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BUZZ Walking on Chapman Highway The Metropolitan Planning Commission will host a walking audit of a portion of Chapman Highway at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, beginning at Flenniken Landing, 115 Flenniken Ave. The audit will discuss traffic/pedestrian/ bicycle safety, land use issues and more. The tour will be led by Ian Lockwood of Toole Design Group. All are invited.

Sales tax holiday Tennessee’s 12th annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, July 29-31. During the holiday, shoppers can save on items such as tax-free clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases. This tax-free weekend gives consumers a chance to save money. It also provides an opportunity to shop local and support small businesses. The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. During the event, shoppers will not pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item, and computers with a price of $1,500 or less.

Payday loan regs Nick Pavlis is grateful that his City Council colleagues passed an ordinance requiring new payday lenders to keep a 1,000-foot distance from existing businesses and neighborhoods. He had become concerned about the growing number of payday lending businesses strung out along Chapman Highway and said the measure will safeguard area property values. “This ordinance is not about regulating the businesses. It’s about the clustering and the impression that it leaves on people as they live, work and play in our community,� Pavlis said. The unanimous vote came despite a warning from city Law Director Charles Swanson that the ordinance could leave the city vulnerable to legal challenges. – Betty Bean

Greg and Sandy Pease Snyder, center, are surrounded by family; left, grandson Aiden Snyder, son Shawn, daughter-in-law Amanda and granddaughter Brenley; right, daughter Shannon Reeves, granddaughter Madison, grandson Gavon and son-in-law Jason.

By Betsy Pickle For the Vestal community, it will mark the end of an era. For Sandy Pease Snyder, it feels like a death in the family. Pease Furniture, 4201 Martin Mill Pike, is closing its doors. No more sofas, recliners or diningroom sets. Everything must go, as they say, and by the middle of August. The iconic store has been the largest business in downtown Vestal for nearly 90 years and in its heyday was one of the top furniture

and appliance stores in the region. But when Sandy and husband Greg Snyder got an offer for the building, they knew they had to take it because “it might not come again,� she says. Still, the decision was heartbreaking. “I’ve been in here almost every day of my life,� she says. Joseph Lee Pease and his wife, Ama Brown Pease, opened Pease Food Market in 1929 in a building across the street. Their elder son, William “Willie� Albert Pease, was 17 at the time and eagerly worked

Knox County Retired Teachers Association will meet with state legislators at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at The Foundry in World’s Fair Park. Info: Jeanette Casteel, president.

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in the family business. Younger son Ardist was more interested in sports. The Pease family was supportive of the community and was not-

ed for giving customers food when they couldn’t pay for their groceries during the Great Depression. To page 3

More mentors needed for new SDHS program By Betsy Pickle Helping a child get into college can be as simple as chatting via email. In the Mentor 2.0 program starting at South-Doyle High School next month, up to 75 freshmen will receive guidance once a week from mentors they communicate with online during English class. Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, which is partnering with South-Doyle on the program, needs about 40 more mentors to kick things off at full capacity. Bill Baldwin, principal of the SDHS freshman academy, and Whitney Baker, Mentor 2.0 program director for BBBS, met with interested community members last week to promote

the pilot program. Inspired by an initiative called iMentor that started in New York, Mentor 2.0 has gained traction around the country. South-Doyle’s will be the first in Tennessee. The emphasis is on getting students to see college as a realistic goal. “A lot of them will be first-generation college students,� said Baker, adding that higher education can give them access to better jobs and broaden their perspectives and their horizons. The idea is to match adults age 23 and older who have a two- or four-year college degree with students who have similar interests for a four-year commitment aimed at preparing the students for college. Mentors will be able to share their experiences and help their mentees

become ready for college. “They have that been-there, done-that knowledge that we need,� said Baker. “Some have support at home but not the support that they need to get to college,� said Baldwin of South-Doyle students. “I see the struggle; I feel the struggle; it is real.� Simply having a sounding board can make the journey through researching and applying to schools less stressful, Baker said. There’s not too much strain on the mentors, either. They are asked to “meet� their students once a week online on a dedicated Mentor 2.0 web platform. To page 3

Take a tour of downtown homes, gardens By Sherri Gardner Howell

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A University of Tennessee student painted the Pease Furniture store and gave the painting to the Pease family about 40 years ago.

There is a little bit of voyeurism in us all, and nothing amps it up like downtown Knoxville residential developments. What wonders are behind those tall windows and historic Knoxville facades? The East Tennessee Community Design Center, a nonprofit organization that pairs architects, planners and other professionals with community groups and nonprofits, is hosting a fundraiser Aug. 4-6 that is a voyeur’s dream. The Urban Home & Garden Tour focuses on both homes and outdoor spaces and includes quite a list of homes and gardens in downtown Knoxville’s refurbished historic buildings. The fun begins with a Premier Party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, at The Holston, a retail and residential space at 531 S. Gay St. The $125 ticket price includes a ticket to the Urban Home & Garden Tour on Friday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., or Saturday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Tickets to the Friday or Saturday tours only are $30 and can be purchased at the check-in station and starting point at the historic Phoenix Building, 418 S. Gay St., or in advance online. It is a selfguided tour with volunteers stationed at each property to assist. Featured properties are The Holston, Crown Court Condos, Emporium Lofts, Gallery Lofts, Jackson Ateliers, Kendrick Place and Marble Alley Lofts. At the preview party, guests will enjoy food and wine pairings and a presentation by Dr. Bruce Wheeler, University of Tennessee professor emeritus and historian, who will share historical insights of The Elliot and discuss Knoxville’s 225th birthday. Guests will be able to tour The Elliot, a historic downtown building at State Street and Church Avenue, after the presentation. In addition, the vault from the former Holston National Bank Gayle Bustin, with her curious cat Abbott, in the living room of will be open for viewing, and UT Chan- the Bustins’ loft home at The Holston, one of the spaces on the Urban Home & Garden Tour to benefit East Tennessee ComTo page 3 munity Design Center. Photos by Ruth White

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If at first you don’t succeed Dail finds vast improvements in CPAP second time around Hard work helped make this country great. Union County Commissioner Stanley Dail believes that with all his heart, and he has a work ethic that dictates selfsufficiency and getting the job done no matter how long it takes. At 67, Dail can look back with pride on a lifetime of hard work. But it’s ironic that he has more energy for work now during his retirement years than he did a decade ago. It’s because he’s getting the right amount of sleep, something he couldn’t say even a few years back. Dail credits the Sleep Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “They do a tremendous job,” Dail says. “Everyone here has been wonderful, from the receptionist to the technicians and the doctor who worked with me.” Tossing, turning and snoring, Dail had been aware he wasn’t sleeping well for a while. But in 2009, when a coworker mentioned that she had been in a traffic accident caused by her drowsy driving,

Dail sat up and took notice. When he told her he’d also had trouble staying awake behind the wheel, she told him to go to the Sleep Center at Fort Sanders Regional. Dail didn’t need to be persuaded further because, already having had two surgeries at Fort Sanders, he was fully aware of the hospital’s reputation. “When I had my knee replacement, that was the best experience I’ve ever had in a hospital,” Dail says. “I would not recommend that anybody go anywhere else. That’s how much I’m sold on it.” After participating in a sleep study at the center, Dail was prescribed a CPAP machine. Unfortunately, that CPAP didn’t work very well for Dail back then. “I hated it,” he says flatly. “I was working two jobs, and it was hard to get home in time to put it on, it was a full face mask, and it was dry.” Dail couldn’t make using the CPAP a regular routine, and ended up turning the equipment back in. The CPAP was no longer a part of his life, but the sleep problems were still there. In 2015, Dail decided it might be worth trying again because, after all, he believes in working hard till you finish what you start, and this predicament clearly wasn’t finished. The quality of his sleep had not changed, and he’d also begun to hear good things from other people about the newer CPAPs. “I have three cousins who are on CPAP, and they do very well Farrukh kh Siddi Siddiqui,i MD MD, M MPH on them,” Dail says. He returned to the Board Certified in Sleep Medicine Sleep Center, and went Clinical Interests: through another sleep

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Stanley Dail in the Fort Sanders Sleep lab, where the solution to his problem started.

study. “The staff here does a tremendous job of working with you,” Dail says as he sits comfortably in one of the sleep study rooms. Several CPAP masks were tried before he bedded down for the night. When he awoke around 12:30 a.m., a technician switched his mask, and he drifted off to sleep within minutes. “The next thing I remember was hearing her talking to me through the intercom saying, ‘Stan, it’s 6:30 – you said you wanted to wake up at 6:30.’” It was the first time in a long time that Dail had slept so peacefully for that many hours. Having been through the process before, Dail knew this meant he would have to get in the habit of using a CPAP machine all over again, but this time it was different because CPAP machines have come a long way. Instead of a full face mask, his new CPAP is compact, it settles just under the nose, and is easy to wear. Modern CPAP machines also include

Sacrificing sleep z z If you try to wind down at night by scrolling through Facebook or catching up on emails, you may be doing yourself more harm than good. The director of Fort Sanders Regional Sleep Disorder Center says the very tools you’re using to wind down could be winding you up, instead. “That blue light is more of an alerting stimulus,” says Thomas Higgins, MD, director Sleep Disorders Center at Fort Sanders Regional. “So it’s a good idea to turn off all your electronic devices 30 minutes to an hour before you go to bed.” Another common barrier to a Thomas Higgins, good night’s sleep is a hard day’s MD work. Participants in a recent study who reported sleeping six hours or less at night usually reported working an average of one to two hours more per day than their counterparts who slept longer. You may be getting more hours of work in when you sacrifice sleep for your job, but Higgins says the quality of your work is probably suffering in the process. “Every part of the body is affected by sleep, including the brain,” Higgins says. “Emotional stability, concen-

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water, so they don’t leave the wearer dry. The dramatic change in the machine made a dramatic difference for Dail. “I use it every night, and I look forward to getting to bed now to get my rest,” Dail says. “I’m alert, I’ve not had drowsy driving in months, and I’m just very pleased.” It’s a far cry from the way he felt about his old CPAP machine. “I don’t hate it at all!” Dail says now. A farmer, a collector of relics and serving his community on the Union County Commission, Dail continues to put his work ethic to the test every day, well rested and always ready to go. “If you have a sleep problem, snoring, drowsy driving – go to the sleep center and get it taken care of,” Dail says. You can learn more about sleep disorders and how the Sleep Center at Fort Sanders Regional can help by visiting fsregional.com/sleepcenter or calling 865-541-1375.

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tration, and alertness are affected and things we learn are processed while we sleep.” Higgins says recent studies have shown that the brain produces chemicals while we’re awake that need to be cleared out during sleep. “If you’re not getting enough sleep, it can actually physically damage the brain,” Higgins says. “People who have sleep apnea and insufficient sleep are more likely to develop Alzheimer ’s disease at an earlier age, depression, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart problems.” Sleep deprived workers are more likely to overeat, too. Higgins says insufficient sleep over a period of time affects brain chemistry and the hormones that help regulate appetite, so you tend to eat more high carbohydrate, fatty foods. While there’s no magic number of hours every person needs to sleep, Higgins says most adults should try to get 7 to 9 hours of shut eye, and teens should sleep for 8 to 9 hours every night. If you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep most nights but still feel sleepy during the day, you could be suffering from a sleep disorder. Visit fsregional.com/sleepcenter to learn more about sleep disorders and how the center may be able to help you get the rest you need.

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The living room in the loft belonging to Phil Lawson at The Holston

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cellor Emeritus and Tennessee Theatre organist Dr. William Snyder will entertain at the preview party. Baron and Gayle Bustin and Phil Lawson gave Shopper News photographer Ruth White a sneak peek at their lofts in The Holston. Gayle chaired last year’s City People Home Tour, which is

on hiatus this year, so Gayle is helping with the Urban Home & Garden Tour. In past years, the Community Design Center tours have focused more on “spaces� than homes but have included homes in this year’s event. Info and tickets: http://www.communitydc.org/home-tour/

Saying goodbye Sandy Snyder doesn’t know the exact date her grandfather and father moved the store to its present location. Born to Willie and wife Frances after her father returned from serving in World War II, she grew up in the twostory store, which began offering furniture and appliances in Jerry Pease addition to groceries. She remembers tearing down empty boxes with neighborhood friends to use as “sleds.� “My grandmother would let us slide down those steps, all the way out to the alley,� she says. “That elevator worked then; I remember riding up and down in it.� When Jerry Pease, Ardist’s son and Willie’s nephew, came to work at the store in 1951 after finishing college, it was still selling groceries. “On Saturday nights, my grandfather would cut steaks for him and his new wife,� recalls Sandy Snyder. Jerry Pease retired in 2015 for health reasons. He passed away on June 6 this year. Greg Snyder says he was a big reason for the

The pillows in Gayle Bustin’s Africa room were created using photographs her husband, Baron Bustin, took when they lived overseas.

From page 1 It’s been hard shouldering the business on their own. They signed the paperwork for the sale last week. The new owners plan to reopen the building as a crossfit gym. Letting go is hard for Sandy. She loves the store as much as her father did, and “it was his life.� “There’s never been a day that I’ve walked in here that I haven’t wanted to be here,� she says. But she knows it’s the Photos of Willie and Frances Pease hang in the store. right thing to do, for both her and her husband. They store’s popularity. rying Sandy, but he soon en- like to travel and spend time After graduating from tered the family business. with their four grandchilSouth High School, Sandy “The business was grow- dren. She plans to get inbriefly attended the Univer- ing,� says Greg. “They did volved in volunteer work and sity of Tennessee and then everything right, treated increase her computer skills. went to Knoxville Business people right. One thing she won’t do – College. She was working “They treated everybody even though she has a very at a law office when she was just as honest as you could comfortable recliner – is sit introduced to Greg Snyder be treated.� around. She learned that by a mutual friend in 1968. Greg’s duties were var- lesson while recovering The view of downtown Knoxville from the balcony of Phil They were married in sum- ied, but he, Jerry and Wil- from surgery last year. Lawson’s loft at The Holston mer 1969 at Vestal United lie were the sales force, the “That wasn’t for me.� Methodist Church. public face of the store. SanGreg, a graduate of Har- dy worked on the business rison-Chilhowee Academy side. She and Greg have two (now King’s Academy), had children, Shawn and Shanspent three years in the Ma- non, but they forged careers rines – playing on an exhibi- in other fields. tion baseball team that was Joe Pease died in Februpart of the Corps’ recruiting ary 1970. Willie Pease died campaign. After going to UT in November 1996. Jerry on the G.I. Bill, he got a job Pease and Greg Snyder car# " with Miller’s department ried on in their footsteps $" '% store. He worked for Blue together until Jerry’s retire )) ) &( Cross Blue Shield after mar- ment last year. +'' +(' ' +'' + 1 '' ! ' '' ((

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SDHS program Their structured conversations will apply to the students’ writing assignment. Every four to six weeks, BBBS will organize a two-hour afterschool activity for the mentors and mentees. The mentoring program should increase high school graduation rates and college enrollment rates. The mentoring partners can continue their relationship through college, if they wish. Christina Cicero, a teacher at Carter Elementary School, attended the meeting with her husband, Will, and mother, Karen Kakanis, and said afterward that she was interested in becoming a mentor.

Kakanis is the secretary-treasurer on the BBBS board and has been a Big Sister for many years. “To do that one on one is challenging, but to get into a school like this, I’m so excited to see what we can do here,� she said. “The way this program’s structured, almost anyone could do it if they wanted to.� Volunteers may apply at tennesseebig. imentor.org. After an orientation session, they will undergo background checks and an interview process before being matched with a student. Info: Whitney Baker, 865-243-8846 or wbaker@ten nesseebig.org

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Telephone operators reunion is family affair panies marked the end of a long line of women with high school diplomas who found good-paying jobs with solid benefits and the prospect of upward mobility. Kitts’ aunt was in information services, and her mother worked in the company lunchroom, and went to the credit union when the lunchroom eventually closed because it couldn’t break even. “The lunchroom had the best food in town,� Kitts said. “When I was little, they kept the lunchroom open seven days a week. They’d put me in this big old high supervisor’s chair, give me a headset and I’d pretend I was an operator. It was a good company to work for. The whole unit would get together for picnics, and

By Betty Bean For decades, every night just before 10, taxicabs started lining up next to the telephone company on West Magnolia Avenue waiting for the operators Ginger Kitts to finish the second leg of the 10 o’clock split shift. Mostly young – and until the early ’70s, all of them female – they piled into the cabs by twos and threes and headed home, courtesy of Ma Bell. “They wanted you fresh out of high school and unmarried,� said Ginger Kitts. “And you had to work those horrible hours. I worked the split to 10 the first five years

Betty Bean and was glad to get it.� Kitts retired with 35 years of service and was one of 60 former telephone operators who got together for lunch at the Communications Workers of America union hall. They caught up on old friends, told stories and laughed a lot. It’s hard to nail down the exact date when local operators served their last customers, but everyone remembers that it was in the early ’80s when information service was transferred to Nashville. Automation and the court-ordered breakup of the Bell operating com-

red phone they talk about? It really exists. We would set up secure phone lines wherever the president went. I got to help install Navy phones that the kids called home on, and one time, I tracked a satellite in Croatia during the war there.� Vicki’s mother Letty Quertermous was the daughter of a Copper Hill telephone man who hired Letty’s grandfather to shoot snakes while they were stringing telephone lines Vicki and Letty Quertermous in southeast Tennessee in 1935. She went to work for we were just like family.� South Central Bell in 1979. Southern Bell in Atlanta in Vicki Quertermous She moved to Georgia and 1952, married and moved to started her career in Ath- worked in accounting and Yuma, Arizona, and worked ens, Tenn., on an old “cord then took a tech job that was for the telephone company there. For the next 22 years board� in 1977. She trans- international in scope. ferred to Corpus Christi a “When the president life was an odyssey that few months later and then moved, I moved his lines,� crisscrossed the country. returned to Tennessee she said. “I moved Bush I and went back to work for and Bush II. You know the To page 7

Questioning UT’s new commission The UT settlement of the Title IX lawsuit for over $2.5 million has risen to $4 million plus the amount of money paid out in legal fees and settlement costs. While this resolves this specific lawsuit, it does not end UT’s problems or lawsuits on these issues over the long term. In fact, one can argue that UT, by settling every single gender and sexual assault lawsuit to date for high figures, has issued a silent notice to litigation-happy attorneys and clients that UT is ripe for the picking as it were. If you sue, they will settle in a generous way. Many may feel now that all one has to do to win $400,000 or more is to sue UT over these issues in Nashville, survive a motion for summary judgment

less? Or does UT privately feel they have a weak case and would lose in court? One promise made by UT President Joseph DiPietro as a result of the Title IX settlement is that he will appoint a Commission with 60 days (from July 6) of nationally recognized experts to review the Title IX issues and make recommendations. This has received little notice or dialogue, but it could be a big deal in several ways and there are numerous unanswered questions. First, will these nationally recognized persons volunteer their services or be paid. If paid, how much and for how long? Second, who will staff this Commission and how many will staff it? Third, what are the qual-

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and dismissal and UT will quickly settle. UT’s first response was a strong denial of allegations followed by a pledge to fight in court. It appears the pledge to fight is only good until a settlement is achieved. This is not the end of these lawsuits as long as there are qualified plaintiffs out there willing to hire a litigious attorney. At what point will UT say “enough is enough� and it will fight it all the way. Are the financial resources to pay these huge costs limit-

ifications to serve on this Commission? Fourth, if someone wished to apply to serve where would their request and rÊsumÊ be filed? Fifth, will the Commission meetings be open to the public? Sixth, how long will this Commission last? Seventh, how many persons will serve? Will any be from Tennessee or all out of state? Eighth, will the composition reflect not only men and women but also minorities such as African Americans and Hispanics? When I posed several of these questions to the systems’ communications office, they simply did not have an answer at this time. However, all of these are

legitimate and necessary questions which must be resolved. With all the additional persons being hired at UTK to deal with these issues, the annual cost of the settlement will exceed $1 million a year in operating costs for a long, long time. This is on top of the $4 million paid out so far. This is a story not ending anytime soon. â– Happy birthday to Mayor Madeline Rogero who turned 64 on July 26 in Philadelphia and House Speaker Beth Harwell who turned 59 on Sunday, July 24. Harwell is mentioned as a possible 2018 candidate for governor, but she faces an active Democratic opponent this November. Rogero is out of the office this week as a Clintonpledged delegate to the Democratic convention in Philadephia.

The Rogero appointment of former City Council member Charlie Thomas (chosen to be on Council after eight ballots to replace former vice mayor Bob Becker) to MPC now means that two Knoxville officials are fluent in two languages. Both Thomas and City Council member Marshall Stair speak English and Spanish. â– Thanks to the intervention of Council member (former vice mayor) Nick Pavlis, there are now signs on Neyland Drive and at Marine Park on Alcoa Highway pointing to the Blount County. Nothing was moving on this from the city greenway office for nine months until Pavlis pushed the issue. Then it happened in two weeks. â– Early voting is modest for the Aug. 4 primary and general election, indicating a low turnout.

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You’re invited to a month’s worth of special events. Seminars & Events – August 2016 Mighty Musical Monday

Addressing Orthopedic Pain

Musicals and operas such as West Side Story, Cats, South Pacific and Phantom of the Opera are everyone’s favorites. Why make a trip to Broadway this summer when you can hear selected pieces from these famous productions right in your hometown? Tennova welcomes vocalist Emily Campen to the stage for the August Mighty Musical Monday concert.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about the latest treatments available at Newport Medical Center for joint pain, arthritis, sports injuries and other common orthopedic ailments. Pain is your body’s alarm system and if you are experiencing frequent aches and discomfort, it could mean something is wrong.

Monday, August 1 Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Monday, August 22 • Noon-1:30 p.m. Newport Medical Center 435 Second Street, Newport Medical Office Bldg. Classroom, 3rd Floor Register by August 18.

Tennessee Theatre 604 South Gay Street, Knoxville Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson will also entertain on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.

Arthritis - Don’t Let It Slow You Down

Concert is free. Sack lunches are available for $5 in the lobby while supplies last, or bring your own.

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No registration required.

Tip the Scale in the Right Direction

Symptoms of osteoarthritis may vary greatly from person to person: inflammation, pain or stiffness in the joint, and warmth or “creaking” are all common complaints. The prognosis of adults with osteoarthritis depends on which joints are affected and whether or not the symptoms impair day-to-day function. Join us for a discussion about arthritis and about ways to preserve your joint function.

If you are ready to shed some pounds, you are not alone. Approximately 45 million Americans embark on diets each year in the quest for a fitter, slimmer body. If you’ve tried everything to lose weight and nothing seems to work, join us for this free seminar to find out if you are a candidate for weight loss surgery.

Monday, August 22 • 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 4 and Thursday, September 1 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 24 • 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Tennova Health & Fitness Center 7540 Dannaher Drive, Powell Conference Room Presenter: Terrie Peltier, R.N. Turkey Creek Medical Center 10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville Johnson Conference Center Presenter: Mandy Stinnett, R.N.

Turkey Creek Medical Center 10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville Johnson Conference Center Space is limited. Register by one day before the program.

Doug Estey, P.A.

Register by one day before the program. Stephen Boyce, M.D., and K. Robert Williams, M.D.

Getting Your House In Order Unexpected, end-of-life situations can happen at any age, so it’s important for all adults to be prepared. Participants will receive a complimentary “House in Order” book that provides one location for medical history, estate and financial information, funeral plans and advance directives.

Thursday, August 11 • 10:00-11:00 a.m. Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 E. Oak Hill Avenue, Knoxville Emerald Room

Monday, September 12 1:30-2:30 p.m. LaFollette Medical Center 923 East Central Avenue, LaFollette Executive Conference Room

Wednesday, September 14 10:00-11:00 a.m. Newport Medical Center 435 Second Street, Newport Board Room Register by one day before the program.

A Walk Through History The Farragut Folklife Museum is a treasure chest of artifacts and photographs that document the history of the Farragut and Concord communities. Exhibits include artifacts pertaining to the history of local schools, churches, the railroad and several Civil War battles. Tennova Senior Circle members are invited to enjoy a complimentary guided tour.

Thursday, August 11 11:00 a.m. • Museum Tour Farragut Folklife Museum, Farragut Town Hall 11408 Municipal Drive, Farragut

Noon • Brown-bag lunch Farragut Library Greenway, Farragut Senior Circle membership card required. Register by August 9.

Senior Day at the A&I Fair Funnel cakes, the tractor pull, a 95-pound pumpkin and 4-H Club sheep can only mean one thing - the fair is in town! Consider this your down-home invitation to attend a complimentary breakfast with friends. After the meal, you can participate in fun activities, visit exhibits or just relax in the shade on the beautiful fairgrounds in Cocke and Jefferson counties.

Keeping You in Motion Orthopedics is the branch of medicine concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Depending on the diagnosis, orthopedic specialists can use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat traumatic injuries involving bones, degenerative diseases, sports injuries and congenital disorders. Join us for a panel discussion led by experts from Turkey Creek Medical Center and learn about orthopedics from head to toe.

Thursday, August 25 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Turkey Creek Medical Center 10820 Parkside Drive Knoxville Johnson Conference Center Register by August 22.

Michael Howard, M.D.

David J. Mark Hovis, M.D. McNaughton, M.D.

Tennova Center for Orthopedics at Turkey Creek Medical Center Orthopedic patients have unique needs. Whether you are recuperating from joint replacement surgery, recovering from an accident or mending from a sports injury, you’ll heal faster with care provided by dedicated orthopedic specialists. Invite a friend and attend our open house celebration - you’ll have the opportunity to tour the facility and meet our multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, therapists and case managers. Join us as we cut the ribbon on the future of orthopedics!

Thursday, August 25 4:30-6:00 p.m. Turkey Creek Medical Center 10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville No registration required.

A Real Pain in the Foot Foot pain is very widespread. About 75 percent of adults in the United States have experienced it. One of the most common reasons for foot pain is plantar fasciitis – a stabbing ache across the bottom of the foot and below the heel, particularly with the very first steps in the morning. If these symptoms sound familiar, join us for a presentation by Will Thetford, D.P.M., and learn about the latest treatments available for this type of discomfort.

Wednesday, August 24 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. LaFollette United Methodist Church 808 E. Central Avenue, LaFollette Register by August 22.

William Thetford, D.P.M.

Monday, August 15 • 9:00 a.m.

Tennova Senior Day at the Dixie Stampede

Jefferson County Fair 1503 Universal Road, Jefferson City

See you at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge for a special luncheon performance. Filled with thrilling horse rides, spectacular special effects, musical productions and a delicious four-course meal, this will definitely be a highlight of your autumn season. And, don’t forget your camera!

Tuesday, August 16 • 9:00 a.m. Cocke County A&I Fair 112 Fairground Circle, Newport These events are free for seniors. No registration required.

Tuesday, September 20 Dixie Stampede, 3849 Parkway, Pigeon Forge Call 800-356-1676 and mention “Senior Day” for information and tickets.

To register, call 865-320-9989 or online at Tennova.com. Independent Members and Members of the Medical Staff at Tennova Healthcare.

6 • JULY 27, 2016 • Shopper news

News from Mission of Hope

Mission of Hope gears

up for the school year

July 29-31, OfficeMax in Turkey By Carol Z. Shane Back-to-school time ap- Creek will be partnering with proaches, and Mission of Hope is MOH in “Mission Pack the Bus!” Who doesn’t love to shop for as busy as ever. The nonprofit Appalachian office supplies? While you’re Relief Ministry based in Knox- there looking for ring binders, ville has been assisting the needs paper and pencils for your own of people in economically dis- children, why not use your tax tressed mountain communities savings to pick up a few extra since 1996. Families in northeast items for MOH? The best part is, Tennessee, southeast Kentucky you can just walk right out into and southwest Virginia receive the parking lot and hand them year-round aid in the form of over. The MOH bus and volunhealth care and hygiene items, teers will be waiting to receive food, furniture, clothing and them. It couldn’t be easier. Kiley Niles, Turkey Creek’s dihelp in home construction and maintenance. Christmas brings rector of marketing who helped toys and other items, and Mis- to coordinate the event, says, “it’s sion of Hope, which partners the first time we’ve had the bus with School Family Resource parked at OfficeMax.” She hopes Centers and small community shoppers will take advantage of ministries, even provides college the chance to do something good News-Sentinel, Sports Radio for those less fortunate. “Back- WNML, Newstalk Radio 98.7scholarships. Right now, MOH is focused on to-school isn’t always fun,” she FM, WBIR-TV Channel 10 and helping kids get a good start on says, “and we like to think of Turkey Creek. Mission of Hope’s 19th annual the school year with its 19th an- things we can do for those who Back to School Event feanual Back to School proturing “Mission Pack the gram. Emmette ThompAll through the year, each and every Bus!” is going on right son, executive director now. To make a donaof the organization, says, week, we are continuing to help tion, visit the website at “As important as Christnumerous mountain ministries with missionofhope.org or mas is, Back to School mail a check to Mission has become one of the food, clothing, health and hygiene of Hope, P.O. Box 51824, most important things Knoxville, TN, 37950. we do all year. It gives products and home supplies. That’s You can also call MOH at every child a brand-new our day-to-day, 52 weeks a year. 865-584-7571. school year start on an “Mission Pack the equal footing.” Over Emmette Thompson, Bus!” happens from 10 12,000 children in 28 ruMission of Hope executive director a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunral counties in Kentucky day, July 29-31, at Officeand Tennessee receive backpacks full of school supplies. struggle. When you have a cool Max, 11012 Parkside Drive in the Turkey Creek shopping center, There are several ways you backpack, you feel good!” Plus, for making a donation, Items needed for “Mission can help. A donation of just $10 will provide a new backpack and you’ll receive a free pizza from Pack the Bus!” are: Preschool and kindergarsupplies to a very deserving stu- Blaze Pizza and a free frozen yodent. Donations of all types to gurt from Menchie’s. It’s a great ten: ■ Sturdy backpacks MOH are always appreciated as opportunity to make a real fam■ Crayons the organization continues to ily event out of your annual back■ Pencils grow and serve more communi- to-school shopping trip. “When we have friends try to ■ Safety scissors ties. “We’ve just kind of bloomed ■ Glue sticks and blossomed,” says Thompson. help us ‘raise the harvest,’ as we First, second and third “We’re adding our 28th school call it, we love it,” says Thompson. “We’d love to stuff the bus.” grades: up in Del Rio.” Sponsors for the event are Of■ Sturdy backpacks Or you can become more di■ Crayons rectly involved in an easy – and ficeMax, Blaze Pizza, Menchie’s ■ Pencils fun – way. On tax-free weekend, Frozen Yogurt, the Knoxville

■ Folders – three-prong with pocket ■ Safety scissors ■ Glue sticks ■ Notebook paper Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades:

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Also on the horizon is the Chick-fil-A Knoxville & Mission of Hope’s 13th annual Golf Classic, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 12, at Willow Creek Golf Club. The daylong event begins at 7 a.m. and will consist of both a morning and afternoon round in a fourperson scramble format. Four players compete as a team for the lowest score. Each team member will tee off and the best shot is selected as the location for each member’s next shot. This process is followed for each shot until

the hole is completed. The team records one score and moves to the next hole. Players in a.m. round are limited to first 110 paid golfers; players in p.m. round are limited to 130 paid golfers. Major sponsors include Wintellect, Coleman’s Printing & Awards LLC and Rothchild Event Rentals. Media sponsors include WBIR.com, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, WJRZ Christian talk radio, WIVK FM 107.7, Sports Radio WNML and Newstalk Radio 98.7-FM. These companies have chosen to sponsor in specific ways: ■ Golf shirt/apparel – Fisher Tire ■ Golf carts – Rather & Kittrell ■ Golf balls – Duncan Automotive & Jerry Duncan Ford Lincoln ■ Door prizes – Lincoln Memorial University ■ Holes-in-One – Lenoir City Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Individuals and companies are invited to sponsor in these ways: ■ Putting green – $1,000 (Features your company’s name displayed at practice green and includes two complimentary player entries.) ■ Range sponsor – $1,000 (Features your company’s name displayed at driving range and includes two complimentary player entries.) ■ Scoreboard sponsor – $1,000 (Features your company’s name displayed at scoreboard and includes two complimentary player entries.) ■ Hole sponsor – $500 (Features your company’s name displayed at a designated hole and includes one complimentary player entry.) ■ Tee sponsor – $150 (Features your company’s name displayed at a designated tee box.) ■ Player sponsor – $150 (This is an opportunity to give to the Mission of Hope and make a golfer happy!) ■ Goody bag donor – Donation of items for Golfers Goody Bags. Items (250 of each) such as golf tools, towels, hates, pens, gift certificates, snacks, etc. ■ Player entry – $150 (Includes complimentary lunch, a.m. breakfast or p.m. Lite Bites, green fees, cart, range balls, golf shirt/apparel, golf balls, goody bag, snacks and eligibility for contest prizes. To register for the Chick-fil-A Knoxville & Mission of Hope’s 13th annual Golf Classic, visit missionofhope.org or call 865584-7571. Deadline for entry is Monday, Aug. 1. All proceeds go to benefit MOH’s Back to School Program.

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Key to improvement: Preston Williams Last week I said, as if I knew what I am talking about, that if Tennessee is going to win big football games, take the SEC East title and maybe stick its nose into the national playoff, it must: a. Improve the downfield passing game. b. Find a left offensive tackle to protect the quarterback’s backside. c. Refine receiver techniques and get the right guys on the field. I have decided to leave the choice of linemen to line coach Don Mahoney and offensive coordinator Mike DeBord, who doubles as another line coach. I am aware of some options – Brett Kendrick, Drew Richmond, Ryan Johnson and Marcus Tatum. I do hope the coaches get it right. I will assist with enhancement of the passing attack. It needs help. It is not now good enough. When a very smart quarterback is a better runner than passer, it makes you wonder why. Joshua Dobbs has a decent arm. He is adequate in the short game, quick outs, drop-offs to running backs and dinky little eight-yarders

Marvin West

over the middle when linebackers are lost in traffic. Dobbs would appear considerably better on deep outs and verticals if receivers caught a higher percentage of passes within reach and ran a greater distance with what they catch. Here’s where I can help. Insist that Preston Williams build up endurance. Dispatch him down the field, time after time, until secondary tongues are hanging out. Send Williams long one more time and ask Dobbs to throw it as far as he can. Bingo! Deep passing problem solved. Short game will improve when defensive backs are forced to play honest. Runners will run even better when passing presents a threat and the crowd in the box thins out. Butch Jones will be coach of the year. Preston Williams is one

notch above a secret weapon. He appeared in eight games as a freshman and, get this, had a grand total of seven receptions. I remember when Johnny Mills caught 11 on one Saturday afternoon – and it wasn’t against Western Carolina. A truly great analyst, somewhat better than me, says Williams has as much pure ability as any of the famous Tennessee receivers of the past (no recents available for comparison). He is 6-4 or more, 210 or more, runs very fast and has a somewhat selfish disposition when the ball is in the air. He thinks it is his, and he has the size and strength to make it happen. This seems so simple: Throw it to him. Here is an admission: I have an agenda. Preston Williams is one heck of a colorful story. He committed early to Tennessee and took it upon himself to recruit other Volunteers. Rumor has it that he wore Tennessee colors during an official visit to Auburn. Preston won first place for national signing-day fashion. He appeared on a TV

recruiting show wearing a really impressive all-white suit, orange bow tie, no socks and a felt hat that looked like a Tennessee helmet. Preston was a five-star prep prize, Georgia 6-A player of the year as a junior, state long-jump champ in his spare time. A knee injury shortened his senior season, and he was still rehabbing when he relocated from Hampton, Ga., to downtown Knoxville last summer. Alas, he fell under the NCAA microscope and lost more time while the infamous Clearing House gathered information and studied how in the world he made such dramatic academic improvement from one ACT to another. In the beginning, he did not meet entrance requirements. When he took the test again, he scored too high. The third time was a charm. Go play. That’s what I say, go play, catch passes, run fast and far, help the Vols do something they haven’t done in years, win big. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

McMillan settles into divorce court Judge Greg McMillan says the law is the law, and “a judge has to find the facts and then apply the law.�

Sandra Clark

The young jurist has settled in at the Fourth Circuit Court, commonly called divorce court. He’s just the third judge in the court’s 50-year history. Judge George S. Child Jr. served two terms, Judge Bill Swann served 40 years and now McMillan has served two years. Chris Rohwer introduced McMillan to the North Knox Rotary Club. Rohwer drew on their friendship through

finish in an hour, the case drops to the bottom of the day’s docket. He usually schedules 18-19 cases and has not yet failed to clear his Friday docket. What has he learned on the bench? “People’s capacity to be cruel to one another is infinite.� He added: “It’s a challenging job. I’m physically worn out at the end of the day.� McMillan manages to find time to teach a class in negotiating as an adjunct professor at UT Law School. He is active in sailing with the Concord Yacht Club, and he volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club when his kids were younger. In response to a question, he said the filing fee for a divorce is “slightly over $400.�

Habitat for Humanity where he said McMillan is known as “Oops.� The judge agreed. “I’ve had stitches twice and a broken bone.� He volunteers “because it’s recharging spiritually.� Take a look at his caseload through June 2016: divorces filed (without kids) – 300; divorces with kids – 212; orders of protection requested – 928; orders of protection dismissed or renewed – 1,107. “Last year we had 2,055 orders of protection filed; we’re on pace to have 2,200 this year.� McMillan hears divorce cases on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Wednesdays, he hears appeals from Juvenile Court and state-filed cases to terminate parental rights. On Thursdays, he hears

By Sandra Clark

Tim and Candy Archer

Telephone operators At one point, when her husband was sent to Vietnam, she returned to where she started. “I went back to Copper Hill and got a job on an old ringdown board – that’s where you put the plug in and the operator says ‘hello.’ Same board I played on as a kid. You just picked up the phone, the operator said ‘hello,’ and you’d say, ‘I want a number for that pink house on top of the hill.’ It was a riot.� Candy and Tim Archer are also branches of this telephone family tree. Candy was a UT student who applied for a job as an operator in 1971 with the intention of making money to get an apartment.

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Tim, a rare male operator, started in 1976 after a stint in the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne, with the intention of transitioning into another job within the company at the first opportunity. But after he married Candy in 1978, they found the flexible schedules and good benefits suited them, and they never had to take their children to day care. “The best souvenir he got of his job was me. We both enjoyed our home time together,� Candy said. “We’re homebodies and were involved with our children and our parents, and we made a good living. There’s nothing better than that,� Tim said.

Boyd’s clouds have silver linings By Shannon Carey

Boyd, PetSafe founder and commissioner of the Judge Greg McMillan speaks Te n n e s s e e to the North Knoxville Rotary Department Club at Litton’s. Photo by S. Clark of Economic and orders of protection cases. To Community move the docket, Knox CounDevelopty’s three chancellors and ment, had other Circuit Court judges roRandy Boyd good news tate to sit with him, doubling and bad news for Union the court’s capacity. County during his visit to On Fridays, he hears mothe Chamber of Commerce tions, giving each case one July 22. hour. If the lawyers can’t He said Union County has recently been added to the state’s list of Tier 4 counties, 17 counties that rank lowest in household income and several other facHall started to rise and view over, Marion suggest- tors, not just in Tennessee Daniel pushed him back ed Hall and Daniel leave but nationwide. They’re also into his chair. As fights go, separately. Daniel left the called “distressed counties.� However, Boyd said, it was mild. You can hear room, followed by Dodson, Hallerin yelling, “Whoa, Corcoran and Hall. Marion Union County’s inclusion whoa!� followed them out, saying, on this list opens the county Noted for his calm, al- “I don’t want this to spill up to a variety of resources made available through the most sequetious demeanor, over into the hallway.� Hallerin Hill tried to get the This left Hallerin shak- Rural Economic Developmen to apologize after Mar- ing his head and wondering ment Act. Now, the state inMartin Daniel Steve Hall centive bar for jobs created ion pulled them apart. what had just happened. was heading for the door,� “Is there anything you’d Daniel beat Hall in the is just 10, down from about Hill’s producer, Chris Mar- like to say?� he asked. Republican primary in 20, for businesses opening ion, said later. “But he took You can just see them 2014. The rematch will be in Union County. The act also lets Tier 4 a right,� toward the chair of bristling. Only Dodson and decided by West Knox votcounties apply for $6 milSteve Hall. Corcoran spoke. The inter- ers on Aug. 4.

Daniel and Hall: They’re two for you! Campaign stress overtook Martin Daniel and Steve Hall last Thursday as the men appeared, along with Bryan Dodson and James Corcoran, on the Hallerin Hilton Hill radio show. You can hear the scuffle on Hill’s podcast. First there’s Hall, shrilly calling Daniel a liar. It’s live radio at its best. Then Daniel pushes back his chair and removes his headphones. “I thought he

government

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lion in li i grants to prepare potential business and industrial sites, a $100,000 grant to open entrepreneurial centers in rural towns, and $1 million in tourism grants. “You’re one of 17 distressed counties,� said Boyd. “But we’re here to help.� Boyd also spoke about state efforts to improve broadband Internet access to rural counties. He said 13 percent of Tennessee residents don’t have broadband access, but that figure is misleading. That 13 percent represents 830,000 people concentrated in rural areas. “You can do business anywhere as long as you have broadband,� Boyd said. “But there is a great digital divide in Tennessee, and we’ve got to fi x that. We can’t be successful if we don’t fi x that.� Boyd said his office has been looking into the issue and researching solutions. He hopes to finalize a possible fi x this year. Boyd opened the floor to questions, saying, “One thing I’ve learned in business is that the customer always knows what they need.�

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Gal pals Wanda Johnson, Melba Hutcherson and Louise Piske wait for a film on the Prohibition era to start in the auditorium.

Sherrill Hills staff members Sandi “Sassy� Simpson, Peggy “Bitsie� Cummings, Dal “Bugsy Malone� Smith and Cassie “Jazzy� Smith greet guests at the entrance of the Gangster Ball.

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Gangster Ball By Sara Barrett

Betty Lucas just finished a dance with wise guy Lamar Hinds, who keeps an eye on a fella eyeballing his “liquor� (or maybe that mustache).

Sherrill Hills’ dining area morphed into a speakeasy July 23 during the facility’s third annual Gangster Ball and Chicago-style dinner. Tickets were in such high demand from folks outside the Sherrill Hills community that people had to be turned away, according to Sandi Simpson, senior living consultant for the resort lifestyle community.

The evening started in the theater with a film on Prohibition, followed by dinner and dancing in the dining area. Ticket holders were encouraged to dress in costume, and they didn’t disappoint. “We know we have other things to do, but this is a day we get to spend playing with our residents,� says facility Barbara Chubb dances with manager Cassie Smith. Info: the evening’s entertainer, www.sherrillhillsretirement. Richard Fabozzi. Photos by S. com. Barrett

SENIOR NOTES â– 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.

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■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. Register for: Pinterest/ Instagram/Twitter class, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 27; cost: $15. Beginning iPad/iPhone class, 10 a.m.noon Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 1-2; cost: $25. AAA Driver Safety Program, 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4; info/ registration: Kate Fleming, 862-9254. Veterans Services, 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8; RSVP: 215-5645. ■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 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ■City of Knoxville Senior Citizen Programs City County Building Parks and Recreation Department 400 Main St., Room 303 215-4311 knoxvilletn.gov

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Seymour UMC offers recovery ministry for addicts By Kelly Norrell Hope Johnson of Seymour, a heroin and opioid addict, struggled for five years before she found recovery. Her addiction could have killed her. Instead, it led to the creation of Recovery at Seymour, a ministry of Seymour United Methodist Church that weekly serves more than 50 people. And Johnson, 24, will be clean two years in September. “If there is one person who reads this and gets help and finds recovery, everything was worthwhile,� she said. Johnson’s story of addiction is not uncommon in East Tennessee, where the drug-induced death rate is higher than the national average. Using marijuana at 14, alcohol at 15, pills at 16 and heroin at 20, Johnson ultimately served six months for a burglary committed in an attempt to get money for drugs. While living in a shelter after her release, she began attending a Recovery at Cokesbury Network program because it provided transportation. Johnson found the recovery program to be so lifechanging that she begged Seymour United Methodist Church, located near her home, to start a recovery program, too. Pastor Jason Gattis listened carefully and

Participants in Recovery at Seymour meet for a worship service at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Photos submitted took it to the church. “We did some research on the continuing drug problem that faces our county and the Sevier school system and South Knoxville. It just doesn’t stop.� With funding from the Holston Conference of UMC and Trinity Health Foundation, and in cooperation with the Recovery at Cokesbury Network, the church founded Recovery at Seymour. The program has been up and running for seven months. Recovery at Seymour has strong support in the congregation of about 600, Gattis said. “We wanted a place where people struggling with addictions and

compulsive behaviors could come and find new life. It has proven to do well and has helped quite a few people to make a change in their lives.� Each Thursday, Recovery at Seymour provides dinner at 6 p.m. and a worship service at 7. At 8:15, there are meetings for chemically dependent men and women, women with problems like eating disorders, a family support group (similar to Al Anon) and a group for children affected by addiction. Everything is free and open to anyone. Gattis said Recovery at Seymour is Christianbased, identifying God as the higher power addicts

must turn to. Johnson said that distinction is key for her. “I have a relationship with Christ. I wanted my higher power to be God. I wanted a faith-centered recovery group.� She said she loves the program’s unity. “I have a family of recovering addicts now. The people in my small group are like sisters. When one person falls down, everybody pulls that person up.� She said the program meets deep needs of addicts. “It’s like telling a secret that you’ve held inside for too long. When you tell it, it doesn’t have power over you anymore.� The state of Tennessee has identified the opioid epidemic as the No. 1 public health crisis. In 2014 at least 1,263 people died from opioid overdose – more than in car accidents or from guns. Sevier, Knox and Blount counties are among 20 East Tennessee counties identified as high-intensity drugtrafficking areas. Johnson called drug and alcohol addiction here “like an epidemic. It’s like a plague. What I want people to know is, recovery is possible. Freedom is possible.� Info: 197 Simmons Road; call 573-9711; email office@ seymour.umc.org.

faith cross currents Lynn Pitts lpitts48@yahoo.com

A great rock Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. (Isaiah 32: 2 NRSV) I have been privileged in my life to see many wondrous sights. I have traveled on five continents (and hope to add a sixth someday). However, there is one sight that captures my imagination and mystifies me like no other: Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. The Indians named it, and I have been unable to find out if they feared it or worshipped it. My guess is both! It certainly commands respect. It stands tall on the horizon (867 feet from base to summit), and 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River – visible for miles and miles. Its summit is actually 5,112 feet above sea level. It is flattish on top, weatherworn, I assume. I am told grass grows up there. There are those hardy (or foolhardy) souls who climb its dark gray, absolutely perpendicular sides (the grooves of which swirl gracefully from bottom to top), a project I don’t even want to contemplate! The tower is actually the petrified center of a longextinct volcano. The mountain that surrounded it wore away centuries (probably millennia) ago! What was left behind was this tower: stunning and mysterious and beautiful, another of God’s gifts to us on this Earth. Those of us who choose not to climb it are able to walk around its base. All along the base are enormous chunks of rock that have fallen from its towering sides. I was in awe walking along that trail, marveling at its beauty, turning my back to the tower and seeing the continent stretching out, as far as the eye can see, America, the beautiful!

AREA FARMERS MARKETS â– Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance|Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.noon Saturdays through Nov. 5. Info: dixieleefarmers market.com; on Facebook. â– Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: easttnfarm markets.org; on Facebook. â– 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. â– Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 849 Glades Road, 8:30 a.m.noon Saturdays through Oct. 8.

Sarah Pastor and Katie Bush, members of Girl Scout Troop 2156, talk about the herbs they raised to earn the Silver Award with children from a class at First Farragut UMC. Photos submitted

Silver status: Scouts grow herbs, bake goodies to earn award and help hungry By Carolyn Evans Basil cookies are a foodie’s delight: sweet and savory and a little bit gourmet. When Katie Bush and Sarah Pastor, rising seventhgraders at Farragut Middle School, learned the requirement to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award was to create a sustainable project that would help others, they decided growing food for a good cause would be perfect. Neither girl goes to First Farragut United Methodist Church, but they found a place for a small herb garden in the big garden on church grounds. The church donates all the produce grown there to its Hunger Ministry food for charities. The girls, members of Troop 2156, worked with church member Clark Brekke to plant seeds indoors, build a raised herb bed and transplant the seedlings. Once the crop was in, they had to decide what to do. Neither girl had much baking or cooking experience on their resumes. “I’ve made grilled chicken and quesadilla and taco meat before,� Katie says. Sarah had been only “a little bit� of a cook before

this. “I’ve mostly cooked chicken and veggies in a frying pan once or twice,� she says. They took a suggestion from church member and Hunger Ministry volunteer Laura Derr and made some dill bread. Then Sarah’s mother showed her a cookie website, and she discovered lemon-basil shortbread cookies. Sarah describes the cookies as light and fluffy with a little colored sugar on top, and Katie says the dill bread was popular with everybody, even the kids. Armed with dill bread, basil cookies and fresh and dried herbs, they stocked the Hunger Table at the church on June 2. They were a hit. With the addition of vegetables donated by church members, the combination brought in $300.42 that morning. “These two were irresistible,� said Derr after the first Sunday. “The congregation flocked around the table all morning, elbowing each other for fresh herbs, dried herbs, basil cookies and dill bread.� Success bred innovation. For the second and third Sundays, July 10 and July

17, the girls increased the number of cookies for sale and added homemade marinara, pesto, spicy salsa, cheddar-herb scones, provolone scones and herb butter. By the time they were done, they had helped net the church’s Hunger Ministry nearly $1,000. Both girls say they’ve learned a lot during the 50

hours of work required for the Silver Award. “I had rarely used the oven before,� Sarah says, “but I’ve had to pull a lot of cookies in and out.� “I had no idea how much work goes into planting a garden,� Katie says. “We had a lot of help from Clark and Laura. We couldn’t have done it without them.�

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â– 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. â– Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat-

urdays through Nov. 19. Info: marketsquarefarmers market.org. â– Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays through Nov. 17. â– Maryville Farmers Market: First Baptist Maryville, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Hours: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through August. â– New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays. Info: knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket; on Facebook. â– Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Historic Jackson Square. Hours: 3 p.m.-sellout Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org.

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Help KARM prepare kids for school Knox Area Rescue Ministries will host Stuff the Backpacks for kids in need through Saturday, July 30. Items needed include backpacks, three-ring binders, loose-leaf notebooks, facial tissue, spiral notebooks, pocket folders, glue sticks, bottles of glue, pencil boxes, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, rulers and scissors. School supplies can be donated at any KARM store or Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt location. Info: www. karm.org.

SCHOOL NOTES Elementary school

schools will hold sixth grade orientation 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday, Aug. 5. Buses will run. Parents are welcome. Call your school for more info.

Jack and Jill Royal Teens of the Knoxville chapter include Julian Kendrick, Jahlil Jefferson, Cameron Malone, Emory Lanier, Darryl Craig Bonner, Arthur Nelson, Juwaan Jefferson and Treston Thomas.

Jack and Jill teens learn leadership

This summer, the Royal Teens of the Knoxville Chapâ– South-Doyle Middle ter of Jack and Jill of America School: Meet the Principal, Inc. attended the 60th South6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, ern Region Teen Leadership Aug. 2. Back to School Conference in Atlanta. Bash, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. â– New Hopewell ElementaMore than a dozen local 5, at the football stadium; ry School: Meet and Greet, teens participated in legisdinner provided. Info: 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. lative sessions, educational 579-2133. Info: 579-2194. workshops, oratorical comâ– South Knoxville Elemenpetitions and a community High school notes tary School: Meet and service project building Greet, 3-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. â– All Knox County high prosthetic hands for am5. Info: 579-2100. schools will hold freshman putees in developing counorientation 8:30 a.m.-noon tries. Friday, Aug. 5. Buses will Middle school notes Current Knoxville chaprun. Call your school for â– All Knox County middle ter teen president and inmore info. coming UT freshman Arthur Nelson was honored at the Senior Gala with 250 Free dental sealant clinics in July other graduating seniors. Teens from 42 Jack and The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will offer a free dental sealant clinic Thursday, July, 28, at the Inter- Jill chapters across the Faith Health Clinic, 315 Gill Ave. KCHD will provide the country attended the condental sealants to individuals between the ages of 6 and ference. Jack and Jill of America 21 years old. Individuals do not have to be an InterFaith patient to receive these services, nor will they become an Inc. was founded in 1938. It established InterFaith patient after receiving sealants. Ap- is a membership organization of mothers with chilpointments are required. Info/appointments: 215-5157. â– Mooreland Heights Elementary School: Meet Your Teacher, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4. Info: 579-2105.

The Best in the World

dren ages 2-19 who are dedicated to nurturing future African-American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and

civic duty. Since 1966, the Knoxville chapter has supported literacy efforts and provided community service benefitting children in East Tennessee.

Written by Marc Talbert and Illustrated by Betsy James

CHAPTER THREE: STORY SO FAR: Nick and his best friend, Clay, have decided to set a world record by making a ton of money. Then Nick has an idea how to do it. The question struck Nick as they were crossing the street. “Hey!� he said. “Who’s going to get in the book for making the most money? You or me?�

Jack and Jill Royal Teens of the Knoxville chapter include Kai Lanier, Tyra Thomas, Maya Weaver, Sidney Matlock and Jasmine Jefferson. Not pictured is Cameron Carter. Photos submitted In commemoration of the chapter’s 50th anniversary, a Children’s Literacy Gala will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Info: www.jackand jillknoxville.org.

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Bloody jeans and begging

Jazz tugged at his arm again. “Not now!� he said, watching Clay skip ahead and turn to face them, walking backwards. “I just made us twenty bucks,� Clay said. “Well, almost. And I just got a great idea, and you didn’t. Unless you come up with something, it’s gonna be my record.�

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It sounded fair, but Nick didn’t like it. “That was my mom’s twenty dollars,� he argued. Jazz tugged again. To get her to stop, he squeezed her hand tighter. “And I’m the one who’s going without chips and soda. Not you.� Clay spun around and walked just ahead of them. Nick felt a fight coming on. Two fights in less than half an hour. A new world record? Before he could say anything back, Jazz tugged again. Hard. “What!� he exploded. “What do you want?� “I want to tell you something,� she said, and suddenly looked shy. “But it’s a secret.� Nick rolled his eyes but leaned closer. Jazz whispered into his ear, then stood there, trying not to giggle. She had told Nick one of the stupidest jokes he’d ever heard. But the way Jazz told it—like it was the most hilarious thing in the world—made Nick laugh in spite of himself. “What’s so funny?� Clay asked, looking over his shoulder. “Now I’ve got a great idea for making money.� Nick grinned. “So.� But Clay looked a little worried. “So. I think whoever makes the most money with their idea should get all the money for the world record. Deal?� Clay stopped in front of his house. “Deal. What’s your idea?� “Tell me yours first.� Before Clay could say anything, his older sister, Faye, swooped out the front door. “Mom’s with Grandma,� she announced. “When she comes back, tell her I’m at Lucille’s. Got it?� “Yeah, I got it,� Clay said. “And it’s contagious.� The kitchen smelled like leftover breakfast—heavy on the bacon. “OK. Let’s get busy.� Clay held out his hand for the list. “Get a grocery bag, Jazz.� Clay pointed to the pantry. “Why?� she asked. “Do you want to help us or not?� Jazz shrugged but walked to the pantry anyway. Clay looked at Nick. “Sugar’s in the cupboard.� It didn’t take long to finish “shopping.� Nick looked at the full bag. “We’ll need some money for toilet paper,� he said. “No problem,� Clay said. “Want to help me get ready?� “Sure. And you can help me, too. Got some cardboard? I need it to make a sign

for my idea.� “Hey! Me too,� said Clay. “And we’ll need a big pen.� The three of them raced up to Clay’s room. “We can both use the back of this.� Clay pulled some posterboard from his closet. “Got scissors?� Clay nodded, but reached under his bed instead of fetching them. He pulled out a lump of blue cloth. “I was wearing these when I crashed my bike last month.� He shook them out. “Mom wanted to toss them! Can you believe it?� Nick stared. They looked bad — torn and stiff with blood. Clay stepped to a chest of drawers and pulled out a T-shirt. “Jazz. Take this outside and mess it up. You know, dirt and grass and junk.� “Why?� Clay threw up his hands. “Do I have to explain everything?� Jazz jumped high enough to grab the shirt. “Big shot,� she huffed. “But no dog stuff!� Clay called as she ran out the door. “So what’s your idea?� Nick asked. “Write ‘Help Homeless Hungry’ on my half,� Clay answered, handing him a marker. “Three different lines. Make it sloppy.� “You’re going to beg for money?� Was Clay’s idea OK? Nick didn’t want to sound like a baby, but . . . “What do you think? What are you going to do?� Nick got ready for Clay to tell him his idea was stupid. “Sell jokes. Jazz’s joke. It’s so lame it’s funny.� Clay pulled off his pants. “How much?� he asked, kicking a leg into his wounded jeans. “A quarter.� Nick was relieved that Clay wasn’t scoffing. “What if they don’t laugh?� “I’ll give the quarter back.� Clay shrugged. “I’ll make more money. What’s the joke?� Before Nick could answer, the kitchen door slammed. Nick looked at Clay in surprise. Jazz never shut doors. The footsteps approaching the bedroom stairs were too loud to be Jazz’s, anyway. Faye? But they sounded angry. A look of horror crossed Clay’s face. “Mom!� He struggled to pull off the jeans, but his heel caught in a tear. He fell to the floor as the footsteps clumped closer and upward. (To be continued)

Text copyright Š 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright Š 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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2016-2017 Knox County Schools Calendar

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School 2016

AUGUST August 1 (Monday) – First Day for Teachers – In-service Day (Building) August 2 (Tuesday) – Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) August 3 (Wednesday) – Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) August 4 (Thursday) – In-service Day (PreK-12 System-wide) August 5 (Friday) – In-service Day (1/2 day–School-based); Administrative Day (1/2 day–Teacher Work Day) August 8 (Monday) – First Day for Students (1/2 day for students) School Times

SEPTEMBER September 5 (Monday) – LABOR DAY – Holiday – Schools, Central Office Closed September 7 (Wednesday) – End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period September 17 (Saturday) – Constitution Day

2017 JANUARY January 6 (Friday) – In-service Day (1/2 day–School-based); Administrative Day (1/2 day–Teacher Work Day) – (Student Holiday) January 9 (Monday) – First Day for Students January 16 (Monday) – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – HOLIDAY – Schools, Central Office Closed

FEBRUARY February 8 (Wednesday) – End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period February 20 (Monday) – In-service Day (Building) (Student Holiday)

MARCH March 9 (Thursday) – End First 9-weeks Grading Period (Third 9-weeks Grading Period) March 10 (Friday) – In-service Day (PreK-12 System-wide)(Student Holiday) March 13-17 (Monday-Friday) – SPRING BREAK

APRIL April 14 (Friday) – Good Friday - Holiday April 19 (Wednesday) – End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period

MAY

OCTOBER October 7 (Friday) – End First 9-weeks Grading Period October 10-14 (Monday-Friday) – FALL BREAK

May 23 (Tuesday) – Last Day for Students (1/2 day for students) – End Second 9-weeks Grading Period (Fourth 9-weeks Grading Period) May 24 (Wednesday) – Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) – Last Day for Teachers

NOVEMBER – Calendar Summary – November 8 (Tuesday) – In-service Day (PreK-12 System-Wide) (Student Holiday) November 16 (Wednesday) – End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period November 23-25 (Wednesday-Friday) – Thanksgiving Holidays

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DECEMBER December 22 (Thursday) – End Second 9-weeks Grading Period (1/2 day for students) December 23 – January 5 (10 days) – WINTER HOLIDAYS

Instructional Days (excludes days earned through extended hours) Scheduled Administrative Days Unscheduled In-service Days Unscheduled Parent-Teacher Contact Hours (formerly Teacher-Parent Conference Day) Scheduled In-service Days Vacation Days Days Total

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Books Sandwiched In: “Leaving Orbit” by Margaret Lazarus Dean, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8801. End of Summer Party, 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Info: 5731772.

THURSDAY, JULY 28

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 28-31 “Legally Blonde: The Musical, Jr.,” 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: 2083677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, zack@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Application deadline for “Introduction to Farragut Program,” to be held 6 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Aug. 17, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Info/schedule/registration: townoffarragut.org/ introtofarragut; 966-7057; in person at Town Hall. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net. What’s Brewing in the Children’s Room?, 10 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

Auditions for Encore Theatrical Company production of “Rock of Ages,” 6:30 p.m., Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway in Morristown. Looking to cast 10 men and eight women with strong vocal abilities to sing rock music, good comedic timing and ability to move well. Info: etcplays. org or 423-318-8331. Bike classes for children and adults, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Safety City, 165 S. Concord St. Six one-hour classes available. Info/RSVP: ambassadors@ knoxtrans.org. “Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter 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: Wednesday, July 27. Info/registration: townoffarragut. org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375. “Pruning Hydrangea,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by master gardener Carolyn Kiser. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.

Ancestry in Detail, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration, valid email address, good internet searching capabilities required. Info/registration: 215-8809. Butterfly Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Arboretum Auditorium, 901 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge. Info: 4833571 or utarboretumsociety.org. Early registration deadline for Tennessee Clean Water Network’s Knoxville Dragon Boat Race Festival. Online registration: tcwn.org/knoxville-dragon-boat. 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. Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 28-29

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 30-31

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Everett Senior Center, 702 Burchfield St., Maryville, Info/ registration: 983-9422.

“Xterra Panther Creek” new trail run, 8 a.m., at Panther Creek State Park, 2010 Panther Creek Park Road, Morristown. Hosted by Dirty Bird Events. Half

marathon and 4.2 mile trail races, Saturday; triathlon, Sunday. Info: Ryan Roma, 356-6984 or ryan@ dirtybirdevents.com; Ani Roma, 356-6908 or ani@ dirtybirdevents.com; Timothy Bird, 405-5860 or tim@ dirtybirdevents.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 31 Music in the Park Concerts: Tim Lee 3, 6 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets: $5, kids 5 and under free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Info: ijams.org. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 2 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Performance by Tennessee Stage Company; Cost: $10. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net. Summer Shenanigans, 5-9 p.m., Jackson Terminal, corner of Gay Street and Jackson Avenue. Cost: $75; includes buffet dinner, beverages, music, entertainment, silent auction. All proceeds go to Ladies of Charity. Info: 247-6217.

MONDAY, AUG. 1 Deadline for students to provide evidence of community service requirement needed to remain TN Promise eligible. Deadline applies to both the Class of 2016 as well as Class of 2015 students who will return for their college sophomore year. Electronic submission of proof of hours: tnachieves.org. Info: Krissy DeAlejandro, 621-9223 or krissy@tnachieves.org. Surrogates Comedy Show, 8-10 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Interactive comedy show from Atlanta Cost: $5.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 1-2 iPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration and payment deadline: Friday, July 29. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375.

TUESDAY, AUG. 2 Casual Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Casual Pint-Hardin Valley, 10677 Hardin Valley Road. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Blayr Nias of Charlotte, N.C., and Zack Kennedy of Columbia, S.C., along with local performers. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, Market Square. Free admission.

2nd annual Travis Wegener Memorial Car Show

The legacy of ‘leading by example’ By Stacy Reed Levy Travis Donald Wegener “led by example,” that’s the legacy he left to the world! He was a son, brother, nephew, grandson and became an uncle right before he died. The world was such a better place with him in it! Sadly, his life was taken on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. He died trying to protect somebody else, always putting other people’s needs ahead of his own. Travis was always smiling; his smile was so bright, infectious and contagious! He was always caring, always kind, always thinking of others, always helping others. He worked hard and loved his church, Sharon Baptist. So how do we move on after a tragedy like this? I’m not sure we really can, or are even supposed to move on, how can we? What are we supposed to learn from this? Because he left a huge legacy and we must “pay it forward.” We should learn from the examples that Travis set. In the Bible, Colossians 3:12, Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. So if each of us in some small way

Open to all makes & models Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food City, 7350 Clinton Highway in Powell (corner of Powell Drive and Clinton Highway) Lunch will be served by Food City with all proceeds going toward the Travis Donald Wegener Fund to Enhance Powell.

can adopt just one of his great character traits then maybe, just maybe, we can make a difference. We must be kinder, more humble, more caring. That’s what we are commanded to do, right? Well that’s what Travis did everyday! Everybody who knew Travis loved TraWegener vis! His kindness was abundant! Galatians 6:10, so then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Luke 6:31, And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. He was in fact “humble and kind.” He was a landscaper by trade but what made him “shine bright” was his Godly sweet soul. He was so busy but always had time to help and sit with the widow “Father of the fatherless and protector of the widows is God in his holy habitation.” Psalm 68:5. Travis always helped with the children’s church, Sunday Schools when needed and was behind the scenes seeking absolutely no attention. “Start children off on the way they should go,

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6. Travis loved his Powell community and because Powell loved Travis so much, Powell Business and Professional Association has established a fund in his name that will “Enhance Powell.” There’s an annual car show, too. This year it’s on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Food City in Powell. How appropriate, because one of his favorite things was driving his Mustang! There’s even a disc golf course dedicated to Travis at Powell Station Park. Why am I writing this almost two years after Travis passed away you might ask? I started this letter right after he died but I couldn’t finish it, not until now. But I felt compelled to finish it because I truly believe that it’s important for people to know that there are good, sweet, Godly souls out there waiting and wanting to help you, hug you or just give a word of encouragement. In today’s time, it’s hard to find that sweet Godly sou l, but

they’re out there. “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart, and the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.” Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. Isaiah 57:1-2. I should close by letting you know that Travis will have a niece born on his birthday! His sister didn’t ask for that date, the doctor set it. Coincidence? I don’t think so … Travis is in heaven still thinking of others and taking care of his little sister. Happy birthday, Travis, and a very happy birthday to the new little one born on your special birthday! However, I have a feeling that you two have already met up there in heaven! Stacy Reed Levy grew up in Powell, the daughter of Jim and Dot Reed. She now is a television producer for Scripps Networks Interactive in Knoxville.

While you’re in Powell, stop by Powell Station Park to play the Travis Donald Wegener Memorial Disc Golf Course, paid for in part from proceeds of last year’s car show. Funds raised this year will go toward development of the Collier Preserve, an 11-acre natural park adjacent to Powell Branch Library.

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Bearden Rotary, Pond Gap PTA work on new playground The relationship between the Rotary Club of Bearden and Pond Gap Elementary School shows no signs of slowing down. When the school’s 370 students return for classes on Aug. 8, they’ll no doubt notice one very important thing – the work on a brand-spanking-new playground. The $75,000 project is funded by a partnership between the Pond Gap PTA, the Rotary Club of Bearden and Knox County Schools. Another $7,000 in labor costs will be saved thanks to the volunteer hours put in by members of the Bearden club and the school’s PTA during these hot summer months. Bearden Rotary has been supporting the school for around 10 years with a reading program in which Rotarians read to students; presenting books to the school library in honor of its weekly speakers; and in years past a mentoring program. Discussion and planning of this project began when Gary West was club president (2014-15) and was carried forward this past Rotary year when Tom Daughtrey was president. Pond Gap serves a low-income population, with 90 percent of its students receiving free or reduced lunches and many students who are children of immigrant families from 20 different countries. The project began as a $24,409 project, with Bearden putting in $17,000 and the PTA another $7,000. But the Pond Gap PTA, led by president Ashley King, got really busy and actually raised $33,000, which expanded the

scope of the project. New mulch will soon be delivered for the playground, and Bearden Rotarians will be busy during an upcoming weekend spreading it. West said his club will be adding new benches to the playground as well. A major addition will be a big play set that includes a new slide, and the kids also will have fun on a new merry-go-round. The basketball court is also being upgraded. Pond Gap School is at 1401 Hollywood Road. This playground will serve the community in addition to the students. â–

Steve Chancey in Hall of Fame

Bearden Rotarians are celebrating one of their own being inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame last night. Former University of Tennessee running back Steve Chancey was the club’s president in 2006-07. Steve came to UT after an incredible high school career at old South High, where he lettered in four sports. â–

Helen Harb roars in

Phyllis Driver, new president of North Knoxville Rotary, has named Helen Harb as sergeant-at-arms. And Harb is on a revenue drive that makes red-light cameras look like pikers. Last week she fined those without badges and those whose picture had appeared in the Shopper News. Hey, wait!

BIZ NOTES ■Bob Whetsel, retired city director of redevelopment, has been appointed by Mayor Madeline Rogero to a five-year term on the board of commissioners of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. Prior to his career in development, Whetsel was a football coach and social studies teacher at Bearden High School. Bob and his wife, Melynda, are longBob Whetsel time residents of the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. She is a retired teacher and 10-year member of the Historic Zoning Commission. Their son, Jackson, is a local attorney who also lives in Fourth and Gill.

■Art Cate, CEO and executive director of KCDC, has announced his retirement at year’s end after nearly 40 years of service at the public housing and redevelopment agency. He was promoted to the executive director position in 2015 after serving for 14 years as KCDC’s chief operating officer. In 2013, Cate was appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam to the Tennessee Workforce Development Board. Art Cate He currently serves as president of the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association. He and his wife, Cammie, live in Fountain City. They have three grown children.

HEALTH NOTES â– Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only. Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

■Asa’s EB awareness 5K walk/run, 9 a.m.noon Saturday, Aug. 13, Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Road. All proceeds go to Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (Debra) of America, the only national nonprofit organization that funds research and helps

EB families. Registration: debra.convio.net/site/TR?fr_ id=1140&pg=entry.

Alex Mynatt paints part of a mural with her grandmother, Pam Stinnett. Photos by S. Barrett

PaintFest America By Sara Barrett An unorthodox therapy session was held last week at UT Medical Center’s Cancer Institute. Cancer patients, survivors and their friends and family members gathered for some art therapy during PaintFest America, sponsored by the Foundation for Hospital Art. Three murals were created paint-by-numbers style by patients and staff, and a cancer patient and survivor worked together on a fourth to be displayed in New York with murals from every other state on the final stop of the 50-day tour. “Stars of Hope,� the 50-state mural, will be unveiled Aug. 23. Cancer treatment recipient Pam Stinnett brought her granddaughter, 7-yearold Alex Mynatt, with her to help paint a portion of the murals. As a stage four patient with lung cancer, Stinnett says the day was memorable on many levels. “This brings us peace,� says Stinnett of the benefits cancer patients experience through art. “Art helps everybody – especially those

of us who, day in and day out, deal with not so pretty things.� Mynatt was excited because she can’t attend Stinnett’s medical treatments with her, but she could attend the art therapy. Volunteer Megan Feight travels the country on behalf of The Foundation for Hospital Art, which was founded by her grandfather. Her dad took the reins seven years ago, and Feight hopes to accept the role someday with her twin sister. “My granddad was an artist, but he worked in corporate America and just painted on the side,� says Feight. One day, her grandfather was painting a mural on the wall of a Georgia hospital when a young burn victim walked up and asked if she could help him. “He realized then, it wasn’t about having his name at the bottom of the mural, but about the therapy of painting,� she says. UT Medical Center was the sole stop in Tennessee for PaintFest America. Info: www.hospitalart.org.

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