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BUZZ Powell Lions mark 65 years The Powell Lions Club will celebrate its 65th anniversary with a communitywide party 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Powell Lions Club building, 7142 Old Clinton Pike. Activities will include All Bounce, drawings, hot dogs served until gone and more. The party is free to all Powell residents.
Sixty years of barbering
The Buslers’ great adventure Charlie and Sharon Busler just got back from what they’re calling “the trip of a lifetime,� and their story will make you want to hit the open road and see the sights from sea to shining sea. Traveling by plane, train and automobile, the pair and some close friends went from Knoxville to Alaska and back over a month’s time.
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Free concert in Fountain City The Knoxville Songwriters Association will present a free concert 5:30-7:30 Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Fountain City Library, 5300 Stanton Road, in memory of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Kim Williams, a mentor and lifetime member of the local group. KSA members and several of Mr. Williams’ co-writers will perform songs that include some of his 16 No. 1 hits and 28 top-10 songs in country, bluegrass and Christian music.
Tickled over pickles Pickle fans will want to head over to the third annual French Broad Pickle Fest noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Riverdale School, 7009 Thorn Grove Pike. The fest celebrates pickles and pickling as a way of preserving food. There’ll be a pickling contest sponsored by Green River Picklers with the categories of cucumber, noncucumber and wild. Winners will receive gift-card prizes to Three Rivers Market.
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Herman Meredith The Stooges: Moe, Larry and Curly flags and the sign on the pole in By David Hunter If you want to get a haircut from front of his shop on Gill Road in Herman Meredith, he’s not hard to Powell, just off Emory. There’s also a sign promoting find. Look for the four American
New leaders ahead for Broadacres HOA By Sandra Clark Broadacres Homeowners Association will get new leadership for 2017, following self-imposed term limits by president Steven Goodpaster and vice president Andrew Shartis. Goodpaster told the HOA last week that he can’t take time from his family to serve past his two-year term which ends Dec. 31. Shartis will have served sixplus years. A residential Realtor, he reported that home sales and prices are up. Thirty-two homes in Broadacres sold in 2015 and sales have already hit 32 for 2016.
The average square footage was 2,100 and the average price was $176,000 – a 4.3 percent increase this year over last, he said. Goodpaster said Broadacres Goodpaster has 441 member on its Facebook page and almost 175 have paid dues. The bank balance is currently $6,000 with KUB paid in advance through March for the entrance streetlights. That bill is about $40 per
month. Entrance mowings are $50 per mowing, subsidized by Green Feet and owner Doug Hunt. Debbie Hampstead made a plea for neighbors to help neighbors and offered to coordinate such an effort through her email at dhampste@utk.edu She’s noticed complaints on social media about overgrown yards, but said perhaps the property owners have illness that prevents careful attention to their property. “Let’s form a volunteer yard work team to help out.� This writer discussed pre-
liminary plans by Knox County to install new fencing and sidewalks around Powell Middle School. Finally, Goodpaster thanked his mother, PaShartis tricia Goodpaster, who has maintained the HOA receipt book and written thank you notes to new members. Broadacres has 845 homes with another 12 along Bells Campground Road near the back entrance.
Step Out: Walk Knoxville is Sunday By Margie Hagen When Carmen Solomon of Seymour was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004, she worried that her life would change forever, and it did, but along the way she changed the lives of others. Results of her volunteer work will be on display at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at UT Gardens when the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association sponsors Step Out: Walk Knoxville. New this year are a health and wellness fair with free screenings for blood pressure and glucose levels, information on hypertension and even help with health insurance. Participants will start the walk at 2 p.m. On display and for sale will be a special UT-themed quilt made by Solomon. Last year’s quilt brought in $3,790 on $5 tickets, making Solomon the top individual fundraiser. When Solomon was diagnosed with diabetes, she
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Kroger Marketplace store manager Molly Stiles (center, in blue) cuts the ribbon on the newest location last week with help from assistant manager Tracy Crawhorn, bakery manager Mary Hurst, Stiles, Jonathan Poirier and Josh Boling. The store generated close to 400 new jobs and is To page A-3 “a good fit� in the old Powell Airport location, 234 E. Emory Road. Photo by Ruth White
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Ex-professor testifies about ‘top flight’ surgery Just as he had in potentially hundreds of court cases, Dr. John Hungerford was putting the pieces together. Collecting data points. Calculating forces. Weighing the evidence. But instead of trying to determine the cause of an automobile accident, this time the retired University of Tennessee professor was studying the evidence stacked against the wreckage of his right knee. “I think it was a long-standing injury that probably dated back to high school football,” said Hungerford, who retired from teaching safety and ergonomics classes at UT to become a workplace safety consultant and expert witness in accident reconstruction. “I think that was part of it. I used to do a lot of place-kicking the old-fashioned way – straight on – and I would practice for hours on end just to get it so right I could do it with my eyes closed. It was like a repetitive injury I’ve seen in a lot of workplaces.” Of course, there were other possibilities. Arthroscopic surgery in 1991 gave him relief for about 20 years until arthritis began setting in. Then, five years ago in 2011, he tripped and fell in the hallway. That resulted in a broken tibia and another arthroscopic clean-up by Dr. Rick Parsons, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center. “A lot of times there are uncertainties that are really hard to explain about accidents,” said Hungerford who investigated countless traffic fatalities. “You try to eliminate as many of the unknowns as you can and try to explain the accident as best you can, but there are a few occasional times when you just can’t do that.” Regardless of the cause, the effect was obvious: Hungerford’s knee was a wreck. “He had degenerative joint disease, arthritis and a ‘bucket
He was struggling beforehand, but now he’s doing really well.’ So that was another data point I looked at and I thought, ‘Well, that could be me.’” Still, he delayed. “I was having a lot of trouble taking the dogs for a walk, and it was getting to be agony in every step,” Hungerford said. “It was so painful it would just tire you out because it saps your energy. The neighbors were beginning to say, ‘Look at poor ol’ John there going around the neighborhood. He can barely make it.’” Then came a conversation with a physical therapist friend. “He said, ‘John, it’s just pointless to live in pain all the time when you don’t have to,” Hungerford said. “And light bulbs went off because I was a little dim or slow up to that point. So I said, ‘I think he’s right. I need to do something about that.’ Am I going to go another five years and live in pain all that time?”
handle’ meniscus tear where the meniscus is still attached on both sides but torn in the middle and flips into the joint,” said Dr. Parsons. Before the arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Parsons tried easing his patient’s pain with anti-inflammatories, a knee brace, injections of corticosteroids and even “rooster comb extract” (medically known as v i s c o s uppleme nt a tion injections) which serves to lubricate the joint with 50 to 65 percent effectiveness. But when all other treatments fail or are no longer effective at reducing symptoms, surgery is the final option. In Hungerford’s case, with bone rubbing bone, that meant total knee replacement.
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First performed in 1968, arthroplasty involves resurfacing the knee and using metal and plastic parts to cap the ends of the bones Dr. John Hungerford that form the knee joint. Improvements in surgical materials and techniques think, ‘I don’t need to have it done.’ have increased its effectiveness to Then, I would get those little rethe point that more than 600,000 minders a day or so later that, ‘OK, knee replacements are now per- you need to do something about formed in the United States each this.’ It wasn’t constant.” Then he ran into a neighbor year. Nevertheless, surgery was who had a total knee replacement. something Hungerford was not “I think it was a few weeks after he had it done that I saw him, and quite ready for. “On a pain scale of 0 to 10, it was then I saw him again when he was getting up there to around 7 or 8,” a few months out and he was dosaid Hungerford. “Some days it ing remarkably well,” said Hunwouldn’t be too bad, and I would gerford. “I thought, ‘Gee whiz!’
Parkwest joint replacement patients go directly home to recover Most patients who have a total hip or total knee replacement at Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat bypass transitional care facilities, allowing them to recover more quickly and comfortably in their own homes and regain independence sooner. A key part of this is getting patients moving almost immediately after surgery. “Studies confirm that the more quickly patients begin physical therapy after a total joint replacement, the more quickly they recover,” said Parkwest Joint Retreat coordinator Kay Varnadoe, RN. The Joint Center program is structured to assist patients throughout their hospital stay. Patients in the Parkwest Joint Center program are encouraged to bring a coach who will attend group physical therapy with them and other patients who either had a total hip or total knee replacement that day. The camaraderie of this small group setting is proven to help patients improve the results of their inpatient physical therapy. Anyone considering joint replacement surgery may receive treatment at The Retreat if he or she is a patient of an orthopedic physician who has privileges with Parkwest Medical Center. For more information, visit www.TreatedWell.com/theretreat or call 865-374-PARK.
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Finally, he relented. After a visit with Dr. Parsons, Hungerford attended an “orientation class” in which he and other patients learned about what to expect from the procedure. He also began a series of home exercises to improve flexibility prior to surgery. On April 18, Hungerford, 77, checked into Parkwest Medical Center where Dr. Parsons made an eight-inch incision, removed dam-
aged portions of bone at the end of the femur (thigh-bone) and top of the tibia (shin-bone) and replaced them with the prosthetic components. He was up and walking with assistance a short time after the two-hour surgery. He was discharged the following day and began outpatient physical therapy soon after. “He did a nice job on it,” Hungerford said, three months after the surgery. “The scar is healing over nicely and the swelling has gone down. I’m getting around pretty well now with my artificial knee. It does click a little bit when I’m walking, but now I can walk without pain.” What’s more the whole experience went far smoother than Hungerford expected. “I’ve got to sing the praises of Parkwest, and I’ve got to sing the praises of Dr. Parsons and his staff – they were top flight and just super,” said Hungerford, adding that Parkwest even accommodated his lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. “The nurses were great. They were very nice to me and treated me with respect and I couldn’t say better about them. They were super. I’d heard good things about that hospital and I see why.” The caring didn’t stop at discharge, either. Once he was back home, he found that Margo Grizzle, Dr. Parsons’ medical assistant and coordinator of patient care, was as near as his phone. “She was always available,” he said. “If I needed medications for anything, like if I were having nausea, she would address that. Anytime I called her, she would get back to me that same day, usually within a short period of time. She was just great.” For more information on the orthopedic services offered at Parkwest, or to locate a Parkwest orthopedic surgeon, call 865-374-PARK or www.TreatedWell.com
Joint Aches Could Be Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a chronic degenerative joint disease that affects mostly middle-aged and older adults. Osteoarthritis is characterized by the breakdown of joint cartilage. Although it can occur in any joint, usually it affects the hands, knees, hips or spine. The disease is also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease. Risk factors for osteoarthritis include heredity, obesity and/or injury or overuse. The most common symptom of osteoarthritis is pain after overuse of a joint or prolonged inactivity of a joint. The most common joints affected by osteoarthritis include the hips, knees, fingers, feet and spine. Symptoms of osteoarthritis usually develop slowly over many years. The following are the
most common symptoms of osteoarthritis; however, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include: joint pain, joint stiffness, especially after sleeping or inactivity, limited joint movement as the disease progresses, and grinding of joints when moved (in more advanced stages of osteoarthritis) as the car-
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tilage wears away. The symptoms of osteoarthritis may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult a physician for a diagnosis. Specific treatment for osteoarthritis will be determined by your physician based on: age, overall health and medical history, the extent of the condition, tolerance for specific medications, procedures and therapies, expectation for the course of the condition, and the patient’s opinion or preference. The goals of treatment for osteoarthritis are to reduce joint pain and stiffness and improve joint movement. Treatment may include: exercise, heat treatment, physical and occupational therapy, weight maintenance, medication, injections or joint surgery.
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To Alaska and back with Buslers and friends By Shannon Carey Charlie and Sharon Busler just got back from what they’re calling “the trip of a lifetime,” and their story will make you want to hit the open road and see the sights from sea to shining sea. Traveling by plane, train and automobile, the pair and some close friends went from Knoxville to Alaska and back over a month’s time. Sharon has been married to Charlie, a Knox County commissioner serving District 7 (Halls and Powell), for two years. A member of Gibbs High School’s class of 1966, she’s still close with her classmates. They meet for dinner once a month and have a retreat in Townsend once a year. Since they’ve started reaching retirement age, the group has planned longer trips together. “I have the best graduating class that’s ever been,” said Sharon. “We are lifelong friends, some of us from the first grade.” For the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the class members wanted to do something special, Sharon said. Class member Judye Gribble organized a trip to Alaska for August 2016. About 13 classmates, plus spouses, family and friends, visited the most northern
Charlie and Sharon Busler took an airplane tour to stand on a glacier on Denali in Alaska.
state for a cruise, including side trips and a train excursion to Denali. After the cruise, the Buslers teamed up with Sharon’s cousin Gail Gray and her husband, Bill, for an Amtrak ride to Seattle, then a meandering journey across the American West back home to Knoxville. Along the way, they saw gorgeous scenery, national monuments like Mount Rushmore, Yosemite
and Glacier national parks, an array of wildlife including humpback whales, and tourist sites like Wall Drug (South Dakota’s equivalent of Rock City, with signs promoting it for hundreds of miles). They put more than 3,200 miles on their rented van from Seattle to Knoxville. Their most memorable experience, though, was in Alaska in Denali National Park. Denali is the moun-
Herman Meredith Once inside Meredith’s shop, you’ll see a small table strewn with outdoor and shooters’ magazines. Vol souvenirs including autographed pictures of the late Pat Summitt are on display, along with wooden cartoon cutouts of the Three Stooges. He’s also got the traditional framed first bill spent in his latest shop (probably $1 the first time around, but currently a $20). And there’s a striking wooden crucifi x complete with reproduction spikes. Meredith is a 70-yearold law-abiding Republican, a believer in the Second Amendment and a Godfearing Christian – and not too shy to tell you about any of the three. In 1956, when Meredith took up the trade of barbering, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, Adlai Stevenson had just been chosen by Democrats as his next opponent, and Fidel Castro had just landed in Cuba to start a revolution. Meredith was a new student at the Tri-City Barber College at 113 South Central in downtown Knoxville, when the now-trendy Old City really was the “old city.” Poor people – black and white – showed up in an otherwise segregated city looking for bargains in clothes, shoes, furniture, appliances and just plain junk (before it was called “antiques” in the same shops). And perhaps, too, they’d get a haircut at a reduced price from a student at the barber college. While customers waited for a cut, they could get barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs (four for $1) and a drink (15 cents). And you knew the barbecue was going to be tasty by the way the grease leaked through the brown bag. “It was Aug. 1, 1956, when I cut my first head of hair as a professional, even though I was a student,” Meredith said, “and I’ve been at it ever since. I started at 16 and a half because you couldn’t get a license in Tennessee until you were 17.” Meredith says he has given between 250,000 and 300,000 haircuts – no small feat for a man suffering from muscular dystrophy that went undiagnosed until 14 years ago. It’s a disease that is often hereditary
From page A-1 and from which his brother also suffers. “I’m bent over some these days, but it hasn’t slowed my work down very much,” he recently told me, sweeping up the hair from a previous customer while I waited for my turn in the chair. After barber college, Meredith first cut hair in the Smithwood area with a barber named Red Holt, but he had his eye on being independent. In November 1957, he rented a furnished barber shop on Clinton Highway in what would today be called a small strip mall, near his childhood home in Inskip. It shared space with McConkey’s drug store and in later years, Sue’s Fancy Fins. In 1960, he was joined in the shop by his lifelong friend Jim Hurst, with whom he had grown up in the “Frog Level” area of Inskip, which was located behind the current Inskip ballfield. “Frog Level” was a name used by locals to differentiate it from “Toad Hill” on the other side of Inskip Road. The two cut hair side by side for 45 years before Hurst had to leave. There are a lot of memories that Meredith holds dear. “Jim Hurst became a Christian in that shop in Norwood,” Meredith said, “and went on to do great work for the Lord.” Indeed, before his death Hurst was the popular pastor of more than one Baptist church, the last of which was Brickyard Road Baptist in Powell. Meredith raised two sons and made a good living for his first wife. These days he’s a widower twice over, having recently lost his second wife 20 months after their marriage. Barbering is not boring, Meredith is quick to tell whoever is interested. “A barber hears things and can make a difference in people’s lives.” One such incident involved a banker who had been getting his hair cut by Meredith for years, long before he got into the banking business. When a certain local banking family offered to buy out his friend’s bank, Meredith had some information gleaned from listening to customers, including other bankers.
As Meredith’s friend agonized over selling his bank, the barber offered a suggestion. “Ask for a million dollars more and you’ll get it. Them boys want your bank so they can move money around when they need to. “My friend took my advice and made an extra million dollars,” said Meredith. Unfortunately, the seller didn’t offer a reward for a million dollars’ worth of advice, but Meredith shrugged it off. “We were friends and that’s what friends do. “I haven’t spent all my time in the shop,” Meredith told me. “I served on the state of Tennessee Board of Barbering and Licensing, dealing with people keeping their permits upto-date and looking at complaints.” I was also on the E-911 Commission for Knox County and I took my job seriously. I never missed or was late for a meeting while I served.” Getting a haircut in Meredith’s one-chair shop takes customers back to a simpler time when barber shops were more personalized and less clinical. It was a time when barbers were usually so busy you had to take a number; and barber shops were some of the only places with air conditioning. Meredith’s barber shop is the kind where you don’t mind waiting a while. Stop by and see him if you need a trim at a reasonable price, or if you just want to hear some secrets, tell some stories – or start a rumor. Herman Meredith stays busy Tuesday through Saturday, and his memory is as sharp as it ever was.
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tain formerly officially known as Mount McKinley, America’s tallest peak. The Buslers took a plane excursion to stand on a glacier in the park. “The weather was unbelievable,” said Charlie. The pilot told them that Denali’s peaks were not normally visible due to cloud cover, but the Buslers got a beautiful view and were awestruck by the massive glacier.
“God was good to us,” said Sharon. “Gail and Bill and Charlie and I were just amazed by God’s creation.” “Pictures just can’t explain it,” said Charlie. “It has to be experienced. The glacier water was an unbelievable blue, and the ice breaking sounded like a cannon going off. It was every bit worth it.” Other moments stick out as well. They saw humpback whales doing a rarely seen “bubble feeding,” had a close encounter with a grizzly bear (from inside a tour bus), and Charlie drove up Glacier National Park’s Road to the Sun. Sharon recalls with a smile that Charlie was driving and trying to point out sights of interest while Sharon sat in the back with Gail, saying, “Charlie, get your hands back on the wheel!” One of Sharon’s favorite places was Mount Rushmore and the nearby continuing mountain sculpture to commemorate Crazy Horse. The group arrived at Mount Rushmore at dusk in time for a patriotic program and the lighting of the monument. “When you think about all that is going on in the nation and the way we’re separating ourselves from each other, and then you see that program, you can almost see a tear coming out of George Washington’s eye,” said Charlie. Charlie said everyone they met was pleasant and
ready to help. Some chance encounters also earned a smile, like the diner in Dayton, S.D., that served maple bacon sundaes. The server’s parents were from Crossville, Tenn., and the Buslers liked the dessert so much that they made it for their friends and family upon arriving home. In the Wall Drug parking lot, the group happened upon a car bearing a Knox County license plate. Charlie left his card and a nice note. The landscape was also dotted with tiny townships like Beulah, S.D., population 33. Charlie took a picture of the town sign. “This would be a town that would be interesting if you were running for office,” he quipped. It was a wonderful trip, but the travelers were glad to get home. They’d thought about stopping in St. Louis to see the famous Gateway Arch, but once they got there they decided not to stop. The Buslers recommend a trip like theirs to anyone who can do it. Charlie, who has been to Hawaii four times, said that given the choice between the islands and Alaska, he’d take Alaska every time. He also recommends a road trip like theirs. “What you fly over makes less of an impression than what you just drop in and see,” he said. “I enjoyed the trip, but I also enjoy East Tennessee because it’s my home.”
Step Out: Walk Knoxville worked with Judy Lennon, a nutritionist with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She lost 40 pounds in 18 months and was able to discontinue her diabetes medication. “I did more than lose weight; I learned how to live with the disease,” she says. “By adjusting what, when and how I ate, I was making better choices, and it became a lifestyle. “I can still eat out at restaurants and go to parties, but now I plan in advance and make healthy decisions,” she says. It also changed the way she cooks at home, but she doesn’t have to forgo tasty meals. Following guidelines from the American Diabetes Association, she prepares nutritious meals that her husband likes, too.
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Exercise is another tool in the battle against diabetes. “Build exercise into your daily routine, starting with just 15 minutes of walking, then work up to a goal of 30 minutes per day,” she advises. “Find something you like.” She started weight training and began to notice the benefits almost immediately. Working out in a group provides motivation and support. She now exercises with Get Fit Seymour, a nonprofit in her neighborhood. “There is a little bit of friendly peer pressure and a lot of fun, too,” she says. Diabetes can be difficult to manage, and educating newly diagnosed patients is an important part of the process. Since 2010, Solomon has been assisting the American Diabetes Asso-
ciation by raising money for research and education, and she does it in a colorful way. An avid quilter, Carmen has been making UTthemed quilts for the cause. Each includes a square autographed by a UT football coach, starting with Phillip Fulmer. Butch Jones’ signature is featured this year. The winning ticket will be drawn at the conclusion of Sunday’s walk. It’s not too late to get involved. Info: faceb o o k . c o m /Q u i l t- f o r - a Cure-1267922206551700/. As for Solomon, she will continue to work for the benefit of diabetes research and education. “I want to make a difference in the lives of people who get the disease tomorrow, next week and next year,” she says.
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Potential end of turmoil and strife Florida presents Tennessee an opportunity to start to stop a lot of bad stuff. A victory over the Gators might be the beginning of the end of turmoil and strife. Indeed, a respite is needed. Nothing like these past few years has been previously inflicted on the university. Think about it. A president we never knew and seldom saw resigned because his wife talked too much. That president was replaced by another who somehow remains above the fray. Relative invisibility is a rare trait of commanders. Some schools conduct national searches for top leadership. Astute UT trustees searched the same zip code, 32611, downtown Gainesville. They found a
Speaking of searches, we spent $90,000 to find Dave, one phone call away? Eyebrows went up when Marvin UT added “vice chancellor” West to his title to justify more than doubling his Tuscaloosa salary. Along the way, Erik chancellor named Jimmy Ainge lost two fourth-quarand a president named Joe. ter interceptions in an SEC We don’t know if that means championship game. Philthey couldn’t find anybody lip Fulmer got mugged one capable in the entire state of year after an expensive conTennessee or if they didn’t tract extension. Four days after Phillip was told to go look. The chancellor named away, saddened Volunteers Jimmy hired a guy named lost to Wyoming. Lane Kiffin’s idea of Dave from Alabama (dyedin-the-wool Tide graduate coaching was hit and run. and employee) to be the new Bruce Pearl was fired for lyTennessee athletic director. ing – only a little bit in the beginning. The swim coach We sure needed one. Please note that I am not was replaced for something into conspiracy theories, but called gross misconduct. Derek Dooley proved most UT loyalists think of Florida and Alabama more to be a joke. It wasn’t his as foes than close friends. fault. Bad idea to hire a los-
ing coach at Louisiana Tech with the expectation of SEC success. Mike Hamilton did it, accepted a solid gold parachute and flew away. Dave Hart, aforementioned athletic director/vice chancellor, got lucky. His first choice to replace Dooley left him at the altar. Dave chose Butch on the rebound. Dave was not otherwise so fortunate. The Pat Summitt saga was a sad (heartbreaking) experience. In the name of better branding, Dave picked a poor fight with Lady Vols disciples. He managed the merger of athletic departments as directed. It was economically logical. Fallout made it a disaster. Women who felt slighted sued and collected. Debby Jennings won $320,000. A trio of former trainers got at least $1.05 million. Hart did
save $40,000 by forcing out longtime sports information specialist Bud Ford. The university endured additional unbudgeted expenditures. The recent Title IX lawsuit cost $2.48 million plus $555,356 in legal fees plus $240,000 for public relations polish and $250,000 for reviews. The meter is still running. Basketball? Now there is a story. Clean Cuonzo Martin felt disrespected and went west. Hart hired repentant Donnie Tyndall. Past transgressions were whitewashed away. Hart fired Donnie Tyndall after other sins popped up. Hire-fire was not Hart’s finest hour. Fate provided an immediate fi x. Texas fired Rick Barnes. Hart grabbed the hall of fame coach. His reward was the worst season in 20 years. Oh, almost forgot the goofy UT hall of fame (no
Bob Neyland, no Todd Helton, no Jimmy England), track closed for a year because of rehab miscalculations, baseball eclipse, 34th in the Directors’ Cup national measurement of how schools are doing in athletics – all incidental. Time for change? Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek submitted a reassignment plan based on easy money. Hart accepted money to resign. Retirement was not his preference. He sought a contract extension. The president who seldom speaks said no. Hart undoubtedly had many significant accomplishments. My favorites are academic improvement and financial stability. He got the right guy to run Thornton Center and deposited SEC checks in the correct account. I’m working on the Cheek list. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
Sidewalks in neighborhoods would be a good start Those Who Pay Attention know that the KnoxvilleKnox County Metropolitan Planning Commission has been working on new subdivision requirements. The final draft was on this month’s MPC agenda, but staff requested a one-month postponement to allow for more public input. This was primarily because the first draft of the document included language that required sidewalks to be installed on one side of the street in new city and county subdivisions while two subsequent drafts did not. Those Who Pay Attention noticed the omission. Representatives from the Council of West Knox County Homeowners, Community Forum, the Community Health Council and
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Bike Walk Knoxville made it clear to commissioners that sidewalks are important to the community and they don’t want language requiring them in new subdivisions to fall through the cracks. MPC Executive Director Gerald Green said the language was separated to address issues involving sidewalks, like where they should be and what to do when topography makes them infeasible. A vote on subdivision requirements was postponed until December to allow more time
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for sidewalk discussion and public input. A subcommittee, created by MPC chair Rebecca Longmire and Green, has been tasked by the city, county and MPC staff to develop a comprehensive sidewalk policy. In addition to Longmire, committee members are Jeff Roth, Scott Smith and Janice Tocher. The public is welcome at committee meetings, which will be advertised at knoxmpc.org The fact that the sidewalk requirement was removed from subdivision requirements makes walkability advocates nervous. Bike Walk Knoxville president Caroline Cooley is already skeptical about local government’s commitment to sidewalks. One of her “pet peeves” is
the lack of a sidewalk next to the Paper Mill Drive shopping center anchored by REI and Whole Foods − two health-oriented businesses. The tenants asked the city to install sidewalks, but neither the city nor the developers were willing to foot the bill, in spite of the fact that there’s a KAT bus stop across Kingston Pike at the Bearden Branch Library. Cooley thinks there could be pushback on a sidewalk requirement in the county. But if developers are compelled to install sidewalks in new subdivisions, the cost will be absorbed by homeowners, which will allow funding for sidewalks in other parts of the community to stretch further, she says. Neighborhood groups in both the city and the county
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are clamoring for sidewalks, yet fewer than half of subdivisions built in 2015 have sidewalks. According to information compiled by MPC staff, two out of four subdivisions permitted in the city have sidewalks, as do 15 of 36 Knox County subdivisions. None was installed due to the generosity of developers. All were required.
Having sidewalks in subdivisions won’t make our community walkable, but it’s a good start. Green pointed out during the September MPC meeting that, to be fair, sidewalks need to be in commercial, multifamily and mixed-use areas as well as subdivisions. It’s a big elephant, but it’s time to take the first bite.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Bill Dunn missed a community meeting last week because of the special legislative session. In an email exchange, I thanked him for voting to oust Rep. Jeremy Durham. “As they say at Chick-fil-A, my pleasure,” Dunn responded. ■ Blame for the special session, which cost some $75,000, should stop at TDOT commissioner John Schroer. Running
a state agency means noticing legislation that could cost your department $60 million. ■ Eddie Smith had a slim crowd at a re-election fundraiser headlined by Gov. Bill Haslam last week. And many of the attendees, such as legislative colleagues, got comp tickets. – S. Clark
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Nystroms say thanks
Burchett loading MPC with developers
Angelia and Hugh Nystrom host a thank-you event for dozens of supporters and campaign workers at their Scotswood Circle home in West Knoxville. Guests were treated to Cruz Farm ice cream, served by Kandle Britney (center). Photo by Mar-
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Haslams swap residences Gov. Bill and Crissy Haslam are moving from their longtime home in old Westmoreland on Sherwood Drive back to the house where the governor lived as a young teenager on Lyons Bend Road adjacent to the Tennessee River. The Haslams will still be city residents as both homes are in the city. They will continue to be represented on City Council by Duane Grieve and on County Commission by Hugh Nystrom. Martin Daniel is their state representative. Grieve is a Democrat, while Nystrom and Daniel are Republicans. Bill Haslam is moving into the house that was occupied by his father for over 40 years before he and Natalie Haslam moved to Craigland Court this past year. Prior to the Haslams moving to Lyons Bend Road in the 1970s from Scenic Drive in Sequoyah Hills, the house was owned by the governor’s maternal grandmother, Hazel Lou Van Deventer, and her husband, James Van Deventer. Reportedly, the Haslams are adding a swimming pool and renovating the kitchen area of the Old English brick home. The Lyons Bend house is not visible from the road as the Sherwood Drive house is. ■ Sharon Lee: The UT College of Law will host a reception honoring former state Chief Justice Sharon Lee at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the Howard Baker Cen-
on his way to Vietnam, will be honored at 10 a.m. today (Sept. 21) with the naming Victor of the bridge over Dutch Ashe Valley Road on the Pellissippi Parkway. The ceremony will be held at the Shepherd of the Hills Church, 10231 Sherrill Blvd. in West Knox ter, 1640 Cumberland Ave. County. Sen. Becky Massey passed Lee, who has completed her service as chief justice, re- a resolution in the Legismains an active member of lature naming the bridge the five-member court. The in his memory. Mayor Tim Burchett will speak, and his public is invited. ■ The Arts and Cul- widow and daughter, who ture Alliance is sponsor- was born after his death, will ing Dinner on the Bridge be there along with his older (Gay Street) in honor of brother, City Council memKnoxville’s 225th birthday ber Finbarr Saunders. State 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Rep. Martin Daniel and Sen. with entertainment by Car- Richard Briggs will particiol Zinavage Shane. Tickets pate, too. ■ UT President Joe are available by calling 865DiPietro has announced 523-7543. The city has outsourced the four members of a spemost of the 225th birth- cial commission to review day celebration planning, Title IX resources and but the Arts & Culture Alli- programs for UT. Three of ance will enjoy the proceeds the four live in Massachufor the bridge dinner. The setts, Connecticut and the 1991 Bicentennial celebra- Washington, D.C., area. tion was operated by the The one Tennessean is from city itself under the leader- Franklin and is a cyclist in ship of Sue Clancy, Rose- his spare time. None atanne Wolf and Carolyn Jen- tended UT, and there are sen. The arts alliance is ably no African-Americans in led by Liza Zenni as director the group despite many and veteran attorney Caesar UT athletes being AfricanAmerican. This is a glaring Stair as board president. There will be a luncheon omission. While the news release celebrating the birthday on Monday, Oct. 3, at the did not indicate compenFoundry at World’s Fair sation, an inquiry from this writer produced the Park. ■ Lt. Robert Saun- response that yes, there is ders, the late Knoxville compensation, but UT deresident who was killed in a clined to respond that day plane crash in Japan in 1970 as to the exact compensa-
tion, which appears to violate the open records law. UT also declined to say then if the first meeting, on Nov. 17, would be open to the public. Two days later, UT acknowledged each is being paid $45,000 plus expenses and the meetings are closed, which triggered criticism. One wonders if UT is channeling studies like this through its law firm to lock out the public under the guise of attorney-client privilege. Why UT cannot give a direct answer to a direct question when asked is perplexing. It sends the wrong signal for an institution dedicated to education. Media relations on this issue are being handled by the Nashville law firm of Neal and Harwell, which has already been paid over $400,000 and the meter is still running. The total cost of the lawsuit settlement continues to rise with no end in sight. ■ Gov. Haslam will host a fundraiser at the Governor’s Residence in Nashville on Monday, Sept. 26, for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate re-election campaign at $1,000 a person, while U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will host a fundraiser for New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte at his Chattanooga home on Friday, Sept. 23, also at $1,000 a person. ■ Mark Campen turns 41 on Sept. 27. He is the second youngest member of the Knoxville City Council.
Neighborhood activists reacted strongly to one of Mayor Tim Burchett’s new appointments to the 15-member Metropolitan Planning Commission. The city mayor gets seven appointments, the county mayor eight. Tim Burchett Word went out Thursday that Burchett has tapped Chris Ooten, an executive with Safe Harbor Development whose resume also includes working for Weigel’s and Schaad Properties in zoning, development and construction. East Knox County activist Lisa Starbuck was first to sound the alarm: “I have become aware that Mayor Burchett is planning to appoint yet another developer/builder to the MPC. The building/ development community is already well represented on the MPC with at least six members, and many people believe that a regular citizen should be appointed instead. This has nothing to do with the individual who is being considered for the appointment, who I am sure is a very nice person. “This will be discussed at the County Commission work session on Monday, and we would like to see the nominee’s name withdrawn from consideration before it becomes too public,” Starbuck said. Margot Kline, president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners, joined in: “Chris Ooten appeared to be a fine human being when he worked as a real estate person for Schaad Builders and Weigel’s, but his appointment would stack the deck in favor of development. We need someone with ties to homeowner groups, families or schools – a regular person – not yet another developer.”
Betty Bean Then CWKCH secretary Judy Horn activated her massive email list: “We should tell the mayor that what is needed on the MPC is an ordinary citizen representing homeowner groups, families and schools. Act now.” Ratification of Burchett’s three appointments is on the agenda for County Commission in September. As of Saturday, Burchett was undeterred and defended his choice of Ooten by saying that development is important to the financial health of Knox County. “You either develop available property or you raise taxes. And developers have to follow the rules. That’s the bottom line. The city has chosen to raise taxes. I don’t choose to do that.” He pointed to his 2014 re-appointment of Laura Cole, a retired TVA executive and farm owner who has a keen interest in environmental issues. “We need balance. The developers came to me and asked me why I wanted to put her on there. I told them, ‘Y’all can go jump in the lake.’ Developers complain; homeowners complain. That’s just the way it is.” Ooten’s is not the only name Burchett is submitting this month. He has also reappointed sitting commissioners Herb Anders, whose resumé boasts more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry, and MPC’s senior member, Art Clancy III, whom many homeowners and neighborhood groups consider their bête noir. Clancy has served 12 years on the MPC – 2004-12 as a city appointee and since 2012 as a county appointee. A 2014 interlocal agreement between the city and county limits MPC commissioners to two consecutive terms.
Mentoring program helps kids fit in By Sandra Clark Somebody at Union County High School just got really smart or really lucky. Science teacher Danny Satterfield has organized a cadre of 60 juniors and seniors to work with younger kids to help them feel at home at the high school. “We want to create a culture
here that’s inclusive and fun,” he said. Last Friday was the first day for mentors (a voluntary position) to meet with their charges (compulsory twice monthly for every freshman and sophomore during home room). We discovered three amigos who get it. Their leader is Jeffrey Ray.
“I had no one to help me,” he says. “Everybody needs a little help along the way.” He recruited friends A.J. Nantz and Marcus Savage. A.J. says becoming a mentor was one of his best decisions. New to the school as a junior, the mentor training helped him make friends.
And Marcus is just proud to be there. He says as a kid he was often lonely. “Jeffrey was my first friend.” And then he met Satterfield. “He encouraged us to help others. … He’s like a father figure to me. He’s serious, but he can be funny. (Being in the mentor program) means a lot to me.”
Mentors Marcus Savage, A.J. Nantz and Jeffrey Ray They are young, but Mar- ers is satisfying and fun. cus, Jeffrey and A.J. have And that’s their first lesson found a theme. Helping oth- learned in fall 2016.
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Mayor’s picnic celebrates senior adults
SENIOR NOTES ■ The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Mobile Meals each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday. ■ Karns Senior Center 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett welcomes senior adults to the 10th annual appreciation picnic. Photos by Ruth White
Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; a computer lab; billiards room. Market Day, 1-4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Register for: Snack and Learn: Veteran Services presentation by Mark Lett, 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Covenant’s Wellness Lunch and Learn: “Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery,” noon Thursday, Sept. 22; $5 fee includes lunch; RSVP: 5414500. Photographic “Tour of Scotland” presentation by Ron and Sharon McConathy, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. ■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary
Rose Klix, Hya Smith and Lori Beard enjoy some photo booth fun at the Mayor’s Senior Appreciation picnic at John Tarleton Park.
Tim Irwin takes a break from playing with The Chilbillies for a photo with Linda Workman and his mom, Judy Rechenbach.
Vamerie Cody dances in her seat to musical entertainment provided by The Chillbillies.
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POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 • A-7
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The last day of summer The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. (Jeremiah 8:20-21 NRSV) Today is officially the last day of summer. I know there are people (especially schoolchildren) who dread seeing the end of summer; they are the folks who don’t mind the heat, who work on their tans, who hate the thought of cooler weather. There are even people who decamp to the warm Southwest until fall and winter are over! Then there are people like me. When I hear the first leaves rustle, I know it is almost my time! Autumn will be here soon: The skies are bluer, the stars are brighter, the air is cooler and clearer. However, the Jeremiah text quoted above is not a joyful observation. The first verse ends with these words: “and we are not saved.” Jeremiah was lamenting over the circumstances of his people. They were suffering from drought, and apparently the resin from the Styrax tree (widely used for medicinal purposes) was not produced in the needed amounts that year. That lack was the reason for Jeremiah’s famous cry: “Is there no balm in Gilead?” (And, of course, the source of the beloved spiritual that declares that indeed “There Is a Balm in Gilead.”) On this last day of summer, I cry with Jeremiah for all those who suffer, for children without food, for the elderly who are waiting for release, for the sick who have little hope, for the frightened, the despairing, the lonely, the dying. Offer a prayer, a smile, a call, a visit, a card. Be a balm.
Parent volunteers on the First Baptist Academy Sharp Top Cove trip are (front) Angela Brady, Jennifer Neal, Tracy Grooms; (second row) Debbie Campbell, Natalie Schultz, Debi Wadley, Donna Chaffins, Stacie Ailey, Jennifer and Todd Dunsmore, Donny Wadley; (back) Chris Conner and Amanda and Charles Martin. Photos submitted
First Baptist Academy seniors on the Sharp Top Cove trip are Nick Campbell, Josh Lett, Madison Crumpton, Trey Gouge, Allyson Neal, Leah Hickman, Elizabeth Keesee, Hannah Mattson and Mallory Hearn.
First Baptist Academy visits Sharp Top Cove By Stacy Levy First Baptist Academy Powell’s verse for the year is John 13:35: “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” “We want our students to develop a deep love of Jesus Christ and a desire to follow Him,” says Amy Stewart, director of admissions and communications at the school. “We believe that in loving the Lord with all that we have, His love will in turn pour out of us into our relationships. One of our greatest desires is to see our students have a heart to serve others, which is how we show love to one
another.” What better way to get the students at FBA to focus on building their relationships with Christ and each other than with a retreat? FBA seventh- through 12thgrade students did just that Sept. 7-9 at Sharp Top Cove, a Young Life camp in Georgia. “The facilities are topnotch at Sharp Top Cove, and the staff is second to none,” says Stewart. “You can tell that they love the Lord and they desire to reach students through this camp.” Everything is set up in a way that everyone and everything is easily accessible. There are indoor games, ac-
tivities, worship, skits and small groups. But there’s free time, too. The students can zip line, rope swing into the lake, swim, play ball, eat snacks and much more. “First of all, it is visually stunning,” says parent volunteer Jennifer Dunsmore. “The camp allows us to come and have the entire facility to ourselves.” Dunsmore and her husband, Todd, love Sharp Top so much they have been volunteering for three years now. The parent volunteers work in the kitchen with the Sharp Top staff preparing meals, setting tables, serving the students and cleaning up after each meal. “During those three days
the students are immersed in the word of God from the wonderful speakers, the praise and worship teams, and the small groups led by FBA staff,” says Jennifer. “All of this is happening while being surrounded by God’s glorious creation.” Many have heard the saying that “the family that prays together stays together.” First Baptist Academy believes just that. One of the core values at FBA is “Family.” This can mean a lot of different things, but one of the main aspects is that they desire to foster a culture of family among their staff and students. Through volunteer projects and retreats like Sharp Top, they want to
■ Clear Branch Baptist Church, 1300 Tazewell Pike, will celebrate Homecoming 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Everyone welcome.
■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, will host a special singing featuring Rick Alan King at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The singing will benefit the community food drive. All nonperishable items and/ or monetary donations are welcome.
promote deeper friendships that are ultimately centered on Christ. Many have also heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, that saying might not be too far off. Jennifer Dunsmore sums it up: “We thoroughly enjoyed getting away from the daily stressors of life and experiencing this time
Free Senior Day at Zoo Knoxville Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory is sponsoring Free Senior Day at Zoo Knoxville on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Senior adults 65 and older will receive free admittance to the zoo plus free parking and a 10 percent discount on concessions and gift-shop purchases. Last year there were 800 attendees, and Gentry Griffey is hoping to see that number increase this year.
FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway in Halls, will distribute food to needy families in the community 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the fellowship hall. Info: 922-1412 or office@christumcknox.com. ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 p.m. each second Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell, will host a coat and shoe give away, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 24. Everyone welcome. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church and Heiskell Fire Department will host a community food drive 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The fire department, located at 9444 Heiskell Road, will serve as the drop off point. All nonperishable items and/or monetary donations are welcome. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.
Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Fountain City UMC, 212
Hotel Road, hosts Griefshare, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. The support group is offered for those who are dealing with the loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend. Cost: $15 for workbook. Info: 689-5175. ■ Park West Church, 7635 Middlebrook Pike, will host: “Permission to Laugh,” a three-day women’s celebration, Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Tickets: $45. Info/ tickets: annasgate.org. ■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell each Thursday. Dinner, 6 p.m.; worship, 7; groups, 8:15. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741.
Special services ■ Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4328 E. Emory Road, will celebrate its 230th anniversary Sunday, Oct. 2. Special worship services featuring current and former ministers, 9 and 10:45 a.m. followed by an “old-fashioned” homecoming lunch, noon. Other activities include: the planting of a commemorative tree; games for children and youth, and music by bluegrass and gospel groups. Info: 922-2322. ■ City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave., will celebrate its 90th anniversary with Homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 25. Info: 522-2364 or cityview-knox.org.
■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, will celebrate Homecoming, 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Info: 938-2611 or leave message.
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kids Talisha finds a home at L&N STEM By Kip Oswald My cousin Talisha is Keshawn’s twin sister. I told you last week that Keshawn is smart, but we are sure Talisha is the genius of the family. She has a l w a y s loved everything about Talisha school, but last year she was getting bored during her freshman year in high school. So when her friend, Kyla, who had been accepted into the L&N STEM Academy, told her about the different way the academy worked, Talisha decided to apply. Kyla told Talisha that STEM is unlike any school experience she had ever had and students at L&N are incredibly accepting, positive and willing to become friends with new people every day. Kyla also said the integrated curriculum is delivered through project-based instruction that helps develop students’ abilities to make connections and work in teams. The L&N STEM Academy is home to the L&N STEMPunks, a competition robotics team that was a real interest of Talisha. Each student also gets a MacBook Air for use on most of their assignments, and although the focus of the school is on science, regular high school classes are offered as well. The L&N STEM Academy accepts applications for freshmen and a few for sophomores each year, so it was very unlikely that Tali-
sha would get in since she was applying as a sophomore. However, as with Keshawn, luck was on her side, and Talisha was drawn in the lottery. Also, as with CMA, transportation is provided, and since the L&N STEM Academy shares buses with other high schools, school starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. The name of this high school comes from the fact it is located in a historic rail passenger train station that was built in 1905 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The station was renovated for use in the 1982 World’s Fair. Also in 1982, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and role in Knoxville’s transportation history. The L&N STEM Academy was founded in 2011 as a magnet high school focused on the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math in the Knox County Schools system. The school began with freshman and sophomore classes, expanding each year to have the first graduating class in 2013-14. The school draws students from all areas of the county. There are many other schools in our district that also have historical names, so when I am not writing about our Oswald family’s school life, I will be introducing readers to some of that interesting history. However, next week you will meet Charlie, my fourth-grade brother, and learn more about the world of Boy Scouts of America!
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Looking in on a community school
Christenberry is thriving By Betty Bean Working at Christenberry Elementary School is like coming home to Tiffany Davidson, site resource coordinator for the Great Schools Partnership’s Comm u n i t y Schools Initiative. She’s a proud graduate Davidson of Fulton High School, where she was a cheerleader. She has fond memories of her team winning a state football championship her senior year. “I’m a Falcon,” she said, flashing a broad, infectious smile. “I graduated from Fulton in ’04, so this is my community and I’m really blessed to be back, just down the hill from where I spent my high school years.” Christenberry is an ethnically diverse school in ethnically diverse Oakwood Lincoln Park and has 70 students for whom English is a second language as well as a large contingent of students who are eligible to receive free and reduced-price lunches. The faculty and staff are bullish about their school, proudly sporting “Straight out of the Berry”
T-shirts on special occasions. After-school activities kick off this week. “Four years ago, we had two teachers helping – we had a dance club and a book club, and that was it. We still have them, but now we have 25 clubs, and I think our teachers are really grasping the concept of community schools,” Davidson said. The after-school offerings at Christenberry are as diverse as the school population. There’s the Mad Scientist Club, the Book Club, the Jazz Appreciation Club, the Track Club, the Art Club – all supported by a 21st Century state grant. Davidson defines community schools as an access point where parents can find services and resources for their children – a community hub. Christenberry has a fulltime case manager from the Helen Ross McNabb Center to provide mental-health counseling. And thanks to a grant from the Elgin Foundation (secured by Knox County Schools Social Work supervisor Heather Willis), Christenberry students get dental screenings. Those who need treatment are bused to Edenfeld Dental Group in Fountain City. Her smile faded when she
started talking about a little boy who’d smile and wave at her in the hallway, never hinting at the pain he was enduring. She said the partnership with Elgin has shed light on a health-care epidemic that affects schools daily. “I don’t think I realized how strong these children are. Sitting in class all day with abscessed teeth?” She teared up and reached for a Kleenex. “This little boy’s smile never changed, and we just didn’t know. He never said anything. He was one of those kids who desperately needed to go to the dentist, and when he did, they said, ‘How is this child even functioning?’ “Kids are dealing with it silently. The dental piece is another part of the community schools initiative, and without this partnership, we wouldn’t be able to recognize it and treat it,” she said. “I guess this is why I do my job.” Christenberry is one of 14 community schools in Knox County. Twelve are run by the Great Schools Partnership, two by the University of Tennessee (Inskip and Pond Gap). Twelve are elementary schools: Beaumont Magnet, Christenberry, Dogwood,
Green Magnet, Inskip, Lonsdale, New Hopewell, Norwood, Pond Gap, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet, South Knoxville and West View. Two are middle schools: Northwest and Vine Magnet. Great Schools Partnership coordinates with more than 150 partner organizations, neighborhoods and key leaders to improve community health and quality of life. Willis applies for and manages the grants that support the initiative, which served 6,322 students last year. Christenberry’s community school will get cranked up this week, so Davidson doesn’t have the exact enrollment yet, but it has grown every year. Last year, 160 of Christenberry’s 621 students stayed after school from 2:45 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Kindergartners are not eligible since they don’t stay in school a full day. Davidson said she’d welcome visitors, including elected officials and interested neighbors, to come visit. “Come see what’s going on! I want people to come in and see what we are moving toward, in terms of the future of Knox County Schools.”
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Three-year-old Tillery Phillips waits for doctors at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Photo by Ruth White
Hannah Clark and Marcos Vela play cymbals in the Powell High Haley Holston plays with the drumline at the kickoff event. marching band.
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It was a perfect way to help celebrate the opening of the newest Kroger: a collaboration of the Powell High and Halls High marching bands. The groups joined forces to entertain the crowd and give a sneak peek of the talent and energy of each group. Instead of staging a battle of the bands, band directors Rick Shaw (PHS) and Eric Baumgardner (HHS) each showcased their groups’ talents and then combined to give a grand finale. Baumgardner wrote “a little something� for the bands to perform together and called it “Halls and Powell Groovin’ Together.� Following the store’s official ribbon-cutting, manager Molly Styles presented each band director with a Hunter Seay, Tori Proffitt and Savannah Walker perform with the Powell High percussion section check for $500 from Kroger. at the grand opening event at Kroger on Emory Road. Photos by Ruth White
Up until she was close to a year old, Tillery Phillips appeared to be a normally developing infant. Then her parents Joe and Alana noticed that she wasn’t trying to pull up and stand and had trouble with her balance. Tillery was able to crawl, but then she quit trying. She cried a lot and wasn’t consolable. Her parents knew something was wrong, but didn’t know what. At 15 months old, Tillery was in the hospital for tests and scans, and it was discovered that she had a large mass on her brain. She was diagnosed in September 2014 with a low-grade glioma. Tillery was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where doctors performed surgery for 15 hours to gather samples and later de-bulk the size of the tumor. Since the original diagnosis, Tillery has undergone 13 surgeries and is on her third round of chemotherapy. A year ago, Tillery was in the hospital for eight weeks and only able to get up a few minutes per day. Today, she is still under treatment but is doing well and is a friendly, outgoing 3-year-old. She will finish her chemotherapy in December and then return for scans every three
Brickey-McCloud students make their mark Students at BrickeyMcCloud Elementary celebrated International Dot Day Sept. 15. Dot day was started by a group of educators in 2009 and is based on the book “The Dot� by Peter H. Reynolds. The day’s activities are designed for classes to explore the story’s powerful themes: bravery, creativity, and self-expression. The book tells the story of a caring teacher who reaches reluctant student Vashti in
Gabe McClanahan models a Dot Day shirt.
a remarkably creative way: by daring Vashti to “make her mark.� Vashti’s breakthrough begins with a simple dot on a piece of paper. Encouraged by her teacher, she sets off on a journey of self-discovery, letting her creativity bloom and ultimately inspiring others. Parker Crittenden, Aubrey Moles, Deacon Tharpe and Genniveve Cato with their collaborative dot
BMES teacher Brittney Barnett introduces Dot Day to the school and poses for a photo with Brayden Tunno.
Charlie Cockerham is dressed to celebrate Dot Day at Brickey-McCloud. Photos submitted
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Life House coffee shop sets the pace By Sandra Clark
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WHO’S CELEBRATING AT THE FRONT PORCH ■Carrie McCamey, celebrating a birthday with Sam and Baker McCamey, on Sept. 15 ■Nita Jones, celebrating a 90th birthday, on Sept. 15 ■Roxanne Brazzel, celebrating on Aug. 23 ■Sarah McCarty and Michael Kirk, celebrating a bridal lunch on Sept. 15 ■Charlotte Livingston, celebrating a birthday on Sept. 14 ■Derron and Jessica Logan, celebrating on Sept. 12 ■Lisa Harmon, celebrating on Sept. 2 – Compiled by Levi Sweet
BIZ NOTES ■Crye-Leike real estate agents are collecting items to be auctioned to benefit United Way. The auction will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Crye-Leike’s West Knoxville office, 9539 Kingston Pike. It is open to the public. Affiliate broker Jack Lowery is organizing the local auction and serving as team captain for his branch office’s United Way campaign. Tickets for $20 will make buyers eligible to win a Canon EOS Rebel T5 DSLR digital camera with multiple lenses. Proceeds benefit United Way. Info: Jack Lowery at 865-684-0751. ■Kimberly Hickman has been appointed resident commissioner of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. She has lived in Knoxville since 2002 when she moved from Illinois with her family. After participating in required classes, she purchased a home using the Section 8 voucher to pay a portion of her mortgage. She is a certified nursing assistant and the mother of two children, ages 15 and 16. ■Savanna Howie has joined Moxley Carmichael as account executive. Howie previously Hickman served as an account executive with The Andrews Agency in Nashville, where she represented clients in restaurant, economic development, building construction, nonprofit and other industries. A 2015 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Howie interned with Moxley Carmichael for a year and a half while completing her college coursework.
Every downtown needs one. Every historic railroad town had one. That’s a coffee shop, a place where neighbors can sit and talk. Last Saturday, Life House officially opened on the corner of Brickyard and Emory roads in the heart of Historic Powell Station. It’s a three-in-one venue, says Michael Cox. First, there’s Life House Coffee Shop, managed by Jennifer Bopp, a chef most recently at Bistro by the Tracks. She also owns BitterSweet bakery and will provide fresh-baked pastries to the shop. Cox says the coffee beans are imported and purchased from missionaries who sell indigenous products to help fund their ministry. “We’ve got more than a coffee pot,� he says. Open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., the shop offers eat-in or carryout with salads, soups and sandwiches. Second, there’s a music studio and venue for private lessons. The Redemption School of Worship is led by Jihan Cox (pronounced with a soft Z like Zsa Zsa Gabor). “She’s an incredible worship leader,� says husband
Chef Jennifer Bopp with Michael Cox and Jihan Cox at Life House coffee shop in Historic Powell Station. Photo by S. Clark Michael. “She’s good at getting everyone involved. ‌ We’ve released two solo project albums.â€? Jihan says the school trains in music while “giving identity in Christ.â€? She sees the coffee shop and music school as ways “to love on people.â€? Third, the facility houses Redemption Life, an independent church that has been meeting for three-plus years in the Coxes’ home. With training as a pastor, Michael Cox worked for 13 years as a youth minister before he felt the call to
plant a new church in Powell. “Our desire is to break down every barrier that stands between a person and their knowing the love of God,� he says. “We believe God loves them enough to meet them wherever they are.� So, on Sundays, the coffee shop is closed and the musical equipment is used for worship. But don’t look for pews. Members and guests will sit at tables in a relaxed atmosphere. The building is rated to seat 100. “We will have nights of
worship led by different churches. We’ll be available for community meetings and for youth groups,â€? Michael said. High School Happy Hour offers a hot pretzel or bag of chips plus a fountain drink for $2 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. weekdays. With restored brick walls and contemporary dĂŠcor, the place rivals anything in Bearden or the Old City. Michael Cox explains: “We sought out a building that was in rough shape because we want to picture to the community how God can restore or redeem. ‌ We totally transformed the inside (a former bar) to create a bright spot in Powell. “Anthony Bowers (Powell resident who owns the Little Caesar’s Pizza there) purchased the building and has been a wonderful partner. He shares our vision.â€? Both Michael and Jihan grew up in Powell and studied at Lee University. They now have seven kids, ranging in age from 11 to three months. Jihan homeschools them and will teach music lessons three afternoons each week. The store is at 7545 Brickyard Road. Info: Facebook or 865-859-9218
‘Whole hog’ for UT at Powell Food City
■Shehara Hapuarachy has joined Johnson Architecture as an intern architect. Among her current projects is a new auditorium building for the Clayton-Bradley STEM Academy in Blount County. Hapuarachy brings design and project management skills and significant experience in 3D modeling and design using building information modeling (BIM) software. She earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2012 from UT and currently lives in South Knoxville.
Powell Food City went ‘whole hog� for the UT Vols last weekend with its first pep rally of the season, complete with UT cheerleaders and free posters. Howie McGaha, pit master, brought the Food City smoker as staff served sandwiches and a massive, 3.5 pound potato (at left). Pictured are Powell’s meat manager, Dewey Brummett; HR coordinator Keilan Russell, deli service coordinator Megan Turner and McGaha. “We sell about 40 a day,� said Brummett of the potato.
■BarberMcMurry Architects received a merit award from the American Institute of Architects Tennessee at a recent celebration in Chattanooga. The Knoxville firm was recognized for its work on the Contemporary Women’s Health building, a medical practice and spa operated by a group of female physicians practicing obstetrics and gynecology.
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Visit the businesses in Historic Powell Station ■The Front Porch – 1509 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9260
■Marathon – 2116 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-9699
■Emory Animal Hospital – 2311 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-0437
■Powell Pet – 2309 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-0185
■KJ Cookies – 1738 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-659-2911
■Dixie Roofing – 1703 Depot St. Phone – 865-938-9880
■First Tennessee Bank – 2121 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-549-1780
■The Purple Leaf – 2305 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-7883
■Summit Medical Group – 2125 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-7517
■Nature's Fountain – 1719 Depot St. Phone – 865-859-0938
■Clover Cottage – 1905 Depot St. Phone – 865-357-8953
■Vaughn Pharmacy – 2141 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-1581
■Halftime Pizza – 2509 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4253
■Green Valley Nursery – 1716 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-5500
■Crystal's Automotive and Restoration – 1907 Depot St. Phone – 865947-8785
■Domino's – 2145 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-1717
■Bailey & Co. Real Estate – 2322 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-9000
■Community Chest of Knox County – 2107 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865938-3517
■Affordable Car Care – 1744 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-0061
■Dr. Steven Aungst, Chiropractor – 2149 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-9386560
■A-1 Finchum Heating & Cooling – 2502 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-9633032
■Bojangles – 1920 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9247
■Powell Pediatrics – 2157 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-8336
■Le Coop Salon – 2508 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-3222
■Knox Gold Exchange – 7537 Brickyard Rd. Phone – 865-859-9414
■Orange Pearl – 2161 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-5050
■Kennedy Dentistry – 2529 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-2220
■Second Chance of North Knoxville – 1900 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865377-3344
■Frontier Communications – 2104 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-8211
■Cash Express – 2301 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-2274
■Appliance Repair Service – 2303 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4100
■Karen's Grooming – 1730 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-1085
■Weigel's – 2119 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-9626
■Steamboat – 2307 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-4800
■Real Dry Cleaners – 2153 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4907
■Emory Barber Shop – 1708 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-1888
■Senior Marketing Group – 2100 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-7177 ■Affordable and Unique Home Accents – 1904 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-9509
■All-N-1 Construction – 1715 Depot St. Phone – 865-978-7714 ■Efficient Energy of Tennessee – 1707 Depot St. Phone – 865-947-3386 ■Southern Sass Salon – 1615 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-640-7339
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â– Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45 a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall. President is John Fugate, jfugate43@gmail.com or 688-0062. â– Halls Business and Professional Association meets noon each third Tuesday, Beaver Brook Country Club. Co-presidents are Carl Tindell, carlt@tindells.com or 9227751; and Michelle Wilson, michelle.wilson@kub.org or 594-7434. â– Powell Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Tuesday, Jubilee Banquet Facility. President is John Bayless, john. bayless@ftr.com or 947-8224.
POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 • A-11
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
“The Freedom Engine: East Tennessee Remembers 9/11” display, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The Freedom Engine went into reserve status in 2013. Upon retirement, several artifacts associated with the truck, were returned to East Tennessee and donated to the East Tennessee Historical Society. Info/museum hours: 215-8830; eths@eastTNhistory.org; easttnhistory.org.
“Bulbs: Now is the time! They’re not just for Spring Blooms,” 3:15-4:15 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by master gardener Alice Greene. Info: 329-8892.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 21-22 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 23-OCT. 9 “The Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, zack@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Adopt-A-Golden event, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 584-3959. Deadline to register for the Corryton 8-mile and 2-mile State Record Road Races, to be held 8 a.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 1. The races will begin at the Corryton Community Center, 9331 Davis road. The races will benefit the Corryton Community Food Pantry. Registration: runsignup.com/race/tn/corryton8miler. Info: Joyce Harrell, 705-7684, or Frank Bushakra, fbushakr@eou.edu. Luttrell Music Festival, 10 a.m., Luttrell Park, 115 Park Road in Luttrell. Saturday Stories and Songs: Dancing Spider Yoga, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. For kids ages 3-9 and their parents. Info: 689-2681. Senior ballroom dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music provided by the Nigel Boulton Band. Info: 922-0416.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 24-25 Auditions for Encore Theatrical Company’s production of “Mary Poppins,” 2 p.m., Inman Humanities Complex, Walters State Community College. Casting 25-30 people, including one boy and one girl ages 10-12. Info/audition requirements: etcplays.org.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 French Broad Preservation Association Pickle Fest, noon-5 p.m., Riverdale School, 7009 Thorn Grove Pike. Pickling competition sponsored by Green River Picklers. Info/competition registration: frenchbroadpres.org.
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By Carol Z. Shane It’s time for you – right now, before the holidays – to get your fitness routine in place, and Tennova Health & Fitness Center is offering a great opportunity. On Monday, Oct. 3, they’re having an Open House. “It’s our way of opening up our doors to the community and allowing the community to see how we’ve grown,” says executive fitness manager Nicole Yarbrough.
Tennova’s fitness team members are exercise experts, but they also know human nature. There’s a reason they schedule their thrice-yearly Open Houses on Mondays. Speaking of those who are attempting to maintain a consistent fitness plan, fitness associate Rhonda Garrison says, “If they didn’t do what they were supposed to do with their exercise over the weekend, then it’s always Monday – they start back up on Monday.” Of those who are undecided about a fitness plan, Yarbrough says, “An Open House gives those people who have been on the fence for a while an opportunity to take the plunge. Sometimes it’s easier if they know they’re coming for a free day.” Garrison agrees. “They get to experience what we have to offer with no strings attached. We let the facility sell itself.” And sell itself it does. With two pools, an indoor and outdoor track, state-ofthe-art fitness equipment – including more than 65 commercial-grade cardio“Some people join just for the invascular workout machines – group fitdoor track” says Tennova’s executive ness room, dedicated cycle room with fitness manager Nicole Yarbrough. 20 bicycles, full-court basketball gym, Where better to walk in temperaracquetball/squash court, rock climbing ture-controlled comfort? wall, spacious men’s and women’s locker rooms including showers, steam rooms, saunas and whirlpools, and handicapped access, Tennova Health & Fitness Center can cover all the bases in improving your fitness. In addition, there’s a lot of oh-so-important behind-thescenes work that keeps the facility at optimum level. At Tennova Health & Fitness you’ll find state“We work really of-the-art exercise equipment, trainer support, hard to maintain the facility,” camaraderie and lots of fun. says Garrison.
“We want to offer even those who have left us a chance to come back and see what’s new.” If you’re one of the former members who’s had to step away for whatever reasons – lifestyle changes, job changes, a baby’s arrival – the Open House is a fantastic opportunity to see the continued improvements and added fitness attractions that Tennova has to offer. Garrison and Yarbrough are good examples of the kind of caring staff that Tennova Health & Fitness tends to attract and keep. Both are roughly 17-year veterans of the facility. They’ve seen families grow and develop here. They’ve taught kids who later brought their kids. They’re in it for the long haul, and that says a lot. Most of Tennova’s members have joined from referrals, and they’re encouraged to continue the tradition by bringing a friend. Age is of no importance. Tennova has members from 13 to 99 years old. “Our average age is 50,” says Garrison. “We are a very diverse facility; we accommodate all fitness levels. We really try to tailor every workout to each individual’s needs.” Why not check them out? Tennova Health & Fitness Center’s Open House happens from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at the facility, located at 7540 Dannaher Drive off Emory Road. For more info: TennovaFitness.com or 865-859-7900.
Two pools – one junior Olympic-size, the other a warm pool for therapeutic use – are ready and waiting for you at Tennova Health & Fitness Center.
Tennova personal trainers are always ready to help you with your fitness goals
What’s better than a massage? Tennova Health & Fitness Center offers a full range of spa services.
Elite kids alert One of the many improvements you’ll find when you visit Tennova Health & Fitness’s Open House is in the kids’ program, known as Elite Kids. While the parents are exercising, the kids are active in a fitness program of their own, all at no extra charge. Now’s your chance to not only address your own fitness and provide a good example, but have the kids join in. It’s all part of a healthy, lifelong practice. “Your children are joining as members – free with adult membership,” says Garrison. “They are taking an active part in fitness themselves.” What a gift to give those most precious to you.
Located off Emory Road at I-75 For additional information, call Tennova Health & Fitness Center at 859-7900 or visit TennovaFitness.com
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Ground Beef
Pairs with...
Per Lb. for 3 Lbs. or More
Selected Varieties
2
Fresh
With Card
Bota Box 3 Liter
18
99
49
Flounder Fillets
*Not available in all stores.
Pairs with...
Chloe Pinot Grigio
Per Lb.
6
1249 750 mL.
99
With Card
With Card
Selected Varieties
Mayfield Ice Cream 48 Oz.
SAVE AT LEAST 5.99 ON TWO
Old Fashion Bread (20 Oz.), Hamburger Buns or
Frozen, Selected Varieties
Food Club Potatoes
Food City Hot Dog Buns
28-32 Oz.
99 8 Ct.
¢ With Card
SAVE AT LEAST 3.39 ON TWO
Selected Varieties, Pure Premium
Tropicana Orange Juice
Ragú Pasta Sauce
59 Oz.
5
4
4/$
With Card
Selected Varieties
Selected Varieties
Pepsi Products
Food Club Pasta
2
12 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans
99
With Card
When you buy 4 in the same transaction. Lesser quantities are 4.99 each. Limit 1 transaction. Customer pays sales tax. Items and Prices are specifically intended to apply locally where issue originates. No sales to dealers or competitors. Quantity rights reserved. Sales tax may apply. 2016 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Food City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
5
Selected Varieties, 24 Oz.
2/$ With Card
Mueller’s Specialty Cuts Pasta (16 Oz.) or
• KNOXVILLE, TN - N. BROADWAY, MAYNARDVILLE HWY., HARDIN VALLEY RD., KINGSTON PIKE, MIDDLEBROOK PIKE, MORRELL RD. • POWELL, TN - 3501 EMORY RD.
16 Oz.
99
¢
With Card
SALE DATES: Wed., Sept 21 Tues., Sept. 27, 2016