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BUZZ Dailey seeks commission seat Carson Dailey has been involved in community issues for decades, and a South Knox advocate for longer than that, so it should surprise no one that he’s preparing to run for County Commission next year. The timing is good since he will be stepping down from his seat on the county Board of Zoning Appeals, where he has served since 2009 when County Commission was hit with a court order that forced them to stop appointing themselves to the board, and to make it citizens-only.

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Sutton new at South-Doyle Middle Walking through the hallway to his office, newly appointed South-Doyle Middle School principal Taiwo “Tye” Sutton points to students filling their lockers and says, “Do you see this right here? When they enter the school, they’re like the water that fills in all the gaps.” He was appointed principal of SDMS in May.

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See movies in a whole new way Nowadays, you never have to leave your house to see a movie. That’s what Paul Harrill and Darren Hughes are afraid of. More and more, film watchers are giving up on movie theaters – which don’t offer much variety anyway – and staying home to view either streaming movies or ones on DVD. They miss out on both the communal aspect of movie-going and, for the most part, the opportunity to see something different.

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Looking for life in the By Betsy Pickle Pickl kle e People know about football’s ’s blitz defense, and of course thee .” 1975 pop hit “The Ballroom Blitz.” w But a bioblitz is a relatively new thing, and it’s happening thiss Saturday at High Ground Park in n South Knoxville. It’s a project run by Discover Life in America, a nonprofit that has been documenting life in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 1998. “What we do is we document every living thing in an area, and that goes into a database,” says Todd Witcher, executive director of Gatlinburg-based Discover Life in America. “For example, with the Smokies, they have a database of all the things that we’ve documented – the life history, the associations, where they’re found in the park – and, of course, many of those things turned out to be unusual or rare. “In the Smokies we’ve found 951 new species to science and almost 8,000 new species for the park. “The main project we’re working on is the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. It’s the brainchild of a world-famous ecologist named Dan Janzen. The idea behind it is conservation. You can’t really protect an area, even an area that’s already protected, without knowing what’s in that area, what are the living things, all the living things.” Scientists, students and volunteers have spent years amassing information about the Smokies.

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Specialists and “citizen scientists” work together in the Smokies. Photo submitted

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School Bucks program underway By Sandra Clark It’s community relations director Emerson Breeden’s favorite promotion, and it’s put more than $16.5 million in school supplies and computers into 1,000 schools over its lifetime. It’s Food City’s School Bucks program, which kicks off Aug. 23 and continues through April 30.

“We’re committed to giving back to the communities we operate in, and we take the education of our youth very seriously,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and CEO. Students get a barcoded school ID to provide to friends and family members. When scanned along with a Food City ValuCard during

the initial checkout process, the barcode alerts the system of the corresponding school to credit with the purchases from that point forward, making points collection quick and easy. For every $10 in Food City exclusive brand purchases, the designated school receives one point toward its School Bucks rewards.

Food City has pledged $600,000 for this school year. The amount awarded each school will be based upon the percentage of total purchases made by the customers assigned to that school. Food City initiated its Apples for the Students program in 1990. Info: www.foodcity.com or Lisa Johnson at 1-800-232-0174.

Church and state and zoning By Betty Bean Last week, the Northside Church of Christ in Heiskell, facing a Metropolitan Planning Commission staff recommendation to deny its request to rezone its property from low density residential to commercial, removed the proposition from MPC’s August agenda just hours before the meeting. In deep West Knoxville, neighbors who oppose First Baptist Concord’s request to rezone 26.4 acres at 9635 Westland Drive from public institutional/planned residential to commercial are hunkered down until October, awaiting the results of a traffic study conducted while schools are in session that will consider the effects a shopping center could have on the neighborhood. Meanwhile, North Knoxville neighborhoods are organizing to fight a chain of events triggered by Centerpointe Church’s decision to sell out to a developer who also proposes to buy the iconic How-

ard house next door and build a “neighborhood” Walmart on its North Broadway location. A 24hour payday loan company is already under construction on the south end of the formerly churchowned parcel and a popular independent Apple computer shop that has been there for 37 years will be displaced. Even though there is considerable commercial activity here, the developer will need to get the property rezoned to accommodate the new use. In Inskip, the new owner of a former church building long abandoned by its Presbyterian congregation and surrounded by single-family homes was successful in getting the parcel rezoned from low density residential to office over the protests of its nearest neighbors. Churches enjoy a special status under city and county zoning ordinances. The city allows them to move into residential neighborhoods, subject to use on review requirements. County zoning regu-

lations are similar for residential neighborhoods and allow them as a permitted use in agricultural zones (use on review is required in city Ag zones). But problems between churches and neighborhoods are becoming more common as churches decide to relocate, expand or disband and attempt to maximize their profits on the real estate market. Former City Council member Carlene Malone says it’s time to reconsider churches’ legal status. “We’re not looking at churches as perhaps they really are today. We need to realize that this is not the little neighorhood church that’s going to stick around forever. It’s a business model. Land is held like a portfolio, and when the time comes to sell, even though they bought it at residential or agricultural prices, they want to sell it commercial – at commercial prices.” Malone said that modern mega churches are a far cry from the traditional concept of churches

that are active on Sundays and Wednesday nights. “These are not small uses – not to say they are bad things – but their impact is greater than the old neighborhood churches. The other thing is, what happens when they leave? Do we continue to allow them as use on review in residential neighborhoods because we think they have low impacts, when actually they may well be seeking to expand – and if they don’t expand, they may well move? Or is it time we start looking at them as the business model they actually operate under rather than looking at them as enhancements to neighborhoods?” The First Baptist Concord rezoning battle is likely to be epic. The property in question – at 9635 Westland Drive, 5.7 miles from the church’s Kingston Pike address – has a long history of zoning fights, dating back to 1988 when neighbors opposed to placing a PellisTo page 3

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Maryville man having a ball after minimally invasive back surgery Work hard, play hard. That’s the Ben Garibay way. So when the 51-year-old Alcoa plant worker was faced with back surgery, he had a question for Dr. Joel Norman, neurosurgeon at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional: How soon before he could get back to playing basketball? For Garibay, Dr. Norman’s answer was a slam dunk. “Dr. Norman said it was up to me and how well I did whether I could get back to playing again,” said Garibay, who was back on the basketball court at Springbrook Recreation Center within a week after surgery. “I wasn’t running up and down the court, but I was walking and jogging up and down the court. The next week I began to pick up the pace a little bit, and every week I was going more and more. I think it was the rst of January when I played the rst league game, and I played ve minutes at a time. By the end of the season, around the last of February, I played the entire time in the last two games.” It was quite an improvement from when Dr. Norman rst diagnosed Garibay with spondylolisthesis, which is a slippage, or instability of the vertebrae. “It is most commonly seen in elderly patients as the joints between the vertebral bodies deteriorate and no longer maintain their integrity,” said Dr. Norman. “In Mr. Garibay’s case, he had a pars defect, which he probably had since he was a child, but didn’t cause him signi cant problems until he developed compression of the nerves as a result of this slippage. The instability of his lower spine led to compression of the nerves radiating down his leg and into his foot, causing a weakness of the muscles in his foot and ultimately leading to his abnormal gait.” Garibay’s back problems began three decades ago when he was working on a cabin where all the oor joists had rotted. “I was underneath the crawl space knocking out

the blocking to replace the joists,” Garibay recounted. “There was just one 2-by-2 brick left, and you wouldn’t think it would hold up anything, but when I hit it, the whole oor fell in on me and threw me to the ground. If those joists hadn’t been so rotten, it probably would’ve killed me.” It was the second time within a week Garibay had hurt his back while renovating a log cabin. Just days earlier, he slipped from a 15- to 20-foot scaffold and tumbled down several steps into the home’s basement. “That’s when I rst started having problems,” he said. The back problems lingered, but without insurance, Garibay settled for occasional chiropractic adjustments until landing a job in 2001 as a furnace tender at the Alcoa aluminum plant. He nally had health insurance, but the physical demands of the work took a toll over the next dozen years. “Somebody I worked with noticed that my foot was turned sideways and I was dragging it,” he said. “I was bumping into everything and my shins would be bleeding but I couldn’t feel it.” That’s when he turned to Dr. Norman, who rst tried controlling the pain with steroid injections. When that failed, there was only one thing left to do: fuse Garibay’s L5-S1 vertebrae. The minimally invasive surgery entailed placing screws into the L5 and S1 vertebral bodies, removing the diseased disc between them that was compressing his nerves, replacing that disc with a “spacer” or “cage” lled with material to encourage bone growth and connecting the screws to a rod to stabilize his spine. “This approach allows us to perform the same decompression and fusion as a classic ‘open’ surgery, through much smaller incisions,” Dr. Norman explained. “This generally leads to fewer intraoperative complications, and an earlier return to normal activity.” An early return is just what Garibay wanted. But his activity is anything but normal for most 51-year-olds. “Dr. Norman set the standard, and said

almost 30 years now. “I don’t drink. I don’t party. I just play basketball,” said Garibay. “That’s my one vice – playing ball.” “It hurts my feelings when they say, ‘I’ve got the old man,’” said Garibay. “But by the end of the game, they are usually trying to catch up with me. They aren’t talking about the ‘old man’ anymore. That makes me feel better.” So did the spine surgery. For the rst time in seven years, Garibay is back to sleeping in his bed rather than a recliner. “I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to do half the stuff that I used to do,” said Garibay, adding that he had even bought a tractor lawnmower because he wouldn’t be able to lift anything anymore. “All I had heard were horror stories. Everybody kept telling me they would never have back surgery because everybody they’d ever heard of who had back surgery were never the same. But I’m running around lifting stuff like surgery never happened.” That’s what Dr. Norman likes to hear. “I think spine surgery should be performed with the ultimate goal of returning to activities patients enjoy,” he said. “Generally, the patients I see have given up on some activity or sport because of the back and leg After going through a procedure at the Center pain associated with their degenerative confor Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort dition. It’s my goal to see them return to these Sanders Regional, Ben Garibay is happy to be activities. I’m encouraged he should do well back on the basketball court and continuing a with basketball. His incentive in undergoing passion he’s had for nearly three decades. surgery was to return to the sport he was unable to play as a result of his condition. Who I wouldn’t have exibility like I had before,” am I to tell him he can’t?” said Garibay, who now works in Alcoa’s store “Mr. Garibay’s course couldn’t have room. “I’m still stiff to a certain point but I’m gone any better,” added Dr. Norman. “He’s getting back to doing what an old man should been very pleased with his outcome, and be able to do.” I believe he should be able to return to all What he’s able to do is run and gun with activity without dif culty. Cases like his men 20 to 30 years his junior, playing as remind us of why we went into medicine. many as ve games every Thursday night I appreciate the opportunity to improve until the parks & recreation league season the quality of life of my patients and it’s starts around Thanksgiving. It’s something a pleasure to see people return to the life the 6-foot-2 Garibay, who once had dreams they enjoyed prior to being encumbered of playing collegiately, has been doing for by pain.”

Meet Dr. Joel Norman local neurosurgeon and Seymour native Dr. Joel Norman is a local native who returned to East Tennessee after medical school and now cares for patients in the place he calls “home.” He recently talked about his journey from local boy to well-educated neurosurgeon, and the minimally invasive spine surgery that is changing the lives of his patients. Tell us your story – where did you go to school, and how did you decide to become a neurosurgeon? I was born in Knoxville, and raised in Seymour. After I graduated from Seymour High School, Dr. Joel I went to college at Norman MTSU in Murfreesboro, then moved to Johnson City to attend ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I completed neurosurgery residency in Lexington, Ky, at the University of Kentucky. I’ve always had a keen interest in the sciences. I found neuroscience intriguing

and challenging. Once I found my way into the operating room, I knew I had found my calling. Combining my love of neuroscience with my love of the operating room, neurosurgery was a natural extension. What do you like about this area? In other words, why are you still here, instead of in a larger city? East Tennessee is my home. I love the scenery here, the people here, and the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me. I appreciate the hometown feel here and the value that word-of-mouth retains in this community. The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me they heard about me from one of my patients. What are some common problems your patients have, and how do you help them? We treat an expansive variety of problems from brain tumors to herniated discs. Many of my spine patients have seen several different medical providers and some have undergone several different treatments for their back and

leg pain before they arrive in my of ce. Most have complaints of back pain coupled with sciatica or nerve pain, typically running down the back of their legs. These patients bene t from the minimally invasive approaches to lumbar discectomies and spinal fusions. Which patients might be candidates for the surgery? The ideal candidate for minimally invasive spinal fusion is someone suffering from back and leg pain due to a spondylolisthesis, or slippage, of the lumbar vertebrae. This is a condition sometimes missed on an initial workup as it often requires specialized X-rays with the patients bending forward or backward to clearly visualize. Often, patients are pain-free while lying on their back, such as during their MRI scans, but upon standing their pain returns. Can you explain how it works? What are the bene ts of minimally invasive spine surgery? Minimally invasive spine surgery uses specialized technology within the operating room to allow for smaller in-

cisions and more precise placement of instrumentation. We are able to actually obtain a CT scan of the patient while they are asleep on the operating room table and customize our surgical approach to the individual patient, in real time. This allows for much smaller incisions and less damage to the tissues surrounding the spine. Ultimately, this approach gets people back on their feet sooner than is generally necessary for a more traditional, open approach to the spine. What makes the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the best choice for this surgery? Fort Sanders Regional has demonstrated a true commitment to excellence in spine surgery, and especially minimally invasive neurosurgery. The hospital has been instrumental in purchasing state-of-the-art intraoperative image guidance that allows minimally invasive surgery to be possible. We have a dedicated team of nurses and technicians in the operating room who are experienced and specially trained to assist in these minimally invasive pro-

cedures. Post-operatively, our nurses are also hand-picked and specially trained in the management of our patients who have undergone minimally invasive spinal procedures, and we have a dedicated oor of the hospital reserved for neuroscience, and especially spine patients. What’s it like to also practice medicine in the place where you grew up? Many of my friends and family still live nearby and it’s been great to reconnect with people I hadn’t had the opportunity to see in the years I was away for training. It’s also been an honor and a humbling experience to take care of people who watched me grow up in a small town. I’ve taken care of my school teachers, old friends, and family members of friends who knew me in high school. I have a relatively unique experience in that I graduated high school with many of the same people I started kindergarten with. I’m honored that those people who watched me grow up trust me now with their health.

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Sevier Soirée adds music, Southern fare By Betsy Pickle John Sevier Days at Marble Springs State Historic Site will have special significance this year. During the Sept. 19-20 event, “We are going to be commemorating the bicentennial of John Sevier’s death,” says Anna Chappelle, Marble Springs executive director. “He died Sept. 24, 1815. His birthday is actually Sept. 23, 1745.” Sounds like it would be a good time for people to bring presents to Marble Springs – and that’s where the Sevier Soirée comes in. The event is one of the year’s major fundraisers for the home of Tennessee’s first governor. It will be 6:308:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, on the Marble Springs grounds. Tickets, $50 per person, are on sale at www.marblesprings.net. They may be purchased via check at P.O. Box 20195, Knoxville, TN 37940, or at the Marble Springs office on Gov. John Sevier Highway. Deadline is Sept. 14. Hoping to reach more than the usual faithful supporters, Chappelle says the third annual soirée will feature a performance by popular local Americana band Guy Marshall and a Anna Chappelle and grounds Southern-inspired dinner dressed for the soirée. by Bradford Catering. Silent-auction items will Burleson previously volinclude a highly sought- unteered at Mabry-Hazen after framed photo of the House. She Sevier cabin, signed by phograduated tographer Michael Byerley, from the as well as a restored antique Un iver sit y chair, tickets to area attracof Tennessee tions and restaurant gift with a Bachcards. elor of Arts Earlier in the day and on in music and Sunday, John Sevier Days culture and will feature historical reen- Burleson medieval actments, lectures and dem- studies. onstrations. Hours are 10 “It’s a little later than a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 medieval – kind of at the a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admis- very end,” she says jokingly sion is $5 adult, $3 children. about her new focus on the late 18th and early 19th cen■ New program turies. director, Burleson Chappelle says Burleson’s background Samantha Burleson educational started Aug. 10 as Marble “piqued my interest because Springs’ program director. there have been times when The position takes the place I thought it would be so of assistant director, which cool to have the Knoxville Symphony out here playwas recently vacated.

Urban Wilderness This summer, DLIA did two bioblitzes in partnership with TVA. The High Ground Park project came about through a partnership formed with the University of Tennessee, Legacy Parks and the Aslan Foundation, which provided the funding, says Witcher, a former high school biology teacher and Ijams Nature Center educator. “We’re happy this effort is underway and that so many organizations, residents and students are participating,” says Jeff Mansour, executive director of the Aslan Foundation. “The Urban Wilderness is a priceless environmental asset for our community that’s quickly gaining value as an economic engine, as well.” The eight-hour blitz hopes for a little help from a lot of friends. Volunteers collect the data for scientists to examine. “That adds another element because it really creates buy-in from those folks who’ve gotten a hands-on experience,” says Witcher. The “citizen scientists” not only help collect the data but “hopefully become better stewards” of the land, he says. Volunteers as young as 10 (children must be accompanied by a parent) will gather at 10 a.m. at High Ground Park. Each should bring a smartphone with a free app called iNaturalist already downloaded. “We go out in groups usually led by a specialist or

Guests enjoy dinner at the 2014 Sevier Soirée.

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sippi Parkway exit ramp there battled developers to the state Supreme Court. It later became part of the city after a “finger annexation,” and attorney Wayne Kline has been involved at every step along the way. He is representing opponents of the First Baptist rezoning request and believes the traffic study will show that commercial development will be harmful to the neighborhood. “There’s lots of room for commercial at Northshore,” he said. “Why do you have to bring in a commercial component to Westland? I think a good traffic study will say you can’t put commercial development in here and hopefully MPC will do their job and make sure things are done properly. The purpose of zoning regulations is compatibility.” Ultimately, the issue will land on City Council’s agenda. Council member Mark Campen, whose district includes the Inskip area as well as North Broadway, and who opposed the rezoning request for the former

Presbyterian church, said he’ll consider the Westland issues carefully. “We need to look at when is it OK to open up residential areas to commercial uses,” he said. The owner (of the former church in Inskip) swore that the use wasn’t going to go to anything more intense, but we just can’t foretell the future. We’ve got to be very careful about how we rezone.” No one from First Baptist Concord (which has nearly 80 employees listed in its online directory) responded to phone calls or emails, but it is represented by attorney Arthur Seymour Jr., who said he’s not sure what the flap is about. “(The Centerpointe site) is a good place for a commercial center. It’s an interstate interchange. Obviously there are some issues, and we’ll wait for the traffic study. But it’s a good project and a great location.” Seymour declined comment when asked why First Baptist owns real estate nearly six miles distant from its campus.

first tour around the property, she was able to give me some information about music during the time.” Once things settle down after busy September, Burleson hopes to incorporate some of her specialty into the programming at Marble Springs. “I think adding some of the music history will be entirely interesting,” she says. “It will be something new for people to come back and learn about.” Also upcoming at Marmanager John Gammon are ble Springs: Oct. 3 knitting ■ Army Pvt. Keanon A. Lessenden recently graduated from basic workshop; Nov. 7 opencombat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Lessenden is the ing music that pertained hearth cooking; Dec. 5 canson of Gina M. Lucero and is a 2015 graduate of South-Doyle High to the period. Even when I dle-making; Dec. 12 candleSchool. was giving Samantha her light tours.

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From page 1 a scientist or both. The volunteers take pictures of the things that they see and the things they find. We’ll be focused on plants, butterflies and moths, and birds.” Specialists on site will make identifications based on the photos, but when they’re stumped, iNaturalist has experts who will help. Volunteers can also upload birdcalls since birds may be difficult to photograph. The data uploaded will be available to “the city and conservationists and whoever else wants to know the information,” says Witcher. Even after the bioblitz is over, people can continue to upload info to iNaturalist. “We hope to raise enough interest and support that we can do more of these,” says Witcher. “Obviously, one bioblitz is not going to tell us everything we need to know about the Urban Wilderness.” “The bioblitz will help us protect and enhance the Urban Wilderness by helping us understand the threats it faces,” says Mansour. “Whether it’s invasive plants like kudzu and privet or invasive insects, we need to know where these problems exist and where to focus our resources.” To register as a volunteer for the bioblitz, go to w w w.volunteerknox v ille. org. Under “Find Volunteer Opportunities,” search “Urban Wilderness” and enter “37920” in the box below. Volunteers should wear outdoor clothing and bring water and lunch.

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playing their way to the Hall, national champs, 21-2 overall. My view was unobstructed. It helped to have a cousin on the team. One year after Wyatt came as coach, the 1956 Volunteers were terrific. John Majors led the charge, perfect regular season, less perfect in the Sugar Bowl. I thought this was the launch of another dominant period. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. The best of times turned into one of the worst as Wyatt declined, the Vols sagged, Chattanooga staged an ungodly upset, single-wing tailbacks were hard to find and Ole Miss threw into the flat and exposed the 6-2-2-1 defense. Doug Dickey restored order. I still think Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds and Jackie Walker were the best linebacker trio I have seen. That was 1969. Dickey went away. Bob Woodruff erred in choosing bright, young (very young) end coach Bill Battle as his replacement. Battle did fine with Dickeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recruits. Those Vols thrashed Dickeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Florida team and walloped undefeated Air Force in the Sugar Bowl. Ah yes, those were good times.

Erosion was measured by one less victory per year. Majors was Tennessee coach from 1977 through 1992. This was an up and down era. He won eight in his fifth season, nine in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;83, gave us the legendary Sugar Vols in 1985 and peaked in 1989-90. Simple summation of the Fulmer years: 100 more wins than losses, national championship, best of times. Butch Jones has heard about this. He may have seen video of Peyton Manning or Al Wilson or some of the great offensive linemen. Fulmer was a first-ballot Hall of Fame honoree. His teams beat up on Alabama. They had trouble with Florida. Firing Fulmer without a plan led to the absolute worst of times. Lane Kiffin was a bad joke. Derek Dooley was â&#x20AC;Ś well, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say some of the scores and stats were horrible, worst in the forever history of Tennessee football. Forget not that a really good day was spoiled by the chaotic inability to count to 11. Do remember that Kentucky won with a reserve receiver playing quarterback. From that mess, Butch Jones has rebuilt the Volunteers. You may not recognize alternate uniforms but results should appear more like the Tennessee scoreboard is supposed to look. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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This Tennessee football team has the potential to do something significant. Oh no, it does not project as a participant in the national playoffs, but it could win nine games. That would be the best since 2007, nextto-last season for Phillip Fulmer. These Volunteers could be precursors to really good times. If Butch Jones and his staff can coach as well as they recruit, this season will be one big step toward Southeastern Conference relevance, a future top 10 in the polls, even an occasional victory over Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The brick-by-brick building job was impressive. Now comes the harder part, going chin to chin with the big boys without backing or getting knocked down. Tennessee fans have waited impatiently for a return of the good, old days. Butch can only guess how it will be when that mission is officially accomplished. Keep in mind that I am only 81. I missed the fi rst peak of the Neyland era and did not fully grasp Bob Suffridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s description of 1938-40, SEC champs, 31-2 overall, 15 consecutive games without permitting a point. This was the time of George Cafego, Bowden Wyatt and Ed Molinski, all, along with Suff, in the College Football Hall of Fame. I saw clearly 1950 and 1951, Doug Atkins, Hank Lauricella, John Michels,

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Green reaches out to neighborhoods Gerald Green Green, the ne new w director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, is following through with his commitment to keep in touch with neighborhoods. Last week, he told members of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neighborhood Advisory Council that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aware of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;challengesâ&#x20AC;? of his predecessor, Mark Donaldson, and he wants communication to flow both ways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have lots of years of experience, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what Knoxville wants. You have to create the vision.â&#x20AC;? The Neighborhood Advisory Council is composed of neighborhood leaders appointed by Mayor Madeline Rogero. The group meets monthly to give feedback to the Office of Neighborhoods, bring issues to the attention of the administration and serve as a sounding board for city initiatives. Neighborhoods â&#x20AC;&#x153;define who you are in the community,â&#x20AC;? but they tend to break down and become less defined as areas grow, Green says. He plans to look at ways to protect neighborhoods, which are affected by development along corridors. Certain businesses, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;alternative financingâ&#x20AC;? institutions, ref lect badly on nearby neighborhoods. Communities like Fourth

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and Gill â&#x20AC;&#x153;pay the priceâ&#x20AC;? for easy interstate access with high levels of traffic noise. Balancing those issues is a tough job for MPC, he says. Corridors present a number of challenges. He plans to look at ways to encourage new development and redevelopment of property along corridors like Chapman Highway and Broadway that will benefit nearby neighborhoods. Green thinks diversity of housing is one of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths. The current trend is a preference for smaller, lower-maintenance housing with walkability. That needs to be considered when corridors are developed because they need to offer walkability while still serving those in cars. Looking at Knoxville and Knox County zoning code is like stepping into a time machine, he says. The code isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keeping up with current trends and needs to be re-examined, but that would stretch the MPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small staff. Dealing with two sets of

ordinances is a challenge. One of his goals is to make the organization of the city and county ordinances similar. During his tenure with the city of Asheville, he spent four years on a complete rewrite of the city code. Such an endeavor here would require an enormous amount of staff time, but he thinks it may be necessary for development to happen â&#x20AC;&#x153;the way it should.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend hiring a consultant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a lot of friends doing that.â&#x20AC;? He took notes as representatives shared neighborhood concerns. Lauren Rider of Old North Knoxville says that those who want to open new businesses on Central have to choose between rezoning or requesting a variance in order to redevelop. David Gillette of Mechanicsville says his neighbors want to know about possible redevelopment on the Knoxville College campus. Travetta Johnson said Parkridge residents are concerned that the new owner of a neighborhood church building will allow it to languish. Green said he would stay in touch with neighborhood coordinator David Massey and attend, or send staff members, to future neighborhood meetings.

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Dear God (and other prayers) So if Jason Zachary beat Karen Carson because it was God’s will, then it follows that God doesn’t like Insure Te n n e s s e e and strongly supports Karen Carson s c h o o l vouchers. And it confirms some-

thing we’ve long suspected: God really does favor Baptists over Methodists. In Nashville’s Legislative Plaza, word has gone forth. Gov. Haslam is toothless, and Insure Tennessee is a pathway to defeat. Never mind the myriad of local issues and personalities that had more to do with the outcome of this race. And, dear God, why should a minuscule vote in

one of Tennessee’s most affluent districts determine the fate of health insurance for the working poor? Oh, the irony. Also, we salute the school voucher proponents who stood shoulder to shoulder with public school teachers who will be hurt most by a legislatively mandated voucher program. Way to go, teachers. Guess you showed Karen Carson!

‘We Pray for Children’ By Ina Hughes We pray for children Who put chocolate fingers everywhere, Who like to be tickled, Who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, Who sneak Popsicles before supper, Who erase holes in math workbooks, Who can never find their shoes.

Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money, Who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink, Who slurp their soup.

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So we all move on. Let’s stop praying for politicians and start praying for kids. And let’s start with the absolutely best such prayer I’ve heard. It’s from our friend Ina Hughs, “A Prayer for Children.”

Who squirm in church and scream on the phone, Whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.

And we pray for those Whose nightmares come in the daytime, Who will eat anything, And we pray for those Who have never seen a dentist, Who never get dessert, Who are never spoiled by anyone, Who have no safe blanket to drag beWho go to bed hungry and cry themhind them, selves to sleep, Who can’t find any bread to steal, Who live and move, but have no beWho don’t have any rooms to clean up, And we pray for those ing. Who stare at photographers from be- Whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser, hind barbed wire, We pray for children Who can’t bound down the street in Whose monsters are real. Who want to be carried new sneakers, And for those who must, We pray for children Who never “counted potatoes,” For those we never give up on Who are born in places we wouldn’t Who spend all their allowance before And for those who never get a second Tuesday, be caught dead in, chance, Who throw tantrums in the grocery Who never go to the circus, For those we smother. store and pick at their food, Who live in an X-rated world. And for those who will grab the hand Who like ghost stories, of anybody kind enough to offer it. Who shove dirty clothes under the We pray for children bed, Who bring us sticky kisses and fistWe pray for children. Who get visits from the tooth fairy, fuls of dandelions, Amen. Who sleep with the cat and bury Who don’t like to be kissed in front of We pray for Children, 1995, William Morrow publishthe car pool, ers. Used by permission of author. goldfish,

Longtime South Knox advocate to seek County Commission seat Carson Dailey has been involved in community issues for decades, and a South Knox advocate for longer than that, so it should surprise no one that he’s preparing to run for County Commission next year.

Betty Bean The timing is good since he will be stepping down from his seat on the county Board of Zoning Appeals, where he has served since 2009 when County Commission was hit with a court order that forced them to stop appointing themselves to the board, and to make it citizens-only. He was also one of the first citizens to serve on the county’s Ethics Committee, a position he says was very good preparation to run for the county’s legislative body. “I learned a lot in the past six years. Serving on

BZA is very interesting and I got a lot of training on zonings and how government works.” Dailey has served as president of his homeowners’ group – South-Doyle Neighborhood Association – founded in the late ’70s by Mike Brown, the incumbent commissioner from District 9 who will leave the seat next year. “When Mike Brown mentioned that he wasn’t going to seek re-election, we started talking around and my neighbors said, ‘You need to run.’ I said no, that I didn’t have the time. A few months ago, they asked me to run again. I said I’d do it, and so far there’s been a great response. I’ve got a lot of backing.” Dailey, a 1978 graduate of South-Young High School, said he’s running because he loves Knox County – especially South Knoxville – and wants to make sure it gets its fair share of quality growth. “South Knoxville’s still the biggest rural area we’ve got right now. We’ve lost our

Carson Dailey community schools. When they merged South and Young high schools together, the two communities went to one gigantic school, and it’s hard for a community to keep its identity when that happens.” The summer after Dailey graduated from high school, he took a job at UT working on the Neyland Stadium maintenance crew doing painting, pressure washing and general cleanup. That September, he got a job as a truck driver with Dixie Bearings (now Applied Industrial Technologies). He

moved to an inside job the following year and by 1981, he had been promoted to account manager, a position he holds today. He married Tammy Curtis, whom he calls his soulmate, 35 years ago. They have a son, Jeremy, who is a graphic designer. Dailey had a setback in March, when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer and had a kidney removed. He says the cancer was caught early on, and he feels pretty good nowadays, even though he had to give up a hardcore Mountain Dew habit. If elected, he’s planning to approach County Commission with the same determination he has brought to BZA and to his fight against cancer. “There’s not a better place to live than South Knoxville, and I want to make sure we get quality growth on the south side,” he said. “We’ve probably got 11-13 payday loan companies along Chapman Highway. I want to help get good quality businesses in here.”

Zachary overwhelms opposition Jason Zachary scored an impressive win last week taking the GOP primary for state representative over veteran school board member Karen Carson. He won in all but two precincts in the West Knox County district. Carson was backed by Gov. Bill Haslam and state Sen. Richard Briggs. Insure Tennessee was made the primary issue of the campaign, and it lost. The sole public official openly backing Zachary was state Rep. Roger Kane, who offered sage advice. Carson’s campaign donor list was a significant, impressive list of state and local VIPs. Even two Knoxville City Council Jason Zachary members, George Wallace and Finbarr Saunders, were on it. Zachary had backing from Germantown state Sen. Brian Kelsey, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, and several House legislative leaders such as Jeremy Durham and Glen Casada. However, his base donor list was not nearly as well known as Carson’s. Zachary had run a surprisingly strong race just one year ago for Congress and actually carried Farragut. He kept that support and defeated a much better financed and more experienced officeholder (11 years on school board) this time. He proved that high-powered endorsements do not equate to victory. Knox County Commission is expected to appoint Zachary as state representative since he is unopposed in the Sept. 29 general election. He may have a special swearing-in ceremony in Farragut just as Sen. Becky Duncan Massey did in Fountain City after her election. Zachary will seek a full term in August 2016, which means he will have campaigned for public office three times in three years. Zachary, like his friend Rep. Kane, came out of nowhere to prevail. He is a new name on the political scene. He will be a conservative voice in Nashville. A gas tax and Insure Tennessee will not have his vote. He supports Kane on restoring the Lady Vols name and requiring the UT Board of Trust-

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ees to have a public forum at its board meetings. ■ The U.S. Senate confirmed Eric Satz of Nashville to the TVA Board of Directors on Aug. 5. The board now has nine members and for the first time in recent history not one is from East Tennessee, while two are from Nashville and Memphis each. Satz is controversial in Nashville but was unknown by U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, who is a Democrat. ■ President Obama has also nominated Richard Howorth, a former mayor of Oxford, Miss., to a second term on the TVA Board. He has the backing of the state’s two Republican senators and should be confirmed. His term expired last May, but he continues to the end of 2015. ■ Former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker will speak at the Baker Center at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. The public is invited. Volker, who now leads the McCain Institute at the University of Arizona, will discuss Iran, Greece and challenges for the United States in Europe. ■ Mary Costa was honored last Friday, Aug. 14, by Gov. Bill and Crissy Haslam in a private ceremony. She was one of 10 recipients of Tennessee’s highest honor in the arts. Costa was unable to attend the March 17 ceremony in Nashville, so the governor made a private presentation of the Distinguished Artist Award while he was in Knoxville dedicating the new Welcome Center at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens in East Knoxville (formerly Howell Nursery). ■ Over 300 people attended the dedication of the Welcome Center where Gov. Haslam, Mayor Burchett and Mayor Rogero spoke. The crowd was a cross-section of Knoxville. Former county mayor Tommy Schumpert along with all five living Knoxville mayors were present. Most of City Council were present, along with Sens. Briggs and Massey as well as Reps. Armstrong, Dunn, Smith, Kane and Brooks plus GOP nominee Zachary.

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Walking through the hallway to his office, newly appointed South-Doyle Middle School principal Taiwo “Tye” Sutton points to students filling their lockers and says, “Do you see this right here? When they enter the school, they’re like the water that fills in all the gaps.” Sutton began his teaching career in Ohio, passing his love of music on to students in grades K-6 in a general music class. “At some point, you want to make more of an impact. I became concerned not only with how students were doing in my class, but how they were doing in math and other areas,” he said. Sutton first served as faculty chair then worked his way to Tennessee and assistant princi-

pal at Fulton High School. He was appointed principal of SDMS in May. “Things you miss the most are the questions they ask in the classroom,” says Sutton of his transition from teaching to administration. “For a mind that’s thirsty for knowledge, lots of times the question can be more powerful than an answer. I want them to keep asking questions. Now I can teach from multiple aspects. And I still get to see all the kids.” This school year, Sutton’s main goal is to have every student want to be at school and none of them want to leave.

One of the tools he uses is a story about his job at McDonald’s during college. He would see customers return to the drive-thru if they were given the wrong order. “They asked for a supersized fry, and we gave them a small fry,” he says. “That’s what I want our students to do. Make us do our job. Don’t leave at the end of the day with a question unanswered. Don’t settle for less than what you want.” South-Doyle Middle School principal Taiwo “Tye” Sutton stands next to a motivational poster in his office. Photo by S. Barrett

Safety is top priority Knox County Schools, the Knoxville Police Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office have teamed to make sure that children in the school system are safe, whether in the classroom or on the school bus. “Every day it’s top priority to keep our children safe,” said Superintendent Jim McIntyre. “Additional strategies are being added to enhance safety.” One of

the first requirements will be additional training of school bus drivers, with a focus on distracted driving. A ride-along system is being developed where a uniformed officer will ride a school bus periodically to double-check skills and safety practices. Knox County Schools is currently looking into funding for video cameras for all buses, to record the driver

and the activity on the bus. The final step in the safety plan is a third-party comprehensive and detailed review of the transportation program. The school system works with KPD and KCSO to have a uniformed officer in every school. School doors are locked during the day, and visitors are required to check in at the front office of every school upon entering.

New at South Knoxville Elementary South Knoxville Elementary School welcomes new teachers this year including first-grade teacher Jill Bryson, third-grade teacher Jessica Maynard and first-grade teacher Cindy Josey. School principal Tanna Nicely (not pictured) said enrollment is up to 176 so far (an increase of 20 students from last school year).

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When the 2015 opening bell rang at Central High School, incoming freshman Cian (pronounced Key-an) Bell was a bit less apprehensive than he could have been had he not already been onstage at the school. Cian has been performing for more than four years and appeared in three plays at Central while he was a student at Gresham Middle School. He hopes to join the Drama Club now that he is at Central. “I’m still pretty nervous,” he said. “It’s hard being a freshman, and high school is a whole different experience.”

Cian is right at home on the stage at Knoxville Children’s Theatre playing the role of Mr. Badger in the production “The Wind in the Willows.” The stage adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Kenneth Grahame is written and directed by Zack Allen. Fourteen-year-old Cian says Knoxville Children’s Theatre is great for child actors and has a very professional atmosphere. “The Wind in the Willows” is the 28th original play to be created by the company. Seven veteran children’s actors and three newcomers will be performing.

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going strong at 85 years of age. University of Tennessee jazz professor and drummer Keith R. Brown calls Golson, simply, “the best of the best.” He’s such a fan that he’ll be hosting “Benny Golson: Something About That Sax (man)” at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 20, at the Lawson McGhee Library meeting room. It’s a great By Carol Shane chance to learn more about Nelda Hill, central liGolson and his massive inbrary services manager for fluence on the jazz world. French pianist Manuel the Knox County library Also featured at the fesRocheman and sax master system, is glad to be back tival is French pianist ManBenny Golson headline the on board with the Knoxville uel Rocheman, a favorite of 2015 Knoxville Jazz Festival. Jazz Festival, which she coDonald Brown’s. “He blew Photos submitted founded with pianist Donme away, he was so good,” ald Brown in 2006. says the world-renowned piBecause of setbacks in anist and local treasure. “If the economy, the nonprofit you love jazz you must come festival had been on hiatus ing jazz artist to have writ- and arranged music for such You’ve heard his music to this concert and discover since 2010. But now things ten eight standards for jazz disparate artists as Count on “M*A*S*H,” “Mannix,” what Europe and the rest of are looking brighter, and repertoire, including “Killer Basie, John Coltrane, Miles “Mission: Impossible,” “The the world already know.” Hill is excited about this Joe,” covered by Manhattan Davis, Mama Cass Elliott, Mod Squad,” “The Partridge Both artists will appear year’s featured guests. Transfer and Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gil- Family” and the Academy at the Bijou on Friday night, Jazz saxophone icon among many others. As Hill lespie, the Monkees, Peggy Awards. He’s also a prolific Aug. 28. Benny Golson is a veteran of says, “They’re songs that Lee, Itzhak Perlman, Oscar composer of advertising The next day, “Jazz in a the Benny Goodman, Dizzy you hear all the time that Peterson, Lou Rawls, Mick- jingles. Hot Scruffy City” begins as Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, you don’t realize you know.” ey Rooney, Diana Ross, Mel But mostly, he’s an ac- local historian and KnoxEarl Bostic and Art Blakey world-class ville Mercury writer Jack Golson’s career spans 60 Torme and Dusty Spring- knowledged bands. He’s also the only liv- years, and he’s composed field. master of jazz who is still Neely leads a “Jazz Jaunt”

through downtown Knoxville. Scruffy City Hall on Market Square will feature local jazz performers all day long as well as classic jazz films, a tribute to local jazz legend Bill Scarlett, a lecture by Bill McGowan and R.B. Morris and an all-star jazz jam. And pianist Keith L. Brown will have a CD release party at the Square Room at 8 p.m. “It’s a sweet little festival,” says Hill. The 2015 Knoxville Jazz Festival opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St., in downtown Knoxville. Benny Golson performs first, followed by Manuel Rocheman. Tickets are $35. “Jazz in a Hot, Scruffy City” begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, and runs until 11 p.m., with general admission for the Scruffy City Hall events priced at $5. Tickets for Keith L. Brown’s CD release party are $20. Info: knoxjazzfest. org/new-events/. Send story suggestions to News@ ShopperNewsNow.com.

Giving back to the community – through film and Hughes are guaranteed to keep showing movies – usually three a month – for at least a year. Hughes sees the project as similar to First Friday, “where you walk around, you go into galleries and see what they’re painting, what they’re sculpting. Movies and the cinema have become excluded from the conversation about public art.” “The community’s not having to do anything except figure out if they’re curious and show up and enjoy themselves,” says Harrill. Info: www.publiccinema. org.

By Betsy Pickle Nowadays, you never have to leave your house to see a movie. That’s what Paul Harrill and Darren Hughes are afraid of. More and more, film watchers are giving up on movie theaters – which don’t offer much variety anyway – and staying home to view either streaming movies or ones on DVD. They miss out on both the communal aspect of movie-going and, for the most part, the opportunity to see something different. Harrill and Hughes came up with The Public Cinema to change that. Rotating between the Knoxville Museum of Art, Scruffy City Hall and the Pilot Light, they are screening films that don’t play at Knoxville’s traditional theaters, and they’re trying to build community at the same time. “What’s really driving my interest in it is the communal aspect, the fact that however many show up … these are 20, 40, 60, 80 people that showed up because of a common interest in seeing something different,” says Harrill. “Getting all those people in the same room and getting them to meet each other and talk to each other – because they don’t know each other – is really valuable. “That’s something you don’t get from the hometheater experience; that’s something you don’t get from Netflix – or even a regular movie theater. It’s

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“Tu dors Nicole” will play at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

about expanding not just your tastes and the movies you’ve seen but the people you know, enriching your life.” After a test run of a few films in the spring, The Public Cinema started its fall season last Wednesday at Scruffy City Hall with the short “Judy Judy Judy” and the feature “I Believe in Unicorns.” Next up is the French-Canadian comedydrama “Tu dors Nicole” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the KMA. Hughes says that once they arranged to screen at the three locations, they decided to “program for the

venue. So we’ve come up with these three different strands of programming.” The Scruffy City series is “Made in the U.S.A.” – “American independents of various sizes,” says Hughes. “Flicker and Wow” is the series at the Pilot Light. “We’re doing edgier stuff, so it’s avant garde, experimental things.” The KMA series is “International Currents,” cinema from other countries. Harrill and Hughes have been friends for more than a decade, and they’ve been kicking around ideas for a film club or film series almost as long. Harrill, the

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Dee and Jimmy Haslam Professor of Film at the University of Tennessee, is an award-winning filmmaker whose feature “Something, Anything” debuted last year at the Sarasota Film Festival. Hughes is a communications professional for the UT Foundation and a film critic for niche publications. They started The Public Cinema by calling in favors from filmmakers and distributors to get films. The streaming service Fandor recently signed on as presenting sponsor for the Public Cinema, and thanks to it and the support of an anonymous donor, Harrill

Opening Friday at Downtown West, “The End of the Tour” details the five-day interview of author David Foster Wallace (“Infinite Jest”) by Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky. Jason Segel gives an incredible performance as the uncomfortable, unknowable doomed author, while Jesse Eisenberg is strong as the admiring yet resentful and often unlikable interviewer. Director James Ponsoldt creates an atmospheric ride that reveals the complex structure of art as seen through the prism of fame. – Mini review by Betsy Pickle

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8 • AUGUST 19, 2015 • Shopper news who will serve in 2016-17. “There’s only one other district in the world that’s had three Rotary presidents,” Stubbs said. In addition to the certificate, Stubbs acknowledged member Sam Weaver and his wife, Carol, who have become major donors, level 3, for a lifetime contribution of $50,000 or more and presented them with a crystal medallion. Stubbs said Rotary has

Downtown Rotary cited for 100th year sented club president Sandy Martin with a certificate signed by Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran, Rotary Club of Sri Lanka. The club has several events planned at the end of this month to celebrate the 100year anniversary, Sept. 1, 1915 – Sept. 1, 2015. Stubbs walked around the room acknowledging a number of Rotarians she has worked with in the past including Brooks Clark, Ed

By Bonny C. Millard Rotary District Gov. Beth Stubbs congratulated the Rotary Club of Knoxville on its upcoming historic anniversary and applauded the work the club does. “I have something really special to present to you. What an honor for me to be district governor in a year that is so momentous for this club,” she said. “You’re celebrating your hundredth year.” Stubbs, of the MaryvilleAlcoa Rotary Club, pre-

News from Office of Register of Deeds Rotary Club of Knoxville president Sandy Martin and district governor Beth Stubbs.

Anderson, Townes Osborne, Don Hasson, Sam Albritton and Frank Rothermel and commended their service to the organization. This district, 6780, is

special because it’s had three members who have been tapped to serve as international president, she said. The most recent is John Germ of Chattanooga,

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Humanity in 1994 after embarking on a Habitat global village trip to Nicaragua. A Knoxville native, she serves on the Board of Visitors for the College of Arts and Sciences for the University of Tennessee. She is also a graduate of the 1999 Leadership Knoxville class and the 2002 class of University of Tennessee Associates. She has also participated in nonprofit leadership programs at Harvard Business School and UT.

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Katherine Mazzato, Wade Clemons and Ruby Freeman are among the first elders to greet Honey. Check out those pink tennis shoes on Honey. Photos by Cindy Taylor

■ South Knox Sr. Center: 6729 Martel Lane (865) 573-5843 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Coordinator: Janet Word Wednesday, Aug. 19: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 8:30 a.m. guitar lessons; 9 a.m. toenail trim (by appointment), painting; 10 a.m. quilting; 11 a.m. Water Peeps; noon bridge; 12:30 p.m. iPad/ iPhone basics workshop. Thursday, Aug. 20: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 9 a.m. Veterans Services, water aerobics, South Knox Opry; 10 a.m. water Pilates; 12:15 p.m. ballroom dance; 1 p.m. Rook, water aerobics; 1:30 p.m. line dance; 2 p.m. water Pilates.

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By Cindy Taylor The newest, cutest fashion statement has got to be tiny tennis shoes for miniature horses. Elders at The Courtyards Senior Living got to see them firsthand Aug. 10 when volunteers from Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR) brought a miniature horse and donkey for a visit. Thanks to the invention of mini tennis shoes from Build-a-Bear and animal diapers, Flash the donkey and Honey the horse were allowed to make their way through the facility greeting the elders. “The horses don’t seem to mind the shoes at all,” said STAR volunteer Susanna Dimmick. Many residents had donned their cowboy hats and bandannas and had Flash, with Makeda Renfro-Sargent and STAR volunteer Susan- been waiting patiently for na Dimmick, and Honey with STAR volunteer Donna Philips get the horses to arrive. Wade ready to go inside. Makeda was visiting her great-grandmoth- Clemons returned to the faer, Frances Nixon. cility just as the horse and

donkey arrived. He was quick to buddy up to Flash. “They want me to come inside, but I don’t want to leave Flash,” he said. Kathy Broggy is the life enrichment director at The Courtyards. She knows it is important to keep seniors actively engaged with animals. “One of our elders grew up on a ranch and she really wanted to see some horses, so we took a group to the Shangri-La ranch and they had the best time,” she said. “Having (STAR) visit us means those who couldn’t make the trip to the ranch will get to enjoy time with the horse and donkey right here.” Broggy says bringing outside resources into a memory care facility is a mission of The Courtyards. Family members said they appreciated the work by employees to keep the elders in continuing contact with

Friday, Aug. 21: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 8:45 a.m. senior cardio fitness; 9 a.m. water aerobics; 10 a.m. yoga; 11 a.m. SAIL exercise, cards, Water Peeps; noon Tai Chi practice; 1 p.m. water aerobics, beginning art. Monday, Aug. 24: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 9 a.m. water aerobics; 10 a.m. water Pilates; 11 a.m. quilting, Water Peeps; 1 p.m. bridge, water aerobics, gospel sing. Tuesday, Aug. 25: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 8:45 a.m. senior cardio fitness, dulcimer lessons; 9 a.m. water aerobics; 10 a.m. SAIL exercise, crafts/ beading; 11 a.m. Tai Chi 1; 12:30 p.m. Tai Chi 2; 1 p.m. pinochle, water aerobics; 2 p.m. yoga.

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CALL TO ARTISTS Call to local artists by Envision Art Gallery (Bearden Art District) to participate in “Art For The Holidays” show in November-December. Info: 4384154; kay@kaylistart.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY, AUG. 30 “The Wind in the Willows,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: 208-3677 or knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPT. 6 Tickets on sale for Mabry-Hazen House Boomsday, Bluegrass and Barbecue celebration, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. Info/tickets: mabryhazen.com or 5228661.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 Books Sandwiched In: “400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons for a Veteran Partrolman” by Adam Platinga, noon-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. Presented by Nate Allen, Deputy Chief of Police, city of Knoxville. Info: 215-8801. Tennessee Shines: Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle, 7 p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 20 An Evening with Al Wilson and Friends, 6:30-8:30 p.m., East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. Tickets: $50. Tickets not available at the door. Fundraiser for ETTAC’s Equipment ReUse and Loan Program. Info/tickets: Lois, 219-0130, or ettac.org. Brown Bag Lecture: “The Civil War Along Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau” by Dr. Aaron Astor, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Free. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org. Farragut High School’s Flagship 3140 Robotics Team open house, 6-7 p.m., Farragut High School CTE 303. Recruiting team members. Homeschoolers welcome. Info: Jane Skinner, jaskinne@hotmail.com. Friends Across the Mountains Telethon to benefit Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), 7-8 p.m., WBIR-TV Channel 10 in Knoxville. Donations: www.friendsofthesmokies.org; toll-free telethon hotline during broadcast. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 9-10 a.m., South Knoxville Senior Center, 6729 Martel Lane. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family members with filing for VA benefits. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 10:15-11:15 a.m., South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family members with filing for VA benefits. “Water! Your plants are probably thirsty!” 6-7 p.m., Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Speaker: Extension Master Gardener Jan Gangwer. Free and open to the public. Info: 966-6728.

FRIDAY, AUG. 21 Applications due for Clarence Brown Theatre general auditions, 10 a.m. Auditions for “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Titus Andronicus” are Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 22-23. Info packet/applications: clarencebrowntheatre.com/aboutus/auditions. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 9-10 a.m., Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family members with filing for VA benefits.

SATURDAY, AUG. 22 Autism Family Fun and Safety Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8029 Kingston Pike. Free and open to the public. Includes: art activities, free sensory-friendly dance and music mini-lessons, free autism safety information and autism ID kits, a book fair, story time and more. Info: artisticspectrum.org. Family Fun Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Free and open to the public. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Military Genealogy, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info/registration: 2158809. “So You Want to Start Anew ... Perennial Garden,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Speakers: Extension Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser and Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Urban Wilderness Bioblitz, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., meet at High Ground Park, 1001 Cherokee Trail. For students 10 and up. Free. Registration required. Info/ registration: 430-4756 or heather@dlia.org. “Working with Sound as a Facet of Revision” workshop, 1-3:30 p.m., Central UMC, 201 E. Third Ave. Presented by poet Jane Hicks. Cost: $35 for Knoxville Writers’ Guild/ $40 nonmembers. Info/registration: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/events.

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feralfelinefriends.org. “Mindfulness and the Alexander Technique,” 11:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $75. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/ registration: 387-7600; AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville. com.

SUNDAY, AUG. 30 Blues Challenge competition, 5 p.m., Barleys Taproom & Pizzeria, 128 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville. Winner advances to the International Blues Challenge, Jan. 26-30, in Memphis. Deadline to enter: Aug. 22. Info: 288-0672.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 31-SEPT 1 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Valley Grove Baptist Church, 9000 Sevierville Pike. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Auditions by the WordPlayers for “Oh Freedom – The Story of the Underground Railroad,” Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road. Seeking one African-American male and one African-American female – adult actor/singers to play multiple roles. by appointment at Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd. Audition appointment: 539-2490 or email wordplayers@comcast.net. Info: wordplayers.org.

Tennessee Shines: The Lonetones with poet Brian Griffin, 7 p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

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FocusFest Battle of the Bands, 3 p.m., Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park. Presented by the Focus Group Prison Ministries. Friendly band competition between Ridgepoint Church Praise Band, Brad Austin & Friends of Knoxlife and The Ridge Church Praise Band.

Opening reception for “Conversations: Portraits & Other Work” by Emily Taylor, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit displayed in the Balcony gallery Sept. 4-25. Info: 523-7543; theemporiumcenter. com. Opening reception for “Fine Arts Blount” exhibit, 5-9 p.m., The Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display Sept. 4-25. Info: 523-7543; knoxalliance.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 24 Computer Workshops: Word 2007 II, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/ registration: 215-8700. Opening reception for Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection Exhibition, 4:30-7 p.m., 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Info: ewing-gallery.utk.edu. “The Alexander Technique, an Introduction,” 1:30-3:45 p.m., 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $35. Preregistration with confirmation required. Info/ registration: 387-7600; AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 24-25 Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 2183375; in person at town hall.

TUESDAY, AUG. 25 Computer Workshops: Library Online, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info/ registration: 215-8700. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 9-10 a.m., William C. Tallent VA Outpatient Clinic, 8033 Ray Mears Blvd. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family members with filing for VA benefits. “Normal Aging vs. Dementia,” 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26 Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Lunch: $12. RSVP deadline: Monday, Aug. 24. Info/ RSVP: 983-3740. Tennessee Shines: Kristin Diable, 7 p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 27 “So You Want to Start Anew ... Perennial Garden,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speakers: Extension Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser and Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 27-29 The Picky Chick Fall Consignment Sale, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday (1/2 off sale). Info: thepickychick.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 28-29 Knoxville Jazz Festival, Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Featuring: Benny Golson, Manuel Rocheman, Keith L. Brown, and more. Info/schedule: knoxjazzfest.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 29 Downtown Dragon, Drum and Paddle Dragon Boat Race, 8 a.m., Volunteer Landing. Registration fee: $1,250 for corporate teams, $900 for nonprofit organization teams. Proceeds go to Tennessee Clean Water Network. Info: tcwn.org. Free concert by Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, 2 p.m., First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Donations appreciated. Info: OakRidgeCommunityOrchestra.com. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info:

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 4-5 Biodiversity Hike to Mount Le Conte. Cost: $275. Includes guided hike up Alum Cave Bluff Trail, picnic lunch, evening sunset program about the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) at Clifftops, handmade note cards from Discover Life in America (DLIA) and lodging with dinner and breakfast. Info/registration: Todd, todd@dlia.org or 430-4757.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Financial Workshop: understand Social Security and maximize its benefits, 10:30 a.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Presented by Darrell Keathley from COFFE (Community Outreach For Financial Education) Registration required. Info/ registration: 777-1750. Opening reception for “The Love Of Art” exhibit by members of the Tennessee Art Association, 5-8 p.m., Envision Art Gallery (Bearden Art District) 4050 Sutherland Ave. On display through Sept. 30. Info: kay@ kaylistart.com or 438-4154.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Tennessee Shines: Handsome & the Humbles, 7 p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 “How to Use Facebook for Seniors,” 10 a.m.noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Info/registration: 218-3375; www.townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall. Legacy Parks Foundation Luncheon, Holston River Farm at the head of the Tennessee River. Speaker: Cheryl Strayed, the New York Times bestselling author of “Wild.” Info/reservations: legacyparks.org or 525-2585.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: The Hitmen, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Drive. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Info: 215-4579.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, SEPT. 14-15 “Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Info/registration: 218-3375; www. townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 “Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Info/registration: 218-3375; www.townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 Sevier Soiree, Marble Springs, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Tickets: $50; includes: live music, dinner, silent auction. Info: 573-5508.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 19-20 Country Market, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Arts, crafts, antiques, classic car cruise-in, Model T club, music and more. Admission: $5; 12 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org.