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Walking to cure cancer

Sue Spicer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.

Having worked in the information center at Tennova North, she used the knowledge she had gained through resource materials as power.

Sue Spicer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.

Having worked in the information center at Tennova North, she used the knowledge she had gained through resource materials as power.

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Read Ruth White on page A-3

Big Ridge super, Howell, retires John Howard Howell, superintendent for 35 years, is bowing out. His office walls are bare, and personal treasures are packed away. He says there will be no retirement party, no gold watch, just a quiet goodbye and sincere thanks to those who helped make good times better.

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Read Marvin West on page A-2

Mike Lowe back in the news When Tommy Schumpert ran for county executive in 1994, Mike Lowe made his move. He ran for trustee as a reformer and promised to depoliticize the office, institute an anti-nepotism policy and end the practice of dunning employees for campaign contributions.

Criminal trials currently underway show how that worked out.

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Read Betty Bean on page A-4

Powell football plays at Karns Powell visits Karns on Friday, and this one has to have the fans for both schools fired up. Karns remembers how close it was last year. (Powell won 19-13.) The Panthers remember, too. Then their coach left. Tobi Kilgore went to Karns.

Stefan Cooper says you don’t need a lot more than that.

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Read his preview on page A-10

Petro’s is here!

A much-anticipated restaurant is open for business.

Petro’s chili and chips at 631 E. Emory Road opened Aug. 14.

Folks were waiting in line for some of the famous Hintof-Orange iced tea long before the doors were unlocked .

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September 3, 2014

Teacher throwdown

By Cindy Taylor Teachers need some respect, too. But no – it isn’t that kind of throwdown.

As Powell High School art teacher Lee Jenkins-Freels knows, everyone needs to access their creative side. Possibly while releasing some aggression. Especially when dealing with the stress of the first few weeks of school.

So Jenkins-Freels is volunteering after school to facilitate a pottery class for teachers.

“This is a way for teachers to get to know each better and an opportunity to communicate what we’re doing for our students,” said assistant principal Melissa Glover.

“We don’t always get to see what is going on in the classrooms of our co-workers.

“We can talk about that here while participating in a creative outlet.”

Teachers are designing and creating their own mugs. During the class Jenkins-Freels demonstrates how to make googly eyes for mugs. That’s where some of the fun comes in.

“Roll your clay into a ball and then just throw it down on the table as hard as you can to flatten it for an eye,” said Jenkins-Freels.

“This can also be an anger aggression clinic.”

Along with getting to know their fellow teachers, the clay throwdown seemed to be a favorite part of the mug design experience for many.

English teachers Lindsay Kennedy and Emi Payne (above) work on their mugs.

Mugs made by Jenkins-Freels on display for teachers to use as models Photo by Cindy Taylor

Smith leaves commission ‘better, more transparent’

By Sandra Clark R. Larry Smith is a fi xture in virtually every organization in Halls, Powell, Heiskell and Fountain City. He was there before winning election as a county commissioner in 2006, and there’s no reason to think he will disappear since term limits ended his official service this week. Charlie Busler was sworn in Sept. 2 as the District 7 commissioner.

Smith, 60, served with 42 different colleagues during a tumultuous time for the Knox County Commission. He was present during Black Wednesday but was never implicated in wrongdoing.

He served twice as vice chair and voted on eight budgets totaling $5

billion without a property-tax increase.

He’s proud to have changed the way the commission conducts business, saying, “We’re more transparent now than when we took office eight years ago.”

His wife, Sharon, was recognized during the final meeting.

“It’s an honor and privilege to be Larry’s wife and to watch him serve,” she said. “I think he’s done a great job. We’re all proud of him.”

Smith organized “night out” events, bringing department heads to District 7. He donated heavily to community organizations (laughing that Heiskell’s Janice White got most of his money) and led efforts for common districts for the com-

mission and school board.

Controversy followed Smith on some initiatives – such as his resolution to ban peddlers from county roadsides. He went after unsightly signs as well, and even the abandoned house on Cunningham Road. It was demolished last week, possibly in his honor.

Some call it meddling, but Smith ties together these initiatives. “I’m big on community pride,” he says. “You don’t see this stuff in Sequoyah Hills or Farragut. I want Maynardville Highway to look like Parkside Drive.”

Would he have liked to do more?

Sure, but Smith served during a stagnant economy. “We’ve all got our wish list, but we worked with

the money we had coming in.”

Smith was ahead of Mayor Tim Burchett in pushing for Knox County to divest its surplus property, preferably “before it was falling down.” He supported selling the Tazewell Pike property at Hillcrest, pushed to sell Rule High School and would have sold Three Ridges Golf Course, “but we found it was making $100,000.”

Smith refused to be silenced in demanding justice for John Duncan and his staff at the Trustee’s office who took payments for continuing education that they never completed. Call it political courage or folly, but Smith made his position clear.

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The destruction of Coach Roach

By Betty Bean

On election night in Grainger County, supporters of longtime state Rep. Dennis “Coach” Roach got together to await the 35th House District Republican Primary returns.

Their candidate fought hard to overcome a tsunami of negative advertising financed by as much as $500,000 from out-of-state special-interest groups blasting Roach for “ghost voting” (the common and fairly innocuous practice of seat-mates pushing the voting button for neighbors who have stepped out to use the restroom or take a smoke). The ads painted it as dan-

to get his showing, but it turned out we got our showing,” said Grainger County Commissioner James Acuff.

When the final tally was in, Roach lost by nearly 1,000 votes to opponent Jerry Sexton, a preacher turned furniture manufacturer whose Facebook page describes him as “More pro-life than Coach Roach Jerry Sexton your pastor, more for the Second Amendment than Davy Crockett, gerous and lazy, but Roach’s sup- and more for traditional marriage porters were cautiously optimistic than Adam and Eve.” The real issue that got the atthat Roach, a popular teacher and basketball coach who had served tention of 501(c)(4) groups like the Koch brothers’ Americans for since 1994, would survive.

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“It all came down to my vote on the vouchers,” said Roach, whose district includes Grainger and parts of Union and Claiborne counties.

Roach was particularly disappointed in his Union County showing, where he lost 670-320.

“We thought we might do a little better than that after saving them $497,000 (by pushing to keep the K12 Inc. Virtual Academy open against the wishes of Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman).

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A-2 • SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news

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Helping drivers get back in control On the road again, Goin’ places that I’ve never been, Seein’ things that I may never see again, And I can’t wait to get on the road again. – Willie Nelson

Nicole White, occupational therapist and driving rehabilitation therapist at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, is excited the Adaptive Driving Program is back. “We can determine whether folks are still safe to drive or whether it’s time to hang up the keys,� White said.

ond evaluation is completed on the road in one of the program’s vehicles. “We offer two vehicles, a sedan and minivan, that can be adapted depending on the person’s disability and what they need to be a safe driver,� said White.

Gas and brake pedals can be operated by the use of adaptive hand controls if the patient is unable to use their legs, for example. Turn signals, windshield wipers and the emergency brake can all have

extenders or switches installed to make them easier to reach. Wide-angle mirrors can be attached to assist patients with limited neck movement.

Once she modiďŹ es the vehicle to suit the client, White takes him or her out on the road. “We start out in the parking lot to introduce the client to the equipment. Then we move onto residential roads, going under 25 miles per hour, then the patient can progress to moderate and

Senior driving stats According to a survey done earlier this year by â– One-third have taken driver improvement AAA, the American Occupational Therapy Asso- courses. ciation and AARP, here are some interesting facts â– 52 percent drive seven days a week. about drivers 65 and older. â– Drivers in their mid-to-late 80s have apâ– Nine out of 10 older drivers buckle up when proximately half the crash rate of teenagers. behind the wheel.

heavy travelled roads, and ďŹ nally they move onto the highways, if appropriate.â€?

White is right there with them, with her own set of gas and brake pedals on her side of the car in case there’s a problem. “If things get hairy I can take control of the car,�

White said with a laugh.

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Is it safe for me to hit the road?

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) focuses on how occupational therapists can perform professional assessments to determine whether seniors can safely drive, and help find assistive technologies to make driving possible.

AOTA’s “aim is to promote an understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation, and to ensure that older adults remain active in the community – shopping, working or volunteering – with the conďŹ dence that transportation will not be the barrier to strand them at home.â€?

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Americans love their cars, and for most adults, driving is essential to freedom and independence.

At the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, the Adaptive Driving Program has returned to help older adults and others with disabilities receive the training and support they need to drive safely. “We assess each patient regarding their vision, cognition, physical movement and road knowledge,� said Nicole White, an occupational therapist and driving rehabilitation therapist who runs the program. “And we can determine whether folks are still safe to drive or whether it’s time to hang up the keys and look at alternative transportation options.�

Some clients are referred to the Adaptive Driving Program for agerelated illnesses like early dementia or arthritis, while others are relearning to drive after amputations or spinal cord injuries.

Depending on each client’s needs, White tailors a program individually. First, she performs a number of clinical assessments inside the clinic to determine range of motion and strength in the client’s arms and legs, peripheral vision and depth perception, and information processing and decision making skills.

If White determines the client has the ability to drive, the sec-

equipment to buy for his or her own car to drive safely. “Once we ďŹ nd out what type of equipment is going to work well for the patient, we provide them with a list of mobility equipment dealers in the area who can install the prescribed equipment for the patient,â€? said White. “We go with the client to ensure the equipment is installed and ďŹ ts the client appropriately. Then we make sure the client feels comfortable with their newly adapted vehicle.â€? “We can do anything that’s considered ‘low-tech,’ â€? she added. “Hand controls, left foot accelerator and pedal extenders, that kind of thing. If a person requires hightech equipment (i.e. joystick driving controls, electronic voice scans and touch pad screens) to drive, we can refer them to other driving programs that have the expertise to assist the clientâ€?

Many of the center’s clients are older adults whose families are not certain they’re still safe on the road. “For the older driver, we can do education sessions while they are in the program about how to compensate for any deficits they may have and a review of the rules of the road. Everyone develops a few bad habits, like a rolling stop at a stop sign, so we can review things like that,� said White.

The Adaptive Driving Program is open to anyone with a referral from a physician and it is a selfpay program. “Some people may only need one to two training sessions after the evaluations; others may need more as each client is different,� said White.

For more information about the Adaptive Driving Program and the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www.patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

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Hunting for History The Inskip Th I ski Community C it Association is looking for stories and photos depicting the early life and evolution of the Inskip area.

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nities to partner with other organizations to meet their needs. Under consideration is adopting Inskip Elementary School to support them in a book fair or other fundraiser. Also discussed were possibilities on how to best help members of the Inskip community.

Jamie Rowe spoke briefly about her run for 2nd District school board representative.

“I have decided to donate 5 percent of my school board salary to buy books for firstand second-grade students in my district if I am elected,” she said. “These will be their books for them to take home.”

Officers were elected for 2014-2015. Betty Jo Mahan will continue to serve as president, Anita Case as treasurer and Mirtes as secretary.

Next ICA meeting will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Inskip Baptist Church.

Jennifer Mirtes, secretary for ICA, met with representatives from television network HBO at the Inskip Community Park and Pool.

The channel is doing a documentary on small communities that are making a difference, and Inskip is being considered for inclusion.

Residents with old photos or knowledge of the history of Inskip are asked to get in touch with the association.

“We need to stand up as a community,” said Mirtes.

“We need to bring back the luster and the passion.”

■ New networking During the meeting the in Powell group brainstormed on ways to include the community in Networking Today is a projects as well as opportu- new group that meets at

Bill Halsey of QOL Designs speaks to the group at a networking meeting in Powell.

Imagination Forest once a week. Store owner Jennifer Johnsey started hosting the meetings at the suggestion of Bill Halsey, QOL Designs, with the goal of getting more businesses in the area together as a way to meet other business owners and managers.

“This is a group of community-minded professionals who want to help each other and get the word out about what they do,” said Johnsey.

Members of the Powell business community have

been meeting in the hope of stimulating the local economy and supporting the community. Everyone is welcome, and there is no fee to join.

Networking Today meets at 9 a.m. each Wednesday at Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Info: 9477789.

… and then he died. Not to worry. He gets a second chance when he comes Auditions are over and back to visit the family on rehearsals are set to begin Thanksgiving – only his this week for the Powell wife can’t see or hear him.

Playhouse season opener, “A This hilarious and touchNice Family Gathering.” ing comedy can be seen at The play revolves around Jubilee Banquet Center Nov. a man who loved his wife 6, 7 and 8. so much he almost told her Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

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Inskip Elementary School principal Jessica Holman pays her dues to the Inskip Community Association. Pictured are Holman, Anita Case, ICA treasurer; Betty Jo Mahan, ICA president; and Scarlet Bell Silva, Debbie Turner, Virginia Knowles and Flash Black audition for a part in the upcoming Powell Playhouse presentation “A Nice Family Gathering.” Photos by Cindy Taylor Jennifer Mirtes, ICA secretary.

Making strides to end breast cancer

By Ruth White

Knox County Commission chair Brad Anders with Sharon and R. Larry Smith.

R. Larry Smith He passed a plan to give incentives to county employees who make moneysaving suggestions. He negotiated a deal between the Heiskell Fire Department and Rural/Metro that led to better fire service, he says.

He’s excited about the Powell extension of Emory Road being completed this year and about improvements to May nardville Highway

From page A-1 coming soon. He’s happy about the new bridge at Conner Road, and he’s eager to see the new Kroger on the former Powell Airport site.

“The 7th District is about to burst wide open,” he says.

He’s pleased that Knox County funded expansions and renovations at Shannondale Elementary and Powell Middle schools during his tenure. He’s es-

Coach Roach “We helped (Union County) save that revenue, and they ran a thank-you in the News Sentinel.

“But I guess what we did didn’t impress them enough to overcome those ads. They were good ads but just about 99 percent false.”

Roach cast the fateful vote on March 5 in the House Finance Ways & Means subcommittee (aka “the Black Hole”) opposing a school voucher bill that would have directed taxpayer money to private schools.

“I could have very easily voted for them and saved myself this trouble, but I’ve been in education all my

pecially proud that a new Carter Elementary School was built without debt.

Now Smith is back selling life insurance in Halls and Fountain City (he has two offices in commercial buildings that he owns). Yes, we’ve not seen the last of R. Larry Smith. We know that because (1) he’s really, really tall, and (2) he just won’t go away.

From page A-1 life, and it’s not a real good time to be taking money out of public education,” Roach said. “I’ve run 10 times before but spent more money in this race than in all my other contests combined.

“We raised about $57,000, and we spent it.

The TEA did a mailer or two that didn’t cost me, spent about $7,500 or so, but you compare that to $400,000-something …

And they did radio, too. We came back and did what we could, but you spend what you’ve got and no more.”

Final contribution tallies won’t be disclosed until October.

Several of Roach’s colleagues chipped in campaign contributions in an attempt to fend off the onslaught, including Rep. Ryan Haynes, who says he’d like to dam the flow of outside money.

“Coach is exactly right.

The voucher bill is what got him, and there’s way too much money in politics. I’ve never had a constituent come up to me and tell me they wish they could get more money in my hand. The public is right to be concerned about this, and I think it’s incumbent on voters to start saying, ‘Hey, where’s this coming from?’ ”

Sue Spicer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.

She used the knowledge she had gained while working in the information center at Tennova North as power.

“I knew from counseling others what I needed to do. I didn’t waste any time. There is an army of support available and cancer is treatable if caught early,” she said.

Spicer immediately got herself an appointment with a great surgeon, had a mastectomy and began the road to healing. She considers herself one of the lucky ones –the cancer had not spread to the lymph nodes and she required no chemo or radiation.

event is open to individuals young and old and the day is filled with wonderful, positive energy.

The walk, Making Strides against Breast Cancer, will be held Sunday, Oct. 5, at World’s Fair Park. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and opening ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. Walkers leave the gate at 3 p.m.

Everyone is encouraged to participate by organizing a team, getting sponsors and walking. Not a walker? Volunteers to help with registration, Sue Spicer water stations and information centers are also needed.

Anyone interested in She has been part of the American Cancer Society’s helping by volunteering can walk for several years and contact Amy Fields, amy. works a station handing out fields@cancer.org or by callmementos to walkers. The ing 558-4057.

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Johnson and Smith is best race left

In a little more than 60 days, we will know if Democrat Gloria Johnson or Republican Eddie Smith will serve in the state House of Representatives from Knox County for two years. It is the Four of 11 county com- only genuinely contested race missioners are moving on: in Knox County on Nov. 4.

Tony Norman, R. Larry Smith, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. And four of nine Victor school board members are Ashe no more: Thomas Deakins, Indya Kincannon, Kim Severance and Pam Trainor.

What’s ahead?

How about Dave Wright Both parties are anxious getting elected to chair the to win. Johnson’s local DemKnox County Commission, ocratic Party suffered a meltjoined by Mike McMillan down Aug. 7, losing every as school board chair? Cou- countywide office. They want pled with Law Director Bud to avoid another humiliation.

Armstrong and Property As- Smith narrowly defeated his sessor Phil Ballard, the 8th GOP primary opponent in an District would assert more upset over Jason Emert. political power than ever Johnson is a smart, enbefore. This would bode well ergetic and determined offor a Gibbs Middle School ficeholder. She has a unique and not so well for attempts ability to reach the media. to rezone farmland for in- While she is badly outnumdustrial use at Midway. bered in Nashville (71 GOP ■ Jim McIntyre cannot to 28 Democrats) she has repair the damage he’s done made up for that by using her to morale in Knox County office to publicize her views Schools. He’s the wrong guy far beyond her district. in the top job, and the school She has effectively battled system will lurch along until Common Core and the Knox he’s gone – hopefully soon.

County school system. Local

Goodbye and good luck The Knox County Courthouse has several new faces at the big desks this week.

(And one with no desk at all. Word is that no one told Chancellor Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore to bring his own furniture.)

Sandra Clark

So long, Randy Nichols.

You were a good DA, even if you wouldn’t go after Ragsdale.

So long, judges Workman, Leibowitz, Fansler, Wimberly and Swann.

Here’s hoping you enjoy retirement and don’t have to make a decision for weeks.

Interim Trustee Craig Leuthold and veteran Criminal Court clerk Joy McCroskey have been replaced.

schoolteachers love her. State Democrats consider her a rising star. Several Republican state legislators loathe her.

She has made a name for herself. She is an educator and has taken an unpaid leave of absence from the school system to campaign this fall. Smith also opposes Common Core.

Smith, a former music leader at Sevier Heights Baptist Church, is a hard worker.

He is personable and down to earth. His wife, the former Lanna Keck, is known to many Knoxvillians as Miss Tennessee 1997. They are the parents of two children. He is a conservative blue-collar Republican.

The state GOP has assigned Zach Huff to help full time in his campaign, which the party funds. Huff worked in Bill Ailor’s successful campaign for Circuit Court judge in August.

District 13 must be rated a toss-up. Democratic Judges Daryl Fansler and Harold Wimberly carried the district by comfortable margins while losing countywide to Republicans considered by many to be less qualified.

In the contest for Criminal Court judge where both nomi-

Mike Lowe and the courthouse culture state attorney general who opined that term limits didn’t apply to so-called constitutional officers like Mike, the courthouse crowd went about their business, never suspecting that the term limits vote was a UXB that would blow up on them 12 years later.

Meanwhile, Mike was Betty sporting a better toupee Bean and a Lincoln Navigator. He built an upscale house and sold his old one to his chief deputy, Fred Sisk. He startponying up to buy him laved talking about running for ish gifts and hoping to get county mayor in 2010. His through the day without bepayroll grew as he larded ing noticed. it with retired school adMike excelled at making ministrators and straightBob Broome mad. He was up political operatives who perpetually in the doghouse rarely appeared in the ofand at one time was suspendfice. Tongues began to wag ed and sent home for two about his lavish lifestyle and months. I got to know him employees being squeezed when I did a series of stories for campaign contributions. about the deplorable workOne former employee ing conditions in the trustsaid he was slow to pitch ee’s office. He was friendly, in money for Lowe’s benefit helpful, open and extremely golf tournament one year knowledgeable, particularly and was instructed to cash about that ultimate patronin his accrued overtime: age institution known as the “They called and said delinquent tax attorney – the Mike said to pay me my overjuiciest plum in the trustee’s time. They wrote me a check office and a shocking waste of and I went over and cashed taxpayer money. it at the credit union and Maybe it was a stretch to brought him back $1,000 call him Cool Hand Luke, cash. It was just part of the but I know firsthand he was Term limits deal. He had three fundraisa standup guy. A whistleThe same year Mike was ers a year, and everybody blower, even. elected, a referendum on was expected to contribute Broome retired in 1990 term limits made it to the – it didn’t matter if you were and was succeeded by a single mother with a house Tommy Schumpert, whose ballot and passed over- full of kids to support. They whelmingly.

Lulled by a affable, reasonable manage-

(Editor’s Note: With last week’s conviction for felony theft of former Trustee Mike Lowe’s so-called phantom employee Delbert Morgan, and the upcoming trial of Lowe himself, we are reprising this article

by Betty Bean published in Shopper-News March 3, 2009.)

Mike Lowe didn’t start life as a courthouse fat cat.

He went to work in the trustee’s office when he was 17, straight out of high school.

When I met him in the mid-’80s, he was a friendly, good-natured guy who’d earned a college degree while holding down a fulltime job. His older brother, Tommy, was the county clerk but got turned out of office in 1986, swamped in a sea of scandal. Word around the courthouse was that Mike was nothing like his brother. He was humble and funny and got along with almost everybody. He cracked jokes about his bad toupee and made friends where he needed them.

B u t L o w e ’ s boss, Bob Broome, was not a friend.

Trustee for about a milMike Lowe lion years, Broome was a legendary courthouse tyrant whose employees lived in a state of voluntary servitude – working in his campaigns,

ment style made the office staff’s lives considerably easier. When Schumpert ran for county executive in 1994, Mike made his move.

He ran as a reformer and promised to depoliticize the office, institute an antinepotism policy and end the practice of dunning employees for campaign contributions.

His campaign ran like a machine, in part because of the able assistance of a smart young lawyer named Steve Roth, whom everybody figured was going to become the delinquent tax attorney.

Roth worked diligently for Mike, organizing campaign events and phone banks.

After the election, a lot of people were shocked when the tax job went instead to attorney Albert Harb.

Mike broke the bad news to Roth over dinner, right after Roth presented him with a handsome clock engraved with the words, “hard work pays off.” Mike kept the clock and kicked Roth to the curb. Harb has gone on to make millions doing a job that could be done in-house at far less expense to the citizens of Knox County.

nees were viewed as qualified, Democrat Leland Price won the district by 12 votes over Republican Scott Green, who won countywide by a substantial margin.

Johnson denies she is liberal, saying, “What are the liberal bills I have introduced?”

MetroPulse has reported that Johnson is under consideration to be Democratic Party chair or executive director next year.

When asked by this writer if she might do this she responded, “I have not had time to think about it.”

Presumably that means she is focused on winning re-election. However, that answer also fails to answer the question of whether she would or would not seek the position in January. She could legally do both jobs.

■ County Commissioner Ed Brantley made news even before he took office yesterday by being listed by the Democratic Gordon Ball for U.S. Senate campaign as a supporter in one of their news releases.

Local Republicans were aghast that Brantley would openly endorse a Democrat, and the phones were busy.

However, when this writer contacted Brantley last week, he said it was untrue.

“No one has talked to me about being on the list (of Ball supporters).”

However, Brantley is not a fan of Lamar Alexander either as he said he was “not supporting either one (candidate) at this point.” Still unclear whether Brantley will back the GOP ticket including Alexander or not.

He did say he favored a new chair for County Commission (Brad Anders is current chair as of Aug. 29) and felt the position, which is chosen by the full commission, should be rotated from time to time.

■ Beau Fancher of Knoxville has been made East Tennessee field rep for the Alexander for Senate campaign.

kept running tabs. If you didn’t, his henchmen would make it so uncomfortable on you that you’d have no choice but to quit.”

The whole term-limits adventure has been a slowmoving fiasco for Lowe, who, with lawyer Harb and other officeholders, made repeated attempts to flout the will of the people and hang on to the public pap.

The courthouse crowd tried legislative solutions and lawsuits and swapping jobs with their seconds-in-command. They sued to overturn the county charter, which got their appointed replacements kicked out and put Mike temporarily back in command. Last year (2008) he ran for

property assessor and lost, and recently is said to have been interested in the job of elections administrator.

But headlines in the past week – “TBI probing payroll practices in the trustee’s office”– are unlikely to vault him back into power. He’s lawyered up and hunkered down while his remaining supporters grump that Sisk has thrown Mike under the bus.

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Board of Trustees for the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center are Gail Jarvis, chair Terry Hen- At a board meeting following the ribbon-cutting are Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, Richard L. ley and Chris Coffey. Photos by S. Clark Bean, superindent; and Kay McClain, assistant superintendent.

Juvenile Justice Center opens $4 million wing

By Sandra Clark R ichard Bean and Judge Tim Irwin hosted a huge crowd at the dedication last week of an expansion of the Juvenile Court facilities on Division Street. The $3.925 million project was funded by Knox County.

Mayor Tim Burchett said, “Improvements like these aren’t cheap, but they help ensure young people in the juvenile justice system will leave with a chance to be-

9,925 9 925 square feet to the the Richard R ic ich hard L. Bean Service Center. There are four new courtrooms, and all the child support services are located here now.”

Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman was master of ceremonies.

Other hosts were Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, Juvenile Court Clerk Cathy Shanks and County Commission chair Brad Anders.

Randy Kenner gave this writer a quick tour. The project in-

adults. come productive adults “When a family has a child going through the system, it’s difficult for everyone. This expansion allows families to have one central location for everything from visitation, court or some other program.”

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero called it a “happy day” for Judge Irwin and Bean, superintendent of the service center.

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Cry me a river Commissioner Amy Broyles’ outrage at County Commission’s Aug. 25 meeting brought her to the verge of tears and just a hair’s breadth from joining a distinguished lineup of blubbering politicians.

Broyles was unhappy over her fellow commissioners’ rejection of her candidate for the vacant 2nd District school board seat. Indya Kincannon held the seat before resigning to travel with her husband to Slovenia.

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reference to “puppet masters” in the same meeting Larry at which Broyles melted down.

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“This saves on transportation costs (for offenders held in adult facilities),” said Kenner, a former reporter who now works in the clerk’s office.

The smaller courtrooms are used by magistrates, appointed by Irwin,

commissioners, but in at least one instance the lump turned out to be nothing more sinister than an oversized Bluetooth earpiece receiver amplifier … tuned to a puppet master. Yes, those were the days.

If her commission mates continue to foil Broyles’ best-laid plans, she could unleash a saline fountain of umbrage, but she’d still trail serial leakers like John Boehner by hundreds of buckets.

Boehner didn’t earn the sobriquet “Weeper of the House” for his sunny disposition. He’s left a trail of tears on the floor of the House, at party conventions, in school rooms, even, most famously, during a “60 Minutes” interview a few years ago.

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direction. who hear cases at his direct tio ion n The The he expansion includes modular offices for the magistrates.

Security is tight at the facility, where juvenile offenders from the region are housed.

We peeked into Irwin’s main courtroom. Sure enough, a box of stuffed animals sits on his desk, ready to comfort frightened kids.

The court handles custody and child-support issues as well as criminal and status offenses.

mer Speaker Boehner has managed to plug the waterworks was during the debate over raising the federal debt ceiling in 2011. Not a glimmer of moisture clouded his eyes at the specter of the U.S. defaulting on its debt and triggering a global depression.

So, while “Boys Don’t Cry” was a provocative movie, as a description of male political sangfroid the title doesn’t hold water.

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Kathie Odom’s backyard garden is an ideal place for artists to meet and hone their skills. In the background are Odom, Beverly Burdette and Diana Dee Sarkar. Photos by Carol Shane

Hosting this particular gathering, acclaimed plein-air painter Kathie Odom is in her element and all smiles.

Her paintings can be found in galleries in four states, and she has solo shows scheduled for the fall in Atlanta and Knoxville. You can view her works of “nostalgic Impressionism” at www. kathieodom.com.

Diana Dee Sarkar, who markets her pastels as “Diana Dee,” says, “I’ve doodled in art my whole life.” She just completed an MFA program with the Academy of Art University. “My training is in figurative painting, and my thesis was on people and animals – particularly rescued animals. People need to learn to be kind to them and appreciate them!” Such people and animals are among her favorite subjects for paintings, and you can view these and other works at her gallery, “Art by Diana Dee,” 6906 Kingston Pike.

Painter Sharron Heenan works at her oil painting of a garden trellis. Originally from Iowa, she now lives in Lenoir City. “I was painting when I was a child,” she says. After she raised her four children, she returned to her art, starting with pastels, then watercolors, then “my love – oils!” Heenan says that she tries to learn something new every time she starts a painting.

Art in the garden On a recent Tuesday morning, the Odom residence in Fountain City was overrun with happy, chattering artists. Oil painter Sharron Heenan set up her easel on the sidewalk, ready to go, first thing. “We all usually visit and talk for the first little bit when we get together,” she said as she selected her paints and brushes, “but I’m getting right at it ’cuz the sun’s gonna come right up over that tree!”

Heenan is a member of the Tuesday Painters, an eclectic group of artists who met around five years ago in a Townsend art class taught

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We’ve been in the Old City, too.”

Odom’s painting “Sycamore Row” was chosen by the 2014 Dogwood Arts Festival to be made into a limited-edition print. Her works can be seen in galleries in four states, including the District Gallery in Knoxville.

“Kathie,” says Heenan, “has become our star.”

Odom is modest about her accomplishments, and she encourages everyone to pursue pleasure in drawing and painting. As she says with a big smile, “I’m all about spreading the news of art!”

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Hannah Holder of Fountain City usually likes drawing but enjoys watercolors, too. She is a professional calligrapher and muralist who also works at Jerry’s Artarama.

“Strictly watercolor,” answers Tony Kampwerth of Karns when asked what medium he prefers. Here he lays down a background before adding in more detail.

Beverly Burdette of Solway/Hardin Valley retired three years ago from teaching Spanish at Pellissippi State Community College. She’s always loved painting and drawing. “When I’m doing landscapes I like oil, but I mostly do figures and portraits,” she says.

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The catch The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

(Lamentations 3: 22-23 NRSV) Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! (“Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” Thomas O. Chisholm)

Church member and Boy Scout leader Dan Jarvis volunteers at Jessica Mingle, Howard Shoudy and Abby Shoudy prep food to the food distribution. Photos submitted be loaded into grocery carts.

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By Cindy Taylor Powell Presbyterian Church has fed those in need by partnering with Second Harvest for more than five years. Church members and volunteers from the community pull food off a truck and load shopping carts for those who attend.

To date the church has given away more than 300,000 pounds of food, including the most recent distribution on Aug. 23.

“Each time we do this we load between 150 and 200 grocery carts of food for those who come,” said pastor Jonathan Warren. “This was one of our largest distributions. We served 217 carts of food. We appreciate all the volunteers who show up so early to help with the distribution.”

The volunteers never know what food will be on the truck until it arrives.

For this distribution the church was able to give away rice, beans, macaroni and cheese, watermelon and potatoes.

Thanks to the generosity of church members and scout troops the church is able to hold a distribution four times each year. More volunteers are always needed.

“Those who wait in line and those of us who distribute food are not that different,” said Warren. “Each of us has something to give and can make a difference in Powell and Carolyn Gilliam, the Rev. Eugene Thomas they come through the line.

Knox County.”

More than a decade ago Warren lived in Oct. 10. Distribution begins at 7:30 a.m. and is first Kenya for a year.

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Beginning in Septemsion. If you look closely we are all in need of love, heal- ber the church will host Wednesday Night Commuing and wholeness.”

The next food distribu- nity Dinners at 6 p.m. All tion at the church will be are welcome. The cost of the

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The church sends a thank-you to Ingles for supplying the grocery carts.

Powell Presbyterian Church is at 2910 W. Emory Road in Powell. Info: 9388311 or www.powellpcusa. org.

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To register: www.sothbchurch.org. Info: 484-4066.

FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

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

barking. Maybe you’re more conventional and are simply holding a grudge, gossiping, backbiting or trying to ■ Powell Church hosts Recovery 6 p.m. each Tuesday at 323 get even. It doesn’t matter.

W. Emory Road, followed by They’re not the Lord’s prea meal and worship at 7 p.m. scription for conflict, and Small sharing groups will conthey’re all just as wrong as vene at 8:15 p.m. The recovery “barking.” plan focuses on individuals and I know it’s hard to do the families who are struggling right thing, but the “right with addiction. There is no thing” is the “right thing” charge. Info: www.recoveryatfor a reason. It’s right, and powell.com or 938-2741. it works. When we learn to ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 trust the Lord, do as He inOak Ridge Highway, is structs, and lean not on our offering DivorceCare 6:30-8 own wisdom, we’ll discover p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the church library. a better way to live.

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Friends, if you have a beaverridgeumc.org. problem with someone, don’t get on the phone and ■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church will host a Beth “bark.” Get on the phone and talk.

Steve Higginbotham is pulpit minister for the Karns Church of Christ. Info: higginbotham.steve@gmail.com/.

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The great Good News of the Bible is that God loves His children, is crazy about us and never gives up on us. That is really and truly amazing grace.

The human error that sometimes results from that Good News is this: We sometimes think it is a “Get Out of Jail Free” card and act accordingly. We seem to assume that because God is infinitely merciful, and that every morning we start with a clean slate, God doesn’t really care what we do. We like to think that somehow God’s commandments are really guidelines – suggestions, maybe. Ideals, perhaps.

Wrong, again.

There is, you see, a catch.

God does not simply say, “Oh, that’s OK. I know you didn’t mean any harm. I know you just slipped up.”

Our sinfulness – which is both congenital and a matter of our own personal choices – is an affront to God, a great sadness to the Son who died to pay our debt, a “Thanks, but no thanks” to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, not to mention a source of pain and suffering in our world.

And God, the Almighty Father, will forgive us.

But we have to ask. Humbly. Confessing outright.

When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we say – out loud, and most often publicly and in unison – “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.”

The catch is right there, and we just sail right over it without a thought: We ask God to forgive us exactly to

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So, if I am holding a grudge or planning to avenge some grievance, I had best not count on being forgiven for anything. Only if I am willing to admit my own sinfulness and admit my own need to forgive others – and then do it! – do I have any hope of being forgiven.

I remember the pastor friend of mine who said (with a twinkle in his eye, thank goodness!), “I will be happy to ask forgiveness for my sins – if I ever commit any sins!”

And no fair comparing yourself to anyone else and saying, “Well, at least I don’t ____________ (fill in the blank) like Mrs. __________ (fill in the blank) does. What a hypocrite she is!”

I know what my sins are.

You know what yours are.

Own up to them. Confess them to God. Ask for forgiveness. Promise God and yourself that you are going to pull some weeds in that particular garden.

And remember: “Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see!”

Special services ■ Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway, will hold its Centennial Celebration Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12-14. Gospel singing, 7 p.m. Friday; History and Old Timers Day, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Family programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Wednesday Night Dinners each week. Dinner and dessert, 5:45 p.m.: $7 for

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Peppin’ it up!

By Cindy Taylor If you drive by Powell High School around 8 a.m. on any given Friday you will hear music, singing and cheering. And if you pass by at just the right time you may get lucky enough to hear the whistles of drum majors Micah Gilley and Chase Walton as they take the band through their rendition of “Rocky Top.” Students, teachers and staff congregate around the flag pole for a pep rally each week to cheer on the football team. The band, cheerleaders, color guard and majorettes lead the event with the goal of encouraging the Panthers toward a win – or at least a valiant effort and a good time.

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Powell High School is introducing 15 new teachers to the community for the 2014-2015 school year.

Kristin Hepworth comes on board as an algebra II teacher; Mike Rehmborg, geometry and algebra 1B; Jay Campbell, geometry; Kristi Pell, algebra I and biology; Elizabeth Patt, junior school councilor; Gary Barnes, PE; Kinsey Galyon, PE; Matt Foust, chemistry; James Lee, world history and government; Andrea Pasillas, Spanish; Tobey

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Parents and businesses, mark your calendar for the first community engagement event at Powell High School for 2014. The event will be from 6-7:30 p.m.

Nov. 6. The school will invite the community in for informational sessions provided by faculty and guests.

Booths will be set up in the gym highlighting school clubs and local businesses.

Among the sessions will be info on FAFSA, Common Core, Teen 101, Drug Awareness and much more.

Another opportunity for business leaders to serve at the school is to take part in Early Release. Students will be released at 2:45 on Wednesdays. From 3-3:30 p.m. interested students can stay for presentations on various topics that pertain to student life. Local businesses are invited to participate in the sessions.

Contact assistant principal Madeline Ferguson for more info on either of these events. 938-2171 x 209.

Powell High drum majors Chase Walton and Micah Gilley (top right) lead the band through “Rocky Top” during the Friday morning pep rally before the first football game of the year against Fulton. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Powell High cheerleaders and majorettes lead a pep rally.

Open House at Norwood Elementary New Powell High teachers Kristin Hepworth, Mike Rehmborg, Jay Campbell, Kristi Pell and Elizabeth Patt

New Powell High teachers Gary Barnes, Kinsey Galyon, Matt Foust, James Lee and Andrea Pasillas

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Fledermaus in trouble Back in mid-August, I had called it a day and was heading into the house just at dusk when I was stopped in my tracks by a sight I hadn’t seen all summer long. There, over our side yard of newly mown grass, zipping back and forth with their amazingly agile fluttering flight, were two bats!

They were very busy at what bats do, scooping up mosquitoes, moths and gnats from the darkening sky. Bats, of course, are the only mammals on Earth that can fly. And they don’t just flap along somewhere; they are speedy, dodgy masters of the air, able to turn on a dime and leave you nine cents change. And with each feint and turn, there’s a good chance that one more pesky insect has been eliminated from your evening sky.

There are a thousand or so species around the globe, most of them living in the tropics, where they find a good, steady supply of food year-round. There are about 45 species in North America; we have some 16 kinds in Tennessee. The majority of them, like the ones we see in these parts, eat mostly insects, but there are also species of bats, larger ones, that eat mostly fruit. These latter ones include the largest of the bats, such as the huge flying foxes of Asia, Africa and Australia, that weigh in at four pounds and have a wingspan of six feet. Imagine a few of those roosting in your attic!

A few species of bats have adapted to eating fish. They swoop down and catch a fish off the surface of a tropical stream and fly off to a perch somewhere to munch on their catch. And then there are the vampire bats, which, as everyone knows, like a snack of blood now and then (they bite and lap it up; they don’t really suck it out of veins, like Dracula).

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fascination with them.

Their amazing bat wings consist of thin membranes of skin stretched across their greatly elongated forearms and fingers, plus more membrane between their hind limbs that help navigate their erratic flight. And seeing in the dark? While the big fruit-eating bats do see well in the dark, our small insect-eating ones do a thing called echolocation.

Just like a submarine listening to the pings from its sonar in search of an enemy, the bats put out a constant stream of noises of such high frequency that human ears can’t hear them. The bats’ ears are so sensitive that they must automatically close with each sound, so their own noise won’t deafen them. Then they open to hear the sounds bounce back – from rocks, trees, power lines – and prey. They automatically compensate for the speed and direction of a flying mosquito, calculate its exact location and unerringly nab it at high speed, in the dark.

Remarkable, indeed.

Through the ages, bats have been given many names around the world, mostly relating them to mice. The old English name was “flittermouse,” a pretty apt description. People of many other languages called them names with “mouse” in mind also. My favorite has always been the German name for them, “fledermaus” – the flying mouse. Johann Strauss II wrote an opera in 1874 called Die Fledermaus, featuring a villain who at one point wears a bat costume to a ball. I understand the opera runs for three hours or

so; I won’t be attending, but I do love the idea that a bat could be a flying mouse.

The aforementioned vampire bats, with their habit of sipping blood, have given bats a bit of a bad reputation.

Zipping low over people’s heads in the dark and living upside down in caves probably hasn’t helped either. up!), but overall, they are of immense benefit to us all.

A bat consumes half its body weight in insects every night – around 3,000 bugs per bat! That adds up to a lot of mosquitoes – a group of 1,000 bats can eat four tons of insects a year. It is estimated that bats save our agriculture folks up to $50 million a year in insect-control services.

But, there is big trouble in paradise. Although bats can live up to 15 years in the wild, extremely long lives for such tiny animals (shrews seldom live 15 months), our bats are dying off by the millions. A fungus thought to have arrived from Europe on a tourist’s shoes was first identified at a public attraction called Howe Caverns in southern New York State in February 2006. It causes a disease in bats, called white-nose syndrome, nearly always fatal.

The disease spread rapidly over the eastern U.S. and Canada and at present is as far south as Atlanta. So far, no way to stop the spread of the disease or to prevent it in our bats has been found.

Since so many bats live together in very close quarters in a single cave, sometimes in the thousands, and since many of our bats migrate widely, the disease spreads quickly from one bat to innumerable others and is carried far and wide.

White-nose syndrome has so far killed over 7 million North American bats.

Some of the species affected were already on the threatened or endangered list, and will probably face extinction. If most or all of our bats were to die off, think of the tons and tons of insects

that had been eaten nightly, but then left up there in the sky to reproduce at their regular enormous rate. The biologists predict a real insect problem for the farmers and the rest of us, if the worst happens. They are comparing the situation to what happened to our chestnut trees, or the colony collapse syndrome devastating

the honeybees.

A lot of serious scientific work is underway to study the fungus and how it works and is spread. In Europe where it is from, the bats survive, but they have been living with it for eons. Many caves have been closed to the public in hopes of slowing the advance of the fungus, including caves in Ten-

nessee and the Smokies. We can only support our scientists and hope that they, and Mother Nature, will find a solution.

In the meantime, if you are so lucky as to see a bat or two around, note them well and remember what you saw. It may be a long time till you see another one.

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By Ruth White Norwood Elementary and Pleasant Ridge schools opened last week and greeted parents as children escorted them to their new classrooms.

Norwood kindergarten teacher Tiffany Carpenter chatted with parents as several students gathered at a table to create colorful pictures. Carpenter was excited for the students to be attending class every day and getting to know personalities. She explained classroom expectations and what students would learn while at school.

Kindergarten, second and fourth grade teachers at Pleasant Ridge welcomed parents and talked about the good things happening at “the Ridge.” As parents filed in the building, they were greeted by The Imprint Doctor, creating T-shirts for parents and students to wear to show school spirit.

Following the official coupon book kick-off at Brickey-McCloud Elementary on Sept. 4, both Norwood and Pleasant Ridge students will be out selling books featuring some of the best deals in town.

Pleasant Ridge Elementary kindergarten teacher Pam Halls greets student Jade Fleming.

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A-10 • SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news dleton is as big a linebacker as you’ll see at any level.

How will Karns account for him? Does Powell blitz with him? Do the Panthers use him in coverage? How does Karns defend Middleton if Powell throws?

The spread vs. the wing-T represents a classic battle in offensive philosophy. Powell will want to hold on to the ball; Karns will want to get it and go.

The Tye that binds – and decides – this one could very well be the Beaver quarterback. A slick signal caller in the spread can inflict a lot of damage. Devin Harper, a 6-4 junior, gives Tye a big receiving target of his own.

Why this one intrigues: This one has to have the fan bases for both schools fired up. Karns remembers how close it was last year. The Panthers remember, too. Then their coach left.

Don’t need a lot more than that.

representative supposedly passed the collection plate and offered the quarterback to the highest contributor.

Several schools were on the fringe of this transaction.

Cam, who had no idea what was going on, chose Auburn.

The NCAA shook its fist but couldn’t find the jail key.

Nobody said Trooper did it.

In the spring of 2010, Auburn reported a few missteps linked to the Tiger Prowl and stretch limos and Hummers. Trooper may have been docked for suspicion of creative recruiting.

Auburn had a little problem with grade changes and a cash offer to a player to skip the NFL draft. Out in the real world, people with no true facts thought of Trooper and said where there is smoke, there is of-

ten a hot torch.

It was obviously unfair to blame everything on Trooper just because he was there. We do believe he was investigated for resounding recruiting success in Thibodaux, La. Meanwhile, Auburn won a national championship and Trooper got a big ring.

Players loved him. His pay went up to $475,000. During a team visit to the White House, he chest-bumped Barack Obama. I am not making this up.

A strange story popped up in Memphis. Auburn signed Jovon Robinson, but the NCAA ruled him ineligible because of falsified grades.

Again, some of the fallout found Trooper but nothing happened. Paid investigators fell short of proof.

Summation: Recruiter of the year, often envied, sometimes accused, never convicted.

Eventually, Trooper’s boss, Gene Chizik, was fired for not winning enough national championships. Auburn asked Trooper to stick around, to hold the recruiting class together during the search for a new coach. Interesting, very interesting.

Gus Malzahn did not retain Trooper Taylor, but Auburn paid him for 2013 and six months of this year.

He coached last season at Auburn High, where Blaise played.

Sources say father and son were not a package deal at Arkansas State, just a bold hire and nifty recruiting.

Rematch at Karns

Upcoming Friday Austin-East at Fulton Bearden at Heritage Carter vs. Pigeon Forge Central at Campbell County Farragut vs. Lenoir City Grace Academy at Tellico Plains Gibbs at Anderson County Halls: Open Hardin Valley Academy at William Blount Karns vs. Powell Knoxville Catholic at CAK Knoxville Webb: Open South-Doyle vs. Jefferson County West vs. Maryville

Rivals primed for super-heated installment Powell hung on with a goal-line stand as time expired last season, Karns leaving Scarbro Stadium on the business end of a stinging, 19-13 defeat.

The rematch is at Karns on Friday.

So, as the fates would have it, is the Powell coach.

After a year at the Panther helm, Tobi Kilgore left to take the head coaching job at Karns following last season. The challenge of injecting some consistency in the Beaver program was part of the draw, Kilgore said. A chance for professional advancement in terms of education sealed the deal.

It all left new Powell coach John Allen, the fourth

Trooper returns to town Trooper Taylor, one of the most colorful (and some might say controversial) coaches in college football, returns to Neyland Stadium Saturday as cornerback counselor for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Red Wolves? For generations, that team was called Indians. Political correctness caused the change.

Blaise Taylor, 5-9, 170-pound freshman defensive back, son of the coach and lovely Evi, will also arrive as a Red Wolf. I remember him as a 10-year-old playing for the Knoxville Fire.

The Taylors were in town for four years. They left after the 2007 season when

man to head the Panthers in four seasons, with a lot on his plate. Basically, this one is swimming in subplots.

Last season: Karns (19), Powell (5-5) Last meeting: Powell 19, Karns 13 The offenses: Allen brings the wing-T with him to Powell, and, in junior Connor Sepsi, he’s got the quarterback to run it. He’ll use backs Cody Reed and Dominique Moore to help him control the ball.

The Panthers have a receiver/linebacker, 6-foot6 junior Darel Middleton, whom Tennessee is keeping an eye on.

Kilgore likes the spread offense with lots of receivers. At 5-9, junior quarterback Greg Tye is a throw-onthe-move passer, one who threw for better than 1,600 yards last season. The playmakers are running back Will Smith and wide out Joe Faulkenberry.

The defenses: With the Beavers’ 3-4, linebackerfueled defense and the Panthers in the wing-T, this one could be a classic. That’s a lot of guys running into each other when Karns goes on defense. Faulkenberry is the key for the Beavers.

The Panthers, who deploy in a 3-5 under Allen, use more linebackers than the Beavers to slow opponents.

The spread offense working against that many mobile defenders makes for some fast, fast, really fast play.

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Phillip Fulmer hired Dave Clawson as new offensive coordinator of the Volunteers. Trooper wanted that job, and when he didn’t get it, he moved on – to Oklahoma State as I recall.

Clawson failed, but insiders understood Fulmer’s logic. In a whisper, they said Trooper stood out in recruiting and sideline exuberance, marked by a

waving towel and cap worn backward so as not to interfere with chest bumps.

Indeed, Taylor has a flair for the dramatic.

Years ago I liked him. I think I still do. Trooper professes to believe the hand of God guides him to the right place at the right time.

In 2009, that was Auburn. Soon and very soon the school reported NCAA violations related to something called the Big Cat recruiting weekend. The New York Times said Trooper Taylor was quarantined for several months.

Next was the Cam Newton saga. Cam’s dad, the Rev. Cecil, and a financial

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Let the game begin.

Powell cheerleader Hannah Kidd warms up the crowd.

Powell assistant and defensive line coach Guy Ballenger explains his view to Keegan Loy.

Powell vs. CAK Hunter McPhetridge raises the flag to signal the arrival of the Panthers onto the football field.

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Logan Bowers kicks the extra point after Powell’s first TD.

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Take a ride,

says KAT director D i s t l e r, who started her position in June with 27 years of ex per ience in public transportation, said she rides Dawn Distler the bus to work three or four times a week.

“We’re going to try to find a way to make the buses sexy so you want to get on them,” she said, drawing a good laugh.

Distler offered several

By Bonny C. Millard Riding the bus with the Knoxville Area Transit isn’t just for those without a car or other transportation options.

KAT Director Dawn Distler challenged the Rotary Club of Knoxville to start riding the bus at least once a week and to encourage their employees to use the service.

“Transit in Knoxville is moving in the right direction, and we want you to be a part of that,” she said.

“One thing you can do is encourage your employees to the ride the bus.”

facts about KAT and its riders. The typical KAT passengers are workers, students, shoppers and seniors, and most are new riders of less than a year. More than half are men, and 20 percent of the riders have access to a car but chose the bus.

Before coming to Knoxville, Distler worked for Nashville’s transit authority and says there isn’t as much traffic congestion here, and parking is cheap, so driving is more desirable.

“Knoxvillians are in love with their cars.”

Riding the bus is a lowstress alternative and is good for the environment.

Distler said 55 percent of an individual’s “footprint,” how a person impacts the environment, is through driving cars.

Her task is simple: “My job in the next couple of years is to put butts in seats.

“We just want to make

things better. It’s a lifestyle change. It is easy once you start doing it.”

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Rotarians take in Smokies game Phil Nordstrom, at right, with Jeff, a resident of the Cerebral Palsy home in Fountain City, enjoys a Smokies game. The North Knoxville Rotary Club makes the summer outing an annual event with residents and Rotarians having great fun.

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Looking at recent history, Scobey first discussed the Cold War period when events were viewed as us (USA) versus them (USSR).

She said the 1990s were relatively tranquil with the United States seen as the Ambassador Margaret Scobey world’s leader. Then came 9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. We said Saddam had tice is different than theirs,” weapons of mass destruc- she countered. tion. He didn’t. We destaWhat about women? bilized a country without a “The role of women varies clear plan for putting it back enormously based on sociotogether. economic status. Poverty is Recently we’ve had a not good for women. Famishooting war between Is- lies with money find ways to rael and Hamas, the United take care of the women.”

Arab Emirates conducting Did you feel safe? “Yes.” independent air strikes on Long-term prospects for Libya, a civil war in Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq and unrest across the re- (ISIS)? “They appear to gion. “And nobody is asking want to establish a transnathe United States” for per- tional Islamic state … ISIS mission, Scobey said. is taking advantage of insta“(The Obama) Adminis- bility, but I don’t see them tration came in with hope with a seat in the UN.” but had not done its homeScobey was posted to work.”

Egypt from 2008 to July Then she smiled. “The 2011 and was previously United States did not cause ambassador to Syria. She all the problems in the Mid- was deputy commandant of dle East. Those people are the Industrial College of the quite capable of …”

Armed Forces in WashingOur country’s foreign ton, D.C., when she retired. policy should be keyed to Along the way, she was our self-interests: defense political counselor in Baghof our homeland and our dad, deputy chief of mission ability to conduct com- at the U.S. Embassy in both merce overseas, she said.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and The Rotarians pelted her Sanaa, Yemen. She held earwith questions. Eli Driver lier assignments in Jerusasaid, “Every time we get in- lem, Kuwait, Pakistan and volved in other countries, we Peru. screw up.” Perhaps, said ScA Memphis native, Scobey, but look at our achieve- obey holds degrees in hisment in World War II. tory from UT and pursued Is the Middle East a place doctoral studies before joinfor democracy? “Your defi- ing the Foreign Service. She nition of freedom and jus- now lives in Knoxville.

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Turner wants to be selfs u f f ic ient , and the K nox v ille Area Urban League has stepped up to help ensure her success, no Nichols matter how big or small the need.

“Every time I’ve walked through the Urban League’s doors for help, they’ve provided a sense of direction,” Turner said.

Recently, Turner encountered a situation where she wasn’t sure where to turn for help to keep her home.

While between jobs, she had fallen behind on mortgage payments. Then, Turner remembered the local Urban League offers housing and community development services.

“I didn’t have family members or friends to ask for help,” Turner said. “The Urban League was my only alternative. After providing them with the information needed, they provided a loan and removed the stressful situation. I’m so glad the Urban League was there for me.”

The Knoxville Area Urban League believes every adult in America should have access to the financial security that comes from owning a home. The organization provides homeownership counselors who are trained to create customized plans for each client.

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now can focus on employment and achieving complete self-sufficiency.

Now that Turner is in good standing on her mortgage, she is taking computer classes and job training at the Urban League. The classes have increased her confidence in her ability to accomplish her goal of working in an office.

“The computer classes are great because they start you from the beginning,” she said. “The teachers didn’t assume I knew anything. They started with the basics and have helped me grow.”

Turner hopes others in the community who need help will reach out to the Urban League for assistance.

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Pickles, anyone?

The French Broad Preservation Association is hosting its first Pickle Fest at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Riverdale School House.

Competition includes fermented cucumbers and non-cucumbers. Info: Betsy Cofer at 423-504-4376 or www.frenchbroadpres.org/.

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Greer joins KARM Greg Greer has joined Knox Area Rescue Ministries as vice president-programs.

In this role, he will provide strategic le ader sh ip and operational oversight of the daily work Greg Greer of the ministry, help set ministry tone and assist in planning for the future.

KARM’s ministry includes the overnight shelters for men, women and women with children, residential recovery programs, The Bridge transitional housing, LaunchPoint, job training initiatives and various community outreach efforts.

Burt Rosen, president and CEO, said, “We have patiently and prayerfully waited for God to bring a person with the unique gifts, skills and heart to fill this vital

ministry role at KARM. Someone who would ensure we rightly respond to the needs of those who come to us today, while preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities. We are thrilled to have Greg on the team.”

Greer comes to KARM from Providence Church in West Knoxville, where he has served as the executive pastor since 2008 and pastor of administration for the four years prior to that. Before entering the ministry in 2003, he served as regional business manager for Roche Diagnostic Corporation and national sales manager and director of patient care marketing for DeRoyal Industries.

Greer holds an MBA from Lincoln Memorial University and expects to receive a master’s in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2015.

He and his wife, Deena, have three children and have lived in Knoxville since 1996.

Jay Smelser joins Knox County Parks and Rec Jay Smelser has joined Knox County as deputy director of recreation. He attended the Halls Business and Professional Association with Director Doug Bataille in August.

Smelser worked for the town of Farragut for five years. Bataille said he will work with youth and adult sports for Knox County. Requirements for the position included a bachelor’s degree in recreation or a related field, supplemented by five years of experience. The posted salary was Jay Smelser $51,177.09.

Four new on McNabb Foundation board

Helen Ross McNabb Foundation has added four new members: ■ Betsey Bush, community volunteer ■ Richard Montgomery, state of Tennessee ■ Don Rogers, retired, Rogers Petroleum ■ Mitch Steenrod, Pilot Flying J Inc. The Helen Ross McNabb Foundation supports the work of the Helen Ross McNabb Center. The foundation’s staff and 30-member volunteer board actively raise, hold and invest funds on behalf of the center, a not-for-profit provider of behavioral health services in East Tennessee. Jeannie Dulaney chairs the foundation. Since 1948, the center has provided care to children, adults and families experiencing mental illness, addiction and social challenges. Info: www. mcnabbcenter.org or 637-9711.

Habitat for Humanity plans consolidation Habitat for Humanity in Knox County is consolidating its ReStore construction supplies operation, now on Merchants Drive, and its Thrift Store, now on N. Central, to new quarters in Downtown West Blvd. Inventory will be combined at

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Volunteers are needed.

From organizing or customer service to furniture repair or repurposing projects, the stores offer volunteer opportunities geared toward individual interests and skills.

Grand opening at Wayward Arts The public is invited to attend the grand opening of Wayward Arts from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Knoxville Center Mall.

The ribbon-cutting will be at 10, complete with speeches and fanfare!

Dominique and Jacob Lacey invite you to join them for coffee, cake and prizes.

Wayward Arts is located upstairs, across from The Rush. Artwork is made from

old license plates.

Cutting the ribbon at the new Emory Road Petro’s are Ashleigh Adkins, membership development manager, Knoxville Chamber; Katie Steenrod, membership development coordinator, Knoxville Chamber; Lindsay Yates, marketing director for Petro’s; Daniel Wallace, manager; Craig Mason, owner/manager; Derek Farr, general manager; Dale Widner, Petro’s corporate president; and Laura Caves, Chamber ambassador. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Petro’s launches Emory Road store

By Cindy Taylor A much-anticipated restaurant is open for business.

Petro’s chili and chips at 631 E. Emory Road opened Aug. 14. A ribbon-cutting and grand opening was held Aug. 22. Folks were waiting in line for some of the famous Hint-of-Orange iced tea long before the doors were unlocked – but they were invited to come on in.

Sam’s Club and the Knoxville Chamber provided a cake for the grand opening.

Owner and manager Craig Mason says the community can expect the same exceptional food and service offered by all Petro’s. The restaurant has a gluten-free and vegetarian option for

I stopped by Angelic Ministries to check on current needs and just to say hello to friends I have made there. I was excited to learn about their upcoming fundraiser.

For anyone not familiar with this ministry, last year over 5,000 families in crisis were helped. Betsy Frazier, founder, and her dedicated staff of volunteers help families who have been referred by other agencies or churches.

Angelic Ministries’ goal is to provide furniture, household items, clothing, hygiene products and food for immediate needs. They work with families to help them become independent and find employment.

Pastor Tony Earl is in the process of planning a fall fundraiser. This year’s event will be held from 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 6 at the UT Conference Center. The UT Culinary Department will prepare a delicious meal and ministry leaders will provide information to guests about the ministry. There will be a graduation for men who have completed programs associated with the ministry.

The needs of Angelic Ministries continue to grow.

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Tommy and Patti Bounds, Knox County school board member, enjoy the Petro’s grand opening.

Thursday; drive-thru closes at 9:30 p.m. and drive-thru at 10 p.m.; Friday and Satur- at 10:30 p.m. Sunday hours day the dining room closes are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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most menu items and specials are offered every day.

Check store for details. Info: 859-0513. Petro’s corporate president Dale Widner attended the grand opening.

“The community has been very embracing,” he said.

In the grand opening spirit, Aug. 23 was family day at the new location. The store brought in a bounce house and offered free activities for the kids. There was live music and free kids meals with an adult entrée purchase.

Petro’s has plans to adopt and work closely with schools in the community.

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Items can also be left in the drop box. For large item pick-up or tickets for the Tony Earl is pastor of Angelic Ministries. fundraiser, call 523-8884.

Red’s Barber Shop offers one-of-a-kind atmosphere her skilled haircuts.

By Shana Raley-Lusk “I have one customer who comes all The moment you walk into Red’s the way from Chattanooga, one who Barber Shop in the heart of Norwood, comes from Atlanta, and even one who you know that you are in a special place. stops by From the when he is barber pole in town from that greets Florida,” you as you Penny says. pull into the parking lot But it is to the many not just the personal haircuts touches that makes inside, it is Red’s unique. easy to see From the why the wild game customers of taxidermy shop owner, Kimmel Anderson and Vic Upchurch enjoy haircuts on the walls Penny from Christina Lewis and Penny Brown of Red’s Bar- to the oneBrown, just of-a-kind ber Shop. keep coming camo barber back for more. chairs, the place is brim“Knowing our customers’ names and ming with recognizing them out in public sets us the air of the apart from the rest,” Penny says. quintessential Coming up on its third anniversary in barber shop November, the shop has recently added and ultimate a new member to the team. Christina masculine Lewis, who hails from Irwin, Tennessee, hangout. and likes to be called “Chris” for short, On one joins Penny in providing customers with wall is the the welcoming atmosphere that Red’s shop’s “solhas come to be known for. dier board,” “There where cusis constant tomers who laughter are military and banter members can here,” Chris display their says, smilThe Th he Soldier photos. ing.

Board B Bo arrd att Red’s “We want With a Barber Shop them to feel combined comfortable here,” says Penny. “We like 37 years of to honor them with the solider board, experience, which goes back ve generations.” the two redPenny and Chris offer hot lather heads make shaves and both scissor and clipper the perfect work. team.

“I have always enjoyed coming here,” “This is New Red’s Barber Shop where you team member Christina says customer Larry Brown. “Both the get the best “Chris” Lewis gives Kim- haircuts and the atmosphere are great.” at-top in mel Anderson a trim. town,” says Vic Upchurch, a long-time customer who folRed’s Barber Shop lowed Penny when she decided to open her own shop. Several of the customers 2330 Merchants Drive, Knoxville at Red’s even travel long distances to get 865-357-1197

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THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 Seeking vendors for Craft Fair and Community Yard Sale to be held Saturday, Sept. 13, North Side Y, 7609 Maynardville Pike. Space: $20; tables: $5 each.

Info/to register: 922-9622.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Exhibits on display at Fountain City Art Center: “A QuARTet of Visions” by Aleex Conner, J. Austin Jennings, Kay Jursik and Linda Leilani Bohanan; student exhibits feature watercolors by students of Mary Secrist and Kate McCullough. FCAC address: 213 Hotel Ave. Info: 357-2787.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3 Networking Today North Knoxville meeting, 9 a.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road.

Meets each Wednesday. Info: Brian Williams, Brian_ DWilliams@mac.com.

Free music lessons by Eric Holcomb, 3-5 p.m., UC Arts on Main Street in Maynardville. Donation to gallery encouraged. Continues each Wednesday.

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 9476210.

Vintage Fashion Show and Sale to benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc., 6 p.m., Downtown Knoxville Hilton. Tickets: $40 each or $375 for a table of 10; must be ordered in advance. For tickets: 5888567.

Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Walters State University Auditorium on Tazewell Campus. Speaker: Stephanie Tarwater, president of Blount Co Beekeepers Assoc. Topic: preparing hives for winter. Info: 617-9013.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Now You See Me” with Morgan Freeman and Isla Fisher. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Knoxville AAA office, 100 W. 5th Ave. Cost: members, $30; nonmembers, $35. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Kids Rocket Science with Miss Shelley, 10 a.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Ages 5-12.

4-week class. Cost: $40/child; $20/sibling. Info/to preregister: 947-7789 or www.imaginationforest.com.

Art with Miss Shelley, 11 a.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Ages 5-12. 4-week class.

Cost: $40/child; $20/sibling. Info/to preregister: 9477789 or www.imaginationforest.com.

Fun Science with Miss Lindsay: Electricity Fun, 4 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road.

Ages 5-15. Cost: $10/child; $5 for sibling. Info/to preregister: 947-7789 or www.imaginationforest.com.

Twinkle Toes Trio with Miss Lindsay: “Happy Feet,” 5 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road.

Ages 2 1/2-5. Cost: $10/class; $40/month. . Info/to preregister: 947-7789 or www.imaginationforest.com.

Mom’s Night Out Book Club: “Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch” by Sally Bedell Smith, 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Dry Gap Pike. Variety of items including baked goods.

Info: 688-1000.

Rummage sale, 8:30 a.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. A little bit of everything.

Children’s consignment sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday/8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike. Info: bookwalter-umc.org or 689-3349.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main Street. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/ Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted.

Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www. narrowridge.org.

Walk A Thon and Memorial Balloon Launch, 11 a.m., Lil’ Jo’s Barbeque, 2805 Maynardville Highway.

Hosted by Senior Citizens Home Assistance Services.

Live music, noon-2 p.m. Info/walking forms/ memorial balloon cards: Kim Partin, 964-5367, or Joanne Rosenbalm, 423-259-1108.

Celebrity Waiter Dinner, 6:30 p.m., hosted by the American Cancer Society, 205 Main in Clinton. Info: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649 or CPTCKLENZ@aol.com.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 Mavis Hughes and the Joyful Sounds in concert, 6:30 p.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. No charge; love offering will be taken.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main Street. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/ Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted.

Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www. narrowridge.org.

Wheel Throwing: One Bag/ One Day class, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Sandra McEntire. Registration deadline: Sept. 6. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Hogskin History Day Celebration, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Celebration of the history, music and culture of the Hogskin Valley and surrounding Appalachian communities. Admission/parking free. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603, community@narrowridge.org.

Craft Fair and Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North Side Y, 7609 Maynardville Pike. Rain or shine. Many vendors. Money raised from space rental will benefit the Y’s Annual Campaign for scholarships, community outreach, youth programs. Info: 922-9622.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 13-14 Country Market fundraiser, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Vendors, food, plants, music. Admission: $5 per person; children under 10 free; house tours: $5. Info: judy@ramsehouse.org; kathy@ramseyhouse.org; 546-0745.

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MONDAY, SEPT. 8 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

Deadline for craft and food vendor applications for Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, to be held 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Cove Lake State Park in Caryville. Info/craft vendor application: http://louiebluie.org/vendor-application/; food vendor application: http://louiebluie.org/louie-bluie-food-vendor-applic/.

Deadline to return application forms for Union County Children’s Charities’ Under the Tree program.

Forms are available from Gina Buckner at the Trustee’s office in the courthouse. Info: 992-5943.

MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15 AND 17 AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, noon4 p.m. both days, Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. Cost: $10. Info/to register: 932-2939.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9 Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

Speaker: Dr. Earl J. Hess, local historian. Topic: “Petersburg, Battle of the Crater.” Dinner: $15 members; $17 nonmembers; lecture only: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Sept. 8: 671-9001.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 Networking Today North Knoxville meeting, 9 a.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road.

Meets each Wednesday. Info: Brian Williams, Brian_ DWilliams@mac.com.

Free music lessons by Eric Holcomb, 3-5 p.m., UC Arts on Main Street in Maynardville. Donation to gallery encouraged. Continues each Wednesday.

Computer Workshops: Word 2007 Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills.

Info/to register: 525-5431.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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

Market Basket class, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Instructor: Sheri Burns. Registration deadline: Sept. 9.

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

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 17-18 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo at 584-9964.

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

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge.

Door prizes.

Fall festival, 4-6 p.m., Morning Pointe of Powell, 7700 Dannaher Drive. Classic car show, food, entertainment, bounce house for kids. All free; public invited.

Info: 686-5771 or www.morningpointe.com.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge.

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Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 9928038.

Adult painting class, 6-8 p.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road. Ages 13 and up. Info/to preregister: 947-7789 or www.imaginationforest.com.

ACT-UP: Adult Acting and Theatre Classes, 6-8 p.m., Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway St. Ages 16 and up. Fee: $35 or $15 for individual class. Covers acting basics, movement/stage combat and auditioning techniques. Info: 546-4280 or carolyn@tennesseestage.com.

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Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-noon, Faith UMC, 1120

ket, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

Free movie in Luttrell Park: “The SandLot” will be shown at dusk. Bring chairs/blankets. Will be canceled if raining.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 Luttrell Bluegrass Festival and Cruise In, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Luttrell Community Park. Food venders, crafters and bluegrass music. Free event. No registration fee for car show. Car show info: Lee Carver, 606-3355165 or lee.carver67@yahoo.com.

Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs Lehigh Valley Special Vixen Unit; All Stars vs Lehigh Valley Rollergirls. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Tickets available at Coliseum box office, team members and team website. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Grace upgrades facilities

By Danielle Taylor Grace Christian Academy received a fresh new look this summer with multiple facility upgrades as a result of generous donations received from alumni, outside donors, current faculty, staff and parents!

The upgrades include a new computer lab consisting of 27-inch wide-screen display iMacs filled with the latest highperformance technologies.

Though amazingly thin, the computers are powerful and fast enough for production and design use and are currently being utilized in our digital arts class, new to

the curriculum this year.

Another exciting upgrade that took place this summer is our state-of-the-art science lab. New cabinetry, lab tables, stools and equipment are among the upgrades received. Previously, the lab was for 8th graders only; however, your donations provided a lab suitable for 2nd through 8th graders.

Students receive handson experience equipped with the latest scientific lab equipment. Each class has a dedicated lab instructor and additional teacher, allowing for one-on-one instructions and assistance.

And coming soon, battery-

operated microscopes!

Though upgraded back in January, we can’t overlook the beautiful playground upgrade that was a product of your

kind donations as well. This new playground features a turf surface (allowing the kids to play even after it rains), an open eld area, swings, playground equipment, and an asphalt basketball court.

The entire space is fully utilized daily by the lower

school students enjoying the fresh air and having a safer place to play.

As evident from the upgrades listed, GCA is truly humbled by the incredible generosity of our donors. Thank you for your continued support and Giving Christ YOUR All.

ing down our six Core Values At Grace Christian Acad- that represent a Christian emy, we are dedicated to worldview and belief sysbeing a distinctively Chris- tem as implemented by our tian Academy that provides teachers and staff. The prean educational experience, vious two Core Values conand develops students who centrated on being Christare committed to changing Centered in all we do and the the world for Christ. For the Truth of God’s Word. This last two months and over month we’re focusing on the the next four, we are break- Church.

By Danielle Taylor

TRUTH And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 ■ GCA recognizes that it is a ministry of Grace Baptist Church and will submit to the Church’s spiritual authority.

■ GCA’s policies and procedures will strengthen and honor the mission of the local church.

■ GCA will require all board members and administration to be active members of Grace Baptist Church and faculty and staff to be active members of a local, Bible-believing church.

■ GCA will encourage all school families to be active members of a local Bible-believing church.

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