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IN THIS ISSUE Hunka marble finds new home A marble-and-steel sculpture originally designed for the Tennessee One Ton sculpture series has found a new home.

The piece, titled “No place like home,” was created by Alan Finch of Clinton and Joe Babb of Knoxville. It will be installed in Mary Vestal Park to replace another artwork that deteriorated and was removed from the park.

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Someone’s right, someone’s wrong Texas paid $1.75 million to get rid of basketball coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee snapped him up before the ink on the check was dry.

We’ll find out later to what degree Barnes is re-energized.

That will eventually determine which athletic director was correct, crusty and disgruntled Steve Patterson or alert, determined and sometimes crusty Dave Hart.

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As a community, we spend a lot of time talking about the benefits of bicycling. It’s good for the environment. It’s good for our bodies. It’s pure joy for those of us who love cycling.

But there’s a dark side to bicycling in Knoxville.

Read Wendy Smith on page 5

South middle schoolers excel Katie Huneycutt and Emily Kersey will be in Nashville this weekend, trying to win a competition with their documentary about mid-20th-century singer Billie Holiday and her impact on her times.

The eighth-graders won the East Tennessee junior division in March over entrants from six counties to advance to the state level.

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Read Betsy Pickle on page 8

Growing FISH FISH originally started as a food delivery system, with families in need calling a hotline. In 1986, when there were not enough volunteers to answer the phone, Jim Wright decided to invite those who had transportation or lived within walking distance to pick up their food at an East Knoxville church basement.

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Twin Creek garden offers lush escape

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With its hundreds of hostas, fantasia of ferns and wild-looking waterfalls, the garden created by Suzi and Bob Hall at their home on Twin Creek Road is a gorgeous getaway for its owners.

Now, it’s also a getaway for nature lovers seeking out the beauty spots of the annual Dogwood Arts Festival. It’s one of six Open Gardens in South Knoxville, which is the featured area for this year’s celebration. The gardens are open to the public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, today through Sunday, April 26.

This is the first time the Halls’ woodland paradise has been an open garden, and it has created a lot of buzz in Dogwood circles. It is a garden nearly 35 years in the Birds are welcome making, raised along with their visitors at the home three kids. of Suzi and Bob Hall.

“People have encouraged me to Photos submitted have an Open Garden before, but I just wasn’t sure,” says Suzi Hall, who worked with international students at the University of Ten- helps, too. garden, and I do the fillers. I do all handy with tools when he built nessee for many years. “Bob re“It’s a team effort. It’s not just the weeding and all the pulling of their home (assisted by friends), tired (last year, as director of UT’s my garden. He does a lot of the poison ivy.”

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Bike summit puts safety in spotlight

By Betsy Pickle Outdoor KnoxFest is drawing a crowd before it even starts.

The fest takes place FridaySunday, April 24-26. But don’t be surprised if you see groups of bicyclists gathering in downtown Knoxville as early as Wednesday, April 22. That’s when the Tennessee Bike Summit, hosted by Bike Walk Knoxville, begins.

“We picked the dates of the summit so that we could carry over to the festival,” says Caroline Cooley, president of Bike Walk Knoxville.

The summit gets rolling with a 5:30-7 p.m. ride around Knoxville, starting at the Sunsphere and sponsored by Smoky Mountain Wheelmen. A welcome party follows at Scruffy City Hall.

The business end starts at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Knoxville Convention Center, with sessions on infrastructure and

policy, advocacy and education, and recreation and development.

Local, national and international panelists will lead the sessions. The summit is geared toward “cycling and sustainabletransportation advocates, traffic engineers, planners, public health officials, landscape architects, researchers, cycling retailers and elected officials,” according to www.tnbikesummit.org.

Cooley is happy to have the heavy hitters, but she says the summit will benefit anyone who feels a passion for making streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.

“Advocates are just ordinary people,” she says. “We’re all volunteers. We’re all just interested citizens. The summit would be an excellent place to start for someone who’s interested in how to get involved.”

Cooley is a lifelong cyclist and an advocate since 2001, when

she helped form the Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises the Transportation Planning Organization. Bike Walk Knoxville was created in 2012 as the local chapter of Bike Walk Tennessee, which started in 2009. Previous summits have been held in Chattanooga, Memphis and Nashville.

Also a member of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Cooley says mountain bikers want “good mountain bike trails, but we also want good on-the-road facilities as well as greenways.”

Knoxville is gaining a reputation as a bicycle-friendly town, especially since City Council passed a Complete Streets ordinance last October. The summit will offer examples of what other cities are doing as well as new designs in bicycle facilities.

“Surveys and various studies have shown that there are a lot of people who would like to bike

more, but they’re concerned about their safety,” says Cooley. “We won’t get bicycling more mainstream if we don’t improve the actual infrastructure that makes it safe for people to bike.”

The summit’s keynote speakers are Gil Penalosa, founder of 8-80 Cities and an international consultant on creating vibrant and healthy communities for all; and Martha Roskowski, director of the Green Lane Project and vice president of local innovation at PeopleForBikes.

The summit will end Friday afternoon in time for attendees to join the AMBC-organized, opento-the-public Bike Scavenger Hunt Ride and Social, 5:30-9 p.m., starting and ending at the Public House, 212 W. Magnolia Ave. Registration is still open at www.tnbikesummit.org. Cost is $85 for both days of sessions and $45 for one day.

Cumberland Avenue Project worries property owners

By Betty Bean Mayor Madeline Rogero is moving forward with a plan to drastically alter Cumberland Avenue, even as the project doubled in price and property owners raised objections.

With a compliant City Council, Rogero flipped $10 million from a project to widen a portion of Washington Pike to the Cumberland Avenue project after nobody bid initially and the second bid came in at $25 million.

The idea is to make “The Strip” more bike and pedestrian friendly by restricting curb cuts and cutting traffic from four lanes to two with a grassy median. How do the folks who earn a living on The Strip feel about this?

Joe Burger and his family moved to Knoxville after he bought five McDonald’s restaurants from the Litton Cochran family in 2007, the same year that

lion tearing down and replacing the old McDonald’s at 1720 Cumberland Ave. after consulting with city officials.

He was told that Cumberland would end up with three lanes – one eastbound, one westbound plus a turn lane.

He figured he could survive.

But after he reopened in October 2011, he learned that the project’s design had changed yet again. The turn lane would be a median, allowing left turns only at selected intersections.

Project manager Anne Wallace said the first plan called for no curb McDonald’s owner Joe Burger and Cumberland Avenue Project man- cuts at all.

“This was not well received and ager Anne Wallace at a meeting of was very expensive, since we’d be the Cumberland Avenue Merchants literally buying businesses, so we Association. Photo by Betty Bean stepped back and decided on a the Cumberland Avenue redevel- median rather than a center turn opment project hit the drawing lane.”

If he’d known how the plan board.

In 2011, Burger spent $1.5 mil- would end up, Burger said he

doubts he would have gone forward with building a new building.

“They changed the game on us.

Seventy percent of our business is drive-thru and we get 400 (westbound) cars a day turning left,” he said.

The plan “evolved” after the conversation with Burger, said city redevelopment director Bob Whetsel, insisting that Cumberland will still be a three-lane street and that cars can turn left just east of McDonald’s and access it from 18th Street.

Burger countered that a grassy median is not a “lane” and said that his property is designed to allow cars to enter from Cumberland Avenue and “stack up” without obstructing parking or backing up onto the street.

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Knoxville firefighter finds fix to extinguish knee issues Ever since middle school, Shawn Langley wanted to be a firefighter. At 46, he has battled blazes with various units, including the City of Knoxville Fire Department, for a total of 23 years.

“It’s just helping people,” Langley said.

“You never want somebody’s house to be on fire, but if it is, I want to be the first one there to help them.”

These days, however, it’s other Knoxville firefighters who are helping Langley. He had his right knee replaced at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center on Feb. 3, and Langley’s coworkers have been there to help.

“They’ve been there with my family through this,” Langley said. “Somebody takes me to physical therapy or meets me there. Firefighters have a special bond that people just don’t realize. The brotherhood is unbelievable; it’s a second family.”

Langley’s right knee was injured 10 years ago in an apartment house fire off Lonas Road.

“I had a three-story brick wall collapse on me. I don’t remember a whole lot of it,” he said. “I have been battling this (knee injury) since then. I’ve had five other knee surgeries, just trying to prolong the replacement.”

Langley said he might have had the replacement surgery earlier, except that his wife, Lisa Ann, developed breast cancer in 2010. She died in 2011. “That played a lot into it,” he said. “I had planned on doing it before she got sick. But God had a different plan and direction for us.”

Dr. Michael T. Casey, orthopedic surgeon at Fort Sanders Regional, has been Langley’s physician for several years and cleaned out the torn cartilage several times with arthroscopic procedures.

Last fall, Langley decided to undergo a complete knee replacement.

“It was just time,” said Langley. “With everything that has happened with my wife, I just realized you have to live for today. Dr.

A firefighter for 23 years, Shawn Langley came to Fort Sanders Regional to have knee replacement surgery in hopes of returning to the job he loves.

Knee doesn’t have to be a pain An estimated 10.4 million Americans visited their doctors because of common knee injuries in 2010, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

As the population of the United States gets older and increasingly is overweight, reports of knee pain are on the rise as well.

But there’s a difference between normal knees, achy from overuse, and an injury to the knee that needs to be treated by a specialist.

“Normal knee pain Michael Casey, MD occurs if you’ve been cleaning out the garage or working in the yard after you haven’t done anything for months,” said Dr. Michael T. Casey, an orthopedic surgeon with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“If there’s a little achy soreness in the front part of the knee, that’s generally

OK,” he said.

For an achy knee, Casey said the first step is to ice the joint and take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug like naproxen or ibuprofen.

“Rest is good, but not too much of it,” he said. “A little bit of rest is one thing, but some activity is better. I’d rather people be moving, get the knee moving, doing some walking, ride a stationary bicycle, do some stretching. Moving the knee is better than doing nothing with it.

“With ice, anti-inflammatories, and rest and gentle exercise, the pain will typically settle down on its own in a few days,” Casey said.

Sometimes, knee damage will not get better on its own. “If there’s a specific event to the knee, such as you fell and twisted it, or hit it, that can be more serious,” said Casey.

“Or if knee pain lingers on for several days to a week, and there’s swelling, or if there are mechanical symptoms like catching, grabbing or locking, and the knee just doesn’t feel right, those are important indicators that you need to see a

specialist,” said Casey.

Even so, most knee pain is treated first without surgery. “Always try the conservative approach before the surgeries.

Medicine and physical therapy is very important. We do all of that before we even get MRI scans,” said Casey.

Knee surgeries include arthroscopic procedures to repair or remove damaged cartilage, or complete knee replacement procedures.

“We’re doing knee replacements in patients much younger than we used to because outcomes are so good,” said Casey.

“In years past, we would never do a knee replacement before age 65. But today it’s not uncommon for people in their early 50s to have them. We’re seeing much better outcomes with people being able to return to active lifestyles.”

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Casey and I had been prolonging it, and we had a long talk, and it was just time.

“He said I’m the one to make the decision. He told me all the pros and cons. Dr. Casey is tremendous. There’s not a better doctor than him. I did a lot of praying, and a lot of things just fell into place, and I realized it was just time.

“Before I changed my mind, he fit me in,” Langley said with a laugh.

He stayed at Fort Sanders for three days after his surgery.

“My care at Fort Sanders was extraordinary. It was just as good as gold! I was never uncomfortable. Everybody was well trained and it wasn’t hard at all. They had me up within 15 to 20 minutes of being in the room.

“I had two physical therapists who were phenomenal. All the nurses and therapists were all just extraordinary.

“And Dr. Casey was phenomenal. He laid everything out how it was going to go. He’s got the best bedside manner of any doctor around. He doesn’t sugar coat it. He tells you upfront, this is how it’s going to be. He’s just very honest (and) open in explaining everything.”

Today, Langley is still attending physical therapy at Fort Sanders three times each week, gaining strength and flexibility.

“It’s just going to take me a little time because there’s muscles I’ve not used for 10 years. I have walked with a limp all this time, but I’m not limping anymore. They say I’m above where I’m supposed to be,” he said.

His goal is to get back to work.

“If I don’t get back on the fire truck, it won’t be because I don’t do my part. I’ve got the best job in the world. I’ve always known that and never veered from it. I’ve never done anything else,” said Langley.

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‘Everyone wins with energy efficiency’ Knoxville is up for a $5 million prize, and you can win, too.

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“Everyone wins with energy efficiency,” says Louise Gorenflo of Climate Knoxville.

The prize being offered is the Georgetown University Energy Prize. Knoxville is one of 50 U.S. cities, towns and counties with a population between 5,000 and 250,000 accepted to compete.

The goal is to achieve the most energy savings by im-

plementing innovative ideas in energy efficiency. Energy usage by municipal buildings and schools and homes within the city limits will be counted. The contest will use 2012 as the baseline for Knoxville’s energy usage.

To kick off the two-year contest, a home-energy savings fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the Community Action Committee (CAC) Building at 2247 Western Ave. City residents can talk with representatives from KUB, TVA, University of Tennessee Extension and other partners as well as weatherization contractors.

They can find out about rebates and energy audits.

They can also sign up for door prizes.

Knoxville Scores is the

group hosting the energy fair. Climate Knoxville organized Knoxville Scores and has recruited multiple like-minded partners to get the community fired up about the Georgetown prize.

Gorenflo thinks utility bills from this winter’s extreme cold will inspire people to rethink their energy usage.

“If it’s higher than they’re comfortable with, then they probably would benefit from more weatherizing of their home,” says Gorenflo. “This is a great time of year … to get control of their utility bill, both in the summer and the winter.”

On average, “60 percent of the power bill is from heating and cooling your home,” she says. “So whatever you can do to reduce the air leakage from your home – in-

stead of heating and cooling the outside air – you’re going to be able to have some major energy savings.”

Gorenflo points to the KUB-TVA eScore program as a good place to start.

“You can get a recommendation of the most costeffective path for you to follow,” she says. Many people believe replacing windows offers the biggest bang for the buck, “which is not the case. Generally, the most important thing you can do is get attic insulation and seal the cracks around your windows and doors and other openings. And you can do that for any age home.”

For info on the energysavings fair, DIY approaches, becoming a Knoxville Scores team captain and more, visit knoxvillescores.org.

Panel OKs sculpture for Vestal park

By Bill Dockery A marble-and-steel sculpture originally designed for the Tennessee One Ton sculpture series has found a new home.

Knoxville’s Public Arts Committee approved accepting the artwork as a gift in its monthly meeting April 2.

The piece, titled “No place like home,” was created by Alan Finch of Clinton and Joe Babb of Knoxville. It will be installed in Mary Vestal Park to replace another artwork that deteriorated and was removed from the park. It was originally created in the Bruce Bennett studio near the Candoro Marble Works on Maryville Pike.

Members of the committee visited the former studio “No place like home,” a sculpture from the former Bruce Benearlier to view the artwork nett studio, will be installed in Mary Vestal Park. Photo by Bill Dockery

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and also inspected the site where it is to be placed.

Committee chair Liza Zenni described the piece as “utterly charming.”

Gene Burr and Trudy Monaco attended the meeting to advocate for the sculpture. Monaco is a Vestal community activist and founder of the Candoro Arts and Heritage Center. Burr is the architect who designed the park several decades ago.

“The piece speaks eloquently of the marble industry that gave life to the Vestal community,” Burr said. Monaco said the South Knoxville Alliance and other supporting groups will hold a dedication celebration in the future.

In other action, the committee worked on two documents that will commission new sculptures for art sites

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if they come in from 18th Street, they’ll have to turn left, come down to our driveway, go around the building to get in line. It’s going to be a mess.

“They said it would be three lanes the entire way.

One lane each way and a continuous turn lane. … We all expressed our opinion, and they said this is the way this is going forward. They said TDOT did a study and that’s the safest way to do it,” Burger said.

Mike Chase opened the Copper Cellar on Cumberland 40 years ago, and it became the first in what is now a 17-restaurant chain. He is worried about the two-anda-half-year construction period and predicts that many businesses won’t survive. He agrees with Burger’s criticism of restricting left turns and is critical of the city’s lack of action on a longpromised parking garage.

Chase also doesn’t like the “form-based” code that has produced the Evolve Apartments, a mixed-use development combining student housing and storefront commercial units in the 2000 block that jut out to the sidewalk and appear to be vacant. The city gave Evolve a $200,000 tax break.

Bob Monday, property owner leasing to Walgreens

and FedEx Kinkos, agrees with Chase and Burger. All three are concerned that left-turning traffic will overwhelm the short turn lanes at the side streets and create bottlenecks.

“The stack-up lanes accommodate three-five car lengths, but if you have a big beer truck making a delivery, it would block the lane until it moves. It will be a nightmare in terms of traffic,” Monday said Joe Kirk, owner of Starbucks, said the city’s plan will damage taxpaying businesses.

“I think it’s a sham,” he said. “Whoever came up with the idea doesn’t have any common sense and has never been in business. It’s the busiest street in Knoxville, so we’re going to reduce the traffic? It’s an insult to our intelligence.”

City Council member Nick Pavlis, who represents the Cumberland Avenue Strip, said he understands the property owners’ concerns but says they should have spoken out earlier and louder. He said the aim of the plan is to make Cumberland Avenue “an extension of downtown. People will be coming there for a purpose, and at the end of the day, it will improve their business model, not be a burden.”

in the downtown.

The committee is seeking proposals for a sculpture for the display space at the main entrance to the State Street Garage at 520 State St. The group has $35,000 budgeted for a piece that is “original, unique and suitable for the site.”

The group also discussed

the request for qualifications they plan to issue for “an iconic site-specific work of public art” for the Cradle of Country Music Park at the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Drive.” The committee has budgeted $250,000 for the artwork as part of a $750,000 redesign of the park.

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Somebody is right, somebody is wrong By now, you’ve heard it all – great record, class act, good recruiter, better person, home-run hire!

Texas paid $1.75 million to get rid of basketball coach Rick Barnes. Tennessee snapped him up before the ink on the check was dry.

We’ll find out later to what degree Barnes is reenergized. That will eventually determine which athletic director was correct, crusty and disgruntled Steve Patterson or alert, determined and sometimes crusty Dave Hart.

Patterson, second year in his job, reviewed the past seven seasons and decided Barnes, age 60, had declined and no longer met Texas’ needs. Players were better than results. The team received NCAA tournament bids but didn’t stay

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long enough.

The Longhorns were hurt by hype, ranked higher in November than March.

Barnes finished in the AP top 25 once in those seven years. His Big 12 record in the other six seasons was 53-51.

What happened in Austin was a classic case of what have you done for us lately.

Best times were way back then. Now was perceived as stale. The fan base was taking a nap, but some cowboy conducted a poll. Many participants, still yawning, said ho-hum, nothing will ever

happen, but 75 percent did agree that Texas needed a new coach.

The old one was not properly inspiring big donors to donate. Heaven help us, he may even have lost touch with some high school coaches.

A mean-spirited insider leaked to the media a hypocritical ultimatum from Patterson: Dump assistants, make changes, maybe you could survive.

Big news! All assistants offered to resign. Barnes said no thanks. Patterson said see ya later.

Texas thus dismissed an honorable man believed to have faded. Does this sound football familiar?

You may know that UT is planning a new arena and supposedly needs bubbling enthusiasm to raise $450 million.

Hart, a tanned 66 or 67 without one gray hair, understands 60. He is not spooked. Older coaches seldom dash out front with new ideas or make as many all-night recruiting trips, but with strategic help, they can become secondary CEOs and famous fronts for their sport, wear nice suits, speak crisply in TV commentary and shoot straight to the Hall of Fame.

Hart responded immediately to the first hint of availability, as if Barnes were a gift directly from God. Here was a big-time winning coach with a clean reputation who would surely cover and maybe erase Dave’s most recent problems, the unfortunate selection and dismissal of Donnie Tyndall.

Based on his own experience, Hart thinks Barnes

will be rejuvenated. Being wanted is inspirational.

Six-year contract guarantees continuity. This is it for Rick, last stop. Hart believes he can do better than he has been doing.

Paying Barnes $2.25 million plus incentives is OK. Spending $51,000 from Tennessee’s depleted treasury for the search group didn’t do much. Out-and-in timing was so snug, some believe Rick was hired before he was fired.

Here are tidbits to help you decide what the Volunteers purchased: Barnes received the John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” honor in 2009.

The award recognizes lifetime achievement by those who exemplify Wooden standards.

Barnes received the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Good Guy Award in 2011.

Defense has been Barnes’ coaching priority. Rebounding is usually strong.

Assistants have been highly regarded recruiters.

There are 10 times more prized prospects in Texas than Tennessee.

Texas once reached No. 1, with a 17-0 record in the middle of 2009-10. The season crumbled. Longhorns went 7-10 in the second half.

Barnes’ only losing record, 16-18 in 2012-13, was punctuated by the post-season loss of five players with remaining eligibility. A year later, Rick was Big 12 coach of the year.

Everybody who scored in 2013-14 returned for this season, and a five-star seven-footer was added. Hope went high. The Longhorns shot poorly. They were 169th in NCAA field-goal accuracy. Their record was 20-14. The conference record was 8-10. Rick Barnes couldn’t explain it.

No need to now.

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

The things you can control Derrick Furlow wore No. 6 when he played football at UT. He played safety because “on defense you can hit people.”

The Atlanta native was planning to attend the University of Georgia and had not thought about UT, but circumstances changed and he actually walked on at UT, asking for a chance to prove himself.

“When I didn’t feel like it, I worked harder,” he told the newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene. “When practice was over, I did extra.” In his sophomore year, Furlow got his scholarship.

Furlow captivated the kids because he spoke from the heart. He’s a guy who

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didn’t like tests, who didn’t really like school. So he told his adviser to design a plan to get him out quickly. He didn’t take a single course that was not targeted to his graduation.

Furlow graduated in three years with two years of football eligibility remaining. So he went for a master’s degree. He got it in two years, majoring in sport

The Sarah Moore Greene newspaper club heard an inspirational talk by former UT football player Derrick Furlow. Pictured are Destiny Woods, Mirna Cardenas, Safari Bahati, Malaya Thomas, Furlow, Madison Thomas, Jada Byas, Stanley Greene, Eddys Garcia-Arias and Shantasha Glenn. Photo by Ruth White

psychology.

“You guys are here for a purpose,” he said. “You can always control your attitude; you can control your actions; you can control your approach to situations. … You never know who’s watching.”

His mom always said,

“Birds of a feather flock together,” and “I never knew what that meant,” he said.

Then at UT his coach told him, “Starters hang out with starters.”

“That sounded a lot like what my mom had said,” Furlow said. Now in business, he said you can pre-

dict a person’s income by averaging the income of his five best friends.

Stanley Greene asked why he chose safety over running back (which he played in high school). Defensive players have more control, Furlow said. They are the hunters, not the

hunted.

Safari Bahati asked what he does now. Furlow said he talks for a living and in his spare time he reads, watches sports and travels. “Do you get paid for that?” asked Safari.

“Yes, I do. Never say talk is cheap,” quipped Furlow.

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Cyclists deserve same rights as drivers As a community, we spend a lot of time talking about the benefits of bicycling. It’s good for the environment. It’s good for our bodies. It’s pure joy for those of us who love cycling.

A group ride departs from Cedar Bluff Cycles two days after one of the store’s owners was seriously injured when a car turned in front of him during a ride. Photo by Wendy Smith

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But there’s a dark side to bicycling in Knoxville.

Cyclists on the road are constantly threatened by distracted or resentful drivers, and they can’t always count on law enforcement to protect their rights. If you doubt it, ask Tim Rogers.

He’s one of four owners of Cedar Bluff Cycles. During a group ride last week, a driver turned left in front of him into her Everett Road driveway. He was traveling over 30 miles per hour when he hit her hood, broke her windshield and landed in the grass on the opposite side of the car.

Tim is lucky. He was wearing a helmet. He didn’t hit a nearby telephone pole.

But he went home from the emergency room with a fractured vertebra, major contusions and glass cuts.

Even though the accident happened in clear weather on a straight, flat stretch of road, the driver wasn’t cited by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

Cedar Bluff Cycles co-

owner Gerry Harms took Tim home from the hospital. He was glad Tim didn’t re-injure a hip he fractured during another bike wreck eight weeks ago.

“He had nine lives, but he has one less now,” Gerry says.

Another co-owner, Bill Turner, came upon the accident seconds after it happened. Bill had been dropped by the group, and Tim left the other riders to wait for his friend at the top of a hill. Bill told Tim to return to the group, and he was making his way back when the accident happened.

Bill estimates the visibility at the bottom of the hill was half a mile. The driver said she saw the group but didn’t see Tim. After check-

ing on Tim, Bill asked the officer if the driver had been cited, and he said no. When Bill asked why, the officer said it was at his discretion, and he thought it was an honest mistake.

According to Tennessee Code Title 55, a bicycle is defined as a vehicle, and bicyclists are subject to the same rights and responsibilities as other drivers. Legally, this accident should have been handled as if one car pulled out in front of another.

Two members of my family made “honest mistakes” while driving last year. One rear-ended another vehicle, and one turned left in front of another vehicle. Neither accident resulted in injury, and both of my family members were cited – as they

should’ve been.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office shared the accident report but wouldn’t allow an interview with the officer who wrote it.

Bill says he is “totally baffled” that the driver wasn’t cited.

“This has torn me up,” he says. “We have rights just as automobiles do.”

Progressive cities welcome – and protect – those who use bicycles for transportation and recreation.

Officers who don’t give cyclists the same rights as motorists reinforce the backwoods notion that bicycles belong only on greenways.

We’re making strides in creating a better infrastructure for bicycles in East Tennessee. Changing minds may be a bigger challenge.

What about the teachers?

It’s budget time again, and it’s been three years since James McIntyre introduced his bold plan to improve Knox County Schools, which he proposed to finance with 35 million new dollars that would require a 35-cent property tax increase.

His announcement was accompanied by considerable fanfare and happy talk from the usual sources (the Chamber of Commerce, numerous progressive-minded community leaders, most media outlets), which was amplified by a bunch of TV commercials in heavy rotation.

It all came to naught when a groundswell of protests from constituents opposing the tax increase drove county commissioners in the other direction.

In the end, the commission coughed up an additional $7 million for the schools, which would have been considered generous in another year but seemed quite anemic in comparison to the

Betty Bean original request.

One set of voices was curiously silent on the tax increase, which gave commissioners additional cover for voting against it. Where, they asked, were the teachers?

McIntyre took teacher support for granted since there was money in it for them, too. This was a serious miscalculation, and one he has reprised every budget cycle since.

When she was elected president of the Knox County Education Association, Sherry Morgan expected to be treated as every other KCEA president had been for the previous 28 years, i.e., be given unpaid leave by Knox County Schools so she could work full-time for the teachers association, which would pay her salary.

McIntyre refused to do that, and for months, Morgan continued teaching fulltime while fulfilling her duties as KCEA president. She was working 60-plus hours a week. She was so tired that she was falling asleep driving home, and her husband started driving her.

McIntyre refused to meet with her.

Morgan finally got her leave time approved after the Legislature mandated collaborative conferencing in 2011 and the teachers voted to be represented by KCEA. The following year, the Legislature wrote mandatory leave time for education association presidents into something that was dubbed “Sherry’s Law.” McIntyre’s big budget request came the following budget cycle. KCEA officers were summoned to his office about two hours before he presented his proposal at the State of the Schools address but had no input into the process – KCEA subsequently voted to remain

neutral, and few teachers were among the yellowshirted supporters who turned out to public meetings during the big push for the McIntyre plan.

Last week at the April school board meeting, KCEA president-elect Lauren Hopson provided a déjà vu moment when she criticized McIntyre’s handling of this year’s budget problems – particularly the notion that there’s not enough money to pay teachers the promised APEX bonuses while making good on the long-stated goal of giving across-the-board raises.

“We were in this position last year and it was the hope that rather than cutting anything already in place, teachers would demand money from county commission,” Hopson said.

“That didn’t happen – maybe because I’m not the only teacher who resents being used as a pawn between the school board and county commission.”

Lance Campbell, who has been the city’s real estate manager for less than two years, is leaving the city within the week. Not clear why he is leaving so soon. But it is clear he has been in business with Doug Gordon, who is the city’s delinquent tax attorney in the city law department and is responsible for identifying tax-delinquent properties.

Gordon and Campbell are the two members of Box Turtle Properties, which is a corporation formed Sept.

11, 2014.

This corporation apparently buys and sells properties including one off Hiawassee Avenue sold on Jan. 6, 2015, to former state Sen. Stacey Campfield. It was valued at $100 but sold at $17,500. If they got $17,500 in the sale, the declared value of $100 seems in error or simply false. Perhaps it is missing two zeroes.

Campbell will soon be free to devote full time to this corporation while Gordon must continue to juggle his city duties with his private interest. While the information being used is public record and available to all, it does raise eyebrows that people who work on these issues for the city are at the same time running a private operation to do similar work.

The deeds were recorded during normal business hours with the Register of Deeds.

The good news here is that Judy Walton, former state transportation right-of-way acquisition manager, now works for the city and is well qualified to replace Campbell. City Hall has been mum on the replacement and also did not announce the resignation as of the writing of this column.

Preservation: Over a decade ago, voters amended the city charter to require an annual report on the status of historic preservation.

The actual work on this is done by Kaye Graybeal of MPC. She followed Ann Bennett, who had worked on historic preservation zoning issues for years prior to her retirement.

Graybeal is an able, knowledgeable staffer on MPC. She will present the 2014 report to MPC on

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April 16, and in turn it will go to City Council in one of the May meetings.

Recent mayors have failed to take advantage of this requirement to highlight historic preservation. In fact, Mayor Rogero, while creating a fund for historic preservation projects, for which her administration can determine the winners, cut funding for Knox Heritage in last year’s city budget.

While Becky Wade, who is a friend of preservation and able, heads the distribution of the $500,000 historic preservation fund, it is unclear how transparent the process of picking the winners will be. Rogero’s communications office failed to disclose as of this writing who by name serves on the evaluation committee with Wade to rank the applicants. It is not clear if the actual rankings will be disclosed. There should be full transparency here since public money is involved.

MPC: Meanwhile, the search committee of six persons for the MPC director may have its final meeting this afternoon (behind closed doors) to make a recommendation to Mayors Burchett and Rogero.

The two mayors must decide who it is and again it is unclear what happens if they cannot agree. It is down to three persons with two being University of Tennessee graduates.

Lowe: Former Knox County trustee Mike Lowe reports this Saturday, April 11, to the county jail to serve his one-year sentence for stealing over $300,000 from county taxpayers. He will likely serve only seven months. Most observers expect him to become a trusty in a matter of weeks, if not days, which will give him special privileges.

The county jail is operated by Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones and he determines what happens there. He has hired several political friends such as former county commissioners.

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Tour a wonderland of stained glass at Fountain City studios

By Anne Hart As fantastical as it may sound, if Alice fell down the rabbit hole in North Knoxville, she likely wouldn’t be surprised if she found herself at Fountain City Stained Glass when she landed.

For there, much to her delight, she would discover a delightful rabbit warren of sorts, nestled at the bottom of a huge three-story building, and filled with a wonderland of glass of every imaginable shape, size, color and pattern, much of it defying description but all of it filled with light and enchantment sufficient to fire the imagination of Lewis Carroll’s fictional traveler.

There’s probably even material for Alice’s magical looking glass gently tucked away somewhere in a cubby hole at the shop.

The place is a virtual and literal laboratory, glass museum and design studio where partners Gracie Jones and Katie Jones practice their art and teach it to others in a series of classes.

The two learned how to create stained glass and mosaic art from the late Vicki Jarmon, who opened the business more than 10 years ago.

Jarmon made the gorgeous Tiffanystyle lamp proudly displayed on a high shelf at the shop, safely out of the reach of any boisterous children who might pass through when guided tours of the Fountain City Stained Glass studios are offered to the public as part of Dogwood Arts DeTour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday and Saturday.

Right now, Gracie and Katie – who say they aren’t related (Jones is the married name of each) but laughingly finish each other’s sentences – are hard at work on a series of large leaded glass windows that will grace the new Kappa Delta Sorority chapter house at the University of Tennessee.

Nearing completion, the windows are laid out on large tables in the studio’s

workroom, each piece of etched glass numbered and carefully positioned in its own spot on a paper pattern before being soldered permanently in place.

The custom windows are just one of a number of projects underway at the studio.

An impressive piece just finished is a large, colorful stained glass rendering of a drawing of a guitar whimsically decorated with hearts and other images, the work of a very creative third-grader whose parents decided to memorialize their talented child’s artwork for posterity.

Fountain City Stained Glass also has mosaic art and has on display an assortment of colorful vases made of tiny pieces of colorful glass in varying patterns.

In one room, broken stained glass lamp shades and other stained glass items in various stages of repair or restoration are Gracie Jones with some of the art that hangs in the front window of Fountain City Stained Glass being readied for clients.

Photo by Anne Hart In another is a retail area where the hobbyist or serious artist will find everything they need to create stained glass or mosaic art. Equipment, tools and countless types of glass are available.

Those items are always in high demand as a result of the classes in stained glass and mosaics that are taught from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and in North Carolina. One John, nephew of Anjelica

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Shopper news • APRIL 8, 2015 • 7 Popular local roots musician Sarah Pirkle can’t wait for the Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival.

The best fest yet

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

By Carol Sha Shane ha hane

The Rhythm N’ Blooms Music Festival, slated for this weekend in downtown Knoxville, grows more auspicious every year.

Coming as it does on the heels of the Big Ears Festival – a nationally recognized event – Rhythm N’ Blooms seems like a warmer, fuzzier, down-home counterpart to the gathering of the big guns.

But this year’s festival is more varied and prestigious than you might expect.

Now in its fifth year, the Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival boasts an eclectic lineup.

There’s everything from “high-energy gypsy punk grass” (Strung Like a Horse) to The Appalachian Hippie Poet (“his words are born from mountain, bottle and heart”) to one of Esquire magazine’s 2014 “15 Bands to Watch,” Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes.

Popular Knoxville mainstays Drive-By Truckers and the Dirty Guv’nahs will appear, along with many, many other unique and worthy acts.

Sarah Pirkle and Jeff Barbra have been involved with Rhythm N’ Blooms for several years and fondly remember its early days.

“I’m really looking forward to playing a set with the Naughty Knots at Boyd’s Jig & Reel on Friday night,” says local singer/songwriter/fiddler and radio host Pirkle. She and husband

■ “The Magic Flute” presented by the UT Opera Theatre at the Bijou Theatre. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com, www. knoxbijou.com.

■ Vintage Baseball at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Celebration of Vintage Baseball reception, 7-9 p.m. Friday. Doubleheader begins noon Saturday. No charge for the games; hotdogs, popcorn, beverages and more available for purchase.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY Knoxville favorites Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle will be heading up the Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival’s Gospel Hour on Sunday, April 12. Photos submitted

Barbra will be hosting the festival’s Gospel Hour on Sunday, which she says will be “a treat for me. Then I’m hanging out the rest of the day enjoying the music. I’m really stoked to see JD McPherson!”

Now let’s talk about the headliners.

The Decemberists’ first album, “Castaways and Cutouts,” was released in 2002.

In the realm of indie folk rock, these guys stood alone right out of the gate.

For one thing, they’re absolutely incredible musicians, every last one of them, but that virtuosity is used in service of the whole.

The Decemberists’ musical

visions are large and sweeping, but there’s not a grandstander among them.

Singer-songwriter Colin Meloy’s distinctive, reson a n t voice lends itself perfectly to his melodies. Like James Mercer of the Shins, Meloy has a huge talent for songwriting, and one can’t imagine anyone else singing his compositions. He’s backed by acoustic instruments such as bass viol, guitar and violin, but extra special to the mix is Jenny Conlee, whose understated skill on the organ, piano and accordion adds much to the carefully considered musical arrangements.

They played to a packed Tennessee Theatre in April 2007, and now they’re back in Knoxville, appearing on Sunday, April 12, as part of a national tour promoting their new album, “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.”

Everything about the Decemberists, from their songwriting and performing down to their album art and accompanying merchandise, seems beautifully handmade. Don’t miss them.

So if you’re in the mood to mingle with a lot of happy music lovers, check out the website at rhythmnbloomsfest.com where you’ll find a full lineup and other details.

You can even earn free tickets and other rewards. See you there!

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Midlife-crisis comedy with a twist

records, and generally seem spontaneous in every way.

By Betsy Pickle You’ve seen “the grass is always greener …” movies, but Josh falls hard for them, especially with Jamie constantly seeking his advice and help. Cornelia is a bit more skeptiyou’ve never seen one like “While We’re Young.”

A comedy with a kitchen sink that includes a couple’s cal, but she gets pulled into the energy of the couple as well.

Jamie’s charisma is undeniable, but there’s something midlife crisis, shades of “Single White Female” and “Six off about it. Josh, who has embraced Jamie’s free Degrees of Separation” – and the buzzword of the spirit, begins to suspect that he’s made a misdecade, “connectivity” – “While We’re Young” take in his new friend. beats any semblance of preciousness out of The midlife crisis depicted in “While writer-director Noah Baumbach’s insideWe’re Young” captures a slice of reality New York mannerisms. in a way few films have done before. It’s Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play funny, yet introspective and sympaJosh and Cornelia, a Manhattan couple thetic. It reveals the amazing concept living in a Grand Canyon of a rut. Josh that there is middle ground between is a documentary filmmaker who has feeling dead inside and trying to bebeen working on his “latest” film for come someone you’re not. eight years; he also lectures about docAs for the more external, structured umentary filmmaking in an extendedplot – it’s a comedic quicksand that feels learning program. Cornelia works as a like Hitchcock Light. Stiller is perfect as producer for her father, Leslie Breitbart things go south in a major way, and (Charles Grodin), a highly esteemed Driver is astonishing as his Phillip documentarian.

Vandamm (think “North by NorthJosh keeps looking for “the truth” Josh (Ben Stiller) and Cornelia west”). in his ever-lengthening film, which is (Naomi Watts) review some of their Baumbach’s hilarious observations about war, er, poverty, er, America. life choices in “While We’re Young.” give more screen time to the male Cornelia feels guilty about living in leads, but Watts and Seyfried balance her father’s shadow. They both wonder them with honest performances that have a real weight. if they should have tried harder to have a child.

Their stale, tech-device-dominated lives are disrupted Grodin is a delight, playing off his crotchety persona with when they meet Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda an extra serving of likability.

The cast includes two legendary music figures in unexSeyfried), a young couple whose existence is everything pected roles. Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary fame plays Josh and Cornelia’s is not.

Jamie, an aspiring documentarian himself, goes gaga the expert in Josh’s film, and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie over Josh, spreading lavish praise on his acclaimed first Boys plays Josh’s erstwhile best friend, a new father.

“While We’re Young” shows Baumbach (“The Squid and documentary, which was barely seen. Darby makes artisan the Whale”) at his sharpest. It’s a message film that hides ice cream in unusual flavors.

Jamie and Darby roller-blade through the streets, es- behind a nearly solid wall of comedy.

Rated R for language. chew modern technology in favor of VHS tapes and vinyl

■ Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s historic Jackson Avenue. Features first-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Tickets available now. Info/ tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

■ Spring Home Design and Remodeling Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. ■ “SHREK: The Musical, Jr,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; 208-3677.

FRIDAY ■ Alive After Five concert: The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

■ Exmag and M!NT will perform, 9 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Presented by Midnight Voyage Productions and WUTK 90.3 The Rock. Tickets: $10 advance; $15 day of show. Info: internationalknox.com.

■ Haywood County Ramblers concert, Holly’s Corner, 842 N. Central St. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: m.bpt.me/event/1409964.

■ Hot Club of San Francisco: Cinema Vivant, 8 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: www. knoxvilletickets.com, www.claytonartscenter.com, 981-8591.

■ Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuegos perform, Fountain City Casual Pint, 4842 Harvest Mill Way. Swing jazz trio.

■ Stars on Stage Dinner Concert fundraising event, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $400. Info/tickets: Tennessee Theatre box office: 684-1200.

SATURDAY ■ Bracket Challenge and Hip-Hop for Hunger 2015, 7:30 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Featuring Plunderphonics, Good Guy Collective, The Exception, The Young Gunz and Bobby Fuego. Tickets: $5 requested donation at the door.

■ Cashore Marionettes, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. “Simple Gifts,” 2 p.m.; “Life in Motion,” 8 p.m. Info/ tickets: www.knoxvilletickets.com, www.claytonartscenter. com, 981-8591.

■ Color Me Rad 5K, 9 a.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum. Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk. A portion of the proceeds will benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Info/to register: colormerad.com.

■ Esau’s Vendor Market, Jacob Building, Chilhowee Park, 3301 E. Magnolia Ave. Local antiques/crafts show.

■ Jazzspirations LIVE: Knoxville’s Smooth Jazz Concert Series, 7-9 p.m., Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley St. Info/ tickets: jazzspirationslive.com.

■ Magical Make Believe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive. Centered on popular storybook characters Peter Cottontail and Clifford. Storytime, a bubble artist, magician and make-believe games. Children 12 and younger who come dressed as their favorite make-believe or storybook character will receive free admission. Info: knoxville-zoo.org.

■ Marble Springs Storytelling, 2-4 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Fundraiser for Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association. Bring chairs.

Under the pavilion. Info: 573-5508; marblesprings@gmail. com; www.marblesprings.net.

■ “Music of Queen” performed by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra featuring guest conductor Brent Havens and vocalist Brody Dolyniuk, 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Info/tickets: Box Office, 215-8999; KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444, 877-995-9961.

■ Valor Fights 22 Pro/Am MMA, 6 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Tickets: $35 general admission. Info: internationalknox.com.

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Eighth-graders explore history through Holiday

By Betsy Pickle This Friday, while most South-Doyle Middle School students are staring at the clock, waiting for the bell to ring to let them out into a lazy-weekend future, Katie Huneycutt and Emily Kersey will be in Nashville thinking about the past.

To be exact, they’ll be thinking about mid-20thcentury singer Billie Holiday and her impact on her times.

Eighth-graders Katie and Emily created a documentary on Holiday for the National History Day competition. They won the East Tennessee junior division in March over entrants from six counties to advance to the state level this weekend.

If they win there, they will go to the national finals in June in Washington, D.C. Emily and Katie say they spent many a long and stressful weekend working on their project, but the real drama came at deadline time.

“The deadline was 12 midnight, and it started to snow about 10,” says Katie.

“We were still working on the documentary, and we were scared that the power was going to go out.”

They wrapped it up, and it was “perfect,” but when they went back to look at it, it was “all messed up” and they had to redo it. They finished and submitted it online, and then they had to wait to see if school would get canceled the next day – which would mean they couldn’t go to the regional competition.

Katie Huneycutt and Emily Kersey

“But it didn’t, and we got first!” says Emily.

Emily and Katie chose documentary; they could have done a website, paper, speech, performance or exhibit. Their original subject was education pioneer Mary Mason Lyon, but they dropped her and searched for another when they realized they couldn’t find enough images of the 19thcentury figure to help fill the minimum six minutes for the documentary.

“It’s kind of funny,” says Katie. “We looked up influential people of America and closed our eyes and scrolled down the list and put our finger on someone, and it was Billie Holiday.

“It turned out we really enjoyed doing her. And then, we both dance, so music has a really big influence on us, so it really connected with us.”

Photo by Betsy Pickle

Katie and Emily enjoyed getting to know Holiday and exploring the history of civil rights. They encourage other middle-schoolers to think about entering the contest next year.

“It’s a lot of fun,” says Katie.

“It’s really fun, but it’s a lot of work, so you have to be willing to work,” says Emily.

They’ve picked up skills that will help them in high school and college.

“It really teaches you to look for your primary source, how to know if something is a good source or not,” says Katie.

“We already know how to do an annotated bibliography, which you usually don’t do that till college,” says Emily.

“It teaches you to think a little bit deeper, too – find the underlying message,” says Katie.

Art teacher stays busy teaching, creating Jenny Snead in front of artwork by her students at South Knoxville Elementary School Photo by Betsy Pickle

Snead didn’t get into teaching immediately after graduating from Virginia Intermont College. She started a family, and then four years ago she started teaching with Knox County Schools.

Being an artist and teaching “go hand in hand because I’m learning from the kids,” she says. “My big emphasis in teaching is, they need to learn how to solve problems in more than one way, and to get a different viewpoint. And everybody’s going to make mistakes, but you have to keep working through it.

“I tell them all the time that if I quit my painting that I messed up last night and threw it away, I would never have a painting, so I have to work through my mistakes and to use them, and they have to do that with every part of life as well.”

From the kids, she has learned “attitude.”

“They’re excited about almost anything,” says Snead.

“Anything that’s different, they get excited. I try to have that excitement.”

They’ve also taught her to keep trying new things.

“If you get comfortable, then you’re probably not making very good art.”

By day, Jenny Snead teaches art at South Knoxville, Gap Creek and Ritta elementary schools. By night – and during school breaks – she’s an awardwinning artist whose work generally isn’t suitable for her young students.

“I can only show a few pieces to my students,” says Snead, sitting in her classroom at South Knoxville Elementary. “It’s very political and deals with class issues, from a maternal perspective. It’s totally different from what I do here.”

Snead won Best in Show in the just-ended Art at the Airport exhibit with “I’m So Glad, I Done Got Over,” which borrowed its title from a Leadbelly song. Her work is in two shows this month, Art Source 2015 at the University of Tennessee’s Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St., through April 17; and Synergy Art Educa-

tor & Student Exhibitions, through April 30 at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville.

“They’re not really as political,” she says of the pieces in those shows.

Snead, who is originally from southwest Virginia, came late to art.

“I never had art until I was in college,” she says.

“I’m a triplet, and my sisters were really into the arts.

I went a different way because we’re really competitive with each other.

“I didn’t take art class till I went to community college and then I had to. … I ended up in an art-history class. I loved art history, and then I took drawing and I loved it.

“I knew I wanted to teach, but I went from wanting to teach English to wanting to teach art. I’ve been trying to work on my own work ever since then – growing in leaps and bounds, hopefully.”

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■ Colonial Village Neighborhood Association. Info: Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_caruthers@hotmail.com.

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■ Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Connie’s Kitchen, 10231 Chapman Highway, Seymour. Info: https://www.facebook.com/TriCountyLions/info.

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Bubba makes ‘scallywag’ business

By Betty B Bett Bean Most of Bubba’s Barrels’ customers are out of state, or international, even. But the destination of the shiny steel barrel sitting in Bubba’s front parking lot last Tuesday was Crafty Bastard Brewery, opening this spring three miles south of Bubba’s in Emory Place. The transaction is an example of the community that Carl Clements wanted to join when he settled on Knoxville as his adopted hometown six years ago.

“We’ve gotten an amazing amount of support from local business owners,” said Clements, a burly, bearded, overall-wearing guy whose business has gone from zero to more than $1 million in annual revenue in four years. (We’ll resist the urge to say he’s “barrel-chested” because it’s too easy.)

The 46-year-old Texan traveled the world after graduating from Texas A&M: two years in Africa with the Peace Corps, most of another year traveling around the continent, multiple road trips across the U.S. and considerable business traveling on his previous job selling durable medical equipment.

“I made the good money, had the good life – selling the parts that make cell phones work. I still do that so I won’t have to draw a salary out of this business,” he said.

So how did he decide on Knoxville?

“I went to North Carolina a lot and had a good Peace Corps friend in Knoxville.

One day I looked at my phone and saw more 865

numbers than anywhere any here else. Knoxville’s a good place to live, a scallywag town. Most of the people who lived here sided with the North in the Civil War. “I don’t want to live in Dallas-Fort Worth, but I love living in the South without having to live in Birmingham to do it.

“We’re geographically in the South, and it’s a middleclass town with lots more amenities than we deserve for our size. I really like Knoxville, except for historic districts that think we need to be wealthy to live in them.”

So he found a house in North Hills and made quick connections in the music scene. Two years later, he started the barrel business in his basement.

“I bought some used barrels. Then I bought three more. Then I bought 40 more,” he said. “Then somebody calls and asks, ‘Can you put a drain in that?’ “‘Sure,’ I say. But I had no idea …”

He remembers sitting on his back porch drinking beer with his friend Dan Lipe, who subsequently designed the Bubba’s Barrels website.

“I told him if I could sell $40,000 a year, gross, that’d be great. That would mean I’d make about $10,000.

We’ve doubled in size every year since then. Last year, we did $1 million. This year, I expect to do $1.4 million.

When I became a viable business, I started paying him. That’s how it works.”

After a while, he rented a space on Pembroke in the shadow of Sharp’s Ridge.

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Carl Clements Photo by Ruth White

When business picked up, he built an outbuilding in the backyard. Grinding barrels is a noisy undertaking, and it’s good to be in an out-of-the-way spot that’s conveniently close to Broadway.

In a few weeks, he and his four full-time employees, plus his feisty Jack Russell terrier Brandy, will move a couple of blocks north to a 13,000-square-foot warehouse on Buchanan Street (compared to 3,000 square

A recent grant award by the Rotary Club of Knoxville will help Beaumont Magnet Academy purchase almost 700 new books, school librarian Molly Moore said.

Moore, who’s been at the school for about three years, recently spoke to the club and said this gift will help update the school’s library.

In addition to this, Beaumont is already this year’s weekly recipient of a donated book signed by meeting speakers.

“This is going to get kids excited about reading,” Moore said of the addition of new books. Currently, many of the school library’s books are out-of-date, particularly in areas such as scientific information.

“Our library books are old,” she said.

“Their average shelf age is 20 years. There feet of covered space in their are lots of books that present location), where are older than me on they will stock an inventory my shelves. I try to pull of accessory parts and turn them as I find them.”

Moore said she has an out even more stainlesssteel drums, barrels, brew annual budget of $3,200 to kettles, smokers, boilers purchase new books.

The Rotary grant inand conical fermenters. cludes $5,000 from the loClements, who says he’s known as “an employer of cal club and $5,000 in diswayward musicians around trict matching funds.

Beaumont is a unique town,” is flexible about emschool in that it offers fine ployees’ schedules.

“As an employer, I’ve re- arts and honors programs ally tried to make this a and is a museum school as well, she said. The school place that doesn’t suck.”

Molly Moore, Beaumont Magnet Academy librarian

is a Title 1 school, with 75 percent of its students economically disadvantaged.

Even though it offers specialized programming, the school is in a literacy crisis with many of the students below reading level.

Moore said 85 percent of fifth-graders are below proficiency levels.

“We know we’re in a crisis at Beaumont,” she said.

“We’re doing everything that we can. Our administrators this year have totally changed everything around. Every teacher in the building has a small reading group … . We’re doing radical things at Beaumont to try to get our kids up to level.”

FISH Pantries: Much more than food I recently toured the main facility for Knoxville’s FISH Hospitality Pantries.

I caught up with Jeff Gencay while he and other volunteers were busy getting ready for a distribution day. The entire place was a beehive of activity, and I was immediately impressed with the camaraderie among folks there.

FISH originally started as a food delivery system, with families in need calling a hotline. In 1986, when there were not enough volunteers to answer the phone, Jim Wright decided to invite those who had transportation or lived within walking distance to pick up their food at an East Knoxville church basement.

Wright’s goal to have pantries located closer to neighborhoods where many low-income families lived soon became a reality.

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Wright opened additional neighborhood pantries on Western Avenue and in South Knoxville. In 2007, a main distribution center was established at 122 W. Scott Ave. just off of North Central. The large warehouse with its huge walk-in cooler and freezer stand as testament to Wright’s vision.

Within three months after opening and with a lot of help from donors, FISH was able to completely pay off the new building. There are currently four distribution

locations.

Many Knoxville families would go hungry if it weren’t for FISH. In 2007, FISH distributed food worth $410,000. Last year, $2.9 million of free food was distributed.

Donations come from various food distributors and churches, but Wright credits the more than 300 volunteers with the pantry’s success. Over 100 of these volunteers first came to FISH because they were in need of food at one time.

“FISH is all about showing respect. Our goal is for no one in Knoxville to go hungry,” says Wright.

Wright worked diligently to make sure FISH volunteers understood the importance of treating everyone equally. People are not asked questions about income and spending habits. Everyone is treated with

dignity.

Kathy Cannon has been a volunteer for seven years.

In 2008, when she lost her job, Cannon soon found herself with no income.

Kathy Cannon When she arrived at FISH, she needed food.

Cannon was grateful to be treated with dignity and respect.

“This place has changed my life. ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself’ truly came alive for me,” says Cannon. “I just knew it was a place God wanted me to be. I love this place.” Cannon is now in a leadership program with a group giving women a voice in the community.

Info: fishpantry.org or 523-7900.

Helping Dylan Dogwood Elementary School fifth-grader Dylan Graves jokes with Eli Driver, a member of the North Knox Rotary Club. Driver volunteers as a tutor at Dogwood. He gained Rotary support for Dylan’s upcoming Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C., and Dylan promised to return to the club with a report. Photo

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times, a Brown Bag Lecture by Laura Cope Overbey, Curator of Collections at Biltmore Estates, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8824 or www.EastTNHistory.org.

Easy Breathing with the Alexander Technique, 2-4 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or www.AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 8-9 AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 5-9 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $10. 8-hour course approved by the state of Tennessee for insurance premium discounts for eligible drivers over age 55. Info/to register: 862-9250 or 862-9252.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Auditions for the upcoming production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” 2-4 p.m., Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza, Loudon. The cast is composed of five women of various ages. Info: Don Morton, dmorton3@charter.net.

Instrumental concert, 7 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The event is free and the community is invited. Info: 6946400 or www.pstcc.edu/arts.

Navigating Your Joy in Life luncheon, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Hosted by Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection. Cost: $12 inclusive. Complimentary child care is by reservation only. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com.

The Grace Notes Flute Choir in concert, 7 p.m., Blount County Library, 508 N Cusick St., Maryville. Open to the public. Info: 982-0981 or www. blountlibrary.org.

invited. Cultural booths and exhibits, music, food, children’s activities. Info: www.pstcc.edu/arts or 694-6400.

Jubilee! A tribute to Guy and Candie Carawan, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Admission is free. Info: Bradley Reeves or Eric Dawson, 215-8856.

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Instructor: Simon Bradbury. Cost: $60. Registration and payment deadline: Monday, April 13. Info/to register: 218-3375, www.townoffarragut.org/register.

Yoga class, 9-10 a.m., community room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Betty Kalister. Cost: $60. Registration and payment deadline: Monday, April 13. Info/to register: 218-3375, www.townoffarragut.org/register.

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Used book sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Road, Oak Ridge.

Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Auditions for the upcoming production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” 2-4 p.m., Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza, Loudon. The cast is composed of five women of various ages. Info: Don Morton, dmorton3@charter.net.

Composting class, 2 p.m., community garden of Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Instructor: Bob Grimac. Class is free and no registration required. To reserve a wire compost bin for $7.50: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 546-5643.

Farragut Book Fest for Children, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Founders Park at Campbell Station. Free and open to the public. Activities include storytelling, book signings, music, art activities, face painting, cookie decorating and the Ruff Reading Program. Free hot dogs, popcorn and lemonade available beginning at 11 a.m. while supplies last. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@townoffarragut. org or 966-7057.

Farragut Family Fun Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Farragut High Football complex. Hosted by Farragut Youth Cheer and Farragut Youth Football. Features: an inflatable, popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy.

Plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Gardens, located UT agriculture campus on Neyland Drive. All proceeds will benefit the UT Gardens. Info: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

RB Morris with Greg Horne & Daniel Kimbro will perform, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Tea & Treasures 2nd Saturday Marketplace, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 4104 W Martin Mill Pike. Vendor booths include arts & crafts, antiques, plants, books, food and music.

The 51st annual Talahi Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Lakeshore Park, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. All proceeds benefit the Knoxville Community. Admission and parking: free.

“To Prune or Not to Prune … That is the Question!” program by Knox County Master Gardeners, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813.

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“Packing and Shipping Artwork” with Mike C. Berry, 6 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com/development.html.

Sandwiched In lunch and learn program: Wanda Sobieski to discuss “A Call to Action” by President Jimmy Carter, noon, East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. Info: Emily Ellis, 215-8767 or eellis@knoxlib.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16 “Plan Before You Plant: Maximizing the Output of Your Raised Beds,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Knox County Master Gardeners. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

“Spring Fling at Cranberry Hollow” free spring decorating class, 6-8 p.m., Cranberry Hollow, 12556 Kingston Pike. Hosted by Farragut Beautification Committee. Attendees are encouraged to bring in baskets, containers and silk floral arrangements to be refreshed and upscaled with new ideas. No registration required.

Info: 966-7057.

THURSDAYS, APRIL 16, MAY 21, JUNE 18 Mobile Photography class led by Finch Photo, 6-8 p.m., community room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Registration and payment deadline: Tuesday, April 14. Info/to register: 218-3375, www.townoffarragut.org/register.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 16-18 “The Night of January 16th” presented by the Powell Playhouse at Jubilee Banquet Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Thursday-Saturday evening: dinner, 5:30 and play, 7; Saturday matinee: lunch, 12:30 p.m. and play, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door; Saturday matinee only, seniors, $5. Dinner and lunch reservations required: 938-2112. Ticket info: Mona, 256-7428.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 17-18 The 5th Woman Troupe Theatre Show, 8 p.m., UT campus. A portion of proceeds will support the Joshua Resource Center for Women. Info: 214-7907 or the5thwoman@gmail.com.

Sing Out Knoxville, a folk singing circle open to everyone, will meet 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 546-5643.

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MONDAY, APRIL 13 Binding the Edge of the Quilt Class: 9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m., Hobby Lobby, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt. tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profile/ monicaschmidt.

Staged Reading of “Tuesdays with Morrie” presented by the WordPlayers, 7:30 p.m., The Square Room, 4 Market Square. Admission is free, reservations not required. Info: 539-2490 or wordplayers.org.

Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: www.smokymountainfiberartsfestival. org or 448-0859.

“The Tempest,” Pellissippi State Community College Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. Info/tickets: www.pstcc.edu/tickets.

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Tickets: $19 to $36. Info/tickets: 981-8590; www. claytonartscenter.com; knoxvilletickets.com.

Festival of Cultures, 4-8:30 p.m. Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free to attend; the community is

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tellico Village Chota Recreation Center, 145 Awohili Drive, Loudon. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

EarthFest 2015, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., World’s Fair Park.

Activities include: scavenger hunt, live music, activities and crafts for kids, Mercury thermometer exchange, exhibits and more. Free event. Info: www.knox-earthfest. org.

Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego perform, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Vintage jazz. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www. jubileearts.org.

TUESDAYS, APRIL 14-MAY 19 Pilates class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., community room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

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Limit 1 transaction per customer, per day.

Selected Varieties

19

99

Wooden Rocker Each BUY

1

Bud, Miller or Coors

Must purchase 2 in the same transaction to receive discount.

24 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans

Lesser quantities are regular price.

Customer pays sales tax.

Valupoints

300

GET... BONUS POINTS

EACH

69.99 with ValuCard

10 Inch Individually Wrapped

Selected Varieties

Selected Varieties

Selected Varieties

Food Club American Singles

Food Club Cereal

Mayfield Select Ice Cream

Terry’s Classic Potato Chips

24 Slices, 16 Oz.

11.25-18.7 Oz.

48 Oz.

8 Oz.

With Card

With Card

With Card

SAVE AT LEAST 5.99 ON TWO

SAVE AT LEAST 3.99 ON TWO

Selected Varieties

Selected Varieties

Selected Varieties

Selected Varieties

Dannon Greek Yogurt

McCafé Coffee Pods or Bags

Powerade Sports Drink

Frito Lay Doritos

5.3 Oz.

12 Ct. or 12 Oz.

8 Pk., 20 Oz.

10-11.5 Oz.

With Card

10

• Items and Prices are specifically intended to apply locally where issue originates. No sales to dealers or competitors.

Quantity rights reserved. 2015 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Food City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

5

With Card

3

99 With Card

BUY

1

Valupoints

150 14.99 with ValuCard

SAVE AT LEAST 3.19 ON TWO

99

Each

GET... BONUS POINTS

With Card

SAVE AT LEAST 4.19 ON TWO

10/

Turbo Fan

5

2/ 00

With Card

20 Inch

3 Speed Box Fan Each BUY

1

Valupoints

150

GET... BONUS POINTS

19.99 with ValuCard

• KNOXVILLE, TN - N. BROADWAY, MAYNARDVILLE HWY., HARDIN VALLEY RD., KINGSTON PIKE, MIDDLEBROOK PIKE, MORRELL RD. • POWELL, TN - 3501 EMORY RD.

SALE DATES Wed., April 8, Tues., April 14, 2015