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Gresham festivalGresham Middle School
will host its second annual Festival on the Hill, 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 6. Events start in the auditorium with a screen-ing of several short films. During the festival, Gresham chorus will present selections from “High School Musi-cal” and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will perform from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Historical re-enactor Gordon Sisk will bring vin-tage baseball to life. Other activities will include crafts, lawn games, cakewalk, photo booth, art gallery scavenger hunt and more. The event is free to the community and concessions will be available for sale during the evening. The festival is sponsored by GMS, the Gresham PTSA and city council member Nick Della Volpe.
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Bob Thomas will kick off his campaign for county mayor at the same place Tim Burchett announced his candidacy seven or so years ago.
All are invited to a free baloney lunch with R.C. Colas and Moon Pies from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Wednes-day, May 11, at Powell Auction and Realty, 6729 Pleasant Ridge Road behind the Clinton Highway Walmart.
Commissioner Ed Brantley will serve as master of ceremo-nies for his friend and col-league Thomas. Entertainment will be provided by the Chill-billies, and Sammy “Barney” Sawyer will make the rounds.
Ritta leaderShawnda Ernst will be the
principal of Ritta Elementary School, effec-tive with the 2016-17 school year. She has been interim principal for much of this school year.
She joined Knox County
Schools as a fi rst grade teacher at Beaumont and Pond Gap elementary schools in 1996. She was a TAP lead teacher and assistant principal at Pond Gap before joining the staff at Ritta in 2013.
Ernst holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from UT Knoxville and ob-tained the educational special-ist degree from LMU.
By Shannon Carey More than 1,000 attendees gathered May
1 to celebrate the fi rst church service in Clear Springs Baptist’s new building and sanctuary near Harbison’s Crossroads in Gibbs.
The church family met that morning at their former location on Thompson School Road and paraded in cars to the new campus.
“As we passed by Fairview Baptist Church, Pastor Jeff LaBorg and his entire congregation were standing outside cheering us on,” said Bobbie Wyatt, the church’s media director. “It was an incredible, awesome sight to see. Tears
overfl owed in both church families.”Once they arrived at the new church, Clear
Springs had a true worship service, with the Rev. Jerry Vittatoe bringing the message. Four people joined the church that day.
“Most importantly, we witnessed one pre-cious lady give her heart to the Lord in salva-tion,” said Wyatt. “Even though our church is 119 years old, and we have seen thousands of people over the years be saved, this was a very special moment for us and the history of our church. The fi rst in our new building and on our new campus.”
The new $8 million worship center is situ-ated on 30 acres near the intersection of Em-ory Road and Tazewell Pike. It is the fi rst part of a three-phase building plan, to eventually include a family life center and an education facility.
“We believe God planted this vision for a new church in our hearts, and he has opened each door we’ve walked through at just the right time,” said Vittatoe. “We are an exciting family of believers who have a heart for shar-ing Christ, both globally, and here at home.”
The Rev. Jerry Vittatoe, senior pastor at Clear Springs Baptist Church, delivers his fi rst sermon, titled “The Search for Something New,” in the church’s new
building. Photo by Suzanne McNeil Photography
A great day at
Clear Springs Baptist celebrates new building
Class of 2016 celebrates successHalls High School principal Mark Duff hugs his daughter, Morgan
Duff , as he presents her with the Outstanding Girl award during HHS
Awards Day April 29. The Outstanding Girl and Boy awards are giv-
en based on teacher recommendations and encompass academic
achievement, service and citizenship. Mark Duff has been principal at
HHS since 2005, and he was a longtime history teacher at the school
as well. For more from HHS Awards Day, see page A-8. Photo by S. Carey
Sidewalk study shows needs in school zonesBy Sandra Clark
Mayor Madeline Rogero called for $2.7 million for sidewalks and crosswalks across the city, when she presented her budget last week, including $750,000 for sidewalks within school Parental Responsibility Zones and another $750,000 for new sidewalk con-struction.
Knox County Mayor Tim Bur-chett will present his budget Mon-day, May 9. We’ll see then what he proposes.
Regardless, sidewalks present a dilemma – residents at planning meetings consistently request them; some like those in West Hills even rally at 7 a.m. to dem-onstrate the need for sidewalks.
Yet sidewalks are a low budget priority for decision-makers, al-most at the bottom of the wants and needs list.
A January 2014 study prepared for the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works by Transportation Consultants Inc. identifi ed locations within the county having the greatest poten-tial and actual usage of walk-to-school trips.
The study showed 22,322 of Knox County’s 59,276 students live within the Parental Responsi-bility Zones where bus transporta-tion is not provided.
Using a complex formula, plan-ners determined the top schools
for walkers if sidewalks were in-stalled.
These are, in order: Cedar Bluff Elementary, Londsdale Elemen-tary, Blue Grass Elementary, Belle Morris Elementary, Norwood Elementary, Powell Elementary, Powell High School and Brickey-McCloud Elementary.
“Using this knowledge about where the greatest pedestrian demand and/or potential exists should provide a focused starting point for pedestrian project plan-ning,” the report concluded.
Seems sensible, yet Knox Coun-ty has built sidewalks over the past 3-4 years at Halls Elementary and from Karns Elementary to Karns Middle – both areas where political pressure was intense and neither was on the priority list.
Just a thought, but why not drop by to chat with Burchett at one of his nine meetings over two days following his budget presen-tation. And we dare you to walk:
Monday, May 9: ■ Budget presentation, 9 a.m.,
City County Building ■ South Knoxville Senior Cen-
ter, 11:30 a.m., 6729 Martel Lane ■ Strang Senior Center, 1:30
p.m., 109 Lovell Road ■ Halls Senior Center, 2:45
p.m., 4405 Crippen Road ■ Carter Senior Center, 4 p.m.,
9040 Asheville Highway ■ Burlington Branch Library,
5:30 p.m., 4614 Asheville HighwayTuesday, May 10:
■ Karns Senior Center, 1 p.m., 8042 Oak Ridge Highway
■ Cedar Bluff Library, 2 p.m.,
9045 Cross Park Drive ■ Bearden Library, 3 p.m., 100
Golfclub Road ■ Fountain City Library, 4
p.m., 5300 Stanton Road
A-2 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
On April 24, some lucky folks stepped back in time with the 26th annual His-toric Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes. Less than two miles from downtown Knoxville, the historic area features more than 250 residential structures. Many locals and former residents spent the gorgeous day strolling amongst beautifully re-stored early 1900s Crafts-man style homes and bun-galows.
“The Fourth and Gill neighborhood is one of Knoxville’s premier his-toric districts,” said Jenny Wright, president and Tour of Homes co-chair. “The tour included the Greystone mansion and Central UMC, one of the city’s most beau-tiful examples of Gothic Re-vival architecture.”
Six local artists were showcased during the tour. Artist Heather Quinsey moved to North Knoxville
Cindy Taylor
Historic hamlet
from Ontario and says she loves living in the area. Quinsey works with found items to create one-of-a-kind collages and took the opportunity to show her art on her front porch during the tour.
Homeowners Ben Lee and Lisi Schoenbach live on Luttrell Street with their three children. Their home was a featured residence on the tour. They rented for two years, then purchased the home in 2004. Lee says North Knoxville is a great place to live.
“We love our neighbors and love that we have side-walks,” he said. “We also
like how close we are to downtown so we can walk down there a lot.”
Tim Parker has lived in the neighborhood more than 25 years. He and wife Missy love their neighborhood.
“My wife grew up in West Knoxville and never knew this part of town ex-isted,” he said. “It is such a great place to live. We know all of our neighbors and have probably been in ev-ery house. All of us in the neighborhood buy different tools and then share them. We found this house on a Sunday stroll and have been here long enough now to see a whole new generation move in.”
Tour attendees walked at their own pace through the open residences or rode a guided trolley.
Mark your calendar now for the 27th Anniversary Tour of Homes to be held April 23, 2017.
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • A-3 community
By Shannon CareyKnoxville native Sonja
Hill isn’t shy about her dat-ing habits. After two mar-riages, a daughter and two grandkids, she’s not looking for marriage. She just likes socializing and having a good time.
“If a long-term relation-ship comes out of it, that’s great,” she said. “But if not, I’ll be just as content.”
She started visiting on-line dating sites in 2000, and over the years she’s amassed stories humorous and touching. And now, she’s sharing those stories in her new book, “I Shaved my Legs for This?! Memoir of a Serial Dater,” published under her pen name, Sunny Kay Hill.
Her release party will be held 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Blue Coast Grill on Market Square. Hill will be signing the books, but you can also get signatures from people who appear in the books, including former love interests.
That’s right, Hill doesn’t hold a grudge, and she likes to keep on good terms with the people she dates. People at the party who have ap-peared in the book will have special nametags with the page number of “their” chapters.
“I have a lot of guys that I’ve met online that we’re best friends now. I’m not a negative person, so if it doesn’t work out I’m not go-
No regrets for ‘serial dater’ Sonja Hill
By Cindy TaylorThe Fountain City Art
Center is celebrating its 12th anniversary with great plans for spring and sum-mer programs, art exhibits and special events.
The Knoxville Water Col-or Society’s All Media Ex-hibit will remain on display through Wednesday, May 4. The Central High National Art Honor Society Exhibit is May 4-13. May 20 through June 16 will be the Fountain City Art Guild Spring Show and Sale.
The art center will be open Monday, May 30, for the annual Fountain City Day in the Park. Sales of food, books and art will benefi t the center.
The summer will bring opportunities for kids. Art classes will be held 10-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays, June 1-29. Classes are open to ages 6-11 and will be taught by Jan Bolus. Cost is $125 with art materials included.
Coloring contest entries for ages 6-11 will close May 18. Open House and “Make It, Take It” will be Monday, May 30.
Chris Brock and Andy LeGrand will be playing at the Cocktail Party/Concert at Ivy Hill Farm June 4 and at Fountain City Day in the Park May 30.
Fountain City Art Center celebrates 12 years
On Saturday, June 4, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. it’s off to Ivy Hill Farm for a late spring cocktail party/con-cert and fundraiser. Rain date is June 11.
The Fountain City Art Center Par-3 Golf Tourna-ment fundraiser will begin at 10 a.m. June 18 at Bev-erly Park Golf Course. Info: 689-7688 or [email protected].
The Fountain City Art Center 11th annual Open Show will be June 24-July
21. Opening reception will be 6:30-8 p.m. at the center.
To close out the summer there will be an Open Pho-tography Competition and Exhibition July 29-Aug. 26. This will be the fi rst pho-tography show of its kind at the center and is open to all photographers.
In addition to ongoing free admission and free ex-hibits, the FCAC offers year-round classes and work-shops. Info: [email protected] or 357-2787
ing to hate somebody,” she said.
F o r years, Hill’s f r i e n d s e n c o u r -aged her to write a book about her wacky
and amazing dating experi-ences, so she kept notes and worked on an outline.
“Two years ago, I got seri-ous,” she said. “And by seri-ous I mean nights and week-ends. I really didn’t think I was publishing a book. It’s all kind of surreal.”
Readers will enjoy tales of embarrassing errors in dating communication, run-ins with boyfriends’ mothers, and living a ro-mantic dream by meeting a man at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
There’s even the story of the handsome clothes dryer repair guy who opened her dryer and a pair of lacy un-derpants fell out. He picked
them up and threw them back in the dryer before he realized what he was doing.
And yes, he’ll be at the re-lease party.
“I think a lot of people my age can relate to these stories because they’ve lived them,” said Hill. “They’re going to laugh, but they’re also going to feel like they’re not alone.”
Hill’s best dating advice? Go online.
“A lot of women my age are scared of the Internet, but it’s hard to date or meet people otherwise. A lot of men don’t socialize as much as women,” she said.
“I would just say ‘do it.’ As long as you’re safe and aware of things, nothing’s going to happen, and some-thing good might happen.”
Hill’s book is available through Amazon.com. She is also planning a signing party at the Winery at Seven Springs Farm in Maynard-ville 5 p.m. Friday, June 3.
Info: facebook.com/SunnyKayHill
Sonja Hill
Sarah Henson and Cody Hur-ley take a moment in front of the Lee home on Luttrell Street.
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A-4 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
Sandra Clark
Making them cry, leaving them laughingWhat do we do and why
do we do it?Betty Bean spoke last
week to Dr. Mark Harmon’s UT journalism class. She brought the fi nal copy of the old Knoxville Journal. There’s a staff picture on the front page. Bean stands alone, far in the back, not quite part of the gang but still there as the proud old daily coughed and folded.
“Tell those kids to study for a job with a future,” I ad-vised; but I know she didn’t.
Bean is a true believer.Also last week, a reader
from Halls wrote in part ...“Please forward – as I
type this through the tears still on my cheeks – my thanks and appreciation to Betty Bean for her article, ‘A Killing at Danny Mayfi eld Park.’
“Not being a Knoxville native, I found it to be not only an outstanding piece of history but an opportu-nity for my own heart’s re-fl ection on faith, gratitude, compassion and caring.”
I forwarded the email to Bean with a note: “You’ve made another one cry.”
Bean later said she had expected readers to cry: “I was crying when I wrote it.”
So for every person who calls to complain about our delivery system, another calls to request delivery or extra copies. Very few write to thank us, and that’s OK.
We’re already out chasing the next story.
What we doThe Shopper News team
publishes eight unique newspapers weekly. Rough-ly half of the content is consistent, while the rest is unique to each zone.
I’m the overall editor and “last eyes” on each page be-fore it’s printed.
Also, I coordinate gov-ernment and business cov-erage, manage the colum-nists and go boldly where most reporters fear to tread: MPC sector meetings.
North: Shannon Carey coordinates local content for Halls/Fountain City (our oldest paper), Powell, Union County and North/East (our newest zone).
Ruth White, a Shopper veteran, covers our North kids beat, takes most cover photos and generally gets around the area, assisted by Cindy Taylor.
West: Sherri Gardner Howell coordinates local content for Bearden, Far-ragut, Karns/Hardin Valley and South Knox.
Sara Barrett covers the West kids beat, takes pho-tos and fi lls in when Sherri travels. Betsy Pickle covers South, while Wendy Smith covers Bearden. Newer writers are Carolyn Evans, Farragut, and Nancy Ander-son, Karns/Hardin Valley.
Graphics: Carol Spring-er, Kathryn Woycik and Jodi Littleton put the pages together. In addition, Jodi manages our website.
Ad sales: Coordinated by the News Sentinel team headed by Steve Bowman, the Shopper sales manager is Amy Lutheran, assisted by Patty Fecco, Tony Cran-more and Beverly Holland.
Circulation: Shop-pers are distributed inside the News Sentinel for Knox County subscribers each Wednesday (actually buried
deep in the food section).Additionally, the Shopper
wraps the TMC –Total Mar-ket Coverage – delivery of various pre-prints and gro-cery circulars in Knox and Union counties.
What’s next? As the former Scripps pa-
pers are assimilated into the USA Today network, we will change.
S h o p p e r pages will be produced by pag inat ion s o f t w a r e . The classi-fi ed pages already are.
The web site will be more robust with easy-t o - s e a r c h digital ar-chives.
We will always be cha l lenged to do more with less.
L u c k i l y, the Shopper does that well – hav-ing started with a pencil and a drop box.
So what? You keep
reading and we’ll keep w r i t i n g . That’s our bargain.
Shopper News is leading eff orts to develop
Powell Station Park. At top, seniors enjoy a
school-sponsored cookout at the park.
Home Depot guys donate picnic tables.
Halls High prin-
cipal Mark Duff
captures the
pride of all par-
ents at gradua-
tion as he hugs
his daughter,
Morgan.
Betty Bean features Brian Mc-
Daniel, who crafted the Knoxville
montage above; and yes, that’s
the MPC northwest county sector
plan meeting at right.Kindness awards
at Dogwood
Elementary School
A sample of this week’s work:
North, South, East, West
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • A-5 government
Marvin West
No doubt you have been worrying for weeks about the upcoming Battle at Bris-tol. What if the Hokies upset the Volunteers and derail the exciting run toward the national championship be-fore it really begins?
Oh, you say the big game hasn’t even entered your mind? You have been won-dering if somebody can catch the ball if Joshua Dobbs throws down the fi eld? And you are some-what interested in how bad is Jalen Reeves-Maybin’s bum shoulder and wheth-er Tennessee can win the fourth quarter against Flor-ida and Alabama?
OK, be that way.Virginia Tech people are
probably losing sleep over the big BB (that’s short for Bristol Battle).
“We are aware of the big game on our schedule,” said Chester R. Henderlight, my favorite Hokie. “We’ve never played Notre Dame before. Does it snow before Thanks-giving in South Bend?”
Well, imagine that.With the countdown to
the really big September kickoff in days-hours-min-utes-and-seconds mode, in
Worrying about Battle at Bristol
fl ashing lights no less, are we to believe the Pilot Fly-ing J Battle at Bristol is an incidental novelty, a gim-mick game, largest crowd in the history of football, great video hub named Colossus, a massive show that few will see up close and in person – without a telescope?
This can’t be.Bristol Motor Speedway
is expecting 150,000 paying customers. Think about that – parking, gate receipts, concessions, souvenirs, ex-tra for seat backs.
Curiosity about football in the middle of a race track guarantees ESPN/ABC a worldwide TV audience. Performance Racing Net-work will scatter the radio broadcast to all four turns and far beyond. Multitudes will undoubtedly be up on the edge of their beds or recliners, depending on the hour of the day or night (to
be determined).There will be a variety of
promotional links – NAS-CAR drivers talking about end sweeps, lavish charity dinner, Phillip Fulmer and ex-Vols in a golf tourna-ment, large displays in 650 fuel stops, a really big deal.
Big Jim Haslam, chief Pi-lot, will no doubt discuss his connections if asked, tackle times as a Volunteer and how his fi rst gas station just happened to be in Gate City, Va., not far from Bristol.
I’m telling you, this is a major event. Combatants are expecting to race home with more than $4 million per school (to apply toward campus safety and women’s sports).
Tennessee fans have ev-ery reason to be excited about the upcoming sea-son. It projects as the best in a decade, top 10 rank-ing, SEC East plaque all but inscribed. Butch Jones has brilliant playmakers, experience at most every position and fi nally decent depth. He has supposedly strengthened his staff. No excuses, this is it.
Optimism abounds at Virginia Tech for other rea-
sons. The Hokies traded in old-time coach Frank Beamer for bright, younger Justin Fuente, the man who made Memphis the talk of his town.
For years, Tech people had wanted an innovative offense. Fuente brings it. Enthusiastic followers say the Hokies will no longer be boring, predictable and re-luctant to adjust.
I had no idea Virginia Tech was that bad. I had not followed closely. I was aware that the Hokies won the Independence Bowl in overtime.
It seems to me the Battle at Bristol demands sharp er focus. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime presentation. To the best of my knowledge, in the history of college foot-ball, there has never been a big game in the middle of a steep-banked, concrete race track. Could be nothing like this will ever happen again.
Do what? You say East Tennessee State and West-ern Carolina are going to play on the same fi eld a week later?
Oh my.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected]
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Betty Bean
The school year is limp-ing toward the fi nish line with much unresolved.
Has Mayor Rogero forgotten the Metropolitan Planning Commission? Or does she care?
It is now 10 months since three city vacancies occurred on MPC (starting July 1, 2015). Those are the city seats held by former Knoxville Vice Mayor Jack Sharp, Michael Kane and MPC vice chair Bart Carey.
These three continue as holdovers with no knowl-edge of Rogero’s plans. She can reappoint, replace or do nothing as she is doing now, which continues them month to month. While fi lling MPC seats may not be Rogero’s most important duty, it directly impacts neighborhoods. Why has she not acted?
It is expected she will replace as all three have served two or more terms. Rogero is committed to term limits, but by allow-ing them to continue for 10 months she is effec-tively giving them a par-tial third term. If a replace-ment is ever named on the Rogero watch then he/she will have a shorter term than the normal four years. All three are men and Rogero is expected to add at least one or two women as replacements. But when, if ever, will these replace-ments occur? Rogero owes the public a reason for her almost year-long delay.
What is also surprising is that one of the public reasons for hiring Indya Kincannon was to assist the mayor in making appoint-ments. Obviously with MPC, Rogero has been slow to act on whatever Kincan-non suggested.
■ Wayne Christensen has retired as head of Knox
Youth Sports after 20 busy and produc-tive years. He and his wife, Sara, moved to Knoxville for Chris-tensen to
work for Whittle Communi-cations in 1983. They came from Minneapolis.
By 1996 when he started with KYS, Whittle had folded in Knoxville and he had worked on a Baseball Parent newsletter. But the KYS executive commit-tee that year, consisting in part of Charlie Anderson, Caesar Stair III and Jimmy Haslam, hired Christensen as executive director.
During those two de-cades, he grew the program including adding 3- and 4-year-olds, middle school
Bearden controversy highlights KCS malaiseRogero lags
on MPC choices
Christensen
student who is a former team member has been harassed by a teacher as a result.
The com-plaints came in the wake of the abrupt and un-explained forced resignation of coach Leon-ard Sams, two weeks after he led his team to Bearden’s fi rst-ever state tour-nament run.
Filed by Randy Susong and Adam McKenry, the fi rst complaint says the boosters would never have agreed to take on the task of building a new batting facility if Bartlett had informed them it was not legal for them to do so. They say the problem was aggravated when the popular Sams, for whom the facility was named, was booted from his job, crippling their fundraising ability and leaving the two of them on the hook for a $700 monthly payment. The school board signed off on the plan.
A state audit, released in early April, found several irregularities in the bid and building process, and said the booster club should not have been allowed to take on the construction project:
“The defi ciencies noted above may have been avoid-ed if the Board of Educa-
tion had not allowed other entities to construct facili-ties on school property, but accepted donations from these entities to go toward board-constructed facilities through the board’s normal purchasing and construc-tion process.”
Sams was hired as an as-sistant coach in 2007 and became head coach in 2011. He has been appointed to coach USA Softball’s 18-un-der team in Spain this sum-mer, and several student-athletes transferred into Bearden to play for him.
The Bearden and KCS administrations at fi rst at-tempted to pass his depar-ture off as a mutual deci-sion, but it quickly became evident that Sams did not leave willingly. And when it became clear that the deci-sion was fi nal, only two of 15 returning players stayed with the team.
At the end of last week, Bearden’s record (exclud-ing practice games) was 1-15. Meanwhile, many former players with hopes of playing in college have joined the Tennessee White Lightning, a travel team that plays against high-level competition in North Geor-gia and is coached by Sams. Their record stands at 15-7-1.
In addition to Bartlett, the fi rst ethics complaint names Superintendent James McIntyre, Bearden athletic director and assis-tant principal Nathan Lynn and KCS director of facili-ties management Doug Dill-ingham.
Speaking through KCS’s offi ce of public affairs, Bartlett said he sent the email to his staff “to ad-dress concerns brought to him and the administration by parents and players.”
baseball and lacrosse. KYS reached 2,000 youth a year in the program. KYS also in-cludes baseball, softball, fl ag football and basketball. The KYS budget has been from $500,000 to $750,000 a year. KYS helped rebuild the soccer fi elds at Lakeshore Park and Ruggles Field was added. He says it was “the best job of my life.”
Christensen says “retire-ment” is not part of his future. He is simply moving from one phase of his life to the next. He wants to be involved in something that impacts Knoxville.
KYS has been a major player in youth activities in Knoxville and Christensen was a pivotal part of mak-ing that happen.
■ Mike Chase, founder and owner of Calhoun’s, Copper Cellar and Chesa-peake’s, says that the city revamping of Cumberland Avenue, which will last another year and a half, is costing his Copper Cellar restaurant on Cumberland over $1 million in sales. This does not include the lost city, county and state sales tax that could have been generated by customers.
■ Rickey Hall, UT vice chancellor for diversity, is searching for a new job anywhere. He has been a fi nalist at three places. Clearly his UT days are numbered. With Chancellor Cheek expected to retire this year as he reaches 70, Susan Martin is retiring as provost Aug. 1, and Margie Nichols is leaving the chancellor’s offi ce. In a month it will be a new operation by the start of 2017. Can Athletic Director Dave Hart, who instigated the Lady Vols name change, be far behind? Phil Fulmer is speculated as a new UT athletic director.
■ State personnel held an explanatory meeting on the new $160 million state museum in Nashville here in Knoxville at Pellissippi State on April 12. It was poorly attended with only 18 citizens showing up who were not state employees or consultants. Notice of the meeting was spotty. People were surprised to learn that the new museum has 11,000 less square footage in exhib-it space than the current one being replaced. Advocates of the new museum say it will be much better confi gured.
The last-minute ditching of the year-end tests, ironi-cally known as TNReady (and before that, TCAP), has angered and confused parents from Memphis to Mountain City, and here at home, the impending su-perintendent swap of James McIntyre for interim Buzz Thomas will happen against a backdrop of long-running turmoil at schools like Bearden High as contro-versy over the once-stellar girls softball program en-ters year two.
A formal ethics hearing is scheduled for June 6 to deal with a complaint fi led by two former Bearden soft-ball booster club parents who have gotten stuck with the cost of a new indoor bat-ting facility, and the Shop-per News has learned that a second complaint, trig-gered by an email principal John Bartlett sent to faculty members accusing former softball team members of ridiculing and booing the coach and team at scrim-mage games, is being pre-pared by another parent. This complaint will allege that Bartlett’s accusation is false and that at least one
The practice facility for the Bearden High School softball team
A-6 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
SENIOR NOTES ■ The Pointe at Lifespring
Senior Living, 3016 S
Mall Road. Will host an
open house 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturday, May 7.
RSVP: Heather Haley at
LifespringDSM@islllc.
com or 687-5353. Info:
ThePointeSeniorLiving.
com.
■ Corryton Senior Center
9331 Davis Drive688-5882knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday
Off erings include: ex-
ercise classes; cross-stitch,
card games; dominoes,
crochet, quilting, billiards;
Senior Meals program, 11
a.m. each Friday.
Register for: Veterans
Services visit, 10 a.m. Tues-
day, May 10; RSVP: 215-5645.
Field trip: Sweetwater Valley
Farms, 11 a.m. Friday, May
13; cost: $15; RSVP by May 6.
■ Halls Senior Center
4405 Crippen Road922-0416knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday
Off erings include: card
games; exercise classes;
quilting, dominoes, dance
classes; scrapbooking,
craft classes; Tai Chi; movie
matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays;
Senior Meals program,
noon Wednesdays. Mayor’s
Budget presentation, 2:45
p.m. Monday, May 9.
Register for: AARP
Driver safety class, noon-4
p.m. Thursday-Friday, May
12-13; RSVP: 922-0416.
■ Morning Pointe
Assisted Living
7700 Dannaher Drive686-5771 or morningpointe.com
Upcoming events: “The
Missing Man Table and
POW/MIA Flag Dedication”
ceremony 2 p.m. Friday,
May 27. Conducted by
Rolling Thunder Tennessee
Chapter 3. Reception
follows. Everyone invited.
RSVP by May 20: Brittany
Ricker, 512-6563; powell-
Frank Hall
Knoxville artist Alexander Dumas and Morning Pointe resident Dwight Patterson discuss Du-
mas’ painting “Saipan-1944.” Dumas presented paintings from his “War Series,” featuring accu-
rate depictions of real soldiers who served in World War II. Patterson is a veteran of World War II
whose friend, a Marine, was injured in the Battle of Saipan.
Morning Pointe residents Doris McCurdy, Betty Sibert, Adelyn Mays, Renee Bryant, volunteer De-
nise O’Rourke, Terry Kanopka, Margaret Herbison, Jane Hodges and Gene Woods shop at Mayo’s
Garden Center to purchase fl owers for the raised-bed gardens at the assisted living facility.
Wallace Memorial Baptist
Church’s clown troupe vis-
ited Morning Pointe of Powell.
Rose Albers, as Penelope the
Clown, leads the troupe. She
is pictured with resident Alice
Bivens.
Susie Cox, now a resident,
is sharing her talents for all
to enjoy at the assisted liv-
ing community. Cox sang for
many years with The Gospel
Victory Singers, a group that
performed for area churches.
Originally from Claiborne
County, Cox shared her
group’s album, recorded in
the 1960s.
Who’s WhoTwo residents at Beverly
Park Place Health and Re-hab have been named by the Tennessee Health Care Association (THCA) to its annual “Who’s Who in Ten-nessee Long-term Care.” The program has honored more than 2,300 residents since 1983 who have made noteworthy contributions and helped shape history through their actions.
Frank Hall has always loved music. In his teens, he hosted parties where he imitated Elvis. He later became a “roadie” and met the Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks. He remembers being present when the band wrote some of their fi rst songs.
Clara Harris worked as a baker for Knox County Schools to support her fi ve children and six other chil-dren she took in. A longtime member of Roseberry Bap-
Happenings at Morning Pointe
Nell Hamilton
Open house The Pointe at Lifespring
Senior Living will host a preview open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-
day, May 7, at 3016 S. Mall Road, near O’Charleys and Cracker Barrel. Situated in northeast Knoxville off Washington Pike, the
community is expected to open in fall 2016.
RSVP to Heather Haley at [email protected] or 865-687-5353
tist Church, she sang in the choir, cooked and did ser-vice projects.
Nell Hamilton, 100, a resident of Willow Ridge Center in Maynardville, will also be included in the Who’s Who honors.
Hamilton is retired from the Union County Public Schools where she worked in the cafeteria. She is a member of First Baptist Maynardville, and cred-its her longevity to “hard work.”
All will receive their “Who’s Who” certifi cate during National Nursing Home Week, May 8-14.
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Just to be clear, the psalmist and Wordsworth were talking about two different worlds.
The psalmist was talking about the earth, the whole of the known creation. Wordsworth was referring to civilization: the affairs of men, the powers that rule, the day to day business of life.
Lewis and I had a chance recently to get away from business to enjoy the beauty of the earth. After tax season was offi cially over (well, except for the exten-sions – all those folks who somehow needed more time to render unto Caesar), we went to our favorite camp-ground in the mountains.
We left the world of business behind in order to soak up the beauty and quiet and peace of God’s world. We had time to listen to the laughing creek, to watch the mallards sail across the lake, to marvel at the moon rising over the mountains.
It soothes and heals the soul, I assure you.But, as always, we return to the routine. The trick,
however, is this: we – all of us – need to learn to pay attention to this dear little planet, to love it, treasure it, protect it, enjoy it, honor it, preserve it for genera-tions yet unborn.
In so doing, we honor and revere the Creator who thought it all up, and gave it to us to be our home.
Let us do the job God gave us.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabit-ants of the world stand in awe of him.
(Psalm 33:8 NRSV)The world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;Little we see in Nature that is ours.We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon.
(“The World Is Too Much with Us,” William Wordsworth)
cross currentsLynn Pitts
The world with us
Judy Weber and Mary Sue
Miller coordinated the delicious
lunch provided to the staff at
Central High School. Photos by R. White
Central High staff member Danny Sharp picks out dessert from the table as
Jane Yarbrough helps in the decision making. Photos by Ruth White
It only took two words from Jane Grasmick to put
a smile on CHS athletic director J.D. Lambert’s
face at the luncheon. The magic words – banana
pudding.
The women’s ministry at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City hosted an indoor picnic for the staff members of Central High School.
The event is one of many that the women do to sup-port the high school staff and let them know that they are appreciated. Many of the women graduated from
CHS or taught there and it is just a way to shower the staff with love.
Lunch items for the event included several freshly prepared salad sandwiches
courtesy John and Linda Thaller from House of Thaller, tossed salad and a variety of homemade desserts from the church members.
CBC serves up lunch at Central
FAITH NOTES
Community ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,
4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the
Halls Welfare Ministry food
pantry 6-8 p.m. each second
Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each
fourth Saturday.
■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,
6125 Lacy Road, off ers
Children’s Clothes Closet and
Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
each third Saturday. Free to
those in the 37912/37849 ZIP
code area.
Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church,
5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts
MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Ser-
vice) noon each Friday. Info:
Edna Hensley, 771-7788.
■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory
Road, hosts Recovery at Pow-
ell each Thursday. Dinner,
6 p.m.; worship, 7; groups,
8:15. The program embraces
people who struggle with
addiction, compulsive behav-
iors, loss and life challenges.
Info: recoveryatpowell.com or
938-2741.
Special services ■ “Moms Across the Genera-
tions” event for all grieving
mothers will be held 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 7, at Christus
Victor Lutheran Church, 4110
Central Avenue Pike. The
event is hosted by Listen-
ing Hearts. Info: 679-1351 or
listeningheartsmoms@gmail.
com.
■ Oaks Chapel American
Christian Church, 934 Rac-
coon Valley Road, will hold
revival on the following dates
and times: 7 p.m. Friday,
May 20; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 21; 11 a.m. and
6 p.m. Sunday, May 22; 7 p.m.
weeknights. Evangelists are
the Rev. Boyd Myers and the
Rev. Phil Seaton. Everyone
welcome.
Submit items ■ To news@ShopperNewsNow.
com by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
InterFaith legal advice clinic May 7InterFaith Legal Advice Clinic will be held 9:15 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at First Baptist Church of Knoxville, Trentham Hall, 510 W. Main St. Parking will be available in the Trentham Hall Parking lot between Hill, Walnut and Locust streets.
The free legal clinic is offered in conjunction with Legal Aid of East Tennessee’s monthly Saturday Bar advice clinic and is hosted by the church to give people a less intimidating environment to talk to a lawyer. Info: Terry Woods, 384-2175 or [email protected]; Bill Coley, 292-2307 or [email protected]; Ian Hennessey, 637-0203 or [email protected]
African children enjoy treats
brought by the CRBC mission
team. Photos submitted
By Cindy Taylor Since 2009, Callahan
Road Baptist Church has made three mission trips to Kenya, Africa. This Febru-ary a mission team from the church spent 10 days there.
The crew of eight built a new church, provided a sev-en-day medical clinic that ministered to more than 250 residents and led and baptized 22 people to faith in Christ.
The original 8- x 12-foot church was made of old used lumber and metal. The new church is more than double the size and was con-structed of new materials.
The people of the villages were grateful to receive the medical care. According to mission team members, the natives have no access to even simple items such as topical medications.
The church also sponsors an orphanage in the town of Salama, where the 2016
Abiding love for the African people
mission team ministered to 36 boys and girls.
This year’s team included the Rev. Marc Sasser, the Rev. Jim McNeal, DeWayne O’Dell, Roger Rhodes, Kev-in Sullivan, Melissa Green and Melinda Buck.
This trip was McNeal’s second international mis-sion trip.
“I was actually nervous and apprehensive about not even being on the same continent, much less in the same country,” said McNeal.
“After the worship on Sunday and meeting the widows in one of the tribes, I went from anxious about being there to the point of being anxious to go back again.”
McNeal says the team garnered a lot of attention because of their skin color. Many natives had never seen a white person. He is already putting together a team to go back in February.
“I developed such a love for the people and it was re-ciprocated,” he said. “I am so excited to go back again.”
Callahan Road Baptist Church is at 1317 Callahan Drive. Info: crbchurch.com or 938-3410
A-8 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
Story So Far: The special soccer team of non-athletic boys, practice for their next game by fi nding a way not to practice. But the second game looms.
Our second game was at Shoreham. If South Orange River had a reputation for being great in sports, so did Shoreham. In fact, the schools were rivals. I always won-dered who makes up rivalries. Principals probably cook it up. Maybe they hated each other. Or maybe the school board—any-
thing to avoid talking about budgets—got it going. I didn’t even know anyone from Shoreham. Didn’t even care.
We did get in another practice after the practice when we did not practice. Wasn’t bad. That is, I think we kicked the ball around a bit. The next day we went to a big museum and saw a neat fi lm.
In fact, on the bus to Shoreham, Saltz, Radosh and I got into this long discussion about some of the dinosaurs we saw in the
museum. A guide told us no one knows exactly why they died off. We were trying to fi gure out why. Saltz had the best idea. “Probably got into sports,” he suggested.
“Right,” I said, “The Mastodon Mothers versus the Tyran-nosaurus Tiddly-winkers.”
In other words, by the time we got out of the bus at Shoreham, we were in a good mood. Being in the bus alone helped. That happened be-cause after the fi rst game, they gave us -- and us alone — a small bus to use when we needed one. For the whole season. I think they thought that the way we played might be catching.
As for my being captain, that hadn’t amounted to much, except a little kidding. But as we got near the fi eld, Saltz slipped up to me and said, “Remember, the captain always goes down with his ship.”
Actually, it was another beautiful day, one of those early fall days that make you remember summer and wish it were back. Mr. Lester was all smiles. The team was loose. Positively jangling. As we closed in on the fi eld, we could see the Shoreham players working out.
We got ourselves ready. Mr. Lester beck-oned me over. “When the referee calls, you’re supposed to go out and meet the op-posing captain.”
“What for?”He looked blankly at me, blushing slight-
ly. “I can’t say I read that,” he admitted.After a bit, the referee did call. I went out
to the middle. The Shoreham captain was a big guy for a seventh grader, at least twice as wide as me. He held out his hand and we shook. He nearly busted my fi ngers. It’s a wonder he didn’t stomp my foot.
“How’s it going?” he said, dancing up and down as if his shorts were itchy.
“Okay,” I said, putting my hand in my armpit to get back some feeling. “You got a nice fi eld.”
“Little chewed up from our last game.”“Oh? Who with?”“Buckingham.”“Really,” I said, pretending that was the
least interesting thing in the world. “How’d you guys do?”
“We beat them six–zip.”“No kidding,” I said, sorry I asked. In
fact, I decided that my fi rst offi cial duty as team captain was not to tell my teammates that we were about to play the team that had beaten, by 6–0, the team that beat us 32–0.
Meanwhile, the ref was telling us he wanted a good, hard game, but no rough stuff. I felt like saying, “Don’t worry, we do best at bad, soft and easy.” But I didn’t.
“Good luck,” the Shoreham captain said to me.
“Thanks,” I replied, “we’ll need it.”He looked at me a little funny. Probably
thought I was kidding. I wasn’t.I can’t tell you about the whole game.
Just the highlights. Or rather, the lowlights. It wasn’t all that different from the Buck-ingham game.
I do remember being impressed because they didn’t score right away. Not in the fi rst ten seconds, anyway. In fact, I think we had the ball on their side of the fi eld briefl y. What is worth telling about is our fi rst goal.
It came about this way.
They were on the attack. Actu-ally, they were al-ways on the attack.
Just as we were always on the defense. But in this case, they had brought the ball nice-ly down the left line, passed it to the middle guys, pretty much in front of me — that is, in front of the goal.
Meanwhile, my trusty buddy Saltz, as well as Root and Hays, were right in there, fl ailing away, hacking with their feet, rear ends, heads, whatever they found useful and close to the ball. It didn’t work. The ball kept getting closer. To me. I crouched, ready to miss.
The ball squirted loose. Hays was right there and gave it a kick with the swift in-stinct of a true player. Right into our goal.
Point for them.The best part was when the ball went
in and the Shoreham team all lifted their arms. That’s a soccer tradition, airing your armpits after all that footwork. Anyway, I saw Hays lift his arms too, with this great idiot’s grin of success on his face.
Eliscue tipped him off, delicately. “Wrong side, Bozo,” he said.
Hays’s grin dropped like lead weights. He stood there, truly shaken.
At another furious part of the game, I re-member looking across the fi eld and notic-ing that their goaltender was lying fl at on his back, hands beneath his head, taking a sunbath. That really made me mad. I was still glaring at him as their twenty-second goal went whizzing past my eyes.
Final score: 47–0.Guess who won?I wondered, did that make them better
than Buckingham, or us worse?“Well,” said Dorman, as we dragged into
our bus for the ride home, “they said we couldn’t get worse, but we showed them. Lot of points.”
“Yeah, but I scored one of them,” Hays reminded us.
We applauded with slow, regular beats, “Yeah! Hurray!”
Mr. Lester, sitting up front with the driv-er, was doing his best to pretend he didn’t know us by reading one of his books, How to Be a Successful, Winning Coach.
He never did tell me what a captain was supposed to do.
(To be continued.)
Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.
CHAPTER FIVE: Second Game: New Heights, New Lows
“a breakfast serials story”Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush
Halls Elementary School
Cultural Night will be held 5-8 p.m., Thursday, May 5.
It will include an art show, international ex-hibit and a performance by the school chorus. There will be a brief PTO meeting during the eve-ning.
The annual Bluegrass and BBQ event will be in the neighborhood park, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 12. The event will feature fun and games, good food, basket auctions and blue-grass music. Local ven-dors will also be on hand with specialty items.
Halls Middle SchoolHalls Middle School is
hosting a spring carnival, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 13. The event will feature carnival games, live bluegrass music and plenty of opportunities to meet and hang out with friends from the Halls community. There will be a variety of basket items for silent auction and food items for sale including Buddy’s BBQ, Bruster’s ice cream, shaved ice, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos and pizza. Admis-sion is free and cost for unlimited games is $5.00. The end-of-school year celebration will help raise money for Halls Middle.
Class of 2016 From page A-1
Halls High School
outstanding students
are selected based on
teacher recommenda-
tion. Pictured are Out-
standing Girl Morgan
Duff , principal Mark
Duff , Most School
Spirit Brooke Hunley
and Outstanding Boy
Kyle Holland.
Halls High School principal Mark Duff (center) recognizes Class
of 2016 valedictorians Kayla Arnsdorff and Morgan Duff .
Halls High School principal
Mark Duff with Class of 2016
salutatorian Blakely Griff en
HEALTH NOTES ■ Asa’s EB awareness 5K walk/run, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday,
Aug. 13, Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Road. All proceeds
go to Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association
(Debra) of America, the only national nonprofi t organiza-
tion that funds research and helps EB families. Registration:
debra.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1140&pg=entry.
■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs
Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; fi rst
names only. Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.
com.
S.O.R. Losers
nursing. Alex loved theChristian environment ofthe small campus. Attend-ing the event with Alex wereher parents Tony and NancyYanniello and siblings Bri-anna, Skye and Cruze Yan-niello.
Two Halls High seniors recently signed to cheer at their respective colleges next season.
Hannah Sobas will cheer at Tennessee Tech Univer-sity in Cookeville, where she will study nursing. She likes the warm, family at-mosphere of the campus – and that it isn’t too far from home. Attending her sign-ing were her parents, Cory and Laurie Sobas, and her brother Hayden.
Alex Yanniello signed to cheer at Carson-Newman University next year. While there she plans to study
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • A-9 kids
Sobas Yanniello
Halls seniors Sobas, Yanniello sign
Colonial days at Halls Middle
A group of re-enactors show how life on the battlefi eld might have been back in colonial
times. Pictured are (front) Ken Stark, Dave Kennard, Caty Young, Braxton Bragg; (back) Na-
than Young and Harry Uff alussy. Photos by R. White
Several times during the year, the social studies teachers at Halls Middle School dress up in period costumes to bring history to life for students. That way, stories make a bigger impact. When the teachers recently taught about colo-nial times, students saw the rugged living quarters and better understood that trav-eling was diffi cult and often dangerous.
But then teachers brought out the big guns, lit-erally. Members of the 29th Tennessee Infantry Regi-ment brought period guns for show and Steve Cameron with Trail Rock Ordnance brought cannons that he and others had recreated. Students learned fi rsthand the impact that weaponry made during battle.
Pvt. Ken Stark shows the
group a rifl e that would have
been used during battle.
John Hitt gives students at
Halls Middle an idea of life
during battle. Steve Cameron shows cannon
fragments to the group.
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The Halls Crossroads Women’s League gave out two schol-
arships to senior girls during the awards day presentations.
Amber Headrick received the Martha Arnold-Charnay annual
scholarship and Keleigh Galloway received the sixth annual
scholarship in honor of Kathy Burnette and Eileen Bennett.Photo by Faye Heydasch
North Knox hosts annual plant saleNorth Knox agriculture stu-
dents Jacy Sims and Tanner
Branam water plants in the
greenhouse at Halls High
School. The annual event is
going on now through Friday,
May 13, and anyone interest-
ed in purchasing plants may
stop by during school hours.
The sale features a wide
variety of fl owers, vegetables
and herbs planted and grown
by the students. Info: 922-
7757 and ask for Patti Keep. Photo by R. White
Women’s League winners
A-10 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
7700 Dannaher DrivePowell, TN 37849(865) 686-5771
www.morningpointe.com
Assisted Living at Morning Pointe
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TOURTODAY
Dentists donate custom mouth guardsDental assistant Debbie McGill makes an impression of Cen-
tral High football player Teakok Stanley’s mouth for a custom
mouth guard. Dr. Jason Phillips and Dr. James Pickering have
teamed to provide the mouth guards for the CHS football
team. Phillips’ offi ce is located at 2609 W. Adair next to Sam
and Andy’s Deli, and Pickering’s offi ce is across the street at
4741 N. Broadway. Photo by R. White
Mother’s Day at Knoxville Center Knoxville Center will celebrate Mother’s Day in style
with makeovers, giveaways and a “Calling All Moms” fash-ion show on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Cen-ter Court.
Moms are invited to enjoy complimentary styling, makeovers, makeup tips and live beauty demonstrations. From 2-3 p.m., attendees can catch a glimpse of the newest trends during a “Calling All Moms” fashion show, featur-ing looks from Belk, Buckle, JCPenney, Loralei’s and Sears.
“We are excited to host this fun and entertaining event for the moms of Knoxville,” said Lara Sievers, the mall’s general manager. “Knoxville Center is proud to be a com-munity resource as the place to shop, relax and spend time with friends and family.”
Info: knoxvillecenter.com or 865-544- 1500
REUNIONS ■ The Halls High class of 1971 reunion,
6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, Li’l Jo’s in
Maynardville. Cost: $20 at the door. BYO
spirits or beer can be purchased at the
restaurant. RSVP: 963-5087, 922-8070 or
■ Annual Reynolds Family Reunion, 11
a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Big Ridge State
Park, Tea Room. Bring a covered dish,
fi shing poles, games to play, cameras.
Lunch, 1 p.m.
■ Central High School Class of 1964’s 70th
birthday party, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June
25, Grande Event Center, 5441 Clinton
Highway. Cost: $30, includes full buff et.
Info: David, [email protected].
■ Fulton High School Class of 1966 50th
reunion, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6,
Calhoun’s on the River, 400 Neyland
Drive. Cost: $25. Reservations deadline:
July 15. Reservations/payment: Fulton
High School 1966 Reunion, c/o Doug
Welch, 890 Hansmore Place, Knoxville
TN 37919. Info: Dougwelch1948@yahoo.
com.
■ The Knoxville Central High School Class
of 1966 50th reunion, Saturday, Oct. 8,
Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Gail
Norris Kitts, [email protected].
UT honoreesDean Bob Rider (at left) celebrated achievements of his faculty and staff in UT’s College of Education, Health and Human Sci-
ences. With Rider are award winners: Synthia Clark, staff ; Priscilla Blanton; Mary Jane Moran, leadership; Jennifer Jabson, faculty;
R. Steve McCallum, faculty; David Cihak, faculty; Laura Stetler, dean’s service; James Williams, dean’s rising star; Judson Laughter,
faculty research; Margy Wirtz-Henry, dean’s MVP; Melissa Hansen-Petrik, faculty; Charlotte Gossett, staff ; Dorian McCoy, faculty;
Clea McNeely, faculty mentoring; and Robyn Brookshire, faculty. Recognized but not pictured are Jiangang Chen, Susan Groenke
and Angela Wozencroft, faculty awards; and student Elizabeth Hays, outstanding doctoral dissertation award.
The Rotary guyTom King, [email protected]
It’s a lot like that peanut butter and jelly thing, this literacy relationship about books and read-ing between the Bearden Rotary Club and Pond Gap Elementary School. It’s been going on for 10-plus years with no signs of slowing.
On Friday, April 15, a group of Bearden Rotarians delivered a backlog of books to the Pond Gap library. “About fi ve years ago we started asking their li-brarian for a list of books for their library,” said Rotarian Dick Hinton. “Our club buys the books and we have our weekly speakers sign the inside cover and then donate them to their library.”
Bearden Rotarians who helped deliver the books were Hinton, Gary Ricciardi, John Heins and club president Tom Daughtrey.
“Pond Gap School is high poverty and it happens to be in the Bearden area. The ‘Ro-tary Reader’ program was one of our fi rst regular activities,
but over the years we’ve done a range of things,” says Hinton,
who heads up the reading program. “Every Friday there will be four slots open for club Rotarians to fi ll, to spend 20 minutes or so reading books to the students.”
Hinton adds that school admin-istrators have asked then to recruit men to read since it’s rare for the
students to see a man in that role.The Rotary Club of Farragut has
the same books-for-the library pro-gram with Ball Camp Elementary School as does the Rotary Club of Knoxville with Sarah Moore Greene Elementary.
■ Elkmont work to startWe recently reported that the
Rotary Club of Knoxville will help restore the amphitheater at the Elkmont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The club’s fi rst Work Day at Elkmont will be on Saturday, June 4, at 9 a.m. The work will be followed by a pic-nic lunch at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area.
Partners in books and reading
BIZ NOTES NORTH ■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45
a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall.
President is John Fugate, [email protected] or 688-0062.
■ Halls Business and Professional Association meets noon each third
Tuesday, Beaver Brook Country Club. President is Carl Tindell, carlt@
tindells.com or 922-7751.
■ Powell Business and Professional Association meets noon each sec-
ond Tuesday, Jubilee Banquet Facility. President is John Bayless, john.
[email protected] or 947-8224.
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • A-11 businessBy Carol Z. Shane
When you walk into Everything Mushrooms on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville, you walk into a whole new world. Jars of dried mushrooms in a dizzying variety line the walls, books about grow-ing and using them fi ll tables. Cultivation supplies and pieces of apparatus – “inoculation loop,” “surgical steel scalpel,” “culture tubes” – crowd the shelves. Out back there’s a greenhouse and a variety of logs sprouting shiitakes.
Store manager Sean McKay is eager to share the art and craft of mushroom cultivation with everyone. And Everything Mush-rooms makes it easy for the most clueless beginner to start this rewarding, and ultimately deli-cious, hobby. Gesturing toward a log leaning against the wall in the store, McKay says, “Put it in your yard and let Mother Nature
do the work for you!”A Montana transplant whose
background is in forestry, McKay moved here to take a job at Black-berry Farm. Then, “I fell in love with an East Tennessee gal,” he says, “so I guess I’m stuck!” But he says there are much worse
places to be stuck. “Geographical-ly we’re in a very good location.” With the nearby mountains and forests, “this is a rich mushroom-ing environment.”
In business for 10 years and offering dried gourmet and me-dicinal mushrooms, truffl es and truffl e oils, mushroom oils and dressings, soup mixes and sea-sonings, Everything Mushrooms is a real destination for foodies
in the know. But, says McKay, the South Knox location is actually the “front of the house for a very big operation.” Everything Mush-rooms does most of it business online.
“There are probably only a doz-en or so such stores in the whole country,” he says. It’s defi nitely a niche market, but the business’s products are much in demand by restaurants, chefs and farmers, as well as home hobbyists.
And, as with any hobby, you can take it as far and as deep as you want. A beginner’s kit costs less than $20, and those more ad-vanced can fi nd everything they need here, too. McKay demon-strates several ways of cultivating the fabulous fungi – six-pound spawn blocks of sawdust fi lled with germinating cultures; liquid cultures that can be injected into a growing medium; individually-
sized bags of inoculated wooden dowels for plugging your own logs.
Spawn? Fungi? Inocula-tion? If it all sounds a bit exotic, don’t worry. “You’re actually look-ing at a very clean product,” says McK-ay. “Everything is natural and steril-ized.” And the dedi-cated staffers are there to help. “It’s not like you’re just putting something in the ground,” says McKay. “Customer service is something we really pride our-selves on.”
So whether you’re just looking for a way to expand your gourmet tastes, or you’re in search of a new adventure that will reward you and your family for years to come, plan a visit
to Everything Mushrooms – in person, by phone or on its website.
Everything Mushrooms is located at 1004 Sevier
Avenue in Knox-ville. Info: 865-
234-0977 or everything-mushrooms.com
Sean McKay
■ Clarence L. Vaughn III is the new executive director of
the Police Advisory and Review Committee, which reviews
citizen complaints and internal aff airs reports involving the
Knoxville Police Department. Vaughn holds an MBA from
Syracuse University and a bachelor’s in business adminis-
tration from Florida A&M. He has worked in banking and
business consulting since 2007. Vaughn moved to Knoxville
11 years ago. His wife, Syreeta, is a native Knoxvillian. They
have two daughters.
■ Andrew Clark is a new vice president at Barge Waggoner
Sumner and Cannon Inc., appointed during the annual
stockholders’ meeting April 23. Clark leads the water services
team in the Knoxville offi ce. His projects include water and
wastewater planning and treatment, pumping stations,
replacements and rehabilitations. Clark earned his bachelor’s
degree in civil engineering from UT.
■ Steve Cruze has been named chief operating offi cer of Pre-
mier Surgical Associates. He previously worked as practice
manager for Premier’s Fort Sanders Regional offi ce. He is a
retired U.S. Army master sergeant, serving for 21 years as a
health care specialist. Cruze served in Afghanistan during
Operation Enduring Freedom with the 10th Mountain Divi-
sion. He lives in Powell with his wife and two children.
■ Jerry Epps M.D. has been named senior vice president and
chief medical offi cer of the UT Medical Center. Epps, who has
more than three decades of experience as an anesthesiolo-
gist and in physician leadership, most recently served as
chair of the Department of Anesthesiology with the medical
center and UT Graduate School of Medicine. Epps replaces
Dr. Jack Lacey, who retired after four decades with the medi-
cal center. A native of Benton, Ky., Epps lives in Knoxville with
his wife of 40 years, Eleesa. Their adult daughter, Courtney
Epps Read, also lives in Knoxville.
CruzeClarkVaughn Dr. Epps
A Knoxville construction company, a team of redevel-opers and a nonprofi t or-ganization that specializes in tailoring technology to help people with disabili-ties were honored as Equity Award honorees.
The city of Knoxville’s Community Development Department each year r ec-ognizes the efforts of local individuals and groups in promoting equitable access to opportunities. Programs that are highlighted include fair and affordable housing, job creation, and access and inclusion of persons with disabilities. This annual event raises awareness of the importance of consider-ing equity when community development projects are
At the Equity Awards event are: Jerry Jones and Terry Jones of Jones Brothers Construction; Mary Thom Adams, executive direc-
tor of East Tennessee Technology Access Center; Brian Hann, Dewhirst Properties; Tim Hill, Hatcher Hill Properties; Gwen Winfrey,
city of Knoxville; Archer Bagley, owner of Archer’s Barbeque; J. T. DeWitt, general manager of Babalu Restaurant.
Local businesses get Equity Awards
Everything Mushrooms lives up to its name
A shiitake mush-
room is ready to
harvest from a
log of white oak.
The red blob on
the tip is a wax
plug that had
previously held
the cultivating
medium in place
within the wood.
BIZ NOTES
implemented.Mayor Madeline Rogero,
HUD Director of Commu-nity Planning and Develop-ment Mary Wilson and City Community Development Director Becky Wade con-gratulated the honorees dur-ing a breakfast at The Stan-dard, 416 W. Jackson Ave.
Winners are: ■ Jones Brothers
Construction – for its commitment to fair, afford-able and accessible housing. The company has served as
contractors since 2009 with the city’s Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program. Jones Brothers has consis-tently taken extra steps to enhance the safety and com-fort of homeowners while enhancing accessibility.
■ East Tennessee Technology Access Cen-ter – for its work to improve access and inclusion of peo-ple with disabilities and se-nior citizens. Over 27 years, ETTAC has connected tens of thousands of East Ten-
nesseans with technology and equipment that allows them to lead empowered, independent lives.
■ Mark Heinz and Tim Hill – for their eco-nomic development efforts rehabilitating blighted buildings. Specifi cally, their $8.5 million restoration of the J.C. Penney buildings on Gay Street, with $235,000 in city façade grant assis-tance, they created three new businesses, 17 resi-dences and 200 new jobs.
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Blueberry takes a walk.
Knoxville history in the making: the photography of Brian McDaniel
By Betty BeanBrian McDaniel remem-
bers the day he bought his fi rst camera –July 5, 1978. He’d had a conversation with a friend about where his life was going.
“Photography came up and I opted to go with that,” he said.
Nearly 38 years later, he has honed his photography skills and turned a hobby into an avocation that gives him great satisfaction – and turns a profi t. Assisted by his wife, Carol, he is record-ing familiar local scenes and producing stunning images in the form of photo-graphs, notecards and even coffee mugs.
“It’s cool to think that I have a hobby that actually
pays for itself – a self-sup-porting hobby,” he said “I’ve been able to buy a couple of cameras I wouldn’t have been able to afford, and to travel on photography trips. Bliss Home (a Market Square shop that sells his photographs) has been very kind to me.”
McDaniel, whose full-time work is at McKay’s Used Books, started his photographic career work-ing at newspapers around East Tennessee, and in 2007 was employed at Thomp-son Photo Products when a customer, Jane Sampson, told him she was opening a downtown gallery called “Through the Lens,” and asked if he knew any pho-tographers who might be
interested. McDaniel, who had long admired the Jim Thompson historic photos on the walls at work, decid-ed to give it a try. His fi rst sale was a shot of the JFG sign that overlooked the Gay St. Bridge.
When Sampson closed her gallery, she introduced him to Bliss Home owner Scott Schimmel. That part-nership has thrived, and the shop features a wall of framed McDaniel pho-tos, many of them of iconic Knoxville images. The best seller these days is a shot of McDaniels’ bluetick hound Blueberry (a rescue from a shelter in North Carolina) strolling across an orange and white crosswalk with Neyland Stadium in the
Brian R. McDaniel at work.
Gay Street image of the Tennessee Theatre.
“Knoxville Montage” contains 37 images of familiar scenes.
background. Additionally, a selection of McDaniel’s no-tecards is available at the Knoxville Visitors Center.
“I look on this as a his-tory project – my way of contributing to the histori-cal record of Knoxville,” he said.
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • A-13
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By Sandra ClarkThe Union County Elec-
tion Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the small courtroom of the courthouse to deter-mine whether the petition to put liquor by the drink on the ballot for the city of Maynardville has the re-quired 31 valid signatures.
The Election Commission has no discretion in this. If the petition complies with statutory requirements, the question will be included on the Aug. 4 city ballot.
Two county offi ces are contested on Aug. 4.
Randy Turner, interim property assessor following the death of Donna Jones, is being challenged by Sharon Cox Turner. They are not related, according to best information.
David Cox, highway su-perintendent, is challenged by Frank E. “Eddie” Bailey.
With a majority of school board seats on the ballot,
none of the fi ve is contested.Filing without opposition
are Marty Gibbs, District 1; Brad Griffey, District 2; Casey Moore, District 3; Da-vid Coppock, District 4; and Andrew J. Reed, District 6.
Moore was appointed to fi ll out the term of Johnny Collins who resigned. Reed is seeking to replace long-time board member Brian Oaks, who did not seek re-election. Reed is the EMS director for Union County.
In the Republican Pri-mary on Aug. 4, state Sen. Frank Niceley is unop-posed; state Rep. Dennis Powers is challenged by Bob Fannon in District 36, and Rep. Jerry Sexton is chal-lenged by James Acuff in District 35.
The only County Com-mission race on the bal-lot comes from District 4 where Doyle Welch was ap-pointed to replace Dennis Nicley who resigned. Can-didates for the remainder
Liquor by the drink may be on Maynardville ballotof the term are Welch, Billy Collins and Jerome “Kern” Elkins.
In the Maynardville City Council election, also on Aug. 4, fi ve candidates are vying for three seats. Elec-
tions Administrator Debo-rah Viles said the top three vote-getters will win. Can-didates are: Len Padgett, Marty Smith, Jason Tabor, Lawrence “Boo” Thomas and Timothy Young.
Parker Hastings
Sarah Morgan
Two national champions to headline
Parker Hastings, a 15-year- old thumbpicking guitarist, and Union County’s own dulcimer-playing Sarah Morgan will entertain at May-nardville’s annual arts festival Satur-day, June 4.
Both young musicians are national champi-ons in their genre. Parker won Grand Champi-on at the 2014 International Home of the Legends Thumbpick-ing Competi-tion, was given the Horizon Award in 2014 by the Na-tional Thumb Pick-ers Hall of Fame. He was named Thumb-picker of the Year by NTPHOF in 2015, the youngest person to receive that honor.
Parker jumped at the chance to play Chet Atkins style guitar in Atkins’ childhood home of Union County.
Parker’s mom, Denise Hastings, said, “Parker came to me as soon as he got the request to play there and said, ‘Can we please make this hap-pen?’ I looked at our busy family cal-endar and told him ‘Absolutely!’
“It’s a day trip for us from central Kentucky and we’re really looking forward to it!”
Parker added, “Thanks so much for asking me to come!”
Sarah Morgan, who grew up at the Morgan Family Farm in Sharps Cha-pel, is scheduled to bring her own award-winning talent to the Back
Porch Stage at Art on Main.Morgan won the 2012 National
Mountain Dulcimer Championship while a teen, and has a very long list of accolades for her non-traditional approach to playing the old-time instrument. She is performing and teaching all over the region while continuing her college education at
Morehead State University in Ken-tucky.
The Val-ley Boys, three 2015
Union County High School grads, will return to the festival with their smooth vocals and ex-cellent guitar skills.
Kyle Camp-bell and Greg
Horne, well-known Knoxville vir-tuoso musicians, will bring a special set as part of the Knoxville Banjo Orchestra.
The Knox County Jug Stompers will fi ll the small stage with their seven-member foot-stomping en-ergy.
Union County’s Chuck Barnett promises a blues set with his group Swamp Ghost.
Local artisans who will demon-strate their crafts are glass blower Matt Salley, corn shuck doll art-ist Anne Freels, metalsmith Amber Crouse and woodworker David West.
Vendors with fi ne art, food, hand-made and homegrown goods and live plants are signing up daily, and registration is welcomed until a week before the event.
Art on Main
Note: Send political news to [email protected] or phone this writer at 865-661-8777.
‘Off the record’For the third year, Hal and Phil are jumping off the airways
and onto stage where they are going Off the Record for an eve-ning of comedy and music at the historic Bijou Theatre on Tues-day, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.
NewsTalk 98.7’s show hosts Hallerin Hilton Hill and Phil Williams will present a full evening with comedy, an award pre-sentation, music and special guests planned. A portion of the proceeds will benefi t Second Harvest Food Bank.
Tickets are $25 and available by calling 865-684-1200 o r on-line at www.newstalk987.com
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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB May 4, 2016
NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
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stroke:LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.No comprehensive stroke and rehabilitation center in our region
does more to reverse stroke’s devastating eff ects than Fort
Sanders Regional Medical
Center. That’s why hospitals
across East Tennessee refer their
most complex stroke patients to
us. And only Fort Sanders Regional is home to the Patricia Neal
Rehabilitation Center, East Tennessee’s elite rehabilitation hospital
for stroke, spinal cord and brain injury patients.
Certifi ed as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Leading the region’s only stroke hospital network
www.covenanthealth.com/strokenetwork
Fort Sanders performs clinical trials and procedures
for stroke not available anywhere else in our region.
Perry Morin is grateful for the treatment he received at the Compre-
hensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional. It’s that treatment
that allows him to continue enjoying afternoons with his wife, An-
gie, and daughter, Lydia.
Delivering immediate and excellent care
Sign of a strokeBillboard leads Johnson University EMT to choose Fort Sanders
If it had been anyone else, Perry Morin would’ve been among the fi rst to help. Only this time, he was the one who needed help.
A 52-year-old emergency medical tech-nician who lives on the Johnson University campus where he is safety manager, Morin suddenly found himself on the receiving end of emergency care late one night last August when an ischemic stroke left him in a heap on his bathroom fl oor.
His entire right side was powerless to move and his speech slurred as his wife, An-gie, asked where he wanted the ambulance to take him.
“That billboard popped into my head,” said Perry, referring to the large billboard he had seen on Chapman Highway count-less times last summer. “I don’t remember the exact wording, but it was a Covenant Health and Fort Sanders billboard that said something like, ‘The Region’s No. 1 Stroke Care Facility.’ I don’t know why, but it just popped into my head. So that’s why I chose Fort Sanders.”
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center was the fi rst in the area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certifi cation by The Joint Commission, a nonprofi t or-ganization that accredits and certifi es more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States. This “gold-seal” advanced certifi cation means that Fort Sanders is rec-ognized as having the most advanced and effective stroke treatments available.
Today, he’ll tell you that choosing Fort Sanders was one the best decisions of his life. A quick and accurate diagnosis and treatment with the clot-busting drug tPA (tissue Plasminogen Activator) resulted in Perry’s discharge two days later without any impairments.
“They were terrifi c. They were more than professional,” Perry said of the nursing staff and emergency department physician, Dr. David Bishop. “They recognized what was going on. They assessed me quickly and took care of it. They put me in a CT and fi gured out that I’d had an ischemic stroke which is treatable with tPA.”
It all began around 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2015, when Perry was brushing his teeth before bed. “Suddenly, I realized I couldn’t hold my toothbrush very well – it seemed heavy to me,” Perry recounted. “I thought, ‘what is this?! This is really strange.’ I think I may have recognized it was a stroke. That’s when I fell down and slammed into the bathroom door.”
The racket sent the rest of the Morin family scrambling – Angie from the living room, 17-year-old Benjamin from his man cave and 13-year-old Lydia from her bed-room. “I heard a big thud so I walked in and saw Mom had already dialed 911,” said Ben-jamin. “My sister was upset so I went and tried to calm her down.”
“So I’m just lying on the fl oor thinking ‘This is weird’ because I was recognizing what was going on,” said Morin. “I was cog-nizant, I was alert, and I was awake. It didn’t hurt -- nothing hurt. I was just lying there and I couldn’t move my right side at all.”
“He was very lucid with me,” said Angie. “I don’t think he said ‘stroke.’ I don’t think I said stroke. I don’t think either of us wanted to say that word. We just waited and prayed because we don’t live very close to the hos-pital way out here. The ambulance service got here very quickly.”
When a stroke happens, timely treat-ment is critical. The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional is well above the national average in deliver-ing prompt treatment of life-saving medi-cation.
Clot-busting drugs are given to stroke patients through a vein to improve blood fl ow and minimize potential disabilities. The amount of time it takes for a patient to be brought into a hospital until the mo-ment medications are intravenously ad-ministered is referred to as “door to needle time.”
While the average door to needle time is a little more than an hour, the door to needle time at Fort Sanders Regional is 30 minutes. That’s half an hour faster than the national average.
It’s just one of the many advantages a
patient has when treated at a com-prehensive stroke center. The stroke center exists to provide the high-est level of stroke care for compli-cated stroke cases.
“It really exists to provide that next level up from what you can get at your local commu-nity hospital,” Moore says. “Strokes can be treated successfully at those hospitals, but fi nding out why the stroke occurred to prevent it from happen-ing again can be tricky”
Moore says digging into a patient’s background is a key step in determin-ing the cause, and sometimes it’s not as obvious as the main risk factors.
“Stroke centers tend to be better and faster at treating stroke just because we see it all the time,” Moore says. “We have doctors who can go up into the brain and pull a clot out, and that’s a really specialized niche. Most hospitals
don’t have access to someone who can do that.”
The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional sees patients from through-
out East Tennessee, and even from Ken-tucky. To learn more, visit fsregional.com/stroke, or call (865) 541-1111.
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Depart-ment arrived fi rst, followed closely by Rural Metro, one of Perry’s former employers and staffed by a former co-worker. While talking with his former colleague, he overheard an-other paramedic say that his blood pressure was more than 200 over 100. “I had been
taking blood pressure medicine for several years,” he said. “I thought it was under con-trol. Obviously, it wasn’t. At least that day it wasn’t.”
As the EMTs placed him on a stretcher and maneuvered him out of the house into the waiting ambulance, Morin saw other mem-
bers of Johnson University’s fi rst responderteam were also helping. “I would’ve normallyresponded to myself,” he said with a laugh.“But since I couldn’t, others in our group re-sponded and helped the ambulance crew.”
It was almost midnight when Morin was wheeled into the emergency department atFort Sanders and taken directly to imag-ing where a CT scan confi rmed Dr. Bishop’ssuspicion of a stroke, likely caused by hy-pertension.
He was given medication to lower hisblood pressure, and after receiving Perry’sleft-handed authorization, the tPA was ad-ministered around 1:30 a.m. Within 20minutes, Angie could see her husband’s eyes brighten. Within 30 to 45 minutes, Perrywas himself again. Two days later, he was discharged after passing all the physical,neurological and speech assessments. Twoweeks later, he was back at Johnson Univer-sity working full-time.
Perry now realizes taking his blood pres-sure medicine alone isn’t enough – he must also check his blood pressure regularly. “Ididn’t pay any attention to it all summer,”he said. “I take my blood pressure more of-ten now and more routinely than I used to. I check it several times a week to see if it’strending up or down or stable. I’m walkingalmost every day now. I feel pretty good.”
That makes Lydia feel better, too. “I amglad that Dad is not sick and that he takesmedicine. He’s getting stronger every day –and every night too,” she said with a laugh.
Since that night, Morin has brushed up on signs of a stroke and urges others to dothe same. Likewise, he hopes others will fol-low that other sign’s advice and choose FortSanders Stroke Care Center should they need it.
“The neurohospitalist, Dr. Arthur Moore,was really nice. I liked him,” said Perry. “Iwish I could keep him, but I don’t want to go through that again to see him. And allthe nurses were great. I had the same four nurses for two days. The nurse at discharge said we were very blessed. We agree and we praise God and thank Him.”
The Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional
Dr. Arthur Moore is the medical di-
rector of the Comprehensive Stroke
Center at Fort Sanders Regional.
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Transportation
Automobiles for Sale
Dodge Stratus 2003, V6, AT, PW, cruise, tilt, AM/FM/CASS/CD, cloth seats, 160K mi, exceptional cond. must see. $3050 OBO. 865-323-4014.
Sports and Imports
BMW Z3 - 1998. gar. kept, mint cond., 39K mi., $17,000. 865-607-3007(865)573-3549.
CAMARO 2011, 2SS, 47,600 mi, 426 HP,gray metallic finish, orig owner, like new cond throughout, $19,750.
(865) 388-4161
CHEVROLET CORVETTE - 2007. red, 10K mi., gar. kept. 1 owner, mustsee, $28,995. (865)376-5167.
HONDA CR-V 1999. AWD, rare 5 sp.Good gas mi. Well cared for. 266kmi. Very good cond. $2500/b.o. (865)705-5309.
MAZDA MX-5 MIATA - 2010. GT, red,black leather, cd, XM, heated seats, Bluetooth, power hardtop, 6 speedtransmission. Very good condition, garaged. Fun car! 24 mi., $15,500.(423)413-7919.
MG MIDGET - 1971. Classic green, taninterior, black top. Good condition. Have some extra parts & items. 41,003 mi., $5,000. (815)494-7677.
NISSAN MAXIMA - 2013. Premier. Glass roof, leather, 16k mi, like new. $18,900. (423)295-5393.
Toyota Corolla 1993, looks & runs good, 166K mi, $2250. 865-376-7644; 865-399-3408
TOYOTA MR2 - 19895 spd. trans, white, good eng., proj-ect car. Morristown (256) 520-7837
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002. Gold. Very good cond. Low mi. AT, loaded. $6000. (865)693-8525.
VW THING 1974 Runs good, Lots of extra parts,
$3000. (865)850-6541.
Sport Utility Vehicles
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GMC YUKON - 2014. GMC Yukon XL 2014, 4WD, loaded, leather, DVD, 47Kmi, exc cond, $30,900. (423)295-5393
HYUNDAI 2012 Tucson Limited, AWD, low mi, clean, $17,499.
(865) 582-1943.
Trucks
FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY - 2008. F350,Diesel,Auto,FX 4x4,6”Lift,20”-Wheels,37”Nitto Tires,Twin Turbo, 246,000 mi., $23,000. (865)804-8396.
FORD RANGER XLT 2011, Super Cab PU,40k mi, loaded, bedliner, new Miche-lins. $13,200/bo. (865)705-5309
NISSAN HARDBODY - 1997. 5 spd, 4WD, runs good, $2900.
(865) 363-9018.
Classic Cars
1949 FORD CONVERTIBLE, show condition, $26,000. Dandridge 865-333-0615
1962 CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE, like new, $24,000. Dandridge 865-333-0615
1967 GTO, total frame-off restoration,$26,000.
Dandridge 865-333-0615
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2004 SS Yellow, one local owner, non-smoker, garage kept, Immaculate condition.
$4950. 865-250-0500.
VW Beetle 1979, Conv., very orig., bumblebee yellow, beautiful, 75K mi, $10,900. (865) 257-3338.
Commercial Vehicles
1995 FORD F700 SERIES, - 14’ Chipperbox, and 2004 12” Chipper - Bandit 150, Reduced to $34,000 both. Retir-ing. (865)705-9247. (865)705-9247
Trailers
2 AXLE TRAILER - factory built, 12’ long, 75” wide, $1700.
(865) 693-5493
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Recreation
Boats/Motors/Marine
1979 SOMERSET ALUMINUM HOUSE-BOAT - For sale by owner. 14’ x 58’ Sleeps 8, Master BR, 2 bunk beds,MerCrusier V8 engine, generator, A/C, full galley, bath w/ walk-in shower. New roof, new counter-tops, many updates. Great cond! $57,500 For appt contact (865)414-3439 or (865) 922-8141
1994 RANGER 230C, Super Fisherman,twin 200 HP w/new alum trailer, $15,000. Dandridge (865) 333-0615
A NEW STINGRAY, I/O W/trailer, cost $24,000; offering same design for$9500. Very little use, stored in gar. since bought new in 2000. Call 865-376-3334 to see & verify exc. cond.
COBALT 220 1997, boat & trailer, exc.cond. Shown by appt. $16,900 or will consider an offer. (423)745-3013.
HURRICANE 2009 DECK BOAT, 115 Yamaha outboard motor, alum. trlr, complete fishing pkg., $20,900.
Email: [email protected] or call (865)243-7323.
SEARAY SUNDECK 24’ 1999 5.7 fuel inj., all options, exc cond.
$13,000. (865) 408-2588.
VOL NAVY TIME APPROACHING! Go in style with 29 ft. Crownline
Cruiser, two Volvo Penta V8’s 250 HP ea. I/O, galley, head, swim platform, cabins for 4 plus kids quarters, many
extras. Lake Loudon, covered slip. $16,900 obo. Due to health.
(423)639-3095 or 423-620-1850.
WAR EAGLE BOAT, 16’ 35 HP Johnson, foot cont., trol mtr, swivel sts, great shape. $3200. For pix (865)740-7146.
Campers & RV’s
2002 DOLPHIN 36’ CLASS A - Motor Home, exc. cond. Satelite TV, newMichelin tires, low mileage. Will sell or trade for Class C motorhome or toy hauler. 865-805-8038.
Campers & RV’s
2003 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL 34’ Diesel Pusher, 69,000 miles,
Freightliner chassis, air ride sus-pension, Allison transmission, 330
Caterpillar engine, 7500 Onan gener-ator, trailer hitch, backup camera, 2 slides, many extras. Asking $41,000.
email: [email protected]: (865)556-5972 (865)556-5972.
2012 26’ OUTBACK CAMPER - 2SLIDES. Exc. cond. Priced to sell.
(865)244-4610.
2012 THOR ACE 29.1; 30’ CLASS A MOTORHOME;
Ford V12; Full body paint; ; 1 slideout; sleeps 5; queen bed w/ memoryfoam; couch; U-shaped dining; 2 TV’s;DVD players; Fridge; gas stove; micro-wave; 26,000 miles; many extras. $61,900. email: [email protected]; Call (865)210-4386.
2013 Jayco J Flight camper, 36’, 2 slides, elec awning, all wood inside, queen bed, 2 bunk beds, exc cond, 1 owner, $25,000 obo. 865-567-4402
2013 MONTANA 5TH WHL, 3 slideouts including resort lot, Gatlinburg. Reduced to $61,000 or best offer. Pristine condition.
Call (865)964-8092.
2015 FOUR WINDS Class C-31 ft.Sleeps 7. low miles Lrg Slide Out.Lots of Extras. Beautiful $74,900 call 865-850-4379
BLUE OX TOW BAR; $350Roadster Brake Pro; $350Contact: [email protected] (865)210-4386.
FLEETWOOD SUN VALLEY 2007 POPUP, Sleeps 9, AC, awning, furnace,sofa, no slide out or bthrm. (423)869-4529
Montana 2008 3075RL 5th Wheel, $24,000
3 slide outs, Artic package,2 recliners, central air, new tires,
appls., great, microwave, gas/electric water heater, 2 TVs, power front jacks,
new awning, no children/dogs, thermal pane windows, holding
tanks inside heated area, 34 feet, dinette chairs), king bed,
washer/dryer prep, parallel batteries, never had leaks.
Tows like dream. Call 865-661-8269
NEW & PRE-OWNED
CLEARANCE SALE
ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!
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or call 865-681-3030
SPRINTER KEYSTONE 303 BHS NorrisLake large deck with cover $16500 call-text (423)523-4339.
Motorcycles/Mopeds
2009 H-D SPORTSTER 1200 Black/Chrome Leather bags 3600 Miles never dropped garaged $4500 865-977-2956 (865)977-2956.
2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN NOMAD 1700, Great Cond., Kept in Garage, Bike has 11500 miles. Had all sched-ule services done. 2 Helmets gowith it. $6800. Call (865)805-9409.
HARLEY DAVIDSON 2009 - Ultra Classic, 1 owner, mint cond., garage kept, $15,600. Fully accessorized,103 ci, black pearl, clear title,10,500 mi. Just serviced. Interested inquiries only. Call 865-274-0007 or can text for pictures.
HARLEY DAVIDSON 2015 Tri-Glide,older owner, 4K mi, many extras, like new, $30K. Knoxville 540-538-4858
HARLEY DAVIDSON TRIKE 2014, all access., 6723 mi., 1 owner,
$29,500. (865)882-6354.
HD Road King Classic 2007, Suedeblue pearl, 1 owner, 14K mi., VHpipes, KN filter, Cobra tuning mod-ule, 103 motor, swing arm stabilizer, 3 seats, 2 windshields, many other items. 865-766-9452. $17,000.
HONDA 1994 TRIKE & MATCHING TRAILER, - many extras, gar. kept, exc. cond. 120K. Call after 6pm, 865-774-8801, asking $10,500 obo.
Off Road Vehicles
LOADED STARTING @ $9,999WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER!
Save some of your hard-earned money without sacrificing
speed or quality.GOAD MOTORSPORTSEast Tennessee’s largest
CFMOTODEALER
Mechanic On DutyFull Service Center
Parts & AccessoriesI-75, EXIT 134
Just Behind Shoney’s
Call 423-449-8433www.goadmotorsports.com
Jobs
Child Care
HELP WANTED - Little People Pre-school looking for loving, ener-getic individuals wanting to workFT or PT Mon-Fri. Must be at least 18 w/high school diploma. Applyat 6830 Tice Lane, Knoxville, TN.
Construction/Facilities
BULL RUN CREEK APARTMENTS NOW HIRING - Bull Run Creek Apartments now accepting applications for full time maintenance Technician.
Responsibilities include picking uptrash, painting, make ready units, and work orders including but not limited to plumbing, electrical, dry-wall, appliance, and HVAC repair.
Must have experience, own your owntruck, have a valid driver’s license and own personal tools.
Must have HVAC-EPA certification.Previous apartment experience a plus.
If interested you can call 865-992-5888 or send your resume to [email protected]
Driver/Transport
DRIVERS: CDL-A - 1 yr. exp., Earn $1,250 + per week, Great Week-end Hometime, Excellent Benefits& Bonuses, 100% No Touch/70% D & H 888-406-9046 CDL-A, 1yr exp. 866-937-0622 x474
ServicesOffered
Air Cond/Heating
HOMETOWN AIR“Back to the basics”
Lennox17.00 S.E.E.R Heat Pump
Financing Available
Dozer Work/Tractor
• Bobcat w/Backhoe Attachment• Footer• Above-Ground Pools• Sewer Installations• Landscaping• Bush Hogging• Driveways• Firewood etc.
BOBCAT/BACKHOESmall dump truck. Small jobs
welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.
Home Maint./Repair
HANDYMANCARPENTRY, PLUMBING, painting,
siding. Free est. 30+ yrs exp! (865)607-2227
HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICEWill clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.
(865)288-0556
HONEST& DEPENDABLE!
Small jobs welcome. Exp’d in carpentry, drywall, painting,
plumbing. Reasonable, refs avail.Call Dick at (865)947-1445
Landscaping/Lawn Service
RNJ LAWN CAREMowing, weed eating, blowing, odd jobs. No job too small! Call
Ray (865)356-1997
Miscellaneous
IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER
XARELTO and suffered internal bleeding,
hemorrhaging, required hospital-ization or a loved one died while
taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present time, you may be
entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson
1-800-535-5727
Plumbing
All Types of Residential & Commercial Plumbing
MASTER PLUMBER40 Years Experience � Licensed & Bonded
922-8728 � 257-3193
DAVID HELTON
PLUMBING CO.
Tree Services
Breeden's Tree Service
Aerial buckettruck
Stump grindingBrush chipperBush hoggingTrimming &
removingLicensed and insured
Over 30 yrs. experienceFree estimates
865-219-9505
Owner Operator Roger Hankins
497-3797Pruning • Logging
Bush HoggingStump Removal
Insured FREE ESTIMATES • LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
HankinsTree Service
EDWARDS TREE SERVICEInterior Pruning, Complete
Removal, Power Stump Grinding
Insured • Free Estimates
922-0645Workers Comp Liability
Tree Services
TREE WORKAND POWER STUMP GRINDER
Free est, 50 yrs exp!Call (865)804-1034
Garage Sales
North
5 FAMILY YARD SALE - Fri 5/6 andSat 5/7. 8am-? Juniors, wns, mens clothing all sizes, shoes all sizes,handbags, and HH items. 3310 Brid-dlebrook Dr. in Saddlebrook S/D.
7920 HILL RD - Sat. May 7th, 8am-3pm. Kitchen electronics, dishes, 2 swivel rockers, HH items, AE Clothing &other name brands and much more!
ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE - Rocky DaleBaptist Church. May 5th-7th.
CHURCH YARD SALE - May 6-7th,8am-3pm. Revival Vision Church Youth building, 154 Durham drive.Located behind Union County HS. All proceeds go to Bethany Baptist Church Vacation Bible School. For more info call 922-2818
CHURCH YARD SALE - Sat May 7, 8am-2pm. Redemption Harvest Church, 7824 Old Maynardville Pike.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE - Cedar Crossing Subdivision Annual Yard Sale. Sat, May 7th, 8-2. Located in Halls off Old Andersonville Pk. 1.5 mi from Halls Elem. School.
FOUNTAINGATE S/D - Sat, May 7, 8am - 2 pm. Neighborhood-wideyard sale off Tazewell Pike.
GARAGE SALE - May 6th 8-4, May7th 8-3. Lamps, HH items, women’s clothing shoes & purses, table & chairs, misc. items, coffee tables & end tables, chest of drawers. 7809 Hallsdale Rd, Temple Acres s/d.
GARAGE/YARD SALE- Rain or Shine.May 5th-7th, 8am-4pm. HH items, glassware, pics., furn., and lots of odds and ends. No clothing. 4405 Frienge Tree Dr. 37938.
GILLESPIE AVE. CHURCH SALE - Sat. May 7th , 8-2. 1701 Gillespie Ave. Jewelry, furn., HH items, clothes.
HUGE GARAGE SALE - Jewelry, bed-room furniture, clothing, HH items, and girls toddler clothing! We have it all! Located in Peterson PlaceCondos next to the Fruit & BerryPatch, 4412 Herbert Lane. May 6th & 7th. Open at 8am.
KESTERBROOKE NEIGHBORHOODGARAGE SALE. At Tazewell Pk. & Murphy Rd. Sat. April 30,8am-3pm.
This one you do not want to miss!
MOVING SALE- Friday May 6th 8am-4pm. Furniture, HH items, tools, tow dolly, kids clothing, toys, mens and wns clothing. 4204 Foley Dr. 37918. Murphy Hills S/D
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH SPRING SALE - 4008 Tazewell Pk.May 5-7th, 8am-4pm. Tools, HHitems, clothing, furniture, books, and much more! Contact 865-687-0831 for more information.
SUBDIVISION-WIDE SALE - Sat May 7, 8am-noon. Meadowcrest Sub-division, corner of Emory Rd and Pelleaux Rd.
Farmer’s Mkt/Trading Post
Farm Equipment
2012 JD 458 BAILER 4X5 BALE. 10wheel Durabilt rake, JD 7’ discmower, 16’ gooseneck trlr. 865-809-2620 (865)856-3875
8N Ford tractor, good paint, like new rear tires & wheels, lots of new parts, starts & runs good, $2600. (865) 938-8722
JOHN DEERE 2155 - 3300 hrs, new tires & all around great tractor(865)806-1783
TRACTOR International 464, 650 hrs., diesel. $5500.
(865)947-6595.
Farm Products
AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER
USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL
865-986-4264
Logs2Lumber.com
FANNON FENCING
We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn.
*WOOD & VINYL PLANK*BARBED WIRE*HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC*WOVEN WIRE,*PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.
(423)200-6600
FREEZER BEEFcorn fed
(865)441-5093
TOMATO & VEGETABLE PLANTS READY - at Hardin’s Mountain Or-ganics in Maynardville. (865)992-1462
Wanted to Buy
WANT TO BUY STANDING TIMBER, Hardwood & Pine & Land Clearing.
865-982-2606 & 865-382-7529.
Pets
Dogs
Chia Poo puppies, adorable, tailsdocked & dew claws removed, willbe small. F $150. 423-271-5129
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, WestGerman bldlns,3 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $700. 865-322-6251.
GOLDENDOODLE - English cream F1B,no shedding, great temperaments.$1250. (865)466-4380
HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 262-993-0460.
noahslittleark.com
Dogs
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.
Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.
423-566-3647
SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautifulcolors, Females $600; Males $500. Taking deposits. 423-775-4016
WOLF HYBRID PUPPIES - 11 wks., $400 each. 2 girls, 1 boy,
Call Eric 865-654-9338.
Merchandise
Antiques
WANTED - Military antiques and collectibles
865-368-0682
Building Materials
BLACK SHINGLES - Top grade classic, 24 bundles $10 ea. 10 bundles, plain, $5 ea. (865) 693-5493
Cemetery Lots
1 CEM LOT, - Seymour Memori-al Gardens, beautiful spot. $900. Call Gary, 865-255-1973 or Betty.(865)938-4012.
CEMETERY LOTS - Spaces 1, 2, 3 and4 of Lot 29 Section C Family Buri-al Estate in the Garden of Moses,Eastview Memorial Gardens 1320 Andrew Johnson Hwy, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871 $4,400 or $1,100 per space. (720)272-1399
Highland Memorial Veterans Garden, 2 lots w/crypts & 1 opening & closing. Value $7800. Taking offers. 637-3629
Clothing
CUSTOM FITTED FOUNDATION GAR-MENTS - Illa’s B & G Shop. The braand girdle speciality shop. Hard to fit? We’ve got you covered! Call for appt (865)687-7638
Collectibles
BUYING OLD US COINS90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes,
old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything
10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928
WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES7004 KINGSTON PK
CALL 584-8070
COIN COLLECTION - DOMESTIC - FOR-EIGN COINS & CURRENCY COLLEC-TION Lifetime Collection......Silver Proof Sets, Mint Proof Sets, Grad-ed, Mint, Proof, Uncirculated Silver Coins and Currency, Foreign Coins and Currency. Fair Market Value $8100.00 Asking $5800.00 o.b.o. (865)982-6848
Exercise Equipment
NORDIC TRACK E5.5 ELLIPTICAL, MODEL NPEL -06011.2. Retail $799,used 2 1/2 yrs. exc. cond. $275. 865-765-0201.
Furniture
ELECTRIC LIFT CHAIR - tan, exc. cond. Used little. $500. Bought at Knox. Wholesale. 865-898-6927922-8879
Full size solid walnut high poster bed, family heirloom, seller moving, will sell $750. Will text pictures to seri-ous inquiries. (865) 742-8087
FURNITURE - ESTATE SALE Pieces for Every Room. Like New. Call (865) 675-1959
KINGSIZE BED, like new - incl. mat-tress & box sprngs. pd $3900; sell $2000/b.o. Gatlinburg (865)436-7519
MOVING SALE - oak roll top desk,$400; matching filing cab. $50; oak table w/4 chrs & leaf, match. bak-er’s rack, $600; oak hall rack, $100. Beautiful dishes by Laurie Gates. (865)748-7120
OFFICE WORK STATION - Steel Case, 3 pc., U-shape, exc. cond. $275. Desk 6’x3’, middle pc 4’x2’. 3rd pc 6’x2’. Incl. two 3 drawer file cab. & key-board tray. (865)257-7010
Hobbies
BONSAI EXPO - UT Gardens Bloom’s Day, May 7th-8th. Trees, demos, silent auction! (919)880-8029
Household Goods
Canadel sold ash dinette table, 4 chairs, 2 bar stools, $400; Whirlpool 25.4 cu.ft. refrig, white, $500; power tools, garden tools, John Deere plug aerator, John Deere dethatcher rake attachment. (865) 922-2393
QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS, - gel top,$300; queen box sprngs & matt.$400, futon, full sz, solid wood,$300. (865)236-4350
Hunt/Fish Supplies
DIAMOND STUD COMPOUND BOW - with case. Ready to hunt. $400. (865)603-5709
Lawn & Garden
42” cut John Deere rider, hydrostatic, needs hood, $500. (865)922-6408
5’ wide finish mower, like new, 3 pt hitch, $800 obo. (865) 312-2770
72” BOBCAT PREDATOR MOWER 2013,710 hrs. $6500. 31 HP. Exc. cond.(865)455-5373
BONSAI EXPO - UT Gardens Bloom’s Day, May 7th-8th. Trees, demos, silent auction! (919)880-8029
JOHN DEERE X475 - 192 hrs, 48” deck, like new. $5295 obo (865)599-0516
Med Equip & Supplies
LIKE NEW MEDICAL EQUIP.
Elec. Power Golden chair, collapses 4 sec. retails $1400, $750; Leisure
Pacesaver Scout M1, List $3200; sell$1000, HD, Power elec. hosp.bed,
inflat.matt., retails $4000; $750 both. Same as new. (865)671-0041
Merchandise - Misc.
KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! - Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (618)351-7570
SUN VISION PRO TANNING - bed,Wolfe syst., facial tanner, used lit-tle. $1000. (865)922-8879; 898-6927
UTILITY TRAILERSALL SIZES AVAILABLE
Plants & Trees
IRIS FOR SALE - $4 per rhizome.6005 Green Valley Dr. Knox. Open 9am-7:30pm Mon-Sun.
Tickets/Events
UTFB PARKING PASS - Get ready for VOLS football! Options are G10T, 9, G5/30. Will know definite soon. Call or text # below if interest!(704)575-6516
Wanted
ACCORDION WANTED - Older model OK, I will pay fair price, also lookingfor old amp. (865)237-1562
WANTED VINTAGE STEREO ELEC-TRONICS - I buy Large groups of vacuum tubes, testers amps speak-ers etc. 1960s and older (865)237-1562
Announcements
Adoptions
ADOPT: Happily married and family oriented couple, seeks bundle of joy to love unconditionally, cherish forever and completer our family. Expenses paid. Please call Jeff and Jenn 877-440-5111.
Financial
Consolidation Loans
FIRST SUN FINANCEWe make loans up to $1000. We do
credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.
See manager for details.865-687-3228
Real EstateSales
North
DRASTICALLY REDUCED. Beautiful 4BR in Teaques Grove, close to I-75& Emory Rd. Nearly 1/2 acre, subd.pool, too many features to list. Pow-ell A+ schools. byowner.com MLS957738. Call Danielle 954-547-2747. $267,500. OPEN SUNDAY APRIL 24,1-3PM. 1417 Wineberry Rd., Powell, TN 37849
West
Open House Sun. 5/1, 2-5PM344 Forest Oak Dr., lots of privacey
near West Town Mall, 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, approx 3600 SF, $297,500.
FSBO (865) 207-8196
SEQ. HILLS 3BR, 2 1/2BA + guestcottage, 2 car gar., + 2 car crprt., 1928 Charmer, $499K. (865)637-8534
Townhouse/Villas-Unfurn
DRASTICALLY REDUCED. 2 BR, 2 BA + sunroom, 2 car gar., all appls incl W&D, close to I-75 & Emory Rd. $124,900. 7120 Allison Way, Knox-ville, TN 37918. Call 954-547-2747, ask for Kevin
Lake Property
Lake Norris View Lot at Hickory Pointe, cleared, ready to build,drilled well. boat dock avail. to members. Clubhouse w/pool, only $79,500. Sandra (828) 627-3388
Automobiles for Sale Automobiles for Sale
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • B-3
THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16Online registration open for the Marine Mud
Run, to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Individual waves, 8 a.m.; team waves, 11:30 a.m. Course: 3 miles of off-road running, which entails some obstacles, hills and mud pits. Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 16, or until total registrants reaches 3150. Info/registration: knoxmud.org.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10
p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY, MAY 5Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch
meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.
Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 922-2552.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 5-7Spring sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Northside Christian
Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike. Items include: tools, household items, clothing, furniture, books and more. Proceeds go to church ministries.
FRIDAY, MAY 6Opening reception for “Body of Art” exhibition
by Annamaria Gundlach, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Exhibit on display through May 31. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com or Jessica Gregory, 556-8676.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 6-7Garage sale, New Hope Baptist Church 7115
Tipton Lane off of East Beaver Creek. Follow signs.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 6-8“The Best Man” performed by the Encore
Theatrical Company, Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: etcplays.org or 423-318-8331.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 6-22“Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville
Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; [email protected]; 208-3677.
SATURDAY, MAY 7Bee Friends beekeeping club’s annual free
fi eld day, noon, Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell. Club president will open a honeybee hive and explain what is going on; meet and talk with local beekeepers; refreshments. Info: WellBeingCC.org or 626-9000.
“College Financial Planning” workshop, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Presented by Darrell Keathley, COFFE. Info: 922-2552.
Flea market and more, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity UMC, 5613 Western Ave. Other activities include: United Methodist Men pancake breakfast, 8-10 a.m.; Medic blood drive; car wash; bake sale. All proceeds go to special mission projects.
Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.
North Hills Garden Club Private Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., North Hills neighborhood. Featuring seven private residential gardens located along the neighborhood’s boulevards. Rain date: May 14. Also includes silent auction. Proceeds go to beautifi cation of the neighborhood’s boulevards and park. Info: facebook.com/NorthHillsGardenClub.
Plant sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road.
Plant sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Sale will run for approximately two weeks. Info: appalachianarts.net, 494-9854.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 7-8Blooms Days Festival and Marketplace, 9 a.m.-
5 p.m., UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Cost: $8, one day; $12, both days. Featuring: specialty plants, unique garden goods, live music, garden workshops, children’s activities and more. Info/schedule of workshops: utgardens.tennessee.edu.
MONDAY, MAY 9The Dollywood Penguin Players will perform a
storybook after school, 3:30 p.m., Luttrell Public Library community center room. A popcorn and water snack will be provided. All ages welcome.
“Find your park: Great Smoky Mountains National Park” 1-2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Dana Soehn, GSNP spokesperson. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
Transit of Mercury Stargazing Workshop, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Event is free, but donations appreciated. Bring lunch and proper eye protection. Info: 573-5508; [email protected]; marblesprings.net.
TUESDAY, MAY 10Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch
meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11Computer Workshop: Internet and Email Basics,
2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer’ or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY, MAY 12“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3
p.m.., Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 East Oak Hill Ave., Emerald Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.
“Grow Veggies Anywhere,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.
Halls Book Club: “The Rosie Project,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.
Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
Union County Family Community and Education (FCE) clubs spring luncheon and meeting, 10:30 a.m., Community Baptist Church on Highway 61West. “Music in the Air ... the Musical Heritage of East Tennessee” covered dish luncheon will be hosted by the Big Ridge FCE Club. Guest speaker: Jack Neely, executive director of the Knoxville History Project. The community is invited. RSVP by May 1 to Gloria Halcomb, 585-4774.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 12-13AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls
Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Registration: 922-0416. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, MAY 13Free Movie Night at Beaver Dam Baptist Church
featuring “Woodlawn,” 7 p.m., third fl oor education building, 4328 E. Emory Road. Free popcorn and drinks. Info: 922-2322.
Gala Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Union County Senior Citizens Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville. Bring dish to go with barbecue. Info: 992-3292 or 992-0361.
Halls Middle School Spring Carnival, 4:30-8:30 p.m., 4317 E. Emory Road. Activities include: carnival games, live bluegrass music, basket auctions, silent auction and more. Free admission. Unlimited carnival game wristbands: $5. Food available for purchase: Buddy’s BBQ, Bruster’s, pizza and more.
SATURDAY, MAY 14American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life,
4-10 p.m., Fountain City Park. Theme: “Paint Your World Purple.” Activities include: food, games, a silent auction, entertainment and opportunities to support the American Cancer Society; survivors and caregivers will be recognized along with a very special Luminaria Ceremony.
Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.
Spring East Tennessee Plant Swap, 10 a.m., New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane. Setup begins 9:45. Potluck lunch 11:30 a.m.; verify potluck and list of food on Swap Forum. Info/rules/link to forum: www.easttnplantswap.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 14-15“Tapestry Weaving Basics,” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Tommye Scanlin. Bring a frame loom and lunch. Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.
MONDAY, MAY 16Monday Night Book Club: “Women of the Silk,”
6-8 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
TUESDAY, MAY 17“Carbs: the good, the bad and the ugly,” 10
a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Followed by a healthy cooking demo at 11. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.
“Terrarium Building Workshop,” 6-7:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. A Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop. Registration deadline: May 10. Info/registration: Info/registration: appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; in person at the Center.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10
p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
Sharps Chapel Seniors Fish Fry, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sharps Chapel Community Building, 1550 Sharps Chapel Road. Bring a side dish. Info: 992-3292 or 992-0361.
THURSDAY, MAY 19Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch
meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.
FRIDAY, MAY 20Shakespeare for Kids, 2 p.m., Fountain City
Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 689-2681.
SATURDAY, MAY 21Children’s Festival of Reading, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., World’s Fair Park on the Festival Lawn and Amphitheater. Kick off celebration for the Knox County Public Library’s summer reading programs. Free admission. Featuring: world-class authors, illustrators, storytellers, musicians and more. Info: knoxlib.org.
Dancing for the Horses, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Place, 205 Bridgewater Road. Fundraising event hosted by Horse Haven of Tennessee and modeled after “Dancing with the Stars.” Info/tickets: HorseHavenTn.org/Dancing4Horses.
Deadline for entries to the Donna Jones Memorial Student Art Contest and Exhibit, formally called the Art on Main Student Art Contest and Exhibit. All students in grades six through 12, local schools or homeschool, are eligible. Entries should be delivered to: Tax Assessor’s offi ce, Courthouse; the UT Agriculture/4-H offi ce; Mrs. Parks, middle school; Mrs. Sexton, the high school. Info: Gloria Holcomb, 585-4774.
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B-4 • MAY 4, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
A Shopper-News Special Section May 4, 2016
KidsBy Carol Z. Shane
K athy Hart, manager of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Associa-tion, had no idea what she was starting
when she gathered 15 young string players in her basement in 1994. In the ensuing 22 years, under the guidance and care of the violin teacher and dedicated educator, the program has grown to include hundreds of kids from all over the region, rehearsing and performing in fi ve different ensembles, each with its own conductor.
“This is my passion,” says Hart.This summer, many of those young play-
ers are headed to string camp. “The KSYO summer string camp is one
of the favorite weeks for the staff, alumni and current students to work together, make great music and have fun,” says Hart. “A theme is picked each year and music is selected based on that theme. Classes are organized to work with the theme as well. The 2016 theme is ‘That’s Entertainment’ – music from movie, musical and TV show themes. During the week, KSO musicians and local teachers coach and assist the par-ticipants.”
The camp happens this year from June 20-24 and is open to any and all string stu-dents at various levels of ability, not just current KSYO members. Originally sched-uled to take place at Bearden High School, the camp may instead move to Hardin Val-ley Academy, due to renovations at BHS. But
By Carol Z. Shane
Young musicians at camp
These young string players work hard and have fun. Shown rehearsing are Anna Anderson, 11, Michelle Waters, 18, Kelsie Edie, 14, and PedroLima, 17. In the background are Katherine Spann, 13, and Caroline Farmer, a UT junior who coaches the young players. Photo by Carol Z. Shane
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the high level of education, music-making and fun will be the same no matter the location.
“Great traditions have carried on for more than a decade now,” says Hart. “Two of my favorites are wacky-tacky dress day and the fi nal piece on the concert where all students, staff and instructors perform together on an arrangement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, fi rst movement. At the 2015 camp, we had 215 playing the fi nale! It’s been ex-citing to see this camp grow, and it’s so rewarding to see the new faces at auditions for Youth Orchestra the follow-ing fall still excited from their camp experience!”
And how do the kids feel about it? “There are so many cool people there!” says Matthew
Keever, a cellist. “And lots of fun activities,” adds violinist Hannah Shipstad.
For more information about the KSYO’s 22nd annual summer string camp, including requirements for eligibility, visit knoxvillesymphony.com or email [email protected]
These young musicians are looking forward to summer string camp. Shown (back) are Lindsey Hedrick, 14, Matthew Keever,14, Gregory Croisdale, 16, Elliott Mills, 16, Candace Pang, 16, and Katelyn Hedrick, 13. In the front are Abby Arsenault, 12, Kristina McCune, 14, and Hannah Shipstad, 13. Photo by Carol Z. Shane
Shopper news • MAY 4, 2016 • MY-3
By Betty Bean
T he folks at Emerald Youth Foun-dation are looking forward to another summer full of kids.
In addition to emerald Youth Sports comprehensive year-round program of leagues, teams and clinics for baseball, basketball, soccer, swimming, track and volleyball, Emerald Youth Foundation serves more than 300 young people in summer programs.
Just Lead, EYF’s after school minis-try, will continue its programs through-out the summer at Mt. Zion Baptist, Emerald Avenue United Methodist, Vir-ginia Avenue Ministry, Laurel Church of Christ, Hope Central, Second United
Methodist Church and Western Heights Baptist Center, the seven city churches who partner with EYF to provide after-school programs during the school year.
Activity groups are broken down by age. Elementary school kids, for ex-ample, will take fi eld trips to places like Pigeon Forge and area swimming pools.
“We really enjoy taking our kids to Ijams Park, and we’ll probably have some kids over at Beardsley Farm too,” said John Crooks, EYF’s marketing and communications director.
The biggest event of the summer is Just Lead Camp Week, June 13-17, where kids involved in summer pro-grams will get a chance to pick unique
camps they’d like to be involved with.There will be an outdoors camp
where 20 to 30 kids will go fi shing and kayaking. For kids who love acting, there’s theater camp, where they will perform a play at the end of the week. For future business leaders, here’s Junior Achievement BizTown in Clinton, equipped with a radio station, a Pilot Food Mart and other establishments where kids can learn what it’s like to run a business. There’s a sports camp with opportunities for focus on several dif-ferent sports.
The camp, Crooks said, is one of the most popular events Emerald Youth Foundation offers during the year.
Emerald Youth kids learn
during the summer through
experiences such as Junior
Achievement BizTown in Clinton.
Emerald Youth Foundation
Abner, an Emerald Youth
participant at Laurel Church of
Christ, shows off his catch to Gary
Milton of Youth Spiritual Outdoor
Adventures, host of the camp.
Children who want to go to camp will be asked to list their top three choices, and the EYF staff will make assign-ment based on several factors, including available space and prior camp experi-ence.
“We try to give the kids a broad range of experiences,” Crooks said. “Variety of Eastern Tennessee generously sponsors camp week, and it takes a lot of effort to pull it off.”
Info: emeraldyouth.org/contact-us or 865-637-3227
off ers summer of fun
MY-4 • MAY 4, 2016 • Shopper news
OBy Carol Z. Shane
I f you’re looking for a cool new way for kids to have fun this summer, look no further than Knoxville’s ice rinks.
Both Cool Sports in Farragut and the Ice Chalet in Bearden offer summer skating camps and ice hockey lessons.
Adults can get in on the fun, too. “Ice skating promotes healthy living and fun for ALL ages” says Cool Sports’ website.
Nikki Copeland-Ronayne, director of fi gure skating for Cool Sports, has been skating since she was 5 years old and competing since she was 6. After at-tending the University of Tennessee, she auditioned for Holiday on Ice and toured Europe with the show. “I spent almost four years of my life traveling to new cities and arenas and have performed in front of thousands of skating enthusi-asts,” she says. “My life has been nothing short of exciting!”
Copeland-Ronayne has spent the last 13 years developing a skating program at Cool Sports utilizing the US Figure Skat-ing curriculum. She says her program is dedicated to “building skaters who not only skate for recreational enjoyment, but also compete amongst other elite level skaters throughout the Southeast.
“I often think of all of the lessons that I have learned from being a fi gure skater,” she says. “Get up when you fall down. Smile even when we feel like cry-ing. Learn from your mistakes and bask in the glory of your successes. Cherish those around you that encourage you to be better than you already are.
“Whenever I’m with a student I try to always nurture their strengths, and point out areas that need a little attention. I’m defi nitely a big ‘cookie’ coach – good stuff fi rst, then stuff to work on, followed by good stuff.”
Over at the Ice Chalet, the ice rink fl oor is currently being rebuilt. Accord-ing to Julia Hardin, director of the Ice
The cool place to be
Ice skating is a great way for kids to cool off this summer. Shown at the Ice Chalet are Aaron
Blake, Sara Beth Bogartz, Heather Helton and Ellie Tidwell.
Cool Sports off ers many choices in ice sports for youngsters. Shown from left are Corinne Oliphant, Alia Smith, Micah Foster, Morgan
Newman, KyLee Toole, Charlotte Rogers, Catherine Rivers, Jenna Schoonheim, Aimee Wagner, Molly Haymore, Bonnie Dudley, Alisha
Sarley, Eunyoung Hong, Skyler Shipstad, Skye Armstrong and Chloe Wagner. Photos submitted
Chalet’s skating school, it’s the fi rst major renovation since the business opened in 1962. “We usually close in April and May” for maintenance, she says, but this renovation will allow the rink to stay open year-round. Their “Swizzle and Siz-zle” summer skating camp for beginner and intermediate skaters begins June 27.
Hardin says, “I grew up at the Ice Chalet.” A graphic designer, she previ-ously worked for Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she also taught skating. When she returned to Knoxville in the late ’90s, “I decided I’d like to teach skating in my home rink.”
Beginning skaters are taught every-thing they need to know in order to become accomplished, but “we do it with an emphasis on fun,” she says. “It’s the cool place to be in the middle of a very hot time of year!”
Cool Sports is located at 110 South Watt Road. Info: coolsportstn.com or 218-4500. The Ice Chalet is located at 100 Lebanon Street in the Bearden area. Info: chaleticerinks.com or 588-1858.
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