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June July 29, 15, 2013 2016

BUZZ Proposals sought for SOUP event Proposals are being sought to compete for funding for the next SOUP dinner, to be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike. Knoxville SOUP is a dinner and micro-funding event designed to raise money for creative projects that are proposed, voted on and enacted by members of the community. Application deadline to submit a project proposal or be a featured artist is June 29. Info/ application: KnoxvilleSOUP. org.

By Betsy Pickle

Downtown Downhill The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club will celebrate the opening of the Devil’s Racetrack, a double black diamond downhill trail ready for those with adequate skills. Activities start at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Baker Creek Preserve. Look for bike demonstrations from 9 to 4; guided rides for kids, starting at 10:30 a.m., for beginner, intermediate and advanced; a women’s only Bell Joy Ride; food trucks; custom cold beverages from Alliance Brewing Co.; a nd an IMBA Pro session on the racetrack at 1:30 p.m.

Snowden outlines criteria for roads If there’s one thing taxpayers love to complain about, it’s roads. Jim Snowden, deputy director of Knox County Engineering and Public Works, knows this firsthand. “Everybody wants their road improved – I want my road improved,� said Snowden. “But we have to have a scientific way of going about that.�

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Qualified apology to Bill Dunn The war of words between state Rep. Bill Dunn and school board member Amber Rountree rages on. Dunn complained, accurately, that he said a letter supporting school vouchers was from the board chair, not the entire school board .... But that’s just part of the story, writes Betty Bean, who listened to a two-hour tape of the committee meeting.

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South Knoxville often seems to be living in two eras: the past and the future. The owners of the new SoKno Market want to connect those and offer something meaningful to the present.

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Brad Griffin, Benji Fowler and Travis Griffin stand in front of their new business, SoKno Market, a coffee and ice cream shop they hope will become a gathering place for the community. Photo by Betsy Pickle

Virtual Academy to expand By Sandra Clark The Tennessee Virtual Academy, an online school for grades K-8 administered by Union County Public Schools, is enrolling for the upcoming school year. UCPS Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter said he received perJimmy Carter mission to open enrollment from Dr. Candice McQueen, state commissioner of education. New enrollment had been suspended for two years after former Commissioner Kevin Huffman at-

tempted to close the school. “We were down to about 350 students (for the upcoming school year), but now expect to enroll 800,� Carter said. “I’ve capped enrollment at 1,000.� The Virtual Academy is treated as another Union County school by state officials, and the county receives the state’s usual per-pupil allocation for each enrollee. UCPS then contracts with K-12 Inc. to operate the program. UCPS retains a percent of the revenue for administrative overhead. Opponents say the Virtual Academy lacks accountability and diverts public funds to a private corporation. Even with

diminished enrollment, Union County financial records show income of $1,041,818 per month for four months (February-May) of 2015 and income of $665,577 per month for six months (August 2015-January 2016), or a total of $8.16 million. That number will climb with increased enrollment. Parents say the school works well for kids who encounter physical or social challenges in a regular school. It also works for kids who travel with parents or those who miss school for medical treatment. K12 says TNVA offers statecertified teachers using superior teaching tools, all provided free

of charge to participating families. A parent or other responsible adult serves as a “learning coach� to the child. In addition to providing individualized learning, TNVA provides the structure, administrative support, oversight, accountability and testing required of all public schools. Carter said students will have three comprehensive tests: one at the beginning of the school year to establish a baseline; another at mid-year to establish progress; and the final exams given to all Tennessee students. The final will be monitored and administered independently of parents or coaches. Info: tnva.k12.com

Fulton wrestler to represent USA in Australian By Betty Bean

Here’s how Elijah Davis has spent his first few weeks of summer vacation: He gets up at 6 a.m. to get ready for school. The Fulton High School honor student is enrolled in Project Grad’s Summer Institute at Pellissippi State’s Magnolia campus, a 20-minute bicycle ride from his East Knoxville home. He has classes in English, robotics and art. His mom works all day, so when he gets out of class at 1:30, he hops back on his bike and rides over to the Boys and Girls Club to spend the afternoon. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he pedals north to Fulton for wrestling practice at 5:30 and summer football workouts after that. At 9:30, he gets back on his bike and rides home. What does he do when it rains? “It hasn’t rained yet,� he said (barely cracking a smile). He’s only 15, but Tynesha Davis doesn’t worry too much about Elijah riding his bike around town because she shepherded him through an online course in bicycle safety when he was 12, and she knows he’s very responsible (he earned a 3.6 grand point av-

erage spring semester and wants to study electrical engineering in college). The two of them have been involved in volunteer work through their churches and on their own. For the last two months, they’ve been raising money to finance a trip to Australia, where Elijah

has been invited to represent Tennessee on the DownUnder Sports Central Conference Wrestling Team in Brisbane, Australia. Two weeks ago, with the help of dozens of friends, relatives, organizations, church groups and total strangers, they hit their baseline goal – $5,200 – plus an additional

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Tynesha and Elijah Davis have spent the past three months raising money for his trip to Australia, where he will represent Tennessee in an international wrestling tournament. Photo submitted

$170. The Davises were ecstatic, but they realize that this won’t cover include spending money for Elijah, nor plane fare for Tynesha to escort him as far as Los Angeles, so they’re still scrambling. Elijah has an active gofundme page (gofundme.com/elitnwrestling), and they had another fundraiser last week. Elijah started wrestling in middle school, placed third in his weight class in the regionals and went to the state tournament this year, as a freshman. When the invitation letter came, Tynesha asked if he really wanted to do it. “He said, ‘Australia? Of course.’� She was shocked at the price tag, and suggested they sleep on it. “We didn’t want to be hasty, but once I paid the $300 registration fee to secure his place, I said ‘Son, you’re going. We don’t have $300 to waste.’ We’ve worked very hard so he would be able to go.� Tynesha started reaching out to her extended family, and her mother, Yvonne Davis, shared the information with her minister, Pastor Johnny Reid of Wilder

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health & lifestyles

If mama ain’t happy … As an OB/GYN with Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Brooke Foulk, MD, treats women who are in every stage of life, from the first pap smear, through childbearing years into menopause and geriatric care. “You can develop strong relationships with women and their families, and you are there for some of the most exciting, emotional and important times in their lives,” Foulk says. But among all her patients there is one very common denominator. Women have a habit of putting themselves last in line when it comes to health and wellness. “We are the only ones who will look out for our own health and wellbeing,” Foulk says. “Yet, as women, we tend to put everyone and everything above our own needs.” No matter what else a woman may be involved in, she is often a caregiver by default. “A lot of us take care of our husbands, our children or our aging parents,” Foulk says. “We work, we do the laundry, we cook, we clean and we get groceries.” Some women do all of that with little or no support. It’s no wonder most women don’t feel they have time to think about exercise, healthy eating habits, adequate sleep and mental well-being. The irony is that if a woman doesn’t take care of herself, she’s less likely to be able to adequately care for others. As the saying goes, “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” That could be expanded to say, “If mama ain’t healthy, ain’t nobody happy.” “By the time a lot of my patients get around to caring for themselves after their kids are grown and out of the house, it’s almost too late,” Foulk says. “A patient waits un-

Brooke Foulk, MD, moments after helping deliver Guillermo “Mo” Diaz-Ramos. Diaz-Ramos’ mother, Denisse, is one of Foulk’s many patients and a great family friend as well. “You can develop strong relationships with women and their families, and you are there for some of the most exciting, emotional and important times in their lives,” Foulk says.

til she finds a breast mass, which could’ve been picked up two years earlier on a mammogram; she waits until she has a heart attack instead of changing her diet and getting adequate exercise; she waits until she breaks her hip instead of screening her bone density and working to keep her bones healthy.” Yearly checkups are important because a woman’s medical problems can often be detected early and dealt with before they turn into more threatening issues. Most health insurance plans cover the cost of a “well-woman visit,” because it is a preventive service. A well-woman visit helps you get the preventive care you need, including screenings that can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. By finding a condition

early in a screening, you may also and colorectal cancer screenings. be able to take action to lower your Women of every age should risk of life threatening events later, consider tests for sexually transsuch as strokes or heart attacks. mitted diseases.* The Centers for Disease Control reports incidences of syphilis among seniors are up by more than 50 percent, with chlamydia up more than 30 percent. Tests and screenings are often There is no age limit on STDs, and recommended based on a woman’s older women are not immune. age or stage in life. Blood pressure and cholesterol should be checked for women of every age, and every The Centers for Disease Control woman should be screened for cerrecommends several vaccinations vical cancer and diabetes. When a woman is in her 40s, for adults. Women should receive it’s time to talk to a doctor about a flu vaccine every year and a breast cancer screenings. Yearly booster shot for tetanus/dipthemammograms are recommended ria/pertussis every 10 years. At age starting at age 40. Women age 50 60, a vaccination against shingles and older are also encouraged to is recommended (even if you’ve alhave bone mineral density screen- ready had shingles). ings, to check for osteoporosis, Doctors also recommend pnue-

Recommended tests and screenings

Vaccinations

mococcal and meningococcal vaccines for some patients. If you were born in 1957 or later and you haven’t had a shot for measles, mumps and rubella, that may be recommended, too. Vaccinations for chicken pox, hepatitis A and hepatitis B are also available. Gardasil is an immunization that has been shown to prevent cervical cancer in some women. This vaccination is recommended before a woman reaches the age of 30. If it sounds confusing and even overwhelming, it’s all the more reason to schedule an appointment with a doctor who can help you sort out what you need to be at your best. A yearly visit to the doctor’s office is also a good time to talk about personal issues that might be affecting your emotional health. A doctor’s office is a place where confidentiality is a priority. “Women trust OB/GYNs with the most personal information and interactions you can have with a doctor,” Foulk says. “I love getting to know women and families.” Foulk says women should make health and happiness a priority. “Stay up to date on health screenings, and focus on health and well-being,” she says. “Do what you love, and the others around you will be happier and healthier too.” For more information about the services offered by Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists, call 865-541-1122. * Screening guidelines recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a commission of non-federal experts in prevention. USPSTF recommendations are evidencebased. This means that science supports USPSTF screening guidelines. The USPSTF is made up of primary care providers.

Posting perfection You see them every time you click on social media. Moms are online bragging about their children’s accomplishments, from first steps to potty training, to getting a driver’s license. Social media has become a very public bulletin board for pictures of newborns at the hospital, children on the first day of school, ballgames, recitals, prom night and graduation. Proud mothers have found a place to continually show evidence of perfect parenting skills. But what if your parenting skills aren’t so perfect? Brooke Foulk, MD, believes social media puts a lot of moms under a tremendous amount of unnecessary pressure. “When women judge and compare themselves to others, which is becoming even more prevalent with social media these days, we continually feel inadequate and imperfect,” Foulk says. Many articles and reports have

been written about protecting the privacy of our children online. There hasn’t been as much about protecting a mom’s sense of selfworth. “I see so many mothers who are worried about being perfect and doing everything right,” Foulk says. She tells them that there is no such thing as perfect parenting or one way of parenting that is always going to be right for every child. “If you love your kids and do your best, then that is what’s right for you and for them,” Foulk says. She tells her patients that “people don’t put pictures on Facebook when they’re having an awful day, when they’re struggling with temper tantrums, when their kids won’t eat healthy food, when they haven’t had time for a shower or when their house is a disaster.” It is often said that “perception is reality,” and if you perceive other parents are having both good days and bad days, it’s a re-

ality you can live with. The pictures and posts on social media often fuel a perception that most kids and their parents are perfect. Not only is that harder to live up to, it’s not reality. “Most parents only post happy times with smiling families in a perfectly clean house with a beautifully prepared, healthy meal,” Foulk says, “which makes mothers who are depressed, grieving or struggling feel even lower.” What’s a mom to do? Foulk likes to quote her 92-yearold grandmother who says, “Do your best. It’s all a mule can do!” Foulk says mothers should be proud of who they are and what they’re doing, even if it doesn’t always turn out perfectly. “You are right if you breastfeed or formula feed; if you work outside the home or are a stay-

Social media often times becomes a public display for perfection in parenting, but Brooke Foulk, MD, tells her patients to focus on what’s best for their families and not worry about what they are seeing on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

at-home mom; if your kids only eat organic or if you have to scramble for fast food because of limited time and funds; if you had a vaginal delivery or a Csection; if your kids go to public school, private school or they are home schooled; if they are gifted or struggle in school,” Foulk says. “You are doing what is right for you, and for your kids and family.” Social media won’t go away anytime soon, and it’s certainly natural to want to post what you’re proud of. But if you feel overwhelmed or even bullied by the virtual perception of perfection online, put away the tablet and the smart phone, close the laptop, and go enjoy some real quality time with your very real family.

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Repaving choices based on science, not whimsy If there’s one thing taxpayers love to complain about, it’s roads.

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Jim Snowden, deputy director of Knox County Engineering and Public Works, knows this firsthand. “Everybody wants their road improved – I want my road improved,� said Snowden. “But we have to have a scientific way of going about that.� It begins with a list of about 200 miles of road – one-tenth of what the county is responsible for maintaining – for which repaving requests have been made. Every road is assigned a numerical score rating its condition, which is added to a “pavement index.� “We look at every road requested every year, as well as the patching work orders, to try to create a list that best serves the public,� Snowden said. “The money that’s entrusted to us, we try to put on the ground in asphalt to the roads that are in the worst condition or in the most need.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■Colonial Village Neighborhood Association. Info: Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_caruthers@hotmail.com. ■Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Association meets 6 p.m. each first Tuesday, Gondolier Italian Restaurant, Chapman Highway, 7644 Mountain Grove Drive. The public is invited. Info: Liston Matthews, 316-6486. ■Knoxville Tri-County Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Connie’s Kitchen, 10231 Chapman Highway,

SoKno Market SoKno Market, 2014 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway, is in the building that used to house Goddard’s Deli. The deli was a popular hangout for Doyle High School students from the time it opened in 1982. SoKno Market owners Brad Griffin and Travis Griffin, who are brothers, and Benji Fowler and Jody King, who are now brothers-in-law, were among those students. “This was the place to come,â€? says Travis Griffin. “I actually met my wife here. She worked at the deli 25 years ago.â€? “It was a gas station/convenience store and was just like any convenience store in that sense,â€? says Fowler, who with Travis Griffin and King graduated from Doyle in 1990. “But the reason people came here was Aileen Goddard. She was a great cook, and she did a deli. “This was a trusted place. It was actually a place parents would want you to be. And that’s what has been absent in this community since ‌ it closed.â€? Fowler, King and Travis Griffin had been dreaming and talking about opening a coffeehouse for years. Travis talked Brad, Doyle class of 1987, his partner in Griffin Electric Co., into coming along for the ride. “We didn’t want to reinvent Goddard’s,â€? says Fowler, who is now a trained barista. “We wanted to do something new, for a new generation of people. So we are primarily a coffeehouse that offers great sandwiches.â€?

Jim Snowden talks to members of the South-Doyle Neighborhood Association. Photo by Betsy Pickle

“A lot of people think we just make it up, but there’s a lot of work that goes into that list. Every year, we get some off the list, but we always get even more back on the list.� Snowden said that Knox County is considering implementing a pavementmanagement system similar to one used by Metro Nashville that includes laser analysis of roads. Snowden found mostly sympathetic ears during his talk at the South-Doyle Neighborhood Association meeting last week. It helped that he’s a neighbor. It also helped that he got a ringing endorsement from member Seymour. Info: facebook.com/ TriCountyLions/info. ■Lake Forest Neighborhood Association. Info: Molly Gilbert, 209-1820 or mollygilbert@yahoo.com. ■Lindbergh Forest Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each third Wednesday, Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike. Info: Kelley DeLuca, 660-4728, kelleydeluca@gmail.com. ■Old Sevier Community Group meets 7 p.m. each third Thursday, South Knoxville Elementary School library, 801 Sevier Ave. Info: Gary E. Deitsch, 573-7355 or garyedeitsch@bellsouth.net. ■South Haven Neighborhood

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“And ice cream,� chimes in Brad Griffin. The market also serves “nitro coffee,� a cold-brewed coffee. King, who travels for work and was in California on the day of the Shopper interview, discovered the trend while on the road. “When you pour one, it looks like a Guinness,� says Brad Griffin. “It is delicious. It takes all the bitterness out of the coffee. It’s just a totally different coffee experience.� The market has offered nitro coffee since its “soft opening� in November. Now, its coffee partner is Vienna Coffee of Maryville, which began doing nitro coffee about the same time. “It’s popular with a lot of people who are into coffee,� Griffin says. Fowler notes that Starbucks recently announced it would start selling nitro coffee. The shop offers Chadwick Churn ice cream, which is made in Friendsville. Promoting local businesses and artists is important to the owners. “We also offer a variety of local artists and artisans’ (creations),� says Travis Griffin. First they approached friends and former schoolmates they thought might be interested, and then others asked if they could display their works for sale as well. Photographs, paintings, pottery, jewelry, knives, motivational signs, goat soap and even handmade violins are among the offerings. Fowler, who formerly was student minister at Stock

Mike Brown, the county commissioner who represents South Knox. Brown told the other members: “There’s two or three key people when you’re commissioner you need to have as your best buddies because day or night, whatever, (someone says), ‘I’ve got this problem,’ ‘I’ve got that problem.’ For seven years and 10 months, every time I’ve called this man right here, it’s done.� In addition to paving, the department also restripes roads, fabricates and installs road signs and cuts down growth encroaching on roads. It also is responsible for problems with residents not keeping their property up to code. The biggest county repaving project in South Knoxville this year is Tipton Station Road, including the connecting section of Martin Mill Pike that starts at Gov. John Sevier Highway. Snowden said the project will encompass about six miles and cost $500,000, with the state providing 98 percent of the funding and the county covering the other 2 percent. In the South-Doyle area, the county also will be paving Neubert Springs Road. On the other side of South Knox, Sevierville Pike is

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, kevin teeters018@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, 789-8875, or Brandon Hamilton, 809-3685. â– South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. Info: Shelley Conklin, 686-6789. â– South-Doyle Neighborhood

Creek Baptist Church and now pastors Aroma Church, which meets at South-Doyle High School, used to utilize places like Starbucks and Panera Bread as his “office.� He hopes SoKno residents will feel welcome to do the same at SoKno Market, which offers free wifi. “We’d like to have some nice things that we don’t have to drive across the Henley Bridge� to reach, he says. “I’m not opposed to driving to Maryville or downtown or West Knoxville, but it does get tiring.� The owners/friends have deep roots in South Knoxville. Fowler’s great-aunt was Mildred Doyle, longtime Knox County school superintendent. His family donated the land for Charter E. Doyle Park, named for his greatgreat grandfather, in 1984. The Griffin brothers spent the early part of their lives living at John Sevier’s Marble Springs, where their parents served as caretakers while their father was earning his master’s degree in social work. Their grandfather bought a farm on Neubert Springs Road in 1952. “Our grandmother used to attend the barn dances at the Neubert Springs Hotel,� Brad says. “That’s how he fell in love and married her.� The Griffins have done most of the remodeling at SoKno Market, including using wood from old barns in South Knoxville to add interest to the walls. The owners say they’ve taken their time learning the business. They hope soon to open a private room for parties. “We’re ready to be more than just community word of mouth,� says Fowler. “We’re ready for people.�

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due for a major reworking in fiscal year 2020. “What we see a lot there is run-off-the-road accidents, some head-ons,� said Snowden. “What we’d like to try to do is make some wider lanes – not widen it per se like from two lanes to four, but make it two lanes with shoulders.� Some sections may also get a center turn lane. One other major upcoming project will be replacing a “structurally substandard� bridge over Gap Creek on Kimberlin Heights Road near Porterfield Gap Road. Built in 1930, the bridge’s most recent sufficiency rating was 59.6 out of 100. “We’re using some prefab construction to try to expedite the process,� said Snowden. “Instead of pouring the concrete like you usually see on a lot of bridges, we’re going to use a concrete arch structure that actually comes in segments.� Brown is helping the Tennessee Department of Transportation compile a list of railroad crossings that need improvements. Anyone wishing to report on a crossing can reach him at 865-577-4715. To report a problem to Engineering & Public Works, call 865-215-5800, 24/7.

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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Missionary Baptist Church. Tynesha talked to her pastor, Phillip Hamilton Sr. at Children of God Ministries, and to the Rev. James Davis at Eternal Life Ministry. Tynesha is very grateful to Davis and his congregation for their generous early donations, which helped secure a matching grant on May 1 from DownUnder Sports. She’s also grateful to the Fulton High School Alumni Association, which donated $1,000, not including a bunch of pancake breakfast tickets purchased by individual members. She said she’d love to thank Corinne Crawford, who also gave $1,000, but she doesn’t know how to find her, and she’s deeply touched by a gift from “8 Lives On,� a foundation run by Ukennia

CALL FOR ARTISTS ■All artists are invited to a Dogwood Arts brainstorming session 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at the Dogwood Arts Office, 123 W. Jackson Ave. Info/RSVP: kcreason@dogwoodarts.com or Facebook. ■Arts In The Park, “Art In The Heart of Hamblen County,� a one-day celebration of visual and performing arts scheduled for Sept. 17, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 350 W. Ninth North St. in Morristown, will accept artists’ applications through July 15. Arts In The Park is a juried event. All work must be original to and created by the exhibitor. Info/application: morristownart.org. ■The Tennessee Arts Commission is accepting application for its Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants until 4:30 p.m. (CST) Friday, July 1. The grants will be distributed throughout all arts disciplines as recognized

Arinze, whose six-year-old daughter Zykia Burns was one of the children killed in the tragic school bus collision on Asheville Highway in 2014. And there are too many more to single out by name. The Summer Institute classes are done June 17, so Elijah will have some time to think about the adventure that’s before him. He’s looking forward to seeing some kangaroos, and he’s excited about a three-day visit to Hawaii on the way back. Like his mother, Elijah is grateful to all the people who have helped him. “Tell them thank you, and I appreciate that they would give money out of their paychecks to help me go somewhere and do something to help me grow.�

by the Tennessee Arts Commission, including dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts. Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

REUNION NOTES ■Central High School Class of 1964’s 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. ■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: July 15. Reservations/payment: Fulton High School 1966 Reunion, c/o Doug Welch, 890 Hansmore Place, Knoxville TN 37919. Info: Dougwelch1948@ yahoo.com.

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Football ahead: Remember Tennessee-Florida 2004 By royal decree, there are no off days from fretting about Florida. Here’s how it is, folks. The door to Atlanta is secured with lots of locks. The Gators hold one of the keys. The Vols will almost certainly fail to reach the SEC championship opportunity if they don’t stop the streak. Every day, even three months out, is the correct time to keep that in mind. Florida has won 11 in a row. Tennessee was last triumphant in 2004. Think about it. Thousands of little children have no concept of a Vol victory in what should be spirited, relatively even competition. On some of those sad Saturdays the Gators were clearly superior. Other times, Vol blunders were pivotal. There were routs

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and a few squeakers. Details be damned, the net results are bad if not shameful. A great philosopher, in this case UT receiver coach Zach Azzanni, said “It is what it is.� Zach said what we all see, that it hasn’t been much of a rivalry lately, that the Gators have had their way time after time. Zach also said the Vols are doing everything they can to change that. Let us never forget 2004. That was a landmark Vol victory, made better be-

cause the losers suffered anguish, even bitterness. Florida broke a 21 tie with an 81-yard pass and run with eight minutes remaining. Tennessee countered with an 11-play drive, capped by an Erik Ainge pass to Jayson Swain. Heaven help us, James Wilhoit missed the tying extra point. Florida, up 28-27, was attempting to run out the clock. After third down, where the Vols got a stop, receiver Dallas Baker and defender Jonathan Wade entered into an altercation. Gators said Wade started it with a head slap. Baker responded in kind. Official Bobby Moreau saw the second blow and assessed 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. The clock was stopped

with 55 seconds remaining. By the grace of God, officials forgot to restart it. Florida punted. Tennessee got close enough for Wilhoit’s redemption, a 50-yard field goal to win with a few seconds to spare. After much yelling and screaming about cheating and foul play and unforgivable official blindness, Florida received a mid-week apology from the SEC office. That really helped. Joy has since been scarce. In 2005, Jonathan Hefney fumbled a punt. Florida won. Chris Leak, who initially committed to UT before choosing the Gators, said Peyton Manning helped him win the 2006 game. Leak attended the Manning summer camp. Peyton answered a thousand questions.

Other Vols contributed to that setback. Tennessee was minus-11 yards rushing. Tennessee fans thought the 59-20 disaster in 2007 symbolized approaching mediocrity. What Florida saw was Tim Tebow rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for two. While you weren’t looking, Cam Newton produced a late TD. Obviously, that was before the laptop incident and his migration. The Gators scored 17 in the first quarter in 2008. Game over. Lane Kiffin promised to sing Rocky Top “all night long� after his Vols whipped the Gators in Gainesville in 2009. Urban Meyer was properly provoked. He wanted to win by 75 but prevailed only by 10. CBS chose Kiffin for the postgame in-

terview. Urban was doubleticked. Derek Dooley did nothing to change the trend. Butch Jones said the 10-9 loss in 2014 “was probably the lowest moment in my career.� Last season might have been second lowest. The Vols, up by 13 with five minutes to go, completely, totally and utterly unraveled. The Gators converted three fourth downs and won a shocker, 28-27. The winning play, a 63-yard touchdown pass, came on fourth and 13. That may have been when the Bob Shoop idea germinated. There you have 11 compelling reasons for no time off from fretting about Florida. Need I say more? Marvin West welcomes your views. His address is westwest@netzero.com

For planning to stick, communities must step up Like most responsible adults, my life is crazy, so I start my day with a prioritized list. In theory, this keeps me from getting distracted and spending all day watching “Parks and Recreation.� Planning is important. If we think things through ahead of time, we’re less likely to make rash decisions and more likely to achieve our goals. Last week, the updated Northwest County Sector Plan went before the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission for approval. This document, which was last updated 12 years ago, will guide development in the sector that 30 percent of Knox County residents call home. Karns, Ball Camp, Am-

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herst, Cedar Bluff, Hardin Valley and Solway areas are included in the northwest sector. MPC staff, led by senior planner Liz Albertson, has been collecting feedback for the update since fall of 2014. Several community meetings were hosted and 476 surveys were completed. If your eyelids are getting heavy, resist the urge to reach for the remote, because this is what you need to know: by 2025, population in the northwest sector is projected to rise by

10,000 to 17,000. And you thought traffic on Hardin Valley Road was bad now! If the end goal is to retain the “small town feeling� that’s so valued in communities like Karns, now is the time to think things through, and that’s what the plan does. It recommends certain types of development in particular areas (mixed-use special districts), like the Solway Corridor. It recommends creation of a Scenic and Highway Corridor Overlay District that would allow communities to establish guidelines for new development, like architectural design and sign regulations. It also recommends new zoning districts that could protect farmland and rural landscapes, like conserva-

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do. And it will require us to talk to neighbors, email our elected officials and speak up at meetings. Approval of the updated Northwest County Sector Plan was postponed for a month because one developer said he hadn’t seen it yet, even though it’s been available online for two months. Let’s not let developers be in control of planning.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■Eleanor Yoakum, board chair of First Century Bank, was honored with a portion of U.S. 25E renamed the Eleanor Yoakum Highway. Noting her husband, William A. Dunavant Jr., also had a road named for him, she said: “I guess you could call us a two-road family.

■Pete DeBusk said he goes “back a long way with Eleanor.� Then, nodding at her membership on the board of East Tennessee State University and his leadership of Lincoln Memorial University, he said, “LMU here, we’re gonna take over ETSU.� – S. Clark

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Will Sanders supporters turn out when Bernie’s not on the ballot? Could there be a more thankless job than chair of the Knox County Democratic Party? There are no Democratic countywide officeholders. Republicans control all but two seats on the 11-member County Commission. But Democratic Party chair Cameron Brooks has made it his personal mission not to allow Republicans to run unopposed for commission, so he took on the Sisyphean task of recruiting candidates. And he has been, relative to other years, quite successful. This year, six credible Democrats will contend for commission seats in the August general election. But here’s the rub. Brooks is like the unlucky guy the gods condemned to spend an eternity rolling the boulder up the hill – for all his herculean efforts, even those last two Democratic-controlled seats could be in jeopardy. In the first district, which is traditionally African-American and reliably Democratic, the question seems to be will Bernie Sanders supporters show up to vote in an election when their guy’s not on the ballot? Will they come back and vote for the candidate they put on the ballot? Community activist Rick Staples was considered the district favorite in the primary, but finished with 200 votes less than educator Evelyn Gill, and a precinct-by-precinct analysis

Betty Bean showed that Gill’s successes mirrored those of Sanders. Election Commission boss Cliff Rodgers observed that a crowd of new voters, many of whom were wearing Sanders gear, showed up to sign up on the last day of voter registration. The precincts on the fringes of the district were feeling the Bern and supported Gill. The traditional wards in the center of the district went for Hillary Clinton and Staples. There is such intense dissatisfaction with the primary outcome among Staples’ supporters that they want to run a write-in campaign. The deadline to get that started is June 15, and Staples is being urged by Democrats not to do it. And the turmoil begs a question: If Staples supporters don’t vote for the Democratic nominee, and Sanders supporters don’t show up, who’s left? Republican Michael Covington, who got nearly 1,000 votes in the primary and is so deeply conservative he has said he supports repealing the Voting Rights Act. That’s who. Will Gill, a candidate with an outstanding record of professional and educational achievement, be able

Democratic candidates Evelyn Gill and state Rep. Joe Armstrong prepare to canvass East Knoxville with supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. to bring Sanders and Clinton supporters together? A joint Sanders/Clinton canvassing event two weeks ago is a step in that direction.

A qualified apology to Dunn Looks like we owe state Rep. Bill Dunn a qualified apology. Dunn registered a complaint about a Shopper News story that quoted school board member Amber Rountree saying this: “When Bill Dunn was trying to push his voucher bill through, saying he had a letter from the school board, when in reality it was a letter from (board chair) Doug Harris. The majority of the board did not support Dunn’s bill.� Dunn complained, accurately, that he said the letter was from the board chair when he presented his

voucher bill to the Finance Ways and Means Committee. And he is correct. He did not say the letter was from the board as a whole. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. He mentioned the letter from Harris after Memphis Rep. Larry Miller essentially invited Dunn to butt out of his district: “When you have an elected school board, and when they come and say, ‘We are opposed to this for so many various reasons,’ then I have to listen to that.� Dunn failed to mention that Harris does not have the support of the Knox County Board of Education, a gap that Rep. Joe Armstrong filled in later in the discussion. The bill, which (for now) applies only to certain schools in Memphis, passed in committee but ultimately failed for lack of support.

Anders glides through debate with Lucas Knox County Commissioner Brad Anders showed poise during a joint appearance with his Democratic challenger, Donna Lucas, at the Karns Community Brad Anders Club. Community Club president Don Gordon just introduced the two and walked away, leading to Lucas speaking first with no questions and Anders speaking next with multiple q ue s t ion s , i ncluding several from Lucas. The challenger centered her attacks on Donna Lucas three issues: term limits, the safety center and the E-911 radio contract. Anders is vulnerable on two, perhaps all three. The incumbent coun-

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tered with his leadership on Knox County Commission and listed several community improvements. Former Commissioner R. Larry Smith was led to observe that Anders had scored more capital money for his district than any other commissioner, including Smith himself. We’ve put $100 million additional funds into education, $14 million into law enforcement and paid down debt – all without a property tax increase, said Anders. “We’ve got a new middle school coming to Hardin Valley, we opened the Karns Senior Center, Karns got a mile of new sidewalk around the elementary school and a new recycling center, and we have only two empty buildings in Westbridge (business park). “All that was made pos-

sible by my leadership. It speaks for itself.â€? Lucas cast Anders as an out-of-touch commissioner who is disregarding term limits and does not return phone calls. She moved to Karns after a 40-year business career. She said her first impression of Knox County Commission was one of “pale, stale males.â€? She said the commission needs youth, new ideas, new energy and “people who understand the Internet.â€? Term limits: Lucas says commissioners are term-limited after eight years (two terms), yet Anders is running for years 9, 10, 11 and 12. “I will respect the will of the voters ‌ eight and out.â€? Anders said voters in a subsequent election clarified term limits to exclude partial terms. He said he served a partial term of two years and a full term of six years (six rather than four to enable staggered terms). Therefore it’s legal for him to seek re-election in 2016. Safety Center: It’s a short-time facility re-

quested by Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.â€? Jones and advocated by Mayor Tim Burchett to house possibly mentally ill law-breakers for treatment, rather than incarcerating them. Lucas says we’ve talked about it long enough. The facility is needed and should be built. Anders says the center’s role must be defined and its operational expenses covered. But the big question is after-care. “We have a 12-bed crisis center now, ‌ and the state pays transportation to (and treatment for long-term mentally ill at) Moccasin Bend in Chattanooga.â€? E-911 Radio Contract: Lucas says Anders’ failure to vote on a new contract (he’s a member of the E-911 board) left Knox County without a new system. She suggested the contract wrangling was political. Anders countered that “the system we have works,â€? and Knox County will soon join a collaborative system which will build a master site here.

government The Corker factor What happens if Sen. Bob Corker is Donald Trump’s vice presidential choice? He will strengthen the ticket and bring a foreign policy perspective currently missing. He would be a solid choice for Trump. If a Trump-Corker ticket prevails, in Tennessee it opens up a Senate seat. Even if Corker is not on the ticket, he might be a cabinet choice if Trump wins, which also opens up the Senate seat. If a seat opens, Gov. Bill Haslam will name a new senator to replace Corker who must resign by Jan. 20, 2017, to become VP or later if he is a new Cabinet choice. The non-elected, Haslam-appointed senator would serve until November 2018, when a new senator is elected for the remaining few weeks in that term plus a new sixyear term. (Corker’s current term expires January 2019). Would Haslam himself be interested in the appointment? I think it is unlikely (and a mistake) Haslam would name himself to the seat as the fate of governors who have appointed themselves is dismal when it comes to winning a full term. Voters do not like it. In fact, a governor’s choice often faces difficulties getting elected. Governors who appoint themselves usually lose at the next election. Often the appointed senator is simply a placeholder who does not seek a full term. The last two senators appointed from Tennessee were Hub Walters of Morristown to follow Estes Kefauver after his death in 1963 and Harlan Mathews of Nashville to follow Vice President Al Gore in 1993, and both opted not to run for the office. Who would be on the list of Republicans who might be picked for the 21-month Senate but not seek a full term? That list is truly long. There will be endless discussion and jockeying for the appointment should Corker resign. Haslam could name the first woman senator for Tennessee such as U.S. Reps. Diane Black or Marsha Blackburn. Such an appointment might remove a significant contender from the governor’s race in 2018. He could name U.S. Rep. Jim Duncan, allowing him to conclude 30 years of federal service as a U.S. senator. If Haslam names any sitting member of Congress, it will trigger a special election for that seat within 100 days. Some of the current potential candidates for

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governor might alter their plans and run for the open U.S. Senate seat instead. We will know in six weeks Trump’s VP choice. ■Candidates going door-to-door never know who might answer, and for state Rep. Martin Daniel a few days ago an unexpected person answered his door ring. He was walking Forest Brook Road in West Knoxville with his 10-year-old daughter, Sophie. First Lady Crissy Haslam answered the door as she was visiting her daughter, Leigh Avery, and her newest grandson, Hayes Avery (then a week old). Daniel’s daughter had never met Haslam and handed her a brochure for her dad. When told the woman answering the door was the First Lady of Tennessee, Sophie said, “That’s cool.� ■The next meeting of the UT Board of Trustees is in Knoxville a week from now (June 22-23). Chancellor Cheek is most likely to announce his retirement then, if he retires this year. This writer has asked Margie Nichols, the chancellor’s spokesperson, for a comment from Cheek on his plans. Cheek simply has not responded to media inquiries. Cheek could end the speculation by saying he has no plans to depart. That has not happened, which increases rumors he may leave. Stay tuned. If he is leaving, there is no doubt in my mind that he has already informed UT President Joe DiPietro, to whom he reports, and key board members, but the announcement will be at the board meeting. ■Greg MacKay, hired by Mayor Rogero to replace Bob Polk to run the coliseum and Chilhowee Park, will be running Chilhowee Park only after July 1. Mary Bogart will lead the entire SMG management team for the convention center, coliseum and Chilhowee Park. She currently runs the convention center. MacKay will be off the city payroll. ■At City Council, for the first time in 30 years, both the mayor and vice mayor were absent on June 7. Rogero was in China and Duane Grieve was in Texas for the birth of his first granddaughter, Raegan Elise Robinson. Council elected an interim presiding officer, Nick Pavlis.

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County Commissioner Mike Brown grills hot dogs for the celebration.

■ South Knox Senior Center 6729 Martel Lane 573-5843 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lenna Hill serves anniversary cake to Shirley and Bill Lane as Glenda Pickens goes after a homemade dessert at the South Knoxville Senior Center. Bill says Shirley kept tabs on the center when it was under construction, and since it opened they’ve been there almost every day. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Offerings include: dulcimer and guitar lessons; arts and crafts classes; dance classes; exercise programs; Tai Chi; card games; Joymakers practice; free swim 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Senior Meals program noon each Wednesday and Friday. Register for: Veterans Services visit, 9-10 a.m. Thursday, June 16; registration: 215-5646. ■ South Knox Community Center 522 Old Maryville Pike 573-3575 Monday-Friday 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.

Nine years of fun, fellowship and food By Betsy B B t Pickle Pi kl

Rheta Rimmer, Kathryn Wilson and Glenda Treece are all regulars at the South Knoxville Senior Center.

Register for: Galaxy/Android Phone or Tablet class, 10 a.m.-noon Monday-Tuesday, June 20-21; cost: $25. Pinterest/Twitter/Instagram class, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 28; cost: $15. Fourth of July celebration, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 30; cost: $1 for barbecue lunch; reservations required. ■ CAC Office on Aging 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxooa@knoxseniors.org ■ Knox County Senior Services City County Building 400 Main St., Suite 615 215-4044

Rebecca Quarles, coordinator of the Halls Senior Center, Janet Word, coordinator of the South Knoxville Senior Center, and Tara Barnett, marketing director at West Hills Health and Rehab, skip to the best part of the cake – the icing.

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THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 26 “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory,” 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: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Brown Bag Lecture: “East Tennessee in World War II” with Dewaine Speaks and Ray Clift, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 2158824. Craft: Paper bag puppets, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. For ages 2 and older. Info: 777-1750. Katbus storytime with Anne Victoria, 10:30 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Info: 573-1772. Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 215-8750.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 4 p.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Info: 573-1772. Lecture on fireflies, 7:30-9:30 p.m., UT Arboretum Auditorium, 901 S. Illinois Ave. This program is not about synchronous fireflies. A donation of $5 per car is requested. Info: utarboretumsociety. org or 483-3571. Magician Michael Messing, 10 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Info: 525-1541. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts of West Knoxville presentation, 11 a.m.-noon, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: trma422. tigerrockmartialarts.com. Variety Thursday: featuring La Fever, 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.

A sheet cake decorated with the building’s image wasn’t the only thing on the menu when the South Knoxville Senior Center celebrated its ninth anniversary. Attendees brought delicious veggies and other potluck sides while seniororiented vendors provided homemade cookies, ice cream sandwiches, watermelon, chips, drinks and hot dogs for last Thursday’s event. Dozens of seniors sat down to full plates at tentshaded tables on a beautiful morning. Political types dropped by to lend a hand. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett took an easy job with the cake, while County Commissioner Mike Brown sweated over a hot grill while cooking hot dogs. Carson Dailey, running for the seat Brown is vacating this summer, also came and

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 “How to Use Facebook for Seniors” class, 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: June 17. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 17-18 “Night at the McClung Museum” family sleepover, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For children ages 5-11 and their parents. Tickets: $40 per person members; $50 nonmembers. Info/tickets: 9742144 or mcclungmuseum.utk.edu. Quilt show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Hosted by the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee. Admission, $7; two-day pass, $10. Info: smokymtnquilters.com or on Facebook.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9:30 a.m. departure from Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Cost: $60. Advance reservations required. Info/reservations: 448-8838. Citizen Science Symposium at the UT Gardens, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 2431 Joe Johnson Drive. Cost: $50, Friends of the UT Gardens members; $60 nonmembers. Children under 18: $10 members; $15 nonmembers. Includes lunch. Info/registration: tiny.utk.edu/gardenscience. Etsy Craft Party, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Southern Market, 5400 Homberg Drive. Presented by Knoxville Creative Hands Street Team. Includes: artist demonstrations, make and take workshops and handmade items for sale. Admission is free. Info: southernmarketshops.com. Father’s Day Hike, 9 a.m., UT Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge. Meet-and-greet with coffee, donuts and juice from 8:30-9 a.m. Short trail hike, 1-1.5 hours. Free, but donations welcome. Info: utarboretumsociety.org or 483-3571. 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. Lavender Festival and A Taste of Tennessee Wines, Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; A Taste of Tennessee Wines, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Portion of proceeds go to the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. Info: jacksonsquarelavenderfestival.org. The McClung Genealogical Collection, 10 a.m.-noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Learn to use the resources in the collection in genealogical research. Tour of collection included. Instructor: Steve Cotham, MA, MLS, Manager, McClung Collection, Knox County Public Library. No registration necessary. Info: 215-8801.

Jackie Dinwiddie, Frank Barnes and Regis Borsari pause for a photo. served food. The day began with music by the South Knox Opry (which gathers every Thursday) and the Mill Creek Mule Skinner Band. Technically, the center’s

opening date was in the fall, but you can’t fault coordinator Janet Word for wanting to hold the event during pleasant late-spring weather. The party was a huge success.

Rain barrel workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Sponsored by the Water Quality Forum. Cost: $40 per barrel. Preregistration required. Info/registration: Kellie, kcaughor@utk.edu or 974-2151. Saturday Stories and Songs: Miss Lynn, 11 a.m. Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Robin Bennett, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Vintage baseball, noon and 2:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Games and parking free; concessions available. Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating. Info: ramseyhouse.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 18-19 Farragut Lions Club Hole-in-One Shoot Out qualifications, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 11863 Kingston Pike. Daily prizes awarded. Grand Prize 2016 Smart Car. 3 balls for $5. Proceeds to support Lions Club vision-related and other programs.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Beta Theta Boulé Foundation of Knoxville’s Father’s Day luncheon and community celebration, 1:30-4 p.m., The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Eight honorees will be recognized; Zaevion Dobson Scholarship awarded to local high school student. Tickets: $50, Nathaniel Foster, 386-4867 or natfoster01@gmail.com by June 1. Scholarship donations: Beta Theta Boulé Foundation, P.O. Box 23034, Knoxville TN, 37933. Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) Reading Series event, 1 p.m., Bar Marley, located on Stone Street. Featuring authors William Woolfitt, Clifford Garstang and Lyric Dunagan. Info: safta@sundresspublications.com or sundresspublications.com/safta.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 “If You Build it, They Will Come,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Info: 777-9622. Solstice Supper 2016: a dinner benefiting CAC Beardsley Community Farm, 6-9 p.m. the Standard, 416 W. Jackson Ave. The supper will be vegetarian, and vegan options will be available upon advance request. Tickets: $65/$240 for four/$450 for eight. Info: beardsleyfarm.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Must preregister. Info/registration: 215-8700.

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Ken Cornett shows Johnny Redwine and other History Group members an unloaded, 125-year-old long gun made by Townsend gunsmith Pink Reagan. Photos by Kelly Norrell

cross currents Lynn Pitts lpitts48@yahoo.com

Worthless things Thus says the Lord: What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves? (Jeremiah 2: 5 NRSV)

Meghan Hedrick, a 10th-generation member of Eusebia Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Jean Davidson, pastor, at recent meeting of the History Group

Eusebia Presbyterian explores the past, aids current needs By Kelly Norrell “My family’s been here since two days before God,� Eddie McClanahan recently told a gathering of about 15 at Eusebia Presbyterian Church in Seymour. His companions laughed, but each had their own stories to tell about family and the past. All are members of the lively and growing History Group that meets at Eusebia Presbyterian the second Thursday of each month. Bearing research and artifacts, participants share questions and ideas. And the church itself, with its stately building and historic graveyard at 1701 Burnett Station Road, has its own story. Founded in 1786, at 230 years of age it is 10 years older than the state of Tennessee. Under the leadership of the Rev. Jean Davidson,

pastor since January 2015, Eusebia Presbyterian has engaged the community on many levels. Current highlights in addition to the History Group begun last summer are year-round support for Cross Food Ministry, construction of a butterfly garden with nearby Prospect Elementary School and a free summer program for community children three Friday evenings in July. “We’re including dinner,� Davidson said, adding that interested parents should contact the church. The historic conversations have their own unique pulse. In a community where families run deep and the church graveyard contains the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers, history is significant, said Davidson. One church clan, the Hedricks, can boast Eu-

sebia members spanning 10 generations. The History Group attracts a wide cross-section of the community, both members and non-members of Eusebia. At the last meeting, Ken Cornett, vice president of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society, brought a 125-yearold long gun to show the group. Handmade by Townsend gunsmith Pink Reagan, it featured loving craftsmanship: tiny stabilization pins in the body, a little well to store balls and both a safety trigger and a hair trigger. “I hope that’s not loaded,� said Meghan Hedrick, who attends most meetings. (It wasn’t.) Genealogist and historian Roma Tipton told the group about historic house raisings in the area, when

Leave it to the prophet Jeremiah to get right to the heart of things! And he was, indeed, talking about things! Apparently, it has always been an issue: we humans are into things. We love our toys, our status symbols, our belongings and our stuff! We love our stuff so much that we forget what is really important. When I was a child, maybe 8 or so, I said, out loud, “I love cinnamon rolls!� A family friend heard my comment and corrected me. She said, “A cinnamon roll can’t love you back. You like cinnamon rolls; you love people!� It is a distinction I have never forgotten! And it applies just as aptly to all of our stuff. Ask the people all over the coastal South right now who are trying to muck out their flooded houses. The news person asks the question (inane as it may be), “So how does it feel to have lost everything, to have all your belongings ruined?� Without exception, the answer is some form of “We are alive; that’s all that matters.� It is true: catastrophe focuses the mind. We discover the difference between things and lives. And, trust me on this, all the evidence in the world indicates that God loves people. God cares about lives. The God who notes a sparrow’s fall knows when you are hurting, when you are scared, when you think that you are alone. The truth is, of course, that you are never alone. God is with you, ready to help, to remind you of your worth in His eyes, to love you always.

neighbors routinely gathered together to build houses, quilt, sew and harvest. “Can you imagine that today? Everybody helped everybody. Hiring field hands was unheard of.� “Someone here had a stroke recently. The neighbors went over and cut his grass. It’s not so different,� Davidson said. Davidson said she beblood in the Civil War, it lieves the historical studies erty they’ve just bought. “Studying history is an puts you there. It makes hisare empowering and fun for community members and investigation of who you tory come alive.� are,� said History Group Info: eusebiachurch.com, the church. “To be connected to a member Mark Bennett. “If email rev2jean@gmail.com faith community that has you find your own flesh and or call (502) 664-5210. been active for so long, worshipping God and being active in the community, is very empowering. And I ■Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2500 Maryville Pike, 6-8:30 p.m. think people are really inJuly 10-14. Ages: 3 years old through fifth grade. Theme: “Submerged.� Info/registration: mobcknox.com. terested in where they came from. It’s fun.� She said ■Woodlawn Christian Church, 4339 Woodlawn Pike, 6-8 p.m. June sometimes people want to 19-24. Ages: 3 years old through completion of fifth grade. Theme: “Cave Quest.� Info/registration: woodlawnchristianchurch.org. know the history of prop-

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HEALTH NOTES â– PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tennessee meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, Kern UMC, 451 East Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge. Speakers: Mara and Tom Eckhardt will speak about the Michael J. Fox Foundation; Alan Zimmerman

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Week of June 19 â– Concord Park golf camp, 9 a.m.noon Tuesday-Thursday, June 21-23, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 9-17. Cost: $100. Info/ registration: 966-9103. â– Cooking up Science, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. Ages 7-8. Cost: $85/$75 members. Info/registration: themuseknoxville. org/content/summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. â– Dig It! Fun with Fossils, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders). Cost: $110/$99 members. Info/registration: mcclung museum.utk.edu or 974-2144. â– Explorer camp at Ijams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 9-14. Cost: $245 members/$270 nonmembers; includes a full day off-site trip. Info/ registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135. â– Guest Artist Intensives Session 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Monday-Friday,

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camps-2016 or 594-1494. â– TN Adventures camp at Ijams Nature Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 20-24, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 5-8. Cost: $225 members/$250 nonmembers. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135.

Week of June 26 ■Boys basketball camp, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, June 27-30, and 9 a.m.-noon Friday, July 1, Roane State Community College–Roane County campus gym. Ages 8 through high school seniors. Cost: $115. Application: roanestate.edu/athletics. Info: 882-4583. ■Concord Park golf camp, 9 a.m.noon, Tuesday-Thursday, June 28-30, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 9-17. Cost: $100. Info/ registration: 966-9103. ■Harry Potter camp at Ijams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 5-8 and ages 9-14. Cost: $225 members/$250 nonmembers. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135. ■Junior Chef Academy, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, June 27-29, Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Ages: rising third through rising sixth graders. Cost: $35. Info/ registration: cbcbearden.org or

588-0586. â– Junior Golf Summer Camp, Tuesday-Thursday, June 28-30, Ruggles Ferry Golf Club, 8530 N. Ruggles Ferry Pike. Ages 8-15. Cost: $160. Info/ registration: davidreedgolf.com or 258-4972. â– Under the Sea Ballet and Art Camp, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Ages 6-13. Cost: $175. Info/registration: Studio ArtsForDancers.net or 539-2475.

Week of July 3 â– Concord Park golf camp, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, July 5-6, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 6-8. Cost: $50. Info/registration: 966-9103. â– Intensive for Intermediate and Advanced dancers, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 5-22, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. For rising Level V-VI. Includes: ballet technique, pointe/variations, modern, jazz, improvisation, composition, musical theatre. Cost: $300. Info/registration: StudioArtsForDancers.net or 539-2475. â– Intensive for the Serious Dancer, 9-11:45 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 5-22, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. For rising Level II-IV. Includes: ballet,

Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Story So Far: S.O.R.’s special soccer team has yet to win a game, but the final match of the season looms. I was sitting in class trying to follow the math teacher, who was working out a problem on the board. Looking down, I discovered a folded piece of paper on my desk with my name on it. A passed note. I looked at Saltz. He shrugged. Propping up my math book to hide my hands, I carefully unfolded the note. It read: Meet me after lunch by the downstairs dump bins. Lucy I slammed my elbow into Saltz and palmed the note to him. He looked at it and turned all red. I tried to squirm around to look at Lucy, but all I got was the math teacher saying, “Ed, you need to know this math. It might help your team add some goals.� Big yuks. Anyway, all during the first part of lunch hour, Saltz and I had a serious discussion

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Week of July 10 â– Archaeokids: Exploring Ancient Art & Archaeology, 1-4 p.m. July 11-15, McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. For ages 9-11 (rising fourth, fifth and sixth graders). Cost: $110/$99 members. Info/registration: mcclung museum.utk.edu or 974-2144. â– Cartoon Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way. Ages 2-5. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. â– Concord Park golf camp, 9 a.m.noon Tuesday-Thursday, July 12-14, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 9-17. Cost: $100. Info/ registration: 966-9103. â– Ice Princess Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Ages 6 and up. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com or 675-9894.

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ME: Just this one. NEWSPAPER: Do you want to win? ME: For the novelty. NEWSPAPER: Have you figured out why you lose all the time? ME: They score more goals. NEWSPAPER: Have you seen any improvements? ME: I’ve been too busy trying to stop their goals. Ha-ha. NEWSPAPER: From the scores, it doesn’t seem like you’ve been too successful. ME: You can imagine what the scores would have been if I wasn’t there. Actually, I’m the tallest. NEWSPAPER: What’s that have to do with it? ME: Ask Mr. Lester. NEWSPAPER: No S.O.R. team has ever lost all its games in one season. How do you feel about that record? ME: Records are made to be broken. NEWSPAPER: But how will you feel? ME: Tall. NEWSPAPER: Give us a prediction. Will you win or lose your last game? ME: As captain, I can promise only one thing. NEWSPAPER: What’s that? ME: I don’t want to be there to see what happens. Naturally, they printed all that. Next thing I knew, some kids decided to hold a pep rally. “What for?� asked Radosh. “To fill us full of pep, I suppose.� “What’s pep?� Hays looked it up. “Dash,� he read. Saltz shook his head. “What’s dash?� asked Porter. “Sounds like a deodorant soap,� said Eliscue. Ms. Appleton called me aside. “Ed,� she said, whispering (I guess she was embarrassed to be seen talking to any of us), “people are asking, ‘Do they want to lose?’� “Who’s asking?� “It came up at the last teachers’ meeting. Mr. Tillman thinks you might be encouraging a defeatist attitude in the school. And Mr. Lester —� “Ms. Appleton,� I said, “why do people care if we win or lose?� “It’s your . . . attitude,� she said. “It’s so unusual. We’re not used to . . . well . . . not winning sometimes. Or . . . or not caring about losing.� “Think there’s something the matter with us?� “No,� she said, but when you say “no� the way she did, slowly, there’s lots of time to sneak in a lot of “yes.� “I don’t think you mean to lose.� “That’s not what I asked.� “It’s important to win,� she said. “Why? We’re good at other things. Why can’t we stick with that?� All she said was, “Ed, your last game is coming. Just try harder.� Later, I said to Saltz, “Maybe we should defect.� “Where?� “Must be some country that doesn’t have sports.� I sighed. “They’ve stopped sending people to the moon.� (To be continued.)

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Members of the L&N STEM Academy tennis team won the District and Regional championship this season. Pictured are Riley Forrest-Bank, Hayden Marshall, Rory Glatt, coach Geoff Duggan, Walker Lee, Adam Shipley Powell and Christian Coats. Not pictured is David Stewart. Photo submitted

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L&N STEM tennis teams boast successful season Geoff Duggan first picked up a tennis racket when he was about 5 years old. He had the opportunity to learn the sport through free clinics at Tyson Park and learned his skills thanks to UT tennis coach Louis Royal. He has played all of his life and calls himself “never great but a good player.� Duggan was retired from teaching in Knox County and as former tennis coach at Bearden Middle and Bearden High schools. But he has picked up his racket again and now helps coach the tennis team at L&N STEM Academy. He had substituted at the school, and coach Josh Orrick asked Duggan to join the team. “This is such a unique bunch of kids,� said Duggan. “They believe in academics first and athletics

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second. Between matches they are known to use laptops to work on homework.� Last season the school struggled to field a girls’ team, but this year they have a complete team with extra players on the roster. In their first year qualifying for district play, they tied for second. The full team and district tournament qualification are big accomplishments for the girls’ team, and Duggan is looking forward to building on that success next season. Members include Armani Hall, Devon McGinley, Sonya Edwards, Rosey White,

Ansley Parker, Abby Morgan, Hyatt Christenberry and Cadence Forrest-Bank. The boys’ team had a season of success by winning the District 2A-AA championship (and defeating powerhouse Greeneville in the tournament) and the Region 1A-AA championship by defeating Sullivan South. They then advanced to sub-state where they faced CAK and the run came to an end. Team member Rory Glatt won the district and region as an individual and qualified for the state tournament. Duggan said that the trip to the district and regional tournaments were “all firsts for the school.� In the two years that Duggan has been coaching, the players have been eager to improve and have developed a togetherness, working toward a common goal.

He believes that several of his players have a shot at playing tennis at the collegiate level and continues to challenge and push them on the court. When asked what he believes is the success of the program in the past two years, Duggan said that his players know that he genuinely likes tennis and that he knows the game. He also tries to create a fun environment for his team during practice and creates an atmosphere of “we can win.� Many of the students are involved in other activities such as orchestra and robotics, and Duggan has learned that as a coach at STEM, he has to be flexible. The teams have improved greatly over the past two years, with members proving themselves winners on and off the court.

Local Girl Scouts earn highest honors The Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians has awarded the Girl Scouts’ highest national honor, the Gold Award, to 25 scouts this year, and eight of them are from Knox County. Each recipient completed a capstone service project of at least 80 hours to be eligible. GSCSA CEO Lynn Fugate said most girls who earn the Gold Award have been in Girl Scouts for at least 10 years and have dedicated at least two years to their Gold Award

project which will continue bettering the community through the years. Gold Award recipients in Knox County include Tanna Ashcraf, Sarah Cagle, Allison Campbell, Jessica Cline, Skylar Kosier, Emily Mayfield, Abby Prosise and Kathleen Slice. Only five percent of eligible Girl Scouts attain the honor of the Gold Award by demonstrating extraordinary leadership and service. An awards ceremony was held April 24 at The Barn at Wildwood Springs in Blount County.

Locals graduate from Tulane University Tulane University awarded degrees to almost 3,000 graduates May 14 in New Orleans. A handful of them were Knoxville natives. Derek Ehrnschwender graduated from the School of Liberal Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science

degree. Susannah Harris graduated from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with a Master Health Administration degree, and Lauren Buckley graduated from the School of Medicine with a Master of Science degree.

NBC’s “Today� show cohost Hoda Kotb was the keynote speaker. The ceremony included all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional commencement but with a New Orleans twist including herald trumpets and a secondline jazz procession.

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Camp Invention: Sharing bright ideas By Ruth White Students from Beaumont, Shannondale, Garden Montessori, Ritta, Beardan and Webb School gathered at Shannondale Elementary last week to use team work and lots of brain power to create inventions and learn the benefits of using STEM skills such as science, technology, engineering and math. During the weeklong camp, the students created a

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Thomas says ‘future is bright’ By Sandra Clark

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‘Shining Light’ from Farragut Many Rotary clubs recognize and honor non-Rotarians who are doing great things in their communities. These people are known as “Shining Lights,” and the Rotary Club of Farragut recently presented its Mike Kitchens Suzy Kitchens 2016 Shining Light Award to husband-wife team of Mike and Suzy Kitchens. They work daily to improve the lives of our disabled veterans through the organization they founded in their living room five years ago – the Smoky Mountain Service Dogs (SMSD). Mike and Suzy, their band of dedicated volunteers, and three trainers work to train service dogs to assist veterans with varying disabilities within a 350-mile radius of Knoxville. These dogs help the veterans in a number of ways. Each dog is specifically trained to match the needs of the individual veteran. These are not seeing-eye dogs. They open doors, can pick up a credit card off the floor (along with many other things) and help the vets manage steps. To date, SMSD has paired service dogs with 16 veterans. They received non-profit status in early 2011 and began training dogs in 2011 at their Loudon County facility. Mike says it takes two years and 1,500 to 1,800 hours to get a dog ready. The cost to train one dog is $25,000. They have only three paid employees – the dog trainers. This year they graduated three teams in the first quarter and expect to match/place six or seven more dogs this year. “This Shining Light Award IS very special because when you have your nose to the grindstone, you can sometimes forget the importance of what you are doing and the impact on the people you serve,” Suzy, the organization’s first board chair, said. “So to be recognized by a wonderful organization such as Rotary for your personal contribution is very much an honor.” Christina Paris: The Rotary Club of Knoxville Foundation has presented Bearden High graduate Christina Paris the Sam and Carol Weaver $20,000 scholarship to attend Georgia Tech. She’ll receive $2,500 per semester for eight semesters and must be making progress toward her degree the whole time. She will study mechanical or industrial engineering at Georgia Tech. This summer she will attend a threeweek seminar at the Google offices in Cambridge, Mass.

Spangler to head VMC The Rev. Dr. Bruce Spangler has been hired as the chief executive officer of Volunteer Ministry Center. The a n nou nc e ment came from VMC board chair John BuckSpangler ingham. Spangler has been serving as interim CEO for the past year and served as the chief operating officer for the previous eight years. With a history of working for the past 15 years on the issues of homelessness and permanent solutions, the Rev. Spangler brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and leadership to the role of CEO, according to an agency press release. A past president of the Knoxville-Knox County Homeless Coalition, Spangler is fully committed to help meet Volunteer Ministry

Bob Thomas, at-large Knox County commissioner, is starting to flesh out his campaign for Knox County mayor. With the election two years out, there’s plenty of time. Thomas proved himself adept at answering tough questions at North Knox Rotary last week. Biggest threat? “Opioid abuse,” said Thomas. Tennessee is one of the top five states in medically-prescribed, addictive

pain killers. Thomas wants to tax drug companies to pay for detox treatment. Medical marijuana? “Not a good idea,” said Thomas. ISIS in Knox County? “The world is changing, and we’re going to have to be more diligent.” Knox County is strong because of the financial stewardship of Mayor Tim Burchett, he said. “We’re in great shape to do great things. Our future is bright.” His goals?

Thomas wants to make neighborhoods safer for seniors and to beef of programming and parking at senior centers. He wants to recruit good-paying jobs and supports development of the Midway Business Park, including on-site medical facilities. He wants Knox County to be one of the most energy efficient counties in the country. “We need a strong gov- At-large Commissioner Bob ernment but not a large gov- Thomas at North Knoxville ernment,” he said. Rotary. Photo by S. Clark

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Caring for a loved one with dementia By Shana Robertson

Caring for a loved one who has Alzheimer’s Disease or another form of dementia requires an abundance of love, patience and knowledge. There can be obstacles along the way to discourage and dismantle even the best laid plans and overwhelm Robertson even the strongest of caregivers. Here are some basic tips to prepare you for the journey ahead: ■ Join your loved one in their reality, rather than requiring them to live in yours. Being a primary caregiver can feel very sacrificial. We sacrifice, with love and compassion, our realities of a normal day-to-day (and often sleepless nights!) way of life. ■ It is the disease, not the person. For example, if you observe your wife or mother, who was perhaps a Sunday school teacher and often hosted fabulous gatherings that reflected her sweet social graces, to be uttering the foulest of obscenities or lashing out personal verbal or physical attacks with reckless abandon, remember – it’s not her! It’s the disease she is fighting against. The disease has damaged and depleted the area of her brain that would otherwise control impulses, angry and inappropriate outbursts, and

other socially unacceptable behaviors. Don’t take these experiences personally, as this will lead to resentment, feeling burdened, and eventually, emotional exhaustion. ■ Success comes in moments – celebrate them! As a caregiver, you have already learned that nothing is for certain. Plans and moods can change quickly. What was once considered to be a day-to-day management approach can soon become an hour-by-hour vigil. For instance, when you are helping your dad shave, and he suddenly takes over and finishes the job, that is every reason to celebrate the moment, giving him encouraging compliments. Perhaps, occasionally, you catch a glimmer of recognition in the eyes of the man you married – receive it as his way of telling you how much he loves you and appreciates your continued devotion. Celebrate this special moment with him and in your heart. The mind of someone with Alzheimer’s Disease is clouded with road blocks, detour signs with no arrows for direction, and a constant 5 p.m. traffic jam. If there are positive outcomes in a day, that means your loved one is fighting to do the best he or she can to function normally and you have helped that person succeed. Celebrate! On a clinical note, if and when your loved one seems agitated, fi xated, anxious, angry or just down right belligerent and combative, consider the fol-

lowing as possible causes: Has there been a recent medication change? Is she sleep deprived? Is there an obvious source of pain on or in her body that you hadn’t noticed? Be sure to check feet and gums if she wears dentures. Is she hungry or thirsty? Could she be constipated? Is her urine dark or smelly? Is she leaning to one side, has decreased appetite, or seems to have a low-grade temperature? These are all the symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections need to be diagnosed and treated quickly. Left untreated it can result in hospitalization and an overall decline in health. Caregiving is an honor, but also a labor of love that can have a negative impact on your health and quality of life. If a time comes when you feel that caring for a loved one is beyond what you can do effectively, and remain balanced emotionally and physically yourself, it may be time to consider a memory care program. Memory care programs offer a care staff that has been specially trained in all aspects of Alzheimer’s and dementia-care concepts. Programs and staffing vary from location to location, so it is best to research to find the best fit for your loved one. Shana Robertson is executive director of The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living. Info: thepointeseniorliving. com or 865-687-5353

BIZ NOTES

Center’s goal of preventing ■ Stephen A. Leschak, M.D., board ■ Dr. Nicole Eisenberg has joined the and ending homelessness. certified in radiology, has joined practice of Knoxville Oral & Maxillofacial “As Bruce becomes CEO Knoxville-based University RadiolSurgery, with offices in Fountain City and of VMC, the board of direcogy P.C. He comes from Philadelphia West Knoxville. She graduated from dentors looks forward to the orwhere he cared for patients at both tal school at UT-Memphis and completed ganization’s continued sucEinstein Medical Center and St. Chrisher OMS residency at Yale-New Haven cess in meeting its mission topher Hospital for Children. Info: Hospital in 2007. She served in the U.S. of preventing and ending utrad.com Dr. Leschak Becky Curry Dr. Eisenberg Navy for nine years. Her husband, Mitch, homelessness in Knoxville. ■ Becky Curry is the new senior vice is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and an attorney in the Navy’s JAG corps. They His passion for VMC’s work president of finance for ORNL Federal Credit Union. Curry began have twins, age 6. is an inspiration to the staff work with the credit union in 2005 as an account specialist. Her and volunteers who do the duties include planning and developing credit union policies, ■ Wendy Schopp, financial advisor, said the firm Edward Jones has procedures and financial goals. She will be responsible for the moved up on the annual Fortune 500 list in its fourth appearance in work of VMC and those who Credit Union’s investment portfolio, financial analysis and asset four years. Fortune magazine’s annual listing ranks the largest U.S. support that work financialliability management. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Strayer companies by revenue. Edward Jones moved up 18 spots to No. 382 ly,” said Buckingham. University. on this year’s list, with nearly $6.7 billion in revenue for 2015. VMC is a nonprofit agency with the mission of facilitating permanent supportive housing for those who are homeless and to provide services to prevent homelessness. VMC proIt was a banner week for the vides compassion, demands staff of HIS Security, 11426 accountability and produces Kingston Pike. On Tuesday, results for the individuals the Farragut West Knox and families it serves, offiChamber gathered for a cials said. ribbon-cutting ceremony for Programs operated by the business’s new location. VMC include the Bush FamOn Friday, the HIS Security ily Refuge, VMC Dental staff hosted an open house Clinic, The Resource Center with cake, refreshments and and Minvilla Manor. information on the latest developments in security systems. HIS Security staff members are: Christine Dean, Ryan Brooks and co-owner ■ Golf tournament to benefit Freedom Christian Academy, SaturDoug Fraker; (back) Darrel day, June 18, Three Ridges Golf Course. Format: 4-man scramble. Kramer, David Flowers, NaRegistration, 8 a.m.; shotgun start, 8:30 a.m. Entry fee: $400. than Roberts and co-owner Proceeds go to student educational programs. Info/registration: Scott Brockamp. Photo by Nancy

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Shannan Rebold, srebold@freedomchristianacademy.org; 5257807; Freedom Christian Academy office, 4615 Asheville Highway.

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AREA FARMERS MARKETS ■ Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance|Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Nov. 5. Info: dixieleefarmersmarket.com; on Facebook. ■ Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org; on Facebook. ■ Garden Market, New Life UMC, 7921 Millertown Pike. Hours: 4-7

p.m. Second and fourth Mondays through September. Box dinners to go available. Info/vendor applications: 546-5153. ■ Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 849 Glades Road, 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Oct. 8. ■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, Lakeshore Park across from the Knox Youth sports Building. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through October; 2-5 p.m. Fridays in November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org.

■ Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Historic Jackson Square. Hours: 3 p.m.sellout Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org. ■ Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 19. Info: marketsquarefarmersmarket.org. ■ Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.noon, Saturdays through Nov. 17.

■ Maryville Farmers Market: First Baptist Maryville, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Hours: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through August. ■ New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays. Info: knoxcounty.org/farmersmarket; on Facebook. ■ Seymour Farmers Market, lower parking lot of Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Hours: 7-11 a.m. Saturdays. Info: on Facebook.

■ “Shopping at the Farm” Farmers Market, Marble Springs, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 22. Info: marblesprings.net. ■ Southern Railway Station Farmers Market, 300 W. Depot St. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Mondays. Info: southernstationtn.com; on Facebook. ■ UT Farmers Market, UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Hours: 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 19. Info: vegetables.tennessee.edu/UTFM. html; on Facebook.

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