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IN THIS ISSUE Art for church Stitch-by-stitch a group of women plan to add beauty to their church by marrying art and function. Pew kneelers at St. Eliza- beth’s Episcopal Church in Farragut have seen better days, so member and needlepoint enthusiast Lois Threlkeld de- cided it was time for an update. ➤ See Suzanne Neal’s story on A-7 10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932 (865) 218-WEST (9378) NEWS [email protected] Sherri Gardner Howell Suzanne Foree Neal ADVERTISING SALES [email protected] Shannon Carey Jim Brannon | Tony Cranmore Brandi Davis | Patty Fecco VOL. 7 NO. 15 April 15, 2013 www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow Miracle Maker Knox County Schools’ Career and Technical Educa- tion department will hold its capstone event, CTE Goes Live, Friday, April 19, at Market Square. Jake Mabe interviews CTE director Don Lawson about the event and other CTE programs. ➤ See Jake’s story on page A-9 NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ Dine Out for Education Knox County Schools’ 10th annual “Dine Out for Education” will be held Tuesday, April 16, at nearly 40 restaurants with 80 locations throughout Knox County. Participants who eat at the selected restaurants will automatically have 10 percent of their pre-tax total donated to the Knox County Schools Partners in Education program, which helps fund programs including the Career Fair for 8th graders and high school students, the Teacher Supply Depot and the Barney Thompson Scholarship. Nearly $20,000 was raised during last year’s event. Participating restaurants can be found at www.knoxschools.org. How to follow a legendary coach Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. His- tory says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy landings. ➤ See Marvin West’s story on A-6 The harder half We complain about paying taxes; it’s right there in the Bill of Rights: “Americans have the right to complain about sending part of their hard-earned money to Wash- ington.” Well, maybe it isn’t there in so many words, but still … ➤ See Lynn Hutton’s story on A-6 686-5756 Audio & Video Conversion Expires 4/20/13 Expires 4/20/13 SN041513 SN041513 Preserve those old reels, slides & vhs tapes today! www.DigitizeItNow.com 12752 Kingston Pike, Renaissance Farragut, Ste 103, Bldg E Bring your VHS, slides, film and more into the digital age. Pr 1 FREE Tape Transfer Coupon must be presented at time order is dropped off. Discount will Coupon must be presented at time order is dropped off. Discount will not be applied to previous orders or orders that are being processed. not be applied to previous orders or orders that are being processed. Includes VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Mini-DV & Audio Cassette Includes VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Mini-DV & Audio Cassette Get Ready for Mother's Day! with $50 purchase Community school coordinators refl ect on first year By Wendy Smith There are still kinks to work out at Knox County’s three new com- munity schools. But site resource coordinators at Green Magnet, Lonsdale and Norwood elementary schools see favorable results from Analysis afterschool programs that benefit students and their families. All are optimistic that the programs will be even better next year. The coordinators have been surprised and pleased by the orga- nizations that have offered after- school programming to students. Liz Thacker coordinates the pro- gram at Norwood, which serves ap- proximately 100 students five days a week. For example, Thacker contact- ed the Northwest Middle School step team to see if they would be willing to perform for her stu- dents. The coach asked if, instead, the middle school students could put on a mini-camp. The camp, held last week, was fun for all. Adam Fritts, coordinator of Lonsdale’s community school, is amazed by how the need for pro- gramming often dovetails per- fectly with an organization’s need to provide it. The Joy of Music School receives grants that require it to provide education, and the 90 kids who participate in Lonsdale’s Monday through Thursday com- munity school program are a per- fect match. Erika Long coordinates pro- gramming for the 60 students who attend Green Magnet community school five days a week. She’s en- Liz Thacker thusiastic about a garden club that’s being offered with the help of UT’s Forestry, Wildlife and Fisher- ies Department and Agricultural Extension Service. Volunteers have cleaned out an old greenhouse at the school to be used during the school day as well as by community school participants. Each community school also has needs. Thacker would like to see more community buy-in. She hopes to have the opportunity to reach out to service clubs and neighborhood associations, but says there aren’t More on A-3 By Suzanne Foree Neal Time seldom stands still when J.D. Miller and Joanie LaTorre are on the job. It is their job to get time moving again, no matter if that progress is measured by a Rolex or a cuckoo clock. Miller has moved his longtime watch repair business on Magnolia Avenue to Farragut. LaTorre, a long- time clock appraiser for the televi- sion show “Antiques Roadshow,” and her husband, L.J., moved their second-generation clock/watch re- pair business from Florida to Ten- nessee two years ago and set up shop at Black Bear Clock Repair in Sevierville. L.J. fixes clocks there. Miller and LaTorre have been consulting on clocks for years. “It seemed right to get together,” she said. They brought in Terri An- derson, who designs and makes custom jewelry, to add the jewelry component of the business. Concord Watch, Clock & Jewelry Center is at 11130 Kingston Pike, around the corner from the former Food City location. Most of the an- tique clocks in the store are at least 100 years old. When Miller was a teenager, he wanted to know how a watch worked, so he took one apart and put it back together. That began a fascination with clocks and watch- es that has stayed with him for 50 years. He worked as a petroleum and natural gas engineer for Sun Oil Co. for many years, fixing time- pieces as a hobby. “I decided the corporate world wasn’t for me,” he said. “I started fixing clocks and watches full time. I’ll work on anything that ticks ex- cept bombs.” In addition to fixing timepieces, he’s also a collector, with a personal passion for pocket watches. The oldest, and a favorite, is a doctor’s watch in a round sharkskin case that dates to 1795. It was made by a company that made pocket watches for five generations of kings. The business draws customers from nearby states as well as lo- cals. LaTorre goes to Florida once a month to pick up clocks from people in her old business neighborhood. “I had customers who were mad at me for closing,” she says of the Florida store. “They said I couldn’t leave be- cause I was the only one they trusted with their family heirlooms. Clocks are made to last for generations.” Their biggest problem is trying to repair someone else’s repairs. “Peo- ple think if they can fix a car, they can fix a clock,” LaTorre says. “But they can’t, because it is very delicate work.” Miller says sometimes timepiec- es are so damaged that it costs more to fix them than they are worth. Cuckoo for clocks Joanie LaTorre and J.D. Miller always have an eye on the clock – or sometimes the watch. The duo have set up shop at Concord Watch, Clock & Jewelry Center. Photo by Suzanne F. Neal Those may find a new home in his parts drawer. LaTorre’s reputation as an ap- praiser has her number on many folks’ speed dial. She gets calls and photos from people at flea markets, garage sales and antique stores, asking if they should buy a certain timepiece and wonder- ing what might be wrong with the clock and how much it might cost to fix it. When it comes to timepieces, they take all brands. In one day, they took in a Mickey Mouse watch and a woman’s Rolex. LaTorre’s fa- vorite is the Seth Thomas Sonora chime clock with four, five or eight bells, because she loves the sound. When her cellphone rings, it is to the sound of clock chimes. Miller’s ringtone is clock bells. While Miller also works on clocks, he prefers watches. “You enjoy doing what you appreciate more and what you do well. There aren’t many people who will touch watches,” he said, resulting in the store getting a lot of sub-contrac- tor work. Sometimes that means digging deep to find an old part or making it. “Discontinued is a favorite word,” he said, with a laugh. With the beautiful Fox Den entrance as a backdrop, Dogwood Arts Festival volunteers get ready for the official ribbon-cutting that opened the Farragut trail on April 10. Farragut is the featured trail for the 2013 festival, which continues through April. The Farragut trail begins at Fox Den, continues through Country Manor and ends in Village Green. The trail features public gardens and camera sites. Holding the ribbon are Shirley Fogarty, committee member for the Farragut trail; Nancy Schmitz, chair of the Farragut trail; and Ann Graf, overall trails chair for the festival. For more pictures of the ribbon-cutting and Dogwood luncheon at Campbell Station Park, see pages 2 and 3. 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IN THIS ISSUE
Art for churchStitch-by-stitch a group of
women plan to add beauty to their church by marrying art and function.
Pew kneelers at St. Eliza-beth’s Episcopal Church in Farragut have seen better days, so member and needlepoint enthusiast Lois Threlkeld de-cided it was time for an update.
➤ See Suzanne Neal’s story on A-7
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Miracle MakerKnox County Schools’
Career and Technical Educa-tion department will hold its capstone event, CTE Goes Live, Friday, April 19, at Market Square. Jake Mabe interviews CTE director Don Lawson about the event and other CTE programs.
➤ See Jake’s story on page A-9
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Knox County Schools’ 10th annual “Dine Out for Education” will be held Tuesday, April 16, at nearly 40 restaurants with 80 locations throughout Knox County.
Participants who eat at the selected restaurants will automatically have 10 percent of their pre-tax total donated to the Knox County Schools Partners in Education program, which helps fund programs including the Career Fair for 8th graders and high school students, the Teacher Supply Depot and the Barney Thompson Scholarship.
Nearly $20,000 was raised during last year’s event. Participating restaurants can be found at www.knoxschools.org.
How to follow a legendary coach
Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. His-tory says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy landings.
➤ See Marvin West’s story on A-6
The harder halfWe complain about paying
taxes; it’s right there in the Bill of Rights: “Americans have the right to complain about sending part of their hard-earned money to Wash-ington.”
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Community school coordinators refl ect on fi rst yearBy Wendy Smith
There are still kinks to work out at Knox County’s three new com-munity schools. But site resource coordinators at Green Magnet, Lonsdale and Norwood elementary schools see favorable results from
Analysisafterschool programs that benefi t students and their families. All are optimistic that the programs will be even better next year.
The coordinators have been surprised and pleased by the orga-nizations that have offered after-
school programming to students. Liz Thacker coordinates the pro-
gram at Norwood, which serves ap-proximately 100 students fi ve days a week.
For example, Thacker contact-ed the Northwest Middle School step team to see if they would be
willing to perform for her stu-dents. The coach asked if, instead, the middle school students could put on a mini-camp. The camp,
held last week, was fun for all.Adam Fritts, coordinator of
Lonsdale’s community school, is amazed by how the need for pro-gramming often dovetails per-fectly with an organization’s need to provide it. The Joy of Music School receives grants that require it to provide education, and the 90 kids who participate in Lonsdale’s Monday through Thursday com-munity school program are a per-fect match.
Erika Long coordinates pro-gramming for the 60 students who attend Green Magnet community school fi ve days a week. She’s en-
Liz Thacker
thusiastic about a garden club that’s being offered with the help of UT’s Forestry, Wildlife and Fisher-ies Department and Agricultural Extension Service. Volunteers have cleaned out an old greenhouse at the school to be used during the school day as well as by community school participants.
Each community school also has needs. Thacker would like to see more community buy-in. She hopes to have the opportunity to reach out to service clubs and neighborhood associations, but says there aren’t
More on A-3
By Suzanne Foree NealTime seldom stands still when
J.D. Miller and Joanie LaTorre are on the job. It is their job to get time moving again, no matter if that progress is measured by a Rolex or a cuckoo clock.
Miller has moved his longtime watch repair business on Magnolia Avenue to Farragut. LaTorre, a long-time clock appraiser for the televi-sion show “Antiques Roadshow,” and her husband, L.J., moved their second-generation clock/watch re-pair business from Florida to Ten-nessee two years ago and set up shop at Black Bear Clock Repair in Sevierville. L.J. fi xes clocks there.
Miller and LaTorre have been consulting on clocks for years. “It seemed right to get together,” she said. They brought in Terri An-derson, who designs and makes custom jewelry, to add the jewelry component of the business.
Concord Watch, Clock & Jewelry Center is at 11130 Kingston Pike, around the corner from the former Food City location. Most of the an-tique clocks in the store are at least 100 years old.
When Miller was a teenager, he wanted to know how a watch worked, so he took one apart and put it back together. That began a fascination with clocks and watch-es that has stayed with him for 50
years. He worked as a petroleum and natural gas engineer for Sun Oil Co. for many years, fi xing time-pieces as a hobby.
“I decided the corporate world wasn’t for me,” he said. “I started fi xing clocks and watches full time. I’ll work on anything that ticks ex-cept bombs.”
In addition to fi xing timepieces, he’s also a collector, with a personal passion for pocket watches. The oldest, and a favorite, is a doctor’s watch in a round sharkskin case that dates to 1795. It was made by a company that made pocket watches for fi ve generations of kings.
The business draws customers from nearby states as well as lo-cals. LaTorre goes to Florida once a month to pick up clocks from people in her old business neighborhood. “I had customers who were mad at me for closing,” she says of the Florida store. “They said I couldn’t leave be-cause I was the only one they trusted with their family heirlooms. Clocks are made to last for generations.”
Their biggest problem is trying to repair someone else’s repairs. “Peo-ple think if they can fi x a car, they can fi x a clock,” LaTorre says. “But they can’t, because it is very delicate work.”
Miller says sometimes timepiec-es are so damaged that it costs more to fi x them than they are worth.
Cuckoo for clocks
Joanie LaTorre and J.D. Miller always have an eye on the clock – or sometimes
the watch. The duo have set up shop at Concord Watch, Clock & Jewelry
Center. Photo by Suzanne F. Neal
Those may fi nd a new home in his parts drawer.
LaTorre’s reputation as an ap-praiser has her number on many folks’ speed dial. She gets calls and photos from people at fl ea markets, garage sales and antique stores, asking if they should buy a certain timepiece and wonder-ing what might be wrong with the clock and how much it might cost to fi x it.
When it comes to timepieces, they take all brands. In one day, they took in a Mickey Mouse watch and a woman’s Rolex. LaTorre’s fa-vorite is the Seth Thomas Sonora
chime clock with four, fi ve or eight bells, because she loves the sound. When her cellphone rings, it is to the sound of clock chimes. Miller’s ringtone is clock bells.
While Miller also works on clocks, he prefers watches. “You enjoy doing what you appreciate more and what you do well. There aren’t many people who will touch watches,” he said, resulting in the store getting a lot of sub-contrac-tor work. Sometimes that means digging deep to fi nd an old part or making it.
“Discontinued is a favorite word,” he said, with a laugh.
With the beautiful Fox Den entrance as a backdrop, Dogwood Arts Festival volunteers get ready for the offi cial ribbon-cutting that opened the
Farragut trail on April 10. Farragut is the featured trail for the 2013 festival, which continues through April. The Farragut trail begins at Fox Den,
continues through Country Manor and ends in Village Green. The trail features public gardens and camera sites. Holding the ribbon are Shirley
Fogarty, committee member for the Farragut trail; Nancy Schmitz, chair of the Farragut trail; and Ann Graf, overall trails chair for the festival. For
more pictures of the ribbon-cutting and Dogwood luncheon at Campbell Station Park, see pages 2 and 3. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell
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Catching up and enjoying the Dogwood Opening Day
Luncheon are festival board member Zane Conner, University
of Tennessee Medical Center special advisor George Doebler,
who gave the luncheon prayer, and festival board member
Channa Smith.
Enjoying the Dogwood Luncheon
at Campbell Station Park are friends
Jacqueline Newman, Rose Moseley
and JoAnn McCallen.
Dogwood Arts Festival
board president Brandon
Parks was master of
ceremonies for the
luncheon, standing in for
festival co-chairs Joan
Cronan and Ken Lowe, who
were both out of town.
Cathy and Alderman Jeff Elliott represent the
town of Farragut at the opening luncheon of the
Dogwood Arts Festival.
Farragut town administrator
David Smoak, second from
right, welcomes dignitaries
from Knoxville to Farragut.
From left are Knoxville
City Council member and
former mayor Daniel Brown
with his wife, Cathy, and
Knoxville City Council
member Finbarr Saunders.
Alderman Bob Markli stands
in for Mayor Ralph McGill,
who was under the weather,
in welcoming guests to
Farragut at the Dogwood
Arts Festival opening day
luncheon at Campbell Station
Park.
Farragut hosts Dogwood Luncheon
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Community school From page A-1
Norwood students Michaela Overall, Harmony Sanders
and Kailynn Davenport learn step dance after school from
coaches Jameiya Mills (back) and Tiarra Holbrook, both stu-
dents at Northwest Middle School. Photo by S. Clark
enough hours in the day.“You’re sort of a jack-
of-all-trades in this job, especially during the pilot year,” she says.
Fritts would like to have more volunteers who can develop relationships with students and families.
“My job is to put people in the same room,” he said, citing the school’s involve-ment with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Green Magnet’s biggest challenge came from a late start at the end of October after kids were already in-volved in other programs, Long says.
While the school has offered workshops on tru-ancy and test-taking, it hasn’t yet been able to of-fer creative programming for adults. She is also con-cerned because many of her volunteers are college students who will fi nish their semester in early May.
In spite of the problems, Long can tell that com-munity school participants have become more engaged.
“The kids come in excited to see the volunteers. They show me excitement about what’s going on in school, and they’re interested.”
The Great Schools Part-nership operates the new community schools. (Pond Gap’s program is run by UT.)
It subcontracts with Project Grad at Lonsdale and with the YMCA at Green Magnet. Those pro-grams had been in place for several years, says Great Schools president Buzz Thomas, and aligning ex-isting community resourc-es is part of the nonprofi t’s strategy for managing com-munity schools. Since there was no program in place at Norwood, Great Schools manages it directly.
Thomas says this has been a learning year, with coordinators “making it up as we went. This summer, we’ll be better prepared to train new coordinators.”
He anticipates add-ing four more community schools in the fall. The ini-tiative received $500,000 from Knox County Schools last year, and the same amount is included in this year’s budget. Those funds cover transportation, se-curity offi cers and after-school tutoring provided by Knox County teachers.
Thomas hopes commu-nity schools will also be added to the city budget.
“This is not just about kids doing better is school. It’s also a development ini-tiative. It’s about healthy families and safer neigh-borhoods, things the city of Knoxville is very inter-ested in.”
Keynote speaker for the Dogwood Arts Festival Opening Day Luncheon Hal-lerin Hilton Hill probably knew there were examples already present when he presented his charge to the guests to “bloom and bark.” One was a gentleman and his daughter sitting at the back table.
Hill entertained guests at the luncheon, held this year on April 10 at Campbell Sta-tion Park, with a challenge to show up for festival events to create excitement and light (“bloom”) and to then gather and enjoy others participat-ing to create community (“bark”).
Sitting in the audience were Oscar Wise and his daughter, Lea Wise. Oscar Wise was co-chair of the Dogwood Arts Festival in 1986 and was involved on committees and the board prior to and after that honor. He came to the luncheon, he said, just to enjoy the day and the dogwoods and to encourage his daughter to become even more involved in the annual event.
Wise remembers well his “panic moment” at the 1986 festival. It happened at the Dogwood Prayer Breakfast.
‘Bloom and bark’
He had been given a script to review for his remarks to the overfl ow crowd, and he had done so.
“I had read through the script, so I was somewhat fa-miliar with what it said,” he recalls. “But when I got up to the podium and opened the notebook left there for me, the sheets in it were all blank! I just had to wing it.”
Guests at the luncheon had to wing it if they were looking for blooming dog-woods, but Campbell Sta-tion Park was still colorful and beautiful. Flowers wel-comed guests and swayed in the warm breeze, inviting the luncheon dignitaries and volunteers to come back in a few days to see the park’s full spectrum of color. Dog-woods, redbuds and azaleas in the park and on this year’s featured trail that begins at Fox Den aren’t far behind the already blooming fl owers.
Town of Farragut alder-man Bob Markli (standing in for Mayor Ralph McGill, who wasn’t feeling well), Knox-ville Mayor Madeline Rog-ero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett headed up a host of dignitaries and Dog-wood Arts Festival board members and personnel in kicking off the Dogwood Arts Festival.
Prior to the luncheon, trail chairs and volunteers met at Fox Den for an offi cial ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Farragut trail.
Festival events in Farra-gut and throughout the com-munity continue through April. A complete list can be found at www.dogwoodarts.com.
Hallerin Hilton Hill presented the keynote address, entertaining
guests with a message to “bloom” and “bark.” Blooming, said
Hill, is showing up and creating activity and light while barking
is creating community.
Enjoying the spring day and beauty of the festival are Annette
Brun with Scripps Networks Interactive and Janet Testerman,
2011 festival co-chair.
David Purvis, center, talks with Allison Myers and Jim Holladay
at the Dogwood luncheon. Allison is the town of Farragut
recorder and treasurer, and Jim is on the Farragut Economic
Development Committee.
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Maybe somebody in Nashville was embarrassed, but not Stacey Campfi eld, who had embedded the Leno monolog on his blog, Camp4U, by midday April 3.
Any publicity is good publicity in Stacey’s world, and in its service, he’s been hitting hot button issues and blogging about them since his earliest days in the General Assembly, start-ing with his attempt to join the Black Caucus his rookie year in the state House and quickly moving into fathers’ rights, abortion, gun rights, birtherism, nullifi cation, heterosexual sex, homosex-ual sex, sex education and Sex Week.
Now a senator, Camp-fi eld’s carried more sex-related bills than Bubba Gump’s got shrimp.
But nothing except his misinformed ramblings about the origin of AIDS has gotten him more attention than the “Oliver Twist Bill,”
Stacey’s world
which would cut off Tem-porary Assistance to Fami-lies payments for recipients whose children fail to main-tain satisfactory progress in school.
He rolled it through com-mittee despite impassioned pleas from clergy and chil-dren’s advocates who say it’s inhumane. Last week he deferred it to summer study after opposition from Gov. Bill Haslam and others in-cluding staunchly conserva-tive Rep. Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga. Campfi eld says he wants to end the cy-cle of generational poverty.
And of course he’s blogged about it:
“There is a solution for this “grave indignity” per-petrated against them. Don’t apply for the money. There are plenty of others who would be happy to do what it takes to take their place.”
A prudent lawmaker might have shut down the blog after getting sued for libel after falsely accusing a 2008 Democratic House candidate of being a con-victed felon. But not the in-trepid Stacey, who launched Camp4U on a computer is-sued to him shortly after be-ing elected.
In a deposition given in
the offi ce of former candi-date Roger Byrge’s lawyer David Dunaway, Campfi eld said the purpose of Cam-p4U is to inform constitu-ents of what’s really going on in Nashville. Under close questioning, he admitted that he has collected cam-paign contributions via a Camp4U PayPal link. That link is no longer there. Nei-ther is the innuendo about Byrge, which he took down but never apologized for or retracted (he blames his source, House GOP Caucus chair Glen Casada).
When Dunaway pressed him about using state prop-erty to defame Byrge, Camp-fi eld had trouble differenti-ating between his personal property and that which is government owned:
Q: “So the taxpayers have been furnishing you with a computer since 2005 for Camp4U?”
A: “No.”Q: “Who pays for that
computer?”A: “The state.”So, if Byrge prevails, is the
state of Tennessee an accom-plice, or merely an enabler?
The formal dedication of the George W. Bush Presi-dential Library will occur Thursday, April 25, in Dal-las with President Obama, President Clinton and President Bush (43) at-tending. Among those go-ing from Knoxville will be U.S. District Court judge Thomas Varlan and wife Danni, Knoxville attorney Bruce Anderson and wife Monique, and this writer.
Off to Dallas
Halls GOPProperty Assessor Phil Ballard will speak to the
Halls Republican Club, which meets Monday, April 15, at the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike near Brickey-McCloud School. Fel-lowship and snacks from 6-7 p.m. with meeting at 7. Reappraisal notices will be sent out April 17. The Property Assessor’s Office will hold informal ap-peals hearings for two weeks beginn ing April 22.
State adopts character development programCentral High School seniors Brittany Davis and Abby
Booher (right) pose with state Sen. Becky Massey follow-
ing the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s visit
to the state Capitol last week. A resolution drafted by the
CHS students and sponsored by Massey passed, making
Tennessee the fi rst state to adopt the Character Develop-
ment Program endorsed by the Foundation. The group
will hold its 2014 convention here in September. Brittany
and Abby will attend UT-Chattanooga following gradua-
tion from Central High where their teacher/sponsor was
Dr. Michael McDaniel. Photo submitted
Prepare for a head-on collision as Tennessee runs out of money to maintain and improve the state’s sys-tem of roads and highways. The problem is obvious; the solution is not so clear.
Mike Edwards, presi-dent of the K n o x v i l l e C h a m b e r , will appear on a panel this week at the Baker Center (see sidebar). He calls it “a chance to
let everybody talk.”Higher gas prices, cou-
pled with increased fuel ef-fi ciency, point to decreased gasoline consumption. Yet the state’s transportation agency (TDOT) is funded by a per-gallon tax on gasoline.
“We have more people
More roads, less money
Edwards
Knox projectsKnox County Com-
mission will consider in April contracts for:
■ Schaad Road: resurfac-
ing from Pleasant Ridge
Road to Knoxville city
limits, estimated cost
$122,900 with 75 percent
funding from TDOT
■ West Beaver Creek Drive:
resurfacing from Clinton
Highway to Central Av-
enue Pike, estimated cost
$329,900 with 75 percent
funding from TDOT
■ Hendrons Chapel Road:
from Chapman Highway
to Kimberlin Heights
Road, an estimated cost
$263,325 with 75 percent
funding from TDOT
■ Solway Road: resurfacing
from Hardin Valley Road
to Oak Ridge Highway,
estimated cost $317,600
with 75 percent funding
from TDOT
■ Roundabouts: at Bob
Gray and Mabry Hood/
Hickey; at Bob Gray and
Bob Kirby; and at North-
shore Drive and Choto
Road, construction
contract with the Rogers
Group for $1,776,782.28
of which $416,491.49 will
be reimbursed to Knox
County for utility line
relocation.
Baker Center forumA forum ominously called “Taxes,
Green Vehicles and the Death of Tennes-see Transportation” is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Toyota Auditorium of the Baker Center at UT.
Baker Scholars Eric Dixon and Caleb Williford will moderate the panel, with members: Kevin Bakewell, AAA; Mark
Burton, UT Transportation Research Center; Mike Edwards, Knoxville Chamber; John Schroer, TDOT com-missioner; Kent Starwalt, TN Road Builders; Dave Huneryager, TN Truck-ing Association; Matt Murray, UT Baker Center and Center for Business & Economic Research.
Sandra Clark
Varlan was appointed to the federal judgeship by President Bush (45) and confirmed by the Senate in 2003.
■ Former Mayor Daniel Brown will hold a fundraiser for his coun-cilmanic re-election cam-paign from 5-7 p.m. Thurs-day, May 2, at the Beck Cultural Center on Dan-dridge Avenue. Brown is considered an easy winner in his re-election effort and is the second city incum-bent running to host a fun-draiser this election cycle. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis held a fundraiser a few weeks ago at which Mayor Rogero endorsed his re-election.
■ It is somewhat sur-prising that legislation to eliminate our right to vote in the Democratic and Re-publican primaries for U.S. Senate got out of standing committees in both Hous-es of the Legislature. It actually got to the f loor of the Senate last week where it was deferred to the last day of the 2013 session. It is sponsored by Sen. Frank Niceley and state Rep. Harry Brooks from Knox County.
It would eliminate the party primaries for U.S. Senate candidates and have the Republican and Democratic members of the Legislature select each party’s nominees.
How would this work in reality?
Well, the legislation (which is still not dead) is vague. It says the lawmak-ers would meet in open session to select the nomi-
nees. It does not say if the voting would be by secret ballot or open voice vote. It does not say if the nomi-nee would have to receive a majority of all the votes cast or just a plurality in case there were three or more candidates. It does not provide for any back-ground checks or vetting which occur in a real cam-paign.
The current Republican caucus is 70 House mem-bers and 26 senators for a total of 96. The Democrat-ic caucus is 35 members. There is also Ken Wil-liams, the sole independent who might not be allowed to vote in either caucus. For the Republican, 49 votes would be a majority, and 18 would be a majority for the Democrats. In both cases the House members outnumber the Senators by a margin of 3 to 1 and a nominee could easily win with no Senator of either party backing him/her.
Each party would be denied the chance to as-sess candidates in the course of the primary campaign from Mountain City to Memphis. It would be ready-made for an un-known House member to piece together 49 or 18 votes (depending on party) to oust the incumbent Sen-ator as their nominee and choose someone else.
This bill has to rank as one of the more poorly conceived ideas put before the Legislature in recent years. Fortunately, it is on life support. Disconnect-ing the tubes is a good idea.
■ While the Rogero Administration has not annexed properties, it still inherits property com-ing into the city each year from annexations of 12 or more years back. As own-ership changes on proper-ty for which lawsuits were filed, those lawsuits are dismissed. This is man-aged now by the city law department led by Charles Swanson.
There are more than 150 lawsuits still pending so the city will continue to grow, but at a slow pace. Chattanooga could out-pace Knoxville in the next few years and become the state’s third largest city.
driving more miles and the cost of oil-based asphalt has increased,” Edwards said in an interview last week. “Bridges are in bad repair and big trucks on the inter-states aren’t helping. The state gasoline tax was last adjusted in 1989 and the fed-eral gasoline tax in 1994.”
Yet Tennessee is ahead of many states because of a discipline maintained over years of both Democratic and Republican legislative ma-jorities. Tennessee does not borrow money to build roads.
Edwards called the pro-grams in many states “a Ponzi scheme” in which cur-
rent revenue goes to pay debt for previous road projects.
“Our bridges must be maintained,” he said. “And a road has a fi xed life, based on slope (how well it drains) and usage. Say that’s 12 years. Then we would need to surface 1/12 of our roads every year.”
Edwards said he’s no expert and was probably added to the panel to speak for businesses. He refl ected: “Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) raised gas tax-es by 1/3 to build the inter-states. And look what that did for commerce.”
“Yeah,” I laughed. “Es-pecially since the interstate system was presented as a national defense program – a way to move troops.”
Reckon anyone has thought of fi xing bridges and roads through the Depart-ment of Homeland Security?
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Hearing a presentation on the Knoxville Oak Ridge Innovation Valley at Farragut Town Hall are, from left, town administrator
David Smoak, Knoxville Chamber executives Doug Lawyer and Rhonda Rice, and town of Farragut aldermen Ron Honken, Bob
Markli and Jeff Elliott.
Doug Lawyer, vice president
of economic development
for the Knoxville Chamber,
presented an update on the
Knoxville Oak Ridge Innova-
tion Valley to the Farragut
town administrator and three
aldermen prior to the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen meeting
April 11. Photos by Suzanne F. Neal
By Suzanne Foree NealGreen Mountain Coffee
Roasters Inc. has done more than give folks a jolt of joe in the morning. It has brought 1,000 employees and a capi-tal investment of millions of dollars to Knox County, and it continues to grow.
Honken wants town support of Innovation Valley
Farragut’s fi re and build-ing codes are getting an update to get in step with national trends. Aldermen Ron Honken, Jeff Elliott and Bob Markli attended a workshop by the town staff prior to Thursday’s meeting where new ordinances were passed on fi rst reading.
New energy code stan-dards are the biggest change, and some builders have found that their struc-tures aren’t as energy effi -cient as they thought.
New building codes go ‘green’$8,000 investment on the front end. I’ve spent more than that on my house.”
Energy Star builders are already building to higher standards which makes for a quieter house, cuts down on allergies and offers other bonuses for homebuyers, Householder said.
Fire Marshal Dan John-son said the biggest change in fi re codes has to do with fi re walls. This becomes more critical as the town approves more multi-story commercial buildings.
Fire walls must be en-hanced between units and, in the case of multi-story
buildings, in the ceilings.While the International
Building Code has a sec-tion dealing with sprin-klers in townhouses and single-family dwellings, the town will substitute its own wording. Johnson said new products are coming on the market that will make sprinklers in homes easier to install at a lower cost.
The ordinances will be on the agenda at the next Board of Mayor and Alder-men meeting for a fi nal reading. BOMA meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
That’s the kind of results the Knoxville Oak Ridge In-novation Valley, a program supported by the Knox-ville Chamber, likes to brag about. Rhonda Rice, execu-tive vice president of the Chamber, and Doug Lawyer, vice president of economic development, gave Farragut town administrator David Smoak and aldermen Ron Honken, Bob Markli and Jeff Elliott an overview of the progress the program has made.
Their PowerPoint presen-tation preceded the April 11 meeting of the Farragut Board of Mayor and Alder-men. Rice said the Innova-tion Valley program has brought 10,266 net new full-time jobs to the region.
Rice also reminded the town offi cials that the pro-gram was launched in 2008, about three weeks before the economy tanked. The count doesn’t include retail or fast-food jobs.
Innovation Valley in-cludes Knox County, Blount Partnership, Loudon Coun-ty Economic Development Agency, Tellico Reservoir Development Agency, The Roane Alliance and Oak Ridge Economic Partner-ship. Rice said the program is working on its fi ve-year plan and Innovation Valley 2.0.
Honken said he would like to see Farragut includ-ed in Innovation Valley in some way.
“We need our name on the list and a place at the table,” said Honken. “The town of Farragut is foolish not to be involved.”
He said the town could contribute around $10,000 to make that happen. With a lot of undeveloped land on the town’s north side of Interstate 40/75, Farragut might have something to of-fer, said Honken.
Lawyer and Rice also pointed out another success story in Del Conca, an Ital-ian tile manufacturer that has pumped $75 million into the regional economy after locating in Loudon County.
“Even when companies locate in surrounding coun-ties, everyone benefi ts,” Lawyer said.
“We sometimes compete with cities twice as big,” Rice said. “We go all over the country to make sure people know about us. We’re getting more brand recogni-tion nationally than locally, and that’s a very nice com-pliment.”
When a company calls to express an interest in the region, Rice says staff may have as little as two hours to put together a presentation. “If they contact you, they have already done their pre-liminary research,” she said, adding that it is key to have possible locations identifi ed and ready to promote. She added that keeping existing businesses happy is also im-portant.
“Never forget that your businesses are being re-cruited,” Rice said. “You
want to work with your businesses here. Sometimes it is a little thing like job training that they need to continue to grow.” One pro-gram through Innovation
Valley takes teachers out of the classroom and into the workplace so they can see what job skills are needed to help students fi nd a career.
Lawyer said he’s often
asked why Knox County didn’t get the Volkswagen plant instead of Chattanooga.
“It would take about 28 West Town malls with park-ing lots lined up to equal the
Volkswagen site,” he said. “We don’t have that kind of land here, and not fl at land, but Volkswagen is building a distributing center next to Roane County.”
Codes offi cial John Householder presented a couple of energy tests.
The blower door test in-volves a device that fi ts a door opening and, when turned on, can test the pres-
sure outside and inside. A leak will show up.
Householder said leaky duct work is another en-ergy waster, with one of the biggest culprits being duct work that is not properly sealed.
“You can run post-con-struction tests to see if a system is leaking. Duct sys-tems are designed to put air where you want it. A duct blaster can test to fi nd leaks,” said Householder.
While these tests will be
required and phased in over a three-year period for new construction, they can be done on older homes.
Community Develop-ment Director Ruth Hawk said the requirements may add $8,000 to $10,000 or more to new construction, depending on square foot-age. The payback in savings takes seven to eight years.
“I have done lots to my house with insulation, doors and windows and would have liked to have had that
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We complain about pay-ing taxes; it’s right there in the Bill of Rights: “Ameri-cans have the right to com-plain about sending part of their hard-earned money to Washington.”
Well, maybe it isn’t there in so many words, but still…. The fact that we surrender some of every
paycheck throughout the year, then take the time (and effort) to cope with a Form 1040, and actually sit down and write the check for what we owe (even if we grumble as we do so!) is a testament to the American spirit of patriotism.
I love this country, and I pay my taxes. It is how we
The harder halfThey sent some Pharisees and followers of Herod to bait
him, hoping to catch him saying something incriminating. They came up and said, “Tell us:… Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” He knew it was a trick question, and said, “Why are you playing these games with me? Bring me a coin and let me look at it.” They handed him one. “This engraving who does it look like? And whose name is on it?”
“Caesar,” they said.Jesus said, “Give Caesar what is his, and give God what
is his.”Their mouths hung open, speechless.
(Mark 12: 13-17 “The Message”)
Americans keep a govern-ment in place. I know that the system isn’t perfect, but a government is a whole heap better than anarchy.
The Jews knew that, too. They may have hated Rome and despised Caesar, but there was peace through-out the Mediterranean at the time, and although the Jews had to pay taxes (sometimes exorbitant taxes!), they were allowed to live and worship as they saw fit.
We read this passage and think, “Yeah, OK, so I’ll pay my taxes already and make Caesar happy! And I’ll go to church, too, so that God gets God’s por-
tion as well.”But there is the rub.
What exactly is God’s por-tion?
A lot of people f linch at the notion of tithing. And maybe Jesus was talking about money in that por-tion of his statement too: “Give Caesar his taxes and God His tithe.”
Except for one thing. The words of C. S. Lewis keep running through my head. Possibly the most breathtaking, frightening description of what it real-ly means to become God’s man or God’s woman is de-scribed in this paragraph from Lewis’ “Mere Chris-tianity:”
“Christ says ‘Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don’t want to
cut off a branch here and a branch there. I want to have the whole tree down….The moment you put yourself in My hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other, than that. You have free will, and if you choose, you can push Me away. But if you do not push Me away, understand that I am going to see this job through. Whatever suf-fering it may cost you in your earthly life, whatever inconceivable purification it may cost you after death, whatever it costs Me, I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect — until my Father can say without reserva-tion that He is well pleased with you, as He said He was well pleased with me. This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.’”
That is the harder half. Makes paying taxes look like child’s play, doesn’t it?
How to follow a legend
Marvin West
Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. History says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy land-ings.
Robert R. Neyland? Har-vey Robinson didn’t want to be head coach of Tennessee football in 1953 but accepted the call and tried to pick up where the General left off. He lasted two seasons.
Paul “Bear” Bryant? Ray Perkins might have made it but that dreadful 5-6 season told Alabama boosters what they already feared, that the replacement was a mere mor-tal. The Crimson Tide could not tolerate human medioc-rity. Perkins recovered but was never appreciated. An at-tractive offer from the Tampa Bay Bucs caused him to leave his alma mater.
John Wooden? Gene Bar-tow never accomplished per-fection but had a very good record in two seasons at UCLA. He did not enjoy his work. Gene discovered un-reasonable expectations and unsavory happenings behind the scenes, packed his bags and moved to Alabama-Bir-mingham.
Bobby Knight? I didn’t even remember who was next after Indiana fi red Knight. I had to look it up. The answer is Mike Davis. Tough act to follow.
Pat Summitt? Replacing one of the greatest coaches ever, historic ambassador of women’s basketball, was a monumental challenge com-pounded by the departure of fi ve Tennessee regulars. Holly Warlick, 54, jumped at the opportunity. Pat passed the torch and handed Holly her whistle.
The transition was not uncomfortable. The two had been partners almost forever.
In the beginning, Holly was a track star at Bearden High. She came to UT on a track scholarship and walked on for baskets. She became Summit’s three-time all-American guard (1977-80).
Holly went away for a few minutes, came back when called and was a very capa-ble and totally loyal Summitt
assistant for 27 seasons. All that made her part owner of eight NCAA championships.
Tennessee hung Holly’s No. 22 from the arena raf-ters. The Women’s Hall of Fame bestowed full honors. God gave her a star for do-ing her best as acting coach for “Season Impossible,” last season when Pat was ill but still on the bench.
About this time last April, Dave Hart rewarded Holly with the offi cial assignment and a salary of $485,000. She assembled an excellent staff and generated some excitement but there were doubts.
Southeastern Conference coaches, asked to vote in a preseason poll, smiled and picked Tennessee to fi nish fi fth. Holly did not fl ee.
Tennessee lost the opener at Chattanooga. Holly was shocked but hung in there.
Injuries hit hard but the new coach stayed steady in
the boat.That isn’t right. There was
a lot of yelling and jumping around and running up and down the sidelines to get her message across. All this was punctuated with shrill whis-tling. It sounded like shift change at the factory.
A few other bad days en-croached but Holly Warlick walked that high wire and led her team to the SEC championship. It reached the Elite Eight in the big tournament. Some of us were disappointed with the ending.
Guard Meighan Simmons summed up the hurt of fall-ing short of the Final Four.
“Holly deserved it.”Hart got it right. The
coach has justifi ed her pro-motion. Tennessee has re-cruited boldly. The future is bright. Holly and the legend are forever linked.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected].
More than 75 percent of the proposed $419.86 million Knox County Schools budget will be spent on “instruction and instructional support,” primarily to compensate teachers and specialized staff.
Enhancing educator compensation to attract and retain talented teachers requires competitive pay. In the 2011-12 Tennessee Education Association profi le, average classroom teacher pay in Knox County ranked 35th among the state’s 136 school districts, more than $10,000 less than top-ranked Oak Ridge. Nearby high-paying systems are Alcoa (second) and Maryville (fi fth) .
To address this pay gap, $7.59 million of the $13.2 million increase will go to educator compensation, with $5.2 million to raise teachers’ base pay by 2.5 percent.
The remaining $7.59 million of the increase will cover: moving middle and high school principals to 12-month contracts, raising non-teaching (“classifi ed”) staff salaries by 1 percent, sustaining Advance-Perform-EXcel, the strategic compensation system that rewards teachers for meeting specifi ed performance goals, and increasing staffi ng for the new Northshore Elementary, schools that acquired more students in rezoning and during the Vine Middle redesign.
The one decrease from last year is $300,000 in central administration staff.
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By Suzanne Foree NealStitch-by-stitch a group
of women will add beauty to their church by marrying art and function.
Pew kneelers at St. Eliza-beth’s Episcopal Church in Farragut have seen bet-ter days, so member and needlepoint enthusiast Lois Threlkeld decided it was time for an update.
During a trip to England last summer she photo-graphed a number of needle-point kneelers in the church-es she visited.
That sparked her mis-sion to do the same for her church. As Threlkeld put colored pencils to paper to design the patterns, she also sent out a call for volunteers to help.
That call was answered by several volunteers, some who are experienced needle-pointers, while others are trying needlepoint for the fi rst time.
Threlkeld shared sample stitches on framed canvas with the Rev. Donna Brown, Audrey McKelvey, Marcia Williams, Debra Meade and Jenny Dyer at a recent plan-ning session.
The church was built in 1987 in a very traditional Anglican style, Threlkeld said. “It’s very plain, and we need some church icons to enhance the worship and bring in some symbol-ism,” she said, adding that needlepoint pieces will help accomplish that goal.
“I like something other than all basic weave stitch-es. There are several dif-ferent stitches you can use. Wear has to be taken into consideration, because I’m
Art for God’s house
Audrey McKelvey, Lois Threlkeld, Marcia Williams and Debra Meade check out the color choices for
new kneelers for the sanctuary at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Farragut. Photos by Suzanne F. Neal
not sure we’ll be here to re-pair these in 25 years.”
“Order extra yarn for re-pairs later,” said Brown, a re-tired minister who considers herself a novice needlepoint-er. She is the offi cial “kneeler tester,” telling the group that if her knee implants don’t hurt when she kneels, the kneelers will pass inspection.
Threlkeld searched far and wide for the best sup-plier of wool thread, and the group debated color op-tions, stitches, which can-vas would be easiest for all to use, how many stitches per inch and how plush they wanted the kneelers to be.
The right color was one that both fi t the design and took into account symbol-ism. “Sarum blue is a very historic color and is seen in a lot of the cathedrals in Eu-rope,” Threlkeld said.
The St. Elizabeth’s Cross is an important icon for the faith and will be incorpo-rated into the designs. Other symbols will include the communion cup, the cross that hangs behind the altar, symbols for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and an open book to refl ect the Bible.
Images presently carved in wood around the pulpit and lectern will be replicated in needlepoint: a cow and lion with wings, an eagle and an angel. Other symbols in-clude a lamb and dove.
Threlkeld also looked be-yond the sanctuary for design inspiration and copied some of the church’s architectural features, including the dia-mond-shaped windows.
The most challenging piece may be the 5-foot by 10-inch bridal kneeler. In addition, the women will
stitch 13 of the 30-by-10 inch kneelers and four alms basin pads. “The church isn’t going to know what hit it,” joked Williams.
Meade said her house is wall-to-wall stitched art, so she’s glad to have the chance to make something for God’s house.
McKelvey is a knitter, and Dyer does cross-stitch, so both are looking forward to adding to their stitching talents.
“I do cross-stitch, but no needlepoint,” said Dyer. “I assume it’s similar but guess I’ll fi nd out.”
Threlkeld said the stitch-ers’ efforts won’t be forgot-ten. Their names and what they stitched will be logged in a book, and their handi-work will be a lasting legacy for parishioners to enjoy far into the future.
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Former Farragut Mayor Bob Leonard left many lega-cies, including a park that bears his name.
But one legacy he left is known by only a few. Leon-ard was responsible for the creation of the Farragut Folklife Museum. Without his vision, the town would probably not have one of its prime assets. But his vision for the future has resulted in one of the premier small museums in the Southeast.
The story begins in 1986, when then-Gov. Lamar Alexander challenged all towns and small hamlets to come up with something
unique in celebration of Homecoming ’86, the 190th birthday of our state. The Folklife Museum was Far-ragut’s answer.
Leonard, who was then the town’s mayor, initially thought that the project would be temporary, lasting perhaps several months. But the town’s positive response to the museum was over-whelming, and it became a permanent attraction.
Leonard appointed Mary Nell McFee as museum di-rector and Doris Woods Owens, who had recently re-turned from a teaching ca-reer in Florida, as assistant
director. Mary Nell retired from the project after a year and Doris assumed the helm and guided it through its fl edgling years.
Today, two of the mu-seum’s galleries are named in honor of Mary Nell and Doris.
To get the project off the ground, citizens were asked to donate anything of his-torical value to the museum, and as a result, a diversity of artifacts became the base of the museum’s inventory. But the going was slow, and the facilities in the old building behind the Camp-bell’s Station Inn were quite
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inadequate. In fact, it was a former garage where the Russell family parked their dairy trucks.
After several months, Leonard and Owens learned that a large collection of Ad-miral David Farragut mem-orabilia might be available for purchase. The seller was contacted and subsequently offered the collection at a price of $80,000. Led by Mayor Leonard, the town solicited funds from citi-zens and was able to collect about $10,000, far short of the amount needed.
Part of the collection was purchased – items deter-mined to be of greatest val-ue – and organizers tried to get the seller to reserve the remainder of the collection until additional funds could be raised. The seller agreed, but after several months, asked that the rest of the collection be purchased.
At that point, Leonard was able to get a line item in the town’s budget to pur-chase the entire collection.
Then-Vice Mayor Eddy Ford, and his wife Linda, drove a rental truck to Washington to pick up the rest of the collection. Eddy later recalled that, although they were exhausted, they were hesitant to stop at a motel because they were fearful someone might steal the items.
Without Leonard’s vi-sion, the Farragut Folklife Museum might have been a temporary attraction. But that line item ultimately re-
sulted in today’s beautiful museum.
I have a passion for mu-seums, and when traveling I always try to visit all the lo-cal ones. And as I exit each, I realize how fortunate we are to have a museum of the professional quality that is seldom found in other small museums.
Leonard served on the Farragut Folklife Muse-um guidance committee from its inception and was awarded an honorary life membership for his service. As a committee member, he offered insight and guid-ance that was important in shaping the museum’s poli-cies and procedures.
After his retirement, he regularly served as a do-cent, entertaining visitors with his knowledge. His wife, Marie, carries on the tradition as museum do-cent, and through her, the museum’s founding family is still a part of the Farragut Folklife Museum.
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Leadership for the futureBy Sandra Clark
Jim McIntyre’s legacy as superintendent of schools will be the people he recruit-ed, mentored and promoted to leadership positions in the system. Graduates of the Leadership Academy are already making a differ-ence. Expect more impact in years to come.
Dr. Autumn Cyprès leads the program at UT, assisted by principal-in-residence Betty Sue Sparks, a retired administrator with KCS.
Cyprès introduced 10 new fellows to the school board last week. Fellows will work with a mentor principal four days each week and will attend classes at UT on the fi fth day during the 15-month program.
McIntyre called the pro-gram “our pipeline to con-tinued great leadership.”
Meet this year’s cohort:Brad Corum has worked
as an assistant principal at West Valley Middle School for four years. Previously, he served as an assistant prin-cipal with both Karns and Powell middle schools.
Tara Howell-Spikes has been a lead teacher at Mount Olive Elementary School and is a district-wide fi rst grade mentor teacher.
Christopher James is a special ed teacher at Fulton High School.
Shelly McGill works as an assistant principal at Carter Elementary School. She has been with the Knox County Schools since 2006
where she began at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School.
Dexter Murphy has been at Pond Gap Elemen-tary School since 2009 where he is a fi fth grade teacher and mentor teacher.
Megan O’Dell is an as-sistant principal at Brickey-McCloud Elementary. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Tusculum College and has served in various roles with the Knox County Schools since 2004.
J. Scott Reed works as a lead teacher for Knox Coun-ty Schools. Previously, he worked in special education at Richard Yoakley Alterna-tive School.
Melissa Stowers works as a graduation coach at Carter High School. She
has been with Knox County Schools since 2004 when she began as an English instruc-tor at West High School.
Janene Ward works with South College in its
School of Education as an in-structor. She holds a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Steven York has been with West Valley Middle
School since 2008. He is a sixth grade science teacher and team leader. Previously, he worked at a middle school in South Carolina for fi ve years.
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(Hardin Valley Academy), Brooke Harrill (Karns High), Makayla Morton (Powell High), Nate Paul (STEM Academy), Rob-ert Heck (South-Doyle High) and Logan Murrell (West High).
“The contestants auto-matically bond,” Lawson says. “They see people they never would otherwise meet. It’s a life experience they will forever take with them.”
Like the racing event, Lawson says the learning outweighs the fun.
“It benefi ts all students. When you apply for a job today, employers are look-ing at both your educa-tion and the experience you have. And in today’s world, the idea of graduat-ing from high school and going into a trade is a thing of the past. You’re going to have to have some sort of post-secondary education.
“Students can draw on the content better because they have lived it through our various programs. If I give you information and you regurgitate it on paper,
is that learning or have you just memo-rized it? Students come to college bet-ter prepared because they have taken theory and put it into practice.
“Our graduation rate for students who take three or more CTE classes is more than 90 percent. That lends va-lidity to what we’re doing.”
The event will be broadcast live on student-run WKCS Radio 91.1 FM and streamed at Retroradiokcs.com. Sara Barrett and Cindy Taylor contributed to this report.
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CTE Goes Live!By Jake Mabe
Knox County Schools Career and Technical Edu-cation (CTE) director Don Lawson says that after he took his current post six years ago, whenever he would talk about excit-ing programs in the CTE departments throughout the county, people would say, “I didn’t know you did that!”
“My offi ce is always looking at a way to show-case what our students do,” Lawson says.
CTE students are now, for example, building race cars, using physics and a formula supplied by Law-son to “sneak education” into a fun and popular activity. Math teachers of-ten collaborate with CTE instructors, too. The cars (driven by adult drivers) later compete.
“That’s something I felt was missing, show-ing students how you use information in real world applications.”
Knox County CTE is holding CTE Goes Live, what Lawson calls its “cap-stone event,” 7:45 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Market Square stage. Student winners from each Knox County high school will compete in an event pat-terned after the popular “American Idol” TV series.
Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite singer via cellphone, which will count for 10 percent of the vote. A celebrity judging panel will support the remaining 90 percent. They include: Andrew Carlton, owner of Nash 10 Studio; James Shinault with AC Entertainment; Pinnacle Bank vice president Carla Keep and former UT cheerleader Reggie Coleman.
The winner will receive a compli-mentary trip to Nashville to profession-ally record a song at Nash 10 Studio.
Jack Ryan of MERLE FM 96.7 will host. Also performing will be the spe-cial guest band All Relevant, as well as last year’s contest winner, Kelsey Northern.
A l t h o u g h the singers are in the spotlight, Lawson says all aspects of the event are run by CTE students.
Carpentry helps prepare staging, photography takes photos during preparation, graphic design assists with posters and communication piec-es, cosmetology individualizes partici-
Text votes Votes for your favorite CTE Goes Live contestant can be sent after the
show to:
CTE Goes Live participant Code to text votes to 22333Brooke Harrill KARNS13
Mykah Webb AE13Camille Winton BEARDEN13Logan Murrell WEST13Jamie Pratt FARRAGUT13Amanda Bushermohle GIBBS13Piper Smith HALLS13Nate Paul LNSTEM13Robert Heck SD13 Parker Jenkins BYINGTON13 Hayley Schneider HVA13Brianna Hodge CENTRAL13 Devlin Robertson FULTON13Hayley Smith CARTER13Makayla Morton POWELL13
School-level winners who will participate in Knox County Schools’ CTE Goes Live are: (front) Brianna Hodge (Central High), Logan Murrell (West High), Jamie Pratt (Farragut High), Brooke Harrill (Karns High); (second) Mykah Webb (Austin-East), Camille Winton (Bearden High), Hayley Schneider (Hardin Valley Academy); (third) Hayley Smith (Carter High), Makayla Morton (Powell High), Amanda Buschermohle (Gibbs High), Parker Jen-kins (Byington-Solway); (back) Devlin Robertson (Fulton High), Nate Paul (STEM Academy) and Robert Heck (South-Doyle High). Inset picture is Piper Montana Smith (Halls High). Photo by Cindy Taylor
pants’ style through hair and make-up, radio builds ads and programming, students videotape the event for televi-sion production; criminal justice shad-ows Knoxville Police Department offi -cers at the event and marketing assists by disseminating information.
Longtime Knox County teacher and coach Buck Coatney, who now heads the CTE Foundation, came up with the idea a little more than three years ago. Roughly 9,000 people showed up for the fi rst event. Lawson says attendance held steady last year.
“It’s been a really good activity. Par-ents and grandparents have been able to see what we’re doing in a positive way, as well as school principals.”
Contestants were busy practicing last week at Stellar Visions and Sound,
one of the event’s sponsors, owned
and operated by Tracey and Ed-die Speeks. Other
sponsors are Scion Knoxville, Pilot Food Marts, Coca-Cola, B97.5,
Toyota of Knoxville, Razer Media, B&B Salon, McGaha Electric, Regal Entertainment Group, the Dogwood Arts Festival, WBIR, Texas Roadhouse and Lexus of Knoxville.
Fifteen contestants will perform
four group songs in addition to their individual performances Friday night. They are: Mykah Webb (Austin-East High), Camille Winton (Bearden High), Parker Jenkins (Byington-Solway CTE Center), Hayley Smith (Carter High), Brianna Hodge (Central High), Jamie Pratt (Farragut High), Devlin Robert-son (Fulton High), Amanda Buscher-mohle (Gibbs High), Piper Montana Smith (Halls High), Hayley Schneider
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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
■ CAK’s Spring Block Party will be held 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 18, in the parking
lot between the soccer
and baseball fields. All
are invited to enjoy an
afternoon of fun as we
dunk, pie and joust our
favorite coaches and
administrators. The event
is followed by two sports
events: CAK softball ver-
sus Grace Christian Acad-
emy at 6 p.m., and CAK
boys soccer versus Webb
at 7 p.m. Thanks go to
Steve Denny, Donald
Snider, Ried Estus, Rusty
Bradley, Jamie Petrik,
Eddy Powers and others
who are participating to
make this a fantastic and
fun event!
■ CAK’s High School Mu-sical Theater program
will present “The Wizard
of Oz” by L. Frank Baum.
Performances are sched-
uled for 7:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday,
April 25, 26 and 27; and
11 a.m. Saturday, April 27.
Reserved floor seating is
$15 or $10, and stadium
seating is $5. Info or for
tickets: cakshowseating@
yahoo.com or 690-4721
ext. 136.
■ CAK’s Early Learning Program will offer “Bugs
and Butterflies: We have
new life in Jesus Christ” 9
to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April
26. The program is open
to preschool-age chil-
dren and their parents.
Activities include making
edible “dirt cups,” bugs
and butterfly crafts,
story time and a bounce
house. RSVP to mmiller@
cakmail.org by Monday,
April 22.
Sophomore Anna Hammaker looks to score versus Grainger County.
CAK won this sectional game and advanced to the state level.
Sophomore Anna Ham-maker was named to the AA All-state team after helping to lead CAK’s girls basketball program to the 2013 district, regional and sectional champi-onships and fi rst-ever state tournament appearance.
Hammaker was also named First Team and Sophomore of the Year in the Coaches KIL Honors. Junior Kaycee Heitzman and Sophomore Cheyenne Hooper joined Hammaker with KIL honors, earning fi rst team and second team, respectively.
Senior Oteriah Lee repre-sented the CAK boys basket-ball team by earning a spot on the Coaches KIL First Team.
Congratulations to all four players on a successful season!
Warriors basketball nets postseason honors
When viewing the murals, look for these highlights:
■ Warrior Frog serves as your
guide through the building.
■ Hinton said she will always
remember when “One
nation, under God” was
added to the Pledge of
Allegiance, so she wanted
to make that come alive
at CAK.
■ A few phrases are written
backwards so they can be
read in the mirror, “God
Loves You!”
■ Hinton said she painted
the scene of Jesus walk-
ing on water from Jesus’
perspective. “I thought it
would be better to see it
through His eyes.”
■ Hinton thought that as
parents sat in the lobby
they could be reminded of
the reason why they sent
their children to CAK, so
she painted the column in
the lobby pictured here.
The address on the mailbox
is 4316 God is Love Lane
(John 3:16).
Info: www.galehinton.com
Returning from spring break, Christian Academy of Knoxville elementary school students walked into a very different-looking building.
In fact, muralist Gale Hinton worked tirelessly over a nine-day stretch to transform the building from its plain, white cinder block walls to an artistic repre-sentation of the elementary school’s curriculum.
“I think Gale’s work has completely transformed this building,” elementary principal David McFalls said. “Our teachers generated ideas based on our curricular themes, I put pencil to paper, and she really breathed life into it. I couldn’t be happier with the end result.”
Murals with a messageMuralist Gale Hinton stands with
CAK elementary school principal
David McFalls in the newly-painted
halls of the elementary school.
Johnny Appleseed is just one
fi gure from American history
to grace CAK’s elementary
school halls.
Hinton said she worked nine 12-hour days on the project, which utilized all the interior hallway walls of the building. Once she was involved, Hinton said she couldn’t resist painting on a few of the exterior hallway walls as well. She used wall paint and did everything free-hand.
“I love what I do,” said Hinton, who has painted mu-rals for more than 40 years. “And especially with this job, it was almost like therapy for me. I am a Christian, I have a very strong faith, and to be able to put on the walls what you believe has been amaz-ing. I’ve painted thousands of schools but you’re not always at liberty to paint what you believe.”
Because it was such a labor of love and testimony of Hinton’s faith, she joked that she maybe should have signed God’s name to the fi nished project instead of her own.
“There is not a day that I go into a project that I do not pray all the way to the job,” Hinton said, “and I always say a prayer before I start. I believe it works!”
Scenes from Bible stories, like Moses receiving the Ten Com-
mandments, bedeck the halls of CAK’s elementary school.
For more details, contact 865-690-4721 ext. 142 or visit www.cakwarriors.com/camps.
ATHLETICS:
BaseballJune 3-6
CheerJune 3-6
SoccerJune 10-13
FootballJune 17 - 20
SoftballJune 17-20
BasketballJune 24-26
MS VolleyballJuly 8-9
July 10-12
All- Sports Camp
July 29 - August 2
Tennis July 15-18; July 22-24
Volleyball - HS Summer
Slam!(Team Camp)
July 22 - 26
ACADEMICS:
Create in Me Art CampJune 17-20
Chem CampJune 3-7
FilmmakingJune 24-27
PhotographyJune 25-26
iPhoneographyJune 27
2013 Summer CampsChristian Academy of Knoxville is offering a variety of academic, athletic and arts camps for Summer 2013!
(Camps open to Elementary and Middle School Ages)
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Several students were recognized at Farragut High School last week for out-standing academic achieve-ment and community ser-vice.
The best of the best at FHS
Farragut High School academic award recipients pictured are (front) Sharon Bao, Madeline Gib-son, Christopher Buckman, Alexandra Sexton; (back) Lawrence Wang, Lam Tran, Alexander Sel-witz and Carter Chain. Photos by S. Barrett
Farragut High School senior class school counselor Rachel Bast, assistant principal Kim Gray and counselor Susan Bolinger con-ducted the school’s academic awards presentation.
Sara Barrett
“The students before you are a shining example of what’s exactly right with American youth today,” said assistant principal Kim Gray.
Students named as Na-tional Merit Finalists will have their names hanging on a banner in the commons “forever, or until the building falls down,” said Gray.
Each student was given a few moments to thank those who helped them along the way, and they each signed an academic “commitment” similar to commitments ath-letes sign to play sports. A re-ception was held afterward.
Senior Chris Buckman was recognized as a National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar and for having a per-fect ACT score. In addition to his love of math, he has a pas-sion for ultimate Frisbee.
Senior Carter Chain was also recognized as a National
Merit Finalist and will speak at graduation.
In addition to being a Na-tional Merit Finalist, senior Madeline Gibson was also named a National Hispanic Scholar.
Senior Alexander Sel-witz was recognized as a National Merit Finalist and is deciding between Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and Vanderbilt.
Not only was senior Law-rence Wang recognized as a National Merit Finalist, a Presidential Scholar and for having a perfect SAT score, he was also presented with the Siemens Award. It is given to only two students in each state who earn the high-
est scores on eight AP exams, including Calculus BC and Statistics.
Senior Sharon Bao was recognized as a Presiden-tial Scholar, and FHS junior Lam Tran was recognized for having a perfect ACT score.
Senior Alexandra Sex-ton was given the Pruden-tial Spirit of Community Award for her work with Hoops for Hope, a char-ity her older brother Trey started which now has more than 100 volunteers.
Counselor Susan Bolinger said next year’s se-niors will be a great group, but the current class “is ir-replaceable.”
By Sara BarrettFarragut High School ju-
nior Jamie Pratt has always enjoyed playing musical instruments, but she never considered her voice to be one until she felt led by a higher power last summer.
“If I hadn’t just trusted God, I wouldn’t be doing any of this.”
Jamie is this year’s CTE Goes Live winner for Farra-gut High.
She began singing at her church last summer while the offering was being collected. Then her friends encouraged her to perform at the school’s open mic night last semes-ter which led her to give the school’s competition a try.
When she won, she was shocked.
“The odds were stacked against me. Everyone else
(who competed) had been performing for years.”
Jamie will compete against other students from Knox County schools Fri-day, April 19, on Market Square. She will perform “Revelator” by Josh Garrels.
Although she has a new-found interest in singing, Jamie’s passion is photogra-phy. She has helped pay her way on recent mission trips by taking senior photos for friends. She plans to travel to India at the end of this coming summer on another mission trip.
When asked what words of advice she would give to others who are consider-ing something outside their comfort zone, Jamie had one response.
“God knows what He’s doing.”
Farragut High School junior Jamie Pratt is the school’s CTE Goes Live winner. Photo byS. Barrett
Called by a higher power
Concord Christian ■ The inaugural Fay Boston Art
Show will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 19, in the Gathering
SCHOOL NOTES
PTA to host meeting on synthetic drugsThe Knox County Coun-
cil PTA and Hardin Valley Academy’s PTSA will host The Synthetics Scare 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the HVA auditorium.
District Attorney Ran-dy Nichols, Metropolitan Drug Commission execu-tive director Karen Persh-ing and representatives from Rural/Metro will share information about synthetic drugs, how they are sold and the legislation to ban them.
■ Baseball tournament for open/travel teams – 8U-14U only – Friday through Sunday, April 19-21, at Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504, [email protected] or hcpark.org.
■ Rocky Top State Challenge T-ball tournament for Rec teams only – T-ball and 6U coach pitch – Friday through Sunday, April 19-21, at Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504, [email protected] or hcpark.org.
■ Baseball tournament for rec teams only – T-ball and 6U coach pitch and 8U-14U – Friday through Sunday, April 26-28, at Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or [email protected].
■ Cheer and dance tryouts for Hardin Valley Academy will be held Monday through Friday, April 22-26.
■ All 8th graders planning to play a sport at a high school
SPORTS NOTESin Knox County must have a sports physical before participating. Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic will offer sports physcials for $10 starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Thompson-Boling arena. Parents must be pres-ent to sign the forms. Info: call Michelle at 558-4438 or email [email protected].
Space at First Baptist Concord in Farragut. Artwork by the school’s middle and high school students will be on display and a student band ensemble will perform. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free and
everyone is invited.
Karns High ■ Senior awards and picnic
will be held Friday, May 10. Underclass awards will be held Monday, May 13.
■ Karns students will receive free admission to all Karns home baseball games with their student identification.
This program is in-tended for parents of high school and middle school students. Students are wel-come to attend at their par-ents’ discretion.
Info: Sandra Rowcliffe,sandrarowclif [email protected] or 531-1848.
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Spring 2013 Classes, Workshops and Events
All spring classes, workshops and events will be held at the Farragut Town Hall community or assembly room, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, unless otherwise stated. Hurry - classes
fi ll up fast!!!! Call 966-7057 to register (if required). Payment must be received within 5 business days of date of registration but no later than the registration deadline. No
refunds are given after the registration and payment deadline. The Town of Farragut is not responsible for costs associated with the purchase of supplies when a class is canceled.
Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art ShowWhen: Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 26 during regular Town Hall hours:Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.What: Held in anticipation of the April 26 National Arbor Day, Farragut Intermediate School Kiwanis K Kids are participating in this art show, a poster contest with the theme “Celebrate Trees.” A reception will be held on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m.; following the reception, the Best of Show winner will be announced at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting at 7 p.m.
AARP Driver Safety CourseWhen: Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.What: Participants must be 55 years of age or older and complete 8 hours of class time to be eligible for a discount (up to 10%) on their auto insurance.Cost: $12 for AARP members; $14 for non-AARP members. Bring cash or check to the fi rst class.Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 17
PilatesWhen: Session 2: Tuesdays, May 7 – 28 (4 weeks): 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Session 3: Tuesdays, June 4 – 25 (4 weeks): 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.What: Pilates is a mind-body exercise that works the whole body and incorporates yoga poses in order to enhance fl exibility, strength and breathing.Cost: $40 for each classRegistration and payment deadline: Session 2 – Thursday, April 25; Session 3 – Thursday, May 30
ZumbaWhen: Mondays, April 29 – June 10 (6 weeks; no class on May 27): 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.What: Zumba fi tness combines Latin music rhythms and dance styles as well as other international styles and rolls them into the ultimate cardio party!Cost: $45Registration deadline: Friday, April 26
Young at HeART Art ShowWhen: Monday, May 6 – Monday, May 20 during regular Town Hall hours, 8 a.m – 5 p.m. What: This senior adult show will be hosted by the Young at HeART art group from Marietta Cumberland Presbyterian Church. A public reception sponsored by the Farragut Arts Council will be held on Sunday, May 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Kid’s Tie Dye Designs (Ages 6 and up)When: Saturday, May 18, 9 – 11 a.m.What: Create a one-of-a-kind piece of art that you can wear! Learn how to transform a plain white T-shirt into swirls, stripes, polka dots and other unique designs. The dye is the limit! The majority of the cost of this class has been underwritten by the Farragut Arts Council to promote arts in the community!Cost: $5 (supplies needed: T-shirt or white cotton fabric)Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 15
Battle of Campbell Station Exhibit (Farragut Folklife Museum)When: Monday, June 3 – Friday, Nov. 22. Museum open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and by special appointment (call 966-7057).What: The exhibit will feature a variety of items related to the Battle of Campbell Station, fought Nov. 16, 1863 on the land surrounding the Farragut Town Hall, as well as an encampment scene on the vignette in the Doris Woods Owens Gallery.Cost: Free
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By Sara BarrettAward-winning author
Jenny L. Cote visited stu-dents at Concord Christian School recently, not only for a meet and greet, but also to talk about finding inspiration for her stories.
Cote is currently work-ing on a documentary about researching her books. Instead of sitting in a room with a computer, she goes out into the world. She said she considers re-search the most important part of writing. A favorite experience she shared is spending two nights in C.S. Lewis’ house.
Cote offered words of encouragement for stu-dents considering writing as a career.
“If you want to be an au-thor and you get rejected (by a publisher), they are not rejecting you,” said Cote. “It is God rejecting them,” because the situa-tion is not right.”
Cote has ties to East Tennessee. After leaving Concord Christian School, she traveled to Morristown to celebrate her grand-mother’s 99th birthday.
National author visits Concord Christian School
Concord Christian School 5th grader William Mason holds a poster signed by one of his favorite authors, Jenny L. Cote. Wil-liam said he would highly recommend the author’s book “The Arc, the Reed and the Fire Cloud.”
Concord Christian School 6th grader Micah McKee gets her book signed by author Jenny L. Cote.
Also, in her next book “The Way, the Road, and the Fall,” her cousin Noah Winstead and his best friend, Nate Lynam, will be memorialized as a capu-chin monkey and a Jesus Christ lizard, respectively. Noah and Nate also lived
in Morristown and died last year after being elec-trocuted.
When asked what he en-joys about Cote’s stories, 5th grader William Mason said, “they are very funny, adventurous, entertaining and inspiring.”
Lacy chosen as fi nalist inteacher of the year competition
Knox County Schools high school Teacher of the Year, Far-ragut High School teacher Wanda Lacy, has been selected as
a Centers of Regional Excellence fi nalist for the 2013-2014 Tennessee Teacher of the Year competition.
Lacy is among 27 regional fi nalists se-lected for the statewide competition. Three teachers from Tennessee will represent the three divisions of the state, from which one will be selected as Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year. The fi nal winner will compete in the national contest and will be an ambassador for education throughout the year. Lacy has been with Knox County Schools for 30 years.
Wanda Lacy
Webb School of Knox-ville senior goalkeeper and defensive player Skylar Rowan has com-mitted to play field hockey at Sweet Briar College. Rowan is “the perfect ‘lead by ex-ample’ player,” said Allison Hodges, Webb head varsity field hock-ey coach. “She made it a point to especially help the younger play-ers … motivating them to do their best.” Photo submitted
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Classes for potential foster parents
Camelot Care Cen-ters Inc. will offer PATH classes for individuals who want to become foster parents.
Specialized train-ing, 24/7 support and a reimbursement stipend are available to the orga-nization’s foster families. Training classes and home studies are free. Enroll-ment is now open. Info: call Chante at 466-7513 or email [email protected].
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So sweet!Krispy Kreme opens new store as hungry campers wait in line
Had he been asleep longer, his dreams would no doubt have been sweet ones. Mi-chael, a sophomore at Farra-gut High School, was camped out at the new Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store in Farragut, holding his No. 1 spot in line that he claimed when he start-ed his vigil at approximately 11:30 a.m. April 5.
When the doors opened at 6 a.m. on April 9, he was awarded a card entitling him to a dozen free glazed dough-nuts every week for one year. He redeemed his fi rst dozen on the spot.
One down – 51 dozen to go! Michael Lucas reaps the rewards
of camping out for almost four days at the new Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts in Farragut. To celebrate the grand opening, the
store awarded the fi rst customer in line one dozen free glazed
doughnuts every week for one year. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
Lucky numbers 99 and 100 – Kelsi Buck and Dylan Hochevar –
look over their choices in the line at the new Krispy Kreme in
Farragut. Each got a card entitling them to a free dozen glazed
doughnuts every month for one year.
Sarah James puts sugar on a cake doughnut while Darrell
Green gets Krispy Kreme’s glazed doughnuts ready for boxing
prior to the new store opening in Farragut.
Michael missed an af-ternoon class on Friday and his Monday classes, getting helpful friends to take notes for him. “I promised to bring dough-nuts to school,” he said, “so maybe the teachers will be OK with my absence.”
His mother, Terri Lucas, and brother, Wyatt (who was hoping for a Boston Crème doughnut), were on hand before 6 a.m. Tues-day morning to support Michael.
“He is a good student, and this was something he really wanted to do,” said Terri Lucas. “It’s safe and fun, and I certainly knew where he was all weekend!”
Michael, who also got to turn on the “Hot Now” light, was enjoying the notoriety and hanging out with his friends, who oc-cupied spots 2 through 6 – and spot 34.
No. 34 was taking a lot of grief from his friends about being “in the mid-dle” of the line, but he got his free dozen doughnuts every month for a year, just like all the other 99 people behind Michael.
Krispy Kreme general manager James Frazine was pleased with how ev-erything was unfolding Tuesday morning. “The give-away creates a lot ex-citement,” he said, “and we love that kind of energy around a new store open-ing.”
He said he had hired ap-proximately 50 new full- and part-time employees to work at the Farragut store, which is located at 11208 Kingston Pike. “We love being this close to the high school,” Frazine said.
The majority of the campers in the back 50 ar-rived at various times on Monday night for a one-night campout. A group of four students from John-son University in South Knoxville were numbers 101 through 104, arriving at 10:30 p.m. Monday. Why did they stay?
“Well, we didn’t really know we weren’t in the first hundred,” said James Bullock, number 101. “But it was fun. We played board games all night.”
The official ribbon-cutting brought out the dignitaries at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, but the sleepy-eyed and bathrobe-clad young people were long
gone by then. As he was leaving with his first free dozen doughnuts, Michael Lucas turned to his mother and asked, “So, I guess I have to go to school now?”
“Right after a shower,” was her sage reply.
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By Sandra ClarkSandy Loy is wrapping up
the 25th anniversary celebra-tion for Construction Plus Inc. by looking toward the future.
“I’ve fi nally fi gured it out,” he says from his high-tech of-fi ce at 601 Reliability Circle in the Koontz-Loy-Taylor offi ce complex.
Looking ahead after 25 years
Sandy Loy CCM
Twenty-five years might not seem long to an entrepreneur who started a business out of high school. But Sandy earned a bachelor’s degree (with hon-ors) in architecture from UT in 1976. He followed that with a master’s degree in civil engi-neering, also from UT, in 1982.
Starting as a structural en-gineer, by age 29 he was di-rector of engineering services for TVA. He served as regional engineer for the American In-stitute of Steel Construction as well as project manager for a top 100 construction firm. He advanced to director of de-velopment and construction for Belz Enterprises in Mem-phis before returning home to found Construction Plus in 1988.
“The business has evolved, but I’ve found the right bal-ance,” he says. Starting as a general contractor, Construc-tion Plus Inc. boomed dur-ing the 2003-05 period as the company practiced design-build and later construction management. “I’ve had part-ners and as many as 40 em-ployees,” he says. “Water finds its own level and so have I.”
Construction Plus Inc. has earned
■ The 2010 National Small Business of the Year Blue Ribbon Award at the Small Business Summit of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
■ The Pinnacle Award for Business Excellence from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
■ Three School of the Year awards from the Ten-nessee School Boards Association
■ The Enterpriser Award for innovation
■ The EXCEL Award as one of the 25 fastest growing com-panies in East Tennessee
Construction Plus is smaller now and more focused with a core of key employees and Sandy Loy’s personal involve-ment in every project.
Glenda Tipton, director of accounting and purchasing, has worked at Construction Plus Inc. for 15 years. Dan Guidali has been a project manager with CPI for 10 years. And Eddie Elder has been a job superintendent with CPI for 12 years.
“The team is strong because we’ve worked together for so long,” says Loy. “We have a strong network of subcontrac-tors. I treat everybody as a partner.”
Advice for a young person starting out in commercial construction?
“Get as much technical educa-tion as you can,” says Loy. “And also take business courses. That’s critical to success. It’s not enough to know the task. You must have business acumen.
“Learn how important cus-tomer service is.”
Loy’s website features him explaining that many contrac-tors can make a good presen-tation, but “nobody will out-perform Construction Plus when it comes to providing service to our clients.”
Finally, Sandy says con-struction management is the future. “Over the next 15 years, construction management, done right, will be the pre-dominant delivery mechanism (for new construction).”
Construction manage-ment is a 30-year-old indus-try and Sandy Loy got an early start. He holds Certifi ed Con-struction Manager (CCM) cer-tifi cation number 1432 nation-ally and was the fi rst building contractor in East Tennessee to earn the CCM designation.
Put simply, the process pairs a contractor and client in a col-laborative relationship to save money while ensuring client satisfaction. Clients no longer worry about a contractor cutting corners to satisfy a low bid. The
construction manager works with subcontractors to get the best results for the best price.
Loy said the key is profes-sionalism. “You don’t want a contractor to put construction management at the top of a con-tract simply to avoid a competi-tive bid. The selection should be based on real professional qual-ifi cations. Eventually construc-tion managers will be licensed separately.
“I’ve taken both and the CCM exam is 100 times harder than the general contractor licensing exam,” says Loy.
The future is bright and the “R” word (retirement) is not in the picture – for both profes-sional and personal reasons.
“The 2008 crash extended my career,” he says with a smile. Loy is raising a granddaughter, and his face lights up when he talks about her. Additionally, Sandy Loy simply likes what he does. He enjoys the relationships he’s built with the people he works with and with his clients.
“When you work for a com-
pany, you’ve got one boss. When you work for yourself, you’ve got a lot of bosses and you’ve got to like them. My cli-ents are my bosses and I love the relationships I have with them. That’s what I do best.”
Technology has changed the construction business. Loy expects to go paperless this year.
“We’re all on iPads, and we’ve probably saved our clients $60,000 in printing costs,” he says. “Everybody (on the job) does not need a full set of drawings.”
He uses SharePoint software to post drawings for subcon-tractors. He sends a text when a drawing changes and the sub uses a password to access the new drawing.
“Now it takes a millisecond to transmit (and document re-ceipt of) data that used to take days,” he says.
“This means I can be out in the fi eld more and can manage more projects simultaneously.”
Kudos to Sandy Loy and the folks at Construction Plus Inc. for a successful 25 years.
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Tony Carasso, president of the
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ragut Rotary Club at Fox Den
Country Club. Photo by Suzanne F. Neal
By Suzanne Foree NealTony Carasso, president of
the Knoxville region for Jef-ferson Federal Bank, gave a reality check on banking for members of the Rotary Club of Farragut as he spoke to the membership on April 10.
Today’s banks aren’t your parents’ banks, he said, and some might say your grand-parents’ banks have disap-peared like rabbit ears on a television.
Banks are making mon-ey, he continued, but your CDs are earning a puny re-turn. The federal govern-ment is dictating those CD rates as it tries to stimulate the economy.
“That’s good news for borrowers, bad news for savers,” Carasso explained. “The Federal Reserve adjusts rates with economic ups and downs. When there’s worry
about the economy and it’s anemic, rates stay low. When infl ation fl ips in and the economy gets better, rates will go up.”
And while banks may be making money, many didn’t survive the economic tur-moil. In 1985, there were 18,000 banks in the U.S., said Carasso. In 2011, about 7,000.
“The government let smaller banks close, but the big banks can’t fail. In my opinion, the government is letting the numbers fall be-cause it’s easier to control.”
The U.S. has four tril-lion-dollar players: Bank of America (with 2.3 trillion), Chase Morgan (2.1), Citi Group (2) and Wells Fargo (1.8). The top nine banks in the country control 50 per-cent of the money compared to 17 percent in 1970.
In the East Tennessee region, Carasso said the five largest banks are Bank of America, US Bank (with 282 billion), SunTrust (171 billion), BB&T (163 billion) and Regions (167 billion).
While the recent re-cession hit hard in some parts of the country, Ten-nessee fared better. Only BankEast failed in East Tennessee.
“As bankers, we never want to see this happen,” Carasso said. “It’s bad for business.”
While Tennessee doesn’t have any trillion-dollar banks headquartered here, it does have five banks headquartered in the state in the billion-dollar range: First Tennessee Bank-Memphis (with 25 billion), Pinnacle Bank-Nashville (4.8 billion), First Bank-
Where are the big banks? Rotary speaker off ers a look at the players
Lexington (2.2 billion), Home Federal-Knoxville (2 billion) and FSG Bank-Chattanooga (1.1 billion).
Banks headquartered here include Home Federal and million-dollar banks Clayton (716 million) and American Trust Bank (128 million).
New leadership at Lewis KingRodney A. Fields has
been named the managing partner of the law fi rm Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
in Knoxville. Fields joined the fi rm in 1991 follow-ing graduation from UT College of Law, and he became a shareholder in 1997. He serves on the fi rm’s board of directors and manages its business practice group.
Lisa Ramsay Cole is the fi rm’s president and man-aging shareholder. She be-came managing partner of the fi rm’s Nashville offi ce in 2011 and will retain that
position. A Nashville resi-dent, she gradu-ated from Bethel College in 1987 and from UT College of Law in 1993.
Fields is active in professional organizations. He and wife Lea Ann Fields have two children, Kelsey and Kris-tin. They reside in West Knoxville.
Deborah C. Stevens resigned as the fi rm’s president and managing partner when she was appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam in March as a Cir-cuit Court judge, replacing Judge Wheeler A. Rosen-balm who retired.
Kristina Howard, marketing specialist for Knoxville TVA Em-
ployees Credit Union (center), with school board chair Karen
Carson and Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre Photo by S. Clark
The school board has recognized efforts of the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union to support Knox County Schools. Scott Bacon, supervisor of Part-ners in Education told the board that the credit union has been helping since 1987 when it adopted Ball Camp Elementary School.
“Since those early days at Ball Camp, the credit union has expanded its presence with the PIE pro-gram across the county to also include partnerships with Beaumont, East Knox County and Sterchi elemen-tary schools,” he said.
Contributions include: ■ Incentives to reward
student achievement. ■ Support for school
staff, including supplies and feeding staff members on an in-service day.
■ Display of student art in branches and invitations to student choral groups to perform at annual meetings.
■ Volunteers for county-wide school events includ-ing Smokies Safe Kids Day on May 8.
■ Personal fi nance in-formation for high school students across the county, coordinated by marketing specialist Kristina Howard.
■ Donation of “large ticket items” as top prizes for 8th graders who attend Career Day.
■ Financial institu-tion sponsor of Run for the Schools. This year the credit union allowed Howard to serve as the race director, a huge investment of time which generated $18,000 for KCS.
■ Howard has also served on the PIE Advisory Board and is currently the vice president of the board. “She has been a valuable member of that group and its work to support the Knox County Schools,” Bacon said.
School board salutes contributor
ColeFields
Carasso said the infl ated housing market was the source of the recession. “Home values increased 5 to 10 percent annually, and people felt wealthier. Every-one, even bankers, thought it wouldn’t end.
“Prices would escalate with smaller down pay-ments required, and banks would accept riskier loans. The government was push-ing banks to make loans. Home values were 70 per-cent over-valued in some places.
“When the market started to fall, everyone got scared, and banks stopped making loans. It was a hard fall.”
Today’s climate is a re-turn to the old days when banks looked at assets and your ability to repay a loan. “Banks want to verify in-formation,” said Carasso. “Trust, but verify. Equity is important.”
■ The Rotary Club of Farragut is joining in presenting Cancer Screen-ing 2013 at 7 p.m., Monday,
April 22, in the visitor’s con-ference room just outside the main entrance to UT-Medical Center. Admission and parking are free.
Noted cancer authority Dr. Rudy Navari will dis-cuss screenings for breast, prostate, colon, ovarian and lung cancer in other-wise healthy adults. He will cover recommendations and controversies and offer guidance to help patients and their physicians reach a decision. A question and an-swer session will follow his presentation.
The program is the latest in a series offered by the lo-cal Notre Dame Club.
Other co-sponsors in-clude the UT Cancer Insti-tute and the Blessed John XXIII University Catholic Center at UT.
Navari is clinical direc-tor of the Harper Cancer Institute and holds joint appointments with Indiana University School of Medi-cine and the University of Notre Dame.
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ed and numbers crunched. Now it’s up to the Farra-gut Board of Mayor and Aldermen to decide how the town’s money will be spent for the 2014 Capital Investment Plan (CIP).
Road projects and gre-enways lead the way. Park improvements bring up the rear. The biggest item on the budget is putting $1 million into the land ac-quisition fund.
Although improve-ments on Campbell Sta-tion Road from Parkside Drive to Jamestowne Bou-levard have long been fin-ished, town administrator David Smoak told board members at a workshop before the April 11 meet-ing that $200,000 is being
held in case TDOT asks for money to tie up loose ends.
The Watt Road/Kings-ton Pike intersection gets $35,000 this year but will get $100,000 in 2015. That’s for design work and construction on a sidewalk connection. The town will spend $40,000 for right-of-way acquisi-tion on Everett Road, but improvements on the Ev-erett Road section from Union to Smith roads come up empty. Union Road, however, is slated for $350,000 for planning and design; $450,000 in 2015 for right-of-way and easement acquisition and finally road construc-tion to include bike lanes, curbs, sidewalks and pe-destrian trails at a cost of
$2.5 million in the 2016 CIP budget.
The board has already approved $135,000 to-ward an outdoor class-room adjacent to Farragut High School.
Campbell Station Road won’t be widened north of Interstate 40/75 or see improvements at the in-tersection with Kingston Pike. The town will spend $160,000 for traffi c signal enhancements to include intersection striping, pre-emptive devices for police and fi re and devices that allow pedestrians to stop traffi c fl ow so they can safe-ly cross busy intersections.
TDOT will supervise construction of the Kings-ton Pike/Willow Creek greenway at a cost to the town of $462,500. Part of
that trail could become a boardwalk over a section of wetlands. An additional $100,000 will be spent on pedestrian/greenway con-nectors as the town con-tinues its plan to connect the whole system.
For now there will be no lighting, decorative or oth-erwise, for Concord Road, but long-range projections set aside $800,000 for that project. Smoak said TDOT is paying for the road improvements, but lighting will be the town’s responsibility. “We’ll have to have lighting, and it will be new, decorative light-ing,” he noted, alluding to last year’s controversy over replacing fairly new lights on Campbell Station Road with decorative ones at what many considered a
whopping price.The only park improve-
ment is replacing fencing at Mayor Bob Leonard Park and Anchor Park at a cost of $75,000.
Total funding for all the capital projects is $2.639 million, leaving the town a cushion of $81,500. Some projects that won’t be in-cluded in the capital in-vestment plan are: Everett Road Phase II from Smith Road to Split Rail Farm subdivision ($2 million); Evans Road improvements ($2 million); South Hobbs Road/Kingston Pike in-tersection ($500,000); McFee Park Phase IIIB ($3 million); McFee Park Phase IV ($1.375 million); purchase of the Russell House ($2 million) and nothing set aside for a
Road projects are the winners in
Farragut’s capital investment plans
Carole Metz
By Anne HartThe work of Knoxville’s
Interfaith Health Clinic has spread all the way to Guatemala through the ef-forts of its volunteer staff nurse and patient educa-tion coordinator, Carole Metz.
Metz recently returned from the Central Ameri-can country, which she told West Knox Rotarians is about the size of Ten-nessee, with much of the country at elevations of 7,000 to 10,000 feet, “so they don’t have much of a mosquito problem.” For health care profession-als that is a good thing. It means that residents don’t contract mosquito-borne illnesses.
The Guatemalan people do have many other prob-
Journey to Guatemala
lems, though, and one is a lack of medical care and other basic services and goods in much of the rural countryside. One surpris-ing example Metz related is a lack of sunglasses to provide protection from
the very bright environ-ment.
Guatemala is a country steeped in the Mayan cul-ture, where 23 dialects of the Mayan language are still spoken.
Joining a group of vol-unteers sponsored by a Methodist Church in Maine, Metz traveled to several rural villages to visit and work in clinics. One clinic, established by a doctor from Texas, boasts an adjacent school, so resi-dents “can be both educat-ed and treated,” Metz said.
The cost of staffing a clinic with a full-time doc-tor and nurse practitioner is about $13,000 a year, Metz said, adding that only about 11 percent of Guate-malans have quick access to health care.
REUNIONS ■ Knoxville High School is seeking nominees for induc-
tion into its annual “Hall of Fame.” Nominees should be alumni who have excelled on the local, state, national or international level; or who have achieved outstand-ing accomplishments in art, academics, entertainment, religion, science, literature, business, public service, sports or military service, which have brought honor to the heritage of Knoxville High School. Inductees will be recognized at the “Hall of Fame” banquet Oct. 18, at the Foundry Banquet Hall. For info or application: 696-9858.
■ Central High School Class of 1963 is planning its 50th reunion and is missing contact information for some classmates. Any member of the Class of 1963 who hasn’t been contacted by the reunion committee is asked to send contact info to: [email protected]; or mail to CHS Class of ’63, 5428 Kesterbrooke Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37918.
■ Fulton High Class of 1963 will hold its 60th reunion Saturday, May 4, at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center. Meet and greet at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6. Cost is $28 per person. Info: Wanda Hall Warwick, 689-6709.
Houck
Lee
UT NOTES ■ Melissa Lee and Alex Houck,
both juniors at UT, have been rec-ognized by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excel-lence in Education Program, which awards students studying math-ematics, science and engineer-ing. Lee, a Haslam Scholar
majoring in integrative neuroscience, was named a 2013 Goldwater Scholar. Alex Houck, who is study-ing neuropathology and neurolinguistics, received an honorable mention.
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community center.Aldermen Jeff El-
liott and Ron Honken expressed concern over McFee Park expansion projects not moving for-ward faster.
“The cost will only go up,” Elliott said. “It would be nice if we could work out something to get it done in more bite-size pieces and get it rolling.”
Honken said he would like to see some funds shifted from land acquisi-tion to McFee Park. “It’s frustrating and disap-pointing to folks if they have to wait a long time for these,” said Honken. “But I think people don’t real-ize that the cost of some of these projects could equal our whole annual budget.”
The numbers presented at the workshop can be changed and tweaked by the aldermen and mayor, with a final CIP budget be-ing rolled into the overall town budget for 2014. The BOMA votes on the overall budget on two readings in June, with budget approv-al completed by June 30.
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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY
Temple kindergarten student Beloved Umwutari
Now enrolling for K4
Temple Baptist Academy is re-opening its K4 program in the fall of 2013! For more information, or to apply call 938- 8181 or email [email protected].
By Elizabeth JenningsThe 2012-2013 school year
has been one of outstanding accomplishments in music and fi ne arts at Temple Baptist Academy. From elementary to junior high and high school, students excelled in both indi-vidual and group competitions. Students competed at the dis-trict, state and national levels.
At the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools (TACS) state academic and fi ne arts competition in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Temple brought home 49 awards. Twenty of those awards were for fi rst place. The Temple High School concert band took fi rst place at state and will com-pete against bands from across the country at the American As-sociation of Christian Schools (AACS) national competition in
Temple students excel in fi ne arts
The Temple High School concert band (left to right) Alex Gann, Shaylyn Olinger, Keegan McElyea, Tristan
Alexander, Stephen Lockett, Brad Nicely
Temple 6th grader Madison Jones
performs a poetry interpretation of
Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who.”
Greenville, S.C.One of the hallmarks of
Temple Academy has been the high number of students who
are honing their academic skills and striving for excel-lence in both athletics and fi ne
arts. It is not at all uncommon to fi nd a Temple student going from competing on the soccer
fi eld one minute to presenting a stirring piece on the trumpet the next.
By Brenda LoganThe Temple High School
boys soccer team hopes to stay focused as they enter the home stretch of their season. Temple is 11-0 so far this sea-son including a recent 2-1 win over the Clinton High School Dragons. The Royal Crusaders hope to put themselves into position to contend for the op-portunity to repeat as the TA-ACS state soccer champions. Temple has scored 42 goals in the first eleven games while allowing only two.
Temple faces a stiff test when they play host to the Panthers from Powell High School this Saturday, April 20th at 2:30 p.m. The match will be played at the Temple Baptist Academy soccer field located behind the school at 1700 W. Beaver Creek Drive in Powell. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students. Chil-dren 4 and under are free.
For schedules and informa-tion on Temple athletics visit templebaptistacademy.com.
Temple junior Logan Cox (right) darts past the Clinton High School
defense.
Temple boys soccer seeks strong fi nish
By Brenda LoganTemple has a long-standing tradition in boys soccer.
This spring, Temple Academy broke new ground with its first varsity girls soccer team. The Crusaders got their first win of the season April 6 at Pleasant View Christian School, just outside Nashville. The team has an overall re-cord of 1-5-2 so far in this inaugural season.
Temple freshman Abby Ryan concentrates on footwork versus
Franklin Road in Murfreesboro.
New girls soccer team scores win
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(StatePoint) It’s summer, and for kids that means it’s time for sports, swimming, biking and picnics. And while active outdoor time is healthy and fun, experts say it’s crucial for parents and kids to brush up on some seasonal safety tips.
According to the experts at the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP), the summer poses its own set of risks. In order to help parents keep kids happy, healthy and safe all sum-mer long, they are offering these timely tips:
Sun SafetySunburns are not only
unpleasant, they are
damaging to skin health. Minimize your family’s exposure to harmful ultra-violet radiation by dressing your children (and yourself for that matter) in cotton clothing with a tight weave, sunglasses and hats with a brim or bill.
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screen with an SPF 15 or greater, even on cloudy days, and reapply it every two hours, or after swimming or sweating.
Always keep plenty of water on hand when you’re playing or exercising outside. Unless kids are exercising vigorously for extended periods, plain water – not sports drinks – is the best way to rehydrate.
Water SafetyDrowning is a leading
cause of death among chil-dren, including infants and toddlers, but parents can make swimming safer for kids with the right safety equipment, instruction and supervision.
“While swimming lessons are helpful, they are not a foolproof plan. Parents should never – even for a moment – leave children alone near open bodies of water,” says Dr. Thomas K. McInerny, the 2013 president of the AAP.
Home swimming pools should be surrounded by a four-foot-high, non-climbable, four-sided
fence with a self-closing, self- latching gate. Parents, caregivers, and pool owners should learn CPR and keep equip-ment approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, such as life preservers and life jackets, at poolside.
TrampolinesEven with netting,
padding and adult supervi-sion, experts say that home trampolines are dangerous.
“Trampoline injuries are common, and can be potentially catastrophic,” says Dr. McInerny. “From temporarily debilitat-ing sprains, strains and contusions to cervical spine injuries with lasting consequences, the risks associated with recre-ational trampoline use are easily avoided.”
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For more summer safety tips, visit the AAP’s website for parents, www.HealthyChildren.org.
By taking proper pre-cautions, you can maxi-mize the fun this summer by keeping kids healthy, safe and sound.
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Return completed camp registration forms to Scott Barron, camp director, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919. Camps are open to anyone who would like to participate. Thanks for considering Camp Eagle!
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Craft Camp
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Jason DeVries' Junior Eagle Basketball Camp
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2013 SUMMER CAMPS
■ AMSE Science
Camp, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
two weekly sessions June
10-14, and June 17-21.
Both sessions will be held
at the Freels Bend Cabin
site, where campers will
use the natural setting to
study insects, habitats,
water, fossils, weather and
more. Campers will also
learn about electricity,
fl ight and robots. Cost for
one week is $150 for AMSE
members and $175 for
non-members. Info or to
register: www.amse.org.
■ Angela Floyd
Schools of the Dance
off ers summer camps at
both locations: 6732 Jub-
liee Center Way, and 10845
Kingston Pike. Camps in-
clude: Princess Camp, Rock
‘n Roll University, Multi-
Style Dance Camp, Lyrical
Workshop, Music Fun
Time, and Dance Sampler
for various age groups.
Days and prices vary. Info:
www.angelafl oydschools.
com, 947-9894 for north
location, and 675-9894 for
west location.
■ Beverly Park Golf
Course, 5311 Beverly Park
Circle, will host the Knox
Area Junior Golf Associa-
tion summer golf camps.
Sessions for ages 4-12 are
available 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June 11-14 and 25-28; and
9 a.m. to noon July 9-12
and 23-26. Instructor is
George Hall, PGA. Info:
knoxvillegolf.org.
■ Camp Invention
will enhance your child’s
education through fun,
hands-on activities like
working together to solve
real-world problems.
Sessions are May 28-31, at
Cedar Bluff Elementary;
June 3-7, at Hardin Valley
Elementary; June 10-14,
at A.L. Lotts, Rocky Hill,
Farragut Intermediate, and
Blue Grass. Register on or
before May 30 and receive
$15 off the base price. Info:
www.campinvention.org
Adventure camps
or 800-968-4332.
■ Camp Webb off ers
more than 100 specialty
and sports camps and an
outdoor adventure camp,
all with experienced, car-
ing staff . Lunch is included.
Info or to register: www.
campwebb.com or 291-
3840.
■ Christian Academy
of Knoxville offers a
variety of academic, ath-
letic and arts camps for
elementary- and middle-
school-age students.
Info: 690-4721 ext. 142 or
www.cakwarriors.com/
camps.
■ First Lutheran
School, 1207 North Broad-
way, May 28 through
Aug. 9, age 3 through 8th
grade. Register by April 15
and receive a $10 discount
on application fee. Info:
Barbara Steele, 524-0308
or 300-1239.
■ Garden Montes-
sori School, 3225 Garden
Drive, offers summer
camp for age 2 through
rising 8th graders June
3 through July 26, with
daily, weekly or monthly
enrollment. Also offered
is a film institute July
8-19, for middle and high
school students, with
instruction in filmmaking,
script-writing, acting, cin-
ematography and more.
Info: www.gardenmon-
Arts camps
tessori.org or 688-6776.
■ The Goddard
School, with two loca-
tions in Farragut and
Knoxville, offers an
early childhood summer
program with age-ap-
propriate and innovative
activities. Info: www.god-
dardschool.com.
■ The Great Smoky
Mountains Institute at
Tremont, 9275 Tremont
Road, Townsend, has a va-
riety of overnight camps
for ages 13-17, including
Teen High Adventure, Wil-
derness Adventure Trek,
Discovery Camp, Field
Ecology Adventure and
Backcountry Ecologi-
cal Expedition. Also
off ered is Smoky
Mountains Family
Camp July 8-13, for
d
ages 6 and older. Info:
448-6709 or www.gsmit.
org/SummerYouth.html
■ The Ice Chalet and
the Robert Unger School
of Ice Skating, 100 Leba-
non Street, off ers seven,
one-week ice skating
camps and once-a-week
classes for seven weeks,
June 10 through July 27.
Info: 588-1858, icechalet@
chaleticerinks.com or
www.chaleticerinks/sum-
mercamp.
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Girls on the RunInstruction by Girls on the Run Greater KnoxvilleAges 8-12/$75June 10-14 & July 8-12, 9-noon
Confi dent TeensAges 13 & up/$65June 10-11 & July 17-18, 12-1:30 p.m.
Manners Come From the HeartAges 7-12/$65June 25-26 & July 15-16, 10:30-noon
Young ArtistAges 8-15/$119June 24-28, 9-noon & 1-4 p.m.
Jewelry & Wearable ArtAges 10 & up/$119June 17-21, 9-noon & 1-4 p.m.
The CSI ExperienceGrades 5-8/$105June 3-7, 9-11 a.m.
Self Defense for KidsAges 7-12/$85June 17-21, 2-3:30 p.m.
Self Defense for Teen GirlsAges 13 & up/$95July 8-12, 2-4 p.m.
ACT Test PrepAges 13 & up/$425Register two weeks in advancefor $100 discount.Class starts July 20. Call for details.
ClaymationAges 8-15/$119July 15-19, 1-4 p.m.
App-tasticAges 8-15/$115July 15-18, 9-noon
Microsoft Offi ce SamplerAges 8-15 /$115July 22-25, 1-4 p.m.
Keyboarding & Basic Computer SkillsAges 6-10 /$115July 22-25, 9-noon
CreACTivity (Theater)Ages 8-10/$115July 8-12, 1-4 p.m.
ImaginACTion (Theater)Ages 11-13/$125July 15-19, 1-4:30 p.m.
Digital Science ClassroomGrades 5-8 /$105June 3-7, 12-2 p.m.
SummerIce Skating
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June 10 - July 27, 2013
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100 Lebanon Street
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■ Kids Place off ers weekly camps for ages 5-12
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see Timeline and more. Included are weekly fi eld trips
to Camp K.P. for water fun, low ropes course, climbing
wall, game room and art pavilion. Schools include Am-
herst, Carter, Copper Ridge, Fountain City, Gibbs and
Inskip. Info: www.kidsplaceinc.org.
■ Knoxville Jewish Alliance, 6800 Deane Hill Drive,
off ers summer camp opportunities for all ages, includ-
ing Camp K’ton Ton for age 14 months through Pre-K,
and Milton Collins Day Camp for kindergartners through
10th grade. Specialty camps include British Challenge
Soccer Camp June 10-14 for ages 4-15, and Bricks 4 Kids
LEGO camp June 3-7 for kindergarten through 2nd
grade, and June 17-21 for 3rd through 5th grade. Youths
of all faiths are welcome. Info: www.jewishknoxville.org
or 690-6343.
■ Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Har-
din Valley Drive, presents Creative Learning for Kids in
June and July. Sessions are available for a variety of ages
and include Confi dent Teens, Jewelry and Wearable Art,
Claymation, theater workshops, The CSI Experience, Self
Defense for Kids and ACT Test Prep. For a complete list-
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■ Sacred
Heart Cathedral
School, 711 S.
Northshore
Drive, will host
Camp Eagle,
with a variety
of camp topics,
including sports,
cheerleading,
cooking, dance,
drama, etiquette,
music, crafts and scrapbooking. Info: www.sacred-
heartsports.org or 558-4126.
■ Spirited Art in Bearden will off er several sessions
of art camp for ages 5-12. Campers will make their own
masterpieces each day. Painting supplies, snack and T-
shirt are provided. Info: myspiritedart.com or 584-1010.
■ Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road,
off ers several summer sessions for various ages, includ-
ing West African Dance, Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp,
Musical Theatre Camp, and sessions for more experi-
enced dancers. Register
before April 19 and receive
a 10 percent discount. Info:
www.studioartsfordanc-
ers.net or 539-2475.
Summer Camp! ■ Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, May 22
through Aug. 9, rising 1st through 7th graders. Camp
includes fi eld trips to Splash Country, movies, Maze of
Mirrors, WonderWorks, Oak Ridge Pool and more. Other
activities include weekly devotions,
Vacation Bible School and arts
and crafts. Registration is $40
per child and a one-time
activity fee of $155 per child.
Weekly fee is $100 for fi ve
days, $75 for three days,
$50 for two days. Info:
Kristie Bell or Tandy
Dreier, 688-7270.
arts
$40
ild.
HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB April 15, 2013
NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK
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Single bout of diverticulitis leads to colon resection for 37-year-oldColds and fl u run rampant
during the winter season, so when Travis Beers started feeling unwell in January, he assumed it was the same stuff his 9-year-old daughter was dealing with.
As the director of materials management for Parkwest, he was helping to open Covenant Health’s new hospital in Roane County and had been working some extra long days. Although it was unusual for him to do, Beers called in sick that Friday and fi gured maybe resting through a three-day weekend would have him feeling good as new by Monday.
But Beers didn’t make it to work as planned on Monday. By Sunday night, he was feeling so badly and had such severe lower abdominal pain that he decided to go to the ER to get it checked out.
At 37 years old and generally in good health, the last thing Beers expected to hear was that he had diverticulitis; however, a CT scan confi rmed the diagnosis. Not only was he was surprised to fi nd out he had the disease, he was classifi ed as a level three on the Hinchey scale, a commonly accepted rating scale for
What is colon resection surgery?
colon diseases. The scale only goes up to a level four, which typically requires emergency open surgery.
Parkwest surgeon Dr. William Gibson with Premier Surgical
Associates was on call. He reviewed Beers’ information and met with him early the next morning. Given the level of infection, Gibson put Beers on a course of antibiotics
and recommended colon resection surgery once the infection was under control.
“Given his young age, the severity of his condition, and its containment to a relatively small section of his colon, Travis was an excellent candidate for surgery,” said Gibson. “The diseased section of his colon could be surgically removed and hopefully prevent any future problems.”
After spending a week in the hospital on antibiotics to get the current episode under control, Beers returned home.
“I was feeling better and I really wanted to get the new Roane hospital opened before having surgery,” said Beers. “I went back to work that following Monday since we were only about three weeks away from the grand opening. I knew I’d have to have the surgery, but it was really nice to be able to take the time for the fi rst episode to clear and get the new hospital opened before having to do it.”
Four days after opening the new hospital in Roane County, Beers was back at Parkwest.
“Dr. Gibson told me he could
see the outside of my colon in theCT report, but he’d like to see the inside before we did the surgery,”said Beers.
To minimize the inconvenience of having to do a colon prep more than once, Dr. Juan Benitez, Parkwest gastroenterologist, and Gibson coordinated schedules to perform his colonoscopy on Feb. 21 and the surgery on the morning of Feb. 22.
The colonoscopy confi rmed the CT results and showed that the previous episode had subsided. After one and a half hours in surgery, Beers awoke with six inches removed from his colon.
“They think they got all of the affected portion of the colon out,”said Beers. “Hopefully I’ll never have another episode and the surgery will have been well worthit.”
Beers was up and walking the day after surgery and felt wellenough to return to work after fi ve days.
“You can count on thepartnership between Parkwest and Premier for the best care andexcellent results,” he said.
Each year, more than 600,000 surgical procedures are performed in the United States to treat a number of colon diseases. Although surgery is not always a cure, it is sometimes the best way to stop the spread of disease and alleviate pain and discomfort.
Colon resection is a surgery to remove all or part of your large bowel. This surgery is also called colectomy and typically takes between one and four hours.
Colon resections can be performed either laparoscopically or in an open procedure. Depending on what type of procedure you have, your surgeon will make one or more cuts in your belly.
In a laparoscopic colectomy, the surgeon uses a camera to see inside your belly and small instruments to remove part of your large bowel. You will have three to fi ve small cuts in your lower abdomen. For open colectomy, your surgeon will make a 6- to 8-inch cut in your lower belly. If you are having the procedure
laparoscopy, your belly will be fi lled with gas to expand it. This makes it easier to see and work in this area.
During the procedure, your surgeon will fi nd the diseased part of your colon. He or she will use clamps on both ends of this section to close it off for removal. After removing the diseased section, your surgeon will sew the healthy ends of the bowel back together.
If you do not have enough healthy large intestine to reconnect, you may have a colostomy. In most cases, the colostomy is short-term, and can be closed with another operation later. But, if a large part of your bowel is removed, the colostomy may be permanent.
Your surgeon may also look at lymph nodes and other organs, and may remove some of them.
“Most people who have a colon resection recover fully. Even with a colostomy, most people are able to do most activities they were doing before their surgery,” said Dr. William Gibson, surgeon with Premier Surgical Associates at Parkwest.
“If you have a chronic condition, such as cancer, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, you may need ongoing medical treatment.”
Dr. William
Gibson
Large bowel resection is used to treat many conditions, including:
■ A block in the intestine due to scar tissue
■ Colon cancer■ Diverticular disease ■ Familial polyposis■ Injuries that have damaged the
large bowel■ Intussusception (when one
part of the intestine pushes into another)
■ Precancerous polyps (nodes)■ Severe gastrointestinal bleeding■ Twisting of the bowel (volvulus)■ Ulcerative colitis
Before the procedureAlways tell your doctor or nurse what medications you are taking, even those purchased over-the-counter.
Make sure to include all supplements and herbal remedies.
After the operation, it is important to follow your doctor’s instructions. Although many people feel better in a few days, remember that your body needs time to heal.
You are encouraged to be out of
bed the day after surgery and to walk. This will help diminish the soreness in your muscles.
You will probably be able to get back to most of your normal activities in one to two weeks time.
Before you leave the hospital,
a follow-up appointment willbe scheduled for you with yoursurgeon within one to two weeksof your procedure. Discuss allconcerns specifi c to your personalsituation with your surgeon beforeand after your procedure.
Possible complications
include: ■ Bleeding■ Infection■ A leak where the colon was connected
back together■ Injury to adjacent organs such as the
small intestine, ureter or bladder■ Blood clots to the lungs
It is important for you to recognize the early signs of possible complications. Contact your surgeon if you notice severe abdominal pain, fevers, chills, or rectal bleeding.
When do I need to call my doctor?
Be sure to call your physician or surgeon if you develop any of the following:
■ Persistent fever higher than 101 degrees■ Bleeding from the rectum■ Increasing abdominal swelling■ Pain that is not relieved by your
medications■ Persistent nausea or vomiting■ Chills■ Persistent cough or shortness of breath■ Drainage (pus) from any incision■ Redness surrounding any of your
incisions that is worsening or getting bigger
■ Inability to eat or drink liquids
Why the procedure is performed
What should I expect after my surgery?
During the 2 weeks before your surgery:
■ You will be scheduled for a pre-admission appointment at Parkwest. During this appointment, you will complete admission paperwork and a medical history as well as have any tests performed and labs drawn to expedite your care on the day of surgery.
■ You may be asked to stop taking drugs that make it harder for your blood to clot. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), Naprosyn (Aleve, Naproxen) and others. Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of your surgery.
■ If you smoke, try to stop. Ask your doctor for help.
■ Always let your doctor know about any cold, fl u, fever, or other illness you may have before your surgery.
■ Eat high fi ber foods and drink 6 to 8 glasses of water every day.
The day before your surgery:
■ You will be given a bowel prep that includes drinking fl uids and taking laxatives and enemas. This is done to make sure that the colon is free of any stool.
■ You may be asked to drink only clear liquids such as broth, clear juice and water after noon.
■ Do NOT drink anything after midnight, including water. Sometimes you will not be able to drink anything for up to 12 hours before surgery.
On the day of your surgery:
■ Take only the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
■ Arrive at the hospital at your specifi ed time.
Beers is re-stocking equipment
used for laparoscopic surgeries.
This is the same type of device his
staff gathered in preparation for his
surgery.
B-2 • APRIL 15, 2013 • Shopper news
Sara Barrett
Barnyard TalesKathryn Woycik
Carol Zin avage
Carol’sCritter Corner
Shopper-News sales rep Brandi Davis has embarked on an interesting animal ad-venture lately. She’s become a “donkey mama.”
Her husband and father-in-law are the owners of “Da-vis Charolais” in New Taze-well. Charolais are a white breed of beef cattle, and the Davises had become very concerned for their safety. Seems some local maraud-ers – coyotes – had begun to threaten the population. A solution was needed.
Donkeys to the rescue! Did you know that donkeys will keep coyotes away? A quick search on the internet turns up many vendors in “guard donkeys,” sold just for that very purpose. Actu-ally, they don’t seem to like dogs of any sort – wild or do-mesticated.
In Brandi’s case, she end-ed up with a couple of mini-
mules. (Since mules are the result of a romantic encoun-ter between a female horse and a male donkey, she fi g-ured that was close enough.) A friend was able to hook the Davises up with a jack named Harley and a jenny named Precious.
So far, Harley and Pre-cious seem a bit cowed (ouch), not by the cattle, but by the space. They’d come from a small farm, and now they have fi ve acres and their own barn. Brandi, mean-while, is learning the ins and outs of mule ownership. She’s been plying them with horse treats from Tractor Supply, and they’re warming up to her.
Harley has taken to bray-ing when he spots Brandi coming. (All power to the woman with the treats.) They both enjoy a friendly pat on the head. Everyone is settling in.
And the coyotes are stay-ing away.
Stay tuned to this column for news about many inter-esting upcoming events, including Take Your Dog to Work Day and the Walk and Wag Dog Walk, a special fundraiser given by a mother in memory of her animal-loving daughter. Send your interesting animal stories to
Yeehaw for heehaw
Two beautiful barns can be seen as you drive along Gil-bert Road. They have become a signature of The Episcopal School of Knoxville.
The barns at ESK
ESK headmaster Jay Sec-or shared some of the barns’ known history. Prior to the school’s purchase, the prop-erty was a farm. The general utility barn was built in the 1930s and served the farm’s needs. The tobacco barn was added sometime in the 1960s. The farmhouse was replaced with what is now the Bishop’s building.
The 100 acre property on Gilbert Road was purchased for the school in 2000. Se-cor recalls having a series of parties that year to sponsor the school. In its early years, the 4-H school had a chicken and pig program. Two pigs, Wagner and Petuna, lived in the former tobacco barn. Pigs were among the contes-
This swirl pattern named Mon-
key Wrench appears on the
utility barn. It was selected by
the students mostly because
of its name. Photos by K. Woycik
The quilt square on the front
of the former tobacco barn is
the Cross and Crown pattern.
On the side is the Hunter Star
pattern. Both were painted
by the 7th grade students.
tants entered at the Tennes-see Valley Fair.
After the winter break this past January, three beautiful quilt squares were added to the barns. ESK communications director Melissa Anderson wanted to share their story along with art teacher Philip Hoffman.
The idea of adding the quilt squares came from Debbie Martin, treasurer of the Parents Association. She thought it would be a fun project for the students.
She presented the idea to Hoffman. He agreed after mulling it over. The project was funded by the Parent’s Association.
Hoffman involved his three 7th grade classes. He decided to have three separate quilts made by each class. Each class, comprised of 16 students, researched many patterns and selected several of their favorites. Hoffman picked the top three.
He wanted students tocome up with their own de-signs; choose the patternswithin the main pattern,the colors and the amountof colors being used. The8x8 wooden structures wereprimed and sealed frontand back. The project tookapproximately 10 weeks tocomplete and has broughtmuch excitement and prideto the school.
Anyone wanting to sharethe story of their barn canemail [email protected].
Arbor Terrace residents were treated to glitz and glamour in the lobby last week, courtesy of reception-ist Phyllis Humphrey.
Humphrey, a member of the Red Hat Society, said she came up with the idea of hosting a fashion show after her Red Hat friends visited recently. Humphrey brought clothing from her wardrobe for staff members to model.
“Most clothing and ac-cessories come courtesy of Sweet Pea’s here in Knox-ville,” Humphrey said. “And
Arbor Terrace holds fashion show
Sweet Pea is me.”Some of the faculty also
modeled outfi ts of their own.
The winner of the best outfi t and best model re-ceived a foil crown, fl owers and a fi rst-place ribbon.
The winning models from the Arbor Terrace fashion
show enjoyed prizes that included fl owers and boxes
of chocolate.
Arbor Terrace residents Alice Engelhorn, Gin Cate and
Maria Meadows wait for the winner of the door prize to be
announced. Maria won a potted plant.
Arbor Terrace resident assistant Marrissa Curl models a purse
and designer denim from her personal collection.
Arbor Terrace receptionist
Phyllis Humphrey produced,
directed and hosted a fashion
show for the residents last
week. Photos by S. Barrett
The winners of the Arbor Terrace fashion show are executive director Joy Hall (third place),
administrative assistant Virginia Mann (fi rst place) and engagement program director Erin
Parten (second place).
HEALTH NOTES ■ Parkinson Support Group (PK Hope Is Alive) of East TN will meet
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Kern United Method-
ist Church Family Life Center, 451 East Tenn. Ave. in Oak Ridge.
The topic will be “How to De-Clutter your Home and Reduce
Falls” presented by Valerie Hughes. East Tennessee Personal Care
Services will provide a light lunch. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867,
[email protected] or www.pkhopeisalive.org.
CALL TO ARTISANS, VENDORSThe Union County Art in the Park committee is
seeking artists, crafters and food vendors to join in the third annual artist’s Festival “Art on Main” on 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Union County Arts Center and on Main Street. For vendor form/info: Union County Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811.
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SOUTH, 2 BR, cent. H&A, $500/mo. + deposit. No pets. 865-809-2768
Condo Rentals 76WEST 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, W/D conn., exc. cond, no pets, $750/mo. 1 yr. lease. 865-567-0759
Domestic Help 105CLEANING LADY
NEEDED for lt HH chores, Karns/Ball Camp area. 691-3277.
Dogs 141 AUSTRALIAN Cattle
dog puppies, AKC, champion, $300. 423-248-5267
***Web ID# 232667***
Dogs 141AUSTRALIAN
SHEPHERD PUPS Toy Size, NKC reg.
$900 up. 865-322-5531/45 www.dollsanddogs.com
BASSET HOUND, 4 mos. old, tri-colored S&W, can be reg. $350. 865-216-7245
GOLDEN Retriever Male, AKC Reg. - Looking for AKC Female Golden Retriever to breed with. 423-646-5115
GOLDEN Retriever Puppies, AKC, 8 wks, dark red, $500 & up. 423-248-5267
***Web ID# 232666***
LABS, AKC, black females, 6 wks old, vet ckd w/1st shots, $250. 865-640-4000
***Web ID# 233145***
LABS, English, AKC, 7 wks, shots, wormed, health cert. $350. Call 865-202-5557
***Web ID# 233003***
Min. Schnauzer Pups, AKC, S&W, black & salt/pepper, $350. 423-562-9779
Dogs 141NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND
puppies w/ 1/4 Golden Retriever blood. $50.
865-789-5648
SCHNAUZERS MINI, 6 weeks old, 3 black males, $400-$450. 423-736-0277
***Web ID# 232736***
Horses 143HORSE BOARDING,
New Market, 16 stall barn, self care only. For horse owners who want to be actively involved in the welfare of their special friend. Call Fran 865-437-7525. $150 per stall.
Free Pets 145
ADOPT! Looking for an addi-tion to the family?
Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for
Knoxville & Knox County.
Call 215-6599 or visit
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Farmer’s Market 1502011 CASE IH 95U
4WD tractor, 161 hrs, air seat, cab, loader ready, rear fender
control for lift & PTO, power shuttle, 16 spd
trans. 865-922-6075 ***Web ID# 234061***
WANTED TO BUY Standing Saw Timber
865-984-4529
Wheel Horse GT 2500 Tractor, Anniv. Spec. 42" blade, 36" mower deck $500. 865-691-5651
Building Materials 188RETIRING - Selling Concrete
Tools/Equip., Saw, Floats, Trowels,
Stamps & more. See Items/Prices in online ad. Call 865-384-5495.
Lawn-Garden Equip. 190GRAVELY GRADER
BLADE, SULKY, $175.
865-690-7889
Machinery-Equip. 1932 PNEUMATIC
Nissan forklifts, 5,000 & 3,000, $12,400 or
separate 865-216-5387
Machinery-Equip. 193
Miller Shop Welders Like new
865-250-1480 ***Web ID# 230117***
Music Instruments 198YAMAHA Disklavier
upright piano, ebony, like new, $6,000. 865-690-7889
Household Furn. 204BIG SALE!
B & C MATTRESS, NEW - $125 PILLOW TOP QUEEN SIZE.
865-805-3058.
QUEEN PILLOW TOP MATTRESS
$75, New, Call 865-640-4600.
Household Appliances 204a
GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty 865-851-9053 2001 E. Magnolia Ave.
Antiques 21665"X24" MAHOGANY
bench, exc. cond., from Standard Knitting Mills, $500. 865-690-7889
Sporting Goods 223REMINGTON 7MM
Manum w/scope, Ruger 10-22 w/scope. 865-803-1416
North 225nNine Oaks Subd. Wide
Garage Sale. Sat. April 20, 8am-3pm
Emory Rd. to Pelleaux Rd. 37938
Boats Motors 2322012 RANGER Z520
w/Evinrude E-TEC, 250 HO, dual tower poles, all the opts. $52,000. 865-774-6415
***Web ID# 234665***
BASSTRACKER PRO 16, 2010, 30hp Merc. 4 stroke, low hrs, extras, $7,500. 865-898-6171, 865-687-7634
COBALT, 1988, red, always dry storage kept, 175 HP I/O w/Spartan trailer. Nice boat. $3500/bo. 865-274-8505
***Web ID# 232341***
Boats Motors 232CROWNLINE 2008
EX-240 deck boat, less than 100 hrs. Absolutely mint cond. Black & white, 5.7L V8, stainless prop. Sony stereo syst. Fresh water tank & head, never used. Great family boat. Kept in dry, stack storage, never kept in water. Looks & performs perfect. $39,900/b.o. 865-227-8360; 865-692-9282
***Web ID# 234017***
JON BOAT Alumac-raft 14 ft w/livewell in seat, like new, $700. 865-691-5651
SEA DOO SPX750, 1994. Very low hrs. W/trailer. $1300/bo. 865-274-8505
***Web ID# 232340***
Campers 235FOREST RIVER
Wildcat 2010, 27 ft 5th wheel, 2 lg. slides, like new. $16,900. 865-789-2272
***Web ID# 233975***
Rockwood Mini Lite ETC181 new cond 2010 Qn Murphy bed covered. Local 410-459-1128 ***Web ID# 233015***
SHASTA REVERE 1985, 24', sleeps 4, AC, new elec. frig. $1,800. 865-216-5387
***Web ID# 232653***
TRAIL LITE 2005, 23', queen bed, all opts., clean $6,800. 865-992-8929
Motor Homes 2372012 Gulfstream BT
Cruiser, 31', 8100 mi, 1 slide, TV/DVR, sleeps 4-5, 450 V10, w/car hauler, 1 owner, $60,000 obo. Listed $104K. 865-607-6761
***Web ID# 233555***
Georgia Boy 2003 Class A, 34 ft, V10, 2 slides, 31k mi. Exc. cond. Loaded. New tires & batt. $35,000 865-406-3731
***Web ID# 234115***
MOTOR HOME 26 ft, 2006, 2 slideouts, good cond. Very clean. 38k mi. $27,000. 706-965-8536 or 423-580-2384
***Web ID# 234761***
WINNEBAGO BRAVE 1999, 43,872 mi, very little usage. $20,000 trim. 865-988-3490
***Web ID# 233629***
Motorcycles 238GOLDWING TRIKE
1989, GL1500, 74k mi, $15,000 firm. 865-988-3490
***Web ID# 233626***
Motorcycles 238HONDA 750: 1978,
1977 & 1975. 1971 Honda 350.
1982 Yamaha 750. ALL PARTS BIKES.
865-705-6314 ***Web ID# 234438***
HONDA VTX1300, 2003, 36K mi., A-1 in every way, $4,800. 772-321-4020
***Web ID# 233523***
HONDA VTX1300R 2006, loaded, 7200 mi, garaged, Exc cond. Red $6500. 865-300-6228
***Web ID# 234410***
Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH
OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running
or not. 865-456-3500
Utility Trailers 25527' GOOSENECK
TRAILER with skids, $2,800 obo. 865-521-9252
***Web ID# 232890***
Trucks 257FORD 1972 Shortbed,
has new tires & wheels, $6,000 obo. 865-521-9252
***Web ID# 232886***
FORD F150 2006, ext. cab, LWB, V8, auto, 1 owner, 151,600 mi, very clean w/maint. records. $8,400. 865-306-2090
***Web ID# 232850***
FORD F150 Heritage 2004, reg. cab LB, 4.6L, AT, 105k mi, bed needs paint $3500.bo. 865-250-1480
***Web ID# 230116***
FORD XLT, 1997, 84K mi., extended bed, V8, 6 player CD chg $9,500. 865-335-8757
***Web ID# 232151***
4 Wheel Drive 258FORD F150 2007, red,
4x4, tow pkg, 48,578 mi. $20,500. 865-988-3490 ***Web ID# 233632***
Sport Utility 261FORD EXPEDITION
XLT 2001, 4 wheel drive, great cond. Leather int. 124,560 mi. $4200. 865-805-7400
FORD EXPLORER Sport Track XLT 2008, V6, 31k mi, 2 wh. dr. AT, PS, PB, orig. owner, $17,700. 865-804-4747
***Web ID# 233103***
Sport Utility 261Nissan Pathfinder LE
2001, leather, loaded, white, tow pkg, $3950/bo. 865-202-4748
***Web ID# 232563***
Imports 262AUDI TT Turbo Con-
vertible, 2001, 31K mi., black with Rawlings baseball leather inter., 6 spd, 6 disc CD changer, car cover & bra, garage kept. Per-fect cond. except a small dent in left front fender. $13,500 firm. 865-705-4171
BMW Z-4 2006, Conv., blue, tan lthr int., all power, 72K mi, $15,900. 865-922-0354
***Web ID# 233382***
Honda Accord SE 2011, 4 dr, white, tan lthr int, 20K mi, $18,500. 865-922-0354
***Web ID# 233378***
JAGUAR 2 dr Conv. V12 eng, XJS,
$5,000 423-526-8031
***Web ID# 233099***
KIA RONDO LX 2007, V6, AC, PW, silver, $6950 o.b.o. Phone 865-202-4748
***Web ID# 232569***
MAZDA MPV 2000, good cond., 7 pass., sunroof, rear air, $3,795. 865-577-0605
***Web ID# 233495***
MERCEDES SLK 300 2010, 9500 mi., selling
for $36,000, (list 56,500) Call 865-806-6026.
***Web ID# 234478***
Sports 264PONTIAC SOLSTICE
GXP 2008, 41,500 mi, red, gar. kept. $17,500. 865-717-0403
***Web ID# 233827***
Domestic 265CHEVROLET IMPALA
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THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 28Farragut Dogwood Trail
The Farragut Dogwood Trail, Featured Trail of the 2013 Dogwood Arts Festival, is open through Sunday, April 28, starting at the entrance to Fox Den subdivision.
The Farragut Trail showcases 487 homes through-out Fox Den, Country Manor and Village Green subdivisions. Residents and people from surrounding communities are invited to enjoy the trail with a walk, bicycle ride or drive.
For more info, visit www.dogwoodarts.com.
THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 30Artist of the Month
The Town of Farragut Arts Council has selected Bar-bara Gray as the featured artist for April. Gray’s drawings and paintings are on display on the second fl oor of the ro-tunda in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. The town hall is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
MONDAY, APRIL 15Job Resources Group
The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, at Concord United Meth-odist Church, 11020 Roane Drive.
The group provides assistance in preparing for in-terviews, revising resumes and fi nding employment.
MONDAY, APRIL 15Dragon Boat deadline
The early-bird registration deadline for the 11th An-nual KARM Dragon Boat Festival is Monday, April 15.
Early registration is $750 for community and corpo-rate teams. After April 15, registration is $850.
The festival will be June 22 at The Cove at Concord Park. For more info, visit www.karm.org/dragonboats.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 15-26Arbor Day art show
The Farragut Intermediate School Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art Show will be on display from Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 26, at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. The exhibit will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
A public reception will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday,
April 25, followed by the announcement of the Best of Show award at the 7 p.m. Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting.
A poster contest with the theme “Celebrate Trees” in honor of National Arbor Day on April 26, the show features works by 32 FIS Kiwanis K Kids in grades 3-5. Info:966-7057 or [email protected].
THURSDAY, APRIL 18Free budget classes
The Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County is of-fering free budget classes on the third Thursday of each month at the center, 119 “A” St., Lenoir City.
The classes are provided by CredAbility, a nonprofi t credit counseling and education agency, and offer one-on-one help with the basics of personal fi nance.
To register, call Paula Roach, 865-986-1777, ext. 12.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18AARP Chapter #3006
AARP Chapter #3006 will meet Thursday, April 18, in the fellowship hall of the Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Coffee, tea and conversation will begin at 11:30 a.m., with a covered-dish lunch starting at noon.
Jan Johnson with the Senior Citizen Information & Referral Service will share information about the organiza-tion. After the speaker, there will be a sing-along and a short business meeting.
Visitors and prospective members are welcome; visitors need not bring a dish. For info, call Betty Berry, 865-691-8566.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 19-20Concord UMC rummage sale
Concord UMC will host its eighth annual rummage sale 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, April 19, and 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. The second shift on Saturday will let cus-tomers fi ll one bag for $5. All proceeds will go toward mission trips. Info: 966-6728.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 19-21Gourd festival
The Tennessee Volunteer Gourd Society will hold its sixth annual spring gourd festival, “Home Grown & Hand Made,” Friday through Sunday, April 19-21, at the Bledsoe Community Complex, 234 Allen P. Deakins Road, Pikeville, Tenn.
Info: www.tennesseevolunteergourdsociety.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20‘Painting With Scripture’
A “Painting With Scripture” art class will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Jill Stone Studios, 11043 Terrapin Station Lane (across from the U.S. Cellular Soccer Complex).
Participants will receive seven hours of art instruc-tion, all class materials and their hand-created 16x20 gallery-wrapped canvas painting featuring images
inspired by and the words from a verse from the New Testament.
No prior art instruction is required.Cost is $94. Info: 406-1817 or Jessica@ JillStoneStudios.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20Tree giveaway
The Town of Farragut’s Stormwater Matters pro-gram will give away more than 1,000 trees thanks to a $500 tree grant from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The giveaways will include Shumard oak, indigo bush and button bush tree seedlings.
Trees will be available at Knoxville’s EarthFest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley campus.
Info: 966-7057 or [email protected].
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 20-21Art in the Park
The third annual Farragut Art in the Park will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21. The event is part of the Dogwood Arts Festival.
About 40 jury-selected artists and photographers will be working on location from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Anchor Park, the Berkeley Park Subdivision fountain, Bridgemore Subdivision entrance, Campbell Station Park, Farragut Town Hall Memorial, Fox Den Subdivi-sion entrance, Mayor Bob Leonard Park, McFee Park, The Old Mill and Olde Concord.
Strolling musicians also will be onsite to entertain viewers.
A gallery reception and sale featuring the art created during Art in the Park will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at The Gallery at Renaissance|Farragut. Viewing starts at noon, with artists arriving by 6 p.m.
Cash prizes for best of show, fi rst place and second place will be awarded. The popular Chef’s Choice also will be named in each category, and one painter will receive the Steve Black Memorial Award in honor of the artist’s many contributions to this event prior to his passing.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21Celebrating the earth
In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, members of Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, will “Speak for the Earth” during the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, April 21.
Info: 777-9882 or visit www.westknoxuu.org/.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21Spring concert at church
reVOLution and VOLume will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestown Blvd.
The performance is part of the Spring Concert Series planned by the church in conjunction with the Univer-sity of Tennessee Music Department. This program fea-tures UT contemporary a cappella groups, the all-female reVOLution and the all-male VOLume.
All of the concerts in the series are free, and the pub-lic is invited.
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