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Final pitch for KCS budget

The best case Dr. Jim McIntyre made for the Knox County school board’s $35 million budget increase proposal came last Friday morning, in his office, when he spoke as a daddy. “I’m the dad of two Knox County Schools students. I have a very personal stake in this.” Jake Mabe spoke to the superintendent on the eve of the big vote. Sandra Clark also has an editorial about the school budget vote and info on its aftermath.

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By Sandra Clark “The Savage Dilemma” is about money. It’s about friendship. It’s about evil. But most of all it’s a rollicking good time. And it’s coming to the Powell Playhouse this week. Don’t miss it. The Powell Playhouse will present the play Thursday through Sunday at the Jubilee Banquet Facility off Callahan Road. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door. Molly Durr reprises her role as Ethel Savage from “The Curious Savage,” the inaugural presentation of the Powell Playhouse. A Halls resident, Durr was excited to act under the direction of Nita Buell Black, her drama teacher at Powell High School in the mid-1970s. Durr said one does not need to have seen the first play to enjoy the sequel. “The dialogue catches you up.” Durr quickly summarized the initial play: Eth-

el’s husband dies, leaving her $10 million. She wants to spend the money for good works, but three evil stepchildren intervene and have her committed to a sanitarium, the Cloisters. “In the end, I got the money,” said Durr. So much for ‘Curious.’ Ethel meets a cast of characters at The Cloisters including Mrs. Paddy (Carolyn Wells), the woman whose husband told her to “shut up” 20 years ago and she hasn’t spoken since. Ethel was happy to get out, but as the sequel opens she has decided to return. “I come back to The Cloisters to rest,” said Durr. “I love these people and come back after traveling. Imagine my surprise when they don’t remember me!” The Cloisters has fallen on hard times as well. With dwindling revenue, the sanitarium may be forced to close. Enter two stupid hippies. They break in to steal from a place that has

little. But Ethel Savage hatches a plan. “The court has put me on an allowance,” said Durr. “I suggest the hippies kidnap me for ransom. Then the money will be split and part used to save The Cloisters.” You can see the trouble coming. Durr calls it a “sweet, family play” that’s OK for kids. “I would let my 8-year-old neighbor see it,” she says. She graduated from Powell High in 1974, married and stayed home to raise her daughter, Marie Loren, now a student at UTChattanooga. Although she was in drama in high school and performed briefly with Theatre Knoxville, she had not acted in 28 years when Buell Black picked her for the role of Ethel Savage. Durr was stage manager for “The Night of my Enemy” at the Powell Playhouse where she serves on the advisory board. “It was just wonderful to meet new people and see old friends,”

Mabe to write history of Halls Shopper-News columnist/ features editor Jake Mabe has signed a contract with the Halls Crossroads Women’s League to write a narrative history of the founding, settling and evolution of the Halls community. If you have any photos or info that might help Jake, call 922-4136 or email JakeMabe1@aol.com.

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Help’s a’comin Sadie (found tied to the door at Shopper-News as a pup) is a true newshound. Thwarted in her efforts to take a dip at Tommy Schumpert Park, Sadie investigated and learned that Knox County has closed the water hole section of the dog park for erosion control work and the addition of a pump. According to Doug “Arf” Bataille, the project includes draining the pond, digging out the bottom that was about a foot of silt, and then rebuilding the sides. The pond does double duty – it is for the dogs – but it is also used to irrigate the football fields. The pump is needed for the irrigation in addition to controlling the level of the pond for the dogs. Sadie knows one summer is like 7 in dog years. Arf said it will be done “soon,” but no one quite knows how long that is in parks & rec years. Photo by S. Clark

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Not many coaches have coached on teams in different sports that went to the state championships. David McGill has. And after a teaching career of more than 35 years, McGill is retiring. McGill began teaching in Maynardville at Union County High School in 1975 and coached baseball, football and basketball. As head baseball coach he won two district championships. In 1986, McGill came to Knox County as a math teacher at Powell High School and later moved to the Driver’s Education department. He always tried to model himself after his high school baseball coach Elden Nicely and gym teacher Dwaine Ritter because they were “good Christian men.” “David has been a fixture at Powell High for many years,” said Powell High principal Ken Dunlap. “It will take numerous people to fill the jobs he filled for us.” It was at Powell that McGill’s two most memorable championships occurred. In 1991 McGill was an assistant coach for the Powell Panthers football team. Powell went to the state championship and played Brentwood Academy at Vanderbilt. “We got beat. But we were there,” said McGill. Another treasured memory was in 1997 when the Powell softball team made it to the TSSAA state tournament with seven freshman starters, one sophomore and just one senior.

David McGill rides his motorcycle in the Rockies. McGill became the head softball coach in 1994 but took the years 2000-2006 off to watch and help his son and daughter with their athletic careers. McGill has compiled an impressive 329-132 record as Powell’s softball coach. He also won District Coach of the Year three times and won Tennessee Athletics Coaches Association Softball Coach of the Year in 2000. “I enjoy sharing the love of the game and teaching them the same,” said McGill of what he calls his “16 daughters” on the softball team. The time McGill spent with his own kids was influential, too. His daughter is an assistant basketball coach at Grainger County High School. She played basketball and softball at Gibbs and went on to play at King College and in a women’s professional league in the Dominican-Republic. His son played baseball

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and football at Gibbs High before playing baseball at Virginia. Today, he coaches football and baseball at Trinidad High School in Trinidad, Colo. McGill enjoyed coaching both kids when they were young. In retirement, McGill plans to ride HarleyDavidson motorcycles as a hobby, play golf and fish. He also looks forward to having more time to visit his children and watch them coach. For McGill, the students have been the most motivating thing over the years. “Always keep trying and don’t give up,” he said. “An education is important. “I will miss all of the great kids and excellent teachers and principals,” said McGill. “Powell High School is a great school. I am really glad that I had the opportunity to be a part of it for all these years.”

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Powell Playhouse will present “The Savage Dilemma” by John Patrick at Jubilee Center on June 7, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m. See story on Page 1. No other community than Powell has a Playhouse. Come support Nita Buell Black and the other volunteers.

POWELL NOTES ■ Noweta Garden Club will meet Tuesday, June 5, at Racheff House and gardens, 1943 Tennessee Avenue. The program will be given by Terri Ballenger, Tennessee naturalist, on “Seeding the Cumberlands.” This includes an area between Knoxville and Chattanooga that has been stripped of its natural vegetation. Noweta’s Junior Club “God’s Little

Gardeners” will attend and be a part of this project. Carpool at 9:30 a.m. from Powell United Methodist Church on Emory Road. ■ Powell Book Club meets at 3 p.m. each first Monday at the Powell Branch Library. Info: Theressa Brittain, 938-6981. ■ Powell Airplane Filling Station info: Roch Bernard at 933-7158 or 437-9980.

■ Knox North Lions Club info: Clare Crawford, 6071898. ■ Powell Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. each third Thursday at Shoney’s on Emory. Info: Lillian Williams. ■ XYZ (Extra Years of Zest) Club for seniors meets at 10:30 a.m. each first Wednesday at Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road. Info: 938-2741.

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Fountain City’s Man and Woman of the Year Top honors at Fountain City Day in the Park went to Carl Butcher, Man of the Year, and Becky Hill Warwick, Woman of the Year. The two friends greet each other after the announcement. Both were surprised. Butcher is a longtime business owner in Fountain City (C.L. Butcher Insurance Agency) who has coached youth sports and is active in his church. Warwick is a member of First Baptist Church of Fountain City who volunteers at the Fountain City Ministry Center and coordinated efforts of her church in Operation Inasmuch. Photos by S. Clark

‘All for the Lord’ Mike Bundon to retire from Beaver Dam Church By Jake Mabe Mike Bundon signs all of his correspondence “All for the Lord.” That sums up his career. Bundon is retiring after 30 years as minister of music at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. “Thirty years is a very unusual tenure in ministry these days, much less in a single place,” Bundon says. “The folks at Beaver Dam have been so kind to our entire family – of course, I’ve said they love my wife (Joy) and tolerate me – but it’s been a wonderful life.” Bundon previously served as a minister of music and youth at Mt. Harmony Baptist in Knoxville and at First Baptist Church of Dandridge before coming to

Beaver Dam in 1982. The Blount County native became a true friend, neighbor, counselor, and, of course, his church’s choir director. He and Joy, a music specialist for the Clinton City Schools, raised three great kids: Jonathan, minister of music at First Baptist Church of King’s Mountain, N.C.; Michaela, who completed seminary at Beeson Divinity School on the Samford University campus in Birmingham, Ala.; and Lesley, who just graduated from the James Quillen College of Medicine and is beginning her residency in Greenville, S.C. “What has kept me in music ministry for so long (I actually started when I was 16) is they may forget what you said, or what I sang, but they will never forget how you make them feel, whether at a birth, a

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Beaver Dam Baptist Church minister of music Mike Bundon is stepping down after 30 years at the church. A special “reunion choir” service will be held 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Photo submitted wedding, a funeral or in day-to-day ministry.” He’s seen programs and personalities come and go and techniques and technology evolve. “But, when it’s all boiled down, the only thing that endures is the love of God in Christ Jesus. And, if that is not evidenced in our songs, our word, our lives, all else is in vain and will likely come up short.” He will continue to sing with The CenturyMen and the Tennessee Chorale. He has two teaching opportunities lined up but says “it is not on my radar to go to another church full time.” A special reunion choir service will be held 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Beaver Dam. “We’ll have a tremendous time of music and worship,” he said, “and, of course, food.” All for the Lord.

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‘Let Fountain City live forever!’ Re-enacting the funeral service that marked the annexation of Fountain City into the city of Knoxville 50 years ago, pallbearers are: at left, Richard Tumblin, Bob Davis, Jim Tumblin, John Tumblin, Bob Temple; below, Ben Easterday, Dick McMillan, Gib Galyon and Charles Edwards Jr.

Bill Williams, anchor emeritus of WBIR-TV, with Snake Thomas of Fountain City. “Fountain City did not die,” Williams said during his keynote address. “The spirit of Fountain City never died. It is very much alive, thanks to the good people who live here. Let Fountain City live forever!”

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Former City Council member Larry Cox talks with Mayor Madeline Rogero and former County Commissioner Mary Lou Horner following the Memorial Day ceremony at Fountain City Lake.

Ken Cloninger, president of Fountain City Town Hall, gives his chair’s award to the Fountain City Lions Club, accepted by Bob Davis who said the club’s work to maintain the park and the lake is “a labor of love.”

Sylvia Williams portrays a protestor of the annexation. Her husband, Charles, wrote the script for the re-enactment.

Resplendent in his tux is pumpkin-carving man Ken Clayton. He dressed as Ross T. Stuart, one of four men who negotiated a “peaceful” U.S. Rep, John Duncan and WBIR-TV news anchor John Becker annexation. Clayton holds the are ready to speak at the Memorial service. “We are blessed sword which he handed over to beyond belief to live in this country,” said Duncan. Duncan during the ceremony.

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government Ray off Blue Cross board Gloria Ray not only lost her $400,000 a year CEO position at Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp, but Blue Cross/Blue Shield has decided it no longer needs her services as a board member at $90,000 a year. She is now off that board. It seems Blue Cross has a policy that board members must resign when their full time employment changes. Usually, the resignation is not accepted, but in this case it was. It also seems Ray chaired the Blue Cross compensation committee – which approved CEO Vicky Gregg earning $6.2 million a year. This pay comes from Blue Cross itself and also from various subsidiaries which Blue Cross owns. Blue Cross has raised premiums since 2005 at triple the rate of inflation while doubling board pay in the same period. The board meets quarterly – 12 days a year – so $7,500 per day of work is not bad. No wonder health care is so expensive.

Ownby reflections Many think it is only a matter of time before Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby resigns his seat after his arrest on Sharp’s Ridge. While the law does not require him to resign, even if convicted (it is not a felony charge), his reputation is seriously damaged. Persons are already being mentioned as replacements to Ownby who defeated Finbarr Saunders in August 2010. County Commission names the successor who would serve to August 2014 when a special election would fill the remaining two years in the unexpired term. Ownby did not attend the May 29 meeting. Possible new commissioners must reside in his district which lies in West Knoxville and West Knox County. The pick will likely be a Republican as the Commission is 9 to 2 Republican. Commission may require that the person chosen agree not to be a candidate in the August 2014 county election, although such a request in not enforceable as a matter of law. On the other hand, Ownby may decide to hold onto the position to keep the $20,000 annual salary (especially if he is terminated from Comcast) and health insurance benefits as a county employee. Bill Lockett kept his Law Director position to continue his

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Espiritu gets national award By Betty Bean Just as Pond Gap School took center stage in the battle for school funding last week, so did the Susan Espiritu s c h o o l ’ s principal. The National Association of Elementary School Principals has named Susan Espiritu its National Distinguished Principal for 2012, representing Tennessee. Espiritu, who will be starting her eighth year as principal at Pond Gap this fall, hosted a discussion of the school’s community education concept last Wednesday in advance of County Commission’s vote on school funding this week. She gave her staff the credit for the award. “The award should go to the entire staff at Pond Gap. This is just a reflection of how supportive they are of all the things I ask them to do and to try. They are very out of the box, very innovate thinkers and aren’t afraid to try something new.” Pond Gap, she said, has long been on the cutting edge of educational reform. “We were the first TAP (Teacher Advancement Program) elementary school six years ago. We have uniforms and we piloted the full-service school concept. This staff has always been fully supportive. I’m really just the torchbearer of the award for the staff,” she said. Espiritu started her own education in Fountain City (she is the sister of attorney Tom Dillard and has been with Knox County Schools since 1979). She is married to Charles Espiritu and has three children: Maria Espiritu Haun, who played softball and volleyball at Halls High School; Kalea Espiritu Derry, who was a student athlete at Gibbs; and Billy Espiritu, who played football at Gibbs. The Espiritus have seven grandchildren.

At Pond Gap Elementary School are Marie Alcorn, Doug Dillingham, Susan Espiritu, Melissa Massie and Bob Kronick. Photo by Betty Bean

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Pond Gap School salary and benefits even when it was clear he had misused clients’ funds at his former law firm. There is little beyond public opinion to force Ownby from office, assuming he is guilty of the charge. The county charter should be changed to allow two/ thirds of the County Commission to remove county officials guilty of misconduct just as the U.S. House and Senate as well as the state Legislature has the right to remove officials who bring disgrace upon themselves and the body. In the absence of such a provision, the charter review committee should allow voters to recall an elected official who brings disgrace on himself.

Notes While President Obama was widely and appropriately praised for awarding the Medal of Freedom to Pat Summitt, he also awarded a similar Medal to Polish hero Jan Karski who was a famed resistance fighter in World War II. Obama’s serious mistake was to refer to Karski visiting “Polish death camps” and reporting on them to Churchill and Roosevelt. This is a serious historical error as it suggests the Poles operated the death camps. That is false. Actually, the Nazis created and operated the death camps in Poland which is the correct way to reference them. Since then, media in Poland and the USA have strongly criticized the President and demanded an apology and correction. The White House has offered a “regret” but not an apology. Polish Prime Minister Tusk requested an apology at a news conference in Warsaw. The President’s speech writer in this case failed to do his homework and misstated history. ■ TVA ran full page ads at ratepayer expense justifying their tree cutting policies while federal Judge Thomas Varlan considers an injunction request to halt the tree cutting pending final resolution of the issue. TVA made a clear attempt to influence public opinion at public expense. Contact Victor Ashe at vhashe@aol.

serves community By Betty Bean With its slightly shabby exterior and rusty chain link fence, Pond Gap Elementary School doesn’t look like the setting for cutting edge education reform. But for the past two years, 45 Pond Gap students facing significant challenges of behavioral, economic, academic and/or language issues, have participated in a pilot program called the University-Assisted Community School initiative. Each student has an individualized academic plan, which is integrated into after-school and summer programs. Participants get classes and supplementary help. Adult family members may attend GED classes, ESL classes and discussion groups dealing with finance and law. Dinner is served, and parents and guardians are welcome to eat with their children. At the end of the initiative’s second year, school administrators have tangible proof that it worked. Test findings include:

■ 34 percent decrease in absenteeism ■ 33 percent decrease in tardies ■ 77 percent decrease in discipline referrals Plus substantial gains in reading, mathematics and overall academics. Community schooling is set to be expanded to 75 Pond Gap students next year, said Melissa Massie, Knox County Schools’ director of support services. And if County Commission votes to fund the school board’s budget request, community education can come to other schools as well, a point important to board member Cindy Buttry. Pond Gap, which now serves 350 students, will increase its capacity to 500 after a significant renovation, Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre said. Last week, Massie participated in a panel which included Dr. Bob Kronick of the UT College of Education, who “dreamed up” and championed the program; Marie Alcorn of the United Way; and Doug Dillingham, KCS supervisor of facilities and new construction. Kronick recruited philanthropist Randy Boyd of Radio Systems and

PetSafe who funded the pilot program with $450,000. Kronick said the program started with four elementary schools – Sarah Moore Greene, G r e e n Magnet, Inskip and Sam E. Hill. After the arrival of McInt y re, Kronick was persuaded Randy Boyd to settle for one school – Pond Gap. “We poured everything into this school, and Susan (Espiritu) was ready for it. We have a clinic, approved by the Red Cross. Food, clothing, shelter are where we start. Dillingham presented a drawing of planned expansion for Pond Gap that will accommodate the expanded community education program and add a new gym, cafeteria, kitchen and library/media center. “In 37 years of doing this, this is a first, and it’s very exciting,” he said. “This is an addition all around this school for use as a community school. We are designing it for the community, but it will be secure for kids.”

School budget vote today Feeling a bit like the little guy who carried the flag up the wall during the battle scene in “Les Misérables.” You know you could die, but you do it anyway. That’s what the school board asks of County Commission today – courage. For years, the school system has inched along with continuation budgets. Most times the board has left the county executive/mayor with wiggle room to say, “We gave them what they asked for.” Meanwhile, kids go to school in moldy, multigenerational portable classrooms without plumbing. Classes get technology when parents sell cookies or coupon books. This year the school board voted 8-1 to ask for the budget it needs. Today we’ll see how the commissioners respond.

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Knox County Commission will debate and vote on ■ Commission chair Mike Mayor Tim Burchett’s budHammond has invited his get at 5 p.m. today (June 4) colleagues to Calhoun’s at the City County Building. on the River immediately Comcast viewers can watch following Monday’s vote. on Channel 12. Hammond optimistically Commissioners will hold assumes the folks will still a public forum on the school be speaking to each other. budget at 4 p.m. with speak- ■ And Mayor Tim Burchett ers limited to 3 minutes. will be speaking at the Persons wishing to speak regular meeting of the should get on the agenda by Council of West Knox calling 215-2534. Speakers County Homeowners at on other budget issues can 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, be heard during the actual at Peace Lutheran Church. budget debate, also limited Win or lose, Burchett should to 3 minutes. give an interesting talk.

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McIntyre makes final Flexible commitments pitch for budget The best case Dr. Jim McIntyre made for the Knox County school board’s $35 million budget increase proposal came last Friday morning, in his office, when he spoke as a daddy.

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“I’m not just the superintendent. I’m a dad of two Knox County Schools students. I have a very personal stake in this. There are very specific investments we have to make to allow all students at every school to have a bright, successful, competitive future.” Daddy Jim and his wife, Michelle, represent a growing demographic in Knox County: young couples with young kids. What do they want? Great schools. Neighborhood parks. Forget the “education speak” for which McIntyre is famous. I asked him to sum up in 10 words or less the reason why this budget should be passed. “Because it is an important investment in the future of our children and our community.” (I spotted him the extra five words.) The state Legislature increased state standards for education two years ago. McIntyre and the Knox County school board beat the state to the punch in 2009 with McIntyre’s strategic plan. That’s as it should be – a local school district setting its own goals. “This budget is the blueprint of how we can achieve all that.” The legislature also passed an unfunded mandate requiring that all state assessment tests be administered online by the 201415 school year. Knox County Schools is nowhere near being ready for it. This budget would build that infrastructure. It would, as McIntyre said, ensure that students are “competent as digital citizens,” i.e. be able to use the technology that has changed every industry in this country save digging ditches and sweeping floors. “But more importantly it would allow teachers to use technology as an instructional tool.” Several teachers say they haven’t had enough professional development and training to use technology

Dr. Jim McIntyre (right) explores an “active vote” device with New Hopewell Elementary School fifth grader Kevin McCarter in this 2010 file photo by S. Clark. The devices were purchased by business owner Randy Boyd and donated to the school that he attended. to its potential. This budget would change that. It would also provide needed tech support at each school. And it would help each student receive some kind of electronic tablet that McIntyre says “will be their textbooks, their notebook, their primary learning tool.” Meanwhile, South Korea is buying millions of dollars worth of tablets for its students. Students in China spend about 10 or 11 hours in the classroom each day. Let’s face it, folks. It’s not 1952. We can’t go back.

People keep saying McIntyre isn’t being transparent enough. Give me a break. He’s so transparent he can’t shut up. If you don’t believe me, visit knoxschools.org. Watch the videos. Read the data. He and the school board talked with any group that would have them. For most of us this proposed property tax increase would mean spending less each day than what we spend on a cup of coffee. Cas Walker is dead and I don’t feel so good myself. It’s time to move forward. The time is now.

Oh my, the sky is falling. Again. Tennessee has invested hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars in football recruiting, extended scholarship offers to 207 prospects and received only seven commitments. Alabama, Florida, Georgia and many others are far, far ahead. What shall we do? Relax. Early commits may or may not be meaningful. Sometimes players feel a need to say something. Girlfriends want to know. Early commitments are devilish entertainment for fans awaiting February. It is the classic game of counting chickens before they hatch – or sign. Consider big, tough defensive end Jason Carr of White Station. He is one of our seven. He committed in January but something has happened to the Memphis-Knoxville connection. He now says he may visit Ole Miss. Yes, he’s still committed to Tennessee but the Rebels are showing unexpected interest. So are Alabama, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Auburn, Southern Cal and Syracuse – and most points in between. Carr may or may not stay hitched. Some early pledges lack sincerity. But, it works both ways. Players think they have accepted scholarships only to discover offers can fade away. They may not even be wanted next year. But, but, but you say, a man’s word is his bond. Not so. A prep prospect says yes but means probably or perhaps. He keeps his options

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open. A coach says we need you desperately – unless a bigger, faster possibility emerges. People do change their minds. Example: Mackensie Alexander, outstanding cornerback from Immokalee, Fla., committed to Tennessee five months ago. Hooray! He had not even visited but he liked everything about Tennessee. He wanted to play SEC football. He had a great relationship with the staff. He was motivated. He couldn’t wait to get here. Mackensie said he was, as of that very moment, a bold advocate and salesperson for the Volunteers. He would persuade others to join him in Big Orange Country. Alas and alas, famous coaches at big-name schools did not believe any of that stuff. They stepped up their recruitment. Alexander said it was crazy. He said he really enjoyed talking with Nick Saban, as in wow! “I just can’t believe all the new interest, especially from a school like Alabama. I have big, big thoughts on Alabama right now.” Incidentally, Alexander said he remained committed to the Volunteers. That may have been the least committed commitment in history. Mackenzie

came unglued. He said the departure of assistant Terry Joseph was a factor. He listed 10 or 15 schools suddenly under consideration. Oh, incidentally again, Mackensie said he might keep in touch with Tennessee. In the procurement process, it is called “flipping” when a UT coach persuades a pledged prospect to switch schools – as did Nu’Keese Richardson from Florida and Da’Rick Rogers from Georgia and, more recently, Kenneth Bynum from Cincinnati. It is called terribly inconvenient and shocking and maybe illegal when promises are broken the other direction. It happens. Cornerback Otis Jacobs of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College signed with Texas A&M just five days after committing to Tennessee. Florida got a pleasant surprise when defensive tackle Damien Jacobs pulled up short of Knoxville. Linebacker Otha Peters stunned the Vols and his mother by talking Tennessee and signing with Arkansas. There have been bigger defections: In 2001, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown came unraveled overnight and signed with Auburn. Amazing! A more famous switch was quarterback Chris Simms from our shade of orange to Texas. It seemed a terrible loss in 1999. Not so much today. We now know commitments are flexible. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

REUNIONS ■ Buckner Reunion will begin at noon Saturday, June 16, at Wilson Park in Maynardville. Bring a dish, drink and chairs. Info: 992-3674, 922-8321 or Phillip Cox, 363-5182. ■ Carr Family Reunion will be noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Gibbs Ruritan Club on Tazewell Pike. Bring a dish to share at 2 p.m. Info: 312-5086 or aparker180@att.net. ■ Powell High Class of 1967 will hold its reunion Friday and Saturday, June 8-9. Info: 573-4395, phs67class@ comcast.net; or 9385248. ■ Seal family reunion is 11 a.m. Sunday, June 10, at Tazewell Municipal Park, with a potluck meal to be served about 1 p.m. All relatives and friends are invited. Bring a covered dish and drink along with old photographs and family history. Info: Margaret Seals Bull, 423-626-3075.

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Firefly fever NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

eople say Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. It apparently was this year, with blue skies, white clouds and temperatures around 90 degrees. That evening, we had a perfect Memorial Day surprise ending, a fitting sight for the start of summer. After putting stuff away from the day’s activities of plants and mowing, I paused to admire my exceptionally good yard-mowing job. It was at dusk, around 8:30, and there appeared the most exceptionally large bunch of firef lies I guess I’ve ever seen, short of the thousands of synchronous firef lies performing in the Elkmont area in the Smokies. They were coming up out of the grass and blinking their lights, scores and scores of them. I don’t know what called them forth – the earlier, warmer temperatures, or the half moon shining directly overhead, or the Signs – but they certainly all had the same idea at the same time. The scene was so impressive I rustled Grandma out to see the show with me. Summer must truly be here, we said, and reminisced about warm and luscious summers past, with firef lies and jarf lies and suppers on the back porch. The aforementioned Smoky Mountain synchronous firef lies get a lot more press, with their forest-illuminating, exactlytimed f lashing of thousands of

individual lights and it is one of Nature’s unique events to see. But our local and ordinary firef lies are no slouches when it comes to having an interesting lifestyle. It turns out that those amazing little off-and-on f lying lightbulbs are out there f lashing their lights with something more in mind than just enhancing our lovely summer evening experience. Those are the boy lightning bugs out there f lying around; the girl lightning bugs are down on the ground, watching and waiting. When a lovely, unattached girl bug sees a f lash that looks right for her, she f lashes back, and the boy bug zooms down to introduce himself and establish a relationship. Now, there are many species of firef lies, and sometimes three or four out and about on any given night. So, how to tell if you’re courting the right species? It’s all in the timing. The length of time from the male’s f lash, until the female responds with her f lash, is different and specific for each species. So, a single male of a certain species recognizes a single f lash at just the right time interval from his and heads down for a romantic rendezvous. It all sounds nice and summery and romantic, right? But, alas, everything in nature is far more complicated than usually meets the eye. That holds true for the love life of

the firef ly. You may not want to watch this next part, folks, because there are scenes that contain in instances of graphic violence. nce. T h e two comomm o n firefly genera involved in thiss drama have confusingly singly similar names, ames, Photinus and Photuris. I didn’t n’t pick them; I would uld have called them A and B if it were up to me. Anyhow, think of Photinus otinus as the happy-golucky good guys and Photuris as thee dark, evil femme fatale. So what sometimes happens ens on a lovely summer mer evening is that a Photinus guy goes f lashing along, and lo! o! There below is the f lashing signal of the female, male, and down he goes. Only, it turns out to be a female emale Photuris, who can give a nus Photinus signal if shee chooses. And when our Photinus suitor arrives, bouquet in hand, and, the Photuris female p o u n c e s uris on him and devours him, leaving ng behind only a few scrapss of legs and wings. Burp! What hat a revolting develop-

ment! Being hungry is understandable, but why not just get some handy little morsel on the ground for supper, instead of all that deception and drama? Wouldn’t you know, the entomologists have that one figured out too. Using some really sophisticated science and a lot of lab time they have unraveled the story. The Photinus firef ly’s system can manufacture steroids called lucibufagins from the cholesterol molecules they get in their diet (just as human livers make all sorts of essential things from the cholesterol we eat). These chemicals are toxic to other animals and help protect the Photinus

firef lies from such predators as birds, spiders and lizards. People who own pet lizards mostly know not to feed their pets firef lies; there have been a number of fatal outcomes. Just to show you how everything is interrelated, the chemicals that the firef lies use for protection are similar in nature to the cardinolides found in the milkweed plant that the monarch butterf ly caterpillars eat and use for protection. And a similar poison is found in the foxglove plant, but it is a useful one for people. We call it digitalis. But back to deceit and murder. The lucibufagins that make the Photinus firef lies distasteful or poisonous to would-be predators? The Photuris firef lies can’t make them! And, so, down through the eons, instead of developing a system to produce their own poisons, the Photuris firef lies have adapted to a different and certainly more dramatic way around the deficit: eat two or three Photinus bugs and fill your own system with beneficial, protective poison. Incidentally, that poison also serves to protect the eggs of the Photuris from such predators as ladybugs, once they are laid. Pretending to be a lovesick bug in order to lure a suitor to a grisly fate of being devoured for his toxic juices is a script fit for a Halloween movie! The next time you’re watching firef lies magically light up the summer dusk, continue to enjoy them for the amazing little lights they are. But you might want to wish them luck in the choice they make of a date for the evening.

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WORSHIP NOTES

Women’s programs

Community Services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Dante Church of God will distribute food boxes 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, or until boxes are gone. You must be present to receive a box; one per household. Info: 689-4829. ■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265. ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

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Free admission. The band will also play during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, June 10. Everyone is invited to both performances. Info: http:// jerichobrassband.org.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, holds a beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mondays in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@ comcast.net. ■ Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1336 Callahan Road, will host free Drive-In movies at dusk every other Friday through Aug. 17 (weather permitting). Movies will include “Cars 2” and “Adventures of Tin Tin.” Concessions will be available for purchase. No skateboards, scooters or roller skates. Info: 938-3410. ■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.

■ Park West Church, 7635 Middlebrook Pike, will host a “Bunco” fundraiser for http:// kicko.org from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9. Admission is $10. RSVP by emailing event@ kicko.org or call 523-4956.

■ Knoxville Day Women’s Aglow Lighthouse will hold an outreach meeting 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Prayer team leader Judy Burgess will speak. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Workshops and classes ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. ■ Dayspring Church, 901 Callahan Drive, Suite 109, will offer Divorce Care classes 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays. There is no charge for the 13-week program and child care will be provided. Info: 242-3995.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7752 Oak Ridge Highway, still has space available for Parents’ Day Out and the T-N-T program which begins Tuesday, June 5. The programs are for children who are walking through age 5. Info: Lori or Lisa, 531-2052, or the church office, 690-1060.

Revivals ■ Freeway Church of God is holding a gospel tent meeting 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Ray Viles car lot on Highway 61 in Clinton. Info: 567-9600.

Music services ■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Judy’s Barn off Hickory Valley Road on Grissom Road behind Big Ridge Elementary in Union County. Info: Jim Wyrick, 245-0820. Admission is free.

Senior programs

■ First Christian Church on Gay Street will host the Jericho Brass Band from Chattanooga at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9.

■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, Young at Heart group meets each first Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone is invited. Info: www.faithseekers.org or 688-1000.

Mother’s Day at Sunnybrook Betty Worthington, Bobby Miller and Glenda Bays enjoy the pancake breakfast on Mother’s Day at Sunnybrook Apartments. Every mother at the facility received a rose for all they do. Photo submitted

Donate blood, save lives Medic continues to struggle to meet the needs of its service area of 21 counties and 27 area hospitals. All blood types are needed. Donors can donate at a number of daily mobile sites or one of two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Blood drives in your area: ■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 4, Grand Oaks Elementary School, 1033 Oliver Springs Highway, Bloodmobile. ■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 4, Karns Community Club Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Hwy., old Karns library. ■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Family Dollar in Maynardville, Bloodmobile.

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in the meadow. There were two toms and five hens. Every morning the gentleman turkeys spread their tails and engaged in what looked for all the world like a fan dance, clearly intent on impressing the ladies. The womenfolk were nonchalant, but I noticed they didn’t leave, either. Last week, I walked past

my atrium doors and saw a short, stocky form sitting right at the edge of the meadow. He was brown and appeared to be about 16 inches tall. I first thought he was a large groundhog, but a closer look told me his head was avian. He was a hawk, doing some hunting, up close and personal. His concentration was absolute: he was completely motionless, as I went from window to window snapping pictures of him. I decided to go out the front door and around the house to see if I could sneak up on him. Ever try to sneak up on something whose eyesight enables him to see four times the distance a human can see and at greater resolution? Can’t be done. As soon as I came out of the shadow of the house, he saw me and took off, his red tail spread, and his enormous wings lifted him effortlessly. He flew down to the old oak tree that stands in the middle of the meadow and alit delicately. He settled in once again to observe whatever movement might give away the presence of a potential lunch. I had the distinct impression he was grumbling – in Hawk-ish – “Meddlesome woman!” I will go out just before bedtime tonight to say “good night” to the world, to look at the stars and to whisper a prayer of thanks for the “real coming of God to us.”

Baptist Church, 3232 Alcoa Hwy., in the lobby. ■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 15, National Fitness on Tazewell Pike, on the basketball court.

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The real coming of God For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, …while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2: 11, 13 NRSV) In every wind that blows, in every night and day of the year, in every sign of the sky, in every blossoming and in every withering of the earth, there is a real coming of God to us if we will simply use our starved imagination to realize it. (“Secrets of a Good Life,” Oswald Chambers)

I am a countrywoman. I like to visit cities, and I work in town, but I live in – and love – the country. “On purpose,” I am fond of adding. There is a peace deep in my soul when I look out over “my” meadow. (There is a lawyer in town whose name is on the deed, but I watch over it for him, a fact to which he is totally oblivious.) The meadow is green now, and the hay is growing, dotted with daisies and trimmed with Queen Anne’s lace. Earlier in the spring, a tribe (a flock, a gobble, what is the collective noun for a bunch of turkeys?) of wild turkeys took up residence

■ 1:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Pattison Sign Group, 410 N. Cedar Bluff Rd., Bloodmobile. ■ 8-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, Cherokee Mills, 2240 Sutherland Ave., Bloodmobile. ■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 11, Midway IGA, 7345 Tazewell Pike, Bloodmobile. ■ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 Northshore Dr., Shey Room. ■ 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Sevier Heights

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COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The Knoxville Writers Guild will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Laurel Theater on the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street. Novelist Bryan Charles will discuss his life experiences – including his experience during the fall of the World Trade Center – and how they affect his creativity. Everyone is invited. A $2 donation will be requested at the door. Info: www. knoxvillewritersguild.org.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL â&#x2013; Bell Road Worship Center, 7321 Bell Road, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocky Point Lighthouseâ&#x20AC;? for ages to 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9. Info/ transportation: 599-5170. â&#x2013; Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockstars of the Bibleâ&#x20AC;? 6-9 p.m. through June 8, for ages 3 through 5th grade, with crafts, games, music, worship, snacks and â&#x20AC;&#x153;livingâ&#x20AC;? Bible stories. Friday night will be Family Night. Info: 689-5397 or www.bohbc.org. â&#x2013; Black Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6404 Old Maynardville Pike, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 11-15, for ages 4 and up. Nursery will be provided. There will be games, crafts, gifts on family night, complete meals each night and more. The church will pick you up if you schedule ahead of time. Info: 219-8589. â&#x2013; Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, 5364 North Broadway, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 9 a.m. to noon, June 4-8. Preregister online at www. cbcfc.org. Info: 688-2421. â&#x2013; Church of God of the Union Assembly, 336 Tazewell Pike, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures

on Promise Island,â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 11-15. Supper served each night. Info/ registration: Linda Merritt, 992-0682. â&#x2013; Church Street UMC, 900 Henley Street, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bible Olympics: Champions of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Word,â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to noon, June 18-21, for ages 3 years to 5th grade. There will be Bible study, stories, crafts, games and snacks. Info or to register: www.churchstreetumc.org or 521-0282. â&#x2013; Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 7-9 p.m. June 4-8, with classes for all ages, including adults. All are welcome. â&#x2013; Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, will have a Summer Spectacular 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 20-22, for ages 2 through 5th grade. The Adventure Squad will return for another actionpacked adventure with music, drama, nightly giveaways and fun. Info or to register: www.gracebc.org. â&#x2013; Graveston Baptist Church, 8319 Clapps Chapel Road, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 6-8 p.m. through June 8, with dinner served each night. June 8 will be VBS Blow-Out with

barbecue, bounce houses, music, giveaways including Dollywood tickets, bikes, an iPod Shuffle and more. Info: 686-0186 or www. graveston.org. â&#x2013; Greenway Baptist Church, 2809 Addison Drive, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11-15. â&#x2013; Milan Baptist Church, 1101 Maynardville Highway, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 9 p.m. through June 8, with classes for nursery-aged children through adults. Info: 9928128 or www.milanbc.org. â&#x2013; Nave Hill Baptist Church, will host VBS 7-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 4-8. Everyone is invited. â&#x2013; New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sky VBSâ&#x20AC;? 6:15 to 9 p.m. June 11-15, with themed days, music, food, crafts, games and inflatables. Info: www. newbeverly.org or 546-0001. â&#x2013; New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road, 6:30 p.m. June 10-15. Everyone invited. Info: 922-2721. â&#x2013; Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures on Promise Islandâ&#x20AC;? 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 11-15, for ages 4 through 5th grade, with Family Night on June 15. Info or to register: 938-2711 or www.powellchurch.com.

â&#x2013; Smithwood Baptist Church, 4914 Jacksboro Pike, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sky VBSâ&#x20AC;? 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 18-22, for ages 3 through completed 5th grade. Info or to register: 689-5448 or www. smithwood.org. â&#x2013; Son Light Baptist Church off Rifle Range Road will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures on Promise Islandâ&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 9 p.m. June 18-22, with classes for all ages and dinner provided. Commencement will be held at 6 p.m. June 24. Info: 922-5501. â&#x2013; Union Baptist Church of Halls, 8244 Old Maynardville Highway, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. June 10-15, with a kick-off and registration at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. Info: 922-7714 or www.unionbaptisthalls.org. â&#x2013; Unity Missionary Baptist Church, Scenic Woods Subdivision off Norris Freeway, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have faith, God will give you Courageâ&#x20AC;? 7-9 p.m. June 11-15. Classes for all ages.

PELLISSIPPI NOTES â&#x2013; Ted Lewis has been named the new vice president of Academic Affairs. He served most recently as the dean of instruction at Lone Star Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CyFair in Cypress, Texas. Ted Lewis Prior to his tenure at CyFair, Lewis spent 12 years with Collin County Community College, also in Texas. â&#x2013; Pellissippi offers free GED prep classes with small class sizes, individualized tutoring and computer tutorials which

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■ Children’s story time, noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Ijams Nature Center. Includes fun craft. Free, but donations are appreciated. To register: 577-4717, ext. 110. ■ Story Time with Miss Helen, 11 a.m. Thursday, June 7, at Smart Toys and Books, 9700 Kingston Pike in Franklin Square. ■ “Mommy and Me” art classes at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon Friday, June 8, at Smart Toys and Books. $5 materials fee; reservations required in advance. Ages 2 and up. ■ Elementary Explorers – “The Wonder of Water,” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9, at Ijams Nature Center. For ages 6 to 8 years old. Cost: $5 for Ijams members and $15 for nonmembers. To register: 577-4717, ext. 110. ■ Game/craft demo 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Smart Toys and Books. Handson trials with and demonstrations of newly arriving games.

SPORTS NOTES ■ The Beaver Brook NineHole Golf Group played Pink Ball on May 29. First place team: Shirley Spignardo, Carol McGhee and Nicole Workman. Medalist: Sherry Kelly. Low putts: Nina Dolin. ■ Halls High School baseball tryouts are 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 4-5 at the Halls High baseball field. You must have a physical before you can try out. Info: Doug Polston, doug.polston@ knoxschools.org. ■ Baseball tournaments will

MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell The downturn in the economy has placed considerable hardships on retail establishments. That fact is evident by the number of commercial buildings. But one business that seems to be doing well is the dry cleaning business. I recently counted about five dry cleaning establishments in our general vicinity, and they all appear to be thriving. And when I think about the number of cleaners available today, I also think about how we cleaned and maintained our clothes in the Shell house 60 years ago. There was only one dry cleaning establishment in the area in the mid-1950s, and that was operated by E.R. “Red” Davis. It was

located near the presentday Farragut Cleaners, but if Red had depended on my family for business, he would not have stayed in business long. I only had two suits and they were worn only on Sunday when we went to church. One was summer weight seersucker and the other was wool flannel, and they visited the cleaners about every three years. I don’t remember having more than two white shirts, but I am sure we washed them every week because we washed and ironed everything but winter coats. As I look back on it now, the thing that sticks in my mind is the regimentation of laundry day. People drop off laundry and dry cleaning at their

be Friday through Sunday, June 8-10, at Halls Community Park. Open to all, Tee ball to 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com. ■ A golf tournament will be hosted by Sons of the American Legion at 1 p.m. Saturday,

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favorite cleaners every day of the week. But 60 years ago, we did the washing only on Monday, and that was an all-day job. We had an old tub-type washer with an attached wringer, but you had to heat the water on the stove to pour in the tub, and when you thought the clothes had agitated enough, you emptied the water through a hose into a bucket to be carried outside. There was no spin cycle, so after rinsing you ran the clothes through a wringer to press out most of the water, but that was tough on buttons. However, we considered ourselves blessed because some of our neighbors didn’t have a washer and had to scrub their laundry on a washboard. As for drying, the clothesline was the only alternative. This worked well on bright summer days when there was a good breeze, but the winter months presented more of a problem. We had a series of temporary clotheslines that could be set up on our back porch to use during bad weather, but I can also remember bringing frozen

■ Camp 76 Youth Football Camp will be held 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 16, at the Johnny Long Training Academy, 2598 Willow Point Way. All boys ages 6-18 are invited and will be divided into groups by age. Cost is $50. Proceeds benefit The Harry Galbreath Foundation in memory of the former Vol. Sack lunches will be provided. Info: www.camp76.com. ■ Chota Canoe and Kayak School will be held Friday through Sunday, June 15-17, and will include whitewater, touring or canoe tripping. Cost is $115 and includes weekend instruction, two nights camping and more. Info: 288-3249 or www. discoveret.org/chota/canoe_

bed linen in the house and putting down newspapers for it to drip on. We never paid much attention to the weather because laundry still had to be done on Monday because Tuesday was ironing day. Everyone in the Village must have followed the same ironing schedule because almost every yard had clothes on their clothesline on Monday. I don’t know if this was simply coincidental or if the woman decided on the specific day at a quilting party or other gettogether. The one thing I do remember is that there was very little cooking to be done on wash day, so food had to be prepared in advance the day before. On Tuesday ironing day we always set up the ironing board in the kitchen. I am not sure why we chose that room. Today, most people have a laundry room with a fold-down ironing board. But ironing in the kitchen had its advantages since it was close to the stove and refrigerator where you could get a cup of coffee or a cool drink of water. Spray starch had not yet

school_main.htm. ■ The 10th annual KARM Dragon Boat Festival will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at The Cove at Concord Park. Deadline to register is Monday, June 11. Info: 742-4306 or www.knoxville. racedragonboats.com. ■ Gibbs Knockouts 03 8U softball is looking for a few players. Playing two or three weekends a month in local tournament. Info: 617-3131 or gibbsknockouts03@gmail.com. ■ Knoxville Youth Athletics will host its annual summer track and field program for local youth ages 5-18 through Saturday, June 23. Practices are held 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday. Registration is $40 (maximum

been invented, so those few clothes that needed starch were placed in a pan of water with liquid starch. These items were usually handled separately from the main wash. We had a state-of-theart iron, but it never had a temperature selector, so when it got too hot you simply unplugged it and let it cool down. We had several of these old irons, which we used as door stops. Hopefully, the current recession will soon run its course and things will return to normal. But even if our current situation is the new normal, I cannot envision a time when most people would have to resort to the conditions of 60 years ago. But then, 60 years ago, we considered the amount of effort required to maintain our clothes as being perfectly normal. At any rate, the dry cleaning and laundry business will probably remain a necessity in our modern world. Most people will give up other conveniences to wear a nice dress shirt every day and a wellpressed pair of trousers.

$95 per family). Info: www. ktcyouthathletics.org or 385-6237. ■ Roane State Basketball Camp for boys age 8-14 will be held Monday through Friday, June 18-22. It will be taught by Raiders coach Randy Nesbit. The cost is $115. Info: 882-4583. ■ Larry Simcox-Diamond Baseball summer camps will be held 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday, June 11-13, for ages 6-11 and 1-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 11-12, for middle school students. The camps will be held at Karns Sportspark on Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 567-9082, email larrysimcox@ charter.net or visit www. diamondbaseballtn.com.

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A gold star flag is given to the mother of someone who died in the military. This particular one is in remembrance and honor of Sgt. Joseph “Joey” D. Hunt of Sweetwater, assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, Sparta, Tenn., killed Aug. 22, 2005, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq. His parents are Tim and Marsha Hunt, and his children are Caleb and Joshua Hunt.

‘Flags on tour’ By Theresa Edwards Woodmen of the World presents “Flags on tour” throughout East Tennessee from Nashville to Bristol for groups such as churches and schools, showing and teaching people about a wide variety of American flags. Several Woodmen field associates present the program throughout the state. “A lot of people don’t know about where those flags came from, what the colors represent, who created them. We go in and teach those things and instances about the

flags,” said Knoxville field associate William Witucki. The program began a few years ago by Rochelle Cordova, Woodmen fraternal coordinator. She explained, “I was actually given this flag (a 50-star United States flag accepted July 4, 1960, autographed by designer Bob Heft on July 4, 2007) and that’s what started it. I wanted so many people to see it that it kind of took on a life of its own after that. People started giving me flags and we started collecting some amazing flags. That’s how it all got rolling.” Cordova

Founder of “tour of flags” Rochelle Cordova, fraternal coordinator, and field representative William Witucki of Woodmen of the World stand in front of the “Flag of Honor.” The inscription states: “This flag is created from the names of those who perished in the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Now and forever it represents their immortality. We shall never forget them.” Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

now has about 200 flags and shows about 15 in group presentations. “This is a great opportunity for Woodmen to help educate the public on something we are passionate about as well,” said Cordova. Among the flags she shows and tells about is a retired 48-star American flag which is

at least 52 years old. It has gold fringes on it, and shows its wear with a tear in it. “Every flag has a story, and it means something to somebody” she explains. Another type is service flags. The blue-star flag represents a person who has been deployed in service. The silver-star flag

stands for the wounded warrior. The gold-star flag is in remembrance and honor of someone who died in service, the ultimate sacrifice. A gold-star flag is presented to the service person’s mother and/or other family members. The Woodmen then show it on the tour of flags until 1,000 or more people have seen it,

touched it and added their wish or prayer into it in memory of the lost veteran. Then the flag is presented back to the family who knows their loved one will not be forgotten. To request a presentation of the tour of flags, contact Cordova at Rcordova@woodmen.org or 690-5050.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES ■ Beverly Park Health and Rehab, 5321 Beverly Park Circle, is looking for bikers to “Park Your Bikes” for the American Heart Association 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9. Cost is $10 per bike collected the day of the event. Awards are for best in show, vintage, touring, sport, custom and the Resident’s Choice award. Vendors are welcome for a $20 booth space. All proceeds go to the American Heart Association. Preregister: 687-1321, ext. 2015. ■ Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every second and third Saturday. Free admission. Info: 357-2787 or email fcartcenter@knology.net. ■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets at noon each second Wednesday at Central Baptist

Church of Fountain City. Lunch is $10. Info: Beth Wade, 971-1971, ext. 372, or bwade@ utfcu.org/. ■ Halls Business and Professional Association meets at noon each third Tuesday at Beaver Brook Country Club. Lunch is $10. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com/. ■ Halls Women’s League awarded scholarships to Halls High graduates Melia Hayes, who received the Martha Arnold-Charnay Award and will attend Roane State, and to Zoe Holcomb, who received the League Scholarship and will attend Tusculum College. ■ Murphy Hills Swimming Pool (located behind Adrian Burnett Elementary) will be open through Labor Day and is accepting new members from within the subdivision and from other neighborhoods. A

diving board, baby pool, and covered picnic area and grill are available for use, and a lifeguard is on duty at all times. Members and nonmembers may also reserve the facility at an additional charge for private family parties, sports teams, reunions or other events. Annual household family membership dues are $165 (plus a $125 one-time new member registration fee). Info or to join: Ken Davis, 7480070 or mrkld40@yahoo.com. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Thursday at 7142 Old Clinton Pike. ■ Powell Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. each third Thursday at Shoney’s on Emory. Open to all Republicans.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Rams return as state qualifiers

The Grace Rams qualiﬁed for the state baseball tournament for the second year in a row. They are: (front) assistant coach Michael Rivera, Joshua Liford, Chandler Adkins, Preston Disney, Caleb Walker, Tanner Fee, Kaleb Savage, assistant coach Dwight Smith; (second row) David Stallworth, Luke Shepherd, Xander Helton, Kevin Scott, Ty Myers, Matt Cunningham, Bryson Shelton; (back) Zach Slagle, Chase Newsome, Coach Hochevar and Brad Andrews.

By Shannon Morris

race Christian Academy has always been committed to offering a top notch baseball program. The last two years, in particular, have proven that dedication and hard work from each athlete and coach can translate into success. Under the leadership of head coach Brian Hochevar, the Rams have learned it takes discipline and commitment to win games. In the 2010-2011 season, the varsity baseball team won the

district championship hands down. The excitement continued around the baseball diamond as Grace immediately progressed to the regional tournament. Perseverance on the field paid off once again as the Rams qualified for the state tournament for the very first time in the school’s eight-year history. In addition to a successful spring, Grace senior Jordan Hopkins signed with Division I Tennessee Tech, following Kent Jinkins who signed with

Roane State College in 2010. With another season on the horizon, Hochevar and his staff continued their commitment to provide athletes the opportunity to develop their skills. The spirit of teamwork brought another district title for this year’s Rams. With an undefeated record in district play, Grace was off to the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Every team member’s effort and determination led them to another regional tournament championship and another trip to Murfreesboro for the state tournament. Grace’s two seniors have both signed with colleges. Zach Slagle will stay close to home to pitch and play for Tusculum College, while Xan-

Grace senior Zach Slagle signed to pitch for Tusculum College. der Helton will be pitching for the University of Memphis. With continued power at the plate and strong pitching from the mound, the Rams will continue their efforts to make yet another road trip to Murfreesboro next spring. The Rams have certainly had their share of success on the diamond under the direction of their head coach, affectionately known by his teams as “Coach Hoch.” But winning baseball games is just a part of the overall equation of success. As Hochevar says, “We are

committed to offering a baseball program where the first priority of student athletes is to be a testimony of Jesus Christ in all that they do.” Whether the members of this year’s team ﬁnd future success in baseball or in other venues, they will know the success that comes with knowing and serving the Lord. Next year’s baseball team will be armed with talent, along with the experience of consecutive post-season appearances. We are looking forward to more seasons of successful Ram baseball.

Grace welcomes volleyball coach By Shannon Morris

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Lindsy Little has been named the 2012 head volleyball coach at Grace Christian Academy. She comes to us from Union College in Barbourville, Ky. She is a graduate of Maryville College, where she was on the Dean’s List and was a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society. Little is a former volleyball standout in the Great South Athletic Conference, where she was named Player of the Year twice. In her collegiate career, she holds a record-setting

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Lindsy Little is Grace Christian Academy’s new volleyball coach.

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