Maddox gets Corryton post

Aaron Maddox is the new principal at Corryton Elementary School. He has been serving as interim principal since Jamie Snyder left in Febru-ary to join the

Emerald Academy.Maddox joined Knox

County Schools in 1995 as a teacher at Fountain City Elementary School. He also taught at Copper Ridge El-ementary.

Superintendent James Mc-Intyre also appointed Jamie Cantrill as principal at Blue Grass Elementary and Wanda McCown as director of food services.

No Gibbs middle in Burchett budget

Sandra Clark speculates on Mayor Tim Burchett’s budget, which he will announce Mon-day, May 11, at 9 a.m.

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By Cindy Taylor Halls High School will mark

its 91st graduating class this year. Members of the alumni celebrat-ed the 2015 class, honored the class of 1965 and recognized past classes during the annual alumni banquet April 25. Judson Palmer, a 1952 graduate and alumni presi-dent, announced the proceedings.

Oldest class represented was

1941 while the latest class repre-sented was 2008. Four teachers attended, and entertainment was provided by the Halls Jazz Band.

Jenna Phillips was awarded the 2014 Halls Alumni Scholarship. Alumni Hall of Fame inductees for 2015 were Judy Wallace, Conley W. Ford and C. Lockwood Marine. Carl Tindell accepted the award for Ford.

“One thing Conley always want-ed to do was travel through the 48 states,” said Tindell. “And he did this on Greyhound buses.”

Judy Wallace, a 1952 Halls graduate, has had a distinguished career in education and coaching that included winning state sport championships and being award-ed National Coach of the Year.

C. Lockwood Marine, inducted

Halls Alumni Honor Class of 1965posthumously, was successful in business and was a community leader well known for his contri-butions to the University of Ten-nessee, where in his senior year he was selected Torchbearer, the highest student honor conferred by the university. Jim Marine ac-cepted the Alumni Hall of Fame

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Six to join Hallof Fame

By Betty BeanWayne Smith and Eleanor

Bartlett Deal Smith – Knoxville High School Class of ’49 – know bet-ter than most that high school re-unions can be life-changing events.

In 1999, Smith lost his wife of 47 years. Deal, with whom he’d had one date in high school (“I was dating her best friend and never called her again”) was newly wid-owed, as well (her late husband was a fraternity brother of Smith’s at the University of Tennessee and Smith had been in their wedding).

They got reacquainted at their 50th class reunion, dated for a year and were married in 2000. They’ll celebrate their 15th wed-ding anniversary later this month.

But fi rst, they’ve got a date to attend the Historic Knoxville High School All-Class Reunion at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at Bearden Banquet Hall. The speaker will be Rick Dover, CEO of Dover Devel-opment, which won the contract to redevelop the old high school building and will convert the his-toric structure into senior living

Knoxville High School alums Paul Barnhart and Wayne Smith at the 2012 re-

union. Photo submitted

Knox High all-class reunion Saturdaya year to complete.

“I like the plans he’s adopting, and I think it’s going to work out fi ne,” Sproul said. “We’re pleased that he’s going to be our speaker.”

The other order of business will be introducing the new members of the KHS Hall of Fame, who will be added to the 100-member list introduced at the KHS 100th-year anniversary in 2010 at the Tennes-see Theatre.

“We decided there were a lot more people who should be on that list, and we’ve added six or seven a year in succeeding years,” Sproul said.

This year’s inductees include Malcolm W. Cagle (Class of ’37), a vice admiral who won the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Navy Cross for service during a career that began in World War II and ended in the Vietnam era.

Other new members are Mari-on M. Pickle Jr. (Class of ’41), Col. James T. “Tommy” Haynes (Class of ’44), Neal Caldwell (Class of ’50), Jim Elson (Class of ’50) and a sur-prise, secret inductee to be named Saturday.

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Lenoir City lawyer Harvey Sproul was a member of KHS Class of ’51 – the last class to graduate before the school was shut down. He said he’s expecting approxi-mately 200 people to attend the reunion, which has been consoli-dated and converted to a daytime

event as alumni numbers dwindle.Sproul, who is familiar with

Dover’s historic restoration work in Loudon County, is optimistic about the prospect of the devel-oper restoring his alma mater to its former splendor, and he thinks the alumni at the meeting will en-joy hearing about the restoration project, which will take more than

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Judy Wallace was rec-ognized for her work at a teacher, coach, assistant principal and athletic direc-tor at Abingdon High School in Virginia.

Conley W. Ford and his wife, Mary, now live in Sci-tuate, Mass.

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By Bill DockeryLast fall, Tony Lawrence

decided to take his future into his own hands. He’d gone to Central High School, and now he needed to fi nd a job. In October he made a cold call on Bravo! Cucina Italiana restaurant, looking for a workplace that could use his particular abilities.

Kate Meyer, one of the restaurant’s managers, in-terviewed him and was impressed, though she re-alized Lawrence had some

developmental disabilities. She gave him the task of readying silverware setups for the tables.

Since then, Lawrence has become a valuable employee of the restaurant, taking on more back-kitchen duties and even training another worker to share his napkin-rolling responsibilities.

On Thursday, May 14, both Lawrence and Bravo! will be honored with Spirit of the ADA awards by Knoxville’s disAbility Resource Center

Tony Lawrence, Kate Meyer and Richard Keninde Olowoyo pause for a picture on a busy Friday

night at Bravo! Cucina Italiana. Lawrence, who works in the kitchen, and Meyer, the restaurant’s

general manager, will be honored with the Spirit of ADA award from the disAbility Resource

Center. Lawrence is training Olowoyo in back-kitchen duties at Bravo!

Event to honorSpirit of ADA winners

at a citywide celebration at 11 a.m. on Market Square. The center recognizes people an-nually who have embodied the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was passed in 1990 to ensure that people with disabilities receive equal treatment un-der the law.

The ceremonies will involve Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and state Sen. Becky Massey, execu-tive director of the Sertoma Center for adults with in-tellectual disabilities, said Lillian Burch, executive di-rector of the center. The fes-tivities coincide with a two-day visit to Knoxville by the ADA Legacy Tour, a travel-ing display commemorating the 25th anniversary of the act’s passage.

Bravo! will receive the center’s award for employ-ers, and Lawrence, the consumer award. Six other individuals and two groups will also be honored.

Gary Harmon, a Knox County English teacher and motivational speaker, will take home the award for an individual showing the Spirit of the ADA. He is the author of “My Daddy Takes His Legs Off,” a book that makes children comfortable with the disabled body.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexan-der will be recognized for his legislative work to put federal authority for dis-ability services under the Department of Health and Human Services.

Dean Rivkin, a Univer-sity of Tennessee law pro-fessor, and Brenda McGee, a Knoxville lawyer, will be recognized along with the students of the UT Educa-tion Practicum for advocacy work on behalf of children caught up in the Knox Coun-ty Juvenile Justice System. The couple focus specifi cally on students of color who have disabilities and are likely to be cited to court and removed from school.

Jason Gaul will be hon-ored for his volunteer work and fundraising efforts. Anne Woodle at East Ten-nessee Children’s Rehabili-tation Center will receive the award for an exemplary service provider. A special award will go to the Knox-ville Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues, which is completing its 35th year of advocacy for the city’s peo-ple with disabilities.

The ADA Legacy Tour bus and displays will spend two days here. On May 13, the bus will be parked in the lot beside the Regal Cin-emas Pinnacle 18 theater on Parkside Drive in Turkey Creek. It will be open 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and will have a display in the Regal lobby.

The tour bus will move to Market Square on May 14 and will remain there for the DisAbility Resource Center festivities. Some 35 vendors are expected to have booths and displays at the event.

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student at Halls High School and has worked faithfully on behalf of military veter-ans. Ford founded the Sci-tuate American Legion Post

144 where he served as the fi rst post commander.

He is post commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

C. Lockwood Marine was a retired executive who held a doctorate in agricultural economics. He headed the national soybean processors.

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Cindy Taylor

Delores Kopp is a home-town hero. Literally. The Halls resident was selected by Home Federal Bank to receive a 2015 Hometown Hero award. The award came with a trophy and a $2,500 check for Kopp’s fa-vorite nonprofi t.

“We thank her for all she does for the community. In reading through this list of volunteer work it makes me marvel at how she fi nds time to do all these things.”

“I don’t do anything at home,” Kopp joked.

Kopp is a member of or volunteers with the Halls Crossroads Women’s League, the Boys & Girls Club, Halls Welfare Commission, Salem Baptist Church, Halls High School, sewing ministries, cemetery cleanup and more.

“This was a total sur-prise. I just thank all my supporters and Janice Webb for recognizing me,” said Kopp. “Being able to receive this money that I can donate to a worthy cause is wonder-ful. There is always a need

in the Boys & Girls Club.”“Delores is in my Sunday

school class and is always the fi rst one to immediate-ly address any need,” said Webb.

Being the community-minded asset she is, Kopp handed the check directly to Kira Jones, executive direc-tor of the Halls/Powell Boys & Girls Club.

“Delores is an amazing woman,” said Jones. “She is a true advocate for this community.”

Kopp and husband Ron have lived in Halls for the past 40 years and own Southern Design Land-scapes on Neal Road. Kopp retired from Dillard’s, and much of her time now is spent with her family. She

serves meals at hospice twice each month and was instrumental in the form-ing of the Halls Crossroads Women’s League. She can often be found at the Halls Senior Center and anywhere in Halls where help is called for. Her philosophy is to go wherever she is needed.

The Hometown Heroes program is in its fi fth year and celebrates community volunteers who make East Tennessee a more comfort-able place. Eight honorees have been selected for 2015. An overall honoree will be chosen from these to receive an additional $2,500 dona-tion to his or her designated nonprofi t.Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

com.

“When looking at all De-lores Kopp does, I have to wonder if the ‘Halls Has It’ slogan applies just to her,” said Home Federal presi-dent/CEO Dale Keasling.

COMMUNITY NOTES

■ Fountain City Lions Club

meets 6 p.m. each fi rst and

third Monday, Lions Com-

munity Building, 5373-5377 N.

Broadway.

■ Halls Community Lions Club

meets 7:15 p.m. each second

and fourth Monday, Shoney’s,

343 Emory Road.

■ Halls Republican Club meets

7 p.m. each third Monday at

the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/

Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike.

Info: www.knoxgop.org.

■ Seventh District Demo-crats meet 6:30 p.m. each

fourth Monday, Halls Branch

Library, 4518 E. Emory Road.

Info: Mary Ann Page, map@

parodee.net or 247-8155; Dan

Haney, bdl66@comcast.net or

922-4547.

■ United Northeast Democrats/8th District

meet 7 p.m. each second

Thursday, Gibbs Ruritan Club,

7827 Tazewell Pike. Info: Betty

Jones, 688-2268.

CORRYTON SENIOR CENTER

■ Wednesday, May 6: 9 a.m.

billiards, quilting; 10 a.m.

dominoes, crochet; 11 a.m.

open game; 1 p.m. Rook.

■ Thursday, May 7: 9 a.m.

billiards, quilting; 1 p.m. pi-

nochle; 1:30 p.m. Zumba Gold.

■ Friday, May 8: 9 a.m. SAIL ex-

ercise, billiards; 11 a.m. cross

stitch; 1 p.m. card making;

1:30 p.m. Zumba Gold.

HALLS SENIOR CENTER

■ Wednesday, May 6: 10 a.m.

bingo, hand & foot; noon

Derby Days; 12:30 p.m. bridge;

1 p.m. Rook, SAIL exercise.

■ Thursday, May 7: 10 a.m. line

dance, pinochle, quilting; 11

a.m., exercise; noon Derby

Days; 12:30 p.m. duplicate

bridge; 1 p.m. ballroom dance

class, beginning knitting

class.

■ Friday, May 8: 10 a.m. Texas

Hold ’em, euchre; 11 a.m.

SAIL exercise; 11:30 a.m. art

class; noon Mexican Train

dominoes.

■ Monday, May 11: 9 a.m.

scrapbooking; 10 a.m. Tai Chi,

pinochle, bridge, hand & foot;

1 p.m. Rook, SAIL exercise;

2:45 p.m. Mayor’s Budget

Presentation.

■ Tuesday, May 12: 10 a.m.

canasta; 11 a.m. exercise;

noon potluck: Fiesta; 12:30

p.m. Mexican Train dominoes;

1:30 p.m. hand & foot; 2 p.m.

movie time.

Info: 922-0416.

■ Appalachian Arts Craft Center to jury new membersAnyone interested in

selling their handmade crafts in the Appalachian Arts Craft Center’s shop in Norris should submit completed forms and three samples of their work to the center beginning Monday, May 18, and no later than noon Friday, May 29, for the jurying process. Visit www.appalachianarts.net or the center, 2716 Andersonville Highway (Highway 61), for required forms. A nonrefundable $25 jurying fee is required when forms and items are submitted. Info: 494-9854.

AREA FARMERS MARKETS

■ Dixie Lee Farmers Market,

Renaissance|Farragut, 12740

Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.-

noon Saturdays through Oct.

31. Locally grown produce,

free-range eggs, grass-fed

meats, honey, potted plants,

fresh-cut fl owers and herbs,

cheese, baked goods, pottery,

soaps, organic skin care,

handbound books, photog-

raphy and other handmade

crafts. Info: dixieleefarmers-

market.com; on Facebook.

■ Ebenezer Road Farmers Market,

Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer

Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays

through late November.

Grass-fed meat, hand-picked

produce, farm-fresh eggs,

artisan bread and cheese, local

honey, fl owers and handmade

crafts. Info: on Facebook.

■ Knoxville Farmers Market,

Laurel Church of Christ, 3457

Kingston Pike. Hours: 3-6

p.m. Fridays through late

November. Grass-fed meat,

hand-picked produce, farm-

fresh eggs, artisan bread and

cheese, local honey, fl owers

and handmade crafts.

■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Mar-

ket, 6410 S. Northshore Drive.

Hours: 3-6 p.m. every Friday

through Nov. 20. Grass-fed

beef, fresh eggs, artisan bread

and cheese, local honey, fresh

fl owers and in-season veg-

etables. Info: on Facebook.

■ Market Square Farmers Mar-

ket, 60 Market Square. Hours:

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays

and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays

through Nov. 21. Producer-

only market. Ornamental

plants, in-season produce,

dairy, eggs, honey, herbs,

meat, baked goods, jams/jel-

lies, coff ee and artisan crafts.

Info: marketsquarefarmers-

market.org.

■ Maryville Farmers Market:

Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-

sellout, Saturdays through

Nov. 17. Producer-only market

featuring seasonal veg-

etables, fruits, honey, plants,

baked goods, cut fl owers,

free-range eggs and meats.

■ Maryville Farmers Market:

New Providence Presbyterian

Church, 703 W. Broadway,

Maryville. Hours: 3:30-6:30

p.m. Wednesdays and

Saturdays, June 6-Aug. 29.

Producer-only market featur-

ing seasonal vegetables,

fruits, honey, plants, baked

goods, cut fl owers, free-range

eggs and meats.

■ New Harvest Park Farmers

Market, 4700 New Harvest

Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m.

Thursdays. Locally grown

produce, meats, artisan food

products, plants, herbs, fl ow-

ers, crafts. Info: on Facebook.

■ Oak Ridge Farmers Market,

Historic Jackson Square, 281

Broadway Ave. Oak Ridge.

Hours: 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays; 8

a.m.-noon Saturdays through

late November. grass-fed

meat, hand-picked produce,

farm-fresh eggs, artisan bread

and cheese, local honey, fl ow-

ers and handmade crafts. Info:

on Facebook.

■ “Shopping at the Farm” Farm-

ers Market, Marble Springs,

1220 W. Governor John Sevier

Highway. 3-6 p.m. Thursdays

through Nov. 1. Fresh, locally

produced products, including

sauces, seasonal produce,

herbs, perennial plants.

■ UT Farmers Market, UT Gar-

dens, Neyland Drive. Hours:

4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May

13-Oct. 21. Fresh produce,

local food, entertainment,

children’s events, educational

info and more.

Lay awarded scholarship

The board of directors of the Tennessee Housing Association has selected Hope E. Lay to receive the 2015 Stan and Thelma

Plumlee scholarship. Hope is a senior at Halls High School and has been accepted to the University of Tennessee for the 2015 fall term where she will work toward a degree in special education.

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Farragut revenue tops $9 millionBy Sandra Clark

David Smoak, adminis-trator for the town of F a r r a g u t , spoke about the town last week to the Farra-gut Rotary. He’s also pre s ident-elect of the

group. We’ve got this report by way of Tom King and the club newsletter,

Incorporating in 1980, the town’s population stood at 6,360. It had grown to 21,390 by the 2013 census. The town encompasses 16 square miles with most of the area south of I-40. The township provides public

works, community develop-ment, engineering and ad-ministration.

The vision for 2025 in-cludes the desire for a dis-tinctive residential com-munity with a focus on the history and beauty of the area with an eye toward strengthening the local economy.

Sales tax funds one half of the budget. The town has been debt-free since 1995 and plans to operate with-out debt. There is no prop-erty tax.

Currently, revenues are $9.1 million with $6.8 mil-lion in expenditures. Oper-ating costs are 42 percent of the budget, with personnel costs making up the bal-ance.

David Smoak

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Beware of coffee-shop debates about Tennessee football. Bruises and even lacerations are possible. Egos can be damaged. Feel-ings may be hurt beyond repair.

I innocently walked into one the other day and was immediately challenged to settle the disturbance.

“Speak up,” said one com-batant. “You know it all.”

“You’ve been around for-ever,” said another.

In commemoration of the NFL draft, at issue was which former Volun-teer, born in Tennessee, played the most pro football games?

Under consideration were Doug Atkins, Bill Bates and Reggie White.

Right here, out of courte-sy, we pause for two seconds so you can vote.

Pause over.

Old Vols in the NFL

Atkins, defensive end from Humboldt, played in 205 pro games (mostly Chi-cago). He struck fear into the hearts of quarterbacks and sometimes alarmed rival linemen assigned to block him. He is one of the really big men in the college and pro halls of fame.

Bates, defensive back from Farragut, played in 217 games, all with the Cow-boys, and fi nished as one of the all-time stars of special teams. He has coached and also distinguished himself as a father.

White, a rare gladiator who included foes in his prayers and then dented their helmets, made the trip from Chattanooga to UT to Philadelphia to Green Bay and fi nally to Carolina. He played in 232 NFL games over 15 seasons.

Before anyone could ask, I told them Reggie inter-cepted three passes, scored two touchdowns and had 198 career sacks. That made an impression.

“You are pretty smart,” said one listener.

“I have a reference li-brary,” said I.

The coffee caucus seemed surprised to learn that homegrown Raleigh McKenzie from Austin-East played center and guard in 226 pro games, mostly for Washington but two years each for Philadelphia, San Diego and Green Bay.

One budding genius sud-denly remembered that Raleigh works for his twin brother, Reggie, as a scout for the Oakland Raiders. Reggie is general manager and also a very famous fa-ther. His son, former prep star Kahlil McKenzie, de-fensive tackle, 6-4 and 319, is coming soon to Tennessee.

Reggie is very smart but did not play nearly as many NFL games as Raleigh.

It took time to return to the subject, Tennessee-born Vols who survived the rigors of pro football for extended periods. If you are guessing, offensive linemen do have a better chance for longevity than backs, receivers and linebackers.

Judge Tim Irwin, for-mer Central High tackle, played in 201 games, almost all with the Minnesota Vi-kings. Chad Clifton from Martin played in 158 for the Packers. Mike Stratton of Tellico Plains played 156 for Buffalo. Bruce Wilker-

Armstrong talks to Halls achieversKnox County Law Director Rich ard “Bud” Armstrong

spoke to the annual Halls High Academ-ic Achievers dinner held April 30 at the Grande Event Center on Clinton Highway.

Ted Hatfi eld reports that seniors, ju-niors and sophomores were honored for making a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average and were given letters, medals, trophies and plaques.

“The Halls High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted over 50 students in an outstanding candle-light-

ing ceremony,” said Hatfi eld. The annual event has been hosted for years by the Regal Entertainment Group Foun-dation, along with local business and professional groups.

Armstrong

son from Loudon played in 147, mostly for the Raid-ers. Harry Galbreath from Clarksville made it through 141 with Miami, Green Bay and the New York Jets.

Nashville tackle John Gordy, teammate of John Majors, did 134 NFL games for the Detroit Lions. De-fensive tackle John Hen-derson (Nashville) had 133. Cleveland’s Bob Johnson was Cincinnati’s center for 126 games. Linebacker Al Wilson (Jackson) lasted for 125. Linebacker Mike Cofer

(Rule High, Knoxville) played 123.

Don’t set this list in stone. Jason Witten (Eliza-bethton to Dallas) has es-tablished a few records and is gaining on 200 games. He holds the NFL record for consecutive starts by a tight end and is third all-time to reach 10,000 yards in receptions.

One or more of the Colquitts (Knoxville) may kick forever.Marvin West invites corrections from

other know-it-alls. His address is west-

west6@netzero.com.

Watching out for neighbors’ kidsBeer board prepares

for prom seasonBy Sandra Clark

Knox County Commis-sion, sitting as the beer board, had some 16 offend-ers hauled in to explain why their business had sold beer to minors.

Most mumbled about un-trained staff making a mis-take. But a couple of busi-nesses stood tall, taking responsibility and pledging renewed efforts to prevent a recurrence.

Art McCammon, 12-year owner of Bullfeathers, end-ed by saying, “May we never meet this way again.”

He brought his entire server staff to the meet-ing to hear him say: “(The violation) was wrong; it was against the law; it was inex-cusable.

“I am sorry and will do everything within my power to make sure it never hap-pens again. ...

“(The violation) raised questions about our dedica-tion to enforcing the letter of the law. ... Are we worthy of your trust to responsibly serve beer in Knox County?”

McCammon outlined his strategy to avoid future problems. He was fi ned $1,000 for a fi rst offense.

John Deichler, category manager for Murphy Oil, oversees alcohol sales in 335 of Murphy’s 1,268 stores.

“It’s not a fun thing to stand before our partners and neighbors to explain ourselves,” he told the com-missioners.

Deichler had a lawyer present. He did not need to come. Yet he drove 10 hours to make the meeting to per-

sonally apologize for his store’s error.

He said every employee is seller-certifi ed using an on-line program. Also, a third-party company does month-ly stings of every store.

“I doubt there are many companies nationally that take this as seriously as we do,” he said. “We’re a large company, but we still oper-ate very much as a small company – because it’s the right thing to do.

“We want to be neigh-bors. We want to be part of your community. And neighbors look after each other’s kids.

“It’s very disappoint-ing that our staff members failed you, and I apologize.”

Commissioner Mike Brown said Murphy Oil is strong on training. Brown moved for a $500 fi ne or 30-

day suspension.Sam McKenzie was not

convinced. “You know what happens during prom sea-son.”

He made a substitute mo-tion for $1,000 or a 60-day suspension. The motion passed 8-2 with Brown and Jeff Ownby voting no and Amy Broyles absent.

The commissioners dou-bled the usual fi ne, collect-ing $16,000 from offenders. Chair Brad Anders asked David Buuck, assistant law director, to research wheth-er the county could allocate a portion of the fi nes to the Metropolitan Drug Commis-sion to boost education and enforcement.

Offenders were from all parts of Knox County and included CVS Pharmacy on Middlebrook Pike and Ingles Market in Halls.

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One thing that won’t change is his hometown. While he’ll be a “fl oater” during the week, he hopes to return to Knoxville on weekends.

“This is my home. I have every intention of staying here.”

While Haynes was un-opposed in two of his four elections, his fi rst was hard-fought, he says. His limited opposition was due to the strength of the party, he says.

“Good policy makes for good politics. That’s the key to success.”

He recalls his early days in the House of Representa-tives. There were so many people to know and issues to understand that it was “like drinking from a fi re hose.”

His age initially caused some confusion. Some-one on the elevator asked in whose offi ce he worked. Tradition dictates that rep-resentatives razz new mem-

bers when they present their fi rst bill, and a fellow leg-islator asked why an intern was allowed on the fl oor.

Before he went to Nash-ville, he didn’t realize how many good people served in state leadership. He ap-plauds the work of Gov. Bill Haslam, House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey given their small salaries.

He plans to use his expe-rience to encourage other young people to get involved in politics. It’s a hard sell these days, but people like voting for energetic candi-dates who are new on the scene, he says. Knox County has a track record of send-ing young leaders, like Ja-mie Woodson and Shop-per-News publisher Sandra Clark, to Nashville.

His predecessor, Chris Devaney, left the GOP in “wonderful condition,” and Haynes hopes to make a robust effort to recruit

(Note: Ryan Haynes will speak at the Union County

Lincoln- Reagan Dinner 6 p.m. Satur-day, May 16, at Union County High School.)

By al-most any

standard, Ryan Haynes is young. He celebrates his 30th birthday this week (Happy Birthday, Ryan!), which means he was born in 1985 − the year “The Break-fast Club” came out. Those of us who grew up in the ’80s feel like that was fi ve minutes ago.

But Haynes has more experience than many poli-ticians twice his age. He began his tenure in Tennes-see’s House of Representa-tives in 2008 at age 23 and was re-elected three times. As the state’s newly ap-

Ryan Haynes

Ryan Haynes looks forward

Wendy Smith

pointed Republican Party chair, Haynes is still young, but seasoned. He describes himself as being one of the more senior members of the Legislature, in spite of being its youngest member the en-tire time he was in offi ce.

He stopped by Long’s Drug Store to chat about the next stage of his career. He’s been sworn in to his new job but has yet to offi cially resign his House seat. He hopes the special election for his replacement can co-incide with city elections. It’s a bittersweet goodbye, he says, but he looks for-ward to interacting with his former colleagues through his new role.

The massive April 25 earthquake in Nepal has caused more than 7,000 deaths already with the count rising. The tragic news from Nepal, which lies between China and India, brings back memories of fi ve trips over 40 years.

I fi rst visited Kathmandu in 1975 on an around-the-world trip. It was a neat place that attracted hippies who smoked pot and used extensive drugs. I was only age 30 when I was in Kathmandu and the historic Thamel area of the city, which suffered heavy damage. Pollution had not yet become the major issue in the valley where Kath-mandu lies that it is today.

In 1982, I went to Nepal to trek up to the base camp of Mount Everest. With me were then-District Attor-ney General Al Schmutzer and Rob Delozier, who also lived then in Sevierville. Getting to the Everest re-gion was no easy task, and it is not much easier three decades later.

We were on the trek itself for 15 days after fl ying into Lukla – which contains one of the most unusual and diffi cult airfi elds in the world, being on the side of a mountain. The fi eld is on an incline with a dirt runway. The planes held about 14 passengers each.

Once we arrived in Lukla, the trekking began with an eight-mile hike to Namche Bazaar, which in those days did not have electricity or running water. It was the largest town in the Khumbu region where Everest lies and most Sher-pas live.

Sherpas by religion are primarily Buddhists while most Nepalis are Hindus. Sherpas assisted Edmund Hillary as he became the fi rst climber to reach the top of Mount Everest.

The three of us walked with fi ve Sherpas who assisted us for the next 15 days. One of them, Gelyzen Sherpa, became a close friend and visited East Tennessee several times before he was killed in a plane crash fl ying for Royal Nepal Airlines. We still stay in touch with his widow and children, who are safe but living in tents. Sch-mutzer and Delozier actu-ally reached the base camp

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Sandra Clark

Visiting Nepal

while I was unable to do so due to altitude sickness and bronchitis. We were above 14,000 feet virtually the entire time.

We ran into actor Robert Redford going up one of the mountains in tennis shoes as we were fi nishing up our trek. Former President Jimmy Carter did the same trek a few years later.

We were impressed by the character of the people living there in the shadow of absolutely magnifi cent mountains. Their lifestyle in 1982 was little changed from four centuries ear-lier. The Nepali people are wonderful, hard-working individuals.

I returned in 1987 with both Deloziers, along with my wife, Joan. We hiked in the Annapurna region and camped out.

In 1999, after my fourth election as mayor, I went to the Everest region again, this time with a different group that included then-city parks director Sam An-derson, city architect David Collins, then-city service director Bob Whetsel, now-retired city police offi cer Ron Humphrey and Marsey Williams of Knoxville. Our trek was cut short by an avalanche, which blocked part of our trail to the Ever-est base camp.

While I was mayor, the then-Crown Prince of Nepal, Dipendra, visited TVA in Knoxville. TVA and I hosted a luncheon for him at the East Tennessee History Center. He was the person who murdered his parents (the king and queen) on June 1, 2001, at dinner with seven others before killing himself. The monarchy never recov-ered and no longer exists. The political system has continued to be broken and inadequate.

■ State Rep. Ryan Haynes is expected to resign his seat in the Leg-islature this week despite some speculation he might continue to November.

young, Hispanic and mi-nority voters. He also plans to solicit volunteers to work in elections in sur-rounding states.

He won’t admit to a favor-ite presidential candidate. The GOP has the strongest set of candidates in years,

he says, and he’ll work with each of them as they come through the state.

Haynes is looking for-ward with excitement while looking back with gratitude.

“It’s been a pleasure to serve the citizens of this area.”

Burchett’s budget won’t win friendsMayor Tim Burchett will

give his budget speech at 9 a.m. Monday, May 11, at the City County Building. Then he will set out to visit senior centers and libraries to meet with residents to sell it.

Guess what? His friends will like this budget and his foes probably won’t.

Burchett doesn’t seem to mind. He talked with most commissioners and key de-partment heads, and then he left town on vacation be-cause it’s spring break for his stepdaughter.

There won’t be any lobby-ing Burchett this week. He’s out of town.

OK. So let’s speculate.Burchett won’t call for a

tax increase. (That was not a hard guess.)

Burchett won’t call for new debt to build three new schools, as requested by the school board.

He will propose a contin-uation budget with a rough-ly two percent increase. That’s if revenue projections keep pace with recent years.

He will anticipate less revenue than he eventually collects – another Burchett tactic to tamp down desires of various commissioners with various pet projects.

And he will hold off ef-forts by Dave Wright to fund a middle school for Gibbs.

Will he fi nd $3 million to fund the much-discussed third grade reading initia-tive? Not sure. Burchett has not been pleased with the school system’s perceived failure to prove the pro-gram’s effectiveness, par-ticularly when third grade reading scores actually dipped last year.

Knox County Schools asked for $441.5 million. It will get less. And that will

determine whether teachers get a raise and how much. Will teachers get the APEX bonuses they’ve qualifi ed for?

If Burchett trims the schools’ request by $5 mil-lion, that’s a huge hole. If he also removes the $3 million for the reading initiative, that will mean some layoffs.

Burchett won’t spend one-time money for recur-ring expenses, but he might dip into reserves for one more year with the reading initiative.

The school board is chaired by the penny-pinch-ing Mike McMillan, joined by new members Amber Rountree and Patti Bounds, who opted not to support the budget initially.

This writer doesn’t see six votes on the commis-sion to increase Burchett’s proposal. That’s why the mayor has an advantage in budget negotiations. Once he crunches the numbers, anyone wanting to increase one department must take money from another.

A fl at or 2-percent bud-get without funding for new schools won’t win friends, but it would be consistent with Tim Burchett’s philos-ophy and past practices.

Initially, I thought Bur-chett would try to fund a middle school at Gibbs. Upon refl ection, now I don’t.

We’ll fi nd out May 11, and that’s what makes this game a spectator sport.

Burchett sets community meetingsFollowing the budget ad-

dress, Mayor Tim Burchett will host a series of public meetings to allow residents to ask questions and learn about the budget. All are Monday, May 11.

Here is the schedule:South Knox Senior

Center, 11 a.m., 6729 Mar-

tel Lane Strang Senior Cen-

ter, 1:30 p.m., 109 Lovell Heights Road

Halls Senior Center, 2:45 p.m., 4405 Crippen Road

Carter Senior Cen-ter, 4 p.m., 9036 Asheville Highway.

Tree brings community togetherWith Chilhowee Baptist Church in the background, members

of Town Hall East gathered at the pocket park beside the Bur-

lington Branch Library to plant a magnolia tree. “This is the

gateway to Knoxville,” said Sharon Davis. Pictured at right are

City Council member Nick Della Volpe and Eston Williams,

president of Town Hall. Also present were Jeff Petrik and Terry

Raby, owner of Airtech Tools. Raby hauled in the tree and used

his equipment to inject nutrients. Photo by S. Clark

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These folks have a lot to deal with, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed. Thankfully, many churches and other houses of faith are stepping up to help.

Church Street United Methodist Church’s Kay Se-nior Center is a day program for individuals in need of supervision who can ben-efi t from daily activities and time spent with others. It’s also for caregivers who need a break.

According to its mis-sion statement, the program strives “to enhance the qual-ity of life for seniors and their caregivers by support-ing, strengthening, and giv-ing a well deserved respite to the entire family.” The state-licensed adult day care center provides “a safe and caring environment, which promotes independence, self-esteem, individuality, and dignity for impaired senior adults in the Knoxville com-munity.”

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Coffee in the morning, lunch and a snack are also provided.

Judith Winters has been director of the center for the past seven years. “The most rewarding thing about working here at the Kay Center,” she says, “is know-ing that we are helping our participants continue to be involved in the community and with other people while giving their caregivers the chance to continue working or take respite from care-giving.

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Celebrating National Salvation Army week

The local Salvation Army is celebrating its 150th an-niversary May 11-15 in honor of National Salvation Army Week.

Events for the week include a First Respond-ers Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday, May 11; open house 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 12; Young Leaders So-ciety luncheon noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, and a Pastor Appreciation break-fast 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thurs-day, May 14. Each event will be held at The Salvation Army, 409 North Broadway.

A Fit for Success career fair will be held 1:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, at The Courtyard by Marriott, 250 Brookview Centre Way in Bearden. Each event is free and open to the public. Info: 971-4907.

HEALTH NOTES ■ “Congestive Heart Failure: Managing Day-to-Day,” 11:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza,

4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

■ Diabetes Support Group meeting, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, May 12,

Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-

8892, TTY: 711.

■ Free six-week diabetes self-management class, 1-3:30 p.m.

Thursdays beginning May 21, Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen

Road. Info/RSVP: 922-0416.

■ “Living Well Knoxville,” 5-7 p.m., Tuesdays beginning May 19,

education room of UT Medical Center Heart Lung Vascular Insti-

tute, Medical Building E. Free series of classes to help people with

chronic conditions such as heart disease, asthma, COPD, chronic

pain, depression and arthritis.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19, UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light

supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

FAITH NOTES

Community services

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,

4329 E. Emory Road, hosts

the Halls Welfare Ministry

food pantry 6-8 p.m. each

second Tuesday and 9-11

a.m. each fourth Saturday.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church,

7212 Central Ave. Pike, is

accepting appointments

for the John 5 Food Pantry.

Info: 938-2611. Your call will

be returned.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,

6125 Lacy Road, off ers

Children’s Clothes Closet

and Food Pantry from 11

a.m.-2 p.m. each third Sat-

urday. Free to those in the

37912/37849 ZIP code area.

■ Trinity UMC, 5613 Western

Ave., will host an “All Family

Clothing Swap” 11:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9,

in the gym and a Clothing

Giveaway, 1-2 p.m. No ques-

tions asked.

Classes/meetings ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynard-

ville Highway, will host a

Parkinson’s Disease Support

group orientation meeting

7 p.m. Saturday, May 30,

in Room 109. Persons with

Parkinson’s, their support

people, relatives, co-

workers, concerned friends

or neighbors and anyone

who’s life is touched by

Parkinson’s is invited. Res-

ervations appreciated. Info:

the Rev. Scobie C. Branson,

806-6907.

■ 55 Alive seniors of First Lutheran Church, 1207 N.

Broadway, will meet at noon

Thursday, May 14, in the

church meeting room. Hot

lunch, 12:30; cost: $8. Guest

speaker: Susan Spicer. Topic:

“How to Save Money from A

to Z.” Reservations required.

Info/reservations: 524-0366

before noon.

■ First Comforter Church,

5516 Old Tazewell Pike,

hosts MAPS (Mothers At

Prayer Service) noon each

Friday. Info: Edna Hensley,

771-7788.

■ Powell Church hosts

Recovery at Powell 6 p.m.

(meal) Tuesdays at 323 W

Emory Road. The program

embraces people who

struggle with addiction,

compulsive behaviors, loss

and life challenges. Info:

www.recoveryatpowell.com

or info@powellchurch.com.

UT NOTES ■ Abigail Langham, assistant professor of vocal

production in the Department of Theatre, is the

new dialect coach for the Clarence Brown Theatre.

This academic year, she has coached actors in

productions of “The Miracle Worker,” “A Christmas

Carol” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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I have been watch-ing the trees outside our kitchen window. The buds were visible for what seemed forever before any single one of them decided to open, even a little. Now, the maple tree is in full leaf, green, green against the blue sky.

The other tree is shyer. It remained in the bud much longer than its companion, and is just now showing lovely ovate leaves of scarlet, with a lace of fuzz along its edg-es.

I frequently think God is a show-off in the au-tumn – the leaves of gold and red and bright yel-low cuddling up to deep green, like a debutante looking for a foil.

And April can be dif-fi cult, as I mentioned last week, but sweet, gentle May is among the kindest of the months. God settles down to paint more like an Impressionist than a Renaissance artist.

In olden days, folks who had been cooped up

See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.

(Isaiah 42: 9 NRSV)The world’s favorite season is the spring.All things seem possible in May.

(Edwin Way Teale)

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all winter went “a-May-ing.” Gathering fl owers, frolicking in the green-ing world, enjoying the kinder air, singing songs, celebrating the earth’s re-birth.

I encourage you to fi nd a way to frolic this May.

Pack a picnic basket and sit by a stream to eat.

Weave a crown of spring fl owers, and wear it, while you are a-May-ing.

Sing a song – any song – about the beauty you see around you. “This is My Father’s World” comes to mind. Or “For the Beauty of the Earth,” “Morning Ha s Broken,” or one of my favorites, “All Things Bright and Beautiful.”

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rian Church has been send-ing a mission group to Belize for more than 10 years. Eigh-teen people, age 17 to 76, in-cluding Lyn Oakley and Tere McDonough, are excited to be a part of this year’s trip heading out May 30.

McDonough fi rst went with her daughter in 2005.

“Our daughter was 16 when she wanted to go,” said McDonough. “I wasn’t sure I wanted her to go without one of her parents.”

McDonough and her husband went to a Belize mission meeting, and both signed up to go. The Mc-Donoughs have made the trip to Belize several times as a family. Tere says the area they travel to features a diverse culture and is very impoverished.

“The way they live there now is probably similar to the way our pioneers lived here,” said McDonough. “The parents there tell us that we have helped build the kids’ interest in school and they are staying to graduate. This is impressive considering the high cost to send children to school.”

The mission trip is fo-cused on making improve-ments to the school, hosting vacation Bible school, pro-viding bicycles, and edu-cating and leading worship services. The church mem-

Lyn Oakley and Tere McDonough with a banner used to inspire people for the Belize trip Photo by Cindy Taylor

God Yoga: inner stretching

bers have developed great relationships with residents in the village of Los Tambos and are greeted warmly ev-ery trip.

The church has also de-veloped a scholarship pro-gram for students at the lo-cal school and help with the cost of uniforms.

“The school is now a fo-cal point of the community,” said McDonough. “We have known some of the kids from the time they were young to when they made it through high school and went to work at a local job.”

Oakley is the director of Christian education and

mission at Fountain City Presbyterian. She says her fi rst mission fi eld was as a teacher in public education. Her fi rst experience in trav-eling for missions was to the Gulf Coast after Katrina hit. This is her eighth trip to Be-lize.

“After these trips I real-ized there was no way to truly see God in action by just learning; you have to be doing,” said Oakley. “God has got it. He always has and always will. Our job is to go and come back with new eyes. One week there makes the other 51 here richer.”

Oakley says doing mis-

sions adds to the depth of relationship she feels with her church community and sparks a fi re in her heart that she just has to get more of. She calls missions God Yoga – stretching who you are.

McDonough says work-ing with the people of Los Tambos has changed her life.

“I bring back pure love and joy. That is what we re-ceive from the folks there,” said McDonough. “I have a stronger conviction to do the things God wants me to do. It is part of who I am now.”

Guests at the head

table include Ga-

brielle Blake, guest

speaker Julya John-

son, Mary Frances

Tucker and pastor

Barbara Clark.

Faith United Method-ist Church hosted a tea in late April to welcome guest speaker Mary Frances Tuck-er. She discussed the impor-tance of women in the Bible and in today’s ministry. Mother and daughter Janie and Jennifer Williams sang a duet of “You are My King.”

Over 60 guests enjoyed a homemade luncheon pro-vided by the 16 table hosts. Tables were decorated with a variety of themes from Dogwood Memory Lane to Glitz and Glam.

“We are already looking forward to next year’s tea,” said Gabrielle Blake.

Pat Davis and Almeta Mehaff ey enjoy fellowship at the tea

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The volunteering spirit lives in HallsHalls Middle School students Megan Joyner and Meredith

Wormsley were two of many students honored at the school

awards ceremonies in late April. The members of the National

Junior Honor Society were recognized for their volunteer hours

served. Megan served 180.5 hours, and Meredith was the top

volunteer for the year with 495 volunteer hours logged. Photos by R. White

Halls High honors baseball seniorsThe Halls High baseball team recently honored senior team members for their dedication and contributions to the team. Pic-

tured are: Bleu Butcher, Jonah Cook, Dylan Gresham, Braiden Hudson, Blake Lawson, Logan McMahan, Zach Ross and Jonathan

Wyrick.

Corum honoredas Halls

softball senior

Hope Lay

Halls High senior Hope Lay was recently awarded the prestigious Stan and Thelma Plumlee

Scholarship. The award is given each year by

the Tennessee Housing Association as an honor to the late Stan Plumlee of West Tennessee. He was a pioneer in the manufactured housing industry and a man of upstanding character, tremendous compassion and dedication. He was an avid proponent of higher education. This four-year

scholarship of $8,000 will allow Hope to attend the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and pursue a degree in special education.

Katie Corum was recently

honored as the senior

member of the Halls High

softball team. Corum was

the catcher for the Red

Devils softball team and

will continue playing the

game she loves at UT Chat-

tanooga next year.

Area athletes sign college letters of intent

McMahan Spears VBrady Cantrell Hunley

It was a big week for athletes in the Halls/Gibbs area, as fi ve signed to play college sports next year.

Eric Brady, a senior at Halls High and the son of James and Shelley Brady, will attend Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga., and continue his career in wrestling.

Brady wrestled in the Halls Middle School program under Cody Humphrey and then under Shannon Sayne at Halls High where he was second in the region this year and competed in the state tournament.

He selected Emmanuel because he liked what he saw at the school and what they had to offer through the wrestling program. Eric will study pre-pharmacy.

Katelyn Cantrell, Halls High senior, signed to play basketball at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens. She chose TWC because of the smaller size of the school, the great basketball program and the outstanding academics.

She has been a four-year starter for Halls and has learned from coach Randy Moore how to be a winner and how important it is to love what you do. Katelyn calls Moore an “outstanding coach and incredible role model” and credits him with helping her reach the next level of basketball.

Katelyn was named team

MVP this season, named to the All-Tournament team her junior and senior years, named to the All-District team this year, was honored with the CareActer Star Athlete Award her junior year and named to the All-KIL third team this year. The Red Devils girls’ basketball team was also the District Champions this season and was recognized at senior awards day by principal Mark Duff. Katelyn also received the Optimist Club Scholar-Athlete Award at the senior awards day for being an outstanding student athlete.

Attending the signing with Katelyn were her parents Scott and Jennifer Cantrell, grandparents Joe and Joan Helton, brother Lathan Cantrell, coach Randy Moore, special teachers Tim Reeves and Trina Polston, a host of friends and her teammates.

Logan McMahansigned to play baseball at Tusculum College next year. The Halls High left-fi elder has been a member of the Red Devils team for four years.

While at Tusculum, Logan plans to study education and selected the

school because he liked the baseball program, the coaching staff and the structure of the classes.

While at HHS, Logan learned to be an unselfi sh player and how to hit the ball the other way. Coach Doug Polston is happy that Logan is continuing his baseball career because he has worked hard to achieve this goal.

Attending the signing were Logan’s parents, Jason and Judy McMahan, grandparents Steve and Beverly McMahan and Woody and Jean Manley, brothers Colton and Brett McMahan, aunt Leah McMahan, girlfriend Lauren White, coach Doug Polston and Trina Polston and many friends and teammates.

Gibbs High students and staff members helped Trey Hunley celebrate as he signed to play tennis at King University next season.

Trey picked up a tennis racket his sophomore year of high school, so he calls this opportunity to play at the collegiate level a “true blessing from God.” He learned to have heart and passion for the sport from his coaches and how to

strive to win and improve his game.

While at King, Trey plans to study sports m a n a g e m e n t or religion and likes the campus because it felt like home. Trey is the son of Kenny and

Michelle Hunley.James Spears V of

Gibbs signed to play lacrosse at Tusculum College next year. He began playing the sport in the sixth grade and continued with the Warriors club team through high school.

James selected Tusculum because he wanted to stay in state and TC is one of the few with a varsity program. James added, “My dad attended Tusculum, and I liked that, too.”

He feels that he has learned to get through adversity through his club coaches Rush Dickson and Rede Copeland, as he was often learning new positions on the fl y and making adjustments. Dickson complimented James’ ability to “always be willing to learn and take the game seriously.”

Attending the signing were his parents, James Spears IV (who was often seen on the GHS football sidelines with camera in hand) and Tyra Spears, and siblings Baylor, Shelby, Katie and Andrew Spears. Brother Patrick was at school taking TCAPS tests but wished his brother luck for the day.

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Gibbs prom-goers have spectacular night

Fountain City honors fi fth-graders, celebrates Earth Day

Staff members at Fountain

City Elementary planted

a dogwood tree on the

grounds in honor of Earth

Day and the fi fth-grade

students. Pictured at the

celebration are assistant

principal Renee Rupeka,

student council members

Bethany Brinkley, Kylie Scalf,

Trinity Jones and Haley

Palmer and principal Tina

Holt. The tree was donated

by Doug and Sandy Carroll. Photo by R. White

Fountain City athletes give backWhile looking through

my Twitter feed last week, I noticed pictures that were posted by coaches at Cen-tral High School. These pic-tures quickly caught my eye, mainly because I wondered why I wasn’t invited to the event. And then I noticed what the athletes were do-ing – they were working out in the community with young kids.

Gibbs High prom-goers

enjoyed photo ops at

the Botanical Gardens

in East Knoxville before

heading to the big dance

at Holston Hills Country

Club. Pictured are: (front,

left) Morgan Leveritt and

Clayton Farmer; (back)

Kent Noe, Shelby Keaton,

Brandon Tuggle, Abbey

Alison, Taylor Byrd, Bran-

don Hall, Peyton Thomas,

Pierce Elliott, Brooke

Bryan, Austin Yardley, Cait-

lin Brabston and Weslen

Lakins. Photo submitted

Cassy Moreland tries her

hand at the ping-pong toss

during the carnival. Adrian

Burnett Elementary was

fi lled with fun activities,

and the back lot featured

a dunking booth,

bounce house,

infl ated slide,

snow-cones,

popcorn

and a “jail.” Photos by R.

White

Chase Thurmer spends

some time in “jail” at the

Adrian Burnett Elemen-

tary school carnival. Some-

one paid to have Thurmer

locked up during the carni-

val, helping to raise money

for the school.

Eli Harrod enjoys

the blow-up slide at

the spring carnival

for Adrian Burnett

Elementary.

Adrian Burnett hosts spring

carnival

■ Hansard inks with Roane StateCentral High softball

player Jordan Hansard recently signed to play at Roane State Community College.

Jordan has played all four years for the Bob-

cats and has learned from her team that “you can win more if you work as a family.” She plans to study physical therapy will at RSCC.

Central coach Leah Dailey said, “I have seen so much improvement and growth these past two years in Jordan. She has a good work ethic and is a very mature individual.”

Attending the signing with Jordan were her par-ents, Chris and Pam Han-sard, sister Nicole, grand-parents Lamar and Shelby Smith and Lynn Hansard, a host of close relatives and her teammates and friends from the CDC class.

Hansard

The coaches didn’t want to draw too much attention to the events, but I think they deserve some anyway.

Earlier in the month, foot-ball coach Bryson Rosser had his team working at the carnival at Sterchi Elemen-tary, and just recently coach Matt Byrd had the baseball team working with wee-ball players in Fountain City. Both sets of athletes gave back with their time to the community that they love and are helping to build in-dividuals who will one day

do the same.One parent commented,

“My four-year-old’s wee-ball team got to work with ‘real baseball boys’ (his words) and it is something he won’t forget for a long time. As a teacher in Knox County, it made me proud to see such incredible kids who give back to the com-munity. Well done Central High School.”

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By Betsy PickleA new fi lm odd couple emerges with

“Hot Pursuit,” the week’s only major release.

Petite Reese Witherspoon and stat-uesque Sofi a Vergara put their come-dic talents and disparate physiques to humorous use in “Hot Pursuit.” With-erspoon helped develop the project as a producer, while Vergara put in dou-ble duty as executive producer.

Witherspoon plays a police offi cer in San Antonio, Texas, whose career got off to a bad start. Now working in

the evidence room, she’s thrilled when her boss (John Carroll Lynch) assigns her to help transport a couple of wit-nesses to Dallas for a trial.

Vergara plays the wife of a drug dealer. She and her husband are sup-posed to testify against his big-time drug boss, but before they can get out of San Antonio, she has already be-come a widow.

Offi cer Cooper and now-widowed Daniella Riva end up on a wild ride across Texas, pursued by determined gun-toters from both sides of the le-

gal line. They start out hating and not understanding each other, but … you know the drill.

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Anne Fletcher (“The Proposal,” “Step Up”) directed the comedy, which used Louisiana to double for Texas.

Daniella (Sofi a Vergara) uses all her charms to get what she wants while a stunned Offi cer Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) watches

in “Hot Pursuit.”

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By Mystery DinerJudging a book by its

cover often leads to dis-appointment. Outward appearances at The Front Porch, 1509 W. Emory Road in Powell, might get your taste buds ready for country-fried steak, mashed potatoes cov-ered in gravy and turnip greens.

Leave the John Deere cap at home and grab your top hat. The Front Porch has a menu worthy of any of Knoxville’s fi ne dining establishments and a kitchen crew that knows how to deliver ex-cellent cuisine.

You actually don’t have to leave your cap at home. A down-home at-mosphere permeates this lovely 1910 house with seating in the two front rooms plus an ample pa-tio. Upstairs is a primitive country store, and brows-ing is encouraged. The history of the house and its roots in Powell are on the back of the menu.

Entrees include Black-berry Barbecue Duck Breast, Habanero Lime Chicken and several oth-er chicken dishes, Wild Game Ribeye and other

steaks, Mountain Gour-met Burgers and, my choice, Tennessee Trout.

The large fi let of trout had none of the pungent trouty aroma, a real plus in my book, and was light and well-seasoned. It fl aked easily to the touch of a fork, and herbs, com-pound butter and pecans were a perfect season-ing. Served over a slightly sweet tomato relish, the trout was delicious.

We also tried the Primitive Bread and But-ter, which are rounds of fried bread that look like hushpuppies but are won-derfully sweet, and the Front Porch Flatbread, which was good but need-ed a little more attention to the distribution of the “goodies” on top. When the bite included crisp bacon, a blackberry and the balsamic glaze, it was a perfect accompaniment to the goat cheese base.

The Front Porch re-cently started opening for lunch. Mystery Diner is going for lunch soon, because I really need to save room for something heavenly from the dessert case.

Tennessee Trout

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 6, 2015 • A-11 weekenderFRIDAY

■ Alive After Five: Taboo, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of

Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for mem-

bers/students. Info: 934-2039.

■ The Knoxville Breakfast Rotary presents Jeanne Robert-son, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: www.

knoxbijou.com

FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ “The Rat Pack Is Back,” 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S.

Gay St. Info/tickets: Tennessee Theatre box offi ce, 684-1200;

Ticketmaster.com; www.tennesseetheatre.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY ■ “Almost, Maine,” Haslam Family Flexible Theatre, Clay-

ton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway,

Maryville. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m.

Sunday. Info/tickets: 981-8263, www.claytonartscenter.com.

SATURDAY ■ Jazzspirations Live 2015, 7-9 p.m., Holiday Inn World’s Fair

Park, 525 Henley St. Info/tickets: www.jazzspirationslive.com.

■ 15th Annual Vestival: South Knoxville Arts and Heritage Festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Candoro Arts and Heritage Center,

4450 Candora Ave. Free Mother’s Day Brunch (11 a.m.); live

music on two stages all day, including Exit 65 (1:30), The Lon-

etones (2:30), Quartjar (3:30), The Blue Print (4:30) and Kevin

Abernathy Band (5:30); kids activities; history exhibit; craft

demos and vendors; square dance (4 p.m.); puppets, dancers,

acrobats and magic. Info: www.candoromarble.org.

■ Rhythmic Circus: “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!,” 8 p.m.,

Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts,

502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: 981-

8263, www.claytonartscenter.com.

■ The Black Jacket Symphony performs Eagles’ “Hotel California,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets:

www.knoxbijou.com.

■ “Tribute to Elvis Presley,” 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500

Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Part of the KSO’s Knoxville News

Sentinel Pops Series. Tickets: at the door; 291-3310; www.

knoxvillesymphony.com.

SUNDAY ■ Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4-6

p.m., Black Box of The Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Open

to any and all who wish to play; hosted by Vance Thompson,

Jamel Mitchell, Keith Brown, Clint Mullican and Nolan Nevels.

Info: 573-3226, www.knoxjazz.org.

By Carol Shane“He was a bold man that

fi rst ate an oyster,” said Jon-athan Swift. We don’t know whether the esteemed sati-rist, essayist and author of “Gulliver’s Travels” was ac-tually an oyster eater. We’re not even completely sure he said that – it’s famously at-tributed to him, but appar-ently scholars disagree, as scholars will.

But whether you love the little shellfi sh or not, it’s hard to argue with the sen-timent.

Fans of the briny slimy sea creature can salute that fi rst bold man and eat as many oysters as they can hold at The Greatest O y s t e r f e s t on Earth this week-end.

On its website, the 20-year-old event boasts “thousands of oysters” served “all sorts of ways, along with shrimp ’n’ grits, BBQ chicken, jambalaya, fried okra, steamed mussels with crusty bread, mac ’n’ cheese, and gourmet pop-sicles for dessert!”

There’s even a French fry bar. As we say in the South: “Lord help.”

And what could be better

Food and fun at the marinaOysterfest:

than g o r g -

ing on all that incredible food while

you’re on – or at least near – the water? Concord Ma-rina is the site for the party. It’s going to happen rain or shine, and tents are pro-vided.

There’ll be a cash bar, and acoustic/electric rock pro-vided by the Dave Landeo Band. Naturally, you can dress in casual attire.

Proceeds from the oys-terfest go to benefi t Child-help, a national nonprofi t

dedicated to the elimination of child abuse. “Since 1995, Childhelp has gone on to help over 10,000 children in East Tennessee,” says the organization’s website. “The Childhelp Children’s Center of East Tennessee provides forensic services, medical exams and mental health counseling for victims of child abuse. Addition-ally, the Childhelp Foster Agency of East Tennessee provides foster care, case management and adoption

services for victims of child abuse.”

So you get to enjoy a ter-rifi c, tasty party while help-ing kids at the same time. It all adds up to a win-win situation for you and your family and pals.

The Greatest Oysterfest on Earth takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Concord Marina, 10903 S. Northshore Drive. Tickets are $95. To purchase tick-ets, or for any questions re-garding the event, contact Hugh Nystrom at 865-637-1753 or hnystrom@child-help.org.

Rabies vaccination clinics setThe Knox County Health Department and the Knox-

ville Veterinary Medical Association are offering rabies vaccinations for $10 per animal 2-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at select Knox County schools:

Anderson Elementary, Bearden High, Bearden Middle, Brickey-McCloud Elementary, Carter Middle, Cedar Bluff Elementary, Chilhowee Intermediate, Christenberry Elementary, Copper Ridge Elementary, Gibbs Elementary,

Hardin Valley Elementary, Karns Elementary, Mount Ol-ive Elementary, Norwood Elementary, Ritta Elementary, Sunnyview Elementary and Shannondale Elementary.

All pets must be restrained. Dogs should be on a leash, and cats should be in carriers or pillowcases (a pillowcase is preferred because the vaccine can be administered through the cloth). Those with aggressive or uncontrol-lable dogs are advised to leave the pet in the car and ask for assistance at the registration desk. Info: knoxcounty.org/health/rabies.

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By Bill DockeryWhat do you get when

you mix art with concrete?Knoxville’s answer is

Paulk + Co, an up-and-com-ing design/fabrication shop that specializes in creating architectural features out of high-performance concrete, stone and metal.

“We’re a dynamic fabri-cator and designer of stone, concrete and metal,” said Virginia Adams, a partner in the fi rm and the public front for the business. “If you have a design in mind and you’ve been told it’s not doable, we’re the people to come to.”

Justin Paulk is the cre-ative and manufacturing heart of the operation. He left the UT College of En-gineering without taking a degree and began working in construction trades. He is trained in welding and has become a LEED-certifi ed general contractor.

The fi rm has picked up a number of prestigious clients in recent months. It was chosen to supply coun-tertops for the residential units being created in the JC Penney building on Gay Street. The job includes cus-tom concrete for 17 kitchens and 34 baths.

The Sequoyah Hills Pres-ervation Society chose the fi rm to restore some of the Art Deco concrete features of Talahi Park, a task that required precise color-matching of the repairs with the existing concrete.

“It took Justin two months to get the mud (con-crete) mixture right on the Talahi job,” Adams said. “It has to be perfect or it doesn’t go out the door.”

The fi rm is also work-ing on concrete railings for the new Community Giving Garden Downtown, a roof-top garden on the roof of the Lindsay Young Downtown YMCA, and it does private residential work.

A consultation with the UT College of Architecture and Design brought the fi rm its most public project to date. The colleges of ar-chitecture and of nursing sought out Paulk + Co to

advise on a pumping station project at the Red Bird Mis-sion in Beverly, Ky. The proj-ect involved building a kiosk from which Clay County residents could access clean drinking water at a nominal fee. Using concrete panels created by the fi rm, UT fac-ulty and students installed the facility, which can serve up to 9,000 families with clean water in an area with polluted wells and creeks.

“That turned into a much bigger opportunity for us,” Adams said. “We have sig-nifi cantly more construc-tion knowledge than the students, and what started out as a design consultation turned out to have a major role for us in the construc-tion.”

Adams came to the fi rm with a focus on the arts and marketing. She was previ-ously a partner in a custom home-building company.

The artistry at Paulk + Co lies not only in the de-sign and manufacture of the architectural features. The front of the shop is a display space for innovative art ex-hibits. In recent weeks the paintings of Justin Paulk’s father, Scott, were on dis-play, as well as art work by his young son. Scott Paulk is a hyper-realist painter who sells his works through gal-leries in Santa Fe, N.M. The display space is also used frequently to stage chari-table events.

“We’ve raised $30,000 for different charities we’ve hosted here,” she said. “And we’ve sold $40,000 in art out of this space.”

The fi rm uses computer-ized technology that takes camera scans and creates precise templates for pour-ing the concrete.

“Our aesthetic is very in-dustrial,” Adams said, de-scribing the creation of the company’s logo. “We keep a lot of scavenged parts and pieces, and we’re very drawn to gears. Gears make everything work.

The shop/gallery is at 510 Williams St., between Mag-nolia and Fifth Avenue in the shadow of Interstate 40.

Paulk + Co displays its creation, “Megalith Table,” at the fall

2014 ArtScapes event at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The fi rm

is gaining a reputation for innovative design and fabrication in

concrete, stone and metal. Pictured are Justin Paulk, principal;

Virginia Adams, partner; and shop assistant Kenta Nolin. Photosubmitted

Firm creates art in concrete

By Bonny C. MillardShangri-La Therapeutic

Academy of Riding found-er Lynn Petr said the pro-gram sees s u c c e s s stories reg-ularly with its clients whose mo-bility skills i m p r o v e

through working with the stable of 30 horses.

Petr founded the pro-gram 28 years ago as part of her master’s thesis at the University of Tennessee. She recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville and shared stories and in-

formation about the facil-ity.

“We have to celebrate those victories,” Petr said.

Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, also known as STAR, works with people ranging in age from 4 years old to the elderly who have physical and mental disabili-ties that are either congenital or adult on-set, including those who have been injured in acci-dents.

With the assistance of volunteers, clients learn more about the horses in individually designed les-sons. Clients develop bet-ter balance, motor skills,

confi dence and range of motion by learning to sit on and ride the animals.

The facility, located in Lenoir City, serves 143 in-dividuals a week with the help of dedicated volun-

teers. STAR has more than 400 volunteers, and it is an ongoing challenge to have enough, Petr said.

“We have a junior volunteer program, which

are 10- to 12-year-olds. … They are gofers,” she said. “They get tack out. They put tack away. They sweep the fl oor. You would be amazed how many kids do not know how to push a broom.”

Another program,

“Minis in Motion,” involves taking miniature horses and donkeys into nursing homes to interact with the elderly and those who suf-fer from Alzheimer’s.

STAR also works with juvenile justice systems to provide students who have gotten into trouble or are at-risk with a dif-ferent kind of opportu-nity. Alternative students attend a 10-week program that teaches them confi-dence, trust and life skills while working with the horses.

STAR holds regular open houses for the com-munity.

Info: www.rideatstar.org.

Lynn Petr

Clark joins Mortgage Investors GroupLisa “Mickie” Clark

has joined M o r t g a g e I n v e s t o r s Group as its newest senior loan offi cer.

C l a r k said MIG is a top-pro-ducer with

a comprehensive support team. “The resources here

to get things done are phe-nomenal.”

She brings 27 years of knowledge of the mortgage lending industry in the Knoxville market to MIG, including experience as a Decision Certifi ed loan of-fi cer on conforming loans to salaried borrowers – one of the highest and most pres-tigious levels of automated underwriting authority of-fered to loan originators.

Mickie Clark

Petr celebrates victories

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Three area students have won scholarships through the Tennessee Grocers Edu-cation Foundation.

Tyler Jones, a graduate of Halls High School, won the

Wesley Ball Fellowship Scholarship for $1,000. Jones at-tends the East Ten-nessee State Universit y College of

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Brianna Jones was awarded the La’Shanna

Trout Me-m o r i a l Scholarship for $1,000. Jones grad-uated from Halls High School in 2012 and attends the Universit y

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Mariah Williford of Knoxville received a $1,200

T e n n e s -see Grocers & Conve-nience Store Association ( T G C S A ) scholarship. W i l l i f o r d g r adu at e d from Halls High School

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Cleaning up HallsThe Halls Crossroads Women’s League and a host of volunteers recently took to the streets and helped clean up the median

areas around the Halls community. Pictured at the event are (kneeling) Aaron Coley; (middle) E.A. Durfee, Carlie Tallent, Wyatt

Brown, Kelsey Hephner, Loren Whatley, Mary Carroll, Chris Rector, Kerrie Coley; (back) Mary Brock, Caleb Steele, Blaine Snyder,

Bryson Davis, Tristan Brock, Annette Smallwood, Gail Cox, Barbara Proffi tt, Julia Cox, Cody Holmes, Terry Carr and Erica Johnson. Photo by Morgan Everett

Class of 1960 holds reunionHalls High Class of 1960 held a class reunion at Jubilee

Banquet Facility with 31 members attending.Carl Tindell was the master of ceremonies and Roy

LaRue asked the blessing and presented a memorial to the 21 members of the class who are deceased.

Entertainment was provided by Phil Campbell. Betty Graves, a physical education teacher and girls basketball coach, was also at the reunion. Three traveling the farthest were Madelyn Johnson Loy, from Kalamazoo, Mich.; Da-vid Seymour, from Pensacola, Fla.; and Bobby Howard, from Roswell, Ga.

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Nelson Weaver; (second row) Rhea Smith, Mary Ann

Kuykendall Russell, Judy Mynatt Bush, David Seymour,

Wanza Campbell Hill, Kathy Arnwine Brown, Wanda

Humphey Hopson, Donnie Jones, Eloise Lakin Lahti,

Bobby Howard, Phil Maples; (back) Dennis Warwick,

Ralph Stapleton, Lawrence Welch, Gene Bayless, Ken-

neth Needham, Kenneth Ezell, Steve Higdon, Bill Allen,

Carl Tindell, Jake Watson, Ron Hill and Clark Hamilton. Photo by Larry Green

By Betsy PickleThings at Ijams Nature

Center are looking up.Not that Knoxville’s most

beautiful park has been in trouble. But soon, in addi-tion to the outdoor activities featured on trails and wa-ter, Ijams will offer a “play-ground” in the trees.

Projected to open in late June or early July, a Navitat Canopy Adventures-operat-ed zipline challenge course is being set up on a four- to fi ve-acre area just off the greenway near the Ijams visitor center.

“The course will be a combination of ziplines

and lots of other challenge elements,” says Abby Burt, Navitat’s branding and marketing leader. “This will have a few ziplines along with a lot of bridge-crossing elements, swings, tunnels and netting features.

“It’s going to be really a playground up in the trees.”

Navitat is a family-owned company based in Ashe-ville, N.C. It opened its fi rst course, Moody Cove Adven-ture, in 2010, and the Blue Ridge Experience in 2014.

Last year, Mary Thom Ad-ams, Ijams’ development of-fi cer and assistant executive director, was driving through

Asheville, and a Navitat bill-board caught her eye. Soon, Ijams began having talks with Navitat about creating a course in South Knoxville.

“The more we got ac-quainted, the more we saw that our missions aligned really well,” says Burt. “Yes, we are a commercial enter-prise, and yes, there are a lot of different types of com-panies that call themselves ‘zipline tours.’ We make no bones about it. We know people come to us for the thrill aspect.

“But we say our goal is to thrill, educate and inspire. We have a very strong com-

mitment to the educational, interpretive and inspira-tional side of being out in the trees. That was a really good fi t with Ijams, so we started talking about what can we do here that might be truly different.

“It led us to what we’re calling a tree-based zipline challenge park.”

The thrills will be there, but Navitat is also incorpo-rating environmental art in the installation. South Knoxville-based artist Kelly Brown has been engaged to create artwork at the tree platforms.

“He is just the beginning

Workers get the Navitat course ready high in the trees at Ijams. Photos submitted

of our goal to work with lo-cal artists to really make this a fantastical wonder-land type of installation,” says Burt. “It’s going to be really beautiful.”

There will be six differ-ent adventure courses leav-ing from a centralized, two-tiered, tree-based platform. The courses will be rated by diffi culty level, with the two easiest ones open to partici-pants as young as 5. (Ages 5-7 must be accompanied one-to-one by an adult.)

The courses will be self-guided, but Burt says staff members will outfi t partici-pants in their gear, provide training in a 30-minute “ground school” before any-one starts on the trail and

be accessible to those on the tours. Ben Darnell has been hired as general manager.

Cost will range from $39 to $49 based on age.

“Each trail has about 10 to 12 elements and should take 20 minutes, 30 min-utes, depending on your abilities, to conquer,” says Burt. “In total, the ticket price will include two hours of adventure time up in the trees.”

The Navitat courses will operate seven days a week throughout the summer. Fall, winter and spring tours will be available on weekends. Large groups can schedule by appointment any time of year.

Visit www.navitat.com.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB May 6, 2015

NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Knowing signs of stroke helps wife save husband’s lifeAlvis Earl, 71, credits his wife’s quick

thinking with recognizing the symptoms of a stroke and saving his life.

On April 2, Alvis and Sharon Kay Earl were at their home in Knoxville, fi nishing up an old sitcom rerun on television before going to bed.

“All of a sudden I didn’t feel anything. My right arm wasn’t moving,” Earl remem-bered. “I said, ‘What’s this hairy arm doing here?’ And I reached down and grabbed it, and thought I was massaging it. I thought it was asleep.

“And then I said something to my wife. In my mind, I could tell what I was saying, but to her it sounded garbled. She said, ‘You’re having a stroke. I’m calling 911.’ ”

Sharon Kay Earl, 53, recognized the symptoms of a stroke in part because of a billboard she saw daily on her way to work. It said “FAST,” an acronym for the symptoms of a stroke: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech diffi culty, Time to call 911.

But Alvis Earl didn’t believe her. “I said, ‘No, no, no, don’t do that.’ I was

like a drunk who says he can drive,” said Earl.

“I was doctoring my own case.” Sharon Earl called 911 anyway. “You hate

me tonight but you’re going to love me to-morrow,” she said.

Within four minutes, emergency medical responders arrived, and they confi rmed his stroke symptoms. “The ambulance people said the best treatment for a stroke that this town offers is at Fort Sanders,” said Earl.

Within 20 minutes of his fi rst symptoms,

Sharon Kay Earl knew the acronym FAST and was able to contact 911 in time to get her

husband Alvis to the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional. Ultimately

her quick action helped saved Alvis’ life.

The reality of strokeA stroke happens when there

is an interruption in the fl ow of blood to the brain. Brain tissue is deprived of oxygen and nutrients, and brain cells begin to die within minutes.

Having a stroke means you have a greater risk for another (re-current) stroke. The good news is that there are steps you can take to prevent a recurrent stroke. It has been suggested that 80 percent of secondary strokes can be prevent-ed by a combination of lifestyle changes and medical interven-tions. Here are the facts:

■ Approximately 795,000 Americans experience a stroke each year – about 185,000 of those strokes are recurrent strokes.

■ At least 1 in 4 (25-35 percent) of the 795,000 Americans who have a stroke each year will have another stroke within their life-time.

■ Recurrent strokes often have a higher rate of death and dis-ability because parts of the brain already injured by the original stroke may not be as resilient.

■ Within 5 years of a stroke, 24 percent of women and 42 percent of men will experience a recurrent stroke.

Arthur Moore, MD, medical director of the Comprehensive

Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Re-gional, says a fi rst stroke in and of itself is a risk factor.

“It’s a symptom of underlying vascular disease,” Moore explains. “The fi rst stroke says, ‘Hey, you have a propensity – you have a chance of having more strokes.’ ”

Since the risk of recurrent strokes is so high, and because an initial stroke is a symptom of underlying vascular disease, the Stroke Center takes a multi-lay-ered approach to treating stroke patients.

“The initial focus is on treating the stroke,” Moore says. “When a stroke patient is coming into the hospital, unless something unusual is going on, I don’t care what caused it. At that point in time I just care that we do something about it.”

Once the acute treatment is administered, stroke care divides into two pathways. The fi rst path-way is identifying the cause so it never happens, again. The second pathway is working to restore the patient’s quality of life with reha-bilitation and therapy through Pa-tricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

“By the time the patient leaves the hospital, I can usually tell them with a pretty high degree of cer-tainty why they had the stroke.”

The big fi veWith strokes and the risk of re-

current strokes a harsh reality, it’s important to switch into reverse when it comes to our thinking about strokes and pay attention to the risk factors. Moore says there are fi ve major risk factors that can increase your chances of having a stroke.

“Some people have a genetic predisposition,” Moore says. “But the most common risk factor is age.” The risk of stroke automati-cally begins to increase in the age range of 50 to 55.

While we can’t control that risk factor, there are others we can. Moore says blood pressure, cho-lesterol, diabetes and smoking round out the Big Five.

“Those four are what we call modifi able risk factors,” Moore says. “Those are the biggest risk fac-tors for stroke, and if you can stop smoking, get the best control over your diabetes that you can, get the blood pressure under control as well as you can and get your cholesterol under control, then you reduce your risk as much as possible.”

Moore is quick to point out that blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes can usually be controlled simply with changes in diet and exercise.

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Certifi ed as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Leading the region’s only stroke hospital network

www.covenanthealth.com/strokenetwork

Fort Sanders performs clinical trials and procedures

for stroke not available anywhere else in our region.

Earl was at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center undergoing a CT scan.

Fort Sanders has been recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Asso-ciation/American Stroke Association. Part of the certifi cation involves protocols for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke.

A stroke is a blood clot or bleed in the brain, which deprives the brain tissue of ox-ygen. Every second counts, and the quicker blood fl ow is restored, the better off the pa-tient will be.

In Earl’s case, the ambulance personnel called Fort Sanders as they drove to the hos-pital, and a team of stroke specialists was waiting.

“They took me right away back to a ma-chine and did a CT scan to determine what was going on in my brain,” said Earl. “The clot was in the left part of my brain, which controls the speech.”

The clot was too deep for a surgical inter-vention. “But the doctor said I was the per-fect candidate for tPA,” said Earl.

Tissue Plasminogen Activator, or tPA,

is a protein that breaks down blood clots. Given intravenously, tPA works to dissolve the clot and improve blood fl ow to the af-fected part of the brain. It can signifi cantly improve chances of recovery from a stroke.

But, it must be given within a short win-dow after the fi rst stroke symptoms, typi-cally within 3.5 hours. Because Sharon Earlcould tell the doctor exactly when Earl’sstroke began and it was within just onehour, Alvis Earl was a great candidate for the drug.

“They told me there was a 6 percent chance it won’t work, and if it didn’t you may die. I appreciated them telling me the truth,” said Earl. “I was able to speak to my wife. I said I didn’t want to live like I was,so we decided 94 percent was better than 6percent.

“I said let’s do it. They gave me the treat-ment and I don’t know how long it was, but when I woke up I was much better,” he said. “I could speak!”

Earl spent fi ve days at Fort Sanders Re-gional Medical Center and healed rapidly.

“I was just overly impressed with every-body there,” said Earl. “The nurses, thera-pists, and even the cleaning crew were ex-ceptionally nice.”

Earl’s speech returned, and he has no sig-nifi cant lingering effects of the stroke.

“After I got home, I cut the grass two days later,” he said. “I feel fi ne, and that’s my point.

“If you see someone with symptoms of astroke, get them to the hospital and let those people do their work. And preferably, go to Fort Sanders!”

Atrial fi brillation and stroke

Another major risk factor for stroke is atrial fi brillation, which is a heart condition. Moore says it actually increases your risk of stroke by about fi vefold.

“The heart has a top and a bot-tom, with the atria on the top, the ventricles on the bottom,” Moore says. “The bottom part sends blood to the body, and the top part sends blood to the bottom part of the heart. When that top part starts to contract unevenly, blood stagnates, and when blood stag-nates, it clots.”

If a clot is pumped down to the bottom of the heart, then it canbe pumped out to the rest of the body. Moore says about 40 percent of the time the clot will go to the brain, because the brain receives 40 percent of the blood supply from the heart.

Atrial fi brillation can be treatedwith blood thinning medications, and Moore says that reduces a pa-tient’s stroke risk from 10 -12 per-cent per year to about 2 percent per year.For more information about stroke,

its risks, prevention and treatment,

visit fsregional.com/stroke

or call 865-673-FORT.

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1974 Mercedes Benz 450 SL, silver, 2 tops, $6900 obo. 865-671-1315 or 865-386-1643.

(3) A Models Rumble Seatcoupes, 1930 $18,000; 1931$18,000; 1931 $20,000. (865) 250-7811.

BMW 1987 Conv., New top,tires, brakes, uphol., tuneup. $3000 obo. (865) 908-2689.

Chevrolet Corvette - 2011. Grand Sport, 3 LP, both tops,red calipers. Cost $67,500;8k mi. $45,000 or trade forstreet rod. 60k mi extra warr. 8685-809-5167 (865)522-4816.

Ford Galaxie 500 - 1959. 352, 4dr, black, 1 owner, $9,500.

(865) 228-3024.

Ford Victoria - 1951. hardtop,2 dr, black, V8, restored, $28,500. (865)228-3024.

Jeep 1979 CJ5. Exc. cond., odometer 58K miles, $9,000.

(865)414-3471

Lincoln Continental 1978.Selling due to family death,garage kept, very low mi., runs good. $6000. 423-312-0479

Auto Parts & Acc

Leer Tonneau Cover 700 series,mint cond. fits 2004-2008Ford F150’s, 6.5’ bed. Mustsee. $525. (865)406-5362.

Recreation

Boats/Motors/Marine

1995 Weeres 20’ Fisher-man Deluxe, 70Hp Mercury Force, Hustler Trailer $3000(cashier check) 865-397-2834(865)397-2834.

1997 Sea Ray 240 Deck Boat. Excellent condition. One

owner. Great family boat.New stereo, full cover, bat-tery charger, and always kept on lift. Includes tandem trailer. Engine is 5.7L EFIwith 260 hrs. $19,995. Call 865.679.1482. (865)560-1591.

- 2006 Regal Bowrider 2000w/trailer; immaculate (865)300-3948.

dinghy sailing/rowing, 1950’s-60’s, 12’, all bronze/brass fittings on hull, swingkeel, North sail, no trlr, $350. (865) 397-5618.

Glastron SX195 2005, 19 ft, 5.0 liter V8, 220 HP, Volvo Penta motor, very low hrs.Bimini top, boat covers, fast. $14,000 firm. (865)856-8455.

Monterey 1995, 19’, 4.2 Merc Cruiser I/O Ski Boat. The boat

is white with green trim.Excellent condition. Boat is garaged in

Farragut. $6500. 423-341-3655.

pontoon. 2007 Sun TrackerBass Buggy 18’, with trail-er, 40 HP, good cond, $8500. (423) 585-7687.

searay 1997 175 Bow Rider XL,bimini top & cover, depth sounder, 4 cyl I/O 135 HP, swim step w/fold down lad-der, 18’ trailer, extra prop, $7800. (865) 397-5618.

skeeter 2010 ZX190, YM 150,VMax 2 Strk, 2 FF, GPS, 80# trlmtr, trlr brks, gar. kept, $26,500. (865)363-6394

Tracker Bass Boat 1998 Pro Jet 18, 120 Mercury Jet, trollingmotor, depth finder, $4,000.(865)938-8380

Wellcraft 1988 43’, twin 454eng., radar, gen., c/vac, washer/dryer, 2 BR, 2 BA,$59,900. (931) 707-9409.

Campers & RV’s

2000 Pace Arrow Vision - 36’, 2 slides, twin air & heat, W&D, ref w/ice maker, all opt. 23K mi, $35,000.

(865)850-9613.

2012 Cougar High Country 28’5th wheel, 2 slides, sleeps 6, non smoker, all ame-nities. Exc. inside & out.$23,500. Tow truck also avail.(865)919-2292.

25ft Sunnybrook Lite with 12 ft superslide and 16 ft

awning. Excellent condition. Cal 423-258-8845.

camper 2012 Heartland Prowl-er, 20’, 1 slide, lots of extras, $17,500. (865) 429-6959.

Escaper 1993 - 5th wheel, 35’, 1 slide out, very nice camper. $8,500. (865)216-5387.

Fleetwood Bounder 2006 Die-sel, 38’, 4 slides, 19,200 mi., 4 dr. refrig. w/ice mkr, awningson all windows, W/D combo. $74,900. 423-337-6803; 423-836-5586.

Mountaineer - 30’ 1 slide, front kit. & rear BR, new tires, 1owner. Exc. cond. $9,500.(865)660-7595.

Golf Carts

2002 Gas power Club Car. HeadLights, Windshield, Mirror, Gas Gauge, Off White color, in excellent condition. Runsfantastic! No rips, tears, or holes in seats. Call for more information.

(865)386-3290.

Motorcycles/Mopeds

Harley DavidionHeritage Softtail 2002Lots of extras. $7,600 (423)526-

7545.

Motorcycles/Mopeds

Harley Davidson - Her-itage Softtail Classic 2009 9600 mi., new tires,lots of extras, new cond.$13,000 (865)933-3951.

Harley Davidson 1999 Dyna-wide Glide, new tires, exc.cond., Rhinehart exhaust.865-227-7075; 947-8098.

Harley Davidson 2009 Ultra Classic, 1250 mi,

$4500 in upgrades. $15,500.(423) 404-2862.

Harley Davidson Softtail custom 2007, extra options, $9,200. (423)526-7545.

Honda GL1800A Goldwing One owner with 30k well

maintained miles. Garagekept.Lots of extras:Ultimateseat with backrests, drivinglights, Honda luggage rack,lighted trunk and saddlebagtrim, two intercom helmets and cables, factory servicemanual, two covers. Looksand runs excellent!

865-938-8938

Kawasaki 250 CC, good size for a lady, 2300 mi. looksnew. $2100 obo. (865)661-1865.

Yamaha Star 650 2013 withonly 3484 miles, like new cond. $4300. (423) 539-2149.

Personal Watercraft

Jet Dock for single jet ski. Includes attached winch.

$1800.(865)560-1591.

Jobs

Beauty/Barber

WE’VE EXPANDED! - CITY SALON has more booths avail! Looking for stylists, nail techs & estheticians.Apply in person at 705 Wood-row, Ftn City, or call Betty at 705-2911 or 219-9122.

Child Care

HELP WANTED - Little People Pre-school looking for loving, ener-getic individuals wanting to workFT or PT Mon-Fri. Must be at least 18 w/high school diploma. Applyat 6830 Tice Lane, Knoxville, TN.

Driver/Transport

DRIVERS - Company & Op’s: In-crease Your Earning Power! RunDedicated! Great Hometime and

Benefits YOU Deserve! Drive NewerEquipment! 855-971-8527

DRIVERS CDL - 1 yr exp. Earn $1200+per week. Guaranteed home time.Excellent benefits & bonuses. $100% no-touch, 70% D&H. Call 855-842-8498

DRIVERS! DEDICATED! - New Canada Pay Package! Make$65,000+ per year. Run Knox-ville to Canada! Home Time Every Week. CDL-A, Tanker+ Passport. 2yrs T/T Exp &Good MVR. Lee: 855-313-5894

ServicesOffered

Adult Care/Services

CHRISTIAN CNAExperienced home caregiver

available M-F. Call Nancy at (865)214-3518

Air Cond/Heating

HOMETOWN AIR“Back to the basics”

Lennox17.00 S.E.E.R Heat Pump

Financing Available

Alterations & Sewing

ALTERATIONS BY FAITH

Men, women, children. Custom-tai-lored clothing for ladies of all sizes, plus kids! Faith Koker

(865)938-1041

Contractors/Builders

LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Restoration, remodeling, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sun-rooms, garages, etc. Residential & commercial, free estimates.

Herman Love (865)922-8804

Dozer Work/Tractor

• Bobcat w/Backhoe Attachment• Footer• Above-Ground Pools• Sewer Installations• Landscaping• Bush Hogging• Driveways• Firewood etc.

BOBCAT/BACKHOESmall dump truck. Small jobs

welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.

Home Maint./Repair

CARPENTRY,PLUMBING,

Painting, Siding. Free est, 30+ yrs exp! (865)607-2227

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

(865)288-0556

HONEST& DEPENDABLE!

Small jobs welcome. Exp’d in carpentry, drywall, painting,

plumbing. Reasonable, refs avail.Call Dick at (865)947-1445

Landscape/Lawn Svc

COOPER’S BUDGET LAWNCARE

Cheaper than the rest, but still the best! Mowing, mulching,

hedge-trimming, etc. Affordable, reliable, honest work since 2006. Call Donnie at 865-384-5039 for

a free estimate.

DALTON AFFORDABLE LAWNCARE

Mowing, mulching, trimming. No job too small! Free est. Call Mark

at (865)235-9782

EDMONDSON LAWN LANDSCAPING &

TREE SERVICEMowing, mulching,

pruning, Halls/FC area. (865)363-7058

FRED’S LAWN CAREMowing, weed-eating & blowing.

LOW RATES! Also minor mower repairs. (865)679-1161

Plumbing

All Types of Residential & Commercial Plumbing

MASTER PLUMBER40 Years Experience � Licensed & Bonded

922-8728 � 257-3193

DAVID HELTON

PLUMBING CO.

Tree Services

Owner Operator Roger Hankins

497-3797Pruning • Logging

Bush HoggingStump Removal

Insured FREE ESTIMATES • LIFETIME EXPERIENCE

HankinsTree Service

Blank’s Tree Work

All types of Tree Care and Stump Removal

FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

924-7536

Will beat written estimates w/comparable credentials.

LOCAL CALL

EDWARDS TREE SERVICEInterior Pruning, Complete

Removal, Power Stump Grinding

Insured • Free Estimates

922-0645Workers Comp Liability

Breeden's Tree Service

Aerial buckettruck

Stump grindingBrush chipperBush hoggingTrimming &

removingLicensed and insured

Over 30 yrs. experienceFree estimates

865-219-9505

TREE WORKAND POWER STUMP GRINDER

Free est, 50 yrs exp!Call (865)804-1034

Buy & Sell fast!Wheels/Recreation

Garage Sales

North

3-FAMILY GARAGE SALE - Fri-Sat, May 8-9, 8a-4p. Toys,clothing, purses, dumptruck, HH items, tools, etc. Emory Estates, 2205 Will Dr.

BIG YARD SALE! - 8325 Majors Rd. Fri & Sat, May 8-9, 8am-4pm. Birdhouses, tools, antiques, 10HP wood chip-per, corner cabinet, HH &more!

HUGE 4-FAMILY YARD SALE- Wed-Thur, May 6 & 7,8am-5pm at 5729 Roberts Rd, Corryton. Lots of HH items, furn, TV, all types of clothing.

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE -May 8 & 9. 8am-2pm. Wom-ens plus size clothing, mens, boys, & girls clothing, HH items, & lots more. 3504 N.Fountaincrest Dr. 37918

Farmer’s Mkt/Trading Post

Farm Products

GREENHOUSE OPEN - Lotsof flowers and vegetables!(865)258-9926

VEGETABLE PLANTS READY - at Hardin’s Mountain Organics, 662 Loyston Rd. in Maynardville, TN37807. (865)992-1462

Wanted to buy Standing Saw Timber865-984-4529

Wanted to Buy

want to buy standing hard-wood or pine in Blount &surrounding counties. (865)206-7889

Merchandise

Antiques

WANTED - Military antiques and collectibles

865-368-0682

Building Materials

1 new metal bldg. 120’ L x50’W, complete, never erect-ed. 9’ sidewalls to 14’ centerwalls. 865-803-3633

5 New Rolltop Metal Doors: (1) 16’x14’H, (2) 14’x8’H, (2) 14’x14”H. 865-458-5164

Cemetery Lots

FOR SALE - Two lots side by side in beautiful Greenwood Cemetery. Located in section where above ground monuments are allowed. Your loved ones will appreciatehaving this decision made and know that you chose the locationand are where you wanted to befor your final resting place. Pricedfor $800 less than comparablelots offered by the cemetery, plusthere is a base for a double mon-ument for an additional savings.Call 865-804-4235.

Highland - Highland Memorial, Gospels Sec. 2 lots side byside, $1200 each. 904-540-3836

Exercise Equipment

Vision Fitness Premier tread-mill T9600, heart monitor, touch screen program, new$2799, sell $1500. Greatreviews on treadmill. Pleasecall 865-803-6167

Furniture

Contemporary Solid OakBedroom, light bridge, piercabinets, & California king platform bed, lg. dresser w/armoire, dresser & tri-mirror.Was $5000. Now $750. Exc. cond. (865)742-8087

Heavy Equipment

GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS

8’wx9’hx40’Store tools, equipment, feed, cars,

etc. $1395-$1795. 966-9400 x 412

Lincoln 225 8 HP gasolinewelding machine, $1500.(423) 566-2116

Heavy Equipment

Trailer, Cargo, 6X12 ft, Alu-minum, Enclosed - Excel-lent for motorcycle or other equipment. Rear ramp door and side door. Excellent con-dition. One small wrinkle on lower, right panel (see photo). (423)930-5295

YALE FORK LIFT - 6,000LBS 4 YEAR OLD MOTOR. WILL START/run has a blownhead gasket. Does not leak any fluids. Has been usedindoors since new. Newer drive and steer tires(21x8x15 16x6x10.5). Up/down, sideshift and tilt. New exhaustsystem starter. MOTIVATED SELLER.$1000 OR Best Offer.

(865)675-1225

Lawn & Garden

John Deere GX 335, 291 hrs,54” deck, like new. $4995 obo $4,995, (865)599-0516

John Deere X475 - 192 hours,48” deck, like new condition. $5995 obo. Call 865-599-0516.

Med Equip & Supplies

Microdermabrasion Machine $800. Hydrolic Bed, matchingstool, $600, UV towel warm-er, $85 (865)659-0194.

Merchandise - Misc.

FEATHERLITE HORSE TRAIL-ER/3H - 2010 FEATHERLITE3/HORSE/SLANTLOAD TRLR GN8533 ALL ALUM/WKEND/DRESSING/TACK AREA/W PAD SIDES,NONSLIPFLOOR,REAR REMOV.TACK,-LIKE NEW/MUST SEE! ONLYUSED ON 3 VET TRIPS.*AUTO-GRAPH BY CLINTON ANDER-SON*. $14,500. (865)237-0775

Metal Buildings

GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS

8’wx9’hx40’Store tools, equip., feed, cars, etc.

$1395-$1795 966-9400 x 412

Wanted

I BUY DIABETIC Test Strips!- OneTouch, Freestyle Lite, AccuChek, and more! Must not be expired or opened. Call Daniel today for LocalPickup: (865)383-1020

Announcements

Adoptions

ADOPTION LOVING, professional couple eager to add to our growing family. Our warm, nurturing home is waiting to welcome your baby.

Expenses paid. Anne & Colin.1-877-246-6780 (toll-free)

ADOPTION: LOVE, hugs, music,sports, fun & open arms await a baby. Secure & caring home.

Vivienne & Phil, 1-866-440-4220

Financial

Consolidation Loans

FIRST SUN FINANCE1ST LOAN FREE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call

today, 30 minute approvals. See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Real EstateSales

Lake Property

Beautiful Lakefront property ready for your dream home.

1 acre - 2 adjoining lots on Tel-lico Lake, private cove loca-tion. 138 ft. of waterfront,cleared & some wooded. $89,900. Oonalehi Way, Telli-co Village. Please call (865) 207-9308.

There’s no place like...here

Real Estate

Employment

Automobiles for Sale Automobiles for Sale

80 unit apartment complex in Maynardville is accepting

applications for a full-time Maintenance Technician.

Maintenance experience a must & HVAC certifi cation a plus. Applications/resumes

are being accepted at Bull Run Creek Apts,

1330 Main street. Resumes may be emailed bruncreek@comcast.net

Ray Varner

2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • 2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • Clinton, TN 37716Clinton, TN 37716457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561

www.rayvarner.comwww.rayvarner.com

SPECIALS OF THE WEEK! SAVE $$$

Dan Varner

Price includes $399 dock fee. Plus tax, tag & title WAC. Dealer retains all rebates. Restrictions may apply. See dealer for details. Prices good through next week.

Travis Varner

'14 Ford Mustang Convertible Certified pre-owned, 100k mile warranty! R1725...... $24,900'13 Ford F-140 FX2 Sport, Supercab, fully loaded, nav, roof, leather, xtra clean! R1718 . $30,900'14 Toyota Camry SE, Only 11k miles, like new. SAVE$$$!!! R1735 ............................$19,995'14 Ford Fusion Titanium, Leather, roof, loaded!!! R1709 ..........................................$22,995

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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MAY 6, 2015 • B-3

THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20Online registration open for Race to benefi t the Cor-

ryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https://runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalraceso-lutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 17“Harriet the Spy,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre,

109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/reservations: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www.oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, MAY 7“Bug Me. Really. Bug Me.” 1 p.m., Cansler Family

YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Presented by Knox County Master Gardeners. Free and open to the public. Info: 637-9622.

“Pruning Hydrangeas,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Pre-sented by UT Master Gardeners. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

FRIDAY, MAY 8Free movie in the park, Luttrell City Park. Movie

starts at dusk. Some concessions available. Bring blan-kets or chairs and enjoy. Movie will be family friendly. Everyone welcome.

GO! Contemporary Dance Works auditions for 2015-2016 season, Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky Hill Road. Times: 4:45-6:15 p.m. level IV to Intermedi-ate; 6:30-9 p.m. level Intermediate II to advanced. Must be profi cient in classical ballet, modern and improvisa-tion. Info: 539-2475.

History of Luttrell celebration, 2-4 p.m., Lut-trell Library. Part of Preserve Union County Month.

Picnic in Pittman for the Park, 6 p.m., 517 Emerts Cove Road, Pittman Center. Co-hosted by Phil-lip and Vicky Fulmer and Jim Ogle. Proceeds go to sup-port education, historic preservation, wildlife manage-ment programs and more in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info: www.friendsofthesmokies.org or Lauren Gass, 932-4794.

Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., behind the Union County Arts Cooperative in Maynardville. Fresh produce, meat, plants and cut fl owers. New ven-

dors welcome. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 8-9Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-noon, Faith United Meth-

odist Women, 1120 Dry Gap Pike. Variety of items and bake sale. Proceeds to benefi t mission work and the Faith Kids Kloset. Info: 688-1000.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 8-10“Doubt: A Parable,” Judge William H. Inman

Humanities Theatre, Walters State Community College campus in Morristown. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: www.etcplays.org or 423-318-8331.

SATURDAY, MAY 9Free beekeeping hands-on workshop, Well-Be-

ing Foundation, 557 Narrows Road, Tazewell. Program presented by longtime beekeeper and UT Extension agent John Hamrick. Sponsored by Bee Friends, a local beekeeping group. Info: Julianne Behn, 617-9013.

Paulette PTO Flea Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Pau-lette Elementary School, 3006 Maynardville Highway. Spaces $5 each; tables not provided. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled.

Real EstateSales

Manufactured Homes

2000 CLAYTON 2BR/1BA 16 x 60. All rooms large. New

water heater. Possible to rent property where set-up,or purchase & move. NADA$8800, asking $5000 firm.Call 661-1303 to see. SOLD

i buy OLDER MOBILE HOMES.1990 up, any size OK.865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner

4 Bdrm. Home in Hardin Val-ley - 2654 Berringer Sta-tion Lane, 4BR, OPEN HOUSESunday May 3rd 2 - 4 p.m. 4 Bdrm / 3 Bath LancasterRidge Subdivision - HardinValley 2654 Berringer Station Lane (865)617-4091

Loving Family home Hardin Valley - 10417 Almanac Lane, 4BR, OPEN HOUSE 05/02:2-4P, 05/03: 1-3P, 05/10 -1-3PImmaculate family homewith many upgrades.Lot backs up to private wooded area. (865)405-4380

For Sale By Owner

Not a Drive-by! - 1702 CedarLane, 3BR, Not a Drive-by!Fully renovated 3 bdrm/2 ba w/attached garage. Disabil. access. Deck overlooks niceback yard. 1702 Cedar Lane. $129,900. Ph. 865-310-3293 or 865-335-1845

Lots/Acreage for Sale

87 UNDEVELOPED WOODED ACRES - Marlow Road, 87 undeveloped, wooded acres on Marlow Road in Anderson County, TN. Property is a certified ‘Tree Farm’ with a timber value of $63,000. Electric, water, natural gas at road. Has a spring fed one acre pond.

Call (865)482-4043

Real EstateRentals

Apartments - Furnished

Rooms available! - 4412 Singleton Station Rd.,

Great rooms at Great rates! We offer affordable nightlyand weekly rates. We evenoffer special rates for guests who stay 4 weeks or longer. You won’t find a better dealin the Knoxville area.

Call us 865-238-4545.

Apartments - Unfurn.

$0 DEPOSIT!! - 2BR Garden Apts.

w/all amenities include SALT Pool & W/D conn. Close to Ftn. City. Call Tayna, 865-688-7531. Professionally managed by Garland Management Co.

1,2,3 BR $355 - $460/mo.

GREAT VALUE

RIVERSIDE MANORALCOA HWY 970-2267

*Pools, Laundries, Appl.*5 min. to UT & airport

www.riversidemanorapts.com

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! - 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695. No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686

Apartments - Unfurn.

BROADWAY TOWERS62 and OLDEROr Physically Mobility

Impaired1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on

site.Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.865-524-4092 for appt.TDD 1-800-927-9275

MONDAY PLAZA - 1BR & STU-DIOS AVAIL. ON THE STRIP.Starting at $395 mo. Formore info (865)219-9000

Norwood Manor Apts. Accepting Applications 1, 2, & 3 BR. On busline Equal Housing Opportunity 865-689-2312

SOUTH KNOX/UT/DOWN-TOWN -

2BR, 700 Sq. Ft. APT, Call about our $299 move in special! 865-573-1000.

West. 2 BR, 2 BA, W/D conn, 300 David Ln near Pellissippi& I-40. No pets. $600 mo.(865) 588-3433

Homes Unfurnished

Fountain City - 2BR, 2BA, 1 cargarage $750/mo. $700 dep.No Pets. Doyle 865-254-9552

Karns, 3 BR, 3 BA - FP, 2 cargarage, 1st mo. + sec. dep.$1100/mo. (865)947-6595

Powell/Claxton. 3 BR, 2 BA, private, convenient, $700 mo. 865-748-3644

West - Fox Run Subd. Exechome 4 BR, 2.5 BA, lrg kit., fam rm, LR, DR, office, fncdlevel backyard. 865-803-7978

Condos Unfurnished

halls - 2 BR, 1.5BA, no pets. $600/mo. $500 dep. Doyle 254-9552

Duplx/Multplx UnFurn

WEST - Family neighborhood,newly rentivated town-house, 2BR, 1.5BA, w/d con-nections $875.00 month, 1 year lease (865)216-5736

Townhouse/Villas Unfurn

West - Townhome 2 sty., 2BR,2.5BA, 1 car gar., 1400 SF,all appls, gas FP, patio, ceil.fans, $950/mo. + dep. petsnego. 10407 Ravenbrook Ln.Call Brian, 865-675-6465.

Real EstateCommercial

Offices/Warehouses/Rent

2000 SF Office/Warehouse,drive in, Middlebrook Pike.$1800 mo.

1500 SF Office/Warehouse, drive in door, Papermill, 3 yrlease, $1100 mo.

4000 SF Office/Warehouse,with dock, Middlebrook Pk,$3,000 mo.

5000 SF Office/Warehouse,with dock, John Deere, $3,000 mo.

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owned & operated.

POWELL – Private & gated. This 13.98 acre mini-farm features: All brick 3BR rancher w/attached 3-car along w/det 3-car w/offi ce & BA, horse barn, 4-slat board fencing & auto watering sys for live stock. $529,000 (891237)

WASHINGTON STATION – New Construc-tion Convenient location close to I-640 and shopping. All brick 2 & 3 Br one level fl oor plans and 2-car gar. Starting at $144,900 (909439)

POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL! This 2.3 acres sits across from Emory Rd & Dry Gap Pike Intersection across from Weigels & Pinnacle Bank. Level to gently rolling & just 1.5 miles from I-75. $500,000 (917532)

WELL KEPT! Enjoy the covered front porch of this 2BR/2BA. Features: Mstr suite w/full BA, laundry rm & pantry. Level backyard w/fenced-in area & 8x12 stg bldg. Extra parking. $113,500 (921405)

POWELL – Remodeled 3BR/3BA bsmt rancher sitting on 1.6 acres in a park-like setting. 2-car gar on main & 1-car gar/wkshp down. Screened porch. Rec rm down w/ FP, offi ce/4th BR & full BA. $224,900 (922566)

HALLS – Peaceful retreat! Custom 4+ BR w/pond view features: 17' ceilings foyer & fam rm, mstr suite on main w/FP. Gourmet kit w/butler’s pantry. Bonus rm up w/offi ce & full BA access. Plenty of stg. 3-car attached gar w/220 wiring. $699,900 (920341)

KARNS – 3BR/2BA rancher, level fenced lot. Features: Fam rm or formal dining w/FP off kit, sun rm. Vaulted LR w/wood beam ceiling. Oversized 21x26 2-car gar that has been converted to an offi ce & 1-car. Along w/a 28x28 1-car gar w/electricity in back. $199,900 (921709)

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Adams has been selected as the Interna-tional Exchange Coordinator for EF High School Exchange Year, a nonprofi t organiza-tion based in Cambridge, Mass., that places international high school students with host families. Adams will be the coordinator of the Knoxville area.

EF is looking for families to host students for the 2015-2016 school year. According to Adams, more than 30 percent of EF families enjoy the experience so much, they choose to host again.

International students who participate come from 13 countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Austria. More than 100,000 students have participated since EF High School Exchange Year began in 1979.

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T hings are heating up at the Community School of the Arts these days. The after-school program, which of-fers piano, violin, cello, trumpet, percussion and gui-

tar lessons as well as visual arts, is in the midst of recital season.

“It’s my favorite time of year,” says executive director Jennifer Willard. “The recital hall has a joyous feel to it, and families, guests and faculty are always brimming with pride.”

Founded in 1992, the school has been named “one of the top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country” by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Presi-dent’s Committee on the Arts and Hu-manities, and one of 35 fi nalists for the 2010 and 2013 National Arts and Hu-manities Youth Program Awards.

Willard is particularly proud that “her” kids are real stick-with-it types. “In 22 years,” she says, “no child has ever quit or left the stage during a per-formance. They might need a teacher’s

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The Powell siblings, Joseph, 13, and Rachel, 10,

are homeschooled. They’ve been studying

violin with KSO violinist Mary Pulgar this

year. Joseph had tried to teach himself

the instrument and he’s relieved to have

a good instructor. “I like being able to

actually learn songs,” he says, “instead

of not having a clue about the violin!”

help or have to start over a few times, but they always get through it.”

The Community School of the Arts Spring Piano Recital takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. The String and Brass Recital will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Both recitals take place in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church, 620 State Street downtown.

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Twelve-year-old Breanna Williams, a sixth

grader at Holston Middle School, likes the

fact that “some of the music is hard and

it gives me something to work on.” She’s

studied piano for four years. This is her fi rst

year with Ben Maney, well-known in the area

for his jazz piano artistry, and it’s obvious

from this photo that teacher and student

get along. Breanna’s parents are Linda and

Garfi eld Morris of East Knoxville.

“The crowd always erupts in cheers,” says Willard, “to say ‘you did it!’”

Whittle Springs Middle

School seventh grader

Somari Mynatt, 13, has taken

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day,” he says. “It makes my

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is Cynthia Burems of North

Knoxville.

Ben Nichols, 11,

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piano lessons. His

cello teacher Cecilia

Miller plays with

various bands around

town, including the

Lonetones. Ben says

he likes “everything”

about the cello. His

parents are Michael

and Kay Nichols of

Fountain City.

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