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IN THIS ISSUE Meeting Seymour Actor Ethan Hawke makes his documentary-directing debut with “Seymour: An Introduction,” and he seems to have absorbed powerful lessons from his subject.

Pianist Seymour Bernstein was a star on the concert stage who decided at his peak to stop performing because he had other things he wanted to do.

He was, and is, a teacher, and he wanted to compose music and write books.

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Read Betsy Pickle on page A-10

UT: Stop branding When the talk turns to branding, you can be damn sure somebody is about to get burned. And the hide that gets charred won’t be on the cowboy wielding the branding iron.

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Read Bill Dockery on page A-5

Dever keeps 40-50 pound logs in his truck for training, one of which is shown here with a few of the medals he’s won. He carries a log while running from the parking lot up to the top of Norris Dam and back. Photos by Cindy Taylor

‘65 Vols had no place to go The NCAA basketball tournament has changed some through the years. Perhaps you have noticed.

In 1965, a mere 50 years ago, it involved 23 teams. They played in Bowling Green, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Philadelphia; Lexington; Manhattan, Kan.; Provo, Utah; College Park, Md. and finished in Portland, Ore.

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Interested citizens, potential future residents and curious neighbors crowded into Oakwood Senior Living last Thursday to have a look around the refurbished former Oakwood Elementary School and eat some barbecue at the facility’s open house.

Developer Rick Dover was there, and most folks came away with a “wow!”

the condolences of well-meaning friends when he lost daughter Brittany, 17, to cancer. While Dever appreciated their concern, he needed a respite. Rather than searching out a place of solitude to grieve, Dever chose instead to expose his mind and body to the

elements.

“I first liked the Spartan races because of the combination of speed, strength and stamina,” he said. “No one there knew my situation with my daughter, so it was To page A-3

Powell schools talk balanced calendar

By Sandra Clark

Read Betty Bean on page A-12

Ernie Roberts hosts ‘Mathline’ Ernie Roberts is a man who is comfortable with an audience.

Throughout his career, he has stood in front of Knox County high school students and guided them through the intricacies of math.

Last August he took on a new, invisible audience when he became the host of “Mathline,” a call-in show on East Tennessee PBS that puts him in front of a camera instead of a classroom.

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where his hard work was often governed by the whims of Mother Nature. He now owns Cork and Bottle in Powell, so weather is not a factor. But Dever hasn’t stopped running.

He began competing about five years ago as a means to escape

Read Marvin West on page A-4

Oakwood update

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By Cindy Taylor Tom Dever has spent most of his life running. Having run in his youth and always taking physical training seriously, Dever learned to push his body to the limits and beyond while in the Marines. And now he enters – and wins – nationwide obstacle course competitions known as Spartan Races.

Following his service, Dever owned a plant nursery in Powell,

Powell resident Tom Dever takes first place at the recent Reebok Spartan Sprint in Atlanta. Photo submitted

Read Bill Dockery on page A-8

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Powell High principal Nathan Langlois

Parents and community members challenged school officials with questions and concerns about possible changes in the school calendar for 2016.

Patti Bounds said the school board may be asked to vote on the issue in June, but she did not know what form that vote would take.

“Cost estimates range from zero to $20 million,” she said.

Powell High School principal Nathan Langlois chaired a

meeting last week at Powell High School. He was joined by Reba Lane, principal of Powell Elementary, and Christine Oehler, principal of Powell Middle School.

“Nothing has been decided,” said Langlois.

He said the new calendar could take the form of 9 weeks of school with 3 weeks off and 28 days off in the summer, or 9 weeks of school with 2 weeks off and 43 days off in the summer.

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Jim McNutt: local Renaissance man creates priceless works of art

By Anne Hart Imagine, if you can, a breathtakingly beautiful nautilus shell. And then imagine that it’s yours, to do with as you want.

What would be your choice? Put it on a shelf and look at it occasionally?

Consign it to a bank vault?

The choice was easy for local artist, woodworker and marine archaeologist Jim McNutt.

He crafted a table from Tennessee white oak, finished it in shades of ocean

blue, embedded the shell in the tabletop and added tentacles he carved from African Padauk wood that

Wood artist and marine archaeologist Jim McNutt points out the crystallized chambers of a 200-millionyear-old nautilus shell.

McNutt designed and built the table to showcase the fossil. Photo by A. Hart

originated near where the shell was found in Madagascar, the island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa.

The table is just one of countless works of art McNutt has created in more than 40 years as a wood-

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Robert Ryan said whatever is decided should include “lag time” to enable people to adjust.

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health & lifestyles

Getting back to life Tullar returned to her physician feeling worse than ever, Pain can change you. It can drain you of your energy and suffering in pain and also suffering from frailty. The pain rob you of your quality of life.

Cindy Tullar became a person she hardly knew when had made her so sick that she couldn’t even eat regularly.

Tullar remembers exactly what she said that day when pain from a pinched nerve gripped her body. Always energetic and always living life with a positive attitude, she she was sitting in the doctor’s office at the end of her rope.

“We have to do something,” she had said. “I just found herself becoming more and more withcan’t live like this anymore.” drawn as that pain took over more and more After the MRI and x-rays, Tullar’s docof who she was. tor told her she needed to see a neuro“I was in so much pain, I was so sick surgeon. It was up to her to choose to my stomach, I was aching all the who would handle her case. time,” Tullar says, “I wouldn’t go A friend of a friend had recently out.” She says depression began suffered a pinched nerve and very to close in around her because highly recommended a neurothe pain was always in control, surgeon at the Fort Sanders never under control.

Center for Minimally Invasive The pain began to affect her work at Druid Hill Golf Course Spine Surgery. in Fairfield Glade. She had “So I called my doctor and loved taking care of golf carts said, ‘how about Dr. Joel Norand meeting new friends on man at Fort Sanders?’ ” Tullar the course. recalls. “They made an ap“I had to quit working bepointment and I went.” cause I was in so much pain,” Tullar’s expectations were Tullar says. “That broke my met and exceeded. Dr. Norheart.” It had been a perfect reman made her feel completely tirement pastime, until last fall. comfortable, and she was im“I don’t know how I did it,” pressed with the way he seemed Tullar says of her pinched nerve. to genuinely care about his pa“But I had a stiff neck in Septemtients. He also let her choose her ber.” Tullar says the pain went away course of treatment to relieve the but then returned with a vengeance pinched nerve. He gave her the option in October. of physical therapy or minimally While Tullar was trying to eninvasive surgery. tertain guests in her home, she Tullar had taken stock of her sitCindy Tullar’s energy and positive outlook couldn’t turn her neck to the left or uation and knew it was time to do are back after minimally invasive cervical the right. The pain began to worsen. whatever was necessary to end the fusion at Fort Sanders Regional Medical It shot down into her shoulder, then pain for good.

Center. it moved to her fingers, which began “I couldn’t sleep because I was in to go numb. so much pain. It was getting worse Tullar made an appointment with her physician, and he and worse. I had to quit playing golf. I had to quit working prescribed over-the-counter pain medication. That didn’t – it was consistent pain all the time. I had no relief at all. seem to help much, so she also saw a doctor at Fairfield I had lost 15 pounds. I couldn’t eat. I was getting sicker,” Glade who administered medication in a shot. Still, there Tullar says. was no significant relief. He recommended an MRI and xTaking all this into account, Tullar knew surgery was the rays. right choice. She also knew Norman was the right surgeon.

“He’s great,” Tullar says. “I was comfortable when I went into surgery and after I came out.”

Tullar prepared herself for the surgery by researching minimally invasive spine surgery on the Internet and watching online videos of the procedure performed by surgeons in other parts of the country. She knew exactly what Norman was going to do, and she was encouraged when she saw video testimonials from patients who said their pain had been relieved.

“I was excited,” Tullar says. “It wasn’t scary for me, at all.”

Dr. Norman made a relatively small incision on the right side of Tullar’s neck, removed a disc, inserted a plate and screws, and then replaced the disc with a cadaver bone.

While Tullar was expecting the surgery to work, she wasn’t prepared for the incredible level of success she experienced at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“As soon as I woke up, my pain was gone,” Tullar says.

“And then the surgical nurse told me I could start moving my neck.” Tullar had assumed she would need some sort of neck brace and that her neck would be immobile for a while.

“Nope,” she laughs. “I was moving my neck that night, right away.”

The recovery was seamless. Tullar was off her medication after two days, and she was outside going for a walk by the end of the week. After two weeks, Tullar was walking nine holes, and at the end of two months, she was back to the game she loves.

“I’m playing golf,” Tullar says enthusiastically. “I’m doing great. I’m working out, and I am so happy!”

Tullar is already recommending the surgery to others, because it made such a dramatic change in her level of pain and her quality of life.

“When you’re in as much pain as I was, it affects your whole life,” Tullar says. “Dr. Norman is a great surgeon, and he really cares about patients.”

When she thinks about how far she’s come and how much pain she used to be in, it still amazes her. “I woke up, my pain was gone,” Tullar says, still excited about what minimally invasive surgery did for her. “My life is so much better now!”

For more information about the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive, or call 865-5412835.

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Minimally invasive cervical fusion A compressed nerve can be a lot more than just a pain in the neck.

It can be debilitating, especially when over-the-counter medication and even prescriptions don’t seem to help.

If the pain shoots down your shoulder and arm, severely limits your mobility and begins to affect your everyday life, it may be time to consider other options. It’s becoming more and more common for patients in this predicament to opt for cervical fusion at Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

“A cervical fusion involves placing screws and rods into the bones in the neck, in order to stabilize them,” explains neurosurgeon Joel Norman, MD. “This procedure is often performed along with a decompressive surgery to remove overgrown bone, or a bulging or herniated disc.”

Norman says the most common approach is an “anterior cervical

discectomy and fusion.” This involves making a small incision in a skin fold in the front of the patient’s neck, with minimal disruption to the underlying muscles, accessing the front of the spine.

“The abnormal intervertebral disc is removed with decompression of the pinched nerves and a bone graft spacer is inserted,” Norman says. “A special metal plate is then placed across the front of the spine and secured with screws into the surrounding bone.”

It may seem a little backward for a surgeon to enter the front of the neck when the pain feels like it’s coming from the back side. Norman says there’s a reason for that.

“Performing a decompression and fusion of the cervical spine from an incision in the back of the neck is possible, and sometimes necessary,” Norman says, “but that approach often results in more muscle spasm and neck pain in the postoperative period.”

The entire operation takes just about an hour from start to finish. Some of Norman’s patients are able to go home the day of surgery.

Best of all, pain relief from the pinched nerve is almost immediate.

Norman says this type of operation isn’t likely to help Dr. Joel Norman performs a procedure at the Center for Minisomeone who is sufmally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. fering from general neck pain. This particular procedure is ideal for paNorman says the members of “Fort Sanders has a committients who suffer pain that radiates ment to excellent patient care, this team are committed to prodown into the arm or hand. That and a demonstrated excellence viding the best patient care and type of pain usually comes from a in neurosciences and neurosurgi- applying their expertise to each pinched nerve, and the relief of the cal expertise,” Norman says. “We individual treated at Fort Sanders pain comes when this procedure have a specialized team of surgical Regional Medical Center. Learn decompresses the nerve. technicians and nurses involved in more by visiting fsregional.com/ Norman says Fort Sanders Re- the care of our patients from the minimallyinvasive, or call 865gional is the right place for this time they enter the hospital until 541-2835. procedure. the time they walk out.”

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Gary Cunningham, wife Chris and mom Dot “the mamaw� relax with a card game – and the Shopper-News – inside their new travel trailer. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Communicating retirement Powell resident Gary Cunningham has “hung up� his phone-pole climbing gear for the more relaxed attire that accompanies fishing poles – and he doesn’t seem at all unhappy about the transition.

After more than 41 years and six company name changes, Cunningham’s official last day with Frontier Communications was March 31. “My first day on the line crew, I was told I wouldn’t last,� he said. “Almost 42 years later, here I am retiring.�

Gary and wife Chris have both been with utility companies all their working lives. Chris, a KUB employee, says early retirement (Gary turns 62 in December) often depends on find-

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ing a good company with a great 401K program and lots of planning. “Retirement is a reward we all work for, and I’m glad Gary is getting his reward now,� said Chris. “I hope I won’t be too far behind him.�

Through the years, Gary and Chris have worked with Powell Jaycees, where they met, and have supported the community in many other endeavors. They have been married for 30 years and have put four children through Powell schools. Cunningham

is an elder in his church and intends to stay active in the community. Plans include camping, hiking, fishing, photography and spoiling his two granddaughters. “I’m just glad I’m going out with my feet on the ground, not in the air,� said Gary.

The couple have purchased a travel trailer that sleeps six and has all the amenities. They also bought a hybrid car and intend to take family members along on trips.

Cunningham says his first day of retirement was everything he had thought it would be. “I slept in until 8 a.m., took care of some business in Halls, then went to Starbucks for coffee. I thank God for all that I have been blessed with.�

COMMUNITY NOTES

â– Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136.

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

â– Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 6078775.

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

â– Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com.

almost like a fresh start.�

Dever has earned a Spartan Trifecta by completing a Spartan Sprint, Super Spartan and Spartan Beast in just one year. He says you can always push your body to do more than you think you can. “When I’m competing, there isn’t room to think about much else,� he said. “But when I think I can’t take one more step, I look at my arm where I have written Brittany’s name and I can keep going.�

Dever holds nine running records in Tennessee and placed first last November in obstacle course racing.

At age 51, Dever continues to enter competitions where he must surpass his own physical expectations and abilities. This spring Dever is training for something special. “My oldest daughter, Amber Lynn, ran track at Powell High School and is competing with me for the first time at the Charlotte Sprint in April.�

Amber Lynn is competing in memory of her friend and college cross-country team member Peter Kassig, an American aid worker who was killed by ISIS last October.

That is going to be an emotional day,� said Dever.

Dever’s daughters inherited his competitive nature. Savannah, whose chosen sport is tennis, attends Halls High School.

Daughter McKenzie runs track and cross-country at Halls Middle School. Wife Amy Lynn, a teacher by profession, keeps Tom moving and training by setting him up with competitions and making sure he stays health-conscious.

Dever also coaches track at Halls High School.

Balanced calendar Lyrica Russell, a school cafeteria worker, shared concern about pay. “I can’t find a job for two weeks.�

Langlois said day care facilities and summer camps would adjust to the calendar. He said this is not yeararound school.

Shelley Rogers asked if transportation would be provided for students required to attend remediation during breaks. “Don’t rush this,� she said. “Don’t rush to make a change until we know the cost.�

Another parent asked if the time between sessions is really a break. “Or will

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teachers assign projects?�

Kelly Wright said money would be better spent on textbooks and computers.

And if research is inconclusive on whether a new calendar would help student achievement, “What’s the point?�

Katrina Laster observed that a 10-day break didn’t seem like much time. Langlois responded that educators are pushing kids with “incredible rigor and pace.�

At certain times during the school year, students and teachers alike “just get worn out. At times we all need a break,� he said.

Jim McNutt

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search of sunken relics that feed his passion for ancient wood, especially if it has an interesting story attached.

For along with his other talents, McNutt is a skilled storyteller. Every piece of wood comes with its own history.

He has even written a book about marine salvage, detailing his and others’ adventures under the sea. “Quest for Shipwrecks� was published in 1997. It has had several updates, with another due out soon. It is a fascinating look at maritime commerce beginning in the fourth century B.C., and the resulting maritime salvage business. It is illustrated with photographs, ancient and current maps and McNutt’s own sketches of his oceanic searches.

Those searches have taken him from South America to Belize to Mexico and back home to the Tennessee River, which contains riches in wood from sunken ships dating to the Civil War and before.

Along the way, other interests have been piqued.

McNutt has lived in and explored Mayan caves in Belize, and he is currently working on a forestry program in Cuba, which has become a favorite place to visit. “The Cuban people are wonderful, warm and friendly,� he says. “They are also wonderful artists.

There are beautiful southern yellow pine and teak plantations there, and the Cubans could be great woodworkers if they just had the equipment.�

McNutt will open his business to the public as part of Dogwood Arts DeTour 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11. There will be music, food, door prizes, demonstrations and an opportunity to visit with the artist.

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Basket Vols of ’65 had no place to go The NCAA basketball tournament has changed some through the years.

Perhaps you have noticed.

In 1965, a mere 50 years ago, it involved 23 teams.

They played in Bowling Green, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Philadelphia; Lexington; Manhattan, Kan.; Provo, Utah; College Park, Md. and finished in Portland, Ore. The event, such as it was, may have taken in enough money to pay travel expenses. There was no March madness.

Twenty-three teams?

Then, as now, NCAA committees could not count.

Some regions had play-in

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games to a conventional 16team bracket.

Vanderbilt, representing the Southeastern Conference, defeated DePaul and lost to Michigan. The Commodores were good. They had Clyde Lee and a 15-1 league record. The loss was at Tennessee.

Ray Mears’ Volunteers were good, too: 20-5 over-

all, best UT record in 17 years, second in the SEC with no place to go.

A.W. Davis, 6-7 and a flexible, leathery 185, was an all-American, eventually so chosen in a stormy U.S. Basketball Writers Association meeting (Marvin West, Southeast selector). The theme was elementary.

“Doesn’t matter how good UCLA is. Vote again!

We’re not leaving this room until Arvis Watsell Davis is on the team.

“Yes, that is his name.

Now you know why he goes

by A.W.” Davis was the first Vol so honored.

That Tennessee team had a strong sophomore forward, Ron Widby, crafty Larry McIntosh, senior point guard Pat Robinette and a reincarnation of Tarzan who hung out near the basket.

Howard Bayne was a splendid athlete, tight end physique, fearless, naturally combative, borderline belligerent and sometimes mistaken for an intimidator. He, Widby and Davis were significant factors in the Vols’ outrebounding opponents by an amazing average of 16.7 per game.

Howard was not a great scorer and worse on free

throws. Robinette hit 89.7 percent. You don’t want to know Bayne’s percentage.

I thought Tennessee at Kentucky was the game of the year. The Vols had walloped the Wildcats by 19 in Knoxville. The rematch was more exciting.

Tennessee, trailing by a point, gained possession with 17 seconds remaining.

Mears’ designed play called for Widby or Davis to shoot.

Pat Riley overplayed Davis. The ball went to Widby.

He missed. Davis got the long rebound and passed up a jump shot in favor of a drive and the hope of getting fouled.

A.W. got close, put the ball up and was fouled – but there was no whistle. Keep in mind that the game was

at UK. Bayne rebounded and put it back up, but it wouldn’t go down.

Eventually, the Vols willed the ball into the basket, but time had expired.

Kentucky won, 61-60. Three big blue fans were carried out on stretchers.

That Tennessee team probably wasn’t going to win the national championship, but it was tournament worthy and very entertaining.

The NCAA got something right in growing the tournament format. Maybe, in time, Tennessee will have another team deserving of an opportunity. It probably won’t have an A.W. Davis or Ron Widby. There are no more Howard Baynes.

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

Fighting homelessness with numbers Data currently used to expedite help for those experiencing homelessness could be used to prevent homelessness as well, according to Lisa Higginbotham of Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS).

KnoxHMIS, administered by the UT College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, is an online database used by 18 social service agencies that serve those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Clients of any of the partnering agencies can give permission to have their information entered into the database, which expedites referrals to other agencies. Notes from case managers can also be included in each profile.

At a recent meeting of the Mayor’s Roundtable on Homelessness, Higginbotham, a KnoxHMIS data analyst, proposed the creation of a community dashboard that would show what

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progress has been made and goals that still need to be met.

The online dashboard would give the community access to reports that could be generated from the collected data, like permanent housing placements, recidivism rates and the utilization of beds in shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.

Higginbotham thinks community access to the data could help the city’s efforts to end homelessness.

“The database will give us insight as to where we are and to set benchmarks as to where we need to be so we

can work collectively.”

Michael Dunthorn of the city’s office on homelessness says data play an important part in assessing current efforts, and the dashboard would give the community an opportunity to keep tabs on what’s working.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero formed the roundtable, made up of leaders from local social service agencies and ministries, in 2013 to create a plan to address the problem of homelessness. City Council adopted the City of Knoxville Plan to Address Homelessness, which draws from successful components of previous efforts, federal requirements and public input, a year ago.

KnoxHMIS is cited as a key component of the plan.

Dunthorn is encouraged by progress made by partner agencies since the plan’s adoption. The Helen Ross McNabb Center has opened a small apartment building for homeless veterans,

and will soon open another.

The Knoxville/Knox County Homeless Coalition is working to address a shortage of housing for homeless families. An upcoming KUB program will allow customers to round bills up to the nearest dollar to help finance weatherization of affordable housing, which often comes with unaffordable utility bills, he says.

During the roundtable, Family Promise of Knoxville executive director Mary LeMense spoke favorably of the information provided

by KnoxHMIS but said she’d like to see more people involved in the effort to fight homelessness. She hopes to double the number of families served by the organization by its 10th anniversary this summer.

Family Promise is seeking faith-based organizations that can provide overnight accommodations for four families for a week, four times a year. Info: 5842822.

Safari Bahati tackles five senses at once. Photo by Jayden Arthur

Reporters add five senses The newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene is alive and well.

Last week we added the five senses to the five Ws to round out our story-telling.

Ruth White distributed an apple to each reporter, asking each to describe the apple adequately to pick it out of a barrel afterwards.

“Round and red won’t get it,” she said.

Then we went outside.

Kids were challenged to see, hear, smell, touch and maybe taste something.

We spotted a bird’s nest, and we heard a neighbor’s dog and a buzzing bee. We smelled wildflowers and tasted an herb that might

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have been thyme.

We noticed a huge retaining wall that was built to protect the root structure of a towering tree (that none of us could identify).

Teacher April Lamb thumbed her smart phone, promising a tree ID “when the leaves come out.”

Then back inside to write our reports and eat an apple (after Ruth squirted hand sanitizer, of course).

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PBPA is looking for sponsors for Teen Driver Awareness Week at Powell High School.

The students will be competing to win prizes and college scholarships. The competition will be by grade level and allows students to use their individual talents to develop a message around “safe driving” (wear a seatbelt, no texting while driving, topic of their choice…)

The students can write an essay, create a multi-media message, do artwork etc. The entries will be judged on effectiveness of the message, professionalism and creativity.

Donating money towards the awards and scholarships that will be given to some of these “committed safe drivers” will enable local businesses to partner with the PBPA.

Deadline for sponsors is April 3 at 5pm Sponsorship is $500 and all sponsors will: • Have their name, company information and logo listed in a letter mailed to the parents of the PHS students. It will describe all the activities of Teen Driver Awareness week including the scholarships.

• Get their name listed in the Powell Shopper in addition to the letter mailed to parents.

• Be given the opportunity to take part in the assembly at the High School where the scholarships will be given out to the students

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City races shaping up as snoozefest There was little news to be had at Mayor Madeline Rogero’s re-election shindig last week, and she looked damned happy.

Betty Bean While that’s nice for the mayor, uncontested races (a guaranteed second term seems to be an unintended by-product of term limits) make life hard for reporters.

One of the most interesting things about Rogero’s campaign kickoff at The Standard, a repurposed building on West Jackson, roughly across the street from the late, lamented former McClung Warehouse complex, was looking around the crowded room and wondering if the next mayor was there.

Odds are s/he was.

I checked in with one of my favorite city politicos, and here’s how he handicapped the field, in terms of interest – but keep in mind that four years is half an

Madeline Rogero announces for re-election. eternity, and history tells us there will surely be other candidates: Among those who are being talked about, the least likely to make a run to succeed Rogero is her deputy, Christi Branscom, who has never run for office before, my FCP said.

City Council member George Wallace is up a wee notch from Branscom, interest-wise. “Potential interest,” said the FCP. “Never say never.”

Marshall Stair, who at 36 is the youngest council member, is a tad more interested than Wallace, FCP said.

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Stair said he’s learned a lot in his first term, but he’s got a lot going on in his life – a new house in Old North Knoxville, a serious girlfriend – and he just doesn’t yet know what he’ll want to do in 2019.

“When all you have to go home to is a can of soup and a TV, it’s a lot easier to go to all those neighborhood meetings,” he said. “Politics is a risky business. You spend a lot of time applying for a job you don’t know if you’re going to get – so the reality is, I just don’t know.”

Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville and UT and serves as vice may-

or, is halfway through his second term (he also served two terms as an at-large council member 1995-2003) and has confirmed his interest in serving as mayor in the past. He’s no less interested today.

“Everybody expects you to say, ‘I don’t know,’ but absolutely, I’ll consider it.

I will have served 16 years, and nobody else will have that experience.”

But he issued a warning that 2019 is a long way away.

“I will have been out of office for two years. There are two ways of looking at that – you can have time to build a good campaign, but you can also lose your base.

It’s like old Randy Tyree says, will I still have the fire in the belly to do it? I’ll be 65, which is not over the hill but not a spring chicken either, so we’ll have to wait to see what unfolds.”

Meanwhile, Inskip resident and R. Larry Smith ally Jennifer Mirtes has taken out a petition to run for the Fifth District council seat, making Mark Campen the only incumbent facing a potential opponent so far this year.

Put down the branding iron When the talk turns to branding, you can be damn sure somebody is about to get burned. And the hide that gets charred won’t be on the cowboy wielding the branding iron.

Branding is at the forefront of the latest controversy plaguing the University of Tennessee Athletic Department, which announced last fall that it would do away with the Lady Vols logo for women’s sports programs.

Only the basketball program would be allowed to continue that identity.

Fan response was predictable: They hated it. One Bristol supporter of the Lady Vols bought a full-page ad in the Knoxville News Sentinel calling on the public to demand that the school preserve the Lady Vols name for all women’s sports.

Under pressure from the News Sentinel, the Athletic Department cinched up its jock strap and released emails with Nike that reveal the worldwide manufacturer of athletic gear had played a major role in UT’s decision to end the Lady Vols distinction. About the same time, Joe DiPietro, the president of the UT System, told the UT Board of Trustees that branding decisions were none of their business. In the meantime, the women’s basketball team has continued its record of accomplishment, while the men’s team – well, they’re again in the market for a head coach.

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In 2012, the UT Office of Communications and Marketing introduced its “BIG ORANGE, BIG IDEAS!” branding initiative. After that, every web page and publication had to have that slogan stenciled on it somewhere. Every news release had to be stamped with the BO/BI verbiage, whether it fit the facts or not. And all of it had to be papered over with the selected colors and type stylings that were crucial to the new UT brand.

The students weren’t fooled. A Facebook page sprang up immediately, pointing out that the Big Orange/Big Ideas word mark looked suspiciously like the signage on the front of Big Lots Inc., the Fortune 500 retailer. Some advocated a counter-meme – “Big Orange, Big Deal.”

Oak Ridger Lindsay Lee, who in 2013 became the university’s first Rhodes Scholar of the 21st century, suggested “Big Orange, B.S.” and wrote, “. . . the administration does not invest in its students but instead cares more about selling us collectively as a commodity. . . . So instead of reflecting who we are, this motto just mocks us.”

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Nonetheless, the changes continue. The “Power T” logo is being retooled and as of June 1, 2015, will refer to all activities of the university’s Knoxville campus, whether athletic or academic. Surveys have shown the Power T is the single most recognized icon for UT. At its best, a brand emerges organically from the values an institution lives by and the experiences it makes possible for its students and faculty. Which explains why UT might be trying to graft glib slogans and new logos onto its current public identity.

This is, after all, the university that has systematically scrapped the nation’s premier program in women’s sports, the machine Pat Summitt put together that has shown the rest of the world how to marry athletic and academic excellence.

The same university that has been successfully sued over firings that, time and again, were the product of administrators’ bad decisions. And again, that has demonstrated a callous disregard for students, parents

and fans who have invested emotion, energy and money into the university and its activities.

Stir in misbehaving male athletes and butt-chugging frat boys and the slogan that would emerge can’t be printed in a family newspaper.

It’s time to take the branding iron off the fire and quit trying to take ownership of athletic and academic excellence we have yet to earn. If UT administrators can do that, they might find that – beneath all the slogans and stencils, the brands and marketing – the University of Tennessee is a fine academic institution, where dedicated and highly qualified scholars and researchers offer students an education that will make them the match for any graduates in the world.

If our young people want to seize what UT offers them, they can gain tools and intellectual resources that will witness to the best qualities of the university and our state.

That’s all the branding we need.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Betty Bean can’t help herself, and it’s part of her charm.

■ When she noticed this blog post: Some time back the Roane County Commission decided to allow a plague to be hung on the Roane County Courthouse that declares, “In God We Trust.” The plague is self funded by contributions generated...

■ She re-posted it on KnoxViews.com, eliciting several pretty funny comments, including this one: “In vaccines we trust.”

■ Sadly, blogs don’t have editors (or sometimes writers).

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government Haynes’ new job to create ripples Farragut’s state Rep. Ryan Haynes announced his candidacy for chair of the Tennessee Republican Party immediately following the resignation of Chris Devaney, who is leaving with a group doing humanitarian work in Haiti.

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Clearly, Haynes was alerted to the Devaney resignation as he announced within hours of Devaney’s statement. Haynes is close to House Speaker Beth Harwell, and it seems obvious he would not be seeking the position without her blessing along with Gov. Bill Haslam’s support.

Haynes, if elected at the April 11 state executive committee meeting, would be the youngest person to serve as state chair of the GOP at 29 (he turns 30 May 8) and would be the first Knox Countian to serve since Susan Richardson Williams did when Lamar Alexander was governor.

Devaney was only reelected over Joe Carr in November, so his early departure is a surprise.

Carr represented the very conservative and antiHaslam elements of the party.

Incumbent governors of either party have never failed to install their choice as the party chair, but ultimately it is up to the 66 members of the committee to choose the new leader.

Haynes will have to work all 66 over the next two weeks to prevail. They will not simply take direction from the governor.

Haynes has an excellent reputation as a legislator who handles complex bills and is well liked by his colleagues. He is articulate and energetic.

After his first election in 2008, he has not had serious opposition from his West Knox County district.

Haynes is chair of the Knox County delegation.

He is viewed as having leadership potential in the House, but that will end if he is elected chair as he has said he will resign to work full-time. The job pays over $100,000 a year.

As a state representative it would be legally awkward if not actually illegal to

raise funds for a political party while the Legislature is in session. Additionally, the state party sometimes adopts positions that the Legislature does not support.

Ryan Haynes However, two lawmakers have done both jobs in the past. They are Beth Harwell and Jim Henry, who is now in the Haslam Cabinet.

The job is to raise money for campaigns, speak to GOP groups across the state and serve on the Republican National Committee. It is very time-consuming.

Haynes’ resignation creates a domino impact locally: a new chair for the legislative delegation and a new state rep. Knox County Commission will choose an interim legislator to serve for 100 days until a special election is held, just as was done when Jamie Woodson resigned and Becky Duncan Massey was ultimately elected.

This could come as soon as mid-April if Haynes is chosen April 11 and resigns shortly thereafter. The commission would have to wait a few weeks to allow persons to apply and a special meeting to be called to choose the new state representative.

Possible candidates include Jason Zachary, who carried Farragut in his race for Congress last August (but may have to move to establish residency) and former Farragut Mayor Eddy Ford.

Other names are certain to emerge if Haynes is elected chair and then resigns.

■ Today marks the 41st birthday of Knox Heritage and the first anniversary of its move to the historic Westwood House on Kingston Pike.

Led ably by Kim Trent, KH will host an open house today (April 1) at Westwood.

■ The search committee for MPC director holds its final interview today of the three finalists and is expected to recommend whomever the two mayors tell them that they want.

The mayors are represented on the six-member search committee by Bill Lyons for Rogero and Dean Rice for Burchett.

Lyons insisted the meetings be closed to the public.

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By Angelia Nordhorn

Cleveland interned with Sharla McCoy, a media relations icon, in Nashville. “Mrs. McCoy works with artists such as Garth Brooks, The Band Perry, and Carrie Underwood. It was awesome to see the other side of radio and gain wisdom from someone in the music industry.” Students who took on-campus classes were able to select from law enforcement, forensic science, hunter safety, driver’s education, teacher education, cooking and children’s ministry, just David Comfort at One Life Church to name a few. For the past twelve years, Grace Christian Academy students have been blessed to explore, experience and expand their education outside the traditional classroom setting.

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I would like to take a moment and introduce you to Lily Duncan. She is a freshman at Grace Christian Academy and has been selected as the Girl of the Year for the Knoxville chapter of The Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.

Lily was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on September 30, 2013.

This type of cancer attacks the white blood cells and platelets in your blood stream. The diagnosis was a shock to Lily and her family and left her asking “why did God choose to place this burden on me?” With the love and support of family and friends who rallied to her side and committed to pray for Lily and her family each day, Lily battled this disease and is now in remission.

Her initial treatment lasted nearly 8 months and required Lily to visit the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at East Tennessee’s Children’s Hospital several times each week for chemotherapy treatment. Lily was very weak and unable to

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Winterim at GCA What do hiking, 3-D printing, Budapest, auto-diesel mechanics and theology camp have in common? Not March Madness, but Winterim at Grace Christian Academy!

From March 9-13, upper school students at Grace had the opportunity to travel, intern with local businesses, or take elective courses on campus. Students who enjoy traveling could either choose to tour New York City, explore four cities in Central Europe, or take mission trips to places such as Honduras and Haiti.

Upperclassmen interned at medical facilities, charities, UT Athletics, media outlets, and engineering and architectural firms. Senior Morgan

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attend school. She dealt with many side effects. One of the most difficult times during treatment was when Lily lost her hair. Prior to her treatment, Lily had long curly hair, which she was known for. Friends and strangers alike complimented her on her hair, so losing something she so closely identified with was devastating.

Lily thought of herself as an average teen just going through the motions of life and never believed she was strong enough to go through something like this. She learned by relying on her faith and the committed prayers of others, God could accomplish anything!

After months of hard work over the summer, she was able to return to school last fall as a freshman and is enjoying “regular days” as a “normal teen.” Lily was selected by her classmates to be the freshman candidate for Homecoming queen. This was a huge honor and a major accomplishment as it marked the one-year point for Lily’s remission. It was amazing to see the difference a year made!

Lily enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is an avid shopper and is labeled a “fashionista” by those who know her. She participates in the upper school Ensemble at GCA and is grateful to be back to her life as a teen and student.

Lily considers herself blessed. She has an awesome family and a great support system. She credits her Lord, Jesus Christ and the prayer and support of so many for where she is today. She in currently in the final stage of her treatment and will receive her final chemotherapy on January 22, 2016.

You can watch a brief video of Lily’s journey on YouTube by searching 2015 Girl of the Year Lily Duncan. If you would like to get involved and show your support go to www.mwoy.org/ tn. To learn more about ALL go to www.lls.org.

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The jester emperor Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.

(1 Corinthians 3: 18 NRSV)

The Cox family: (left) Evi, Eva, Nissy and mom Jihan; (right) Nehemiah, Josiah, the Rev. Michael and Elias

Photo by Cindy Taylor

Carnival to celebrate expansion 2-6 p.m. in the Powell High School parking lot. Festivities include food, games, prizes, inflatables, pony rides and more. Prizes will include bicycles and iPods donated by church and community members. Children who attend the worship service will receive extra tickets for the prize drawings.

“Our mission is to love God, love people and live truth,” said Jihan.

“The emphasis of this free event is to celebrate the abundant life that Jesus died and rose to give us, not just in heaven but here on earth.”

Redemption Life Church pastor the Rev. Michael Cox studied pastoral ministries at Lee University and is the son of a pastor.

“Redemption Life is a lively faith family who deeply experiences the love and presence of God,” he said.

By Cindy Taylor Launching a new church can be daunting, but for Michael and Jihan Cox of Redemption Life Church, the past three years have been a time of excitement in watching what God can do.

The couple have been in full-time ministry for 13 years and received the call to plant Redemption Life Church in Powell on Easter Sunday 2012. Jihan, a published songwriter, singer and pianist, leads worship, and husband Michael brings the message.

The church is once again moving forward with a re-launch at an additional location in Powell High School on Easter Sunday, April 5.

To celebrate the three-year anniversary of the church, they are hosting a free community carnival to be held

“Our vision is to bring redemption to our families, our community and the nation one person at a time. If even one person in Powell is comfortable coming here in blue jeans and gives their heart to the Lord, we’ve accomplished our purpose.”

Redemption Life Church will maintain two locations. Midweek classes for all ages will continue at the current location, 7219 Clinton Hwy. across from Travis Meats.

The church plans to open Redemption School of Worship in August of this year. The school will provide training in various worship expressions including voice, dance, and a variety of instruments. Sunday worship location is at 10:30 a.m. in the Powell High School auditorium. Info: www. ■ 55 Alive, the First Lutheran redemptionlife.net.

Senior Group, will meet at

FAITH NOTES Easter services ■ Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Ave., will host the following Easter services: through 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.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Good Friday Service at 6 p.m. April 3. The choir will sing “The Cross Changes Everything.” Info: 938-2611.

■ Hopewell UMC, 9300 Mil-

lertown Pike will hold Easter Sunrise Service at 7 at the pavilion located behind the church. The community is invited.

■ Mount Hermon UMC, 232 E. Copeland Road, will hold Easter Sunrise service 7:15 Sunday, April 5, led by The Rev. Gregg Bostick. Breakfast served following the service.

Morning worship will begin at 11. Everyone welcome.

■ 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

April Fool’s Day is one of our older “holidays.” It began when Constantine was emperor of Rome, in the fourth century. According to stories, some of his jesters told the emperor that they would be a better emperor than he! The emperor (to his credit) was amused rather than angered.

He decreed that one jester, named Kugel, would be “emperor” for a day.

Kugel, as emperor, passed an edict calling for absurdity on that day. The custom was apparently a big hit, and it stuck.

There were times, however, when laughter got God’s favored people into trouble!

Abraham had been promised descendants as numerous as the stars in the heavens. However, his wife, Sarah, was childless, and long since past the age of childbearing.

Scripture tells us that “the Lord appeared to Abraham” (Genesis 18: 1) in the guise of three men.

Abraham was a good host, and he offered them water to wash their hands

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.

■ St Paul UMC choir will present Easter hymns and anthems at the 10:45 morning worship service Sunday, April 5. The choir will be accompanied by a brass quintet.

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 fourth Saturday.

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■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned.

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

Classes/meetings ■ Church Women United Knoxville-Knox County will meet 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, at Shiloh Presbyterian Church, 904 Biddle St. Seasonal music will be provided by harpist Anne Jackson. Info: 525-3701.

noon Thursday, April 9, in the church meeting room, 1207 N. Broadway St. Cost for hot lunch: $8. Reservation required. Program: “How the money system works” presented by Douglas Rodenbeck at 1 p.m. Public is invited. Info/reservations: 524-0366.

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

■ Happy Travelers of North Acres Baptist Church will travel to Paris, Tenn., to the “World’s Biggest Fish Fry” on Thursday and Friday, April 23-24. Cost: $95 (double occupancy). Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

■ Oak Ridge District United Methodist Women (UMW) and Knoxville District UMW will host the Social Action

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and dusty feet, and food to eat.

One of the men (angels?) asked Abraham, “Where is your wife?”

Abraham said, “There, in the tent.” The stranger said, “I will return to you, and your wife Sarah shall have a son.”

Sarah, eavesdropping just inside the tent flap, laughed out loud. The angel took offense at her incredulity, and rebuked her, saying, in essence, “Did, too!”

Zechariah and Elizabeth also found that the Lord’s messengers didn’t play jokes. Zechariah argued with the angel who predicted Elizabeth’s pregnancy, claiming that his wife was too old. For his disbelief, he was struck dumb for nine months!

God, it seems, doesn’t do April Fool’s tricks!

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Saturday, April 11, at First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike. Registration: $10, includes lunch. Mail check made out to Knoxville District UMW by April 3 to: Nancy Dayton, 8305 Shoregate Lane, Knoxville, TN 37938. Info: Pat Bellingrath, 591-6274.

■ 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 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, May 1-2.

Tickets: 457-2046. Info: www.

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Math teacher adds PBS watchers to his audiences

By Bill Dockery Ernie Roberts is a man who is comfortable with an audience.

Throughout his career, he has stood in front Knox Ernie Roberts of County high school students and guided them through the intricacies of math, from the simple principles of arithmetic to the complexities of geometry and statistics.

Last August he took on a new, invisible audience when he became the host of “Mathline,” a call-in show on East Tennessee PBS that puts him in front of a camera instead of a classroom.

“I never see a face,” said the retired teacher, who gave up his full-time role as a Bearden High School math teacher in 2009. “And I never know what to expect. It’s a rush to go on-air.”

Weekdays for 30 minutes starting at 6 p.m., Roberts fields cold calls from students who are looking for help with math problems they are struggling with in school. With no prior knowledge of what questions he’ll be asked, Roberts writes out the problems and goes through the steps needed to solve them. His writing is captured by a camera that broadcasts it through the television as he solves the problem.

“It’s rather low-tech,” Roberts said. “We don’t have time to type in their questions, so I just write them out. No one is expecting me to have every single answer.”

If there is a backup of

Roberts writes out the math problem and its solution by hand so watchers can follow the step-by-step process. Photos by Bill Dockery

callers, Roberts will continue to take their calls even after the show is off the air. On days when calls are sparse, he always has prepared problems ready to present. Since students rarely do homework on Fridays, the end-of-week show is usually a math review.

“We have a lot of younger callers,” he said, “and a number of repeat callers.

“It forces me to relate to kids that I usually take for granted.”

Calls have come in from all over the eastern portion of the state, including Hawkins, Sullivan and Cumberland counties. He’s had one caller from southwest Virginia and, inexplicably, one from Gulf Shores, Ala. Roberts said he would love to take the program statewide. “Mathline” has drawn significant local sponsors, including SunTrust Bank and the American Society of Civil Engineers. By the end of the school year, “Mathline” will have aired some 200 times.

Roberts is a Central High School graduate. He earned an undergraduate degree in Romance languages from the University of Tennessee before moving over to math-

ematics for his master’s.

“I took math with the engineers,” Roberts said.

“They couldn’t understand what a teacher was doing in their courses.”

After a short stint teaching math for the Knoxville Job Corps, he moved first to Fulton High School and then to Bearden.

Almost everything Roberts does involves an audience of one sort or another.

On Sundays, he can be found leading worship at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in East Knoxville. He’s a member of the Knoxville Opera chorus and is director of the Knoxville Nativity Pageant.

“I had a mother who could sing and play, and I sang in church,” he said. “I took music theory at UT and play the piano by ear.”

Even though he is retired, he continues his connections with Bearden High, where he teaches a couple of advanced math courses and announces basketball games for the Bulldogs. He is a member of the West Knoxville Kiwanis Club and was active in revitalizing the Bearden Key Club. He is vice president of the Knoxville News Sentinel Charities and the Love Kitchen.

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Powell Middle School Panther Company members present at the county commission meeting pictured with chorus teacher Pleasant Ridge principal Jessica Birdsong plays the viola during Alison Bradley, Panther Company director Drew Carpenter and county commissioner Charles Busler include: (some hidden from the music segment of the evening. view) Madison Peffer, Erin Harbin, Emily Carter, Lukas Mills, Hayden Rupert, Brandon Mashburn, Taylor Barger, Morgan Beason, Sawyer Sheperd; Britten Hutchison, Katherine Sweat, Alleigh Watson, Billie Williams, Olivia Padgett, Lauren Mann; Charlie Swabe, Jackson Sparks, Abby Wolkotte, Wyatt McCarter and Emily Kirkland. Photo by R. White

Panther Company excels at Festival Disney Powell Middle School Panther Company is an auditioned vocal ensemble comprised of seventh and eighth grade students. The group spends many hours each week outside of school time to rehearse, and their hard work paid off recently in Florida.

In early March, the group traveled to Festival Disney in Orlando and received Superior ratings for their

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a well-known author, composer and arranger from the University of Florida, and Dr. Jerry Blackstone, two-time Grammy Awardwinning conductor with the University of Michigan.

Following the performance, the group received coaching from Dr. Blackstone, highlighting what they did well and challenging them on their technique and ability to communicate

the music to the audience.

In his adjudication notes for Panther Company, Dr. Robinson said, “Sure have a nice style! I just wrote myself a note to tell (arranger) Greg Gilpin what a great job you did on his very different gospel style ‘How Can I Keep from Singing.’ Very solid, quality choral technique being taught to these middle school students.

Great teaching. Great job!”

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Pleasant Ridge hosts FAME night

Kindergarten students at Pleasant Ridge Elementary got the opportunity to shine and show guests all that they have learned during the school year.

The school hosted FAME (Fine Arts and Math Experience) night, and parents and family members enjoyed music from the students, explored math games that can be played at home, viewed student artwork and more.

Music teacher Brian Patton sits with kindergarten students Christian Aman and Landon Underwood as they watch a video about math techniques.

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Brailen Robinson plays a math game with classmates and searches for the student holding the number 13.

Kindergarten round-up April 7

Kindergarten round-up will be held Tuesday, April 7, for Knox County residents. Children must be age five by Aug. 15 to be eligible to register, and parents need to bring these items to their zoned school: child’s birth certificate, social security card and up-to-date five-year-old shot record and physical. Parents should also bring proof of residency in the form of a utility bill or lease/mortgage agreement.

Times for round-up at area schools are: Brickey-McCloud: 3:30-5:30 p.m., Copper Ridge: 8-10 a.m. and 3-5 p.m., Norwood: 3-6 p.m., Pleasant Ridge: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m., Powell: 4-6 p.m. and West Haven: 8-10 a.m. and 3:30-6 p.m.

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■ Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, for children in fifth grade and under at Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Avenue Pike. Info: 938-2611.

■ Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, West Hills Park, hosted by Grace Presbyterian Church of Knoxville. The community is invited.

■ Easter Family Festival, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4, South Knoxville Baptist Church, 522 Sevier Ave. Includes Easter egg hunt, games, face painting and snacks.

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Renowned pianist Seymour Bernstein talks with director Ethan Hawke during the filming of “Seymour: An Introduction.”

Serving music guides pianist-composer through life

By Betsy Pickle After actor Ethan Hawke met renowned pianist-composer-teacher Seymour Bernstein at a dinner party, he became so fascinated with Bernstein that he decided to make a documentary about him. “Seymour: An Introduction” is the result.

Bernstein says he never set any boundaries with Hawke.

“Absolutely not at all,” he says in a telephone interview.

“I just was very flattered that he wanted to make a documentary on me,” says Bernstein. “I did wonder why he wanted to do it.

I kept asking all the time, ‘What’s so special about me?’ ” It turned out that Hawke had read Bernstein’s 1991 book, “With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music,” and it affected him as he was contemplating his life and work.

“It was the thesis of my book that interested him,” says Bernstein. “The thesis is in the documentary, namely, a passion for an art form can actually influence your life and not just the art form.”

Bernstein earned rave reviews for his performances and then shocked the music world when he retired from performing at 50.

“One of the reasons why I retired from performing is because I wanted to compose and also write,” says Bernstein, who’ll turn 88 on April 24. “And if I was practicing eight hours a day and also teaching, I didn’t have time to do that. So when I felt that I was able to perform the way I wanted to, I thought it was time to call it to a halt, and I’ve been happier ever since.”

Bernstein grew up in Newark, N.J., with three older sisters. There was no music in the house until he was given a piano as a young boy.

“No one ever had to tell me to go over to the piano to practice,” he says. “However, they did tell me to go out and play with my friend.”

He believes his discipline was (and is) genetic.

“I was just devoted to the piano from the earliest possible time on,” he says. “It was a sense of honor to me. If I was going to reproduce these masterpieces in an acceptable fashion, I simply had to do a lot of

work on them.

“I was never aware that I was practicing per se. I only became aware that music was something that I loved more than anything else and that in order to serve it, I had to make myself better than I was.”

Bernstein, who started teaching piano himself at 15, still has students. The lack of music programs in schools bothers him.

“I think our educational system is terribly flawed,” he says. “Music should be a prime subject that all students must learn.

That’s how it was in Ancient Greek times.

There were four subjects they felt humans could not develop without, and one of them was music.”

‘Seymour: An Introduction’ Actor Ethan Hawke makes his documentary-directing debut with “Seymour: An Introduction,” and he seems to have absorbed powerful lessons from his subject.

Pianist Seymour Bernstein was a star on the concert stage who decided at his peak to stop performing because he had other things he wanted to do.

He was, and is, a teacher, and he wanted to compose music and write books.

“Seymour” is primarily a series of conversations and reminiscences, but Bernstein’s gentle voice and inspirational philosophy are mesmerizing.

Hawke stays out of the way and lets the teacher teach.

It turns out that Bernstein is a powerful exception to the disparaging maxim: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. You watch him teach students at home and in a master class and see how his words work almost like magic.

The film’s messages about discipline and living life hit home no matter what profession the viewer pursues. “Seymour: An Introduction” is time well spent – and the soundtrack fills in with beauty to seal the deal.

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Walker’s last film “Furious 7,” the only movie opening in wide release on Friday, will show actor Paul Walker’s final performance. Walker died Nov. 30, 2013, in a car crash unrelated to filming. In this entry in the action-adventure series, Dominic (Vin Diesel) has to reassemble the crew when the brother (Jason Statham) of the international terrorist they defeated last time starts killing them one by one.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ Broadway at the Tennessee: “Guys and Dolls” at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: Tennessee Theatre box office, 684-1200 ext. 2; Ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000.

■ “SHREK: The Musical, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m.

Saturday. Info/tickets: http://knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; 208-3677.

By Carol Shane Many tributes have already been paid to Luster William “Bill” Brewer, Pellissippi State Community College music department head and choral conductor, who died on March 18. We, too, wish to pay respects to this – in the words of one of his choristers – “radiant soul.”

Over the years, I ran into Bill many times. Most of all, I remember his joyous love of music. I didn’t know him well, and that’s my loss.

But others did.

Perry Ward, a former Metropolitan Opera baritone who now teaches music at UT Chattanooga, was blindsided by the loss of a job in 2009. “One of the first phone calls I had was from Bill Brewer,” he remembers. “ ‘Perry? It’s me, Bill. I’m calling to see what I can do to help my friend.’

“He was so positive and encouraging; I couldn’t help but feel better as we talked.”

Brewer offered Ward a job at PSCC the next fall.

“I can’t really say I worked ‘for’ him; he wasn’t that kind of boss. I worked with him for two years. I will never forget what he did for me, and I can only hope I have the chance to pay it forward.”

Perry’s wife, Tracy, teaches music at Sequoyah Hills Elementary School. Years ago, after a personal crisis, “I didn’t have any self-confidence left and didn’t want anyone to notice me. When

FRIDAY ■ Spring Shout Out, 6 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Featuring: Warclown, Tears to Embers, Among the Beasts, The Creatures In Secret. Info: http:// internationalknox.com.

■ EOTO with ill.Gates will perform, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info: http://internationalknox.com.

SATURDAY ■ The Atlas Moth and Generation of Vipers will perform, 7 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info: http:// internationalknox.com.

■ Madam Chloe’s Red Hot Cabaret, 9 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info: http://internationalknox.com.

SUNDAY Singer and writer Leslie Massengill Cutshaw with Bill Brewer – friend, conductor and mentor to many – at a 2011 Knoxville Choral Society concert Photo submitted I finally emerged, the Knoxville Choral Society was the first thing I tried.

“Bill was the one who auditioned me. He was so kind and supportive. I can’t tell you what a boost that gave me!

“Bill had a knack for making people feel good about themselves, in an honest way that really made you believe in yourself. And he seemed to do that when you needed it the most.”

Diagnosed with throat cancer less than two years ago, Brewer continued to teach and conduct while

receiving treatment, and was in fact on a choir tour of Portugal just before he died.

“It was ‘typical Bill’ to have gone on with his students even though he was ill,” says KCS member Leslie Massengill Cutshaw. “He loved making music, and he especially loved the people he made music with, students and peers alike.”

Though medically cleared for travel, Brewer had to return home before the tour was finished, going into the hospital where he eventually died.

Soprano Kathleen Spill-

ane, private voice teacher at PSCC, had taken a hiatus from teaching in order to homeschool her daughter.

But “Bill welcomed me back to the voice faculty with open arms.

“I was feeling very vulnerable as I was living with a cyst on my vocal cord and singing was difficult at the time. Bill introduced me to his ENT surgeon and a year later I was singing again.”

News-Sentinel music critic Harold Duckett notes, “Bill’s singers always seemed to perform well for him because they wanted

■ Jeff Sipe Trio will perform, 8 p.m., Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria, 200 East Jackson Ave. Info: 521-0092.

him to look good as the conductor as much as for themselves.”

Tina Swaggerty Collins, organist at Ball Camp Baptist Church and KCS member, agrees. “You could see the sparkle in his eyes when he talked about his choirs.

There was always laughter in a rehearsal, because Bill laughed through his life.”

But even more, she says, “there was a continual, abiding love.” Brewer helped her through a time of grief in her own life. “Bill pulled me

Cappuccino’s reopens with new menu

The Soup Kitchen Italian Pasta Soup and Pimento Cheese Sandwich

By Mystery Diner Sometimes the best things come in plain boxes. No one will give The Soup Kitchen high marks for presentation or plating, but the soup is divine!

The Soup Kitchen has two Tennessee locations: one in Cedar Bluff at 9222 Kingston Pike and one in Oak Ridge. In business for more than 30 years, The Soup Kitchen believes simplicity and fresh ingredients are the name of the game, although some of the soups are anything but simple in concept. I remember once tasting a soup called Butternut Bisque that almost made me abandon my favorite.

Almost. Here’s the thing with The Soup Kitchen: the menu changes daily. My absolute favorite is the Beer and Cheddar soup.

When they have it, I get it, no matter how tempting a Butternut Bisque or Georgia Peanut might look.

Though the menu changes, the quality of the soup doesn’t. I have yet to choose a soup I didn’t like, and, if nothing tickles my fancy that day, I fall back to chili.

The Soup Kitchen’s homemade breads and desserts are enough to bring repeat customers on their own. The breads, soups, sandwiches and salads are made fresh each day. I love the pimento

aside after rehearsal, took my hands in his and told me I had found the ‘beauty of where I belonged’ and it was only a matter of time until once again my heart would be filled ‘with love as the only song.’”

Last Saturday the KCS paid tribute to Bill Brewer at its annual Young Classical Musicians concert.

Cutshaw says, “The thought that has kept coming to me about Bill: Life well lived, music well made, people well loved.”

The plating isn’t fancy at The Soup Kitchen, but the flavors are delicious.

This Italian pasta soup went well with the half a homemade pimento cheese sandwich. Photo by Mystery Diner

cheese on cheese bread. Each day, the restaurant offers eight soups, four to six homemade breads, plus the salads, sandwiches and desserts.

The Beer and Cheddar wasn’t on the menu when Mystery Diner visited, so I tried the Italian

Pasta. It was delicious, filled with good-for-you vegetables in a rich and savory tomato broth. The pasta didn’t overwhelm, which is what I like. Paired with a pimento cheese sandwich, it was a hearty meal and, alas, I had no room for dessert!

When the New Year started, chef Frank Aloise hit the ground running. As the new chef at Cappuccino’s, the restaurant adjacent to Copper Cellar West, 7316 Kingston Pike, he had a new menu to prepare.

That menu is now ready, and Cappuccino’s features a lineup of Italian dishes with an Aloise flair. Appetizers feature arancini (rice croquettes in a trio of sauces), and house-made sausage with peppers and onions. Pasta dishes range from traditional lasagna and pasta and meatballs to braised beef ravioli and cheese and spinach manicotti. Shrimp, veal, chicken and beef are all on the entrée menu. Guests will also find a redesigned dining room.

Open at 5 p.m. daily, Cappuccino’s is part of the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, which includes Calhoun’s, Copper Cellar, Smoky Mountain Brewery, Chesapeake’s and Cherokee Grill.

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‘Soft’ opening attracts interest at Oakwood entrance room, which features a big chandelier, a cozy bar and a shiny A merican maple floor that used to be in the school gymnasium.

Many took i nd i v idu a l Rick Dover tours of the 63 suites, most former classrooms and each featuring at least one huge window.

Suites range in size from 350 to 600 square feet, and some will include kitchenettes as well. Memory-care units will be secured and more intensely staffed. Inclusive monthly rates range from $2,895 to $3,995.

By Betty Bean Interested citizens, potential future residents and curious neighbors crowded into Oakwood Senior Living last Thursday to have a look around the refurbished former Oakwood Elementary School and eat some barbecue at the facility’s open house.

Knox County’s unofficial/ official photographer Jon Gustin was there to record the event, taking pictures of a shiny new interior that will stand in stark contrast to the spooky, caved-in wreck he photographed in 2012, when the county was on the verge of giving up on the 100-year-old building.

The crowd gathered in the spacious, high-ceilinged

County commissioners Jeff Ownby and Ed Brantley at the Oakwood Senior Living bar “We’ve still got a hundred Development, who took on things to do,” said developer the project that nobody else Rick Dover, CEO of Dover wanted. “But at least we’re

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Dover, who specializes in repurposing historic structures, has transformed the old school at 232 E. Churchwell Ave. into a showplace.

He developed a special interest in senior living facilities after the experience of trying to find care for his grandfather. Historic Knoxville High School will be the next project on his agenda.

Once built, Dover’s facilities are managed by Senior Solutions, whose CEO, Chris Sides (wearing a shirt identifying him as “the BBQ Doctor”), was on hand presiding over the preparation of 700 barbecue dinners.

Proceeds from the lunch will benefit Mobile Meals.

Oakwood Senior Living executive director Amy Wise (who was once a student at Oakwood Elementary School) said that 10 suites have already been reserved. These residents will become members of the Founders Club and receive benefits including a fi xed monthly rate for 2015, 50 percent off the community fee, a “welcome home” basket and one free beauty or barber shop service quarterly for the first year.

Wise is an LPN and works for Senior Solutions.

Residents should be able to start moving in in late April, and when fully occupied, Oakwood Senior Living will accommodate some 80 occupants.

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Imagine, if you can, a roomful of grown men squirming in their seats and giggling like a bunch of teenagers, while winking and grinning at each other and poking fun at the apparently-now-obsolete button-down shirts and pleated trousers many of them are wearing.

You could have witJulie Massey signs copies of her new book at a recent event as Sandra Kay Goss, Lucy Gibson and nessed this strange behavLaVance Davis, from left, look on. Photo by A. Hart ior first-hand if you had been at Friday’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Bearden Emily Miller talks men’s fashas the males gathered there ion trends at the Rotary Club learned their dreams of sarof Bearden. Photo by A. Henderlight torial splendor are pretty much outdated and incorrect.

Options. She has a bach- the easiest ways to do that,

By Anne Hart And what did the women time, but then they started When it comes to guiding elor’s degree in psychology, including some clever methin the audience do? Most looking each other over to others toward good health, a master’s in guidance and ods to trick yourself into were doubled over with see who fit the images on Julie Massey will tell you counseling and has pub- beating the habit. the screen. The answer? laughter at the behavAre you concerned about with her trademark huge lished numerous articles on No one. That’s when ior of the men. getting better nutrition? smile that she’s “an educa- health management. things started getting Mercy!

She says her goal in writ- Massey offers helpful sugtor, not a dictator.” dicey.

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25 years of consulting and information it contains is Oops! while her audience basically teaching health education concise, easy for just about J. Hilburn’s clothing is fell apart. through workshops, semi- anyone to understand, and And it must be noted that custom-made for the indinars, lectures and consulta- organized so that it isn’t none of the unusually rowdy vidual client. Every yard of tions for corporations, small necessary to read the entire behavior was actually the fabric, every inch of thread businesses, universities and book to get to what’s of parfault of the speaker. She was has been designed only for a ticular importance to any colleges. merely trying to educate the specific client. You won’t see Among an impressive list individual reader. yourself across the room at uneducable.

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And to give them credit, Miller calmly and maturely A certified health educa- health – or all of it. the guys weren’t impolite to discussed current fashion Want to stop smoking? In Abuelo’s general manager John Volpe greets Heather Buck, dition specialist, Massey is the Miller.

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Miraculous spring NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

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other Nature seems to be teasing us with the promise of spring … at first, little tantalizing bits for a day or so, and then weeks of fits and starts. In addition to the deliciously warm sunshine we’re beginning to feel, there are, more and more, the sights and sounds of spring, with seemingly miraculous things going on behind all of them.

Take the spring peepers, for example. Tiny frogs, the size of your thumb.

They spend the winter hibernating under logs and leaf litter, showing no signs of life, sometimes frozen solid. Then at the first hint of spring, there they are in every puddle and ditch, peeping by the thousands, sometimes with snow and ice still around the edges of their wetland.

And just like the peepers, everything else out there seems to be champing at the bit, eagerly waiting to burst forth into song or blossom. Our cardinals and tufted titmice have been singing for weeks.

Their spring hormones kick in when the days begin to reach some mystical length, snow or not.

And for thousands of years now, they seem to have gotten along pretty well with the way things have been set up.

From a perspective of many, many years, I have come to regard the many

happenings of spring as – this year’s young birds nothing short of miracu- head south, on their own, lous. When you stop and guidance systems in operathink about it, just the fact tion, to a place they’ve never that birds can fly is miracu- been: the wintering areas lous, and a lot of them do from which their parents it spectacularly well. The headed north earlier in the little shore bird called the year. red knot, a world champion Of course bats can fly, of flyers, comes 7,000 miles too, and they’re really good They’re actually singing to each spring from its win- at it. And so can thousands establish their individual tering grounds in southern of bugs and butterflies. So nesting territories and to atSouth America to nest and birds don’t have exclusive tract a mate.

Presumably the best raise its young in the tun- rights to flying. singer gets dra of far northern the best terCanada. ritory and the Our rubyJust like the peepers, everything else out best mate. It throated humhappens that, mingbirds, very there seems to be chomping at the bit, years ago, tiny creatures eagerly waiting to burst forth into song I got a very compared to the good mate, red knot or even or blossom. but I’m rea robin, fly nonally thankful stop across the that the proGulf of Mexico each spring to show up at Birds can claim exclusive cess didn’t depend upon my our hummingbird feeders bragging rights to a couple singing. We humans have and raise their young in of other miraculous things, worked out a somewhat difour neighborhoods. Mi- though: feathers and sing- ferent system for courtship, raculous? Consider this: ing. Those amazing, com- but the birds’ remarkable All these countless miles of plex structures, the feath- system is one that fills our travel are guided by amaz- ers, give the birds all those springtime with music.

One thing that not everying skills built into their really neat spring colors, little bird brains. They can and they keep them warm one realizes: Each species navigate by the position and enable them to fly. But of birds has its own specific of the sun, compensating singing? Well, frogs and ka- song or set of songs, recogautomatically for the time tydids sing, but not melodi- nizable in the field. Most of day. They fly by night, ous songs like a robin or a good birders have learned to “bird by ear.” They know guided by the stars. Clouds wood thrush. and fog? They have the Right now, the robins, car- which of their feathered wired-in ability to navigate dinals, titmice and mocking- friends is around just by lisusing the Earth’s magnetic birds are going at it for hours tening to the songs around field, a feat a human could every day, soon to be joined them. It’s also very helpful do only with an airplane in the chorus by a very vocal when the bird in question and a sophisticated guid- bunch of migrants. Now, I’m is high in a leafy tree, or ance system. sure that most of you know tucked into some dense unAnd then – a fall miracle that they aren’t singing just derbrush.

Some folks are a lot betto follow the spring ones to entertain us humans.

ter than others at remembering and recognizing bird songs and calls. Some gifted few can remember thousands of them. But everyone can learn a bunch of the familiar ones – robin, cardinal, bluebird, mockingbird – and then progress from there, a few at a time. Birding by ear opens up a whole new dimension for enjoying the outdoors, being able to know who’s around you by just listening.

There are lots of other springtime miracles happening now. Bloodroots will come up through the snow, and bloom for us along the Norris Riverbluff Trail even when it’s really too chilly for us to want to go out. They are being joined by a dozen other species of beautiful little early spring flowers, including a few thousand trout lilies carpeting the floor of the woods.

And how about those butterflies? People have regarded the caterpillar’s strange transformation into a spectacular spring butterfly as miraculous for centuries.

We still don’t understand the details, but it is definitely a wonder of nature.

Those tiny Eastern tailed blues and little white moths are already flitting about on warm, sunny afternoons, and the heavy-hitters like silver-spotted skippers and tiger swallowtails will be along soon.

Speaking of insects, thousands of tiny gnats, flies, caterpillars and inchworms are emerging, just in time to feed the waves of warblers, vireos, swifts and swallows, even now on their way up from South and Central America to Sharp’s Ridge, Norris Songbird Trail, and your backyard.

The birds will eat literally tons of them. It all seems to work out in miraculous fashion. And we all need to take a lot of care to let it keep on happening.

The annual Sharp’s Ridge spring bird walks are here again, on the last three Thursdays of April and the first Thursday of May. We start at 8 a.m. from the parking area at the old rangers’ residence.

There will be experienced birders and novices alike, and hopefully you can start your day with a scarlet tanager, or half a dozen spring warblers. Join us!

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VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

Duck-Duck-Goose consignment event, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway.

THROUGH MAY 20

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 10-12

Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features first-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Tickets available now. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest. com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 10-11 African American Quilt Conference of Appalachia, Rose Center, 442 W. Second North St., Morristown. Lunch: $10; conference and workshops, free. Registration required. Info/to register: www. aahaonline.net.

Vintage Baseball at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Celebration of Vintage Baseball reception, 7-9 p.m. Friday. Doubleheader begins noon Saturday. No charge for the games; hotdogs, popcorn, beverages and more available for purchase.

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Cystic Fibrosis Walk-A-Thon, 9 a.m., Wilson Park in Maynardville.

EarthFest 2015, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., World’s Fair Park.

Activities include: scavenger hunt, live music, activities and crafts for kids, Mercury thermometer exchange, exhibits and more. Free event. Info: www.knox-earthfest. org.

Fulton High School band art and craft sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., parking lot behind the football field, 2509 North Broadway.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Learn To Sew, Part 1, 2-4:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Janet Donaldson. Registration deadline: April 12. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts. net.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Color Me Rad 5K, 9 a.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum. Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk. A portion of the proceeds will benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Info/to register: colormerad.com.

Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8:30 p.m., at the outdoor classroom. BBQ, homemade ice cream, S’mores, music by the Halls High Jazz Band, children’s activities and pie eating contest. Everyone welcome.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers.

First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www. oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

Dogwood Art DeTour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Free event, including artist demonstrations, Raku workshop and craft activities for kids. Light refreshments. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Raku Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Instructor: Bill Capshaw. Registration deadline: April 7.

Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop series.

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Preparing Your Book For Self-Publication, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing.

Registration deadline: April 15. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

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MONDAY, APRIL 13

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. Open to everyone. Info: 617-9013.

Binding the Edge of the Quilt Class: 9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt. tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/ monicaschmidt.

Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival, 5:30-11 p.m.

Friday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, George Templin Memorial Athletic Field, 214 N. Main St., Rocky Top. Performers: Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top X-Press, Lonesome River Band, Blue Highway, Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice, The Boxcars, Flatt Lonesome.

Featuring arts and crafts and food vendors. Tickets: $25 Friday, $35 Saturday, $50 two-day pass plus tax; children under 10 free. Info/tickets/schedule: www. rockytopbluegrassfestival.com or 1-800-524-3602.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 25-26

American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.

Making Continuous Bias-Cut Binding Strip Class, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 4063971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace. com/profile/monicaschmidt.

Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School, 3006 Maynardville Highway.

Handcaning, 1-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Betty Newman. Registration Deadline: April 18.

Part of the Tennessee Featured Artist Workshop Series.

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MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 6-7 Auditions for “The Lion King Jr.” 6:30 p.m., Studio ETC, 180 W. Main St. in Morristown. Looking to cast approximately 25-30 students ages 6-18. For casting breakdown of roles available: www.studioetc. org. Info: 423-318-8331 or www.etcplays.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers.

First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www. oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

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“The Night of January 16th” presented by the Powell Playhouse at Jubilee Banquet Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Thursday-Saturday evening: din-

Janet will be out of town from April 6 - 17, however, Krista will be working on Mon & Fri 9-5, Sat 9-12. for those 2 weeks. Walk-ins welcome!

Powell River Canoe and Kayak Regatta, beginning at the Well Being Conference Center, 557 Narrows Road, Tazewell; ending at Riverside Rentals, 327 N. Riverside road, Harrogate. Proceeds to benefit Pat Summitt Foundation. Info: facebook.com/PowellRiverRegatta.

American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

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