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‘ROUND TOWN

➤ Fall festival celebrates safetyThe leaves around town will be blazing color by Oct. 18.

The town of Farragut wants to make sure that’s all that blazes. For the seventh year, the town partners with the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau, Tennova Healthcare, Rural/Metro Fire Department and Ingles Markets for the Fall Fire Prevention Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Turkey Creek Medi-cal Center parking lot, 10820 Parkside Drive.

You can stick the word “festival” on anything these days, but this free event is a kid favorite and a chance for parents and children to learn something. The University of Tennessee Medical Center and the Knox County Sheriff ’s helicopters are expected, along with the bomb squad robot. And fi re trucks… lots of fi re trucks.

Participating will be: Knox-ville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Knoxville Fire Department, Knox County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, Karns and Seymour Volun-teer Fire Departments, Rural/Metro Fire and EMS, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, University of Tennes-see Medical Center, American Red Cross, AAA East Ten-nessee, Tennessee Division of Forestry and Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Info: www.facebook.com/KCFPB

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Economic Development

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Beautifi cation Committee –

10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7

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4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7

Parks & Athletic Council – 6

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By Betsy PickleAround here, Saturday is the

day for thinking orange. Sunday will be the day for thinking green.

The town of Farragut is hold-ing its fi rst-ever Green Earth, Blue Skies celebration from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Founders Park at Campbell Sta-tion. The event is sanctioned by National Public Lands Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 27.

(Apparently, all eyes will be focused on Athens, Ga., that day. Something to do with football.)

The town and several partners will present fun activities and in-teresting demonstrations on how to be good environmental stew-ards.

“We’d like for everyone to come out,” says Jason Scott, the town’s stormwater coordinator. “You’re always going to get the folks who

Founders Park at Campbell Station will

play host to Green Earth, Blue Skies, a

National Public Lands Day event.

Farragut’s new outdoor classroom will be included in the celebration.

Green experienceshould be fun, enlighteningshould be fun, enlightening

already know this stuff, but we’re hoping that some new folks come out and maybe we can get them involved.”

While the educational aspects are important, Green Earth, Blue Skies is supposed to be fun.

By Wendy SmithA new multi-family housing

project was met with approval by the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission. But a decision to rezone the North Campbell Sta-tion Road property was deferred, pending fi nal approval of changes to the R-6 Zoning District and ad-dition of the Open Space Multi-Family Residential Overlay Dis-trict (OSMFR) by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

The FBMA approved changes to R-6 and the new overlay on fi rst reading at its Sept. 11 meeting.

The 33-acre property north of the Holiday Inn Express was one that staff had in mind when the OSMFR was created, said Com-munity Development Director Mark Shipley. Much of the prop-erty has a steep slope that would prohibit development. The over-lay provides fl exibility in build-ing placement and height to allow developers to cluster buildings on developable acreage in exchange for leaving at least 50 percent of the acreage as green space.

The late arrival of a traffi c im-pact study by the developer, Perry Management Group of Greenev-ille, S.C., was the fi rst obstacle to FMPC approval. Jason Perry handed out summarized fi nd-ings to commissioners, and said it was unusual to be asked for a traffi c impact study before zoning changes were fi nalized. The TIS was completed for 280 units, but the proposed development calls

Jason Perry of Perry Management

Group discusses a proposed 240-

unit multi-family development on

North Campbell Station Road with

the Farragut Municipal Planning

Commission. Photo by Wendy Smith

Planning unit favors multi-family project

for 240 units.Perry acknowledged that speed

and visibility issues on Campbell Station will need to be addressed. Safety is the company’s primary goal, he said.

Another obstacle is that one of the 33 acres is in Knox County. PMG intends to request that the acre be annexed by Farragut.

The planning commission voted to defer rezoning until the FBMA gives fi nal approval to R-6 chang-es and the OSMFR overlay. Ron Honken voted against deferment, saying he did not want to slow the development down.

The FMPC also discussed how

By Wendy SmithWhile the rest of us lie awake

at night thinking about taxes, or pancakes, Ernie Pierce loses sleep over traffi c signals. When he gets caught in a backup, he’s not frus-trated by the delay. He’s frustrated by the unsolved problem.

“Your congestion is my con-gestion,” he says.

Pierce is to traffi c signals what the Colonel is to fried chicken. The signal engineer has been tin-kering with Knoxville’s intersec-tions since 1989. Nobody could do

Knoxville signal engineer Ernie Pierce and chief traffi c engineer Jeff

Branham examine the traffi c signal controller at the intersection of Cedar

Bluff Road and Peters Road.

a better job, says the city’s chief traffi c engineer, Jeff Branham.

Pierce is in his element stand-ing at the corner of Cedar Bluff and Peters Road. Where others see a cacophony of vehicles, he sees a fi nely-tuned orchestration.

The signals have six phases, with two that overlap: those turn-ing left from southbound Cedar Bluff onto Peters, and those turn-ing right from westbound Peters to Cedar Bluff. The intersection is

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By Wendy SmithThe front of First Baptist

Church of Knoxville is beau-tiful to some, but it can be intimidating to others, says Senior Pastor Tom Ogburn.

That’s why the church is opening up its lawn, and front porch, to the commu-nity. Last week, the con-gregation closed down a section of Main Street for a BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party. In coming weeks, the church will set up tables and chairs for use during lunch hour once a week.

A stage, which was built to hold the church’s nativity set at Christmas, will pro-vide stage space for musi-cal acts to perform during Lunch on the Lawn, says Pam Neal, minister of ad-ministration.

The lunchtime event will be scheduled to take advan-tage of food trucks that park in front of the church. No other downtown church has a lawn, and Ogburn hopes to make the space inviting.

“Some people see the church as what we are against. We want them to see us as people, and neigh-bors who care about the community,” he says.

Lizzy Kirby fi lls her plate with eats from “Love” That B-B-Q, served by Emma, Jess and Joel

“Ducky” Maples, at First Baptist Church of Knoxville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party. Photos by Wendy Smith

Five-year-old Anna Claire Car-

michael has a big chair to fi ll.

She attends Christian Acad-

emy of Knoxville.

Sharon Bowman and Spencer Hudson take advantage of the closing of Main Street to play a

competitive game of corn hole. They attend Sunday school together at First Baptist Church of

Knoxville.

Ava Hulsey, under the watch-

ful eye of her mother, Bran-

non Hulsey, dances to blue-

grass music with Grant Lyon.

Beth and Tom Ogburn enjoy dinner on the lawn during First

Baptist Church of Knoxville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party.

Tom is the church’s new senior pastor.

First Baptist welcomes neighborsfrom the front porch

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to hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinance:

1. Ordinance 14-11, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordi-nance of the town of farragut, tennes-see, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 3., Section xi., Multi-family residential district (r-6), by providing for new requirements, as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated

2. Ordinance 14-12, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordi-nance of the town of farragut, tennes-see, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 3., Specifi c district regulations., To create a new zoning district entitled open space multi-family residential overlay (osmfr), as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated

3. Ordinance 14-13, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordinance of the town of farragut, tennessee, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 4., Section xx. Parking and loading, a., 2. And 3., To change the off-street park-ing provisions for multi-family uses, as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated.

4. Ordinance 14-15, ordinance to amend ordinance 14-06, fy2015 budget, general fund

Green experience From page A-1

“It’s about getting folks outside and enjoying their community and their re-sources and introducing them to some of the things they have available to them that they might not other-wise know they have avail-able to them,” says Scott.

The Tennessee Depart-ment of Environment and Conservation’s Division of Water Resources will host “Kids in the Creek,” combin-ing two things youngsters love – getting in the water and bugs, at 2 and 4 p.m.

“Kids can put on waders and get in the creek with them to kick up bugs,” says Scott. “Different bugs are indicators of water quality.”

Rainwater Resources will

give a rainwater harvesting demonstration at 1:30.

“From a policy perspec-tive, we’re really trying to encourage people to infi l-trate or harvest rainwa-ter on their site, to reduce stormwater runoff,” says Scott. “They can have it go into the ground and re-charge groundwater as op-posed to runoff in a road.”

The Izaak Walton League will hold a guided trail walk through the park at 3. Mem-bers of the city of Knoxville

ing off the 1,500-gallon rainwater harvesting cis-tern hooked up to the roof of the pavilion, but he also wants people to check out the permeable paver park-ing and the permeable con-crete walking trail.

“It functions similarly to the paver system,” Scott says. “It looks kind of like a big, long concrete Rice Krispy treat.”

It won’t taste like one, of course. But Dale’s Fried Pies will be on site selling snacks.

Scott notes that Farragut’s will be one of 1,947 National Public Lands Day sites. This is NPLD’s 21st year.

For a complete list of Green Earth, Blue Skies ac-tivities, visit www.townof-farragut.org/Document-Center/View/1750.

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equipped with radar detec-tion that monitors the per-cent of traffi c coming from each direction. The timing of each phase changes based on the information received by the radar, he says.

The intersection’s fi rst priority is the left turn lanes from Cedar Bluff to Peters because those lanes could potentially back up to the lights at I-40, which would be dangerous.

“Safety is our fi rst prior-ity, not convenience,” says Branham.

Some drivers bring in-convenience on themselves by choosing congested areas out of habit. For example, those traveling from North Peters/Parkside Drive to I-40 could take Mabry Hood to Pellissippi, which would

be faster than using CedarBluff, Pierce says.

Two upcoming Tennes-see Department of Trans-portation (TDOT) projectsshould help with congestionon Cedar Bluff. Reconfi gur-ing of lanes will give a con-tinuous green light to onelane from southbound Ce-dar Bluff to westbound I-40,and a second turn lane fromsouthbound Cedar Bluff toNorth Peters/Parkside willbe added.

A $7 million upgradefunded by TDOT and thecity will provide a foundationthat will lead to better com-munication between traffi csignals in the future. For now,I’m glad engineers like Pierceand Branham are solvingWest Knox traffi c problems− day and night.

Planning unit From page A-1

Mixed Use Town Center zon-ing should best be used to encourage the development of a downtown. Creating a downtown area is Strategy 1 of the 2012 Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Shipley presented a draft of amendments to C-1 zon-ing for properties that have been designated mixed use on the comprehensive plan. The draft was created based on discussion during a joint FMPC and FMBA workshop

Never too early to start swinging a golf club! Troy Williams, 18

months, shows his dad, Brian, how it’s done.

Judah Rodgers watches as his

brother Asher fi nishes off his game. Photos by Justin Acuff

and last month’s FMPC meeting.

The new requirements would apply only to new development or substantial re-development. Proposed changes include limits on “big box” retailers and drive-through service lanes. Retail stores should be lim-ited to 25,000 square feet, the commission agreed.

Ean Moffett of Holrob Commercial Realty, which represents the owner of the former Conoco station at the corner of Campbell Station Road and Kingston Pike, asked the commission for

clarity regarding the zoning changes. A possible restric-tion on drive-through ser-vice lanes has already dis-couraged a potential buyer, he said.

Decisions about develop-ment within the mixed-use zone will be made based on whether it is in character with a town center, Shipley said. Another workshop re-garding the draft is likely.

Town Engineer Daryl Smith discussed the re-alignment of the intersec-tion of Kingston Pike and Lee Highway, also known as Dixie Lee Junction. The

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is fi nalizing plans to create a “T” intersection. The exist-ing road will become front-age for businesses located in the curve of Lee Highway.

Most of the intersection is located in Loudon Coun-ty, but Smith has asked that sidewalks be added to the improved the road lo-cated within town limits. The FMPC endorsed the re-quest.

The project is expected to begin within the next 18 months.

Tree Board will demon-strate proper tree planting and maintenance.

Activities for kids will include a plant-based craft and making their own snacks – ants on a log (it’s not as gross as it sounds).

Older youths can have fun with a geocaching scav-enger hunt, using their cell-phones or GPS units.

The town’s outdoor class-room “is being introduced to the public for the fi rst time,” says Scott, with a rib-bon-cutting at 1 p.m.

He’s excited about show-

Just puttering aroundFree golf. Two words that

appeal to all ages!

Farragut has been offering a free day of mini-golf for 23 years, and Monday, Sept. 15, was a great day for the 2014 installment of the event.

Sponsored jointly by the town and Putt-Putt Golf & Games of Farragut, West End Center, the day attracts the younger set in the mornings and the middle and high school crowd after school.

Parents get into the action, too, as bumps and curves and hills at every hole manage to frustrate the good golfers and give par-action for those who are just puttering around.

Showing the polite attitude of golfers,

Charlie and Ada Becker sit on the

bench as they wait for the patrons

ahead of them to fi nish the hole.

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or how I can help them mas-ter those problems.

“If par-ents ask me why their s t u d e n t per for med poorly on a state test, I don’t have an answer

because I am prohibited from reviewing the ques-tions after the test. This is frustrating for teachers and parents, but the ones who truly suffer are the stu-dents.”

Brown said state funding was mentioned only once at the four-hour summit, yet “Mississippi invests more per student than Tennes-see.”

When the Legislature reconvenes, expect a battle among Tennessee’s three political parties: the dwin-dling Democrats, who gen-erally back TEA, want better funding and resist reforms; the corporate Republicans, including Haslam and local legislators, who want na-tional standards and teach-er accountability; and the red-meat Republicans, who call the standards “Obam-acore” and want more guns and fewer taxes.

Beth Brown

MetroPulse columnist Frank Cagle is an expert on state politics. Last week he boldly predicted the demise of Common Core state stan-dards when the Legislature reconvenes.

Sandra Clark

No common ground on Common Core

“If you didn’t see that coming, you are willfully blind,” he wrote of last year’s near-death. “Some of us could see it coming sit-ting on a porch in Strawber-ry Plains.”

Ever the optimist, Gov. Bill Haslam convened a summit last week to reboot his education reforms, in-cluding Common Core.

Beth Brown, vice presi-dent of the Tennessee Edu-cation Association, said the real experts weren’t invited. Most there had “zero class-room experience.”

Brown said testing is paramount for reformers, yet teachers never see the results. “A list of student scores does not tell me what questions students missed

Week before last, reports trickled out that establish-ment types (meaning the usual Chamber of Com-merce/corporate education reform crowd) were get-ting desperate to fi nd a way to derail Mike McMillan’s campaign to become chair of the Board of Education, a powerful position that au-tomatically confers a spot on the board’s two-person executive committee (along with the superintendent) and the ability to set the board’s meeting agendas.

McMillan has been a con-sistent critic of Superinten-dent James McIntyre since taking the Eighth District seat in 2010, and he often fi nds himself on the short end of 8-1 votes. The pro-McIntyre majority had little to fear from him, and a year ago, nobody could have pre-dicted that he’d emerge as the senior member of a bur-geoning 5-4 majority.

Betty Bean

The eff ort to derail McMillan

But he may well be. When Lynne Fugate announced that she was tired of being perceived as divisive and would not seek re-election as chair, the McIntyre-support-ing former majority lined up behind Third Dis trict board member Doug Harris, but he could muster only four votes, including his own. Same went for McMillan, who got his own vote plus votes from new members Amber Roun-tree, Terry Hill and interim member John Fugate. When it became obvious that the two sides would never un-tangle the deadlock, every-one agreed to come back next month and vote again when new Seventh District board member Patti Bounds

is present.Bounds, who was off on

a Mediterranean cruise that was planned and paid for long before she ran for of-fi ce, has become the focus of intense speculation.

Meanwhile, public re-lations guy Mike Cohen didn’t like the way things appeared to be headed but said he was acting on his own in his efforts to fi nd a way to block McMillan from being named chair. His ba-sic argument is that Knox County will be less likely to fi nd suitable candidates for McIntyre’s replacement with McMillan at the helm.

His solution for breaking the deadlock?

Terry Hill, the new Sixth District board member, who is a retired school psy-chologist, mother of a for-mer board member (Cindy Buttry) and wife of another (Steve Hill). She scored the most resounding Election

Day win of any of the new-bies and was a polishedcandidate who appeared tobe less dug into her posi-tions than many of her col-leagues. Plus, Cohen, a for-mer KCS public informationoffi cer, said he just likes her.

“Personally I’d love Terryto serve. I actually wroteher that a couple of days af-ter the election. I knew herwhen I was the schools’ PRguy. I was a fan of hers thenand I am a fan of hers now,”he said.

He also said he doesn’tthink the options should belimited to Harris or McMil-lan.

But there’s a glitch – Hill(who had likely noticed thatseveral of Cohen’s friends,including Doug Harris, gaveconsiderable sums of mon-ey to her major opponent)doesn’t want the job.

“I have no interest in run-ning for chair at this time,”she said.

Why the secrecy by MPC?One would think the

Metropolitan Planning Commission would have enjoyed all the controversy it wanted over the past few months with the strong neighborhood criticism of Director Mark Donaldson and his controversial hiring of Dave Hill, but on Sept. 11 MPC adopted by stealth the $101,000 separation agree-ment for Donaldson with-out any public discussion or reasonable notice, thereby triggering more attention.

This comes on top of Mayors Burchett and Rog-ero seeking and getting Donaldson’s early retire-ment.

How did this happen?When MPC met for its

regular meeting, chair Re-becca Longmire quickly asked that the consent cal-endar be amended to add the separation agreement. Commissioner Clancy im-mediately seconded it and before anyone knew what was afoot it was adopted. Even veteran MPC member Jack Sharp did not know the agreement had passed when contacted by this writer four days later.

The agreement was not on the published agenda or explained at the public meeting. Media have failed to report this. Clearly, Long-mire and others on the MPC executive committee did not want the public or even fel-low commissioners to know its contents or debate it. By hiding it, they have directed even more attention to its contents and undermined further already weakened public confi dence in MPC commissioners who orches-trated this charade.

Why the secrecy by MPC?

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The separation agree-ment was obtained through an open-records request. Donaldson’s current con-tract, going back to 2005, pays him one-month salary (which is $9,186.58) plus accrued sick leave (which is 772 hours or $43,641.16) plus accrued annual leave (which is 327 hours, which equal $18,485.36) for a total of $71,313.05.

Then MPC voluntarily added two months’ sal-ary for $18,373.16 and 80 percent of his health-care premiums for one year at $11,888 for a total of $30,261.16 for a combined total of $101,574.21 in order to keep him around until his successor is installed. This is on top of the salary he will be paid for the time he con-tinues working. This second part was optional and not mandated by contract.

The public still does not know what will happen to Dave Hill, whose hiring in-stigated much of this.

In their defense, Steve Wise, MPC attorney, ex-plains that the recommen-dations of the executive committee usually go on the consent calendar and are not discussed at the full MPC meeting. This practice should be dropped when it includes such a large price tag.

What were commission-ers thinking when they failed to discuss it in public? No one would ever ask? The

held in his honor this Fri-day, Sept. 26, at the HowardBaker federal courthouse.

■ Veteran GOP activ-ist Phyllis Severance ishelping the Alexander forU.S. Senate offi ce in KnoxCounty – a substantialboost to the Alexander ef-fort.

■ It is ironic that theTennessee Supreme Court,which has a female major-ity, did not have a singlewoman apply to be the stateattorney general. Nor wasthere a concerted effort toencourage women or Afri-can-Americans to apply.

It would seem the threefemale members of thecourt would have encour-aged female attorneys orjudges to apply for thateight-year term, but appar-ently it did not happen.

Women in today’s worldoften make up a signifi cantportion of graduating class-es from law schools.

Tennessee has never hada woman or African-Amer-ican serve as state AG. Theywill have to wait anothereight years to even be con-sidered.

Knox County elected itsfi rst female DA (CharmeKnight Allen) last month.Shelby County has had a fe-male DA for several years.

Popular election produc-es faster results in this areathan appointments madebehind closed doors.

■ Gov. Bill Haslamwill join New York Gov. An-drew Cuomo, Nevada Gov.Brian Sandoval and Mis-souri Gov. Jay Nixon at a re-ception at the U.S. Embassyin Kabul, Afghanistan, thisSunday, Sept. 28, accordingto an invitation sent to per-sonnel at the Embassy.

media would miss it? This is public money and merits public scrutiny. The com-missioners are not used to public review of their ac-tions on internal issues. They would do well to con-sult with Jack Sharp, who has forgotten more than most current younger com-missioners know, for advice on public relations and local politics.

There is some positive news from MPC, however. Notices of all future meet-ings and committee meet-ings will now be posted on the MPC website, which has not occurred for the pow-erful executive committee meeting. This is due to the intervention of Wise, who deserves praise for this.

■ GOP legislative nominee Eddie Smith, opposing incumbent Rep. Gloria Johnson, met with Gov. Bill Haslam for over 20 minutes Sept. 17 when Haslam was in Knoxville to promote passage of Amend-ment 2 on the judicial selec-tion process. Smith wants Bill and Crissy Haslam to campaign for him.

Apparently that may oc-cur. This is most contested race in Knox County on Nov. 4.

Mayor Rogero will be strongly backing Johnson and Cheri Siler for state senator, which will place her in direct opposition to the governor on these two can-didates. Johnson is favored, but Smith is a credible can-didate.

■ U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Richard Stair Jr. is retiring after a distinguished 28-year ca-reer in the federal judiciary, and a reception is being

TEA gets a winBy Sandra Clark

A local case with state-wide implications was over-turned by the state Court of Appeals in late August, and the Union County Board of Education voted Sept. 18 not to appeal that decision.

Chancellor Andrew Till-man had ruled in favor of Union County Public Schools in a case involving a teacher who wanted his Union County Education Association representa-tive with him when he was questioned by a supervisor about student allegations of misconduct. The supervisor refused.

Director of Schools Jim-my Carter later took no ac-tion on the charges, which led Tillman to opine that the UCEA’s lawsuit was without merit since the teacher had suffered no damage. The teacher’s name was redact-ed in all documents.

Chief Judge Charles Su-sano delivered the appellate court’s decision: The em-ployee had a right under the state’s 2011 Collaborative Conferencing Act to have an organizational representa-tive present “at an investi-gative interview where the

employee reasonably be-lieves the investigation may result in disciplinary action against him or her.”

Also, “the Association has organizational stand-ing to pursue this action on behalf of its members,” Susano wrote. The court vacated the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case. Costs on appeal were assessed to the Union County Board of Education.

The board amended its agenda to add the item and passed vice chair Brad Griffey’s motion to drop the appeal without debate.

We contacted the Tennes-see Education Association on Friday, and a representa-tive confi rmed the organiza-tion would notify its mem-bers and put out a general press release. TEA had been awaiting a possible appeal to the state Supreme Court.

It’s a big win for the TEA since many assumed the Collaborative Conferencing Act had negated members’ right to representation.

Of course, the organiza-tion should not crow too loudly. Legislators can al-ways tighten the law in Jan-uary.

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Money pays for media advertising, yard signs, bill-boards and direct mail to voters. It allows a candidate to get his or her message out and reach folks who rarely pay attention to politics.

Yet, money isn’t usually as important in local cam-paigns because so few peo-

Scott Frith

High-turnout elections favor big-spending candidates

ple vote. A campaign doesn’t need a lot of money when you can fi t all the district’s voters into a high school gymnasium. For exam-ple, only 3,249 votes were

cast in the Sixth District’s (Northwest Knox County) school board primary elec-tion in May. In the Ninth District (South Knox), only 2,494 votes were cast.

Low-turnout, local elec-tions give more infl uence to members of special-interest groups such as teachers and neighborhood organiza-tions because these folks vote in higher numbers. Unsurprisingly, candidates

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Great White spotted in Fort Loudoun?

The question mark is the fi rst hint it’s not true. The second is sharks’ well-known dislike of freshwater.

Topping this week’s “who knew?” list is a website call-ing itself “NY Meta” where items as dubious as this fi sh story are passed off as fac-tual.

A few weeks ago NY Meta published “news,” accompa-nied by video, of a terrifying incident. According to the story, a roller-coaster car fl ew off the tracks at Coney Island injuring eight people.

It was completely fab-ricated, yet thousands of social-media users bought into it. New York’s Econom-ic Development Corporation demanded the publisher take the story down, and NY Meta complied.

The story, if true, would have made headlines in le-gitimate newspapers and local and national news

broadcasts. That it didn’t failed to deter readers who tweeted, “This is why I don’t ride roller coasters” and similar sentiments for days after the article appeared.

The expansion of Internet access with its vast stores of knowledge at the disposal of anyone with a computer and a cable connection was sup-posed to usher in a Second Enlightenment. Instead, life imitating art, we’re daily reminded that “Dumb and Dumber” are just a mouse click away.

Print publications like the National Enquirer and Globe have long made a liv-ing with Elvis sightings and encounters with aliens. But word of mouth was about the only way to propagate their stories.

Now, Facebook and You-Tube claim more than a bil-lion users, and about 250 million of us gossip on Twit-ter. If only 1 percent of Face-book users are contenders for a Darwin* award, there are potentially 10 million people out there who believe the cream they ordered will melt belly fat and Repub-licans have an alternative national health insurance plan.

How gullible are we? Would Orson Welles’ “War

of the Worlds” radio play spark panic today?

If posted on YouTube and Facebook, the answer is it probably would. For mil-lions, if it’s on the Internet it must be true.

The dumbing down of America seems to accelerate at a pace consistent with the increase in bandwidth. You can get a lot of misinforma-tion a lot faster at 12 mega-bytes per second than you could in my misspent youth when 2400 baud was smok-ing hot.

The other day I heard a comedian tell of a 20-some-thing woman who aspired to a career as a volunteer – but she wanted to get paid for it. The word she was look-ing for, the comic said, was “employee.”

Stupid is as stupid surfs. But if you do spot a shark in Fort Loudoun, let us be the fi rst to know.

* The mythical Darwin is awarded for cleansing the gene pool. Recent recipients include the 43-year-old man who took a swig of golden liquid from a salsa jar think-ing it was a cocktail. It was gasoline, which he immedi-ately spit out. To soothe his nerves he lit a cigarette. He died the next day at a burn center.

Bearden resident is state’s new AGTennessee is in great

hands with Herbert Slatery III as state a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l , says Steve Mc S w e e n , p r e s i d e n t of Egerton, McAfee, Ar-mistead & Davis P.C.

S l a t e r y and McSween worked to-gether for 26 years before Slatery took up his previous post as chief legal counsel to Gov. Bill Haslam in 2011. They were also next-door neighbors in the Bearden area.

Slatery is fair, hard-working and a great man-

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ager, McSween says, which will come in handy as he manages a very, very large law fi rm.

While at Egerton, McAfee, Slatery specialized in fi nance, corporate gov-ernance, capital formation, real estate, and sales and acquisitions of businesses. He was president of the fi rm from 1998 to 2007, and chair from 2008 to 2011.

“He’s a lawyer’s lawyer.

Other attorneys go to him for advice,” says McSween.

Slatery served as chair, director and general counsel of the Public Building Au-thority of Knox County and Knoxville, and was a lawyer for the county’s Industrial Development Board.

He grew up here and is a huge supporter of Knox-ville, McSween says. He was very active at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, and his two grown children live here.

Slatery will be just the second Republican attor-ney general in state history. Tennessee is the only state where the Supreme Court names the attorney general. It’s an eight-year term.

favored by these groups of-ten win local elections be-cause their voters make up a larger percentage of the electorate.

But a high-turnout elec-tion changes everything.

In a high-turnout elec-tion, teachers and neigh-borhood organizations have less infl uence because they comprise a smaller percentage of voters. Also, when there are more voters, money plays an increased role because a campaign can reach out to unaffi liated voters who may not follow local politics every day.

This brings us to the up-coming special election for school board.

In the Second District, Indya Kincannon has re-signed, and there are three candidates running to re-place her in November: Charlotte Dorsey, Jamie Rowe and Tracie Sanger.

The conventional wis-dom is that Jamie Rowe is favored to win. Rowe has a

long history of community involvement and is a model candidate for a low-turnout, local election for school board or City Council.

Yet, the upcoming No-vember election will feature far more voters than a typi-cal school board race. For example, in the May 2014 election, 27,969 votes were cast countywide. In Au-gust, 60,744 votes were cast countywide. Expect more than 100,000 votes to be c ast this November.

A higher turnout favors the candidate who spends more money. Tracie Sanger is not only an educator, but a proven fundraiser widely-praised for her work raising money for the Shannondale Elementary School Founda-tion. Sanger will have little trouble raising money and is expected to run a strong, community-based cam-paign.

While Rowe might have had the advantage if the election were held in an-

other election cycle, Sanger may defy expectations and win in November’s high-turnout special election. High-turnout elections favor big-spending can-didates. Expect Sanger to spend a lot of money.Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can reach him at [email protected].

GOV NOTES ■ 3rd/4th District Democrats

meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Guest speakers: Becky Har-mon, Emily Gregg and George Shields.

■ Truman Day Dinner, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $60; $70 after Sept. 28. Info/tickets: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/trumanday2014; [email protected]; 540-4001.

■ Democratic Women’s Club meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on Western Avenue. Info: 742-8234.


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Barbara West Portrait Group Art ShowWhen: Monday, Oct. 6 – Friday, Oct. 17 during regular Town Hall hours, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5 – 6 p.m.

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7th Annual Knox County Fall Fire Prevention FestivalWhen: Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Where: Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center on Parkside DriveWhat: Hosted by the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau, this free community event will offer life and fi re safety information, emergency preparedness, and incident recovery information in a family-friendly "street fair" atmosphere. Call 215-4660 for more information.

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PilatesWhen: Tuesdays, Nov. 4 – Dec. 9 (6 weeks): 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. OR Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20 and Dec. 11 and 18 (5 weeks): 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Cost: $60 (Tuesday class) and $50 (Thursday class)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. Registration and payment deadlines: Monday, Nov. 3 (Tuesday class) and Wednesday, Nov. 5 (Thursday class)

Karon’s beloved “Mitford” novels. They’ve found a g r o w i n g a u d i e n c e a m o n g readers who enjoy in-spirational c o n t e m -porary ro-mance nov-els. And the seventh, “Makin’ Miracles,” is due to be released in Jan-uary 2015.

Her latest book, “Down

by the River,” published by Kensington Publishing of New York, hit No. 23 on Amazon Kindle sales in early June. That’s right be-tween titles by big names Fern Michaels and Debbie Macomber.

The book was also fea-tured in USA Today and Southern Writers Magazine.

Stepp also teaches psy-chology and research at the Knoxville branch of Tuscu-lum College. But she brags of “total Big Orange blood-

lines” in her academic back-ground – she did undergrad and master’s work at UT and received her doctorate there.

And she met her husband there. He’s also an author.

The couple have collabo-rated on “The Afternoon Hiker,” a reader-friendly “guide to casual hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains.” In addition to the usual infor-mation about trail lengths and levels of diffi culty, the book offers lots of pictures

and solid, common-sense advice. Of the Charlie’s Bun-

ion trail, the authors write, “… don’t plan to hike to the Bunion, as we did, on a very cold day af-ter snow or

rain. As we learned, water freezes readily in the eroded pockets between the roots and rocks along this trail,

creating icy patches that make the footing hazardous and dangerous on this nar-row, mountaintop trailway.”

“The Afternoon Hiker” is addictive reading. It’s like having a good friend tell you everything you need to know about a trail you might want to explore, even if you never leave the house. Lin admits that it inspired her own literary adventure. “The hiking book is what led to the fi ction,” she says.

The Stepps are currently in the middle of a very busy book tour. They’ve trav-eled all over the Southeast, meeting readers and sign-ing copies of their books.

Lin Stepp is also an ac-tive and highly sought-after speaker. In April 2015 she’ll lead a workshop at the Ten-nessee Mountain Writers Annual Writers Conference in Oak Ridge. Her topic is “Writing and Marketing Your Book.”

And her novella, “A Smoky Mountain Gift,” is featured – along with works by three other authors, including Fern Michaels – in the Christmas anthol-ogy “When the Snow Falls,” available in October.

A complete listing of the Stepps’ appearances, as well as all other information pertaining to their books, can be found online at www.linstepp.com.

Ebullient and positive, with a strong Christian faith, Dr. Lin Stepp thrives amid her growing popu-larity and success, saying, “God’s enlarging my tent pegs!”Send story suggestions to [email protected].

Joan Medlicott, author of the bestselling “Ladies of Covington” series, says she’s found “a wonderful new Southern voice.”

And New York Times bestselling author Deborah Smith praises the creator of “a charming portrait of the Smokies, their people and a wonderful way of life.”

They’re talking about Dr. Lin Stepp, the West Knox-ville resident and profes-sor of psychology who has found success as an author of fi ction.

“I was looking for con-temporary novels about the Smokies,” says Stepp, who with her husband, J.L., has lived in the same house in West Knoxville’s Foxfi re subdivision for 38 years. “I went in one bookstore and the owner said, ‘This is the most visited national park in the country, and I have none.’

“So I wrote one!” says Stepp with a bright smile.

The six books in her Smoky Mountain series are often compared to Jan

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“I’ve fi nally come across someone that believes in all the things that I do … love, family, faith, intrigue, mys-tery, loyalty, romance and a great love for our beloved Smoky Mountains,” says Dolly Parton.

Married Knoxville authors Lin and J.L. Stepp have written many books, together and separately. Photo by Carol Shane

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(Jeremiah 17: 11 NRSV)

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

(Jeremiah 17:11 KJV)

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

(Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister)

Eggs-actly

Readers sometimes ask me where I get my ideas for columns. To be hon-est, when I started writing this column (1,237 columns ago!), I had an idea for the fi rst column and the second. Since then, for the most part, it has been hand to mouth. Occasionally, I come up with a spate of ideas and jot them down, but mostly, when Tuesday morning rolls around, I sit down and stare at a blank screen for a while.

This particular morning, I didn’t have a clue, nor a box to put a clue in. Lewis and I were eating breakfast (he, his usual scrambled egg; I, my usual bagel and soy-based “cream” cheese), and I was bemoaning my clueless state. Lewis sug-gested with a twinkle that I write a column about eggs. In the moment, I couldn’t think why eggs would show up in the Bible, but at that point, desperation was clos-

ing in, and curiosity won out.

I hauled out my “Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible” and looked up eggs. Sure enough, there they were, in Jeremiah. The context is a warning about the theft or misuse of mon-ey. (Isn’t it astonishing how much the Bible has to say about money? What should that tell us?)

Jesus also had something to say about eggs. (I admit I should have remembered that one without looking it up!) He pointed out that if a child asks for an egg, the parent would not give the

child a scorpion, a compari-son to the goodness of God, who gives His children good gifts.

So what do we do or think when God apparently gives us a scorpion? Since time began, humans have questioned “Why?” when it comes to disasters, misfor-tunes or just plain bad luck.

It rains on the just and the unjust (Matthew 5:45), which can be a blessing or a curse, depending on one’s need for water at the mo-ment.

“Long ago in a faraway land where few people have ever traveled,” I was a mem-ber of a service organization called the Quota Club (sort of a Kiwanis for women). Each woman who belonged was a professional, and each woman was asked, upon joining, to tell the member-ship about her profession.

One of the women was married to an egg farmer. He did not raise chickens to sell; he raised chickens as machines that produced eggs. After he married my friend, he sent her out to sell one day’s production of eggs. (I can’t now remem-ber how many dozen he sent with her; it was an astonish-ing number as I recall.) She came home, exhausted but proud; she had sold every carton of eggs.

The next morning, she was astonished to fi nd that she (again!) had the same number of eggs to sell. Which may explain how chickens and eggs made their way into the Bible.

They are eggs-actly like God’s blessings.

By Ashley BakerWhen the crisp air starts

to weave itself through the landscape, it means it is football time in Tennes-see. On Sept. 13, Cokesbury United Methodist Church

took advantage of the Uni-versity of Tennessee football game as a way to build com-munity with a tailgate party after the Saturday evening service.

The leaves are just begin-

ning to hint that orange is the color of the season, but Cokesbury members gave it a push with their Volunteer apparel. Family and friends enjoyed an evening centered around football, but full of

FAITH NOTES

Meetings ■ “Rest: A Retreat for Moth-

ers,” Friday through Sunday,

Oct. 17-19, Camp Wesley

Woods in Townsend. Cost:

$60 per person; Saturday

only, $30 per person. Dead-

line to register: Sept. 30. Info/

to register: Valan Kornhaus,

[email protected], or

facebook.com/restretreat.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave.,

will host GriefShare, a weekly

grief support group for people

grieving the death of a loved

one, 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays

through Oct 27. Info: 522-9804

or www.sequoyahchurch.org.

Vendors needed ■ West Emory Baptist Church

is seeking vendors for a

Benefi t Fall Craft Fair to be

held Saturday, Oct. 25, at

Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell

Road. Tables: $25. Info: Jaclyn

McDonald, 210-3661or mcdon-

[email protected].

Music services ■ First Baptist Church of Knox-

ville, 510 W. Main St., will host

singer-songwriter recording

artist Kyle Matthews in concert

4-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. Info:

www.fbcknox.org or 546-9661.

■ Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike,

will host a “Concert by Neigh-

boring Kingston Pike Congre-

gations,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

28. Performed by musicians

from: First UMC, Heska Amuna,

Temple Beth-El, Laurel Church

of Christ, Tennessee Valley

Unitarian Universalist Church,

Knoxville First Seventh-Day

Adventist, West Hills Presby-

terian, Calvary Baptist and

Second Presbyterian. Recep-

tion follows the concert. Free

and open to the public.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, hosts

Wednesday Night Dinners

each week. Dinner and

dessert, 5:45 p.m.: $7 for

adults and children ages 6

and up; $3 for ages 5 and

under; $20 maximum for a

family. Classes, study groups

and activities, 6:30. Dinner

reservations and payment

deadline: noon Monday. Info/

reservations: 690-1060, www.

beaverridgeumc.org.

Susan Webb holds a four-legged fan, Bonzai, as she and Glenn

Zink enjoy the tailgate party at Cokesbury United Methodist.

Cokesbury tailgate adds orange to fall landscape

The fans at Cokesbury United Methodist Church tailgate party show off their Volunteer spirit. From left are Taylor Lunn with her

father, John; Chrissie Batts; Daniel Batts; Lesley Shock and Chloe and Ella Shock; Hannah Claire and Taylor Batts. Photos by Ashley Baker

lawn games, great food and fellowship, all with the Big Orange Volunteers projected on a television.

Susan Webb said she en-joyed her evening tailgating with friends. “We want to get involved in the community and enjoy life as God wants us to,” said Webb.

Mark Wilson, Cokesbury director of communications, said the tailgate worked well with the church’s Saturday night service. “We offer a Saturday night service for people who can’t make it on Sunday mornings. We tailgate because we want to incorporate fun and have an event that relates to what is happening in the commu-nity.”

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Farragut High School the-ater teacher Lea McMahan saw a familiar name rolling in the credits at this month’s Knoxville Film Festival.

McMahan strikes a chord with ‘String Theory’

Lea McMahan

Actors Laura Schoonmaker and David Snow take a break from digging in the dirt for something

lost in “String Theory.” Photo submitted

“We shot for eight days, between 3-8 hours each day, and editing took about 40 hours,” she said of the fi lm “String Theory,” which she wrote. Her creative partner, Matt Cikovic, edited and di-rected the 15-minute collec-tion of six short stories that are all connected in some way. This is the eighth col-laboration for the two.

McMahan said she was inspired by that one thing people look for in life – “it” – and what “it” may mean to each person.

One scene shows a man and woman digging in their yard for something, but the audience doesn’t know what they’re looking for. “They lost something in their re-lationship, and they want to put something back in it.”

Many in the local fi lm in-

dustry told M c M a h a n the project was ambi-tious with 23 actors, four exte-rior scenes and four i n t e r i o r scenes.

After initially missing the deadline for the Knox-ville Film Festival, McMa-han was given permission to submit the late entry with-out guarantee that it would

be shown. Within 24 hours of screening the fi lm, the event organizers contacted her to say they were adding it to the program.

Several of McMahan’s former students have parts in the fi lm, and many people who watched it have already contacted her to work on projects with them.

McMahan and Cikovic plan to collaborate on an-other project over the holi-days with the working title “Super Moon”. String Theo-ry has been submitted to the

Asheville Cinema Festival and the Nashville Film Fes-tival but selected fi lms have not yet been announced.

■ Calling all princessesFarragut High School

drama will present a prin-cess brunch 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the school. Admission is $20 for an adult and one child, and $10 for each additional child. A souvenir photo CD is included. Info: 966-9775.

Warren

By Sara BarrettHardin Valley Academy

AP psychology teacher and theater director Robert Warren likes to incorporate performances that teach

his stu-dents about life. This s e m e s t e r , he decided to adapt “A w a k e n -ings,” the m e m o i r of Oliver Sacks that

explains the neurologist’s discovery of the benefi ts of dopamine for patients with encephalitis.

The memoir was made into an award-winning fi lm in 1990 starring the late Robin Williams. It was never adapted for the stage until now.

Warren contacted Sacks directly and pitched the idea of the play. Sacks was thrilled and charged War-ren a nominal fee for the rights “just so we would have a contract,” said War-ren.

The day rehearsals began with the Hardin Valley Play-

ers, Warren broke the news to them of Robin Williams’ tragic death. The students were devastated.

“Mr. Williams helped build this place. He’s a big part of our program,” said junior Alex Brown, who plays Sacks in the play. He is referring to Warren’s Introduction to Theater class where students watch “Dead Poets Society,” a study in tragedy and one of Williams’ most popular performances.

Warren has added a spe-cial tribute to Williams in the last scene of the play. A clip of the actor as Sacks will be shown above the stage. Williams ends the clip by saying “It’s the smallest things in life that matter.”

“I like to teach my stu-dents great things about theater, but we should also learn things about our-selves,” said Warren.

The Hardin Valley Play-ers will perform “Awaken-ings” 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Hardin Valley Acad-emy. Admission is $7 ($5 students).

Hardin Valley Academy juniors Alex Brown and Micha Haas re-

hearse lines for upcoming performances of “Awakenings.” Photo by S. Barrett

‘Awakenings’ world premiere

comes to Hardin Valley

School bus safety Knox County Sheriff ’s Offi ce

education offi cer Sharon Tay-

lor talked to kindergartners at

A.L. Lotts Elementary School

last week about school bus

safety. According to Taylor,

students are safer on the

school bus than in their par-

ent’s car on the way to and

from school. “More kids are

hurt in car accidents on the

way to school than ever have

been hurt on buses,” she said.

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge has received a grant for $137,108 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The funds will be used to develop a new “Kids in Action!” healthy-living exhibit and programs to support healthy nutri-tion, healthy activity, STEM education and community wellness.

The museum will part-ner with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Oak Ridge Associated Universi-ties and the University of Tennessee Agriculture Ex-

tension to offer a human-body exhibit and “Peppy Pepper,” a fitness trail mascot, to raise awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

“Our grants are highly competitive,” said institute director Susan H. Hildreth. “(IMLS) enlists hundreds of library and museum professionals throughout the United States to re-view grant applications and make recommendations on projects most worthy of funding. Receiving a grant from IMLS is a signifi cant

achievement, and we con-gratulate Children’s Muse-um of Oak Ridge for beingamong the 2014 IMLS mu-seum grantees.”

“We are excited to beginthe project and look forwardto forming new partner-ships in the community towork with us in this effort,”said the museum’s executivedirector, Mary Ann Damos.“I am very grateful to theInstitute of Museum and Li-brary Services for this grantaward and for all of the workthey do for museums and li-braries across the nation.”

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge receives grant

REUNIONS ■ Walnut Grove Reunion, 1

p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Louis’

Restaurant, 4661 Old Broad-

way. Info: Elenora Easterly

Edwards, 457-5459.

■ Carter High School Class of

’57, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27,

Aubrey’s on Strawberry Plains

Pike. Info/RSVP: Sue Boyer,

933-3077, or Peggy Wilson,

933-2608.

■ Halls High Classes of

’76-’80, 6:30 p.m. Saturday,

Sept. 27, Red Gate Farm,

2353 Maynardville Highway.

Admission: $10 ($15 couples).

Food vendors will be on-site,

but classmates are asked to

bring their own drinks and

lawn chairs. The Kincaid

Band will perform. Info/RSVP:

214-7020 or hallshsreunion@

gmail.com.

■ Halls High Class of ’64 will

meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14,

at Shoney’s on Emory Road to

socialize and eat lunch. Info:

James Kuykendall.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Healing Through Art: Creative

Play with Mixed Media, 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24, Cancer

Support Community, 2230

Sutherland Ave. Info: 546-4661.

■ Exploring Music for Health,

6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

24, Cancer Support Com-

munity, 2230 Sutherland Ave.

With Knoxville Symphony

Orchestra violinist Sara Ma-

tayoshi. Info: 546-4661.

■ Mindfulness in Everyday Life:

Seeing Clearly, 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday, Sept. 27, Cancer Sup-

port Community, 2230 Suther-

land Ave. Info: 546-4661.

■ Lymphedema, noon-1:30

p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Cancer

Support Community, 2230

Sutherland Ave. Light lunch

provided. Info: 546-4661.

■ Diabetes Management Series,

6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16,

23 and 30, in the Knox County

Health Department audito-

rium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free.

Provides information on how

to manage diabetes through

proper diet, medication, stress

management and exercise. Info/

to register: 215-5170

■ Flu shot clinic, 10 a.m.-noon

Tuesday, Oct. 7, Faith UMC,

1120 Dry Gap Pike. Hosted by

Covenant Health, East Tennes-

see Personal Care Service and

Clinton Drug Store. No appoint-

ment needed. Info: 692-2200.

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Tutus from the troops Parent volunteer Susan Roberts helps Webb Lower School Girl Scout troop members Eliza Rob-

erts, Ann Baker Tolsma and Alexis Houser create tutus for Susan G. Komen Knoxville’s Race for

the Cure. The scouts were inspired by one of their teachers diagnosed with breast cancer this

past spring. The troop partnered with Komen Knoxville’s “Do You Tutu?” campaign as part of a

service project. Photo submitted

Episcopal School of Knoxville

eighth grader Sarah Perez

smears cake in her face. Photos by S. Barrett

Students get a lift at Northshore Elementary

A hot air balloon visited Northshore Elementary School last

week to promote Monroe Life Magazine’s second annual Cel-

ebration of Hope Balloon Festival held this past weekend at

Hiwassee College. Pictured with the balloon in the background

are sisters Kathryn, Alyssa and Kelsey Bingham, (back) teacher

Holly Vanosdale and the sisters’ mom, Lisa Bingham. Photo sub-mitted

By Sara BarrettEpiscopal School of

Knoxville students will do pretty much anything to help their classmates, even if it means smashing them-selves in the face with a cupcake. Rather, especially if that’s what it means.

An entire advisory class challenged others in the school last week with a Cake-to-the-Face Challenge. Students in Stephanie McIn-tosh’s class rallied around a cart full of cupcakes, called out a challenge and each

smeared cake and icing all over their face. Although the event was silly and light-hearted, its purpose is one that is dear to their hearts.

Classmate Sarah Perez is living with a spinal cord inju-ry and her weekly rehabilita-tion in Atlanta can be costly.

“It’s amazing how one little thing can change your life,” said the well-spoken eighth grader. Sarah was paralyzed in a car crash when she was 9-years-old.

In honor of September being Spinal Cord Injury

Awareness Month, Sarah’s mom, Catherine, took some cake to the face after a friend did it which led to the challenge at ESK.

Similar to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that ben-efi ts research for Lou Geh-rig’s Disease, the Cake-to-the-Face Challenge helps raise awareness of spinal cord injuries and funding for research.

At press time, more than $2,000 had been raised by McIntosh’s students to help Sarah.

Members of the Christian Academy of Knoxville cheer squad are (front) Megan Stallings, Lauren Joy, Angel Lollar, Courtney

Ferren, Brooke Houser, Megan Romero, Claire Nichols; (back) McCall Current, Megan Bevil, Megan Morgan, Meredith Sterling,

Caroline Bailey, Amber Scruggs, Jenna Johnson, Sarah Schaad, McKenzie Odum and Sarah Parker. The squad is coached by Lisa

Bowland (not pictured). Photo submitted

■ CAK beams at cheer campChristian Academy of Knoxville cheerleaders won fi rst

place for leadership at the recent UCA cheer camp where they competed against teams from across the state. The squad also received superior awards in cheer, dance and game day routines.

Five team members were named All-American: Megan Bevil, McCall Current, Megan Morgan, Megan Stallings and Meredith Sterling. Two received the “Pin it Forward” character award: Megan Bevil and Courtney Ferren, and four were invited to try out next spring to become UCA staff members: Megan Bevil, McCall Current, Megan Mor-gan and Megan Stallings.

Cake in the face

SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tournament to benefi t the Central High School

Softball program will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at Whittle Springs

Golf Course. Format: four-man scramble. Registration fee:

$240 per team of four, which includes green fee, cart and

catered lunch. Registration: 7:30 a.m.; shotgun start: 8:30

a.m. Info: Brent Walker, 237-6507.

■ Players/teams needed for H3 Hoops, a youth basketball

team league. Leagues: 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U, 10, 11U, 6th grade, 7th

grade, 8th grade, High School JV, High School Varsity. Info:

chris@whitfi eldsports.com or 389-5998.


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By Sandra ClarkYou can hear her dad-

dy when state Sen. Becky Massey speaks. She abso-lutely blew me away with her testimony before a con-gressional committee last week. It was a spur-of-the-moment invitation. Massey had been working with Halls residents to extend the TDOT greenway grant set to expire Sept. 30. When Mayor Tim Burchett de-cided to go ahead and break ground, I phoned Massey’s offi ce with details on the Thursday ceremony.

“She can’t come,” said her assistant, Debbie Gazzaway. “She’s presenting to Con-gress.”

Seems Sen. Lamar Al-exander had asked her to talk about barriers faced by people with disabilities. She gave the Senate Committee on Health, Education, La-bor and Pensions (did they mean for the acronym to be HELP?) an earful. Her pre-sentation was so strong that we can’t do it justice here. Read the full text at www.help.senate.gov/imo/me-dia/doc/Massey1.

“A meaningful job can make a difference in the lives of people with disabili-ties just as it does for all citi-zens. Every person, regard-less of hardship, disability and prejudice, can excel if given the opportunity,” she said. “For them a job means more than just a paycheck. It means truly being part of the community.”

The presentation was tightly organized and ended with 14 specifi c solutions within the reach of Con-gress. Massey has worked

Tennessee state Sen. Becky Massey advocates in Wash-ington for people with dis-abilities.

Massey urges inclusion, jobs for disabled

21 years as a disability pro-vider and is currently ex-ecutive director of the Ser-toma Center.

Hers was not a bleeding-heart call for more welfare. Instead, it was a thoughtful plan to get physically and mentally challenged indi-viduals specifi c job training in high school coupled with incentives for businesses that hire them. Massey wants to eliminate the “cul-tural mindset of low expec-tations” that implies the dis-abled are unable to work.

Wow. In a poisonous at-mosphere of political got-cha, Becky Duncan Massey presented a plan for action based on her life’s work in the private sector. It’s not enough to be against most everything. Citizens pay taxes and deserve a gov-ernment that works. Last Thursday’s testimony shows why we ought to send Becky Massey to Washington more frequently … and per haps full time.

Michael Holtz

Holtz joins Health Department

He and wife Sarah live in Knoxville with their rescue dog, Mar-ley. Holtz replaces Dr. Kath-

leen Brown, who recently accepted a position with the University of Ten-nessee’s Department of Public Health.

Michael Holtz has joined the Knox County Health Department as director of community assessment and health promotion. He comes to KCHD after 12 years with the American Cancer Society and its Cancer Action Network’s 14-state Southern region.

Holtz will oversee

adolescent pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, teen health promotion, violence and unintentional injury pre-vention, TENNderCARE, and the epidemiology program.

Holtz earned his master’s in communica-tions from the University of Tennessee in 1998, and his bachelor’s in mass communication from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in 1992.

By Bonny C. MillardLighthouse Knoxville,

transformed from a once-popular restaurant, offers an elegant wedding and event venue with a coun-tryside atmosphere in the heart of Bearden.

Events manager Jacque Bunch said the facility, available year round, offers both outdoor and indoor staging areas for weddings. The business has been open for three years, but Bunch, who started working there in December, continues to make improvements to the property, expanding the venue’s options.

The Hungry Fisherman, built in the 1970s as part of a chain owned by Shoney’s, showcased a lighthouse and a large pond that remained a draw for children and adults. Those prominent features still provide ambi-ance to the setting.

For years, the building, located at 6800 Baum Dr., was the home to a drug and alcohol treatment facility. The property now belongs to Knoxville pediatric urol-ogist Preston Smith, who has his medical practice in another building in the back. His home and farm are next door.

The venue is available not only for weddings, but for other events such as corpo-

Jacque Bunch stands in the pond room of the Lighthouse Knoxville event venue. The main room can be seen through the doorways.

The lighthouse, the namesake for Lighthouse Knoxville event venue, hearkens back to the day when facility was The Hungry Fisherman restaurant.

Lighthouse Knoxville is unique event venue

rate meetings, fundraising galas and reunions.

Bunch said during reno-vations, the interior was gutted, removing offi ces and dropped ceilings that had been installed. The fa-cility has its original high

beam ceilings and polished hardwood fl oors.

Smith wanted to restore the structure to its former glory as much as possible, she said. Those who knew the family restaurant can see many facets of the origi-

nal structure minus thenautical décor.

The building still has thetall windows that face alongthe pond, where customersused to paddleboat.

“I love the big windowsaround the building,” shesaid. “It’s beautiful at nightwhen you have candles inthe windows.”

A deck attached to thebuilding that runs alongthe water is a popular set-ting for outdoor weddings,Bunch said. The venue canbe rented for an entire day.An upstairs area provides aplace for the bridal party toget dressed and relax beforethe big event.

The interior is dividedinto different rooms suchas the “schoolhouse room”because its light fi xturescame from an old school-house. Another room is the“library,” and it is used forbuffet tables. And the mainroom provides space forlarger gatherings.

Bunch, who ran her owncatering business for a longtime, said the venue offerscatering and has a liquorlicense. The facility sits onan eight-acre site away fromtraffi c and the noise of thecity.

“I think Knoxville needsvenues like this,” Bunchsaid. “We don’t have lot.”

For info: www.light-houseknoxville.com

The Salvation Army will continue accepting applica-tions for its Angel Tree pro-gram 1-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 24-26, at the Salvation Army

offi ce, 409 N. Broadway.The Angel Tree program

is open to children 12 and under or adults 60 and over. Info/list of required docu-mentation: 525-9401.

Salvation Army takes applications for Angel Tree


As the owner of the “Up the Creek Gifts & Designs” shop in Knoxville, Ce-leste Reedy was always busy creating custom baskets and gifts for customers and running her own business. But her active life took a sudden detour when Reedy was sidelined by a double cancer diagnosis in April of 2013.

NEWS FROM PREMIER SURGICAL

For more information about Premier Surgical, visit www.premiersurgical.com.

Cancer patient

Celeste Reedy

designed an inspi-

rational t-shirt that

a physicians’ offi ce

is selling to benefi t

the Knoxville Komen

Race for the Cure.

Cancer survivor uses artistictalent to benefi t others

“It was the week of Palm Sunday,” remembers Reedy. “I couldn’t breathe, so I went to the Emergency Room. A scan showed a lymphoma wrapped around my throat and thyroid. It was cancer.”

Because the growth was cutting off Reedy’s airway, the mass was removed during an emergency surgery. But, Reedy’s troubles weren’t over.

“While I was still recovering in Critical Care, the doctors discovered a small but very aggressive spot of breast cancer.”

Reedy spent the next several months undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. “The chemo and radiation for lymphoma was similar to what’s used for breast cancer, so I had treatment for both cancers at the same time,” explains Reedy.

Reedy adjusted to life full of doc-tors’ appointments and treatments. “I’ve always been so healthy and active, it’s mindboggling how everything can turn around,” says Reedy.

To pass time while as she waited in doctors’ offi ces, Reedy began sketch-ing. “I’d draw fl owers and things I was familiar with. I’d get lost in drawing, it was therapeutic for me.”

Reedy was surprised when nurse Mary Krogh of Premier Surgical Asso-ciates at Parkwest, noticed her artwork and asked if Celeste would design a t-

shirt to sell for the offi ce’s annual Ko-men Race for the Cure fundraiser.

Krogh says Premier Surgical and the Parkwest offi ce have long been in-volved in the Knoxville Komen race. “The cancer fundraiser is a way we honor our families, friends and pa-tients affected by breast cancer,” ex-plains Krogh. “It’s very special to have a patient like Celeste design our shirt.”

Reedy says she’s honored to be a part of the offi ce’s effort. “The Premier Sur-gical staff and physicians have become my friends. I actually look forward to coming to my appointments here,” says Reedy. “I’m excited to do something that could possibly make a difference for other cancer patients.”

Reedy’s t-shirt design incorporates colorful fl owers with the words “Faith”, “Hope”, “Love”, and “Life”. “I’m very appreciative of life and no longer take lot of things for granted,” says Reedy.

Orders for the shirts are being ac-cepted at the Premier Surgical offi ce at Parkwest Medical Center. Proceeds will benefi t the Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure.

Shirt design

NEWS FROM WORK OUT ANYTIME

Local companies join to ‘Get Kids Fit’

• 9965 Kingston Pike at

Pellissippi Parkway

• 2605 Adair Drive at Broadway

www.WorkoutAnytimeKnoxville.com

By Anne Hart

Who would have thought playing video games could get you into shape? Probably not many, but there was this one fellow…

Bryan Butler, now known as the head “Game Coach” and owner of Workout Anytime, dreamed up the crazy idea of mixing video games and exercise, and it’s working.

“I am a parent and like most parents, it drives me crazy to watch my kids sit-ting in front of the TV playing video games on a pretty day, “Butler says. “I also field numerous questions from other frustrated parents who can’t get their kids outside to play or into the gym to exercise.”

Figuring out a way to get both the parents and the kids to the gym has been a challenge for fitness centers across the nation, but the problem may have been solved right here in Knox-ville.

Workout Anytime and Game Truck are combining their efforts to offer free Game Truck play at Workout Anytime.

The colorful and distinctive Game Truck will be at Workout Anytime, 9965 Kingston Pike, from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays and at Workout Anytime at Broadway at Adair from 4-6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Jeff Maples, owner of Game Truck of Greater Knoxville, said “We want to do our part in kids getting exercise and

having fun. We have put together a pro-gram where the parents can reward the kids with Game Truck playtime after 30 minutes or an hour of exercise. We even have a little contract for the par-ent and kids to sign to make it official.”

Butler and Maples agree the part-nership is a win-win for everyone in-volved. Parents and kids both get to work out and then the kids get to play video games under supervision while the parents can then finish their own workout, play video games, use a tan-ning bed or relax in Workout Anytime’s Hydro-Massage bed.

Both companies are offering free passes to get people started in this unique and fun opportunity.

If you are interested in the pro-gram, stop by Workout Anytime at 9965 Kingston Pike at Pellissippi Pkwy or 2605 Adair Dr. at Broad-way to pick up a free pass, or go to www.WorkoutAnytimeKnoxville.com and print a free pass to take with you.

By Sara BarrettArcher’s Barbecue

opened its fourth location last week at 10205 Kingston Pike, next door to Kinko’s at Pellissippi Parkway. The lo-cally-owned restaurant has gained popularity quickly since the fi rst location opened in 2012.

Founder Archer Bagley feels he’s discovered the se-cret to serving tasty fresh food by having one central location, a commissary space as he calls it, to pre-pare the food before deliv-ering it to each of his res-taurants.

“Really good places hold it hot,” Bagley said, refer-ring to keeping prepared food heated rather than re-frigerating and then reheat-ing before serving.

“We’ve really raised our

standards because of the commissary. It’s an 1,800 square foot space, and we just have a little longer walk from our kitchen to the ta-ble,” he said.

Although Bagley holds bachelor’s and master’s de-grees from UT, he would rather help out in his res-taurants than do anything else. “I like being there for support when I’m needed, and being a hands-on own-er,” he said. He visits each of his restaurants 3-4 times a week. Most of his employees have been with him since the beginning, too.

“It’s easy to get (the staff) to buy in because they know we serve fresh food,” he said. And that includes out-of-this-world homemade chips.

Archer Bagley cuts the ribbon to open his fourth restaurant

with Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Burchett’s step-

daughter, Isabel. In the background are Marc Davis from Trade-

bank and Archer’s employees Jake Altman and Justin Burton. Photo by S. Barrett

Archer’s opens No. 4

By Bonny C. MillardA lobbyist and the

president of the Ten-nessee Mining Associa-tion shared his views on the importance of coal to the national and local economy.

Chuck Laine spoke to the Rotary Club of Farragut, where he is a member. Laine said coal is the cheapest most reliable fuel, par-ticularly when electric-ity demands spike such as last winter when some parts of the coun-try dealt with extreme-ly cold temperatures.

The mining is done in several counties on the Cumberland Pla-teau including Clai-borne, Campbell and Anderson.

Mining in the Cum-berland Mountains yields one-and-a-half million tons of coal, providing employment for 1,000 people, Laine said. Coal companies pay $1 million in sever-ance taxes to the coun-ties where the coal is extracted. The money is earmarked for schools and roads, funding which benefi ts both the county and the coal companies, he said.

Members of the Farragut West Knox Chamber en-joyed networking co-hosted by Nationwide Insurance agent Mark Dyer and United Community Bank. Some 50 area professionals gathered at the bank’s Farragut of-fi ce, 1134 Kingston Pike.

“At United Community Bank we truly are devoted to each and every commu-nity we serve,” said Vicky Helton, vice president and Farragut branch manager. “It was a pleasure to open our doors to area businesses for the evening and provide them with a glimpse of what the United Community Bank service is all about”

Smoky Mountain Service Dogs attended with one of their current dogs in train-ing, Blitz. Food was catered by Copper Cellar Catering and the beverages provided

Mark Dyer from Nationwide Insurance and Vicky Helton with

United Community Bank welcome guests to the Chamber net-

working event. Photo submitted

Chuck Laine

Networking with the Chamber

The case for coal

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By Sara BarrettGolfers came out in full

swing last week for the in-augural MIG Bobby Den-ton Charity Classic held at Cherokee Country Club. Proceeds went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital, and the event helped celebrate Mortgage Inves-tors Group’s 25th anniver-sary.

Tournament namesake and “Voice of the Vols” Bobby Denton was honored with a “cigar salute” that evening at the clubhouse. Mortgage Investors Group founder, president and CEO Chrissi Rhea said the local legend had planned to be the event’s spokesperson, and when he died his fam-ily graciously agreed to lend Denton’s name to the event.

Mortgage Investors Group founder, president and CEO Chrissi

Rhea and her fi ancé, Russell Beaty, enjoy lunch at the inaugural

MIG Bobby Denton Charity Classic. Photo by S. Barrett

Mortgage Investors Group starts tourney to help St. Jude’s

“(Denton) was a big sup-porter of St. Jude’s,” said Rhea. “He was pretty ex-cited about the whole event. He was such a big voice across the entire state, and since MIG has locations across the state, we wanted

to do something that would help people statewide.” Event organizers hope to keep the name for future tournaments.

Rhea didn’t play in the tournament but attended to show her support.


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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB September 24, 2014

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FORE!Excellent Orthopedic Care

“I play an old style

of Chet Atkins

where the thumb

plays the base part

and the fi ngers

play the melody,”

says Bruce Hayes.

“I thought I wasn’t

going to be able

to play anymore.”

Hayes had success-

ful arthroplasty

performed on his

hands last year at

Parkwest Medical

Center.

Hayes gives hand surgery at Parkwest a big thumbs upBruce Hayes of Knoxville still

vividly remembers the fi rst time he knew something was wrong. It was during a long drive home from a trip out of town. As he rest-ed his hand on the steering wheel during that drive, he watched his hand grow progressively larger over the miles. It seemed to swell with every heartbeat.

After he arrived home he made an appointment with his family physician who prescribed a course of steroids, ordered blood work and instructed Hayes to come back if the swelling happened again.

That was 25 years ago, and ar-thritis has since then cropped up all over Hayes’ body. He’s learned to navigate the discomfort of both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid ar-thritis through a variety of medi-cations and therapies. With per-sistence and a positive attitude, Hayes has fi gured out how to ef-fectively manage his pain and en-joy a good quality of life.

Except for those hands. It seemed like they just didn’t want to cooperate.

“About fi ve years ago, my hands started to cramp and pull,” Hayes says. “It could happen in the mid-dle of the night, it could happen in the middle of a meeting, and I don’t have a clue what caused it. I never found a trigger, if there was one.”

Hayes says it was extremely painful, and the only way he could get relief was to stand up and press his hand open against a fl at surface.

That sudden balling up of his hands was not only mercilessly painful, it was getting in the way

of work and it was getting in the way of life. The level of pain in his hands began to dictate everything else. He began to give up simple pleasures like playing the guitar and enjoying dinner with family and friends.

“It got to where I couldn’t even pick up a glass of iced tea,” Hayes says. “I don’t care how much you tell your brain you’re going to hold onto it, the brain says, ‘I am not putting up with that pain,’ and you are going to let go.”

Hayes was aware that surgery was available, but the only proce-dure he knew about “involved pins and long recovery periods.” He de-cided losing the use of his hands for six months wasn’t an option.

Hayes began to change his mind one day when he was at breakfast with his family. His mother handed him a plate of ba-con, and he promptly let it drop to the fl oor.

“Not because I wanted to and not because the plate slipped,” Hayes says somberly, “but because that thumb went into convulsions of sharp pain and the brain said, ‘you better let that go.’ ”

A coincidental meetingA short time later, Hayes’ moth-

er was hospitalized for a hand in-jury. When a hand specialist came to see her, Hayes couldn’t resist asking for an opinion.

“That joint right there,” Hayes

says as he points to the base of his thumb, “when you moved it around it was like gravel – no car-tilage – just bone on bone.”

Dr. Timothy Renfree is a board certifi ed physician, specializing in upper extremity surgery (hands, elbows and shoulders). It didn’t take long for him to see and un-derstand the problem. It didn’t take him long to offer a solution, either.

When the hand specialist hint-ed at a surgery with a faster recov-ery time that would ease the pain and cramping, Hayes was hopeful, but a little skeptical, too. He made an appointment with Renfree, and that’s when he learned about ar-throplasty.

A new and natural method

Arthroplasty is a process inwhich a patient’s own cartilageand tendon from the arm are usedto build a new joint in the hand.

“He said the recovery periodwould be about four to six weeks,and I said, ‘sign me up!’ ’’ Hayessays. In January of 2013, Hayesunderwent outpatient arthroplas-ty at Parkwest Medical Center.

Two weeks later he was in theprescribed cast. Four weeks laterhe was out of the cast and in physi-cal therapy. The fi fth week he wasback to typing on a computer,drinking iced tea and even playingguitar.

The surgery was so successfulthat Hayes could hardly wait tohave his other hand taken care of.A second arthroplasty was per-formed in October of last year.

“I would have it done again to-morrow,” Hayes says without hesi-tation. “In fact, I tell my buddieswho have the same problem theyneed to go see Dr. Renfree and getit taken care of.”

While Hayes is thrilled withthe outcome, he’s not exactly sur-prised. He’s come to expect thebest care at Parkwest. “If there areany medical problems in my fami-ly, we go to Parkwest,” Hayes says,“and we have since it was a littleone-story hospital.”

To learn more about thistype of surgery at ParkwestMedical Center, visitTreatedWell.com and type“arthroplasty” into the searchfi eld at the top of the page.You can also call Parkwest at865-374-PARK.

Getting a grip on thumb arthritisThumb arthritis (basal joint arthritis) happens

when the cartilage that cushions the joint at the base of your thumb wears away. You might experi-ence severe hand pain, swelling, weakness and lim-ited mobility in the hand as a result. That can make it more diffi cult to do simple tasks like opening jars and doorknobs or even holding onto a cup of coffee.

There are several treatment options, includ-ing the use of splints to support the joint and limit movement, medications, and injections of a corti-costeroid. If all these treatments have been tried and the patient is still suffering, a doctor may want to discuss one of these surgical options:

Joint fusion (arthrodesis) – The surgeon per-manently fuses the bones to increase stability and reduce pain. The fused joint can then bear weight without pain, but has no fl exibility.

Bone cutting (osteotomy) – In this procedure, thebones are repositioned to help correct deformities.

Trapeziectomy – The trapezium (one of thebones in your thumb joint) is removed.

Joint replacement (arthroplasty) – A surgeonremoves part or all of the affected joint, and replac-es it with a graft from a tendon. New devices madeof plastic or metal are also being developed for thisprocedure.

Each of these surgical procedures can be doneon an outpatient basis and requires a splint or castduring recovery.

More information on this subject is available at TreatedWell.com. Type“thumb arthritis” into the search fi eldat the top of the page, or call Parkwest at865-374-PARK for more information.

Give your thumbs a handIf your pain is manageable with

over-the-counter medicines and you’re hoping to avoid surgery, there are some steps you can take to strengthen and protect the bas-al joints in your hands.

Range of motion exercises that move your thumb through its full range of motion can help improve the joint’s mobility. Your doctor or a hand therapist can demonstrate some specifi c move-ments.

Make some changes. Switch to tools and small appliances that are easier on the hands. Look for

items with larger handles or, where appropriate, no handles at all. Ask your doctor for recommendations.

Loosen your grip. Avoid clench-ing your hands when you carry items like shopping bags, purses or at-taché cases.

Feel the heat and embrace the cold. Ask your doctor about ice and heat packs. He or she may

recommend ice to relieve swell-ing, heat to soothe your joints oralternating the two.

Your options for joint painIf you stop and think about

how much you use your thumbs, it’s easy to see why the joint where the thumb attaches to the hand can suffer from wear and tear. The joint provides a large amount of motion for the thumb, and over the years it can lead to painful arthri-tis. The CMC joint (an abbreviation for the carpometacarpal joint) is sometimes called the basal joint of the thumb. It has ligaments and muscles around the joint that pro-vide stability and strength for pinch activities. These are important for everyday tasks such as turning a key, using scissors, pulling up your pants or unscrewing a bottle cap. Repetitive activities such as exces-sive texting and video game playing can also lead to pain.

Initial treatments, if caught ear-ly, may include supportive splinting designed to minimize the grinding movement of the joint and anti-infl ammatory treatment either by a noninvasive delivery system or by injection. Use of adaptive and/or ergonomic equipment can also reduce the amount of stress on the joint. These treatments are usually provided by either a physical ther-apist or occupational therapist, with the exception of an injection, which would be done by an M.D. For long-term painful conditions, surgery is often the most helpful intervention.

Diagnosis of this condition is done by taking a thorough history, examination of the hand and X-rays. If surgery is necessary, there are two types to consider. One in-volves using an artifi cal prosthe-sis. The prosthesis acts as a spacer to fi ll the gap created when the arthritic surfaces of the two bones that make up the CMC joint are re-moved. The other, more common surgery involves removing the involved bones and using a piece of rolled up tendon from the pa-tients forearm to act as the spacer. This procedure is called resection arthroplast with ligament recon-struction and tendon interposition (LRTI). Your surgeon would be the one to decide which option may be best for you.

After surgery, recovery and re-hab provided by a Certifi ed Hand Therapist (PT or OT) would take up to eight weeks. The fi rst few treatments would address pain and swelling after surgery. You will then learn exercises to help strengthen and stabilize the joint and improve motor control and dexterity of the hand. You will also be instructed in ways to do your activities while avoiding ex-tra strain on the thumb. Covenant Health has several facilities that have a Certifi ed Hand Therapist. To fi nd one closest to you, please call 865-531-5710 for a referral.

B-2 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • FARRAGUT Shopper news sports

Marvin West

Athens, Ga., is a good place to play football – genuine college town, en-thusiastic fans, signifi cant history, sideline hedges that make the arena unique.

My favorite football trip to Georgia was 45 years ago, last day of October, fi rst of November 1969. The Volunteers arrived 5-0 and No. 3 in the country. Whip-ping up on Alabama in Birmingham the Saturday before had infl uenced poll voters. Tennessee jumped four places.

Georgia was ranked 11th. Vince Dooley thought his team deserved better. Could be he was right. The Bull-dogs had won 16 in a row at home. The defense was great, permitting only 86 yards a game.

Best trip to Georgia

Tickets were tight. Stand-ing-room-only was sold out. Excitement was peaking. The university newspaper declared this the game of the decade. A radio station kept interrupting songs and commentary with some-body yelling, “Go you hairy Dogs!”

I suppose this was what Southeastern Conference competition was supposed to be.

I had watched four days

of Tennessee preparation. Doug Dickey had a good idea. Bobby Scott was going to throw to Lester McClain and Gary Kreis and Ken DeLong and maybe swing it out to tailback Don McLeary in the fl at.

Sophomore fullback Curt Watson was going to keep the Bulldogs honest with inside yardage behind Chip Kell, Don Denbo and Mike Bevins. I didn’t ask, but I am confi dent the Vols were confi dent. They had a really good team.

You’ve heard about the best-laid plans of mice and men – well, cold rain came to town on Friday and didn’t go away. You could almost hear Ray Charles or Brook Benton doing “Rainy Night in Georgia.”

It was really wet on Sat-urday. Dickey and offensive coordinator Jimmy Dunn met with Scott to discuss the switch from Plan A to Plan B, if weather became a factor.

It did. The day would have been really bad if it hadn’t been so good.

Tennessee endured an early hiccup. Midway through the fi rst quarter, Watson lost the wet ball in a tight situation. Georgia re-covered at the UT 5. Bulldog fans were delirious.

Tennessee’s defensive front dug in. Three plays gained one yard. Georgia kicked a fi eld goal. For the fi rst time that season, Ten-nessee was behind.

Watson responded. Home guys couldn’t handle him. Piston legs and slick nylon pants led to missed tackles and hurt feelings – and shoulders and heads. Curt ran over a few obsta-

cles. He turned the lovely turf, nurtured with tender, loving care, into his very own muddy loblolly. He gained 197 yards on 19 car-ries and wanted more.

Georgia fans did not suf-fer in silence. Some threw oranges. Denbo peeled one and ate it. Watson noticed the commotion, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Gotcha.Scott, the quarterback,

explained the mismatch: “Curt was a great back. He was very diffi cult to bring down under normal condi-tions. He was a powerful man with exceptional bal-ance. He took a lot of hits and kept on going.”

Off the fi eld: Wife Sar-ah sat through a fi rst-half soaking and retreated to our car. She would tolerate Larry Munson’s broadcast of excuses in the dry. Alas, the car battery ran down. Sarah hiked across the

sloppy parking lot, found a service truck, got a quick re-charge and was ready to roll when my three stories were written.

Her shoes gave her away. She told me about the di-lemma. Her winning rally raised my forever respect. I awarded all-American hon-ors. Curt was second team. For both, it was a signature game.

Almost forgot: Tennessee won, 17-3. As usual, line-backers Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds and Jackie Walker got most of the defensive credit. Tim Priest and Bill Young discouraged despera-tion bombs.

As wet games go, it was an unforgettable adventure. Going to Georgia may never be so fi ne.

There are many such stories in Marvin

West’s fi rst book, “Tales of the Tennessee

Vols,” now a possible collector’s item.

Purchase information available at

[email protected].

Upcoming FridayAustin-East at Brainerd

Bearden: Open

Carter at South-Doyle

Central vs. Fulton

Christian Academy of Knoxville vs. Grace Christian Academy

Farragut: Open

Gibbs vs. Oak Ridge

Halls at Campbell County

Hardin Valley Academy at Knoxville Catholic

Karns at Clinton

Powell vs. Anderson County

Webb: Open

West at ClevelandFarragut Quarterback Jacob Naumoff (#6) scrambles to get a pass off . He completed 27 of 45 passes for 324 yards.

The Farragut High School band performs at half-time. Photos by Justin Acuff

Noah Webb (#15) leaps to tackle Christian Romines (#6).

West wins 49-30 shootout at Farragut

Jacob Naumoff (#6) avoids a tackle

from Eric Middleton (#45).

Nate Gilliam (#79) and Derek Williams

(#26) celebrate a Farragut touchdown.

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miles, new wheels & tires, LB, very nice. $5500. 865-643-7103.

VW BEETLE 1967 completely restored, $12,500. 865-389-1983.

Sport Utility 261BMW 2004 2.5i, 183k

mi, (50k mi. left on warr.) Loaded, exc. cond. Celebrity status. $7800. 865-384-9764

Ford Expedition '04, Eddie Bauer runs/looks great, 130K, too many cars, $7,000; 591-4200

GMC ACADIA 2008, 94K mi., white ext, blk lthr int., sunrf, mnrf, dvd player, new tires, AWD/ SLT model, loaded, $15,900. 865-548-5799.

***Web ID# 465559***

HONDA CRV 2002, AT, 4WD, 260K mi., runs good, $4000 obo. 865-898-2105; 966-0864.

HONDA PILOT 2011 touring, lthr., DVD, 43K mi., $21,500. Call 423-295-5393.

Mercedes ML350 2007, silver/black, serviced by Mercedes Benz of Knoxville. 87K mi, $15,800. 865-223-8947

***Web ID# 464803***

Imports 262BMW 2013 328i Hardtop conv.

Like new. 9K mi. $30,500. 423-295-5393

Honda Civic 2011, 31k mi, under warr. Great cond. Take over pmnts. 865-214-4142

TOYOTA AVALON 1995, sunroof, loaded, leather seats, very nice car. $3600. 308-2743

VOLVO S80 2001, 4 dr., good cond., white, new trans. $4500. 865-680-9443

Sports 264CORVETTE 1986,

350/240 HP, ruby red/ sharp, good condition /

runs well, extra's included. Garage kept,

must sell, sacrifice for $7500. 865-805-8510. ***Web ID# 463514***

Domestic 265CHEVY IMPALA 2007

152,000 miles. Good condition. Runs great. $4700. 865-719-1463

DODGE Magnum RT 2005 Wagon, 1 owner,

92K mi., lthr, Alloy whls. newer Michelins.

$8500 obo. 865-705-0760.

Pont. Bonneville 1999, Cold air.

$2,900 obo 865-933-3175; 388-5136

Childcare 316FOX ROAD DAY-

CARE. 145 fox rd. 8655390033 "where your child is always a top fox". enrolling ages 3-5. safe, se-cure & clean env. for your child. offer pos. experiences relevant to child's needs. stimulating, carefully planned act. will encourage child to learn while having fun. state lisenced 3 star facil-ity.

Cleanin g 318CHRISTIAN WOMAN

seeks house to clean in West Knox/Farr area. Quality work, guaranteed. Refs available. 388-0084

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-

stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER

SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.

Painting / Wallpaper 344Powell's Painting &

Remodeling - Resi-dential & Commercial. Free Estimates. 865-771-0609

AGENDAFARRAGUT BOARD OF

MAYOR AND ALDERMENSeptember 25, 2014WORKSHOP, 5:15 PM

BMA MEETING, 7:00 PMI. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Mayor’s Report

IV. Citizens Forum

V. Approval of Minutes

A. September 11, 2014

VI. Ordinance

A. First Reading

1. Ordinance 14-15, Ordinance to amend

Ordinance 14-06, FY2015 Budget, General Fund

VII. Business Items

A. Approval of the Hot to Trot 5K/10K and Fun Run

B. Approval of the Farragut Fall 5K, Fun Run and

Pet Parade

C. Approval of acceptance of Private Street within

Townhomes at Wentworth

D. Approval of Dates for the November and December

BMA meetings

E. Approval to Elect Voting Delegate (1) and Alternate

Voting Delegates (2) to the National League of Cities

Conference

F. Approval of an Agreement with TDOT for

maintenance of improvements at the intersection of

US Highways 11 and 70

VIII. Town Administrator’s Report

IX. Town Attorney’s Report

It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the

basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant

to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and

101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To

request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-

7057 in advance of the meeting.

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THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27

Deadline for membership applications to Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying process: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or [email protected].

THROUGH TUESDAY, SEPT. 30

Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Karen Fe-rency of Sequoyah Hills and Fountain City artist Adam Rowe. Ferency creates wheel-thrown pottery and Rowe will be showing his laser-cut cards. Info/hours: 357-7624 or 357-2787.

THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT 18

Reservations open for Hoot ’N Holler Autumn Express steam trains events. Schedule: 9:45 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18; 1 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Departure: new depot, 2560 Univer-sity Commons Way, in the University Commons Plaza. Info/reservations: www.ThreeRiversRambler.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24

“Weston Fulton Changed the World,” a Brown Bag Lecture by Dewaine Speaks, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8700.

Computer Workshops: Word 2007 II, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/to regis-ter: 215-8700.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

Knox County Ve terans Services Outreach, 9-10 a.m., South Knoxville Senior Center, 6729 Martel Lane. Provides one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members. Info: 215-5645, [email protected].

Faculty lecture: “From Mary Poppins to Malefi -cent: Professorial Persona and Student Perception” by Pellissippi State Community College assistant profes-sor Anne Pharr, 12:30 p.m., Goins Building Auditori-um on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400 or www.pstcc.edu/arts.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 25-26

AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Cost: $10. Info/to register: 670-6693.

AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Asbury Place, 2648 Sevierville Road, Maryville. Info/to register: Caro-lyn Rambo at 584-9964.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

Friends Mini Used Book Sale-Farragut, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

Student Art Contest deadline, 3:30 p.m., Union County Arts, 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Open to all students, grades 6-12. 2D media, 16x20 inches or smaller. Prizes awarded. Info: 992-9161.

Deadline to register for Senior Appreciation Picnic hosted by County Mayor Tim Burchett, to be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Includes lunch, live music and a vendor expo. Free to all Knox County seniors. RSVP: 215-4007.

Midnight in Savannah, 7 p.m.-midnight, Club Leconte, 2700 Plaza Tower, 800 S. Gay St. Cost: $50 per person. All proceeds benefi t the Scarecrow Foundation, ALS Therapy Development Institute’s Augie’s Quest and the Employee Partners Care Foundation. Info/to regis-ter: www.clubleconte.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27

Jack Herranen & the Little Red Band in con-cert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Admis-sion: $12; some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale-Farragut, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Life 101: Free Classes for Teens, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Topic: Nutrition Basics for Teens. Instructor: Shannon Reynolds, MPH Corporate Wellness Manager, UT Medical Center. Info: Bess, 215-8754.

Golf tournament to benefi t Freedom Christian Academy, Three Ridges Golf Course. Shotgun start, 8:30 p.m. Fee: $300/team of four. Info: Kara Robertson, 525-7807.

Free Flu Shot Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, Austin-East, Carter, Farragut, Halls and West high schools and South-Doyle Middle School. Donations accepted to benefi t Empty Stocking Fund.

Orquesta D’Jimmy Bonilla with the Music City Salsa dancers, 7 p.m., Market Square. Kick-off celebra-tion for the HoLa Festival. Free. Info: www.holafestival.org.

Family Fun Day, 1-4 p.m., McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Explore the new exhibit “Birds, Bugs, and Blooms: Natural History Illustration from the 1500s–1800s.” Free and open to the public. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

Fall plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Gardens located just off Neyland Drive behind the UT Veterinary Medical Center. Perennials, shrubs and trees. Info: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28

Ribbon cutting for the town of Farragut’s new Out-door Classroom, 1 p.m., Campbell Station Road at the entrance to Farragut High School. Info: 966-7057.

Green Earth, Blue Skies – A National Public Lands Day Event, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Founders Park at Campbell Station. Schedule of events: www.townoffarragut.org/publiclandsday. Info: Jason Scott, [email protected]; Lauren Cox, [email protected]; 966-7057.

Autism Family Day, 1-5 p.m., The Muse in Chil-howee Park. Sensory-friendly planetarium shows: 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Activities supervised by Artistic Spectrum; refreshments by The Autism Society of East Tennessee. Reduced admission: $3 per person, ages 2 and up; under 2, free. Info: www.asaetc.org.

“Stories in Every Jar,” free storytelling by members of the Smoky Mt. Storytellers, 3-5 p.m., Back Porch, 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Info: 429-1783 or www.smokymountaintellers.org.

Lantern and Carriage Tour, 4-7 p.m., Old Gray Cemetery, 543 N. Broadway. Cost: Adults, $10; students, $5; carriage, $5. Re-enactors, carriage rides and more. Info: 522-1424; [email protected].

HoLa Festival, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Market Square. A celebration of Hispanic culture with music, dance, arts, crafts, food and family entertainment. Free. Info/sched-ule: www.holafestival.org.

Motorcycle ride with Knoxville Harley David-son, 11 a.m. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Recom-mended donation: $20; $5 each extra rider. Proceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Info: www.gatorhator.com.

“Children in the Arts,” 2:30 p.m., Amphithe-atre at the World’s Fair Park. Presented by Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble as a part of the Penny for the Arts series. Adult tickets: $7, children/student tickets: one penny. Info: Irena Linn, 584-9636, [email protected].

MONDAY, SEPT. 29

Gator Hator Golf Classic, 11 a.m., Beaver Brook Country Club, 6800 Beaver Brook Drive. $125 per player. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Proceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com.

Deadline to purchase tickets for Knoxville’s Founders Day Luncheon and Benefi t, to be held noon Friday, Oct. 3, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Featured speaker: U.S. rep. John J Duncan Jr. Proceeds to benefi t the Historic Homes of Knoxville. Tickets: www.KnoxTIX.com or 523-7543

Ossoli Circle meeting, 9:30 a.m., Ossoli Club-house, 2511 Kingston Pike. Lunch follows programs. Visitors welcome. Info: Cheryl Smith, 539-1721.

Classes in Olympic fencing, Medieval longsword, Renaissance rapier, and Victorian military saber are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Visitors welcome; fi rst lesson free. Info: 321-1214, email [email protected], or drop in.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30

Gator Hator Poker Classic, part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Must qualify to enter: Buckethead Tavern, Doc’s, Downtown Grill & Brewery, Latitude 35, Twisted Mike’s. Proceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com.

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B-4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • Shopper news

with Kristi Hickey

Coffee Break

Before Kristi Hickey and her husband, David, opened Consign to Design in Lovell Heights Center almost four years ago, she had worked for her father at Fleet Tire Co. for 26 years.

She still calls her dad (now retired) when she needs a tire changed. But helping customers fi nd the perfect piece to go with their home décor is a breeze.

“I have shocked myself as far as what I’m able to do,” says Hickey. “It’s just something I do. It’s never been anything I think about.”

Growing up in Halls, she painted her room, vanities, doors. She loved changing the look of a space. But she had her fi rst child at 16 while in high school, and after graduating she went to work in the tire store to provide for him.

It was only after her second husband was laid off from his job as a geologist that the idea of consignment sales popped into her head. A friend opened a consign-ment store in Fountain City and asked her to keep the books, and Hickey asked if she wanted a partner. The friend said no but encouraged her to start her own store.

The Hickeys prayed about it, and “out of the blue” her grandmother called and offered to help fi nance her dream. With that money and more family support, they decided to go ahead.

Not wanting to compete with their Fountain City friend, the Hickeys looked around and found the perfect location in Farragut. Many of the pieces they feature are higher end, and handling them involves a lot of research to fi nd how an item was originally valued.

“We want to make sure that we get the best price for the customer, but we also have to price it to sell, or it doesn’t help either one of us,” she says.

During her previous work life, Hickey also was a base-ball mom, spending all her free time – and vacations – going to games in which her two sons were playing. She launched the store just as her younger son wrapped up baseball and entered college, so she has no more free time than she did before.

“I’m working 24/7,” she says. And though she loves

helping customers, she knows there’s a big hole in her life.

“I have done nothing to my home,” she sighs.Sit back and have a Coffee Break as you get to know

Kristi Hickey.

What are you guilty of?Not taking care of myself like I should. I know what to

do – it’s just doing it that is the hard thing.

What is your favorite material possession?I would have to say my engagement ring. The dia-

mond was my grandmother’s, and she was extremely precious to me. She is a big reason we started our busi-ness. And, of course, because my sweet husband gave it to me.

What are you reading currently?“Interior Wisdom: Designing Your Home and Heart

for the Lord,” by Leah Richardson. A wonderful custom-er let me borrow it to read.

What was your most embarrassing moment?My in-laws came to our church for a special event,

and I wasn’t paying attention and I walked into the men’s restroom and met my father-in law walking out.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? I want to live on the lake one day, my ultimate dream.

I want to go on a Christian cruise with a Christian artist. I want to go to Italy with my hubby to see the beautiful country.

What is one word others often use to describe you?I’m going to say “cheerful.” I really enjoy what I do

and I love to help people, whether that means with a per-sonal problem or with a design question. I try to have a positive attitude and smile and lift people up when I can.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would change my health. I want to eat better and

exercise more, but with our work schedule, this isn’t a priority as it should be.

What is your passion?To help others. I love to help people who are trying to

help themselves, I love helping other people with busi-ness ideas and I love helping people who are hurting and just need someone to listen.

With whom would you most like to have a long lunch?My grandmother “Gee.” She was always an inspira-

tion to me and loved me unconditionally. She had throat cancer about 25 years before she died and could eat only pureed food all those years. I would not only enjoy the wonderful conversations we would have … but also to see her enjoy a wonderful meal would be great.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl u-ence on your life?

My Favorite Uncle B. (Foy Brown). He was always fun growing up and always had time for his nieces. He has always been a very positive role model. I’ve never heard him talk bad about anyone. He is selfl ess and extremely giving. He would still do anything for me, and I him. He was always working hard and having fun at the same time.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …Mornings. I’ve always been a morning person wan-

nabe, but I’m not. Once I get going, I’m good, but it’s so hard to get out of a comfortable bed, especially in the winter.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?To love God and to be kind to others. She actually

showed me, as much as telling me.

What is your social media of choice?Facebook. On the personal side, I use it as a prayer

chain and as a reunion in PJs. On the business side, I enjoy posting pictures and giving people a sneak peak of what new arrivals are coming in the store daily.

What is the worst job you have ever had?I can honestly say I’ve never had a bad job. Wow, how

awesome is that?

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

“The Pink Panther.” It had to be the music because nobody talked. My husband still can’t believe it was my favorite.

What irritates you?Hateful customer service people!

What is your greatest fear?I think it’s every parent’s greatest fear, and that is

losing a child.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?I would run away to a spa with a lake view and do

NOTHING!

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• Freshly landscaped to show off the beautiful Smokey Mountain Crab Orchard stone.• Original hdwd fl rs on main, except kit & BRs which are carpeted.• LR w/stone FP & mantle w/gas log controls & lg framed mirror• Offi ce or sun rm w/built-in bookcases off of the LR• Formal DR w/chandelier• Bright sunny kit-completely updated• All new refrigerator/stove/oven/countertops/faucet/hardware/light fi xtures• Breakfast rm capturing the morning light w/decora-tive stone FP & logs.• Breakfast rm has new French doors that open to lg patio overlooking private backyard

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< Halls: Southern living at its fi nest! 19+ acres (fenced) w/pond & barn, house has 6,000+ SF, 4BR/3.5BA, great rm w/stone FP & wood beam vaulted ceiling, oak lined study, kit w/FP, breakfast area & butlers pantry, all season rm has stone FP, big master on main level w/BA, patios & porches galore, MUST SEE! $997,500 MLS# 891282

Halls: Spacious ‘’PUD’’ has 2,450 SF w/plenty of stg & lots of room for family to visit! Hdwd in main living area, new counters & appliances in kit, pretty FP, 3BR/2BA on main level, huge formal DR, bsmt has BR, great rm, wkshp & stg rm, dual decks! $194,900 MLS# 899426

Powell: Awesome yard & location, this 2,100+ SF, 4BR/3BA split-level’s upgrades include: Exterior vinyl, roof, heat & air, pretty hdwd on main level & staircase, HUGE den w/4th BR & a full BA downstairs, extra stg rm next to deep gar, level, fenced, backyard w/sep area for the dog. $149,900 MLS# 898367

Shopper news • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • B-5

Five 1-Level Plans To Choose From1-level model pictured below

www.BrandyWineatTurkeyCreek.com865-675-0403Brandywine Lifestyles, LLC

$16K IN CUSTOM UPGRADESMove-in-ready, 2530 Sq.Ft. Low maintenance living, level lots, open fl oor plan w/master &

2nd bedroom on main fl oor. Fenced-in yard & lots of storage! The Ash Lot 54 $285,000

Homes starting at $255,900 to $339,900Directions: West on I-40 to north on Campbell Station,

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GREAT LOCATION! Close to Halls, Powell,

Brickey. 3BR + huge bonus rm, hdwd fl rs in LR

& DR, gas logs FP, fenced backyard w/gorgeous

mtn view from the double deck. New carpet & kit

fl oor covering. Move-in cond. $195,900. 2806 Summertime Lane MLS 891195. Call Beverly 865-679-3902

CEDAR CROSSING – Corner building lot in a

desirable S/D in the Halls area. Homes $250,000+

Lot 4, LeClay $34,900 MLS# 889239. Call Beverly.

30 ACRES – 3721 Hickory Valley. 600' of road

frontage. Mountain views, wild turkey, deer.

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Cedarchase S/D, 6509 Red Ashe. MLS 883221 $105,000. Call Cody 865-257-302

BACK ON MARKET! Deal fell through on this

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

An engaging and relevant educational experience

should occupy the bulk of a young person’s day. That education might come in the form of a multitude of disciplines and activities over a multitude of venues, but the primary business of growing up is to learn about oneself and the world around oneself. And nowhere in the spectrum of developmental years is a positive and inspiring moment in one’s education more critical than in kindergarten. Webb School completely understands that and has created a full-day kindergarten experience that meets and exceeds all of the important criteria for an outstanding first year of school.

There are four primary core tenets that drive Webb’s kindergarten program. They include:

■ Teachers consider the readiness in a learner to be extremely important in order to address each child’s individual needs and interests.

■ Independent, cooperative and small group learning allow children to ques-tion, experiment, evaluate, predict, and form hypotheses.

Kindergarten program provides rewarding fi rst-year experience

■ Children come to school with their own areas of interest and unique learning styles that should be considered as teachers prepare activities.

■ Respectful listening, creative thinking, time for reflection, and self-directed inquiry are all integrated into the curriculum.

Two other factors play a signifi cant

role in the success of Webb’s

kindergarten program:

■ Each kindergarten classroom has 22 students and two full-time, highly qualifi ed and experienced teachers. This 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio provides ample opportunity for individual and small-group instruction within the context of a larger whole group.

Webb’s kindergarten program fosters inde-

pendent, cooperative and small group learn-

ing to allow children to question, experiment,

evaluate, predict, and form hypotheses.

■ Each kindergarten classroom is equipped with a Smart Board and suffi -cient laptops and iPads whereby students can learn new material and practice in highly interactive formats and at their own rates.

To the notion both that students come to school with a wide array of interests and that there is important learning to be done in many disciplines, Webb’s kindergarten experience is vast and expansive. Besides traditional language arts, social studies, math, and science classes, Webb kindergartners participate in regular and frequent art, music, Spanish, library, technology, and physical education classes, as well as after-school learning opportunities, including robotics, chess, Mandarin Chinese, dance, and tennis.

Above and beyond all of the details of the program, a child’s fi rst year of full-day schooling ought to be joyous, and it ought to stimulate the natural curiosities that young people innately possess. Wanting to come to school, wanting to learn, wanting to give one’s best effort are all acquired mindsets that can and should be nourished in a classroom environment, and Webb’s kindergarten program is designed to do just that.

(above) During Daily Rotations, parent volunteers or “V.I.Ps” work with kindergarten students

in collaborative, small groups. The program allows parents to engage with students in the

class, provides parents with a fi rst-hand opportunity to observe in the classroom, and gives

them the chance to experience the program along with their child. (left) Each kindergarten

class has two full-time faculty to ensure an 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio, providing ample

opportunity for individual and small-group instruction. Each classroom is equipped with a

Smart Board and suffi cient laptops and iPads whereby students can learn new material and

practice in highly interactive formats and at their own rates.

8:15 a.m. Community Meeting

8:30 a.m. Morning Activities • calendar • mascot report • mystery box • daily message • family meeting • brain teasers

9:00 a.m. Literature Lunch

9:15 a.m. Daily Rotations with Parent Volunteers (“V.I.P.s”) • thematic focus • writing • model reading • social studies • technology • collaboration • math • exploration • chess • projects 11:00 a.m. Lunch

11:30 a.m. Math Explorations

12:30 p.m. Physical Education

1:10 p.m. Specials • art • music • technology • library • Spanish (Each Special meets twice a week.)

1:40 p.m Snack/Recess

2:10 p.m. Exploratory Centers 3:15 p.m. Dismissal

3:15-6 p.m. Aftercare and EnrichmentClubs

WEBB KINDERGARTEN DAILY SCHEDULE

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A Shopper-News Special Section September 24, 2014

Fun

More than a dozen youngsters enjoy the giant sandbox at Knoxville Montessori School’s new playground.

natural play spaceBy Anne Hart

W hen alumni, families and friends of Knoxville Montessori School (KMS) arrive for the annual fall homecoming festivities on Oct. 18, they can

expect to spend some time outside admiring the school’s sensational new nature-inspired playground.

And since children of all ages are also invited along to the homecoming, parents won’t have any trouble locat-ing them when it’s time to go home – they’ll be outside having fun.

They might be digging in the huge sandbox, playing on the wooden tree house platform that features a slide and a climbing net, navigating the child-size climbing wall or perched atop spring riders in the shape of a horse or a bird.

Landscape architect Sara Hedstrom Pinnell has transformed the area behind the school into a natural play space that also features shaded spots with rocks or log seats for resting or socializing, a large digging area surrounded by rock seating, cedar stumps and a large cedar log for balancing.

A large open fi eld is available for kickball, soccer and other running games, and a basketball court can also ac-commodate hopscotch, four square and other activities.

KMS operations director Charlie Biggs says the play-ground is an important component of the school’s program.

“Children need time outside to strengthen their bod-ies, practice their social skills and learn about nature. The new playground provides a wonderful natural environ-ment for recess, after care and for all of our students’ out-

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door activities.”Biggs says both students and parents

agree the investment in the playground has been a benefi cial one for the school.

“All of our parents have been very im-pressed with the playground, and our stu-dents really love it. When one of our new preschool students saw the treehouse over the summer, she literally started jumping up and down. She was so excited she said she could hardly wait to start school.”

Located at 4311 Kingston Pike, Knox-ville Montessori School is a nonprofi t private school that provides high-quality, child-centered Montessori education for students from preschool through fi fth grade. Founded in 1966, it is widely rec-ognized for its nurturing environment, strong academic focus, experienced teaching staff and diverse student body.

The playground upgrades are part of a multi-year plan to preserve the school’s historic building and provide the best pos-sible learning environment for its students. Most of the school’s classrooms were up-graded last summer, and additional work is planned for next summer as well.

“It’s wonderful to see such great things happening at KMS,” said Tonya DeGuira, president of the KMS Board of Trustees and mother of two children at the school. “It’s always been a great school, and it’s just getting better and better!”

Sophia Harvey reaches new heights on the climbing wall in the newly transformed playground at Knoxville Montessori School.

For more information about KMS, visit www.knoxvillemontessori.org or call 525-6042.

By Shana Raley-Lusk

Fall in East Tennessee is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the crisp air and beautiful scenery. With plenty of upcoming fall festivals and events in and around the Knoxville area, there is no shortage of options for family-friendly entertainment this season.

Music lovers will not want to miss the 14th annual Raccoon Valley Blue-grass Music Festival taking place on Oct. 4 in Powell, with music beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. In addition to live bluegrass music, the event will also feature a general store, crafts, blacksmithing and molasses mak-ing. Admission to this festival is free, and gates open at 9 a.m.

For an old-fashioned good time in the spirit of small-town fun, head out to Jeffer-son City on Oct. 4 for the 29th annual Old Time Saturday. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Main Street in downtown Jefferson City,

attendees can enjoy clogging, gospel and country singing, comedy skits, and arts and crafts booths. Food vendors will be there, as well as a classic car show and kids zone. Prizes will be given away throughout the day in addition to a grand prize draw-ing at the end of the event.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the Townsend Visi-tor Center will host its annual Fall Heri-tage Festival and Old Timers Day. This event is a celebration of the region’s heritage and features bluegrass music, mountain arts and crafts, nature programs and storytelling, all against the beautiful backdrop of the Smoky Mountains. Kids’ games, antique tractor displays and more will also be included.

If you are up for a short drive east of Knoxville, the Morristown Mountain Makins Festival is scheduled for Oct. 25-26, and promises to be worth a few extra minutes in the car. Arts and crafts, lots of local live music, fun activities for

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Mother and daughter Susan and Pat Province, from Strawberry Plains, show off their wares.

Susan is a knitter and jewelry-maker Pat once sold her pieces to J.C. Penney.

By Carol Shane

Though clouds were evident, the rain held off on Sunday, Sept. 14, for the sec-ond day of the annual Ramsey House Fall Festival. Crafters, foodies, horticultur-ists, musicians and antique sellers from all over the region gathered to celebrate our heritage on the grounds of the local treasure, a late-18th-century house built by the architect Thomas Hope for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey. The house and grounds are open year-round. For more information, or to plan a visit, log on to http://www.ramseyhouse.org or call (865) 546-0745.

Volunteers in period dress added an

authentic note to the festival. Here,

Kathy McCandless and Stephanie Vickers

Humphrey stand at the kitchen door of

Ramsey House amid heirloom begonias.

McCandless says the house, built from 1795 to 1797, is the fi rst house in Tennessee to have an

attached kitchen and full basement. “They did a lot of fi rsts in this family,” she says. “This is

our history.” Actor Humphrey enjoys using her skills for historical interpretation. Explaining

the diff erence between an interpreter and an re-enactor, she says, “We cover day-to-day

stuff ; historical re-enactors recreate an event.”

Students of Knoxville Symphony violinist Mary Ann Fennell pose with bright and shining faces. The young musicians entertained the audience for

an hour, playing in a large group, smaller groups and girls’ and boys’ groups. The music ranged from Bach to “Star Wars.” On the front row are Sofi a

Eshleman, Adelle Fox, Margaret Hollow, Shreya and Nandini Damodaran, Henry Hollow, Hollie Ruff ner, Ethan Hu and Annelise Carroll. On the back

row are Jake Ruff ner, Claire Blankenship, Emma Fox, Olivia Escher, Maeve Houston, Garrett Fox, teacher Mary Ann Fennell and Rachel Wetz.

Nancy and Mark Shedden of Karns recreate

two frontier skills – spinning and powder-

horn crafting. Nancy says her interest in

spinning began in 2007 when her children

became involved in a 4H sheep project.

Mark discovered horns on a trip to Deerfi eld,

Mass., an authentic 18th-century New

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Festival at

Ramsey House Beth Hutchinson started making hair bows and other fi nery for young girls when she couldn’t

fi nd any that she liked for her twins, born 15 months ago. The west Knoxville resident has a

Facebook page called “MyGirls Bows and Accessories.”

the kids, storytelling and much more are in the works.

Festival-goers with a fl air for local his-tory or a love of antiques can look to Clin-ton for an event that is sure to be a perfect fi t. Oct. 10-11, historic downtown Clinton will be home to the 14th Annual Clinch River Antiques Festival, where folks can look forward to artisans and antique dealers, a re-enactment of a famous duel, antique cars, and live music and food ven-dors. First Baptist Church of Clinton will provide some additional activities for the kids free of charge.

McClung Museum on The Universi-ty of Tennessee campus has a day of edu-cational family fun planned just around the corner, as well. On Sept. 27, the mu-seum will host a free Family Fun Day, where activities, crafts, tours and more will be offered. The event is in conjunc-tion with the museum’s newest exhibit “Birds, Bugs and Blooms.”

Whatever your interests or age, there is something on the calendar this time of year to please just about every member of the family. These free local events are the ideal way to usher in the bounty of autumn.

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By Shana Raley-Lusk

The Museum of Appalachia in Norris is truly an East Tennessee treasure. As

an offi cial affi liate of the Smithsonian In-stitution, the museum provides a wealth of information about the history of Appa-lachia. Events throughout the year make getting in touch with the past easy and fun. With Tennessee Fall Homecoming just around the corner, this is the perfect time of year to become acquainted with the museum and all it has to offer.

Much more than a simple music festi-val, Tennessee Fall Homecoming at Mu-seum of Appalachia is anticipated each year by locals and travelers alike. This year marks the 35th year of the award-winning annual event. With historic demonstra-tions such as spinning, weaving, sorghum

making, blacksmithing and sawmilling, the celebration brings the past to life and enables spectators to connect with Appa-lachian history in a special way. The three-day event runs Oct. 10-12.

The regional music at Tennessee Fall Homecoming never disappoints, and this year promises to be no different. With re-turning favorites such as Grammy nomi-nated Blue Highway, the award-winning Darrell Webb Band, and the highly recog-nized Blue Moon Rising, the lineup is full of talent. This year’s festivities include over 70 national, regional, and local musi-cians, featuring favorites from years past such as Leroy Troy, Ramona Jones, and The Dismembered Tennesseans.

With these musicians and many others performing on fi ve outdoor stages daily,

musical guests Museum of Appalachia announces

Blue Moon Rising plays in front of the Wilson Barn at the Museum of Appalachia.

A demonstrator makes pumpkin rings at last year’s Homecoming.

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visitors will be able to enjoy genuine Appa-lachian entertainment while taking in the beauty of nature all around them. From tra-ditional mountain music to gospel, there is something for everyone to appreciate.

In addition to the authentic musical entertainment and educational demon-strations, Tennessee Fall Homecoming also includes a heritage arts and crafts fair with tatting, whittling, lye soap mak-ing, hand-crafted white oak baskets, and leather working.

During the course of the event, visi-tors may also tour the entire Museum of

Appalachia, where they can experience the beautiful bucolic setting complete with historic buildings, unique artifacts, farm animals and gardens. There will be plenty of tasty Southern treats and com-fort foods available as well as opportuni-ties to meet nationally recognized South-ern writers.

Proceeds from Tennessee Fall Home-coming benefi t the museum’s mission of preserving Appalachian culture and heritage.

For more information, visit www.museumofappalachia.org

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