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BUZZ Quilters prepare Pamela Werner of Corryton loves to learn and says she’s “collecting projects for my retirement.� Werner is a member of the quilting bee that meets monthly in North Knox County. The group is preparing for the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee’s annual show June 17-18, at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. rs.com

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Gill vs. Staples??? Betty Bean profiles Democratic nominee Evelyn Gill from District 1, only to learn that Rick Staples, the man Gill beat 1704-1507 in the primary, might jump into the race as a write-in candidate. The Republican nominee is Michael Covington. It could get crowded in District 1.

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Take One ministry Of the thousands of men and women who are released from Tennessee prisons each year, nearly half will find themselves behind bars again within three years, state officials say. But the new Take One program by the Tennessee Department of Correction aims to reduce that number by partnering with faith-based groups and non-profits to help those recently released from prison make their way back into society.

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Benefit sale June 10-11 in Luttrell A benefit/garage/yard sale is planned in memory of Union County resident Sarah Howe, 28, who died in a car accident Feb. 3 leaving behind two young boys. Rain or shine Friday and Saturday, June 10 - 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Redbud Circle, Luttrell.

Nicholas Gibbs open house The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society will host an open house 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at the original log home of Nicholas Gibbs, 7633 E. Emory Road. There will be food, music and an opportunity to learn local history. Bring a folding chair and a potluck dish. Everyone is invited. In case of rain, the meeting will be moved to Clapps Chapel UMC, located just past the homesite. Info: Joe Longmire, 687-0314.

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Missing Man ceremony brings tears at

Morning Pointe

By Cindy Taylor It was an emotional afternoon May 27 with many tears shed when staff and residents at Morning Pointe Powell, along with local officials, participated in the Missing Man Table and POW/MIA Flag Dedication ceremonies in remembrance and honor of our military men and women. The ceremony was presented by Rolling Thunder Tennessee Chapter 3. “Our mission is to support and assist our veterans,� said Rolling Thunder member and veteran Brenda Owensby. “We try to keep those we have lost uppermost in people’s minds. Many people don’t even know there are still service members who are missing and have never returned home. More than 15 veterans attended. Most were residents of Morning Pointe Powell. Three resident veterans traveled from Morning Pointe in Clinton. The Rev. Jim Waddell, senior adult pastor at First Baptist Powell, opened the event with prayer. Morning Pointe staff member Leslee Wilkinson sang the National Anthem. Singer/songwriter Ann M. Wolf read the script for the Missing Man Table ceremony as patriotic music swelled in the background. Suzy Dauber guided the Missing Man Table. Many items used during the ceremony came from Morning Pointe resi-

dent veterans. After the ceremony, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and at-large County Commissioner Bob Thomas presented a certificate of appreciation and thanked each veteran as state Rep. Bill Dunn read each name aloud. Veterans honored were Jim Lyons, Charles Lord, John Moyers, Leon May, Ronald Fritts, Sam Dyer, Dwight Patterson, Harry Ogden, Clyde Hubbs, Bobby Dupes, Fred Pardue, John Simmons, Paul Summers, Gerald Heard, Bill Jones, Earl Hoffmeister and Walton Gene Woods. Veteran Dwight Patterson, 91, served in three major wars; WWII, Korea and Vietnam. “This is a great tribute to veterans in the United States and other countries as well,� said Patterson. After the indoor ceremony, the POW/MIA flag was raised below the American flag on the Morning Pointe flag pole in front of the facility. According to the National League of POW/MIA Families more than 1,500 U.S. personnel are still missing and unaccountedfor from the Vietnam War alone. When veterans present were thanked for their service, the response was, without fail, “It was my honor and privilege.�

Rolling Thunder Tennessee members/ veterans Brenda Owensby and Robert Sullivan raise and salute the American and POW/MIA flags during a ceremony at Morning Pointe Powell.

‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck’ is next for Powell Playhouse By Charles Denney The world’s most kind-hearted hoarder is, once again, having to fend off numb-skulled crooks looking to swindle her. Eccentric but sweet Opal Kronkie lives near the city dump, and operates “Opal’s Antique Junk Shop,� which is a nice way of saying her home is a mess. She’s visited by local actors Desmond and Queenie, the “stars� of a nearby summer-stock company. While rooting through Opal’s treasures, they come across a painting of a dead mallard and an apple. Mistaking this for valuable artwork from a museum, the two devise a

plan to buy the painting for nextto-nothing, and return it for a handsome reward. Opal wants to give the painting to her best bud Rosie for her birthday. The picture reminds Rosie of her pet duck, who met a tragic end in an encounter with a truck. Meantime, Desmond and Queenie summon all their acting skills and engage in outrageous flattery and lies to get their hands on the duck painting. Will they get their greedy paws on the picture? Will Opal outsmart the swindlers? It’s the story line of “Opal’s Million Dollar Duck,� a comedy coming soon from the Powell Playhouse.

“Opal’s Million Dollar Duck� will be performed Thursday, June 23; Friday, June 24; and twice on Saturday, June 25, at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road. The play starts at 7 p.m. for the three evening performances, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for all performances with a $5 senior discount for the matinee and can be purchased at the door – or online at powellplayhouse.com Dinner will be offered at each performance with a lunch before the Saturday matinee. Dinners prior to evening performances are $15, and the lunch is $10. For meal

reservations, call the Jubilee Center at 865-938-2112. “‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck’ is, hands-down, the funniest script I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with,� says Scarlet Bell-Silva, director of the play. “The humor is non-stop, and the laughter is contagious.� Bell-Silva was recently co-director of “Harvey,� and has appeared on the PPH stage in “Crimes of the Heart� and “A Nice Family Gathering.� She’s a graduate of Powell High School, and holds a degree in theatre and

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Rountree calls state funding formula ‘broken’ By Betty Bean Two weeks ago, Amber Rountree, who served on a task force that studied disparities in academic performances among Knox County students, told her school board colleagues there’s something badly wrong with the state’s funding formula for education. “You need to be talking to your state legislators about the fact that the BEP (Basic Education Plan) is broken, and our kids are not getting what they need,� said Rountree, who said that working on the task force taught her that most student disparities are caused by poverty, regardless of ethnicity or disability. “We all have to come together as a community. We have to all reach out to come up with a solution.� When asked to elaborate, Rountree said Knox County Schools’ greatest need is for additional so-

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cial workers and guidance counselors. She said these positions have never been adequately funded by the BEP, which was created by the Education Improvement Act of 1992 to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of small school systems that challenged the way the state distributed money between urban and rural school districts. The BEP was updated in 2007 (becoming BEP 2.0), but leaders of the state’s larger school systems complain that the state has simply shifted the burden for paying

for education to urban districts like Knox County. Periodically, lawmakers consider bills requiring the state to fully fund the BEP, but those measures invariably get punted to a summer study committee black hole. Rountree said many of the “enhancements� included in the BEP 2.0 reforms have never been fully funded – guidance counselors and social workers among them. “Whatever money (Gov. Bill) Haslam put forth this past year hasn’t enhanced that area.� She said Moreland Heights Elementary School shares a social worker with Pleasant Ridge Elementary. “That’s one person trying to meet the needs of 800-plus students,� she said. “I don’t think there’s a perfect solution, but the way we’re doing it now is obviously not working. We’re at the bottom of the barrel with educational

funding, and I’m not sure how anyone in the state can rah-rah the virtues of the BEP.� Rountree said she feels “a lack of connection with representatives at the state level – like when Bill Dunn was trying to push his voucher bill through, saying he had a letter from the school board, when in reality it was a letter from (board chair) Doug Harris. The majority of the board did not support Dunn’s bill. And the conversations I’ve had with Harry (Brooks), I’m not sure he thinks the BEP needs to be fi xed.� Brooks, who chairs the House Education Administration and Planning Committee and served on a task force convened by Gov. Bill Haslam to work on finding more money for education, said that state government has worked hard To page A-3

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health & lifestyles

Considering his options Research leads school psychologist to choose Fort Sanders Regional for thyroid cancer surgery As a school psychologist for Anderson County Schools, Joshua Reese, 31, evaluates children who may need extra services in school. But Reese put those research skills to work for himself nearly a year ago when he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. “My endocrinologist gave me several surgeons’ names and I did research on them, looking at their credentials and reading about thyroid cancer,” said Reese. He chose Dr. Troy F. Kimsey, a surgical oncologist on the medical staff of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “I felt really comfortable with Dr. Kimsey. I contemplated and prayed over it, and I felt like it was a good fit,” he said. The process began in July 2015, when Reese felt a lump on the left side of his neck. “You could see it protruding; it was palpable. At first I thought it was some lymph node thing, but it grew,” said Reese. His primary care doctor ordered an ultrasound and a CT scan to get images of the mass that was in his lymph nodes. “He sent me to an ear, nose and throat doctor, and I had the mass removed at the end of August. We did not believe it was cancerous at the time,” said Reese. “He thought it was a cyst. But I got the results back in September, and found out it was thyroid cancer. “I saw Dr. Kimsey on a Thursday and he said, ‘Let’s get this thing out.’ He was very confident, and I felt like he was the right one to do the surgery,” said Reese. Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer, although it is three times more common in women than men. “It has a very good prognosis, certainly a 90-plus percent cure,” said Kimsey. “We measure thyroid cancer in 30-year survival rates instead of five years, and if a person is less than 45 years old, it’s typically a lower stage of cancer and a better prognosis. There are other more aggressive types of thyroid cancer, but they’re very uncommon.” In October, Dr. Kimsey completely removed Reese’s thyroid gland, along with the rest of the lymph nodes on the left side of his neck. Kimsey also transplanted one of Reese’s parathyroid glands into the thyroid area. These rice-sized glands control the level of calcium in the body. “I was in the hospital three nights,” Reese said. “Going in, I was expecting at least one night in the hospital, but my calcium had difficulty balancing out so I had to take a lot of calcium,” Reese said. “I received excellent care at Fort Sanders,” said Reese. “Everyone encouraged me. They rally around you – it was a very positive experience. I had not been in the hospital since I was 5 years old, so it was all really a new experience to me. It was definitely great care.” About a month after surgery, Reese followed up with a thyroid ablation performed by his endocrinologist. The thyroid gland absorbs nearly all iodine in the body. For

a thyroid ablation, the patient eats a low-iodine diet for a few weeks, and then ingests a radioactive iodine pill or liquid. The radiation goes straight to the remaining thyroid cells, while having little effect on the rest of the body. Perhaps the trickiest part is that the patient must stay away from other people for a few days so as not to expose them to radiation. “I went to Fort Sanders and took a nuclear iodine pill, and then I had to be by myself for three days, in isolation,” said Reese. He went straight to a lake house owned by the parents of his fiancée (now his wife, Kelsey Reese). “So I had a nice weekend by myself, for 72 hours of isolation. Really there were no major side effects,” Reese said. “I just hung out at the lake and watched TV. They had stocked the house with food for me. There was some anxiousness of not knowing the results of my upcoming scan, so that was the biggest part.” Fortunately, by the first week of December the scan results were back and it was good news. “I got cleared the first week of December, and got married the third week of December,” said Reese. “It was a wild ride for a few months.” Today Reese takes daily thyroid replacement hormones, but is back to working with students at school. At first they were curious about the scar on his neck. “I said I was attacked by pirates,’ ” he joked. “No, I told them what happened, and they were very understanding. I feel like it helps relate to some students. “I ran the Covenant Health Half Marathon a few weeks ago,” Reese added. “Married life is good. I have to take thyroid medication and keep an eye on it, but I’m doing well. “It was just an incredible experience with Dr. Kimsey. He’s a faithful man – he prayed with me before surgery, which was an awesome experience. Seeing his confidence made me feel really good about what I was getting into. Overall, it was a good experience. I overwhelmingly felt cared for at Fort Sanders.”

Joshua and Kelsey Reese married a couple of months after his thyroid cancer surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Surgeon and survivor Understanding thyroid cancer Surgical oncologist Troy Kimsey, MD, of Fort Sanders Regional, has a special understanding of Joshua Reese’s case. That’s because, like Reese, Kimsey is a thyroid cancer survivor. “I underwent a total thyroidectomy in December, 2012,” Kimsey says. “The overall prognosis for differentiated thyroid Troy Kimsey, MD cancer is excellent,” Kimsey says, “so my challenge has been not to take the diagnosis too lightly, but

also to be grateful it was not a diagnosis with a much worse prognosis.” Kimsey underwent periodic follow up ultrasounds and labs with no evidence of cancer. “I take too much for granted,” Kimsey says. “It helps me make the most of today when I realize how easily it can be taken away.” If it seems like more people are having thyroid surgery these days, it’s not your imagination. “Thyroid cancer occurs about three times more often in women than men,” Kimsey says. More than 47,000 cases of thyroid cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women this year and more than 15,000 cases in men. “The incidence of thyroid can-

cer has increased in recent years due to the increased detection of nodules with more utilized and higher quality thyroid ultrasounds,” Kimsey explains. “However, the death rate from thyroid cancer has remained relatively stable over many years.” “Most thyroid cancers develop in patients with no known risk factors. Nevertheless, some people are at a greater risk than others. Anyone exposed to ionizing radiation, especially in childhood, is at risk of developing thyroid cancer. In addition, anyone who develops a thyroid nodule before the age of 20 has a higher risk of having thyroid cancer. There are also genetic syndromes that lead to an increased incidence of thyroid cancers,

so family history plays a significant role. There are several types of thyroid cancer, but the vast majority are differentiated thyroid cancers, which means they carry cells that are similar to those found in a healthy thyroid. The differentiated cancers are comprised of papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer, and they have a very good prognosis. Other types of thyroid cancer include medullary thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer and thyroid lymphoma. If detected early, the majority of thyroid cancers can be treated successfully. To learn more, search “thyroid cancer” at www.fsregional.com, or call 865-541-1111.

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Tuesday night quilters

Powell Playhouse

share more than sewing By Shannon Carey

It’s Tuesday night in Karns, and six friends spanning ages and walks of life are hard at work around a conference table. This is the Tuesday Night Bee, a small group of Smoky Mountain Quilters members, but their work isn’t just with thread and needle. They are at work building friendships, too. No one is quite sure when this bee got started, although most agree that it was sometime in the 1990s. Locations have changed, and some members have come and gone, but the bee remains a strong tradition for the quilters involved. And they’re always looking for new members. Shannon Auge from Andersonville guides denim and flannel squares through an antique sewing machine. The denim came from jeans she and her husband wore while renovating their Andersonville home, a task they’ve been at for 25 years. She fell in love with quilting in college when she found a book on watercolor quilting. She enjoyed matching the colors. When she moved to Andersonville, “I though I was the only quilter in 100 miles,� she says. “There was no Internet then. I joined and thought maybe I’ll meet another quilter, and boy howdy didn’t I!� Kathy Costello of Powell is a pro at hand-stitched embroidery, and she’s pretty sure her love of handwork is why her first quilt is still unfinished. Or it could be that she’s made baby quilts for nieces and nephews for the past eight years in a row. But she loves the work, and she enjoys the fellowship of the Tuesday Night Bee.

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to get additional funding to local education agencies. “In Tennessee, we have moved money away from other entities into education,� Brooks said. “That’s the priority of this governor.� The Cost Differential Factor (CDF) between urban and rural counties was one of the ways the task force routed additional funds for urban districts, Brooks said. “We considered the cost of doing business in the community – what does a $40,000 salary buy in Knox County vs. in Hancock

Kathy Costello of Powell shows one of her handembroidered appliquĂŠ quilt squares. “It’s the time that I make for myself to sew,â€? she says. All the Tuesday night quilters echo that sentiment. Lou Watson, a retired ESL teacher from Halls, is making quilts for all her grandchildren and says, “(The bee), they’re my sounding board. They give you advice when you don’t know what to do.â€? Judee Shuler moved to Oliver Springs from New Jersey in November. Her specialty is working with vintage fabrics and finishing or restoring found quilts. “You find they in the strangest places,â€? she says. “I pulled one out of a trash can.â€? She joined Smoky Mountain Quilters and the Tuesday Night Bee to find friendship and learn new techniques. Pamela Werner of Corryton loves to learn and says she’s “collecting projects for my retirement.â€? And Tammie Smith of Powell, whose employer hosts the meetings, quit the bee for a time after the tragic death of one of the members, her friend Dana Gerhardt. But Smith came

County?� It costs more to live in Knox County.� Brooks said it is up to the local education agencies (LEAs) to decide how to allocate the funds they receive. Numbers provided by the school system indicate that the bulk of Knox County’s increased funding is coming from enhancements mandated by the new law, particularly in salaries and medical insurance. There will be a $9.4 million increase for instructional funding and a $754,000 increase for technology. The news isn’t totally rosy for KCS, whose finance department has asked the state to review an $860,000 fund-

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Tammie Smith of Powell displays one of her nearly-finished quilts during the Tuesday Night Bee. Photos by S. Carey

The Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee will hold their annual quilt show 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 17, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Quilting bees are open to newcomers, and several times and locations are available. Info: www.smokymtnquilters.com back for, you guessed it, the friendship she missed. “I don’t think we have a meeting that we don’t talk about (Dana),� she says. Smoky Mountain Quilters is a guild which welcomes all quilters. With meetings, or bees, scattered around the region at various locations, days and times, it’s easy for a quilter to hook in with a group, exchanging ideas and participating in challenges. They do charity work, too. Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild provides quilts

for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. They worked on the Medal of Honor quilt when Medal of Honor recipients visited Knoxville last year. Quilts of Valor is another project. To support their charity work, the guild holds an annual quilt show, and the next one is coming up June 17-18, at the Knoxville Expo Center on Clinton Highway. While the members of the Tuesday Night Bee aren’t entering anything this year, they’ll be there as volunteers, and

ing cut because of a change in the way “at-risk� students are defined. The numbers will be finalized in July. Knox County finance director Chris Caldwell said the state provided an additional $12 million to Knox County this year, bringing the state’s local contribution to nearly $195 million. “A chunk of that would be because of the revised formula,� Caldwell said, cautioning that Knox County still kicks in more revenue to the state than it gets back. “We’re always going to be a donor county. Sure, we’d love to get more, but the BEP enhancement is definitely a step in the right direction.�

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English literature from Maryville College. Christy Davis-Rutherford returns to the stage as Opal Kronkie, a role she played at the PPH in 2013 in “Everybody Loves Opal.� Christy has also performed in “The Night is my Enemy,� and served as stage manager and head makeup artist for other productions. She’s also done makeup for the Knoxville Opera Company. “Opal is a beautiful character to portray,� DavisRutherford says. “Opal is oblivious to the cruel world around her – seeing only the good in others – and I just love her heart. This is a feel-good comedy, and I hope the audience enjoys watching it as much as I’ve enjoyed playing the old girl.� Real-life actor Brian Cooney plays dicey actor Desmond. Brian returns to the PPH stage for the second time, debuting in “A Day at the Java Shop� as Mac the mechanic. Brian moved to Knoxville recently from Massachusetts, and there was in productions of “Brigadoon,� “Sunset Boulevard,� and “Not Dead Fred� in “Spamalot.� He was also part of “Voices of Hope – Boston,� an organization that raised money for cancer research. We’ve successfully talked our friend Kelli Tidmore into stepping on stage, here as Queenie. Kelli is also a talented makeup artist who has been involved in nu-

merous PPH productions backstage. She recently returned to her hometown of Knoxville after 24 years in Chicago where she was involved in the film industry. She currently has international film distribution and multiple award-winning films under her belt. PPH president Gina Jones plays Rosie. Gina has also appeared in past shows “A Curious Savage� and “Arsenic and Old Lace,� and has directed several productions, including “Java Shop.� “I am so honored to take the stage with these talented people,� Jones says. “I can’t wait to see what the future holds for our little community playhouse.� Jones is dedicating her performance to her late sister Lisa Carol Cannon Cunningham. No production happens without an amazing crew. Tabitha Neilson serves as stage manager, and has been involved with the PPH on stage (“Crimes,� “Gathering�) and in several backstage positions. Sheila McMahan and Janet Keck are in charge of props, and Dan Sparks handles lighting and sound. All three have been valued volunteers for past productions. This is the 15th play presented by the Powell Playhouse since it was established by the late Nita Buell Black in 2010. Number 16 will be the Roger Cosgrove comedy “123 and Flush,� coming Oct. 6, 7 and 8.

they have entered in the past. “We have all kinds of quilts here,� said Shuler. “At the show, you really see some incredible work. They’re works of art.� But for the Tuesday Night

Bee, they love each other’s company as much as creating artwork and heirlooms. “Some people drink or do drugs,� said Smith. “We quilt.� Info: www.smokymtn quilters.com

Powell. All are invited. Info: 661-8777. ■Knox County Democrat Women’s Club will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday June 14, Austin’s Restaurant, 900 Merchant Drive. New members welcome. ■Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: facebook.com/knoxnorth lions.

Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@ gmail.com.

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Dual-threat quarterbacks change the game Now that Joshua Dobbs is back from his airplane analysis internship, we can resume the discussion of dual-threat quarterbacks. Those who can comprehend the awesome NFL numbers achieved by Peyton Manning can score debate points on the advantages of a pro-style quarterback. In theory, the pro stands tall in the pocket, protected by great blocking boulders. He looks to see if receivers went where he told them to go. He identifies the designated one or the alternate most likely to succeed and delivers a dart. This formula sounds good and often prevails, game after game, season after season, for half a lifetime in Peyton’s case. When coupled with great defense, it may win Super Bowls and lead to many lu-

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crative endorsements of pizzas and Buicks. The dual-threat quarterback changes the game, adds dimensions, the possibility of premeditated runs, guaranteed scrambles when the pocket collapses and blockers and rushers are falling over each other. Immediate relocation improves the temporary chances of remaining upright and may transform nothing into something. Crowds cheer. There are potential complications. If the dual-threat quarterback is to throw, it is

often on the run. In theory, a moving thrower will miss a moving target more often than a pro-style quarterback might. There is another problem. Belligerent NFL linebackers, pugnacious corners and mean-spirited safeties will occasionally catch the pesky dual-threat quarterback as he zigs and zags. Their goal, at a minimum, is to discourage him, thus reducing the yards they have to sprint and the sweat to be blotted from their brows. Down deep, they would like to disable him, punish him for being such a brat. Sometimes, in their exuberance, they send him to the hospital. Think RG3, formerly of the Washington Redskins. College football is different. The pro-style quarterback is less certain to domi-

nate. Flaws often pop up in the protection plan. What the dual-threat quarterback adds to the game keeps defensive coordinators up late at night. Think Johnny Football – before he totally ran astray. Remember Dewey Warren? He was a classic prostyle quarterback. He stood his ground, defied the rush and completed a pleasing number of meaningful passes. He became a legend based on how long it took to successfully complete a oneyard run. Remember Condredge Holloway? He was a terrific dual-threat quarterback. Ben Byrd dubbed him “The Artful Dodger.� Even when defenses hemmed him up, they could never be sure Condredge was officially hemmed up. Condredge was more

than an escape artist. He was an efficient passer. He set a school record for low interceptions-per-attempts. Only 12 of his 407 were picked off. Jimmy Streater came along a little later. John Majors called him one of the best athletes he ever coached. In a dramatic victory over Notre Dame, Jimmy displayed versatility with a 48-yard pass completion, a 51-yard scamper and a fiveyard touchdown on an option keeper. Heath Shuler was hardnosed. He liked to run into and over opponents. Sometimes he pulled the ball down and sped away when he might have been better off staying where he was. Tee Martin once completed 23 consecutive passes. He threw for 32

Te n n e s s e e touchdowns. He ran for 17. Tee, dual threat, was best known for guiding a national c h a mpionship seaJosh Dobbs son. Peyton is in the Vol record book with 11,201 passing yards and 89 touchdowns. Except for one stunning naked reverse, Peyton runs were usually desperation moves to save his life. Dobbs can run well and throw some and think deeply. That creates numerous exciting possibilities. Getting hurt would not be the best one. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

Let’s plan for an eastside economic summit Ever been to Turkey Creek during the holiday season? Long traffic queues, scarce parking slots, crowded store aisles, slow checkouts. Kinda makes a root canal look attractive ... at least to us guys. Too much of a good thing. Meanwhile, buyers in the east end of the county are left to wonder where are all those farsighted entrepreneurs with pockets full of discretionary dollars waiting for a suitable outlet. No wonder the likes of Amazon are prospering. It has been suggested that we need to plan an eastside economic summit. What’s that? It’s a gathering of the several business and professional organizations and area neighborhood groups to help define

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what is needed and would do well here. A catalogue of what the area has to offer. Finally, a joint meeting with businesses and developers to hone a game plan. There are active BPAs in the north, east, East Towne and Fountain City areas. Also, a dozen or so established neighborhood groups that are the very bedrock of stability. It’s time to join forces and brainstorm our future, and to educate the greater business community to look beyond the

pre-conceived perceptions that are sometimes lessthan-kind and mostly unfair, and see what is truly an untapped and desirable market. The truth is there are great communities and great people who live out here. Despite the errant actions of a few – of course, we have those – and the out-of -proportion news reporting sensationalism that unfairly tar its image, the sun has always risen in the east. Time for a second look. We have a lot to offer. Among our strengths are great neighborhoods with great people! And good roads. We are surrounded by rural towns and counties to the north and east that consider Knoxville their commercial center. They shop and dine here. It’s time

we focus on and advertise those eastside assets and opportunities to the sleeping business world. Good things are already happening. The Magnolia corridor is about to get a $4.7 million infrastructure facelift by the city. The Botanical Garden and Arboretum is expanding its already amazing presence, as is the heavily-visited tourist attraction called Zoo Knoxville, as well as the many events and shows at Chillhowee Park and the newly-restored Fountain City Lake. The East Towne business district has a number of fine businesses with a regional draw and improving interstate access. Look at the expansions of Sam’s Club and Walmart, or the constant

foot traffic at Home Depot, Lowe’s and Target. Did I mention the booming commercial tenants at Forks-of-the-River industrial park? Or the planned development at Midway Road and EastBridge? As for residential neighborhoods, Fountain City is a bedrock community, as are Holston Hills, North Hills, Park Ridge and Park City, Alice Bell, Fourth and Gill, and Old North Knoxville to name a few. In older areas, historic homes have been coming back to life through the vision, investment and sweat equity poured in by young families moving back into the city. And, if you didn’t notice, northeast Knox County has been one of the fastest growing housing markets for subdivision

development according to the 2010 census. So what’s not to like? The opportunity is here. Ready to be tapped. How to begin? With help from the city, the Chamber and meeting facilitators, the BPAs and neighborhood groups should meet to refine their thoughts, wants and needs in order to prepare for a fall economic summit or a gathering by any other name that will synthesize the collective thoughts of the greater community into a cohesive report. Business leaders, entrepreneurs and planners will be invited to share their thoughts with the group and help reach a consensus vision and roadmap for the future. Think positive. The sky is the limit. So let’s get cracking!

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Gill ramps up campaign in District 1 School’s out for Evelyn Gill, so she’s taking off her special education teacher hat and getting into campaign mode. She’s excited. “The first district is the heartbeat of the city,” she said. “And I don’t think most people really realize that.” Gill, a Mississippi native who has lived in Knoxville since 1994, has an impressive resume that includes a master’s degree from Rutgers and extensive experience in business, education and volunteer work. She and her husband, Michael, a well-known music promoter and employee of the Knoxville Museum of Art, live in East Knoxville, in the heart of the district, which includes the precincts in Ft. Sanders, downtown, Parkridge and all the neighborhoods between Spring Hill and Lonsdale. The incumbent commissioner, Sam McKenzie – one of just two Democrats now serving on that body, and the last two elected Democrats in Knox County – is leaving office this year. Gill has run twice before – in 1997, she came in last in the field of primary candidates for this same seat after the Black Wednesday debacle. In 2012, she ran a losing campaign against prohibitive favorite Becky Duncan Massey for the District 6 state Senate seat.

Tim Wright retires from AAA

Betty Bean This summer, as the Democratic nominee, she’s no longer the underdog, and she’s planning to stick with the Rosie the Riveter theme that she rode to victory in the primary. On the surface, it looks like an easy road. No Republican has been elected to serve the first district in modern times. In March, Gill’s general election opponent, Michael Covington, got 927 votes running unopposed in the Republican primary. He has been campaigning for at least a year (although some of his appearances, like marching in parades in Farragut and Karns, have been head scratchers). Most notably, he’s been holding public meetings around the district. Meanwhile, in the Democratic primary, Gill defeated Rick Staples, whom many considered the favorite, by a 1704-1507 margin, which would appear to give her an insurmountable edge in the Aug. 4 general election But there are some possible clouds on the horizon, mainly the possibility of Staples mounting a write-in campaign. Staples said he

Evelyn Gill with her iconic Rosie the Riveter poster didn’t start the talk, but he isn’t discouraging the social media rumbles urging his supporters to write him in. “I will have to pray,” he said. “This thing took me off guard. It took off and I found out about it on the back end. Evidently a large number of people were frustrated with how this thing went down, and a number of people took it on themselves to do it on their own. I’m going to think that over and get some good advice.” “How this thing went down” is a reference to the voting patterns that emerged in the primary, with Gill, who has been an active supporter of Bernie Sanders, rolling up large margins in the majoritydominated wards where

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Sanders prevailed – downtown, Ft. Sanders and Parkridge – while Staples won the traditional AfricanAmerican neighborhoods that went for Clinton. Voter turnout was higher in the Sanders wards. Staples doesn’t have much time to make up his mind. Election coordinator Cliff Rodgers said write-in candidates have until noon, June 15, to file a one-page declaration of intent to run. Rodgers said it would be good if Staples made up his mind sooner than later. “We hope if anybody’s going to do a write in, they’ll do it few days before the deadline because I have to come up with a master list of all possible misspellings, so the votes will count.”

County Clerk Foster Arnett has moved the satellite office from Halls Center, at left.

By Sandra Clark Guess it depends upon which side of the road you live. Knox County Clerk Foster Arnett has closed the longtime county satellite office at Halls Center and reopened it across Hwy. 33 in the old Walmart space, now undergoing roadwork on two sides. In a front page story by Jake Mabe (Halls edition), Arnett says he made the move for safety concerns, citing dampness and mold in the basement of the space at Halls Center. Arnett previously moved the Knoxville Center mall office and another at Cedar

This view from Halls Center shows construction on Hwy. 33. Accessing the new office requires a left turn onto Norris Freeway, ahead on left.

Bluff. He’s also sued Knox County because of alleged mold in his offices at the City County Building. As one senior officeholder put it, “Ah, mold. It just follows Foster wherever he goes.” Perhaps it will follow him home. His term ends in 2018.

Correction The chart at right, which ran larger in last week’s paper, was NOT drawn by Don Parnell. The chart, which shows the path to obtaining neighborhood traffic calming, was taken from the city’s website. Parnell called at 7 a.m. Wednesday to deny authorship; he called again at noon to request a correction and apology. And he asked the money question: How could a mistake like this happen?

Appendix F — Flow Chart / Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program

Newspaper errors almost always occur when the reporter writes more than we know. Parnell says he is retired and hasn’t worked for a public entity since the 1980s. The friend who sent the chart mentioned Don’s name in the email, and I assumed Parnell had drawn it. I’m sorry for any damage to Parnell’s reputation as a result of this error. – S. Clark

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Neighborhood Application Neighborhood applies for Traffic Safety Study.

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Further Study Indicated?

Alternate Solutions Staff may suggest solutions outside the Traffic Safety Program.

no

Neighborhood Petition Impact area defined. Neighborhood gathers signatures.

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Evaluation Meeting Neighbors detail traffic problems.

no

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Traffic Calming Status Meeting City shares data results & analysis with the neighborhood.

Threshold Met for Enforcement &/or Further Study?

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Traffic Calming Feasibilty Study More in-depth study and analysis.

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F Speed Data Collection & Evaluation Data from hoses, collisions, KPD.

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For the first time in over 70 years, AAA in East Tennessee will be headed by someone not named Wright. Tim Wright, 69, retires on June 30, after 36 years leading AAA. He followed his father, Luke Wright, who started in 1940, left to serve in the Army Air Corps in World War II, and returned in 1945 as general manager. This year marked the 60th anniversary of the safety Tim Wright patrol trip to Washington for fifth graders. Recent years have seen some 1,900 students, 240 chaperones, 46 police officers, 12 medical folks and 43 motor coaches be part of the weekend trek from Knoxville to Washington, D.C. Wright went on the second trip in 1957 and every one since 1976, including this year’s trip. Wright is proud of those 60 years and AAA’s sponsorship. During his tenure, 10 AAA offices across the state were opened. The headquarters on Fifth Avenue in Knoxville was given a major renovation. AAA started an active advocacy program for issues at the state and federal levels, and grew it to the point that lawmakers listened. Wright is proud to have assembled a team of over 50 who run AAA daily. He says technology and consolidation have been the largest changes, with AAA going from 600 clubs to 20 nationwide. He recalls being in Belgium when the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center occurred. He took a train to London, got to JFK airport in New York and four days later got to Knoxville. He met his wife of 46 years, Patsy, on a blind date in Chattanooga. In retirement, he plans to spend time with their three daughters and eight grandchildren, who live in Nashville and Roswell, Ga. ■ Marshall Stair worried aloud at a City Council workshop about the loss of revenue from repeal of the state’s Hall income tax, which could cost Knoxville $7 million a year or more by 2022. It is a significant hit on the city treasury. For the town of Farragut, it is much larger in terms of its percentage hit. The final impact will come six years away when the repeal is set to become complete. However, the Stair

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comment, along with his letter to the editor of the News Sentinel, revealed a concern which the mayor and no other council member has evidenced publicly prior to the bill becoming law. Council never adopted a resolution expressing opposition. Their concern is being voiced after the fact. The mayor did not raise the issue during her public breakfast with lawmakers. She had raised it in private one-on-one meetings without effect. It should cause the council to re-examine its lobbying contract with Tony Thompson (whom this writer hired some 20 years ago) to determine if they are getting the best work, or the council should at least increase its activity in Nashville. The council also needs written reports if they exist from Thompson on what is happening in the Legislature, as the mayor’s office does not brief the council on legislative developments with regularity. Basically, council leaves it to the mayor to handle relations in Nashville. Council is not invited to the mayor’s annual legislative meeting, although it is now a public meeting due to efforts of Reps. Eddie Smith and Martin Daniel. Also, it does not help when the mayor openly campaigns against incumbent lawmakers and then expects them to work with her. She would be better off staying out of the local campaigns. ■ Knox County is in a better strategic position as Mayor Burchett has extensive legislative experience and knows lawmakers across the state personally. That is not true for the city, with the exception of former Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who works in Nashville and has strong legislative ties. ■ Freedom House celebrates 75 years of activity this year as it works to highlight restrictions and bans on freedom of the press. Started in 1941, it has showcased censorship through the world. A majority of people on this planet live in countries without free media including China, Russia and Cuba. A foundation of a free and democratic society is freedom to express one’s views, especially the media.

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SENIOR NOTES

Lois Emmons and Inez Ratcliff make their way to each vendor to collect stickers for their Bingo cards. Photos by Sara Barrett

â– The Heiskell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at The Community Center, 1708 W. Emory Road. Speaker, 11 a.m.; lunch, noon; bingo, 1 p.m. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 5480326. â– Karns Senior Center 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Knox PAWS coordinator Julia Jackson brought PAWS member B.J. to meet new friends.

Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; a computer lab; billiards room; outdoor grill and kitchen area. Register for: General Nutrition presentation, 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9. Snack and Learn: Cosmetic Dentistry and Whitening, 2 p.m. Friday, June 10. Musical performance: The Grace Noters, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. “Behavioral Expression in Dementia,� 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 22. ■Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary

By Sara Barrett Seniors from all over Knox County mingled and munched during the first Beyond Bingo held at Sherrill Hills in West Knoxville. Sponsored by the Shopper News, Beyond Bingo featured a slew of vendors and speakers discussing everything seniors want to know about. Fitness Together, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinic,

Random Acts of Flowers and Placing Animals with Seniors (PAWS) were just a few of the booths available on “Main Street� at Sherrill Hills. A bevy of gifts were offered to fill Shopper News tote bags, and door prizes were awarded to a lucky few who completed their Bingo cards by collecting stickers from each vendor. A fabulous lunch of crois-

sant sandwiches, fresh fruit and delectable cookies was served by Sherrill Hills, and most attendees walked away with armfuls of goodies including water bottles, note pads and coffee mugs. Feedback from Beyond Bingo goers was positive, with requests for more speakers at the next event. Maybe the next event should be called Bigger Beyond Bingo.

Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays; Senior Meals program, noon Wednesdays. Register for: “The Ins and Outs of Your Camera Phone� class, 10 a.m.-noon Monday, June 13; $15; register and pay by Thursday, June 9. ■Morning Pointe Assisted Living 7700 Dannaher Drive 686-5771 or morning pointe.com

Dee Ruediger straightens her shot to win a free Morgan Stanley hat. She made the shot; she’s golfed since she was 14. Click Funeral Home funeral director Ina Roberts talks to Bea and Tom Davis about burial options. Tom won a gift card to Chop House awarded as a door prize.

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POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 8, 2016 • A-7

Church offers parolee support, guidance By J.J. Stambaugh Of the thousands of men and women who are released from Tennessee prisons each year, nearly half will find themselves behind bars again within three years, state officials say. But the new Take One program by the Tennessee Department of Correction is aiming to reduce that number by partnering with faith-based groups and non-profits to help those recently released from prison make their way back into society. The congregation of St. James Episcopal Church in North Knoxville is one of 10 East Tennessee groups to participate. William Morris, 34, of Jefferson City, spent most of his youth in foster homes before he was turned loose as an adult at age 18. He began working construction, but it didn’t take long for him to develop a serious problem with alcohol. Over the years he committed a series of crimes, usually fueled by drinking, and eventually was branded as a felon and Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender by the courts. This triggered an eightyear prison term and eventually led him to meet St. James Rector the Rev. John Mark Wiggers and his wife, Liz Wiggers, when he volunteered for the Take One program. “The concept is you have about 8,000 persons being released each year,� John Mark Wiggers said. “With about 8,000 churches and non-profits in Tennessee, we could help mentor folks and help them re-enter society.�

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We need each other William Morris, Liz Wiggers, and the Rev. John Mark Wiggers of St. James Episcopalian Church discuss shared ups and downs since Morris was released on parole.

Morris spoke in a careful, measured voice and seemed far more interested in today than in the traumas of his past. He has a job and recently moved from a halfway house to his own place while he continues to serve out the terms of his parole, which is set to expire in 2018. He explained how the St. James congregation began writing him letters and making regular visits while he was a prisoner at the Morgan County Correctional Complex. Less than a tenth of the inmates who applied for the program found groups willing to sponsor them, and he said that from the beginning he felt a bit overwhelmed to be the focus of so much positive attention. Released about six months ago, Morris says the presence of a church family has kept him from falling into bad habits. Despite having paid off a chunk of his fees and court costs while doing prison work for 17 cents an hour, Morris has trouble finding full-time work that pays a living wage. His biggest obstacle is paying the rest of the money he owes, so he can

regain a driver’s license. The lack of a car can prevent even the most skilled construction workers from higherpaying work, said Liz. “It’s like one step forward and two steps back,� she said. No one seems to know exactly what he owes. “I wish we could help him more. A driver’s license would mean a more steady, increased salary.� And while the church isn’t able to fund a legal battle on Morris’ behalf, there are many other ways the congregation can help. “This is not and never will be a court-ordered program,� Liz said. “It’s not like we’re giving him a place to live or a job. We’re listening to his joys and his struggles, and trying to keep pointing him in the right direction.� A couple of days after this interview, a defense attorney volunteered to represent Morris free of charge, which means he soon may regain driving privileges. While material needs are important, Morris prefers talk about the less tangible but equally profound gifts that he’s received from the congregation. As a child

FAITH NOTES Community services

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■Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 p.m. each second Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute “Boxes of Blessings� (food) 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, or until boxes are gone. One box per household. Info: 689-4829. ■Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

■Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road, will host Men’s Night Out, 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. Cost: $15. Dinner, 5 p.m.; conference, 6:45 p.m. Speakers: Johnny Hunt, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Ga.; and James Merritt, Senior Pastor, Crosspointe Church, Duluth, Ga. Info/registration: fairviewbaptist.com. ■First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell each Thursday. Dinner, 6 p.m.; worship, 7; groups, 8:15. The program embraces people who struggle with

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addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741.

Special services â– Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway in Maynardville, will host an open house of appreciation and farewell for Craig Digmann, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the church. Info: 992-7222.

who grew up in the state’s foster system, many things that other children take for granted were all but unknown to him. “I think people need to take the time to learn what people who’ve been locked up really need,� Morris said. “To have someone who has been with you through part of (your incarceration), who has written to you and visited you, it truly means a lot. “Once I was released, (John Mark and Liz) took me into their house and showed me what ‘normal’ is. I had never experienced a real holiday until I went to their house on Thanksgiving and Christmas.� John Mark hopes that more groups join the Take One program. “This has made me aware that we need to do better as a society at helping people re-enter their communities. Are we going to stand back, or are we going to help people become productive citizens?� An uncomfortable emotion that many congregants have to wrestle with is fear. Actually, Morris and many other inmates aren’t much different from anyone else and are far from frightening. Morris is so measured

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner. ‌ So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. (Genesis 2:18, 21-23a NRSV) I am reading a book about the War of the Roses in medieval England, and am about to embark on another one. Those were perilous times for everyone in the country: men were subject to conscription by their lords, women were largely subject to their husbands, and children were subject to their parents, but also to diseases and early death. We tend to think of that period as one of chivalry and honor, a glamorous, romantic period. It was, in some ways, depending on one’s status. However, as I read, I found myself considering the lack of toothbrushes and toothpaste, antibiotics, and Kleenex, for heaven’s sake! (It spurred me to plan a “goodie boxâ€? to send to someone, anyone – near or far – who doesn’t have such amenities.) I also considered the way we take such things for granted, ignoring the needs of others. I thought about how we categorize people, based solely on where they live, how much money they have (or don’t have) – without giving a thought to what they might need. The truth is, sometimes the best gift we can give someone is recognizing them as a fellow human being, who has feelings, aspirations and dreams!

and soft-spoken that it can be difficult to hear his voice when he speaks, and his manners are impeccable. “He’s just not scary at all,� Liz said. Other members of St. James echoed her comments. Margaret Bickley said she is pleased that “our parish has put its mission into action, and everybody

VBS NOTES ■Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway, 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 13-17. Ages: preK through fifth grade. Theme: “Cave Quest.� Dinner provided. Info: 368-6115. ■Hoitt Avenue Baptist Church, 2121 Hoitt Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 13-17. Classes for all ages, including an adult class. ■New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road, 6-9 p.m. June 13-17. Theme: “Cave Quest.� Info: 546-0001 or

knows that actions are louder than words.� She added, “Getting to know William has alleviated a lot of my fear. What we have in common outweighs the differences of our pasts. He is hardworking and has such a positive attitude.� Info: tn.gov/correction/ article/tdoc-rehabilitation -take-one

newbeverly.org. ■New Life UMC, 7921 Millertown Pike, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Theme: “Joseph in Egypt Biblical Village� with tents, games, crafts, stories, food and more. Free Family Fun Night 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 24, includes food and games and VBS registration. Info/ registration: newlifeumcknoxville.com. ■Valley View Baptist Church, 3521 Old Valley View Drive, 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 13-17. Theme: “SonWest Roundup.� Info/registration: vvbcknox.com or 523-0062.

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â– All American Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. MondayThursday, June 13-16, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Ages 6 and up. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. â– Concord Park golf camp, 9 a.m.-noon TuesdayThursday, June 14-16, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 9-17. Cost: $100. Info/ registration: 966-9103. â– Guest Artist Intensives Session 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 13-17, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Cost: $250. Info/registration: StudioArtsForDancers.net or 539-2475. â– Jurassic Kids Camp, 9-11 a.m. June 14-15, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Ages 2-3 with caregiver. Cost: $25, caregiver free/$20 members. Info/registration: mcclungmuseum. utk.edu or 974-2144. â– Justice League camp at Ijams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 13-17, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 5-8. Cost: $225 members/$250 nonmembers. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135. â– Mini-Intensive for Young Dancers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 13-17, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Ages 10-14. Cost: $200. Ballet experience necessary. Info/registration: StudioArtsForDancers.net or 539-2475. â– Phillip Fulmer Hall of Fame Camp, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, Rocky Top Sports World, 1870 Sports World Blvd., Gatlin-

â– Princess Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, June 13-16, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way. Ages 2-5. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. â– TN Adventures camp at Ijams Nature Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 13-17, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 9-14. Cost: $225 members/$250 nonmembers. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135.

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â– Concord Park golf camp, 9 a.m.-noon TuesdayThursday, June 21-23, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 9-17. Cost: $100. Info/ registration: 966-9103.

â– Cooking up Science, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. Ages 7-8. Cost: $85/$75 members. Info/ registration: themuseknoxville.org/content/ summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. â– Dig It! Fun with Fossils, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders). Cost: $110/$99 members. Info/registration: mcclungmuseum.utk.edu or 974-2144.

fun pack, $32 (regularly $47), includes four adult admissions and a parking pass. Concert and discounted admission tickâ– Explorer camp at Ijams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayOther specials include: a 3-day pass, $20 Friday, June 20-24, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island ets for the 97th annual Tennessee Valley (regularly $30); all-you-can-ride wristHome Ave. Ages 9-14. Cost: $245 members/$270 Fair are on sale for a limited time. Guests bands, $14 (regularly $22), for opening day, nonmembers; includes a full day off-site trip. Info/ can save an average of 20 percent by pur- Sept. 9, only; wristbands, $16 (regularly registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135. chasing tickets early. $20), Monday-Thursday; or $21 (regularly â– Guest Artist Intensives Session 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Specials include: Adult admission, $8 $25), weekend special. Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. (regularly $10); child admission, $6 (reguBuy a reserved seat to any headline conMonday-Friday, June 20-24. Cost: $250. Info/reglarly $7); family fun pack, $28 (regularly cert at Homer Hamilton Theatre before istration: StudioArtsForDancers.net or 539-2475. $39), includes two adult admissions, two Sept. 8, and receive a fair admission for $5. child admissions and a parking pass; fair Info: tnvalleyfair.org or 865-215-1482

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Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER TEN: Story So Far: As the special soccer team continues to loose, the school community refuses to accept defeat. More and more pressure to win is applied. The game against Pennington Prep was interesting. Crisp, bright weather. It almost made me want to be there. Sure enough, there was a bunch of people who came to watch. Some parents. Ms. Appleton brought our whole class. Mr. Sullivan was there. So was Mr. Tillman. I think he was wearing new beads for the occasion. After we pretended to get ready, Mr. Lester got us over by a corner and gave us a talk. “Gentlemen, Pennington isn’t such a great team. They’ve won a few and lost a few. More like you guys.� “We didn’t win any,� Porter reminded

him. Mr. Lester looked toward the sidelines. “Today you will,� he said. “How do you know?� asked Barish. “I feel it.� “Where?� Dorman wondered. “And what about tomorrow?� Lifsom wanted to know. “Gentlemen,� said Mr. Lester, “we can turn the season around if you really desire it. Why not win for those nice people who have come to cheer?� “Let them do it for themselves,� said Saltz. “Now,� concluded Mr. Lester, “come out fighting and keep on fighting.� He made a pathetic fist. Right from the start, we tried. Really. We got together in a circle, touched hands and

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went on I was sure my shoe was going to fall off. I had to do something. I bent over to tie it. The shoelace broke. That meant more work. And concentration. Next moment there was this terrible thud against my backside. It sent me headfirst into the net one way, and the ball another way, also into the net. Buddy Saltz helped me untangle myself from the net. “It’s probably not a bad idea to face the field,� he suggested. “Do you want to play goal?� I snapped. “Not tall enough,� he reminded me. Final score: 18–1. In the locker room, there were some guys from our other teams. Of course, they had to know what happened to us. We told them. At first, there were the usual jokes, and then this guy, Roberts, who was captain of the eighth-grade first-string team, stood on a bench and yelled for quiet. “Look here,� he said, looking right at us. As usual, we were bunched together for selfprotection. “The joke’s over,� shouted Roberts. “When are you jerks going to get your act together? You’re making us look stupid!� Fortunately, Mr. Lester came in just then. There might have been a riot. Anyway, Mr. Lester shooed us over into a corner to give us some kindly pointers. Not that anyone listened. It had gotten too frustrating. Then Mr. Tillman burst in. “Listen up, you guys,� he said to us. We gave him our attention. He would have taken it anyway. There was an angry glint in his eyes that suggested trouble. “I think I’ve learned my lesson,� he said. “I admit it. I tried to sweet-talk you guys into feeling better about yourselves. That was wrong. What you need to be told is how rotten you looked out there today. I’ve never seen worse. Not around this school. And you need to hear something else. I’ve checked. In the entire history of South Orange River Middle School sports, no team, I repeat, no team, has ever lost all its games.� He paused for effect. “Do you guys want to go down in history as the worst team? Do you?� There was absolute, stunned silence. “Do you?� He insisted on an answer. “Odds are that we can,� said Fenwick. Mr. Tillman turned savagely. “That’s a defeatist attitude, Fenwick. Can it!� He stalked out. Mr. Lester looked embarrassed. “I know you try,� he said softly. “I appreciate that. I just think it would be good to win one game. We play Parkville next. Last game. You should know something. Parkville hasn’t won a game all season either.� With those words of encouragement, he left us. “My gosh,� said Barish, “another team as bad as us.� “Awesome,� said Dorman. “We’ll be playing for ‘Worst in the Universe,’� said Radosh. There was almost, not quite, a thrill of excitement. (To be continued.)

Text copyright Š 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright Š 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.

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POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 8, 2016 • A-9

Tales of the backyard bear

Logan named Sterchi teacher of year By Ruth White

Julia Deering with her grandchildren Leanna and Mack Sexton. Photos by S. Clark

By Sandra Clark Take the concrete driveway to a home nestled into the woods off Stamps Lane and you’ll meet Julia Deering and her grandkids. It’s easy to see how a bear would pick this quiet spot for a Sunday morning picnic. The backyard is terraced with multiple birdfeeders and flowers. A small patio leads straight into the combo kitchen/dining area. That’s where Julia headed at 7:30 a.m. on the day before Memorial Day to make her morning coffee. She glanced out to see a huge bear looking back. “I yelled, ‘Hey, Mack!’” she says. Grandson Mack Sexton picks up the story: “I came into the kitchen and it was pretty scary. The bear was about 10-15 feet away. It seemed small at first, and then it got larger. You never know what a bear will do.” Mack warned his sister, Leanna. “He yelled, ‘Bear!’ and I was like, ‘Well, OK,’” says Leanna. “I was still asleep.” But she quickly joined the others in the kitchen. They watched the bear methodically break open each bird-

feeder, even the really high backyard bear peers into the Deering family’s kitchen. ones, and pour the contents The Photo by Julia Deering into his mouth. “It was pretty cool,” Mack recalls. “He was 300 pounds, minimum, and six or seven feet tall.” “It was like a ‘wow’ feeling,” says Leanna. “And when he went over that fence, I knew it had been the best hour of my life.” The bear made no aggressive moves, Julia said. She shot pictures and videos. He reacted to noise and movement on the kitchen side of the glass. Finally, he put his front paws on top of a solid wood privacy fence, hoisted himself up and was gone. Deering phoned Knox County Animal Control first and then called E-911. Nobody ever came to remove the bear. “We wanted him to be moved safely,” she said. “He looked healthy. He went back into the woods and out toward Clinton High- Leanna and Mack stretch to show the height of their backyard way. Hopefully, he got back bear. home.” When school resumes WATE-TV interviewed Mack. It was his second in August, the Sexton kids the Sextons, but the tape bear sighting. The other was will have some good bear never aired. The reporter in the Smoky Mountains. tales. Leanna will be in fifth asked both their take-away “If I don’t hear the birds, grade at Powell Elementary, from the encounter. I’m running,” said Leanna. and Mack will be in seventh “I’m going to be aware “And if I see something big grade at Powell Middle. of what’s around me,” said and black, I’m outta there!”

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY JUNE 9 AAA’s Roadwise: Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Eight-hour course approved by the state of Tennessee for insurance premium discounts for eligible drivers. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Halls Book Club: “Pigs in Heaven,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. All welcome. Info: 922-2552. The Heiskell Seniors monthly meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Community Center, 1708 W. Emory Road in Powell. Speaker, 11 a.m.; lunch, noon; bingo, 1 p.m. Bring a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 5480326. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free stand-up comedy show featuring local comedian Sean Simoneau. Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Norwood Branch Library, 1110 Merchants Drive. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 688-2454. Super Hero Storytime and Costume Party with Spider Man, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Concert in the Commons: Anne Mccue, 7 p.m., The Norris Commons, the lawn in front of the

Norris Middle School. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info: Facebook. Movie in the Park, Luttrell City Park. Free. Bring chairs or blanket. Movie starts at dusk. Cancelled if raining. Info: 992-0678. “Plan to Can and Preserve Food,” 9-10 a.m., Union Farmers Co-op, 3035 Maynardville Highway. Free pressure gauge testing; free food preservation and nutrition information. Bring the canner lid, gauge and seal. Info/appointment: Becca Hughes, 992-8038, rlhughes@utk.edu.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 10-11 The McKameys’ annual Hometown Singing, Second Baptist Church in Clinton. Friday: 7:30 p.m. special guest The Inspirations from Bryson City, N.C.; Saturday, 6 p.m. special guest The Primitive Quartet from Candler, N.C. Reserved seating, $16; general admission, $13. Info/tickets: 457-3678.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 10-26 “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Bark in the Park, 3-8 p.m., World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn. Fundraiser for the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. $5 donation at the gate includes: Kid’s Korner, Grayson Subaru Misting Tent, pet contests and more. Info: humanesocietytennessee.com/bark-inthe-park/. Chalk on the Walk, noon, Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Front Page Follies, 6 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center. Includes: silent auction, dinner, live auction, musical revue. Tickets: $125/ table of 10, $1,000. Proceeds fund journalism scholarships at UT and Pellissippi State community College. Tickets: FrontPageFoundation.org. Info: Melanie Staten, 7768227. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 1:302:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Mid South Navy Nurse Association meeting, 9:30 a.m. Homewood Suites conference room, Turkey Creek. All nurses who served in the Corps are invited. Info: 938-1996. Saturday Stories and Songs: Dancing Spider Yoga, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. For children ages 3-9 and parents. Info: 689-2681.

Music has been part of Kathy Logan’s life since she first heard classical music and found it beautiful. Her mother took her to ballet classes, and eventually Kathy took piano lessons from someone she calls a “very patient teacher.” Logan attended the University of Georgia, where she earned a master’s degree in Music Education in 1975. After teaching for four years in Georgia, she moved to Tennessee and has been at Sterchi Elementary for 25 years. She loves teaching music because kids can be creative. There is a lot of movement in her classroom, and kids can “do their own thing.” To Logan, music class is the chance for students who may not shine in other areas to shine brightly. At the end of the day, Logan hopes that her students walk away with a good feeling about what they have done in music class and that they will remember songs they have learned for years to come. Logan loves the Sterchi community and the close bonds among parents, students and teachers. Last spring she was diagnosed

Sterchi Elementary music teacher Kathy Logan was honored as the school’s teacher of the year. Photo by R. White

with breast cancer and the staff was extremely supportive. The PTA purchased most of the instruments in her classroom, for which she is thankful. When named the school’s teacher of the year, Logan was overwhelmed. She loves that she gets to work with all of the students in the school and enjoys watching them grow over the years. In her free time she enjoys reading, caring for her Maine coon cat and visiting with her two grandchildren.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Statehood Day celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Marble Springs, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Includes: guided tours, encampments, open hearth cooking demonstrations, 18th century music. Info: 573-5508 or marblesprings.net. Statehood Day celebration, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Crescent Bend House & Gardens, 2728 Kingston Pike. Free admission. Info: 637-3163 or crescentbend.com. Statehood Day celebration, noon-3 p.m., Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Includes: free tours with a birthday cake celebrating the birthday of the state of Tennessee as well as the birthday of Col. Francis Alexander Ramsey. Info: 546-0745 or ramseyhouse.org. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 11-12 Antique car show and street fair, Historic Rugby. Car show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; free to spectators. To preregister vehicles: 423-628-2441; day of show registration, $10, space permitting. Street fair, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both days, featuring: crafts, antiques and gift vendors. Info: historicrugby.org.

SUNDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 12-13 Open auditions for “The Boor” presentation by The Moving Theatre, 3-5 p.m. Sunday and 5-7 p.m. Monday, Thomas Episcopal Church, 5401 Tiffany Lane. Auditions consist of cold readings from the script. Resume and headshot are helpful but not required. Info: MovingTheatreKnoxville@gmail.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 13 Coffee, Donuts and a Movie: “Creed,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Family Movie Night: “Peanuts,” 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Knoxville Zoomobile, 3 p.m., North Knoxville Branch Library, 2901 Ocoee Trail. Info: 525-7036. Magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Carter Branch Library, 9036 Asheville Highway. Info: 933-5438. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

TUESDAY. JUNE 14 Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

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Bearden Rotary presents Ely-Pickle scholarship Last week The Rotary Guy told you about the Rotary Club of Knoxville honoring its two 2016 Teachers of the Year. This week we’ll tell you about a hard-working and talented student who will join the University of Tennessee’s Pride of the Southland Marching Band in the fall – Kaleb Emmert. Kaleb recently graduated from West High School and a few days ago the Rotary Club of Bearden honored him with its Bob Ely-Art Pickle Kaleb Emmert $2,500 scholarship. Ely and Pickle were both District 6780 Governors and members of Bearden Rotary. Janice Mitchell, chair of the club’s Youth Services/ Development Committee, tells us the selection criteria is simple. “A student, male or female, who represents need and aptitude and is a good student academically.â€? Janet says she was “blown awayâ€? by Kaleb’s accomplishments. “He will be majoring in music education and wants to be a band director,â€? she said. “His major instrument is the clarinet and a whole list of others. In person, he is about 6-5 and a natty dresser. His band director at West High School (Jeremy Lumpkin) was his mentor and inspiration and Kaleb gives high praise to his mother (Amy Zarychta) for giving him great character traits.â€? “My mom is my role model ‌ she puts everything she has into whatever she’s doing and I try to do the same,â€? he said. Kaleb also plays the cello, double bass, marimba and vibraphone. His goal is to become a high school band director and then move into the same job at the university level. “I got interested in music in the seventh grade and taught myself to play the double bass, and I also taught myself to read music that year,â€? he says. “I’m good at memorizing and I learned to read music in about two weeks.â€? His mom says he’s also into writing music now. He says he enjoys volunteer work and volunteers at Ijams Nature Center and at UT as well.

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Powell resident Chris Boler, newly-appointed president of CUSO – ORNL Federal Credit Union’s Service Organization, also known as CU Community LLC – believes that in this increasingly technology-driven age, “it’s real important to make a personal connection.� Boler began his career with ORNL in 2010 as a mortgage and loan processing agent. His enthusiasm has earned him promotions to mortgage sales manager, assistant vice president of sales and service, and vice president of sales and service. “We are a not-forprofit financial cooperative, locally owned and operated by our members,� he says, and it’s clear that he believes wholeheartedly in the credit union model. Boler received his bachelor’s degree in business management from CarsonNewman University, and his MBA at UT Martin. He

nerships with other credit unions, and enhancing available member services throughout the 32-branch system of ORNL FCU. “It’s about treating people how you would want to be treated,� he says. He describes what he’s aiming for in employee/customer relations as “a kind of concierge service,� saying that, for instance, a customer looking for the restroom should be escorted there, not just

Lending holds steady as real estate sales rise By Sherry Witt Activity in the local real estate market continued its upward trend last month, as 1,212 pr op er t ie s were transferred in Knox CounWitt ty during the period ending on Tues-

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tate in Knox County, compared to approximately $347 million during April. Last spring lending levels were rather high, with $372 million borrowed through mortgages and refinancing. There were two particularly large commercial transfers recorded in Knox County in May. One was the sale of multiple parcels in the development known as The Marketplace, located on Kingston Pike. The total sale price listed for this transaction was $7,394,625. The other involved multiple lots

in The Village at Hardin Valley, which were sold for $7.3 million. The largest mortgage recorded in May was a loan in the amount of $20,612,500, financing the Woodlands West residential complex off Walker Springs Rd. As we near the halfway point of 2016, this year continues to be ahead of the 2015 pace in virtually every recording category. Property sales are outrunning 2015 activity by around $130 million, and mortgage lending is about $30 million above last year’s levels.

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BIZ NOTES ■N. Jean Wilson, FNP, has joined Summit Medical Group at Farragut as a family nurse practitioner. Wilson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master’s degree in nursing in 1981 and earned her MBA from Meredith College in Raleigh in 1988. A longtime family nurse practitioner, she and her husband, Gene, have lived in the Farragut community for 29 years. Info: 865-966-3940. ■Aram Demirjian has been hired as music director for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra after a year-long search and vetting process. Demirjian (Duh-MER-jun) was most recently associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. He has done extensive guest conducting and previously served on the faculty of the

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New England Conservatory Preparatory School. â– Elizabeth Hall, Registered Dietitian with Food City, received one of six Supermarket Dietitian of the Year awards at the recent convention of Produce for Better Health Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. Candidates were selected from hundreds of nominations. The award recognizes achievement in promoting fruits and vegetables through store programming

and signage, social media and more. ■Lori Hamilton received a Retail Champion award, at the recent Produce for Better Health Foundation convention in Scottsdale. Hamilton, Food City’s director of healthy initiatives, accepted the award on behalf of the company. “We strive to promote fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables,� she said, “as all are great sources to incorporate into our diet.�

NORTH BIZ NOTES â– Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45 a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall. The speaker June 8 is GOP candidate for governor Mark Green. President is John Fugate, jfugate43@gmail.com or 688-0062. â– Halls Business and Professional Association

meets noon each third Tuesday, Beaver Brook Country Club. President is Carl Tindell, carlt@ tindells.com or 922-7751. â– Powell Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Tuesday, Jubilee Banquet Facility. President is John Bayless, john. bayless@ftr.com or 947-8224.

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pointed in the right direction. It’s that personal touch and regard for the customer, he believes, that counteracts the increasing use of technology in virtually every industry. Boler enjoys spending time on Norris Lake with his family: wife Leslie, an account representative for beauty and skincare company gloProfessional, daughter Molly, 6, and son Todd, 3. An inveterate sports fan, Boler says, “Any kind of sports event they’ll sell tickets to, I’ll buy!� He recently attended the Indy 500 and was at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in early May. And “we’re huge Tennessee Titans fans,� he says. The Bolers also enjoyed the recent Kenny Chesney/Miranda Lambert concert. Boler says he can also frequently be found on the golf course. It’s all part of an active life for this young professional, just one of the bright lights at ORNL FCU.

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Big day in the SoKno woods The latest twist in South Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness lured a lot of people out into the woods, but they were much closer to city life than it appeared.

Betsy Pickle Mayor Madeline Rogero and Legacy Parks Foundation executive director Carol Evans pose under the Red Bud Bridge. Baker Creek Preserve and one of its signature assets, the pedestrian/cyclist bridge over East Red Bud Road, were officially opened last Wednesday. People attending the ceremony traipsed or rode bicycles through serene woods to get to the south end of the bridge, but the road was only a few yards away. For a change, no ribbon was cut. Instead, politicians and key players were handed screw guns and asked to put in the last few screws to the bridge, which connects the 7.1 miles of new trails in Baker Creek Preserve (formerly referred to as the Wood Property) to the rest of the Urban Wilderness. Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, introduced the day’s speakers, who carried through a theme of how trails build community. Bob Richards, Tennessee Greenways Trail coordinator, based in Nashville, said, “There’s nothing like this anywhere else in the state of Tennessee” and congratulated the backers of the UW and Baker Creek Preserve.

Each Memorial Day in historic Fountain City Park at Honor Fountain City Day there is an opportunity to renew friendship with longtime Fountain City residents. Andrew Whitaker is one you always look forward to seeing. He is a master mason and is always involved in interesting projects, such as the work he did at the Foundry in World’s Fair Park.

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It was Andrew who, during his teen years, when Fountain City Lake was drained and restored (1985-86), found a veritable treasure of glassware and bottles for his collection buried in the muck in the lakebed. The treasure included many “pop” bottles from bygone days. The lake is only a halfblock from the Hotel Avenue and Broadway corner where iconic Dossie Miller Cooper and her husband, William Cooper, had their Fountain City Confectionary about 1915, so many of the bottles could have dated to that period. But, Andrew Whitaker’s

Gary Bopp, Joe Winter and Corey Korpela ride across the just-opened pedestrian/cyclist bridge over East Red Bud Road. Photo by Betsy Pickle

could do for a community, don’t you agree?” she said to laughter and cheers of approval. (Rogero promoted the Urban Wilderness over the James White Parkway extension, which would have paved a wide swath through the UW.) Neighbor Hattie Jo Johnson, 2 “The Urban Wilderness is and a half, is ready to ride at a phenomenal asset thanks to Baker Creek Preserve. all the partners who are here today,” said Rogero. “Let’s Knoxville Mayor Mad- keep working on the Urban eline Rogero talked about Wilderness and the South how the Urban Wilderness Knoxville Waterfront.” continues to put Knoxville Evans gave special on the map and bolster the thanks to landowners Diane city’s reputation. Reynolds and Jason Ste“South Knoxville has ex- phens, who allowed Baker perienced more unity, more Creek trails to be put on notoriety and more good de- their land. “We now have velopment than it has in de- 12 private landowner easecades. That’s a lot more than ments that allow our 50 any old parkway extension miles of (UW) trail.”

interest in Fountain City’s history did not end in his teen years. In April 2013, he told the author about a hidden garden to the east of Maynardville Highway and part way up Black Oak Ridge in the Highland Park subdivision. Aerial maps indicate it may be on the north side of a small ridge with nearby Savage Garden just south of it. The mystery was partially solved with a search of the property records at the Trustee’s Office in the Knox County courthouse. The property search indicated that a Knoxville attorney, W.W. Scranton, was an early owner of the property. But who was W.W. Scranton? Partial solution to the mystery came after the recent unveiling of the Knox County Library’s “From Paper to Pixels” project. There are more than 2,600 “hits” when one enters the word “Scranton.” Several hours reading them disclosed that more than 75 percent relate to Scranton, Pa., of course. Another 20 percent were reports of the Scranton’s two sons, Paul and Eric, and their athletic exploits at Central High School and the YMCA where they participated in baseball, football and track, often with classmate Roy

Acuff on the same team. Fortunately, the obituary columns for both W.W. Scranton and his wife were also found. They revealed that Walter W. Scranton (1862-1934) came to Knoxville in 1889 after he graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Kenyon is a small elite private college located in Knox County, Ohio, in the geographic center of the state and the oldest private college in Ohio, affiliated with the Episcopal Church. On his arrival in Knoxville, Scranton was first hired by the old Knoxville Tribune but later established a law practice. Still later, he supported his family for about eight years on the meager salary of a clerk in the office of a justice of the peace, Squire Frank Dobson. But, good fortune came his way when he inherited $100,000 from an aunt who had owned valuable lake front property in Cleveland, Ohio. He immediately retired and for the remainder of his life drew between $300 and $400 a month from that bequest. So Scranton was apparently present in north Knox County about the turn of the century, when Col. J.C. Woodward was converting a sleepy community named Fountain Head into a “des-

Baker Creek Preserve has five multi-use, two-way trails suitable for anyone and three designated mountain-bike downhill trails for experienced mountain bikers. The June 1 ceremony opened the East Ridge Trails. The official opening of the West Ridge Trails and the Devil’s Racetrack will be Friday, June 17, with a day of bike demos by local bike shops on June 18. Devil’s Racetrack is a double-black-diamond competition-style downhill mountain-biking course that was funded by a $100,000 Bell Helmets grant won last year by the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club in a nationwide competition. The rest of Baker Creek Preserve was funded by a $200,000 recreational trail grant from the state.

Jason Stephens, who granted an easement on his property that allowed Baker Creek Preserve trails to connect and also helped build the trails and Red Bud Bridge, talks cycling with Jim Hagerman, an avid SoKno cyclist and city engineering director.

City parks and recreation director Joe Walsh and retired attorney and longtime greenways advocate Will Skelton find a patch of shade at the water tent after the ceremony.

Andrew Whitaker stands in what appears to be the remains of a lily or goldfish pond on the grounds of the once-palatial Scranton Estate. Photos submitted tination place.” Woodward’s hotel and resort were less than a mile from the location on Old Broadway where, it appears, Walter Scranton built his palatial home with terraced fish ponds, elegant concrete benches and bridges and graveled footpaths with bountiful exotic and native plants. Bill Dohm, co-owner of Garden Montessori School near the property, has a story which tends to confirm that theory. Before most of the development that surrounds the property, about 1985, he was walking up Templeton Road when on his left he passed a level area with stone columns to left and right and just inside them there was evidence of a

circular pond some 15-feet in diameter. He surmised that this was the former entrance to a home with its large formal gardens well behind it on the slope of the ridge. Some have thought the numerous rather large empty basins on that site represented the remains of a fish hatchery but, more likely, they were the lily or goldfish ponds on Scranton’s dream estate. His friends did not know he was ill, but Walter W. Scranton died suddenly at his home on Jan. 4, 1934. The Rev. Carl Thomas officiated at his funeral service at the Lynnhurst-Resthaven Chapel prior to his burial in the cemetery. He was survived by his widow, his two sons and a

sister, Mrs. Ella Brown. Interestingly, a major portion of Bob Wilson’s Sport Talk column on Jan. 6, 1934, is devoted to a tribute to “as rabid a baseball fan as ever lived, W.W. Scranton.” Wilson said that “even fans who never had the pleasure of meeting him will remember him as the little whitehaired man, always immaculately dressed and wearing a wing-tipped collar,” who rarely missed a home game. Col. Bob Allen, Scranton’s close friend and owner of the Southern League’s Knoxville Smokies, said of Scranton that “he loved the game as much as anyone I have ever known. He used to take the same seat in the grandstand game after game. Other fans became so accustomed to seeing him there that they never took his seat. He always got a scorecard and kept score, and he could tell you everything that happened from the first until the last inning when the game was over.” Another mystery about Walter Scranton lies as yet undiscovered. How did Walter Scranton meet and marry Laura Jensen Scranton (18771939), a native of Copenhagen, Denmark? She passed away on June 22, 1939, survived by her two sons. Anyone with more information on the family or the Scranton Garden is encouraged to contact the author at jctchs44@nxs.net

Visit the businesses in Historic Powell Station ■ The Front Porch – 1509 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9260

■ Marathon – 2116 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-9699

■ Emory Animal Hospital – 2311 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-0437

■ Powell Pet – 2309 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-0185

■ KJ Cookies – 1738 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-659-2911

■ Dixie Roofing – 1703 Depot St. Phone – 865-938-9880

■ First Tennessee Bank – 2121 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-549-1780

■ The Purple Leaf – 2305 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-7883

■ Summit Medical Group – 2125 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-7517

■ Nature's Fountain – 1719 Depot St. Phone – 865-859-0938

■ Clover Cottage – 1905 Depot St. Phone – 865-357-8953

■ Vaughn Pharmacy – 2141 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-1581

■ Halftime Pizza – 2509 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4253

■ Green Valley Nursery – 1716 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-5500

■ Crystal's Automotive and Restoration – 1907 Depot St. Phone – 865947-8785

■ Domino's – 2145 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-1717

■ Bailey & Co. Real Estate – 2322 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-9000

■ Community Chest of Knox County – 2107 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865938-3517

■ Affordable Car Care – 1744 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-0061

■ Dr. Steven Aungst, Chiropractor – 2149 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-9386560

■ A-1 Finchum Heating & Cooling – 2502 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-9633032

■ Bojangles – 1920 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9247

■ Powell Pediatrics – 2157 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-8336

■ Le Coop Salon – 2508 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-3222

■ Knox Gold Exchange – 7537 Brickyard Rd. Phone – 865-859-9414

■ Orange Pearl – 2161 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-5050

■ Kennedy Dentistry – 2529 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-2220

■ Second Chance of North Knoxville – 1900 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865377-3344

■ Frontier Communications – 2104 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-8211

■ Cash Express – 2301 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-2274

■ Appliance Repair Service – 2303 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4100

■ Karen's Grooming – 1730 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-1085

■ Weigel's – 2119 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-9626

■ Steamboat – 2307 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-4800

■ Real Dry Cleaners – 2153 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4907

■ Emory Barber Shop – 1708 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-1888

■ Senior Marketing Group – 2100 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-7177 ■ Affordable and Unique Home Accents – 1904 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9509

■ All-N-1 Construction – 1715 Depot St. Phone – 865-978-7714 ■ Efficient Energy of Tennessee – 1707 Depot St. Phone – 865-947-3386 ■ Southern Sass Salon – 1615 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-640-7339

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Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.