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Rysewyk gets new job at KCS A young man has a new job with Knox County Schools. Dr. Jon Rysewyk will work on innovation and school improvement. Indya Kincannon calls him “smart and patient enough to build and sustain true grassroots reform.”
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Tibet comes to Fountain City A peek inside the culture of Tibet and the life of monks was shared when the Fountain City United Methodist Church Sunday school class, Twenty-first Century Christians, hosted a contingent of monks at the church last week.
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Remembering Jenkins & Jenkins For them, the demise of the Jenkins & Jenkins name is one more marker of the end of an era. The firm that was founded in 1933 by the unrelated Ray H. Jenkins and Erby Jenkins (Erby’s brother Aubrey didn’t join up until 10 years later), has become Quist, Cone & Fisher. The legendary firm hasn’t dissolved, says J&J managing partner Michael Fitzpatrick, who has been a partner with the firm since 1980. “It’s just changing names.”
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High on Charlie “Until further notice,” Marvin West writes, “Charlie High is my favorite Tennessee football walk-on. “Nobody can match his quarterback statistics – back-to-back state championships for Christian Academy of Knoxville, 74.4 completion rate, 10,978 yards, 131 passing touchdowns against 22 interceptions, astounding success.”
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Felines among us The Bible does not mention cats. No cats. At all. Kitty-cats are nowhere to be found in Scripture. (Believe me; I have searched!) Tigers are left out as well, presumably because they were not native to the Middle East.
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The interns enjoyed singing and laughing with their hosts at Ciderville. Wrapping up the day together are: (front) Lindsey Sanders, David West, Jake Mabe; (back) Jackson Brantley, Gibson Calfee, Paul Brooks, Madeline Lonas, Sammy Sawyer, Bo Pierce, Eddie Beaver, Joshua Mode, Zoe Risley, Jodi Harbin and Mitchell Zavadil. Photo by Ruth White
By Sara Barrett The interns had no idea why we stopped at an old building on Clinton Highway, just over the Anderson County line, and why Barney Fife’s cruiser was parked out front. The folks at Ciderville quickly brought them up to speed (or confused them more) by pulling up chairs and breaking into song with store owner David West on banjo, Jodi Harbin on upright bass, Bo Pierce on
the jug and Sammy Sawyer chiming in occasionally as his alter ego, Barney Fife. “You got any requests?” asked West. “If you do, write ’em on a $10 bill!” Customers attracted by the car and musicians drifted in off the street to join the mayhem. Even reporter Jake Mabe broke into song, channeling George Jones Bo Pierce, aka Briscoe Darling Photo by Ruth White and Carl Butler. “That, my friends, is country music,” he told the interns. Most The caption under this photo of Monroe Queener and More on A-2 had just sunk down to sit on David West reads “TV stars.”
Seven seek HPUD post By Sandra Clark
Seven applicants including Commissioner Bob Crye will be interviewed for a position on the 3-member board of commissioners for Hallsdale Powell Utility District. Crye, Mayor Tim Burchett’s first appointment, is finishing out a 2-year term. Applicants: James Chesney, 72, of Charmwood Way, Halls, holds a bachelor’s degree from Carson-Newman College and spent his career with Gulf Oil and Exxon. He owned and operated Magnolia Exxon from 1992-98. Robert G. Crye, 70, of Emory Pointe Lane, Halls, is retired from an engineering career with Alstom
Power and TVA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UT and is active at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Halls Republican Club and Halls Business and Professional Association. J. Michael Francis, 56, of LeClay Drive, Halls, is a certified public accountant with a bachelor’s degree from UT. He has been chief financial officer for several companies with revenues ranging from $20 million to $240 million. James Howard Phillips, 73, of Clinton, owns and operates Powell Auction and Realty on Pleasant Ridge Road in Powell. A former Winn Dixie store manager, he has been self-employed in real estate
and development since 1975. William A. Roehl, 27, of Ashley Road, Powell, is a project manager with Joseph Construction Company. He holds two degrees from UT including a bachelor’s in landscape design and construction. He chairs the Young Republican Club of Knox County and attends Gospel Baptist Church. William E. Johnson, 77, of Widdecomb Road, Powell, holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from UT and a master’s in business administration from National University in San Diego. After a 20-year military career, he worked as maintenance department superintendent for the Las Vegas Valley Water District for two years. He is active in Halls Christian Church. Thomas Wenning, 28, of Country Run Circle, Powell, is a
Tax talk takes two tracks By Anne Hart Tennessee’s state sales tax is a hot topic for everyone from school students and their parents to politicians and business owners. The conversations focus on two separate aspects of the tax. The one that brings excitement and anticipation is the annual “Sales Tax Holiday,” which starts this year at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and runs until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4.
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bricks-and-mortar presence within the state. Tax holiday: it offers three days of shopping for several things without having to pay sales tax. With the exception of computers, eligible items must have a price tag of less than $100. Buyers can forget about trying to get a clerk to ring up a more expensive pair of shoes as two separate purchases. It has already been tried and
is not permitted. And while the holiday is intended to help parents save money on clothing and other items their children need for school, purchases aren’t limited to school-related items and shoppers don’t have to have school children to save money. If an item is exempt, anyone can buy it. As an example, any shopper can purchase a desktop, laptop or tablet computer at up to $1,500 in price without paying sales tax, as long as the
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program manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratories. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton. His community involvement is science-related, including service as a science fair judge at St. Mary’s School. A committee of four – Commissioners Kevin Julian and Todd Cook and two staff members selected by CEO Darren Cardwell – will interview the applicants and recommend three to the board. The board will then submit three names to Burchett who can select one or reject all, throwing the process back to HPUD for three more nominees. On a motion by Cook, the interviews will be open to the public. Also, at a somewhat raucous meeting Thursday, three citizens To page A-3
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Ciderville From page A-1 the floor. West told tales of local legend Cas Walker including one absolutely hilarious story of cramming three musicians into the backseat of a car for a trip to Kentucky. Up there he bought a coon dog. Guess where it rode on the way back? Yes, across their laps. Harbin talked about the personality of the store which has been open since 1958. “(If) you go to a lot of music stores, you’ll know this one’s unique,” she said. West and his friends walked the interns next door to the barn where the walls are covered with more pictures of country music stars. A full stage is set up in front of dozens of folding chairs – each one signed by an artist who had performed there, including Kenny Chesney. Harbin said a Friday night get-together happens weekly. Videos of the original Cas Walker show are shown on a large TV before musicians play live bluegrass and country music. “It is a very family friendly show,” she said. Little kids are even invited to dance in front of the stage. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movies are shown 7-8 p.m., and the music runs until 11 p.m. Info: 945-3595. And who knows? The next star you see there may be named Jake Mabe.
Local flavor: milk, music and more Week seven with the interns By Sara Barrett Last week’s meeting of the Shopper interns was bittersweet. Fun was had by all, but sadly, it was the group’s last trip of the summer. A tour of Broadacres Dairy gave the group a look at Weigel’s process for making its famous milk, and lunch at Lulu’s gave the interns a chance to play dress-up while enjoying delicious teatime fare. Finally, a trip to Ciderville
music store showed the lighter side of local history with stories of Cas Walker, hunting dogs and Barney Fife’s bullet with a few banjo-led jam sessions thrown in for good measure. The Shopper-News staff is already looking forward to next summer’s activities, and the interns must have enjoyed it, too, because most were asking to return for a second summer!
Touring Broadacres Dairy By Sandra Clark What happens to milk after the cow is milked until you grab a pint or gallon at the grocery? The Shopper-News interns set out to solve this mystery with a visit to Weigel’s and its companion business Broadacres Dairy. What we learned was amazing. The original Broadacres farm (Emory Road in Powell) was bigger than 700 acres and began as a vegetable farm more than 100 years ago. Weigel’s Convenience Stores is now headed by Bill Weigel, grandson of
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Paul Brooks stands outside the big barn at Broadacres Dairy. Photos by Jackson Brantley
used for storage. Milk is bought from East Tennessee farmers, hauled in tankers and stored in cooler tanks awaiting processing. Broadacres Dairy tests incoming milk to ensure its safety and to make sure it’s not been watered down. It takes about 20 minutes to test the milk before it is accepted and another 20 minutes to unload the tanker. Douglas Rouch, the plant manager, led our tour. He moved here from Indiana 12 years ago. His goal is to make every Weigel’s product a cut above the competition,
A tire swing hangs from a tree in the fields at the Weigel’s dairy. he said. “We’ve got 63 stores right now and our goal is 100.” In the lab, Robert Semple talked about various tests – from chemical to taste – that are run to ensure milk quality. Weigel’s is launching a new product soon – a Cappuccino
Chiller that’s “half the price of Starbucks,” said Rouch. After all this, two interns had the same question: “Why is the W off-center in the logo?” “That makes it our trademark,” said Rouch.
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Tax talk (including art supplies) is eligible for the tax break, no matter who buys it or who will be using it, as long as each individual item costs less than $100. Sales tax must still be paid on such things as jewelry and handbags and sports equipment, even if
From page A-1 that equipment will be used as part of a school activity. Tax reform: Business owners strongly believe the laws that allow online shoppers to avoid paying sales tax should be changed. Peter Ullrich of Ullrich Printing, Scott Schimmel of Bliss and Bliss Home, devel-
oper David Dewhirst, and Rhonda Rice of the Knoxville Chamber held a press conference downtown last week to push for passage of legislation that would require the tax be paid on all purchases. The group contends they are unfairly losing money to online retailers, and say if buyers are forced to pay sales tax on online pur-
chases, enough money will be raised that other state taxes could eventually be lowered. The bill has passed the U.S. Senate, where Sen. Lamar Alexander was an author and Sen. Bob Corker a cosponsor. It faces a fight in the House with opponents arguing it’s nothing more than a new tax being imposed on a tax-weary populace.
The Karns Community Fair will host a Blue Ribbon Contest Table on July 27. Among the catagories are: Most unusual Quilt, Needle Work, Photography, Prettiest Decorated Cake, Biggest Home Grown Tomato, Longest Green Bean, Longest Okra, Biggest Home Grown zucchini, Ugliest Vegetable and Best Canned Vegetable. A “Best of Show” ribbon will be awarded to the stand-out winner. Bring your entry to the check-in table in the children’s area at the fair. Contributions of vegetables, canned jams and jellies, and honey are welcome to the Farmers Market. Info/to contribute: Mabel: 584-2837.
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Teeters, the executive director of Keep Knoxville Beautiful, didn’t do it to embarrass anyone, but to show the Halls Business and Professional Association that litter is a problem everywhere. “Eighty percent of litter starts on the roadway and ends up in our water,” Teeters said. “Last year, the United States spent $11.5 billion on litter and the state of Tennessee spent $11 million.” She praised organizations and community groups like the Halls Crossroads Women’s League, which regularly holds litter pick-ups. She encouraged individuals and businesses to get involved. “I want Knoxville to be the most beautiful city in America. Once you’ve picked it up, you’ll never litter again, even accidentally.” Sammy “Barney Fife” Sawyer, David West and Bo “Briscoe Darling” Pierce do some pickin’ and For more info about Keep grinnin’ at Ciderville Music Barn last week. Photo by Ruth White Knoxville Beautiful, visit www.keepknoxvillebeautiful.org or call 521-6957. Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe. From page A-1
West played in Cas Walker’s band for years. He told Cas stories, the kind of stuff even the most imaginative writer couldn’t make up. David pulled out his banjo and led us in a singalong to the “Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour” theme. I jumped into Cas’ routine about security in his supermarkets’ parking lots. (Look it up on YouTube.) Then David rattled off some of the famous names who got their start on Cas’ show: Dolly Parton, The Everly Brothers, others. “Hey,” I asked, “did Carl Butler ever sing on Cas’ show?” “Oh, yeah,” David said. “Well, why don’t we sing a little bit of ‘Don’t Let Me Cross Over’ then?” Guess who got all excited and sang lead? I got to worrying the interns (who are all of highschool age) might have thought they had landed on Mars, but they seemed to like the music. As we were pickin’ and grinnin,’ I looked around the room. Sammy was tapping his leg, just like Barney used to do. Bo Pierce was blowing into his jug. David was playing that banjo like only he can. I grinned from ear to ear. “You were like a child at Christmas,” somebody said later. Just what the doctor ordered. ■
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It was just what the doctor ordered. If you’ll forgive a quick personal note, the past few weeks haven’t been the greatest in the world. My grandmother passed away July 6. And, last weekend, I began to experience some of the worst lower back pain I’ve ever had in my life. Turns out I have sciatica. Go ahead and insert an old man joke here if you want. Anyway, the interns wrapped up their summer stay at the Shopper last week. Sara Barrett called to tell me the last stop on the tour was going to be Ciderville Music Barn on Clinton Highway. David West was going to pick a little and tell stories about Cas Walker. Sammy “Barney Fife” Sawyer and Bo “Briscoe Darling” Pierce were stopping by with the Mayberry squad car. “You’ll love it!” Sara said. So I hobbled over to Ciderville. And, boy howdy, did we have a good time. Sammy did his pitchperfect Barney Fife. We reenacted the scene from the Griffith Show’s “Barney and the Choir” episode, in which Andy tells Barney he’ll be singing solo during “good ol’ 14-A” from a high-powered microphone and needs to sing really quietly. (What Barney doesn’t know, of course, is that Andy has recruited a bass singer to stand behind the curtain to do the actual singing for tone-deaf Barney.) As you may know, David
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Lakeshore land secured for city because they can get away with it. In both cases, the taxpayers are paying the bill. ■ When Fort Kid was built by volunteer labor on the edge of the World’s Fair Park more than 21 years ago, the sponsors wisely created a fund (now over Victor $60,000) to maintain, Ashe repair and renovate the Fort in the future. The city announced plans to phase out Fort Kid a few years ago (under The Rogero Administraa different mayor) without tion will have to present any public hearing and sugit to the city council for gested cost as a factor. That approval, which should ocargument becomes suspect cur soon. $5 million of the when Beth Waters, who is in proposed city bond issue is charge of the fund, tells this to be used for the enlarged writer that no one from the Lakeshore Park. city has ever contacted her The governor and the about using the fund to recity administration deserve solve issues with Fort Kid. praise for working to make We should remember this happen and stopping that school children in the legislation by state Rep. the early 1990s collected Steve Hall to sell the state pennies, nickels and dimes land which would have to fund the 5-day, aroundprevented this transfer. the-clock effort to build Interim Finance Comthe Fort. The late Gov. Ned missioner Larry Martin of McWherter visited the park Knoxville played an active during its construction. role moving this project After asking the city why along. no one had ever contacted ■ Mayor Rogero and Waters, who led the effort Knoxville were honored to build Fort Kid, Mayshark by her invitation from the White House to participate said the mayor will be calling Waters to discuss the in a July 10 panel discusissue. By the time you read sion at the Eisenhower this, that conversation likely Executive Office Building will have occurred, but the (formerly the War Departoutcome is not known to me ment before the Pentagon as the column is written. was built). Countless children have Rogero was one of four used this playground. Tax panelists and represented dollars would not have to the largest population of be used to upgrade the any of the panelists on park due to this fund. If the “Let’s Move” project this fund is not used, many spearheaded by First Lady people may wonder why the Michelle Obama. The city declined to use these mayor also participated in a National League of Cities funds raised by countless citizens. Using the funds meeting on the same oneseems very logical given the day trip to Washington. City taxpayers got hit by alternatives. Mayshark says the city the high cost of same-day currently plans to turn the air travel on this trip with playground into a green the mayor’s air ticket costing $1,625 to go and return space. It would be a very from Washington the same small green space and cost the city considerable moneyy day. One can fly round trip to remove the gravel along to London, Rome or Tokyo for far less than this. Some- with the play equipment, times purchasing the ticket then plant and maintain a few weeks in advance will grass. Would it have a picnic table or benches? reduce the cost substanWhile the south yard of tially. Rogero is not to blame for how U.S. Airways the World’s Fair Park is a well-used and remarkable overprices its tickets for green space, the footprint one-day trips. of Fort Kid is so small that Kathleen Gibi with city its use as a grass lawn parks and recreation was seems restrictive. also at the event, but city Hopefully, the mayor spokesperson Jesse Mayand Beth Waters can reach shark says the city did not pay her airfare, only her ho- an agreement which is a win-win for the total comtel and per diem expenses. munity and those who have As long as government enjoyed Fort Kid. I recall agencies like DOE in Oak both my children playing Ridge are willing to pay there in the ’90s, often full freight, then airlines will charge exorbitant fares along with many others.
On July 12, Gov. Bill Haslam signed the paperwork necessary to transfer the remaining state-owned portion of Lakeshore Park to the city of Knoxville.
Cas Walker, Knoxville Madam Hazel Davidson and Ray H. Jenkins were three of Knoxville’s best-known 20th Century citizens, so it should surprise no one that both Walker and Davidson chose Jenkins to represent them when they had need of a lawyer.
Betty Bean In 1961, the Internal Revenue Service got Walker indicted in federal court for tax evasion, and he hired Jenkins and Clyde Key to defend him. Jenkins wrote about it in his memoir, “The Terror of Tellico Plains.” “What he lacked in erudition he made up for in imagination. “For instance, he sent out statements of account to a previous owner’s customers which he knew had been paid, and when the irate customer came in to protest, Cas would apologize,
hoping they would see he had an honest face. He then marked the old accounts paid in full, thus making new friends.” Jenkins’ trial strategy was to play Walker’s popularity with common folks against the unpopularity of the IRS, which had sent a fancy prosecutor down from Washington. Jenkins portrayed Walker’s tax problems as understandable bookkeeping errors unwittingly committed by a naive, humble man. “With the unwitting help of the government we made a martyr out of him,” Jenkins said. “We were careful to select a jury of the common people, Cas’s peers, who saw the farm boy, the coal miner, the benefactor of children and needy families ridiculed and reviled as no other man within our recollection had ever been. The jury resented it.” They found Walker not guilty. Jenkins conceded that the feds had some powerful evidence, “But the govern-
ment didn’t have a chance against the ex-coal miner, merchant, politician and benefactor. For our services he paid us $100,000 without batting an eye.” The payday wasn’t as good on one of the occasions when he represented Davidson, whom he described as his “most glamorous client beyond compare.” She was being sued by a wealthy former suitor, who wanted her to repay nearly $60,000, which he claimed was a loan. Davidson said it was for services rendered. The boyfriend won in Chancery Court, but Davidson prevailed in the Court of Appeals, where the judges didn’t buy his claim. The next chapter wasn’t in his book, however. Former law partner Jim MacDonald remembers that the cash-strapped Davidson gave Jenkins a diamond ring in lieu of payment, which he kept in a safe until she was able to settle up. One weekend, she asked Jenkins if she could borrow back her ring to wear to a party. He
agreed, and she returned it promptly. Much later, when it became apparent that she wasn’t going to pay, he had the ring appraised. It was a hunk of worthless cubic zirconia. She’d pulled a classic bait and switch. He was nevertheless gracious in his assessment of her in his memoir, calling her “fundamentally and essentially, and to the core of her heart, body and soul, a good woman,” proving that the Terror of Tellico Plains had a forgiving nature.
Some things don’t make sense On my list of things that make no sense: Commissioner Dave Wright voted no on three education consent items, which by court decree must be passed by County Commission. The votes were at last Monday’s workshop, but surely will be replicated at today’s meeting. Actually, I agree with Wright on two of the three votes. He said “no” to giving the Boston-based Parthenon Group $1.2 million to study the school system’s resources alignment; and “no” to a $350,000 or so local match to a $850,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Parthenon contract. Call those votes “wright on!” Baffling though is Dave’s no vote on the proposed Career and Technical Education high school at the Strawberry Plains campus
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Remembering Jenkins & Jenkins
Meeting the Pope
LAW DOGS | Betty Bean For them, the demise of the Jenkins & Jenkins name is one more marker of the end of an era. The firm that was founded in 1933 by the unrelated Ray H. Jenkins and Erby Jenkins (Erby’s brother Aubrey didn’t join up until 10 years later), has become Quist, Cone & Fisher. The legendary firm hasn’t dissolved, says J&J managing partner Michael Fitzpatrick, who has been a partner with the firm since 1980. “It’s just changing names. “It’s still the same legal entity and has the same tax number,� Fitzpatrick said. “It did not dissolve.� Why the change? “The younger members of the firm didn’t know the founding members, and there are adjustments that have to be made as you progress through the history of anything. The younger people here who are trying to market their skills need some pride of ownership, and (the name change) fits the identity of the firm in the present.�
In the beginning The three Jenkinses made an unparalleled team. Tall, bombastic Ray H. Jenkins was a genius trial lawyer. Short, erudite Erby Jenkins was a brilliant strategist and legal writer whose political influence reached to the state and national level and who, when sitting as a special judge on the state Supreme Court, authored a witty opinion on a divorce case that is still cited today. His younger brother Aubrey was a consummate dealmaker whose control over
the inner workings of the Knox County Republican Party has no modern day equal. Nor do his escapades, including epic escapes to his hacienda in Havana. “Tip O’Neill said all politics are local, and Aubrey was a local guy, wired in with Bobby ‘Coal Man’ Toole and Paul ‘Ice Man’ Nicely. “He was a force, and you needed to expect him when you saw him coming. Ray and Erby were top dog lawyers, but Aubrey had MacDonald more business than either of them. When Aubrey was gone, it was almost mystical how the phones would stop ringing. He’d get back, and almost mystically the phones would start ringing again,� said former partner Jim MacDonald. It all began with the “Terror of Tellico Plains,� Ray
Howard Jenkins, whose oratory rattled the walls of East Tennessee courtrooms for nearly 60 years. He burst onto the national scene in 1954 when Sen. Everett Dirksen recruited him to serve as special counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations in the ArmyMcCarthy Hearings, the first such proceedings ever to be televised nationwide (think of it as the Watergate Hearings of the ’50s). Over three months, characters like the big, redheaded Tennessean, the young Bobby Kennedy and the eloquent Bostonian Joe Welch entered the national conversation about red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Jenkins left such a dramatic impression that he landed on the cover of Time Magazine and inspired L’il Abner cartoonist Al Capp to add a new character, fiery lawyer Y.Y. Cragnose, to the population of Dogpatch.
The practice Born in 1897, Ray Jen-
kins, like the Jenkins brothers, was the son of a country doctor. By the time he got his law license in 1919, he was already a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy, having interrupted his University of Tennessee law school career to serve under General Pershing in Texas during the Pancho Villa rebellion, and shortly thereafter enlisting in the Navy when World War I broke out. He participated in his first murder trial in Texas, representing himself and a friend after they were courtmartialed for shooting the company bully. He won acquittals, and said he learned a tactic he never forgot: “When a bully has been killed, prove enough on him and paint him so mean that the jury will want to dig him up and kill him again.� (from his memoir, “The Terror of Tellico Plains.�) A historical marker at his family home boasts that none of the 600 murder defendants he represented ever went to the electric chair. Jim MacDonald, who came into the firm during Ray Jenkins’ twilight years and assisted on Jenkins’ last jury trial, remembers him as “not only an irrepressible, dominating personality, but a hellacious lawyer. People did not give him credit for what a good lawyer he was.� MacDonald recalls two instances where Jenkins was right on the issues and
“One morning I get a call about 9 o’clock from Mr. Aubrey saying ‘Irishman, you need to go over to George Balitsaris’ court and get a case passed. I have an audience with the Pope in South Carolina.’ “So I hustle over there and the prosecutor, Jo Helm, isn’t inclined to postpone it again. “I ask what kind of case it is, and it’s a first-degree murder case. Holy crap! I’m panicked. I don’t know the client. “Then court opens, and Judge BalitFrancis saris looks at me and says, ‘Aubrey’s in South Carolina with the Pope. We’ll need to continue this case.’ “Mr. Aubrey got back a couple days later and gave me a rosary.� – Dennis Francis, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins, 1981-1989
Dressing as Santa “Ray Jenkins was my very best friend for many, many years, and I have the highest regard for him of anybody I’ve ever known except my father. “Something most people don’t realize was his generosity. Every December he’d take two weeks off and with the assistance of his wife and secretary, he’d get on the phone and solicit the people of Knoxville for the Empty Stocking Fund. “As a lawyer, your time is your stock in trade, and it takes a big heart to do something like that. On Christmas, he’d dress up as Santa Claus and pay my family a visit with a gift for each of my children. He’d tell them stories about what was going on at the North Pole, and he was a great storyteller. “One year, my daughter Carolyn came to me and said, ‘Daddy is Mr. Jenkins going to come back on Easter?’� – Paul Dunn, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins 1964-1995
Defining failure “Aubrey regarded a trial as a failure of pre-trial negotiations.� – Jim MacDonald, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins, 1974-1995 everybody else was wrong. “He had unparalleled instincts for when to do things and when not to do things in a trial. I got to know him far after his prime and he was still better than all the rest of us.�
The last trial Of that last trial, MacDonald says, “We were very
anxious to find out if there were any eyewitnesses, and Ray managed to get one of the state’s witnesses on the stand at the preliminary hearing. “I came back laughing at how he’d bulldozed his way over objections of the attorney general and convinced the judge he should be entitled to put on his case.�
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Charlie High: Favorite UT football walk-on Until further notice, big enough. He reacted by Charlie High is my fa- working doggedly to add vorite Tennessee football bulk and strength. walk-on. When Vol fans debate the upcoming quarterback race, the first argument is whether Justin Worley can ward off Nathan PeMarvin terman. Threatening from a distance are the highly West recruited freshmen, Joshua Dobbs and Riley Ferguson. Maybe by game 5 one Nobody can match his will take over. Charlie High isn’t even quarterback statistics – back-to-back state cham- mentioned. A weaker man might be pionships for Christian Academy of Knoxville, discouraged or have his 74.4 completion rate, spirit crushed. But this 10,978 yards, 131 passing one has been there before. touchdowns against 22 He has endured doubts, interceptions, astounding disinterest and rejection. Recruiting was a tortursuccess. Few can come close ous experience. Everyto his level of desire and body kept asking where he determination. He has was going to college. Charlie had choices. been told again and again that the odds are stacked Liberty and Tusculum ofagainst him. He just isn’t fered. And, finally, UT-
Charlie High Martin and Tennessee Tech showed interest. None of those had a place in his dream. I remember when a Kentucky fan, hooked on faulty facts, said Charlie High might be the most underrated prep quarterback in America. The guy thought High was 6-2. He isn’t. He is 5-11 and
The felines among us And among the nations the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many people, shall be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, with no one to deliver. (Micah 5: 8 NRSV)
My curiosity sent me to my biblical maps to find out just where Noah’s ark presumably landed, because there must have been cats aboard, right? Lions, leopards, tigers? The Bible does not Mount Ararat is located mention cats. in Turkey, just across the No cats. At all. Armenian border, at the Cross Currents Kitty-cats are nowhere juncture of Europe, Asia to be found in Scripture. and relatively close to Lynn (Believe me; I have Africa. How convenient Hutton searched!) Tigers are left for Noah, when it was time out as well, presumably to disembark, and send all because they were not those critters on their way native to the Middle East. those magnificent animals). home! To be fair, dogs also get There are a few mentions of One of my favorite a bum rap in the Bible. scenes in the 1966 movie lions and lionesses, usually symbolizing the destroyer They are mentioned only “The Bible” (produced by Dino De Laurentiis and (not a flattering picture of with derision.
seven/eighths without socks. He was 176 last season. He is now 190. When he takes a deep breath, he is six feet tall. College coaches prefer Peyton Manning-sized quarterbacks who can see over large linemen. High must move his feet and find ways to look around them. Condredge Holloway became a Tennessee legend without being very tall. Perhaps you have heard of Doug Flutie. Sonny Jurgensen, 5-11, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Drew Brees is the best six-footer currently conducting business in the NFL. Before him were Fran Tarkenton, Len Dawson and Joe Theismann. All are exceptions to the tallness rule. But wait, wait, you say,
the game has changed so much and those famous names were very athletic, nifty scramblers with power arms. Here High takes another hit. He is accused of being a “system” quarterback. We are told his very bright coach, Rusty Bradley, and the school team made Charlie a winner instead of the other way around. Three excellent receivers – Davis Howell, Josh Smith and Franklin Murchison – made it happen. Few mention High’s strengths, football instincts, poise under duress, terrific touch, amazing accuracy. Can he deliver peak performance under pressure? Check his numbers in state playoff games. Walk-ons who come to Tennessee with minimum
encouragement, work like heck and eventually contribute earn my lasting respect. Walk-ons who climb far above expectations, crash the starting lineup and win scholarships become treasured success stories. Think Tim Townes, Jeff Powell, Alan Duncan, Steve Robinson and the Sullins twins, Cody and Cory. Walk-ons who defy limitations and just keep pushing, up and up, until they become leaders of men – captains Mike LaSorsa, J.J. McCleskey, Nick Reveiz – are unforgettable! Charlie High is a Volunteer because he really, really wants to be. That is my best reason to cheer.
directed by John Huston) is when Noah’s wife demands of her husband, “How are we going to feed all these lions and tigers?” Noah (played by Huston himself) calmly replies, “Well, they are just great cats!” as he sets down a bowl of milk before the beasts. My husband’s cat (aptly named Kitty Kat) arrived on the scene by misfortune. Or perhaps I should say, more accurately, by Providence. She was a tiny kitten, not old enough to be weaned, when someone heartlessly set her out beside the road near Lewis’ house. He found her, and rescued her (or she rescued him, because until her arrival he was alone and lonely).
He took her in, fed her with a medicine dropper, and she became his constant companion, his familiar, his friend. She has expressive green eyes, and black, black fur, with about six white hairs on the scruff of her neck. She is, quite simply, elegant. I remind her frequently that if she had lived in ancient Egypt, she would have been considered a goddess. I am convinced she is pleased by that news. She loves me and has accepted me graciously, but she is still Lewis’ cat, and he is her person. She goes to his office with him every day, and has two perches there: one on a table at the end of his desk, and the other on a
chair beside a windowed door where she can survey her domain. I found some feathers scattered across the parking lot the other day, and realized that Kitty Kat, like every feline, is at heart a predator, no matter how domesticated. I am grateful she did not feel the need to share her prey with me. I like birds as long as there is glass between me and their beaks and claws, and even a feather gives me the shivers. I am grateful Kitty Kat permits me to live in her house, and that she graciously allows me to love her person. But I should expect no less. She is, after all, a lady.
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Tibet comes to Fountain City
The Tibetans demonstrate the process of debate in the monasteries, important as a way to learn Buddhist philosophy. “Ignorance is the root cause of suffering, and wisdom is the antidote to ignorance,” the monks explain. The lively exchange contains highly symbolic movements, such as the upraised arm representing a sword of knowledge, cutting through ignorance. here from their monastery in India, Labrang Tashi Kyil, where they re-established the monastery after their home in Tibet was destroyed during China’s Cultural Revolution in 1967. The original monastery in Tibet has since been rebuilt, but the monks are in India near their beloved leader, the Dalai Lama. Libby The monks offered Morgan songs, prayers and offerings to “enhance positive energy and to purify negative influences,” and also The seven monks, sev- demonstrated dances. eral of whom have traveled One of the dances is the to the U.S. before, came Tashi Shoelpa, to bring good A peek inside the culture of Tibet and the life of monks was shared when the Fountain City United Methodist Church Sunday school class, Twenty-first Century Christians, hosted a contingent of monks at the church last week.
luck and good omens. It is performed with the dancers in white-bearded masks to symbolize long life and good health. The Giant Panda cuddled up to the crowd by crawling between rows, allowing everyone to delight in the remarkably realistic costume. At the end of his appearance, he held up a sign that said, “I’m from Tibet; Save Animal.” The yak was paid homage with flute-playing by the versatile monk, Tenpa Phuntsok. Yaks are native to the Himalayan mountains, and have been domesticated for 5,000 years.
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The time is meow! By Carol Zinavage Here’s the good news: intake and euthanasia rates at Young-Williams Animal Center have been trending down ever so slightly for the past few years. The bad news is that those falling rates have mostly to do with dogs, and Young-Williams is currently overrun with cats and kittens. Since the first of July, they’ve taken in 347 of them. It’s summer, and felines are reproducing like crazy. “With kittens and cats,” says Amy Johnston, “we’re not making as big a dent.” Johnston, volunteer coor-
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Jon Rysewyk: A culture of innovation By Sandra Clark We caught up for a phone interview with Dr. Jon Rysewyk, appointed last week as executive director of innovation and school improvement for Knox County Schools. OK. So what’s an executive director of innovation and school improvement? It sounds so Dr. Rysewyk pretentious that it’s hard to even type it out. Rysewyk, though, is anything but pretentious. And everyone we talked with gives him high marks and holds great hopes for his success with the new position. It was created by staff realignment, Dr. Jim McIntyre is careful to point out, and is not an additional employee at the central office. Rysewyk is a direct report to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Alves.
Praise from Kincannon Indya Kincannon watched Rysewyk’s work as principal at Fulton High School, starting in 2008. “At Fulton JR went beyond just supporting teachers and students to giving them the means to become leaders themselves,” she wrote from vacation. “He is somehow firm, but self-effacing, smart and patient enough to build and sustain true grassroots reform. “He led FHS through a huge change in 2008, overcame fears and other obstacles. Then, once the initial reforms were in place, he wasn’t afraid to modify in response to ever-changing needs of students and growing expertise of teachers. “He’s a stand-up guy, good listener, true advocate for kids. I think his single best quality is the way he brings out the best in all the people around him.” Kincannon said Fulton is like an educational leadership machine these days, “and Jon’s leadership made that possible.” She mentioned Ryan Siebe, Katy Lutton, Jason Myers and Rob Speas as examples.
The job McIntyre says Rysewyk will be responsible for magnet and gifted programs, STEM, Career and Technical Education (CTE), instructional technology and personalized learning, charter schools and any state designated priority and focus schools. Rysewyk says developing leadership is easy when you start with great raw material. “The principal’s most important job is selecting the best human capital,” he said. “At Fulton (when he became principal) we had a complete restructure,” he said. “We talked about vision, about resources and about
Administrative changes Adam Parker, principal at A.L. Lotts Elementary School since 2011, has been promoted to supervisor of elementary education. He joins Donna Howard and Julie Thompson, reporting to executive director Nancy Parker Maland. Supervisor Susan Turner retired. Parker was principal at Gibbs Elementary during construction of the new school. He joined KCS in 1995 and has worked at Corryton, Powell, and Beaumont elementary schools. Cindy Bosse will replace Parker at A.L. Lotts. She has been principal at Sterchi Elementary since 2004. Bosse She joined KCS in 1993 and has taught at West Haven
alignment. The power to change really rests with those in day-to-day contact with the students. “We wrote job descriptions for empowerment with fair expectations for the faculty. There was a lot of diversity on our school leadership team, from new teachers to 20-year veterans. “We had a contract (for professional development) with Stanford, and we didn’t send the same five people over and over.” By the contract’s end, a third of the Fulton faculty had received training. Fulton High was aligned with four small learning communities within the school, based on the model also used at Hardin Valley Academy. That means a student taking the health sciences track, for example, would have core classes within that wing. Rather than history teachers gathering to discuss history, these teachers had common planning time that was used to discuss kids. Rysewyk reached out to the business community, collaborating with Tennova for health sciences. The team built on Fulton’s strength with a student-run radio station by creating a school of communications and expanding it to include graphics design, computer technology and business classes. Skilled professionals such as plumbers and electricians worked with other students. The programs launched in 2008 are still at Fulton today, but the school has become a countywide magnet.
Elementary, Cedar Bluff Middle and Farragut Primary schools. She was an assistant principal at Sarah Moore Greene. Christine Boring will replace Bosse at Sterchi. She has been an assistant principal at Karns Elementary since 2009. She joined KCS in 1995 as a kindergarten teacher at Ball Camp. She has taught at Hardin Boring Valley Elementary and has served as an instructional technology coach and systemwide elementary math coach. Cheryl Hickman, principal at Carter High School since 2001, replaces Dr. Jon Rysewyk Hickman as supervisor of secondary education. She will re-
His excitement shines through when he talks of the new CTE high school in collaboration with Pellissippi State University at Strawberry Plains. And he says the program there should not weaken the ongoing programs at Fulton. “It’s a different set of subjects,” he says, listing sustainable living, teacher prep and homeland security as CTE tracks. “We’ll have lots of fresh programming along with a mega-lab of cyber technology. “Knox County teachers will teach, but we will offer lots of opportunities for dual enrollment with Pellissippi, especially in the junior and senior years. “I’m excited about a lot of the programming, especially in math and science,” he said. “We’ve got some really advanced concepts. It’s not your old voc/ed school.” The school is open to all students, but enrollment may be limited initially.
The power of ‘tweaks’ Change is scary, Rysewyk says, but little tweaks are manageable. It became an inside joke at Fulton that he would start a staff meeting by suggesting a tweak or two. As the staff learned more, tweaks were necessary. For instance, in testing freshmen in his first year, Rysewyk discovered only 55 percent were on track to graduate from high school. After the freshman year, that number had risen to 88 percent, but after a semester in traditional classes for the sophomore year, the number had dropped back to 77 percent. “We didn’t rest on our first year
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port to Dr. Clifford Davis, executive director of secondary schools. She joined Knox County Schools in 1983 as an English teacher at Doyle High School. She was appointed an assistant principal at Carter High School in 1999. Ryan Siebe is the new principal of Carter High School, replacing Hickman. Siebe is currently an assistant principal at Austin-East Magnet High School where he has worked since 2011. He was a member of Siebe the inaugural class of the Principal Leadership Academy and was appointed an assistant principal at Fulton High School in 2008. He joined the Knox County Schools in 2000 as an English teacher at Powell Middle School. He has also served as an English teacher at Farragut High and an assistant principal at West High.
success, and we didn’t wait until year’s end to makes changes,” he says. The team chose to loop teachers for 9th and 10th graders so that kids had the same teacher for each subject each year. “Relationships are important,” he says, “especially for these kids in these grades. By the end of the sophomore year, if a kid has 15-16 credits, they have bought in. They’re on track to graduate. “You have to start with the end in mind – constantly monitor outcomes and data. That’s how to breed a culture of innovation and risk-taking.”
The man Jon Rysewyk is an Army brat with Knoxville as his first permanent home. He came here to attend UT and has stayed for 17 years. He has two daughters, ages 7 and 10, both students at Shannondale Elementary School, and the family attends Fellowship Church on Middlebrook Pike. He most recently served as supervisor of secondary education. He joined Knox County Schools in 2002 as a science teacher at Karns High School, after serving previously as a science teacher in the Roane County Schools. He was appointed as an assistant principal at Fulton in 2004 and as principal in 2008. Rysewyk holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee. He also holds an educational specialist degree from Tennessee Tech and a doctorate in educational administration from East Tennessee State University.
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THROUGH JULY 27 Knoxville Children’s Theatre’s production of “Heidi,” at the new theatre location, 109 Churchwell Ave. Ticket prices: $12. Special rate: Any adult and child entering together: $10 each. Reservations: 599-5284 or tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville. com. For show dates and times: 599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com or info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, JULY 22-23 Auditions for paid Knoxville Opera Chorus positions for tenors, 4-6 p.m. each day, Knoxville Opera studio offices located at 612 E. Depot Ave. Audition requirements: Two prepared pieces in Italian and/ or French and a resume with musical training and performance history. Info/to schedule an audition: Don Townsend, dtownsend@knoxvilleopera.com or 599-7961.
TUESDAY, JULY 23 Agent Orange Town Hall meeting, presented by Chapter 1078 Vietnam Veterans of America, 6-9 p.m., Community Action Center, 2247 Western Ave., Knoxville. A program to explain benefits that may be
A Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1:30 p.m., Buckingham Retirement Community Clubhouse. Featured: a reading of “Some Personal Reflections of the Battle of Gettysburg” written by the grandmother of one of the residents, Dick Eckert; Civil War related memorabilia and artifacts also on display. Farmer’s Market, 4-6 p.m., Union County Extension Office on Maynardville Highway. Features local produce, including vegetable, fruit, beef, and bakery items. Info: 992-8038. Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, Norris Community Center. Christmas in July celebration. Luncheon at noon. Members and spouses should bring a covered dish to share. Info: Cyndi Herrmann, 278-7796, or email bnpquilt@gmail.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 25 New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php. Cruise Night – all makes, models, years and clubs welcome; 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive, in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. No charge, 50/50 and door prizes. Info: Jill or Blake, 226-7272; Josh or David, 523-9334.
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SUNDAY, JULY 28 Special singing featuring the Cross Connection quartet, 6 p.m., Emory Valley Baptist Church, 6124 E Emory Road. Everyone invited.
TUESDAY, JULY 30 Loretta and Leonard’s Beach Bash, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Union County Senior Center. Beach music, food, fun, contests; wear your craziest beach attire. Bring a covered dish. RSVP for hamburgers by Friday, July 26. Info: Melanie, 992-3292.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 “X” marks the spot Pirate Parrrrty, 4 p.m., ages 4 and up, Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Farmer’s Market, 4-6 p.m., Union County Extension Office on Maynardville Highway. Features local produce, including vegetable, fruit, beef, and bakery items. Info: 992-8038.
THURSDAY, AUG. 1 New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php. Poetry performance by award-winning poets Marilyn Kallet and Keith Flynn, 7 p.m., Knoxville Writers’ Guild meeting at the Laurel Theater, the corner of
Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. Open to the public. A $2 donation is requested at the door. Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org. Self-defense and personal safety seminar, noon, the upper building at Take Charge Fitness Program, 1921 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. in Clinton. Free and open to the public. Info: 457-8237. Cruise Night – all makes, models, years and clubs welcome; 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive, in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. No charge, 50/50 and door prizes. Info: Jill or Blake, 226-7272; Josh or David, 523-9334. New Harvest Park Cupcake Contest for kids: create a cupcake to look like a fruit or vegetable – or bake one with healthy ingredients found at New Harvest Park Farmers Market. Create a cupcake to look like a fruit or vegetable – or bake one with healthy ingredients found at New Harvest Park Farmers Market. Drop off entries 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the New Harvest Park Community Building. Doors open to public, 3 p.m. Info/ register: www.newharvestcupcakes.weebly.com. Storytime for Grown Ups: Road Trips, 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: Wendy, 689-2681.
Work days at the Community Garden “Glorious Gardening” located at Rutherford Memorial UMC in Corryton. Work in the garden and receive some of its produce as a result. Info: 687-8438. Benefit for local breast cancer patient Sheila Campbell, 5-9 p.m., Wilson Park. Includes gospel music. Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.
SATURDAY, AUG. 3
Rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church, 7815 Corryton Road.
THURSDAY, AUG. 8 New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php. Cruise Night – all makes, models, years and clubs welcome; 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive, in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. No charge, 50/50 and door prizes. Info: Jill or Blake, 226-7272; Josh or David, 523-9334.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 8-9
Free women’s self-defense class, 1-2 p.m., Overdrive Krav Maga and Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: 362-5562. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Saturday Stories and Songs: One World Circus, 2013, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. Free bereavement bear workshop, 1420 Dutch Valley Road. Registration required. Info/to register: Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123 or email sarah.wimmer@ amedisys.com. Union County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m., front parking lot of Union County High School. Info: 992-8038.
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SATURDAY, AUG. 10 “Singing in the Neighborhood” presented by the Powell Playhouse, 7-9 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Facility, Callahan Road. Features: soloists Jamie Wells, Ben Burnette, Bryan Yow, Gerald Satterfield, Rebecca Armstrong; bluegrass gospel singers the Inmans from Jellico; New Heights quartet from Black Oak Heights Baptist; and poet Frank Denkins. Tickets: $10 at the door. Info: Mona, 256-7428. Work days at the Community Garden “Glorious Gardening” located at Rutherford Memorial UMC in Corryton. Work in the garden and receive some of its produce as a result. Info: 687-8438.
ALL BRICK PERFECTION! Over 4,200 SF, 4BR/3.5BA, new salt water heated pool, finished bsmt w/game rm, rec rm, office, hdwd mstr w/custom tile shower. Must see inside. mls #849941 $369,900 LUXURY CONDO! All brick in Fountain City, over 1,800 SF on main, 400 SF unfin up. Roughed-in 3rd BA. Too many upgrades to list. mls #835495 $205,000
GATED CONDO! Super deal in Fountain City. 3BR/2BA, lg cath fam rm w/ FP, cath mstr w/jetted tub & tile shower, huge screened porch. mls #845356 $179,900
OPEN HOUSE July 28, 2-4pm. 1.63 acre yard. Remodeled, 3BRs, unfinished bsmt. owner/agent. $104,900 8316 Sevierville Pike, knoxville, 37920
West! Executive home on half acre w/new hdwd floors, new paint & kit upgrades. Owner/agent $209,900
READY TO MOVE INTO! All brick 3BR/2BA w/cath fam rm, eat-in kit, lg mstr w/walk-in-closet, & lg laundry rm. mls #848125 $135,900
LOTS OF HOME FOR THE MONEY! 4BR/3BA all on 1 level on flat fenced corner lot south, newer kit, flrs & BAs. Must see inside. mls #849357 $114,900
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OPEN HOUSE July 28, 2-4pm. Custom-built 3BR/3BA Cape Cod w/full bsmt. Lg, 1 acre lot is private w/mature trees. $249,900 1704 Ellistown Rd, knoxville, 37924
EXTRA LIVING QUARTERS! Over 3,200 SF, totally updated, new kitchens up & down, det gar w/ lg rec rm, above ground pool, almost 2 acres. mls #847255 $239,900
Updated 3BR/2BA rancher w/half acre yard & gorgeous kit. Close to UT. Motivated! $124,900 OPEN HOUSE July 28, 2-4pm. Spacious 4BR feat. Open kit w/island, solid surface countertops & tiled backsplash. Subdivision pool, walking trails, park. $239,900 1219 Paxton Drive, Knoxville 37918
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Vaulted living room. Inviting & bright dining w bay window. 3BR/2.5BA, bonus, 2-car gar. $134,900
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Relax! All the work has been done incl new roof, HVAC, windows, plumbing & sewer line, interior paint & flooring, new countertop + updated electrical. Great new BA w/custom tile shower. owner/agent. $64,900
to! for pho Too new Powell Townhome w/lg yard! 2BR/2BA, gar, Complete Privacy on 5+ acres! Spacious 4 BR/2BA, huge MBR, BA and closet! Workshop. pretty tiled kit w/new stainless appliances package! owner/agent. $99,900 $173,900
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BRING OFFERS! North Hills on larger semi-private lot. 3BR/1.5BA. Short Sale! $40,000 RUSTIC HOME w/spacious private yard w/serene mountain views. Must Sell! Short Sale! $97,900 HOT HOT HOT! Must Sell! Powell – Modern newer home w/1900+ SF & hardwoods, owner/agent. 100% USDA Loan Eligible. Must Sell! $140,000 HOT HOT HOT! Must Sell Gibbs – 1800 SF, 2-story, owner/agent. 100% USDA Loan Eligible. Last sold over $170k. Must Sell! $135,000
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