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Halls boys fall in region fi nals

Peyton Booker didn’t just fall down.

The Halls High School guard is angling with the ball left of the key with 3.9 seconds remaining. A Powell defender moves in close, and there’s a collision, spilling both players to the fl oor.

The call would decide the outcome.

➤ See Stefan Cooper’s recap on A-11

TSD boosts literacyThe night featured dancing,

music, art, fellowship, cookies and cake and just all-around celebration when the Tennes-see School for the Deaf hosted the Literacy Imperative for a program called “Black History: Art, Dance, Literature – A Valuable Cultural Experience.”

➤ Read Carol Zinavage on A-6

Artist, leader Nita passes

Funeral services were held March 2 for Nita Buell Black, retired teacher and founder of the Powell Play-house. She is survived by husband Jim Black and

many relatives and friends. She was a lifelong member of Sharon Baptist Church.

At Powell High School for 35 years, she was the drama coach and senior-class spon-sor. Upon her retirement, the faculty named “The Nita Buell Auditorium” in her honor.

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By Betty BeanWhen Patti Lou Bounds started

planning her school board cam-paign kick-off for Feb. 27 at Beaver Brook Coun-try Club, she had no way of knowing that it would turn out to be a coronation.

B o u n d s , who has taught for 23 years, al-ready had

made plans to retire from her job as a kindergarten teacher at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School at the end of this school year when she heard that incum-bent Kim Severance wasn’t going to seek re-election. She and her

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Bounds wins as deadline passeshusband, Tommy, talked it over during Christmas break, and she announced her candidacy shortly thereafter.

“I’m a lead teacher. I’ve evalu-ated teachers, and I’ve been evalu-ated. I’ve done Common Core. And I thought that, knowing par-ents and knowing kids, I would be an asset to the school board,” she said.

Still, she was just as surprised as anybody else in Knox County to be the only candidate left stand-ing in what she’d expected to be a three-way battle for the 7th Dis-trict school board seat in Halls and Powell.

But on Wednesday, R. Larry Smith announced that he was withdrawing from the race. On Thursday, Andrew Graybeal fol-lowed suit.

“I am delighted, overjoyed, elated,” Bounds said. “There are

no words to describe it. I never an-ticipated that this would happen. When I heard that Larry Smith was going to have a press confer-ence, I had no idea he was going to drop out of the race. On Thursday, we held our breath all morning, and around noon, somebody told me he’d dropped out.

“One thing I’ve learned already is there’s a lot of speculation and rumors out there.”

Bounds the candidate has been tight-lipped about the plans of Bounds the school board member, but on Thursday, she shared some policy views, from her perspective as a career teacher.

“I’m not a big proponent of test-ing children that young (kinder-garteners through second-grad-ers). I see the effects it has on the children. We did that a few years ago when I was at Powell, and I would spend all year building

their self-confi dence and here’d come the test and destroy it. It’s hard. It’s very hard – they’re just not equipped. I would really like to come in and be a voice for the kids and the parents and the com-munity and the teachers, and not just the teachers. The custodians work very hard, and the cafeteria people work very hard. I’d like to be a voice for all of them.”

Bounds said she plans to spend a day per week in each of the nine schools in her district.

“It’s very important to keep in touch with what’s happening in the classroom.”

Severance will serve until the new board member is sworn in Sept. 1.

Two Republicans qualifi ed for the 7th District seat on the County Commission. Charles Busler and Bo Bennett both live in Powell, as does Bounds.

By Jake Mabe The Knox County Board of Zon-

ing Appeals voted 5-4 to delay a request by Neyland Apartments Associates Five LLC for a waiver of the minimum required parking-stall area from 200 square feet to 162 square feet for The Cottages at Tazewell Pike development, a 280-unit apartment complex.

The development had con-cerned nearby residents who are worried about stormwater runoff from the 28-acre parcel.

County Commissioner Amy Broyles, who represents the dis-trict, told BZA that 11 subdivi-

sions and some 200 homes are nearby and that runoff drains into White’s Creek, a tributary of First Creek. She says the city of Knox-ville has spent “tens of millions of dollars” addressing fl ooding near-by and doesn’t want to see the de-velopment “undermine the costly improvements downstream.

“I’m not here to oppose the variance, just to ask that specifi c conditions be attached to it to mit-igate fl ooding.”

Developer Joe Fielden said he would be “more than happy” to sit down and talk with the neighbors “in an orderly fashion.” He also

observed that the only issue before BZA was the size of parking stalls; he wants to make them smaller than required, which would mean less asphalt and reduced runoff.

Broyles said the underlying problem is RB zoning, a county-only designation that does not re-quire developers to submit plans to the Metropolitan Planning Com-mission for approval unless they are building 12-24 units per acre.

“It’s a quirk in Knox County zoning. Commission tabled this contentious item in 1988 rather than deal with it,” Broyles said.

Vice chair Markus Chady made

the motion for a 30-day deferral, which he called a reasonable re-quest.

“It really did come out of no-where. It caught District 2 resi-dents by surprise. As an architect, I know it’s customary for citizens and developers to work together. So we may come out of this with a little bit of goodwill.”

Chady, Cindy Buttry, Bill Sewell, Kevin Murphy and chair John Schoonmaker voted for the deferral, with Schoonmaker being the deciding vote. Cynthia Stancil, Frank Rimshaw, Scott Smith and Carson Dailey voted no.

BZA delays Tazewell Pike variance

Halls Hall of FameThe Halls High Alumni

Association is seeking nomi-nees for this year’s inductees into the Halls Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominees must have been Halls High graduates for at least 30 years and have been successful at the local, state, national or international level in either business or public service. Info or to receive a nomination form, call David Wayland at 922-7615.

Knox County Parks and Recreation crews are at work in Clayton Park. Parks and Rec director Doug Bataille said the good

weather last week “allowed us to get some people in there, and we were working on the footers for the restrooms and the

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By Betty Bean Greg Heagerty lives in

Atlanta but has a boyhood full of downtown Knoxville memories, many of them entwined with the Farragut Hotel, where his father, Pat Heagerty Sr., was the last Knoxvillian to manage the place. A round, jovial man with an Irish gift of blarney, Pat Sr. was a lifetime hote-lier who’d been the accoun-tant at the Andrew Johnson Hotel the day it opened and was the last manager of the Lamar House when it closed.

■ Meeting Merv: Greg’s earliest Farragut recollec-tion was when he was 5 and his father bet him $5 that he couldn’t get Kathryn Gray-son’s autograph. She was in town for the world premiere

of “The Grace Moore Story” at the Tennessee Theatre.

“Never one to miss a chance to make some cold, hard cash (it was 1950, and $5 was a considerable sum), I took him up on his wager, found out her room number and went up on the elevator

and knocked on her door. A young man opened the door and took a minute to look down at the tyke standing there.

“I asked for Miss Gray-son’s autograph (I saw her across the room). He closed the door and came back with her name scrawled on the piece of paper and sent me on my way. When I brought my prize back to my father, he tried to whee-dle out of the bet with, ‘She didn’t hand it to you. You don’t know that she actually signed it.’

“I didn’t know for years the signifi cance of the young man at the door. It was Kathryn Grayson’s co-star, Merv Griffi n!”

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City offi cials tout Farragut Hotel redevelopmentKnoxville Redevelopment Director Bob

Whetsel is bullish on the Farragut Hotel. More precisely, he’s ex-tremely supportive of the Halo Hospitality Group’s proposal to restore the nearly 100-year-old build-ing at the corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue as a hotel.

Halo hosted an open house at the building last week.

“We’re very excited that developers are exploring the opportunity to restore the Farragut to a full-service hotel with a res-taurant, ballroom and a bar on Gay Street,” said Whetsel.

“We have a building that’s been essen-

tially vacant for a couple of decades. This will put more people on the streets. It will help the convention center and bring more economic vitality to the community, poten-tially,” he said.

Downtown coordinator Rick Emmett sees the numerous benefi ts of a restored 190-room hotel downtown.

“It could be a catalyst for that next phase of downtown development,” he said, cit-ing its strategic location a short block away from the streetscape project that is soon to begin in the 700 block of Gay Street.

Add that to work under way on the former Baptist Hospital site at the south end of the Gay Street Bridge, and the relatively slug-gish revitalization of the south end of Gay Street may soon become a thing of the past.

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the International Visitors Center, a large suite leased by TVA to accommodate foreign visitors. Some were from developing countries, but the majority seemed to be Soviet civil engineers whom locals suspected of being here to spy on Oak Ridge and who in fact were not allowed to enter Ander-son County.

“It was eye-opening to my Cold War-era mentality that they weren’t monsters and, on the contrary, presented themselves on a personal level that was anything but the ‘Second World.’ ”

■ Civil Rights: Histo-rian and civil-rights leader Bob Booker, then employed by TVA, lived in the Interna-tional Visitors Center from 1964 until he was elected to the General Assembly in 1966. He says the Farragut’s address was signifi cant to the city’s African-American population because it was once the site of the Hattie Hotel, where famed abo-litionist Frederick Doug-lass stayed when he visited Knoxville in the 1880s.

Booker was surprised by that because he thought a law prohibited African-Americans from staying there.

“The Hattie was replaced by the Imperial Hotel, and when the Imperial burned, they built the Farragut, which was the fi rst hotel we could go to. It was the fi rst hotel where we could go to have dances and parties,” Booker said.

■ Athletes: Greg Hea-gerty met famous athletes as well as movie stars. He particularly liked Ralph “Shug” Jordan, Auburn’s head football coach, who had beautiful manners and

demanded the same of his team.

“The staff always looked forward to their visits. It was always a little discon-certing to get ‘Yes, sirs’ from individuals who were older than I was!”

Hockey players weren’t as courtly, he recalls.

“I was standing out front one afternoon along with some hockey players, and a beautiful young woman who had just had lunch in the Dogwood Room was waiting for her ride. One of the more Neanderthal play-ers walked over to her and tossed his room key at her feet.

“Without missing a beat, she picked up the key, walked up to him and, smil-ing, asked, ‘Is this your key?’

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My favorite quote of the day came when Kelby spoke about photojournalism back in the days of fi lm. He said, “Beat reporters were hand-ed a camera as they ran out the door and were told ‘F8 and don’t be late.’ ” That bit of advice was about as good as that given by S. Clark when she told me, “Just don’t get shot!”

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■ Eating healthierHeather Kyle with UT

Extension hosted a work-shop at the Halls Branch Library on dealing with dia-betes. The informative ses-sion was helpful for those coping with the disease but also offered good nutrition tips for anyone.

The focus was eating a healthy diet. The food pyra-mid is gone, replaced by My Plate. A healthy, balanced plate should include fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. Half of the plate should contain fruits and vegetables.

Kyle recommended “eat-ing a rainbow” that includes red, orange and dark-green vegetables in main dishes. Beans and peas can be add-ed to salads, soups and side dishes. If using frozen or canned vegetables, she sug-gested rinsing them in cool water prior to cooking to re-move excess salt.

One-fourth of the plate should consist of grains in-cluding bagels, rolls, pasta or cereal, and make sure they are whole grains. Pro-teins (one-fourth of the plate) can come from lean meats, poultry and eggs, but beans and nuts are also a good source. Twice a week, consume seafood (not fried) as a protein.

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“Let’s stay in our own lane,” he tells them.

But last week when Mc-Intyre spoke to the commis-sion about the onslaught of teacher complaints against his administration and re-peated the mantra that the state makes him do all that stuff teachers hate – which is not exactly the case since the state doesn’t mandate SAT-10 testing of kindergarten-ers through second-graders, Discovery Education online testing or two unannounced

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“I just wanted to under-stand why this doesn’t seem to be such a problem across the state,” McKenzie said. “Teachers don’t seem to be up in arms in other parts of the state. What I want to know is, why are teachers in Knox County so disgruntled?

“The answers I got were, ‘Let’s don’t say we’re not doing well’; ‘Change is dif-fi cult’; ‘The pace of this change has been a lot for ev-eryone to absorb.’

“I’ve been asking Dr. Mc-Intyre a lot of tough ques-tions. As good as the NAEP

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and Hispanic students and the rest of the population has not narrowed, and that concerns me.”

State Rep. Gloria John-son, on leave from her KCS teaching job while the Leg-islature is in session, didn’t hesitate to answer:

“I would say it’s the top-down management style of someone with no teaching experience and not taking any input from the folks on the ground.”

Meanwhile, up in Union County, Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter was pre-senting a performance pay plan he worked out with a group of teachers that isn’t tied to student testing.

The fi ve re-elected mem-bers of City Council are in their fi nal four-year term; they’ll have served eight years by 2017, when their new term expires. They will be the next-to-last council members to receive a city pension as the new charter limits pensions to persons who worked 10 years or more. With term limits, no one will serve on the council or as mayor more than eight consecutive years.

This means Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will be eligible to receive $153.28 a month upon concluding his current term as he will be 63 then. Brenda Palmer, Duane Grieve and Nick Della Volpe will be eligible for $171.04 a month as each will be 65 or older when their terms end in 2017.

Former mayor and coun-cil member Daniel Brown will make out the best due to his 10 months’ service as mayor between Bill Haslam and Madeline Rogero. His city pension is based on $130,000 annual mayor’s salary, while council pay is $19,000 a year. Brown will receive $774.47 a month when he retires in 2017.

Council members Mar-shall Stair, Mark Campen and George Wallace are much younger than their other colleagues and will not have reached age 62 when they depart council in 2019 (assuming re-election in 2015). When they do reach 62, their council pension will be $145.68 a month. Of course, if one of them runs for mayor and is elected, that pension will increase signifi -cantly based on whether he serves four or eight years.

Since the charter provides for an annual 3 percent increase for retirees, each 10 years will have a 30 percent compounded increase in their pensions by 2027 for all of these individuals.

Mayor Rogero (assum-ing eight years as mayor plus her prior service in the Haslam administration) will earn $2,734.89 per month. This also assumes council does not raise the mayor’s salary, currently at $130,000, which is less than fi ve other current city employees and $23,000 less than the county mayor.

However, Deputy to the Mayor Bill Lyons, if he stays eight years with Rogero plus his eight years with Haslam and Brown, will enjoy a pen-

sion of more than $58,000 a year based on 16 years with his highest two years being $180,000 a year. Right now it is $168,000, but it will increase $3,000 a year compounded for the next six years for an $18,000 total increase or perhaps more due to the 2.5 percent annual pay raise for city employees.

Assuming the four council members who are eligible for a second and fi nal term in 2015 are re-elected, then the city will have two years in which no member of council can seek re-election. Neighborhood groups and developers will have little infl uence on them in terms of opposing their re-election as they cannot run for a third term. But some of them may consider a 2019 mayoral bid to follow Rogero.

■ Judith Foltz, city director of special events, deserves high marks for her efforts to revive the Christ-mas trees on the downtown rooftops in the city for 2013. Her efforts resulted in 75 new trees, but 60 of them were on the top of the City County Building (actually on the side of the roof). Mayor Rogero issued a statement in strong support.

Unfortunately, two major city buildings in downtown Knoxville apparently did not know about the Rogero-Foltz effort as the main fi re hall and the city convention center did not have a single lighted Christmas tree on their rooftops despite the mayor’s public backing.

Foltz says this next Christmas will be different. Certainly, there should be trees on these two city-owned buildings, which are centrally located. It is hard to convince private owners to install Christmas trees on their rooftops at their expense if the city itself is not doing it for its own buildings. The project was started by Sue Clancy and Roseanne Wolf and reached over 400 trees on roofs in downtown Knoxville. It was continued by Mickey Mallonee, who was the next director of special events.

■ Ambassador Cam-eron Munter will speak at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Toyota Au-ditorium of the Baker Cen-ter on Cumberland Avenue. He served as ambassador to Pakistan when U.S. Special Forces took out Osama bin Laden. He also was ambas-sador to Serbia 2007-09 and deputy chief of mission in both Poland and the Czech Republic. The talk is open to the public and should be fascinating. He is a noted authority on inter-national relations.

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It will involve four annu-al evaluations and reward selected high-performing teachers for working lon-ger hours directly with stu-dents.

Also, stronger teachers will mentor teachers who need help, and there will be extra pay for coordinat-ing the school’s professional learning community.

“The extra pay won’t be based on student test scores or principal evaluations,” Sandra Clark reports.

“Carter said it’s just not fair to evaluate teachers in non-tested areas on other teachers’ work. And he didn’t want to put added pressure on his principals that would come if their evaluations alone put mon-ey directly into teachers’ pockets.”

The Union County plan, like all others, must get state approval. Clark’sarticle is online at www.ShopperNewsNow.com.

Tony Norman, a retired teacher and one of McIntyre’s toughest critics, is interested in hearing more about the Union County plan.

“So you get paid when you work harder and stay after school? Wow, what a concept!”

When cable television was relatively new, country-music singer Jim Ed Brown used to host a show from Nashville called “You Can Be a Star!” Think of it as a lower-budget, Music City version of “Ameri-can Idol.” Winners got a re-cord contract.

What’s next for Larry?

Larry Smith signs a statement

withdrawing from the 7th Dis-

trict school board race.

posed by lawmakers who lack a full understanding of educational issues” as well as recent teacher trauma over fear of job loss.

“Knoxville schools are in dire need of school board leadership that has the nec-essary expertise and insight to fi nd effective solutions.

“Because our children deserve the most qualifi ed school board members that we can elect, I respectfully withdraw my name from consideration.”

Some will say Smith looked at his hand of cards and didn’t see a full house.

The rumor mill (take your grain of salt) swirls and says he was receiving a cool reception when knock-ing on doors in the district.

My two cents is that Smith saw the proper path and took it.

Bounds will play well among the old Diane Dozier coalition. She does have ex-perience and expertise that Smith lacks. He’s not going to endorse Bounds, says he’s not even met her.

And school board isn’t commission. Larry is a po-litical animal. He can be more effective elsewhere.

He says he’s not ruling out another run for some-thing when the time is right. He mentioned the City County Building. He even said somebody encouraged him to run for Congress.

But I heard him say “Nashville” twice. Hence my fl ashback to Jim Ed Brown.

Smith would fi t well in the General Assembly. One

of his best friends, Mark Pody, is a state represen-tative.

God knows politics rules the roost with that bunch, probably down to where they choose to eat.

Meanwhile, Smith will pick up trash, rake leaves, battle illegal signs, pro-mote UT basketball his-tory, sell insurance.

Something keeps tell-ing me, though, that we’ll see him in Music City one day.“Pull Up A Chair” with Jake Mabe at

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Hadn’t thought about it in years until R. Larry Smith made the surprising announcement that he was withdrawing as a candidate for the 7th District Knox County school board race.

No, it wasn’t nostalgia. It’s my “guestimate,” as the kids say, at where Smith is headed.

Finishing up his second term on County Commission, Smith seemed a lock for the school board seat. He raised $25,000 in three weeks. He campaigns effectively and has great name recognition.

So why the sudden split? Smith said other candi-

dates (i.e. educator Patti Bounds, who is now unop-posed after Andrew Gray-beal also dropped out last Thursday) “have education-al expertise and profession-al experience that I do not.”

The stakes are too high, he said, adding that he’s concerned about “unrea-sonable benchmarks im-

Wow! week in local politics

Big winner: Attorney General Randy Nichols who hand picked his successor, Charme Knight, and cleared the fi eld for her to walk into an 8-year term unopposed.

It’s the most powerful of-fi ce in the courthouse, and if you don’t believe it, remem-ber that Nichols resigned as Criminal Court judge to accept appointment from then-Gov. Ned McWherter.

Bigger winner: Bob Thomas, the radio guy who went to California, came back to do a morning show on a station no one heard, lost his job when the sta-tion changed hands, and an-nounced his candidacy for county commission at-large. Scary Bob is unopposed.

Meanwhile, Ed Brantley – who never left town, rose so high in the radio busi-ness that he was Mike Ham-mond’s boss, and also lost his job – is facing Michele Carringer in an all-out brawl for the GOP nomination for the second at-large seat. Guess nobody’s scared of Ed.

Biggest winner: Tim Burchett – unopposed for re-election with the sea-son free to dabble in school board races.

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Most of us, even the slow learners, are now convinced Butch Jones and his people can recruit. We’ve been told several times.

Tennessee signing suc-cess was pretty good. Among our friends and neighbors, only Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Au-burn had higher quality rat-ings. Georgia was within a hair of equal.

(I am always suspicious of high-school football play-er evaluations that go out to three decimal points. What if the analysts are homers?)

Ratings don’t matter at the moment. Of consider-able importance is did Ten-

nessee fi ll voids? Did Butch fi nd playmakers? Let us hope that happened. The Vols got two fi ve-stars and a heaven full of fours.

Some other things really matter. Did winter work-outs produce any miracles? Is the team really ready to start getting better?

What comes next is coaching. Key word is de-

velopment. That covers a multitude of necessities un-der the subheads of physical and mental.

Without being ugly about it, I didn’t think Tennessee coaching was any better than the talent last season. It might not have been as good. Some teams exceed expectations because of coaching. The Vols did not.

We think the roster has improved. Let us hope ideas and execution get better. Some of that is tied directly to developing a satisfactory quarterback. Better receiv-ers and secondary play might make everybody ap-pear smarter.

Marvin West

What comes next is coaching What matters this spring is teaching and pushing people as hard as possible, as fast as possi-ble, to get ready for the end of August. At best, this will be a young team. At worst, it may need diapers.

Keep in mind that Ten-nessee plays in a line-of-scrimmage league. Re-member that the Vols, on both sides of the ball, will be far less experienced than the dearly departed who helped go 5-7, 5-7, 5-7 and endured some losses by astronomical margins.

There are returning let-termen to help the team get better. A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt come to mind. Perhaps Marlin Lane will become a senior leader.

It is much too early to

guess at a starting lineup, but now is a good time to say Von Pearson and Josh Malone will add excite-ment to the receiving corps. No matter what mysteri-ous voices say in the back-ground, running back Jalen Hurd has great potential. The young tight ends are al-most certain to play. Junior college all-American Don-tavious Blair, 6-8 and 300, came to claim an offensive tackle position. Hope he is in shape for combat.

At the spring game or perhaps against Utah State, you’ll notice younger, faster, more athletic types in the defensive front. Won’t it be exciting to see a big body come roaring in and run smack over a blocker? OK, I’m ahead of myself but it

could happen.Those same young people

will probably make mis-takes. They may lose con-tain. Oh, you’ve already seen that with adults?

Linebacking might be a team strength, so much that Maggitt could become a va-riety show. Secondary im-provement is almost guar-anteed. Alas, it does come with error probabilities. I eagerly await Todd Kelly, Rashaan Gaulden, Evan Berry, Emmanuel Moseley and others.

There is enough opti-mism to inspire increased ticket sales and perhaps donations. Tennessee needs that, too. Coaching salaries are going up. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address iswestwest6@netzero.com.

Polar vortexes, snow and ice, used-up snow days, rain and gloom. By the fi rst week of March, I imagine there aren’t many of us who wouldn’t love to see spring burst forth. Now.

For the hardy birdwatch-ers among us, there is one more happening we would really like to see – the ar-rival of the spring migrants. It’s our biggest happening of the year!

Lately, there have been hints of coming changes. Our year-round birds, the chickadees, titmice, song sparrows, robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens, have perked up and begun sing-ing on the few but nice re-

cent mild sunny days. That’s a good sign.

But those migrants! Dressed in their resplen-dent new spring plumage, they arrive here from their tropical winter homes in the Caribbean, Central America and South America with their hormones fl owing. In the bird world, that means being hungry, conspicu-ous, courting the ladies and challenging rivals, singing for hours on end, being vis-ible and beautiful.

They’ve been gone since September, a long six months, so we’ve been contenting ourselves with our faithful resident birds, plus a few winter visitors from farther north, like the white-throated sparrows and the yellow-bellied sap-suckers, and a few gulls, ducks, loons and grebes on the lakes. We’ve even had a couple of rufous humming-birds, a western species, wintering at feeders here, and last month enjoyed

the amazing appearance of a beautiful male painted bunting, a bird of the South-east coast and Texas, com-ing regularly to a feeder in Maryville.

Our bird populations will more than double, as will the number of species, as the birds of spring return, fi rst with a February trickle with more in March and a huge fl ood in April.

Birders have kept records forever, and there has been a notable change in the dates of the spring arrivals. As the climate warms, some birds are arriving on their usual nesting grounds up to three weeks earlier than they did even as recently as the 1950s. Many species are nesting much farther north now.

But overall the change is slow, and in spite of being subject to problems of local daily weather as they trav-el, our migrants generally return on a fairly predict-able schedule. Thankfully,

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The earliest birds arrive Mother Nature doesn’t blast us with everything at once. The spectacular scarlet tanagers, Baltimore orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks, 25 species of warblers, the vir-eos and the hummingbirds would be overwhelming if they all showed up at the same time!

But it turns out that in-stead of some of those more spectacular species, our earliest birds are a bunch of hardworking, perpetual-motion, blue-collar, some-what less fl ashy ones – the swallows.

Here in the East, we have six species of swallows. The two “mud swallows” build cup- or jug-shaped nests of mud, clinging to barn walls and the underside of bridges – the barn swallows and the cliff swallows. Two species tend to nest in burrows in banks and cliffs – the bank and northern rough-winged swallows. And we have two that prefer to live in hous-es and tree hollows – the purple martins and the tree swallows.

Of all those, the ones that get the most attention are the purple martins. They

have an army of dedicated landlords that fuss over their houses and look af-ter them as attentively as a bunch of grandparents. The purple-martin people are experts at the game of watching for the earli-est spring bird and getting bragging rights over their neighbors for having the fi rst one.

This year we saw our fi rst tree swallows on Feb. 18 at that wonderful nearby bird-ing haven called the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery.

Located in the big U-shaped bend of the Clinch River at Clinton, it is one of the 10 state fi sh hatcheries run by the state Wildlife Re-sources Agency. There are dozens of huge ponds there, as well as big open fi elds, bushy fence rows and, of course, the river.

I have seen around 80 species there myself; others have recorded more than 100. I have seen several life birds there, and there is nearly always something interesting to see – a bald eagle, an unusual goose, a rarely seen migrating shore-bird.

The following Monday, master birder Ron Hoff ob-served a fl ock of 150 tree swallows at the fi sh hatch-ery, a big fl ock either arriv-ing to spread out and nest in these parts, or maybe just working their way on north. They depend on halfway de-cent weather for their food supply, and they nest as far north as northern Canada and Alaska, places now still in full-blown deep winter.

Tree swallows like to nest in old, abandoned wood-pecker cavities near water. A great place to watch them is Cove Lake State Park, where they live in hollowed-out dead willow snags standing in the edge of the lake.

But they will also take readily to a bluebird house. If a string of bluebird houses is too close together to suit the bluebirds, the tree swal-lows will move into a house between the occupied ones.

Tree swallows feed on the wing. Masters of speed and agility, they course over fi elds, ponds and lakes throughout the day, nabbing untold tons of fl ying insects. They’re beautiful to watch.

Good birding!

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Keeping the dream alive

This rowdy group provides the

evening’s dazzling entertain-

ment! Dance troupe DUeX

includes (from left) Robby

Mathews, parent volunteer

Ngina Blair, Camariana Whita-

ker, Devon  Arnold, Damya Blair,

Eshanna Houston, Myari Jones,

Rayshard Pettway,    Chenai

Jones, Mkynlei Vaughn, D’Azaria

Cain, Annalicia Ellis, director Fe-

licia Outsey-Pettway, Dequann

Vaughn and interpreter Rachelle

Whittington.

Artist Alan Jones, who paints under the name “Theophi-

lus,” shows off his oil-on-wood painting titled “Refl ec-

tions.” “It’s a portrait of a young black urban male,” he

says. “He’s thinking about his life and what he has to

deal with as a black man. He’s highly intelligent and feels

ostracized from society.” Jones, who has had lessons in

drawing but not painting, currently has a show up at the

Blackberry Farm Gallery at Maryville College.

The committee for the evening: James Baughn, Laura Ed-

mondson, Amy Minolfo, Landon Perry, Bev Gibson and Ca-

mille Belle

John Sibley, president of the

Mt. Zion Baptist-based local

chapter of the Literacy Imper-

ative, talks about the similari-

ties between Nelson Mandela

and Martin Luther King Jr.

“They were both religious,” he

says. “They were both family

men, both dreamers and both

willing to die for their beliefs.”

Director of student living

Steve Farmer, who is hear-

ing impaired, enthusiastically

signs his appreciation for all

those who came together

to make the event possible.

“From the music to the dance

to the art to the speech – this

has been a very exciting eve-

ning!” he says.

The night of Feb. 24 fea-tured dancing, music, art, fellowship, cookies and cake and just all-around celebra-tion when the Tennessee School for the Deaf hosted the Literacy Imperative for a program called “Black History: Art, Dance, Litera-ture – A Valuable Cultural Experience.”

The evening began with a rousing welcome by DUeX (“Divine Urban Expres-sions,”) a dance/spoken-word team led by Felicia Outsey-Pettway, originally from Birmingham, Ala. “I wanted to keep the dream alive in Knoxville by work-ing with disadvantaged youth through dance, po-etry, spoken word and art,” she said. “I am the seed of change!” the kids shouted in rhythm, as they danced and strutted to the beat.

John Sibley, local presi-dent of the Literacy Impera-tive chapter based at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, spoke of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and great men and women in general. Addressing the crowd of over 200, he stressed that every-one is capable of greatness.

“We may not impact a nation, but we can impact the community in which we live,” he said. “God uses or-dinary people to do extraor-dinary things.”Send story suggestions to news@Shop-

perNewsNow.com

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As is so often the case, I know this verse of scripture because I have sung it. Not actually in public, mind you, but at my piano, in my own living room. I give thanks to and for Harry Whitt, who taught me both music and singing, who introduced me to such wonderful music, and at the same time ex-posed me to the great truths of Scripture that I might very well have missed in Sunday school.

Rending a garment is no longer the way we express grief. It seems an odd cus-tom, and I can only assume that the import of it was that the hearer of bad news was utterly distraught.

However, Elijah, that fi -ery prophet, upped the ante.

He preached that the people God called His own should not tear their clothes, but rather that they should be heartbroken by their sinfulness.

Another way they ex-pressed their repentance was to cover themselves with ashes, or literally to sit in the ash pit. That, of course, is the source of the custom that so many of us will re-enact this week, on Ash Wednesday, as we kneel at the altar and have ashes smudged onto our foreheads in the form of a cross.

Now to be honest, most of us have not been in the habit of tearing our clothing in grief over our sins. Nor, sad to say, have many of us been made physically uncomfort-able by our sinfulness. But I can tell you from experience

that those ashes are itchy, and if you are one of those folks who go to church early on Ash Wednesday, you get to wear your itchy sins on your forehead all day.

It wears on you, much as our sinfulness should wear on us. And it is humbling as well, this wearing our sin-fulness on our foreheads. It declares, “I am a sinner.”

But the good news is this: God also made a promise, which Mendelssohn faith-fully quoted in his orato-rio “Elijah,” that “If with all your heart ye truly seek Me, Ye shall ever surely fi nd Me,” Thus saith our God.

You see, God does not play hide and seek with us. We are the ones who try to do that with God. We have been doing it since Adam and Eve tried to hide from God in the Garden.

If we are wise and fortu-nate and penitent – or even, come to think of it, just pen-itent, God will fi nd us.

So will we fi nd God, or will God fi nd us? Does it matter which way it hap-pens, as long as it happens?

In my way of thinking, God knows exactly where we are.

We just have to be willing to hear God calling, “Olly, olly, oxen free.”

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■ Beulah Baptist Church,

1138 Raccoon Valley Road,

Maynardville, will have a

one-day rummage sale 8

a.m. Saturday, March 8. HH

items, clothes from infant

to adult, too much to name.

The church is just past the

entrance to Welch’s Mobile

Home Park off Loyston Road.

■ Christ United Methodist Church, 7535 Maynardville

Highway, will hold Ash

Wednesday service, a time of

prayer, refl ection and distri-

bution of the ashes, at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5. Info:

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■ Sharon Baptist Church will

sponsor a series of 6:45 p.m.

Monday meetings around the

theme March Gladness. Speak-

ers include: Keith Mowery,

pastor, Buff alo Trail Baptist in

Morristown, March 3; Bobby

Welch, associate executive di-

rector of TBC, March 10; Phillip

Martin, pastor of Cedar Grove

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By Ruth WhiteIf you want to learn the

secrets of feeling great and increasing your energy, re-ducing stress and preventing illness, mark your calendar to attend the Health Seminar with chef Melody Prettyman.

She will host live dem-onstrations on how to pre-pare plant-based foods that are tasty and will discuss natural health remedies to fi ght illness. The event will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the fellowship hall of North Knoxville Sev-enth-day Adventist Church.

Prettyman appeared with Chef Mark Anthony on 3ABN TV, the second-largest Chris-tian broadcasting network in North America. Anthony was a guest last year at the healthy-cooking seminars.

The demonstration is part of a series of work-shops that are hosted by North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist in an effort to help individuals eat healthy

Kathy Reid uses fresh ingredients to make a soup during a Healthy

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Wogan joins Diocese of KnoxvilleSportscaster Jim Wogan

is leaving television to be-come director of commu-nications for the Diocese of Knoxville effective July 1.

Wogan joined WATE-TV 6 in 1990 and said the deci-sion to change jobs did not come easily. He will man-age, coordinate and ex-

ecute stra-tegic and operational c om mu n i -cations, ac-cording to a press re-lease.

B i s h o p Richard F.

Stika said, “Jim has a zeal for the faith and the role it plays in the new evangeliza-tion of the Catholic Church.

“Combined with his background and profes-sionalism, he will be a continued gift to the entire community of faith in East Tennessee.” Jim Wogan

Funeral services were held March 2 for Nita Buell Black, retired teacher and founder of the Powell Play-house. She is survived by husband Jim Black and many relatives and friends. She was a lifelong member of Sharon Baptist Church.

At Powell High School for 35 years, she was the drama coach and senior-class sponsor. Upon her re-tirement, the faculty named “The Nita Buell Auditori-um” in her honor.

Writing in the Powell Shopper-News, former pu-pil Nancy Anderson said, “She was a beautiful soul who was loved by virtually

Nita Buell Black:Every child her favorite

Nita Buell Black Photo by Nancy Anderson

everyone. Every greeting brought a smile and a hug; every goodbye ended with ‘I love you,’ and she meant it.

“Nita had the magical

ability of making everyone feel special. If you were her friend, you were her best friend. If you were her stu-dent, you were her favorite student.

“She was a rare soul who lived up to our ideal-ized perception of teacher and friend. Nita gave us the most important tool needed to be successful. She taught us how to become fearless in the face of insecurity. ‘Act as if, and you become.’

“The last time I spoke with her, she said, ‘I’m 76 years old! Met and married the love of my life at 66, kept the home fi res burn-ing at my family farm, had the best friends I could ever hope for, saw my life’s dream come alive, and raised thou-sands of children. I’ve had a charmed life. Oh yes, God is good.’ ”

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By Ruth WhiteThe annual Knox County

Career Fair is a great op-portunity for 8th-grade stu-dents (and their parents) to get an idea of the path they want to take in the future.

Exhibitors of every type gathered at the Expo Cen-ter and chatted with the students about careers. Many offered hands-on ex-periences that were crowd-pleasers.

Red Nation Robot-

ics team members

Elizabeth Durfee,

Trista Brock and

McKenna Snyder

show one of the

robots at the Knox

County Career Fair.

Austin Nicely (right) tries his hand at masonry at the Resource

Valley Construction exhibit.

Patrick Jung demonstrates

a 3D printer at the fair. Jung

is a student at Hardin Valley

Academy and an intern at the

ORNL manufacturing/demon-

stration facility. Jung is also a

member of the RoHAWKtics

team at the school.

Keeleigh Rogers attempts to create a pyramid using soda

cans.

Sara Hagy takes a break to

read on the couch in the

Shannondale Elementary

School library.

Jessica Poeung selects books

for her wish list at the Shan-

nondale book fair.

Career Fair is fun, informative

Halls Middle School student Kyleigh Stone checks out the

Pellissippi State nursing program.

Whether students were interested in college, nurs-ing, construction, cosme-tology or civil service, there was someone on hand to an-swer questions.

■ Reading excitementThe school book fair is one

of the most exciting times. Don’t believe me? Just sit in

the school library as a class of 2nd-graders fi les in for the fi rst time. They can’t seem to get to the books quickly enough and want to look at everything offered.

Watching them brought out my inner bookworm. I walked to a table just to touch the cover of a book, all shiny and new.

Students at Shannondale Elementary got to enjoy the Scholastic book fair last week, and hopefully many wish lists were fulfi lled.

■ B-ball heartbreakerThe Halls High basketball

team has had many nail-biting, down-to-the-wire games this year. Three of them have been against Em-ory Road rival Powell High.

Last week, the Red Dev-ils’ run came to an end dur-ing the semifi nal round of Region 2 play. At the buzzer, Powell was able to hold on to a 35-34 lead and advance to the fi nal round.

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Angel Beeler of Corryton was se-lected to participate in the Miss Jr. Teen Knoxville/Chattanooga pageant

competition that will take place Sunday, March 16.She will compete in the 7-19 age division and will

model casual and formal wear and go through an in-terview process.

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ementary School showed thoughtfulness as more than 600 of them raised $5,500 for the American Heart Association.

Activities included a rope climbing station, rock wall, jump-rope area and cardiac station. It was rumored that principal Joe Cameron par-ticipated in every station before retiring to his offi ce.

Many of the students dressed in hero attire to help celebrate the day’s theme.

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Butler jumps

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the event.

Gaven Gloeckner (dressed

as Iron Man) climbs the rock

wall at the Gibbs Elementary

Jump Rope for Heart event.

Brady Cash listens to his

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Christian Underwood climbs

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The Halls Crossroads Women’s League will award scholarships to two Halls High senior girls. Those in-terested in applying should see Jodie Overton in the guidance offi ce for qualifi cation criteria and applica-tion. Completed applications are due in the guidance offi ce by Monday, April 7.

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Angel Beeler is contestant

■ Searcy signs with Martin Methodist Central High senior Dal-

ton Searcy signed to play baseball at Martin Meth-odist. The four-year starter has been captain for three years, playing shortstop and second base for the Bobcats.

“Martin is getting a hard worker and an even better person,” said Central coach Matt Byrd. Searcy plans to study criminal justice or ed-ucation and wants to enlist in the Marine Corps follow-ing graduation from college.

He selected Martin be-cause of the great academic program and the incredible baseball team. He hopes to take with him a good work ethic that he has learned while at Central. “While here I have learned that there is no such thing as tired. Give 100 percent or more in life and in baseball.”

Attending the signing were Dalton’s parents, Steve Searcy and Penny Searcy, family members and the Bobcat baseball team.

■ Patchen is top scoutAnna Patchen was recog-

nized by the Great Smoky Mountain Council at a re-cent Distinguished Citizen Dinner as Venturer of the Year.

Patchen is a member of Scout Crew 506 and has distinguished herself by serving in numerous lead-ership roles and earning multiple awards including Venture Offi cer Association vice president, crew leader for Northern Tier, Crew 506 president and the Venturing Leadership Award.

A-10 • MARCH 3, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

By Stefan CooperJason Moorman has two

young daughters.As they grow, if they

want to try wrestling as a sport, the King University women’s coach believes they should have that chance.

Halls residents will re-member Moorman as the Halls High graduate who founded the Union County High School wrestling pro-gram in 2000.

He coached two state champions while there: Ben Hazelett in 2005 and Frankie Morgan in 2006.

Coach Jason Moorman, with a King University assistant, encour-

ages one of the team’s wrestlers during a meet. Photo by Tony Rotundo

The King University women wrestlers celebrate their national

championship with coach Jason Moorman (second row, left). Photo submitted

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He left in ’06 to coach at Farragut High for a year be-fore moving to King College.

Moorman and the Torna-do women’s wrestling team put King on the map last month when the program, in its sixth year, captured the Women’s College Wres-tling Association national championship.

Down 13 points to Okla-homa City University enter-ing the fi nals, King roared back to clinch the title on Julia Salata’s (155 pounds) 5-1 decision. It was one of four individual national titles in the Tornadoes’ his-tory-making run.

For Moorman, it was a satisfying moment.

The decision to launch a women’s program at King had largely been his brother Nate’s idea, he said. Nate Moorman, the men’s coach at King and the school’s as-sistant athletic director, had been a multiple state medalist at Halls. He was an NCAA national qualifi er and team captain at Carson-Newman, where both Jason and he attended college.

Wrestling had given Nate Moorman a great deal. When he hired his older brother as an assistant coach with the King men’s program in 2007, the pair immediately began talks about adding a women’s team.

“Some schools were al-ready starting a program,” Jason Moorman said. “It was like 12 colleges.

“I think we approached it in the right way. We held competitions and tryouts. We anticipated there would be stereotypes we would have to fi ght. It’s prob-

ably just a lack of education about the sport.”

A visit to King by 2004 Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann put the fl edg-ing program into full speed.

“She kind of set the tone,” Moorman said. “Our fi rst year was a learning experi-ence. We went 1-9.”

By the second year, King was on the move. Two sea-sons ago, the Tornado wom-en’s wrestling program had become a national power.

King played host to the 2011 WCWA national cham-pionships. Wrestlers Em-ily Martin (109 pounds) and Krista Revelle (136) won na-tional titles. Two others were runners-up. The showing helped King fi nish the season at the nation’s No. 2-ranked wrestling team for women.

“All the things it takes to be successful on men’s side,” Moorman said, “is no differ-ent on the women’s side.”

Haley Augello was the fi rst of four national champions King crowned during the run to last month’s breakthrough title run. Sarah Hildebrandt and Alli Ragan followed suit before Salata’s clinching vic-tory to give the Tornadoes the crown by a 229-227 margin.

Women’s collegiate wres-tling is gaining strength. Moorman is hopeful the Na-tional Association for Inter-collegiate Athletics will adopt the sport in the near future.

“There’s a strong pos-sibility women could be recognized by the NAIA next year,” Moorman said. “In 10 years, I’d just like to see more programs add-ed. Critical for that is the growth of the sport at the high school level.”

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Red Devils go down swingingMoore: Tough ending no blemish to season of overachieving

Parker Keith plays defense

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J.J. Corvette hustles down court on defense against Powell’s Alex Hill during the regional semi-

fi nal game last week. Powell defeated Halls, 35-34 at the buzzer, to advance to the fi nal round. Photos by Ruth White

Peyton Booker drives to the goal to put in two points for Halls.

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and Booker – can still walk away with their heads high, Moore said.

The Red Devils (21-11) had overcome poor free-throw shooting and a tough night fi nding the mark over-all to take their fi rst lead with fi ve minutes to play in the third.

“I don’t think either team shot well,” Moore said. “I thought we fought hard.”

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The fi ght it took to get the game to those last four seconds, Moore said, is the thing the Red Devils should most remem-ber.

“The thing I told them (after the game) is we are a group that overachieved and exceeded expectations,” Moore said. “‘No matter what the scoreboard says, you’re winners, and you’re going to be winners in life.’”

School. The loss ended the season for the Red Devils.

Halls coach Randy Moore took the high road on the no-call involving Book-er. Those last four seconds

went from crazy to frantic when the ball, knocked free by the collision, squirted out of bounds in front of the Halls bench.

Offi cials fi rst awarded possession to the Panthers, reversing course after dis-cussions with Moore and Powell coach Mike Ogan, ruling the ball had struck a Powell player on the way out of bounds.

Fans waited through four timeouts, two each for each team, before the Red Devils actually threw the ball in.

A Halls 3-pointer at the horn missed, and the season came to a close.

“It’s a rivalry game,” Moore said. “I don’t care if you’re playing it in the regular season or the tour-nament. I thought we had a good defensive effort, but on offense, we struggled.”

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The South Knox Repub-lican Club is continuing to welcome local candidates to its monthly meetings, but for February, the group gave one candidate a little extra time.

Ray Jenkins and Billy Stokes, both judicial can-didates for Circuit Court, Division 1, and Ed Shouse, who’s running for Knox County trustee, all had a few minutes to introduce

themselves and discuss their credentials at the Feb. 20 gathering at the Opti-mist Building at Gary Un-

Attending the South Knox

Republican Club meeting are

(front row) Ed Shouse, Buddy

Burkhardt, Lib Neff , Bob Neff ,

Amber Rountree, Sam Dailey

and Louis Cortina; (back row)

Kevin Teeters, Billy Stokes,

Mark Mugford, John Hitt, Car-

son Dailey, Barry Neal and Ray

Jenkins. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Doug Bataille, senior director of the Knox County Parks & Rec-

reation Department, AMBC president Brian Hann and Carol Ev-

ans, executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, relax after

a productive meeting.

Marcy Souza and Jeremy

Walker enjoy refreshing bever-

ages after the AMBC meeting.

Rachel Montgomery, Ron Englert, Grant Barton, Russ Manning and Chris Martin

are among the hard-working Appalachian Mountain Bike Club members who

pitch in to build and improve bike trails in the area.

GOPmeets Rountree

Candidates Ray Jenkins (Circuit Court judge, Division

1), Ed Shouse (Knox County trustee), Amber Rountree

(Knox County school board) and Billy Stokes (Circuit

Court judge, Division 1) pose after pitching themselves

to the South Knox Republican Club.

derwood Park. They were familiar faces to the nine members at the meeting.

However, chapter presi-dent Barry Neal scheduled a political newcomer as the guest speaker. Amber Rountree, a South Knox resident who’s running for Knox County school board, brought her fi ve-point plan to the GOP.

Rountree, a librarian at Halls Elementary School, says – if elected – she wants to be a voice for Knox Coun-ty students, ask tough ques-tions, make sure that fi nan-

Betsy Pickle

cial investments are felt in classrooms, support teach-ers and increase parental involvement.

She said that kids should be top priority and said she’d like to see town halls so that parents can have more in-put into discussions about schools. She voiced concern about Common Core and about high-stakes testing for children in kindergarten through second grade.

Rountree, who has been with KCS for six years, questioned why the school system needed a six-person public-relations department and why the current board voted on (and extended) Su-perintendent Jim McIntyre’s contract well before it was up. And she said she decided to enter the nonpartisan race

because she felt that teacher input at board meetings was being ignored.

The club members put her through a spirited Q&A at the end of her talk. Looks like the school board race in South Knox could get exciting.

■ Busy season for mountain bikersThree things seem to top

the list of likes for members of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club: riding, fi xing trails and having a good time.

They took care of the lat-ter while discussing the fi rst two at the club’s Feb. 24 meeting at Barley’s Pizzeria in the Old City.

President Brian Hann led a discussion of the state of trails in the area, many of

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About 30 people put in 116 hours of labor on the group’s Feb. 22 workday at Concord Park; around the same number showed up for the meeting.

Hann said the club is on track to reach its goal of 2,000 work hours by June 7, which is National Trails Day. Six more workdays are planned for spring.

AMBC will celebrate the weekend of National Trails Day with a camping trip to Big South Fork. The week-end will include a cookout and plenty of riding oppor-tunities.

During the March work-days, AMBC will focus on im-provements at Sharps Ridge and Marie Myers parks.

■ Long range at South-Doyle HSSouth-Doyle High School

principal Tim Berry is look-ing for alumni and commu-nity members with an inter-est in the school’s future to get involved with the Long Range Capital Improvement Plan for SDHS.

The plan will address needed updates to class-rooms, gymnasiums, tennis courts and other areas of the school.

The next meeting is at 4 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the SDHS main campus.

■ Cuckoo for cookiesIf you need a fi x of Girl

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By Wendy SmithNew York Times best-

selling author Amy Greene claims Morristown as her hometown, but in fact, she hails from an area so ob-scure that she calls it “near Bull’s Gap.” Her parents were natural story-tellers, and her writing, and life, have been deeply infl uenced by those stories, she says.

“Storytelling and writing are my way of sort of mak-ing sense of the world. If I couldn’t fi gure something out, I wrote it down.”

The Knoxville Writers’ Guild hosted a book launch party for Greene’s second novel, “Long Man,” last week. Her nationally suc-cessful debut novel, “Blood-

root,” was published in 2010. The heart-wrenching tale of family dysfunction, set in the hills of East Tennessee, is particularly memorable because of the depth of the characters, who each partici-pate in telling the story.

Since childhood, Greene has written her stories long-hand, in a notebook, while sitting in bed. She was mar-ried at 18 to her childhood sweetheart, Adam, who un-derstood that she would al-ways need time to write. She had a son at 20, and began her undergraduate degree at Vermont College when her daughter was 1.

“That’s when I knew I was Appalachian,” she laughs.

Greene compares pub-lishing books to pregnan-

cies – no two are alike. She worked on “Bloodroot” for a year without letting anyone read it, not even Adam. But she screwed up her courage to allow novelist Jill Mc-Corkle to read the story dur-ing a writing conference, and within a few months, Greene had an agent and an editor from Knopf Publishing.

Since then, she’s been grateful and surprised by the support she’s received. She wasn’t sure how well “Blood-root” would be received in her hometown, given that the fi ctional Millertown is loosely based on Morris-town in the dark novel. The success of the book, in East Tennessee and beyond, has made her feel confi dent and appreciated, she says.

While the plot of “Blood-root” evolved after a pain-staking development of each character, “Long Man” began with the story. Long Man is the Cherokee name for the Tennessee River, which is about to fl ood the tiny town of Yuneetah. A TVA dam has condemned the town, and all but a few residents have evacuated their homes. One holdout is Annie Clyde Dod-son, who wants her 3-year-old daughter, Gracie, to in-herit the family land. As the fl oodgates prepare to close, a storm rages, and Annie and her husband realize that Gracie is missing.

Greene grew up hearing family stories about TVA and the dams that covered much of East Tennessee with

Amy Greene speaks during

the Knoxville Writers’ Guild

launch of her new novel

“Long Man.” The event was

held at the West Knoxville

home of Warren and Annelle

Neel. Photo by Wendy Smith

Local author Amy Greene grows upwater, and it was a topic she embraced. But as she fol-lowed the plot she’d created, she got stuck because she didn’t know the characters well enough, she says. So she returned to the process that worked for “Bloodroot” and fully developed each one.

While waiting for “Long Man” to be published, Greene began work on her third novel, a contemporary coming-of-age story that is slightly autobiographical. The plot revolves around a young woman who devotes herself to fi nding the truth after she’s orphaned by an industrial accident.

While Greene didn’t have a social agenda in mind when she wrote “Bloodroot,” she hopes to address the plight of the working poor with her third novel.

“As I’ve grown as a writer,

and a human being, I do look beyond the mountains a lit-tle more.”

New curator Tim Baumann hangs out with Sandy, the sand-

stone sculpture that is expected to be named Tennessee’s of-

fi cial state artifact this week. Photo by Wendy Smith

McClung Museumfeels like home to new curator

By Wendy SmithMcClung Museum of

Natural History and Culture curator of archaeology Tim Baumann explains the dif-ference between archaeology and anthropology with an analogy from J.R.R. Tolk-ien’s classic “The Lord of the Rings.” Archaeologists are like Gollum, who seeks the magic ring for his own pur-poses. Frodo, on the other hand, holds on to the ring for the good of the world.

Anthropology is the study of humans, and archaeol-ogy contributes to that study. But Baumann will always be more interested in what arti-facts teach us about human-ity than about the artifacts themselves.

“I couldn’t be Gollum,” he says.

Still, he’s happy to be sur-rounded by artifacts at Mc-Clung, where he’s served as curator since August. Being at the museum is like com-ing home, he says, since he worked at the museum while completing his Ph.D. at UT in the late 1990s. His wife, Val-erie Altizer, also has returned to her roots. She grew up in North Knoxville.

Baumann’s job entails taking care of the museum’s collection and engaging the public. Caring for the collec-tion is a bigger project than

most realize, given that most of it is stored behind locked doors below the museum. A behind-the-scenes tour re-veals row after row of shelves containing specimens from around the world, and the collection is always growing.

One of his objectives is to make McClung’s extensive archaeology collection more accessible to the public. He hopes to make more infor-mation available online. A searchable catalog of the col-lection would allow research-ers and teachers to see, and use, the museum’s hidden artifacts. It’s a massive un-dertaking that would require additional grant money, but he’s not intimidated.

“I call it job security,” he said, chuckling.

The museum is already engaging the public. Multiple lectures, stroller tours and family fun days are sched-uled for the coming months, and students visit the mu-seum daily. A new attraction is Monty, a 24-foot bronze Edmontosaurus annectens skeleton that graces the mu-seum’s Circle Park entrance.

Monty isn’t just a statue. He posts facts on the Mc-Clung Facebook site each Tuesday. Last week’s fact: Giraffes often sleep only 20 minutes in a 24-hour period.

An old attraction that’s

sure to draw new fans is Sandy, a Native American sandstone sculpture found in Wilson County in the 1930s. A bill naming Sandy the offi -cial state artifact is currently

making its way through the state legislature.

Baumann also envisions programs outside the muse-um walls that would involve the public.

Several years ago, he was involved with the restoration of the largest African-Amer-ican cemetery in St. Louis. Students helped with the identifi cation of thousands of graves, and during the time

they participated in the “cem-etery lab,” their grades went up. Knoxville has numerous heritage and environmental sites that could engage kids in the same way, he says.

Baumann is actively in-volved in his own research as well. He plans to highlight current research in the state, including his own work on negatively painted pottery, in an ongoing exhibit that

will open this month. He has tentative plans for an exhibit that will focus on excava-tions that have taken place in Knoxville. Local historian Charlie Faulkner, who was Baumann’s major professor at UT, is helping with the project.

For more information and a schedule of upcoming events: www.mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

Visiting Angelic Minis-tries is uplifting. Meeting the people who make this amazing place run smooth-ly is off the chart.

Debbie Weddington is a volunteer who coordi-

nates other volunteers and directs the Men’s Recovery Program. Debbie grew up in the Foun-tain City/Halls area.

As a registered nurse, she stayed busy working and raising four children. Then she found herself unem-ployed and started praying about God’s plan for her.

Angelic founder Betsy Frazier visited her church, and Debbie knew immedi-ately that she wanted to be part of Betsy’s team. That was nine years ago.

Debbie says her posi-tion gives her “the perfect opportunity to demon-

strate God’s love.” Clients come for varied reasons. Job loss or some type of disaster brings the major-ity in for help. Angelic Ministries helped many who relocated here after Hurricane Katrina.

Debbie welcomes every-one with open arms. More volunteers are needed.

Currently 12 are en-rolled in the Men’s Re-covery Program. Misuse of drugs or alcohol often brings them to seek help. These men learn job skills while residing in ministry housing. The program lasts for one year, and Debbie is obviously proud of her “graduates,” some of whom now mentor others in the program.

Spring cleaning? It is the perfect time to gather up everything you aren’t us-ing and donate to Angelic. Every item will be given to a family in need.

Donations may be dropped off at 1218 N. Cen-tral St., the former Merita Bread building. For pickup of large items such as fur-niture and mattresses, or to learn more about becoming a volunteer, call 523-8884 or visit www.angelicminis tries.com.

■ Houston on THRC Annazette Houston has

been named by Gov. Bill Haslam to the Tennes-see Human Rights Commis-sion, repre-senting East Tennessee.

She cur-rently serves as the director of the Offi ce of Disability Services at UT. She holds a master’s degree in organi-zational communication from Murray State Univer-sity and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Langston University.

She serves on the boards of the Beck Cultural Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.

■ Moore is advocateDaniel J. Moore is the

new board advocate chair for the American Diabetes Associa-tion’s Knox-ville offi ce.

“I am thrilled to have

him help lead our efforts to bring down the barri-ers and fund research to stop diabetes,” said Wendi Mullins, associate direc-tor. “With the percentage of adults who have Type 2 diabetes rising sharply, it is imperative to spread the word about the risks, symptoms, detection and treatment of this deadly disease.”

Moore is a member of Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter PLLC, a Knoxville law fi rm. His ar-eas of practice include real estate, contracts, general business and corporate law. Info: 1-800-342-2383 or www.diabetes.org.

■ Digital workfl ow expert at PSCCPellissippi State Com-

munity College will host R. Mac Holbert, the co-founder of Nash Edi-tions and The Image Collective and an

expert on digital work-flow, at a lecture 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley Campus.

The event is free and is open to the community.

Digital workfl ow is the process of taking a raw digital photo on a camera and converting it into a high-quality fi ne-art print.

“Mac is one of the lead-ing people in digital print and Adobe Photoshop,” said Kurt Eslick, an associate professor in photography.

■ March meetings ■ East Towne Area

Business and Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Harvest Park Community Center. Early birds can come at 7:30 for breakfast. Talking about stress management will be Lisa Birnesser, a massage therapist. Potential new members and interested business people are invited. Info: Kaelyn Farmer, 329-2455.

■ Fountain City Busi-ness and Professional As-sociation will meet at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Central Baptist Church. Lunch is $10 (fi rst come, fi rst served). The speaker is G. Larry Hartsook, presi-dent of Global Integrated Security Solutions, who will talk about school security. Info: fountaincitybusiness.com or 688-2421.

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A global steel-processing company will create 61 jobs in Harriman with an antici-pated launch in April 2014.

ArcelorMittal executives have announced reopening the facility, which closed in 2011 because of poor market condi-tions.

“We work hard to help c o m p a n i e s locate and expand in our state, but when a company like ArcelorMittal is able to restart its opera-tions, it gives the commu-nity a tremendous sense of revival and renewed mo-mentum. I appreciate Arce-lorMittal’s commitment to Roane County and its con-

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Smyth opens counseling centerDr. Randy Smyth has opened 180 Counseling Center at 7119 Af-

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By Phyllis NicholsWhen Sophia Brown

fi rst con-tacted the K n o x v i l l e Area Urban League, she was just looking to i m p r o v e her com-puter skills. H o w e v e r ,

she gained much more than that. Working with the Ur-ban League gave her the confi dence to realize she could do even better.

“I learned I could have a career beyond working in the fast-food industry,” Brown said.

“The Urban League equipped me to go out into the business world and be successful.”

Brown was part of a pilot program to help women get out of abusive relationships, support themselves fi nan-cially and get involved in the

community.The class taught partici-

pants business and comput-er skills, as well as how to deal with their current situ-ations. After graduation, the Urban League placed Brown in an internship at the Appalachian Commu-nity Fund and then helped her get a job with a funeral home.

“I was quiet and shy,” Brown said. “Working with the families brought me out of my shell and built my people skills as I helped families cope with their loss.”

Now, Brown works at the University of Tennessee College of Law as a direc-tor’s assistant and recently self-published “In the Blink of an Eye,” a book on her journey of surviving and getting away from domestic violence.

“The Urban League saved my life,” Brown said. “It played a big part in getting

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Phyllis Nichols

News from Knoxville Area Urban League

me started on my journey,and for that I will alwaysbe thankful. I feel that Godsent me there for a reason atthat very moment in time.

“I’m proud of where I’velanded and, when I thinkback, I know I have comesuch a long way. The UrbanLeague gave me the chanceto make that happen.”

Though the specifi c pro-gram Brown participatedin is no longer available,the Urban League providesworkforce developmentand training with comput-er programs, employmentreadiness, counseling andjob placement, customerservice, internships and ap-prenticeships.

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By Betsy Pickle “Airplane rides for 5

cents” – that’s something you’re not likely to see in today’s economy. But when Knoxville’s fi rst airport was operating on the site of what’s now West High School, that was the adver-tised rate.

Becky Huckaby, vice president of public relations for the Metropolitan Knox-ville Airport Authority, shared that slice of history and many more at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Rotary Club of Farragut.

The dirt runway on Sutherland Avenue was a popular attraction in the 1920s.

“People would ride their horses out to that location to get their mail or just to watch the only airplane come in once a week,” said Huckaby.

“People were very inter-ested in aviation, and it caught on very quickly. Our area was so inundated with people who were building their own airplanes and who were very interested in bringing routes and travel by air to our community that we were very much on the forefront of aviation for our country.

“Because of our geo-graphic location … we be-

Airport’s past includes dirt runway, super-cheap airfare

Airport PR chief Becky Huckaby and pilot and Rotarian Charles

Mattingly joke around after the Farragut Rotary meeting. Photo by Betsy Pickle

Women in Jazz is campus eventNews from Pellissippi State - Magnolia Campus

By Heather BeckThe history of women in

jazz is the highlight of a mu-sical event Tuesday, March 4, at Pellissippi State Com-munity College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus.

“Transcending Boundar-ies and Shaping Jazz: The Women Behind America’s Original Art Form” is 10:45 a.m.-noon in the Communi-ty Room of the site campus.

The event is free. The community is invited.

“March is Women’s His-tory Month,” said Rosalyn

Tillman, dean of the Mag-nolia Avenue Campus. “At this concert, we celebrate women in history who be-came prominent through their musical talent as jazz musicians or vocalists.”

Contemporary artists Aubrey Baker, Pamela Klic-ka and Emily Mathis will perform as they highlight historical female jazz art-ists.

“Transcending Boundar-ies” is part of The Season of Music at Magnolia Avenue. The Season of Music is a

series of musical concerts and presentations that run throughout the 2014 spring semester. The series intro-duces music from a histori-cal perspective, opening a rich cultural experience to campus students and the lo-cal community.

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New leader at Union County

ChamberBy Libby Morgan

Norris Shores resident Patrick Hurley has been hired to replace Julie Gra-ham as Union County Chamber president and CEO.

Hurley has lived in Union County since 2004 and travels frequently as a con-sultant in the electric power industry.

He and his wife, Laurie Oppel, also a consultant in the power industry, live on Norris Lake. “I wanted to live in a place that feels like a vacation. We absolutely love it,” he says.

“We’ve seen a lot of good things happen in Union County since we’ve been here – the new HPUD water supply, the big gro-cery store, the widening of the highway, regular lake cleanups and marina im-provements.

“Internet service has improved quite a bit since we’ve been here, and new lines are in the works.

Patrick Hurley

Patrick Hurley takes the helm

By Anne HartWhile some still debate the issue of Day-

light Savings Time, Dr. Dewey McWhirter of Tennova Healthcare’s Sleep Centers knows the truth: the practice does our bodies no good, and can actually be quite harmful.

“A lot of people will have problems after “spring forward,” McWhirter says. “In fact, we’ll see an increase in car accidents and a little bit of an increase in heart attacks.”

And that’s just for starters, as the body’s circadian rhythm is jarred by a two-hour alteration to the normal sleep pattern – an hour on each end of the sleep cycle. It all starts when America sets its clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday.

To help the general public become aware of the problems that can result from irregu-lar sleep patterns – and the fact that treat-ment is available – Tennova’s Sleep Cen-ters in North, South and West Knoxville, and also in Jefferson and Cocke counties,

are taking part in Sleep Awareness Week– March 2-9 – sponsored by the NationalSleep Foundation.

Amy Harris, Tranquility Sleep Special-ist with Tennova, will have informationalbooths set up at the hospital’s south loca-tion on Chapman Highway and the northlocation in Powell, as well as in JeffersonCity and Newport.

Dr. McWhirter says the booths will havematerials that explain to the public “that weall need to think about our sleep, and if wehave a problem, we need to do somethingabout it. At Tennova we are confi dent wehave the very latest in technology and in-novation to help with most sleep disorders.”

Among those disorders, Dr. McWhirt-er says, are decreases and stoppages ofbreathing, insomnia, sleep walking andothers.

He adds that even if we do not have seri-ous issues, there is still much the averageperson can do to sleep better, including amental and physical winding down beforebedtime, turning off TVs, computers, cellphones and all things with bright lights.

“We want to encourage people to notthink of sleep as something that interfereswith their life, but rather something thatis good for them and will make them feelbetter.

“When we have slept well, we tend to havemore energy during the day, to think moreclearly, to respond better to stress and to bein a better mood. People are happier if theyare getting a good night’s sleep, and thereare many long term health benefi ts.”

Dr. Dewey McWhirter

News from Tennova

Tennova notes Sleep Awareness Week

For additional information, contact the Tennova Sleep Center in Powell

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came a very popular loca-tion for people to stop over and fi ll up their aircraft and get gas and move on. So a lot of people would plane-spot here for a while.”

Huckaby said the family of Lt. Charles McGhee Tyson, a U.S. Naval aviator who was killed in ac-

tion in the North Sea during World War I, do-

nated the land for Tyson Park to the city of Knox-ville with the stipulation that the airport be named for their son.

The original airport was operated by private busi-ness, but the city purchased

it, created an aviation de-partment and soon ended up buying land in Blount County for a larger airport that could meet the needs of bigger, more modern aircraft and an expanding fl ight schedule.

McGhee Tyson Airport, which celebrated its 75th anniversary two years ago, has been operated by the nonprofi t MKAA since 1978. It is governed by a nine-per-son board whose members serve seven-year terms.

Farragut Rotary meets at noon Wednesdays at Fox Den Country Club. Info: www.farragutrotary.org

Broadband service is ex-tremely important. People cannot run their business from home without a fast connection.

“It’s terrifi c that many of the retirees in my neigh-borhood and the other lake developments are getting involved with volunteering in the community.

“In the recent past, I had more money than time, so I gave to several causes, including the Chamber. Now that I’m scaling back on work, I look at this new role at the Chamber as my way of actually giving of my time.

“Frankly, there are so

many irons in the fi re at the Chamber, I’m a little in-timidated. There’s a whole bunch of stuff going on here. But I’m a quick learner – I can always pick up stuff.

“I’m glad it’s a part-time job. I want to spend more time on the lake.”

Hurley was raised in St. Louis. His parents got married just before his dad entered the Navy during World War II.

“My parents pushed reli-gion, education and music: ‘REM.’ The music didn’t stick with most of us, me and my four brothers. Our parents absolutely insisted that we pay attention and do our homework. Education is yours to keep. Nobody can take it away.

“Education is very im-portant to me, and that’s one of the things that will be important in my work with the Chamber. Economic de-velopment depends on it.”

The press release from the Chamber says Graham “has accepted a part-time position with a Knoxville-based nonprofi t and will continue to serve the Cham-ber as an active board mem-ber.”

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Laparoscopic techniques have transformed abdominal surger-ies in the last 20 years, replacing the need for one long incision with several smaller ones. This means less pain, quicker healing and few-er complications.

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Gallbladder removalThe gallbladder is a “pouch”

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Laparoscopic techniques have greatly improved gallbladder re-moval. Instead of 6-inch scars for open surgery, patients now go home with only four tiny incisions, spots where the slender laparo-scopic instruments have been in-serted.

Appendix removalAlthough its function is un-

known, the appendix can cause serious problems if it becomes infected or ruptures. Located be-tween the small and large intes-tines, surgery is the only way to re-move the appendix. In the past fi ve years, surgeons have improved techniques to remove the appen-dix. First, the infected organ is placed in a small plastic bag called an endobag, before being pulled out of the body. “This means it never touches any abdominal wall tissue, so the wound infection rate is very low,” Kropilak said. “We’ve been using it for a while, but it’s helped that surgery a great deal.”

Also in the last fi ve years, lapa-roscopic techniques have reduced incision size and healing time.

“Appendectomies have become preferable, if they can be done. It defi nitely leads to shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times and, more importantly, a signifi cant de-crease in wound infections,” said Kropilak.

Hernia repairA hernia is a weak spot in the

abdominal wall where fat or or-gans begin to protrude through. There are many types of hernias and just as many ways to repair them. But almost all surgeons use surgical mesh material. “It’s like patching a hole in a tire. The mesh helps reinforce the repair so much that, in the last 10 years, it’s really cut down on the recurrence rate of hernias,” said Kropilak.

Hernia repairs can either be done with laparoscopic instru-ments or with an open incision, depending on the location and size of the tear.

“Generally the outcomes are equal and the recurrence rate is low. With laparoscopy there’s slightly less pain and the ability to

get back to work quicker. If open groin hernia surgery can be done with light sedation instead of deep anesthesia, that’s easier on the pa-tient,” Kropilak said.

When choosing a surgical cen-ter for any kind of abdominal sur-gery, it’s most important to fi nd a skilled surgeon and quality center, said Kropilak.

“At Fort Sanders, some of our surgeons have been doing this for 20 years, and they’re very good at what they do. We have a lot of ex-

perience,” said Kropilak.“We also think we’re a conser-

vative group of surgeons who re-ally only operate when we thinkit’s necessary. The staff at Fort Sanders treats all our patients as if we were treating our own family.We’re striving for the best care you can get.”

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At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, doctors develop the best approach for each patient in an eff ort to eliminate the need for multiple surgeries and

extended stays in the hospital.

No quick fi x for Washburn man’s herniaThe surgical community con-

tinually looks for less-invasive methods involving smaller inci-sions, hoping to shorten hospital times and the chance of infection. However, in some cases, a larger incision is needed for a successful surgical procedure.

That was the case for William “Gary” Stephens of Washburn, Tenn., 61, who had not one, but three surgeries for a hernia be-fore it was fi nally repaired at Fort Sanders Regional Center.

A hernia is when fat or tissue squeezes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall. Stephens’ her-nia began about 10 years ago and grew larger over time, probably the result of his work in construc-tion. Eventually the pain became severe.

“It was just real painful, and I couldn’t do any physical work, be-cause when I did, my hernia would come out. Eventually it kept me at home,” Stephens said.

Stephens had two separate sur-geries that attempted to repair the hernia, in 2010 and 2011. Sur-geons used small pieces of surgical mesh each time to try to repair the weak spot in the abdominal wall. Surgical mesh helps bond muscles together, reducing the recurrence of hernias.

“But it kept coming back,” Ste-phens said. On the recommenda-tion of a friend, Stephens turned to Dr. Michael Kropilak at Fort Sanders.

Kropilak determined that Ste-phens would need another sur-gery, this time with a larger inci-

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How do you know if your stomachache requires an antacid or a trip to the doctor’s offi ce? Here are a few things to keep in mind:

■ If your pain is sudden and severe, or increases when you move or cough.

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sion. “He went more intense on the surgery, he put in a bigger mesh,” said Stephens.

Even though it was more ex-tensive surgery, Stephens spent

only one day at Fort Sanders and went home that night. He said he was fully recovered in three months.

Today, he’s back to tending

cattle on his 100-acre farm and spending time with his family. He said he would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone who needs a surgical repair for hernia.

“I’ve had no problems since,”he said. “I went home the sameday. I was in and out, and it wasall good. They took care of me realwell.”

Dr. Michael D.

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B-2 • MARCH 3, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Sharps Chapel guys Jerry Lynn Walker and Keith Bea-son will be working on the Oak Grove Schoolhouse pres-ervation in their “spare time” during the next few weeks.

Union County schools director Jimmy Carter says, “Jerry and Keith would have helped out on their own time, but we want to support the effort. Oak Grove is one of our county’s schools. So on some afternoons when there’s nothing pressing, the two can do some good work to further the project.”

The two are mainte-nance techs for the Union County school system, and were on hand at last week’s workshop on re-installing weighted windows. The ses-sion was led by Ethiel Gar-lington, an historic pres-ervation expert who also

happens to be the grandson of the late Russ and Barbara Eldridge of Little Valley.

Garlington received a master’s degree in historic preservation from the Uni-versity of Georgia and has worked for fi ve years with Knox Heritage through the East Tennessee Preserva-tion Alliance.

Volunteers and members of Preservation Union Coun-ty have restored the old wood windows with paint and glaz-ing over the past weeks.

“We’re so glad to get to this

Libby Morgan

The intrepid Mary Johnson and Carol Watkins on the top of Cumberland Mountain above LaFol-

lette. Photos by Libby Morgan

It’s impossible there could be

any other type of traffi c on

the rugged trail.

Ethiel Garlington

(top), historic pres-

ervation expert,

begins threading

ropes for window

weights at Oak

Grove School as

Jerry Lynn Walker

and Keith Beason

watch.

Oak Grove progress

stage. It’s been a long haul, and we have much, much more to do,” says Bonnie Pe-ters, Union County Historian and member of PUC.

“We were able to save all the windows except three halves, and we have a vol-unteer who is going to build those. Our next step is wir-ing and plumbing.”

Retired TVA architect Tom Worden is scheduled to consult on the project this week, according to Peters.

■ Take a hikeUp in the clouds above

LaFollette, the Cumberland Mountain is topped by a trail from 25W to the south-west. It’s part of the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, a linear park that goes from Kentucky to near Chattanooga.

We (the adventurous Mary Johnson of Sharps Chapel and this writer) thought it would be neat to discover it.

The part we planned to hike is about six miles. We

estimated 30 minutes a mile.After climbing up from

the gap at Big Creek (steep as a ladder, practically) we took in fabulous views to the north and south to the Smokies as we followed the mountaintop.

We found amazing rock formations, evidence of a meat-eating mammal and possible bobcat tracks, a spring way up there (How does that happen?) and a nice shelter for through-hikers – and a real ladder.

As an employee of the Cumberland Trail Confer-ence for almost a decade, Arleen Decker of Maryville created the volunteer pro-gram, and says the current ladder was built as an Eagle Scout project.

“The Cumberland Trail, when completed, will be about 300 miles long. Right now there are about 180 miles in use. The corridor from LaFollette northeast to Cumberland Gap has been acquired, and volun-teers are going to be needed

to help fi nish that segment,” says Decker.

“The state has set a goal to fi nish the last 120 miles by 2018.

“The segment you hiked is the portion of the trail with the best panoramic views. My favorite parts of the Cumberland Trail are in Catoosa along the Obed River and the Piney River segment near Spring City.”

The Cumberland Trail (Tennessee) is part of the Great Eastern Trail, roughly paralleling the Appalachian Trail. The Great Eastern Trail goes from southern New York (state) all the way to the Florida panhandle, where it meets up with the Florida National Scenic Trail.

Back on our rocky top, af-ter three hours of hiking, we thought each dip we came to would be our last one, where a gravel road crosses over the mountain, which is where we had parked my car.

At each vista, we studied the valley below to try to

spot the beginning of our road at the highway.

After four hours, we started to think we’d some-how missed it.

Five hours in, we just thought we had miscalcu-lated our hiking speed … we were right about that!

At just under six hours, we came upon our road. If my sister Carol had been able to get down there and get back up, she would have kissed the ground.

■ Arts Council plans for Art on MainPlans for the June 7 Art

on Main in Maynardville are progressing, with de-tails being ironed out about Thunder Road-related dis-plays, an art competition and the return of the popu-lar Lil Thunder Railroad for the kids.

If you’d like to get in-volved and help with the Arts Council or the event, call Union County Arts at 865-992-9161.

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HALLS – Charming 3BR/2BA home in quiet neighborhood on a dbl lot, bamboo fl rs 4 yrs old, carpet 3 yrs old, new roof in 2013, new hybrid HVAC in 2012, custom closet organizer, fl oored attic stg & 6.5' tall crawl space. THIS IS A MUST SEE!! $159,900 (874278)

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GIBBS – Immaculate 4BR/2.5BA in excellent condition. Fea-tues: Bonus rm or 5th BR, 9' ceilings, mstr on main, formal dining, hdwd & tile, lg walk-in closets, mstr suite -w/dbl vanity, shower whirlpool tub, great stg, level fenced yard & lg deck great for entertain-ing. Freshly painted. $209,900 (874824)

KNOX – 142.9 acres on co line. 61.57 acres in Knox Co & 81.33 acres in Union Co. Branch runs across both ends of property & has a spring fed pond. Property has a brick bldg near road. $599,000 (874438)

HALLS – Convenient to Beaver Brook Country Club, all brick B-rancher has 3BR/3BA & features: LR/DR combo on main, fam rm off kit. Possible sep living down features: Rec rm w/wet bar area, 13.6x11 offi ce & Laundry/BA. Oversized 2-car gar 23x26.5 w/workshop. Reduced. $189,900 (854735) N KNOX – 5.5 acres zoned resi-

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N KNOX – Great 2BR/2BA Fea-tures: Eat-in kit, laundry/mud rm off kit, BR w/french doors to deck, MBR w/8x11.6 offi ce. Updates include: Carpet 1 yr, roof 9 yrs & replacement windows. Convenient to shop-ping. $99,900 (870421)

POWELL – Excellent location near I-75. 3.6 acres currently zoned residential. Property is in close proximity to com-mercial property w/possibility of rezoning to commercial. $165,000 (864647)

POWELL – Investment oppor-tunity. Exc. loc. near I-75 on E. Raccoon Valley Road. 36.7 acres - front 10.77 acres has an existing mobile home park w/42 pads & a 4-plex w/2BR apartments. Presently 36 pads are rented. Park is set up for 16 x 80 singlewide. $999,000 (865016)

HALLS – Custom stone & brick 2-story bsmt w/3-car gar. Wood-ed in back w/seasonal lake view. This home features 7BR/4BA & over 4,800 SF w/plenty of stg. Crown molding throughout, eat-in kit w/granite tops, LR w/gas FP, mstr on main & BR on main, 3BR & bonus up. Downstairs has 2BRs living rm w/2nd FP & bonus/media rm pre-wired for surround sound. On quiet cul-de-sac. $414,900 (872896)

HALLS – Residental building lot in Stonewood Hills. Nice level lot in cul-de-sac. $38,000 (866279)

POWELL – Bring your boat or motor home. This 3BR/2.5BA home features: Mstr w/full BA & 2nd BR w/half BA. Detached gar w/14' door & overhead stg. Attached 2-car gar, fenced backyard, screened porch, new win-dows & so much more. Re-duced. $179,900 (867491)

PLENTY OF ROOM TO ROAM!This custom brick B-rancher has 3BR/3.5BA & features: Lg rms, formal LR or offi ce on main, mstr on main & fi nished bsmt w/full BA. Enjoy the out-doors w/above ground pool & decking. Great for workshop or boat stg. $249,900 (870156)

CLINTON – Bring your horses & livestock! This 11.4 acre farm features: Totally updated 3BR/3BA home, 6-stall barn w/loft, tack rm & tractor shed. House has crown molding, granite tops, hdwd, tile & updates throughout includ-ing HVAC 4 yrs, roof 3 yrs & gutters 1 yr. Barn: Water & elect, 6 stalls, tack rm, 3 stg rms,& tractor shed. $369,900 (874343)

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Residence Lots 44LOT FOR SALE: 8101

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Lakefront Property 47ATTN: DEVELOPERS

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avail. $500,000. 865-964-1342

Cemetery Lots 492 BURIAL Lots Highland

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Comm. Prop. - Rent 66 5400 SF Office / WH $1,200/mo. 23,000 sf Office W/H $5,350/ mo,1 yr min lease. 17,500 sf Office W/H $4,189/mo, 1 yr min lease. 1,000 sf Office space (6 offices) $850/mo. Locations & more info go to www.jtrussell.net or call 865-679-2443

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Houses - Unfurnished 74FTN. CITY. Renovated

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Sterchi Village 3 BR, 2 BA, 1840 SF, tranquil, fenced bkyd. $1200/mo. 865-414-1276

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865-384-5643

Manf’d Homes - Rent 86PRIV. ACRE, Very

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Business Equipment 133Comm. Grade used

file cabinets, 4 & 5 drawer, letter & legal, also 5 drawer lateral files. 865-363-3904

Dogs 141GORDON SETTER

Pups AKC Reg., 8 wks., vet ck, shots & wormed, exc. pets or hunting dogs. $400. 865-805-7595

SIBERIAN HUSKY AKC pups. All colors, shots. Champ. Lines. $600. 865-256-2763.

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Free Pets 145

ADOPT! Looking for an addi-tion to the family?

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Farmer’s Market 150HAY, 4x4 round

bales, $18. 6x6 bales $38. Mixed grass kept dry. 865-230-1997

HAY FOR SALE 4 X 5 rolls, in dry.

$25/roll. 865-828-5574; 865-660-1752

Building Materials 188125 SHEETS of 26 ga.

metal roofing, 16'2"L, white; 700 concrete split faced blocks; 28 trusses 30'L + hangover. All $4500. 865-803-3633

Lawn-Garden Equip. 190JOHN DEER

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Music Instruments 198ION ELEC. Drum Set.

Like new. stool /sticks. $90. 865-769-5385

Household Furn. 204FOR SALE. 5 Pcs.,

Brown Wicker, 2 chairs, lounge, settee, coffee tbl, asking $200. Call before 9:00 pm. 865-317-1060

LOVESEAT, CUSTOM made in Barbados, metal frame, nat. wicker, perf. $500/b.o. 865-922-5566

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VINTAGE DOOR, $80. 33"x80"; 3 panels at bottom, 3 panes at top. Call 305-9663.

Household Appliances 204aWILL PICK UP free

unwanted appls, mowers & scrap metal. John 925-3820

Games/Toys 206Floor type train table

that rolls w/2 storage drawers. $90. Retails $200. 865-769-5385

Exercise Equipment 208Moving Sale. Used VPX

2000 exercise machine, 6 mos old, like new, $550. 865-828-4568

Arts Crafts 215Cricut Machine with

jukebox, 20+ cartridges, loads of

extras. $499. 423-489-1616

Wanted To Buy 222WANTED 4 DRAWER

LETTER, fireproof file with lock. Phone 865-363-3904

Garage Sales 225BEULAH BAPTIST

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Boats Motors 232MASTERCRAFT 190

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RANGER BASS Boat 374V, burgundy, 150 XP Evinrude, 12/24 trolling mtr, exc. cond. New tires on trailer. $6900/b.o. 423-312-8256

TAHOE 2004 Q4 S/F, 20' 190 HP Mercruiser,

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Campers 235

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Motorcycles 2382002 Harley Davidson

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BIG DOG Mystique 2004, 10th anniv. 107 cu. in, S&S Super Stock. Like new. 9000 mi. Yellow w/green flames, $12,000/bo. 423-312-8256

KAWASAKI NINJA 2009 650R, 2500 miles,

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ATV’s 238a 2008 YAMAHA Grizzly,

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Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH

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***Web ID# 370538***

Trucks 257FORD F250 1995, 8 cyl.,

white, Tommy lift, 66K mi., good cond. $4900. 865-455-3675.

***Web ID# 372841***

Antiques Classics 260

1984 MERCEDES

Mint condition, won 2 car shows

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Sport Utility 261CADILLAC SRX 2011,

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***Web ID# 375367***

MERCEDES R350 2007, V6, loaded, clean, like new, $13,900. 865-577-4069.

Yamaha Electric Golf Cart. 2009, Jake's lft kit, chrome whls., bg tires, battr. chrg., frnt. mtl. bumper, like new, tan. $5500. 843-457-4309

Imports 262HONDA ACCORD EX

2004, 4 cyl., low mi., lthr seats, warmer, sunroof, side air bag, am/fm stereo, CD. $12K. 865-966-5408

HONDA S2000 2004, 108K mi., silver,

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LEXUS GS400 1998, great car, performs & looks great, 176K mi, $4990. 865-376-3834 865-621-2871

MERCEDES SL500 2005, 24K mi, silver, keyless go, loaded, $27,700. 865-288-0269

VW BEETLE Turbo 2012, loaded, special ed., like new, garaged, well-maint. 11k mi, $21,000. 865-933-602; 235-2633 ***Web ID# 376424***

VW JETTA 2014, V4 turbo, 36 mpg. 2k mi, List $22,640; $19,500 firm. 901-626-3376

Domestic 265BUICK LASABRE 2000, white, leather

seats, exc. shape, low mi., $3200. 865-687-5729

Cadillac Deville 1998, 1 owner, gar. kept, well maint. $3900. 865-690-6667; 806-0073

Domestic 265Chev Impala 2009,

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Air Cond / Heating 301

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BY FAITH Men women, children.

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Cement / Concrete 315A&S CONCRETE

Driveways, side-walks, footers, floors & block laying. All types remodeling.

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TUESDAYS THROUGH MARCH 11Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 9:30

a.m.-noon, Knox County Health Department class-room, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. To register: 215-5170.

THROUGH MARCH 12Enrollment open for 2014-15 school year

for Little Creations, Beaver Dam Baptist Church Parent’s Day Out program, 4328 Emory Road. Regis-trations accepted 9 a.m.-noon Monday, March 10, and Wednesday, March 12. Info: 922-7529.

THURSDAYS THROUGH MARCH 13Weekly Bible study, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at New

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Dining with Diabetes, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. A three-class series for people with diabetes and their family members. Topics include learning how to manage diabetes, food demonstrations and tasting of healthy foods. RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 25. Info/RSVP: 922-2552.

THURSDAYS THROUGH APRIL 3Art classes for children ages 6-9, 2-3 p.m.,

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MONDAY, MARCH 3Keith Mowery, Pastor of Buffalo Trail Baptist

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TUESDAY, MARCH 4Laissez Le Bon Temp Rouler cooking class,

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UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Free communitywide basic self-defense classes, 6:30 p.m., Third Creek Baptist Church, 4917 Oak Ridge Highway. All welcome.

Halls Business and Professional Association’s Breakfast Club, 7:30-9 a.m., Commercial Bank, 7400 Maynardville Highway.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5The Picky Chick Spring Consignment “Shop

Early for Charity” event to benefi t Fountain City El-ementary School, 6-8 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Info: http://thepickychick.business catalyst.com/shop-charity.html.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch

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Free Music Jam: country, bluegrass, etc.; pickers and grinners, acoustical only; 7-9 p.m., Escapee’s RV Park, 908 Raccoon Valley Road.

Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

Free “Creating and Maintaining a Home Rain Garden” workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tusculum Col-lege , Room 101, 1305 Centerpoint Blvd. (off Lovell Rd.). Advanced registration required. To register: 974-9124. Info: www.tnyards.utk.edu.

Reception for Amy Greene marking the publication of her second novel, “Long Man,” 6 p.m., R. Jack Fishman Library on Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Admission free; community is invited. Info: Glenda Nolen, 423-585-6922 or Glenda.Nolen@ws.edu.

Bee Friends beekeepers meeting, 6 p.m., Walters State Community College Tazewell campus auditorium. Charlie Parton of the TBA will be speaking on swarms, making splits and hive management. Info: 617-9013.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 6-8The Picky Chick Spring Consignment Event,

10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Saturday is “half price day.” Info: http://thepickychick.businesscatalyst.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7Church Women United meeting, at Sequoyah

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B-4 • MARCH 3, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Red Devil baseball seniors include: Andrew Sylvester, Sam Killion, Clay Walker, J.J. Corvette and Jacob Washam.

Celebrating … the students, athletes and artists

of Halls High School.

S pring is just around the corner and it’s time to hit the diamond and enjoy some Red Devil baseball and softball.

The Halls softball team starts the season with great senior leadership. They have only lost one player from last year’s District Championship team. Varsity games begin at 6 p.m. this year. Look for the team to come out strong. They are coached by Bryan Gordon and Kevin Julian.

The Halls baseball team gears up for a tough schedule on the baseball diamond this season. The team is a year older and after a good season of

summer ball, head coach Doug Polston expects their hard work to pay off. Varsity games start at 5 p.m

2014 Softball ScheduleMarch 10 Powell Away

March 13 Grace Away

March 14-15 Chic-Fil-A Classic Brentwood

March 24 Clinton Away

March 25 Campbell County Home

March 26 Oak Ridge Away

March 27 Anderson County Away

March 31 Karns Home

April 1 Gibbs Away

April 3 Central Home

April 4-6 Eastman Invitational Kingsport

April 7 Powell Home

April 9 Oak Ridge Home

April 11-12 Gibbs Tournament TBA

April 14 Clinton Home

April 15 Poland OH. High School Home

April 17 Anderson County Home

April 21 Karns Away

April 22 Gibbs Home

April 23 Bearden Home

April 24 Central Away

May 1-7 District Tournament TBA

May 12-14 Regional Tournament TBA

May 16 State Sectional TBA

May 20-23 State Tournament Murfreesboro

Senior members of the Halls High softball team include:

Katie Scott, Kelsey Whited, Alexis Helm, Samantha War-

wick, Alyssa Mabe and Vada Major. Photos by Ruth WhitePlay ball!

2014 Baseball Varsity ScheduleMarch 5 West Home

March 10 Oak Ridge Away

March 11 Gibbs Away

March 12 Karns Home

March 14 Jeff erson County Home

March 18 Clinton Away

March 19 Campbell County Away

March 24 Anderson County Away

March 25 Powell Home

March 26 Central Away

March 27-29 Smoky Mtn. Classic Sevier County

March 31 Oak Ridge Home

April 1 Gibbs Home

April 2 Karns Away

April 8 Clinton Home

April 9 Campbell County Home

April 11-12 Maryville Tournament Maryville College

April 14 Anderson County Home

April 15 Powell Away

April 16 Central (Sr. Night) Home

April 17-19 Trojan Classic Chattanooga

April 22 Gatlinburg Pittman Smoky Park

April 23 Catholic Away

April 24 Maryville Home

April 28 Jeff erson County Away

May 1-7 District Tournament TBA

May 12-14 Regional Tournament TBA

May 16 State Sectional TBA

May 19-23 State Tournament Murfreesboro

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