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By Betty Bean Visitors to the Knoxville Zoo will fi nd an updat-

ed something old, plus a bunch of somethings new there this spring.

The “ZooChoo,” a trackless reproduction of the much-loved miniature train that used to carry kids around between exhibits, will be in service. The train tracks became problematic to maintain, so the train was mothballed but never forgotten. This spring, the zoo is rolling out the new ZooChoo, a rubber-tired conveyance that will loop around the northern end of the new Nature Play outdoor cre-ative-play area.

Masterminded by grounds curator Jen Hender-son, Nature Play will feature plants and fl owers and baby animals as well as magical nooks and crannies like a vine-covered tunnel leading to a fairy garden, teepees made of living vines and mysterious doors to nowhere.

There will be an area where kids can build their own tent forts or walk into a teepee that is soon to become the frame for string-bean vines (right next to strawberry beds and other edibles).

Nature Play will be opening in the next few weeks and aims to encourage kids to use their imagina-tions while learning more about plants and animals.

There will also be a touch and scent garden (with some carnivorous plants) to encourage visitors of all ages to think about starting their own butterfl y gar-dens to encourage pollinators.

Benches and chairs hewn with a chainsaw by one of Henderson’s talented co-workers will invite tired parents to rest a spell while the kids explore. Art-works like an organic “twigloo” by Kelly Brown of Bower Bird Sculptures and Henderson’s elephant-ear bird bath (a sand sculpture of the botanical kind of elephant ear, not the kind elephants hear with) will invite the eye.

Although Henderson shares the credit for the

David Hull (left) and Mike Smith (right) work in

the Knoxville Zoo’s new Nature Play area with

grounds curator Jen Henderson. They are build-

ing the bamboo frame of a teepee that will be

covered with pole beans. Photos by Betty Bean

Nature Playat Knoxville Zoo

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The legacy of Black WednesdayBy Sandra Clark

When we read in another paper about “Black Friday,” we knew it was time to revisit our county gov-ernment’s worst day. Betty Bean writes about Black Wednesday in her column (page 4), and two ex-commissioners (Phil Guthe and Mark Harmon) actually published books about it.

This spring’s ballot is littered with names from Black Wednes-day. And that’s remarkable. Some participants were tainted to the point of political destruction; oth-ers skated with no apparent fallout.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. That’s the day 19 Knox County commissioners met to select eight replacement commissioners and

four countywide offi ceholders – all having been “invited to leave” by the court following their dis-regard of the charter amendment imposing a two-term limit, adopt-ed by voters in 1994.

Sheriff Tim Hutchison was replaced by his handpicked suc-cessor, Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, who in turn hired Hutchison until the new pension kicked in – a lifetime pension that started for Hutchison at age 54 at $80,000 per year and escalates annually.

Register of Deeds Steve Hall was replaced by his chief deputy, Sherry Witt, who in turn hired Hall, who continues to be em-ployed in the offi ce.

Both Jones and Witt are run-ning for what amounts to a third term, and both are likely to win.

County Clerk Mike Padgett was replaced by sitting Commis-

sioner Billy Tindell. Padgett is un-opposed as the Democratic nomi-nee to regain his old job this year.

Trustee Mike Lowe was re-placed by his chief deputy, Fred Sisk, who hired Lowe back. Sisk did not seek election when John Duncan announced for the job. Lowe is headed to court on crimi-nal charges; Duncan resigned af-ter paying bonuses people had not earned; and the commission ap-pointed Craig Leuthold, a commis-sioner during Black Wednesday, to the job. He’s on this year’s ballot.

Others with a Black Wednesday connection:

Michele Carringer, who was appointed to replace Scott Moore after he was ousted, seeking elec-tion as a commissioner at-large.

Mike Hammond, a commis-sioner on Black Wednesday, is a candidate for Criminal Court Clerk.

Phil Ballard, also a BW com-missioner, is the property asses-sor, up for re-election in 2016.

Greg “Lumpy” Lambert, Larry Clark, Ivan Harmon and Mark Cawood are Black Wednes-day commissioners who voted for Jones and now work for him. Other voting commissioners with ties to the sheriff were Paul Pinkston, whose wife worked in inmate medi-cal services, and Scott Moore, whose wife went to work for the sheriff after Black Wednesday.

Guthe writes about commis-sioners who: “… have no particular background, education or training for the position. … Only a fraction of eligible voters choose a relative unknown with perhaps question-able talent from a short list.”

Whether they advocate for gov-ernment big or small, once there most never want to leave.

Analysis

City Council approves Prosser Road projectBy Betty Bean

City Council has approved a $1.4 million contract with Twin K Construction of Helenwood, Tenn., for improvements to Prosser Road between Knoxville Zoo Drive and Magnolia Avenue, a sinkhole-dot-ted area that has fl ooded for years.

KUB will kick in more than $288,000 for infrastructure im-provements. The contractor will pay a $200-per-day penalty if the work is not completed on time and $1,000 a day after Sept. 1 if the work on Knoxville Zoo Drive isn’t fi nished, or if two 12-foot travel

lanes open to Prosser Road traffi c are not completed (to accommo-date the Tennessee Valley Fair).

In response to questions, Engi-neering Director Jim Hagerman said the project will be completed by year’s end. He doesn’t antici-pate an impact on areas up- or

downstream because “the amount of (water) storage remains the same” as the roadbed is raised.

Hagerman said the city will be pumping the Timothy Avenue re-tention area regularly to reduce the likelihood of fl ooding there.

Seeking trail loversThe newest way to show Vol-

unteer spirit is through the Trail Volunteer program.

A partnership between Knox County, the city of Knoxville, the town of Farragut, Ijams Nature Center, Outdoor Knox-ville and Visit Knoxville, the program gives people who al-ready enjoy using local trails and greenways the chance to be ambassadors for them.

➤ Read Betsy Pickle on page 4

Summer Camp!

It’s that time of year again, time for kids to look forward to summer break, and time for parents to think about fi lling those long summer days. Lucky for them, there is an abundance of camp opportunities right here in East Tennessee.

➤ Check them out on pages 6-7

$1 movies at RegalRegal Entertainment Group

will host kids at $1 movies this summer. The 23-year-old pro-gram will be available at 350 Regal theaters across the coun-try.

The nine-week fi lm festival will be at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, start date based on local school schedules. A portion of the admission goes to the Will Rogers Institute.

Each week two fi lms will be shown.

➤ See the story on page 9

Battling bullyingAt first glance, “U R Beau-

tiful,” written in big pink and blue letters on the sidewalk in front of Whittle Springs Middle School, looks like the work of a daring tagger – right smack on the school’s doorstep.

But at second glance, it’s something entirely different, and pretty wonderful.

➤ Read Betty Bean on page 8

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health & lifestyles

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the only

facility in our region to hold a Comprehensive

Commission, as well as multiple CARF*

Accreditations for stroke rehabilitation.

Comprehensive stroke care ~ from diagnosis to

treatment to rehabiliation.

That’s Regional Excellence!

www.fsregional.com* Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER: FORT SANDERS REGIONAL

Bert and Ellen Sullivan celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their grandchildren. The Mississippi residents

found themselves at Fort Sanders Regional when visiting East Tennessee in March. Bert Sullivan received life-saving

care after suff ering a stroke and is now back home and undergoing therapy.

Quick thinking saves stroke victim’s lifeDuring a stroke, every second

counts. Ellen Sullivan of Richland,

Miss., knew time was important on March 13 when her husband, Bert Sullivan, suddenly had sev-eral symptoms of a stroke. He had one previously in 2001, so she knew it was crucial to get him to a hospital quickly.

A stroke, often called a “brain at-tack,” is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked or ruptures.

The Sullivans were visiting with family in a Sevierville hotel. They were sitting down to breakfast when Bert’s speech became con-fused. “And then I saw his face start to droop. I knew he was hav-ing a stroke,” Ellen Sullivan said.

“My sister-in-law went to call 911, and the ambulance arrived quickly, and, of course, they saw he was having a stroke, too,” she said.

Emergency personnel took Sul-livan to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. As a Comprehen-sive Stroke Center, Fort Sanders has stroke experts on call 24 hours a day and advanced technology and physicians who can remove blood clots or repair bleeds. When a stroke diagnosis is assured, emer-gency personnel will take patients directly to Fort Sanders Regional. If the diagnosis is unknown, pa-tients are taken to Regional’s sis-ter facility LeConte Medical Center for diagnostic testing.

“The young man who drove the ambulance was so good, we practi-cally fl oated to the hospital,” said Ellen Sullivan. “They took care of Bert and me, and let me know what was going on.”

About 87 percent of strokes are caused by blood clots. If a clot is

diagnosed within the fi rst three hours, it can be treated with a pow-erful clot-busting medication called tPA (tissue plasminogen activator).

While many people do not seek treatment during the time window (for example, if their stroke occurs during the night), Sullivan was fortunate that his stroke happened while he was awake, and that his family called for help.

Sullivan received tPA. He was also taken to Fort Sanders’ neuro-interventional suite. There, neu-roradiologist Dr. Eric Nyberg and diagnostic radiologist Dr. Scott Wegryn removed the blot clot in a minimally invasive procedure called brain angioplasty.

“This is a good example of an interdisciplinary team working to provide care,” said Dr. James

Hora, a neurologist at Fort Sand-ers who also saw Sullivan.

“The emergency room physi-cian recognized the stroke. The interventional radiologist record-ed the clot on the CT angiogram. We got called and confi rmed the stroke and discussed the options with Mr. Sullivan and his family, and we made a decision all of us together. Off he went to the neuro-

interventional suite, and he did very well,” said Hora.

Ellen Sullivan said all her hus-band’s treatments were fi nished within two hours. “We were there at 9:10 a.m. and I’d say they were done with everything at 11 a.m.,”she said.

“Dr. Nyberg came in to the waiting room, and he was so good about letting us know what was going on. He talked on the phone with my son who is a nurse in Mis-sissippi. I thought that was goingabove and beyond the call of duty.”

Ellen Sullivan said she received a warm welcome at Fort Sanders.

“The people there were so nice to me,” said Ellen Sullivan. “Bert got the best of care, and the two young ladies working the desk re-ally took care of us. Even the mancleaning the fl oor offered us cook-ies from his church. He said they were made with love for all of us.”

Bert Sullivan was able to go home to Mississippi in record time.

“They thought it was going to betwo weeks, then it was one week. Well, we were out of there in fourdays!” said Ellen Sullivan. “I feel like Bert got the best care and they saved his life with their effi ciency and speed. They worked so well together.”

Today, Sullivan is undergoing speech and physical therapy nearhis home and is making steady im-provement from his stroke, Ellen Sullivan said.

“We’re just praying for com-plete recovery. This was a very emotional, bad time,” she said.“But at Fort Sanders you felt the comfort that you do when you’re at home.”

Advanced stroke program recognizes certifi cation’s one-year anniversaryFort Sanders Regional Medical

Center is marking its one-year anni-versary of earning its Advanced Cer-tifi cation for Comprehensive Stroke Centers by The Joint Commission.

This certifi cation recognizes that Fort Sanders has devoted sig-nifi cant resources to infrastructure, staff and training to provide state-of-the-art complex stroke care. As part of the effort, Fort Sanders is developing a team of neurohospi-talists as well. These are neurolo-gists who work only at the hospital and do not have a private practice of their own.

“We have neurologists in the hos-pital on a full-time basis,” explained

Dr. James Hora, Fort Sanders’ fi rst neurohospitalist. “We are hospital-based and do noth-ing but see acute neurologic prob-lems in the hospi-tal.”

Hora said an ad-ditional neurolo-gist will be on staff in summer 2013,

and he also has a nurse practitioner working with him, Krystel Hatfi eld.

“I assist in seeing and treating patients alongside Dr. Hora,” said Hatfi eld. “I also serve as a resource for many aspects of the Stroke Cen-

ter. This includes providing educa-tion and support for nurses as well as patients and their families.”

By having dedicated staff as-signed to stroke and other neurolog-ical patients, Fort Sanders is able to offer quick and quality care to any-one with a brain injury or illness.

“It makes access to specialized neurologists easier,” said Hora. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this will provide more rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.

“When it comes to stroke, we al-ways say ‘Time is brain.’ The faster we can get to somebody, the better the outcome will tend to be.”

The early symptoms of

stroke are often overlooked

or ignored. If you suspect

that you or a loved one is

having a stroke, think FAST:

F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the

other or harder to hold in place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the eff ects

of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a hospital

as quickly as possible. And be sure

your hospital is a stroke-ready,

Comprehensive Stroke Center, like

Fort Sanders Regional.

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST!

Dr. James Hora

Krystel Hatfi eld, Nurse Practitioner at the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders

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The newly formed fo-rensics team at Austin-East Magnet High School competed against 44 other teams in state competition earlier this month and came home from Brentwood with a carload of honors. Spon-sored by performing-arts teacher Doug James, the students are in grades 10-12 and perform in both acting and speech events.

Malik Baines and Steph-anie Spidell took fi rst place in Duo Interpretation (a 10-minute presentation in which actors cannot look at or touch each other). They presented “The Face of Em-mett Till.” Team members Jackson McDowell and Ash-ley Toepfer placed third in this category.

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Betty Bean

Members of the A-E forensics team: (front) Destiny Cunningham, Stephanie Spidell, Mikiyah Webb, Jackson McDowell; (back)

Alicia Lewis, Skai Harris, Jonathan Chandler, Savannah Covington, Tierra Harper, Malik Baines, Moriah Brothers and Ashley Toep-

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A-E forensics team racks up honors at state meet

er). The A-E team placed fi fth

in One-Act Play competi-tion, a 45-minute theatre piece where actors must perform and do technical assistance without outside help.

Malik Baines and Moriah Brothers were chosen to be a part of “all-star cast,” which is the top 10 actors of the day. Austin-East Magnet High School will host the state competition in 2015.

■ Walking trail extensionCity Council voted last

week to apply for a $200,000 Tennessee Department of

Environment and Conser-vation Recreational Trails Program Grant to extend the Sarah Moore Greene Trail from the Sarah Moore Greene Elementary Magnet School to the Knoxville Bo-tanical Gardens and Arbo-retum. The city will fund an additional $50,000 for the project, which began sever-al years ago in partnership with Knox County and Knox County Schools.

Joe Walsh, city director of Parks & Recreation, called it “a small but important seg-ment” to the overall plan of connecting the Botanical Gardens to Williams Creek trail and ultimately down to the Tennessee River at Gov. Ned McWherter Park. He said the idea came from an assistant principal at Sarah Moore Greene.

Last year, the Sarah Moore Greene Elementary Magnet School installed

a Jeffersonian Heirloom Garden as part of an Edible Schoolyard Project, which is now incorporated into so-cial-studies course work on America’s history, garden-ing and land stewardship.

■ Chilhowee School ribbon-cuttingSuperintendent Dr. Jim

McIntyre and school board member Gloria Deathridge will be at Chilhowee In-termediate School at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate school renovations.

The project includes re-confi guration of existing space to allow for an addi-tional classroom, new ADA-compliant entrance and elevator to improve accessi-bility and new HVAC system.

Deathridge is a candidate for re-election with early voting under way.

Nature Play From page A-1

fanciful, yet practical space with zoo administrators who are always on the look-out for ideas from other gardens, assistant market-ing director Tina Rolen says Henderson is too modest.

“She’s the mastermind grounds curator, and her ideas fi t perfectly with our mission,” Rolen said.

Now encompassing 53 acres, the Knoxville Zoo opened in 1948 and hosts more than 400,000 visitors annually, making it the big-gest year-round attraction in Knoxville.

The beginning of the modern zoo is credited to the efforts of the late Guy Lincoln Smith II, who stepped into the zoo’s lead-ership in 1978 after he at-tempted to place his pet lion, Joshua, there and be-came appalled at the condi-tions he found. Smith took on the job as director for the salary of $1 per year, and he remade the zoo into a point of local pride. More infor-mation can be found on the zoo’s Facebook page and its website at www.knoxville-zoo.org/.

City unveils plans for

Magnolia CorridorBy Sandra Clark

As reported here last week, the city of Knoxville has unveiled plans for a model block to kick-start redevelopment of the Mag-nolia Corridor.

The illustration at right was provided by Dawn Michelle Fos-ter, deputy director of redevelop-ment. It shows the “gateway” to the corridor with a blend of com-mercial and residential land use and a forest of trees.

The designs were released last Wednesday at a public meeting.

Mayor Madeline Rogero prom-ised money in next year’s budget (to be released at noon Thursday) to begin.

A resident said, “We’ve studied and we’ve planned. When are we

going to do something?”Redevelopment Director Bob

Whetsel said the project will “take a couple of years to start,” but the city is moving. “It takes time,” particularly when dealing with a state road such as Magnolia.

Sketches show bicycle trails and pedestrian walkways. “It makes the environment attrac-tive to incentivize private devel-opment,” said council member Nick Della Volpe.

The model block will include the former Swan’s Bakery and the campus of Pellissippi State Com-munity College.

“It’s an area of immense poten-tial, surrounded by strong neigh-borhoods,” he said. “The time is right to start this project.”

By Libby MorganA year ago, I found, by way

of Tom and Faye Hardin, a couple of energetic folks ded-icated to living off the land and providing themselves (and lucky friends) with the bounty of their place, Right by Nature Farm.

I found the couple, Dar-ren Farquar and Tamara Bernadot, in their new home, where they had moved to be in a better cli-mate than Wisconsin.

At that time, I was amazed with the progress the two had made in just months in establishing a greenhouse, orchard, fl ow-erbeds and gardens.

They had already become a Sharps Chapel “outlet” for the Hardin’s heirloom to-mato plants for a few weeks last year.

This year, they will be selling more than 30 va-rieties of heirloom tomato plants, herbs, baked goods,

cut fl owers, potted plants and an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as working with Hardin’s Mountain Organics.

Classes in winemak-ing and Italian prosciutto, among others, are planned. Darren had an opportunity to hone his prosciutto-mak-ing skills when he processed two large hogs last fall.

Lately, Right By Nature has become home to four new lambs and more bee-hives, and the couple ex-pect to have honey for sale in the fall.

They are working with “Pick Tennessee” initiatives to develop a regional Farm Trail Map to promote agri-tourism in Claiborne Coun-ty and surrounding areas.

The farm will be open Friday, Saturday and Sun-day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

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Betty Bean

The newest way to show Volunteer spirit is through the Trail Volunteer program.

Doug Bataille displays the design for the Trail Volunteer T-shirt. Photo by Betsy Pickle

Trail lovers sought for new volunteer program

A partnership between Knox County, the city of Knoxville, the town of Far-ragut, Ijams Nature Center, Outdoor Knoxville and Visit Knoxville, the program gives people who already enjoy using local trails and greenways the chance to be ambassadors for them.

“We’re going to take 75 in this fi rst group,” says Doug Bataille, senior director of Knox County’s Parks & Rec-reation Department. “We may have more than 75 ap-ply, but that’s all we’re going to use this fi rst year because we want it to be manageable and grow it from there if we think we need to.”

Standing in the park-ing lot at Mead’s Quarry, jumping-off point for sev-eral trails into the Urban Wilderness, Bataille says the screening committee is looking for volunteers to cover the entire community.

“Certainly there are trails that are more popular than others, but that’s one of the things we’re going to look at in the applications,” says Ba-taille. “We ask you to tell us your top three trails that you use, so we’re going to try to make sure that we get a vol-unteer on every single trail.”

Volunteers can be adults of any age or physical condi-

tion. They must be at least 18, own a cell phone and commit to volunteering on a trail at least once a week. Bataille says they would like to fi nish collecting ap-plications by the end of this week, select the top 75 appli-cants, have them complete a national background check and then do training. The goal is to have them out on the trails in their specially designed T-shirts by June.

Volunteers will have to pay for their background checks, but the T-shirts (and matching jackets) are being paid for by sponsors.

Bataille says the “three basic tenets” of the program are to greet, to inform and to assist.

“We want these folks to be good, friendly faces on our trail system, to be goodwill ambassadors of the commu-nity,” he says. “Where we’ve

seen this program in other communities, it works really well. You have these nice T-shirts that you’re identifi ed by, so people know they’re approachable.”

Trail volunteers will be familiar with the trail they’re on and will be able to help with directions and suggestions for other trails that might be suitable. They will also educate others on trail etiquette and rules.

Volunteers will assist in various ways. Some can help with fi rst aid; others will know how to repair a fl at tire on a mountain bi-cycle. They’ll also be “eyes and ears” to observe main-tenance problems on trails and report them.

“It’s great to have people out on the trails,” says Sue Stuhl, Farragut’s director of parks and leisure services. “I think it makes people feel

more comfortable if they see a volunteer out there. We have good signage on our greenways, but we still get lots of questions.”

Brian Hann, president of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, expects many AMBC members to volun-teer.

“A lot of our members are excited about it,” says Hann. “Most of our members are really friendly, and they can help out other riders or hik-ers that are out here.

“Almost every trail sys-tem or organization like ours has a similar program, so I think this fi ts really nicely in our mission to as-sist and inform. It will blend seamlessly with what we’re doing now.”

For info and an applica-tion, visit http://knoxcoun-ty.org/parks/trail_volun-teer/index.php.

The August election for the state Supreme Court, normally a sleepy af-fair, could become highly contested in the next 100 days. It may revolve around who the next state attorney general is and whether the Republicans can win it.

Remember when: ■ Knox County Com-

mission meetings were punctuated by long and fre-quent recesses so the boys could go out back to smoke and return with done deals?

■ Mike Arms served two years on county commission while he was chief of staff to county Mayor Mike Rags-dale and nobody said squat?

■ County commissioners fi gured they could pick their successors after a judge booted them out of offi ce for ignoring a term-limits ref-erendum for 13 years?

So Black Wednesday wasn’t all bad. But Jan. 31, 2007, still lives in local infamy, and Knox newcomers who fi nd the term a bit overwrought are probably wondering what, ex-actly, it was about. And what was the big deal about some old ex-sheriff?

That’s because seven years ago might as well be in the Paleozoic Era. And who re-members 1999, when Sheriff Tim Hutchison demonstrat-ed his clout by getting Big Jim Haslam booted off the

The Supreme Court battle

Three justices are seeking retention (retain or replace vote). All are Democrats – Cornelia Clark from Middle Tennessee and the two East Tennessee justices, Gary Wade of Sevierville and Sharon Lee of Madisonville. The two other justices an-nounced their retirement.

There is considerable speculation that wealthy conservative forces outside Tennessee will wage a “no vote” on these justices, spending as much as $2.5 million. This has already happened in the U.S. Senate contest and on legislation to repeal the Hall income tax.

No sitting justice has been denied a term since Penny White was defeated in 1996. She is now a pro-fessor at UT College of Law.

All three justices are taking this seriously, but perhaps Wade is doing the most with an April 24 fund-raiser at the home of Pete and Cindi DeBusk in North Knox County. The host committee includes former U.S. Rep. Bill Jenkins; Lynn Duncan, wife of Rep. Jimmy Duncan; Sam Furrow; Lew Conner (close friend of Sen. Alexander); former GOP state chair John Waters; and longtime GOP leader Lewis Donelson of Memphis.

Why all the fuss over three justices who are generally middle of the road in their judicial approach? There is little patronage they can dispense (hire a law clerk or two), there are no promises on judicial matters they can make and their position is low profi le.

Wade’s background gives him the most political experience, having been mayor of heavily Republi-can Sevierville for 10 years, and he has many strong ties among Republicans.

However, Tennessee’s unique constitutional provi-sion to have the Supreme Court choose the state attorney general places the justices in the middle of a political fi restorm. It is iron-ic that this process, which was designed to remove the

attorney general selection from politics, has forced these three justices into a political fi ght statewide for their survival on the court.

Some legislative Repub-licans are unhappy with current AG Bob Cooper’s refusal to sue over the con-stitutionality of Obamacare as requested by the General Assembly. The Supreme Court on Sept. 1 will choose Cooper or a new attorney general for an eight-year term. Many Republicans do not like having a Democrat as AG when all other state offi ces are Republican-held.

The current selection process has resulted in no woman, no Republican and no African-American ever being Tennessee’s attorney general. The court has not adopted an open process (or any process) to choose the AG. It is unknown what procedure the court will adopt in 2014.

It is fair to ask candidates for the court through reten-tion to answer questions as to how they will choose the new attorney general and whether the process will be transparent. This is separate from deciding a case, which they cannot answer.

It is unclear whether Gov. Haslam will get in-volved. However, if one or more of the three justices is replaced then he can appoint their successor to the court before Sept. 1. Haslam and Wade were investors in the Smokies baseball team before it was sold to Randy Boyd.

The justices will travel across Tennessee to in-troduce themselves and respond to this challenge. However, the GOP probably needs to defeat just one of them to have three Repub-licans on the court, which, in theory, would bring a Republican AG.

State media have ignored this issue to date.

■ Knoxville lost a highly respected and well-liked attorney with the untimely death of Robert Watson. He was invalu-able to both Mayor Randy Tyree and me in advice on important and sensitive issues. He was a lawyer’s lawyer and a devoted father and husband. He will be missed and long remembered.

■ Mayor Rogero announces her budget at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Christenberry Ball Field. The public can attend. Do not be surprised if there is a property-tax-hike request.

■ Early voting for county offi ces is in full swing. Be sure to vote.

Remembering Black Wednesday

Public Building Authority, which he’d chaired since the beginning of creation? They subsequently made up, but make no mistake: Hutchi-son was powerful in his do-main, and Black Wednesday was about ego, relationships, power and money – just like any other kind of politics.

At the heart of the con-fl ict was Hutchison’s desire to remain eligible for the lu-crative Uniformed Offi cers Pension Plan that was on track to beco me law before the year was out. Second was his desire to see Rags-dale, with whom he was locked in an ongoing feud, ousted from offi ce.

The fi rst offi cial act of Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, the fi rst Black Wednesday appointee, was to create a cushy sinecure for Hutchison until the new pension kicked

in. Jones also kept Lee Tra-mel, a Hutchison political operative/deputy whose Black Wednesday appoint-ment to commission proved as diffi cult as a breach birth on a wagon train.

Once installed, Tramell in due time voted for the UOPP. It was expected that his dominant personal-ity would allow him to lead the charge to remove Rags-dale (it didn’t happen that way). Tramell was soundly defeated in 2008 when he ran for the commission seat to which he had been ap-pointed (and subsequently removed by court order).

A gaggle of other former commissioners (all of whom voted for Jones) are now court offi cers, and Jones is considered a prohibitive fa-vorite to be re-elected.

Trustee candidate Craig Leuthold was a Black Wednesday commissioner who abstained from voting when his father, former com-missioner Frank Leuthold, was nominated to replace the ousted John Griess. Leu-

thold is expected to run a strong race, bolstered by the power of incumbency.

Black Wednesday ap-pointee Sherry Witt’s big-gest immediate problem was how to remove her Reg-ister of Deeds predecessor, Steve Hall, from the big of-fi ce that was supposed to be hers after she hired him as an assistant. So she waited until he went on one of his trips to Florida and moved his crap out. She is also ex-pected to win re-election.

How, one might ask, do these incumbents, especial-ly Jones, escape the wrath of the voters, who have now twice rejected Hutchison by overwhelming margins?

One insider sums it up like this:

“JJ doesn’t mess with people like Hutch did. He hasn’t built the animosity. He’s just a nicer guy. All the time Tim spent building an empire … people have to remember that they’re just temporary custodians of these offi ces. If you don’t, it’ll catch up with you.”

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Sometimes I think we lose sight of the big pic-ture.

During Holy Week we focus so intently on the passion – the suffering – of Jesus, that we see him

as a victim. Don’t misun-derstand me. It is impor-tant, even necessary, that we walk with him through the last days of his earthly life. We cannot, dare not, enjoy the triumph of Palm

Readers are priceless. Readers who write are re-ally special.

Love so amazingMay I never boast of anything except the cross of our

Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been cruci-fi ed to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything!

(Galatians 6: 14-15 NRSV)

Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were an offering far too small;Love so amazing, so divine,Demands my soul, my life, my all.

(“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” Isaac Watts, 1707)

Bits ‘n pieces

In the wake of the $25,000 raise for Tennes-see ace recruiter Tommy Thigpen, a reader emailed this thoughtful fi nancial gem: Each Volunteer foot-ball victory last season cost $1.4 million in coaching and

support salaries.“This does not include the

sizable leadership fee paid to the athletic director.”

Losses were free.Orange and White

leftovers: Post-game din-ner was another Butch Jones object lesson. De-fensive Vols had beans and franks on paper plates. Vic-torious offenders feasted on steak and fancy fi xings on fi ne china. Nice napkins were provided.

Corey Vereen received the Andy Spiva Award as the most improved defen-sive Vol in spring practice. The very promising sopho-

more end from Winter Gar-den, Fla., may not know the name behind the trophy.

Howard Anthony Spiva was a very busy linebacker in the declining years of the Bill Battle era. He set the school record with 194 tack-les in 1976. He was almost as good as a sophomore and junior. His record for career hits, 547, still stands. He caused the most fumbles, 14, in school history.

Think about that – more than Steve Kiner and Al Wilson.

Spiva played a few min-utes for the Atlanta Falcons. Alas and alack, he died young, at 24, after an At-lanta auto accident.

Some spring award win-ners go on to total obscu-

rity. Others become stars. Through the years, some pretty good names have ap-peared on the Andy Spiva Award list; Reggie White, Keith DeLong and John Henderson come to mind.

Touch of Tennessee:There will be a touch of Ten-nessee on some hot coach-ing jobs this autumn. Kurt Roper, new offensive coor-dinator at Florida, is sup-posed to teach and refi ne his no-huddle, hurry-up plan of attack and save head coach Will Muschamp’s job.

Lane Kiffi n is charged with leading the Alabama offense in pursuit of Auburn while keeping his mouth mostly closed and avoiding confl ict with Nick Saban.

Kurt Roper was three

times at Tennessee on his way up. He was a lad playing around on the rug when his dad, Bobby, was defensive coordinator on John Ma-jors’ staff in the late 1970s.

Kurt began coaching as a Tennessee graduate assistant in 1996. He returned in 2006 as coach of running backs.

Roper was quarterback coach for David Cutcliffe at Ole Miss (Eli Manning) and Duke. Most quarterback coaches are thought to be cerebral, easygoing, mild mannered, even soft on players. Roper is tough.

“I have more of my dad’s defensive mentality with how I try to coach,” Kurt said. “It’s just the Roper coming out in me I guess. Everything that I do on a

football fi eld comes from my dad.”

Kiffi n at Alabama? I don’t know what to think. He doesn’t say much.

Basketball anyone?Bruce Pearl recruited the top-ranked junior college player in the country, 6-7 power forward Cinmeon Bowers from Chipola to Au-burn.

Large catch. Bowers is famous. He does come with baggage. He was originally signed by Florida State but was released after being ac-cused of eating marijuana in order to conceal it from police.

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as he rode into Jerusa-lem on a colt, with ardent admirers putting down palm branches in the road ahead of him, the crowds shouting “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord”?

Some Pharisees urged him to put a stop to the accolades. He countered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” He was the King, and he knew it.

Jesus also knew that his entrance into Jerusalem – the seat of Roman power in this small corner of the vast Roman Empire – had made the Roman authori-ties nervous. Thousands of Jewish pilgrims from all over the known world came to Jerusalem for Passover. The city was

crowded with a polyglot population, and Pontius Pilate was responsible for governing. To say that Pi-late was nervous is an un-derstatement.

To have the crowds see Jesus as the King amount-ed to a potential coup d’etat, if not an actual one.

That was on Sunday.By Friday of the same

week, Jesus had taught in the Temple, read and commented on the hearts of those who put offerings in the Temple coffers (I believe he still reads the hearts of people today, every time the offering plate is passed!), sparred with the chief priests and scribes, outwitted the Sadducees, eaten a final Passover meal with his disciples, been betrayed

by one of the Twelve, en-dured a brutal beating by the Roman authorities, died a horrific execution by a method designed to inf lict significant pain, and was buried and sealed in a tomb.

Did he know the end of the story when he was be-ing tortured? There is no way we can know the an-swer to that. He did know, however, and said asmuch, that he was in God’s hands.

At the end he offered his spirit back to God, just as he had lived his life: in complete and utter trust that he belonged to God, and that God knew what God was doing. We should live so well!

Happy Easter!

Sunday and then skip di-rectly to Easter morning.

If we see Jesus as a vic-tim, however, we lose sight of the Christ. If we see Je-sus as a victim, we mis-understand exactly what was going on. We forget that Jesus, even under the burden of the cross that he carried on his f logged and bleeding back, went up the hill to Golgotha of his own free will.

Remember what he had said on the Sunday before,

By Ruth WhiteFor Christians, the Easter

season represents Jesus’ vic-tory over the grave and the promise of salvation. Fast forward to present time, and the victory is still relevant.

Melanie Porter has spent the past fi ve years working on a drama for Fairview Bap-tist to present to the commu-nity. The story involves one family’s struggle through a season of warfare and their victory over the darkness.

Porter began writing scripts when she felt that she couldn’t fi nd good mate-

rial for the large cast at the church. Pastor Bryan Wright would discuss sermon ideas with her, and from there she would begin to write. They bounced ideas off one an-other and did a lot of praying over the content until the fi -nal script was written.

The idea for an Easter pro-gram quite different from a typical musical came to her from her own life experiences.

“I was living defeated and felt that Satan was put-ting things in my path to discourage me,” she said. Porter knew that others

must be having the same struggles, and she began to write.

The script is a relatable story, featuring parenting issues, social media, fi nanc-es and daily struggles. “The story shows the free will that God gives individuals and how to have victory and not live defeated.”

This message of victory is one that has been told be-fore, just in a different way. Mixed in with the drama is uplifting and encouraging music that helps bring the truth to the surface.

Overcoming the darknessFairview Baptist will

present “Overcoming the Darkness” at 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and Sun-day, May 4. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance.

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■ Angela Floyd Schools, with lo-cations in West and North Knox County, will offer performing-arts camps for a variety of ages and interests, including: Princess Camp, ages 2-5, learn ballet with a different Disney princess each day; Teen Idol Camp, ages 6 and older, learn jazz and hiphop using music from Disney Channel shows; Hero Camp, ages 2-5, learn ballet with a different Disney heroine each day; and All-American Camp, ages 6 and older, learn ballet

and lyrical with a different American Girl each day. Cost is $100 per week. Info: 865-675-9897 for West Knox, 865-947-9894 for North Knox, or online at www.angelafl oyd-schools.com

■ Beverly Park Golf Course off Tazewell Pike offers summer junior golf camps for ages 7-14. Camps run 9 a.m. to noon, June 3-5, July 8-10 and Aug. 5-7. Cost is $80. Info: 865-689-6445, www.knoxvillegolf.org

■ Camp Big Fish will offer camps at Middlebrook United Methodist Church and Friendship Church, with praise and worship, weekly swimming, sports, art, music and weekly fi eld trips. Info: www.campbigfi sh.org or call Jeremy or Molly at 865-386-0779

■ Camp Wallace at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church offers sum-mer day camp May 22 through Aug. 8 for children who have completed kindergarten through 6th grade. There will be fi eld trips three days a week, movies, weekly devotions, Vacation Bible School, and arts and crafts. Info: Kristie Bell, 865-688-7270, or www.wmbc.net

■ Camp Webb at Webb School of Knoxville offers more than 100 specialty camps and sports camps for a variety of ages, along with adven-ture camp and mini-camps. Lunch is included. Info: www.campwebb.com or 865-291-3840

■ Camp Wesley Woods over-

night summer camps offer a tradi-tional Bible camp experience for boys and girls, kindergarten through 12th grade. Info: 865-448-2246 or www.CampWesleyWoods.com

■ Concord Park Par Three Golf at 10909 S. Northshore Drive, will offer two-day camps for ages 6-8, and three-day camps for ages 9-17. Call 865-966-9103 for info or to register. Also offered is Girls Golf with Catherine Duggan, LPGA. Visit www.GirlsGolfOfKnoxvilleTN.com or call 865-966-9103 to register. Start-ing New at Golf (SNAG) will be offered 9-9:45 a.m. Saturdays. Call 865-966-9103 to register.

■ Garden Montessori School, 3225 Garden Drive, Knoxville, will offer summer day camp for age 2 through 8th grade June 8 through July 25, and a summer fi lm camp for middle and high school students July 7-18. Info: 865-688-6776 or www.gardenmontessori.org

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■ Studio Arts for Dancers offers camps for all ages and experi-ence levels, including: June 16-20, Cinderella Dance Camp, 6-12 years, new and experienced dancers, featuring ballet, art class and in-studio performance; June 23-27, Musical Theatre Camp, 8-15 years, new and experienced dancers will learn acting, dance, voice and more; July 7-11, African Dance and Drumming Workshops, with separate sessions for 8-12 years and age 13 and up; July 21-25, Mini-Intensive Camp, 10-13 years, experienced

■ The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development offers unique learning experiences through age-appropriate and innovative activities. Locations in Farragut and Knoxville. Info: goddard-school.com

■ The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont offers Summer in the Smokies in June and July, with programs for ages 9-17, encouraging stewardship and a lifelong appreciation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Get your kids outside this summer as they explore nature through hands-on explorations, games and crafts. Info: 865-448-6709 or www.gsmit.org/SummerYouth.html

■ Kids Place summer day camps offer a whole summer of themed camps at local elementary schools throughout Knox and Sevier counties, along with two action-packed fi eld trips to Camp KP Millertown. Ages 5-12 years. Specials are available for early registration. Info: 865-933-7716 or www.kidsplaceinc.org

■ Knoxville Jewish Alliance offers a variety of camp experiences for kids of all faiths at the Arn-stein Jewish Community Center on Deane Hill Drive, including: Camp K’ton Ton, age 2 through pre-K, exciting weekly themes including nature, music, art, literacy and swimming; Milton Collins Day Camp with age-appropriate experiences for kindergarten through 10th grade; British Challenger Soccer Camp June 16-20 for ages 4-15; and Bricks 4 Kidz LEGO Camp. Info: www.jewishknoxville.org or 690-6343

■ Knoxville Twisters Cheer and Tumbling at 6930 Gemini Way in Halls offers a variety of camps, including: Art Camp, 9 a.m. to noon, June 2-5, ages 5 and older; Tumble, Stunt and Cheer Camp, 9 a.m. to noon, June 9-12, ages 4 and older; Coed Stunt Clinic with T.J. Baxter, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 14; Backhand Spring Clinic, 10 a.m. to noon, June 19 and 20, or July 14 and 15; Dazzling Diva Camp, 9 a.m. to noon, June 16-19. Info: www.KnoxvilleTwisters.com or 865-377-3783

■ Pellissippi State Community College offers summer camps for kids in June and July. A variety of camp themes and age levels are available. Some themes include Claymation, ZumbaKids, the CSI Experience and more. Info: 865-539-7167 or www.pstcc.edu/bcs

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By Ruth WhiteFulton High School cel-

ebrated both academics and the arts in a recent student showcase called Falconfest.

The band performed sev-eral pieces to open the show, including “Counterbalance” by Todd Stalter and “The Sphinx” by Gary Gilroy. Mona Jumanne followed

with a scene from the recent production of “Zombie Mac-beth.”

Guests toured the Small Learning Communities to see artwork, learn about projects in the communica-tions wing, get an idea of the skills learned in the health-science wing and visit the health fair.

Mona Jumanne performs a

scene from “Zombie Mac-

beth” during the student

showcase. Photos by Ruth White

Jiuseppe DeMaria demon-

strates light effi ciency for

guests at Fulton’s student

showcase.

Brittney Linkous leads tours

of Fulton’s television studio

showing the news desk do-

nated by WBIR. Brittney is a

self-proclaimed movie ma-

niac who enjoys learning new

skills in the studio.

Simmone Smith shows proj-

ects that students in Fulton’s

communications department

have created using Photo-

shop.

By Betty Bean At first glance, “U R

Beautiful,” written in big pink and blue letters on the sidewalk in front of Whittle Springs Middle School, looks like the work of a daring tagger – right smack on the school’s doorstep.

But at second glance, it’s something entirely dif-ferent, and pretty wonder-ful.

It’s the work of Project U, a school club made up of students who want to put an end to bullying.

The Project U sponsor, Jen Tedder, is a school behavior liaison. She is charged with working with the students to im-

prove attendance, aca-demic achievement and social-skill development. She says a big part of her job is “helping students find the tools that they need to overcome barriers to school success.”

Project U is a grant-funded, student-led, countywide campaign.

The chalk art on the sidewalk is just one of the group’s activities. There are reminders in the morning announce-ments that bullying isn’t cool, artwork and school-assembly programs.

Sixth-grader Alyssa Mynatt joined Project U because she has been a victim of bullying.

“It happened a lot in the 5th grade and the 6th, too. It got pretty bad.” Alyssa said her mother is very happy that she has joined Project U. “I haven’t been bullied in a while,” she said.

Sara Lindsey wrote a song about bullying called “Getting Up From Bully-ing” to encourage victims not to be dragged down when people say mean things. She performed it in assembly.

Jurnee Roper helped with the sidewalk art and with making an anti-bul-lying video. At the end of the video, students can sign pledges not to bul-ly written on cutouts of handprints and get a spe-

cial wristband.The hands will be put

up in the cafeteria – “Soeverybody can see thereare a whole lot more kidswho don’t want to bullythan those who do,” Ted-der said. “The whole pointis accept, unite, impact.”

Project U has otheractivities planned thisschool year, includingplacing positive stickynotes on lockers and hold-ing a “No Mirror Monday”when mirrors will be cov-ered with butcher papercovered with slogans.

“They’ll say it doesn’tmatter what people say,you look good. Don’t letwords bring you down,”Tedder said.

Whittle Springs Middle School students Sara Lindsey, Jurnee Roper and Alyssa Mynatt with Project U sponsor Jen Tedder. Photo

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By Alvin Nance“So, let’s chat.” That’s

how Kathy Moore, se-nior ser-vices man-ager at the disABILITY R e s o u r c e C e n t e r , opened the f i r s t - e v e r Chatty Café

meeting held at the Guy B. Love Towers social hall with more than 20 attendees in early April.

Earlier this year, the Love Towers Fellowship As-sociation and its president, Tom Higens, saw a need for more conversation and support for the nearly 250 elderly and disabled resi-dents at Guy B. Love Towers in North Knoxville. The as-sociation reached out to the disABILITY Resource Cen-ter for help.

Chatty Café is a peer sup-port group of seniors and people living with disabili-ties that meets every other Wednesday, with the fi rst gathering held April 2. The program, presented by the Love Towers Fellowship As-sociation and the disABIL-ITY Resource Center, offers attendees a seat at the table

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Love Towers Fellowship As-

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By Heather BeckAge is no barrier to learn-

ing, according to a student at Pellissippi State Com-munity College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus.

Elizabeth Lane, 72, has returned to school after spending nearly 50 years out of state, working and retiring, then returning to Tennessee.

“You know, I can’t knit and I just couldn’t fi gure out what to do with myself,” she said, joking.

Lane’s decision to return to college to earn an associ-ate’s degree was inspired by her volunteer efforts with Friends of Literacy. She spends around eight hours a week working with adults who cannot read, tutoring them not only in English but also in other subjects.

“I’ve found that volunteer work is very rewarding,” she said. “This is my purpose, and this is my plan.”

But she did hit one stum-bling block in her mission of helping others.

“I tried to tutor a student in mathematics, and I under-

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College student Elizabeth

Lane with her grandson, Jake.

stood that the way it is taught now is not how I learned it. So I decided to go back to school at Pellissippi State and relearn some of these things. Right now I’m taking math-ematics and Spanish.”

Lane doesn’t intend to stop with volunteering for Friends of Literacy once she’s brushed up on her math and can understand Spanish. In fact, she hopes to expand her efforts and volunteer tutor at the Knox County jail.

“I feel a real calling to do

this,” she said, “because I know that the level of educa-tion is in inverse correlation – to use one of my math-ematics class terms – to re-cidivism [returning to jail].”

Meanwhile, Lane says, she has enjoyed taking classes at the Magnolia Av-enue Campus. She compli-ments the instructors at Magnolia Avenue, crediting them for helping her transi-tion back into school.

She’s also impressed by the students.

“These young people are just so nice to me. They offer to help me with my classwork. I complimented a young lady on her knit hat, and she brought me one. I am touched beyond what I can tell you about how young students are not only tolerant of, but supportive of, someone my age who is returning to school.”

The Magnolia Avenue Campus is at 1610 E. Mag-nolia Ave. For more infor-mation about the campus, visit www.pstcc.edu/mag-nolia or call 865-329-3100.

Mike Davis grew up in a small town. W hen he opened his State Farm offi ce, one of his main goals was to keep a small-town feel for his cus-tomers. I defi nitely think he has succeeded.

Mike started as a State Farm claims adjuster in 1997. In January 2007, he opened his offi ce at 5336 Millertown Pike. With his claims background, Mike says his customers appreci-ate his knowledge and abil-ity to explain the complete claims process.

Mike’s dedication to his customers is obvious. “I want to know all of my customers and their individual needs – they become like family,” he says. His customers have responded to his treatment with referrals to their friends and co-workers.

Mike is active in promot-ing all businesses in the East

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Towne corridor. He is secre-tary for the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association and also helped start a local BNI chapter.

In addition, Mike stays busy with his 11-year-old son and almost 8-year-old daughter. He laughs and says his daughter will be 8 in May and defi nitely doesn’t want to still be considered just 7.

Posted hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but Mike and his staff are fl exible. Give them a call at 637-8616 or check out the website at www.mikedavisagency.com.

to discuss challenges and get information about ser-vices available in the com-munity.

“This program is for any-one who wants to talk,” Hi-gens said. “Chatty Café is a place to be socially interac-tive. We hope Chatty Café will help unite Love Tow-ers residents and everyone from the community.”

Chatty Café has two main goals: to foster social inter-action between residents and to provide access to disability resources avail-able in the community. One of the biggest dangers for seniors and people living

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■ Children’s Hospital taught injury-prevention techniques to thousands of kids during a special safety day at Smokies Stadium. Sponsored by Kohl’s Cares, the event hosted more than 3,000 students from Blount, Greene, Jefferson and Morgan counties.

■ Home Federal Bank has earned the highest rank-ing by BauerFinancial for the 88th consecutive quarter. This fi ve-star rating is shared

Bill Walkup and the governor’s wife

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by fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s banks. President Dale Keasling is grinning, but is this really news? The news would be if Home Federal failed to get the award … and that’s not on the horizon.

My dad, Herman Clark, made our living at Home Federal. Over time he did virtually every job there, retiring as a vice president. My cousin Sonny Steele worked there, and everyone in Halls is a friend of retired bank CEO David Sharp.

Never in the history of hu-mans has such a conservative bunch been assembled to op-erate a bank. Longtime presi-

dent Bill Walkup counseled: Don’t worry about the return on your money; worry about the return of your money.”

Good advice today. ■ Bill Walkup: Since I

thought up this column about fi ve minutes before deadline, I didn’t do any work on it. So I’ll share my favorite Bill Walkup story. Back in the day (1972) I ran for state represen-tative (and won, of course). Since Bill Walkup had the biggest and best house in Fountain City (among people I at least somewhat knew), I asked if he and Ann would host a reception. “I’d like to bring in the governor’s wife.”

“Oh, yes,” they said, envi-sioning a white-gloves tea.

Mary Lou Horner, my campaign guru, got right on it. I hustled up postage stamps from everybody I knew (disclosure laws were weak or nonexistent) and we mailed more than 3,000

invitations. Our volunteers baked hundreds of cookies. Mary Lou lined up the Sher-iff’s Offi ce to direct traffi c.

Betty Dunn came, along with Tom and Carolyn Jen-sen and numerous other dignitaries. The receiving line extended out the door, around the house and down the hill. After pleasantly shaking hands with hun-dreds, Mr. Walkup fi nally asked, “How many people did you invite to this?”

“Oh, Mary Lou handled that,” I said. It was a glori-ous day.

■ Around townNorth: Marco’s Pizza

opened in Halls a weekend ago. The celebration cre-ated a traffi c jam on Afton Drive with people parking at Grace Baptist Church, R. Larry Smith’s offi ce build-ing and even Bob Johnson Insurance. Awesome!

South: Exciting news soon for Shopper-News and Johnson University.

East: Look for Patricia Williams, coming soon in Shopper-News.

West: The Chest Pain Center at Turkey Creek Med-ical Center has received full accreditation from the Soci-ety of Cardiovascular Patient Care, an international orga-nization. Dr. Ravi Mehta said, “This recognition vali-dates our hard work.”

Downtown: Ten-nova Healthcare hosted a neat event with Chef Gar-rett Scanlon talking about healthy eating at The Found-ry at World’s Fair Park.

with disabilities is isolation. Chatty Café provides a rea-son and a place for residents to gather and talk.

The Fellowship Associa-tion also invites guests from local service providers to come and discuss impor-tant disability issues, such as health insurance and transportation. Love Tow-ers residents are inviting other people living with dis-abilities in the community in hopes that this program will start a community-wide dialogue about disabilities.

“Chatty Café fosters self-esteem, self-growth and self-confi dence,” Moore said. “Everybody’s impor-tant. There are no ‘less than’ people. If we can bring that message to anyone who thinks they are, then I think a wonderful, positive goal has been met.”

I am very proud of the Love Towers Fellowship As-sociation and thankful for the disABILITY Resource Center for stepping up to take on this important role for our residents. I look for-ward to this program ex-panding to the entire com-munity and to my invitation to speak because those who know me know I am pretty chatty.

Regal to off er $1 moviesRegal Entertainment

Group will host kids at $1 movies this summer. The 23-year-old program will be available at 350 Regal the-aters across the country.

The nine-week fi lm festi-val will be at 10 a.m. Tues-days and Wednesdays, start date based on local school schedules. A portion of the

admission goes to the Will Rogers Institute.

Each week two fi lms will be shown. Titles in-clude: “Hotel Transylvania,” “Smurfs 2,” “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” “The Pirates: Band of Mis-fi ts,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Despicable Me 2,” “Lego,” “Free Birds,” “Adventures of

Tintin,” “Rise of the Guard-ians,” “Kung Fu Panda 2,” “Madagascar 3,” “Croods,” “Epic,” “Turbo,” “Walking with Dinosaurs” and “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.”

Business sponsors are needed. See local theater manager. A full schedule is available at www.REGmovies.com/.


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THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 26Registration open for Anderson County Relay

For Life. Event will take place 5 p.m.-5 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 26-27, in Clinton on the streets around the courthouse. To register team: www.relayforlife.org/eastandersontn or Kelly Lenz, 457-1649.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer

Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse.org/visitors/summer-camps/.

MONDAY APRIL 21Monthly Luttrell Senior’s luncheon, 10 a.m.-1

p.m., Luttrell Community Center. Melba Greene and son Ted will sing. Bring a dish to share.

Schoolyard Garden Monday, 5 p.m., Paulette Elementary School. Topic: companion planting, plant-ing by the signs and planting tomatoes for best results. Everyone welcome.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22UT Extension Open House, 3-6 p.m., 3925 May-

nardville Highway. Refreshments, 4-H photo contest on display. RSVP: [email protected]\.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1:30 p.m.,

Norris Community Center. Social time will begin at 1. Members Patty Ashworth and Cyndi Herrmann will discuss labels for quilts. Guests and new members wel-come. Info: Pat Melcher, 498-0124, or email [email protected].

Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Ashe-ville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24Living Well with Diabetes, 2:30 p.m., Halls

Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

THURSDAYS, APRIL 24-MAY 22Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m., Knox

County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free fi ve-part series; open to the public. To register: 215-5170.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26Singing, 7 p.m., Ailor Dale Baptist Church on Beard

Valley Road in Maynardville. Featuring the Melody Singers from Georgia. Everyone welcome.

Barbecue fundraiser, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Powell Lodge #582, 7700 Fersner Road.

KUCB Luttrell City Clean up/Beautifi cation Day. Includes a road cleanup, plant giveaways, food and awards.

Open jam session bluegrass, country, gospel music; 7 p.m.; old Rush Strong School, Leadmine Bend Road in Sharps Chapel. Free admission. Refreshments. Donations appreciated. All invited.

Anderson County Relay For Life opening cer-emonies, 5 p.m., Main Street around the courthouse. To participate: www.relayforlife.org/eastandersonTN.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Winter Market: an indoor farmers market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 Depot Ave. Hosted by Nourish Knoxville. Info: http://www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org.

Happy Travelers trip to the Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Tenn.; depart 8:30 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Cost: $25. Info/to register: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

Franklin Square Spring Garden Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., The Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kings-ton Pike. Vendors will be selling annuals, perennials, herbs, garden art, bird houses and more. Info: Linda Wimbrow, 966-2421.

Married People Night Out, 7-9 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. $10 per couple. Info: Chad, 688-4343.

East Tennessee Aglow Spring Gathering, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., New Covenant Church, 10319 Starkey Lane. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Fundraiser for Sharps Chapel Elementary School, 6 p.m., at the school. Sponsored by Blazing Star Lodge #455 F&AM. Music; hot dogs, chips and drink for $5 donation; cake and pie auction; snacks available for purchase.

Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Live music by the Nigel Boulton Band. Admission: $5 per person. Info: 922-0416.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 26-272014 Outdoor KnoxFest, The Outdoor Adventure

Center at Knoxville’s Volunteer Landing. Events for all ages. Proceeds to benefi t Legacy Parks Foundation. Info/to register for events: www.OutdoorKnoxville.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27Gospel Singing, 11 a.m., New Liberty Baptist

Church, 5901 Roberts Road, Corryton. Glorylanders will perform. Open to everyone.

MONDAY, APRIL 28Free group art therapy for adults with epilepsy/

seizure disorder, 6-8 p.m., Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee offi ce, 1715 E. Magnolia Ave. 8-week ses-sion. Registration deadline: Thursday, April 24. Info/to register: 522-4991.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8

p.m., at the Outdoor Classroom, located on Halls High campus behind the softball fi eld. Free event. Includes: barbecue, homemade ice cream, live bluegrass music, children’s activities, pie eating contest.

THURSDAY, MAY 1Bee Friends beekeepers meeting, 6:30 p.m.,

Tazewell Campus of Walters State in the auditorium. Jay Heselschwerdt, the owner of Sweet Life Bees and a club member, will be speaking on natural and organic beekeeping.

SATURDAY, MAY 3Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD

94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Hard Knox Roller Girls vs Little Steel Derby Girls, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. All bouts doubleheaders. Tickets available at Coli-seum box offi ce. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

Registration for Knoxville 24 Hour Student Competition, 1-3 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Workshop follows, 3-4 p.m.; Crew and Cast-ing Call Mixer open to all participants, 4-6 p.m. Stu-dent registration: $20. Info: www.knoxvillefi lms.com.

Benefi t for Ethan Anderson family, 4-7 p.m., Union County High School. Dinner for $6 includes spa-ghetti, bread, dessert and a drink; silent auction; bake sale. Ethan is a student at Union County who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Info/to donate: 332-9221.

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For these reasons, his service to his country, state and county, I respectfully ask all my friends living in Knox County to vote for, support and elect Billy Stokes as Judge, Div. 1, Knox County Circuit Court. - Retired Four Star General, Carl Stiner

Born and raised in Knoxville, attended Beaumont Elem. & Rule Jr-Sr. High, raised his own family here30+ years of litigation experience before the courtsPeer rated AV Lawyer by Martindale-Hubble (Rated: Preeminent)Tennessee Supreme Court Listed R. 31 MediatorVeteran (Active Duty 1979-1982), Honorably Discharged as CPT, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAGC),

U.S. ArmyFormer Juvenile Counselor, Knoxville Police Department (KPD)Worked a full time job while paying his way through law school at the University of TennesseeMember of American Legion, Post 2; American Legion Riders; Master’s Lodge #244, F&AM; Knoxville Scottish

Rite; The National Rifle Association (NRA); and The Federalist SocietyMember of the American, Tennessee and Knoxville Bar AssociationsMember of the Hamilton Burnett Inn of the American Inns of CourtFormer member of Governor Don Sundquist’s Cabinet, initially appointed Commissioner, Tennessee

Department of Employment Security. Promoted to Governor Sundquist’s Senior Staff as Special Assistant to the Governor

Former Knox County Republican Party ChairmanMayor’s appointee to the City of Knoxville Civil Service Merit System Board for ten yearsAppointed to a City-County Government Efficiency Committee by the Knox County MayorAppointed to the Board of the Knoxville/Knox County Public Building Authority and was elected Chairman of

that body in 2010.Appointed to the Knox County Charter Review Committee by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.Co-author of Unemployment Compensation, Survey and Update, Labor Law Journal, 47 (9) at 602-612,

September 1996; Bad Faith: General Application in the Insurer-Insured Relationship, Lorman Education Services, 2007; and various letters and guest columns published in magazines and newspapers, including three articles published in The Congressional Record.

Served as the Governor’s appointee to the Juvenile Justice Reform CommissionServed on the Board of the Knoxville-Knox County Community Services Agency, appointed by Governor Phil

BredesenServes on the Boards of the Museum of Appalachia and Golden Gloves Charities, Inc.Volunteered as an attorney for indigent clients through the KBA Pro Bono projectActive in the Knoxville community and served on several nonprofit boardsBilly and his wife Bay are both very active in Second Presbyterian Church

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