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Weigel’s – an American story Powell company celebrates 80 years By Greg Householder

Memories of KGH Alumni reminisce about their student nursing days at Knoxville General Hospital See page A-9

Behind the scenes Interns tour Gourmet’s Market and WBIR-TV See page A-10

The Weigel’s Farm Stores Inc. story is the quintessential American business story. It is a story of a family business launched to fill a need and adapting to changing times, succeeding with perseverance and luck. The Powell-based dairy and convenience store company is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year with “80 Days of Wow” which kicked off June 13 and runs through Aug. 31. The company will be giving away $200,000 in prizes through social media and in-store promotions. The celebration culminates with a grand prize cookout in early September. Weigel’s Stores is East Tennessee’s only family-owned local dairy. Weigel’s operates 56 stores with more than 500 employees in Knox and surrounding counties, including the recently opened Lake City location. Weigel’s was founded in 1931 by brothers William and Lynn Weigel. The company is run today by William’s son, Bill Weigel. Bill grew up in Powell being called Billy, and graduated from Vanderbilt University where he ma-

Bill Weigel stands on the Weigel’s farm at Broadacres in Powell. Photos by S. Clark jored in pre-med. His dad told him there would always be a job for doctors, but as Bill neared the end of his undergraduate work, his dad wrote to him, inviting him to join the family business. After years of organic chemistry, Bill was ready. “Lots of time, you’re just plain lucky,” he said last week. “You’re just not smart enough all the time.” Bill’s son, Kurt, has joined the company and is waiting in the wings to succeed his father. But things are

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ONLINE Hallsdale Powell Utility District officials are all smiles to learn that the wastewater treatment plant on Beaver Creek Drive has successfully maintained 60 months without a violation. Pictured are President/CEO Darren Cardwell, board member Kevin Julian and board chair Jim Hill. Photo by Ruth White

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By Larry Van Guilder County Commission’s practically unqualified approval of Mayor Tim Burchett’s FY 2012 budget stands as a blowout victory for the administration. Governing less is governing best, says the mayor, and the effectiveness of the few naysayers on commission declined even as their voices rose at last week’s budget meeting.

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Hallsdale Powell Utility District must spend more than a quarter million dollars to repair two damaged basins at the Melton Hill Water Treatment Plant. Hayward Baker Inc. was the low bidder at $297,750. President/CEO Darren Cardwell said one of the basins had a sinkhole form deep under it; HPUD’s insurance carrier has exclusions on sinkholes in most of East Tennessee. HPUD commissioners learned that 16 meters were set in May and 13 sewer hookups inspected. These low numbers in what is usually a

strong month are symptomatic of the grim economic times. HPUD treated 247.8 million gallons of water in May and 237.2 million gallons of wastewater. For the 60th month, no violations were reported. Payments of $1.37 million were approved, with the largest being to Merkel Brothers ($662,116) for water line improvements on Highway 33. Pending approval of the bond counsel, HPUD commissioners voted to allow sewer credits for pool filling under certain conditions. Pool owners should contact HPUD for details. – S. Clark

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“official” beginning is hard to peg. The Weigel family experience in the U.S. dates back to 1847 when Carl Augustus Weigel brought his family over from Germany. Originally, the plan was to move to Wisconsin, but upon arriving in New York, Weigel met George F. Gerding who was the chief working partner of the East Tennessee Colonization Company. Gerding

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tough right now. “We’re suffering like the rest of the country,” says Bill Weigel. “It’s not a sales problem but a margin problem. Sales are fine but expenses keep going up.” Weigel’s has tried to hold prices, and Bill expects the economy to improve. He’s confident Weigel’s will survive and thrive. “We have square buildings on corners. We’ll be selling something.” Like any family business, the

Editorial The debate over funding the Beck Center and other nonprofits is over for now. But the mayor is edging toward providing his own answers to larger questions: Should any tax dollars be used to fund nonprofits? Can government do anything more efficiently than the private sector? It seems the mayor’s answer to both is “no.” Newly emboldened by a legislative branch more comfortable with rolling over than standing up, the mayor’s success should

alarm those who see a legitimate role for government outside of law enforcement and street paving. Even the underlings who perform the work for the government he heads receive little sympathy from Burchett, who threatened a veto if commission voted a pay increase for county employees. It’s a populist stance, feeding off the widespread impression that government employees are underworked and overpaid. The fact is, some are, but incompetents are found in every organization. The great sin this courthouse shares with just about every municipality is cronyism and nepotism. Crush those evils and you can say you’ve accomplished something. If there is a theme to this budget, it’s that of the tea party writ small. Behind the neat rows of numbers and the pages of charts, schedules and head counts lies the belief that self-reliance trumps government at nearly every turn. But that simplistic notion isn’t necessarily so. A community is

made up of more than laws to be enforced and streets to be maintained. There are any number of things which strengthen a community and are beyond the ability or the will of the private sector and individuals to provide. Libraries are an Tim Burchett obvious example. File photo What’s the value of a well-stocked library? How much are we willing to pay to see that every resident who wants access to books has it? Public library funding, which had been declining under the former mayor, took another cut in this budget. Burchett promised no property tax increase. He held to that promise, but at a cost. Commissioner Richard Briggs noted, for example, that not one word was uttered about education during the budget meeting, but a lot will be said, and soon.

Superintendent Jim McIntyre pulled off a minor fiscal miracle with this year’s school budget. He’s not likely to do it again without increased revenue or cutbacks in teachers and programs, even as the county looks for money to pay for new schools at Carter and on Northshore. The county’s resources are finite, and the local economy has seen better days. But a budget that cuts assistance for senior citizens who use bus transportation says that, as a community, we’ve decided that compassion for the least able among us is too expensive. The $45,000 cut in the KAT senior ride program amounts to less than one-twentieth of 1 cent on the property tax rate, about an additional 17 cents on the property tax bill for a $150,000 residence. Burchett has never tried to hide his intentions. Even if the economy rebounds, look for more of the same next year. Elections have consequences.

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Knox North Lions install new officers Outgoing Lions District 12N Governor Bill McDonald was on hand last Wednesday at the Knox North Lions meeting to install new officers. Well, not exactly new officers, since everyone is do-

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Not separate, but not yet equal Last week County Commission defunded members’ discretionary monies by a 6-5 vote. Chair Mike Hammond’s proposal to reinstate $3,000 in discretionary funds for each commissioner sank under Law Director Joe Jarret’s opinion that state law would require prior public notification of planned disbursements. Sam McKenzie represents the 1st District. He sided with Hammond, Amy Broyles, Brad Anders and Tony Norman in the losing cause. “We can’t sell band fruit at Austin-East,” McKenzie said. “It would be a waste of time and effort.” McKenzie, who regularly contributed part of his discretionary money to Austin-East, added that Farragut High School charges “three times as much” for its football gear as Austin-East. Why? “Because it can,” he said. We can’t vouch for the precision of McKenzie’s comment on the charges for players’ gear. But there are some troubling truths behind his remarks. In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court decreed that the “separate but equal” doctrine that gave public school segregation its legal mooring was per se unconstitutional. Integration, peaceful or combative, ultimately dealt with separation. Equality is another matter. It’s said that a rising tide floats all boats, but the tide has been going out for some time for those lowest on the economic ladder. Even what was once considered the middle class has seen its real wages steadily decline for at least a decade. There are no laws that can impose “equality,” but we can make education a priority. The more competitive our young people are in what is now a global economy, the sooner the tide might rise for all. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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ing the same thing they did last year. Clare Crawford will continue as president, Rick Long will be the vice president, Denise Girard will continue the secretary’s duties and Jan Waldroop continues as the treasurer. Kim Sepesi will serve as Tail Twister. Knox North Lion Greg Beeler was presented a Melvin Jones Fellowship by McDonald. Congratulations to Greg and the 2011-12 officers. ■

More kudos for Powell Playhouse

When Nita Buell Black was dreaming up the Powell Playhouse, she wanted it to be a true asset of the community and involve diverse and wide ranging segments of Powell, not just merely the “artsy folks” or the “theater people.” After the hit performance of “The Curious Savage” a few weeks back, she sent me an email telling about how the Powell High School football Panthers came to the rescue when it came time to tear down the set. Here is what she told me in the email: We are so blessed that 10 of the Powell High School football team came and helped the Powell Playhouse group get the stage struck and taken to the donated storage building at Jubilee.

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Outgoing Lions District 12N governor Bill McDonald installs the 2011-12 officers for the Knox North Lions Club: Clare Crawford, president; Kim Sepesi, Tail Twister; Rick Long, vice president; Jan Waldroop, treasurer; and Cindy Teague, assistant secretary. Coach Lowe emphasized to the boys that they should perform some community project and 10 volunteered to help us. Three of the team had pick-up trucks and they hauled all the floor pieces and flats in less than two hours. Can you just imagine how many hours it would have taken two or three men? The Panthers who helped were: Robert Hamilton, Tyler Bayless, Xavier Walker, Koby Crisp, Harrison Jones, Michael Ashe, Sinjin Meyers, Sharron Moore, Anthony Rivera and J.D. Warfield. Great job, guys! Next up for the Powell Playhouse is the Art Show 2-5 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. Local artists are invited come and show their stuff. There is also a plan to have live music and perhaps poetry readings as well. More to follow as the details get worked out. Tentatively, the Playhouse is looking to present its next play in early November and a gospel music concert with area groups n early December. In February the group is shooting to perform another play, with a comedy night planned for April. The Playhouse will celebrate its first anniversary next June.

Don Wadley and Jack Price of the First Baptist Church of Powell motorcycle ministry make repairs to a balky battery on Price’s Honda Gold Wing before the Bill Leinart Memorial Ride in Clinton. Photos by Greg Householder ■

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The Heiskell seniors had a full slate on June 9. First, Jan Gudis of Home Fix It Pros gave tips on home maintenance that can help seniors stay in their homes. Her comGudis ■ Powell church pany offers routine services to do things bikers ride in like clean out gutters and Clinton other maintenance items On June 11, the First Bap- that might prove too difficult tist Church of Powell motor- for a senior to do for themcycle ministry rode in sup- selves. port of the Eternal Riders of Next, the seniors heard the Second Baptist Church from Knox County Commisof Clinton. The Eternal Rid- sion chair Mike Hammond, ers sponsored the fourth an- who talked a bit about budnual Bill Leinhart Memorial get issues. Ride and the Powell bikers Finally, before a pot-luck showed their support. lunch of fried chicken, the The Powell group will be seniors heard from Rural/ hosting their own benefit Metro chief Jerry Harnish, ride to support the Western who talked about the upcomHeights Baptist Center on ing merger with the Heiskell Volunteer Fire Department. July 9.

Rural/Metro fire chief Jerry Harnish speaks to the Heiskell Seniors. I spoke briefly with the chief after his presentation, and the good news coming out of the merger is that Heiskell homeowners who subscribe to Rural/Metro under the new set-up should see a slight break on their homeowner’s insurance rates. Currently, the area served by the HVFD has an Insurance Services Organization (or ISO) protection rating of class 6. According to Harnish, all of Knox County served by Rural/ Metro is rated a protection class 4. Like golf, the lower the better. It won’t be much but it will be a little, and these days a little is better than nothing.

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was selling property for the company in Wartburg in Morgan County. After spending about five years in Wartburg, the Weigels moved to the Forks of the River area east of Knoxville. Carl Augustus Weigel’s son, Christian Frederick, was born in Germany and came to America at age 3. Christian Frederick Weigel had two sons, William Walter, born in 1882, and Arthur Wallace, born in 1885. In 1918, the brothers bought a farm in what was then known as Powell Station. William Walter had two sons, William Walter Jr., born May 1, 1911, and Lynn Burkhart, born June 21, 1917. The elder William Walter and his brother, Arthur, divided their farming operations about 1931. Arthur and his son, Wallace, established Sunny Slope Dairy. Walter established W.W. Weigel and Sons and began a dairy operation called Broadacres Dairy – forerunner of the current Weigel’s Farm Stores Inc. One might think that dairy farming would be one industry that would see little change through the years. That would be incorrect, according to Bill Weigel. The Weigel brothers enjoyed great success during the ’30s and ’40s, supplying milk to Civilian Conservation Corps camps and the

■ State Senate District 6 candidates Becky Duncan Massey and Marilyn Roddy will speak to the Halls Business and Professional Association at noon Tuesday, June 21, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost for lunch is $10.

A Weigel’s truck sports the company’s Tombras-created slogan – “So fresh it moos.”

The old log cabin in which Bill Weigel was born is located in front of the Weigel’s dairy. secret war operation in Oak Ridge. The company’s routes for home delivery grew every year; however, by the late 1950s things changed. Women took jobs outside the home

and were no longer available to accept delivery of milk. The industry was in danger. The Weigel brothers adapted. Lynn recalled seeing a drive-thru type of store

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This year businesses will set up a “community fair” atmosphere in Scarbro Field at the conclusion of the parade. legislative session. He spoke By Greg Householder Membership committee The Powell Business and about the move to annual chair Barbara Kelley reportProfessional Association had evaluations for teachers and ed on the PBPA membership a busy meeting last Tuesday. how that evaluation will be drive. Members who bring First, the business group was used for tenure. Dunn also guests to the monthly meetintroduced to Linda Saia by talked about the tort reform ings will earn points toward her friend Teresa Under- measure that puts a cap on the drawing for a $500 prize wood. Saia is the crossing non-economic damages. basket consisting of gift cards guard suffering from late Knox County school board from area businesses. stage non-Hodgkin lympho- member Kim Sepesi spoke Sage Kohler of the Teen ma and the subject of a comabout the schools’ budget. Driver Awareness committee munity effort to raise funds The Powell Lions Club 4th reported the committee is in to help her offset medical and a hiatus for the summer and of July Parade was discussed. living expenses during her two-month layoff during the summer. The PBPA voted to donate $250 to the cause. Knox County commissioner R. Larry Smith reported on the county’s budget process and advised that it looks as if the county is getting out of the business of funding nonprofit • All shifts available organizations. Smith also • Opportunity for OT talked about the redistricting process as a result of the 2010 • High School Diploma or GED required census. He also advised the • Temp-to-hire opportunities group that the county will be • Drug Screen and Background check required ending the practice of giving • We offer Medical, Dental and Short-Term Disability! each commissioner discre• Pay up to $10/hr based on position tionary funds. • Paid holidays with hours met! Smith also reported that the papers were signed on • We pay referral bonuses! Monday for the merger between the Heiskell Volunteer Apply online at www.resourcemfg.com Fire Department and Rural/ Metro. Clinton Call 865-463-0570 State Rep. Bill Dunn reKnoxville Call 865-558-6224 ported on the recently ended

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in Miami. He and his wife drove through the night with measuring tape in hand to get the dimensions of the Florida store building. They returned to Powell and the brothers found and purchased their first Weigel’s Jug-O’Milk Farm Store on Sanderson Road. By using returnable milk jugs, the Weigels could pass along the savings for packaging to the consumer. The practice guaranteed loyal customers. Just as Bill Weigel was initiating changes to improve the company’s profitability in 1961, he was called up to serve in the Air National Guard

during the Berlin Airlift. He returned to oversee development of the current convenience store concept and in 1964, the company opened Knoxville’s first convenience store. In 1966, Weigel’s introduced the ICEE product here. In 1970, the company began the area’s first self-service gasoline sales. William Walter Weigel Jr. passed away in 1974, and his son and his brother, Lynn, continued to run the company. Through the decades, the company has evolved to a territory that reaches from Greeneville to Kingston, from Lake City to Loudon.

will pick back up when school begins. Danny Thomas of Frontier Communications was the Business Spotlight. Radio and television personality Hallerin Hilton Hill was the guest speaker. He spoke about branding and related the “Ritz Carlton Way” he experienced staying at Ritz

Carlton properties in Florida and Georgia. Hill advised the group to “be the brand.” July’s Business Spotlight will be Barbara Kelley of Juice Plus. The PBPA meets at noon the second Tuesday of each month at the Jubilee Banquet Facility off Callahan Road. Lunch is $12.50.

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government A budget from yesteryear Take a trip with me now down budget memory lane, back to a time when life was simpler and the title of “County Mayor” was but a figment of Mike Ragsdale’s imagination. I’m talking about 2002, the last year of County Executive Tommy Schumpert’s term in office.

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Opening the 2002-2003 proposed budget booklet to the summary, you find that the county’s net budget was just a shade under $490 million. This year’s comparable total is about $653 million. The inflation rate since 2002 is 25.6 percent according to the change in the Consumer Price Index. But the county budget has outstripped inflation, growing by a little better than 33 percent over the same period. So, maybe folks like our current mayor who say government has gotten too big for its breeches have a point? As usual, the devil is in the details. For example, while the school budget has grown at about the overall rate of 33 percent, public safety has outpaced every category, bulking up by nearly $27 million, a little more than a 60 percent hike. There may be more bad guys out there, but they can’t read any better than they could in 2002. Reductions in community grant funding in this year’s budget have raised some dissenters, so it’s interesting to see how some agencies fared in 2003 compared to today. In Schumpert’s last budget, KARM (Knox Area

Homeless meetings set Compassion Knoxville has begun phase two of their process with group meetings starting today (June 20) to examine the topics which emerged from the 40 community meetings that were held throughout Knoxville and Knox County and the on-line comments from the Compassion Knoxville website. Compassion Knoxville is a citizens group that formed to replace the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness. Eight topics were identified and eight topic groups were created consisting of experts in the field and concerned citizens. Each group will meet three times and will develop recommendations on that topic, which will be put into a final re-

Rescue Ministries) received $30,000. That dropped to $16,000 in this year’s budget. The Salvation Army walked off with $20,000 in 2003, only $16,000 this year. On the plus side, Volunteer Ministry Center received $16,000 this year, an increase of $4,550 which outpaced inflation, if not the growth in homelessness. Schumpert delivered his budget address at the newly created Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge, which he called “a wonderful legacy to leave to our community.” Parts of his address are almost jarring in this era of cost cutting, as when he noted that “for too long” the county “had not been competitive when it comes to attracting and retaining county employees.” His solution was the step system, which had been put in place for sheriff’s employees the previous year. Schumpert gave a nod to technology that also illustrates how times have changed since he left office. “I can say first-hand that county employees have improved communication tools because, this past year, I even got a laptop – my first, and something I had been resisting.” Still, some things never change. Schumpert worried over possible cuts in the state education budget that could cost Knox County schools as much as $19 million. “If the state adopts a budget containing major cuts for education,” Schumpert said, “I will ask Knox County Commission to reconsider this budget.” But “reconsider” the budget? It took a modest man to admit that his budget might not be perfect after all. Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com.

port that will be presented to public officials and the public at-large. Meetings will be held at West High School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on these dates: ■ Housing (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Services (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Safety (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Families/Youth (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Funding/costs/accurate counts of homeless (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Community Involvement/Education (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Mental health/addiction treatment (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Job training/employment (June 21, July 12, July 19)

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Brown fields tough questions They ask tough questions at the East Knoxville Business and Professional Club.

Betty Bean Faye Burnett lives in West Knoxville, but joined the club because she owns a gift shop on Magnolia Avenue. When Mayor Daniel Brown, this month’s guest speaker, finished his remarks, she had a question for him. She was determined to get an answer. “I’ve been asking this question for 20 years,” she said. “I pay both city and county taxes, and I want to know what happens to that money.” Brown, city redevelopment director Bob Whetsel and a couple of club members took a whack at explaining what she gets for her city tax money. She still wasn’t satisfied. “You’re not answering my question,” she said. “Why

An effective mayor must lead and be willing to take positions and argue their views before the public. This is what happened in September 1988 when the sales tax referendum was pushed by me and adopted by voters with 60 percent of the vote. It probably could not happen in today’s political climate, but I campaigned for it openly. Madeline Rogero leads the current race for mayor, but she has been silent on many important issues. Where does she stand? I visited her website (w w w.madelineformayor. com) and read her Dec. 1 speech at her campaign kickoff. It offers some clues, but not a lot. The speech cites and compliments a recent News Sentinel story on lax code enforcement and blight but does not say precisely what she will do about correcting this serious problem. She touts her support of the Mayor’s Task Force on Energy and Sustainability Plan. However, there are not 10 people who know what that document says, that the task force even existed or who was on it. She says she supports the 1,000 acres of Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville (which is excellent), but she does not say what she will do about the KUB blue tower on top of Cherokee Bluff, which harms its look, or whether she backs extension of the South Knoxville Boulevard to John Sevier Highway, which would destroy Marie

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nities in Knoxville and that he has a personal goal of revitalizing East Knoxville businesses and residents. “We have a lot of good ideas for the city but not a lot of money to make them happen, so we are going to work hard to develop specific plans,” he said. “Plans are great, but we want to turn them into realities. There’s a multitude of opportunities in our neighborhood that are just going to waste. “Levi’s, Standard Knitting Mills and Sunbeam Bread are dead and gone. We need to encourage growth and development of

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Meyers Park and cross the proposed greenway from Ijams to Hastie Park at least twice. She says she supports expansion of city parks and greenways but is silent on whether she backs or opposes public housing in the middle of Lakeshore Park as part of the Ten Year Plan to house the homeless. She says privately it will not happen but does not state her own views. She says she wants good pay for city employees but is silent on whether she will safeguard the pensions of current and retired city employees. She is silent on whether the fire chief ($95,000) and police chief ($110,000) are underpaid while waterfront chief Dave Hill, who has no one working for him, makes $145,000 a year doing who knows what. He certainly does not lead a working department of more than 400 people as do the fire and police chiefs. One wonders how fair salaries are when this disparity exists and is ignored. She has declined to ask Mayor Tim Burchett or County Commission to restore funding for Beck Cultural Center although she personally does not agree with Burchett’s plan. Beck is located in the city. There

are occasions when the city mayor must advocate for the city and the county mayor is on the opposite side. This could be one of those times. None of this is to suggest Rogero will be a bad mayor. She has the potential to be a great mayor (not an endorsement). It is simply to say that voters do not know what direction she will travel once elected. Her rivals have not raised these or other issues, nor do they seem inclined to do so. However, to the degree Rogero wants a mandate for something, she must be more specific as to what the something is. Notes: For months now, there have been rumors that the Knoxville business community was unhappy with the current choice of mayoral candidates and were actively seeking out a candidate. Eddie Mannis was widely mentioned as a business

community choice. With the qualifying deadline passed, the only new mayoral candidate is former City Council member Joe Hultquist who was clearly not recruited by the business community. It seems these rumors were just that – rumors. Hultquist is marching to the beat of his own drummer in this campaign if he stays in it. Mark Campen emerges unopposed for 5th District Council member with the primary and election a formality unless someone runs a write in campaign in the September primary where only a minimum of 25 votes would be needed to secure a place in the November citywide runoff as Gary Underwood did in 1989 against then Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil. Underwood was subsequently elected in a stunning upset and served 12 years on Council from South Knoxville.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ We don’t need no stinking expense reports: County Commissioners amended the mayor’s budget for just one thing: continuation of their own $300 per month travel allowance. They rejected maintaining an expense report. Problem is, without travel data to back it up, their annual $3,600 is taxable, while mileage reimbursement backed up by a T&E report is not. ■ It’s unconscionable that commissioners tacked on $39,600 for their own undocumented travel expense while leaving Mayor Burchett’s $45,000 cut that kills free KAT rides for seniors in October. It’s a nail in the hoof of a horse that brought down a kingdom. ■ A sheriff’s deputy made his case for a salary increase by saying deputies have been “reduced to collective begging.” There’s a lot of that going around. The Legislature reduced teachers from collective bargaining to collaborative conferencing.

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Padgett blasts Rogero; Rogero fires back By Betty Bean

By Sandra Clark Our well-traveled exmayor Victor Ashe was in Vienna Thursday, flying to Warsaw for a Friday retirement ceremony and then back to Knoxville on Saturday. His daughter, Martha, left Sunday for Seoul, Korea, for eight days to visit a high school friend. Martha’s got her dad’s travel genes. Ashe was in Baku, Azerbaijan, for an economic conference. Internet research turned up the interesting factoid: Azerbaijan had 49 percent poverty in 2003 and only 9.1 percent poverty in 2009, according to the World Bank. Hmmm. Did they redefine poverty or just drill and export more oil? The United States is piling debt on debt to sustain a standard of living that’s perhaps unsustainable. Maybe Victor could bring over some Azerbaijanians to give us economic advice.

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“I love this city and look forward to bringing a fresh perspective to local government,” he said. Stair will face Bill Owen, Buck Cochran and Tierney Bates in the nonpartisan race. His qualifying petiStair tion included former Council member Rob Frost and mayoral candidate Madeline Rogero. But wait! Rogero also signed Owen’s petition. Stair belongs to a multigenerational string of Knoxville lawyers. His parents, Caesar III and Dorothy, are well-known preservationists. With 13 men and women qualifying for three at-large Stair to run for seats, this election will have four losers for each winner. City Council Keep your eye on MarMarshall Stair, 32, is running for City Council at- shall Stair. He’s on pace to large and has selected South be a winner. Info: marshallstair@ Knox resident Whitney hotmail.com/ or 771-9215. Stanley as his treasurer.

The candidate forum at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church sparked the first real controversy of the 2011 mayoral campaign. The day after the forum, which was sponsored by the Knoxville Interfaith Christian Ministry Alliance and the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Mark Padgett emailed a blast complaining that Madeline Rogero had launched an attack on small business owners. “We are gaining momentum … and my opponent is starting to notice. At several debates, my opponent – Madeline Rogero – has attacked my background, saying business experience is unnecessary to be mayor and that you can’t run a city like a business because businesses are only concerned with their bottom line.” He branded Rogero’s views “overly simplistic … naive and insulting” and said, “Knoxville doesn’t need a mayor who thinks businesses don’t care about our community.” The following morning, Rogero responded with an email blast of her own branding Padgett’s tactics “old courthouse politics that purposely misrepresent a candidate’s position. “I have always been absolutely clear that a successful and vibrant city must have strong, thriving businesses that create good jobs. I am

IDB reviews Carter; funding unsure By Betty Bean If the plan to build a new Carter Elementary School meets with school board, Industrial Development Board and County Commission approval next month, construction could start as soon as September on a design/build project, says county purchasing director Hugh Holt.

Opting not to use the “lease/purchase option,” the county instead would use “design/build” with a lump sum payment on completion, Holt said. “The developer will carry all the risks through construction. Once it is completed to our satisfaction, we will sign off and write them a check.”

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grateful for the support of many small business men and women in my campaign to make Knoxville the most vibrant, livable and sustainable city in America.” The remarks that Padgett deplored came after Rogero was asked to list her strengths and weaknesses as a candidate. She said that she has been criticized for her lack of private sector experience, but quoted her former boss Bill Haslam (who hired her as city director of development even though she had run against him in 2003) who said, “you don’t run government like a business.” She drew an enthusiastic

“UmmHumm, I know that’s right” response from the audience when she said, “But like most of you, I have earned every penny of every paycheck I ever got. An owner alone does not make a business.” Padgett listed his greatest weakness as not having spent 31 years in government and his strength as having started a successful government software business during a wicked economic climate. He said he “pushed, pulled and beat county governments into taking payments online.” Ivan Harmon called himself “One of the people, for the people.” He also got the opportunity to sum up his strengths and weaknesses and said his greatest strength is being a communicator who is willing to work for average people. His greatest weakness? Not hanging around with the upper crust in exclusive clubs and restaurants. “In my 12 years on County Commission, I worked hard. I didn’t hobnob. I wasn’t get-

ting up in the biggety high … I’m that guy who knows how to get the job done.” Former City Council member Joe Hultquist, who had caused a minor media storm the day before by picking up a nominating petition, was sitting in the audience. The moderator gave him a chance to respond to the strengths and weaknesses question. “When I ran in 2001, I was committed to building strong communities and helping strong neighborhood associations get organized,” he said. “In District 1, which I represented, there are now close to nine or 10 neighborhood associations. There were three when I started.” He listed consensus building, problem solving and putting together task forces as strengths. The weakness part seemed to stump him. Hultquist finally said he’s a big picture guy. The qualifying deadline has passed; the deadline to withdraw is June 23.

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and played shows in Knoxville with Benny Goodman. “We’re not a jazz orchestra and we’re not a modern type band. We play the big band music of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Harry James. Slow ballads and swing. And I’ve noticed a lot of younger people coming to the shows who are in their 20s and 30s. I’m happy about that. It means I can stay in business!” Walker says he’s particularly influenced by Dorsey and Miller, who both played trombone, but he especially likes the Glenn Miller sound. “Glenn Miller always said that the band should have its own style. His was a romantic ‘sweet’ band that swings and he created his sound by having a clarinet lead with saxophones below it. A lot of people think he played forever, but he actually started his orchestra in 1938 and played until ’42.” Miller’s orchestra was put “on hiatus” while he served in World War II. He was killed oversees in a 1944 plane crash while playing with an Army Air Force band. “But his band has lived on until

this day. The other day I was playing a gig and a girl in her 20s came up and asked me if we could play ‘In the Mood.’ So they know the tunes.” Walker has gotten to meet several big band musicians from New York and California, including longtime orchestra leader Ray Anthony, who is crowding in on his 90th birthday. “He’s a super nice guy. His is the house band at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion. He plays out there every week. And he also played with the original Glenn Miller band.” Walker also became friends with the late Buddy Morrow, who led the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in its later years. Walker played a couple of shows as a pickup musician with the Dorsey Orchestra, calling it an experience of a lifetime. “To see how Buddy led the band – everything clicked. There were hardly any mistakes.” Walker also helped launch the career of Lora Plattner, who sang with the band for a couple of years. Plattner, who is now in her early 20s, is living in the Los Angeles area and is performing on TV shows and in movies and commercials, most notably the Orbit chewing gum spots. He also likes classic country music (“George Jones and Ray Price”) and enjoys golfing, traveling and dabbling in Republican politics. Walker’s day job is working with kids at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile

Service Center. “Richard and I have been good friends for a long time and he’s given me an opportunity to do something else besides music that I really enjoy, which is helping kids. I gave music lessons to children and found that I enjoy working with them. A lot of the kids at the center are not necessarily bad kids, they’ve just been in the wrong place. A lot of them are talented kids who can do something with their lives.” Walker says that rock and roll fads have come and gone but the big band sound has stood the test of time. “A lot of people, both young and old, can relate do it because it’s dance music. This is the only kind of music where you can take a girl to it, wine and dine her, and she’s gonna be impressed and say, ‘Wow, an orchestra!’ I’m thrilled that I’ve started to see the younger kids dancing.” Walker doesn’t yet have a website or a Facebook page for the band, saying, “We are kind of old school and rely on word-of-mouth reputation.” To book the band or find out about upcoming dates, call the band’s manager, Ed Niedens, at 577-1462. Meanwhile, keep your ear to the ground. You just might hear something about a 25-year-old guy who has a big band that really swings. “It’s a good, fun business.”

that land near Robbinsville. Eagle’s Nest Mountain is sheltering, reaching out with ridges that run down and toward the lake, like arms ready to encircle all that lies before it. It is beautiful in all seasons, in all weather. For me, it is the mountain of the Lord. This place is full of memories for me. This is my 25th Holston Annual Conference. I have been a member of Holston since 1982 (when I moved from the West Virginia Annual Conference), but I missed four Conference sessions when I was living in New Jersey. The memories are bittersweet and everywhere: memories of good times with good friends; good friends who are gone now; memories of sermons heard, music sung, laughter shared, tears shed, insights gained; memories of funny episodes with my daughters; memories of sunsets; memories of full moons and crescent moons and stars; memories of thunderstorms. One daughter of a United Meth-

odist parsonage said (in print) that Annual Conference is a combination revival/ session of Congress/ family reunion/ sing-along/ and house party. There is work to be done (and fun to be shared) in the plenary sessions. But the conversations over lunch and dinner and late night ice cream sundaes at the nearest McDonald’s are when stories are told and hearts are poured out and friendships are deepened. That is when deep theological discussions may interrupt a game of Rook, and when creative ideas for the local church are born. The hymn-singing itself is enough to lift this musician’s heart. One year, when I had the privilege of leading the music for Conference, we sang “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” using the hymn tune “Miles Lane,” which has that wonderful, amazing, fabulous bass line on the words “…and crown him.” In a room of 1,600 people, more than half of whom were men, it was soul-stirring to stand in front of the crowd and hear those booming basses. When

the hymn was over, I turned to the presiding bishop, grinned and said, right into the microphone for all to hear, “Bishop Lee, that is why I came to Annual Conference!” Like any family, we sometimes disagree. Sometimes we agree to disagree, and other times we agree not even to discuss it. And somehow, it all works. This year, we are wrestling with the need to revitalize our church and the need to rekindle the fi re in the heart that drove Bishop Francis Asbury and all the other circuit riders through these mountains and valleys two hundred years ago, “spreading holiness throughout the land.” We must come to know that God has called us to this mountain to make us tremble. To meet God here. To take our stand here, at the foot of the mountain. It is my prayer that the mountain will be wrapped in smoke, because the Lord has “descended upon it in fire,” and that God will speak a word, and we will hear.

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ive’ll get you 10 that most 25-year-olds have never even heard of Glenn Miller, much less played with their own big band. But Brad Walker has. And he’s doing what he can to introduce contemporaries to his favorite kind of swing. The 2004 Halls High graduate discovered big band music through his grandfather. He began taking trombone lessons when he was 7. And he’s put together a hopping, bopping big band that has become a big hit in East Tennessee. The 15-member Brad Walker Orchestra got started in 2004, when Walker began assembling a big band, using professional musicians he knew, as well as former members

of the Jerry Collins Orchestra, the longtime house band at Cherokee Country Club. They started playing society parties and word of mouth began to spread. Now, the Walker Orchestra plays a regular private gig at Club LeConte as well as at parties and events all over Knoxville and the Southeast. “I have always had a love for big bands, for that distinctive style,” Walker says. “After Jerry Collins died, I began to see a potential for keeping that music alive.” Walker says that he “directs” as well as plays, but quickly adds with a grin, “I just count off the numbers. Those guys don’t need any direction.” Jack Cate, who plays bass, has also performed with Liberace, Andy Williams and the country singer Don Gibson. “He’s been like a grandfather figure to me,” Walker says. Kenny Jackson, who plays sax, also plays with local country star Con Hunley. John Snyder, who plays bari sax and clarinet, performed for several years with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

At the foot of the mountain CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, as well as a thick cloud on the mountain, and a blast of a trumpet so loud that all the people who were in the camp trembled. Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God. They took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because the Lord had descended upon it in fire. … (Exodus 19: 16-18a NRSV)

s I write, I am sitting at Lake Junaluska, N.C., beside the lake itself, that lies at the foot of Eagle’s Nest Mountain. The lake was created by damming a small creek and was named for Chief Junaluska Gul’Kala’ski-Tsu-Mu-La-Hun-ski (1758-1858).

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orry to hear about the premature departure of Montori Hughes. Tennessee doesn’t have many arts and sciences majors who stand 6-4 and weigh 320. This recent maneuver could have been roster management or a tip of the cap to tougher academic standards but it was more likely an object lesson in the ongoing process called culture change. Hughes looked exactly like a defensive tackle. Unfortunately, he approached football as if it wasn’t very important. He had minor issues, a little something about rules and regulations and assignments and grades and promises and disappointments. The summation is second and third chances, unfulfi lled potential and a deep dive from what might have been.

The significance in Derek Dooley jettisoning a defensive tackle is that the Volunteers don’t have many and none to spare. Somebody once said mediocre tackles are better than no tackles. Montori was no better than mediocre. His 2010 highlights were four stops against UT-Martin. He twice got after the Oregon quarterback. Here is a sad bit of background: Hughes didn’t qualify academically when he first signed with Tennessee. When he came from Murfreesboro as a January 2009 enrollee, he was a massive man-child. He struggled to get into combat condition but made noticeable headway. Alas, his single best day at Tennessee was the spring scrimmage when ex-Vol Albert Haynesworth was a visitor. It was

almost as if Montori was knocking people around to impress the NFL millionaire. Lane Kiffin (remember him?) praised Hughes that day. The coach managed to loosely connect Hughes and Haynesworth in the same sentence. He said they were about the same size. They aren’t but Kiffin was prone to exaggeration. I fi led his exact commentary as a point of reference in case Montori Hughes grew up to be an All-American. “He was unblockable. We played him in a lot of headup techniques, where he was just knocking the guard back like the Titans did with Albert. It was pretty cool to see him dominate like that, then see the best in the world 10 yards away watching.”

Kiffin did not recognize the budding similarity in management problems. Dooley is trying to eliminate or greatly reduce management problems. It is a dayto-day project. He started at the beginning, personal responsibility, the first fundamental of decision-making. The coach wants the Volunteers to take pride in those orange shirts, to look like winners, act like winners and think like winners. This is a complex evolution, considering that surviving seniors and their associates have lost 20 times in the past three years. Honest reflection on last season is scary. The 6-7 record doesn’t tell half the story. What happened in those softball games of November did not erase what happened in September (worst loss in the history of Neyland Stadium) and October (worst loss ever to Alabama in Knoxville, going back to 1909). Dooley didn’t dwell on defeats but he identified the condition. His team lacked a sense of direction. Players found it difficult to focus on ultimate victory when selfpreservation was a more immediate concern, as in

oday, the Concord/Farragut area is fortunate to have two world-class mega centers, in addition to a specialty store, all of which offer a selection of food items to meet the taste of the most discriminating connoisseur. It’s hard to walk through one of these stores and look at the myriad choices without remembering grocery shopping in our area 60 years ago. Recently, I ran into Ben Boring while shopping and we reminisced about those early days when the selection of food items was very limited. Ben’s mother, Hallie Boring, used to make the world’s best cottage cheese and kept a select list of area residents she would call when she finished churning. Fortunately, my mother was on that list, and when the call came mother would grab her container and head out to Mrs. Hallie’s home. At that time, cottage cheese was not readily available in Concord grocery stores, and to get Mrs. Hallie’s freshly churned cottage cheese was a real treat. If you wanted a fresh turkey for the holidays, your best bet was to know someone who raised them. In the Concord/Farragut area that was either the McFee Farm

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about Condredge Holloway. Most probably thought “The Color Orange” was going to be entertainment. It was instructive. Holloway put Tennessee football into proper perspective – unselfishness, team before me, lofty expectations, every year a winning record, no jumping up and down in celebration when you go two or three overtimes to nip a foe you should have run out of town. Does that sound familiar? Remember the joy in the belated bounce-back, Tennessee 32, UAB 29 in two extra periods? This is part of the culture Dooley strives to change. How long will it take? Thousands of UT fans are guardedly optimistic that progress will be visible this fall. Skeptics think 2012 at the earliest. Pessimists are already asking when will Peyton be ready to coach. Too bad Montori Hughes opted out of the transformation. Dooley has a difficult task. He needs all the tackles he can fi nd and keep. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

for neighbors to meet and socialize during the canning process. Community square dances were held to help pay for the facility. The closest thing we had to a specialty grocery store was Joe Noce’s Grocery on the southwest corner of Kingston Pike and Canton Hollow Road. The Noces were Italian and rather recent emigrants to the area. I remember the store fondly because I was first introduced to pepperoni there. Joe

of his new business. Ben recalled that it didn’t take long to do that. He simply drove down country roads blowing his horn and when people came to the door to investigate, he would introduce them to his new store. “There wasn’t much traffic in those days,” Ben recalled, “and any vehicle on the road raised curiosity, particularly one blowing Malcolm’s Corner | Malcolm Shell its horn.” Ben’s clientele was diverse and on McFee Road or Llewellyn’s food locker. The facility was locatincluded a couple of moonshinturkey farm at the corner of ed on Virtue Road across from the ers who ran stills on Snakey Road Kingston Pike and Lovell Road. present-day Vista subdivision, and (now Blue Grass Road). Their bigBen operated the first And although both of these farms families could rent locker space at gest items were sugar and wheat Rolling Store in the area, raised turkeys for export to other a reasonable cost. You simply took bran, and Ben would often have areas, they were still hard to find your fresh meat wrapped in freezto carry the large bags a considera concept that brought in local stores because of limited er paper to the locker and placed able distance through the woods the groceries to the it in your assigned compartment. freezer capacity. to reach the distilling site. Country hams were also a scarce I can’t remember the process of “They knew me and I was alcustomer. commodity, and while most farm- removing the meat from storways welcome, but others who happened to wander onto the site ers raised hogs and cured hams, age, but I suppose we just called they were relatively expensive. John to meet us at the locker. My kept stalks of it hanging from the were often welcomed in less hosMy family usually managed to family leased a locker there for a ceiling. You never knew what to pitable ways.” purchase two hams to hang in our while but as I recall we purchased expect when you walked in. One One memorable occasion, Ben a small chest-type freezer when garage, and on Saturday mornings recalls, was a visit to the site day a customer walked in and was they became available. when breakfast was a more leisurprised to find a cat napping in when they were burning some We raised and canned our own surely affair, I can remember my the candy counter. When he point- brush they had cleared. They had father bringing in one of the hams vegetables, but in the early 1940s, ed it out to Joe, Joe replied, “That some jugs of moonshine under and slicing off enough for break- a community cannery was built on cat no-etta candy.” the brush pile and forgot about fast. Country ham, red-eye gravy, the Farragut School property. The them. As we talked, Ben reminded me facility, located about 300 yards eggs and hot biscuits – it doesn’t “Suddenly the jugs began exoff Kingston Pike on the east side of his own foray into the grocery get much better than that. of Concord Road, revolutionized business, a fact that I had almost ploding and I thought sure we Some farmers would occa- food canning in our community forgotten. Ben operated the first were being raided by revenuers.” sionally bring fresh beef into the and was considered one of the Rolling Store in the area, a concept Today, remembering the cotvillage and sell it from the back community’s most prized assets. that brought the groceries to the tage cheese, community canof their trucks. One such family Families could bring their pro- customer. Ben bought a new two- nery, frozen food locker and was the Nichols family who lived duce and prepare it in a sanitary ton truck and had it fitted with a rolling store brings back memoin the Choto area, which was then facility specifically designed for covered body. He then worked out ries of a time when the process called Possum Valley. Of course, canning. With the new cannery, an arrangement with Lynn Bevins of putting food on the table was most families were limited in the it was easy to can as many as 80 who ran a small grocery on Kings- much different than today. And amount they could purchase be- quart-size cans in a day. Mrs. R. ton Pike across from present-day while it’s not mentally healthy cause of lack of freezer space. N. Bacon probably holds the can- Farragut Center (Ingles complex) to live in the past, it sure is a One creative entrepreneur, nery record. In 1942, she canned to purchase groceries for his roll- nice place to visit sometimes because it makes us more aware of John Strother, saw a money-mak- more than 1,000 cans of vegeta- ing store. The next chore was to estabing opportunity and came up with bles, fruits and meats in a single movedadShopper-News.ai 1 11/23/2010 8:26:08 AM the many conveniences we often the idea of a community frozen day. Of course, it was a good place lish a route and make folks aware take for granted.

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Sharing memories of Knoxville General Hospital Knoxville General Hospital alumni association president JoElla “Jody” McCall and Chris Christenberry look through a scrapbook of photos at the KGH reunion luncheon. McCall and Christenberry both shared memories of hard work and rewarding times while studying nursing at the hospital. Photos by Ruth White

Kitts to speak at KFL Kristen Kitts will be the guest speaker for the Knoxville Fellowship luncheon at noon Tuesday, June 21. The KFL is a group of Christian men and Kristen Kitts women that meets weekly at the Golden Corral in Powell.

WORSHIP NOTES Community services A photograph of Christine Dean (Chris Christenberry), member of the 1955 graduating class. She recalls being the youngest one in her nursing class because she fibbed about her age.

CONDOLENCES ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Barbara “Bobbie” Graber Asquith Ruby Lynch Brown

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ Bethany Baptist Church, 6705 Raccoon Valley Road, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24, with classes for age 3 through adult. The Rev. Jack Walker is pastor. Info: Jean, 922-2818. ■ Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway in Powell, will host VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Class for all ages and everyone welcome. Info: Heather, 659-2048. ■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, at the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Highway 61 in Luttrell, will have Gold Rush VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. through June 24. Classes for all ages. Transportation provided if needed. Info: 992-0216. ■ Church at Sterchi Hills, 904 Dry Gap Pike, will have its “Big Apple Adventure” VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1. Classes available for kindergarten through adults. Info: 281-8718 or www.sterchichurch.com.

■ Community Baptist Church, 738 Highway 61 West, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Classes for all ages. Everyone welcome. Info: 742-9702. ■ Corryton Church, 7615 Foster Road, Corryton, will have SonSurf Beach VBS 9 to 11:15 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 7, for kindergarten through 5th grade. Info: 688-3971. ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road, Corryton, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6-9 p.m. through June 24. Info or to register: 687-5648 or www.fairviewbaptist.com. ■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, will have The Adventure Squad 2011 VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 22-24, for ages 2 years through 5th grade. There will be nightly giveaways. Info or to register: www.gracebc.org. ■ Hines Creek Baptist Church, Hinds Creek Road, Maynardville, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. July 10-15. Fun day and VBS registration will be noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, with hot dogs, games, taxi rides and face painting. Info: 992-7729 or 497-2495. ■ Karns Church of Christ, 6612 Beaver Ridge Road, will have VBS, themed “The Battle Belongs to the Lord,” 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. June 26-29. Info: 691-7411.

■ New Fellowship Baptist Church, 4624 Nora Road, 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 20-24. Info or transportation: 688-1073 or 363-0916. ■ New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 928 Bull Run Road, Luttrell, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Classes for all ages. The Rev. Douglas Munsey is pastor. ■ Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church, 7815 Corryton Road, Corryton, will hold One of a Kind Zoo Vacation Bible School 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 27-30. Kick off will be 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with a picnic. Snack supper served each night. Classes for ages 3 years to rising 6th graders. Info: 687-8438. ■ Salem Baptist Church, 8201 Hill Road, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 9 a.m. to noon, June 20-24, for all children ages 4 years through 5th grade. Info or to register: 922-3490 or www.salembaptisthalls.org. ■ Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, will have Inside Out and Upside Down

on Main Street VBS 9 a.m. to noon, June 20-23. Info: www.2ndpres.org or 523-2189. ■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 E. Beaver Creek Drive, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 20-24 for ages 4 to adult. Info: 947-7151. ■ Son Light Baptist Church, off Rifle Range Road, will have Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street 6:45 to 9 p.m. June 20-24. Classes for all ages. Dinner provided. Commencement will be 6 p.m. June 26. Info: 922-5501. ■ Union Baptist Church, 6701 Washington Pike, will have PandaMania VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 26-30, for ages 4 years through 5th grade. The kick-off party will be 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with food, inflatables and games. Info or to register: www.DiscoverUnion.org. ■ Valley Grove Baptist Church, located at the intersection of Hickory Valley and Highway 61 west, will have VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 20-24.

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■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, takes orders for Angel Food Ministries the Saturday before each distribution. The distribution of the food is usually the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 228-9299 or the church office, 690-0160. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC Food Pantry hands out food to local families in need 1-2 p.m. every Monday and 7-8 p.m. every first Monday. Donations and volunteers are welcome. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.com.

Fundraisers ■ Beaver Ridge UMC will receive 10 percent of the total purchases made 5-8 p.m. each Thursday at the Sonic restaurant in Karns. Info: www.beaverridgeumc.com. ■ Bookwalter UMC , 4218 Central Avenue Pike, is looking for vendors for its fall festival to be held Oct. 1. Info: 584-2995. ■ Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2500 Mynatt Road, will host a benefit sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, July 15. All proceeds will go to

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Music services ■ Bethany Baptist Church, 6705 Raccoon Valley Road, will host the Berry Family, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26. Everyone is welcome to attend. Info: Jean, 922-2818. ■ Home Faith Baptist Church, 5139 Rouse Lane, will host Praise-n-Harmony 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26. Info/directions: 323-4541.

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

Special services ■ Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2500 Mynatt Road, will host a community backyard Bible study 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, for ages 5 to adult, which will include crafts, food, face painting and other activities. Info: 687-9012. Leave a message.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC , 7753 Oak Ridge Highway has a number of summer events for the youth. There will be Bible study, fun days, road trips, community service days and more. Info: 6901060 or visit www.beaver ridgeumc.com. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC , 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, has open gym for middle and high school students 7-9 p.m. every Thursday. Everyone is invited. No sign-ups or fees.

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Touring Gourmet’s Market and WBIR By Tia Kalmon Gourmet’s Market was the interns’ first stop last Monday. The mouthwatering aromas made everyone want to eat while café manager Lynley Farris led the tasty tour. Gourmet’s Market has been around for almost 40 years. It began across the street from its current location at 5107 Kingston Pike as a business that sold imported foods and culinary items. Since then it has expanded to include Cosmo’s Caffé and a deli. The Market sells fine imported cheeses, meats and ingredients, as well as cookware for all kinds of kitchen needs. Lunch and brunch with daily specials are served at the Cosmos Caffé with many choices. Lisa McCoig even gave the interns a scrumptious treat of cookies and lemonade after the tour that really hit the spot.

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make the cut to go on air and which do not. Afterwards, news anchor John Becker, news director Bill Shory and managing editor Taz Painter gave the interns brief bios and shared how they were bitten by the news bug. “What we get to do are stories that tell how it affects you. It gets down to the real local level,” Shory said. Becker said being a journalist gives you the opportunity to see things that you wouldn’t otherwise get to see. He said that he’s flown in a helicopter over Mount St. Helens when it erupted the second time and has witnessed the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. “I got my start by following journalists around and seeing what they do on a daily basis. Then you learn if that is something you like to do,” says Becker. “I have been able to follow a passion of mine and turn it into something that airs weekly (the ‘Service

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SPORTS NOTES ■ Knoxville Track Club’s Youth Athletics program through Saturday, June 25, includes 50-meter dash, discus throw and high jump. Girls and boys ages 5-18. Practice is held 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Includes four Saturday track meets on the UT campus. Cost is $39. Info: 406-4128 or visit www. ktcyouthathletics.org. ■ Hardin Valley Academy Cheerleading Camp, 5-8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, June 20-22, in the school gym. Cost is $50. Bring a sibling for $5 off. Info: email mindy.rector@knoxschools. org.

Rehearsing for the upcoming production of “Annie Get Your Gun” are: Natalee Elkins as Dolly Tate, John Cherry as Frank Butler, Keith McDaniel as Buffalo Bill Cody, Mary Beth Bonneville as Annie Oakley and Chuck Sayne as Chief Sitting Bull. Photo submitted

■ Wrestling Camp, for all ages, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, Central High School. ■ Baseball Tournament , Friday through Sunday, June 24-26. Open to all, Tee ball to 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com.

Summer fun for Children’s Hospital In honor of the first day of summer, B97.5 radio personalities Jeff Jarnigan and Ashley and Brad will serve refreshments 6-10 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Hardee’s on Clinton Highway. Monetary donations will also be accepted for Children’s Hospital to benefit Camp Cure, a summer day camp for patients with diabetes. The camp is funded completely by donations and is provided at no cost for the patients of Children’s Hospital. Info: 541-8165.

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‘Annie Get Your Gun’ coming to Maryville College “Annie Get Your Gun” is set for July 1-2 and 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, July 3 and 10, at 2 p.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, in Maryville. One of the main characters is Natalee Elkins, Powell High graduate and music teacher at Holston Middle School. “Annie Get Your Gun” is a family-friendly American musical based on the lives of sharpshooter Annie Oak-

ley and her husband, Frank Butler. Set in the late 1800s against the backdrop of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, the production takes audiences on an around-theworld journey filled with music, romance and competitions of marksmanship. The show’s cast of 28 actors, singers and dancers will perform the 1999 Broadway revival version of Irving Berlin’s composition. Featured songs include “You Can’t Get a Man with

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Members of the safety patrol at Powell Elementary School visited the nation’s capital on the 55th annual AAA Safety Patrol trip June 3-6. The safety patrollers visited the Udvar-Hazy Museum at Dulles Airport, the National Zoo, Arlington Cemetery for the changing of the guard, the Smith-

sonian, National Mall, the Jefferson Memorial, Mount Vernon, the White House and the Capitol. At the Capitol, the patrollers met U.S. Rep. John Duncan. The kids also toured the Lincoln, World War II, Nurses and Korean War memorials. At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the patrollers did rubbings.

boredom or a cranky kid. To dream the impossible dream, right? Well, Zac took that as special impetus to throw the fishing trip into turbo planning mode. The guys will go Shannon to Fontana Lake, canoe up Carey to Eagle Creek, camp overnight, then canoe back the next day. Wow! What a blessing to a stressed mom. That is, until around downtown, take my the worry set in. time in the East Tennessee Canoeing, on a lake, with History Center, enjoy a book all that water. Two squirmy and a crepe at the French 3-year-olds, a grandpa and Market, and maybe browse two dads. Never mind that the sale racks at Mast Gen- Zac and I have taken Daniel eral Store, all without wor- canoeing and canoe camprying about a husband’s ing before. Never mind that

the plan is for my dad to keep a handle on the little guys while Zac and Mike paddle. Never mind that life jackets will be worn by all. I looked my husband in the eye and warned him of dire consequences if our son is not returned home in approximately the same condition in which he left. I’m having to actively resist the urge to shut the whole thing down, to wrap my baby in swaddling and keep him there forever. But there’s no such thing as a 100 percent safe camping experience. I want Daniel to enjoy nature. I want him to do things with his dad and friends.

And, I think there’s something special that happens for a boy when he does stuff without Mommy, when he goes off with the guys. It’s so hard for me to let him take risks, let him get dirty, let him be a wild thing. If I’m not there, it’s easier for him to be a boy. So, I have assurances from all adults involved that the boys will be monitored by a dedicated set of eyes at all times. They’ll go on the trip, and I’ll relax. Well, I’ll try to relax. Whether I’ll succeed or not is another story.

Boy adventures Since spring rolled around, my husband, Zac, has been talking about a fishing trip. Not just any fishing trip, but a boys-only fishing trip for him, my dad, Daniel, our friend Mike, and Mike’s son Tony, who is almost of an age with 3-year-old Daniel. The trip has been lurking in the background of conversation, never quite congealing into a certainty. That is, until I confided in Zac last week that I’d been fantasizing about having a day to myself. It would be so nice, I said, to have a day to wander

Ensley Vittatoe, Scarlett Johnson and Sam Birdwell of Powell Elementary School do a rubbing at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the annual safety patrol trip June 3-6. Photo submitted

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Celebrating fathers Of all the jobs I’ve had in my lifetime, the job of fatherhood has been the most rewarding – and daunting. It seems like only yesterday that I was holding babies in my arms and feeling the tremendous weight of responsibility in raising them. Even though my children are grown, I still place great importance on my role as father, and I’m really enjoying being a grandfather.

Alvin Nance Executive Director and CEO, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation

transformations On Saturday, KCDC kicked off Father’s Day celebrations a day early as part of a HUD initiative. We – and public housing authorities across the country – hosted events intended to bring fathers and their children together to celebrate fatherhood and family, while also connecting fathers to local programs and services. The events were an excellent way to support fathers and recognize the importance of their involvement in the lives of their children. It was gratifying to see so many of our residents come to enjoy good food, fun and fellowship, and I am grateful for those who worked so hard to make the events successful. KCDC’s Resident Services and Community Involvement committees, including Ashley Ogle, Kim Mills, Teresa Lawson, Jennifer Jameson and Becky Fet-

ters, did a great job of handling the many event planning details, while many of our employees volunteered time to staff the events. Area nonprofits pitched in to provide valuable health, education and vocational information. Their involvement provided practical and timely information to fathers and other caregivers. The Western Heights Community Alliance and First Baptist Concord at Western Heights made the Western Heights celebration particularly memorable with inflatables, a cookout and exhibitors. Other important event partners included: Eternal Life Harvest for Walter P. Taylor Homes; Lost Sheep Ministries and First Baptist Powell for North Ridge Crossing; and the Baptist Ministry at Montgomery Village. Finally, I’d like to thank our partner the Boys and Girls Clubs for graciously opening up their facilities in our neighborhoods so that we could host the events and Larry Cox with Homestead for donating food for all four events. My hat is off to all those who expended a great deal of time, energy and effort to celebrate fathers.

New store helps KARM help others Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) opened its eighth store last week near Knoxville Center at 2908 Knoxville Center Drive. Celebrating the newest location are leasing agent for KARM George Brown, director of operations Linda Whitehead, senior associate pastor at City on a Hill Church Mychal Spence, vice president of development Angie Sledge, vice president of ministry programs and services Cynthia Russell and store manager Jeff Ezell. The store offers quality, gently used clothing, furniture and other items and is “the best second hand business in East Tennessee and a whole lot more,” said Sledge. KARM Thrift Stores are open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Photo by Ruth White

PBPA Business Spotlight for June – Frontier Communications By Greg Householder Name a company that is located in Powell that has about 14,800 employees nationally, approximately 4 million customers, had $5.7 billion in revenues last year, operates in 27 states and has been around since 1935. If you named Frontier Communications – the Powell telephone company – you are correct. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Powell Business and Professional Association, Danny Thomas from Frontier was the Business Spotlight for the month of June.

KNOXVILLE CHAMBER Info: 637-4550. All events are held at the Knoxville Chamber unless otherwise noted. ■ Peelin’, Eatin’ and Politickin’ Shrimp Boil, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Pavilion at Hunter Valley Farm, 9111 Hunter Valley Lane. Cost is $25 for members, $35 nonmembers. ■ Chamber Member MD Lab, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. ■ New Member Reception, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12.

Danny Thomas of Frontier Communication was the Powell Business and Professional Association Business Spotlight for June. Photo by Greg Householder While Thomas outlined all the services available from Frontier, such as telephone, high speed Internet and satellite television packages, he did want to stress one thing – at Frontier, it is a local business and from everyone from general manager Mike Byrd on down you are dealing with Powell folks. Frontier is currently offering high speed Internet services for $14.99 per month. To find out more, contact Thomas at 947-8244.

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Charles R. Merriman , GRI, has joined Weichert, Realtors - Advantage Plus as an agent at the 114 Lovell Road, Suite 102, office. He is a member of the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors. Info: Merriman 474-7100. ■ Phil LaForge has been named chief operating officer of TDS Telecom Hosted & Managed Services LLC. He was vice president and general managerat Nimsoft (part of CA Technologies) and had a long tenure with CDW Berbee in Madison, Wis. He holds a bachelor’s in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a MBA in finance from Florida State University. ■ Dr. Marcia Katz memorial scholarships for $1,000 will be given to an undergraduate and a graduate student by Knoxville Association of Women Executives. Info: Deborah York at kawescholar@gmail.com/.

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Commercial Bank chair Oscar Robertson loved the Golden Presidential Club and gave members personal attention including an annual picnic at his farm. Since Mr. Robertson’s death, bank leaders have carried on the tradition, now under directors Nadean Meredith and Carolyn Valentine. The club is designed for bank customers 50 and older. The bank now sprawls over East Tennessee and Southeast Kentucky with 20 offices including branches in Halls, Powell and Farragut. And the GP Club is gearing up for its Independence Day lunch in Halls on June 30. Upcoming trips include: Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville to see live performances of “Oklahoma” on June 28 and “Dearly Departed” on Sept. 13. The annual picnic was May 21 at the HayMaker Farms in Speedwell. Directors, officers and employees entertained more than 200 customers. A Christmas in July trip is planned for July 14-15 in Pigeon Forge. This adventure includes shopping and a detour to the Bush Bean Museum where travelers can have a picture made with Duke, the company spokesdog. A Day at Keenland is scheduled for October and a trip to New Orleans is set for Oct. 15-16. All GPC trips are coordinated by experienced bank officers and are perfect, no-worry travel adventures for our customers, said Meredith. Info: Nadean Meredith at 606-248-4584 or 606-2697011, or Carolyn Valentine at 606-546-5143 or 606-6272168. – S. Clark

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Mercy Health & Fitness Center makes

Group exercise fun! By Anne Hart

In group fitness, the idea is to take a variety of classes, not to just do one thing over and over. Our members see the greatest benefit from their workouts by taking part in many different types of classes.

ith more than 80 hours of group fitness classes each week, Mercy Health and Fitness Center in Powell has something for everyone. The hours are so accommodating, and the variety of classes so large that you can almost be your own boss at this spacious and sparkling clean facility. You can choose exactly what you want and when you want it. As an example, the fitness center offers 33 water classes each week, ranging from deep water exercise to shallow water exercise, strength training and even specialty classes for arthritis and fibromyalgia. Members can choose from 51 hours of what the center calls “land classes.” These vary from cycling to strength training to Zumba dance, Pilates, Yoga and more. All of the instructors – and there are almost 40 of them – are nationally certified in multiple facets of fitness exercise. “They’re the best in town,” says Nicole Yarbrough, executive fitness manager. “They are great at making our members comfortable in a group setting.” Yarbrough says the group fitness classes are the best way to get hooked into regular exercise. Class members make new friends, hold each other accountable and can even get a little competitive on occasion. “The camaraderie that happens in these group classes is a really neat thing. It’s a great way to meet people who have similar fitness goals. A lot of times our members meet people who become their workout partners. You can make lifelong friends here.” Group fitness works for another reason, Yarbrough says. “You can buy a treadmill and put it in your basement, but does that mean you’re going to get the best training? With group fitness you are trained by people who know what they’re doing, and they will

– Nicole Yarbrough, Executive Fitness Manager

Mercy Health & Fitness Center offers a variety of Group Fitness classes. With activities ranging from Aqua Yoga to Cycling, there’s something for everyone and every need.

work with you at your level. In addition, we have found that people tend to work harder in a group setting. “In group fitness, the idea is to take a variety of class-

es, not to just do one thing over and over. Our members see the greatest benefit from their workouts by taking part in many different types of classes.”

If you have a bum knee or a bad shoulder, the instructor will know just how to manage those issues. You will be given tips and helpful advice on ways to adapt your

workout for your specific situation. Classes begin as early as 5:15 a.m., and the last one starts at 7 p.m. on most days. Members also have group fitness options during the weekend. Call the center at 859-7900 for specific information on costs, but get ready to be pleasantly surprised. You get a lot of bang for your buck here. As a peak member, you have unlimited access to all of our group fitness classes. Mercy Health and Fitness Center is open all seven days of the week. Hours are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

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