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Turner returns Susan Turner has been appointed executive director of elementary education for the upcoming school year. Turner retired from her position as an elementary supervisor in 2013. Upon the retirement of Nancy Maland, Turner answered Superintendent Dr. Susan Turner Jim McIntyre’s call to return for one year “as we transition our curricular supervisory structure to better support our school administrators,” he wrote. Turner served as principal at A.L. Lotts, BrickeyMcCloud, Rocky Hill and Ball Camp elementary schools. She joined Knox County Schools in 1980 and has taught at both Rocky Hill and Cedar Bluff Middle School.

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Civil rights icons to visit Knoxville Rabbi Israel Dresner and Dorie Ladner will march to commemorate the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the day of its 50th anniversary. The march will leave from the Knoxville Safety Building at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, and proceed to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave. Joining them will be local civil rights leaders who participated in the Freedom Summer. At 7 p.m. both Dresner and Ladner will speak at Mt. Olive Baptist. Rabbi Dresner was known as America’s “most arrested rabbi” for his civil rights activism across the South. Ladner was a Mississippi college student active with the Freedom Riders, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Freedom Summer of 1964.

IN THIS ISSUE Tribute to Baker Victor Ashe pays tribute to the late Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., whose election in 1966 launched the modern-day Republican Party in Tennessee. Ashe was there, serving as a staff assistant for Baker and then winning his first election to the state House of Representatives in 1968 at age 23.

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Coyote alert! Carol Zinavage writes about the plague of coyotes in rural and even suburban parts of Knox County. Learn what they’re after and how you can protect your kids and small animals from the predators.

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Members of the South Knoxville Old Brooms Brigade show off part of their haul after a “sweep” of Mary James Park. From left are (front) Parker Kivett, Miles Wilkinson, Jenna Kivett, (back) Joe Baker, Barbara Baker, Patti Kelley, Ben Ream, Heather Ream, Samantha Sutton and Madi Wilkinson.

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Barbara Baker, Patti Kelley and Heather Ream pick up trash in Mary James Park. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Heather Burchfield Ream believes in prayer, but she also believes in action. When a highschool classmate made a Facebook request for prayers because her children didn’t have anything to eat, Ream and her husband, Ben, bought food for the family. When they moved from Atlanta to Heather’s native South Knoxville about four months ago and saw a need in the area for everything from rides for the elderly to feeding the hungry to clean-

ing trash from streets and parks, they decided to get to work helping their neighbors. Their answer was the South Knoxville Old Brooms Brigade, a fledgling organization devoted to solving problems of all kinds in the community. One of the things they’ve done is organize cleanup projects, such as one held Saturday, June 21, at Mary James Park in the South Haven neighborhood. Including the Reams, 10 people To page 3

Knoxville repaving set It’s the peak season for street repaving, and the city of Knoxville will be resurfacing more than 54 miles of roads in the coming year, roughly nine miles in each City Council district. In District 1, represented by Nick Pavlis, the city lists these streets for resurfacing: ■ West Blount Avenue, between Hawthorne Avenue and West Martin Mill Pike ■ Lake Avenue, between Volunteer Boulevard and Melrose Place ■ Two sections of Magazine Road, from West End to Stone Road and from Stone Road to West Ford Valley Road ■ West Red Bud Road, between Chapman Highway and Mayflower Drive ■ Royal Heights Drive, between Stone Road and Judith Drive ■ Sarvis Drive, between Stone Road and Maple Loop Road ■ Neubert Springs Road, between West Martin Mill Pike and Okeh Lane. “As a rule of thumb, local streets are resurfaced on a 20-year cycle, collectors every 15 years and arterials every 10 years,” said Jim Hagerman, the city’s director of engineering. The primary function of local To page 3

The Rev. Richard Brown, pastor of Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, leads the closing song as podium guests join hands: Joshalyn Hundley, city of Knoxville planning team; Avon Rollins, C.T. Vivian, the Rev. Harold Middlebrook, and the Rev. Dr. Joe B. Maddox, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church. Photo by Patricia Williams

Vivian calls for action on Juneteenth By Patricia Williams This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Celebrated as the date the Civil War ended, June 19 (aka Juneteenth) is recognized as the anniversary of the end of slavery in this country. The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a veteran of the civil rights movement, was guest speaker for a June 19

mass meeting at Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, symbolic of mass meetings held at African-American churches as planning sessions for civil rights activists 50 years ago. Vivian, 89, talked about the distribution of wealth, as the policies of our country eliminate the middle class that will ultimately leave two classes – the poor (of all colors) dependent

on charity from the super-rich. “There are three important words at the heart of every religion. They are justice, truth and the greatest of them all is love. “There is too much poverty at the foot of the Christ, and we must change that if we are to succeed as a nation. “We have the stuff to change that.”

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On the road, pain free and loving it As the caregiver for her husband for years, Karen Keirstead of Loudon, 70, put off tending to her own health problems, including the pain in her lower back. “The pain started off and on for about four years,” she said. “It started in my feet and ankles, and then moved to my lower back. It would come and then after awhile it would be OK, and then it would come back. My husband had Alzheimer’s disease, and I was taking care of him, so I had to put off anything for me. “When he passed away, I thought I needed to take care of myself,” she said. “The pain went down my entire left leg. I couldn’t even put my shoes on, tie sneakers. It was so painful because my sciatic nerve was being pinched.” Keirstead tried chiropractic treatments, an acupuncturist and steroid shots, with none of them bringing permanent relief. Happily, she also remarried, and Keirstead said her new husband, Jim Lane, began taking care of her as the pain got worse. “My husband had to help me out of the bed in the morning, give me a hot shower, put ice on my back. That was the only way I could do anything,” she said. Through a friend, Keirstead heard about Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon who operates at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine

cure, but Keirstead wanted to wait. “We wanted to go on a safari in Kenya!” said Keirstead. “I was trying to get surgery before, but Dr. Norman said that would not be a good thing.” Instead, Norman worked with Keirstead on a plan that allowed her to safely take the trip. Upon her return to East Tennessee, Keirstead had surgery in January 2014 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “By Tuesday, I was no longer taking any kind of pain medicine because I had no pain,” said Keirstead. “I haven’t looked back. I feel ﬁne. I’m back to playing golf again, and taking long trips in the car. I Karen Keirstead and her husband, Jim, toast after a two-week drive from don’t have any more pain Loudon, Tenn., that took them through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, than somebody 70 years Toronto, Buffalo and finally back home. After minimally invasive spine old would have.” surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, Keirstead was able to make the trip Keirstead said she pain free, even while sitting for hours.

Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. In May 2013, Dr. Norman conﬁrmed Keirstead’s diagnosis: spondylolisthesis, which is generally a degenerative condition that results in “slipping” or sublaxtation of one vertebral body over another. This instability puts pressure on the sciatic nerves running down the legs and also causes pain in the lower back. Surgery to remove the discs and stabilize the vertebrae is an effective

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What is spondylolisthesis? Spondylolisthesis is one of the main reasons for spinal fusion surgery, said Norman. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, this surgery can be done with a minimally invasive approach. Using special imaging and instruments, the surgeon operates through several small incisions instead of one large one. The goal is to reposition the bones so they’re not compressing a nerve and to fuse them together, to stabilize the area. The small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing. “This gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular activity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” said Norman. “After a hospital stay of one to two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.” Spondylolisthesis can be caused by an injury or a malformation at birth, but is more often the result of arthritis and aging. “The typical patient is 50 to 60 years old,” said Norman. “Spondylolisthesis is a condition causing back pain that I feel conﬁdent I can ﬁx with an operation,” he said. “In most cases we’re able to return people to their normal way of living.” For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.

Back pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain… the root of the problem is often a pinched spinal nerve. The good news is that now Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s physicians use state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques to perform spine surgery. Compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgeries offer patients many advantages, including a smaller incision, less postoperative pain, faster recovery and improved outcome. Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy and medication should always be tried ﬁrst. If those don’t help, surgery may be the best option.

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Almost everyone experiences back pain – especially lower back pain – at some point in life. For about 5 to 10 percent of people, back pain comes from a condition called “spondylolisthesis.” From the Greek words “spondylo,” meaning spine, and “listhesis,” meaning “slip,” spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips in relation to another above or below it. The misalignment can press against a nerve or allow ﬂuid between the vertebrae to bulge and cause a painful cyst. In both cases, the pain can radiate from the back down the leg. “Spondylolisthesis is often missed on initial MRIs,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a Dr. Joel Norman, neurosurgeon Neurosurgery with the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. The vertebrae tend to slip back in place when the patient is lying down for the MRI scan. To get a better image, the patient must have X-rays standing up or bending forward and leaning back. “That way you’ll see the slippage of the bones in there,” said Norman. “Usually the person’s pain is much worse when walking or standing.”

would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone facing spinal surgery. “I thought Fort Sanders was wonderful,” she said. “I was impressed by the fact that there were so many registered nurses on the floor. I thought there would be one for the whole floor, but there were at least three or four of them tending to me, and I was real impressed with that level of care. I can’t say anything bad about it. “And Dr. Norman is so wonderful. Anytime I met with him, I felt very comfortable; everything he said to me was true.” This summer, Keirstead has returned to her normal activities, including golfing and a two-week road trip to Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. “We drove the whole way! I haven’t done any bungee jumping yet, but I feel great,” she said.

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Election facilitator Frank Adams joins newly elected leaders of the South Haven Neighborhood Association: Linda Rust, Richard Richter, Sabine Nebenfuehr, April Burt, Ernie Page, Sara Baker, Pat Harmon, Audrey Williams and Barry Neal. Photos by Betsy Pickle Appalachian Mountain Bike Club president Brian Hann welcomes Andrew Wagner of ClimbWorks to the June AMBC meeting.

South Haven elects officers The South Haven Neighborhood Association took care of business in a businesslike way at its June meeting.

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There was no media circus, but otherwise the South Haven group ran its officer and board elections as officially as a national political race. President Linda Rust brought in South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association member Frank Adams to facilitate the election and make sure everything was done according to Hoyle (or Robert). The bonus was that Adams, an author and retired journalist, ended up giving a mini seminar on democracy for those attending. The candidates presented short bios, mostly focusing on their residency in South Haven and community activities. Rust and Pat Harmon were reelected as president and secretary, respectively. April Burt was elected vice president and Barry Neal treasurer. Board members elected were: Sara Baker, Kim Hinchey, Andrew McDonald, Sabine Nebenfuehr, Ernie Page, Richard Richter and Audrey Williams.

Judicial candidates Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore, Bill Ailor, Patricia Hall Long and Greg McMillan make their case at the South Knoxville Republican Club’s June meeting.

The rest of the meeting included a report from Knoxville Police Department representatives on recent crimes in the area – and an oft-repeated admonition not to leave items of value unsecured outside of homes; and a visit from Ben Epperson of the Knox County Health Department, who is fast becoming an honorary South Knox resident thanks to all of his visits to neighborhood groups to solicit suggestions for his place-making map of the community. A big topic of concern for the group was the future of the former Giffin School, 1834 Beech St., now that Remote Area Medical is no longer using the facility. All agreed that they didn’t want the building to become so decrepit that it would no

South Knox repaving streets is to allow access to properties on the street, so local streets are typically neighborhood residential streets. The primary function of arterial streets is to move traffic; an example would be Kingston Pike. Collector streets fall in between the two – they both allow access to properties and move traffic, but to a lesser degree than local or arterial streets. “We know that maintaining streets is very important to residents, and we want to be responsive and give resi-

dents a say in the resurfacing schedule,” Hagerman said. He encouraged residents to call 311 to report potholes and worn asphalt. “We drive every street every two years for site-specific evaluation. Because we recognize that we can’t evaluate all of the roughly 1,000 miles of Knoxville streets as frequently as the people who live on them, we welcome citizen input. We compile a resurfacing schedule using common sense, evenhandedness and sound engineering guidelines, and

Old Brooms Brigade showed up around 8 a.m. and spent about an hour collecting litter. “The city can devote only so many resources to coming out and cleaning up trash every day,” says Ben. “The cleaner it is, the less likely it is that other people will litter.” “It’s about being a good citizen,” says Heather. “I hate that that seems to be an old-fashioned trait. “The community cleanups are just a way to increase visibility because we would like the Old Brooms Brigade to be, not a onestop shopping place – there are a lot of awesome organizations in South Knoxville. We just want …” “We have ambitions far and above what we’re doing now,” says Ben, completing her thought. The Reams are members of South Knoxville Baptist Church and originally planned to serve the community just through church programs until they saw a

need for more. “We’d love to get with teachers and help with tutoring,” says Heather. “We want to build bus shelters. We’d like to work with the nursing homes and have a ministry there. There’s a whole lot of disjointed need, I think, in South Knoxville.” “Heather and I can’t look the other way,” says Ben. “When we see something – from a lady walking down the road with her walker who needs a ride, to trash on the side of the road – we feel a responsibility there, and I think a lot of other people do, too. I don’t think that we’re unique in that. “South Knoxville is worth fighting for. There are innumerable good people here.” The Reams are attending various neighborhood association meetings in South Knoxville to see how they can help. Ben works from home for a financing company, but Heather, who spent her childhood in South

longer be usable. A committee was formed to meet with authorities about what could be done about the old school. South Haven’s next meeting is 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19.

Greg McMillan, candidate for 4th Circuit Court Judge, apologized in advance and made regrets for all the judicial candidates as the Knoxville Bar Association has scheduled a candidate forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the same date – Thursday, July 17 – which pretty much will ■ Hopefuls today, leave the judge hopefuls with hot dogs in July crumbs if they can make Certainly it’s important it South before the dinner that the June meeting of the ends at 8 p.m. Don’t worry South Knoxville Republican – there will be other politiClub featured several candi- cians on hand to glad-hand dates running in the Aug. 7 and eat dogs and chili and election who came to bond homemade desserts at Gary with the group at the Opti- Underwood Park. mist Club building at Gary Also attending were PaUnderwood Park. But the top news of the night was about next month’s event, which will feature a hot-dog dinner for the community instead of the usual GOP meeting.

tricia Hall Long, running for re-election for Sessions Court Division III; first-time political candidate Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore, running for Chancellor, Division 2; and John Hitt as proxy for incumbent Sherry Witt, Register of Deeds. Bill Ailor, who will battle Democratic incumbent Harold Wimberly Jr. for the position of Fourth Circuit Court Judge, was the guest speaker for the evening. The fresh-faced South Knoxville native (a Webb School graduate) spoke about how he came to be a lawyer almost in spite of himself but now has practiced for 24 years. One of his goals is to bring the court’s filing methods up to date to make them more efficient and less expensive for citizens. ■

Bike club detours to Flats & Taps

The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club had a change of venue but otherwise stayed the course for its June meeting. Gathering at Central Flats & Taps instead of the usual Barley’s, AMBC members were packed in at the smaller space, which may have made the always-social meeting even more convivial.

President Brian Hann expressed thanks to Kathleen Gibi of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department for nominating the Urban Wilderness for a National Recreation Trail, which the National Park Service recognized it as on National Trails Day in June. He also thanked individual AMBC members for various acts of service and noted that the Hastie Park Challenge Grant bridge project was completed at the end of May. The group helped the Lake Forest Neighborhood Association by building a bridge for wildlife viewing and two on-trail bridges. Reports on the epic weekend at Big South Fork, the recent Xterra event at Mead’s Quarry, the Concord beginner trail and a grant to design the bike park on land donated by the Wood Family also were positive. Guest Andrew Wagner of ClimbWorks in Pigeon Forge spoke to the AMBC about plans to start local mountain-bike clubs at the middle school level, including at South-Doyle Middle. He’s looking for support from parents and bike enthusiasts who might serve as trainers.

From page 1 information from citizens is considered when choosing the streets to be resurfaced in a given year.” The 2014-15 budget reflects about $6.8 million for repaving – including some $1 million from KUB. “We put a lot of effort into coordinating with utilities so that they can avoid digging up freshly resurfaced streets. If there is extensive utility work on a street that would not otherwise need resurfacing, the utility company covers the cost of resurfacing,” Hagerman said.

From page 1 Knoxville until her father died and the family moved to Karns, is devoting herself to the Old Brooms Brigade. “I’m going all out,” she says. “We would love to get it to where it’s so successful that we could turn it into a nonprofit ministry.” It’s all based on what the community wants, and that’s where the name comes in. “There’s an old saying: A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners,” Heather says. “And to me, that is such a beautiful analogy for the people in South Knoxville. There are so many people who’ve been here for a very long time, and they’re the ones who know what’s going on. “We want the people of South Knoxville to tell us what needs to be done. “We’re just here to serve with love.” The South Knoxville Old Brooms Brigade may be reached at 405-2008.

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It’s time to term limit the school board

Every spring, around the time that county officials start thinking about how to stretch too little money to meet too many needs, certain County Commissioners get irritated with what they that bears his name. He see as Knox County Schools’ says there is more to being boundless appetite for mona legislator than sponsorey. ing legislation. He appears It makes for a dicey reat GOP clubs and meetings and has supporters ringing lationship when one party is always wanting stuff that doorbells in his behalf. another party has to find Daniel has waged an the money to pay for, and intensive door-to-door campaign, especially in the it doesn’t help when school board members (who are two new precincts of his elected in non-partisan district – Rocky Hill and elections and don’t get Westmoreland/Deane Hill called to task by red-meat Rec Center. The district is Republicans for stuff like largely West and Northraising taxes) start talkwest Knoxville plus much ing about how they’d gladly of the Cedar Bluff area. It support tax increases to pay was once represented by for iPads, teacher salary inTim Burchett and Maria creases and new schools. Peroulas. Daniel misses no Inevitably, it gets certain opportunity to tie Hall to County Commissioners in a Campfield. bad enough mood to menDaniel has challenged Hall to a debate which Hall tion that a dose of term limits would do the other has not answered. Only guys a world of good. School 6,000 people are expected to vote in this district which board members say their is only one seventh of Knox constituents are fine with County. Daniel has funded much of his campaign himself while Hall, being an incumbent, has raised his money largely outside his district With the announcement from PACs and individuals of the sudden resignation like John Bryan from Lake of Indya Kincannon from Oswego, Oregon, who gave the school board, a flock of Hall $1,500. folks have expressed interHall is considered the est in the appointment. favorite to win due to inHeading the list is John cumbency, but Daniel may Fugate, manager of Combe the most determined mercial Bank in Fountain and active opponent he has City and active member of ever faced. An upset is not the Fountain City Business out of the question. and Professional Associa■ Best wishes for a tion. He’s got a background speedy recovery for Honey in education, having been Alexander, wife of Sen. La- a teacher and a principal, mar Alexander, who broke and he participated in what her arm. She is doing well. ■ Older leaders: The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, 90, who leaves office the end of July, is the oldest current head of state. He Grab a paper and penwas born in what was Poland at the time but is now cil and sketch the sides of Lithuania. He will turn 91 a graph. Label the vertical a week after he retires. He axis “tax rate” and the horiwas elected President by the zontal axis “revenue.”

Baker’s passing marks end of era Senator Baker’s passing marks the end of an era as he was the leading part of the two-party system growth in Tennessee.

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Nationally, he set the gold standard for working with all groups on the issues of the day. Today’s political society could use more of that. Personally, I started out in public service working for him in 1966 on his campaign and 1967 on his Senate staff. He was a mentor and provider of sage advice. I am glad I was able to visit him a few weeks ago at his office in Huntsville. We could use a few more Howard Baker’s in today’s world. Among his many accomplishments in the Senate which appeals greatly to me was the creation of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area which created a marvelous park area which attracts a million visitors a year now just 50 miles from Knoxville. ■

Steve Hall vs. Martin Daniel

Other than the BriggsCampfield state Senate Republican primary contest Aug. 7, the most interesting race is between incumbent state Rep. Steve Hall and challenger Martin Daniel. The Briggs-Campfield contest has been more lowkey than one would have imagined since Campfield attracts national attention. Campfield and Hall have been political allies and friends for years. Hall replaced Campfield as the state representative when Campfield was first elected to the state Senate. Hall has sponsored several Campfield bills including the one to mandate the sale of Lakeshore Park off Northshore Drive and Lyons View Pike. He has been heavily criticized for wanting to sell this popular park and Daniel has sent out an effective mailer, pledging strong support for the park if elected. Hall is a quiet lawmaker who seldom speaks on the House floor, which was also the case with his tenure on City Council. He opposes tax increases. It is hard to think of any legislation which has been enacted

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things the way they are, and maybe County Commissioners ought to think about the children, and the matter peters out there. And so it has gone ever since two thirds of the county’s officeholders were forcibly shackled with term limits in 2007. School board members (and the judiciary, including court clerks) were excluded because their status is governed by different sections of state law, which leaves them free to decide when they will retire from office, although occasionally an incumbent loses an election, and every 10 years, County Commissioners redraw school board district lines and throw a couple of school board members into the same district just for sport.

The school board is in considerable hot water these days, thanks to a controversial move last December to extend Superintendent James McIntyre until 2017. The 8-1 vote – taken just weeks after KCS’s own teacher survey showed some 70 percent of teachers dissatisfied with the direction the school system is headed under McIntyre’s command – instigated a full-blown rebellion that is heating up again with the impending departure of McIntyre supporter Indya Kincannon and the chance to change the balance of power. McIntyre’s contract was already good until 2016, and he put some of his favorite board members in political jeopardy by seeking a vote of confidence during a time of turmoil. But they stood by their man, as board members who choose superintendents generally do, thus demonstrating why they need to cycle out of there after two terms. There’s no good reason

nology – a computer or tablet for every student and infrastructure to support it. The school board had endorsed the plan, 9-0. The Chamber was on board. And this writer was supSandra portive. Clark Tim Burchett led the opposition and, without his support, could a majority be found on County Comwe called “The Fugate Chal- mission to fund the schools’ lenge” back in 2012. ambitious budget? Kincannon was running Recognizing leadership unopposed for her third qualities in Fugate, I chalterm. Superintendent Jim lenged him to spend a day. McIntyre had proposed a Visit schools. See what’s haptax increase to fund tech- pening. Then say how you feel.

Fugate’s next challenge

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why Knox County voters shouldn’t ask their legislators (who probably would break out in hives at the prospect of applying any such restrictions to themselves) to fi x the glitch in state law that prohibits us from having a term limits referendum like the one we had in 1994, only this time for school board. Granted, it would likely be impossible for such a law to pass statewide, but since two-thirds of Knox County’s elected officials are already subject to term limits, this provides the necessary rational basis to have a law of local application. It’s been 20 years. We need to get this deal done.

Indya and I took John to Whittle Springs Middle School and the L&N STEM Academy. Both principals showed great achievements. I was sure we had a sale. But we didn’t. John Fugate would not endorse the budget. County Commission didn’t even produce a motion for it. The technology initiative sizzled and fizzled. Now Fugate wants Kincannon’s job on the school board. And the challenge is his. Can he get past personalities to support programs? Or is he captive to the past?

Is Laffer the best medicine?

Knesset of Israel, which is their Parliament. He is in excellent health which is better than many younger than he. The two longest-serving heads of state are the King of Thailand, 86 who assumed the monarchy in 1946 and is sixth oldest head of state. Queen Elizabeth II became Queen in 1952 but is the fifth oldest head of state at 88. The second-oldest head of state is Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, also 90, followed by King Abdullah, 89, of Saudi Arabia and Georgio Napolitino, 88, President of Italy. Of those six, only one – Zimbabwe – is directly elected by the people. That election is not considered to be free or fair. The other five are chosen by the nation’s legislative bodies or are royalty.

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Now draw a diagonal line from the intersection of the axes. (Yes, that’s how it’s spelled.) Voila! You’ve solved the deficit problem. Steadily increasing tax rates generate steadily increasing revenue. Like many a simple solution, this one could not be more wrong. There comes a point on the line at which the tax rate is so high it buries the work incentive. No work, no taxes, no revenue. All right, let’s fiddle with our graph.

Erase that diagonal line and replace it with one that starts at the upper end of the vertical axis and travels down toward the horizontal axis. (If you’re following along at home on a laptop, do not use White Out to erase the original line from your screen.) Oh, happy day! Steadily decreasing tax rates increase revenue (presumably from rising investment and productivity), Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell vacation together, and Ronald Reagan smiles benevolently from the beyond. Our revised graph is a tiny snapshot of “supply side” economics, an idea which has been around since at least the 1970s. But, like its discredited predecessor, our remodeled graph is not only embarrassingly wrong, it doesn’t accurately portray supply side theory. Tap the memory bank and haul out your recollections of plane geometry, the

bane of every high school student who thought the slide rule was what you followed for a close play at home. When you weren’t daydreaming about the crocodile rock in class, you may have learned that all curves are lines but all lines aren’t curves. The real world tax rate/revenue model is a curve, not a straight line, and a realistic graph would look something like the familiar Bell curve, with revenue on the vertical axis and tax rate on the horizontal axis. Now our graph resembles the “Laffer Curve,” named for the economist revered by Reagan and most every neocon for three decades. There is a point on the curve where the tax rate is just high enough to maximize revenue. Move to the right or left and revenue drops. Depending on whose ox is being gored, you’ll get argu-

ments about where that rate should be. During the 1980 presidential primaries, the elder Bush called Reagan’s tax cut/supply side thinking “voodoo economics.” Back to geometry class. Conservative political candidates at every level often convey the impression that all taxation is bad, so it follows that lowering taxes is always the right thing to do for the economy. But this is heresy; it ignores the supply side Laffer Curve model, a bedrock tenet of fiscal conservatives. Conservative politicians who oppose any tax increase – ever – don’t understand the logic of their own economic philosophy: our location on the curve determines whether a tax increase is a good or bad thing. Candidates who pledge “never” to raise tax rates are either willfully ignorant or throwing the voter a curve. Either way, better duck.

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Neyland Stadium experiences This started out to be a fun story about Neyland Stadium experiences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; first game, favorite Volunteer, unforgettable plays, best season for hot dogs. Responses drifted in a different direction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ticket costs, band fuss, width of seats, November kickoff times, fans that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit down and a general shortage of common sense. One comment really hurt: Does anybody care? Tennessee, like many other sports operations, has an attendance problem. Sellouts are a thing of the past. High-def on big home screens shares the blame with the run-down economy and disappointing teams. Tennessee, in self-defense, has tried to reverse the decline. It hired a professional marketing team to

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sell more tickets. It offered deep discounts for some games to reduce that empty feeling. Stadium improvements are all around, from the food court to the DJ. Oops, wild and crazy noise is part of the pain for some. Nate Harrison pushed me over the edge from entertainment writer to constructive critic. This longtime fan, born in Bristol, now residing at Sale Creek, was a $5,000 contributor and bronze ticketholder.

He prefaced his remarks with a tidbit about being displaced by the Tennessee Terrace. His new seat selection letter went to an old address. He ended up in section C, sun in eyes for afternoon games. He told of two young women who chose to stand in front of him and his wife. He asked them to sit down and received a rude response. He asked an usher for help. The girls sat down until the usher departed. He again asked the usher for help. The usher said he really couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything. He asked a police officer for help. The officer said his hands were tied, no rules, no policy. Harrison and his wife decided in the second quarter to give up and go away. A person at Gate 10 asked

Coyotes come to town You may have noticed one on an evening walk. Out of the corner of your eye, a rangy animal lopes across the street, almost as if on springs. He wants nothing to do with you; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after the rabbit under the tree. Coyotesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; habitats are shrinking and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showing up in our neighborhoods. As our population grows and we raze more open land for housing, their housing disappears. So we have to co-exist. And the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a lot to say about that. According to the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;coyotes are highly adaptable and can survive in urban areas as long as food and shelter requirements are met.â&#x20AC;? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feed on almost anything â&#x20AC;&#x201C; garbage, pet food,

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Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner small cats and dogs, rodents, skunks, raccoons and birds. In urban environments these den animals choose storm drains, culverts, crawl spaces under storage sheds and porches, holes in vacant lots, parks, golf courses or any dry area. Rumor has it theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve set up housekeeping in a Fountain City cemetery, among other places. According to the TWRA website, your child is â&#x20AC;&#x153;mil-

lions of times more likelyâ&#x20AC;? to be bitten by the family dog than one of these wild dogs. In recorded history only 30 attacks on humans are on the books. Most happened when a coyote attacked a pet and the pet owner got between the two animals. The website says that any victim of a coyote bite should seek medical attention immediately and notify the state health department as soon as possible at 615741-7247 or toll free 800404-3006. On this Fourth of July weekend, when people of all ages are spending so much time outside, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a prudent thing to cultivate â&#x20AC;&#x153;coyoteawareness.â&#x20AC;? Here are the TWRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidelines for maintaining a safe environment for your family and pets when

where they were going. Nate explained the dilemma. The gate attendant asked them to return to their seats with him. He talked to the usher, the usher again talked to the girls. They announced boldly that they were cheering for the Vols and would not sit down. The Harrisons went home early. Nate said he sent a letter to athletic director Dave Hart. He did not receive a response. He reduced his VASF contribution by half. His seats moved to CC. This past September he and his wife took her mother to a game. The heat hurt. An usher suggested a visit to the first-aid station and requested a wheelchair. The threesome went into the concourse to wait in the shade. Help arrived in 20 min-

utes. By then, Mrs. Harrison and her mother had decided to leave. Harrison asked if there was a cart outside that could help his mother-inlaw to their car. Yes, yes of course. Ten minutes later, Nate asked how long the wait would be. Forty minutes. Mrs. Harrison decided to go get the car. At Gate 21, Mr. Harrison explained the situation and asked if he could assist his mother-inlaw to an appointed meeting place and return to the game. The answer was no, if you go out, you are out, no exceptions. They walked out and there was a four-wheeler. The driver didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about the call for help but was happy to assist. Nate asked why he was told it would take 40 minutes to get a cart. The driver said â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t communicate well.â&#x20AC;? Harrison was puzzled. He called the VASF number

to see if there was a way he could return to the game. The recording said to call back during business hours. Nate Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusion: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems that the UTAD can communicate very clearly when raising money, but is tone deaf when it comes to follow-up with customers.â&#x20AC;? I, being a very old grad with a gentle disposition and helpful attitude, forwarded this and other valuable information to UT, to old friend Chris Fuller, senior associate athletics director for development and external ops (whatever that is). I received a warm greeting, a sincere thank you, brief but interesting commentary and a referral to David Elliott, assistant athletics director for event management. His insightful remarks are coming soon. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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Big thanks for big check Senior companions Juanita Avery, Saundra Smith and Cynthia Smith enjoy the festivities during the Senior Companion Volunteer Recognition Luau Luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center. Knox County CAC Office on Aging director Susan Long Photos by S. Barrett congratulates the volunteers on their years of service.

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Meghan Gilliam has received the $1,000 Martin and Louise Smith Scholarship from ETSU. Gilliam is studying child psychology and is a member of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society and the National Society of Leadership and Success. She volunteers with a local animal shelter and the American Youth Soccer Organization. Gilliam is the daughter of Steve and Kellie Gilliam.

By Sara Barrett The floral leis were abundant at the 25th anniversar y celebration of the Office on Aging’s Senior Companion Program. More than 80 volunteers were Lona Terry honored for their years of service with a Hawaiian-themed party and luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center. The Senior Companion Program connects volunteers 55 and older with seniors who require help with simple tasks such as light housekeeping, personal care and shopping so they can continue to live independently. Some have volunteered since the program began. Senior companion Lona

Kids participating in Ijams Nature Center’s summer camps display a banner they created to thank the South Knoxville Alliance for its support. SKA members donated $735 along with food from the Round-up Restaurant and Village Bakery. Photo submitted

Maryville College graduates 34 students from Knox County Senior companion Wilma Senior companions Mike Gilbert and Genevieve Parks check Mills dresses in style for the out the event program. luau luncheon.

Terry has served for about a year now and says her favorite part of the program is getting to know her seniors. “They all have their own thing they need from you, and finding that thing is the secret to being a successful

companion,” said Terry. After recovering from a long illness, she decided to become a senior companion to “help the Lord the way He helped me,” she said. Senior companion Wilma Mills has served for two years. “You meet a whole lot

of people who need a whole lot of help,” she said. Each companion gives 20 hours each week, which totals more than 70,000 hours of help for folks in need each year. They are reimbursed for their mileage. Info: 524-2786.

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Approximately 200 students graduated from Maryville College in May, and 34 of them were Knox County Schools alumni. Of those 34, 17 graduated with honors. Knox County graduates include Allyson Brooke Angel (cum laude), Marcus Antonio Azevedo (magna cum laude), Allyson Brooke Boling (magna cum laude), Christian Wallace Borek, James Patrick Burris, Erika Marie Collins, Olivia Olga Daniel, Kayla Morgan Dougherty (magna

cum laude), Garrett Bryson Gresham (magna cum laude), Kelly Nicole Hertzel (magna cum laude), Christopher Joseph Hickman, Olivia Evyn Hicks (magna cum laude), Ashley Rose Howarth, Joshua Shane Hunley, Rachel Lee Jarnagin, Eric Matthew Kearney, Patrick Tate Lawson, Kara Annette Loveday, Dominic Gideon McVay (magna cum laude), Deidre Merrill (cum laude), Zachary Charles Myers, Robert Everette Norris (cum laude), Garrett Weston Painter (magna cum laude), Stephen Francisco Revilla (magna cum laude), Travis Michael Scates, Kelly Marie Stephens (cum laude), Joshua Ison Stidham, Seth Alvin Tinsley (magna cum laude), Jessica Ann Vail (summa cum laude), Lauren Ashley Ward, Brandy Nicole Watkins, Lillian Hope Winchester (magna cum laude), Raeleen Louise Woodbury and Miranda Lee Wright (cum laude). Azevedo, Revilla and Wright were recognized during commencement exercises for completing exemplary senior studies. This includes a two-semester research and writing project guided by a faculty supervisor.

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Eye-opening visits to KARM and Mobile Meals

Interns Kaila Bonds, Laken Scott, Zoe Risley and Donna Mitchell prepare to deliver Mobile Meals. Red means cold and blue means hot for the coolers of Mobile Meals. Photo by Shannon Carey

KARM gets maximum use of space By Charlie Hamilton We had the privilege of visiting Knox Area Rescue Ministries, otherwise known as KARM. The KARM mission is located on Broadway in the former location of Beaty Chevrolet. In the early 1990s the car dealership was renovated to become the KARM shelter. KARM supplies rescue services of food and shelter, then healthy supportive relationships and restoration, including job training opportunities. KARM serves

more than 1,000 meals per day, feeding not only the homeless, but many in crisis. Also, KARM’s emergency and residential shelters for men, women and families are home to nearly 400 people each night, providing a safe place to sleep. The men’s floor has 200 beds and can house more on pallet beds if needed. The women’s floor has been renovated from 40 beds to 103 for women in need. The Crossroads is the welcome center for the homeless and those in need when they

first arrive to get help. They have a new program starting up called The Bridge program for those in transition to a career and steady job. Men in this program live on a floor that has dorms. Also in the KARM building is a career center and classrooms where people can attend courses to figure out their goals and get their lives back on track. About 20 percent of those who seek aid at KARM are veterans, and about 30 percent have some form of diagnosed mental illness.

KARM houses mostly men, but the female homeless population has the fastest increasing rate. Another interesting fact about KARM is that it is not government-funded and runs on donations and profits from the KARM Thrift Stores. Knoxville is lucky to have an organization that cares for people in their times of need, an organization that works to make the community better. Homelessness is a growing problem, and everyone should help.

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Intern Laken Scott reads wall posters created by goal-setting participants in the Every year when the Shopper interns visit KARM, LaunchPoint program at KARM. Goals inmarketing manager Sue Renfro shows us some- cluded reuniting with family, getting a job, thing new. This year it was The Bridge area for and even paying old utility bills to get powmen. This transitional program is a step-up from er restored so they could move home. the barracks sleeping of the main men’s room. Three to five men share a room and all use this sitting area as they transition into permanent housing.

Living in the shadows By Donna Mitchell Providing volunteer service often falls under the umbrella of feeding the hungry, sheltering temporarily displaced families, providing clothes to the needy and so on. While these services are greatly needed and appreciated, there are still many people falling through the cracks when it comes to being properly cared for. These people often live helplessly in the shadows of society, unable to leave their houses or no longer able to retain the independence they once enjoyed. These invisible people are senior citizens that live among us all. Some are poor and some are rich, male and female, married and single alike. They are people confined by illness, Alzheimer’s, crippling arthritis and a myriad of other indispositions that have stripped them of their freedom and even their sense of self worth. Mobile Meals is a local non-profit organization that has not forgotten about

these people. This organization provides more than 800 meals a day to seniors who apply. Last week the Shopper interns delivered Mobile Meals in East and South Knoxville. We visited a sweet woman who professed that we were and had been her only company for a very long time. At the moment, she’s unable to drive and therefore cannot leave her house. Situations like this cause us to really stop and think. All of the senior citizens are people that just need help. They have paved the way for us, now we must paint the road for them. Let us be more conscious and advocate for these voiceless people. Let us dedicate our day to volunteering for these people because they are worth it. We should all be reminded that regardless of their age and abilities they are still humans, worthy of proper care. No one should have to live in the shadows. Info: 524-2786.

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Knox County Health Department has rated the KARM kitchen 100 – a perfect score. Sue Renfro, marketing manager, said, “We work really hard to realize that this is an extension of extreme Biblical hospitality. ... We are probably the largest hospitality facility in our area.” KARM’s food line is open to anyone who needs a meal, not just those seeking overnight shelter, Renfro said.

Shelly Woodrick of Mobile Meals talks with interns about the volunteers. Some work every day, some work one day a week and others might work one or two days a month.

Shopper-News publisher Sandra Clark is not shy about digging for the last pinto bean as the interns and their escorts actually eat a mobile meal following their delivery. And yes, we’re planning to pay!

Adopt a senior By Zoe Risley Although Mobile Meals is not an expensive food service ($3 a day for noon meals Monday through Friday), it can be tough to pay for when you aren’t working and are living strictly off of retirement funds. Mobile Meals recipients donate what they can to the program, but every senior who signs up for the program gets a meal, regardless of their ability to pay. The Adopt-A-Senior program is one way of helping fund Mobile Meals. An individual or group can donate $74 to feed a senior for an entire month. You can also donate $147 for two months, $221 for three months, $442 for six months and $884 for a year. Larger donations include contributing $4,420 to feed five seniors for a year and $8,840 to feed 10 seniors

for a year. When I was delivering these meals, I could see the joy in their eyes when someone came to their door, handed them a nice, nutritious meal and asked if they were doing alright today. It was clear that we were the only company some of these people got during the day. Help this wonderful program that benefits about 900 people every day. Some meals are provided through federal grants and state funding, but the rest are dependent on kindhearted individuals who donate. Believe me when I say you will be giving them much more than a meal. To donate, go to the Office of Aging website, www. knoxseniors.org, or call the Office of Aging and ask for the Mobile Meals Kitchen at 524-2786.

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Learn the art of triaging. Think of your desk as an emergency room. Who or what deserves priority treatment and what can wait until later? Determining what must be done immediately will help streamline and organize your thoughts, desk and business. Take advantage of technology. Use news aggregators and Google alerts to notify you of news relevant to your business or interest. This means that you no longer have to spend valuable time combing through various news sources but instead can set an alert using keywords and topics so they will be forwarded to you immediately. Use your team’s strengths. In short, don’t hoard projects. At Moxley Carmichael, we spend a great deal of time during the hiring process making sure that we bring the right people with the right skill sets on board. Once we’ve determined someone is a fit, we give that staff member complete ownership of projects and responsibilities. Find balance. After the work is done, leave as closely as you can to closing time. Your colleagues and clients need your best thinking, and that requires that you spend time reading, listening and watching what’s happening in the world around you outside of the office. Summer will be gone and fall will be here before we know it with shorter days and less daylight. Make the most of these long days and use time as an ally instead of a thief.

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LaborExchange: serving others first Bill Peterson served three years in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a human resources manager in nuclear engineering at TVA for 13 years and took early retirement. He then “retired” again in September 2012 after 20 years as HR manager at Dollywood. After four months of hunting and fishing, he decided he was too young to retire. Peterson and his wife, Kelly, immediately rolled up their sleeves and in February 2013 opened LaborExchange Inc. Kelly had worked at Huntington College of Health Sciences. Both wanted to start a company that would make a difference in people’s lives. Bill Peterson wanted full control over his business

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and decided not to become part of a franchise. “We can do a lot of things franchises can’t do,” he says. “Decisions can be made immediately because I am corporate.” As a disabled veteran, Peterson works hard to set his company apart from other staffing services, living by LaborExchange’s mission statement daily: “We Best Serve Ourselves by Serving Others First.” Superior customer service extends to giving all clients Bill’s personal

Bill Peterson, owner of LaborExchange, is proud he can help people find jobs. Photo by Nancy Whittaker

cell-phone number. LaborExchange helps local businesses by providing temporary, temp-to-hire

and permanent placement employment. Construction jobs are 75 percent of the positions offered, but industrial and clerical positions are also available. Companies hesitant to hire new fulltime employees are able to upsize and downsize quickly by using the services of LaborExchange. Applications are accepted from 6 to 10:30 a.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no fees to applicants. Two forms of identification and a willingness to work hard are all you need to bring with you. LaborExchange, 2623 Chapman Highway, is two doors down from Disc Exchange. Info: www.laborexchangetn.com or 247-4957.

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Urban League boosts small businesses By Phyllis Nichols When small-business owner Marcus Bly contacted the K nox v ille Area Urban League, he was interested in acquiring a loan to expand his autoNichols detailing services. Bly got not only the much-needed funds but also a multiyear business plan to help ensure lasting success. “I knew what I wanted to do before I approached the Urban League for the money,” Bly said. “But they did more than just give me the loan. They helped me look at my business with fresh

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eyes and write a business plan that covered the next few years.” Bly already had heard great reviews of the Knoxville Area Urban League and how it takes care of clients. So, when Bly decided to purchase new equipment and increase the advertising budget, his first call was to the Urban League. Bly explained that busy business owners don’t always have time to write a detailed business plan, but owners can see exactly what they should be doing when putting goals on paper. “The Urban League really gives its clients an opportunity to grow their businesses,” Bly said. “They tell you what will and what won’t work to help you run your business efficiently.”

Earlier this year, the Urban League was certified as a community development financial institution, which allows the organization to provide capital, credit and other financial products, along with technical assistance, to residents and businesses. The assistance Bly received from the Urban League has helped him take his business to the next level. “I’ve been able to accomplish my goals and expand my services,” he said. “This has helped add income to my business and has already made a difference in my profitability.” He encouraged other small businesses to seek assistance from the Knoxville Area Urban League.

“If you want to be successful, don’t be afraid to take the next step to do it,” he said. “The Urban League does a lot of great things, but you have to help yourself, too. In careers and in life we do a lot of things we never thought we would, but it’s those things that make a difference and make us successful in the end.” Bly owns and operates Karworkz, an autodetailing and professional car-wash company on Sutherland Avenue. For information about smallbusiness loans, owners should contact Felix Harris at the Knoxville Area Urban League by emailing fharris@thekaul.org or calling 524-5511, ext. 119. Phyllis Nichols is CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League.

Jersey Mike’s boosts Knox Y Jersey Mike’s Subs has boosted summer programming for YMCA of East Tennessee through money raised by a five-day grandopening promotion at its new West Knox location. Ryan Wood, managing partner, presented a check for $5,067 to Y leaders last week. It will be used to fund swim lessons and tuition for summer day camp. “We are so excited to serve new customers and make a difference for the community,” said franchise co-owner Donald Bauer. The donation equaled 50 percent of the local store’s sales from April 30 to May 4. “Approximately 100 kids will be helped with the tuition for camp and 60 young people will benefit from the lifesaving skill of swim lessons with the money donated by Jersey Mike’s,” said

Lori Humphreys, executive director of the YMCA of East Tennessee. The Y’s “Readers, Dreamers, Believers” summer day camp is open to children in grades K-6 and operates on a children’s-choice system that allows campers to select activities of interest to them. Each week is themed around subjects such as sports, nature, the arts, imagination and history. Jersey Mike’s Subs is dedicated to giving back to the community. Since 2010, the company has raised nearly $10 million for local charities and distributed more than 750,000 free sub sandwiches to worthwhile causes. The local store is at 4839 Kingston Pike and is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Info: 862-8800. For more information on the Y’s summer camp pro-

gram visit ymcaknoxville. org or call Lori Humphreys at 548-8707.

Free lessons in Halls The North Side Y in Halls is offering free swimming lessons in July for kids ages 3-13. Lessons will be offered Monday through Thursday for two weeks (eight lessons). Two sessions are planned. The first session will be July 7-17, and the second session will be July 21-31. Lessons will be in the afternoon beginning as early as 4:30 p.m. If there is enough interest, morning lessons might be possible. Spaces are limited. Interested parents should contact Amanda Roland, aquatics director, 7609 Maynardville Pike, 922-9622 or aroland@ymcaknox v ille. org/.

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Emerald Youth Camp delivers fun, new experiences Alexis, 10, had never been fishing before. But by her third day in Emerald Youth Foundation’s annual Camp Week, she had spent happy hours with a pole in Fort Loudon Lake and caught four fish. Justin, age 8, did more than learn bike safety rules and how to adjust his bike and helmet during Emerald Youth Camp Week. He also rode greenway trails across Knoxville and pedaled to a picnic at World’s Fair Park. Teiana, 8, served as mayor of Knoxville at Junior Achievement BizTown. She gave a live television interview that was broadcast throughout the camp. Caden, age 11, made “blubber” insulation for his hands with shortening during Emerald Youth Camp Week. The science experiment, conducted before plunging his hands into ice water, was a rousing success. The wonderfully gooey shortening blocked the chill. “I barely felt the cold at all,” he said. The occasion was Emerald Youth Camp Week, sponsored June 16-20 by Variety of Eastern Tennessee. About 225 urban children attended the camps Monday through Thursday and concluded the week with a Friday trip to the Knoxville Zoo. The 11 camps, which included Outdoor Adventures, Cooking, Gardening, Biking, Science and Cheering, were located at sites including Lenoir City Park, New Harvest Park, Safety City, Junior Achievement BizTown in Clinton, and a host of local churches. The children also spent a fun-filled day at the Knoxville Zoo compliments of Variety. Each child received a T-shirt, lunch, a carousel ride and spending money. “We look forward to this event all year,” said Carol Fusco, executive director of Variety of Eastern Tennes-

Baptist Center keeps students sharp over summer

Knoxville Zoo’s Erica Coffey shows off a rubber python named Buttercup to Jada Brawner, age 10.

At the Western Heights Baptist Center this summer, about 100 youth in grades K-12 are receiving academic enrichment through Emerald Youth’s JustLead ministry. Natalie Myers, coordinator of youth programs, is pictured helping Isabella Perry in the computer lab with Odyssey, an online learning program. Elementary school children participate in regular science, math and reading activities. High school students participate in job skills and college preparatory training.

Choice of principal is the next big step for Emerald Academy Preparations are underway for the August 2015 launch of Emerald Academy, a public charter school originally proposed by Emerald Youth Foundation for inner city children and approved June 10 by the Knox County Board of Education. Emerald Charter Schools, a separate, non-proﬁt formed to manage Emerald Academy, is now in the process of hiring a principal. Deadline for submission of applications for the position was June 20. “We anticipate announcing the principal for Emerald Academy by late summer,” said Steve Diggs, president of Emerald Charter Schools’ board. He said student recruitment and outreach by the school would begin as early as this fall. Emerald Academy will open with 120 students (that it calls “scholars”) in kindergarten and ﬁrst grade, and will grow to 540 scholars in grades K-8 in the 20192020 school year. “We are excited at the potential of this school to help young people make a real difference in their lives. We believe it is possible to greatly increase the number of Knoxville students who graduate eighth grade well-prepared for high school and the college of their choice,” Diggs said. The development of Emerald Academy

Fulton High School volleyball coach Molly Conaway instructs Kesean Tate, age 10, during All-American Sports Camp. see, which has sponsored camp week and the zoo trip for the last several years. “We like just seeing the faces of the children. Plus, we enjoy watching them grow up.” Emerald Youth Camp Week is a pull-the-stopsout festival of fun for all involved. This year, with the help of local health and ﬁtness professionals, it also emphasized good lifestyle choices and plenty of physical activity. A case in point was the hugely popular All-American Sports Camp, which offered expert coaching and

playing time in volleyball, basketball and soccer, plus a range of gym activities. Twin brothers Yair and Jonathan, age 9, loved sports camp. “It was really fun,” Yair said. Other groups making camp week possible were the Coalition Against Chilhood Obesity, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Fulton High School Athletics, city of Knoxville Parks and Recreation, Knox County Parks and Recreation, Premier Athletics, Youth Spiritual Outdoor Adventures and Knoxville Force.

as a good new option in public education will be the primary focus of this new principal. As founding principal, he or she will have to help create the culture of the new school as well as overseeing its operation. Based on the Breakthrough Schools of Cleveland, Ohio, whose mostly minority and low income students “signiﬁcantly” outperformed Ohio public school students on academic tests at every grade level, Emerald Academy already has its own pillars for success. They are: academic excellence, effective teaching, a highly relational culture grounded in high expectations, and robust parent and community engagement. Emerald Academy will be diverse and open to application by any Knoxville student. Its scholar population will mirror Knoxville’s urban student demographics. That includes: ■ 47 percent African-American, 41 percent Caucasian, and 12 percent Latino; ■ 16 percent with disabilities; ■ 10 percent English language learners; and ■ 87 percent who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For information on Emerald Academy, visit www.emeraldcharterschools.org.

City youth perform at United Methodist conference, enjoy Carowinds

The Emerald Youth Choir performed at the Holston Annual Conference at Lake Junaluska, N.C.

About 63 elementary and middle school members of the Emerald Youth Choir traveled to Lake Junaluska, N.C., June 10 to perform at the Holston Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. About 2,000 United Methodists representing 887 churches attended the conference. The young people sang at a service honoring retired pastors and then enjoyed swimming and lunch. Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor congratulated them on doing a great job. In another event June 14, about 50 Emerald Youth middle school students enjoyed a fun packed day trip to Carowinds “Rock the Park” in Charlotte, N.C. They enjoyed water park features and some of the best roller coasters in the Southeast during the day. At 7 p.m. they enjoyed concerts by Christian performers LeCrae, Third Day and Jamie Grace. The group returned by us, arriving home at 3 a.m. “There were lots of tired, smiling faces. It’s the mark of a great trip,” said Emerald Youth staff member Kent Stanger.

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Pinwheel Craft, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750. Craft Party, 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Zumba® Kids class, 10-10:45 a.m., Community Room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. For ages 7-11. Theme: Red, White and Blue. Instructor: Gina Guider. Cost: $3 per class. No registration required. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@ townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. Summer Family Programming: School Day in the Church, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

sored by Kids First and Child Advocacy Centers in Knox and Blount counties. To register: Denise, 986-1505. Info: www.kidsfirsttn.org. The town of Farragut’s Independence Day Parade, 9:30 a.m., beginning on Kingston Pike at Lendon Welch Way (Farragut High School entrance) and continue to Boring Road, just east of Farragut Towne Square Shopping Center (old Ingles store site). Info: 966-7057. City of Knoxville’s free Festival on the Fourth, 4-10 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Regal’s Kids Zone; paddleboat rides and train rides on the “Freedom Express” around the park; Tug-of-War Contest between the Knoxville Police Department and the Knoxville Fire Department; live performances. KSO’s 30th annual Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert: 8 p.m., World’s Fair Park’s Performance Lawn. Fireworks show: 9:35 p.m. Will be held rain or shine. Info: 215-4248. Opening reception for multi-artist exhibit featuring painter Kathy Holland, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St. Exhibit will run through July 27. Info: 525-5265; www.artmarketgallery.net; or www. facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery. Opening reception for “Do I Know You?” exhibit by R.L. Gibson, 5-9 p.m., the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The exhibit will run through July 26. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com. Opening reception for Artistic Gems of our region exhibit by local artist Stephen Hicks, 5-8 p.m., Casa Hola, suite 109, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Featured works: dragon images from driftwood and spiritual masks. Exhibit runs through July 31. Info: http://holafestival.org/events/. Public reception for “Then & Now” exhibit, a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Emporium Center, 5-9 p.m., main gallery, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The exhibit will run through July 26. Info: 5237543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

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Summer Family Programming: Service Day, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044. Bee Friends beekeepers group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tazewell Campus auditorium, Walters State Community College. Speaker: Mike Studer, the Tennessee state apiarist. Coffee and dessert will be served. Info: 617-9013. Knoxville Writers’ Guild’s Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Laurel Theater, corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street. Open to the public. A $2 donation is requested at the door. Must be a member to read your work. Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838. Learn to Do Magic with the Great Bevarino, 10:30 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Free magic classes for all ages. Info: 470-8663.

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THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 27 Leonardo Silaghi: 3 Paintings exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Presenting sponsor is Emerson Process Management. Info: Angela Thomas, 934-2034, or www.knoxart.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 4 “Fire in the Sky” at Club LaConte. Includes dinner and watching fireworks from the 26th floor. Spon-

SUNDAY, JULY 6 The Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Rathna Rao will demonstrate how to make lemon rice and raita, a cucumber yogurt salad popular in India. A potluck supper follows. Cost: $4 plus a potluck item. Info: bobgrimac@gmail. com or 546-5643.

MONDAY, JULY 7 Open house and first beginning Tai Chi class, 7-8:30 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Classes will meet every Monday. Info: The Taoist Tai Chi Society, 482-7761 or www.taoist.org. Zumba® Kids class, 10-10:45 a.m., Community Room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. For ages 7-11. Theme: Favorite Disney character. Instructor: Gina Guider. Cost: $3 per class. No registration required. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@ townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. Summer Family Programming: Make the Mask of Your Clan, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 7-11 Summer camp at Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. “Beginning Acting” for ages 8-11, 9 a.m.noon; “Creative Movement for the Stage for Experienced Actors,” 1-4 p.m. Info: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre. com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 8 Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop performance, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall on Market Square. Free admission. Harvey Broome Group meeting, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: “The Incredible Fish Diversity of the Little Tennessee River – The Case for a Native Fish Conservation Area” by Patrick Rakes, Conservation Fisheries Inc. Open house and first beginning Tai Chi class, 8:45-9:45 a.m., Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Classes will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info: The Taoist Tai Chi Society, 482-7761 or www.taoist.org. Summer Family Programming: Chunkey, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044. Parent orientation for Kids Support Camp, a free four-day camp for kids who have a loved one facing cancer, 5:30-7 p.m., The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info: 546-4661.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Summer Family Programming: Atlatl, 10 a.m.noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

THURSDAY, JULY 10 Summer Family Programming: Blow Gun, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.