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Smith for Congress?

Members of a large Fulton High School alumni group were startled earlier this month when a group member’s rant about President Obama led to an email from former County Commissioner R. Larry Smith hinting that that he’s gearing up for a run for U.S. Congress.

Smith wrote: “So would this group support R. Larry for Congress?????? – R. Larry�

Smith didn’t attend Fulton but has been hanging around the group since being invited to speak a year ago, a source said.

When asked if he is considering a run against incumbent Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., who has held the Second District seat since 1988, Smith, who was term limited out of his County Commission seat Sept. 1, said that he is. “I’m very dissatisfied with what’s happening in Washington,� he said. “And I’ve got the fire in my heart to run.� – Betty Bean

Andrew Sharits, Charles Busler, Steven Goodpaster and Ed Smith share ideas at the main entrance to Broadacres subdivision. Photo by Cindy Taylor

By Cindy Taylor Broadacres Homeowners Association is getting new officers and plans a National Night Out event for 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7749 Keswick Road.

Steven Goodpaster, presidentelect, and Andrew Sharits, vice president, have met with Knox

County Commissioner Charles Busler and current president Ed Smith to exchange ideas and look for ways to spur interest in the homeowners group. “If we can get just 100-150 more residents willing to pay dues, we can keep this going,� said Sharits.

The Oct. 7 event is open to all

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we can celebrate all that is Broadacres and give much-deserved thanks to Ed and Vickie Smith for their longtime support and care.�

The Smiths will be honored guests for the event. Ed Smith has served as HOA president for 10 years, and both are often seen working on the

Mayor on board

Alzheimer’s pansies on sale Stanley’s Greenhouses turned purple and orange Tuesday for the kickoff of the Alzheimer’s Pansy Project benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation.

Mayor Madeline Rogero, Joan Cronan and foundation representatives were expected at the kickoff.

For the third year, purple and orange Panola pansies will be sold to raise funds for the Summitt Foundation and awareness for Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers. “Nearly everyone has someone in their life who has been touched by this,� said Monte Stanley.

Stanley’s Greenhouses, 3029 Davenport Road, and Stanley’s Secret Garden, 305 S. Northshore Drive, will have flats of the specially grown pansies for $17 through October or “while supplies last,� said Lisa Stanley. – Betsy Pickle

residents, not just HOA members, and representatives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office will be on hand. “I love living in Broadacres,� said Goodpaster. “We know the quality that is here. We are supposed to work together to make our communities better. Together

By Ruth White Mayor Madeline Rogero hopped aboard a trolley outside the City County Building and rode to KAT’s John J. Duncan Jr. Knoxville Station Transit Center, where

Mayor Madeline Rogero and city director of transit Dawn Distler exit the Broadway 22 bus at the Hotel Avenue stop. Photo by R. White

she purchased a ticket for the Broadway 22.

Riders quickly recognized the mayor as she made her way down the aisle and took a seat. Several individuals asked her and city director of transit Dawn Distler questions regarding specific routes and expansion of routes, for which they received prompt answers.

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The ride was the first of many and part of Rogero’s initiative to ride the buses, talking with drivers and passengers. The KAT system currently carries close to 3.6 million passengers a year and is a convenient and reliable mode of transportation.

The mayor says the system is underutilized and hopes that by talking to everyone involved, the public transportation system in Knoxville can become more efficient and possibly expand.

Bounds is back Decisive vote on school board chair is Oct. 1

By Betty Bean On Sept. 3, Patti Bounds and her husband, Tommy, were aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship headed for Italy, Spain, Greece and Monte Carlo. Back home, her new colleagues on the Knox County Board of Education were trying to elect a new chair but ended up deadlocked at four votes each for Mike McMillan and Doug Harris. About the only thing they could agree on was to postpone the vote until the October meeting when the new Seventh District representative will make her debut.

Bounds, who retired from her job as a kindergarten teacher at BrickeyMcCloud Elementary School in May, was blissfully unaware of the impact of her absence because she and Tommy had turned off their wireless devices to avoid roaming charges. They had booked and paid for the trip last Octo-

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ber to celebrate her decision to retire from her teaching job. “I had been on the fence about leaving my job, but the trip kind of finalized my decision,� she said. “The decision to run (for school board) was made in January, after I heard that Kim Severance wasn’t going to run for re-election.�

Something else happened in October that had an effect as well.

Halls Elementary School teacher Lauren Hopson spoke during a public forum at a school board meeting, and her “tired teacher� speech struck a nerve with teachers all over Knox County – and beyond, after a You Tube video went viral and drew national attention. Patti Bounds was no exception. “I saw Lauren’s video. Teachers

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Hayes gives hand surgery at Parkwest a big thumbs up A new and natural method “I play an old style of Chet Atkins where the thumb plays the base part and the fingers play the melody,” says Bruce Hayes.

“I thought I wasn’t going to be able to play anymore.”

Hayes had successful arthroplasty performed on his hands last year at Parkwest Medical Center.

of work and it was getting in the way of life. The level of pain in his hands began to dictate everything else. He began to give up simple pleasures like playing the guitar and enjoying dinner with family and friends.

“It got to where I couldn’t even pick up a glass of iced tea,” Hayes says. “I don’t care how much you tell your brain you’re going to hold onto it, the brain says, ‘I am not putting up with that pain,’ and you are going to let go.”

Hayes was aware that surgery was available, but the only procedure he knew about “involved pins and long recovery periods.” He decided losing the use of his hands for six months wasn’t an option.

Your options for joint pain If you stop and think about how much you use your thumbs, it’s easy to see why the joint where the thumb attaches to the hand can suffer from wear and tear. The joint provides a large amount of motion for the thumb, and over the years it can lead to painful arthritis. The CMC joint (an abbreviation for the carpometacarpal joint) is sometimes called the basal joint of the thumb. It has ligaments and muscles around the joint that provide stability and strength for pinch activities. These are important for everyday tasks such as turning a key, using scissors, pulling up your pants or unscrewing a bottle cap.

Repetitive activities such as excessive texting and video game playing can also lead to pain.

Initial treatments, if caught early, may include supportive splinting designed to minimize the grinding movement of the joint and antiinflammatory treatment either by a noninvasive delivery system or by injection. Use of adaptive and/ or ergonomic equipment can also reduce the amount of stress on the joint. These treatments are usually provided by either a physical therapist or occupational therapist, with the exception of an injection, which would be done by an M.D. For long-term painful conditions, surgery is often the most helpful intervention.

Diagnosis of this condition is done by taking a thorough history, examination of the hand and Xrays. If surgery is necessary, there are two types to consider. One involves using an artifical prosthesis. The prosthesis acts as a spacer to fill the gap created when the arthritic surfaces of the two bones that make up the CMC joint are removed. The other, more common surgery involves removing the involved bones and using a piece of rolled up tendon from the patients forearm to act as the spacer.

This procedure is called resection arthroplast with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI). Your surgeon would be the one to decide which option may be best for you.

After surgery, recovery and rehab provided by a Certified Hand Therapist (PT or OT) would take up to eight weeks. The first few treatments would address pain and swelling after surgery. You will then learn exercises to help strengthen and stabilize the joint and improve motor control and dexterity of the hand. You will also be instructed in ways to do your activities while avoiding extra strain on the thumb. Covenant Health has several facilities that have a Certified Hand Therapist.

To find one closest to you, please call 865-531-5710 for a referral.

Hayes began to change his mind one day when he was at breakfast with his family. His mother handed him a plate of bacon, and he promptly let it drop to the floor.

“Not because I wanted to and not because the plate slipped,” Hayes says somberly, “but because that thumb went into convulsions of sharp pain and the brain said, ‘you better let that go.’ ”

says as he points to the base of his thumb, “when you moved it around it was like gravel – no cartilage – just bone on bone.”

Dr. Timothy Renfree is a board certified physician, specializing in upper extremity surgery (hands, elbows and shoulders). It didn’t take long for him to see and understand the problem. It didn’t take him long to offer a solution, either.

When the hand specialist hintA coincidental meeting ed at a surgery with a faster recovA short time later, Hayes’ moth- ery time that would ease the pain er was hospitalized for a hand in- and cramping, Hayes was hopeful, jury. When a hand specialist came but a little skeptical, too. He made to see her, Hayes couldn’t resist an appointment with Renfree, and that’s when he learned about arasking for an opinion.

“That joint right there,” Hayes throplasty.

Arthroplasty is a process in which a patient’s own cartilage and tendon from the arm are used to build a new joint in the hand.

“He said the recovery period would be about four to six weeks, and I said, ‘sign me up!’ ’’ Hayes says. In January of 2013, Hayes underwent outpatient arthroplasty at Parkwest Medical Center.

Two weeks later he was in the prescribed cast. Four weeks later he was out of the cast and in physical therapy. The fifth week he was back to typing on a computer, drinking iced tea and even playing guitar.

The surgery was so successful that Hayes could hardly wait to have his other hand taken care of.

A second arthroplasty was performed in October of last year.

“I would have it done again tomorrow,” Hayes says without hesitation. “In fact, I tell my buddies who have the same problem they need to go see Dr. Renfree and get it taken care of.”

While Hayes is thrilled with the outcome, he’s not exactly surprised. He’s come to expect the best care at Parkwest. “If there are any medical problems in my family, we go to Parkwest,” Hayes says, “and we have since it was a little one-story hospital.”

To learn more about this type of surgery at Parkwest Medical Center, visit TreatedWell.com and type “arthroplasty” into the search field at the top of the page.

You can also call Parkwest at 865-374-PARK.

Give your thumbs a hand If your pain is manageable with over-the-counter medicines and you’re hoping to avoid surgery, there are some steps you can take to strengthen and protect the basal joints in your hands.

Range of motion exercises that move your thumb through its full range of motion can help improve the joint’s mobility. Your doctor or a hand therapist can demonstrate some specific movements.

Make some changes. Switch to tools and small appliances that are easier on the hands. Look for

items with larger handles or, where appropriate, no handles at all. Ask your doctor for recommendations.

Loosen your grip. Avoid clenching your hands when you carry items like shopping bags, purses or attaché cases.

Feel the heat and embrace recommend ice to relieve swellthe cold. Ask your doctor about ing, heat to soothe your joints or ice and heat packs. He or she may alternating the two.

Getting a grip on thumb arthritis Thumb arthritis (basal joint arthritis) happens when the cartilage that cushions the joint at the base of your thumb wears away. You might experience severe hand pain, swelling, weakness and limited mobility in the hand as a result. That can make it more difficult to do simple tasks like opening jars and doorknobs or even holding onto a cup of coffee.

There are several treatment options, including the use of splints to support the joint and limit movement, medications, and injections of a corticosteroid. If all these treatments have been tried and the patient is still suffering, a doctor may want to discuss one of these surgical options: Joint fusion (arthrodesis) – The surgeon permanently fuses the bones to increase stability and reduce pain. The fused joint can then bear weight without pain, but has no flexibility.

Bone cutting (osteotomy) – In this procedure, the bones are repositioned to help correct deformities.

Trapeziectomy – The trapezium (one of the bones in your thumb joint) is removed.

Joint replacement (arthroplasty) – A surgeon removes part or all of the affected joint, and replaces it with a graft from a tendon. New devices made of plastic or metal are also being developed for this procedure.

Each of these surgical procedures can be done on an outpatient basis and requires a splint or cast during recovery.

More information on this subject is available at TreatedWell.com. Type “thumb arthritis” into the search field at the top of the page, or call Parkwest at 865-374-PARK for more information.

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Bruce Hayes of Knoxville still vividly remembers the first time he knew something was wrong.

It was during a long drive home from a trip out of town. As he rested his hand on the steering wheel during that drive, he watched his hand grow progressively larger over the miles. It seemed to swell with every heartbeat.

After he arrived home he made an appointment with his family physician who prescribed a course of steroids, ordered blood work and instructed Hayes to come back if the swelling happened again.

That was 25 years ago, and arthritis has since then cropped up all over Hayes’ body. He’s learned to navigate the discomfort of both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis through a variety of medications and therapies. With persistence and a positive attitude, Hayes has figured out how to effectively manage his pain and enjoy a good quality of life.

Except for those hands. It seemed like they just didn’t want to cooperate.

“About five years ago, my hands started to cramp and pull,” Hayes says. “It could happen in the middle of the night, it could happen in the middle of a meeting, and I don’t have a clue what caused it. I never found a trigger, if there was one.”

Hayes says it was extremely painful, and the only way he could get relief was to stand up and press his hand open against a flat surface.

That sudden balling up of his hands was not only mercilessly painful, it was getting in the way

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Quilting and needle tatting class members Sue Parker, Chris Hughes, Pat Simmons, teacher Monica Schmidt, Betty Brooks and Knox North Lions president Rick Long shows off a piece from Carmen Neumer from Missouri, Wendy Oamming, Tonsie Martel and Deanie Carver . Photos by Cindy Taylor his M&M dispenser collection to the guest speaker, attorney Anne McKinney.

Preparing and peppers

Preparing aring for life, lifee, de d dea death eath at and … peppers. Though unrelated, these were the themes of the September Knox North Lions meeting.

Tonsie Martel shows off her challenge quilt block during classes at Hobby Lobby.

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Attorney Anne McKinney spoke about how best to prepare yourself and your family for your major illness or death.

“I work a lot with those two absolute certainties in life,” she said. “Death and taxes.”

McKinney gave advice about deciding who takes care of your children, your pets and your money when you pass away and how to simplify your wishes.

“I prefer fancy clothes to fancy words,” she said.

Thomas “the tail-twister” Hill upped his game with pepper questions and prizes. He also shared the jalapeño poppers recipe below.

Cut fresh jalapeños lengthwise. Remove veins and seeds if you like. Stuff with a combination of cream cheese, cheddar cheese and dry ranch dressing. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

The Lions Pancake Breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

27, at Chili’s on Mabry Hood Road. Everyone is invited.

Knox North Lions meet at 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday at Puleo’s on Cedar Lane.

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Quilting and tatting in Powell

Hobby Lobby in Powell is offering quilting and needle tatting classes through at least the end of September, and women from the community are having a great time learning the art.

Monica Schmidt, who has a Ph.D. as an educator

Sue Parker and Chris Hughes practice needle tatting during classes at Hobby Lobby.

Dr. David Harrison speaks to the Heiskell seniors.

and materials specialist, is teaching the classes.

Quilting instruction consists of basic quilting techniques, rotary cutting, using raw materials, machine piecing, appliqué and design.

The tatting classes teach basic skills in the art of needle tatting to make jewelry or lace embellishments.

“This was so good. We’re going to have to take another class,” said student Sue Parker.

Schmidt is also teaching classes at West Hills Baptist Church. Info: http:// myquiltplace.com/profile/ Monica Schmidt or call Hobby Lobby at 938-5521.

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Doc Harrison at Heiskell Center

Podiatric surgeon David Harrison gave a fun and fact-filled talk about seniors and feet at the Heiskell senior meeting in September.

“My very first on-call after residency was a gunshot wound from an AK-47,” he said. “Welcome to Detroit.”

On the medical staff at Tennova North since August, Harrison had a few major

points of advice. Buy good shoes; don’t wear high heels, especially men (insert laugh here); and look for comfort.

If shoes don’t feel good in the store, don’t buy them. The group kept Harrison on his toes with a plethora of medical questions regarding feet and legs.

Pharmacists from Walgreens Powell offered flu shots to all who were willing.

The seniors have begun working on “Totes of Love” to be given to Copper Ridge Elementary and Powell elementary, middle and high school students later this year. The goal is 150 totes.

Bingo Marathon Day is coming up Sept. 25 at the center. There will be prizes throughout the day, and lunch will be available for $3.

Heiskell seniors meet at 11 a.m. each second Thursday at the Heiskell Community Center for games, lunch and a special program. All seniors are invited to attend. Special guests for the October meeting will be the Golden Tones.

The center offers art classes, weight management and exercise classes, crafts, cards and more. Info: Janice White, creativedesign@ frontiernet.net or 548-0326.

Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@ gmail.com.

Quilting and needle tatting teacher Monica Schmidt offers advice to student Deanie Carver.

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entrances to Broadacres.

“Let’s bring back the pride,” said Ed Smith.

Broadacres, the largest subdivision in Powell at 850 homes, was once the largest in the Southeast, he said.

Residents have always taken pride in the area and worked hard to keep it beautiful. But times have changed.

With the dip in the economy and the median

age of residents hovering around 60 years, interest in and monetary support for Broadacres HOA has waned.

“Broadacres HOA has been in existence since, well, forever,” said Smith. “But only about 125 residents currently support the association.

The message we are trying to get out is whether or not we want an HOA.” Dues of $50 a year provide lighting, signage and beautification for the subdivision’s four entrances off Emory Road. Smith

ing. She started attending board meetings, usually From page A-1 wearing a touch of red, the color the teachers had adat Brickey and all over the opted to symbolize their county began to spread the movement. word,” she said. “I didn’t “I wore red in support of know her at the time, but teachers,” Bounds said. “I Lauren expressed what a lot am a teacher, and I have a of teachers were feeling.” teacher’s heart. I believe my In December, Severance being a teacher was a Godannounced that she would given directive, and I loved not seek re-election. That every minute of it.” got Bounds, who has since Now that she’s back, she’s spoken out against Knox caught up on her email, County Schools’ practice fielded phone calls, watched of requiring kindergarten videos of the meetings she through second-grade stu- missed and attended nudents to take lengthy stan- merous constituent meetdardized exams, to think- ings. She is acutely aware

Bounds is back

said there is enough money to pay KUB to keep the entrance lights on through the end of the year.

With funds dwindling and retirement looming, Smith would like to turn his attention to other endeavors and the HOA over to younger blood.

“I hate to quit something when it isn’t going well,” he said. “I would like to see the HOA continue, but right now we can’t even get very many homeowners to show up for a yearly meeting.”

that she will not only be the deciding vote between Harris (a supporter of Superintendent James McIntyre) and McMillan (a McIntyre critic), but the swing vote between the pro- and antiMcIntyre factions.

She’s somewhat surprised to find herself in this position and reluctant to tip her hand, praising Harris as an outstanding citizen philanthropist and McMillan as someone who has the courage to stand alone.

“Who would have ever thought that a first vote would have such large implications?”

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government No common ground on Common Core MetroPulse columnist or how I can help them masFrank Cagle is an expert on ter those state politics. Last week he problems. boldly predicted the demise “If parof Common Core state stanents ask me dards when the Legislature why their reconvenes. student p er for me d poorly on a state test, I don’t have Beth Brown an answer Sandra because I am prohibited Clark from reviewing the questions after the test. This is frustrating for teachers and parents, but the ones “If you didn’t see that who truly suffer are the stucoming, you are willfully dents.” blind,” he wrote of last Brown said state funding year’s near-death. “Some of was mentioned only once at us could see it coming sit- the four-hour summit, yet ting on a porch in Strawber- “Mississippi invests more per student than Tennesry Plains.”

Ever the optimist, Gov. see.”

When the Legislature Bill Haslam convened a summit last week to reboot reconvenes, expect a battle his education reforms, in- among Tennessee’s three cluding Common Core. political parties: the dwinBeth Brown, vice presi- dling Democrats, who gendent of the Tennessee Edu- erally back TEA, want better cation Association, said the funding and resist reforms; real experts weren’t invited. the corporate Republicans, Most there had “zero class- including Haslam and local room experience.” legislators, who want naBrown said testing is tional standards and teachparamount for reformers, er accountability; and the yet teachers never see the red-meat Republicans, who results. “A list of student call the standards “Obamscores does not tell me what acore” and want more guns questions students missed and fewer taxes.

TEA gets a win

By Sandra Clark A local case with statewide implications was overturned by the state Court of Appeals in late August, and the Union County Board of Education voted Sept. 18 not to appeal that decision.

Chancellor Andrew Tillman had ruled in favor of Union County Public Schools in a case involving a teacher who wanted his Union County Education Association representative with him when he was questioned by a supervisor about student allegations of misconduct. The supervisor refused.

Director of Schools Jimmy Carter later took no action on the charges, which led Tillman to opine that the UCEA’s lawsuit was without merit since the teacher had suffered no damage. The teacher’s name was redacted in all documents.

Chief Judge Charles Susano delivered the appellate court’s decision: The employee had a right under the state’s 2011 Collaborative Conferencing Act to have an organizational representative present “at an investigative interview where the

employee reasonably believes the investigation may result in disciplinary action against him or her.”

Also, “the Association has organizational standing to pursue this action on behalf of its members,” Susano wrote. The court vacated the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case. Costs on appeal were assessed to the Union County Board of Education.

The board amended its agenda to add the item and passed vice chair Brad Griffey’s motion to drop the appeal without debate.

We contacted the Tennessee Education Association on Friday, and a representative confirmed the organization would notify its members and put out a general press release. TEA had been awaiting a possible appeal to the state Supreme Court.

It’s a big win for the TEA since many assumed the Collaborative Conferencing Act had negated members’ right to representation.

Of course, the organization should not crow too loudly. Legislators can always tighten the law in January.

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Why the secrecy by MPC? One would think the Metropolitan Planning Commission would have enjoyed all the controversy it wanted over the past few months with the strong neighborhood criticism of Director Mark Donaldson and his controversial hiring of Dave Hill, but on Sept. 11 MPC adopted by stealth the $101,000 separation agreement for Donaldson without any public discussion or reasonable notice, thereby triggering more attention.

This comes on top of Mayors Burchett and Rogero seeking and getting Donaldson’s early retirement.

How did this happen?

When MPC met for its regular meeting, chair Rebecca Longmire quickly asked that the consent calendar be amended to add the separation agreement.

Commissioner Clancy immediately seconded it and before anyone knew what was afoot it was adopted.

Even veteran MPC member Jack Sharp did not know the agreement had passed when contacted by this writer four days later.

The agreement was not on the published agenda or explained at the public meeting. Media have failed to report this. Clearly, Longmire and others on the MPC executive committee did not want the public or even fellow commissioners to know its contents or debate it. By hiding it, they have directed even more attention to its contents and undermined further already weakened public confidence in MPC commissioners who orchestrated this charade.

Why the secrecy by MPC?

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The separation agreement was obtained through an open-records request.

Donaldson’s current contract, going back to 2005, pays him one-month salary (which is $9,186.58) plus accrued sick leave (which is 772 hours or $43,641.16) plus accrued annual leave (which is 327 hours, which equal $18,485.36) for a total of $71,313.05.

Then MPC voluntarily added two months’ salary for $18,373.16 and 80 percent of his health-care premiums for one year at $11,888 for a total of $30,261.16 for a combined total of $101,574.21 in order to keep him around until his successor is installed. This is on top of the salary he will be paid for the time he continues working. This second part was optional and not mandated by contract.

The public still does not know what will happen to Dave Hill, whose hiring instigated much of this.

In their defense, Steve Wise, MPC attorney, explains that the recommendations of the executive committee usually go on the consent calendar and are not discussed at the full MPC meeting. This practice should be dropped when it includes such a large price tag.

What were commissioners thinking when they failed to discuss it in public?

No one would ever ask? The

media would miss it? This is public money and merits public scrutiny. The commissioners are not used to public review of their actions on internal issues.

They would do well to consult with Jack Sharp, who has forgotten more than most current younger commissioners know, for advice on public relations and local politics.

There is some positive news from MPC, however.

Notices of all future meetings and committee meetings will now be posted on the MPC website, which has not occurred for the powerful executive committee meeting. This is due to the intervention of Wise, who deserves praise for this.

■ GOP legislative nominee Eddie Smith, opposing incumbent Rep. Gloria Johnson, met with Gov. Bill Haslam for over 20 minutes Sept. 17 when Haslam was in Knoxville to promote passage of Amendment 2 on the judicial selection process. Smith wants Bill and Crissy Haslam to campaign for him.

Apparently that may occur. This is most contested race in Knox County on Nov. 4.

Mayor Rogero will be strongly backing Johnson and Cheri Siler for state senator, which will place her in direct opposition to the governor on these two candidates. Johnson is favored, but Smith is a credible candidate.

■ U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Richard Stair Jr. is retiring after a distinguished 28-year career in the federal judiciary, and a reception is being

held in his honor this Friday, Sept. 26, at the Howard Baker federal courthouse.

■ Veteran GOP activist Phyllis Severance is helping the Alexander for U.S. Senate office in Knox County – a substantial boost to the Alexander effort.

■ It is ironic that the Tennessee Supreme Court, which has a female majority, did not have a single woman apply to be the state attorney general. Nor was there a concerted effort to encourage women or African-Americans to apply.

It would seem the three female members of the court would have encouraged female attorneys or judges to apply for that eight-year term, but apparently it did not happen.

Women in today’s world often make up a significant portion of graduating classes from law schools.

Tennessee has never had a woman or African-American serve as state AG. They will have to wait another eight years to even be considered.

Knox County elected its first female DA (Charme Knight Allen) last month.

Shelby County has had a female DA for several years.

Popular election produces faster results in this area than appointments made behind closed doors.

■ Gov. Bill Haslam will join New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon at a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, this Sunday, Sept. 28, according to an invitation sent to personnel at the Embassy.

The effort to derail McMillan Week before last, reports trickled out that establishment types (meaning the usual Chamber of Commerce/corporate education reform crowd) were getting desperate to find a way to derail Mike McMillan’s campaign to become chair of the Board of Education, a powerful position that automatically confers a spot on the board’s two-person executive committee (along with the superintendent) and the ability to set the board’s meeting agendas.

McMillan has been a consistent critic of Superintendent James McIntyre since taking the Eighth District seat in 2010, and he often finds himself on the short end of 8-1 votes. The proMcIntyre majority had little to fear from him, and a year ago, nobody could have predicted that he’d emerge as the senior member of a burgeoning 5-4 majority.

Betty Bean But he may well be. When Lynne Fugate announced that she was tired of being perceived as divisive and would not seek re-election as chair, the McIntyre-supporting former majority lined up behind Third District board member Doug Harris, but he could muster only four votes, including his own. Same went for McMillan, who got his own vote plus votes from new members Amber Rountree, Terry Hill and interim member John Fugate. When it became obvious that the two sides would never untangle the deadlock, everyone agreed to come back next month and vote again when new Seventh District board member Patti Bounds

is present.

Bounds, who was off on a Mediterranean cruise that was planned and paid for long before she ran for office, has become the focus of intense speculation.

Meanwhile, public relations guy Mike Cohen didn’t like the way things appeared to be headed but said he was acting on his own in his efforts to find a way to block McMillan from being named chair. His basic argument is that Knox County will be less likely to find suitable candidates for McIntyre’s replacement with McMillan at the helm.

His solution for breaking the deadlock?

Terry Hill, the new Sixth District board member, who is a retired school psychologist, mother of a former board member (Cindy Buttry) and wife of another (Steve Hill). She scored the most resounding Election

Day win of any of the newbies and was a polished candidate who appeared to be less dug into her positions than many of her colleagues. Plus, Cohen, a former KCS public information officer, said he just likes her.

“Personally I’d love Terry to serve. I actually wrote her that a couple of days after the election. I knew her when I was the schools’ PR guy. I was a fan of hers then and I am a fan of hers now,” he said.

He also said he doesn’t think the options should be limited to Harris or McMillan.

But there’s a glitch – Hill (who had likely noticed that several of Cohen’s friends, including Doug Harris, gave considerable sums of money to her major opponent) doesn’t want the job.

“I have no interest in running for chair at this time,” she said.

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High-turnout elections favor big-spending candidates There’s an old joke that only three things matter in politics: Money, money and money.

Money pays for media advertising, yard signs, billboards and direct mail to voters. It allows a candidate to get his or her message out and reach folks who rarely pay attention to politics.

Yet, money isn’t usually as important in local campaigns because so few peo-

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ple vote. A campaign doesn’t need a lot of money when you can fit all the district’s voters into a high school gymnasium. For example, only 3,249 votes were

cast in the Sixth District’s (Northwest Knox County) school board primary election in May. In the Ninth District (South Knox), only 2,494 votes were cast.

Low-turnout, local elections give more influence to members of special-interest groups such as teachers and neighborhood organizations because these folks vote in higher numbers.

Unsurprisingly, candidates

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Now there’s a headline broadcasts. That it didn’t you can sink your teeth into. failed to deter readers who tweeted, “This is why I don’t ride roller coasters” and similar sentiments for days Larry after the article appeared.

The expansion of Internet Van access with its vast stores of Guilder knowledge at the disposal of anyone with a computer and a cable connection was supposed to usher in a Second The question mark is Enlightenment. Instead, life the first hint it’s not true. imitating art, we’re daily The second is sharks’ well- reminded that “Dumb and known dislike of freshwater. Dumber” are just a mouse Topping this week’s “who click away.

Print publications like knew?” list is a website calling itself “NY Meta” where the National Enquirer and items as dubious as this fish Globe have long made a livstory are passed off as fac- ing with Elvis sightings and encounters with aliens. But tual.

A few weeks ago NY Meta word of mouth was about published “news,” accompa- the only way to propagate nied by video, of a terrifying their stories.

Now, Facebook and Youincident. According to the story, a roller-coaster car Tube claim more than a bilflew off the tracks at Coney lion users, and about 250 Island injuring eight people. million of us gossip on TwitIt was completely fab- ter. If only 1 percent of Facericated, yet thousands of book users are contenders social-media users bought for a Darwin* award, there into it. New York’s Econom- are potentially 10 million ic Development Corporation people out there who believe demanded the publisher the cream they ordered will take the story down, and NY melt belly fat and Republicans have an alternative Meta complied.

The story, if true, would national health insurance have made headlines in le- plan.

How gullible are we? gitimate newspapers and local and national news Would Orson Welles’ “War

of the Worlds” radio play spark panic today?

If posted on YouTube and Facebook, the answer is it probably would. For millions, if it’s on the Internet it must be true.

The dumbing down of America seems to accelerate at a pace consistent with the increase in bandwidth. You can get a lot of misinformation a lot faster at 12 megabytes per second than you could in my misspent youth when 2400 baud was smoking hot.

The other day I heard a comedian tell of a 20-something woman who aspired to a career as a volunteer – but she wanted to get paid for it. The word she was looking for, the comic said, was “employee.”

Stupid is as stupid surfs.

But if you do spot a shark in Fort Loudoun, let us be the first to know. * The mythical Darwin is awarded for cleansing the gene pool. Recent recipients include the 43-year-old man who took a swig of golden liquid from a salsa jar thinking it was a cocktail. It was gasoline, which he immediately spit out. To soothe his nerves he lit a cigarette. He died the next day at a burn center.

favored by these groups often win local elections because their voters make up a larger percentage of the electorate.

But a high-turnout election changes everything.

In a high-turnout election, teachers and neighborhood organizations have less influence because they comprise a smaller percentage of voters. Also, when there are more voters, money plays an increased role because a campaign can reach out to unaffiliated voters who may not follow local politics every day.

This brings us to the upcoming special election for school board.

In the Second District, Indya Kincannon has resigned, and there are three candidates running to replace her in November: Charlotte Dorsey, Jamie Rowe and Tracie Sanger.

The conventional wisdom is that Jamie Rowe is favored to win. Rowe has a

long history of community involvement and is a model candidate for a low-turnout, local election for school board or City Council.

Yet, the upcoming November election will feature far more voters than a typical school board race. For example, in the May 2014 election, 27,969 votes were cast countywide. In August, 60,744 votes were cast countywide. Expect more than 100,000 votes to be cast this November.

A higher turnout favors the candidate who spends more money. Tracie Sanger is not only an educator, but a proven fundraiser widelypraised for her work raising money for the Shannondale Elementary School Foundation. Sanger will have little trouble raising money and is expected to run a strong, community-based campaign.

While Rowe might have had the advantage if the election were held in an-

other election cycle, Sanger may defy expectations and win in November’s highturnout special election.

High-turnout elections favor big-spending candidates. Expect Sanger to spend a lot of money.

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can reach him at scott@pleadthefrith.com.

GOV NOTES ■ 3rd/4th District Democrats meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road.

Guest speakers: Becky Harmon, Emily Gregg and George Shields.

■ Truman Day Dinner, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive.

Tickets: $60; $70 after Sept.

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■ Democratic Women’s Club meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on Western Avenue.

Info: 742-8234.

Bearden resident is state’s new AG Tennessee is in great hands with Herbert Slatery III as state attorney general, says Steve Mc Sween, president of Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis P.C. Herb Slatery Slatery and McSween worked together for 26 years before Slatery took up his previous post as chief legal counsel to Gov. Bill Haslam in 2011.

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He was president of the firm from 1998 to 2007, and chair from 2008 to 2011.

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Other attorneys go to him for advice,” says McSween.

Slatery served as chair, director and general counsel of the Public Building Authority of Knox County and Knoxville, and was a lawyer for the county’s Industrial Development Board.

He grew up here and is a huge supporter of Knoxville, McSween says. He was very active at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, and his two grown children live here.

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Carol’s Corner Joan Medlicott, author of the bestselling “Ladies of Covington” series, says she’s found “a wonderful new Southern voice.”

And New York Times bestselling author Deborah Smith praises the creator of “a charming portrait of the Smokies, their people and a wonderful way of life.”

They’re talking about Dr. Lin Stepp, the West Knoxville resident and professor of psychology who has found success as an author of fiction.

“I was looking for contemporary novels about the Smokies,” says Stepp, who with her husband, J.L., has lived in the same house in West Knoxville’s Foxfire subdivision for 38 years. “I went in one bookstore and the owner said, ‘This is the most visited national park in the country, and I have none.’

“So I wrote one!” says Stepp with a bright smile.

The six books in her Smoky Mountain series are often compared to Jan

Married Knoxville authors Lin and J.L. Stepp have written many books, together and separately.

Karon’s beloved “Mitford” novels. They’ve found a growing audience a m o n g readers who enjoy inspirational contemporary romance novels. And the seventh, “Makin’ Miracles,” is due to be released in January 2015.

Her latest book, “Down

by the River,” published by Kensington Publishing of New York, hit No. 23 on Amazon Kindle sales in early June. That’s right between titles by big names Fern Michaels and Debbie Macomber.

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creating icy patches that make the footing hazardous and dangerous on this narrow, mountaintop trailway.”

“The Afternoon Hiker” is addictive reading. It’s like having a good friend tell you everything you need to know about a trail you might want to explore, even if you never leave the house.

Lin admits that it inspired her own literary adventure.

“The hiking book is what led to the fiction,” she says.

The Stepps are currently in the middle of a very busy book tour. They’ve traveled all over the Southeast, meeting readers and signing copies of their books.

Lin Stepp is also an active and highly sought-after speaker. In April 2015 she’ll lead a workshop at the Tennessee Mountain Writers Annual Writers Conference in Oak Ridge. Her topic is “Writing and Marketing Your Book.”

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A complete listing of the Stepps’ appearances, as well as all other information pertaining to their books, can be found online at www. linstepp.com.

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Eggs-actly Lynn Pitts

Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay, So are all who amass wealth unjustly; In mid-life it will leave them, And at their end they will prove to be fools.

(Jeremiah 17: 11 NRSV)

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As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

(Jeremiah 17:11 KJV)

Josh Haun, 5, enjoys some homemade ice cream at the Cedar Grove centennial celebration.

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

(Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister) Members of the community tour the fellowship hall at Cedar Grove to view historical documents and photos from the past 100 years. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Demi Elkins; Autumn Hooks,13; Lucas Hooks, 4; Gene Foster; Heather Hooks; Carolyn and pastor Billy Moore; and car owner Don Fraker at the Cedar Grove centennial celebration.

Celebrating 100 years of service

By Cindy Taylor Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church has been serving the community since 1914. To honor their centennial, church members spent the weekend of Sept. 12-14 celebrating church history and having a fine old time.

FAITH NOTES ■ 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 Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned.

■ Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Road, is seeking vendors for a craft fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 11. Deadline for registration: Monday, Oct. 6.

■ West Emory Baptist Church is seeking vendors for a Benefit Fall Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road. Tables: $25. Info:

Demi Elkins has been a member for 79 years and remembers all but two of the 16 pastors.

“What we call the new church is actually older now than the old church was before it was torn down,” he said.

The community was invited to join in for free food,

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■ Powell Church hosts Recovery 6 p.m. each Tuesday at 323 W. Emory Road, followed by a meal and worship at 7 p.m. Small groups will convene at 8:15 p.m. The focus is on individuals and families who are struggling with addiction. There is no charge.

Info: www.recoveryatpowell. com or 938-2741.

■ “Rest: A Retreat for Mothers,” Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17-19, Camp Wesley Woods in Townsend. Cost: $60 per person; Saturday only, $30 per person. Deadline to register: Sept. 30. Info/ to register: Valan Kornhaus, vkornhaus@gmail.com, or facebook.com/restretreat.

■ First Comforter Church Fellowship Hall, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS

fun, fellowship, live music, activities for the kids, worship and even an antique car show.

The church has an active history in missions. Local support includes Halls Welfare Commission and Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home. Foreign support in-

(Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Dutch Valley New Life Church of God, 1416 Breda Drive, will hold its centennial celebration Sunday, Oct. 5.

Schedule: 10:30 a.m., morning worship service with the Rev. Mark Williams; 3 p.m., Reception; 4:30 p.m., evening worship service honoring past ministers. Info: 688-8711; www.NewLifeChurchKnox. org.

■ Little Flat Creek Baptist Church, 9132 E Emory Road, will celebrate its 217th homecoming Sunday, Sept.

28. Morning service, 11 a.m.; lunch to follow. Everyone welcome. Info: 332-0473.

■ Valley View Baptist Church, 3521 Old Valley View Drive, will host a Citywide Fall Revival, 7 p.m. Sunday through

cludes Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child and missionaries in Africa.

Church members also deliver coats and school supplies to Upper Peninsula Michigan and Appalachian Outreach.

Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church is at 9711 Norris Freeway.

Wednesday, Sept. 28-Oct. 1. Everyone welcome. Info: www.vvbcknox.com or www. cttownsend.com ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 4329 E. Emory Road will hold its 65th anniversary celebration Sunday, Sept.

28. The traditional worship service is 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon.

■ A Church Called Home, located in the Halls Cinema at 3800 Neal Drive, will host guest speaker Jay Haizlip during worship service Sunday, Oct. 5. Info: www.churchcalledhome.com or 643-8900.

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gives us a scorpion? Since time began, humans have questioned “Why?” when it comes to disasters, misfortunes or just plain bad luck.

It rains on the just and the unjust (Matthew 5:45), which can be a blessing or a curse, depending on one’s need for water at the moment.

“Long ago in a faraway land where few people have ever traveled,” I was a member of a service organization called the Quota Club (sort of a Kiwanis for women).

Each woman who belonged was a professional, and each woman was asked, upon joining, to tell the membership about her profession.

One of the women was married to an egg farmer.

He did not raise chickens to sell; he raised chickens as machines that produced eggs. After he married my friend, he sent her out to sell one day’s production of eggs. (I can’t now remember how many dozen he sent with her; it was an astonishing number as I recall.) She came home, exhausted but proud; she had sold every carton of eggs.

The next morning, she was astonished to find that she (again!) had the same number of eggs to sell.

Which may explain how chickens and eggs made their way into the Bible.

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Readers sometimes ask me where I get my ideas for columns. To be honest, when I started writing this column (1,237 columns ago!), I had an idea for the first column and the second.

Since then, for the most part, it has been hand to mouth. Occasionally, I come up with a spate of ideas and jot them down, but mostly, when Tuesday morning rolls around, I sit down and stare at a blank screen for a while.

This particular morning, I didn’t have a clue, nor a box to put a clue in. Lewis and I were eating breakfast (he, his usual scrambled egg; I, my usual bagel and soy-based “cream” cheese), and I was bemoaning my clueless state. Lewis suggested with a twinkle that I write a column about eggs.

In the moment, I couldn’t think why eggs would show up in the Bible, but at that point, desperation was closing in, and curiosity won out.

I hauled out my “Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible” and looked up eggs. Sure enough, there they were, in Jeremiah. The context is a warning about the theft or misuse of money. (Isn’t it astonishing how much the Bible has to say about money? What should that tell us?)

Jesus also had something to say about eggs. (I admit I should have remembered that one without looking it up!) He pointed out that if a child asks for an egg, the parent would not give the child a scorpion, a comparison to the goodness of God, who gives His children good gifts.

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Langlois canned again

By Cindy Taylor

Tara Angell holds her completed stained-glass work of art. Pho-

Powell High School wants your cans – but only if they contain food. The Student Government Association at the school is working with Second Harvest to collect canned goods during home football games. The plan is to “can� principal Nathan Langlois out of office. “This can drive is an easy way to make a difference in our community,� said Langlois. “We invite our local businesses and community members to bring their canned goods to the school.�

SGA adviser Paegan Turner helps with the project each year. “The food drive is essential because it helps a good deal of people in our area,� said Turner. “Teaching students how important it is

Powell High School juniors Jaden Hodges and Cassidy Waldren start the stack of cans on the desk of principal Nathan Langlois. Langlois is between the cans. Photo submitted to give back and help those in need is vital to a healthy community.�

Those who wish to par-

ticipate have one more op- Friday, Sept. 26. Cans may portunity to bring canned also be dropped off at the goods to a football game school during school hours. when Powell plays at home

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New secretary at PMS Michele Wedekind Photo by Cindy Taylor PHS students Jeorga Bishop, Rogelio Melendez and Alexis Shorter work on their stained-glass PHS art teacher Lee Ann Jenkins-Freels demonstrates grouting pieces in art class. stained glass.

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Students used cabinet doors donated by Knox Rail Salvage for their individual projects, Powell High School art teacher Lee Ann Jen- and plastic Shrinky Dinks were used in place of kins-Freels spends a lot of her free time coming glass. After baking to harden, Shrinky Dinks, up with ways to keep her students interested and well, ‌ shrink. So students had to pull out their engaged in the world of art. math skills to convert their unbaked designs to One of her latest projects was teaching them fit openings once the pieces were baked. The stained-glass art. No glass involved. designs were then glued to the door insets and

Powell Middle School has a friendly new face to welcome visitors to the office.

Michele Wedekind hails from Cedar Bluff Middle and now serves as the Powell Middle School secretary.

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Teachers, students and parents at the PES third-grade picnic

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Mackenzie Howe and Lexi McMillan enjoy food on a swing at the third-grade picnic.

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Powell Elementary principal Reba Lane gets a greeting and a hug from third-grade student Mackenzie Howe at the third-grade picnic.

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Powell Elementary School third-grade teachers hosted a Saturday picnic for students and their families at Fountain City Park.

The outing was a chance for teachers and family members to get to know one another outside of the school.

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Powell High teachers Melinda Lentz and Lee Ann Jenkins-Freels organized a painting fundraiser to support the family of another PHS teacher whose son is going through extensive medical testing. More than Pictured at “Painting for Brody” are Powell High senior Tori Lentz, sophomore Kaitlyn Lentz and $1,300 was raised. teachers Lee Ann Jenkins-Freels, Janice Wood and Melinda Lentz. Photo submitted

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge has received a grant for $137,108 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The funds will be used to develop a new “Kids in Action!” healthyliving exhibit and programs to support healthy nutrition, healthy activity, STEM education and community wellness.

The museum will partner with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension to offer a human-body exhibit and “Peppy Pepper,” a fitness trail mascot, to raise awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

“Our grants are highly competitive,” said institute director Susan H. Hildreth. “(IMLS) enlists hundreds

of library and museum professionals throughout the United States to review grant applications and make recommendations on projects most worthy of funding. Receiving a grant from IMLS is a significant achievement, and we congratulate Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge for being among the 2014 IMLS museum grantees.”

“We are excited to begin the project and look forward to forming new partnerships in the community to work with us in this effort,” said the museum’s executive director, Mary Ann Damos. “I am very grateful to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for this grant award and for all of the work they do for museums and libraries across the nation.”

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Showdown in Corryton Gibbs, Oak Ridge enter red-hot in key district clash

Upcoming Friday Austin-East at Brainerd Bearden: Open Carter at South-Doyle Central vs. Fulton Christian Academy of Knoxville vs. Grace Christian Academy Farragut: Open Gibbs vs. Oak Ridge Halls at Campbell County Hardin Valley Academy at Knoxville Catholic Karns at Clinton Powell vs. Anderson County Webb: Open West at Cleveland

Oak Ridge comes in unbeaten after rolling big at McMinn County last week.

Gibbs is hot, too, the Eagles winning for the first time – ever – at Halls last week.

The Wildcats, who overwhelmed McMinn County 35-0 with a relentless ground game last week, pulled away to win this one fairly handily last season, but Gibbs will come to play. Much will depend on how the Eagles fare at slowing the Oak Ridge running game.

Last season: Gibbs (32, 1-2 4AAA), Oak Ridge (40, 2-0) Last meeting: 2013 – Oak Ridge 57, Gibbs 28 The offenses: The Eagles run the triple option, and they’re very good at it.

The Wildcats attack out of the spread.

The defenses: Gibbs

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tailors the defense to that week’s opponent. Oak Ridge defends from a 3-4 loaded with linebackers.

The Breakdown: Oak Ridge has plenty of weapons on offense, and Wildcat quarterback Logan Fadnek hasn’t been stingy when it comes to spreading the ball around.

Fadnek’s stable of receiving options starts with sophomore tight end Tee Higgins. At 6-foot-4, he’s hard to miss. Senior wide outs Ted Mitchell, Brandon Bonds and Jemiah Hall are also dangerous. On the ground, Isaiah Jones and

junior Jaylen Nickerson, a Maryville transfer, have both had big nights so far this season.

While Oak Ridge won going away last season, Gibbs did put four touchdowns in the Wildcat defense, and much of the running game that did it is back.

Senior quarterback Preston Booth spurs the Eagles offense. He ran for better than 800 yards and 16 touchdowns last season and is on an even better pace this fall. Fullback Silas Joiner and slot back Brendan Wilson, both seniors, combined for more than 1,300 yards in a 2013 campaign that saw Gibbs get hot down the stretch and make the playoffs.

On defense, the Eagles will have one of the best players on the field on either side of the ball in 6-3,

250-pound senior defensive end Hunter Lane, an AllState selection last fall.

Why this one intrigues: A win puts Gibbs right in the thick of the district race with Oak Ridge and frontrunner Anderson County (5-0, 2-0), thirdplace Campbell County (4-1, 2-1) and Knox Central (31, 2-1). With an Oak Ridge win, the Wildcats and Mavericks could begin to pull away from the field.

As good as Oak Ridge has looked so far this season, paired with last season’s win at Blankenship Field, the Wildcats enter the favorite, but don’t sell Gibbs short.

With the Eagles still flying high from their win at Halls last week, all bets are off for this year’s clash with the Wildcats in Corryton. If Oak Ridge has any trouble getting a handle on the Eagles’ option offense, it could get really, really interesting.

You’ll know a lot after the first couple of times Gibbs has the ball.

Panther fans get in the spirit of the game as the drum line plays for the crowd during last week’s home game.

Powell and Central players battled it out on the field Friday night. The Bobcats defeated the Panthers, 28-14.

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Best trip to Georgia Athens, Ga., is a good place to play football – genuine college town, enthusiastic fans, significant history, sideline hedges that make the arena unique.

My favorite football trip to Georgia was 45 years ago, last day of October, first of November 1969. The Volunteers arrived 5-0 and No. 3 in the country. Whipping up on Alabama in Birmingham the Saturday before had influenced poll voters. Tennessee jumped four places.

Georgia was ranked 11th.

Vince Dooley thought his team deserved better. Could be he was right. The Bulldogs had won 16 in a row at home. The defense was great, permitting only 86 yards a game.

Tickets were tight. Standing-room-only was sold out.

Excitement was peaking.

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The university newspaper declared this the game of the decade. A radio station kept interrupting songs and commentary with somebody yelling, “Go you hairy Dogs!”

I suppose this was what Southeastern Conference competition was supposed to be.

I had watched four days of Tennessee preparation.

Doug Dickey had a good idea. Bobby Scott was going to throw to Lester McClain and Gary Kreis and Ken DeLong and maybe swing it

out to tailback Don McLeary in the flat.

Sophomore fullback Curt Watson was going to keep the Bulldogs honest with inside yardage behind Chip Kell, Don Denbo and Mike Bevins. I didn’t ask, but I am confident the Vols were confident. They had a really good team.

You’ve heard about the best-laid plans of mice and men – well, cold rain came to town on Friday and didn’t go away. You could almost hear Ray Charles or Brook Benton doing “Rainy Night in Georgia.”

It was really wet on Saturday. Dickey and offensive coordinator Jimmy Dunn met with Scott to discuss the switch from Plan A to Plan B, if weather became a factor.

It did. The day would have been really bad if it

hadn’t been so good.

Tennessee endured an early hiccup. Midway through the first quarter, Watson lost the wet ball in a tight situation. Georgia recovered at the UT 5. Bulldog fans were delirious.

Tennessee’s defensive front dug in. Three plays gained one yard. Georgia kicked a field goal. For the first time that season, Tennessee was behind.

Watson responded.

Home guys couldn’t handle him. Piston legs and slick nylon pants led to missed tackles and hurt feelings – and shoulders and heads.

Curt ran over a few obstacles. He turned the lovely turf, nurtured with tender, loving care, into his very own muddy loblolly. He gained 197 yards on 19 carries and wanted more.

Georgia fans did not suffer in silence. Some threw oranges. Denbo peeled one and ate it. Watson noticed the commotion, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Gotcha.

Scott, the quarterback, explained the mismatch: “Curt was a great back. He was very difficult to bring down under normal conditions. He was a powerful man with exceptional balance. He took a lot of hits and kept on going.”

Off the field: Wife Sarah sat through a first-half soaking and retreated to our car. She would tolerate Larry Munson’s broadcast of excuses in the dry. Alas, the car battery ran down.

Sarah hiked across the sloppy parking lot, found a service truck, got a quick recharge and was ready to roll when my three stories were written.

Her shoes gave her away.

She told me about the dilemma. Her winning rally raised my forever respect. I awarded all-American honors. Curt was second team.

For both, it was a signature game.

Almost forgot: Tennessee won, 17-3. As usual, line-

backers Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds and Jackie Walker got most of the defensive credit. Tim Priest and Bill Young discouraged desperation bombs.

As wet games go, it was an unforgettable adventure.

Going to Georgia may never be so fine.

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Beaver Brook golf Winners of the Beaver Brook Country Club game Guys and Dolls include first place Tom Allen and Louise Nelson; second place Don and Susan LeCoultre, third place Bubba Wyrick and Susie Schneider, fourth place (tie) Dan and Joan Funkhouse and Brandon and Nicole Workman. Chip-in went to Susan LeCoultre.

Band member Benjamin Suggs warms up prior to kickoff.

Powell High theatre members Emily Schultz and Conner Shepard greet people at the gate with baked goods.

Quarterback Connor Sepesi runs the ball toward the end zone for the Panthers.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tournament to benefit the Central High School softball program will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at Whittle Springs Golf Course.

Format: four-man scramble.

Registration fee: $240 per team of four, which includes green fee, cart and catered lunch. Registration: 7:30 a.m.; shotgun start: 8:30 a.m. Info: Brent Walker, 237-6507.

■ Players/teams needed for H3 Hoops, a youth basketball team league. Leagues: 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U, 10, 11U, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, High School JV, High School Varsity. Info: chris@whitfieldsports.com or 389-5998.

Powell fans Lakin Trotterchaud, Jenna Majors and Katie Petress show school spirit in their own version of Friday night lights.

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Panthers fall to Central, 28-14 Panther fans filled the stands with bright neon clothing, someone brought in a huge cardboard cutout William Hurt gets the crowd of coach John Allen’s head pumped up with a giant cut- and the band helped kick off out of coach John Allen’s the game like no other.

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“We have had this dream for years and God brought it together,” said Andrea. “We want to shine God’s love through anything we do.”

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“She can’t come,” said her assistant, Debbie Gazzaway.

“She’s presenting to Congress.”

Seems Sen. Lamar Alexander had asked her to talk about barriers faced by people with disabilities. She gave the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (did they mean for the acronym to be HELP?) an earful. Her presentation was so strong that we can’t do it justice here.

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By Sandra Clark In case anyone wondered why suppor ting the North Knox Rotary Club’s annual golf tournament matters, Bob Sexton has the anBob Sexton swer.

The tournament, set for Friday, Oct. 3, at Three Ridges Golf Course, supports the Cerebral House Housing Corporation, which operates a group home for 10 in Fountain City.

Sexton is director of the Cerebral Palsy Center in North Knoxville and supports the group home.

David Dooley is coordinating the event.

“We have seven major sponsors,” he said, “and 16 or 17 teams and 30 hole sponsors.”

Dooley wants 20 teams and 60 hole sponsors. He probably got them after Sexton’s talk.

The club meets at noon each Thursday at Litton’s.

“We help people with significant difficulties to be a part of the community. We help them join the workforce, make friends, be seen as worthy.

“What you aspire to is the same thing people with disabilities want – a chance at a life worth living.”

Sexton saluted the Rotarians for there longtime support of the CP Group Home. He said other support comes from church and civic groups as well as hobby groups.

“In the 1950s and ’60, parents of kids with intellectual disabilities lobbied the Legislature for a set of programs (for their children). But those programs don’t support those with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy.

“Studies show 60 percent of those with cerebral palsy do not have significant intellectual disabilities,” he said. “But there is no funding for them.”

Only in Knoxville and Chattanooga are there programs for these people at all, he said, and those are privately funded.

The Lutheran Church in Chattanooga sponsors that city’s program.

Without a program, severely disabled individuals either stay at home or move into a nursing home.

The Fountain City facility was built in 1982 with lowinterest HUD financing on a 40-year loan, a loan with just eight years remaining.

Each resident has a private bedroom and two share

a bathroom, so it’s a 10-bedroom, 5-bath home.

The biggest expense is 24/7 staffing, and the annual budget is $200,000, Sexton said.

“Your golf tournament literally keeps the house open.”

Other support comes from the Bill Williams fishing tournament and from the residents themselves.

“Their SSI check is $600 per month,” Sexton said.

“Of that we take 1/3 for housing and $315 for food and expenses. That leaves each resident with $85 per month for incidentals and medicine.”

Sexton told of a resident named Danny. He held a job at Target and saved for an apartment. Once there, he wanted a dog. So he saved for a down payment for a home of his own. “Now he’s got what we all want. A place to live and someone to love.”

Anyone can contribute to the home by becoming a hole sponsor for the golf tournament. Just mail $100 or more to North Knoxville Rotary Club, 7607 Windwood Drive, Powell, TN 37849.

Major sponsors are Pop’s Wine & Liquor, Tindell’s Inc., Pilot, Tennova Healthcare, Fountain City Finance Company, FMS (Freight Management Systems) and Phyllis and Ely Driver.

Facts: Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the brain during pregnancy, labor or shortly after birth.

■ CP is neither progressive, communicable or curable.

■ It is estimated that 500,000 to 700,000 children and adults in the U.S. manifest one or more symptoms of CP. ■ The Knoxville Cerebral Palsy Center serves over 300 individuals.

■ The Cerebral Palsy Center was formed in 1954 by parents of chilodren with cerebral palsy, but it soon grew to incloude any developmental disability.

Michael Holtz has joined the Knox County Health Department as director of community assessment and health promotion. He comes to KCHD after 12 years with the American Cancer

Society and its Cancer Action Network’s 14-state Southern region.

Holtz will oversee adolescent pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, teen health promotion, violence and unintentional injury prevention, TENNderCARE, and the epidemiology program.

Holtz earned his master’s in communications from the University of Tennessee in Michael Holtz 1998, and his bachelor’s in mass communica-

tion from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in 1992.

He and wife Sarah live in Knoxville with their rescue dog, Marley. Holtz replaces Dr. Kathleen Brown, who recently accepted a position with the University of Tennessee’s Department of Public Health.

Festival at Morning Pointe

By Cindy Taylor It was National Assisted Living Week, celebrated at Morning Pointe for the first time this year with a Fall Festival. But when the rain came down on Sept. 11, facility director Tyner Brooks and the staff at Morning Pointe didn’t let the bad weather dampen their fun.

They just moved everything indoors.

Brooks ended up soaked to the skin, but thanks to his sacrifice everyone else enjoyed a rain-free festival.

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Live music by Pistol Creek resounded through the hallways, and booths offered blood pressure checks, face painting and more.

The staff plans to make the free festival an annual community event.

Morning Pointe Assisted Living is located at 7700 Dannaher at Emory Road and I-75 Drive near Tennova North.

Bill Cabage and Edward Harper of Pistol Creek entertain at the Morning Pointe Fall Festival. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Jack Shelton bobs for apples at the festival.

Powell High HOSA student Sabrina Van Buren performs a blood pressure check on Powell High School teacher Connie Silvey as PHS senior Callie Acosta looks on.

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First Baptist welcomes neighbors from the front porch

Five-year-old Anna Claire Carmichael has a big chair to fill. She attends Christian Academy of Knoxville.

Lizzy Kirby fills her plate with eats from “Love” That B-B-Q, served by Emma, Jess and Joel “Ducky” Maples, at First Baptist Church of Knoxville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party. Photos by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith The front of First Baptist Church of Knoxville is beautiful to some, but it can be intimidating to others, says Senior Pastor Tom Ogburn.

That’s why the church is opening up its lawn, and front porch, to the community. Last week, the congregation closed down a section of Main Street for a BBQ and Bluegrass Block

Party. In coming weeks, the church will set up tables and chairs for use during lunch hour once a week.

A stage, which was built to hold the church’s nativity set at Christmas, will provide stage space for musical acts to perform during Lunch on the Lawn, says Pam Neal, minister of administration.

The lunchtime event will

Kidney Foundation gets KenJo boost East Tennessee kidney patients will benefit from a $43,000 donation by KenJo Markets to the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. The funds, raised through coupon book sales at the company’s 35 locations, will be used to improve the lives of East Tennesseans with, at Carruthers

risk for or affected by kidney disease.

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be scheduled to take advantage of food trucks that park in front of the church.

No other downtown church has a lawn, and Ogburn hopes to make the space inviting.

“Some people see the church as what we are against. We want them to see us as people, and neighbors who care about the community,” he says.

$43,000 donation to Katie Martin, executive director of the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, which serves some 200 low-income patients per month in 15 counties.

The funds were raised through the sale of benefit coupon books at area KenJo Markets. Info: www.etkidney.org.

Beth and Tom Ogburn enjoy dinner on the lawn during First Baptist Church of Knoxville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party.

Tom is the church’s new senior pastor.

Grand opening Thursday for University Commons The grand opening of University Commons is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept.

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Cancer survivor uses artistic talent to benefit others Real Estate sales are

As the owner of the “Up the Creek Gifts & Designs” shop in Knoxville, Celeste Reedy was always busy creating custom baskets and gifts for customers and running her own business. But her active life took a sudden detour when Reedy was sidelined by a double cancer diagnosis in April of 2013.

Cancer patient Celeste Reedy designed an inspirational t-shirt that a physicians’ office is selling to benefit the Knoxville Komen Race for the Cure.

“It was the week of Palm Sunday,” remembers Reedy. “I couldn’t breathe, so I went to the Emergency Room. A scan showed a lymphoma wrapped around my throat and thyroid. It was cancer.”

Because the growth was cutting off Reedy’s airway, the mass was removed during an emergency surgery. But, Reedy’s troubles weren’t over.

“While I was still recovering in Critical Care, the doctors discovered a small but very aggressive spot of breast cancer.”

Reedy spent the next several months undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. “The chemo and radiation for lymphoma was similar to what’s used for breast cancer, so I had treatment for both cancers at the same time,” explains Reedy.

Reedy adjusted to life full of doctors’ appointments and treatments.

“I’ve always been so healthy and active, it’s mindboggling how everything can turn around,” says Reedy.

To pass time while as she waited in doctors’ offices, Reedy began sketching. “I’d draw flowers and things I was familiar with. I’d get lost in drawing, it was therapeutic for me.”

Reedy was surprised when nurse Mary Krogh of Premier Surgical Associates at Parkwest, noticed her artwork and asked if Celeste would design a t-

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Krogh says Premier Surgical and the Parkwest office have long been involved in the Knoxville Komen race.

“The cancer fundraiser is a way we honor our families, friends and patients affected by breast cancer,” explains Krogh. “It’s very special to have a patient like Celeste design our shirt.”

Reedy says she’s honored to be a part of the office’s effort. “The Premier Surgical staff and physicians have become my friends. I actually look forward to coming to my appointments here,” says Reedy. “I’m excited to do something that could possibly make a difference for other cancer patients.”

Reedy’s t-shirt design incorporates colorful flowers with the words “Faith”, “Hope”, “Love”, and “Life”. “I’m very appreciative of life and no longer take lot of things for granted,” says Reedy.

Orders for the shirts are being accepted at the Premier Surgical office at Parkwest Medical Center. Proceeds will benefit the Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure.

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Sizzlin’ students prepare for ACT with Emerald Youth Twelve high school students beat the heat this summer by getting sharp for the ACT with Emerald Youth Foundation.

Emerald conducted a twice-weekly course June 16 - Aug. 4 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2714 Brooks Avenue. Students took refuge in the cool church on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. Christi Cardwell, who directs high school and young adult curriculum for Emerald Youth, led the course.

The students received intensive coaching from a staff of seven volunteer tutors in math skills on Mondays and reading skills on Thursdays. And, oh yes, there were cupcakes and brownies too, Cardwell said.

“We aimed at improving overall scores for this year because most of the students are juniors,” Cardwell said. The ACT is offered about six times between

September and June, but all Tennessee high school juniors get to take the national college admissions exam once for free.

Cardwell said that ACT preparation has great potential to help students raise their scores.

She said that during the summer course, the goal was to “hit the gaps that we see emerging across the board for kids.” In math, tutors helped students nail down concepts they had studied in the past but didn’t entirely grasp. “For example, we did some overall geometry refreshers with them. We did some work with fractions so they aren’t thrown by problems with those kinds of numbers,” Cardwell said.

In reading, students tackled basic test prep skills like using the process of elimination and context clues to decide on an answer. “We talked about the

Charles Rowe (center), a student at the L&N STEM Academy, receives tutoring in math from wife and husband team Lynn and Keith Bledsoe at the Emerald Youth ACT Prep course at Mount Zion Baptist Church.

types of reading questions offered on the test and what their purpose is. We worked through some vocabulary and speed drills in both math and reading,” Cardwell said.

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tend L&N STEM Academy, and West, Oak Ridge, Karns and Carter high schools.

For information on future ACT Prep courses, contact Cardwell at 637.3227 ext.

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Sisters follow their hearts to leadership and college

Delandra and Jordan Carter, 19-year-old sisters and Maryville College sophomores, sum up the qualities of leadership in a few words: Faithful. Committed. Hardworking. Community-building. Trustworthy.

They put all those qualities to work in the Lonsdale community, their home.

The sisters spent the summer serving with Emerald Youth as AmeriCorps members. Their job was to provide youth in a bustling summer program with academic help and plenty of fun at the Virginia Avenue Ministry, 2201 Virginia Avenue.

Delandra and Jordan grew up in the neighborhoods around Virginia Avenue Ministry, and they belong to the church. As they cared for the children – teaching reading and math and leading recreation – both thought of their own days as little girls at the ministry.

“I remember when I was about 10. My dad passed away,” Delandra said. “The staff at Emerald Youth were so understanding and kind.

They cared for me.”

“Emerald Youth taught me to build relationships with other people and with God too. It helped me establish friendships with

Delandra Carter, center, hanging out this summer with (from left) Justus Simpson, Lexi Lawson and Amyrical Bingham. adults as role models,” said Jordan.

When the sisters were in fourth grade, their mom, Jovette Johnson, began working on the staff at the Virginia Avenue Ministry. Today she coordinates its elementary and middle school program.

Johnson always made sure that Delandra and Jordan faithfully attended church and the ministry’s programs after school, evenings and in the summer.

They participated in service projects like a carwash to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina in fifth grade and a filmmaking project against racism in middle school.

“I feel it’s very important

Jordan Carter (left) having fun at Emerald Youth with Lexie Seabolt.

for all kids to have as many people as possible, supporting them. That is what they received by being a part of Emerald Youth,” she said.

As seniors at Bearden High School, Jordan and Delandra joined the Emerald Youth Fellows. Formed in 2012, the program provides special mentoring, travel, and leadership training for a select class of about 12 students.

The Fellows program mentored the girls through senior year, providing financial, academic and leadership training. It will follow them until they get their first real job.

The goal is to prepare young adults for college and career, with the hope that they will be urban leaders of

A Note from Steve Each fall when school starts, I think about kids like Jesse.

Jesse was an urban fifth grade boy who often shot baskets in his front yard instead of going to school.

Je s s e’s mom, a single Steve Diggs m o t h e r, explained it to a staff member at a nearby Emerald Youth Foundation neighborhood ministry: “Jesse just doesn’t want to go to school, and I don’t think I can make him.”

“Call me the next time he won’t go,” said the staff member. She called the very next day.

Two important things then happened. The staff member, who had already begun shooting baskets with Jesse, went to his house and drove him to school. And Jesse joined the ministry’s daily youth programming. There he got a good snack, recreation, spiritual support, homework help and interaction with caring adults.

Jesse received the “Most Improved” award at his elementary school that year.

Recently Jesse started his senior year in high school.

There are thousands of

kids like Jesse in urban Knoxville. Too many kids wrestle alone with a sense of inadequacy and a track record of failure. Emerald’s programs of Christian faith, academic help, relationships and sports, implemented through a network of neighborhood churches, help young people realize their God-given potential and succeed as mature adults.

Now that Emerald’s fall programs are underway, we hope to help many kids like Jesse flourish in school and become leaders.

We at Emerald Youth are still celebrating a great summer this year that served about 600 kids with fun and academic enrichment. We were blessed to be involved in the lives of so many young people.

Will you join us in our work?

One way to help is through the upcoming Emerald Youth Golf Classic presented by Regal Entertainment Group. It will be Sept. 30 at Willow Creek Golf Club in Farragut. Proceeds raised support our efforts with young people like Jesse.

Visit our website at www. emeraldyouth.org for details on the tournament and other ways to engage with us. Thank you!

the future, said Cedric Jackson, EY Fellows director.

Delandra and Jordan are determined to succeed, and Emerald Youth is helping them do it.

“Growing up at Emerald Youth, we practiced leadership a lot,” said Delandra.

“Some kids now might not understand my role as a leader. But as they mature, Steve Diggs they learn that they can be Executive Director a leader too.”

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THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27 Deadline for membership applications to Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or kateswaterart@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 First Line-First Page-First Chapter, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing.

Registration deadline: Sept. 17. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Deadline to preorder meals to be served during the Block party Life Care EMS fundraiser for the Manor at Northgate, 4301 Whittle Springs Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8. Cost: $5. Includes choice of one Hamburger or two hot dogs with two sides, a dessert and a drink. Info/ RSVP: 225-6799.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 Read All About It Talk About It book discussion group meeting, 1-2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Selection: “Call the Midwife” by Jennifer Worth. Info: 922-2552.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 Deadline to register for Senior Appreciation Picnic hosted by County Mayor Tim Burchett, to be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Includes lunch, live music and a vendor expo. Free. RSVP: 215-4007.

Cooking class: “Date Night – Pizza for Two … or more,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50/person. Info/to register: www. avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Cove Lake State Park in Caryville. Features two stages of live music, food and craft vendors, children’s entertainment and activities, an art competition for amateur and professional artists, and a juried quilt exhibit. Info: www.Louiebluie.org or Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, 423-566-0329.

“Son” Fest, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road. Food, games, crafts, silent auction, vendors. Michael Wayne Smith will sing, 12:30 p.m. Info: 688-5330.

Pancake Breakfast hosted by Leadership Union County and Youth Leadership Union County, 9-11 a.m., Plainview Community Center. Cost: $5.

Public Lands Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Big Ridge State Park and Norris Lake. Educational and fun day of service. Lunch will be provided. Info: Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811, or Big Ridge State Park, 992-5523.

Picnic: Home School Support Group of Union County and surrounding communities, noon, Big Ridge State Park at the pavilion above the pool. Bring a dish to share. Info: Connie Dickey, 992-3629.

Free movie in Luttrell Park: “God’s Not Dead,” 8 p.m. or when dark. Hosted by United Missionary Baptist Church. Bring chairs/blankets.

Fall festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., New Beginnings Baptist Church, behind East Knox Elementary School.

Vendor tables, hayride, games, music, concessions and more. Info: 806-1664.

Golf tournament to benefit Freedom Christian Academy, Three Ridges Golf Course. Shotgun start, 8:30 p.m. Fee: $300/team of four. Info: Kara Robertson, 5257807.

Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5 per person. Live music provided by the Nigel Boulton Band. Info: 922-0416.

Free music workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, First Comforter Church fellowship hall, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike.

Instructors: Jim and Edna Hensley. All ages welcome.

Info: 688-8390.

Free Flu Shot Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, AustinEast, Carter, Farragut, Halls and West high schools and South-Doyle Middle School. Donations accepted to benefit Empty Stocking Fund.

Graveston Septemberfest, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Graveston Baptist Church, 8319 Clapps Chapel Road.

Classic car show, people’s choice chili cook-off, craft fair.

Free. Info/to register as participant: www.graveston.org.

Fall plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Gardens located just off Neyland Drive behind the UT Veterinary Medical Center. Perennials, shrubs and trees. Info: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 Learn to Sew, Part 2, 2-4:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Janet Donaldson. Register by Sept.

21. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

French Broad Preservation Association Pickle Fest, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Riverdale Schoolhouse, 7009 Thorngrove Pike. Food trucks, music, crafts, demonstrations and more.

Autism Family Day, 1-5 p.m., The Muse in Chilhowee Park. Sensory-friendly planetarium shows: 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Activities supervised by Artistic Spectrum; refreshments by The Autism Society of East Tennessee.

Reduced admission: $3 per person, ages 2 and up; under 2, free. Info: www.asaetc.org.

Lantern and Carriage Tour, 4-7 p.m., Old Gray Cemetery, 543 N. Broadway. Cost: Adults, $10; students, $5; carriage, $5. Re-enactors, carriage rides and more.

Info: 522-1424; info@oldgraycemetery.org.

Sunday Night Concert Series at Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Features live Bluegrass and Country Music, food trucks and tours of the cave. Shows: 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets: adults, $10; children 12 and under, free. Info/tickets: www. cherokeecaverns.com.

“Children in the Arts,” 2:30 p.m., Amphitheatre at the World’s Fair Site. Presented by Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble as a part of the Penny for the Arts series. Adult tickets: $7, children/student tickets: one penny. Info: Irena Linn, 584-9636, silverdancer21@ gmail.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 29 Deadline to purchase tickets for Knoxville’s Founders Day Luncheon and Benefit, to be held noon Friday, Oct. 3, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive.

Featured speaker: U.S. rep. John J Duncan Jr. Proceeds to benefit the Historic Homes of Knoxville. Tickets: www.KnoxTIX.com or 523-7543

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30 Open house, 6-7 p.m., Knoxville Center Taoist Tai Chi Society, 1205 N Central St. Beginning classes available every day. Info: 546-9222.

Cooking class: “Tailgate like a Millionaire,” 6:308:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

Information session for LMU’s Caylor School of Nursing, 3-7 p.m., Cedar Bluff extended learning site, 421 Park 40 North Blvd. No preregistration required.

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Free concert, food and fun hosted by the K-Town Sound Show Chorus, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Road. Info: Miriam, 599-2150 or www.ktownsound.org.

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hen alumni, families and friends of Knoxville Montessori School (KMS) arrive for the annual fall homecoming festivities on Oct. 18, they can expect to spend some time outside admiring the school’s sensational new nature-inspired playground.

And since children of all ages are also invited along to the homecoming, parents won’t have any trouble locating them when it’s time to go home – they’ll be outside having fun.

They might be digging in the huge sandbox, playing on the wooden tree house platform that features a slide and a climbing net, navigating the child-size climbing wall or perched atop spring riders in the shape of a horse or a bird.

Landscape architect Sara Hedstrom Pinnell has transformed the area behind the school into a natural play space that also features shaded spots with rocks or log seats for resting or socializing, a large digging area surrounded by rock seating, cedar stumps and a large cedar log for balancing.

A large open field is available for kickball, soccer and other running games, and a basketball court can also accommodate hopscotch, four square and other activities.

KMS operations director Charlie Biggs says the playground is an important component of the school’s program.

“Children need time outside to strengthen their bodies, practice their social skills and learn about nature. The new playground provides a wonderful natural environment for recess, after care and for all of our students’ outMore than a dozen youngsters enjoy the giant sandbox at Knoxville Montessori School’s new playground.

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Biggs says both students and parents agree the investment in the playground has been a beneficial one for the school.

“All of our parents have been very impressed with the playground, and our students really love it. When one of our new preschool students saw the treehouse over the summer, she literally started jumping up and down. She was so excited she said she could hardly wait to start school.”

Located at 4311 Kingston Pike, Knoxville Montessori School is a nonprofit private school that provides high-quality, child-centered Montessori education for students from preschool through fifth grade. Founded in 1966, it is widely recognized for its nurturing environment, strong academic focus, experienced teaching staff and diverse student body.

The playground upgrades are part of a multi-year plan to preserve the school’s historic building and provide the best possible learning environment for its students.

Most of the school’s classrooms were upgraded last summer, and additional work is planned for next summer as well.

“It’s wonderful to see such great things happening at KMS,” said Tonya DeGuira, president of the KMS Board of Trustees and mother of two children at the school.

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Sophia Harvey reaches new heights on the climbing wall in the newly transformed playground at Knoxville Montessori School.

For more information about KMS, visit www.knoxvillemontessori.org or call 525-6042.

Fall in East Tennessee is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the crisp air and beautiful scenery. With plenty of upcoming fall festivals and events in and around the Knoxville area, there is no shortage of options for family-friendly entertainment this season.

Music lovers will not want to miss the 14th annual Raccoon Valley Bluegrass Music Festival taking place on Oct. 4 in Powell, with music beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. In addition to live bluegrass music, the event will also feature a general store, crafts, blacksmithing and molasses making. Admission to this festival is free, and gates open at 9 a.m.

For an old-fashioned good time in the spirit of small-town fun, head out to Jefferson City on Oct. 4 for the 29th annual Old Time Saturday. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Main Street in downtown Jefferson City,

attendees can enjoy clogging, gospel and country singing, comedy skits, and arts and crafts booths. Food vendors will be there, as well as a classic car show and kids zone. Prizes will be given away throughout the day in addition to a grand prize drawing at the end of the event.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the Townsend Visitor Center will host its annual Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day. This event is a celebration of the region’s heritage and features bluegrass music, mountain arts and crafts, nature programs and storytelling, all against the beautiful backdrop of the Smoky Mountains. Kids’ games, antique tractor displays and more will also be included.

If you are up for a short drive east of Knoxville, the Morristown Mountain Makins Festival is scheduled for Oct. 25-26, and promises to be worth a few extra minutes in the car. Arts and crafts, lots of local live music, fun activities for To page 3

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Festival-goers with a flair for local history or a love of antiques can look to Clinton for an event that is sure to be a perfect fit. Oct. 10-11, historic downtown Clinton will be home to the 14th Annual Clinch River Antiques Festival, where folks can look forward to artisans and antique dealers, a re-enactment of a famous duel, antique cars, and live music and food vendors. First Baptist Church of Clinton will provide some additional activities for the kids free of charge.

McClung Museum on The University of Tennessee campus has a day of educational family fun planned just around the corner, as well. On Sept. 27, the museum will host a free Family Fun Day, where activities, crafts, tours and more will be offered. The event is in conjunction with the museum’s newest exhibit “Birds, Bugs and Blooms.”

Whatever your interests or age, there is something on the calendar this time of year to please just about every member of the family. These free local events are the ideal way to usher in the bounty of autumn.

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Beth Hutchinson started making hair bows and other finery for young girls when she couldn’t find any that she liked for her twins, born 15 months ago. The west Knoxville resident has a Facebook page called “MyGirls Bows and Accessories.”

By Carol Shane Though clouds were evident, the rain held off on Sunday, Sept. 14, for the second day of the annual Ramsey House Fall Festival. Crafters, foodies, horticulturists, musicians and antique sellers from all over the region gathered to celebrate our heritage on the grounds of the local treasure, a late-18th-century house built by the architect Thomas Hope for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey. The house and grounds are open year-round. For more information, or to plan a visit, log on to http://www.ramseyhouse.org or call (865) 546-0745.

Students of Knoxville Symphony violinist Mary Ann Fennell pose with bright and shining faces. The young musicians entertained the audience for an hour, playing in a large group, smaller groups and girls’ and boys’ groups. The music ranged from Bach to “Star Wars.” On the front row are Sofia Eshleman, Adelle Fox, Margaret Hollow, Shreya and Nandini Damodaran, Henry Hollow, Hollie Ruffner, Ethan Hu and Annelise Carroll. On the back row are Jake Ruffner, Claire Blankenship, Emma Fox, Olivia Escher, Maeve Houston, Garrett Fox, teacher Mary Ann Fennell and Rachel Wetz.

Nancy and Mark Shedden of Karns recreate two frontier skills – spinning and powderhorn crafting. Nancy says her interest in spinning began in 2007 when her children became involved in a 4H sheep project.

Mark discovered horns on a trip to Deerfield, Mass., an authentic 18th-century New England village. Photos by Carol Shane

Volunteers in period dress added an authentic note to the festival. Here, Kathy McCandless and Stephanie Vickers Humphrey stand at the kitchen door of Ramsey House amid heirloom begonias.

McCandless says the house, built from 1795 to 1797, is the first house in Tennessee to have an attached kitchen and full basement. “They did a lot of firsts in this family,” she says. “This is our history.” Actor Humphrey enjoys using her skills for historical interpretation. Explaining the difference between an interpreter and an re-enactor, she says, “We cover day-to-day stuff; historical re-enactors recreate an event.”

Mother and daughter Susan and Pat Province, from Strawberry Plains, show off their wares.

Susan is a knitter and jewelry-maker Pat once sold her pieces to J.C. Penney.

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Blue Moon Rising plays in front of the Wilson Barn at the Museum of Appalachia.

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he Museum of Appalachia in Norris is truly an East Tennessee treasure. As an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum provides a wealth of information about the history of Appalachia. Events throughout the year make getting in touch with the past easy and fun. With Tennessee Fall Homecoming just around the corner, this is the perfect time of year to become acquainted with the museum and all it has to offer.

Much more than a simple music festival, Tennessee Fall Homecoming at Museum of Appalachia is anticipated each year by locals and travelers alike. This year marks the 35th year of the award-winning annual event. With historic demonstrations such as spinning, weaving, sorghum

making, blacksmithing and sawmilling, the celebration brings the past to life and enables spectators to connect with Appalachian history in a special way. The threeday event runs Oct. 10-12.

The regional music at Tennessee Fall Homecoming never disappoints, and this year promises to be no different. With returning favorites such as Grammy nominated Blue Highway, the award-winning Darrell Webb Band, and the highly recognized Blue Moon Rising, the lineup is full of talent. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festivities include over 70 national, regional, and local musicians, featuring favorites from years past such as Leroy Troy, Ramona Jones, and The Dismembered Tennesseans.

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visitors will be able to enjoy genuine Appalachian entertainment while taking in the beauty of nature all around them. From traditional mountain music to gospel, there is something for everyone to appreciate.

In addition to the authentic musical entertainment and educational demonstrations, Tennessee Fall Homecoming also includes a heritage arts and crafts fair with tatting, whittling, lye soap making, hand-crafted white oak baskets, and leather working.

During the course of the event, visitors may also tour the entire Museum of

Appalachia, where they can experience the beautiful bucolic setting complete with historic buildings, unique artifacts, farm animals and gardens. There will be plenty of tasty Southern treats and comfort foods available as well as opportunities to meet nationally recognized Southern writers.

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