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BUZZ Trash Run Keep Knoxville Beautiful will host a Trash Run in South Knoxville on Thursday, April 28. Participants will meet at Alliance Brewing Company at 1130 Sevier Avenue at 5:30 p.m. and the run will kick off at 6. There is a suggested donation of $5 to participate. The Trash Run is a noncompetitive fun run and litter pickup for runners/walkers of all ages. There is no designated route for the event; rather, participants are encouraged to spend an hour running or walking and collecting litter in the area. Keep Knoxville Beautiful will provide maps, gloves, bags and litter-pickers. More on SoKno beautification on Page 3.
Chapman Hwy. Want to weigh in on Chapman Highway improvements? The Tennessee Department of Transportation will host a design public meeting 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Valley Grove Baptist Church, 9000 Sevierville Pike, to gather public input on the Chapman Highway (SR-71) widening project from south of Simpson Road to Hendron Chapel Road. The public can comment on this proposed project. TDOT representatives will be available to answer questions.
Peace in the valley The school board had one job at last week’s called meeting – to approve next year’s budget. Members breezed through the blessing of a $453.5 million general purpose budget, but the fight over the $71.2 million capital improvement plan went the length of the bar and into the street, so to speak, although the outcome – a 5-4 vote to reroute $6.5 million that Superintendent James McIntyre and his staff had earmarked for other purposes to renovate Inskip Elementary School – was never truly in doubt. And Jim McIntyre’s departure won’t heal this rift on the school board.
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Beauty, beauty! Keeping South Knoxville beautiful is the focus of Keep Knoxville Beautiful for the next year-plus. “We serve the whole county, and we’ve found that our work – because we’re serving such a large area – really gets diluted,� said Patience Melnick, executive director of KKB.
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SoKno artist not detoured by burglary By Betsy Pickle Glass artist Matt Salley of Marble City Glassworks has been part of the Dogwood Art DeTour since its inception in 2009. This year, he had a real detour on the way to demonstrating his work during last weekend’s studio open house. On Monday, April 11, Salley posted this message on Facebook: “Well folks it finally happened. The studio has been burglarized. Tools I make a living with are gone, welder, plasma cutter, hand tools and artwork are just a partial list. Waiting on KCSO now. Not happy.� Within minutes, the post was flooded with sympathetic comments and offers of help. Said Salley, “You’re on Facebook, and you think, ‘Nobody’s really looking at this,’ and you type something in, and all of a sudden there were 40 people saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ ‘Hey, what can we do to help?’ and stuff like that. “The outpouring of support from my friends and other artists and people in the business – and people who are just in small business – was almost overwhelming. I didn’t really come back down to earth until two days later. I was Matt Salley of Marble City Glassworks does hot work on a glass piece during just blown away.� the Dogwood Art DeTour. Photo by Allison Roberts Metal sculptor Preston Farabow, a friend and occasional col“They found out on Facebook, make sure he was all right. Salley laborator, loaned Salley a welder and a plasma torch. Others have and they contacted me,� he said. assured them that he was and that Both current executive director he’d still be able to open his studio offered tools as well. Salley didn’t even have to call Tom Cervone and past executive for the Art DeTour. director Lisa Duncan called to Salley hasn’t even been able to the Dogwood Arts people.
make a final list of all that was stolen from his SoKno studio. “They went into my tool cabinet and just scooped out about half of each drawer,� he said. “So there’s tools that I lost that I don’t even remember.� Most of what was taken supports his work but isn’t directly used for his glass blowing. “The only tool that I use with the glass that was stolen was a MAPP gas torch.� The thieves took everything from power tools to empty tubs – Salley figured out that they used the tubs to carry off the booty. He’s grateful that he and his family and pets weren’t hurt and that the thieves didn’t break any of the artwork in the studio. “The other thing they stole were four flower sculptures,� he said. “I’m glad they took my stuff. They didn’t break or steal any of my students’ glass.� The break-in took place late morning. Salley, who had worked until midnight the night before, was still in his house next door with his dogs. “That’s a popular time to break into a house – from midmorning to just before lunch,� he said. “The people that were in here, if they spent more than 10 minutes, I would be surprised.� Ironically, Salley’s preparations for the Art DeTour made the thieves’ job easier. “I had cleaned up my shop, so everything was really accessible.�
Sidewalk to connect Chapman, Martin Mill Pike Knoxville City Council has approved a resolution authorizing the city to contract with Design and Construction Services Inc. to build a new sidewalk along W. Young High Pike. It will connect sidewalks on Chapman Highway and Martin Mill Pike. The $258,682 project will extend 1,600 feet, or 0.3 mile, and
has been a prevalent public improvement request from South Knoxville residents. The sidewalk will be 5-feet wide with a 2-foot grass separation from the street. Pedestrian crossings, signals, drainage work and grading are included in the scope of the project. It will improve access to three KAT bus stops.
“This project uses segments of existing sidewalk to connect two major streets. It connects residential areas to retail and helps kids get to school,� said Jim Hagerman, director of engineering, in a cityissued press release. “The worn path in the grass next to Young High Pike tells us that people are already walking this way, but the
construction of a sidewalk will make it easier and safer, and improves access for everyone.� Construction is expected to begin in early summer and should be completed by the fall. No detours are anticipated during the construction. See map on Page 3. Info: knox villetn.gov/engineering
Thinking green(ways) in Knox and beyond By Betsy Pickle There’s a reason Ellen Zavisca and her colleagues are big on greenways. “People in this country have been hearing for years, decades, that we need to be more physically active,â€? Zavisca said last week to the Sierra Club’s Harvey Broome Chapter. “And yet if you look at the trends of the percent of the population that’s getting no leisuretime physical activity, it’s pretty flat. The percent of the population that has regular exercise or does regular organized exercise ‌ is pretty flat, despite all our exhortations and programs. ‌ “It’s not just a matter of telling people, ‘Do this; don’t do this.’ We’ve got to create an environment that supports it.â€? Zavisca, a senior planner for the Knoxville Regional Transportation Organization, is involved with pedestrian and greenway planning and Safe Routes to Schools. She brought a “bigger picture of greenway planningâ€? to drive home the importance of greenways and encourage club members to become active sup-
porters of them. Lifestyle choices and genetics also play a role in health, but when it comes to exercising, walkers, runners and bicyclists are stymied if they don’t have safe routes,� she said. The danger shows up in the data. “We had, unfortunately, a record number of pedestrians and
cyclists killed in the state of Tennessee last year, disproportionate to the percentage of road users,� Zavisca said. Only about two percent of trips are made walking and bicycling, and about 10 percent to 12 percent of fatalities involve pedestrians and cyclists. She said there are about 125 ped/cyclist injury crashes, result-
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Adam Fritts, coordinator of the community school at Dogwood Elementary, talks about safe walking routes with Ellen Zavisca of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Organization after the Sierra Club meeting. Photo by Betsy Pickle
ing in about eight deaths, each year in Knox County. The TPO covers Knox and the urbanized areas of Anderson, Blount, Loudon and Sevier counties. It also collaborates with the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council, which has representatives from local governments working to connect their greenways to each other and, ultimately, to the national park. Zavisca said there are more than 100 miles of paved greenway in the region – including about 50 miles in Knoxville, 16 in the Alcoa-Maryville corridor, nine in Townsend and nine in Oak Ridge. Aside from improving health, greenways have been shown to reward individuals and communities financially. Zavisca noted a study in Charlotte, N.C., that found an average increase in home value of $3,200 for homes within roughly a mile of the trails. Research in Greenville, S.C., showed that retail sales near a trail region went up. Connecting the Knox-Blount
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red Knoxville attorney makes case for early detection
Retired Knoxville attorney makes case for early detection It was a freak accident – Fred Thomforde of Knoxville had just hooked the ball to the left and down a hill. Upset over the shot, he hopped into his golf cart and sped toward the ball. But when he pressed the brakes, the cart began sliding on the wet grass. “Like some kind of fool, I stuck my foot out to stop it, and boom! Hit a bump, went up in the air and came down with my groin on the handle,” Thomforde recounted. While it hurt and caused some bruising to the 70-year-old retired attorney, he didn’t think much about it until later that evening when blood in his urine prompted him to seek medical attention, a decision that not only would change his life but save it as well. For it was at that visit to his primary care doctor, Dr. Michael Passarello, in 2008, that he was referred to Dr. Edward Tieng, an urologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center – a decision that ultimately led to Tieng’s early detection of prostate cancer. Dr. Tieng determined Thomforde’s golf cart injury was not serious but because of the blood in the urine and because Thomforde had been a smoker, the doctor moved cautiously. He ordered
a test to determine the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in Thomforde’s blood. That test came back with a PSA score of .8 nanograms per milliliter – well within the normal range. “I think the ‘danger zone’ is something like 2 and above,” Thomforde said of the PSA score. “I never got into the danger zone, but early in 2010, Dr. Tieng said, ‘They are still normal, but these levels are rising.’ He wanted to check it again in three months.” Three months later, the PSA level was still within the normal range, but Thomforde was asked to return yet again. “I’m still in the normal range,” he said. “I started out at .8 but now I’m at 1.8. So we had a long talk.” It was during that “talk” that Dr. Tieng recommended Thomforde undergo a biopsy, a procedure in which 12 core samples were removed from the prostate gland by a needle. The biopsied tissue was then sent to a laboratory and “graded” by a pathologist who assigned it a Gleason score, a scoring system of 2 to 10 used to describe the cells’ appearance. A score of 2 to 4 indicates the cells appear normal, 5 to 7 indicates intermediate risk of prostate cancer and 8 to 10 indicates an aggressive
form of prostate cancer. Thomforde’s Gleason score was 7. “I guess everybody reacts differently when they hear ‘you have cancer,’ but for me, it came like a blow to the soul,” said Thomforde, who previously had undergone surgery and radiation treatment for a form of cancer called sarcoma a year and a half earlier. “I may have been more mentally prepared for this than a lot of people. I don’t think you ever get completely prepared for the news that Fred Thomforde is grateful for Dr. Edward Tieng and the staff at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He said of the individualized treatment he received after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, “Early detection made all the difference.” you have cancer but I had at least been through it.” To determine whether Thomforde’s prostate cancer had spread, Dr. Tieng ordered CT and bone scans. When the imaging indicated that his cancer was contained to the prostate, Dr. Tieng presented Thomforde with his options. “By this time, I had a good relationship with Dr. Tieng and had complete confidence in him – he’s a very likable person but very professional,” said Thomforde.
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sider what the risk was, it was pretty minor.”” said Thomforde. “My body had returned to normal within about three months or so.” “My hospital experience was excellent, my recovery was excellent: Nurses, technicians, lab people, the doctors, the whole experience to me was first rate,” said Thomforde. “My PSA never got into the ‘danger zone’ per se but Dr. Tieng made a judgment based on his personal history with me. Rather than just keep going with the PSA, he went with the biopsy and it caught the cancer while it was confined to the prostate. Early detection made all the difference.” For more information about Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, please visit fsregional.com.
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“He explained to me the various options – there’s radiation treatment, hormone treatments, and so forth – and I finally said to him, ‘I will defer to your judgment on this’ and he said, ‘If I were you in your particular condition and health, I would recommend surgery.’ I didn’t even think about it. I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’” In an almost 3-hour minimally invasive procedure, Dr. Tieng used Fort Sanders’ da Vinci robot to remove Thomforde’s cancerous prostate gland. The pathologist later confirmed that Thomforde was cancer-free. “I was a little uncomfortable the first couple of days or so, and there was a little leakage for a few months but even that wasn’t all that serious. When you con-
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. Most men with prostate cancer are older than 65 years, with the disease occurring more often in African-American men than in white men. Almost all prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids), usually growing very slowly and often with no early symptoms. Talk to your doctor about your risk of prostate cancer and whether you need screening tests. Tests to detect (find) prostate cancer: ■ Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) – This is an exam of the rectum. The doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the lower part of the rectum to feel the prostate for lumps or anything else that seems unusual. ■ Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) – This is a test that measures the level of PSA in the blood. PSA is a substance made mostly by the prostate that may be found in an increased amount in the blood of men who have prostate cancer. The level of PSA may also be high in men who have an infection or inflammation of the prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; an enlarged, but noncancerous, prostate). It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms. Screening tests may be repeated on a regular basis. If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. – Source: National Cancer Institute
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SoKno beautification becomes priority Keeping South Knox- line survey and is making it ville beautiful is the focus available to South Knoxvilof Keep Knoxville Beautiful lians. The questionnaire asks for the next year-plus. about things like litter hot spots and illegal dump sites. KKB also wants “really big ideas about more perBetsy manent things like those beautification-project muPickle rals that can possibly go in, and plantings,� she said. The organization has “We serve the whole coun- already started working ty, and we’ve found in the with SoKno’s two commupast that our work – because nity schools: Dogwood and we’re serving such a large South Knoxville. About 35 area – really gets diluted,� volunteers cleaned up an ilsaid Patience Melnick, execu- legal dump site at the edge tive director of KKB. of the Dogwood property “So what we’re trying now earlier this year. The welcome sign at Colonial Village was given new landscapover the course of the next Several SoKno neighbor- ing and TLC by residents recently. Drivers and nearby waterfive years is to pick one sec- hoods have been having fowl all seem to approve. tion of the county and focus their own cleanups recently, really intensely on that one including Colonial Village area. and South Woodlawn. “Our first area that we The next big item on the chose was South-focused agenda is South Knox- the Trash Run on Thursday, ville, in part April 28. It is non-competibecause we tive and is open to all ages. had a few Check-in is at 5:30 p.m. things kind at Alliance Brewing Co., of planned 1130 Sevier Ave. KKB will already, and provide maps, gloves, bags also because and litter pickers. There is a there’s so suggested donation of $5 to Melnick much going participate. on down here that we want“At 6, they’ll just go out ed to be helpful in that pro- and run in any direction – cess, helping kind of trans- there’s lots of trash in the Closeup of Kelly Brown’s cyclist’s head. Brown used mainly biform South Knoxville.� area,� said Melnick. cycle parts for the piece. Photos by Betsy Pickle KKB wanted to align the “And they just run as focus projects with its fiscal quickly as possible and pick year, but it also wanted to get up trash for an hour and started right away, so SoKno come back.� is benefiting from an extra At the post-run celebrafew months, with the project tion at Alliance, all particiending June 30, 2017. pants are eligible for prizes. Speaking at a recent Alliance will offer particiSouth Haven Neighbor- pants (of legal drinking age) hood Association meeting $1 off beer. Two food trucks at the Roundup Restau- will be on site. rant, Melnick said she was “It’s a fun way to do a also connecting with other pickup, and you get a lot SoKno neighborhoods to done in just an hour,� said find out what the needs are Melnick. “So we’ll try to do and what they’d like to see more events like that. addressed in their commu“We hope to really ramp nities. things up and do more in KKB has created an on- the coming year.�
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CALL FOR ARTIST â– Request for Proposals: permanent work of art to be located on the west wall of the underground section of The Emporium Center. Deadline for applications: 5 p.m. Monday, May 2. Application: knoxalliance.com/underground.html. Info: 523-7543 or lz@knoxalliance.com
Green(ways) Greenway to Townsend and the Smokies will take several phases over many years. Zavisca says the typical cost for a mile of greenway is $500,000. There are steep sections – where plans call for cantilevered trails adjacent to Highway 321 – that will cost about $3 million a mile. The projection for the total bill is just under $25 million. But a fiscal impact study projected that for every dollar invested over 10 years, it would bring about $2.66 back to Blount County, Za-
COMMUNITY NOTES ■Colonial Village Neighborhood Association. Info: Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_caruthers@hotmail.com. ■Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Association meets 6 p.m. each first Tuesday, Gondolier Italian Restaurant, Chapman Highway, 7644 Mountain Grove Drive. The public is invited. Info: Liston Matthews, 316-6486. ■Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Connie’s Kitchen, 10231 Chapman Highway, Seymour. Info: facebook. com/TriCountyLions/info. ■Lake Forest Neighborhood Association. Info: Molly Gilbert, 209-1820 or mollygilbert@yahoo.com. ■Lindbergh Forest Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each third Wednesday, Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike. Info: Kelley DeLuca, 660-4728, kelleydeluca@gmail.com. ■Old Sevier Community Group meets 7 p.m. each third Thursday, South Knoxville Elementary School library, 801 Sevier Ave. Info: Gary E. Deitsch, 573-7355 or garyedeitsch@bellsouth.net. ■South Haven Neighborhood Association meets 10 a.m. each third Saturday, Hillcrest UMC, 1615 Price Ave. Info: Pat Harmon, 591-3958. ■South Knox Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each third Thursday, South Knox Optimist Club, 6135 Moore Road. Kevin Teeters, kevin teeters018@gmail.com. ■South of the River Democrats (9th District) meet 6:30 p.m. each third Monday, South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. Info: Debbie Helsley, 789-8875, or Brandon Hamilton, 809-3685.
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REUNION NOTES ■Halls High classes of 2005 and 2006 combined reunion, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Knoxville Hilton. Tickets: Eventbrite.com. ■Historic Knoxville High School all classes reunion, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: Rick Dover of Dover Development Company, current renovator of the Farragut Hotel, will speak on the development of the Historic Knoxville High School building into Senior Living Units. Info: Wayne Smith, 696-9858. ■The Knoxville Central High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, Saturday, Oct. 8, Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Gail Norris Kitts, gnkitts@ yahoo.com. ■Sultana Descendants Reunion, 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 22, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2500 Maryville Pike. Includes speakers and music. Public welcome. Saturday, April 23 events: Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Sultana monument, 3 p.m., at the monument; banquet, 7 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $22. Info: Norman, shawclan4@ bellsouth.net.
â– South-Doyle Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday, Stock Creek
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â– Vestal Community Organization meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. Info: Katherine Johnson, 566-1198.
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Baptist Church fellowship hall, 8106 Martin Mill Pike. Info: Mark Mugford, 609-9226 or marksidea@aol.com.
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visca said. T h e r e would be 33 jobs’ worth of investment each year. Plus, 40 percent of the estimated Ellen Zavisca 110,000 annual users are expected to be non-locals who would spend an average of $43 a day. “That’s about another $3 million just in tourism spending,� she said.
â– South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. Info: Shelley Conklin, 686-6789.
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No Heisman for Dobbs It is with considerable sadness that I report Joshua Dobbs probably won’t win the Heisman Trophy as the finest college football player in the United States of America. He is bigger than life as a student athlete at the University of Tennessee. He has already generated the most positive headlines since the long-ago days of Peyton Manning. Dobbs’ studies in aerospace engineering put him in the elite 2 per cent of athletic academics. Quick mind and quick feet make him an exceptional quarterback. He is a natural leader, mostly by example, with a touch of logic and a dash of dignity rather than flaming adjectives made famous by Al Wilson. Joshua, under duress, appears unflappable. He says
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he appreciates recognition but does not allow fame to sweep him up, up and away. He credits his parents for the firm foundation in his life. He has many times demonstrated an awareness of priorities. There was an interesting example in high school, Alpharetta, Ga., a schedule conflict between band class and physics, one or the other. He had played the saxophone since fourth grade. Gosh how Josh hated to give it up but where he was going, he had to know more about
Einstein’s theory of general relativity, about thermodynamics of black holes and about loop quantum gravity. Dobbs aced the tests but, contrary to rumor, there were better players. ESPN said there were 20 better in Georgia his senior season. Butch Jones picked a goodenough one. Alas, no Heisman. The betting line favors Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson. The bookmaker says there are several better Heisman prospects in the Southeastern Conference, including running backs Leonard Fournette of LSU, Nick Chubb of Georgia and Bo Scarbrough of Alabama. Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly is a better bet. TV likes his colorful past. Unlikely that Joshua gets the Heisman, even if the of-
fensive line is strong and he improves dramatically as a down-the-field passer. He has a problem on his own team. Jalen Hurd will split the vote. For 80 years we journalists have been trying to get Tennessee and Heisman into the same sentence. Close once or twice, but no cigar. The idea of a trophy for the most outstanding player came out of a 1935 card game and sipping session among gentlemen of distinction at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. As the story goes, two favored an award for Ivy League lacrosse. Football won. No Volunteer has won. Four could have. At least one should have. There wasn’t much of a race between Princeton tailback Dick Kazmaier and Tennessee tailback Hank Lauricella in 1951. The Eastern bloc was in awe, 1777 to 424, of great Kaz victo-
ries over NYU, Navy, Penn, Lafayette, Cornell, Brown, Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth. Wow, what a run. John Majors made it close against Paul Hornung of Notre Dame in 1956. The vote was 1066 to 994 for the best man on a 2-8 team over the multi-talented leader of a great team. Incidentally, some thought Syracuse had an even better player but Jim Brown was black. Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler finished second in 1993 to Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward. The margin was worse than three to one. As a former Sunday school teacher and Cumberland Presbyterian deacon,
I cannot say what I really think about the 1997 election. I will say that Peyton finished second because ‌ No, I won’t even say that. Others said there was a backlash because he had a famous father and had long been on a pedestal with his very own silver bowl and spoon. He was just too polished, too good to be true. Others said Peyton took a hit because the Vols couldn’t beat Florida. Others said ESPN clearly had an agenda. The vote was 1,815-1,543. I have trouble remembering who won, Charles what’shis-name. If you want to tell Marvin West what you think, his e-mail address is westwest6@ netzero.com
Could creative solutions build more sidewalks? If you want to see a bunch of happy pedestrians, visit Cherokee Boulevard on a spring evening. You’ll see them in droves, tripping through the dogwoods, safe on a wide median. It’s one of my favorite exercise spots. Contrast that with present-day Cumberland Avenue. Last week, I strolled down to the Strip from the hospital for lunch. I’ve got my eyes on the prize (an attractive, pedestrian-friendly streetscape), but for now, it’s anything but. Torn up sidewalks and irritated drivers made for a stressful trek. It illustrated something I already knew. Walking is a pleasure − if it’s safe. Walking in my sidewalkfree neighborhood is safe because streets are wide and there’s little traffic. But much of Knoxville and the surrounding county is different because we like to
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drive fast and take shortcuts. Our car-centric culture simply doesn’t respect other forms of transportation. Last week, a group of West Hills residents walked from Wesley Road to West Hills Elementary to illustrate the need for a sidewalk along Sheffield Drive. One kid carried a sign that read, “We need a sidewalk. We want to walk to school.� Long-time Sheffield Drive resident Sandy Robinson participated. Her kids used to walk to school before traffic became excessive, she said. Now, drivers use the road to avoid Kingston Pike. It was
obvious at 7:30 a.m. that drivers along Sheffield were not used to pedestrians. A few City Council members showed up to express support, but none could promise a sidewalk. The city has a prioritization process that determines who gets sidewalks when. It’s based on a point system. Schools are a big driver, says engineering chief Jim Hagerman. Projects within Parental Responsibility Zones − areas that are too close to schools to be serviced by school buses − earn points. Sometimes PRZs overlap, resulting in more points. Missing links get points. Short links get more. Isolated projects don’t get any points. Areas with a high potential for pedestrian use, like high-density development within a short walk to a gro-
cery store, earn points. Being on a KAT bus route earns points. Sheffield Drive is good example of a legitimate need that doesn’t make it into the top tier, he says. “It’s frustrating to us. We don’t have the budget or the staff to hand out a lot of sidewalks.� The prioritization process is necessary because sidewalks are so expensive − an average of $350 per foot. The cost of purchasing right-ofway and East Tennessee topography drive the price up. “Knoxville is a challenging place.� Our car-centric culture is at least as challenging as our landscape. But finding creative ways to finance sidewalks, greenways and bike lanes could mean that our kids don’t grow up assuming they need to drive everywhere.
Rocio Huet and Charlie Burchett check out “The Politician� by artist Preston Farabow during this year’s Artitude fundraiser. Photo by Sara Barrett Businesses could purchase segments of sidewalks that will make it easier for pedestrians to reach them. The city could offer matching funds to communities that work together to raise money for sidewalks. Per-
haps citizens could work alongside trained professionals on simple projects. Walking is fun − and healthy − if it’s safe. Even kids know that. It’s up to us to give them the opportunity.
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House Speaker Beth Harwell got a big endorsement for a possible race for governor. It might have made the long drive to Maynardville worth it. Harwell spoke April 16 at the Lincoln/Reagan Dinner at Union County High School. State Sen. Frank Niceley, running for re-election without opposition, said he and Harwell came to the Legislature in 1988. In the Beth Harwell House, he said, 99 people think they should be Speaker. Harwell won election as Speaker in 2012, the first woman to hold the post. “When the Democrats were in control, they raised some tax every year. ... Since 2012, we’ve not raised taxes at all, ... and we’ve got a billion dollar surplus. ... “She’s not made up her mind (about running for governor), but I’ve made up my mind. If she runs, I’ll back her,� Niceley said. Harwell got three standing ovations from the GOP faithful, including some from Knox County: state Rep. Harry Brooks, Jack and Joyce Huddleston, and Ted and Carla Hatfield. David Allan Coe sang that a good country song needs the words “mama and trains and trucks and prison and getting drunk.�
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Well, a good Republican speech requires “God and flag and life and veterans and Ronald Reagan.� Harwell pushed most of those buttons, adding quotes from Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. She also managed to casually mention her husband, her daughter and her church. What she didn’t do (sadly) was inspire us to get up every morning trying to elect her as governor. One woman in the room emailed: “Beth Harwell did a wonderful job last night, don’t you think? I was glad to see strong female presence at this year’s dinner.� But another said, “Well, you can’t exactly call (the dinner) rousing.� Here’s some unsolicited advice for House Speaker Harwell, a good woman whom I would like to support for governor: ■Risk losing. Bring votes on Insure Tennessee and expelling Jeremy Durham. Appointing yet another study committee and moving Jeremy across the street show tepid leadership; playing not to lose. ■Do homework. If you’re visiting Union County, know something about the state projects under-
way there. Sure, it’s hectic in Nashville as the session winds down. But just glance out the car window on Hwy. 33. Those yellow graders weren’t seen much in East Tennessee until Bill Haslam got elected governor. Talk about the economic impact – the growth of jobs and retail in Maynardville when Hwy. 33 is four-laned from the interstate. Look at Union County High School. Talk about the kids here, their achievement and opportunities. We are just mildly interested that Tennessee scored in the top half of test scores in fourth grade math (at No. 25). Challenge us. Republicans are not greedy aristocrats obsessed with tax cuts – at least, not the ones I know. Republicans are optimistic, excited about capitalism and eager to share. Whether it’s reading to a kid after school or donating money to build a park, Republicans stand ready to help make things better. To quote an old friend:
Chances good for West Hills sidewalk Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt with his daughter, Hannah, an architecture student at UT. “She’s living my dream,� said the mayor, a contractor. “She will be drawing plans while I’m reading them.� and I believe that if we work together, then one day we will say, ‘We fought the good fight. We finished the race. We kept the faith.’ “And to our children and our children’s children, we can say, ‘We did all that could be done in the brief time that was given us here on earth.’� – Ronald Reagan
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“Whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record ■Donald Trump spends two hours a day on his hair; Bernie that I appealed to your best Sanders’ barber is the wind, hopes, not your worst fears.� per Saturday Night Live. – Ronald Reagan “The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its people – and that means you and me. “Well, I believe in you,
■Diane Ravitch says we could stop excessive testing in schools by requiring legislators and policymakers to take the tests they mandate – and publishing their scores. “This would prove the value of the tests. Why shouldn’t they all be able to pass the 8th grade math test?�
Wrangling will survive McIntyre’s departure The school board had one job at last week’s called meeting – to approve next year’s budget. Members breezed through the blessing of a $453.5 million general purpose budget, but the fight over the $71.2 million capital improvement plan went the length of the bar and into the street, so to speak, although the outcome – a 5-4 vote to reroute $6.5 million that Superintendent James McIntyre and his staff had earmarked for other purposes to renovate Inskip Elementary School – was never truly in doubt. Five-four votes are nothing unusual on this deeply divided and utterly predictable body. Board chair Doug Harris generally lines up with Karen Carson, Lynne Fugate, Gloria Deatheridge and Tracie Sanger to smack down the minority – Patti Bounds, Terry Hill, Mike McMillan and Amber Rountree. Common wisdom was that support for McIntyre was the grand divide between the proMcIntyre majority and the anti-McIntyre minority,
Betty Bean but McIntyre’s announced resignation and July departure date have done little to bring the factions together. Last week’s meeting was rancorous because of the big dollars involved, and because the balance of power is going to shift in September when Harris, Carson and Sanger depart and new members, two of whom are former teachers, are seated. The battle began March 23 when McIntyre presented his 2017 FY budget recommendations, including $3 million for a new cafeteria for Powell High School, which has been struggling with feeding 1,400 students in a facility built for slightly more than 200. Sanger made an emotional plea to find money to renovate aging, overcrowded Inskip, where 85 percent of the students live below the poverty line. Carson asked McIntyre to come up with a way to
fund the Inskip renovation, although the board did not vote to ask him to do so. McIntyre complied, and presented two capital improvement options at the April 13 meeting – his original proposal and one that stripped $3 million from Powell and sucked up system-wide funds including $400,000 from a contingency fund for foundation stabilization, $500,000 from security upgrades, $100,000 from school accessibility funds and $2.5 million from physical plant upgrades, mainly roof and HVAC, for a total of $6.5 million redirected to Inskip renovation. Bounds, who represents Powell, branded the new option as the work of “the good ol’ girl system.� She asked maintenance and operations head Jim French his opinion of putting off roof repairs. He said it would be “devastating.� The other side took great umbrage at Bounds’ remarks, and Sanger made the motion to approve the Inskip option. She, Harris and Carson seized on the
fact that the principals’ offices at Powell were to be relocated to make room for the expanded cafeteria; they said they wanted the money to go to student services, not administration (ignoring the description of the Inskip renovations that includes a new administrative office suite). Harris suggested that fi xing up Inskip might help with the civil rights lawsuit that was filed as a result of last year’s vote to reject the superintendent’s budget proposal and build new middle schools on the outskirts of the county (failing to acknowledge that he was an architect of the plan). Eighth District representative Mike McMillan’s observation that, come September, the new board could undo the present board’s decisions were not well received, and Carson reminded him that his district has been the beneficiary of budget circumventions for Gibbs Middle and Carter Elementary schools. Clearly, saying good-bye to McIntyre is not going to bring peace to this valley.
West Hills residents should not and probably will not accept delay on getting their sidewalk built for Sheffield Drive from Wesley Road to Vanosdale. With Vice Mayor Duane Grieve as well as two potential mayoral candidates, George Wallace and Marshall Stair, supporting the effort, they can achieve results. If necessary they can amend the city budget. It is a significant safety issue. While Mayor Madeline Rogero did not attend the walk in West Hills, she is smart enough to know this issue could have traction and may agree to adding it to her budget on her own. Former Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis said he is “hopeful the mayor will find money to fund this needed project in this upcoming budget.� Stair said he was impressed by the number of people with children who showed up at 6:45 on a cold morning to walk the route. “The effort was well done and impacted families turned out,� Stair added. Initial costs mentioned are $1.2 million for less than one mile and is a Cadillac version of the true cost. This is the talk of a city employee wanting to kill the project instead of a serious estimate of the real cost. Sandy Robinson, a longtime Sheffield Drive resident, is helping spearhead the sidewalk effort. Stair is attending a training session thru MPC in Atlanta on walkability on April 26-28. It is sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and he is part of a 6-member delegation from the Knoxville area. ■Mayor Rogero’s 5th city budget message will be 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Knoxville Zoo. The public is invited as it is an open meeting. A light lunch will be served. ■The announcement that the former Farragut Hotel will be back welcoming guests in a year as Hyatt Place, a part of the Hyatt collection, is good news for Knoxville. Hyatt Place is in the third tier of Hyatt hotels in terms of amenities, but still a Hyatt. Hyatt was last in Knoxville when the current downtown Marriott was a Hyatt. Knoxville and Knox County benefits with several well-established chains of hotels here such as Hilton, Marriott, Crowne Plaza and Hyatt.
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■It is nothing short of incredible that an indicted state representative has no Democratic or Republican opposition. That is Joe Armstrong who is scheduled to go to trial for Armstrong income tax evasion on Aug. 2, just two days before the Aug. 4 primaries. Normally such a situation would draw a line of candidates a football field long seeking the position. Armstrong does face independent opposition from former state Rep. Pete Drew in November. Drew most recently lost to Stair for City Council. Armstrong is still personally popular with his colleagues and in his district. He has not been treated as a social pariah like the GOP’s Jeremy Durham has for allegations of sexual harassment. Personally, I like Armstrong and hope he is innocent of the charges against him. However, if he is found guilty then the failure of either party to have a single candidate means Armstrong will be re-elected but the full House would refuse to seat him as a convicted felon. This would trigger the Knox County Commission appointing a successor for 100 days followed by a special primary and general election. Those elections will cost taxpayers over $140,000 for both. Of course, Armstrong could resign his party’s nomination and allow the Democratic Party to appoint a new nominee by convention to face Drew. The GOP would be left off the ballot as no candidate qualified. The district is roughly 40 percent AfricanAmerican. The GOP could still recruit a candidate thru the write-in process in the Aug. 4 primary. ■Former state Rep. Bob Booker, newspaper columnist and first African-American from Knox County to serve in the state House of Representatives, turned 81 on April 14. He is a well-known historian of Knoxville’s African-American history.
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What’s wrong in Nashville? Let’s just blame it on Victor Ashe. Arguably, his election to the state House in 1968 at age 23 was the first won by door-knocking. Knock on the most doors and you’ll win. That later brought us Stacey Campfield. Prior to the landmark Baker v. Carr decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962, states paid little attention to proportional representation. In fact, the litigant from Tennessee, Charles Baker, said the Legislature hadn’t redistricted since 1901. This led directly to Reynolds v. Sims in 1964 and to “one person, one vote.” It was a straight line to 1968 and Victor. Prior to the ’60s, legislators were selected by political bosses with an eye toward geographic balance and a nod toward playing well with others (i.e. political bosses). Rural areas were overrepresented to the detriment of cities. That was not optimal, and it brought us some less than memorable legislators. But look at today. Lawmakers approved a $35 billion budget last week with hardly any debate, at least open debate. Included was more than $1.7 billion for higher education. Yet we heard more debate on the $500,000 being spent on the Office of Diversity than on the other $1,699,500,000. And so it goes, department after department, dollar after dollar. Guess we’ve got too many legislators whose brains have been baked from knocking on doors in the sun.
Buds to host precision rifle event Buds Gun Shop & Range will host its first-ever Precision Rifle Event April 22-24 at 2270 Two Rivers Road just off Winfield Dunn Parkway in Sevierville. ProfessionJim Gilliland al shooters from the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) will do product demonstrations, conduct a free seminar and meet with shooting enthusiasts. The Precision Rifle Event will also feature represen-
tatives from Masterpiece Arms (MPA) and U.S. Optics Academy. Drawings and giveaways will take place throughout the three-day event and muzzle brakes, scope bases, T-shirts and free training passes will be raffled. Professional shooters who are scheduled to attend include Phil Cashin, Jim Gilliland and Trinity Brown. The free seminar will begin Saturday, April 23, at 2 p.m. The seminar covers selecting a precision rifle, rifle setup and a Q&A session with experts. Info: BudsGunShopTN.com
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This year’s crowd at EarthFest down at the World’s Fair Park on Saturday couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to celebrate and raise awareness about our planet. The free, zero-waste (yes, it can be done) event featured music from bands How About Never, Deadbeat Scoundrels, 3 Mile Smile and Natty’s Common Root as well as a scavenger hunt, crafts for kids, a Goodwill pop-up clothing shop, a free tree and shrub giveaway sponsored by the town of Farragut Stormwater Matters program, a Medic A popular guest was “Spoon” blood drive, a fuel-efficient car showcase the pig, demonstrating here and a tiny home demonstration. This year’s theme was “Small is Beautithat he can obey a “sit” comful,” with emphasis on “keeping it in the mand. Photo by Cat Wilt
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here and abroad; local parks; elementary school cleanups as part of World Rotary Day; tickets for underprivileged youth to see and participate in theater, opera and symphony performances and a host of many others. Two of our clubs have major fundraisers coming up to support their projects and you’re invited. The Rotary Club of Farragut will have its second annual International Food Gala on Saturday, April 23, at the UT Visitors Center on Neyland Drive. Tickets are $75. The Gala will begin at 5 p.m. Teams from the Pellissippi State Community College’s Culinary Arts Institute program will be serving
lease a handful of tracks he wrote himself. The project began as a couple of songs Sutherland penned with the hopes of sending to BMI or Sony Music for other artists to perform. He never considered himself a singer but says he’s been writing songs off and on since he was about 15.
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QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.
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cuisine from four parts of the world: Asian, Spanish, Italian and French. And based on last year’s first Food Gala, the teams will be serving some memorable dishes. The teams’ offerings will be judged by a trio of local Celebrity Chefs: Author and Chef Barbara Tenney; Robert Allen, the executive chef of Citico’s Restaurant and Club at Windriver in Tellico Lake; and Andre Nowading from Whole Foods. Call Rotarian Keith Bryson for tickets at 865719-4582. ■ It’s Kentucky Derby Day on Saturday, May 7, when the thoroughbreds break from the gates in the 142nd Derby at Churchill Downs and that’s also the day for the second annual Rotary Club of Knoxville’s Jockeys & Juleps from 3-7 p.m. at the historic Southern Railway Station. Tickets are $100 and in-
clude all of the festivities. There will be “Red Carpet Arrivals,” live music between the races, a ladies’ Fancy Hat Contest, a gentleman’s Bowtie Contest, pictures with a thoroughbred, a cornhole tournament, a silent auction, Derby-inspired Hors d’oeurves and live music by Hillbilly Jedi. You’ll also be able to watching the Derby on a 15foot projection screen. For tickets, call 865-5238252. ■ An invitation: The Rotary Club of Knoxville is inviting all Rotarians on Tuesday, May 31, at the Marriott Hotel for its noon meeting to hear Gov. Bill Haslam speak. It will be helpful to let the club know if you plan to attend. Email Elaine McCullouch ar kxrotary@bellsouth.net or call 865-523-8252. Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a Rotarian for 28 years and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com
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Online registration open for the Marine Mud Run, to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Individual waves, 8 a.m.; team waves, 11:30 a.m. Course: 3 miles of offroad running, which entails some obstacles, hills and mud pits. Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 16, or until total registrants reaches 3150. Info/registration: knoxmud.org.
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community,” according to Cat Wilt, an organizers of the event, now in its 17th year. Large costumed characters strode the grounds. A red crayfish partnered with a gigantic walking pile of plastic bags made a point: plastic garbage is dangerous to aquatic life. Also spotted were a giant tree and mushroom. Sponsors included WBIR TV, Knox Recycles, 90.3 The Rock, city of Knoxville, Rothchild Event Rentals, Americorps, East Tennessee Clean Fuels, Ijams Nature Park, KUB, WUOT radio, University of Tennessee, Eagle Distributing, Allen Sign and Whole Foods Market. It was a success. “We have had a lovely crowd all day long,” said Wilt.
Two Rotary fundraisers this weekend
and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Discussion led by the Rev. Christopher R. Battles Sr., Tabernacle Baptist Church, and Chris Woodhull, former Knoxville City Council member. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Info: 2158801. “Grieving: finding the new normal,” 2:303:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 3298892, TTY: 711. “Harry Potter and the Nineteenth-Century Dream-Child,” 5 p.m., UT Medical Center’s Health Information Center Conference Room, 1924 Alcoa Highway. Presented by guest speaker Dr. Amy Billone as part of the “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit. Exhibit on display through May 21. Info: 305-9525. Scenic Knoxville reception, 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Celebrating eight years of advocacy and accomplishment in Knox County. President Mary Tracy will present: “Taking the Long View - A Vision for Realizing America the Beautiful.” Wine and refreshments served. No admission charge, but seating is limited. RSVP: mgrieve1125@aol.com. Info: 567-9381.
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Young Fabian Garcia, 6, buddies up to giant mushroom Becca Bratcher and garbage-bag-and-fabric tree Christine Doka, who says that Americorps helps to make and update the EarthFest costumes. Garcia is the son of Heather Patty and Jesse Garcia.
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Rotary International’s motto of “Service Above Self” is more than just a motto – it’s a way of life for Rotarians. And the key word is “service.” The phrase was fi rst mentioned in 1911 at Rotary’s second convention in Portland, ORE. In 1989 Rotary’s Council on Legislation established “Service Above Self” as the principal motto of Rotary because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service. Rotary’s seven clubs are all involved in service projects – both locally and internationally. Projects require financial support and our and organizations. The locations are scat- clubs’ fundraisers throughtered around campus and out the year are a big part of nearby greenways, includ- how it all happens. Rotarians raise money ing the Bearden area and Cherokee Farm. The farther to support an array of projthe location is from the ral- ects – college scholarships; ly’s starting point, the more donating books to elementickets a participant can re- tary school libraries; Free Flu Shot Saturday; reading proceive. Prizes will include bicy- grams; clean water projects cles, helmets, pumps, bike computers and clothing. Partners this year include Echelon Bicycles in Farragut, REI and Kickstand, a local bike collective. By Sara Barrett “Free bikes and helmets Award-winning actor will be provided by UT’s Kiefer Sutherland has a Outdoor Program, Lega- country music album comcy Parks and Kickstand,” ing out in June. Cadotte said. “You don’t You read that right. even need a bike to join the The same man who gave rally.” us unforgettable characters Participants can register in The Lost Boys, Flatliners, online or at 1 p.m. the day of 24, Young Guns and many, the event. many more movies will re-
UT students to host bike rally Students in a servicelearning class at UT Knoxville, Haslam College of Business, will host the Tour de Knox bike rally from 2 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday, April 24, beginning at UT Parking Lot 9, located at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Peyton Manning Pass. Proceeds from the rally benefit Knoxville’s Legacy Parks Foundation, which works to expand parks, create trails and increase access to rivers in East Tennessee. The cost to participate is $15 for adults and $10 for UT students. It is free for children 12 and under. Billed as a “scavenger hunt on wheels,” participants will receive a map of locations where they can receive tickets to win prizes supplied by local businesses
Holding their free trees courtesy of the town of Farragut Stormwater Matters program, Sammy Anderson, 13, and Tyren Brabson, almost 8, learn how garbage harms aquatic life from a crayfish played by Ben Duhamel and a pile of garbage bags, played by Carrie Lykines. Photos by Carol Z. Shane
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The album, “Down in a Hole,” will be released in June, but you can hear Sutherland’s music in person when he plays The International, 940 Blackstock Avenue, 8 p.m. Friday, April 29. Tickets are $17 and doors open at 7 p.m. Sutherland says his live show gives him a chance to
share anecdotes with fans regarding what inspired his lyrics, and some of those anecdotes relate to his acting career. “This album is the closest thing I’ve ever had to a journal. This is not a character. This is me.” Info: internationalknox. com
interviewing to get the job, 4 p.m., Murphy Branch Library, 2247 Western Ave., LT Ross Bldg. Info: 521-7812.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Alive After Five: The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $15; museum members and students, $10. Info: knoxart.org. Cafe Mortel, 1:30-4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Everyone welcome. Info: 588-8813. Opening reception for “Kathie Odom: Along the Way” exhibit, 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. Exhibit on display April 22 through May 31. Info: 200-4452. Opening reception for solo exhibit “Find Ourselves” by Sarah Moore, 5-8 p.m., Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Ave. Exhibit on display through May 20. Info: envisionartgallery.com.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 22-23 Sultana Descendants Reunion, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2500 Maryville Pike. Includes speakers and music. Public welcome. Banquet Saturday, 7 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $22. Info: Norman, shawclan4@bellsouth.net.
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Sevier Heights mission teams By Kelly Norrell Nicholas Tilley, 17, of Seymour, is looking forward to teaching Vacation Bible School this summer – in Piripiri, a community in Brazil. So is Rebecca Oaks, his classmate at King’s Academy and fellow member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church. “I see this as an opportunity,” said Nicholas, who also has served on Sevier Heights mission trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. “My mom told me about the trip and it sounded like a lot of fun,” said Rebecca, a veteran teacher of Vacation Bible School at Sevier Heights Baptist. Both teens are now members of a mission team preparing for a June 16-25 trip to Piripiri to assist with Vacation Bible School at the Second Baptist Church. Sevier Heights Baptist Church members are serving others and building relationships in communities around the world as part of a joyful ministry conducted in partnership with One Vision International, a Knoxville-based nonprofit. Founded in 2005 by John Miller, son of Sevier Heights’ senior pastor Hollie Miller, One Vision International partners with several U.S. churches to serve communities in Brazil and the Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Middle East. Depending upon needs and local conditions, aid comes in the form of mission team visits, financial assistance, and containers of supplies, among other initiatives. A particular focus for One Vision International now is sending mission teams to the poor state of Piaui in northeastern Brazil, where they support new
This little blue orb And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1: 9-10 NRSV) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. (Native American proverb)
Sevier Heights Team Members Visiting Piripiri, Brazil, June 16-25 to teach Vacation Bible School are Rebecca Oaks, Rachel Cox, Karen Cox, Nicholas Tilley, Emily Hall and Brandon Hall. Photo by
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Second Baptist Church in Luzilandia, Brazil, awaits bricklaying by Sevier Heights mission team April 21-30. Photo submitted
churches. The area has high rates of drug use, alcoholism and unemployment. At Sevier Heights, where John Miller is a member, many members are jumping at the opportunity to join traveling mission teams. Miller made his first mission trip with Sevier Heights at age 15. For example, seven Sevier Heights members will fly to northeastern Brazil for an April 21-30 visit to Luzilandia, another community in Piaui. There they will help local residents finish the shell of the new Sec-
ond Baptist Church of Luzilandia. Their job will be to lay brick under the watchful eye of more experienced builders. But, said One Vision International staff member Rachel Cox, who will also be on the team, the building of relationships is as important as the building of walls. “What you see happen as the week goes on is that people talk and interact and begin to cherish their time together,” she said. At the end of the week the community will celebrate in a dedication service for the
church, which includes pastors of nearby churches. For mission team visits, One Vision International generally requires that the destination church raise at least half the cost of the project. One Vision trains the U.S. teams carefully and handles details like insurance, airline tickets and living arrangements. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved with missions. Long-term, we hope people catch the vision of mission and do more overseas,” Miller said.
Earth Day is two days away. It is a day for us to pause, look around, and give thanks for this one and only home we have – so far, at least. And I, personally, am not ready to set off on a journey to Mars to check out the neighborhood. So, I want us to take care of this little blue orb. God put us in charge of it, appointed us as gardeners and left it up to us. As one wise man put it to me, “We should not foul the nest.” That means we should use our resources carefully, not be wasteful, and not be careless with what we throw away. I get really irritated when I see cans thrown out on the highway. I am saddened when I see trees cut down for no apparent reason. I have been known to take recyclables out of other peoples’ trash.
Cross Currents
Lynn Pitts
All it takes is caring enough to leave a better world to our children. God made the world in six days flat, On the seventh, He said, “I’ll rest.” So he let the thing into orbit swing, To give it a dry run test. A billion years went by, then He Took a look at the whirling blob; His spirits fell, as He shrugged, “Ah well, It was only a six-day job.” – E.Y. Harburg
FAITH NOTES ■ Maryville Baptist Tabernacle, 1585 Mount Tabor Road, Maryville, will hold revival 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, April 25-27. Steven Dagenhart will preach and Joy Aires will sing. ■ Sevier Heights Church, 3232 Alcoa Highway, will host a free lunch-and-learn event about arthritis 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Speaker: Dr. Paul Yau of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics.
SENIOR NOTES ■ South Knox Senior Center 6729 Martel Lane 573-5843 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: dulcimer and guitar lessons; arts and crafts classes; dance classes; exercise programs; Tai Chi; card games; Joymakers practice; free swim 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Senior Meals program noon each Wednesday and Friday. Register for: Veterans Services, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 21; register: 215-5645. Dogwood Arts Festival, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 26. ■ South Knox Community Center 522 Old Maryville Pike 573-3575 Monday-Friday Hours vary
U.S. Navy Band members MU2 Jason Lucker on trumpet and MU2 Gregory Lopes on trombone serenade the residents of Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Karns.
J.W. West (USAF) meets U.S. Navy Band trombonist MU3 Michael Bookman. “It’s an honor to meet you, sir. Thank you for your service,” said Bookman. Photos by Nancy Anderson
Navy Band visists veterans
Offerings include a variety of senior programs. ■ John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Singing Seniors Spring Concert, 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. Register for: Pinterest/ Twitter/Instagram class, 10 a.m.-noon Monday, April 25; cost: $15. Lunch and Learn: “Song Birds Across America” by photographer Roger Givens, noon Monday, April 25; register by Thursday, April 21. ■ Knox County Senior Services City County Building 400 Main St., Suite 615 215-4044 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
MU2 Gregory Lopes swaps stories with resident Jack Kramer (U.S. Navy). “It’s always such an honor to play for veterans. Whether they retired two years ago or 40 years ago, they always have such good stories to tell,” said Lopes.
Nick Patty (U.S. Navy) said he particularly enjoyed the tune “I’m Popeye the Sailor Man.”
Westmoreland opens new wing Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated the grand opening of its newest wing, a memory care unit, located at 5837 Lyons View Pike in Knoxville. Owner Tom Johnson is pictured (center) cutting the ribbon and is joined by his staff, as well as Mayor Tim Burchett and Patricia Robledo representing the city of Knoxville. Also pictured are Knoxville Chamber staff members Ashleigh Atkins and Mary McCall. Others are (from left) Agnes Foronda, social services director; Burchett; Eric Boston, regional vice president; Jennifer Allen, program director; Cheryl Flowers, director of nursing; Dr. Eric Hasemeier, medical director; Johnson; Terena Raidt, vice president of business development; Kim Cox, chief nursing officer; Sherrie Hodge, MDS coordinator; (back) Jodie Jones, administrator of facility; Kelli Canan, director of marketing; Lana Sellers, respiratory therapist (in white).
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Everything’s ‘Groovy’ at Dogwood
Parker Sykes artistically tops off a pizza to take home.
Tayliee Carver (left) and Twilli Holiday (right) show off the art they made rolling marbles over paint to achieve a Jackson Pollock effect.
By Betsy Pickle Dogwood Elementary School students unleashed their creative sides at the Dogwood Groovy Art Show. The school’s halls were decorated with student art from their Encore sessions with art teacher Grace Taylor. All of it was new to the parents. “We usually keep it stored away, nice and pristine, un-
til art show,” Taylor said. She said students usually love art class – the first grade and kindergarten did rainbow fish, which they love. “The least favorite thing we’ve done are self-portraits; people are usually self-conscious about that.” Students also got to try out some fun art activities at the event, but amazingly, few messes were made.
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The show included more than the visual arts. There were musical performances by students, teachers and the K-Town Sound Show Choir. Even South-Doyle Middle School principal Tye Sutton got in on the action, Gilliann Costerisan, Sydney Mayo, De’Mya Delaney, Jayden Winston and Ayamie, Amy and Akira playing piano and leading a Krappé are eager to make magnets at the Dogwood Elementary School Groovy Art Show. Photo sing-along before talking to by Betsy Pickle fifth-graders about making the transition to the middle school.
Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush
CHAPTER THREE: Story So Far: South Orange River’s middle school soccer team of boys, who know nothing about the sport, play their first game. The Buckingham team was coming down the field toward our goal. To my eyes, they looked like a herd of stampeding blue buffaloes. As for our guys — the ones in the red and yellow — they were doing one of four things: Standing around. Running the wrong way. Backing up, furiously. Falling down. Or, actually, five things, because some people did a combination of two of the above, like Fenwick, who backed up and fell down.
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First, he turned red in the face. A great red blotch. Then he started to charge the blue line. Now, unlike me, Saltz is a big guy. With his T-shirt flapping all over the place, his arms flapping other places, his longish hair flapping in the remaining places, he really charged. What a sight! For just a moment, the blue line hesitated. I mean Saltz is a big guy. And the red face, the flapping, and so on ... Meanwhile, the ball was squirting forward. Saltz, I saw, was aiming right for it. My stomach, which had been traveling somewhere in the region of my throat, began to go right. I could see that Saltz was about to send that ball a billion miles in the other direction. Except . . . he missed. Which is to say, he charged like a madman, cocked his leg, or whatever you do with your leg, kicked, missed and kept right on going. He went, in fact, past all the Buckingham players before he realized what had happened. And what had happened was that there was nothing between me and the charging herd of blue Buckinghams. The white ball was coming right at me. I should know: I saw it trickle past me into the net. It was only fifteen seconds into the game. But, to tell the truth, that first few seconds was typical. Final score: BUCKINGHAM: 32 SOUTH ORANGE RIVER: 0 Or, in case you hadn’t noticed, we lost our first game, badly. We were on our way. Down with further to go. We got back on the bus feeling stupid. It wasn’t just that we lost, but we lost by being so amazingly bad. Beyond belief. It had stopped being fun about two seconds into the game. Maybe one second. It wasn’t even a question of how good they were. We stank. We were the first team to get back to the bus. “Well,” said the bus driver with lots of good cheer, “how’d you guys do?” “Lost,” said someone. “But close, I bet,” said the driver. “Distant,” came the reply. “Well, next time.” The driver just couldn’t drop his insistent cheerfulness. Then it was Mr. Lester’s turn. “Gentlemen,” he said, taking a quick look over his shoulder to make sure we were still alone, “I want to tell you how proud I am of you. You didn’t give in.” “I bet he loves hang gliding over the Grand Canyon with one wing,” whispered Saltz into my ear. “You kept up your spirits,” continued Mr. Lester. “Nothing else to keep up,” said Radosh. “You showed courage and character.” “What about talent?” called out Eliscue. “Or skill?” Root offered. Mr. Lester pressed on. “Each week, from experience and practice, you’ll get better. I know you will. You have nothing to be ashamed about. Their coach told me he was impressed.”
“With what?” asked Fenwick. Mr. Lester said nothing. “Mr. Lester,” Hays called out. “How come, by the end of the game, they only had four men on the field? Is that legal?” “Sportsmanship,” Mr. Lester murmured, and quickly sat down. “If they really wanted to give us a chance,” Saltz said to me, “they should have gotten all their players off the field. Those four guys scored five goals.” “What makes you think, if they had none, we would have scored any?” asked Radosh. No one answered. Our other teams came on the bus. One team had won. They were crazy happy. The other team had tied. They were just dumb happy. Naturally, they wanted to know what happened to us. It was Hays who told them. They refused to believe it. “No, really? What was the score? Tell it straight.” Things like that. After a while, they had to believe. And they were amazed. Stunned. In awe. For a bit, anyway. Then quickly it became joke time. Like, “Maybe if you hadn’t shown up, they would have scored less.” There was some logic to that. It got so bad the coaches made them shut up and our team kept its distance. By the time we got back to school, we, at least, were into our usual kind of stuff: discussing school gossip, homework, a special trip that was being planned. The big thing was that tomorrow we were each going to find out who our partners were for our history projects. We kept talking about who we wanted to work with and who we didn’t. The deal was, we were going to draw names out of a hat. I mean, we had lost. Who cared? There were better things to think about. Fortunately, when we got back to school, we had to rush for our buses, so there wasn’t much teasing. That night, at dinner, my ma asked, as she usually did, how my day was. “Great,” I said. “Anything interesting?” Dad wanted to know. “In history,” I said, “we’re starting on American Indians. We’re going to do projects and we get to work with someone.” “Who are you with?” “Don’t know yet,” I said, but to be honest, I couldn’t wait to get to school the next day to find out. (To be continued.)
Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.