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Making a splash! Thank you, Powell! The fundraising effort for “the face of Powell” is moving ahead See Greg’s story on Page A-2
‘Scoop’ Remembering old-school newspaper reporter Bob Cunningham See Dr. Tumblin’s column on page A-7
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How four teachers made a difference Chad Edwards says thanks, 50 years later See page A-6
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Powell Elementary Carnival revived after several years By Greg Householder
If you were sitting around on an early Saturday evening a couple of weeks ago – April 30, to be exact – and were bored, well, it was your own fault. Area merchants had posted it on their marquees, signs were up all over the community and the word was definitely out: Powell Elementary School was holding a carnival. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the school campus was a place for fun. The Powell Elementary PTA organized it, but it was a community effort. Area professionals, merchants and, of course, the kids pitched in. The carnival featured vendors of all stripes, games, contests, health and wellness booths and lots of food. Each grade sponsored a hallway inside the building and set up games. The classes were able to keep a portion of the proceeds. According to principal Reba Lane, while this was not the first carnival at PES, it had been several years since the school had put one on. Outside were dunking booths and a miniature golf course.
PES 3rd grade teacher Terry Wright gets wet in the dunking booth at the Powell Elementary School Carnival on April 30. Photos by Greg Householder
Lane said the carnival, besides being a fun occasion, was part of the school’s family engagement program by encouraging all Powell Elementary School families to come out and enjoy the evening.
Natalie Noble pounds the hammer as she tries to ring the bell at the Powell Elementary School Carnival on April 30.
Norman says fire was ‘meant to send me a message’ By Betty Bean April 4 was unseasonably hot, with gusty winds up to 35 miles per hour. Around 10 a.m., a resident of Plumwood Road in West Haven noticed smoke billowing up from Tony Norman’s yard and called the Knoxville Fire Department. Before it was doused, the flames had climbed about 35 feet up a hickory tree, consumed a 15-foot section of a wooden privacy fence and destroyed a storage shed and its contents. The remains of a blue plastic Waste Connections container are puddled on the ground. Some small ornamental cedars closer to the house are badly, probably fatally, singed. Arson investigators told Norman and his wife, Jani, that the fire had been deliberately set, and although the damage was relatively minor, the “what ifs” were frightening. The property is heavily wooded, the fire not far from the wood-frame house. The Normans say the “whys” are disturbing as well. “I have a friend who was a private investigator who looked at it, and he said. ‘Obviously, somebody had been to your house at least twice (once to case property, once to set the fire).’ He
The burnt fence on Norman’s property.
Tony Norman surveys the spot where someone set his property on fire. Photos by Ruth White said it was an amateurish job meant to send me a message.” The Normans hadn’t spoken publicly about the fire until a meeting of the West Knox County Council of Homeowners when Tony Norman was called upon to talk about the Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan, which County Commission rejected by a 6-5 vote at its April meeting. The slope protection plan is a joint city/county project developed over a threeyear period by a group of
volunteers and Metropolitan Planning Commission staffers. Norman is the cochair and the face of the plan, which would apply to slopes of 15 percent or more, prohibit development on 50 percent grades and impose stricter guidelines for clearing and grading on steep slopes. The plan would allow narrower roads and shorter setback requirements for higher elevations with incentives for developers to place ridgetops under conservation easements. It is unpopular with de-
velopers, real estate interests and the Chamber of Commerce, and Norman has become a target of hate mail and Internet invective, which he says ramped up after Mayor Tim Burchett became a vocal critic of the plan. “A group of people and the Chamber decided this is not good for economic development,” Norman told the homeowners’ group. “In the end, the Chamber decided this needed to be killed, and they came up with their strategy to kill it.”
After Norman said that his wife and son would like to see him step back from the plan, Jani asked to be recognized. She said they have received “hate mail” and called the last few months “a horrible, horrible ordeal. “Three weeks before the vote, our property was set on fire. If we hadn’t had a Good Samaritan neighbor, 10 minutes later our house would have been set on fire.” City Council will be taking up the slope protection plan next, and Norman said he doesn’t plan to quit advocating for it. “This just makes me more determined,” he said.
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community Bragging rights This is not a profession known for extravagant financial rewards. Most reporters do what they do simply because they couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Nor do journalists receive much respect from the public at large these days. We’re too far left or too far right; we fail to take a stand or we shouldn’t take a stand; we miss the big picture or we miss the crucial detail; or maybe we should just fold our tents and let the citizen journalists crowding the Web keep everyone informed. Who are they kidding? We love the business despite the low pay, long hours and the critics. And when your work is considered worthy of recognition by your peers, well, that’s just a bonus. On April 29 the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists held its annual Golden Press Card Awards banquet. Journalists from around the region submitted their work for review by a panel in Pittsburgh, Pa., and the Shopper-News acquitted itself admirably. Taking home awards were (in alphabetical order): ■Personal Columns: Honorable Mention, Shannon Carey, for “Moms 101� ■Deadline Photography: Honorable Mention, Shannon Carey, for “Building the Future� ■Feature Writing: Jake Mabe, Honorable Mention, for “I’m Afraid the Town Is Gone� ■Page One Designs: Award of Merit, Shopper-News Graphics Department ■Editorials: Award of Excellence, Larry Van Guilder While we’re in bragging mode, I’ll point out that this year’s haul was nothing out of the ordinary for our newspaper. The Shopper-News consistently garners recognition for the work of its reporters, its compositors and its graphics professionals. Always mindful that “pride goeth before a fall,� we’ll keep working to bring you award-winning coverage each week. In our features section today, Jake Mabe brings you the story of how four teachers changed a young man’s life nearly 50 years ago. In government and politics, read some federal cost-cutting suggestions from former Ambassador Victor Ashe, then find out why peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may become a forgotten delicacy at the local hoosegow. As always, whether you live in Halls, Fountain City, Powell, Karns, Bearden or Farragut, we’ve got you covered in print and online at www.shoppernewsnow.com. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.
A-2 • MAY 9, 2011 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS
Thank you, Powell! Support for Linda Saia has been amazing Wow! Last Wednesday I received a phone call from Teresa Underwood with an update on the “Linda Saia Car Wash, Yard Sale and Auction.� You may recall that
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set up and a post office box established to receive the money. She said someone gave Linda $507 one day, the exact amount of one month’s worth of health insurance premiums while she is laid off. Teresa said that her phone has been blowing up with calls. And the business community has been stepping up as well. But first the “housekeeping�: the address for donations is Teresa Underwood, Face of Powell, P.O. Box 1246, Powell, TN 37849. Teresa said that AutoZone will be donating all the materials used for the car wash as well as auction items from all of its area locations. AJ’s Cuts n Styles of Powell will be giving haircuts starting around 1 p.m. on June 4 with all proceeds going to the fund. Media Prints is donating signage and banners. 1 Source Printing is printing flyers for the event at no charge. And of course, Harry’s Market and Grill is donating the parking lot for the event. Teresa tells me that in the three days since the story came out they had already received about $1,000 in donations besides the inkind services. Teresa says they still have a wish list, including storage for yard sale donations, tents for the day of the event, tables, volunteers to help at the event, folks with trucks to haul items, auction items and, naturally, cash. You can reach Teresa at 951-9959. Thank you, Powell!
we had a front page story last week about Linda and the medical issues she is going through. Linda is known as “the face of Powell,� and anyone who has had a kid go through either Powell Elementary School or Powell High School during the past 10 years or so probably knows her. She is the crossing guard who gets the kids safely across the street. Linda is a very sick lady who needs our help. Every summer, Linda gets laid off for two months. She has to pay to continue her health insurance benefits which she needs desperately because she suffers from nonHodgkin’s Lymphoma. The plan is to hold a community car wash, yard sale and auction on June 4 in the parking lot of Harry’s Market and Grill with a goal of raising $10,000 to help Linda with her living expenses and insurance during her summer layoff, and with her medical bills in general. As I spoke with Teresa on the phone all I could do was say “Wow!� Teresa tells me ■that they have an account
c onge s t ive heart failure will do that – but after listening to Brian Jenkins from the Cystic Fibrosis FoundaJenkins tion last Wednesday at the Knox North Lions meeting, I realize that things can be a whole lot worse. While those that suffer from CF are relatively small in number, approximately 35,000 in the U.S., it is a horrible disease. It’s inherited and caused by a mutated gene that an estimated two million people carry. If the gene carriers have children there is about a 25 percent chance that the child will be born with CF. CF causes mucus to build up in organs such as the lungs and pancreas. The life expectancy of a child born with CF is about 35. Having CF, according to Brian, requires daily treatments and therapies. Drugs to treat it can run $1,500 a month. It is a rough disease on patients and caregivers. â–
First Baptist Bikers to support 4-H and Clear Springs Baptist
The motorcycle ministry at First Baptist Church of Powell and Fountain City will be taking to the road again on Saturday, May 14, for its monthly fellowship ride. For the May ride, the motorcycle ministry will meet at “The Spring,� the parking lot across from the Knox North Lions FBC-Powell campus Youth Worship Center, at 8 a.m., learn of with kickstands up at 8:30 cystic fibrosis a.m. The group will ride over As Mother’s Day apto Applebee’s on Central proaches, I’m grateful that I still have my mom around. Avenue Pike for an all-youShe has been feeble of late – can-eat pancake and sau-
sage breakfast to support the Knox County 4-H Horse Project. Cost of the breakfast is $5. Then the ministry will head to Corryton to join up with the Clear Springs Baptist Church 10th annual Friends of Missions Motorcycle Run and Car Show to benefit the church’s missions at home and abroad. The ride departs the church at 11 a.m. There is no fee to ride, but contributions are appreciated. The person turning in the most money over $100 will receive a his-and-hers bracelet and chain set from Prestige Jewelers. There will be drawings for door prizes, and the first 100 to register will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Make checks payable to Clear Springs Baptist Church. There will be a cookout at the church at the end of the ride. The First Baptist motorcycle ministry welcomes all riders. So, leave the tiller or lawnmower in the shed and come on out for a fun ride. The FBC folks and the Clear Springs bunch are a lot of fun. â–
Noweta Garden Club visits Home Depot
Home Depot manager Tom Householder and his gang welcomed the Noweta Garden Club last Tuesday with food, drink and other goodies including free samples of plants. The topic of the visit was perennials and annuals, and the gardeners learned of some of the exclusive plants offered by Home Depot this spring. One of the neat things this year is the “smart phone� code. Let your iPhone or Android “read� a symbol on the label, and you can get all kinds of information over your phone. Pretty cool.
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A life filled with honor By Valorie Fister As the nation reacts to the death of Osama Bin Laden, the terrorist leader responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S., one local military family continues to cope with the death – and celebrate the life – of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr. “I couldn’t comment on that, it’s difficult at this time,” Bryant’s sister, Amie Whitworth, said of the Bin Laden announcement. “I’m not going to go there.” Bryant, 37, died April 27 at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in gunfire when an Afghan military trainee opened fire on Americans at the airport. Eight U.S. service members and one contractor were killed that day. Bryant was a native of Karns and graduated from Karns High School. He was assigned to the 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., where he was described as “a member of our Luke family” there since August 2007 according to base officials. He was well known in the military as a veteran F-16 pilot who taught others. And before his time in the military, he was well known in Karns for his love of wrestling, his wit and his drive to accomplish his goals. “We’re devastated by the loss of Lt. Col. Frank Bryant,” said Brigadier General Jerry D. Harris, 56th Fighter Wing commander. Harris described Bryant as an “excellent pilot, wingman and airman. He excelled in everything he did and gave his life defending the nation he served for 16 years.” “He went on so many missions in the air, he was just teaching and leading,” Whitworth said, describing her brother as “pretty respected in the Air Force.”
PHS Marching Panther Band yard sale The band boosters will be hosting a community yard sale Saturday, June 11, in the PHS parking lot. The band will be selling spaces to raise money for its fall trip. A 20x20 space (equivalent to two parking spaces) is $25, and a 40x20 space (equivalent of four parking spaces) goes for $40. Electricity will not be available to vendors. Info: Stacey Berry, 938-9523 or visit www. powellband.org for a registration form.
Powell Playhouse performance The Powell Playhouse will be presenting its inaugural performance, John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage” in June at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. There will be a 7:30 p.m. performance Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, and a 2 p.m. performance Sunday, June 5.
FC Lions to honor Joel Helton
Karns High School graduate and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Frank D. The Fountain City Lions Bryant Jr., 37, died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan. His leadership and contributions as a top F-16 instructor are recognized Club is hosting a program and reception to recognize nationwide. Photo submitted and honor Joel Helton for “He was a senior officer told her about the website his many years at Central there, and he won an award,” full of more than 20 differ- High School as a teacher Whitworth said. “He was ent comments and memori- and head football coach 7 the top F-16 instructor in als dedicated to the fallen p.m. Monday, May 16, in the Lions Club Building in Air Force instructor. the Air Force last year.” “Thank you, Frank, for Fountain City Park. Current Whitworth, who now lives in Morristown, de- fighting for my freedom,” and former Central High scribed the last week as a writes friend Jennifer Brock students, football team blur of media interviews Callais of Maryville. “You members, parents, faculty and preparations for her are my hero! Sadly missed and staff, local coaches brother’s military funeral. but happily remembered. from other schools and any Due to Bryant’s high mili- Blessings to your sweet fam- community well-wishers are invited to attend. tary profile, national news ily during this time.” Lion Gib Galyon is invitagencies in addition to loSome notes are written to ing former Central High cal news outlets have called Bryant personally. football players, coaches the family continuously re“LTC Bryant, I had the and opposing coaches to questing interviews. honor of meeting you after Whitworth said mem- you arrived in Kabul, Af- be a part of the program by bers of Bryant’s family, who ghanistan,” writes Larry volunteering to come tell of still live in Knoxville, are Ziyad LeiBrock of Texas. “It past experiences with coach traveling to the Arlington was truly an honor to have Helton. If you would like to National Cemetery in Wash- met you. Your love of your be a part of the program, ington, D.C., for burial ser- country, life and your fam- call Gib Galyon at 688-1687 or Ben Easterday at 207vices there. ily was clearly apparent. I 9634. But Bryant’s family and am honored to have served friends all over the country with you as a warrior here Halls High reunion have found an outlet they in Afghanistan, and my life Halls High School’s class can all plug into to share is better for having known of 1966 will have a reunion words of comfort – the Web. you. “May you find peace in noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, “Have you gone to Legacy.com?” Whitworth asked, knowing you have touched adding that a family friend many lives in this war.”
May 21, at the Glen Abbey Clubhouse, 11716 San Martin Dr. in west Knoxville. Friends from the ’65 and ’67 classes are invited to join them. Info: email Rick Rickerson at rickrickerson@att.net or Mike Cameron at mike cameron04@gmail.com.
Kerbela Shrine Paper Sale is May 9-15 The annual Kerbela Shrine Paper Sale will be held May 9-15 this year. The sale is the fundraiser that provides Shrine hospitals the ability to treat children selected during the recent mini-screening clinic at no charge.
Senior novice tennis program offered in May The 22nd annual “NeverEver” Senior Novice Tennis Program, offered to seniors 50 and older who have never played or haven’t played tennis in a number of years, will be held 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning May 16 at Tyson Family Tennis Center and 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning May 17 at the Murphy Courts in West Hills Park. Registration/ info: Bob Roney, 971-5896.
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Knox North Lions plan ‘Patriotic Pet’ contest for July 4th parade The Knox North Lions Club 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. It’s free to enter and votes are $1 each. The contest will be held at the post-parade festivities at Scarbro field.
Garage sale to benefit United DAC A multi-family garage sale will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, in Murphy Hills subdivision in Halls to benefit the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter Abner Baker #1404.
Fundraising sale St. Anne Orthodox Church, 560 Oak Ridge Turnpike, will host a fundraising yard sale, bake sale and car wash 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14. There will be a wide variety of items including small appliances, bikes, children’s strollers and more. The parishioners of St. Anne’s will also offer home-made items during the bake sale.
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Some areas to cut As Congress looks at ways to cut federal expenditures, I know from personal experience at the State Department there are areas where savings could occur without jeopardizing the good and important work the State Department carries on daily.
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As a post-9/11 reaction, State has pushed a massive new embassy building program across the globe, placing embassies in ugly fortress-like buildings often miles away from the city center. While in nations such as Pakistan and Afghanistan such security measures are necessary, the “one size fits all” approach does not makes sense in Iceland, Slovenia, Poland or Malta. In Poland, the Department’s building office (known as OBO) is working now to spend more than $84 million for a new consulate to house 11 Americans to be located 10 miles from the city center. This works out to $8 million per American. As Ambassador, I worked to halt or slow down this wasteful project. OBO has already spent more than $1.5 million over 10 years with site visits, studies and appraisals. Once I departed Poland, a new consulate went back into active consideration by State. Congress and State should classify the nations we have diplomatic relations with around the world in terms of security threats, just as the threat alert at our airports are classified based on threat. Less expensive and architecturally more pleasing
buildings make a statement about the U.S. which is positive. Embassies which look like prisons or fortresses make a negative statement to the host nation. They are also terribly expensive. The new embassy planned for London is estimated to cost more than $1 billion (yes, billion) dollars. It has a moat around it, something even the Queen does not have at Buckingham Palace. Congress could fail to fund this project. Recently, State signed a 9-year lease for a new Ambassadorial residence in Kingston, Jamaica, at the cost of $25,000 a month ($300,000 a year, or $2.7 million over 9 years) because the current residence was an hour’s commute from the office. The current residence is unoccupied now and not sold. It sits empty but furnished, waiting on who knows what. Meanwhile, the leased residence may only be minutes from the office, but it lacks the spacious grounds of the prior residence or its history with the Embassy. Now we have two residences for one ambassador in Jamaica. One questions how such financially foolish decisions get made. Where is the supervision? This is not to suggest our personnel should not be protected in dangerous areas where security is vital. They should be. However, common sense needs to prevail along with safety. Money should be used wisely and in a way which makes a positive statement. Embassies far outlast the ambassador of the day whose name will be forgotten after his or her departure. We should showcase America’s best architects and best practices, and stop constructing buildings which convey fear, worry and trepidation.
No more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Burchett budget cuts jail In “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” Clint Eastwood uttered one of the more memorable cowboy flick lines of all time. Confronted by a bounty hunter out for Eastwood’s hide, the actor growled: “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.”
Larry Van Guilder
While the experience may fall short of dying, going to jail in Knox County is going to become less of a “living” than ever according to Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed FY 2012 budget. The public safety component of the budget is growing. “Patrols and cops” is up from $24.9 million to $25.3 million in the proposed budget. “Warrants” grows from $161,365 to $275,815.
Bill Owen didn’t mention a word about running for City Council, but he dropped some pretty serious clues about the direction his campaign is going to take when he spoke to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners last week.
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That’s small wonder of c ourse, when the mayor has pledged that essential services will not suffer under his first budget despite J.J. Jones pulling back on personnel, supplies and materials in a number of dep a r t m e nt s beneath his purview. Feeding more with less is wholly consistent with the admini s t r a t i o n’s Tim Burchett philosophy and could ease the tension between Burchett and Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones. With the national debt spiraling out of control and legislators arguing over whose cow is more sacred, it would be unpatriotic and selfish for the sheriff, the mayor and their financial wizards to withhold their
secret. So we’re calling on them to do their duty and share with Congress, the U.S. Senate and President Barack Obama before the country tumbles into the fiscal abyss. Has the sheriff hooked up with a cheap source of Chinese-produced Spam? Is he buying day-old bread in bulk from Walmart? Is he using former Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s Bosnia connections to import cut-rate Eastern European beef and pork? It’s a tantalizing mystery. Until those at the top of the county’s food chain reveal their methods, a word of caution seems appropriate for those contemplating mischief in Knox County. Another famed law officer, none other than Deputy Barney Fife, put it this way: “A man confined to prison is a man who has given up his liberty, his pursuit of happiness. No more carefree hours, no more doing whatever you want, whenever you want. No more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.” Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com
Bill Owen previews his campaign
At first blush, talking to a group of homeowners who (mostly) live outside the city limits might seem an odd way for a candidate to spend his time, but Owen used to represent them when he was a state senator, so he was in familiar territory. And it gave him a friendly environment to test-drive some things that he’ll be talking about this summer. His topic was “How to Build a 21st Century Society,” and he began by returning to a tough stretch in his life. He’d been defeated for re-election to the senate and gotten divorced. (He didn’t mention getting arrested for drunk driving – a charge he beat, twice, in two highly publicized trials. The evidence against him really was pretty weak, but that had to have been a major bummer. We’ll find out in August if Jane and Ivan Harmon enjoy the sunshine at the opening of this little scandal has passed Ivan Harmon’s campaign headquarters in his race for Knoxville its expiration date). mayor. The office is located in the Kroger shopping center on He’d gone off somewhere Western Avenue, just west of I-640. Harmon, whose slogan is to a transformational train“One of the people, for the people,” had all sorts of people at ing program and had an the opening. “Here’s my number and I won’t change it after I’m epiphany that inspired him elected,” he said. Info: 389-5652. Photo by S. Clark
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Bill Owen Photo by Betty Bean to return to Knoxville, start a lobbying business, remarry and generally rebuild his life. It was about this time that he met bandage mogul Pete DeBusk, founder of DeRoyal Medical Products. DeBusk was having some trouble getting Medicare to approve one of his products and needed some help. Owen was friends with Harold Ford Sr., who
GOSSIP AND LIES Donnybrook ahead as Becky Duncan Massey enters the battle to replace Sen. Jamie Woodson, who resigned. Already Marilyn Roddy has abandoned the mayor’s race to go for the Senate seat, and County Commission chair Mike Hammond seems poised to jump in, too. Mayor Daniel Brown took Bean’s advice (from last week’s Shopper) and just said no to those trying to talk him into the Knoxville
chaired a House subcommittee and was able to give him that help. Thus began a valuable relationship, and Owen has been lobbying for DeBuskrelated interests ever since. He said the DeBusk connection has allowed him to meet people from all over the world, and he is especially proud of work he has done in Kenya, where DeRoyal (at Owen’s suggestion) sent production overruns of bandages and bedpans and other medical supplies. Owen flew to Nairobi, presented the goods and took the opportunity to tour the city’s slums. He saw people living in unimaginable poverty who still had hope. “What I saw were people who were energetic and enthused about life. Instead of dejection, I saw people determined to build a 21st century
society,” he said, launching into full campaign mode with talk about America still being the hope and inspiration of the world. Then he got to the part we’ll be hearing about this summer. He wants to make Knoxville the education capital of the state of Tennessee, or maybe even the country. He said that putting the Lincoln Memorial University law school in downtown Knoxville was his idea (“My idea, Pete’s money”), and that he is working on a plan to put a boarding school for at-risk kids on the Knoxville College campus. “I want to market Knoxville as an educational center and an economic engine to drive us forward,” he said, ending up with a good line about “faith in the future, faith in education and faith in America.”
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Beck Center funding cut Director calls proposal ‘absurd’ By Larry Van Guilder
Say what? Mayor Tim Burchett talks with KCS Superintendent Jim McIntyre and Commissioner R. Larry Smith following his budget meeting at the Halls Senior Center. Sorry, but we only got the picture. No word on what the mayor said. Probably something like, “Don’t worry!” Photo by S. Clark
Whacking on seniors Burchett pledges no reduction in service Mayor Tim Burchett met with citizens in all nine County Commission districts last week to discuss his FY 2012 budget, a move unprecedented in the county’s history. Previous executives had their own style of budget presentation: Tommy Schumpert liked to pull everyone into the small assembly room; Mike Ragsdale mimicked city mayors with a meal funded by donors and invitations to friends; Dwight Kessel just had Herb Acuff type it up and walk it over to the commission. At Halls last week, just hours after his budget speech, Burchett faced the question on everyone’s mind when Roy Kruse asked: What about reduced services? It was a fair question considering Burchett’s budget does not raise taxes, reduces 30-plus employees and cuts the operating budgets of most departments (outside of schools and law enforcement). Burchett said services won’t be reduced as he’s asking his department heads to do more with less. Taking that message to heart was Hemal Tailor, director of senior services. “We absolutely will not cut services. (My staff) won’t allow that to happen,” said Tailor. “We’ve already been managing with less, for about 18 months now.” She said hours will not be reduced at the county’s senior centers, but some less-used programs may be tweaked.
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Tailor has challenged her staff to be creative, to use volunteers effectively and to encourage support from businesses. T h e r e will be no paid staff Hemal Tailor reduction at the Halls Senior Center, even though the budget document shows a cut. That was a glitch in the budget software, said Michael Grider, the county’s communications manager. Halls and Farragut’s Frank Strang Center each will retain two full-time paid staff, a reduction of one at Strang, Tailor said. She said the seniors themselves can make up the slack in staffing. “Seniors in South Knoxville are handing the landscaping; many instructors work for free. “This (budget) is positive, and our staff will make it work. I’ll work in the centers myself and was in Halls last Thursday,” she said. “We offer important programs and have between five and 20 seniors sign up each week. We offer free services through our health partners, Covenant and Mercy. We are the Volunteer State, and we’ll make this work.”
Since its founding in 1975, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center on Dandridge Avenue has served as an artistic and historical draw for African Americans across East Tennessee. In the words of its current director, Avon Rollins, “Beck is a magnet that brings people into this community.” That may change if Knox County’s contribution to the center remains at the level proposed by Mayor Tim Burchett in the FY 2012 budget. After receiving $150,000 from the county’s Hotel/Motel Fund last year, Beck is scheduled for a $12,000 donation in this year’s proposed budget, a 92 percent reduction. Summing up the fiscal picture, Rollins flatly states, “Beck will be forced to close,” unless additional funds can be raised. The city of Knoxville has allocated $26,000 to the center in Mayor Daniel Brown’s proposed budget. Combined with the county’s $12,000, the total may be enough to cover the facility’s utility bill which, according to Rollins, approaches $36,000 annually. Exclusive of a $1 million capital investment in 2005, Beck’s allotment from the county had been declining for several years. In FY 2008 the center received about $400,000 from the Public Library Fund. The following year saw the source for Beck’s $225,000 funding shifted to the Hotel/ Motel tax. The center’s funding remained level for FY 2010, but was cut by 1/3 to $150,000 in last year’s budget. The precipitous funding drop in the new budget proposal caught Rollins off-guard. “We had no warning,” he said. “I didn’t know about this until (1st District Commissioner) Sam McKenzie called me.” Rollins emphasized that Beck is more than a cultural center. The afternoon programs for children are always busy, he said. Brown called Beck “a great resource, a very important institution for all Knoxvillians. I want to emphasize that.” Acknowledging that this is a tough year for all nonprofit agencies, Brown could not commit to additional help from the city. Still, “I’m hoping to see it preserved,” he said. Like Rollins, Robert Booker, a former City Coun-
cil member and state legislator, has played a prominent role in the local civil rights movement. “I wasn’t aware of how much it was,” Booker said of the cut in funding. “It bothers me. That is certainly drastic.” Grant Rosenberg heads the county’s Community Development department. This year was the first time that all nonprofits were required to file grant applications with the county, including those like the Beck Center that were funded under “defined service contracts.” Rosenberg’s responsibility ends with checking the applications for legitimacy. “We don’t evaluate the merits of any application,” Rosenberg said, noting that the mayor makes that call. At-large Commissioner Ed Shouse said he had heard from “maybe six other nonprofits” concerned about funding, as well as county employees “disgruntled about no raise.”
Burchett’s response: “When I first took office, I charged my senior staff with finding ways to save money. … None of the recipients of community grants or contractual funding were notified of their funding level prior to the budget presentation, (and) … the budget before commission … is still subject to change. “Specifically, the Beck Cultural Center has received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds over the past several years. Knox County taxpayers spent nearly $2 million on renovating their building, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of dollars that they were receiving through the community grants and the contractual funding process. (The current proposal) … brings Beck’s … funding in line with other historic homes and non-profits. … Continuing to give the Beck Center a six-figure taxpayer funding is not appropriate, especially when other non-profits are seeing their funding reduced or eliminated, and Knox County employees are being laid off.”
– Mayor Tim Burchett “It’s a ‘tighten the belt’ budget,” Shouse said, adding that he did not feel comfortable making recommendations before public hearings on the budget begin. Commission chair Mike Hammond was also noncommittal. “We’re going to encourage everybody to come and talk to us (at the public hearings),” Hammond said.
In response to a reporter’s question about the reduction in Beck’s funding, Burchett said in part that, “Knox County taxpayers spent nearly $2 million on renovating their building.” With that much invested in the center, allowing it to close for lack of funds might not be the best use of taxpayer funds. Rollins’ opinion is blunt: “This is absurd.”
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mid all this hyperbolic hogwash about teachers being the root of all evil, don’t forget the impact an educator can have on a young mind. Remember, too, the awesome power of acceptance. If you don’t believe me, ask Chad Edwards. Chad made the nearly 1,000-mile journey from Texas to Tennessee on April 29 to reunite with his mates from the Halls High School Class of 1961. And he came to say thanks. He will tell you that he was the smallest, scrawniest guy in the class. He says “teenager” is probably a better description of him during his high school years because, “I am not so sure I was a very good student.” He isn’t even a Halls native. He moved here during his early high school years because his father became the pastor of what was then
called the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren. That “outsider” thing could have been a big deal, especially in a close-knit community circa the late 1950s. It is a credit to his classmates that it was not. “We were close. We had a good time,” Chad says. “When I came here, I don’t recall anything negative. These kids took me in just like I was one of ’em.” And he became one of them. Drum major of the band his senior year. All-State Choir. Actor in school plays. Following graduation, Chad spent part of the summer of ’61 as a student at UT. But he found it too big, too overwhelming. So, he enrolled as a music major at East Tennessee State University, but left after a year. He finally found
In the breaking of the bread CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. (Luke 24: 13-16, 28-31 NRSV)
a home at Bridgewater College, located in what he calls “the smack dab middle of the Shenandoah Valley,” in Virginia. “It was a good fit. It was a small, church-affiliated liberal arts college.” He graduated in 1965 with a degree in music education and taught for a few years in public schools at Manassas and Richmond, Va. He topped off this part of his career as director of music and drama at John Marshall High School in Richmond. Then Chad got the opportunity to become a faculty associate in choral music at Arizona State University, to complete doctoral work and to study with renowned conductor Dr. Douglas McEwen. It was an inauspicious start, though.
This is far and away my favorite post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus. (That is, unless I am reading and studying one of the other appearances, then that one is my favorite. They are all rich with meaning and sparse enough in detail to be fascinating!) This was the lectionary text for the Third Sunday of Easter and I was scheduled to preach. So this passage has been incubating in my mind for weeks. In the course of that incubation, I have come to realize a few things and to draw a few conclusions. First, it was, I think, Augustine who said, “There is no such thing as an alone Christian.” We need each other, the companionship, the correctives, the corrob-
“Going from the green hills of Virginia to the desert of Arizona was truly a physical and environmental shock. When I got to Phoenix, pulling a trailer with everything I had in it including a piano, I got out and thought I’d walked into the hinges of hell. It was 118 degrees. I hated it. “But then winter came and I understood why the snowbirds came here. I fell in love with Arizona.” He moved to Tyler, Texas, in 1975 to become director of choral studies and professor of music at UT-Tyler. He became director of worship and music at Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston in 1990 and then moved to Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas in 1998. Highlights included playing at Gov. Bill Clements’ inauguration in Austin. “And it all happened,” he told his classmates at the reunion, “because of four people.” Margaret Jenkins taught him “the skills, joy, beauty and discipline of the English language. What can be found in literature is beyond the scope of imagination. She opened the door into that world for me.” Drama teacher Ruth Howe “pulled the curtain aside and allowed this scrawny teenager to step in front of the lights. I cannot tell you how many times her face has been ‘stage right’ as I conducted, directed and taught.” Mildred Denton “knew how words and music could, and should, be wedded. I can still recall how she trained those of us who were preparing for region and/or all-state choir. In my ear I still hear her say, ‘The music carries the word, but you must know what the words mean so that the music has something worthwhile to say.’ “But the most important thing she taught me was … everyone was worth something and valued as a person. It is indeed the benchmark I
oration of our fellow Christians. Jesus did not appear to any of his followers alone, with the notable exception of Mary Magdalene at the tomb (and that is a column for another day). It is in our faith community, in a band of believers, that we are most apt to find Jesus in our midst. In this story there were two of his followers together when “Jesus himself came near and went with them.” (Luke 24: 15b) Secondly, Jesus explained himself and his ministry to them, in context. Beginning “with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.” (24:27) Wouldn’t you love to have more detail about that account of his life?
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Thirdly, Jesus did not force himself on them. “He walked ahead as if he were going on.” (24:28a) He waited, politely, for an invitation. Even today, he does not intrude into our lives unless we invite him in. But be warned: invite him in – open your heart to him – and he will move in and take over. Notice that even though he was a guest in that house, “When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.” (24:30) He became the host in someone else’s house. It was not until he broke the bread that they recognized him. Why? What was it that had prevented their knowing him until that moment? And what was it that suddenly revealed his iden-
tity to them? Years ago, when my daughters were little girls, we had a series of video tapes of Bible stories told from the perspective of fictional children who were at the fringes of the stories. In the episode of the Emmaus Road, there was a little servant girl in the house that Jesus was invited into. When he held up the bread and broke it, she was watching, and she whispered to her mother, “His hands! Look at his hands!” And there, in the hands holding the bread that forever after would become for us his body, were the scars the nails had left. “… (H)e had been made known to them (and to us) in the breaking of the bread.” (24:35b)
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robably no Knoxvillian had more close friends among the influential “movers and shakers” in downtown Knoxville than News Sentinel reporter Bob “Scoop” Cunningham. One of his friends was Chancellor A.E. Mitchell. Mitchell told this story: “One day, covering the courthouse, Bob picked up a petition from the in-basket, not knowing it was a year old and had been pulled out of the files for me to use in a hearing. He phoned it in, and the first thing I knew, it was published in the paper.” The chancellor kidded him, “What kind of scoop is that, Bob?” The nickname stuck. Robert Larrymore “Bob” Cunningham was born on Feb. 25, 1893, in Cottontown, near Gallatin, Sumner County, Tenn. He was one of the three children of Thomas Garrett Cunningham, a farmer, and Margaret (Franklin) Cunningham. Bob attended elementary school in Sumner County, then the Hawkins Preparatory School for Boys in Gallatin, about eight miles from his home. He then attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for three years (circa 1912-1914) and later found himself in Camp Pike, Ark., training to participate in World War I. As with many military personnel during those years, he fell victim of the dreaded influenza epidemic and, therefore, never went overseas. While he was a student at UT, he carried the newspaper and solicited subscriptions in neighboring towns.
When he returned to Knoxville in 1919 after the war, he was employed as a reporter for the Knoxville Sentinel, the predecessor of the News Sentinel. He became a lasting friend of Wiley L. Morgan, managing editor of the Sentinel, who hired him. Warner Ogden, then city editor, stated, “I showed Bob around the courthouse and some of the other beats. In no time he had made a lot of contacts and was even turning out ‘early copy’ for the next day’s paper.” When the Sentinel became the News Sentinel in 1926, he was already a veteran of the political and city hall beats and, at times, covered the state Legislature. He advanced to the position of city editor over a period of years. While he was attending UT, Bob met fellow student Reba Gentry. Their courtship lasted through his military service and while Reba established her career as an elementary school teacher. Once, when he was covering a school board meeting, some of the school officials decided to play a joke on him. Superintendent W.E. Miller was reading a list of names of teachers who were resigning for various reasons. Superintendent Miller said, “Reba Gentry, resigning to get married.” Bob jumped to his feet and said, “Why, that’s my girl!” On Dec. 29, 1923, they were married. Although he was unassuming, Bob Cunningham was a student of the classics in both American and English literature. During the Civil War Centennial years (1961-1965), he used his long-term interest in
NFL surprises in both directions TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West Every year about this time, before or after the NFL draft, some bigcity journalist reviews the history of first-round selections and presents a hot list of busts, failures, embarrassments and disappointments. The names are the same. Quarterback Ryan Leaf, Washington State superstar of the late 1990s, is nearly always No. 1. Maybe you remember that some scouts argued he was a better pro prospect than Peyton Manning. The San Diego Chargers gave blood to move up in the draft and get Ryan second. His record as a starter was 4-17. He threw 14 touchdown passes and 36 interceptions. He was a genuine bust. Quarterback Art Schlichter, allworld at Ohio State, was all-awful with the Colts. Gamblers had his signing bonus by October of his rookie year. His career was 13 games, three TDs, 11 picks, arrests,
scandals, addiction, sadness, pity. So you don’t have to look it up, yes, it was Schlichter who threw the interception that lost the 1978 Gator Bowl, triggered the sideline assault by coach Woody Hayes on a Clemson linebacker and led to the next-day dismissal of Daddy Buckeye. Once upon a time, the Tampa Bay Bucs spent the first draft choice on running back Ricky Bell of Southern Cal. Tony Dorsett was available. The Seattle Seahawks invested $11 million (when that was a lot) in Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma linebacker. He couldn’t cut it but he was decent in the movies. First-round quarterback disappointments are plentiful – Tim Couch of Kentucky and the Cleveland Browns, Akili Smith of Oregon and the Cincinnati Bengals, Alex Smith of Utah, the San Francisco 49ers and others.
Robert “Bob” Cunningham (18931979). His career with the Knoxville News Sentinel lasted more than 49 years. Writing as a longtime resident of Fountain City, many of his col- The Cunningham Home at 101 E. Adair Drive. Bob’s nightly walks to Doc umns discussed people, places and Stewart’s Smithwood Drug Store for his cigar enabled him to visit with the events connected with that suburb. children and youth of the Adair Gardens neighborhood. Photo submitted Photo courtesy of Robert L. Cunningham Jr.
and extensive knowledge of American history to write a series of articles on the causes of the war. These excellent essays were considered by many to be among the best of the thousands of essays on the subject during those Centennial years. He was also well versed in the history of Fountain City and many of his columns discussed people, places and events connected with that suburb of Knoxville. However, one piece of history stood out in his memory because of a story that he could not get. In 1923, not long after the death of President Warren Harding, a Senate committee was investigating the Teapot Dome scandal. In a story making national headlines, Albert B. Fall, Harding’s Secretary of the Interior, was accused of accepting bribes from big oil company barons who wanted to drill for oil in lands set aside for reserves for the U.S. Navy. One of those big oil barons, E.L. Doheny, passed through Knoxville on the train en route to Washington to testify. When Doheny emerged from the back of his private car, who should be standing by the tracks seeking an interview
but Bob Cunningham. Bob said later, “I asked him everything I could think of, but he wouldn’t answer anything. The next day, he spilled everything to the committee.” (Another reporter, Knoxvilleborn John Y. Anderson [Central High School 1910], would later win the Pulitzer Prize for his series of stories on the scandal in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.) Courtly, silver-haired Bob Cunningham, with his old-school manners and old-fashioned work ethic, could often be seen proceeding along Gay Street to the S&W Cafeteria for lunch, while visiting with friends along the way pursuing another “scoop.” In his early days, he was often the last to leave the office, still seeking late breaking news after others had departed. Even after his retirement in 1968 and after a 49-year newspaper career, he would visit the paper and sometimes would write a story on some subject that interested him. Eventually, it became difficult for him to find one of the old manual typewriters he had always used and, unfortunately for his faithful
readers, his contributions ceased. The Cunninghams and their son, Robert G. Cunningham (Central High, 1946, UT 1951), who became a stock broker in Chattanooga, lived on East Adair Drive (Adair Gardens) for many years. Bob Cunningham, a member of the Central Methodist Church and former member of the church board, passed away on Feb. 1, 1979. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery beside his wife of 56 years. The editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel summed up “Scoop” Cunningham’s contributions in these words: Occasionally in editorials we eulogize Knoxvillians who have died, leaving behind long lists of business, religious and civic accomplishments for which they are remembered. Today our subject is one of our own former colleagues, Robert L. (Bob) Cunningham, 86, who died Thursday. Bob’s newspaper career spanned 49 years before he retired from the News Sentinel in 1968 on his 77th birthday. “Scoop” was truly a gentleman of the old school.
Alas, Tennessee gets equal representation. Quarterback Heath Shuler is listed among the NFL busts. He wasn’t quite that bad. Washington picked Heath third in the 1994 first round and he got off to an awkward start after a bickering holdout. He had a decent rookie season, only three or four notches under expectations. Washingtonians said very unkind things about Shuler. They called him an unmitigated disaster. Exhibit A was those five interceptions in a horrible loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Legendary Redskin Sonny Jurgensen, loud as a broadcaster, helped destroy Shuler’s chances. Out of here with the handsome, famous, rich kid. Give us the common man, the unheralded and poorly paid Gus Frerotte. Better story. Management voted with Sonny. Mel Kiper Jr., world’s greatest draft analyst (self-proclaimed), was a large help. He ranked Shuler among the all-time greatest failures. Kiper never noticed injuries and other contributing factors. Shuler was brave. He kept trying. He made little impact. He invested wisely. He serves in Congress. Pay is less. Hits are verbal. First-round failures is a pile-on story. It is far more fun to recall suc-
cesses at the other end of the NFL spectrum. Bill Bates is my poster man among old Vols who shocked professional football. In the illustrious history of the Dallas Cowboys, no free agent achieved more or enjoyed such fan appeal. They voted him most popular player four years in a row. Bill was snubbed 12 times each by every NFL team in the ’83 draft. Goofballs picked 335 players but not Bates. Not big enough. Too slow. He just couldn’t play at the next level. But he did, fiercely on special teams, intimidating at safety. Returners and receivers hated him. John Madden, old coach turned TV analyst, told you all you need to know: “Bill Bates – boom! – should be in the Pro Bowl.” There was another defining moment. Dallas won in Detroit. Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin were honored with game balls. They gave them to Bill Bates. J.J. McCleskey, wide receiver and defensive back at Tennessee (1989-92) really was too small for pro football. He was only 5-8. Of course he was undrafted. But he played eight seasons, Arizona and New Orleans. Pat Ryan, reserve QB at Tennes-
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Singers bring ‘JOY’ to Lenoir City The JOY Singers (the senior adult choirs) of First Baptist Church of Powell and First Baptist Church of Fountain City recently participated in Tune Share 2011 held at First Baptist Church in Lenoir City. More than 250 senior singers from 12 area churches participated in sharing and fellowship at the event. Pictured are Jim Smith, Craig Garren, Mike Figueroa, Jewel Garren, Vivian Henley, Reba Smith, Margaret Jones, Joyce Gideon, Ruth Lady, Joe Neely, Sammi Neely, Mable Sherlin, Charlotte Richey, Marilyn Sebby, and choir accompanist Janet Scarbro. Not pictured are Alan Dunsmore and the choir director, Alan Dupes. Photo submitted
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■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute food boxes 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14, or until boxes are gone. You must be present to receive a box. One per household. Info: 689-4829. ■ 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.
Homecomings
■ Trinity Chapel, 5830 Haynes Sterchi Rd., will celebrate 35 years of ministry 10 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22. There will be food, music and fellowship. Info: 688-9991.
Music services
■ New Beverly Baptist Church host “Special Friends from Mt. Harmony” presenting music, songs and skits, 11 a.m. Sunday, May 15. The church will also host a singing featuring New Beverly’s singers at 6 p.m. Info: 546-0001 or www. NewBeverly.org.
Rec programs
■ Clapp’s Chapel Methodist Men’s Club will host a Southern BBQ Dinner 4-7 p.m. Saturday, May 14, in the fellowship hall. The menu will include pulled pork barbecue in sauce with a dinner roll, baked beans, cole slaw and fries. Each meal is $8 ($4 children 12 and under) and comes with a beverage. All proceeds will benefit the church outreach program. Info: Ed Bardill, 922-4309. ■ Trinity UMC, 5613 Western Ave., will host Alive@35 for anyone ages 35-55. Info: email tonyajelf@gmail.com or call 357-6134. ■ The youth ministry at Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike, will host its third annual car show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14. There will be door prizes, food, a swap meet, raffle and more. The
show is open to all cars, trucks and tractors. ■ 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 in the Family Life Center gym 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.
Revivals
■ Emory Valley Baptist Church will hold a three-day church youth revival Thursday, May 12 through Saturday, May 14, with preaching by three different youth ministers and special singing each night. Thursday and Friday services are at 7 p.m. and Saturday’s service is at 6 p.m.
Senior programs
■ The senior group 55-Alive at First Lutheran Church, 1207 N. Broadway, will meet noon Tuesday, May 12. Guest speaker will be Peggy Tippens, 16-year master gardener for Knox County and a long-time ARS consulting Rosarian. A hot lunch will be served for $6. Everyone is invited although reservations are necessary. RSVP Monday through Thursday before noon by calling 524-0366. ■ Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Dr., 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 email wg_justice@comcast.net.
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■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, will host its 20th annual May weekend meetings 6 p.m. every Friday through Sunday. Info: 6888390. ■ Bell Road Worship Center,
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■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an internet prayer line. Anytime you have a prayer or concern, call the line and leave a message. Someone will be praying about the request with you within 24 hours. Prayer line: 484-4066.
Wom en’s programs
■ Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection will host “Celebrating a Miracle Luncheon” 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at Buddy’s Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike in Bearden. Special guest Laura Smith from Echelon Florist and Gifts will give a demo on ivy topiaries. The inspirational speaker will be Vallie Collins, survivor of Flight 1549’s crash into the Hudson River. Complimentary childcare will be by reservation only. Admission is $10 and includes lunch. RSVP: Connie, 693-5298 or email dick3234@ bellsouth.net. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host
Women’s Bible Study 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the church library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The group’s five-week study will be Henri Nouwen’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son – A Story of Homecoming.” Info: Rev. Glenna Manning, 690-1060; www. beaverridgeumc.com. ■ MAPS (Mothers at Prayer Service) meets noon Fridays at First Comforter Church “for the soul purpose of their children.” Info: Edna Hensley, 688-8390. ■ MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Fairview Baptist Church for devotional, food and fellowship. Child care provided. Info: Anne, 621-9234.
Workshops and classes
■ Smithwood Baptist Church in Fountain City will host an advanced Word computer class 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, Thursday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 26. The class will cover mail merging, creating greeting cards and more. Cost is $20. Info: Shirley or Earl Walker, 687-9429 or email ewwalker@bellsouth.net.
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Thirty years young Friendship Force Knoxville celebrates anniversary By Natalie Lester As the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death circulated around the globe, a group of Knoxvillians celebrated 30 years of international travel. Before humorist Sam Venable began his sketch at Friendship Force Knoxville’s 30th
Friendship Force charter Humorist Sam Venable shares member Barbara Nix sips some jokes concerning old champagne at the group’s age with the Friendship Force. 30th anniversary celebration. Photos by N. Lester
anniversary celebration in Maryville, he wondered what the world would have been like with a more widespread Friendship Force presence. “Had more people bought into ideas like this organization we may have never had the twin tower incident, this war or the news of (Bin Laden’s) death the past few days,” Venable said. “I would hope that efforts like yours would continue to provide rich fruit and bridge cultural gaps.” Friendship Force is a nonprofit organization that facilitates international exchanges all over the world. Members stay in a country’s Friend-
ship Force residents’ homes and, in return, they host the families when they come to America. Bill and Ruth Boys have been on several trips through the years and always enjoyed being a guest in a foreign home. “The best part about Friendship Force is staying in a native’s home instead of in a hotel,” Bill Boys said. “You are really immersed in the culture that way instead of being a normal tourist.” Former President Jimmy and wife Rosalynn Carter began the program in Georgia when he was governor,
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Powell Elementary School 3rd graders march in the “Vocabulary Parade” at the school’s playground last Tuesday.
PES 3rd graders hold ‘Vocabulary Parade’ Members of Candy Parker’s 3rd grade class pose after the “Vocabulary Parade.” The students had to select a word or phrase and make their costume to describe that word. Participating in the parade and their words are: Candy Parker – “candy;” Willow Branham – “literate;” Myessa Smit – “vampire;” Isaac Connatser (back) – “banana;” Rachel Goldschmit – “natural resources;” and Michael Treadwell – “robot.”
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Gracie Cox is prepared to learn how water is filtered to help make it clean and safe to drink.
Hands-on learning in the classroom Hallsdale Powell Utility District representatives visited with 4th grade students at Brickey-McCloud to reinforce classroom lessons on the water cycle. Students were able to create their own water filter to simulate the process of water treatment, including coagulation, sedimentation and filtration.
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HPUD president Darren Cardwell is assisted by Brickey-McCloud student Delaine Stiltner in demonstrating the coagulation process of water treatment. Photos by Ruth White
TSA members attend convention The Technology Student Association (TSA) of Powell Middle School attended the TSA state conference held recently in Pigeon Forge, where they competed in 10 technological and leadership events. The group meets weekly after school and all PMS students are invited to attend. Pictured are Maclain Pierce, Austin Fields, Ben Sergent, Nathaniel Smith, Josh Smith, Wesley Williams, John Tekstar, Zane Joyeuse and Brandon Evans. Advisors are Jeff Field and Jeff Smithers. Photo submitted
Marching Panthers hold motorcycle run Members of the Powell High School Marching Panther Band prepare the lunch they served at the band’s motorcycle ride April 30. The band is raising funds for current operations and to pay for their trip to Hawaii in the fall to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Members are: Jacob Myer, Madison Berry, Will Mowery and Linsay Anderson. Photo by Greg Householder
Powell Middle golf advances The Powell Middle School Golf Team placed second in the E1Knoxville-TMSGA District on April 26 at Knoxville Golf Course and earned a trip to the TMSGA Regional tournament May 9-10 at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn. Team members are: (front) Tyler Morris (alternate), Jacob Samar and Caleb Milligan; (back) head coach Calvin Spradlen, Luke Nightwine, Will Hurt, Hunter Long and assistant coach David Hurt. Not pictured are Lucas Halliburton and Dakota Bayne. Photo submitted
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A-12 • MAY 9, 2011 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS
PHS Singers ‘showcase’ their talents Big show closes out the year By Greg Householder
It was a big evening. First, Powell’s own Hinckley Brothers – Derek, Nathan and Spencer – kicked off the show last Tuesday
Powell Panthers night. The Hinckleys were a few days ahead of their CD release concert and family fest held last Saturday. The “show” was the Powell High School Singers endof-the-year “Showcase.” After the Hinckleys exited, Powell Singers past and present took the stage to lead the audience in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Next the Singers performed “O Sifuni Mungu” with solos by Cody Taylor, Whitney Pittman, Kelsie Shipley and Tucker Hyde. This was followed by “It is Well with My Soul” with Kara Arnold performing solo. The opening of the Showcase wound up with performances by the Singers of “I Can See Clearly Now” and “America.” Powell High choral teacher Jim Kennedy told the audience of his recent discovery of Facebook and how it helped him pull in Singers alumni. According to Kennedy, he would receive emails from previous students asking why he had not told them about the Showcase. One of the alumni groups on hand for Tuesday’s Showcase were “The Harmonics,” a male group from the mid90s consisting of Dennis Adams, Mike Asbury, Na-
PHS Singers – past and present – take the stage to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Powell Singers Showcase last Tuesday. Those not wearing the formal black and white were alumni singers present.
Allie Patton solos a rendition of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” at last Tuesday’s PHS Singers Showcase.
Iesha Hill sings “Reflection” at last Tuesday’s PHS Singers Showcase. The PHS Singers dress in “cruise wear” and sing a few of the songs they performed on the spring break cruise. than Hinckley, Mark Hudson and Darren Shaver. Tucker Hyde and Cassidy White performed “I Run to You.” Powell Singer Showcases are not just about singing. A group of female Singers performed “Synchronized Swimming” – a skit of sorts – in a simulated pool Iesha Hill performed “Reflection” followed by Al-
lie Patton who sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” Another group of female singers performed the skit “Harry Potter Puppet Pals,” followed by a rendition of “My Old Man” by Jacob Hodges, JoJo Mahler, Alex Strozyk and Cody Taylor. Mahler was also pressed into emcee duties for the night. Chris Linkous and Kyler Roberts presented a hilarious skit called “Morning Routine.” A group called “The Girls” sang “Turn the Beat Around,” and three male
Singers known only as “Trifecta” performed “Paper Dance” in their union suits. Allie Parton and Leslie Truan performed “For Good,” and Katlyn Householder, Emily Morrow, Kelsie Shipley and Whitney Pittman sang “Parting Glass.” During spring break, the Singers performed on a cruise ship. The Singers took the stage decked in “cruise wear” and performed some numbers from the cruise: “Under the Sea,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “Banana Boat Song” and “Kokomo.”
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Cassidy White and Tucker Hyde perform “I Run to You” at last Tuesday’s PHS Singers Showcase. Photos by Greg Householder While the Singers changed into more formal attire, the audience watched a video of the cruise trip. The Singers then performed “The Argument” and “Tears in Heaven” with Emily Morrow soloing. On April 29, the Singers competed in the State Fes-
tival and came away with a Superior rating. The Singers performed three numbers from state: “At the Round Earth’s,” “Sing Me to Heaven” and “Witness.” The Singers closed out the show with “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” and “Lonesome Road.”
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Sugarbakers moves, expands The staff at Sugarbakers is all smiles because they have opened their new location across from Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Sugarbakers still offers the best selection of cake, candy and wedding supplies and has now expanded their tools selection for even more decorating fun. Shari Austin, Jen Owen, Aris Axelgard and owner Larry W. Clark have been busy unpacking boxes and shelves are now filled with a wide selection of decorating supplies. Not pictured are office manager/partner Steven Letner and Carolyn Roach. Sugarbakers is now located at 514 Merchant Drive. Info: 689-6877 or www.sugarbakersonline.com. Photo by Ruth White
Texting at the next level Rhino Media owners Mike Adams and Lee Copeland check their cell phones for new text messages on great deals in town. Rhino Media allows businesses to give customers the ability to receive discounts, coupons or alerts via text message. One segment of the company is for nonprofit organizations, offering the ability to contact members with event updates and cancellations at the touch of a button. “One way to opt in to the program is to text the word meals to 70,000,” said Adams. “There is no cost to subscribe to the service.” Info: Adams, 363-2080. Photo by Ruth White
Real estate market takes a dip After a sizable surge in activity in March, the local real estate market experienced a decline during the month of April. For the month that ended April 29, the Register of Deeds office processed 622 property sales in Knox County with an aggregate value of about $124 million.
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realestatereport These figures represented 27 fewer land transfers than those processed in March, and also indicated a drop in total sales revenue of around $18 million. Normally the market experiences a bounce during this time of year, and the April decline was unusual, especially given the upswing that occurred in March. There was also a noticeable drop off in mortgage loans and refinancing last month. The amount of money loaned against property fell significantly in April to about $178 million, compared to $263 million in March. Mortgage rates remain relatively low; however, new lending regulations have made it more difficult for some consumers to borrow money. The largest transfer of the month was the sale of a residential complex on Gallaher View Road. The property sold for $9.15 million. Another notable commercial transfer was a property located at 4831 E. Summit Circle, which sold for $4.6 million. The data collected from April indicated a market performance well below that experienced in April of 2010 when there were 826 property transfers in Knox County. Interestingly, the total value of property sold during the first four months of 2011 is running slightly ahead of the figures from 2010. From January through April of last year, there was $444.45 million worth of land sold in Knox County. This year that same period has produced sales of $444.53 million.
Knoxville Soap, Candle and Gifts celebrates customers Jodi Bowlin and Denisea Mann stand with Denisea’s display for Natural Affinity Soap during Knoxville Soap, Candle and Gifts’ customer appreciation day on April 30. The store is co-owned by Bowlin and Renee Olaechea. Photo by Jake Mabe
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Refreshments will be served and Peake will be on hand to meet customers and answer any questions they may have. The public is invited to attend. Peake has been with First Tennessee for three years, previously having served as a Trust Business Development Officer and Retirement Plan Specialist. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern College and Western Carolina University and is a Certified Retirement Counselor. Peake has 24 years of investment experience and has served as a volunteer for American Red Cross and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has coached many local youth sports teams.
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