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MARCH 21, 2011

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FEATURED F CO COLUMNIST L LARRY VAN GUILDER

Power play See Larry’s take on legislation introduced by Sen. Stacey Campfield to expand the powers of the county mayor at the expense of county commission.

And look for Sandra Clark’s interview with Commissioner Richard Briggs.

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Patriotic pets Dress up your dog and wrap a flag on the cat. It’s time to prepare for Powell’s annual 4th of July celebration including a contest for Patriotic Pets (that last part is a fundraiser for the Knox North Lions Club).

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First Baptist Church of Powell Motorcycle Ministry member Dave Stewart pays for breakfast on March 12 at the Powell Lions Club Pancake Breakfast. Standing to take the money is Powell Lion Edd Miller. FBC-Powell Motorcycle Ministry members joining Stewart are (clockwise) Don Wadley, Hal Bernard, Kathy Wadley and Tammy Stewart. Photos by Greg Householder

The Motorcycle Ministry thunders across Norris Dam during the group’s Motorcycle Ministry member Bill Jackson unloads bicycles last December at benefit ride for the Western Heights the Western Heights Baptist Center.

Baptist Center in 2009.

One of the bigger projects the group participates in is its bicycle ministry for the children of Western Heights. Throughout the year, the ministry collects bicycles, repairs and refurbishes them and just before Christmas hauls them to the Western Heights Baptist Center.

The folks at the Baptist Center take care of distribution.

The ministry also works in the mobile home park ministry of the church, providing Christmas gifts for deserving children.

The work is needed in Western

Ray probes for a Midway solution

By Larry Van Guilder On a recent Friday afternoon downtown, the irresistible force met the immovable object. Between the two stood Gloria Ray, president and CEO of the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation. You don’t go to

Analysis work in a building that bears your name unless you’ve carved more than a few notches on your gun, but finding an accommodation to suit both Midway community residents and The Development Corporation may be impossible even for the redoubtable Ray. “By design,” Ray said, “there are no politicians in this group.”

Yet even without the schisms created by political affiliations, the gulf between what the community wants and what TDC insists it must have is vast.

The 18-member ad hoc committee is an eclectic group, with representatives from the private sector, ORNL, UT, the Knoxville Chamber and TDC, a quasi-governmental organization. Early in the committee’s initial meeting, Tom Ballard, who heads the partnership directorate at ORNL, encapsulated Ray’s dilemma when he said, “It’s unclear to me whether we can even form a consensus.”

Bob Wolfenbarger, who has been a leader in opposing TDC’s plan for a business park, said the community has “a vision” of where it wants to go.

“The land, in our opinion, belongs to Knox County’s citizens,” he said, and asked rhetorically what one would do with 380 acres along with the funds TDC had initially set aside to develop the property.

Speaking as chair of The Development Corporation, Roger Osborne said, “We’re coming here with an open mind,” seeking an “effective economic development plan for Knox County” that will create jobs.

But Osborne quickly revealed TDC’s “open mind” has limits:

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“We paid $25,000 an acre for that land, and we intend to get our money back.”

Ray (literally) strung a clothesline in the meeting room and pinned a piece of paper reading “Midway Business Park” at one end and a second piece reading “Ochs Center Report” and “USDA Farm Presentation” at the other. Before the meeting was over, the space between was filled with ideas including “Sustainable City,” “Solar Farm Switchgrass,” “Business Incubator,” “Retail Outlet” and “Farmers Market and Teaching Center.”

Elaine Clark, president of the French Broad Preservation Association, noted that opportunities “in the middle” hadn’t been studied, and Ray gamely tried to address that deficiency. Ray suggested using at least part of the land for a demonstration city boasting the latest in energy-efficient housing that might include a solar research facility or a solar product manufacturer within its boundary. She speculated that the “10 million tourists” who visit the Smokies might be attracted to

offering collected at each monthly meeting. None of the funds come from the church budget, the ministry is self-sustaining.

So if you ride a motorcycle and would like to make some new friends with some good folks while helping your community, check them out. The ministry meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month in “The Spring,” the annex between Powell Elementary School and the church. The group rides, weather permitting, the second Saturday of each month.

such an innovative project.

But Ray is in a tough spot, dangling green enticements for the opponents of the business park while simultaneously acknowledging the importance of return on investment for TDC. Where the “twain shall meet” is far from clear.

For at least some of those who fought the Midway development for the past decade, nothing short of the dissolution of TDC and the return of its assets to Knox County would prove satisfactory. The Chamber, the TDC hierarchy and local power brokers would fight desperately to stave that off, and dissolving the corporation would require approval of its board of directors. That won’t happen except under enormous political pressure from the highest office in Knox County, although in the past Mayor Tim Burchett has hinted that the responsibility for economic development rightfully rests with the county’s executive branch.

For TDC, then, the strategy seems clear: wait. Wait for a friendlier reception on County Commission, or wait for your opponents to tire out.

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Heights. According to 2009 data the population density in Western Heights was 4,415 persons per square mile compared to the Knoxville average of 1,877. Median household income in Western Heights for 2009 was $12,185 compared to $31,898 in Knoxville.

The motorcycle ministry has also been known to step in and help in individual crisis situations. The bulk of the funds for the ministry come from the proceeds of its annual benefit ride for Western Heights held in July. The rest come from an

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By Greg Householder Don Wadley, the leader of the First Baptist Church of Powell’s motorcycle ministry, will be the first to tell you – they have taken a different twist on the old biker motto of “Live to Ride – Ride to Live.” The FBC Powell folks like to say they “Ride to Eat.” The group, a ministry of the First Baptist Church’s Powell and Fountain City campuses, definitely has a good time on their rides. Over the past several years they have ridden to Robbinsville, N.C.; visited the Cumberland Gap Park; been to the National Storytelling Center in Jonesboro; ridden to the Ocoee Whitewater Center.

Rides usually start with an early morning meet-up in the parking lot across Ewing Road from the Youth Worship Center at 8 a.m. and a quick trip to Bojangles for a breakfast. After breakfast, the group heads out for their ride, taking a break at about the 50 mile mark.

Arrival at the destination usually involves lunch, the “Ride to Eat” motto. Most rides return to Powell by 4 or 5 p.m.

On March 12, the FBC bikers had their first ride of the season. Breakfast was at the Applebee’s on Cedar Lane in the Merchant Road area where the Powell Lions Club was holding a pancake breakfast and where possible the FBC folks try to support other groups. Last summer, the ministry participated in the Knox North Lions motorcycle event and the benefit ride sponsored by the Blood Brothers Motorcycle Club for the Chris Newsom and Channon Christian families.

The FBC motorcycle ministry ride on March 12 took the group on a short jaunt out U.S. 70 to Ozone Falls, a destination most had never visited before.

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The ‘social nutwork’ Hardly a day goes by without some state legislator proudly displaying his or her ignorance for all the world to enjoy. Recently, state Sen. Mae Beavers enshrined herself in this confederacy of dunces when she was forced to admit that she didn’t know what a “long form” birth certificate was, even though she has introduced a bill that would require presidential candidates in Tennessee to present such documentation in order to qualify for the ballot.

The “birthers,” who question Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship, may be the most persistently idiotic of what I’ve come to call “the social nutwork.” Their overheated rhetoric makes former President Richard Nixon appear a flaming liberal by contrast, and as a colleague of mine noted recently, when they invoke the spirit of Ronald Reagan they only betray their pathetically shallow understanding of “The Great Communicator,” who knew when to act pragmatically.

These aren’t the best of times in the U.S., yet frankly it’s hard to take the social nutwork’s gripes seriously. They lack not only historical perspective, but an appreciation of how most of the world lives – at the very margins of subsistence.

I recently watched a PBS special which focused on the lives of women in a small village in Kenya. These women spend eight to 12 hours every day of their lives doing nothing but searching for water. Every morning they trek into the desert and return in the evening laden with the one substance no living thing can survive without. The show’s narrator called the women the village’s “pack mules.”

Of course, if some in the social nutwork have their way, we may not have to witness such poignant scenes in the future. PBS and National Public Radio are on the hit list.

Well, we’ve always got Rush Limbaugh’s greatest hits to entertain us.

Betty Bean brings you the story of clean water activist and farmer James McMillan’s national honor this week.

McMillan is living proof that you don’t have to belong to the social nutwork to be passionate about your beliefs.

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Habitat opens ReStore Tom Pfalzer helps a customer with a purchase at ReStore, a division of Habitat for Humanity which opened this month at 314 Merchants Drive, next to Outback in Merchants Village. Billed as Knoxville’s largest inventory of new and donated home improvement supplies, inventory includes cabinets, appliances, lighting, electrical, bath, doors and windows, office furniture and paint. Photo by S. Clark

Knox North Lions plan ‘Patriotic Pet’ contest for July 4 parade The Knox North Lions Club met last Wednesday to discuss plans for a couple of fundraisers.

The Lions will be joining with the Farragut Lions Club to host a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m.

Saturday, April 2, at the Applebee’s at the corner of Cedar Bluff and Peters Road.

Cost is $5, and tickets may be purchased from any Knox North or Farragut Lion or at the door.

The Lions will be hosting a “Patriotic Pet” contest in conjunction with the Powell 4th of July parade. Plan to bring your pet decked out in their best patriotic regalia and compete in the contest.

Winners will be determined by popular vote. There will be no cost to enter your pet and votes are $1 each. The

Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

contest will be held at the post-parade festivities at the Scarbro field.

In other business, the Lions voted to donate $100 to Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief through the Lions Clubs International Foundation. The LCIF is mobilizing $5 million in relief aid and unlike many organizations every penny donated goes to the relief effort.

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There will be goody bags, and the ride is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.

The Marching Panthers will be representing the Powell community at the 70th anniversary observance of the attack on Pearl Harbor in this fall in Hawaii, so all motorcycle riders should come out and support this fun event.

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The induction will honor Anthony Buhl, Sharon McIntosh, Richard Bean, Ron Rackley, Jennie Meredith Cowart, Tom Householder, Raymond Johnson, Charles Roach, Rex Stooksbury, Laura Bailey, Allan Gill, W.F. “Snooks” Scarbro, John Cooper, Leo Cooper, J.D. Jett, Larry Stephens, Nita Buell Black, Marvin West, Mike Ogan and Jim Hobart.

Tickets are $50 and tables of eight may be purchased at a discount for $325. Tickets may be reserved by calling Greta Stooksbury at Powell High School 938-2171, ext.

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The Powell High School Alumni Association will cel- of Fame induction The foundation will be ebrate its 93rd anniversary on April 2 with the group’s holding the induction gala annual dinner to be held at at the Jubilee Banquet facil-

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Registration will begin at 4:45 p.m. From 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. there will be a fellowship and visitation period with classmates and friends, and dinner will begin at 6 p.m.

Bob Hodge, PHS Class of 1979 and a contributing outdoor writer to the Knoxville News Sentinel, will provide entertainment.

Cost is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Mary Hodge-Cunningham at 938-9428 or Vivian Jett McFalls at 607-9775. Reservations may also be made by email to Lynette Brown at Lbrown8042@aol.com.

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Knox County Lincoln Day Dinner will be held 7 p.m. Friday, April 8, at Crowne Plaza. Sen. Tom Coburn will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $25.

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North Knox MOMS to meet The North Knoxville MOMS Club will hold an open house Monday, April 4, at Halftime Pizza in Powell. There will be pizza, prizes and a special visit from Knoxmoms.com spokesperson Ali James.

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Veterans Outreach Program There will be a Veterans Outreach Program 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike. Veterans will receive free assistance in fi ling claims for disability compensation, healthcare benefits, burial benefits, survivors’ benefits and more. Info: Linda Bailey, 694-7102, Don Samuels, 741-2931 or call 215-5639.

POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS • MARCH 21, 2011 • A-3 Area 4-H Club members were recently inducted into the 4-H Honor Club. The 4-H Honor Club is a statewide organization of outstanding junior high and senior 4-H members. Honor Club members are those who have shown exceptional 4-H project work and a willingness to share what they have learned with other 4-H’ers as a junior or teen leader. New Honor Club members are: (front) Thomas Cates, Isabel Gonzalez, Sarah Millard, Rachel Treadwell, Mary Beth Nehls and Miguel Presley; (back) Rebecca Gonzalez, Brie Anne Davenport, Tessa Lollar, Summer Treece and Fiona Holland. Photos submitted

Area 4-H’ers recognized

Area 4-H Club members were recognized for completing 100 hours of community service. Members are: Holly Nehls, Nate Crilly, Rachel Millard, Lynsey Jones, Maranda Vandergriff, Elisa Vandergriff, Rachel Hopkins, Sarah Stewart and Houston Vandergriff.

Adult spelling bee The fifth annual Rotary Club of Farragut Adult Spelling Bee will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State Community College. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

Scott Firebaugh, winner of the National Adult Spelling Bee, will be the pronouncer. Tickets are $5 or the donation of used prescription eyeglasses for Knoxville-area Lions Clubs.

Cost of admission includes dinner.

Entry fee per threemember team is $300.

Teams will compete for prizes, trophies and the allstar championship title.

All proceeds will help support the Adult Education/GED program at Pellissippi State, the Knox County Imagination

Helping ‘Bigs’ and ‘Littles’ Matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of East Tennessee, Big Brother Alex Baigis and his Little Brother, Richard, enjoy going to sporting events together and attending the annual fundraising event Bowl For Kids’ Sake.

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government Mayoral candidates’ pension prospects vary There is great interest in what kind of new city Pension Study Committee may be appointed, how many may serve on it, who they will be and how city council will name them.

It might be interesting to look at how some current and future city leaders may fare in the pension plan as currently written.

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But first, the good news is the city pension fund has increased in value from $399 million in July 2010 to over $460 million on Feb. 28, 2011. Of course, the earthquake issues generated from Japan have hit the stock market, and today’s value is less than $460 million. But it appears that $30 million which was projected by last fall’s actuarial report to be needed from the city in 2018 will decrease several million dollars, and that lessens the impact on city taxpayers.

One hopes this improvement will continue so City Council will not have to budget as much to make the pension fund solvent.

In looking at the four mayoral candidates, it is interesting that Ivan Harmon will make out the best should he serve eight years as mayor. He is currently drawing a city pension of $21,144 a year with 21 years of city service.

As mayor, making $130,000 a year, at the end of eight years he will be eligible for a pension of $76,440 a year, as he will have 29 years of service with the city based on the mayor’s salary. A retired civilian employee with over 10 years of service earns 2.1 percent per year based on his highest two years of service. Since Harmon is over 62, he draws the pension now. If he loses the mayor’s race, he still draws his current pension. If he wins, he would lose his pension for the time he is mayor, but being mayor means a huge bump in his pension when the term ends.

Marilyn Roddy would make the next highest pension. Her pension, based on the mayor’s salary at 16 years of service (eight on council and eight as mayor) would be $43,680 a year. However, since she is 49 today and would be 57 when she completed eight years as

mayor, she would have to wait five years to reach 62 to receive her pension. If she loses the mayor’s race, her eight years on council will bring her $3,192 a year, also starting at age 62 based on a council salary of $19,000, but it is only slightly over one percent per year of service for employees with less than 10 years of service. Becoming mayor gives her a big bump in her pension.

Madeline Rogero comes in next with her city pension being $32,760 based on 12 years of city service including eight years of the mayor’s pay. She just completed four years as community development director. Since she is 58 today, she would be well over 62 after eight years as mayor and would draw her city pension immediately upon leaving the mayor’s office. If she loses the mayor’s race, she does not draw any city pension as she did not work five years with the city. She gets her contributions refunded to her.

Mark Padgett would draw the smallest pension as he has never worked for the city and would only have eight years in the system. Two terms as mayor would allow him to be vested, but it would be only 1 percent per year of service since it is less than 10 years of service. At age 33 today, he would retire at age 41 after eight years of service and would have to wait 21 years to be eligible for his city pension, which would be roughly $11,000 a year.

It would be 2040 before he would see a city pension.

Further information on pension benefits is available as a matter of public record from the city Pension Board.

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Power play The Tennessee state Senate’s answer to Bozo the Clown is making nice with Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett. Stacey Campfield is the sponsor of two bills that would enlarge the mayor’s authority at the expense of County Commission.

One bill tweaks the votes necessary to override a mayoral veto. The other, more insidious depending upon who’s asking, deprives commission of its right to confirm the mayor’s appointments to county boards and, in the language of TCA 5-6106 (c), “county department heads.”

That last bit may be superfluous in Knox County, because it’s been a long time (never, in fact) since a mayor asked commission’s approval of his choice to head an existing department. But to appreciate the impact of this proposed legislation, (state

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Rep. Frank Nicely’s name is affi xed to the companion bill in the House), you must read the words that Campfield wants to strike from state law: “Such appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the county legislative body, and in so doing, the legislative body may express its views fully and freely and shall vote for or against the confirmation.”

Those who’ve borne the pain of too many interminable commission debates that ended up going nowhere may feel it’s about time that somebody told some of those

grandstanders to shut up.

Not surprisingly, County Commission chair Mike Hammond doesn’t share that view.

“I do have an issue with vetting appointments,” Hammond says, adding that it’s important that commission’s authority to approve, for example, appointments to the Industrial Development Board remains intact.

“That’s where I have some heartburn,” Hammond says.

For what it’s worth, Hammond says he spoke to Burchett’s chief of staff, Dean Rice, who told him that the mayor’s office was not behind Campfield’s bill. We tried to ask Rice what he knew about the bill, but so far he’s found it expedient not to return our call. It’s a fair assumption, however, that the mayor of Shelby County didn’t enlist the help of East Tennessee legislators to make his life easier.

Let’s back up a bit and consider the principle be-

hind these bills, which is simply an expansion of the mayor’s power. Couldn’t we argue that the general idea has merit?

Knox County voters emphatically rejected what became infamous as the “King Mayor” Charter amendment a few years ago. But Burchett collected 88 percent of the vote in the general election.

How much of a mandate do you need to make some real changes?

If this mayor wants to tighten his grip on county government, depriving commission of its confirmation authority is a lightweight way to go about it. Budget oversight of the “constitutional offices” is the place to start.

Dean, get a memo out to Stacey. Drop those bills that will do nothing but antagonize commission. The mayor will need all the allies he can get if he pushes for legislation to produce some meaningful reform.

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Haslam budget protects conservation money This time last year, Kathleen Williams was traversing the state fighting to preserve the revenue generated by an 8 cents per $100 of assessed value tax on real estate Williams transfers.

This sliver of cash finances four state funds that promote agriculture, clean water, acquire park land and protect wildlife.

Times were hard, and Williams, executive director of the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation, which runs a campaign called Forever Green Tennessee, was rallying the troops wherever she could, reminding them that the State and Local Parks and Recreation Partnership Act has been spectacularly successful since it was passed in 1991 and that it should be kept intact.

Betty Bean She’d had some bitter experiences in the past, particularly when former Gov. Phil Bredesen raided the fund to help balance the state budget in 2003, something he soon regretted and eventually made amends for by engineering a preservation deal in the North Cumberlands, which Williams says is the largest in the state’s history.

This year, things are different.

When Gov. Bill Haslam unveiled his budget last week, it included money for all four real estate transfer funds in his proposed 201112 state budget: $3 million for land acquisition, $3.7 million for local parks and recreation, $6.5 million for wetlands and $3.1 million for agricultural conserva-

tion, a total of $16.5 million.

Williams is cautiously ecstatic.

“Gov. Bredesen didn’t understand how hard we’d fought to get this fund, how important it is or how well it is used. We were supposed to return to the dedicated mechanism again in 2008 – it was in the governor’s budget – but the last week of (the legislative) session they took it out to balance the budget again. In 2009, we decided to let the public know that this small fee was not being used for the purpose for which it was intended, that there was a bait and switch operation going on, and that this money is important for clean water, woodlands, wildlife and state and local parks.

Last year, it was a fight.

It was debated the last week of session in the Senate Finance Committee where there was a last-minute proposal to permanently eliminate the fund.

“Senator (Jamie) Woodson stood up and fought for it and got it put back in the budget. In the House, Bill Dunn was very supportive of the real estate transfer funds being used for clean water and wildlife projects they were supposed to fund.

“I really don’t expect that to happen this time with Gov. Haslam taking the position he has and demonstrating his support for Forever Green Tennessee.

The general public supports state and local parks and clean water.”

Williams said Forever Green plans to push ahead with plans to acquire Cummins Falls, a spectacular waterfall in Jackson County, just north of Cookeville.

“This is the largest privately held waterfall in Tennessee. We’re trying to acquire it. We expect it to get several hundred thousand visitors a year. These projects are good for the economy.”

Briggs touts progress through growth Richard Briggs makes me want to yell, “Get a clue!”

Then I remember that the renowned heart surgeon, retired Army colonel and gentle beekeeper is probably the smartest member of Knox County Commission.

He’s open-minded (maybe too much so), honest, pro-business and generally tight-fisted with public funds. What’s not to like?

Well, Briggs supported the Midway Business Park.

He thinks Nine Counties.

One Vision. came up with “a lot of good ideas.” He says Gloria Ray’s efforts to bring the Midway community together with The Development Corporation “are going nowhere.”

On the other hand, Briggs is outspokenly opposed to

Sandra Clark increasing the discretionary fund for commissioners.

He wants to cut their mileage pay (now a flat $300 per month, each). He says his youthful rebellion was to break with his family and join the Republican Party.

And he adds: “No one can make me do what I don’t want to do.”

Larry Van Guilder and I enjoyed lunch with Dr. Briggs and his wife, Stephanie, last week. We laughed as Stephanie recalled the commission meeting when Greg “Lumpy” Lambert demand-

ed an apology from Briggs.

“I was watching on TV and I said, ‘Lumpy, give it up. I’ve been there. It won’t happen.’

Richard is the most stubborn man I know.”

Briggs considers Tony Norman and Dave Wright among his best commission friends. Yet he fought Wright on Midway and seemed lukewarm to Norman’s signature issue: ridge top and slope protection, an item that was deferred.

“Tony needs an executive summary,” said Briggs. “Nobody reads a 70-page ordinance.”

“He did,” said Stephanie, pointing to her husband.

At his core, Briggs believes in the benevolence of big business and a strategy of hard work and cuss-

edness to achieve the A merican Dream.

He says we need industrial dev e l o pm e nt at Midway to provide Briggs jobs that “raise the standard of living for the good people, those who finish high school and have a skill.”

Then we would have more businesses (like Pilot) to give community grants; we’d have a stronger tax base to support public schools.

It all starts with business growth. He wants jobs that pay $25 an hour with health and retirement benefits; not more fast-food restaurants.

Briggs says we can lead as the country moves “from a petroleum-based economy to non-petroleum.

“We’ve got a beautiful area if we take care of it.

I’ve read Bruce Wheeler’s (history of Knoxville) book maybe 15 times. We’ve squandered so many opportunities. ...”

We’re lucky to have Richard Briggs on commission.

But when he said of Midway Road, “after all, the state put that interchange there for a reason,” I choked on an egg roll.

“Uh,” I mumbled. “That interchange was put in because it gave (then state Rep.) Loy Smith a quicker way home from Nashville.”

I did not, however, yell, “get a clue!”

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McMillan gets national River Hero Award

By Betty Bean Shannondale farmer James McMillan’s unrelenting battle to clean up Knox County’s waterways has made him well known locally, but now he’s gotten national recognition as well.

The Portland, Ore.-based River Network, which includes nearly 5,000 state, regional and local grassroots organizations, has named McMillan a winner of the 2011 River Hero Award, which celebrates individuals who have provided leadership and inspiration in the effort to promote sustainable waterways.

“This is huge,” said Tennessee Clean Water director Renee Hoyos. “This award went to five people nationwide, and they will be receiving it in front of at least 500 clean water activists from all over the country.

“James is very modest.

When I told him he’d won, he said ‘Renee, we haven’t accomplished anything.’ But if it hadn’t been for James, there’d be no stormwater program. James is consistent. James is reliable. When everybody else is tucked in

at night listening to the rain, James is out driving around in his white truck, gathering evidence. I just wish we could clone him.”

Fred Heitman, who owns American Aquatics Inc., is a certified fisheries professional, a certified stormwater inspector, a certified erosion inspector and teaches courses all over the country. He was elated to hear that McMillan had won the award.

“We need more citizens like James who are willing to spend their energy and their time and their resources to see that our country is run properly. He’s hard working and willing to go out and stand in the rain when it’s cold and when it’s hot. And it’s always wet.

“He takes these stormwater regulations very seriously, and I can tell you that if you have a discussion with him about stormwater, he will be right. He has the best handle on these issues of anyone I know in Knox County. It may not make him popular – the preacher who goes into the saloon isn’t going to be the most popular guy there – but that doesn’t

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Clean water activist James McMillan and mountaintop removal foe Dawn Coppock discuss strategy. Photo by Betty Bean

mean he’s not right. Sometimes people just don’t wan to hear the right thing. “ McMillan didn’t go to college, but he has taken classes in New Orleans to become a certified NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) inspector and in Nashville to get certified in classes for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s inspectors and engineers.

Heitman said he considers McMillan “one of the most qualified stormwater people in East Tennessee.”

McMillan backed into his activism when development started closing in on the farm that has been in his family for 200 years.

When stormwater runoff

from upstream residential development started causing problems with flooding and water pollution that contaminated the land and sickened the cattle, he decided he had to either sell or fight. And selling wasn’t an option. He says he is shocked to hear that he’s won national recognition.

“I’m sort of awestruck, and I guess if anything this will encourage me to do more. I’m going to keep on asking the regulators why they’re not enforcing the laws that are on the books – the laws that are the only protection the citizens and the streams have to protect them from all this damage.

I’ll keep on asking them why they’re not doing their jobs.”

Butch and Linda Cummins celebrate 50th

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Welch celebrates 91 years Mildred Summers Welch is pictured with her brothers, Robert (87) and Paul (85) during her 91st birthday party at Bel-Air Grill in Halls. She has four children, eight grandchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Charles “Butch” and Linda Seritt Cummins will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, March 25. They have two daughters and two sons-in-law, Dr. Timothy and Andrea Gardner and Paul Michael and Cynthia Stover and three grandchildren, Logan, Megan and Molly. The Cummins plan to take a trip to Hawaii.

Birthdays Bailey Grace Deaderick celebrated her first birthday Feb. 20 with a party at her house and her sister, Megan Nikole Deaderick, celebrated her ninth birthday Feb. 26 with a party at Premier Athletics.

The girls’ parents are Jill and Jr. Deaderick and their grandparents are Ann and Ray Deaderick and Pat Butler and Grady Elliott.

Mason Luke James celebrated his 1st birthday March 11, with a farm animal party with family and friends. His parents are Matt and Sarah James of Corryton. Grandparents are Wayne and Kathy James of Halls and Mark and Cindy Shoun of Morristown.

Cheyenne Walker and Dr. Clint Brodal were married at Graveston Baptist Church in Corryton Jan. 22.

The bride’s parents are Tom and Frances Walker of Corryton. The groom’s parents are Judy and the late Glen Brodal of Utah. The couple are residing in Oregon.

The end is near for the George W. Bush education reform called No Child Left Behind, or as some at the University called it, “no child’s left behind.”

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said last week that 82 percent of the country’s schools soon could be considered failing if the law is not changed. “The law has created dozens of ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed,” Duncan said. “We should get out of the business of labeling schools as failures and create a new law that is fair and flexible and focused on the schools and students most at risk.”

Congressional Quarterly continues, “It sounds at first like an unrealistically ambitious goal: writing in just 21 weeks a new law guiding federal influence over elementary and secondary education.

But if there’s any top-shelf domestic goal that could bring the parties together by this summer, it’s overhauling No Child Left Behind.”

CQ says mainstream Republicans (the ones who don’t want to shutter the Department of Education) and Democrats will come together “given the profoundly weak political position that public-employee unions are in these days,” predicting that they will “brush back the teachers’ unions at the margins” and have a new law enacted before school starts this fall.

The president’s plan calls for shifting the federal emphasis from proficiency testing in math and reading to measures that gauge gains in student achievement. It would expand formula funding but also boost spending on competitive grants such as the Race to the Top program. It

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would increase local control by providing greater flexibility for teachers and principals, support the nation’s better teacher-preparation programs and offer incentives for the best teachers to serve in the neediest districts, the CQ article concluded.

Our efforts last week to reach Jessica Holman, president of the Knox County Education Association, were unsuccessful. Guess she was either protesting in Nashville or on spring break.

Meanwhile, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has created a group called SCORE which studies and reports and pontificates on education reform.

Recently, he wrote: “Every child deserves a great teacher. … Unfortunately, Tennessee has done a poor job of rewarding great teachers, and identifying which ones need improvement.

“Tennessee’s students have fallen behind the rest of the nation, yet 99 percent of teachers received a “satisfactory” rating on their evaluations and 90 percent go on to receive tenure. Of the 65,000 teachers who work in Tennessee, only 50 tenured teachers are removed from their jobs each year, or 0.07 percent. It’s no surprise that 57 percent of teachers say there is a tenured teacher in their school who is performing poorly.”

Frist continues: “It’s time for Tennessee to ditch its ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to granting tenure, and move to a system that rewards excellence in the classroom.”

Looks like Gov. Bill Haslam (Mr. Nice) and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (Mr. Mean) are busily attacking this issue. After all, in a year of budget crunch, it sure beats upping the funding.

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‘Found, featured,

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New book critiques media coverage of Vietnam Veterans Against the War PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe

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hey came home changed, many in pieces, leaving limbs, lives, hearts, minds, buddies, youth and innocence back there somewhere, in a place called Vietnam.

They came home to hostility, maybe, to indifference, definitely.

Fifty-eight thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven of them didn’t come home at all.

Some of them came home disgruntled, disillusioned, determined. Some of them joined a group called Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).

Other than for a few minutes in the spring of 1971, they, too, were ignored.

UT journalism professor Dr. Mark Harmon’s new book, “Found, Featured, then Forgotten,” isn’t a history of the VVAW. Those stories, he says, have been told well by others.

Harmon sifts Mark Harmon through primary sources – government documents, hearing transcripts, poll data, television newscasts collected in the Television News Archive at Vanderbilt University. He has interviewed the four main leaders of the VVAW. His book shares their collective experience as it relates to American network television news coverage and examines why their protests largely went untold. It debunks myths. And, if you look for it, it teaches a few lessons, about mistakes that hopefully will not be made again.

“I wanted to tell the story of the media – because that’s what I do.”

Harmon debunks historical revisionist notions that the American press led the opposition to the war.

“In fact, they were a trailing indicator of the opposition and were never consistent,” Harmon says.

ABC News anchor Howard K. Smith, for example, was an unapologetic hawk, as was NBC News co-anchor Chet Huntley.

Even after the January 1968 Tet Offensive, which many consider the war’s watershed, anti-war news coverage, particularly about the VVAW, remained spotty and skeptical.

He debunks the notion that the opposition was led by upper

income intellectuals. Polling data from the period reveals it began among “working class families who were doing the fighting and dying,” Harmon says.

Based on the Vanderbilt archive, Harmon writes that U.S. TV networks aired 44 stories involving the Vietnam Veterans against the War. Early coverage was all but nonexistent. Even news organizations were not at first convinced that VVAW members were actually veterans. (Some began carrying their discharge papers as proof.)

The VVAW began holding major protests in 1970. The little TV coverage given to their activities was mainly done by local media at the particular protest site. In Detroit in early 1971, the VVAW held the so-called Winter Soldier “hearings” into war atrocities. These, too, were largely ignored.

All that changed in April 1971 with Dewey Canyon III, VVAW protests held in the Washington, D.C., area. Named for the last major U.S. Marine offensive of the Vietnam War (a connection largely missed by reporters at the time), the protests included vets throwing their medals and ribbons over a wire fence at the U.S. Capitol toward a statue of Chief Justice John Marshall, a march to the Pentagon and a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee highlighted by the testimony of a Navy veteran named John Forbes Kerry.

“Now we are told,” Kerry testified to applause, “that the men who fought there must watch quietly while American lives are lost so that we can exercise the incredible arrogance of Vietnamizing the Vietnamese.”

In the well-spoken, well-coiffed Kerry, the TV reporters finally found a comfortable face to represent the VVAW. “Most (of the others) were more typical of the GIs,” Harmon says, “draftees, working class, who weren’t necessarily counterculture but did wear their hair long and dress in fatigues (and) may not have presented an image that resonated in American homes.

Kerry was an approachable person, a well-spoken patrician with an upper class manner … who was saying the same thing the guys on the street were saying.

“The vets knew they needed to make a good TV presence, be nonviolent and maintain a separate existence (from the student and civilian protestors).”

Although Chief Justice Warren Burger ruled that the veterans had to leave the Washington Mall by a certain point, President Richard Nixon, who had closely monitored

The medals toss included plastic toy weapons as well. Photos courtesy of VVAW

Dewey Canyon III, aftermath of the medals toss.

Vets camped near the Capitol for Dewey Canyon III.

the VVAW’s activities and whose aides worked to discredit them as actual veterans, decided not to have them forcibly removed.

“Just let them raise hell,” Nixon told his counsel, John W. Dean III. (Harmon reveals in the book that Nixon’s Watergate “bag man” Tony Ulasewicz testified during the Senate Watergate Committee hearings that he understood presidential aide Charles Colson wanted to find records tying the Democratic Party to the VVAW during the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in order to strip the VVAW of its taxexempt status.)

Harmon writes that, according to Kerry biographer Douglas Brinkley, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution told a Vietnam vet during Dewey Canyon III, “Son, I don’t think what you’re doing is good for the troops.”

“Lady,” the vet replied, “we are the troops.”

Twenty-six of the 44 news stories on the VVAW aired during Dewey Canyon III. But, just more than a year later, the major news organizations missed the VVAW’s most powerful protest, 12,000 vets marching in virtual silence, in what Harmon describes as “platoon-like neat rows of four,” with guys in wheelchairs leading the way, toward the Hotel Fontainebleau, the site of the 1972 Republican National Convention,

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“This influenced the course of the rest of their lives. Barry Romo is still showing up at Iraq Vets Against the War meetings. Most of them began to doubt the war while they were still fighting it.

(Their opposition) grew with their homefront experience, when they realized many Americans were living in a fantasy world.”

Harmon says that one lesson from the media’s “coverage” of the VVAW is “don’t drop stories so quickly. Take a breath. Pause when you have to move on, but return to the story. News is done as if it and the public have attention-deficit disorder,” he says, echoing Walter Lippmann’s words that journalism is like a spotlight, “endlessly moving about.”

The other lesson is more ominous.

“The entire era is being stereotyped in such a way that it’s a falsehood,” Harmon says. “I’m afraid future generations will be ill informed.”

He writes that, in many ways, “the run-of-the-mill VVAW member is … still fighting,” only now the battle is one “of fact versus fiction, a struggle for the historical memory of their social movement,” a fight to hold together the pieces shattered back there somewhere, in a place called Vietnam.

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“a chance to tell their commander-in-chief that his Vietnam War policy was wrong.”

It became known as the Last Patrol.

“It had all the natural drama that the news should have picked up on,” Harmon says.

But, by then, American involvement in the war was winding down. Street protests had begun to shrink. The news media took the position that they’d “already done the anti-war vet stories,” Harmon says. Plus, to be blunt, war protestors remained unpopular.

Longtime CBS News correspondent Marvin Kalb told Harmon that by August 1972, the VVAW had “lost much of their earlier luster – and relevance. Nixon was pulling troops out of South Vietnam. …

The VVAW was a kind of sideshow by then. Anti-war demonstrators didn’t cut it much anymore.”

The VVAW began to split as members disagreed on tactics, ideology and mission. Some chose to focus on veteran’s benefits and the plight of those exposed to Agent Orange. The organization is still active today.

The media, and the nation, wanted to move on, to put Vietnam in the past.

It wasn’t that easy for the vets.

Harmon interviewed VVAW leaders Barry Romo, Bill Davis, John Lindquist and Peter Zastrow while researching the book.

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Hobbs’

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Grocery Store MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

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obbs’ Grocery Store in old Concord is gone, but the people who made it memorable live on for me.

Russ Hobbs, the proprietor, saw the kids off when we boarded the school bus at his store in the morning and he greeted us when we returned. Russ was a World War II veteran. He served in the Pacific theatre where he piloted a landing craft that ferried troops ashore. Russ never talked much about his war experiences except with other veterans, and only then in a private manner.

Russ loved kids, and he always had some surprise for us when we stepped off the bus in the afternoon, but you never knew what to expect.

One specific afternoon sticks in my memory. As we stepped off the bus, we noticed Russ had caught a small garter snake. The girls ran screaming, of course, but one brave boy, in an attempt to impress the girls, asked Russ what he was going to do with it.

Russ said, “Well, I am just going to wrap its tail around my hand, and then twirl it and pop its head off like a whip.” This kid said, “Let me try that.” Russ handed the snake to the boy who twirled it and it wrapped around his neck. He ran across the railroad tracks and into the lake making funny little “yipping” sounds. Somewhere along the way the snake fell off, and he didn’t make the impression on the girls that he intended.

Russ always kept a big roll of bologna and a hoop of sharp cheddar cheese out loose on the counter. As near as I can remember, the only electric cooler in the

store was for cold drinks. Sometimes in the summer Russ would put a piece of paper over it to ward off flies. But standing and watching him slice that bologna and cheese made my mouth water. He did it like an artist might create a sculpture, and watching that bologna roll off the knife blade sharpened my appetite.

One memory is not exactly pleasant. When we got off the school bus, we would all go in and get a soft drink and either a moon pie or a bologna and cheese sandwich. My parents began to notice that often I was not hungry at dinner time. I had watched the other kids say “charge it,” and I thought that was pretty simple, so I started saying “charge it.”

About a month passed, and my father became aware of the tab I had run up and confronted me with it. I said, “Dad, You don’t have to pay for anything, you just say ‘charge it.’ ” I quickly learned there was more to it than that, and for the next several months I had to make payments out of my allowance to cover my debt.

The store attracted some fascinating characters. In the winter they would gather around a pot bellied stove and talk and play checkers. In the summer they sat on a wooden bench at the front of the store and whittled.

Their discussions were always very “intellectual.” One argument that I remember is whether a hog actually had a neck, and I am not sure how that question was ever resolved.

Although I never considered it then, as I look back on it I don’t recall those characters ever work-

ing. There were no welfare programs in those days, and it’s still a mystery to me where they got their money. Most were reasonably well-dressed, and some were even putting kids through school.

One memorable fellow was Sam Calloway. Sam’s family was among the first settlers of the village, and he lived in a stately old home called Calloway’s Landing.

Sam had a law degree but practiced for only one day. The word was that he tried one case and lost it and never set foot inside a courtroom again.

Sam spent most of his life hanging out at Hobbs’ Store and “settling arguments” among the whittlers and checker players with his wisdom. I remember one day someone asked Sam when he was going to hang out his shingle and start practicing law. Sam answered: “I’m not mad at anybody. I don’t want to put anyone in jail.”

Today, the stately, old stone building still stands on what was once Front Street, now Lakeshore Drive, and every time I drive by I can almost see the cast of characters that sat on the bench and whittled. The benches remain, but Russ passed away a number of years ago, and another company now occupies the building.

Old Concord was a great place for a kid to grow up. It was a time when knowledge of any mischievous deed you pulled usually arrived home before you did. People were supportive and protective of each other, and the most serious crimes were an occasional theft of a watermelon in the summer, or a scuttle bucket of coal or a few sticks of firewood in the winter.

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almost missed it.

Had it not been for a phone call that came as I was putting on my coat to leave the office, I would have missed it all. But my Jordan called to tell me she is coming for the weekend, and we chatted for a few minutes. While we talked, the sun disappeared, and the heavens opened.

Drenching rain for the drive home. Fine, I thought, with disgust.

Still, I was glad that my daughter had called. I pulled my hood over my head and ran for the car.

It is March in East Tennessee, so, as we like to say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes.”

By the time I turned off Broadway, the sun was coming out, and when I turned onto Tazewell Pike, there it was.

Now, I have seen rainbows. I have pictures of a triple rainbow I took one day when I was a stay-at-home mom in New Jersey. I have seen rainbows that were full circles when we had a private plane. (It is the ground that cuts the rainbow into an arc; from a loftier perspective one can see the arc continue all the way around into a perfect circle.)

But this was a rainbow such as I had never seen. It was almost perfect. I could see clearly five distinct bands of color of the seven that are present in the spectrum. And what is more astounding, I could see both ends of the bow, coming down, down, down, all the way to the ground.

Now we wait TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

N

ow we wait. And wonder. And speculate.

Is the Bruce Pearl entanglement the end of Tennessee basketball as we now know it?

What is the world record for negative publicity? How many times can you say unethical conduct and eight-game suspension and bumprule violation? How much polish and how long does it take to restore the bright, shiny image?

Will NCAA punishment be less if Pearl is gone?

Would Pearl’s departure, with appropriate thank-you compensation for past success, be in the best interest of all concerned? The dearly beloved, deeply offended and sadly

scarred Southeastern Conference?

A university without fault?

The coach and his assistants and their families? Players who chose Tennessee totally because of Pearl?

Paying customers are divided.

Some remain enthralled by Pearl’s enthusiasm and promotional skills. Some see the dilemma as a mere bump in the road. Some argue that everybody cheats, at least a little bit. Some are simply disappointed. Some are sincerely embarrassed. Some do not want to win at any cost.

If or when Pearl is gone and athletic director Mike Hamilton remains, where would he go for

a coaching patch? Some with genius potential might not want the Tennessee job. Tough act to follow. Many obvious hurdles plus uncertainty.

Which Volunteers will be Volunteers next season? Does the NBA really want Scotty Hopson and Tobias Harris? If millions are available, load up the truck, blessings on you and thanks for the good times.

Will a goofy freshman transfer? Will signees show up without Pearl? Is there a point guard somewhere on the horizon?

How does probation affect recruiting? How many scholarships and official visits will be lost in the penalty? Strangely enough, some

There is a sycamore tree not far from that turning that I just love: its white bark and spectacular branches are beautiful any time of year, but on that afternoon, the white skin of the tree was bathed in rainbow colors. On the other side of the road, I could see the other end of the bow, setting the woods aglow. If I believed in pots of gold, I would have known exactly where to find them.

Equally astonishing was the insistence of this sign of God’s promise. I kept watching it (with one eye on the road, at least most of the time). I was drinking in this miracle that seemed reluctant to go away. With the twists and turns in the road, my view of it changed, but the steady vibrant colors never wavered, and the feet of the bow were planted firmly on the earth.

I didn’t care if other drivers thought I was crazy. I was of the opinion that they were pretty oblivious! Don’t you see it? I wanted to yell at them. Look! Here is a miracle of love and grace! A gift of joy flung across the sky by your Maker! A promise of a covenant that will last as long as the earth and sun and rain.

But part of me – quite selfishly – wondered if it were a singular miracle, just for me. I wondered if the other drivers couldn’t see it at all because it was a sign for my eyes only: a covenant, a talisman, a gift, a promissory note of joy to come.

schools bounce back promptly.

Tennessee has no experience overcoming major transgressions but there are close neighbors to ask.

No matter how or when the Bruce Pearl era ends, when it is only a memory, what will it be?

Will your choice be how close his Vols once came to the Final Four?

The happy new year Tyler Smith debacle? Sunday victory over Kansas? Upset in Memphis? The 31-5 season and the Rupp Cup as 2008 national coach of the year?

Will you remember when Bruce painted his face and chest and sat in the student section for a women’s game? Hokey or frat funny, it was an ESPN delight.

Will you remember the coach who took his team to Eastern Europe, back to an awful chapter in history, to the remains of a concentration camp in the Czech Republic? Bruce transformed a basketball trip into a learning session about life and freedom.

Will you remember his leap onto the stage with Kenny Chesney

or how he was almost tossed from a high school gym for offering too much help to officials?

Will you recall Mike Hamilton’s early description: “The thing about Bruce is that he has the combination of an incredible work ethic to go along with a healthy fear of failure, and you add to it that he’s a very bright guy.”

Or what Pat Summitt said: “He’s just so dynamic, so engaged.

It’s fun being around him, fun to be around someone who always sees the good in everything.”

Or maybe you will remember the infamous press conference and the tears in his eyes when he said he was sorry. And he was. Nobody likes getting caught in a lie.

It has been said that Bruce Pearl brought winning, an uptempo style, winning, a powerful personality, winning, excitement and fun, winning, PR genius and winning to Tennessee basketball.

Do remember that.

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

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It’s not easy to say goodbye to good friends.

Bobby Hankins must have visited the Shopper office 100 times, working on videos or talking about his church. Joyce and their kids were not ready to lose such a great husband and father.

Margaret Hembree was very active in the Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, giving of her time to

CONDOLENCES ■ Mynatt Funeral Homes Inc. (922-9195 or 688-2331): William N. Bergman Jennifer Leigh Browning Carl L. Cox Debra “Debbie” Debusk James “Jimmy” Gass Robert L. “Bobby” Hankins, Jr. Thomas L. “Fat Man” Hill Robert “Bud” Hurst Richrad Doyal Kitts Richard W. McBee Michael “Mike” Moore Beth Aileen Neely Lois Inez Pace Clyde Albert Pressley Bobbye L. Satterfield ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Peggie Sue Phelps Bond Betty Jane Everett Fox Willine Ball Johnson

leaves his wife, Beverly.

Debbie Debusk leaves husband Tommy, children Mary Lou and many friends.

Horner Beth Aileen Neely, 78, news@ShopperNewsNow.com of Halls, was active in her church. She leaves husband Wayne, of 56 years, son Keith and grandchildren. help others. She was loved Sarah Line Roos, 94, by all who knew her. was active at Fountain City Richard McBee fought UMC and in many women’s cancer for 11 years. He was clubs. She worked with her a blessing to his family and husband, John, to run the his friends at Sonlight Bap- Fountain City Hardware. tist Church.

Mike Moore, 51, grew up Carl Cox, 79, was a well- in Halls and attended Brickknown Halls businesman. ey School.

He leaves wife Anna, chilNancy Fillmore, 70, was dren and friends. a graduate of Halls High Bill Slocum, 84, was ac- School and a member of tive at the Fountain City First Lutheran Church. She United Methodist Church now joins her husband, and in the Sports Club. He George.

Women of Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host its Spring Fling Rummage and Plant Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, April 1-2. Info: 688-1000 or www. infoseekers.org.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Hwy, is looking for crafters to participate in a craft fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the family life center.

Spaces are $20 with a table and two chairs included. Only original, handcrafted items will be sold. Info: E-mail Julie at julie-graham@comcast.net or call the church at 690-1060.

■ Bethel Baptist Church, will host a golf tournament fundraiser 1 p.m. Friday, April 8, at Three Ridges Golf Course.

Proceeds from the event will benefit church members’ mission trips to Ukraine. To register: 216-5721.

■ City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Avenue, will have a yard sale for the pavilion fund 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, rain or shine. Info: 522-2364.

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■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike, sponsors bluegrass each second Sunday during the 8:45 a.m. service.

■ The One Call Club will sponsor “Caring for Your Parents,” a seminar for caregivers 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike. RSVP: 524-2786.

■ Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Dr., will host a Stephen Ministry Workshop 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, to explain how Stephen Ministry works. Cost is $15 ($50 for four or more from the same congregation). Info and RSVP: 314-428-2600 or www.stephenministry.org/ workshop.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, takes orders for Angel Food Ministries by phone, 228-9299, or in person the Saturday before each distribution. The distribution of the food is usually the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 228-9299 or the church office, 690-0160.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry from 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and from 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

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■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 East Beaver Creek Dr., will host the New Calvary Echoes in concert 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 27.

Free admission.

Rec programs ■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 East Beaver Creek Dr., will host The Zumba Fitness Ministry beginning 6:45 Monday, April 4. Free classes will be held 9 a.m. each Saturday and weekly classes will be held 6:45 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. All interested women are invited to attend.

■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class lead by a certified personal trainer 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5 a class. Info: 689-7001.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts an exercise class at 9 a.m.

Tuesdays and 4 p.m. Thursdays. The ZUMBA program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. Cost is $2 per class. Low-Impact Aerobics Classes will continue to meet 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info: 690-1060.

Looking pretty Christ United Methodist Church sponsored a 2-day formal wear consignment sale. Modeling the merchandise are Gibbs High students Sara Strozyk and Katie Tatum. Teresa Atkins McClure, who coordinated the event, displays a fancy dress. Not pictured is assistant youth director Eric Ashton who said the sale benefited the church’s youth group which plans a mission trip to help flood victims in Nashville. Photo by S. Clark day, March 28-30. Evangelists will be the Rev. Mike Viles and the Rev. Tim Inklebarger. Special singers will be the Bethel Youth Choir, the Berry Family, Josh Collins, Haley Brooks and the Community Baptist Church Youth Choir.

Senior programs ■ Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive., will begin a Bible study class for seniors without a partner 9:30 a.m. each Sunday in the church gymnasium. The Rev. Dr. William “Bill” Justice will lead the class. Info: 577-7130 or e-mail wg_justice@comcast. net.

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Revivals ■ Bethany Baptist Church will begin a revival 7 p.m. Monday, March 21. Evangelists will be the Rev. Mike Viles and the Rev. Luke Kidwell. Pastor is the Rev. Jack Walker.

■ Rutherford Memorial UMC in Corryton will present a special praise and worship service 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, with music, fellowship and refreshments. Info: 687-8438.

■ Ivan Harmon will speak to the Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon at the Golden Corral in Powell noon Tuesday, March 22.

Harmon ■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, 3201 Highway 61 E, will present “We Need His Love” 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Info: 992-0216.

■ House Mountain Baptist Church, 8621 Washington Pike, will present “Going Beyond Simulcast” featuring Priscilla Shirer and Anthony Evans 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 9:15 a.m. Saturday, April 2. Admission is $10. Tickets are available at area churches.

Info: www.hmbchurch.org or 688-4521.

■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an Internet prayer line at 484-4066.

■ Bell Road Worship Center, 7321 Bell Road, offers Cafe Connection at 6 p.m.

Sundays, a time of fellowship, snacks, coffee, tea and informal Bible Study.

Youth programs ■ Graveston Baptist Church Parents’ Day Out program is enrolling children ages 11 months to pre-k. Prices are $145/month for two days a week, $85/month for one day a week. Info: Michelle, 465-9655.

■ Dayspring Church, 906 Callahan Drive, suite 109, is a non-denominational congregation worshiping in a “come as you are” atmosphere.

Dayspring Christian preschool trains children from 2 years through 1st grade. Info: 2660324 or dayspringchurch10@ yahoo.com.

■ Community Baptist Church will hold revival services beginning 6 p.m. Sunday, March 27 and 7 p.m. Monday to Wednes-

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Powell 12U girls take county championship The Powell 12U Girls All Star basketball team won the Knox County Championship on Feb. 26 at Gibbs High School. The team went 4-0 in the tournament beating Gibbs, Halls, Karns and Karns again in the championship game. Team members are: (front) MaKayla Long, Olivia Riley, Haley Schubert, Dominque Rowe and Sydney Bright. (back) Staley Hansen, Abby Williams, Karissa Rainey, Ellie Smith, Jasmine Ritz and Lexie Jones. The team was coached by Deane Hansen and Jeff Bright. Photo submitted

Diamond Panthers off to good start The spring sports season for Powell High School got off to a good start last week as the Panther baseball team notched two wins over Anderson County. Last Monday, Powell beat the Mavericks 2-1 and followed up with another victory on last Wednesday 5-1.

The baseball team closed out the week in the Oak Ridge tournament – results were unavailable at press time.

The diamond Panthers will visit Halls tonight (March 21) and return home Tuesday to host Maryville. Powell will host Halls on Wednesday.

The boys soccer team visits Morristown East on Tuesday and travel to Halls on Thursday.

The Powell softball team opens the regular season tonight (March 21) at Clinton before returning home to host Campbell County Tuesday. The Panthers play at Central on Thursday.

– Greg Householder playing time, season from March 26 to May 21. Info: e-mail kyswc@aol.com or call 584-6403.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Chris Newsom Preseason Classic, Monday, March 28, through Sunday, April 3, Halls Community Park. 5U-14U, drafted rec teams only. 9925504 or e-mail hcpsports@ msn.com.

■ The second annual Coach Rusty Bradley QuarterbackReceiver Clinic will be held 6-7 p.m. Monday, March 28, and Monday, April 4, at Christian Academy of Knoxville for current 5th-7th graders. Info: Jeff Taylor, 765-2119.

■ Players needed for Halls Storm 14U baseball team’s spring/summer season. Local tournament play. Info: 3843349 or 679-3851.

■ Skills development basketball clinics for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 will be held in two sessions. Info: 242-3354.

■ Sign-ups at Inskip Ballpark noon to 2 p.m. every Saturday in March for ages 4-14, baseball and softball. Fee is $65 and includes a shirt and hat. Teams of up to six are welcome and siblings get a price break. Info: 742-9911 or 740-5840.

■ Spring recreational lacrosse sign-ups for Knox Youth Sports, ages 9-14, excluding high school students. Games at Lakeshore Park. Guaranteed

REUNIONS ■ The Powell High Alumni Association will celebrate its 93rd anniversary Saturday, April 2, with the group’s annual dinner at the Jubilee Banquet facility off Callahan Road. Guest speaker will be Bob Hodge, Class of ’79 and a contributing outdoor writer to the News Sentinel. Tickets are $20 and the deadline to order is Friday, March 25. Info: Mary Hodge-Cunningham, 9389428; Vivian Jett McFalls, 6079775; or e-mail Lynette Brown at Lbrown8042@aol.com.

■ Spring recreational baseball sign-ups for Knox Youth Sports, ages 3-12. T-ball, coach pitch and player pitch. Games at Lakeshore Park. Guaranteed playing time, season from early April through early June. Info: e-mail kyswc@aol.com or call 584-6403.

■ Spring recreational softball sign-ups for Knox Youth Sports, ages 7-12. Games at Lakeshore Park. Guaranteed playing time, season from early April through late May. Info: e-mail kyswc@aol.com or call 584-6403.

■ Three players needed to fill Cherokee 11u team’s spring roster. Will play in the Knoxville area and possibly two out of town tournaments. Info: Rex, 765-0306.

■ Open registration for additional CYF football teams based at CAK for 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-year-olds. Teams will play in AFC and NFC divisions. Rosters capped when full. Info: Jeff Taylor, 765-2119.

■ Three players needed for 12u traveling team. Info: 466-0927.

■ One pitcher or first baseman is needed for Naturals 12u roster. Info: 742-9911 or e-mail cardinal22899@tds.net.

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■ USS Albany Association will hold their 22nd annual reunion Sunday through Friday, Oct. 9-14, at the Glenstone Lodge in Gatlinburg. The association is currently looking for shipmates who served on one of the USS Albany ships (CA123, CG10, SSN753). Info: Dick Desrochers, 603-5949798 or www.ussalbany.org.

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The Knoxville Inferno girls’ softball team from Willow Creek won the championship at the Pow■ Woodhill Reunion will be ell Spring Open, placing first in the 8U division and winning five out of five games. Pictured held 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9 are (front row) Chloe Boles, Kaylin Shipman, Tater Bug, McKayla Johnson and Hayley Robinat Old Pleasant Fellowship son; (middle row) McKenna West, Amanda Elliott, Kallie Gayhart, Hannah Clark, Rachael Bayless, Hall. Bring covered dish and and Courtney Carr and (back row) assistant coach Kevin West, head coach Brad Boles, assistant drinks. Info: Phyllis Summers, coach Luke Shipman and assistant coach Jeff Robinson. Photo submitted 922-2884 or Betty Effler, 982-0174.

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BRINK scores win on Western Avenue

By Sandra Clark Back in 1993, a collection of folks who thought their end of town had been shortchanged on road construction formed an organization called Better Roads in North Knox, or BRINK. This writer (agreeing with their premise) followed their efforts.

Halls guys David Lambert and Carl Tindell and Fred Parker and Abbie Crippen were among the founders. BRINK was funded by area business clubs and individuals. The president then and now was an engineer from Norwood named Clark Hamilton.

Clark and his neighbors were willing to join residents from Powell, Halls and Fountain City and support their efforts to gain improvements to Emory Road, Maynardville Highway and

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Lynn Redmon

the Broadway/I-640 interchange. In exchange, they asked for help to get Western Avenue improved.

Clark Hamilton argued that it was the busiest twolane road around. And being an engineer, he had the numbers to back up his claims.

It’s been almost 20 years, but TDOT has launched a $31.4 million project to widen State Route 62, Western Avenue,

from Schaad Road south for 3.9 miles to Copper Kettle Road.

When complete, the existing two-lane road will be five lanes with a 12-foot center lane, 10-foot outside shoulders, curb and gutter and 5-foot sidewalks.

The contractor is APACAtlantic Inc. of Knoxville.

It should be finished in December 2013, just in time for BRINK’s 20-year birthday party.

Sprains and strains

By Dr. Donald G. Wegener Exercise injuries fall into two broad categories. An understanding of these basic types may help you avoid injury, minimize the damage when you are hurt and help speed your recovery.

Last week we looked at strains, an acute injury usually resulting from a single, abrupt incident that produces sharp pain, often accompanied by swelling.

This week we will examine sprains, injury from repeated activity or overuse.

Sprains damage liga-

ments (the bands connecting bones) and joint capsules.

They are most often the result of sudden force, typically a twisting motion, that the surrounding muscles aren’t strong enough to control. As a result, the ligaments which usually wrap around a joint get stretched or torn.

Like strains, sprains can range from minor tears to complete ruptures. But sprains tend to be more serious than strains: not only do they often take longer to heal, but a torn ligament

can throw bones out of alignment, causing damage to surrounding tissues. A ruptured ligament requires medical attention.

Because of its construction and the fact that it must support your entire body weight, the ankle is the most frequently sprained joint – in fact, a sprained ankle is probably the most common sports injury. The knee, too, is vulnerable because it must absorb twisting stresses every time the body rotates from the hips.

Ankle and knees sprains are most likely to occur during activities involving sudden twists or stop and start movements, such as dancing, tennis, soccer, hiking on rough terrain, and downhill skiing.

To keep the public informed, TDOT has opened a website at www. tdot/tdotsmartway/.

As work progresses, TDOT will update the site, so those interested can check frequently.

Hamilton and others met recently at Shoney’s on Western Avenue to discuss their campaign. State Rep. Steve Hall joined them. He says he likes the project because “it will eliminate diagonal intersections such as those at Sullivan Road and Ball Camp Pike.”

Hamilton said 8,000 cars a day come out of Cumberland Estates. He thanked early supporters including Betty Lue Sharp, Lynn Redmon, Bud Gilbert, Paul Cowan and Carl Tindell.

Bill Smeltzer said the project will help businesses on Western Avenue because customers can get

Tip: Strong, flexible muscles help protect against sprains. To safeguard your ankles, stretch your calf muscles. To protect your knees, strengthen your quadriceps – the muscle group along the front of the thigh – as follows: lie on your back, flex your foot and do leg lifts (this can be done with light ankle weights (skip this if you are recovering from a knee problem,); or stand and hold onto a wall while doing partial knee bends, don’t go more than one quarter of the way down).

Next issue I will discuss overuse injuries.

Dr. Donald G. Wegener, board certified chiropractic orthopedist, is at Powell Chiropractic Center, 7311 Clinton Hwy., Powell. Info: www.keepyourspineinline. com or 938-8700.

business in and out. “We will get grocery stores, and it will increase the tax base,” he said.

Anne Smeltzer said there’s also a safety factor.

“I’ve lived in Cumberland Estates for 50 years. You should try to get in or out during rush hour. Bill and I were wondering if (the improvements) would happen in our lifetime.”

Mae Moody said there is “very little dissension” in the community. “This is a convenient part of town, and now we’ve got Cheddars!”

Redmon said, “We’re driving on paved wagon trails.” And Hall added, “We’ve got one of the fastest growing districts in the city.”

Works by Peter Sarkisian The Knoxville Museum of Art will present “Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 19962008” through Sunday, April 24, featuring nine multimedia works. Sarkisian will also teach workshops at Fulton and AustinEast high schools.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Info: www.knoxart.org.

Your Kid-N-Me offers quality child care Nicki Brasher and Liza Copeland (holding Lyric McCarter) are the owners of Your Kid-N-Me, a new daycare located in the Gibbs community. Your Kid-N-Me is a state licensed facility offering quality, Christian child care in a fun, loving atmosphere. The center is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and accepts children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. They offer part time child care and accept state vouchers. Your Kid-N-Me is located at 7323 Tazewell Pike (near Midway IGA). Info: 247-5284. Photo by Ruth White

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