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By Theresa EdwardsHardin Valley Church of Christ

is expanding its building by 20,300 square feet, adding 14 c l a s s r o o m s , mostly for the younger children, to accommodate its rapid growth. Leaders expect the building to be

completed around April 2013.“We’re excited because this

church from the very beginning has had a great love for this community and especially the young people,” said evangelist Larry Cline.” Having this new facility will allow us to increase our ministry in a tremendous way to reach out and meet the needs of families within the Hardin Valley area.

“We are excited that God has opened this door and allowed us to have this great tool that will be an incredible gift to this ministry.”

The church began in May 2006 with 160 people attending the fi rst service, held at the Y behind Walgreens at Lovell Road and Kingston Pike. The congregation met there only once, moving to Hardin Valley Elementary School for about two years.

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IndexGabriella Valentine and Landyn Behn are crowned HVA homecoming queen and

king Oct. 5, as the Hawks beat Halls 52-18. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

By Theresa EdwardsGabriella Valentine and Landyn Behn were crowned

homecoming queen and king of Hardin Valley Academy on Oct. 5, as the Hawks beat the Red Devils 52-18.

Landyn is senior president of student government. Gabriella is vice president of the student body. “We work together a lot and are good friends,” said Gabriella.

Alumni cheerleaders Ebone Kennedy, Kelli Carter, Rachel Bracken and Courtney Such joined the HVA squad.

HVA also held a homecoming dance at the school which began during the third quarter of the game.

By Theresa Edwards

Valentine, Behn are

queen and king

Church of Christ expands

Larry Cline

Architectural drawings show the exterior of new $2.4 million addition to the Hardin Valley Church of Christ. Photocourtesy of Fuqua & Partners Architects

With about 450 now attending, coordinating deacon Charles Sells says the congregation has “grown fairly rapidly.

“We have been blessed beyond our wildest imagination. God has

really put an opportunity in front of us. We are doing a lot of outreach efforts to help the community.”

The church invites the community to its fall festival Saturday, Oct. 27. There will be

jump houses and games for the kids along with a chili cook-off and hot dogs at 5 p.m. followed by trunk-or-treat at 6. The church is located at 11515 Hardin Valley Road, west of Food City.

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agreement between city and county mayors. Muscle-fl exing developers. A “goofy guys” tag on the commis-sion by its chair. And a beleaguered Mark Donaldson cast out like a motherless child.

Are the 1980s back upon us?No. It’s just a behind-the-scenes

battle to starve out or perhaps even abolish the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission.

The moneyFor the recipients of nearly $1.3

million in surplus revenue County Commission doled out last month, it was Christmas in September.

There was $500,000 to trans-port senior citizens; $300,000 for preliminary work on a new Karns area senior center; $200,000 to the sheriff’s offi ce for new tasers;

The war on planning

To page A-3

and even $55,000 for the commis-sioners to split among themselves and dole out to pet causes.

But it was supper at the orphan-age for MPC director Mark Don-aldson, who got slapped down like Oliver Twist pleading for a little more gruel when he asked for $100,000.

It was money Mayor Tim Bur-chett had deleted from his bud-get request. Donaldson said MPC has experienced a bottom line loss of nearly $400,000 in oper-

ating funds since Burchett took offi ce in 2010, via a combination of $200,000 in budget cuts and nearly $200,000 in rent hikes.

Additionally, MPC received no incremental funds for the in-creased work load generated by the Hillside and Ridgetop Protec-tion Plan, a 3-year undertaking authorized by a joint vote of Coun-ty Commission and City Council. This project was concurrent with the recession that torpedoed de-velopment and further depressed MPC’s fee structure.

“We had 44 people on staff fi ve years ago. Today, we’ve got 36,” he said, explaining that his staff is having a hard time keeping up with its responsibility to update countywide addresses and the Knox County Geographic Infor-mation System and is not able to service developers’ permit and

zoning requests in a timely man-ner.

Also, MPC is no longer able to take on the contract work that once supplemented its budget, he said.

MPC asked for $656,000 and got $556,000, which Commission-er R. Larry Smith, a former MPC commissioner, said was plenty. He took the merciless role of Mr. Bumble to Donaldson’s Twist, ad-vising the MPC chief that, “We’re not doing much business. We just need to trim our budget back.”

The MPC request went down by a 5-3-1 vote – it needed six – with Sam McKenzie, Amy Broyles, Mike Brown, Ed Shouse and Tony Nor-man voting yes. Smith, Jeff Ownby and Mike Hammond voted no. Dave Wright passed. Richard Briggs and Brad Anders were absent.

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➤ Read Theresa Edwards on page A-3

Salute to FulmerA host of Volunteers from

the Phillip Fulmer era will toast their old coach this weekend. The theme will be congratulations on his forth-coming Hall of Fame enshrine-ment and thanks for all he did to make them better players and better men.

If you are alert, you may even see Peyton Manning. The 1997 team will be there.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

Miracle MakerWest Valley Middle School

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Coff ee BreakDee Childress, the head ca-

shier at Hardin Valley Food City, loves be-ing a part of the community events hosted there.

Dee invites all to the cen-ter’s trunk-or-

treat 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. There will also be a costume contest inside the store

Enjoy a sip of coffee and a visit with Dee Childress.

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A-2 • OCTOBER 15, 2012 • KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS

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It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone

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Dee Childress is the head cashier at Hardin Valley Food City and loves being a part of the community events hosted there.

Dee invites the community to Food City shopping center’s trunk-or-treat 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Local busi-nesses are welcome to join and hand out treats from their car. There will also be a costume contest inside the store.

Away from work, Dee loves spending time with her family and friends. “Family is really important to me,” she said.

Dee has two daughters, a son and four wonderful granddaughters, ages 7, 5, 2 and 1. Her daughter and granddaughters live in Texas, where Dee is from. “We don’t get to see each other enough, but we do talk on the telephone a lot,” she said. “We say, ‘I miss you but I’ll see you in my dreams,’ and that keeps us going. They are wonderful.”

“I like going bowling from time to time and I enjoy hanging out at the lake watching the water,” Dee said. She enjoys boating or fi shing, as long as she doesn’t have to get in the water.

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Dee Childress:

What are you guilty of? I am probably guilty of wanting to be better all the

time. I am guilty of wanting to be a fi xer and fi x things.

What is your favorite material possession? My shoes.

What are you reading currently? “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

What was your most embarrassing moment? It’s probably once when I stepped off a bus and my

slip fell to the fl oor.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?1. Go to Niagara Falls in Canada. I would love to do

that, it would be fascinating. 2. Take my granddaughters on a wonderful vacation. 3. I don’t have a third one.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

I am a take-over person, one who likes to be in charge. Let’s get something started and go for it.

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

I would change the way I think sometimes.

What is your passion?My passion is spending time with my granddaughters

and talking with them on the phone.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

Bill Clinton. I don’t know why.

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

My sisters because I have several, younger and older, and they have been really good for me.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … This computer stuff.

What is the best present you ever received in a box? It was a jewelry box somebody gave me that I still

have. It meant the world to me and I love it.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?To always remember God is fi rst and to be who you

are.

What is your social media of choice? I prefer to talk with people face-to-face, but if I had to

choose one, it would be the telephone.

What is the worst job you have ever had? I sold carpet cleaners door-to-door, city-to-city and

state-to-state. Oh my, never, ever again! That would be the worst job ever in history. It just wasn’t for me.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

It would have to be Bugs Bunny, of course, and the Road Runner because he never gave up.

What irritates you?People being inconsiderate of each other are very ir-

ritating.

What’s one place in Karns or Hardin Valley everyone should visit?

Food City in Hardin Valley because this is a great store. I have great people who work in the front with me and a good management team.

What is your greatest fear?My greatest fear is a personal fear, not to be here

when my granddaughters grow up and what kind of world I’m leaving them that they will be in. That worries me a lot.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?I wish I did not have to plan my vacation. I would like

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fi rst toward new uniforms and then for gym im-provements at Karns High School,” said Mark Larsen of the Karns High booster club. “Thanks to Applebee’s and everyone who came to support our team.”

■ Lisa Hall of Tight Ship at GKBALisa Hall, owner of Tight

Ship, shared business or-ganization strategies with the Greater Karns Business

Association. She has a degree in o r g a n i z a -tional psy-c h o l o g y , taught 15 years and has been a small busi-ness owner

15 years.Hall is passionate about

systems because they can create more time in your day, reduce stress and help increase profi tability. “The average business owner loses about two hours a day just trying to fi nd papers they have misplaced or re-scheduling appointments,” Hall said.

“By putting together some systems for effi ciency, I help the small business owner have more time to spend with clients and to spend in their personal life,” she said.

“The most important thing to do is to get control of your calendar so you have time blocked off during the

week to do those important things in your business,” Hall shared as a key tip. “For example, time blocked off to get back with those you’ve networked with and time to get back in touch with clients. Schedule blocking reduces stress because then you know when that task is going to be handled in your business if it is already on your schedule.”

Tight Ship will hold its fi rst networking event 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, hosted by Gallery Nuance, 121 South Gay St. For more information on Tight Ship and upcoming events, visit www.tightship.us.

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KARNS NOTES ■ Karns History Club

meets 2 p.m. Tuesday,

Oct. 16, at the Karns

Library. Carolyn Walden

will speak.

Turkey Creek Medical Center hosted a safety fair in its parking lot, inviting the community.

Theresa Edwards

Safety fair at Turkey Creek

Search and rescue dog

Buddy shakes with Camer-

on Wilder. “My dad is a fi re

marshal with Rural/Metro,”

Cameron said. Buddy is

with Knoxville Volunteer

Rescue Squad.

Tennova Healthcare sponsored a fi re prevention festival at

Turkey Creek Medical Center’s parking lot. Shown are: Tammy

Hannan, Joyce Moran, Rita Ogle, Lana Sellers and Irene

Brooks. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Lisa Hall

“It’s all about what we can do to make our commu-nity safe,” said Lana Sellers, Turkey Creek Medical Cen-ter staff member.

Various agencies showed their fi re and rescue equip-ment to children and adults.

Thomas George, a patrol offi cer with Knox County, demonstrated the Northrop Grumman robot owned by the Knox County Bomb Squad used in dangerous situations potentially in-volving bombs. “We’ve actu-ally damaged a few of them with explosions,” he said. “Better them (robots) than us.”

Karns Fire Department had its newest 401 engine on display, with fi refi ghters explaining how the foam system works to distinguish fi res quicker and with less water.

Rural/Metro displayed its ambulance and fi re equipment and gave chil-dren play fi rehats, bracelets, coloring books and candy.

■ Pancake breakfast for KHS basketballApplebee’s Cedar Bluff

restaurant hosted a pancake breakfast Oct. 6 to benefi t Karns High School basket-

Karns High School: Pete Tampas, freshman coach; Bill Brown

of booster club; Mark Larsen of booster club; and Rob Bringle,

junior varsity coach

The mayorsInterviewed after the

meeting, Burchett was no more sympathetic to MPC’s plight than Smith:

“The fi rst budget, I cut them,” Burchett said. “They just keep working people from getting jobs.

“We’re required by law to have an MPC, but I’d like to use them on a contractual basis in the future. Then if we need them, we’ll hire them.”

The city, though, has ap-propriated $905,000 to MPC in each of the last three fi s-cal years, indicating support from mayors Bill Haslam and Madeline Rogero.

Holding a master’s de-gree in planning, Rogero is unequivocal in her support for MPC:

“The Metropolitan Plan-ning Commission performs crucial work for the citizens of Knoxville, and the city is committed to continuing support of its operations. Effective planning pro-tects the property rights of residents, businesses and all property owners, and ensures that we balance short-term and long-term interests for the benefi t of all Knoxvillians.”

The legislatureLast year, state Rep.

Frank Niceley introduced a bill to abolish MPC. The bill didn’t go anywhere, but Niceley did. He won the Re-publican primary and is like-ly headed to the state Senate.

Sens. Becky Massey and Stacey Campfi eld, along with Rep. Steve Hall, have served notice that they in-tend to have another go at it next session when they sent separate letters to County Commission asking them to postpone action on subdivi-sion regulations for ridgetop developments until the leg-islators address the issue next session.

In a speech at a local Tea Party meeting, Hall said

The war on planning From page A-1 that MPC, which was estab-lished in 1956 to serve the city and county in matters of planning, zoning, and subdivision regulations as authorized under Title 13 of the Tennessee Code An-notated, “…has a philosophy on property rights that the property is yours until they want it.”

Hall said Massey is lead-ing the move to curb MPC’s powers. Massey seemed sur-prised by Hall’s statement:

“I know we’re looking at the regulations that are on the books, but we won’t start actively working on anything until January. The part that has caused some folks con-cern is there’s no real re-course if somebody disagrees with an MPC decision.”

When told that contested MPC decisions are regularly appealed to City Council and County Commission, she said that she wasn’t sure what the exact problem was, but that her staff is working on it, “looking to see if it’s clear or if it’s vague. Some of my constituents have asked me to look at it.”

When asked, she identi-fi ed the constituents as “the development community.”

Commission chair Tony Norman had a hard time disguising his contempt for the legislative request, which his colleagues voted to honor:

“I am very disappointed that certain legislators are attacking planning. As we grow and progress, we don’t

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GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Commissioners now have

$55,000 to share for pet proj-

ects. What will each choose?

■ Tony Norman and Larry

Smith can donate to a “Free

Jeff Ownby” fund, and Jeff

can too.

■ Rick Briggs can restripe the

parking lot at Frank Strang

Center.

■ Brad Anders can play Solo-

mon and divide his senior

center planning money

among Ball Camp, Karns and

Hardin Valley. Then each

place can have a cabana.

■ Dave Wright can replace his

Carter Elementary green ties

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■ Amy Broyles and Mike

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Anticipating

2014Roger Kane, Republican

nominee for state represen-tative in northwest Knox County, held a fundraiser on Oct. 9 in which he suc-ceeded in getting state Sen. Stacey Campfi eld and his probable 2104 GOP oppo-nent, Commissioner Rich-ard Briggs, to join his host committee.

Kane’s candidacy may be one of the few issues the po-tential rivals will agree on.

Kane is unopposed for election on Nov. 6 and has a sure ticket to Nashville for the next two years. He defeated former Sheriff Tim Hutchison comfortably this past August as Hutchison attempted a comeback after his overwhelming loss to Mayor Tim Burchett.

Campfi eld is the often- controversial state legisla-tor who gets frequent media attention.

Kane has established himself as an up-and-com-ing GOP leader by winning his primary convincingly. Kane ran a grassroots cam-paign in the primary with modest funding and incred-ible door-to-door effort by himself and avid support-ers. Kane is supporting Beth Harwell to be Speaker of the House again.

If the 2014 contest is between Campfi eld and Briggs only, Campfi eld will face a major challenge to prevail. If another candi-date emerges to create a three-way or four-way fi eld, then Campfi eld’s chances are enhanced.

In the past, Campfi eld’s opposition has been split, allowing him to win the GOP primary by a plurality instead of a majority and then face weak Democrats in November. If Democrats like Tommy Schumpert or Wayne Ritchie ran then it would cause Campfi eld ma-jor problems.

However, Briggs is a sig-nifi cant opponent who can raise the funding necessary to prevail in a two-way con-test. 2014 is already upon us in this race. 2014 will also include the governor’s race and a U.S. Senate con-test.

■ Associate Supreme Justice Elena Kagan will

Anne Hart

be in Knoxville visiting the UT College of Law on Fri-day, Oct. 19, speaking at the Cox Auditorium at 1 p.m. Tickets are not required to attend this talk.

■ The Duncan Family Barbecue will be held again on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Civic Coliseum. It is held every two years at election time and it goes back to when John Duncan Sr. was in Congress. The public is invited.

In 2000, then-presiden-tial candidate George W. Bush, who had campaigned in south Knoxville that afternoon, made an appear-ance at the barbecue. It is a must-attend occasion for candidates. Even Demo-cratic candidates such as Phil Bredesen have made appearances.

This tradition started in 1968 and this year will mark the 23rd edition. Other notables who have attended include Elizabeth Dole in 1996 when her husband, Bob Dole, ran for president. Lee Greenwood and the Drifters have per-formed. Often it has been kicked off by the UT Pep Band. State Sen. Becky Massey for many years helped organize the event.

■ Former Demo-cratic Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine will join former Republican Senate Major-ity Leader Howard Baker at the Baker Center on Tuesday, Nov. 13, for an afternoon talk. Details will become available later.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alex-ander pretty much got rock star treatment from the enthusiastic crowd at last week’s meeting of the West Knox Republican Club.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander with Ruthie Kuhlman, president

of West Knox Republican Club, and Wallace McClure, the fi rst

president of the club. Photo by A. Hart

Alexander rocks

It was standing room only in the largest meet-ing room at Red Lobster on Kingston Pike, with still more guests and members of the media spilling out into the surrounding din-ing rooms, all to greet Ten-nessee’s former two-term governor, president of the University of Tennessee and sitting senator.

And Alexander didn’t disappoint his fans. He posed for the cameras with babies, local politicians, old friends and new, warmed up his audience with his trade-mark folksy stories and then

got their collective Republi-can blood churning with predictions of a big win for presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“Every major crisis we have ever had in this coun-try has been solved by presidential leadership, and Obama just doesn’t have it,” Alexander said. “He’s been a complete failure when you look at the big problems we have.

“Romney’s biggest ad-vantage is his ability to lead. It’s his best skill. America will have a brighter future with Romney as president and (Paul) Ryan as vice president.

“I like it when Romney talks about how he worked across the aisle as governor of Massachusetts and got results. President Obama is a nice fellow, but he hasn’t been able to work across the aisle and get results, and I think the American people are tired of that. They want a president who can lead, who has presidential leader-ship and who can work with Democrats and Republicans to reduce the debt and get

the country moving again.”Alexander said his three

personal goals in Congress are: “To stop spending money we don’t have … to let states make their own decisions … to get results in Congress.”

He deplored the tactics of Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader. “Reid is ruining the U.S. Senate by the way he leads it. We’re there to work for the people, we want the Senate to function so we can get our jobs done, but Reid won’t bring us a budget. It’s like being asked to join the

Grand Ole Opry and not be-ing allowed to sing.”

While not exactly a “hometown boy” – he’s a na-tive of Blount County – Al-exander, a seventh genera-tion Tennessean, knew his audience well and played it perfectly.

“Knox County is the heart of the Republican Par-ty in Tennessee,” Alexander said. “We haven’t elected a Democrat to Congress from this part of the state since Lincoln was president.”

The GOP faithful loved it and gave their senior sena-tor a standing ovation.

By Betty BeanWhen Mayor Tim Bur-

chett noticed the peeling paint and weather-battered fl oors on the deck of two of the foster care administra-tion buildings at the John Tarleton campus of the Helen Ross McNabb Center, he called the Painters’ Local 437 for help.

Business agent Eric Sur-rett responded by recruit-ing a local contingent from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. The crew of painters gave up

Painter’s union spruces up Tarleton

A work in progress: A mem-

ber of the Painters’ union

stains the deck at John Tar-

leton. Photo submitted

By Wendy SmithApproximately 140 peo-

ple gathered at Shoreline Church on Westland Drive for the rezoning meeting hosted by the PTAs of Blue Grass and A.L. Lotts el-ementary schools. Many of the questions for Superin-tendent Dr. Jim McIntyre involved issues related to grandfathering rising 5th-graders and security con-cerns for the new school.

Blue Grass parent Col-leen Montgomery asked if there was a possibility that students might be moved from A.L. Lotts to Blue Grass, or vice versa, in the rezoning process. McIntyre said yes, students might be moved to a school other than the new school.

Blue Grass parent Amy Wheelock asked if McIntyre had developed any opinions on which students might

Parents antsy over school rezoning

A.L. Lotts parent Gina Eshle-

man speaks during Knox

County Schools’ fi nal rezon-

ing meeting. Photo by Wendy Smith

be grandfathered into their current school. He said that while it seemed likely that rising 5th-graders will be grandfathered, it was hard to know where to draw the line after that.

“That’s where I have a lot of thinking to do, and a lot of listening,” he said.

A.L. Lotts parent Gina Esheleman wondered if middle and high school zon-ing was considered in re-gard to elementary school rezoning, so that children could attend high school with friends. The county isn’t considering rezoning any other schools right now, McIntyre said, but it does keep such issues in mind.

“Can we promise you a perfect, logistical pathway for every kid? No. But we can promise you that we will try.”

Jennifer Cline expressed

concern over the security of the new school given its proximity to a large shop-ping area and asked if there would be a fence around

the school. McIntyre said a fence is likely, and the new school would also have a secure vestibule, meaning that the only unlocked door would lead directly into the school offi ce.

Shannon Harrell won-dered if McIntyre knew anything about other pos-sible tenants at Northshore Town Center. He did not, he said.

“Now that we are one of the neighbors, I hope and believe that we will be a part of any discussion of what happens with the develop-ment from here on out.”

Now that McIntyre has conducted four public meet-ings, he will draft a recom-mendation for the school board’s December meeting. He told parents he would hold additional community meetings before the board’s fi nal vote on rezoning.

two weekends to repaint the rails and strip and repair the deck.

“That’s how I train my apprentices,” said Rodney R. Reeder, IUPAT appren-tice and training coordina-tor. His program teaches drywall fi nishing, concrete application, sandblasting, and industrial coatings and decorative fi nishes, and his work crew has taken on many volunteer projects in the area, including exten-sive repainting of Young-Williams Animal Center.

The former county-run orphanage, which Helen Ross McNabb took over in 2003, houses foster care, adoption, residential, psychiatric assessments, medication treatment and community-based counsel-ing services for children. Burchett says the Tarleton campus is close to his heart.

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TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

A host of Volunteers from the Phillip Ful-

mer era will toast their old coach this weekend. The theme will be congratula-tions on his forthcoming Hall of Fame enshrine-ment and thanks for all he did to make them better players and better men.

The university will in-vite polite applause on Saturday. Coach will re-turn to Shields-Watkins Field for a brief ceremo-ny at an early stop in the Alabama game. If you are alert, you may even see Peyton Manning. The 1997 team will be there.

For those who came in late, this Fulmer recog-nition is for 152 victories against 52 losses, a na-tional championship and seven wins in a row over the dreaded Crimson Tide. Alabama remembers.

Fulmer’s success ranks somewhere between out-standing and best-ever. His teams, against better opposition, fell 21 short of Robert R. Neyland’s career total victories. As you may have noticed, the stadium is named for the General. What Fulmer did is worth at least a bronze statue.

Opinions remain di-vided about his 2008 exit. Some thought he stayed too long. Others are con-vinced Tennessee football would be much better than it is if he was still coach.

Just the other day, a Shopper reader dusted off Ronald Reagan logic and

Salute to

Phillip Fulmer

Phillip Fulmer

CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton

I was drowning in pa-per that afternoon: re-

ports, checks, check reg-isters, forms, write-ups, vouchers, notes to self.

Normally, I don’t mind. I am one of the few people on the planet (ac-cording to the results of my limited surveys) who still balances her check-book every month. There is something pleasing and quite satisfying about wrestling all those numbers to the ground, lassoing them, and mak-ing them stand up tall and straight, in neat lines and perfect agree-ment.

But on that particular day, I was not handling it well: unable, it seemed, to corral the information I needed without wading through a lot of other – apparently extraneous – names and figures.

I should add here that math is not my native tongue. When I was in high school, I told my math teacher that alge-bra made my stomach

hurt. As my daughter Eden often declares, “We are musicians. We count to four.” (This, as her hand describes in the air a conductor’s pattern for 4/4 time).

“If it is written in six, we count it in two.” This time she directs the sim-ple up and down pattern for 6/8.

Where the thought came from, I can’t re-ally say. But there it was, fully formed in my brain.

Paperwork is the an-tithesis of grace. It was such a revelation to me that I walked down the hall to my supervisor’s office, stuck my head in, and informed him of that new insight. He just grinned at me, but I saw the tacit agreement in his eyes.

Paperwork is all about keeping records, keeping score, keeping track.

Grace is about love, acceptance, inclusion, forgiveness: no adding up good deeds (or sins, for that matter), no keep-

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

(John 12:32 NRSV)

Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heav-en and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2: 9-11 NRSV)

Paperwork

asked (via email) if we are better off than four years ago. He answered his own question this way: Eight wins used to be barely tol-erated. Now, eight would be excellent.

We’ll reserve that bet-ter-or-worse debate for later. I will say Mike Ham-ilton botched most of 2008 as it related to Fulmer.

That spring, the athletic director gave the coach a new seven-year contract.

In the summer he said, “I am very proud to have Phillip as our coach for many years to come. We are fortunate to have such a talented and proven coach leading our program.”

Leading didn’t last long. That November, early in Homecoming week, Ful-mer was fired. As we now know, changing coaches didn’t turn out real good. The initial miscalcula-tion by the athletic direc-tor cost $6 million. Many more are still draining

ing score, no C-minuses.And along with the

thought came a mental picture: St. Peter sitting at his desk at the Pearly Gates, with a great book (alongside stacks and stacks and stacks of folders!), checking the records for everyone standing in line, like so many customers at the bank.

Then Christ shows up, and steps over to Peter’s desk and starts vouching for people.

“She’s one of mine. Yes, I recognize him. Yes, this little one – in fact, all these little ones are mine. Oh, and that fellow over there, the one with the threadbare coat? He’s mine. The woman talking to herself? Yes sir, she is definitely one of mine.”

Finally, in frustration, St. Peter says, “Are you just accepting everybody today?”

And Christ holds out his hand over the crowd – a hand that still bears a scar right in the middle of the palm – and says, “All of these are mine. I died for all of them.” T hen, with that same nail-scarred hand, he rakes all of St. Peter’s precious paperwork right off the desk and beckons to the rest of the line.

“Come into my house, and welcome.”

away during this recovery period.

Set aside the sad part. Now is a good time to re-member the good times.

It is meaningful that Phillip Fulmer is Tennessee through and through. He grew up in Winchester. As a recruit, he picked the Vols over the Tide. He thought he would be a linebacker but became an offensive guard for Doug Dickey.

John Majors brought him back as an assistant coach and promoted him to offensive coordinator. He was a great recruiter.

Dickey put Fulmer in charge during Majors’ 1992 illness and gave him the job after the contro-versial conclusion to Ma-jors’ career.

Fulmer highlights, in addition to the remarkable comeback against Arkan-sas and the national title victory over Florida State, were the 1992 romp in the rain over the Gators, the 1995 rout of Alabama (41-14) that started with an 80-yard Manning to Joey Kent touchdown and the terrific 2001 triumph in the Swamp.

I really liked the bowl victory over Ohio State, the 2004 win over Georgia in Athens and the unlikely rally at LSU in 2005.

Thanks, Coach, for a hundred more good days than bad.Marvin West invites reader reaction.

His address is westwest6@netzero.

com

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By Theresa EdwardsBeaver Ridge United

Methodist Church presented its 12th annual murder mys-tery dinner theater produc-tion “Aloha Means Goodbye.”

All donations and pro-

ceeds from the dinner the-ater benefi t the Hands-On Mission program.

“We recognize that here in Knoxville, we have been greatly blessed in life through God’s grace, and our

‘Aloha Means Goodbye’

Charlotte DeLozier is the master of ceremonies for the murder

mystery dinner theater production “Aloha Means Goodbye” at

Beaver Ridge UMC. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Jordan Graham plays Tif-

fany Lovejoy, the woman

who is “murdered” in the

play, and Scott Davidson

plays Jack Smith, an Aus-

tralian adventurer and for-

tune seeker who joins the

Plunderbilt family reunion.

Charlie Hill receives a Hawaiian lei necklace from Suzanne

Davidson.Sherry Scott and Sharon Clapp

Courtney Meacham plays Gabriella Plunderbilt and Leslie Little

plays Molly Plunderbilt. Gabriella is the eccentric matriarch of

the Plunderbilt clan, and Molly is her daughter-in-law.

Hands-On Mission helps us spread this bounty to those who may not be as fortu-nate,” said Rob Martinelli, co-chair of Hands-On Mis-

sions at Beaver Ridge UMC.The event coordinator

was Marisa Moazen and the playwright was Phyllis Martinelli. The play was di-rected by Judy Graham. The youth served the meal and Aubrey’s restaurant provid-ed the entree.

Community Services

■ Catholic Charities now

offers counseling for

those with emotional

issues who may not be

physically able to come

to the office for therapy.

Licensed professionals are

available over the phone,

and the first session is free.

Subsequent sessions are

provided on an income-

based sliding scale. All

information is completely

confidential. Call 1-877-790-

6369. Nonemergency calls

only. Info: www.ccetn.org.

■ Bookwalter UMC offers

One Harvest Food Ministries

to the community. Info and

menu: http://bookwalter-

umc.org/oneharvest/index.

html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-

noon. weekdays.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central

Ave. Pike, is accepting

appointments for the John

5 Food Pantry. Call 938-2611

WORSHIP NOTES or leave a message; your

call will be returned.

Fundraisers and sales

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, is

seeking vendors for the

church Craft Fair to be held

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

17, in the family life center.

Rent is $25 per table or $20

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Homecomings, revivals

■ Bookwalter United Methodist Church will hold homecoming

10:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. The

Rev. Nathan Malone, Knoxville

District Superintendent of the

United Methodist Church, will

speak. Covered dish luncheon

follows.

REUNIONS ■ Gibbs High Class of 1977,

Oct. 27. Info: gibbsclas-

[email protected], 688-

4727 or 922-3060.

■ Inskip Elementary School will host its 100th birthday

celebration on Friday, Nov.

2, with an open house 3:30-7

p.m. Visit with former class-

mates and teachers, share

stories from your school days

and once again fi nd your

home at Inskip. Copies of old

pictures or memorabilia to be

shared may be brought to the

school 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. by

Wednesday, Oct. 31.

■ Michael Ault II descendants will meet after church Sunday,

Oct. 21, at Macedonia United

Methodist Church, 4630

Holston Drive. Potluck lunch

begins at 1 p.m. Info: Maude,

689-3111.

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playground, iPads

‘The Miracle Worker’ at HVAHardin Valley Academy performs “The Miracle Worker.” Shown are Kayla Leko playing

Helen Keller, Mikayla Trostle playing Kate Keller and Jordan Cook playing Captain Keller.

In the background is Maci Hughlett playing Annie Sullivan, Helen’s teacher. The play was

directed by student Allie Burns with guidance from theater director Robert Warren. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

By Theresa EdwardsKarns High School pre-

sented its fall choral concert Oct. 11, directed by Caryn Marlowe with Casey Max-well on the piano.

The women’s choir, men’s choir and ensemble present-ed a variety of songs from serious to silly.

Caryn Marlowe and the choir would like to thank everyone who came to the soup supper/talent show fundraiser. Enough was raised to allow the 12 stu-dents selected for All East Honor Choir to attend: (SATB choir) Seaver Clark, Caty Davis, Brooke Har-rill, Shelby Berkley, Kendall Timko, Emily Crookham; (women’s choir) Hannah Gamble, Taylor Jensen, Hannah McGinnis, Maggie Martel; (men’s choir) Parker Jenkins and Braxton Kiser.

Seaver Clark plays guitar to “Gentle Annie.”

Holly Pate plays fl ute song “Shannon Castle Reel.”

Men’s choir dons moustaches for the fi nal song, “If You’ve Only Got a Moustache.” Pictured are

(back) Nick Moreley, Allan Campbell; (middle row) Shelby Berkley, Rand Clapp, Christian Hoang,

Blair Carter; (front) Paul Taufa, Andre Long, Stedman Love and Nathan Roberts.

Karns fall choral concert

Karns High School choral director Caryn Marlowe bows

as the audience applauds the choir’s performance. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Hardin Valley Elementary

School PTA provided these

new additions to the play-

ground. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Hardin Valley Elementary met their goal,

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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

By Wendy Smith

Parents pass on eye color, hair color and mannerisms to their children, but the days of

passing on the family business are mostly gone. So it’s a surprise when a child chooses a parent’s career – particularly when it’s a challenging one, like special education.

A shared passion for teaching

Knox County Council PTA

Nominate a Miracle Maker by calling (865) 922-4136.

The big game-changer in special education is technology. – Matt Coe

Priscilla Coe and her son, Matt, look at the

technology he uses to teach special educa-

tion students at West Valley Middle School.

Priscilla is a retired special education teacher

herself. Photo by Wendy Smith

Fun with footballLike all teachers, Matt Coe has to get creative to engage his students. One of

his most popular ideas is his football and reading program.

Each student picks a major league football team at the beginning of the

season, and the class keeps a chart of each team’s wins and losses. Each stu-

dent’s behavior and reading scores can bolster their team’s performance.

West Valley Middle School principals and other staff members can partici-

pate, as well. So far, there have been no arguments about who gets which

team, and Matt has been able to hang onto his beloved Miami Dolphins.

“Some students pick the same team every year, but others want to win, so

they do their research,” he says. The competition ends before Christmas break,

and the winner receives an award. The basketball and reading program tips off

next spring.

West Valley Middle School spe-cial educator Matt Coe hadn’t planned to become a teacher at all. But a summer job at Camp Wesley Woods turned into a full-time job as an environmental educator, and he found that teaching appealed to him. So he obtained a teach-ing license through UT’s Become a Special Educator in Tennessee (BASE-TN) program. At the time, participants received tuition credit for committing to become special educators in Tennessee schools.

Once he made the decision to be a teacher, special education was a natural choice. His father, Fred Coe, worked for Tennessee’s De-partment of Mental Retardation Services (now called the Depart-ment of Intellectual and Develop-mental Disabilities) for 35 years. His mother, Priscilla Coe, became a special educator herself after working with mentally disabled adults for several years.

Because of his dad’s job, Matt was used to being around kids with disabilities. When Fred worked at summer camps for disabled kids, Matt and his brother went along, and the family occasionally provid-ed transportation for Fred’s clients.

“My whole life, I’ve been work-ing with this population,” Matt says.

Priscilla began her teaching career in 1990. She worked at Dogwood and Beaumont elemen-tary schools until she retired in 2005 – the same year Matt began his teaching career at Sterchi El-ementary. There have been many changes in special education since Priscilla’s early days in the class-room, but some philosophies and practices have been consistent.

The students Priscilla taught were very different from the stu-dents Matt currently works with at West Valley, where he has taught for five years. Many of her stu-dents were medically fragile, she says, and his students are gener-

ally higher-functioning. But Knox County’s special education pro-gram is individualized so that each child receives the attention he needs, no matter his ability level.

“I had 10 kids, and they had 10 different programs. I was or-ganized so I could do things in a group setting, but there were dif-ferent goals for each kid,” she says.

Each special education student has an Individualized Educa-tion Plan (IEP) developed by the child’s par-ents, teach-ers, doctors and thera-pists – any-one who works with the child, says Matt. The IEP de-termines the accommodations and modifications the child needs in the classroom.

Special education students spend as much time as possible in regular classrooms. The concept of inclu-sion was gaining momentum when Priscilla began her career in 1990.

The primary goal of Knox Coun-ty’s special education program is independence, and West Valley students work on life skills by go-ing into the community twice a week to shop or visit a work site. Priscilla’s elementary-age students also took regular trips away from the school. Students could learn a

skill in the classroom, like count-ing money, but be unable to use that skill in another environment. If they practiced in multiple envi-ronments, they were able to gener-alize such skills, she says.

The big game-changer in special education is technology. New soft-ware, like the SOLO literacy suite, makes word predictions and al-lows students to listen to what they

write. Such modi-fications allow

students to further par-ticipate in

m a i n s t r e a m classrooms and

even take benchmark exams with their

peers, says Matt.With apps that allow students to

communicate using both symbols and words, iPads and iPods have also transformed special education.

“There’s less frustration. Now they can tell me what they want and what’s bothering them,” Matt says.

But it takes money to fully im-plement technology. The SOLO software doesn’t work on all of the school’s computers, and there aren’t enough computers to go around.

“It’s a great tool, but it’s com-pletely useless if your computers don’t run smoothly,” Matt says. “The things we can do with tech-nology these days are incredible. But it’s all about money.”

Proceeds from coupon book sales will help, but West Valley teachers are trying to think of ad-ditional ways to raise funds to up-date the school’s computer labs.

Being a special educator is a never-ending cycle of trying new things, and days are often filled with paperwork and meetings, Matt says. But the payoff comes in the form of good days, like a recent Special Olympics bowling event, and academic progress, like the en-thusiasm he’s seeing as his students study “The Three Musketeers.”

“Most of the time, I love what I do.”

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Accepting Applications for 2013,PreK-12th Grade!

Contact 865-690-4721 ext. 190 or www.CAKwarriors.com for more information.

CAK stands out at Chattanooga meetCoach Tony Cosey led the CAK cross-country team to a great fi nish Sept. 15, at the Chattanooga Cross-Country Festival. The girls fi nished

second place out of 19 teams, and the boys fi nished fourth out of 21 teams. Sarah Zimmer won the girls varsity race. Between both

teams, they scored fi ve medals overall, which means that CAK had fi ve athletes in the top 20. Team members pictured here are: (L to R)

Coach Tony Cosey, Sarah Zimmer, Lindsey Meadows, Annelise Carroll, Emily Teff t, Emily Berry, Ashlyn Page, Sarah Masters, Caleb Carr,

Josh Bowden, Austin Ray, Blake Brashear, Nick Millis, Ben Holt, Clayton Dorman, John Grant Little. Photo submitted

Schubert will at-

tend Auburn Uni-

versity in 2014. Photo submitted

On the way back from Au-burn last month, CAK golfer Sophia Schubert quickly shift-ed her focus back to finishing her junior season at CAK.

“I want to win district, win region and bring home another state championship,” Schubert said.

A month later, Schubert has accomplished each of those three goals. Schubert shot a 2-over 146 last week to claim her second state championship in three years.

Now Schubert can celebrate a state championship and a college commitment.

While visiting Auburn Uni-versity in September, Schubert accepted a full athletic schol-arship from Golf Coach Kim Evans. Schubert received more than 30 major collegiate offers including 7 of the top 10

golf programs in the nation.“It was impossible for me to

make all those visits so I just fo-cused on the top NCAA ranked golf programs and top academic programs,” Schubert said.

After visiting Tennessee, Vandy, Alabama, Florida, Texas and Auburn last year, Schubert spent the summer playing in national golf tour-naments and moving up the rankings.

“When I moved up to 39th overall and 8th in my graduat-ing class (2014), I knew it was time to make some decisions,” Schubert said. “There are a lot of great golf programs in the SEC and out west, but Coach Evans and Coach Shirley at Auburn have been traveling around the country to watch me for 18 months. Coach Evans has a great program and reminds

Another State Title for SchubertApple Harvest

Party

All preschool age friends

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costumes. RSVP by Oct. 22 to

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Mission eff ort to

Dutchtown Road

Several CAK families

came together Sept. 29 to

answer the charge of Mark

12:31, “And the second is

this: ‘You shall love your

neighbor as yourself.’ There

is no other commandment

greater than these.”

In step with CAK’s 35th

Anniversary Renewal

objective to renew

relationships within the

community, the missions team

set out to show some love

to more than 100 neighbors

along Dutchtown Road.

Families were off ered a kind

“hello” and were told “We are

here for you as your neighbor

and would be privileged to lift

your family in prayer.” Many

families prayed together that

day on their front porches.

But the Missions team

didn’t show up empty

handed. Our neighbors were

presented with a Bible, a

heartwarming bookmark

created by CAK 2nd graders,

a beautifully wrapped fall

yellow mum donated by

Saplings Nursery, and a fl yer

with helpful numbers at the

school and Bible references

to go to when in need.

“Many families were

reached, and there’s no

doubt that our warm

presence will have a lasting

impact on those we met,”

said Brad Riley, who is helping

lead the missions eff ort for

the Renewal this year. “It was

great to hear many of the

children express how much

fun they had, which just goes

to prove that there is joy in

serving our Lord.”

A lengthy list of gathered

prayer requests was shared

with the Renewal committee

that will be prayed over

diligently in the months to

come. It is good to know the

Lord is moving not only in

our school, but in the hearts

of our neighbors as well.

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me of Pat Summitt. She’s won 3 of the last 4 SEC Champion-ships and has 8 SEC Champion-ship rings. She’s been to NCAA Nationals 14 times.”

Since taking the head coach-ing position at Auburn 18 years ago, Evans is a four-time SEC Golf Coach of the Year, NCAA Golf Coach of the Year and an inductee into the National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame.

“She wants to win a Na-tional Championship, and she

believes I can help make that happen,” Schubert said. “I love their practice facilities and course. It’s a lot like Fairways and Greens, where I’ve always practiced.”

Schubert has been the top ranked Tennessee female ju-nior golfer since August 2011. She won her first AJGA Na-tional Open in June. She has also earned four top 3 finishes and eight top 5 finishes in AJGA National Opens.

Sophia Schubert with Girls Golf Coach Shane Wells after she won the

2012 state championship last week.


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trators at Farragut High School delivered about 10,000 cans of food to the Love Kitchen last week, all of which was collected by the students. Ten cars full of food formed a “Love Train” convoy with colorful ban-ners streaming from the doors and windows.

According to FHS ju-nior Ethan Young, the stu-dents switched the direc-tion of their efforts from last year’s charity, Second Harvest Food Bank, to the Love Kitchen for this year

so they could “get away from corporate sponsor-ship” and make the event more of a group effort by the students.

In addition to the cans of food, the school’s Student Government Association raised $2,550 for the Love Kitchen.

The students raised the money by hosting pancake breakfasts for the com-munity and with the help of the cheerleaders during halftime at football games.

For more information on the Love Kitchen, visit www.thelovekitchen.org.

Farragut High School senior Bailey Thode and junior Ethan

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Show and tell at Farragut Primary

Farragut Primary School 1st grade teacher Christy Bruchey

asked her students to bring in show and tell items last week

with the theme of “living or nonliving.” The objects brought

for display were not the usual fare. Bruchey’s student Tony

Spadafora brought his 2-year-old brother, Lucas. Tony said

he was brought to the school by his older sister four years

ago and couldn’t wait to do the same for his little brother. Photos by S. Barrett

Gabby Kalosieh chose to

bring herself for show and tell

because her mom says she

picks out good outfi ts.

Gavin Barnes was the show and tell subject for his best

friend Jake Merrick. Jake broke out in uncontrollable laugh-

ter when a classmate asked where he bought his item for

show and tell. Jake said the two friends spend time together

both in and out of the classroom and just met at the start of

this school year.

Daniel Okoye brought a “creepy hand” from a recent McDonald’s

Happy Meal for show and tell. One classmate asked him a very

specifi c question about the item: “Do you sometimes pretend

that you have one normal hand and one creepy hand?” to which

Daniel replied “Yes.”

Farragut Primary 1st grader

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Is your child ready for kindergarten?

A free Kindergarten Readiness Festival will be held 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, for all rising kindergar-ten 2013-2014 students and their parents. Theresa Wishart, Knox County Read-ing Specialist, will speak to parents about important skills children should have as they start school. The Festival includes hands-on activities for children and

Asteroid-namingcontest for kids

Josh Emery, assistant pro-fessor in earth and planetary sciences at the University of Tennessee, works on the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission which is now hosting a contest that will al-low kids under the age of 18 to name an asteroid.

The international contest will help scientists fi nd a new name for asteroid 1996 RQ36. To enter, kids should have their parents or teach-

SPORTS NOTES ■ Bulldog Wrestling Club, an

AAU elementary and middle

school program, will hold

a mandatory meeting and

sign-up 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

1, at Bearden High School caf-

eteria. Fee: $100. Elementary

info: Chad Cross, 494-6563

or chad.cross@knoxschools.

org. Middle info: Ben Jones,

368-4459 or beardenhigh-

[email protected].

■ Baseball tournaments,

Saturdays and Sundays, Oct.

20-21 and Oct. 27-28, at Halls

Community Park. Open to

all. T-ball, 6U coach pitch,

8U-14U. Info: 992-5504 or

[email protected].

Free fl u shot SaturdayThe 18th annual Free

Flu Shot Saturday will be held (while supplies last) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 27, at Austin-East Magnet High School, Far-ragut Intermediate School, Halls High School, West High School, South-Doyle Middle School and Carter High School.

Flu shots will be avail-able to anyone age 4 and older. Donations to benefi t the Empty Stocking Fund will be accepted but are not required to receive the vaccine.

The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that everyone 6 months and old-er should get a fl u vaccine each year. The seasonal fl u vaccine protects against three infl uenza viruses that

research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season.

About two weeks after vaccination, antibodies that provide protection against infl uenza virus in-fection develop in the body.

Info: 342-6870 or visit www.knoxnews.com/charities.

parents alike. Reservations are required. This communi-tywide event is sponsored by AJCC Preschool, Knox Coun-ty Schools and S.E. Knoxville Jewish Day School. Info or reservations: 963-8001 or www.kjds.org/Kindergarten.

ers fi ll out a form with the name suggestion and an ex-planation of why the name would be fi tting.

The deadline to enter is Sunday, Dec. 2.

Emery and other sci-entists working on the OSIRIS-REx mission have built a robotic spacecraft to send to asteroid 1996 RQ36 to collect samples for analy-sis. The mission began in May 2011 and will continue until 2025.

It takes 1996 RQ36 about 1.2 years to orbit the Sun and could hit Earth within the next two centuries.

The goal of the mission, Emery said, is to learn what conditions were like early in the solar system’s develop-ment. However, they also want to help protect Earth from the potential impact of

the asteroid.“This will be the fi rst

time NASA has retrieved samples from an asteroid,” Emery said.

The naming contest is sponsored by the Planetary Society, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Labs and the Uni-versity of Arizona.

For more information about the contest as well as guidelines for naming aster-oids, visit http://planetary.org/name.

For more information about the OSIRIS-REx mis-sion, visit http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu.

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week before heading to a fishing hole on North-

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Watson touts Community Design Center

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By Sandra ClarkDavid Watson is proud

of his 42-year career at the Community Design Cen-ter, and he wants everyone who also appreciates the organization to buy a tick-et or two and come enjoy the long-awaited Found-er’s Celebration, set for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

The evening will recog-nize the men and women who founded the organiza-tion in 1970, and acknowl-edge its 887 community improvement projects.

Thirteen of the 16 founders are alive, he said.

From parks, sidewalks and community centers to facade improvements and historical preservation, it is hard to travel anywhere in East Tennessee without seeing this group’s posi-tive effects, he said. Wat-son spoke last week to the Powell Business and Pro-

fessional Association.It was hard not to notice

Powell’s Airplane Filling Station front and center among the success stories.

Watson said the group does only concept draw-ings, usually used to raise money. “We do not do con-struction drawings.”

Working with volun-teers and UT students, the Community Design Cen-ter takes volunteers from

FARRAGUT NOTES ■ Farragut Rotary Club meets at noon each Wednesday at the

Fox Den Country Club.

■ Free budget classes are held from noon-1 p.m. each third

Thursday at the Good Samaritan Center, 119 A. St. in Lenoir

City. Everyone is invited. No preregistration is required. Info:

[email protected].

■ Memoir Writing Group meets 7 p.m. each second Thursday at

Panera Bread, 733 Louisville Road.

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each fi rst and third

Monday at Sullivan’s in Franklin Square, 9648 Kingston Pike.

Tell everyone how proud you are of them!Send announcements to [email protected]

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Medi-Weightloss Clinic opensMedi-Weightloss Clinic recently opened a new location in Farragut. The physician-supervised, three-phase weight loss

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Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, Cynthia Moore, Brenda Herron, Christina Anderson, Andrea Westby, Jillian

Gallaher, Lisa Coram, Melanie Lawson, Rena Amerson; (back) Greg Scribner, Debbie Hobbs, Laura Sayers, Tim Williams

and Julie Predny of the Farragut West Knox Chamber. The new clinic is located at 11126 Kingston Pike. Info: 249-7512 or

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On Sunday, Oct. 14, the Knoxville PBS station aired a 30-minute docu-mentary on the history, mission and work of the Center. Many of the found-ers were interviewed.

Founders include Knox-ville-based architects, landscape architects, planners, an attorney and a sociologist.

The group has designed 126 community projects including the concept for Pittman Center; 193 land-scape projects for parks and playgrounds; 59 fa-cade enhancements; 160 community facilities; 175 rehabilitation and reuse projects; 51 housing proj-ects; 24 graphic designs; 48 traffic calming sketch-es; and provided techni-cal assistance to 48 more projects.

The group’s reach is the 16 counties of the East Tennessee Development District, Watson said, but it’s been known to venture a bit further afield.

■ Daniel Monday, chief operating officer of Slamdot, spoke brief ly at the meeting.

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FARRAGUT LIBRARY EVENTSThe Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N.

Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must ac-company each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events.

■ Monday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

■ Tuesday, Oct. 16, 10:30 a.m., Older Preschool Story-time for ages 4-6.

■ Wednesday, Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2.

■ Thursday, Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3.

■ Friday, Oct. 19 , 10:30 a.m. , Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, THROUGH OCTOBERArts Council features Sherby Jones

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Sherby Jones as the featured artist for October, displaying her work in specially designed cases on the second fl oor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

A University of Tennessee graduate with a diverse background in theater and education, Jones previously owned the Mountain Laurel Gallery, fi rst at the Candy Factory and later at Candoro Marble Museum. Her angel was chosen to top First Lady Hillary Clinton’s Blue Room Christmas tree at the White House in 1993.

Jones is a member of the Barbara West Portrait Group, which meets twice weekly to paint and draw. The group’s work will be on exhibit at the town hall through Oct. 19. For more info, follow the group on Facebook or call 865-675-6339.

The town hall is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For more info, visit www.townoffarragut.org (Departments, Parks & Leisure Services, Arts & Culture).

SATURDAYS, THROUGH OCTOBERFood, crafts at Dixie Lee Market

From 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 29, the Dixie Lee Farmers Market is open with fresh, locally grown produce and handmade crafts. The market is at Renaissance in Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike.

Local farmers and Tennessee artisans provide the products for the market. In season, offerings include peaches, berries, grapes, melons, apples, tomatoes, pep-pers, beans, corn, greens and a host of other fruits and vegetables, plus grass-fed meats, honey, potted plants, fresh-cut fl owers, herbs and cheeses. There are also baked goods and crafts by local artisans.

THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 16Tennessee Basketball exhibit

The Farragut Folklife Museum will host the exhibit “Pride and Traditions of Tennessee Basketball” Monday through Friday through Nov. 16, at the museum, housed in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

The exhibit features items from the personal collec-tion of Knox County Commissioner R. Larry Smith and includes vintage uniforms and shoes, championship memorabilia, and programs, pictures and pamphlets spanning the entire history of the University of Tennes-see men’s basketball team. Smith will give a free lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, discussing the history of UT basketball and sharing player stories and interviews.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

MONDAY, OCT. 15Brace & Cooper on Tennessee Shines

Grammy nominees Eric Brace & Peter Cooper plus bluegrass singer Dale Ann Bradley & singer-guitarist Steve Gulley will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Ten-

nessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.

East Nashville residents Brace and Cooper bonded over their shared histories as newspaper writers (for the Washington Post and the Tennessean, respectively) before starting to play music together. While they main-tain individual careers, they have released three albums as partners, including the Grammy-nominated “I Love: Tom T Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow” in 2011. For more info visit www.reverbnation.com/ericbraceandpetercooper.

Bradley has set the bar for bluegrass and country vocals with her sweet, soulful and evocative Kentucky twang. Performing with her will be singer-guitarist Gulley, who founded and fronted the popular bluegrass bands Mountain Heart and Grasstowne. Fore more info, visit www.daleann.com.

A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

TUESDAY, OCT. 16Shop Farragut Kick-Off

The Farragut Business Alliance will have its 2012 Shop Farragut Holiday Campaign Kick-Off at 5:30 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 16, at Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

FBA executive director Allison Sousa will explain all aspects of the Shop Farragut Campaign, including ad-vertising information, media exposure, registration and potential signage discounts from local companies. The program will include a Town of Farragut Special Event Permit training session. The session will educate busi-nesses on the ordinance and new signage requirements that went into effect this year. The new ordinance will ex-pand signage opportunities for grand-opening purposes.

For more info on the Special Event Permit training session, contact Community Development director Ruth Hawk, 865-966-7057 or [email protected]. For more info about Shop Farragut, contact Sousa, 865-307-2486 or [email protected], or visit www.farragutbusiness.com.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 17-21‘Little Prince’ at Carousel

“The Little Prince” will be presented Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 17-19, and Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Carousel Theatre at the University of Tennessee. Wednesday-Fri-day performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday will have shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

The Clarence Brown Theatre production of the play based on the 1943 children’s parable by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is aimed at children and adults. It’s a fantastical and anthropomorphic story about a stranded aviator who encounters a human-like alien from an asteroid.

For tickets, call 865-974-5161 or 865-656-4444.

THURSDAY, OCT. 18Land Use Plan open house

An open house to provide a fi rst look at the Town of Farragut’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan draft will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Farragut citizens are invited to view presentation boards visualizing the draft plan and participate in a discussion with the Municipal Planning Commission prior to its 7 p.m. meeting. The commission will vote on the plan at its Nov. 15 meeting.

Residents can also share opinions and stay up to date on the plan at www.farragut2025.com. For more info, visit the website or contact Gary Palmer, assistant town administrator, at [email protected] or 865-966-7057.

THURSDAY, OCT. 18‘One-on-One’ with Martin

The Knoxville Leadership Foundation’s Amachi

initiative will present University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin at “One-on-One,” a fundraising event for Amachi, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at The Orangery, 5412 Kingston Pike.

Amachi matches children in Knox County who have one or both parents in the prison system with mentors who show by example that there is a better way to live life.

Martin grew up in a single-parent home in drug-ravaged East St. Louis, Ill., and became a successful student and basketball player who earned a degree from Purdue University and then went to the NBA before earning respect as a college basketball coach. His story also includes surviving a tough fi ght with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Tickets are $100 individual, $1,000 for a table of six, and $2,500 for two tickets to sit with Martin. Big Orange attire is encouraged, and tailgate cuisine will be served.

Tickets are available at www.klf.org. For more info, call 865-524-2774.

FRIDAY, OCT. 19Woody Guthrie tribute

A tribute to Woody Guthrie will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave.

Knoxville songwriters Maggie Longmire, Jack Her-ranen, Sarah Pirkle, Jeff Barbra, Greg Horne and Dan-iel Kimbro will perform “History Songs: A Celebration of the Life of Woody Guthrie” in honor of this year’s 100th anniversary of Guthrie’s birth.

Tickets are $11 in advance, $12 day of show; $6 for children 12 and under. They are available at www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521, Disc Exchange and the door.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20Model trains on display

Two working model railroads will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Smart Toys and Books, 9700 Kingston Pike in Franklin Square.

Members of the Knoxville Area Railroaders will be on hand to share information about their activities and demonstrate the two trains. The Railroaders are affi liated with the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, where other train displays reside (see http://knoxmodelrailroaders.com/).

For more info, contact the store at 865-691-1154 or visit http://smarttoysandbooks.com/

SATURDAY, OCT. 20Samuel Frazier Chapter, DAR

The Samuel Frazier Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Chop House, 9700 Kingston Pike, in Franklin Square.

Julia Jones-Barham will present the program with Farragut Folklife Museum’s Traveling Exhibit. For more info, call 865-675-6420 or 865-966-4048.

MONDAY, OCT. 22Siskind on Tennessee Shines

Singer-songwriter Sarah Siskind & the Novel Tellers will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.

Siskind received widespread acclaim for her 2009 release, “Say It Louder,” which won Best Americana Album in the Nashville Music Awards. After almost 12 years in Music City, she and her husband recently moved to Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. She tours with her supporting characters, the Novel Tellers, Julie Lee and Elizabeth Foster. For more info, visit www.sarahsiskind.com.

A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remain-ing tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

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This fall, Temple Baptist Academy high school students are taking part in a new stu-dent club called the STEM Society. The society brings to-gether students who share an interest in the fi elds of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The purpose of the society

is to encourage students to ex-plore, investigate, discover and connect with STEM subjects in a dynamic and practical way. The society provides a forum for students and club leaders to work together and explore many different ideas and ac-tivities related to STEM fields. Students who participate in

the society will gain an under-standing of the relationships between their academic stud-ies and the practical applica-tion of those studies in real-life settings.

The STEM Society faculty sponsor is Tim Missey, who notes that the society is “de-signed to be a complement to

Temple High School establishes STEM Society

the curriculum, not a substi-tute for it.” Activities will in-clude practical experiments, investigation, discussion and refl ection. These activities are intended to be interesting, en-gaging, and enjoyable.

“One of the goals of the STEM program is to motivate and build confi dence in young people who struggle with STEM subjects, and provide an extra outlet for students who already show aptitude and are interested in furthering their learning,” says Missey.

Society leaders outlined fi ve objectives for the club:

■ To enrich, enhance and ex-tend the Academy’s curriculum.

■ To inspire higher student achievement in STEM sub-jects through interaction and experimentation.

■ To facilitate collaboration between students, teachers and professionals in STEM fi elds.

■ To expose students to exciting opportunities in the STEM fi elds.

■ To provide guidance and inspiration to students who feel led by God to continue their education in STEM subjects beyond high school.

On Oct. 5, Temple Bap-tist Academy’s elemen-

tary school held its annual Grandparents’ Day. Parents and grandparents came, some from long distances, for the special program.

The day’s festivities began with a program in the Curtis Hutson Center Auditorium. Each class presented songs, re-cited poems and quoted Bible verses. Temple principal David Whitaker spoke to the audi-ence about the importance of the partnership that exists be-tween the school and its fami-lies – including grandparents.

“Temple Baptist Academy is here to come along-side fami-lies who not only want to provide a solid educa-tion for their c h i l d r e n , but want an e d u c a t i o n that is built on a biblical fou nd at ion and belief in our creator God. It is this fou nd at ion that gives d i s t i nc t ion to what we are provid-ing in educa-tion here at Temple.”

After the program, grand-parents and family members had the opportunity to go to class with the students. Once in their classrooms, students showed what they were learn-ing in school. Teachers and students invited their guests to participate in classroom activities, which included

Temple Elementary

welcomes grandparents

Bill and Donna Vaught of Russellville, Ky., visit with their grandchildren,

4th grader Tyler Vaught and 6th grader Lauren Vaught, at Grandparents’

Day at Temple Baptist Academy. Photo by Scottie Crabtree

Temple Baptist Academy 6th graders (front) Jesse Howe, Tyler Brown,

Benjamin Jones, Havana Bryant, Taylor Padgett, Ashley Tyler, Lauren

Vaught; (back) John Mawia, Gabriel Salonga, Emma Tarner, Katie New-

port, Vyala Gano, Autumn Arsenault, Madison Jones and Mallory Sullivan

give a presentation during Grandparents’ Day. Photo by Meaghan Vowell

games, art projects and crafts. “Many of the grandparents ex-

pressed how much they enjoyed Grandparents’ Day,” said Acad-emy secretary Betty Manning.

Grandparent Peggy Gor-don said “It was a delight to see them perform. It is amaz-ing to see how much they

learn in such a short time.”Another grandparent, Mary

Lee Kozick, said, “We loved every moment. It was just a fun day!”

“All the songs were unique. It was terrific!” said another TBA grandparent, Barbara Padgett.

Grandparents Emily and Leo Sullivan participate in classroom activities with their grand-

daughter, Temple 6th grader Mallory Sullivan. Photo by Ali Sexton


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Parkwest’s Boyd wins Everest Award for ‘peak’ performanceRebecca Boyd, volunteer services co-

ordinator at Knoxville’s Parkwest Medi-cal Center, has been awarded Covenant Health’s Everest Award in recognition of those employees who “perform at the ‘peak’ of excellence.”

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB October 15, 2012

Picture Yourself as a Volunteer!Parkwest Medical Center is seeking people who enjoy helping others to join its current network of about 160 volunteers.

Parkwest strives to be recognized as a model of excellence where every healthcare employee wants to work, every physician wants to practice, and every community member wants to receive care.

If you are interested and would like to know more about volunteer opportunities at Parkwest or Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest Medical Center, contact Becky Boyd at (865) 373-1556.

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Dewdrop is not inRule ends almost 39 years as Parkwest volunteer

Her name is almost musical if not magical, bringing to mind the morning dew on a Mississippi mag-nolia.

“I’ve told so many stories about it, I don’t know which one to tell you,” Dewdrop Rule says with a laugh.

Maybe that’s why Rule was such a breath of spring to the countless peo-ple who encountered her quick smile, quicker wit and elephant-like memory at the Information Desk of Parkwest Medical Center for 38 1/2 years.

She was there from the day Park-west fi rst opened its doors and al-most every Tuesday since, answering guest’s questions, giving directions and entertaining co-workers with a treasure trove of stories. But on July 31, at age 90 1/2, Dewdrop Rule de-cided to hang up the familiar blue jacket that identifi ed her as a mem-ber of Volunteer Services.

“I think 90 and a half is a good age to retire, don’t you?” she says, fi nish-ing her sentence in her customary questioning manner.

To her, retirement was “no big deal” and simply announced her intentions as she began what would be her fi nal shift. But to many who knew her, Dewdrop was more than a volunteer – she WAS Parkwest.

“The reason I did it like that was because I knew two volunteers could handle it just fi ne and I wasn’t creat-ing a vacuum there,” she explains. “I didn’t want any kind of party – I just wanted to quietly fade into the sun-set, but Becky fooled me.”

Becky Boyd, Parkwest’s volunteer coordinator, quietly enlisted the help of others who “tricked” Rule into a wheelchair ride, a ride that led to the hospital’s administration board room where she was recognized and thanked by President/CAO Rick Las-siter and Parkwest’s senior leadership.

Recognition also came in 2004 when Rule was awarded the Merito-rious Service Award as the state’s top hospital volunteer by the Tennessee Hospital Association. In nominating her for the award, Wayne Heatherly, the CAO at the time, hailed her “re-markable spirit and sparkling per-sonality.”

“Volunteering has been great,” she says. “I have a lot of passion and loyalty for Parkwest, and have worked with many fantastic vol-unteers, staff and administrations

Follow Dewdrop Rule:

Become a volunteer

Dewdrop Rule’s lengthy service to Parkwest Medical Center has ended, but there are plenty of opportunities for others to follow her example.

In fact, Parkwest is expanding its volunteer program and is now seeking volunteers to join its team of almost 160 dedicated volunteers to serve the not-for-profit hospital in a wide variety of roles, including some areas not previously served by volunteers.

According to Becky Boyd, volun-teer coordinator, Volunteer Services is seeking:

■ Early retirees who miss the hustle and bustle of working and contributing their time and talents

■ Baby boomers recently retired and looking for opportu-nity to stay active and involved

■ Empty nesters looking for ways to help others

■ Individuals who have excellent customer service and computer skills who enjoy multitasking

■ Part-time em-ployees looking to fi ll a morning or after-noon shift helping others

Parkwest volunteers are requested to commit to about four hours per week.

To learn more about how your skills can help others and to obtain an application, call Becky Boyd at 865-373-1556 or email her at [email protected].

At age 90 1/2, Dewdrop Rule

has ended almost 39 years

of service as a volunteer to

Parkwest Medical Center.

Roger Ricker, Parkwest’s director of

business development and marketing,

congratulates Becky Boyd, volunteer

services coordinator, on her Everest

Award.

force before a team of external judges makes the fi nal selection.

Others receiving Everest Awards were Kelly Johnson, a respiratory therapist at Fort Sanders Regional and Dennis Woods, a clinical phar-macist at LeConte Medical Center.

“By its very definition, the Ever-est Award goes to those who strive to reach the peak of excellence, and that describes Becky perfect-ly,” said Roger Ricker, Parkwest’s director of business development and marketing. “Becky is known as a listener who seeks solutions in a most timely manner. From her perspective, the key to suc-cessful volunteer placement is finding the right fit for both the volunteer and the particular de-partmental need.”

During her fi ve-year tenure at Parkwest, Boyd has doubled the hospital’s contingent of volunteers from 80 to 160,

providing an invaluable resource to 20 ser-vice areas. During that period, volunteers contributed more than $3 million in serviceto Parkwest.

In addition, Boyd, who’s also involved in other volunteer activities such as the Lenoir City High School Basketball Boosters and Central United Methodist Church whereshe is a member, is credited with launchingtwo new volunteer programs – the Patient Call Center in which volunteers make fol-low-up phone calls to discharged patientsfor a “phone hug” and the Companion pro-gram, providing companionship from vol-unteers for patients.

“I’m deeply honored by this award,” saidBoyd. “But to me, this Everest Award isrecognition of all of our volunteers and forthe many, many ways in which they serve not just Parkwest but the community as a whole. The difference they make in ourlives is amazing.”

spiration to anyone who hasspent time with her.”

Among those stories weretrue-life accounts of life inthe Mississippi Delta whereshe was born near Oxford,Miss., in 1922. A year later,her parents moved by mule-drawn wagon to Tunica “tostrike it rich.”

“I don’t know why shenamed me Dewdrop, butmother liked it. She alwaysliked it, and I grew to notmind it,” she says. “But sinceI was in the same place allthose years kids really mademore fun of my last name –McDonald – because of thesong, ‘Old McDonald had afarm ee-i-ee-i-oh.’ ”

She went on to graduatefrom Ole Miss in 1942 witha Bachelor of Science degreein secretarial training, and

soon after, took a job with Tennes-see Valley Authority. Two years later,she and her husband were wed andmoved to Memphis while he complet-ed medical school. Moving back toKnoxville, Dr. Rule opened his familypractice in 1947 and they began rais-ing a family – two daughters, Cheryland Jill, and a son, Kenneth Jr., whobecame a doctor at the Universityof Tennessee Medical Center. Theyspent much of their weekends shar-ing a houseboat on Norris Lake withanother doctor, Dr. Tea Acuff, and hisfamily. When Acuff mischievouslyposted a “Dewdrop Inn” sign on thehouseboat, she changed it to, “HaveTea, Dewdrop Inn.”

Weeks after her retirement, she’strying to get settled into a new rou-tine. “I miss seeing the people I usedto see all the time, but I’m enjoyingnot having to be there every Tuesdayafternoon whether I wanted to ornot. I’m happy. I thought I wouldn’tbe, but I am.”

One way she’s staying busy isoverseeing a bathroom renovation, aproject that has not gone as smoothlyas she would like.

“I think,” she said jokingly, “thatI’ve started my next 38-year project.”

For more informationabout volunteer opportunities,visit TreatedWell.com or call374-PARK.

throughout the years. I now under-stand the saying, ‘Parting is such sweet sorrow.’ ”

The wife of one of its founding physicians, the late Dr. Kenneth Rule, Dewdrop was on volunteer duty the day Parkwest opened its doors. “You know when we fi rst started, we were actually Red Cross volunteers,” she said. “Most of the fi rst volunteers were physicians’ wives. I guess we felt like we had an interest in seeing it succeed.”

In fact, when her husband fi rst told her about his plan to invest in a start-up hospital, she had reserva-tions.

“Well, when you get involved in something like that, you have to bor-row money,” she recalled. “And since I managed the checkbook, I thought, ‘What are you getting us into?!’ But it turned out to be a good thing. The thing that I think that made Park-west such a success from Day One was that it was built in such a fast-growing area.”

She chose Tuesdays because it was best for her schedule. “I was pretty active in other stuff,” she says. “Toastmasters met on two Fridays during the month so I couldn’t choose Friday. My husband’s afternoon off was Thursday and he wanted me to be free on those days. Wednesdays we had a medical auxiliary meeting (she was president), and on Mondays

I had to do work like mowing my yard and washing windows. So, Tuesdays became my day.”

Since then, she has witnessed numerous changes not only in Park-west, but in healthcare in general.

“Things were so slow and easy back then,” she recalls. “When you had surgery, you came to the hospi-tal and were admitted the afternoon before. You didn’t have to get up and get there at 6 a.m. like you do now. Of course, you were still anxious about surgery just like people are now, but we’d have time to talk to them and we would escort them all over the place. We’d take them to the lab, go back and get them and take them to the room. I think that helped people feel better about the surgery.”

She also remembers in those pre-computer days, looking up patients’ room numbers on a Rolodex, but the biggest change is the building itself. “So much of it has changed,” she says. “Much of the original building is gone. You can’t see it anymore.”

Along the way, she’s made scores of friends, coworkers like fellow In-formation Desk volunteer Leslie Gal-laher.

“It’s hard to put into words how special Dewdrop has been to me per-sonally,” said Gallaher. “I looked for-ward to Tuesdays with Dewdrop and reminiscing about her life stories, both past and present. She is an in-

B-2 • OCTOBER 15, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

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Young-Williams Animal Center is competing the nationwide ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, which encourages animal shelters to save more lives and awards a total of $500,000 in grants.

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Young-Williams Animal Center is competing in the nationwide ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, which encourages animal shelters to save more lives and awards a total of $500,000 in grants.

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Critter Tales

One evening last week, I took my 3-year-old to a park in Farragut for some sliding and swinging. Unfortunate-ly, instead of having fun, the children at the park ran in fear from a swarm of stink bugs air-bombing the play-ground.

Stink bugs are running

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say hello. Photo by S. Barrett

The lowdown on stink bugs

According to a web-site dedicated solely to the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (yes, I’m serious), the insect has invaded 38 states in America but does not pose a threat to anyone other than farmers who have experi-enced damage to their crops.

They cause so much ag-ricultural damage, however, that in 2010 many corn, pep-per, tomato, apple and peach farmers in the mid-Atlantic states reported total losses because of stink bugs.

Even though they don’t bite or sting, they have been given their name for a reason – they produce an unpleas-ant odor when threatened or killed.

Pest control information

from Orkin discourages vac-uuming stink bugs becauseit will take some time for theodor to leave your vacuumcleaner.

The stink bug has an-cestral roots in Asia (whichmay be why it appears to bewearing a shield similar to aSamurai warrior’s armor). Itwas accidentally introducedto the U.S. in the ’90s. Theycozy up in homes, offi cesand warehouses in the win-tertime, so keep an eye outfor a stinky, uninvited guestduring the coming months.

A group of researchersfrom 10 universities are col-lectively researching ways tomanage the stink bug popu-lation including parasiticwasps, naturally occurringfungus and insecticides.Their efforts can be trackedat www.stopbmsb.org.

LawTalk features wills and estate planning

The Knoxville Bar As-sociation will feature a LawTalk event Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, for indi-viduals interested in learn-ing more about wills and estate planning and legal protection for the elderly.

The program will help individuals organize their affairs in light of the 2012 changes to gift and inheri-tance tax laws. Experienced local attorneys will pro-vide information regarding planning for incapacity and death, which can happen to anyone at any age. The ses-sion will run 9-11 a.m. both days, with the Friday ses-sion meeting at The John T. O’Connor Center and the Saturday session meeting at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike.

The second session will focus on legal protection for the elderly, the disabled and their caregivers. Lo-cal attorneys will discuss the legal issues of how to fi nance long-term health care, the means by which assets can be preserved and the do’s and don’ts of prop-erty transfers. This session will run from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on both days.

Caregivers seminar“When I met with Bob

Coyne recently and he gave me the booklet to his semi-nar, little did I know a few days later my husband would get a call at 1 a.m. that his mom had a stroke,” I told the group at his care-givers seminar. “It changed our lives overnight.”

we see the need for Coyne’s seminar. It was helpful to be in a group where we could share our feelings with one another and receive the sup-port of others going through similar circumstances.

Coyne started these sem-inars after he experienced being a caregiver during his wife’s 5 1/2- year illness. He found the need for this re-source and wanted to help others.

He shared the importance of taking care of oneself. “You must eat properly, rest and exercise at least a little to get away,” he said. Coyne learned this lesson when he had a heart attack and almost died three months before his wife did. “I had a triple bypass, ‘dodged the bullet’ and found the impor-tance of taking care of my-self,” he said.

Another topic was journ-aling, writing down every-thing that happens to your-self and your loved one each day. “One benefi t is you can close the book and it will help you sleep,” Coyne said.

“Journaling helps to re-member things we might need to tell the doctor or what the doctor tells us,” said Bryan May who is a caregiver for his mother. “It helps in keeping track of medications too, so we don’t overmedicate.”

Kris Strohschein ex-plained her thoughts on care-giving. “It’s a gift of sharing of life. It changes how you think. You learn to cherish the little things in life.”

“There is not a greater calling in life than taking care of your loved one,” Coyne said. He offers a care-givers support group meet-ing 9:30-11 a.m. the fi rst Monday of each month at All Saints Catholic Church. It is a Christian-based, non-denominational group open to the public.

To contact Coyne about his upcoming seminars, email [email protected].

■ The Strang Senior Center’s “Halloween Bin-go Party” will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. There will be a costume contest,

Bob Coyne leads “I’m a Caregiver, Now What Do I Do?” seminar

at the Strang Senior Center. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Kris Strohschein and Bryan May are caregivers.

Catching upJuanita Laudermilk, Barbara Aston Walsh, Rose Moseley, Jacqueline Newman, Lorna Jones, Gwen Overton and Nelly Dancer

celebrate October birthdays at Long’s Drug Store. Jones, who lives in Canada, typically travels to Tennessee in October to

visit her daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Phillip Fulmer, along with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but she

made the trip early this year. Photo submitted

This is something we had not prepared for, and now

prizes, snacks and fun. It is sponsored by Independent

Insurance Consultants and Elmcroft West.

Open house at Koko Fit ClubKoko Fit Club staff Nikki Gray, Tricia Kilgore and Cheri Guymon

gather during the Bearden location’s open house Oct. 19.

Guest speaker was Dr. Larry Kilgore of UT Medical Center (not

pictured). Attendees enjoyed free strength and cardio sessions,

food and door prizes. The club has locations in Bearden and

Farragut. Info: 558-1236. Photo submitted

Debbie Moss of Shopper-

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pics. $200. 865-679-0562

DACHSHUND PUPS, CKC, M - $100-$125, F - $150-$175 cash. S&W. 865-522-0523.

GERMAN SHEPHERD puppies, AKC reg. $500. 6 M, 2 F, vet ck'd. parent on site. Call 865-322-6251.

***Web ID# 153245***

LABRADOR RETRIEVER Pups AKC 10 wks vet ckd 2 boys, 4 girls, yellow $350 ea. 865-283-2595

***Web ID# 153542***

MALTI-POO Designer Puppies, reg., non-shedding, shots, beautiful, little dust mops! Colors, very small, shown this weekend only. Visit-ing Caryville. Call for appt 937-470-3900

PAPILLON PUPS, CKC, famous butterfly dogs of royalty! Great family pets. $300-$500.

Call 931-703-3475.

POMERANIAN CKC reg, 10 wk old male, wolf sable thick coat $300 931-248-6319 for more info or pics.

***Web ID# 153447***

Dogs 141

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds

Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles,

Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots

& wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Div. of Animal Welfare

State of TN Dept. of Health.

Lic # COB0000000015. 423-566-3647

RAT TERRIERS, AKC FSS, 3 girls, 1 boy, 1st shots, vet ckd. $200. 931-738-9605

***Web ID# 153280***

ROTTWEILER Pups, ch. German lines, tails docked, S&W, $275. 423-663-7225.

SIBERIAN HUSKY AKC Pups, champion lines, shots, $300-$500.

865-256-2763 ***Web ID# 156019***

YORKIE PUPPIES, AKC, 2 females, ch. bloodline, shots & wormed $450. 865-938-1900, 865-388-5084

YORKIE PUPS, reg., shots & wormed, F $300, M $250. 865-382-4199, 865-933-5894

YORKIES Female puppies, reg., shots, wormed, & vet ckd, $500. 865-617-9242

Free Pets 145

ADOPT!

Looking for a lost pet or a new one? Visit the folks at Young-Williams

Animal Center, the official shelter for the City of Knox-

ville & Knox County: 3201 Di-

vision St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org

Farmer’s Market 1501940 Cletrac tractor,

engine not frozen. $2,000. Call for details, 865-368-8470

2002 ALUMINUM Featherlite 3 horse slant load trailer, dressing & tack room, exc. cond. $11,500. 865-573-7520 or 865-806-5562

Farmer’s Market 150870 JOHN DEERE

tractor, 350 hrs., Bush Hog, Tiller, Cultivator, Row Plow, other equip. $10,500. 865-947-4797

HAY FOR SALE 4x5' round bales,

$20 each. Call 865-256-6277

Air Cond/Heating 187TOWNSEND II Buck Stove, nat. gas, w/fan & blower assembly, vent free. Stored,

used 1 yr., ex. cond. 865-689-2346.

Music Instruments 198PIANO, KIMBALL

upright, oak finish, like new, $300. 865-573-0937

Household Furn. 204QUEEN SIZE PILLOW TOP

MATTRESS SETS $150. Brand new in

plastic. 865-805-3058.

Collectibles 213LEATHER BOUND

books Easton Press exc. cond. Set of 15 Classics. Must sell $150. 865-604-7237

Coins 214FOR SALE: Silver

Dollars, Silver Eagles, Gold. Call Rick 865-983-7200.

Wanted To Buy 222$$ WANTED $$ Buying Standing Timber, small or large tracts of timber to log.

Pays Top Dollar! KY, TN, VA

Master Logger Program

606-273-2232 606-573-4773

ALSO PAYING FINDERS FEE

Boats Motors 232BOSTON WHALER 1987 15ft, 70HP, 2 stroke, Runs Great. Trailer

included. $3,900 extras 954-646-2232 Sean

Campers 235AEROLITE 195QB

by Dutchman 2011, like new, incl. hitch, $12,500. 865-755-7990.

Motor Homes 237

MONACO DIPLOMAT 2004, 39 ft. 3 slides,

in-motion Sat., 330 Cummins, 2 sofas,

45,000 miles, $35,000. (731)540-1088 or email [email protected]

Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH

OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running

or not. 865-456-3500

WE BUY JUNK CARS

865-776-2428

Trucks 257DODGE RAM 2006, 4

dr PU, big horn pkg. numerous add ons, 122K mi., Exc. cond. $12,500. 865-681-7795.

4 Wheel Drive 258CHEVY SILVERADO 1994 ext cab 4x4 SB, 350 ci, AT, tilt, PS, PB, cold AC, 235K mi, clean & dependable. $3,800. 865-804-4147

Antiques Classics 2601972 340 DUSTER,

orig drive train, B5 blue/white int, AC, $14,500. 637-3600

FORD Thunderbird, 2004, Premium model 23K mi., red, both tops, exc. cond $21,900. 865-475-8292

Sport Utility 261JEEP Grand Cherokee

Ltd 1994, 191k mi, white, brush guard, $1895. 865-599-5192

Imports 262

HONDA CIVIC 1999 4 DOOR HONDA CIVIC LX Green, custom stereo, alarm system, and Blue-tooth. New A/C, engine and parts in excellent working cond. $6500.

865-671-3077

NISSAN MAXIMA GLE 1999, lthr., sunrf, gd tires, good cond. $3500. 865-579-0714.

PORSCHE CARERRA 911 Cabriolet, 2000, ga-rage clean, 2 tops, exc. cond., low mi. 37K mi., $35,000 or B.O. 865-330-6338

Sports 264DODGE VIPER 2000

R/T 10 conv. 6K mi., front dmg., $15,000. 865-250-1480.

Domestic 265BUICK LeSabre Ltd.,

fully equip., exc. cond., 2002, 48K mi. $9,450. 865-769-4000

***Web ID# 153412***

CHEVY IMPALA LT 2010, 48K mi, all power, nice, exc cond, $9,250. 865-522-4133

Cleanin g 318YOUR HOUSE-

CLEANER, Per-sonal Assistant, and Honey-do list Doer! Call Mary 455-2174.

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.

Paving 345

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Say: I SAW IT

in the

Roofing / Siding 352

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FOR SALE OR LEASE w/options BY OWNER

Approx 1.5 acres, 3BR/2BA, bsmnt, 2-car att gar, 2-car barn w/power & water. Huge concrete drive w/Mechanics Lift. Located off Emory – Halls/Powell area. 8010 Pelleaux, Knoxville. $157,900. 922-2360.

Tail-waggin’ fundraiserhits $50,000

By Sherri Gardner HowellThere is rarely a time

when Man’s Best Friend isn’t ready to take a walk. Walking around The Cove this fall really got tails to waggin’ as the PetSafe K9 Cancer Walk brought more than 500 dog lovers and their pets together to fi ght canine cancer.

Funds will benefi t Mor-ris Animal Foundation, a national nonprofi t orga-nization that is a leader in investing in research to advance veterinary care for animals, including the prevention and treatment of canine cancer. The walk raised more than $50,000, which was added to ap-

proximately $25,000 raised at the PetSafe Black Tie and Tails Gala, making it a big month for canine health re-search.

In a press release, Kate O’Brien, senior event spe-cialist with Morris, said, “Knoxville is one of the most welcoming communities in the nation. Everyone really

Laurie Macnair leads the way at the PetSafe K9

Cancer Walk with greyhounds Twix and Evie.

Laurie lost two greyhounds, Penny and Scooby,

to cancer, and Evie was treated for cancer and has

been cancer-free for four years. Photos by Justin Acuff

The Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee team brought some dogs who need homes. Pictured

are: (front) Karen Marquand with Midnight, Tyrine Hawthorne with Pixie, Sandra Long with

Shiner; (back) Sandy Chilcote with Repo, Louise Trudell, Kathy Grunwell with Silvertoes, Cherie

Long with Georgia, Kathleen Bailey with Finn, Carol Schultz with Snuggles and Sabrina Childs.

Part of the team from the UT College of Veterinary Medicine gets ready to walk at the K9 Cancer

Walk. From left are Katie DiTulio with Kylie, Allison Erkman with Sadie and Hannah Thurman

with Kai and Tucker.

cares about their commu-nity and that includes help-ing their dogs live longer, healthier lives.”

Winning teams were: Top Team Members – UT Col-lege of Veterinary Medicine; Top Fundraising Team – PetSafe, which raised more than $9,000; Top Fund-raising Individual – Kris-tine Lively; and Most Team Spirit – Bluegrass Animal Hospital.

Bella gets her “pink on” as owner

Sandi Sanders participates in

the K9 Cancer Walk at The Cove.

Kim Jessen gets

Tucker ready to roll.

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