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Vestival goes over big

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Retired Dogwood Elementary School gym teacher Lori Dixon, center, is excited to see former students Samuel Blue and cousin Xavier Young. Completing the reunion are Dixon’s pets Zeva Louise and Henry Jack.

Rabies clinics

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Readers countywide may enjoy a new feature. “Historic Powell Station� will include alternating looks ahead (Sandra Clark) and back (Marvin West) as Powell attempts to recreate its downtown after a new, four-lane road diverted thru-traffic off Emory Road. This week Clark profiles a young couple who are building an Internet-based business in a 100-year-old warehouse on Depot Street.

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with humans, canines By Betsy Pickle

Two years ago, the South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association threw a party at Stanley’s Greenhouse to celebrate becoming a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat – the first and still the only one in Tennessee. The association has been renewed as a habitat; does that mean another party?

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The 16th annual Vestival, South Knoxville’s Arts & Heritage Festival, made the most of a beautiful spring day. Held at the Candoro Marble building in Vestal on Saturday, Vestival was a feast of music ranging from pickin’ to rap. Members of the Cattywampus Puppet Council – humans decked out with giant heads and intriguing costumes – roamed the grounds, impressing onlookers. The traditional free Mother’s Day brunch earned raves, while vendors offered delicacies whose roots span the kitchens of Bolivia, Greece, Egypt and more. Artisans offering their beautiful jewelry, glassware, fabric and visual art, and woodwork rubbed shoulders with political promoters and gardeners. Kids had fun with old-style cakewalks, balloons and the most impressive face-painting Vestival has ever seen. Joining the hundreds of Aubrie Goodnoe of Pro Face Painting Art of humans enjoying the day were a Dandridge turns Mount Olive Community wide variety of canines. From tiny resident Lukas Avery-Quinn, 10, into a fierce to gigantic, they all seemed to have vampire at the 16th annual Vestival at Cansmiles on their faces as well. doro Marble. Photos by Betsy Pickle

South Woodlawn remains a ‘habitat’

Knox County Health Department and the Knoxville Veterinarian Medical Association will hold rabies clinics Saturday, May 14, from 2-4:30 p.m. at several Knox County schools. Dogs and cats should be 3 months of age or older; cost is $10 per animal. Sites include Bearden High, Bearden Middle, and Mount Olive Elementary schools. At the vaccination clinics, all pets must be restrained. Dogs should be on a leash, and cats should be in carriers or pillowcases (a pillowcase is preferred because the vaccine can be administered through the cloth). People with aggressive or uncontrollable dogs are advised to leave the pet in the car and ask for assistance at registration.

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The sixth annual PAWS Among the Blooms will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Stanley’s Greenhouse, 3029 Davenport Road. Dogs on leashes are welcome along with their humans. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, plants, flowers, a silent auction and music by Y’uns Jug Band featuring Michael Crawley. Admission is $30 at the door. All proceeds benefit Knox PAWS: Placing Animals With Seniors.

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Village Bakery donated 1,000 pink-iced cupcakes to Vestival to give away to celebrate the new Pink Marble Trail Tours starting Sunday, May 15.

Open Streets Knoxville to return Sunday

On Sunday, May 15, everyone is invited to walk, bike, scoot or dance at Open Streets Knoxville. A one-mile stretch of Central Street, from Willow Street in the Old City to Scott Avenue in Happy Holler, will be closed to all motorized traffic from 1-6 p.m., allowing revelers a day of shopping, playing, exercising and socializing in the middle of the street. Open Streets Knoxville, hosted by Bike Walk Knoxville with

significant support from the city of Knoxville and Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, promotes physical activity and community interaction during this free event. This international initiative promotes healthy living, local businesses and sustainable transportation. October’s event was a huge success with more than 3,400 in attendance. We expect more than

8,000 this time, said event coordinator Linda Gray. Attractions include the Bubble Garden, AAA’s Safety Adventure Plaza, Speedy’s Ninja Obstacle Course, arts and crafts, kids’ yoga, live music, pickleball, bubble soccer, a mini skateboard park, the Hard Knox Roller Girls, free face painting and much more. A mobile application will provide schedules for the performances, provide maps for food,

water, restrooms and parking. The app will also work like Facebook so folks can upload pictures, post comments, and receive notifications. The application can be downloaded at: Open Streets Knoxville. Volunteers are needed. Sign up at VolunteerKnoxville or email Openstreetsknoxvillevolunteer@ gmail.com Event info: openstreetsknox ville.com

Housing market back from recession By Betty Bean Knox County’s residential housing market, the engine that drives the local economy, has bounced back from a long string of tough years, and those involved in building, regulating and counting the money are happy to put the recession years in the rear view mirror. “We’re really pleased to see single family home construction recover so well,� said Dwight Van de Vate, Knox County’s senior director of engineering and public works. “Pre-recession, we would sometimes see almost 250 homes a month – clearly unsustainable.

2007 was clearly not sustainable,� said Davis, who owns Eagle Bend Development. “Now, we’re growing at a nice, healthy rate and our economy has rebounded very well – Knox County’s population has grown by 60,000 in recent years. There’s lots of stuff coming back toward the downtown area, and we’ve got six subdivisions working, plus a 248-unit apartment complex off Hardin Valley Road.� County Finance Director Chris Caldwell isn’t prone to enthusiasm, but admits he likes the trends he’s seeing in his budget numbers. “It’s good to see the growth in the

revenue that appears in our general fund. It’s an indicator that tells us our economy is growing and headed in the right direction and that alleviates pressure on the budget.� In fiscal year 2015, for example, Caldwell said revenue from building permit fees came in at 125 percent of budget projections. “We expected $925,000 and received $1.1 million, and it will be better this year. Through the month of April, we are at $994,000, and I can tell you that a year ago, we were at $879,000. We’re up 13 percent over April of last year.�

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Two weeks can change your life Stroke survivor gets back on his bike

John McDermid is looking forward to the summer days ahead. He has big plans for his new recumbent trike. “Plans are to ride every weekend on the trails around the area, if possible,â€? says McDermid, 57, who lives in Jefferson County, and works in Hamblen County. The recumbent trike is a multi-terrain vehicle McDermid can use on or off road, with an adjustable seat, rear wheel drive, and front twowheel steering. “It has a 28-speed gearing system like a typical mountain bike,â€? McDermid explains, “real smooth and comfortable.â€? One of the most important features of the recumbent trike is its stability. McDermid is a stroke survivor who, just a few years ago, could barely walk. Therapy at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center helped him get back on the road. McDermid was at ďŹ rst misdiagnosed as having vertigo, then further symptoms were misdiagnosed as being related to the medication he’d been given. On Oct. 14, he lost all use of his limbs, and his wife called 911 for an ambulance to rush him to Knoxville. The ďŹ nal diagnosis was vertebral artery occlusion with dissection and stenosis of the basilar artery, meaning two of his arteries supplying blood to his brain were not doing their job. Surgery was deemed too risky, so McDermid spent three weeks in the hospital’s critical care unit. The whole experience caught McDermid off guard, because he never suspected he was at risk for a stroke. Reviewing his risk factors at the time, there weren’t many to count. He’d dealt with a bit of hypertension, and there had been some family history of heart disease, but on the whole, McDermid had been doing all the right things to stay healthy. “I would say I was in decent shape and good weight as I was cycling quite a bit at the time, feel- McDermid says. “No idea that ing life was good at 57 years old,â€? something like this would happen to me, but it was not your regular stroke, either.â€? It was a different person who checked out of the hospital in November 2014. John McDermid, very active and seemingly in good recognizing a stroke health just a month earlier, now required assistance to accomplish Use the FAST test to daily tasks. remember the signs of a stroke: “I could not walk,â€? McDermid says, “but was ablee to m move ovee myy lleft ov eftt ef F = FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A = ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S = SPEECH: Ask the person to There are several things John repeat a simple sentence. McDermid wishes he had known Does it sound strange or before he had a stroke, and he slurred? hopes to help others who may be T = TIME: If you observe any at risk. “Know your blood presof these signs, call 911 sure, cholesterol level and stress immediately. levels,â€? he advises, “and listen to your body.â€?

Therapy took McDermid from the wheelchair to a walker, and from the walker to a cane. He was also challenged to master leg exercises, and walking on stairs. An occupational therapist worked on his ďŹ ne motor skills like tying his shoe laces, getting dressed and working with his hands. “Speech therapy was by far the most challenging,â€? McDermid says, “but rewarding.â€? The speech therapy consisted of cognizant therapy, problem solving, multitasking, reading and writing. McDermid met every challenge, and one reason for that was the

John McDermid is active and on the road again following stroke rehabilitation at PNRC.

limbs, having recovered some mobility on that side.� McDermid was admitted to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center for two weeks that changed the course of his life. “I did three hours of therapy Monday through Friday, and one hour on Saturdays,� he says. “The physical therapist had me doing a lot of lower limb work like the balance bar, transferring from the wheelchair to the bed b d and back.� be back ck..

The voice of experience While hospitals in small communities can offer great medical services, treatment of a stroke can require more specialized care. “Know the hospitals that specialize in stroke treatment,� he says. “Always call an ambulance rather than getting someone to

drive you to the hospital, because time saves lives, and speeds up diagnosis and treatment.� To those who are already stroke survivors, McDermid offers encouragement. “Be positive, listen to your doctors, nurses and therapists,� Mc-

Dermid says. “Do everything they tell you to and more, and never give up hope.� McDermid also says a good support system is critical to recovery, so “join a stroke support group,� he says, “and you will be amazed what you get out of it.�

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“I would most definitely recommend Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center over any other place in the world,� John McDermid says. McDermid suffered a stroke in 2014.

attitude of the therapists who were trying to help him. “Their compassion, work ethic and dedication to their professions are so apparent that it makes you want to work as hard as humanly possible,â€? McDermid says. “They are all so positive that it’s infectious.â€? Two weeks later he was released to outpatient therapy closer to home. “Wow, there was a huge transformation,â€? he marvels. Faith, family and friends gave McDermid the homegrown support and encouragement he needed to heal, and return to his life back home. PNRC gave him the tools to get there. “I would most deďŹ nitely recommend Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center over any other place in the world,â€? McDermid says. “What they do is truly amazing, the therapy has been developed and tried, and it works.â€? Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. To learn how Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is helping stroke survivors get their lives back, visit patneal.org or call 1-800-PAT-NEAL (728-6325).

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library, 801 Sevier Ave. Info: Gary E. Deitsch, 573-7355 or garyedeitsch@bellsouth.net.

â– Colonial Village Neighborhood Association. Info: Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_caruthers@hotmail.com. â– 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.

About half the team that cleaned up Baker Creek in the area around South-Doyle Middle School shows some of the trash they collected. Photo submitted

South Woodlawn still happy to be a habitat Two years ago, the South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association threw a party at Stanley’s Greenhouse to celebrate becoming a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat – the first and still the only one in Tennessee.

â– Lake Forest Neighborhood Association. Info: Molly Gilbert, 209-1820 or mollygilbert@yahoo.com. â– 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. â– Old Sevier Community Group meets 7 p.m. each third Thursday, South Knoxville Elementary School

Betsy Pickle SWNA followed the guidelines set forth by the National Wildlife Federation and actually earned the habitat status in November 2013, but they waited till spring arrived to show off. Only 80 communities in 30 states have earned certified habitat status. It’s not an honor that’s bestowed and then gathers dust – the neighborhoods have to earn 30 points to recertify by the end of each NWF fiscal year, June 30. South Woodlawn isn’t worried about making the grade. “We’ve already earned, like, 45 points,� says Debbie Sharp, an elected member of the SWNA board. Some of the points come from administrative efforts, but many are earned by activities that educate people about wildlife and the environment. Five members recently toured the WestRock (formerly RockTenn) recycling facility on Proctor Street by

■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.

South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association members Ginger Hood, Raymond Aldridge, Andy Blanchard, Janice Tocher and Danny Gray are ready to tour the WestRock (formerly RockTenn) recycling facility on Proctor Street with WestRock’s Derek Senter. Photo by Betsy Pickle WestRock’s Derek Senter. “That was a lot of fun,� says Danny Gray, SWNA board secretary. “I had no idea how they did that stuff, what was involved in it.� Raymond Aldridge, vice president, says he enjoyed “learning the intricacies of recycling.� WestRock handles the city’s single-stream recycling. Items that people assume won’t recycle – like bottle caps – will, while items that seem a given for recycling – such as straws and plastic grocery bags – won’t, at least not at the facility. Senter recommends taking grocery bags back to stores that recycle them. Also, anyone patting himself on the back for recycling straws should take a pause. They usually escape the separation process and end up

going to the landfill. Janice Tocher, SWNA secretary, says she has changed her recycling habits since taking the tour. “I’m recycling less because I’m recycling correctly,� says Tocher. “I’m not recycling those cardboard milk jugs anymore.� SWNA had a booth at Earthfest in April to encourage attendees from other communities to look into earning habitat certification. And at the beginning of April, the group partnered with the South Haven Neighborhood Association and South-Doyle Middle School science teacher Dave Gorman’s outdoor classroom club to clean up around Baker Creek and the school’s grounds. Gray says about 35 people turned out for the cleanup, including some parents

of the middle-schoolers. “We ended up with about 45 bags of trash, 10 car tires and several other large pieces of debris such as tubes from carpet rolls, a construction barricade and a metal post,� he says. Adding to the spirit of community, Keep Knoxville Beautiful provided gloves, grabbers and trash bags. Manager Tina Cunningham of Pizza Hut, 2920 Chapman

â– South Haven Neighborhood Association meets 10 a.m. each third Saturday, Hillcrest UMC, 1615 Price Ave. Info: Pat Harmon, 591-3958. â– South Knox Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each third Thursday, South Knox Optimist Club, 6135 Moore Road. Kevin Teeters, kevinteeters018@gmail.com. â– 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, 7898875, or Brandon Hamilton, 809-3685. â– South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. Info: Shelley Conklin, 686-6789. â– South-Doyle Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday, Stock Creek Baptist Church fellowship hall, 8106 Martin Mill Pike. Info: Mark Mugford, 609-9226 or marksidea@aol. com. 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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Highway, provided pizzas, and Sam Tobea, owner of the Round-up Restaurant, ■Asa’s EB awareness 5K 3643 Sevierville Pike, dowalk/run, 9 a.m.-noon nated two large fruit cobSaturday, Aug. 13, Victor blers for dessert. Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw The habitat project has Road. All proceeds go to been a bonding experience Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association for SWNA and has helped (Debra) of America, the only increase membership. national nonprofit organiza“It got people like me intion that funds research and volved,� says Gray. helps EB families. RegistraSharp says it has benefittion: debra.convio.net/site/ ed the neighborhood. TR?fr_id=1140&pg=entry. “It’s pulled us together,� she says. “It’s really helped us to do something positive rather than focus on something negative.�

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JU graduates first doctoral students Johnson University in South Knox County has graduated its largest class and its first cohort of doctoral students. In a ceremony April 30 at the Sevierville Convention Center, the university hosted 267 graduates including three associate degree recipients, 191 bachelor’s degree candidates, 70 master’s degree candidates and three doctoral candidates. On May 7, an additional 36 students graduated from Johnson University Florida in Kissimmee. In a prepared statement, Dr. Gary Weedman, JU president, said the college now offers more than 70 de-

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Celebrate! Good news at Tennessee The University of Tennessee has its fair share of problems, starting with a perceived lack of leadership. To fund or not to fund the unusual diversity movement is a really big deal. Legislators are assisting in this decision. Prone protesters have clogged campus sidewalks. Several professors who weren’t otherwise busy have emerged with carefully considered opinions. Heavy, heavy hangs the Title IX lawsuit as a very dark cloud over many heads. The baseball team goes right on losing in the final year of good guy Dave Serrano’s coaching contract. Gentle leader Dave Hart may have to make a move. With no idea of how far away are the Bristol seats

ing grade. I propose a raise for Dr. Joe Scogin, senior associate athletics director, assistant provost and diMarvin rector general of Thornton West Athletics Student Life Center (wow, what a title). The Thornton Center provides academic support from the players, excit- and assists with personal able football fans want the and career development. Vols to schedule at least Numbers and beneficiaries one game a year at the race say Scogin actually makes a track. About this daydream difference. the boss can smile and reThirteen years ago, the main relatively calm. NCAA concocted an acaOccasional positive news demic progress formula flows from the university – points for eligibility, rebut it arrives quietly and tention and graduation of causes much smaller head- student-athletes – to gain lines. a glimpse into whether For example, today we schools were actually recelebrate academic progress quiring players to go to by Tennessee athletes. Ev- school. I don’t want to know erybody got at least a pass- the complicated details but

the magic number is a fouryear APR of 930. Above that score are degrees of OK, good and great. Below brings the threat of penalties, probation, loss of scholarships and, Heaven help us, even bowl ineligibility. Tennessee football scored 956, up 11 points over last year, up 24 from two years ago and up 32 from three years ago – back when things were bad. Butch Jones gets a $50,000 bonus for 945 or better. He gets $100,000 if academic progress reaches 965. The coach is in charge of motivation. Thirteen of Tennessee’s 18 sports teams scored higher than the national average. Baseball, cross country, combined swimming

and diving, combined tennis, women’s basketball and women’s track were among the programs with perfect 1000 APRs for the past academic year. You may have heard there was a time when college classes meant little or nothing to college athletes. It was said that going to school was just something that had to be done to be eligible to practice and play and make normal progress toward professional millions. “Dumb jocks� was a favorite put-down among critics of college sports. Derogatory comments are out of style, no longer appropriate. Through the years, Tennessee may have had a dumb jock or three. One comes to mind. There have also been academic giants, going back to Everett Derryberry and Nathan Dough-

erty and moving forward to Vols who earn undergraduate degrees and add master’s within four years. Derryberry, former halfback, went on to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in English. For 24 years, he was president of Tennessee Tech. Dougherty, former tackle, supposedly made A in everything. He is in the College Football Hall of Fame. He hired Bob Neyland as coach of the Vols. He helped organize the Southeastern Conference. The UT engineering building honors the great dean’s name. Former center Bob Johnson, College Hall of Fame, NFL standout, prominent Cincinnati business leader, is a member of the all-time Academic All-America team. That’s as good as it gets. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

A stroll down sidewalk making Lots of questions about sidewalks have surfaced lately. Go to any community meeting in this city. Everyone wants more sidewalks: kids walking to school, moms pushing strollers, exercisers completing those 10,000 steps, other folks just enjoying a casual stroll out of harm’s way. What is holding us back? Money, for one thing. Sidewalks are costly, and budgets are finite. The work is included as part of the city’s budget process. Local tax dollars, not state money, pay for the work. The mayor has proposed $2.7 million in her recent budget for fiscal 2016-17. What will that buy? Roughly a mile and a half of new sidewalks. Sidewalk cost is estimated by city engineering at an average $350 per linear foot. Do the math. A mile of

Nick Della Volpe new sidewalk (5,280 feet) costs some $1.85 million, with variations depending on site topography, natural drainage, stormwater piping, ADA compliance and other needs. So, the proposed budget could buy roughly 1.5 miles of sidewalk, if the projects were all new ones. The proposal actually includes about three-fourths of a mile of repairs to existing, cracked and damaged surfaces, plus a mile of new sidewalk. How does the city decide which locations get chosen? I understand Knoxville uses a two-part process. One part is engineering-

based, ranking projects under a point system; the other is the administration’s priority. For new sidewalks, the engineers review and rank requests and observed need for sidewalks under a one- to 14-point assignment matrix, using five criteria which ask: ■Is it within the parental responsibility zone for schools? ■Is it a missing segment in an existing walkway? ■What’s the pedestrian usage? ■What’s the road’s classification (is it a major or minor arterial, a collector, or a local street)? ■Is it on a KAT route? Armed with that list, the administration considers political priorities in choosing how much money is available and what projects to fund. Private contractors are hired to do much of the work.

Repairs to broken and dangerous sidewalk segments are primarily determined by complaints. Problem areas are examined and assigned a priority level (1, 2 or 3). Small repairs can be done by city’s public service crews. Larger ones are contracted out, along with the new projects. The backlog of requested new sidewalk projects is huge. My review of the engineering list shows there are 157 projects, covering some 396,315 linear feet of work (that’s 75 miles!), with an estimated total cost of some $138 million. Whew! Takes your breath away. Check back with me in 50 years. What about new subdivisions? Should Knoxville require developers to include sidewalks as a part of the plans? It is certainly a desirable amenity and would be

Chilhowee Drive in Holston Hills has sidewalks, but some say they’re virtually impassable. The sidewalk, including the curb, is just less than five feet wide with only two feet between the utility pole and the grassy hill beyond it. Photo by Nick Della Volpe

a positive selling point. The curb and gutter work is already required as part of the subdivision roads requirement. As I understand it, MPC staff often recommend sidewalks during their review, but do not compel their inclusion. The full commission, a more political body,

acts on these recommendations. It sometimes agrees and sometimes does not. That policy should be re-evaluated. A community committed to walkability should require new additions to include a sidewalk on at least one side of the interior roads. Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

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Sydney out, Sydney in as student school board rep

This month mon o th h marks mar ark k s the ks the he end of Sydney ydney Gabrielson’s G briiellson’’s Ga term as student representative to the Knox County Board of Education. She’ll hand off the job to Sydney Rowell, a rising senior at Hardin Valley Academy, at the June workshop meeting. She’ll give her some Sydneyto-Sydney pointers and try to help her feel at ease. “We will both sit at the board table and I’ll show her some tricks of the trade – like how you pull your mic down after you talk.� By then she will have already received her diploma from Bearden High School, where she is class salutatorian and carries a 4.51 grade point average (more or less – the final calculations haven’t been made yet). Come this fall, she will attend the University of Alabama as a UA Fellow – the equivalent of a Haslam Fellowship at UT. Gabrielson credits one special teacher for guiding her probable career path. “I am planning on majoring in finance or economics, and I’ve never had a teacher be as influential in my life as Matt McWhirter, my economics teacher this year. He went to Vanderbilt, then dropped out to become

Betty Bean a rock star, then went to law school and finally decided to teach economics. When they say teachers make a difference, he is living proof of that.� Soft-spoken and polite, Gabrielson has never shied from speaking about issues affecting her fellow students. “I guess I’ve been pretty outspoken,� she said. “I really tried to make sure students’ voices were heard.� The first issue she weighed in on was a proposal to change the way high school classes are scheduled. After talking to students from different parts of the county, she opposed the plan to go from block scheduling to seven classes per day, an idea that had been pitched as a way to save the county money. “The students I talked to did not want to change, and ultimately, the student voice outweighed economics,� she said. Getting to know students from all over Knox County was one of the most enjoy-

able things about being a student rep, she said. “The best experience of all was getting heavily involved in the Knoxville community. Growing up, I was kind of segregated in West Knoxville, but this past year, I’ve learned so much. I learned that Knoxville is so much more than just where I live.� Gabrielson joined “Leaders for Readers� through the Great Schools Partnership which allowed her to work with second-graders who needed a little extra help. “I was really happy that I could do my own thing and give back to my community,� she said. “I learned how different students learn and learned to understand how you have to approach everything differently.� Although the work was gratifying, she said the most difficult aspect of the position of student rep was handling the turmoil on the board, which is deeply split on a number of fundamental issues, particularly the performance and philosophy of Superintendent James McIntyre. “Sometimes meetings were very uncomfortable. The board did not agree on many things,� she said.

Don’t be a ‘twitcher’ Yogi Berra was supposed to have said, “I didn’t say half of those things I said.� However that works, one of the things he may have said was something like, “You can observe a lot of stuff by just watching.� Or to enlarge upon that thought a bit, I would say you can observe a lot of new stuff outdoors by just taking time to watch for a little while. Our friends across the water, those eccentric British birders, have a somewhat derogatory term for certain of their comrades – “twitcher� – someone who hurriedly birds along, sees a bird, marks his or her bird list, and then is immediately off for the next one, the one just seen immediately forgotten – that’s a twitcher. But in reality, there is much more going on out there than can be seen with a quick glance at a bird, or a bug or a flower. They are all out there in the midst of having lives, often doing interesting and unexpected things. A few personal examples follow. We’ve had yard turkeys all winter. There was a momma and five halfgrown young ones at first, searching every nook and cranny of our place for grasshoppers, bugs and other edibles. They became

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so accustomed to me on the mower and Grandma doing her walks, that when we encountered them they would just look up, as if to acknowledge that we were their usual people, and go right on back to grazing. The group broke up this spring as turkey groups do, but one has still been around, checking the yard out for new spring food items. And one morning a couple of weeks ago, as I sat looking out from the breakfast table, I observed a new thing – the turkey was going through the backyard, picking off the round fluffy dandelion heads one by one, seeds sticking out from both sides of its beak, till they were all gone. I could only wonder how many dandelion heads it would take to fill up a turkey. Perhaps they’re high in vitamins or minerals. Another example of the rewards of patiently watching: a recent trip to the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Clinton. We go out there

frequently and drive slowly around the well-kept gravel roads between the big fish ponds; the place is always full of interesting birding sights. This was in early April, and the first spring migrants, the various swallows, had appeared only about a week before. Two killdeer were walking back and forth across the road. Instead of just ticking them off the list and moving on to something more interesting, we paused and watched for a bit. And to our amazement, there appeared four baby killdeer, looking like baby Easter chicks on very long legs, scurrying here and there as only baby chicks will do. And the nervous, watchful parents? We got to see them taking turns at the old “broken-wing act,� wherein the parent bird flops around, seemingly helplessly injured, staying just ahead of the car until we were safely away from their babies; then they zipped away, suddenly healthy again. The fact that those killdeer parents had babies up and going in April meant that the eggs were laid over a month before we saw them, during the cold days of March. A family story unfolding before our very eyes! Sometimes you go to

McIntyre was ‘targeted’ hire for UT

Sydney Gabrielson This summer, she’ll take a break from academics and join several friends to work as lifeguards at Arnstein Jewish Community Center, although her summer break will end the first week in August because she is planning to participate in sorority rush. “Hopefully, my work with the Alabama Fellowship will help me decide exactly what I want to do,� she said. “Civic engagement, or maybe follow in my mom’s footsteps and go to law school? I’m not sure yet.� She says nobody’s given her a hard time about going to Alabama, and she’s got one key phrase down pat: “Roll, Tide, Roll.� Eagle Bend or Norris or the Smokies to observe. And sometimes the observing comes to you. For years we’ve had a pair of loud, bossy and overactive Carolina wrens that nest just outside our kitchen window on a ledge inside the back porch roof. We couldn’t avoid observing them if we wanted to. But we wouldn’t miss them for anything. Carolina wrens are overachievers – they will produce as many as three broods in a season. Both male and female sing, sometimes in duet, and use as many as 40 different songs. You can usually recognize their singing, just as you would a certain person’s singing, by the sound of their voice – in this case, loud, clear, intrusive – rather than by the specific song they’re doing at the time. They like to start singing early, too, say around daylight. Under the bedroom window. So as we sit there in the kitchen and eat three meals a day, or read the paper, or do a little paperwork, we can’t help but hear and observe all that baby-wrenrearing activity a few feet away. In addition to uncountable trips back and forth to their nest with bugs and worms for the babies, received with a loud chorus of peeping and cheeping, there are also housekeeping trips away from the nest.

Jim McIntyre will head up UT’s Center for Educational Leadership starting Aug. 1. His salary of $180,000 represents a pay cut from what he made as superintendent of Knox County Schools, but he walked away from his current job with a year’s salary. In other words, for the upcoming year, he will earn more than twice $180,000. McIntyre was hired by Bob Rider, dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Since McIntyre is not a tenured professor, he is an at-will employee, according to Margie Nichols, vice chancellor for communications. UT has had a hard time filling the job, as Nichols also said that the hiring of McIntyre came after two national searches to fill this position failed to produce a candidate whom UTK wanted to hire. Consequently the third try was what academia calls a “targeted search,� which allowed a direct hire of McIntyre. Clearly, this position has been vacant for some time, but McIntyre was nearby and anxious to remain in Knoxville. ■Police Chief David Rausch received a prolonged standing ovation at the May 6 Emerald Youth Foundation breakfast attended by over 1,000 people. Many have gravitated to Rausch over the past several months as he fights gang violence in Knoxville. His boss, Mayor Rogero, was not present. ■The state’s new $160 million museum in Nashville will have 11,000 fewer square feet than the museum it’s replacing. Advocates say the new museum will be much better configured. One would think the new museum would be larger than the old in order to display its many artifacts as well as over 350 Red Grooms paintings held by the museum. When com-

pleted, the new museum will almost immediately need to be expanded as it is being built a size too small due to budget constraints. Forty million of the $160 million is being raised privately with Gov. Haslam taking the lead. Apparently no decision has been made on whether the names of donors and amount of gifts will be disclosed. If not, expect it to become a political issue in the name of government transparency. ■With UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek expected to step down as he nears 70, Susan Martin departs as provost Aug. 1, leaving after serving just two years of her second five-year term. Cheek spokesperson Margie Nichols winds up her work in June. She says over 80 applications have come in for her position. Were any from East Tennessee? ■State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) held a fundraiser in Knoxville on April 28, which raised over $35,000 for his congressional campaign for the open seat in West Tennessee. He is related to Watty Hall, wife of Knoxville attorney Chris Hall, and is one of 12 candidates in the GOP primary. The event was cosponsored by Mayor Tim Burchett, state Sens. Becky Massey, Richard Briggs, Randy McNally, Ken Yager and Doug Overbey, along with Wes Stowers, John Turley, Ed Shouse, Hugh Nystrom and former vice mayors Jack Sharp, Nick Pavlis and Joe Bailey. Kelsey, 38, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. The fundraiser was held at this writer’s home.

Many nestling birds, wrens included, expel a tidy, white blob of waste called a fecal sac, sort of a pre-wrapped dirty diaper. You will see an adult bird fly away from the nest with a white object in its beak, to be discarded away from the nest. A clean nest is much less susceptible to parasites and bacteria harmful to the nestlings. After a few feeding and housekeeping trips to the nest, our wrens take a break by flying to a nearby dog-

wood tree and singing loudly, just to remind everything within earshot that this is their nest, house and yard. I must say they are a lot more entertaining than watching the local 6 o’clock news. Catching a glimpse of a long-sought rare bird is cause for major celebration, but there’s a lot to be said for the remarkable insights into the workings of Nature that can be had by some plain old watching. You observers out there will know what I’m talking about.

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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. New Scrapbooking class, 8:45-10:45 a.m. every Friday beginning May 13. Register for: Veterans Services, 9 a.m. Thursday, May 19; RSVP to 215-5645. Harrah’s trip, 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 23; cost: $30; register/pay by May 16. ■South Knox Community Center 522 Old Maryville Pike 573-3575 Monday-Friday Hours vary

Emma Lou Coffin (class of 1950) and Jim Coffin and George McAfee (both class of 1944) are ready for the program to begin.

Hal Ernest, standing, left, named an honorary alumnus of Historic Knoxville High School, joins the newly inducted KHS Hall of Fame group: Bill Christenberry, Jack Everett Smith, Steve Cakmes, Dr. Martin Davis; seated: Dr. Joe Acker, Sara Fisher Frazer, Chris Edmonds (representing his late father, Roddie Edmonds) and Doug Matthews.

Historic Knoxville High inducts new Hall of Famers By Betsy Pickle

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. Senior Job Fair, Wednesday, May 25; info: Kayleen Weaver, 524-2786. Register for: Silver Stage Players’ Dinner Theatre and Matinee: “51 Shades of Gray,� 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, and 1 p.m. Friday, May 20; tickets: $15. AARP Driver Safety Program, noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, May 25-26; info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Harvey Sproul, Knoxville High School Alumni Association president, welcomes KHS classmates to the Hall of Fame and all-class reunion at Bearden Banquet Hall.

Laughter and a few tears mingled as alumni of Historic Knoxville High School met for their 2016 All-Class Reunion and Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Around 200 alumni and guests gathered at Bearden Banquet Hall for the festivities. The banquet room was decorated with the old school’s colors – blue and white – and photographs and yearbooks from the school, which opened in fall 1910 and closed at the end of the school year in 1951. The youngest grads are in their early 80s and the old-

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est in their late 90s, but the crowd was lively – greeting each other with enthusiastic hugs and handshakes. They were also excited to hear from the speaker, Rick Dover of Dover Developments, who is converting the old high school at 101 E. Fifth Ave. into a senior living residence. Dover also spoke at last year’s event and at that time was made an honorary KHS alumnus. This year, he gave an update on progress at the building, which he expects to be finished by late 2016. One of the main points of interest was making sure the Doughboy statue, hon-

a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Big Ridge State Park, Tea Room. Bring a covered dish, fishing poles, games to play, cameras. Lunch, 1 p.m.

■The Halls High class of 1971 reunion, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, Li’l Jo’s in Maynardville. Cost: $20 at the door. BYO ■Bearden High School Class of ’66 reunion is Oct. 14 at Hunter Valley spirits or beer can be purchased at the Farm. Info: Joe Bruner, 399-5951 or restaurant. RSVP: 963-5087, 922-8070 or jobruner01@yahoo.com. wolfec4@gmail.com. ■Annual Reynolds Family Reunion, 11

■Central High School Class of 1964’s

Mary Anne Christenberry Bell, Nancy McCrary Burnett and Reenie Lay Ernest catch up at the reunion. oring soldiers who died in World War I, would remain on the property. Dover said it will, and he’s working with local government to make sure the site is protected as a park. Seven of the eight inductees were in attendance: Dr. Joe Acker, class of 1935; Steve Cakmes, ‘42; Bill Christenberry, ‘51; Dr. Martin Davis, ‘39; Sara Fisher Frazer, ‘50; Doug Matthews,

70th birthday party, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 25, Grande Event Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Cost: $30, includes full buffet. Info: David, CHS64grad@gmail.com.

‘40; and Jack E. Smith, ‘46. The late Roddie Edmonds, ‘38, was represented by his son, Chris Edmonds. The group listened respectfully as alum Bill Lawhon paid tribute to KHS Alumni Association treasurer Worth Campbell, who died earlier that day. They also had a moment of silence for other classmates who had passed away since the last reunion.

July 15. Reservations/payment: Fulton High School 1966 Reunion, c/o Doug Welch, 890 Hansmore Place, Knoxville TN 37919. Info: Dougwelch1948@ yahoo.com.

■Fulton High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, Calhoun’s on the River, 400 Neyland Drive. Cost: $25. Reservations deadline:

â– The Knoxville Central High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, Saturday, Oct. 8, Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Gail Norris Kitts, gnkitts@yahoo.com.

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SOUTH KNOX Shopper news • MAY 11, 2016 • 7

cross currents Lynn Pitts lpitts48@yahoo.com

Of stars and words Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth? (Job 38:31-33 NRSV) Participants in a recent English class at Woodlawn Christian Church are Ali Sabiel of Sudan, Aiye Li of China, Woodlawn Christian volunteer Janice Kidd and Yue Chen of China.

Church’s outreach to foreigners: ‘God is all the people’s God’ By Kelly Norrell Eric Zhuang has his hands full, but Woodlawn Christian Church in South Knoxville is a refuge. Zhuang of Mainland China is a doctoral student in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He also is a crashcourse student in American language and culture, having arrived in the U.S. only about six months ago. At Woodlawn Christian Church, Zhuang takes English classes with his friends every week. A team led by Georgia Panya, a missionary and longtime church member, offers free English classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Geared especially

for Chinese immigrants, the classes offer students Bible instruction and prayer support along with English practice and help with the culture. Panya, a missionary to Thailand for about seven years, began the classes here in 1989. “Before I came to the U.S., I knew nothing about Christianity. Here, I can take my first stab at knowing God,� said Zhuang, who said he found out about the classes from friends. Zhuang, who arrived in the U.S. speaking excellent English, added that he loves the caring fellowship at the church and the biblical teachings. “I think the ideology from Christianity can help me in dealing with

hard times,� he said. Woodlawn Christian Church has an unusual commitment of ministry to the city’s international residents. Senior pastor Charles Beckett says the congregation of about 440 views “community� in worldwide terms. “That vision was present from the inception of the church. It opened the door for people from different nationalities and races,� Beckett said. Ali Sabiel of Sudan, who participates in the English classes and was baptized at the church Oct. 25, put it like this. “At this church, we laugh together, pray together and study together. God is all the people’s God. I

love that.� In another example of outreach, the church offers sermons in Spanish on Sunday evenings. In fact, it has a Spanish-speaking congregation – Iglesias Cristiana Woodlawn – that is pastored by Valdecy da Silva, a missionary who speaks Spanish and Portuguese as well as English. Da Silva said the membership includes many immigrants from Mexico and refugees from Colombia. The church provides those members stability and help with life skills as well as a strong faith fellowship, he said. “We help them to settle and get established, especially the refugees. If they learn how to get a better job, how to raise

Sometimes when I am looking for something else, I stumble across a Biblical text which I have somehow missed (or forgotten). That is how I discovered the word Mazzaroth. I was wandering around in Job’s frustration, and there it was. Say, what? Who? So I looked it up (which my mother taught me so well to do: “Let’s look it up,� she always said) and there it is: Mazzaroth! Which, of course, sent me to the footnotes. No meaningful help there. That is where the allknowing Internet came to the rescue. Mazzaroth is a very old name for the 12 constellations of the Zodiac; it is a tool that uses the stars to tell a story. Fair enough. However, there is more learning to be done! The word Mazzaroth is also a hapax legomenon! (Could I possibly make this stuff up?) A hapax legomenon is a word that appears only once in a text. Really, I worry about the scholars who go through books looking for hapax legomenons. Do they truly have nothing else to do? And then I begin to wonder if legomenons is actually the correct plural form of legomenon. Turns out, it isn’t; the correct plural is legomena. (Begins to sound like “Leggo my Egg-o, doesn’t it?) If you have read thus far in these musings, I suspect you are one of “us� – those people who love to learn, and especially love to learn unusual and very new, or very old words!

their children, how to get a mortgage and buy a home, they will be stable. If people don’t learn those things, they will move on. We try to build community.� Many find the Hispanic congregation through its page in Spanish on the church website: mywoodlawn.org/hispano Puerto Rican computer

technician Alexander Martinez, his wife and three children, aged 10, 12 and 14, have been participants for about two and a half years. “We are happy with the church, which has been great. We go there to worship God and know about Jesus Christ and be part of the congregation,� he said. Info: mywoodlawn.org

MILESTONES Danny Mack Lundy, age 40 of South Knoxville, passed away suddenly at his home on May 3. Preceded in death by his dad, Danny R. Lundy. Survivors include mom and dad, Cathy and Eddie Bowman; sister and husband, Christy and Paul Latham, and niece, Taylor Necole Latham. Stevens Mortuary served the family.

FAITH NOTES â– Maryville Baptist Tabernacle, 1585 Mount Tabor Road, Maryville, will celebrate Ole Timers and Decoration Day, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 15. Zach Watson will preach. Lunch follows the service. Info: Rick Smelcer, 216-0487.

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Caring for earth Kindergartners at Mooreland Heights Elementary School got a chance to stretch their legs outdoors recently while learning how to take care of the Earth.

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Pramus Stephenson shows teacher Jenny Holt a photo while Caden Acuff talks to them about photographing nature. Photos

by S. Barrett

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Kindergarten teacher Jenny Holt says the first week of a three-week unit focused on what makes Earth unique from any other planet in the solar system. “We learned about natural resources and discussed all the things that we love about the Earth – our home,” says Holt. “We also learned how to show gratitude for the Earth’s gifts like the food that we eat, the water we use to brush our teeth and the air in our lungs when we take a breath.”

As a writing exercise, students wrote what they love about Earth. Before going on a nature walk, they studied examples of macro and close-up photography with the book “Nature Spy.” Using the app Pic Collage for Kids, they collected images of objects in nature with their iPads. They were encouraged to photograph things they thought were beautiful, or something they loved about the Earth. “Before heading out we had a short mini lesson on how you can zoom in and focus your image, get down on your belly for a ‘worm’s eye view’ or stand and focus on your subject below using a ‘bird’s eye view,’” says Holt. Once the students had all of their photographs, they were asked to choose one to write about. “The goal of this week was for them to establish a connection with our Earth and truly understand why

Kindergartners Zanaiah Miller, Jameson Huether and Hayley Cross take pictures of bark on a tree. we need to take care of it,” continues Holt. “On Friday, we took them outside to eat, but we purposely did not bring trash bags,” she says. “Our playgrounds are new and do not have trash cans on them yet. We waited to see what the students would do. Slowly but surely they started to notice that there was nowhere for their trash. They worked feverishly to gather up every bit of trash To page 9

“a breakfast serials story”

Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER SIX: Story So Far: As S.O.R.’s special soccer team continues to loose, and lose badly, pressure to win is about to applied. I knew we were heading for trouble when every team member got a message from our principal, Mr. Sullivan. He wanted to see us during our lunch hour. “What do you think he wants?” Porter asked me. Since I was captain, they thought I had answers. “I think we’re only going to be allowed to play third-grade teams,” suggested Root, looking up from an electronic diagram that reminded me of a plate of spaghetti. Mr. Sullivan, the principal, didn’t strike me as a sports guy. He was small, thin, pinched up and tense. His office was the storage room for every trophy, ribbon and flag the school had ever won. I mean, walk in there, and you knew you were expected

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to win. Mr. Sullivan began with a smile. “So, this is the Special Seventh-Grade Soccer Team. How’s it going?” he asked. “Could be worse,” said Fenwick. “Next game,” agreed Barish. “You’re not going to give up, are you?” asked Mr. Sullivan. I suspect most of us wanted to say “Yes.” “I suppose you think you’re not very good,” he said. “Honesty is the best policy,” said Eliscue. “You’re new to the game,” said Mr. Sullivan. “Have faith in yourselves. I know you can do well.” “How come you know,” asked Saltz, “and we don’t?” Mr. Sullivan seemed taken aback. “I just do,” he said. “Any evidence?” asked Barish.

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“Boys,” said Sullivan, “if you believe in yourselves, you can do anything.” He gestured to the trophies. “Don’t have a defeatist attitude. It will haunt you the rest of your lives. Do I look like an athlete?” “No.” “Well, I run twenty-seven miles once a week. Now look at me.” I did. I didn’t see any difference. “How come you do it?” asked Porter. “I like it.” “Well, we don’t like this,” Hays said. “Besides, we stink,” put in Radosh. “As long as you believe that,” said Sullivan, “you’ll lose. Find the true South Orange River attitude: never accept defeat.” “Even if we lose?” I said. He ignored me. “Don’t give up. Look at me in the eye and promise.” I did, which is when I noticed he was slightly cross-eyed. It took the edge off my promise. He let us go then, telling us he’d come to one of our games to cheer. Before splitting up, we stood outside his office. “I’m beginning to think we might be an embarrassment to someone,” said Saltz. “Maybe he’ll call the whole thing off.” We let that fond but empty hope cheer us. “I think they want to teach us a lesson,” I said. “Which is?” asked Barish. No one knew. As we started to scatter, I called, “Another game Friday. Sanger School. Don’t forget.” “I’m trying,” said Dorman. Saltz stayed by my side. “I made up a team poem,” he said. “Want to hear it?” “Do I have a choice?” He pulled out his notebook and read: “There once was a team from South Orange River, Who simply could never deliver. Given a way to choose, They always found new ways to lose, That marvelous, special, seventhgrade team from beautiful, successful, never-winning and always-losing South Orange River.” “You and Shakespeare,” I said. “Think he was good in sports?” he asked. “Sure, right field for the London Loogies.” Sanger School came to our field. That meant we could have had a crowd of people watching. We did have a crowd, or rather a crowdette. A little girl wandered by. She wasn’t older than five. Whatever she saw, she was very smart or we were very obviously bad. After ten minutes, she left. We were already losing by five goals. Main highlight of the game: In the second period, Fenwick took a nasty kick in the shins. Down he went, yelling, screaming, and crying bloody murder. He was rolling on his back, holding on to his leg, trying to make sure it stayed on. As I’ve learned, what you’re supposed to do is nothing. Ignore it. Play on. Hang tough. Be men. Not us. I mean, the guy was our friend, even if he was great in math. Without even thinking about it, we all rushed over and stood around trying to make him feel bet-

ter. The referee ran up to us, yelling that we were supposed to keep playing. “He’s hurt,” I explained. Fenwick was, I admit, yelling softer by then. “Ball’s still in play!” cried the ref. “Ball’s still in play!” Sure enough. They scored a goal. Walked it in. What did we care? It was only one of twentytwo. Later, in the locker room, Mr. Lester called us to attention. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I think it’s very kind of you to be concerned when a teammate gets hurt. But the game is such that you’re not supposed to stop. Fenwick, you weren’t hurt so badly, were you?” “No.” “He looked it,” I said. “Perhaps more startled than hurt,” suggested Mr. Lester. “The thing is, they scored a goal.” “They scored lots of goals,” Root reminded him. “We’ve got only one Fenwick.” Mr. Lester blushed and sighed. “Tell me, gentlemen,” he said, “are you getting any pleasure from this?” There was a long, long silence. “Any?” he tried again. “We stink,” said Lifsom. “We really do. We’re never going to win. Wouldn’t it be better to just give up?” Mr. Lester stood tall. We stood short. He had a look I’d not seen before. I bet General Robert E. Lee had exactly that look when he sent his men on Pickett’s Charge up Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I want you to know, I believe in you.” He actually made a fist. I never even knew Mr. Lester had one. “You can win!” I had this uncomfortable feeling. “How?” I wanted to know. “Because you won’t give up.” “We’d like to,” said Eliscue. “Gentlemen,” cried Mr. Lester, “don’t be losers. Be winners.” “I got an A-plus on my last math test,” said Fenwick. “Mr. Fenwick,” said Mr. Lester, shouting in his smallest, lowest voice, “I’m talking about sports.” “Oh,” said Fenwick. “Three more games,” said Mr. Lester. “Believe!” In school the next day, I was working on the history project with Lucy Neblet. We were hunched over this table, having a good time. Out of nowhere, the school newspaper — which the kids make up — came fluttering down to cover our work. “Hey!” I cried, looking up to see who did it. There was Cat-Face Charlie, a kid from class, who everyone knew had a crush on Lucy. “What’s the idea?” I said to him. “Look!” he said, pointing at the newspaper and grinning. I looked. On the front page, in headlines, it read: NEW TEAM HAS WORST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY! I turned. Lucy was looking at me sort of funny. All I could think was, “Three games to go.” I hoped. (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.

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Stephens trains groups to go overseas By Carolyn Evans Stinky Americans. Why in the world didn’t the American church group ever bathe? The locals in the Southeast Asian village couldn’t figure it out. They had provided a tub full of water in the middle of the bathroom. Why didn’t the water level ever go down? Finally, at the end of the week, they managed to discreetly enquire “Why don’t you bathe?� Debbie Stephens, president of Equipped To Go, says the Americans had preferred to take sponge baths. She laughs about the misunderstanding. It’s all part of being immersed in a new culture, she says. Her ministry, Equipped To Go, provides training to get individuals and groups ready to go abroad. She says she never set out to have a 501c3 registered nonprofit. She and her husband of 34 years, Alan, are longtime Farragut residents with

two grown sons, and for many years Stephens was a mom who volunteered and worked at a local church helping train teams to do missions. But things were about to change. “In 2009 the Lord said it was time for me to quit,� she says. “I didn’t understand and wasn’t sure what was next. About three months later, God formed a vision for this ministry.� She began writing a Bible-based curriculum for cross-cultural training. Now she offers in-person and online workshops that focus on key areas: spiritual preparation, worldview, health, safety and security. She also discusses how to debrief the team and what the next steps should be. Stephens has worked with local groups and has also traveled around the U.S. “I have a board, so I have a team,� she says, “but at this time I do the training myself.� She has never ad-

vertised. “Everything has come through people I’ve known and networking.â€? Stephen’s interest in mission training started when she was 33 and on her first international mission trip. “We were in Nicaragua on a medical trip visiting orphanages,â€? she says. “A pastor was showing us around and said, ‘SomeGerdau Knoxville VP and general manager Johnny Miller, centimes we run out of rice and ter, encourages kindergartners Xavier Stewart, left, and Andrea beans.’ Stephens spoke up Ramos Herrera at Lonsdale Elementary School during an Earth and asked, “What do you do Day activity. then?â€? He answered, “We teach the children about Debbie Stephens, president From page 8 fasting.â€? “That really rocked me,â€? of Equipped To Go, prepares a that tried to blow away in pened if we just left our trays Stephens says. “When I re- group to go overseas. the wind. Some students out with all of our lunch trash turned it was Black Friday and I struggled to process I experienced a lot of spiri- carried two or three trays.â€? thinking ‘what’s the harm?’â€? The class went back inWeek two focused more the commercial Christmas tual warfare ‌. That trip began the journey, and desire, side and discussed the is- on the problem of littering season.â€? Since then she’s been on for me to help equip others sue. They decided they and different types of pollu17 other trips in 8 different to face the unknown. We needed trash cans on the tion, and week three focused on solutions and what can countries, including a piv- can’t know everything that playground. will happen on a trip, but we “We discussed our great be done to help earth. Stuotal trip to Southeast Asia. “About a year after Ni- do need a biblical founda- responsibility as humans dents helped decorate trash caragua, God sent me to tion for why we go and who who share the Earth with cans for the playground all living things. We thought with their handprints. Southeast Asia with a group we serve.â€? Info: equippedtogo.org about what could have hapto teach an English camp.

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SUMMER CAMPS â– All American Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, June 6-9, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way; or 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, June 13-16, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Cost: $125. Ages: 6 and up. Info/registration: angelafloyd schools.com. â– Camp Invention, MondayFriday, June 6-10, at the following times and locations: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., A.L. Lotts Elementary, 9320 Westland Drive; Sequoyah Elementary School, 942 Southgate Road; Shannondale Elementary School, 5316 Shannondale Road; Blue Grass Elementary School, 8901 Bluegrass Road; and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Farragut Intermediate School, 208 West End Ave. Cost: $230. Ages: rising first through rising sixth graders. Info/registration: campinvention.org or 800-968-4332. â– Camp Wallace Summer Day

Camp, May 20-Aug. 5, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Activities and field trips for children who have completed kindergarten through seventh grade. Info/ registration: Kristie Bell, 6887270.

$125. Ages: 2-5. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. â– Christian Academy of Knoxville summer camps, 529 Academy Way. Variety of camps, both athletic and academic, available throughout June and July. Info/schedule/ registration: cakwarriors.com/ community/summer-camps; athletics@cakmail.org.

â– Camp Webb Sports Camps, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 9800 Webb School Lane. Camps include: lacrosse, basketball, football, tennis, soccer, cheer, gymnastics and more. Info/schedule/registration: campwebb.com or 291-3840.

â– Concord Park golf camps, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Two-day camps for ages 6-8, 9-11 a.m., May 24-25, June 7-8, July 5-6, July 26-27; cost: $50. Three-day camps for ages 9-17, 9 a.m.noon., May 31-June 2, June 14-16, June 21-23, June 28-30, July 12-14, July 19-21, Aug. 2-4; cost: $100. Info/registration: 966-9103.

â– Camp Wesley Woods summer camp, 329 Wesley Woods Road, Townsend. Programs for boys and girls grades K-11. Info/registration: CampWesleyWoods.com or 448-2246. â– Cartoon Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way; or 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 18-21, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Cost:

â– Day camps, Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Milton Collins Day Camp for K-sixth graders; Teen Adventures Program for seventh-ninth graders;

Counselor-in-Training Program for 10th graders; Camp K’Ton Ton for ages 2-pre-K. Sessions available Monday, May 23-Friday, July 29. Info/ registration: jewishknoxville. org or 690-6343. ■Explorer camp at Ijams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24 or July 18-22, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Cost: $245 members, $270 nonmembers; includes a full day off-site trip. Ages 9-14. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135. ■Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont summer camps for ages 9-17. Various programs available June 13July 28. Info/schedule/registration: gsmit.org/SummerYouth. html or 448-6709.

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â– Ice Princess Camp, 9-11:30 a.m., Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way. For ages 6 and up: MondayThursday, July 18-21. For ages 2-5: Monday-Thursday, July 25-28. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com or 947-9894.

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public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Tire Rack Street SurvivalÂŽ Teen Driving School, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Short classroom session; hands-on experience. Open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 15-21. Cost: $75. Info/forms/ schedules: streetsurvival.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 14-15

THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 22 “Snow White and Rose Red,� Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/ tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com; 208-3677.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 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.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 “Getting Your House in Order� seminar, 2-3 p.m.., Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 East Oak Hill Ave., Emerald Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (8366682) or Tennova.com. “Grow Veggies Anywhere,� 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Opening reception for “The Poppy Project� exhibit by artists David Denton, Norman Magden and Margaret Scanlan, 6-8 p.m., Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum Welcome Center, 2832 Boyd’s Bridge Pike. Exhibit open to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Thursday, May 13-19. Info: 862-8717. Variety Thursday: featuring Kelsey’s Woods, 7-9 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Thursday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info: Knoxvilletn.gov/concerts.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 12-14 International Biscuit Festival, downtown Knoxville. Info: BiscuitFest.com.

Tennessee Medieval Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Tickets: $16.96, ages 13 and up; $8.95, ages 5-12; free ages 4 and under. Info/schedule: TMFaire.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 15 KSO fundraising event, 6 p.m., Tellico Village Yacht Club. Cost: $150. Includes: cocktail hour, 4-course dinner, music by Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, fireworks display. Info/reservations: Mary Sue Greiner, msgreiner@knoxvillesymphony.com or 521-2304. Open Streets Knoxville, 1-6 p.m., Central Street, from Willow to Scott, Old City to Happy Holler. Features: free games, activities, classes and more. Info: openstreetsknoxville.com. “Sweets by Kate,� a two-act opera presented by Marble City Opera, 3 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $20/students, $10. Info/tickets: marblecityopera.com.

MONDAY, MAY 16 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 2158700. “Grow Veggies Anywhere,� 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622. “Sweets by Kate,� a two-act opera presented by Marble City Opera, 8 p.m., Sugar Mama’s Bakery, 135 S. Gay St. Tickets: $40. Info/tickets: marblecityopera.com.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 16-17 “Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors,� 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration and payment deadline: Monday, May 16. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/ register, in person at the Town Hall, 218-3375.

MONDAYS, MAY 16-JUNE 27

FRIDAY, MAY 13 Alive After Five: Stacy Mitchhart Band, 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.

Zumba classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Friday, May 13. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

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TUESDAY, MAY 17

Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo, 9 a.m., Anchor Park, 11730 Turkey Creek Road. Open to ages 13 and under. Participants are encouraged to bring their own poles; limited number of fishing poles available for use first come, first serve. Bait provided. Free and open to the public. Info: townoffarragut.org; Lauren Cox, lcox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Lucinda Heatherly Tent 3, meeting, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Speaker: Cherel Henderson, Director of the East Tennessee Historical Society. Info: 573-1116. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, 7 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: 684-1200, 522-0832 or 800-653-8000; Tennessee Theatre box office; all Ticketmaster outlets; KnoxBijou.com. “Grow Veggies Anywhere,� 1:30-2:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the

“Carbs: the good, the bad and the ugly,� 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Followed by a healthy cooking demo at 11. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer� or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission. Free grant workshop for Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants applicants, 3:30-5 p.m., Emporium Center. Grant info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@ knoxalliance.com. Workshop info/registration: allianceabcfy17.eventbrite.com or 523-7543. “Jazz Tuesday,� 8-10 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Tuesday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info/schedule: www. facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Books Sandwiched In: “Sisters in law: how Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to the Supreme Court and changed the world,� noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8801. Naked Blue (Jen and Scott Smith), along with Jason Harrod, will perform, 7 p.m. “Mind Yer P’s & Q’s,� The Renaissance Center, 12744 Kingston Pike #104. Info: mindyerpsandqs.com. “Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors,� 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration and payment deadline: Wednesday, May 18. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register, in person at the Town Hall, 218-3375.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor� and “King Lear.� Info: 470-7033. Variety Thursday: featuring Scruffy City Syncopaters, 7-9 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Thursday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info: Knoxvilletn.gov/ concerts.

FRIDAY, MAY 20 Alive After Five: Soulfinger, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $10; museum members and students, $5. Info: knoxart.org. Clarence Brown Theatre Gala, 7-11 p.m., Jackson Terminal, 205 W. Jackson Ave. Paula Pell, UT alumna, Emmy Award winner and former “Saturday Night Live� writer, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award. Tickets on sale April 18. Info: Amanda Middleton, amiddle5@utk.edu or 974-5654; clarencebrowntheatre.com/gala.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 Children’s Festival of Reading, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., World’s Fair Park on the Festival Lawn and Amphitheater. Kick off celebration for the Knox County Public Library’s summer reading programs. Free admission. Featuring: world-class authors, illustrators, storytellers, musicians and more. Info: knoxlib.org. Dancing for the Horses, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Place, 205 Bridgewater Road. Fundraising event hosted by Horse Haven of Tennessee and modeled after “Dancing with the Stars.� Info/tickets: HorseHavenTn. org/Dancing4Horses. Heritage Center Gala and Auction, 5 p.m., grounds of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Theme: “Bright Past, Brighter Future.� Includes: silent and live auctions; dinner catered by Rothchild Catering. Tickets: $125. Info/reservations: 448-0044; gsmheritagecenter.org. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Rain barrel workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Sponsored by the Water Quality Forum. Cost: $40 per barrel. Preregistration required. Info/registration: Kellie, kcaughor@utk.edu or 974-2151.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 21-22 Repticon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Kerbela Shriners building, 315 Mimosa Ave. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 for children 5-12, children under 5 free. Info/VIP and advance tickets: repticon. com/knoxville.html. Tennessee Medieval Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Tickets: $16.96, ages 13 and up; $8.95, ages 5-12; free ages 4 and under. Info/schedule: TMFaire.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 22 Outdoor pool opening, 1-6 p.m., West Side Y, 400 N. Winston Road. Info: 690-9622.

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Landmark boosts RAM Chris Hall with Remote Area Medical accepts a check for $6,314.51 from Kathleen Lane and Andy Jablonski with Landmark International. The money was raised at a cornhole tournament at Smokies Stadium. The event featured a playground, live bands, raffles and more to support RAM. Jablonski has supported RAM personally for several years and wanted to support the group corporately. “They impact those who need it the most and they are good stewards of the money they receive,� he said. Photo by Ruth

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Team Italy chefs win gala honors It was an all-Italy night at the Rotary Club of Farragut’s second International Food Gala as four chefs from the Pellissippi State Community College’s Culinary Arts Institute program each won a $250 scholarship and a new Chef’s jacket as their Melton Clifton Italian cuisine swept the awards. Team Italy was selected by a trio of celebrity judges as the Top Chefs and Team Italy also won the People’ Choice Award from the crowd of approximately 130 diners. The diners at the UT Visitors Center on April 23 also enjoyed Asian, Spanish and French dishes from the other three Pellissippi teams of chefs. The Italian chefs prepared and served Gnocchi, stuffed meatballs, Cannolis and Peach Bellinis. On the team were Jayme Willoughby, Taylor Clifton, Jason Melton and Nick Werth. The celebrity judges were Citico’s Restaurant and club chef Robert Allen, Knoxville author/chef Barbara Tenney, and chef Andre Nowading of Whole Foods. Farragut Rotarian Keith Bryson, who directed the event, said the club raised approximately $10,000 that will be used for scholarships to Pellissippi students and

for other projects the club supports. The three $1,000 sponsors were club president Dale Read and Read Windows; club member Ray Fisher and Fisher Tire Co.; and Citico’s Restaurant & Club at WinWilloughby Werth dRiver. Club member Sam Taylor and family at Dixie Lee Wine & Liquors donated the beverages. Dr. Tom Gaddis, the coordinator of the Culinary Arts Institute program, told the crowd: “It’s our honor to be affiliated with Rotary again for this great event. This is a wonderful event for our students and the program.â€? â–

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A poker-playing minister finished third in the Rotary Club of Turkey Creek Sunset’s recent fundraiser – its “Texas Hold ’em for Service Above Self� poker tournament at SouthEast Bank in Farragut. Walt “Santa� Swanson finished first, Jerry Martin second and third was Max Reddick, president of the North Knoxville Rotary Cub and minister at Fountain City Presbyterian Church. “This was our most successful fundraiser ever,� said club president Paul West.

business property report Sherry Witt - Register of Deeds 865-215-2330 or sherry@knoxrod.org

Real estate markets spring forward After steady progress in March, local real estate and lending markets turned significantly upward in April. We saw 1,113 property transfers in Knox County, easily surpassing the March total of 991, and also well ahead of the April 2015 pace of 918 sales. The total value of property transferred leaped from $198 million in March to nearly $241 million during April. This was an increase of some $65 million over last April’s figure of $176 million. It was the largest April output of total real estate sales since 2007. On the lending side, just over $347 million was borrowed against real property in Knox County, besting the March total by more than $50 million. By comparison, about $317 million was loaned in mortgages in refinancing during April 2015. The most notable real estate transfer of the month was an $8.576 million commercial sale involving a hotel property off Peters Road near the Market Place in West Knoxville. The largest mortgage transaction was a loan for $10.25 million financing the Trinity Hills senior living facility off Asheville Highway. With one third of the year in the books, 2016 appears on pace to outperform last year in both real estate transfers and mortgage lending. As of April 30, approximately $771.6 million worth of land has been sold here, compared to about $691 million during the first four months of 2015. Mortgage lending is currently running around $60 million ahead of last year’s levels. All of us at the Register’s office were saddened by the passing of Mrs. Peggy Bright, mother of our longtime record room supervisor, Bill Bright. The Bright family has meant so much to us through the years, and I know many people have been touched by their kindness and generosity. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

CALL FOR ARTISTS ■Submissions for “The Word,� an art competition that asks artists to look deeply into the meaning and use of words throughout history and in our daily lives, are being accepted by Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Entries will be accepted 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676; BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com; BroadwayStudiosAndGallery@gmail.com.

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