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Powell Playhouse Art Show participant Bill Lett gets his picture taken by fellow participant Phil Savage on Aug. 14. Lett’s metal sculpture works can also be seen in the lobby of Mercy North Hospital. Savage had some of his photographs on display. Staff Sgt. Ted Meyers (second from left) is flanked by his father, Ted, mother, Vicky, and grandmother Evelyn Spears. The family is standing in front of a well-used welcome home sign for the Army sergeant on his fourth combat tour. Photos by Greg Householder
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Carol Evans talks urban wilderness, Battlefield Loop and more. See page A-5
2011
Powell Middle School Boys Roaring to 15-0 See page A-9
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Powell High School sent Chris Bright to Boys State and Alana Henley to Girls State.
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Standing out in a crowd Cranes find safe haven in Hiwassee See page A-6
ONLINE Katie Kendall, reigning Miss Knoxville, was the grand marshalll of this year’s Powell Lions Club Fourth of July parade.
2011 has come and gone and we remember some of our big stories from each month of the year. In January, we caught up with longtime Powell High School teacher Amy Armstrong Moyers – also known as “Miss Amy” to her students – as she celebrated her 98th birthday with some of her former students. Armstrong taught at Powell from 1934 to 1974 through many historical eras. Sadly, we lost “Miss Amy” in October of 2011. In February, we learned how we came together as a community when Ana Perez and her kids lost their
mobile home to a fire in the Woodland Meadows trailer park. Businesses, schools, churches and community organizations came together to help Perez during their disaster. In March, we recognized two of Powell High School’s best and brightest – Alana Hensley and Chris Bright who had been selected as the PHS representatives to Girls and Boys State respectively. The American Legion-sponsored events were held in May. In April, the Powell High School Panther Dreams Foundation inducted its inaugural class in the PHS Hall of Fame.
Amy Armstrong Moyers celebrated her 98th birthday on Jan. 8, 2011 with a few friends and former students. The 20 inductees spanned six decades – 1938-1981 To page A-3
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she was really closer to my daughter than she was to me. She was very protective. She looked for Julian for a long time before she accepted that she wasn’t coming back. … Last year was my first Christmas without Julian, and now this was my first Christmas without both of them. I’m hoping that somebody has her and will understand how important she is to me.” Jesi got Lucy from a Middle Tennessee breeder – one of only two wolfhound breeders in the state – when Lucy was 8 weeks old. “That’s one of the things that worries me – that probably most people won’t even know what kind of dog she is,” Jesi said. The house from which Lucy escaped is behind the Weigel’s on Oak Ridge High-
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Interesting speakers coming to town Last week was kind of slow. First, Monday was a holiday. Then a surprise taste of snow and cold weather canceled some Tuesday meetings. With school being out, well, things were slow.
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Joe Jarret to speak to the Heiskell seniors
Knox County law director Joe Jarret will be the featured speaker at the Heiskell Greg Community Center’s senior Householder program on Thursday, Jan. 12. Joe will be discussing “International Travel in the Post 9/11 World-Safety Tips But this week looks inter- for Seniors.” Things with the seniors esting. get started around 10 a.m. and Janice White will make ■ Mark Padgett to announcements around 11 speak to PBPA before turning things over Mark Padgett, former to Joe. Lunch is usually Knoxville mayoral candi- around noon and this month date, will speak at the Powell will be beef stew, cole slaw Business and Professional and cornbread. After lunch Association’s noon meeting the gang usually plays a litTuesday, Jan. 10, at Jubilee tle bingo. Banquet Facility. Padgett took $5,000 in savings and, ■ ‘Steel Magnolias’ with a borrowed laptop taking shape computer, started eGovernThe Powell Playhouse’s ment Solutions in 2005. He will be speaking about production of “Steel Mag“Starting a Small Business nolias” is coming together. with Little Money and Big The cast started rehearsals Ideas: What does it take to last week. Now rather than go from idea to a revenue- repeat everything that I have already written about generating business?” The PBPA is open to area the show in another part of business people and profes- the paper, suffice it to say sionals. Cost is $12.50 and things are looking good. After all, if you read it all will include lunch. Lunch will be tossed salad with assorted here, you will miss those dressings and condiments, ads that pay my salary. rolls and butter, Asian beef, Anyway, at the auditions jasmine rice pilaf, sautéed a couple of weeks ago I
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confessed to my pals Playhouse board member Rob Wampler and vice president Gina Jones that I had seen neither the play nor the movie and thus had not a clue as to who the characters were, the plot or anything. Rob ’fessed up that he confused it with “Fried Green Tomatoes.” Gina thought we were both pigs. I guess what I’m trying to say – guys – is that “Steel Magnolias” is the stage version of what is known in movie parlance as a “chick flick.” In other words, it is perfect for “date night.” Now as all of us guys should know, Valentine’s Day is Feb. 14. For 50 bucks, you can take her to dinner a week or so later (made by the fine culinary staff at the Jubilee Banquet Facility – if you have ever had the opportunity to eat there you know the chow is great) and catch a good date night play. A couple of tickets to “Steel Magnolias” and dinner will go perfectly with the candy and flowers on Valentine’s Day. Now read the rest of the paper and find my article on it to get the details and Marco Harris, student-athlete welfare coordinator for the UT men’s basketball team, grew up in an ladies – don’t be shy – tell East St. Louis housing project with coach Cuonzo Martin. Harris says he owes his survival to his family him you want to see “Steel and a teacher who served as a mentor. Photo by Wendy Smith Magnolias” as a “dinner and a play” for a Valentine’s gift.
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teaches the players life skills, like how to tie a tie and balance a checkbook. He’s good at what he does because he’s passionate about helping kids. He knows how tough it is for young athletes to transition from high-school stardom to college and how important it is for them to be prepared for a life that most likely won’t include professional sports. “That ball will quit bouncing. After the fourth year, they’re out into the real world,” he says. He also knows what it’s like to navigate the road from an inner-city housing project to a successful career. Harris and his childhood friend coach Cuonzo Martin grew up together on the streets of East St. Louis, Ill. “I tell everybody I raised him, but he’d probably tell a different story,” he laughs. Without the love of his family, and the mentoring of a teacher, Harris thinks he might have ended up like most of his other friends – on drugs, in jail or dead. That’s why he’s willing to share his story to help recruit mentors for Amachi Knoxville, a Knoxville Leadership Foundation program that matches mentors with children whose parents are in jail. Harris and Martin were raised in “the hole,” a nickname for the Norman E. Owens housing project. It was a neighborhood infested with gangs and drugs, yet Harris says he loves it, because it made him who he is today. He was the third child of a single mother, and, at one time, there were 13 family members sharing his threebedroom home. The neighborhood was like a village, he says, and if he did something wrong, he might get a spanking from Martin’s mom and another from his own mother when he got home. Like most of his peers, Harris eventually joined a gang. He made some mistakes, he says, but he didn’t want to let
Hear Marco Harris January is national mentoring month, and Knoxville Leadership Foundation will kick off its campaign to recruit 75 mentors in 75 days with “Breaking the Cycle,” 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Marco Harris will be the keynote speaker. The event is free and open to the public. Info: questions@klf.org or 524-2774.
his family down, and that kept him out of serious trouble. He was also influenced by an art teacher, Homer Simmons, who took the time to see the good in him. The teacher was one of only a few who were willing to tell Harris when he was wrong, in spite of the fact that he was a star on the Lincoln High School basketball team, which won three state titles in a row. Simmons also served as a role model for his students. “He had a house and a Benz, and he was doing everything legal.” It took Harris years to fully realize Simmons’ impact on his life, but when he did, he gave his former teacher a call. “I’m very appreciative of what I have now,” he says. “If I could do it all again, I’d take the same path. I’ve learned to treat everybody the same and respect everybody.” Wendy Smith is Bearden community reporter for Shopper-News.
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CTE courses offer experience By Joe Rector In these times of economic challenges, folks are stretching every dollar as far as possible. For some, that includes finding ways to visit salons for haircuts, manicures and waxings. It’s much easier if they take advantage of services being offered by the cosmetology classes at Byington-Solway Career Technical Education Center. Bobbie Odell is in her fourth year at ByingtonSolway, and she spent four years before that at Fulton High School. Devotion to her students has led her to opening the classroom so they can get real life experience. Appointments can be set on Monday through Thursday. On Fridays from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. customers arrive on campus. Students cut women’s hair for $10 or give a shampoo and blowout for $8. Men’s haircuts are $5. Students offer paraffindipped manicures for $8 and pedicures for $10. Facial waxing services are $4.
Odell says these prices are good for customers. In addition, the customers support her students in completing their education and gaining confidence in the skills they have developed. Students learn how to act professionally and how to better communicate with clients. On Fridays, the classroom is set up to run like an actual salon. A receptionist greets customers and then directs them to student workstations. Students only offer services in the areas that they have covered in classes, and Odell is on hand with help and suggestions for all students. Moneys raised from appointments go to purchase supplies that are needed in the salon. Some fund field trips including visits to area salons, as well as to Skills USA competitions in Athens, Tenn., and Chattanooga. Students can get a head start in the profession. The three-year advanced course offered sophomore,
CTE offers variety Cosmetology is one of several classes available through the Career Technical Education department of Knox County Schools. David Bell, administrator at Byington-Solway, said 1,050 students from Karns and Powell high schools and Hardin Valley Academy came through his center last year. Course offerings include HVAC, welding, computer assisted drafting, technical engineering, computer applications, early childhood education, automotive, carpentry, criminal justice and machining. Instructor Bobbie Odell (at left) works closely with each student working with clients. Photo by Joe Rector
junior and senior years can help students to earn between 500 and 600 hours of the 1,500 needed to take the state test for licensing.
Odell says it’s like getting free college credit while earning credits for high school graduation. This year, 18 students are
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Remember 2011 From page A-1
of PHS graduates who had gone on to outstanding accomplishments. Every decade in between was represented. In May, we told the story of “the Face of Powell” veteran crossing guard Linda Saia. Saia, suffering from a serious illness, was furloughed during the summer months when schools were out. Her friends led a communitywide effort to raise money for Saia with a garage sale to help her offset her insurance costs and medical expenses. In June, the Powell Playhouse rolled out its inaugural production of “A Curious Savage.” The play was a critical and financial success and it launched the new Powell Playhouse into a successful summer and fall season. In July, as usual, the highlight was the annual Powell Lions Club Fourth of July Parade. New this year was a Patriotic Pet Parade and contest by the Knox North Lions and the community business fair sponsored by the Powell Business and Professional Association. In August, the big news was the Powell Playhouse Art Show. During the show, which was a fundraiser for the new Powell Playhouse, 32 area artists exhibited their work for more than 200 paying customers. In September, we paid homage to Powell Lions Club charter member Edd Miller as the Powell Lions celebrated its 60th birthday in late August. Miller is the only active member of the 43 charter members who started the club in 1951. In October, we honored
Powell Middle School principal Gary Critselous. Critselous was presented with the MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals 2011 Middle Level Principal of the Year award for the state of Tennessee. He was presented the award on Sept. 22 and spent three days visiting with U.S. Rep. John Duncan, Sen. Lamar Alexander and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education Arne Duncan. In November, we caught up with a true American hero, Army Staff Sgt. Ted Meyers, on his midtour break from his fourth overseas combat tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Family and friends threw a party for Ted. In December, the big news was the Powell High School football Panthers trip to the state playoffs finals for only the second time in school history. The Panthers lost a heartbreaker in the BlueCross Bowl to Henry County 17-14 in Cookeville. Powell’s Dyshawn Mobley was named Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Florence (Lynette Brown), Jeff (Adam Hill), Ethel Savage (Molly Durr) Fairy May (Consuelo Silva-Moore) and Hannibal (Tyler Smith) watch as Mrs. Paddy (Carolyn Wells) gets in the face of Titus (Chuck Denney) while Dr. Emmett (Jamie Speed) looks on (at right) during the June 4 performance of “The Curious Savage” by the Powell Playhouse. Photo by Greg Householder
Edd Miller accepts recognition of his years of service as a charter member of the Powell Lions Club from Lions District 12-N Gov. Chuck Bailey at the club’s 60th anniversary dinner. Photo
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Last week I had the privilege of speaking to a group of senior adults at Grace Lutheran Church. The audience members were attentive and inquisitive, and I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with them. Because my time with the Shopper-News is coming to a close, some wanted to know what would become of Mr. Answer Man, that pundit of all things political with a heart of gold lurking behind a barbed pen. Right now I can only say that while Mr. Answer Man will soon be gone from these pages, he will not be forgotten – especially by this writer, because he still owes me a sawbuck. (Mr. Answer Man should stop betting on the Tennessee Titans.) Had Mr. Answer Man been on the scene last week, there’s no doubt he would have been saddened by one thing that occurred. When asked how many knew their County Commission or City Council representatives, no more than a half dozen folks raised their hands. About the same number knew the commission or council district they lived in. Keep in mind these are mature, intelligent local residents, some of whom clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with government in general, particularly at the federal and state levels. But apparently most have forgotten the time honored maxim that all politics is local, and it doesn’t get any more local than the lawmaker in your backyard. “Lawmaker” is not a word to be casually dismissed. Month in and month out, the Knox County Commission, the Knoxville City Council and the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen consider measures that in many cases become ordinances – new laws on the books. Every new law restricts individual freedom in some way, an aspect usually overlooked until one’s own behavior is circumscribed by the law. In fairness, outside of purely political club meetings, I’d guess that most audiences at social or church gatherings would probably respond about like the folks at Grace Lutheran if asked who represents them on their local legislative bodies. Most don’t know, and if you don’t know, your voice will probably go unheard when commissioners and council members deliberate. Other voices are coming through loud and clear, however. It’s a sure bet that attorneys representing special interests know which lawmakers to talk to, and the wishes of those interests don’t necessarily mesh with the common weal. You may not think much of your local government forking over millions in abated property taxes to help a developer build another strip mall, but that developer knows the telephone number and email address of every representative who’ll vote on the request. You may know nothing about it until the morning the first 100-year-old oak comes crashing down across the street from your home. Get to know your commissioner or your council representative. Check the county and city websites regularly (www.knoxcounty.org and www.ci.knoxville.tn.us) for the County Commission and City Council agendas. Be one of the “99 percent” whose voice is heard. What you don’t know can hurt you. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.
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Greenways advocates pin hopes on Rogero So what’s the deal with greenways? At the recent Greenways Coalition meeting, Knoxville’s two most prominent greenways supporters talked about the future. Both Donna Young and Will Skelton said they believe the new mayor will be more pro-active about greenways than was the last mayor. (Note, they meant Bill Haslam, not interim Mayor Daniel Brown.) A couple of weeks later, Skelton, the most influential citizen greenways activist since the days when Victor Ashe kick-started the movement by increasing the greenways stock from 3 miles to more than 30 miles, told a reporter that he is hopeful that Mayor Madeline Rogero will “… get the greenway program started again,” and predicted that this will happen. So what’s the deal? The city’s website says Knoxville has around 50 miles of paved greenways plus another 15 or so miles of unpaved trails in its inventory. So did Haslam, who is well known as a runner/biker, somehow drop the ball? Donna Young, who pushed the cause with nearmessianic zeal during her 16 years as city greenways
Betty Bean coordinator, is a recent retiree, but joins Skelton as a citizen advocate. She says she will be watching with great interest to see who her replacement will be. (Mayoral advisor Bill Lyons says Rogero will be moving on this appointment very soon). Here’s the deal with Haslam, from Young’s point of view. His greenways philosophy was too conservative because he wanted projects funded upfront. Toward the end of the Ashe adminisration, Young said the city was moving toward writing a requirement for 5 miles of greenway to be included in annual road contracts. “That was Victor’s initiative, and I just don’t think it was ever brought up again. I thought it was one of the most creative things ever, but it never happened. It would have changed the structure of how we did things. I’m always thinking if you’ve got a plan, somebody will be along to fund it,” she said. Preplanning is important, Young added. “The reason
Donna Young sells daffodils for Knox Green. File photo by S. Clark we got Papermill Bluff (the greenway that runs parallel to I-40, behind the Pilot corporate headquarters at Weisgarber Road) for free is because we had a plan. It was shovel-ready and eligible for that Obama stimulus money.” Young, like Rogero, has a background in planning. She thinks the new mayor’s views will more in line with her own than were Haslam’s. “You inspire somebody with a plan. If you don’t do the plan, you can’t get the
funding. Haslam preferred to have everything fully funded first. The difference going forward will be that Madeline will have a more visionary attitude,” she said. And what’s she hearing about her replacement? Not a thing, Young said, but she trusts Rogero to make a good choice: “The most important thing about the job is to find somebody who loves to do the work. Sixteen years is the longest I ever had a job.”
Republicans scramble for new House seats The upcoming Legislature will redraw state and congressional legislative districts. State Rep. Ryan Haynes, who is the new vice chair of the State and Local Government Committee and is close to House Speaker Beth Harwell, will play an active role in the design of districts both locally and statewide. Hayes is a comer within the Legislature. Farragut is fortunate to have him as their representative due to his energy and integrity. His own district will become smaller as all districts need to equivalent in population size. Knox County will have seven whole districts and will lose Jefferson County’s Frank Niceley as a state representative. The new House district without an incumbent will be located in northwest Knox County in the Solway and Karns area. That will trigger a free for all as numerous Republicans will see the primary winner prevailing in November. Rep. Joe Armstrong’s district will take on more people, including some of those Democrats now in
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the Harry Tindell district. Tindell’s district will then take on new precincts including Sequoyah, Deane Hill Recreation Center and Rocky Hill. The district will become decidedly Republican. Tindell is a knowledgeable lawmaker who is low key and almost invisible in Knoxville. He may retire if the district is lopsidedly Republican to avoid defeat in November. There is surely going to be a Republican primary there whether Tindell runs or not. Already being mentioned are County Commissioner Ed Shouse (who has sought the seat previously); former City Council members Rob Frost and Marilyn Roddy (Roddy and Frost are not close); Republican activist Ruthie Kuhlmann; former school board chair Dan Murphy; Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis (if the new district includes his South
Knoxville precinct); attorney Greg Hall; former city public affairs director Craig Griffith (chair of GOP committee at Deane Hill); Marsha Grieve (wife of Council member Duane Grieve); and Jim Bletner, Sequoyah Hills neighborhood leader who has run previously. County Commissioner Jeff Ownby is mentioned too as he is making opposition to closing Lakeshore Mental Health Institute his signature issue. Former Vice Mayor Joe Bailey told me he would not run. UT law student Alexander Waters (son of well known John and Beth Waters) is being urged to consider it but has declined to date. He is candidate for delegate in the Republican Presidential Primary for Jon Huntsman. Roddy has just come off a losing state Senate race and will need to make her next campaign a winning one to avoid being considered a perennial candidate. She was weak in her home precinct of Sequoyah in the state Senate contest. On election day, Roddy tied Becky Massey in Sequoyah 219 to 219.
■ Rob Frost is applying to be City Council attorney and would not run if he is chosen for that position. He was openly for Massey over Roddy and active for Marshall Stair for Council. Pavlis and Bailey were for Massey, too, in the recent GOP senate primary. Pay and duties for new council attorney have not been determined. ■ Chip Berry, campaign manager for Madeline Rogero, will work for her at city hall but uncertain in precisely what role. He has a very pleasant manner and makes friends easily. He comes from the nonprofit world. ■ Marshall Stair spent much of the Sunday (Dec. 18) after his swearing in delivering poinsettias to numerous supporters across the city. This trait of thanking key supporters will hold him in good stead in future endeavors. Knoxville florists are no doubt pleased as well. ■ The new Knoxville City Council meets for the second time at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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Run, Harry, run Next week, state Rep. Harry Tindell will announce whether or not he will run for re-election. He’s promised a decision by Jan. 19. We hope he runs.
Sandra Clark Tindell has represented District 13, a North Knox city district, since 1990. But this year he will face a radically different district and a small herd of opponents. Republicans control both House and Senate during redistricting. Democrats, beware. Tindell’s district has shed Democratic voters into Rep. Joe Armstrong’s 15th District, and the 13th is being stretched to the Sevier County line. It’s also gaining Sequoyah Hills, Deane Hill and Rocky Hill. Yikes! People with business in Nashville aren’t eager to see Tindell leave. Register of Deeds Sherry Witt says Knox County could not have a better legislator. “Harry sees the big picture and has learned to work with both parties. He just doesn’t have a partisan attitude. I’m 100 percent Republican, and I’ve always worked well with Harry. He’s strong in Nashville and that’s what we need.” County Mayor Tim Burchett, a fiscal conservative who served with Tindell in the House, agrees: “There’s one person I went to in the House who knew more about the budget than anybody else and that was Harry Tindell. He’s the go-to man on the House
Harry Tindell File photo by B. Bean side like Randy McNally on the Senate side. “Harry understands where the money comes from and where it’s going. He understands the importance of our bond rating and is very knowledgeable. He’s easygoing, and when everybody else was being emotional, he was always calm and level headed. He never got caught up in all the games, and he didn’t look for publicity. “You’ve got your show ponies and your workhorses, and Harry is a workhorse.” Former state Sen. Jamie Woodson, now president and CEO of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, says she couldn’t have said it better. She also has some experience with redistricting. As a junior House member in 2002, she was forced to run for re-election in a district that got stretched all the way to White Pine. She prevailed and says Tindell would have a chance to do so as well. “Harry was a very thoughtful colleague and is respected on both sides of the aisle as a leader on many issues,” Woodson said. She recalls his work during the planning phases of the lottery scholarship program and says he was an
invaluable member of the team. “We had to build a program from the ground up, assuring that we protected the fiscal stability of the state while building in transparency. Harry was very engaged in constructing that balance between best business practices and the transparency that is needed in government. He is a very thoughtful legislator and his work with the budget and on the finance committee has been significant.” Tindell has a plan for deciding whether to run. He will look at how the new district has changed from the old and the political makeup of the new district. He will also assess “my ability to devote the necessary time and resources to a campaign in the new district. “Once we pass a plan, I will make a quick decision.” We hope he runs. His record of service is strong and voters always benefit from a choice. Knox County’s legislative delegation runs the gamut from thoughtful and wise to nuttier than a bowl of almond crunch. Tindell falls toward the Downtown Knoxville from “across the river” at the new Urban Wilderness Photo by Jack Rose smart side.
Legacy Parks sets 2012 goals By Sandra Clark Turn up your hearing aid to learn a new vocabulary in 2012. Words like: ■ Urban Wilderness ■ Battlefield Loop ■ Sawdust Trail Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, says her group has raised nearly $3 million in five years to acquire 300 acres of new park land and protect another 1,000 acres of forest and farms.
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As 2011 wound down, the final parcels to complete the Civil War forts trail were acquired, through efforts of the Aslan Foundation. “All three forts are protected,” said Evans. Fort Dickerson already is a city park. Dickerson, along with Fort Higley, Fort Stanley and Fort Armstrong comprise the “Battlefield Loop,” where Legacy Parks hopes to help build 30 miles of trail on which to walk, hike and bicycle in South Knox-
ville, just across the Tennessee River from downtown. “What fun. You go for a hike and run into a Civil War fort,” said Evans. It’s important to have the historic parts of the Battlefield Loop interpreted. Signage is huge. “The Community Design Center has looked at the Loop and we know (a trail) is quite doable,” said Evans. “We don’t know whether it will be paved or sawdust.”
So what’s next? “Our focus this year is on making it easier to get outdoors, to create a system of trails in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness,” said Evans. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis is a driver, keying on his South Knox council district. It probably doesn’t hurt that Mayor Madeline Rogero calls South Knox home as well. “(Recreation) is an economic driver,” says Evans.
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in a crowd The black and white crane is the rare hooded crane from Asia.
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year ago, my December column titled “Cranes for Supper?” addressed the plans by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to create an open season on sandhill cranes in southeast Tennessee. On the brink of extinction, there were only 30 breeding pairs of the eastern population of sandhills left, back in the 1930s. Federal protection, wildlife refuges and wetland management led to a remarkable rebound in their numbers. They reproduce slowly, starting at ages 5-7, and have only one chick per year; only a percentage of those survive to adulthood. In spite of that, over the last five years we have averaged around 20,000 sandhill cranes wintering yearly down at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County. Reflecting what a large majority of East Tennesseans thought, the Tennessee Ornithological Society had taken the position that “the fall arrival and overwintering of tens of thousands of sandhill cranes in Tennessee should be celebrated as a wildlife spectacle and a watchable wildlife opportunity.” In January of 2011, after extensive public input showing 72 percent of responses opposed to shooting the cranes to 28 percent in favor, the TWRA decided to delay the decision on the matter for two years, citing “insufficient data.” My column and other writers and opinions agreed that some areas of our country do indeed consider the cranes to be a wildlife spectacle, encourage and publicize watching the birds, and rake in millions
of tourist dollars in the process. I have a “Crane Watch” brochure from Kearny, Neb., with ads for motels, inns, restaurants and other opportunities for tourists to spend their money as they enjoy seeing the sky filled with as many as 500,000 sandhill cranes arriving along the Platte River in March and April. And another concern about shooting at the big majestic birds was that someone would mistakenly shoot one of the endangered whooping cranes that often fly along with the sandhills. After all, people and cows get shot every year, and they look a lot less like deer than the whoopers look like sandhills. Well, the thoughts of all those issues of last year came rushing back this last Monday, when we had the amazing good fortune to take part in a real, rare, wildlife event. Here is the story: On Dec. 3 a couple of knowledgeable women from the Crane Foundation stopped by the Hiwassee Refuge to admire the 10,000 sandhill cranes arriving for the winter. And among the crowd of huge, tall gray birds they spotted someone different. Hanging out with all the other cranes, this one was a bit shorter and had a slaty-gray body, black wings, tail and legs, and a striking white head and neck. The ladies called their headquarters in Wisconsin for backup, and the stranger was quickly confirmed to be a very rare bird from Asia, a hooded crane. Just like gossip in a neighborhood, the word swept through the birding community with the speed of an iPod, and peo-
There are more than 10,000 sandhill cranes at the refuge.
ple began showing up from all over the country to see the bird. We thought we’d give it a try on the way home from Christmas at our son’s home in north Alabama. Thanks to immobile traffic on I-26 south of Chattanooga, we didn’t arrive at Hiwassee Refuge till 4:15 the afternoon of the 26th. There stood 20 or 30 eager birders with scopes and cameras, including birder and author Stephen Lyn Bales from Ijams Nature Center, and birders from Maine, Oregon, Missouri and Florida. After a while, a bald eagle flew across the scene, stirring things up a bit. And as the hundreds of cranes settled down again, the lady from Missouri, eye glued to her scope, announced “there’s our bird!” Out it walked, a black-and-white figure in a crowd of gray. And we all stood and stared at a creature that had flown over the bogs of Siberia, standing in a field in Tennessee. It’s the kind of happening that birders love to sit back and recount for
months and years afterward. Hooded cranes nest in a remote area of Russia north of Mongolia, in a cool, wet, northern world of peat bogs and stunted larch trees. The species was first described in 1834, but because they breed in such a remote area, the first hooded crane nest wasn’t discovered until 1974, 140 years later! They are best known from their usual wintering grounds, where some 3,000 of them stay on the Japanese island of Kyushu, feeding in harvested grain fields and rice paddies. And how rare is our Hiwassee bird? It may be the first one of its kind ever recorded in North America. A hooded crane was seen 18 months ago in Idaho; another last spring in Nebraska; and now, here. If it’s the same bird, it’s the first. In the unlikely event that there are three different ones on tour, then it’s the third. Either way, very rare and very exciting, for the birders and for the crane refuge in East Tennessee. The hooded crane is here because
all those other cranes are here, safe to just hang out and do their thing. We saw an immature whooping crane hanging out at the refuge as well, hopefully to grow to adulthood and add one more chance for us to keep that species on the Earth. A wildlife spectacle, and watchable wildlife opportunity, indeed. And people have come from 27 states and Canada, so far, to share it, and maybe like what else they see here in East Tennessee. The 21st annual Crane Festival at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge will be Jan. 14-15 this year, with headquarters at the Birchwood School. The Refuge is off Route 60, about 20 miles northwest of Cleveland, or about 10 miles south of Dayton, near the old Blythe Ferry. Their website is www.tncranefestival. org. If you’ve never seen several thousand of something hanging out together at one time, you should go on down and see how nature was really intended to look. You might see the rare crane.
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WORSHIP NOTES Community Services â– Dante Church of God will distribute Boxes of Blessings (food) 9 a.m. to noon or until boxes are gone Saturday, Jan. 14. Everyone is invited. You must be present to receive a box of food and only one box is allowed per household. Info: 689-4829. â– Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell will host a Life Line Screening event Monday, Jan. 23. It will be sponsored by the University Medical Center. Preregistration is required. Info: Call 1-800-324-1851 or visit www.lifelinescreening. com/community-partners. â– Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of the month. Info: 566-1265. â– New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.
Music services â– New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road, will host agospel singing 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, featuring the New Calvary Echoes. There will be no charge. Love offering will be taken. The Rev. Eddie Sawyer, pastor. Info: 546-0001 or www.newbeverly.org.
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Renfro to speak at KFL Carolyn Renfro will be the guest speaker for the Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon at noon Tuesday, Jan. 10. Carolyn Renfro The KFL is a group of Christian men and women who meet weekly at the Golden Corral in Powell.
■The Sierra Club/Harvey Broome Group will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker Lyn Bales will discuss the book “Ghost Birds.� Refreshments will be served.
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The Powell Playhouse has selected the cast for the group’s late February production of “Steel Magnolias.� Playing Truvy Jones will be Mindy Barrett; playing Annelle Dupuy-Desot will be Christine Perkins. M’Lynn Eatenton will be played by Barbara Robertson. Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie will be Katie Dake and Jessica Dugger. Clairee Belcher will be played by Renee Denney. Ouiser Boudreaux will be played by Bonny Pend-
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Roaring to 15-0 Powell Middle School boys roll By Greg Householder The Powell Middle School boys basketball team is off to one of the best starts in school history at 15-0 overall and 8-0 in league play. Recently, the Panthers won the Halls New Year’s Classic tournament over Maury Middle School 56-51. Powell was led by tournament MVP Charlie Richards with 24 points and the post play of Bryson Cowden who was named All Tournament. Russ Edens broke the game open with back-toback 3-pointers with under three minutes to play. Aaron Greene also had two 3-pointers to put the Panthers ahead after trailing by seven. Point guard Conley Hamilton sealed the win with two free throws. Jackson Steely came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers against Horace Maynard in the semifinal game to lift Powell to a seven point win. “Every player has contributed to our team’s success and they are a group
The Powell Middle School boys basketball team show off the hardware as champs of the Halls New Year’s Classic tournament: (kneeling) Matthew Samples, Charlie Richards, Jackson Steely, Zach Crawford, Brandon Brown, Reilly Hamilton; (standing) assistant coach Lucas Heidel, Gavan Hicks, Aaron Greene, Rysaiah Thomas, Bryson Cowden, Tanner Kesterson, Conley Hamilton, Russ Edens and head coach Darin Courtney. Photo by Chris Hamilton
of fighters that are pulling for each other,” said coach Darin Courtney. “They play extremely hard and I
SCHOOL NOTES Copper Ridge ■ PTO meeting in the library 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9; Family movie night Friday, Jan. 13; Grandparents Day for kindergarten and 1st grade Friday, Jan. 20; Book Fair Jan. 20-27; Book Fair family night Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Nature’s Way ■ Open house will be held 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, for all families interested in applying to preschool through 8th grade. Info: 689-8976, email natureswaymontessori@comcast. net or visit www.natureswaymontessori.com.
SPORTS NOTES ■ Rec Baseball Sign-ups: Halls Community Park spring rec league baseball, 4U-14U sign-up times are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday in January; Saturday, Feb. 4, and Saturday, Feb. 11. Info: www.hcpark.org.
Harold’s Tours to host presentation Harold’s Tours will host a pot luck dinner 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Halls Senior Center on Crippen Road. Bring a covered dish and hear about tours planned for 2012.
Open call for ‘Connections’ The Fountain City Art Center is currently accepting submissions for its upcoming themed exhibit “Connections” to be on display Friday, Feb. 24, through Friday, March 23. The way the artists interpret the theme will be considered during the judging process. The entry fee for nonFCAC members is $20 per entry ($10 for members) with a limit of two entries per person. If your work is 36 inches square, submit only one entry. Works that have been submitted previously for other exhibits may not be entered. Submissions will be accepted 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, and judging will take place Wednesday, Feb. 22. An opening reception will be held for the exhibit 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Awards will be announced at 7 p.m. Prizes will include $125 for Best of Show, $100 for first
place, $75 for second place, $50 for third place and $25 for honorable mention.
Central High exhibit Also coming up at the art center is Central High School’s second annual National Art Honor Society Exhibit that will kick off with a reception 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Art Honor Society members and their instructors will be designing and distributing their own invitations, hanging their own show, bringing the food for the reception and providing judges for the artwork. Art Center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Saturdays. The center is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Info: 3572787, e-mail fcartcenter@ knology.net or come by the center at 213 Hotel Ave.
do not have to worry about blessed to coach them.” them giving up in any situThe Panthers have five ation. I can not ask for any- league games left to make more than that and I am a run at the Knox County
regular season champion- home on Jan. 12. The girls ship and a No. 1 seed in the tip at 4:30 p.m. and boys county tournament. Powell play begins at 5:30. opens up against Vine at
Hiler awards employee with Scooby snacks When folks walk into the automotive branch of Sherwin-Williams on Lexington Drive, not only will the shop’s No. 1 customer service representative greet them at the door, but she’ll also sit and roll over after shaking hands with both paws.
the store, you immediately see Riley bounding out from the warehouse, ears flapping and tail wagging ready to greet you. Hiler rescued Riley from the pound in Murfreesboro about four years ago after hurricanes hit the area and destroyed the home Riley was living in with her previous family. “They wouldn’t allow pets at her family’s new apartment, so they had to give her up,” he said. Hiler Sara just happened to be looking Barrett for a dog and stopped by the shelter. The rest is history. When asked what the other employees think about her, assistant manager Eddie Hines said “We all buy Riley is the Labrador- her treats. Everybody has to beagle mix of store manager buy her biscuits ’cause she Ryan Hiler. Upon entering goes through ’em.”
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The staff at YoungWilliams would like you to meet 2-year-old female dilute calico cat Sandy.She has wonderful litter box habits and incredible beauty but she is missing a home. Sandy is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village is at 6400 Kingston Pike.Both facilities are open noon to 6 p.m. daily. If you don’t have time to drop by and take a look, visit www. young-williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables and call 215-6599 for more information about each pet.
Riley sits at her dad’s office with her favorite office supplies: a cardboard box and a paint stick. Photo by S. Barrett Apparently, she helps keep everyone busy during any downtime they may have. Riley’s favorite toys are cardboard boxes and the wooden sticks used to mix paint. “She also cleans every freight truck that comes in,” said Hiler. “She carries pieces of wood out of the trailers from the wooden flats. We’re not talking about small pieces, either. Two-by-fours … you name it.”
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The next time you see what appears to be a bunch of tough guys running a paint shop, just think about Riley and her friends at Sherwin-Williams. After playing in the warehouse and getting her picture taken for the paper, Riley ran to the door. “Do you need to go potty?” said Hiler, just like any good dad would. If you have a question or comment for Sara, call her at 218-9378 or email her at barretts@shoppernewsnow.com.
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AARP driver safety classes For registration info about these and all other AARP driver safety classes, call Barbara Manis, 922-5648. ■ Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18-19, John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 19-20, Farragut town hall, 11408 Municipal Drive.
Now through the end of January, bring in any outdated phone book to the Knoxville Zoo for recycling and you will receive one free admission ticket with the purchase of another. Since admission to the Knoxville Zoo is already half-price for Penguin Discount Days, you can get two tickets for half the price of one. Info: www.knoxville-zoo. com.
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Commercial transfers fuel real estate market By Sherry Witt The calendar year of 2011 closed with a flurry of real estate activity in Knox County. For the month ending on Friday, Dec. 30, some 603 parcels changed hands, representing a property value of a whopping $249 million. That’s more than $100 million ahead of last December’s pace. The total also represents more than twice the value of the total property sold during November, when around Witt $105 million was transferred. While there was no appreciable increase in the number of residential properties sold, activity in the commercial sector was largely responsible for the surge. There was also a noticeable bump in the amount of money loaned against property. During December, real estate lending saw more than $433 million borrowed in Knox County. This number represented about $160 million more than the amount loaned during November. Leading the train of commercial deals was a transaction between Parkside Drive LLC and Hart TC 1-III LLC, for property in the Turkey Creek complex. The sale brought more than $130 million. The largest mortgage transaction was for $94.5 million for financing the Turkey Creek sale. The second largest loan document recorded was for $38.3 million on the Proton Therapy Center. Initial analysis of the recording data from 2011 indicates that the year outpaced 2010 in terms of the total value of property sold. For the year 2011, the total value of property sold in the county was $1.87 billion, compared to $1.52 billion in 2010. Here’s hoping that we all enjoy a blessed, prosperous and happy New Year in 2012. Sherry Witt is Knox County Register of Deeds. Info: 215-2330 or sherry@ knoxrod.org/.
Judge Steve Sword to speak to Halls Republicans Halls Republican Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at QQ Pizza (formerly Mandarin House) in Halls Center. Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword will speak. Those eating dinner should arrive at 6:30 p.m. Judge Sword will swear in new officers: president Bob Crye, vice president Trish Graybeal, secretary Buddy Burkhardt, treasurer Don Henderlight and email coordinator Lee Johnson.
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Old Vol R.A. Dickey is different This correction in The New York Times offers two clues about what is an R.A. Dickey: “Extra Bases baseball notebook last Sunday misidentified, in some editions, the origin of the name Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver, which Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey gave one of his bats. “Orcrist was not, as Dickey had said, the name of the sword used by Bilbo Baggins in the Misty Mountains in “The Hobbit�; Orcrist was the sword used by the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield.� 1. What that tells us is the former scholar-athlete at the University of Tennessee honors his bats with exotic names. 2. Dickey got his mythology all tangled up. Everybody knows Bilbo Baggins’ sword was called Sting. Robert Alan Dickey, 37, born-again Christian, ex-Vol, English lit major,
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Munson awards dinner in New York for baseball success and philanthropic works. Dickey does good deeds. He helps operate Honoring the Father Ministries which provides medical supplies, powdered milk and baseball equipment to the poor in Latin America. He visits schools and hospitals. Because Dickey understood the situation, the Mets picked him on 9/11/11 to present an American flag to a remarkable soldier who returned from war in Afghanistan. Before the baseball opener, Dickey’s memoirs, “Wherever I Wind Up,� are due out. The book supposedly has enough stuff to become a movie. R.A. Dickey on the mound has more fierce competitiveness than fastball. Maybe you have seen his intense expressions on TV. Off the mound, he is calm, peaceful, polite. Few in baseball are as articulate. None have clubhouse lockers loaded with heavier reading material. Dickey can also communicate in numbers. From his midseason 2010 call-up through the end of 2011, he pitched 383 innings with a
3.08 ERA. Roy Halladay, Jered Weaver and Justin Verlander were better. C.C. Sabathia was not. There are other numbers: After long laboring at too-near-minimum pay, he has a guaranteed contract worth more than $4 million. His goal is to be baseball’s best bargain. OK, if you really must know, his career record is 41-50. Dickey, no relation to Doug, was great at Tennessee and won two games in the 1996 Olympics but missed the early money. Texas drafted him in the first round and agreed to $850,000 as a signing bonus. In the standard physical exam, the Rangers discovered his right elbow was missing the infamous Tommy John ligament. R.A. had no idea he had been born handicapped. He took a terrible pay cut – to $75,000. For most of thereafter, he wandered on the fringes. He is finally famous. And still refined. And even more interesting. The knuckleball fits his personality. Alas, he is not as funny quirky as he might be if left-handed. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
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The KARM Dragon Boat Festival (previously called the Knoxville Dragon Boat Festival) will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. It will be held Saturday, June 23, at the Cove at Concord Park and can only host 60 teams. Anyone can participate. Registration is going on now. Info: www.racedragonboats.com.
Professor Edgar Stach is the first faculty member of the UT Knoxville College of Architecture and Design to receive a joint appointment with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the university. Through the yearlong position at ORNL, Stach will research and develop technologies and methods to achieve cost effective, energy-efficient applications for high-performing retrofitted and new buildings.
Celebrate MLK Day In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, several religious leaders from the Knoxville area will come together for an interfaith prayer service noon Wednesday, Jan. 11, at First Christian Church, 211 W. Fifth Ave. Lunch will be served afterward. Everyone is invited and admission is free. Info: Visit www.mlkknoxville.org.
Attention: Fulton Alumni The Fulton Alumni Association is gathering information for a directory. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 10. Info: Visit www.fultonfalcons.com or call Ray Abbas, 607-3074.
Race against racism The YWCA’s Race Against Racism 5k and one mile fun run will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 124 S. Cruze St. Everyone is invited to participate. This year’s honorary chair is Dr. Steven Waller from the University of Tennessee. There will be free entertainment, health screenings, a kids’ Home Depot workshop, free breakfast and soup. Info: www. ywcaknox.com.
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SELECTED VARIETIES, 9.5-15.25 OZ.
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2.49 WITH VALUCARD
FINAL COST
BUY 10 ITEMS SAVE $5 INSTANTLY
1.99
2.99 WITH VALUCARD
FINAL COST
BUY 10 ITEMS SAVE $5 INSTANTLY
2.49
WHEN YOU BUY 10 PARTICIPATING ITEMS IN A SINGLE TRANSACTION WITH VALUCARD. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBLE FOR SALES TAX.
WHEN YOU BUY 10 PARTICIPATING ITEMS IN A SINGLE TRANSACTION WITH VALUCARD. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBLE FOR SALES TAX.
PARTICIPATING ITEM
PARTICIPATING ITEM