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Danny Trent is leaving as principal of Central High for Farragut Middle School. “I want to thank Fountain City parents, businesses, staff and kids for their support,” Trent said. “It will be tough when I walk out this door for the last time.” Trent toured the Central campus with Sandra Clark.
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Bird banding “It’s often the unplanned or unexpected surprises that provide the most memorable parts of travelling – people, scenery, food, those sorts of things,” Dr. Bob Collier writes. He found just such a place – a bird banding station – in Braddock Bay, N.Y.
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in Powell By Cindy Taylor The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Penguin Players made a stop at the Powell Library on May 24 to perform “One Cool Friend.” The production stems from the book by the same name written by Toni Buzzeo. In the book, on a visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet – a penguin. Straightlaced Elliot asks his father if he could have a penguin, and hilarity ensues when Elliot smuggles one out of the aquarium in his backpack. There was standing room only when more than 100 kids and 50 adults packed the presentation room at the Powell Library to see the show, which opens with a recorded message and song geared toward young
Penguin Players Craig Crumpton (father) and Michael Library. Elliot’s newly acquired penguin peeps out from Stokes (Elliot) perform “One Cool Friend” at the Powell behind. Photo by Cindy Taylor
children from Dolly herself. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library was launched in 1996 and has been instrumental in supply-
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Kyle looks back Kyle Testerman calls the four years of his first term in office as Knoxville’s mayor “the best years of my life. I really mean it. Those were great years – for me, for my family and for the city.”
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As good as his word, Bill Weigel has repaired the muddy ditch alongside Shropshire Road in Broadacres. The ditch developed on Weigelowned land when a speed bump was installed just past Powell Middle School, and motorists repeatedly swerved into the field to avoid slowing down. Weigel’s crew filled the ruts and overseeded the site. The crew installed three large rocks and reflectors. The mud hole was a concern at a recent meeting of the Broadacres Homeowners Association. Photos submitted
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who polices homeowners associations? By Betty Bean Disputes within homeowners groups can get ugly, particularly in condominium developments where neighbors live cheek by jowl. Last Tuesday evening a group of Devanshire subdivision homeowners were set to meet with a reporter at Tracey Gross’scondo to air complaints against their homeowners association. That afternoon, Gross was rushed to the emergency room at Parkwest Medical Center with chest pains and spiking blood pressure. She was stabilized and returned home to host the meeting. Still wearing her hospital bracelet, she pointed to water stains on her living room ceiling.
Condo owners pay monthly dues and annual special assessment fees to fund the external repairs that are the responsibility of the HOA. Gross says the stress of dealing with Devanshire’s unaddresse d maintenance issues and financial problems, plus the ongoing tension in the neighborhood, is ruining her health. Last September, Gross’s neighbor Judy Hedden sent a letter to Tracey Gross (right) looks at legal the Metropolitan Planning Com- documents with neighbor Judy Hedmission with complaints about den. Photo by Betty Bean alleged financial irregularities, intimidation and failure to abide by bylaws. She and Gross are part of one – has the authority to regulate a group of Devanshire homeown- homeowners associations. ers who are tangled in a legal dis“On the surface, an HOA may pute with the HOA board, and she appear to be good for the commuwanted to know if MPC – or any- nity. The problem is that there is
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That’s what we mean by comprehensive healthcare. You never know when maintaining your good health may require the help of a specialist or primary care physician. But you can rest easier knowing that North Knoxville Medical Center can provide you with the expert care and skilled doctors you need. This handy directory lists names, specialties and contact information, so you’re as close as a telephone call to convenient and comprehensive healthcare.
Physician Offices on the Campus of North Knoxville Medical Center
CARDIOLOGY
East Tennessee Heart Consultants 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite G-35 Powell, TN 37849 865-525-6688 David A. Cox, M.D., FACC Joseph S. DeLeese, M.D., FACC Stephen D. Hoadley, M.D., FACC Lawrence D. Hookman, M.D., FACC William C. Lindsay, M.D., FACC Robert O. Martin, M.D., FACC Kyle W. McCoy, M.D., FACC Barry I. Michelson, M.D., FACC Steven W. Reed, M.D., FACC John A. Ternay, M.D., FACC Randall D. Towne, M.D., FACC Charles B. Treasure II, M.D. Timothy Ballard, ACNP
CRITICAL CARE/PULMONOLOGY StatCare Pulmonary Consultants 865-588-8831 Michael Brunson, M.D. Scott Dryzer, M.D. Bruce Henschen, M.D. Andrews Paul, M.D.
DERMATOLOGY
Dermatology Associates of Knoxville, P.C. 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite G-20 Powell, TN 37849 865-524-2547 Drew Miller, M.D. Edward Primka, M.D. Carter Blanton, PA Kevin Blazer, PA Sharon McNutt, PA-C Amanda Wilks, PA Mathew Wilks, PA Sandra Gass, NP-C Melissa Headrick, NP-C
EAR/NOSE/THROAT
Greater Knoxville Ear Nose & Throat 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 220 Powell, TN 37849 865-521-8050 Leslie L. Baker, M.D. Robert A. Crawley, M.D., FACS Elise C. Denneny, M.D., FACS Richard J. DePersio, M.D., FACS William D. Horton, M.D., FACS Christopher J. Rathfoot, M.D. Allan M. Rosenbaum, M.D., FACS Ronald K. Sandberg, M.D.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Team Health 7557 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37849
Elizabeth Cooperstein, M.D. Thomas Demar, D.O. Travis Fawver, D.O. Darin Hale, M.D. MacKenzie, Hay, M.D. Le Anne Kersey, M.D. Christopher Landess, M.D. M. Todd Montgomery, D.O. Michael Schroeder, M.D. Phillip Seifert, M.D.
GASTROENTEROLOGY Tennova Digestive Center 7551 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37849 865-859-7330
Ravi Ghanta, M.D. Paul S. Pickholtz, M.D., FACP
GENERAL/BREAST SURGERY Complete Surgical Care 7560 Dannaher Drive, Suite 150 Powell, TN 37849 865-934-6080 Caren Gallaher, M.D. 120230_0513
GENERAL/VASCULAR SURGERY Premier Surgical Associates 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 110 Powell, TN 37849 865-938-8121
NEPHROLOGY
Renal Medical Associates - Knoxville 939 Emerald Avenue, Suite 610 Knoxville, TN 37917 865-637-8635
PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Gallaher Plastic Surgery 7560 Dannaher Drive, Suite 150 Powell, TN 37849 865-671-3888
Donald L. Akers Jr., M.D. C. Scott Callicutt, M.D. Brian H. Garber, M.D. Marcella Greene, M.D. David J. Harrell, M.D. George A. Pliagas, M.D. Roland Weast, M.D. Keri Inman, PA-C Lauren Clear, PA-C
Lewis H. Holmes III, M.D. Suresh N. Kumar, M.D. Marcia Williams Lyons, D.O. James L. Ogrodowski, M.D. Rhodora B. Vasquez, M.D. Fields Center for Women’s Health and Robotic Surgery 865-218-6230
Tennova Cancer Center 7551 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37849 865-859-7020
GYNECOLOGY
Michael Fields, M.D. Anya Zerilla, NP
Srinivas Boppana, M.D. Nilesh Patel, M.D.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
SLEEP MEDICINE
Dr. Kristy Newton 7557B Dannaher Drive, Suite 155 Powell, TN 37849 865-859-7370 Kristy Newton, M.D. Rebecca Brown, APRN, FNP-PNP Steven R. Moffett, M.D. 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 140 Powell, TN 37849 865-859-7350
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Hematology-Oncology of Knoxville 7551 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37849 865-558-8839 Bruce Avery, M.D. Saji Eapen, M.D. Tiffany Sipe, NP Tennessee Cancer Specialists 7551 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37849 865-637-9330 Richard Antonucci, M.D. Yi Feng, M.D. Hesamm E. Gharavi, M.D. Ross Kerns, M.D. Mitchell D. Martin, M.D.
HOSPITALIST
StatCare Hospitalist Group 865-909-0090 Rhonda Sivley, M.D. Mark Weaver, M.D. Chuck Wilder, M.D.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Knoxville Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. 2210 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 110 Knoxville, TN 37919 865-525-4333
OB/GYN
Center for Sight 7800 Conner Road Powell, TN 37849 865-546-7140
Stephen Franklin, M.D. Kenneth Raulston, M.D. East Tennessee Eye Surgeons 7800 Conner Road Powell, TN 37849 865-546-1464 John Dawson, M.D. Kevin Gallaher, M.D.
ORTHOPEDICS
Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite G-10 Powell, TN 37849 865-558-4400 John M. Ambrosia, M.D. Paul L. Becker, M.D. T. Craig Beeler, M.D. Russell A. Betcher, M.D. Douglas N. Calhoun, M.D. Brian M. Covino, M.D. Michael C. Craig, M.D. J. Jay Crawford, M.D. Bruce B. Fry, D.O. G. Brian Holloway, M.D. Robert E. Ivy, M.D. Paul H. Johnson, M.D. Amber G. Luhn, M.D. James K. Maguire Jr., M.D. William T. McPeake, M.D. Matthew C. Nadaud, M.D. Matthew A. Rappe, M.D. Cameron J. Sears, M.D. J. Chris Sherrell, M.D. Edwin E. Spencer Jr., M.D. Ben Hux, OPAC Bobbie Williams, OPAC
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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Internal Medicine Associates 7557B Dannaher Drive, Suite 225 Powell, TN 37849 865-546-9751 J. Davis Allan, M.D. Robert C. Alley, M.D. Amy E. Bentley, M.D., FACP Larry C. Brakebill, M.D., FACP Miriam W. Brandon, M.D. David C. Durbin, M.D. Cassandra F. Gibbs, M.D. James C. Griffin II, D.O. Glen E. Hall, M.D. M. Douglas Leahy, M.D., MACP Stephen P. Lorino, M.D. Gerald L. Mancebo, M.D., FACP Peter J. Ochoa, M.D. N. Lynne Taylor, M.D., FACP John F. Vannoy, M.D., FACP Elizabeth Gager, FNP Douglas H. Luttrell, FNP
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Tennova Comprehensive Pain Treatment Center 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 240 Powell, TN 37849 865-859-7246 David W. Annand, M.D. Mark L. Nelson, M.D. Jeffrey Roberts, M.D. Christopher L. Vinsant, M.D. James S. Wike, M.D.
PEDIATRICS
Tots & Teens 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 130 Powell, TN 37849 865-512-1180
Matthew Becker, M.D. Tom Gallaher, M.D. Donna Cress, NP
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Tennova Sleep Center 7540 Dannaher Drive Powell, TN 37848 865-859-7800 Dewey Y. McWhirter, M.D. Syed Nabi, M.D. Ashley Brezina, FNP
UROLOGY
Tennessee Urology Associates, PLLC 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 230 Powell, TN 37849 865-938-5222 Katherine Medley Cameron, M.D. Lee Congleton III, M.D. John-Paul Newport, M.D. Eric R. Nicely, M.D. Brian D. Parker, M.D. Chris Ramsey, M.D. Charles Reynolds, M.D. Tammy Newman, PA Laura Moore, NP
HOSPITAL SERVICES
Admitting: Inpatient Outpatient Cancer Center Emergency Room Imaging Infusion Center Inpatient Therapy Services (PT, OT, ST) Outpatient Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Lab: Main Hospital Buildings A and B Oncology Imaging Pain Center Pharmacy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Radiation Oncology Radiology Respiratory Therapy Sleep Center Sports Medicine Surgery Women’s/Breast Services
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Regions Field in downtown Birmingham is currently the newest minor league park in the United States.
This 1940 Dodge was driven by Harrison Ford in the movie “42.” Photo by Jennifer Mabe
The best of both worlds Birmingham, Ala. – For with minor details. This was at least a few weeks, I can my dream day. say that I saw baseball Kurt Pickering, a former games in the oldest park in Nashv ille the United States and in the resident newest park in the United who now States without having to works for leave the same city. the Federal Emergency Management Agency in AtKurt Pickering lanta, was Jake sporting a Mabe huge grin. Kurt was finishing up a three-week minor league baseball bonanza that included a swing up MY TWO CENTS the West Coast. He’s trying The Birmingham Bar- to get to all 150-plus mions hosted your Tennessee nor league parks. As of last Smokies last Tuesday night week, he’s made it to 105. in its brand-spanking new The Smokies lost 6-3 last Regions Park downtown. Wednesday but it hardly The Smokies held on to win a mattered. The weather was good ol’ good one, 3-2. This is perfect, the refreshments the park’s inaugural season. were cold and the baseball The next day, the Barons was beautiful. and Smokies played at RickFans were able to go onto wood Field, the oldest ball- the field after the game. park in the United States, “You’ve walked onto the for the 18th annual Rick- same field that Willie Mays, wood Classic. The park was Jackie Robinson and Babe built in 1910. The Barons Ruth once did,” said one of played there until 1988 and the Classic’s organizers afthe Birmingham Black Bar- ter the game. ons of the old Negro League I didn’t need to drive to played there until 1962. Iowa. I had found my “Field Call it the best of both of Dreams.” worlds. Rickwood reminds me of Regions Field is just a slightly bigger Bill Meyer as a modern day ballpark Stadium. Call me crazy, but should be – neat, nice, lo- I miss that old place. Part cated downtown. Longtime of it is nostalgia. Saw my Smokies assistant general first game there. Part of it manager and Halls guy Jeff is pride. Makes me sick that Shoaf spotted the rocking the city of Knoxville no lonand lounge chairs placed ger has a team. (Thanks, along the berm and said, Victor!) “Hmm.” Maybe that means But I didn’t think about Smokies Park will see some- that too much. The Rickthing similar soon. wood Classic is my version Rickwood Field is base- of heaven on earth. ball heaven – obstructed And the song is true, at views, hand-operated score- least in a place like this. board, umpires dressed in Buy me some peanuts and ties, no rap music, no obnox- Cracker Jack; I don’t care if ious promotions between in- I ever get back. nings. OK, so it was only for Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe. one game. Don’t bother me blogspot.com.
Above, fans walk onto the field following the Rickwood Classic in Birmingham, Ala. The Birmingham Barons and The Birmingham Black Barons of the old Negro League played here at Rickwood Field. Famous former Barons include Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson. Built in 1910, Rickwood Field is the oldest surviving ballpark in the United States. Photos by Jake Mabe Former Barons manager Fred Walters’ office was re-created to look as it did in 1948, when the Barons won the Dixie Series.
Condo wars: about this, they are violating a court order.” The court order Johnson cites is a temporary injunction forbidding Hedden, Gross, Carla Faughnan and four others from acting as Devanshire HOA board members. Members of the dissident group were elected in June 2012 after Johnson and several other sitting board members walked out of an annual meeting. Chancellor Mike Moyers ruled that the election was invalid for lack of a quorum. Faughnan, who remains as a board member, finds herself in the peculiar position of being both a named defendant and a member of the plaintiff board. She has lived there for 17 years and bought into an 88-unit condo development with ame-
From page A-1 nities appropriate to a community of that size. Over the years, however, she says she watched with alarm as three other “phases” were added to the subdivision, swelling its population to more than 320 units, all of which have rights to use the small onsite pool. She says that roof and other repairs, which are the responsibility of the HOA, go unaddressed while money is poured into projects, like installing speed bumps and repaving the swimming pool parking lot. “I told them we should be fiduciaries of our condos, and we should take care of them first,” she said. “My shingles were so brittle that when they bent them back, they popped. I gave them three years’ notice, and then I wrote a letter telling them
I would like for this to be addressed by April 3. After that, I went to the courthouse and sued. I gave them ample warning.” After much wrangling, Faughnan got her new roof, but says others haven’t been as successful. “My neighbor, who pays his assessment fees every month, says it’s no use fighting them. His roof still is not done.
HOA history At first, Faughnan dealt with developer Jim Carlton, who also ran the HOA in accordance with the Tennessee Horizontal Properties Act (which was superseded by the Condominium Act in 2009). In 2002 he turned the HOA over to the members, as required by state law after 75 percent of the units are sold. The bank balance was zero, Faughnan
and Hedden say. Jim Wright says serving on a homeowners association board is a thankless task. The attorney for the HOA admires Johnson, who, he says, “has the patience of Job. He’s just trying to do the right thing.” Wright says most of the arguments are over how to stretch a finite amount of money to do what needs to be done, and he would like to know what members of the dissident group would do differently. Faughnan, Gross, Hedden and others stand by the complaint they swore on the civil summons they filed last May, when they said the HOA had breached its contract to collect dues because its actions were “not in accordance with (HOA) bylaws” and it had failed to provide services and denied the right to speak and vote.
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Gov. Bill Haslam swears in Deborah Stevens as Knox County Circuit Court judge as her husband, Hank, holds the Bible. “My parents always told me that I could do anything I set my mind to,” said Stevens. “I promise to work hard, be fair, patient and respectful.” Daughter Katie Stevens is not pictured.
If you like attending political fundraisers, then this week will keep you busy as Knoxville council member Brenda Palmer has a fundraiser for her re-election to a second and final term at the Sequoyah Hills home of Tim and Amy Williams on Friday night, June 7. The city election is in November 2013.
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Restaurant booms with smaller sign Eddie Halliday stood next to the monument sign in front of his Chick-fil-A restaurant on Kingston Pike in Bearden Village and said he’s still not entirely sure what the fuss over signage is about. He is an upbeat guy with a wall-to-wall smile whose voicemail message wishes his callers a blessed day and sounds like he means it.
Betty Bean “I mean, look at Kingston Pike,” he said, pointing to the tavern across the street. “There’s a guy over there with a hot dog painted on his front window.” All in all, Eddie’s got a lot to smile about. He has just finished up his first year as operator of the Chick-fil-A on Kingston Pike. It’s been a smashing success, exceeding all its projections. The meeting room is reserved three or four times a day, except,
of course for Sundays, when Chick-fil-A is closed. Did the goodwill generated by his willingness to back off the initial plan to plant a towering pole-mounted sign out front play into that success? He says he doesn’t know, since he hasn’t tried it the other way. He also says he didn’t have much say in the matter, because the decision was made higher on the corporate food chain, where the deciding factor was the serendipitous timing of having another new store in the works that could use the costly pole sign. “The local guy doesn’t have any say,” he said. “That decision comes from design and construction and was made long ago. I was surprised when (City Council member) Duane Grieve came and talked to me about my sign.” The city’s present sign ordinance allows signs up to 50 feet high, and Halliday said it’s the city’s responsibility to enact signage laws it can live with (something that’s in the works with a taskforce that
will be delivering its work product to the Metropolitan Planning Commission later this summer). He says he feels sorry for Greg and Stacy Harb, operators of the soon-to-be opened Fountain City Chick-fil-A, where a 40- tall pole sign has been extremely controversial. “I know that Greg is really excited about opening,
and will be a real asset to the community,” Halliday said. Chick-fil-A’s willingness to switch out the signage to help its West Knox neighbors reduce the visual clutter on Kingston Pike was commendable, but makes its actions even more frustrating to those who had hoped to receive the same consideration in Fountain City.
These honored dead WBIR-TV news anchor John Becker holds the text on a windy Memorial Day for U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. who read the Gettysburg Address at a service at Fountain City Lake. In the background is city council member Mark Campen. Photo by S. Clark
Kuhlman, Knox GOP aim high in 2014 There will be 34 open elective offices in Knox County in 2014, and GOP chair Ruthie Kuhlman believes Republicans can fill every one of them. It’s no surprise that a primary target for Republicans next year will be the District 13 state legislative seat now held by former county Democratic chair Gloria Johnson. “We’re really working hard to find the right person to run against Johnson,” Kuhlman says. “We know it’s going to take a very strong candidate because of the make-up of the 13th. It’s not impossible for a Republican to win there. It just has to be the right Republican. We very much want to take that seat.” Being party chair is very much a full time job for Kuhlman, and she stays en-
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ergized and excited about the party’s prospects. Since her election in January, she has been meeting with community movers and shakers and with Republican leadership top to bottom. “When I was first elected I heard from so many people that they were called on only every two years – when there was an election – and that they never heard from our party between election cycles. They said they would like to be more involved. That was all the motivation I needed.”
Kuhlman set out on a “listening tour,” determined to find ways to build the party. “We have had great leadership for a long time, from the top down through the precinct level, and if more people want to be more involved we need to find ways to accommodate that.” She has met with most former party chairs. She says it’s not surprising that they are a wealth of good information and advice and have been incredibly supportive of getting greater involvement by a larger number of people. Precinct chairs from all across the county gathered for a meeting last week – a first in the history of the party, Kuhlman says she has been told. Those sessions will continue quarterly. Presidents of GOP clubs from across the county
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many. A memorial service will be held later this month. ■ Knoxville lost a dedicated educator with the death of James Robinson a week ago. He taught many years at Austin High before moving to the central office of the old city school system which later combined with the county school system. Many Knoxvillians benefited from his teachings including former Mayor Daniel Brown. ■ U.S. Rep. Jimmy Victor Duncan recently broke his Ashe right wrist in two places as he was carrying a rug up the stairs in his Farragut home, lost his balance and fell back down the stairs. However, this injury did State Rep. Roger Kane, not keep him from attendwho does not run for reing Honor Fountain City election until 2014, is havDay on Memorial Day last ing a fundraiser on Thursday, June 6, at 7031 Cherry week. Best wishes for a speedy Grove Road. Suggested recovery. donation is $250 a person. ■ Veteran civil rights Tonight, June 3, council leader and minister member Nick Della Volpe is having an open house re- Harold Middlebrook will ception at Central Flats and retire this December after 33 years as the pastor of Taps to which the public is invited without charge from Canaan Baptist Church. He has been a pastor for 52 5:30 to 7:30. years. Palmer, Kane and Della ■ The photo in the Volpe are all unopposed at Knoxville News Sentinel present. on Memorial Day showFormer council member Carlene Malone is a host of ing a butchered tree in the front yard of Janice Myers the Della Volpe event. ■ Recent U.S. Census in Fountain City ought to awaken KUB to the bizarre figures show Chattanooga results of its tree-cutting grew at the rate of 2.15 policies. No amount of percent from 2010 to 2012 spinning can make this old while Knoxville’s growth tree, which was the pride rate was 1.85 percent. Chattanooga is expected and joy of the owner, come to add another 6,500 people back or look better. KUB should recognize to its population through that its rules should not be annexation by the end of rigid and should allow more this year. flexibility. Top manageKnoxville’s official population today is 182,200 ment studiously avoids making statements directly and Chattanooga’s is on this. 171,279. However, at a rate KUB claims they offered of growth which exceeds to replace the tree and MyKnoxville’s combined with ers ignored their offer. The annexation, it is possible tree had been previously that the 2020 census cut by KUB and was already will show Knoxville as looking ugly according to Tennessee’s fourth largest city and Chattanooga mov- photos supplied by KUB to the writer. ing into third place ahead ■ Gov. Haslam has of Knoxville. named Knoxvillian Larry Knoxville’s annexation has slowed to a snail’s pace. Martin to the important position of commissioner This will impact funding of Finance and Administrabased on population which both cities receive from the tion on an interim basis. The last person from Knox state and federal governCounty to hold this position ments. was Warren Neel. ■ Barbara Monty, TVA board chair Bill who died over Memorial Sansom once held it under Day weekend, was 82 and had just retired a few weeks Gov. Lamar Alexander. This can only be good ago from CAC after working news for Knoxville and over the years with Mobile Knox County. This was Meals. first speculated on in this She was an inspiration column a few weeks ago. to many, and her death Hopefully, the “interim” comes as a shock. She will part of the title will be be deeply missed as her dropped soon and Martin time here made Knoxville will have the job full time. a much better place for so
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Bird banding NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier It’s often the unplanned or unexpected surprises that provide the most memorable parts of travelling – people, scenery, food, those sorts of things. I remember seeing a rare and unusual bird on the Galapagos Islands – the woodpecker finch. It is one of a handful of birds known to use tools in its quest for food. It uses twigs and thorns to pry bugs and worms out of their hiding places. We saw it because our bus had broken down. We were wandering up and down some remote road, waiting for rescue, when we got to see the bird doing its amazing thing! And then there was the beautiful, haunting song of the canyon wren echoing off the walls of the Grand Canyon one morning, never-tobe-forgotten music from a tiny ball of feathers and a billion years of rocks. And I remember the best steak I ever ate, at a little place in Hays, Kan., that was doing business in what had been a filling station. It had
been recommended by some locals. Yum. But then I could fill a whole column about food on trips. To get back to the subject: Grandma and I came upon one such interesting and memorable happenstance on the trip we took last month. We set out in early May to see how many species of birds we could find in western Pennsylvania and New York, and we did pretty well, considering the time of year. One morning we were in a place called Braddock Bay, located on Lake Ontario, about 20 miles west of Rochester, N.Y. The area of big, quiet parks with beaches and cliffs overlooking the enormous, oceanlike lake created a scene that I wouldn’t have expected to see in New York. We were there because our New York bird-finding book said it was the site of a long-standing annual hawk watch, where superbirders sit all day and count hawks and other big birds migrating northeast along the shoreline of the huge lake as they work
Workers are busy preparing for the bird banding at a station in Braddock Bay, N.Y.
their way north. Where there is a hawk watch, there should also be friendly, knowledgeable birders, and we hoped for some good local information as well as good looks at a bunch of interesting hawks. So here was the unanticipated part: they not only knew their stuff, they said that there were two active bird-banding stations a short distance away around the bay. Now, you must understand that coming upon a local active bird-banding operation is a really big deal for a couple of itinerant birdwatchers. These stations are run by avid and expert bird people who really know their local birds, what’s there when, and where to go to find them. And the extra bonus on this trip was the nearby raptor-banding station, where they were using live starlings as bait to catch and band the big guys: the hawks and other birds of prey. It sounded like Hog Heaven for birders to us, and we were soon off to find the action. But first: what is bird banding, and why? People have been curious about the lives of birds ever since there were people, I suspect. How they fly, what they eat (and how they taste) and, in particular, where they go when they’re not here. They leave, and they return, every year, predictably. It used to be common knowledge that the swallows spent their winters asleep in the mud at the bottom of ponds and marshes and that the hummingbirds flew south each fall on the backs of geese. To solve the problem, a way was needed to mark in-
Bird banding in progress Photos by Bob Collier dividual birds, so they could be identified when they were encountered again. Various schemes were tried, but nothing worked well until, in 1899, a Danish professor named Christian C. Mortensen developed a system for attaching light aluminum rings to the legs of ducks, starlings, storks and sea birds. The practice spread throughout Europe, and by 1902, scientists at the Smithsonian Institution were studying the movements of a bunch of black-crowned night herons by banding a hundred of them. Standard practice is to capture wild birds in nets or traps, put on the tiny band identified with a series of numbers and data and release them unharmed to go about their usual business. Then if the bird is shot, recaptured or found dead at some other location, even 1,000 miles away, tons of information can be gained, such the bird’s age, or how far it has travelled and the like. A person must be trained and federally licensed under rules of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to band birds, with extra permits to band hummingbirds or big birds of prey. All the data gathered, including a file of every band put on across the
U.S., goes into a big file at the U.S. Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, Md. If a bird band is recovered anywhere, all the info about it can be obtained from the lab, and all bands that are recovered are reported to them. A bird-banding station runs with the efficiency of an operating room (but it’s a lot more cheerful). Everything is laid out in orderly fashion, and each team member coolly does his or her job; all goes smoothly amid considerable seeming chaos. There is one person in charge, someone with a prodigious knowledge of the tiniest details of bird identification, including sex, age and physical condition. Our new friends at the Braddock Bay banding station had 30 badminton net-like mist nets set up, and they were making the rounds of the nets every 30 minutes, from sunrise through the next six hours each day. The birds were carefully removed from the nets, popped into little cloth bags and brought back to the station for weight, measurements, banding and release. The all-important secretary recorded the data as the workers shouted them to her, like a short-order cook in a fast food joint. There were a
A black and white warbler, banded and ready for release. number of workers processing dozens of chickadees, warblers and wrens, and a lot of fascinated visiting birders. The birds? Once out of the nets, they were mostly calm and curious about what was going on. Sometimes the observers are allowed to hold and release a bird. To have a gorgeous live hummingbird perched in the palm of your hand, looking you in the eye and then zooming away to freedom once more, is an experience you never forget. Just to see all those little guys up close and personal was great fun. Neat people, excellent experiences and lots of material to reminisce about in the days ahead. You just never know what you’ll run into next. Maybe even another small, well-kept secret steakhouse.
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A-6 • JUNE 3, 2013 • POWELL Shopper news get a raise. He is excellent at sales. Fans have scrambled onto the band wagon. Ol’ Vols have offered endorsements. Prospective players have demonstrated keen interest. This is very encouraging. As good as it looks in the preceding paragraph, none of this will make much difference at Oregon. Outsider enthusiasm and two more verses of “Rocky Top” probably won’t scare the Gators or alarm the Crimson Tide. Insider enthusiasm might affect some games. If the Volunteers really do work hard at getting better this summer and if they stay healthy and if they believe miracles are possible, Tennessee might upset somebody big.
That is essentially what Dave Hart said as he patted himself on the back for hiring Butch Jones. He said these Vols are now capable of overachieving. If it happens, blame it on Butch. He brought a believable plan, brick by brick he calls it, with an emphasis on accountability. He hired good help, people he knew and could count on without wasting time double-checking to determine which assignments were completed. Jones’ assistants may, in fact, turn out to be among the most functional units. There are recruiting maniacs in the group. Tireless. Relentless. Going only on what I hear, I am impressed. Go-
ing on what he has seen and heard, so is the athletic director. Hart says what Jones has done is gratifying, even exciting. His first choice of words to describe the coach is “passionate.” That’s good enough. Passion had to be part of Jones’ previous success. He has never had overwhelming talent in great numbers. He still doesn’t. After what we’ve been through, even guarded optimism is refreshing in Big Orange Country. I have decided to join the movement. I’m in – with one out clause. How long I stay will eventually be determined by wins and losses.
dividual cups used to serve the juice were plain paper nut cups. After partaking of the sacrament, we were invited to open the folds of Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, the cup, and when we had to cut off those of his that did escape, neither shouldest done so, we saw the paper thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the Cross was stained in the shape of Currents day of distress. a Maltese cross. (Obadiah 14, King James Bible – Cambridge Edition) Lynn One of the most hauntHutton ing crosses I have ever seen was just a shadow. It was Through the years, I fully saved from innua picture on a Christmas have been given a lot of merable Palm Sundays. I card, and the dark shape of have stained-glass crosses crosses. a cross fell across the manI have a crocheted cross, and crystal crosses and ger and the Babe, a forehandmade by a dear friend. wooden crosses. I have Another cross, given to me Celtic crosses and modern She bought it for me one shadowing of his future. I have even had the privby a special friend, was crosses and a St. Andrew’s Mother’s Day when she was made in Mexico of metal. cross. (I even have earrings in high school, even after ilege of walking parts of It is numbered “310,” and shaped like crosses, but the sales clerk told her she the Via Dolorosa (the Way of the Cross) and standing signed by A. LaCarte. It I have never been able to couldn’t afford it. I have written in this in the Church of the Holy looks, for all the world, as if wear them; they just seem it had been retrieved from a a little too frivolous to space before about the very Sepulchre in Jerusalem – sunken Spanish galleon. me!) I have a silver cross, first Maundy Thursday the church that claims to be I have crosses made set with garnets, given to service I had the privilege built on the hill called Golfrom palm fronds, care- me by my daughter Eden. to attend, in which the in- gotha. Those experiences
were all but overwhelming. However, to truly walk in the way of the Cross is to follow Jesus, day by day. It is to be obedient to His way, to be willing to give up one’s own will and way, and to become, step by step, like Him. It is to follow, to give, to obey, to suffer, and to die if need be. One who walks with Christ is never alone. Walking with Christ, we learn about him. We also learn things about ourselves we wish we did not have to know. The Crossway is a crossroads. It is where we are called upon to make choices, to turn our faces in one direction or another, and to hold steady. Standing in the Crossway calls us to be true wit-
nesses to Christ. It is an opportunity for growth and for blessing. It is also a risk. Standing in the Crossway can be lonely, confusing, dangerous and sad. Standing in the Crossway may mean standing alone, being faithful even when Christ seems very far away. Standing in the Crossway means bearing the criticisms of those who do not understand, those who disagree, those who scoff. It is the Way of the Cross. It is a path our Lord has walked. It is a place He took a stand on our behalf. It is the very least we can do. We each have to find our own way, our own place, our own Golgotha. Where will you stand in the Crossway?
OK, I’m in
Among very valuable readers are those who, from time to time, offer guidance and coaching tips on how to write these tales of Tennessee. Email address at the bottom invites commentary. I appreciate assistance. I sometimes disagree, but I try to remember to be polite and say thank you. In early December, one reader in particular scoffed at Butch Jones’ “dream job” comment. He is still scoffing. He says UT may have been “a” dream job, considering where the coach had been, but not “the” dream job.
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His argument has merit: If Alabama, Florida, Michigan and Notre Dame had extended simultaneous job offers and the pay was comparable, Tennessee would have finished fifth in Jones’ dream. Another reader had a lot to say about Butch bringing the “best” coaching staff in America. Much of it came
down I-75 from Cincinnati. This reader had never heard of Mike Bajakian and couldn’t pronounce his name. He had heard of Willie Martinez and John Jancek and remembered how bad was their Georgia defense and the exact date they were fired. I acknowledged the messages and moved on. To tell you the truth, blind optimists are more fun than skeptical realists. In winning his first six months at Tennessee, Butch Jones has performed as if this really is his chance of a lifetime. I do believe he is pleased to be the coach at Tennessee. That is heartwarming. If the man was being paid by the hour, he would
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REUNIONS ■ Rule High Classes of ’52 and ’53 will hold a reunion 4-9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Grande Event Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Info: Bob Cummings, 577-8557, or Wilma McCoig, 687-5513.
■ HMHS Class of 1992 cookout will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Big Ridge State Park. Info/RSVP: 684-3835 or TnEMTP18325@gmail.com. ■ The family of John and Louise Sharp Sellers will hold a reunion Saturday, June 8, at Cove Lake State Park Shelter #3. This is an all day event.
Bring a covered dish. Info: call/text Mary Sellers Hayes, 919-3887. ■ Nicely/Bailey/Munsey family reunion will be Saturday, June 8, at Wilson Park next to Maynardville High School. The reunion begins at noon and lasts until food and talk are finished. Bring a dish
and musical instruments for pickin’ and grinnin’. Info: Shirley Nicely Hammock, 712-2532. ■ Reunion for the family and friends of Walter and Ann Jones and Lee and Leona Duncan Russell will be 5 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Hill Top Baptist Church on Walker
Road in Knoxville. Bring a covered dish, photos and albums plus recent articles or announcements to share. Info: 548-4552. ■ Burnett Family Reunion for descendants of Bayless S. and Louisa Miller Burnett and related families will be 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 15,
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in the Community and Senior Citizens Building in Sharps Chapel. Bring food, drinks and utensils for your family as well as any old photos and stories to share. Lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. Music will be provided by a local band. Info: Don Sanford, 765-642-8543 or email ohno2311@comcast.net.
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Boy Scouts John Whitney, Jeremiah Pettit and Dylan Hayes set up a food table.
On mission to ‘Go’
Troop 451 coordinator David Sumner and Powell Presbyterian Church member Jonathan Shireman prepare for food distribution.
By Cindy Taylor For more than eight years Powell Presbyterian Church has held quarterly food distributions thanks to the generosity of its members and Second Harvest Food Bank. The mobile food pantry arrived at the church bright and early May 25, and lines began forming at 6 a.m. to fill shopping carts with needed staples. More than 200 shopping carts made the trip through the line on Saturday. “We feed more than 300 people three times a year,” said Jonathan Warren, church pastor for four years. “This church is passionate about feeding the hungry.” Members also host homeless families during the year and provide hospitality to the community with Wednesday night meals. Money is collected through- Carolyn Gilliam and Clarence Stevens unpack food from Second Harvest for distribution. out the year to support the Photos submitted cents-ability food program. The church is involved with Habitat for Humanity, Remote Area Medical and Girl Scouts Isabella many other community orDanzey and Tigerlily ganizations. Warren says Collier staff the coffee the mission statement of the table for volunteers. church is to “Go.” “We are following Christ’s call for our lives and are seeing the difference it makes in our community.” The mobile food pantry will return Aug. 31.
Powell resident John West, 84, and his family honor the resting place of his mother and father during Bells Campground Decoration Day. Pictured are John West, Linda West Storey, Sherry West Smith, Missy West and Deborah Baker. Sherry West Smith, trustee for the 204-year-old cemetery, said Decoration Day with music, food and fellowship is one of her favorite events of the year.
Bells Campground Baptist Church Holds Annual Decoration Day
Four generations of Cooper women gather to honor the memory of Helen Cooper (mother, grandmother, great grandmother). Laverne Cooper Marshall, Brittany Cooper Williams, Pam Cooper Rhode, Payton Rhode and Betty Cooper are all life-long residents of Powell. Pam Cooper Rhode as well as daughters Brittany and Payton are former PHS cheerleaders. Payton currently cheers for the Vols. Photos by Nancy Anderson
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kids SPORTS NOTES ■ Basketball camp conducted by Roane State basketball coach Randy Nesbit will be June 17-22 in the Roane State Community College gym. This session will be open to boys ages 8-14. For application/brochure: www. roanestate.edu and search for Athletics and Men’s Basketball Camp Brochure. Info: 882-4583. ■ Halls High softball tryouts will be held 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 3-4, at the softball complex. A tryout will also be held in the winter for girls who cannot try out on these dates. You must have a physical filled out on the Knox County Physical Form to try out. ■ Cross Train Sports Camp is a nonprofit ministry offering a fun-filled week of sports training with a focus on developing athletic skills, good sportsmanship and Godly character. The camp will be held 6:30-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 24-28, at Gibbs High School. The cost is $20 per camper with online registration and $25 for onsite registration. Sports offered include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, softball and wrestling. Info: www. crosstrainsportscamp.com.
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Percussion workshop High school students who play drums and other percussion instruments will have an opportunity to develop their skills this summer during the first UT Summer Percussion Institute (UTSPI). The weeklong workshop is Sunday, July 7, through Sunday, July 14, at the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. Registration and tuition are required. Info: www. music.utk.edu/utspi.
WorkABILITY Academy The Disability Resource Center, 900 E. Hill Avenue Ste. 120, will host the WorkABILITY Academy 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Tuesday, June 25, through Tuesday, July 23. The program will emphasize work and/or college preparation skills and will encourage work experience and increased job opportunities after graduation. Anyone age 16-21 can participate. Orientation will be held for students and parents 3 p.m. Thursday, June 20. Info or to register: Katherine Moore, 637-3666 (TTY, 865637-6796).
Commotion wins tourney Commotion won the postseason championship tournament for Powell girls’ softball 10U. Pictured are (front) Delayna Bryant, Gracie Palmer, Abby Capley, Kendall Radocesky, Maggie Courtney, Madelyn Talley, Tracey Martin; (second row) Avery Byers, Reagan Radocesky, Reagan Conger, Kara Satterfield, Mallory Moore; (back) Mike Courtney, Clint Martin, Chastity Leach and Ashley Martin. Photo submitted
Reds win Farm League championship The Reds recently won the KYS Farm League baseball championship game 10-9 against the Rockies. Pictured are (front) Tate Whillock, Andrew Baker, John-Kirby Hamilton, JP Quigley, Finn Winters, Davis Givens; (back) coach Jason Hamilton, Ty Cox, Alexander Bielicki, Anderson Puckett, Eli Milam, Ryan McGregor and coach Chris Cox.
MILESTONES Kanott and Delfino to wed Nakita “Nikki” Kanott and R.J. Delfino will marry 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton. The outdoor ceremony will be officiated by Ronald Ellis with an indoor reception following in the museum’s Heritage Hall.
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Trent paints it red and black Prepares to leave Central High after four years By Sandra Clark “Grab your pad,” said Danny Trent. The man who is leaving as principal of Central High School tore out for a campus tour, this reporter jogging to keep pace. Like a politician, he worked the crowd. Spotting a maintenance staffer from the central office, he said, “Yes, those bathrooms are the same as the day they were fixed.” He referred to a refurbishing of the men’s and women’s rooms in the commons area, as elegant as any in town. The maintenance guy just grinned. “You’ve gotta have faith in (the students),” said Trent. “And keep the doors locked,” said the maintenance man.
*** Danny Trent will be the principal at Farragut Middle School this fall, replacing Heather Karnes who retired. He denies asking for the transfer, but says he’s looking forward to the challenge. Until Central, his background was in middle schools, and he was mentored by principals Jim Ivey, Bobby Gratz and Paul Williams. He says the four years at Central will make him a better middle school principal because he now understands what his students need to be successful in high school. “Changes are coming by the second (in education),” he said. All schools will implement the Common Core next year – another challenge for teachers. And another challenge for Trent will be his wardrobe. His closet is filled with red, black and white. He said his mom liked the change from Karns blue because the bolder colors “make your gray hair look good.” Now he needs new clothes in Admiral blue and gray.
*** Back to the tour. Wow! Things look different at Central High School. There’s an explosion of red and black. And no graffiti. The old nets that former principal Pat Mashburn had installed to combat roosting pigeons are gone, replaced by a wall and a banner in red and black that reads: “Dream, B e l i e v e , Achieve.” In the commons you’ll find those new restrooms with tile and wallpaper, new tables, a cyber café where kids can access a dozen computers while eating, a television dialed to ESPN and picnic tables outside. There’s new energy at Central and “you can feel it,” says Trent. Posters and displays are a part. CHS
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Scholarship boards like this one cover exterior walls at Central High School.
staff have installed exterior signs with the names of scholarship winners. Up by the library, a poster proclaims students who earned all As in the most recent semester. There are students of the month and teachers of the month. “Paint is cheap,” says Trent. Hallways and the library boast 24 huge posters, hand-drawn by students copying artists from the old masters to Georgia O’Keeffe. And there are quotes and slogans everywhere, ranging from Walt Disney to Lil Wayne. “Yes, I know who he is,” says Trent. He asked both teachers and students to recommend quotes, and painted those suggested by teachers outside their classroom. Even classrooms are different at Central, especially in the vocational building out back. The old cosmetology lab has been converted to a health sciences room with hands-on training in CPR and patient care. Graduates get certificates and a head-start in college classes, Trent said. The old storage room is now a “home living” class for special needs
students who learn life skills including job skills at school. And a new culinary arts program to prepare students to work in the food industry will be launched this fall in what was the old woodshop classroom. “We’ve got 100 kids interested and the construction should be done by December,” he said. He patterned the program after a successful one at South-Doyle High School. Thanks to Title One funding, Trent has added four computer labs at Central. He says when testing goes online next year, Central is ready. There’s a professional development room where teachers can meet for planning. Outside, security fences have been installed at either side of the open building, and Trent says the entire campus will be fenced this summer. The building is being rekeyed for better security. The school office and guidance offices have been redone for better workflow. An assistant principal and counselor are now housed upstairs in the freshman wing so students can just drop in.
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So have these changes boosted academic outcomes? Trent says yes, but stresses that it’s all about timing. The standards were changed the year before he came to Central. Under the old standards, Central students were cruising with 60 to 70 percent proficiency. With the tougher standards, the percentages plummeted. In an apples-to-apples comparison over the past four years: ■ Graduation rate was 70 percent. Now it’s 87.5 percent. ■ Biology proficiency was 39 percent. Now it’s 72 percent. ■ Algebra I proficiency was 25 percent. Now it’s 57 percent. ■ ACT scores are up from 19 to 21.5. ■ Enrollment has grown from about 1,050 to 1,125. Trent uses sports terminology to explain his style. “I’m a recruiter. I hired teachers here that I’d want my own kids to have. … Sometimes you have good teams that don’t win,” he said, explaining his staff turnover. “Sometimes you can go stale.” He invited former principal Jon Miller back to the first graduation. “It was a healing point,” he said. When Trent was sent to Central he decided, “If I can love this school just half as much as Jon does, then I’ll be OK.” He encountered a frosty reception from a staff that strongly supported Miller. He just plunged in, attending every student event possible. “We set goals. I told (the faculty) I didn’t want to hear about schools out west or in Halls. We brought in instructional coaches (to help teachers). We kept working harder and started working a little smarter.” His after-hours efforts at Central robbed him of about 15 hours a week to spend with his own family, Trent estimates. “I’m fine with that and I didn’t ask for this transfer. I’m a team player, but it will be tough when I walk out this door for the last time.” Trent’s family includes wife Karen, a veteran kindergarten teacher at Farragut Primary School; and daughters Danyelle, a senior at UT; Lauren, a junior at Maryville College; and Maddie, a recent graduate of Hardin Valley Academy and now a freshman at UT. What’s he walking into? Trent says Farragut is a strong community with a good school. Heather Karnes has been his colleague for 20 years and he’s already walked the campus with her. Trent says he will always be grateful for the support he received from parents, staff and students at Central. “It’s been a good run. “We can measure scores and achievement, but we cannot measure the heart,” he says. “But now it’s time for a new venture.”
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A place for Eddie As Eddie Mannis leaves government after a brief stint as deputy to Mayor Madeline Rogero and the city’s chief operating officer, we’ve got to wonder if we ever will see him again in public service. Mannis runs when most walk. He multi-tasks incessantly and seems to thrive on problemsolving. He’s a Republican with a Eddie Mannis live-and-letlive attitude on social issues. So here’s his political dilemma: You can’t get to a general election without winning a primary, and Eddie Mannis is unlikely to win a GOP primary. Temperamentally, he’s best suited for administration, ruling out two of the three jobs that are non-partisan – school board and city council. That leaves running for mayor and he says he will not oppose Rogero if (when)
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she seeks a second term. Can Mannis hold on until 2019? Even then he could face Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis or rising stars now on city council. Mannis comes from a blue-collar background, growing up in Inskip and working in his dad’s restaurant. He was the keynote speaker last Monday at Honor Fountain City Day. He said he feels a sense of peace and comfort in Fountain City – “especially when I visit Litton’s. Still some of the best food I’ve had.” He learned business skills from his father and by working, at age 15, for the Stormer family at Fountain City Florist. He learned: “Making customers happy was thrill-
ing for me. I absolutely enjoyed delivering a product that people appreciated or even raved about. I’ve tried to do that with Prestige Cleaners, where we focus on excellent customer service.” Mannis said every big business started off small. He quoted the late Steve Jobs: “You need a lot of passion for what you’re doing because it’s so hard. Without passion, any rational person would give up.” Mannis started his dry cleaning business in 1985 with one store and used equipment. He studied accounting in night and weekend classes at Maryville College. “I had no idea what I was doing and remember so many nights going home and thinking, ‘I just physically can’t do this anymore.’ Like every new business owner I also faced financial challenges. But I really had no choice but to go forward.” Today, Prestige operates 11 locations in Knox and Anderson counties with more than 140 employees, five delivery routes, a shoe repair department, and disaster restoration divisions in Knoxville
and Nashville. Small businesses are a real contributor to Knoxville’s economy, he said. Nationally, 28 million small businesses (defined as having 500 or fewer employees) employ 57 percent of the country’s private workforce and pay 44 percent of the country’s payroll. Mannis has left city government to return to Prestige Cleaners, which is poised to make a major acquisition, he said. His advice to small business owners: “Work hard, provide excellent customer service, take care of your employees, always be ethical and make a difference in the community.” Most know of Mannis’s work to bring in and maintain HonorAir in Knoxville. He also sponsors Project Classroom, which allows schools to apply for grants. To date he’s donated $90,000 to schools in Knox, Anderson and Blount counties. So long, Eddie. Keep up the good work. I wish we could find a place for you in government. Knoxville and Knox County would be better for it.
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Economic growth in Anderson County will be highlighted at the annual Tribute to Business awards ceremony Friday, June 7, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Honorees are: WYSH Radio, small business excellence award; Clinton Utilities Board, mid-sized business excellence award;
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Bee Friends to meet June 6 Bee Friends is a local beekeeping group and meets at 6:30 p.m. every first Thursday at the Tazewell Campus of Walters State in the auditorium. On Thursday, June 6, Tennessee Beekeeping Association president Lynda
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First responders get thanks By Rob Webb For the recently completed Nat ion a l E M S W e e k , I would like to personally express my appreciation Webb for all our Knox County EMTs, paramedics and first responders at Rural/Metro, Knoxville Fire Department, Knoxville Rescue Squad, Seymour Volunteer Fire Department and Karns Volunteer Fire Department. Our gratitude to these individuals is not limited to a single week, but 24 hours a day, 365 days year – every second that our EMS workers protect our community. At a ceremony, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero officially declared May 19-25 “EMS Week” in Knoxville and Knox County. The mayors presented a joint proclamation to representatives of Rural/Metro ambulance and fire, Knoxville Fire Department and the Knoxville Rescue Squad. Together, emergency physicians, nurses, medical technicians, paramedics and firefighter first responders provide a vital public service. Our
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THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php.
SATURDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER Union County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m., front parking lot of Union County High School. Info: 992-8038.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Interactive workshop by the Tennessee Stage Company about the play “Twelfth Night.” Info: 922-2552. The Young at Heart Fellowship group meeting, 10 a.m., Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike. Guest speaker: Larsen Jay from Random Acts of Flowers. Bring dish potluck lunch. Info: 688-1000 or info@ faithseekers.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 Let’s Get Digging! Summer Reading kickoff party, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Games, crafts, refreshments and fun. Info: 922-2552.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Summer Library Club presents David Claunch, a multifaceted entertainer who combines bubbles, balloons and clowning into a spellbinding story; 2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Summer Library Club presents magician Michael Messing, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Info: 688-1501.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 6-9 “The Odd Couple” at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Dinner: 6 p.m. June 6-8 only. Play: 7:30 p.m. June 6-9. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.
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Two workshops on making family documentaries, offered by Lincoln Memorial University in conjunction with The Genealogy Jamboree in Cumberland Gap. “Conducting the Artful Interview,” 1-4:30 p.m. on Friday; “Use Your Smartphone or Tablet to Make a Documentary Film,” 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday. Both workshops in the the Cumberland Gap Convention Center. Limited seating; registration encouraged. Info/ registration: Darnell Arnoult, 423-869-7074 or darnell. arnoult@lmunet.edu.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 7-9 Baseball tournament, open/travel teams – T-ball and 6U coach pitch through 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 Gospel singing featuring Michael and Delilah with Lauren, 7 p.m., Cedar Ford Baptist Church, Hwy 61 at Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. No admission; love offering will be taken. Tour de Cure cycling event sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, World’s Fair Park. Registration: 6 a.m.; First Ride: 7 a.m. Info/registration: Wendi Mullins, wmullins@diabetes.org or 1-888-DIABETES, x 3343. Saturday Stories and Song: One World Circus, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Song: Sean McCullough, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Singing featuring the Valley Boys, 7 p.m., Hickory Valley Missionary Baptist Church. Everyone welcome. Free workshop on grant-seeking for nonprofit organizations, hosted by Knox County Public Library, 1-3:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Space is limited. Register by June 7: 215-8753, 2158700, or email cmoirai@knoxlib.org. Goodwill Bass Tournament, hosted by local Pro Angler and 2011 Bassmaster All-Star Champion Ott DeFoe, beginning at safe light, Douglas Lake in Dandridge at the Shady Grove Ramp. Weigh-ins, 3 p.m. Registration open until 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 7.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 15 4th annual Channon and Chris Memorial Ride; registration: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; kickstands up: 1 p.m., Quaker Steak and Lube off Merchants Drive. Info: Erin, 599-6418. Saturday Stories and Song: Emagene Reagan, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Saturday Stories and Song: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.
MONDAY, JUNE 17 Luttrell Seniors covered dish, 10 a.m., Union County Senior Center. Tennessee Valley Fair presents “Fun on the Farm,” 11:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Join Jasper the Rooster and others for an interactive storytime. Info: 922-2552.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 17-21 Kid’s Craft Camp, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for ages 7-12, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Projects include weaving, sewing, making baskets, making recycled paper and other paper crafts. Bring a packed lunch each day. Info: 494-9854.
TUESDAY, JUNE 18 “Srubby Bear,” American Red Cross program at Luttrell Public Library, 10 a.m. for ages 7 and under; 11 a.m. for ages 8 and older. Info: 992-0208, luttrelllibrary@comcast.net.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 Summer Library Club presents the Zoomobile, 3 p.m. Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.
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Knitting, 2-5:30 p.m.; instructor: Victoria Nicely; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: June 7. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
Summer Library Club presents magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.
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“Paws on the Patio,” to benefit Union County Humane Society, 1-6 p.m., sponsored by Quaker Steak and Lube, Merchant Road. Pets welcome. Dogs must be dog- and people-friendly and kept on a leash. Make $10 donation to UC Humane Society, receive $5 Lube gift card. Info: Union County Humane Society, 9927969. Homecoming at Hickory Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Ranger Sarah from Big Ridge, 1 p.m., Maynardville Public Library. Info: Chantay Collins, 9927106. 20th anniversary of Wilson Park Celebration, 5-10 p.m., Wilson Park in Maynardville. Free family event. Live music, games, picnic and festival events.
Summer Library Club presents magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Powell Branch Library, Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Interactive workshop by the Tennessee Stage Company about the play “Twelfth Night.” Info: 947-6210.
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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
Members of the Grace High School Scholars Bowl team are: Emily Randles, Christopher Koger, Nathan Silver, Caleb Conner and Mitchell Stooksbury.
Members of the Grace Middle School Scholars Bowl team are: Wes Anderson, Dawson Bristow, Timmy Thacker, Katelyn Lewis, Sara Houff, Sean O’Connor, Tessa Conway and Dexter Reasons.
Grace students tops in academic competitions By Shannon Morris
The Grace Christian Academy Middle School and High School Scholars Bowl squads pulled off a recent sweep in local tournaments. The middle school squad consisted of Wes Anderson, Dawson Bristow, Timmy Thacker, Katelyn Lewis (tournament MVP), Sara Houff, Sean O’Connor, Tessa
Conway and Dexter Reasons. They won the Christian School Scholars Bowl Tournament by going 6-0 versus the competition. The high school team, including Emily Randles, Christopher Koger, Nathan Silver (tournament MVP), Caleb Conner and Mitchell Stooksbury, avenged last year’s defeat by Knoxville Catholic in the championship round,
bringing home another first place trophy. Five Grace 7th grade students participated in the Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program). Eric Beecham, Diego Carrasco, Grace Dotson, Wyatt Edwards and Dexter ReaCarrasco Dotson Edwards Reasons sons took the ACT exam Beecham through the program, and Eric, Diego, Grace and will be acknowledged at Dexter was the first and will have the opportuDexter all qualified for a special recognition cer- Grace student ever to re- nity to attend a special cerceive Grand Recognition emony at Duke University. State Recognition. They emony in Nashville.
Three from Grace qualify for National Merit By Shannon Morris Three Grace Christian Academy juniors, Matt Holland, Jeremiah Roberts and Nathan Silver, are among the highest-scoring participants in this year’s SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, and have officially qualified for the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. In September, these students will learn whether they have been selected as Commended Students or as semi-finalists. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation exists to recognize and honor academically talented students from across
those students will achieve Commended Student status. The remaining one-third will be classified as semi-finalists, and are the highest scorHolland Roberts Silver ing students the United States. This is done from all of the applicants. Of this through a rigorous series of group, a small percentage will tests in a competitive format, be notified that they have been with those who perform at the named finalists, based upon highest levels receiving acco- their test scores and other skills lades, as well as financial schol- and achievements. Scholarships arship opportunities. will be awarded among that After the testing, two-thirds of group of finalists.
Grace Christian Academy’s new athletic director Mike Doig (right) with his family, Wendy Doig, Kaylee Doig and Cody Doig. Photo submitted
New faces at Grace By Shannon Morris
AR library party! Arwen Hopko, Audrianna Williams, librarian Alysia Haluska, Emma Brock, Mackenzie Watson and Savannah Vicars enjoy the Accelerated Reader party in the library to celebrate the elementary and middle school students who earned high points in the AR program this year. Students selected books to read and took short comprehension tests online. Abigail Kelley (not pictured) was the top AR reader this year with 200 points. Photo submitted
Grace Christian Academy is pleased to announce that Mike Doig has accepted the position of Director of Athletics. Mike comes to us from St. Catharine College in Springfield, Ky., where he served for five years as their Director of Athletics. Prior to serving at St. Catharine, Mike held similar positions at three other Christian schools in Florida and Kentucky. From 2000 to 2002, Mike was an assistant basketball coach at Liberty University
in Lynchburg, Va. Doig will also direct and coach the middle school basketball program at Grace. We are excited to have his high school and collegiate coaching experience as an integral part of enriching this feeder program. Doig’s wife, Wendy, will become the high school varsity volleyball coach at Grace. Wendy has more than 15 years of high school and club volleyball coaching experience. Mike and Wendy have two children, Kaylee and Cody.
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