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New faces at Powell High Two administrators, 12 teachers join staff By Greg Householder Kaitlyn Hill, daughter of Lion Thomas Hill, among the stuffed animals donated by the Knox North Lions Club for Jackie Martyn’s Girl Scout Gold project. Photo by Greg Householder
Sending out smiles Lions Club donates stuffed toys for local Girl Scout’s project See page 3
Best athlete? Marvin West ponders the gallery of outstanding players who have worn the Orange. See Marvin’s column on page 7
When Powell High School students return next Monday, parents and students will notice a few new faces. Assistant principals Mark Majors and Bob Norton are gone – Majors to the North Knox Career Technical Education Center and Norton to Farragut. Replacing Majors and Norton are Jane Finley and Nathan Langlois. Finley, who will focus on special education, comes to Powell after a one-year stint as an assistant principal at Karns High School. She was an assistant principal at West Valley Middle School for eight years and taught at Central High for 15 years. Finley hails from Memphis and traveled all over the country growing up. Her father worked for an oil company and she describes herself as “an oil company brat” – borrowing on the term used to describe children of military personnel who move frequently. Finley graduated from high school in North Carolina and did her college time at UT. “My blood definitely runs orange,” she says.
The Powell High School administrative team: principal Ken Dunlap and assistant principals Nathan Langlois, Denise McGaha and Jane Finley. Photo by Greg Householder Langlois comes to Powell after serving in the metro Atlanta area for 16 years. He was raised in Michigan and graduated from high school in Grand Rapids. He did his bachelor’s work at Western Michigan University and received his master’s from Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. Langlois and his wife, Eiisha,
have two children, Maia, 12, and Christian, 8. Langlois will be handling athletic director duties and will oversee the maintenance and grounds as well as putting together a student handbook. Joining Finley and Langlois as newcomers to Powell this year are 12 teachers.
According to principal Ken Dunlap, the teacher turnover this year is about par for the course. Powell is only losing one teacher to another school system. According to Dunlap, teachers don’t come back for a number of reasons – spousal job transfers, retirements, maternity leave, health reasons or to transfer to anTo page A-3
Stormwater damage continues on Dawson Hollow Road
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their “vacation” inside. There’s little to be done in the short run to change inmate attitudes, but there are steps that can be taken to keep down the cost of housing inmates. One is the electronic monitoring (ankle bracelet) program that Knox County has used increasingly for several years. Allison Rogers of the KCSO says the current cost per day for housing inmates is $74. The electronic monitoring bracelets are leased for $10 per day, but the offender reimburses the sheriff’s office for that cost. Currently, three KCSO employees supervise approximately 1,000 offenders on the program. “The offenders are able to work and therefore lessen the tax burden on the citizens of Knox County,” Rogers notes.
By Larry Van Guilder (First in a series) Crime doesn’t pay, but it does cost taxpayers. As Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett looks for ways to reduce government spending, it’s time to examine the high cost of incarceration and consider expanding the alternatives.
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The water is coming down the hill in sheets now, digging gullies The estimate of the cost of in his yard and washing against, restoring David Dowling’s under and around his house. The county has dumped loads of riprap detention pond to along Dawson Hollow Road to keep functionality: $13,307.56. the roadbed from washing away. Dowling says a friend came by the work good.’ The pond would fill up house not long ago and asked him during a rain, then slowly drain, where his yard had gone. “I told her ‘Down the road.’ ” slowing the water down.” “Every time it rains hard for an But that didn’t last long. “Last July, we had a heavy rain, hour, you can look at your watch, and buddy, here came all that mud and in 20 minutes that pond is running over and coming through the and water. It was just gushing.” Now, his pond, which used to be yard like a creek.” The Dowlings said they are in the 8 feet deep, is plugged with mud and no longer drains. He estimates process of discussing their situation it’s only 8-10 inches deep now. He with attorney Rob Frost, who reprewants to fi x it and last week got an sents the Carters. estimate for restoring it to functionThe Rufus Smith Properties’ inality: $13,307.56. surance company, Acuity, has now And he knows that’s a tempo- put Gary and Marsha Carter in a motel. rary fix.
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Recently a high-ranking Knox County Sheriff’s Office official was lamenting the attitude of prisoners who refuse to work even if it means an early out. Some with sixmonth stays at the jail were offered a chance to halve their sentences if they would join inmate work gangs. They refused, preferring to spend
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The damage caused by stormwater runoff from the Rufus Smithowned residential development on the top of Copper Ridge isn’t confined to the property of Gary and Marsha Carter, whose home and land were trashed by muddy floodwaters when a detention pond collapsed in June. Dowling Their next-door neighbors on Dawson Hollow Road, David and Patricia Dowling, have suffered water damage as well. “When they fi rst started, I walked up there to see what they were doing,” said David Dowling, a retired steamfitter. “They were digging on the front fi rst, and then they came around to the back where
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it’s a steep drop-off and they didn’t have a pond up there at all. “Then I walked over to my neighbor’s house and said ‘Man, they’re gonna drown us.’ ” Dowling said he kept watching as all the trees came down. He followed a dump truck hauling a load of topsoil to a site in Halls. “You take a big old oak tree, it’ll soak up a lot of water.” He said he tried talking to the Southland Excavation employees, to no avail. “I told them this was going to happen, told them to dig a pond. But they didn’t, so I dug a detention pond to protect myself.” His detention pond sits on the side of the hill where he keeps his goats, llamas, geese and a Great Pyrenees dog. At first, it worked to perfection, he said. “I told my wife, ‘This is gonna
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The KCSO has dealt with a perfect storm of issues that began in the late 1980s when a class action suit was filed by inmates. The suit alleged overcrowding had resulted in conditions which violated inmate rights guaranteed by the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. Subsequently, the court threatened Knox County with a $5,000 per inmate per day fine for exceeding the maximum capacity of the downtown intake center. An additional pod for housing prisoners at the Maloneyville Road detention center alleviated overcrowding downtown, but the KCSO is also dealing with problems that originated outside the county. According to Rogers, between 18 and 22 percent of prisoners suffer from some form of mental illness.
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These include homeless persons typically jailed for minor offenses. Like hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the nation, the KCSO finds itself grappling with a problem that originated more than 50 years ago and grew through the 1960s and 1970s. State facilities closed and mental patients were “deinstitutionalized” by the tens of thousands in favor of treatment at local mental health centers. As far back as 1984, Richard Lyons was writing in the New York Times that the policy was “widely regarded as a failure.” Today, the numbers of the mentally ill have grown far beyond the capacity of local mental health treatment facilities, and funding for such facilities from state and local governments is shrinking as the Great Recession lingers. In Knox County, the entrance to the jail is a revolving door for many of the chronically mentally ill. To page A-2
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New faces at Powell High From page A-1
Ray Johnson’s party is Dec. 22 What started out as a vite. You can reach Ray at gathering of friends during ray.johnson2011@yahoo. the holidays is turning into com. a big deal. ■Noweta studies
creative designs Greg Householder
The Noweta Garden Club met last Tuesday at the Powell Lions Club for a presentation on design styles. I learn so much when I attend these meetings and actually ďŹ nd that I enjoy them. The whole garden club thing with its rules for shows is fascinating. Suzanne Sweat demonstrated illuminaries – the same thing she demonstrated a few weeks ago at the Heiskell senior program. When I wrote that story, my spell check told me that there was no such word as illuminaries so I changed it to luminaries. But it is illuminaries. Illuminaries use light in the design but you have to hide the light source. Margaret Trammell demonstrated assemblages. An assemblage is more focused on objects rather than plants. Margaret used items such as plumbing pieces and other hardware in her design. Carole Whited demonstrated underwater design. As you can imagine, parts of the display must be underwater, your water can’t turn yucky and you have to hide your mechanics (the stuff you use to hold your plants in place). Interesting stuff.
Since 2009, Powell High School graduate and recent inductee into the PHS Hall of Fame Ray Johnson would come to town for the holidays and get together with friends for a dinner. The only requirement besides the cost of admission was to bring a toy to be given to a young patient conďŹ ned to Children’s Hospital at Christmastime. This year’s get together is a big deal. Ray has booked Beaver Brook Country Club for the night of Dec. 22. The party begins at 6:30. Cost is $40 and proceeds will go jointly to the Powell High School Dreams Foundation and the Powell Playhouse. Ray is also planning to hand out a scholarship in honor of Nita Buell Black to a PHS band, choral, art or drama student at the gala. Ray, who lives in Tampa, Fla., said the limit for the party is 300 and he expects a sellout. His “Powell Friendsâ€? Facebook group stood at 845 members last Thursday and will easily pass 1,000 soon. â– Dance team to So you better let him hold ‘dog wash’ know you’re coming. Send him a “save-the-dateâ€? email Here’s a fundraiser you and he will send you an in- don’t hear of very often. The
other school where their children are perhaps attending. “The number 12 is pretty normal,â€? he said. Dunlap expects about 1,375 students this year – down a bit from the 1,400 or so the past couple of years. Perhaps the most signiďŹ cant change this year is the new teacher evaluation program being implemented statewide in the wake of changes to tenure signed into law this year. The model is based on what is called the Teacher Assistance Program or TAP. “It redeďŹ nes what good teaching is,â€? says Dunlap. The new methodology insures that effective teaching methods Margaret Trammell of the Matt Sayre, (above) manager are used. The most noticeable change is in the frequency of teachNoweta Garden Club demon- of the Texas Roadhouse on strates how to put together Morrell Road, was presented er evaluations. Under the new system tenured teachers will an assemblage at the club’s with a photo of the Powell be evaluated four times during the school year versus the meeting last Tuesday. Airplane Filling Station by AF- two times every ďŹ ve years under the old system. SPA president Tom Bruno at Non-tenured teachers will be evaluated six times during the July 30 breakfast benefit- the school year versus the former three times per year until Powell High School dance ing the airplane. Photos by Greg tenured. team will be holding a “dog Householder washâ€? at Paws Pets Supply on Schaad Road from 10 From page A-1 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. â– Airplane folks set yard sale 28. Per capita, the U.S. is the world’s most incarcerated naCost is $6 per dirty The folks with the Airpooch and proceeds go to plane Filling Station Pres- tion. The failed war on drugs is a major contributor, and Knox the dance team. Info: Paws ervation Association held a County sees it share of arrests for minor drug offenses. Pet Supply at 938-7297; ask biscuit breakfast fundraiser Meth cookers, cocaine dealers and pushers of opiates such for Stephanie Cline or Dacey at the Texas Roadhouse on as Oxycontin must be hounded and eradicated, but laws such as Tennessee’s which can land you in jail for a year for Hackworth. Morrell Road on July 30. The group needs to raise possessing any amount of marijuana no longer make sense, â– The Fair is coming about $16,000 to match a especially from an economic standpoint. Prohibition didn’t The Knox North Lions grant offered by the Tennes- work for alcohol, and it will never work for marijuana. A 2008 study by the Justice Policy Institute concluded that had a double treat last see Historical Commission Wednesday. Besides hear- to help restore the airplane. of the 20 states that admit the most people to treatment, 19 On Saturday, Aug. 20, the had incarceration rates below the national average. Jailing ing about Jackie Martyn’s Girl Scout project, the Lions AFSPA will hold a yard sale drug abusers is short-sighted both economically and socially. also heard at the lot of Knox Used Cars, Jail the pushers, treat the addicts and the community wins. Next week we’ll look at the Knox County Safety Center from Scott 6926 Clinton Highway. A Suchomski, 10-by-10 space will cost proposal (currently tabled); the effectiveness of judicial die x e c u t i v e you $10. Info: Tom Bruno at version; and the role that judges and prosecutors play in director of 457-7895 or Rock Bernard maintaining a justice system that keeps the community safe and makes the best use of our tax dollars. the Tennes- at 933-7158. see Valley Fair. Ann Cooper, Lisa Robertson Lillian Williams. The fair Art Show is Sunday Musicians will include The Cooper, Madison Courtney, was always Suchomski The Powell Playhouse Art a highlight Show will present the works Carol Crye, Jeff Delaney, Ken Lake Terrace Trio; a duet comDunlap, Gale Engelke, Rhon- posed of Laura Gustafson and when I was a kid. I think I of 31 area artists from 2-5 da Harbin, Shari Harris, Mary Matt McCurry; solos by guimight have gone a couple p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Haun, Jeff Huffaker, Kay Ju- tarist John C. Calhoun; solos of years ago but I deďŹ nitely Jubilee Banquet Facility, lorisk, Marji Kirchoff, Bill Lett, by guitarist Tara Gideon; and plan on going this year. cated just off Callahan Road Bob Longmire, Mark Long- the Johnson Swingtet. I scored a couple of tick- east of Clinton Highway. Tickets are $5 and may be mire, Evelyn Martin, Grace ets off Scott by being the Artists will include Nancy Ott, J.W. Roberts, Phil Sav- purchased by calling Mona ďŹ rst to answer one of his Anderson, the late Kay Atkins age, Danny Simmers, Marsha Napier at 947-7428. quiz questions correctly. (her work will be presented Sneed, Jamie Speed, Michael Jubilee will be providing The fair runs from Sept. by her husband, Joe, in her Speed, Jonathan Staggs, Rob- desserts and coffee or tea for 9-18. memory) Scott Brannan, Jo ert Taylor, Jean Weeden and an additional $4.
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Lions help collect 1,400 stuffed animals Scout donates to charity By Greg Householder The Knox North Lions Club hosted Farragut High student Jackie Martyn and her mom, Jo, last week. Jackie, 15, spoke about her Girl Scout Gold project. The Gold Award is the Girl Scout equivalent to the Eagle award for Boy Scouts. It requires a preapproved 65hour public service project. Jackie’s project involves stuffed animals – lots of them. She collects and donates them to charities such Ronald McDonald House, Mission of Hope and the Daughters of the American Revolution which sends them to soldiers overseas to give to kids in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each organization has different requirements. For example, Children’s Hospital requires the toys to be
And they’re off ! Golfers head out to their holes to start the 11th annual PHS Band golf tournament on July 30. Photo submitted
Ice Bears win Marching Panther golf tourney Jackie Martyn sits with her new friend Kaitlyn Hill among the stuffed animals donated by the Knox North Lions Club for Jackie’s Girl Scout Gold project. Photo by Greg Householder
Powell Elementary sets ‘Sneak Peek’ Powell Elementary School will host its annual “Sneak Peek� between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. Parents and students are invited to drop by to meet their teacher and visit their new classroom. This is not a time for parent conferences; those will be set after
new with their tags still in place. Other organizations only require that they be clean. Since beginning her project in March, Jackie has collected more than 1,400
stuffed animals and is now getting them distributed. The Knox North Lions gladly added several bags of donated animals to her collection. Her project winds up Sept. 1.
school begins. Class rolls will be posted after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. Info: 938-2048.
Copper Ridge â– Open houses: 4th-5th grades, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15; 2nd-3rd grades, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18; K-1st grades, 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23.
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â– Class lists posted Thursday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m.; Teacher Meet and Greet, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12.
The 11th annual Powell High School Marching Panther golf tournament to benefit the band was held July 30 at Knoxville Golf Course with 11 teams participating. First place went to Team Ice Bears, comprised of Jimmy Woodward, Mike Murray, Bill Hogan and Kevin Herman. Second place went to Team Sutton, comprised of Michael Sutton, Keith Arnold, Grant Bowman and Doug Moody. Third place was claimed by Team Welch, comprised of Gary Welch, Roger Radford, Mark Trentham and Scott Arp. The band would like to thank Tennessee Sporting Goods for the donated plaques for the tournament.
The Pot-o’-Gold winner was Stan Beeler. Longest drive winner was Kevin Herman and closest to the pin winner was Gary Welch. Raffle prizes of a gas grill and a five-piece Ryobi Drill set donated by Tom Householder of the Powell Home Depot were claimed by Mark Clendenen and John Powers respectively. The band boosters would like to thank sponsors and donors who contributed to the door prizes and goody bags. They are: O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, the Home Depot at East Towne, Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, Fresh Market, Kmart in Halls, Applebee’s, Bel-Air Grill, Gondolier, McAlisters, O’Charley’s,
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government Messing with the ‘messes’ Walls prepares for three audits Knox County internal auditor Richard Walls is no stranger to controversy. Walls lodged a complaint of official oppression against then-Mayor Mike Ragsdale a couple of years ago that led to a highly publicized ethics committee hearing. More recently he terminated an employee who was accused of sending vulgar email messages to Commissioner Amy Broyles. Now his office is preparing to launch three successive “hot potato” audits. First up is the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, to be followed in order by “material” audits of the Public Building Authority and the Hardin Valley Academy construction project. The Beck audit is fallout from the debate which erupted when Mayor Tim Burchett cut the center’s funding by 92 percent in the current budget. Commissioner Jeff Ownby requested the PBA and Hardin Valley Academy audits. Considering that County Commission recently approved an ordinance giving that body authority to contract outside audit help for internal audits, there’s a certain irony in Walls taking on three assignments that are Walls likely to consume the better part of a year for his small staff. But for Walls it’s another day at the office. “There are only two kinds of audits,” Walls says, “big messes and little messes.” All three of the upcoming audits have “big mess” written all over them. Beck will require the least time to complete. Walls expects the audit to be done before the next meeting of the Audit Committee on Sept. 13. But this project begins under the shadow of thinly veiled references to misuse of public funds on the one hand and subtle charges of racism on the other. To be sure, no public figure has made either charge directly. Still, the heated debate over Beck doesn’t make Walls’ job easier. Walls says he’ll approach this audit in typical fashion by assessing the risks of error or malfeasance on the part of the client. He’ll look closely at cash receipts and expenses, or “money in and money out” in auditing shorthand. Risk assessment can be formalized, although the auditor’s experience and subjective evaluation play a role in determining what areas of the books get the greatest scrutiny. When tens of millions of dollars are involved, the auditor may be tempted to change his methodology. Yet even the PBA and Hardin Valley Academy audits will be subject to the same rules used in the Beck assignment. “They’re just different sized Kool-Aid stands,” Walls says. Indeed. Hardin Valley Academy soaked up about $50 million of “Kool-Aid,” and many millions have flowed through PBA since its establishment. Of special interest to Ownby is PBA’s role in the Hardin Valley project. Sandy Loy, who owns Construction Plus Inc., has been the sharpest critic of PBA’s involvement in building Hardin Valley Academy. A certified construction manager, Loy has recommended a County Commission sponsored task force to study PBA’s practices. Ironically, an argument in favor of outside auditors for internal audit work was to avoid suggestions that the audit process was politicized. All of these audits may be warranted, but politics is the engine driving all three requests. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.
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Write-in candidate for 5th District race? There could be a new candidate in the 5th District City Council race by the time this publication hits the street.
Betty Bean Last week, multiple sources confirmed that interim City Council member Charlie Thomas, appointed in January to fill the seat vacated 11 months early by Bob Becker, was preparing to declare himself a write-in candidate. Only one candidate – Mark Campen – filed the paperwork to run by the June 16 qualifying deadline, and his will be the only name on the Sept. 27 primary ballot. In city elections, the names of the top two votegetters in the primary go on the general election ballot, and the only hurdle a writein candidate must jump is to get at least 25 qualified voters to ask for write-in ballots.
Write-in candidates must file a declaration form 50 days before the primary – by noon Monday, Aug. 8, as confirmed by administrator of elections Cliff Rodgers. Another hurdle Thomas could face is the pledge he made not to run for a full term. This could turn into a speed bump if the people to whom the promise was made – his City Council colleagues – don’t relieve him of the obligation. Third District Council member Brenda Palmer says the reason she wanted the appointee to promise not to run for the seat was to create a level playing field. “There were so many applicants for the interim seat, I expected that one or more would step up and run. But none of those people stepped up, and I think that releases him from any pledge he made. When there’s an open seat it’s always good to have competition. I have heard from a number of people, and it’s not that they dislike
one candidate, it incites a kind of lethargy. I asked if he had considered going on and running. Since then, he’s talked to every council member. He was very concerned.” While some might say Thomas has waited too long to start running, there is precedent for such a race. In 1989, Gary Underwood mounted a write-in campaign for the District 1 City Council seat that unseated longtime incumbent Hoyle Charlie Thomas Photo by B. Bean McNeil, who was also the vice mayor. Mark, they just think that Underwood – who enthe 5th District voters need joyed considerable help a choice.” from supporters of Mayor Council member Chris Victor Ashe, whom McNeil frequently defied – won the Woodhull concurs: “I feel very comfortable general election. The upwith Charlie deciding to run ending of the once-powerful and I don’t think it violates McNeil forever after served the spirit of any promise. I as a lesson in consequences was in a conversation with to other council members. At midweek, Thomas was him about a month ago lamenting the notion that cautious about revealing his there wasn’t going to be any intentions. “I’ve been apkind of discussion in the proached, I’m listening to district about the issues in what they have to say and this race. If you only have I’m thinking about it.”
The ins and outs of write-ins Early voting in the city elections and state Senate special primary starts Sept. 7, about 30 days from now. Many residents outside the city and some Farragut residents can vote in the Republican primary for state Senate which effectively decides who the next senator is, as Democrats have apparently decided not to contest the election to fill the Jamie Woodson seat now held in the interim by Sen. Sue Atchley. Residents outside the city make up more than 65 percent of the population of the Senate district. The city contestants have been determined except possibly in the 5th District (previously represented by Larry Cox and Bob Becker) where Mark Campen (who was an interim County Commissioner) is running unopposed. Currently, the seat is held by Charlie Thomas who many feel might like to continue in the position, but he feels constrained since he told Council, which appointed him, that he would not run for the full term.
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There are repeated rumors that a write-in for Charlie Thomas might occur. This has only succeeded once. That was in 1989 when Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil was unopposed for another council term and Gary Underwood launched an unannounced write in campaign to get on the ballot. A minimum of 25 write-in votes are required to secure a spot in the runoff, and Underwood received more than 70. Then, to the surprise of most, he defeated McNeil to become the first person to win a council seat with a write-in beginning. He served 12 years on council. A few weeks ago, I asked Thomas directly if he was running a write-in campaign. He said “no.” Whether he has changed his mind today I do not know. When I pressed him as to how he would respond if he received enough
write-in votes to be placed on the ballot, he said he would have to think it over. However, it was apparent he has enjoyed his limited time on council and the departure of Becker has shortened council meetings considerably. Since 1989, the law has changed to require the writein candidate to sign a form with the Election Commission declaring his/her candidacy. If someone actually won more than 25 write-in votes and was the second place winner, it is unclear if those ballots would be counted if he/she had not signed a form of candidacy. However, it seems a violation of one’s federal constitutional rights not to count one’s write-in ballot for whomever it is cast even if the recipient had not authorized the write-in effort. This column is not advocating a write-in candidate against Mark Campen who is an able, committed person, but is simply outlining what has to happen if it does occur. This write-in situation once occurred against Jean Teague, and she was able to thwart it by running her own
write-in candidate (Louise Zirkle) who came in second and then declined to allow her name to go on the ballot against Teague who was her longtime friend. The other write-in was third and not eligible for the runoff. Who knows what will happen in the 5th District.
Notes ■ It seems unusual that a city judge and mayor may be elected on Sept. 27 if they receive 50.1 percent of the vote, but none of the at-large council candidates will win if they receive 50.1 percent or more of the vote. This section of the city charter ought to be changed. If a candidate for mayor and judge can be elected in the primary, then why not an at-large candidate who also wins a majority? ■ A few weeks ago we reported that the Airport Authority was having trouble getting a quorum for its meetings. Howard Vogel, the new chair, presided over a full house in July when all nine commissioners showed up for work. Congratulations to all for being present.
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GOSSIP AND LIES Roddy hosts ice cream social Marilyn Roddy (at right) brought her campaign for the state Senate to her neighborhood pharmacy, Long’s Drug Store, on July 30 for an old fashioned ice cream social. No, that did not mean Marilyn and Patrick cranked freezers in the parking lot, but the crew at Long’s did a great job of quick service. Talking with the candidate are Lila Cate and Jo Banner. Photo by S. Clark
votes on Wednesday, there’s only one correct response: Great! Where do we sign? To his credit, SuperinSandra tendent Dr. Jim McIntyre is Clark recommending the school board take the mayor’s deal, although he calls it a special events. There’s lots difficult decision and preof parking and possible dicts board members could after-school jobs for the come down on either side. “If the choice were ‘Do we kids. need a new school at CartGreat! Where do we sign? er?’ the answer remains Ring, ring. clearly and unequivocally, Hello, Knox County ‘no.’ ” After all, the school Schools. board has voted four times Tim Burchett here. How that a renovation with adabout the County Commis- ditions would suffice. sion and I sell off assets to But that’s not the quesraise money for a new el- tion the board is asked to ementary school at Carter? decide, McIntyre says. The You get a new building, question posed by Mayor built to your program stan- Burchett is: “Will you acdards and debt-free. cept a new Carter ElemenWhen the school board tary School building for the
■ “Marriage is grand,” said Dave, “and divorce is fifty grand.” ■ “We give advice like your grandmother gave, only we have our teeth in,” said Dave. ■ “God has three answers for prayer,” said Dave. “Yes, no and grow.”
McIntyre says ‘yes’ to Carter School Ring, ring. Hello, Knox County Schools. Alex Harkness here. We’d like to propose a lease/purchase deal on an old train station with limited parking for a high school. We’ll charge you $425,000 a year for 20 years, after you fix it up, but the city will pay you $200,000 of that so your net is just $225,000, or $4.5 million over 20 years. Great! Where do we sign? Ring, ring. Hello, Knox County Schools. Simon Properties here. We’d like to give you some empty offices in our spacious Knoxville Center mall for a high school, and we’ll throw in cookies for
■ John Maynard Keynes founded Keynesian Economics. But Tim Burchett is no Keynesian. Nope. Tim’s war on public debt marks him as a follower of Dave Ramsey. So we decided to listen to Ramsey on 100.3 FM.
same cost of a renovation?” The answer to this second question is “yes,” McIntyre concludes. Hopefully, a majority of the board will agree. Either way, it’s all over on Wednesday and we can debate and write about something else.
■ Ray Jenkins, GOP chair, wants a picnic in each sector of Knox County before year’s end. He’d better hurry or else start planning for a string of wiener roasts. ■ Dwight Van de Vate has lost the “interim” off his title of Director of Engineering and Public Works. The mulch pile is sold and the training wheels are off. Now we’ll watch the former chief deputy for Sheriff Tim Hutchison and general fix-it fellow for Mike Ragsdale oversee the filling of potholes and the inspecting of stormwater violations. It’s a big job.
■ Joe Armstrong went over to UT and talked the bookstore manager into removing some breath mints that poked fun at President Obama. Armstrong said the “disappointmints” conveyed a political message inappropriate for a university. One surprised political science professor’s response to the great mint debate? “Breathtaking!”
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then imploded. That school had a 40 percent transient rate.” In 2002, Greg applied along with 85-90 others to become head football coach at the newly-opened Kell High School. He got the job. “It was an opportunity to build from ground zero.” During its first year of varsity football in 2003, the team posted an 8-2 record. That same year, the school was rocked by an outstanding debt scandal. The principal and vice principal were forced out. Greg says he soon learned he, too, was being investigated. He told the county school officials, “I have nothing to hide.” Three years prior to the incident, Greg says he had brokered a deal
with a vendor and that later a group that included the man with whom he’d brokered the deal, took off on a deep sea fishing trip in which everyone split the cost of the boat. “We used to do that in Louisiana all the time. We get down there, the seas are too high and we can’t go fishing. So he pays for dinner for all of us on that Friday night.” Three weeks into football practice that next season, Greg was fired. “It made headlines day after day in the local paper. Kids were holding protests. It was ugly. You know, I’d always been hard-driving in my career and I wondered, ‘OK, God, what are you teaching me here?’ ” He went home and got to spend
more time with the two children he and his wife, Kelly, had at the time. “Normally, in the fall, I’m on the football field. It was a wake up call.” He looked at other careers and tried to figure out what he was going to do with the rest of his life. “During a storm, sometimes you can’t tell whether the light in front of you is a (beacon from a) lighthouse or a train coming. You have to be still. Don’t make rash judgments. I had to look at how this was going to affect my family.” He learned that Woodward Academy, the largest private school in the United States, was looking for a linebacker coach. “I talked to them on a Wednesday, interviewed on Thursday and was offered the job on Friday.” The school, which is located on the south side of Atlanta, has a long and proud history. It was founded in 1900 as the Georgia Military Academy and became a co-ed school in the 1960s. Its tuition is roughly $20,000 per year and it has a student population of 2,700 in grades Kindergarten through 12. Greg earned an Ed.S and a doctorate. He is now the team’s defensive coordinator and teaches physical education for grades 4 through 6. Several years ago he began speaking at Frank Glazier Mega Clinics, an educational coaching seminar, and was named one of the top seven speakers in the country last year. This summer, he’s worked four camps for the National Football Academy, one at the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. “It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened. Being the No. 2 guy, it allows me the freedom to focus on my family. This fall, all of my kids will go to school there. My kids wouldn’t have had the opportunity to go to such a great private school otherwise.” The Vandagriffs now have three children: Brock, 9; Anna Greer, 7; and Audrey, 5. “It all goes back to those small decisions, listening to advice that was given to me by my high school coach, by my (college’s) athletic director and listening to God’s still, small voice.” One door closes. Another opens. Just ask Greg Vandagriff.
leaving. I could ease the boxes from one step to the next, and so on, all the way down the stairs. Her best friend from college came to help us move the couch out of the upstairs office, and the three of us wrestled it downstairs. Another friend in the neighborhood helped dismantle the antique armoire that had belonged to Jordan’s paternal greatgrandmother. It is more than 9 feet tall and put together with pegs. When its top is lifted off, the whole thing becomes as unstable as Jell-O. Taking it apart (or putting it together, for that matter) is a daunting task. When Moving Day arrived we went to rent a truck. This young woman – who just yesterday, surely, I wrapped in a yellow blanket and carried home from the hospital in my arms, the West Virginia snow falling all around us – climbed in that 15-foot truck and
drove it home like a pro. Jordan backed it into her old driveway and was so mad at herself that it took two tries. (For the record, on the next trip, she did it in one!) Her new next door neighbors were moving out on the same day Jordan was moving in, and two of them came over and offered to help carry in the couch. Feminine pride and independence extends only so far in the Memphis heat, so we accepted the offer with alacrity. When all was said and done, we were exhausted, and both of us had bruises on arms and legs to prove that we had worked like longshoremen. But, as one friend of mine had predicted, there were “moments of delight.” As we worked, we talked about the fact that we had spent more time alone together in that week than we ever had before. When Jordan was living at home, growing up, there were always other
family members around. After she left for college, her sister, Eden, and I had some years together, just the two of us, but Jordan and I had never experienced that. We laughed together, shared hurts, hopes and dreams, told each other things that neither of us had ever told anyone. We worked together, teaming up to figure things out. We shopped some, for things she needed in her new place. We made copious lists, and sometimes remembered to consult them. When the church bells of St. John’s Episcopal Church (right across the street from Jordan’s house) summoned me to worship on Sunday morning, I slipped into a pew and knelt there in heartfelt thanksgiving for all of God’s mercies, for blessings beyond counting and in fervent prayer for my Jordan: my firstborn, my daughter, my friend.
PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe (Author’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series about Greg Vandagriff, a 1986 Halls High School graduate who played football at Tennessee Wesleyan and went on to coach in Louisiana and Georgia.)
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on’t tell Greg Vandagriff that the phrase “when one door closes, another one opens” is just a cliché. One got slammed in his face after he’d reached the pinnacle of his profession. He says it proved to be the best thing that ever happened to him. After hearing that Tennessee Tech didn’t have a graduate assistant position open, Greg graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan that May and figured he’d keep an appointment with Larry Kerr, his high school football coach, about returning to Halls High School as an assistant. Then the phone rang. It was Tech. The grad assistant had backed out. “Are you still interested?” Greg was on campus by July 1990 and ultimately earned a master’s degree in education with a concentration in health and physical education. “It might as well have been nuclear engineering the way they made it,” Greg says. “But with my background in history, I was able to handle the writing.” As a graduate assistant, he worked with defensive coach Mike Smith, who now coaches the Atlanta Falcons. “The best piece of advice I can give anybody who wants to be a football coach is to be a graduate assistant. I found out that I really had zero idea about football until I became one. You work 12-15 hour days during the season, so you can’t help but learn football. I coached outside linebackers. It was a wonderful experience.” After earning his master’s, Greg got the opportunity to go to Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, La. He knew it was the right move
for several reasons. “It was God tapping me on the shoulder saying, ‘Hey, you need to go get your life straight.’ I needed to be in a Christian environment.” Phil Ironside, who had played quarterback at Halls, came to Christian Life during Greg’s second year. In Greg’s five years as defensive coordinator and head baseball coach, the football team went 50-13 and the baseball team went 97-37.
At left: Greg Vandagriff today is defensive coordinator at Woodward Academy in Georgia. Above, Brock and Greg Vandagriff pause for a grin after a game. Photos submitted “We got beat in the state championship my last year.” That last year, Greg also served as assistant principal. He jokes that he was “starving to death” and briefly took a job working for Primerica. “I made more money than I’d ever made in my life but I couldn’t sleep a wink, worrying about commission.” So, in the fall of 1997, he headed to Cobb County, Ga., where he took a job at Wheeler High School, spending two years there before becoming head football coach at Campbell High. He inherited a program that had won two games in three years. During his three seasons at Campbell, the football team posted records of 1-9, 3-7 and 4-6. “We were 4-3 at one point and
Two women and a truck CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton See, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you, “Like mother, like daughter.” (Ezekiel 16:44 NRSV)
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helped my daughter move into a new house last week. Jordan had found the cottage of her dreams, complete with ivy, roses and a white picket fence. It even came with a fenced backyard so that Emma and Zoe, the Labs, would have a place to romp, lie in the sun and chase imaginary (or real) rabbits.
Jordan, who was an English major and whose first job out of college was at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, owns more books than the Library of Congress (which may be a slight exaggeration, but it certainly felt like it when I was packing them). “Gravity works” was my mantra as I hauled books down the staircase in the house she was
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The extraordinary architect HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin
David Getaz (1849-1912)
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lthough the 100th anniversary of the architect’s death occurs next year and although most of his buildings were built well more than a century ago, many Knox Countians pass some of them daily and experience their timeless elegance. His was one of the French-Swiss families who were so influential in the development of businesses in the city and in North Knox County, especially in the Smithwood/Beverly area – including the Babelay, Berney, Buffat, Chevannes, Dovat, Gouffon, Guinard, Rochat, Sterchi, Truan and other families. The architect, David Getaz, was born at Tullins, France, on Nov. 22, 1849, the son of Louis David Getaz (1816-1888) and Henriette Lavanchy (1816-1883). When the religious revival of the 1840s swept through Vaud, Switzerland, Louis David Getaz was called to become a minister of the Free Protestant Church. He soon fled to France to escape religious persecution and was chosen to manage the grounds of the Turettini estate at Jussy near the French Alps, where his eight children were raised. He also continued to minister to local Protestants. Young David served an apprenticeship as a carpenter there but, in about 1871, he moved to Paris, where he studied architecture. He could not find employment in Paris so he decided to immigrate to America. He arrived in Knox County in 1874 and soon found employment with Daniel Felix, another French-Swiss immigrant in the Smithwood community.
In 1889 Getaz designed and built this home at 505 E. Scott Ave. The family occupied the 11-room Victorian mansion with stable and carriage house until 1894 when they moved to 315 E. Fifth Ave. tural firm in New York City. The David Getaz (1849-1912). After studying architecture in Paris, Getaz immi- building cost $82,000, a large sum grated to Knox County in 1874 and for the time. Wings were added to pursued a career as an architect and both the east and west sides in 1919. Other local buildings they debuilder. Photos courtesy McClung Historical signed and built were the Girls High Collection School (circa 1886); Shannondale The two soon formed a partnership Presbyterian Church (1886); the with Alfred G. Buffat, a prominent Fountainhead Hotel and Resort in North Knox County miller, business Fountain City (1886), which burned in 1920 after it had become the Goowner and public servant. In 1881 he became a partner with etz Sanitarium; and the First MethChristopher T. Stephenson in the odist Episcopal Church (1893). The successor to Stephenson and firm of Stephenson and Getaz, Architects and Builders. Stephenson Getaz, Getaz and Co., was the gen(1841-1908), a native of Yorkshire, eral contractor collaborating with England, immigrated to the U.S. in the Baumann Brothers Architects 1870. After he left the partnership, to construct the Knoxville Market he built several structures in up- House (1897). In 1884 Getaz also per East Tennessee and Virginia. built the handsome Tazewell Pike Stephenson was on a business trip mansion of Major R. C. Jackson, the in Elizabethton when he developed retired superintendent of the East food poisoning and died on Sept. Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, 8, 1908. He is buried in Woodlawn along with many other residential Cemetery with his wife, Mary Maud, properties. and his only daughter, Adah. On Oct. 12, 1881, Getaz marStephenson and Getaz built the ried Margaret R. “Maggie” Murphy old Knox County Courthouse (1885), (1854-1939). They were the parents reportedly from drawings prepared of four children: James, Margueby Palliser & Palliser, an architec- rite, Louise and David Jr. James
married Carrie Coffin, daughter of Hector Coffin, who was prominent in local business. David Getaz Sr. earned his U.S. citizenship on Feb. 10, 1886. Later in that same year, he and Maggie and their 4-year-old son David Jr. visited Getaz’ father in France and relatives in Switzerland, the only trip they ever made back to Europe. In 1889 Getaz designed and built his home at 505 East Scott Ave. The family lived in the 11-room Victorian mansion with stable and carriage house until 1894 when they moved to 315 E. Fifth Ave. The architect’s courtly European manner was enhanced by the top hat and gold-headed cane that accompanied him around town. Desiring the same Old World image for his two daughters, he made a beveled full-length mirror for each of them and advised them, “Before you leave your room, look yourselves over carefully. See that you are pleased with your appearance. Then, forget about yourselves and think about the persons you are with.” From 1890 to 1892 Getaz was
superintendent of the Southern Car Company, which built eight to 10 freight and mining cars each day and employed 150. He also helped organize the Knoxville Mantle and Cabinet Company in 1893. In 1906 his oldest son, James, came into the architectural firm and they built several large projects, including the Carnegie Concert Hall in Lewisburg, W.Va., and the Blue Ridge Conference Center in Black Mountain, N.C. A long-time member and elder of Fort Sanders Presbyterian Church, David Getaz passed on to his reward at home on Sept. 19, 1912, at age 62. Margaret survived him by 26 years and died on June 12, 1939, at age 84. They are buried in the family plat in Greenwood Cemetery. (Author’s Note: Thanks to the late David Babelay, Vicki Bills, Kathy Manning and Sally R. Polhemus of the McClung Historical Collection for their assistance with the text and photographs. Additional information and photographs may be found at www. fountaincitytnhistory.info/.)
he was an Auburn Tiger. Bo knows he got tagged. Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy and was first to be an all-star in two pro sports and Nike commercials. He played baseball for the Royals (MVP of the ’89 All-Star Game) and football for the Raiders. Maybe you remember the Monday night madness when Bo ran over Brian Bosworth of the Seahawks on his way to 221 rushing yards. I saw Deion Sanders, alone as a Super Bowl and World Series player, exciting cornerback and outfielder, nine times all-NFL, league recordholder with 19 touchdowns on interceptions and kick returns, speedster who stole 57 bases one season and led the National League in triples. He hit .304 in his best year. Fitting nickname: Neon Deion. Michael Jordan was a pretty fair basketball player but mediocre in minor league baseball and poker. Danny Ainge could play baskets but hit only .220 with the Blue Jays. Bob Hayes ran fast in the 100 and scored 71 NFL touchdowns. Dave Winfield, Minnesota all-everything, was drafted by pro football, basketball and baseball. Best ever in orange? After Bernard, it is a close call. Maybe Condredge Holloway or Doug Atkins or Willie Gault or Ron Widby or Rich-
mond Flowers or Tom Pappas? Pappas was twice NCAA decathlon champ, a world champion and an Olympian. His 10 tough events involve a wide range of skills – running, jumping and throwing things. Atkins at 6-7 and 240 was a basketball Vol one season and a football legend, one of the best defensive ends in NFL history. More remarkable were his track feats. With almost no practice, he high-jumped 6-6 and placed second in an SEC meet in Birmingham. That much man clearing a bar was astounding. Motivation? Travel money. Flowers for a time was the best hurdler in the world. As good as he was in football, he probably had more courage than ability. He had enough of both to play in the NFL. Gault was borderline All-American in football, spectacular in hurdles and sprints, Super Bowl champ with the Bears and producer of the Super Bowl Shuffle, doorknob for a Hollywood fling. He got involved with Winter Olympics as a bobsled pusher. He can still dance and run fast in middle age. Widby won letters in four sports – football, basketball, baseball and golf. He led the baseball Vols in batting as a sophomore, later led the SEC in basketball scoring and
the country in punting average. He played pro baskets briefly, punted in the NFL for a living and earned tip money playing golf. Holloway was Tennessee’s most exciting quarterback. The Artful Dodger made many tacklers miss. He bounced off others. He had the guts to throw with blitzing linebackers in his face. He scampered all over Canadian pro football. He was better in baseball, good enough as a prep senior to have been No. 1 in the MLB draft. John Wooden of UCLA thought basketball was Holloway’s best game. Todd Helton was great as a Tennessee baseball player and good enough in football to start at quarterback – in a pinch. He almost hit .400 for the Colorado Rockies. Carl Pickens? Stanley Morgan? Many talents. In three seasons at Tennessee, King, quick as a blink, was three times an All-American with a career average of 13.2 rebounds and 25.8 points while sharing the ball with Ernie Grunfeld and Mike Jackson. I thought King was better in the NBA than Larry Bird, Magic and Kobe. His fierce fight back from a terrible knee injury to all-star status is the stuff of legends.
Best athlete? Good question TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West
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ernard King was back in town the other evening as keynote speaker for the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. Sarah remembered that I once considered him the best athlete ever at Tennessee. And elsewhere? There have been some other good ones here and there in six and a half decades of watching hundreds of college games, several Olympics, many Super Bowls, World Series baseball games, NCAA Final Fours and assorted lesser extravaganzas. Perspective? When you think of how many play from Little League up through high school and how few become college starters and how few of those become pros and how few of those become world superstars, “best athlete” takes on serious significance. On the assumption that the once-
in-a-lifetime greatest would play more than one sport, I missed him. Jim Thorpe was before my time. He won two races in the 1912 Olympics, finished fourth in the high jump and seventh in the long jump. He was twice an All-American halfback for the Carlisle Indians, offense and defense, punter and place-kicker. He played pro football eight years and major league baseball for six. He hit .327 for the 1927 Boston Braves. He is featured in three halls of fame, college football, pro football, and track and field. Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis were better than average runners and jumpers, winners of an entire collection of Olympic gold medals. Jesse dominated at Berlin but didn’t get invited to the White House. I saw Bo Jackson run and I saw Tennessee knock his block off when
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POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS • AUGUST 8, 2011 • A-9 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.
CONDOLENCES ■ Mynatt Funeral Homes, Inc. (922-9195 or 688-2331): Donald A. Blakley C. L. Boles Sr. Dewey Clifford Cabage James D. “Jim” Edmonds Bert Farmer Anthony Francis Jessing Onloe Lester Perkey William Joe Smith Kaleb Isaac Thurman Barbara Williford Shirley “Jane” Young
WORSHIP NOTES ■ 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
■ 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. ■ Dante Church of God will distribute Boxes of Blessings (food) 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 13. Everyone is welcomed to come. Info: 689-4829.
Fundraisers ■ Beaver Ridge UMC will host a Mothers of Multiples Fall and Winter Consignment Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
■ Branville Baptist Church, 7716 Millertown Pike, will have a garage sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13. All proceeds benefit the youth department. ■ Cornerstone Worship Center, 6750 McFall Road, will have an indoor rummage sale starting at 8 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 11-13. All proceeds will go to the church building fund. ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway, will hold a Children’s Consignment Sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. ■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, needs crafters for its Fall Festival to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Space rental is $25. Info: Lena Coker, 693-2688 or email lenacoker@ yahoo.com. ■ Rutherford Memorial UMC, 7815 Corryton Road, will have its annual rummage sale 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11-12.
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Trula Duggan of Powell will celebrate her 91st birthday Aug. 26 with family and friends at NHC Fort Sanders. Through the years, Duggan has made many birthday and wedding cakes for people in the community.
■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike, will host an open scrapbook night 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in the fellowship hall. Bring pictures and scrapbook supplies to work with, and bring a snack to share. RSVP or to request
child care at 689-7001. ■ North Acres Baptist Church Happy Travelers will see “Unto These Hills” Thursday, Aug. 11. Cost is $58 and includes transportation, dinner and admission. Info: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
Women’s programs ■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 East Beaver Creek Drive, will host the Beth Moore “Living Proof Live” simulcast event 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Admission is free; seating is limited. Register by calling 484-4066 or emailing events@sothbchurch.org. Include name, address, phone number and the number in your party. ■ Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection will host the luncheon “Celebrating the Years” 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Buddy’s Banquet Hall in Bearden. The special feature will be Deanna Hurd, owner of Lulu’s Tearoom in Powell. The inspirational speaker will be Babs Hawks from Woodstock, Ga., who was crowned Ms. Senior Arizona in 2002. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Cost is $10. RSVP by calling Connie at 693-5298 or email dick3234@ bellsouth.net.
will have basic computer class 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 9 and 11, and Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 16 and 18. The class will cover an introduction to Windows 7 and how to edit text, create and arrange files and folders and use the paint program. Cost is $20. Info: Shirley or Earl Walker, 687-9429 or email ewwalker@ bellsouth.net. ■ Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will have a Sunday school class for adults beginning 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. Jim Bacon will lead the
discussion based on the International Bible Lesson Series. Info: 690-1060 or visit www. beaverridgeumc.com.
Youth programs ■ Bells Campground Baptist Church, will have registration for AWANA 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17. ■ Fountain City United Methodist Church Preschool has openings available for the upcoming school year. Info: director Susan Todd, 689-7535 or email stodd@ fountaincityumc.org.
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■ 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.beaverridge umc.com.
20. Cash payments only. ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Ave. Pike, is looking for vendors for its fall festival to be held Oct. 1. Info: 584-2995.
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Birthdays Eli Allen Jones Riggs celebrated his fourth birthday June 28 with a “Cars 2” movie party at Halls Cinema 7. His parents are Chad and Denise Riggs. Grandparents are Delores Jones and the late Fred Allen Jones of Powell, Mike Riggs, and Dr. Ron Barton and Debbie Waters. Great-grandparents are Carroll and Barbara Barnes of Crossville.
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Ella Faye Riggs celebrated her second birthday May 4 with a party at Bell’s Campground Baptist Church in Powell. Her parents are Chad and Denise Riggs. Grandparents are Delores Jones and the late Fred Allen Jones of Powell, Mike Riggs, and Dr. Ron Barton and Debbie Waters. Greatgrandparents are Carroll and Barbara Barnes of Crossville.
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KARNS – 4BR/1.5BA bsmt rancher. This home features: 3BR on main & 4th BR, rec rm & half BA/laundry down. Fenced yard & 1-car gar. Many updates including: Laminate flooring, tile back splash in kit, energy efficient heat pump, water heater, wired smoke detector & new lighting & plumbing fixtures. New 3-ton AC unit & exterior painted 6/2011. Reduced $118,900 (752919)
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POWELL – Country setting! 2BR/2BA ranch end unit. Featuring: 1-car gar w/extra side parking, lots of common area great for children & pets. Eat-in kit w/ pass-through to LR w/gas FP. Many updates including: New paint, ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, water saver toilet in mstr, new kit sink & garbage disposal & much more. $104,900 (763927)
POWELL – Private wooded setting. All brick 3BR/2BA rancher w/2-car attached & 1-car detached gar/workshop. Enjoy the yard without the work, HOA fees included lawn care. Vaulted ceilings in LR & kit, formal DR & 15.6x11 screened porch. Transferable home & pest control warranty. $242,900 (768752)
POWELL – Great 3BR/2BA rancher w/lg level backyard. This home features: Formal DR, LR, fam rm off kit, laundry rm w/utility sink. Many updates including: Roof, carpet, BA remodel & much more. A must see. $169,900 (762749)
POWELL – 100x217 lot in established neighborhood. Private & Wooded in back. Owner/Agent $34,900 (715548)
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First Tennessee donates $5,000 to Pellissippi State Foundation for the support of Knoxville’s TSBDC. On hand to receive the donation are: Mercedes Campbell, TSBDC Internet training specialist; Jane Shelton, TSBDC administrative assistant; Bruce Hayes, TSBDC senior business specialist; Pam Fansler, First Tennessee East Region president; Larry Rossini, TSBDC director; Marilyn Cobble, TSBDC senior business specialist; Julia Wood, PSCC marketing and communications director; and Rob Karpick, TSBDC senior business specialist. Photo submitted
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firstforward ested in starting or improving a small business, whether it’s brick-and-mortar or strictly online. Classes available for free to the public cover such topics as e-commerce, marketing, preparing financial statements for small business, starting and managing a small business, and writing a business plan. First Tennessee Foundation’s contribution is earmarked for purchasing computer supplies, equipment and software for the resource center. By taking advantage of the resource center and free counseling, Deborah Sellers, chief operating officer of InBalance Hormone Replacement Center on Chap-
man Highway, created a new business plan, organizational chart and job descriptions for her two-year-old business, increasing gross receipts by 37 percent in the next month. Through working with Rob Karpick, senior business specialist at the TSBDC, Sellers identified two areas of opportunity for improvement that generated immediate results and is continuing to look for additional improvements. “We’ve seen huge changes, and we’re only into Week 3,” said Sellers. We’re honored to be able to support organizations like the Tennessee Small Business Development Center that, in turn, help so many in our community to be successful, allowing them to contribute to our local economy through new job creation. Small business will be key in returning our economy to prosperity. Kudos to the folks at TSBDC for all they do. Info: 246-2663 or www. tsbdc.org/.
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Knoxville Twisters, the area’s newest tumbling and cheer gym, has opened in Halls at 6808 Maynardville Highway near Grocery Outlet. On hand at the grand opening were Laura Brown, Micah Petty, owner Rebekah Chait and Courtney Roach. The gym will be open 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon for Mom’s Morning Out on Friday. Knoxville Twisters is also available for birthday parties. Beginning in September, the gym will feature adult exercise classes, including Zumba and Pilates. Info: 377-3783. Photo by Ruth White
College online Fountainhead adds two programs Fountainhead College of Technology has added two degree programs to its online offerings. Beginning fall semester, Online Network Security & Forensics as well as Information Technology programs will join Application Development and Computer Programming online. Fountainhead’s online programs have the same academic requirements, rules and policies as the resident courses. Online programs require students to visit the campus for up to two days at the end of each semester for course assessments. Online students study at their own pace in a learning environment that fits their schedule and study habits. Fall classes start Aug. 29. Fountainhead College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Info: www.fountainheadcollege.edu/programs/online-programs or phone Joel Southern at 688-9422.
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KNOXVILLE CHAMBER Info: 637-4550. All events are held at the Knoxville Chamber unless otherwise noted. ■ New Member Reception, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. ■ Chamber Member MD Lab, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.
17th Street Studios to host free artist portfolio workshop On Aug. 10, 17th Street Studios will host a free workshop on how to put together an artists portfolio and resume 6 to 7:30 p.m. Brian Jobe, local artist and co-manager of 17th Street Studios, will open the workshop. Other artists from the studio will be present to answer any questions and discuss portfolio ideas.
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Training for Life is the center’s small group weight management program. It encompasses 12 weeks of training with three to five other people and a personal trainer who will guide you every step of the way toward achieving a healthier lifestyle. August 8 and 9: Free informational sessions Noon to 1 p.m., 6 to 7 p.m. August 15: Receive a discount if you register before this day! August 22: Program begins
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increase in muscular strength, a 50 to 80 percent increase in cardiovascular endurance, a marked gain in energy and an improvement in metabolism. And just like those popular TV programs we have all seen, there are rewards. Years of experience have convinced the folks at Mercy Health and Fitness Center that a little friendly competition yields motivation, so your team will be competing with other teams. Members of the team with the best overall results at the end of the 12 weeks will each win a one-hour relaxation massage. The individual with the greatest improvement will win a three-month free membership to the center. All those who complete the program will receive a free Training for Life t-shirt; participants who attend all 36 sessions will get a free gym bag. The total Training for Life program involves 32 hours with a trainer and eight basic classroom style nutritional sessions and food log reviews. The workouts involve high calorieburning weights and cardio to build lean muscle mass and help improve metabolism, cardiovascular health and strength. Workouts are set to the intensity each individual needs.
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Final Price when 10 participating Final Price when 10 participating Kellogg’s items are purchased in a in a Kellogg’s items are purchased single transaction using your ValuCard.
single transaction using your ValuCard
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Earn 1 point for each $1.00 purchased in grocery items.
10 POINTS
Earn 10 bonus points for every $10 purchased in Food City brands.
150 POINTS EARNS YOU 15¢ PER GALLON ON A SINGLE FILL-UP.
50 POINTS
Earn 50 bonus points for each Food City Pharmacy prescription.*
Saving Money is easier at Food City Pharmacy! RD VALUCA TION IP R C S E PR
2 -50¢
for $
REWARDS 1
$ 99
with card
with card
FUEL
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Advertised Price Kelloggʼs Mega Savings
Receive $10.00 off your next Grocery Or Fuel Purchase when you enroll.
LOW COST FOR YOUR FAMILY Only $10.00 per family per year
Ask any Food City Pharmacy Associate for details. • KNOXVILLE, TN - N. BROADWAY, MAYNARDVILLE HWY., HARDIN VALLEY RD., SALE DATES MIDDLEBROOK PIKE, KINGSTON PIKE, KINGSTON PIKE, MORRELL RD. Sun., Aug. 7 • POWELL, TN - 3501 EMORY RD. Sat., Aug. 13, 2011
Keebler
Keebler
Town House Crackers
Chips Deluxe Cookies
Asst. Varieties, 9.5-16 Oz.
Asst. Varieties, 12.5-18 Oz.
SAVE AT LEAST 2.00 AFTER INSTANT REBATE
SAVE AT LEAST 2.00 AFTER INSTANT REBATE
Advertised Price Kelloggʼs Mega Savings
$ 49
2 -50¢
Your Final Price...
1
$ 99 EACH
WITH CARD
Final Price when 10 participating Kellogg’s items are purchased in a single transaction using your ValuCard.
Advertised Price Kelloggʼs Mega Savings
$ 49
2 -50¢
Your Final Price...
1
$ 99 EACH
WITH CARD
Final Price when 10 participating Kellogg’s items are purchased in a single transaction using your ValuCard.