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Powell principal gets state award When asked about his vision for Powell Middle, Critselous leaned back in his chair with a satisfied look. “I think part of our original vision has been completed. When I first came here, we looked at providing a new facility and new equipment, and we have done that,” he said. “We try to provide these kids with the best education we can so that they can be as competitive as they can be – either in the job market in the future or in post secondary education if they choose that route. Our goal is to grow these kids.” During his travels to Washington, he met someone from UT on the plane. His traveling companion related that 60 percent of this year’s freshmen at UT had a 4.0 GPA in high school – an average formerly reserved for valedictorians and salutatorians of any given high school graduating class. Middle school is a tough time – for students and teachers. Critselous says that half of a teacher’s evaluation is based on test scores – unlike elementary school where some classes do not take standardized tests and high school which is totally focused on graduation rates. “We are defined exclusively by TCAP data,” he said.
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Powell Middle School principal Gary Critselous has been busy of late. Critselous, in his fifth year at the helm at PMS, has seen his school grow exponentially over the years. Two years ago when the expansion construction project was completed, it brought the capacity of the school to approximately 1,200 students – an unusually large number for a middle school. With Powell being one of the few Knox County middle schools eligible to be a School Choice school as a transfer destination for students leaving other schools struggling with the “No Child Left Behind” mandates, the student body population today is 1,050 – approximately a 10 percent increase from the end of the year last year. There are close to 100 staff at PMS including 61 certified teachers. This year Powell has seen about 109 transfers from Northwest, Vine, South-Doyle and Whittle Springs middle schools. For this year the county provides transportation for the kids from those zones. Next year, if Tennessee is successful in opting out of the NCLB mandates as Gov. Bill Haslam
Albers hosts Civil War reunion This is the second installment of Dr. J.C. Tumblin’s tale of A.J. Albers. A segment of his work, “Fountain City: Facts, Myths and Mysteries” See page A-6
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has proposed and President Barack Obama has expressed agreement with, those kids may stay at Powell but will have to provide their own transportation. Critselous recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he was presented with the MetLife/
National Association of Secondary School Principals 2011 Middle Level Principal of the Year award for the state of Tennessee. He was presented the award Sept. 22 and spent three days visiting with Congressional leaders and members of the U.S. Department of Education.
Burchett gets first HPUD appointment By Greg Householder
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Powell Middle School principal Gary Critselous (left) with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Morristown East principal Gary Johnson. Critselous was in Washington, D.C., to receive the state MetLife/NASSP Middle Level Principal of the Year award. While there, he also met with U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Photo submitted
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will make his first appointment to the board of commissioners for the Hallsdale Powell Utility District following the Sept. 19 resignation of commissioner Sandra Liford. Commissioners Jim Hill and Kevin Julian have submitted three names to Burchett in order of their preference: Bob Crye, Martha Arnold-Charnay and Joe McDonald. Burchett can select one, reject all or simply do nothing in which case Crye will become a commissioner. Liford, the newest member of the board, also resigned her job as assistant principal at Farragut Primary School in the fall. She and her husband, Scott, own and operate Cedar
Grove Marina. She did not attend last week’s meeting. John G. “Bob” Crye, 68, of Halls, retired from Alstom Power Inc. in 2008. An engineer, he has worked for TVA, Rrentenbach Engineering and Hillman Construction. He serves as a volunteer board member of Jesus Centered Ministries and the Halls Business and Professional Association. He is a trustee, chair of building and grounds, and an adult Sunday School teacher at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Martha Arnold-Charnay, 69, retired from Technicolor Inc. (formerly Four Star International Inc.) in 1989 where she served in positions ranging from administrative assistant to executive vice president and corporate
Sandra Liford secretary. Since returning to Halls, she has been active in numerous community organizations and was founding president of the Halls Crossroads Women’s League. Joseph P. “Joe” McDonald, 74, also of Halls, served in the United States Marine Corps and was a licensed land surveyor from 1970-1990. He worked as an engineering
Body of work Bass says teaching is highlight By Wendy Smith Dr. Bill Bass has several claims to fame. As head of UT’s anthropology department, he founded the Body Farm, the nation’s first research facility dedicated to studying how the human body decays. He has helped identify remains in more than 700 cases in Tennessee and has cowritten seven books, including six fictional works about Dr. Bill Brockton, a character based on Bass. But his foremost contribution has been as a teacher, he says. Bass treats each case he investigates as an opportunity to educate both students and law enforcement officers. Education is in his blood. His
grandfather and mother were teachers, and his father was chair of the Stephens City, Va., school board for 35 years. When the William M. Bass Forensic Anthropology Building at UT was dedicated recently, he became the third member of his family to have an educational facility named after him. Bass stumbled upon the field that would become his passion almost by accident. As an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, he took an anthropology class. He’s not sure he even knew what anthropology was at the time. He first planned to get a master’s degree in counseling at the University of Kentucky but quickly changed his major to anthropology. He knew he had chosen the right career when a professor invited him to tag along as
aide at KUB from 1969 until his retirement in 1997. McDonald has been active in the Boys Scouts of America where he received several awards. In other business, Cardwell reported that 14 water meters were set and nine sewer inspections were conducted in September. The utility treated 234.6 million gallons of water and treated 218.3 million gallons of wastewater which included the torrential rains over the Labor Day weekend. In response to a ratepayer’s concern voiced during the public comment portion of the meeting regarding low end usage, Cardwell said that the utility is looking to change from its current 1,500 gallon minimum usage to zero based measurement. This would result in a few dollars
relief each month for low usage ratepayers, he said. The board also approved a final payment of $260,208 to P & W Construction Company LLC for work on the new HPUD Administration Building and Operations Center. The board also approved a payment of $586,768.09 to Merkel Brothers Construction as part of the water system improvements along SR-33. Consulting engineer Robert Campbell said this project is approximately 60 percent complete and should be operational in early 2012. He expects HPUD will receive some reimbursement from TDOT for this project. The next HPUD board meeting is 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the utility’s administration building on Cunningham Road in Halls.
fices were located in former student dorms under Neyland Stadium, and shortly after Bass arrived, a body was sent to him by the state medical examiner. Lacking an appropriate space for storing the body, he put it in a shower stall in the men’s room that served as the janitor’s closet. “The best chewing out I ever had came from that janitor,” he recalls. Not long after that, Bass approached UT Dean Alvin Nielsen to ask for some property for storing bodies. He was given space at a sow barn at UT’s Holston Farm, a 45-minute drive from campus. He Bill Bass enjoys a break from book signwas later given three acres behind ings with his pooch, Trey, at his West UT Medical Center. Knoxville home. Photo by Wendy Smith “That’s when we really began he identified the remains of a woman to do research on dead bodies,” he killed in a fiery truck crash. That was said. His notion of a facility dedicated to Bass’ “Aha!” moment, and the only studying decomposition began when case that has ever made him sick. He taught at the University of Kan- he was asked to help ranchers who sas for more than 10 years before UT To page A-3 hired him in 1971. Anthropology of-
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Valerie is the executive director of the East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank and a member of the PBPA. Last Tuesday, the PBPA held its new member reception at the Bailey Farm. The PBPA has just wrapped a membership drive where each guest brought to a meeting earned you a chance in the drawing for a pretty cool gift basket loaded with gift cards. The drawing was Tuesday. Well, Valerie won it. And she wasn’t even there! Of course, this wasn’t Valerie’s first rodeo when it came to winning prizes. It seems that at almost every meeting, her business card gets drawn for the door prize. I wonder if she is cheating somehow. Well, it doesn’t
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One of the interesting things about being involved in the Lions Clubs (Knox North and Powell) is that this time of year there is a lot of change in leadership, especially at the higher levels. There is a new district governor in District 12N (the district that encompasses East Tennessee), Chuck Bailey from the TelJustin Bailey, Teresa Long and Noell Lewis draw Valerie Stew- lico Village Lions Club, and a art’s name as the winner of the Membership Drive Gift Basket Zone chair locally, John Black last Tuesday at the PBPA’s new member reception at the Bailey of the Powell Lions Club. Farm. Photos by Greg Householder Diane Wilkerson, also of the Powell Lions Club, has moved from 2nd Vice Dismatter – if she is cheating trict Governor to 1st Vice maybe she can do it in Las District Governor and will Vegas, too. most likely be the district governor next year. ■Noweta visits Lions worldwide also Townsend have a new leader – WingKun Tam of Hong Kong. One Last week I had the pleaof the projects that President sure of having my daughter, Tam (as he is known in Lion Heather, visit from Seattle and circles) wants to accomplish she got to spend a couple of this year is the planting of days job shadowing her dear 1 million trees around the old dad. She went with me to Charlotte Miller tells the world. the HPUD board meeting and As Chuck told the Knox on Tuesday she went with me Noweta Garden Club about and the Noweta Garden Club her club’s project, Riverwalk North Lions last Wednesin Townsend. day, this tree-planting is not to Miss Lily’s in Townsend. some kind of environmental Charlotte Miller of the global warming thing. Tam network, they received an Tuckaleechee Garden Club figures if he can get Lions $18,000 TDOT grant. Like spoke about her club’s project, Riverwalk – a quarter many grants, unfortunately, around the world who speak mile park along the Little they have yet to see any ac- different languages and have diverse cultures to acRiver in Townsend. In 2004 tual cash. her club adopted the project. Two months ago, River- complish such a goal, then it About three years ago, be- walk became a certified trail will prove to the world how effective the Lions Clubs are cause it follows Old Highway arboretum, the only one in in serving their communi73 which is part of the TDOT Blount County. ties. Chuck committed District 12N to planting about 1,200 trees – one for each Lion in the district. That’s a lot of trees to plant. So if you need some trees planted, especially if you’re in charge of some community space, shoot me an email at
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Carl Rickels of the Powell Lions Club picks up trash along Emory Road near Brickyard. The Lions were conducting one of the periodic cleanups they inherited when the Powell Community Club merged with them last year. ShopperGreg@aol.com and I’ll be glad to pass it along. In other business, the Powell Lions finished one of their Emory Road trash pick ups on Oct. 1. According to the Lions it wasn’t too bad so everyone pat themselves on the back for keeping our community clean.
hearsals continue for the Powell Playhouse’s next production. The group will present Fred Carmichael’s mystery “The Night is My Enemy� on Nov. 3-6 at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. Primary cast members for the production are: Elizabeth Eaker as Roane, Christy Rutherford as Tessie, Jean ■Congrats to Weeden as Margaret, HuntMeredith Hawkins er Long as Tommy, Pepper Powell High School golfer Boone as Hester;, Judy MorMeredith Hawkins recently ris as Augusta, Devin Harvey tied for eighth place in the as Gerald, Jeff Carter as Ora, state golf tournament by Roy Weeden as Hubert and shooting a 158 (85-73) durChuck Denney as Rodney. ing the two-round play. The On Nov. 13, the Powell Powell girls golf team finPlayhouse will host Bill Lanished as district champs. dry who will do a Heartland Christmas storytelling ses■And don’t forget sion and book signing. On ‘The Night is My Dec. 9, the Powell Playhouse Enemy’ Nov. 3-6 will present an evening of Preparations and re- gospel music.
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Edna’s daughters coming from the eaves. Another family was already there and help was on the way. The church was rebuilt in 1959. Sandra Cedar Grove started in 1914 Clark with 14 charter members, Edna said. The congregation met each first and third Sunday. Men sat on one side and women on the other. with the state of Tennessee when Each side had a wood stove. In she married Homer Smith. Yes, 1945, a Sunday school room was she is Shirley Smith Smith. It was added and in 1959 there were 210 a “who’s on first” comedy routine members. Pastors were George as Shirley tried to fi le her paper- DeMarcus, C.A. Hensley, J.E. Elwork and a state bureaucrat tried kins, Murphy Bolinger, Herbert to explain a “maiden name.” Brock, Walter Henderlight, Paul Another story involves the Adcock and Herman Lakin. Easter Sunday when the old “We walked to church,” Shirley Cedar Grove Baptist Church recalled. “One family would start caught fire. Shirley woke up with walking up Raccoon Valley, and a premonition. Something was as we passed a house that family wrong. When the Smiths got to would join us. There would be a the church they could see smoke whole crowd walking together. We
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and Botts realizes “we’ll never get away from traditional services.” But as new families move here and younger people lean toward the concept of cremation, Botts believes it’s a logical extension of the business to add the crematory – the first in Knox County. The escalating expense of funeral services is a factor with the average funeral costing $8,000 plus a gravesite and marker while the average cremation costs $2,000. The Fountain City facility is properly zoned, according to city officials, and a building permit was obtained. The contractor is Phil Buckles with Capital Construction. Cremations are “heavily regulated,” Botts said. Cremation is a two-step process with only heat released into the atmosphere. In addition, Gentry-Griffey will maintain an open door policy. Anyone can visit during office hours and tour the crematory. A viewing room will allow families to witness cremations if they desire. Botts says cremation is another option for families, and he’s glad to offer this service to the Knoxville community. “We’re here to serve Fountain City first, but we will be expanding our marketing effort,” he said. “Knoxville is a big place. “I know the importance of trust. A family’s loved one won’t leave this property. Everything will be handled onsite.” Gentry-Griffey has created a website with frequently asked questions. Info: www. knoxcremations.com/.
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Last week we reported on Edna Weaver Smith’s recollections of growing up in Raccoon Valley. Edna just turned 95 and her Florida daughter, Polly, made her a beautiful memory book. Guess that set her to recalling. But an extra benefit of that interview (besides the great stories and Edna’s wonderful apple dumplin’s) was the opportunity to catch up with Edna’s local daughters, Shirley and Betty Rae. Both are well-known. Betty Rae for her career with Home Federal Bank, working with Ancil Hooks at the Broadway branch; and Shirley for her volunteer work in the church, community and Republican Party. She also helps son Scott at his insurance agency. One of Shirley’s funniest stories involves her “discussions”
Shirley was chopping them too. I tried to stop her but she said, ‘It’s not tobacco!’ He paid us 50 cents but he didn’t ask us back.” After she married and moved out, Shirley had a close encounter with a huge snake. It must have been 6-10 feet long. She found it in a stack of leaves Betty Rae Smith where Scott was playing. Shirley wanted to kill it, but Homer said it was a good snake that would eat rodents. So it was live and let live for the Smiths and the snake, until one day it didn’t appear. The mystery was solved when Shirley ran into a neighbor who was telling her about this giant snake that had showed up at her house. “We killed it,” said Shirley Smith the neighbor. “You killed my snake!” shouted went back home that way, too.” Shirley. Betty Rae laughs about the “Well, if you wanted it you time she and Shirley tried to earn extra money by helping their dad- should have kept it at home,” said dy hoe tobacco. “He told us to cut the neighbor. (Note: Jake Mabe will be back down all the weeds and Shirley started chopping. He had planted next week with a hundred new stopumpkin vines in the tobacco. ries to tell after his trip to Hawaii.)
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Huntsman brings campaign to Knoxville Mary Kaye Huntsman listens as her husband, GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, discusses his campaign. Former Knoxville mayor and U.S. ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe (right) and his wife, Joan, hosted the Huntsmans at a fundraiser last week. Photo by N. Lester
Life as a professional endorser My regular shtick is county government, so I hope I’ll be excused if I stray across the county line briefly for a look at what’s going on in the city. It’s not much of a stretch, anyway. Most of the subjects of today’s lesson in how to get along after your campaign hopes have gone the way of all flesh at some time held or hoped to hold elected office in the county, and I have it on good authority that all live in Knox County or at least in the state of Tennessee. I’m referring to The Endorsers (which, by the way, would be a snazzy name for a Washington, D.C.-based jazz band), the notable collection of folks who showed up on the courthouse steps to say “Amen!” to Mark Padgett’s mayoral candidacy last week. Let’s give The Endorsers the benefit of a doubt and accept that they weren’t angling for jobs in the Padgett cabinet. So, if there’s no personal profit to be had for becoming cannon fodder for feckless columnists, what do The Endorsers have to gain, assuming none of them can play the trumpet like Wynton Marsalis? A professional endorsing career, of course. Scoff if you will, but before you do, stop to consider that every political campaign has winners and losers. (I could prove this to you geometrically, but I misplaced my protractor.) Then consider that every primary election winner has to go through the whole thing again just to earn the privilege of having people like me tell the public why we don’t like the cut of their jib. Yes, it’s a dreary fate, but having a professional endorser on your side can make all the difference. Endorsers, for fair compensation, can take the heat when the candidate gets caught in a, um, misstatement. “I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant,” is a quote perhaps mistakenly attributed to President Richard Nixon. No matter. With a little twist, it’s pure gold in the hands of a professional endorser: “I know you believe you understand what you think (insert candidate’s name here) said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what (insert candidate’s name here again) meant.” By the time the endorser’s audience figures out what that means, the candidate will have (in politics-speak) “moved the discussion” to something less treacherous. If I’m any judge, a statement like that should be worth a few grand to a professional endorser. And why stop with a local mayoral election? There’s a presidential campaign coming up, and candidates will be begging for endorsements. So don’t ridicule The Endorsers just because you don’t like the cut of their jib. These guys are on to something. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Mark Padgett says he and Madeline Rogero are from different wings of the Democratic Party. Last week Rogero scooped up endorsements from the Democratic Women and the Fraternal Order of Police leaving folks to wonder just what wings are for Mark. Buffalo wings? ■ Does Sheriff Jimmy Jones want Police Chief David Rausch’s job in a Padgett Administration? That rumor was flying at the FOP meeting. “Those endorsements backfired bigtime,” a source said. “We got a good chief.” ■ Gov. Bill Haslam will be in Knoxville on Friday, making the keynote speech at the annual Legacy Parks Foundation lunch. Here’s guessing we won’t be seeing County Mayor Tim Burchett there. He completely eliminated the county’s $50,000 contribution to Legacy Parks in the current year’s budget.
D’s endorse women The Democratic Women of Knox County voted unanimously last week to endorse Madeline Rogero and Gloria Johnson.
Betty Bean During the business portion of their October “tailgate” meeting, the club appropriated $1,000 to be donated equally to mayoral candidate Rogero and state Senate District 6 candidate Johnson, both of whom are club members and face wellfunded opposition in the November general election. County Commissioner Amy Broyles, who recently had surgery to remove a benign tumor from her parathyroid gland, was asked to give a report on her health and to discuss commission business. She pointed out a thin, horizontal scar on her neck that appears to be healing nicely: “I have endured many
jokes about cutthroat politics,” she said. Broyles, who pushed to give county employees a pay raise during budget discussions this summer, only to see her idea shot down, talked about Mayor Tim Burchett’s new proposal to raise county workers’ pay by 3 percent. Said she’s finally figured out how things work on the commission, where she is the only woman: “I come up with a really great idea and the mayor and his buddies kill it, and a couple months later it comes back as his idea. I’m fine with that. I’m going to keep coming up with good ideas and he’ll keep
quashing them and then come back with them later and we’ll get a lot of good stuff done.” The club also heard from an array of at-large candidates for City Council – Bill Owen and Marshall Stair, who will be facing off in a contest for Seat B; Finbarr Saunders, who wants Seat C and George (“Not THAT George Wallace”) Wallace, who is running for Seat A. Stair had the best laugh line when he told the group about his experiences going door-to-door. He said a man opened the door and said, “I know who you are. Many years ago your father represented my ex-wife in
Candidates must get specific The mayoral campaign is heating up. Mark Padgett has a 28-point program. Check out his website to see it at www.votepadgett.com. Lots of fluff, few specifics. He won the endorsements of all his losing opponents plus Sheriff Jimmy Jones. Madeline Rogero says there is not much to it. She calls it plagiarism or stuff already being done, but fails to be precise. Neither is very specific. Voters would be hard pressed to identify Rogero’s top three goals beyond the general platitudes of making Knoxville even more wonderful than we are. Padgett is equally vague. He attacks waste in the city but does not mention a single example. Few voters know what is in Padgett’s program and probably do not care since 84 percent of voters avoided the election. If Padgett wants traction he must outline with clarity three things he will do if elected instead of labeling Rogero as the politics of old which she is not. He has
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to challenge her on specific issues to advance. One of Padgett’s points is transparency in city government. However, Padgett, who touts his business experience as a reason to elect him mayor, becomes secretive when asked about the payroll of his business. He cannot expect to use his business as a reason to elect him if he is not prepared to be totally open about all its details. He cannot have it both ways. Rogero must be precise about which of Padgett’s points are plagiarized if she is going to make that charge. She needs to tell voters what the top three items are she plans to implement if elected. What will her first week in office look like? More of the same, or something new? If
new, what is it? What does she mean by a “green” city? Labels alone are not programs. Right now she is responding to Padgett and letting him set the campaign agenda. She needs to be proactive if she plans on being the lead candidate. If she continues on her current course she may let a 20-point lead dwindle to 5 or 6 points which guarantees Padgett is her opponent in 2015. Padgett’s 28-point plan does not mention paving city streets, the upside down pay scales for some city employees like David Hill who is paid $145,000 a year ($35,000 a year more than our fire or police chiefs who have real jobs), hiring minorities in city government or mitigating homelessness. Neither he nor Rogero have discussed the city issues which Becky Massey used successfully in her significant win over Marilyn Roddy such as red light cameras, high city property taxes and homeless housing
our divorce.” “Before I could tell him what a complete maniac my dad is, he said ‘I probably paid for your college education. I might as well vote for you.’ ” Stair also related a cautionary tale about turnout that he said he heard from an elderly, toothless man who said he never votes: “He told me about a druid farmer who needed a rope. He went to his neighbor to borrow one, and the neighbor said, ‘I need my rope to tie up my milk.’ ” Stair allowed as how that didn’t make much sense, and the old man said, “When you really don’t want to do something, what difference does the excuse make?” “I don’t know if that story really means anything,” Stair said. Stair’s opponent Bill Owen reminded his audience that he had been instrumental in getting the LMU law school downtown and said that even though he finished second in the primary, “This is a winnable race. When working people get out and vote, working people win.”
in South Knoxville (Roddy had supported all three and Massey opposed them). Both Rogero and Padgett pledge laser-like attention to job creation, but both bypassed Knoxville media firms to place thousands of dollars of advertising with Colorado and Washington, D.C., firms. Padgett is using Media Strategies out of Denver, while Rogero is using Revolution Political Media (which employs her cousin Colin Rogero) along with Team Blue which is a prominent Democratic firm in Washington. However, Rogero T-shirts were printed in Knoxville by Tribe One. Either Padgett or Rogero will be our next mayor. Neither seems willing to challenge the other in a constructive way. Padgett has to shake it up if he expects to reach a majority. Rogero’s play it safe approach will need fine tuning if she wants a comfortable win versus a narrow win or even a narrow loss. Also, another 5,000 voters will vote Nov. 8 who did not vote Sept. 27. Which way will they go?
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The Whitehead dilemma John Whitehead is a career professional, victimized by term limits and politics.
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John Whitehead is a career politician, father-inlaw to former County Commissioner (and chair) Scott Moore, the poster child for Black Wednesday. Take your pick, because the 2012 election for property assessor will turn on your choice (and that of a few thousand of your fellow citizens). Hint: he’s both. John was in Karns last week, speaking to the Republican club. Property Assessor Phil Ballard was also there, along with his wife, his chief deputy and a few more staffers. The meeting resembled an orange and white Ballard rally. One donated the door prize (a Ballard for Assessor cooler) and another won it. Why even elect a property assessor, you say? While the school board debates outsourcing custodians, a much stronger case could be made for outsourcing the quadrennial, state-mandated property reappraisals. With satellite technology, how hard could it be? Property assessing is big business in Knox County ($2.8 million budget for FY 2012 with most going for staff). That’s a formidable re-election machine that
John Whitehead speaks at Karns. Photo by S. Clark made the job a lifetime occupation until term limits. Now there’s a deep rift in the operation; one that will play out as Whitehead takes on Ballard. Hearken back to 2008 when Ballard, a county commissioner with no experience or certifications in property appraisal, ran in the GOP primary against term-limited Trustee Mike Lowe, also with no experience or certifications. Ballard won with 51 percent of the vote: 22,411 to Lowe’s 21,280. He was supported by longtime assessor Parkey Strader. Whitehead was hired in the assessor’s office when he returned from Vietnam. “(Then Assessor) Ed Hill made me cut my hair,” he recalls. He worked there for 35 years, gaining certifications and experience galore. Strader retired and supported Whitehead who was easily elected in 2000 and 2004, but was termlimited and could not run in 2008. Whitehead worked for Ballard for a while, as did Strader. But Phil is a headstrong fellow who has pret-
ty much cleaned house. He brought in Jim Weaver, a retired state appraiser, and things have settled down. Whitehead zinged Ballard at Karns, saying he’s “spent thousands of dollars to get an appraisal certification, and I don’t know if he has it yet.” Whitehead also scored with this: “The system is built to keep property values where they are, but the assessor’s office shouldn’t worry about where the county gets its (property tax) money. They should be worried about getting the values right.” And therein lies the rub. New construction is almost nonexistent. Foreclosures drive down home values. Buyers are not moving up. If the property assessor puts today’s values on real estate, it could trigger a massive tax increase just to keep the county’s income level. The next reappraisal is set for 2012, same year as the election. So Ballard must weave and wind his way through this mess to keep his job. And Whitehead stands watchfully outside the gate, waiting to reclaim his kingdom. Yep, this race could get really interesting.
Notes: ■ The North Knoxville Republican Club’s Chili Supper and Cake Auction will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Oakwood Lincoln Park Community Clubhouse. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. All are invited.
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Mark Padgett reaches toward Joe Hultquist on the Courthouse steps. The youthful candidate was also endorsed by Sheriff Jimmy Jones, Bo Bennett and Ivan Harmon. Photo by Ruth White
Padgett and Rogero: dueling optics Betty Bean Used to be, optics was a scientific term referring to the study of the physics of light. Today it has entered the political realm, where candidates stage manage their campaign events, paying as much attention to the look of things – backgrounds, foregrounds and everything in between – as to what is said. That’s optics, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. Last Wednesday was the day the 2011 mayoral campaign kicked into overdrive. Optics were central to the messages conveyed. Mark Padgett went first with a press conference announcing endorsements from the three also-rans in the mayoral primary – Bo Bennett, Joe Hultquist and Ivan Harmon – plus Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones. The four endorsers stood on the steps of the historic old Knox County courthouse behind Padgett, who wore a dark suit and a red tie. Everybody spoke – briefly, except for Hultquist, who was evidently still campaigning for himself. The optics were perfect – the beautiful old courthouse and the confident young candidate who at 33 would be the
youngest mayor ever elected. But this vision of youth was diluted a bit by supporters like Mose Lobetti, whose career as a patronage broker dates back to the 1950s; Oak Ridge lawyer/lobbyist and Al Gore operative Warren Gooch; and the candidate’s father, former County Clerk Mike Padgett. Former County Commissioner Lumpy Lambert made a cameo appearance. The endorsers were planted on the courthouse steps like sentries guarding against Visigoths bent on plunder. When asked if it’s wise to invoke images that conjure recollections of County Commission’s infamous Black Wednesday rebellion against term limits, Padgett looked astonished. Two hours later, Madeline Rogero held a hastilycalled presser in the newlyrelocated and expanded Three Rivers Market, which has become an anchor of the Central Avenue Corridor, a priority project of the city’s Community Development Department which she headed for four years. Her crowd was mostly handlers and reporters, plus a few women and children in maroon T-shirts and some curious random shoppers.
The optics were folksy. Rogero’s lectern was draped in red and white gingham, facing the sun, which was problematic, since the day had gotten hotter since the Padgett event. The candidate, dressed in a black pantsuit, looked hot, which she evidently was, because she tore into Padgett for branding her a career bureaucrat with little to show for her time as community development director: “Effective economic development with a solid return on investment has been happening here and will keep happening here. It takes a mayor with experience to make it work, and I’ve been working on it for over 25 years. He’s been reading about it for maybe nine months. Business-government cooperation is not something Knoxville needs to be schooled on by Mark Padgett. “ After the speech, school board member Indya Kincannon’s daughter Georgia, who’d been knitting something long and purple, approached the candidate and handed her a scarf that matched her purple blouse. The candidate looped it around her neck and walked out to her car.
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Albers hosts Civil War reunion HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin (Note: this is the second installment of Dr. J.C. Tumblin’s tale of A.J. Albers. A segment of his work, “Fountain City: Facts, Myths and Mysteries�)
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hen he came to Knoxville in 1865, Andrew Jackson “A.J.â€? Albers had already experienced enough excitement for a lifetime, although he was only 21. He had graduated from the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy before enlisting in the Union Navy in August 1861, at only 17. His Mississippi River gunboat, the USS Indianola, was rammed seven times and beached on Hurricane Island near Vicksburg during the pitch dark night of Feb. 24, 1863. Albers and the crew of 100 surrendered to the Confederate gunboats. He was sent to the notorious Libby Prison in Richmond ďŹ rst and then to several other Confederate prisons before being exchanged in the fall of 1863. He returned to Cincinnati and resumed his career in pharmacy. Two years later, Edward J. Sanford (1831-1902) offered him a position with his wholesale drug ďŹ rm in Knoxville. By 1866, Albers had assumed the interests of a former stockholder, T.I. VanGilder. In 1897, when W.P. Chamberlain joined the ďŹ rm, it became Sanford, Chamberlain and Albers Co. with Sanford as president, Albers as vice president and Chamberlain as secretarytreasurer. The wholesale drug company already had an annual gross of $200,000 to $300,000. Albers’ ascent in the local business world was just as impressive. In 1871 and again in 1876, he was treasurer of the Board of Trade. He became a member of the board of directors of the Mechanics National Bank (1882), president of the
Chamber of Commerce (1895-96), treasurer of the Lawson McGhee Library board, a member of the committee to return John Sevier’s body to Knoxville and to erect a suitable monument for him on the courthouse lawn (1889), a charter trustee of the Albers Mansion. Albers hosted Gen. James Longstreet at his home at 603 W. Main Ave. (pres(Old) Gray Cement location of the Medical Arts Building) for the Ocrober 1890 Reunion of the Blue and Gray etery Board and Veterans of the Civil War. Photos courtesy of C.M. McClung Historical Collection a principal in the Lonsdale double during lengthy parade and numerous The frightened Eleanor jumped and Land Co. He the event. small group meetings of various suffered a badly sprained ankle was also active When the ďŹ - veterans’ organizations preceded and bruises. Albers lost his balance in Second Presnance committee the ďŹ nal gathering for the keynote and fell out of the carriage. He was byterian Church. received pledges speeches of Longstreet and Gibson unconscious for some time but his On Aug. 22, for $9,600, the which was held on Oct. 9 under the alert daughter managed to summon 1889, many promihousing commit- “Big Tent.â€? The climax was a huge help from a nearby store. His businent Knoxvillians were on the maiden A.J. Albers (1844-1910). Dur- tee was authorized ďŹ reworks display, “The Finest Ever ness associate W.P. Chamberlain excursion of a Knox- ing the Civil War Pharmacist to purchase a tent Seen in the South.â€? The newspapers and his wife hurried to the scene in that would accom- estimated that it was viewed by a cab. By 1 p.m. he was at his home ville, Cumberland Mate A.J. Albers served on Main Street where the bones Gap and Louisville aboard the Mississippi River modate the indoor 35,000 spectators. were set and the wounds dressed. reunion activities. The letter Edward Albers, A.J.’s Railway passenger gunboat, the Indianola. They found one, 8-year-old son, wrote his grandAs his health declined, Andrew train when a culoriginally made for mother summed up the evening Jackson Albers spent his last years vert collapsed about two miles west of Corryton on Flat the Barnum Circus, which measured beautifully. “You ought of been here in a hospital in Asheville, N.C., Creek. Col. Isham Young, who 212 by 262 feet, weighed 8 tons and during the Reunion day if you had where he passed away on Nov. 9, chaired the Knoxville board of pub- required two railroad cars to trans- you would of seen something pretty. 1910. His wife, Ella S. King Albers lic works; F. Hockenjos, alderman; port. It was erected on the site of Fort The ďŹ reworks were beautiful,â€? he (1851-1888), had predeceased him. He was survived by their three chilS.T. Powers; Alexander Reeder; and Sanders where many of the Union said. and Confederate veterans had fought Judge George Andrews were killed. Ironically, in 1903, Albers right dren: Eleanor Albers Phillips, Haron Nov. 29, 1863. Albers’ right thigh was fractured. leg was broken again near his hip, ry K. Albers and Edward S. Albers. The Veterans Reunion at Knox- his right arm was fractured and Under the leadership of Edward A.J.’s injuries did not ground him for long for 1890 would prove to be ville (Oct. 7-9, 1890) reunited the he received a concussion in a car- S. Albers Sr. and then Edward S. eventful. In March, he was chosen to Blue and the Gray to celebrate rec- riage wreck. His daughter Eleanor “Budâ€? Albers Jr., Albers Drug Co. chair the Committee on Committees onciliation. Gen. Robert E. Lee’s (1885-1925) accompanied him on would continue to grow to some 200 for what would prove to be the largest “Old War Horse,â€? Gen. James Long- a business trip to suburban Grove employees servicing 1,300 stores reunion of Civil War veterans ever street (1821-1904), who was A.J. City about 11 a.m. on July 20. With and was sold to the Walker Drug Co. held in the South. His committees Albers’ house guest, was chosen to Eleanor, 17, holding the reins, the of Birmingham in 1994. were responsible for the advertising, represent the Confederate veterans. sporty two-wheeled horse-drawn (Author’s note: Thanks to E.S. Former treasurer of the state carriage began to gain speed down “Budâ€? Albers Jr., Douglas Davrailroad transportation, invitations, ďŹ nance, site, meeting space, enter- of Ohio Gen. William H. Gibson a steep hill. enport, Joyce A. Kyker and Alix tainment and housing that would be (1822-1894), a famous orator who Fearing a runaway, Albers took F. Dempster for their assistance required for the 15,000 to 20,000 had spoken to hundreds of Grand the reins and placed his foot on the with the research for this article. veterans that were expected. The Army of the Republic campďŹ res, dash board to attempt to stop the Additional information and phocity’s 1890 estimated population represented the Union veterans. galloping horse. The dash board tographs may be found on www. was 22,000, so its size would almost Visits to the battleground, a gave way and fell against the horse. fountaincitytnhistory.info/).
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Balancing the books “And this is the writing that was inscribed; MENE, MENE, TEKEL and PARSIN. This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; TEKEL, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” (Daniel 5: 25-28 NRSV)
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■ The family of Bill and Peonie Rouse reunion will be 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Sharps Chapel Community Center. All are welcome. Info: 947-2596. ■ Michael Ault II descendants will meet Sunday, Oct. 16, at Macedonia UMC, 4630 Holston Drive, after morning services. Potluck lunch at 1 p.m. Info: 689-3111. ■ Howard’s Quarter School (Red Hill School) of Claiborne County will hold its annual reunion 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the fire department building. Lunch served at 1:30 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share, drinks for your family, lawn chairs, and photos and memorabilia to share. All community members are invited. Info: J.D. and Mollie Waddell, 423-587-3402,; Margaret Seals Bull, 423-6263075.
Community ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of the month. Info: 566-1265. ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.
Fall festivals ■ Dante Baptist Church, Haunted Forest starts at dark, Oct. 21-22 and 26-31. Park at Rick’s Collision Center, 3362 Clinton Highway, free parking and free hayride to the forest. Info: 945-1249 or 740-2449. ■ Fountain City UMC , 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, Family Fallfest with games, inflatables, food and trunkor-treat. Cost is $2 for kids, $3
compulsive disorder, B.) given to self-f lagellation or C.) an outright lunatic. There is, however, something quite satisfying about putting a checkmark beside each entry that has cleared the bank, tracking down the ones that have not, and wrestling with all the figures until the checkbook balance and the statement balance agree. One of my daughters concurs with me on this and claims that she and I are the only two humans remaining on Earth who actually do this quaint exercise. Hint: it is not the daughter who last spring was promoted by her bank president to a regional job! It is not that I like math. for adults or $10 for families for this Net fundraiser. Happy costumes optional. ■ Norwood UMC, 2110 Merchants Drive, Pumpkin Patch noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sundays Oct. 16-31, with pumpkins and pumpkin bread for sale. Info: 687-1620. ■ Ridgedale Baptist Church, 5632 Nickle Road. Trunkor-Treat 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, with crafts, games and food Info: www.ridgedale.org or 5886855. ■ Sharon Baptist, 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Harvest Festival for children of the church and community thru 5th grade. ■ Son Light Baptist Church, 6494 Son Light Way, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.
Fundraisers ■ Bookwalter UMC , 4218 Central Avenue Pike, communitywide yard sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Those interested in free set up, call 773-3380. ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 Emory Road, Craft Bazaar and Rummage Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Fresh baked goodies, live music. ■ Fairview Freewill Baptist Church in Heiskell, rummage sale 8 a.m. to noon and a fall festival 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. During the festival, there will be a marshmallow roast, puppet show, dinner, auction and more. Sponsored by
Math makes my stomach hurt. It is not (nowadays, anyhow) that I have to know where every penny has gone and exactly how many are left in the till. It is not necessarily that I like order (Exhibit A: my house!). There is, however, some small pleasure in knowing that it is right. I will confess: I do enjoy being right. I think that part of it is accountability. It is one of the ways I can study and analyze where my money goes. It tells me what is important to me. Who was the wise man who said, “Show me a man’s checkbook, and the Women Active for Christ Auxiliary. Proceeds will help pay for church activities. Info: 705-9751. ■ Loveland Baptist Church, 1320 Springhill Road, will have a rummage sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. ■ New Hope Baptist Church will hold a festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, and is seeking vendors. Crafters, rummage sellers, games. Proceeds will offset medical bills for Chris Mitchell. Info: Tammy, 604-7634. ■ Smithwood Baptist, Making a Difference Ministry sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 4914 Jacksboro Pike. Crafts, baked goods, gift baskets.
Homecomings ■ Bells Campground UMC , 7915 Bells Campground Road, Powell, will hold homecoming Sunday, Oct. 16, at 10:30 a.m. with covered dish dinner to follow. Bring a favorite dish to share. Special music provided by The Chords Quartet. Info: 686-1516.
Rec programs ■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.
Senior programs ■ First Lutheran Church, 1207 N. Broadway, 55 Alive group will meet noon Thursday, Oct. 13. Lunch is $6. Reserva-
faith I will tell you what his priorities are”? I was pondering these things as I was wrapping up the balancing exercise recently. At the same time, at least part of my mind was searching for my next column idea. And then it hit me: God is into balancing books, too. There will be an accounting, and we will be “weighed on the scales and found wanting.” Standing before the Holy One will be the moment of truth. The good news, however, tions required and everyone is invited. Speaker will be licensed social worker Beth Trumbull, who served in southeast Asia during the tsunami in 2004. Info: Call 524-0366 before noon Monday through Thursday. ■ Sharon Baptist Upward basketball ($69) and cheerleading ($72) for ages 5 through 5th grade. Evaluations Oct. 10, 11, 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Info: sharonbaptist@ comcast.net/.
Special services ■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an Internet prayer line at 484-4066.
Women’s programs ■ Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection will host fall festival and luncheon beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall. There will be crafts and baked goods for sale, cakewalks, a silent and live auction and lunch will be served at 10:45 a.m. Guest speaker Tanya Villani will discuss “Under the Covers: Where Do You Hide Your Fears?” Admission is $10. Reservations required: 693-5298 or dick3234@ bellsouth.net.
is that what we lack, Christ has supplied. What we have squandered, he has restored. What we have committed, Christ has taken the blame for. What we owe, he has paid. When we stand to give account for ourselves, Christ will be there to lay an arm across our shoulders and say to the Judge, “She’s alright. I died for her. She is one of mine.” And the scales will shift into balance, and everything will be healed and whole and at peace.
Workshops ■ Cross Roads Crafters meet each second and fourth Thursday at 10 a.m. Projects include bibs and heartshaped pillows to donate and receiving blankets and chemo caps for Children’s Hospital. Help needed. 922-9412 or 922-7053. ■ 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.
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At left, quarterback Dustin McPhetridge takes the snap just ahead of handing off to Dyshawn Mobley (2) as Darian Logan (17) dashes off to block in action against Karns.
Members of the PHS offensive backfield are: Hagen Owenby, Dyshawn Mobley, Dustin McPhetridge and Andrew Irby. Photos by Greg Householder
Offensive efficiency Panther backfield racks up the yardage By Greg Householder Dyshawn Mobley’s career with the Powell High School football Panthers sounds like, well, a broken record. A bunch of them actually – if records were truly vinyl disks, there would be a lot of busted up pieces under Mobley’s feet at the tailback position. Let’s see – there is the career touchdown mark at 53 (No. 2 is Jason Littlejohn from 1988-91 with 41); there is the career rushing touchdown record of 52 (No. 2 is again Littlejohn with 38); there is the career rushing yards of 4,215 yards (No. 2 is Derek Milligan from 2000-
SPORTS NOTES ■ Baseball tournament , Tee ball and 6U coach pitch and 8U-14U, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com. ■ Baseball tournament , Tee ball and 6U coach pitch and
Hannah Wheeler is homecoming queen Tracy Wheeler escorts his daughter, Hannah, who was crowned as the 2011 Powell Homecoming Queen before the game with Hardin Valley Academy on Sept. 30. She represented the softball team. Photo by Greg Householder
02 with 2,923); there is the single season touchdown mark of 23 (No. 2 is Andrew Tudor from 2001 with 22) and the single season rushing touchdown record of 23 (No. 2 is Tudor with 21). And this is just through the Hardin Valley Academy game two weeks ago. Mobley has three more games to play plus playoffs. But Mobley is not alone back there. Mobley and the rest of the Panthers crushed Hardin Valley Academy 42-10 for homecoming Sept. 30 with Dyshawn scoring four touchdowns. Quarterback Dustin
McPhetridge is the second most prolific rusher and has logged 532 yards behind Mobley’s 1,431 through the HVA game. McPhetridge has also passed for three touchdowns and 439 yards completing 32 of 57 attempts. Mobley’s stable mate in the backfield is Darian Logan, who has logged 174 yards and two touchdowns. Shoring up the first team backfield is Montario Washington, Hagen Owenby and Tyshawn Gardin. The Panthers visited Clinton last Friday. Results were unavailable at press time. Next up for Powell is Campbell County on Friday,
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Oct. 14, in a Senior Night showdown at home. The Cougars have struggled this year and took a 2-4 record into last Friday’s game with Central. Campbell County lost to Seymour 42-6 on Aug. 19, beat Cumberland County 34-28 on Aug. 26, lost to Anderson County 38-14 on Sept. 2, lost to Karns 35-0 on Sept. 9, lost to Hardin Valley Academy 26-20 on Sept. 16 and beat Clinton 28-23 on Sept. 23 before an open date ahead of the game with Central. Kickoff Friday is at 7:30 p.m.
Davis is ‘Outstanding Teen’ Caty Davis of Powell was crowned Miss Knoxville Outstanding Teen on Sept. 24 at the Miss Knoxville Scholarship Pageant. She is currently a junior at Karns High School. The state level pageant competition will be held in Jackson, Tenn., in March. If she wins, she will move on to compete at the Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant held in Orlando next summer. Photo submitted
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‘Arrive Alive’ Members of the Powell High School Arrive Alive Club and members of the Powell Business and Professional Association Teen Driver Awareness committee brainstorm ideas at the club’s meeting last Thursday. Club members are: Nathan Lewis, Sami Hijer, Brenna Edwards, Shane Andrews, Austin Scircle, Alex Lambert, Tyler Korth and club sponsor Laura Whittington. From the PBPA are Sage Kohler (pictured), Teresa Long and Gary Cunningham. The brainstorming session was to start making plans for the joint program to make teens aware of bad driving habits. Photo by Greg Householder
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Now is the time for grandfathers to retrieve a few big bills from First Tennessee, official bank of the Volunteers, and invite a grandson to Neyland Stadium. If the young ones can survive an interlude without video games, they will see Derek Dooley’s orangemen against maybe mighty LSU. If they look in the correct direction at the proper time, they will get a glimpse of genuine legends. Proud remnants of the 1951 national championship Tennessee team will make what some fear will be their final public appearance. All-American tailback Hank Lauricella and AllAmerican guard John Michels are coming to town for this 60th reunion. Both are in the College Football Hall of Fame. Most famous end Doug Atkins is a maybe or doubtful, depending on health issues. Alas and alas, Andy Kozar, Ted Daffer, Pug Pearman, Bob Davis and too many other greats are already gone. Linebacker Gordon Polofsky, blocking back Jimmy Hahn, wingback Bob Neyland Jr. and tailback Herky Payne will be at the reunion. There may be 20 others. Tailback Pat Shires made arrangements.
The Arts and Culture Alliance will accept entries for its National Juried Exhibition through Saturday, Oct. 29. The exhibit will be shown at the Emporium Center downtown from Dec. 12 through Jan. 27. A submission fee of $40 is required for up to three works. Applications can be found online at www. knoxalliance.com, or send
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Tackle Jim Haslam will be host for the Friday dinner. Old Vols will take home some treats. With the approval of two or more athletic directors and the assistance of Bud Ford and Barry Rice, each former player will receive a souvenir preview brochure of the ’51 season (Atkins was suspended at the time of publication and is not in the book) and DVDs of victories against Ole Miss and Washington and Lee. Whipping the Rebels was a big deal in the 10-0 campaign. The W&L game was chosen because everybody played. Tennessee won at Oxford 46-21. Two touchdowns in the first quarter set the tone. Three TDs in the fourth made it convincing. The reinstated Atkins was dominant. The W&L game was a 60-14 romp that set some records. The Vols gained 513 yards rushing and averaged 10.7 per run. They scored six touchdowns on the ground. Herky ran for a S.A.S.E. to Suzanne Cada, Arts and Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. Cash prizes will be awarded. Info: 5237543.
Evelyn Hazen’s birthday The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, 1711 Dandridge Ave., will host a birthday celebration in honor of Evelyn Hazen 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Author Doug McDaniel will discuss Hazen’s ancestry. Birthday
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151 and four scores. Hank gained 114 and scored twice. Cousin Ray Byrd, third-team fullback, gained 84 yards. A good time was had by all. Don’t laugh at the losers. Washington and Lee made it to the Gator Bowl. Tennessee football 1951 was a different world. The team lived in dorm rooms under the east side of the stadium. The team dining room was on the ground floor. Hahn was the undisputed leader in entertaining antics. Polofsky remembers: “We were a family. We lived in the stadium together. We ate every meal together. We couldn’t have cars. We couldn’t get married.” How far did family togetherness go? “Everybody knew everybody else’s parents, sisters, brothers and cousins.” The genius of Robert R. Neyland, the precision of his single wing, the smartness of the loose-tackle six defense, the significance of the kicking game, talent, spirit, ambition – oh my, what a combination. Perspective? End Mack Franklin has it: “It was a privilege and a thrill for me to be part of such a great team.” Welcome back, gentlemen. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
cake will be served, and a guided tour of the museum will be given. Admission is $10 (members are free). RSVP by Monday, Oct. 10. Info: www.mabryhazen. com or call 522-8661.
‘A Day in the Life’ An exhibit of works by artists Roy McCullough and Kate McCullough will be on display through Nov. 4 at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike.
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Tennova steps on stage By Sandra Clark It was a time of sadness and celebration as officials from Tennova hosted ice cream socials at all former Mercy Health Partners facilities. At the newest facility, North Knoxville Medical Center off Emory Road near I-75, physicians and nurses met the new CEO, Rob Followell. The historic transfer of Mercy Health Partners to the Florida-based Health Management Associates was recorded last week. Register of Deeds Sherry Witt said it
is the most valuable transfer of real property in the history of Knox County. Myron Ely of East Tennessee Title handled the closing, which totaled more than $200 million. The 19 parcels that make up the Oak Hill campus sold for $82.6 million; the adjoining Oak Hill Child Care Center sold for $1.36 million; the Baptist West complex sold for $39.25 million; while the nine parcels at Mercy North sold for $65.6 million. The old Baptist Hospital on Blount Avenue sold
Down from August; ahead of 2010 Dr. Justin McGoldrick, interim medical director of the emergency room at North Knoxville Medical Center (formerly Mercy North), talks with ER team leader Debbie Pickett and CEO Rob Followell at a get acquainted ice cream social. Photo by S. Clark
for $12.35 million, and the St. Mary’s Residential Hospice in Halls sold for $2.23 million. Jeff Ashin remains the CEO of Physicians Regional
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Professional service close to home Weavers offer aid for hearing loss By Sandra Clark In their practice at Weaver Hearing Aid Center, Gary and Belinda Weaver have heard it all. They’ve heard every reason imaginable for delaying or avoiding altogether the need for hearing assistance. From cost to bulky equipment to difficulty of maintenance, the patients just “get along” as their hearing fades. For some, it’s as simple as not knowing where to start. (Free advice: the best starting point is probably not a screaming ad from someone passing through.) Here’s Gary’s advice: “I tell them to find somebody you trust, somebody you know. Find a professional who is knowledgeable about what they do.” Gary and Belinda work with individuals having hearing issues in a positive and encouraging way. They believe if the proper testing is done and the appropriate solution is applied, good results will follow. “We’re a personal service organization,” said Gary. “We will be upfront and explain what to expect from our testing.” Gary is a licensed hearing instrument specialist;
While real estate activity in September did experience the Sherry usual end of summer Witt decline, the month did Register of Deeds produce considerably more property sales than September 2010. For the month ending on Friday, Sept. 30, there were 669 land transfers in Knox County, representing a total property value of $111.7 million. This was some $48 million less than the total value of land sold in August. Compared with last September, however, the totals were much more favorable. Last year, 616 parcels changed hands during September, representing an aggregate value of about $92 million. Lending markets did not fare quite so well. For the month, about $238 million was loaned against property in Knox County. While that is more than the amount loaned in August, it is nearly $100 million less than the money borrowed against property last September. Despite interest rates below 4 percent in some cases, mortgage lending and refinancing continues to struggle due to tighter lending regulations and decreased property values. Oddly enough, the largest transactions recorded in September were both mortgage deals. One was a loan for $14.3 million dollars for a new UT cancer research facility. This was topped only by a mortgage transaction involving Faith Promise Church in the amount of $14.8 million. There were no property transfers for more than $1.75 million during September. With three quarters now in the books, 2011 continues to compare very closely to 2010 in the area of land transfers. The first nine months of this year have produced total land sales of around $1.17 billion in Knox County, compared to $1.14 billion during the same period of 2010. About $400 million less has been loaned against property this year than last.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Pat Stogner used her ‘ three f’s’ to battle breast cancer Faith, Family, Friends By Anne Hart
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at Stogner will readily tell you that in addition to a team of mighty good doctors, nurses and their respective support staff, there have been three powerful forces at work to make her a breast cancer survivor of 10 years: faith, family and friends. Those who know her well would add a fourth: a strong sense of humor that never really left her, no matter how bad things got. Stogner had always been faithful about getting mammograms, but it was a breast self-examination not too long after one of those mammograms that indicated certain changes which sent her immedi-
ately to her doctor. After a biopsy, she says, “Dr. Hugh Hyatt told my husband the cancer was invasive and we were in trouble. It really frightened us.” But there was some positive news, too. “Dr. Allan Grossman, my oncologist, had just been to a seminar in New York where they had talked about invasive cancers, and he was excited about all he had learned. He held my hand every step of the way. I have really been blessed.” But there was to be a long, long road ahead. First, there were three months of chemotherapy, and she lost all of her hair. “But it was OK. Everybody brought me baseball caps to wear.” The chemo was followed by a mastectomy. Even then, Stogner’s faith was keeping her strong. “When the anesthesiologist was strapping me down before the surgery, I told him I didn’t want him to strap
Pat and Bob Stogner outside their West Knoxville home. Photo by N. Lester
down my right hand. I could feel the Lord holding it. And I really could.” During the surgery, 17 lymph nodes were also removed. Stogner fought on. About the time her hair started growing back,
the doctors recommended three more months of chemotherapy and then 37 radiation treatments. The hair fell out again. It grew back again. She can laugh about it all now, saying that for her,
now, “there is no such thing as a bad hair day.” Stogner says she could not have made it without the strong support of her husband, Bob, a retired banker. “He was so supportive and so loving and wouldn’t let me do a thing. And my friends and my church gathered around me like crazy, even my old friends from Columbia, N.C., where I grew up. The people in those churches prayed for me every Sunday, and they took turns calling every Sunday night to check up on me.” The Stogners are members of West Hills Presbyterian Church, where Pat Stogner sings in the choir and is active in the Women of the Church. She says Scott Horne, the minister, was particularly supportive, as were many other members. She says her experience with cancer has given her “a much deeper rela-
tionship with the Lord. I study the Bible a lot more now, and first thing every morning I thank Him for this day.” And she has found a unique way to give back to others traveling that road she took so many years ago. She works one day a week at Steinmart, and says, “I can almost tell the women who have had a cancer experience when I see them, and sometimes I can give them a hug and tell them they’re going to be OK. You know, the Lord sometimes allows you to be in certain situations where you can share His love.” Things have calmed down now in the Stogner household. The couple enjoy visits with their two sons, Bobby and Stuart and their wives, and with their five grandchildren. “Life is good,” Pat Stogner says, “and it’s really all because of faith, family and friends.” Contact: annehartsn@aol.com.
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