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and how In the pink,

IN THIS ISSUE Meeting Seymour Actor Ethan Hawke makes his documentary-directing debut with “Seymour: An Introduction,” and he seems to have absorbed powerful lessons from his subject.

Pianist Seymour Bernstein was a star on the concert stage who decided at his peak to stop performing because he had other things he wanted to do.

He was, and is, a teacher, and he wanted to compose music and write books.

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By Betsy Pickle

The Chapman Highway Dogwood Trail is getting pinker this year.

It’s not a case of pink dogwood blossoms overtaking the creamy white ones. It’s the Tennessee Pink Marble Trail guide available along with the traditional Dogwood Trail brochure.

The Chapman Highway Dogwood Trail – this year’s featured trail – opens Wednesday, April 8, along with the other trails.

Molly Gilbert, assistant chair of the Chapman Highway Dogwood Trail, stumbled into her obsession with pink marble.

Gilbert fell in love with her home in Lake Forest because of its “cute stone arched doorway” and cottage-like construction. When she and her husband, Scott, noticed that the stone retaining wall along their driveway had a crack, they feared that it would fall on

Read Betsy Pickle on page 6

UT: Stop branding When the talk turns to branding, you can be damn sure somebody is about to get burned. And the hide that gets charred won’t be on the cowboy wielding the branding iron.

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Read Bill Dockery on page 5

‘65 Vols had no place to go The NCAA basketball tournament has changed some through the years. Perhaps you have noticed.

In 1965, a mere 50 years ago, it involved 23 teams. They played in Bowling Green, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Philadelphia; Lexington; Manhattan, Kan.; Provo, Utah; College Park, Md. and finished in Portland, Ore.

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Read Marvin West on page 4

Great chessies Almost 10 years ago, Tamara Judd Burnett wanted a loving pet for her children, who were 5 and 8 at the time.

She did a lot of research and decided on a male Chessie. Her family had just visited Disney World, and the kids immediately chose the name Mickey for their new dog.

This has led to a most amazing South Knox business.

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Read Nancy Whittaker on page 9

McQueen visits South Knox Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen didn’t seem to want to leave South Knoxville Elementary School. McQueen was so busy asking questions about the SKE community school that her entourage practically had to drag her away.

Principal Tanna Nicely and community school site coordinator Susan Martin gave McQueen the rundown on how they started – small steps, getting the community involved – and the growth of the community school program.

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Scott Gilbert hangs the U.S. flag on the front of his pink marble home in Lake Forest.

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Women find support on Diva Ride

By Betsy Pickle

Don’t be confused: The Diva Mountain Bike Ride during Outdoor KnoxFest is not a bunch of women wearing tiaras and pedaling at a snail’s pace to protect their pedicures. It’s simply an opportunity for women to get out and mountain bike in a supportive environment.

Outdoor KnoxFest takes place Friday-Sunday, April 24-26, at the Outdoor Adventure Center at Volunteer Landing and around South Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness.

The Diva Ride starts at 9 a.m.

April 25 from the Mead’s Quarry parking lot.

Bike enthusiasts Laura Jones and Tina Rosling debuted the Women have the trail to themselves during the 2014 Diva Mountain Bike ride as leaders last year and re- Ride during Outdoor KnoxFest. Photo submitted

turn for 2015.

“We knew it would be a great way to get women out,” says Jones. “We brought it to Outdoor KnoxFest as a way to increase women’s participation in the events and to offer more unique activities for … women specifically.”

“It’s all about helping women feel confident on the bike,” says Rosling. “We hope to share the love and spread the passion and get more women out biking. It’s fun and liberating.”

Jones and Rosling both have seen women shy away from mountain biking because they’re intimidated by the idea of riding with men.

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Jim McNutt: local Renaissance man creates priceless works of art

By Anne Hart Imagine, if you can, a breathtakingly beautiful nautilus shell.

And then imagine that it’s yours, to do with as you want. What would be your choice? Put it on a shelf and look at it occasionally?

Consign it to a bank vault?

The choice was easy for local artist, woodworker and marine archaeologist Jim McNutt.

He crafted a table from Tennessee white oak, finished it in shades of ocean blue, embedded the shell in the tabletop and added tentacles he carved from African Padauk wood that originated near where the shell was found in Madagascar, the island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southeast Africa.

The table is just one of countless works of art McNutt has created in more than 40 years as a woodworker. But woodworking is just one of the many talents of this

Renaissance man.

His interest in marine archaeology has led him to the depths of the ocean in search of sunken relics that feed his passion for ancient wood, especially if it has an interesting story attached. For along with his other talents, McNutt is a skilled storyteller. Every piece of wood he owns comes with its own history.

McNutt will open his business to the public as part of Dogwood Arts DeTour 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11.

There will be music, food, door prizes, demonstrations and an opportunity to visit with the artist.

Woodstream Hardwoods is at 3636 Division St., just off the west side of Liberty Street between Sutherland Avenue and MiddleWood artist and marine archaeologist Jim McNutt points out the crystalbrook Pike.

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Getting back to life Tullar returned to her physician feeling worse than ever, Pain can change you. It can drain you of your energy and suffering in pain and also suffering from frailty. The pain rob you of your quality of life.

Cindy Tullar became a person she hardly knew when had made her so sick that she couldn’t even eat regularly.

Tullar remembers exactly what she said that day when pain from a pinched nerve gripped her body. Always energetic and always living life with a positive attitude, she she was sitting in the doctor’s office at the end of her rope.

“We have to do something,” she had said. “I just found herself becoming more and more withcan’t live like this anymore.” drawn as that pain took over more and more After the MRI and x-rays, Tullar’s docof who she was. tor told her she needed to see a neuro“I was in so much pain, I was so sick surgeon. It was up to her to choose to my stomach, I was aching all the who would handle her case. time,” Tullar says, “I wouldn’t go A friend of a friend had recently out.” She says depression began suffered a pinched nerve and very to close in around her because highly recommended a neurothe pain was always in control, surgeon at the Fort Sanders never under control.

Center for Minimally Invasive The pain began to affect her work at Druid Hill Golf Course Spine Surgery. in Fairfield Glade. She had “So I called my doctor and loved taking care of golf carts said, ‘how about Dr. Joel Norand meeting new friends on man at Fort Sanders?’ ” Tullar the course. recalls. “They made an ap“I had to quit working bepointment and I went.” cause I was in so much pain,” Tullar’s expectations were Tullar says. “That broke my met and exceeded. Dr. Norheart.” It had been a perfect reman made her feel completely tirement pastime, until last fall. comfortable, and she was im“I don’t know how I did it,” pressed with the way he seemed Tullar says of her pinched nerve. to genuinely care about his pa“But I had a stiff neck in Septemtients. He also let her choose her ber.” Tullar says the pain went away course of treatment to relieve the but then returned with a vengeance pinched nerve. He gave her the option in October. of physical therapy or minimally While Tullar was trying to eninvasive surgery. tertain guests in her home, she Tullar had taken stock of her sitCindy Tullar’s energy and positive outlook couldn’t turn her neck to the left or uation and knew it was time to do are back after minimally invasive cervical the right. The pain began to worsen. whatever was necessary to end the fusion at Fort Sanders Regional Medical It shot down into her shoulder, then pain for good.

Center. it moved to her fingers, which began “I couldn’t sleep because I was in to go numb. so much pain. It was getting worse Tullar made an appointment with her physician, and he and worse. I had to quit playing golf. I had to quit working prescribed over-the-counter pain medication. That didn’t – it was consistent pain all the time. I had no relief at all. seem to help much, so she also saw a doctor at Fairfield I had lost 15 pounds. I couldn’t eat. I was getting sicker,” Glade who administered medication in a shot. Still, there Tullar says. was no significant relief. He recommended an MRI and xTaking all this into account, Tullar knew surgery was the rays. right choice. She also knew Norman was the right surgeon.

“He’s great,” Tullar says. “I was comfortable when I went into surgery and after I came out.”

Tullar prepared herself for the surgery by researching minimally invasive spine surgery on the Internet and watching online videos of the procedure performed by surgeons in other parts of the country. She knew exactly what Norman was going to do, and she was encouraged when she saw video testimonials from patients who said their pain had been relieved.

“I was excited,” Tullar says. “It wasn’t scary for me, at all.”

Dr. Norman made a relatively small incision on the right side of Tullar’s neck, removed a disc, inserted a plate and screws, and then replaced the disc with a cadaver bone.

While Tullar was expecting the surgery to work, she wasn’t prepared for the incredible level of success she experienced at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“As soon as I woke up, my pain was gone,” Tullar says.

“And then the surgical nurse told me I could start moving my neck.” Tullar had assumed she would need some sort of neck brace and that her neck would be immobile for a while.

“Nope,” she laughs. “I was moving my neck that night, right away.”

The recovery was seamless. Tullar was off her medication after two days, and she was outside going for a walk by the end of the week. After two weeks, Tullar was walking nine holes, and at the end of two months, she was back to the game she loves.

“I’m playing golf,” Tullar says enthusiastically. “I’m doing great. I’m working out, and I am so happy!”

Tullar is already recommending the surgery to others, because it made such a dramatic change in her level of pain and her quality of life.

“When you’re in as much pain as I was, it affects your whole life,” Tullar says. “Dr. Norman is a great surgeon, and he really cares about patients.”

When she thinks about how far she’s come and how much pain she used to be in, it still amazes her. “I woke up, my pain was gone,” Tullar says, still excited about what minimally invasive surgery did for her. “My life is so much better now!”

For more information about the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive, or call 865-5412835.

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Minimally invasive cervical fusion A compressed nerve can be a lot more than just a pain in the neck.

It can be debilitating, especially when over-the-counter medication and even prescriptions don’t seem to help.

If the pain shoots down your shoulder and arm, severely limits your mobility and begins to affect your everyday life, it may be time to consider other options. It’s becoming more and more common for patients in this predicament to opt for cervical fusion at Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

“A cervical fusion involves placing screws and rods into the bones in the neck, in order to stabilize them,” explains neurosurgeon Joel Norman, MD. “This procedure is often performed along with a decompressive surgery to remove overgrown bone, or a bulging or herniated disc.”

Norman says the most common approach is an “anterior cervical

discectomy and fusion.” This involves making a small incision in a skin fold in the front of the patient’s neck, with minimal disruption to the underlying muscles, accessing the front of the spine.

“The abnormal intervertebral disc is removed with decompression of the pinched nerves and a bone graft spacer is inserted,” Norman says. “A special metal plate is then placed across the front of the spine and secured with screws into the surrounding bone.”

It may seem a little backward for a surgeon to enter the front of the neck when the pain feels like it’s coming from the back side. Norman says there’s a reason for that.

“Performing a decompression and fusion of the cervical spine from an incision in the back of the neck is possible, and sometimes necessary,” Norman says, “but that approach often results in more muscle spasm and neck pain in the postoperative period.”

The entire operation takes just about an hour from start to finish. Some of Norman’s patients are able to go home the day of surgery.

Best of all, pain relief from the pinched nerve is almost immediate.

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The South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association had officer elections at its March meeting. They are (front) Debbie Sharp, third district representative; Sylvia Woods, first district rep; Dara Hitson, secretary; Rosie Collins, treasurer; Marianne Hitchcox, second district rep; Janice Tocher, at-large rep; (back) Steve Madden, at-large rep; Danny Gray, vice president; and at-large representatives Raymond Aldridge and Danny Blanchard. Not pictured is Shelley Conklin, president. Photo by Betsy Pickle

South Woodlawn gets prepared The South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association must love preparing for emergencies.

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Last year the group had David Massey, director of the Office of Neighborhoods, speak on emer genc y preparedness for the home.

Last month they welGriff Ashooh comed Griff Ashooh, a disaster preparedness specialist from Massey’s office.

Ashooh, an AmeriCorps

Diva Ride “Some women feel intimidated because they feel like they can’t keep up or they’re not as strong as the guys,” says Jones, an account representative for Keen shoes.

“It can be an excuse not to go.”

“The women who I work with, we’ve all had this similar experience of, you cannot begin mountain biking with your husband because you will just become frustrated,” says Rosling, who in addition to her day job co-owns Tennessee Valley Bikes.

“That laid the groundwork for bringing women together to teach each other how to ride bikes because it’s just a different approach.

“Women understand the vulnerabilities that other women have, whereas your husbands don’t, generally.”

Last year, the ride had about 30 participants, and it divided organically into beginner, intermediate and advanced riders. This year, the divisions will be purposeful.

“We’re trying to take down

member, said that while people usually have heard preparedness messages on the individual and national levels, advice for neighborhoods has been scarce.

His mission is to get neighborhoods to devise their own disaster preparedness plans. His role has him working with the city’s version of the Federal Emergency Management Agency – KEMA – as well as with the Knoxville Police Department, the Knoxville Fire Department, the Knox County Health Department, Knoxville Utilities Board and the American Red Cross.

“This isn’t replacing first responders or the Red Cross,” said Ashooh.

“It’s what you do in that first hour, often called the Golden Hour (before first responders arrive), that makes the difference.”

A large area like South Woodlawn would need to

be split into many neighborhood Disaster Action Teams; the recommendation is to have 10 to 30 homes under a block captain. There would be one person to handle communications to 911 in the event of an emergency; that way the agency isn’t overloaded with calls from the same neighborhood.

Ashooh said a team should keep a list of residents so they’ll know if anyone is missing after an event.

Some teams might have info on health problems individuals may have and if they need regular medication.

Knowing what resources – including tools – are available can be a big help, although attendees chuckled when vice president Danny Gray pointed out that he might come across as a questionable character if he knocked on a neighbor’s door to ask if he had a chain saw.

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all the barriers,” says Jones.

“We want to show them that Knoxville has easier trails that are fun, and as you get better you can ride on intermediate to advanced trails.”

Women can surprise themselves on the Diva Ride.

“Last year, I had a mother-daughter team that had never mountain biked,” recalls Jones. “The mother really wanted to do it, and she was dragging along her daughter, and they just had a fabulous time.”

Rosling led the advanced riders last year and felt rewarded at the end.

“The joy on their faces was amazing: ‘We accomplished this!’ ” says Rosling.

With mountain biking, “they get a lot of confidence, and it bleeds over into other parts of their lives.”

Riders should bring water bottles, a helmet and, if desired, a snack for energy.

Wear weather-appropriate athletic attire, not blue jeans.

Bikes will be available at the site.

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Now that Knox Heritage has taken Giffin School off the county’s hands, the nonprofit historic preservation group is looking for a buyer to renovate and develop the building in a way that blends with the surrounding South Haven neighborhood.

The deadline for submitting a proposal is 5 p.m.

Monday, April 27, 2015. For details visit http://knoxheritage.org/news/request-forproposals-giffin-school/.

Knox Heritage has started the process to determine if the property at 1834 Beech St. is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

But what was even more exciting to Gilbert was discovering that many homes in her neighborhood – including her own – that are on the Chapman Highway Dogwood Trail also featured Tennessee pink marble.

“They’re made from the crumbly leftovers of big chunks that were taken out,” says Gilbert. “The irregular-shaped rocks were put together with grapevine mortar.”

She loves the connectivity of South Knoxville and marble – from the quarries where it was cut to the heritage of craftsmanship at Candoro Marble to the architectural legacy in many houses.

The Tennessee Pink Marble Trail map featured in the brochure she created has 10 points of interest along a 34-mile loop that overlaps with the Chapman trail.

“It hits the best examples of pink marble that can be seen,” she says. “Once you recognize it, you can see it anywhere.”

Gilbert seems particularly amused by the fact that pink marble was used in local high school rest rooms for many years.

“My joke is, it’s so abundant we take it for ‘granite,’ ” she quips.

In addition to the Dogwood Trail info boxes, the brochure can be found at Visit Knoxville and locations featured on the loop, including Ijams, Marble Springs and Ramsey House.

More info is available on the TN Pink Marble Trail Facebook page and at tnpinkmarble.com.

Carl Hensley, Patti Berrier and Janice Tocher wrap up the South Knoxville Alliance’s Dogwood litter cleanup day. On March 21, SKA members and friends cleaned up stretches of Blount Avenue, Maryville Pike, Edington Road and Cherokee Trail and filled a pickup truck bed twice with bags of garbage.

SKA also had its regular monthly cleanup at Fort Dickerson last Saturday. Anyone for a cleanup this weekend? The Dogwood Trails, featuring the Chapman Highway Trail, open one week from today, and there’s still a lot of trash on SoKno streets.

■ Thursday, April 2: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 9 a.m. water aerobics, South Knox Opry; 12:15 p.m. ballroom dance; 1 p.m.

Rook, water aerobics; 1:30 p.m. line dance; 2 p.m. Water Pilates.

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their two young children.

“It was not going anywhere, but I didn’t find that out till we were already tearing it down,” says Molly Gilbert.

Several months later, she saw that Susan Knowles, Ph.D., Digital Humanities Research Fellow at the Center for Historic Preservation at East Tennessee State University, was going to be at Ijams Nature Center. Knowles hoped to find people who had worked at Mead’s Quarry. Gilbert went to the meeting, armed with a rock from her former retaining wall.

Gilbert learned that the rock was Tennessee pink marble. Meanwhile, as she reviewed her homeowner’s policy with her insurance agent, she also learned that her home was considered irreplaceable because of the materials and craftsmanship it took to build it.

“Between the wall experience and the State Farm experience and talking to Dr. Knowles – and Mead’s Quarry, which had just opened – everywhere I would go, I would see pink marble,” says Gilbert.

She began researching the area’s marble history and found that Tennessee pink marble was part of not only many downtown buildings but also important buildings and monuments in other states and in Washington, D.C., including the National Gallery of Art and the National Air and Space Museum.

Candoro Marble Co. had contributed to countless buildings and monuments.

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■ Wednesday, April 1: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 8:30 a.m. guitar lessons; 9 a.m. painting; 10 a.m. quilting; 11 a.m. Water Peeps; noon bridge.

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Basket Vols of ’65 had no place to go The NCAA basketball tournament has changed some through the years.

Perhaps you have noticed.

In 1965, a mere 50 years ago, it involved 23 teams.

They played in Bowling Green, Ky.; Lubbock, Texas; Philadelphia; Lexington; Manhattan, Kan.; Provo, Utah; College Park, Md. and finished in Portland, Ore. The event, such as it was, may have taken in enough money to pay travel expenses. There was no March madness.

Twenty-three teams?

Then, as now, NCAA committees could not count.

Some regions had play-in

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games to a conventional 16team bracket.

Vanderbilt, representing the Southeastern Conference, defeated DePaul and lost to Michigan. The Commodores were good. They had Clyde Lee and a 15-1 league record. The loss was at Tennessee.

Ray Mears’ Volunteers were good, too: 20-5 over-

all, best UT record in 17 years, second in the SEC with no place to go.

A.W. Davis, 6-7 and a flexible, leathery 185, was an all-American, eventually so chosen in a stormy U.S. Basketball Writers Association meeting (Marvin West, Southeast selector). The theme was elementary.

“Doesn’t matter how good UCLA is. Vote again!

We’re not leaving this room until Arvis Watsell Davis is on the team.

“Yes, that is his name.

Now you know why he goes

by A.W.” Davis was the first Vol so honored.

That Tennessee team had a strong sophomore forward, Ron Widby, crafty Larry McIntosh, senior point guard Pat Robinette and a reincarnation of Tarzan who hung out near the basket.

Howard Bayne was a splendid athlete, tight end physique, fearless, naturally combative, borderline belligerent and sometimes mistaken for an intimidator. He, Widby and Davis were significant factors in the Vols’ outrebounding opponents by an amazing average of 16.7 per game.

Howard was not a great scorer and worse on free

throws. Robinette hit 89.7 percent. You don’t want to know Bayne’s percentage.

I thought Tennessee at Kentucky was the game of the year. The Vols had walloped the Wildcats by 19 in Knoxville. The rematch was more exciting.

Tennessee, trailing by a point, gained possession with 17 seconds remaining.

Mears’ designed play called for Widby or Davis to shoot.

Pat Riley overplayed Davis. The ball went to Widby.

He missed. Davis got the long rebound and passed up a jump shot in favor of a drive and the hope of getting fouled.

A.W. got close, put the ball up and was fouled – but there was no whistle. Keep in mind that the game was

at UK. Bayne rebounded and put it back up, but it wouldn’t go down.

Eventually, the Vols willed the ball into the basket, but time had expired.

Kentucky won, 61-60. Three big blue fans were carried out on stretchers.

That Tennessee team probably wasn’t going to win the national championship, but it was tournament worthy and very entertaining.

The NCAA got something right in growing the tournament format. Maybe, in time, Tennessee will have another team deserving of an opportunity. It probably won’t have an A.W. Davis or Ron Widby. There are no more Howard Baynes.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Fighting homelessness with numbers Data currently used to expedite help for those experiencing homelessness could be used to prevent homelessness as well, according to Lisa Higginbotham of Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS).

KnoxHMIS, administered by the UT College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, is an online database used by 18 social service agencies that serve those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Clients of any of the partnering agencies can give permission to have their information entered into the database, which expedites referrals to other agencies. Notes from case managers can also be included in each profile.

At a recent meeting of the Mayor’s Roundtable on Homelessness, Higginbotham, a KnoxHMIS data analyst, proposed the creation of a community dashboard that would show what

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progress has been made and goals that still need to be met.

The online dashboard would give the community access to reports that could be generated from the collected data, like permanent housing placements, recidivism rates and the utilization of beds in shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.

Higginbotham thinks community access to the data could help the city’s efforts to end homelessness.

“The database will give us insight as to where we are and to set benchmarks as to where we need to be so we

can work collectively.”

Michael Dunthorn of the city’s office on homelessness says data play an important part in assessing current efforts, and the dashboard would give the community an opportunity to keep tabs on what’s working.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero formed the roundtable, made up of leaders from local social service agencies and ministries, in 2013 to create a plan to address the problem of homelessness. City Council adopted the City of Knoxville Plan to Address Homelessness, which draws from successful components of previous efforts, federal requirements and public input, a year ago.

KnoxHMIS is cited as a key component of the plan.

Dunthorn is encouraged by progress made by partner agencies since the plan’s adoption. The Helen Ross McNabb Center has opened a small apartment building for homeless veterans,

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The Knoxville/Knox County Homeless Coalition is working to address a shortage of housing for homeless families. An upcoming KUB program will allow customers to round bills up to the nearest dollar to help finance weatherization of affordable housing, which often comes with unaffordable utility bills, he says.

During the roundtable, Family Promise of Knoxville executive director Mary LeMense spoke favorably of the information provided

by KnoxHMIS but said she’d like to see more people involved in the effort to fight homelessness. She hopes to double the number of families served by the organization by its 10th anniversary this summer.

Family Promise is seeking faith-based organizations that can provide overnight accommodations for four families for a week, four times a year. Info: 5842822.

Safari Bahati tackles five senses at once. Photo by Jayden Arthur

Reporters add five senses The newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene is alive and well.

Last week we added the five senses to the five Ws to round out our story-telling.

Ruth White distributed an apple to each reporter, asking each to describe the apple adequately to pick it out of a barrel afterwards.

“Round and red won’t get it,” she said.

Then we went outside.

Kids were challenged to see, hear, smell, touch and maybe taste something.

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City races shaping up as snoozefest There was little news to be had at Mayor Madeline Rogero’s re-election shindig last week, and she looked damned happy.

Betty Bean While that’s nice for the mayor, uncontested races (a guaranteed second term seems to be an unintended by-product of term limits) make life hard for reporters.

One of the most interesting things about Rogero’s campaign kickoff at The Standard, a repurposed building on West Jackson, roughly across the street from the late, lamented former McClung Warehouse complex, was looking around the crowded room and wondering if the next mayor was there.

Odds are s/he was.

I checked in with one of my favorite city politicos, and here’s how he handicapped the field, in terms of interest – but keep in mind that four years is half an

Madeline Rogero announces for re-election. eternity, and history tells us there will surely be other candidates: Among those who are being talked about, the least likely to make a run to succeed Rogero is her deputy, Christi Branscom, who has never run for office before, my FCP said.

City Council member George Wallace is up a wee notch from Branscom, interest-wise. “Potential interest,” said the FCP. “Never say never.”

Marshall Stair, who at 36 is the youngest council member, is a tad more interested than Wallace, FCP said.

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Stair said he’s learned a lot in his first term, but he’s got a lot going on in his life – a new house in Old North Knoxville, a serious girlfriend – and he just doesn’t yet know what he’ll want to do in 2019.

“When all you have to go home to is a can of soup and a TV, it’s a lot easier to go to all those neighborhood meetings,” he said. “Politics is a risky business. You spend a lot of time applying for a job you don’t know if you’re going to get – so the reality is, I just don’t know.”

Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville and UT and serves as vice may-

or, is halfway through his second term (he also served two terms as an at-large council member 1995-2003) and has confirmed his interest in serving as mayor in the past. He’s no less interested today.

“Everybody expects you to say, ‘I don’t know,’ but absolutely, I’ll consider it.

I will have served 16 years, and nobody else will have that experience.”

But he issued a warning that 2019 is a long way away.

“I will have been out of office for two years. There are two ways of looking at that – you can have time to build a good campaign, but you can also lose your base.

It’s like old Randy Tyree says, will I still have the fire in the belly to do it? I’ll be 65, which is not over the hill but not a spring chicken either, so we’ll have to wait to see what unfolds.”

Meanwhile, Inskip resident and R. Larry Smith ally Jennifer Mirtes has taken out a petition to run for the Fifth District council seat, making Mark Campen the only incumbent facing a potential opponent so far this year.

Put down the branding iron When the talk turns to branding, you can be damn sure somebody is about to get burned. And the hide that gets charred won’t be on the cowboy wielding the branding iron.

Branding is at the forefront of the latest controversy plaguing the University of Tennessee Athletic Department, which announced last fall that it would do away with the Lady Vols logo for women’s sports programs.

Only the basketball program would be allowed to continue that identity.

Fan response was predictable: They hated it. One Bristol supporter of the Lady Vols bought a full-page ad in the Knoxville News Sentinel calling on the public to demand that the school preserve the Lady Vols name for all women’s sports.

Under pressure from the News Sentinel, the Athletic Department cinched up its jock strap and released emails with Nike that reveal the worldwide manufacturer of athletic gear had played a major role in UT’s decision to end the Lady Vols distinction. About the same time, Joe DiPietro, the president of the UT System, told the UT Board of Trustees that branding decisions were none of their business. In the meantime, the women’s basketball team has continued its record of accomplishment, while the men’s team – well, they’re again in the market for a head coach.

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In 2012, the UT Office of Communications and Marketing introduced its “BIG ORANGE, BIG IDEAS!” branding initiative. After that, every web page and publication had to have that slogan stenciled on it somewhere. Every news release had to be stamped with the BO/BI verbiage, whether it fit the facts or not. And all of it had to be papered over with the selected colors and type stylings that were crucial to the new UT brand.

The students weren’t fooled. A Facebook page sprang up immediately, pointing out that the Big Orange/Big Ideas word mark looked suspiciously like the signage on the front of Big Lots Inc., the Fortune 500 retailer. Some advocated a counter-meme – “Big Orange, Big Deal.”

Oak Ridger Lindsay Lee, who in 2013 became the university’s first Rhodes Scholar of the 21st century, suggested “Big Orange, B.S.” and wrote, “. . . the administration does not invest in its students but instead cares more about selling us collectively as a commodity. . . . So instead of reflecting who we are, this motto just mocks us.”

Nonetheless, the changes continue. The “Power T” logo is being retooled and as of June 1, 2015, will refer to all activities of the university’s Knoxville campus, whether athletic or academic. Surveys have shown the Power T is the single most recognized icon for UT. At its best, a brand emerges organically from the values an institution lives by and the experiences it makes possible for its students and faculty. Which explains why UT might be trying to graft glib slogans and new logos onto its current public identity.

This is, after all, the university that has systematically scrapped the nation’s premier program in women’s sports, the machine Pat Summitt put together that has shown the rest of the world how to marry athletic and academic excellence.

The same university that has been successfully sued over firings that, time and again, were the product of administrators’ bad decisions. And again, that has demonstrated a callous disregard for students, parents

and fans who have invested emotion, energy and money into the university and its activities.

Stir in misbehaving male athletes and butt-chugging frat boys and the slogan that would emerge can’t be printed in a family newspaper.

It’s time to take the branding iron off the fire and quit trying to take ownership of athletic and academic excellence we have yet to earn. If UT administrators can do that, they might find that – beneath all the slogans and stencils, the brands and marketing – the University of Tennessee is a fine academic institution, where dedicated and highly qualified scholars and researchers offer students an education that will make them the match for any graduates in the world.

If our young people want to seize what UT offers them, they can gain tools and intellectual resources that will witness to the best qualities of the university and our state.

That’s all the branding we need.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Betty Bean can’t help herself, and it’s part of her charm.

■ When she noticed this blog post: Some time back the Roane County Commission decided to allow a plague to be hung on the Roane County Courthouse that declares, “In God We Trust.” The plague is self funded by contributions generated...

■ She re-posted it on KnoxViews.com, eliciting several pretty funny comments, including this one: “In vaccines we trust.”

■ Sadly, blogs don’t have editors (or sometimes writers).

Haynes’ new job to create ripples Farragut’s state Rep. Ryan Haynes announced his candidacy for chair of the Tennessee Republican Party immediately following the resignation of Chris Devaney, who is leaving with a group doing humanitarian work in Haiti.

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Clearly, Haynes was alerted to the Devaney resignation as he announced within hours of Devaney’s statement. Haynes is close to House Speaker Beth Harwell, and it seems obvious he would not be seeking the position without her blessing along with Gov. Bill Haslam’s support.

Haynes, if elected at the April 11 state executive committee meeting, would be the youngest person to serve as state chair of the GOP at 29 (he turns 30 May 8) and would be the first Knox Countian to serve since Susan Richardson Williams did when Lamar Alexander was governor.

Devaney was only reelected over Joe Carr in November, so his early departure is a surprise.

Carr represented the very conservative and antiHaslam elements of the party.

Incumbent governors of either party have never failed to install their choice as the party chair, but ultimately it is up to the 66 members of the committee to choose the new leader.

Haynes will have to work all 66 over the next two weeks to prevail. They will not simply take direction from the governor.

Haynes has an excellent reputation as a legislator who handles complex bills and is well liked by his colleagues. He is articulate and energetic.

After his first election in 2008, he has not had serious opposition from his West Knox County district.

Haynes is chair of the Knox County delegation.

He is viewed as having leadership potential in the House, but that will end if he is elected chair as he has said he will resign to work full-time. The job pays over $100,000 a year.

As a state representative it would be legally awkward if not actually illegal to

raise funds for a political party while the Legislature is in session. Additionally, the state party sometimes adopts positions that the Legislature does not support.

Ryan Haynes However, two lawmakers have done both jobs in the past. They are Beth Harwell and Jim Henry, who is now in the Haslam Cabinet.

The job is to raise money for campaigns, speak to GOP groups across the state and serve on the Republican National Committee. It is very time-consuming.

Haynes’ resignation creates a domino impact locally: a new chair for the legislative delegation and a new state rep. Knox County Commission will choose an interim legislator to serve for 100 days until a special election is held, just as was done when Jamie Woodson resigned and Becky Duncan Massey was ultimately elected.

This could come as soon as mid-April if Haynes is chosen April 11 and resigns shortly thereafter. The commission would have to wait a few weeks to allow persons to apply and a special meeting to be called to choose the new state representative.

Possible candidates include Jason Zachary, who carried Farragut in his race for Congress last August (but may have to move to establish residency) and former Farragut Mayor Eddy Ford.

Other names are certain to emerge if Haynes is elected chair and then resigns.

■ Today marks the 41st birthday of Knox Heritage and the first anniversary of its move to the historic Westwood House on Kingston Pike.

Led ably by Kim Trent, KH will host an open house today (April 1) at Westwood.

■ The search committee for MPC director holds its final interview today of the three finalists and is expected to recommend whomever the two mayors tell them that they want.

The mayors are represented on the six-member search committee by Bill Lyons for Rogero and Dean Rice for Burchett.

Lyons insisted the meetings be closed to the public.

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Renowned pianist Seymour Bernstein talks with director Ethan Hawke during the filming of “Seymour: An Introduction.”

Serving music guides pianist-composer through life

By Betsy Pickle After actor Ethan Hawke met renowned pianist-composer-teacher Seymour Bernstein at a dinner party, he became so fascinated with Bernstein that he decided to make a documentary about him. “Seymour: An Introduction” is the result.

Bernstein says he never set any boundaries with Hawke.

“Absolutely not at all,” he says in a telephone interview.

“I just was very flattered that he wanted to make a documentary on me,” says Bernstein. “I did wonder why he wanted to do it.

I kept asking all the time, ‘What’s so special about me?’ ” It turned out that Hawke had read Bernstein’s 1991 book, “With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music,” and it affected him as he was contemplating his life and work.

“It was the thesis of my book that interested him,” says Bernstein. “The thesis is in the documentary, namely, a passion for an art form can actually influence your life and not just the art form.”

Bernstein earned rave reviews for his performances and then shocked the music world when he retired from performing at 50.

“One of the reasons why I retired from performing is because I wanted to compose and also write,” says Bernstein, who’ll turn 88 on April 24. “And if I was practicing eight hours a day and also teaching, I didn’t have time to do that. So when I felt that I was able to perform the way I wanted to, I thought it was time to call it to a halt, and I’ve been happier ever since.”

Bernstein grew up in Newark, N.J., with three older sisters. There was no music in the house until he was given a piano as a young boy.

“No one ever had to tell me to go over to the piano to practice,” he says. “However, they did tell me to go out and play with my friend.”

He believes his discipline was (and is) genetic.

“I was just devoted to the piano from the earliest possible time on,” he says. “It was a sense of honor to me. If I was going to reproduce these masterpieces in an acceptable fashion, I simply had to do a lot of

work on them.

“I was never aware that I was practicing per se. I only became aware that music was something that I loved more than anything else and that in order to serve it, I had to make myself better than I was.”

Bernstein, who started teaching piano himself at 15, still has students. The lack of music programs in schools bothers him.

“I think our educational system is terribly flawed,” he says. “Music should be a prime subject that all students must learn.

That’s how it was in Ancient Greek times.

There were four subjects they felt humans could not develop without, and one of them was music.”

‘Seymour: An Introduction’ Actor Ethan Hawke makes his documentary-directing debut with “Seymour: An Introduction,” and he seems to have absorbed powerful lessons from his subject.

Pianist Seymour Bernstein was a star on the concert stage who decided at his peak to stop performing because he had other things he wanted to do.

He was, and is, a teacher, and he wanted to compose music and write books.

“Seymour” is primarily a series of conversations and reminiscences, but Bernstein’s gentle voice and inspirational philosophy are mesmerizing.

Hawke stays out of the way and lets the teacher teach.

It turns out that Bernstein is a powerful exception to the disparaging maxim: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. You watch him teach students at home and in a master class and see how his words work almost like magic.

The film’s messages about discipline and living life hit home no matter what profession the viewer pursues. “Seymour: An Introduction” is time well spent – and the soundtrack fills in with beauty to seal the deal.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ Broadway at the Tennessee: “Guys and Dolls” at the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: Tennessee Theatre box office, 684-1200 ext. 2; Ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000.

■ “SHREK: The Musical, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m.

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By Carol Shane Many tributes have already been paid to Luster William “Bill” Brewer, Pellissippi State Community College music department head and choral conductor, who died on March 18. We, too, wish to pay respects to this – in the words of one of his choristers – “radiant soul.”

Over the years, I ran into Bill many times. Most of all, I remember his joyous love of music. I didn’t know him well, and that’s my loss.

But others did.

Perry Ward, a former Metropolitan Opera baritone who now teaches music at UT Chattanooga, was blindsided by the loss of a job in 2009. “One of the first phone calls I had was from Bill Brewer,” he remembers. “ ‘Perry? It’s me, Bill. I’m calling to see what I can do to help my friend.’

“He was so positive and encouraging; I couldn’t help but feel better as we talked.”

Brewer offered Ward a job at PSCC the next fall.

“I can’t really say I worked ‘for’ him; he wasn’t that kind of boss. I worked with him for two years. I will never forget what he did for me, and I can only hope I have the chance to pay it forward.”

Perry’s wife, Tracy, teaches music at Sequoyah Hills Elementary School. Years ago, after a personal crisis, “I didn’t have any self-confidence left and didn’t want anyone to notice me. When

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SUNDAY Singer and writer Leslie Massengill Cutshaw with Bill Brewer – friend, conductor and mentor to many – at a 2011 Knoxville Choral Society concert Photo submitted I finally emerged, the Knoxville Choral Society was the first thing I tried.

“Bill was the one who auditioned me. He was so kind and supportive. I can’t tell you what a boost that gave me!

“Bill had a knack for making people feel good about themselves, in an honest way that really made you believe in yourself. And he seemed to do that when you needed it the most.”

Diagnosed with throat cancer less than two years ago, Brewer continued to teach and conduct while

receiving treatment, and was in fact on a choir tour of Portugal just before he died.

“It was ‘typical Bill’ to have gone on with his students even though he was ill,” says KCS member Leslie Massengill Cutshaw. “He loved making music, and he especially loved the people he made music with, students and peers alike.”

Though medically cleared for travel, Brewer had to return home before the tour was finished, going into the hospital where he eventually died.

Soprano Kathleen Spill-

ane, private voice teacher at PSCC, had taken a hiatus from teaching in order to homeschool her daughter.

But “Bill welcomed me back to the voice faculty with open arms.

“I was feeling very vulnerable as I was living with a cyst on my vocal cord and singing was difficult at the time. Bill introduced me to his ENT surgeon and a year later I was singing again.”

News-Sentinel music critic Harold Duckett notes, “Bill’s singers always seemed to perform well for him because they wanted

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him to look good as the conductor as much as for themselves.”

Tina Swaggerty Collins, organist at Ball Camp Baptist Church and KCS member, agrees. “You could see the sparkle in his eyes when he talked about his choirs.

There was always laughter in a rehearsal, because Bill laughed through his life.”

But even more, she says, “there was a continual, abiding love.” Brewer helped her through a time of grief in her own life. “Bill pulled me

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The Soup Kitchen Italian Pasta Soup and Pimento Cheese Sandwich

By Mystery Diner Sometimes the best things come in plain boxes. No one will give The Soup Kitchen high marks for presentation or plating, but the soup is divine!

The Soup Kitchen has two Tennessee locations: one in Cedar Bluff at 9222 Kingston Pike and one in Oak Ridge. In business for more than 30 years, The Soup Kitchen believes simplicity and fresh ingredients are the name of the game, although some of the soups are anything but simple in concept. I remember once tasting a soup called Butternut Bisque that almost made me abandon my favorite.

Almost. Here’s the thing with The Soup Kitchen: the menu changes daily. My absolute favorite is the Beer and Cheddar soup.

When they have it, I get it, no matter how tempting a Butternut Bisque or Georgia Peanut might look.

Though the menu changes, the quality of the soup doesn’t. I have yet to choose a soup I didn’t like, and, if nothing tickles my fancy that day, I fall back to chili.

The Soup Kitchen’s homemade breads and desserts are enough to bring repeat customers on their own. The breads, soups, sandwiches and salads are made fresh each day. I love the pimento

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aside after rehearsal, took my hands in his and told me I had found the ‘beauty of where I belonged’ and it was only a matter of time until once again my heart would be filled ‘with love as the only song.’”

Last Saturday the KCS paid tribute to Bill Brewer at its annual Young Classical Musicians concert.

Cutshaw says, “The thought that has kept coming to me about Bill: Life well lived, music well made, people well loved.”

The plating isn’t fancy at The Soup Kitchen, but the flavors are delicious.

This Italian pasta soup went well with the half a homemade pimento cheese sandwich. Photo by Mystery Diner

cheese on cheese bread. Each day, the restaurant offers eight soups, four to six homemade breads, plus the salads, sandwiches and desserts.

The Beer and Cheddar wasn’t on the menu when Mystery Diner visited, so I tried the Italian

Pasta. It was delicious, filled with good-for-you vegetables in a rich and savory tomato broth. The pasta didn’t overwhelm, which is what I like. Paired with a pimento cheese sandwich, it was a hearty meal and, alas, I had no room for dessert!

When the New Year started, chef Frank Aloise hit the ground running. As the new chef at Cappuccino’s, the restaurant adjacent to Copper Cellar West, 7316 Kingston Pike, he had a new menu to prepare.

That menu is now ready, and Cappuccino’s features a lineup of Italian dishes with an Aloise flair. Appetizers feature arancini (rice croquettes in a trio of sauces), and house-made sausage with peppers and onions. Pasta dishes range from traditional lasagna and pasta and meatballs to braised beef ravioli and cheese and spinach manicotti. Shrimp, veal, chicken and beef are all on the entrée menu. Guests will also find a redesigned dining room.

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Candice McQueen introduces herself to SKES first-grader and Boys & Girls Club member Ra’Shya Lee. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Getting the scoop on community schools ty Schools established the Tennessee Education system’s ninth community Commissioner Candice Mc- school at the elementary Queen didn’t seem to want school last fall.

Principal Tanna Nicely to leave South Knoxville Elementary School last and community school site Thursday. McQueen was so coordinator Susan Martin busy asking questions about gave McQueen the rundown the SKE Community School on how they started – small that her entourage practi- steps, getting the community involved – and the cally had to drag her away.

McQueen, who was to growth of the community speak that night at a public school program – a steering meeting at the Marriott, got committee, regular interacan earful during her late- tion with parents and famafternoon visit. Knox Coun- ily, adding and adjusting

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After a flurry of introductions, McQueen was guided to the school’s playground, where the bike club was busy following instructions while wheeling around.

Superintendent Jim McIntyre gamely hopped on a bicycle to see how his skills compared with the students’, but his trip was short as he couldn’t get a handle on the traffic pattern and caused a small wreck.

McQueen met some of the school’s younger students in the cafeteria, where they were playing games. They seemed more impressed by her height than by her title, but they were happy to give their opinions on local education.

McQueen got a good look at the school’s computer lab and the converted classroom where Martin and Boys & Girls Club director Kim Madeiros base their efforts. Nicely and Martin talked about learning from the success of other community schools and benefitting from neighbors – such as Monte Stanley and other members of the Old Sevier Community Group – who have helped beautify the grounds and are working with students to create a monarch butterfly garden.

They also boasted about the teachers who stay past their regular shifts to volunteer in the community school, along with other members of the community.

Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre watches as Candice McQueen chats up future student Teddy, son of school board member Amber Rountree. Behind Rountree is Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley president and CEO Lisa Hurst.

Girls have been allowed to join STEM Scouts, and other tech-oriented groups have plans to come to the school.

McQueen said there’s an emphasis now on promoting career options, particularly those of the region, with children of elementary age.

McIntyre praised the county’s community schools, most of which are run by the Great Schools Partnership (Pond Gap is operated by the University of Tennessee). But he em-

phasized that community schools are not “one size fits all.� Programming needs to be tailored to each community, he said.

McQueen asked if there were plans to have more community schools, and McIntyre said yes, “somewhere between eight and 90 schools.� “I’d like to see us do quite a few more, but I think we’re at that stage where we need to make sure that we learn the lessons that we need to learn, get it right first, at

this scale, before we go to the next step,� he said.

McQueen complimented McIntyre and the other leaders in the community school program for being flexible because so much that is happening “feels like it’s not controlled.â€? “I appreciate that you have allowed that freedom and flexibility from all the leadership. ‌ It’s such a nice way to engage the community, one, but you’re actually helping every kid’s need.â€?

Recycling for animals South Knoxville Food City ecocoordinator Amanda Lunsford and assistant Lauren Newman accept a donation of newspapers from New Hopewell Elementary School student Adalynne Keathley. Every week, Lunsford picks up newspapers the school has collected to take to Young-Williams Animal Center, where the papers are used to line cages. Photo by Betsy Pickle

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Throughout his career, he has stood in front of Knox County high school students and guided them through the intricacies of math, from the simple principles of arithmetic to the complexities of geometry and statistics.

Last August he took on a new, invisible audience when he became the host of “Mathline,� a call-in show on East Tennessee PBS that puts him in front of a camera instead of a classroom. “I never see a face,� said the retired teacher, who gave up his full-time role as a Bearden High School math teacher in 2009. “And I never know what to expect. It’s a rush to go on-air.�

Weekdays for 30 minutes starting at 6 p.m., Roberts fields cold calls from students who are looking for help with math problems they are struggling with in school. With no prior knowledge of what questions he’ll be asked, Roberts writes out the problems and goes through the steps needed to solve them. His writing is captured by a camera that broadcasts it through the television as he solves the problem. “It’s rather low-tech,�

Roberts said. “We don’t have time to type in their

questions, so I just write them out. No one is expecting me to have every single answer.�

If there is a backup of callers, Roberts will continErnie Roberts ue to take their calls even after the show is off the air. On days when calls are sparse, he always has prepared problems ready to present. Since students rarely do homework on Fridays, the end-of-week show is usually a math review. “We have a lot of younger callers,� he said, “and a number of repeat callers. “It forces me to relate to kids that I usually take for granted.�

Calls have come in from all over the eastern portion of the state, including Hawkins, Sullivan and Cumberland counties. He’s had one caller from southwest Virginia and, inexplicably, one from Gulf Shores, Ala. Roberts said he would love to take the program statewide. “Mathline� has drawn significant local sponsors, including SunTrust Bank and the American Society of Civil Engineers. By the end of the school year, “Mathline� will have aired some 200 times.

Roberts is a Central High

School graduate. He earned an undergraduate degree in Romance languages from the University of Tennessee before moving over to mathematics for his master’s. “I took math with the engineers,� Roberts said. “They couldn’t understand what a teacher was doing in their courses.�

After a short stint teaching math for the Knoxville Job Corps, he moved first to Fulton High School and then to Bearden.

Almost everything Roberts does involves an audience of one sort or another.

On Sundays, he can be found leading worship at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in East Knoxville. He’s a member of the Knoxville Opera chorus and is director of the Knoxville Nativity Pageant. “I had a mother who could sing and play, and I sang in church,� he said. “I took music theory at UT and play the piano by ear.�

Even though he is retired, he continues his connections with Bearden High, where he teaches a couple of advanced math courses and announces basketball games for the Bulldogs. He is a member of the West Knoxville Kiwanis Club and was active in revitalizing the Bearden Key Club. He is vice president of the Knoxville News Sentinel Charities and the Love Kitchen.

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‘Soft’ opening attracts interest at Oakwood

By Betty Bean Interested citizens, potential future residents and curious neighbors crowded into Oakwood Senior Living last Thursday to have a look around the refurbished Rick Dover former Oakwood Elementary School and eat some barbecue at the facility’s open house.

Knox County’s unofficial/ official photographer Jon Gustin was there to record the event, taking pictures of a shiny new interior that will stand in stark contrast to the spooky, caved-in

County commissioners Jeff Ownby and Ed Brantley at the Oakwood Senior Living bar wreck he photographed in the 100-year-old building.

2012, when the county was The crowd gathered in on the verge of giving up on the spacious, high-ceilinged

entrance room, which features a big chandelier, a cozy bar and a shiny American maple floor that used to be in the school gymnasium. Many took individual tours of the 63 suites, most former classrooms and each featuring at least one huge window. Suites range in size from 350 to 600 square feet, and some will include kitchenettes as well.

Memory-care units will be secured and more intensely staffed. Inclusive monthly rates range from $2,895 to $3,995.

“We’ve still got a hundred things to do,” said developer Rick Dover, CEO of Dover Development, who took on the project that nobody else wanted. “But at least we’re

business down to a hundred. We’re not trying to be the fastest.”

Dover, who specializes in repurposing historic structures, has transformed the old school at 232 E. Churchwell Ave. into a showplace. He developed a special interest in senior living facilities after the experience of trying to find care for his grandfather.

Historic Knoxville High School will be the next project on his agenda.

Once built, Dover’s facilities are managed by Senior Solutions, whose CEO, Chris Sides (wearing a shirt identifying him as “the BBQ Doctor”), was on hand presiding over the preparation of 700 barbecue dinners.

Proceeds from the lunch

will benefit Mobile Meals.

Oakwood Senior Living executive director Amy Wise (who was once a student at Oakwood Elementary School) said that 10 suites have already been reserved.

These residents will become members of the Founders Club and receive benefits including a fi xed monthly rate for 2015, 50 percent off the community fee, a “welcome home” basket and one free beauty or barber shop service quarterly for the first year. Wise is an LPN and works for Senior Solutions.

Residents should be able to start moving in in late April, and when fully occupied, Oakwood Senior Living will accommodate some 80 occupants.

Love of dogs becomes fun ‘job’ Nancy Whittaker

of course they named her Minnie.

When Minnie was 2 years old, she had her first litter of puppies. Tamara soon learned how many people wanted to give a loving home to this rare breed.

“Never in a million years did I ever think I would be raising puppies for a living,” says Tamara. The day I visited, not only did I get to meet Minnie, but I also met Maddie, Marley and Marshall.

Tamara’s love for these dogs is obvious. Even though she is a breeder, the

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Art Cate is the new executive director of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC). He was elected by the board of commissioners to replace Alvin Nance, who Cate resigned.

Cate has served as KCDC’s chief operating officer since 2001. He currently serves as president of the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association (NKBPA). He and wife Cammie live in Fountain City.

■ Misty Cunningham is now vice president of business development and marketing for IT 4 the Planet, a provider of integrated IT solutions to businesses in the Southeast.

She previously Cunningham was vice president of corporate marketing for Regal Entertainment Group. Prior to joining Regal, she worked for the News Sentinel in advertising sales.

■ Tyler Abbott has been named partner of the year for 2014 and Leaders Council member for 2015 at FirstBank Investment Partners. Abbott has been with FirstBank Abbott since 2005 and has become a major producer for the investment division over those 10 years.

■ Home Federal Bank has announced the re-election of four board members: Joseph Johnson, president emeritus, University of Tennessee; Dale Keasling, president and CEO of Home Federal Bank; T. Michael Rentenbach, retired, Rentenbach Engineering Co.; and David Sharp, retired, Home Federal Bank. Each will serve a three-year term.

■ Brent Trentham, a wealth advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Knoxville, has been named to the list of America’s Top 1,200 Advisors: State by State, published Trentham

by Barron’s Magazine. He was chosen based on assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record and quality of practice.

environment these dogs are raised in is nothing like a puppy mill. Each has a heated “home” with its own water and food area. Marley is expecting her first litter on April 4 and even has her own birthing center.

During the past nine years, more than 150 puppies have been spoiled and loved by Tamara. She enjoys training them, so they are well behaved when they go to live with their new families. “Chessies are a rare breed but are so trainable and coachable. They have excellent temperaments and love to play. Owning a Chessie is a lifestyle choice,” says Tamara. She describes them as “gentle giants.”

The lucky puppies have gone to some incredible homes. Although some of the people who want a Chessie use them as bird dogs, many others just want

Tamara Judd Burnett and Mickey, her first Chesapeake Bay Retriever Photo submitted

a great pet for their family. These dogs are designed to tolerate hot and cold weather, and they love water. “They make great outside dogs but are also good inside pets as long as they have a place to exercise,” says Tamara.

Many new owners keep in touch with Tamara and send pictures to her. Wheth-

Tamara Judd Burnett with Minnie, her “retired” Chesapeake Bay Retriever Photo by Nancy Whittaker er frolicking on the beach, enjoying a boat ride or being introduced to their new family, Tamara always enjoys the opportunity to keep up with her “babies.” Many new owners come to her to select their new puppy, while others are introduced online. Tamara has shipped to people all over the United States including Arizona,

Montana and Oregon.

“I eat, sleep and breathe this every day of my life,” say Tamara. Each female has one litter per year for six years, and then they “retire.” Additional information and pictures can be seen at www.greatchessies.com. Contact Tamara at info@greatchessies.com or at 865-257-1045.

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■ Randy White, certified financial planner, has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Knoxville.

He is one of approximately 10 percent of the nearly 10,000 Ameriprise financial advisors to achieve this status.

UT Law offering free tax help As part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, UT Law students will offer free tax preparation help and electronic filing to qualifying members of the community. The program is available to those who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited-English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

The services are available 5-7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 15 in Suite 157 of the College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave. Appointments not required. Visit www. tiny.utk.edu/vita to learn what documents are needed.

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I fell in love last week when I visited Tamara Judd Burnett’s Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. These AKC registered and champion bloodline dogs are incredible.

Tamara proudly says, “All of my Chessies have several titles as far back as the fifth generation.” The only problem I had was deciding which of her Chessies I loved best. Located near Seymour, Tamara has provided a beautiful environment for these dogs.

Almost 10 years ago, Tamara wanted a loving pet for her children, who were 5 and 8 at the time. She did a lot of research and decided on a male Chessie. Her family had just visited Disney World, and the kids immediately chose the name Mickey for their new dog.

Soon, a female Chessie was brought into the family, so

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