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By Wendy SmithData gathered from Tennessee

Division of Forestry and city can-opy assessments, both completed last year, will be used in an upcom-ing report on the health of Knox-ville’s tree canopy.

The assess-ments were done via aerial pho-tos. Maps created from data gained

from the photos are available on the urban forestry section of the city’s website. The city canopy as-sessment shows percentage of tree cover by neighborhood, and the state assessment shows changes in the canopy from 1997 to 2010 by city council district.

This year, Urban Forester Kas-ey Krouse plans to compile infor-

mation from both assessments into a report that details where Knoxville has healthy tree cover and where additional trees might be planted. The city has an annual tree planting budget of $50,000, and has received an additional $20,000 in state funds for each of the past three years. That allows for the planting of 500-600 trees per year, he says.

The assessments indicate that the total size of the canopy stayed the same from 1997 to 2010, but that doesn’t account for annexed proper-ty, which is generally forested.

A signifi cant change in land use, indicated by an increase in impervious surfaces like roads, sidewalks and buildings, was in-dicated for the same period. Tree cover along roadways and in aban-doned pastures increased, but fur-ther research is required to deter-mine if that’s a good thing. Some

may be privet, rather than new, healthy trees, and privet inhibits tree growth.

Such data allow Krouse to tar-get neighborhoods that are losing tree coverage. Different parts of town face different challenges in regard to the canopy.

Development is the biggest is-sue in West Knox County. Trees are often planted too deep, or with too much mulch, on commercial prop-erty, so they don’t live long enough to provide tree cover, he says.

Trees recently planted by the city on Middlebrook Pike and Sherrill Boulevard medians should fare better.

The anticipated report will give Krouse the opportunity to further educate the community about the value of trees. Trees add monetary value to homes because they cut cooling costs and increase prop-erty values, but people who have

experienced property damage from trees, or just want to be able to mow quickly, may need more information.

Krouse is happy to share his expertise with neighborhood or-ganizations. He’d like for the com-munity to understand the risks of hiring non-professional tree workers to top trees. Trees that have been “topped,” or had large branches or trunks removed from their tops, are more likely to fail, especially during storms, he says. He recommends hiring profes-sional arborists to consult on proper treatment for large trees.

There is one tree species that, in his opinion, can’t be overpruned − the Bradford pear.

“Cut it down and plant an oak.”To learn more about the city’s

tree planting program or request a program, contact Krouse at 215-6113 or [email protected].

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By Betty BeanThe fi rst challenge to the city’s

new sign ordinance isn’t coming from a big national franchise seeking a fl ashing message center atop a tall pole along-side a busy highway.

Instead, it’s being fi led by the owner of a homegrown business who has been told that she can’t place whimsical, cartoon-style butter and egg fi gures of her own design on the roof of her building because they aren’t art.

“It came down to whether the sign was art or just advertis-ing,” said Peter Ahrens, direc-tor of Plans Review and Inspec-

tions for the city of Knoxville.“As we looked at their website,

it almost seemed that the egg and the butter became a logo, almost like a Nike Swoosh. Where you see the butter and egg dancing, you think of Magpies, and that’s

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how they are trying to brand their business. That would be consid-ered advertising.”

Peggy Hambright, owner of Magpies Bakery,

admits that she’s better at bak-ing cakes than at dealing with bureaucracies. She said she’d long planned on affi xing porcelain fi g-ures to the pre-existing scaffold-ing at either end of her roof but put it off due to its cost. And even af-ter passage of the new ordinance, which prohibits rooftop signs, she believed Ms. Egg and Mr. Butter

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By Wendy SmithSusan Cunningham is in her

fi fth year of working with a group of kids from the Pond Gap com-munity, and it’s as gratifying as it is frustrating, she says.

“I never feel like I have enough time,” says Cunningham. “I see the need, but I can’t do every-thing that I want to.”

She also sees how the future of Knox County could be different if the community viewed those children as “our” kids, rather than “those” kids. The students have much to offer, she says.

“They just need somebody to believe in them.”

She was encouraged to vol-unteer with the Pond Gap El-ementary University-Assisted Community School by her friend Randy Boyd, a longtime sponsor of the program. Cunningham’s children are both grown, and she was looking for a way to be more involved in the community.

Community schools open early and stay open late to offer educa-tional programming to students and resources to their families. The pilot program at Pond Gap Elementary was the fi rst in Knox County, which now has 12 com-munity schools − two University

Volunteer follows students from Pond Gap to Bearden Middle

Pond Gap Elementary University-Assisted Community School coordinators Blaine Sample and Karen Holst and for-

mer community school volunteer Susan Cunningham work together to meet the needs of former program partici-

pants who now attend Bearden Middle School. Photo by Wendy Smith

tation.She worried when her students

began their middle-school years. Two went to Northwest Mid-dle, which is now a community school, but eight went to Bearden Middle, which is not. She knew

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This marks the third year that Southeastern Retina Associates has won this pres-tigious national award.

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The Foothills Land Con-servancy celebrated its 30th anniversary with food, drink and stunning views that have been preserved for future generations.

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Jake Gill, Michaela Hall, Rachel Scull and Josh Scull enjoy the food, and view, at Penrose Farm

during the Foothills Land Conservancy Summer Celebration. The nonprofi t celebrates its 30th

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Ronnie McKenzie visits with one of the Penrose Farm horses. Photos by Wendy Smith

As of 2015, 58,900 acres have been preserved through the work of FLC. Conservation easements al-low owners to retain their property, pass it to family members or even sell it with permanent restrictions placed on its development. Easements coordinated through Maryville-based FLC are monitored to make sure that the landowner’s wishes are being honored.

Photographer and con-servationist John “Jack” Rose was posthumously recognized as Conserva-tionist of the Year during the celebration. His siblings, Mary Jo Rose Ashcroft and Walter Rose, accepted the award on his behalf.

The FLC Board of Di-rectors announced that it would match over $12,000 that had been donated in Rose’s name to the Land Preservation Fund. The fund, which has a balance of $100,000, will help cover the cost of land easements.

City sign ordinance From page A-1

could slide in under a clause exempting works of art bearing no advertising.

“I was asked to speak against the ordinance, but I’m not a public speaker,” Hambright said. “So I didn’t. I thought the exemp-tion would apply.”

She said none of her neighbors objects to her plan and said she doesn’t believe that some of the pro-hibitions in the ordinance are good for the 800 block of North Central Street, which hasn’t yet seen the kind of redevelopment that’s taking place a few blocks north.

Hambright – who got her start in the business with the help of her late parents, Frank and Hazel Hambright, who sold Mag-pies cookies and cakes at the Market Square Farm-ers Market – bought 846 N. Central St. seven years ago, spruced it up and moved the bakery there from its Old City location, where it had been for fi ve years. She rent-ed the back half of the build-ing to the Glowing Body Yoga Studio, which fronts on Irwin Street. Soon, both businesses were drawing steady customers.

After her next-door neighbor, the iconic Corner Lounge, went out of busi-ness, Hambright and her husband, Scott Carpenter, bought that building, too, and eventually chef Holly Hambright (Peggy’s sis-ter) opened Holly’s Corner there, giving the neighbor-hood a trio of vibrant new businesses.

Being turned down by the city inspectors forced Hambright to spend $250 to appeal the decision to the city Board of Zoning Ap-peals, where she will plead her case in October. If she is turned down there, the next step is City Council.

She says she’s feeling frustrated.

“If a business is willing to spend $10,000 of their own money to make their neigh-borhood more appealing, why should the city be op-posed to that? It can only be a good thing for everyone,” she said. “There has to be a way to make an exception in the ordinance to accommo-date neighborhoods such as ours and the Magnolia Av-enue corridor to allow us to make our businesses stand out from the blight.”

A view down the street

the Bearden Middle stu-dents would be at risk.

“It was almost like step-ping off a cliff. They don’t have support for middle school.”

She chose to follow them. Because she’s not affi liated with Knox County Schools, her role is limited. She serves as a liaison between families and teachers, which helped two students who were fail-ing all of their academic classes. She also picks up stu-dents after school and takes them to Pond Gap Elemen-

tary. She uses a classroom for after-school tutoring once a week, and the middle-school students are given access to community school resources, like art classes.

The students who par-ticipate in the Pond Gap community school typically face many challenges. Most are from low-income house-holds, and many are being raised by single parents who work long hours. Many of the families don’t have reliable transportation, and com-municating with parents is

diffi cult, Cunningham says. Parents are often intimi-

dated by schools. While at Pond Gap, she organized a parent advisory night to give parents information about their children’s academic progress. She couldn’t get them to attend.

Cunningham is on a mis-sion to help Pond Gap com-munity school students get the help they need. She’d like an after-school pro-gram for those who attend Bearden Middle, and men-tors for them as they move

to West High School. She wants them to have the sup-port they’ll need to take advantage of the Tennessee Achieves scholarship pro-gram.

With the help of more volunteers, and creative or-ganizations like the Great Schools Partnership, she thinks it can happen.

If everybody partners to make kids a priority, it will create positive change for Knoxville, she says.

“They’ll make our com-munity a better place.”

Volunteer follows From page A-1

This was the sixth year Christine “Teenie” Hay-worth has hosted the con-servancy’s Summer Cel-ebration on her 130-acre horse farm, Penrose Farm, on Nubbin Ridge Road. Be-cause Hayworth signed a conservation easement on the property in 2007, it will never be developed, FLC executive director Bill Cl-abough said.

“If you like the view be-hind you, that will never change.”


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Country-boy football coaches, since the days of Bowden Wyatt, have used the same expression to de-scribe this time of year.

“The hay is in the barn.”This is obviously a farm-

ing summation, the alfalfa matured, was cut, pitched or baled and put away for later use.

Applied to football, it means August anguish is fi nished, growing season has ended, the plan is in place, basic preparation is past. What remains is to run through the T, tighten up the chinstrap and play the game.

It is a very exciting time for Volunteers – with a so-bering thought lurking in the background. Did I do

Hay is in the barn

enough?All the good ones will ask

themselves: Did I put in the hours, do the work, focus sharply on details, leave little to chance? Am I really ready for the proverbial mo-ment of truth, the opening kickoff, giant games to fol-low, a season of high expec-tations?

They will check to see if they are s uffi ciently con-fi dent, totally committed,

dedicated to the cause.Is the hay safely in the

barn? Nobody knows to-day. But we’ll all fi nd out later. How the team looks is relevant – and I’m not talk-ing about Nike or alternate uniforms. Can we recog-nize improved strength and speed in action? Was coach-ing so crisp as to eliminate hesitation and confusion?

What really matters are results. Wins and losses. How and where and beating betting odds are secondary.

There was a time when excuses were justifi ed. Butch Jones inherited a depleted roster. Lane Kif-fi n committed too many recruiting blunders. Derek Dooley didn’t do much of

anything. We think Butch Jones has excelled.

Talent was below SEC standards. Too many people were too slow. Those fl aws ap-pear to have been corrected.

There was a shortage of ex-perience. Butch dared to play young guys. That those who stayed are now sophomores and juniors is his reward.

Turnovers? Stuff hap-pens. The solution is to be mentally and physically strong enough to overcome the shock.

Injuries? Inevitably, there will be some. The bur-den on coaches is to have a replacement ready. This has been a past weakness. If it happens again, don’t try to explain it away.

No matter who tells you otherwise, an improved de-fense will depend on having a capable middle linebacker. The front looks better. The secondary seems secure. Count special teams as a probable plus.

Key to Tennessee offen-sive success? The quarter-back, of course. And receiv-ers. And running backs. Big plays, sustained drives, more punch in the red zone.

The key to skill players gaining a few yards and scoring an occasional touch-down? Same as always. The offensive line determines the width of the doorway. It is the primary component of victories – and defeats.

If you are keeping score, Tennessee’s offensive line has been a little less than over-whelming in recent years.

This is where Mike DeBord comes in. For orga-

nizational purposes, a touch of glamour and pay justifi -cation, he is offensive coor-dinator. It says in the book that he, in his spare time, is also supervisor of quarter-back instruction.

DeBord is really an old line coach. He has techni-cal skills and bulldog de-termination to assist Don Mahoney in the critical pro-duction of a real, live offen-sive line.

I recall questioning, back in the winter, why Butch would hire his old (59 or 60, not 80) buddy with so much at stake. I have rethought the situation.

Wouldn’t it be some-thing if Mike DeBord turns out to be the win-ning edge, the guy with the pitchfork or high-lift that puts the hay in the barn. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected]

Three city members of MPC had their current terms end June 30 but May-or Rogero has not acted to replace them two months later. Since all have served two terms, Rogero will not reappoint them.

They are Bart Carey, Michael Kane and Jack Sharp. When the new mem-bers are named, they will have a few months shaved off their term due to Rog-ero’s tardiness in naming replacements.

The current city mem-bers will probably continue at least until October as the mayor has not sent any pa-perwork to the state to re-place them.

■ If yard signs could vote, Finbarr Saunders and Paul Bonovich would be fairly close competitors for City Council seat C with Kelly Absher and David Williams behind in the yard sign battle. The Saunders

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and Bonovich signs are actually in real yards and not right of ways which is a compliment to both.

■ Mayor Rogero and City Council deserve praise for working to restore Foun-tain City Lake. The iconic landmark is part of our city’s history. It will take a long time to correct the dif-fi cult issues there but the wait is worth it if success is the result.

■ Several new person-nel moves in the city were announced last week and (as is the practice of the Rogero Administration), salaries were not included in the announcement. How-

ever, they are public record.David Brace moves to

senior director of public works, and his salary jumps from $109,870 to $135,000. He is a top-notch public ser-vant and earns every dollar he receives. He lives in Is-land Home in South Knox and start in 2002 with the city.

Chad Weth, who becomes service director, sees his salary jump from $75,742 to $95,000 plus a $5,830 an-nual car allowance. Sheryl Ely starts works at $75,742 as a deputy director, coming from Oak Ridge city government. She does not get a car allowance.

■ Dean Rice, chief of staff to Mayor Tm Burchett, married Natalie Maneava on May 6. She is from Belar-us and is seeking U.S. citi-zenship while working on her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee.

■ David Massey, who

sends out an excellent weekly neighborhood ad-visory newsletter from the city website, last week stat-ed that Mayor Rogero (for whom he works) was unop-posed for her second term. While she will be the only name on the printed ballot Sept. 29, she does have a qualifi ed write-in opponent named Jack Knoxville.

To Massey’s credit, he sent out a correction when notifi ed of the error. While rare, it has happened that a write-in prevails. Former three-term council mem-ber Gary Underwood was fi rst elected by a write-in vote against the late Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil in 1989. However, Jack Knox-ville will fall far short of the goal line in this writer’s opinion.

■ There really is a new greenway in Knoxville which has not been offi -cially dedicated/opened

but it is there and ready for use. It is a city secret. This one is right along the river which stretches from the Buck Karnes Bridge to Ma-rine Park on Alcoa Highway. There is not a sign to it but I can assure you it is there. Park at Marine Park and you can use it. Round trip it is almost a mile long.

Formal opening has been delayed until an entrance can be built to link it to the bridge. I had thought the opening was being delayed to coincide with the city primary election Sept. 29, which would have been a rational if political rea-son. Now the ribbon cut-ting may come after the city primary which suggests the delay is due to leader-ship failing to complete it in a timely manner.

■ State Rep. Jason Zachary turned down state health insurance for himself as he signed papers

on becoming a state repre-sentative. Zachary opposes the Insure Tennessee pro-gram.

Zachary had a full room at his swearing in at First Baptist Church of Concord Aug. 24 including Mayor Tim Burchett, Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill, state Reps. Bill Dunn, Eddie Smith, Jimmy Matlock and M artin Daniel; state Sens. Frank Niceley and Richard Briggs. House Speaker Beth Harwell, fi rst woman to hold that position, adminis-tered the oath of offi ce after County Commission elected Zachary to the position. There still is a special elec-tion in the district Sept. 29 to elect Zachary.

By winning in a special election necessitated by Ryan Haynes’s resignation, Zachary secured incredible media attention which he could never have achieved in a normal cycle.

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Legacy Parks Foundation scored a coup in landing “Wild” author/protagonist Cheryl Strayed as speaker for its Sept. 11 luncheon. The $100-a-plate event at UT’s Holston River Farm is sold out with 1,000 partici-pants.

But its real accomplish-ment as it celebrates its 10th anniversary is the ever-expanding list of parks in Knoxville and Knox County.

Executive Director Carol Evans has helped commu-nities raise money for parks across the county.

Her fi rst big project was in Halls, where the community raised almost $500,000 to purchase 11 acres at the intersection of Norris Freeway and High-way 33. The big donor was Jim Clayton ($300,000), who got naming rights.

Legacy Parks collected donations, purchased the land, put conservation re-strictions on the deed and conveyed title to Knox County.

Donors are disappointed that Clayton Park is not yet open, but the foundation is not to blame.

“We learned how to do it better (with that project),” Evans now says.

Next, Evans helped Foun-tain City Town Hall develop a skate park on city-owned land just off Broadway. Cen-tral High School students created a video to show the benefi ts of a neighborhood skate park.

Legacy Parks recently helped with the Everly Brothers Park in Bearden. Terry Faulkner, president of the Bearden Council, says the foundation’s support was invaluable.

“I’m not sure we would have gotten the project go-ing if they had not been so

Betsy Pickle

Wilma Jordan, Jim Clayton and Kay Clayton sport Halls Has It! shirts to celebrate the start

of construction on the Clayton Park.

In this 2009 photo, Carol Evans leads Lamar Alexander and Bill Haslam on a

walk at River Bluff in South Knoxville. Photos courtesy of Legacy Parks Foundation

Legacy Parks makes its mark

supportive,” she says. “Leg-acy Parks has been a god-send to us.”

The Harrell Road storm-water park in Karns is a Legacy Parks project.

Legacy was behind the scenes when Pete Claussen conveyed some 400 acres on the French Broad River to Knox County for Seven Is-lands Wildlife Refuge. And Gov. Bill Haslam showed state support at the 2013 Legacy Luncheon when he announced that Seven Is-lands would be added to the state’s park system and renamed the Seven Islands State Birding Park.

But it’s in South Knox-ville where Legacy Parks has been most active – fi rst

with the development of the 1,000-acre Urban Wilder-ness, including preserva-tion of Civil War forts and a battlefi eld, and later by facilitating the donation of 100 acres by the Pat Wood family to connect the Urban Wilderness trail system to nearby neighborhoods and South-Doyle Middle School.

The foundation was sug-gested by Doug Bataille, Knox County’s senior di-rector of Parks and Recre-ation, who heard the idea at a workshop. He and Mark Field, then president of the Knoxville Chamber and chair of the county’s parks advisory board, fi rst tested community interest.

Field and Bataille then recruited former Knox County Executive Tommy Schumpert to serve as the fi rst board chair. They took him out to lunch and told him the position would be easy and he wouldn’t “have to do anything.”

“He knew we were ly-ing, but he agreed to it any-

way. It really took off from there,” says Bataille.

Schumpert credits Evans with the foundation’s suc-cess. “With her leadership we have done some very outstanding projects for the people that will last a long time.”

Evans became executive director when Sandy Hull left after about a year and a half.

“Carol’s done a tremen-dous job of moving the foundation forward,” says Bataille, who also praises the work of the board over 10 years.

“The Urban Wilderness was a fantastic example of multiple partnerships,” he says. “You had the city, the county, the state, private landowners getting in-volved. It was a great vision created by Carol through the foundation, but a lot of people pitched in to make it happen, especially the Ap-palachian Mountain Bike Club, with a huge amount of sweat equity.”

Mayor plays ballKnoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero poses w ith local softball players as part of the U.S.

Conference of Mayor’s initiative “Play Ball.” Photo submitted

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Sleepy commuters awoke

with a start last week when

NPR linked a familiar name

with a familiar drug.

■ John Duncan, this one a

60-year-old hunk called “a

crusty sea-dog” by the Gold

Coast (Austraila) Bulletin,

watched police raid a nearby

boat and confi scate cocaine

worth some $17 million.

■ Duncan says he had pegged

the sailors as phony when the

bloke in charge wore a suit

jacket and dress shoes.

■ “They just didn’t look like

boaties. It was really suss,”

said Duncan.

■ Meanwhile, Knoxville’s own

John Duncan III was vacation-

ing on the beach with his

wife and two kids (photos on

Facebook).

– S. Clark

Betty Bean

Jeff Ownby

Three years ago, I fi g-ured Jeff Ownby was a dead man walking.

But now, I’m not so sure. And I changed my mind even before I saw the “Thank you, Commissioner

Ownby for your sup-port” sign out front of West Hills Elementary School.

Although we’re in the throes of city

elections, those races are weakly contested and pretty boring. As a result, county elections, which aren’t on the calendar until 2016, appear to be drawing as much attention as those to whom this season alleg-edly belongs, and District 4 is one of the most interest-ing.

I doubt I’m the only one surprised that incumbent Ownby is not only still standing, but also chugging steadily forward.

Ownby, 48, is built like a fi replug and sports an old-fashioned crew cut. He was a loud, proud and relatively unknown Tea Party Republican when he took on incumbent Finbarr Saunders in 2010. Saunders (Webb School, Class of ’62) is a moderately conserva-tive Democrat with deep roots in the Bearden area. A retired banker, he was well funded and well established in business and in the com-munity.

Ownby won a six-year term (the terms were being realigned that year because the commission was cut from19 to 11 members) by 358 votes in what was wide-ly considered a stunning upset. And although it was a Republican “sweep” year, locally and nationally, the tally shocked the political establishment and whittled the number of County Com-mission Democrats to two. Ownby immediately locked down a reputation as one of the most conservative com-missioners.

Jeff Ownby keeps on walking

Then, in the spring of 2013, the news that he and another man had been arrested for indecent exposure in a Sharp’s Ridge sting operation rocked the local political fi rmament. Ownby lost his day job and embarrassed his family, and common wisdom was that he was toast, politically speaking, despite his public apology.

It didn’t take long for well-known, well-funded fourth district opponents to emerge. Hugh Nystrom (Webb School, Class of ’85) made it offi cial last spring, and Janet Testerman (Webb School ’87) kicked off her campaign this sum-mer.

Despite his public hu-miliation, it became clear that Ownby wasn’t going away. I started noticing him for something other than Tea Party rhetoric. Maybe he’d been doing it all along.

When there was a cause to be championed that other elected offi cials dis-dained, there he was, call-ing out state offi cials over the closing of Lakeshore Institute (which he believes has increased the numbers of homeless), opposing the closing of the former St. Mary’s Medical Center in North Knoxville and ques-tioning the rezoning that cleared the way for Ten-nova to move the facility to Middlebrook Pike. He even wore a red shirt in solidar-ity with protesting teachers. Few other elected offi cials asked these questions.

So a year out from county elections, Ownby, who has ditched his Tea Party affi liation, is fac-ing two well-connected, well-known opponents whose fi nancial resources he cannot match. And he keeps moving forward. I’m starting to believe he has a chance.


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SENIOR NOTES ■ Cumberland Estates

Recreation Center:

4529 Silver Hill Drive

588-3442

Senior Walkers meet

10:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.

■ Frank R. Strang Senior

Center:

109 Lovell Heights Road

670-6693

knoxcounty.org/seniors

Monday-Friday

8 a.m.-4 p.m.

■ John T. O’Connor

Senior Center:

611 Winona St.

523-1135

knoxcounty.org/seniors

Monday-Friday

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Programs available: Card

games, billiards, senior

fi tness, book club, bingo,

Friday night dances 7-9 p.m.

each week.

■ Larry Cox Senior

Center:

3109 Ocoee Trail

546-1700

Monday-Friday

Hours vary

Wednesday, Sept. 2: 9

a.m. power walk; 11 a.m. Wii

play exercise; 11:30 a.m. hot

meals (sign up).

Thursday, Sept. 3: 9 a.m.

power walk; 10 a.m. Sit N

Be Fit; 6:30 p.m. community

dance.

Monday, Sept. 7: 9 a.m.

power walk; 7 p.m. com-

munity dance.

Tuesday, Sept. 8: 9 a.m.

power walk; 10 a.m. Sit N

Be Fit.

■ One Call Club

2247 Western Ave.

595-3006

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Monday-Friday

8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

■ City of Knoxville Se-

nior Citizen Programs:

City County Building

Parks and Recreation

Department

400 Main St., Room 303

Joe Walsh, director

[email protected]

215-4311

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By Sandra ClarkAbout 25 residents of

Morning Pointe of Powell hosted state Rep. Bill Dunn in their community room last week. Dunn recapped the recent legislative ses-sion and received limited feedback. That could mean everyone agreed with him or no one did.

Dunn was warmly re-ceived. He brought a huge watermelon that he had grown in a garden he works at Brickey-McCloud School, where his daughter is a teacher.

Ironically, Earl Hoff-meister, the man Dunn de-feated in his fi rst election (1994), now lives at Morn-ing Pointe. Hoffmeister was present but merely smiled amicably. Dunn said Hoff-meister, a four-term elected school superintendent, is “smart as a fox.”

“Tennessee is one of the lowest-taxed states in the nation,” Dunn said. And Tennessee is adding jobs from other states where tax-es are higher.

Dunn said “a lot of poli-ticians would bribe people with their own money” by passing legislation to ben-efi t citizens. “At least they had to occasionally vote to increase taxes,” he said. “Now we’re seeing politi-cians, not me, making busi-nesses do things.”

These politicians will pass minimum-wage bills, etc. to benefi t people with-out a negative effect on the politician – no requirement to raise taxes. But fi nally the businesses can’t compete and just move to states like Tennessee where restric-tions are fewer.

Dunn then drifted to a discussion of tort reform,

Republican-style. “The American culture is sue-happy,” he said. Now Ten-nessee allows those who are injured to be “fully compen-sated on real costs,” but has attempted to cap payouts for “the murky area” of pain and suffering.

“A judge overruled that.”So Dunn moved into a

discussion of activist judg-es, saying he’s very con-cerned with the increasing power of judges to overturn decisions of the Legislature.

■ Leadership change aheadTyner Brooks, admin-

istrator at Morning Pointe of Powell since its opening, has transferred with the company to a facility out-side of Nashville where his wife has secured a job.

Brooks said he will miss

Ricker Rawdon

Bill Dunn talks with residents Muriel and Clayton Brewer. Photos by Brittany Ricker

Dunn talks legislation at

Bill Dunn poses with Morning Pointe resident Bill Jones.

Bill Dunn greets resident John Simmons.

the residents and their fam-ilies as he leaves Powell.

Meanwhile, Brittany Ricker has joined Morning Pointe of Powell as life en-richment director. In that role, she will plan events and activities while assist-ing with marketing.

A native of Greenev-ille, Tenn., Ricker is a 2011 graduate of the University of Tennessee and a former schoolteacher. Her husband is Travis.

Ricker is assisted by Hayden Rawdon, a UT stu-

dent majoring in therapeu-tic recreation, who is doing a 120-hour practicum at Morning Pointe. She is a na-tive of Hohenwald, Tenn.

■ UpcomingErin Bates Paine, a mem-

ber of the Bates family of Rocky Top, Tenn., will visit Morning Pointe of Powell at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, to entertain on the piano. Ricker said residents are looking forward to the visit.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the facility will observe Nation-al Assisted Living Week, with Fall Festival activities 5-7 p.m.

There’s Balloon Magic from 5:15 to 6 p.m. and a con-cert by Charlie Katts from 6:15 to 7 p.m. Throughout the event, residents and guests will share refreshments and view classic cars while kids enjoy a bounce house.

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A NAMA AFFILIATED CONCEPT

I was carried to church when I was two weeks old, and mostly, have been there ever since.

There are advantages and disadvantages. At a young age, we learn with our limited understand-ing. If we never re-think or re-consider our youth-ful understandings, we don’t grow in the faith.

So, I was startled on a recent Sunday morning to realize that to be “lifted up” could have various meanings.

There is the literal in-terpretation that witness-es of the crucifi xion saw in painful clarity. Jesus was lifted up on a cross, and the purpose of that elevation was torture, agony, and a slow death at the hands of the Roman soldiers, who were – to be fair – only doing their duty.

But there is another way in which Jesus can be lifted up.

The small, country church where I worship these days has a picture of the Christ above the pulpit. I was looking at

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.

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that picture, considering the concept of “lifting up” when it dawned on me that our job as Christians is exactly that: to “lift up” Christ.

Not physically, but metaphorically. And not only with our mouths.

We are called to live our lives in such a way that Christ is lifted up. We are to shine (in his refl ected glory) so that all the world can look at us and see Christ. We are to be the body of Christ in the world.

My friends, we can’t do that alone. We need each other, because together, we are smarter and bet-ter and richer and holier than any one of us can be alone.

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FAITH NOTES ■ Church Women United

Knoxville-Knox County meet-

ing, 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4,

Bethel A.M.E. Church, 3811

Boyds Bridge Pike. Bible study

led by Rela White to follow

at 10:30.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyte-

rian Church, 3700 Keowee

Ave., will host GriefShare, a

weekly grief support group

for people grieving the death

of a loved one, 6-7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 14, for eight

weeks. Info: 522-9804 or

sequoyahchurch.org.

By Wendy SmithThe community spent

millions of dollars helping people pay utility bills last year, and a big chunk of that money came from churches, according to Knoxville Sus-tainability Director Erin Gill.

She wants churches and community organizations, like those represented at last week’s Compassion Co-alition Salt & Light Lunch, to get involved with fi nding permanent solutions to high utility bills, rather than the “Band-Aid” approach of handing out money.

In 2014, 14,000 Knox-ville families received $3.8 million to help pay utility bills. Older homes close to the city center, which are often owned or rented by low-income families, tend to have high bills due to lack of weatherization. Federal funding provided weath-erization for just 30 homes last year, Gill said.

In 2013, the city was awarded $400,000 worth of technical assistance from IBM to evaluate how to con-nect low-income popula-tions with energy-effi cient services. In response, May-or Madeline Rogero found-ed the Smarter Cities Part-

Louise Gorenfl o of Knoxville Scores and Knoxville Sustainabil-

ity Director Erin Gill Photo by Wendy Smith

City talks energy effi ciency at

Compassion Coalition

nership, which is making headway with education, one of IBM’s main recom-mendations.

Literature about energy effi ciency can be over-whelming, Gill said. Terms like “kilowatt hours” don’t mean much to those who need energy education the most.

In response to this, the Smarter Cities Partnership has produced a brochure ti-tled “Savings in the House” that contains simple, easy-to-read energy-saving tips, like washing clothes in cold water and sealing air leaks around windows and doors. Gill provided copies of the brochure to church mem-bers and nonprofi t groups

to distribute to low-income friends and clients.

She gave details on how to apply for the Knoxville Extreme Energy Make-over (KEEM) program an-nounced by the city last week. TVA, KUB and the Knoxville-Knox County CAC are partnering to pro-vide free weatherization up-grades for 1,200 homes in Knoxville over the next two years.

Income-eligible home-owners and renters, with landlord permission, who live within city limits can apply for KEEM and other weatherization programs 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 4, at the L.T. Ross Building, 2247 West-

ern Ave.Louise Gorenfl o of Knox-

ville Scores also spoke at the luncheon. The faith commu-nity should care about the gifts of creation and want to avoid wasting what’s been given to us, she said.

Knoxville is one of 50 cities nationwide that are competing in the two-year, $50 million Georgetown University Energy Prize contest. The contest mea-sures energy savings in municipal buildings, public schools and residences, and the Knoxville Scores team encourages homeowners to weatherize homes and in-crease energy effi ciency.

One goal is to get 1,000 homeowners to get TVA eS-core energy audits by the end of the year. So far, 733 households have received audits. Knoxville is cur-rently in 13th place in the contest, Gorenfl o said.

She recommended that churches set a goal of hav-ing 10 percent of members sign up for energy audits. Weatherized homes are more comfortable, have bet-ter resale value and help the environment, and TVA offers rebates for some up-grades. Info: www.Knox villeScores.org.

By Nancy AndersonHeavy rains didn’t

dampen the spirit at All Saints Catholic Church as over 1,200 congregants gathered on the front lawn for an outdoor mass Sun-day, Aug. 23.

In deference to the weather, Father Michael Woods gave an abbreviated message of thanks, good-will and hope for a blessed year to come as he stood beneath a rain-soaked um-brella.

Woods holds the outdoor mass, rain or shine, as the culmination of a weeklong church event meant to bring seven Catholic com-munities together as one Parish.

This year’s event was a week of prayer when church

members gathered before the Blessed Sacrament in one-hour increments 24 hours a day for seven days to pray for the church and the community at large.

“We invited people to come to pray before the Blessed Sacrament where Jesus is present. We had over 1,000 people who came to pray for the needs of All Saints Parish for the coming year,” said Woods.

“The mass is something I do every year, but atten-dance was dwindling. I made a special appeal for people to come, and there were more people here this year than last year.”

Everyone showed amaz-ing acceptance of the rain, and it was a grace-fi lled ex-perience.

Father Michael Woods delivers a message of goodwill and

hope at an outdoor mass held at All Saints Catholic Church

Sunday, Aug. 23. Photo submitted

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REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High classes of 1976-1981, 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday,

Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynard-

ville.

■ Pierce and Wyrick reunion, noon Sunday, Sept. 13, in Luttrell

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HEALTH NOTES ■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous

meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs

Blvd. For relatives and friends of those who suff er from cur-

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Ivan Jessee rolls in for a close-up in the knockerball before be-

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Bashing good time at Faith PromiseWhen Faith Promise

Church of Hardin Valley says it’s having a Back to School BASH, take it literally.

The church provided a junker car and sledgeham-mer for middle school-age students to hammer out any frustration at summer being over. It was the fi rst school-year meeting of the church’s regular Wednesday night services for high school and middle school students. The church regularly welcomes 500 to 600 middle and high school kids for fun, con-versation and worship on Wednesday nights.

The rain didn’t seem to deter the car bashing, but for those who didn’t want to bash – or get wet – there was plenty to do under shel-ter at the carnival-style party. Once the worship service started, the lights

Rachel Reyes will teach fi rst grade after transferring from Lonsdale Elementary School. This is her 12th year

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Reyes baked a lot with her students when she taught fourth grade. She saw one of her students when they were in the eighth grade, and the student asked her if she was still cooking in her classroom.

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New faces at Sequoyah ElementarySequoyah Elementary

School welcomes two new faces to the classrooms this school year.

Reyes

Drifting away

with scienceBy Sara Barrett

Right now, students’ names from Webb School of Knoxville are fl oating in the waters of the Gulf of Califor-nia.

Students signed their names last school year on an ocean current drifter de-signed and created entirely by Webb Middle School’s science club. Complete with a GPS transmitter, the drift-er checks in hourly to a sat-ellite that can track the de-vice’s location on a Google map. The drifter’s water-proof sails are made from the signed canvas.

Webb freshmen Jacob Hale, Britt Lamson, Shiva Senthilkumar and Anna Bryn Williams led the proj-ect as eighth-graders and said they were thrilled to be part of a group project that didn’t involve athletics.

“After competing in the Science Bowl, the science club was started because

students wanted another academic activity, some-thing for a group that wasn’t a sport,” said Shiva.

“From a young age, you’re pushed to do sports, and not everyone is interested in athletics,” Anna Bryn added. Projects like the drifter help you fi gure out what you want to do as a career, she said.

Webb science teacher and science club sponsor Kirk Beckendorf suggested the drifter project to the club, and what began as a weekly afterschool project quickly became a passion for the foursome.

Each student contributed to the drifter, adapted from designs they obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion. Anna Bryn researched which type of glue would hold a canvas material for the sail and which tape was most waterproof. At least one of the four students

Webb Science Club’s drifter is thrown overboard off the California coast by Corps of Exploration members Karen Romano Young

and Rebecca Rutstein. After throwing the drifter overboard, Romano Young said, “After initially slipping under the ship, she

bobbed back up again, righted herself and sailed away!” Photo submitted

LamsonBeckendorf HaleBryn Williams Senthilkumar

stayed after school every day to complete the project, and their hard work paid off.

On July 19, the drifter was launched into the ocean by Dr. Robert Ballard and crew from the Exploration Vessel Nautilus. Ballard dis-covered the wreckage of the Titanic, and Nautilus is one of only two vessels in the

world dedicated entirely to ocean exploration.

Ballard’s Nautilus Explo-ration Program was created in 2008 by his Ocean Explo-ration Trust to explore all aspects of the ocean includ-ing geology, biology, archae-ology and chemistry.

The launch of Webb’s drifter is part of that pro-

gram and is included in live interaction with students of all ages back on land.

Beckendorf is involved with the trust and asked if the drifter could be launched from the Nautilus. The crew was very receptive to the idea, he said. Jacob, Britt, Shiva and Anna Bryn led a Skype session for the

entire school with the crew of the Nautilus while it ex-plored the Gulf of Mexico sea fl oor.

“One of the major goals of our Nautilus Exploration Program is to inspire the next generation of explorers in STEM fi elds,” said Ocean Exploration Trust execu-tive vice president Dr. Katy Croff Bell. “So we are very excited to provide educators and students with the direct experience of ocean explo-ration, while allowing them the opportunity to share their experiences far and wide with their peers.”

To track the drifter’s adventures, visit nefsc.noaa.gov/d r i f ter/d r i f t _oet_2015_1.html

In addition to new prin-cipal Brandon Pratt, North-shore Elementary School welcomes several new fac-ulty members this school year.

Upon entering the school, students may see senior of-fi cer Jim Kitts patrolling the hallways. Offi cer Kitts will be the resident school re-source offi cer until the posi-tion is fi lled permanently in October.

Emily Spahr will teach kindergarten after teaching last year in Clinton. This is her seventh year teaching.

Brittany Eskierka and Jill Luby will teach fi rst grade. This is Eskierka’s fi fth year teaching. She moved from South Carolina the day be-fore school started. Luby transferred from Chatta-nooga and is in her third year of teaching.

Carol Giles and Sheri McCarter will teach third grade. McCarter transferred

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Northshore Elementary welcomes …

for a countertop oven for my classroom,” said Reyes. “I want to do things with my students that they can go home and talk with their

families about.”Lindsey Price is teaching

special education this year, her sixth year with Knox County Schools. Previously, she was a teaching assistant at Ridgedale Alternative School and Knoxville Adaptive Edu-cation Center.

“I love watching kids de-velop and learn,” said Price. “I love helping people, and I’ve always loved children. I start-ed babysitting when I was 11 years old. I can’t see myself doing anything else.”

from Amherst ElementarySchool, where she taughtfi rst grade, and Giles taughtlast year at Sarah MooreGreene Magnet Academy.

Summer Kinser and Jennifer Ferrell will teachfourth grade. Kinser tooka year off prior to teachingat NES to participate in TheWorld Race, an 11-monthmission trip through 11countries. Ferrell took sometime off as well to spendwith her 2-year-old daugh-ter. Before that, she wasat Bluegrass ElementarySchool.

Lindsay Brudecki will teach fi fth grade and ismost looking forward toworking with her studentsindividually. Gloria Prinstransferred from A.L. LottsElementary School and willteach reading to fi fth-grad-ers.

Assistant principal and Leadership Academy FellowSuzanne Parham also joinsthe NES team this year andsays she enjoys seeing stu-dents learn to read morethan anything else.

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The Clarence Brown The-atre opens the season with a farce, “The 39 Steps,” Sept. 9-27 on the CBT mainstage. The popular, two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winner is packed with non-stop laughs, more than 100 zany characters played by a cast of four, inventive stage-craft, handcuffs, missing fi ngers and even some good old-fashioned romance! It’s fun for all ages and great for anyone who loves the magic

of theater.“This production cele-

brates the fi lm noir dramas of the 1930s and specifi cally Alfred Hitchcock’s fi lm of the same name,” said di-rector Kate Buckley. “But it also honors the complex-ity of the actor’s craft. The theatrical dance going on behind our soundstage door is zanily complex, requiring inventiveness, dexterity and precision from all.”

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David Kortemeier, David Brian Alley, Katie Cunningham and

Brian Gligor are actors in Hitchcock’s farce “The 39 Steps,”

opening Sept. 9 at the Clarence Brown Theatre. Photo by Liz Aaron

Don’t trip on ‘The 39 Steps’

By Betsy PickleFrom the courts of her

high school in New York to the University of Tennessee to the WNBA, Chamique Holdsclaw built excitement about basketball.

Now she’s trying to build understanding about men-tal illness – through movie theaters.

“Mind/Game: The Un-quiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw” will play on two screens at 3 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 19, at the Knox-ville Film Festival at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. Holdsclaw plans to attend the screenings.

Holdsclaw’s stellar ca-reer under coach Pat Sum-mitt led to her pro career, beginning with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Her career seemed destined for brilliance, but cracks in her tough-as-nails demeanor began to break open after the death of the grandmoth-er who raised her.

Holdsclaw was diagnosed with clinical depression and later with bipolar disorder II. Although mental illness derailed her basketball ca-reer, she welcomes the path her life has taken.

“I’ve been doing mental health advocacy work since 2007,” Holdsclaw says by phone from Atlanta, where she makes her home. “I am in a position to really help people with my story.

“It’s very humbling, but also I know that it is what I am supposed to be do-ing. I could be coaching. I could be doing a number of things. But I am most pas-sionate about this because I know how it’s affected me.”

Documentary fi lmmaker Rick Goldsmith read a New York Times article about Holdsclaw and became in-trigued by her story. Coin-cidentally, he was an old friend of her manager, Lon Babby.

“He was drawn to how candid I was,” says Hold-sclaw. She still needed to be convinced that a documen-tary was a good idea. “I had to see what the direction was.”

Once she trusted Gold-smith, the project was on.

Holdsclaw saw that the fi lm could mesh with her advocacy work.

“I felt like it was one of my purposes to move forth and use my platform to draw people so they can understand what people struggling with this ill-ness go through,” she says. “The things that I was deal-ing with emotionally – the highs and the lows – it’s been an emotional roller-coaster ride. To see that on fi lm and hit these different festivals and to watch it over and over, I started to see growth; I started to see dif-ferent parts of me.

By Carol ShaneThe Arts & Culture Alli-

ance of East Tennessee ex-cels at showcasing notable artists in our region. This coming Friday will be no ex-ception when the ACA pres-ents its opening night for “Conversations: Portraits and Other Work” by Emily Taylor.

Part of Knoxville’s month-ly First Friday event, the show includes recent and former portraits and portrait-like paintings and drawings. As an artist, Taylor is intrigued by “the complex interaction and negotiation characteris-tic of both painting and hu-man interaction.” Hence the title, “Conversations.”

Taylor grew up in 1970s and ’80s New York City but eventually found her way to Knoxville “for school and life reasons,” she says. She holds an MFA in painting and an MA in art education from the University of Ten-nessee.

Some of her most popular works are her lively, colorful pet portraits. “There will be some dog portraits in the show, almost entirely all of the same dog – mine!” says Taylor. “Most of the others were commissions.” Anyone interested in commemorat-ing a pet in oil is invited to view Taylor’s work and com-mission a portrait.

The opening reception features chocolate fondue from the Melting Pot, as well as hors d’oeuvres. There will be a jazz jam session in the Black Box Theatre hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends.

And there will be a fl a-menco dance performance by Pasión Flamenco dancers from the Tennessee Conser-vatory of Fine Arts in West Knoxville. Yes, fl amenco dance is alive and well in Knoxville. It’s taught by na-tive Romanian Lucia An-dronescu, and it really de-serves its own feature story. Judging from the gorgeous women in festive costume and the guitar/cajon trio pictured on the website, it’s a spectacle not to be missed.

Beautiful art, beautiful dance, great jazz and tasty treats all make for an out-standing First Friday.

The opening reception for “Conversations: Por-traits and Other Work” by Emily Taylor is from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Pasión Flamenco performs at 6 p.m., and the jazz jam begins at 7 p.m. The art exhibition will be on view through Sept. 25. Info: knoxalliance.com or 523-7543.Send story suggestions to news@

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‘The Transporter Refueled’Opening in theaters Friday, “The Transporter Refueled” brings

Frank Martin back to the screen but with Ed Skrein (the original

Daario Naharis in “Game of Thrones”) in the role instead of Ja-

son Statham. The special-ops guy turned extreme limo driver

is forced into a revenge plot that has to do with a Russian crimi-

nal and human traffi cking. Ray Stevenson co-stars. The action

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“It was a real eye-opener. I watch it now, and I’m like, wow, even at my weakest I was so strong. There was a strength about me. I think it has empowered me like it has empowered some oth-ers.”

She’s grateful for two strong women she’s had in her life: her grandmother June and Summitt.

“My grandmother said, ‘I trust this woman (Sum-mitt). You’re going to play for the best, and you’re going to get your degree.’ Coach Summitt said, ‘You’re going to meet some amaz-ing people, and you’re go-ing to have a sisterhood that extends beyond the years

of you playing.’ I’ve got ev-erything that both of them promised.

“Me and Coach Summitt have always had a very close relationship. She’s always been very supportive of me, through everything. … She’s an amazing, amazing wom-an. I’m glad to have her in my life.”

She has good memories of her college years.

“Knoxville is a very fa-miliar place to me. I always feel welcome; I feel loved. It was just the right choice. I came from New York City, and I’ve got a street on the University of Tennessee campus. I never envisioned that.”

preview performance will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9; a tech talk with the designers will take place Sunday, Sept. 13, following the matinee; a talkback with the cast is Sunday, Sept. 20, following the matinee; and the open-

captioned performance is Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.

Cast members are David Brian Alley, Katie Cunning-ham, Brian Gligor and Da-vid Kortemeier. Ticket info: 865-656-4444 or clarence browntheatre.com.

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By Anne HartEddie Powers’ colorful

memories of his long career as a fi eld offi cial with both the SEC and the NFL made for an entertaining pro-gram at the Rotary Club of Bearden.

The Clarksville native was a three-year let-terman in football at the University of Tennessee before becoming a graduate assistant coach under legendary coach John Majors.

Powers said he began his career as a fi eld offi cial with the Knoxville City Recre-ation Department working with the Knoxville Youth League, an organization he said “turns boys into men.” He coached Little League and Pee Wee football in those days.

He later worked as a fi eld offi cial with the Ohio Val-ley Conference and then spent 13 years as a fi eld of-fi cial with the Southeastern

Conference, where he was a fi eld judge.

“Getting into the SEC was tougher than getting into the NFL,” Powers said, because he couldn’t work games for a school he had attended or offi ciate games of coaches he had worked

for or with.He joined the

National Football League as a fi eld judge in 2002 and

retired in 2008 so he would watch his two sons,

Clay and Dylan, play foot-ball at the Christian Acad-emy of Knoxville.

Football has long been a family affair in the Powers family. His dad played un-der another football legend, Bear Bryant, at the Univer-sity of Kentucky, and then coached with Bryant at the University of Alabama.

Powers said his family has made Knoxville their home since 1973, adding, “Tennessee football has kept me here.”

Mike Bailey introduced his longtime friend, former SEC and NFL

football offi cial, Eddie Powers, to the Rotary Club of Bearden. Photo by A. Hart

Eddie Powers, the SEC and the NFL

By Anne HartArtist Kay List is fi nally

living her dream, and she is joyfully sharing the ad-venture with others at her new Envision Art Gallery in the heart of the Bearden Art District.

The cute cottage at 4050 Sutherland Ave., at the cor-ner of Sutherland and Carr Street, has been freshened throughout with gleaming white walls and woodwork – the perfect complement to the lovely old hardwood fl oors. Parking is conve-niently located behind the gallery.

While Envision has been open to the public since May, the gallery’s fi rst major art show will be Sept. 5-30 when List opens the doors to the talented artist mem-bers of the Tennessee Art Association for a show titled “The Love of Art.”

The opening reception will be 5-8 p.m. this Satur-day, Sept. 5, and will offer refreshments, wine, live music and an opportunity to chat with the artists whose work is on display and to visit with friends and neigh-bors.

List says the show will feature “a wonderful selec-tion of subject matter, me-dia and styles.” Also avail-able will be art note cards and both framed and un-framed prints.

An accomplished artist herself, List says her love of creating art began when she was handed her fi rst set of crayons as a child. As a teenager, she worked main-ly in pencil, charcoal and pastels, taking art classes throughout high school.

A resident of California, she continued her art stud-ies at Santa Ana Junior Col-lege, adding training in oils, ink washes, watercolors and mixed media to her artist’s

Kay List with one of her paint-

ings of Tennessee’s historic

barns. Photos by A. Hart

Envision Art Gallery: a dream come true

An ethereal painting by artist Kay List.

tool box.List says the dream of

owning her own gallery be-gan when she was in college, “but I wondered if I could turn out consistently good work – consistent enough that I could fi ll a gallery with my work.”

Married soon after grad-uation, she and husband Skip had two children, but she never gave up painting, and she always kept alive the dream of someday be-coming a gallery owner.

In 1993, after the chil-dren were grown, Kay and Skip moved from California to Grainger County. List, whose many collections of her oil paintings include landscapes as well as his-toric old barns, smiles when she says, “We moved here for the green, but we had to take the rain with it.”

After a move to Kingston in Roane County, in 2010 the Lists fi nally settled in West Knox County, and her dream moved still closer to reality as she continued painting.

Last November, Jim Wells, owner of Jim Wells Productions, “a phenom-enal printmaker,” List says, told her he knew of a prop-erty that might be for sale. It was the cottage on Suther-land Avenue that artist Lar-ry Cole had been using as a studio and gallery. The two artists met, and within a few months List had bought the property and begun ren-ovations.

We could say “and the rest is history,” but that isn’t the case. List has only begun. She has big dreams for her gallery and how it might help other local fi ne artists showcase and sell their work, including a ma-jor show scheduled for the holiday shopping season.

But that’s a story for an-other day.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

The Pursuit of Excellence

Regan and Allie Dunn, Ash-

ley and Olivia Ellison, Ruth-

ie and Tinsley Knight

By Alisha HintonHead of Lower/Middle School

Excellence. The word im-mediately creates a picture in the reader’s mind -- crossing the fi nish line fi rst, receiving the high-est GPA, being named to a prestigious position, or successfully completing a project with a team. Each of these outcomes is a fi nal destination or the ending to a pathway. I would say that excellence is best described as what happens along the path, instead of the ending point.

As we enter a new school year at Grace Christian Acad-emy, we are embracing our school year theme, BE EXCEL-

LENT. As Christ-followers, we should pursue excellence in all we do, all the time. As 1 Cor-inthians 10:31 reminds us, “So whether you eat or drink, or

whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” This pur-suit is our outward expression of love for Christ while utilizing

the gifts He’s given us as educators. Excellence is found in the small details, the behind-the-scenes moments, the preparation for the day’s lessons. At GCA, we are focusing on the details within our classroom

instruction, personal relation-ships, and professional prac-tice to ensure that our teach-ing is done in a way that brings glory to God and prepares our

students for the academic and professional challenges which lie ahead.

As a team of educators at GCA, we are committed to making each part of the edu-cational and spiritual develop-ment process the best it can be for our students. Each teacher plays an important role in developing the best learning opportunities available and fostering a Christ-centered re-lationship with each student. At the heart of GCA is our mis-sion to be excellent as we lead students to Christ, build up their knowledge in Him, and

equip students to serve Him as educated disciples.

As I enter my fi rst semes-ter as the new Head of Lower/Middle School, it is my honor to serve with a faculty and staff at GCA who truly believe in honoring God with their gifts. This year will bring with it many great outcomes, but it’s the small details, the day-to-day grind and preparation done with excellence at the core, which will bring about outstanding outcomes for our students. Excellence is in the details!

BE EXCELLENT!

Soccer trifecta!By Danielle Taylor

At GCA this fall, girls’ soccer is a family affair as not one, not two, but THREE sets of sisters can be found on the team’s ros-ter.

Holding six of the team’s spots this year are Tinsley and Ruthie Knight, Regan and Allie Dunn, and Ashley and Olivia Ellison.

Led by Coach Donnie Green, the team, currently 2-0, defi -nitely recognizes the unique circumstances it has inherited.

“I’m honored and blessed to be able to be part of something that is extremely rare, and we may be the only team in the state in any sport to say that,” Green said.

With experience beginning in youth soccer for one set of sisters and this being the fi rst year for another set, the addi-

tion of these young women to the roster brings a new level of interest for coach Green.

“Each set of sisters is dif-ferent in their own way, which makes it even more exciting for me,” Green says.

So how do these sisters’ unique relationships translate to the soccer fi eld? You might be surprised by their respons-es.

“Tinsley is always encourag-ing towards me on and off the soccer fi eld. She has taught me to always try my best and never give up even when someone gets by me,” says Ruthie.

“Ruthie has great ball skills and is super aggressive. She has taught me to fi ght for the ball,” says Tinsley.

Because of the relationship between each set of sisters, be-ing on the same team means

more than just being team-mates; there are life applica-tions as well.

“Regan has infl uenced me to be a leader, play with passion, and persevere through hard games, and even through life,” says Allie. “I have always want-ed to be like her.”

“We work really well togeth-er on the fi eld and we spend a lot of time together doing what we love. We try to be encourag-ing and keep a good attitude even during tough games,” Re-gan says.

But Grace Christian Acad-emy is more than just a private school; it’s a private Christian school. With that comes even more expectations for these athletes.

Sisters Ashley and Olivia share a common goal in regards to their representation of GCA.

“We always try and encourage others and follow Colossians 3:23, which says, ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for men.’ Even though we are very

competitive, we always try and show love to our teammates as well as opponents.”

For GCA, the girls’ soccer team is always a great program. But with the addition of these three sets of sisters, it’s certain to make for a special season.

However, coach Green un-derstands how limited this opportunity is for him as a coach. “Since two are seniors, this dream will not be possible next year. So I know that this fall will be very special for me and a season that I will surely remember.”

To follow the progress of the GCA Rams girls’ soccer team, please visit the Grace Christian Academy website at www.gcarams.org/athletics.


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The sound of a blow-dryer fi lls a busy Sevierville salon. Paula Rawson raises her arm high over a customer’s head and tilts the dryer down to get the perfect angle for a new hairstyle.

“This is what I couldn’t do before,” Raw-son says with a grin. She expertly washes, cuts, colors, dries, combs and curls hair all day long, and is happy to do it, remember-ing a time not too long ago when work was painful.

As a matter of fact, Rawson lived and worked in pain for a full year before she fi nally found relief through shoulder re-placement surgery at The Joint Center at Parkwest Medical Center. Today she is back at the salon doing the work she believes she was destined to do.

The source of Rawson’s pain was arthri-tis. “It’s hereditary,” she says. “My whole family has arthritis problems.”

Arthritis had already caused Rawson to have a knee and a hip replaced in previous years. She didn’t want to undergo surgery again, but as the pain in her shoulder be-came more intense and more consistent, doing her job became more and more com-plicated.

“I was hurting all the time,” Rawson says. The pain started to limit her day-to-day living, and at work she couldn’t raise the blow-dryer high enough to style hair properly. If she did manage to lift her arm as high as she needed to, she would fi nd herself in tears from the pain.

Styling hair was taking longer “because I had to devise new ways to blow-dry hair,” she explains. This included using tactics like keeping the chair low, and blow-drying from different angles.

“That’s what hairdressers do,” Rawson says. “You compensate.” When she fi nally decided she’d had enough, she set about do-ing some homework, looking for a highly skilled surgeon who had plenty of experi-ence.

“The doctors all have their specialties,” Rawson says. “I wanted to go to someone who’s done lots of shoulders. We asked

June 10, 2015

Dear Mr. Lassiter:

I’m writing to you today because of an experience I had here at Parkwest. On Sunday, May 31, 2015, I was trying to stop a fi ght between my cats when I was bitten on my hand by one of them. As the day went on, my hand began to swell. I ended up at an urgent care facility where I received a tetanus shot and antibiotics.The next morning my hand was swollen even more. I came into work and Dr. Paul Brady noticed it when he came through the Bistro and asked me what happened. I told him it was a cat bite and he said it looked like I needed stronger antibiotics. He stopped what he was doing, let me know that the fi rst 48 hours after a bite are crucial, and called Dr. Timothy Renfree. They worked together to make time for Dr. Renfree to see me on my lunch break, and Dr. Brady came back to take me over to their offi ce. He even took me in the back door where the doctors come in and out.Dr. Renfree checked my hand and was concerned that I had blood-stream poisoning from the bite. Dr. Renfree called Dr. Adams to talk with him about it. Next thing I knew, I was being taken back across the street to Parkwest to be admitted. I was an inpatient at Parkwest for three days. They gave me strong antibiotics around the clock. Everyone was so great to me.I was discharged on June 3 and am still on antibiotics. My bite has cleared up, the swelling is back down and I’m back to work.Dr. Brady and Dr. Renfree saved my hand from surgery, and possibly worse. I am so grateful to them and I just wanted you to know how they cared for me. Dr. Brady especially went above and beyond what he had to do. I am so pleased with the results.

Sincerely,

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around, and Dr. Brady was the one we chose.”

Dr. Paul Brady is a board-certifi ed phy-sician who specializes in shoulders. One might say he “wrote the book” on shoulder surgery, since he co-authored a top-selling orthopedic textbook titled, “A Cowboy’s Guide to Shoulder Arthroscopy.”

Rawson instantly felt comfortable with Brady and was ready to follow whatever

the arthritis is no longer there. Rawson haddreaded surgery, but is now grateful thatshe made the decision to go through with it,and she’s pleased with the whole experienceat Parkwest’s Joint Center.

“Parkwest was wonderful,” Rawson says.“Every hospital needs to take a few lessonsfrom Parkwest.”

Six weeks after surgery, physical therapy began. Rawson’s procedure hadn’t beencomplicated, and her shoulder area had notearing, so she was able to work hard for re-covery.

Rawson religiously followed the thera-pists’ orders, and after just a couple of ses-sions she was able to go back to work, say-ing, “I was on a mission, I went in there, Iknew what I needed to do, and I did it.”

Shoulder pain can have a variety of sources, so recovery time varies dependingon each patient’s diagnosis. But shoulderreplacement is the third most common jointreplacement in the United States, followinghip and knee surgeries, and brings relief tothousands of new patients every day.

Rawson says if she had her life to liveover, there’s no way she would spend a yearin pain, delaying surgery. “I would neverwait that long again,” Rawson insists.

Brady explains that surgery shouldn’t be aquick fi x, but it shouldn’t be delayed, either.

“I recommend that patients start tothink about surgery when conservativemeasures are no longer working, such ascortisone shots or physical therapy,” Dr.Brady says, “or when they are so disturbedby their pain that they can’t sleep, and can’tperform functional, daily activities.”

Rawson has gone from living with painto once again living a life she enjoys. Thatincludes returning to the career she loves,with nothing holding her back.

“I can’t wait to get to work every day!”Rawson says.

For information about joint replacementat Parkwest Medical Center, and to see alist of orthopedic physicians who practicethere, visit treatedwell.com/jointcenter, orcall (865) 374-PARK.

path of treatment he recommended. “We tried therapy fi rst,” Rawson says, “which bought me a little bit of time, but the pain was still there.”

Brady performed the much-needed pro-cedure in January of this year at Parkwest. “I did a total shoulder arthroplasty,” he says, “which means I took out the arthri-tis in her shoulder, and I replaced it with a metal and plastic ball and socket, similar to hip or knee replacement.”

He says patients with arthritis usually enjoy quick relief from their pain because

Why does my shoulder hurt?The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, but it’s also an unstable joint

because of its range of motion. The ball of the joint in the upper arm is bigger than the socket it sits in. Moreover, the shoulder joint is supported by soft tissues which are subject to injury, overuse, and underuse.

Put these factors together, and it’s easy to see why shoulder pain is so common. There are also degenerative conditions and other diseases that may contribute to shoul-der pain or affect the nerves leading to the shoulders.

An orthopedic doctor who specializes in shoulders is trained to fi nd the source of pain, and then recommend the right course of treatment so patients can get on with their lives. To fi nd an orthopedist near you, call Covenant Health at (865) 541-4500, and ask your doctor for a referral.

Paul Brady, MD

One of the best ways to keep your shoulders in good shape is to exer-cise them. Orthopedic physician Paul Brady, MD, explains that exer-cise keeps the area limber and less likely to get hurt.

“I describe to patients that the rotator cuff in particular is kind of like a rubber band,” Brady says. “If you stretch a rubber band regularly,

it will stay healthy for a long time, however, if you leave a rubber band in a drawer and you pull it out after a year, it’s going to be much more brittle.”

Brady says that with the aging process, we all become a little more stiff and brittle, so the more we can keep things moving and exercise, the healthier our shoulders will stay.

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LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - 1999. abso-lutely immaculate, with only 89Kmiles, I have the orig. window stick-er, sold new for $39,000, brand new Michelin tires - just installed, senior citizen driven more than a decade, $5,900 obo (865)253-2400.

MINI CLUBMAN 2011. Very good con-dition w/extended warranty cover-age for 3 years/38k miles. Asking $13,500 Call 423-426-1999 49,010 mi., $13,500. (423)426-1999.

Sports and Imports

HONDA ACCORD 2002 Sedan. AT, V6, leather seats, sunroof,

1 owner. Loaded. 4 door, $3990. (865) 308-2743.

Honda Accord 2014 EXL, sunroof,leather, 27K mi, $18,600.

(423) 295-5393.

Honda Accord Coupe 2006, silver w/blk leather seats, 128K mi, 1 owner,$7500. (865)556-0026.

Honda Accord EX-L 2013, by orig ownr, exceptionally clean & meticulously cared for, all opts incl Navi system,(865) 966-3505; 865-363-3017.

Honda Civic EX 2001, 4 dr, 266K mi,$2500 obo. (865) 922-4433 or (865) 335-9199.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2014. Hybrid Limit-ed, fully loaded, 2000 miles, $17,900. (423)295-5393.

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER - 2002.GT conv., local 1 owner, NICE! Load-ed. $4800. (865)363-9018.

NISSAN 350Z - 2008. 1 owner, Excel-lent Condition, Clear CarFax, newtires 18,400 mi., $20,000. (865)556-0997.

VOLVO S60 R - 2004. GET YOUR TEN-NESSEE ON WITH THIS ORANGE SABLE LEATHER BLUE FRENCH STITCHED SEATS! UPGRADED NAVI-GATION SYSTEM CARMAX WARRAN-TY TRANSFERRABLE AND SERVICERECORDS AVAILABLE.COLOR GRAY. 76,502 mi., $8,750. (828)273-9195.

4 Wheel Drive

FORD F150 1997, 4x4, see to believe. For info call Denny 865-947-0559

Sport Utility Vehicles

Honda Pilot 2011 EXL, 4x4, sunrf, leather, 49K mi, exc cond, $17,900. (423) 295-5393.

INFINITI EX35 - 2012. loaded, sunrf,leather, 34K mi, exc cond., $20,900. (423) 295-5393.

Trucks

CHEV. SILVERADO 1500 - 2003. 73kmi, reg. cab, 6 cyl., long bed, radio, cruise control, 1 owner. $10,000firm. 865-333-9392/ (865)690-6836.

DODGE D150 PICKUP - 1996. 148k mi,Runs great. $3500. View on week-ends only. (865)922-8513.

Trailers

UTILITY TRAILERSAll Sizes Available

865-986-5626smokeymountaintrailers.com

Vans

Chev 1995 full size handicap van w/lift, belts, all new tires, new battery, runs good, 107,548 mi. $6,000.

(865) 603-3620.

CHEVROLET WORK VAN 1995. 350 motor, 197K miles, AT, shelving

& divider. $2300 (865)216-5387.

DODGE CARAVAN - 2005 $3600 or best offer. 115k mi.865-388-5136. (865)933-3175.

TOYOTA SIENNA - 2003. Very goodcondition, one owner, no accidents. Lthr seats, 4 captains, third rowbench, dual pwr sliding doors, ABSexc. tread on tires, new speakers. Srv rec. avail. 190,000 mi., $5,199.(865)680-3250.

Classic Cars

1949 Packard Rat Rod. 1930 Packardeng & trans. restored. 1980 Triumph TR7. (865) 406-2208; (865) 548-6194

Classic Cars

FORD CONVERTIBLE 1940. Completely restored. Beautiful car. Selling due to illness. $48,500. (865)922-1226.

JAGUAR E-TYPE - 1961-1975. I would like to buy a 1970 or 1971 Mercedes 280SL, or a 1961 - 1975 Jaguar XKE, or a Porsche 911 , 912. I am willing to buy running or not running. Any Condition. I’m a local guy living in Grainger county. If you have one or know of one please call.

Call (865)621-4012.

MERCEDES-BENZ 380 SL 1984. conv. with both tops, 98,460 miles, silver, w/blue int., $9,950.

(865)681-6174 or 865-806-2756.

MERCEDES-BENZ 380 SL 1984. Conv.,both tops, 52K miles, 3rd owner.White w/blue int., $18,500. Call(931)261-0370.

MG MIDGET - 1976. 43,000 mi, new$1400 convertible top, red, $7500. (865)740-7070.

Vehicles Wanted

FAST$$ CASH $$

4 JUNK AUTOS

865-216-5052865-856-8106

JUNK CAR MAFIA Buying junk vehicles any condition.

865-455-7415

Recreation

Boats/Motors/Marine

2009 TRACKER 175TXW, 75 HP Mer-cury, Motorguide 46 trolling motor,Lowrance depth finder, new batter-ies. Garage kept.$ 9,750

(865)776-6510.

PONTOON BOAT 23 ft Crest 2015, 115 HP Mercury Big Foot eng. $29,900 incl. boat slip on Douglas Lake till4/1/16. (865)414-7345.

PRICED TO SELL, $15,000 OBO. - Triton 2000, 21’ fully equipped, fish

finder, Minnkota trolling motor, depth sounder, GPS, tandem trailer,

225 HP mtr., exc. cond, gar. kept, 1 owner/(865)966-2527.

Campers & RV’s

190 Roadtrek Popular 2014, silver, Cls B, all fact. opts., leather seats, $80,000 obo. (865) 947-7707.

2001 JAYCO QWEST POPUP Great condition. Stored in garage.

Sleeps 6. AC and furnace. Portable propane stove. Ice box. Awning.

13’ x 10’. Call 567-3723 or 219-9214.

28’ Carri Lite 5th wheel, $5500 or con-sider trade for older model picukp truck. (865) 766-2089.

CAMPERS WANTED

We Buy Campers Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels, Popups,

Motorhomes.Will pay Cash

(423) 504-8036

CAR TOW DOLLY - 2015, all cars/pu Swivels, tilts, never used, new ret.

$2750. 1st $950 cash. 864-275-6478

KEYSTONE COUGAR (318 SAB) 2009 34’, 3 slides, 30” TV w/surround snd.$19,500 obo. Exc. cond. (865)227-7979.

PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL (LEGENDS) -5th wheel, 2009, 38’ L, 4 slides, exc. cond. $17,000. (931)319-0000.

PROWLER CAMPER, 1989, 29 FT - long, good cond. $2500. (865)591-5492; (865)591-2162.

ROCKWOOD ROO 2011, 21 FS w/ slide.Elec. jack. New batt. Kept in dry.Exc. cond. $13,500/bo (865)771-1360

Motorcycles/Mopeds

HARLEY DAVIDSON Heritage Softtail 2009, exc. cond., black &

silver, Vance & Hines pipes, Mustang Seat, 4K miles, 2nd owner, $12,500.

Call 865-924-8010.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON 2004 FLSTC/IHeritage Softail Classic. $8500 Likenew. Call for details 865-660-5993

Off Road Vehicles

WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER!Save some of your hard-earned

money without sacrificing speed or quality.

GOAD MOTORSPORTSEast Tennessee’s largest

CFMOTODEALER

138 Sky View Drive,Helenwood, TN

Full Maintenance, Parts & Repairs.

Call 423-663-8500Ck. us out online at

www.goadmotorsports.com orvisit our 9,000 sq. ft. facility.

Jobs

Driver/Transport

DRIVERS!CDL-A, 6 mos OTR, good background.

Apply www.mtstrans.com MTS 800-305-7223

ServicesOffered

Drain Cleaning

KNOXDRAINCLEANING.COMWe specialize in difficult drain problems. Water lines, too! Fully

licensed and insured.(865)789-2519

Home Maint./Repair

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

(865)288-0556

Lamps/Light Services

DREAM LIGHTINGWe light up your night! Custom 12v outdoor landscape lighting,

design and installation. Call (865)680-2076

Landscaping/Lawn Service

DREAM GARDENSBeautiful & affordable garden designs! Professional installa-tion, exciting outdoor lighting,

bed remodeling, topnotch weed-ing, pruning & mulching. Call

(865)680-2076

Farmer’s Mkt/Trading Post

Farm Buildings

BARNS - SHEDSGARAGES - CARPORTS

PATIO COVERSBUILT ON YOUR PROPERTY

FREE ESTIMATES!

Millen Garage Builders865-679-5330

Farm Products

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER

USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

865-986-4264

Logs2Lumber.com

FANNON FENCING

We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn.

*WOOD & VINYL PLANK*BARBED WIRE*HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC*WOVEN WIRE,*PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.

(423)200-6600

Livestock & Supplies

BLACK BULLS & BLACK HEIFERS Ready to Breed. Call (865)856-3947

Merchandise

Antiques

WANTED - Military antiques and collectibles

865-368-0682

Appliances

GOOD AS NEW

APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

865-851-90532001 E. Magnolia Ave.

Cemetery Lots

2 LOTS together, Greenwood Ceme-tery, sell $2300 each, value $3800each, (865) 964-9207

2 PLOTS AND VAULTS - in GrandviewCem. Maryville, section 39, $1250 ea. (865)748-3487.

6 PLOTS, HIGHLAND MEMORIAL - Kingston Pike, $7800 + 195 Transfer fee. Section 10, Lot 339. Value = 15K. Call or text, (972) 989-1788.

6 spaces in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Sec.L, rights to monument

(919) 608-1422

Collectibles

BUYING OLD US COINS90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes,

old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything

10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928

WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES7004 KINGSTON PK

CALL 584-8070

Electronics

GoTooky.comReCycle - RePackage - ReWarded

Imagine the feeling of satisfaction when you know that you have done the right thing. If you only recycle

your smart phone, think of GoTooky. Call us at 615-369-6171 or

visit our site www.gotooky.com

Exercise Equipment

TOTAL GYM - with all accessories,used 1 mo. new 2K, asking $950 obo. (865)922-0262.

TREADMILL - Treadmill for sale. Good condition. Call Felicia for a viewing. (865)640-0892

Furniture

BOOK SHELF - Solid oak, creamcolor. 36.5” wide, 11” deep, 84.5” tall. 4 adjustable shelves, 1 fixed. (865)414-8928

DINING ROOM SET - Cresent Dining Table Set solid cherry table w/two leaves makes it 7.5 ft long,8chairs;china hutch w/ dimmer light-ing; inc custom table pad (865)300-1552

Heavy Equipment

DAEWOO FORKLIFT, Refurbished, 6000 lb. lift capacity, air tires, triple stage, S/S, L.P. $10,900 (865)216-5387

Hunt/Fish Supplies

SAGE FLY RODS (6) - (8’6” Line 5, 3 pc.)(9’0” line 6) (4 pc; 9’0” Line 7) (4 pc; 9’0” Line 8), (3 pc; 9’0” Line 8,) (3 pc; 9’0” Line 9), (3 pc, $365 ea.) Ray(865)389-4495

Lawn & Garden

JOHN DEERE X475 - 192 hrs, 48” deck, like new condition. Reduced to $5795 obo (865)599-0516

LIKE NEW TORO ZERO TURN, TIME-CUTTER MX4250 - 42 in. cut, 24.5 HP, 12.6 hours, upgraded seat, steel welded deck. $3000. (864)680-8053

Med Equip & Supplies

Hospital bed, wheelchair, potty chair, transfer board, bath chair, walkers, briefs size L & XL women’s.

(865)603-3620

Merchandise - Misc.

BUYING COMIC BOOKS small or large collections.

Phone 865-368-7499

GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2015, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995. Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478

Tickets/Events

BUYING SEASON TICKETSPARKING PASSES

ALL GAMESCash Paid

(865)687-1718selectticketservice.com

All Events - Buy - Sell

BUYINGSEASON TICKETSParking Passes

All Single GamesCASH PAID

(865)384-6867

BUYING TN vs OKLAHOMA TICKETS

& PARKING PASSES865-315-3950

I NEED TN vs OKLAHOMA TICKETS

PLEASE CALL RUDY (865) 567-7426

I WILL BUY YOUR TENNESSEE VOLUN-TEERS SEASON TICKETS OR PARK-ING PASS - I will buy your Season Tickets or Season Parking Passes for the upcoming Tennessee Vols Season. Text or call me to discuss. 865-919-2505 (865)919-2505

UT FAN - needs tickets for all homefootball games. (865) 436-2575

UT FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS - 3 seats 15-17 Sec. Z12 Row 50; indry/shade, seat cushions, $2600, (865)719-3069

UT SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS - (2) for all home games. Sec. Y7, Row 57, Seats 25 & 26. $1450. (865)755-9090

UT Season Football Tickets, (2) Sec. B,Row 37; (4) Sec. C, Row 41. Call/Text (865) 216-4443

Announcements

Adoptions

ADOPT - loving married couple wishes to adopt a baby. Your child will havea stable and loving home filled withlots of hugs and kisses and a life-time of opportunities. All expenses paid. Please call Kristina & Louis toll free 1-877-255-4202

LOVING, MARRIED COUPLE wishing to adopt a baby. Will give your child a loving, safe, and happy home. Call

toll free 800-939-6271

Financial

Consolidation Loans

FIRST SUN FINANCEWe make loans up to $1000. We do

credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.865-687-3228

Real EstateSales

West

3 BR 2 BA ranch, Bearden, fence, 2car gar., hdwd floors, new roof.$185,000. 865-691-2650

Condos-Unfurn

LIKE NEW 2BR/2BA IN AWESOME LOCATION - 4819 Poplar Crest Way,Like New 2BR/2BA. Just remodeled. New Everything. Tile, Stunning Pergo wood floors, Lighting, Paint, New bathrooms. W/In closets.Deck. Next to Adair park.2 min to Broad-way&I-640. $99k. Will finance@ 6%. $5K down.423-351-3410 (423)351-3410

Lake Property

Lakefront Mfg home, 3/4 acre, 4 BR, 1920 SF, near I-40 Kingston exit, REDUCED to $59,000. (865 )307-0440

Manufactured Homes

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES.

1990 up, any size OK.865-384-5643

Mobile Homes/Lots

VOLUNTEER VILLAGE Pool, Club house. Lots -- $99/mo. (865)250-4205

For Sale By Owner

3BR, 2 1/2BA WEST, New carpet, fenced backyard, 1432Overton Ln., off Middlebrook Pk. $169,900. Call(865)250-5530.

NE, FSBO, 2 STORYw/brick front. 4 BR, 3 BA, 1 car gar., needs TLC. off Tazewell Pike at 515

Stowers Dr. just inside Union Co. Reduced for quick sale, $75,000.

(865)924-0484

Lots/Acreage for Sale

1/2 ACRE, SEPTIC TANK power,no water. Monroe County. Owner financing. $20,000 (423)442-9968

600 ACRES IN WEST LIBERTYKY / Morgan Co. Great timber

investment. Exc. hunting. Creek & stream. 4 mi. from town. $600,000.

(229)221-2228

Real Estate Wanted

WE BUY HOUSESNo inspections. Immediate Cash.

(865) 257-3338

Real EstateRentals

Apartments - Unfurn.

1 BR Powell Special 1/2 Rent NOW.Beautiful. No pet fee. Water pd. NoCr. ck. $520 mo. 384-1099; 938-6424.

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! - 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695. No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686

BROADWAY TOWERS62 AND OLDER

Or Physically Mobility Impaired1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.TDD 1-800-927-9275

Clean 3 rooms, stove & refrig furn.,near Chilhowee Park, $250 every 2wks + dep. 865-453-5079

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS1 BR Apt Now Available

A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Included

OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services

Great location! On the Bus Line! Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply

Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

NORWOOD MANOR APTS. Accepting Applications 1, 2, & 3 BR. On busline Equal Housing Opportunity 865-689-2312

Homes Unfurnished

POWELL/CLAXTON - 2 BR, 1 BA, convenient, $635 mo. 865-748-3644

Condos Unfurnished

AWESOME LOCATION. Like New 2BR/2BA. Just remodeled. New Every-thing. Tile, Stunning Pergo woodfloors, Lighting, Paint, New bath-rooms. W/In closets.Deck. Nextto Adair park.2 min to Broadway&I-640. $99k. Will finance@ 6%. $5Kdown. 423-351-3410

Real EstateCommercial

Offices/Warehouses/Rent

4000 SF Office/Warehousewith dock & drive in, prime location

Middlebrook Pk. $3,000 mo.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

Public Notices Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICEThe Board of Mayor & Aldermen of the Town

of Farragut, at its meeting on Thursday, August 27, 2015, adopted the following ordinance on second & fi nal reading: 1. Ordinance 15-09, an Ordinance to Amend the Text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted by Section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by amending Chapter 3. Specifi c District Regulations, Section XXVII., Town Center District (TCD), Subsection F. 1., Parking Space Requirements, Number of Parking Spaces Required, to change the parking space requirements for non-ground fl oors.2. Ordinance 15-10, an Ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Municipal Code, Title 14, Land Use Controls, Chapter 3, Town Center District Requirements, by amending Section 14-304. Signs. To provide for new requirements.3. Ordinance 15-11, an Ordinance amending the Mixed Use Town Center, as shown on the Future Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the Town of Farragut, Tennessee, Ordinance 14-22, as amended, pursuant to Section 13-4-202, Tennessee Code Annotated.

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Shopper news • SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 • B-3

SEEKING VENDORSThe Union County Heritage Festival is seeking

arts-and-crafts vendors, food vendors, demonstra-tors and nonprofi t booths for the festival, to be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Wilson Park in Maynardville. The festival draws more than 4,000 people each year. Info/booth pricing: Marilyn Toppins, [email protected].

THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPT. 6Tickets on sale for Mabry-Hazen House Booms-

day, Bluegrass and Barbecue celebration, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. Info/tickets: mabryhazen.com or 522-8661.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memo-

ries” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2Tennessee Shines: The Lonetones with poet

Brian Griffi n, 7 p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 3Goodwill Vintage Fashion Show and Sale, 6

p.m., Hilton Knoxville, 501 W. Church Ave. Tickets: $40; includes dinner, fashion show and entrance to the Vintage Boutique. Info: goodwillknoxville.org/vintage; 588-8567.

Knoxville Writers’ Guild meeting, 7 p.m., Lau-rel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Program: David Payne will read from his newly released memoir, “Barefoot to Avalon.” Open to the public. A $2 donation requested at the door. Info: KnoxvilleWritersGuild.org.

Movie and Popcorn: “Elsa and Fred,” 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 4Grand opening: Broadway Studios & Gallery, 5-9

p.m., 1127 N. Broadway. Featuring “Gaudy Gold Frame Show.” Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com.

Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s Featured Artists, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. September’s featured artists: painter Gary Dagnan of Knoxville and potter Larry Gabbard of Kingston. Exhibit on display through Sept. 27. Info: 525-5265; artmarketgallery.net; on Facebook.

Opening reception for “Conversations: Portraits & Other Work” by Emily Taylor, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit displayed in the Balcony gallery Sept. 4-25. Info: 523-7543; theemporiumcenter.com.

Opening reception for “Fine Arts Blount” exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display Sept. 4-25. Info: 523-7543; knoxalliance.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 4-5Biodiversity Hike to Mount Le Conte. Cost:

$275. Includes guided hike up Alum Cave Bluff Trail, picnic lunch, evening sunset program about the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) at Clifftops, hand-made note cards from Discover Life in America (DLIA) and lodging with dinner and breakfast. Info/registra-tion: Todd, [email protected] or 430-4757.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Financial Workshop: understand Social Security

and maximize its benefi ts, 10:30 a.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Presented by Darrell Keathley from COFFE (Community Outreach For Financial Education). Registration required. Info/registration: 777-1750.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org.

Opening reception for “The Love of Art” exhibit by members of the Tennessee Art Association, 5-8 p.m., Envision Art Gallery (Bearden Art District) 4050 Sutherland Ave. On display through Sept. 30. Info: [email protected] or 438-4154.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 6Wears Valley UMC Old Harp Shape Note

Singing, 2 p.m., 3110 Wears Valley Road in Wears Valley. All invited; tune books provided. Info: Bruce Wheeler, 428-2239.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting,

7 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Program at 8 p.m. Speaker: Dennis E. Frye, chief

historian at Harpers Ferry National Park. Topic: “Sep-tember Suspense, Lincoln’s most tenuous time.” Lecture only: $3; dinner and lecture: $17. RSVP deadline: noon Monday, Sept. 7, to 671-9001.

Open enrollment for beginner’s square dance class, 7 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St. Lessons $5; fi rst lesson free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9Tennessee Shines: Handsome & the Humbles, 7

p.m., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: jigandreel.ticketleap.com or WDVX.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30

p.m., AAA offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252.

“Composting: Hot and Fast or Cold and Easy” class, 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presenter: Master Gardener Rita Carter. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892; knoxcountymastergardener.org.

Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live old-time music by the Hellgram-mites; calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins. Admission: $7, $5 for students and JCA mem-bers. Info: on Facebook.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 10-11AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fort

Sanders Senior Center, 1220 W. Main St., Sevierville. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11Country Dancing for Seniors, 6:30-10 p.m.,

RiverView Family Farm, 12130 Prater Lane. Lessons, 6:30-7. No alcohol, no smoking. Featuring: two step, swing, line, couples, disco, waltz, mixers and more. Info: 988-8043; 966-1120.

“How To Use Facebook for Seniors,” 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

Legacy Parks Foundation Luncheon, Holston River Farm at the head of the Tennessee River. Speaker: Cheryl Strayed, the New York Times bestselling author of “Wild.” Info/reservations: legacyparks.org or 525-2585.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 11-12“An Evening with Jo,” 7:30 p.m., Tellico Commu-

nity Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza in Loudon. Tickets: $15. Info: tellicocommunityplayhouse.org.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m., AAA offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254; Stephanie, 862-9252.


Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: The Hit-men, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. North-shore Drive. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Info: 215-4579.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13Old Harp Singing and potluck, 5:30-8 p.m., Lau-

rel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Special guests for potluck: UT’s Music of Appalachia class taught by Sean McCol-lough. All invited; tune books provided. Info: Claudia Dean, 673-5822.

MONDAY, SEPT. 14AARP Driver Safety class, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., South

Knoxville Senior Center, 6729 Martel Lane. Info/regis-tration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, SEPT. 14-15AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Blount

County Sheriff’s Offi ce, 950 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

“Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Se-niors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15Old College Monthly Harp Singing, 5 p.m., Mc-

Minn County Living Heritage Museum, 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens. All invited; tune books provided. Info: Cora Sweatt, 423 745-0248.

Open enrollment for beginner’s square dance class, 7 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St. Lessons $5; fi rst lesson free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.

Sevier County Monthly Old Harp Singing, 7 p.m., Middle Creek UMC, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. All invited; tune books provided. Info: David Sarten, 428-0874.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16“Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors,”

1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17“Cover Crops: Great Winter Blankets for Your

Garden” class, 6-7 p.m., Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Presenter: Master Gardener Marsha Lehman. Free and open to the public. Info: 966-6728 ext. 227; knoxcountymastergardener.org.

Old Harp Singing, 6:30 p.m., 209 Indiana Ave., Maryville. All invited; tune books provided. Info: Tina Becker, 982-7777.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 17-18AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Everett

Senior Center, 702 Burchfi eld St., Maryville. Info/regis-tration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway, Seymour. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18Caleb Klauder Country Band, 8 p.m., Laurel

Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $16, some discounts available. Info/tickets: jubileearts.org.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19Hoof It! for STAR!, a 5K fi eld run/walk, 8 a.m.,

11800 Highway 11 E., Lenoir City. All proceeds benefi t STAR and its mission to heal people through horses. Info/registration: rideatstar.org.


Sevier Soiree, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Tickets: $50; includes live music, dinner, silent auction. Info: 573-5508.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 19-20Country Market, Historic Ramsey House, 2614

Thorn Grove Pike. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Arts, crafts, antiques, classic car cruise-in, Model T club, music and more. Admission: $5; 12 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org.

John Sevier Days Living History Weekend, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Admission: $5 adult; $3 child; 6 and under free. Includes demonstrations, food, music and more. Info: 573-5508; [email protected]; marblesprings.net.

MONDAY, SEPT. 21Composting: Hot and Fast or Cold and Easy”

class, 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. North-shore Drive. Presenter: Master Gardener Andy Meh-ringer. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622; knoxcountymastergardener.org.

Free Day of Putt-Putt, noon-9 p.m., Putt-Putt Golf & Games of Farragut, 164 W. End Ave. Info: Lauren Cox, [email protected] or 966-7057.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, SEPT. 21-22AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Cheyenne

Ambulatory Center, 964 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 21-OCT. 2Submissions accepted for jurying process at

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Must include completed forms, three samples of work and $25 jury fee. Info/forms: www.appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; 2716 Andersonville Highway in Norris.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22Open enrollment for beginner’s square dance class,

7 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St. Lessons: $5; fi rst lesson free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22-23AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Alcoa

First UMC, 617 Gilbert St., Alcoa. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 23-24AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor

Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 24-25AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Asbury

Place, 2648 Sevierville Road, Maryville. Info/registra-tion: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25Farragut Food Festival, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Renaissance |

Farragut. More than 25 restaurants expected to par-ticipate. Advance tickets: farragutbusiness.com. Info/advance tickets: farragutbusiness.com; 307-2486; [email protected]; Facebook.

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stroke:LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.No comprehensive stroke and rehabilitation center in our region

does more to reverse stroke’s devastating eff ects than Fort

Sanders Regional Medical

Center. That’s why hospitals

across East Tennessee refer their

most complex stroke patients to

us. And only Fort Sanders Regional is home to the Patricia Neal

Rehabilitation Center, East Tennessee’s elite rehabilitation hospital

for stroke, spinal cord and brain injury patients.

Certifi ed as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Leading the region’s only stroke hospital network

www.covenanthealth.com/strokenetwork

Fort Sanders performs clinical trials and procedures

for stroke not available anywhere else in our region.

When it comes to stroke, time lost is brain lost, so it’s important to understand the

warning signs and how to reduce your risk.

If you or a loved one experience any of these symptoms, call 911.

WARNINGSigns of

Stroke

Sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one

side of the body

Sudden severe headache with no known cause

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance

or coordination

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

Sudden trouble seeingin one or both eyes

Missing the linksRetired trooper vows strokes won’t end his golf game

There’s a golf club in the trunk of Bryan Farmer’s car with his name on it. It’s a top-of-the-line driver, brand new and still in the box.

He bought it June 12, 2014, af-ter playing 18 holes of golf. But that night, Farmer had a stroke of an-other kind – a blood clot on the left side of his brain – that has, so far, put his golf game on hold.

But even after suffering a sec-ond stroke 10 months later, he vows he’ll be back in the swing of things this month, thanks to the care he received at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center (PNRC) at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Roane Medical Center.

“It might not be pretty, but I’m going to hit that driver,” declares Farmer, whose slightly drawn right arm and weakened right leg are reminders of that June night when a 3 a.m. bathroom visit was the fi rst hint that something had gone wrong.

“When I got out of the bed, I no-ticed some extreme dizziness, to the point where I almost fell down,” said Farmer, a Harriman resident. “It was similar to a blood sugar spike. I have high blood pressure and diabetes, and I knew I got dizzy when that happened to me in the past. I didn’t think a lot about it. I went ahead, got my balance back, went down the hall to the restroom, came back to bed and went straight to sleep. No sickness, no nothing.”

The following morning, he still had some dizziness, but not enough to prevent him from driving to Fairfi eld Glade where he works in quality assurance for the vacation resort. “I sat down at my desk and the diz-ziness came back,” he said. “I got up from my desk and walked down the hallway, and my right foot dragged the ground. Just one time, but it almost tripped me up, and one of the other guys I work with saw me and said, ‘Let’s go back into your offi ce and sit down.’ ”

It was then that one of the managers with nursing experience came in. Suspicious, she checked Farmer for stroke symptoms. “I passed every one of them with fl ying col-ors,” said Farmer who, as a retired Tennes-see Highway Patrol lieutenant, was familiar with the signs of a stroke. “No numbness, no

Brian Farmer continues

to work toward return-

ing to the golf course,

after suff ering two

strokes in the last year.

Farmer was treated at

the Comprehensive

Stroke Center at Fort

Sanders Regional and

Patricia Neal Rehabili-

tation Center.tingling, no headache. None of that. Just dizziness.”

Yet, despite the successful FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) campaign to raise stroke symptom aware-ness, minor strokes can and do occur with-out the person ever knowing it. Mild stroke symptoms that recover after a brief period of time may indicate a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or “mini stroke.” While seldom deadly, TIAs are often precursors to a full-blown ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke that may follow if symptoms are left untreated.

Stroke symptoms can also occur over a span of hours or days. At fi rst, the affected person may have little or no symptoms, but as time passes, the symptoms will become more apparent as an estimated 32,000 brain cells die each passing second.

Pressed to go to the emergency room, Farmer reluctantly agreed. At Parkwest Medical Center, Farmer thought perhaps he had dodged a bullet when a CT scan came back negative for stroke.

However, according to Dr. Daryl Harp, neuoradiologist, “Physicians are aware that

strokes are often not seen on CT scans within the fi rst 24 hours. For this reason, an MRI of the brain was completed, and showed that he had indeed had a stroke.”

But even then, he still appeared to be unaffected. Then at about 3 a.m., Farmer arose from his hos-pital bed to go to the restroom and discovered his right side was para-lyzed. “Paralysis had set in, and my right leg was useless,” said Farmer. “It just got worse.”

Transferred by ambulance to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders, Farmer began to real-ize the seriousness of his condition. “I couldn’t move my right arm – it was drawn up and curled against my

chest,” Farmer recalled. “My right leg was pretty much pointed to the right. I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t even feed myself.”

On the fourth day of his 31 days in Fort Sanders, Farmer was moved into the PNRC wing to begin his therapy. “I’m sitting there in a wheelchair in a row of four or fi ve other people in wheelchairs, waiting

on them to get therapy too,” he said. “I look at some of these people, and the thought is going through my head, ‘You know, I could have been a whole lot worse. I’ve got to go in here and do what they tell me to do to the best of my ability.’ ”

That was made easy by the PNRC doctors, nurses and therapists, whose encourage-ment was always coupled with enthusiasm from Day One.

“I wish I could remember her name, but the girl who came to wheel me up to therapy was just bubbling with excite-ment and positivity,” he said. “From her to the doctors to the nurses to the therapists, I can’t say enough good things about those people. Of course, I had a positive attitude from my family and a special friend. Between those people, I couldn’t help but stay positive. The level of professionalism and effort they put forth was amaz-

ing. They were magnifi cent.”“We’d only do three hours of therapy a

day, but it seemed like 10,” Farmer added.“It was really grueling because I started atGround Zero. I lost every ounce of strengthI had on my right side, and my left sidetoo basically – my body was just sapped ofstrength. I remember them giving me a two-pound weight to lift – two pounds! I couldn’teven pick that up!”

Still, 31 days after the stroke, Farmer waswheeled to the door and discharged fromPNRC. He walked the last 15 to 20 feet to hisride home. “It wasn’t the prettiest or mostgraceful walk I’d ever taken,” he said, “but itwas the most gratifying.”

His rehab continued a couple of weekslater at Patricia Neal Outpatient Center atRoane Medical Center, and he heaps morepraise on the therapists there. “They werejust top-notch, positive people, which wasgood for me because I had to help myselfand I didn’t need someone who was goingto bring me down,” he said. “They werejust as determined here to make me betteras they were in Knoxville. Their attitudeswere great. They are really dedicated totheir work, and enjoyed their work – and itshowed.”

A second stroke last April, just months after fi nishing his outpatient rehab, slightlyaffected his speech and cognition but for themost part is undetectable. In the meantime,he goes to the gym three times weekly to liftweights and work on the elliptical bike.

“As far as real limitations, I have none,”said Farmer. “I can’t run. I can’t jog. I canwalk ok. It takes me awhile to get some-where but I can do it,” he says. “I’m not backto where I want to be – I want to be on thegolf course right now. That’s where I want tobe. And that’s where I will be in September.It may not be pretty, but I’m going to be onthat course.”

The Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional -delivering immediate and excellent care

When a stroke happens, timely treatment is critical. The Com-prehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional is well above the

national average in delivering prompt treatment of life-saving medication.

Clot busting drugs are given to stroke patients through a vein to improve blood fl ow and mini-mize potential disabilities. The amount of time it takes for a patient to be brought in to a hospital un-til the moment medications are intravenously ad-ministered is referred to as “door to needle time.”

While the average door to needle time is a little more than an hour, the door to needle time at Fort Sanders Regional is 30 minutes. That’s half an hour faster than the national average.

It’s just one of the many advantages a patient has when treated at a comprehensive stroke center. The stroke center exists to provide the highest level of stroke care for complicated stroke cases.

“It really exists to provide that next level up from what you can get at your local community hospital,” Arthur Moore, MD says. “Strokes can often be treated at those hospitals, but fi nding out why the stroke occurred to prevent it from happening again sometimes takes someone who’s done a lot more work in treating stroke.”

Moore says fi nding out the “why” takes some digging into a pa-tient’s background, and sometimes it’s not as obvious as the main risk factors.

“Stroke centers tend to be better and faster at treating stroke just because we see it all the time,” Moore says. “We have doctors who can go up into the brain and pull a clot out, and that’s a really specialized niche. Most hospitals don’t have access to someone who can do that.”

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional sees patients from throughout East Tennessee, and even from Ken-tucky. To learn more, visit fsregional.com/stroke, or call (865) 541-1111.

Arthur Moore,

MD

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