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BUZZ Powell celebrates July 4 with parade The Powell Lions Club honored its surviving founder, Edd Miller, as grand marshal of this year’s Fourth of July Parade. And the Powell Business and Professional Association brought food and drink to Powell Station Park for a post-parade picnic. Various businesses donated food and gifts, and families spread blankets in the park for a feast of hot dogs, watermelon, and ice-cold drinks. And yes, that was Rick Carnes with a panther on his forehead.

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Pat in context Times were tough when Patricia Head came to Knoxville in 1974 to teach physical education, train for the 1976 Olympics and work on her master’s degree at the University of Tennessee.

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The best? Another children’s story for Shopper readers starts July 13 as this week’s Shopper gives you the last chapter of “S.O.R. Losers.� “The Best in the World,� another story from Breakfast Serials, follows the antics of best friends Nick and Clay in a six-chapter presentation. Ever since Nick got hold of “The Guinness Book of Records,� he’s been obsessed with the notion of being the best at something. That’s why he and his best friend, Clay, concoct a scheme to establish a world record of their own. Their idea is focused on making money, a lot of money. Find out how they decide to do this, starting next week, only in Shopper News.

How to know? As we age, we may find that locating items, remembering names or dates or trying to come up with the correct word becomes more difficult. Does it mean someone is suffering from dementia? And how will you know? Linda Johnson of Alzheimer’s Tennessee spoke with senior adults and caregivers to help them recognize indicators of dementia. Her group walks through this process with caregivers and patients, she said.

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Dr. Don Wegener, holding granddaughter Kennedy Metz, acknowledges the dedication of the disc golf course at Powell Station Park to the memory of his son, Travis. Photos by S. Clark

By Sandra Clark Residents celebrated the opening of a nine-hole disc golf course at Powell Station Park on July 1, just days before the community’s big Fourth of July parade and picnic. Players from as far away as

Morristown were lined up to play. “It plays great,� said one young man. He recently bought a house across Emory Road from the park and said he had been coming over after work to play the course, even before the baskets were installed.

“Why are they carrying backpacks?� somebody asked. John Diamond explained: “It’s how we carry our discs.� He had about 20 in his pack, including “putters� and some with shaved edges that he called “aggressive.�

Diamond and Ben Hedrick had been involved with the course since the beginning – from the initial land clearing to the course installation. To page A-3

Weigel’s outlines plans for Powell stores By Sandra Clark No one was more surprised than Bill Weigel when he saw the few trees left standing on the site of his newest store on the corner of Clinton Highway and W. Emory Road (toward Karns). Bill Weigel “We all saw it at the same time,� he says. “To see it skinned like that was a big disappointment.� Plans approved by the Metro-

politan Planning Commission call for a 50-foot buffer between the new development and Glenbrook subdivision. But when Weigel challenged the contractor, Sevierville-based Falin Enterprises Inc., he learned its work was correct. Apparently, over time, developers and homeowners had impinged on the property line from the Glenbrook side. Weigel said he will plant some fast-growing evergreens in the fall to reestablish a wider swath of trees. As a Powell-based company, Weigel’s wants to create a community asset.

Nicholas Holmes, who lives at 3724 Holgate Lane, wrote to MPC to voice concerns. He said the tree removal has increased noise and light pollution for Glenbrook residents. “With only a few sparse trees left by the construction crews, you can clearly see from our neighborhood to Clinton Highway.� He expressed further concern about pollution of Beaver Creek and increased traffic in his subdivision as motorists miss the entrance off Emory and use Glenbrook as a turn-around. Bill Weigel outlined the company plans in an interview last week.

“We had to buy 20 acres to get five,� he said. The tract was purchased from the Bell family. Land along Beaver Creek will be protected, he said, and two outparcels will be created, both fronting on Emory Road. The Weigel’s store will face Clinton Highway. An access road from Emory will separate the outparcels (one is 1.74 acres, the other is 1.68 acres). The road will extend from Emory to Clinton Highway near the existing traffic signal and current Weigel’s store. To page A-3

R.B. Morris and the long road home By Betty Bean Despite a lifelong case of wanderlust, R.B. Morris has a tight connection to his hometown. He has sung about it, analyzed it, helped found a park in it, celebrated and fled it. But no matter how far he flies, he always comes back, and he’s probably halfway serious when he calls Knoxville “the Bermuda Triangle of the Appalachians.� Family, friends and an innate sense of place create bonds that stretch but never break. If anyone was surprised when Mayor Madeline Rogero and the Arts & Culture Alliance named Morris Knoxville’s first poet laureate, nobody has said so. Maybe Rogero’s quoting a verse from “Then There Is a City� (a song from his album “Spies Lies and Burning Eyes�) in her inaugural address was a hint. As photographer Bill

Foster put it, Morris’ selection was “the most obvious slam-dunk decision in the history of obviousness.� Richard Bruce Morris is a poet, a playwright, a singer and a sometime actor who wrote his first song (about his dog, Dixie) when he was in the fourth or fifth grade at Alice Bell Elementary School. He graduated from Holston High School and spent a year at the University of Tennessee before his itchy feet took him away. “I just bailed for the high and wide,� he said. “I took off traveling around the country, wanting to get an advanced education.� It’s hard to keep up with his youthful ramblings, but one of his first artistic partnerships was with Jimmy Rector (son of famed mandolin player Red Rector). They started playing old-timey music up in the hills of Cocke County.

R.B. Morris talks with fans at Time Warp Tea Room. Photo by Ruth White After a while, he came back to town and joined a burgeoning music scene where musicians, singers

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and songwriters were honing their licks and finding their identities. Bands called Shaky Little Finger, See Rock City, Bull Rooker, Ears and the Lonesome Coyotes were striking out in many directions. “It was a pretty rich scene,� Morris remembered. “Kind of a movable feast.� His influence was Bob Dylan (naturally), with John Prine and Bruce Springsteen entering his consciousness a little later. He abandoned all of that, temporarily, when a breakup with a girlfriend drove him to the mountains in January 1980 to “a little old half-built cabin with no running water, a wood stove, a bed and my old man’s manual typewriter. I was kinda flushing myself out of everything – ended relationships with girlfriends and close friends To page A-3

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Trust helps ex-paratrooper take leap of faith He jumped out of airplanes 102 times during his 25-year Army career and spent the Vietnam War in Korea getting shot at by snipers along the Imjin River. But when the time came for 65-year-old John Parris of Knoxville to undergo back surgery, he was admittedly nervous. “I was scared,” he said flatly. “Somebody’s messing with your spinal cord. All the nerves and everything that makes your body function are in a ganglia back there. So there was a moment that I asked ‘Why me?’” But with his radiculopathy, a neuropathy caused by nerve compression and spondylolisthesis, which is the forward displacement of vertebra, causing back and leg pain and repeated falls, Parris put his trust in neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Brown at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. In late August, Parris underwent Barrett Brown, a minimally invasive procedure M.D. known as transformational lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) of his third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. Using small incisions and stateof-the-art intraoperative image guidance, Dr. Brown attached surgical hardware such as pedicle screws and rods to the back of Parris’s vertebra. An interbody spacer called a fusion cage was inserted into the disc space from one side of the spine to help promote fusion. In contrast to the traditional or “open” surgical method which would have required a large midline incision, stripping muscle tissue away from the bone and placement of large retractors, the minimally invasive technique employed by Dr.

John Parris is enjoying all the things that used to be challenging, like preparing his garden for summer without pain thanks to his minimally invasive spine surgery at Fort Sanders Regional

Brown offered several advantages. “In my experience, people get back in their normal routines a little sooner,” said Dr. Brown. “Their hospital stay is not quite as long. The blood loss is less and there’s usually less tissue destruction. Because of that there’s less pain, and you get out of the hospital sooner and back to what you were normally doing more quickly.” After just a few days in the hospital and three weeks on a walker or cane, Parris – with his back made straighter by the rods – was free of pain, walking in physical therapy and well on his way to a full recovery. “I was up walking within 24 hours, and once I got my legs under me it wasn’t long before I was doing the therapy, and I’ve done really well,” said Parris. “Coming up this August, it’ll be a year that I have been pain-free.” Not just pain-free, but also more active. Now 44 pounds lighter thanks to Dr. Brown’s recommendation to see a dietitian, Parris isn’t limiting his activities at all. In fact, you might catch him pressure-washing

his house, hoeing his garden or playing his guitar, bass or mandolin. “I can swim, I can ride a bike, I can walk all over Dollywood,” said Parris. “My back has not slowed me down whatsoever. I can do anything I set my mind to.” “I think he had a good outcome,” said Dr. Brown. “His leg pain was completely resolved. He reported his pain as zero.” Parris said a big reason for his successful outcome was that Dr. Brown used a methodical “holistic” approach to diagnosing and treating him, conferring with Parris’ oncologist, primary care doctor, physical therapist and dietitian. “He looked at me and talked to me about trying to lose some weight and doing some things that would take the pressure off

my back,” said Parris. “I had a curvature in my back from where my gut had gotten so big and it was putting pressure on some nerves and affecting my ability to walk. Dr. Brown said, ‘Lose a little of this right here, and it’ll take care of that back, too.’ It wasn’t easy but I didn’t starve. The big thing was to increase my water intake, stay away from white bread, stop the gravy and give up the soft drinks.” “We didn’t rush into surgery from the get-go – we talked about other non-surgical options as well,” said Dr. Brown, adding that Parris had three epidural injections that offered relief temporarily. “He is diabetic so when I first saw him the concern was, ‘Is this a femoral neuropathy, an effect of the diabetes? Or is this secondary to the slippage?’ That’s one of the reasons we talked about doing the epidural injections to help determine between the two. I wouldn’t think it would help with the diabetic neuropathy, but if it was secondary to the subluxation it could potentially help ease his pain and it did.” But when the third injection wore off after about 10 days, Parris again found himself falling. “So I called up Dr. Brown and he set up a surgery date,” said Parris. “Within 48 hours, he had a surgery suite for me and was ready to go.” However, Parris, despite his death-defying leaps from airplanes and near misses in Korea, was still a bit nervous about the whole thing. After all, his fatherin-law had undergone seven back surgeries. “My wife, Karen, was on top of things,” he said. “She knew about my medicine, she knew about my therapy, she knew all this stuff beforehand because she had seen her Daddy go through all the back

surgeries, and she was well informed. “Between her and Dr. Brown and his staff, I was blessed. So I give a lot of kudos to my wife. She and Dr. Brown had some talks about what’s going to be best for me, and Dr. Brown was able to basically calm my fears. I looked at his staff at how well they were coordinated, and how well he presented himself to me. He made me feel calmer. I had trust in him. And that’s what really helped me – he calmed me down. I looked at the reviews and I saw that this guy is a top-notch surgeon.” He was particularly pleased with the nursing staff at FSRMC. “When they scheduled me for my surgery, they kept me informed,” he said. “By keeping me informed, that eased some of the anxiety. On surgery day, I thought there would be more drama to it than there was. The process was very efficient, everyone was involved in a tag team approach – whether it be the procedure, the prep, the day after the surgery – if I had a problem, all I had to do was call them. They made that quite clear: if I needed them at any time, I was to give them a call. That was reassuring. “When it comes surgery date, you take a deep breath and say, ‘OK, Doc and the Good Lord, I’m in your hands.’ I was blessed with the surgical team, and his whole staff. I trusted in what they were saying and what they were doing. You have to have a little faith in people, especially your neurosurgeon and your doctor’s staff. If you can’t trust them, then you’ve got to look somewhere else.” For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.

MI-TLIF or open? It’s the surgeon’s choice The jury is still out, but evidence is mounting that minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) continues to gain patients’ favor in the treatment of serious spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, or nerve compression with associated low back pain. Yet, despite obvious benefits of minimally invasive TLIF procedures, surgeons are likely to keep traditional, open spinal fusions in their armamentarium. In fact, Dr. Barrett Brown, neurosurgeon with the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, says John Parris’ recent surgery probably could have been done more easily using the traditional, open approach. “A lot of surgeons have done this surgery open and that’s always a consideration,” said Dr. Brown. “Just like when you do a gall bladder of appendix laparoscopically, there’s always a potential chance that you’ll need to revert to an open procedure. Mr. Parris’ case could have been done open – he probably would have been in the hospital

an extra day or two. On the surface, that may not seem like a big difference, but when you add up hundreds of cases, that’s hundreds of hospital days that are saved.” Some argue that the term “minimally invasive” is a misnomer, that “minimal access” would be more appropriate. That’s because the key difference in MI-TLIF compared with the open method is the exchange of one long incision for multiple small ones. In MI-TLIF, the surgeon does the entire procedure through a tube using special instruments and 3D fluoroscopy. By working through such a small portal, the technique greatly reduces the amount of muscle and tissue that must be cut or retracted, blood loss is dramatically reduced and less pain means shorter recovery periods. “Most surgeons are trained in the open method so it might be a little quicker, and there’s less of a learning curve,” said Dr. Brown. “But I think once you’ve learned the MI technique, the procedures are largely equivalent.

Some patients may prefer one over the other. But we’re hopefully getting the same outcome with a less invasive approach, with less tissue destruction and less pain.”Studies conducted at UCLA demonstrated a five- to 10-fold reduction in blood loss, 20 to 40 percent shorter surgical times, 30 to 40 percent decrease in postoperative narcotic use, a 30 percent shorter hospitalization time and more rapid overall recovery. Studies conducted at UCLA of minimally invasive surgery demonstrated: ■ Five to 10 percent reduction in blood loss ■ 20 to 40 percent shorter surgical time ■ 30 to 40 percent decrease in postoperative narcotic use ■ 30 percent shorter hospitalization time ■ More rapid overall recovery.

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Commissioner Bob Thomas throws a disc at Powell Station Park. At left are John Diamond and Ben Hedrick, Powell residents who helped design the course.

Fore! Justin Bailey speaks following Mayor Tim Burchett’s remarks at Powell Station Park. A disc golf basket is at left.

Weigel’s The new store will resemble the one on Wesley Road with 48 parking spaces and entrances on the front and both sides. The current store will be closed and the property sub-leased, Weigel said. His company owns a long-term lease and will buy the land if it becomes available. Of the second Powell Weigel’s, “We will try to keep it open,� he said.

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Blue is Clinton Highway Pink is Emory Road, west toward Karns Opened in 1969, the small Yellow is Emory Road, east toward Halls Weigel’s across from PowGreen is the new road and brown is the new Weigel’s store ell High School still has the first gas pumps installed at a Weigel’s. Weigel’s received the 2016 Pinnacle award from the Knoxville Chamber in the large business category. From 1999-2015, Weigel’s invested $120 million in new store construction. It’s ■Broadacres Homeowners on track to invest another Association. Info: Steven $12 million this year. Goodpaster, generalgood

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For his volunteer work, Diamond was named “man of the year� at last year’s Powell Business and Professional Association banquet. Mayor Tim Burchett celebrated the opening. He recalled how business leaders had approached him before the Emory Road bypass was completed to talk about ways to support Powell’s downtown businesses. The PBPA created Enhance Powell, what co-chair Justin Bailey calls “a beautification committee on steroids.� Expansion of Powell Station Park was step one. Burchett got his senior director of parks and recreation, Doug Bataille, involved. While Enhance Powell developed the disc golf course, including fundraising, Bataille signed off on each phase. And at the end, he put his entire crew into the park to prepare for the opening. “We’re not doing much mowing,� he shrugged, referencing the current drought. Derek Duvall brought a youth team from First Baptist Church to paint five new picnic tables. Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.� Jones sent inmates to clear paths. Bataille said: “Working

Powell High School principal Dr. Chad Smith and school board member Patti Bounds at the disc golf course dedication. Smith says his “vacation beardâ€? will be gone soon. together we transformed underutilized land to a real community asset. ‌ We hope the people come out ‌ get healthy ‌ meet new friends ‌ and buy a sandwich or a pizza from a nearby business.â€? Meanwhile, Diamond is already planning classes. He and Cindy Wegener are planning an inaugural disc golf tournament. The Travis Wegener car show is coming up Saturday, Aug. 13. And Justin Bailey is asking, “What’s next?â€? Stay tuned.

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R.B. Morris – stopping the world as best I could. That’s when I did my hermit year, living up on Round Mountain up an old gravel road. I was probably the last man in Tennessee.� When he came down from the mountain, he headed west and spent spring 1981 in San Francisco, meeting Beat Generation survivors like Gerald Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William Burroughs, plus Jack Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia, with whom he corresponded after he returned to Knoxville, determined to create something of his own. That’s when he hooked up with painter Eric Sublett and started the Hard Knoxville Review. “We were just all about that literature thing and the art thing,� he said. “And the Artists’ Colony, after the World’s Fair.� He married (and later divorced) during this period; he has a 27-yearold daughter, Frances Johanna, who is an art therapist and lives in Oregon. Morris began to be published internationally and hit the road with guitarist Hector Qirko. He participated in a seminal writers conference on Kerouac in Colorado and made trips to New York and Quebec to meet with writers he’d gotten to know along the way. In the ’90s, he started commuting to Nashville and signed a contract and made an album with John Prine’s Oh Boy Records. The title single from “Take That

From page A-1 Ride� (named for the road to Nashville taken by so many Knoxville-area musicians) made prestigious lists of top 10 releases of 1997. He also recorded for a New York label, Koch, and the resulting album, “Zeke & the Wheel,� was nominated for an Americana Award. He had poems choreographed for modern dance and wrote (and played the leading role in) the first iteration of a play about James Agee, “The Man Who Lives Here Is Loony.� He was UT’s writer in residence 2004-2008 and in 2009 was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame. He’s still living in Fort Sanders. His wife, Karly Stribling, is a gifted sculptor, metalsmith and blacksmith, and they have a 6-year-old daughter, Oona Pearl. Morris is looking forward to writing something for the city’s 225th anniversary and directing “The Man Who Lives Here Is Loony� at the Knoxville Museum of Art in late October and November. He’ll be taking on other projects in his role as poet laureate, as well. Knoxville inspires him. “There’s something poetic about this place – the rivers, the mountains, the unfulfilled promise – I’ve ventured out into the world but always come trailing back. I’ve written about Knoxville, but never quite finished.� Hear “Then There Is a City� by R.B. Morris on YouTube.com.

■Enhance Powell meets 4-5 p.m. each second Wednesday at the Powell Branch Library. Info: 661-8777. ■Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: facebook. com/knoxnorthlions. ■Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@ gmail.com.

AREA FARMERS MARKETS â– Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance|Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.noon Saturdays through Nov. 5. Info: dixieleefarmers market.com; on Facebook. â– Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org; on Facebook. â– Garden Market, New Life UMC, 7921 Millertown Pike. Hours: 4-7 p.m. second and fourth Mondays through September. Box dinners to go available. Info/vendor applications: 546-5153. â– Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 849 Glades Road, 8:30 a.m.noon Saturdays through Oct. 8.

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Stu Aberdeen story lives again The last time I visited Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was 1976, on the way home from the Montreal Olympics. I went to Acadia University to see the basketball trophies and treasures coach Stu Aberdeen had accumulated. The Canadians thought I was big-time. They received me graciously, but the first two I asked didn’t recognize the Aberdeen name. When I found the administrator who knew whom and what I was talking about, he seemed embarrassed to say there were no statues or monuments carved in stone. There were some leftover plaques and a few pictures, but he didn’t know where they were. Maybe in a closet. His explanation: “He has

part of a package with 6-10 Canadian Bobby Croft. Ray Mears would have taken either separately, but they Marvin were better together. West Aberdeen did many other things for Mears, including transform Tom Boerwinkle and capture the attention of been gone 10 years.� referees. Stu could slap the Did I suffer disillusion- Tartan playing floor with ment? Well, the story line his clipboard and cause refs changed, but I understood to think they might have that Acadia was not UCLA been shot. and Aberdeen wasn’t John Stu distracted Adolph Wooden. All young Stu did Rupp. The great Kentucky was lead the Axemen to six coach dubbed him “The conference championships, Fieldhouse Mouse� and five Maritime titles, a na- tried to keep the big little tional crown and an overall man under constant sur122-50 record. He won the veillance. coach-of-the-year trophy so Many years after my visit many times, they eventually to Wolfville, I realized that the Volunteers treated the named it for him. Stu came to Tennessee as memory of Stu Aberdeen

Survey seeks help on East Knox business development By Sandra Clark Nick Della Volpe has created a survey to gain public opinion on ways to improve the business community in North/East Knoxville. He wants to organize an economic summit this fall to “focus positive energy on our broader east side community.� Della Volpe is now seeking information from a survey he’s posted online. He says: “The survey results will help us plan the upcoming economic roundtable or summit to be held this Della Volpe fall. Stay tuned; we’ll likely have a few planning and preliminary meetings once we get a better handle. Let’s join together and become a catalyst for positive change in our area.� The survey can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KCMR9X9 Nick Della Volpe is term-limited on City Council, from District 4. He can be reached at 865-525-2880.

much as Acadia had. Tennessee celebrated the Ernie and Bernie show without a second thought of how those New York prep stars got to Knoxville to become all-time greats. The recruitment of Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King was a legendary accomplishment. Work and more work were the key words. Tireless determination was relevant. In one case, the brilliant interpretation of a coffee stain on the great book of high school transcripts proved pivotal. I never believed Aberdeen cheated. I always thought the simple explanation for the two miracles was his refusal to go away. The second stay created a crisis for Bob Woodruff, Tennessee athletic director. Stu handed in an expense account almost two months late. Normally, Bob looked

at numbers and entered a period of meditation. This time there was a loud exclamation: “Fifty-two consecutive days in New York City!� It was not a question. Mears had signed off on Stu’s expenses and had initialed beginning and end dates. Ray called it tenacious recruiting coupled with frugality. When Stu ran out of money, he had moved in with friends and borrowed a car. “Tenacious� and “frugality� were not common in Woodruff’s vocabulary. He repeated them carefully. Mears just stood there, awaiting an explosion. It never came. Later, there was an earthquake. Not yet aware of King’s terrific talent, what a great thing Aberdeen had done, Woodruff reduced the basketball recruiting bud-

get for the next year so there would be no more months in New York. After Aberdeen’s death (heart attack, June 11, 1979), Acadia staged a fourteam holiday tournament in his memory. It did not flourish. Acadia tried it as a preseason project. It eventually expired. I called from time to time to ask about it. I was told it might be coming back. It is. The Stu Aberdeen Memorial Basketball Tournament will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2, hopefully before the first snow. Inspiration and motivation was a large donation from a former player to launch arena renovation. Acadia will name the playing floor in Stu’s memory. Several Aberdeens will participate in the ceremony. Thought you’d like to know. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

I’m not a feminist, but ‌ Times were tough when Patricia Head came to Knoxville in 1974 to teach physical education, train for the 1976 Olympics and work on her master’s degree at the University of Tennessee. At just 22, she was asked to coach the women’s basketball team – a job she left 38 years later when driven to retirement by early-onset Alzheimer’s. She never had a losing season and won eight national championships. Even more remarkable was her personal transformation from Trish Head to Pat Summitt. But think back to 1974. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on Aug. 9. Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire on Oct. 30. Pocket calculators had just come into use, and no-

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body had heard of a personal computer. With oil prices soaring and a global recession underway, politicians were wrestling with fallout from the previous year’s Roe v. Wade decision. Gerald Ford kept tripping over things, including his pardon of Richard Nixon and his amnesty for draft dodgers. In this context, Patricia Head earned $250 per month ‌ and she had to drive the team van and wash the uniforms. Until Dave Hart dismantled it, Pat and her ADs, Nancy Lay, Gloria Ray and

Joan Cronan, built an organizational juggernaut. Not only did Pat assemble outstanding players and assistant coaches, but she also put together a team of trainers and managers, and public-relations and fundraising whizzes. And, most remarkably, these women achieved great things, but they were not feminists. If you don’t believe that, all you had to do was ask. A friend’s daughter went to one of Pat’s camps at age 12. This was a camp for kids who would never make the high school team, much less play in college. Yet the kid came home glowing after each session. Pat motivated these girls to believe in their ability to set goals and reach them through hard work. Pat told them they might not be the most talented player on the

court, but they could be the most competitive. She told players when their shots weren’t falling to double down on defense and rebounding. She left a legacy of excellence that inspires each of us. And that’s why a dusty orange gloom has settled over Knoxville during the past weeks. Pat is gone.

Red, white and ... Erma Bombeck wrote: “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. “You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.�

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‘Building capacity,’ says Barber Chris Barber looks even younger than his 26 years. Let’s see what he looks like in November after spending most of the year managing Knox County Democratic candidates’ campaigns. Barber got his degree in political science from the Un iver sit y of Tennessee in 2013, is from the Middle Tennessee town of Waverly and came here in 2008 to go Chris Barber to school. His mom came with him – he says they wanted a change from the 40-acre farm where he’d grown up – and now she has a job as a computer engineer in Oak Ridge. Barber loves Knoxville and is proud of the ways it has changed since he’s been here. “I planned to leave when I graduated, but now it’s

Betty Bean home,� he said. For now, he’s focusing on three County Commission races – District 1, 2 and 4 – where Evelyn Gill, Laura Kildare and Marleen Davis are facing off against Republican opponents. After that, he’ll move to the 13th District state House race where Gloria Johnson is trying to win back the seat she lost in 2014 to Republican Eddie Smith. The Knox County Democratic Party and the Tennessee Democratic Party are going halfsies on Barber’s $3,200 per month salary. His staff consists of four interns and a cadre of volunteers. Barber worked as a bartender or server at several downtown eateries for a

couple of years, and then he traveled to Alaska, where he spent a month and all his money. He was working for a lawn-care service when Knox County Democratic Party chair Cameron Brooks offered him a job helping Marleen Davis. He jumped at the chance to work in his preferred field for a highly qualified candidate (Davis is a former dean of UT’s College of Architecture). He says one of his biggest challenges has been learning to deal with “the politics within the politics.� He’s working full-time and then some, and he ends his days with a conference call to Nashville to report the number of doors he’s hit. He says his mission is to build a stronger base for his party, and he believes that boosting awareness of local races – or “building capacity� – will serve Democrats well in the future. He’s frustrated by the

tendency to treat local races as popularity contests instead of opportunities to examine the qualifications of competing candidates and firmly believes that his side would win that comparison. An idealist who sports a Remote Area Medical bracelet among a rainbow of other arm wear, Barber is a Bernie Sanders suppor ter (but not a Bernie-or-Bust guy), and he attributes the age divide among Democrats to the changing times. “I didn’t grow up during the Cold War, so I don’t fear socialism,� he said. “But I’ve seen what unbridled capitalism does. In my view, (the lack of) economic opportunity is the driving issue.� He’s working to get Sanders voters motivated to turn out in August, when Sanders won’t be on the ballot. This could be crucial in the first and second districts. “I frame it as a matter of responsibility,� Barber said.

UT Trustees should rethink pay policy State Rep. Roger Kane, longtime champion of the Lady Vols, says that “restoring the name of the Lady Vols to women’s sports at UT would be a wonderful way to honor the memory of Pat Summitt,� who passed away last week. Kane, along with many others, believes that Athletic Director Dave Hart would never have touched the Lady Vols name had Pat Summitt been able to articulate her views against it prior to the onset of her illness. People will be watching at the July 14 service for Summitt at ThompsonBoling Arena to see if this topic is mentioned and, if so, how. Restoring the Lady Vols name would be a lasting honor for Summitt. ■The four contenders for the Republican nomination for the West Knoxville state House seat now held by Martin Daniel will debate at a forum 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, sponsored by the League of Women Voters outside District 18 at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The public is invited. In addition to Daniel, candidates include James Corcoran, Bryan Dodson and former state Rep. Steve Hall. Hall has distributed several attack pieces on Daniel while Corcoran has promoted his support of Gov. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposals. He is the only candidate openly for it. Hall is opposed, while Daniel supports a more costeffective plan. Hall’s recent mailer misspelled Gov. Haslam’s name. Daniel has renewed his

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backing for open-records access to the public without fees, changing the state education funding formula to assist urban counties like Knox, and funding for Mayor Burchett’s building project for short-term housing of mentally ill offenders. ■Expect the federal indictment of state Rep. Joe Armstrong to go to trial on Aug. 2 as scheduled, just two days prior to the Democratic primary on Aug. 4. The trial should last a week. It does not appear that a settlement or plea bargain is possible, so a jury will decide guilt or innocence. Armstrong is a candidate for re-election. He faces Pete Drew, an independent, in November. No Republican is running. If Armstrong is convicted, he is not barred from seeking another term, but it is unlikely the House would seat a convicted felon, which would force a special election to fill the seat. Retired federal Judge Tom Phillips is presiding over the case. ■My column last week said that former Gov. Phil Bredesen voted on the losing side of the DiPietroNoland contest for UT president in 2010. This was in error as Bredesen was absent from the meeting and did not vote. It is true that the Board of Trustees split 11-10 between the two men.

In 2004, Bredesen had attended the board meeting at which John Petersen was elected over John Peters, and he voted for the losing candidate, Peters, at that time. Petersen was ultimately forced out as president. ■UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek will return to a tenured faculty position sometime next year. His new salary will be 75 percent of his current salary. This comes out to roughly $330,000 a year as a professor as his current chancellor’s salary is in the $440,000 a year range. UT has a policy that allows any tenured faculty member who moves to an administrative post to return to their prior post at a pay grade that is 75 percent of their administrative salary. This always results in a significantly large bump in pay from their prior tenured pay. ■Provost Susan Martin, who leaves as provost Aug. 1, will receive a generous increase as well as her current salary is $327,000. It will fall back to roughly $246,000 in three weeks. It seems to me that this policy should be reviewed by the Board of Trustees for future situations. The new positions Martin and Cheek are assuming are clearly less stressful and time-consuming than their current positions. A salary more consistent with what other professors in the same field are making, taking into account the individual levels of expertise and the new workload (hours spent teaching or researching), should govern the pay as opposed to an automatic 75

percent of current salary. This is an expensive policy for tax- and tuition-payers. It also happens when a dean or interim president returns to the faculty. ■City Council member Marshall Stair turned 38 on June 30. He is the youngest Knoxville council member. U.S. District Court Judge Tom Varlan turns 60 on July 8, while U.S. Rep. John Duncan turns 69 on July 21, and federal Judge Pam Reeves turns 62 the same day. Happy birthday to all. ■Barbara Kelly, longtime director of CAC and previously top aide to L.T. Ross of CAC, completes 50 years of service to CAC this year. The L.T. Ross Building on Western Avenue is undergoing a major and needed facelift with the leadership of Kelly and active assistance of city director David Brace and city forester Kasey Krouse. ■The sign that never was (namely the one indicating the Knox-Blount greenway along the river) is going up this week, according to an email from city public works director David Brace to council member Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville. While the greenway was formally opened by the mayor in December, the city failed to erect a sign to it for eight months. Only direct intervention from Pavlis got it done. Pavlis is seen as a “go-to person� on the council to get results. Brace is also a very diligent and effective city director who can act while others fail the test.

Future growth in Knox County

Lessons learned from the transformation of downtown can be applied to the county By Marleen Kay Davis Experts predict that Knox County will experience a 30 percent population increase by 2040. Will we have 30 percent more sprawl? 30 percent more traffic? How Marleen Davis do we plan to address such growth in the next 25 years? Can we retain our existing high quality of life? Decisions we make today will affect our quality of life for decades. We need 21st-century ideas that give us the flexibility to create diverse neighborhoods, vibrant commercial districts, attractive parks and safe streets, while preserving green space. Residents, businesses and investors should be involved in an open process to guide this change. We should overhaul outdated 20th-century approaches to planning and growth, with single-use zoning and an inconsistent “variance� process. For example, we need to have genuine “mixed-use� neighborhood centers with residential and commercial uses in walkable districts. Right now, a building with commercial below and residential above isn’t possible in our zoning codes, except in special districts, such as downtown. Currently, the City Council is considering a mixeduse concept for Bearden Village. This could be a model for future development of compact, walkable neighborhood centers, while preserving traditional residential zones and green spaces. Since 1994, I have been one of many involved in efforts to revitalize downtown. As a result, I know how property owners, businesses and local government can collaborate in a process for positive change. Efforts for change are slow and complex and involve many stakeholders, with much at stake. Silver bullets don’t exist. Decades later, we appreciate the dramatic transformation of the downtown. As a county commissioner, I could apply my collaborative experience

with the downtown in helping the county address future growth, especially in the Fourth District. We should engage concerned stakeholders in a transparent public process to develop new guidelines that provide predictability and flexibility. Some strategies for 21stcentury quality growth that we should consider are: ■Diversify residential choices for young people, families, empty nesters and retirees. (We need many options: single-family homes, condos, apartments, mixed-use residential buildings in walkable neighborhood centers, residential communities with amenities and subdivisions.) ■Develop walkable neighborhood centers, with residential units. Imagine living in an area where you park once at your residence and then walk to stores, restaurants and other amenities. Traffic is reduced. ■Cluster walkable commercial development and preserve green areas, rather than allowing random commercial expansion along roads. ■Provide safe streets, with appropriate widths. ■Increase the numbers of sidewalks and crosswalks, especially at commercial areas and schools. ■Expand the county’s parks and greenways, with connectivity for biking. ■Preserve the scenic character of Knox County’s landscapes. ■Explore imaginative transportation options. ■Consider innovative planning processes, resulting in “overlay districts,� new zoning definitions and other flexible strategies. In my work over the past 20 years with downtown Knoxville, I have seen firsthand how the public and private sectors can work together to guide change. This is a slow process, but it takes imagination, patience and respect for the concerns of all stakeholders to work together to achieve positive change. Marleen Davis is the Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission, District 4. She is an ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Tennessee. The Republican nominee is Hugh Nystrom.

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Memory loss:

dementia or normal aging? By Ruth White

Joan Brandon and her husband, Don, get ready to enjoy the delicious meal prepared by Terri Geiser. Cooking instructor Terri Geiser prepares a cheeseand-herb-stuffed pork loin during a live cooking show. Photos by Ruth White

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Cooking instructor Terri During the preparation Geiser recently hosted a of the meal, Geiser exlive cooking show at plained the process the Halls Senior Cenand also discussed ter. The event, called the importance of Cooking Wiser with using fresh herbs. Terri Geiser, walked The finished prodguests through an enuct looked (and tire dinner menu with tasted) like it was step-by-step instrucdifficult to create, tions and recipes. but Geiser’s step-byThe menu consisted of step instructions had The finished product, featuring g caprese salad with basil even the most not-sopork loin, rosemary roasted and balsamic reduction, gourmet cook saying, “I potatoes and caprese salad cheese-and-herb-stuffed think I can do that.� pork loin and rosemary Geiser can be roasted new potatoes, and strawberries with reached at tdgeiser@comcast.net or 963mint topped off pound cake for dessert. 9277. Her website is cookingwiser.com.

As we age, we may find that locating items, remembering names or dates or trying to come up with the correct word becomes more difficult. Does it mean someone is suffering from dementia? And how will you know? Linda Johnson of Alzheimer’s Tennessee recently spoke with a group of senior adults and caregivers to help individuals understand and recognize indicators of dementia. “Dealing with Alzheimer’s is trial and error,� she said. “What works at 12 may not work at 12:05.� The goal of Alzheimer’s Tennessee is to walk through this process with caregivers and patients and make sure they know that they are not alone. Early diagnosis and treatment of dementia is important, but a problem can’t be fi xed if it isn’t known. With dementia, there are symptoms that will appear slowly and progress over time. These symptoms are not normal age-related issues. If someone forgets a name or date but can recall it later, that is a normal age-related memory issue. Johnson also shared that memory loss that is triggered by a brain tumor, poor nutrition, vitamin deficiency or thyroid issue and is reversible is likely

Linda Johnson, Alzheimer’s Tennessee director of programming, talks with senior adults about recognizing the difference between dementia and normal aging. Photo by Ruth White not dementia. Every case of Alzheimer’s is different, but experts have identified common warning signs. With memory loss, if someone forgets a name or where they left their keys, that is normal aging. If they have difficulty remembering familiar names, places or recent important events, that may be an indicator of dementia. Do you forget the day of the week occasionally or why you entered a room? Welcome, normal aging. If someone gets lost on their

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■The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Mobile Meals served each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday. ■Karns Senior Center 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 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: Covenant’s Wellness Lunch and Learn: “Nutrition and Your Health: Everything You Need to Know From Gluten Free to Portion Control,� noon Thursday, July 7. “Birds of the Wetlands� photo slide show by Ron Sentell, 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 8. Independence Celebration Cookout, noon Tuesday, July 12; bring side dish to share. ■Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

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cross currents Lynn Pitts, lpitts48@yahoo.com

On hallowed ground On that day, says the Lord of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way; it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will perish, for the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 22: 25 NRSV) Recently, I was privileged to stand on hallowed ground. We were in Oklahoma City, visiting my daughter Eden. On Sunday, we went to church with her, lunched, then went to the site of the Oklahoma City bombing. I confess that, with all the other horrors that have happened in our country since that day, the memories of that particular event had faded in my mind. But standing there on a beautiful afternoon, in the midst of a large city, the quiet and surprising peacefulness were healing. The scenes came ooding back; my most vivid memory of that day was seeing a ďŹ reďŹ ghter on live television carrying a dead baby in his arms – a casualty from the daycare center – tears on his face, horror in his eyes. The footprint of what had been a large building is now a shallow reecting pool. Beside it stands a large elm tree that somehow survived the holocaust of the bombing. On the other side of the pool there are concrete chairs that represent the persons who died. Each one has a name engraved on it; they are placed in lines to represent what oor they were on when the building crashed to the ground. Every one of those deaths was a peculiar atrocity: a singular, personal, unnecessary tragedy. My heart aches for the dead, and for the survivors, who carry the scars forever. I am pleased to discover that I do not remember the bomber’s name. I want to remember neither him, nor his name!

Six members of the Catholic Heart Workcamp team prepare to rescue a North Knoxville home (and its owners) from overwhelming vegetation on the first day of their weeklong Workcamp hosted by All Saints Catholic Church in June. From left are Shelby Beckman, 16, Claire Schilder, 16, Amanda Tomlinson, 17, Team Builder Rhonda Becker, 47, Evan Burge, 16, and Duncan Lane, 17. Photos submitted

Catholic Heart Workcamp, the hands and feet of Christ By Nancy Anderson More than 250 youths and young adults from across the nation, some from as far away as Nebraska, recently gathered at All Saints Catholic Church for a week of hard work serving Knoxville’s most vulnerable citizens. The weeklong missions event, now in its ninth year at All Saints Catholic Church, was sponsored by Catholic Heart Workcamp (CHWC), a 13,000-member service ministry serving more than 50 different cities across the nation. Catholic youth groups spend a year raising funds to cover travel and lodging expenses to accept the CHWC challenge of joining local youths to help complete more than 35 projects through partnership with local social agencies such as the CAC OfďŹ ce on Aging and Operation Back Yard. The groups worked four days, six to eight hours per day, in the hot summer sun along with skilled adult Team Builders clearing brush, painting houses, building ramps, cleaning and completing minor home repairs. In the evenings, the kids got to know one another, attended Mass, played music, performed skits and ďŹ nally

By the end of day one, the house is finally cleared, making the front entry easily accessible by the home’s elderly occupants. On day two the house received a fresh coat of paint.

bunked down exhausted in sleeping bags and air mattresses ďŹ lling the gym and classrooms of Knoxville Catholic High School. But the week wasn’t just about service and sacriďŹ ce for the kids; on the ďŹ fth day, they played. The groups loaded into church vans and buses and headed up the mountain to partake in all the Smokies have to offer – from hiking to rafting to Dollywood. “It’s a life-changing experience for the kids,â€? said Annie Nassis, Knoxville CHWC manager at All Saints Catholic Church. “The kids work hard with people they don’t know doing tasks they’ve never done

before to help people they’ve never met. “It takes them getting outside of their comfort zone to discover what they really can accomplish. I think they surprise themselves. “I almost feel like the people who are serving have equal or greater beneďŹ t than those being served. “The young people are spiritually renewed after Workcamp. They are being Christ’s hands and feet serving those who need a little help. “You know, really, it’s not just the kids. We all gain a new sense of hope, and we all get to experience God’s love in a new way.â€?

VBS NOTES ■Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church and Millers Chapel UMC, 6-8 p.m. July 11-15, Millers Chapel UMC, located across from McDonald’s in Maynardville. Classes for children and adults. In depth study of Psalm 23. Info: Kathy Chesney, 566-3289, or Steve

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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. or until boxes are gone Saturday, July 9. 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.

Classes/meetings

■Beaver Dam Baptist Church Women’s Ministry (WOW – Women of Worth), 4328 E. Emory Road, is holding the Beth Moore Simulcast, “A Day with Beth,� on Saturday, Sept. 17. Salem

Baptist Church and Fairview Baptist Church are partnering and other community churches are invited to join. Cost: $10; includes boxed lunch. Info: 922-2322. ■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 addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741.

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Libraries offer summer children’s activities By Ruth White

Melissa Mastrogiovanni receives help on a storyboard from 2-year-old Raylan Hastings during a session of Saturday Stories and Songs at the Powell Branch Library. Mastrogiovanni presented “Signed with Love,� where she read a story and taught guests sign language. Brianna Hanson will be the next featured guest, 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9. She will share stories, songs and dance to get kids excited about books. Photo by Ruth White

Happy birthday, Powell Library! The Powell Branch Library will host a birthday party to celebrate 10 years at its location at 330 W. Emory Road. The event will be held 2-7 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Community members are invited to drop in for cake, punch and a walk down memory lane. Info: 947-6210.

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The Knox County library system has a cure for the summer “I’m bored� syndrome in the form of free activities that will entertain and amaze children of all ages. Dr. Al Hazari, who retired in 2015 from the University of Tennessee, brings the world of chemistry to life with experiments using household items. During a recent session, a child asked Dr. Hazari if he made potions, and he replied, “No potions – real science stuff.� Haven’t experienced Dr. Hazari’s experiments? He will be at the Farragut Branch Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, and the Cedar Bluff branch at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Dr. Hazari makes fun things happen, and you don’t want to miss out. Magician Michael Messing is making the rounds with his crowd-pleasing

Free dental sealant clinics in July The Knox County Health Department will offer a free dental sealant clinic each Tuesday and Thursday in July at the InterFaith Health Clinic, 315 Gill Ave. KCHD will provide the dental sealants to individuals between the

ages of 6 and 21 years old. Individuals do not have to be an InterFaith patient to receive these services, nor will they become an established InterFaith patient after receiving sealants. Appointments are required. Info/appointments: 215-5157.

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Story So Far: The special soccer team has lost every game they have played. With the last game at hand, they have to decide their fate. Will they win or lose? As we ran onto the field, we were met with something like a roar. I think the whole school was there. They were chanting, “Win! Win! Win!� Then when they saw the back of our shirts, they really went wild. Crazy. You couldn’t tell if they were for us or against us. It was scary. As for the last game . . . We had been told that Parkville was a team that hadn’t won a game either. They looked it. From the way they kicked the ball

p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the Halls branch; and 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in Powell. The ZooMobile will make the rounds in July, bringing small mammals, birds, reptiles, spiders and insects for a close-up look. Look for the ZooMobile Thursday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at the Sequoyah branch and 4 p.m. at Mascot; 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, at Howard Pinkston; Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. at Burlington and 3 p.m. at Lawson McGhee; Thursday, July 21, 11 a.m. at Bearden and 3 p.m. at Norwood; 2 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Fountain City; Dr. Al Hazari, a retired chemistry professor from the University and 11 a.m. Wednesday, of Tennessee, demonstrates science to children across Knox July 27, at the South KnoxCounty as part of the library summer program. Photo by Ruth White ville branch. The library offers other activities such as LEGO magic and lots of humor. can also catch his act at 2 Club, Saturday Stories and Messing will make appear- p.m. Friday, July 8, at the Songs, crafts and chess for ances on Thursday, July 7, Fountain City branch; 3 kids. Check out the website, at 11 a.m. in Bearden and p.m. Thursday, July 14, knoxlib.org, for program 4 p.m. in Corryton. You at the Norwood branch; 3 descriptions and locations.

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around — tried to kick the ball around — it was clear this was going to be a true contest between horribles. The big difference was their faces. Stiff and tight. You could see they wanted to win. Had to win. We were relaxed and fooling around. Having a grand old time. Not them. The ref blew his whistle and called for captains. I went out, shook hands. The Parkville guy was really uptight. He kept squeezing his own hands, rubbing his face. The ref said he wanted a clean, hard game, and told us which side we should defend. “May the best team win,� he said. A believer! We started.

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(I know the way this is supposed to work . . . There we are, relaxed, having a good time, not caring really what goes on, maybe by this time not even sweating the outcome. That should make us, in TV land, winners. Especially as it becomes very clear that Parkville is frantic about winning. Like crazy. They have a coach who screams himself redfaced all the time. Who knows. Maybe he’s going to lose his job if they’re defeated: No Soccer Team Left Behind.) Actually, a lot of things happened that game. There was the moment, just like the first game, when their side, dressed in stunning scarlet, came plunging our way. Mighty Saltz went out to meet them like a battleship. True to form (red face, wild), he gave a mighty kick, and missed. But he added something new. Leave it to my buddy Saltz. He swung so hard he sat down, sat down on the ball. Like he was hatching an egg. We broke up at that. So did everyone else. Except the Parkville coach. He was screaming, “Penalty! Penalty!� So they got the ball. But I was laughing so much they scored an easy goal. Worth it. “Least you could have done is hatched it,� I yelled at Saltz. “I think they only allow eleven on a team,� he informed me. He must have been studying the rules. Then there was the moment when Porter, Radosh and Dorman got into a really terrific struggle to get the ball — from each other. Only when they looked up did they realize with whom they were struggling. By that time, of course, it was too late. Stolen ball. There was a moment when Parkville knocked the ball out of bounds. Fenwick had to throw it in. He snatched up the ball, held it over his head, got ready to heave it, then—dropped it out of bounds. Their ball. It was a close game, though. The closest. By the time it was almost over, they were leading by only one. We were actually in the game. How did the crowd react? They didn’t know what to do. Sometimes they laughed. Sometimes they chanted that “Win! Win!� thing. It was like a party for them. Then it happened . . . Fenwick took the ball on a pass from Lifsom. Lifsom dribbled down the right side and flipped it toward the middle. Hays got it fairly well and, still driving, shot a pass back to Radosh, who somehow managed to snap it easy over to Porter, who was right near the side of the goal. Porter, too frustrated to shoot, knocked the ball back to Hays, who charged toward the goal, only some Parkville guy managed to get in the way. Hays, screaming, ran right over him, still controlling the ball.

I stood there, astonished. “They’ve gotten to him,� I said to myself. “He’s flipped.� I mean, Hays was like a wild man. Not only did he have the cleanest shot in the universe, he was desperate. And so . . . he tripped. Fell flat on his face. Thunk! Their goalie scooped up the ball, flung it downfield, and that was the end of that. As for Hays, he picked himself up, slowly, too slowly. The crowd grew still. You could see it all over Hays. Shame. The crowd waited. They were feeling sorry for him. You could feel it. He was standing there in the middle of the field — everything had stopped, everybody was watching — when Hays, poor guy, began to cry. That’s all you could hear. His sobs. He had failed. Then I remembered. “Be a Loser!� I bellowed. At my yell, our team snapped up their heads and looked around. “SOR LOSER!� I screamed again. The team picked up the words and began to run toward Hays, yelling, cheering, screaming, “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� Hays, stunned, began to lift his eyes. Meanwhile, the whole team, and I’m not kidding, joined hands and began to run in circles around Hays, still giving the chant. “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� The watching crowd, trying to figure out what was happening, finally began to understand. They began to cheer! “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� You should have seen Hays’s face. It was like a Disney nature film of a blooming flower. Slow, but steady. A grin grew on his face. Then he lifted his arms in victory, and he too began to cheer. He had won — himself. Right about then the horn blared. The game was over. The season was done. We were total losers. Champions of last place. We hugged each other, screamed and hooted like teams do when they win championships. Want the truth? We were a lot happier than those Parkville guys who had won. In the locker room, we started to take off our uniforms. Mr. Lester broke in. “Wait a minute,� he announced. “Team picture.� We trooped out again, lining up, arm in arm, our backs to the camera. We were having fun! Go losers! “English test tomorrow,� said Saltz as he and I headed for home. “I haven’t studied yet. I’ll be up half the night.� “Don’t worry,� I said. “For that, I believe in you.� “You know what?� he said. “So do I.� He did, too. Aced it. A winner. His way. (The end.)

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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Common milkweed: Toxic, tasty, important It’s milkweed time in Tennessee, at least in north Knox County and neighboring Union County. My dependable orange butterfly weeds have been going strong for weeks, but now are gradually fading away. Now I’m focused on their big cousins, the common milkweed. I’m following three or four large stands of over a hundred common milkweed plants each, up in the slightly higher and cooler environs of Union County. These are the milkweeds of monarch butterfly fame. Lots of bees, bugs and butterflies are visiting them, but so far, not a single monarch. Everyone knows the story of the monarch butterfly – their amazing migrations to winter in clusters of thousands in trees along the Southern California coast and the mountains of northern Mexico. Maybe less known is a more worrisome part of the story, unless you’ve been watching for them – their alarmingly sharp decline in numbers over the last decade or so. Some factors similar to those that are causing the 50-70 percent decline in our migratory songbirds are plaguing the monarch butterflies as well. Their wintering grounds are under attack by illegal timber cutting and agriculture, and their northern summering grounds are drenched with insecticides and covered with fields of geneticallymodified, caterpillar-killing crops. And their mainstay family of plants, the milkweeds, is becoming ever more scarce as agricultural areas give way to housing projects and shopping malls. So it turns out that a key ingredient in all this, and

learn that monarchs are awful to eat. Monarchs are clearly marked in orange and black, which seems to be a warning color combination. Some other similar distasteful critters, such as the milkweed bug, an orange and black insect, carry the same warning colors. Most butterflies flit and flutter nervously about. The butterfly field guides all describe the monarchs’ slow and stately flight as a good field ID mark. It’s as if the monarchs know they’re bad to eat. This all works out so well that another butterfly, the viceroy, is orange and black, nearly identical to the monarch, yet doesn’t feed on milkweed and would be totally edible for that hungry blue jay, but is protected from that fate by its close resemblance to something bad to eat. It’s called Batesian mimicry, a process discovered by a 19th century British naturalist, studying milkweed butterflies in the Amazon jungle. Nature is amazing. In addition to their importance to the monarchs, milkweeds make for interesting garden plants in other ways. Their sweet nectar serves as an attraction for lots of other flying things. Stand and watch: bumblebees, honeybees, various flies and wasps, and yes, several other species of butterflies, swarm around them. Aphids suck their juices, ants tend the aphids to get their sugar-like secretions. And various spiders

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something we can actually do something about, is the dwindling supply of milkweed-family plants out there. Common milkweed grows much larger than its more familiar cousin, the orange butterfly weed. It comes in robust plants three feet tall, with stout stems and large leaves. Its trademark blooms are unusual, 2- to 3-inch balls of around 50 tightly-arranged, five-petalled, pinkishwhite flowers that, rather than being showy like their flaming-orange cousins, tend to blend with the surroundings. They, too, like to grow in unmowed fields and along roadsides and median strips, but they can easily be overlooked if you aren’t actually looking for them. The milky white sap that gives the milkweed family its name has some unusual properties. For instance, when a plant gets injured, say, a leaf broken off or chomped on by something, the sap immediately oozes out and hardens into a rubbery seal for the area. It is so rubbery, in fact, that our military studied it as a possible source for rubber for tires, etc. when during World War II our usual supplies from Southeast Asia were cut off. The hardened sap has been used for chewing gum as well; not recommended because of its possible toxic substances! Many plants known to have medicinal properties are also poisonous in higher

doses. Although common milkweed contains substances that even now are in use in human medicines, the plants are labelled “toxic� or “poisonous� in the wildflower books. In some places, range animals hungry enough to ignore their bitter taste have died from eating them. Books on foraging for wild edible plants describe ways of fixing milkweed shoots or immature seed pods, describing them as “tasty� and “delicious.� Now, I don’t eat poke greens; I’m leery of eating anything you have to boil and pour off three times to make it safe. The same goes for a dinner of milkweed – why do it unless you’re starving in a wilderness somewhere? But – it’s a different story if you happen to be a monarch caterpillar, or one of the several other milkweed-

and an occasional praying mantis are there, to catch and eat any of the abovementioned food items. The milkweeds help the gardeners out in another way – they attract certain bugs that are natural enemies of some of our garden pests. For example, all those aphids on the milkweeds serve to attract those wonderful aphid-slayers, the ladybugs. And the milkweed nectar attracts a group of tiny wasps noted for laying their eggs on those big, fat, hungry tomato horn worms. You go, wasp larvae! Another plus for gardeners: common milkweeds are perennials, need little tending, are attractive and unusual. Like your daylilies, they just come growing back each year. And get this: monarch caterpillars are guaranteed to not eat anything else in your garden besides those milkweed plants. How well-behaved is that? With our monarch butterflies in such sharp decline, the scientists who study such matters urge folks to consider adding milkweeds to their gardens, and to avoid mowing stands of milkweed in fields and roadsides where possible, allowing it to grow and mature each year. It is critically important that those plants are there for the monarchs, all along their migration routes between Mexico and Canada, to allow these amazing critters to reproduce and continue on their travels.

eating groupies out there. That sap and other juices contain a number of toxic substances that the monarchs are not affected by, and indeed, that they use to their great advantage in the big game of survival. And the story goes like this. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs only on milkweed plants. And when those voracious eating machines, the caterpillars, devour many times their own body weights in toxin-rich milkweed leaves, they are somehow able to incorporate the poisons into their body cells without suffering any ill effects. Then, when the caterpillars become adult butterflies, their bodies still contain the toxins, which are â– Golf tournament to benefit the Base Knox Reign 12U girls softball so distasteful or sickening team, Saturday, July 16, Whittle Springs Golf Course. Team entry to their potential predators, fee: $200. Format: 4-man scramble. Check-in, 7:30 a.m.; shotgun like a hungry blue jay, for start, 8 a.m.; lunch and awards, noon. Info/registration/sponsorinstance, that they quickly ship: Adam Brantley, 680-9343.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook. Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

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THURSDAY, JULY 7 Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., auditorium of Walters State, Tazewell campus. Program: Lynda Rizzardi, the president of Knox Co. Beekeepers and former president of the TBA, will be speaking on “Preparing Your Honey for Sale and Competition.� Info: 423-648-4785. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. All welcome. Info/registration: 922-2552. Free Introduction to Self Defense for Women class, 6 p.m., CrossFit ex libro, 5438 Hilton Industrial Way. Info/registration: 454-8359 or exlibroselfdefense.com. Just Add Color: Adult Coloring Club, 5:308 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Knoxville Zoomobile, 4 p.m., Mascot Branch Library, 1927 Library Road. Info: 933-2620. Magician Michael Messing, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Info: 688-1501.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 Magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 6892681.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 Burlington Summer Movie Saturdays: “Mockingjay Part II,� 1:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Make-My-Own-Journal Day, noon-1 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Musical Stories and Songs with Jodie Manross, 11 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Songs: Faye Wooden, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038. Vintage baseball, noon and 2:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Games and parking free; concessions available. Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating. Info: ramseyhouse.org.

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Golf tournament to benefit the Base Knox Reign 12U girls softball team, Whittle Springs Golf Course. Team entry fee: $200. Format: 4-man scramble. Checkin, 7:30 a.m.; shotgun start, 8 a.m. lunch and awards, noon. Info/registration/sponsorship: Adam Brantley, 680-9343. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Bennett, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.

“Are Your Shrubs Hiding Your House?,â€? 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener John Payne. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Halls Book Club: “The House of Spiritsâ€? by Isabelle Allende, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection luncheon: “Let Freedom Ring,â€? 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Program: Food City’s Demonstrator, Gordon Pillsbury. Guest speaker: Linda McDaniel from Ellenboro, N.C.; topic: “Living at the Day Spa ‌ is that Realistic?â€? Cost: $12. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/ reservation: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@ gmail.com. Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Magician Michael Messing, 3 p.m., Norwood Branch Library, 1110 Merchants Drive. Info: 688-2454. Powell Branch Birthday Party, 2-7 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Drop in for cake, punch and a walk down memory lane with photos and memories of Powell Branch Library past and present. Info: 947-6210. Salvage Jewelry class, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. A “Featured Tennessee Artistâ€? workshop. Registration deadline: July 7. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.

FRIDAY, JULY 15 Concert in the Commons: Lydia Salnikova, 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. Diabetes Education Class, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Free program presented by UT Extension. Info: 922-2552. Museum of Education Sock Hop, 7-10 p.m., Sarah Simpson Professional Development Technology Center, 801 Tipton Ave. Features: live music, appearance by Sammy “Barney Fife� Sawyer, silent auction, “prom� photo packages and more. Tickets: $25; available at all Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union locations, at the museum and online at http://bit.ly/1RUAA4J. Info: knoxschools.org/museum.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 15-16 Union County Rodeo, 874 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville. Carnival and Music start at 6 p.m.; rodeo starts at 8. Info: on Facebook.

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Coffee, Donuts and a Movie: “The Choice,� 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

“Big River� presented by the WordPlayers, Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Suggested for ages 12 and over. Tickets: wordplayers.org, knoxbijou.com and at the door. Info: 539-2490.

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STFK Science CafÊ meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive. Children age 5-12 are welcome to attend the Kid’s CafÊ during the meeting. RSVP, including number and ages of children, to: rsvp@knoxsciencecafe.org. Info: spirit-

Burlington Summer Movie Saturdays: “5th Wave,� 1:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Giant Bubble Day, noon- 1 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Felted Rug class, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Becky Walker. Registration deadline: July 8. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.

MONDAY, JULY 18 2016 Friends of the Library annual membership meeting, 6-8 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. All members of Friends, as well as interested members of the public, are invited. Info: 215-8801. Medic blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville. All donors will receive: free tanning session at Elite Tanning and Fitness, free T-shirt, and coupons for free Texas Roadhouse appetizer and free Chick-fil-A sandwich.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 18-22 Pottery for Teenagers, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Katie Cottrell. Ages 13-17. Registration deadline: July 10. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 “ ‘LAWN’ is a Four-Letter Word,� 11 a.m.-noon, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Presented by Master Gardener Ron Pearman. Free and open to the public. Info: 637-9622. Magician Michael Messing, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 20-21 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 Burlington Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Light snacks provided. Info: 525-5431. Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Knoxville Zoomobile, 3 p.m., Norwood Branch Library, 1110 Merchants Drive. Info: 688-2454. Magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

FRIDAY, JULY 22 Knoxville Zoomobile, 2 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

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Enjoying the sweet life By Carol Z. Shane Larry Clark, owner/operator of Sugarbakers Supplies on Merchant Road, sums up his early career as a caterer. “I liked making things look good!� he says. Formerly employed by WTVK channel 26 in Knoxville, Clark had to find a new career path when the station closed. He had been catering weddings on weekends, going to Nashville and Atlanta for cake decorating supplies because, he says, “nothing was here.� He catered for a year to support himself and his family, but Clark, formerly a resident of Fountain City and now Corryton, saw a need for a cake supplies enterprise in his own hometown. “On Feb. 14, 1989, I opened a store and it made money the first month,� he says. Sugarbakers also offers classes in various types of icing and candy making, and a wide variety of specialty items including edible photos, which often adorn sheet cakes. No baking is done on the premises, so you can’t buy a

cake there, but if you want to take your baking skills or sweet creations to a whole other level, you’re in the right place. And a hopping, happy place it is. Even after closing time. On the day of my visit, a class in “advanced buttercream� is set to begin as soon as regular business concludes for the day. Students file in the door, some from as far away as Virginia, all carrying bowls of their own homemade icing. Tonight’s lesson in “royal icing� is led by Linda Smith, a former teacher at Whittle Springs Elementary School who holds degrees in childhood development and home economics. She and Clark met when she was his elementary school teacher. She’s been with Sugarbakers since 1999. “I guess you could call me a seasoned veteran,� she laughs. Smith instructs her students to add a little water to the mix. “This icing is a stinker to work with if it isn’t the right consistency.� It’s a rigid icing, known for its bright colors and its use

Larry Clark is flanked by his assistants, master cake decorators Jen Owen and Lorie Griffin. Photos by Carol Z. Shane in exacting detail. Clark has been offering classes, including kids’ classes, since he first opened his store. And he’s always on the lookout for the latest developments in the world of cake decorating. “Whatever’s on Pinterest, I have to find,� he says. His two assistants, Lorie Griffin and Jen Owen, are accomplished cake decorators, and Jen says, “I’m fixing to start my own YouTube channel.� “Fifteen percent of my business is other businesses, but most of my custom-

ers are homemakers,� says Clark. “It’s the people,� he says, that make his work life such a joy. He’s seen four generations come in together to plan a wedding, and he’s helped grown-up children of former clients plan their own nuptials. And they’re all happy. As is Clark. “I come to work every day just loving my job.� Sugarbakers is located at 514 Merchants Road in Knoxville. Info: 865-6896877 or sugarbakerssupplies.com

There are seven Rotary clubs in Knox County, and there are three “Rotaractâ€? clubs – Knoxville Community Rotaract Club, UT Rotaract Club and Pellissippi State Community College. What is Rotaract? It is a Rotary-backed club for young adults age 18-30 that meets twice a month to exchange ideas, network, focus on professional development, work on handson projects and, in the spirit of Rotary, make our community and world a better place. While Rotary clubs serve as sponsors, Rotaract clubs decide how to organize and run their clubs and what projects to carry out. Leon Barkley is beginning his second term as president of the Knoxville Leon Barkley Community club. The club meets at 5:45 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Brixx Pizza near West Town Mall. Barkley is the enterprise resource planning support lead at Radio Systems Corp. The other officers are vice president Cate Bolden, an opera singer and adjunct professor in the voice departments at Carson-Newman University and Pellissippi State Community College; secretary Rachel Dellinger, director of communications for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; and treasurer Jordan Knight, manager of the Bearden branch of US Bank. The club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Knoxville, and Ed Anderson has served as the liaison to the Rotaract club. Jim Decker, CEO of Medic Blood Services, will be the adviser for 2016-17. “Right now we have 10 members, and we’re looking for young professionals who want to give back to our community, enjoy professional development programs and do some networking,â€? Barkley said. The club recently partnered with the Bearden Beer Market and raised $1,200 for The Love Kitchen. Info: 865740-1611 or lbarkley@petsafe.net. â–

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Ann Lotspeich, past president and a founder of the Rotary Club of Turkey Creek, passed away June 21 at her home in Powell. Lotspeich, 59, had recently retired from the human resources department at the Y-12 plant. Club members at the June 28 meeting celebrated her life and raised $200 to be given to the Rotary International annual fund in her name.

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■North Knoxville Business and Professional AssociaRichard Hawkins of Claxtion will hold a networking Bibbs Hawkins ton has been promoted and breakfast meeting 7:45 to assistant vice president a.m. Friday, July 8, Helen Ross and assistant manager in the collections McNabb, Knox County Children and Youth department of Home Federal Bank. Center, 600 Arthur St. Guest speaker: Knoxville city fire chief Stan Sharp. Info: nkbpa. Administrative/clerical hiring event will be info@gmail.com. held 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 21, at Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. ■Powell Business and Professional AsRandstad Staffing will take applications and sociation meets noon each second Tuesday, conduct interviews for administrative clerical Jubilee Banquet Facility. President is John positions. Info/registration: Bill or Jackie, 524Bayless, john.bayless@ftr.com or 947-8224. 5511; thekaul.org. ■Food City has teamed with NASCAR legend Fountain City Business and Professional Richard Petty to raise funds to benefit Association meets 11:45 a.m. each secParalyzed Veterans of America’s Mission ABLE ond Wednesday, Central Baptist Church campaign. Customers may contribute $1, $3 fellowship hall. President is John Fugate, or $5 at checkout with 100 percent of funds jfugate43@gmail.com or 688-0062. collected going to the charity. President Halls Business and Professional AssociaSteven Smith said customers have donated tion will meet noon Tuesday, July 19, Beaver over $560,000 in the past five years for the Brook Country Club. Guest speaker: Marsha charity. The campaign will run July 6-Aug. 2 Lehman, Master Gardener. Co-presidents are at Food City stores.

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o say that the mood in the pool for water aerobics class is “fun and entertaining” is an understatement. Water exercise IS really fun and effective in many ways. During the lively hour-long session, the conversations and the jokes never stop! Bob Brown, who’s been coming to the class for “about 12 years” invites me to “come on in – it feels great!” The 82-degree pool is just the right refreshingbut-not-cold temperature. The rest of the class clamors for my participation. I’m game. While doing water jumping jacks, I strike up a conversation with Mary Simpson. She started coming because of knee problems. The exercise has helped her avoid surgery and she now reports “no problems at all” with her knees, but she also got some bonuses she wasn’t expecting. “I didn’t know anybody, and now Pat and I are best friends!” Pat Land, nearby, agrees. Instructor Melissa Coram urges her class members to change motions. “Kick your right foot fast,” she says, “and hold your hands out of the water.” She’s certified to teach multiple disciplines, including yoga. A few years ago she opted out of

X-ray technician Melissa Coram enjoyed being a member of Tennova so much that she decided to teach there.

her career as an X-ray technician for a while in order to stay home with her kids. A Tennova member, she became interested in helping out, and now she subs and leads her own classes several days a week. Coram makes the motions on land and we replicate them in the water. I notice that one lady seems to be working really hard and she tells me, “Socializing is very important, too! Probably as important as the exercise itself!” At 79 and in very good health, she knows a bit about healthy aging.

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ith its wealth of outdoor pools, lakes, rivers and creeks, East Tennessee’s boating and water season is in full swing, and people head out for the wet stuff every chance they get. Nicole Yarbrough, executive fitness manager at Tennova Health and Fitness Center, says they should head inside instead. “Staying out of the heat” is one great benefit of our indoor aquatic facilities. Yarbrough adds, “And you don’t have to apply sunscreen or worry about a sunburn!” Visitors quickly discover why Yarbrough is so sold on Tennova’s water offerings. “We have a six-lane junior Olympic-size pool,” she says, adding that “two lanes are always available, no matter what else is going on,” and a smaller, warm therapy pool set at 92 degrees. Saunas, steam rooms and whirlpools, plus clean showers and spacious locker rooms, complete the picture. When you exercise in water, says Yar-

“We keep up with each other. In fact, I have an email list. If someone doesn’t show up, I check on them.” Land says, “We care about each other.” Ages range from 20-something to late seventies. One member who isn’t here today is in his nineties. He started com-

Water aerobics participants at Tennova have a lively time every time and in doing so also become best friends. Shown are (back)Christi Lietzke, Kathy Farrell; instructor Melissa Coram (on deck); (middle) Pat Land, Sherrie Anstett, Mary Simpson; (front) Bob Brown and Savannah Ayers. Photos by Carol Shane

ing for health and friendship after he was widowed. Some class members have come from an earlier training session on the weight machines upstairs. All say they like the friendly, no-pressure atmosphere in Tennova’s weight room. Coram puts the group through a vigorous session of movement and resistance in the deep end of the pool. Toward the end of the class, they move to the shallow

brough, you “take your body weight out of the equation. Water makes you buoyant; it cushions around joints but also adds resistance.” An exercise session in the water “is not necessarily an easy workout, but a workout that is easier on your body.” She also mentions the benefits of hydrostatic pressure for the body’s circulatory system. Tennova recently installed a new, state-ofthe-art lift chair which makes it possible for the wheelchair-bound to enter the pool. Yarbrough has seen several such members walk unaided in the water. Tennova offers group or individual swimming lessons from ages six months to adult and an array of water activities such as “Aqua Zen,” water aerobics, classes geared toward arthritis and fibromyalgia relief, and interval training. And the large pool is even available for party rentals. For more information, call 865-859-7900.

end to work with floating barbells, adding difficulty to arm and abdominal routines. As the class ends for the day, the members head for the showers. Sherrie Anstett makes her way slowly up the pool ramp. She has torn the meniscus in both knees during two separate instances, but has so far avoided surgery on the most recent injury. She’s sticking with exercise. “The water is a godsend,” she says. “It’s just a godsend.”

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