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Teacher sues on evaluation plan

Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations. The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week.

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Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby. The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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Public forum on Jackson Avenue

Officials will host a public meeting to discuss redevelopment of the 500 block of West Jackson Avenue where the city cleared the McClung Warehouses following a fire. Potential developers, downtown advocates and anyone with a redevelopment idea or suggestion is invited at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Southern Depot, 318 W. Depot Ave.

Fulton football to be honored

The Army National Guard national ranking trophy will be given to the Fulton High School football team at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the school auditorium as part of the MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions. Fulton (15-0) finished No. 129 in the final rankings after completing its first unbeaten season since 1967 and winning the state championship in 4A. MaxPreps ranks more than 16,000 varsity high school football teams. All are invited.

Casa de Sara founder and CEO Lori Santoro with children in the school in Bolivia

By Cindy Taylor What do international missions and llamas have in common? To the untrained eye, nothing. But those participating in Knoxville’s first Great Llama Race on April 5 know they are running for a good cause in Casa de Sara. Casa de Sara was established in La Guardia, Bolivia, by Lori Santoro and others like her who wanted to help impoverished children. The llama is the national animal of Bolivia, so having a race featuring this beautiful animal just made sense. “I met Sara while vacationing in Mexico in 1987,” said Santoro. “This tiny 4-year-old child approached me on the beach to peddle her trinkets. After finding out her story I made a silent promise that I would someday help the ‘Saras’ of the world.” Santoro has made her promise a reality through Casa de Sara with fundraisers such as the Great Llama Race. The community event will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at World’s Fair Park. Businesses sponsoring llamas chose a school partner. Celebrities will be paired with students from Knox County schools and a llama – provided by Southeast Llama Rescue and local ranchers. Powell Middle School has been chosen for sponsorship, and secre-

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tary Paige Graves will head up the race for PMS. “I think our llama’s name is Ernie,” said PMS principal Gary Critselous. “We are excited about the race and plan on winning no matter what.” Ray Varner Ford is one of the local sponsors. “This will not only help impoverished children in Bolivia but benefit our local schools,” said Varner. “We are deeply involved with the Anderson County Education Foundation, and this is an opportunity to earn dollars for them. It is an out-of-the-box fundraising activity that is going to be a lot of fun for all parties involved.” Susan Gawarecki, a former board member with Southeast

Llama Rescue, owns Pathfinder Farm in Anderson County, where she raises and rescues llamas. She will sell fiber at the event for spinning, felting and hooking. Gawarecki says if she had to choose one word to describe llamas it would be “curious.” “They are also highly intelligent, and though they are soft they aren’t very touchy-feely.” Her llama, Crimson Pirate, will be racing for West Valley Middle School and is sponsored by Susong 7 and Realty Executives. The race will be run in heats with the final heat determining first-, second- and third-place winners. Winning schools will receive a percentage of funds raised to go to a project of their choice.

Southeast Llama Rescue will also receive a percentage, with the remainder of the money going to Casa de Sara to sponsor their elementary school in Bolivia. Activities will include vendors, entertainers, food, music, crafts, games, prizes and competitions spread throughout the grounds. “Casa de Sara helps children with food, health and education so that someday they will help themselves and future generations,” said Santoro. “This race enables us to partner with local businesses and schools to raise money for the ministry.” Santoro hopes to make the race a yearly event. Info: www.casadesara.org and www.thegreatllamarace.com.

Frontier’s ‘Donate’ program underway Frontier Communications is expanding The Great Frontier Donate program and seeking community partners. The program supports organizations in communities served by Frontier, such as Powell. The first “Donate” program, launched in 2009, focused on stocking local food pantries. This year’s program is providing cash donations to public or private

schools, religious institutions and other nonprofit groups. “At Frontier, one of our values is to be active in the communities we serve,” says Mike Byrd, general manager at Powell. “The Great Frontier Donate provides a mutually beneficial opportunity to support the communities in which our customers and our employees live and work.” Community partners can receive $1.4 million over the next 36

months through a variety of programs. Partners can earn up to $25 for each new Dish or FiOS TV service, up to $25 for each referred new Frontier High-Speed Internet customer, $25 for each referred new qualifying Digital Phone Package customer and $10 for each referred new secure bundle customer. There is no cost to participate, and Frontier will provide all eli-

gible program partners with the materials necessary to roll out the program. Info: www.GreatFrontierDonate.com. Frontier offers broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access and a variety of services for residential customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Info: www.frontier.com.

How many sheriff’s cars patrol Knox County? By Sandra Clark

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Last week candidate Bobby Waggoner said at any given time there are fewer than 30 officers on patrol in the 400 square miles beyond the city limits, the area patrolled by the Sheriff’s Office. We asked Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones for a response and were told, “The sheriff doesn’t respond to purely political innuendos.”

Analysis This writer is old enough to remember when Bobby’s grandpa, the late Bernard Waggoner Sr., was sheriff. In the mid-1960s, Knox County had four cars on patrol for each shift: south, east, north, west. Tim Hutchison drove on the north patrol. Since then, mostly under

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health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

Volume speaks volumes when choosing a joint surgeon Parkwest Joint Center known for tackling hard cases When the going gets tough, the really tough cases go to Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat. That’s because Parkwest has quietly gone about building a reputation as the place to go when joints – and joint replacements – have gone bad. “We take on really complicated cases,” said orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Naylor, co-director of the Parkwest Joint Center. “We’ll go to any extreme to save a leg, but you’ve got to have a dedicated team, the right equipment and the rehab facilities to make it work,” Naylor said. One such case was that of Linda Kidman, a 52-year-old grandmother from Virginia, who sought out orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hal Cates, Naylor’s colleague and Joint Center co-director, after two failed knee replacements and six surgeries had left her leg bent and twisted at a 45-degree angle. Doctors at a prestigious teaching hospital in another state told her that she should have her leg amputated because nothing more could be done for her. “She goes to a very well-established academic center, and they say, ‘Gosh, you need an amputation,’ and that would’ve worked but there are other ways,” said Cates. “All complex cases are different – you can’t ‘cookbook’ those. Whether it’s a ﬁrsttime knee with a bad deformity or a complicating medical problem that makes recovery complex, there are all kinds of things you can do.” Cates points out that patients considering joint surgery should do some homework when choosing where to receive their care. He recommends doing a side-by-side comparison in the facilities and ask questions about experience, skill level and stafﬁng. “Studies show that true joint surgeons who do several hundred procedures a year have fewer complications and better outcomes,” Cates stated.

Joint pain can be debilitating, however, the skilled, experienced orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest take on the most complex cases to get their patients back in action. Joint Center Medical Director Paul Naylor MD stresses that every case is unique and must be approached as such. He says, “You have to form a winning game plan before you go into the operating room.” Cates and his colleagues at Parkwest perform about 1,900 surgeries annually – approximately ﬁve surgeries a day for a calendar year. This number is much higher than an “average” joint center, and their outcomes are impressive, despite the number of complex cases. Approximately 15 percent of the surgeries are reworks of previously failed operations. When a patient arrives with a history of a failed operation, missing bone, missing muscle attachments, ligament issues or bad knees along with bad hips, Cates may consult with colleagues Naylor, Dr. Brian Covino, Dr. Brian Edkin and Dr. Paul Yau. “Having seen those kinds of complex cases over the years, you learn to

look individually at those and it helps with the thought process,” said Cates. “We often have discussions about how best to address that particular patient, that particular problem. We employ everybody’s thoughts and experiences and come up with a wellthought-out plan.” “We may even send cases off to experts in other states for their input. There is a clique of highly educated professionals who have depth of experience with this kind of thing and we all share our toughest cases and get really great feedback,” Cates continued. “So, the patient isn’t just seeing one person – they may be ‘seeing’ 15 people who will discuss your complex case.”

Joint Effort: ‘The Retreat’ leads the way Dr. Paul Naylor and Dr. Hal Cates make no bones about it – it takes a joint effort. It takes dedicated staff working across departments, patients giving honest feedback, a marriage of research and technology, and doctors working with researchers and other doctors. Put it all together and you have the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat, one of Tennessee’s leading providers of hip, knee and other joint replacements. Parkwest has had a designated area for Joint Replacement since 1993. In 2007, the center moved to occupy the fifth floor of Parkwest Medical Center where Naylor and Cates – co-directors of the center and former medical school classmates at the University of Tennessee-Memphis – assembled what has become an orthopedic dream team capable of any joint surgery one can imagine. “Most of the Joint Center staff is hand-picked,” Naylor, also the hospital’s vice chief of staff, said during a rare break between surgeries. “Every one of those nurses asked to be on the Joint Center floor. They want to be there. When we first started, we asked, ‘Who wants to do this?’ and we told them the guidelines and what we were going to be doing, and these are the people that we picked. It really makes a difference when you’ve got people who

“We collect numbers like length of stay, number of infection events, deep vein thrombosis, patient satisfaction scores, and we can match anybody in the country – Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, special surgery in New York,” said Naylor. “We are as good or better than any joint center in the country. We stack up with the best.” The Joint Center keeps in touch with patients after the procedure. Patients from the previous quarter are invited to a dinner in which they are encouraged to give Naylor, Cates and Covino feedback on their experience while at Parkwest. “We tell them, ‘All right, we hear the positives. We want to hear the (Standing) Hal Cates, MD and (seat- negatives. We don’t get better by patting us on the back Tell us what it is ed) Paul Naylor MD. that we lack. Did we wake you up too many times during the night? Did are doing what they really love.” we stick you too hard with a needle? “We were well ahead of our time What can we do to make it better? and remain so today,” said Cates. Anything? We want to be best in the Today, Parkwest Joint Center is country so we strive to ﬁnd out what, among the busiest programs in the if anything, is bothering you.’ ” area. Although Parkwest has roughly The feedback, Naylor said, has 40 to 50 active and courtesy physi- been enormously useful, resulting in cians, about 90 percent of the total earlier times for the food service and joint surgeries are performed by medication schedules. And when the Cates, Naylor and Dr. Brian Covino hospital switched some ice coolers, with the remainder handled by Drs. the patients were quick to point out: Rick Parsons, Richard Cunningham, the coolers are nice, but they don’t Paul Brady, Chris Shaver, Robert hold as much ice. Smith, Paul Becker, Robert Jackson “So we went back to the low-tech ones because that’s what the patients and Christopher Sherrell.

“You want one operation, not two more or 10 more,” said Naylor. “So you must get it right the ﬁrst time. You have to go in there prepared for every kind of eventuality, bring along all kinds of extra equipment. That takes a lot of pre-op planning, calling a lot of different reps to make sure you have all types of different implants you could possibly use and all different equipment. You have to form a winning game plan before you go into the operating room.” Sometimes, “winning” requires creating custom implants, a highly prized skill that has earned Cates and Covino spots on the implant design teams of multiple major manufacturers. “In cases where the defect and the

wanted,” said Naylor. “You think you are doing the right thing, but the patients come back and say, ‘No, no, you don’t understand. …’ Little things like that really make a difference in a patient’s experience.” “Some of them become volunteers,” Cates said. “They believe so strongly in the center that they become volunteers once a week or once a month to help other patients because they are the best advocates of joint care.” Cates added that Parkwest’s history and patient volume “speaks for itself.” “When patients ask other patients about how they did, there’s a reason people come to Parkwest,” he said. “It’s because the doctors there do a good job, stay current, doing what’s best for the patient. We welcome those patients and they seek us out.” There is no shortage of patients, either. According to Naylor, Medicare is predicting that the number of total joint replacements in the United States will triple within the next 20 years, largely due to the aging Baby Boom population. “The demand is unbelievable,” said Naylor. Looking back on his 24-year career, Naylor says he’s not only seen many changes in the ﬁeld of orthopedic medicine, but changes in Parkwest as well. “We’ve built a really collegial staff and we also excel in outcomes and patient satisfaction.” “It’s not the surgery – it’s the patients that make it satisfying for me,”

missing bone are so bad that a conventional implant won’t work, you may have to make a special custom device. You have to make what goes in that patient,” said Cates, who has done just that in more than 60 cases – second most in the state. “In the Southeast, hardly anybody does custom implants, but we do it all the time. We can handle anything that comes in.” What’s more, Parkwest is currently part of an implant trial funded by the Food and Drug Administration as well as one of only 12 centers in the nation to participate in a retrieval study of total hip arthroscopy devices conducted by Drexel University and funded by the National Institutes for Health. Cates’ own expertise is irrefutable. As founder and president of the Tennessee Orthopedic Foundation, he has authored articles for medical journals and publications, and is frequently called upon to speak at conferences in New York, Nova Scotia, Osaka, Las Vegas and other venues. His topics often cite research collected by the Foundation. “We track patient outcomes and have done so since I came into practice,” said Cates. “So I’ve got about 20 years’ worth of data, probably 25,000 photos and 20 years’ worth of interesting cases and follow-up that not a lot of surgeons have.” “I give all my patients a copy of what their joint looks like during surgery and a copy of what it looks like before we close – I’ve done that for 20 years,” Cates said. “They get operative notes and color photos. The visual information helps them have a more complete understanding. Patients use what they know to get back to the lifestyle they prefer following joint replacement surgery.” For more information, visit www. treatedwell.com/theretreat or call 865-373-0091.

The Parkwest Joint Center performs almost 2,000 total joint replacements yearly, giving patients a precise and highly functional implant that will last them for many years to come. The center provides extensive education to patients prior to surgery and at discharge to ensure that they have the best possible outcomes with their new joint. said Naylor. “You can’t imagine what it’s like when somebody comes in and they can’t walk and you ﬁx them and they come back and say, ‘Doctor my life is so much better! You’ve changed my life. I’m walking and playing with my grandkids, I’m playing golf, I’m doing things with my friends again.’ There’s no greater reward than hearing that.” For more information, visit www. treatedwell.com/theretreat or call 865-373-0091.

ORTHOPEDIC EXCELLENCE Patients who undergo elective orthopedic surgeries at high-volume, regional hospitals have better surgical outcomes and experience fewer complications than those who undergo those surgeries at local hospitals.* Ask how many joint replacement surgeries your surgeon does and trust your care to the experienced orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest.

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Meet the candidates It wasn’t a typical Heiskell senior meeting and lunch but members still had loads of fun during the March 13 Meet the Candidates session.

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Incumbents and hopefuls showed up to talk with the seniors about their plans should they win/keep their ofﬁce. The Shopper’s own Jake Mabe served as moderator, keeping candidates in line and on time. Those speaking and holding/running for ofﬁce were Ed Brantley – Knox County Commission seat 11, Bob Thomas – Knox County Commission seat 10, Michele Carringer – Knox County Commission seat 11, Charles Busler – Knox County Commission District 7, Sherry Witt – Knox County Registrar of Deeds, Kristi Davis – Circuit Court Judge Div. I, Dan Kidd – 4th Circuit Court Judge, Jimmy “J.J.” Jones – Knox County Sheriff, and Ed Shouse, Craig Leuthold and Barry

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DAR members: Regent Marisa Moazen, registrar Martha Cummings, birthday honoree Ruth Lady and treasurer Martha Raper. ■

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Emory Road Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had much to celebrate during the March 15 meeting. Registrar and organizing regent Martha Cummings, earner of countless awards, was presented with a 25-year certificate by chapter president Marisa Moazen.

Camille Benson was installed as a new member, and current member Ruth Lady was honored for her 90th birthday. Lady was born on Feb. 29, so she likes to claim she is still in her early 20s, having missed a number of birthdays thanks to the leap year. The celebration included food and birthday cake, after which the group

enjoyed a trivia game with questions that focused on the DAR and the Revolutionary War. Emory Road DAR meets at 10:30 a.m. each third Saturday at the Powell Library except during ﬁeld trips. The group welcomes inquiries from women interested in learning more about their revolutionary ancestry and the DAR.

Dogwood trails turn 60 Dogwood trails ofﬁcially open on Tuesday, April 1. 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the event, which brings visitors from all over the country. This year the featured trail is Sequoyah Hills, and ribbon-cutting festivities will take place on Wednesday, April 9, there. Fountain City features the longest of the trails and starts on historic Gibbs Drive. The garden side of the trail is 16 miles long and features some of Knoxville’s

Tickets for Gresham goes Gatsby Tickets for Gresham’s spring soiree, Gresham Goes Gatsby, can be purchased through the website, www.greshammiddleschoolfoundation.org. The event will be 6:3010:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at The Foundry. The evening will feature music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Proceeds will provide ﬁnancial support for the school through the Gresham Middle School Foundation. The Foundry is at 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Info: 689-1430.

oldest trees. This is the only trail to have two sections: the garden side and the panorama side off Black Oak Ridge. Other trails include Holston Hills, Lakemoor Hills, Westmoreland, Chapman Highway and Farragut. Each trail is designated by a sign, and pink lines on the roads serve as guides for the tour. There are also ﬁve trail byways: Halls Timberline, Deane Hill, North Hills,

Island Home and Morningside. Byways are ﬁve miles or less, and green lines designate the trail route. The Dogwood Arts Festival lasts all month and ends with crafters and activities in Market Square and at Krutch Park on April 25-27. Volunteers are always needed to help make the festival a most popular event in the area. Interested persons can contact Chuck Henry, 599-3269, or the Dogwood ofﬁce, 637-4561.

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Knox North Lions Club brought back a few officers and selected two new ones for the coming year at the March 19 meeting. Rick Long will retain the presidency. Newly elected as 1st VP is Greg Householder with 2nd VP Kim Severance. Rebekah Hill will continue as secretary, while Denise Girard will come on as the new treasurer. Special guest Florence N’Diaye spoke about the needs at Whittle Springs Middle School. Knox North Lions has partnered with Knox North Lion Cindy Teague greets guest speaker Florence the school and continues to N’Diaye. coordinate efforts to meet needs of students. N’Diaye, parent coordinator/interventionist at the school, will be a “Prep” Rally at the next to Hardee’s April 30 shared information about school to increase awareness and will be in place with the new Parent Center. and get energy up for TCAP rides for all ages, foods and “We hope to have this up testing and get students ex- fun until May 4. and running by the fall,” Advance tickets will be cited about college. said N’Diaye. “I have sent available beginning in April out surveys to parents, and through the Halls and PowCarnival coming we will know more about Final details are in place ell High schools’ baseball the setup of the Parent Centeams. ter once those have been re- for the Knox North Lions Knox North Lions meet Community Spring Carturned and evaluated.” at 1 p.m. each first and third Currently the school is nival. Gold Medal Shows Wednesday at Puleo’s on seeking school supplies and will set up at the Yow propCedar Lane. furniture to outfit the center. erty on the corner of Emory Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. N’Diaye shared that April 25 Road and Blueberry Lane com.

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Rule #3: You are when you eat

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By Dr. Donald G. Wegener Most people today are very inconsistent about when they eat. This often leads to skipped meals, which disrupts blood sugar balance and can end up leading to cravings and overeating later in the day.

In fact, most people feel that skipping breakfast actually slows your metabolism for the entire day. I agree wholeheartedly with this concept. This means not only will you burn fewer calories during the ﬁrst half of your day, but you’ll probably have cravings later on in the same day, which because of the slower metabolism will end up as fat in your body. I can’t stress this concept enough. It is important that you eat breakfast consisting of proteins, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids and some carbohydrates every day. This is especially important for young adults and students. If you want your brain to work throughout the day, you need to feed it properly at the beginning of the day. Then every two or three hours thereafter you should eat some type of protein portion, like a protein drink, along

with a complex carbohydrate, like a piece of fruit or vegetable, to keep your metabolism running strong. This will optimize your weight loss and keep your body functioning at peak performance. Those of you who read my articles know that I advocate at least ﬁve or six small meals per day rather than two or three large meals per day. That means I prefer you to have breakfast, a midmorning snack, lunch, a mid-afternoon snack, dinner and if necessary a quality protein drink at least two hours before bedtime. This concept constantly feeds your body and fuels your metabolism. As I’ve said before, do you want to drink from a fresh running stream or a stagnant pond? If you do not drink water regularly or eat frequently throughout your day, you are drinking from a stagnant pond because your metabolism is shut down. Next week: You are what you don’t excrete.

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government Vodka as foreign policy Bob Gilbertson, owner of Bob’s Package Store on Winston Road in West Hills, has removed Russian vodka from his store in protest of the Russian occupation of Crimea. Gilbertson was interviewed on Fox News from the University of Tennessee’s Communications Building last week.

Williams House on March 18. Meetings are not open to the public, and a completion date has not been set, according to spokesperson Gina Stafford. However, this house and adjacent carriage house, which DiPietro inherited when he became president, has become a problem that everyone motoring on affluent Lyons View Pike sees daily. Victor This writer is cautiously Ashe optimistic that something positive will come from the creation of the committee, despite it having closed, unannounced meetings. Gilbertson said he was There appears to be a desire tired of Russia being a bully to resolve this continuing in its region and undermin- negative issue that was ing freedom. Wonder if any not the case with the prior other package stores will three UT presidents. join Gilbertson in his sup■ With the heavy port of freedom? push by state and local ■ UT President Joe Democratic leaders to urge DiPietro has named citizens to enroll in Obamaa high-level committee care before the March 31 to look at the Williams deadline rolls around, House on Lyons View Pike enrollment still has not in West Knoxville and reached the hoped-for nummake recommendations as bers due to intense negative to its future. coverage on the rollout, This is the historic home which the president hopes designed by famed Knoxto repair. ville-born architect John People undecided on Fanz Staub acquired years whether to sign up need to ago by UT and allowed to study it carefully and make deteriorate. a decision based on facts, It has become a major not on the partisan debate embarrassment to the unifrom both sides. Getting versity. Staub was also the the facts, which are in fact architect for Hopecote on true, may not be easy. Melrose Avenue on the UT It is interesting to note campus, also owned by UT. that Mayor Rogero has held DiPietro did this quietly several high-profile media without public announceevents to urge people to ment. Your writer learned sign up. of it through his own What is interesting is sources. The university not that she would do this, confirmed it and provided as I have no doubt Rogero the membership list. sincerely believes this is a The committee is chaired good program. However, by Butch Peccolo, the UT the city of Knoxville does system’s chief financial ofnot operate a public health ficer. Members are UT staff program. members Chris Cimino, Certainly, the mayor Katie Colocotronis, Woody should feel free to speak out Henderson, Katie High, on issues that she backs, Robbi Stivers and Tonja even if outside the immeJohnson; UT Trustee Raja diate jurisdiction of her Jubran and Pete Claussen. office. Jubran is an active However, public health builder as owner of Denark falls under the county Construction and has supmayor, Tim Burchett, who ported historic preservawas not invited to any of tion. He is a friend to Gov. these events. Dr. Martha Bill Haslam, who chairs the Buchanan, who heads UT Board of Trustees. the Knox County Health Claussen, who is a short Department, also was not railroad owner of Gulf and invited. Ohio, personally renovated Since Obamacare is disand saved the James Park liked by many Republicans, House on Cumberland AvBurchett may be glad to enue across from St. John’s have not received an invitaEpiscopal Cathedral. Both tion. However, this is a case know and support historic where city and county leadpreservation. ers went separate ways on a The group toured the significant issue.

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Brooks speaks out for colleagues Hardly anyone in Knox County has poured more time, work and love into a school than Mari Brooks at West High School, which she believes is the last, best hope for a better future for a significant portion of its students.

Betty Bean “I am a devout believer in public education,” she said. “It is the foundation of our nation, and it’s where kids learn to live in the real world. We’ve got kids born in 33 different nations at West and everything from the lowest socioeconomic group to the highest and everything in between. At West High School, you can excel no matter what your background.” Twenty years ago, when her three children were

young (they graduated from West in 2000, 2003 and 2007), Brooks noticed so many Webb School buses rolling through her Sequoyah Hills neighborhood that it looked as though it was zoned for Webb. That spurred her to get involved in a controversial rezoning that expanded West High and its zoning lines and allowed it to develop as a culturally diverse college-prep school. Then she set about helping it be successful, first as a volunteer and concerned parent, then as a highly effective fundraiser for the West High School Foundation and, finally, as a full-time German-language teacher. Along the way, she and her husband, Chris, an emergency-room physician, have taken in 13 foster children and eight to 10 foreignexchange students. Her students routinely blow the top off the annual national standardized tests,

and she offers big doses of European culture along with language instruction. She was Knox County’s 2010 High School Teacher of the Year. She misses Donna Wright, the former assistant superintendent (and Mari Brooks former West High principal) whom she calls “our guardian angel,” who left Knox County to take a job in Middle Tennessee a couple of years ago. On the same January day that Superintendent James McIntyre announced the results of teacher surveys that found that 70 percent of Knox County’s teachers feel mistrusted and micromanaged, Brooks donned a red sweater and went to speak to the school board. She said she was a little scared to be there but felt

an obligation to speak for the many young colleagues whom she fears are being driven out of the profession. They’re afraid to speak out, so Brooks, ever the volunteer, stepped up to be their voice. She warned of a coming “perfect storm” because TEAM evaluations are not coordinated with Common Core expectations, nor are schools equipped to handle the scheduled demands of PARCC testing plus current standardized testing. She predicted that school libraries will be overwhelmed with nonstop testing, thereby shutting out children who have no Internet access at home, and that schools are becoming data-driven assembly lines where teachers and principals are not valued. “Could I, who love teaching, encourage my children to enter teaching? I don’t know. I just don’t know,” she said.

Pensions: Is there room to fix them?

Last week we examined the current pension shortfall ($170 million) and the rising costs to the city of Knoxville to keep it funded. Those costs are approaching $30 million per year. What can be done to make the older plans sustainable? Don’t we need to continue to work with employees to find a way to keep our pension plans and our city fiscally healthy? What does the Blackwell case have to say about it? Blackwell is the oft-cited boogeyman of public pensions in Tennessee. Employees rattle its saber when reform is suggested. Government officials seem to cower in its shadows: “Oh my, oh my, what if we are sued?” Don’t rock the boat. It seems easier to solve the problem by throwing your hard-earned money at it, rather than working through funding issues. Complicating that, most public officials are also members of the pension plan. Is there a conflict of interest? Can pensions be changed? What exactly did Blackwell hold? The only factual dispute was whether Shelby County could legitimately change the base salary/benefit formula for employee James Blackwell, who was already vested in the plan, from using his last year’s salary level to calculate his benefits (rather than the actuary’s recommended highestthree-consecutive-years’ salary) as the formula base. In the context of that 1981 case, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled no, Mr. Blackwell’s already vested

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interest in the plan benefit could not be changed without mutual consent. That’s the holding of Blackwell. The rest is what lawyers call orbiter dicta, Latin for stuff that was said generally but was not an essential part of the court’s holding. These are important statements to consider certainly, but not binding precedent in the next case. Indeed, Blackwell states as much, in rejecting the lower court’s reliance on the earlier Miles decision (involving judicial pensions expressly covered by the state constitution), that Miles did not control its decision here: “That case, like any other, must be read and interpreted in light of its facts.”

In short, courts are not legislatures. They do not make general laws; they interpret them in the context of the factual dispute before it. In surveying the law, Blackwell made clear that Tennessee public employees do not have a contract right to their job or their rate of pay. Except as protected by civil-service rules, they serve at the pleasure. Their compensation “is subject to legislative control” and “may be raised or lowered by the employer during their period of service.” Blackwell rejected plaintiff’s claim that pension plans are “frozen” against detrimental changes once an employee begins to participate. Rather, the court ruled that “public policy demands that there be a right on the part of the public employer to make reasonable modifications in an existing plan if necessary to create or safeguard actuarial stability, provided that no accrued or vested rights of members or beneficiaries

are thereby impaired.” What does that pronouncement mean today? It is subject to debate. One thing is clear: The specific facts matter. There was, for example, no municipal financial crisis in Blackwell. The court noted that the Shelby County plan had already been changed 36 times before the Blackwell dispute. Plan amendments had doubled employees’ contributions since the 1949 origin of the plan. Its indirect teaching is that parties can mutually agree to plan changes. Employee contributions can be raised. Cost of living adjusted. Everyone has an interest in keeping the plan fiscally healthy, affordable and sustainable, so it remains viable during later retirement. A growing number of municipal bankruptcies around the country reinforce that concern. So do labor-management accords in nearby Lexington, Ky., and Chattanooga. Nick Della Volpe, an attorney, represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

Mark Taylor challenges TVAAS By Betty Bean Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations. The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week charging Gov. Bill Haslam, Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman and the Knox County Board of Education with

violating Taylor’s 14th Amendment right to equal protection from “irrational state-imposed classifications” by using a small fraction of his students to determine his overall effectiveness. “State policy has forced an over-reliance on flawed TVAAS estimates in highstakes decisions for our teachers,” said TEA president Gera Summerford. Taylor teaches physical science at Farragut Middle,

has primarily advanced students for whom no standardized test has been developed and was denied a bonus based on test scores of only 22 of his 142 students. Last month, TEA filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lisa Trout, who said she was misled about how her TVAAS score would be calculated. She is also challenging the state’s use of test results of a small number of her students to estimate her overall effectiveness.

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What really matters: offensive line Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby. The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal, but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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There is a lot of talk about the new and multitalented receivers. The team is almost certain to be better in the passing game. All of this is very exciting, but what really matters

at this stage of reconstruction is the offensive line. So much of what happens this fall will depend on the spring development of the big uglies. They’ve done all the weight, strength, endurance and flexibility training. Now is the time to put it all together and begin to grow as a unit. I think it is called functionality. Offensive linemen don’t get much attention unless they are really bad. This group does not appear bad, but it is different. Starters look OK. Depth is thin. There is one baby bull in the bunch. Coleman Thomas, 6-6 and 311, was front row in coach Don Mahoney’s meeting room, try-

ing to grasp the mysteries of tackle techniques, on the day he turned 18 years old. He was an early enrollee at 17 and did well in winter workouts. If Thomas, No. 3, 4 or 5 high school center in the country while at Fort Chiswell High in Max Meadows, Va., lines up against Utah State, just think what Tennessee faithful have to look forward to when he grows up. The switch from center to tackle was mostly a matter of need – and personality. Coleman is a blue-collar player who gets after it. He brings the tough, gritty style necessary for survival in the SEC jungle. And he may have enough athleticism to

enough nimbleness. Because he is versatile and unselfish, he will likely be the primary reserve guard and tackle and maybe center. Brett Kendrick, Marques Pair, Austin Sanders and Ray Raulerson are important components-to-be. Incoming freshmen? Somebody might help. My most encouraging thoughts regarding the offensive line came from Kerbyson. These guys have a little chip on their shoulders, something to prove. The goal is to be better than expected, maybe even better than the 2013 line. If that happens, Tennessee might be able to make a first down against Vanderbilt when it really needs one. Wouldn’t that be something!

cut off a linebacker. He has been a basketball center and baseball pitcher in spare time past. The other probable tackle is older and more mature but also learning on the job. Dontavius Blair, 6-8 and 310, came from Garden City (Kansas) Community College for the explicit purpose of stabilizing Tennessee’s left side. Blair could have signed almost anywhere. The Vols’ help-wanted sign was convincing. Butch Jones and I are guessing that juniors Marcus Jackson (6-2, 305) and Kyler Kerbyson (6-4, 304) will be the guards. They are not strangers. Jackson played a lot in

2011, not much in 2012 and none last season, red-shirt year to preserve eligibility for this obvious need. Kerbyson has been a secondteamer waiting for this opportunity. It is possible both will be more than adequate replacements for those who previously played the positions. The same could be said of junior center Mack Crowder, 6-2, 290. He has more toughness and smarts than actual experience but had a significant role last year. On my chart, depth is named Dylan Wiesman, sophomore, 6-3, 305, one of the six best linemen. He has the basic requirements – strength, intelligence and

Michele Carringer, who is running for an at-large County Commission seat, chats with visitors at the New Harvest Park event.

County Commissioner Dave Wright chats with fellow Commissioner Mike Hammond, who is running for Criminal Court Clerk, at the New Harvest Park event. “We can’t talk to each other!” Dave said, referring to the Sunshine Law. “A reporter’s here,” someone shouted back. “Just talk about the weather!”

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Matthew Mitchell: The new Geno? By Betty Bean Remember when some reporter asked Pat Summitt if she’d stop and help Geno Auriemma if she found him stranded on the highway? She said, “Sure.” When asked the same question about Summitt, Auriemma said nope. It’s been seven years since Summitt discontinued the hottest ticket in women’s basketball – her team’s home-and-home series with Auriemma’s UConn Huskies. She’d had enough of his smart-alecky ways and cutthroat recruiting tactics, and nobody could change her mind. A lot has happened since – Summitt’s 2011 Alzheimer’s diagnosis and 2012 resignation, UConn’s continued rise to the top. Tennessee continued Summitt’s practice of playing a brutal schedule crammed with top teams and legendary opposing coaches, but there was so much respect and sorrow for what had befallen the legendary Summitt that games were played out in sort of an era of good feelings. And who among us can work up a good hate for legend-inthe-making Dawn Staley or nice guy Gary Blair? Things had gotten kind of ho-hum. Something was missing. There’s a classic sports book by North Carolina Tarheel fan Will Blyth that says it all: “To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry.” Hating Geno was fun, wasn’t it? Remember how his flyweight associate head coach would grab his shirttail, dragging him spitting

and cursing away from the referees? Remember the big, noisy hordes of Connecticut fans who’d try to take over Thompson-Boling? Didn’t you just hate it? And don’t you miss it? What could possibly take the place of such goings-on? Enter Matthew Mitchell, head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, somebody we liked quite a bit when he was a Summitt graduate assistant in 2000. We appreciated his good judgment when he hired a bunch of Tennessee alumnae as assistants (Niya Butts, Kyra Elzy and Shalon Pillow), and we appreciated his kind words when Pat Summitt fell ill. But now he’s got a big mouth and a $7.95 million, seven-year contract that makes him the highest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. He’s beaten Tennessee coach Holly Warlick in a couple of recruiting battles and reacted in a churlish fashion when she hired Elzy away. Worst of all, when Kentucky won last month at Thompson-Boling (for the first time ever), Mitchell did the “Nae Nae” dance in the locker room. On our orange and white and Columbia blue chairs, people! The Nae Nae dance! (If you don’t know what that is, ask a kid). The Tennessee team felt disrespected and returned the favor by beating Kentucky in a heated SEC tournament final that featured two double technicals and freshman guard Jordan Reynolds dropping a postgame Nae Nae for the ESPN cameras at center court, pointing to her championship hat while Mitchell stewed on the sideline. It was, as Yogi Berra used to say, déjà vu all over again.

Matthew Mitchell performs at Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness. Photo by Univ. of Kentucky Athletics

Best show in town (and where’s Ed?) Who needs paid entertainment when you cover the county government beat? The fun started at County Commission’s workshop last Monday, when Jeff Ownby, apparently trying to reclaim moral high ground he lost when censured, went after Knox County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre, who of late is a too-easy target. Ownby called the school s y stem’s P h y s i cal Plant Upgrades (PPU) account “a slush fund.” That’s a big-time charge. Jeff Ownby Richard Nixon nearly got thrown off Dwight Eisenhower’s ticket as vice president because of a mere rumor that he had such funds. Ownby said that a piano, a keyboard and the kitchen sink (OK, I made up that last one) were paid for out of said slush fund, and that Northshore Elementary School went about $3 million over budget with the difference made up from the fund, “and we’re still collecting bills.” He said he requested info from KCS, didn’t get it and

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finally went to the commission’s Audit Committee. McIntyre made a beeline to the podium. He said minor upgrades have for several years been paid for out of PPUs. “If you have any questions, please give me a call. These are fairly salacious allegations. I think it would be a professional courtesy if you called me.” Ownby said he requested info from finance guy Ron McPherson, sent a reminder and waited longer than the requisite number of Jim McIntyre days. So I asked, Ownby said. “Except for me, commissioner,” said McIntyre, who later said he was aware of the request but not of any concerns about it. While everyone was googling the word “salacious,” the ol’ English mi-

nor here smiled. The word, the root of which is salire, which means to leap (as in leaping to conclusions) has a second meaning – which I’m not printing here – that if McIntyre chose to use on purpose at Ownby means I’m going to hire him as head writer when I take over for Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.” R. Larry Smith tried to corner the County Commission candidates present at the Halls Republican Club last week into saying whether they’d vote for a tax increase. “It’s a simple yes or no answer.” Michele Carringer, running for an at-large seat, correctly said it isn’t a simple yes or no answer, that it would be her last option, but she wasn’t prepared to take it off the table in case something catastrophic happened. Seventh District commission candidate Charlie Busler gave a similar answer, while his opponent, Bo Bennett, said there are more efficient ways of using county tax dollars so that a tax hike wouldn’t be needed. Point to ponder: Nobody likes new taxes, but if someone makes up their mind before ever being faced with such a scenario,

for my money that’s much more frightening than any tax increase. Ed Brantley, former radio guy who is running against Carringer for the other at-large commission seat, was on what he previously called a “longplanned” vacation with his son last week. Several folks say that family comes first. I say that early voting is less than a month away … ■

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County Commission meets in regular session at 2 p.m. today (Monday, March 24) in the Main Assembly Room at the City County Building. Third and 4th District Democrats meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Bearden Branch Library. Leland Price, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Judge Division III, and Jim Berrier, candidate for Knox County Trustee, will speak. Bo Bennett is hosting a “Hootenanny for Bo!” kickoff event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Ivan Harmon’s place, Cumberland Springs Ranch, 4104 Sullivan Road. “Pull Up A Chair” with Jake Mabe at jakemabe.blogspot.com.

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Violinists Edward and Mary Pulgar pose with Ana, 5, and Claudia, 3, on a family vacation. Mary describes Ana as “very happy and social. She’ll start dancing in the middle of a restaurant or playground or the mall.” Claudia is a “foodie” who loves to help her parents cook. But, Mary says with a laugh, “she manages to spill or break anything and everything!” Photo by Sarah Earhart

Violist Katy Gawne and her husband, Tim, welcomed Alice in 2004, and their most recent addition is Louisa Jane, born in 2012. Alice loves Laura Ingalls Wilder, “Star Trek,” Legos and all things American Girl, but the honor student “wants to be either a pediatric surgeon or a biomedical engineer when she grows up,” says her mom. “Louisa loves music. She’s a big fan of Stan Getz, Laurie Berkner and Lady Gaga.” The Gawnes have been dealing with a series of medical problems that manifested soon after Louisa’s birth. Katy says, “The flip side of the difficult times is that when the highs of parenting happen, they are intense.” Photo by Tim Gawne

Kiri Fellenbaum, born in 2011, demonstrates her own special charm. Her parents are KSO associate conductor and UT orchestra conductor James Fellenbaum, who also heads the KSO’s Youth Orchestra, and trumpeter Sarah Chumney Fellenbaum. James says, “She is into Elmo and other Sesame Street characters, puppies, elephants, princesses, Play-Doh, sandboxes, drawing and making up new words to songs she already knows!” Kiri has been in the Knox County Kindermusik program for two years. “She enjoys directing others during play,” says her mom, “so she’ll probably be a conductor in later life!” Photo by Portrait Innovations

The Bray-Thompson family manages a trio of dark-haired sprites – Nick, 10, Sophie, 7, and Lainie, 4. Nick is already our computer guru, say the parents, clarinetist Erin Bray and bassist Dan Thompson. “He was first appointed classroom computer assistant in first grade and has been the tech guy ever since. Sophie loves the outdoors and is the most generous soul we’ve ever known. She is a trickster, always quick with a laugh, and lives for practical jokes. Lainie is the living child reincarnation of Ethel Merman. She sings everything – about her dinner, her socks, while tattling on her siblings – she also has a quick wit and a booming laugh.” Photos by Erin Bray

Boom!

We all know that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is capable of making beautiful sounds. But its members also seem to be very good at producing offspring. In 1991 the group experienced a baby boom the likes of which they’d never seen with a record number of 10 new parents all at once, or very nearly. Those KSO The Allard brothers, Owen and Noah, get goofy at Christmas babies are grown now and with their mom and stepdad, Jill and Mac Bartine. “Quirk-wise, working at graduate school as twins, they are just so different!” says Jill. “One loves vanilla, or careers of their own. one loves chocolate. One’s lean, one’s solid. One’s a picky eater, But lately there’s been the other loves gumbo and baby octopus!” Jill, originally from another “wave.” Though this Houma, La., has been a flutist with the KSO since 2000. Photo by one’s a bit more spread out, Jill Bartine

The newest member of the crew, Jacqueline Marie Roche, was born in August 2013. Her mother is French hornist Jennifer Crake Roche. Speaking of husband Sam and their new life with the little one, Jennifer says, “She is the best alarm clock – even when she wakes up early, we just can’t help being happy because this beautiful, happy perfect baby is smiling and cooing at us. ‘Jax’ is a daddy’s girl and Sam is a girl’s daddy! They have such a special bond and share their own lovey and cuddly time together.” Pho-

to by Joscelyn Haward Photography

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Carol’s Corner the kids have come along one right after the other for quite a few years now. Must be all that romantic music their parents play. Send story suggestions to news@ShopperNewsNow.com

The Khuziakhmetov girls, Maia, born 2012, and Alexandra, called “Sasha,” born 2011. Maia was given Mardi Gras beads at a recent family wedding in New Orleans, and loves to put all of them on at once. Sasha has learned all the words to “A Bushel and a Peck” from the musical “Guys and Dolls,” and she loves to watch Doris Day singing the song on YouTube. The girls’ parents are Ildar Khuziakhmetov, cellist, originally from Uzbekistan, and Jennifer Bloch, violist. Photo by Jennifer Bloch

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The wings of the morning If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.” (Psalm 139:9-12 NRSV)

each other and say, “This isn’t a dream, is it? You see him, too, don’t you?” But it was a dream, and we never saw Shannon again. I understand that the loss of a pet is qualitatively different from the loss of a spouse or a child or a parent, but the awful not-knowing Not knowing is the worst and the slowly disappearing of all. hope are similar. The dearth of answers to Cross Currents Beyond the what and the so many questions is frushow and the who, there lies trating. What happened to Lynn the biggest question of all: Malaysian Airlines Flight Pitts why? MH 370? Was it terrorism? A single The mystery has been suicidal maniac who wanted the topic of conversation at home, at work, at church. there is no closure. There is to go down in a sea of pubThe loss of so many lives, that tiny fragment of possi- licity? Is there any surviving family member on the the apparent intentionality bility, the “But what if….” When I was a teenager, Earth who has an idea? A of the cause, and the “how will I ever get on a plane Shannon – my first Irish clue? If so, will they ever adagain?” factor are swirling setter – disappeared, and mit it to the public? I fear there are no anwe never saw him again. in our minds. As the days go by, hope For months, Mother and swers. I fear there never becomes thin, finally almost I watched and hoped and will be. Like I said, not knowing nonexistent. The outcome dreamed about him. In our seems inevitable, and yet, dreams, we would turn to is the worst of all.

All we can do is pray: for the victims, for their survivors, for the searchers, as well as for airline pilots and crews who had to go to work the next day, and the next, and the next. For passengers who had to board a plane that afternoon. And, if our hearts are wide enough, we will find a way to pray for the perpetrator. When I was in college, one of my professors asked me a question: “What do you consider the most exciting word in the English language?” I had to think only a moment before answering, “Airport!” He looked startled, and I explained that I loved to travel, and an airport was my passport to new and faraway places. Sadly, I’m not so sure about that anymore.

Christ United Methodist Church opened up the clothes closet and served more than 600 people last weekend. Sherry Stair folds clothing to reorganize tables during the event. The clothing give away was organized by the FROG (Fully Rely on God) Sunday School class. Photos by Ruth White Bobetta Redden works in the youth clothing room.

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Methodist Men to spend day with bishop The men of the United Methodist Holston Conference will gather for a full day of fellowship Saturday with their bishop, Mary Virginia Taylor. The special United Methodist Men Day is a chance to celebrate, fellowship and worship, as well as look at the path unfolding for men’s ministries in Methodist churches. The meeting is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Lunch is included in the registration. The pro-

gram is billed as a day with the bishop to “reflect on the past year and focus on our opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.” The event is for anyone involved in ministry with or for men in the Methodist church. Bishop Taylor is the first female bishop in the Holston Conference, receiving the assignment in July 2012. Holston is the home conference for the bishop and her husband, the Rev. Rusty Taylor. To register for the conference: http://umm.holston. org.

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March Gladness at Sharon Baptist Sharon Baptist Church took March Madness in a different direction by sponsoring March “Gladness” on Monday evenings. Guest speakers were Dr. Keith Mowery, Bobby Welch and Phillip Martin. Phil Young will speak at 6:45 p.m. today (March 24) on the final Monday of March Gladness. “It is difficult to get many people out for revivals the way we once did for five nights in a row,” said Sharon’s associate pastor, the Rev. Dennis Blazier. “We decided to hold a service for four Monday evenings in March instead, and they are being well attended.”

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All Saints Catholic Church celebrated marriage on Feb. 28, with a World Marriage Dinner Celebration, honoring couples who have been married a long time and just a few months. Special recognition was given to couples who had reached a “milestone” anniversary – 1, 10, 25 and 50 – with all the honored guests being celebrated with food and dancing. “It is such a fabulous event,” says Barbara Naessig, who helped serve dinner. “My husband and I were here two years ago celebrating 10 years of marriage.” Naessig had such a great time when she and her husband attended that she has come back the past two years to volunteer at the event. The fellowship was fun. Couples such as Monica and Richard Lara, celebrating their 10th anniversary, said they enjoyed talking to John and Marilyn Wagoner, who were celebrating 52 years together. After dinner, the couples were invited to dance in

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PHS art student Lora Stephens puts finishing touches on her mask.

Second grader Mekaylah Bosworth at the Pleasant Ridge Elementary art show

Expert Mack Hickey instructs an art class at PHS on how to carve a clay mask.

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Spring is a season for art and local schools are jumping in to show their student’s creativity. Art shows were held at Pleasant Ridge Elementary and First Baptist Academy. At Powell High School art students are hard at work creating masks in preparation for Raku firing in April. FBA 5th graders Jaiden Lynch and Bailey Hall created Mexican Mack Hickey spent time in the classroom to instruct mirrors.

and will return to help with the Raku firing next month. At FBA, visitors were welcomed by a spectacular community effort of Van Gogh Sunflowers. Individual students made a single flower that was comprised into one giant vase of color. A grouping of broken crayons was recycled into the yellow brick road with the Emerald City in the background and many students used art to reflect history and life stories. Students at Pleasant Ridge Elementary welcomed parents and friends to stroll the gym where art was on display from all grades.

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Hattie Gump shows her art at Pleasant Ridge Elementary.

Maya Farrar shows off her art to dad David during the art show at Pleasant Ridge Elementary.

FBA student Rachel Armstrong drew a nesting doll like one her mom had brought back from Russia.

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PHS art student Brett McBee carves the face of his mask.

First Baptist Academy students welcomed guests with Van Gogh.

FBA 10th grade student Abby Allison made roses by hand.

Teachers of the year at PHS SPORTS NOTES

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Four teachers have been Cherokee AAA/Major 10u. Info: 414-8464. chosen as Powell High teachers of the year: chorus ■ RBI Outlaws 10U baseball teacher Jim Kennedy, social team needs experienced studies and history teacher players. Low sign-up fee with all of the RBI perks. For a Rachel Kirkpatrick, and Engprivate tryout, call Clint Taylor lish teachers Laura Whitat 740-8560. tington and Jenny Jordan. The four were honored at a ■ Knoxville Bulldogs 9/10U travel baseball team needs a countywide awards banquet.

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Teachers at Powell High School have chosen five students as students of the month. Sarah Connatser was chosen as a student who is always hard working and prepared. Teachers count on Sarah to have a positive attitude and participate in class. Dominic Moore was selected for putting forth extra effort and always

MILESTONE Alex Asbury celebrated her 6th birthday with family and friends. She is the daughter of Michael and Paige Asbury of Halls and big sister to Zalin A sbur y. She recently received the Character Counts Award at Brickey-McCloud for citizenship and caring.

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■ Girls’ basketball camp for ages 7-15 will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 9-13, at Roane State Community College in Harriman. Registration will be held 8:30-9 a.m. June 9. Cost is $100 with a team rate of $85 per player if five or more

team members are attending the camp. Info: Monica Boles, 354-3000 ext. 4388 or email bolesml@roanestate.edu.

Christian Academy, 5914 Beaver Ridge Road. All teams are welcomed and guaranteed three games and a championship game (top teams). Cost is $175. Info: Chuck Clevenger, 924-2794, or cclevenger@ mesainc.com.

■ The 7th annual Rams Spring Classic Basketball Tournament will be held for students in grades 5-9 Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, at Grace

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■ Central High School’s class of 1989 will reunite June 14. Tickets are $35 if purchased by April 15, $40 afterward. Make checks payable to CHS Class of ’89 and mail to Felecia Turner, 1103 Darby Lane, Forest, VA 24551. Info: Felecia Robbins Turner, feleciaturner@hotmail.com or Mark Allen, 4davolz@comcast.net.

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A Very Special Arts Festival A Very Special Arts Festival will be held 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at West High School. The event is part of the Dogwood Arts Festival and will showcase the achievements of students with special needs. Students will express their creative talents through music, dance, drama and visual arts. Activities will include craft workshops, an ex-

hibit from the Knoxville Zoo, live demonstrations and visits from mascots of sports teams and businesses. The event is made possible by the efforts of UT’s departments of art and special education and Knox County Schools with support from the AKIMA Women’s Club, West High School and West Knoxville Civitan Club. Admission is free.

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County Building, Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Schools and met with community leaders. The leadership class also teaches participants about CAC programs, including Mobile Meals, Head Start and the Office on Aging, among others. Section 8 Housing Director Debbie Taylor-Allen completed the class in 2010. Through the program, she became involved with Senior Citizens Awareness Network (SCAN) at the Sheriff’s Office. “It taught me a lot about the resources we have in our community and where we can go for help,” TaylorAllen said. “It helps me connect clients with the help they need because it made me more aware of the services available.” We have had many residents who have graduated from the program. Tonja Warren, a Montgomery Village resident and program director for Montgomery Village Ministry, joined the class in 2013 to help make a difference in her community. “At the leadership class, I networked with local organizations and learned how to bring different programs into your community to make your neighborhood better,” said Warren. “I want to be able to make a difference in Montgomery Village, changing one life and one family at a time.” I am very proud of KCDC staff and residents who have dedicated the time to acquire these tools to improve themselves and their community.

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Big Ridge Park spring events By Libby Morgan There are lots of spring activities at Big Ridge State Park. ■ Ridge Runner 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5. This is the first of what organizers hope will be an annual event. Runners should arrive one hour before start. The 5K race will be run on park trails, and the Fun Run is on an asphalt surface. Pre-registration and online registration is $20 for the 5K race and $5 for the Fun Run. Go to www.imathlete.com, or sign up at the North Side YMCA. Race director is Jennifer Massengill, health and wellbeing director at the Bob Temple North Side YMCA. Info for race and volunteering: 865-922-9622 or jm a s s e ng i l l@ y mc a k nox ville.org. ■ Easter Egg Hunt will be held the day before Easter, Saturday, April 19, rain or shine. This is the 16th annual event. Twelve thousand eggs filled with candy or toys will be ready for four age groups to find: 2-year-olds and younger will hunt at 10 a.m.;

3- to 4-year-olds at 10:30 a.m.; 5- to 7-year-olds at 1 p.m.; and 8- to 10-year-olds at 1:30 p.m. Ranger Derek Wilson promises an appearance by the Easter Bunny, and says there will be some big prize eggs and a bicycle or riding toy for each age group. ■ Mother’s Day Wildflower Hike will be Sunday, May 11. Meet the rangers at the old stone CCC building at the park entrance on Mother’s Day at 2 p.m. to join in a wildflower hike. For anyone who is, has or knows a mother. ■ Father’s Day Camping Trip is set for June 14. It’s a canoeing and camping trip on the weekend of Father’s Day. Canoes, canoeing equipment, Saturday evening dinner and Sunday breakfast are included in the $30 fee. Participants must bring their own camping accommodations. The group will canoe to a backcountry Big Ridge Lake’s peaceful waters Photos by Libby Morgan campsite for an overnight stay on Norris Lake. For complete details and News from Pellissippi to sign up, contact Ranger Derek Wilson by calling 865-206-9459 or email him at derek.wilson@tn.gov.

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Sugarlands Distilling Company opens in Gatlinburg Sugarlands Distilling Company officially opened March 21 and invites the public to enjoy the line-up of events. “Music, moonshine and folklore fill the air,” said Brent Thompson, director of strategy for the company. Located at 805 Parkway, Sugarlands Distilling Company will stock its shelves with seven flavors of moonshine including the release of the highly anticipated “Legends Series”- a line of

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By Heather Beck Pellissippi State Community College will host an open house at its Magnolia Avenue Campus 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Open houses also take place around the same time at other Pellissippi campuses. The events are free and open to all prospective students and their families. “These open houses allow students to meet with admissions and financial-aid

representatives,” said Leigh Anne Touzeau, the college’s assistant vice president of enrollment services, “as well as with other support services like advising, counseling services, student life and recreation, and some faculty.” “The Magnolia Avenue Campus has a distinct and welcoming feel, and our open house will give students an opportunity to experience that,” said Rosalyn Tillman, campus dean.

Open-house locations and dates for other Pellissippi sites: ■ Division Street Campus: 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 ■ Blount County Campus: 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 3 ■ Strawberry Plains Campus: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 Each open house is a drop-in event. Anyone who is interested may attend to

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THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Registration open for Anderson County Relay For Life. Event will take place 5 p.m.-5 a.m. SaturdaySunday, April 26-27, in Clinton on the streets around the courthouse. To register team: www.relayforlife. org/eastandersontn or Kelly Lenz, 457-1649.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse. org/visitors/summer-camps/.

MONDAY, MARCH 24 Phil Young, associational missions leader with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www. Sharonknoxville.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25 Washington State Wow! cooking class, 6:308:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com. Spaghetti supper fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Tennessee, 6 p.m., The Courtyards, 801 E. Inskip Drive. $10 per person. All proceeds stay in Tennessee. Advance tickets or “to go” orders: 306-7080 or kathyb@courtyardseniorlivingcom.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 Diabetes Nutrition Education Program at Jump Start Health & Fitness, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Associated Therapeutics Inc., 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Presentation by Melissa Prichard, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator. Free. Preregistration/info: 687-4537 ext. 212. Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Norris Community Center. Program: member Loretta Painter will discuss her quilts and their stories. Guests, new members welcome. Info: Pat Melcher, 498-0124, or bnpquilt@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Parent to Parent support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@ tnvoices.org. National Stuttering Association, Knoxville Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., UT Hearing & Speech Center, 1600 Peyton Manning Pass.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 “The Art of Matching Food and Wine” cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS, 3/28-4/6 “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” in the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex on the Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Mature audiences only. Reservations: 585-6922.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 Benefit singing, 4 p.m., Oaks Chapel American Christian Church in Union County. Proceeds to benefit church. All invited.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Deadline to preregister for Schaad Lumber Memory Lane Car Show, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Clinton Plaza behind Advance Auto Parts. All proceeds benefit New Hope Baptist Church’s women on Missions. Info: Junior Cope, 637-6370. Fifth Saturday Singing/Prayer Service, Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap. Featuring: The Heavenly Heirs, Highland View, First Baptist of Maynardville and Warwick’s Chapel Singers. Everyone invited. “Spring Benefit” at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 5-8 p.m., Norris Community Building, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris. Tickets: $20. Dinner, silent auction, live music. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net. Carnival hosted by the Halls High Student Government Association, 3-6 p.m., Halls High School baseball field. Open jam session bluegrass, country, gospel music; 7 p.m.; old Rush Strong School, Leadmine Bend Road in Sharps Chapel. Free admission. Refreshments. Donations appreciated. All invited. Gospel Singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road, Heiskell. Singers include Don Byrge, David Lively & Debbie Wright, Sandy Lowery and others. The pastor is Michael Parsley. Info: 257-8419. Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Texas Roadhouse behind Walmart near Knoxville Center Mall. Price: $5. Proceeds will benefit the Church of God on the Union Assembly at Luttrell for the purchase of choir robes.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30 American Cancer Society Relay For Life Cancer Survivor’s Luncheon, 2 p.m., 264 Market St. in Clinton. Catered by Harrison’s Restaurant. Guest speaker: Kim Hansard from the Marc & Kim Morning Show on Star 102.1 FM. RSVP by Monday, March 24: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649 or CPTCKLenz@aol.com. Gospel concert featuring Michael & Delilah, 6:30 p.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. A love offering will be taken. Everyone welcome.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, 3/31-4/1 Auditions for “Crimes of The Heart” Powell Playhouse production, 5:30-7 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 East Meets Southeast cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com. UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277. Neighborhood Watch meeting: Big Ridge 4th District, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School. Outreach meeting Knoxville Day Aglow Lighthouse, 9:30-11:30 a.m., New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Speaker: Mary Bolton, Aglow Tennessee State Prayer Coordinator. Bring a dish to share. Beverages and child care provided. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3 Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 4-5 Yard Sale in the Park hosted by Luttrell Seniors, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-? Saturday. If rain, will reschedule. Info/item pick up: Fran, 992 0678. Church yard sale, 9 a.m.-?, New Fellowship Church, Maynardville Highway across from Paulette Elementary School.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Schaad Lumber Memory Lane Car Show, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Clinton Plaza behind Advance Auto Parts. All proceeds benefit New Hope Baptist Church’s Women on Missions. Info: Junior Cope, 637-6370. “Oil Pastels: Landscape Workshop,” 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Instructor: Paul DeMarrais. Info: 357-2787 or fcartcenter@knology.net.

Community clean-up day hosted by the Halls Crossroads Women’s League, 10 a.m. Meet at the Closet, corner of Maynardville Highway and Cunningham Road. Gloves, bags, water and student forms will be provided. Ridge Runners 5K, 8:30-11 a.m., Big Ridge State Park. Includes 1 mile Kid’s Fun Run; kids supervised area available. Info: 992-2811. Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Spring Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ivan Racheff House and Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Dozens of varieties of plants; birdhouses and feeders by Troy Lawson; handmade hypertufa containers; and gardening tools will be available for sale. Hot dogs and soup available 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Proceeds will be used to develop and maintain the gardens at Racheff.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 5-6 Nuno Felting For Weavers, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Geri Forkner. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Registration deadline: March 29. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Lolitas Locas vs Black Bettys, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville. Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 April in Appalachia cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., KTOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices. org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Tasting: The World’s Finest Balsamic Vinegars and Extra Virgin Olive Oils, two seatings: 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome. Winter Market: an indoor farmers market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 Depot Ave. Hosted by Nourish Knoxville. Info: http:// www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org. Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13 New Hope Christian School 20-year celebration, 10:45 a.m., New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road. Guest speaker: Ralph Waggoner. Lunch at the Pavilion of Washington Pike Presbyterian Church will follow services.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Advanced Sushi cooking class, 6-9 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $75. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

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Walking distance to Beaver Brook golf course, pool and tennis facility. Beautiful views from 25x13 sunroom and lrg deck. Fenced backyard w/ private horse farm behind makes for privacy and park-like setting. Constantly update-in showers. Kit & BA ﬂoors are tile. All countertops are granite. Wood ﬂoors down and original wood up, under carpet.New dim. roof. Nice house in great location. $239,900 MLS# 869739

67+ acre farm in 1 family for several generations. Cute cottage style home w/ newer siding, roof, H & A less than 10yrs old, sewer & well. Original oak hdwd ﬂrs under carpet. 10 acres w/home, barn & pasture. 57+ acres w/meadow & woodland. Lots of room to roam, a dream property! $249,000 MLS# 874063. Priced just reduced to $230,000!

Custom built, all brick bsmt rancher that has been loved by 1 family for 45 years. Walk to Beaver Brook Country Club for golf, tennis & pool, sit on back deck & watch the golfers on #18. Updates: Gutters, sliding doors, water heater, wall oven, cooktop, roof approx. 10yrs old, H&A 15yrs old. max. Basement w/full BA, laundry & wet bar, FP in fam rm. Seller says bring an offer. $184,900 MLS# 876115

Brick, 1-level condo w/vaulted ceilings in great rm & mstr BR. Open kit w/lg eat-at bar to great rm. All appl incl fridge, freezer, washer & dryer convey. Floored attic space, crawl space, setrion system & security. End unit w/open space & fenced patio. Close to UT & downtown. $118,000 MLS# 875648

Deborah Hill-Hobby 207-5587 www.deborahhillhobby.com

1-owner, custom built home on 1 beautiful acre w/lots of space for a happy family. Beautiful subdivision has 1-5 acre lots & upper bracket homes. Home has nanny BR (or mother-in-law) & full BA over gar w/ sep entrance. Full, daylight bsmt & mstr on main, w/wood & tile ﬂrs. $425,000 MLS# 874913

Stone cottage in Old North Knox. Tons of character. Hdwd under carpet. Windows, electric wiring and plumbing less than 15 years old. Sec sys, kit renos, lrg screenedin porch. Seller providing First Am Home Warr. Current owner has loved this home for 25 years!!! Tons of strg in unﬁn bsmnt. 3rd BR or bonus up. Common driveway. $99,900 MLS# 874093

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4525 Shamus Way, KNOXVILLE! $105,900!1-level condo. 3BR/2.5BA. Approx 1348 SF. No stairs! 3BR or 2BR & seperate den, greatroom & DR combo w/gas log FP. Split BR plan, guest BR w/adjoining BA. Lrg eat-in kitchen w/all appl including fridge, laun rm with W&D. Over-sized garage w/pull-down attic storage. End unit on dead-end. Convenient to Broadway, quick access to UT, downtown & interstate! MLS # 841188

3400 Wilderness Rd. Knoxville! $113,000! 3BR/2.5BA bsmnt ranch. Approx 1744 SF. BR, den & full BA in bsmnt w/sep entrance & sep driveway & gar. Huge corner lot w/fenced backyard. Hdwd ﬂrs on main & lam down. Lrg grtrm on main, eat-in kit w/updated counters, cabs & ﬂooring. S/S appl incl. Breakfast bar & dining area combo, lrg deck, 1-car carport on main. Some plumbing & elec updated. MLS #855415

3116 Walnoaks Rd, Knoxville! $109,900! 3BR/1.5BA, approx 1150 SF. A real doll house w/original hardwood, fresh paint, solid surface tops & glass tile backsplash. Upgraded appl, updated BAs, covered deck, lrg fenced & level backy6ard. Carport, utility room. Priced to sell and move-in ready! MLS # 868268

7916 Aultom Ln, Powell! $118,900! Spacious ranch, 3BR/2.5BA, approx 1840 SF. Lrg, level lot. Over 3/4 acres, extensive remodel & addition completed in 1992. Wiring, meter box, plumbing & insulation. Split BR plan, master w/whirlpool tub, sep shwr, 2nd master w/adj half BA, W/I closets, galley kit w/adj DR. Great room, vinyl clad windows. Storage bldg, great Powell location. MLS # 868259

BIG RIDGE PARK

25+ ACRES! Restricted, gated hunter’s paradise in Powell. 1 acre spring-fed, stocked lake, lots of wildlife and privacy. Great place to build your dream home. $299,000

1.2 ACRES! Walk to lake, lots of wild life and privacy. 4BR/3.5BA, open cathedral FR w/ FP, large master w/whirlpool tub & separate shower,formal DR, screen porch & deck. $235,000

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SOLD! JUST LISTED! 4BR, fenced lot with pool. Open tile main level. Lots of extras. Almost 2200 sq.ft. $184,900

PERFECTLY LEVEL LOT! 4BR, 2600 sq ft. Master on main, bonus rm on main, new deck, large 2-car gar w/workshop area, real woodburning FP, formal DR, hdwd floors & much more. $209,900

Building lots in restricted subdivision. Level lots & basement lots to choose from. $19,900. Owner financing available.

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ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA all on 1 level. Flat, fenced lot, open FR and ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA + office on kit, gas FP, laundry rm, large, 1-car a flat, fenced lot. Lots of updates. gar & detached storage building. $122,900 Won't last long at $99,900

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PRICE REDUCED! WINDSTONE SUBDIVISION: Amazing all brick bsmt rancher. 4BR/3.5BA, 2-car gar on main & additional 4-car gar + sep driveway in bsmt. Wonderfully updated home w/ so many extras. Huge media rm downstairs & stg galore! Located on almost .5 acre lot in private cul-desac. Priced at $387,800. MLS# 868460.

Powell – Pretty 2-story in great location. 3BR/2.5BA, 1700 SF. Minutes from shopping, restaurants & interstate! Formal LR or ofﬁce + fam rm w/pretty FP, kit w/island & breakfast bar, formal DR, mstr BR has great window seat for relaxing, screened-in porch overlooks great big backyard. $176,500 MLS# 879217

Open House – Just reduced! Like new bsmt rancher, hdwd on main level, cathedral great rm & kit, island, seller added screened-in porch (on both levels) + a 3rd gar, tiled BAs, walk-in closets, bsmt w/built-ins could be BR, study/ofﬁce, or game rm, full BA,wood stove in bsmt. Open house 3/30/14 2-4 pm. $174,900 MLS# 863180

< Halls – Great rancher w/bonus! Open ﬂr plan,

cath ceilings, pretty hdwd in main living areas, big kit w/lots of cabs, eat-in kit + formal DR, big mstr, master BA has dbl vanities, walk-in shower & whirlpool tub, BRs 2&3 + bonus all nice size. $199,900 MLS# 873549

Best Bets for Adding Value to Your Home in 2014

Here are 3 of the top 8 upgrade ideas to add value to your home this year. The number one champ is replacing your front door. This goes along with improving the first impression & curb appeal of your home when you put it on the market. Today's new steel doors can be painted to fit your home's color scheme. The National average cost for a steel door is approx. $1,100 & the return on investment(ROI) is over 96%! Number 2 upgrade is a new wood deck. It provides a generous amount of living/ entertaining area at a fraction of the cost of an enclosed addition. National cost is approx. $9,500 & return amount is over 87%. The third highest return on investment upgrade comes in at over 84% as well and is an attic conversion. So many options are available for this finished space from a teenager bedroom, home office, hobby space, or play area for the children. This allows you to possibly add square footage & livable space without having to change the footprint of your home. To see the remaining upgrade items including garage doors, siding, windows, & kitchens, just go to my website: www.taushaprice.com & read the full article. Our local costs have been less than most of these national averages but the returns are staying very high. For any of your real estate or remodeling questions, just contact me at 865-389-0740 or tausha@taushaprice.com. Author John Riha. More articles like this on Houselogic.com with permission of the National Association of Realtors.

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POWELL AUCTION & REALTY, LLC 4306 Maynardville Hwy., Maynardville Call The Phillips Team • 992-1100 Visit online at www.powellauction.com or email missypowellauction@gmail.com Justin Phillips • 806-7407 • email justin@powellauction.com 120 HONEY RIDGE WAY KNOXVILLE TN 37924 Great condo. Hardly lived in. Must see for yourself. Beautiful kit w/lots of gleaming maple cabs & counter space. All appliances, prep island, all open kit/ LR/DR layout. Mstr has mstr BA & 2BRs & full BA on the front end. Corner FP w/gas logs & Vaulted ceilings & custom area recessed for TV above FP. Lots of crown molding through out. End Unit. Priced to Sell at $159,900. 5006 OMEGA TERRACE LANE KNOXVILLE TN 37938 All Brick basement rancher w/3/4 finished bsmt. Cath. ceilings. Lots of Oak cabinetry in kit w/all appl EXCEPT refrig. All tiled back splash & eat-at bar. Cath/open LR area w/french doors to rear patio. Mstr on main w/lg mstr BA w/ tile surrounded whirlpool tub, sep. seated lg shower & dbl oak vanity. BR2 & 3 are also on main level w/full hallway BA. Downstairs BR4, spacious den/ rec rm. could be BR5 or office, sep. entrance also in bsmt. Wood fenced area in backyard. Alarm sys & security outside lights. 3-tier prof. landscaping. This is a foreclosure. Just needs rms finished in bsmt area. Priced at only $179,900.

121 HONEY RIDGE WAY, KNOXVILLE TN 37924 - All brick, 2-story condo. Full fin bsmt. Foyer w/hdwd flooring. Open kit w/maple cabs, eat at bar & all appl. French doors in DR to covered patio out back. LR w/crown molding & corner gas FP. Mstr has WIC & mstr BA. Main has 2BR/2 full BAs. Laun rm on main. Down is all open w/corner FP, kitchenette, place for fridge, & eating area. 1BR w/oversized closet & full BA. Lg strg rm. Sep ent from lower patio. ADT Alarm Sys, 2 gas heat pack units 1 for each floor; 2-car gar. There are only 2, 2-story, units & this is the only one w/full fin bsmt. Priced at only $207,600! Dir: I40 E, Exit 398 Left Strawberry Plains Pike. Right into Trentville Ridge. Unit on Right *End Unit*. DALE RD, POWDER SPRINGS – 53 acres, 2 barns, shed, lrg stocked pond, fenced w/creek. Great views of Clinch Mtn. Mins from Blaine, mins from Hwy 61 or 131! All hook-ups to water & elec are in front of property. Only 2 miles from Grainger/Union Cnty line – 5 miles from 131/61 split. Call Justin for more info 865-806-7407. LOT 110 HICKORY POINTE S/D – One of the best lots offered on main channel of Norris Lake. 1.01 acres, gated comm, wooded. Lays great all the way to the water. Dockable. Over 100' of shoreline. All ammenities of clubhouse, pool, boat launch. Priced to sell at $279,900.

LOTS/ACREAGE COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000. SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today!

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VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village. Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

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“I have been playing music and working with my hands all my life,” says bass trombonist Brad McDougall. “I would have a hard time labeling one a vocation and one an avocation.” The musician and homebuilder, who with his younger brother Jim owns McDougall Brothers Construction, has lived in the Knoxville area since 1995. He grew up on a farm in northern Illinois and says he learned from his grandfather and father – both master carpenters – how to use tools at a very early age. When school music lessons were offered to him as a 7th grader, he “latched on to the tuba. I loved playing it so much that I hauled it home on the school bus several nights a week so I could practice at home.” He subsequently switched to bass trombone, and earned a music degree from the University of Miami. First stop for the young musician was New York City, where worked to break into the freelance music scene. After “only two years,” he says, he was thrilled to get a steady position with “A Chorus Line,” playing trombone in the pit orchestra for

evening performances and matinees. The show brought another major change to his life. He had left it to spend three years touring with “Matrix,” a jazz band. He was making plans to go to Los Angeles to break into the music scene there when he was asked to come back to “A Chorus Line” in the “bus and truck” touring company. Eager for a different

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Homebuilder and trombonist Brad McDougall (right) and his singer/dancer wife Kathy. The couple met while performing in “A Chorus Line” on Broadway.

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pringtime is here! Warmer weather, fragrant blooming trees, and perennial flowers signal the start of this wonderful season with Easter not far behind. To celebrate this season, Bobby Todd is hosting the fourth annual “Spring Sip and See” on Friday and Saturday, March 28 & 29 from 10 to 5 daily in Historic Downtown Sweetwater. Bobby and Todd have just returned from another gift and antique market, and the store is stocked full with wonderful spring merchandise for your soul, home, and garden. After an incredibly busy holiday season, Bobby Todd has again transformed … this time into a springtime shopper’s dream, just in time to freshen up your home. Unique home accessories, whimsical Easter decorations, classic outdoor statuary, and colorful scarves are just a sample of the items you will see. Also just in is a shipment of antique furniture and accessories that blend in seamlessly with the new pieces, just like they will in your own home. Bobby and Todd have been traveling to numerous antique markets and auctions to find unique treasures at incredible prices. Value is just as important as the look at Bobby Todd. To add even more fun to the “Spring Sip and See,” please wear your favorite spring hat or Easter bonnet to receive 15% off all regular non-sale merchandise purchased on Friday and Saturday only. All customers wearing Spring hats or Easter bonnets will also have the opportunity to enter our “Best Spring/Easter Hat” contest with the winner receiving a $100.00 Bobby Todd gift certificate. Bellinis and Southern peach tea will be served along with Sweetwater Valley cheese and sweet treats. Be sure to sample the drinks, register to win wonderful door prizes and look for many sale items throughout the store. We hope you make the Bobby Todd “Spring Sip and See” a part of your springtime tradition. Please feel free to bring your spouse and friends … and by all means, don’t forget your hat! If you like Christmastime at Bobby Todd, you are going to love the fresh look at Bobby Todd for Spring.

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performing the show in McDougall favors expansive various cities, includinteriors, the better to enjoy ing Knoxville in Februbeautiful East Tennessee ary of 1981. After movviews. Photosubmitted ing back to NYC, Kathy continued to perform in “A Chorus Line,” and Brad was back in the pit until the late ‘80s. He had continued to do carpentry jobs during the day all through his musical career in New York. In fact, it was there that he first started his own construction company. But after 14 years of city life, he was “ready to get back out to the country.” His brother Jim had also started his own construction business. Pooling their efforts, the two of them moved their families to Knoxville, where they found immediate work building custom homes in the Townsend area. Since then they’ve expanded to Blount, Knox and Sevier counties. The broth“We do get to build in some beautiful arers specialize in upscale residences, and they’ve had requests of all kinds. And the eas of East Tennessee,” he continued. “We homeowners aren’t always around to check built a unique home in Townsend that comwith on crucial points. pletely swallowed an existing log cabin. You “We built an upscale custom home for can still see some of the original walls on a couple that lived in Houston while they the interior of the home. This homeowner were rapidly approaching retirement. We bought an antique barn and salvaged the only saw them a few times during the en- wood to be used for much of the interior tire process. They moved in soon after we trim and flooring. The reclaimed flooring finished.” Remembering the experience, he incorporated more than 20 species of wood laughs ruefully, “No pressure there!” from this barn with stunning results. Much

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