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Betty Coleman is a wellknown instructor in tai chi and a retired professor from the University of Tennessee. Yet writer Carol Shane was able to discover so much more about Betty and her husband, the late Larry Coleman. Read Shane’s story in “My Life.”

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Sales tax holiday Tennessee’s annual Sales Tax Holiday is Friday-Sunday, Aug. 7-9. During the holiday, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases. Shoppers will not pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item and computers with a price of $1,500 or less. ■ Info: www.tn.gov/revenue/article/sales-tax-holiday or 1-800-342-1003.

Sharps Ridge A group of veterans who want to upgrade Sharps Ridge Park will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, in the banquet room at the Golden Corral Restaurant on Clinton Hwy. Jessica King, commander WVA Chapter 44, said both veterans and civilians are welcome to help.

On the road ... Last week Shopper News reporters met with senior residents of Halls at Elmcroft on Andersonville Pike. The oldest person in the room, except possibly the reporters, was Floyd Brown, who turns 100 in four months. For pictures and a story, check details on page A-6.

Back to School Parents and kids are invited to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Back to School Bash 3-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. The free event is an opportunity for students to get free school supplies and health screenings and to enjoy activities, special programs, vendors and more. Shoney’s will host a free KidCare Photo ID at the event. The IDs include a color photograph, fingerprints, physical description and a 24-hour hotline for missing and exploited children.

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Dr. Chad Smith, principal at Powell High School, was honored Aug. 3 by state and local officials for work he did last year while principal at Carter Middle School. Meeting in the Carter Middle School gym (and wearing green caps) are Gov. Bill Haslam and state Education Commissioner Candice McQueen. At left is school board chair Mike McMillan. Carter Middle School was one of just six schools in Knox County named rewards schools. The others were Carter and Farragut high schools and Copper Ridge, Gap Creek and Sequoyah elementary schools. More on page A-5. Photo by Ruth White

PHS Alumni launch $10 for 10 campaign Mike Bayless, elected president of the Powell High School Alumni Association in April, has launched a campaign to raise money for the group’s scholarship fund. Named $10 for 10, the campaign is Mike Bayless simple, he says. “Beginning July 2015 and running to April 2016 (the annual reunion/banquet is always the first Saturday of April) covers the 10 months of saving. “We are challenging all PHS graduates, Powell businesses, Friends of PHS and the Powell community to put back $10 a month (approximately 33 cents per day). “This will total a tax-deductible

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donation of $100 to the PHS scholarship fund. “With the help of everyone, we can make 2016 a record-breaking year as we award scholarships to those who will be the future of our community, state and nation.” The Powell High School Alumni Association has existed since 1918, giving scholarships to deserving graduates as they continue their education. “In 2015, we received 17 scholarship applications and were able to award only four scholarships, leaving 13 well-qualified students without the extra financial help they needed,” said Bayless. He’s making a personal challenge to members of the Class of 1975. Donations may be mailed to PHS Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 111, Powell, TN 37849.

The greenway connecting Victor Ashe Park and Northwest Middle School will be closed during the day this week as crews cut down 22 diseased ash trees. The greenway is expected to reopen by Thursday, Aug. 6. The greenway also will be open evenings, when crews aren’t working in the area. The ash trees are victims of the emerald ash borer, an exotic pest that’s decimating tens of thousands of trees nationally and has spread its way to East Tennessee. The insects reached Knoxville about four years ago. The invasive species hosts itself inside trees and plants its eggs inside the bark. In late spring or early summer, adult bugs will emerge from the bark and begin to feed on the tree. Meanwhile, the larva begins to feed on the cambium, the inner bark, gradually killing the entire tree. Kasey Krouse, the city’s urban forester, recommends that homeowners who suspect their ash trees are diseased contact local arborists for further assistance, since there are many dynamics to consider before treating it with the appropriate chemical. “If you have an ash tree, you may not see the symptoms of the disease, but it is important to get the tree treated promptly if you are serious about saving it,” Krouse advises.

Rollins honored By Betty Bean There was a big turnout on Cherry Street for the ceremonial dedication Friday of the Avon W. Rollins Sr. Overpass, which has renamed the span of I-40 that crosses Cherry Street. The Knoxville Police Department blocked off a lane of Cherry Street and stopped traffic coming off the I-40 exit ramp to allow pedestrian access to the dedication site. The multiracial crowd included dignitaries and private citizens of all ages. It grew steadily as the 10 a.m. dedication approached. The event and the naming ceremony were sponsored by state Sen. Becky Massey and state Rep. Joe Armstrong, both of whom have close historical connections to Rollins and the cause of his life – civil rights. Before Knoxville native Rol-

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lins was director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center or a TVA executive, he was one of Knoxville’s most prominent civil rights activists in the early 1960s and was a founding member of the

St udent Nonviolent C oord i nat i ng Committee. Knoxville in those days was sharply divided along racial lines. AfricanAmericans attended segregated schools, couldn’t attend movies at

the big downtown theaters or eat at downtown restaurants or lunch counters. If they needed in-patient medical treatment, they could get it only at UT Hospital. Rollins was one of a group of young African-Americans who worked to change all that. He was arrested dozens of times and found himself working closely with Massey’s father, Mayor John J. Duncan Sr., who wanted to bring about peaceful change. A few years later, after Duncan had gone to serve in Congress, he got letters from Cas Walker, who didn’t appreciate Rollins picketing one of his stores and urged Duncan to use his influence to get Rollins fired from his job at TVA. Armstrong, who represents most of East Knoxville in the General Assembly, also represents the generation that has been able to walk through doors opened by the movement to which Rollins has dedicated his life.

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Small spot, big worry Plan of action eases woman’s fear of melanoma It was small. Tiny really – about the size of a pencil eraser. But it itched…and itched…and itched. So Vicki Heidle did what comes naturally – she scratched it. In doing so, she set in motion a chain of events that not only gave the 67-year-old Clinton woman the scare of her life but also the strength to face it, thanks to an understanding and empathetic Covenant Health oncology team from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Oncology Group. The itch was the only hint Heidle would ever get before the small lesion just right of her spine was diagnosed as Stage III melanoma, the rarest form of skin cancer but also the most aggressive. After the biopsy, her dermatologist sent her to Dr. Paul Dudrick, a surgical oncologist at Fort Sanders Regional. “I had never met him, but he sat there and talked to me like there was not another person in the world he would ever have to see,” said Heidle, a program specialist at Oak Ridge Associated Universities. “He explained what it was, what the staging was, what I could expect. I went in scared to death, and I came out feeling not quite so frightened because he was absolutely wonderful.” “The bottom line is you’ve got to put yourself in their position,” said Dr. Dudrick. “There’s an impact to this illness that you have to take into account. All good doctors do that. My medical school (St. Louis University School of Medicine) was Jesuit and they really wanted everybody to have that empathy that you really only get by asking what you would do if you yourself were sitting on the other side.” Not only was Dudrick’s relaxed demeanor reassuring to Heidle, but so was his professional knowledge. “He had a plan. He set up a plan for what we were going to do and how he was going to address it,” said Heidle. “That is so much better than trying to deal with it in a vacuum. It was realizing that he was going to be able to do something to help. That made it not so much of a mystery, knowing that he had a plan of action.” In a single, same-day surgery on July 1, 2014, Dudrick removed the lesion and took tissue samples from sentinel lymph nodes under her left arm. Within days, the sampling revealed the melanoma was also in the lymph nodes under Heidle’s right arm. A second same-day surgery to remove those lymph nodes took place days later.

Vicki Heidle is thankful to Dr. Paul Dudrick, Fort Sanders Regional surgical oncologist, for the “seamless, coordinated” care she’s received since being diagnosed with stage III melanoma in 2014. Working in cooperation with Thompson Oncology Group’s Dr. Thomas Repine, who had previously treated Heidle for unrelated iron infusions, Dr. Dudrick then placed a port for Heidle’s chemotherapy treatments. “Dr. Repine did the same thing as Dr. Dudrick,” said Heidle, praising the oncologist’s reassuring professionalism. “He said, This is not a death sentence. This is not good, but it could be worse.’ He took the time explain the staging and what actions we’d take.” Dr. Thomas One of those actions was to Repine enroll Heidle into a clinical tri-

al as quickly as possible. The adjuvant treatment trial compares ipilumumab, an up-and-coming medicine that boosts the immune system through activation of “T” cells, to Interferon (IFN), the protocol drug given ve days a week for four weeks via infusion, followed by self-injections three times a week for a year. “Interferon works by mainly turning up the immune system to ght the cancer,” said Dr. Repine. “It involves one month of daily intravenous therapy, followed by subcutaneous shots for a year. During this time, multiple side effects are expected, including low blood counts, feeling like you have the u all the time and sometimes, dysfunction of the liver.” Interferon also can cause signi cant depres-

sion. “It’s a dif cult part of managing a patient on IFN because the patient often cannot distance themselves from their own situation enough to recognize that it is affecting them,” said Dr. Repine. Because of the excitement around the newer trial medicine’s possible effectiveness and potentially less toxic side effects, Dr. Repine had hoped Heidle would receive the newer medicine. As it turned out, she did not receive the new cancer drug and is now nearing the end of those thriceweekly injections. But by participating in the trial, she has found herself the center of attention. “It was an unknown and it did make me a little nervous,” she said. “But I thought, ‘You know, if there’s a chance that it’ll be good for me and help somebody else, then why not? I have to go through this anyway.’ I was so fortunate Dr. Repine knew about it.” “The importance of participating in clinical trials, both for potential personal improvement and especially for altruistic gain cannot be overstated,” said Dr. Repine. “People like Ms. Heidle are helping all of us advance the ght against cancer.” “I think I am getting a different level of attention and care because of the clinical trial, and Dr. Repine was all for that,” Heidle said. “I see my dermatologist every three months, I see Dr. Repine once a month, I see the clinical trial people once a month. It’s pretty awesome the level of care that I’ve had – it’s pretty amazing.” That’s the way a multi-disciplinary approach is supposed to be, says Dr. Dudrick. “If she had a problem, we’d present her case at conference and talk about what we would do,” he said. “We meet weekly as a group with the oncologists, radiologists, pathologists. It’s a multi-disciplinary conference and that’s where we discuss the care of patients who have new diagnoses or new developments, so that it’s not just one doctor handling their care. That’s pretty standard here.” “Everything has been so seamless, so coordinated since Day One. They all work so well together. They really, really have,” said Heidle. “There are a lot of times I have to trot out to the doctor, but that’s OK. Every little thing, every little blood level and count, they check. They’re really on top of things. To not even be in the same of ce, they communicate really well. You know, if you have to have cancer, this is the way to do it – with all of the support.”

Fair Game: Is your skin type ‘ripe’ for melanoma? With her auburn hair, freckles and fair skin, Vicki Heidle never was one to lie around in the sun. “I went through a phase when it was the thing to do, but I didn’t do it much because it’s not comfortable – it’s yucky!” said Heidle. “I just fry. My daddy did too. Daddy had really black hair and blue eyes, but really fair skin. All he had to do was walk outside and he would burn. I got a couple of real bad sunburns when I was little, and I guess that’s partly where this melanoma came from. I just have that type skin. So, I was just ripe for it, I guess.” Heidle’s skin is identi ed on the Fitzgerald Skin Type chart as Type 1, a classi cation highly susceptible to sunburns and, of course, the most dangerous of all skin cancers. In comparison to the

3.5 million cases of basal cell and squamous cell cancers per year, melanoma is considered rare with 73,000 cases per year. Yet, Dr. Paul S. Dudrick, Heidle’s surgical oncologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, says not a day passes that he doesn’t see at least one case of melanoma. “I’ll either see a new patient or someone who’s had it every day,” said Dr. Dudrick. “The incidence of melanoma is going up rapidly, rapidly enough that it’s almost ‘epidemic.’ I know that’s a word typically used for infectious diseases, but it’s because of the exposure to sun that middleaged Americans got when they were kids. Back in the 1920s, no one was out in the sun. In the 40s and 50s, people were out

in the sun. Of course, in the 1960s and 70s everybody was out in the sun. And now those people are 50, 60 and 70 years old – a combination of aging and their whole sun experience.” “Now younger people are getting melanoma – almost certainly related to tanning beds,” he added. “For most people, the cause is a combination of burning as a teenager and 30 or 40 years of age beyond that, which causes changes within those cells to become malignant. It’s not like people come in with 10 melanomas – it’s usually just one. It’s a relatively rare event. The number of people getting it have a history of lots of sun exposure. Fair skin, reddish hair, bluish eyes, those who burn and don’t tan – that almost always is the skin type that gets melanoma. When

you see anybody between 20 and 30 and 60, they almost all have those traits.” Worse yet, said Dr. Dudrick, even tiny melanomas, such as the one Heidle had removed, are extremely dangerous. “Just about any other cancer that size, you wouldn’t worry about,” said Dr. Dudrick. “If you had a colon cancer that big, it tends to be in an earlier stage. But for melanoma, that’s huge. It takes about a millimeter of lymph duct penetration for the risk of metastasis. Breast cancer you don’t even worry about until it’s a centimeter. That’s when you start thinking about cancer. Melanoma that big, it’s already off the scale.”

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Scouts in ‘thinking’ day

SCHOOL NOTES ■ Beaumont Magnet Academy: “Sneak a Peek at Your Seat!,” 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Info: 594-1272.

Girl Scout troop 20355 participate in World Thinking Day. Scouts are: Kendal Patty, Troop leader Carrie Kroner, Janda Atchley, Isabelle Kroner, Jaedyn Sobota, Ella Sneed, Gabby Barnes, Ella Inman, Gracie Stooksbury, Kaitlyn Strunk and troop leader Amanda Atchley.

■ Brickey-McCloud Elementary: “Meet the Teacher,” 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Info: 689-1499. ■ Inskip Elementary: “Meet Your Teacher,” 2-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Info: 689-1450. ■ Lonsdale Elementary: “Open House,” 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Info: 594-1330.

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Carnival to return to Clinton Highway Forever Young Amusements is returning to Powell for a four-day back-to-school carnival. Knox North Lions Club will benefit from proceeds, said club president Rick Long. The carnival will be at the old Ingles location at 7144 Clinton Highway. Hours are 5-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 19-20; 5-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; and 1-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. All-day rides cost $20; several local businesses are giving away a $5 discount – Computer Depot and First Century Bank in Powell, Cutting Crew and Enix Jewelers in Halls; and all locations of Your Extra Storage. Gate admission is free. Kelli Smith reviews proper learning techniques with teachers at a summer session and asks for a thumbs up or thumbs down from participants on a reading situation.

Pleasant Ridge Elementary fourth-grade teacher Valarie Gresser goes through a learning exercise during TN Core Training this summer.

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Summer school for teachers While students are relaxing and enjoying the fun and sunshine of summer break, many teachers in Knox County are attending training sessions to help students when schools open next week.

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Pleasant Ridge Elementary teachers Kelli Smith and Valarie Gresser spent a good part of their summer break learning new techniques and teaching them to other educators. Becoming an instructor for TN Core requires a vigorous application process where both had to look at sample items from the TN Ready test and discuss what students would be required to do and how instructors could teach to support them. TN Ready will replace the TCAP exams to gauge student growth and achievement. TN Core was substituted for Common Core state standards. Once selected, Gresser and Smith were required to attend a weekend training session in April and then went through a prep week in which they practiced facilitating for four days in Nashville in May. When asked what drives an educator to spent most

Broadacres seeks info on traffic calming Broadacres residents will meet with John Sexton, staff engineer with the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the community room of the Powell Library, 330 W. Emory Road. The Broadacres Homeowners Association has no formal position on what, if any, traffic-calming actions are taken by Knox County, said president Steven Goodpaster. Residents on Berkshire Boulevard have requested the meeting.

of summer break with continuing education, Smith said, “It is always good to create a community between teachers who can collaborate. In some schools, there’s not enough time or there aren’t enough teammates to collaborate. Oftentimes though, some of our best ideas are the ones we borrow from each other. When we work together, we learn from each other.” Smith hopes the teachers gained two things from the training: She wants them better informed about the new standards, and she wants them to feel enlightened, encouraged and invigorated to continue this year using their own content knowledge combined with best practices. Since the sessions, Smith has been transferred to Halls Elementary School and looks forward to getting to know the students in Halls.

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■ Maynard Elementary: “Meet and Greet,” 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, Danny Mayfield Park. Info: 594-1333. ■ Pleasant Ridge Elementary: “Meet the Teacher,” 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Info: 594-1354. ■ Powell Elementary: “Sneak Peek,” 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Info: 938-2048. ■ Sterchi Elementary: “Meet the Teacher,” Thursday, Aug. 6. K-second grade, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; third-fifth grade, 5:306:30 p.m. Info: 689-1470. ■ West Haven Elementary: “Meet the Teacher,” 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. Info: 594-4467.

SPORTS NOTE ■ Fall baseball signups will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Halls Community Park, 6900 Recreation Lane.

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: 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. ■ Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@ gmail.com.

REUNION NOTE ■ Powell High School Class of 1969 is holding a “50 Years Since Freshmen” reunion 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug.8, at the Days Inn on Central Avenue Pike. Cost: $30. Send check to: David Bartlett, 7725 Dan Lane, Knoxville, TN 37938.

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Oops, there is a game before Oklahoma Have you heard the wonderful news? GameDay may be coming to Knoxville for the Oklahoma game. The whole world will be watching. Big chance for Butch to establish big-game credibility. Neyland Stadium will be filled to overflowing. Joshua Dobbs can take his first real step toward the Heisman Trophy – unless Jalen or Alvin jumps in front of him. You know how young people are these days: full-blast ahead, not much time devoted to respect for elders. Oklahoma at Tennessee will bring back football as it used to be in Big Orange County – big buildup, peak enthusiasm, not much sleep on Friday night, excitement you can really feel. Tailgate parties will be standingroom only. Tickets will be prized possessions. “I think the Oklahoma weekend is going to be off the charts,” said Dave Hart.

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Go Vols! Sic ’em, Smokey! Do what? You say there is a game before Oklahoma? Oh my, I and thousands of others have completely overlooked Bowling Green State University, Titans’ stadium, Nashville, 4 o’clock on Sept. 5. Sure enough, there it is on my magnetic UT schedule. The legendary Robert R. Neyland once lectured at length about getting the cart in front of the horse, about overlooking a minor foe while focusing on an upcoming major. Take nothing for granted, said the General. Fear Chattanooga – and even Vanderbilt.

Bowling Green is probably better than Vandy. Last season the Falcons had eight wins, including the Camellia Bowl. I don’t know where it was or who they beat. Don’t expect me to know everything. I do know Bowling Green has 15 returning regulars, including two starting quarterbacks. I know the team gave up more points than it scored in 2014 but did not let that disparity cause an inferiority complex. The coach, Dino Babers, is in the second season of teaching the Houston offense, as taught by Art Briles. That means wideopen hurry and throw the ball around. I know something else: Former Notre Dame safety Eilar Hardy will play his one remaining year of college eligibility at Bowling Green. Defensive lineman Malik Brown, transfer from Ten-

nessee, had two sacks in the first quarter of the Bowling Green spring game. You do remember Malik? He was a high-school teammate of Curt Maggitt in West Palm Beach. Come to think of it, I know some other things you may not know: Senior kicker Tyler Tate is on the Lou Groza Trophy watch list. Center Tim McAuliffe is on the Rimington Trophy watch list. Tennessee is not represented. Bowling Green wide receiver Tim Tupa is the son of Tom Tupa, former Ohio State star and NFL punter and spare QB for seven different teams. Bowling Green provided Urban Meyer his first headcoaching job, initial step up the stairs to Utah, Florida and Ohio State. Dave Clawson, former Tennessee offensive coordinator who put the finishing

touches on Phillip Fulmer’s career, used the Falcons as a springboard to the Wake Forest job. Perry Stadium at Bowling Green seats 23,724. It is possible to purchase a season ticket for five home games for $40. That’s $40

total, not per game. Bowling Green is a different world. That is no excuse for any of us looking ahead to Oklahoma and risking an absolutely awful upset. Pass the word: first things first. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Dennis Francis got the best line of the Sunday talk shows when he quoted the late Leona Helmsley commenting on Donald Trump: “I wouldn’t believe him if his tongue was notarized.” ■ Cecil the Lion was killed in Zimbabwe after being lured outside his game preserve by a Mitt Romney-donor dentist from Minnesota. ■ Meanwhile, Dr. Walter Palmer shuttered his practice after protesters appeared. His comment: If I offended anyone, I’m sorry.

■ Foster Arnett returned from vacation and held a press conference about his ugly Facebook posts. His comment: “If I offended anyone, I’m sorry.” ■ Reports that Arnett was hunting lions with Palmer in Zimbabwe were exaggerated. ■ Kim Bumpas and the board of Visit Knoxville have killed Boomsday – the signature attraction that draws the most visitors to Knoxville. But if they’ve offended anyone (other than the 400,000 visitors), they’re sorry.

Love affair with Knoxville runs in the family She stops short of saying that she’s following in her father’s footsteps, but Janet Testerman, who plans to kick off her campaign for the Knox County Commission seat from District 4 in September, says former Knoxville Mayor Kyle Testerman’s legacy resonates more as she gets older. “One person’s abilities and actions can make a difference,” she says. He had a love affair with the city, and she does, too. But she had to get out of Tennessee for a few years before she could settle down in her hometown. After graduating from Webb School of Knoxville, she attended Southern Methodist

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University, where she studied communications. She left Dallas to take a job with Ernst & Young in Los Angeles. She moved briefly to Atlanta before deciding to attend law school at UT. But she took a summer job in catering the summer before classes began and “bagged law school.” She worked for Childhelp Tennessee before turning to

catering full-time. The current director of Childhelp Tennessee, Hugh Nystrom, is also a candidate for the seat, along with incumbent Jeff Ownby. All are Republicans. Testerman owned her own catering business, Testerman Cooperative Catering, for eight years. She later launched “skirt!” magazine and served as editor for “Knoxville” magazine. She is currently manager of corporate communications at Scripps Networks Interactive. She believes that owning her own company taught her to manage people and money, and her experience in the creative sector helps

her see the big picture. Knox County needs to focus on the big picture, she says. She doesn’t have a problem with Ownby, but she says she wants to bring integTesterman rity back to the district and represent business owners. The county has a rich history and a vibrant future, and its government needs to get creative with efforts to broaden its tax base, she says. Responsible development is a big issue. Her fam-

ily’s background in development and her interest in historic preservation allow her to be objective. The 4th District is just one piece of the picture, and she’s excited about the opportunity to work collaboratively, she says. Testerman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 and went public in order to support other cancer patients. “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But I never let it define me. I created an amazing network,” she says. Her network has also been expanded by time spent on numerous local boards, including Dog-

wood Arts, Young-Williams Animal Center, Leadership Knoxville, Appalachian Ballet and Champions for a Cause. Her family has always been supportive, she says. She’s married to Joey Creswell and has two young stepdaughters. She and her two siblings grew up with politics, so they’ve encouraged her, too. “We’re all cut from the same cloth.” Even with all of that support, she doesn’t take running for office lightly. She’s spent six years thinking about it. “I’ve been waiting for the right time and seat, and this feels right.”

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Mike McMillan, school board chair and District 8 representative, stands with Carter High School principal Ryan Siebe and Gov. Bill Haslam. They were at Carter Middle School on Monday to recognize both Carter High and Carter Middle, which were among the six Knox County schools designated rewards schools by the state. Photo by Ruth White

Governor, school board celebrate at Carter By Ruth White Gov. Bill Haslam visited Carter Middle School on Monday to announce (and celebrate) that Knox County Schools is one of 12 of the state’s 144 districts to be named “exemplary” based on academic testing. Specific schools honored were Carter Middle, Carter High, Copper Ridge, Farragut High, Gap Creek and Sequoyah. School board chair Mike McMillan said the recognition was a testimony to the hard work of teachers. “Our teachers are willing to go above and beyond what is required. Even when expectations and standards were raised, the teachers kept the focus on providing

excellent education.” Tennessee Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen said, “Knox County is a model for others to follow. Your students gained more than anticipated and it wasn’t possible without the hard work of the teachers.” Haslam said the award was based on both growth and achievement in Knox County Schools. “Great results don’t just happen.” In statewide results released earlier, the 2015 district-level TCAP results showed strong gains in high school and overwhelming gains in grades 3-8 math. A majority of students in nearly 100 districts were proficient in math, compared to 2011 when the ma-

jority of students were proficient in math in only 24 districts. Districts showed significant gains, specifically in grades 3-8 math with 121 districts out of 144 improving. For the first time since the test was given in 2011, the majority of students were proficient or advanced in algebra II in more than 65 percent of districts. Knox County showed the highest gains in high school algebra I , 4.4 percent, and math in grades 3-8, 3.5 percent. Knox showed negative growth in two areas: reading, grades 3-8, -0.1 percent; and biology I, -0.2 percent. Growth in grades 3-8 English language arts de-

clined across school districts. Inexplicably, Knox students scored highest in number of advanced or proficient in high school English I (76.8 percent); and lowest in number of advanced or proficient in high school English III (45.3 percent). Black, Hispanic and Native American students narrowed gaps in both math and English language arts in the majority of districts. Economically disadvantaged students also narrowed gaps with their peers in high school, making gains in English II in 65 percent of districts and making gains in algebra II in 77 percent of districts.

‘Feeling the Bern’ for Sanders Knoxville was Feeling the Bern last Wednesday as two standing-room-only groups on opposite ends of town participated in what is being billed as the biggest grassroots political organizing event ever. More than 100,000 people nationwide RSVPed to Bernie Sanders’ invitation to come hear his live-streamed stump speech, and the Knoxville groups attracted far more

Mary Headrick prepares for Bernie Sanders’ live stream at the North Knox rally.

Betty Bean than 200. Sanders is a two-term U.S. Senator from Vermont seeking the Democratic nomination for president. Nobody seemed to mind that their guy is 73, a socialist and looks a lot like the old guy in “Back to the Future.” He’s caught a wave, and his support is surging. On the north end of town, Mary Headrick booked a room at the Days Inn, sent out announcements and said she’d had to keep upgrading the venue because the response she got was so enthusiastic. “I had to increase the capacity from 50 to 100,” she said. “This meeting is for Sanders supporters and for folks who just want more information.” The live stream was scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and by 7:10, the room was almost full. Headrick, a newly re-

tired physician from Maynardville (she officially retired last November but said she’s having second thoughts about that decision because she misses her patients so much) and former congressional candidate, was asked why she’s not on board for Hillary Clinton. She said she hasn’t made a firm decision about whom to support in the Democratic primary. She doesn’t believe Clinton has gotten enough credit for blazing the trail that led to the Affordable Care Act, but she wants to hear particulars. “I want to see Hillary fill in the blanks. I want to know more about her position on the Trans Pacific Trade Partnership – NAFTA really gave away our manufacturing jobs – and I’m hoping to hear a more progressive populist message from Secretary Clinton. I’m not happy about our rigged capitalist system.” While Headrick worked on the computer, a woman named Anna from Sweetwater who said she’d been attending Bernie Sanders

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Wade is a popular figure in East Tennessee who waged a hard-fought statewide campaign (raising over $1 million) last summer to win another term on the court. He quits after serving one-eighth of the eight years to become the dean of Lincoln Memorial University Law School here in Knoxville. Why? One of his reasons for quitting the court was to slow down and have more free time. But his new job will be more demanding than the one he leaves as he will have to raise money for the school while working diligently to maintain its accrediting standards. He also will have considerable administrative duties. LMU has had a search committee for a new dean over the past few months. As the new dean, Gary Wade can certainly do well for them. Sources in Sevier County had heard rumors of his retirement months ago but did not take them seriously. This writer heard them, too, but could not verify them. Wade was reported to have said serving on the court now was not as much fun as it used to be. Wade also has said when the court was challenged by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey he would not retire and leave under pressure. Now he is leaving on his own terms. Perhaps that is the real reason. Who knows? However, no one knows whom Gov. Haslam may appoint to replace Wade (that will be a subject of a future

column). We do know the Wade vacancy will last five to six months. The court will have only four justices on Sept. 9. The court also meets then to hear cases. Had Wade opted to remain on the court to the convening of the General Assembly on Jan. 13, 2016, that lengthy vacancy could have been avoided. A recent state constitutional amendment provides that the General Assembly must confirm the governor’s choice. He cannot appoint a member of the General Assembly. However, the General Assembly failed in the last session to agree on a procedure for both houses to confirm an appointee. The amendment also provides that if an appointee is not approved or rejected within 60 days of being nominated to the General Assembly then he/she will be considered confirmed. In other words, no legislative action means confirmation. March 13, 2016, may be the earliest a nominee can be seated to perform his or her duties. Wade should have waited at least until 2016 to resign to prevent such a long vacancy on the court that he once led as chief justice. What was the rush to depart four weeks from now? Wade is an able and popular figure who will be an asset to LMU’s Duncan School of Law. But it seems clear he had been planning to serve only a brief period on the court. ■ Gov. Bill and Crissy Haslam will headline the opening of the new Visitors Center at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at 2743 Wimpole Ave. in East Knoxville. The public is invited. Mayors Burchett and Rogero will participate, too. The gardens, which are the former Howell Nursery, are a significant part of the floral landscape of Knoxville. ■ The public is also invited to the Karen CarsonJason Zachary debate at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Farragut Town Hall. This is their only debate before the GOP primary. Early voting ends the next day, Aug. 7.

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The 49 residents at Elmcroft Senior Living are a busy bunch of people, sometimes importing entertainment – dancers, choirs and Bible studies – and sometimes going out to community events including activities at the Halls Senior Center, or joint events with students at Halls Elementary or Halls High School. Recently, they bought a new flag that they will present to the fire department. Sometimes the Elmcroft bunch goes to yard sales, something that’s right in Floyd Brown’s wheelhouse. Brown is Elmcroft’s senior resident, both in terms of the length of time he’s been there – five years – and his age – he will celebrate his 100th birthday in

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four months. He picked up extra money and made new friends during the years after he retired from TVA by working the yard-sale circuit and bringing home his finds to resell in his own yard. His wife, Helen, moved into Elmcroft’s memory-care unit, and he visited with her three or four times a day until she died. “We had an unusual married life,” Brown said. “A 90-day courtship and a 76year marriage.” He’s hard of hearing but still keeps coming up with new ideas, like a plan to build a service road behind Elmcroft, 7521 Andersonville Pike, to ease traffic congestion. Elmcroft’s newest residents, Bill and Lucy Malpides (Bill says his name

Elmcroft is Italian for “bad feet”) are from Chicago and have been in residence for three weeks. When told that he sounds like Marlon Brando’s Vito Corleone in “The Godfather,” he declared, “I AM Marlon Brando.” “Whoa! Am I lucky!” said Lucy, giving him a pat. Lorraine LeCocq is another big-city “import.” She hails from New York and moved to Tennessee 36 years ago after vacationing in the Smokies. “I fell in love,” she said. “That’s 36 years, ya’ll!” Jean McManus, Barbara LaRue George and Walter Purnell are all from North Knox County. McManus was cafeteria manager at Halls Elementary School and says students liked her pies better than anything else. She

was a hard working woman whose husband died when their children were 2, 3, 6 and 7 years old. George, who is a skilled piano player, moved in a few months back when her son started to worry about her driving to McDonald’s. Her brother, Hubert LaRue, is the Halls community historian. Purnell is a farmer from the Ritta community and was the developer of Windsong Mountain Estates. Elmcroft community relations director Samantha Beals said she’s proud of the atmosphere that has come together there and said she’s hoping that a crowd will come over to visit this fall for an entertaining evening of outdoor movie-watching.

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God, the singer The Lord your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. (Zephaniah 3: 17 NRSV)

‘Recess’ at bible school Kids play in front of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church during a break from Vacation Bible School. The church, located at 235 E. Copeland Road, held an evening VBS last week with some 26 kids from the community participating. The picturesque church was founded in 1894. Photo by S. Clark

Having a ‘ball’ at Parkway Camp By Sherri Gardner Howell Sometimes just looking for a different twist on an old favorite can give birth to success. Parkway Baptist Church, 401 S. Peters Road, recently finished a Vacation Bible School that didn’t follow any of the traditional curricula. The church did a sports camp. “The idea actually came from our secretary,” explains J.J. Whaley, children’s minister at Parkway. “Her son, who is a pastor up in Boston, told us about this new Christian sports camp curriculum that his church used and how much their kids loved it. We were actually looking to do something different this year, and this seem to fit the profile.” The sports camp focused on basketball and soccer and was staffed by volunteers from the church. The camp was four nights and incorporated play and instruction. The coaches were all experienced coaches, some with public school coaching on their resumes. Boys and girls, ages 5 to Maya Brooks, age 9, celebrates a good play with a handstand.

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■ 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: 9382611. Your call will be returned. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

Classes/meetings/ auditions Edward Kim, age 7, aims for the goal. 12, were invited. The camp was open to church members and the community. “We had 72 children attend,” says Whaley. “It was a great success on all fronts.” Whaley has been children’s minister at Parkway since 2011.

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My dictionary tells me that rejoice means “To gladden,” or “To feel joy or great delight.” Isn’t it a lovely thought that sometimes God feels “joy or great delight” in His children? That God will express that delight with loud singing! Have you ever heard God singing? Surely you have. If you have stood by the ocean, heard the crash of the waves and the call of the gulls, you have heard God’s voice. If you have heard a baby coo or a toddler laugh, you have heard God’s song. If you have sung “How Great Thou Art” with all your soul, you have joined the angels in singing God’s song. So how do we give God cause to rejoice over us with loud singing? By loving God with heart, soul, mind and strength. By loving our fellow humans – even the unlovable, irascible, grumpy, selfish, thoughtthird floor education building, 4328 E. Emory Road, will host free movie: “Do You Believe?” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Info: 922-2322. ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will host “Dealing with Anger and Bad Attitudes in Children and Their Parents” seminar, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21. Cost: $20 each/$30 couple. Advance registration is required. Info/

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Intern finale!

July 28 was our last day of Shopper-News interns for the summer. While the parting was bittersweet, interns got some special treats this time around, including beauty services at Paul Mitchell School of Knoxville, pizza and laser tag at LaserQuest, a tour of

Rural/Metro Station 41, and a chance to try out Tennova’s surgical robot. If you know an 8th grader who would be interested in becoming a Shopper-News intern, email Sara Barrett at sara.barrett@shoppernews now.com.

Interns Anne Marie Higginbotham and Maggie Williams get ready to play laser tag. Photo by R. White

Interns get Paul Mitchell experience By Shannon By Shann hannon on C Carey arey ar ey Everyone the ShopperNews interns met at Paul Mitchell School of Knoxville was friendly, upbeat and stylish. But the diverse crowd had something else in common: they all love going to school. Our interns were treated to an exclusive tour of the school, an overview of the program and a chance to experience the services offered by students. No apologies to parents necessary, wild haircuts and colors didn’t happen. But the group looked stunning when they were done. Jessica Carothers and Jason Turner greeted interns at the door. Carothers said the cosmetology program offered at Paul Mitchell can be full-time or parttime and includes study of anatomy, sanitation, history of cosmetology, and a myriad of skills and techniques the students will use in their careers. “It’s about making everyone see their uniqueness and find their own beauty,” she said. Turner spoke about

Paul Mitchell student Brian Thompson treats intern Abi Nicholson to a manicure during a recent visit to the school. Photo by R. White Maddie Murphy gets her hair curled by Paul Mitchell student La’Jai Kee and Anne Marie Higginbotham tries out a new style, thanks to student Kelsie Carlton. Photo by R. White

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Paul Mitchell, the school’s founder, who passed away in 1999. He and his partner, John Paul DeJoria, started the Paul Mitchell brand out of the back of a car. The Paul Mitchell dress code is black and white because DeJoria and Mitchell were so poor they couldn’t afford clothes

in colors. Now, the school is also focused on giving back to the community. “We’re more of a culture than anything,” said Turner. “We’re not just a school. We’re a family.” Info: knoxville.paul mitchell.edu

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Robotic surgery more precise By Charlie Hamilton The thought of robots doing surgery on a human might be scary at first, but if you do some research it might change your opinion. This doesn’t mean that a robot alone will perform a surgery, but a human surgeon will be aided by a computer during surgery. Starting in the early 1990s, NASA and the U.S. military were researching telepresence surgery, which means a robotic surgery which is performed by a surgeon from a different location. This would help out with injuries occurring on the battlefield or to astronauts in space. A few surgeries happened this way, but it didn’t become regular practice. Instead, on-site surgeons can use computer assisted technology to perform surgeries the human hand cannot. In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved the da Vinci Surgical System to operate complex surgeries. Since then, around 2 million surgeries has been performed by surgeons using the da Vinci. The da Vinci is used for different types of surgeries, including prostate, lung and throat. The statistics of the surgical robot are remarkable. The duration of the surgery and the recovery time for an average person are reduced by a big amount compared to a regular surgery. The surgery is also more precise and accurate compared to regular surgery. The da Vinci also slows down human motion during the surgery to make the motions as smooth as possible. This machine costs around $2 million, but it is worth it in the long run. Thank you, Dr. Michel

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Fields and Tennova Health Systems for showing us this great advancement in the medical field. As more and more of this technology develops, health care will be more advanced in the future. Dr. Michael Fields shows an instrument used for surgeries prior to the introduction of the DaVinci surgical system.

One minute. When a call comes in, that’s all the time emergency responders at Rural/Metro’s Station 41 have to stop what they’re doing, grab their gear and get on the road. In fact, Shopper-News interns got a demonstration when an emergency call came in at the end of our tour. Lieutenant Lee Yager gave the interns a thought exercise. Imagine your parents wake you up at 4 a.m., then give you a test on something you learned 10 years ago. How well would you do? “When it’s a pass or fail with life, it’s different,” he said. Some Rural/Metro staff members live in the stations. Others work 24-hour shifts 10 days each month. That kind of pressure can be

stressful. “A boring day for us is a good day for everybody else,” said Yager. “When you go out there, you’re responding to the worst day of somebody’s life.” Station 41 responded to the recent train derailment in Maryville. Yager said it turned into a four-day call. But for him, the most stressful time was right after the 9/11 attacks. Even though Knoxville was far from the attacks, “everyone was scared,” he said. “It was like somebody pushed the go button.” But the job is rewarding, too. Around the holidays, the station kitchen is packed with gifts of food from people who are grateful for the service they or their loved ones received. Info: www.ruralmetro south.com

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Johnnie Barry, a fulltime volunteer herself, is the volunteer coordinator for Mission of Hope. She and Executive Director Emmette Thompson have been overseeing the assembly of hygiene kits that will be given to the students. to work a miracle with that $10 donation. They transform that small amount into a brand new backpack ďŹ lled with items that delight the heart of a child who has never owned such wonderful things. For pre-school and kindergartners there are crayons, pencils, safety scissors and glue sticks. First through third graders receive all of that plus folders and notebook paper. And for the children in grades four through eight, there are colored pencils, regular pencils and ink pens, along with folders and notebook paper. Each child also receives a package of hygiene products â&#x20AC;&#x201C; toothpaste, a toothbrush, a bar of soap, a bottle of shampoo. This is the 18th year for the Mission of Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school backpack project. They will be given to more than 11,500 children in 27 schools tucked back in the remote mountains and hills of northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. These children live far from any town, and certainly a great remove from the easy shopping experience we know here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both in distance and in ďŹ nancial ability to buy such things. The large majority of them are on the federally-funded free school lunch program. These gifts mean the world to those students, and, of course, the hope of the donors is that they will help promote a lifetime of learning. The total cost of the backpacks and the supplies that ďŹ ll them â&#x20AC;&#x153;is well over $100,000 now,â&#x20AC;? says Emmette Thompson, Mission of Hope executive director, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we rely on donations. The need in those impoverished rural areas is so great.â&#x20AC;? Thompson says one of the greatest aspects of the program â&#x20AC;&#x153;is that every child starts off the school year on an even plane.â&#x20AC;? A native of Salisbury, N.C., Thompson says he remembers the excitement of getting a new three-ring binder at the start

One of those teams, led by Betty and Ken Holland and Mary Emma and Mike Bunch, heads out to BurchďŹ eld Elementary School in Scott County. The two couples and their many volunteers are members of the Legacy Leaders, the senior adults group at First Baptist Church of Concord. Betty Holland says all of the items are placed on large tables at the school and as the children ďŹ le in by grade, a volunteer greets each one and walks along visiting with the child as they choose their backpack and ďŹ ll it with the items provided. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a very special school and the staff and children are so appreciative of what we do. We have a wonderful relationship with the teachers there, and in the spring, we go back and host a luncheon for the teachers and give each one gifts they can use in the classroom.â&#x20AC;? Thompson says over the years Mission of Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back-to-school program â&#x20AC;&#x153;has moved far beyond the blue barrelsâ&#x20AC;? that used to be placed around town to collect items for students. While funding still comes from individual donors and corporations and also from the annual golf tournament, now the program is organized down to the last pen and pencil. Today, the Mission of Hope warehouse is stacked full of boxes earmarked for speciďŹ c schools, ďŹ lled by dozens of volunteers. Thompson says volunteers work in assembly lines there, â&#x20AC;&#x153;age 80 to teenagers side by side,â&#x20AC;? to get the job done. And in the days ahead, expect to see those Mission of Hope trucks headed north to put smiles on the faces of 11,500 grateful students. Mission of Hope is a 501(c)(3) organization. To make a donation, go to www.missionofhope.org or mail to P. O. Box 51824, Knoxville, TN 37950. Info: 865-584-7571.

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The beloved community By Carol Shane The Fourth of July, our country’s birthday and summer’s biggest celebration, has passed for this year, but there’s still plenty to celebrate about our great nation. The Eighth of August, for example. You may not know (I didn’t) how large that date looms in local AfricanAmerican history. On its website, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center – East Tennessee’s primary repository of black cultural history – gives this backstory: “While history records that on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves held in locations in conflict with the United States were henceforth free, Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves on Aug. 8, 1863. This date became known as Emancipation Day throughout the region, and annual celebrations dating back to as early as 1871 in Greeneville, Tenn., have taken place in recognition of this sig-

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The day begins at 9 a.m. with a ceremony at the Freedmen’s Mission Historic Cemetery located at First United Presbyterian Church at Knoxville College, the burial site of former slaves owned by Jackson. Ned Arter, a descendant of one such former slave, will be in attendance. Then a motorcade will proceed to Chilhowee Park for the jubilee. Indoor and outdoor festivities include food vendors; live music featuring gospel, rhythm and blues, and rap; a fashion show; African dancers and drummers; line dancing and Zumba. In the Youth Pavilion there will be face painting, a bounce house and water fun and games. V. Lynn Greene, memberThe Beck Cultural Exchange Center kicks off its inaugural “Eighth of August Jubilee” this week- ship and volunteer chair for end at Chilhowee Park. Photo submitted the Exchange, stresses that anyone can participate in nificant date in our nation’s in 1948, when park access organization will host its any part of the day, includhistory.” became available to people inaugural “Eighth of Au- ing the graveside ceremony One such celebration was of all races. gust Jubilee” celebration at and motorcade, but registhe opening of Chilhowee This year marks the Chilhowee Park this coming tration is required. It’s easy Park to African-Americans Beck Cultural Exchange’s Saturday. It’ll be a full day to do so online. Those who – but only on one day per 40th anniversary, and in of music, food, entertain- choose to attend the Chilyear. You guessed it. Aug. 8. commemoration and cel- ment, games and fun for the howee Park portion of the day must also register and This tradition was lifted ebration, the distinguished entire family.

can do so online or on-site. “Since this is our first celebration of this type,” says Greene, “we’re trying to get a headcount for future events.” In a time when our nation is often torn by racial strife, it’s significant that the Beck Cultural Exchange is inviting the whole city to this celebration. As the website says, “It is a tremendous opportunity for families, friends and neighbors to join together in fellowship and friendship; the end is the creation of the beloved community.” Plus, it sounds like a howling good time. The Beck Cultural Exchange’s “Eighth of August Jubilee” begins at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 8, at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville (following the graveside ceremony at 9 a.m.) and runs to 8:30 or 9 p.m. with a live Motown-influenced concert. The event and parking are free to the public. To register, visit www.beckcenter.net or call 524-8461. Send story suggestions to news@ ShopperNewsNow.com.

Streep shows musical chops as ‘Ricki’ By Betsy Pickle Five new flicks arrive in town this week. Meryl Streep hits the rock ’n’ roll wall in “Ricki and the Flash.” Decades after leaving her husband and children behind to pursue her dream of rock stardom, Ricki (Streep) returns home to Indiana to face the consequences and seek redemption. Kevin Kline plays her exhusband. Streep’s real-life daughter, Mamie Gummer, plays her troubled daughter and Sebastian Stan her engaged son. Rick Springfield plays the bandmate in love with Ricki. Jonathan Demme directed from a script by Diablo Cody. Seems like it was just yesterday that Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis were the “Fantastic Four,” but nope, that was 10 years ago, so it’s time for a reboot. Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Mi-

Rick Springfield joins Meryl Streep in “Ricki and the Flash.” chael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell take over the roles of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm in this version directed by Josh Trank. The four find themselves

with new and unusual abilities after teleporting to a dangerous alternate universe. They have to get a grip on their new talents in order to save Earth from a friend turned enemy.

The past rears its ugly head in “The Gift,” a psychological thriller written and directed by actor Joel Edgerton (“Exodus: Gods and Kings”). Jason Bateman and

Rebecca Hall play Simon and Robyn, a lovely couple whose lives are on a comfortable track. As they move into their dream house in a new town, they run into Gordo (Edgerton), who went to high school with Simon. Simon barely remembers Gordo, but Gordo has been thinking about Simon for years. Things get creepy fast. An armored-car driver gets drawn into a huge heist by half-witted criminals in “Masterminds.” Zach Galifianakis plays the driver, David, who in spite of a poorly schemed plan makes off with $17 million. He then has to figure out how to avoid taking the fall for his supposed

friends. Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis and Kate McKinnon also star for director Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”). The Aardman folks (“Wallace & Gromit”) are back in action with “Shaun the Sheep Movie.” Based on the UK television series, the movie follows Shaun and the flock on their biggest misadventure yet. Shaun is tired of the monotony of life on the farm. He decides to head to the big city, but he has to make sure the Farmer doesn’t find out about his absence. Naturally, the flock follows him, and it takes skill and luck to get them away from the urban mayhem and back to the farm.

Joanne Bland to speak Thursday at Voting Rights celebration Joanne Bland was just 11 years old when she joined the march across the Edmund P e t t u s Bridge in Selma, Ala., 1965. Joanne Bland in She was the youngest marcher on the day that came to be known as “Bloody Sunday,” and she

witnessed first-hand the beatings and abuse of her fellow marchers, including her older sister. Bland will bring her lifetime of experiences and civil rights advocacy to Knoxville this Thursday, Aug. 6, as part of the city of Knoxville’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Aug. 6, 1965. Bland is the keynote

speaker of a Thursday program at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. Doors will open at 5:30, with refreshments. The program begins at 6. Also speaking will be Sally Liuzzo-Prado, daughter of Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit housewife-turnedactivist who was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan while volunteering in the marches from Selma to Montgomery.

Bland is co-founder and former director of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma. She is owner/operator of Journeys For The Soul, a touring agency that specializes in the Civil Rights tours with a focus on Selma. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed voting practices that had been widely used since the Civil War to limit African-Americans’ right to vote.

DAR aids Museum of Appalachia The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has awarded a grant to the Museum of Appalachia to aid with the Peters Homestead Roof Preservation and Restoration Project. Pictured are Susan Thomas, state regent, Tennessee Society DAR; Elaine Irwin Meyer, museum president; and Daryl Fansler, museum board chair. Photo submitted

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leven years ago, Brian and Julie Seal were new to Knoxville, seeking a school for their children’s education. Today they are the proud parents of three Grace Christian Academy graduates currently continuing their education at the University of Tennessee. “We were looking for a Christian private school so that our children’s education would be Christ-centered with discipline, prayer, and a Bible-based curriculum,” Julie recalls. Of the many great options in Knoxville, they found Grace Christian Academy best met their family’s needs. Julie remembers a “welcoming and loving atmosphere” from the beginning, and with that, their family was sold. “We loved knowing our kids were in a safe environment while being taught academically and led spiritually by a caring faculty,” she says. The Seal children agree with their mother’s impression of the amazing staff. The Seals’ middle daughter Elizabeth, who began at GCA that year in the fourth grade, looks back at her nine years at GCA saying, “What I loved about my time at GCA was the community I experienced as a result of being a student there – where the teachers and administration care about your academic standing, your spiritual walk, and your wellbeing.” Abigail, who entered GCA in the second grade after being home schooled to that point, says, “I felt a lot of love knowing that my teachers were genuinely on my side in all areas of my

life — not only the classroom.” The Seal children were able to enjoy many experiences typical to achieving students. Adam was on the Scholars Bowl team for three years, Elizabeth cheered for seven years, and Abigail was on the swim team for four years and involved in the drama department for three. All three Seal children also served on the GCA Student Council. But while they developed as students and matured physically, Julie is quick to note her children’s spiritual growth. She says they “matured in their walk with the Lord and developed their own relationship with Christ.” She cites this maturity as due to “being in an environment that allowed them to express their faith” receiving “continuous encouragement” through the weekly worship with their

Christ-ﬁlled environment.” She praises the teachers who “doubled as spiritual mentors and were always willing to talk and guide me in the direction of Christ.” This past May, Abigail was the ﬁnal Seal child to graduate GCA. She’ll be attending the University of Tennessee as a speech pathology student, joining her sister — a nursing student, and her brother — a computer science student who’s currently applying to medical school. But even with GCA in her children’s rear view, Julie looks back at their time w a r m h e a r t e d l y. “Our time at GCA came and went quickly but we have many happy memories from the years our children were there, growing and maturing.” If you wish to ask the Seal family more about their experiences with GCA, they may easily be located on Friday evenings this fall. A unanimous opinion amongst the entire The Seal kids on a family vacation in Europe. family is the great memories made cheering on the Ram football team under classmates and teachers. largest contributor to her spiri- the Friday night lights. You may Elizabeth agrees, saying the tual growth was the “constant just see them in the stands.

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Jokes, insight from Joe Johnson By Sandra Clark The University of Tennessee is in “pretty good shape right now and the quality of students is phenomenal.” That’s the verdict of former UT President Joe Johnson, who spoke last week to the North Knoxville Rotary Club at Litton’s. Incoming freshmen have an average high school grade point average of 3.8 and an average ACT score of 27 (on a 1-36 scale), he said. And UT is “moving toward 70 percent” on its 6-year graduation rate. Instate tuition and fees are about $25,000 per year, he said. So if you can get your kid to graduate in four years rather than six, “you’ve just saved $50,000.” UT is important to Knoxville, providing jobs and en-

said, noting that within seven years all old dorms at UT will be torn down and replaced with dorms offering private bedrooms in more apartment-like living. What advice did he give a new coach? ■ Play and coach with a touch of class ■ Follow all the rules ■ Remember, all athletes are students too ■ Win a lot more than you lose or we’ll fire you. “That may sound harsh, but you don’t pay a coach a multi-million dollar contract to be average.” Declining state fundMax Reddick listens as Dr. Joe Johnson speaks to the North ing is a problem for higher Knoxville Rotary Club at Litton’s. Photo by S. Clark education, Johnson said. “During Lamar Alexander’s tertainment, with construc- new student center alone is second term as governor, students were paying about tion underway on campus in $170 million. excess of $700 million. The “The world changes,” he 30 percent of the cost of

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$5,000 a year to keep one in college.” Johnson was informative, comprehensive and entertaining – a bit like UT itself.

Wine tasting for Hardy scholarship The Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals will host Cork and Savvy, a wine tasting and silent auction to raise money for the Dr. Walter C. Hardy scholarship. Scholarships, starting at $1000, are granted to area college students who are pursuing degrees in health professions. The event is 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at

Ruth’s Chris Steak House. The public is invited. Bring your business cards. The event includes four-course dinner, wine tasting, door prizes featuring small businesses, silent auction featuring local businesses and a live auction featuring exclusive autographed items. Info: corksavvy2015. eventbrite.com

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The new head of the Department of Management at UT’s Haslam College of Business says boring is good. Anne D. Smith says, “I have a mantra which reflects a bit of how I manage –boring is good. That does not mean boring in the classroom but moving forward without drama. It applies to me anticipating and heading off potential problems and being prepared and clear.” A faculty member at UT since 2001, Anne Smith Smith succeeds Terry Leap, who served as department head for four years. She has won numerous teaching awards, both at UT and in her previous posts at the University of New Mexico and McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her research utilizes qualitative methods to study strategy, process in medium-sized organizations, and top management teams. She pioneered the use of photography in field research with Josh Ray, a former doctoral student in organizations and strategy.

WSCC offers class for personal trainers Walters State Community College is offering a course to prepare individuals for careers as certified personal trainers through its Center for Workforce Training. The college will host a free information session 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Call 423-585-2675 to reserve a seat. “The training can create a tremendous opportunity for individuals as America becomes more focused on fitness,” said Dr. Nicole Cardwell-Hampton, coordinator of workforce training. “This is a six-week class that builds from the basics up. No prior experience or knowledge is required.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/registration: 525-5431. How to Study Smart workshop: Organization and Time Management Skills, 2-3:15 p.m., Goins Administration Building, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 539-7160 or gwood@pstcc.edu. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 5-6 AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Road, Oak Ridge. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, AUG. 6 AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., New Tazewell Methodist Church, 965 Old Knoxville Highway, New Tazewell. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. Bee Friends beekeepers group meeting, 6:30 p.m., auditorium on Tazewell campus of Walters State Community College. Speaker: State Apiarist Mike Studer. Info: A.C. Mann, 356-6033. End of Summer Library Club Dance Party, 3-4 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Celebrating the conclusion of Summer Library Club. Info: 922-2552.

How to Study Smart workshop: Classroom Study Skills for Academic Success, 2-3:15 p.m., Goins Administration Building, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 539-7160 or gwood@pstcc.edu.

FRIDAY, AUG. 7 Book-signing event: “It’s Not Harder Than Cancer” by Michael Holtz, 5:30-7 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 544 N. Broadway. Free and open to the public. Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 7-8 The Russell Biven Summer Clayfest Tournament, Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club in Maryville. Flights: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday. Benefits Helen Ross McNabb Center. To sponsor the event or register a team: Jennifer Boyle, 329-9120, or mcnabbcenter.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 8 Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” 1-3 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info/list of characters: powellplayhouseinc.com. Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War, Lucinda Heatherly Tent 3, meeting, 1 p.m., Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Grace Full Gospel Baptist Church Mission Team fundraiser, Union County High School. Events include: motorcycle ride, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., cost: $15 single or $20 double riders; spaghetti supper, 5-8 p.m., cost: $5; silent auction closes, 7 p.m. Info: Kendal Hoskins, 278-0402. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Performance and Presence with The Alexander Technique, 11:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $85. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/registration: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600. The Spirit of Nations Powwow and American Indian heritage festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Patriot Academy, I-40 at Exit 417 in Jefferson County. Admission: $5, adults; $1, children. Info: indiancreekproductions@ gmail.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 10 Auditions for Powell Playhouse production of “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” 5:30-7:45 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info/ list of characters: powellplayhouseinc.com. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 10-

11 a.m., John T O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 11:30 a.m., Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.

TUESDAY, AUG. 11 Annual 4-H Chick Chain Show and Sale, Union Farmers Co-op, Highway 33 in Maynardville. Show, 6 p.m.; sale, 7 p.m. Info: 992-8038. Healthier Living with Diabetes: Making Healthy Food Choices, 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 10-11 a.m., Corryton Senior Center, 9331 Davis Drive. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, AUG. 13 “Creating a Rain Garden ... doing your part to manage storm water runoff,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speakers: Extension Master Gardener Joyce Montgomery and Adam Rahim. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Movie & Popcorn: “Exodus and Kings,” 11 a.m.1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Preparing Your Book for Self-Publication workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: Aug. 6. Info/ registration: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 20 An Evening with Al Wilson and Friends, 6:308:30 p.m., East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. Tickets: $50. Tickets not available at the door. ETTAC fundraiser. Info/tickets: 219-0130 or ettac. org. Praise Song Fest, 6:30 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Featuring: Highway 33, Sarah Holloway, Katelyn Parker and Nancy Hodges. Cost: $10. Nursery provided. Info: 922-1412.

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s with all of her children, it was when Linda Ferrell saw the first image of her tiny daughter that it felt like she was really hers. That initial connection came not through a sonogram but a photograph of her fourth child, Emma, who made her entrance into the family from China a few months later. “The picture is what’s pretty amazing,” says Linda Ferrell. “It was love at first sight.” Fifteen-month-old Emma joined a seven-year-old sister, also from China, plus two older brothers, Linda and husband David’s biological children, to complete the family. And life was good as Emma excelled in school, played softball, grew up. Then in the spring of 2014 she got sick. There were headaches. She lost her voice. She lost 10 percent of her body weight. Her pediatrician kept insisting it was a virus. “That went on almost a month,” Linda says. When Emma was finally admitted to the hospital, an MRI showed a brain tumor encasing her entire left ventricle and making its way toward the right. “You immediately think of the future — a future possibly without her,” Linda says. “But that is so brief. We’re a family that wants to find solutions, and we’re not going to waste our time crying. We’re going to find out how to help her. She didn’t deserve anything less than that.” Emma’s doctors didn’t mention proton therapy, but Linda did her research online and discovered it as a treatment option particularly ideal for pediatric patients. Unlike conventional radiation, protons deposit their energy directly at a tumor target, sparing much of the surrounding,

Eleven-year-old Emma Ferrell is looking forward to getting back to her life after receiving chemotherapy, surgery and proton therapy treatments. Photos by Andrew Tessier healthy tissue — especially important for a growing, developing brain. Originally planning to travel to Seattle from Kentucky, she called Provision Proton Therapy Center and spoke with Dr. Matt Ladra about Emma’s tumor, which she describes as “relatively rare and very aggressive.” “One of the biggest reasons we chose Provision is that Dr. Ladra really did his due diligence,” Ferrell says. “He spent a lot of time talking to experts who knew about Emma’s cancer.” He concluded she was a candidate for proton therapy. First, there was surgery — which removed a “good portion” of the tumor. Six rounds of chemotherapy, followed with a subsequent high-dose round in an attempt to further reduce the cancer cells remaining in her body. Then there was a stem cell transplant to boost recovery of her white blood cells. After this physical onslaught, including months spent in and out of the hospital, Emma and her Mom made the ﬁve-hour journey to Knoxville where they stayed for seven weeks of proton therapy treatment at Provision Proton Therapy Center. Treatment at Provision provided welcome relief. Emma responded well to

proton therapy, experienced only minor fatigue and retained a good appetite most of the time, gaining weight she had lost during chemo. “It was pretty wonderful,” Linda says. “Emma’s been through quite a bit over the last year. With the treatment at Provision, it was pretty easy. I’m a huge advocate for proton therapy.” The Hospitality Department at Provision helped the Ferrells arrange their

travel plans, suggested activities around town such as the Knoxville Zoo, and was there for them every step of the way during their stay in Knoxville. “The guidance that we received from everyone at Provision made the hardship of being away from home a little bit easier,” said Linda. The road to recovery is not over yet. Emma still struggles with her appetite. This year she goes back to school, a process Linda knows will be challenging as she battles the lingering effects of chemo and a year practically lost because of her illness. But she has endured amazingly so far. “She’s stoic, she’s stubborn, and that’s really what got her through it,” Linda says. Unselfconscious over her scar and hair loss, through the surgery, chemo and physical challenges, ‘she never shed a tear,’ she says. The experience has brought the family closer, especially Emma and her older sister, Sarah, now 19 and a junior premed student. Since Emma got sick, Linda says, Sarah has decided to specialize in pediatric cancer. With a diagnosis like Emma’s, “your whole life changes,” says Linda. “It doesn’t end once you’re treated. We don’t know what the future’s going to bring. “But we’re so thankful to have her.”

Emma Ferrell and her family are such advocates of proton therapy that they agreed for Emma to appear in a television commercial and print ad on behalf of Provision Proton Therapy Center. The ads will run in the Photo by Jack Parker East Tennessee area with the goal to increase awareness about proton therapy being available right here in Knoxville. A website featuring Emma and other local proton therapy patients was just launched. Visit ProtonStories.com to read about their proton therapy experience.

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When Matt Ladra learned of the opportunity to practice radiation oncology at Provision Healthcare in Knoxville, Tenn., he was a bit skeptical. “I had been thinking about California,” his home state, Ladra said. But the avid outdoorsman, who’d never visited East Tennessee, didn’t realize how well it would suit him — both personally and professionally. “Provision is a pretty unique model for proton centers,” says Ladra, who came from a Pediatric Proton fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. His experience also includes a master’s degree in public health and a research fellowship with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at a project in Rabat, Morocco. In 2005 he received the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award at Tulane School of Medicine for students who embody ideas and attitudes lend-

ing to humanism in medicine. Provision’s innovative approach to cancer care appealed to Ladra, whose experience includes a number of articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, particularly focusing on pediatric cancers. Proton therapy is recognized as a uniquely ideal alternative to conventional radiation for pediatric cancer, in which the goal is to spare as much of the child’s growing, developing body as possible from damage caused by the treatment. Protons, unlike x-rays, can be speciﬁcally targeted to a tumor, resulting in no exit dose of radiation to the patient and a reduction of the impact on healthy surrounding tissues and organs. Ladra works with a patient’s primary care physician and pertinent specialists to obtain records and learn about the case. Then he takes time with each

patient and his or her family to determine the best route of treatment. Ladra was the leading radiation oncologist in the care of Ehkam Dhanjal, a pediatric patient who traveled from England to Knoxville for proton therapy treatment of his brain tumor. In Dhanjal’s case, the consultation was done via Skype to limit the amount of travel time required for his family. “We walked around the center with the computer so they could see everything,” Ladra says. For pediatric patients in particular, Provision works closely with partner health care providers to ensure that all of their needs are met. Pediatric endocrinologists, medical oncologists, nephrologists and anesthesiologists are among those who become involved in children’s care. “There’s a much more multi-disciplined approach with pediatric cases,”

he says. Depending on the rarity of the cancer, he will consult with experts across the country to determine the best course of treatment for a particular patient. And, as it turned out, Ladra found Tennessee a pretty nice place to live, too. He enjoys weekends hiking and ﬂyﬁshing in the nearby Smoky Mountains, as well as the lifestyle of Knoxville’s vibrant downtown. He says patients appreciate Knoxville as an ideal place to come for treatment. For out-of-towners, it is easy to navigate and offers many options for recreation and relaxation when patients aren’t in treatment. When they are, he says, the ambience and friendliness of a smaller health care campus helps patients and their families feel at home. “Everyone makes them feel like they’re part of our family,” he says. “You can’t beat that.”

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Betty and Larry Coleman on a June 2013 whale-watching trip in Alaska.

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She has heard grieving students say that tai chi has saved their lives, but Betty puts her own spin on it. “It helps me continue to live my life in a positive way.”

and eventually suggested that the other two continue without him. But the women didn’t want to leave him, so all three turned back toward the parking lot. “The car was in sight,” Betty remembers. “Carrie and I were yakking, like we’d do, and all of a sudden she said, ‘He’s down.’ I looked ahead and saw that he had fallen on the trail. He was on his knees, but then he collapsed. “I thought he was kidding, like, ‘Oh, thank God, I’m almost to the car.’ ” He wasn’t kidding. He’d had a heart attack. Betty Coleman leads a class in Taoist Tai Chi. Performing “Single Whip” behind her are Trudy Pullin, David Yonker, Michael McClean and Teresa Wilson. Photo by Carol Shane

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From Fr om page pag age 2 The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s screams brought help and EMTs, but Betty noticed that the ambulance didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave in a hurry, and the siren wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t engaged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think he was gone instantly,â&#x20AC;? she says. He was 71. Watching her husband and best friend of 45 years being taken away was the greatest trauma of Betty Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. She joined a grief and loss support group and found comfort in her church community. Always a water lover, she plunged into pool activities. In April 2014, she carried through with a whale-watching trip that the couple had planned together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very hard,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it was good.â&#x20AC;? And last January, she started teaching Taoist Tai Chi. Larry had always wanted her to be an instructor in the art. But it took her some time to gear up for leadership. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His absence was so vast,â&#x20AC;? Betty says of her experience in group classes after Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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death. She would gamely show up and start the sequence, but she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get all the way through the full set of 108 moves for a long time. Now, almost two years later, her natural teaching gifts grace the Monday evening beginner class. And sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got plenty to say about Taoist Tai Chi, which is one of several forms of the gently flowing exercise based in the Eastern discipline of tai chi châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;uan. She loves it â&#x20AC;&#x153;for mental clearing, for flexibility, balance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; benefits that are realized quite quickly. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be wonderful at this to get some benefits, so give yourself a break! â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks easy, but when you actually do it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite challenging.â&#x20AC;? She points out that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to think of anything else while doing the moves. And

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing. Her students echo her enthusiasm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It eases the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;monkey mindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; after work,â&#x20AC;? says Trudi Pullin, a five-year Taoist Tai Chi practitioner now retired from TVA. Michael McClean agrees â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meditative.â&#x20AC;? Teresa Wilson, a 15year veteran of the discipline, recently had foot surgery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before the surgery, I did the seated set. Anyone can do the seated set.â&#x20AC;? Coleman agrees and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing you can master â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nor should you want to. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly modifying your tai chi as your body changes. Older members of our community demonstrate this.â&#x20AC;? At the age of 72, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s limber

and strong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know those little-used kitchen items that you keep down under the counters, in the back?â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to tai chi, I can get down there, get those things and get back up!â&#x20AC;? She also recounts the time she and two much-younger colleagues were locked out of an office at UT. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the one who went through the window,â&#x20AC;? she laughs. Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emotional road is still rocky. She treasures friends who are partners in sorrow and finds strength in those who know exactly how she feels. And sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue with her practice of the Eastern discipline she shared with her husband. She has heard grieving students say that tai chi has saved their lives, but Betty puts her own spin on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps me continue to live my life in a positive way.â&#x20AC;?

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The power of prevention Screenings help identify risk of stroke, heart disease

ou’ve likely heard the adage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Patients looking to live a long and healthy life know taking preventive steps now is necessary to ward off many diseases in the future. This is especially true with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among adults. ■

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For middle-aged and mature adults, proactive steps toward prevention should be done to fight against atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the arteries, the main cause of cardiovascular disease. Early detection, improved health behavior and diet changes now can increase wellness benefits later. When not detected, more advanced stages of the disease can lead to more serious problems, such as stroke or heart attack. One affordable, easy and noninvasive option for patients looking Vascular screening may also motivate healthier to stay on the road to wellness is cardiovasbehaviors in those screened because people get cular screening, such to “see” inside their body and understand their as Life Line Screening, often recomtrue health status. mended for adults age 55 and older. This type of simple ultrasound procedure allows doc■ New studies prove tors to see inside a patient’s arteries and, screening’s benefit along with doctor checkups, can sniff out certain health issues before they become A growing body of research supports more serious. These vascular screenings this logical approach to fight disease. A can be a beneficial choice for patients in 40-year study recently published in the the right age range and with key risk facJournal of the American Medical Associators (and screening data shows that more tion showed community-based integrated than 70 percent of the population over age programming improved the health of res55 have two or more of these risk factors idents and reduced hospitalization. Simibefore their screening). Patients can then larly, a study in South Korea may have set work with their doctors to put preventive the standard for the future. There, a nastrategies in place. tionwide study found that health screen-

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more accurately placed in the proper risk category. That is where ultrasound screening plays its special role. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology looked at ultrasound testing to identify blockages in carotid (neck) arteries in people who were healthy but at-risk and found that detection of “subclinical” disease improved overall risk prediction. Vascular screening may also motivate healthier behaviors in those screened because people get to “see” inside their body and understand their true health status. Life Line Screening examined a sample of American adults who underwent screenings. The research showed that those screened engaged in healthier behaviors. In fact, 76 percent of participants reported improved diets, 60 percent increased the amount of exercise and 73 percent reported maintenance of a healthy weight or weight loss following the screening. For more information about preventive screening for you or a loved one, visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

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Trumping Alzheimer’s According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of people with the disease may nearly triple to 16 million by 2050, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or stop the disease. For older individuals, getting involved in social and cognitively stimulating activities, such as the game of bridge, is more important than ever. “In our study, we found that individuals who participated more frequently in activities such as card games, checkers and crossword puzzles have increased brain volume in areas that stimulate memory and affect the development of Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bridge The card game of bridge is one of the most popular games of skill and memory, involving math and social skills as the players deal the cards, auction, play the hand and score the results. According to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), an estimated 25 million people in the United States play the game socially in clubs or homes, com-

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Other mind-sharpening activities In addition to card games, research shows there are a number of other activities that help boost brainpower. For example, a game of checkers or a crossword puzzle can offer plenty of mental exercise, forcing the brain to be curious and engaged. Remember to mix up these mental exercises often, which will call on different parts of the brain. Whether you prefer a rousing game of cards with friends or a peaceful crossword puzzle alone, engaging in such activities can help sharpen your mind, which can help you to better enjoy life for many years.

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lets more light enter the eye, similar to the way an open door lets more light into a dark room and allows your eye-care professional to get a good look at the back of your eyes to examine them for any signs of damage or disease. Regular eye exams go a long way in helping you see well for a lifetime. But there is more you can do. Experts at the National Eye Institute recommend following these additional steps to protect your vision. 1. Live a healthy lifestyle. Living an overall healthy life is good for your eyes. This includes: Maintaining a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and other systemic conditions, which can lead to vision loss from diabetic eye disease or glaucoma. Eating healthy foods. You’ve heard carrots are good for your eyes, but eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, particularly dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale or collard greens is important for keeping your eyes healthy, too. Research has also shown there are eye-health benefits from eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna and halibut. Not smoking. Smoking is as bad for your eyes as it is for the rest of your body. Research has linked smoking to an increased risk of developing age-related macular de-

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generation, cataract and optic nerve damage, all of which can lead to blindness. 2. Know your family history. Talk to your family members about their eyehealth history. It’s important to know if anyone has been diagnosed with an eye disease or condition since many are hereditary. This will help to determine if you are at higher risk for developing an eye disease or condition. 3. Use protective eyewear. Protect your eyes when playing sports, working with hazardous materials or doing chores like mowing the lawn. Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and goggles, safety shields and eye guards specially designed to provide the correct protection for a certain activity. Most protective eyewear lenses are made of polycarbonate, which is 10 times stronger than other plastics. Many eye-care providers sell protective eyewear, as do some sporting-goods stores. 4. Wear sunglasses. Sunglasses are a great fashion accessory, but their most important job is to protect your eyes from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. When purchasing sunglasses, look for ones that block out 99 percent to 100 percent of both UV-A and UV-B radiation. Exposure to excess sunlight can increase your risk of cataract and age-related macular degeneration, tissue growth on the white part of the eye that can cause discomfort and blurred vision.

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Alumni return for softball tourney By Sandra Clark Whether you’re 25 or 65, you don’t have to stop the activities you enjoy. A group of former Karns High School softball players proved that during a twoday alumni tournament that coincided with the annual Karns Community Fair. Rhonda Gordon, whose daughter Sarah graduated this spring, organized what she hopes will be the first tournament of a series. Rhonda says it was hard to watch Sarah play that final game. “I wanted her to be able to come back and play on her high school field – her home for the past four years.” Rhonda and husband Mike have another daughter who is a senior this year. “I thought it would be great for them to come back and play on their home field with past teammates year after year,” said Rhonda. Games were scheduled for Friday night and Saturday morning. Coach Leah Fritts Dailey, a 2003 Karns High graduate, played in all of the alumni games. Past coaches Rick and

Julie Sayne Long holds a bunch of Karns-colored balloons.

Karns High School’s new softball coach, Leah Fritts Dailey, was welcomed at the alumni game. She graduated from Karns in 2003.

Judy Seibert were recognized. Thirty-nine players returned to play. The youngest was Sarah Gordon; the oldest was Julie Sayne Long, Class of 1992. Brent Thomas, an alumni dad, returned to handle the announcing. “We had a memorial at the beginning of the alumni games to honor #18 Misty Ray, who passed away in 2008. Her teammates knew she would have been there because she loved the game with all of her heart,” said Rhonda. Photographer Terri Blair captured the magic. A set of twins who graduated in 1997 returned to play, Tonya Babb and Sonya Babb Chauncey. KHS graduate Hannah McGinn-

Cheering from the dugout are Lindsay Burkhalter, Ginger Freels Pritchard, Ashley Davis Thrift and Rachel Canon Holland.

is and her younger brother Josh sang the National Anthem for the games.

Alumni parents who were instrumental in getting the field built came back to throw the first pitches: Emily Butler Hayes with granddaughter Brooklyn; David Towe, Bill Connor and Bill Seaton. Proceeds from the alumni tourney will go toward field maintenance. Rhonda Gordon sums it up: “It was a great weekend and I think that everyone had a great

time. It was a lot of hard work but worth every minute of it! “Loved seeing all the players return to their old stomping ground and play the game they love with great friends! Reliving the glory days! I think a few had some aches and pains in the following days but all had a great time and they are already excited about coming back next year!”