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Demolition impacts Blount Avenue Two westbound lanes of Blount Avenue between Gay Street and Chapman Highway will be closed through Sept.

19 to accommodate demolition work at the former Baptist Hospital site.

Commuters will share the two eastbound lanes, with side-by-side lanes of eastbound and westbound traffic.

JW Demolition, which is doing the South Waterfront site preparation work, applied for the traffic control permit, according to a city press release.

Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial Corp. of Augusta, Ga., has announced plans to transform the 23-acre nowvacant site into a $165 million mixed-use development that may include a hotel, apartments and retail space.

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Networking Nearly 100 showed up for the South Knoxville Alliance’s first Networking Mixer July 17 at LaborExchange. Several new businesses were represented and showed interest in joining SKA. And the food and drink went over like gangbusters.

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Credibility “It’s tough to balance the interests of good people holding public office with the public’s right to know and question relevant matters.

“And it falls to a newspaper’s editor to decide what to print and when to print it.”

Shopper-News publisher Sandra Clark talks about the decision to write about Gloria Deathridge’s health issues and prints a response from Deathridge.

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Donaldson under fire from all sides “The major unreported news this week is the letter signed by numerous neighborhood leaders in both the city and county calling for the departure of Mark Donaldson as head of Metropolitan Planning Commission.”

Columnist Victor Ashe writes about an alliance of former City Council members Carlene Malone, Jean Teague and Barbara Pelot to topple Donaldson.

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Goal attained

Veterinarian reflects on 42-year practice

By Betsy Pickle Dr. Robert Black knew when he was a student at Gap Creek Elementary School that he wanted to become a veterinarian.

“I didn’t think I could attain it, but I thought I might as well go ahead and try,” he says. He wanted a job where he could be outside and be his own boss. “I attained the part about being a veterinarian, but I wasn’t outside, and I wasn’t independent. I was inside most of the time, and you’re certainly never independent.”

Even retirement doesn’t promise that, not with his wife, Sue, to keep him on his toes. He retired after 42 years with Central Veterinary Hospital about a month ago but immediately got busy helping with Vacation Bible School at church. And he still rises no later than 7 a.m. to go swim at the YMCA downtown.

“I’m geared to getting up early,” he says.

Black, who lives in the Mount Olive community, grew up in Kimberlin Heights. His father was a Dr. Robert Black still has plenty of animal friends, including Gidget and Hallprofessor at Johnson Bible Col- ie. Photo by Betsy Pickle

lege (now Johnson University) and preached for 27 years at Cornerstone Christian Church (formerly Lonsdale Christian Church), where the Blacks still are members.

He knew he didn’t want to follow his father’s path into preaching. “That’s the hardest job in the world,” he says. “I just wasn’t cut out for it.”

Not that he took it easy. After graduating from Young High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Tennessee and his veterinary degree at Auburn University.

“In those days, there were only 17 veterinary schools in North America,” he says.

Black was in college during the Vietnam War, and he was due to be drafted. The U.S. Army let him finish veterinary school, but 10 days after he graduated, he entered the service as a member of the Army Veterinary Corps.

He ended up as a food inspector in Kansas City for two years – the Veterinary Corps is responsible for food inspection. In his free time, To page 3

School museum comes

By Carol Shane Benna Van Vuuren and her armyy of volunteers are on a mission.

The retired educator, who o spent her working life in the Knox x County school system, is passion-ate about a project near and dear to the hearts of anyone who ever cracked a book in a Knox County schoolroom.

She’s the director of the Knox County Schools Museum, located in the Sarah Simpson Professional Development and Technology Center on Tipton Avenue in South Knoxville.

“You know, you go in most museums and they’re quiet,” says Van Vuuren. “This is the noisiest museum you’ll ever find!” That’s because the people who come to this museum “laugh and talk, and they remember.”

If you have a hankerin’ to see some memorabilia from your own beloved school days, chances are you can find it there.

There are historical records, painstakingly compiled, concerning the various schools – including closed ones – and their dates of existence. There’s a huge trophy

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case filled with awards from many decades. The oldest one I spotted was from 1932, for a “National ROTC Rifle Match.” The trophy case is authentic to a much earlier time period, and in fact, the museum is itself located in an old school building. Lockers line the walls, and it’s not hard to imagine the halls lively, noisy and full of kids going to and from class.

Letter sweaters and cheerleading outfits fill some of the glassfronted displays near the school auditorium. If you’re lucky, you might run into one of the original wearers of those duds, as I did.

Gayle Burnett graduated from South High School in 1966 and was a cheerleader there for all four years.

“She had a lot of fun in high school,” says Van Vuuren, and Burnett agrees, laughing and saying, “It’s all been downhill since!” She’s all smiles when remembering her school years. A special memory is “class day when I was a senior. We

Former South High cheerleader Gayle Burnett remembers wearing that red and white skirt. had a rock and roll band and all the class got up and danced!”

Burnett cheerfully poses beside one of her old skirts. She’s one of the dedicated volunteers who help out at the museum. All graduates of Knox County schools, they’re scattered around the spacious, well-

lighted room cataloging ephemera.

Old photo collages from various schools line the walls. In years past, some of them hung on the walls of the Chapman Highway Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Volunteer Jody Davis points to a handsome young To page 3

Burchett not happy with new Beck director

By Betty Bean Last week, the board of directors of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center chose independent consultant Renee Kesler as its new executive director. She was elected by a 9-2 vote after an executive committee selected her from a pool of candidates Renee Kesler for the position.

Board chair Sam Anderson said he’s comfortable with this decision, but Kesler’s hiring is not sitting well with Knox County Mayor

Tim Burchett, who has tangled over budget matters with Beck’s leadership in the past.

“I’m gravely concerned. We’ve had some issues with the leadership and the bookkeeping at Beck, and we’ll just have to see what kind of relationship we’ll have going forward,” Burchett said, adding that he believes the Beck Center is “grossly underutilized.”

The Beck Center is at 1927 Dandridge Ave. in the former home of the late James Garfield Beck and Ethel Benson Beck, who were leading African-American educators and entrepreneurs. The Beck Center has been renovated and

expanded in the past decade and contains extensive collections of history and artifacts of East Tennessee’s African-American community as well as a large meeting hall and space for children and others to access computers and tutoring services.

The Beck Center is slated to receive $25,000 each from the city and county (a total of $50,000) this fiscal year.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero (who replaced Kesler as city community development director in 2007) was more positive in tone than Burchett: “The Beck Center is a commu-

nity treasure for all of Knoxville. Its archives hold materials of great historical and cultural significance, and the city is committed to supporting its mission and future growth. On personnel matters, we respect the decisions of the Beck Center board of directors, and we will continue to work with the board and staff.”

The Beck Center saw its county funding slashed from $150,000 to $12,000 in 2011, the first budget prepared by Burchett. The center’s founder and heartbeat, Robert Booker, has been serving as interim director.

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health & lifestyles Walking and wagging through the halls of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Every Wednesday after lunch, Jason Artymovich of Karns, a Knoxville police officer, ties a red scarf on his dog, Ransom, and visits patients at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Roaming the halls of three floors in a little more than an hour, Ransom calmly nudges and greets all the patients he sees. He usually obliges with a few tricks as well. “He knows how to shake, high-five, roll over and sit. And then I fake like I shoot him, and he falls over. The patients love that,� said Artymovich of Ransom, his 4-year-old German shepherd. “He does that five or six times the hour we’re there.

He likes the attention.�

Ransom is an official HABIT dog, which stands for HumanAnimal Bond in Tennessee. HABIT screens and sponsors animals well-suited to visiting nursing homes, retirement centers, rehabilitation facilities and other places where an Ransom animal’s calming presence may be needed. “His temperament is real good and he’s real calm. He listens really well, and he lets you do pretty much anything to him,� said Artymovich. “If you grab his ear, he’s real relaxed and won’t snap at them for doing that. He’s not stressed out easily.�

Ransom seems to know instinctively how to be calm with

Ransom sits for PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy, right, and therapist Nicole White. At PNRC, Ransom will show off his tricks and laid-back attitude to patients who suffer from orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke or other conditions.

“I think it’s a great feature to bring Ransom in because he brightens the day of everyone,� said PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy. “I love dogs so much, and it is a great break from reality to see him walk into the room.�

Ransom and his owner Jason Artymovich spend a few minutes playing with PNRC patient Anna Bonds. On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Ransom and Artymovich will interact with dozens of patients.

the patients, compared to when he visits the administration wing of the center. “At the end of every visit we go to the administration office, and Ransom gets real hyper.

He’ll run around and get excited. It’s weird that he can tell a difference between patients and non-patients,� said Artymovich.

Ransom has a therapeutic effect on patients, Artymovich said. “One lady, when we first saw her, she couldn’t say ‘Ransom.’ But a couple of weeks before she left, she knew his name and could say it. It’s good to see the change in patients,� said Artymovich. “Another lady started using her right hand to pet him, which she never used. He brings out a different side of the patients.�

Artymovich is not a police canine handler, but has taught Ransom the same basic commands of a police dog. “I taught him Dutch commands like the canine trainers do. That way if I ever get a canine, they would both do the same thing,� he said.

Ransom will never be a police dog, Artymovich said. “No, that’s a different skill set,� he said. “Ransom’s really not aggressive enough, which makes him a good family pet.�

Artymovich, 31, has had Ransom since he was a puppy. “He’s the first dog I’ve ever had. I’ve always wanted a dog, but when I was a kid I never had time,� Artymovich said. He began volunteering at Patricia Neal about a year ago on the recommendation of a friend, and the two plan to continue their weekly visits. “It’s a great feeling,� he said.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

Nontraditional therapy offers great results al therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy, and that all adds up to success. We help restore abilities and rebuild lives,� Dillon said.

Here are a few of the nontraditional therapy programs available at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center: ■Animal Therapy – Two types of dogs regularly visit the center. Therapy dogs come through HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee), a group that screens animals to interact gently with patients. Specialty command dogs have more formal training and follow action commands to help patients learn to verbalize.

They can make therapy fun, especially for children. “It’s more in-

teresting to throw a ball to a dog or take a walk with a dog,â€? said Dillon. “Regular exercises can become mundane and not that interesting in a pediatric setting. But if you involve a dog, suddenly it’s more fun.â€? â– IRC sports program (Innovative Recreation Cooperative) – Golf, ďŹ shing, water skiing, snow skiing, racing and other sporting activities can be adapted so that people with disabilities can participate in and excel at them. Using specialized equipment, the IRC helps pair patients with activities they can do and enjoy. Participation in events is free of charge excluding travel and lodging. â– Peer Support Groups – Small support groups are avail-

able for spinal cord, brain injury, stroke and amputee patients. “It gives patients a chance to be with their peers and ask questions of each other,â€? said Dillon. Most of these groups have several outings a year, whether it’s to ball games or art workshops, or just going out to dinner. â– Rooftop Gardening – In warm weather, the rooftop garden at Patricia Neal invites patients outside to exercise their hands and arms, and to return to a hobby that many enjoyed before injury or illness. â– Adaptive Apartment – Before going home, many patients spend a few nights in the center’s special apartment, making sure they can ďŹ x a meal, use the bath-

room or do other daily living tasks safely. Family members are welcome to stay also so that they can work out daily living tasks with the help of the therapists and nurses at PNRC. ■Adaptive Driving Program – When is it safe or possible to drive after a stroke or serious injury? This program can help patients determine whether they’re able to drive and what adaptive equipment might be necessary.

Training and support are offered as well by a certiďŹ ed driving therapist.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

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Along with the highest quality physical, occupational and speech therapy, patients at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center have access to a number of nontraditional approaches to therapy as well. “Living a successful life goes beyond the basics,� said Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director of the center. “It means interacting socially, moving around in the community and doing the things you enjoy.

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Nice job of networking The South Knoxville Alliance’s first Networking Mixer proved successful on several fronts.

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Attendance was great – nearly 100 people showed up at the July 17 event at LaborExchange. Several new businesses were represented and showed interest in joining SKA. And the food and drink went over like gangbusters.

An event of this magnitude does not organize itself, and president Rebecca Husain applauded the events committee during her brief remarks.

Publicist Tasha Mahurin announced that the SKA’s inaugural Saturday South will take place Sept. 13, with Ijams Nature Center serving as the hub. There will be music, food and business vendors and family activities at what is planned to be a free quarterly happening.

TREK South will lead a hike through the Urban Wilderness.

Another part of Saturday South will be K-Town Races. Similar to “The Amazing Race,” the event will involve fun checkpoints at South Knoxville businesses where contestants can perform a “detour” activity or purchase an “express pass.”

At the end of the race, participants turn in their game pieces and are eligible for prize drawings. Look for more details in this column as the big day approaches.

Saturday South was also on the agenda at the SKA monthly meeting on July 21. The group worked on details for it in addition to hammering out fine points of the photo contest being held in conjunction with the first SKA South Knoxville calendar.

The monthly Fort Dickerson cleanup on Aug. 16 will include a picnic and fun at the quarry lake.

The South Knoxville Alliance is open to business owners and representatives of neighborhood and com-

Monte Stanley of Stanley’s Greenhouses talks business with city of Knoxville business liaison Patricia Robledo at the SKA Networking Mixer.

Fun-filled night Barry Neal, Tammy Holloway, Carla Hatfield, Louis Cortina and Ted Hatfield are feeling good at the end of the South Knoxville Republican Club’s community picnic. About 50 attended the July hot-dog supper at Gary Underwood Park. With German chocolate cake and cupcakes on the dessert table, most people left on a delicious sugar high. There were a few candidates and proxies on hand, but for the most part, the picnic was just a relaxed way to hang out on a pleasant summer evening.

State Rep. Joe Armstrong visits the South of the River Democrats and shows support for Sylvia Woods and Cameron Brooks for re-election to the party’s state executive committee.

Several local politicians approve of the South Knoxville Alliance events committee: From left are nessee,” Armstrong said, reTasha Mahurin, Sharon Davis, Mike Brown, Patrick Michael, state Sen. Becky Massey, Antoinette ferring to the GOP’s “Red to Fritz, Bobbye Edwards, Debra Bradshaw, Janice Tocher and Amber Rountree. Photos by Betsy Pickle the Roots” program.

Armstrong criticized Gov. Bill Haslam for refusing to accept $1.25 billion in Medicaid expansion from the federal government.

He also said that charter schools aren’t a bad idea across the board but that their desirability depends on who is behind them. And he praised fellow Rep. Gloria Johnson for being voted the most effective freshman in the House.

Cameron Brooks, vice chair of the Knox County Democratic Party, asked for support from the South group. He and Sylvia Josh Gildrie of Ye Olde Steak House, Amy Wilson of Lou-Lu’s Corner, Valerie Kelly of Riversong Woods, a South of the River Dance Studio and Cathy and Joe Vangieri of DigiTrax Entertainment show their skills at networking. Democrat herself, are running for the state executive committee. Brooks wants munity groups. SKA meets Democrats got words of en- tices Gary Wade, Cornelia Dems to focus on progresat 6:30 p.m. on the third couragement from guests at Clark and Sharon Lee. The sive values, strengthen the party beginning at the preMonday of each month. their July meeting. retention election – usually cinct level and reconnect For more info, visit www.

State Rep. Joe Arm- an uncontroversial affair – with the labor movement. ktownsouth.org. strong stressed the need to has been politicized by ReThe South of the River vote – either in early voting publicans, in particular Lt. Democrats meet at 6:30 p.m.

■ South Democrats through Aug. 2 or on Elec- Gov. Ron Ramsey, he said. on the third Monday of the in gear for Aug. 7 tion Day, Aug. 7 – to retain “They’re trying to make it month at the South KnoxThe South of the River state Supreme Court jus- a one-party system in Ten- ville Community Center.

Goal attained he treated animal patients – and met Sue, a Denver native who was studying nursing in Kansas City. They married in 1972, the year he left the Army, returned to Knoxville and was hired by Dr. Waldo Williams of the Central Veterinary Hospital.

There were only about five veterinary practices in Knoxville at the time, and

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He and Williams treated large and small animals, but as sprawl took over farms, their dairy work diminished.

The 1982 World’s Fair unseated the hospital, and Central relocated to Clinch Avenue.

“We felt like the veteri-

Keeping memories alive

nary hospital still needed to be in the middle of Knoxville,” says Black. “We would do emergency calls in those days; there was no emergency hospital. We would carry beepers. If it was my night to be on emergency, I’d have to go back maybe two or three times a night. Now we have the Pet Emergency Clinic over on Ailor Avenue.

They do a great job for us; we refer our after-hours clients there.”

Black’s practice helped launch the clinic. “I worked the first night it was open,” says Black. “I was the one that inaugurated it. I saw three clients that first night.”

One client never quite got the concept of an emergency clinic. “You remember (boxer) John Tate? He was a client of ours there. He would bring a dog in and want to board it. It’s an emergency clinic. You don’t board ani-

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mals at an emergency clinic.”

Before he settles into retirement for real, Black is getting a party on Saturday, Aug. 10. “I enjoyed every bit of it,” he says of his working life.

terial arrives.

“We’re just growing and growing,” says Van Vuuren.

“And all the memorabilia is accessible.” If you want to take something out of its display case for a closer look, that’s allowed. This is a very happy, hands-on kind of place.

So why don’t you pull out that box of old report cards and team photos that you’ve been meaning to deal with and take it over to the folks at the Knox County Schools Museum? They’ll be glad to have it; educators and alumni are encouraged to contribute to the museum’s collection. And while you’re at it, take a look around and relive some fond memories.

As Van Vuuren says, “Don’t throw away tomorrow’s history.”

Benna Van Vuuren (seated) and her “small army” of volunteers pose at an old wooden school desk.

Shown standing, from left, are Jody Davis, Ernie Murphy, Alan Webb, Horace Grissom and Gayle Burnett.

Cook local, dance … global?

A throwback evening is in the works this weekend with a Summer Harvest Square Dance on the grounds of the historic Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Ave. The fun starts with a potluck supper at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, with attendees encouraged to bring local, homegrown and homemade dishes to share. Square dancing will follow with Stan Sharp as the caller and the Hellgrammites providing the tunes.

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Bugs & Blooms

McLemore Florist is hosting the second annual Bugs & Blooms VW car show on Saturday, Aug. 2. Registration starts at 10 a.m., and the event continues till 3:30 p.m.

All are invited to check out the Bugs at the shop, 106 E. Young High Pike. Music will be provided by DJ Fuller Lite and Sound. There will be hotdog vendors and door prizes.

“I just kind of knew it was time.”

Friends and clients are welcome to attend the party. Contact Kelly at Central Veterinary Hospital, 5251167, for details.

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man at the lower right of a collage. “That’s me!” he exclaims.

The “heart of the museum,” says Van Vuuren, is the collection of “white books” – shelves and shelves of white ring binders, each containing paper memorabilia of all types from every school, every year, all carefully dated and put in order.

If you want to find that old newspaper clipping you’re in, or the choral program in which you had a solo, this is where to look.

Nearby is the most popular destination – the museum’s collection of more than a thousand yearbooks.

Along the back wall, file cabinets hold Knoxville city school attendance records dating back to 1906.

And every day, more ma-

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government Credibility:

It’s all we’ve got It’s tough to balance the interests of good people holding public office with the public’s right to know and question relevant matters. And it falls to a newspaper’s editor to decide what to print and when to print it.

1, it would be for change – for Marshall Walker. But an officeholder’s health is not opinion. It’s a fact. The editor decides whether and when to print information.

The voters can decide if our report is credible and whether it’s relevant.

Email from Deathridge Sandra Clark

Since starting our zoned edition North/East Shopper-News, I’ve worked hard to meet community leaders (including lunch at Chesapeake’s with Gloria Deathridge) and attend school and community events.

I like Deathridge, and I like her predecessor, Sam Anderson. Both have represented District 1 aggressively and professionally.

Superintendent James McIntyre has done more to recruit and promote African-American educators than all previous superintendents combined.

Anderson is on the payroll of Knox County Schools as a consultant making some $45,000 annually to advise on urban schools.

But McIntyre’s tin ear and callous handling of school personnel have impacted District 1 as much as any other district. Three black former principals spoke to the school board just this summer alleging lack of support. Veteran educators have been treated disrespectfully with evaluations and demotions.

And anyone who sat at Vine Middle School, as I did, as McIntyre pointed to bigger-than-life posters showing grades of F and D (he soon fired the entire faculty and staff to “reconstitute” the school) felt the pain of teachers, administrators, parents and kids who were doing their best to improve. The goofoffs were not there that night. The folks who were there left embarrassed and defeated.

When the school board voted 8-1 to extend McIntyre’s quarter-milliondollar annual contract until 2018, disregarding teachers asking for delay, the board itself made the election of 2014 a referendum on Jim McIntyre, as Pam Trainor discovered in District 9.

As editor of ShopperNews, I’ve got an opinion.

If I had a vote in District

Ms. Clark, I was surprised to read about my “health issues” in your publication without being consulted or even asked to respond. I am extremely disappointed in your decision to run this type of information without giving me an opportunity to comment. It is not only irresponsible, but also a tremendous disservice to voters, your readers and the broader community.

Over the past four years, I have missed perhaps 3 to 4 meetings. I am currently working full time as a Realtor, working at the school board (as a member and the vice chair) and running a very busy campaign. I will continue at this same demanding pace in my service to the people of the 1st District both now and well into the future.

Unfortunately, I expect many different political maneuvers and scare tactics to be released in my community until the end of this election. In fact, I’ve already heard rumors of schools in District 1 being closed – this is absolutely not true! Rather than address desperate rumors and statements not remotely based in fact, I will continue to focus on the issues and the needs of our community. It always has been and will continue to be about the education of our children.

Thank you, Gloria Deathridge Vice Chair, District 1 School Board Representative

Email to Deathridge From: SClark426@aol. com To: gloria.deathridge@ knoxschools.org Sent: 7/20/2014 8:02:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Shopper story Gloria, Wanted to give you a heads up and opportunity to respond. My cell phone is 661-8777.

I’m making reference to your illness in the context of school board alignment.

We print Monday at 5 and are distributed Wednesday morning. – Sandra

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Education meeting ends in fireworks The hated SAT-10 (a lengthy standardized test administered to kindergarteners through secondgrade students) is not required by the state

Betty Bean Neither is the dreaded (and misnamed) “Conference of Concern,” which is a threatening letter sent to teachers who are deemed substandard performers.

But it was the last-minute, “Oh, by the way” question that caused the ruckus at the end of the meeting that was meant to clarify the issue of how many of the alphabet soup of tests that are being administered to local children are required by the state and how many are piled on by Knox County Schools.

It came from the meeting’s host, school board member Mike McMillan, who probably didn’t anticipate the fireworks that resulted from his question about the almost unfathomable practice of evaluating teachers whose subject matter doesn’t have TCAP tests on the performance of students who aren’t in their classrooms.

McMillan: “I continue to hear from teachers in areas where teachers are forced to choose school-wide test scores … any plans for getting past that?”

State Rep. Harry Brooks, who chairs the House Education Committee, gave a muddled answer: “I’m not

State Reps. Gloria Johnson and Harry Brooks engage in heated conversation about student testing and teacher evaluations. Photo by S. Clark aware of the department making any changes. We made several changes last year,” and went on to say, when questioned, that he sponsored a bill that ended this practice.

Reps. Gloria Johnson and Bill Dunn were also on the dais, and Johnson, a special-education teacher who has had to make this choice, started waving her hand to be recognized. Several members of the audience shouted that the practice hadn’t changed.

Brooks kept talking.

Johnson kept waving.

Finally, she spoke up as Brooks was dismissing the meeting. Brooks, visibly angry, approached the folding chairs where Johnson and Dunn were seated and loomed over Johnson with his back to the audience.

Dunn, appearing uncomfortable and somewhat embarrassed, left the dais.

Members of the audience,

which consisted mostly of teachers, were left wondering what happened out of earshot.

Evidently it was a discussion of Brooks’ House Bill 2108, which took effect July 1 and would not have affected this spring’s evaluation process: “If the teacher or principal being evaluated and the person or persons responsible for conducting the evaluation do not agree on the measures that are to be used, the teacher or principal shall choose the evaluation measures. The evaluation measures shall be verified by the (state) Department of Education to ensure that the evaluations correspond with the teaching assignment of each individual teacher and the duty assignments of each individual principal.”

After the meeting, Johnson said that since 40 percent to 50 percent of teach-

ers’ evaluations are based on test scores, it is unfair to include the scores of students who were not in their classes.

“What Harry was talking about was, ‘Oh, no. We’ve totally changed the law. The teacher has the choice of any measure they want.’

“But,” Johnson said, “if 1 percent of my evaluation is based on something I never taught, what’s the difference? It says the teacher or principal chooses, then it has to be approved by the state. Say it’s a big high school like Central and you’ve got 50 different teachers who want their scores calculated different ways. Can you imagine a principal dealing with that?

“I didn’t vote for it because it didn’t make sense to me.”

Note: Both Brooks and Dunn sit on the House Education Committee. Johnson, a Democrat, does not.

There’s more than one game in town The hubbub over the Republican primary election for State Senate District 7 is hogging the limelight, but the Briggs and Campfield contest isn’t the only game worth watching.

Knox County voters who can still utter the word “trustee” without breaking into gales of laughter have a choice of two qualified candidates on Aug. 7, Republican Ed Shouse and Democrat Jim Berrier.

Shouse is a sitting commissioner with an abundance of relevant experience in finance and banking.

During my time reporting on County Commission, Shouse earned my respect as one of the more thoughtful local legislators.

He currently serves as chair for the Finance Committee and is vice chair for the Knox County Pension Board.

In a recent joint television interview with his opponent, Shouse said, “I never thought of myself as

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a courthouse guy,” and later added, “I’m a man of integrity.”

(You can believe the second quote without completely buying the first.)

Shouse answered the enduring question about staffing levels by saying the office was “more than adequately staffed.”

Give Berrier credit: The first office he chooses to chase gets less respect than a pork roast in a synagogue, and he knows it.

Previous occupants of the office (read Mike Lowe and John Duncan III) were “putting their interests above the people,” Berrier said.

Equipped with an MBA and experience in the finan-

cial-services industry, Berrier is certainly qualified for the position.

He grants that staff levels probably could be “shrunk down” but sees his priority as making sure collections are handled properly.

“I think I can make a difference in there,” Berrier said, but getting the opportunity to prove it with that troublesome “D” attached to his candidacy is a longshot at best. Still, the scandals under Republicans are hardly reassuring for folks who vote strict party lines.

Down Nashville way, your esteemed Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is pushing a move to re-mold the Tennessee Supreme Court in his own image – of Republicans, by Republicans, for Republicans.

Chief Justice Gary Wade, Justice Cornelia Clark and Justice Sharon Lee are up for a retention vote, yea or nay. Each committed the unpardonable sin in Ramsey’s eyes of being ap-

pointed by a Democratic governor, and Ramsey is seeing red (or maybe more red).

The argument from some that the justices are “soft on crime” is not supported by a record of confirming about 90 percent of death-penalty sentences.

Just as cynical, and false, is the contention by something called the “Tennessee Forum” that the justices have “supported Obamacare” when not a single case related to the Affordable Care Act has been before the court.

Judges are human; none are free of political leanings. But party loyalty is best left in the care of the bailiff when court is in session.

Of course, that doesn’t always happen. But if Ramsey gets his way, jurists aspiring to the highest court in the state will soon be spending a lot of time polishing their conservative credentials.

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Freshmen really will play Butch Jones has been saying all along that Volunteer freshmen will play a lot of football this fall.

That didn’t sound too bad in May and June. The great recruiting class was supposed to help, brick by brick, in the major reconstruction at Tennessee.

The idea of depending on freshmen – heaven help us, some will start – has a different sound the closer we get to Aug. 31 and Utah State. There are two possible interpretations: The

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youngsters are even better than advertised or the roster is in worse shape than some of us ever believed.

There is a difference in freshmen rising above older competitors to grab starring roles on strong teams

Activists want Donaldson’s head The major unreported news this week is the letter signed by numerous neighborhood leaders in both the city and county calling for the departure of Mark Donaldson as head of Metropolitan Planning Commission.

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This request was delivered to both Mayors Burchett and Rogero last week, along with an inchthick document of problems and altercations that Donaldson has had over the past four years including almost coming to blows with Sequoyah activist Jim Bletner, according to an email from Terry Faulkner to then-Mayor Haslam.

The letter and accompanying document, which are available from either mayor’s office as an open records request, was signed by former City Council members Carlene Malone, Barbara Pelot and Jean Teague, as well as Bearden greenway activist Faulkner and Sandy Gillespie of Sequoyah, among several others.

It documents several years of complaints and disagreements including dissatisfaction with the work product MPC is now producing. It alleges “threatening behavior� by Donaldson to some citizens.

These signers are hoping Burchett and Rogero will make a joint statement urging Donaldson’s replacement as they did two years ago with Gloria Ray, who was making $400,000 a year at the Sports Corporation.

Frank Slage of Tool Crib described a March 2014 meeting with Donaldson as “unpleasant and unfortunate� in a July letter to Burchett copied to Rogero.

This is the first time in over 30 years where so many community activists have joined in outright opposition to the MPC director. The people signing this letter are well known to both mayors as well as county and city legislators.

They cannot and will not be ignored by either mayor.

Mayor Burchett has already sent a letter to MPC chair Rebecca Longmire asking for an explanation on the Dave Hill hiring at MPC. Longmire, a retired educator and Corryton resident, has good people skills and has been supportive of Donaldson in the past.

Mayor Rogero has been publicly silent on the issue.

Burchett got married this past weekend at West Hills Park and is focused this week on other matters.

However, as of July 25, Longmire had not responded to Burchett.

City Council is clearly uncomfortable with several MPC proposals that have been deferred up to 180 Donaldson days (half a year). MPC is losing credibility under Donaldson’s leadership with both city and county. Malone has described the MPC work product as “ridiculously poor.�

This letter forces the 15-member MPC to address the matter. Commissioners can support Donaldson and risk seeing themselves replaced as appointments expire over the next year as well as the controversy escalating. Or they can tell Donaldson his days are numbered and he needs to resign or be terminated.

Or Donaldson himself can recognize reality and move away before he is pushed.

Then the issue becomes a severance package (if any) plus who will be the interim director while a search gets underway for a permanent new director. Two persons on current staff who could serve ably as interim director are Buz Johnson and Dan Kelly. Or MPC might bring Jeff Welch over from TPO for a few months.

There are several viable options.

This writer believes this may take a few months to play out (unless both mayors request Donaldson’s departure as they did with Gloria Ray), but the handwriting is on the wall for Donaldson as well as Dave Hill. This time next year (and perhaps by Halloween) there will be a new or interim director at MPC. The sooner it is resolved the better for urban planning. ■Early voting for the Aug. 7 primary and state judicial elections far exceeds the local May primary. It is triple what happened then.

Hard to tell who this helps or hurts, but the process is improved by having a large turnout. Over half of the voters will vote early. â– Archie Ellis, who works for Habitat for Humanity, has resigned from the KAT bus board before his term expires. Mayor Rogero has not named a replacement, which must be approved by City Council.

The board is chaired by the energetic Renee Hoyos, executive director of Tennessee Clean Water Network. â– U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi was in Knoxville for the July 18-20 weekend for a family reunion. â– Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, along with former U.S. Rep. Bill Jenkins, attended the celebration of life service for Loudon County General Sessions Judge Bill Russell July 22 at Central United Methodist Church of Lenoir City. Dunn at 87 is the second-oldest living former governor of any state in the U.S.

and freshmen being forced into losing lineups. For example, Marquez North and Cam Sutton were freshmen starters last season, but the record was 5-7.

The late, great Robert R. Neyland once said you could expect one loss for each sophomore on the field.

I suppose supercharged freshmen, beneficiaries of vitamins and minerals and year-round training, are now the equivalent of long-ago second-year players. I do hope the General’s alarming formula is also outdated. There may not be enough games to go around.

This is just a guess until they put on pads, but freshman Josh Malone is a probable starter at wide receiver because there is a void and he absolutely has the talent

to fill it – as demonstrated during spring practice.

Freshman Coleman Thomas is a first-team offensive tackle because he is good and there simply isn’t a better option.

You may see Emmanuel Moseley at a corner and Todd Kelly Jr. at a safety – because of the glaring need for more speed.

Ethan Wolf at tight end?

Maybe. Or it could be Daniel Helm. Both newcomers followed the early enrollment route and benefited from the strength program and spring experiences.

Aaron Medley is the likely field-goal kicker-tobe. Dillon Bates could be an opening linebacker.

Jalen Hurd? The 6-3 and 230 running back figures to be great – but maybe not the first week.

If I am correctly hearing what Coach Jones is saying, it sounds as if 10 or 12 oth-

ers are likely to play significant minutes. Conducting kindergarten while trying to whip Georgia, Florida and Alabama sounds very challenging.

Has anything like this ever happened before, you ask? Probably not so many so soon, but freshmen have contributed. Indeed they have.

Jamal Lewis carried the football 232 times for a very good 1997 team, gained 1,364 yards and scored seven touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 275 and two TDs. Jamal reached manhood earlier than some of his peers.

Eric Berry looked like a pro-to-be in the 2007 secondary on a team that went 10-4.

Coaches prefer to redshirt offensive linemen for tutoring and physical development, but they can’t wait when the good ones appear.

Michael Munoz (2000) and Ju’Wuan James (2010) started 12 games each as freshmen. Munoz played on a better team. Cosey Coleman started six times in 1999 and grew up to be an all-American.

Bill Bates had impressive stats as the starting strong safety in 1979. Reggie White was a starting defensive tackle in 1980. Stanley Morgan was a very good freshman athlete in 1973 but didn’t start. Linebacker Al Wilson did not start in 1995.

Defensive tackle John Henderson started some in 1999.

Albert Haynesworth did not.

Team depth is sometimes the determining factor.

This reignites the debate about which is more valuable, talent or experience?

When in doubt, choose talent. It seems that is where Butch is headed.

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Duncan for Congress Working on Issues that Matter to You A Personal Message from Congressman Duncan

Defending the Constitution I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, and that is exactly what I work to do each day. I especially focus on protecting our Second Amendment rights and securing our borders against illegal immigration.

Balanced Budget I don’t believe in spending money we don’t have. With one of the most fiscally conservative voting records in Congress, I consistently vote to reduce government spending in order to protect Social Security and control the federal debt.

Growing our Economy I want to eliminate government over-regulation so more businesses can open and expand, creating better jobs for Americans. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed my re election, saying it will “produce sustained economic growth, help create jobs and get our country back on track.�

Repealing Obamacare I believe the biggest problem with the so-called Affordable Care Act is that it is unaffordable already. I will continue to speak out against it at every opportunity, and I believe our federal dollars are better spent on things like improving care for our nation’s veterans.

America First I oppose spending billions of dollars on people in foreign countries who hate us.

We need to stop trying to take care of the whole world and start taking care of our own country and putting the American people first, once again.

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Tom Bugg, general manager for the Bijou and Tennessee Theatres, shows the back-stage workings.

A glass storefront, reminiscent of when two floors of the building were not underground, was created in an office space in underground Knoxville.

The interns tour Gay Street hosts mostly live entertainment “because that’s what pays the bills,” said Snyder.

A handful of classic films including “Gone with the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz” are still shown during the summer when many entertainers take time off from touring.

“If you want to see current films, go down the street,” said Snyder with a smile. Info: www. tennesseetheatre.com.

By Sara Barrett

Dr. Bill Snyder shares the history of the Tennessee Theatre on a tour of the grand movie palace. Photos

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The interns got a true taste of downtown living last week while spending the day on (and below) Gay Street.

The morning began with an introduction to the Tennessee Theatre with its legendary organist, Dr. Bill Snyder. As the interns sat near the orchestra pit, Snyder gave the group a brief history of the movie palace and the reason for its grandeur. “(Movie palaces) were built to promote movies as a major form of entertainment to families during the Great Depression. It was like an escape to come to a place like this. It was like going to another world or another planet,” said Snyder. “It was an experience

Julia Grant and Donna Mitchell enjoy lunch from the Gonzo Gourmet food truck in downtown Knoxville. Menu items included bacon-wrapped hot dogs, veggie burgers and avocado tacos. for them, not just to see the movie, but to see this place.”

Television, movie complexes and folks moving to the suburbs led to the

downfall of movie palaces.

The Tennessee closed in 2003 for $26 million in renovations, reopening in January 2005. The facility now

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After leaving the Tennessee, the group stopped by the Bijou Theatre for a tour with general manager Tom Bugg.

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A trip downtown isn’t complete without stopping in Mast General Store. Goofing off with funny hats are Laken Scott, Donna Mitchell, Julia Grant and Charlie Hamilton.

David Dewhirst shows a privacy fence made from branches outside of the lofts near Jackson Ave.

the Civil War in Knoxville were fired from these windows,” said Bugg of the building that originally opened in 1816.

A behind-the-scenes look at the area beneath the stage, often used as a dressing room, shows support beams covered with signatures of artists who have performed at the theater including bluegrass musician Doyle Lawson.

A trek upstairs to the balcony (currently off-limits to the public) reveals indentations of chairs once installed in an area reserved for African-Americans during segregation.

Because of the Bijou’s age, a structural engineer stops by every 2-3 years to make sure everything is as it should be. The precursor to Knox Heritage bought the building in 1975 and the Bijou was given a 99-year lease of the space. Bugg manages both the Bijou and Tennessee theatres for AC Entertainment.

The most pressing intern question of the day was whether the theatre is haunted. “I’m not sure, but I do have one story,” said Bugg, with a slight twinkle in his eye.

Bugg was leaving the Bijou about 1 a.m. with an employee, exiting through the stage area, when a piece of plaster fell to the floor directly behind them. Yes, it is an old building, said Bugg, and the ceiling may crumble from time to time.

But the next day he climbed to the ceiling (a long climb) and was surprised to find a ceiling made of something besides plaster.

The interns were also interested to hear about the Bijou Awards, a competition among folks their age in singing, acting and creative writing categories.

Scholarships are given each year to the winners. Info: email Amanda Womac at Amanda@knoxbijou.com.

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Lofts located on Gay Street, as seen from the back. The front side of the lower two levels is underground.

Lunch with the Gonzo Gourmet

Brandon Smith’s Gonzo Gourmet food truck was ready to serve lunch curbside when the interns arrived.

Smith had prepared a special, all-inclusive menu for the interns including slow-cooked pork tacos with “trailer-made” lime cumin coleslaw and pineapple salsa, a deep-fried, bacon-wrapped hot dog with onion rings, and a Chipotle Black Bean Burger with spring greens and a side of Southern-style potato salad.

Needless to say, the interns did not leave hungry.

The group brought their grub in to the Blue Plate Special at WDVX studios within the Knoxville Visitors’ Center. Live music courtesy of “And the Giraffe” and “If Birds Could Fly” entertained them before they met with developer David Dewhirst for a tour of the legendary “underground” Gay Street.

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It is glaringly obvious that David Dewhirst has found his calling. The developer spent some time talking to the interns and showing them the hidden treasure of “underground” Gay Street.

“Downtown is really everybody’s neighborhood,” said Dewhirst, as he gathered the interns around the table in his boardroom.

An eclectic collection of all things – well, eclectic – tastefully lines the walls of Dewhirst’s office.

After serving soft drinks, Dewhirst talked about the days when living in the suburbs was cool. When “I Dream of Jeannie” was the popular show on television, folks wanted the lifestyle of living in the neighborhood outside the big city, he said.

But the hit show “Friends” came along in the ’90s and glamorized urban living.

That’s where Dewhirst’s work comes in.

The 100 block of Gay Street is deceiving to the eye. Several of its buildings appear to be two or three stories, but after going down a short set of stairs, the lower levels are revealed. The entire block was filled in around 1918 to prevent horse- and muledrawn wagons from climbing a steep hill into town.

This left store fronts as they were and until a few years ago, Dewhirst said it was like stepping back in time to go down there.

Original tin ceiling tiles rest in piles along the walkway that resembles an indoor alley. The interns silently absorbed everything Dewhirst said about plans to blend yesterday’s structures with today’s living.

“The one thing I want you to take away from seeing this today … is to come back 10 years from now and see how different this area looks then,” said Dewhirst of the Gay Street/Jackson Avenue area. “When you have friends in town, you will want to bring them down here and not to a strip mall in West Knoxville because this will be authentic and different. A sidewalk here is not just a sidewalk. It is a gathering place.”

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Next week

The interns’ final day with the Shopper-News will take them in the Big Love Bus to Oakes Farm in Corryton to learn about the international business of daylilies. Stay tuned!

And if you are entering 8th grade this fall, you are the perfect candidate for next summer’s intern program. There’s no cost and it’s (mostly) fun. Contact Sara Barrett at barretts@ ShopperNewsNow.com/.

Keepin’ it home

By Donna Mitchell The Shopper interns had a day full of exploration last Tuesday as we visited the Tennessee and Bijou theatres, underground Gay Street and WDVX radio station.

Located on South Gay Street, WDVX (89.9 FM) houses the Blue Plate Special which brings live music to viewers and radio listeners.

The station promotes the culture of East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachia region by showcasing local and emerging talent.

Knoxville lacks huge venues for big-name musicians to perform. The closest you can usually get to the big stars is Nashville or Atlanta. Who wants to drive all that way and spend all that money?

The Tenn e s s e e Theatre supports rising stars like SoMo (R&B, pop) by helping them to gain fans Mitchell they never would have had otherwise.

The Bijou Theatre brings in the “lesser known talents” such as Ray LaMontagne, The Milk Carton Kids and Jason Isbell, all of whom are incredible artists.

Bigger isn’t always better.

You can easily experience incredible performances in your own backyard. Catch a free show at WDVX! What could be better than free?

One of our tour guides, Tom Bugg, is general manager of the Bijou Theatre. He de-

scribed the venue as “not the grand ole opry of places, but it’s a cool little place.

Local music venues have just as much to offer as the “bigger, better” ones. If you want to hear the fantastic music I’m talking about, I recommend Jason Isbell. He stops at both theatres.

He’ll be at the Tennessee Theatre in September. Isbell deserves every music award known.

How did I find about him? He was performing at the Bijou Theatre!

Please consider the Tennessee Theatre, the Bijou Theatre, or WDVX next time you need your daily music fi x.

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Cumberland Avenue merchants accuse UT of competing with local businesses, UT seeks meeting Ten Cumberland Avenue merchants and restaurateurs, led by Copper Cellar Corp. CEO Mike Chase,

Betty Bean sent University of Tennessee brass a letter last week accusing them of using bait-and-switch tactics to buy up property on The Strip and bring in national franchises to compete with existing merchants.

The University reacted quickly, requesting to meet with the business owners.

“We were surprised to get the petition because it is public knowledge that we intend to develop a program that allows students to use Vol Card dollars for meals from merchants on Cumberland Avenue. Our goal is to implement that program by next fall,” said Karen Ann Simsen, director of media and internal relations.

“We have reached to members of the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association to request a meeting so that we can discuss their concerns and also provide more detail about our plans for moving forward.”

The university’s 2015 mandatory meal plan will require all first-year and most upper-class students to purchase $600 in Dining Dollars good at Aramark-

run campus eateries. Students have been protesting for nearly a year. Now they have some backup.

“The switch from the University’s stated use of classroom space (when presented to the state building commission) for former private retail space at 17th and Cumberland back to retail/ restaurant space serviced

by Aramark creates unfair competition against local businesses. This is no small project – it is a $1.9 million construction project that benefits only Aramark,” the letter says.

National chains Panda Express and Raising Canes will rent space from UT at the new building, the merchants allege. Saying “our goals and visions are linked,” they asked UT to broaden the Dining Dollars program to include all eateries on The Strip.

Papa John’s Pizza on Lake Avenue already is allowed to accept studentdining cards, and the merchants on the Strip want UT to level the playing field.

The letter cites concessions merchants have made to the city-sponsored efforts to upgrade The Strip including easements that will cause disruption during construction of the streetscape.

“We have given much to support this plan and feel that opening Dining Dollars would be a gesture to reciprocate this mutual relationship,” the letter continued.

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Real tears for Virtual Academy It’s said that hard cases make bad law, but the Tennessee Virtual Academy (TNVA) shows how bad law can make hard cases for individuals caught between competing interests. The Union County school board will vote today (July 30) to freeze out 600 families who enrolled on time for the school year set to begin on Monday. Ouch!

Last week’s school board meeting was painful. Today’s could be worse. Parents of Virtual Academy kids were emotional – some angry, others in tears. One big guy in a black T-shirt talked about the classroom he and his wife created for their daughters. His older girl is successful with TNVA; now his younger one won’t get the chance.

Kevin Huffman, embattled state education commissioner, gave Union County an ultimatum (couched as a recommendation). Either close enrollment and “de-enroll” those first year students already signed up or he would can-

UCPS retains has balanced that district’s budget. The Virtual Academy is a lifeline for those families which support it – 3,000 statewide Sandra last year.

Clark Test scores, especially for first year students, aren’t where Huffman wants them, but as one parent cel the entire program – his said, “Test scores are not the right by state law. He would be-all, end-all.”

What a mess. Wasted tax not say the words, though, alluding to “consequences.” money. Hurting children Huffman was quoted in about to be hurt again by the daily paper saying it was those entrusted to protect “irresponsible” of Union and educate them. And an edCounty Public Schools to ucation commissioner who’s enroll new students in the both indecisive and a bully. first place. Ha! Huffman should have taken charge More from Union County ■ Mayor Mike Wilmonths ago when parents and educators had time to liams looks like a sure bet to win a second term Aug. make alternate plans.

Let’s be clear. Should 7, but the race for sheriff is Tennessee ship $15 mil- harder to call. Incumbent lion ($5,000 BEP funding x Earl Loy Jr. is challenged 3,000 enrollees) to the Vir- by former chief deputy Billy ginia-based K12 Inc. to pro- Breeding. In non-partisan, vide online public school? multi-county races, incumNo. Knox County Republi- bents appointed by Gov. Bill can Harry Brooks passed Haslam are battling to hang this bad law, and it’s been on to their jobs: District Attorney Lori Phillips-Jones whittled at ever since.

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Neal Denton talks farming in the city

By Bonny C. Millard Knox County Extension agent Neal Denton, a familiar face from his appearances on WBIR-TV, said Knoxville is experiencing an increased interest in urban agriculture.

“We’ve been seeing a resurgence in farm to table,” Denton told the Rotary Club of Knoxville, explaining there is a renewed focus on farm foods. The public is interested in how and who is growing the food and wants to get the freshest products possible, he added.

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This resurgence is demonstrated by the increase in farmers markets.

He said 15 years ago, the maNeal Denton jor Farmers Market closed, but now Knoxville has nine active locations.

More people are growing food in urban areas, said Denton, adding that growers don’t need a large space to produce small quantities of high quality meat and products.

“Don’t worry, I don’t think we’re going to have

have been repeatedly exposed to the sun, like the face, arms, legs and neck,” explains Dr. Dudrick. “It is especially common in adults who have had a lot of sun exposure.”

“I spent 27 years working outside every day for the Knox County Property Assessors’ Office,” admits Stinnett.

Terry Stinnett’s forehead is healing after surgery to remove a large non-melanoma skin cancder

“I stay out of the sun now and suggest that everyone wear sunscreen. I never did and I suffered the consequences.” ~Terry Stinnett, skin cancer patient “And, nope, I never wore sunscreen.”

But he does now. “I stay out of the sun now and suggest that everyone wear sunscreen. I never did and I suffered the consequences,” says Stinnett.

Stinnett, who has a higher risk of developing another skin cancer, now regularly checks his skin for new spots.

Dr. Dudrick says an easy-to-remember guideline is “ABCDE”. “If you have a mole or cyst, watch the Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color, Diameter and Evolution.

If the spot is growing and changing, and especially bleeding, it needs to be checked by a physician.”

Stinnett just wishes he had gone to a doctor sooner. “I thank the Lord I was able to get my skin cancer treated. Don’t wait to get a spot checked out!”

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hog lots on Broadway,” he quipped.

Denton also discussed questions his office has been fielding lately. The cold winter last year damaged area Leyland Cypress trees, but the dead branches can be pruned, he said.

These trees should be spaced properly when planted because they grow much larger than expected. If they are too close together, the lower branches can’t get enough sunlight, and they start dying from the bottom.

The cold weather also resulted in winterkill of Bermuda grass, which hasn’t happened in a long time,

but he said the hearty grass will come back. Some people prefer other grasses, but Bermuda usually wins out.

If one yard has it, then it’s going to end up in neighboring yards, he said.

“Personally I gave up,” Denton said. “I’ve learned to embrace Bermuda.”

Denton also talked about a problem in the area with kudzu bugs, which look like small stink bugs and like to “live with you in the winter.” He recommended spraying them with a pesticide at first sighting.

“If you see one, there are probably a 1,000 relatives in the walls.”

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Terry Stinnett has a message for anyone who notices a strange bump or mole on their skin.

“Don’t ignore it! Get it checked out by a doctor,” stresses Stinnett. “Don’t be like me and wait until it’s almost too late.”

The South Knoxville preacher admits he ignored an odd bump on his forehead for more than a year.

“It started as a mole, and grew bigger and bigger, but it didn’t hurt so I tried to disregard it,” says 70-year old Stinnett.

When the spot started to bleed, Stinnett finally visited a dermatologist who determined that it was squamous cell carcinoma, a non-melanoma skin cancer.

“It was so large by then, that it couldn’t easily be removed. So he sent me to Dr. Dudrick for surgery,” explains Stinnett.

Dr. Paul Dudrick, a surgical oncologist with Premier Surgical Associates at Fort Sanders Regional, surgically removed the tumor that had grown to the size of a half dollar.

“I thank God for Dr. Dudrick. The spot was so humongous he grafted skin off my chest to cover my forehead when he took it off,” says Stinnett. “He did a su- Dr. Paul Dudrick, per job. You can’t even Surgical Oncologist tell where it was now!”

After healing for several weeks, Stinnett then underwent a course of 30 radiation treatments.

Squamous cell carcinoma is a less deadly form of skin cancer that rarely spreads to other parts of the body.

“It often develops on areas of skin that

sistant Jared Effler; Chancellor Andy Tillman by Elizabeth Asbury; and Public Defender Mark Blakley

by Leif Jeffers. Incumbents are better funded and better known. A loss would be an upset.

■ Three kids from the 4-H geographic information system team won third place nationally at the Esri Users Conference in San Diego for their mapping project of Big Ridge State Park.

The project had strong support from the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

Martin Dickey, Nathanael Kadron and Dakota Sherritze traveled with UT Extension agent Shannon Perrin DeWitt for the international gathering of geographers, statisticians and scientists who use data gathered through software from Environmental Science Research Institute, known as Esri.

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If you’re a business owner using any of the forms of social media available today and you don’t take it seriously, you could be headed for disaster.

On the other hand, if you know what you’re doing – or you hire someone who does – the ever-expanding number of social media platforms can help you grow your business exponentially by involving your clients, building relationships with them, keeping them interested and acting on their feedback.

Social media expert Kathi Browne’s talk to members of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville described both the pitfalls and the advantages of social media.

Browne’s slide presentation both illustrated her

points and creatively involved her audience in the discussion.

Crucial to the success of a website “is getting found by the right p e ople,” B r o w n e Kathi Browne said, meaning the people who are looking for your specific goods and/or services. Keeping at the top of Google and the other search engines is the key to that.

Among the pitfalls to social media, details innocently shared on Facebook likely rank at the top, she said. “You have to be very careful about putting out information that can be used against you. If viewers see you’re on vacation, they

might decide that’s a good time to go break into your house.”

In addition, Browne said, users need to be careful what information they use in answering security questions on the web. Details such as birthdates can be easily found and aid in identity theft.

Today’s social media “offers ways to be memorable, to build your brand, to show what you have to offer and to be helpful to others,” Browne said, adding that a key to success is to “be entertaining, but also define yourself and be clear on who you are and what you’re all about. And above all, think very carefully about what others will think and the impact it could have on you and your business before you send something out.”

Pinnacle expands Knox footprint with 5th branch

By Sandra Clark Pinnacle Financial Partners has exploded on the local banking scene, rising to 6th place in assets among all the banks in town.

President Mike DiStefano attributes that growth to a unique business model and marketing plan.

“We recruit and hire the best bankers in the market.

We excite and engage our financial advisors, and they, in turn, excite and engage our clients.”

DiStefano replaced Nathan Hunter, who brought the Nashville-based Pinnacle into the Knoxville market in 2007. He resigned in

January 2013.

Missy Wallen, recently retired local president of BB&T Bank here, has joined Pinnacle to oversee the client services group, the retail side of the bank, DiSDiStefano tefano said.

“It’s a (management) partnership.”

DiStefano was with SunTrust for 15 years. “We hire from the local market,” he said. He oversees the client advisory group, the com-

mercial and real estate lending side of Pinnacle.

Jeremy Cook, most recently with Clayton Bank, has been named senior vice president and branch manager of the Pinnacle Bank branch now under construction on Emory Road near Dry Gap Pike. DiStefano expects the branch to open in late 2014.

This is Pinnacle’s fifth location. Others are in Fountain City, Farragut, Cedar Bluff with the main office on Northshore Drive.

Pinnacle serves everyone with a targeted market of owner-operated businesses.

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Mynatt grows cleaning business Chris Mynatt has been working in the dry-cleaning business since he was 18.

His dad started Halls Cleaners in 1958. In the mid-’80s, Chris started running the business as his dad phased out.

Seven years ago, Chris expanded the business when he bought Robbins Cleaners at 4919 North Broadway.

His business philosophy is “continue to do something to move forward and provide the best services you can at competitive prices.”

His most recent “move forward” is the purchase of Paramount U-Li-Ka Cleaners. Mynatt is excited about this new location, near the corner of Broadway

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and North Central at 741 North Broadway. Many of his customers are residents of downtown or East and South Knoxville.

Mynatt says his main goal for his new location is having a smooth transition.

He doesn’t plan any changes and will continue to give the best service possible. All locations offer full-service dry cleaning, laundry services and alterations.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, AUG. 8 Seeking singers, actors, dancers, instrumentalists and handbell ringers for Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries’ 2014-15 season beginning Aug. 19. Info/ audition times: Jill Lagerberg, jilllagerberg@cspc.net or 291-5218.

THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Daily giveaway of 2 tickets to any performance at Clarence Brown Theatre. To enter: “like” the Clarence Brown Theatre Facebook page. Grand prize winner of 2 season subscriptions chosen Sept. 6.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Summer Family Programming: Make a Quilt Square, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Movie Party: “The Lego Movie” (PG, 100 min.), 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 Summer Family Programming: Cook like a Pioneer, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Storyteller David Claunch presents “How to Catch a Mouse: Simple Machines at Work,” 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Son of God.” White Elephant Bingo, 10 a.m. Free and open to the general public. Info/schedule of activities: 329-8892.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

FRIDAY, AUG. 1 World Breastfeeding Week kick-off event, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Free. Breastfeeding mothers, moms-to-be, families and breastfeeding-friendly businesses invited.

Info: Robin Ferguson, 215-5060.

Summer Family Programming: Butter Making, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 1-2 “A Woman Called Truth” performances, 8 p.m.

Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Maryville. Presented by the WordPlayers. Info/tickets (use promo code TRUTH): 981-8590 or www.claytonartscenter.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 2 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.

Gardening with Children symposium, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., UT Gardens, just off Neyland Drive.

Designed for teachers, homeschool families and volunteers who are interested in learning more about gardening and how it can impact children’s education.

Cost: $30 per adult, $15 per college student. Registration deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, July 28. To register: https://utgardens.wildapricot.org/GWC. Info: Derrick Stowell, 974-7151 or dstowell@utk.edu.

Movie Night at Westside; 4:30 movie for children and 6:30 p.m. movie for older kids, teens

Laundry services are a big part of the business.

The stores also handle most household items, such as comforters, drapes and tablecloths. Many brides bring in their wedding gowns to be pressed, cleaned or preserved and boxed. He says their prices for these services are all very competitive.

Mynatt oversees 14 employees at the three locations. All employees are drug-screened, and Mynatt is proud of his drug-free workplace. One employee started working at Robbins Cleaners in the 1950s. Bill Montgomery, who is now in his 80s, still works four days per week. Many other employees also have lengthy

terms of service.

Mynatt invites everyone to give one of his locations a try. The Halls location, 7032 Maynardville Pike, is behind Halls Center just down the hill from the new IHOP. Info: Halls, 922-4780; Robbins, 688-2191; Paramount U-LiKa, 523-7111.

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The East Towne Area Business and Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. at New Harvest Park Community Center.

Justin Sterling, the group’s new president, encourages all business owners and managers in the East Towne corridor to at-

and adults, Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road. Movies: “How to Train Your Dragon” then “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” Admission free; $2 donation appreciated. Popcorn and drinks available.

Info: www.westsideuuc.org or 777-9882.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 2-3 Cherokee Heritage Festival at Red Clay State Historic Park, located in Bradley County. Hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian, the Cherokee Nation and the Park. Festival theme: “Persistence, Resistance and Perseverance: The Formation of the Eastern Band.”

Info: 423-478-0339 or http://tnstateparks.com/parks/ about/red-clay and click on “Upcoming events.”

SUNDAY, AUG. 3 “Stories in Every Jar,” free storytelling by members of the Smoky Mt. Storytellers, 3-5 p.m., Back Porch, 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Info: 429-1783 or www. smokymountaintellers.org.

“A Gaither Homecoming - A Praise and Worship Service Featuring the best of the Gaithers” presented by the GCBC Praise Team, 10:45 a.m., Grace Covenant Baptist Church, 9956 Dutchtown Road.

“Super sun burgers” cooking class sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Potluck supper after class. Cost: $4 per person. Info: 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com.

Beginning Tai Chi class open house/first class, 10:30- a.m.-12:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hosted by Taoist Tai Chi Society.

Info: 482-7761 or www.taoist.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 4 Summer Family Programming: Nature Art, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5

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tend this meeting. The featured speaker will be Bruce Hayes, senior business specialist with the Tennessee

Small Business Development Center. Come see why this group is gaining momentum so quickly!

SATURDAY, AUG. 9 The Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: Second Opinion, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Drive. Free. Info: www.knoxcounty. org or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knox-CountyParks-Rec/55197043075.

“Experience our Cherokee Heritage” tour with Native American Expert Randy McGinnis. Offered by Cades Cove Heritage Tours. Reservations limited. Cost: $100 per person. Info/reservations: Don Alexander, 448-8838.

“Garden History of East Tennessee: Seeds and Their Stories,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Free and open to the public. Info; 777-1750.

SUNDAY, AUG. 10 “Stories in Every Jar,” free storytelling by members of the Smoky Mt. Storytellers, 3-5 p.m., Back Porch, 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Info: 429-1783 or www. smokymountaintellers.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Family Programming: Drums, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Back to School Bash, 3-6 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Free and open to the public. Students will receive free school supplies and health screenings, and enjoy activities, free food, special programs, vendors and more.

Ice Cream Social fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., Sonic Drive-In, 7816 Oak Ridge Highway. 10% of sales to benefit Shine, Diamonds All-Stars’ senior coed level three competitive cheer team.

TUESDAY, AUG. 12 Summer Family Programming: Dulcimers, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Harvey Broome Group picnic, 5-8 p.m., Adair Park, 1807 Adair Drive. All Sierra Club members, families and friends are invited. HBG will provide a grill and burgers (veggie and meat). Contact Mac Post, mpost3116@aol.com, with number of people coming and what you will contribute to the potluck.

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Summer Family Programming: Paint a Mountain Scene, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

“Beat the Heat with Summer Splash Pad Fun!” 10 a.m., McFee Park, 917 McFee Road. Presented by the town of Farragut and Knoxville Moms Blog. Cost: $5 per family. Register and pay by Wednesday, July 30. To regBeginner Friendly Yoga classes, 9-10 a.m., Farister: http://citymomsblog.com/Knoxville. Info: Lauren ragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: Cox, 966-7057 or lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org $40. Registration and payment deadline: Aug. 11. Info/ to register: 966-7057.

Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. RegisSummer Family Programming: Photography, 10 tration and payment deadline: Aug. 11. Info/to register: a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 966-7057.

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Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 6-7 AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

THURSDAY, AUG. 7 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge.

Door prizes.

Hot Summer Nights Concert Series: Erin Ott, 7 p.m., Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick St. 10-year-old Country Music singer. Free. Info: 982-0981 or www.blountlibrary.org.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Frozen.”

Info/schedule of activities: 329-8892.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 8-9 Russell Biven Summer Clayfest Tournament, Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club, Maryville, Flight times: 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds benefit Helen Ross McNabb Center. Info/to register team or as sponsor: Beth Farrow, 329-9030, or www.mcnabbcenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 Summer Family Programming: Flute Day, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

THURSDAY, AUG. 14 Summer Family Programming: Make an Instrument, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge.

Door prizes.

Traditional Appalachian Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Hosted by the Knoxville Square Dance. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Admission: $7. Info: 522-5851 or info@ jubileearts.org.

AARP Driver Safety class, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., East TN Medical Group (ETMG), 266 Joule Street, Alcoa. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 14-15 AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Cheyenne Ambulatory Center, 964 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

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