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Justin Bailey and the merchants at the J.E. Groner Building invite everyone to their upcoming Fall Festival/ Block Party. It’s 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, on Depot Drive in Historic Powell Station. Come for food, music, shopping, handmade items, games, community and giveaways.
KUB polishes, updates website Knoxville Utilities Board has launched a redesigned website that is available for users online or with mobile devices. It allows realtime updates on power restoration during storms as well as enabling customers to report power outages. KUB encourages its customers to visit the improved www.kub.org. As always, KUB continues to be available by telephone at 524-2911 for questions or service needs.
Powell Playhouse The Powell Playhouse promises to steal your funny bone with a delightful comedy Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 6-8. The performances will be at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road, with three evening performances and a Saturday afternoon matinee. Tickets are $10, with a $5 senior discount offered on Saturday afternoon. Curtain time is 7 p.m. for evening performances and 2 p.m. for the Saturday afternoon matinee. In addition, dinner at the Jubilee Banquet Facility will be offered for $15 at 5:30 before the evening shows. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at powellplayhouseinc.com. To order dinner reservations, call 865-938-2112. – Bob Longmire
On to the Aggies Marvin West writes: “Some of my Baptist friends believe in predestination. “If this Tennessee team makes it to 7-0, I may join them.�
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Janice Patt White, Caroline Vineyard, Norma Barrett and Tammy Mattina at the new Community Center. Photos by David Hunter
By David Hunter True cooperation is rare. In 2013, a civic group that had been around since 2003, the Heiskell Community Center, merged with the Heiskell Volunteer Fire Department to became the Heiskell Community Organization. The fire department board dissolved, and the firehall was leased to Rural/Metro in order to keep fire protection in Heiskell. Janice Patt White, a Powell High graduate, along with civicminded friends, offered programing to seniors at the old Heiskell School, now owned by Heiskell
United Methodist Church. They decided that the Powell and Heiskell communities needed a community center of their own. White went to see Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, but in keeping with his fiscal policy of not raising taxes, he said Knox County would not fund another community center because Karns and Halls both have centers within driving distance. “But there are people, especially the elderly and disabled, who can’t drive very far because of health or can’t afford the expense of gasoline because of fi xed in-
comes,� White told me in a recent interview. Not one to give up easily, White began looking for an empty building that might be suitable for the community center she envisioned. In January 2016, she found that the building in which Allen Wheeler had run an Isshin-ryu Karate dojo for decades was empty. Chuck Reynolds, who had bought the
school but not the building, had moved Wheeler School of Karate to Powell Place shopping center. So she went back to see the mayor again. “I can’t say how much I admire Mayor Burchett,� White said. “He stood his ground on not funding another community center but To page A-3
Groner store is landmark in Historic Powell Station By Marvin West
Landmarks, we’ve got a few in and around Historic Powell Station. There are old homes built before the Civil War, schools that go back a hundred years and newer monuments to such businesses as Weigel’s and DeRoyal and dearly departed Levi’s. Not far away are the famous airplane filling station and Bell’s Campground. There are none more meaningful downtown than the J.E. Groner & Co. store on De-
pot Street. Common sense dictated the start in 1921. J.E. Groner was superintendent of the brick company in the good clay flat between Beaver Creek and Emory Road. He could see the practicality of a store. Workmen needed a place within walking distance to buy CocaColas and cigarettes and maybe some light bread and a few slices of bologna and cheese. The growing neighborhood would buy real groceries and general merchandise, anything from dried beans to egg-beaters to sewing
thread and oilcloth. Groner, three May men (C.C., Guy and O.B.) and A.H. “Hobe� Rhodes were the founders. Rhodes managed the store for the first 43 years. His son, Alvin, was in charge for the final 24. By today’s measurements, J.E. Groner & Co. was unique. It offered ESSO gasoline for newfangled Fords and horseshoe nails for those who plowed fields and still drove buggies. To page A-11
Thomas flips out over Rountree resolution By Betty Bean On Monday, the school board considered a resolution opposing the use of state testing data to determine teacher evaluations and student grades. The vote will come today (Oct. 5). Sponsored by Amber Rountree, the measure drew a harsh rebuke from interim superintendent Buzz Thomas. Rountree said she is perplexed by his reaction. “I proposed a very similar resolution last year – some of the language is verbatim, and the board passed it 7-2 or 8-1. This was during the state testing debacle, and we were asking that the data not be used, so I guess Buzz’s tone was a little surprising,� Rountree said. The “debacle� she mentioned was the confusion and delay caused by the state’s inability to process the numbers in time for local school districts to issue grades and evaluations. “I try to conduct myself, at meetings and in public, by the adage of speaking truth and love. I hope we can disagree and still have a collegial discourse about it.�
Thomas sent a letter to board members labeling Rountree’s resolution “ill-advised� and predicting that it would damage relationships with state and local elected officials, particularly Education Commissioner Candice McQueen, whom he said is entitled to “the benefit of the doubt.� He praised Questar, the state’s new testing provider, which worked with the state last year to create an “optional� assessment for secondgraders, and put Rountree’s motives on blast: “In conclusion, the proposed resolution does not sound like a school district that is aspiring to be the best in the south or even in the state. It sounds like we are making excuses. We need a good standardized test each year to tell us how we are doing compared to others across the state and the nation,� Thomas said. New board member Tony Norman said he agrees with Rountree about testing policy but thinks the resolution may be premature. “I think the evaluation system is completely jacked up, and ultimately, her endgame is to
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revise the evaluation procedures and get rid of things that are unfair. I agree with her, but I’m not sure this is the way to go about it.� Norman expressed some surprise at the tone of Thomas’ letter – “He really cut Amber’s legs off� – and observed that the unity between new board members (who supported Mike McMillan for board chair in August) and incumbents who voted for Terry Hill is in disarray: “The coalition is fragmented at the moment. We haven’t even got to square one – we don’t have a chair yet,� he said, referring to last month’s deadlocked vote between McMillan and Hill (board member Patti Bounds was absent). McMillan has since removed his name from consideration, and the board will vote again this week. “Let’s get first things first. Let’s decide on a chair; then you start bringing other stuff up,� Norman said. Letter is posted on our website: www.ShopperNewsNow.com/category/betty-bean/
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Cancer survivor has ‘a
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Parkwest’s 3-D Mammography enhances early detection and treatment of breast cancer Sara Forrester, 74, of Knoxville, is faithful about getting yearly mammograms. At five feet tall, the sprightly grandmother takes care of her health by walking regularly, and says she usually hits 10,000 steps on her pedometer every day. “I always get a screening every year. I try to go during October, during breast cancer awareness month, because I get a goody bag!” she said with a laugh. In October 2015, Forrester’s insurance said she was eligible for a digital tomosynthesis screening if she wanted it. Tomosynthesis is a three-dimensional image, compared to a two-dimensional mammogram. It gives a clearer picture of the breast, especially for women with dense breast tissue, and Forrester said her previous mammograms had shown she had dense tissue. “They asked me which one I wanted, and I wanted the tomosynthesis,” she said. “This was the first year I was told Medicare would cover it.” Since breast cancer is denser than regular breast tissue, a tumor appears as a white spot on an otherwise lighter gray mammogram. But in women with dense breasts, the breast as a whole appears whiter, and it can be more difficult to detect a tumor. Tomosynthesis improves the radiologists’ ability to detect potential breast cancers by helping to pinpoint the size, shape and location of ab-
Thanks to early detection with tomosynthesis 3-D mammography, Sara Forrester remains able to spend time with her two children and three grandchildren.
normalities. This helps the radiologist distinguish harmless structures from tumors, leading to fewer false positives, fewer call-backs and less anxiety for women. Tomosynthesis builds upon the success of digital mammography and was recently shown to improve rate of cancer detection and reduce the number of unnecessary callbacks in an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, June 2014. Experts believe that this method will soon become the gold standard in breast
Tomosynthesis – Sharper images for mammography
cancer screening and detection. It is now used as a complement to conventional 2-D mammography for patients receiving a screening mammogram. Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center was the first facility in Knoxville to offer the tomosynthesis technology to its patients. In Forrester’s case, it showed a spot in her left breast. A biopsy confirmed it was a cancerous tumor. In mid-November Forrester underwent a partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) and had one lymph node removed at
Parkwest Medical Center. “Dr. Lytle Brown did a lumpectomy,” she said. “He made a small incision on the breast and a small incision under my arm to take out a lymph node. The lymph node was clear, meaning the cancer had not spread to it.” Brown said the decision to have a partial mastectomy was right for Forrester. “It was an early stage of cancer. For a lot of women, whether you do a partial mastectomy or a full mastectomy is going to depend on size of tu-
mor, the involvement of underlying skin, the size of the breast in relation to the tumor and other factors. You have to individualize care for each person, and this was right for her,” said Brown. “I can’t say whether her cancer would have been detected without tomosynthesis, but I am glad that this more sensitive screening tool is available here in Knoxville, and that Parkwest was the first hospital to have it.” Forrester went home the same d day of her surgery, and in January began a series of 20 radiation treatb ments at Thompson Cancer Survival m Center-West. C Today, Forrester is on a medication t to reduce her chance of recurrence, and has an excellent prognor sis. s She said she would recommend Parkwest Medical Center to anyone P needing breast cancer care. n “The staff at Parkwest, I couldn’t ask a for better. They’re just wonderful people,” she said. “I’m doing great, p and a I am so blessed. I’m hopeful this will w take care of it and it will never come back.” Forrester has been back to walking 10,000 steps a day, gardening with her husband, Sam, and spending time with her two daughters and three grandchildren. “I don’t let this get me down, I’ve got too much living to do,” she said. “I want to see my two grandsons and granddaughter grow up. I don’t have time for breast cancer – I’m too busy!”
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ten detect breast cancer at an early stage, when treatment is more effective and a cure is more likely. Although it is a very accurate screening tool for women at both average and increased risk, mammography will not detect all breast cancers in women without symptoms. The sensitivity of the test is lower for women with dense breasts. However, newer technologies have shown promising developments for women with dense breast tissue. Tomography, or 3-D digital mammography, has significantly improved cancer detection for women with dense breasts. Regardless of the detection method, once breast cancer is diagnosed, a Parkwest Breast Health Coordinator can help patients formulate the best treatment plan for each unique situation. According to the ACS, the five-year relative survival rate for female invasive breast cancer patients has improved from 75 percent in the mid-1970s to 89 percent today.* The Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center is proud to have contributed to that increase in survival over time due to its advanced screening, diagnosis and treatment procedures. Why wait? Schedule your screening at Parkwest by calling 865-373-7010. *American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2016
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Canadian playwright returning to Powell Playhouse By Shannon Carey What brought together a Canadian playwright and Powell’s favorite theater troupe? As the Bard said, “The play’s the thing!” Roger Cosgrove gave the Powell Playhouse cast and crew the surprise of their lives when he showed up unannounced at their production of his play, “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” last year. But, Cosgrove and his wife loved the scenic beauty of East Tennessee so much, plus the warm welcome they received from the Playhouse, that they’re coming back for the U.S. premier of Cosgrove’s sequel, “1, 2, 3, and Flush,” set for Oct. 6-8, at Jubilee Banquet Facility. “They made me feel so comfortable,” Cosgrove said. “It was like I was instantly part of the group.” Cosgrove said he got into writing plays “by accident.” When he became active in local theater in his hometown of Chesley, Ontario, he was 55 and retired from two professions. There was talk of tearing down an historic 285-seat theater in Chesley, and a group got together to save it. But, once the theater was protected, what next? Well, you put on plays, of course. They formed the Chesley Community Players and started doing live theater there. Cosgrove started acting and directing. But, he had trouble finding the kind of scripts he wanted to produce.
Director Gina Jones, playwright Roger Cosgrove, and cast members Melody McMahan and Grant McMahan gather after the Powell Playhouse production of “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot.” Cosgrove will visit Powell Playhouse again for their production of Cosgrove’s sequel, “1, 2, 3, and Flush,” set for Oct. 6-8, at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Photo submitted
“When I went to a play, I wanted to see something after a hard day’s work that when you were done you were glad you went, and you were relaxed and satisfied. That was what I wanted to see,” said Cosgrove. “I was just bellyaching to my wife, ‘I just can’t find good, fun, clean, family scripts. I can do better than this.’ She replied, ‘OK, why don’t you?’” For that first play, “Java Shop,” Cosgrove drew on his own past experience hanging around in the coffee shop where his mother worked, right next to a Greyhound Bus depot, which in
‘Friends of Beauford Delaney’ founder to speak at Museum Dr. Monique Y. Wells, founder and director of the organization dedicated to preserving Knoxv ille-bor n Beauford D e l a n e y ’s artistic legacy in Paris, Wells will speak at the Knoxville Museum of Art 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 20, followed by a reception with cash bar. The program, jointly sponsored by the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, the East Tennessee History Center, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and the Knoxville chapter of The Links Inc., is free and open to the public. A 23-year resident of Paris, Wells is co-author of “Paris Reflections: Walks through African-American Paris” and author of “Black Paris Profiles,” which features the stories of 24 contemporary African-American and Afro-Caribbean expatriates. Well’s freelance writing led her to uncover the story of Beauford Delaney’s unmarked Paris burial place. She subsequently founded Les Amis de Beauford Delaney (Friends of Beauford Delaney) as a French nonprofit association. In her endeavor to raise
funds to place a tombstone at Beauford’s previously unmarked grave, she became increasingly passionate about this artist’s story and about his art. She recently organized the first-ever exhibition of Beauford’s paintings from Paris private collections. Beauford Delaney lived his final decades abroad in Paris and died there in 1979, but maintained close ties to Knoxville and family here throughout his life. His brother Joseph, also a distinguished artist, is perhaps better known locally than Beauford because Joseph eventually returned to his hometown, where he died in 1991. The evolving Beauford Delaney Project calls for placing historical markers to designate the birthplace of Beauford and his brother Joseph and other sites associated with their early training; to bring an exhibition of Beauford’s work from Paris to Knoxville; to conserve and exhibit recently acquired works by Beauford at the KMA; to create a curriculum unit about Beauford and Joseph Delaney and their importance; and to explore the restoration and possible adaptive reuse of the Delaney family home, recently purchased by the Beck Cultural Exchange Center.
COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgoodpaster@gmail. com. ■ Enhance Powell meets 4-5 p.m. each second Wednesday at the Powell Branch Library. Info: 661-8777. ■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and third Wednesday, Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: facebook.com/ knoxnorthlions.
■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161. ■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136. ■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com.
the early 1960s was a “hub of activity.” And a certain country star’s bus breaking down at the depot? That really happened. “I just recall that at that time there weren’t a whole lot of places you could get a big diesel motor repaired, and Johnny Cash’s bus was going through town, and it broke down,” said Cosgrove. “The Greyhound mechanics fi xed it for him, and he was in having coffee. He was just strumming his guitar and chit-chatting with the locals.” “Java Shop” was such a success at the Chesley theater that folks started encouraging Cosgrove to publish it, and so he did. Powell Playhouse director Gina Jones found the script on a quest for exactly the kind of drama Cosgrove liked: clean, fun and family-friendly. She contacted Cosgrove for permission to perform the script, and the two started an email correspondence. “Through those emails, I
got to know the group a bit and just admired their dedication,” said Cosgrove. So, even though the drive was long, Cosgrove and his wife came to Knoxville to see the play. The pair sat in the back and didn’t say anything until the play was over. Then, they surprised Jones and the rest of the group. “They were a lot like the Chesley Community Players, a small group of people really committed to putting on plays,” said Cosgrove. “They did an excellent job. I’ve been to a few (“Java Shop” productions) up here, but I enjoyed theirs the most. They interpreted it the same way I interpret it. If I were directing, it was the same way I’d want it done.” Cosgrove only had 12 hours to spend in Tennessee, so he and his wife planned to make a return trip. When Jones contacted Cosgrove again, this time asking for permission to produce the sequel, he mentioned his intent to visit in early October 2016. Jones
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was always willing to remain flexible.” An agreement was worked out; Knox County would purchase the Wheeler property and rent it to the Heiskell Community Organization at a modest fee – with the condition that the expense of renovating and maintaining the property would not be on taxpayers. It was a good solution. The final approval by Knox County was not finalized until September, but the Heiskell Community Organization had not waited before going to work. By the time the agreement was officially in place, the new Community Center was open for business. “We have spent $60,000 getting the building up to code with help from community members and local businesses,” White said. She and her friends have worked miracles. I was personally familiar with the building before, and I was stunned to see it last week. In addition to the cosmetic changes, there’s now a small room that will be a computer training area,
with computers furnished by the Computer Depot at 113 E. Emory Road. “Local businesses have been good to us,” White said. Line dancing, art classes, weekly luncheons and craft classes, with plans for more activities, are now available for seniors and others at 1708 W. Emory Road, all fee-funded or led by volunteers. Drop by or contact Janice Patt White at 865-548-0326 or Janice.White@mind spring.com.
Knox County Commissioner Charles Busler sponsored the resolution that was adopted Sept. 26 wherein Knox County purchased the land and building formerly known as Wheeler School of Karate for $200,000. Busler said he admires the can-do spirit of the Community Center organizers and was glad to help. “I see my job as commissioner as one of helping people find solutions to problems. The new Community Center will serve residents for years to come.”
said the Playhouse would schedule the play for the same time. “How could you get more obliging than that?” he said. Cosgrove hopes Powell and the surrounding communities recognize what a treasure they have in the Powell Playhouse. “Small community theatres, they put in a lot of
time an effort, and their acting can be just as good as a big theatre where you’d spend three times as much. It’s a lot of work, and people don’t realize how much work it is,” he said. “I hope people support them. I just hope that the public comes out and supports them and sees their plays and continues to see their plays.”
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Powell Playhouse will present “1, 2, 3, and Flush” by Roger Cosgrove, sequel to “A Day at the Java Shop and Greyhound Bus Depot,” at the Jubilee Banquet Facility, 7 p.m. Oct. 6-8, plus a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Oct. 8. Tickets are $10, with senior tickets $5 for the matinee. Jubilee will serve dinner at 5:30 p.m. before the evening shows at $15 per plate, and lunch before the matinee at $10 per plate. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.PowellPlayhouseInc.com. For dinner or lunch reservations, call Jubilee at 865-938-2112.
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government It’s time to decriminalize marijuana Last month, Nashville approved an ordinance to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Nashville police now have the option of issuing a civil citation for marijuana possession instead of a criminal one. Did Nashville make marijuana legal? No. Decriminalization is not legalization. Complete legalization would mean that a person could sit in their home and legally smoke marijuana. With decriminalization, those walking down the street with a marijuana joint in their pocket would still be breaking the law but could be issued a civil citation by police (something similar to a parking ticket) instead of a criminal citation. It’s a small step, but a good one. Here’s why. Under current law, possessing even a small amount of marijuana is punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in the county jail and a $2,500 fine. Criminal convictions have wide-ranging negative consequences. In addition to possible jail time, a criminal conviction often impacts employment and educational opportunities. It’s tough enough to find a good job in today’s economy. It’s even more difficult when you have a criminal record. Thanks to the internet, arrest records and mug shots linger on forever. Smoking a joint at a party or concert can haunt someone well into their future. Decriminalization is not a perfect solution. In fact, it probably doesn’t go far enough. Until we treat drug use as a public health problem instead of a criminal justice problem, too many lives will be shadowed by criminal convictions. Also, the discretion given to the police creates its own problems. Giving an officer discretion to issue either
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a civil or criminal citation can result in disparate outcomes for low-income and minority residents accused of a crime. Ultimately, our laws should reflect our values. If it’s OK for a kid to smoke weed in college, then it should be legal. If it’s OK for someone to smoke marijuana in the privacy of their own home, then it should be legal. Legalization, with regulations similar to tobacco or alcohol, would likely result in better overall outcomes than current laws. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that smoking marijuana is a good thing. I’m not a doctor. I’m the least qualified to discuss the pros and cons of marijuana versus tobacco or any other substance. However, the decriminalization of marijuana is a much-needed first step in accepting shifting social norms. Nearly 50 years after Woodstock, and as baby boomers enter retirement, it’s time for our laws to reflect that reality. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, after the decriminalization bill passed the Metro Council, released a statement: “This legislation is a positive step forward in addressing the overly punitive treatment of marijuana possession in our state that disproportionately impacts low-income and minority residents.” Mayor Barry is right. Nashville is showing leadership. It’s time for Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knoxville City Council to show leadership as well. Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can visit his website at pleadthefrith.com.
Legacy Parks Foundation’s big day Once again, Legacy Parks Foundation will draw a crowd of almost 1,000 civic, business and community leaders for its annual Legacy Luncheon for the Parks at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, along the bank of the Tennessee River at UT Cherokee Farm. Once again, executive director Carol Evans is close to a sell-out at the $100 lunch. You’d think she would move the event to a larger venue. But wait! It’s outdoors! Rick Ridgeway, noted mountaineer, will Carol Evans talk about his experience with big mountains, big business and big initiatives to preserve outdoor resources. Make reservations online or call 865-525-2585.
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Smith again claims education as campaign battleground Eddie Smith’s first campaign mail piece, a sunny, positive, oversized postcard praising the 13th District state representative for working hard to develop higher educational standards, hit two weeks ago. The next one came a week later and featured a group of happy kids studying a globe. A full-color shot of a smiling Smith appeared on the back, positioned next to a paragraph describing him as a torchbearer for better education. The bottom half of the card was the color of the Vols’ smokygray football jerseys with a black-and-white picture of an angry, open-mouthed Gloria Johnson looking for a child to devour. The scary gray part said Johnson – a Democrat and a retired special-education teacher who served a single term before Republican Smith unseated her in 2014 – opposes putting money into education, wants to trap kids in bad schools, would like for the feds to come in and take over and
Betty Bean doesn’t much care if kids get to go to college (all the better to eat them, probably). Both cards are paid for by Tennesseans for Student Success, an AstroTurf group that supports high-stakes, standardized testing closely connected to Gov. Bill Haslam. Two years ago, Smith won by 182 votes and was the beneficiary of an avalanche of negative advertising funded by “outside” corporate education reform groups, the most memorable of which was paid for by the pro-voucher Tennessee Federation for Children and compared Johnson to Lane Kiffin. Following the directive of GOP operative Karl Rove, Smith successfully attacked Johnson’s strength – education. He’s staking out the same ground this year.
This week I am in Tbilisi, Georgia, as an election observer for their parliamentary elections. The trip is sponsored by the International Republican Institute, a private, nonprofit group. IRI promotes democratic procedures, fair elections and participatory democracy as does its counterpart, which is the National Democratic Institute. Neither is part of the partisan RNC or DNC. Georgia was part of the former Soviet Union and is where Joseph Stalin was born. It has been an independent nation for 25 years with varying degrees of success. I was present four years ago in Georgia, also as an election observer for IRI, when parliamentary elections were held and resulted in the ruling party being swept out of office. It is our job to observe and report on what we see. If we see inappropriate actions in the conduct of the election we note them and report on them. We do not intervene with the holding of the election itself. Greg Mackay, who now works at Chilhowee Park, was an election observer when he ran the Knox County Election Commission. I have also been an election observer in Ukraine and East Timor (Asia). ■ Knoxville has had a sister-city relationship with Muroran in Japan since the 1990s. A Muroran delega-
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tion is coming this weekend and will meet with Mayor Rogero in her office Friday morning at the City County Building. MPC Commissioner Gayle Bustin has assisted ably on behalf of the mayor in arranging a full schedule. Retired University of Tennessee professor Paul Watkins and his wife, Susie, will host a reception for them Friday, Oct. 7. There have also been student exchanges at the high school level where students have stayed in Japanese and American homes. ■ James Knight, another former ambassador, has moved to the Knoxville area. He just retired as ambassador to Chad and previously ambassador to Benin. The Tellico Village resident is a retired infantry officer who was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. He joins four other former ambassadors residing in the area: Cran Montgomery (Oman), Dee Robinson (Ghana), Margaret Scobey (Egypt and Syria) and this writer (Poland). ■ State Rep. Eddie Smith will present a check
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for $30,000 for restoration of Talahi Park in Sequoyah Hills at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The money was part of the state budget, which Smith amended to include this funding. Public is invited. The Smith versus Gloria Johnson contest is expected to be one of the closest in the state on Nov. 8. The last two elections (2012 and 2014) in that district were decided by fewer than 200 votes each. ■ U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann turns 54 on Tuesday, Oct. 11. ■ Do not expect quick action on picking a successor to UT athletic director Dave Hart. UT will wait until a new chancellor is selected to replace Jimmy Cheek before a search committee is even named by the new chancellor to choose a new AD. That means January at the earliest. The new chancellor will also be looking for a new communications vice chancellor to replace Margie Nichols as well as a new provost to follow Susan Martin. ■ UT President Joe DiPietro announced recently the four members of a special commission to review Title IX resources and programs for UT. Three of the four live in Massachusetts, Connecticut and the Washington, D.C., area. The one Tennessean is from Franklin. None attended UT and there are no African-Americans on
the group, despite many UT athletes being AfricanAmerican. This is a glaring omission. While the news release did not indicate compensation, an inquiry from this writer produced the response that yes, there is compensation, but UT declined to respond that day as to the exact compensation, 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. Victor Ashe is a former mayor of Knoxville and U.S. ambassador to Poland. Reach him at vhashe@aol.com
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but Smith billed this as an opp or t u n it y for teachers to learn more about the state’s new standardized Smith tests. Johnson succeeded Democratic incumbent Harry Tindell, who represented the 13th for 22 years and chose to retire rather than slug it out after the new Republican super majority redrew district lines and threw Sequoyah Hills and a big chunk of Republicandominated South Knoxville into the mix. Smith, a promoter of church music, made Johnson – who has since retired from teaching – a one-termer. She still enjoys the active support of many former colleagues and students who want to send her back to Nashville. In the words of the prophet Yogi Berra, it’s déjà vu all over again.
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In addition to the PACsupplied mail pieces (which by federal law cannot coordinate with his Johnson campaign), Smith sponsored a teacher roundtable at Fulton High School with state Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and a representative of Questar, the state’s new provider of standardized tests (the old provider got sacked when it couldn’t process end-of-term standardized tests in time for the results to be used in calculating student grades). Smith barred school board members and the media from the meeting because he didn’t want teachers to feel intimidated but invited several administrators to sit in, including Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Alves. It is a policy violation to allow campaign events in Knox County Schools,
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Beck: The place where the community gets connected By Renee Kesler The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is “The Place Where African American History Is Preserved,” and even more it is “The Place Where the Community Gets Connected.” T h e Renee Kessler founders who created Beck in 1975 purposely did not call it the Beck Cultural Exchange Museum, though it is filled with archives, artifacts and exhibits and, indeed, Beck has always been dedicated to the preservation and conservation of history. Yet those great pioneers understood that it had to be more than a museum. After all, Beck was formed as the people’s project, and the people needed a place to gather and exchange with one another. Beck needed to be “The Place Where the Community Gets Connected.” What does it mean to be “The Place Where the Community Gets Connected?” Leaving Beck the other night, I believe I understood the answer to this question. The answer was sitting outside at the tables located in the rotunda area of the Beck, wrapped in coats and jackets in the cool of the fall evening with fingers tapping away on a laptop and a cell phone. While this was not an unusual occurrence, certainly – when I leave in the evenings there is always someone sitting in the rotunda, or on the lighted front porch, where there is always a table and chairs, or cars parked in
HOPE… Is a Powerful thing! It Can Change Lives and Make a Difference. It is the confident expectation of Good. Community members gather at the Beck. the parking lot, using the free wifi – it was the answer to the question. When I first arrived at Beck, the wifi broadband connection to the internet was locked with a passcode required to access. When visitors tried to connect their electronic devices they quickly discovered that they had no access to the internet. Further, while students from the local schools were excited to receive new electronic gadgets and devices that they could take home, the enthusiasm quickly dissipated once internet access was unavailable. Even though students had their own laptops or tablets, they fi led in quickly before the 6 o’clock closing hour to use the free Beck computer lab. Immediately, I contacted our internet service provider, requested an equipment upgrade with highspeed access and optimal range throughout the Beck campus, and, of course, the passcode was removed. The community now had access to free wifi at the Beck. So was that the answer? Is free wifi the true meaning to being “The Place Where
the Community Gets Connected?” I understood it to be more than that. Shortly after arriving at Beck, I met Victor Vlasyuk, and instantly we became friends. Victor lives in the community with his mom, Lyubov; they are from Ukraine. Victor and his mom, along with many others, are frequent guests to the Beck. Perhaps it’s the internet connection that keeps them coming, but I think there is something more to the connection. This summer, through a wonderful program, Victor became a paid Beck intern. It was a great summer, and Victor, who has a very contagious smile and sweet spirit, became a part of the Beck family and a tremendous help to me. Like so many of the young and seasoned people that come to Beck, Victor is connected to us and we are connected to him. And that’s the answer. “The Place Where the Community Gets Connected” truly means people gathering and exchanging with one another, the original intent of the founders of the Beck.
The Mission of Hope is an Appalachian Relief Ministry serving very depressed rural communities. Our Back To School Program provides new Backpacks and School Supplies to 28 rural Elementary Schools. We also take new Clothing, Toys and Food items to the same Schools with our Christmas Program. Realizing education is imperative to breaking the cycle of poverty, we also provide Scholarships to 13 rural High Schools, Alice Lloyd College and Lincoln Memorial University.
Team of destiny? Probably not
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. I watched Ronald Reagan on TV for 10 years, and Trump is no Reagan. ■ Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, could well be Eleanor Roosevelt. ■ The Duncan Family Barbecue is coming up (5:30 p.m.
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Pittsburgh Pirates 55-27, had a 91-60 edge in hits, batted .338 to .256, slugged six more home runs – and lost. Even then, I knew the inexplicable did not apply to football. Destiny is a quirky thing on gridirons. It often jumps around, depending on crisp blocking and tackling, especially protection for the quarterback, accuracy of his throws and how many linebackers knock the ball loose from runners and receivers. Injuries, penalties and fumbles lost and found can cause destiny to switch sides. “Team of destiny” does have an intriguing connotation. It might seem a logical explanation for success to those who do not understand what goes on behind the scenes – endless recruiting effort, fierce attention to details, year-round devotion to improvement, more strength, more speed, more explosion. Do everything right. Eat right. Even sleep right. And, above all, believe. Starting a day or two after the latest bowl victory, good teams work to win. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Civic Coliseum). As the Duncan family grows, it takes a little longer to shake hands on the way to the food. Entertainment this year is special: Mark Chestnutt, The Crown College choir and David West’s bluegrass band. Come have dinner with 10,000 of your best friends. – S. Clark
They sweat and strain to develop cohesion and confidence. They expect to prevail. Chances are somewhat better when smart coaches are involved. OK, now and then luck is a factor. It had to be luck when Jalen Hurd rescued the Dobbs overtime fumble, the one bouncing around in the end zone that crushed the life out of gutty underdog Appalachian State. That was Sept. 1. Good fortune emerged in the Battle of Bristol. The alarm clock went off. The Vols woke up. It could have been luck that Tennessee receivers miraculously stopped dropping passes in the second half against the Gators. Incidentally, Florida thought that was a fluke. And it said it was handicapped without its No. 1 quarterback. Sorry about that. Oh no, we didn’t call it luck in 1998 when an official dropped a flag for pass interference and gave the Vols one last chance to defeat Syracuse. It wasn’t luck that Florida missed that field goal or that our favorite Razorback, Clint Stoerner, fumbled just in time. That was the Big Orange national championship team. It made its breaks. Well, it might not have directly caused Florida State to get stuck with a sub quarterback. We’ll find out Saturday if this Tennessee team simply refuses to lose. Texas A&M in College Station will be an honest exam. Oh my, as for destiny, after that comes mighty Alabama, much too much. Or maybe not. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
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Some of my Baptist friends believe in predestination. If this Tennessee team makes it to 7-0, I may join them. Based on what the Volunteers did to Florida and Georgia, I will concede this group is beginning to feel just a little bit special. Never saw anything like that flipflop finish in Athens. Pity the poor Bulldogs. They went from extreme ecstasy to awful agony in just a few ticks. Corner Malik Foreman, hero a couple of minutes earlier, got beat deep and safety Micah Abernathy was no help. For Tennessee, all was lost. But it wasn’t. Joshua Dobbs did his Doug Flutie impersonation and Jauan Jennings was absolutely certain, beyond any shadow of a doubt, he was going to claim that Hail Mary as his very own. Yes, they practice this play but surely such an ending was once in a lifetime. I sort of expected Butch Jones to come up with a monumental proclamation but he reverted to favorite explanations – fortitude, resiliency, poise, character and just finding a way to win. There had to be something more. I never put much stock in magic or karma or team of destiny until the 1960 World Series. In seven games, the New Yankees outscored the
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Samples leads Sunday service at Morning Pointe
SENIOR NOTES â– The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326
Jacob Samples, a recent graduate of The Crown College and a pastor at Temple Baptist Church, leads a church service at Morning Pointe in Clinton. Samples, originally from Ripley, W.V., moved to Tennessee to attend school, finishing his undergraduate degree in only three years. Now he is pursuing his master’s degree, stating that “he will serve the Lord wherever there is a need� after graduation. He and his wife and four children frequently spend time with the residents at the assisted living community. As part of the Life Enrichment Program, Morning Pointe invites local
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. Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; computer lab; billiards room. Register for: Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter class, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6; fee: $15. Fall Fashion Tips with Lauren Monahan, 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Pot luck lunch, noon Tuesday, Oct. 11; bring covered dish. Field trip: Three Rivers Rambler excursion, 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14. ■Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Center’s 10th anniversary party, noon Wednesday, Oct. 12. Register for: “Be ProActive with ProHealth, 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Field trip: Three Rivers Rambler excursion, noon Friday, Oct. 14. Veterans Office, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19; RSVP: 215-5645. ■Morning Pointe Assisted Living 7700 Dannaher Drive 686-5771 or morningpointe.com Ongoing event: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Support Group meets 1 p.m. each last Monday.
Madison Wright provides a personalized tour of The Pointe at Lifespring senior living facility.
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Touring
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Lora Patterson and Chris Taylor of Avalon Hospice participate in the hard-hat tour of The Pointe at Lifespring. Photos by Ruth White
Picture covered porches that open up to a beautiful and relaxing courtyard. Add a spacious dining area, salon, fitness center and Vibrant Life activities room. This is The Pointe at Lifespring, a senior adult living facility currently under construction close to New Harvest Park. The facility offered hard-hat tours last week, giving the community a sneak peek inside. The Pointe will offer 68 total units of combined assisted living and memory care apartments. The assisted living area offers a variety of room sizes, including
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a deluxe one-bedroom, studio suite, and one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites. Shana Robertson, with 15 years of experience, is the executive director, assisted by Heather Haley and Madison Wright. New to the staff is Annie Smalley, RN, who was named last week. She will function as the assisted living director. Smalley worked for other assisted living facilities in Knoxville and Alabama. Her nursing degree is from Lincoln Memorial University. The concierge is Alisha Schulz. The Pointe is scheduled to open late 2016/early 2017. Info: 865-687-5353.
Shirley Stout has been a supporter of the Fulton High School athletic department for over 21 years, and she continues to be a friendly fi xture at ballgames. Stout began helping out when her first grandson, Adam, attended FHS. She began to help out by assembling programs that were sold at football games, and her assistance grew to selling cotton candy at basketball games, making bracelets and necklaces as a fundraiser for the cheerleaders and just being a friendly face at games. “I love people,� she said. “I love to get hugs and give hugs from year to year.� Stout enjoys seeing students from years ago – who have grown and now have kids of their own – returning to support the Falcons. Her son, Pete, is an offensive line coach for the football team, and her
Shirley Stout has been a friend to the Fulton Falcons for over 21 years. Photo by Ruth White
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Ebenezer UMC festival
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By Wendy Smith This year’s Ebenezer United Methodist Church Fall Festival was a little w a r me r than usual. The date was moved up to avoid the heavy mach i ner y that will Ann Robins soon arrive on the church’s campus, says Lead Pastor Ann Robins. The congregation recently broke ground on a 10,610-square-foot addition. The new space, which will be added to the north side of the current building, will house a sanctuary that seats 450, as well as a new lobby, classroom and storage space. Construction didn’t begin until the congregation had raised $1.4 million for the project. The expanded facility will be used to serve, not just seat, Robins says. “It will be warm and welcoming, but not fancy. We’re a family-room church, not a living-room church. That’s just our personality.” A big part of that personality is an emphasis on community outreach. Approximately 500 attend the church’s fall festival and Easter egg hunt each year, and Breakfast with Santa and rummage sales that feature the church’s popular barbecue are other draws. While there was no need for hot cider, this year’s festival offered music, games, crafts, hot dogs and a hay ride. A human hamster ball racetrack was a hit with kids and adults. In addition to providing family-oriented fun, the congregation regularly serves the needy. Members run a food pantry from Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church and volunteer with Water Angels ministry. The church also serves as a host site for Family Promise. Robins is in her 12th year with the congregation because she asked to stay. “You could find a better preacher or a better place. But you couldn’t find better people.”
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The problem with busy bodies For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busy bodies, not doing any work. Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right. (2 Thessalonians 3: 11-13 NRSV)
Ebenezer UMC members Mary Ann Stansfield and Nancy Dyar give away candy corn and door prizes at the church’s annual fall festival.
Meg Horley, second from left, looks on as granddaughters Berkley and Maddie Harris play a game run by Karen Gray of Ebenezer UMC. Photos
Crown College opens cosmetology school
by Wendy Smith
Estes Stooksbury pulls the hay wagon with a 1944 McCormick tractor purchased by his father. Stooksbury came to Knoxville 82 years ago at the age of 5 after his family’s farm was condemned for Norris Lake. He’s been a member of the congregation since then.
Celebrating 55 years of family at West Park Baptist By Nancy Anderson Hundreds of church members and guests gathered on the lawn of West Park Baptist Church, 8833 Middlebrook Pike, to celebrate 55 years of fellowship with a community picnic on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Isn’t it interesting that there were busy bodies even in the earliest churches? And isn’t it fascinating that the term “busy body” (which seems to imply a person who is working steadily) is applied to folks who were doing absolutely nothing except meddling and causing trouble? (I was quite surprised and more than a little amused to realize the King James Version of the Bible uses the exact same term, albeit as one word: busybodies!) I suppose human nature is pretty consistent, whether first century or 21st century: always able to see the mote in our neighbor’s eye and yet unable to notice the log in our own (see Luke 6:42). So, here is the Apostle Paul pretty much calling a spade a spade, and telling the Church at Thessalonica to get on the stick, every last one of them! That is another way in which the human condition remains unchanged. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that today’s churches also have busy bodies, those who carry tales, who whisper gossip, who stir up trouble, who do little to help and much to harm. So we pray, we tolerate, we forgive, we hope, we persevere. And if we follow our Lord’s example, we keep on keeping on, because we need each other, and this fallen, broken world needs us to love, to learn, to grow, to remember St. Paul’s admonition to “do what is right.”
Kids were treated to a petting zoo and ice cream as adults beat the heat by gathering under canopies to share picnic fare brought from home. A cheering crowd gathered as Lisa Newsome conducted silly “Minute-
To-Win-It” races where competitors raced to see how many tennis balls they could put in a bucket using plastic lips or cotton balls using their noses dipped in honey. Raucous laughter spread through the crowd as Lead Pastor Sam Polson took the
stage as Reverend Sam Jones of Fleece the Flock Ministries, poking fun at stereotypical Southern preachers who preach for profit while also poking fun at himself. “I haven’t seen Pastor Sam today. I don’t know why he keeps avoiding me.
Crown College in Powell celebrated the grand opening of the Crown School of Trades and Technology cosmetology program Sept. 30. The school’s faculty and staff thanked Tim and Robin Harris, founders and owners of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, for their generosity in helping furnish the lobby of the new cosmetology lab. Pictured are: Danielle Dethmers, Emily Kozluk, Autumn Easterbrook, Aston Wheeler, Emily White, Josie Bates, Maranda Ruggles, Madison Nichols, Meagan Dankert, Makayla Landrum, Tim and Robin Harris of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, Crown College founder and president Dr. Clarence Sexton, Crown College board member Johnny Stancil, Courtney Green, Kristen Brown, Abigail Ellenburg, Isamaria Helget, Ragan Rochester, Morgan Dowden and Madison Hartley. Not pictured are Sara Roe, Raven Brown and Madelyn Cook. Info: http:// crowntradesandtech.com/programs/#com You know, when you look at Pastor Sam and then you look at his lovely wife, Susan, then you look again at Pastor Sam and you look again at his lovely wife, Susan, you can’t help but think, ‘What was that woman thinking!?’”
The punch line became a running joke throughout the afternoon as families and friends continued to share laughter, music, food, fun and fellowship well into the evening. Info: www.westpark baptist.org
FAITH NOTES Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 p.m. each second Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Dante Church of God will distribute boxes of blessings (food) from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, or until boxes are gone. All are invited, one box per household, must be present to receive a box of food. Info: 865-689-4829. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.
Classes/meetings ■ 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. ■ 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 events ■ Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike in Luttrell, will host a fall festival, 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Includes: singing on the porch, free food, crafts, antique cars. Everyone welcome. ■ St. Paul UMC Fountain City, 4014 Garden Drive, hosts Agape’ Café’ each fourth Wednesday. Dinner is served 5:30-7 p.m., and the public is invited. Oct. 26 program: musical group Shaffer, Ogle and Lee. Info: 687-2952.
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South-Doyle: What’s in a name? By Kip Oswald
As I wrote about the history of L&N STEM Academy, I began to wonder about the history of some other school names. Keshawn’s friend Anthony goes to South-Doyle High School, so Kinzy and I researched the history of that name and South-Doyle’s main feeder schools. South-Doyle High School is a combination of several former high schools. Young High School was built in 1913 and named for Dr. J.F. Young. In 1976, Young High joined South High School, which was built in 1951 as one of four schools to split from old Knoxville High School. Then in 1991, South-Young, as it had been renamed, joined with Doyle High School, which was built in 1967 and named for the family of Mildred Doyle, superintendent of Knox County Schools, to create SouthDoyle High School. The official feeder middle school is South-Doyle Middle School, which gains students from several elementary schools, each of which has an interesting history of name origination: Bonny Kate, Dogwood, Gap Creek, Mooreland Heights, Mount Olive, New Hopewell and South Knoxville. For instance, Bonny Kate was the nickname of the wife of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee. With the school board heading the process, Dog-
wood Elementary – which merged Anderson, Giffin and Flenniken schools in January 1995 – got its name by letting people submit names, narrowing down the selections and allowing those in the schools and community to vote. Gap Creek was the name of the post office in the Kimberlin Heights community of 1859 and the name stuck in the area. Mooreland Heights Elementary was named for a local, William Carrick Moore, an entrepreneur in the wroughtiron industry who had many things named after him. Mount Olive Elementar y School began in Mount Olive Baptist Church in 1837. In 1895, land was given to the school directors to build Mount Olive School, and the school opened afterwards. New Hopewell is listed simply as an unincorporated community in Knox County, and the school is named after the community, as is South Knoxville Elementary named after its location in the city of Knoxville. Next week I will continue the “What’s in a Name?” series. App of the week: Zoombinis: a classic logic puzzler that makes for cognitively powerful playtime for grades 3-8.
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Jadarius Walker and Aydan Arp build a marble run using a Makerspace kit at Green Magnet Academy. Photos
Jennifer Patrocinio uses a Spirograph to create colorful works of art during her time in the Makerspace lab.
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Makerspace learning: More than playing games By Ruth White At first glance, students using Makerspace kits at Green Magnet Academy make it look like fun and games. While it is fun, the kits also teach students to think differently, work together and problem solve in their own unique ways. Makerspaces have been described as community centers with tools that make design, engineering, fabrication and education accessible for all students. The kits allow for manufacturing of products designed by the students and encourage teamwork and critical thinking. Green Magnet librarian Tommie Branscum runs the Makerspace lab at the school. Before launching the program, she spoke with teachers to find out what’s going on in the classrooms so that she could integrate their lessons into the lab. Students learn coding to make robots work, create beads from paper, use straws and connectors to create objects and work with circuit boards.
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Jarvis Henderson builds a prank handshake device while his teammate Malyshia Dokes creates an alarm with Little Bits kits. Branscum told of two instances when students took on the challenge of out-ofthe-box thinking. One student didn’t have a specific tool to create beads from paper, so he created his own. And two students used straws and connectors to make a couch and television set. “It’s fun to watch them solve problems without re-
ally doing any problem solving,” she said. Makerspace activities give students free license to fail – and to know that it’s okay when things don’t work out perfectly. Students often work with others who they may not know well, thereby strengthening skills in following directions and working together.
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Students in Kayla Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fifth grade class planted pinwheels in the shape of a peace sign to celebration International Day of Peace. Photos by Ruth White
Planting Pinwheels for Peace By Ruth White Copper Ridge Elementary art teacher Theresa Kindrick brought with her the concept of Pinwheels for Peace when she moved to Tennessee from Florida. She had experienced it with her students there and wanted to carry on the tradition. For the past five years, in honor of International Day of Peace, Kindrick has led each art class from grades one through five in creating colorful pinwheels with positive words written on them. The pinwheels are then assembled, and a
selected fifth grade class plants all of the colorful creations in the front lawn of the school in the shape of a peace sign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the project we talk about peace and how to be productive members of the community,â&#x20AC;? said Kindrick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go into peace as a nation but talk about ways that we, in our community, can make a peaceful difference.â&#x20AC;? The finished product is a beautiful, colorful reminder to parents and staff that one simple gesture of peace can bring about change.
Logan Kindrick plants pinwheels on the front lawn at Copper Ridge Elementary.
Halls High cheerleader Maggie Beeler greets Brickey-McCloud student Megan Biliter as she arrives at school on a Friday morning. Photos by Ruth White
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Each Friday football game day, Halls High cheerleaders stop by area elementary schools and greet students as they arrive for the day. Pictured are Carly Minhinnett and Caroline Dykes.
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PHS is bringing back a tradition, and the community is invited to attend. On Friday, Oct. 7, the school will host the Panther Walk and homecoming parade. From about 5:30 to 6 p.m., the stretch of Emory Road between Halftime Pizza and the school entrance will be temporarily closed for the parade. The football
team will walk the path to the field, and the cheerleaders will help get the crowd pumped up for the homecoming game. Candidates for homecoming queen will be presented as they travel in cars on the route, and the band will march to the tune of Rocky Top. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Powell Middle School Y-teens volunteer at the Knoxville Teen Board Presentation Dance. Pictured at the event are: Bristan Corum, Anna Miller, Gracie Stooksbury, Kaitlyn Strunk, Richmond Brickey, Kennedy Julian, Kelsey Cowden, Kendal Patty, Jaedyn Sobota, Kameron Julian and Gabriel Corum. Photo submitted
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porch, free food, crafts, antique cars. Everyone welcome. Flea market, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Bishopville Baptist Church, 9507 Depot Road, Heiskell. Booth rental, $10. Info: Bobbie Kennedy-Jones, 257-1283. Parkridge Neighborhood Home Tour, 1-6 p.m., Ashley Nicole Park, 620 Winona St. Tickets: $10 advance; $12 day of. Children under 12, free. Advance tickets available at Last Days of Autumn Brewery, Three Rivers Market, parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com. Info: historicparkridge@gmail.com or 406-4364. Rummage sale, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Mynatt Baptist Church in Halls off Mynatt Road. Proceeds go to church building fund. Info: Fred Sholtes, 216-2138. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Sounds of Joy concert, 5 p.m., Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway. Featured artists: Mark Lowry, Stan Whitmire, Taranda Greene and Cana’s Voice. General admission, $20; group discounts available: 423-218-1926. Info: 691-8886.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 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. Medic blood drive, 1:30-7:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave.
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Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer (Windows 7) 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info/registration: 922-2552.
Coffee, Donuts and a Movie:” Me Before You,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431. Family Movie Night: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 6-8 Yard sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Northside Christian Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike. Furniture, collectables, clothing, toys and more.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer (Windows 7), 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info/registration: 525-5431. Homeschoolers @ the Library: Titanic Museum Attraction, 10 a.m. for preK-third grade and 11 a.m. for fourth grade and up, Halls Branch Library. 4518 E. Emory Road. Info/registration: 922-2552. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 6-9 “The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Info: 2083677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, zack@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
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Fall rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount Hermon UMC, 235 E. Copeland Road. Rummage, baked goods, canned goods and more. Info: 938-7910 or 938-7663. Yard sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Washington Pike Baptist Church. 1700 Washington Pike. Proceeds go to the church.
“End-of-Summer Garden Tasks,” 3:15-4:15 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Joe Pardue. Info: 329-8892. “Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3 p.m., Sister Elizabeth Room, North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive. Seminar focuses on how to leave an organized estate. Registration deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 12. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com. Halls Book Club: “The Murder That Never Was” by Andrea Kane, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 14 Benefit to support Historic Ramsey House, 6:30 p.m., The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Guest master of ceremonies: Sam Venable. Guest speaker: Dave Ramsey; topic: “Building a Legacy.” Tickets: $100. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or judy@ ramseyhouse.org. Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Trucks, cars and motorcycles welcome. Info: 690-1060. The Rocky Top Pickin’ Party, 6-10 p.m., MabryHazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful. Features: The Bearded, the Hardin Valley Thunder and more. All musicians invited to play. Woods and Wildlife Field Day for Urban Environments, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., UT Arboretum, 901 Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge. Registration fee: $10; includes lunch. Preregistration: 483-3571 or utforest@ utk.edu by Oct. 5. Info: forestry.tennessee.edu.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 14-16 Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave. Gem, mineral and jewelry vendors; geology exhibits; mineral and gem identification. Admission, $5; show pass, $8; children under 12, free. Info: knoxrocks.org; 256-0795; teresapolly@bellsouth.net.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15 Annual Fall Apple Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Washington Presbyterian Church, 7405 Washington Pike. Food, music, apple butter, apple cider, fried apple pies, barbecue and ribs for lunch, crafts, canned goods and more. All proceeds support church’s mission work. Community is invited. Admission and parking are free. Info: visitwpc.org; wpc@visitwpc.org; Tim, 776-4523. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Tour the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Sam Venable, 9:30 a.m., GSM Heritage Center, Townsend. Cost: $60. Advance reservations required. Info/reservations: 448-8838.
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WHO’S CELEBRATING AT THE FRONT PORCH ■ Elaine Jackson, celebrating a birthday on Sept. 19 ■ Shelly Gwinn, celebrating a birthday on Sept. 24 ■ Rachael Beadle, celebrating a birthday on Sept. 29 ■ Kyle and Jon Keck (twins), with Dad and Grans, celebrating a birthday on Sept. 29.
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“We sold everything,” declared Margaret Watson, 94, daughter of the original manager and sister of the next in line. “I have in my home the chewingtobacco cutter used to carve off individual purchases from a big block.” Watson was store manager for a year between the death of her father and the return of her brother from another commercial venture in North Knoxville. She learned a lot in the relatively short time – about orders phoned in and delivered, about how to buy produce from local farmers and about credit sales. “My father provided credit to regular customers who did not always have money to pay. He kept books in a file cabinet. Some made regular payments. Some paid when they could. Some never paid.” Hobe Rhodes never seemed to worry too much about losses to poor people. Theft troubled him. “He called me once to hurry to the store and become the chief of security,” said Watson. “Two old friends had entered the store, and Dad knew them to be thieves. I followed them around so closely, they got angry and left in a huff. Dad said good riddance. “I repeated for him a classic line, with friends like that, you don’t need too many enemies.” Watson remembers that Powell school often sent a runner to Groner’s to buy things for the office, a classroom or the lunchroom. She remembers the popular soda fountain near the front of the store where students gathered after school. “It was not rebuilt after the fire. I
think it was more effort than profit.” Watson has a table in her living room that was once used for sorting mail. “There was a time when the post office was inside Groner’s store.” She vividly recalls the big steps that led to the storage area upstairs. “Dad ran up and down those steps a dozen times each day.” Edd Miller lived at the corner of Spring and Commerce streets, near the store. He remembers it as a very friendly gathering place where retirees or those with an hour to spare would “hang out,” trade tall tales and maybe wait to see who got off the train. Marjorie Shepherd said “yes, indeed,” her father, Moss Evans, loved the fellowship that permeated Groner’s store. Miller recalled that the store issued metal tokens that were just as good as money. He thought maybe they were much like company script from coalmining days. “The tokens could have been rewards for regular customers. This was before green stamps.” Miller says Alvin Rhodes had a separate register for token transactions. The register is supposedly collecting dust at the Museum of Appalachia. With considerable sadness, the younger Rhodes closed the store at the end of September 1988. He felt surrounded by supermarkets. The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back was spotting a credit customer of Groner’s shopping at the White Store near Clinton Highway. Rhodes invited customers and old friends to stop by the J.E. Groner &
Co. store one last time to say goodbye. He said he was reasonably sure times were changing and that the community might not stay the same. He was correct. The store, in its third life, is now the creative development of Justin Bailey, Powell resident and fourth-generation real estate agent. “Some of my fondest memories were of going to Groner’s with my grandfather during the summer.” Bailey remembers Groner’s as part grocery store, part hardware store selling everything from a pack of nails to a Yoo-hoo. Bailey is among the leaders in the restoration of Historic Powell Station. He bought the building and conducted a thorough rehab. It looks refreshed but retains rustic charm. Smaller businesses moved in. Lights glow. Margaret Watson and several others are delighted. The landmark lives on. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
J.E. Groner & Co. sold round steak for 99 cents a pound in a July 1970 ad from the files of Margaret Watson. Other prices: ■ Purex Bleach – gallon – 49 cents ■ Viva Towels – big roll – 33 cents ■ Bama Jelly – 18 ounce – 3 for 79 cents ■ Martha White self-rising meal – 5 pounds – 45 cents ■ Salt for pickling – 5 pound bag – 25 cents ■ Stokely Catsup – 14 ounce – 2 for 43 cents
Village Mercantile is Tennessee’s Best
A local business was one of three to win recognition from First Tennessee’s online competition, “Tennessee’s Best Small Business,” for small business owners across the Volunteer State. The Village Mercantile, 4503 Walker Blvd., in North Knoxville received second place and a $2,500 prize. It was presented Sept. 29 by Pam Fansler, First Tennessee’s East market president. The Cupcake Collection in Nashville received the grand prize of $10,000; BAAK Boutique in Sevierville received first prize of $5,000. “We are so delighted that a Knoxville business received second prize in this statewide contest,” said Fansler. “The Village Mercantile is very deserving of this honor and is a true community partner serving the Knoxville community.”
Nominations were taken through Aug. 21 with voting Aug. 22 to Sept. 4. The Village Mercantile is decidedly more than just a grocery store, Fansler said. Monica Lauber, descendant of the Mast family, owners of the original Mast General Store, opened in the late 1800s in Valle Crucis, N.C., is owner and proprietor of The Village Mercantile. She values the small-town feel and deep customer connections. Her store offers amenities that positively impact the people in her community. “Lauber listens to her neighbors, friends and community members, and makes a genuine effort to understand their needs.” The store stocks dry goods – a variety of non-perishable food and paper products that have been re-
placed at larger retail store chains for reasons that include seasonality, limited edition items, redesigned or slightly broken packaging, and time placement on shelves. The non-perishables include a selection of organic, gluten-free and healthy fare, coffees, snack and convenience foods, beauty items, gifts, handmade soap and hand-poured soy candles, crafted by Monica herself. The store itself features hardwood floors and vintage-styled, wooden bookcase aisles. At the register, you will find a glass block money jar bearing the motto, “Feed a Friend.” Here Lauber has collected and forwarded more than $1,000 in customer gifts in the past year, providing groceries and positively affecting the lives of struggling community members,
Rothermel gets top volunteer award
When being honored for volunteer service, there is but one major award that matters – the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service through the Corporation for National and Community Service. That award has been presented to Frank Rothermel, past president of the Rotary Club of Knoxville and Past District 6780 governor. This award honors an individual who has given more than 4,000 hours of service over his or her lifetime. Rothermel Frank has traveled the world volunteering for Rotary, so we wondered – 3,999 of those 4,000 hours are what he’s done for Rotary. What did he do with that extra hour? Well, Frank does a lot more for our community than just Rotary. And he still has to work for a living as president of Denark Construction. Outside of Rotary, he is vitally involved with Volunteer Knoxville, Leadership Knoxville, the United Way, MEDIC Blood Bank, Habitat for Humanity, the Homeless Coalition and the Urban League, to name but a few of his interests. There are many others. With his penchant for understatement, he says about this honor: “You know, I’m really not good at any one thing, but I’m OK on doing a lot of things. How many people, truly, have the opportunity to help their community as I have had? I’m the lucky one to be volunteering and helping out with some things. I was really shocked and surprised about this award.” Four years ago, Frank wanted to find an easy way for people to volunteer and help nonprofits in Knoxville. He and a few others came up with the idea of Volunteer Knoxville. Frank convinced nine of his “buddies” to join with him and pitch in $10,000 a year for three years, and they raised the $300,000 in seed money to get it rolling. Today, three years later, Volunteer Knoxville has 15,000 volunteers helping nonprofits. Alexandra Brownfield, Volunteer Knoxville’s executive director, says it would not have happened without Frank, and that led to the organization nominating him for this award. “It is absolutely amazing to see all that he does for our community,” she says. “He is a driving force.” There’s not one Rotarian anywhere who could or would disagree with that!
setting in motion a wave of human kindness, neighbor to neighbor. The store offers a community room, located adjacent to the grocery aisles. This event space, displaying local artists’ paintings and photography, with a solid pine hand-carved table seating 10-15 people, allows for a variety of setups for meetings, book clubs, workshops, parties or retreats. Lauber says, “I envisioned a versatile, but beautiful space, a nominal fee of $15/hour, with no deposit required.” Recently, Lauber found statistics indicating more than 250 households in the store’s zip code are without transportation, many operating with budgets less than half the national poverty rate. While higher-income families enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables easily accessible at local farmers mar-
kets, lower-income families often do not have the means or transportation to access these markets. Lauber partnered with local farmers to provide a no-cost locale for farmers to convene every Saturday, bringing together the freshest locally grown foods, fully accessible to the community. When a farmer donated bushels of tomatoes, Monica offered them, free of charge, to the neighboring senior citizens who live independently but with supportive services. She posted on her Facebook Business Page, “A gift from a local producer and The Village Mercantile to you and yours.” Her loyal customers responded in kind by voting The Village Mercantile one of Tennessee’s best small businesses. It came full circle.
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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Members of the Appalachian Ballet Company’s senior company exhibit grace and poise. Shown are (front) Kelsey Proffitt, Fuki Horguchi, Hannah Barber, Katelyn Compton, Harris Wilbanks and Celia Adlin; (middle) Alexandra Ashmore, Charlotte Richardson, Angelina Sorensen, Erin Claxton, Marissa Hastings, Hannah Kerr, Ella Crawford, Julia Bitner and Madison Armbrester; (back) Emma Steele, Laura Story on next page. Hitch, Christell Foote, Grace Rogers and JulieAnn Simpson. Photos by Carol Z. Shane
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‘Nutcracker’ rehearsals
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Rehearsal mistress Kylie Morton Berry will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in December. Here she joins the company in their warm-up routine. Shown with her are Hannah Barber, Harris Wilbanks and Hannah Kerr.
yourselves in the mirror. You’re very pretty, but By Carol Z. Shane let the ego go. If you stare at the audience that Speaking of the Appalachian Ballet Compaway you’ll scare them and they won’t come ny’s annual production of “The Nutcracker,” back!” After warm-ups, the barres were Amy Morton Vaughn, owner and director of put away and the real rehearsal began. the Van Metre School of Dance in Maryville, “We start learning ‘snow corps’ and says, “I begin thinking and planning in the other big dances, like ‘Waltz of the summer.” The auditions held in August at Flowers’ before their fall break for the school - home of the ABC — give her several reasons,” says Berry. “For an idea of her cast. With costumes already Ms. Amy and me, it gives us another on her mind, she looks at body types and chance to evaluate them. We don’t heights, and decides if she wants to make cast the show until late September. any changes in the show from the previA lot of growth happens in the month ous year. between auditions and casting, so we Then, “I begin teaching some parts from like to step back and watch the dancers the snow kingdom scene to decide who will with potential roles in mind. be in that elite group because it’s some of the “Many of the senior company memmost difficult dancing in the show.” bers will perform three to four different When Vaughn is out of town, she hands roles in the show. Starting early gives us that task over to her lookalike daughter, Kylie the opportunity to teach them the choreMorton Berry, the ABC’s co-choreographer, reography for the more difficult and involved “Put on your pointe shoes and let’s start hearsal mistress and principal dancer. She dances roles. Then rehearsals can be spent cleanthe role of the Sugar Plum Fairy, previously per- on ‘snow!’” says Berry. Alexandra Ashing and running the whole piece, without formed for many years by her mother. Younger more and Hannah Kerr do as instructed. spending time on learning the steps.” sister Laura is also a ballerina, with many ABC In mid-October, the children’s troupe, performances to her credit. It’s a family affair, but very much a professional one. Guest artists from all over the world ages 10 and up, will join in. Toy soldiers will strut, gingerbread chilare featured each year. And Vaughn is “Ms. Amy,” not “mom,” when dren will jump for joy, angels will arabesque and dolls will dance, all under Vaughn and Berry’s exacting instruction. rehearsal is in progress. Then, of course, comes the most exciting time of all: the December On a recent Monday night, Berry took the senior company — most of them aged 14-17 — through their paces at portable barres. “And performances with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at the Civic out and in and out and in,” she dictated crisply, executing the moves Auditorium. All the hard work will pay off, says Berry. “We will jump with the rest of the company. “There are too many of you staring at in ‘tiaras first!’”
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Jam Sessions One outstanding art work is chosen each year for the school’s annual holiday card. Visual arts students are already playing around with ideas for their submissions. Rachel Powell works on a candy cane design while Breanna Williams and teacher Jessie Steinberg look on. Of a past entry, Williams says, “me and my sisters did a lamb with an elf hat.” It was chosen for a CSA holiday postcard that year.
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“Years ago,” says Jennifer Willard, executive director of the Community School of the Arts, “the four-year-old brother of one our students stood outside a classroom and heard someone practicing ‘O Holy Night.’ He shouted at the top of his lungs, ‘IT’S NOT CHRISTMAS!’ “I think of that sentiment every September.” Preparation for the annual holiday concert starts early at the school, which provides after-school music and visual arts classes for kids ages six to 18. “We require every performing arts student to perform at least twice a year, and most do so at the holiday concert,” says Willard. Because it takes a while for little fingers to learn the notes, and because teachers must often deal with absences due to sickness, sports, school system days off and breaks as well as the Thanksgiving holiday, they begin thinking about Christmas carols Percussion instructor leads his “Percussion Forte” ensemble in a rehearsal. He’s showing them and other seasonal scenarios months ahead how to do a double-stroke, which requires a loose wrist. Alana Pass, Isabella and Grace Gish, of the December 13 concert date. Mekiah Gray and Chloe Weaver practice the move while brainstorming. “We could have a chimWillard says, “In order to accommodate ney,” says Mekiah. “And a guy dressed up as Santa!” says Grace. a horde of students — and keep the pro-
gram from turning into a three-hour extravaganza — we encourage every teacher to put together as many as ensembles as possible. Usually that means siblings play with siblings, but sometimes an instructor can pull off a miracle and get all of the students in his or her studio together at one time playing the same piece. “After 24 years of holiday concerts, we’re a little more lax about dictating what constitutes holiday music. One year, instructor Greg Horne led his entire guitar studio in a performance of ‘Yellow Submarine.’ It turned out to be a great choice — something even the beginners could play, and a real crowd pleaser. The little boy who called out ‘A life of ease! Every one of us! Has all we need!’ in the last verse became an instant star.”Another year, a young piano student and her teacher struggled to come up with a selection. They finally settled on “Rocky Top,” but called it “Tia’s Orange Christmas Carol” Whatever gets played, struck, sung or printed, holiday time at the Community School of the Arts is always exciting for everyone involved. And the work starts now.
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So, on Christma Christmas Eve of 1993, my dad ad By Stacy Levy gave ga me my first rs handmade clay ornanaMy story is about a family tradition on handed ha and nded ment. It was wa in the shape of myy er, Jim down through generations. My father, h college graduation hat with Reed (Powell Native for over 50 years) ears) “Hot S Shot” painted on top p started our family tradition over 30 th hat! That was hiss of the years ago, and my handmade orna-nickname nic for me. Every ery ment scrapbook just keeps growing Ch Christmas Eve since, the and growing. To date, my father wh owhole family gathers tohas sculpted and painted over 200 gether ge for ornaments. Christmas tree ornaments out of We W even Skyped orclay. naments n when my Let me tell you how it all besister si lived overseas. gan. It started with what my dad I a tradition! It’s called “Funny Santa.” My sister and Rocking horse ornaEach ornament has I wanted to open our presents so ment by Jim Reed a story. Each ornament bad on Christmas Eve that he had has h its own theme, mayan idea to make and give us what he be something significalled “Funny Santa” gifts that we cant, funny or sometimes sentimencould open up on Christmas Eve. tal that has happened to o My favorite gift was the tennis shoe us over the past year. My he duck taped to a center block, why dad creates that forever you may ask? Well, he called me lead d A handmade clay ornament depictmemory and preserves foot because of all the speeding tickets ing praying hands by Jim Reed it in a clay ornament. Thee I had in high school. grandkids now really gett Hilarious right? But it really was in on the fun. When theyy kind of funny. My father was obviously k very creative, but he is also a wonderful artist, so naturally do something crazy or funny they’ll say, “Look ay if he was going to keep this tradition going he wanted to out! That’s an ornament!” They also like to play a game on Christmas Eve and try to guess what at give us gifts we could keep and pass down to our kids. their ornament could be that year.
Each year I love to watch my two daughters, niece and nephew get excited to decorate their trees as Christmas rolls around. It’s like they th are unwrapping each and every ornament orna a again for the first time. The memories just come flooding back, it’s ood like l k opening up li an a “Ornament Scrapbook” every year.
This sand dollar ornament by Jim Reed commemorates a family event or fun memory.
Writer Stacy Levy’s father, Jim Reed, made this clay ornament to commemorate Levy’s college graduation, starting a family tradition of handmade ornaments. Photos by Stacy Levy
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