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Miracle Maker Adrian Burnett Elementary principal Kathy Duggan has been appointed principal of New Haven Elementary School. She looks forward and reflects with Jake Mabe.

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Show of force It got hot early on the day the KUB crews showed up to prune Mary Langdon’s trees.

By 8:08 there were four bucket trucks, two SUVs, one pickup truck, one sheriff’s cruiser, one motorcycle cop, a KUB public relations manager and KUB security consultant George Prosser (a retired TVA inspector general and FBI agent) sweating out the muggy morning in front of Langdon’s Regency Heights home.

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Renee Hoyos and friends took this photo two Sundays ago while paddling canoes down Beaver Creek. “We put in at Solway and took out at Melton Hill,” she said.

By Nancy Anderson When Mayor Tim Burchett spoke last Wednesday in Fountain City, Rick Ross told him the proposed Beaver Creek blueway is not a good idea.

“It’s a great idea,” said Ross.

Burchett said designating Beaver Creek as a blueway would gain access to grants for improvements that will help with flood control.

“It is named Beaver Creek for a reason,” said Burchett. “Sometimes those beavers jam it up.”

But when county officials came to Karns last week for a public forum on the proposal, they were met with questions about litter, safety and liability.

“I’m going to go home and think about it, said Sydney Murray, who

expressed concerns about liability and his family’s safety. “I’m concerned, but I’ll research the issue and be back for the next meeting.

If there is one.”

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Greg Byrd joins First Century Gregory Byrd has joined First Century Bank as senior vice president commercial lender at the bank’s Emory Road office, said president Rob Barger.

A lifelong resident of Powell, Byrd brings 20 years banking experience from a local community bank where he served as senior vice president. Byrd received his bachelor’s degree in business management from Tennessee Tech University and graduated from Southeastern School of Banking and Commercial Lending at Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt. He is also a 2010 Louisiana State University School of Banking graduate.

Byrd and his wife, Wendy, have been married for 18 years. They have a son, Matthew, 13, and a daughter, Ashley, 7. The family attends First Baptist Church of Powell. Byrd enjoys hunting, UT football and basketball.

First Century Bank is a full-service financial institution with offices in Tazewell, New Tazewell, Harrogate, Sneedville, Maynardville, Emory Road and Strawberry Plains Pike. Info: 947-5485.

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“It’s like if you build it they will curse,” said one wit.

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Reaction mixed

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Sydney Murray, who owns property on Beaver Creek, expresses concerns about litter, safety and liability of a proposed blueway. Photo by Nancy Anderson

Some 50 individuals met with Doug Bataille, director of Parks and Recreation; Dwight Van de Vate, director of Engineering and Public Works; and others.

Rebekah Jane Montgomery, the county’s greenways coordinator, explained the project goals: Clear debris from the waterway giving utility companies easier access when needed; connect Harrell Road Park to Karns Sports Park, giving kayak and canoe enthusiasts a sixmile recreational waterway.

Van de Vate said Beaver Creek is state-owned, and since people already have access to it, the project will not make anything available that isn’t already available.

A homeowner will not be liable unless there is clear malicious intent on his/her part.

Heath Haun, who works in the county’s stormwater division, said clearing Beaver Creek will improve the water flow. This increases water quality and reduces flooding, which keeps the

banks from eroding. All are good for wildlife and attractive to canoe and kayak enthusiasts. The users have a vested interest in making sure the blueway is safe and attractive for them and their families to enjoy.

People up to no good will find this area inhospitable to their agenda, he said.

While many voiced concerns, there were plenty of positive comments. Greenways improve property value. Studies are underway to determine if blueways will as well.

Fishing conditions will certainly improve. There will be more opportunities for family outings and fellowship. In addition, recreational visitors spend money in Karns without utilizing its resources.

The proposed Beaver Creek Blueway is in its early planning stages.

Email questions or comments to Bluewaysinfo@ knoxcounty.org or call 2152005 to speak with Jon Griswold.

Daniel Kimbro, R.B. Morris and Greg Horne play tribute to Levon Helm at the Relix Variety Theatre last Thursday night before the Knoxville premiere of “Ain’t in it for my Health,” a documentary about Helm’s 2007 comeback recording, “Dirt Farmer.” Helm was the lead singer and drummer for The Band. He died in 2012. Photo by Jake Mabe

‘Ain’t in it for my health’ If you love rock and roll music, you eventually find your way to Levon Helm and The Band.

Jake Mabe MY TWO CENTS I arrived fairly late in the game, thanks to my age, “The Big Chill” and “The Last Waltz,” the Martin Scorsese-directed 1978 film of The Band’s final concert, widely considered the greatest rock and roll documentary ever put to celluloid.

Fountain City artist Charles Williams tells me he watches the latter at least once a year.

too. He was broke. He was diagnosed with throat cancer. He hadn’t recorded anything in years.

But unlike so many other rockers, Helm found redemption. His twilight triumph is movingly portrayed in director Jacob Hatley’s documentary “Ain’t in it for my Health.”

The movie made its Knoxville debut last Thursday night at a WDVX-sponsored event at the Relix Variety Theatre.

Helm sought treatment for his cancer. His raspy whisper improved to a voice that was, in his words, “almost 80 percent normal.”

He began recording again with his daughter Amy and producer/musician Larry Campbell. The result was “Dirt Farmer,” a 2007 smash hit that won a Gram-

It soothes the soul, he says.

The Band recorded some of the most well-known tunes of the rock era (“Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down”) in their short-lived time together. If the name Levon rings a bell even if The Band doesn’t, perhaps you’ve heard “Levon,” the Elton John/Bernie Taupin song named in Helm’s honor.

And Levon could have been, should have been, almost was, yet another rock and roll tragedy. One member of The Band, Richard Manuel, committed suicide in 1986. Another, Rick Danko, died of heart failure at age 56.

Too many drugs, too many songs, too much hard living.

And, by the late 1990s, Helm had hit rock bottom,

my © Award.

The guy who had begun to hold concerts (called “The Midnight Ramble”) at his Woodstock, N.Y. home four years earlier just to pay the mortgage and medical bills had found his voice. And, perhaps more poignantly, he had found some peace.

Helm recorded two more albums (winning another Grammy ©) before passing away, of complications from throat cancer, last year.

It’s all captured in Hatley’s film, the title of which comes from a comment Helm made to fellow band mate Ronnie Robertson in the mid-70s, who wanted to about “the health of The Band” just before the group split.

Helm’s response?

“I’m a (expletive) musician. I ain’t in it for my health.”

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Teresa Underwood was even when sacrifices must be

the spotlight speaker for the month. Underwood talked about the success of the July 4th parade and festivities. “We had a record number of 300-plus attend this year in spite of the weather,� she said. “We even ran out of hot dogs.�

Underwood spoke about taking on a new position as director of events with Gallery Nuance and said the PBPA is making plans to hold Underwood festivities at Powell Station Park after the 2013 Christmas Parade.

The PBPA thanked the sponsors of the July 4th festivities: Powell Station Park, Party Boys DJ Show, Clin-

ton Highway Wrecker Service, Hallsdale Powell Utility District, Walgreens Powell, Frontier Communications, Shopper News, AJ’s Cuts and Styles, Farm Bureau-Kelley Jarnigan, Food City Powell, State Farm Insurance-Sage Kohler, Princess Belle-Enchanted Princess Parties, Realty Executive Associates/ KRO, Powell Playhouse, Powell Lions Club, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Powell Place Center and Powell Presbyterian Church.

Underwood gave a special thanks to state Rep. Bill Dunn, who led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sarah Hepler, who sang the National Anthem.

The PBPA meets at noon each second Tuesday at Jubilee Banquet Facility.

Tennova gains rezone only the land north of the creek which bisects the property. After meeting with residents four times, he said, Tennova revised its plans and will move both the emergency room and the helipad to the east of the property, away from West Hills.

Attorney John Neal, who lives nearby, said hospitals “gobble up the neighborhoods in which they sit,� and he cited Fort Sanders as a “perfect example.�

Tennova “accepts the staff recommendation for today, but not forever,� Neal said.

MPC chair Rebecca Longmire asked about Tennova’s plans for the old St. Mary’s. Melanie Robinson, Tennova’s director of business development, said the company will not leave a

From page A-1 blight in the Oak Hill neighborhood and will ensure “a level of primary medical care there,� possibly a walkin clinic.

Former city council member Barbara Pelot said while the development “encroaches on our neighborhood,� it is less intrusive than more commercial projects that the neighborhood has fought previously. “This is beautiful property that will not remain undeveloped,� Pelot said. “I support this rezoning as opposed to heavy commercial use.�

MPC’s recommendation now goes to Knoxville City Council. Tennova next must bring a use-on-review plan for MPC’s approval, and then will seek a state certificate of need to proceed with construction.

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Show of force

Tree advocate Larry Silverstein stands in front of the neighborhood after a KUB pruning.

By Betty Bean

It got hot early on the day the KUB crews showed up to prune Mary Langdon’s trees.

By 8:08 there were four bucket trucks, two SUVs, one pickup truck, one sheriff’s cruiser, one motorcycle cop, a KUB public relations manager and KUB security consultant George Prosser (a retired TVA inspector general and FBI agent) sweating out the muggy morning in front of Langdon’s Regency Heights home.

Fifteen minutes later, two more sheriff’s cruisers arrived, along with additional SUVs, a half dozen more bucket trucks, tree-trimming crews, electrical workers and a couple of foresters. Another deputy came, and left, bringing the number of deputies there to protect the workers from Landon to four.

It was difficult to count the total number of public employees deployed to the Halls home of Langdon – a retiree who doesn’t tell her age, but does own up to weighing 95 pounds and having “two adorable granddaughters� – but there appeared to be at least three dozen.

They were there until noon, whacking not only Langdon’s trees, but also those in neighboring yards and on the golf course.

Langdon is an avid gardener whose yard is full of flowers and flowering shrubs.

Her home backs up to Beaver Brook golf course, and a row of white pines shields her backyard from errant golf balls – she has buckets of them in her basement garage

that she gives away to golfer friends, and says she has picked thousands out of her yard over the years.

Langdon is friendly and has a ready smile, except for this morning. She doesn’t allow KUB employees and contractors on her property.

They access their work zone through the next-door neighbor’s yard and the golf course, setting out orange cones under the strings of primary distribution and high voltage transmission lines above.

The trees were planted before Langdon bought her home, and there is general agreement that they are too tall to have been planted under the power lines. This is her third encounter with KUB tree-pruning crews, and she can point out two pines that died as a result of clumsy trimming in 2010.

Attorney Larry Silverstein, the most vocal critic of KUB’s tree pruning policies, was there too. He served on a 2010 tree panel that stud-

ied the utility’s practices and policies. He helped Langdon negotiate with the utility over the impending tree pruning, and participated in two meetings to discuss alternative plans.

Here’s what he said in a June 23 letter to Dennis Newcombe, KUB’s vegetation management consumer advocate: “What we disagreed on was other tall branches on the white pine trees located closest to the golf course.

These branches were not cut the last time, either because it was determined that they were so small and of sufficient distance away from the lines, or because the cutters could not reach them. Either way, they remained in place and have not ever caused a problem. There has been very little growth of these small branches in the past three years and they do not pose any threat to the lines. KUB’s legal authority is limited to doing what is “reasonable and necessary

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On June 26, Newcombe rejected Silverstein’s proposal, reminding him of KUB’s responsibility to ensure safe, reliable electrical service. He told Silverstein and Langdon that KUB would make “an exception� to the standard minimum 25-foot clearance and would avoid removing the trees entirely. He also said that Langdon was not interested in the alternatives of tree removal and replacement or private pruning or third party mediation (with customer cost-sharing).

Lateral pruning was the method KUB officials had decided to employ “to remove the limbs growing toward the electric lines will result in approximately 15 to 20 feet of clearance.�

KUB forester Liz Hanna said she and the crews were there because the trees were growing so close to the lines that it was unsafe.

After the crews left, Langdon’s trees were considerably shorter than they’d been earlier in the day, and maple trees next door and on the golf course were left without tops. She said she didn’t appreciate the massive show of force. “I think KUB is using threats and intimidation to send a message that it’s useless to oppose them,� Langdon said.

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Does the city love Fort Sanders?

Two weeks ago this column mentioned the joint task force appointed by the city of Knoxville and UT to study cultural activities on the World’s Fair Park.

We noted that the adjacent Fort Sanders neighborhood had been left off the task force.

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It is called World’s Fair Park Working Group, and its meeting is 5:30 p.m. today (July 15) at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. It is open to the public.

Concurrent with my column but entirely separate, News Sentinel reporter Gerald Witt had filed an extensive open records request with the city on this topic. His story showed that discussions between the city and UT had been underway for months before this “working group” was announced.

This is not a new concept.

However, many Fort Sanders residents feel angst about all of this. For many years Fort Sanders and UT have had a tenuous relationship at best and adverse at worst. This working group clearly is exploring ideas which will impact not just the park but the closest adjacent neighborhood as well and they are not at the table.

The south lawn of the World’s Fair Park is on the table, in my view.

This writer has learned that Mayor Rogero recently hosted a meeting with leaders of the Fort Sanders neighborhood at which Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis (who represents Fort Sanders on council), Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons and Bob Whetsel, redevelopment director, all attended.

While residents were assured that city hall loves Fort Sanders, they did not leave the meeting with a seat on the working group. They got only an assurance they could attend the meetings, which they already knew.

In fact, when I asked a city spokesperson why a Fort Sanders rep was not named to the committee, the answer came back that it is “… comprised largely of institutional stakeholders with a physical presence on the park.”

Apparently people and residents are not considered institutions although the institution of the city of Knoxville is 180,000 residents and the UTK institution has over 22,000 student residents, not to mention faculty and support staff.

When asked if there were plans to name a Fort Sanders resident to the group, the same person answered the city “would engage residents and others in a public process if and when the working group determines a concept is feasible.”

How clever these words are. Engage does not mean a seat at the table on a future group. What does “engage” mean? It could mean we are going to do what we always planned to do while pretending to be interested in your views.

Residents should remember the famous Ronald Reagan quote about “trust but verify” when it comes to this word “engage.”

When asked when there would be a final report, the answer again from the same person was equally nonresponsive, stating there had only been one meeting and “there may or may not be any need for a final report.”

Hardly reassuring.

Twenty-six hours after this email was received the city sent out an announcement of a second working group meeting.

Frankly, this is a serious, self-inflicted mistake.

It would have been so easy to add one representative to the working group from Fort Sanders and remove this issue. Now the city guarantees continued questions and worry. Given the vagueness of the official city replies, citizens have ample reason to be concerned. There is nothing wrong in public life in admitting error, correcting it and moving forward.

Meanwhile, rumors abound about what structure is planned which could eat up the south lawn of the World’s Fair Park (green space) where outdoor concerts are now held.

Fort Kid, adjacent to the Park, is also being allowed to fall into disrepair through neglect despite a private fund which could be used to renovate it but which has not been tapped into by the city.

The signs are worrisome for those of us who love parks and open spaces.

What could be prettier than a canoe trip down Beaver Creek? This shot was made a couple of weeks ago when Renée Hoyos and friends paddled from Solway to Melton Hill.

Clean Water Network supports TDEC program Here’s a trade secret.

Sometimes the best stories come from reading a press release and simply asking, “Now who won’t like this?”

And then you call them, preferably before they’ve even heard about the content of the press release.

I love my job.

Last week the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced a program to let local stormwater agencies issue permits under the Clean Water Act. Enabling legislation was sponsored by Republicans from Cookeville and Riceville. Knoxville was one of five cities to pilot the program, which became effective statewide on July 1.

“The Qualifying Local Program’s main intent is to eliminate the duplicative efforts of the current permitting process,” the release read.

“This program builds much needed efficiencies into the permitting process, improving customer service at the state and local level, while targeting resources where they are

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Creek looks like the sort of spot you might travel to on vacation.

“We had a great time,” said Hoyos, “but it was stunning how muddy the creek was.”

Recent rains have caused runoff into the creeks around here, and construction in the Beaver Creek Valley is always problematic. Well, the farmers blame the builders and the builders look with suspicion at the cattle and fertilizers.

Hoyos said her group saw only one fish on Beaver Creek. “When it popped up, it was covered with mud and almost black. I only knew it was a fish when I saw the dorsel fin.”

Renée Victoria Hoyos can be reached at renee@tcwn.

org/. She became director of TCWN in 2003 and says her job consists primarily of fundraising, limited policy work, outreach coordination, editor of TCWN’s thrice yearRenée Hoyos ly newsletter, fundraising, public speaking and fundraising.

She is also the board president of the national Clean Water Network in Washington, D.C. And did she mention fundraising?

When she’s not canoeing on Beaver Creek, Hoyos patrols on weekends at Cataloochi Ski Ranch in Maggie Valley, N.C.

needed most,” said Dr. Shari Meghreblian, TDEC’s deputy commissioner.

So I called Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network. Surprisingly, she said this is a good idea.

“It’s going on across the nation and we’re just getting up to speed. Local control (of the permitting process) can give better results,” she said, while noting that she had not yet read “every detail” of the program.

OK. No fireworks means no story. So we talked about Beaver Creek.

Stephanie Welch has Middle Magnet. Other Com“Hey, the county wants to been hired by the Great munity Schools are Green make a blueway on Beaver S c h o o l s Magnet Academy and Pond Creek,” I said.

Partnership Gap, Lonsdale and Norwood “Hey, I was just canoeto oversee elementary schools. ing there last Sunday,” she Community Schools stay the expansaid. “I’ll send you some picsion of the open into the evening and tures.”

Community offer additional instructionFrom the water, Beaver Schools ini- al time as well as recreation tiative. She and health services. has been director of Welch Community Correction We misstated the amount mission, and the Sessions Development and Planning Court judges choose the for the Knox County Health of the grant to Knox County chief magistrate. Major has Department and is a major Schools from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation served as chief magistrate in the U. S. Army Reserve. in Knox County since 2009.

Welch earned a bachelor’s in last week’s paper.

The Gates grant is He supervises an of- degree in nutritional serfice that reviews more than vices from the University of $840,000, which will be 20,000 potential criminal New Hampshire in 1995 and leveraged with $360,000 of cases each year to decide a master’s degree from UT in local funds, including some from Knox County Schools whether there is sufficient 1997. evidence to warrant a crimiKnox County Schools for a total of $1.2 million.

A contract for $1.2 milnal prosecution. recently announced the ex“Richard’s knowledge of pansion of the Community lion to the Parthenon Group the law and technology … Schools partnership to in- of Boston is on County Comhas helped to streamline the clude: Christenberry Elemen- mission’s agenda in July. It criminal prosecution,” said tary, Sarah Moore Greene was approved by the school Judge Patricia Hall Long.

Magnet Academy and Vine board last week.

Welch joins Great Schools Partnership

Major gets state honor Richard Major, who lives in Hardin Valley, is presid e nt- e l e c t of the Tennessee Judicial Commissioners Association. He has served as a magistrate in General Major Sessions Court in Knox County since 2006.

Magistrates are appointed by the county com-

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Adjusting to modern attire MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

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or those of us who grew up in the 1950s, it’s an ongoing process to adjust and hopefully become comfortable with some of today’s modern attire. It’s hard not to remember that taking your date to a movie or dinner required a jacket and tie.

When I was in high school during the ’50s, denims were accepted school attire for boys and mid-calf skirts were appropriate for girls, but I can also remember a girl showing up in pants and being sent home.

In those days, we carried our books in satchels or stacked with a belt around them. Now, backpacks are used for that purpose and you can even get them in

camouflage designs. I cannot understand why walking around a school campus requires camouflage, but then there are lots of other thing I cannot understand.

In most restaurants today, men wear sneakers and cargo pocket type shorts while women mostly wear pants, flip-flops and T-shirts. Yet, department stores, upscale haberdashers and classy women’s boutiques continue to offer beautiful attire and their businesses appear to be brisk. But you have to wonder where their clientele wear those clothes. They certainly do not wear them to shop, dine out or attend most social functions.

And it was not so long ago that women dressed to the hilt, including furs and high heels, to attend UT football games. Men wore jackets, ties and top coats, and it seems there was less of a trend toward wearing orange than there is today.

Personally, I always wore a blazer and turtle neck sweater, but now it’s impossible to even find a nice turtle neck sweater. Of one thing I am sure: if someone dresses like that today, you can bet they are part of some halftime presentation.

Perhaps the last bastion of formal wear is private clubs, where a suit or blazer is often a requirement for

UT NOTES â– Sam Swan, professor of journalism and electronic media and director of internationalization and outreach in the College of CommuSam Swan nication and Information, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to teach this summer at two universities in Ethiopia. For three weeks in late July and early August, Swan will teach radio journalism to volunteers and students at community radio stations

in Hawassa University and Haramaya University. This is the second Fulbright grant Swan has received in the last year. He taught at the University of Zagreb in Croatia last December. ■Lawrence Scarpa, an internationally celebrated architect, has been named by the College of Architecture and Design as its BarberMcMurry Professor, the first endowed professorship in the college’s history. Scarpa, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), will teach a design studio and seminar during the 2014 spring semester; will give a UT student an internship or full-time position at his

Los Angeles-based firm, Brooks + Scarpa; and will also deliver a lecture and exhibit his work during the UT Church Memorial Lecture Series. ■Gale Fulton, a former assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named chair of the Landscape Architecture Program. Fulton, who begins Aug. 1, will oversee three master’s degree options offered by the Landscape Architecture Program, a joint collaboration between the College of Architecture and Design and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

gaining entrance. In fact, many clubs kept a variety of blazers in different sizes available that were loaned to newcomers who showed up without one. But today, most private clubs have gone the same way as other institutions, and denims are now considered appropriate.

Club managers avow that the casual lifestyle has helped in recruiting new members and they are confident membership would drop if casual attire were not accepted.

Another contributor to the trend is resorts, where dressing casual is the norm.

These destinations have even spurned a style called “resort wear.� Vacationers visit these places and like the casual trend, and there is a strong tendency to take the leisure lifestyle home with them. Apparently the casual style gives them the feeling of being on an extended vacation.

Although I have a passion for all types of music, many of us who grew up in the ’50s feel that most good pop music has already been

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written and the artists that performed them have long since passed on. I also like classical and operatic music, a taste that I acquired later in life. We generally choose to attend Sunday matinees for opera and symphony performances because you can get by with just a blazer or business suit and avoid the formal attire.

But I often feel overdressed amid the cargo-type pants and sneakers. That’s right.

Cargo pants and sneakers are now accepted attire for the opera.

I cannot remember when the dramatic shift in attire took place, but I am sure it was gradual. I first encountered it during the 1960s in what was then called the “hippie� movement. As I recall, the motley attire was symbol of the newfound freedom of expression.

More recently, the casual concept has been advanced by high-tech companies in areas like Silicone Valley, where creativity is considered more important than attire. I guess this is based

on the premise that one can think better in jeans and sneakers than in business suits. And given the explosion in technology during the past several decades, it is probably a valid premise.

Now, many stoic old companies have adopted “casual Friday,� when all employees dress down, including those that have direct contact with the public For a relic of the past like me, growing accustomed to the trend toward casual attire and informality are still part of my ongoing effort to adapt to today’s reality. But old habits die hard. I still feel more comfortable wearing a jacket when dining out or attending a special music presentation.

I’ll admit that I did purchase a pair of cargo pants a few days ago, but as yet I have confined their wear to mowing the yard. Who knows, I might eventually break through the yard barrier and wear them to the grocery store. But wearing them to a matinee opera performance – never!

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There is always a shortage Bigger, faster, stronger – it is not exactly Mission Im- of leadership. In the absence possible but it is a challenge. of an elected captain, most young people are reluctant to step forward and take charge of informal workouts.

There is a need for superMarvin glue bonding, learning to West stick tight together under adverse circumstances, all for one, one for all. Togetherness is advantageous for Much is expected of the goal-line stands, frantic finstrength and condition- ishes and other pivotal moing coach. Since the inven- ments that define victory or tion of summer football, defeat. the problems have been the At Tennessee, fixing all same. Players are never fast this and preparing for Auenough or strong enough gust is the delegated duty or big enough. OK, in some of Dave Lawson, summer godfather and possible cases, they are too big.

miracle worker.

Under the guise of time off, NCAA rules prohibit position coaches from directing drills this time of year.

Butch Jones puts it all on Lawson’s plate and recognizes the importance of the assignment.

The boss says Dave is “probably the most important individual on the staff.

He sets the temperament for the team. We talk about mental conditioning for success. That’s all born in the weight room.”

I had no idea the job was so critical. This new information might explain previous failures.

Since Johnny Long and other stability went away with the departure of Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee has had a revolving door for strength coaches. Many came and went. You can count ’em.

Mark Smith, Dec. 19, 2008, to May 22, 2009; Aaron Ausmus, some of 2009; Bennie Wylie, most of 2010; Ron McKeefery, 2011 until late 2012.

I thought McKeefery was a keeper. He had matured during 11 seasons at South Florida and was the 2008 national strength and conditioning coach of the year.

He had a more distinguished job, human performance coordinator for U.S. Army Special Forces at Fort Campbell, Ky., when Derek Dooley brought him in.

The auld sod

as deeply green as I had imagined they would be.

They lay stitched together by hedges and stone walls, looking like nothing so much as a patchwork quilt. We landed amid scores of Aer Lingus planes wearing huge shamrocks painted on their tails.

The magic dimmed a little in the hurry and scurry of locating luggage, wending our way through the airport, finding our guide for the tour.

My fellow travelers (members and friends of the Knoxville Choral Society) perked up considerably when we heard music – Irish music – in the terminal. A small group of smiling musicians were sitting in the concourse playing harps, and fiddles, and

bodhrans! It was a true and lovely welcome to their land, a welcome that lifted our travel-worn spirits.

In the days to follow, I learned many things about Ireland.

First, to my delight, I began to realize that all the stories of the blandness of Irish food had been terribly wrong. We ate well and heartily: lamb and chicken and occasionally beef, with potatoes (always with potatoes!) sometimes prepared two different ways on the same plate. (I wondered if the Irish people were paying homage to that staple of their diet. When the potato crops failed from 1845-47, about 750,000 people died

Strength coach time to shine

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

(Luke 2:19 KJV)

I am of Ireland And of the holy land of Ireland.

Good sir, I pray of ye For saintly charity, Come dance with me.

(Anonymous 14th century Irish poet) My first glimpse of the “auld sod” was just that: a glimpse.

Cross Currents Through the plane’s window, between the scudding Lynn clouds, I saw, at last, the land Hutton of my Dunn ancestors: Ireland, the land of blarney and leprechauns, of Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid, of sham- rocks and shillelaghs.

The fields below me were

REUNIONS ■ The Musey family reunion will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Blaine City Park in Blaine. All friends and relatives are invited.

Bring a covered dish, old family photos and a lawn chair. Info: David Musey, 828-5176.

■ Halls High School Class of 1965 will hold its 48-year reunion 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, July 27, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost per person is $35 with payment due July 20. Info: Pat Humphrey West, 922-8857; Jeanette McMillan Raby, 983-2861.

■ The Gibbs High Class of 1993 20-year reunion will be held Saturday, July 27, on the

Volunteer Princess Yacht, 956 Volunteer Landing Lane. The cruise will be 7-9 p.m., with boarding to begin at 6:30.

The price is $44 for one ticket or $88 for two tickets and includes meal, music, tax and a keepsake photo. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, July 22. Info or tickets: Tiffany Peterson Baker, 925-4280 or dtlbaker@tds.net.

■ Telephone Operator Reunion will be held at noon Saturday, July 27, at CWA Union Hall on Elm Street.

Cost: $15. Send check to: Sharon Courtney, 1905 Woodrow Drive, Knoxville, TN. 37918.

Info: 688-7703.

■ Central High School Class of 1948 will hold its 65-year reunion 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Beaver Brook Country

Memorable: McKeefery helped redesign the state-ofthe-art training center that was under construction. He led a Vol bonding climb of Mount LeConte. McKeefery departed with Dooley.

With Jones came Lawson, main man for Butch’s six previous seasons as head coach. Lawson is an oldfashioned, blue-collar worker. He had no use for some of the fancy equipment UT had purchased but he was polite and left it in the building.

“It’s very nice,” Lawson said.

This man is definitely old-school. In addition to reshaping bodies, he seeks to instill mental toughness.

Be ready. Take nothing for granted.

Dave tries to teach play-

ers to become confident with the unpredictable, comfortable with the uncomfortable.

Some workouts begin late at night. Some start at 5:30 in the morning. The exercise with the SEALS tipped off at 3:30.

Ready to roll? Can you believe 52 sprints of 110 yards each?

Some Vols grimace. Some shake their head and smile.

Nobody quits.

Lawson has heard that the SEC is the most competitive conference in the United States. He says intensity has to be at a very high level all the time.

No problem. That is the Lawson way.

“That’s who we are around here.”

of starvation and disease.)

The brown bread was fabulous – crusty and nutty and fully up to withstanding the spreading of cold, real butter.

(I managed to get home with a recipe for it!) The sweet carrots were cut lengthwise, and the coffee was strong and full of cream.

It is a tribute to how much we walked that I did not gain weight on the trip. We walked in towns and villages, in the rain and sun, to shop, to worship, to sing.

It was a singing tour, and we sang!

Let me assure you that singing in the cathedrals of Dublin and Kilkenny and Sligo was a blessing beyond telling. Those old churches were

built of stone, and their parishioners have eschewed the comforts American congregants seem to find necessary: there were no cushioned seats, no carpeted floors, and therefore, the acoustics were amazing. When we finished the last note of “May the Road Rise Up to Meet You” (a setting of an Irish blessing), the sound lingered like the benediction it was.

As always, I love to travel: to see, to learn, to experience. This time, my husband of two months traveled with me, so it was like an extended honeymoon. The trip was a joy and a dream come true, and like Mary of Nazareth, I will keep all these things and ponder them in my heart.

Club. Fellowship begins at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Info: Mary Frances Tucker, 539-6242 or mfgvt2@ gmail.com.

■ First Lutheran School, 1207 N. Broadway, will hold an alumni reunion and open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, July 27. Alumni are asked to email copies of any pictures, especially baby

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The Tilson family: wife Lu Anne, daughter Jamie, son Tyler and the Rev. Joel Tilson. Not pictured is son Adam. Photo submitted Mission team member Beth Moore, 12, works with church members Blakely Alexander, 14, and Isabella Henderson, 11, to make flip flops for Vacation Bible School at Glenwood Baptist Church.

Project Knox 316

By Cindy Taylor More than 50 mission team members from First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ga., brought their carpentry skills and a bit of magic to Vacation Bible School at Glenwood Baptist Church in Powell.

“God rocks, God rules” was the VBS theme, and the mission team led worship, bible study, crafts and games.

“When the kids go home on Thursday they will have a bag of goodies to take with them that they helped create,” said pastor Travis Henderson.

Project Knox 316 was responsible for bringing the team to Glenwood. The ministry matches mission teams from all over the world and brings them to Knoxville to serve where needed.

Professional magician Larry Wilburn entertained all week and gave a special show on the last evening.

“There is no such thing as magic,” said Wilburn. “I do tricks.”

The mission team also worked throughout the week to assist church members in building a new welcome center. Team member Grady McCurry worked as overseer for the project.

“I am the chief and these are all union employees,” he joked.

The church closed out VBS with a community party that included a magic show, inflatables and snow cones.

“This partnership has not only been a mission project for the team from Georgia but a learning experience for us as well,” said Henderson. “Every need we had for VBS was met by the team.”

Glenwood Baptist will be collecting school supplies until July 29 for kids in Montgomery Village and Western Heights. Items

WORSHIP NOTES Food banks ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. Info: 922-9412.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry.

Info: 938-2611 or leave a message. Your call will be returned.

Faith for the future

By Cindy Taylor The Church at Sterchi Hills has adopted a name consistent with the early biblical churches – but their ministry is one of forward thinking.

The Rev. Joel Tilson has served as the pastor of the church, formerly known as Elohim Baptist Church, since May and says he is excited about the impact they can have on the community.

“Sterchi Hills is in a great location in the north Knoxville area,” he said.

“In the short time I have served as pastor I have found the people to be extremely loving, remarkably caring and exceptionally eager to do the Lord’s work of ministry and outreach in the community.”

Tilson, who is from Maryville, says he was called to preach at the

age of 17. After graduating from Carson-Newman, he attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received a Master of Divinity degree.

Tilson began serving as a full-time pastor in 1991.

He served as senior pastor at New Hopewell Baptist Church for six years before coming to Sterchi Hills.

Elohim Baptist was established in 1995 when the congregation began meeting at Powell High School.

In 1996, the church moved to an office complex before buying 15 acres on Dry Gap Pike in 1997. The current church was completed in 2003. When the congregation moved to the new location overlooking Sterchi Hills they felt led to adopt the name of The Church at Sterchi Hills.

“The strong faith of this fellowship is an indication

that they are willing to be the kind of church that is never satisfied with the status quo and constantly moves forward.”

In the coming weeks the church will hold Vacation Bible School (July 21-26) and begin a neighborhood Upward Soccer Ministry. Tilson says the church’s main focus is meeting the ever-present needs of the families in the community.

“No matter the makeup of the family – single persons, single parents, couples or couples with children – our mandate is to help meet their physical, social and spiritual needs.”

The Church at Sterchi Hills is located at 904 Dry Gap Pike and holds Bible fellowship groups at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. Info: www. sterchichurch.com.

Mission team member Craig Soroko finishes a wall for the new welcome center at Glenwood. Photos by Cindy Taylor

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Downtown comes back: architecture/restoration Week six with the interns Street. Next, the folks at the Icon Ultra Lounge in the

By Sara Barrett The interns learned about the importance of pres- Sunsphere served the group a savory feast, and after a ervation and restoration (and panic buttons) last week quick ride on a trolley, the group got a Jumbotron-sized with a tour of the historic Miller’s building on Gay look at Neyland Stadium.

One of the original lion heads from the Miller’s building

The history of the Miller’s building Jennifer Stooksbury of Knoxville Utilities Board gave the interns a quick overview of the Miller’s building’s history and KUB’s efforts to restore it to its original glory. KUB occupies several floors of the building, but GE and Moxley Carmichael are also tenants.

A short clip from “The Heartland Series” explained the amount of work the building needed, and how many of the original architectural pieces were rescued from local junkyards and private gardens around town.

After a quick visit from the building’s security

Pictured at the offices of Moxley Carmichael are (seated) Joshua Mode, Paul Brooks, Gibson Calfee, Jacob Green, Jackson Brantley; (standing) Charley Sexton, Roxanne Abernathy, Bob Wilson, Natalie Lester, Sarah Dixon, Laura Beeler, Lindsey Sanders, Lauren Christ, Madeline Lonas, CEO Cynthia Moxley and president Alan Carmichael. Photo by Ruth White

guard due to a panic button being gently and (we hope) unintentionally nudged by one of the interns, the group headed to the first floor to see authentic pieces of the building’s original detail and casts that were used to reproduce the 3-dimensional structures of lions and women that adorn the top of the building.

The interns exited through the back of the building where they expected a SWAT team to greet them, but instead visions of a historical Market Square were reflected in a trompe l’oeil mural that faces a small park connecting the building to the square.

Bob Wilson

The gist of Moxley Carmichael The folks at Moxley Carmichael were ready with plates of cookies and an unlimited supply of beverages when they opened their doors for the interns on the third floor of the Miller’s building.

Chief executive officer Cynthia Moxley, digital media manager Bob Wilson, creative director Charley Sexton and senior account executive Lauren Christ explained the ins and outs of public relations and the benefits of social media.

Wilson said the firm’s clients rely on social media

to get the attention of their customers and drive them back to the company’s website. The interns learned impressive statistics including the number 40 million, which is how many photos are uploaded daily to Instagram.

Sexton explained that a company’s blog is extremely beneficial because it gives them the opportunity to say exactly what they mean, especially when the media can sometimes twist words around (we are assuming the Shopper News is excluded from that statement).

Sexton also told the interns about a collaborative project between the Knoxville Museum of Art and internationally known East Tennessee artist Richard Jolley. An enormous installation of glass sculpture by Jolley will thrill museum-goers when it opens the newly-renovated KMA opens in May 2014.

The folks at Moxley Carmichael are working on a website and other forms of media to help spread the word.

Info: www.knoxart.org.

Focused on Knoxville

By Roxanne Abernathy Moxley Carmichael is a full-service, Knoxvillebased public relations and marketing firm.

Founded in 1992, Moxley Carmichael is hired by busi-

nesses to help make them better known. The firm has strong relationships with media and government officials. They have many clients, but they only take one client from each business

type to avoid representing competitors.

They represent animalrelated organizations and businesses, including YoungWilliams Animal Center, and help with fundraisers

and adoption promotions.

Moxley Carmichael is also designing the website and social media display for Richard Jolley’s “Cycle of Life” installation at KMA in May 2014.

Moxley Carmichael experience

By Joshua Mode

Intern Sarah Dixon (forefront) reacts as security enters the KUB board room after the panic button is accidentally set off.

Photo by Joshua Mode

A mural of Market Square is painted on the back side of the Miller’s building, which houses KUB, Moxley Carmichael and other office suites. Photos by Laura Beeler

In our sixth week of internship we were taken to the great city streets of downtown Knoxville where we found the historic Miller’s building. We entered the tremendously tall lobby and strolled into the towering elevators.

When we arrived at the correct floor we were greeted by the staff of Moxley Carmichael. They walked us into the conference room where we were treated to cookies, refreshments, and office chairs, which are a young intern’s best friend.

Later, the chief executive officer, Cynthia Moxley, and the president,

to get clients better known out there in our community.

They said that they are team players and their clients are most important.

Creative director Charley Sexton and digital media manager Bob Wilson gave a presentation on how social media is a great way to spread the word for a business.

They did a little survey in the conference room reCharley Sexton garding our social media site preferences, which was really smart and fun. They Alan Carmichael, greeted explained how Young-Wilus, and their staff gave us liams Animal Center is the a very informative Power- official shelter for Knox Point presentation on how County.

Lauren Christ After the PowerPoint presentation it was time for us to be on our way, so we took a group picture and headed off to our next destination!

Seated at the executive staff table in the KUB board room are interns Gibson Chafee, Jackson Brantley, Jacob Green, Paul Brooks and Roxanne Abernathy. Photo by Ruth White

POWELL Shopper news • JULY 15, 2013 • A-9

A feast in the sky Located on the fifth floor of the iconic Sunsphere is the appropriately named Icon Ultra Lounge.

Although it is normally open during evening hours only, we were treated to a special lunch hour with bartender Ethan Adams waiting on us hand and foot as soon as we stepped off the elevator.

The food was incredible, and the ambience was ideal. Panoramic views of downtown Knoxville and the UT campus surrounded our group while we dined on pork tenderloin with fresh spinach and whole grain mustard aioli, fresh pita pizzas and stuffed baby portabellas, among other delicacies.

Icon Ultra Lounge general manager Kellie Kinder and her staff enjoy what Lunch for the day was inside the Sunsphere, high above Knox- they do, and it shows. Adville. Server Ethan Adams took great care of the interns and ams said what he enjoys most about his job is seeserved up great food. Photos by Ruth White

Ruth White ordered this turkey and bacon sandwich (with cranberry relish) on pita bread.

ing the variety of folks who stop in … except for the recent incident where one of the interior glass panes was shattered by someone celebrating a little too in-

tensely. The broken pane is now boarded up and the search is on for a plan to fix it.

For folks who just want to take in the view from high

above Knoxville without ordering anything, there is also a separate observation deck on the third floor.

Info: www.knoxvilleicon. com.

Our one-of-a-kind souvenir

By Madeline Lonas The Icon Ultra Lounge is located on level five of the Sunsphere, an iconic masterpiece in downtown Knoxville built for the 1982 World’s Fair.

During the 1970s the country faced an energy crisis which later inspired the theme of the 1982 World’s Fair, “Energy Turns the World.”

Being 266 feet tall, the Sunsphere can be seen practically from any location downtown.

Although there was some controversy in Knoxville on whether or not to build it, the international support was phenomenal.

Inspired by the Seattle Space Needle, it took six months to build the multi-million dollar structure with tall steel panels, and windows of 24-carat gold dust made in Pittsburg, Pa., the structure’s most expensive attributes.

Then-President Ron-

ald Reagan opened the fair which included pavilions from many countries, the world’s largest ferris wheel and world’s largest Rubik’s cube, carnival rides, food and shows. All of the attractions centered around the Sunsphere, helping with its symbolism of the sun.

The Sunsphere was actually one of very few permanent structures built for the World’s Fair.

The Sunsphere and the World’s Fair made history.

As former Mayor Randy Tyree said, “It was almost magical how it brought the community together.”

The downtown Knoxville skyline is anchored to the silhouette of the Sunsphere. Anyone looking for a beautiful view, enticing history lesson, and a nice meal should go on a “stay-cation” to downtown Knoxville and visit the Icon Ultra Lounge.

The inside of the UT football locker room features jerseys of former players, including Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Inky Johnson, Jared Mayo and Eric Berry. Photo by Laura Beeler

A FANtastic tour of Neyland Stadium

By Paul Brooks The Shopper interns toured the athletic facilities of Neyland Stadium on the campus of the University of Tennessee, and this intern was pumped!

We entered through the same gate the players use en route to a football game. We made our way to the players’ locker room and found it decorated with the jerseys of former great players such as Reggie White and Peyton Manning.

You could sense the excitement among all of the interns over just being in this place. We could barely voice any questions to our tour guide, the athletic department’s assistant media relations director, Mary Carter. We could only wonder what it would be like to be surrounded by the players on game day.

From there, we found our way onto Shields-Watkins Field. Some of the interns ran across the field with excite-

ment while others decided to soak up the atmosphere lying on the turf, and there were even a couple who hugged the goal post.

We eventually found our way to the press conference room where the interns role-played as reporters, photographers and coaches. This also afforded a photo-op for all those interested.

Finally, we proceeded to the press box. The view of the stadium and field from this lofty height was impressive to say the least.

“Sensory overload” is the only term that can describe the feelings of this intern. Having grown up in Knoxville, watching the Volunteers play football every fall and cheering for them whether the game ended with a W or an L, having the opportunity to explore this arena was a dream come true and will not soon be forgotten.

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After lunch the interns hopped on the Vol Trolley, driven by Kent Hayworth and headed to Neyland Stadium. Photos by Laura Beeler

Next year …

We’re recruiting now for interns for the summer of 2014. If you know a youngster who will be in 8th grade this fall (a rising freshman next summer), please email or call Sara Barrett at

barretts@ShopperNewsNow.com or 3426616. There’s no charge and no pay.

Mary Carter, assistant media relations director at the University of Tennessee’s athletic department, gave the interns a behind-the-scenes look at Knoxville’s biggest party palace, Neyland Stadium.

It was a blissful moment for all.

Carter said her favorite part of her job is football Saturday, which usually ends up as a 14-18 hour workday for her. She handles all press credentials and anything the media needs regarding the players or the team’s stats in general.

In addition to the football program, Carter also handles media for the university’s rowing teams.

For a virtual tour of the stadium, visit www.utsports.com.

Interns Madeline Lonas and Sarah Dixon had a great idea to take a “hands in” photo with the Power T in the background. The not so great portion of the idea was having Shopper photographer Ruth The football players touch this painting over the door as White lie on the ground inside they leave the locker room and head to the field on game a circle of interns. Photo by Ruth day. Photo by Laura Beeler White

A stop at Pop Culture After walking the short distance from Neyland Stadium back to Cumberland Avenue, most interns were beginning to wilt beneath the summer sun. During the trolley ride back to Gay Street to get our cars, the group spotted the Pop Culture popsicle shop on Walnut Street.

A myriad of flavors await

overheated patrons, including mango, Nutella, pineapple chili and strawberry lemonade. The small shop has something for everyone, including vegan and glutenfree selections. They can also be found at the Farmers Market on Market Square most weekends. Info: www. thepopculture.net.

A-10 • JULY 15, 2013 • POWELL Shopper news

It never gets old By the time you read this, the big “Antiques Roadshow” weekend here in Knoxville will have come and gone. But last Thursday was the crew’s first day in the area, which provided the opportunity for a delightful visit.

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Carol’s Corner And yes, they were just as nice as you would expect.

The setting was the Museum of Appalachia. Appraiser Ken Farmer, who’s been with the “Roadshow” since its inception 18 years ago, was in hog heaven when he spotted all the museum’s old musical instruments. “This is an amazing smorgasbord. It’s eye candy to me,” he said. “Look at that banjo made out of a tin can. People made things out of whatever they had.”

He’s an expert in many fields, not just instruments, and recalled one of the weirdest items he’s been asked to appraise – a vampire-killing kit, brought in during a taping in New Orleans.

“It was fabricated to look very old. The case was from the 1800s, but the rest of it – a Saturday-night special and a wooden stake – looked suspicious. I brought it around to several other appraisers, and one by one they revealed it to be a fake.

“The woman who brought it in was very disappointed, and there were many expletives deleted during her segment!”

Appraisers for “Antiques

Roadshow” are unpaid. In fact, they pay most of their own expenses on “Roadshow” tours, which take place every summer.

“We give them lunch on Saturday,” said executive producer Marsha Bemko, “and nine to 10 million viewers. So it actually works out very well for them.”

Bemko is a 30-year television veteran, and has been with the “Roadshow” since 1999. At first she turned down the job when it was offered to her in order to have time with her family. But she reconsidered.

“I’m so glad I said yes!

I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do. It never gets old – no pun intended.”

She’s a real people person, and her favorite part of the job is connecting with the folks who’ve come to the show.

“People aren’t predictable. And it’s a very vulnerable time for them; there’s so much history associated with these objects. I am a collector of stories, and I love to listen to what people have to say about their families and their past.”

She urged Elaine Irwin Meyer, daughter of museum founder John Rice Irwin, to “tell the story of the museum on video. Make an oral history of it. Nobody else can tell it like you can – no one else experienced it like you did.”

The host of the show, known instantly to all viewers, is Mark Walberg. A 20year game and quiz show veteran, he’s in his ninth season with the “Roadshow.” Although he wasn’t one of the original hosts, he was always a fan. He now calls himself an “avid student” who learns something new from every appraisal.

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“Unlike most reality TV, all the reactions you see on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ are genuine,” he said. “There’s a different ideal at work here; this business model wouldn’t normally be justified, as all the appraisals are free, and 90 percent of the items don’t even make it onto the show.

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Shopper News Presents Miracle Makers

‘You can’t give up on anybody ’

By Jake Mabe Kathy Duggan says change is good. It makes you grow, adapt, gives you a fresh perspective.

So, she’s excited at her appointment as the new principal at West Haven Elementary School. But, it’s bittersweet news. She’s going to miss her kids at Adrian Burnett, where she has served as principal since 2005.

“That’s really hard because I didn’t get to say goodbye to them,” Duggan says. “I sent a school messenger and several parents have told me that their kids cried. I cried too.

Of course, I’ll miss my staff. But it’s really hard to leave the kids.”

Duggan is proud of the fact that Adrian Burnett boosted its technology over the last eight years. The community pitched in to help buy Activboards for each classroom.

“It was a technological turnaround, especially for teachers who at that time were uncomfortable with (new) technology. And I saw teaching practices change drastically from the traditional model of a teacher in front of the classroom and the students at their desks to more small groups and use of the new strategies that TEAM brought in. They’ve done a wonderful job in a very short time.”

Duggan became an active member of the Halls Business and Professional Association. She chaired the B&P prayer breakfast for several years and was named Halls Woman of the Year in 2011.

“A network was established. I was invited to speak to the B&P and I realized that this was a group that really cared about kids. Frankly, I was stunned when they asked me to be on the board. They brought me a check for new picnic tables and (joked) they would give it to me on one condition – if I joined the board. It’s an exceptional group of people. It wasn’t community service, it was an honor.”

West Haven Elementary is a TAP school, which makes Duggan excited.

“That’s a program I’ve always thought highly of, in which you go into a classroom and find areas of strength and areas that need to be strengthened and the teacher gets the support needed to raise student achievement. Last year was their second year as a TAP school and they saw significant growth.”

She says being a TAP school is a culture.

“The No. 1 goal is raising student achievement so that every child knows how to read when they leave here and that they are college and career ready. The fact that the

Kathy Duggan, who has served as principal at Adrian Burnett Elementary School since 2005, has been appointed principal at West Haven Elementary. At right is a file photo of Duggan on the roof at Adrian Burnett. Photo by J ake Mabe teachers voted for TAP is huge. That says that they will do whatever it takes to meet (student) needs.

“I hear it’s a wonderful staff from (outgoing principal) Ina Langston. I have big shoes to fill there.”

Duggan says the hardest part of the new job initially will be to get to know her staff.

“I’m the kind of girl who likes to take the bull by the horns and get going but you can’t go full steam ahead until you take the time to get to know your people. And that’s hard to do because there’s work to get done.”

Duggan began her career as a supply teacher at Title I schools before teaching 1st and 2nd grades at what was then Green Elementary School. She moved to West Hills Elementary and then became a curriculum coach at Green after earn-

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She worked at Christenberry Elementary for part of a school year before becoming an administrative assistant at Spring Hill Elementary. From there, she served as an assistant principal at Powell Elementary before going to Adrian Burnett.

She and her husband, Geoff, have one daughter, Samantha.

Asked if she has an educational mantra, Duggan responds readily.

“I know that all children can learn at high levels. I know that ‘high level’ is relative, but if we have high expectations for children, they wow and amaze us at what they can do. You can’t give up on anybody. The potential is there.

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POWELL Shopper news • JULY 15, 2013 • A-13 six area schools on Aug. 9 as an appreciation gift. Members were asked to drop off items at Commercial Bank in Fountain City.

Michele Carringer announced she is running for an at-large seat on Knox County Commission in 2014.

R. Larry Smith had one foot in a cast, probably from kicking on government waste.

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business News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

‘Riversong!’ fine arts camp is coming

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett jokes with longtime member Richard Tumblin at last week’s Central Baptist of Founmeeting of Fountain City Business and Professional Association. At right are county commistain City will host a fine arts sioner R. Larry Smith and Central High School principal Jody Goins. camp from 8:30 a.m. until noon July 22-25. Registration ends on July 15, and the Timothy Tolle paid off the mortgage on his three-bedroom fee is $35 which includes a home in South Knoxville (pictured here) with the assistance of daily snack and concert shirt. a Section 8 Homeownership voucher.

The director is Carol James.

“Each year our camp for children who have completed grades 1-6 has a different theme,” James said. The theme ties music, art and dance together with an overarching spiritual concert or

By Sandra Clark focal scripture.

Knox County Mayor Tim This year’s theme is “RivBurchett entertained a

By Alvin Nance a lot of encouragement and ersong!” It incorporates the packed house at last week’s Last month, when Tim self-esteem to push on. I music, art and dance of the meeting of the Fountain Tolle, 57, owe her a lot of credit.”

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City Business and Profesmailed in In 2004, Tolle qualified “We will have over 100 sional Association. his last for an interest-free home campers who will sing “No tax increase” is the m o r t g a g e loan through the Habitat together in a Mass Chilbest news from his tenure, check, he for Humanity program. dren’s Choir and particiBurchett said. Commission a c h i e v e d He completed a year of pate in classes that will all just passed a $734 million a lifelong courses in budgeting and come together to present budget, $22 million more dream of credit improvement before the concert narrated by than last year, of which 62 becoming a qualifying for a home loan Bill Williams at 5:30 p.m. percent went to schools. h o m e o w n - mortgage and selecting a Thursday.

Nance The budget contained a er. Through three-bedroom home in “The concert will begin two percent raise for counhard work, sacrifi ce and as- South Knoxville. with bagpipes and over 100 ty employees and reduced sistance from the DepartEvery month, the Section drums! Pretty exciting! the county’s debt.

“We will also have special ment of Housing and Urban 8 voucher paid a percentBPA member Rick Ross guests including tenor Mike Development’s Section 8 age of the mortgage, and he said naming Beaver Creek BPA scholarship winner Cara Farr and her dad, Ivan Farr, at the Bundon and artist/musician Homeownership program, was responsible for paying a blueway and opening it club’s meeting he was able to pay off his a smaller portion. Instead, John Morris. for canoes and kayaks “is “The classes include: 20-year mortgage in just Tolle put every extra penny not a good idea. art, percussion, handbells, nine years and become the he had into the house and “It’s a great idea.” chimes, strings, recorders, first individual in the state matched the voucher payBurchett said the bluements to pay off the mortboomwackers, songwriting to complete the program. way designation will make “It’s always been a goal gage in less than half the and interpretive sign lanBeaver Creek eligible for and a dream to own my own time. guage. certain grants, and creek The KCDC Section 8 “We will also have a Celtic home,” said Tolle. “I was improvements will help Instrument Combo which always the kind of boy who Home Ownership program with flood control. will include violin, flute, pia- they said would never own currently has 62 individuCarter Elementary no, guitar and lots of percus- anything. I proved them als receiving mortgage asSchool will open this fall wrong.” sistance. Since it began in sion. entirely debt-free, he said.

The Section 8 Home 2003, approximately 100 “We paid for it with cash.”

Ownership program, man- people have purchased He predicted the new aged locally by KCDC, al- homes through the proGrief support group school will drive residenlows participants to utilize gram and are currently tial growth in the area.

A six-week grief suptheir voucher to supplement paying off their home loans New principal: Jody port group will meet 2 payments toward a 15- to or have given up the housGoins, who started work p.m. Wednesdays, July 20-year mortgage. Several ing voucher and are paying July 1 24-Aug. 28, at the Corqualifying conditions apply. independently. I am very at Cenryton Senior Center.

“It would have been twice proud of individuals like tral High Info: Sarah Wimmer, as hard to own a home Tim who are working hard School, atbereavement support without Section 8,” said towards achieving their tended as Fountain City BPA president Andrew Hartung presents a check at Amedisys Hospice, Tolle. “Honestly, I probably dream of homeownership a guest of for $500 to Susan Long, director of the CAC Office on Aging, to 689-7123. wouldn’t have made it. Jen- through our Section 8 proR. Larry support Mobile Meals. nifer Bell at KCDC gave me gram.

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“I’m trupassing and shooting. Campers will be Youth soccer camp ly honored Farr received a $1,500 growing franchise will soon Jody Goins matched with coaches and several local to be the scholarship from the as- open on Emory Road near Coaches and players on the Powell principal at Central High sociation. The scholarship I-75. Famous for its squaregirls soccer team are sponsoring a camp high school players who will lead them through age-appropriate activities and School,” said Goins. An committee is chaired by cornered pizzas, Jet now has for students in grades K-5 from 9 a.m. game.

East Tennessee native, he John Thaller. stores in Bearden, Farragut until noon July 22-24 at Powell Middle To register, contact Mark Smith at has been principal at Oak Farr will major in biolo- and Lenoir City.

School. Cost is $50. mark.smith2@knoxschools.org or (423) Ridge High School since gy at East Tennessee State Middlebrooks said Jet Led by coaches Mark Smith and Chris 736-1021; or Chris Thorson at chris.thor2009. Goins said he will University in the school’s pizzas are “sliced and diced Thorson, the camp will focus on buildson@knoxschools.org or 414-7926. stress gratitude, caring pre-occupational therapy and put together” when you ing individual player skills in dribbling, (about teachers and stu- program. She was joined order. Also, Jet helps with dents), service and results at lunch by her dad, the fundraising for any nonat Central. “We will pro- beaming Ivan Farr. profit. vide service to Fountain Jet Pizza sponsored Teacher Appreciation NEWS FROM POWELL CHIROPRACTIC City.” lunch, and marketing Day: President Andrew Scholarship: Central manager Ashley Middle- Hartung said BPA members High School graduate Cara brooks announced the fast- will deliver goodie baskets to

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Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. There are currently an estimated Dr. Wegener 10 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis, as well as another 18 million who have low bone mass, or osteopenia.

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There are no symptoms in the early stages of osteoporosis. Symptoms occurring late in the disease include low back pain, neck pain, bone pain and tenderness, loss of height over time and stooped posture.

Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to form enough new bone, or when too much old bone is reabsorbed by the body, or both. Calcium and phosphate are two minerals that Chiropractic care works on relieving are essential for normal bone formasymptoms and complications associated tion. Throughout youth, the body with osteoporosis. uses these minerals to produce bones.

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THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php.

SATURDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER Union County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m., front parking lot of Union County High School.

Info: 992-8038.

Work days at the Community Garden “Glorious Gardening” located at Rutherford Memorial UMC in Corryton. Work in the garden and receive some of its produce as a result. Info: 687-8438.

WEDNESDAYS THROUGH JULY Farmer’s Market, 4-6 p.m., Union County Extension Office on Maynardville Highway. Features local produce, including vegetable, fruit, beef, and bakery items. Info: 992-8038.

Laboratory. Lecture at 6 p.m. in American Museum of Science and Energy auditorium, followed by reception/ book signing at 7 in the lobby. To purchase the book: www.WalkofDeath.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 19 Powell Playhouse will host award-winning illusionist Lance Johnson and ventriloquist Wade Johnson 7 p.m. at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. for $15 and dinner reservations must be made by July 15. Show tickets are $10 at the door.

Info: Mona, 256-7428.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 19-20 Southern Women Expo, the Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Show floor hours: noon-7 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday. Vendors, special guests, fashion, live entertainment, silent auction, prizes and more. Info: Jennifer Johnsey, 257-2458 or jennifer@nightmoonproductions.com; or www. southernwomenexpo.com.

Knoxville Children’s Theatre’s production of “Heidi,” at the new theatre location, 109 Churchwell Ave. Ticket prices: $12. Special rate: Any adult and child entering together: $10 each. Reservations: 5995284 or tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com. For show dates and times: 599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com or info@childrenstheatreknoxville. com.

MONDAY, JULY 15 Luttrell Seniors covered dish, 10 a.m., Union County Senior Center.

MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 15-18 Camp Art-A-Palooza, a free camp for children to express themselves artistically, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: 5222364.

TUESDAY, JULY 16 Ranger Scott from Norris Dam State Park: show and tell with snakes and reptiles, 1 p.m., Luttrell Public Library. Info: 992-0208, luttrelllibrary@ comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Union County Retired Teachers Association meeting, noon, Hardee’s. Bring dues if they have not been mailed in.

THURSDAY, JULY 18 Free block party, 6:30-9 p.m., City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Bounce house, games, live music, hamburgers and hot dogs and more. Info: 522-2364.

Summer Library Club presents the Zoomobile, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Info: 688-1501.

“Forensic Identification at Ground Zero and other High Profile Cases” presented by Mike Tabor, author of book by the same name, in conjunction with the Dick Smyser Memorial Community Lecture Series sponsored by Friends of Oak Ridge National

Pottery For Kids, 9 a.m.-noon for ages 6-10 (rising 1st-4th grade), 2-5 p.m. for ages 11 and up (rising 5th grade and up); instructors: York Havercamp and Alison Greenhouse; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: July 16. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 A Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1:30 p.m., Buckingham Retirement Community Clubhouse.

Featured: a reading of “Some Personal Reflections of the Battle of Gettysburg” written by the grandmother of one of the residents, Dick Eckert; Civil War related memorabilia and artifacts also on display.

BBQ chicken 4-H fundraiser, pickup begins 10:30 a.m. Preorders and delivery available. Cost: $8, includes BBQ chicken breast, leg and thigh, baked beans, chips, and small dessert. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY; JULY 19, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 26-27 Community yard sale to raise money for the 22, 23 Alzheimer’s Association, Beverly Park Place Health and Auditions for paid Knoxville Opera Chorus positions for tenors, 4-6 p.m. each day, Knoxville Opera studio offices located at 612 E. Depot Ave. Audition requirements: Two prepared pieces in Italian and/ or French and a resume with musical training and performance history. Info/to schedule an audition: Don Townsend, dtownsend@knoxvilleopera.com or 599-7961.

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TUESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 23-25; TUESDAY, JULY 30

Countywide GOP picnic hosted by the Halls Republican Club, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fountain City Park.

Featuring activities for children along with badminton, croquet, horseshoes and live entertainment. Halls and Powell Republican clubs will not meet in July.

TN Jeep Talk Rideout for Helen Ross McNabb starts at the Knoxville Expo Center. Info/to register: Anthony Rathbone, 659-9005 or akrathbone@knology. net.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Charlene Ellis, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

Info: 947-6210.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Pet rocks rock!, 3 p.m., for ages 5 and up. Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Benefit for the Union County Foster Care kids, 10 a.m., Wilson Park. Free hot dogs, drinks, popcorn, sno cones, cotton candy; free haircuts donated by Super Cuts; raffles; games, music, Bounce House, clown.

Free Device Workshop focused on helping families make the decision of when to get children their first phone, 9 a.m., 2736 Schaad Road. Hosted by U.S. Cellular. The workshop is open to everyone.

Rummage sale to benefit the youth of Emory Valley Baptist, 6124 E Emory Road, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Clothes, toys, books and more.

SUNDAY, JULY 21

Rehab (Hillcrest North); 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Cost of space: $10 for one day; $12 for both days. To reserve a space: Lisa Rines, 246-4012.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 Intensive Throwing, One Day, One Bag!, 9 a.m.4 p.m.; instructor: Sandra McEntire; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline: July 24. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

Info: 947-6210.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

Info: 689-2681.

Karns Community Fair. Festivities kick off 7 a.m. at the high school with a foot race, followed by parade starting at Ingles 9 a.m.; farmers market, arts and crafts fair inside Karns High School at 10 a.m. Vendors welcome. Vendor space info: Melinda Barto, 679-0929.

Union County Farmers Market Corn Fest, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Fun activities, children treasure hunt, corn hole game and more.

Family Fun Day at Knoxville Museum of Art, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Art-making activities, artist demonstrations, face painting, balloon twisting, continuous entertainment on stage, and docents in the galleries.

SATURDAYS, JULY 27, AUG. 3, 10 Intermediate Photography, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; instructor: Bob Stephenson; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Registration deadline: July 20. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, JULY 28

Homecoming, 10:30 a.m., Pleasant Gap Baptist Church, 4311 Pleasant Gap Drive. No Sunday school or evening services. Everyone welcome.

Eco Craft Camp, 1:30-4:30 p.m., for kids and parents; instructor: Kat Havercamp; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 23

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

Agent Orange Town Hall meeting, presented

by Chapter 1078 Vietnam Veterans of America, 6-9 p.m., Community Action Center, 2247 Western Ave., Knoxville. A program to explain benefits that may be available to Vietnam veterans, dependents and their survivors; info also available for all veterans of all conflicts. For veterans of Knox and surrounding counties. Info: Don Smith, 615-828-5014; Gary Ellis, 865-548-6408.

Safe Kids of Greater Knoxville Area program, 1 p.m., Luttrell Public Library. Fingerprinting ID by NY Life, and a fire and smoke safety program by Michelle Liford. Info: 992-0208, luttrelllibrary@comcast.net.

“X” marks the spot Pirate Parrrrty, 4 p.m., ages 4 and up, Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road.

Info: 922-2552.

SATURDAY, AUG. 3 Free women’s self-defense class, 1-2 p.m., Overdrive Krav Maga and Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway.

Info: 362-5562.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

Info: 947-6210.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Temple preps for back-to-school time For many students, summertime relegates academics to an afterthought.

Attention turns from math and science to vacations, camps, parades, cookouts and outings with family and friends.

However, for the administration and staff of Temple Baptist Academy, school is always on their minds. Summer is a golden opportunity for planning and preparing for the upcoming school year.

It is also a time to reflect on the previous year and look for ways to improve.

“From implementing strategic planning initiatives to working on capital improvement projects, and from processing student applications to scheduling athletics events, there is an atmosphere of anticipation as we look to advance as a school in the upcoming year,” says vice principal Tim Missey.

Teachers report back to campus on Thursday, Aug. 1, to finalize their lesson

planning and classroom preparations.

The Parent/Student Orientation Rally is 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, and classes begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The administration, faculty and staff of Temple Baptist Academy are committed to providing the best educational experience possible. It is a commitment to provide a distinctively Christian education. The hallmark of a truly Christian education is that the knowledge of God and the Bible serve as the foundation for all of life and learning. This biblical worldview provides the framework in which subjects such as science, math, history, language and music are studied.

In a sense, a Christian education is simply the unending discovery and study of our Creator and his creation.

To schedule an appointment for a campus visit or to learn more about Temple Baptist Academy, call 938-8181.

K4 program enrolling for fall Temple Baptist Academy is now enrolling students, like Beloved Umwatari, pictured here, for the new K4 program beginning this fall. K4 will be a half-day program meeting Monday through Friday during the school year. Financial aid is available. Space is limited. Info: 938-8181 or email info@ templebaptistacademy.com.

Learning for all ages at Crown Temple Baptist Academy is a member of an educational family. Crown Education is an assembly of institutions and resources that are connected to provide a suite of educational offerings.

■ Temple Baptist Academy: (K412) providing the foundation for life through Christian education for more than 40 years.

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■ Crown Tutoring: One-on-one remedial and advanced instruction for children and adults.

■ Crown Academy Online: Offering the best in online Christian education for grades 3-13 and college courses for dual enrollment in high school.

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■ International Language Navigators: Certification available for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Phonetic Reading Specialist ■ Crown Music Conservatory: Professional, personalized music instruction for all ages in voice, piano, organ, brass, strings, and woodwinds.

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By Wendy Smith her subdivision, West Hills, was threatened by Some consider leisure to be the ultimate the construction of West Town Mall in 1972. That reward for a life well-lived, but not Reuben experience spurred her to help other neighborand Barbara Pelot. At 78, Reuben, who is also hoods have a voice in city government. She ran called Nib, works fulltime at his dental pracfor City Council at the age of 64, and served two tice. And when she’s not volunteering elsefour-year terms beginning in 2001. where, Barbara works beside him.

“That opened up a whole new world for me. I He has no immediate plans to retire. felt like everybody in Knoxville was my neighbor.

“It’s my opinion that the more active you I learned about so many opportunities for serare, the more active you can be,” he says. vice,” she says.

That would explain the extraordinary She has served on several commissions and amount of community service accomplished boards, but she’s particularly proud of the fact by these two. It began early in their marriage that she opened up each City Council meeting and hasn’t let up. with a prayer as chaplain of the group. She grew Nib grew up in Crossville, and Barbara was up attending Concord United Methodist Church, raised in Farragut. They married in 1957 when and Nib became a member when they married.

Nib was halfway through dental school. As The church has been yet another outlet for service soon as Barbara finished her degree, they had for the Pelots, as Barbara has taught numerous four children in four years.

Sunday school classes and Nib has held almost After Nib served in the Army Dental Corps, every church office. he began working with Barbara’s uncle in Barbara is still active with, and passionate Knoxville. Along with his full-time job, he saw about , a number of nonprofits, including the Joy dental patients at the Knox County Health of Music School and the Sexual Assault Center Department one morning per week. When he of East Tennessee. She also continues to serve began taking a mobile dental unit to outlying on the Juvenile Court Advisory Board and the schools, Barbara went with him. She also beFoster Care Review Board. came active in the local dental auxiliary, and Nib and Barbara Pelot relax at their West Hills home after a busy day. Photo by eventually became president of the Tennessee Nib has been president of the West Hills ComWendy Smith Dental Auxiliary. munity Association for 3 years, and his quiet Nib bought his own practice, and as soon leadership calms heated discussions, like those the boss here,” Nib laughs. as their youngest child was in kindergarten, that have sprung up as Tennova Healthcare plans In 1999, Nib “begged and borrowed” equipment to start Barbara started helping at the office. a new medical center in the neighborhood’s backyard. a dental clinic at the Volunteer Ministry Center. The Pelots “I was awestruck by what he could do. What he does, Barbara encourages everyone to become involved worked there every Friday for over 10 years. Through his he does well,” says Barbara, who continues to manage in community service, regardless of age. Many organiinvolvement with the Tennessee State Guard, Nib has also the details at his office. “I do my thing and he does his.” zations have simple needs, like people to make phone donated time to local Veteran Stand Downs, which procalls, she says.

They agree that their respect for each other enables vide medical care for homeless veterans. them to work together.

“There are no specific qualifications,” she says. “People just need people.”

“She would let me be the boss there, and she would be Barbara has a long history of volunteering with non-

NEWS FROM GENTRY GRIFFEY FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORY

Advantages Offered by Knox County’s Only On-Site Crematory

The Tri-State Crematory, located less than 20 miles from Chattanooga, provided cremation services for a number of funeral homes in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama before the discovery of more than 300 uncremated bodies. Family members had been given concrete dust instead of the cremated remains of their loved ones.

Considerations Before Cremation: • Does the funeral home own its own crematory?

• Are you able to visit and inspect the crematory?

• If the crematory is off-site, where is it, and can you inspect it?

Just 11 years ago, a grisly scene was discovered at Tri-State Crematory, an industrial crematory that provided cremation services to a number of funeral homes in Tennesee, Georgia, and Alabama.

More than 300 bodies were found in piles in a storage shed, in vaults, and scattered across the property instead of being cremated as had been promised.

Horrified family members learned that they had been provided concrete dust instead of the cremated remains of their loved ones.

Later it was discovered that many of the funeral homes never inspected the crematory to learn its operating procedures and never ensured that cremations were actually being carried out.

At the time, Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory managing partner Eric Botts worked at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home in Cleveland, Tennessee. Since Buckner owned and operated its own on-site crematory, none of the affected families had used Buckner, but the funeral home quickly offered to retrieve any identified body from Tri-State and provide cremation services at no charge for those families, ultimately providing dozens of

free cremations.

Botts is quick to point out that the situation in Noble, Georgia was highly unusual and certainly is not being repeated at any local crematory. “However, it is still on the minds of many of our clients who come in to tour our facility and make their own prearrangements,” says Botts.

“Having seen first-hand the way the traumatic events in Noble, Georgia impacted the affected families, I felt it a top priority to establish Knox County’s only on-site crematory to provide this service to the area,” says Botts, who has been with Gentry Griffey since July 2010.

By having a crematory onsite, Gentry Griffey is not dependent on anyone else’s schedule or facilities, and they oversee every step of the cremation. The entire cremation process is completed at their on-site crematory by their professional and licensed staff, keeping costs affordable for a variety of budgets.

Because Gentry Griffey’s crematory is located on their premises and includes a viewing room, they both welcome and encourage families to be present prior to the cremation, which is an option not available at any other area funeral home.

For those who have chosen cremation but have pre-planned their final arrangements at another funeral home, it is a very simple process to transfer that pre-arranged plan to Gentry Griffey. Their staff can handle all of the details to make

it as seamless as possible for clients.

Over the last few years, the interest in cremation as a means of final disposition has dramatically increased. There are many options available for those who choose cremation, and it is not necessary to limit or alter the type of funeral arrangements you select because you have chosen cremation. Many families include the traditional viewing, visitation and funeral service as a part of the final arrangements, while others decide to have a simpler memorial service.

There are many reasons why people choose cremation.

Among the most common are environmental considerations, philosophical reasons, cost, and because they feel it is less complicated for their families.

Whatever the reason, choosing cremation is a very personal decision and one that should be made after considering all of the options.

Gentry Griffey offers Knoxville’s only on-site crematory, and their staff is available to answer any questions about cremation and pre-planning and/or pre-funding final arrangements.

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What Medicare changes are on the horizon If you find yourself standing at your mailbox amidst a daily sea of flyers, letters and packets of information from insurors, two things are certain: (1) It’s the last quarter of the year, and (2) You’re turning 65 or enrolling in Medicare. So you’re swamped with information – and anyone who has been through this process knows that’s no exaggeration – but what do you do with all of it? How can you manage to sift through dozens and dozens of promises and pledges to find the one program that is the perfect fit for you?

The answer is pretty simple: you can’t. Sure, you can close your eyes and pick a program out of that pile of offers, but much as you wouldn’t buy a car without test driving and kicking some tires, you shouldn’t jump into just any Medicare Insurance Plan. There is one perfect fit for you, but unless you’re an expert in the field, you don’t know what it is. It’s a true conundrum.

Finding a local experienced provider deserves the scrutiny of an unbiased professional who is able to offer several plans for you to choose from. Each of those envelopes in your mailbox represents just one company and that company’s products alone. A Independent Broker can match your needs to what is offered by a specific company.

Blake McCoy, owner of Independent Insurance Consultants in Knoxville, is a leader in the Medicare Industry. “Medicare changes every year. There are vast differences between a Medicare Supplement and a Medicare Advantage Plan. It is our job to keep up with those changes and to keep our clients informed.” McCoy cautions that “Medicare is not one size fits all, even in families. Often we have husbands and wives on completely different plans because their situations are different. Health issues, age, drug needs, doctors, specialists and assets and income are all among the considerations that would dictate whether a husband and wife would have the same or different coverages. We always need to talk in detail with each person to assure their needs are met.”

While most Medicare recipients are eligible to change policies only in the final quarter of the year, McCoy reminds folks that the exception to that rule is certain people who receive government assistance. “Those who are on Tenncare Medicaid can make changes year-round as their situation changes. We meet with people every day in those situations. The good news is that we can help them find the best plan for the best price.”

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By Carol Zinavage Ring, ring.

“Hello, Reba? This is Carol Zinavage from The Shopper. I left a message about interviewing you?”

“Oh, yes – sorry, I’ve been out of town.

But I have to tell you that I’m not sure I’d make a good subject; I’m not too impressed with myself.”

“But you hike on the Appalachian Trail.”

“Oh, well, only in Tennessee, and up in Maine – you know, Mt. Katahdin.”

“Reba, you’re 90.”

“Oh, I haven’t hiked it since last year, though.”

“When you were 89??? That’s hardly less impressive.”

Reba Haynes hasn’t been on a hike yet this year. You might expect the reason, at age 90, to be health problems. You’d be wrong.

She’s too busy with her five greatgrandchildren.

She met me at the door of her cozy Halls home dressed in a smart beaded pantsuit

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and crocheted flats. She’s stylish as well as active in many areas – the first and foremost of which is her church, Central Baptist of Fountain City. When asked what the secret to her vibrant longevity is, she unhesitatingly answered, “My faith in God.” She joined the church in 1932 at the age of 9, which makes her the longest-attending still-active member, and was in fact born on the site of the church’s Family Life center, back when Broadway was a narrow twolane road.

She was married for 67 years to famed Knoxville attorney Joe R. Haynes, who passed away in 2009. They had two children, Joe III and Margaret. The family grew to include “four grands and five greats,” in Reba’s words.

A few weeks ago, one of her granddaughters got married on the beach in Key West, Fla., and Reba was there. In fact, she celebrated her 90th birthday the day she arrived.

Reba’s love of hiking, and of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in parAppalachian Trail hiker Reba Haynes poses with her extensive collection of Great Smoky ticular, started when she and Joe attended Mountains history, maps and photos.

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That first trip led to 20 years of hiking together, covering 8,500 miles of trails, including all 900 miles of the Smokies. Along the way, Reba and Joe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both in their 60s when they began their adventure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; became wildflower enthusiasts. While Joe wrote up details of each hike in their well-worn copy of Carson Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hiking in the Great Smokies,â&#x20AC;?

Reba compiled album after album of her wildflower photographs. She can tell you the name of every single plant, where she saw it, when she saw it, and when it peaks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June 27th for wild azalea, and Dutchmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breeches are at their best Reba and Joe in 1987, when they were 64 and 66, on the summit of Mount on March 28th,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Katahdin in Maine, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Photo submitted Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also familiar with the medicinal a slide show presented by the late along no water or suitable properties of many naCarlos Campbell, ardent conser- gear, they were soon untive plants. After a vivid vationist and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birth of comfortable. Fate sent them (though G-rated) descripa National Park.â&#x20AC;? They decided to a park ranger that day, who tion of the laxative effect try a hike, and chose Gregory Bald helped them and then sug- One of Rebaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more artistic photos; she thinks of squaw root on black for their first foray. But they were gested a shorter trail up to these ice crystals look like â&#x20AC;&#x153;a galley ship made of bears, Rebaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands flew beginners, and having brought Andrews Bald. From then on, snow-covered spider webs.â&#x20AC;? Photo by Reba Haynes to her mouth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, dear,â&#x20AC;?

She still has a story to tell.

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Reba and Joe â&#x20AC;&#x153;did everything together. Besides hiking in the (Smokies) we hiked several state parks in Tennessee and other states, and other national parks: off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Glacier National Park, Diamond Head in Hawaii and Denali National Park, Alaska, where we listed 17 varieties of wildflowers, some of which grow here.â&#x20AC;?

She also has high words of

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“It’s an awesome place. We saw 369 Jackin-the-Pulpits on the Old Mac Trail.”

And she’s still at it. Shortly after our interview, she was on the phone planning some hikes with a friend. Nothing keeps this lady from her beloved mountains.

“Even if I just drive to the Townsend ‘Wye’ and turn around, I go up there every

chance I get,” she says.

She describes her walking stick as her “third leg,” and recalls her favorite one: “It was made of tulip poplar, was so lightweight, and had many miles on it. It was stolen on one of my trips up Mt. LeConte.

Now, you’d think a LeConte hiker wouldn’t do that.”

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“I guess you could call me a cockeyed optimist,” she laughs, “because I am still trying to learn new skills, read new books, improve in any way I can. I don’t always succeed, but I keep trying!”

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Sarah Thompson, the fair’s director of public relations and advertising, speaks for the entire fair staff when she says, “Senior Citizens Day has been a Fair staple for more than 30 years with one goal in mind: to keep seniors healthy, happy and involved in the community.

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About four in 10 adults are more worried about their ability to finance a comfortable retirement today than they were at the end of the Great Recession in 2009, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

Another study, by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, reports that 67 percent of workers feel behind in retirement savings, and 56 percent don’t even know how much they’ll need.

It’s never too late to start saving and investing for retirement or working to improve your outlook. If you’re worried about your financial future, now is the time to think and plan ahead.

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Valletta encourages all clients to enter retirement totally who worked all of their adult lives at average earnings and debt-free if they can, but not everybody does. retire at 65 in 2012, Social Security benefits replace about 41 percent of past earnings, far In retirement, basic expenses can change. less than even the lowest replacement You may not need business clothing, ratio suggested by financial planning or as much insurance, and if you no experts. longer have children at home, exOne of the best planning stratpenses such as education might egies is to start now, says Valgo away. But home maintenance letta. and health care costs may increase, and you may pick up Most employers offer taxnew expenses, like premiadvantaged workplace reums for long-term-care intirement plans, which can surance, he says. be powerful tools to build retirement savings, espeTo know how much you’ll need, add the cost cially if they offer matchof your desired retirement ing contributions. The amounts you’re allowed to lifestyle to your expectations of basic living excontribute are significant, he says. penses.

If you’re under 50, in If you want to determine if you can live on your pro2012 the maximum conjected budget, take it for a tribution level is $17,000 test drive. If your anticipated and $17,500 in 2013. If you retirement lifestyle includes are turning 50 in 2013, you downsizing and you reduce can contribute an additional $5,500 in catchup contributions your income, put the difference into savings, Valletta says. for a total of $23,000, and it’s all pre-tax.

While most Americans will receive To clients who say they can’t save Social Security benefits, these payments were never intended to support a comfortanything, Bill Losey, CFP, owner of Bill able lifestyle. The Center on Budget and Policy Losey Retirement Solutions in Saratoga, N.Y., offers his 1 percent rule: save 1 percent of your earnings Priorities in Washington, D.C., reports that for people

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Losey’s second rule: Make savings automatic, a habit that will improve your chance of savings success. If you don’t have a workplace plan, have money automatically paid from your checking account into an IRA. Savings has a way of snowballing. “If you automate the process and you get in the habit of saving money, all of a sudden you actually start to feel better about yourself, says Losey. “As your net worth rises, so does your self-worth and your confidence, and you end up making more and saving more.”

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