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Rural/Metro fire chief Jerry Harnish has confirmed construction of a new fire hall between Halls and Powell near I-75. “We should start construction in fall 2017,” he said. “The developer has closed on the land.” The site is behind O’Reilly Auto Parts on a culde-sac called Norman Jack Lane. The new station will have three vehicle bays, sleeping quarters and administrative offices. This is not a replacement station, Harnish said, but is being built to enhance response time in a fast-growing area. Rural/Metro is a subscription fire protection and first responder service. Info: 865-560-0239 or susan.ford@ rmetro.com – S. Clark

Crown College students Abigail Ryan, Bethany Gamble, Kristin Johnson and director of admissions Jessica Jones are ready to welcome prospective students and the community to Crown College Days.

Bell’s Campground “Before there was a historic Powell Station or even the great state of Tennessee, John Menifee arrived as the original pioneer along our part of Beaver Creek. He acquired hundreds of acres between two ridges.” This week, Marvin West rolls into a story about Bell’s Campground, complete with photos.

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By Stacy Levy Crown College in Powell will celebrate its 13th year of Crown College Days this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 10-11. Last year, Crown College hosted nearly 300 students from over 30 states. It recruits students through churches, schools, camps, social media, mail-outs, email campaigns, but most importantly through college visits.

All the students get involved and volunteer for Crown College Days. They want potential students to feel their love of Christ and community. “The Powell community has come to love our Crown College students as they have employed them and volunteered with them,” said Jessica Jones, director of admissions. “There is a pioneering spirit

here at Crown College, and these are wonderful days to be a part of our student body as we grow and expand to all the Lord has for us.” Crown College keeps growing rapidly. It now has a School of Trade and Technology. Students can study the auto diesel industry, cosmetology and HVAC technician work while promoting personal integrity and character. When students graduate, they

will have a proficiency in Scripture knowledge and an understanding of how the truths of the Word of God apply to all of life. The fee of $30 covers registration, four meals, admission to all activities, dorm room tours, a Tshirt and more. Info: 1-877-MY-CROWN or visit www.TheCrownCollege.com More photos on A-3

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Sidewalks, new signs and linear park ahead

Parade is Friday Knoxville will honor the service of its U.S. military veterans with the city’s 91st annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, Nov. 11. The parade will line up in the eastbound lanes of Howard H. Baker Jr. Avenue, with the step-off at 10:45 a.m. in front of the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. The parade participants will head up Howard Baker Avenue to Church Avenue, then turn right and follow Gay Street to Depot Avenue. At 11 a.m., all parade participants will halt and face west to honor all wartime veterans. The parade is sponsored by the city of Knoxville and American Legion Post 2. In addition, the decorative deck lights on the Henley Bridge will be changed to red, white and blue on the night of Nov. 11, in honor of the service of U.S. military veterans.

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By Sandra Clark Enhance Powell will meet 4-5 p.m. today (Nov. 9) at Powell Branch Library, and the agenda is packed. Meetings are open to all interested persons. Knox County Public Works director Dwight Van de Vate promised someone from his department to discuss projects on the drawing board including improvements to Depot Drive and preliminary design on a possible roundabout on Emory Road at Spring Street. His department has selected Powell Middle School for a sidewalk project that’s now underway and should be finished by year’s end. Deputy director Jim Snowden said a sidewalk on Shropshire will extend from Em-

system has agreed to set back the fence along Emory Road and construct it with brick and simulated wrought iron. The land between the new fence and Emory Road will be landscaped and used as a linear park with possible benches and/or tables. Finally, bids will be opened today (Nov. 9) for landscaping at the interchange of Emory Road and I-75. Kim Severance heads this project for the Powell Business and Professional Association, which will match the state grant. An earlier bid came in over budget, and Snowden pulled out the signage and clarified the traffic control requirements. “Hopefully, we’ll get a bid that meets the requirements of TDOT and the PBPA,” he said.

Where’s the outrage when Jones hires Holt? By Sandra Clark Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones poked 1,000 jailers, patrol officers and support staff in the eye last week. Where’s the outrage?

Analysis The sheriff left another 1,200 citizens on all-day lockdown because he’s short-staffed at the detention center. Outrage, anyone? The term-limited sheriff holds office until September 2018, yet he’s seen more often on the golf course than in his office. Outrage? The facts: Tim Burchett requested and accepted the resignation of his purchasing director after an internal investigation showed a pattern of harassment toward a subordinate. What Hugh Holt did was wrong, and he put the county at risk in a potential lawsuit. Burchett said essentially:

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ory Road into Broadacres. It will be built on the school side of Shropshire. On Staffordshire, the sidewalk will extend from Emory Road to La Petite Academy. It will be on the La Petite side of the road. Complications have stalled construction of sidewalks at Powell Elementary School. Ellen Zavisca, transportation planner with MPC, will meet with us to discuss the plan. Powell High School is getting a new digital sign, and Enhance Powell is working with the school to build a brick monument base. Powell Middle School is getting a new security fence. The school system will install black vinyl fencing similar to that at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School. However, at the request of Enhance Powell, the school

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“I love you, Hugh. You’re gone.” But Holt found a soft landing and even a $500 annual raise from Sheriff Jones, an elected official who does not report to the county mayor. Within three days, Jones had created a position of procurement officer in the sheriff’s office. Without posting or advertising, he hired Holt. And he’s paying him $137,000 a year to do a portion of the work he was doing before. Jones won’t talk to us. He doesn’t have to. He’s term-limited.

But two men are campaigning hard to replace Jones, even though neither has announced his candidacy. We asked Tom Spangler and Lee Tramel if they supported the sheriff’s decision to hire Holt. Does the sheriff’s office need its own purchasing agent? Is $137,000 a fair salary? Lee Tramel, chief administrative officer for Jones, said this: “I’m not a candidate yet. … It’s the Sheriff’s call. It’s not my position to comment. Look at Hugh’s record six or eight months from now. Has he saved the office money? That will tell the tale.” We pushed Tramel on the salary. At $137,000, Holt will make more than at least three who will outrank him: Tramel ($110,155), Chief Deputy Eddie Biggs ($110,310) and the office’s finance director, Allison Rogers, ($126,400).

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“Come on, $137,000 is too much. It’s probably more than you make. How much do you make, Lee?” After a pause, Tramel said, “You’ll have to ask my wife.” Tom Spangler, former chief deputy, said the position is not needed since the county has always handled purchasing. He said an administrative position is not under the Merit Council and therefore Jones was within his right to hire Holt without posting the job. But Spangler said if the office has a surplus $137,000, he would prefer to see it divided among employees. “Some say that’s just $137 each, but I say it’s $137 they didn’t have before. “Nothing against Hugh, but his hiring was (an affront) to every employee up there.”

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Face of F.A.S.T. Stroke poster ‘works’ for Knoxville nurse When Kathy Jennings looked in the mirror, the face looking back at her reminded her of the woman on the stroke posters inside the elevators at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. It was a face that frightened her because, like the lady in the poster, Jennings’ face was drooping – evidence that she too was in the midst of a stroke. She knew this not only because she’s a 52-year-old licensed practical nurse, but also because she and her husband saw the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arm, Speech, Time) poster detailing symptoms on their frequent trips to Fort Sanders Regional to visit a sick friend. “I don’t know how many times we saw that poster in the elevator, but it works,” Jennings said. “That’s how my husband recognized what was happening to me. I couldn’t really talk but when he looked up and saw me … I never saw him move so fast.” It was June 1, her ﬁrst day of vacation and a day she would later describe as “the best day I ever had.” Her daughter had delivered her ﬁrst grandchild the day before, and she planned a couple of weeks off to enjoy the occasion. But as she relaxed on her back patio, sipping wine while watching her husband mow the lawn, Jennings felt her left arm tingle. “I thought that it must be falling asleep. So I didn’t think much about it and reached over to take a drink of my wine and it fell out of my mouth,” she said. “I knew about numbness, tingling and facial drooping being signs of a medical condition, so I came in to take a baby aspirin which I later found out you shouldn’t do. But when I saw my face in the mirror, I could picture the lady’s face in the elevator at Fort Sanders. I knew I

Kathy Jennings is back to normal after receiving treatment at Fort Sanders Regional, a comprehensive stroke center.

needed to call 911 but I couldn’t – it just wasn’t working. So I went back outside, and my husband called 911.” With her face, arms and speech affected, the only letter remaining in the F.A.S.T. checklist was “time” – how quickly one responds. That’s because time is critical when a stroke hits. While there is a four-hour window in which doctors can administer the life-saving, clot-busting drug tPA (tissue Plasmogenic Activator), brain cells are dying every second the brain is deprived of oxygen-rich blood. The result can mean permanent disability or even death. Within 15 minutes of her attack, Jennings was in an ambulance on the way to Fort Sanders’ Comprehensive Stroke Center, a facility recognized by the Joint Commis-

sion, American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association as an industry leader in highly specialized stroke care. “Luckily I had enough brains left to say, ‘Take me to Fort Sanders,’” said Jennings, adding that her symptoms were mysteriously coming and going. “Certain hospitals have certain specialties and I just felt that Fort Sanders is where I needed to go. They took good care of me and I’m here because of it. They saved my life.” Looking over her CT scan, Fort Sanders neurohospitalist Arthur Moore, MD says Jennings was Arthur Moore, “very lucky,” and MD surviving the or-

deal without any lasting effects is nothing short of “amazing.” That’s because Jennings’ stroke was classified as a “right-sided MCA ischemic stroke,” meaning the clot was blocking the middle cerebral artery to the brain. The MCA is by far the largest cerebral artery and is the vessel most commonly affected by strokes. Likewise, removing MCA clots via embolectomy has become almost routine at Fort Sanders Regional. “We do that all the time,” said Dr. Moore, adding that FSRMC began performing middle coronary embolectomies more than a decade ago. “We did roughly 140 of them last year,” he said. “By far, we are the highest-volume stroke center around.” While Dr. Moore has vast experience with this type of procedure, Jennings’ case was not routine. “Hers was something we call an M3 distribution,” said Dr. Moore. “Imagine the MCA as a big artery that we can typically pull a clot out of. Like a tree, the blood vessels start to branch out, getting smaller with each branch. Kathy’s clot was located in an M3 level vessel, making it too small for us to get because we do not have tools small enough to reach it.” There was, however, good news – her blockage was only partial, which explained why her symptoms mysteriously came and went while waiting for the ambulance, again while riding in the ambulance, and once again in the CT room at Fort Sanders. Once it was clear that the location of her clot wouldn’t permit removal by embolectomy, she was immediately given the clot-busting medicine. Within minutes, Jennings was her old self again. “If you are getting flow around the clot, even if there’s just a little space, your symptoms are not going to be very pronounced and they’re not going to become permanent because you’re getting enough flow to supply it,” said Dr. Moore. “Those are the types of clots that respond to the clotbusting medicine best because

the tPA can actually surround the clot and dissolve it from all sides. That’s why she had such a good response.” Although Jennings felt fine and had no weaknesses, she would remain hospitalized for two more days. “It’s not just about treating somebody’s stroke – it’s about finding out why they had the stroke and what we can do to prevent the next one. That takes some time,” said Dr. Moore. “Not only that, but when somebody gets that clot-busting medicine, it can cause bleeding, which obviously is something you don’t want to see but if you do, you want them to be in the intensive care unit where we can address it quickly. So for the first 24 hours, we have to keep them in an ICU. Typically, the extra time is to make sure we have dotted all our I’s and crossed all our T’s when it comes to figuring out why somebody had a stroke.” Testing during those two days revealed that Jennings, like 20 percent of the population, had a patent foramen ovale (PFO), or a congenital “hole” in the atrial septum of her heart. While a clot can potentially pass through that hole and into the middle cerebral artery, what caused Jennings’ stroke remains unknown. She did, however, have two risk factors – smoking and hypertension. “You think you’re healthy, and then, all of a sudden, BAM!” said Jennings. “The Fort Sanders ED and the stroke team and the people in ICU were just phenomenal! They really were. They were wonderful! I’m thankful I was a nurse and knew enough to go because when it started and then eased off, I might have blown it off and it wouldn’t have been good. The posters work. When my husband saw my face, he said, ‘You looked just like that lady in the elevator.’ He knew enough to call 911 because of that. So, it worked for me.” For more information about stroke services offered at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, visit www.fsregional.com/stroke

The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in our region offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Fort Sanders was the first in East Tennessee to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States. This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness, and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission. Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to arrive from his or her pri-

vate practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand. “It makes access to specialized neurologists easier,” said James Hora, MD, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.” Arthur Moore, MD, was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certiﬁcation, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they have surgery or not, we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained. Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries. “Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin, and up to the brain,” explained Keith Wood-

ward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.” Most stroke patients need follow-up care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award winning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients. Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques, and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care. Remembering this poster that hangs in the elevators at Fort Sanders helped Kathy’s husband identify that she was having a stroke.

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Students and faculty at Crown College come together in prayer.

Bethany Hawk and Grace Kim study the Bible together at Crown College.

Crown College welcomes visitors

When the city of Knoxville completes the wetland project at Fountain City Lake, the result should closely resemble this rendering by Garry Menendez.

Wetland coming to Fountain City Lake

Temple Baptist Church’s Dr. Clarence Sexton (center) stands with attendees of the 2015 Crown College Days event. The Christian college, located in Powell, will host Crown College Days with school tours and activities Nov. 10-11. Photos submitted

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Lockdowns put county at risk By Betty Bean Last Wednesday morning, there were 1,209 inmates under Knox County’s jurisdiction – 188 in the downtown jail, 929 in the Roger Wilson Detention Center on Maloneyville Road and 92 on work release, according to a report the sheriff’s office is required to compile. Another six inmates were “on loan” to other counties where they have legal issues. Inmates in the Maloneyville facility often are locked down in their cells 23 hours a day, not because of bad behavior, but because of understaffing. Jones and his staff did not respond to requests for information for this story. On Friday, Oct. 28, Hugh Holt resigned his job as Knox County purchasing director. The sheriff’s office had no such position until Monday, Oct. 31, when Jones announced that he had hired Holt to be the sheriff’s office’s procurement director at an annual salary of $137,000. Jailers hire in at a starting salary of $30,812.86. This means Jones could hire four correctional officers for the same money the newly created purchasing director will be making. Why does overcrowding put Knox County at risk? In 1986, pre-trial detainee Wayne Dillard Carver (he hadn’t yet been convicted of a crime) filed a pro se suit against Knox County alleging inhumane conditions caused by jail crowding. Sheriff Joe Fowler and Gov. Ned McWherter were also named as defendants. Carver’s complaint was found to have merit, and a magistrate appointed attorney John Eldridge to represent him in federal court.

The trial was in August 1988, and the following January, Judge James Jarvis ruled that conditions in the Knox County Jail were unconstitutional. In the course of time, he appointed attorney Charles C. “Chuck” Burks as special master to act as a liaison between the federal court and Knox County. Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong reports that the case is still alive. “We’re still under the Carver case ruling and we still have a special master over efforts to curb overcrowding at the Knox County Jail.” Burks, who has served in that position for more than a decade, says: “It’s a work in progress. We report to federal court periodically, and federal court tends to let communities address these issues. We like that because it does make us accountable.” The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling says, in part, that the district court should (emphasis added): “first analyze local conditions in terms of food, ventilation, condition of cells and holding areas, medical care, acts of violence, sanitation, ratio of guards to inmates, and eating arrangements, and other similar practices and circumstances and then fashion a remedy for the ‘uniquely local’ practices and circumstances causing any unconstitutional violations found to exist.” Lockdown because of understaffing seems to violate this ruling. A veteran criminal defense attorney says the sheriff’s office doesn’t care about staff shortages in the jail. “They don’t care, not because they think you’re too stupid to dig deeper, but because they think people won’t care what you find out.”

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Kmart and Knoxville TVA By Wendy Smith It’s just about time for Employees Credit Union loMission of Hope blue bar- cations. Info: 877-627-1909 rels to pop up around town, or missionofhope.org and according to those who spend time in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and northeast Tennessee, the need for Christmas cheer is greater than ever this year. Mission of Hope held its annual celebration and fundraiser last week at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center. Approximately 450 attended the silent auction and dinner that supports the nonprofit Mission of Hope, which has provided toys, food, clothing and hygiene items to children and families in Appalachia for 21 years. Community donations are collected in blue barrels that are distributed in midNovember and picked up the first week of December. Donated toys are taken to a school, where children can choose two. Each child also receives a bag of toiletry items. Personal escorts share the meaning Signature Series window coverings. of Christmas with the chilNo-Questions-Asked Warranty. dren. Not valid with other discounts. Board member Ginger Forbes says, “In just a short Expires 11/23/16 drive from home, kids are going to bed hungry and parents don’t know how they’ll pay bills. There’s a huge need for us to give.” Mission of Hope served 150 children during its first event in 1996. Last year, 18,000 children and their families received help. Blue barrels will be at participat(next to Markman’s Jeweler) ing Chick-fil-A, Fisher Tire, Food City, Home Federal,

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.

The city of Knoxville is starting the process to install wetland areas at Fountain City Lake, according to Knoxville Parks and Recreation director Joe Walsh. In a public meeting held in late August, city representatives recapped the work the city has already done at the lake in an effort to control algae growth and beautify the lake. These efforts included fi xing the lake’s berm, installing a new pump for the fountain and more. And, they proposed using city water quality funds to install a wetland area at the shallower north end of the lake to further deter algae. The city set a 30-day community comment period for the project, and Walsh said response was almost 100 percent positive. He received more than 50 positive emails and has support from the Fountain City Lions Club, which maintains the lake and park. The Lions saw LDA Engineering’s final design on Nov. 7, after this newspaper’s press time. Walsh said the completed design closely resembles that which was presented

■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 6882160, 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.

in August, Aug gus u t the the only changes being choice of vegetation. After Lions Club approval, the city will accept bids for 30 days. Walsh said he anticipates installation to begin in early spring, depending on weather. “I think everybody in Fountain City and everywhere wants to see a healthy Fountain City Lake, and this is a positive step,” said Walsh. “I think it’s been a great partnership between the city, the Lions Club and the community.” However, Walsh cautioned that the biggest issue at Fountain City Lake is overpopulation and overfeeding of ducks and geese, a problem that pollutes the water and has coated the west-facing sidewalk with feces. Walsh said he hopes the wetland will refocus the destination aspect of the lake. Instead of being a place to go just to feed the ducks, the addition of a wetland at the lake will give people “something else to do there.” Walsh suggested that, once the wetland is installed, future community projects could include benches and signage.

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Difference in winning and losing Now seems an appropriate time to reconsider the wonderful, awful difference in winning and losing. Six weeks ago, Tennessee football fans were already in Atlanta in their minds, warming up for the Southeastern Conference championship game. It was their reward, an entitlement after enduring the bad years. Butch Jones’ fourth season was destined to be the big payoff. He might be coach of the year. There was ample motivation, bonus pots of gold in his contract. Fans smiled at the thought of his brick-bybrick sales pitch but it was working. The team was undefeated, thanks in part to fate. The Florida problem was in the rearview mirror. God had knocked off Geor-

with what looked like a thousand yards, endured six turnovers and lost on the seventh, an interception in the second overtime. Yes, there were some injuries. The third Saturday in October was a total disaster. The Crimson Tide inflicted one of the worst beatings in the glorious history of that rivalry and it happened on a key recruiting afternoon in Neyland Stadium. Jalen Hurd carried 13 times for 28 yards and caught three passes for minus one. Losing wasn’t a total shock. Embarrassment was hard to swallow. One nice fan asked point blank: Is the SEC too tough for Butch? Of course not, said I, but there before us was an

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gia. It was finally real football time in Tennessee. Those who were honest admitted Alabama would be favored by a few in the big East-West title game but if the orange team pulled an upset, it would be in consideration for the national playoffs. Go Vols! Five weeks ago, those same fans and a few coaches were shaking their heads, trying to figure out what went wrong. Tennessee fell behind Texas A&M by three touchdowns, responded

example of that awful difference in winning and losing. The victory over Florida had been a glorious experience. Thirty-eight unanswered points! Imagine that. The crusher by Alabama spoiled two weeks and maybe more. Tennessee did not lose on the open date but there was no net gain. Well, trainers did say Darrin Kirkland could play. The loss at South Carolina was very different. In theory, the Gamecocks had no offense. They were two-touchdown underdogs. Their freshman quarterback, correct age to be a senior in high school, had heard about Derek Barnett but did not flinch at the sight. He took the hits and

stood up for more. He even patted Barnett on the shoulder. Nice move. Jake Bentley performed much better than Tennessee’s senior quarterback. The UT side scene eventually overshadowed the main event. We didn’t know at the time that the fuse was lit for the Hurd explosion. We just saw him on the bench in the second half as if he wasn’t interested. Others around him didn’t seem to mind too much, in or out, either way. Joshua Dobbs played poorly. The offensive line was bad – except when John Kelly had the ball. Evan Berry returned a kickoff 100 yards. Cheers. Nigel Warrior muffed an assignment and gave up a bomb. Dobbs brought down the curtain with his 20th career interception. Butch used bad words in postgame analysis: Lethar-

gic. Disinterested. Sloppy. Unacceptable. He said he, his assistants, players, everybody on the payroll had to share responsibility. We knew who to blame. August expectations went on a space flight. This was the year. The letdown and crash magnified the pain. Here is where we are: Kentucky is now the pivotal occasion. Everything depends on what the Wildcats can and can’t do. Can you believe that? What if they want it more? Any day now, someone will misquote the legendary Grantland Rice, Vanderbilt man, hall-of-fame sportswriter, and pretend winning and losing don’t really matter, it’s how you play the game. Don’t believe it. Not a word of it. Ask Butch. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

Sounding the alarm – it’s part of the job You’ve seen the daily paper. Why do some people (ahem!) keep raising questions about the city’s pension system? The administration has done enough. Let sleeping dogs lie... And so it goes. Keep a low profile. Leave the worrying to someone else, perhaps in another term. It’s just a drop (probably $1 million) in a very large bucket. Not so. I say sound the alarm as needed. Council members have a public steward role. We represent you, the taxpayer. Just going along with the crowd doesn’t cut it. Going against the grain isn’t easy, though. I must admit, at times, it feels like you have just passed gas at a fancy garden party. Ladies in long gowns are scurrying for cover. It is a part of a city council member’s job to guard the public funds. Under

way. As a city, we currently pay approximately $25 million per year of our roughly $210 million annual operating budget into the pension system. At least half of that is to reduce the underfunding of at least $173 million as of Sept. 30, 2016. Whatever the exact amount, it’s big money. (Note: the city’s contribution rate was closer to $8 million/year a decade ago; by contrast, city workers still pay in something like $5 million per year). Market risk under the original pension system is on the city, hence you. We need to constantly look for ways to cut needless costs. That is why last week I raised the question of the need, and now clear authority, to adjust the cost of living adjustment provision (COLA) in the city’s pension system.

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our Charter form of government, a majority of the nine-member council has to authorize the expenditures, initially in May-June when we review the mayor’s overall budget plan for the year and, later, as individual contracts and grants are proposed. Those items appear on the council’s agenda every second week. Most of them are routine, but they still need approval. Separation of powers. Checks and balances. Keep the system open and honest. Our pension system is underfunded. We have a duty to act in a fiscally sound

Chattanooga had just finishing litigating its right to make a pension system COLA reduction it adopted in 2014 as part of a threestep plan to save some $25 million; see Frazier vs Chattanooga, a federal court challenge of the city’s reduction of COLA to roughly 1.5 percent by several union workers. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 4 that a COLA provision is not the same as a defined pension benefit; the latter is fully accrued and vested – those benefits cannot under be reduced once the employee vests after 10 years’ service (under Tennessee case law). COLA, on the other hand, is added by the Legislature as annual adjustment, designed to help protect the retired worker from loss of buying power caused by inflation. It is subject to change.

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Adjusting a pension for actual changes in the cost of living is fair (yet many pensions can’t afford to do even that). Ours is an unusual situation. Instead of merely offsetting the change in cost of living, i.e., keeping the value on an even plain, Knoxville grants pensioners a flat 3 percent adjustment even in years when actual inflation is more like 1½ percent or 2 percent – something it has been in eight of the past 10 years. In effect, big-hearted COLA ends up gifting an unwar-

ranted pay raise at the taxpayer’s expense. There is no rational basis for doing so. So, after I learned of the court’s ruling, I informed the mayor and council and suggested we need to change Knoxville’s pension COLA to reflect actual changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), up to a max of 3 percent. Technically, this may take a charter amendment, since that is where much of the pension is embedded. Whatever it takes, do it. The goal: fairness to pensioners, fairness to taxpayers.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Former Gov. Don Sundquist may be old, but he’s quick. While talking Sunday on Inside Tennessee, his cell phone rang. Sundquist pulled it from his pocket, looked at the Caller ID and said, “It’s just Hillary, trying to sell me a car.”

■ Betty Bean called the Sheriff ’s Office while working on a story. “Hello, may I speak to Sheriff Jones?” she said. “What’s that first name?” said the person answering. “Sheriff !” said Bean. “He’s not in,” said the person.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Challenge what we know is wrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Elections matter. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not talking about the one that (hopefully) ended yesterday. The Knox County Board of Education was fundamentally altered by the results of the last two election cycles, starting when Amber Rountree beat Pam Trainor in South Knoxville, Terry Hill survived a 4-way race in Hardin Valley and Patti Bounds won unopposed in North Knox County. Incumbents Doug Harris, Karen Carson and Tracie Sanger didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even seek re-election in 2016. All were replaced with board members (Tony Norman, Susan Horn, Jennifer Owen) who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support the top-down education model that relies on high-stakes testing. Mike McMillan was irrelevant when the pro-McIntyre faction controlled the board 8-1. He remains irrelevant, demonstrated by his tin-eared vote last week on testing. Rountreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution to ask that end-of-year, standardized tests not count

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toward teacher evaluations or student grades passed 6-3, despite the opposition of Gov. Bill Haslam and interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas. On the short end were remnants of the McIntyre coalition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gloria Deathridge and Lynne Fugate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and McMillan. Sending this resolution to Nashville means nothing, Fugate warned ominously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tests will count (without a state exemption).â&#x20AC;? Norman was conflicted over the political wisdom of antagonizing the Legislature, but in the end he summarized the vote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is right for us to challenge what we know is wrong.â&#x20AC;? Legislators should be mindful of voters, not the other way around. Which legislator would stand be-

fore the school board to defend high-stakes testing, top-down management and the influence of out-of-state donors? Harry Brooks? Bill Dunn? Roger Kane? Do you think the nefarious donors who hide behind PAC names like StudentsFirst care about kids or want to get their hands on the billions of dollars that fund education? Call me crazy, but I trust two groups to care most about kids: their parents and their teachers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; professionals who have trained and committed to a relatively low-paying career for the personal satisfaction of seeing kids learn and grow. It was thrilling to see Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new alderman, Louise Povlin, stand as a parent to support Rountreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution. Hear from the board: Hill: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teachers in my district overwhelmingly support this resolution.â&#x20AC;? Owen: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our first responsibility is to our kids. We are looking at something that has had a detrimental effect.â&#x20AC;?

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Horn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids feel the stress of these tests.â&#x20AC;? Rountree: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This resolution is just specific to this year.â&#x20AC;? She called last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s testing â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fiasco,â&#x20AC;? and said the Legislature â&#x20AC;&#x153;heard our concerns, yet forged ahead.â&#x20AC;? Bounds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one can Zenobia Dobson resay unequivocally that (the members the night she new testing system) will heard the Lonsdale Homes work.â&#x20AC;? She said a superin- recreation center was going tendent from a small county to be demolished. Clarence told her: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scooterâ&#x20AC;? big four (counties) pushes Mitchback, they listen.â&#x20AC;? ell, who Norman: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to coached the unravel this thing that has Lonsdale become the driver of so Lakers much. â&#x20AC;Ś This resolution is basketball offensive to our legislative team, dedelegation; they have made livered the that clear. â&#x20AC;Ś But when you Dobson bad news. simplify the question, with Her elemenkids crying, teachers cry- tary school-aged boys, Zack ing, without a doubt, this and Zaevion, were Lakprocess that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in is de- ers, and Dobson, who was structive.â&#x20AC;? intent on keeping her sons Deathridge said kids busy and away from bad in her district â&#x20AC;&#x153;arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as influences, was instantly stressed,â&#x20AC;? and she suggest- worried. ed the stress might be comMitchell, who calls ing from parents who put Dobson by her lifelong the pressure on their kids to nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tinkerbelle,â&#x20AC;? excel. said KCDC made a big mistake when it demolished the recreation center in the process of taking down Lonsdale Homes to make way for new townhouseFreeman and all other nom- style dwellings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They inees is what his philosophy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the neighbortoward higher education hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children in mind,â&#x20AC;? is and what he wants to do Mitchell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once they started for TSU. His response would be instructive. His politi- knocking down the rec cal ties are well known and centers, they started totally will not change. He should taking them out,â&#x20AC;? he said. not be disqualified on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;They eliminated afterbasis of politics alone. All school programs. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the boards should reflect a making the houses nice, but bipartisan membership as you ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t putting nothing in the universities themselves there for the kids. Upgrading the projects, but it really should be nonpartisan. â&#x2013; Brian Noland, presi- hurt those kids. Now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dent of ETSU, reportedly hanging in the streets, seeapplied to be chancellor of ing things they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need UT Knoxville but withdrew to see.â&#x20AC;? He scrambled to find his application before the places for the Lakers to cutoff date. State law on open re- practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always coached in the cords has been changed to keep secret all applications city where we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have until the list is reduced to to pay, so practice facilities finalists. Noland is expected were always very limited. to seek UT President Joe Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d give you maybe DiPietroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position when he an hour and they had 12 retires in three to five years. teams. That wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough If he had become chancel- time for me to teach what lor, that might have pre- I needed to teach as far as vented him for applying to fundamentals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I had to find other be president so soon after becoming chancellor. One places like an old Boys advantage he has is that he & Girls Club facility. The heat didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work but we actually knows Tennessee. DiPietro wants to see still used to practice. the new team in place on Parents like Tinkerbelle the Knoxville campus to would come and stay for follow Jimmy Cheek, and hours. My teams were then many observers expect really good. We were the him to retire by 2020 when Lakers and they knew the next governor is halfway when we were coming. We were disciplined. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thru his/her first term. â&#x2013; State Rep. Jimmy in them. They just gotta Matlock and Sen. Randy be watered. You got to get McNally are speakers next them early. That was their Monday, Nov. 14, at the safety net.â&#x20AC;? Dobson has become a West Knoxville Republican Club at the Red Lobster on seasoned public speaker since her son Zaevion was Kingston Pike at 6:30 p.m. Both are candidates for gunned down last Decemspeaker of their respective ber. She delivered the 2016 Charles H. Miller Lecture bodies. Public is invited.

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Expect GOP pushback on Freeman NOTE: Since this column was written prior to the Nov. 8 general election, it is not possible to comment on what happened. That will come in future columns. Gov. Bill Haslam has announced 45 important appointments to the boards of six universities across the state. One name is triggering lots of talk among conservative GOP lawmakers. That person is Democratic fundraiser and mega-donor Bill Freeman, 65, being nominated to the board of Tennessee State University, which is the historically predominantblack university in Nashville. He is the recommendation of TSU president Glenda Glover. Freeman has been a generous donor to TSU over the years. Freeman is also a highoctane Democrat who contributes to various liberal candidates. He attended but did not graduate from the University of Tennessee. He left UT after his father died. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Nashville in 2015, when he spent $3.6 million. He is the single largest donor to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Tennessee. Former Democratic Party chair Chip Forrester is now employed by him. The Clintons (both Bill and Hillary) have been hosted three times at the Freeman home in Nashville. He is truly the George Soros of state Democrats. Former Vice President Al Goreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office is in a Freemanowned building in the Green Hills area of Nashville.

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More relevant to GOP House Republicans is that Freeman only this past year donated $100,000 to the state Democratic Party for the sole purpose of recapturing the Tennessee House for the Democrats. That means retiring over 25 of the existing GOP House members who may not want to retire. Freeman is also actively exploring a 2018 run for governor as a Democrat as you read this, along with former Nashville mayor Karl Dean. There are also at least five Republicans testing the waters for governor, including Knoxville business owner Randy Boyd. Freeman is a very generous donor to civic causes as well. He attended a luncheon this summer hosted by Bill and Crissy Haslam where the $40 million campaign for private donations for the new State Museum was advocated. It is not known if he has made a pledge yet as the donor list has not been released. In the eyes of Republican lawmakers, there is dismay that Haslam would name the most prominent and liberal Democratic fundraiser in the state to a nonpartisan position. They will ask how much time will Freeman spend helping TSU if he is also running for

governor? Will he push the Hillary Clinton higher education agenda while on the board? On the other hand, he genuinely is a champion of TSU, which needs all the help it can secure. He would be an active TSU advocate. It is not clear how the confirmation hearings by the House and Senate will occur and what questions, if any, will be posed to nominees. Will they be asked about their education philosophy, any financial conflicts they might have, disclosure of income as required at the federal level? The law establishing these new boards says that any nominee is approved unless the House and Senate by resolution disapprove. As a practical matter that would be tough to do and the governor could veto such a resolution. Lawmakers may ask that he pledge to suspend his political activities while he serves on the board. Some are asking why Haslam could not have found a less partisan Democrat to serve, such as former Gov. Phil Bredesen or former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell. Bredesen and Freeman, while both Democrats, are not friends. This is going to make for an interesting behind the scenes discussion in Nashville in January. On the other hand, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has been nominated for the ETSU board, and he is widely applauded as a conservative voice. It seems to me the most valid questions to be asked

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in Professional Responsibility last week at the University of Tennessee School of Law (Professor Miller was the founder of the legal aid clinic). She told the packed room about the night Zaevion died shielding two friends from a fusillade of bullets unleashed by gang members who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know the kids they were shooting at. She said she was â&#x20AC;&#x153;devastated, but not surprised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard the gunshots right after he left the house. They (Zaevion and his brother and their friends) were just doing what teenagers do. All children have a right to be safe in their own neighborhoods.â&#x20AC;? Dobsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gang members, but Dobson said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now a member of a gang: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mommy Gang. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in hopelessness.â&#x20AC;? And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why she has established the Zaevion Dobson Memorial Foundation, which will work to establish safe recreational centers in Lonsdale and other neighborhoods. Fifteen-year-old Zaevion, an honor student and budding football star at Fulton High School, became a national hero and was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award this year. He worked as hard at academics as he did at sports, so his mother would like to see a library in the community center that she wants to become a reality by the spring of 2018, when Zaevion would have graduated. And one day she wants to address the issue of gun violence, too, but she recognizes the political difficulties of doing so in Tennessee, where the Republican super-majority in the Legislature would not be receptive to such action. So for now, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concentrating on safe spaces for young people, starting with Lonsdale, and moving out into other parts of the city, state and maybe the nation. That, she said, is how people can help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need your circle of influence,â&#x20AC;? she said. Info: zaeviondobson foundation@gmail.com. Donations may be sent to Jeremy Cook of Pinnacle Financial Partners at Jeremy.cook@pnfp.com

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SENIOR NOTES

Bill Campbell, Saudra Long, Marie Worrell, Tara Wallace, Janet Nunn, Jean Folden, Joan Warise and Corey Wallace participate in doughnut eating at the Windsor Gardens fall festival.

■ All Knox County Senior Centers will be closed Friday, Nov. 11. ■ Karns Senior Center 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; a computer lab; billiards room; outdoor grill and kitchen area. Register for: Veterans Coffee and Doughnut Social, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Meet the Author: Donald Goodpaster, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Social Security Optimization presentation, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. ■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday

Fall at Windsor Gardens

Saundra Long, Janet Nunn, Natalie Perry, Marie Worrell and Betty Wildman are dressed for trick or treating. Activities included ring toss, bobbing for apples, popcorn machine, photo booth and pumpkin decorating.

Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Register for: Field trip: Smoky Mountain Opry Christmas Show, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15; cost: $55. ■ The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Seniors luncheon, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10; speaker: U.S. Rep. John Duncan; bring dessert. Mobile Meals each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday. ■ 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.

Sarah Scott celebrates 96 Sarah Scott is flanked by friends Sandy and Jim Fowler at her 96th birthday party. San dy is helping the revered community activist record her memoirs. “She is a great lady,” she says. Photo by Margaret Mercier

Cassie needs a home

Birthdays at Morning Pointe Tonya Lobozzo and Lora Patterson (back) from Avalon Hospice join Dwight Patterson, Doris McCurdy and Margaret Herbison, Morning Pointe of Powell residents who celebrated birthdays in October. Community partners such as Avalon participate in residents’ special moments.

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Raising the roof at Friendship Church By Nancy Anderson If you ask Eric Miller about his church, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you Friendship Church on Ball Camp Pike is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;little church that could.â&#x20AC;? Especially when referring to partnering with Housetops for Haiti, a Christian nonprofit organization that builds houses for the severely impoverished Ducis area in Haiti. The church, which has around 70 in attendance on Sundays, raised more than $13K in 2014 through Sunday morning â&#x20AC;&#x153;love offeringsâ&#x20AC;? along with the support of friends and family to send a nine-member team to Haiti to build a roof on the home of an 80-year-old great-grandmother and her family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When my buddy Lance Halseth started Housetops for Haiti, I knew it was something we had to do no matter the cost,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of our M.O. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a small church making a big difference. God has shown time and again what astonishments can be accomplished through little things.â&#x20AC;? Since its inception in 2011 with the building of one roof, Halseth has turned Housetops for Haiti into a solid nonprofit organization that not only spreads the word of Jesus Christ but builds entire homes of con-

cross currents Lynn Pitts, lpitts48@yahoo.com

The better angels

crete block while doing it. Each house is sponsored by an American church that raises the $7,500 in building costs then sends a crew to Haiti to help build it. Materials and labor are sourced locally in Haiti, and the homeowner must work to help build his/her house. With an average income of $1 per day for the average Haitian, the cost of the home is more than a lifetime of wages. Halseth said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lifechanging experience for everyone involved, but never more so than in the cata-

Lance Halseth, founder of Housetops for Haiti, supervises the construction of a concrete block home in Ducis, Haiti. Photos submitted strophic aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. He said the hurricane destroyed the area, save for the houses of block, which gave shelter to community members during the storm and show little to no damage. Miller said Friendship Church continues to send â&#x20AC;&#x153;love offeringsâ&#x20AC;? to Housetops for Haiti and plans to help with hurricane relief when Halseth, who is currently in Haiti working to repair the infrastructure, gives the â&#x20AC;&#x153;all clear.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got in on the front end with Housetops and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in it for the long haul. Logistics have been destroyed by Matthew so that has to be re-established. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a bunch of people showing up, even well-meaning people. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cholera outbreak and the UN is dropping food and water in just so the Haitians can survive. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in touch with Lance and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ready when they are.â&#x20AC;? Info: myfriendshipchurch.com housetopsforhaiti.org

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. (Psalm 91:11-12 NRSV) We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. (Abraham Lincoln, Inauguration, March 4, 1861). It has been a rough and tumble political campaign to say the least. It was not the roughest one in American history, to be sure, but plenty rough enough. Now, our task is to bind up our wounds, acknowledge our differences, and go forward as a United States. I am writing these words before Election Day. They will go into print the day after the election. So I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the outcome. I feel for Lincoln, who on his first Inauguration, March 4, 1861, spoke those hopeful words quoted above, not knowing what lay ahead. The very next month, on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter and forced its surrender the next day. On April 15, Lincoln called for Union troops to regain the fort, which was regarded by the South as a declaration of war. I believe with all my heart that in that conflict, we learned the awful, painful lessons of civil war. Our pledge of allegiance to the American flag says it beautifully and firmly: â&#x20AC;&#x153;one nation, under God, indivisible.â&#x20AC;? Remember those words; believe in this country!

MILESTONES

Josh Underdown of Friendship Church with 80-year-old Haitian homeowner and her greatgranddaughter. Senior pastor of Friendship Church Tim Addis is no stranger to labor as he hauls roofing materials to a building site in Ducis, Haiti.

â&#x2013; Bill Edward Damewood of Powell passed away Oct. 20 at age 83. An Army veteran, he worked for several electrical supply companies in Knoxville and retired from Employers Security Co. He was a charter member of Elohim Baptist (Church at Sterchi Hills). He was also a member and deacon of Inskip Baptist Church. Bill loved doing genealogy and model railroading. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Sue Reneau Damewood; son and daughter-in-law, David and Kimberly Womack Damewood; grandchildren, Caiden Parker Damewood and Cassidy

Jane Damewood. â&#x2013; Charles Albert Hansard, 80, passed away Nov. 5. A graduate of Central High School, he served in the 119th Air National Guard for six years. He retired as an assistant chief of the Knoxville Fire Department after 40 years of service. Survived by wife, Mary Ruth Hansard; sister, Fay Mason; sister-inlaw, Ruby Avans. â&#x2013; Stella M. Scarlett Rolen, 93, passed away Nov. 5. She was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church and Eastern Star Arema Chapter 466. She was preceded in death by husband, David N. Rolen

Jr. Survivors include daughters and spouses: Jean and Ralph Roach of Indianapolis, and Ann and Butch Smith of Knoxville. â&#x2013; Margie L. Vaught, 87, passed away Oct. 28. She was a member of Fountain City United Methodist Church and a graduate of the first nursing class of East Tennessee Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in March 1951, where she continued to work until 1979. Preceded in death by husband, Bill Vaught. Survivors include sons and spouses: Marty and Garnetta Vaught of Rockwood, Bill and Lisa Vaught of Knoxville.

FAITH NOTES Community services

â&#x2013; Clappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel UMC, 7420 Clapps Chapel Road, will host a free Thanksgiving lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24. Free and open to the community. Reservations requested. Info/reservations: 687-4721. â&#x2013; 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. â&#x2013; Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boxes of Blessingsâ&#x20AC;? (food) 9-11 a.m., or until boxes are gone, Saturday, Nov. 12. One box per household. Info: 689-4829. â&#x2013; Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

â&#x2013; First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. â&#x2013; 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. â&#x2013; 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

â&#x2013; St. Paul UMC Fountain City, 4014 Garden Drive, hosts Agapeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; each fourth Wednesday. Dinner is served 5:30-7 p.m., and the public is invited. Nov. 30 program: Brenda Logan will present the Heifer Project, an international organization dedicated to assisting third world families to become self-sustaining. Info: 687-2952.

Special services

â&#x2013; Alder Springs Missionary Baptist Church, 556 Hickory Star Road, Maynardville, will hold revival 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, and 7 p.m. through the week. Evangelists will be the Rev. Tim Inklebarger and the Rev. Greg Goodman. Everyone welcome.

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â&#x2013; Beaumont Avenue Baptist Church, 1502 Beaumont Ave., will host the annual Rule High School Day on Sunday, Nov 13. Coffee, doughnuts and fellowship, 10 a.m. Special Rule service, 11 a.m. Info: 524-5024. â&#x2013; Oaks Chapel American Christian Church, 934 Raccoon Valley Road, will hold revival 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, and continuing through the week at 7 p.m. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revival, 6 p.m. The ministers will be the Rev. Randy Collins and the Rev. Zack King. Everyone welcome.

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Women’s firsts! By Kip Oswald Last week, I wrote about Hassie Gresham, the first female high school principal in Tennessee, and I had written about Sarah Moore Greene, who was the first black member of the Knoxville Board of Education. When I told my mom about these women, she told me Grammie was the first girl class president of her high school. Since Kinzy wants to be the first woman in our family to go to college and become a doctor, her research brain turned on to find out about other women who had been the first women to do really important stuff. By the time you read this, the presidential election will be over and Hillary Clinton may be the first woman president, but even if not, many women have been the first to do important jobs! Here are just a few. I thought Hillary Clinton was the first woman to run for president of the United States, but I was wrong. In 1872, Victoria Woodhull ran for president of the United States. The very first woman ever elected to any political office was Susanna Salter in 1887 when she was elected mayor of Argonia, Kan. Salter was elected by men because women couldn’t even vote for another 33 years. Another woman also elected to an important office by men before women could vote was Jeannette Rankin, who was the first woman to be elected to the

U.S. House of Representatives in 1916. It wasn’t long before women became senators and governors, too. In 1922, Rebecca Felton became the first woman senator, and in 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross the first woman governor, of Wyoming. Women have been in almost every important office. Madeline Albright was the first woman to be Secretary of State and Janet Reno, the first Attorney General. Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman justice on the Supreme Court. Women have been the first to do some cool fun things, too! In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person or woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel! In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and in 1983, Sally Ride was the first woman sent into space. Women have sports success, too. Wilma Rudolph was the first woman in history to win three gold medals in track and field in one Olympics. Jackie Mitchell was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. She pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts minor league baseball team and struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game! These women have proven that all of us can be anything we want to be! Send your comments sworldtn@gmail.com.

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Ely Driver points to his slide of vintage American cars restored and in use by Cuban drivers. Photos by Ruth White

Phyllis Driver shows a ceramic bowl from Cuba.

Rotarians bring news of Cuba By Sandra Clark The North Knoxville Rotary Club roared into our Leaders Club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy last week. What fun! Phyllis Driver, club president, and her husband, Ely Driver, brought a PowerPoint and several souvenirs from their trip to Cuba. They were among the first to visit there after President Obama modified travel restrictions. “I wanted to go now to see it like it is,” Phyllis said. “Change is coming.” Ely had a well-crafted history of Cuba since the 1960s to explain the island’s rocky relationship with the United States. He mentioned key words and phrases that are ancient history to these fifthgraders but are vivid in the memories of those of us over 60: Batista, Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, CIA, Russian missiles, JFK, U-2 spy plane, embargo. “Kennedy said, ‘Take them out,’ and the Russians said, ‘No.’ Things got very, very tense.” After the crisis was resolved in the 1960s, the USA imposed an embargo that remains today.

There was no travel between the United States and Cuba. Cuba could not buy anything from the USA including auto parts. That’s why they still drive cars from the 1950s. Now those sanctions are easing, Ely Driver said. Phyllis took up the story: “We went on an arts and culture tour in March 2016. We flew to Miami where we stayed overnight to be indoctrinated. Then we flew into Camaquey, Cuba.” Ely interjected: “The hotel was very nice but we did not have hot water. In fact, we lived for five days without hot water.” There were 20 people in their group including another Knoxvillian. The PowerPoint showed pictures of Ely dancing with Cuban women. It certainly looked like they were having fun. Other slides showed buildings in rehab and others very dilapidated. Phyllis said the Cubans are supportive of education through grade 12. In high school, the students take academic classes in the mornings and attend trade school in the afternoons. Trades include leather work, hair and cosmetics, dance and baseball.

KeShawn Jackson’s eyes lit up at the thought of playing baseball every day. Phyllis said the restrictions were so onerous that Cuban baseball players wanting to play in the USA had to renounce their country. They could never return and could not send money to their families. She talked about Santeria, “a combination of voodoo and Catholicism,” in which adherents had specific restrictions. Some could only eat half of a fish; others could not eat watermelon. She said the priesthood is hereditary and many Cubans had an altar in their home. Other homes contain private businesses such as a manicurist or barber. There are privately owned businesses, but most are small. There is a very large Catholic presence in Cuba. As travel restrictions are lifted, there’s a great interest by Americans to travel to Cuba, Phyllis said. But the ports there can only port two cruise ships at a time. “That will change.” “And they had better get hot water,” Ely joked.

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KeShawn Jackson holds two baseballs, both signed by Cuban players, which the Drivers brought back from Cuba. twice. First from TVA after 25 years and again from Pellissippi State Community College. He has degrees from Vanderbilt University and Stanford. Phyllis Driver retired as an accounting professor at Carson-Newman University. She is the oldest of nine children, she told the Leaders Club. She always wanted to travel and has managed to visit many countries. “If you study hard, go to college and get a good job, you can go anywhere you want to,” she said. She and Ely will return soon to talk about their adventures in China. They also are lining up other Rotarians to talk about their travels.

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Students at Sterchi Elementary helped ring in fall with a book fair and concert for the season. First-grade students performed a program called Five Little Pumpkins to entertain the crowd. Pictured are Brody Watkins, music teacher Chris Burgess and Olivia Deason. Photo submitted

Sterchi hosts Book-a-Like parade Peyton Jones (as Dorothy) and her sister Jayden Jones (as the witch) pose for photos with West Haven principal Connie Smith.

A parade of book characters at West Haven Allory Kelly and her teacher, Cynthia Coley, dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood and Piglet respectively, for the book character parade at West Haven Elementary. Allory was the top seller for the coupon book campaign, selling over 100 books for her school. Photos by

Elijah Marmorstein enjoys reading Pete the Cat and dressed as Pete for the char- Sterchi teacher Rusty Loveday portrayed his favorite book character parade. Photos by Ruth White acter, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, during the book parade.

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SUNDAYS THROUGH DEC. 18 Moose Lodge Sportsman Association’s Weekly Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m., Knoxville Gun Range, 6903 Mundal Road. Stock guns only. All proceeds go the Community Christmas Food Basket Program. Info: 382-7664.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 Bonny Kate Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, 1 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Jennifer Sheehan of Random Act of Flowers. 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, NOV. 10 Fishing and Outdoor Swap Meet, 7 p.m., St. Francis Episcopal Church, 158 W. Norris Road, Norris. Hosted by the Clinch River Chapter, Trout Unlimited. Buy or sell fishing, camping or other outdoor gear (no guns). Admission is free; the chapter requests donations of 10 percent of cash sales to support its outdoor education programs for children, adults and disabled veterans. Info: Dennis Baxter, dsbaxter1@live.com or 494-6337. Hiring event, 10 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Support Solutions will be taking application and interviewing for support professionals, family providers and related positions. Crowne Plaza Hotel for desk clerks, attendants, housekeeping, foodservice and maintenance. Bring resume. Info: Jackie or Bill, 524-5511. Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection (KCWC) brunch and fall festival, 9:15 a.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Barbara McGrege; topic: “Making Peace With My Past. Complimentary child care by reservation only. The fall festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; includes vendor fair and silent auction. Brunch and fair, $12, fair only, $3. Info/reservation: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Local land use planning and regulation meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Univer-

salist Church (TVUUC), 2931 Kingston Pike. Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County. Speaker: Gerald Green, director of the Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission. Q&A will follow. Free and open to the public.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 19

Zoo Knoxville Dollar Days. General zoo admission tickets for ages 4 and up are $1 each and parking is free with the donation of a nonperishable food item or pet food. Tickets must be purchased in advance online. Info/tickets: zooknoxville.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Perfect for preschoolers, but fun for all ages. Info: 689-2681.

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“Glass Tile Jewelry” workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson Ave. Instructor: Marianne Gansley. Cost: $25; includes all supplies. Info: 333-5262 or thebasementartstudio@ gmail.com. Vietnam veterans recognition and pinning ceremony, 9-10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Family Wildlife Series: Hawkology 101, 2-4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Fee: $5 members, $8 nonmembers, children under 3 are free. Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110. Ijams Creative Series: Gourd Biscuit Warmers, 2-4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Transform gourds into centerpieces for your table that can be filled with biscuits, rolls or any other holiday treat. Fee: $25. Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110. Union County Historical Society meeting, 2:30 p.m., Union County Museum, 3824 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Program: Stuart Wyrick will perform selections from his new CD, “East Tennessee Sunrise.” The public is invited.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12 Ijams Gardening Series: Winter Gardening, 1-2 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Program free, but preregistration required. Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110. Painting workshop, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Instructor: Kristi Bailey. Cost: $35. Bring lunch. Info/registration: 573-5508 or info@ marblesprings.net. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3 Iron Dog 5K Race, Third Creek Greenway beside UT Gardens. Race day registration and packet pick-up, 7-8:30 a.m.; race, 9 a.m. Registration: $25. The proceeds from this race will be used to help in the care of critically ill dogs, cats and exotic animals that are treated at the UT Veterinary Medical Center. Info/registration: https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/IronDog.

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Auditions for the Tennessee Stage New Play Festival World Premier Production of “Found Objects,” 7-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Cold readings; no appointments necessary. Info: 546-4280.

Natural green wreath class, 12:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Instructor: Julia Shiflett. Class fee: $35. Info/registration: 546-0745.

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Annual Candlelight tour, 6-8 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Tour is free, but donations will be accepted. Info: 546-0745 or go to ramseyhouse.org.

Free Microsoft Excel 2013 class, 8 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. 5th Ave. Taught by Pellissippi State instructors. Registration required. Info/registration: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.

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Norris Dam State Park gets trail-building machine $84,000 grant will enable better trail maintenance Norris Dam State Park has received $84,000 through the Recreation Trail Program to purchase a trailbuilding machine that will not only build new trails but will also enable the park to maintain existing trails. The machine will also be used in the Norris Watershed. Julie Graham, former director of East Tennessee Quality Growth, and volunteer Chuck Morris assisted the park with the application and the paperwork to secure the grant.

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Wine tasting is Nov. 11 Pictured at a ceremonial check presentation are: Brock Hill, deputy commissioner of Tennessee Department of Parks and Conservation; Gov. Bill Haslam; Julie Graham; Mark Morgan, Norris Dam State Park manager; state Sen. Ken Yager; and Bob Martineau, commissioner of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Julie and Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts are greatly appreciated by the park staff,â&#x20AC;? said park manager Mark Morgan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The park will not only reap the reward of their hard work but so will the adjacent

watershed and ultimately the visitors using these trails.â&#x20AC;? The Recreation Educational Trail Program (RTP) is a federally funded, stateadministered grant program. RTP provides grant

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Another option for insulating homes By Margie Hagen As cold weather approaches, homeowners are looking for ways to reduce energy costs and keep home temperatures comfortable at the same time. Foam insulation is one choice to consider. Available for more than 25 years, foam insulation has seen improvements in formulation technology and installation. The use of formaldehyde in the product has been greatly reduced and is now rated well below Environmental Protection Agency requirements. Primarily used in existing homes and commercial buildings, benefits of foam insulation include: â&#x2013; Reduced energy costs, typically 20 to 50 percent within a few days. â&#x2013; Interior temperature stays constant for both heating and cooling. â&#x2013; Sound reduction. â&#x2013; Quick drying, with curing in one to two weeks. â&#x2013; Resists water absorption, inhibiting mold. â&#x2013; Non-combustible, does not damage cables or wiring in walls.

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The campground is managed as a small business. On average, there are 25 burials per year.

By Marvin West Before there was a historic Powell Station or even the great state of Tennessee, John Menifee arrived as the original pioneer along our part of Beaver Creek. He acquired hundreds of acres between two ridges. Others ventured into the area and developed a hunger for community worship. John donated a small space for the first religious center, up the hill from his fort and rest stop. They all joined hands and erected a modest, little log building (two windows on each side) that would be “free for ministers of every denomination who are in fellowship with their different societies.” In 1812, it was Menifee’s Meeting House. He turned it over to seven trustees: Daniel and Mordecai Yarnell, John Childress, George Lucas, Solomon McCampbell, Jeremiah Tindal and Thomas Wilson. When Menifee decided to go west, after 1816, he sold all his property to Samuel Bell. Soon thereafter, Menifee’s Meeting House became Bell’s Meeting House. Later, it was renamed Union Church. Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists worshipped there – sometimes all at once when they had revivals. Christians came for renewed inspiration. Sinners, invited, coaxed or rounded up, were supposed to confess and convert. Together, they filled the house past capacity. Treasured historian Margaret Watson, or maybe it was Ron Evans or June Jennings, said this was probably the beginning of the phrase “standing room only.” We think Samuel Bell was a visionary. It was his idea to build a shed for overflow services and provide a campground for those who came from afar and wanted to stay a while. This tidbit, tucked away in a Jennings historical document, provides insight: Some families arrived with food, dogs and their milk cow and stayed two or three weeks for prayer and fellowship. There was a convenient spring on the property and firewood nearby. If you block out today’s

dizzy world and turn off the TV, you may can hear the preaching, shouting and hymns in four-part harmony. Look closely – over there is dinner on the ground. Bell’s Campground evolved into a beautiful, scenic cemetery more or less by accident. A family moving west endured the death of a daughter. The father asked permission to bury the child near where she had died. One of the Bells granted permission. There is no grave marker. Many Bells are buried at Bell’s Campground. Bells are deeply entwined in the history of Bells Bridge community. Three, Charlie, Clifford and Ida Wray, descendants of the original Samuel, were members at Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church when I was young. Other family names found frequently on gravestones are Jennings, Cooper, Norman, Cline, Rhodes, Mayes, Marshall, Lucus, Gentry, Godfrey, Johnson, Groner, Deford, Jenkins and Black. Most names are common to this area. There is one Sobolewski. Old soldiers, going back to the Revolutionary and Spanish-American wars, have recognition on tombstones. During the Civil War, Union soldiers supposedly camped there a few days. A Methodist preacher found Confederate soldiers playing cards at the shed. He ordered them out, as Jesus Christ dispersed money changers from the temple. In this case, the preacher invited the soldiers to return the next day for services. History is indeed carved on stones. Jake Gentry, Southern Railway engineer, died in a wreck in 1923. His monument features a carving of the steam engine, No. 1325. The cemetery tells a sad story for the A.T. Groners – infants born and lost in 1932 and 1934. There was a time when the morning train from Knoxville would stop atop Copper Ridge for those who wanted to attend a funeral. It was possible to flag down the 4 o’clock train for a return ride.

For generations, grave sites were free. The tolling church bell was the signal for kind neighbors to come and dig. There was a time when weeds threatened to overwhelm the campground and farmers planted rows of corn along the outer edges. There have been several large gatherings. Former Powell High football player Charles Nix died in combat in Korea in 1952. His memorial service drew an overflow crowd at the Beaver Creek church, and hundreds followed the hearse and Nix family to the cemetery. Decoration Day is a big event. Easter sunrise services, family reunions and the occasional wedding draw surprising numbers. The campground is managed as a small business. There is one paid employee, Lisa Sinard. There is a perpetual care fund, an expansion plan and even a dream of replicating the original Union Church. Donations are the likely key. On average, there are 25 burials per year. Sale of gravesites ($1,000) provides primary operating revenue. Bob Mayes chairs the board of trustees. He is a descendant of the Bell family. Don Groner is vice president. Other trustees are

Charles Nix was a former Powell High football player who died in combat in Korea in 1952. Dr. David Jennings, Sherry Smith, Tony Vick, Ronnie Waugh and Harry Norman. They donate time and expertise. Dr. Jennings represents the fifth generation of his family with campground connections. His father is buried there. The list includes Kenneth, former postmaster at Heiskell; Leon, a former sheriff and state legislator; and Geneva, former librarian at Brickey School. From Groner’s perspective, the campground is woven into the community fabric. It has been closely linked to his 80 years. “Bell’s Campground is so very meaningful to so many people. We want it to remain that way forever.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@nertzero.com

Jake Gentry, Southern Railway engineer, died in a wreck in 1923. His monument features a carving of the steam engine, No. 1325.

The bell saved from the old Union Church is on display not far Many Bells are buried at Bell’s Campground. from the entrance.

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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George W. Callahan: the man who built railroads By Jim Tumblin George W. Callahan was born on June 11, 1862, the son of James F. and Susan Avery Callahan. The Callahan family moved to Knoxville when George was still young, and he received his early education in Knox County schools. He later attended Powell High School before being employed with the Fenton Marble Co. as a stonecutter. By 1900, he had his own contracting ﬁrm and won the bid for 80 miles of railway track between Cheraw and Columbia, S.C. In 19021904 he constructed the 38mile L&N line from LaFollette to the Kentucky line. He constructed 75 miles of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway during 1905-1906. Then he received a large contract to double track the L&N from Nashville to Bir-

mingham in 1913 and another to revise the grades on the Seaboard Air Line Railway in North Carolina in 1916. After building the Tennessee Central from Lebanon to Nashville and some work for the Southern and the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Paciﬁc Railway, Callahan retired from railroad building in 1917 to concentrate on highway construction. Callahan was elected city alderman (1892-1893) and became a member of the so-called “Kid Council,” a group of young, progressive business people. In addition to partnership in several enterprising concerns, Callahan became a director

George W. Callahan, prominent railroad and highway builder, was also a city alderman and member of the “Kid Council” of the 1890s. Photograph courtesy of the McClung Historical Collection, Men of Affairs, 1917

and major stockholder of the City Nat iona l Bank. He also became an up-to-date progressive farmer when he acquired the old Callahan homestead (Valley View Farm) on Central Avenue Pike on the northern slope of Black Oak Ridge. He bought more acreage and improved the soil and developed one of the most fertile plantations in the state with grain, grass, vegetables and livestock in abundance.

An undated newspaper article, “Callahan Home Affords Glimpse of Old South,” describes the Callahans’ 24room mansion: The house inside is beautifully arranged – a huge reception room on either side of the entrance, a library lined with books, a music room and “parlor,” a dining room with deep seats and builtin china closets with leaded glass doors, a tiled breakfast room one entire side of which is glass with pink climbing roses bobbing against the window panes. Brackets for fern baskets and bird cages are built in the walls. The kitchen has a marble ﬂoor

and wainscoting. On the second floor a screened-in sleeping porch goes all across the front of the house and here and there one finds what were called airing porches. ... Each bedroom has a private bath, dressing room and built-in cedar closet. In one corner of the secd floor is the chapel where ond Cardinal Gibbons said mass on several occasions. … Mr. Callahan has his own gas plant for lighting the house and outbuildings and later installed electric lights but a delightfully old fashioned lamp post still stands supporting a huge gas lamp that makes me think of London streets years and years ago.” A portion of this 1,100acre estate was set aside as a park where Mr. Callahan had deer and foxes and even buffaloes. There were also many pheasants on the place. The herd of some 50 Jersey cows grazed on acres of rich meadow land and as many acres more

were devoted to raising hay to feed the stock in winter. Fruit trees were planted on the hills, vegetables of every sort grew in the garden, large crops of wheat and corn were raised every year. George W. Callahan passed away on Nov. 18, 1927, at age 65. His services were held at the Church of the Holy Ghost and he was interred in the Calvary Cemetery. He was survived by his wife and four daughters. Callahan’s memory stays alive in a busy road and in a monument in Bethel Cemetery. Atop a tall marble shaft there stands a Confederate soldier, designed by Lloyd Branson to appear life-size when viewed from ground level. Constructed of Tennessee gray marble quarried nearby, it was erected by George W. Callahan and Brothers and measures 12 feet square at the base and 48 feet high. The cost was $4,500, and contributors included both Confederate and Union veterans.

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Tennova’s executive fitness manager Nicole Yarbrough (center) knows all her members and former members by name. The visionary and powerhouse behind the luncheon, she’s shown with Richard and Nancy Jett.

Don Jackson, Ed Smith, Hal Baker, Troy Hinton and Robert Kiser (back) join Della Smith and Obie Goins (front) in the chow line. This particular day is Hinton’s birthday. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

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John Ewart, Tennova Health & Fitness Center’s executive director, remembers when Nicole Yarbrough, the Center’s executive ﬁtness manager, approached him with the idea to provide a luncheon to celebrate military veterans. “I said, ‘That’s an amazing idea, Nicole.’ ” Indeed, a lot of moving parts had to come together, but under Yarbrough’s guidance, the ﬁrst such luncheon took place with great success the week before Veterans Day. Tennova’s staff provided the home-cooked food, and a crowd of 130, including 90 veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War, gathered for good food, memories and quite a lot of joshing. “We can kid each other and have friendly arguments,” said Erven Williams, an Air Force veteran, “because we were all in it together.” The vets enjoy home-cooked food made by the Tennova The gathering included veterans who live at Morning Pointe Senior Health & Fitness staff. “They cooked it last night; they Living in Powell. Some were former members of Tennova. brought it from home,” says the facility’s executive “As employees we so appreciate our members who are veterans,” director John Ewart. “We’re very blessed with an amazing says Yarbrough. “We wanted to recognize them. Our seniors team here.” Shown (from left) are Charles Carter, Sherry are a resource. We learn so much from them, just about life and Ken Wade, George Majors, Jim and Bonnie Larison in general. They’ve been through so much, but they’re so and Emerson Mynatt. pleasant, and they appreciate what they have. And they tell the greatest stories, because they lived during a time when the stories were great. If you take the time to listen, what you hear is priceless.” “We’re so thankful for every single man and Buff y Wilhite, massage therapist at woman here today,” said Debbie Garrett, Tennova’s Tennova, proudly holds a picture of her billing coordinator, as she led the prayer before the grandfather James “Jimmy” Gurwood meal. “They served our country. And they served it Witt. “I called him ‘Pow,’” she says. Witt well.” drove one of the boats in the beach landings on D-Day – June 6, 1944, the day the Allies invaded Europe. Wilhite remembers her grandfather telling her that he and his crew would sit on the boats while missiles shot underneath them in the water. “Why didn’t you do something?” she would ask. “There was nothing we could do,” he answered, “so we played cards.”

Members of a military family pose proudly. Shown are Cindy Williams, John Ewart and Fred Pardue. Williams is Ewart’s mother-in-law; Pardue is Williams’ father and Ewart’s grandfather-in-law. Ewart is Tennova Health & Fitness Center’s executive director. He enlisted in the Navy when he was a junior in high school during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. His dad, grandfather, two brothers, aunts and uncles are also veterans. “It’s just who our family is,” he says.

A very special table holds veterans Fred Pardue, Air Force; Dr. Harry Ogden, medical corps; Paul Summers, Army 1st Cavalry; Dot and Ralph Mertz, Army. All are World War II veterans except Ogden, who says, “They sent me to medical school during World War II and called me back in Korea.” The Mertzes have been married 72 years. They met at a dance. When asked if he remembers what she was wearing, Ralph says with a twinkle in his eye, “some clothes.” When Dot is asked if she’s a veteran, she says, “No, but I married one!”

Two generations of military veterans meet at the luncheon. Harry Zmolek was a World War II Army fighter pilot. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Czechoslovakia. “I was lucky,” he says. “I was off duty for a whole month, and by the time I was healed, the war was over.” With him is Vietnam veteran Richard Jett, who served in the Navy on the USS Coral Sea, and who remembers the specialized Navy units needed during that war. “There were SEALS,” he says, “and the men who ran the boats up and down the rivers. John Kerry was one of them. There were bomb disposal units. And the Navy were medics to the Marines.”

Erven Williams and his wife, Elnora, have known each other since they were both 11. While eating, Williams, who served in the Air Force, got into a friendly argument with another veteran over who has the best pilots, the Navy or the Air Force. Both, however, agreed when Williams said, “a pilot puts his life in jeopardy every time he goes in the air.”

Located off Emory Road in Powell For additional information, call Tennova Health & Fitness Center at 859-7900 or visit TennovaFitness.com

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David and Lori Hensley love to go all out with their holiday decorations, no matter the occasion. Story on page 2

Hensley family goes all out for the holidays

Lori Hensley, center, holding her son Owen dressed as a ninja, celebrates Halloween with Amanda Fothergill, holding little Stella Hensley, and Dustin and Devin Fothergill. The two families are related, but also consider one another good friends.

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Beaver Bay Beach and Tiki Bar brings Margaritaville to Powell By Betty Bean So you’re driving down West Beaver Creek Road and over on the port side there’s a tropical oasis – palm trees, sea oats, white sand, banana trees. Who said there were no beaches in Powell? The banana plants grow to be more than 15 feet tall

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and bear small “hands” of fruit before the frost gets to them. They die off in the winter but reappear when the weather warms up in the spring. Smaller, potted fruit like pineapples, lemons and limes go inside for the winter. The citrus is edible; the pineapples, like the bananas, need a longer,

hotter growing season than East Tennessee can provide. The directional sign says “Beaver Bay Beach Road,” but it’s really Bill and Barbara Chaffins’ front yard. Barbara enjoys the beach lifestyle and hopes to retire to a warmer climate one day. Bill, a self-declared beach bum and Parrot Head who

once rode a bicycle from San Diego, Calif., to St. Augustine, Fla. – another bicycle trip took him to Key West for the annual Parrot Heads in Paradise Meeting of the Minds, sometimes presided over by Jimmy Buffett himself – shares her dream. To page 3

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By Carol Z. Shane If their Halloween decorations don’t convince you that Lori and David Hensley put their all into holiday hoopla, nothing will. “We love the holidays,” says Lori. “We’re the Griswolds.” Hopefully, they’re not quite as disaster-prone as the family, led by Chevy Chase’s enthusiastic but bumbling Clark Griswold, in the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” who famously short out the entire town’s power supply with their holiday display. But the Hensleys do plan to cover “every nook and cranny” of their 1920s twostory, gabled Craftsman in Fountain City with brightly colored Christmas lights. “David says he’s going to rent a bucket truck,” laughs Lori, and her husband dips his head and grins sheepishly. Married 10 years, Lori and David are the parents of 3-year-old Owen and 20-month-old Stella Ruth. They’re definitely tuned in to the collective kid-mind. Though most homes in their new neighborhood feature a sophisticated white holiday

Bill and Barbara Chaffins host “Dress Like a Pirate” night at their home, also known as Beaver Bay Beach and Tiki Bar.

light scheme, Lori says, “I told David, ‘there’s a time in our lives when we’ll be all about white holiday lights. But now is the time for colors.’” David agrees. “There’s a childlike joy about them.” Lori can’t wait to get started, and it looks like the new trimmings will be going up just as soon as possible. “Expect our lights a little sooner than socially acceptable this year!” she says. The co-owner of KnoxDrives in Halls, David admits that the family is indeed crazy for the holidays. Though the Hensleys didn’t move into their home until this past May, David says that for Halloween last year, “We came over here and sat on the porch and handed out candy.” At the time, the old house needed extensive work, but they’d heard that their new neighborhood was a popular Halloween destination and hated to miss out on the fun. Turns out they ended up with an unexpected perk. “It looked like a real haunted house,” says David, “not a pretend one!”

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Jaana and Chef John Alunni run The Cutting Edge Classroom in Farragut. With them are Cierra Guthrie and her little sister Brianna, who says, “We learned to make pasta! And we made an animal out of a watermelon.” Cierra says she enjoyed learning knife skills in the “fruit and veggie class.”

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‘Taste of Home’ cooking school benefits KARM By Carol Z. Shane East Tennessee foodies had a rare opportunity to up their gastronomic games recently when the “Taste of Home” cooking school, known as the No. 1 cooking school in America, came to the Knoxville Convention Center. “Taste of Home” segments are featured on CBS’ “Early Show,” and the popular “Taste of Home” magazine features practical recipes from home cooks, using familiar, everyday ingredients. As the website states, “‘Taste of Home’ is, at heart, a

friendly exchange of authentic family-favorite recipes handed down over generations and shared among loved ones.” The franchise also publishes Simple and Delicious and Country Woman magazines. The Home Depot created, donated, delivered and set up the “Taste of Home” set. Other sponsors included Visit Knoxville, city of Knoxville, Commercial Bank, TriMark, Stellar Visions, Einstein Bagels, NewsTalk 98.7, WBIR, WIVK and Stanley’s Greenhouse. Proceeds benefited Knox Area Rescue Ministries.

A large crowd gathers to watch as Michelle “Red” Roberts, the “Taste of Home” culinary expert for the evening, prepares prosciutto-wrapped pork loin. More photos on page 4

Beaver Bay Bill’s parents, Carole and Bill Chaffins Sr., have lived on West Beaver Creek for more than a decade, and when the house next door went up for sale in 2011, Bill and Barbara decided to move in. His mother wondered what he was going to do with the sinkhole-like depression that drained the runoff from the subdivision next door through his front yard.

From page 2 But where others saw a drainage ditch, Bill Chaffins saw Margaritaville. He figured that if he couldn’t live down by the sea, he’d move a piece of the beach closer to home. Barbara, obviously a good sport, went with the flow. And although the landscaping job was monumental (there’s a mountain stream and waterfall in the back yard, with appropriate

plantings for that environment), the drainage ditch in the front yard has been transformed into a rocky hardscape complete with a bridge. Add a tiki bar decorated with memorabilia from the Chaffins’ many trips to beaches around the world, and it’s the perfect place for a party. And party, they do. Invitations to the annual October Dress Like a Pirate get-togethers are highly

prized, although the Chaffins, who are hospitable hosts, welcome drop-ins and say their efforts have been well-received – except for that one guy: “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! ALREADY!!! “Whan (sic) are you going to put up a privacy fence? We need to be allowed to have some privacy from the OVERLOADED area you have established… Whatever happened

to neat, manivured (sic) lawns and yards?” Bill posted the letter on the Beaver Bay Beach and Tiki Bar Facebook page with this comment: “This is the letter we got a couple years ago about our little beach. “What did we do? We made it bigger and better. Nothing like a fan like this to inspire me.”

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Just visible behind a set of Townecraft cookware is Wendy Collins. She actually brought her own three-year-old set of cookware, including an omelet pan that she used that morning. Made in Michelle “Red” Roberts teases the crowd with her trademark humor. “Cooking brings together the U.S. from surgical stainless steel, the pans can handle magnetic induction and standard two things that I love,” she says, “food and family.” Later, she prepared prosciutto-wrapped pork stovetops. loin and other dishes.

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Copies of family photos and decorative tags are some of the materials you will need to create a recipe scrapbook.

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A picture of Dot Reed, “Mama Dot,” is displayed opposite a pocket containing her recipes.

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Now here’s where the preserving comes into play. Because some of my handwritten recipes and recipe cards were so old, I decided to copy all of my recipes onto small pieces of cardstock so the originals would not get lost or ruined. This way I still have the original handwriting but the original copy stays protected. You can create a recipe book in many ways, but I chose a photo album type book and used my extra scrapbooking material for the accents. If your recipes are too large for a recipe card, grab some small envelopes so you can store them safely. Now insert your handwritten recipe cards/envelopes into one side of the photo album or pocket. Then for an extra touch, on the other side, add a photo of the family member who created the recipe. Don’t forget to include both sides of the family. Don’t be surprised if after you start making this book everybody will want one. So keep the original book for yourself and make copies and create books for your relatives and your children and/or grandchildren. You can even give them as wedding gifts. Family recipes are some of the best memories from our past, but when we create these recipes again for our children, it’s like we are preserving the past for future generations.

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