Smoky Railway Museum in Knoxville, carried the Macombers on the annual horseracing circuit and to society events at Biltmore and in Palm Beach. Photo submitted

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SUMMER CAMPS Additional listings and information at ShopperNewsNow. com. ■ All American Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, June 6-9, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way; or 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, June 13-16, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Cost: $125. Ages: 6 and up. Info/registration: angelafloyd schools.com. ■ Archaeokids: Exploring Ancient Art & Archaeology, 1-4 p.m. July 11-15, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders). Cost: $110; $99 members. Info/registration: mcclung museum.utk.edu or 974-2144. ■ Awesome Oceans, 9 a.m.noon Monday-Friday, July 25-29, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. For ages 9-13. Cost: $105/ $95 members. Info/registration: themuseknoxville.org/ content/summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. ■ Awesome Oceans, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 25-29, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. For ages 7-8. Cost: $105/ $95 members. Info/registration: themuseknoxville.org/ content/summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. ■ Camp Invention, Monday-

Friday, June 6-10, at the following times and locations: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., A.L. Lotts Elementary, 9320 Westland Drive; Sequoyah Elementary School, 942 Southgate Road; Shannondale Elementary School, 5316 Shannondale Road; Blue Grass Elementary School, 8901 Bluegrass Road; and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Farragut Intermediate School, 208 West End Ave. Cost: $230. Ages: rising first through rising sixth graders. Info/ registration: campinvention. org or 800-968-4332. ■ Camp Wallace Summer Day Camp, through Aug. 5, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Activities and field trips for children who have completed kindergarten through seventh grade. Info/registration: Kristie Bell, 688-7270. ■ Camp Webb Sports Camps, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 9800 Webb School Lane. Camps include: lacrosse, basketball, football, tennis, soccer, cheer, gymnastics and more. Info/schedule/ registration: campwebb.com or 291-3840. ■ Camp Wesley Woods summer camp, 329 Wesley Woods Road, Townsend. Programs for boys and girls grades K-11. Info/registration: CampWesleyWoods.com or 448-2246. ■ Cartoon Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way; or 9-11:30

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a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 18-21, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Cost: $125. Ages: 2-5. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. ■ Christian Academy of Knoxville summer camps, 529 Academy Way. Variety of camps, both athletic and academic, available throughout June and July. Info/schedule/ registration: cakwarriors.com/ community/summer-camps; athletics@cakmail.org. ■ Concord Park golf camps, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Two-day camps for ages 6-8, 9-11 a.m., June 7-8, July 5-6, July 26-27; cost: $50. Three-day camps for ages 9-17, 9 a.m.-noon., May 31-June 2, June 14-16, June 2123, June 28-30, July 12-14, July 19-21, Aug. 2-4; cost: $100. Info/registration: 966-9103. ■ Cooking up Science, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. For ages 7-8. Cost: $85/ $75 members. Info/registration: themuseknoxville.org/ content/summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. ■ Day camps, Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Milton Collins Day Camp for K-sixth graders; Teen Adventures Program for seventh-ninth graders; Counselor-inTraining Program for 10th graders; Camp K’Ton Ton for ages 2-pre-K. Sessions

By Carol Wilson The end of the season barely beat the end of the school year for the boys soccer team at Carter, and that is just fine with them. For the first time in at least five years, the team made it into the second round of play in the district tournament. When asked as tournament play began, “What happens if you win at Rockwood Monday night?” the players replied, “We don’t know. We’ve never been that far!” The team won Monday night and that put them up against Grace Christian on Tuesday. Both tournament games were played well and the team available Monday-Friday through July 29. Info/ registration: jewishknoxville. org or 690-6343. ■ Dig It! Fun with Fossils, 1-4 p.m. June 20-24, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders). Cost: $110; $99 members. Info/reg-

Carter High School soccer seniors are Sam Thomas, Parker Kitts and Wyatt Miner. Photo by Studio P Photography came together and fought hard, ending what is definitely a winning season in their book, despite not getting past Grace. The three seniors on the team, Parker Kitts, Wyatt Miner and Sam Thomas, were all able to put up goals on the board this year, which rarely happens, but is a wonderful way to finish their high school soccer istration: mcclungmuseum. utk.edu or 974-2144. ■ Dino Explorers, 9-11 a.m. June 7-9, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 4-5. Cost: $35; $30 members. Info/registration: mcclungmuseum.utk.edu or 974-2144.

Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER EIGHT: Story So Far: With the special soccer team so inept, advice and encouragement come from everywhere, and boys struggle on in search of a winning game. I won’t describe that Saturday practice. Just say the fathers were serious. My idea of a good practice was that time when Mr. Lester told us about the Battles of Bunker Hill and Gettysburg. Our fathers practiced us as if we were going into a battle of our own. We hated it. Anyway, that week we were going to play Hopewell. When I woke up on the morning of the game, it was raining like crazy. “Great,” I thought. “They’ll cancel.”

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“a breakfast serials story”

Learning to Believe

At breakfast my mother said, “I thought I’d get out of work early and come watch you play.” “It’s raining,” I said. “I won’t melt.” “Don’t you think they’ll call off the game?” “I certainly hope not,” put in my father. “I’ll come too. What’s a little rain?” “That’s what they said when Noah began building the ark.” I would have gotten into more trouble if I said what else was on my mind. If I thought it might have kept me out of the game, I would have. More likely, it would have only

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meant grounding, and since the ground was already under water, I kept my mouth shut. Worse, my father was right. They didn’t call off the game. We got into uniforms and raincoats. What a combo. At the field, it was cold, wet, muddy and very, very stupid. Mr. Lester gave us his usual dynamic talk. “Gentlemen, this will be a true test of your characters. Conditions are terrible. It was either play or forfeit. We voted to play.” “I don’t remember voting,” said Saltz. “You’re not old enough,” said Hays. Mr. Lester, like all losing generals, ignored advice from his ground troops. Instead, he merely shifted his umbrella from one hand to the other. “Give it your best,” he suggested, “your true best.” “We already did,” said Dorman. He sounded bitter. “Make us proud,” Lester urged. And us miserable, I thought. “Remember,” said Mr. Lester as we swam out to the field, “they have it as bad as you do.” Maybe. The difference was they knew how to play the game. Probably even wanted to. We didn’t. Oh, we went out there. We tried to play. Honest. With a bunch of dripping fathers and mothers on the soggy sidelines sort of cheering, we gave it a shot. The shot carried four inches. Maybe. I read a book about World War I. Trench warfare. It was nothing compared to our game. The whole field was like a bottomless mud pit. When we began, the muck was over my shoes. From there on, it rose higher. When the ball came down, instead of bounding, it would hit with a humongous SPLAT! showering mud everywhere, which stuck to whatever it touched. The ball got so waterlogged it was like kicking a cannonball. Some lowlights. We were losing, naturally, by about 21 to nothing. I was already a little shell-shocked. I didn’t mind the trench warfare. It was as if they were using me for target practice. There I was, leaping this way and that, like a wet yak trying out for the lead role in a Spider-Man movie. It got so bad that after a while, when I looked up, I noticed our team had retreated into a kind of wet human wall, semicircle around our goal. As walls went, it wasn’t exactly the Great Wall of China. More like Jericho when it kept tumbling down. Shots kept coming in. Once, I took this great leap. Somehow, I tickled the ball with my frozen fingers when it went into the net (making it 35 to nothing). I did have the satisfaction of seeing that at least the ball went in crooked. But then, when I came down in the muck, I lost my wind and all desire to get up. I just lay there in the mud and rain, relaxed and feeling curiously happy. Next thing I knew Mr. Lester as well as my mother and father were squatting down over me.

“Ed! Ed! You all right?” I heard my mother cry. I opened my eyes. For reasons I don’t understand, these people were trying to keep the rain off me. What took them so long? “Are you all right?” asked Mr. Lester in that super-quiet voice he reserves for true panic. Remember: I was his best player. “Sure,” I said, perfectly calm. “I love this.” My father didn’t like my attitude or altitude. “Get up, Ed!” “It’s safer here,” I said. That was the big difference between World War I and our game. After being shell-shocked, those guys got to go to Paris for a weekend of fun. I was told to be a target again. My favorite memory of that afternoon, however, came a little later. I saw the ball come to rest in a puddle—actually, the whole field was a puddle. This one was just a mile or so deeper than everywhere else. The resting ball, however, brought Eliscue and Fenwick at a gallop, each running at the ball full-tilt, neither seeing the other. They met the ball with a huge BONG! It must have been at the exact same moment, for the ball went up, I mean straight up, somewhere into the rain clouds. The two guys stood there, bewildered, turning around, back to back, one against the other, trying to figure out where the ball had gone. Well, since the ball went up, it came down. It hit them both on their heads at the same moment. And it was a heavy, waterlogged ball. Well . . . They were knocked out. Both of them. Once again, Mr. Lester ran out onto the field, umbrella in hand. I think Fenwick’s ma was there too. When those boys got up, they wobbled. Somewhere around that time, everybody agreed that the U.S. Constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment, and since we had yet to score even one goal that season, there was little likelihood of our scoring a catch-up forty-two goals in the last five minutes of play, so they called it quits. That night both my parents came into my room. “Ed,” said my father, lifting the hot water bottle from my face. “What?” I didn’t even want to talk sex. “We liked what we saw.” “You didn’t see anything but mud.” “I could see improvement,” said my father. After all, he’d helped set up the extra practice. I snuggled down under five blankets, trying to get warm. “Believe in yourself, love,” my mother all but chanted at me. “Believe in yourself and you can do it.” I closed my eyes and let my mind drift. Two games left. I told myself it couldn’t get worse. Which only goes to show how even I had gotten suckered into believing. Because, actually, it got worse. (To be continued.)

Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.

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Building superheroes at Beaumont

Reese Ridner, Lily Segars and Olivia Middlebrooks create their own superhero masks in the art room.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Demetris Grimes and Solriyah Stacey pose for pictures amid the cityscape at Beaumont Magnet Academy’s Superhero Night. The event featured interaction in a fun setting, where parents and children played games, created comic books, decorated masks and received two free books each from the librarian. Photos by R. White

â– CAC is seeking volunteer drivers for its Volunteer Assisted Transportation program. Volunteers will utilize agency-owned hybrid sedans while accompanying seniors or persons with disabilities to appointments, shopping and other errands. Training provided. Info: Nancy, 673-5001 or nancy. welch@cactrans.org.

School year ends great school year with this By Ruth White Let’s wrap up another look at the kids at Beaumont

Beaumont second-grade teacher Megan Edman plays a math card game with a student.

Magnet Academy on Superhero Night. Hope all my kiddos have a safe and happy summer. We’ll be back soon!

Lydia Burchett stops by the Marlee Parnell shows off her tiny superhero, Quinn Parnell, photo booth in the library. complete with miniature cape.

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From logs to windows, Dealers Warehouse thrives By Sandra Clark One of Knox County’s oldest businesses is also one of the least-known. Dealers Warehouse Corporation was highlighted last week at the Halls Business and Professional Association meeting at Beaver Brook County Club. CEO Les Mirts spoke at the invitation of club president F. Carl Tindell, who claims anyplace east of I-75 as a Halls business. Dealers Warehouse took over the old Plasti-Line plant off Emory Road. The space is a perfect spot, Mirts said. “The growth in Knox County and North Knox County has been unbelievable.� Mirts discounted the myth of a building materials wholesaler has an unneeded “middleman.� History has shown, he said, that Dealers Warehouse has sustained economic growth for its retailers by offering more variety without tying up the retailers’ capital. “We allow the market to be efficient.� Dealers Warehouse came

to Knoxville in 1948 as a division of a logging company started by the Hassinger family. Over time the business grew from one building to seven. In 2005, At the height of Appalachian industrial logging, the region Leslie Mirts after 57 produced 40 percent of the nation’s lumber. years on Sixth Avenue near downtown Knoxville, Dealers Warehouse moved into its present location on Thunder Lane, one quarter mile from the Emory Road interchange with I-75 North. The 340,000-square- Warehouse, a position he poration was founded in 1947 foot facility is over 100,000 held until his death in 1994. by Martin and Bill Hassinger, square feet larger than the His son, Les, already had but it was part of a larger set old seven-building location, been designated his succes- of companies that began as a Mirts said. “Larger, more sor, according to the compa- logging operation. efficient and closer to the in- ny’s website. It was a logical Martin Luther Hassingterstate means better service choice. er founded the Pittsburgh for our 500+ customers.� Another familiar name, Lumber Company in 1880 Dealers Warehouse now Bill Arnett, is associated in Martins, Pa., after he was has 150 employees with with Dealers Warehouse. “stripped clean as a picked branch offices in Nash- Arnett became manager in bird� in the Panic of 1870. ville, Chattanooga and 1950 at the age of 25. The He had taken a job running Charlotte, N.C. average age of his 34 em- a small mill, cutting white In 1961, Don Mirts was ployees was early-30s. oak timbers for the Pennnamed manager of Dealers Dealers Warehouse Cor- sylvania Railroad.

The arrow points to young Luther C. Hassinger as a child. He started working for his dad’s business, Pittsburgh Lumber Company, as soon as he could work. As soon as he was old enough to work, his son, Luther C., became an employee of the company. Toward the end of the 1800s, vast areas of southern Appalachia remained relatively untouched by industrial logging. L.C. Hassinger moved his family to Konnarock, Va., in 1906, acquiring 30,000 acres in the mountains around Damascus, Va. In 1912, L.C. bought land along Strait Branch and extended the Virginia-Carolina Railway into Konnarock. It cost $90,000 to build a threemile section of railway from Konnarock to Whitetop Gap. Lumber companies left

the area in the late 1920s. The Hassingers sold their holdings to the Forest Service when it began buying cut-over land between 1926 and 1930 to establish what has become the Jefferson National Forest. The mill closed the day before Christmas in 1928. Luther C. Hassinger left Virginia in 1929, when he and two sons, Bill and Martin, bought Bristol Builders Supply, a leading retail building materials business in Bristol, Va. Although they opened during the Great Depression, the Hassingers survived, later opening four more warehouses.

LMU officials congratulate Jeremy McCreary (middle) on receiving his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Officials are: James Dawson, LMU president; Pete DeBusk, LMU board chair; McCreary; J. Michael Wieting, associate dean; and Brian Kessler, dean.

LMU graduates new doctors The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University graduated 191 new doctors on May 14. Members of the Class of 2016 will be in 121 residency programs in 30 states, according to the Dr. Richard A. Gillespie poses with Dr. Brian A. Kessler (right), vice president and dean of Lincoln college. In March 2016, the school Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. J. Michael Wieting (left), senior associate dean of LMU-DCOM, following the presentation of the Distinguished Service was ranked No. 2 by U.S. News and World Report in Award honoring his service.

medical schools that produce the highest percentage of primary care residents. Approximately 82 percent of the members of the graduating class will enter their first year of residency training in a primary care track. Dr. Richard A. Gillespie, a member of the LMU board of trustees, received the Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Gillespie received his undergraduate degree from LMU before attending medical school at UT-Memphis. He pursued an anesthesiology residency at Duke. He practiced medicine at Fort Sanders Regional and Children’s Hospital and has been an “advocate, recruiter and ambassador for the medical school at LMU.�

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Rotarians to Seoul for convention Rotarians from om around the world – including g several from Knoxville – aree ea, headed for Seoul, South Korea, a city of 10 million, for the 2016 Rotary International Convention. The convention begins on Saturday, May ay 28, and runs through June 1. me is The convention’s theme “Connect with Korea – Touch ch the World.� More than 50,000 Rotarians from 200 countries will ill be tional attending. The 2017 international convention will be closer to home – in Atlanta – June 10-14. Many Knoxville Rotarians are already making plans to attend. Traveling the 7,000-plus miles from Knoxville to Seoul will be two members of the Rotary Club of Knoxville – Past District Governor Frank Rothermel and Allen Pannell, the club’s president-elect. Chris Camp, vice president of the Rotary Club of Farragut, is also making the 15-hour flight to the convention. Joining them will be three other Knoxville residents – District 6780 Governor Beth Stubbs, a member of the Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, and Fred Heitman, the District Governor-elect of District 6780 and a mem-

ber be of the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge. R Also attending is Knoxvillian Karen Wentz, a past district governor of District 6780 who is a member of Rotary International’s Board Bo of Directors. She also is a p past president of the Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa. â–

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But Jones, the coach of the Butch Tennessee Volunteers football Tennes team, will be speaking on Tuesday, July 26, to a joint meeting of Knoxville Rotary clubs at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. He will speak at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Knoxville but Rotarians and guests from other clubs are invited. The luncheon meeting will begin at noon. Seating is limited, so you need to RSVP to the Rotary Club of Knoxville office at kxrotary@bellsouth. net/. Guests should park at the Market Square or Locust Street Garages ($1 per hour) as parking at the Crowne Plaza is limited and should be saved for guests with mobility issues. The lunch is $11, payable by cash or check at the door.

BIZ NOTES ■David Harrell, MD, FACS, a general Church in Lonsdale. She is the mother surgeon with Premier Surgical of five adult children with six grandAssociates of Knoxville, has been children and great grandchildren. elected for active membership ■Sara Fulton, director of operain the American Association of tions for Summit Medical Group, has Endocrine Surgeons. Achieving earned the professional designation membership is an extensive, 2-year of certified medical practice executive process that involves submitting a David Harrell Gloria Garner Sara Fulton (CMPE). Fulton, a member of the Medicase log of endocrine cases, letters cal Group Management Association, joined Summit Medical of recommendation and attendance at two annual meetings. Group as director of operations in October 2015. Now a resiDr. Harrell is based at Premier Surgical’s Tennova North office dent of the Bearden community, Fulton is a graduate of Webb and performs procedures there, at Tennova Physicians ReSchool of Knoxville and earned her bachelor’s degree and MBA gional, and at Premier Surgical’s office-based procedure center from the University of Tennessee. on Papermill Drive. ■Shoney’s Restaurants will honor America’s fallen military ■Gloria Garner has been named to a partial term on the board members this Memorial Day by serving a free All-American of commissioners of Knoxville’s Community Development CorBurger to all veterans and active duty military members. poration through June 2017. Garner retired from the Knoxville Service members will be treated to Shoney’s signature favorite Area Urban League in 2006 after a 38-year career. She began All-American Burger cooked to order (w/cheese if requested), in 1968 as a community organizer to address social issues and served with lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, pickles and mayonprovide case management in Lonsdale, Mechanicsville and East naise. French Fries and a beverage are on the house as well. Knoxville. Garner is a longtime member of First Calvary Baptist Certain conditions apply.

Rocky Top nursing home gets five-star rating Summit View of Rocky Top has been awarded a Five Star Overall rating by Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare. Medicare.gov conducts regular inspections of health care facilities and nursing homes and uses the data to rank each facility based on health inspections, quality measures and staffing. Each area is judged separately using a one- to five-star rating system with five indicating the highest quality. The three areas are then combined to calculate the overall rating. The Medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare site states: “Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. Reviewing health inspection results, staffing data and quality measure data are three important ways to measure nursing home quality. This information gives you a ‘snap shot’

of the care individual nursing homes give.� Nursing Home Compare allows consumers to compare area nursing facilities by town or region. With 10 facilities in the Rocky Top area, Summit View of Rocky Top is one of only four facilities to receive a five-star rating. Sheila Ramsey, director of nursing at the facility, said, “It is nice to see the recognition for all the hard work this team gives to our residents. We want to continue to bring positive attention to our facility and our community.� Summit View of Rocky Top is a locally owned and operated nursing care center that offers long term and short term stay options. The center offers physical, speech, and occupational therapy to in-patients and out-patients and provides 24 hour nursing care for all residents.

Tennessee School of Beauty to celebrate ‘Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day’ Tennessee School of Beauty students will participate in the 14th Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day by offering free haircuts and/or free shampoos and styling to cancer survivors and patients. Appointments are available 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. or 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, and may be made by calling 588-7878.

HEALTH NOTES â– The Alexander Technique, an Introduction, noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $35. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com. â– National Cancer Survivors Day event, 2 p.m. June 5, Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 West Depot Ave. Featuring local artist/author Jody Sims. Info: jodysims.com; 619-210-4587; jody@ jodysims.com.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Online registration open for the Marine Mud Run, to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Individual waves, 8 a.m.; team waves, 11:30 a.m. Course: 3 miles of offroad running, which entails some obstacles, hills and mud pits. Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 16, or until total registrants reaches 3150. Info/registration: knoxmud.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Bits ’N Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Community Center in Norris. Program: “Out of Patty’s Trunk” by Patty Ashworth. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: Mary Jane Berry, 494-7841. Community potluck, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring a dish to share. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge. org. Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 922-2552.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 25-26 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 “Celebrate Summer: Container Gardens for Season-Long Cheer,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardner Lynn Carlson. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 11 a.m., North Knoxville Branch Library, 2901 Ocoee Trail. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 525-7036. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 688-1501. Shakespeare for Kids, 6:30 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 922-2552. Sugar High!, 8-9:30 p.m., Sugar Mama’s, 135 S. Gay St. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Nashville’s Bryce Damuth.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 “Old Bear and His Cub,” 2 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 689-2681.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 27-28 Rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway.

SATURDAY, MAY 28 Community music jam, 7-10 p.m., Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. A nonalcoholic event that is free and open to all ages. Bring blanket or lawn chair. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org. Fourth Saturday Jam Session, 7 p.m., Old Rush Strong School in Sharps Chapel. Bluegrass, country and gospel music performed by local musicians. Refreshments available; donations appreciated. Knoxville Track Club Expo 10K and 5K, 8 a.m., 100 Block of Gay Street. All pre- and postrace activities will be held in Jackson Terminal. Info/registration: ktc.org or Kristy Altman, knoxvilletrackclub@gmail.com. Lego Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Local author Dewaine Speaks will speak and sign books, 2-4 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Pancake breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church on Ailor Gap Road in Maynardville. Adults, $5; children 12 and under, $2. “Rugby Roots” music and performing arts festival, noon-6 p.m., Historic Rugby Victorian village. Featuring British and Appalachian music, dancing and storytelling. Tickets: daytime performances, $12; evening concert only, $8; combined ticket, $17. Tickets available in advance or onsite. Info/tickets: historicrugby.org. Silent meditation gathering, 11 a.m.-noon, Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org. Wildflower seed sowing ceremony, 6-6:30 p.m., Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Participants will have the opportunity to sow wildflower seeds in the Memorial Wildflower Garden in honor of deceased loved ones. Info: 497-

2753 or community@narrowridge.org. Yoga, 9:30-10:45 a.m., Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring towel and water. Info: 4972753 or community@narrowridge.org. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.

MONDAY, MAY 30 Ceremony in Remembrance of our fallen veterans, 10 a.m., Union County Court House, 901 Main St., Maynardville. All veterans, families and the public invited. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Chalk on the Walk, 11:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. 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. Submissions deadline for Appalachian Arts and Crafts Center jurying process. Three sample of work, $25 jury fee and completed forms must be submitted by noon. Info/forms: appalachianarts.net, 494-9854, 2716 Andersonville Highway.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Beauford Delaney Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Beck Center Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/reservations: ddbubose@ knoxart.org or 934-2036. Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212. Coffee with the Candidates, Union County Chamber of Commerce, 1001 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-2811. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info/registration: 922-2552. An Evening of “Radical Gratitude” with Will Pye, 6:30 p.m., Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd. Info: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649 or cptcklenz@aol.com. Storytime with the Tennessee Smokies, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

10677 Hardin Valley Road. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Pittsburgh comedians Alex Stypula and Tim Ross. “Intro to Alcohol Inks,” 5:30-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Shelley Mangold. A Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop. Registration deadline: May 31. Info/ registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 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, JUNE 9 Halls Book Club: “Pigs in Heaven,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. All welcome. Info: 922-2552. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free stand-up comedy show featuring local comedian Sean Simoneau. Super Hero Storytime and Costume Party with Spider Man, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 “Plan to Can and Preserve Food,” 9-10 a.m., Union Farmers Co-op, 3035 Maynardville Highway. Free pressure gauge testing; free food preservation and nutrition information. Bring the canner lid, gauge and seal. Info/appointment: Becca Hughes, 992-8038, rlhughes@utk.edu.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 10-11 The McKameys’ annual Hometown Singing, Second Baptist Church in Clinton. Friday: 7:30 p.m. special guest The Inspirations from Bryson City, N.C.; Saturday, 6 p.m. special guest The Primitive Quartet from Candler, N.C. Reserved seating, $16; general admission, $13. Info/tickets: 457-3678.

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First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works Brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Jenn Snyder from Columbia, S.C. Opening night for “The Word” exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N Broadway. Exhibit on display June 3-24. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676, or BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com. “Plan to Can and Preserve Food,” 9-10 a.m., Union Farmers Co-op, 3035 Maynardville Highway. Free pressure gauge testing; free food preservation and nutrition information. Bring the canner lid, gauge and seal. Info/appointment: Becca Hughes, 992-8038, rlhughes@utk.edu.

Bark in the Park, 3-8 p.m., World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn. Fundraiser for the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. $5 donation at the gate includes: Kid’s Korner, Grayson Subaru Misting Tent, pet contests and more. Info: humanesocietytennessee.com/bark-inthe-park/. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 1:302:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.

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Spring rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount Hermon UMC, 235 E. Copeland Road. Info: 938-7910.

QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Art on Main Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Main Street and around Courthouse in Maynardville. Featuring: artists, crafters, food vendors, children’s activities, music concerts and music jams, train rides, student art exhibit. Supports the local arts. “Food Preservation: Step-by-Step Canning, Drying and Pickling,” 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. 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. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Rain barrel sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Hosted by the Water Quality Forum. Preorders recommended for the 50-gallon Ivy rain barrel. Cost: $70. Deadline to preorder: Sunday, May 29. Info/preorder: utgardens.tennessee.edu. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

MONDAYS, JUNE 6-20 “Handbuilding with Clay,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Janet McCracken. A Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop. Registration deadline: May 30. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 Casual Comedy, 7-9pm, Casual Pint-Hardin Valley,

TUESDAY. JUNE 14 Art Journaling and the Joy of Doodling, 1-3 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. A Featured Tennessee Artist workshop. Registration deadline: June 7. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center. Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212. Knoxville Zoomobile, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 9222552. Memoir Writing, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. A Featured Tennessee Artist workshop. Registration deadline: June 9. Info/ registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center. Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 17-18 “Night at the McClung Museum” family sleepover, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For children ages 5-11 and their parents. Tickets: $40 per person members; $50 nonmembers. Info/tickets: 9742144 or mcclungmuseum.utk.edu. Quilt show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Hosted by the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee. Admission, $7; two-day pass, $10. Info: smokymtnquilters.com or on Facebook.

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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE

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A Message from Steve Diggs

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Emerald Youth President and CEO What a joy it was to welcome more than 1,000 friends of Emerald Youth to our 23rd annual prayer and fund-raising breakfast earlier this month. We gathered together for three primary reasons: Steve Diggs ■ Out of gratitude to God our Father and in celebration of what he is doing in the lives of our city’s young people. ■ To pray for our city’s young people – to rally around them as leaders in our community – and to intercede on their behalf. ■ And as a response to Christ’s invitation to us – individually and collectively – to participate and invest in the missional work Emerald Youth is doing for young people in our city. While the event raised much-needed funds for our ministry, I was most encouraged by the prayers lifted up for our children, teens and young adults throughout the morning. Shelly Page, professor at Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law, closed the breakfast with a meaningful prayer, including these powerful words: “We ask humbly God that you will make your presence felt among our youth so that this generation will know the love of God in such a way that will break through religious and racial barriers, reject territoriality, spiritual pride and selfish ambition so that the unity Jesus taught and believes in will be made manifest.” Many guests told us they were deeply affected by her message, so we’ve made the text and audio of the entire prayer available on our website at www.emeraldyouth.org. While Shelly’s words were first lifted up a few weeks ago, it never hurts to pray them again, as we’re encouraged in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing.” I hope you will take a moment to read or listen to it, and as you do, consider the thousands of young people in our y who who need nee eed those prayers daily. y. city

Laurel Church of Christ provides abundant space for outdoor fun.

God’s love is bubbling over at Laurel Church of Christ on Kingston Pike. The 500-member church, which is situated in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood, serves one of the city’s most affluent areas. But it also embraces one of Knoxville’s poorest and most diverse populations, located just behind it. These are the multinational Sutherland Avenue communities, which include immigrant and refugee families as well as local families who live in the Pond Gap, Marble City and nearby neighborhoods. In collaboration with Emerald Youth Foundation, the Laurel Church of Christ JustLead Ministry provides a full spectrum of programs year-round for about 60 Sutherland Ave. community boys and girls. Among these children are refugees from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, China, Korea and Eastern Europe, as well as at-risk att-ri risk sk Knoxville kids. kid ds. Laurel’s Lau aure r l s JustLe JustLead

ministry began in late spring of 2014. Each school day afternoon, church vans pick up children from schools that include Pond Gap, Westview, Bearden, Sequoyah elementary schools and Bearden Middle School. After a healthy snack and devotional, the children spend the afternoon hours in computer labs with teaching software, in enrichment, and at homework time with tutoring. There is also time for lively play in the church gymnasium and outdoors, on a fully equipped playground and at competition-quality basketball goals in the parking lot. And on two evenings each week, the church provides dinner for all families so they can relax, practice their English and enjoy community. Parents have the opportunity also to join Laurel’s noted FriendSpeak initiative, which offers conversational English and a formal English as a Second Language class.

Evan “Matt” Deen, Laurel JustLead Children’s Director, said the JustLead ministry is able to address several key needs of its families. “Because they come from such an international background, a lot of our parents don’t have the ability to help their kids with English, reading, social studies or history. So we really focus on computerbased learning, structured learning and homework time.” As summer begins, Laurel JustLead will offer an all-day summer program, as it has for the past two summers. Fun for the kids sometimes includes their families too. A summer field trip to Kentucky Splash Country, for example, also included parents, siblings, cousins and other family members. “We want our families to be able to go to fun places together, to relax and enjoy one another while the kids are still little,” Deen said.

A prayer-filled morning Emerald Youth’s prayer and fund-raising breakfast, emceed by WATE meteorologist Matt Hinkin, was held May 6 at the Knoxville Expo Center. Guests at the 23rd annual event enjoyed a meal by All Occasion Catering, heard the joyous sounds of the Emerald Youth choir and participated in a time of prayer for city kids and their families led by Shelly Page, professor with Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law. Ballard Hall, an Emerald Youth alumnus and Marine veteran, shared about his involvement with the ministry over the years and the importance of prayer. “If not for the prayers of the body of Christ through the people of the Emerald Youth Foundation, I am 100 percent certain that I would have ended up in jail or dead by the time I graduated from high school,” he said. The event concluded with the crowd Ballard Hall speaks at the Emerald Youth joining in singing the first verse of “Amazprayer and fundraising breakfast. ing Grace.”

Linghang Zhang uses the computer lab during JustLead at Laurel Church of Christ.

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