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BUZZ Smith is Powell’s new principal Chad Smith is the new principal of Powell High School, appointed last week by Superintendent Jim McIntyre. He has been principal at Carter Middle School for one year and was previously an assistant principal at Carter High School from 2011 to 2014. He joined Knox County Schools in 2001 as a teacher at South-Doyle High School. He replaces Nathan Langlois who served at Powell High for two years before being moved to Austin-East Magnet High School. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a master’s in curriculum and instruction and an education specialist degree in administration and supervision, all from Tennessee Technological University. His doctor of educational Leadership degree was conferred by Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
Noweta to meet Noweta Garden Club will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Morning Pointe, 7700 Dannaher Lane. Members will bring horticulture in vases to be shared with residents. Dr. Lynn Carlson, Master Gardener, will present “Lessons from the Land.” The meeting will be hosted by JoAnne Hoffmeister.
Red Gate Rodeo The annual Red Gate Festival and Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at Red Gate Farm in Maynardville. Carnival starts at 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. each day. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids 4-10 years old, and free for kids age 3 and under. Info: www.redgaterodeo. com or 992-3303.
Jury Fest ahead for craft guild The Foothills Craft Guild is accepting new member applications from fine craft artisans for its second Jury Fest to be held Wednesday, Aug. 12, with take-in days Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 10-11. Info/application: Bob Klassen, bobklassen@charter.net, or www.foothillscraftguild. org under the “How to Join” section.
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By Sandra Clark Rain or shine, Powell will celebrate the July 4 holiday this Saturday with a parade followed by a picnic at Powell Station Park. It’s free and all residents are invited. The Powell Lions Club Parade is open to all. It forms at Powell Place shopping center (the former Food City site) and marches east on Emory Road to the high school. Step-off is 11 a.m., according to Lions Club member Laura Bailey. This year’s grand marshal is Fred Pardue, a resident of Morning Pointe, who served as a gunner in World War II. After the parade, the Powell
Business and Professional Association will host a community picnic. It’s from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Powell Station Park. Justin Bailey will be there with maps to show the upcoming park expansion (and enlist volunteers for his two Saturday workdays, July 18 and 25, 9 to noon). Teresa Underwood, events chair for PBPA, is in charge of food and logistics. It’s a tough job on what promises to be a hot day. Underwood needs confirmation of vendors by today (July 1) as there will be no space to “squeeze in” at the park. Parking is limited as well, so folks are urged to watch
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the parade and walk over to the park. Bring lawn chairs or blankets … and a change of clothes for the little ones who will surely enjoy the splash pad. Food distribution will start following the invocation at 11:45 a.m., Underwood said. Here are the vendors as of Friday: Booths/tents PBPA – Chips from banks MDA – Clowns Tall Cedars of Lebanon Food City – hot dogs Frontier – snow cones Knoxville Realty
By Bob Collier “A watershed is all the land through which water drains into a common stream, river or lake.” Watershed 101, lesson 1. It was the first thing we all learned as the officers and board members organized our new, grassroots Beaver Creek Watershed Association. It has been a dozen years since a handful of us came together and formed the BCWA, which became a full-fledged 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2004, and it had a good life, with a lot of time and effort spent, and a lot of good things accomplished. Initially, support came from a lot of places.
A heritage worth remembering: By Betty Bean One Saturday evening in 1958, I settled down in front of the TV at my grandparents’ house to watch “The Gray Ghost,” which celebrated Col. John Mosby, a dashing Confederate whose raiders rode rings around dimwitted Yankees to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” I loved that show. But Mosby didn’t have time to draw his sword when my granddad came barreling out of the kitchen and told me to find something else to watch. “Why?” I asked. “Because it’s treason,” he said. “And I despise it.” I didn’t know what treason was, but I’ve remembered this small incident for more than 50 years, although it took decades for me to understand what it was really about: It was the voice of my great-
We received generous amounts of financial and technical support from TVA, UT, HPUD and Knox County. And you pitched in as well – individuals, homeowners associations, garden clubs, classroom teachers, Eagle Scout projects and more. We printed colorful, fact-filled brochures telling what we were about and how you could help. We put out quarterly newsletters full of watershed news and information, local history, and happenings. And we met monthly in Gibbs, Halls, Powell and Karns, with interesting guest speakers. We had programs on creek restoration and rain barrels, greenways and gardening, parks and outdoor classrooms.
grandfather, challenging me to come find him. He stayed in my ear no matter how many times I saw “Gone With the Wind.” Here’s what I knew: John Alexander Bean was a Union Army veteran, but he was no Yankee. He was a straight-line descendant of the long hunters who’d migrated down from Virginia and settled near Jonesborough. Russell Bean was the first white child born in Tennessee. Russell’s father, Captain Billy Bean, and at least one of his uncles rode 150 miles with John Sevier to whip the British at King’s Mountain and later moved on down the valley to Bean Station and Knox County. A rowdy, restless bunch, some of the Beans continued westward (Judge Roy Bean was a distant relation), but others, like John A’s grandfather (also named John and a veteran of the War of 1812) stayed put.
William Rule, Union Army veteran, newspaper reporter and Parson Brownlow protégé who later founded the Knoxville Journal, wrote the most succinct account of what it was like to make the long walk to Cumberland Gap and described it in great detail here: ht t p:// babel.hat h it r u st.org/cg i/pt?id=loc.a rk:/139 60/ t5r78r69k;view=1up;seq=21 Information about the Sixth Tennessee Infantry Regiment, including rosters, is here: tngenweb.org/civilwar/usainf/usa6inf.html
That distant John Bean’s grave is in the Living Waters Baptist Church graveyard. I’d heard that John A had declined an invitation to join the Confederate Army and walked all the way to Cumberland Gap to join the Union Army and that he’d been taken prisoner, escaped and gotten so hungry that he’d boiled an old boot in hopes of getting it tender enough for dinner, and that when his children expressed disgust at the notion of trying to eat a boot, he’d snap: “It used to be a cow, didn’t it?” I’d heard that his biggest regret was missing the chance to shake hands with Abraham Lincoln. I knew he was a stonecutter by trade and that he’d lost his arm much later in life after he knelt to pray at the funeral of another old soldier, reached down to steady himself on a grave marker and got bitten by a black widow spider. My father remembered that his grandfather always wore a suit and could tie his shoelaces one-handed. I didn’t give those stories much thought or credence until the Internet age afforded me the means to chase them down. And what I found is that most of them were pretty close to the truth. John A was 18 when he enlisted in the Sixth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Brigade on April 18,
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John Alexander Bean, Private, Sixth Tennessee Infantry, USA 1862, in Knoxville, an occupied city seething under the burden of sharply divided loyalties. He stood 5-9, had dark hair and gray eyes and was officially mustered in and assigned to Company D, which was composed entirely of Knox Countians and led by Captain Marcus Bearden, on April 23, in Boston, Ky., near Louisville. This means he enlisted, covered some 70 miles of rough, enemyoccupied terrain on foot from the family farm in Ebenezer to reach Cumberland Gap and was conveyed to Boston in five days’ time. Military records say he’d been “left sick in hospital, Sept. 17, 1862,” and “Had been reported a deserter but had been captured by To page A-3
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Splash into safety Over the holiday weekend and all summer long, East Tennesseans beat the heat by flocking to lakes and pools. While these activities are a great time to relax and socialize, they can easily end in a visit to the emergency room or a fatality due to drowning. Before you and your family head outside and into the water, note the following safety tips. 1) Avoid alcohol while swimming and/or boating. Drinking is a major contributor to drowning deaths, as it can impair your coordination and judgment. If your group does decide to consume alcohol, designate a boat driver who will not drink. 2) Don’t swim alone. Going out on a boat or to swim by yourself means no one will be able to assist you or call 911 immediately if you are injured.
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Van de Vate committed to state volunteer board By Betty Bean Being a Volunteer means more than wearing orange and cheering for the Vols to Powell resident Tracy Van de Vate, who is in her third term on the board of directors of Volunteer Tennessee, a citizens board that promotes volunteerism, service-learning and community service around the state and the nation. A past board chair, she was appointed to her first three-year term by Gov. Phil Bredesen and has since been twice reappointed by Gov. Bill Haslam. The 25-member, bipartisan Volunteer Tennessee board annually oversees more than $5 million in federal funds for grants and training services to support AmeriCorps, the domestic version of the Peace Corps, in service-learning and volunteer centers throughout the state. More than 6,300 people of all ages and backgrounds participate in 65 projects across Tennessee.
She is enthusiastic about the work of Volunteer Tennessee, which supports organizations like the Emerald Youth Foundation. The board doesn’t confine its activities to organizing and attending board meetings. “We do work for anybody and everybody,” she said. “One of other things we’re tasked with is disaster service, like the flood in Nashville. We organized and helped stage relief efforts and put people in the right places to make things go faster. We (board members) actually helped tear down a house (after the Nashville flood). We spent a day helping move possessions and ripping out the interior.” Van de Vate is a career educator and has taught mathematics in the Knox County and Lenoir City school systems. She taught interns at the University of Tennessee and is now a math coach at Pellissippi State Community College. It is her theory that math-phobic students
Tracy Van de Vate have trouble with numbers because of something in their past. “Lots of times the fear comes because they’ve had a bad experience. It helps to talk it through. Did their parents say, ‘I wasn’t very good at math, so my kid’s not good at math’? “Well, there’s no math gene – maybe something just hasn’t clicked, or has clicked incorrectly. And if you don’t know something
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in your third-grade math, it can hurt you in high school algebra. Once I can get you to understand some foundational principles, it all comes together.” And that’s important to students today, she said, because almost all collegebound students are required to take two years of algebra. “As a math teacher, I think that’s wonderful. I want everybody to have it, and if you’re required to take it, you might as well understand it, not just bumble through.” Tracy and her husband, Dwight Van de Vate, have three children: Victoria, a recent University of Tennessee graduate who is working in U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Washington office this summer; Ike, a UT sophomore who is a member of the Pride of the Southland Band; and Holly, who is a sophomore and member of the volleyball team at Powell High School. From page A-1
Water Quality Forum lives on. We have a busy friendly, with access areas in the plans. With and dedicated Knox County watershed strong local interest and support, and good leadership and backup by our locoordinator. Funds have been found that allow for projects that include cal government, anything is possible. The final meeting of the Beaver stream-bank stabilization, creek cleanout, greenways and parks. Creek Watershed Association will Watersheds and their step-chilbe held at the meeting room of dren, our many Knox County the Powell Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16. impaired streams, and specifically Beaver Creek, are improvWe will attend to the housekeeping chores related to dising in water quality due to many new rules, better enforcement, continuing our 501(c)(3) orgaand increasing interest and nization, which requires a vote of members present. Our guest awareness by more and more inspeaker will be Roy Arthur, Knox formed citizens. County watershed coordinator, Dreams of a Gibbs-to-Karns who will bring us up to date on greenway with small parks located at intervals along it continue to the remarkable number of recent The Black-eyed Susans in bloom at Harrell trudge slowly along toward reality. grants, projects and significant Road Nature Park in Karns. Photo by Roy Arthur improvements and successes in We have nice outdoor classrooms our watershed. You will be enat Halls and Powell. Two new parks will be open soon, Clayton in Halls and Harrell Road in couraged by what you hear about all that’s going on. Karns. Parts of Beaver Creek are now canoe- and kayak- Please join us for this last meeting of the association.
The colors of nature As for nature and the watershed, Roy Arthur sent me a photo of the soon-tobe-open Harrell Road Nature Park, and it is a sea of black-eyed Susans. Their deep yellow petals and chocolate-brown centers make for a showy spectacle, coming along just as their cousins, the daisies, are winding down. The Susans are drought- and heattolerant, too, so they should continue to do fine. Also, look for patches of deep big-orange butterfly weed. It’s in bloom now too. A full-fledged member of the milkweed family, it’s a big favorite of all sorts of insects and great for butterflies. If you’re showing the outdoors to a child, butterfly weed is usually a dependable spot to find some neat bugs. It’s also a fine place to photograph butterflies. For some blue in the palette, how about those tall plants with sky-blue flowers all along the roadsides – that’s chicory. An immigrant from Europe, its root was ground and roasted and used as a substi-
tute for coffee. It is still available today as a non-caffeinated stand-in for java. Each of those blue flowers lasts only one day, generally closing down by around noon. Their somewhat stragglylooking petals give the plant another of its names – ragged sailors. For white this time of the year we have some fields full of daisy fleabane, tall plants with dozens of little white daisy-like flowers with daisy-like yellow centers. Not very showy except by the acre. Big and showy and white, though, are the Queen Anne’s Lace. Another import, it is the same genus as our nice orange garden carrots, and our familiar vegetable was developed from a variety of Queen Anne’s Lace. It is impressive to see, but it can take over a farm field in very invasive fashion. You probably don’t want to plant it in your flower garden. There’s a lot of color out there right now, as the season rolls along from spring to early summer. You know, it seems to happen like that every year. Enjoy! – Bob Collier
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■ The first post-graduate degree program in forensic odontology in the United States will be launched this fall by UT’s Comparative and Experimental Medicine (CEM), a joint program between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Graduate School of Medicine. The master’s program addresses the need for additional professionals trained to investigate crime scenes, provide positive identifications and process dental remains as evidence. Info: tiny.utk.edu/forensic Odontology, cem@utk.edu or 974-0227.
■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.
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the Rebels and not deserted.” The next John A sighting was a memorandum from Prisoner of War records placing him back with the U.S. Army at Camp Lew Wallace in Ohio on Oct. 31. Here’s the surprise: There were a bunch of Beans in Company D. John A’s father, Henry, enlisted on the same day as John A, as did John A’s uncle, William Camp Bean. Presumably, they all walked to Kentucky together. A year later, Henry went home and his son George signed up in his place. William Camp Bean would die in Nashville, probably of cholera, in 1863. Captain Bearden survived being shot near Marietta, Ga., after the Sixth Infantry joined Gen. William T. Sherman at the Battle of Atlanta, which means that Tennessee boys helped burn down Tara, so to speak, before most of them were detached and returned to Nashville while Sherman continued his march to the sea. On March 30, 1865, the Sixth Tennessee received this official commendation: “Many of these brave men have already served beyond the term of their enlistment, and their services are gratefully appreciated. We can but bid them a kind farewell with feelings of gratitude and deep solicitude for their future welfare. May they return in safety to their homes to enjoy the liberties of the Government they have so
nobly defended.” A footnote says the Tennesseans “moved on foot and otherwise nearly 10,000 miles.” John A and George Bean were mustered out on April 24, 1865, nine days after Lincoln was murdered by a Rebel sympathizer. According to a cryptic but credible family Bible account, Henry Bean’s sister, Lydia Bean Duncan (John A’s aunt), became a widow when her husband, a Confederate sympathizer, was “shot by a Bean” in 1865. Lydia, also according to Duncan family records, became the first – and probably the oldest – Knox County woman to register to vote after the passage of the 19th Amendment. She was said to have walked to town to register but was later unable to cast her vote due to failing health. So there it is. John A. Bean turned 18 in an occupied city. He knew he could have been imprisoned or hanged if he’d been caught on that long walk to Kentucky but did it anyway, as did many East Tennessee men. He lived to become the father of nine, a pillar of Knoxville’s First Methodist Church, a staunch Republican (duh) and an old man whose only recorded regret was that he never got to shake hands with Lincoln. And that’s a heritage worth remembering.
COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgoodpaster@gmail.com. ■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www.facebook.com/ knoxnorthlions/.
■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136.
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Tennessee might do something different Football coaches, for the most part, are creatures of habit. They are inclined to do what they always have done. Down and distance are dictatorial. Defensive alignments are predictable. Play selection for third-and-one is right there in the scouting report, same as last week and last season. Coaches will tell you that player experience is critical. The late, great Robert R. Neyland said we could expect one loss for each rookie in the starting lineup. Back then, he was talking about sophomores. Today’s rookies are freshmen. In theory, experienced players have great advantages. They have learned what it takes. They are less
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likely to make dumb mistakes. They are far less likely to panic in a crisis, even when overmatched. Coaches count on consistency and dependability. It helps them sleep. Great emphasis is thus placed on returning regulars. There is merit to this maxim if those starters were winners, not so much if all they have to show for their efforts are battle scars.
Now and then coaches do the unexpected, set aside the significance of experience or just dare to be different, as was Butch Jones last year in choosing talent over letters. Freshman tailback Jalen Hurd over senior tailback Marlin Lane was a convincing example. Derek Barnett was the first freshman in UT history to start at defensive end. You know how that turned out. He led in tackles for loss against SEC foes. He had three sacks against Ole Miss and South Carolina. Inexperience didn’t seem to hold him back. Freshman Jashon Robertson switched from defensive tackle in August to right offensive guard and started all 13 games.
Tight end Ethan Wolf did pretty well. Aaron Medley kicked 20 of 26 field goals, including one in the clutch against the Gamecocks. He hit 42 extra points and might have made more if Tennessee had scored more touchdowns. Defensive backs Todd Kelly Jr. and Emmanuel Moseley looked like they belonged. Twelve true freshmen started games, including a school-record seven against Missouri. Some started because of talent. Some started because of need. Freshmen of 2015 may actually have more ability than the previous group, but there are no automatic starters. One or two or three may shove estab-
lished players aside and take their jobs. The coach relishes the thought of competition. “We’re going to rely on two true freshman defensive tackles to really play a big part in this year’s outcome of many games, so we have to get them ready to go,” Jones said. He was talking about four- or five-star Kahlil McKenzie (6-3 and down to 330) and four-star Shy Tuttle (6-3 and 313, a pleasant development in spring practice). They do not resemble spectators. Drew Richmond, 6-3 and 305, has announced his intentions. “My expectation is for me to start.” The third-ranked offensive tackle in all of high school football does not lack confidence. He says he can be ready for Day One, Sept.
6, Bowling Green, Titans’ place in Nashville. Be there! “I feel like I am pretty good.” Preston Williams is a possible starter for later in the season. The day he officially recovers from knee repairs, he may be the Vols’ best pass receiver. He comes with five recruiting stars and lofty goals. “I’m going in trying to break records,” he said. For the already record, Butch Jones is still following the original blueprint, brick by brick toward the restoration of Tennessee excellence. He hasn’t said it, but he has demonstrated his choice of ability over experience. There may be other subtle changes. Think Mike DeBord, ability and experience, lots of experience. Marvin West invites reader comments. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
McIntyre’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week Last Monday, Knox County Commission verbally spanked schools superintendent James McIntyre before voting 9-1 not to help him out of a potential legal jam by retroactively approving a grant he’d accepted last fall without going through the proper legal and procedural channels.
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On Tuesday morning, the news broke that the previously anonymous “unindicted co-conspirator” mentioned in the tax fraud indictment of state Rep. Joe Armstrong is McIntyre ally and former school board
chair Sam Anderson. Later Tuesday, McIntyre announced that Anderson had resigned from a $42,000-a-year, 16-hourper-week position as an “advisor” to Knox County Schools that was not publicly advertised before Anderson’s hiring. On Wednesday, it became public knowledge that the school bus driver who caused last December’s deadly accident that killed two children and a teacher’s aide was not only text messaging at the time of the crash, but also was carrying on an extended conversation with a prostitute, and that parents had been complaining to Knox County Schools for more than a year about this driver’s disdain for safety. On Thursday afternoon, reports surfaced that a group of citizens is shopping
for a lawyer to help them file an ouster suit against McIntyre. All in all, it was not a good week to be superintendent. As serious as McInt y re’s other emJim McIntyre barrassments are, the brewing ouster suit is likely connected to the “matching” grant from The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems that McIntyre accepted without getting school board and County Commission approval, as required by law. Under the terms of the grant, TBC put up $29,700, which Knox County Schools “matched” with $60,300 for salary and another $30,000 for benefits to bring Broad
resident Christy Hendler on board as director of planning and improvement. The Broad Center requires its residents be paid at least $90,000 annually. Hendler’s prior professional experience was with Procter & Gamble, and she has an MBA from Xavier University. No educational background is listed on her Broad Center profile. She is the fourth Broad resident to have worked for Knox County during the tenure of McIntyre, who is an alum of the Broad Superintendent’s Academy. The Broad Center is considered a leader in corporate education reform. Its annual report describes the residency program like this: “Since 2003, the program has recruited and placed early-career executives with private and civic sector experience and advanced
degrees into two-year, fulltime paid positions in urban school districts, state and federal departments of education and top charter management organizations. More than 250 Broad Residents have been placed in 39 school districts, 30 public charter school management organizations, seven state departments of education and the U.S. Department of Education.” Because the grant required the county to pony up funds, McIntyre is in legal jeopardy because he failed to secure up-front approval from both the school board and County Commission. Instead, he unilaterally accepted the grant and got school board approval after the fact. He asked County Commission to do the same but ran into trouble when former KCS teachers Rob Taylor and Jennifer
Owen appeared at the June commission meeting and urged the commission not to approve the grant. Taylor accused McIntyre of dodging the school board because the appointment came at a time when he did not enjoy friendly majority. Owen said McIntyre needs to go: “This illegal act remained hidden for an entire year, the length of the grant. Many such contracts have been handled correctly, and it seems clear that this was not failure to understand the law. This was willingly and knowingly done, and five Board of Education members chose to become complicit.” First District Commissioner Sam McKenzie was the only yes vote. Amy Broyles was absent. Betty Bean is a columnist for ShopperNews. Reach her at bbeanster@aol.com.
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UT controversy won’t end soon The controversy over removing the name Lady Vols from most teams (except women’s basketball) continues. It is not going away anytime soon given the letter state Rep. Roger Kane wrote (co-signed by 44 other lawmakers) and sent to the UT Board of Trustees. Kane secured the signatures of 45 of the 132 members of the General Assembly without trying. He simply passed the letter around and got a strong reaction. Kane is a solid, conservative lawmaker from northwest Knox County. He defeated longtime political powerhouse Sheriff Tim Hutchinson to win the GOP primary and became known as a political giant-killer. Prior to this, he was virtually unknown. In Nashville, he is regarded as thoughtful and informed. He has a keen interest in this subject with his daughter having been active in UT sports. His “Save the Lady Vols” letter got the backing of state Sens. Richard Briggs and Becky Duncan Massey plus Reps. Martin Daniel, Eddie Smith, Bill Dunn and Kane – a majority of the delegation. This cannot be shunted to the sidelines. What was anyone thinking when Dave Hart authorized and advocated this change, which the campus leadership and system president then endorsed? Cer-
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tainly not the merits or demerits of the name change. Were they not aware of the public relations war this would trigger? Why did the rollout not have a game plan to sell it to UT alumni and fans across the state? Did they honestly think 132 state legislators would remain silent when their constituents were calling, emailing, writing letters to the editor and marching? Not for a minute. Is this name change a fight worth fighting considering all the other issues the university faces annually? The leadership is now spending time on this instead of funding and management. How vital to UT’s success is this name change? Does UT’s leadership not realize that this may now be headed to the floor of the General Assembly, where legislation could well be introduced in 2016 to reverse the name change? Do the UT leadership and board want to do battle in Nashville in January on this? Are they not aware the Senate can start holding
confirmation hearings on UT Trustees to get them to listen more carefully to the Lady Vols supporters? The decision of the UT Board of Trustees not to hear comments on this matter at last week’s Knoxville meetings handed Roger Kane a perfect and understandable reason to take it to the Legislature. He can now say the entire UT leadership has declined to give 45 lawmakers and thousands of citizens a day in a public setting to express their views. UT is relying on legalisms to avoid public discussions. Isn’t a college campus all about hearing different points of view? Yes, but apparently not when it comes to the Lady Vols name. UT will ultimately have to make some concessions here. The university may have to reverse course. It cannot stiff the General Assembly. The governor cannot save it on this issue. Roger Kane is a lawmaker to be taken seriously, and UT will hear more from him. Trustees need to listen to the people in a public setting or see a bill passed that they will dislike. Margie Nichols, a savvy media person, is currently on staff. She knows this region well and could have predicted what has happened. My guess is no one included her as they made
this decision. Now that it has happened, it is not so clear who can get UT out of this controversy. ■ The Rotary Club of Knoxville will host a centennial reception 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31 at the East Tennessee Historical Society for political and community leaders. ■ Jeff Chapman completes 25 years this week as director of the McClung Museum on the UT campus, which he has led to a level of excellence only dreamed of a few years ago. If you have not visited the museum recently you should. It is a special place in Knoxville. ■ City Council member Marshall Stair has raised $36,000 off a fundraising letter for his reelection. This is impressive and exceeds the norm for a council candidate. Mayoral candidates have trouble matching that total. All incumbents will win and continue the tradition of eightyear terms for mayors and council members since term limits were imposed. ■ Bill Lyons, a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission, says he will vote to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue from the state Capitol if it comes to the commission. Knoxvillian Larry Martin chairs the State Capitol Commission, which oversees statutes in the Capitol. He is commissioner of finance.
government Open-streets program could foster bike-friendliness
It would still be a stretch to call Knoxville bikefriendly, but there are indications that we’re on the right path. A new bicycle facilities plan maps out needed upgrades to the city’s bicycling infrastructure, and one of the top projects – sidewalks, crosswalks and 800 feet of a 6-foot shoulder on the south side of Kingston Pike at Golfclub Road – has been funded with a $946,000 grant from TDOT. Over 26,000 votes were cast for an Appalachian Mountain Bike Club plan for a black diamond bike trail in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, netting the group a $100,000 grant in a nationwide contest sponsored by Bell Helmets. The next big news may be an event that will allow the community to hit the streets on bikes, trikes, scooters and feet without the hindrance of cars for a few hours. The idea of closing city streets to vehicles for a set period of time is new to Knoxville, but the concept has been around for a long time. According to www. openstreetsproject.org, Seattle Bicycle Sundays began in 1965 with a car-free zone connecting three parks, and the initiative inspired simifrom their care due to drug lar events in New York City abuse to demonstrate a com- and San Francisco that are mitment to responsible par- still going on today. enting before they can reAnother source of inspigain custody. ration is Ciclovia, an event Before the child can be re- that originated in Bogotá, turned, the parent must not Colombia, in the 1970s. Tobe the subject of a criminal day, more than a million investigation for at least 90 people recreate, primarily days, resolve any former and on bicycle, on 120 kilomepending investigations by ters of roadway for seven child protective services to hours each Sunday. the satisfaction of the court, The idea behind Ciclovia and pass two consecutive and open-streets initiatives drug screens. is the same. It’s about giving “I am very pleased that everyone in the community these new laws are set for the opportunity to get out enactment and believe and get moving. It’s not a they will make a difference street fair, like the Rossini in protecting some of our Festival, or a race, like the state’s most vulnerable vic- Covenant Health Knoxville tims from being harmed,” Marathon. It’s fun, free, inMassey said. clusive fitness.
Massey passes tough-on-crime laws Major legislation sponsored by state Sen. B e c k y Massey to help victims of strangulation, a crime often involved in domestic Sen. Massey violence, is among 171 new laws set to take effect today (July 1). The new law redefines strangulation to include: “intentionally or knowingly impeding normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure to the throat or neck or by blocking the nose and mouth of another person, regardless
of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether the person has any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim.” Massey explains: “Currently the definition of strangulation requires the act must be ‘intentional,’ which is a higher standard of proof. By adding ‘knowingly’ it puts the definition of strangulation more in line with similar criminal acts to protect victims of domestic violence. “Present law also requires a visible injury in cases of strangulation. In some cases, visible injury cannot be seen unless the victim dies and an autopsy is performed and does not account for cases in
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ School board members should check the time cards of former board chair Sam Anderson, who claimed to have worked 16 hours per week for a $42,000 salary. ■ And while they’re at it, board members should find out why parent complaints about the driving habits of the late James Davenport were not taken seriously.
■ And finally, they should start looking for a new superintendent. ■ Foster Arnett shuffled up and issued a marriage license to a same-sex couple only after the state attorney general told him he must. ■ Arnett has been working from suburban branches of the County Clerk’s office since
which the victim escaped.” Massey said that strangulation victims are seven times more likely to become victims of homicide and that 50 percent of all domestic violence homicide victims are strangled at least once before they are murdered. Massey also sponsored two other bills set for enactment today. Both protect children including a new law that adds to the residential and work restrictions for sexual offenders to prohibit them from being alone with a minor in addition to being prohibited from residing with a minor. The other new law requires parents whose children have been removed
suing the Public Building Authority (and Knox County) over mold and “unsafe” working conditions in the courthouse. ■ Notice how many of the folks who say marriage should be between one man and one woman are working on their third or fourth? ■ Tim Burchett’s response to the Supreme Court’s ruling was, “We will enforce the law.” That was similar to Gov. Bill Haslam’s response.
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■ Charme Knight Allen, Knox County’s little-known attorney general, handled criticism well on TV Sunday. ■ Mike Lowe’s less-than-a-year sentence was not enough? asked Stephanie Beecken. ■ Best we could do, said Allen, pointing out co-defendant Delbert Morgan’s conviction led to a 30-day sentence by the judge. We asked for 10 years and Morgan’s case had stronger proof than Lowe’s, she said.
■ Lowe’s plea bargain and sentence to the county’s detention facility allows her office to retain control of him and Morgan as she seeks restitution of some $593,000. ■ “I can’t get more than they took,” she said. But she looked like she wants to try. ■ Arthur Seymour Jr. is accustomed to a friendly reception at Knox County Commission and Knoxville City Council. He got less than that last Thursday at the town of Farragut.
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It’s also a way to get the community used to seeing bicycles on the road, which is the first step toward bicycle-friendliness. City of Knoxville Director of Engineering Jim Hagerman says that a committee is discussing the possibility of an open-streets event and that the administration is supportive. While some cities have weekly or monthly events, Knoxville would likely start with a half-day event that could become annual. One challenge would be choosing which streets to close. Open streets typically feature a signature urban street, he says, so Gay Street is an obvious candidate. But sections of Gay Street will be closed over the next six months, making it a poor choice for a fall event. The route should be small enough for the streets to be full of people, which creates interest. Gil Penalosa, former commissioner of parks, sport and recreation for the city of Bogotá, talked about Ciclovia at the Tennessee Bike Summit held in Knoxville in April. He’s the founder of 8 80 Cities, a Canadian nonprofit that promotes walking and biking in public spaces. Knox County communications director Michael Grider liked what he heard. He began commuting via bicycle last year, and he thinks a local event would give more people the opportunity to enjoy cycling. It’s an attractive event because it requires no (new) infrastructure, he says. “I’m looking forward to seeing how it evolves.” Reach Wendy Smith at ShopperWendy@ wowway.com.
■ Seymour didn’t disclose his client. In fact, he didn’t talk at all after a standing-roomonly crowd of angry residents told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that the developer had no right to speak after withdrawing an agenda item. ■ Bob Markli, an alderman, said, “Anytime someone wants to spend $37 million in our town, we should hear them.” ■ The apartment applicant will return. So will the residents.
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Together, we pray By Carolyn Evans Farragut resident Janey Tolliver stood in a hallway, peering into a packed sanctuary at Bethel AME Church in East Knoxville. East Knoxvillian Starlandria Starks strained to listen from the foyer, fanning the humid air with a cardboard fan. Neither is a member of Bethel AME Church, but both were there last Wednesday for the same reason: to show solidarity and offer prayers for the congregation of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine people were murdered.
The Rev. Keith Mayes of Bethel AME Church co-hosted the event along with the Rev. Daryl Arnold (not pictured). Cars lined up on Boyds Bridge Pike trying to get into the parking lot. Congregants parked at nearby businesses and hiked up the driveway to the church, and many sat in overflow seating in the foyer and hallways surrounding the sanctuary. The air conditioner struggled to keep pace with the crowd of nearly 600, but no one was complaining. When the choir sang “Our God Is Awesome,” the building re-
verberated with the voices of different races and denominations. Bethel’s pastor, the Rev. Keith Mayes Sr., began the service, at which 13 other local clergy also spoke. “The doors of our hearts are still open!” said Mayes. Laurens Tullock, president of Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville, prayed “to no longer be East Knoxville and West Knoxville residents, but for a united Knoxville.” The Rev. Christopher Battle of Tabernacle Baptist Church prayed that those gathered would “follow the lead of the church in Charleston, to control our tempers and to be like Jesus.” Tolliver said she made the trip across town to help her process the June 17 Charleston tragedy. “When I heard what had happened, I felt like I couldn’t process it,” said Tolliver. “I wanted to come to this prayer vigil because I felt like it would help me process it and not feel alone trying to. If I could be with God’s people, especially in an African-American church, I could process it, not just from what I know, but also from what they know. “I can’t put myself in their place exactly. I don’t understand racism. They can help me understand it.” Starks is a member of Overcoming Believers Church on Harriett Tubman Street. She said the turnout for the prayer vigil was amazing. “There are so many ethnicities and churches here for the sole purpose of prayer,” she said. Samuel Fulton, pastor of Concord AME Zion Church
At the end of the service at Bethel AME Church, participants were given black and white balloons to release as a symbol of the release of anger, resentment, hatred and racism, said the Rev. Samuel Fulton, pastor of Concord AME Zion Church in Farragut. Photos by Carolyn Evans
in Farragut, was among the 30-plus clergy who came to show support. “What happened in Charleston is what the enemy intended for bad, but God has worked it out for good because of the outpouring of love all over the country and displayed here in Knoxville by all the denominations,” said Fulton. Fulton said the tragedy in Charleston was “a pain directly to the church of God. (The assailant) could have gone into any church, any chapel, any synagogue. When that happened, it represented all of us.” Jay Smith, campus pastor at First Baptist Concord, was also in the crowd. “I think it is an honor to be able to be here and witness the uniting of all races under one banner, which is Jesus. Just to see the place packed out with our community, our mayor, county officials, chief of police, head of the fire department was exciting.” At the end of the service everyone went outside and received a black or white
balloon. After a prayer of reconciliation, the balloons were released. “I just stepped back and observed,” Fulton said. “It made me proud to know that Knoxville cares this much, that we crossed social lines and came together.” Mayes said the gathering
showed what is in the hearts of Knoxvillians. “It shows the character the citizens of Knoxville possess in the face of adversity when all the spotlights of the media are on us,” said Mayes. “But the test of the character of Knoxville is not what we do when there’s a call for a
prayer vigil, but what we do when nobody’s looking. We shouldn’t wait until the next shooting, the next racial tragedy to be unified. Why should we wait until another incident to come together, to hold hands and release balloons? What can we do to promote harmony?”
Lauren and Herb Donaldson Jr., members of Payne Avenue Baptist Church, and Jay Smith, campus pastor at First Baptist Concord, wait for the service to begin at Bethel AME Church.
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A Thursday to remember The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, the Lord is his name. ... (Amos 5:8 NRSV) Music at Red, White and Bluegrass was provided by Kip and Jerry’s Bluegrass Show and the group did not disappoint the crowd. Pictured on stage are Kip Stitt, Mike Boyd, Roger Helton, Mark Pritchard and Bobby Clark.
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By Ruth White Wallace Memorial Baptist Church helped celebrate summer and the country’s independence with a Red, White and Bluegrass event. The crowd dressed in a variety of outfits to show pride
in America and to celebrate the July 4 holiday. The church filled the parking lot with inflatables, games, good food and summer fun reminiscent of days long ago and simpler times. The evening ended with toe-
Red, white and bluegrass tapping music courtesy of Kip and Jerry’s Bluegrass Show and the group didn’t disappoint. The gym was packed with community and church members who enjoyed the gospel and secular sounds of good bluegrass
music. The festivities were open to the public and offered a peek inside the life of the church and allowed guests an opportunity to meet the pastor and members in a casual setting.
In the recent session of Holston Annual Conference, a speaker asked if we remembered what day of the week we first professed our faith. Then he asked everyone in the room to stand if they were saved on a Sunday, then other days of the week, and finally, he asked those who didn’t remember to stand. I stood with the Thursday folks, because I had reason to remember. I was eight years old, and my church was having a revival. My brother was sick, and Mother and Daddy took turns going to church and staying home with him. On the way home from church that Thursday evening, I looked out at the sky and saw a streak of light – long and stationary in the sky – clearly not a shooting star. I asked Daddy what it was, but he was driving, and couldn’t look at the sky. I described it, and he said, “Probably a comet.” “What’s that?” I asked.
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He explained, “A chunk of matter that has a long orbit, and a tail of light streaming out from it.” When we got home, Daddy, Mother, and my brother went down to the road in front of our house to get a better look. I, however, was afraid of it, and would not leave the house. As I remembered all of that, it occurred to me that maybe God had allowed Daddy and me to have that special memory, because two years later he died. When I stood with the Thursday folks, I stood with tears streaming, because I was reminded of a terrible loss, but also of the gift God gave me – a special moment with my dear, sweet Daddy.
REUNION NOTES No summer event is complete Taylor Thornton volunteers without homestyle ice cream. in the snow cone booth and Autumn Wortman enjoys a serves up frozen treats to dish of chocolate ice cream guests. from the Bruster’s Ice Cream truck.
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■ Halls High multiyear reunion: Classes of 1976-1981 will be 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville.
■ Norris High Class of 1975, 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, Norris Community Building on Chestnut Drive in Norris. Cost: $25. Info/RSVP: Sharon Black Wallace, 494-0320 or wallacesb57@comcast.net.
FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info:
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Mobile Meals: delivering more than food By Ruth White Mobile Meals delivers close to 800 meals every day to individuals in Knox County. The hot, well-balanced meals are distributed by many volunteer drivers. Last week the Shopper interns spent the morning handing out food and chatting with several residents during the day. Many meal recipients were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by five smiling individuals (as opposed to the standard one or two) who were eager to talk and listen to stories. Several residents invited the group inside and shared memories of family with the interns. One woman shared stories of her five children and showed the group por-
Shopper interns Charlie Hamilton, Abi Nicholson and Maddie Ogle prepare to deliver Mobile Meals to a resident. Photo by Amanda McDonald
Laken Scott, Mobile Meals coordinator Shelly Woodrick, Anne Marie Higginbotham, Peggy Williams and Betty Mengesha finish volunteer orientation and are ready to head out to deliver meals. Photo by Amanda McDonald
KARM urges independence By Emma Dale
Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries hosts the male half of their 400 nightly guests in a long, bare, grey room outfitted with industrial looking bunks in rows. Each bed is numbered, and after each man checks in at a table outside the hall (a process that included being registered in HMIS, a sort of national homeless network), he receives a bunk number along with sheets, a
blanket and a pillowcase to go on said bunk. Sue Renfro, director of marketing and communications, says that KARM has been working on the problem of having homeless “regulars” consistently staying there, by redirecting them toward different programs that encourage job-searching and an overall search for independence. “We’re a ‘Motel 5,’ not a Motel 6,” she said.
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A reminder of God’s grace adorns the wall over a bed in KARM’s men’s facility. Photo by Maddie Ogle
The smell of salmon patties and tartar sauce drew us toward the Mobile Meals kitchen. We sat around a rectangular table as Shelly Woodrick, volunteer coordinator, described our task. We set out with maps showing the locations of peo-
ple who had ordered meals – a choice of hot or cold. After we delivered all of the food to the many people, I realized from the kind words of appreciation that this service is very important. At the end of the day, I felt very privileged to have helped these people.
traits of each hanging on her dining room wall. Although her life has had a few bumpy spots, she stated that she has been very blessed and is happy to have some of her children living near her. As the group left, she hugged each intern a big hug, appreciative of their time to listen. Another meal recipient, a couple who has been married for almost 70 years, shared stories about their family, the gentleman’s military service and their love of being outdoors. This day, the residents in the Sterchi and Inskip area that experienced meal delivery times five, received more than food, but the gift of companionship and friendship.
Woodrick keeps Mobile Meals moving By Betty Mengesha
There are many people in Knoxville who have reached an age where they must depend on others to acquire food or cannot afford to feed themselves. Luckily, Mobile Meals, also known as Meals on Wheels, has developed an organization to reach out to these individuals and better their living conditions. So much work is put in to help the process move smoothly. A major part of this process is the volunteer work. Imagine having to organize 80 volunteers every day, making sure that new volunteers are educated on how the system works, everyone is given a route to feed over 800 people, and no harsh weathers prevent anyone from having a meal. Well, Shelly Woodrick
does all of this every day as the volunteer coordinator of Mobile Meals. Woodrick has been working with Mobile Meals for two years. She has had several experiences with media and other non-profit organizations. She has a true passion for helping those in need and that is what led her to Mobile Meals. With all the expenses that seniors are struggling with these days, Woodrick puts effort into aiding anyone in need as best as she can. She says, “We try to keep them in their home as long as we can.” Mobile Meals has been around in Knoxville since 1971, and they continue to help as many as they can. If you would like to volunteer or offer a donation call 865524-2786.
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Ministry of Tales of a Volunteen healing at KARM By Emma Dale
By Shannon Carey Shopper-News interns paid another visit to Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries this year, and Sue Renfro was once again our guide. From the bustling kitchen to the uplifting Launchpoint and Bridge transitional programs, interns got an eye-opening view of what it means to be homeless or work with the homeless in Knoxville. Renfro said KARM is working on updating the men’s dormitory and adding buildings to Serenity Women’s Ministry to serve as shelter for intact families. Fundraising efforts are ongoing. Also new this year is KARM’s Arts on Broadway program, which brings professional performances to KARM’s guests.
Knox Area Rescue Ministries director of marketing and communications Sue Renfro provides a tour for the Shopper interns. Photo by Amanda McDonald
“It brings positive art and beauty to our residents,” Renfro said. “It is part of our ministry of healing.”
Mobile Meals a great experience By Maggie Williams Last Tuesday the Shopper-News interns delivered Mobile Meals for senior citizens in North Knoxville. It was a very enlightening experience for me and all of us who were involved. We split into three groups, and each group had a delivery route. Each route has around eight stops on it, and every day 60 routes are delivered. That’s a lot of deliveries! This program helps the community in a way people don’t normally think about. The people were very appreciative of us. One man, when asked how his day was, replied, “Any day I wake up is a good day.” The other recipients had similar responses. This is an experience I won’t soon forget.
The first day of my job as a Volunteen at Children’s Hospital, I get handed a bad picture of me on an ID and an ugly khaki vest. “OK, so they’re not the most at t r ac tive,” Cathy, who’s one of the two w o m e n Emma Dale maelstroms in charge of the program, says as she holds it up to me, “But, they have pockets!” She gestures to the two gigantic abysses on either side of the vest. I’m given a laminated card detailing in tiny print nearly everything, Cathy tells me, that could go wrong in the four hours my shift spans. The appropriate reaction, in equally tiny words, is almost always “Go to the nearest nurse’s station and await further instruction.” Basically, whatever happens, don’t get involved unless you want the paperwork filled out afterwards to give the Himalayas a run for their money. That seems to be the general consensus with most of my work there, too. Just like every other Volunteen who put on his or her khaki vest, I had heady aspirations of making changes, of being inspirational; and just like every Volunteen that padded up and down the halls of the hospital, I eventually realized my job consisted of this: *knock, knock, knock* “Hello, I’m Emma from Child Life Services. “Is there anything I can get you today?” *mumble, mumble* “No? You sure? We’ve got
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absence of trauma. Researchers estimate that about 20 percent of American women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. In addition, another 30 percent of them have osteopenia, which is abnormally low bone density that may eventually deteriorate into osteoporosis, if not treated. About half of all women over the age of 50 will suffer a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra. There are no symptoms in the early stages of osteoporosis. Symptoms occurring late in the disease include low back pain, neck pain, bone pain and tenderness, loss of height over time and stooped posture.
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Matthew McConaughey movies, books, toys…” *grumble, cough* “OK. Have a great day.” *tries to close the door softly and fails* That’s as life-changing as my work gets, most of the time. I get a drink from the cafeteria, contemplate whether I can get away with unbuttoning my vest, and drag my feet when it’s time to go organize a playroom, or make paper bag puppets (One time, while manning the information desk, two of us made 50. Fifty). Sometimes I even wonder if the lengthy registration process was worth it. But then a little moment happens that makes up for the three hours and 55 minutes I spend doing nearly nothing. The little girl I’m watching in the patient room stretches her arms up to me to be picked up. A child wearing only a diaper and an IV shrieks in joy when we give him a Spiderman plane. A mom brags in broken English about her baby’s advanced motor skills on the elevator ride up to the cardiology unit. A girl I saw entering the doctor’s office in tears flounces out an hour later, animated and smiling when we let her pick a stuffed animal to take home. Those are the little things that overshadow even the moment you realize that some of the children you’re putting butterfly stick-on tattoos on aren’t ever going to walk out of this building. They’re the little things that make being a Volunteen and having to wear an awful vest all worth it.
The KARM women’s facility holds just over 100 beds, providing a safe resting place each night. Photo by Amanda McDonald
We can end homelessness By Charlie Hamilton Have you ever shopped at one of the local KARM Thrift Stores? Did you know that a portion of your purchase went toward aiding the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries shelter for the homeless? Yes, KARM is a nonprofit organization that started in 1960 and has been helping our community’s homeless for 55 years. KARM houses over 400 men, women and children each night, and serves nearly 1,000 meals every day for people in need. KARM has many differ-
ent programs to help homeless people get back on their feet and return to normal life. Around 25-30 percent of the homeless population has some type of mental illness, and close to 12-15 percent are some of our country’s veterans. All over this country mental health intuitions have been closing their doors to these people, and care for veterans has deteriorated. If all of the community will come together we can all end homeless in our community. Thank you, Susan Renfro, for our tour of this great organization.
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weekender FRIDAY, JULY 3 ■ Midnight Voyage LIVE: One More Time (A Tribute to Daft Punk), 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/ tickets: www.intlknox.com. ■ Red, White and Blues Pre-Independence Day Picnic and Casey Abrams Concert, 6:30 p.m., The Lawn at Renaissance|Farragut, 12700-12800 Kingston Pike. Familyfriendly event. Bring lawn chairs. Info/tickets: www. farragutbusiness.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 4 ■ Boys & Girls Club of Tennessee Valley Duck Race, 2:02 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 1060 World’s Fair Park Drive. Benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. ■ Clinton Fireworks and 4th of July Event, 5 p.m., Lakefront Park. Free event. Info: 457-0642. ■ Festival on the Fourth, 4-10 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 1060 World’s Fair Park Drive. Free festival; held rain or shine. ■ Independence Day Concert, 8 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Free community concert open to the public; no tickets required.
Pianist Taber Gable, now studying at Juilliard, brings his jazz quartet home next week to benefit the Joy of Music School. Also pictured is saxophonist Marquis McGee. Photo submitted
By Carol Shane And now for a good ol’ American success story. The kind of story that doesn’t happen very often, but when it does says a lot about the American spirit. At the age of 11, Taber Gable began studying piano at the Joy of Music School, which provides free music lessons to kids who for various reasons wouldn’t ordinarily be able to have them. Blessed with natural talent, he practiced diligently. Along with mastery of the instrument, he garnered respect from staff and colleagues for what the school’s executive director, Frank Graffeo, calls “his work ethic and pursuit of the highest musical goals.” He graduated from West High School and won a full music scholarship to the University of Hartford in Connecticut, graduating in 2014. And now he’s at Juilliard.
Studying with Wynton Marsalis. Ever hear of him? Not only that, he seems to be a prince of a person. Graffeo says, “Ever since Taber became a part of the Joy of Music School family, he has distinguished himself as a person of humility, abundant talent and overflowing grace. It has been an unparalleled pleasure to watch and hear his development as a man and as a musician. “No matter how accomplished he becomes as a musician, he has demonstrated his full development as an accomplished human being through his desire to give back to the teachers and administrators of the Joy of Music School.” Gable is indeed giving back. Because of his love for and appreciation of the Joy of Music School, he and three of his Juilliard jazz cohorts are in town to perform
a benefit concert. Gable says, “My motivation was to give back and show appreciation and gratitude to all those who have supported me. In the last five years I haven’t had much time to be home or show the benefits that my schooling has granted me, so I figured it was time. It was also a brief chance for me to get away from the big city and come back home and bring along my musical friends who have become family away from home, and show them my Tennessee home.” Joining Taber are drummer Jonathan Barber, guitarist Andrew Renfroe and bass player Lesly Valbrun. The evening’s host will be Hallerin Hilton Hill of Newstalk 98.7 WOKI, and food will be provided by Holly’s Eventful Dining. The event sponsor is Clayton Bank, with additional support
from World Travel. In case you were wondering, Taber is the first Joy of Music School student to attend Juilliard. He wants everyone to support the school that provided him his foundation, momentum and opportunity so that more and more children can take part and see their lives changed through the art and discipline of music. But, says Graffeo, “The gratitude runs both ways. We are honored to have played a role in his growth.” Juilliard Jazz for Joy takes place at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 9, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Tickets range from $25 to $125. Top-level tickets include a private reception afterward with Taber and his friends. Tickets are available at 525-6806 or at http://bit.ly/1GAodFl. Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.
Strippers and sci fi, oh my! By Betsy Pickle The summer of sequels continues this week, with two biggies hitting local screens today (Wednesday) to get an extra slice of that holiday pie. Size matters in “Magic Mike XXL.” The R-rated sequel to the pulchritudinous 2012 hit picks up three years after the first. Mike (Channing Tatum) has left the stripper life, but he can’t resist rejoining the Kings of Tampa when they decide to go out with one last big show in Myrtle Beach. Producers are counting on the same magic as before. The cast also includes Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez,
Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Kevin Nash, Elizabeth Banks and Andie MacDowell. Gregory Jacobs directed. Expect a lot of “He’s back” jokes to accompany “Terminator Genisys,” a PG-13 reboot of director James Cameron’s 1984 classic. Once again, John Connor (Jason Clarke) sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and save the human race, but when Kyle arrives he discovers the timeline has been fractured. He must depend on unexpected allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), to complete his new mission
■ Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Show, 7:30 p.m., A.K. Bissell Park, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Bring lawn chair or blanket. Concert by Oak Ridge Community Band. Free; donations accepted. Info: www.orcb.org or 482-3568. ■ July 4th Celebration and Anvil Shoot, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton. Includes demonstrations, music, food and more. Info: 4947680 or www.museumofappalachia.org. ■ Let Freedom Ring: 4th of July at Marble Springs, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Free; donations appreciated. Info: 573-5508, info@marblesprings.net or www.marblesprings.net. ■ Norris Day July 4th Celebration on the Norris Commons. Presented by the Norris Lions Club. Lots of activities. Barbecue pork and chicken dinner with all the sides served by the Norris Lions Club, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Norris Middle School cafeteria. Info: 368-4884. ■ Rocky Top July 4th Celebration, George Templin Athletic Field. Live music, food, inflatables, games and more. Fireworks, 10 p.m. ■ Sons of the Revolutions Celebration, 10 a.m., James White’s Fort courtyard, 205 E. Hill Ave. Free admission; donations accepted. Info: www.jameswhitesfort.org. ■ The Secret City Excursion Train, Heritage Center, Oak Ridge. Departure times: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Info: www. secretcityrailroad.com or 241-2140. ■ Town of Farragut Independence Day Parade, 9:30 a.m., beginning on Kingston Pike at Lendon Welch Way and continuing to Boring Road. ■ Wine and Canvas – Festival on the 4th Art Walk, 2-8 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 1060 World’s Fair Park Drive. Featuring 30-minute demonstration classes on 8”x10” canvases. Free.
SUNDAY, JULY 5 ■ Native American Flute Circle, 4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Everyone welcome. To register: 5774717.
of resetting the future. Alan Taylor directs the re-envisioned “Genisys,” which also stars J.K. Simmons, Courtney B. Vance and Sandrine Holt. Opening on Friday at Downtown West is “The Overnight.” Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) and their son, RJ (R.J. Hermes), are new to Los Angeles, and they’re happy to meet Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) and Charlotte (Judith Godreche) and their son, Max (Max Moritt). But a family play date grows increasingly bizarre as the night wears on. Patrick Brice wrote and directed the R-rated com- Rome (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Mike (Channing Tatum) get into it as Ken (Matt Bomer), Tarzan edy. (Kevin Nash), Richie (Joe Manganiello) and Tito (Adam Rodriguez) watch in “Magic Mike XXL.”
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THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone backed by Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Proceeds go the Oak Ridge High School music department. Info/tickets: www.KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 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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Arts and Crafts with Anna Hughes, 4 p.m., Mascot Branch Library, 1927 Library Road. Info: 933-2620. Happy Travelers Gathering/Luncheon, 11 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Music provided by Mavis and Paul Hughes with Joyful Sound. Free; $7 donation suggested. Info: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 6-10 Etiquette classes, 4-5:15 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Hosted by the Cardinal School of Etiquette for ages 6-12. Cost: $125. Info/registration: 312-2371 or alwhite07@comcast.net.
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The Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants, cut flowers, artists and craftsmen. “First Friday” celebration includes live music, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, featured agribusinesses and more. New vendors welcome. Info: 992-8038.
Drum-Making Workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. For teens and adults with and without disabilities. Info: Lorrie or Shaynie, 219-0130. Happy Travelers trip: “Singin’ in the Rain” at Cumberland County Playhouse with lunch at Cumberland Mountain State Park. Cost: $55 inclusive. Info/ registration: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.
SATURDAY, JULY 4 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Petsmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Premiere of “200 Years of Volunteers,” 7 p.m., East Tennessee PBS. Documentary highlights the events, men and women that earned the state its nickname from the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain to the modern battlefields of today. Young-Williams Animal Center adoption special, noon-4 p.m., adoption fees for cats and dogs 4 years and older will be just $4. Available at YoungWilliams Animal Center, 3201 Division St., and the Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike. Info: www.young-williams.org.
Afternoon LEGO Club, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For kids in first through fifth grades. Info: 525-5431. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/registration: 525-5431. 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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Halls Book Club: “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Erik Larson, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
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GCA students serving others By: Rachel Hannon One of GCA’s core values is Service. From kindergarten through twelfth grade, students are given opportunities to explore, experience, and engage in service and mission opportunities. Upper School students are encouraged to not just count hours, but pursue meaningful service experiences. One of the most interesting aspects of GCA’s program is that students submit a typed reflection of their experiences. It is through these reflections that students consider how they have impacted others, and, just as importantly, how they themselves have been impacted. Often, students gain a greater appreciation for the blessings they have. Freshman Chloe Becker, who volunteered at Western Heights Baptist Center, wrote “We organized
and guided young students in picking out their own backpacks and filling their supply list. It impacted me the most to see how much just an eraser meant to these kids when we buy packages without any thought after simply losing ours.” After helping at Second Harvest Foodbank, freshman Sarah McIntyre had a similar reaction: “It opened my eyes to see how fortunate I am to have food every day.” Some GCA students are able to connect with people they would not typically meet. When GCA’s football team helped at a camp sponsored by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Senior Kobe Kelley observed, “I learned how special and unique kids with disabilities are. Some are the funniest kids you will meet and they are so kind and thankful for everything they have.” Junior Ally Blackmon
had the opportunity to serve at Pond Gap Community School throughout the entire year. The relationships she made are lasting: “I got to see familiar faces and was greeted with many hugs. I was asked to hold hands by a little girl I met my first day and her eyes almost popped out of her head when I said yes. It’s amazing how something so small to me can change an entire day for a little girl. I can’t wait to go back.” Not all of the reflections are positive. Students share how they are sore, tired, dirty, or bored. Some respond “being around kids is not for me” or “I would rather not do THAT again.” But, whether positive or negative, GCA Upper School students are fulfilling the school’s Spiritual Life Mission: Changing Lives that Change the World.
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Dr. Brad Zockoll will bring reflections from the past, you and your family can mingle with faculty members from 2005, and you’ll have the opportunity to take a tour of the facilities.
This is a FREE EVENT! Please RSVP to Lindsay Wright by July 15 via email at lwright2@gcarams.org
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Volleyball Alumni Game: August 4 Homecoming 2015: September 18 Basketball Alumni Game: January 9
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Memories of music and mayhem Lucas Richman leads the KSO in the “1812 Overture,” accompanied by spectacular fireworks. Photos submitted
By Carol Shane When Knoxville Symphony Orchestra members start reminiscing about past Fourth of July concerts, you never know what you’re going to hear. Collapsed stage rigging, fussy newborn twins, show-stealing wildlife, expensive instruments that
dislike the humidity as much as humans do – all these topics and more will be mentioned. As for the babies, well, they weren’t actually part of the show. “I remember bringing my newborn twins to the concert, but we could only make it out of the house with them in time
for the ‘1812 Overture,’” says flutist Jill Bartine of one year when she didn’t play because she’d just had the boys, now 11. “I held their ears as they slept through the fireworks.” Most KSO members mention that beloved Tchaikovsky piece when they’re reminiscing.
“Since I’m a cellist, I love that big cello choir at the beginning of ‘1812,’” says Stacy Nickell Miller, who’s been with the orchestra since 1998. “Hey!” says violist Eunsoon Corliss, who’s coming up on her 30th season, “there are violas in there, too, y’know!”
Both agree that they love “how the piece builds in anticipation of the cannon fire (provided in this case by a very loud bass drum), culminating in a spectacular display of fireworks that will give you chills every time,” in Miller’s words. “I was fond of the sequined Uncle Sam To page 3
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costume Kirk [Trevor] wore,” says cellist Alice Stuart, and many others agree. Trevor, KSO conductor from 1985 through 2003, was well-known for his good-natured willingness to try anything for the sake of entertainment. He did indeed wear those flashy duds. “As goofy as it sounds,” says bassist Daniel Thompson, “I like how Kirk always seemed to get into the spirit of things.” Then there are the disasters. “One of the July concerts was so humid that my fingerboard fell off,” remembers Corliss. Fortunately, she had an extra viola tucked away (doesn’t everyone?) so she used that one instead. “My bow strings go flaccid,” violinist Elizabeth Farr commiserates. Farr is a multi-instrumentalist, and one year she played harp on the concert. “We had to evacuate the stage – I think it was in 2012 – because of a potential hurricane,” she says. Orchestra members were led downstairs to wait in the parking garage. Farr, worried about her instrument blowing over, laid the harp on its side. By the time she got it into a safe position, she was too late to get to the parking garage and the overhead stage rigging was being lowered to cover the stage. So Farr did the only thing possible – she lay down beside the harp and calmly waited out the crisis. Who says musicians aren’t practical? Cellist Andy Bryenton chimes in, “I remember one year during the fireworks at the end, a shell went astray and came shooting through the crowd. It seriously looked like a scene from a Godzilla movie – people rushing around, heading for cover, etc. Does that ring a bell with anyone?” “Yes, I remember that,” says Farr. “And also the tree that caught fire near the power station.”
KSO members appreciate cold bottled water at rehearsal on a hot day. Violinist Ilia Steinschneider, born in Russia and now a U.S. citizen, joins violinist Elizabeth Farr, keyboardist Carol Shane, trumpeter Cathy Leach, and percussionists Bob Adamcik and Scott Eddlemon.
for me to play before it is live-broadcast on TV, with me and Sande [MacMorran, the KSO’s principal tubist] at the front of the stage.” Such an instrument was eventually found – the piccolo player for the Oak Ridge Symphony had one. “Bless her heart, as we say down here in the South,” says D’Andrea. She remembers another rehearsal where the flute solo – representing birdsong – from Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” was being rehearsed. “There were birds up in the rafters,” says D’Andrea. “Just as the flute solo began, the birds started singing like crazy back and forth. They were so loud because they were at the top of the shell so they were drowning out the flute solo. Everyone started to crack up.” Eventually the soloist had to stop, saying, “Okay, I give up – I can’t compete with that!” Violist Katy Gawne says, “My favorite memory was when we were in rehearsal with Kirk. It was starting to storm and it thundered exactly as he gave a downbeat.” On one point all orchestra members agree. The high point of the show is the “Salute to the Armed Forces” in which veterans of each branch of the service are asked to stand as they hear their anthem. “I get a little emotional,” says Dan Thompson. “I think that piece kind of makes the French hornist Jeffery Whaley, concertmaster Gabriel Lefkow- show.” Elizabeth Farr likes “watching everybody stand up. In itz and cellist Andy Bryenton are all smiles at Festival on the the past we had several orchestra members who would Fourth. stand up.” Age and time have winnowed those down, but Farr’s husband, John, was at one time a hornist with the Some memorable moments happened in rehearsal. Piccolo player Cynthia D’Andrea was featured as a solo- KSO and she remembers him standing. “Now, when I hear ist one year. “We did ‘The Elephant and the Fly’ for piccolo the Air Force anthem, I want to stand up on his behalf.” All enjoy looking out over the sea of faces and seeing and tuba,” she says. “First rehearsal, the tuba starts – I come in as the fly – wrong key? What the? I am playing all members of many different races and nationalities. Corliss, born in Korea and a naturalized U.S. citizen the right notes as they are printed.” Turns out the piece was written for D-flat piccolo instead of the standard C instru- since 1987, puts it in a nutshell. “I feel as patriotic as the ment. “We have less than 24 hours to find a D-flat piccolo people who were born here.”
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Dr. Tom Kim (standing) spends time with the family of the late Jake Huffaker. Seated are Huffaker’s daughter, Vickie Walter; his wife, Betty Huffaker; and another daughter, Debbie Stretcher. Veterans Mose Lobetti, Fred Fogarty, Buddy Wallace and Tom Mercer. Wallace, a Vietnam War Mr. Huffaker had been a patient of Dr. Kim, who asked the family if they would allow him to wear veteran, said he attended the event because he wanted “to honor our heroes.” The others at his the uniform Huffaker had worn in Korea to this year’s reunion. Betty Huffaker said her husband table all fought in the Korean War. “didn’t miss any of these reunions for many years.”
Korean War veterans tell their stories
54,000 in all. Another 103,000 were By Anne Hart Many of their stories were heartbreak- wounded, 8,000 are still listed as missing ing. And in the telling, occasionally a voice in action and 4,000 were held as prisoners would break and tears would come and of war until the war ended. Davis said, “This is a time for rememberthere would be a pause before the speaker ing the past and celebrating the present,” could begin again. Some arrived in wheel chairs, others on and then added with his huge trademark walkers, still others surprisingly spry con- grin, “Seeing this big crowd puts a smile on my face that an undertaker couldn’t take sidering their age. A few needed help in standing to take off.” And then the stories began. the microphone from the master of ceremoMany mentioned the terrible cold they nies, local TV personality Gary Loe, who moved gently through the crowd of several hundred that packed Buddy’s Banquet Hall, giving everyone who wanted to speak the opportunity to do so. The occasion marked the 65th anniversary of the invasion of South Korea by North Korea on June 25, 1950 – a war that the United States quickly entered – and the story tellers included both the American soldiers who fought in that war and natives of South Korea who now make Knoxville their home. The annual reunion was started by former Knox- Master of ceremonies Gary Loe visits with Korea natives Young ville City Council member Ae-Kim, president of the Knoxville Area Korean American SociRex Davis, who had only ety and owner of the Oriental Supermarket on Sutherland Avthree other veterans at his enue, and Soo Cha, an internationally known artist who owns home for that first reunion, Gallery Provence in The Orangery. where war experiences were shared. The reunion has grown dramatically since then, and it’s no endured while fighting – temperatures 20, 30 and 40 degrees below zero. wonder why. One veteran told of being assigned to These old soldiers are the real thing. The stories they tell are true. These men lived pick up the bodies of American soldiers from the battlefield – bodies that the entheir stories. They were young men when they went emy had wired to explode when moved. Dick Whitson, who fought at Pork Chop to war – many just teenagers. Some volunteered, others were drafted, but the one Hill, proposed a toast “to those guys who thing they have in common is pride – that didn’t get to grow up and be old men.” Jim Coffin said his last view of Korea was they fought and saved South Korea from a “horizontal.” He was hit by a grenade while horrible fate and then came safely home. And they remember the friends they on a stretcher being carried to a helicopter. fought alongside who didn’t return – some But it wasn’t all gloom and doom.
Rex Davis (center), who organized the Korean War veterans reunion, was joined by Bruce Farr (left) and Joe Sutter, a retired Air Force colonel who volunteers with HonorAir Knoxville. Photos
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The appreciation voiced by the native Koreans in the audience was overwhelming. Dr. Kenneth Kim, president of New Hope Mission, said, “Because of your sacrifice, our two countries are now the closest of allies and South Korea is now a highly in-
dustrialized nation. You were there for our country. ... We will never forget. “Thank you for protecting our country and defending our way of life. We cannot thank you enough for protecting the freedoms we all hold so dear.”
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By Carol Shane Maestro James Fellenbaum, resident conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, is looking forward to leading the musical portion of this year’s Festival on the Fourth. “I really do love the atmosphere of the Fourth in World’s Fair Park. I’ve enjoyed watching my wife play trumpet with the KSO over the years, and seeing my colleagues in action. It’s just a really fun and enjoyable evening!” Sarah Chumney Fellenbaum will indeed be playing her bright, brassy horn, while the couple’s four-year-old daughter, Kiri, will undoubtedly be running to and fro down front in her go-to fairy princess costume. Kiri loves those sparkles and ruffles. “She’s definitely a girly girl,” says her mom, “though the dress will depend on the weather.” Festival on the Fourth is Knoxville’s biggest, rowdiest Fourth of July party, and the event is capped off, starting at 8 p.m., with the KSO concert followed by fireworks. The pyrotechnics start during the last piece on the program, which is Tchaikovsky’s famous “1812 Overture.”
Though he’s been the KSO’s resident conductor since January 2008, this is Fellenbaum’s first time leading the orchestra in the World’s Fair Park patriotic celebration. He’s had plenty of other times on the podium, though. “What I’ve enjoyed most about the position is being involved – either as a conductor or as an assistant/observer – with the numerous varieties of concerts and projects since joining the KSO. So many different kinds of musician experiences over the years!” Those experiences include dressing up as a superhero and a game show host during the KSO’s popular Young People’s Concerts. Fellenbaum is known for his commitment to the performance. Speaking of the selections he has planned, the maestro says, “Many of the show’s aspects – patriotic music, popular tunes, movie/Broadway music – will be similar to what we’ve usually done, but I’ve programmed music that I’ve enjoyed in the past, so the crowd will know the types of music I like in these concerts. I’m sure the audience will find it enjoyable as well on this particular evening. “There are a couple of John Williams
pieces, including ‘Star Wars’ – both as a tribute and as a preview to the upcoming Episode VII this December – and I’m looking forward to leading ‘Let it Go’ from ‘Frozen,’ which I was delighted to program for my daughter, as well as the ‘1812 Overture.’” Fellenbaum, who is also UT’s director of orchestras, lives in West Knoxville with his family, including three cats: Scherzo, Pirate and Thomas. He says the family’s favorite thing to do by far is “stay home and hang out together.” But mom and dad also love to take little Kiri out to dinner, parks and farmers markets. The threesome recently went to Atlanta to visit IKEA for the first time. Those familiar with the popular store, which was born in 1920s Scandinavia, know that the layout is fun, idiomatic and very imaginative. It’s almost like a fun park in itself. Later in the summer the Fellenbaums will be traveling to visit extended family, and James will be conducting at the New York Summer Music Festival in Oneonta, N.Y. But for now he’s looking forward to the Festival on the Fourth, which will also fea-
Conductor James Fellenbaum is excited to lead the KSO for the Festival on the Fourth. Photo submitted
ture popular local singer/actor Katy Wolfe, known for her Clarence Brown Theatre appearances and her leadership of the “Sound Company Children’s Choir.” “I’m just looking forward to the whole concert,” says the maestro. “Everybody come on out!” Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow.com.