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South Haven sets ‘Night Out’ South Haven is one of the few communities in South Knoxville planning to participate in next Tuesday’s National Night Out. But the South Haven Neighborhood Association’s plans for the evening more than make up for any lack of excitement elsewhere south of the river. Two words: chili cook-off.
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School board race in District 2 The school board race for the vacant Indya Kincannon seat is being actively contested. Tracie Sanger released a list of supporters with more than 360 names including former county mayor Tommy Schumpert, former police chief Phil Keith, former city special events director and civic activist Sue Clancy and former school board member and close Rogero confidante Anne Woodle.
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UT vs. Florida is fierce rivalry Being old and steeped in tradition, I prefer orange and white uniforms. TennesseeAlabama is my game of choice. I cling to the hope that the Volunteers will, some day, make it competitive again. I do not grasp the concept of alternative gridiron apparel, any more than forcing Smokey to swap out with a migratory kangaroo. I do understand younger enthusiasts focusing on Florida as a favorite foe. There are many reasons – in addition to Steve Spurrier comments and what the Gators did to Peyton Manning and Phillip Fulmer.
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Parents want help for dyslexic kids Jennifer Nagel is frustrated by Knox County Schools staff like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading material for dyslexic children into the classroom. “She told us to take our children to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting and tells me that she doesn’t know that reading doesn’t ‘cure’ dyslexia. Dyslexics use a different part of their brain.”
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Lake Forest welcomes you – with noteworthy sign By Betsy Pickle The members of the Lake Forest Neighborhood Association were looking for a sign. Boy, did they find one. Within the next few weeks, Lake Forest expects to install a sign marking the main entrance to the neighborhood at Lake Forest Drive and Chapman Highway. It won’t look like a typical subdivision sign with Old English letters on a big board or a gated-community entrance with gilded metal letters set into a stone wall. It will be a sign that echoes the architecture of the neighborhood – as well as the heritage of South Knoxville. It’s a hand-me-down, but it’s a special one. The sign is a five-ton piece of marble formerly used to identify the entrance to Mead’s Quarry at Ijams Nature Center. According to Molly Gilbert, president of LFNA, the story of the sign involves history, teamwork and snakes. The association (which meets every other month) began considering an entry sign in March 2012. Members discussed “the merits of various construction materials” and the potential costs. In April 2013, Gilbert attended a session at Ijams led by Susan Knowles, Digital Humanities Research Fellow at the Center for His-
“He said something about snakes, and I said we’ll just wait till winter,” recalls Gilbert. A few months later, James contacted Gilbert, and she went to Ijams to see a stone he had selected. “I didn’t know what to expect,” she says. “So I was super-pleased when he offered to hand down one of Ijams’ existing entry signs – Ijams was upgrading their signage. “It’s a massive rock. I was picturing something a third that size.” Finding a stone was just the beginning. Longtime Lake Forest resident and award-winning graphic designer David Gilbert (Molly Gilbert’s father-in-law) volunteered to create a Lake Forest logo to go on the stone. (He created the logos for the 1982 World’s Fair and Gatlinburg’s Pancake Pantry and is head of the design department at Pellissippi State Community College.) The neighborhood association Graphic artist David Gilbert measures previewed the logo and approved the sign for the new logo he designed it at the group’s May meeting. Isfor Lake Forest. Photo submitted land Home Monument Co. was contracted to prepare the sign, and designer Gilbert began working with Buddy Mulkey of the toric Preservation at Middle Ten- see pink marble, and second, that monument company to transfer nessee State University, and Paul Ijams had a lot of leftover marble his design to the stone. James, executive director of Ijams sitting around. She talked with The Ijams logo has been polNature Center, on the quest (since James about possibly getting a ished off on one side of the rock but achieved) to get the quarries at stone that could be used for a sign. has been kept on the other side “as Ijams (Mead’s and Ross) on the NaJames thought he might be a memento of where it came from,” tional Register of Historic Places. able to find something, but he said Molly Gilbert says. Mulkey expects Gilbert was taken by two real- that during warm weather many to begin engraving this week. izations at the session – first, that stones were covered with kudzu Lake Forest was filled with Tennes- that might be hiding some critters. To page 3
Knox Chapman opens new water plant Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and others officially opened a new water plant for Knox Chapman Utility District last week. Burchett said the investment will enable growth in South Knox County. General Manager Scott Prater and Plant Superintendent Earl Setzer said the new $14 million water plant has doubled the district’s capacity to produce treated water as well as improving water quality for the district’s 13,000 water customers. “We can produce 10 million
gallons a day,” said Setzer, “and there’s room for another four million gallons” to be treated at the new plant. The water plant features the latest technology including filters with microfibers that remove fine particulates including most viruses. Knox Chapman issued bonds for $18 million to construct the plant and make upgrades to water lines including replacement of galvanized lines. Water rates will be evaluated as Scott Prater, general manager, poses above the Knox Chapman Utility District’s new water plant, which was dedicated last week. Photo by S. Carey the payback begins.
STEM Scouts choose East Tennessee By Sara Barrett Boy Scouts of America has chosen East Tennessee for a trial run of its new STEM Scouts program. Five schools from Anderson, Blount and Knox counties are participating. Sarah Barnett, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Anderson M a t h e m a t i c s) executive for BSA, attributes the choice of East Tennessee to the numerous STEM opportunities in the area including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee Valley Authority. “Wayne Brock (chief scout executive for BSA) knew he wanted to
The curriculum for STEM labs was created with help from two former ORNL employees, Trent Nichols and April McMillan, who have joined STEM Scouts full time. The Scouts’ current project is building a trebuchet based on original models throughout history. The students must research as a team and find creative ways to build the best model. Each group will then compare models and help perfect the best of the bunch. Karns Middle School seventhgrader John Anderson said STEM Scouts is a different way of learnSTEM Scouts Andrew Newby, Natalie Pullen and Maddie Murphy discuss the ing than in the classroom. “It’s also better than being on the comworkings of their trebuchet. Photos by S. Barrett puter at home.” Brantley Hallford, also a sevhave some sort of program focusing nett. “Boy Scouts always help with on STEM, and he knew there is also national needs. Right now, the need enth-grader at Karns, said the proa need to make it coed,” said Bar- is for STEM professionals.” To page 3
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‘The stroke hospital’ of Knoxville provides quick response, life-saving procedures After staying up late to watch a movie, Peggy Simpson of Knoxville slept just a few hours before getting up to go to the bathroom in the early morning of Sept. 5. That’s when she noticed her right arm felt strange. “My right hand was kind of clubbed, and I thought I’d fallen asleep on that arm. But by the time I got to the bathroom, I knew I had a problem,” said Simpson, 61. “I came out of the bathroom screaming, only it was in a foreign language. It was ‘Blah, blah, blah.’ ” Her husband, Danny, recognized the symptoms of a stroke immediately and called 9-1-1. The Simpsons requested the ambulance take them to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Because Danny Simpson had had a stroke several years ago, they knew that Fort Sanders is certified as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, one of very few in Tennessee. “Since his stroke, I had done a lot of research and found that Fort Sanders Regional was the stroke hospital,” said Simpson. Being certified as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke
Center means that every member of Fort Sanders’ staff, from the physicians to the registration staff, has been trained in identifying stroke symptoms and what do to about them (see accompanying article). “When it comes to stroke, we always say ‘Time is brain.’ The faster we can get to somebody, the better the outcome will tend to be,” said Dr. James Hora, the neurologist who saw Simpson. Within minutes, Hora had Dr. James diagnosed SimpHora son with a clot in her brain and gave her tPA, tissue plasminogen activator. This is a medication that dissolves blood clots and restores blood flow if given quickly after a stroke. Ideally, tPA should be given within three hours and up to 4.5 hours after the first symptoms of a stroke. “They hopped to it, that’s the only way I know to say it. They were on top of it,” said Simpson. “There were at least three to
four people in the room with me at all times. They started an IV, I had a CT scan and then Dr. Hora said, ‘You’ve got a blood clot on your brain, we need that tPA medicine started.’ So they started that and then took me into surgery,” she said. Not all stroke patients are candidates for surgery, but Fort Sanders neuro-interventional radiologist Dr. Keith Woodward determined he could remove Simpson’s clot using minimally invasive techniques. Using a small incision in her groin, Woodward inserted a slender catheter into her leg and up to her left carotid artery. He then inserted a tiny clot-removing tool through the catheter and removed the blockage. After three days, Simpson came home. She has had complete restoration of movement in her hand and minimal effect on her speech or other movement. She is getting stronger every day, she said. Peggy Simpson of Knoxville, pictured with her husband, Danny, suffered “I had excellent care at Fort a stroke Sept. 5 due to a blood clot on the brain. Thanks to the Simpsons’ Sanders,” said Simpson. “That knowledge of the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional, Peggy survived emergency room is on top of it. the stroke and was back home after three days. I give credit to all of them. They were all great.”
Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST:
Medical director of area Stroke Center named Dr. Arthur Moore was named medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in July 2014. He is one of the center’s neurohospitalists, Dr. Arthur meaning he Moore treats neurological diseases like stroke in the hospital only, not in a private practice. This dedicated focus means stroke patients at Fort Sanders get quick and efficient care, 24 hours each day, 7 days a week. Originally from Greeneville, Tenn., Moore earned a bachelor’s degree from
Vanderbilt University in 2005 and graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009. He did his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as well as a fellowship in neurology critical care, stroke and cerebral vascular disease. When he’s not helping stroke patients at Fort Sanders, Moore enjoys spending time with his wife and young daughter. “I always wanted to return to East Tennessee; I love what Knoxville had to offer. I’ve got family in the area, and Fort Sanders is a fantastic hospital. I’m excited about our program, its Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification and that it offers the highest level of stroke care possible.”
F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging? A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place? S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled? T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the effects of stroke.
Call 911 and get to a hospital as quickly as possible. And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.
The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville area offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Fort Sanders was the first in the Knoxville area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States. This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission. Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand.
“It makes access to specialized neurologists easier,” said Dr. James Hora, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.” Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not, we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained. Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries. “Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin and up to the brain,” explained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we
can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.” Most stroke patients need followup care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award winning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E. Dillon, M.D. “Our specialists begin determining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dillon. “Patients have access to rehab services from the time they arrive in the emergency department, throughout their care here and through all the post-acute levels of care.” Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care. “We’re equipped to handle all stroke cases, from the most complex to the least,” said Dillon. “Our patients don’t have to go anywhere else to find help.”
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Hot night out for South Haven South Haven is one of the few communities in South Knoxville planning to participate in next Tuesday’s National Night Out.
Betsy Pickle Siblings Milla, Reid and Laura Smith listen to Fran Brown as she describes the corn grown at Marble Springs. But the South Haven Neighborhood Association’s plans for the evening more than make up for any lack of excitement elsewhere south of the river. Two words: chili cook-off. Yes, after the success of last year’s chili cook-off, South Haven is doing it again, this time with celebrity judges and some special guests in a big red truck in case the chili is too hot! The winner will be awarded a crown and scepter – a chef hat and a wooden spoon – along with bragging rights. There will be music (recorded and possibly live) as well as giveaways of gift certificates to area businesses. The time is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, and the venue is New Birth Knoxville (the former Sevier Heights Baptist Church). The event will take place in the church parking lot (in case of rain, it will be moved inside). South Haven has invited members of the South Woodlawn neighborhood to join them for the fun. ■
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First District City Council member and Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis held his quarterly Coffee with the Council member last Saturday at the Round-Up Restaurant. The subject was real estate. Well, mostly. Pavlis provided an update on various
actors demonstrated everything from working in the kitchen and loom room to creating and using weapons. One sniff of the herb garden took attendees straight back to the days of old. Marble Springs director
Anna Chappelle said she was pleased with the attendance. From the looks on the faces of the visitors, they seemed to be glad they came, as well. Send story suggestions to betsypickle@ yahoo.com.
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gram is important “because all of these elements are in real-world jobs. It is important for our education, and good for our résumés.” Boy Scouts of America will review compiled data in May and vote on whether the program will go nationJohnson, Normalee and ■ Honoring the past wide into elementary, midVon Neubauer, and Arnella Marble Springs State dle and high schools. That Gregory for creating a Historic Site celebrated its data will include feedback relaxed start to the weekend. original owner with John from parents and students. Sevier Days Sept. 20-21. Guests enjoyed a beautiful weekend on the grounds while exploring the buildGilbert expects the sign ings and learning about life to be moved to its new home in the 18th century. Re-enin time for a neighborhood cleanup day led by the Cindy Collins of South city’s urban forester, Kasey Knoxville demonstrates the Krouse, on Nov. 15. Krouse workings of a cradle loom is showing residents ways to during John Sevier Days at prep their property in anticiMarble Springs State Historic pation of the featured 2015 Site.
Pat Summitt, Joan Cronan and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero rev up the crowd gathered at Stanley’s Greenhouses for the launch of the Alzheimer’s Pansy Project benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation. Flats of purple and orange Panola pansies sold through Stanley’s Greenhouses, 3029 Davenport Road, and Stanley’s Secret Garden, 305 S. Northshore Drive, will raise funds for the foundation and awareness about Alzheimer’s sufferers and their caregivers. Photo by Betsy Pickle
projects around SoKno, including the development at the old Baptist Hospital site (demolition proceeding), Suttree Landing (roadway in progress), new Fort Dickerson Park entrance (kudzu being cut and grading starting). On a smaller scale, two pieces of property – one across from South Knoxville Elementary School and one across from the Round-Up – are being developed and could be vibrant new businesses soon. The morning gathering showed the congenial side of politics. Most of those present were regulars, and it felt more like a gathering of friends than an official meeting. Thanks to Pavlis, Regis Ann Borsari, George
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government Our experiment: Getting there first Longtime Shopper readers know that we’re about scoops. Getting news first is the game. Yes, getting it right is important. And getting it all is nice. But getting it first is the game. Victor Ashe plays as well as anyone. Last week he broke news of Mark Donaldson’s $101,000 severance package and the sly method used by MPC commissioners to pass it without discussion. Ashe also broke the story of Bill Haslam’s visit to Afghanistan. That’s no big deal, except we had it first and when Ashe called the governor’s PR office for details he was told that we could not publish the information because Haslam had not released it. A non-classified reception invitation was emailed to some 800 embassy personnel, Ashe responded. We printed it. Some think Victor has a political agenda, but to what goal? His days of running for office are past. He enjoys the scoops game and
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has the connections to play it well. Betty Bean is the best political writer in town, and Larry Van Guilder is delightfully quirky. I’m not bad, and Wendy Smith is coming along. But we’re locking down these columns on Friday and distributing papers to homes on Wednesday – not a sustainable model for writers energized by scoops. So this week we have launched a blog-based website at www.ShopperNewsNow.com, and we will be posting our columns on Sundays at 6 p.m. The blogs can be updated during the week, and readers can talk back via comments. Check it out!
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Rage against the machine If Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charles “Charlie” Brown didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him. Brown is an original, a putative Democrat whose hot-button issues include raising the speed limit on interstate highways, support for the National Rifle Association, increasing the deer population to benefit hunters and giving the Bible a prominent role in public education. Brown topped three other candidates in the Democratic primary, most notably John McKamey, a former teacher, Sullivan County mayor and
county commissioner endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Only 227,000 votes were cast, so McKamey may have been tripped up by the alphabet. But Brown is no Mark Clayton, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who slipped onto the ballot a
Democrat Bob Scott is opposing John J. Duncan Jr. in the 2nd District Congressional race. “Everything Duncan is for, I’m against,” Scott said at a meeting of Knox County’s 6th District Democrats last week.
Democratic candidate for governor Charles “Charlie” Brown strikes a pose at last week’s meeting of the 6th District Democrats.
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Terry Hill: Looking for common ground Bashing public education is a popular pastime these days, and newly elected sixth district school board member Terry Hill is tired of hearing it. “I would challenge anyone to walk through Hardin Valley Academy or Karns High School and sit in on an AP government class or a biology class and think that it was a crip course,” she said. She spent three decades with Knox County Schools as a social worker and held the position of lead consultant in charge of the department of social work when she retired nearly two years ago after 30 years’ service. She doesn’t buy the theory that KCS was going to hell in a handbasket before the arrival of corporate education reform. “We have always been in the top half of the country. Tennessee has not ranked well, but Knox County has always outperformed the state and over 50 percent of the country. I’m not suggesting that’s good enough – we should always be striving to improve – but this perception that we’re at the bottom of the rankings is not a fair statement,” she said.
Betty Bean Hill faced down three opponents to get elected – two critics of Superintendent James McIntyre and one ardent supporter who was heavily financed by Knoxville’s business community. She said she will seek common ground. “Is there a middle way? I hope there is. That’s been my position from Day One. I am very hopeful that we can come together and give a little on both sides. That’s what I feel like this new board is charged to do, or that’s what I told my constituents I was going to do, and they overwhelmingly agreed.” As for the so-called “Chamber crowd” who subsidized her general election opponent’s campaign (including her new colleague Doug Harris, who is now asking for her vote for chair)? “You’ll have to ask them why they did that. People
have a right to choose to support who they want to support and certainly contribute accordingly. And that’s really all I have to say about that.” (Chamber CEO Mike Edwards, when contacted about the sixth district race, said he doesn’t know why several of his members made substantial contributions to Hill’s opponent: “Everybody thinks this was a cohesive thing. People talk about the Chamber sort of like the Twelve White Guys, but we are not a homogeneous organization. I don’t know who made the calls …”) Hill concedes that her first board meeting was pretty tense. “We didn’t know each other, and several of us had come off of very challenging campaigns. But the retreat went a long way toward relaxing us as a body and helping us learn each other’s personalities.” Hill’s fellow newbie Patti Bounds, who was not present for the September vote, will likely be the tiebreaker between Harris and Mike McMillan this week. Hill and Bounds have both been
couple of years ago and was later found to be associated with a hate group: If Brown hates anything, it’s the power represented by the Haslam fortune. Brown says it was a letter he wrote in which he accused Gov. Haslam of approving hundreds of millions of dollars in construction contracts to out-ofstate companies that won him the support he needed in the primary. That, along with “getting down on my knees and asking the good Lord to help me.” Unless the Lord slips him several million for his campaign and sends a professional campaign manager his way, Brown won’t be taking up residence in Nashville anytime soon, but he remains undaunted. “Roy Herron (Tennessee Democratic Party chair) tried to get me to drop out (in favor of McKamey),” Brown said, but what’s a lowly party chair to a man unafraid of Haslam money? In his grey trilby hat, jeans and cowboy boots, Brown looks as if he might be on holiday from the farm. In fact, he has farmed as well as worked in construction. At 72, he’s the youngest of 11 children. “I’m just a redneck hillbilly, a hard-working man,”
he said. “I’m for the people who pay taxes.” Brown may be the least polished candidate ever to grace the ballot in Tennessee. That’s saying a lot in a state where Cas Walker sat on the Knoxville City Council for 30 years. His campaign literature consists of copies of letters to the editor and diatribes against the Haslams and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency composed with little regard for grammar or spelling. He would be easy to spoof, but he takes his campaign seriously and aligns with fellow Democrats on issues like raising the minimum wage and expanding Medicaid in the state. His good intentions aside, “Charlie” Brown is the poster boy for the deplorable state of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. With Brown on the ballot for governor, a candidate who had to be gently reminded on a campaign stop in Knoxville that he belongs not to the “Democrat” Party but to the “Democratic,” it would seem the demoralization of Tennessee Democrats is complete. Meeting with Democrats from Knox County’s 6th District last week, Brown plaintively asked, “How do we get more Democrats on the ballot?” Good question, Charlie, and electable ones at that.
Terry Hill represents District 6 on the school board. Photo by Betty Bean
urged to put themselves forward as chair by McMillan opponents. Both say they are not interested in the position. Hill’s daughter Cindy Buttry served on the school board and often found herself in the minority when she questioned McIntyre’s policies. Hill said Buttry’s experiences will not affect her decision-making. “This is a democratic process, and other board members disagreed with her and cast their vote accordingly. Fair or not, it’s the way a school board operates. I’m not about Cindy, and this is not a gotcha.” The school board meets at 5 p.m. today (Oct. 1) at the City County Building. The meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast channel 10.
The school board race for the vacant Indya Kincannon seat is being actively contested. Tracie Sanger released a list of supporters with more than 360 names including former county mayor Tommy Schumpert, former police chief Phil Keith, former city special events director and civic activist Sue Clancy and former school board member and close Rogero confidante Anne Woodle. This has become largely a contest between Sanger and longtime neighborhood activist Jamie Rowe, with Charlotte Dorsey also running. Rowe and Dorsey are both critical of Superintendent Jim McIntyre while Sanger is less critical of McIntyre in her public statements. Sanger will need to avoid being seen as supportive of McIntyre or tied to him if she wants to win. Sanger yard signs have gone up, and the contest will go down to the wire on Nov. 4. Rowe has years of community activity behind her. Sanger has children in the county school system and is 20 years younger than her opponents. Both are waging very energetic campaigns.
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The winner gets a two-year term and must run again in 2016. Most observers see McIntyre’s tenure as school superintendent as being on borrowed time. However, his employment contract makes it too costly to buy him out for now. ■ House Speaker Beth Harwell is hosting a fundraiser to help GOP state representative nominee Martin Daniel retire debt from the primary on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the West Knoxville home of Gale and Julie Huneycutt. ■ Jim Sasser, former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee, is teaching at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill this semester. His daughter and grandchildren live in the area. He taught there this past spring. To next page
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mer Tennessee center Ray Graves. Graves won enough in his 10 years to earn entry into the College Hall of Fame. Part of his success was the recruitment of Spurrier, quarterback from Johnson City. He went on to win the Heisman Trophy and some Tennesseans are still ticked. The Tennessee-Florida tango created strange twists and turns. In time, Woodruff returned to Tennessee as an assistant coach and evolved into athletic director. He hired Doug Dickey, former Florida quarterback, to coach the Volunteers. Dickey imported Jimmy Dunn, another former Florida quarterback, as offensive coordinator.
The ultimate irony was the 1969 Gator Bowl, Florida against Tennessee. Dickey was affiliated with both teams, still coaching the Volunteers after agreeing to become coach of the Gators. Some Tennessee people still wonder about Florida’s 1413 victory. Dickey lasted nine years at his alma mater, enjoyed modest success and helped develop the aforementioned Spurrier as a coach. Spurrier later became Florida’s guiding light and a proverbial thorn in Tennessee flesh. Dickey eventually returned to Tennessee as athletic director and lived happily ever after. There has been plenty of heat through the years, in the swamp and on the hill. The underhanded fax was a hot feature.
Sunday, Oct. 5, with a dinner for council members and panelists at a location yet to be disclosed. It’s unclear if the public can attend and observe but it’s probably open since council members are there. ULI will hold several days of hearings that the public can attend. Council member Duane Grieve pushed the hiring of ULI, which was last in Knoxville during this writer’s time as mayor. Some 14 years ago, ULI pushed building the convention center at World’s Fair Park. Grieve feels it is time for a 10- to 15-year vision update for downtown Knoxville and adjacent neighborhoods. It will cover one or two more mayors. Cost for the visit is $125,000. They are not cheap, but can be helpful. ■ Conner Burnette, Knoxville’s oldest living former City Council member, passed away in early August at age 95. He represented South Knoxville on City
Council. He served one term and was defeated by Willie Hembree, who lived in Fort Sanders. He was always involved in civic matters even when not on the council. ■ Raleigh Wynn Sr. is now the oldest living former City Council member at age 90. He succeeded Danny Mayfield, who died in office as one of the youngest mem- ■ UT alumnus Bill Haltom bers ever. He was chosen as will speak 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. an interim member until Friday, Oct. Mark Brown was elected to 3, in the follow him. Brown went on Toyota Auditorium, to become vice mayor. Howard H. There are 28 living forBaker Jr. mer council members. The Center for next oldest are Alex HarkPublic Polness, 87; Dwight Kessel, 87; icy, 1640 Charlie Gaut, 86; Don FerCumberguson, 82; Jean Teague, 81; land Ave. Bill Haltom Jack Sharp, 80; Kyle TesterHaltom man, 79; Bob Booker, 79. will discuss his book, “The With term limits, every Other Fellow Might Be Right: eight years nine new memThe Civility of Howard Baker.” bers will join this expanding A book signing will follow the luncheon. Info: 974-0931. club with five new members joining in 2017 unless one ■ U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander or more of the four current will speak at a joint meeting council members running of north area Republican Clubs 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. next year should lose.
Florida is a fierce rivalry Being old and steeped in tradition, I prefer orange and white uniforms. Tennessee-Alabama is my game of choice. I cling to the hope that the Volunteers will, some day, make it competitive again. I do not grasp the concept of alternative gridiron apparel, any more than forcing Smokey to swap out with a migratory kangaroo. I do understand younger enthusiasts focusing on Florida as a favorite foe. There are many reasons – in addition to Steve Spurrier comments and what the Gators did to Peyton Manning and Phillip Fulmer. Tennessee and Florida developed a fierce football fight relatively late in life.
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They became annual opponents only when the SEC expanded in 1992. In the previous 100 years, they played 21 times. Roots do run deep. In 1950, former Tennessee tackle Bob Woodruff became head coach at Florida. He hired former Tennessee head coach Harvey Robinson as a helper. Woodruff lasted 10 years and was replaced by for-
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Sasser, 78, lives in Washington, D.C. ■ The Knox Democratic Party has come alive to call for a debate between Democrat Cheri Siler and Republican Richard Briggs for state senate. Democratic chair Linda Haney is right. They should debate. But so should Gloria Johnson and Eddie Smith debate; Lamar Alexander and Gordon Ball are debating in October. Joint appearances between opposing candidates are in the public interest. Too bad the local Democratic Party did not call for a debate between former Chancellor Daryl Fansler and Chancellor Clarence Pridemore this past summer. Pridemore’s refusal might have become an issue. ■ Mayor Madeline Rogero is supporting state constitutional amendment 2 on the judiciary plus the
local city charter amendments on pensions, but she is not taking a public position on amendment 1, which impacts abortions and is strongly opposed by pro-choice groups on the abortion issue. It is strongly backed by many pro-life groups. It is hard to imagine that Rogero would be for amendment 1, but she is currently silent on it, according to city spokesperson Eric Vreeland. She is actively backing Siler and Johnson, having donated at least $200 to each personally. She has not endorsed a candidate for U.S. Senate yet. It is hard to imagine her supporting Republican Lamar Alexander, but will she publicly endorse Democrat Gordon Ball, who lives in West Knoxville? ■ The Urban Land Institute opens its program in Knoxville starting this
Tennessee-Florida really flamed up in Gainesville in 1977, Dickey’s Gators against John Majors’ first group of Volunteers. The visitors fought on even terms for 58 minutes but finally fell behind by a field goal. Tennessee was unable to counter and gave up the ball on downs on the wrong side of the 50. Florida got a touchdown with 46 seconds to go. That was that, 10-point deficit. Out of obligation, the Vols fielded the kickoff but fumbled on first down. Thirteen seconds remained. Florida’s band (this was before canned music) was leading the celebration. Down on the grass, the greedy Gators decided to go for blood. Tony Green ran 15 toward the goal. The clock said :03 when Florida called time to squeeze in one more play. Quarterback Terry LeCount jogged over to consult with Dickey. Assistant coach Kim Helton was supposedly yelling “Throw it, throw it!” On the Tennessee sideline, quarterback Joe
Hough lost part of his composure and announced that, by damn, if LeCount threw a pass, he was going after him. LeCount fired what looked like a touchdown to Wes Chandler. That an official ruled it beyond the end line did not dampen Joe’s fire. He led the angry charge. An ugly brawl developed. Coach Helton was knocked down. Noses were bloodied. Lips were split. Feelings were severely damaged. Dickey later denied responsibility for the timeout and the late pass but contributed a great closing comment: “I told everybody that the Volunteers would be a fighting team. They proved me correct right up until five minutes after the game.” Connections continue. Kurt Roper, former second-generation Tennessee assistant coach, is offensive coordinator of the Gators. Tennessee-Florida remains a worthy middleweight bout. Bring it on. Marvin West accepts cheers or jeers and receives e-mail at westwest6@netzero. com.
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S-D Singers hit mark at All-East auditions By Betsy Pickle
Parents of dyslexic children push for change By Betty Bean Last month Mayor Tim Burchett gave a flurry of interviews after he told Channel 10 that he thinks it’s time for Superintendent James McIntyre to go. He said it has become common for him to meet with parents who are frustrated with Knox County Schools, and one of the meetings he cited was with a couple of parents of dyslexic children. He didn’t mention their names, but Jennifer Nagel, who has been speaking out about the lack of services for her dyslexic daughter over the past year, confirmed that she was one of those parents. “I spoke with Dr. McIntyre at a school board meeting this summer about keeping Knox County in compliance with a bill that went into effect July 1 regarding dyslexia. He said he’d be glad to talk to me, but when I emailed his assistant, I never heard back,” Nagel said. She described the new bill, which requires teachers to be trained in dyslexia, as “extremely weak” because the state is interpreting it to apply only to college training for new teachers. McIntyre’s spokesperson Melissa Ogden said Nagel will get a meeting with the superintendent. “At least four different supervisors have had either meetings, phone calls or correspondence with Ms. Nagel on numerous occasions regarding her concerns. A meeting has been scheduled with Dr. McIntyre.” Meanwhile, Nagel said she’s frustrated with the lack of dyslexia awareness she’s
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found among KCS staff, like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading material for dyslexic children into the classroom. “She told us to take our children to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting and tells me that she doesn’t know that reading doesn’t ‘cure’ dyslexia. Dyslexics use a different part of their brain.” Nagel said her daughter is now getting services that will help her but attributes that to her willingness to become a constant thorn in the side of KCS administration over the past couple of years. She is concerned about children whose parents are not in a position to exert such extreme efforts. “When 20 percent of a classroom has some form of dyslexia and a teacher doesn’t even know what to look for, that’s a problem,” Nagel said, listing some of the signs teachers should recognize: kindergartners who can’t rhyme words well,
or children of any age with one or more parents with dyslexia. For reasons that are not entirely clear, Knox County Schools does not use the term dyslexia. Nagel would like to see that changed, as well. “At this point I would just like the schools to use the word dyslexia. The term is listed in federal law, but the school will say, ‘This child has a learning disability in reading.’ Last year, they told me (my daughter) did not have a disability in reading. This year, it has been prov-
en that she does.” Nagel has become active in Decoding Dyslexia, a national support group whose Knoxville chapter was founded by another parent of a dyslexic child, Julya Shane. This summer they brought former Tennessee Titan Jovan Hay to town for a discussion of dyslexia, and she and Shayne are working on a business plan to open a dyslexia center next year to do tutoring, teacher training and advocacy. On Oct. 2, Burchett will proclaim October Dyslexia Awareness Month.
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Fall festival time again By Betsy Pickle Autumn is upon us, which means that schools are already making plans for their annual fall festivals. One of the first is less than two and a half weeks away. Gap Creek Elementary School PTA will host its annual Fall Festival and Silent Auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the school, 1920 Kimberlin Heights Road. Wristbands will be $5 and will allow wearers to enjoy carnivalstyle games, bounce houses and more. Items in the silent auction will include gift cards from local restaurants and attractions, gift baskets, fresh catfish fillets, a Keurig brewing system and an American Girl doll. The PTA is seeking dona-
SCHOOL NOTES ■ Knox County school board will conduct a work session 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in the boardroom on the first floor of the Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay Street. The Leadership Academy Fellows will present their Capstone Projects in the first floor lobby of the AJ Building at 3:30 p.m., followed by an executive session (closed to public) at 4:30 p.m. to discuss pending litigation. ■ The monthly meeting will start at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the main assembly room of the City County Building, 400 W. Main Street. Both meetings will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 10, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, and streamed live at knoxschools.org/kcstv.
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The South-Doyle Singers recently claimed glory by singing backup for classicrock group Foreigner at the Tennessee Theatre. They sang with the band on “I Want To Know What Love Is,” and the South-Doyle choir program was rewarded with a $500 donation from Foreigner for their efforts. But before taking the stage that night, they put themselves in front of an even tougher audience: the judges for the All-East Honors Choir. More than half of the Singers were chosen for the honors choir after their individual auditions the morning of Sept. 20 at Heritage High School. “We had 16 qualifiers, one of the best showings from all the schools in East Tennessee!” said SouthDoyle choir director Seth Maples. The qualifiers are: Macey Bailey, Paul Brooks, Laura Buckner, Rachel Cormack, Mikayla Franklin, Austin Grindstaff, Melanie Harness, Zoee Lyle, Austin Monday, Zac Morgan, Sean Pate, Sarah Rogers, Jeremy Sharp, Joe Tibbetts, Skylar Vicars and Caleb Wender. They will study and perform at the All-East Honors Choir clinic in November. Singer Cormack predicted beforehand that it would be “a busy day, but really fun.”
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Nathan Rudder completes basic training U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Nathan A. Rudder graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, earning four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Rudder, a 2003 graduate of South-Doyle High School, is the son of Tana and Bruce Rudder.
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First Tenn gives back First Tennessee Bank has been celebrating its 150th year in business in 2014, and on Sept. 11, a key date to acknowledge service and safety providers, the bank hosted lunch for local groups that received $5,000 grants as part of the bank’s 150 days of giving. Pam Fansler, First Tenn e s s e e Bank’s East Te n n e s s e e president, and her team have every right to be proud of this achievePam Fansler ment. We salute them. Grant winners are: Adopt a Golden Knoxville Inc. Akima Club American Eagle Foundation, Pigeon Forge Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center of Knoxville East Tennessee Historical Society East Tennessee Technology Access Center Encore Theatrical Com-
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still accepting employers to participate in its Senior Job Fair for job-seekers who are 50-plus. The job fair will be held 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the CAC LT Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Employers interested in hiring older, experienced workers should contact Brenda Tate, 524-2786. ■
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My sister, Becky Calloway, delivered a baby last week. It was her seventh grandson, Wyatt Hurst, son of Adam and Katherine
Hurst and little brother to Ben. Seems K ather ine was sent home rather than admitted at a hospital (which shall re- Wyatt Hurst main nameless). Two hours later she went into labor. Luckily, Becky, a registered nurse by training, was handy and delivered little Wyatt right at home in Possum Holler. There’s no telling what Wyatt will become, but from the looks of this
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Republican George Flinn for an open state senate seat in Memphis. She won by two votes (of the district’s 34 executive committee ■ Quotable members) over former state “Be careful about reading Sen. Beverly Marrero. health books. You may die Kyle is the niece of the of a misprint.” late state Sen. Anna Belle - Mark Twain Clement O’Brien and worked in her legislative of■ Kyle is nominee fice for 12 years. Sara Kyle is the DemoShe is also a former Memcratic nominee to oppose phis City Court judge.
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Mexican culture, people CAC Office on Aging’s Se- and food have always been nior Employment Service is important to Nieman. He feels Mexican food is “from the heart” and appreciates the reception Little Mexico has received. Word of mouth has been his greatest free swim; 9 a.m. water source of advertising. aerobics; 10 a.m. Tax Relief Nieman grew up in Texand Tax Freeze program; 11 as, did a stint in the Navy a.m. quilting, Water Peeps; 1 and then moved to Florida. p.m. bridge, water aerobics, He and his family now live dominoes. in Strawberry Plains. ■ Tuesday, Oct. 7: 7:30 a.m. Having opened a Profree swim; 8:45 a.m. Senior gressive Insurance branch Cardio Fitness; 9 a.m. water aerobics; 10 a.m. crafts/bead- at Knoxville Center Mall with his dad, Neiman met ing, SAIL exercises; 11 a.m. water aerobics, Tai Chi I; 12:30 future Little Mexico managp.m. Tai Chi II; 1 p.m. rook, ing partner Anatolio Sandre water aerobics; 2 p.m. water while preparing an insurPilates. ance policy for him. Sandre ■ Info: 573-5843. owned a Mexican restau-
SOUTH KNOX SENIOR CENTER ■ Wednesday, Oct. 1: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 8:30 a.m. guitar lessons; 9 a.m. painting; 10 a.m. quilting; 11 a.m. Water Peeps; noon bridge. ■ Thursday, Oct. 2: 7:30 a.m. free swim; 9 a.m. water aerobics, South Knox Opry; 12:15 p.m. ballroom dance; 1 p.m. rook, water aerobics; 1:30 p.m. line dance; 2 p.m. water Pilates; 2:45 p.m. swing dance. ■ Friday, Oct. 3: Mayor’s Senior Appreciation Picnic; center closed. ■ Monday, Oct. 6: 7:30 a.m.
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THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 18 Reservations open for Hoot ’N Holler Autumn Express steam trains events. Schedule: 9:45 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18; 1 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Departure: new depot, 2560 University Commons Way, in the University Commons Plaza. Info/reservations: www.ThreeRiversRambler.com.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 20 Registration open for Goodwill Golf Classic in Memory of Jerry Hatmaker, Holston Hills Country Club. Format: four-person modified scramble. Proceeds benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc. Info/ registration: www.gwiktn.org/events or 588-8567.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1 Classes in Olympic fencing, medieval longsword, Renaissance rapier and Victorian military saber are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Visitors welcome; first lesson free. Info: 321-1214, email academyoftheblade@gmail.com, or drop in. Bowling tournaments, Strike and Spare Family Bowl, 213 Hayfield Road. Handicap tournaments, 9 p.m., must have handicap, $100 per five-person team; Midnight Fun Tournament, $100 per four-person team. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Proceeds benefit The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com. Pellissippi State Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Goins Building College Center on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 6946400.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2 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. “A Few of Our Favorite Things” faculty recital, 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on
Manager Zachary O’Donnell, managing partner Anatolio Sandre, Rosalio Banegas and owner Hunter Nieman are excited to offer authentic Mexican food at Knoxville Center Mall. Photo by Nancy Whittaker
rant in South Knoxville, and they talked about opening a restaurant at Knoxville Center Mall. “I feel like God put me in this position,” says Nieman. Despite some bumps in the road to Little Mexico’s opening, Nieman laughs, eventually everything worked out perfectly at the last minute.
the Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400 Square Dancing On The Square, 7 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square. Featuring the Helgrammites, a five-piece old-time string band, and a local caller from the Laurel Theater. Free. Info: https://www. facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 2-4 Ivan Racheff House and Gardens bulb sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1943 Tennessee Ave. “Bulb Sale Café” will be open 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday featuring soups, sandwiches and desserts. Proceeds go to maintenance and beautification of grounds. Info: Janet Oakes, 675-1958, or Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 2-19 William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker,” Clarence Brown Theatre mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Info: 974-5161 or http://clarencebrowntheatre.com/.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3 Scott Miller in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $18. Info: 522-5851 or concerts@jubileearts.org. Opening reception: “Transformation: New Works by Gallery Artists, Old & New,” 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. Artists: Ashley Addair, Chad Airhart, Donna Conliffe, Brad Robertson, Henry Callahan, Leslie Dyas and Catherine Gibbs. Info: 2004452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com. The CrumbSnatchers in concert, 10 p.m., Latitude 35, 16 Market Square. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Proceeds benefit The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com. Opening reception for “The Fall Juried Show: 40th Anniversary” exhibition by Tennessee Artists Association, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit will continue through Saturday, Nov. 1. Info: 523-7543. First Friday Spooktacular, 6-10 p.m., Paulk+Co. gallery, 510 Williams St. Costumes encouraged. Sponsored by Sundress Academy for the Arts, Trail of Doom and the Knoxville Horror Festival. “The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel,” 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. KSO Pops Series. Tickets: 291-3310.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 3-4 Fall festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Asbury UMC, 2822 Asbury Road. Gospel music, food, crafts, sweets, white elephant sale, kids’ activities, country store. Info: Don Barksdale, 686-9466; www.asburyumcknox.org.
In addition to authentic and original Mexican dishes, Little Mexico also offers salads and wings. The clean, impressive kitchen can handle carry-out orders for meetings and groups. For large orders, they appreciate a one-week notice. With an eye toward expanding, Nieman wants to get the mall location going
strong first. He is looking for experienced cashiers, especially those who are bilingual like himself. If you are looking for a delicious meal or just need a quick snack, Little Mexico is the place to go at the mall. They are open during all mall hours. Check them out on Facebook or call 7197422.
Children’s fall/winter consignment sale, Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church, 4615 Asheville Highway. Info: Info: Kara Robertson, 525-7807.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4 Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs. Star City Roller Girls; All Stars vs. Red River Sirens. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Tickets available at Coliseum box office, team members and team website. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com. “Experience Our Cherokee Heritage” tour with Native American expert Randy McGinnis. Offered by Cades Cove Heritage Tours. Reservations limited. Cost: $100 per person. Info: Don Alexander, 448-8838. Auditions by appointment for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking one boy, three girls ages 7-12 and two adult women ages 35-55. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490. Fold3 In Detail, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Learn how to access military records, pension records, city directories, homestead, naturalization, early passports, native Americans. Preregistration and a valid email address required. Info/to register: 215-8809. Life 101: Circuit Training for Teens, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Instructor: Andrew Freeman, Wellness Program Coordinator, YMCA. Info: 215-8750.
SUNDAY, OCT. 5 Community Fall Festival, 4-6 p.m., Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Live music, games, food, hayrides, candy, dunk tank. Event is free except for dunk tank. Dunk tank proceeds go to Magnolia Avenue Food Pantry ministry. Bring nonperishable food items for food pantry. Info: 691-8330.
MONDAY, OCT. 6 Auditions for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking 1 boy, 3 girls ages 7-12 and 2 adult women ages 35-55. Auditions by appointment. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490. UT McClung Museum to be featured on “Antiques Roadshow,” 8 p.m., airing on East Tennessee PBS. Featuring footage from the show’s visit to Knoxville in July.
TUESDAY, OCT. 7 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277. Day-trip to Harrah’s Casino, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Roundtrip fare: $30. Info: Frankie or Jim Hicks, 525-1475.
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