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JULY 18, 2011

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Rural/Metro-Heiskell merger mostly complete Finding Davy Retiree spends week with Crockett See page A-6

Utility work to impact Beaver Creek Drive Motorists are advised that a section of West Beaver Creek Drive, near the intersection of Morton View Lane in the Powell area, will be closed for about six hours on Tuesday, July 26. The work should start just after the morning rush hour, about 8:30 or 9 a.m.

Traffic will be temporarily rerouted through Fair Lane.

The closure will allow Hallsdale Powell Utility District to work on relocating a water line.

Volunteer board to oversee contract

By Greg Householder For all intents and purposes, the merger of the Heiskell Volunteer Fire Department and Rural/Metro is complete. While there is still some training to be done, the nuts and bolts of the merger have been worked out.

Rural/Metro sponsored an open house at the fire hall July 9 with free hot dogs and chips for the community and the opportunity to check out the equipment now at the Heiskell station.

The Fire House for Kids was also on hand, as were personnel from Rural/Metro and members of the HVFD board of directors.

Former HVFD chief Casey Walters will be the reserve lieutenant in charge of the Heiskell station, according to Rural/Metro Chief Jerry Harnish.

The HVFD board of directors is The Heiskell VFD and Rural/Metro have joined forces. Dennis Rowe of Rural/Metro, County Commissioner and HVFD still in business, according to chair board member R. Larry Smith, HVFD board chair Steve Rudd and Rural/Metro Chief Jerry Harnish were all at the open To page A-2 house in Heiskell on July 9. Photo by Greg Householder

HPUD caps sewer fees for summer residential use

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Adams leaving Young-Williams Tim Adams will be leaving his position as executive director of YoungWilliams Animal Center on Aug. 5. He Adams has accepted a position with the Wesley House Community Center. “I started out as a teacher, and I miss the children,” said Adams.

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It was business-as-usual when Hallsdale Powell Utility District commissioners met July 11 in their new headquarters. Outside, the old headquarters was being demolished for a parking lot.

President and CEO Darren Cardwell said the district will hold an open house for customers “after things settle down.” He must have meant the dust.

Commissioners must have been inspired by their new board room.

It’s got windows, elbow room and three back doors. They quickly ap-

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Hillcrest on the list raises questions In the fall of 2008, then-Mayor Mike Ragsdale offered to sell three nursing homes to Hillcrest Healthcare which operated the facilities under a $1 per year lease from the

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ate the two-month trial to decide about the policy for future years.

The second break is for swimming pool owners, and the change puts HPUD in line with area utilities. The customer must initiate a request for a once-a-year sewer credit for water used to fill the pool. The change is for the calendar year 2011.

Hill said customers will pay in full for all water used; the cap and credit come only on sewer charges.

HPUD set 26 water meters in June, many in the Union County area of Norris Shores. The district inspected 11 sewer hookups, re-

flecting slow growth in new construction. HPUD processed 233.3 million gallons of water and 225.6 million gallons of wastewater.

Rainfall in June was 9.7 inches; the average is 0.32 inches.

Payouts totaled more than $1 million to five contractors. The largest was $585,212 to Merkel Brothers for main water line replacement on Maynardville Pike. “We started north and are working south,” said Cardwell.

The next HPUD meeting is 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at 3745 Cunningham Road. Info: 922-7547.

Knox County for sale

By Larry Van Guilder

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proved two customer-requested resolutions that have been discussed for years.

“It’s time,” said chair Jim Hill.

Residential sewer customers got a break for July and August. Currently, such customers pay sewer charges for up to 12,000 gallons of water used per month. The wastewater itself is not metered. Yet in the summer, the water used for gardening and lawn maintenance never enters the sewer system. So the cap was dropped to 7,500 gallons of water used per month in July and August this year. Commissioners will evalu-

county. The proposal ignited a debate that lingered until the lease was extended in February 2009 under the same financial terms with Grace Healthcare taking over management of the facilities.

Now, Mayor Tim Burchett’s office has included the nursing homes in a list of properties that could be sold to raise cash for a new elementary school in Carter. But is the mayor serious?

Ragsdale’s offer to sell the properties to Hillcrest for $6 million quickly drew fire. Former Commissioner Paul Pinkston countered with a proposal to solicit bids with a minimum asking price of $22 million.

The issue divided County Commission. Mike Hammond said he’d received calls and emails asking the county not to balance the budget on

“the backs of our sick and elderly.”

Early in 2010, the debate flared again when Hillcrest West lost its Medicare and Medicaid certification, and questions about the county’s $1 per year lease resurfaced. One veteran of the nursing home industry said Hillcrest West might bring as much as $6 million in an outright sale, and a lease arrangement under a new provider could generate annual revenue of $700,000 or more for the county.

Grace weathered that storm, but including the nursing homes on a list of potential property sales reopens the issue.

When commission extended the lease in 2009, it approved an amendment that allows for early termination only “for cause.” The lease runs until 2016. What “cause” could the mayor cite at this date for terminating the lease?

The school board’s attitude must also be considered. The vote to approve Burchett’s plan for Carter is likely to be close, and its members won’t look favorably on a plan that could put seniors at risk.

Burchett’s communications manager, Michael Grider, says the list of properties was compiled to show that the county could raise the money needed for the new

Hillcrest North Photo by Ruth White school. To our specific question, Grider replied that (to his knowledge) “no one in the administration has discussed the possibility of selling the Hillcrest properties with Grace.”

He added that the school board must approve the mayor’s plan for Carter, that County Commission must sign off on any proposed sale, and that no properties are currently for sale. Thus, the question: why include the nursing homes on a list that sooner or later will be made public unless the facilities are serious candidates for sale to the highest bidder?

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One reason could be to inflate the total value of properties on the list. Hillcrest North was appraised for $8.5 million in 2007, a substantial piece of the $19.3 million total for which the mayor’s office provided appraised values.

But the most likely explanation is that someone was asleep. Just putting the facilities on the list might cook up a stew the mayor would choke on.

Burchett isn’t seriously considering selling the nursing homes to build an elementary school. But somebody on the sixth floor needs to get serious about the details.

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community Even editors have friends It’s said there are cat people and there are dog people. I ran with the canine crowd until 15 years ago when my wife – one of the cat people – “adopted” Hobbes from a family in Karns.

At first I wasn’t impressed. Not long past weaning, Hobbes was more fur than substance, and as he matured his black hair grew so long you weren’t sure there was a cat under there until you saw his eyes.

For more than 15 years Hobbes claimed his small territory in our neighborhood, making friends just about everywhere he visited.

He was a genuine “people cat,” and if you were human you were a potential buddy.

Several summers ago we took pity on him under all that fur in the sweltering Hobbes heat and decided he might appreciate a haircut. Hobbes emerged from the vet’s office with the neighborhood’s only feline poodle cut, definitely a cooler cat, but perhaps a little embarrassed about showing all that naked skin. After that we decided to let nature take its course.

Hobbes was a bird chaser, not so much of a bird catcher, for which we were grateful. One day he came to the front door with a dove sandwiched precariously between his jaws. As he opened his mouth to brag about his catch, the dove flew away to share the tale of his harrowing escape with his dove pals.

Hobbes began slowing down several months ago. As much as he loved the outdoors, he restricted his wandering to a leisurely stroll to our neighbor’s yard. There he would scoot under her deck and wait out the heat of the day before coming in for the evening.

Always a hearty eater, Hobbes began refusing food last week and holed up in our bedroom closet, coming out occasionally for water and the call of nature. Last Monday evening I carried him into our backyard where we sat and communed in the shade of the big maple tree he knew so well. Tuesday morning the vet gently assisted him into that long sleep.

I miss Hobbes. Even crusty old editors have friends.

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Business leaders get marketing tips Preregistration for cars is $15 and $10 for motorcycles.

You may register online at the AFSPA website at www. powellairplane.org.

Day of the show registration is from 9 a.m. to noon and is unavailable online. Cost the day of the show is $20.

Info: 933-7158 or 4379980.

Summertime is a slow time for the Powell Business and Professional Association. Many members are on vacation and committees generally don’t have a lot to report.

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Kristina Everette from Newstalk 98.7 speaks to the The membership com- PBPA last Tuesday. Photo by Greg when took to the mound. mittee is having a Summer Householder That was when he was a New Member Challenge. sophomore. In the fall, he Members who invite guests and guests also received a will be beginning his senior to the August and Septem- Frontier coffee mug. year. Apparently, the new This month’s Business baseball regime at UT thinks ber meetings will be eligible to win a $500 Basket Spotlight was Barbara Kel- he is pretty special too, beof Goodies/Gift Cards. ley with Juice Plus+. The cause last week I learned For every guest a member August Business Spotlight that Drake has committed brings to a meeting, the will be James Smith from to play baseball for the Vols. member’s name will be Hallsdale Powell Utility Drake also plays football for thrown into the hat for the District. the Panthers and is looking drawing. For every guest The PBPA meets at noon forward to starting his sewho joins before Sept. 30, the second Tuesday of each nior season in a few weeks. the member’s name will be month at the Jubilee Banadded again for an addi- quet Facility. Cost for mem- ■ Karns Fair tional chance to win. bers is $12.50.

Car Show set Kristina Everette from for Saturday NewsTalk 98.7 followed up ■ Powell’s on the topic from the June All you car people out Drake Owenby meeting with NewsTalk rathere make plans to get your commits to UT dio personality Hallerin ride out to the Karns Fair Hilton Hill and discussed One of the really neat Car Show on Saturday. The marketing and branding. things about my job is that folks with the Airplane FillShe also put a plug in for her I get a chance to meet a lot ing Station Preservation Asstation, telling the group of great kids at Powell High sociation will be hosting the that “radio is the theater of School. car show and all proceeds the mind.”

A couple of years ago, go toward the preservation Frontier Communica- when I began covering a and restoration of the histion sponsored this month’s lot of PHS baseball, I got to toric airplane filling station meeting fee for everyone in watch Drake Owenby. While on Clinton Highway. celebration of the one-year I don’t pretend to be a baseThe show begins at 9 anniversary of the “the New ball talent scout, I knew a.m. and the fair runs until Frontier.” PBPA members then that Drake was special 3 p.m.

Marching Panthers golf tournament is July 30

The 11th annual Powell High School Marching Band golf tournament begins with registration and lunch at noon on July 30 at Knoxville Municipal Golf Course on Schaad Road.

Cost is $75 per player and includes a cart, lunch, a goody bag, door prizes and closest to pin and hole-inone contests.

The really cool thing is that one of the hole-in-one prizes is a 2011 Honda Accord compliments of Rusty Wallace Honda. I drive a Honda Accord and love it.

This is a great prize.

Trophies for first, second, third and last place will also be awarded.

A golf team and hole sponsorship can be purchased for $350. Individual hole sponsors go for $150.

For information, contact Lonnie Berry, 2548138, or visit the Marching Panthers’ website at www. powellband.org.

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Steve Rudd. Although the board will not be involved so much with the day-to-day operation of the station, they will oversee the contract with Rural/Metro and RM will pay the HVFD board $1,500 per month rent for the buildings and equipment.

Prior to the merger, the HVFD coverage area was rated by the Insurance Service Organization (ISO) as a Protection Class (PC) 6 (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 be-

ing the best and 10 being unprotected).

According to Harnish, areas in Knox County served by RM and with a subscription to the company are rated as PC4.

Without the subscription, the rating according to ISO is 10. Homeowners might see a slight break in their home insurance premiums with the improved rating, which will offset the subscription charge a bit.

The HVFD board is still

COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The board of advisors for Knox County Public Library will meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in regular session at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Everyone is invited. Info: 215-8701.

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selling author Amy Greene will teach the workshop “Beginning the Novel” 2-4 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Redeemer Church, 1642 Highland Ave. Sponsored by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild. Cost is $20 ($15 for guild members). Info: www. knoxvillewritersguild.org.

■ The 6th District Democrats will meet at Clay and Cindy Mulford’s home, 1104 Durham

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■ The Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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FBC Western Heights Benefit Ride a success Although the number of bikers participating was a bit down and the donations were off, the First Baptist Church of Powell motorcycle ministry’s benefit ride for the Western Heights Baptist Center on July 9 was still a success.

The focus for the funds this year is the food bank that the Baptist Center sponsors. In addition to supporting the Baptist Center with financial support, the motorcycle ministry also has a bicycle ministry through which it collects and refurbishes bicycles for the children of Western Heights.

– Greg Householder Bikers on the First Baptist Church of Powell motorcycle ministry’s Western Heights Benefit Ride arrive for lunch at the WHBC at the end of the July 9 ride.

On hand to greet the riders of the First Baptist Church of Powell’s Western Heights Benefit Ride at the WHBC is pastor Phil Jones. Photos by Greg Householder

Karns Fair week starts Thursday

By Valorie Fister Karns fair organizers like Karns Fair Board president Roger Kane agree – fair planning is a lot of work.

But when the masses of 5,000 to 7,000 people arrive for one of the area’s last remaining community fairs, Kane said that’s when the work visibly pays off.

“I want to keep activities alive for the community,” Kane said. “I hate to see things die.

“I don’t want a couple of years down the road, people talking about how great it was.”

And this year’s event is proving to be actionpacked and event-filled.

Festivities begin Thursday with doors opening at 6 p.m. for the Karns Fairest of the Fair Pageant.

Master of ceremonies Frank Murphy of radio station 102.1 is returning from last year to the event at Karns High School’s auditorium.

And there is a new age category for girls ages 6 to 9 years old, said pageant director Kelley Grabill.

There are 14 girls registered to compete in that category, bumping up the number in this year’s competition to an all-time high of around 40 contestants.

Admission to the pageant is $5 for visitors ages 12 and up. Admission is $2

for visitors ages 5 to 12, and for children under 5 entry is free.

Friday night marks Karns’ fundraising event for a new high school field house. Food vendors will be on site at Karns High School with live music entertainment.

Outside, the group Revelation is set to play starting at 6 p.m. and inside, Early Bird Special is set to play at 6 p.m. with Gentleman Conspiracy following at 7:45.

Donation buckets will be located throughout the event to raise money for the high school athletic facility.

The beginning construction costs for the field house are estimated at $25,000, and organizers like Grabill are hoping to collect approximately $2,000 from the fundraiser event.

“It’s 115 degrees in the locker room,” Kane said of the school’s current facilities and lack of air conditioning.

“It’s a mess. We want to give them a little bit nicer than that.”

Kane said he’s hoping Friday’s fundraiser will at least generate funds to start with blueprints and site prints.

The actual Karns fair itself is slated for Saturday beginning with a 5K race at 7 a.m. The annual community parade starts at 9 a.m. in front of Ingles. Fair activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the high school.

Kane said activities include a rib-eating contest at noon, the annual 4-H chicken auction and other events like a car show and five inflatable bounce-activities on the second floor for the children. The country store will be open with homemade jams, and 40 to 50 businesses will be present.

Kane, who is in his seventh year of organizing the fair, said it is a very wellreceived summer event in Karns and invites everyone to stop by.

“It’s kind of like homecoming,” he said.

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NOTES ■ Powell Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the Lions Club Building, 7142 Old Clinton Pike.

Music in the Park Music in the Park will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Fountain City Park.

The bluegrass band Wild Blue Yonder will perform and Black Eyed Joe's barbecue will be served.

Tickets are $24 in advance, $30 at the gate and can be purchased online at www.lostsheepministry. org. Children under 6 years old are admitted free. All proceeds go to support the work of Lost Sheep Ministry. Info: 688-9636.

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Going, going, gone Solway property will change hands It isn’t official yet, but if County Commission approves the deal on July 25 and the closing comes off smoothly, the Solway

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Life is good in Cedar Bluff Mayor Tim Burchett visited Cedar Bluff Branch Library last week to hear from constituents. Only two families came and one was there to tell Burchett everything is great.

“Guess everyone is happy,” said the smiling mayor. Commissioners Richard Briggs and Dave Wright also attended.

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GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Mark Padgett is raising so much money in his race for mayor that his disclosure looks like a Republican’s who is running for governor. Never have so many contributed so much for so little since Bobby Denton took on Jean Teague for a council seat back in the day.

■ Tamara Shepherd, who wields the sharpest pencil in Powell, has taken off after Padgett’s disclosed tax info.

The thread on Knox (obscure liberal blog) Views was approaching 200 posts at press time – from folks debating whether the candidate of business should be earning less than $30k.

■ Ol’ Stinky is sold. The 159 acres operated by NRR to mulch up green waste was sold by Knox County at auction last week. The winning bidder? NRR for $2 million.

■ Howard and Kenny Phillips hosted a campaign kickoff for Mayor Tim Burchett at Powell Auction. Burchett returned for an election night celebration. Last week Powell Auction handled the sale of Ol’ Stinky, and county officials said the company got a 3 percent buyer’s premium ($60,000) paid by NRR. For this it absorbed expenses associated with the auction (about $7,000) and risked a loss if the sale does not close.

■ Not a bad “Return on Bologna,” Howard!

■ Julia Hurley carved on her desk during a lull in the legislative session, but what did the freshman state rep say? For a good time call … That’s leaving your mark!

■ Jeff Roth, welder, is Tim Burchett’s choice to replace Rachael Craig on the MPC. Craig’s departure leaves no one from South Knox on the planning commission.

greenwaste facility on Joe Daniels Road will soon have a new owner. Sid Brian’s company, Natural Resources Recovery, bid $2 million for the 159-acre tract in a brief but spirited auction last week.

The sale kills two birds for Knox County. The proceeds will probably be the first to go toward the $13.8 million cost of a new elementary school in Carter.

Selling to NRR, the current tenant, is also the last step in getting the county out of the mulch business, a move many feel is overdue.

A mix of about 30 spectators, bidders and media types showed up for the auction. Afterwards, PR guy Mike Cohen issued a statement on behalf of NRR. Besides noting that the company was “delighted” to win the auction, it read: “We also look forward to a new era where we operate in a totally free enterprise environment.”

That’s a mouthful.

NRR’s relationship with Knox County was criticized early on for stifl ing free enterprise. The critic, Brad Mayes, was on hand and

who inherited a nightmare of questionable management practices from his predecessor.

The Mayes-Salter clash has taken on comic opera dimensions with allegations and counter allegations that include spying, character assassination and (seriously) the use of voodoo dolls. Severing the solid waste department’s connection to NRR may not put an end to the lawsuits, but it should curtail adding fuel to the fire.

Mayor Tim Burchett read the sale as a sign that “despite the economy, businesses are willing to invest in Knox County,” adding that it reduces the “the footprint of government.”

But you wonder how things might have turned out differently.

It isn’t necessarily true that government shouldn’t Kenny Phillips of Powell Auction and Realty scans the crowd perform any service found for the next bid at the auction of Knox County’s 159-acre Sol- in the Yellow Pages (you way greenwaste facility property. Natural Resources Recov- can find paving companies ery, the current tenant, topped the bidders at $2 million. Pho- there), and former solid tos by L. Van Guilder waste director John Evans had some admirable goals.

But he overreached, never a good thing, and especially problematic in local government.

Toss a whistleblower and small but real business competitor like Mayes into that scenario and the lawsuit which followed was almost predictable, even if the resolution is not.

Two years ago, ChancelNRR owner Sid Brian (center) after last week’s auction. lor John Weaver ruled the false claims suit could go entered a bid of $1,050,000, involved in NRR’s business forward. NRR’s attorneys but backed away as the bid- with a yet unresolved false are confident and capable, ding soon outstripped the claims suit he initially fi led but Mayes is nothing if not appraised value of approxi- on behalf of Knox County. persistent. The depth of the mately $1.19 million.

He’s also tangled up in opposing parties’ pockets The county may be out slander countersuits with may ultimately decide that of the mulch business, but the county’s current solid issue.

Mayes remains very much waste director, Tom Salter, Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com.

Haslam family backs Padgett The city mayoral campaign financial disclosures are a treasure trove of information which generates all sorts of speculation and comment. I could easily write three or four columns off the information contained therein and the Padgett questions which many donations generate.

The headlines have appeared, but what’s under the hood of the car remains unexplored. If you want to review them personally, just go online to www.knoxcounty.org/ election and click on candidates’ disclosures on the left side of the front page.

The lead items are clear. Mark Padgett is a heck of a fundraiser. It is not close. If Padgett should lose

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the mayor’s race, he has a great future as a private fundraiser for virtually any worthwhile cause.

He has raised $270,000 and has $170,000 on hand while Madeline Rogero has raised $160,000 and has roughly $87,000 (or half of Padgett’s total) on hand.

Ivan Harmon lags far behind, while the final two mayoral candidates are almost penniless when it comes to campaign funds.

The one-day media attention focused on the Governor’s brother and sister donating $3,000 total to Padgett, a Democrat, while Rogero, also a Democrat,

responded by publicly stating in a Georgiana Vines column on July 9 that Jimmy Haslam had promised to remain neutral but then donated to her rival.

Without directly using the “L” word, she effectively accused Haslam of going back on his word. Why she attacked the Governor’s brother mystifies me.

Even if he said what she claims, he is a city resident who has every right to support whomever he wants and to change his mind.

The entire Haslam family are city voters.

Attacks like this may only cause Jimmy Haslam to redouble efforts to raise even more money for Padgett. Perhaps Rogero felt that almost four years working for Mayor Bill Haslam should have earned her some points with other members of the family. At the time of the appointment it was

widely praised as an example of former opponents reconciling and Haslam bringing diverse elements into his administration.

Rogero is generally credited with performing well as a city director. Harmon was also working for the city at the same time. However, the current disclosure makes it clear that much of the Haslam family is in the Padgett camp.

On the other side of the ledger, Larry Martin, retired banker and a favorite of the business community who runs the dayto-day operations of the city, has donated $500 to Rogero, as did Bill Lyons, who assists Martin in running the city. So while the bulk of the business community which writes campaign checks are sending them to Padgett, two close Haslam confidants from his days as mayor are backing Rogero. One assumes they feel

her record merits promotion to mayor over Padgett who has met with both Martin and Lyons.

It is intriguing that the two Democrats in the mayoral race are the leading campaign donation recipients while Harmon, the Republican running, is a distant third. However, the Harmon strategy is based in part on the two Democrats fighting it out with each other while he gathers Republican Party voters to his column to secure a spot in the city runoff with either Padgett or Rogero. Then he assumes the Democrat who does not make the runoff is sufficiently unhappy with the winning Democrat to remain neutral in the Nov. 8 runoff. This scenario is certainly possible as Harmon is a very likeable, hard working, door-todoor candidate. The state Senate Republican primary held also Sept. 27 will bring extra Republican voters into the city nonpartisan primary which could benefit Harmon.

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By Wendy Smith The primaries are only a little more than two months away, but it wasn’t the heat of the races that threatened to melt the desserts donated to the West Knox Republican Club cake auction.

The high temperatures came courtesy of broken air conditioning at the Deane Hill Recreation Center, where the annual event was held last week. But checkbooks were brought out in spite of stifling heat to support the club and its candidates. The auction typically raises around $1,000, said club president John Gabriel.

The community was invited to attend the event and partake of free barbecue catered by Rothchild, and candidates were encouraged to donate baked goods to the auction.

Some busy office-seekers chose to purchase their donations rather than spend time in the kitchen. Mayoral candidate Mark Padgett opted to bring a five-layer pound cake from Ham and Goody’s. His decision was based on concern for the health of voters, he said.

He left the auction early in order to spend some time knocking on doors and didn’t purchase a cake himself.

West Knox Republican Club president John Gabriel bids on the dessert he’s holding while John Griess serves as auctioneer during the club’s annual cake auction. Photo by Wendy Smith “I’m a fiscal conservative,” he explained.

Gary Loe wasn’t bothered by the fact that the dessert he purchased, a chocolate cake donated by General Sessions Judge Geoff Emery, bore a Food City label.

The judge has promised to get back to him with the recipe, Loe says.

State Senate candidate Becky Duncan Massey, on the other hand, thinks cakes made from scratch are more meaningful. She made an Italian cream cake, which was snatched off the auction block by club treasurer Christy Gabriel.

Massey’s opponent, Mar-

ilyn Roddy, donated a cake baked by an enthusiastic supporter. Her daughter, McKenzie, baked a cake with layers that resemble the American flag when cut.

Ron Leadbetter, who was focused on his campaign for state Senate last year, was free to peruse the assortment of sweets at this year’s event. He had his eye on a chocolate raspberry layer cake baked by City Council candidate Ron Peabody.

John Gabriel set his sights on the same dessert, and bidding was back and forth between the two until attorney Chad Tindell stole the prize with a $45 bid.

(Tindell admitted later that

■ John Haas, associate professor and director of the UT Knoxville School of Communication Studies, has been recognized by the National Communication Association for his book on hate speech, “The Communication of Hate,” co-written with Michael Waltman of the University of North Carolina.

■ Jan Williams, dean of the College of Business Administration, has begun a one-year term as chair of the board of directors of the AssoWilliams

he didn’t even know which cake he was bidding on.)

Leadbetter consoled himself by purchasing elephantshaped cookies baked by Allison Burchett.

Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones and Register of Deeds Sherry Witt were thinking only of others when they each purchased two desserts. Jones said he’d take the items to the office but wouldn’t indulge himself. ■ Dr. Jean Heise is the new Humanities Supervisor for Knox Witt said she would also County Schools. She will overshare her bounty with cosee art, music, physical educaworkers – unless she decidtion and language. Some 17 ed to keep one for herself. positions were eliminated The city of Knoxville prithis year in the central office.. mary is Sept. 27. The general Heise’s doctorate is from election is Nov. 8.

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ciation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, an association of more than 1,200 institutions in 78 countries.

Williams is a CPA in Tennessee and Arkansas. He previously served on the faculties at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University.

■ John Antun, associate professor in the department of retail, hospitality and tourism management, passed away at Antun home last week at age 67. He was the founding director of the Culinary Institutes at UT and the University of South Carolina.

A favorite saying was, “Nobody ever did anything big by thinking small.”

■ Henry R. “Hal” De Selm, 86, a professor emeritus of botany and ecology, died last week. He taught at UT from 1956-89. His wife of 63 years is former County Commissioner Bee De Selm. They had two children.

She has taught in Oklahoma, Kentucky, East Tennessee and Suffolk County, England.

■ Dr. Raphael Crawford is principal at Maynard Elementary School, replacing Brenda Reliford. He came from Nashville where he has served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. His doctorate is from Trevecca Nazarene University.

Photos by Greg Householder

Chuck Jones honored with road naming Chuck Jones, 82, (at right) longtime veteran services officer for Knox County, was honored Friday as the former Dade Drive was renamed for him. The street in northwest Knox County is located near the Ben Atchley State Veteran’s Home.

Mayor Tim Burchett said, “Over the years, Chuck has worked hard to see that Knox County’s veterans and their families have access to the benefits they have earned by serving to protect our freedom.”

Jones enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944, near the end of World War II, and was pressed into service as a cook when he was just 16. He served during both WWII and the Korean War, and he spent time aboard Navy submarines. He retired from the Navy in 1965 as a chief petty officer.

“I chose to serve this country because I value freedom, not to get a pat on the back. It is a pleasure to continue serving Knox County’s veterans as long as I can,” Jones said.

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Site director Sally Baker, who has worked at the Crockett Tavern for 18 years, shows Jack Ferguson a trencher, the square wooden plate on which meals would have been served at the tavern. The plate’s square design is the basis for the phrase “a square meal.” Ferguson is a recent retiree who was spending a week hunting down Davy Crockett historical sites.

Actor Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett in the famous “Disneyland” TV show episodes from 1954-55, made a stop at the old Princess Theatre in Morristown on May 29, 1955, to promote the theatrical version of the TV series.

The Crockett Tavern in Morristown is a replica of the original tavern in which Davy Crockett spent much of his childhood. The modern-day tavern was built as a Crockett museum in the mid-1950s. Photos by Jake Mabe

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photo of Fess Parker, star of the wildly popular “Davy Crockett” Visiting the installments of Walt Disney’s “DisCrockett Tavern neyland” TV show. Parker made From Knoxville, take I-40 two stops in Morristown at the East to the Asheville Highheight of the Davy Crockett craze way exit (394) and follow in 1955. At one, he was asked to 11E through Jefferson City squat down into the Crockett famto Morristown. Look for the ily’s well, which had been replimain intersection in Morriscated for the town centennial. At town and continue through another, he spoke briefly in front town to the seventh traffic of the old Princess Theatre, where light and turn left onto North “Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Haun Drive. Continue roughly Frontier,” a feature-length version 0.2 miles and turn right onto of the ABC-TV shows, was playing.

Morningside Drive. The tavern “I’m of the age that I was greatly will be on your left after 0.1 influenced by that show in 1955,” miles. Info/hours: http://www.

Jack said. discoveret.org/crockett/index.

Davy Crockett married and left html or call 1-423-587-9900. the tavern for good in 1806. He first moved about five miles away before later moving to West Tennessee.

After stopping at the tavern, the state of Tennessee as a guide.

Jack Ferguson was off to find Not a bad way to kick off retireother Crockett sites, glad, he said, ment, huh? to have finally gotten by here durCall Jake Mabe at 922-4136 or email JakeMabe1@ ing operating hours. Sally handed aol.com. Visit him online at jakemabe.blogspot. him a booklet of historic spots in com, on Facebook or at Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

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ORRISTOWN – One week removed from retirement, Jack Ferguson was free as a bird.

Jack is a history buff. (He says he and his wife met at a Civil War reenactment.) And he likes to camp.

So, when the Salem, Va., native shed the shackles of labor for good, his wife said, “Go follow Davy Crockett for a week.”

And it was here I found him, camera dangling around his neck, talking to site director Sally Baker at the Crockett Tavern in Morristown.

You gotta understand one thing up front. This is not the real tavern in which Crockett grew up.

Sally, who has worked here for 18 years, was telling Jack that the original burned years ago, although it did serve as a field hospital during the Civil War. No one is even sure when Davy Crockett’s

parents, John and Rebecca, left the place. John is lost to history; Rebecca met her final days at Davy’s last home, in Rutherford, Tenn.

But it sat just behind the present location of the tavern. When the city of Morristown had money left over from its centennial celebration in 1955, it was earmarked to reconstruct the tavern as a Crockett museum. The current incarnation of the Crockett Tavern opened in April 1958.

John and Rebecca Crockett opened the tavern around 1792. It was located on the road that had been laid out from James White’s Fort in Knoxville to Abingdon, Va. Breakfast and supper cost 9 cents.

Dinner was 10 cents. Lodging was 6 cents, as were a variety of spirits, corn and oats, and hay and fodder for one’s horse.

“So you could stay here and

have your horse taken care of for about a quarter, which was a lot of money then,” Sally says.

The tavern was a lifesaver for John Crockett, who’d been in debt for some time.

“They were destitute when they arrived here,” Sally says.

One of young Davy’s duties was to hunt and kill game for the dinner table.

The museum is quite a bit larger than the original tavern is believed to have been. Sally says it was basically as big as the current tavern’s entrance room and that a ladder would have stretched upstairs to the lodgers’ loft. Women travelers would have been a rare sight in the late 1700s and early 1800s. But, if they were present, male lodgers would sleep on the floor.

Hanging on the wall of the modern-day tavern is an autographed

who lives in town and whose mother was a friend of my aunt who built the house where I now live. He is a nice man, and I like to think he won’t care if I enjoy his meadow.

So, I call it “my meadow,” and that is how I think of it.

I love it in all times and seasons.

It is silently serene when it lies blanCROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton keted with snow. It is beautiful under a full moon. It is laced with daiYou have multiplied the nation, sies in spring. It dances in the wind you have increased its joy; in high summer. they rejoice before you And then comes mowing day. as with joy at the harvest. …

The sound of the tractor moves (Isaiah 9:3 NRSV) across the field like an angry swarm of bees, and the waving One man shall mow my meadow, hay is flattened, and the whole Two men shall gather it together. meadow looks as manicured as a Two men, one man, and one more new-mown lawn. The very next Shall shear my lambs and ewes and rams day, though, the rake organizes it And gather my gold together. into long parallel rows that snake (“One Man Shall Mow My Meadow,” English folk song) across the softly undulating land, hey mowed my meadow last To be absolutely honest, it is not and it is a thing of beauty. week. my meadow. It belongs to a man I stand in my kitchen, look-

ing out at it in the early morning sun, reveling in the shadows that stretch westward from each row.

I study it in the moonlight from a window in my bedroom, the stars wheeling above it.

That is usually when I start humming the English folk song quoted above. It is one I learned when I taught grade school music for two years in an inner city school in Knoxville. It was in the 3rd grade music book, and I am pretty sure that most of the children who sang it with me had never seen a hayfield, or a meadow, and, what’s more, wouldn’t be much impressed if they did.

That simple song stuck with me, perhaps because of its gentle lilt (it is in 6/8 time, so it dances a bit), and because it is a “cumulative song,” like “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

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The boundless grace of God never ceases to amaze me. Even though the Genesis story tells us that work is our punishment for that mess that took place in the Garden of Eden, I am grateful that God allows us to enjoy the beauty of this world, to understand the meaning of our work and to participate in the ongoing creation of God’s bounty.

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Kelley comes to play | Sandra Clark

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hat possesses a person to give up everything to follow a dream?

Not sure? This question is easier.

Why does the spouse hand over his business to a buddy and come along?

Let’s call it love.

Kelley McRae and Matt Castelein were in Knoxville this month.

They played at the WDVX Blue Plate Special on a Friday and then spent Saturday evening playing at the Cove in Concord Park. It’s a Kelley McRae free concert sponsored by Knox County Parks and Recreation.

Kelley, 31, and Matt, 34, are touring the country in a VW Camper Van named Proc Ne, Czech for “Why Not?” During an intermission, Matt said he’s singing backup only because “Kelley couldn’t afford to bring her band.” But hey, he’s really pretty good.

The VW was parked nearby, decorated with posters for tour sponsor True Lemon, a natural citrus product crystallized for easy storage and used for water, teas and recipes.

Matt operated a metal shop in Brooklyn, producing props for Broadway and off-Broadway shows. It’s a “turbulent business” that slows during the summer, he

said. So he felt OK to leave it with a friend. He left New York with ambivalence, not sure whether he and Kelley will return.

“It’s fun to work hard at your own things,” he said.

They’re headed for the West Coast and, hopefully, a solid music career for Kelley McRae. Before they left, a friend gave them a flip camera and they’re blogging their journey. A typical comment: (Holy crap, I’ve been living in a van for four months!)

Kelley’s Knoxville connection is that her dad, John McRae, is the Dean of the College of Architecture at UT. Both parents were present at the Cove concert and her mom, Sharon, even requested a song: “Break Us (By the Power of your Grace).”

Kelley said requests from her mom are not to be ignored.

After two weeks in Kentucky and

‘I quit my job. I sold everything. I bought a VW Camper Van. I’m touring America. I want to come play for you.’

– Kelley McRae

Kelley McRae, accompanied by her husband, Matt Castelein, sings at the Cove at Concord Park. Photos by S. Clark

McRae’s audience includes people swimming, boating, picnicking and enjoying the walking trails.

nary. She cites Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Aretha Franklin and Mary Gauthier as influences.

Her songs include R&B, folk and even hymns.

Kelley grew up in Mississippi and has spent her life in music, Matt said. She’s produced two albums: North Carolina, Kelley returns to “Highrises in Brooklyn” and “Never sing July 22 in Chattanooga before Be.” She enjoys live performances, venturing to St. Louis on July 28. whether on stage or in someone’s Her musical range is extraordi- living room.

Kelley is smart and Even a momma duck and five ducklings paddled up and talented, stayed to listen. w r it i ng much of her own material. You can hear it on Facebook page at www.Facebook. her website at www.kelleymcrae. com/ShopperNewsNow. com/. And you can follow her blog as she and Matt journey Looking for Malcolm Shell? across America, sipping on True Find him next week in the July Lemon and sleeping in that van.

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Many missed Chattanooga and Johnson and not much of wing- players (including Jack Stroud) back Bill Anderson since he signed from the ’50 squad but the return- Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. I off from the Vol Network. I can’t ees knew the feeling of greatness, didn’t. As for not running up the remember when I last talked with what it took to get there and what score, TPI lost by 68.

Buddy Cruze. He caught the pass it would take to stay. Blocking and This reunion will undoubtedly that set up the Tommy Bronson tackling were the basics. Think concentrate on the victory over touchdown that beat Georgia Tech Jim Haslam and Pug Pearman.

Alabama, how Gordon Polofsky 6-0 in downtown Atlanta.

Neyland, borderline genius in knocked the ball loose and recovThe Vols went in as No. 3. The psychology, told the players they ered, how Lauricella quick-kicked Yellow Jackets were No. 2. The As- should ignore preseason praise, to the Tide 4, how ironic it was TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West sociated Press once said this won- throw away press clippings, and that Lauricella ran for 108 yards derful struggle for field position duck and run when fans tried to and passed for 108 yards. was the second-best game of all pat them on the back. As was his The 28-0 triumph at Kentucky hen you haven’t done any- fensive end Doug Atkins and of- time. It has no doubt been voted custom, he mentioned the maxis worth several replays. The thing lately and there is not fensive guard John Michels are down by modern selectors who ims and probably went over them Wildcats were good but this was all that much to get excited about, the living legends, all in the Hall preferred some 69-66 shootout again if anybody yawned. the 16th consecutive year without remembering the good, old days of Fame. Hank, recovering from that took up five overtimes and The schedule was neatly ar- a blue victory in what was supof Tennessee football is a joyous illness, and John will undoubt- made everybody late for supper. ranged. Chattanooga was in front posed to be a border rivalry. It was experience. edly attend the reunion. Doug is The 10-0 season of ’56 was the of Alabama and Tennessee Tech the third consecutive shutout over Old Vols are planning a 55th no more than a maybe. He doesn’t peak of the Bowden Wyatt era, his behind the Tide. Washington and All-American QB Babe Parilli. reunion of the 1956 Southeastern get around much anymore. Here’s second of eight years as coach of Lee was the setup game before Ole Coach Paul Bryant said darn.

Conference championship team. hoping Bert Rechichar comes the Volunteers. Alas, it didn’t end Miss.

For some strange reason, LexAs I recall, that was the Johnny back. He may have been the best right. Tennessee lost to Baylor in Keep in mind that I, as a univer- ington was the mountaintop. The Majors show. His group was No. 2 all-around player on the team. the Sugar Bowl. It would be OK to sity freshman, saw the home games ’51 Vols gave up 251 passing yards in the country. He was SEC player These will be private gatherings, skip that part at the reunion. and the maxims in action. Mis- and narrowly nipped Vanderbilt in of the year and deserved the Heis- on the weekend of the LSU game. If The Volunteers of 1951 were No. 1 sissippi State mistakes led to two Knoxville. The perfect year ended man Trophy. the doors were swung open and the in the polls for six weeks of that spe- Tennessee touchdowns in the first in an upset loss to Maryland in the Yes, there was that blasted Sug- events were on stage, they would cial season, the final perfecto of Rob- quarter. The next three were nearSugar Bowl. Ex-Vol Denver Crawar Bowl. Yes, a punt was fumbled draw a crowd. Survivors from these ert R. Neyland’s remarkable career. even. Blocking back Jimmy Hahn ford helped scheme the Terps’ deand two teaspoons of glamour and two teams are authentic orange treaThe foundation for their reputa- (Jacobs Trophy as best blocker in cisive defense, an overload to the fame were spilled. sures and thousands have never seen tion came from the dramatic victory the SEC) explained that the General strong side.

Older old Vols are planning a them or heard the tales they tell. over Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl. never wanted to run up the score.

The game was not as close as 60th reunion of the 1951 national Come to think of it, they have You do remember the 75-yard run Duke shot itself in the foot. 28-13 indicated. The Vols gained championship team, genuine No. 1. seen and heard Majors.

by Lauricella and the fourth-quar- Duke fumbled. Duke didn’t pick up only 81 yards. They’ll do much Oops, almost forgot that they, a kickoff. Duke 1fumbled again andAM better at the reunion.

None of us have heard or seen ter touchdowns by Andy Kozar? movedadShopper-News.ai 11/23/2010 8:26:08 too, had a mishap in New Orleans. nearly enough of 1956 great These are historical highlights. lost two interceptions. Duke lost Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Tennessee lost several good the game by four touchdowns.

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Fundraisers and sales ■ 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.

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Stewart to speak at KFL Beth Stewart will be the guest speaker for the Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon at noon Tuesday, July 19. The KFL is a group of Christian men and women who meet weekly at the Golden Corral in Powell.

CONDOLENCES ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Floyd William Hamilton Robert L. Smith Rosa Lee Harbin Tinker Terrell Wilson

WORSHIP NOTES Community services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, takes orders for Angel Food Ministries by phone or in person the Saturday before each distribution.

The distribution of the food is usually the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 228-9299 or the church office, 690-0160.

■ 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.

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

■ Bookwalter UMC , 4218 Central Avenue Pike, is looking for vendors for its fall festival to be held Oct. 1. Info: 584-2995.

■ Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road, will hold a benefit concert for Phil Peek 7 p.m. Friday, July 22.

Peek was in a car accident in April and was in CCU for seven weeks. This concert is to help with medical expenses.

■ Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike, will host the Christmas in July craft and gift sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 23. Crafts will include knitting, paper crafts, quilting, pottery and more.

Sample Christmas cookies and order for delivery in December. Seasonal hot drinks will be provided. Info: 604-8338.

Music services ■ Highland Baptist Church, 6014 Babelay Road, will host the southern gospel quartet Cross 4 Crowns, 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24. A love offering will be collected. Info: Byron, 8057250 or visit www.hbcknox. org.

■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road in Heiskell, will hold a benefit singing 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 30, to help Gary Coward with his medical needs. A love offering will be taken. Tony Thomas of Clinton and others will sing.

Rec programs ■ North Acres Baptist Church Happy Travelers will visit the Billy Graham Museum in Charlotte on an overnight trip Monday, July 25.

Double occupancy is $115 and includes transportation, lodging, admission and one dinner. Info: Sharron Horton, 670-9690.

■ 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 ■ Greater Knoxville Baptist Fellowship will meet 7 p.m.

Monday, July 25, at Lakeview Baptist Church in Rockford.

Brother Johnny Price will be preaching.

■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an Internet prayer line. Anytime you have a prayer or concern, call the line and leave a message. Someone will be praying about the request with you within 24 hours. Prayer line: 484-4066.

Women’s programs ■ Knoxville Day Women’s Aglow Lighthouse will hold an outreach meeting 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Dawn McGinnis, copastor of Park West Church of God, 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.

■ New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road in Corryton, hosts Celebrate Recovery adult and youth classes 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 12-step class 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays. Info: 688-5330.

Youth programs ■ Faith UMC , 1120 Dry Gap Pike, “Wolfpack” youth group meets 6 p.m. each Wednesday and Sunday. Everyone in grades 6-12 is invited. Info: www.faithseekers.org or 688-1000.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, has a number of summer events scheduled for the youth. There will be Bible study, fun days, road trips, community service days and more. Info: 690-1060 or visit www.beaverridgeumc. com.

Rodney Osbourne cuts wood for trim in his Knoxville workshop. Photo by N. Lester

My Master’s Craft

By Natalie Lester When they started furniture shopping for a highend entertainment center last year, Karns residents Lexi and Tanner Rice never thought they would get to design the statement piece of their living room.

“We had searched everywhere for what we wanted and kept coming up empty handed,” Tanner said.

“Then we decided to have something made.”

The couple never dreamed they would be able customize their furniture, nor did they expect to save between $1,500 and $2,000.

However, that is exactly what happened. They purchased the furniture though My Master’s Craft, a local one-man business that

designs and builds furniture for a 5-to-10 percent discount of what customers would pay at designer stores. When making a sale, Rodney Osbourne asks his patrons to donate the money they saved to their church or a local charity.

The Rices contributed the money they saved to friends who were adopting two children from Haiti. Osbourne said the cause doesn’t matter to him, as long as it is going to help other people.

“At Christian stores, you pay twice as much as Walmart,” Osbourne said.

“The profits go toward Christian causes, but the buyer doesn’t always know that. At first I was apprehensive, but God told me as long as I kept Him first and did what I loved, He

would take care of me.”

Osbourne crafts and delivers all the work himself.

He said the delivery is key to spreading his message.

“I get to do a lot of witnessing and no one else controls what I do except my boss, Jesus,” he said.

A year later after their purchase, the Rices are pleased with their decision.

They think of Osbourne every time they look at their entertainment center.

“Christians get stereotyped as people who do nothing but attend church and rail against those who don’t,” Tanner said. “This ministry reaches people who might not otherwise hear about Christ.”

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Summer reading program still kickin’ Although Knox County Public Library’s summer reading program is halfway over, there is still time to sign up and participate. Children and teens can register online or at any library location.

Registration is not necessary for the Adult Reading Challenge. Reading logs are available online and at all library locations, and all reading logs need to be turned in by Sunday, July 31, to receive their prize for Knox County Public Library’s summer reading programs. Info: www.knoxlib.org.

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Intern Owen Sanders feeds Lucy the giraffe some freshly cut leaves.

Afterward, Owen discovered he had been slobbered on by Lucy. “Your ‘giraffing’ it now,” said Tina Rolen.

Photo by Jenna Kalmon

Lucy the giraffe, 10, casually snacks on leaves as she’s introduced to this summer’s group of Shopper-News interns.

Zoo keeper Bill Garrison was envied by several of the Shopper interns. His office is located in the giraffe house, high up at eye level with the giraffes.

He often gets stares from giraffes Lucy and Patches, silently asking him to share his lunch. Photo by S. Barrett

Photo by S. Barrett

Touring the

Knoxville Zoo And eating ice cream with the turkeys … er, interns

By Sara Barrett One of the best things about touring the Knoxville Zoo last week was the

complete indifference of the creatures we visited to the scorching heat surrounding them.

Tina Rolen graciously took us through several animal habitats and reptile exhibits, and showed us cool places when the heat became too much.

After stretching our legs

around the park, we kicked back at the snack stand near the beavers to have ice cream and soft drinks, right next to a pen of turkeys enjoying the afternoon shade.

Many thanks to those at the zoo who made our day great … Patches, Lucy, Buttercup, Tallulah and the gang.

Reticulated python Buttercup greets the group at the reptile exhibit, showing immediately who’s boss (as if there were any doubt in our minds). The money quote comes from intern Leo Coppock-Seal, who heard zoo keeper Brad Moxley say, “Buttercup is as big as a basketball.” Photo by Jenna Kalmon

Giraffes and snakes and alligators … oh my!

Intern Dalton Mullins thought it was funny when zoo keeper Brad Moxley (pictured) was discussing moving Buttercup the python. “I’m the one who always has to grab its head. It’s like I always draw the shortest straw.” Photo by S. Barrett

By Madeline Lonas What do you get when you combine a giraffe, a snake, an alligator and the Shopper-News interns? You get a hot, H-O-T summer day at the Knoxville Zoo! After arming us with water bottles, Tina Rolen led us to our first stop at the giraffe house.

Everyone knows that a giraffe is tall, but just imagine standing beside one looking straight up.

If you think a teenager’s mouth never stops moving, you should hang out with a giraffe. They are not talking, but eating, drinking and just moving their mouths.

The pattern of a giraffe’s coat is called “reticulated.”

No two giraffes have the same markings.

We also found out it’s rough being a newborn giraffe calf. Their mothers give birth standing up. Imagine the sound of a 6-foot tall calf weighing 150 pounds dropping from its mother. Zoo keeper Bill Garrison said it’s “like a wet bag of cement.”

After visiting giraffes Lucy and Patches, Rolen took us to the other side of the zoo to meet Buttercup, the py-

‘Money quotes’ ‘Monkey-ing’ around Jacob Mullins: “When people call in looking for a job at the zoo they say ‘I’ll Tallulah, the albino American alligator, basks on a rock. “Many even scoop poop.’ Well, that people will ask if she’s fake, but she’s not,” said Brad Moxley, be- is your job,” Tina Rolen said. cause of the reptile’s unusual appearance. Photo by Owen Sanders Max McCoig: “The zoo was really interesting. I thon currently on exhibit. learned a lot about animals Buttercup is 23 feet long and that I have not heard of beweighs 200 pounds. Like the fore.” giraffe, she also has reticuTyler Alexis Beard: lated markings.

“When giraffes are born Finally, off to meet Talluthey are about 6 feet tall lah, the albino American aland weigh 150 pounds,” Bill ligator. Tallulah looked as if Garrison said. she was made out of plastic Madison Noe: “When or even wax. Her eyes were baby giraffes are born they my favorite color, pink. fall out like wet cement,” Bill We were very lucky to see Garrison said. this reptile – being albino in Intern Jacob Mullins’ favorite Dalton Mullins: “I’m the wild is very dangerous. quote came from the zoo’s the one who always has There is no camouflage, so livexecutive director of mar- to grab its head. It’s like I ing in the zoo keeps her safe. keting, Tina Rolen. “When always draw the shortest Buttercup and Tallulah people call in looking for a straw,” Brad Moxley said. will be at the zoo through job at the zoo they say, ‘I’ll Leo Coppock-Seal: Labor Day. even scoop poop.’ Well, that “Buttercup is as big as a bas(With an assist from Tia is the job,” she said. Photo by ketball,” Brad Moxley said.

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After seeing Buttercup and Tallulah, the interns headed to other popular sights in the zoo, including the petting zoo, turtle and bird exhibits, and the nocturnal animal center.

Tina Rolen explained that the Knoxville Zoo has more than 800 animal residents.

What an interesting experience we had.

Most people wouldn’t have had the opportunity to hang out with the giraffes or be up close and personal with the largest snake in captivity.

Though the day was scorching hot and we in-

terns were swimming in sweat, (gross, I know) it turned out to be a day fi lled with exploration and “monkey-ing” around.

(With an assist from Tia Kalmon and S. Barrett)

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Karns radio control raceway draws national crowd

By Valorie Fister When Art and Maxine Curl opened The Book Exchange on Oak Ridge Highway last year, they had no idea the big orange clay yard behind it would eventually become another attraction.

Today, two dirt race tracks draw radio control car enthusiasts to the new home of the Karns Split Level Raceway. And last weekend, the new tracks became a national stop on a radio controlled car racing circuit.

“We knew nothing about remote controlled anything,” Maxine Curl said in her book store on Oak Ridge Highway.

It was the boyfriend of Curl’s daughter, Ashley Curl, who talked the family into allowing construction of the tracks. Jacob Kawalski saw much more than a pile of clay in the backyard.

Now, local radio controlled car buffs have a place to gather and compete. There are between 45 and 60 area enthusiasts who frequent the tracks with their families.

“We really didn’t know what to expect when we opened the first race track,” Art Curl said.

Shortly after the tracks were installed by Kawalski and some of the employees of HobbyTown USA, word spread and local remote control car fans started appearing.

“They were racing in roads, yards or construction sites and had no place to go until we opened our track,” Art Curl said. “Now they’re not trespassing on construction sites.”

Karns Split Level Raceway now offers an oval clay

track and an off-road dirt track. There are plans to offer alternate weekend racing schedules and concessions.

“HobbyTown supports us,” Maxine Curl said.

“They’re excited we’re here.”

“There’s a strong, family atmosphere around it,” Art Curl said. “There are a lot of father and son teams.”

“And there are fathers and daughters racing,” Maxine Curl said.

“Since opening (the tracks) HobbyTown has expanded their remote control car section,” Art Curl said.

Hardin Valley resident Ben Prothro is one off-road remote control car enthusiast who is happy the track is there.

He’s a paying customer who uses the track for practice time. Recently, he was perfecting some driving with his 4-year-old daughter, Cailey.

“I’ve wanted to do this since I was 12 years old,” Prothro said. “I saved up for 24 years. It’s a blast. It’s like being a kid, again.”

Maxine Curl said the family is glad they took Kawalski’s advice. She said business at the bookstore has been “pretty slow but we’re hanging in there.” She also lowered the book prices and all are now are under $2.

Both the pricing change and the new race tracks are working to drum up business.

“It’s so awesome that (Jacob) was thinking outside the box,” she said.

The bookstore was formerly located in Solway before moving to its current site in 2010. All graduates of Karns High School, the

Ben Prothro and his daughter, Cailey, practice at the Karns Split Level Raceway on Oak Ridge Highway. Photo by Valorie Fister

Curls’ older children, Ashley, Adam and Garrett, are often seen at the store helping out. They also have a 9-year-old daughter named Trinity.

Another of their unique attractions is the presence of their free-roaming cats throughout the store. Most of The Book Exchange’s regulars know that a feline greeting is usually in order when they first walk into the store.

Maxine and Art Curl don’t do any racing themselves.

For now, they’re happy mixing and mingling with their new racing friends.

“I’m not a very good driver,” Art Curl said with a laugh.

“I have yet to try,” Maxine Curl added.

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A-12 • JULY 18, 2011 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS Mark, set, go! Campers at the Powell High School Youth Football Camp run the 40-yard dash.

Powell youth football camp best yet Competition on the field and over pizza

By Greg Householder Last week, 180 boys age 6 and up spent a hot three days going through their paces at the Powell High School Youth Football Camp. The participation this year was the best in recent memory for the event that marks the unofficial beginning of the fall football season. Members of the PHS coaching staff and team supervised the Panther stars of tomorrow as they went through running, passing, kicking and punting drills.

On the final day last Wednesday, the campers competed in each of the disciplines.

In the 40-yard dash for backs, Eli Walls was the 6to 8-year-old winner, Claude Akers was the 9- to 10-yearold winner, Josh Woods was the 11- to 12-year-old win-

PHS offensive linemen Chris Easterday and J.D. Warfield early in their victorious Snappy Tomato Pizza eating contest against the defensive line team of Tony Foster and Sinjin Myers. Photos year-old winner, Logan Easterday was the 11- to 12-yearby Greg Householder old winner and Josh Neely ner and Josh Davis was the petition, Colby Wheeler was was the 13 and up winner.

13 and up winner. the 6- to 8-year-old winner, In the kicking competiIn the 40-yard dash for James Miracle was the 9- to tion, Parker Haley was the linemen, Brayden Smith 10-year-old winner, Trysten 6- to 8-year-old winner, took the 6- to 8-year-old Palmer was the 11- to 12- Evan England was the 9- to class, Sawyer Smith won year-old winner and Conner 10-year-old winner, Branthe 9- to 10-year-old group, Sepesi was the 13 and up don Kimble was the 11- to 12-year-old winner and Trysten Palmer was the 11- winner. to 12-year-old winner and In the punting contest Josh Neely was the 13 and Hunter Wooliver was the 13 Tommy Sweat was the 6- to up winner. and up winner.

8-year-old winner, Jonah After the camp, campers In the longest pass com- Stooksbury was the 9- to 10- were treated to pizza.

One additional contest was held – the Snappy Tomato “Beast” pizza-eating contest between two representatives of the PHS Panther varsity offensive and defensive lines.

The “Beast” is Snappy Tomato’s largest pizza and is the equivalent of three large pizzas which serve eight to 10 adults.

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Both teams were awarded Snappy Tomato T-shirts and the winners were excused from last Thursday morning’s conditioning drills.

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Taylor Holdren: Quite a teen I’m always glad when I have the opportunity to share good news, and today I’m happy to share some excellent news about KCDC

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

transformations resident and Fulton High School graduate Taylor Andrea Holdren. Taylor is one of only seven students

statewide – and the only student from East Tennessee – to receive a Tennessee Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (TAHRA) scholarship.

Each year, TAHRA awards seven scholarships statewide to residents in good standing in public housing or Section 8 housing. I understand that the competition for this scholarship is intense, and earning the award is no small feat.

The scholarship provides $2,500 annually as long as the recipient maintains his or her grades. Considering Taylor’s work ethic, I have every confidence that

she will maintain her grades and keep the scholarship.

Taylor graduated third in her class of 240 Holdren with a GPA of 3.8. Even more impressive, she did so while participating in many extracurricular activities.

She was yearbook editor, a varsity cheerleader and a member of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). She was inducted into the National Honor Society and honored as a News Sentinel Academic

Achiever.

Terreka Holloway-Smith, college access coordinator for Project GRAD Knoxville, says that Taylor was one of the easiest students she ever had the pleasure of working with. Speaking of her prized pupil, Holloway said, “She stays on top of it. She has a twin brother who is also very bright, and she helped me keep after him, too.”

Taylor will go to UT Knoxville, where she plans to major in psychology.

My KCDC colleagues and I are very proud of Taylor and her dedication that led to this award. We wish her the best in her future academic endeavors.

King College offers degrees for adults King College is adding two new bachelor’s degrees to the program offered at the Knox County campus, located across Hardin Valley Road from Pellissippi State Community College.

Degrees in communications and psychology were introduced last Thursday at an open house. Both will be offered this fall with classes starting Monday, Aug. 29.

Micah Crews, associate vice president of enrollment management, said the college’s Graduate and Professional Studies program is an excellent way for those with an associate’s degree to transition to a bachelor’s degree.

“Wherever you are, we’ll meet you there,” is more than a slogan, Crews said. “Time and access are often barriers for students to finish their degrees. By offering classes in convenient locations, one night per week, the working adult may obtain a degree in as little as 16 months and open the door for professional advancement.”

The Hardin Valley site opened last year. A full-time student support specialist is

King College staff members at Thursday’s open house are: Samantha Lane, Vanessa Taylor, Kristi Reynolds, Kelly Robinson and Micah Crews. Photo by S. Clark based there, along with fulltime faculty and a librarian.

Each semester includes three classes, offered sequentially. “It’s an accelerated pace but students are not taxed too much,” Crews said.

Bachelor’s degrees in business and nursing are currently offered at Hardin Valley, along with a master’s degree in business. Crews said the addition of communications and psychology was student-driven. A master’s in nursing will be offered here as well. King offers three online degree programs: a bachelor’s of information technology, a bachelor’s in business and a master’s in business. Info: 800-362-0014 or www.king. edu/.

business Business Spotlight for July: Juice Plus+

By Greg Householder Everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are good for you.

With our busy schedules, the problem is finding time to eat the five servings or more that our bodies need each day.

The solution?

Juice Plus+.

Barbara Kelley, distributor of Juice Plus+ supplements, was the Powell Business and Professional Association’s Business Spotlight at the group’s July meeting.

Kelley spoke of the obvious benefits of fruits and vegetables and how her product bridges the gap between what we are able to eat in a given day and what is needed.

She touched on how fruits and vegetables are packed with antioxidants which attack the free radicals our bodies produce. She cited several studies on Juice Plus+ and stressed the need to invest in our health.

The Juice Plus+ Garden and Orchard Blends provide the nutrients found in 17 different fruits, vegetables and

BUSINESS NOTES Orange Pearl welcomes new staff Orange Pearl Salon and Spa welcomes Chelsea Farrington, Michaela Missler and Pam Bennett to the staff. Farrington and Missler are members of the salon’s design team and both studied at the Tennessee School of Beauty. Each stylist brings a unique, personal style to the salon. Bennett is also a graduate of the Tennessee School of Beauty and is the salon’s aesthetician. She also trained in paramedical at the Laser Institute and brings the latest in the skin care industry to her clients. Orange Pearl Salon and Spa is located at 2161 W. Emory Road across from Powell High School. Info: 947-5050. Photo by Ruth White

■ Random Acts of Flowers: The East Tennessee Professional Florist Association will meet at Tennessee Florist Supply at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, to design 100 arrangements which will be given to area nursing homes on Wednesday.

■ Carol R. Johnson Associates Inc., a landscape architectural firm with offices in Knoxville and Boston, has formed a strategic alliance with the IBI

Mission on Statement: To improve the quality of life of all those God places in our ur path by building on our experiences of the past, pursuing our vision for the future and creating caring life-long relationships.

Office is independently owned and operated.

Laura Bailey

The PBPA July Business Spotlight is Barbara Kelley of Juice Plus+. Photo by Greg Householder grains for less than $1.50 per day. Some of the benefits of Juice Plus+ are that it delivers key phytonutrients that are absorbed by the body, reduces oxidative stress, positively impacts markers of systemic inflammation, helps support a healthy immune system and protect DNA and it positively impacts several key indicators of cardiovascular wellness.

Info: 947-2862, 7712515 or www.Barbs Nutritional/Mkt.com.

Group of Firms of Toronto, Canada. Architect Carol Johnson will participate part time as she has done recently. Info: www.crja.com/.

■ Knoxville Area Urban League will hold a six-week budget and credit workshop 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, July 26 through Aug. 30. The workshop helps participants build and improve their credit, understand their spending habits and meet long-term goals. Cost is $20 for a take-home workbook.

Info: 524-5511.

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865-947-9000 • 1-800-237-5669

POWELL – This 4BR/2.5BA features: Family rm w/brick FP, eat-in kit, lg 17.6 x 26.6 rec rm w/lots of natural light off kit, formal LR & DR. Mstr suite up w/sep vanity & bath w/garden tub. 4th BR has built-in cabinets. Garage heated & cooled & many updates. Reduced to $199,900 (753030)

POWELL/KARNS – 3BR/2.5BA in wooded setting features: Covered front porch & back deck great for entertaining. Hdwd flrs in LR w/ woodburning FP, 6-panel solid wood drs, updated stainless appliances, 11.6x5.6 utility rm off kit/gar w/new cabinets, mstr suite w/sky light & sep vanity area outside BA. Oversized 2-car gar w/10x6 workbench area. $169,000 (748156)

POWELL – Custom 4BR/3.5BA w/3-car gar features: Lg open entry w/vaulted ceilings & stone FP, 3BR split on main, 4th BR w/full BA up that could be bonus, new stainless appliances & 42" cabinets, mstr suite w/tray ceilings & sep vanities. Full unfinished bsmt plumbed for BA & HVAC w/1-car gar & wkshp/stg area. Covered back deck overlooks yard w/creek in back. Amenities: Neighborhood pool, walking trail, park & tennis courts. $299,900 (754047)

COMMERCIAL LAND – 5.06 acres Industrial (I-2) Zoning. Convenient to I-40 at Rutledge Pike.

Residential area across the street. $195,000 (764424)

N.KNOX – Brick 3BR/2.5BA bsmt rancher. Great wooded & private corner lot w/mature trees. Convenient location to Clinton Hwy shopping & restaurants. Hdwd under carpet on main, mstr w/ full BA & walk-in closet. 52' long 1-car carport great for boat stg or 2nd car. Bsmt rec rm w/brick FP & 23x12 wkshp/stg, laundry rm includes washer & dryer. Great deck off kitchen and covered front porch.

Reduced to $139,900 (754198)

A-14 • JULY 18, 2011 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS

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