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BUZZ Bob Thomas is running for mayor Bob Thomas, radio guy and at-large county commissioner, kicked off his campaign for Knox County mayor last week with a baloney-cutting at Powell Auction. He followed Mayor Tim Burchett’s path (Burchett also launched his campaign there), but two years ahead of the election. Turnout was huge, and it was great to see old friends.

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Remembering Pop Wendy Smith recalls her grandfather, the late A.K. Bissell, longtime mayor of Oak Ridge. “My parents’ Oak Ridge home will soon be put on the market, and it’s been a bittersweet trip down memory lane for me, my brother and my father as we’ve sorted through every drawer, closet and file folder.�

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Derby Day The formal dining room at Sherrill Hills Resort Lifestyle Community was filled with seniors wearing their finest duds and fanciest hats as they gathered for “Derby Day,â€? a horseracing event featuring all the excitement of the Kentucky Derby ‌ but none of the mud. “Derby Day is a big deal at Sherrill Hills,â€? said lifestyle director Ashley Dixon.

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Rotating students First-graders at Mooreland Heights Elementary School experienced history recently during some project-based learning. Students selected a room to visit and then rotated among the classrooms afterward.

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‘New’ library South Knoxville Elementary School had a ribbon-cutting last week for the “new� library, which has been renovated with modular tables, new lighting and paint, comfortable seating and a “makers center.� Principal Tanna Nicely praised librarian Viktoria Henderson for her vision.

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New Hopewell turns back time By Betsy Pickle New Hopewell Elementary School opened a 20-year-old time capsule last week, but it was nothing compared with the living time capsule represented by all the attendees. Two former principals, several retired teachers, a retired secretary, a crowd of alumni, current students, their parents and siblings packed into the entrance hallway where the two wings meet to watch as Barbara Clark, who served as principal from 1994 to 2010, pulled the lid off an opening in the wall. Excitement grew as onlookers watched her and her predecessor, Mayford Galyon, pull one zippered plastic bag after another from the receptacle. Current principal Patricia Moore studied the labels and announced the treasures from 1996. She also presented a folder of other mementos that Clark had saved in a file cabinet because it wouldn’t fit into the capsule. Once everything was out and spread over tables, the kids and adults began poring over them – in amusement and nostalgia. Crystal Baxter, who attended kindergarten through fifth grade, 1992-98, at New Hopewell, was touched to see her own writing in “our reading hour reflections and predictions book where we wrote a little, short thing about what we liked for that year and what’s gonna happen in the future.� She also caught a glimpse of

As students and former principals Barbara Clark and Mayford Galyon look on, New Hopewell principal Patricia Moore announces the treasures from the time capsule. Photos by Betsy Pickle herself in a video that was shown. Still a South Knoxvillian, she said she loved her time at New Hopewell. “This was probably the best

years of my life,� she said. opening among the students and Moore, who was originally teachers. hired as a teacher for the school by Clark, said she’d been trying To page 3 to build up excitement about the

Legacy Parks pushes SoKno brand By Sandra Clark May 17 was a big day for Legacy Parks Foundation and South Knoxville as officials were scheduled to officially open the trail that connects the South-Doyle Middle School campus with the Urban Wilderness Carol Evans trail system. “Don’t worry about being perfect,� Carol Evans, executive director, said last week. Her efforts in South Knoxville have caught the eye of a group in Powell that’s attempting to create opportunities for outdoor activities. “In South Knoxville, we’ve tak-

en undevelopable, remnant land and created a 100-acre park with 50 miles of trail for biking and hiking.â€? The trail system is not for horses or motorized vehicles, she said. “The snowball happened there, and you’ll see it happen here.â€? Evans refuted some myths about greenways. “Crime is greater at West Town Mall than on any greenway ‌ because trails are used randomly so it’s hard to plan a crime.â€? Quarry land makes good parks, she said. Legacy Parks Foundation worked with just five major land owners to create the Urban Wilderness and “we’ve had no complaints since 2012.â€? Respect is key. “Be very re-

spectful of your neighbors� when using the trails, she said. Evans said Legacy Parks Foundation doesn’t “push in,� but is happy to be invited in by community groups. Dr. Bob Collier has put a conservation easement on 12 acres adjacent to Beaver Creek and the Powell Branch Library. He’s asked Legacy Parks to help him develop it as a preserve for quiet activities and bird watching, and he plans to transfer title to the group when the improvements are made. Evans is working with a kayak group in Karns to create put-in and take-out points on Beaver Creek. She said her first project, some 10 years ago, was to raise

$80,000 to build a skate park on city-owned land in Fountain City, where she lives. The next project, when former County Executive Tommy Schumpert was board chair, was to raise money in Halls to purchase 12 acres for Clayton Park. The community raised the money with Legacy Parks serving as the fiscal agent. “We ended up with $625,000,� she said. Evans said the South Knox project dedicated May 17 represents the culmination of years of work and collaboration between Legacy Parks Foundation, local neighborhoods in South Knoxville, Knox County Schools, city and county governments and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Old Sears building targeted for sale By Betty Bean The Andrew Johnson building on Gay Street isn’t the only iconic, county-owned structure Knox County is looking to sell. Last week, Mayor Tim Burchett told the Shopper News that he intends to put the former Sears store at 1000 N. Central on the block before he leaves office in September 2018. “That’s part of the long-range plan,� he said. “And it’s in keeping with my philosophy of putting government property back on the tax rolls.� Sears, Roebuck & Co. started construction on the new department store on the south end of Happy Holler in 1946 on a 3.9-acre

ment store as an intake center for the jail. Others were suspicious because the sellers’ identity was shielded by a trust agreement for an investors group that acquired the property for $850,000 in 1987. Fears died down over the years as county government converted the building to more benign uses, including the purchasing department, a satellite sheriff’s office, a clothing depot, an office of veterans’ affairs and storage space for county archives. Burchett said he intends to take advantage of the hot market for Downtown North redevelopment, and that no employees will lose jobs when these services are

relocated. “The time is right – the ‘Holler’ is hopping, and some people tell me (the old Sears building) may be even more valuable than the AJ Building.� As a historical note, although Kessel isn’t generally credited as a preservationist, his administration presided over the restoration of the historic Knox County Courthouse, the acquisition of the former Andrew Johnson Hotel and the purchase of the old Sears building. (Hat tip to Register of Deeds office manager Richie Beeler for his research on old Sears building history.)

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parcel in the Dameron Addition that consisted of 21 residential lots. The sprawling, Streamline Moderne/Art DECO store opened in 1948 and operated until the mid-1980s, when Sears sold it to the East Towne Mall Company for $800,395.92. Knox County bought it in February 1988, during the administration of County Executive Dwight Kessel. The purchase was controversial, in part because residents of surrounding neighborhoods – already riled because the neighborhood had been chosen as the site of a solid waste incinerator – feared that the county intended to use the former depart-

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health & lifestyles

Know where to go Forty-one-year-old stroke survivor is thankful her husband chose Fort Sanders Regional Ask Stephanie Blackstock how she spells her last name, and you might see her tap out each letter on her fingers. Like most of us, Blackstock learned to spell her name when she was a small child, but there are a few things she’s had to relearn this year. “It’s kind of like being back in kindergarten,” she jokes, which is an especially amusing comment when you consider that Blackstock is an elementary school teacher. It’s obvious she has the intelligence of a college graduate, and the ability of a full grown adult. She is merely recovering from a stroke. Thanks to modern medicine at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, many stroke patients like Blackstock are able to return to fully functioning lives and careers. A positive attitude and support from family, friends and coworkers have helped Blackstock through the uncertain days immediately following her stroke, but she will tell you the real reason she’s able to walk and talk and live life to the fullest is that she was treated at the right hospital. Blackstock remembers staring out at the world from inside a body that was rendered helpless one Sunday morning in January. She had fallen out of bed, having lost all mobility on her right side. She couldn’t speak. Blackstock’s husband, a paramedic, believed his wife was having a stroke, and told emergency first responders where he thought she needed to go. They agreed.

“They took me to Fort Sanders because it’s a Comprehensive Stroke Center,” Blackstock says. “Justin knew where to take me, and that’s why I’m here today.” Dr. Keith Woodward, a neurointerventional radiologist at Fort Sanders Regional, performed a thrombectomy, which is removal of a blood clot that is blocking blood flow to the brain. The clot sat atop 65 percent of her brain, and the damage could have been much worse if more time had lapsed between the stroke and the treatment. “One of the most important things for people to understand is that time saves your brain. The longer you wait to get treatment for a stroke, the harder it is to regain all of your abilities. The tools in our arsenal to treat stroke lessen as time passes, so get to a comprehensive center as quickly as possible, “ says Dr. Woodward. When she came out of surgery, she remembers being asked what her name was. She gave the right answer. She was able to identify her husband, and one of their friends who was at the hospital. “On Sunday I had several people come in, I knew some names, I didn’t know others,” Blackstock says. By Tuesday, she was ready to be released, and went home to Gibbs. Seeing this 41-year-old mom at her kids’ soccer games, you’d never guess she’s a

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Because of the excellent care received at Fort Sanders Regional, just one month out from Stephanie’s stroke, the Blackstocks are able to enjoy a family soccer game in the park.

family, and she’s grateful for her treatment at Fort Sanders Regional. “Everyone was great, and Dr. Woodward is phenomenal,” Blackstock says. “I can speak now, I’m reading, I’m doing math and, yes, it’s taking me a little bit of time, but I’m doing it.” Because Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center offers outpatient therapy at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, the transition from stroke treatment to stroke recovery has been seamless. Twice a week, she undergoes intense sessions to improve her cognitive skills and be the well-spoken teacher her school depends on. “That’s the plan – to be out of speech therapy before school starts back,” she says. While Blackstock obviously wouldn’t have chosen to have a stroke, the experience has caused her to focus on what’s important, and treasure each moment with her family. She credits Dr. Woodward and the stroke survivor. The only lingering effects Fort Sanders team with giving her a chance are some speech difficulties, and she’s un- at a life that is more meaningful than ever. “If I had gone somewhere else, I don’t dergoing therapy to get those corrected. The frustration is a very small price to know where I would be right now,” Blackpay for the life she’s able to live enjoying her stock says. “It’s all been a blessing.”

The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Fort Sanders was the first in the Knoxville area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States. This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness, and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission. Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand. “It makes access to specialized neurologists easier,” said Dr. James Hora, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.” Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not, we’re there to give their bodies the best chance

to heal and recover,” he explained. Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries. “Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin, and up to the brain,” explained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.” Most stroke patients need follow-up care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award winning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E. Dillon, M.D. “Our specialists begin determining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dillon. “Patients have access to rehab services from the time they arrive in the emergency department, throughout their care here, and through all the post-acute levels of care.” Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care. “We’re equipped to handle all stroke cases, from the most complex to the least,” said Dillon. “Our patients don’t have to go anywhere else to find help.”

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Etiquette offers leg up

in business, says consultant Ann White has had to work with a broad spectrum of people throughout her multifaceted career. Making a good impression and keeping up relationships has become second nature to her.

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So advising members of the Lake Forest Neighborhood Association about proper etiquette in the business world was a simple task for White last week at their meeting at Lake Forest Presbyterian Church. Her talk covered everything from a firm handshake to keeping cellphones out of sight. You may get only one chance to make a first impression, but White said it takes seven minutes from the time you walk into a room to make that impression. She said to stand up

straight, own the room and offer a firm handshake. “Some of the students that graduate from high school Ann White and college now do not have those skills. They desperately need them.� Now the manager of development, membership and special events for the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, White grew up in Kentucky until her father’s job with the U.S. Department of Labor brought the family to Knoxville in the late 1970s. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, she got a job as director of the Bijou Theatre. Later, she went on the road handling various musicians, and then she became a certified travel consultant. White moved into the nonprofit world as the executive director of the American Institute of Ar-

chitects of East Tennessee. She spent 16 years with the 17-county organization. She worked for a national nonprofit for a couple of years and then signed on with the Department of Homeland Security at UT for six years under agro-terrorism. No matter what her job was, she said, there was always a certain type of protocol in interacting with people – whether they were “rock stars or the UnderSecretary of the Navy.� So she spent two years studying at the American School of Protocol and became certified in corporate etiquette and children’s manners. She serves as a consultant to businesses and individuals. White noted that four different groups are in the workforce now: “We’ve got the silent nation, those that grew up during World War II. Then we’ve got the Baby Boomers, the Gen-Xers and the millennials. “Each group has particular styles of how they like to work, and their goals are different. Their skills are different.�

But they all have to work together. Articulation and a pleasant tone of voice are key foundations in the business world. Technology has undermined both of those because people spend less time communicating verbally. “Everything that you do, please be considerate of others,� said White. “That is the biggest rule. Say thank you. Be considerate.� Her favorite method of showing appreciation: thank-you notes. “People freak out now when you send them thankyou notes,� she said. “People just don’t do that anymore, and it is (such) bad taste not to do a thank-you note. You need to do one within three days. “Joan Cronan does that. She sends a note a day to someone that she’s thinking about or has helped her, and it just brightens people’s days that they get something tangible – not an email, but a piece of paper that they can touch and they can pick up and look at.�

Plant sale to benefit park Although Dogwood season is fading away, members of the Holston Hills Community Garden Club aren’t resting. The club is busy planning for its first community plant, yard and bake sale to be held May 21.

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New Hopewell students Josie Fitzpatrick, Lexi Sparks and Zoie Rudder are excited to see what’s in the time capsule. “I think I’ve been the one who’s most excited,� she said. Mary Lauren Housteau retired from a 25-year teaching career at New Hopewell two years ago. She commuted from the Bluegrass area every day. “It’s such a sweet little school,� she said. She didn’t remember the time capsule installation in 1996 but said, “I think it’s a really neat idea.� Galyon became New Hopewell’s principal in 1962. Part of the building burned in 1975, but it was rebuilt and the school reopened in 1976. A time capsule put together at that time was opened in 1996, two years after he retired. “My daddy said when he turned 62 the smart-

â– Colonial Village Neighborhood Association. Info: Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_caruthers@hotmail.com. 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 library, 801 Sevier Ave. Info: Gary E. Deitsch, 573-7355 or garyedeitsch@bellsouth.net.

Margy Wirtz-Henry, Ann Jarrett and Millie Ward prep plants at the community park for the upcoming Holston Hills Garden Club plant sale. Photo by Cindy Taylor etc. So as a “yard� sale, it is aptly named. Sale organizers will have gardening tools and implements priced and ready to tempt both seasoned and amateur gardeners. Baked good donations are needed, as well as volunteer help for collecting items from donors, potting plants and pricing items. You can also volunteer on the day of the sale to set up

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est move he ever made was retiring, and I said, ‘If it’s good for my daddy, it’s good for me,’ and I retired in ’94.� He said it was great to see former co-workers and students. “They’re as sweet as ever.� Clark said Galyon was the one who decided to put a time capsule in. She recalled that when they took it out, it had a history of the school and of the community. “I remember Mr. Galyon reading that to the group; it was interesting. And there was a lot of students’ work.� A new time capsule will be going in the space this week. Moore said she had no idea what would be submitted. “This is going to be the teachers’ and the students’ baby.�

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Garden club members have been collecting a wide variety of plants, shrubs and trees from local nurseries and residents’ gardens in preparation for the sale, at which both annuals and perennials will be available. Organizers Karen Bacon, Ann Jarrett, Millie Ward and Margy Wirtz-Henry have planned a fun time for the community to come together and support their park while browsing a great sale. “Ann, Karen and Margy are real partners for the park. If they say they will do something, they will do it,â€? said Ward. “Millie is the reason this is all happening,â€? said Wirtz-Henry about Ward. “People like her and Ann keep the park going.â€? The club is accepting donations of houseplants and garden plants, new and gently used garden tools, dĂŠcor, yard art, wind chimes, gloves, potting soil, baskets,

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and staff tables, help buyers get purchases to their vehicles and cleanup. The sale to benefit the community park will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Holston Hills Community Park on Chilhowee Drive. Rain date is Saturday, June 4. Info: Margy Wirtz-Henry at margyville@gmail.com,

256-9745, Millie Ward at mmward@sbcglobal.net, 551-6805, Ann Jarrett at a e hj a r r e t t@g m a i l . c o m , 566-1515 or Karen Bacon at karen.bacon58@gmail. com, 640-3553. Proceeds go directly to enhancing the community park. Organizers plan to make this a yearly event. Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@ gmail.com

â– South Haven Neighborhood Association meets 10 a.m. each third Saturday, Hillcrest

UMC, 1615 Price Ave. Info: Pat Harmon, 591-3958. 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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Friends of Walter The Walter Chadwick story goes on and on and actually gets better with age. With just a little help, it could be a movie. The former Tennessee tailback celebrated his 70th birthday in Decatur, Ga., surrounded by “Friends of Walter,” a side story almost as good as the main event. Chadwick did not receive a great stack of gifts. He doesn’t need more dust collectors. He did get what he wanted, a cluster of orange and white balloons for the annual launch. Walter always thinks his two will make it to the moon. And why not? Walter keeps defying unbelievable odds just to be part of the party. The Walter Chadwick story almost ended on a

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drippy spring afternoon 45 years ago. He was making deliveries for his mom’s gift shop. He stopped at a traffic light. A Wells Fargo truck hustling in the opposite direction slid across the center line and smashed into his VW Beetle. “They gave me the last rites,” Chadwick is fond of saying, “but I fooled ’em!” Barely. His body was broken and he suffered irreparable brain damage. He survived in intensive care for 15 days

and was in a coma for most of four months. He spent two years in rehab. His marriage dissolved. He lost touch with his two young sons. He lost almost everything but, somehow, maintained his faith, a sense of humor and a few precious memories of football. The fun part was 1965-67. He started for Doug Dickey’s Volunteers. Walter’s favorite play (and one of mine) happened his senior season versus Alabama. It looked like a power sweep. Linebacker and halfback came roaring up. Tight end Austin Denney slipped behind them. Walter didn’t deliver a perfect spiral. He shot-putted the ball for a touchdown. In response to my de-

Remembering Pop My parents’ Oak Ridge home will soon be put on the market, and it’s been a bittersweet trip down memory lane for me, my brother and my father as we’ve sorted through every drawer, closet and file folder. Some things should’ve stayed hidden from the world, like my sixth-grade photos and at least one disappointing report card. But I also found treasures, like numerous new spaper clippings devoted to my grandfather, longMayor Bissell time Oak Ridge Mayor Alvin Keith Bissell. To me, he was Pop, hus-

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band of Nana, a.k.a. Mama, Mema or Helen Bissell, depending on who was talking to her. They lived in a muchremodeled “C” cemesto house on Meadow Road, where we celebrated numerous holidays. I was always assigned to the kid table, so I missed the really good conversations. At the time, I wouldn’t have been interested in Pop’s numerous accomplishments, like his organization of the effort to incorporate Oak Ridge in 1959. I wouldn’t have cared that he

was active in the Tennessee Municipal League, a chair of the East Tennessee Development District, or a charter member of the Melton Hill Regional Industrial Development Association. I don’t recall knowing that he played a leading role in the extension of Pellissippi Parkway in an effort to provide a quicker route to McGhee Tyson Airport. This is all fascinating to me now, but it’s the little anecdotes that bring the fuzzy images of my grandfather, who passed away in 1994, back into focus. After Pop was recruited to work for Tennessee Eastman on a mysterious project in 1943, the family was assigned to a “D” house on Tennessee Avenue, where there “wasn’t a gravel,” he told The Oak

liberately prickly question about passing form, Chad said, “It counted six!” Chadwick was drafted by Green Bay. He had another tryout with Atlanta. He played one season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was a high school coach for two weeks preceding the crash. Former Vol Elliott Gammage became Walter’s first best friend during rehabilitation. Former Vol Steve Kiner was next to help when Gammage moved back to Tennessee. “Walter had a townhouse and was trying to hang in there,” said Kiner. “It was heartbreaking. He wasn’t doing his physical therapy. He needed a job with some dignity. I had to do something.” Kiner, with advanced degrees in clinical psychology and counseling, was prominent with Emory

Healthcare. Eventually, a rehab nursing director realized Walter might help her patients. He became inspiration coach. He greeted everybody with a twisted smile and “Hey, Slick.” Patients who had not talked for weeks responded. Some laughed. The decades have not been easy for Walter Chadwick. The time came when there were no more jobs. He even had to give up his bicycle and joyous treasure hunts for aluminum cans along roadways. It may have been Kiner’s idea to assemble “Friends of Walter.” A UT grad in the Atlanta area, Ellen Morrison, her husband Philip, Marilyn Elrod, Jim Lawson and Frank Weldon became the core support group. Through the years, many others, former Vols and former coach Bill Battle, have helped.

Ellen has arranged or provided many outings. Walter and a luncheon group meet each week. Walter asks the blessing. “It is beyond amazing,” said Kiner. “Walter is like a magnet and Tennessee people never forget. Ellen Morrison is an angel in disguise.” Old Vols awarded Ellen an honorary letter. Butch Jones put Walter’s name on the UT running backs meeting room. Alan Owen, UT grad, friend of Walter for 15 years, sent a keepsake directly from the recent Super Bowl, a Peyton Manning photo. Of course it is on Walter’s wall. Great group, friends of Walter, kind, encouraging, generous people. “Oh no,” said Kiner. “It’s the other way around. We get more than we give.”

Ridger. Dust and trucks were flying on the road, which left my grandmother in tears. To get Nana away from the hubbub, Pop drove up an unpaved Michigan Avenue, where foundations were being laid and a school was under construction. My mother, Jane Wright, and her four siblings all eventually walked to that school − Cedar Hill School. I was aware that Pop knew everybody, not just in Oak Ridge, but across the state. He shared memories of political notables in a 1987 edition of Tennessee Town & City, a publication of the Tennessee Municipal League. He had a knack for imitation, so I could hear him mimicking his friend, two-term Gov. Frank Clement, telling a story about riding in a “boat-ah” on Old Hickory Lake with his wife, Cille. His political activities

connected him with national figures as well. A 1994 article in the Courier News of Clinton conveyed Pop’s story of Sen. John F. Kennedy visiting Oak Ridge in 1959 − the year before he was elected president. Pop was master of ceremonies at a dinner with at least 100 guests, and he referred to each one by name before introducing Kennedy, who said he’d never witnessed such a ready recollection of names.

Along with the newspaper clippings, I found Pop’s and Nana’s Christmas cards from Al and Tipper Gore and Bill and Hillary Clinton, and tickets to Jimmy Carter’s inauguration party. I’d seen these mementos before without ever truly appreciating them. If I could go back to those holiday gatherings at Meadow Road, you can be sure I’d fight for a seat at the adult table.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Best shots from the Bob Thomas event: ■ Tom Spangler says Sammy Sawyer (aka Barney) is supporting him for sheriff because Barney knows Spanky will give him two bullets. “I’m afraid he’ll lose that one.” ■ Bobby Waggoner says he wants to run again because he got 9,000 votes in 2014.

■ Richard Bean said former Judge Gail Jarvis retained her name when she remarried. “But I think he changed his name to Jarvis.” ■ Rick Carnes said the baloney was great. “Must have come from city hogs.” ■ City hogs? “Yes,” said Rick. “They walk everywhere so they’re lean!

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Bob Thomas has plan to win

Bob Thomas, radio guy and at-large county commissioner, kicked off his campaign for Knox County mayor last week with a baloney-cutting at Powell Auction. He followed Mayor Tim Burchett’s path (Burchett also launched his campaign there), but two years ahead of the election. Turnout was huge, and it was great to see old friends. Thomas was smooth. He thanked friend Ed Brantley, Howard and Barbara Phillips, Kenny Phillips, Richard Bean, the Chillbillies, Phil Leadbetter and Sammy “Barney Fifeâ€? Sawyer. He said Burchett has set a standard for all future mayors. “He is stingy with the taxpayers’ money and we love him for it. As he has said many times – no shenanigans! He expects everyone to pull his or her weight. He believes that the government is the servant of the people of Knox County. “These are the same values I believe in and that I will strive to uphold. ‌ I would like to thank Mayor Burchett for making Knox County strong. ‌ “I believe that Knox County will be the fastest growing county in Tennessee over the next 10 years and we need to make sure this time of great opportunity is managed properly.â€? Bob and his wife, Kim,

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have three children: son Chad and wife Mindy have three kids; daughter Brooke and husband Logan Brummitt have two kids; and son Jake is a student and actor living in California. Bob’s mom, Nelle Thomas, and sister Barbara and brother Jerry attended the kickoff. Tom Spangler, chief deputy under former Sheriff Tim Hutchison, is running for sheriff in 2018, and he’s already making the rounds. Bobby Waggoner, a primary candidate in 2014, also said he’s planning a race. Lee Tramel is representing Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.� Jones at both political and civic events as the heir apparent. Some questioned Bob Thomas’ decision to start his campaign in 2016, but why not? As an at-large commissioner, he already represents the entire county. And now he’s got a head start on potential opponents. If others announce, they’ll find themselves running against Bob. And the baloney-cutting party at Powell Auction has already occurred.

Scenes from the campaign kickoff Sammy “Barney Fife� Sawyer greets Tom Spangler, candidate for sheriff, as Chuck Cavalaris looks on.

Posing for a picture are Kim Thomas, Gail Jarvis and Bob Thomas.

Sidewalk issue won’t go away The fate of the muchpublicized effort for a new sidewalk in West Hills along Sheffield from Wesley Road over to Vanosdale is not good for this year’s city budget as both Mayor Rogero and Vice Mayor Duane Grieve (who represents West Hills) are not supporting its inclusion in the budget. This is a case where term limits work against the voters who no longer have a voice in the political future of Grieve or Rogero. They leave office respectively in 2017 and 2019. Both say there are higher needs for other sidewalks. What they do not say is that this special list is prepared by city bureaucrats who use an inflexible system that is often flawed. Rogero and Grieve seem unwilling to review or revise this list. For example, one sidewalk ahead of Sheffield (which Grieve cites) is the already existing sidewalk along Kingston Pike from Concord Street to Western Plaza (where this writer lives) as a higher need with a $2 million cost. This is a flimsy excuse for inaction since that sidewalk has been there over 55 years and does not need to

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be rebuilt, let alone for $2 million plus. Kingston Pike residents are not seeking a new sidewalk. The West Hills residents are educated, intelligent and determined citizens. Council member George Wallace has helped himself with these residents by sending the mayor a letter urging consideration of it. Former Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis has said he favors money to design it. Rogero was asked by letter in October 2015 to back the sidewalk, but she never personally answered the letter. Grieve upset some constituents when he commended council member Nick Della Volpe by email for his comments critical of the Sheffield sidewalk campaign in a reply to state Rep. Martin Daniel’s email of support. Grieve had not intended for his email to become public, but it did. My guess is that this will

go into the City Council elections next year when one or more candidates to replace Grieve make sidewalks and Sheffield Drive in particular his/her issue. That candidate may also outline a plan for a serious citywide effort to build sidewalks, a need not supported adequately in the mayor’s budget. The city really does not have a meaningful plan to resolve the requests for 135 miles of sidewalks. At the low rate the city is funding new sidewalks, it would be 75 years before this list was turned into reality. A future mayoral candidate, who is serious, may advocate creating a sidewalk building program similar to the road paving program this writer started in 1988 after voters approved a sales tax hike. Now some 42 or more miles a year are repaved annually (divided equally among the six council districts so all parts of Knoxville are treated alike). Every mayor following me has continued this program and even increased it from time to time. Sidewalks are urgently needed across the city at a time when many

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neighborhoods feel more funding goes to downtown Knoxville and the questionable Cumberland Avenue construction, which has more than a year to go. ■Knox County Commission is likely to have at least two women serving after the Aug. 4 election. Amy Broyles, the commission’s only female, will be replaced by a woman as both candidates for her seat are female. The Democratic candidate for the Sam McKenzie seat is Evelyn Gill. That district tilts toward the Democrats although those precincts that are largely African American voted for Rick Staples over Gill in the March primary. Gill carried the precincts that were mostly white and also supporting Bernie Sanders for president by a large margin. The Republican candidate, Michael Covington, has yet to demonstrate he can win over Democrats in this campaign. Democrat Marleen Davis is running a credible race against Hugh Nystrom in District 4, but she is running in an overwhelmingly GOP district and Nystrom is a very popular candidate

without political scars. ■FedEx CEO Fred Smith spoke at the Haslam Business School graduation on Friday, May 13. Smith also spoke over 14 years ago in Knoxville at the dedication of Ruggles Field at Lakeshore Park off Lyons View Pike. Also this past weekend, state Econimic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd spoke at the UT graduation for the College of Engineering, and First Lady Crissy Haslam gave the graduation address the same day to the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. ■Clinton (county seat of Anderson County) may have its own Member of Congress after November as Trey Hollingsworth, 32, son of Joe Hollingsworth, was nominated May 3 with 34 percent of the vote in the Indiana GOP Primary for Congress after moving there in September 2015. His father has been an active Democrat in Tennessee. He spent $1.7 million of his and his father’s money to defeat two state senators and the state attorney general. He relied more on media than personal appearances where he knew few voters personally. ■Almost a year after their terms expired on June

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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. The Center will be closed Monday, May 30. Register for: Veterans Services, 9 a.m. Thursday, May 19; registration: 2155645. Harrah’s trip, 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 23. ■South Knox Community Center 522 Old Maryville Pike 573-3575 Monday-Friday Hours vary 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 10:3011:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Senior Job Fair, Wednesday, May 25; info: Kayleen Weaver, 524-2786. The Center will be closed Monday, May 30. 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.

Resident Millie Warren gives a kiss to Domino, the saddle horse. Residents Pat Dehmlow, Lou McCosh, Pego Dempster; (back) Geraldine Watson, Millie Warren and Melba Hutcherson are all smiles in their Derby Day hats.

‌ And it’s Greased Lightening by a nose! By Nancy Anderson The formal dining room at Sherrill Hills Resort Lifestyle Community was filled with seniors wearing their finest duds and fanciest hats as they gathered for “Derby Day,â€? a horseracing event featuring all the excitement of the Kentucky Derby ‌ but none of the mud. “Derby Day is a big deal at Sherrill Hills,â€? said lifestyle director Ashley Dixon. “We’ve got door prizes and trophies, six exciting races including a Daily Double, Trifecta and a feature ‘Run for the Roses’ race. “A local band, Sunday Drive, is going to play for us during happy hour and we also have a special guest. Domino, a saddle horse belonging to one of our residents, will be on the patio for photo ops. “This is our third year, and it’s bigger than ever. It’s just a fun, fun day for everyone all the way around, but I especially like the fancy hats and smiling faces.â€? Few would argue that

Sandi Simpson, senior living consultant, resident Geraldine Watson and Cassie Smith, co-manager, advance toy race horses down the track during Derby Day at Sherrill Hills Resort Lifestyle Community. Photos by Co-manager Dal Smith wears bright pink racing silks as master of ceremonies.

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Derby Day at Sherrill Hills is certainly a clever event. Residents chose a number from one to six that corresponds to a toy horse, which also has a name such as “Enchanted� or “Greased Lightening.� The toy horses advance the number of spaces down the track indicated by the spin of a wheel. With six races and 12 chances to win, everyone was a winner; but the top 10 winningest residents were treated to a gourmet Winner’s Circle steak and champagne dinner.

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Joe Ferrari and his daughter Ania twirl to the music during the annual FatherDaughter Spring Dance at All Saints Catholic Church. Photos by Nancy Anderson

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Time travel They rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, “Here we are.� (Numbers 14:40 NRSV)

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Celebrating an everlasting bond By Nancy Anderson The first man in many girls’ life is her father, and more than 50 fathers and daughters attended the annual Father-Daughter Spring Dance at All Saints Catholic Church to celebrate that everlasting bond. It was a swirl of lights, balloons, party dresses, cookies and smiles as fathers and daughters spent a special evening together dancing the “Hokey Pokey� and “Whip/Nae Nae.� “I never miss an opportunity to

take my girl out on a date,� said Joe Ferrari. “These moments go by so fast and I just want to be a strong role model for her. “How I treat her now is what she is going to look for when she’s older, and I want to make sure she sets her sights high. “I want to make nights like this a lasting memory for her. We never miss the Father-Daughter dance, maybe we should make it a goal to never miss one in the future too, because she will always be my little girl.�

It was a pilgrimage of sorts for us. My brother and I have at least two ancestors who fought in the American Revolution at the Battle of King’s Mountain. We wanted to stand on that hallowed ground and breathe in the air of history. The mountain itself is sort of a surprise. It is a 60foot peak that is freakishly steep, jutting up starkly from the gentle farmlands below. As we walked the trail, I kept trying to imagine these now-quiet woodlands filled with musket-fire, barked orders, cries of pain and shouts of encouragement. I could picture the redcoats, sure of themselves in their spiffy uniforms, going up against the buckskin-clad mountaineer riflemen. Historian Bart McDowell describes the scene: “The battle began about 3 p.m. Major Ferguson attacked with bayonet charges and volleys from the British muskets. The mountain men just stepped behind trees and took deadly aim with their long rifles.� Ferguson’s body rests in King’s Mountain near a giant poplar that may have survived the same battle. Every loyalist in the fight was killed, wounded, or captured – about 1,000. The patriots lost only 28 killed. Cornwallis was startled by his defeat at the hands of these un-trained American back-woodsmen. And the over-mountain men got more than vengeance. They bought America time. The patriots rebuilt their army, hoping they would have enough time to save the South. I have stood at Arlington, looking out over rows and rows of white gravestones. I have walked the battlefields at Gettysburg (the only place I ever saw a real ghost). And I have knelt on the ground at Normandy. King’s Mountain stands among them, as hallowed ground. Caitlin Stout untangles a batch of balloons, particularly taken by one that matches her pretty party dress. Lilly Edmonds seems to prefer swinging to dancing with her father, Mark.

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Celebrating at South Knox Elementary By Betsy Pickle South Knoxville Elementary School has been celebrating a lot lately. The school had a ribboncutting last week for the “new” library, which has been renovated with modular tables, new lighting and paint, comfortable seating and a “makers center.” Principal Tanna Nicely praised librarian Viktoria Henderson for her vision in a ceremony held in front of the library’s new outer door. She also produced “staff

member of the month” certificates for Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre and Comcast’s Russell Byrd (who was unable to attend) as thanks for their support. Comcast held a “Comcast Cares Day” at the school last year and made a generous donation that helped fund the makeover. The school’s Kids Hope mentors and mentees also had a party with representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennes-

see, which matches adults and kids for the schoolbased program. After healthy snacks and bonding time, the students were presented with certificates, and the fifth-graders received a special salute. SKES has also been applauding Nicely, who recently completed her doctorate in education with an emphasis in leadership. She was graduated May 7 in commencement ceremonies at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.

Holding certificates honoring the completion of their last year with a mentor are, back row, fifth-graders Jada Delaney, Quintaia King, Chloe McMillan, Kaden Whaley; front, Makayla Clark, Dakota Peters and Matthew Fields.

Superintendent Jim McIntyre, center, school board member Amber Rountree (brandishing scissors) and librarian Viktoria Henderson (teal jacket, purple dress) cut the ribbon marking the official opening of the new SKES library. Photo by Betsy Pickle

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CHAPTER SEVEN: Story So Far: It is official: the new soccer team has the worst start in the schools sport history. Is there any way this team can get better? If the story of what happened to our team was in the movies, on television, or a YouTube video, this is the point at which I think things are supposed to look up. You know, the team starts to fight back. Opposing teams wouldn’t score all those points—because of us. Maybe one of us would drop dead from trying so hard, and then the rest of us would vow to win in his honor, and would, crying for joy that our best’s friend’s death was worth a plastic trophy with big ears.

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The facts of life chair, backwards, that means he’s my pal and we’re going to talk man-to-man. And I wasn’t even a man. This time he straddled my chair and looked around at all the slogans, pictures, and bits and pieces I had picked up and stuck to the wall. I stayed where I was, on my bed. “How’s it going?” he asked. “Okay.” My nose was still in the book. “Got a minute?” “Sure.” I lowered the book, not knowing what was coming, except I could tell it was going to be heavy lifting. He said, “How’s school?” “Okay.” “You really like it, don’t you?” “Most of it.” “When I went, I hated it.” “Sorry.” “Really hated it . . .” “Well, I like it,” I said. Then I suddenly had this wild notion that we were going to talk about sex! Trying not to show it, I got interested. I mean, we were overdue. “Ed . . . ,” he said. “How’s that soccer team you’re on?” “The what?” “The soccer team.” “Okay,” I said, not only feeling disappointed but wondering how he knew about the team. I hadn’t mentioned it. “I didn’t know you were on it, much less captain of the team. That’s quite an honor. How come you never told us any of this?” I shrugged. “It’s no big deal. I’m required to play. And Mr. Lester picked me for captain. Not the guys. Just the way he picked me to play goalie. I’m taller than the other guys.” “Better?” “Taller. Saltz is better.” “Beefy.” “All muscle,” I said loyally. He looked at me, his eyes gone shifty, so I knew some phony questions were working their way up. Sure enough, he asked, “How’s, uh, the team, you know, coming along?” “Wonderful,” I said, picking up my book so he knew I had more important things to do. “Really?” “If you know the answers, how come you’re asking?” “You never told me one way or the other.” “Someone did.” “Well, that’s . . . true.” He was silent for a moment. “I . . . uh . . . gather you’ve not . . . won . . . anything.” “Nope.” “Close?” “Not by light-years, and each light-year is about six trillion miles.” “Ed . . .” “Dad,” I said, “you wouldn’t be asking me this way if you didn’t know the answers. What’s on your mind? I’d like to read this.” “I just thought . . . you know . . . I’m concerned about your team. Not just me, Ed. A

bunch of bright guys like you. It’s . . . your attitude,” he blurted out. “You and the rest of the guys.” “How do you know?” “I had a call from Mr. Tillman, the school counselor.” “You’re kidding!” “I did. He’s worried about you and the rest of the boys on the team.” “How come?” “I just told you, your attitude.” “Because we get beaten?” “Because you don’t seem to care.” “What are we supposed to do? Cry? Sulk? Put our fists through the lockers? Take drugs? Go see Mr. Tillman and tell him we hate our fathers? Dad, we didn’t want to be on a team. We had to be. We stink. So what?” He shook his head. “That’s being a quitter.” “How can you accuse me of quitting when I didn’t want to join? If a guy breaks out of a torture chamber, is he a quitter? I mean, I do want to quit. We all do.” “Ed!” “I don’t want to talk about it.” After a few moments, he said, “A few of the dads were talking about this at the parents’ meeting last night. We’re going to hold some extra practices. Mr. Lester is all for it.” I threw my book down in disgust. “You’re kidding!” “Mean it.” “When?” “Saturday mornings.” “No way.” “Yes.” “Saturday I’m supposed to work with Lucy on our project.” “Who’s Lucy?” “A friend!” I said fiercely. He stood up. “Nine-thirty, fella. Havelock Field. You’re team captain. You’ve got to set an example.” He walked out of my room. I called Saltz. “Guess what?” I said. He said, “Havelock Field. Nine-thirty. Saturday. I’m strongest. Biggest. I have to set an example.” “I don’t believe it.” “No one asked you what you believe.” “What else did your folks say?” “That we were a disgrace.” “Ye gods . . .” “You going?” he asked. “Don’t have much choice.” “See ya,” he said. “Right,” and I hung up the phone. I was beginning to feel like a cancer under attack. After a moment, I called Lucy. “Lucy? This is Ed. I can’t work on our project Saturday morning.” “Why?” “Soccer team. I’ve got to practice being a hero.” “I can understand,” she said, which made it worse. I was hoping she was beyond understanding. (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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Rotating rooms to learn local history First-grade students at Mooreland Heights Elementary School experienced history recently during some project-based learning.

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Students selected a room to visit and then rotated among the classrooms afterward. Subjects included symbols, geography, people and history. Classrooms had three stations for each subject: a library with articles and videos, a “museum” of artifacts that helped students better understand the topic, and an expert station where kids could listen to and ask questions of an expert on each subject. The overall theme for the day was Tennessee, and students gathered as much information as possible from every room and each station before compiling data into a technical production. Also studying Tennessee, fifthgrade students assisted with the technical productions such as creating an electronic storybook and using puppets in front of a green screen to make a video.

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ville.org/content/summercamps-2016 or 594-1494. Awesome Oceans, 1-4 ■ McClung Museum p.m. Monday-Friday, July summer camps: 25-29, 516 N. Beaman St. Archaeokids: Exploring For ages 7-8. Cost: $105/ Ancient Art & Archaeology, $95 members. Info/regis1-4 p.m. July 11-15, 1327 tration: themuseknoxville. Circle Park Drive. For ages org/content/summer9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and camps-2016 or 594-1494. sixth graders). Cost: $110; Cooking up Science, $99 members. Info/registra- 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, tion: mcclungmuseum.utk. June 20-24, 516 N. Beaedu or 974-2144. man St. For ages 7-8. Cost: Dig It! Fun with Fos$85/ $75 members. Info/ sils, 1-4 p.m. June 20-24, registration: themuseknox1327 Circle Park Drive. For ville.org/content/summerages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth camps-2016 or 594-1494. and sixth graders). Cost: Explorers of the $110; $99 members. Info/ World, 9 a.m.-noon Monregistration: mcclung day-Friday, July 25-29, 516 museum.utk.edu or 974N. Beaman St. For ages 7-8. 2144. Cost: $85/ $75 members. Dino Explorers, 9-11 Info/registration: thea.m. June 7-9, 1327 Circle museknoxville.org/content/ East Tennessee History Society’s curator of education, Lisa Oakley, shows students the type of Park Drive. For ages 4-5. Cost: summer-camps-2016 or coat that may have been worn by Sam Houston or John Sevier. $35; $30 members. Info/reg594-1494. istration: mcclungmuseum. Make it Move, 9 a.m.utk.edu or 974-2144. noon Monday-Friday, June Jurassic Kids Camp, 6-10, 516 N. Beaman St. For 9-11 a.m. June 14-15, 1327 ages 7-8. Cost: $85/ $75 Circle Park Drive. For ages members. Info/registration: 2-3 with caregiver. Cost: themuseknoxville.org/con$25, caregiver free; $20 tent/summer-camps-2016 members. Info/registration: or 594-1494. mcclungmuseum.utk.edu or STEAM 101, 1-4 p.m., 974-2144. Monday-Friday, June 6-10, Little Artists Camp, 516 N. Beaman St. For ages 9-11 a.m. July 13-14, 1327 7-8. Cost: $85/ $75 memCircle Park Drive. For ages bers. Info/registration: the2-3 with caregiver. Cost: museknoxville.org/content/ $25, caregiver free; $20 summer-camps-2016 or members. Info/registration: 594-1494. mcclungmuseum.utk.edu or STEAM Sprouts, 9 a.m.974-2144. noon Monday-Friday, June Little Masters Camp, 6-10 or Aug. 15-19, 516 N. Bea9-11 a.m. June 21-23, 1327 man St. For ages 3-4. Cost: Circle Park Drive. For ages $85/ $75 members. Info/ 4-5. Cost: $35; $30 memregistration: themuseknoxbers. Info/registration: ville.org/content/summermcclungmuseum.utk.edu or camps-2016 or 594-1494. 974-2144. STEAM Sprouts Sto■ The Muse Knoxries, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 ville summer camps: p.m. Monday-Friday, July Katlyn Stines, Nayla Morales, Xavier Underwood and Jessica Weidner Awesome Oceans, 9 18-22, 516 N. Beaman St. learn about Tennessee’s state tree, the tulip poplar, from teacher a.m.-noon Monday-Friday, For ages 5-6. Cost: $85/ Lindsey Cohn. Photos by S. Barrett July 25-29, 516 N. Beaman $75 members. Info/regisSt. For ages 9-13. Cost: tration: themuseknoxville. $105/ $95 members. Info/ org/content/summerCharles Murray, Isabella Kesterson and Ava registration: themuseknox- camps-2016 or 594-1494. Laconca inspect artifacts.

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Poppies, pendants and more at Bennett Galleries By Carol Z. Shane “In Flanders field the poppies blow between the crosses row on row.� Canadian physician and Lt. Col. John McCrae wrote the famous poem in 1915, moved by the battlefield death of a friend during World War I. For 25 years, artist Margaret Scanlan has been growing and painting those same “Flanders poppies� – officially, Papaver rhoeas – and this month her work, along with the jewelry of Robin Haley, is featured at Bennett Galleries. Scanlan and her husband, Tom, grow the bright red beauties in their organic garden, she says, planting them in October for spring blooms and saving seeds from year to year. And when she’s not growing them, she’s painting them. “Art’s always been a part of our family,� says Scanlan’s daughter, Jennifer Dunn. About 10 years ago, Scanlan started photographing the flora. Though she’s been with Bennett since 1988 and has had “about 10� shows there, “this is the first time I’ve shown any photographs. The centers of these poppies are often overlooked because they are so small. These are their true colors. Cross-pol-

Jewelry maker Robin Haley casts replicas of ancient artifacts in pure gold and silver. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

up and repair of the original item, but “anything cool broken I leave; if it’s asymmetrical I’m fine with that. I don’t want to make it perfect.� The pieces retain the centuriesold wear of the artifacts; some religious talismans have been rubbed thin from constant handling. “The artifacts are the The Scanlan clan gathers to celebrate mom Margaret’s spectacular “Poppy Project� at Bennett Galleries. Shown are Greg and foundation of my business,� Jennifer Dunn, Kelsie Anderson, Margaret and Tom Scanlan. Young Will Dunn, stands in front. says Haley, who at the time of this interview was prelination has resulted through Haley is a California trans- her fashion jewelry line was Civil War artifacts – not her paring for a meeting with the years, in the spectacular plant currently living in picked up by Nordstrom. Af- prime area of interest. She Saks Fifth Avenue in New fordable and festive, it con- left. But “something told me variations from poppy to Nashville. York City. Haley has been crafting tains all natural gemstones. to go back.� At the show, she poppy.� “The Poppy Project� and The photos are indeed her unique pieces “for 35 “I don’t do plastic,� she says. met and befriended a collec“Robin Haley Mother’s Day fantasy-like. Observing the years – my whole life,� she But it’s her fine jewelry tor of ancient coins and artiJewelry Trunk Show� are on array of vivid colors and says. She received a degree that really captures the eye facts. Over the years she has view at Bennett Galleries, cultivated a network of such textures, it’s difficult to re- in fashion design from Los and the imagination. 5308 Kingston Pike, through member that, except for Angeles’ Fashion Institute Years ago, Haley arrived collectors. May 28. Info: 865-584-6791 Haley makes replicas of enlargement, they are not of Design and Merchandis- at an antiques show and was or bennettgalleries.com. altered in any way. ing and first experienced disappointed to discover the artifacts in pure gold and Send story suggestions to news@ Jewelry maker Robin mainstream success when that it was a presentation of silver. She does some clean- shoppernewsnow.com.

BIZ NOTES ■Joshalyn Hundley has joined First Tennessee as vice president and community development manager for Knox and Blount counties and the Tri-Cities in East Tennessee. A native Knoxvillian, Hundley holds a bachelor’s degree in business organization management from Tennessee Wesleyan College and a master’s degree in planning from UT-Knoxville. She serves on the board of United Way of Greater Knoxville and is a UT-Knoxville Chancellor’s Associate. ■Mike Clonce has been hired as senior vice president of lending/chief lending officer at UT Federal Credit Union. A graduate of ETSU, Clonce has more than 30 years of experience in upper level management and lending with financial institutions. Most recently, he was chief credit officer at American Trust Bank of East Tennessee.

who are dedicated to maintaining the safety and soundness of UT Federal Credit Union. Catlett is associate vice chancellor of development at UT- Knoxville and serves on the leadership team in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee.

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■Steve Catlett has been elected to UT Federal Credit Union’s board of directors. All nine members of the board are volunteers

■Cheryl Hill has been appointed to the Emerging Leaders in Maternal and Child Health Training Institute. She is one of only eight nutrition professionals in the nation selected to be part of this 12-month program. She is manager for the Healthy Weight Program for the Knox County Health Department. Hill earned a master’s degree in Nutrition and a master’s of Public Health from UT-Knoxville. She is a registered dietitian and a licensed dietitian nutritionist with more than 10 years of experience in public health.

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Music, arts, plants, wine and kids By Libby Morgan If you’ve ever wanted an excuse to take a short, scenic trip just north of Knox County, Saturday, June 4, is a great day to head that way. Art on Main: Next door to the Union County courthouse in Maynardville is the sixth annual Art on Main Festival from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with two national champion musicians, teenage thumb picker Parker Hastings and mountain dulcimer player Sarah Morgan, on the main stage. Chet Atkins will be honored with a special tribute prior to Hasting’s performance. Hastings has played with several of Atkins’ friends and band members. If you’re a musician of any ability, you’re welcome to join in the Union County tradition of pickin’ and grinnin’ on the porch and under the shade trees with friendly folks. On the grounds are glassblowing, metal art, corn shuck doll making, wood art and painting demonstrations, plus handmade and handcrafted goods, food, live plants and more for sale. Kids will have fun with train rides, face painting

Teenage thumb picking national champ Parker Hastings at the Country Music Hall of Fame earlier this year. Photo by Karen Skidmore Smith – Moments Framed in Time

and free art projects. Daylilies will be given away by Oakes Daylilies while they last. Admission is free. Healthy Kids Day: From 9 a.m.-1 p.m., a mile south of the courthouse at the Maynardville Public Library, the Union County UT

Global Finals come to Knoxville By Carol Z. Shane For a few days this month, Knoxville will be a global destination when the Ford Motor Company presents Destination Imagination Global Finals 2016 at the University of Tennessee and surrounding venues. A nonprofit dedicated to hands-on education in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics

(STEAM), and through social entrepreneurship challenges, DI’s mission, according to its website, is “to teach students the creative process and empower them with the skills needed to succeed in an ever-changing world.� Beginning on May 25, over 17,000 people, including over 8,000 of the world’s best and brightest grade-school students, will gather for “the world’s

ty. When you travel to the farmers’ territory, you’ll be able to snatch up produce picked hours (or minutes) before you put it in your car. You’ll see signs to the market at Wilson Park next door to the high school on Highway 33. The market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon, and on June 4, special events are added. The Winery at Seven Springs Farm: Three miles up the road from Art on Main, a special party is planned after the festival at the combination farm store/ tasting room/patio at Seven Springs Farm to Table. The farm produces award-winning wines, grass-fed Angus beef, fruits, berries and vegetables. Swamp Ghost, a band from Union County, will wrap up the festival entertainment and head up to The Winery to play from 5-7 p.m.

Extension Office will hold the annual Healthy Kids Day, with a ton of free activities, games and prizes. Union County Farmers Market: The farmers markets in the city may never see the best fresh food grown in Union Coun-

largest celebration of creativity.� More than 1,400 teams from 45 U.S. states and 14 countries will showcase their solutions to specific technical, scientific, musical and improvisational challenges, and enjoy workshops and interactive exhibits. On Saturday, May 28, the public is invited to take part in the first ever “Try Destination Imagination� event at the World’s Fair Park Amphitheater.

It is “the only for-thepublic event during the Global Finals,� says Abbigail Christensen, who is publicizing the event, and an opportunity for the Knoxville community to take on a challenge and experience firsthand what DI and the Global Finals are all about. “Try Destination Imagination� takes place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 28, at the World’s Fair Park Amphitheater.

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Fun, speakers and Elkmont workday It’s a good week to mention a laundry list of news going on with our some of our seven Rotary clubs. So let’s get rolling with this News & Notes roundup. ■Game Show Night is Friday: A quick reminder about the Rotary Club of Bearden’s fundraiser on Friday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bearden Banquet Hall. It is an opportunity for companies to recognize and celebrate their employees. Tables for 10 sell for $1,300 and only six tables remain available. If your company wants to buy a table, call Richard Bettis at 865-228-1523. ■Mayor Madeline Rogero will speak to Knoxville Breakfast Rotary at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Gettysvue Country Club. To reserve a spot, call Greg Maciolek at 675-5901 (Ext. 230). ■Gov. Bill Haslam will speak at the noon Tuesday, May 31, meeting of the Rotary Club of Knoxville at The Marriott. The meeting is open to all Rotarians and their guests. The Marriott ballroom has a seating capacity of 300, so please RSVP to the club office at kxrotary@ bellsouth.net or on its Facebook page. Lunch is

$11, payable in cash or check at the door. ■North Knoxville Rotary had a unique meeting on May 5. The club met at the WDVX Blue Plate Special free lunchtime music program at the Knoxville Visitors Center at noon. They enjoyed music from the group Three Star Revival. The free shows run Monday through Saturday. Harby’s Pizza & Deli catered the gathering and six pizzas and a week’s worth of salad were left over but taken to the Cerebral Palsy Home after the meeting. ■Work at Elkmont begins June 4: There are two changes to report about the Rotary Club of Knoxville’s workday to help restore the amphitheater at the Elkmont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The club’s Work Day will be on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s a change from the earlier starting time of 9 a.m. Also, president Sandy Martin says that the work will continue through lunch and asks that you bring your own sack lunch and the club will provide drinks and snacks for a picnic at Elkmont, not at Metcalf Bottoms.

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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.

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 Planetarium presentations: “Decoding the Stars: Spirituals and the Underground Railroad,” 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., The Muse Knoxville, Info: themuseknoxville.org. 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.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 19-22 “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre. com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com; 208-3677.

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. Info: Amanda Middleton, amiddle5@utk.edu or 974-5654; clarencebrowntheatre.com/gala.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 Annual croquet tournament, 10:30 a.m., UT RecSports Field Complex across from Dead End BBQ on Sutherland Ave. Hosted by the Knoxville Opera Guild. Participation open to the public; no experience necessary. Tickets: $100. Info/tickets: knoxvilleopera. com. Art Extravaganza in the Gap, 6-9 p.m., Festival Park, 521 Colwyn Ave., Cumberland Gap. Evening of art, music, food and wine tasting fundraiser for The Harrogate Book Station’s Children’s Program and for the programs of C.G. Artists Co-op. Tickets: $25. Info: cumberlandgapartistscoop.com. 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. Rummage sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Alice Bell Baptist Church, 3305 Alice Bell Road. Info: 522-0137.

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Repticon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Kerbela Shriners building, 315 Mimosa

“Old Bear and His Cub,” 10:30 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 470-7033.

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 Knoshville Jewish Food Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Arnstein Jewish Community Center (AJCC), 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Admission free; minimum food purchase, $10. Also featuring: Israeli dancing, music and an art gallery. An AJCC pool open house, 1-5 p.m.; pool use is free to the community. All invited. Outdoor pool opening, 1-6 p.m., West Side Y, 400 N. Winston Road. Info: 690-9622. Tea & Tattle with guest Nina Martyris, 3 p.m., Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Tickets: $40. Info/tickets: mabryhazen.com/tea or 522-8661.

MONDAY, MAY 23 The Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp Golf Tournament to raise money for Helen Ross McNabb Center, Holston Hills Country Club. Registration, 7 a.m.; shotgun start, 8:30. Volunteers and sponsors welcome. Info/registration: mcnabbcenter.org. Computer Workshop: Excel, 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215- 8700. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 588-8813. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted. Shakespeare for Kids, 11 a.m., Howard Pinkston Branch Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 573-0436. West Knox Book Club: “Animal Wise,” 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 5888813.

TUESDAY, MAY 24 “Celebrate Summer: Container Gardens for Season-Long Cheer,” 11 a.m., Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by Master Gardner Lynn Carlson. Free and open to the public. Info: 9512653. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission. “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. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 10:30 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 573-1772. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 2:30 p.m., Murphy Branch Library, 2247 Western Ave., LT Ross Bldg. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 5217812.

TUESDAYS, MAY 24-JUNE 28 Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $60. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, May 23. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: Dawn Coppock. All-inclusive lunch, $12. RSVP by Monday, May 23. Info/RSVP 983-3740. “Old Bear and His Cub,” 11 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 470-8663. “Prayers the Devil Answers” lecture and book signing by Sharyn McCrumb, 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Light reception, 6:30. Program is free and open to the public. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 25-26 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 “Celebrate Summer: Container Gardens for Season-Long Cheer,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardner Lynn Carlson. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Sharpie Tie-Dye workshop, 10-11:15 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. For elementary age kids and older. Bring a light-colored Tshirt or bandanna. Info: 525-1541. Sugar High!, 8-9:30 p.m., Sugar Mama’s, 135 S. Gay St. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Nashville’s Bryce Damuth. Variety Thursday: featuring The Young Fables, 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.

SATURDAY, MAY 28 Family Search in Detail, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St.. Info/registration: 215-8809. 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. Knoxville Track Club EXPO 10K and 5K, 8 a.m., 100 Block of Gay Street. All pre- and post-race activities will be held in Jackson Terminal. Info/registration: ktc. org or Kristy Altman, knoxvilletrackclub@gmail.com. Local author Dewaine Speaks will talk and sign books, 2-4 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. “Rugby Roots” music and performing arts festival, noon-6 p.m., Historic Rugby Victorian village. Featuring British and Appalachian music, dancing and storytelling. Tickets: daytime performances, $12; evening concert only, $8; combined ticket, $17. Tickets available in advance or onsite. Info/tickets: historicrugby.org.

SATURDAY-MONDAY, MAY 28-30 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.

MONDAY, MAY 30 QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

TUESDAY, MAY 31 Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission. “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, JUNE 1 Karns Volunteer Fire Department visit, 10:30 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Learn about fire safety and sit in the big fire truck. Info: 470-8663.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 1-2 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Variety Thursday: featuring Jazzspirations, 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, JUNE 3 First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works Brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Jenn Snyder from Columbia, S.C. Opening night for “The Word” exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N Broadway. Exhibit on display June 3-24. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676, or BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com. Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s June featured artists: Patricia Herzog and Diana Dee Sakar, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display May 31-June 26. Info: 525-5265; artmarketgallery.net; on Facebook.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 The 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville Gala, 7 p.m., Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Site. Theme: “I Am My Brother’s Keeper.” Guest speaker: former UT player and current AAU basketball coach Bobby Cornell Maze. Gala dedicated to Zaevion Dobson. Tickets: $60. Info: president Eston Williams, Eston.Williams@100bmok.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 sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Hosted by the Water Quality Forum. Preorders recommended for the 50-gallon Ivy rain barrel. Cost: $70. Deadline to preorder: Sunday, May 29. Info/ preorder: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 4-5 Arts & Crafts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Lenoir City Park beside Fort Loudoun Lake. Hosted by GFWC Suburbia Woman’s Club of Lenoir City. Crafters and food vendors are welcome. Info/ vendor applications: lenoircityartsandcraftsfestival.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

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