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Who’s in charge? Mayor Madeline Rogero’s trip to Turkey set Victor Ashe to wondering about the city charter provision for managing the city in the absence of the mayor.

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Bluegrass album The last name Brewster and bluegrass music go together in this town like the last name Litton and burgers do. Paul Brewster has released a new album and Jake Mabe says it’s one you don’t want to miss.

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Rating recruits Here’s what you will hear on Wednesday, after the fax machine clicks off and the celebration fund-raiser begins: Typical Tennessee football fan: “Great recruiting class.” Blind optimist: “Best ever!” Shopper reader: “Looks good to me, but Marvin says The General reserved evaluation of young players until after the Alabama game of their sophomore year.

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JOBS ARE 81 new jobs in Clinton

Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc. is expanding its plant in Clinton. The $53.8 million investment will create 81 new jobs over the next two years in Anderson County, said Bill Hagerty, the state’s commissioner of Economic and Community Development. It’s the company’s second major expansion since locating in Tennessee in 2004. According to its website, the Clinton plant has 580 full-time employees.

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by Cindy Taylor Art students at Powell High School are blessed with teachers who believe art is more than just putting paint or graphite to paper. While those methods are taught as well, students consistently learn how to express their art through expansive media such as clay and fabric. muslin and color. The results are students see themselves in an abStudents in Lee Jenkins-Freels’ advanced sculpture class have com- far removed from boring or ordi- stract view but also their extensive pleted an assignment in soft sculpture abstract self-portraits using nary and portray not only how the talent.

Hagen Owenby to play football at ETSU By Bill Mynatt Powell High standout Hagen Owenby will continue to be a multisport athlete in college. He will sign a Letter of Intent with East Tennessee State University to play both football and baseball at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at PHS. Owenby occupies a prominent place on the impressive list of Powell High football record holders. Among his accomplishments: ■ 4th all-time in single season total offense with 2,934 yards as a junior in 2012 ■ 5th all time for career total offensive with 5,227 yards ■ 4th in single-season passing yardage with 1,753 yards in 2012 ■ 3rd all-time in career passing yardage with 2832 yards ■ Tied for 3rd in single season touchdown passes with 17 in 2012 ■ 4th in career touchdown passes with 29

As a freshman, Owenby backed up All State quarterback Dustin McPhetridge. He started at a wideout spot while continuing to backup McPhetridge the next season, helping the Panthers to the Class 5A Blue Cross Bowl, where Powell lost a heartbreaker to Henry County, 17-14. Powell finished 141, setting school records for wins and winning percentage. As a junior, with McPhetridge moving on to Austin Peay State University, the 6-1, 205 pound Owenby assumed the quarterback position full time and had a fabulous season, garnering Associated Press First Team All State honors. Owenby led a young team to a semi-final berth, losing at Columbia Central, before ending the season 12-2. Unfortunately, Owenby’s senior year didn’t go as he and Powell supporters had hoped. Owenby

went down with a season-ending knee injury against arch-rival Halls in the season’s 7th game. Owenby was also named First Team All District 3-AAA as a sophomore, junior and senior. Playing baseball for Jeff Inman his first two seasons, and for current head coach Jay Scarbro, Hagen has been named All District 3-AAA for three years. He boasts a .400 plus career batting average, and has been also included on the All KIL and All PrepXtra teams so far during his career. As a pitcher, Owenby has been amazingly consistent as Powell’s No. 1 or 2 starter since he stepped foot on Danny Maples Field. He has also played center field, short stop, third base and catcher. Hagen’s parents are Tony and Kristi Owenby. His older brother, Drake, is a sophomore pitcher at Hagen Owenby carries the ball. UT.

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A teacher’s story: letters of concern By Betty Bean The letter teachers dread ends like this: “In the 2012-13 school year, your summative results rating was x, or below expectations. Should your summative results continue to be below or significantly below expectations in the 2013-14 school year and beyond, you may face negMark Taylor ative employment consequences up to and including termination from your position. “To avoid any negative consequences, you are expected to comply with all administrator directives, collaborate with colleagues and improve your overall performance in the upcoming school year.” Farragut Middle School science teacher Mark Taylor has received two such letters. He was one of the

teachers who accepted Tony Norman’s invitation to speak to County Commission last week, and he told the commissioners he fears for his job, despite having a reputation for turning out the highestachieving 8th-grade science students in the county. He racks up consistently high scores in teaching observations but is considered an “outlier” because he scores more than two points higher on evaluations than his students’ Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) scores. Theoretically, these scores should be the same, and principals can lose their jobs if they don’t reconcile the gap. “My TVAAS was a 1. Can you imagine what my observation scores are going to be this year? If they give me anything higher than a 3, they’re going to have repercussions,” Taylor said. His primary problem is that he teaches high-school level physical science to 8th-graders whose

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progress is difficult to measure because they are not taught the standard curriculum. His secondary problem is that his students are so advanced that there’s not much room to “grow” their scores, as measured by TVAAS, which tracks student “gains.” The first year of evaluations, only one of Taylor’s four classes was tested – a standard 8thgrade science class that included several ESL (English as a second language) speakers. His 130 highschool level students were left out of the equation, thereby lowering his (and his school’s) overall test scores. Last year his advanced students were evaluated but were found to have made insufficient progress because they performed at such a high level coming in. Taylor has received low TVAAS scores, no bonus money and “conference of concern” letters for the past two years. He expects another one this year. He filed a grievance and said he discussed his predica-

ment with schools superintendent James McIntyre. “Dr. McIntyre suggested I lobby the state to have another test for those students. I cringe when I think of me lobbying for more tests for our students,” he said. “Here’s the worst thing in all of this. I have had principals and coaches tell me I need to put myself ahead of my students. They’re saying this because they want me to continue teaching and the only way they see that happening is if I put myself ahead of my students. But as soon as I think I’m more important than my students, then I do not belong in a classroom.” Forty to 50 teachers showed up for the commission meeting, as did McIntyre (who canceled a scheduled appearance at the Knox County Education Association to be there) and his chief of staff, Russ Oaks. School board chair Lynne Fugate was seated between McIntyre and Oaks.

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New member of leadership team brings substantial experience to Knoxville hospital After a nationwide search, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center found its next Chief Nursing Office (CNO) just a couple of hours away. Kelly Miles, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has joined Fort Sanders Regional as CNO and will serve on the hospital’s senior leadership team assisting in the implementation of safety initiatives, staffing strategies and strategic plans. Miles will work closely with physicians and nursing staff to ensure the hospital’s continuation of patient-centered approach to care. “We are very pleased to welcome Kelly to the Fort Sanders team,” said Keith Altshuler, President and Chief Administrative Officer of Fort Sanders Regional. “She brings a wealth of experience and leadership to our organization that will support our existing efforts in providing excellent patient care.” Miles has more than 16 years of experience in hospital leadership and 27 years of nursing experience. Throughout her career, she has held a variety of leadership roles, including vice president of operations, chief nursing officer, consultant and other nursing executive roles. “Fort Sanders Regional and Covenant Health have a wonderful reputation for providing quality care and confidence that they will deal with whatever health care reform brings without jeopardizing their high expectations for patient care,” said Miles. “I am excited to meet all my new colleagues

trative Ofﬁcer of LeConte Medical Center. “At this point in my career, I have worked in both large academic and small community hospitals. So, I guess one could say that I have worked both ends of the spectrum when it comes to my hospital management experience,” said Miles. “I believe this broad range of experiences poKelly Miles, MSN, RN, NEA-BC sitions me well to assist Regional in whatever capacity and learn more about the great care that I am needed provided by Regional and throughmost. out the Covenant Health system.” “I am comfortMiles comes to Fort Sanders able discussing Regional from Saint Thomas Ruthhigh level strategic erford Hospital in Murfreesboro, planning or cawhere she served as Vice President pable of rolling up of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Ofﬁcer. my sleeves to deal with day-to-day operaShe replaces Jenny Hanson, who left the tions. I love all facets of health care, espeCNO position at Fort Sanders to assume cially making a difference for patients and the role of President and Chief Adminis- those who care for patients every day.”

VHA recognizes clinical excellence by local medical facility Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has been honored by VHA Inc. for achieving clinical excellence in several areas. Fort Sanders Regional received a Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence for being among the Top 10 highest scores nationally in 2012. The criteria for receipt of the award was based on the following: ■ Value-based Purchasing (VBP) Total Performance Score ■ 30-Day Readmissions Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia ■ Overall costs of care Fort Sanders received the honor for exceptionally highlevel performance among acute care hospitals with more than 250 beds. “We are very humbled to receive this recognition from VHA. Our staff and physicians work tirelessly to provide the quality, compassionate care our patients have come to expect from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center,” says hospital President and

Keith Altshuler, FSRMC President and CAO CAO Keith Altshuler. VHA is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that set new levels of clinical performance, identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes, and work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena.

Miles, who grew up in Nashville, served on the CMS Task Force for the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, American Organization of Nurse Executives and Sigma Theta Tau International. Miles has a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix and earned her bachelor’s and associate degree in nursing from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. As she steps into her new role, Miles said she will continue to follow the philosophy she’s developed in nearly three decades as a leader in health care. “I have two simple goals. First is to keep the patient at the center of all that we do to ensure safe, quality and timely care. Second, it is equally important to create an environment where employees and physicians feel valued and choose to work,” she said. “I think if an organization achieves these two goals, everything else needed for success will follow.” Outside of work, Miles is excited to ﬁnd herself in East Tennessee. As the youngest of ﬁve children, she said there will be plenty of familiar faces around Knoxville, including two nephews currently attending the University of Tennessee. She’ll be joined by Michael, her husband of nearly 25 years, and their two beautiful standard poodles and an unintentionally adopted black cat. “We have always loved visiting the area and can’t wait to see and enjoy more of it.”

Hospice volunteers needed Faced with rising patient levels, Covenant Hospice is urgently seeking volunteers to fill a variety of support roles throughout a 16-county region of East Tennessee. Hospice volunteers are part of an interdisciplinary team working to “de-institutionalize” the dying experience and provide a more humane system of care for these patients and their families. Volunteers give the family added support during the last phase of a patient’s life, whether it’s sitting with patients and their families, performing light housework, shopping for groceries or preparing meals, or other errands. “The most difficult and most rewarding part of being a hospice volunteer is the same,” says Katie McLaughlin, who currently oversees about 15 volunteers as volunteer coordinator for Covenant Hospice. “Getting to know the family at this stage of the patient’s life is so rewarding but it’s often difficult when the patient dies. Still, the good outweighs the bad. Knowing you’ve made a difference in someone’s life when they needed you most is incredible.” According to the National Hospice Foundation, a national organization that partners with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to improve end-of-life care, hospice

volunteers are an essential part of an interdisciplinary team that addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient and their family. For that reason, McLaughlin says the main trait needed by hospice volunteers is compassion. “Volunteers have to have compassion for the family as well as the patient,” she says. “Hospice volunteers go into the assignment knowing the patient has about six months or less to live.” In addition to working directly with patients and families in their homes, other volunteer areas include providing clerical help in the ofﬁce, as a resource contact for seminars and workshops, fundraising, public relations or aiding with community events such as Covenant Hospice’s monthly grief support groups or Katerpillar Kids Camp, a special weekend day camp for children under 12 who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The ﬁrst hospice program in Tennessee, Covenant Hospice now serves Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. For more information on becoming a hospice volunteer, call 865-374-0864 or look under the “Hospice” tab at CovenantHomeCareandHospice.com.

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Artist Linda Lee’s rendering of the restored Powell Airplane, a Clinton Highway landmark. ■

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Opal (Christy Rutherford) offers a vitamin to Sol (Grant McMahan) during rehearsal.

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The cast is in place for the Powell Playhouse production of “Everybody Loves Opal,” and rehearsals are well under way. Opal will be played by Christy Rutherford, Sol by Grant McMahan, Gloria by Elizabeth Eaker, Brad by Flash Black and Doc by Chuck Denney. Rutherford has a long history with the playhouse. She previously played Tessy in “The Night Is My Enemy,” worked as stage manager for “The Savage Dilemma” and did makeup for other productions. She is also an accomplished professional and competitive figure skater and ballroom dancer. “I am excited to play the role of Opal Kronkie,” said Rutherford. “She is a quirky gal whom I have enjoyed getting to know.” Rutherford is dedicating her performance to Nita Buell Black, who inspired her to take up acting as a student at Powell High School. Eaker is thrilled to be back on the playhouse stage as Gloria and making her directorial debut. Previous roles include Roane Shepperley in “The Night Is My Enemy,” Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady,” Abigail Adams in “Lovers and Patri-

The plotting group of ne’erdo-wells gathers around an injured Opal during rehearsals. Pictured are Opal (Christy Rutherford, lying down); Gloria (Elizabeth Eaker, kneeling); Sol (Grant McMahan); and Brad (Flash Black). Photos by Cindy Taylor

ots” and Marian Paroo in “The Music Man.” When not involved in a production, Eaker teaches music, choir and drama at Bearden Middle School and is a voracious reader. She sends a huge thank you to Nita Buell Black for her vision, Mona Napier for her incredible fortitude, all the cast and crew of “Everybody Loves Opal” and husband Chris for his support and encouragement. Since Buell Black cast Denney in “The Curious Savage” more than three years ago, he has performed more than two dozen times on stage, television and in commercials. This production is his fifth appearance at the playhouse. Denney works in

media relations at UT”s Institute of Agriculture. “When I auditioned for Nita the first time, I had no idea this sweet lady was about to change my life,” said Denney. Black invests a large chunk of his time volunteering for the Diabetes Research Foundation and says acting is a means to improve communications skills in his government-advocacy efforts. In his career Black has worked as a mechanical engineer, a stockbroker, college professor, senior sales rep, schoolteacher, construction foreman and landlord. This is his second production with the playhouse, having played Felix in “The Odd Couple.”

McMahan says he is excited to debut with the playhouse. He has previously appeared in the Halls High School presentation of “The Music Man” in the role of Marcellus Washburn and occasionally volunteers as an extra in independent films. McMahan attends Pellissippi State, where he is studying for a career in graphic design. The hilarious interaction among the characters in “Everybody Loves Opal” is guaranteed to keep the audience in stitches. The play will be onstage Feb. 27-March 1 at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Dinner is by reservation. Info: 2567428 or email monanapier@ comcast.net.

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government Who’s in charge? Mayor Madeline Rogero is in Turkey at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State for a week promoting women’s issues and encouraging more Turkish women to become involved in government in Turkey, especially at the local level.

ing the city administration and Council) might want to consider modernizing and clarifying this lanNick Pavlis guage. Wish amending the Charter for something like this was not Victor such a major hassle.” Ashe However, it is clear that if the vice mayor is entitled to assume the duties of the mayor, then he can exerHaving visited Turkey cise all the rights that the four times myself over 30 elected mayor has. years, I know Rogero has When this writer was a busy and well-designed mayor and often traveled schedule of meetings. She outside the city and was will ably represent the U.S. overseas, Jack Sharp was as she urges women to vice mayor. Our working become more involved in relationship was strong government, where women and I never had an issue have not been influential in with him seeking to direct the past. city government in a way Locally, Knoxville has contrary to my views when an active Turkish center. I was away from Knoxville. Two current members of Rogero has a similar strong Council, Finbarr Saunders relationship with Pavlis and former Mayor Daniel (whom she endorsed for Brown, have visited Turkey re-election) so the issue is along with their wives (not more in theory than reality. at city expense) as well as Nevertheless, if there former Council member was a vice mayor hostile to and now council attorney the incumbent mayor, the Rob Frost. current charter language Knoxville also has a very could pose problems. active and influential Greek Pavlis led an unsuccommunity. Greeks and cessful but correct fight at Turks over the years have the last Council meeting not always seen eye to eye against raising towing fees. on several issues. He was joined by Council This is Rogero’s first member Marshall Stair. international trip as mayor Council voted to raise where she is representing wrecker fees by 25 perthe American people as well cent, which is a whopping as the city of Knoxville. It increase that doubles the is sponsored and financed level of pay raises which by the U.S. Department of city employees get over a State which traditionally comparable 5 year period. has encouraged and sponThe commission which sored a variety of individu- recommended this hike als to visit other nations as heard only from the towing part of the people-to-people companies and not from exchange. She will ably the general public. It was a represent us. one-sided study. However, one interestPavlis and Stair deserve ing aspect to being out of praise for highlighting this the country is that the city at the last Council meeting. charter states that “during ■ Knoxville lost a rethe temporary absence of spected juor the disability of mayor, rist when the vice mayor (Nick Pavlis) Fred Mac“assumes the duties of the Donald died mayor.” last week. The charter is silent as A longto what absence means. time resiDoes it mean when she dent with is in Nashville or Lenoir his wife, City? Anytime she is Ruth, of McDonald outside the city limits? West Hills, Overseas? MacDonald was appointed Or does absence mean to the bench by former Gov. when she is unavailable Winfield Dunn and suband cannot be reached? sequently elected several Clearly in this case she times. is absent from Knoxville He was considered fairby some 5,000 miles. minded, intelligent and obAs city Law Director jective. He was also a neighCharles Swanson stated in borhood leader for West an email to me, “It is an in- Hills prior to becoming a teresting question because judge. of the wording. We (mean-

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Tennessee Dems: Fight for the future Mark Harmon’s not new to Knox County Democratic Party politics, unless maybe he’s being compared to a grizzled veteran like Bill Owen – which is what’s about to happen this election season. A University of Tennessee professor in the College of Communications and a former Knox County commissioner who stepped down after serving one term when the commission reduced its numbers in 2010, Harmon has stayed active in politics, running campaigns, writing op-ed columns and doing television and radio commentary. Now he has taken out a nominating petition to run against Owen for the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee – Owen’s preserve for 20 years. Harmon says he’s not doing it because he thinks there’s anything wrong with Owen. “He and I signed each

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other’s petitions at the January executive committee meeting,” Harmon said. “This isn’t about Bill. I just think I can bring some skill to the task. I’d like to see him continue serving the party – maybe he could continue on the Democratic National Committee.” Owen, who could not be reached for comment for this column, is at the midpoint of a 4-year DNC term. Harmon says he wants to see Tennessee Democrats “try out some new ideas, break some old habits – build a bench. I’d like to see a better job done on those things.” He also says there are not many offices that a Tennessee Democrat has a realistic chance of winning. And that, perhaps, is

where the discussion will commence. Harmon makes no bones about his dissatisfaction with the leadership of party chair Roy Herron, a conservative former state senator whom Owen supports (they served in the General Assembly at the same time). “I certainly didn’t agree with Bill’s decision (to support Herron as chair). I don’t think saying you are friends is enough,” Harmon said. The state executive committee consists of two representatives – one male, one female – from each of the state’s 33 senate districts. Harmon and Owen will be vying for the 7th District seat. On the women’s side, party activist Kim Webber will run for the 7th District seat, to be vacated by incumbent Gayle Alley, who has said she won’t seek reelection. The late Harold Woods and his wife Sylvia had filled for the 6th District seats

until Harold’s death earlier this month. The TNDP appointed former Election Commissioner Cameron Brooks to fill the vacant seat. Brooks, a labor organizer who has Sylvia Woods’ stamp of approval, will be on this year’s ballot. He is openly supporting Harmon. “Mark and I have been friends for a long time, and I think he did a great job on County Commission. He’s got a lot of experience dealing with political communications, framing and messaging. We need that kind of expertise,” Brooks said. Brooks says one of his major priorities will be to push back against “Amendment One,” a restrictive anti-abortion measure that will be on the November ballot. It’s new versus old, progressive versus status quo. With Republicans holding offices high and low, it’s hard to see how the new guys could do worse than the current leadership.

No rest at this retreat Judging by what commissioners said last week, this week’s Knox County Commission/Board of Education retreat should be anything but rest for the weary.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or too busy, oh, taking or administrating assessments), you know that education issues and a “teacher revolt” (to coin a phrase) are the talk of the town. Before those issues were discussed last week, in the first half of Commission’s meeting Mike Hammond said he thinks the Joint Education Committee, set up to ease tensions between the school board and its funding body, has worked well. “It was rough going at first, but it’s shown that we can get together, we can talk.” Committee members are Commissioners Sam McKenzie, Mike Hammond, Dave Wright and Amy Broyles, and school board members Karen Carson, Lynne Fugate, Gloria Deathridge and Doug Harris. Broyles says she thinks the public “likes it when we are getting along.” (Reporters don’t, but you already know we’re scum.) “We’re so passionate

about these issues,” Broyles said, “sometimes we don’t always choose our words perhaps as carefully as we could, and I use myself as an example.” Tony Norman, the architect of the words to which Broyles refers, has questions about the retreat’s structure and format. “Last time, I personally thought it was of marginal benefit, especially for its cost and time. My objections are that I thought it was orchestrated by the school administration, which was inhibiting to the conversation. I thought it was just going to be us and the school board in the meeting.” Commission chair Brad Anders says he and school board chair Fugate will be facilitating discussion this time, but that Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and other school officials will be present. “I really only have one question I’d like to have answered that whole weekend,” Commissioner Mike Brown said. Brown didn’t elaborate. He did say: “We’re getting spun around the corner,” on info from the school system. R. Larry Smith asked if McIntyre would be present the entire time, adding that might inhibit some from speaking more freely. Sam McKenzie sarcastically shot back: “With all the cameras gone, too?” “We’re not gonna stop anybody from being there,” Anders said. The retreat will be held

County Commissioner Sam McKenzie with the Rev. Dr. Harold Middlebrook and Middlebrook’s daughter, Arlene, at Knox County Commission’s January meeting. Photo by Jake Mabe Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at RT Lodge in Maryville. Smith said late last week that he and other commissioners don’t understand why some county fee office heads hang around for the entire meeting if they don’t have business before Commission. For the free entertainment, maybe? Smith is concerned that they could be neglecting taxpayer business. Good point. The Rev. Dr. Harold Middlebrook was recognized for his retirement from Canaan Baptist Church of Christ. Middlebrook is a longtime community activist and worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights era. Middlebrook had the best line of the meeting: “Please don’t forget the least, the left out and those who seem to be lost.” U.K. Mynatt said during public forum that he is furious about being rezoned into the Sixth District. “I have no use for (the

district). Every time y’all have a meeting, your districts change.” Anders, who represents the Sixth District, said he opposed Mynatt’s community being rezoned. “But I was overruled. Nobody wanted to listen to me then.” Broyles reminded everybody that Commission opted to ignore a plan recommended by the Joint Redistricting Committee. ■

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Mike Padgett, who is running for his old job against Knox County Clerk Foster Arnett, named Lisa Warren his campaign treasurer last week. Padgett said his team is falling into place and that he’s been “overwhelmed by the support that has been given since I announced my run.” Billy Stokes’ campaign for Knox County Circuit Court Judge released its first Internet ad, titled “Experience.” Info: www.billystokesforjudge.com.

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after the Alabama game of their sophomore year. That was the Saturday that separated men from boys.” And that’s what Robert R. Neyland said – but times are different. Everything is accelerated. Now is what matters, as in instant coffee, Marvin soup, oatmeal, pudding and potatoes. West Tennessee needs help now. It would be good if this second wave of recruits arrives ready to rumble. Some Typical Tennessee football will play in September. fan: “Great recruiting class.” We can already jump to Blind optimist: “Best the conclusion that Butch Jones did a fine sales job – ever!” Shopper reader: “Looks as expected. Winners rise good to me, but Marvin says up and strike back when The General reserved evalu- smacked around. And, goodation of young players until ness knows, Tennessee 2013

sure got smacked around. Deciding where this recruiting class ranks may take a while. For comparison purposes, Larry Smith, brilliant guardian of Volunteer records, says 1997 is No. 1 with him. Tennessee signed 27 players. Two failed to letter. Fourteen made it to the NFL. Consider: Cosey Coleman, Deon Grant, Travis Henry, Jamal Lewis, Andre Lott, David Martin, Travis Stephens, Fred Weary, Cedrick Wilson, etc. The year before wasn’t too shabby: Shaun Ellis, Dwayne Goodrich, Tee Martin, Raynoch Thompson, Darwin Walker, etc.

Learning from the snow Today (Feb. 3) marks the midpoint of winter – 45 days done, 45 days to go! We’ve all been enjoying the Alberta clippers, usually with two or three days of continuous below-freezing temperatures, some in single digits, with some snowflakes. But it’s certainly not as bad here as it has been before. Knoxville experienced its coldest day on record on Jan. 21, 1985, when we hit 24 degrees below zero. It was so cold that when I checked the antifreeze in my old truck by the time I got the hood up and the radiator cap off, the squeeze bulb was so frozen that it shattered into a dozen pieces when I squeezed it. And snow? We all remember the thunder snowstorm during the Blizzard of ’93, big drifts of snow, all roads down, power out. The record in Knoxville

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for the most snow in one day, according to NOAA National Weather, was 17.5 inches on Feb. 13, 1960. I remember that one, too. Back then, UT seldom closed due to weather, under the idea, I suppose, that most students lived on campus and could get to class no matter what, leaving us commuters to deal with the elements as best we could. We took that as a challenge, of course. Three of my friends and I set out for school in my late grandmother’s 1950 Plymouth, snow up to the running boards. The interstate

was not completed through Sharp’s Gap, and the trip over the ridge was the stuff of legends. Those were the days. But even that would have been just another regular snow shower for New England. Their snow starts at Thanksgiving and melts in April. That’s where Mr. Wilson A. Bentley lived, on a farm in the village of Jericho, Vt., about 50 miles south of the Canadian border, not far from where my daughter lives now. Bentley was born in 1865, and while still a teenager he set about building an apparatus with a microscope and an old-time bellows view camera using glass photographic plates to take closeup photomicrographs of individual snowflakes. Bentley sensed that there was more to snow than just big piles of white stuff. He worked out a system to cap-

Those groups are forever part of the national championship. I’ve always liked 1965 – Richmond Flowers, Jimmy Weatherford, Bill Young, Charlie Rosenfelder, Dick Williams and Richard Pickens, to name a few. And 1968 – Bobby Majors, Curt Watson, Jackie Walker, Carl Johnson, Ray Nettles, Phillip Fulmer, etc. That group grew up to go 30-5 and helped make two coaches famous. And 1986 – Reggie Cobb, Antone Davis, Alvin Harper, Charles McRae, Tony Thompson. Wow. Some recruiting classes achieve fame through quality depth. Some are remembered for individual stars. Consider recruits enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame: Class of 1928: Herman

Hickman; 1930: Beattie Feathers; 1935: Bowden Wyatt. 1937: Bob Suffridge, George Cafego, Ed Molinski (the ’39 team held 10 foes scoreless). 1948: Hank Lauricella (plus Andy Kozar and Bob Davis). 1949: Doug Atkins, John Michels; 1953: John Majors; 1961: Steve DeLong; 1962: Frank Emanuel. 1964: Bob Johnson; 1966: Steve Kiner (and Jack Reynolds); 1967: Chip Kell (and Tim Priest and Bobby Scott); 1979: Reggie White. Consider the star power of Condredge Holloway, Willie Gault, Roland James, Jimmy Streater, Carl Pickens, Heath Shuler, Larry Seivers, Peyton Manning, Al Wilson and Eric Berry. They add serious value to recruiting classes.

And consider what Bill Bates, Tim Irwin, Eddie Brown, Stanley Morgan and Mickey Marvin did to enhance their classes – after we saw them in the pros. Only old-timers remember where this madness began, the recruiting roundup of 1927, the Flamin’ Sophomores of ’28, the Vols who stunned big, bad Alabama in Tuscaloosa and put Tennessee football and Neyland in the national spotlight. Gene McEver and Bobby Dodd gained the hall of fame. Five other sophomores – Buddy Hackman, Paul Hug, Fritz Brandt, Hobo Thayer and Quinn Decker – were starters when there were only 11. Try to remember 1927. It was the first yardstick for measuring recruiting classes.

ture, select and photograph individual snow crystals, in their pristine, unmelted state. And he developed a way to have them come out, crisp and clear, on a black background. He took his first successful photomicrograph of an individual snow crystal on Jan. 15, 1885. The Jericho Historical Society says he was the first person to photograph individual snow crystals. Bentley’s snowflakes opened a whole new world of magical natural beauty. Through his career he took some 5,000 images. Articles showing his snowflakes were published in National Geographic in 1902 and again in 1923, as well as in other publications. After 45 years of work, he was asked to collaborate with W.J. Humphreys, the chief physicist for the U.S. Weather Bureau, to publish a book of his photos, called “Snow Crystals.” It came out in 1931 and contained 2,400 of his amazing images of those intricate six-sided ice

crystals that make up snowflakes, no two alike. Today, Bentley’s work is preserved and displayed at the Jericho Historical Society, housed in a typical picturesque Vermont mill, beside a typically small, picturesque Vermont river and adjoining park. There you can read all about “Snowflake” Bentley, as he came to be affectionately called, and see some of his original photographs. They even issue yearly, dated, pewter ornaments copied from Bentley’s photos, so you can adorn your Christmas tree with a Vermont snowflake. Intrigued by the work of people like Bentley, scientists around the world have been studying snow for years. They study such things as how and why the ice crystals form, why they assume the many shapes they do, why they are always six-sided. They grow them in labs, on rabbit hairs and little needles of ice, and delve into their molecular and crystallographic makeup.

For us mere mortals, the message is that all of that not-always-welcome snow is actually made up of millions of amazingly intricate six-sided crystals, no two ever alike. And each one lasts only for moments and they’re gone. Quit grumbling and go let some crystals fall on a dark coat sleeve and take a peek at them with an eyeball or a hand lens. It will make the snow a lot more tolerable. Like all of nature, the more you look into things, the more amazing they are. And there are always way more questions than answers. That’s supposed to keep us always looking. Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb. 14-17. Last year, 134,935 checklists were submitted online; 3,610 species of birds were seen and 34,512,432 individual birds were recorded. Be a part of a worldwide (good) event! Go to the GBBC/National Audubon Society website for details.

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Happy Valentine’s Day Romeo and Juliet fall in love . . . no kidding! J

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ami Rogers-Anderson of West Knoxville says, “There’s real life, and then there’s opera life! Sometimes the two intersect.” When she tells the story of how she and her husband, Kevin, met, your first response will probably be, “You’ve got to be kidding.” It happened in Honolulu, one of the most romantic places on Earth. The two singers were there to rehearse and perform the title roles in an opera by French composer Charles Gounod. Guess which one? “Romeo et Juliette.” All together now: “You’ve got to be kidding!” Imagine watching a real-life Romeo and Juliet fall for each other to the soundtrack of beautiful music. Kevin, sales manager for Anderson Controls Inc., and Jami, professor of voice at Pellissippi State Community College, have an 11-year-old son and are, in Jami’s words, “really boring, but really happy.” Their beginning was obviously anything but boring. The setting was the Hawaii Opera Theater in January of 1998. Jami recalls, “We’d met before, except that Kevin

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didn’t remember, so it was pretty much like meeting for the first time. We definitely hit it off and had our first date at a restaurant on Honolulu Harbor at sunset – lovely. We also spent many evenings watching the sunsets at Black Point.” Both remember the production as being very special, with a wonderful cast and crew. And those folks had eyes and ears. “We weren’t fooling anyone, apparently, as the chorus had it figured out pretty quickly. Everyone else probably knew this was serious before we did.” Jami’s parents, James and Mary Jane Rogers (he was longtime music director at Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville), visited. “We didn’t fool them, either.” Jami continues, “I don’t think either of us was as sure of the other’s thoughts on what would happen after Honolulu. But when we both returned our rental cars and shared a single convertible for the rest of the rehearsal period and performances, we probably should have acknowledged that it was serious.” The production was a big success and got rave reviews. But then it was over, and the two moved on. Jami went to Boston and Kevin went

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The two continue to sing regularly, appearing locally at the Rossini Festival in the spring and various other venues throughout the year. At 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, they’ll perform as part of the “How Can I Keep from Singing?” Master Arts Series at Church Street United Methodist. Their program, “Music Among Friends,” will feature music by Schubert, Ravel, Rorem and Britten. For more information, visit http://www.churchstreet umc.org/worship_master_arts. By the way, unlike in Shakespeare’s tragedy, the Rogers and Anderson clans have always gotten along very well, and this real-life “Romeo and Juliet” has a very happy ending.

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Chosen family For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, as I teach them everywhere in every church. (1 Corinthians 4: 17 NRSV) The world stands out on either side No wider than the heart is wide…. (“Renascence,” Edna St. Vincent Millay) There are two kinds of family: There are those clans we are born into, blood relatives, the folks who share our DNA, and then there are those very special people we find along the way and choose to claim as our own. Paul and Timothy were a prime example of “chosen family”; Timothy became the son Paul, the bachelor, never had. Let me tell you a love story. My husband, Lewis, has two biological daughters and one son he chose (or

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Lynn Pitts who chose him – depending on your perspective). It happened this way: Lewis was dating a woman who had two sons. The dating relationship did not last, but Brett, one of the teenage sons, found a true father in Lewis, and Lewis found the

son he had never had. It is a delight to see the two of them together. The bond is strong and sure, the affection easily expressed, the warmth as natural as the sun. And now, wonder of wonders, Brett and wife Katie have made us honorary grandparents! Their daughter, Caroline, was born in January, reportedly the most beautiful, clever, intelligent child on the planet! I am currently knitting a pink and white blanket for the Munchkin, praying for her as I knit, and pondering the links that bind us together in the same way the stitches on my knitting needles loop together and grow longer with each row. Again, we learn that love expands to include, that it grows exponentially, and that (as Millay wrote) the heart truly is as wide as the world. We figure out that family is wider than we imagined, and deeper than DNA. Babies are born every

day, I realize, and each one is a miracle, but this particular baby is our miracle, stretching our hearts, widening our circle of love. At times, it is almost too much to fathom – this tiny, squirming bundle that we have not yet met face to face. I ponder the nature of love: the way it makes us proud and happy and, at the same time, vulnerable. Being a native-born worrier, I now have someone else to worry about. I am reminded of what my firstborn’s father said to her when he first held her in the delivery room: “Somewhere in this world, right now, there is a snot-nosed little boy who is going to take you away from me someday.” It will be a while before we have to worry about that with our little Princess Caroline. But he is out there, somewhere, I know. So, I pray for him, too, and worry about him. Because love – and family – never stop expanding.

Former Powell librarian, Swaggerty, passes By Sandra Clark Widely known librarian Carol Ann Swaggerty p a s s e d away Jan. 24 at UT Medical Center. She was the longtime manager of the Powell branch liSwaggerty brary and most recently was manager at the Cedar Bluff branch. A patron said, “Carol was just what you want in a branch librarian – quirky, loved books, was full of recommendations no matter a patron’s interests.” She increased usage of the Powell library with a

weekly column in the Powell Post, and when Knox County decided to build a freestanding branch, Carol was in the forefront with suggestions. In all, she was a 35-year employee of the Knox County library system. According to her obituary, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul S. Cope, and parents, Helen and William Swaggerty Sr., all of Knox County. Services were held Jan. 30 at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church. The family requested memorials be made to the Knox County Public Library, c/o Myretta Black, 500 W. Church Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902.

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‘Upward’ By Cindy Taylor Sharon Baptist Church has opened the doors to its gym for use during community Upward basketball practice. When James Daugherty and wife Beth brought son Eli to the signups, they were asked to consider coaching. And they did. Both now coach and are an inspiration to the kids on their team. “This is a community

Upward basketball player Gregory Jones, 6, waits patiently for his turn as Eli Daugherty, 5, takes a shot.

outreach for a number of churches,” he said. “We always do a Bible study and a brief Christian message after practice. The gospel is presented during halftime at the games.”

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RECREATION LEAGUES Upward basketball player Gregory Jones, 6, waits patiently for his turn as Eli Daugherty, 5, takes a shot.

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By Cindy Taylor Powell High School staff and students have selected six Students of the Month and two Teachers of the Month. Rachel Kirkpatrick was chosen for being a teacher who has a real passion for learning. She is considered by her peers as someone who expects success from every student and helps them reach their goals. Alanna Heatherly called Kirkpatrick “an inspiration and a woman that I want to strive to be.” Music teacher Jim Kennedy was also chosen as a Teacher of the Month.

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Jan. 27 was the 100th day of the 2013-2014 school year. The day brought excitement because of an early closing due to snow – but the folks at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School were having fun way before the first flake fell. Teachers explored fun learning opportunities with the kiddies by having them count to 100 by 10s using fruit loop necklaces, seeing how many times they could do certain things in 100 seconds and how long it took to do something 100 times. Students wrote about things they had learned in the first 100 days of school, what they would buy if they had $100, what they would like to have 100 of and what they would not.

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Winners of the Boys and Girls Club Shoot Out for the Cure were: Ethan Coppinger (runner-up, Instructional League), Spencer Myers (winner, Training League), Hunter Dance (winner, Instructional League ), Michael Prate and Leah Prate (runner-up, Instructional League family feud), Mary McAlexander, Marilyn Rowder, Boys and Girls Club president/CEO Lisa Hurst, Jackson Parker and dad Brad Parker (winner, Instructional League family feud), Tommy Sweat and Chris Sweat (runner-up, Training League family feud), Nate Jordan and David Jordan (winner, Training League family feud).

Shoot Out for the Cure By Ruth White Shoot Out for the Cure, a fundraising event at the Boys and Girls Club in Powell, raised money to help raise awareness of breast cancer and mammograms for early detection.

Individuals competed in a free-throw contest with the top two competitors advancing to the final round. The family feud shootout featured a player and his/her father competing for the title. Each participant had 10 shots, and the best of 10 was crowned champion.

Mary McAlexander, a coach at the Boys and Girls Club, launched the event in 2006 in memory of her grandmother, Mary Alice Nichols. Participant Spencer Myers won his division, Training League, and dedicated his

trophy to some very special women that have been affected by breast cancer, including Patty Warwick, Lora McCarter, Missi McMurray, Paulette Lay and Kelli King. Spencer lives in the Halls community with his parents, Rodney and Kristy Myers.

Spelling Bee winners Zoe Pilkay won the Powell Middle School spelling bee with the word “prognosticate.” Colby Ball placed second; Chloe Wilson placed third; and Madeline Tripp placed fourth.

Geography Bee winners Powell Middle School 8th-grader Austin Norman answered a question about China to win the Geography Bee. Seventh-grader Kathleen Levy was runner-up. Photos by

Lunch at Lulu’s Girl Scout troop 20355 went to Lulu’s Tea Room in Powell for Thinking Day. The girls learned about England, sampled hot tea and scones, and dressed up like Robin Hood. Pictured are: (front) Isabelle Kroner, Janda Atchley, Audrey Brewton; (middle) Kaitlyn Stunk, Kendal Patty, Richmond Brickey, Gracie Stooksbury; (back) Ella Inman, Gabby Barnes, Ella Sneed and Skylar Martin. Troop leaders are Amanda Atchley and Carrie Kroner. Photo submitted

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The musical Harrison family: Nicola, Meredith, Andrea, Margaret and John. Photo by J.P. Mackay

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The Harrison family gathers at a wedding on Turks and Caicos in 2008. Meredith, grandmother Audrey Belyea, John, Margaret, Andrea and Nicola. Photo by J.P. Mackay

Music is avocation In any gathering of local professional musicians, the talk often turns to medical concerns. Just like typists and other professionals who use their hands intensively, musicians are often plagued by repetitive stress injuries. And when the subject of doctors comes up, there’s one name you’ll hear over and over. “Dr. John Harrison,” says a KSO violist, “gets musicians.” He gets them because he is one. So is his wife. So are his four daughters. Dr. John Harrison, a hand specialist with Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic, and his wife, Margaret Harrison, came of age in a culture-rich atmosphere. Originally from Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba, both have music in their blood going back many generations. “Both my parents adored music, and they passed that appreciation on to all their children,” Dr. John says. His father and grandmother were both pianists, and his grandfather’s beautiful tenor voice garnered him many engagements.

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Carol’s Corner He grew up singing in the choir at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral in Winnipeg. At age 8 he joined the treble section, and he sang with the group “all the way through medical school. I guess I’ve been affiliated with some choral group or another for well over 50 years running and have loved it all.” Though he doesn’t say so, Dr. John also has a soloquality tenor voice. Margaret’s musical pedigree is also distinguished. Her maternal grandfather was one of the founders of the Canadian Federation of Music Festivals. He devoted his life to improving the standards of church and community choirs, soloists

and instrumentalists. “After he died,” Margaret says, “they had to hire three men to replace him!” She majored in piano and voice at the University of Manitoba and also learned the organ. She taught piano to put herself through college but didn’t enjoy it. Fortunately, she discovered the “joy of accompanying! I love helping a soloist put a song across. There is something very gratifying about it. I believe that when you are given a gift, it’s important to develop it in gratefulness to God. “Performing is my act of praise.” This is good news to Peter van Eenam, music direc- Alysse Mackay, 8 months, tries her hand at the piano while betor at Westminster Presby- ing held by her grandmother, pianist Margaret Harrison. Photo terian Church, where the by Meredith Mackay Harrisons have been faithful members since 1985. formed my work as a choral sions. She says, “We’re all “I’m very pro-Harrison,” director continually.” musical. All of us girls grew he says with a laugh. “It has The church’s lively West- up playing piano.” The trabeen a joy for me to have minster Players perform dition continues; many of had them in our midst. musical-theater produc- the daughters’ own children They have enabled our mu- tions. Margaret has acted as are music students in varisic ministry in every way.” both pianist and musical di- ous disciplines. Van Eenam credits the Har- rector on several occasions, Andrea, Meredith and risons with helping to raise and two of the four daugh- Nicola performed “Three standards so that more ters have had leading roles. Little Maids From School difficult repertoire can be Ah yes, the daughters. Are We” from Gilbert and explored. “They have inAll four – Andrea, Mer- Sullivan’s opera “The Miedith, Nicola and Dorothy – kado” for one of their parsing, or have sung, in choirs ents’ anniversary parties. for a good portion of their “I rewrote the words,” says lives. Meredith has sung Meredith. “We were ‘Three with the Knoxville Opera Little Maids from TennesCompany on many occa- see!’ ” Meredith also sings

Three of the four Harrison sisters show off one of the newest family members. Andrea, Meredith, and Nicola happily pose with Meredith’s daughter, Alysse Mackay, on a family vacation in Manitoba in 2012. Photo submitted

the national anthem for some of the Knoxville Ice Bears games. Dr. John enjoys his orthopedic practice and says he “never seriously considered music as a career. Medicine had already captured my imagination. “I wanted music always to be an avocation. I never wanted to risk losing my enthusiasm for it.” You can find Dr. John Harrison online at www. tocdocs.com/. Send story suggestions to news@ShopperNewsNow.com

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Brewster croons country on new CD The last name Brewster and bluegrass music go together in this town like the last name Litton’s and burgers do. Those of a certain age may remember when Paul Brewster and his band The Knoxville Grass were regulars at Buddy’s Bar-b-q next to his uncle Bud Brewster’s Pick ’N’ Grin music store. Some of you will remember Paul’s daddy, Willie G. Paul’s high lonesome

mance on the WDVX-FM “Blue Plate Special” last week, Paul said he took his time writing the lyrics to the original songs on the disc. “I usually rush the words. I started writing these songs three-plus years ago.” Vince Gill let Paul record at Vince’s home studio in Nashville. Paul says he brought in the A-team – picker Andy Leftwich, percussionist Kenny Malone, steel guitarist Mike Johnson, harmonica player Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson and vocalist Sonya Isaacs, among others. “3 Minute Heartache” is what once would have been called a country record before the murder on Music Row. The title track is a classic weeper in which the singer wishes heartache could last only as long as sound, sweet as Southern does a sad song. Song title of sunshine, highlights his the year goes to “You Look new solo album, “3 Minute Like I Need A Drink.” Heartache.” And if you can listen to Before his live perfor- “Bluegrass Melodies” – an

old Osborne Brothers tune – and not get water in your eyes, you need a pacemaker. Electricity shot through the room at WDVX the minute Paul kicked off another Osborne classic, “Roll Muddy River.” People were cheering, crying, clapping. Paul’s biggest fan – his mother, Mary – was grinnin’ from ear to ear. Halls resident and internationally renowned dobro picker Phil Leadbetter sat in with the band. Phil has recovered from a two-year bout with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Paul hopes to promote the album when he’s not on the road with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, of which he’s been a member since 1995. Other than a short break following the late, great Keith Whitley’s death, Brewster’s been picking all his life. He concluded his “Blue Plate” set with “Darby’s Castle,” a song he’s been singing

North Knox native Paul Brewster performs at the WDVX “Blue Plate Special” last week. Brewster, a local fixture in the late 1970s with The Knoxville Grass, is a current member of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Photos by Jake Mabe

Halls resident and internationally renowned Dobro player Phil Leadbetter cuts some ’grass (blue of course) with Paul Brewster. Leadbetter has recovered from a two-year battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

for nearly 40 years even better than its composer, Kris Kristofferson. He got a standing O. If you buy only one country album this year, For more info or to order “3 Minute Heartache” is it. This is country crooning at CDs, visit www.paulbrews termusic.com. its finest.

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Meet the Shopper-News community reporters By Sandra Clark Shopper-News is bigger than the paper you’re holding. Each week we produce eight editions, seven zoned for specific communities in Knox County and another mailed to every home in

Union County. This week and next, we’ll introduce the community reporters who develop relationships and cover local happenings. Each will explain how she came to this job and why she stays.

Auburn Taylor, 2, enjoys finger-painting with his grandmother, Cindy Taylor. Auburn, now 13, was the first of 7 grandchildren.

Once upon a time, I needed work By Cindy Taylor Community reporter for Powell and Norwood Once upon a time I needed work. I saw an ad for a reporter for The ShopperNews and answered it. To my absolute surprise I was offered the job. For some as yet undiscovered reason they still let me stay. For the first four years on the job I worked the beat in Union County with Shannon Carey as my editor. I didn’t know anyone there when I started, but everyone was so friendly and accepting it wasn’t long until I came to know and love all the people. Still miss my UC peeps. Then Sandra tossed the newspaper basket into the air as she is wont to do and

this reporter landed in Powell, Norwood and West Haven. Having been raised in Halls I thought this would be an easy transition. But these areas are much more widespread than Halls or Maynardville – and it takes some time to make your mark. But all the folks are friendly and we are getting to know each other. As an English major, I always believed I could be a writer. I quickly learned, with much help and patience from my editors, that journalism is a style unto

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Botanical Garden plants seeds for urban ag center By Nick Della Volpe The leadership team at Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum (KBGA) is planning for a 20-acre Center for Urban Agriculture at the East Knox facility. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the master plan prepared with help from Louisville architects De Leon & Primmer to improve the functionality of this 47-acre community resource which hosts individual and public events and welcomes both locals and tourists. A $1 million visitors center will open this year, and leaders are working on other growth needs including an education center, a greenhouse/special events center and a conservatory. The proposed Center for Urban Agriculture has an educational role. It started life as a community garden and outdoor classroom. The original scale, though modest, soon

took off and hosted learning visits from nearby schools like Green Magnet, Sarah Moore Greene and AustinEast. Community gardens and raised vegetable beds now cover some 31,000 square feet under plow. Students enjoy the sunshine and festive outdoor atmosphere at the nascent Center, and leave thinking about where natural food comes from, and how they might bring that knowledge to their homes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a working partner in the local food trend. The master plan calls for expansion of the tilled area and refurbishment of several older structures into farm support, food preparation and service buildings. Partners include UT, the state Department of Agriculture, the Knox County Health Department and various corporate sponsors. This expansion will en-

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able the Center and participating schools and neighbors to grow, preserve (can), cook and serve fresh foods while providing canned produce to neighbors and visitors here. What about money? KBGA needs $500,000 to fund the Ag Center and

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to create 81 jobs By Sandra Clark Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc. is expanding its plant in Clinton. The $53.8 million investment will create 81 new jobs over the next two years in Saito Anderson County, said Bill Hagerty, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commissioner of

Economic and Community Development. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second major expansion since locating in Tennessee in 2004. According to its website, the Clinton plant has 580 full-time employees. It contains 524,000 square feet located on 82.5 acres. Aisin Automotive produces die and gravity casting, machining and assembly for Toyota, General Motors, Nissan, Honda and others.

Aisinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plant at 221 Frank L. Diggs Drive, Clinton Hagerty said 900 auto manufacturers and suppliers call Tennessee home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thriving companies like Aisin recognize the beneďŹ ts of doing business in our state and continue to take advantage of our prime location and superior business climate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I appreciate Aisinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to further invest in Tennessee and thank the company for its continued conďŹ dence in our quality workforce,â&#x20AC;? he said in a

press release. Stephen Barnes, president of Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc., thanked both the state and TVA for support in the expansion, and local ofďŹ cials thanked the Clinton Utilities Board, local power supplier. The Clinton plant is a subsidiary of Aisin World Corp. of America, headed by president Masayasu â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikeâ&#x20AC;? Saito. On the AWA website,

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Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council and writes a weekly business feature for Shopper-News.

Saito says AWA operates pumps, oil pumps and pis32 plants and facilities in tons that will be installed North America with 80,000 in automobiles produced employees. It is the sales by Aisin customers located headquarters of Aisin Seiki, throughout North America. the parent company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our global history is Beretta USA to build rich, and we are proud to plant in Gallatin have become a trusted supAlso last week, Gov. Bill plier to virtually every auto Haslam and Beretta USA maker in the world,â&#x20AC;? he announced the company writes. The Japan-based Ai- will expand its U.S. opsin Seiki Co. Ltd. was erations by building a new ďŹ rearms manufounded in 1965 WHERE facturing plant in by Kanshiro the the Gallatin Toyoda, who Industr ial continues as Park near board chair. Nashville. His older Beretta cousin, Kiwill invest $45 milichiro Toyoda, lion in a manufacfounded Toyota Motor Corporation in 1937 turing and R&D facility and as a spinoff of the fam- create 300 new Tennessee ily business, Toyota Indus- jobs. Beretta is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldtries. Toyota Motor Company est manufacturing dynasty, in March 2013 was the operating since 1526 in 13th-largest company in Italy. The company is prithe world by revenue with vately owned and operated 333,498 employees world- by members of the 15th and 16th generations of the Bewide. The Clinton operation retta family. The company manufacis a full-process, die casting facility that includes tures the U.S. Armed Forccasting, machining and as- es M-9 pistol, the standard sembly to produce engine sidearm of U.S. soldiers components such as water since 1985.

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Rush’s Music: dedicated to music education People who have a child in a school band are probably involved with Rush’s Music. Not being in this category, I was totally amazed when I entered the store.

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Every imaginable musical instrument is rented to 75 schools in the East Tennessee area. When Bob Rush started his business in 1958, the store was run from his family home until its facedpaced growth called for more space. His first location was on Cumberland Ave.

In June 1975, Steve Boyce joined the business. “I came from Berea College and worked as a general flunky,” he says. Bob Rush passed away in 1977 but left his legacy to his wife, Willene. She continued the great traditions of Rush’s Music and continued to build new ones. In 1998, Boyce became the proud owner of Rush’s Music. He has a true dedication to music education and to the music community. Rush’s also has teaching studios where you can learn to play all types of band instruments plus piano. They have just recently added Yamaha guitars to the inventory. There are two locations – 9117 Executive Park Drive, 531-7889 and 2107 Chapman Highway, 573-4138.

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Project Ready prepares students for college success

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By Phyllis Nichols I often say that numbers and data don’t tell the story of what the Urban League does, people do. People like Phyllis Nichols Jonathan Bingham. When he was a student at Austin-East Magnet High School, Jonathan knew he wanted to be a DJ, but he wasn’t sure where to start. After completing the Knoxville Area Urban League’s Project Ready college access program, Jonathan was well prepared for his first semester at Middle Tennessee State University and is now on his way to making his radio dreams come true. The Urban League program provides a comprehensive approach to prepare young students and their families for the challenges and promise of higher education. Bingham got on the right career track by connecting with a mentor who introduced him to WUTK-FM 90.3. He later had the opportunity to be a volunteer disc jockey for the college

radio station and experience firsthand what his dream career could be. Beyond connecting students with mentors and career settings, Project Ready focuses on developing students academically, socially and culturally. The interviewing, presentation and networking skills that Bingham gained were invaluable. At Middle Tennessee, he was selected out of 150 applicants to be a member of the Freshman Council within the Student Government Association. “I felt prepared and confident in my interview skills,” Bingham said. “If you want a head start, get into Project Ready because the people who lead you have been through the journey that you are just starting,” he said. “It gives students real insight into college life and how to prepare for a successful career.” Students can start Project Ready as early as middle school and participate throughout their high school years. Info: Education and Youth Coordinator Nichole Tillman at ntillman@thekaul.org or 865-524-5511. Phyllis Nichols is president and CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League

Husband Justin Reed with Blush Salon owner Sheena Reed

Karen Jarnigan and Cindy Ludwig, Blush Salon co-owners with Reed.

‘ Blushing’ in Powell By Cindy Taylor Blush Salon opened for business on Jan. 22. Owner and stylist Sheena Reed grew up in Powell but left the area when her husband’s work took them to Charleston. Now she’s back and ready to reacquaint herself with her community. Reed graduated from beauty school in Atlanta and worked as a stylist there for two years. While in Charleston she added makeup to her expertise, specializing in event/bridal hair and airbrush makeup.

With the opportunity to move back home, Blush Salon was born. Reed opened the salon along with her aunts Karen Jarnigan and Cindy Ludwig. Blush Salon is a fullservice salon offering color, cuts, smoothing treatments, facial waxing and specializing in special event hair and airbrush makeup. A grand opening is planned for March. Blush Salon is located at 6911 Central Avenue Pike. Info: 3568662 or www.facebook. com/blushsalonknox.

By Heather Beck Free health screenings, information and even back massages will be available to attendees of Pellissippi State Community College’s Healthy Pelli: Campus Health Fair. The event is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the college’s Magnolia Avenue Campus. Healthy Pelli is free and open to the public. “We want our students and the community at large to be healthy,” said Jeannette Myers, event planner. “In order to be successful and productive, you have to be healthy. It’s part of a balanced life.” Healthy Pelli offers free blood pressure screenings, HIV testing and STD (sexually transmitted disease) testing. Information about health issues, health-care providers and insurers, and other health-related topics will be available. To help them de-stress, attendees can even get free back massages. At 1 p.m., Susan Fowlkes, the Knox County Health Department’s clinical nutrition director, gives a halfhour presentation on diabetes and obesity. “Healthy eating is so important for both obesity and

Jeanette Myers, coordinator of Healthy Pelli Health Fair at Magnolia campus.

Travis Patterson will open his law office in the old jail in Maynardville. Photo by Libby Morgan

diabetes,” she said. “The way we eat determines our health and the chronic diseases that will or will not be manifest by our genetic background.” Travis D. Patterson has Healthy Pelli is scheduled landed himself in the old in the Main Lobby of the jail in Maynardville. Magnolia Avenue Campus at His dad, Denny Patterson, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave. has been grooming the buildInfo: www.pstcc.edu/mag- ing with its solid concrete nolia or 329-3100. To request floors and foot-thick walls for accommodations for a disabil- offices, and Travis has picked ity, contact Human Resources his spot on the ground floor. at 694-6607 or humanreTravis passed the bar sources@pstcc.edu. three years ago to become Pellissippi State is a meman attorney, and since then ber of Tennessee’s Community has tried cases in several Colleges, a system of 13 colsurrounding counties. leges offering a high-quality, He graduated from Gibbs affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare High in 2004, UT in 2008 students to achieve their edu- and the University of Memcational and career goals in phis Law School in 2011. His mom, Brenda Pattwo years or less.

Patterson ‘goes to jail’ Open house is Tuesday, Feb. 4 terson, is helping Travis get ready for an open house and ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at his new office in the old jail just across Highway 33 from the Union County courthouse. Everyone is invited. Light refreshments and tours of the renovated historic building will be available. Chamber banquet: And don’t forget the Union County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet will be Friday, Feb . 7, at Rutherford Memorial UMC. – Libby Morgan

Know Your Numbers: Cholesterol Screenings Take advantage of this simple screening and learn why your cholesterol numbers are so important to your good health. One prick of the ﬁnger and you’ll have your cholesterol panel and glucose reading in less than seven minutes. Eight-hour fasting is required.* Wednesday, February 19 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 26 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Turkey Creek Medical Center

Jefferson Memorial Hospital

Newport Medical Center

10820 Parkside Drive East Lobby

110 Hospital Drive Classroom

435 Second Street Physicians Plaza Conference Room

Wednesday, February 12 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, February 25 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 27 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Tennova Ambulatory Care Center South

Physicians Regional Medical Center

North Knoxville Medical Center

7323 Chapman Highway

900 East Oak Hill Avenue Shamrock Room

7565 Dannaher Drive Sister Elizabeth Assembly Center

Friday, February 7 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 13 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.