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BUZZ Budget forum Knox Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre will host a community forum regarding the fiscal year 2015-16 budget process at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6, at Amherst Elementary School, 5101 Schaad Road.

The meeting will be streamed live at knoxschools. org/kcstv and broadcast live on Comcast Channel 10 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.

Easter Egg hunts

■ Big Ridge State Park annual Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 4. Includes 12,000 eggs with candy or prize tickets and four separate hunts: 10 a.m., 2 years and under; 10:30 a.m., 3-4 years; 1 p.m., 5-7 years; 1:30 p.m., 8-10 years. Info: 992-5523.

■ Fountain City Park, bounce house, magic shows, Easter Bunny.

Hunts for ages 6-8, 9:30 a.m.; ages 3-5, 10:15 a.m.; walking to two years (no parents allowed), 11 a.m.; ages 9-12, 11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 28, Hotel Avenue. Admission is free. Bring a basket. Info: www.fountaincitybusiness.com ■ Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 28, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Breakfast begins 9 a.m.; egg hunt begins 10 a.m.

Info: 690-1060 or www.beaver ridgeumc.org

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Knox County commissioners gather at Halftime Pizza in Powell to hear from residents about community needs: Ed Brantley, Dave Wright, John Schoonmaker, Randy Smith, Charlie Busler and Bob Thomas. Seated is school board member Patti Bounds. Photo by S. Clark

By Sandra Clark Six of 11 Knox County commissioners came to Powell last week to hear from residents about issues of the day. “We’ve got a quorum!” said co-host Ed Brantley.

Justin Bailey and Bart Elkins from the Enhance Powell commit-

tee talked of plans to expand Powell Station Park and create a unified look for downtown businesses.

The group is applying for a grant through Frontier Communications.

“How much do you want from us?” asked a commissioner.

“We’re not asking for money,

but if you want to give us some we won’t be offended,” said Elkins.

Carolyn Wells works at Vaughn Pharmacy and is active in the Powell Playhouse. “We love our playhouse,” she said, “but we wish it were in Powell.”

Helen Taylor outlined an idea

for a “walk-around” Christmas parade. “I want Powell to advance and grow,” she said. “We need more businesses. Not big or tall ones, just good neighborhood businesses.”

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Tennova completes

$2.3 million expansion SSteedman d A. A Sarbah, S b h M.D., M D MBA (gastroenterology, ( l hepatology) and North Knoxville Medical Center CEO Rob Followell cut the ribbon on the new endoscopy suite.

The project was completed in time to celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the new suite is fully equipped for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including colonoscopies. “What we do here matters to every single person every single day,” said Followell. “We believe that this community deserves the best care, and we are continuing to expand and provide quality health care for this area.” Photo by R. White

Priorities?

On this month’s County Commission agenda, commissioner Jeff Ownby has a proposal to modify the local animal welfare ordinance. Ownby claims the proposal will help authorities better protect pets in extreme weather conditions.

But is County Commission ignoring humans in need?

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Powerful play “A Shayna Maidel,” by Barbara LeBow, has generated so much buzz that all performances are sold out. However, there may still be hope for those who don’t yet have tickets.

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Bill Cook sculpts for the future

By Anne Hart

When this year’s first graduating class at Knoxville’s L&N STEM Academy decided to leave behind something memorable to inspire future generations, the seniors asked the experts at LizBeth & Co. fine art gallery for advice on who could best carry out their legacy project.

As a result, they commissioned local stone artist Bill Cook Jr., who is now busy sculpting what by graduation time will be a stunning limestone replica of a Griffin, the mythological creature that is half eagle and half lion and whose purpose is to guard priceless treasure.

When Cook completes his sculpture, the Griffin will perch atop a stone book bearing the title “Carpe Scientiam,” which translates to “seize the knowledge.” The Griffin and the pedestal on which it stands will be placed in the triangular-shaped garden at the school’s front door as a gift from the senior class.

This sculpture isn’t taking quite as long as Cook’s first effort. That one took five years from start to finish.

When Cook and his wife, Kel-

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ley, lived in south Florida in the 1990s, an ad in the local paper got his attention.

“It said something like ‘learn how to carve stone.’ I thought that sounded like fun. It was a commuArtist Bill Cook Jr. uses an air hammer to chisel a piece of limestone in the nity class at a school on Saturdays. shape of the half eagle, half lion mythological figure, the Griffin, to grace the I was in my 30s, and about 40 front entrance to the L&N STEM Academy, a legacy gift from this year’s first To page A-3 senior class at the school.

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Blood clots and your veins Your veins pump blood across your body Deep Vein Thrombosis: What you and to the heart as part of your circulatory system. When a clot forms in a vein, it can need to know cause major issues, including immediate WHAT: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) death. You can lower your risk factor for occurs when a blood clot develops in a vein blood clots through lifestyle changes and deep inside the body. medication.

These clots develop most often in the lower What is vascular disease? legs or thighs.

“Very rarely does Vascular disease is a condition that afDVT occur in both fects the arteries and/or veins. Most often, legs,” C. Scott Callicutt, it affects blood flow, either by blocking or MD, FACS, Parkwest weakening blood vessels or by damaging surgeon, said. “If you the valves that are found in veins. Organs are having swelling and other body structures may be damaged or pain in one leg, you by vascular disease as a result of decreased should seek treatment. or completely blocked blood flow.

C. Scott Callicutt, MD DVT carries the risk of limb loss and death.

What causes vascular disease?

The clot could get so extensive, the blood in Causes of vascular disease include: your leg may back up to a point at which the ■ Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis leg can no longer be used.” is the most common cause of vascular disRISKS: Several factors can increase a ease and may start as early as childhood.

However, the disease has the potential to person’s likelihood of developing DVT, but progress rapidly in adulthood. It is gener- they do not cause the disease. Risk factors ally characterized by the accumulation of include: ■ Obesity fatty deposits along the innermost layer ■ Genetic tendency for blood clots of the arteries. If the disease process pro■ Surgery in the hip, leg or abdomen gresses, plaque formation may take place.

■ A long period of rest This thickening narrows the arteries and ■ Use of birth control pills can decrease blood flow or completely block ■ Pregnancy the flow of blood to organs and other body ■ Certain diseases and conditions intissues and structures.

■ Embolus/thrombus. A blood vessel cluding varicose veins, cancer and inflammay be blocked by an embolus (a tiny mass matory bowel disease ■ Previous blood clot of debris that moves through the blood-

DIAGNOSIS: In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for DVT include: ■ Duplex ultrasound.

This test uses high frequency sound waves to look at the speed of blood flow and the veins. Because this procedure is noninvasive and doesn’t involve radiation, it is the most common test for DVT. ■ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This diagnostic procedure uses a combination of large magnets, radio frequencies and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body, and is particularly effective in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in the pelvis.

■ Venogram. This test uses X-rays and IV contrast dye to visualize the vein. Contrast dye causes the blood vessels to appear opaque on the X-ray image, allowing the doctor to visualize the blood vessels being evaluated.

All diagnostic testing for DVT is available through the Imaging Department at Parkwest.

stream) or a thrombus (a blood clot).

SYMPTOMS: DVT occurs with symp■ Inflammation. In general, inflam- toms about half the time. When symptoms mation of blood vessels is referred to as vas- do occur, they typically include: culitis, which includes a range of disorders.

■ Swelling in the leg Inflammation may lead to narrowing and/ ■ Red, discolored or white skin or blockage of blood vessels.

■ Rapid heart beat ■ Trauma/injury. Trauma or injury ■ Slight fever involving the blood vessels may lead to in■ Warm skin flammation or infection, which can dam■ More visible surface veins age the blood vessels and lead to narrowing ■ Dull ache, tightness, tenderness or and/or blockage. pain in the leg

TREATMENT: For patients with DVT, treatment will be determined by your doctor based on: ■ Your age, overall health and medical history ■ Extent of the disease ■ Signs and symptoms The goals of treatment are to prevent the clot from growing and to ensure that it doesn’t break off and travel through the veins to the lungs. Treatment also helps re-

duce the possibility of another blood clot forming, and can include anti-coagulant medications and blood thinners. In some cases, a filter may be inserted into the vena cava, which is the large vein that returns blood from the body to the heart. The filter, also called a clot catcher, is used in patients who can’t take medication or are not benefiting from blood thinners.

PREVENTION: “If you have a history of clotting disorders in your family, obesity or a sedentary lifestyle, you can take simple measures to help prevent DVT and pulmonary embolism,” Callicutt explained.

“Before you sit for a long time or travel, walk around for 30 minutes and stretch. Contract your muscles in your legs, because gravity will work against you when you’re sitting and decrease blood flow. Keep your blood moving back toward the heart by flexing your calf muscles.”

DVT may also cause damage to the veins and valves that allow blood to flow to the heart. “A clot can damage the valves that send blood to your heart and cause them to become leaky,” Callicutt said. “You can end up with postphlebitic syndrome, which includes chronic swelling and ulcers, even years later. Not only is it important to take anti-coagulant medication to treat DVT, but it’s also essential to wear compression garments to prevent swelling and pressure on the skin.”

For more information on treatment for DVT or other vascular diseases, call (865) 374-PARK.

What is a pulmonary embolism?

To prevent bleeding, the body makes blood clots and then breaks them down. Under certain circumstances, the body may be unable to break down a clot, which may result in a serious health condition.

Abnormal blood clotting in the veins is the result of a combination of several problems including sluggish blood flow through the veins, an abnormality in clot formation or an injury to the blood vessel wall.

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that develops in a vessel elsewhere in the body that travels to an artery in the lung and forms a blockage. An embolism to the lung may cause serious life-threatening consequences and, potentially, death.

Deep vein thrombosis is the most common cause of a pulmonary embolism. Other less frequent sources of pulmonary embolism are a fat embolus, amniotic fluid embolus and air bubbles. Clots may also form on the end of an indwelling intravenous (IV) catheter, break off and travel to the lungs.

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Lions change lives Clare Crawford knows that the Lions Club changes lives; she has seen it firsthand throughout her 35plus years as a Lion.

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Crawford spoke to the Heiskell seniors in March, reviewing all the ways Lions Club is instrumental in the lives of children and adults.

“The Lions do so much more than just eye exams and making eyeglasses,” she said. “Since I became a Lion in 1987, I have seen so many ways lives have been changed by Lions Clubs.”

Crawford cited stories of children who were failing school because they could not see, and how free eye exams and glasses completely changed their purpose in life. She also shared how donations of used eyeglasses are helping people around the world by providing free glasses through vision missions. New for the Lions is their involvement in prevention care.

“This started right here in Tennessee,” said Crawford. “Lions now have a special device that can take photos of children’s eyes, and a diagnosis can be made from that.”

Lions Club International has eight clubs in the Knoxville area and is the largest

Knox North Lion Clare Crawford addresses the Heiskell Commissioners Ed Brantley, John Schoonmaker and Bob Seniors in March. Photos by Cindy Thomas with wife Kim listen as Powell-area commissioner Charles Busler (second from left) outlines his vision for Powell Taylor Station Park. beautiful handmade quilt.

Tickets are only $5 for two chances. Drawing will be held once $500 worth of tickets has been sold. Money raised will go toward the new Heiskell Community Center.

The Heiskell craft/cards/ art groups meet at Morning Pointe in Powell 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each first Thursday.

Lunch is served at no charge to seniors. Art classes are available for $45 per person per class and include all Carolyn Wells is always prepared for a holiday, especially St. supplies. The group has begun crocheting and sewing Patrick’s Day, from head to toe. lap quilts and blankets for Safe Harbor.

The regular monthly service organization in the efits that apply to seniors world with more than 3 mil- and make sure none are be- meeting of Heiskell seniors lion members. ing overlooked by those who is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each secHeiskell seniors have lots qualify. Mobile Meals will ond Thursday at the Heiskell of fun happenings planned be a topic of discussion with Community Center. Speaker for spring meetings. Special the possibility of establish- at 11 a.m., lunch at 12 p.m., music is on the agenda for ing a free once-a-week meal bingo at 1 p.m. Info: Janice April, and the second annu- at the center for those 60 White 548-0326.

Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. al bingo marathon is com- and over. com Members continue to sell ing up. In May, a speaker from CAC will discuss ben- tickets for a chance to win a

Bill Cook sculpts years younger than anyone else there. But I thought, ‘That’s good because they’ll know what they’re doing.’

“I bought a piece of white alabaster, which is softer than marble, and started work on a female torso.

Then I learned I was going to be a dad, and I decided to make the torso a pregnant woman and give it to Kelley on Mother’s Day.” That first piece took a little longer than Cook had anticipated.

“Jump ahead five years.

We had twins due in a month, Lauren was 5 years old, and that piece of alabaster was kicking around somewhere in the garage. I picked it up again, got back to work on it and finished it in time for Mother’s Day. After five years, you would think it would be as large as Michelangelo’s David, but it’s just a small piece and we still have it.”

Jump ahead a few more years. Lauren is 15 now, and twins Connor and Sophie are 10. The family lives in West

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Knoxville, and Bill Cook has a studio about 10 minutes away from home in rented space on Westland Drive close to Pellissippi Parkway.

The studio is going to once again be on the Dogwood Arts Studio DeTour of artists’ studios April 11 and 12. The event allows the public to visit artists where they work to meet and talk with them and even purchase some of the art. Cook says it’s an event he always looks forward to.

A visit to his studio is both educational and enjoyable as he points out different pieces of stone, most of it reclaimed, and tells the story of each. He has beautiful works in various stages of completion and a shelf of not-yet-finished carvings he calls “my shelf of lost toys.”

That group includes a likeness of Winston Churchill.

A native of Hancock County, Cook says he started whittling on soft cedar wood as a child, often joining his grandfather on the front porch of the small

family farm. “I carved a pair of cowboy boots once to see if I could do it, and I remember carving a set of golf clubs about as big as toothpicks.

He went on to earn a degree in art and architecture from the University of Tennessee. Today he has a fulltime job in architectural sales and says sculpting is “a hobby that has become more of an obsession.”

Cook’s work has appeared in juried exhibitions, and he has numerous awards to his credit.

Dorothy Parker, the clever writer, poet and humorist of New York’s literary Algonquin Round Table, famously decreed that her tombstone should bear the words “Excuse My Dust.”

Those visiting Cook’s studio will see a good amount of dust from all that chiseling and sculpting, but there are no tombstones, and no excusing is necessary. It’s all a part of his art. And Bill Cook Jr.’s art is truly remarkable.

She said a gazebo at Powell Station Park would become a community gathering place.

Wells said it’s on her bucket list to kayak or canoe on Beaver Creek. And she said streetlights on Emory Road would extend the day for walkers and joggers.

Bailey and Elkins led a tour of the park, attended by at-large commissioners Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley, Powell-area commissioner Charles Busler and Farragut-area commissioner John Schoonmaker. Bailey showed a map of the countyowned land where only the splash pad is open for use.

“You mean we’ve owned this for 12 years?” asked Thomas. “Why is it just sitting here?”

Bailey explained that Enhance Powell is working to install a kayak take-out on the creek and a 9-hole disc

COMMUNITY NOTES

■ Center City Republican Club will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, Shoney’s, 4410 Western Ave.

■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgoodpaster@gmail.com.

■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www.facebook.com/

golf course in the meadow.

“Is there a county park in Powell?” Thomas asked.

The closest is Schumpert Park off Rifle Range Road.

He said later he would assist in the grant project if Powell makes the first cut of 50.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has weighed in on the grant proposal as well.

In a letter, Burchett praised the Powell Business and Professional Association for being proactive in redeveloping downtown Powell following the opening of the bypass to Clinton Highway.

“Knox County is fortunate to have such active leaders willing to give of their own time and resources to make things better for their friends and neighbors,” Burchett wrote.

The grant deadline is today (March 25) and PBPA expects to learn results in April or early May.

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■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161.

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Josh Richardson is a winner I’m not as good as I used to be at determining which college stars will make a living in the NBA. I was certain Bernard King would cash in big if he avoided trouble. I would have bet the house on Dale Ellis. I thought Ernie Grunfeld would be an extra coach on the floor. If they didn’t hide the goal, Allan Houston was going to hit it.

Tom Boerwinkle surprised me. He got more rebounds than points in a 10-year career and rattled dentures with giant-oak picks. Chicago loved Michael Jordan but realized Boerwinkle was a very valuable Bull.

I guessed right on Scotty

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Hopson. He was marginal but may yet … .

When Chris Lofton didn’t make it, I started losing confidence. He had the shooter’s touch and was great from long range. Maybe he wasn’t strong enough or fast enough. Something blocked the NBA path.

Now is the time to say yes or no on Josh Richardson, 6-6 guard who can run and jump. He is a terrific athlete

with a burning desire to excel. Coaches say he is the type who can and will do whatever you need. One said he is the best all-around Tennessee basketball player in years and years.

Much was made over Josh having to play the point as a senior Volunteer. That was no big deal. He was a point guard in high school.

Asked as a Tennessee freshman what he thought his greatest strength was, he said handling the ball.

Hard-nosed defense being the cornerstone of Cuonzo Martin’s philosophy, the coach turned Richardson into a defensive stopper and role-player on offense.

Josh was fourth scoring op-

tion behind Jordan McRae, Jarnell Stokes and Jerome Maymon.

Josh broke out of that shell in tournament play last year. This year, he was heart and soul for Donnie Tyndall’s ragtag team.

Josh is good, better than two or three people on Tennessee’s all-century team.

You don’t hear much about it, but he may be a better man than basketball player.

Shawn Schenk, coach at Santa Fe High in Edmond, Okla., said something like that four years ago.

He talked about Josh being a bright student with great understanding of the game, about versatility, that he could play anywhere on

the floor, that he was an unselfish star and would contribute in all aspects – score, rebound, lead the offense, block shots, steal the ball, stop the best opponent.

I remember thinking that scouting report was 100 percent pure coach talk, smoother than mountain honey on fresh-baked bread. If he was that good, where were Kentucky and Kansas?

Schenk had it right. Richardson did all that and more as a senior at Tennessee.

The high school coach offered one other assessment for my believe-it-or-not notebook. He said something else separates Josh from the crowd, that as great a player as he is, “He may be an even better kid.

He lives right. He’s not out

at night partying and drinking. I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that he’s living a clean and moral life.”

The coach left out some things. He didn’t mention that Josh could make lasagna, play the piano and was a daredevil on a skateboard.

He didn’t say anything about Alice Richardson, retired Air Force colonel and Baptist minister who knows exactly how long Josh’s hair should be.

Coach Schenk didn’t say Michael Richardson, retired firefighter who owns a remodeling business, might not miss even one of his son’s games.

I do believe Josh can play pro ball. If that doesn’t happen, he’ll succeed at something else. He’s a winner.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Pet ordinance reflects misplaced priorities On this month’s County Commission agenda, commissioner Jeff Ownby has a proposal to modify the local animal welfare ordinance.

In media coverage, Ownby claims the proposal will help authorities better protect pets in extreme weather conditions.

Of course, pets already have legal protections.

State law prohibits a person from failing to reasonably “provide necessary food, water, care, or shelter for an animal.” If you fail to do so, the police can issue you a citation and seize the animals until the matter can be addressed in court.

Even further, Knox County has an ordinance making it unlawful for a person to fail to provide an animal “sufficient shelter and protection from the elements” and medical attention “when it is sick, diseased or injured.”

A cynic might say that the commission’s current pro-

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posal is more about politics than pets. Helping abused and neglected animals is politically popular, and politicians (especially those with an election next year) rarely miss the opportunity for some good publicity.

Unfortunately, too many local leaders seem more interested in vulnerable animals than vulnerable people.

In recent years, county officials have continually stalled the development of a proposed safety center for low-risk criminal offenders and inmates who suffer from mental illness. Keeping the mentally ill in jail is expensive, and law enforce-

ment officials and mentalhealth advocates believe a safety center can not only save money in the long run, but can also result in better outcomes for the most vulnerable folks in our community. County commissioners could have already passed a budget to build and operate a safety center.

They haven’t.

Remember the proposed Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness? The joint city-county proposal, published (ironically) 10 years ago this October, outlined recommendations to local officials to address the community’s homeless problem. As the proposal itself explains, “many homeless individuals and families go largely unseen … there are others who are very visible, sleeping on streets and suffering from sickness and mental illness.”

A key part of the Ten Year Plan was housing. “If

a chronically homeless individual is able to quickly obtain stable, appropriate, permanent housing,” the plan argued, “then the issues of mental illness, chemical addictions, education and employment become eminently more manageable.” County commissioners could have already implemented those recommendations.

They haven’t.

(By the way, in case you were wondering, Knox County has an operating budget of more than $700 million. Don’t be misled into believing it’s just about the money. It’s also about priorities.)

Now don’t get the wrong idea. I have nothing against helping animals. In fact, we adopted our dog Ollie from Young-Williams Animal Center last year. Ollie is part of the family, goes hiking with us, and we love her. But when politicians

jump at any opportunity to It’s time for County Comhelp pets but shy away from mission to do more to help helping the most vulnerable people and not just pets. people in our community, Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can contact him at scott@pleadthefrith.com. enough is enough.

Neighborhood Conference: Crime and safety Note: The city’s recent Neighborhood Conference drew more than 700 citizens to the Knoxville Convention Center to gather information on how to improve their communities.

With 30-odd breakout sessions in three time slots, no one could possibly absorb everything, but the Shopper will be offering a look into three workshops that offered some of the basic and most popular subjects.

Concern about crime unites neighborhoods in every geographic and economic area of Knoxville and

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Knox County. The workshop “Getting Organized To Fight Crime” brought together city and county law-enforcement officials and neighborhood leaders to talk about problems, successes and strategies.

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Allen sets low bar for ‘tough on crime’ Lots of folks are wondering how former Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe got such a light sentence after pleading guilty to theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from county taxpayers.

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While he got 10 years, he serves only one year, which will be reduced to seven months assuming good behavior. He was assessed a $200,000 fine, but no schedule was announced for paying it over the next 10 years. What happens if he fails to pay in a timely manner or at all?

Frankly, I do not have a credible explanation for why District Attorney General Charme Allen, in her first major policy decision, proudly proclaimed her pride in the Lowe settlement at a news conference.

Lowe did not just steal.

He also hired ghost employees including Delbert Morgan, who was convicted by a jury but will serve only one month for his crime. Misde-

meanors get tougher penalties than this.

Lowe showed no remorse when the media found him, and he described it all as “unfortunate.”

Not once did he apologize to the people who elected him. What Lowe regrets is that he got caught. Entering the City County Building with a smile on his face makes a mockery of his regret.

Allen, the new DA, is unknown to most Knox County citizens as she was unopposed and waltzed into the office via an unopposed election last August. Her official website says she is “tough on crime and strong on prevention.”

If the best she can secure for an admitted thief is seven months, then that is a new definition for “tough on crime” and sends a signal, along with the Morgan one-month sentence, that the penalty for public corruption in Knox County is pretty low.

She owes the public an explanation as to why this matter did not go to trial.

This plea bargain was a bargain only for the guilty in this case.

Lowe was smart to have Greg Isaacs as his attorney. Isaacs got the trial postponed several times over three years just as he

has done with Troy Whiteside, whose trial has been delayed almost six years now. Was the DA fearful she would be outgunned by Isaacs in the courtroom?

Surely not. She states publicly it was the “most significant public corruption case in Knox County history.”

What does this say for other public corruption cases if seven months in the local jail is the result? Does she honestly think the time that her news release says went into investigating this case has been justified with this sort of wrist slapping?

With only six months in office, General Allen has been a major disappointment on this case.

■ Mark Brown: Friday night, March 20, was a bittersweet moment at the Beck Cultural Center as many friends and admirers of Knoxville’s former vice mayor, Mark Brown, and his wife, Chenile, gathered to wish them well as he moves to Nashville to be closer to his new wife and to go to work for TennCare.

Brown has been an important figure in the community for years and made positive contributions going back to serving on the Bernstein Commission, which recommended the police civilian review board be es-

tablished.

He was chosen twice by the GOP-dominated County Commission to be a magistrate while he is Democrat.

His ability was more important than partisanship. He will be missed.

■ House Speaker Beth Harwell acted quickly and wisely to halt the ill-advised practice of holding unannounced legislative meetings prior to the official meetings to discuss legislation. The practice never should have happened, and Harwell stepped up quickly to end it. This shows leadership that will help her in a potential 2018 race for governor.

■ MPC: Three finalists for MPC director are being interviewed through April 1. They are Alan Travis from Atlanta, who once worked for MPC; Steve Park from Skokie, Ill.; and Gerald Green from the Asheville area.

Green and Travis went to the University of Tennessee. Park met with mayors Rogero and Burchett. MPC pays their travel costs, but the choice is made by the two mayors. The process is being conducted in secret at the direction of Rogero aide Bill Lyons. A decision is expected in mid-April. There has been little transparency in this matter.

The hard-working Jim McIntyre Jim McIntyre is the hardest-working guy in Knox County. Check.

He needs to be because he has so many personal traits that keep him from connecting. Check.

“So, do you always work during spring break?” I asked when he finished speaking to a Halls business club last week.

“Just three days (of five),” he answered, looking puzzled at the question.

McIntyre was in Halls to sell his proposed budget, which the school board will vote on in April and Mayor Tim Burchett will tear apart in May. The superintendent of schools made a rare admission in response to a question from Carl Tindell.

“We could have done

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some things better,” he said.

After years of turmoil fueled by Race to the Top federal funds (for which McIntyre wrote the grant for former Gov. Phil Bredesen), the money is gone.

Also gone are most of the TAP schools, where teachers were eligible for extra compensation; McIntyre is pulling back from strategic compensation, another name for merit pay based on dubious evaluation tools; and he’s asking for a 4 percent across-the-board raise for teachers.

Problem is, the raise will cost about $10 million with just $4.4 million coming from the state.

So the school board will ask the mayor for a 3.7 percent increase in a $444 million budget.

Now, flash forward.

Tim Burchett is not the hardest-working guy in Knox County. Check.

He doesn’t need to be because his personal traits keep him connected with the people he serves. Check.

Burchett doesn’t have to dig into McIntyre’s budget, and he won’t. He just needs a couple of hot-button topics to rail against to keep from funding the requested increase. It will play out like this: “Shucks, they’ve got the money right now to give this

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Russ Oaks

raise if they would just manage their resources better. …

“Why just last month Dr. McIntyre layered another top administrator onto a bloated bureaucracy. …

“Why do they need a chief of staff (Clifford Davis), a chief operating officer (Russ Oaks) and an assistant superintendent for administrative services (Bob Thomas)?”

That’s a good question.

government ‘Monster computers’ scientist returns The man who brought Jaguar and Kraken to East Tennessee is coming back to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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ORNL has announced that Thomas Zacharia will return to the lab as deputy director for science and technology, a post he left in 2012 to become executive vice president of Qatar Foundation.

Zacharia was deputy director for science and technology when ORNL became a world power in high-performance computing in the first decade of this century.

On his first watch, the U.S. Department of Energy funded the installation of Jaguar, a machine that was for a time the world’s fastest supercomputer. It has since been upgraded and renamed Titan.

In the meantime, the Oak Ridge area has become home to other supercomputers, including facilities for the National Security Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Zacharia was also the rainmaker when the University of Tennessee won $65 million from the National Science Foundation in 2008 to build and operate Kraken, which was billed as the fastest academic supercomputer in the world when it was completed in 2009. The NSF award was also the largest grant the university had received to that time.

Kraken employed technology developed by supercomputer maker Cray Inc., and at its peak was ranked third fastest among the world’s high-performance computers. By 2010 it had fallen to eighth as newer, faster machines were developed worldwide.

Improvements in tech-

Crime and safety be a Neighborhood Watch.

The panelists recommended getting the pulse of the neighborhood to see if there is interest in such a group.

Captains responsible for 10 to 18 houses should be recruited. Food is a good enticement to get people to come to meetings.

Katy Davis, education coordinator/crime prevention for the Knox County Sher-

nology ultimately doomed Kraken. More modern processors used just a fraction of the electrical power needed by Kraken (its electric bill was roughly $300,000 a month), and in April 2014 it was officially taken offline. Cray Inc. recently agreed to haul away the scrapped components of the machine.

It remains to be seen whether Zacharia will be affiliated with UT again. When the university was preparing its Kraken proposal for the NSF, one of the requirements was that its principal investigator – Zacharia – be tenured at UT. In a rather parochial move the university’s department of electrical engineering and computer science refused to grant him the necessary status because – even though he was busy architecting one of the most powerful computing complexes in the world – his Ph.D. is in materials science.

To forestall the loss of the $65 million award, the UT System stepped in to create a systemwide tenure for Zacharia and a couple of other key personnel that let the university meet the NSF requirements.

In recent years, UT’s links to high-performance computing have weakened.

Because of the budget sequestration and other congressional dithering over the past two or three years, the NSF has had to narrow the scope of its large grants for supercomputing, and the few that have been made have been won by powerhouses like the University of Illinois and the University of Texas.

And Zacharia may not have time for a university connection. ORNL insiders speculate that he is a likely prospect for lab director when and if current director Thom Mason moves on. After all, lab watchers note that though he moved halfway around the world to take a new job, he never sold his house in East Tennessee.

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iff’s Office, said there are 300 neighborhood watches in the county, and they are the eyes and ears of the community. They are the ones who see what’s going on and can communicate with their neighbors and with officers.

Davis suggested creating a neighborhood directory, but many people don’t feel they know their neighbors

and might be hesitant to cast a wide net. She pointed out that people establishing a Neighborhood Watch aren’t obligated to invite everyone to join.

Most neighborhood crimes are crimes of opportunity, she said. Generally, criminals are not professionals and are looking for a quick in and out to steal items such as pre-

scription drugs, guns and electronics while people are at work.

Davis said residents should acknowledge any knock at the door, even if they don’t open the door, so that would-be intruders will know someone is at home.

Deterrents such as lighting, landscaping, not letting mail or newspapers pile up, keeping garage doors shut

and locking vehicles are also good strategies.

Susan Stewart of Riverbend Peninsula Homeowners Association said raidsonline.com is a good resource for finding out what crimes are taking place in your neighborhood.

Neighbors can help law enforcement by writing down or taking photos of the license plates and mark-

ings of strange vehicles. An email or Internet group can help not only with theft, but also with missing pets.

Whether it’s a Neighborhood Watch, a community organization or a homeowners’ association, neighborhood groups are a way to let criminals know that residents care about their community and are on the lookout for them.

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Prepping for Easter weekend

By Cindy Taylor Churches across the country are gearing up for Easter celebrations. Glenwood Baptist Church Powell is planning activities of worship and fellowship from Good Friday through Easter Sunday.

On Good Friday the community is invited to join members at 6 p.m. for the Lord’s Supper and part one of the church choir’s Easter Cantata. On Saturday the annual church and community Easter Egg Hunt will start at 10 a.m. on the church grounds for children in fifth grade and younger.

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The church will host an early service at 8 a.m. on Easter Sunday followed by breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Sunday school follows at 9:30 a.m. with a main worship service at 10:45. The later

fourth Saturday.

The facts of life

■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 9382611. Your call will be returned.

I can think of four facts that pretty much sum up what we need to know about life. They are: ■ Life is short.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

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■ Death is certain.

■ Judgment is sure.

■ Eternity is long.

I don’t wish to oversimplify the complexity of life.

There are many unexpected twists and turns. What we plan for ourselves and for our future is often never realized.

I have had, on a few occasions, the opportunity to speak to a few graduating high school seniors. They are so full of hopes and dreams!

None of them could, at that point, imagine their future in any way other than success, good health and happiness. Yet, experience tells me that such an outcome won’t be realized by all.

How has life turned out for you? Have your dreams been realized? Are you happy and fulfilled? Are you where you thought you would be? Or has life been difficult for you? Has it been

service will feature part two of the Easter Cantata and a special Easter message by the Rev. Travis Henderson.

Sutton Fitzgerald, the choir director since last fall, is excited about presenting a two-part program during Easter weekend.

“The reason we decided to split this up is because the music in the first part pertains to Jesus Christ’s life and ministry up to His death and burial,” said Fitzgerald. “The program on Easter morning will be all about His resurrection.”

The name of the program is The Cross Changes

racked with illness, losses, pain and failures? Friends, whether your dreams have come true or turned to nightmares, it matters not so long as we can keep before us these four facts of life: ■ Life is short.

■ Death is certain.

■ Judgment is sure.

■ Eternity is long.

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Powell Church hosts Recovery at Powell 6 p.m. (meal) Tuesdays at 323 W. Emory Road. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: www.recoveryatpowell.com or info@powellchurch.com.

■ Second Baptist Church, 777 Public Safety Drive, Clinton, will host Jennifer Rothchild Fresh Grounded Faith Area-wide Women’s Event 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, May 1-2.

Tickets: 457-2046. Info: www.

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Everything. The program blends contemporary music with Southern gospel, is narrated from the perspective of the disciple Peter and contains five solo parts.

“The choir has been working very hard on this program and is doing an excellent job,” said Fitzgerald.

“We hope members of the community will join us for a wonderful time of fellowship and celebration of our risen Savior.”

Glenwood Baptist Church Powell is at 7212 Central Avenue Pike. Info: glenwoodpowell.com or 938-2611.

Special services ■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, 3201 Highway 61 East in Luttrell, will presents “His Life for Mine” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 3-4. Everyone welcome. Info: 992-0267.

■ Church of God of Knoxville, 5912 Thorn Grove Pike, will hold revival 7 p.m., through Saturday, March 28; and 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29. The evangelist will be Larry Owen, pastor of the Church of God of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Info: 5229520.

■ Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Ave., will host the following Easter services: Palm Sunday, March 29, special Easter music by the Chancel Choir at both the 8:55 and 11 a.m. services; March 29, Easter egg hunt for children fifth grade and under, 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall; March 30-April 2, Holy Week services, noon-12:30 p.m. in the chapel; April 3, Good Friday service, 7:30 p.m.; April 5 Easter Sunday worship, 8:55 and 11 a.m.

Info: 688-2163 or http:// fountaincitypres.org.

■ New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane,

Of mamas and babies She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

(Proverbs 3: 18 NRSV) I considered saving these stories for Mother’s Day and decided (a) that I couldn’t wait, and (b) that they were not in the spirit of Mother’s Day. So here we are.

I walked to the mailbox the other day and discovered a sad sight. There, lying on her back, eyes open, mouth gaping (with all those sharp teeth showing) was a mother opossum.

Now, the Lord knows why He created possums (as we call them in East Tennessee), but I can’t imagine.

The creatures aren’t attractive by any stretch of the imagination, and I am not sure they serve any purpose.

However, I was stopped in my tracks because this poor mama was dead and her tiny babies, all pink and hairless, were still attached to her nipples. (I have always declared that baby anythings are cute, but I may have to reconsider!)

One of the gallant men in the office removed the sad little scene, and I was grate-

will host The Watoto Children’s Choir from Africa presenting a new choir production, “Oh What Love,” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2. All performances are free and open to the public.

Info: Amber Sakis at Design 4 Media, 813-849-0076 or amber@design4.org.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, will host “Walk With Jesus” family event 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 29. Families will journey through five stations and participate in fun activities such as drama, waving palm branches, par-

Cross Currents

Lynn Pitts ful. I didn’t have the heart to ask him how he disposed of it.

Then, two days later, on “Today,” I heard the story of a mother who was driving and ran off the road into a river. She apparently lost consciousness and drowned, but her baby was strapped into a car seat in the back, and out of the water. Some 16 hours later, rescuers came in search of her, and as they approached the car, they heard, “Help me, help me.”

The mother had been dead for 16 hours; the baby was too young to talk. Who was crying “Help me”?

In my opinion, that question has a theological answer.

ticipating in the last supper, foot washing and more. Info: Kristie Pittman, kpittman@ powellchurch.com.

■ St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will hold the following special services.

April 2: Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar, 7 p.m. April 3: Good Friday Liturgy, noon and 7 p.m.; Stations of the Cross, 1 and 3 p.m. April 5: Holy Eucharist, 7:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Easter breakfast, 9:15; Egg hunt, 12:30 p.m.

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Sage is West Haven Teacher of Year West Haven Elementary teacher Brenda Sage considers the road that brought her to Tennessee an adventurous one.

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L&N STEM Academy students Jeremiah Branson, Justin Cross, Noah Dunlap and Noah Watson, who won a Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Award for their exhibit titled “ ‘Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!’ Admiral David Farragut Leads the Union Navy to Victory.”

Eli Neal and Lauren Graves, students at First Baptist Academy in Powell, winning the Sequoyah Award for a group performance titled “Nanye-hi, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee.”

National History Day (NHD) is an annual event in which middle and high school students prepare research papers, websites, exhibits, documentaries and performances on topics of historical interest. The goal of NHD is to help students develop an interest in and an appreciation of history outside of a traditional classroom setting.

Schools across the state send their students with the best projects to one of six district competitions. The top finishers in each category at the district competitions advance to Tennessee History Day, a statewide event that will be held in Nashville on April 11.

The top finishers in the statewide competition will be eligible to participate in this summer’s National History Day competition in College Park, Md.

West Haven Elementary teacher of the year, Brenda She received her BA in Sage, at the recent dinner elementary education from honoring Knox County teachNorthern Kentucky Univerers Photo submitted sity after first earning a BA in archaeology at Cincinnati Christian University. She took her teaching certificate ers giggle cuter, fourthto California, substituting graders get her jokes. for three years until earning When she isn’t in the her California credentials. classroom, she enjoys paintFor Sage, the adventure ing and writing. She recentis all about the journey. ly finished her first picture The first part of her life in- book and is seeking a pubcluded marrying while in lisher. She hopes to do more California and going from of her hobbies once she reone to four children (two tires this year. The thought were adopted) within a year. of retiring and beginning Sage spent the next 17 years a new adventure made her teaching second grade in stop and pause for a moBakersfield. ment. “Retirement. Ahh, The second part of her yes.” life began when the family decided that they preferred ■ Area students win to live with a “proper” four awards for History seasons, so they sold the Day competition house, packed up their beThirty-three students longings and drove to Knoxville with no jobs, no money from across the state won special awards during reand no home.

“One week later we found cent district competitions a home and two weeks later for Tennessee History Day I found heaven at West Ha- to be held in Nashville next ven Elementary,” she said. month. Seven are from Sage considers the staff at Knox County: Noah Smith, a student West Haven to be long-lost family and the children like at L&N STEM Academy, who won the Dan and Mary ■ Binkley honored her own.

Sage has taught at West Shannon Award for Outat Copper Ridge Haven for eight years (three standing Use of Primary in the fourth grade and five Sources for an exhibit titled Copper Ridge Elemenin the second), and while “Adolf Hitler: The Power of tary Teacher of the Year Sushe says that second-grad- Persuasion.” zanne Binkley has always

New state education chief coming to Knoxville

McQueen Copper Ridge Elementary music teacher Suzanne Binkley

Candice McQueen, newly appointed Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education, will visit two of Knox County’s “community schools” and discuss her vision for the future of education in Tennessee.

McQueen will visit Pond Gap Elementary and South Knoxville elementary schools Thursday, March 26, before her 7 p.m. public presentation at the Downtown Marriott.

Regatta to benefit Pat Summitt Foundation loved music. Her mother majored in music in college, and her brother is a composer/arranger and plays guitar. Music – especially vocal music – is in her blood, and she instills that love in her students at Copper Ridge.

Binkley has been teaching at CRES for the past 24 years and calls it “the best school ever.” Fresh out of school when she began teaching, she feels that she grew up at Copper Ridge and wouldn’t want to work anywhere else. “I love the beautiful atmosphere at this school and working with the best staff,” she said.

Binkley was honored and humbled to be named Teacher of the Year. She is the first special areas teacher to be so named. “Every teacher at this school deserves this award,” she said.

When she isn’t teaching music, Binkley enjoys reading, especially crime novels and historical fiction, and cross-stitching.

A canoe and kayak regatta will be held Saturday, May 2, in Tazewell to benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation. The race will begin at the Well Being Conference Center and end 12 miles downstream at Riverside Rentals. Cash prizes will be awarded, and non-racers are welcome. Entry fee before April 2 is $25/single and $45/tandem canoe or kayak.

Return shuttles will be provided. Info: www.facebook.com/ PowellRiverRegatta.

Park Day at Mabry-Hazen House Mabry-Hazen House will participate in the 18th annual Park Day 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, with almost 100 other historic sites across the country.

In conjunction with the Civil War Trust, HistoryTM and Take Pride in America, history buffs, community leaders, preservationists and other volunteers will help remove leaves and brush, mulch and do general spring cleaning. Some tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring rakes, pitchforks, tarps

and other yard tools.

The Mabry-Hazen House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to housing three generations of the same family from 1858 to 1987, it served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The property will be included in the Blue and Gray Reunion and Freedom Jubilee April 30-May 3 in conjunction with Tennessee’s closing ceremonies for the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Info: www.mabryhazen.com.

Wearing o’ the green Residents of Morning Pointe of Powell show off the leprechauns they caught after a St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt at the assisted living and Alzheimer’s Memory Care Community. Pictured are: Pat Cameron, Doris McCurdy, June Grooms, Mary Jo Keyser; with (back) Bailey Whitcomb, Barb Jorgensen and Anthony Hill of the Weston Group, an in-house therapy group. Photo submitted

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Sarah Moore Greene recognizes top teachers Powell Middle to present ‘The Music Man’ Powell Middle students Olivia Padgett, Anna Kimsey, Maria Kasipovic, Meghan Owens and others run through a number from “The Music Man” during a recent rehearsal. The choral and drama departments will present the musical 7 p.m. Friday, March 27, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in the school gym. Photo by R. White

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy teachers Angela Childers, Susan Parker and Mitzi Burnett are recognized at the annual Knox County Schools Teachers of the Year dinner. The trio was selected by their peers and honored for their work with students in the classroom. Photo submitted

Boys and Girls Club honors top students Students for the month of February were recognized by the staff at the Halls/Powell Boys and Girls Club. Honored for their excellent behavior, helpfulness and good character were Izabela Wiles, kindergartner at BrickeyMcCloud; Andrew James, third-grade student at Adrian Burnett Elementary; and Mason Daniels (not pictured), an eighth-grader at Halls Middle.

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Calling all kindergartners Pleasant Ridge Elementary kindergarten teachers Vanessa Hammond, Kara Israel and Jessica Fitzgerald get ready for county-wide kindergarten round-up on Tuesday, April 7. Starting this year, children must be age 5 by Aug. 15 to be eligible to start school. Parents registering a student will need to bring these items on round-up day to the school that the student is zoned to attend: birth certificate, Social Security card, up-to-date shot record, student’s physical and proof of residency (utility bill or lease/mortgage agreement). Photo submitted

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Convicted of fraud, hedge-fund manager James (Will Ferrell) works out to prepare for his upcoming jail term, with clueless Darnell (Kevin Hart) as his adviser, in “Get Hard.”

Misfits abound on the big screen also star for first-time director Etan Cohen,

By Betsy Pickle Figuring out where you belong is a per- best known for co-writing “Tropic Thunder.” vasive theme in this week’s new movies.

The weirdest pairing of the week has to Will Ferrell starts with how to belong as he joins forces with Kevin Hart for “Get belong to Jim Parsons (TV’s “The Big Bang Theory”) and singer Rihanna in “Home.”

Hard,” a comedy about going to prison.

To be precise, the R-rated comedy is With animation, anything is possible.

Parsons provides the voice of Oh, an about preparing to go to prison. Ferrell plays James, a millionaire hedge-fund alien who’s being hunted by his own kind.

Rihanna voices Tip, an manager who is livadventurous Earthling. ing the good life and They end up changing each They end up changthen some. When he’s ing each other’s worlds caught with his hand in other’s worlds and realizing and realizing the true the cookie jar and conmeaning of home. victed of fraud, James the true meaning of home.

The vocal cast also is frantic. includes Steve MarHe has 30 days to put his affairs in order, but his biggest con- tin, Jennifer Lopez and Matt Jones (TV’s cern is finding out how to survive a stint “Mom”). The director is Tim Johnson, who in San Quentin. He assumes that Darnell co-directed “Over the Hedge” and “Antz.”

(Hart), a car detailer who works in his office Knoxville-based filmmaker Paul Harbuilding’s garage, is familiar with the penal rill’s acclaimed feature-film debut, “Somesystem because he has an apparently lousy thing, Anything,” was released on Netflix job and, well, he’s black. last Friday. It is also available on iTunes, Darnell is incensed by James’s racist as- Vimeo and Googleplay. sumptions, but he figures getting paid is the “Something, Anything,” which debuted best revenge, so he cooks up an incarcera- last fall at the Knoxville Film Festival, is tion-readiness program for James. It turns about a young woman (Ashley Shelton) out that some of his assumptions are also whose life takes a sharp turn after a tragerroneous. edy. The film was shot primarily in the Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie, Tip “T.I.” Knoxville area and also stars Bryce JohnHarris, Paul Ben-Victor and Greg Germann son and Linds Edwards.

Tip and Oh embark on a global adventure in “Home.”

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By Carol Shane Clarence Brown Theatre productions are always top-notch, but right now the venerable organization is experiencing a phenomenon.

The CBT lab theatre’s current production of “A Shayna Maidel,� by Barbara LeBow, has generated so much buzz that all performances – including some extra ones that were added – are sold out.

However, there may still be hope for those who don’t yet have tickets.

According to the CBT website, the drama is “a powerful and deeply affecting portrait of a family in the aftermath of the Holocaust: Two sisters, one a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, the other brought up as an American, meet in 1946 after a separation of almost 20 years.�

The play opened in 1985 and quickly became a nationwide hit. A 1992 television adaptation, “Miss Rose White,� featured Kyra Sedgwick, Maureen Stapleton and Maximilian Schell.

Referring to a 1992 production by Massachusetts’ New Repertory Theatre, critic William Chuang wrote, “The ability to appreciate this powerful drama is not limited to the Jewish community, as some may believe. This play will appeal to people of all ages and religions.�

The CBT production is directed by Terry Silver-

■Big Ears Festival, featuring contemporary classical music, indie rock bands, leading jazz greats, visionary folk artists, and more. Info/tickets and weekend passes: bigearsfestival. com; all Ticketmaster locations. ■Funny Ears Fringe Festival, featuring local rock ’n’ roll bands and performers. Info: 524-2224; scruff ycityhall.com; Funny Ears Fringe Festival on Facebook.com.

FRIDAY â– Big Ears Festival Kick Off, 5:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Info/tickets: bigearsfestival. com; all Ticketmaster locations. â– Bijou Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 803 S. Gay St.: The Bad Plus, 7 and 8:45 p.m.; Demdike Stare, 11:30 p.m. â– Knoxville Museum of Art Big Ears Festival performances, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive: Hildur GuĂ°nadĂłttir, 10:30 p.m.; Tyondai Braxton, midnight. â– Tennessee Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 604 S. Gay St.: Harold Budd & Keith Lowe, 7:30 p.m.; Kronos Quartet, 9 p.m. â– The Square Room Big Ears Festival performances, 4 Market Square: Ryley Walker, 8 p.m.; SQĂœRL, 9:15 p.m.; Steve Gunn, 10:45 p.m. â– The Standard Big Ears Festival performances, 416 W. Jackson Ave.: Rival Consoles, 7:30 p.m.; Nosaj Thing, 8:30 p.m.; Clark, 10:15 p.m.; Jamie xx, midnight. â– Preservation Pub Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 28 Market Square: Maps Need Reading, Stryplepop, Three Star Revival, Grandpa’s Stash. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m. â– Scruff y City Hall Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 32 Market Square: Wesley, Sang Sarah, DAMS, Red Is Blood, Far Far Away, The Tom Pappas Collection, Skytown Riot, Senryu, Magma Blood. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m.

Rachel Finney and Sophia Shefner play sisters united by blood but separated by life experience in Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of “A Shayna Maidel.� Photo submitted Alford, who can usually be found on the podium in the orchestra pit. The multitalented Silver-Alford is in his 10th year as CBT’s music director. “A Shayna Maidel� will play in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s lab theatre March 26 to April 12. A wait list

will be in effect for all of the sold-out performances, as tickets are often turned back in and may be available for those shows. An open captioned performance will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29. A talkback with the cast is scheduled for Sunday, April 5, immedi-

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Free and convenient parking is available in the McClung Tower garage on Volunteer Boulevard. The production is sponsored by WUTK and WUOT. Info: clarencebrown theatre.com or 974-5161.

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Shortly after opening, the barbecue team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, and brought home the title of Best Ribs in America at the 1984 National Rib Cookoff.

The restaurants are part of the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, which now includes the eight Calhoun’s, two Copper Cellars, Chesapeake’s, Cherokee Grill, four Smoky Mountain Brewery establishments and a Calhoun’s Banquet/Copper Cellar Catering facility. Several of the Calhoun’s now include microbreweries in the restaurants.

Choosing between ribs and pork barbecue was difficult, but the opportunity to check out whether accolades from barbecue contests would translate into onthe-plate greatness was just too tempting. My companion chose the sampler platter that included

â– Tennessee Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 604 S. Gay St.: Kronos Quartet: Folk Songs with Rhiannon Giddens & Sam Amidon, 1:30 p.m.; Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet, 7 p.m.; tUnE-yArDs, 10 p.m.

■The Standard Big Ears Festival performances, 416 W. Jackson Ave.: A Winged Victory For The Sullen, 4 p.m.; Holly Herndon, 5:30 p.m.; Amen Dunes, 9:15 p.m.; Omar Souleyman, 11:45 p.m.; Tyondai Braxton, 1 a.m. ■Preservation Pub Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 28 Market Square: Corn Bred, Sidecar Symposium, Zach and Kota’s Sweet Life, R.A.L.F., Dank. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m.

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■Knoxville Museum of Art Big Ears Festival performances, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive: Loscil, 1 p.m.; Coupler, 3 p.m.; Jozef Van Wissem, 5 p.m.; Tyondai Braxton, 9 p.m.; Bing & Ruth, 10:30 p.m.; Harold Budd & Keith Lowe, midnight.

â– The Square Room Big Ears Festival performances, 4 Market Square: Wu Man, 12:30 p.m.; Nels Cline & Norton Wisdom, 3:30 p.m.; William Tyler, 7:45 p.m.; Hildur GuĂ°nadĂłttir, 9:30 p.m.; Grouper, 11 p.m.

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Novices want to pick up a barbecued rib and have the meat fall off the bone. True connoisseurs will tell you that “falling off the bone� is a sign of an overcooked rib.

Melt-in-your-mouth goodness, however, is a sign that all is right in heaven.

Calhoun’s is famous across the country for barbecue, and the pinnacle of barbecue is ribs. A plate of ribs – whether half-slab or full – at the restaurant leaves no doubt that the reputation is well-deserved.

There are now eight Calhoun’s in East Tennessee: the original at Kingston Pike and Pellissippi Parkway, Bearden Hill, Turkey Creek, On the River (down from Thompson-Boling Arena), Fort Loudoun (Lenoir City), Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Maryville.

The restaurant began in Octo-

â– Bijou Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 803 S. Gay St.: SQĂœRL, 1 p.m.; Tanya Tagaq, 4:15 p.m.; Max Richter, 8:30 p.m.; Sam Amidon, 10:45 p.m.; Ben Frost, 12:30 a.m.

chicken strips, ribs and smoked sausage and declared each dish to be “delicious.�

My half-slab of baby-back ribs was tender and meaty. The sauce was smoky, with just the right combination of spice and sweetness. The ribs passed the gnawthe-bone test, and the sauce passed the lick-your-fingers test.

(I guess watching Mystery Diner eat ribs might not be a pleasant endeavor.)

Side dishes are a pleasure at Calhoun’s, for the choices are plentiful and all very good. Slaw is a must to accompany ribs, so that left one choice from the dozen offered. Tennessee Corn Puddin’ was the perfect selection, although something green would have been prudent. Starches aside, the corn pudding was lip-smacking good.

Gosh. I guess I’d better work on my table manners.

â– Scruff y City Hall Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 32 Market Square: Ghost Cab, mare vita, BOXSET, O Youth, The New Romantics, Yung Life, Faux Ferocious, EX GOLD. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m.

SUNDAY ■Bijou Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 803 S. Gay St.: Rhiannon Giddens, 2 p.m.; Bill Frisell & Bill Morrison, 5:30 p.m.; Little Annie and Swans, 8 p.m. ■Knoxville Museum of Art Big Ears Festival performances, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive: Tyondai Braxton, 2:30 p.m.; Terry Riley with Gyan Riley & Tracy Silverman, 4 p.m. ■Tennessee Theatre Big Ears Festival performances, 604 S. Gay St.: Perfume Genius, 6:30 p.m.; Max Richter with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra & the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, 8 p.m. ■The Standard Big Ears Festival performances, 416 W. Jackson Ave.: Kronos Quartet, 3 p.m.; Zs, 5:15 p.m.; Silver Apples, 7 p.m.; Kronos Quartet with Nels Cline, 10 p.m. ■Preservation Pub Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 28 Market Square: Hans Stein Und Zee Yodelers, Kukuly and the Romani Fuego, Bliss on Tap, King Super and The Excellents. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m. ■Scruff y City Hall Funny Ears Fringe Festival performances, 32 Market Square: Glazzwvrks, Keep Quiet, Demon Waffle, The Royal Buzz, Ulaanbastards, Yak Strangler, Ebony Eyes, Fire at the Marquee. Doors open 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m.

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Select Specialty Hospital relocates with our continued growth plan to enable us to provide more extensive services to our patients in the Halls and Powell communities and the entire North area.”

The new unit will employ more than 100 professional staff from all disciplines including critical care-trained nurses, respiratory, speech, occupational and physical therapy specialists and pharmacists.

The Select Specialty Hospital unit at Tennova North, 7557-B Dannaher Way, Suite 145, provides long-term acute care hospitalization for high-acuity patients and promotes healing and recovery from critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.

Select Specialty Hospital has relocated to a campus in North Knox County. The unit at Tennova North will offer 33 private rooms as well as seven high-observation rooms with its own nursing station for enhanced patient care and monitoring.

“We are thrilled to continue our close relationship with our host hospital Tennova Healthcare,” said Steve Plumlee, CEO for Select Specialty North Knoxville. “The staff members at Tennova have warmly welcomed Select and we are excited to be a part of the Halls/Powell community.”

Rob Followell, CEO of Tennova North, is eager to begin working onsite with the staff at Select Specialty Hospital.

“We are excited to have Select Specialty Hospital joining us on campus, complementing our mission to provide a quality environment of healing and bringing innovative healthcare to our community,” said Followell. “This partnership is in alignment

Steve Plumlee, CEO of Select Specialty Hospital North Knoxville, and Rob Followell, CEO Tennova Healthcare, North Knoxville Medical Center Photo by Cindy Taylor

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By Cindy Taylor Well-Key Urgent Care in Powell held its official ribbon-cutting March 25.

Well-Key founding partners, president/CEO Michael Rothwell, MD, FACS, and Robin A. Huskey, MD, CMO, are ready to meet patient needs in the community.

Services include acute injury care and treatments for common illnesses and minor medical problems.

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as administering of flu shots, lab services and occupational health services.

The center will bridge the gap between the primary care provider and the emergency room with an on-site digital X-Ray and laboratory.

The facility is open seven days a week, 12 hours a day, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., and closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Well-Key Urgent Care is at 6606 Clinton Highway in the former Ruby Tuesday building. Info: 428-2773.

Knox County commissioner Bob Thomas, mayor Tim Burchett, Dr. Michael Rothwell, Dr. Robin Huskey and commissioner Charles Busler at the ribbon-cutting for Well-Key Urgent Care in Powell.

Dr. Howie Getwell greets visitors to Well-Key Urgent Care. Dr. Getwell hopes to be making the rounds to area schools to teach children how not to share germs. Photos by Cindy Taylor

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The normal propulsion of food down from the mouth through the esophagus to the stomach is also reduced with the disease. Achalasia does get progressively worse and affects an estimated five out of every 100,000 American adults.

Over time Abbott tried medication and underwent three balloon dilation procedures to stretch his esophageal sphincter, but the treatment only gave him temporary relief.

“I was losing weight and swallowing was painful, so Dr. Brown suggested I talk with a surgeon at Premier Surgical about surgery,” explains Abbott. “I was relieved that I could have the surgery here in Knoxville, because my other choice was to go to the Cleveland Clinic.”

Abbott met with Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley, III, of Premier Surgical Associates, who

where we make the sphincter tighter,” explains Dr. Bradley.

“With achalasia the sphincter is too tight, so you have to loosen it and allow it to relax.”

Now, food is able to pass from Abbott’s esophagus to his stomach without getting stuck.

For Abbott, it’s made all the difference. “The surgery has been a lifesaver. Dr. Bradley was great and explained everything to me before and after,” says Abbott.

“I’m not having the swallowing problems I did before – I’m doing fine now.”

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Coaches Taylor Call (far left) and Tyler Hardin (far right) lead their 13U Emerald club volleyball team to a tournament win in Bristol.

Dedication and skill lead 13-year-olds to regional volleyball win Hard work and focused training vaulted Emerald Youth Foundation’s 13-andunder club volleyball team to a jubilant win recently.

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I am prouder of them all than I can say. I pray for God’s grace to reach many urban kids’ lives through all our sports, which include soccer, swimming, baseball, basketball and track.

Today, more than 200 girls each year play volleyball on teams through Emerald Youth – at Whittle, Vine Magnet and Holston middle schools, on 12 EY recreation league teams, and on five club teams for girls ages 13-17. As their skills improve, girls can move up to higher levels of play.

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Emerald launched it at their middle schools. Also, the girls say volleyball is a matter of heart as well as athleticism.

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This is a healthy reversal for participating kids in an urban area where youth are at increased risk of obesity, inactivity, isolation and general bad health. A recent Emerald study found that more than 80 percent of Knoxville’s urban youth are not engaged in recreational sports, and more than 40 percent of our city’s teens are overweight and obese.

I invite you to learn more about Emerald Youth at our annual prayer and fundraising breakfast on Friday, May 1. Join us as we celebrate our city youth and the church!

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Emerald athletic director Dwayne Sanders, who oversees five Emerald club teams age 13-17 this season, said he is pleased at the growth of volleyball in urban Knoxville.

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Auditions for “Cabaret,” 6:30 p.m., Studio ETC, 180 W. Main St., Morristown. Musical produced by Encore Theatrical Company July 17-Aug. 2. Looking for eight men and eight women ranging in ages 20-60s.

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Opening reception for Knoxville Watercolor Society Spring Show, 6:30-8 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Exhibit on display through April 23. Info: 357-2787.

THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Online registration open for Race to benefit the Corryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https:// runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@ yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalracesolutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 The Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Norris Community Center. Program: Members Dot Fraser, Cyndi Herrmann and Loretta Painter will lead a discussion on ways to quilt your quilts. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Diane Bogan, 377-3837, or bnpquilt@gmail.com.

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Saturday LEGO Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. For grades 1-5. Info: 922-2552.

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Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Walters State auditorium Tazewell Campus. Program: presentations on bee friendly plants for your yard and garden as well as insecticide use and honeybees.

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CFA Cat Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jacob Building at the Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds, Chilhowee Park. Presented by Tennessee Valley Cat Fanciers Inc. All cats are invited to enter. The public is invited. Tickets: $20. Info/ to enter: http://catshows.us/tennesseevalley.

Easter Celebration, 1:30 p.m., Willow Ridge Center, 215 Richardson Way. Free pictures with the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunt, includes a snack with the Easter Bunny. Info: 992-5816.

Easter Photos with 4-H Animals, 1-4 p.m., Mayo’s Garden Center, 620 E. Emory Road. Bring a camera and take photos of children with live chickens, rabbits and lambs. 4-H youth on hand to pose animals and explain 4-H projects. Donations welcome. Knox County 4-H Livestock fundraiser.

Open auditions for new members to the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, 4 p.m., Dancers Studio,

Big Ridge State Park annual Easter Egg Hunt.

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Splint Reed Seat Weaving class, 1-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Betty Newman.

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But Bob Deck and Kate Spillane don’t care much about that anymore.

The couple decided long ago to give up the theatrical life for the simple one.

They met in the early ’80s when Spillane was appearing at the Cumberland County Playhouse, but the two didn’t click until they met a second time, months later. “It wasn’t love at first sight,” she says, “but it WAS forever.”

Spillane, who received her master’s degree in vocal performance from UT in 1991, continues, “Our lives changed when I graduated. We had to make a decision about theater: We needed to either do it, or get out. We got out.

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“I’ve always wanted to have goats,” says Kate Spillane. “The plan was to make goat’s milk soap, but the reality was that we didn’t have time. So they’re pets!” Photo by Carol Shane

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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.

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Married 34 years, the couple now lives in a 100-year-old farmhouse off of Strawberry Plains Pike. Together they manage an organic farm, woodland, a small herd of goats and a flock of chickens. They’ve been there for 10 years, and they couldn’t be happier.

They’ve found their perfect life.

“We’re both introverts. We like quiet. And there’s an unending supply of things that need doing around here. We’re never bored!”

Their home is furnished simply, with small rooms spreading out around a larger central area. The dining area consists of a long wooden table with benches. A few carefully-selected rugs dot the bare wood floor. A small pantry holds staples, including farm fresh eggs gathered that morning.

“When we first moved here, we didn’t Bob Deck breaks up the ground in the kitchen Kate Spillane takes a stroll with some of her best friends. even have any furniture,” laughs Spillane. garden. Photos by Corey Seaton “People kept asking, ‘where is your stuff?’

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“We have what we need,” she says. That’s been their credo ever since.

They raised their daughter, Olivia, there.

Currently a freshman attending the Sewanee University of the South, she’s interested in international global studies.

On a recent sunny day, Spillane, who teaches voice and music appreciation at Pellissippi State Community College, mucks out the goat stalls in the barn. “You don’t have to think,” she says, referring to farm work. “You just do.” Wielding a pitchfork, she points out the two-feet-thick layer of shredded hay and manure in one of the stalls. “It’s like lasagna.”

It’s also, as any gardener knows, worth its weight in gold. Hence the mucking out.

“We grow everything,” says Spillane, “and everything we eat is organic.” A large vegetable plot waits to have some of that goat-made goodness tilled into it. One hillside is studded with apple, cherry and pear trees. Further down the hill are blueberry bushes. A smaller kitchen garden is near the house.

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From page 2 “This time of year we’re cleaning up,” says Spillane. She and Deck have marked a few trees, damaged by the ice storm, with spray paint. Deck does the heavy cutting, but “He’s not allowed to cut anything by the house – or by ME,” Spillane says with a grin, recounting a near-miss once when Deck misjudged the angle of a falling tree.

You may know Bob Deck as the popular host of “Tennessee Shines” on WDVX radio. Described by his wife as a media “jack of all trades,” he’s also hosted a TV talk show and written and produced commercials for the cable industry. Currently he runs AK Consulting, a local media relations firm.

“He loves being outdoors and doing physical stuff,” says Spillane. “He’s in the office all day with computers and he loves coming home and chopping wood.”

They’ve found their perfect life. “We’re both introverts. We like quiet. And there’s an unending supply of things that need doing around here. We’re never bored!”

Spillane and Deck installed the stone steps leading up to the 100-year-old farmhouse. Photo by Carol Shane

Bob Deck plies his ax. “You don’t have to think – you just do.” Photo by Corey Seaton

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• MARCH 25, 2015 • Shopper news

Keeping the best

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“The real lure is the hunt,” he says.

The popular Fountain City dentist has many passions: gardening, reading, cooking, music, UT sports and travel.

But on a dreary March Biagi says that he likes traveling day, Biagi is excited to show off his collection better than anything, and he’s of English transferware looking forward to visiting and the cabinets in which it is housed.

Spain, France and Italy later in Transferware is a the year. “It’s all about unique style of ceramics that uses transfer printing, experiences,” he says. a decorative technique To page 5

One cabinet is filled with travel mementos. “I don’t like cheap souvenirs,” says Biagi. “I like something that represents the country.”

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From page 4 which was developed in England in the mid-18th century.

Each piece is a work of art.

“This pattern is called Caledonia,” he says, bringing out a striking black and white platter. “At one time, Caledonia meant Scotland. This particular pattern always shows something to do with the hunt: a stag, or a hunting party on horseback.

It’s usually black, but sometimes green or red.” Though Biagi’s surname is Italian, he proudly claims Scotch-Irish heritage on his mother’s side, and says that he likes the look of an English cottage.

Biagi treasures all of his pieces, but he attaches special memories to a few of them. A platter depicting England’s Durham cathedral is particularly meaningful. He was in Durham the day after his beloved grandfather – who taught him everything he knows about gardening, among other things – died. “I climbed that very tower,” he says softly, pointing out the detail. “I went up there to reflect upon my grandfather’s death. He taught me so much. He was just a wise man.”

A few years later, Biagi came across the platter and bought it. Now it’s a real touchstone for him.

Biagi says that he likes traveling better than anything, and he’s looking forward to

An embroidered pillow celebrates the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

visiting Spain, France and Italy later in the year. “It’s all about unique experiences,” he says.

As for any more souvenirs, he admits he may have some winnowing-down to do.

“Keep the best,” he says, quoting one of his antique-dealing relatives, “and get rid of the rest!”

An English architectural cabinet is Mark Biagi’s pride and joy. The piece, made in the early 1700s, was originally built into a house and is now filled with English red and green transferware from the 1830s.

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