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By Betty Bean If the weather cooperates, the

project manager tasked with over-seeing the new Halls greenway project says he expects to have it fi nished by early 2015.

“We’re looking at 120 working days if everything goes well,” said Chris Sivyer, a 16-year employee of Knox County Engineering and Public Works.

County Mayor Tim Burchett kicks off the greenway proj-

ect during the recent groundbreaking. Photos by Ruth White

Project manager Chris Sivyer and Dwight Van de Vate chat with

County Commissioner Charles Busler during the event.

Halls greenway back on track;county goes

it alone

This is welcome news to Halls community members who have been waiting for the Halls Park to School Greenway Connector since 2010, when Phil Bredesen was gov-ernor and Jamie Woodson and Tim Burchett were state senators.

“This project will connect to the newly constructed sidewalks on Emory Road to add more than

To page A-3

Decisive vote on school board chair is Oct. 1By Betty Bean

On Sept. 3, Patti Bounds and her husband, Tommy, were aboard a Medi-terranean cruise ship headed for Italy, Spain, Greece and Monte Carlo. Back home, her new colleagues on the Knox County Board of Education were try-ing to elect a new chair but ended up deadlocked at four votes each for Mike McMillan and Doug Harris. About the only thing they could agree on was to postpone the vote until the October meeting when the new Seventh District representative will make her debut.

Bounds, who retired from her job as a kindergarten teacher at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School in May, was blissfully unaware of the impact of her absence because she and Tommy had turned off their wireless devices to avoid roaming charges. They had booked and paid for the trip last Octo-

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Patti Bounds is surrounded by four of eight grandchildren fol-lowing her swearing-in last week by Judge Kristi Davis. Fromleft are Audrey Enger, Daniel Unthank and his sister, EvelynAnn. Bounds is holding Lydia Enger, Audrey’s sister.To page A-2

Mayor on boardBy Ruth White

Mayor Madeline Rogero hopped aboard a trolley outside the City County Building and rode to KAT’s John J. Duncan Jr. Knoxville Sta-tion Transit Center, where she pur-chased a ticket for the Broadway 22.

Riders quickly recognized the mayor as she made her way down the aisle and took a seat. Several in-dividuals asked her and city direc-tor of transit Dawn Distler ques-tions regarding specifi c routes and expansion of routes, for which they

received prompt answers. The ride was the fi rst of many

and part of Rogero’s initiative to ride the buses, talking with driv-ers and passengers. The KAT sys-tem currently carries close to 3.6 million passengers a year and is a convenient and reliable mode of transportation. The mayor says the system is underutilized and hopes that by talking to everyone involved, the public transporta-tion system in Knoxville can be-come more effi cient and possibly expand.

ber to celebrate her decision to retire from her teaching job.

“I had been on the fence about leav-ing my job, but the trip kind of fi nal-ized my decision,” she said. “The de-cision to run (for school board) was made in January, after I heard that Kim Severance wasn’t going to run for re-election.”

Something else happened in Octo-ber that had an effect as well.

Halls Elementary School teacher Lauren Hopson spoke during a pub-lic forum at a school board meeting, and her “tired teacher” speech struck a nerve with teachers all over Knox County – and beyond, after a You Tube video went viral and drew national at-tention. Patti Bounds was no exception.

“I saw Lauren’s video. Teachers

KAT employee Brian McClure talks with Mayor Madeline Rogero outside the

bus terminal. McClure is a former schoolmate of her daughter’s. Photo by R. White

Find out where the wild things are and much more in this month’s “myFUN.”

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Exciting activities Special Section

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Smith for Congress?Members of a large Fulton

High School alumni group were startled earlier this month when a group member’s

rant about President Obama led to an email from former County Commissioner R. Larry Smith hinting that that he’s gear-ing up for a run

for U.S. Congress.Smith wrote:“So would this group

support R. Larry for Con-gress?????? – R. Larry”

Smith didn’t attend Fulton but has been hanging around the group since being invited to speak a year ago, a source said.

When asked if he is consider-ing a run against incumbent Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., who has held the Second District seat since 1988, Smith, who was term lim-ited out of his County Commis-sion seat Sept. 1, said that he is.

“I’m very dissatisfi ed with what’s happening in Washing-ton,” he said. “And I’ve got the fi re in my heart to run.”

– Betty Bean

Alzheimer’s pansies on sale

Stanley’s Greenhouses turned purple and orange Tuesday for the kickoff of the

Alzheimer’s Pansy Project benefi ting the Pat Summitt Foundation. Mayor Mad-eline Rogero, Joan Cronan and foun-

dation representatives were expected at the kickoff.

For the third year, purple and orange Panola pansies will be sold to raise funds for the Summitt Foundation and awareness for Alzheimer’s pa-tients and caregivers. “Nearly everyone has someone in their life who has been touched by this,” said Monte Stanley.

Stanley’s Greenhouses, 3029 Davenport Road, and Stanley’s Secret Garden, 305 S. Northshore Drive, will have fl ats of the specially grown pansies for $17 through Oc-tober or “while supplies last,” said Lisa Stanley.

– Betsy Pickle

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at Brickey and all over the county began to spread the word,” she said. “I didn’t know her at the time, but Lauren expressed what a lot of teachers were feeling.”

In December, Severance announced that she would not seek re-election. That got Bounds, who has since spoken out against Knox County Schools’ practice of requiring kindergarten through second-grade stu-dents to take lengthy stan-dardized exams, to think-ing. She started attending board meetings, usually wearing a touch of red, the color the teachers had ad-opted to symbolize their movement.

“I wore red in support of teachers,” Bounds said. “I am a teacher, and I have a teacher’s heart. I believe my being a teacher was a God-given directive, and I loved

every minute of it.”Now that she’s back, she’s

caught up on her email, fi elded phone calls, watched videos of the meetings she missed and attended nu-merous constituent meet-ings. She is acutely aware that she will not only be the deciding vote between Har-ris (a supporter of Superin-tendent James McIntyre) and McMillan (a McIntyre critic), but the swing vote between the pro- and anti-McIntyre factions.

She’s somewhat sur-prised to fi nd herself in this position and reluctant to tip her hand, praising Harris as an outstanding citizen philanthropist and McMil-lan as someone who has the courage to stand alone.

“Who would have ever thought that a fi rst vote would have such large im-plications?”

Bounds is back From page A-1

By Wendy SmithThe front of First Baptist Church of

Knoxville is beautiful to some, but it can be intimidating to others, says Senior Pastor Tom Ogburn.

That’s why the church is opening up its lawn, and front porch, to the community. Last week, the congregation closed down a section of Main Street for a BBQ and Blue-grass Block Party. In coming weeks, the church will set up tables and chairs for use during lunch hour once a week.

A stage, which was built to hold the church’s nativity set at Christmas, will pro-vide stage space for musical acts to perform during Lunch on the Lawn, says Pam Neal, minister of administration.

The lunchtime event will be scheduled to take advantage of food trucks that park

in front of the church. No other downtown church has a lawn, and Ogburn hopes to make the space inviting.

“Some people see the church as what we are against. We want them to see us as people, and neighbors who care about the community,” he says.

Lizzy Kirby fi lls her plate with eats from “Love”

That B-B-Q, served by Emma, Jess and Joel

“Ducky” Maples, at First Baptist Church of Knox-

ville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party. Photos by Wendy Smith

Ava Hulsey, under the watch-

ful eye of her mother, Bran-

non Hulsey, dances to blue-

grass music with Grant Lyon.

First Baptist welcomes neighborsfrom the front porch

Five-year-old Anna Claire Carmichael has a big chair to fi ll. She

attends Christian Academy of Knoxville.

Beth and Tom Ogburn enjoy dinner on the

lawn during First Baptist Church of Knox-

ville’s BBQ and Bluegrass Block Party. Tom

is the church’s new senior pastor.

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RuthWhite

Halls greenway From page A-1

two and a half miles of green way and sidewalks in the Halls Crossroads area,” Bredesen said. “Once com-plete, this project will con-nect area parks, schools, businesses and residential neighborhoods with green-way trails.”

But a series of glitches and legal problems stalled the greenway project for fi ve years, and by mid-July, the county appeared on track to miss yet another deadline, this one set for Sept. 30.

Two weeks ago, Mayor Tim Burchett moved to by-pass the state bureaucracy and assigned the project to the county’s Engineering and Public Works Depart-ment. Within six days, a row of golden shovels, a pile of dirt and a grader sitting at the head of a gravel trail in Clayton Park marked the fi rst visible signs of progress toward making the mile-long walking trail that will connect Halls Elementary School and the park a real-

ity. The estimated materi-als cost of the greenway is nearly $175,000.

EPW chief Dwight Van de Vate expressed enthu-siasm for the project but warned that installing it in the marshy wetlands be side the new Halls Walmart will be tricky.

“I don’t want everybody to think this is an easy proj-ect because it’s a greenway. This is a wetland,” he said.

He has appointed capi-tal projects inspector Chris Sivyer to oversee the project and said that Sivyer, who is an experienced project man-ager with private-sector ex-perience, “has the right skill set and an exceptionally sol-id work ethic. His construc-tion experience and project management experience will help see this project through to a successful conclusion.”

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Art-a-palooza is an event that brings out the fun in everyone. The September party in the park kicked off at the Fountain City Art Center and was fi lled with artwork, crafts, a silent auc-tion and much more.

Jim Gentry creates a bracelet using macramé for Fountain City Art Center’s Art-a-palooza. Photos by R. White

Bob Meadows shows one of the handmade books he had for sale at the art center.

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■ Cheerleaders raise moneyThe Central High cheer-

leaders have been out in the community raising money for the squad.

They have hosted a car wash, have held two bake sales at Kroger in Fountain City and will host a pancake breakfast at Sam and Andy’s next to the Fountain City Food City, 7-10 a.m. Satur-day, Sept. 27.

Funds raised will pay for summer cheerleading camp and new (retro style) black cheerleading sweat-ers that will be debuted on football senior night.

Central High cheerleaders sell baked goods outside Kroger in Fountain City. Pictured are Kiley Palmer, Jordon Brock, Brittney Clark, Bailey Breeden and Savannah Halberstadt.

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By Wendy SmithThe city of Knoxville is

embarking on a $7 million upgrade for traffi c signal synchronization on Broad-way and Kingston Pike. Last week I met two city employees who are direct-ly involved. We met at the intersection of Cedar Bluff and Peters Road, probably the city’s most congested intersection.

When Ernie Pierce gets caught in a traffi c backup, he’s not frustrated by the delay. He’s frustrated by the unsolved problem.

“Your congestion is my congestion,” he says.

Pierce is to traffic sig-nals what the Colonel

is to fried chicken. The signal engineer has been tinkering with Knox-ville’s intersections since 1989. Nobody could do a better job, says the city’s chief traffic engineer, Jeff Branham.

At the Cedar Bluff in-tersection, others see a ca-cophony of vehicles; Pierce sees a fi nely tuned orches-tration. The signals have six phases, and the inter-section is equipped with radar detection that moni-tors the percent of traffi c coming from each direc-tion. The timing of each phase changes based on the information received by the radar.

The intersection’s fi rst priority is the left turn lanes from Cedar Bluff to Peters because those lanes could potentially back up to the lights at I-40, which would be dangerous.

“Safety is our fi rst pri-ority, not convenience,” says Branham.

Two upcoming state projects should help with congestion on Cedar Bluff. Reconfi guring of lanes will give a continuous green light to one lane from southbound Cedar Bluff to westbound I-40, and a second turn lane from southbound Cedar Bluff to North Peters/Parkside will be added.

■ Women’s League helps outThe Halls Crossroads

Women’s League makes a difference in the communi-ty through giving back and helping others.

Last weekend the group hosted a stuff-a-bag event that allowed community members to purchase a brown bag for $5 and stuff it with items from the League’s Clothes Closet. Money raised is used to purchase new socks, under-wear and school supplies for children in need.

Dissection of an intersectionOn Saturday, the fun moved under tents in Foun-

A-4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news government

or how I can help them mas-ter those problems.

“If par-ents ask me why their s t u d e n t per for med poorly on a state test, I don’t have an answer

because I am prohibited from reviewing the ques-tions after the test. This is frustrating for teachers and parents, but the ones who truly suffer are the stu-dents.”

Brown said state funding was mentioned only once at the four-hour summit, yet “Mississippi invests more per student than Tennes-see.”

When the Legislature reconvenes, expect a battle among Tennessee’s three political parties: the dwin-dling Democrats, who gen-erally back TEA, want better funding and resist reforms; the corporate Republicans, including Haslam and local legislators, who want na-tional standards and teach-er accountability; and the red-meat Republicans, who call the standards “Obam-acore” and want more guns and fewer taxes.

Beth Brown

MetroPulse columnist Frank Cagle is an expert on state politics. Last week he boldly predicted the demise of Common Core state stan-dards when the Legislature reconvenes.

Sandra Clark

No common ground on Common Core

“If you didn’t see that coming, you are willfully blind,” he wrote of last year’s near-death. “Some of us could see it coming sit-ting on a porch in Strawber-ry Plains.”

Ever the optimist, Gov. Bill Haslam convened a summit last week to reboot his education reforms, in-cluding Common Core.

Beth Brown, vice presi-dent of the Tennessee Edu-cation Association, said the real experts weren’t invited. Most there had “zero class-room experience.”

Brown said testing is paramount for reformers, yet teachers never see the results. “A list of student scores does not tell me what questions students missed

Week before last, reports trickled out that establish-ment types (meaning the usual Chamber of Com-merce/corporate education reform crowd) were get-ting desperate to fi nd a way to derail Mike McMillan’s campaign to become chair of the Board of Education, a powerful position that au-tomatically confers a spot on the board’s two-person executive committee (along with the superintendent) and the ability to set the board’s meeting agendas.

McMillan has been a con-sistent critic of Superinten-dent James McIntyre since taking the Eighth District seat in 2010, and he often fi nds himself on the short end of 8-1 votes. The pro-McIntyre majority had little to fear from him, and a year ago, nobody could have pre-dicted that he’d emerge as the senior member of a bur-geoning 5-4 majority.

Betty Bean

The eff ort to derail McMillan

But he may well be. When Lynne Fugate announced that she was tired of being perceived as divisive and would not seek re-election as chair, the McIntyre-support-ing former majority lined up behind Third Dis trict board member Doug Harris, but he could muster only four votes, including his own. Same went for McMillan, who got his own vote plus votes from new members Amber Roun-tree, Terry Hill and interim member John Fugate. When it became obvious that the two sides would never un-tangle the deadlock, every-one agreed to come back next month and vote again when new Seventh District board member Patti Bounds

is present.Bounds, who was off on

a Mediterranean cruise that was planned and paid for long before she ran for of-fi ce, has become the focus of intense speculation.

Meanwhile, public re-lations guy Mike Cohen didn’t like the way things appeared to be headed but said he was acting on his own in his efforts to fi nd a way to block McMillan from being named chair. His ba-sic argument is that Knox County will be less likely to fi nd suitable candidates for McIntyre’s replacement with McMillan at the helm.

His solution for breaking the deadlock?

Terry Hill, the new Sixth District board member, who is a retired school psy-chologist, mother of a for-mer board member (Cindy Buttry) and wife of another (Steve Hill). She scored the most resounding Election

Day win of any of the new-bies and was a polishedcandidate who appeared tobe less dug into her posi-tions than many of her col-leagues. Plus, Cohen, a for-mer KCS public informationoffi cer, said he just likes her.

“Personally I’d love Terryto serve. I actually wroteher that a couple of days af-ter the election. I knew herwhen I was the schools’ PRguy. I was a fan of hers thenand I am a fan of hers now,”he said.

He also said he doesn’tthink the options should belimited to Harris or McMil-lan.

But there’s a glitch – Hill(who had likely noticed thatseveral of Cohen’s friends,including Doug Harris, gaveconsiderable sums of mon-ey to her major opponent)doesn’t want the job.

“I have no interest in run-ning for chair at this time,”she said.

Why the secrecy by MPC?One would think the

Metropolitan Planning Commission would have enjoyed all the controversy it wanted over the past few months with the strong neighborhood criticism of Director Mark Donaldson and his controversial hiring of Dave Hill, but on Sept. 11 MPC adopted by stealth the $101,000 separation agree-ment for Donaldson with-out any public discussion or reasonable notice, thereby triggering more attention.

This comes on top of Mayors Burchett and Rog-ero seeking and getting Donaldson’s early retire-ment.

How did this happen?When MPC met for its

regular meeting, chair Re-becca Longmire quickly asked that the consent cal-endar be amended to add the separation agreement. Commissioner Clancy im-mediately seconded it and before anyone knew what was afoot it was adopted. Even veteran MPC member Jack Sharp did not know the agreement had passed when contacted by this writer four days later.

The agreement was not on the published agenda or explained at the public meeting. Media have failed to report this. Clearly, Long-mire and others on the MPC executive committee did not want the public or even fel-low commissioners to know its contents or debate it. By hiding it, they have directed even more attention to its contents and undermined further already weakened public confi dence in MPC commissioners who orches-trated this charade.

Why the secrecy by MPC?

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The separation agree-ment was obtained through an open-records request. Donaldson’s current con-tract, going back to 2005, pays him one-month salary (which is $9,186.58) plus accrued sick leave (which is 772 hours or $43,641.16) plus accrued annual leave (which is 327 hours, which equal $18,485.36) for a total of $71,313.05.

Then MPC voluntarily added two months’ sal-ary for $18,373.16 and 80 percent of his health-care premiums for one year at $11,888 for a total of $30,261.16 for a combined total of $101,574.21 in order to keep him around until his successor is installed. This is on top of the salary he will be paid for the time he con-tinues working. This second part was optional and not mandated by contract.

The public still does not know what will happen to Dave Hill, whose hiring in-stigated much of this.

In their defense, Steve Wise, MPC attorney, ex-plains that the recommen-dations of the executive committee usually go on the consent calendar and are not discussed at the full MPC meeting. This practice should be dropped when it includes such a large price tag.

What were commission-ers thinking when they failed to discuss it in public? No one would ever ask? The

held in his honor this Fri-day, Sept. 26, at the HowardBaker federal courthouse.

■ Veteran GOP activ-ist Phyllis Severance ishelping the Alexander forU.S. Senate offi ce in KnoxCounty – a substantialboost to the Alexander ef-fort.

■ It is ironic that theTennessee Supreme Court,which has a female major-ity, did not have a singlewoman apply to be the stateattorney general. Nor wasthere a concerted effort toencourage women or Afri-can-Americans to apply.

It would seem the threefemale members of thecourt would have encour-aged female attorneys orjudges to apply for thateight-year term, but appar-ently it did not happen.

Women in today’s worldoften make up a signifi cantportion of graduating class-es from law schools.

Tennessee has never hada woman or African-Amer-ican serve as state AG. Theywill have to wait anothereight years to even be con-sidered.

Knox County elected itsfi rst female DA (CharmeKnight Allen) last month.Shelby County has had a fe-male DA for several years.

Popular election produc-es faster results in this areathan appointments madebehind closed doors.

■ Gov. Bill Haslamwill join New York Gov. An-drew Cuomo, Nevada Gov.Brian Sandoval and Mis-souri Gov. Jay Nixon at a re-ception at the U.S. Embassyin Kabul, Afghanistan, thisSunday, Sept. 28, accordingto an invitation sent to per-sonnel at the Embassy.

media would miss it? This is public money and merits public scrutiny. The com-missioners are not used to public review of their ac-tions on internal issues. They would do well to con-sult with Jack Sharp, who has forgotten more than most current younger com-missioners know, for advice on public relations and local politics.

There is some positive news from MPC, however. Notices of all future meet-ings and committee meet-ings will now be posted on the MPC website, which has not occurred for the pow-erful executive committee meeting. This is due to the intervention of Wise, who deserves praise for this.

■ GOP legislative nominee Eddie Smith, opposing incumbent Rep. Gloria Johnson, met with Gov. Bill Haslam for over 20 minutes Sept. 17 when Haslam was in Knoxville to promote passage of Amend-ment 2 on the judicial selec-tion process. Smith wants Bill and Crissy Haslam to campaign for him.

Apparently that may oc-cur. This is most contested race in Knox County on Nov. 4.

Mayor Rogero will be strongly backing Johnson and Cheri Siler for state senator, which will place her in direct opposition to the governor on these two can-didates. Johnson is favored, but Smith is a credible can-didate.

■ U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Richard Stair Jr. is retiring after a distinguished 28-year ca-reer in the federal judiciary, and a reception is being

TEA gets a winBy Sandra Clark

A local case with state-wide implications was over-turned by the state Court of Appeals in late August, and the Union County Board of Education voted Sept. 18 not to appeal that decision.

Chancellor Andrew Till-man had ruled in favor of Union County Public Schools in a case involving a teacher who wanted his Union County Education Association representa-tive with him when he was questioned by a supervisor about student allegations of misconduct. The supervisor refused.

Director of Schools Jim-my Carter later took no ac-tion on the charges, which led Tillman to opine that the UCEA’s lawsuit was without merit since the teacher had suffered no damage. The teacher’s name was redact-ed in all documents.

Chief Judge Charles Su-sano delivered the appellate court’s decision: The em-ployee had a right under the state’s 2011 Collaborative Conferencing Act to have an organizational representa-tive present “at an investi-gative interview where the

employee reasonably be-lieves the investigation may result in disciplinary action against him or her.”

Also, “the Association has organizational stand-ing to pursue this action on behalf of its members,” Susano wrote. The court vacated the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case. Costs on appeal were assessed to the Union County Board of Education.

The board amended its agenda to add the item and passed vice chair Brad Griffey’s motion to drop the appeal without debate.

We contacted the Tennes-see Education Association on Friday, and a representa-tive confi rmed the organiza-tion would notify its mem-bers and put out a general press release. TEA had been awaiting a possible appeal to the state Supreme Court.

It’s a big win for the TEA since many assumed the Collaborative Conferencing Act had negated members’ right to representation.

Of course, the organiza-tion should not crow too loudly. Legislators can al-ways tighten the law in Jan-uary.

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There’s an old joke that only three things matter in politics: Money, money and money.

Money pays for media advertising, yard signs, bill-boards and direct mail to voters. It allows a candidate to get his or her message out and reach folks who rarely pay attention to politics.

Yet, money isn’t usually as important in local cam-paigns because so few peo-

Scott Frith

High-turnout elections favor big-spending candidates

ple vote. A campaign doesn’t need a lot of money when you can fi t all the district’s voters into a high school gymnasium. For exam-ple, only 3,249 votes were

cast in the Sixth District’s (Northwest Knox County) school board primary elec-tion in May. In the Ninth District (South Knox), only 2,494 votes were cast.

Low-turnout, local elec-tions give more infl uence to members of special-interest groups such as teachers and neighborhood organiza-tions because these folks vote in higher numbers. Unsurprisingly, candidates

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Great White spotted in Fort Loudoun?

The question mark is the fi rst hint it’s not true. The second is sharks’ well-known dislike of freshwater.

Topping this week’s “who knew?” list is a website call-ing itself “NY Meta” where items as dubious as this fi sh story are passed off as fac-tual.

A few weeks ago NY Meta published “news,” accompa-nied by video, of a terrifying incident. According to the story, a roller-coaster car fl ew off the tracks at Coney Island injuring eight people.

It was completely fab-ricated, yet thousands of social-media users bought into it. New York’s Econom-ic Development Corporation demanded the publisher take the story down, and NY Meta complied.

The story, if true, would have made headlines in le-gitimate newspapers and local and national news

broadcasts. That it didn’t failed to deter readers who tweeted, “This is why I don’t ride roller coasters” and similar sentiments for days after the article appeared.

The expansion of Internet access with its vast stores of knowledge at the disposal of anyone with a computer and a cable connection was sup-posed to usher in a Second Enlightenment. Instead, life imitating art, we’re daily reminded that “Dumb and Dumber” are just a mouse click away.

Print publications like the National Enquirer and Globe have long made a liv-ing with Elvis sightings and encounters with aliens. But word of mouth was about the only way to propagate their stories.

Now, Facebook and You-Tube claim more than a bil-lion users, and about 250 million of us gossip on Twit-ter. If only 1 percent of Face-book users are contenders for a Darwin* award, there are potentially 10 million people out there who believe the cream they ordered will melt belly fat and Repub-licans have an alternative national health insurance plan.

How gullible are we? Would Orson Welles’ “War

of the Worlds” radio play spark panic today?

If posted on YouTube and Facebook, the answer is it probably would. For mil-lions, if it’s on the Internet it must be true.

The dumbing down of America seems to accelerate at a pace consistent with the increase in bandwidth. You can get a lot of misinforma-tion a lot faster at 12 mega-bytes per second than you could in my misspent youth when 2400 baud was smok-ing hot.

The other day I heard a comedian tell of a 20-some-thing woman who aspired to a career as a volunteer – but she wanted to get paid for it. The word she was look-ing for, the comic said, was “employee.”

Stupid is as stupid surfs. But if you do spot a shark in Fort Loudoun, let us be the fi rst to know.

* The mythical Darwin is awarded for cleansing the gene pool. Recent recipients include the 43-year-old man who took a swig of golden liquid from a salsa jar think-ing it was a cocktail. It was gasoline, which he immedi-ately spit out. To soothe his nerves he lit a cigarette. He died the next day at a burn center.

Bearden resident is state’s new AGTennessee is in great

hands with Herbert Slatery III as state a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l , says Steve Mc S w e e n , p r e s i d e n t of Egerton, McAfee, Ar-mistead & Davis P.C.

S l a t e r y and McSween worked to-gether for 26 years before Slatery took up his previous post as chief legal counsel to Gov. Bill Haslam in 2011. They were also next-door neighbors in the Bearden area.

Slatery is fair, hard-working and a great man-

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ager, McSween says, which will come in handy as he manages a very, very large law fi rm.

While at Egerton, McAfee, Slatery specialized in fi nance, corporate gov-ernance, capital formation, real estate, and sales and acquisitions of businesses. He was president of the fi rm from 1998 to 2007, and chair from 2008 to 2011.

“He’s a lawyer’s lawyer.

Other attorneys go to him for advice,” says McSween.

Slatery served as chair, director and general counsel of the Public Building Au-thority of Knox County and Knoxville, and was a lawyer for the county’s Industrial Development Board.

He grew up here and is a huge supporter of Knox-ville, McSween says. He was very active at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, and his two grown children live here.

Slatery will be just the second Republican attor-ney general in state history. Tennessee is the only state where the Supreme Court names the attorney general. It’s an eight-year term.

favored by these groups of-ten win local elections be-cause their voters make up a larger percentage of the electorate.

But a high-turnout elec-tion changes everything.

In a high-turnout elec-tion, teachers and neigh-borhood organizations have less infl uence because they comprise a smaller percentage of voters. Also, when there are more voters, money plays an increased role because a campaign can reach out to unaffi liated voters who may not follow local politics every day.

This brings us to the up-coming special election for school board.

In the Second District, Indya Kincannon has re-signed, and there are three candidates running to re-place her in November: Charlotte Dorsey, Jamie Rowe and Tracie Sanger.

The conventional wis-dom is that Jamie Rowe is favored to win. Rowe has a

long history of community involvement and is a model candidate for a low-turnout, local election for school board or City Council.

Yet, the upcoming No-vember election will feature far more voters than a typi-cal school board race. For example, in the May 2014 election, 27,969 votes were cast countywide. In Au-gust, 60,744 votes were cast countywide. Expect more than 100,000 votes to be c ast this November.

A higher turnout favors the candidate who spends more money. Tracie Sanger is not only an educator, but a proven fundraiser widely-praised for her work raising money for the Shannondale Elementary School Founda-tion. Sanger will have little trouble raising money and is expected to run a strong, community-based cam-paign.

While Rowe might have had the advantage if the election were held in an-

other election cycle, Sanger may defy expectations and win in November’s high-turnout special election. High-turnout elections favor big-spending can-didates. Expect Sanger to spend a lot of money.Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can reach him at scott@pleadthefrith.com.

GOV NOTES ■ 3rd/4th District Democrats

meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Guest speakers: Becky Har-mon, Emily Gregg and George Shields.

■ Truman Day Dinner, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $60; $70 after Sept. 28. Info/tickets: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/trumanday2014; info@knoxvilledemocrats.org; 540-4001.

■ Democratic Women’s Club meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on Western Avenue. Info: 742-8234.

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Karon’s beloved “Mitford” novels. They’ve found a g r o w i n g a u d i e n c e a m o n g readers who enjoy in-spirational c o n t e m -porary ro-mance nov-els. And the seventh, “Makin’ Miracles,” is due to be released in Jan-uary 2015.

Her latest book, “Down

by the River,” published by Kensington Publishing of New York, hit No. 23 on Amazon Kindle sales in early June. That’s right be-tween titles by big names Fern Michaels and Debbie Macomber.

The book was also fea-tured in USA Today and Southern Writers Magazine.

Stepp also teaches psy-chology and research at the Knoxville branch of Tuscu-lum College. But she brags of “total Big Orange blood-

lines” in her academic back-ground – she did undergrad and master’s work at UT and received her doctorate there.

And she met her husband there. He’s also an author.

The couple have collabo-rated on “The Afternoon Hiker,” a reader-friendly “guide to casual hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains.” In addition to the usual infor-mation about trail lengths and levels of diffi culty, the book offers lots of pictures

and solid, common-sense advice. Of the Charlie’s Bun-

ion trail, the authors write, “… don’t plan to hike to the Bunion, as we did, on a very cold day af-ter snow or

rain. As we learned, water freezes readily in the eroded pockets between the roots and rocks along this trail,

creating icy patches that make the footing hazardous and dangerous on this nar-row, mountaintop trailway.”

“The Afternoon Hiker” is addictive reading. It’s like having a good friend tell you everything you need to know about a trail you might want to explore, even if you never leave the house. Lin admits that it inspired her own literary adventure. “The hiking book is what led to the fi ction,” she says.

The Stepps are currently in the middle of a very busy book tour. They’ve trav-eled all over the Southeast, meeting readers and sign-ing copies of their books.

Lin Stepp is also an ac-tive and highly sought-after speaker. In April 2015 she’ll lead a workshop at the Ten-nessee Mountain Writers Annual Writers Conference in Oak Ridge. Her topic is “Writing and Marketing Your Book.”

And her novella, “A Smoky Mountain Gift,” is featured – along with works by three other authors, including Fern Michaels – in the Christmas anthol-ogy “When the Snow Falls,” available in October.

A complete listing of the Stepps’ appearances, as well as all other information pertaining to their books, can be found online at www.linstepp.com.

Ebullient and positive, with a strong Christian faith, Dr. Lin Stepp thrives amid her growing popu-larity and success, saying, “God’s enlarging my tent pegs!”Send story suggestions to news@ShopperNewsNow.com.

Joan Medlicott, author of the bestselling “Ladies of Covington” series, says she’s found “a wonderful new Southern voice.”

And New York Times bestselling author Deborah Smith praises the creator of “a charming portrait of the Smokies, their people and a wonderful way of life.”

They’re talking about Dr. Lin Stepp, the West Knox-ville resident and profes-sor of psychology who has found success as an author of fi ction.

“I was looking for con-temporary novels about the Smokies,” says Stepp, who with her husband, J.L., has lived in the same house in West Knoxville’s Foxfi re subdivision for 38 years. “I went in one bookstore and the owner said, ‘This is the most visited national park in the country, and I have none.’

“So I wrote one!” says Stepp with a bright smile.

The six books in her Smoky Mountain series are often compared to Jan

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“I’ve fi nally come across someone that believes in all the things that I do … love, family, faith, intrigue, mys-tery, loyalty, romance and a great love for our beloved Smoky Mountains,” says Dolly Parton.

Married Knoxville authors Lin and J.L. Stepp have written many books, together and separately. Photo by Carol Shane

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By Cindy TaylorPowell Elementary third-

grade t eacher Mandi Meek was looking for a unique way to serve her class out-side of the school environ-ment. The result was a pic-nic in Fountain City Park for all Powell third-grade teachers, students and fam-ilies.

“As teachers we tell the students and their families that we care about them, but we wanted to show them,” said Meek. “This is one way we can do that.”

Meek realized feed-ing more than 100 people could be cost-prohibitive, so she enlisted assistance from members of her home church, Fellowship North,

to help with setup, cooking and cleanup and to offset the costs.

Meek and members of the church purchased and grilled more than 300 hot dogs, some parents made side dishes and other teach-ers brought desserts and drinks to create the perfect summer fare. Thanks to their efforts, Powell third-grade families who attended were fed and given time to meet and mingle with other families and staff.

“Nothing like this has ever been done for us be-fore,” commented one par-ent.

“This is really neat.”As staff and teachers ar-

rived, students stopped

Third-grade teachers Melissa Watson, Candy Parker, Jill Coo-per, Tina Corea, Mandi Meek and Caleb Bradley indulge in a bit of fun at the picnic. Photos by Cindy Taylor

their play to greet them with hugs. Even without a free picnic, it was obvious the students love their men-tors.

“Today was so much fun and a blessing for everyone involved,” said Meek. “We

were able to serve so many people.”

All food and items left over from the picnic were taken to KARM to provide service to another commu-nity of people.

By Cindy TaylorCedar Grove Missionary

Baptist Church has been serving the community since 1914. To honor their centennial, church mem-bers spent the weekend of Sept. 12-14 celebrating church history and having a fi ne old time.

Demi Elkins has been a member for 79 years and re-members all but two of the 16 pastors.

“What we call the new church is actually older now than the old church was be-fore it was torn down,” he said.

The community was in-vited to join in for free food,

fun, fellowship, live music, activities for the kids, wor-ship and even an antique car show.

The church has an active history in missions. Local support includes Halls Wel-fare Commission and Ten-nessee Baptist Children’s Home. Foreign support in-

cludes Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child and missionaries in Africa. Church members also deliver coats and school supplies to Upper Peninsula Michigan and Appalachian Outreach.

Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church is at 9711 Norris Freeway.

Demi Elkins; Autumn Hooks,13; Lucas Hooks, 4; Gene Foster; Heather Hooks; Carolyn and pastor Billy Moore; and car owner Don Fraker at the Cedar Grove centennial celebration.

Cedar Grove marks 100 years of service

Cross Roads Presbyte-rian Church will celebrate its 65th anniversary with a day of fellowship and praise. The day will begin with a traditional worship service at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at noon on Sun-day, Sept. 28.

Fountain City Presby-terian Church members spent much time in prayer hoping for outpost work back in the early 1930s.

Fifteen church members lived in the surrounding neighborhood of Halls Crossroads. The group realized that many chil-dren in the area were not attending Sunday school, and many adults were not members of any church. The members of the church and the superintendent of Home Missions decided to have a chapel in the Halls community.

The fi rst service was held on Nov. 14, 1937, in the Halls chapel, and that after-noon Sunday school was or-ganized with an enrollment of 35. It was from the out-post work at Halls that the present Cross Roads Pres-byterian Church developed. Members of the Fountain City church used their cars to pick up people in Halls and transport them to and from services.

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Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay, So are all who amass wealth unjustly;In mid-life it will leave them,And at their end they will prove to be fools.

(Jeremiah 17: 11 NRSV)

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

(Jeremiah 17:11 KJV)

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

(Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister)

Eggs-actly

Readers sometimes ask me where I get my ideas for columns. To be hon-est, when I started writing this column (1,237 columns ago!), I had an idea for the fi rst column and the second. Since then, for the most part, it has been hand to mouth. Occasionally, I come up with a spate of ideas and jot them down, but mostly, when Tuesday morning rolls around, I sit down and stare at a blank screen for a while.

This particular morning, I didn’t have a clue, nor a box to put a clue in. Lewis and I were eating breakfast (he, his usual scrambled egg; I, my usual bagel and soy-based “cream” cheese), and I was bemoaning my clueless state. Lewis suggested with a twinkle that I write a col-umn about eggs. In the mo-ment, I couldn’t think why eggs would show up in the Bible, but at that point, des-peration was closing in, and curiosity won out.

I hauled out my “Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible” and looked up eggs. Sure enough, there they were, in Jeremiah. The context is a warning about the theft or misuse of money. (Isn’t it as-tonishing how much the Bible has to say about money? What should that tell us?)

Jesus also had something to say about eggs. (I admit I should have remembered that one without looking it up!) He pointed out that if a child asks for an egg, the par-ent would not give the child a scorpion, a comparison to the goodness of God, who gives His children good gifts.

So what do we do or think when God apparently

gives us a scorpion? Since time began, humans have questioned “Why?” when it comes to disasters, misfor-tunes or just plain bad luck.

It rains on the just and the unjust (Matthew 5:45), which can be a blessing or a curse, depending on one’s need for water at the moment.

“Long ago in a faraway land where few people have ever traveled,” I was a mem-ber of a service organization called the Quota Club (sort of a Kiwanis for women). Each woman who belonged was a professional, and each woman was asked, upon joining, to tell the member-ship about her profession.

One of the women was married to an egg farmer. He did not raise chickens to sell; he raised chickens as machines that produced eggs. After he married my friend, he sent her out to sell one day’s production of eggs. (I can’t now remember how many dozen he sent with her; it was an astonishing number as I recall.) She came home, exhausted but proud; she had sold every carton of eggs.

The next morning, she was astonished to fi nd that she (again!) had the same number of eggs to sell. Which may explain how chickens and eggs made their way into the Bible.

They are eggs-actly like God’s blessings.

In summer 1949, the con-gregation, under the pastor-ate of the Rev. J. Wither-spoon Dunlap, erected a manse on the 2.5 acre lot. On Sept. 26, 1949, the cha-pel was organized into a church.

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The 11:00 a.m. worship service will begin the festivities. A fellowship luncheon will follow with live music provided by

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By Ruth WhiteKindergarten students at

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The teachers use the car-pets for the majority of the day, and they knew that there was a need to replace the old ones in the kinder-garten classrooms.

Each 9-by-12 brightly colored carpet costs close to $400, and without extra funds, the purchase would come from each teacher’s pocket.

Thanks to DonorsChoose.org, each kindergarten classroom received funding for a new carpet.

“I had several parents

of my former students at Brickey-McCloud give to the project, many anonymous individuals and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did matching funds one weekend,” said teacher Kara Israel.

“It is touching as a teach-er to have people believe in what you do and help out.”

Israel’s class spends ap-proximately 75 percent of the day on the carpet, where she is able to informally ac-cess her students.

“This carpet is twice the size of our old one and the students are able to have room to learn while in our group time.”

For Israel, it is the little things that mean the most to her, and having a beauti-ful new carpet for her stu-dents means the world.

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CHS art department to get kilnJamie Rowe and R. Larry Smith presented Central High art

teacher Valerie Sigmon, center, with a check for $1,500 from

the CHS Foundation. The money will be used to purchase a kiln

for the art department. “Sculpture is a basic piece of art edu-

cation, and not having a kiln to use has left a big hole in our

learning,” said Sigmon. “This donation will allow students to

experience another aspect of art.” Photo by R. White

Myers fi nishes fi rst in junior golf tourSpencer Myers fi nished his fi rst season of golf with the TGA

Junior golf tour in the boys Micro Division. He ranked fi rst in

Knoxville and eighth in Tennessee. He was invited to compete

in the Aspen Grove State Championship in Smyrna, Tenn., in

July 2014. Spencer also received the 2014 Toyota Spirit of Golf

Award. He is a student at Grace Christian Academy, and his par-

ents are Rodney and Kristy Myers of Halls. Photo submitted

The CHS choral depart-ment will host a rummage sale 8 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Sept. 27, in the Central High School front parking lot.

The fundraiser will fea-ture household items, fur-niture, clothing, stage props and more. Stop by and help the group raise money for future projects.

Rummage sale to boost CHS choral group

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Halls High football will celebrate homecom-ing, Friday, Oct. 3, against Karns. During halftime of the game, the homecoming

queen will be crowned.Candidates vying for the

crown include: Kayla Arns-dorff (Math Honor Society), Kristen Cannon (swim-

ming), Rena Dabney (NHS), Dharma Dailey (HOSA), Sami Jo DePetro (football), Schylar Hardin (Key Club), Daniela Jones (soccer),

Kaileigh Lakin (madrigals), Abby Lane (cosmetology/CTE), Hope Lay (cheerlead-ing), Kaitlyn Lay (track), Caitlin Millsaps (drama

department), Casey Mitch-ell (FFA), Madison Smith (volleyball), Kathleen Sny-der (robotics) and Hannah Treece (band).

Vol cheersFive former members of the Halls High cheer team are reunited as they cheer on the Tennessee

Volunteers. Pictured together are junior Hana Shea Lewis, freshman Maria Brinias, senior Eliza-

beth Sharp and freshmen Mallory Hayes and Delaney Burton. All fi ve spent their high school

years cheering for the Red Devils under coach Cheri Duncan. Photo by Bobby Lewis, ProPhoto

Grant Wilds

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Gribble, Thompson are wedKristi Nicole Gribble and David James Thompson were

married Aug. 23 at Crescent Bend House and Gardens.The bride is the daughter of Gordon and Judye Gribble

and graduated from Halls High School in 2004. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and is em-ployed on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina.

The groom is the son of Brad and Pam Thompson. He is a graduate of Clemson University and is employed as an as-set manager by PNC Bank’s Wealth Management Division in Baltimore, Md.

The couple is at home in Washington, D.C.Photo by Jaclyn Paige Photography

■ Halls High players of the week

The Halls High play-ers of the week from the game against Oak Ridge in-clude Grant Wilds (#28) and Lane Smith (#51). Both play-ers were selected by the coach-ing staff for their hard work and great effort against the Wildcats.

■ Central High to host band exhibitionThe Central High School

Bobcat Band will host the Knox County Schools Marching Band Exhibition, 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21.

The exhibition provides community members the opportunity to see each of the Knox County high school bands perform its halftime shows. There are no scoreboards, coach re-views or teammates sitting on the sidelines wishing for a piece of the action. It’s ca-maraderie at its best as ev-ery band student has an op-portunity to hear and see all of the Knox County Schools bands perform.

Tickets for the event are $5; children 10 and under receive free admission. Concessions will be avail-able, featuring favorite fall items. Rain date is set for the following Tuesday (Oct. 28). Everyone is welcome.

MILESTONE

Salvation Army accepting applications for Angel Tree

The Salvation Army will continue accepting applica-tions for its Angel Tree pro-gram 1-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 24-26, at the Salvation Army of-fi ce, 409 N. Broadway. The Angel Tree program is open to children 12 and under or adults 60 and over. Info/list of required documentation: 525-9401.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Healing Through Art: Cre-

ative Play with Mixed Media,

1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24,

Cancer Support Community,

2230 Sutherland Ave. Info:

546-4661.

■ Exploring Music for Health,

6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

24, Cancer Support Communi-

ty, 2230 Sutherland Ave. With

Knoxville Symphony Orches-

tra violinist Sara Matayoshi.

Info: 546-4661.

■ Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Seeing Clearly, 10

a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 27,

Cancer Support Community,

2230 Sutherland Ave. Info:

546-4661.

■ Lymphedema, noon-1:30

p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Cancer

Support Community, 2230

Sutherland Ave. Light lunch

provided. Info: 546-4661.

■ UT Hospice conducts ongo-

ing orientation sessions for

adults interested in becoming

volunteers with its program.

No medical experience

required; training provided.

Info: Kirby Vineyard, 544-

6284.

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge has received a grant for $137,108 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The funds will be used to develop a new “Kids in Action!” healthy-living exhibit and programs to support healthy nutri-tion, healthy activity, STEM education and community wellness.

The museum will partner with East Tennessee Chil-dren’s Hospital, Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension to

offer a human-body exhibit and “Peppy Pepper,” a fi t-ness trail mascot, to raise awareness of the benefi ts of a healthy lifestyle.

“Our grants are highly competitive,” said institute director Susan H. Hildreth. “(IMLS) enlists hundreds of library and museum professionals throughout the United States to re-view grant applications and make recommendations on projects most worthy of funding. Receiving a grant from IMLS is a signifi cant achievement, and we con-

gratulate Children’s Muse-um of Oak Ridge for beingamong the 2014 IMLS mu-seum grantees.”

“We are excited to beginthe project and look forwardto forming new partner-ships in the community towork with us in this effort,”said the museum’s executivedirector, Mary Ann Damos.“I am very grateful to theInstitute of Museum and Li-brary Services for this grantaward and for all of the workthey do for museums and li-braries across the nation.”

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge receives grant

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As the owner of the “Up the Creek Gifts & Designs” shop in Knoxville, Ce-leste Reedy was always busy creating custom baskets and gifts for customers and running her own business. But her active life took a sudden detour when Reedy was sidelined by a double cancer diagnosis in April of 2013.

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“It was the week of Palm Sunday,” remembers Reedy. “I couldn’t breathe, so I went to the Emergency Room. A scan showed a lymphoma wrapped around my throat and thyroid. It was cancer.”

Because the growth was cutting off Reedy’s airway, the mass was removed during an emergency surgery. But, Reedy’s troubles weren’t over.

“While I was still recovering in Critical Care, the doctors discovered a small but very aggressive spot of breast cancer.”

Reedy spent the next several months undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. “The chemo and radiation for lymphoma was similar to what’s used for breast cancer, so I had treatment for both cancers at the same time,” explains Reedy.

Reedy adjusted to life full of doc-tors’ appointments and treatments. “I’ve always been so healthy and active, it’s mindboggling how everything can turn around,” says Reedy.

To pass time while as she waited in doctors’ offi ces, Reedy began sketch-ing. “I’d draw fl owers and things I was familiar with. I’d get lost in drawing, it was therapeutic for me.”

Reedy was surprised when nurse Mary Krogh of Premier Surgical Asso-ciates at Parkwest, noticed her artwork and asked if Celeste would design a t-

shirt to sell for the offi ce’s annual Ko-men Race for the Cure fundraiser.

Krogh says Premier Surgical and the Parkwest offi ce have long been in-volved in the Knoxville Komen race. “The cancer fundraiser is a way we honor our families, friends and pa-tients affected by breast cancer,” ex-plains Krogh. “It’s very special to have a patient like Celeste design our shirt.”

Reedy says she’s honored to be a part of the offi ce’s effort. “The Premier Sur-gical staff and physicians have become my friends. I actually look forward to coming to my appointments here,” says Reedy. “I’m excited to do something that could possibly make a difference for other cancer patients.”

Reedy’s t-shirt design incorporates colorful fl owers with the words “Faith”, “Hope”, “Love”, and “Life”. “I’m very appreciative of life and no longer take lot of things for granted,” says Reedy.

Orders for the shirts are being ac-cepted at the Premier Surgical offi ce at Parkwest Medical Center. Proceeds will benefi t the Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure.

Shirt design

NEWS FROM WORK OUT ANYTIME

Local companies join to ‘Get Kids Fit’

• 9965 Kingston Pike at

Pellissippi Parkway

• 2605 Adair Drive at Broadway

www.WorkoutAnytimeKnoxville.com

By Anne Hart

Who would have thought playing video games could get you into shape? Probably not many, but there was this one fellow…

Bryan Butler, now known as the head “Game Coach” and owner of Workout Anytime, dreamed up the crazy idea of mixing video games and exercise, and it’s working.

“I am a parent and like most parents, it drives me crazy to watch my kids sit-ting in front of the TV playing video games on a pretty day, “Butler says. “I also field numerous questions from other frustrated parents who can’t get their kids outside to play or into the gym to exercise.”

Figuring out a way to get both the parents and the kids to the gym has been a challenge for fitness centers across the nation, but the problem may have been solved right here in Knox-ville.

Workout Anytime and Game Truck are combining their efforts to offer free Game Truck play at Workout Anytime.

The colorful and distinctive Game Truck will be at Workout Anytime, 9965 Kingston Pike, from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays and at Workout Anytime at Broadway at Adair from 4-6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Jeff Maples, owner of Game Truck of Greater Knoxville, said “We want to do our part in kids getting exercise and

having fun. We have put together a pro-gram where the parents can reward the kids with Game Truck playtime after 30 minutes or an hour of exercise. We even have a little contract for the par-ent and kids to sign to make it official.”

Butler and Maples agree the part-nership is a win-win for everyone in-volved. Parents and kids both get to work out and then the kids get to play video games under supervision while the parents can then finish their own workout, play video games, use a tan-ning bed or relax in Workout Anytime’s Hydro-Massage bed.

Both companies are offering free passes to get people started in this unique and fun opportunity.

If you are interested in the pro-gram, stop by Workout Anytime at 9965 Kingston Pike at Pellissippi Pkwy or 2605 Adair Dr. at Broad-way to pick up a free pass, or go to www.WorkoutAnytimeKnoxville.com and print a free pass to take with you.

By Sandra ClarkYou can hear her dad-

dy when state Sen. Becky Massey speaks. She abso-lutely blew me away with her testimony before a con-gressional committee last week. It was a spur-of-the-moment invitation. Massey had been working with Halls residents to extend the TDOT greenway grant set to expire Sept. 30. When Mayor Tim Burchett de-cided to go ahead and break ground, I phoned Massey’s offi ce with details on the Thursday ceremony.

“She can’t come,” said her assistant, Debbie Gazzaway. “She’s presenting to Con-gress.”

Seems Sen. Lamar Al-exander had asked her to talk about barriers faced by people with disabilities. She gave the Senate Committee on Health, Education, La-bor and Pensions (did they mean for the acronym to be HELP?) an earful. Her pre-sentation was so strong that we can’t do it justice here. Read the full text at www.help.senate.gov/imo/me-dia/doc/Massey1.

“A meaningful job can make a difference in the lives of people with disabili-ties just as it does for all citi-zens. Every person, regard-less of hardship, disability and prejudice, can excel if given the opportunity,” she said. “For them a job means more than just a paycheck. It means truly being part of the community.”

The presentation was tightly organized and ended with 14 specifi c solutions within the reach of Con-gress. Massey has worked

Tennessee state Sen. Becky

Massey advocates in Wash-

ington for people with dis-

abilities.

Massey urges inclusion, jobs for disabled

21 years as a disability pro-vider and is currently ex-ecutive director of the Ser-toma Center.

Hers was not a bleeding-heart call for more welfare. Instead, it was a thoughtful plan to get physically and mentally challenged indi-viduals specifi c job training in high school coupled with incentives for businesses that hire them. Massey wants to eliminate the “cul-tural mindset of low expec-tations” that implies the dis-abled are unable to work.

Wow. In a poisonous at-mosphere of political got-cha, Becky Duncan Massey presented a plan for action based on her life’s work in the private sector. It’s not enough to be against most everything. Citizens pay taxes and deserve a gov-ernment that works. Last Thursday’s testimony shows why we ought to send Becky Massey to Washington more frequently … and per haps full time.

Holtz earned his master’s in commu-nications from the University of Tennes-see in 1998, and his bach-

elor’s in mass communica-

tion from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in 1992.

He and wife Sarah live in Knoxville with their rescue dog, Marley. Holtz replaces Dr. Kathleen Brown, who recently ac-cepted a position with the University of Tennessee’s Department of Public Health.

Michael Holtz

Holtz joins Health Department

Michael Holtz has joined the Knox County Health Department as director of community assessment and health promotion. He comes to KCHD after 12 years with the American Cancer

Society and its Cancer Action Network’s 14-state Southern region.

Holtz will oversee adolescent pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, teen health promotion, violence and unintentional injury pre-vention, TENNderCARE, and the epidemiology program.

By Cindy TaylorIt was National Assisted

Living Week, celebrated at Morning Pointe for the fi rst time this year with a Fall Festiv al. But when the rain came down on Sept. 11, fa-cility director Tyner Brooks and the staff at Morning Pointe didn’t let the bad weather dampen their fun. They just moved everything indoors.

Brooks ended up soaked to the skin, but thanks to his sacrifi ce everyone else enjoyed a rain-free festival.

Visitors and residents

enjoyed a carnival-like at-mosphere with cotton can-dy, hot dogs off the grill, popcorn and other goodies. Live music by Pistol Creek resounded through the hall-ways, and booths offered blood pressure checks, face painting and more.

The staff plans to make the free festival an annual community event.

Morning Pointe Assisted Living is located at 7700 Dannaher at Emory Road and I-75 Drive near Ten-nova North.

Powell High HOSA student Sabrina Van Buren performs a

blood pressure check on Powell High School teacher Connie

Silvey as PHS senior Callie Acosta looks on.

Bill Cabage and Edward Harper of Pistol Creek entertain at the

Morning Pointe Fall Festival. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Jack Shelton bobs for apples at the festival.

Festival at Morning Pointe

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East Tennessee kidney patients will benefi t from a $43,000 donation by KenJo Markets to the East Tennes-see Kidney Foundation. The funds, raised through cou-pon book sales at the com-pany’s 35 locations, will be used to improve the lives of East Tennesseans with, at risk for or affected by kid-ney disease.

KenJo president Charles “Wes” Carruthers Jr. pre-sented a $43,000 donation to Katie Martin, executive

director of the East Ten-nessee Kidney Founda-

tion, which serves some 200 low-income pa-tients per month in 15 counties. The fundswere raised through the sale of ben-

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The grand opening of University Commons is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in the parking garage near the Publix entrance. The center was built on the old Fulton Bellows site, lo-cated directly across Cum-berland Avenue from the entrance to Tyson Park.

University Commons is aretail center encompassing12+ acres and comprised of210,000 square feet of retailspace and parking.

It is being developed byCMH LLC, whose principalpartners are Budd Cullom,Jim Harrison and Mike Mc-Guffi n.

Grand opening for University Commons

HALLS SENIOR CENTER

■ Wednesday, Sept. 24: 10 a.m. bingo, hand & foot; 12:30 p.m. bridge; 1 p.m. Rook, SAIL exercise; 2:30 p.m. memoir group.

■ Thursday, Sept.25: 10 a.m. line dance, pinochle, quilting; 11 a.m. exercise; 1 p.m. ball-room dance class; craft class.

■ Friday, Sept. 26: 9:30 a.m. art club, Pilates; 10 a.m. euchre; 11 a.m. SAIL exercise; 12:30 p.m. Mexican train dominoes; Snack & Learn: Yellow Dot.

■ Monday, Sept. 29: 9 a.m. scrapbooking; 10 a.m. Tai Chi, pinochle, bridge, hand & foot; 11:30 a.m. advanced Tai Chi; 1 p.m. Rook, SAIL exercise.

■ Tuesday, Sept. 30: 10 a.m. canasta; 11 a.m. exercise; noon Super Senior Lunch: Tellico Tappers; 12:30 p.m. Mexican train dominoes; 1:30 p.m. hand & foot; 2 p.m. movie time.

■ Info: 922-0416.

REUNION ■ The Sherritze reunion will

be held Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Maynardville Senior Cen-ter from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch at noon. Bring covered dish. Info: 947-8687

By Sandra ClarkTim Johnson is a guy you

need to meet. He’s just relocated John-

son’s Street Rods & Classics Auto Upholstery to a former church in Union County. It’s a neat shop, complete with a piano and pews. Tim says that’s fi ne with him because he plays the piano as well as guitar.

The shop is on property owned by his father-in-law, Dale England, where Tim and wife Melissa live.

Melissa said her dad started the church in his basement, later moved it to a trailer and fi nally built the church building. He and his brother laid the tile. But now Dale England is in ill health, and he has turned over the building to Tim and Melissa.

“He’s just an awesome man,” Melissa said of her dad. He worked at Clayton Appalachia while preach-ing.

Meanwhile, Tim John-son has relocated the busi-ness he operated for 10-plus years near Chattanooga.

While his specialty is handmade leather interiors, he also customizes hot rods, boats and RVs. He makes

Unique business has unique ownercustom kick panels, doorpanels, seat swaps, headlin-ers and package trays. Someof his work has been pic-tured in Southern Roddermagazine, and he can showpotential customers a port-folio of previous work thatshows his range.

Johnson invites inquiries24 hours a day at 865-801-0925. And he offers freepickup and delivery.

On a personal note, thiswriter met Tim and Melissawhen they stopped by theShopper offi ce to purchasean ad. I asked for a quoteon replacing my headliner,which multiple interns willattest has been droopingfor a decade. (Interns arethe only passengers in myvan’s backseat.)

Tim got the new headlin-er ready, and I stopped byhis shop during a massivestorm after a lengthy Coun-ty Commission meeting. In-teresting visit and quick in-stallation. As I was headingdown Maynardville High-way my cell phone rang. Itwas Tim, calling to makesure I got home OK.

I like Tim Johnson andhope he fi nds happiness andsuccess on England Road inUnion County.

Tim Johnson, right, with son Nicholas, stands by

a ’33 Plymouth pickup truck that he refur-

bished.At top: custom interiors,

particularly leatherwork, are Johnson’s specialty.

Bob Sexton

NORTH BIZ NOTES ■ Halls Breakfast Club, 7:30-9

a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, Y-12 Federal Credit Union, Powell Branch.

■ Fountain City BPA, Christ-mas After Hours, 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, Commercial Bank.

A chance at a life worth livingBy Sandra Clark

In case anyone won-dered why supporting the North Knox Ro-tary Club’s annual golf tournament m a t t e r s , Bob Sexton has the an-swer.

The tournament, set for Friday, Oct. 3, at Three Ridges Golf Course, sup-ports the Cerebral House Housing Corporation, which operates a group home for 10 in Fountain City.

Sexton is director of the Cerebral Palsy Center in North Knoxville and sup-ports the group home.

David Dooley is coordi-nating the event.

“We have seven major sponsors,” he said, “and 16 or 17 teams and 30 hole sponsors.”

Dooley wants 20 teams and 60 hole sponsors. He probably got them after Sexton’s talk.

The club meets at noon each Thursday at Litton’s.

“We help people with sig-nifi cant diffi culties to be a part of the community. We help them join the work-force, make friends, be seen as worthy.

“What you aspire to is the same thing people with dis-abilities want – a chance at a life worth living.”

Sexton saluted the Ro-tarians for there longtime support of the CP Group Home. He said other sup-

port comes from church and civic groups as well as hobby groups.

“In the 1950s and ’60, parents of kids with intel-lectual disabilities lobbied the Legislature for a set of programs (for their chil-dren). But those programs don’t support those with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy.

“Studies show 60 per-cent of those with cere-bral palsy do not have signifi cant intellec-tual disabilities,” he said. “But there is no funding for them.”

Only in Knoxville and Chattanooga are there programs for these people at all, he said, and those are privately funded.

The Lutheran Church in Chattanooga sponsors that city’s program.

Without a program, se-verely disabled individuals either stay at home or move into a nursing home.

The Fountain City facility was built in 1982 with low-interest HUD fi nancing on a 40-year loan, a loan with just eight years remaining.

Each resident has a pri-vate bedroom and two share a bathroom, so it’s a 10-bed-room, 5-bath home.

The biggest expense is 24/7 staffi ng, and the an-nual budget is $200,000, Sexton said.

“Your golf tournament literally keeps the house open.”

Other support comes from the Bill Williams fi sh-ing tournament and from

the residents themselves. “Their SSI check is $600

per month,” Sexton said. “Of that we take 1/3 for housing and $315 for food and expenses. That leaves each resident with $85 per month for incidentals and medicine.”

Sexton told of a resident named Danny. He held a job at Target and saved for an apartment. Once there,

he wanted a dog. So he saved for a down pay-ment for a home of his own. “Now he’s got what we all want. A place to live and

someone to love.”Anyone can contribute

to the home by becoming a hole sponsor for the golf tournament. Just mail $100 or more to North Knoxville Rotary Club, 7607 Wind-wood Drive, Powell, TN 37849.

Major sponsors are Pop’s Wine & Liquor, Tindell’s Inc., Pilot, Tennova Health-care, Fountain City Finance Company, FMS (Freight Management Systems) and Phyllis and Ely Driver.

Facts: Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the brain during pregnancy, la-bor or shortly after birth.

■ CP is neither progres-sive, communicable or cur-able.

■ It is estimated that 500,000 to 700,000 chil-dren and adults in the U.S. manifest one or more symp-toms of CP.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLESB September 24, 2014

NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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Kim Frasch of Tellico suff ered spinal stenosis before fi nding relief from his pain thanks to a pro-

cedure by Dr. Patrick Bolt at Fort Sanders Regional Medica l Center.

Second opinion gives Tellico man right treatmentAbout three years ago, Kim Frasch of

Tellico, now 65, had pain in both of his calves. Over time, it moved upward and became more intense.

“As it got worse, it went into my thighs and glutes. And finally I began to lean to the left as an involuntary effort to gain some relief,” Frasch said. “My wife was worried I couldn’t stand up straight. I had sharp, stabbing pains in my legs, and standing was intolerable. I could only walk for a short period of time.”

Frasch had spinal stenosis, a fairly common condition in which the spinal canal narrows. The bones of the verte-brae compress the spine and surround-ing nerves, typically in the lower back. This creates pain, numbness and weak-ness in the legs and feet.

Spinal stenosis typically comes on slowly and gets worse over time, most often affecting people over the age of 50.

“Apparently, I had it for years. This is a very slow process,” said Frasch. “They said I’d had it for years and years, but it just never manifested itself.”

Frasch is a business consultant in the medical field, so he did plenty of Internet research about the condition to find an area physician who could help him.

Frasch consulted one surgeon, but didn’t quite feel comfortable. He then went for a second opinion to Dr. Patrick Bolt of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He liked what he experienced.

“The people are upbeat and work well together there,” Frasch said. “I have vis-ited practices and other health care enti-ties all over the country. I can walk into a business and tell if it is working well or needs better management. It’s one thing to entrust your care to the surgeon, but

When is back surgery right for you?Spinal stenosis is one of the most com-

mon causes of severe back and leg pain, and also one of the most effectively treated con-ditions with surgery.

Stenosis means “narrowing,” and it’s when the bones of the spinal column narrow from arthritis, bone spurs or other diseases. The bones then press on the spinal column or surrounding nerves, causing pain.

“This is probably one of the most com-mon surgeries that I do; it’s a very common problem. Stenosis manifests itself as back and leg pain that gets worse with walking. It’s relieved by sitting,” explained Dr. Pat-rick Bolt, an orthopedic surgeon at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

While medication and physical therapy can ease the symptoms of stenosis and in-stability, the only permanent fi x is surgery to widen the spinal canal space and stabilize misaligned vertebrae together.

While most people don’t relish the idea of spinal surgery, Dr. Bolt said modern, minimally invasive techniques offer the chance for an otherwise healthy patient to be up and walking again quickly.

Minimally invasive surgery involves sev-eral small incisions instead of one larger one, with computer-assisted imaging and microscopes used during surgery.

The incisions are so small that most otherwise healthy patients can go home in about three days, Bolt said. What’s more, the pain of recovering from surgery is typi-cally less than the pain of spinal stenosis.

“I think the public has a negative view

Tips for better spine health ■ Stop smoking. Not only is the nicotine bad for your spine, but if you have back surgery, smoking also makes it more diffi cult to recover.

■ Maintain a healthy weight.

■ Stay active and exercise every day. The couch is the worst place for your back.

■ Walk 30 minutes a day. It reduces chronic low back pain over time.

his staff has to be happy and supportive. I’m very happy to say Dr. Bolt was the right choice.”

At first, Dr. Bolt recommended the first-line treatments of physical therapy and steroid injections on Mr. Frasch, but those gave little relief from the pain. At that point, Dr. Bolt recommended the only permanent solution – surgery to widen and stabilize the spinal canal.

Frasch underwent corrective spine surgery at Fort Sanders Regional on March 11.

During the procedure, Dr. Bolt re-moved arthritis and bone spurs from in-side Mr. Frasch’s fourth and fifth lumbar

niques, making four smaller incisions in-stead of one larger one.

As soon as he woke up, Mr. Frasch saidhe immediately felt relief.

“I came out of surgery after five hours,and they said, ‘Would you like to get up?’And I said, ‘You bet.’ I got up and walked,and I was literally freely stepping, no legpain whatsoever, tears of joy runningdown my face!”

Frasch said he was home in two daysand has walked every day since then fortherapy. “Today I’m wearing my brace,and yes, I do have site pain, but it’s notsuch that I need to take any medicationfor it.”

Frasch said he would recommend Dr.Bolt, Fort Sanders and their support staffto anyone facing back surgery.

“You’ve got to do the work, but if youdo it, your results can be stellar. I gavemy caregivers five stars,” Frasch said ofFort Sanders. “When I pushed my buttonand needed something, I got it, from theday I arrived right through discharge.”

“This is what we’re striving for inhealth care in this country, and I can’t sayenough good about Dr. Bolt’s team. I wascared for properly. I got my life back.”

vertebrae, and then fused the two togeth-er using a bone graft and screws. Dr. Bolt did all that with minimally invasive tech-

Dr. Patrick Bolt

of spinal surgery, but much of that is from techniques that were used in the past,” said Bolt.

“Today there are many conditions that surgery can be very benefi cial for, such as spinal stenosis. Minimally invasive tech-niques can accomplish the goal with smaller incisions and a quicker recovery for the pa-tient. You can have a great outcome.”

For more information about spinal procedures at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, call 865-673-FORT (3678).

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Central High Bobcats, un-der head coach Bryson Ross-er, added another win to their record with Friday night’s defeat of Powell, 28-14.

The teams were tied at 14 at the half, and Central held Powell scoreless in the sec-ond half to bring home the win.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tournament

to benefi t the Central High

School softball program

will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at

Whittle Springs Golf Course.

Format: four-man scramble.

Registration fee: $240 per

team of four, which includes

green fee, cart and catered

lunch. Registration: 7:30 a.m.;

shotgun start: 8:30 a.m. Info:

Brent Walker, 237-6507.

■ Players/teams needed for H3 Hoops, a youth basketball

team league. Leagues: 6U, 7U,

8U, 9U, 10, 11U, 6th grade, 7th

grade, 8th grade, High School

JV, High School Varsity. Info:

chris@whitfi eldsports.com or

389-5998.

Oak Ridge comes in un-beaten after rolling big at McMinn County last week. Gibbs is hot, too, the Eagles winning for the fi rst time – ever – at Halls last week.

The Wildcats, who over-whelmed McMinn Coun-ty 35-0 with a relentless ground game last week, pulled away to win this one fairly handily last sea-son, but Gibbs will come to play. Much will depend on how the Eagles fare at slow-ing the Oak Ridge running game.

Last season: Gibbs (3-2, 1-2 4AAA), Oak Ridge (4-0, 2-0)

Last meeting: 2013 – Oak Ridge 57, Gibbs 28

The offenses: The Ea-gles run the triple option, and they’re very good at it. The Wildcats attack out of the spread.

The defenses: Gibbs

Stefan Cooper

Showdown in CorrytonGibbs, Oak Ridge enter red-hot in key district clash

tailors the defense to that week’s opponent. Oak Ridge defends from a 3-4 loaded with linebackers.

The Breakdown: Oak Ridge has plenty of weap-ons on offense, and Wildcat quarterback Logan Fadnek hasn’t been stingy when it comes to spreading the ball around.

Fadnek’s stable of re-ceiving options starts with sophomore tight end Tee Higgins. At 6-foot-4, he’s hard to miss. Senior wide outs Ted Mitchell, Brandon Bonds and Jemiah Hall are also dangerous. On the ground, Isaiah Jones and

junior Jaylen Nickerson, a Maryville transfer, have both had big nights so far this season.

While Oak Ridge won go-ing away last season, Gibbs did put four touchdowns in the Wildcat defense, and much of the running game that did it is back.

Senior quarterback Pres-ton Booth spurs the Eagles offense. He ran for bet-ter than 800 yards and 16 touchdowns last season and is on an even better pace this fall. Fullback Silas Joiner and slot back Bren-dan Wilson, both seniors, combined for more than 1,300 yards in a 2013 cam-paign that saw Gibbs get hot down the stretch and make the playoffs.

On defense, the Eagles will have one of the best players on the fi eld on ei-ther side of the ball in 6-3,

250-pound senior defensiveend Hunter Lane, an All-State selection last fall.

Why this one in-trigues: A win puts Gibbsright in the thick of the dis-trict race with Oak Ridgeand frontrunner AndersonCounty (5-0, 2-0), third-place Campbell County (4-1,2-1) and Knox Central (3-1, 2-1). With an Oak Ridgewin, the Wildcats and Mav-ericks could begin to pullaway from the fi eld.

As good as Oak Ridge haslooked so far this season,paired with last season’swin at Blankenship Field,the Wildcats enter the fa-vorite, but don’t sell Gibbsshort.

With the Eagles still fl y-ing high from their win atHalls last week, all bets areoff for this year’s clash withthe Wildcats in Corryton. IfOak Ridge has any troublegetting a handle on the Ea-gles’ option offense, it couldget really, really interesting.

You’ll know a lot after thefi rst couple of times Gibbshas the ball.

CHS cheerleader Jordon Brock leads the crowd in a Bobcat

chant.Blake Lawson reaches out and grabs a pass for the Red Devils. Photo by K. Woods

Central quarterback Austin Kirby pitches the ball to a team-

mate. Photos by R. White

Gibbs High player Zack Beeler

picked off a pass from Halls to

help his team defeat the Red

Devils, 28-12. Photo by K. Woods

Halls quarterback Andrew Da-

vis.

Upcoming FridayAustin-East at Brainerd

Bearden: Open

Carter at South-Doyle

Central vs. Fulton

Christian Academy of Knoxville vs. Grace Christian Academy

Farragut: Open

Gibbs vs. Oak Ridge

Halls at Campbell County

Hardin Valley Academy at Knoxville Catholic

Karns at Clinton

Powell vs. Anderson County

Webb: Open

West at Cleveland

Fans from Halls and Gibbs fi lled the HHS stadi-um Friday night in a heated rivalry of E. Emory Road. The Red Devils fought a tough battle, but in the end they fell to the Eagles, 28-12.

Following the game, Buddy Tarver’s family and

friends came onto the fi eld to honor his memory with an ALS Ice Bucket Chal-lenge. Rural/Metro was on hand to douse participants from their fi re engine near the end zone. Participants donated to ALS research in Tarver’s name.

Gibbs rolls past Halls, 28-12Central defeats

Powell, 28-14

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • B-3

Marvin West

Athens, Ga., is a good place to play football – genuine college town, en-thusiastic fans, signifi cant history, sideline hedges that make the arena unique.

My favorite football trip to Georgia was 45 years ago, last day of October, fi rst of November 1969. The Volunteers arrived 5-0 and No. 3 in the country. Whip-ping up on Alabama in Birmingham the Saturday before had infl uenced poll voters. Tennessee jumped four places.

Georgia was ranked 11th. Vince Dooley thought his team deserved better. Could be he was right. The Bull-dogs had won 16 in a row at home. The defense was great, permitting only 86 yards a game.

Tickets were tight. Stand-ing-room-only was sold out. Excitement was peaking.

Best trip to Georgia

The university newspaper declared this the game of the decade. A radio station kept interrupting songs and commentary with some-body yelling, “Go you hairy Dogs!”

I suppose this was what Southeastern Conference competition was supposed to be.

I had watched four days of Tennessee preparation. Doug Dickey had a good idea. Bobby Scott was going to throw to Lester McClain and Gary Kreis and Ken DeLong and maybe swing it

out to tailback Don McLeary in the fl at.

Sophomore fullback Curt Watson was going to keep the Bulldogs honest with inside yardage behind Chip Kell, Don Denbo and Mike Bevins. I didn’t ask, but I am confi dent the Vols were confi dent. They had a really good team.

You’ve heard about the best-laid plans of mice and men – well, cold rain came to town on Friday and didn’t go away. You could almost hear Ray Charles or Brook Benton doing “Rainy Night in Georgia.”

It was really wet on Sat-urday. Dickey and offensive coordinator Jimmy Dunn met with Scott to discuss the switch from Plan A to Plan B, if weather became a factor.

It did. The day would have been really bad if it

hadn’t been so good.Tennessee endured

an early hiccup. Midway through the fi rst quarter, Watson lost the wet ball in a tight situation. Georgia re-covered at the UT 5. Bulldog fans were delirious.

Tennessee’s defensive front dug in. Three plays gained one yard. Georgia kicked a fi eld goal. For the fi rst time that season, Ten-nessee was behind.

Watson responded. Home guys couldn’t handle him. Piston legs and slick nylon pants led to missed tackles and hurt feelings – and shoulders and heads. Curt ran over a few obsta-cles. He turned the lovely turf, nurtured with tender, loving care, into his very own muddy loblolly. He gained 197 yards on 19 car-ries and wanted more.

Georgia fans did not suf-fer in silence. Some threw oranges. Denbo peeled one and ate it. Watson noticed the commotion, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Gotcha.Scott, the quarterback,

explained the mismatch: “Curt was a great back. He was very diffi cult to bring down under normal condi-tions. He was a powerful man with exceptional bal-ance. He took a lot of hits and kept on going.”

Off the fi eld: Wife Sar-ah sat through a fi rst-half soaking and retreated to our car. She would tolerate Larry Munson’s broadcast of excuses in the dry. Alas, the car battery ran down. Sarah hiked across the sloppy parking lot, found a service truck, got a quick re-charge and was ready to roll when my three stories were written.

Her shoes gave her away. She told me about the di-lemma. Her winning rally raised my forever respect. I awarded all-American hon-ors. Curt was second team. For both, it was a signature game.

Almost forgot: Tennessee won, 17-3. As usual, line-

backers Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds and Jackie Walker got most of the defensive credit. Tim Priest and Bill Young discouraged despera-tion bombs.

As wet games go, it was an unforgettable adventure. Going to Georgia may never be so fi ne.There are many such stories in Marvin

West’s fi rst book, “Tales of the Tennessee

Vols,” now a possible collector’s item.

Purchase information available at

westwest6@netzero.com.

Beaver Brook golfWinners of the Bea-

ver Brook Country Club game Guys and Dolls include fi rst place Tom Allen and Louise Nel-son; second place Don and Susan LeCoul-tre, third place Bub-ba Wyrick and Susie Schneider, fourth place (tie) Dan and Joan Funkhouse and Bran-don and Nicole Work-man. Chip-in went to Susan LeCoultre.

Gibbs fans get into the spirit of the game against Halls. Pictured are Clayton Farmer, Kent Noe,

Andrew Willis and Zack Anderson. Photos by R. White

Halls’ Jakob Woods hustles in pursuit of Gibbs’ Silas Joiner. The Eagles defeated the Red Devils,

28-12.

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CLINTON – 1.3 acres w/custom 3BR/2.5BA, 2-story. Private setting w/above ground pool, screened back porch & fi re pit. Mstr on main & offi ce. Det 28x40 2-car gar w/carport & addi-tional 2-car carport. $199,900 (894471)

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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. $799,900 (891206)

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B-4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

THROUGH TUESDAY, SEPT. 30Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery,

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Fountain City artist Adam Rowe and Karen Ferency of Sequoyah Hills. Rowe will be showing his laser-cut cards and Ferency creates wheel-thrown pottery. Info/hours: 357-7624 or 357-2787.

THROUGH FRIDAY, OCT. 3Samples accepted for jurying process, Appa-

lachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. A nonrefundable $25 jurying fee is required with submissions. Info/submission forms: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27Deadline for membership application, Knox-

ville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying pro-cess: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or kateswaterart@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24Knox County Veterans Services Outreach,

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. Provides one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members. Info: 215-5645, veterans@knoxcounty.org.

Deadline to preorder meals to be served during the Block party Life Care EMS fundraiser for the Man-or at Northgate, 4301 Whittle Springs Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8. Cost: $5. Includes choice of one hamburger or two hot dogs with two sides, a des-sert and a drink. Info/RSVP: 225-6799.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing

Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. Free.

Read All About It Talk About It book discussion group meeting, 1-2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Selection: “Call the Midwife” by Jennifer Worth. Info: 922-2552.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26Deadline to register for Senior Appreciation

Picnic hosted by County Mayor Tim Burchett 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Includes lunch, live music and a vendor expo. Free to all Knox County seniors. RSVP: 215-4007.

Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Mar-ket, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

Cooking class: “Date Night – Pizza for Two … or more,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50/person. Info/to register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., Main St.,

Maynardville. Gospel singers invited. Info: Joe, 201-5748.Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-7

p.m., Cove Lake State Park in Caryville. Features two stages of live music, food and craft vendors, children’s entertainment and activities, an art competition for amateur and professional artists, and a juried quilt ex-hibit. Info: www.Louiebluie.org or 423-566-0329.

“Son” Fest, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road. Food, games, crafts, silent auction, vendors. Michael Wayne Smith will sing, 12:30 p.m. Info: 688-5330.

Public Lands Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Big Ridge State Park and Norris Lake. Educational and fun day of service. Lunch will be provided. Info: Chamber of Com-merce, 992-2811, or Big Ridge State Park, 992-5523.

Free movie in Luttrell Park: “God’s Not Dead,” 8 p.m. or when dark. Hosted by United Missionary Baptist Church. Bring chairs/blankets.

Fall festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., New Beginnings Baptist Church, behind East Knox Elementary School. Vendor tables, hayride, games, music, concessions and more. Info: 806-1664.

Golf tourney to benefi t Freedom Christian Acad-emy, Three Ridges Golf Course. Shotgun start, 8:30 a.m. Fee: $300/team of four. Info: Kara Robertson, 525-7807.

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

Free music workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, First Comfort-er Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike. Instructors: Jim and Edna Hensley. All ages welcome. Info: 688-8390.

Free Flu Shot Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, Austin-East, Carter, Farragut, Halls and West high schools and South-Doyle Middle School. Donations accepted to benefi t Empty Stocking Fund.

Graveston Septemberfest, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Graveston Baptist Church, 8319 Clapps Chapel Road.

Classic car show, people’s choice chili cook-off, craft fair. Free. Info/to register as participant: www.graveston.org.

Fall plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Gardens located just off Neyland Drive behind the UT Veterinary Medical Center. Info: utgardens.tennessee.edu.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28French Broad Preservation Association Pickle

Fest, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Riverdale Schoolhouse, Thorn Grove. Food trucks, music, crafts, demonstrations.

Autism Family Day, 1-5 p.m., The Muse in Chil-howee Park. Sensory-friendly planetarium shows: 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Activities supervised by Artistic Spectrum; refreshments by The Autism Society of East Tennessee. Reduced admission: $3 per person, ages 2 and up; under 2, free. Info: www.asaetc.org.

Lantern and Carriage Tour, 4-7 p.m., Old Gray Cemetery, 543 N. Broadway. Cost: Adults, $10; students, $5; carriage, $5. Re-enactors, carriage rides and more. Info: 522-1424; info@oldgraycemetery.org.

Sunday Night Concert Series at Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Features live Bluegrass and Country Music, food trucks and tours of the cave. Shows: 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets: adults, $10; children 12 and under, free. www.cherokeecaverns.com.

“Children in the Arts,” 2:30 p.m., Amphitheatre at the World’s Fair Park. Presented by Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble. Adult tickets: $7, children/student tickets: one penny. Info: Irena Linn, 584-9636, silverdancer21@gmail.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 29Deadline to purchase tickets for Knoxville’s

Founders Day Luncheon and Benefi t, to be held noon Friday, Oct. 3, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Featured speaker: U.S. rep. John J Duncan Jr. Proceeds to benefi t the Historic Homes of Knoxville. Tickets: www.KnoxTIX.com or 523-7543

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30Open house, 6-7 p.m., Knoxville Center Taoist Tai

Chi Society, 1205 N Central St. Beginning classes avail-able every day. Info: 546-9222.

Cooking class: “Tailgate like a Millionaire,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

Information session for LMU’s Caylor School of Nursing, 3-7 p.m., Cedar Bluff extended learning site, 421 Park 40 North Blvd. No preregistration required. Info: 800-325-0900, ext. 6324; or email rebekkah.pul-len02@LMUnet.edu or sherry.pearman@LMUnet.edu.

Free concert, food and fun hosted by the K-Town Sound Show Chorus, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Road. Info: Miriam, 599-2150 or www.ktownsound.org.

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fl oor covering. Move-in cond. $195,900. 2806 Summertime Lane MLS 891195. Call Beverly 865-679-3902

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desirable S/D in the Halls area. Homes $250,000+

Lot 4, LeClay $34,900 MLS# 889239. Call Beverly.

30 ACRES – 3721 Hickory Valley. 600' of road

frontage. Mountain views, wild turkey, deer.

Owner motivated. Some owner fi nancing avail-

able. $88,000. Call Beverly.

LAND

REDUCED

REDUCED! Aff ordable 3BR/2BA home w/new car-

pet, paint & water heater. Huge screened-in back

porch & fenced-in yard w/large storage shed. Bo-

nus rm w/bay window. Halls/Adrain Burnett area.

Cedarchase S/D, 6509 Red Ashe. MLS 883221 $105,000. Call Cody 865-257-302

BACK ON MARKET! Deal fell through on this

2000 Clayton double-wide on 1.34 acres.

3BR/2BA, 2,738 SF, on permanent foundation.

HUD owned. Case # 481-258679. Equal Hous-ing Opportunity. MLS 896457 $50,000. 412 Hwy. 370, Luttrell, TN. Call Cody or Beverly to place a bid.

257-1332922-4400

LOTS & ACREAGE

Jason McMahan

25+ ACRES! Restricted gated hunters paradise in Powell. Large spring fed stocked pond, lots of wildlife & privacy. Great place to build your dream home. $269,000

CRYSTAL SPRING! Perfectly fl at estate lot close to Beaver Brook golf course backing up to the DeBusk estate.Floorplan available, reduced to move fast! $99,900

1.8 ACRES! private w/ lots of large hardwoods close to Walmart and Norris freeway, this is a great location to build your dream home. $38,000

3 ACRES! HALLS! With over 300’ of road frontage perfect for 3 duplexes or multiple homes. $49,900

NORTH

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FOUNTAIN CITY

NORTH JUST LISTED! Totally updated,

2BR cottage w/hdwd fl rs, stain-

less appliances, surround sound,

& fenced level yard. $79,900 MLS#897617

TOTALLY UPDATED! 3BR/2BA,

huge det 3-car gar, great loca-

tion close to Broadway & Taze-

well Pk. This house looks brand new. $129,900 MLS#897453

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! All

brick, 3BR/2 full BAs, all hdwd

& tile fl rs, oil-rubbed bronze

fi xtures, fenced lot, close to

I-75 & Emory rd. $99,900 MLS#892983

WHY PAY RENT! All brick, 3BR,

move-in condition, new roof,

H&A, windows, tile in BAs, &

much more on a lg level lot.

$99,900 MLS#896762

READY TO MOVE INTO! 3BR/2

full BAs, 2-car gar, cathedral LR

w/FP, lg screened porch over-

looks level lot. Won’t last long.

$119,900 MLS#893370

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Tausha PriceREALTOR®, BrokerMulti Million Dollar Producer947-5000 • 389-0740tausha@taushaprice.com 110 Legacy View Way, Knoxville, TN 37918

GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTU-NITY! 2 Mobile homes on 2 acres with up to 4 homes permitted. Awesome location close to Norris Lake & Big Ridge State Park. Move- in-ready. Each home has 2BR & cpt.

Vinyl less than 2 years old. PRICED @ $44,900 MLS# 899239

CUSTOM BUILT ELEGANCE! Better than new in this 4000sqft all brick home with main level living including 19x14 master & 25X14 bonus room. Plenty of extra space & storage all on over 1/2 acre culdesac lot. Completely updated & well maintained with nothing to do but move right in! Priced @ $434,900

COMPLETE PACKAGE! Supersized home on over 1 acre with 5000sqft; 5BRs including main level offi ce & 20x19 master suite; 5 car+ garages with 28x13 workshop area. Private backyard, double driveways, & 2 additional lots available. Extensive custom features & ideal for the family needing plenty of space inside & out. Especially the car/boat/hobby enthusiast. PRICED AT $689,000 MLS# 896764

RANCH STYLE HOME @ $69,900! 3BR/2BA; hdwd fl oors ; roof & appliances 2 yrs old; H/A 5 yrs old. Great location with spacious yard & 39x16 back patio area! Won’t last long! MLS# 896162

COMPLETE NORRIS LAKE PACKAGE! Over 2.5 acres with amazing lake views. Lays well, covered boat slip with motor-ized lift & BOAT INCLUDED. Amenities include club house with pool, gym, tennis court, recreational facilities & architecturally restricted sub. Only 5 min boat ride to Hickory Star Marina! PRICED AT ONLY $54,900 MLS# 895718

ROOM TO ROAM in this spacious home on over 6acres of privacy. 2600+sqft, 5BR/3BA including 23x13 kitchen & 25x23 den with FP. Wonder-fully well-maintained & numerous up-dates. PRICED @ $189,900 & eligible for 100% RD fi nancing.MLS# 895663

Give me a call to see any of these wonderful homes! 865-389-0740 Cell

JUST LISTED! Bsmt Rancher home in Oak Ridge. Over 1800sqft with new cpt & freshly painted inside. Priced at $118,900

Mark Morgan, Owner/BuilderMark Morgan Construction

865-661-4327

Great location at 5105 Tillery Road listed at $112,000. 1232 square

feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, split fl oor plan with living room /

dining room combination. Separate laundry room off kitchen.

For more information contact:

Jim Fox, RealtorColdwell Banker Wallace & Wallace

865-687-1111 Offi ce865-363-8881 Cell

COMING SOON!COMING SOON!

Real Estate sales are UP!

Each Office Individually Owned and Operated

Basement Rancher w/fabulous view of mtns. 3BR/2.5BA w/extra lrg laun room, huge bsmnt rec room, 2-car gar main level and 1-car gar w/workshop area at bsmnt level w/sep driveway. Parquet hdwd throughout (under carpet).Master on main w/over-size W/I closet. Great location, tons of storage space. $175,000. MLS#896123

Basement Rancher w/unfi n, full bsmnt w/2-car gar, open fl r plan. 3BR/2BA, lrg master on main, garden tub in master, S/S appliances, tons of strg space. A MUST SEE HOME. $155,000. MLS#892396

Karen TerryC: 865-789-2180

kterrymoss@gmail.comtnhomesbykaren.com

5616 Kingston Pike, Knoxville865-694-5904

Rancher with 3BR/1.5BA. New updates. HVAC, new crpt, windows, cabinets W/H & more. Too much to list. Great home with a walk-out deck. Move-in-ready. $112,900. MLS#895240

Rancher, 1-level. 3BR home with open kit/DR. Sitting area in backyard. Lrg front yard w/2-car att, unfi n gar. Roof only 4 yrs old. New French drain in back of home installed in 2014. A MUST SEE HOME FOR THE PRICE. $106,000. MLS#900614

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Lost & Found 13Found Black M puppy,

3-4 mo. Whittle Springs. 384-2608.

Special Notices 15 IF YOU USED THE

BLOOD THINNER XARELTO and suf-fered internal bleeding, hemor-rhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Xarelto be-tween 2011 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H Johnson 1-800-535-5727

Personals- Purely 1667 YEAR old man needs a companion

help run a farm business, exc. driver.

688-1096; 236-2697.

Adoption 21ADOPT: 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)

LOVING, MARRIED couple wishing to adopt a baby. Will give your child a lov-ing, safe, happy home. Call toll free anytime 888-850-0222.

Homes 403BR/1.5BA ALL brick

home on Clairidge Rd. in Harrell Hills s/d off Tazewell Pk. Private, corner lot with extra lot. $146,000. 688-7754

Homes 40

3BR ** JUST FIVE MILES FROM DNTN & UT ** Beautiful Chilhowee

Hills Charm & completely remodeled. Stunning Hdwd Flrs, FP, crown molding, new windows, doors,

cabinets, & new HVAC. $119,000. Call 865-740-4589.

CHEAP Houses For Sale Up to 60% OFF

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HALLS-REDUCED!BRING OF-FERS!BEAUTIFUL 4br. brick home w/ 4 car garage,too many features to list!Only $259,900.865-414-0542,Nancy Webb,Webb Proper-ties,Owner/Agent.

For Sale By Owner 40aWELLKEPT3br/2.5ba,

fam rm.,deck,1 car gar,2 car cport+RV carport&stg. bldg.XL mas.bath!$149,500.865-591-3345

Residence Lots 441+ACRE READY to

rent for mobile home,Corryton.8654568971.

Cemetery Lots 49GREENWOOD

CEMETERY, 1 lot, $3000 or negotiable.

865-680-9443

Real Estate Wanted 50CA$H for your House! Cash Offer in 24 Hours

865-365-8888 HVBuysHouses.com

Real Estate Service 53Prevent Foreclosure

Free Help 865-365-8888

www.PreventForeclosureKnoxville.com

Office Space - Rent 65HALLS OFFICE

SUITE FOR SALE OR LEASE.very pleasant offices. 1620 sq.ft.7 ind. of-fices,conf. room,recep.3baths,breakrm,stor.,many feat. see inside pho-tos at jerry-headrick.com$199,900 or $1,500 month. 8656791876.Realty Exec. 6883232

Apts - Unfurnished 71ELDER APTS NORTH 1 BR, Ftn City/Inskip Newly remod. Quiet, priv., no pets, non-

smoking, $450. 522-4133.

Houses - Unfurnished 74I-75 & EMORY RD. in Ghiradelli Place, 4BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., lrg.

yard w/deck, all appls, refrig, range, micro-

wave, DW, great schools. $1175. Lydia 865-804-6012 ***Web ID# 466543***

Trucking Opportunities 106DEDICATED ROUTE

Available for Ex-perienced Flatbed Drivers! Home EVERY weekend and sometimes through the week.

2-3 runs a week. Minimum $1000 a week (Gross Pay to Driver) Must have 1yr over-the-road and 6 months flat-bed experience. Call NOW 205-464-4745

DRIVERS: CDL-A. Average $52,000 per

yr+. Ex Home Time + Weekends. Monthly Bonuses up

to $650. 5,000w APU's for YOUR

Comfort + E-Logs. Excellent Benefits.

100% no touch. 877-704-3773

General 109

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Part Time 123cutomer service

rep/delivery driver needed for coin laundry. mon-wed 7:30a-4:30p. good driving record. 8656893933.

Cats 140RAGDOLL Kittens, 12 wks, $650. 2 M, neu-tered, shots, TICA Reg. Health guar. 865-850-0142

***Web ID# 463852***

Dogs 141ENGLISH BULLDOG

puppies, AKC reg, Ch. Bldln. $1500. 865-209-0582; 423-307-7095

ENGLISH BULLDOG pups, AKC, vet checked, 6 F, $1500. 865-748-4864.

***Web ID# 465973***

ENGLISH MASTIFF Pups. 2M, 1F, 4 mos old, POP, 1st shots, wormed, $800. Call 865-674-9995; 310-2764

ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, AKC, Intern.

chmp bldln, M&F, fawn, $600-$800. 423-329-6238 ***Web ID# 464270***

German Shepherd pups AKC, 1st shot & wormed. European bldln. $350. 865-426-2623; 865-296-5636

***Web ID# 464727***

GOLDEN Retriever Puppies, whelped 8/16/14. Taking deposits now. 865-567-7180

***Web ID# 463506***

Dogs 141Lab Puppies, AKC reg,

8 wks old, 1st shots & wormed, 1 choc M $500, 2 blk M $450, 1 blk F $425. 423-465-0594

LABRADOODLES, Golden Retrievers,

Havanese pups, CKC, S&W, Raised

in home. 865-201-6652. peacespups.com

***Web ID# 465527***

LABS, 7 yellow female puppies, ready to go

home 9/20/14. Microchipped, great lineage, Hip OFA certified. Perfect

companion/ hunting dog. $600. Text or call

865-850-4161 ***Web ID# 464619***

Min. Dachshunds, long hair puppies, 4F, AKC reg, vet ckd, 1st shots, $375. 423-295-5470

***Web ID# 463356***

Miniature Pinscher puppies, CKC reg, males $250, females $300. 423-775-3662

MIN. SCHNAUZERS, AKC, 2 F, 3 M, vet ckd, tails docked, $400. 865-414-5666; 453-1107

***Web ID# 466446***

Pomeranian Puppies, CKC reg, shots & worming current, males $250. 423-775-3662

ROTTWEILER PUPS, AKC reg., both parents champ. sired, Ck. out videos on You Tube of Arlos Majestic Rott.

$600. 423-357-7628. ***Web ID# 463527***

Schnauzer/Chihuahua Mix, 6 wks., vet ck. Parents on prem. $150 cash. 247-4964 or 208-9358

Shelties AKC reg. DOB 6/11/14. 1 M blue merle, 1 F tri color, $350. 2 yr old Dad $200. All prices nego.

Call 865-335-8730

YORKIE PUPPIES 4F, 2M, 865-312-0893 www.hiddenhavensyorkies.weebly.com

YORKIES AKC, Ch. lns, quality M & F, H Guar. Great prices. Phone 865-591-7220

Horses 1432006 WW alum. 4 horse trailer, extra lrg. tack rm, AC, elec. exc. cond. $11,000 obo. 865-363-5582 ***Web ID# 465569***

Free Pets 145

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

Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for

Knoxville & Knox County.

Call 215-6599 or visit

knoxpets.org

Farmer’s Market 1502010 PROTRAK 14,000

lb gooseneck trailer, 25', exc cond. $4550. 865-408-0053

GUINEAS, 4 mos. old, $6 each,

Call 865-932-7533

SEYMOUR CORN ready, peaches & cream, $4 doz. for 5 doz. or more 865-680-5893.

Building Materials 18896 pcs. Alum-galv.

roofing 20'L, galvanized, 40 pcs., 20 ft long,

25 pcs. of barge truss 20' L, 15 pcs 30'L, 6

pcs. 45'L. 865-803-3633.

Lawn-Garden Equip. 190JOHN DEERE 318 Hydrostatic, 50"

hydraulic deck, 18HP, pwr. steering., good

cond. $1500. 865-257-8672

Music Instruments 198Casio Electronic.

Piano Keyboard access. pkg, like new, $450.

865-524-9965; 865-382-6441

Household Furn. 2042 RECLINERS

$100 each or $150 for both. 865-804-3326

8 OLD (Heart) Ice Cream Parlor Chairs

$200. 865-938-6337 or 865-803-6338.

COMPUTER DESK.med brown.great cond. file drawer & cd rack. $75.3774348

NEW RECLINER, heat & massage, beige, $325. Call 865-556-8067.

SOFA 7FT,IVORY tapestry,ivory vel-vet rocker,green velvet side chair. all like new, rarely used.all 3 pieces $350. 922-8806

Solid Oak dresser, chest of drawers, queen headboard $170. 865-765-9117

Household Appliances 204aCHAR-BROIL DUEL

fuel,stainless 4 burner w/left side burner & right side shelf,electronic ig-nition, temp. gage, excellent cond. $150.922-8806

Frigidaire Gallary, 36" 5 burner elec. black glass stove top. New in box. $350. 865-453-2561

REFRIGERATOR, Side by side, SS, 2.48 cu. ft. $395 obo. Call 865-365-1139.

WILL PICK UP free unwanted appls, mowers & scrap metal. John 925-3820

Hobbies 205Cushcraft Ham Vertical

antenna, R6000, 6 to 20 meters, new. $200. 865-977-9024

Exercise Equipment 208AFG RECUMBENT

bike, cost new $1000. $695 obo. Call 865-804-3326

SCHWINN-AIRDYNE BICYCLE. Pd. $710. Sell for $500. Phone 865-803-3015

Sewing Machines 211ATTENTION COL-

LECTORS: charles Frace prints.baby deer,framed &matted $350. "pals wolf cubs",print only $75.10-pc birth-day train by Hummel,orig boxes $125/set.pre-estate sale,cash only.for info call 898-1556 or 377-4757 btwn 2-4p.

Flea Markets 212Fresh tomatoes,corn

& poatoes for can-ning. call 922-8807.

Collectibles 213ATTENTION COL-

LECTORS:Guy Co-heleach Prints. signed,framed,matted.cougar/cubs $350.timberwolf head $400.leopard head $300.lioness head $300.pre-estate sale, cash only.for more info call 898-1556 or 377-4757 btwn 2-4p.

COLLECTION Of old 900 mechanical pen-cils & 200 fountain pens. 865-607-6657

Arts Crafts 215Framed Art from 60's,

Hampton, Bama, Cohleach, Frece, much more. Make offer. 865-803-3015

Antiques 216BR Suit w/vanity dresser,

sm wardrobe chest & poster bed, $400 obo. 865-435-6209

Garage Sales 225MULTI FAMILY

CARPORT SALE. RAIN OR SHINE. SAT. SEPT.27, 8A-3P.7209 AFTON DR., HALLS

NEIGHBORHOOD SALE. indian cross-ing sub. off bell rd.12 homes.fri&sat,sept.27&27 8a-3p.

North 225nANNUAL FALL

Kesterbrooke N'bhd Sale at Tazewell Pike & Murphy Rd. Sat.

Sept. 27, 8a-3p. This Is One Sale You Don't

Want To Miss !

ESTATE / GARAGE SALE, teen clothes,

Sept. 26 & 27, 9am-3pm. 5135 E.

Emory Rd.

Boats Motors 23214' Aluminum flat bot-

tom boat & trailer w/50 HP troll. mtr. $500. 865-966-2527

1995 PONTOON / Trlr, pleasure/fishing. 40 HP / great cond. $4900/bo. 865-483-0995

***Web ID# 466352***

Campers 235

Looking For A New Or Pre-Owner Camper?

Check Us Out At Northgaterv.com or call 865-681-3030

Motor Homes 2372000 Pace Arrow Vision 36', 2 slides, twin air &

heat, W&D, ref w/ice maker, all opt. 23K mi,

$35,000. 865-850-9613

Coachman Sport 2003, Class C, 21', sleeps 6, new tires, mic., refg, stove, 42,297 miles, $20,500. 865-689-2229

SUNRAIDER Motor Home, Class C, 21', 38K mi, 4 cyl 22R eng., new refrig, all nice appls, everything works, sleeps 4, dual AC, $9,700 firm. 865-523-0067

Motorcycles 238CUSHMAN EAGLE

1960 all orig. except eng. $1700. 865-368-9828 bef. 7p. Will trade

Harley Davidson 2009 Sportster Custom, Screamin Eagle pipes, less than 9K mi, gar. kept, $5600 negotiable. 423-505-9883; 865-247-4414 ***Web ID# 466462***

HD ROAD King Classic 2003, black, 21k miles -- $11,900. Must See. Call for details 865-603-2806.

HONDA SCOOTER 2011, 125CC, white,

less than 100 mi., like new. $2500. 865-567-4671

HONDA SHADOW 2008, red, 750cc, 3K mi, Call 865-254-7905 for info.

SUZUKI GS500F 2007, 1154 mi., Exc. cond., blue & white, $3500 obo. 865-938-9511.

Autos Wanted 253

PAYING UP TO $600!!

FOR JUNK CARS And also Buying

Scrap Metal, Aluminum Wheels & Batteries. 865-208-9164

Utility Trailers 255HEAVY DUTY

16'x6'10", good tires, solid floor, $1799. 865-475-1182

UTILITY TRAILERS All Sizes Available

865-986-5626 smokeymountaintrailers.com

Vans 256DODGE CALIBER

2008, perf. cond. Econ. $1000 below KBB. 703-501-0175

***Web ID# 462629***

HONDA ODYSSEY 2004, Handicap Van,

w/Ralley elec. scooter & lift, new tires & trans. $4495 obo. 865-365-1139

4 Wheel Drive 258CHEV Silverado 2500

2010 heavy duty crew cab LT, diesel, fully loaded w/5th wheel hitch & Allison trans. $37,000 obo. 865-457-4955

Dodge Dakota 2003 Quad cab, 4x4, AT, loaded, leather, exc. cond. $6995/bo. 865-397-7918

FORD F150 1992, 1 ownr, 98K mi., like new, must see. Cherry! $7500. 865-705-8886.

Antiques Classics 260FORD 1927 Model T

Coupe restored, $12,000. 865-986-4868 or 901-483-3840

***Web ID# 463558***

GMC SIERRA 1984, V8, AT, air, low

miles, new wheels & tires, LB, very nice. $5500. 865-643-7103.

VW BEETLE 1967 completely restored, $12,500. 865-389-1983.

Sport Utility 261BMW 2004 2.5i, 183k

mi, (50k mi. left on warr.) Loaded, exc. cond. Celebrity status. $7800. 865-384-9764

Ford Expedition '04, Eddie Bauer runs/looks great, 130K, too many cars, $7,000; 591-4200

GMC ACADIA 2008, 94K mi., white ext, blk lthr int., sunrf, mnrf, dvd player, new tires, AWD/ SLT model, loaded, $15,900. 865-548-5799.

***Web ID# 465559***

HONDA CRV 2002, AT, 4WD, 260K mi., runs good, $4000 obo. 865-898-2105; 966-0864.

HONDA PILOT 2011 touring, lthr., DVD, 43K mi., $21,500. Call 423-295-5393.

Mercedes ML350 2007, silver/black, serviced by Mercedes Benz of Knoxville. 87K mi, $15,800. 865-223-8947

***Web ID# 464803***

Imports 262BMW 2013 328i Hardtop conv.

Like new. 9K mi. $30,500. 423-295-5393

Honda Civic 2011, 31k mi, under warr. Great cond. Take over pmnts. 865-214-4142

TOYOTA AVALON 1995, sunroof, loaded, leather seats, very nice car. $3600. 308-2743

Imports 262VOLVO S80 2001, 4

dr., good cond., white, new trans. $4500. 865-680-9443

Sports 264CORVETTE 1986,

350/240 HP, ruby red/ sharp, good condition /

runs well, extra's included. Garage kept,

must sell, sacrifice for $7500. 865-805-8510. ***Web ID# 463514***

Domestic 265CHEVY IMPALA 2007

152,000 miles. Good condition. Runs great. $4700. 865-719-1463

DODGE Magnum RT 2005 Wagon, 1 owner,

92K mi., lthr, Alloy whls. newer Michelins.

$8500 obo. 865-705-0760.

Pont. Bonneville 1999, Cold air.

$2,900 obo 865-933-3175; 388-5136

Air Cond / Heating 301

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Alterations/Sewing 303ALTERATIONS

BY FAITH Men women, children.

Custom-tailored clothes for ladies of all

sizes plus kids! Faith Koker 938-1041

Electrical 323V O L E l e c t r i c � I ns t a l l a t i o n � R e p a i r � M a i n t e n a n c e � S e r v i c e U p -

g r a d e s � Ca b l e � P h o n e L i n es

S ma l l j o b s w e l c o m e .

L i c e n s e d / I n s u r e d O f c : 9 4 5 - 3 0 5 4 C e l l : 7 0 5 - 6 3 5 7

Excavating/Gradin g 326

^Bobcat/Backhoe. Small

dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-

stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER

SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.

Handyman 335CARPENTRY, PLUMBING,

painting, siding. Free est, 30+ yrs exp!

Call 607-2227.

HONEST & DE-PENDABLE! Small jobs welcome. Ex-p'd in carpentry, drywall, painting, plumbing. Reason-able, refs avail. Call Dick at 947-1445.

Lawn Care 339����������

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Mowing, weed-eating & blowing.

LOW RATES! Also minor mower repairs.

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Music Instruction 342BUY, SELL, TRADE

musical instru-ments. for more info call Jim Hensley 771-7788 or 688-8390

does your piano need tuning?call Jim Hensley 865-688-8390 or 771-7788

Learn to pick and play the easy way. for more info call Jim Hensley 865-771-7788 or 688-8390

Painting / Wallpaper 344Powell's Painting &

Remodeling - Resi-dential & Commercial. Free Estimates. 865-771-0609

Plumbing 348

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Remodeling 351Licensed General

Contractor Restoration, remodel-

ing, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sun-

rooms, garages, etc. Residential & commer-

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By Patricia WilliamsI could hardly take pic-

tures for laughing. But it was more than good come-dy. It is ministry for Sammy “Barney Fife” Sawyer: im-personator, actor and Chris-tian speaker.

I caught his show at New Beverly Baptist Church, where Eddie Sawyer, Sam-my’s older brother, is pastor.

The church program and the BFIFE4LIFE busi-ness card quote this scrip-ture from Proverbs 17:22: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

As Eddie ministered from the pulpit, Sammy ministered from the stage. At the end, both closed with an invitation to join the Christian family.

The brothers take after their father, the late James Sawyer, who was a deputy in Knox and Anderson counties and chief of police in Norris, according to the brothers.

“People would apologize to Dad for putting them in jail,” said Eddie. “It was the way he did it,” added Sammy. Although Sammy impersonates Barney Fife, many of his antics mimic

Barney and friends at New Beverly Baptist

Pastor Eddie and wife Beverly Sawyer are all smiles. Beverly was named after the church her father, Roy T. Myers, pastored until 1987. Photos by Patricia Williams

Barney contemplates Gomer’s tall tales.

his dad’s mannerisms.Sammy and his wife,

Dawn, have four sons who are characters in the fam-ily comedy troupe: Hudson as Harpo Marx; Taylor as Ernest T. Bass and rock star Jim Morrison; Logan as Gomer Pyle and Ace Ventura; and Peyton, a be-hind-the-scenes writer who

played Opie until he got too tall. Two of the brothers also portray Jake and Elwood of the Blues Brothers. Go to www.bfi fe4life.com.

Future performances may not include Gomer, as Sammy proudly announced that Logan has joined the Colorado Rockies baseball organization as a right-

handed pitcher.Guests got an extra treat

when Elvis Presley entered the building, performed by Thomas Cunningham, a maintenance employee at UT Medical Center.

Being exposed to the suf-fering, pain and sadness of others daily, Cunningham wanted to give comfort by

praying at the request of pa-tients and their families be-fore procedures and surger-ies. But that was not enough.

“I wanted to do some-thing more for them. That’s when I decided to try cheering them up dressed as Elvis,” explained Cun-ningham, a welcome celeb-rity at the hospital. His wife,

Stephanie, makes his cos-tumes. They draw strength from Proverbs 17:17: “a friend loveth at all times …”

Pastor Sawyer closed with a heartfelt invitation to “lay it down outside, and come in and worship. We would love to have you.” Info: 546-0001 or www.newbeverly.org.

A Shopper-News Special Section September 24, 2014

Fun

More than a dozen youngsters enjoy the giant sandbox at Knoxville Montessori School’s new playground.

natural play spaceBy Anne Hart

W hen alumni, families and friends of Knoxville Montessori School (KMS) arrive for the annual fall homecoming festivities on Oct. 18, they can

expect to spend some time outside admiring the school’s sensational new nature-inspired playground.

And since children of all ages are also invited along to the homecoming, parents won’t have any trouble locat-ing them when it’s time to go home – they’ll be outside having fun.

They might be digging in the huge sandbox, playing on the wooden tree house platform that features a slide and a climbing net, navigating the child-size climbing wall or perched atop spring riders in the shape of a horse or a bird.

Landscape architect Sara Hedstrom Pinnell has transformed the area behind the school into a natural play space that also features shaded spots with rocks or log seats for resting or socializing, a large digging area surrounded by rock seating, cedar stumps and a large cedar log for balancing.

A large open fi eld is available for kickball, soccer and other running games, and a basketball court can also ac-commodate hopscotch, four square and other activities.

KMS operations director Charlie Biggs says the play-ground is an important component of the school’s program.

“Children need time outside to strengthen their bod-ies, practice their social skills and learn about nature. The new playground provides a wonderful natural environ-ment for recess, after care and for all of our students’ out-

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door activities.”Biggs says both students and parents

agree the investment in the playground has been a benefi cial one for the school.

“All of our parents have been very im-pressed with the playground, and our stu-dents really love it. When one of our new preschool students saw the treehouse over the summer, she literally started jumping up and down. She was so excited she said she could hardly wait to start school.”

Located at 4311 Kingston Pike, Knox-ville Montessori School is a nonprofi t private school that provides high-quality, child-centered Montessori education for students from preschool through fi fth grade. Founded in 1966, it is widely rec-ognized for its nurturing environment, strong academic focus, experienced teaching staff and diverse student body.

The playground upgrades are part of a multi-year plan to preserve the school’s historic building and provide the best pos-sible learning environment for its students. Most of the school’s classrooms were up-graded last summer, and additional work is planned for next summer as well.

“It’s wonderful to see such great things happening at KMS,” said Tonya DeGuira, president of the KMS Board of Trustees and mother of two children at the school. “It’s always been a great school, and it’s just getting better and better!”

Sophia Harvey reaches new heights on the climbing wall in the newly transformed playground at Knoxville Montessori School.

For more information about KMS, visit www.knoxvillemontessori.org or call 525-6042.

By Shana Raley-LuskFall in East Tennessee is the perfect

time to get outside and enjoy the crisp air and beautiful scenery. With plenty of upcoming fall festivals and events in and around the Knoxville area, there is no shortage of options for family-friendly entertainment this season.

Music lovers will not want to miss the 14th annual Raccoon Valley Blue-grass Music Festival taking place on Oct. 4 in Powell, with music beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. In addition to live bluegrass music, the event will also feature a general store, crafts, blacksmithing and molasses mak-ing. Admission to this festival is free, and gates open at 9 a.m.

For an old-fashioned good time in the spirit of small-town fun, head out to Jeffer-son City on Oct. 4 for the 29th annual Old Time Saturday. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Main Street in downtown Jefferson City,

attendees can enjoy clogging, gospel and country singing, comedy skits, and arts and crafts booths. Food vendors will be there, as well as a classic car show and kids zone. Prizes will be given away throughout the day in addition to a grand prize draw-ing at the end of the event.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the Townsend Visi-tor Center will host its annual Fall Heri-tage Festival and Old Timers Day. This event is a celebration of the region’s heritage and features bluegrass music, mountain arts and crafts, nature programs and storytelling, all against the beautiful backdrop of the Smoky Mountains. Kids’ games, antique tractor displays and more will also be included.

If you are up for a short drive east of Knoxville, the Morristown Mountain Makins Festival is scheduled for Oct. 25-26, and promises to be worth a few extra minutes in the car. Arts and crafts, lots of local live music, fun activities for

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Mother and daughter Susan and Pat Province, from Strawberry Plains, show off their wares.

Susan is a knitter and jewelry-maker Pat once sold her pieces to J.C. Penney.

By Carol ShaneThough clouds were evident, the rain

held off on Sunday, Sept. 14, for the sec-ond day of the annual Ramsey House Fall Festival. Crafters, foodies, horticultur-ists, musicians and antique sellers from all over the region gathered to celebrate our heritage on the grounds of the local treasure, a late-18th-century house built by the architect Thomas Hope for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey. The house and grounds are open year-round. For more information, or to plan a visit, log on to http://www.ramseyhouse.org or call (865) 546-0745.

Volunteers in period dress added an

authentic note to the festival. Here,

Kathy McCandless and Stephanie Vickers

Humphrey stand at the kitchen door of

Ramsey House amid heirloom begonias.

McCandless says the house, built from 1795 to 1797, is the fi rst house in Tennessee to have an

attached kitchen and full basement. “They did a lot of fi rsts in this family,” she says. “This is

our history.” Actor Humphrey enjoys using her skills for historical interpretation. Explaining

the diff erence between an interpreter and an re-enactor, she says, “We cover day-to-day

stuff ; historical re-enactors recreate an event.”

Students of Knoxville Symphony violinist Mary Ann Fennell pose with bright and shining faces. The young musicians entertained the audience for

an hour, playing in a large group, smaller groups and girls’ and boys’ groups. The music ranged from Bach to “Star Wars.” On the front row are Sofi a

Eshleman, Adelle Fox, Margaret Hollow, Shreya and Nandini Damodaran, Henry Hollow, Hollie Ruff ner, Ethan Hu and Annelise Carroll. On the back

row are Jake Ruff ner, Claire Blankenship, Emma Fox, Olivia Escher, Maeve Houston, Garrett Fox, teacher Mary Ann Fennell and Rachel Wetz.

Nancy and Mark Shedden of Karns recreate

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the kids, storytelling and much more are in the works.

Festival-goers with a fl air for local his-tory or a love of antiques can look to Clin-ton for an event that is sure to be a perfect fi t. Oct. 10-11, historic downtown Clinton will be home to the 14th Annual Clinch River Antiques Festival, where folks can look forward to artisans and antique dealers, a re-enactment of a famous duel, antique cars, and live music and food ven-dors. First Baptist Church of Clinton will provide some additional activities for the kids free of charge.

McClung Museum on The Universi-ty of Tennessee campus has a day of edu-cational family fun planned just around the corner, as well. On Sept. 27, the mu-seum will host a free Family Fun Day, where activities, crafts, tours and more will be offered. The event is in conjunc-tion with the museum’s newest exhibit “Birds, Bugs and Blooms.”

Whatever your interests or age, there is something on the calendar this time of year to please just about every member of the family. These free local events are the ideal way to usher in the bounty of autumn.

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By Shana Raley-Lusk

The Museum of Appalachia in Norris is truly an East Tennessee treasure. As

an offi cial affi liate of the Smithsonian In-stitution, the museum provides a wealth of information about the history of Appa-lachia. Events throughout the year make getting in touch with the past easy and fun. With Tennessee Fall Homecoming just around the corner, this is the perfect time of year to become acquainted with the museum and all it has to offer.

Much more than a simple music festi-val, Tennessee Fall Homecoming at Mu-seum of Appalachia is anticipated each year by locals and travelers alike. This year marks the 35th year of the award-winning annual event. With historic demonstra-tions such as spinning, weaving, sorghum

making, blacksmithing and sawmilling, the celebration brings the past to life and enables spectators to connect with Appa-lachian history in a special way. The three-day event runs Oct. 10-12.

The regional music at Tennessee Fall Homecoming never disappoints, and this year promises to be no different. With re-turning favorites such as Grammy nomi-nated Blue Highway, the award-winning Darrell Webb Band, and the highly recog-nized Blue Moon Rising, the lineup is full of talent. This year’s festivities include over 70 national, regional, and local musi-cians, featuring favorites from years past such as Leroy Troy, Ramona Jones, and The Dismembered Tennesseans.

With these musicians and many others performing on fi ve outdoor stages daily,

musical guests Museum of Appalachia announces

Blue Moon Rising plays in front of the Wilson Barn at the Museum of Appalachia.

A demonstrator makes pumpkin rings at last year’s Homecoming.

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visitors will be able to enjoy genuine Appa-lachian entertainment while taking in the beauty of nature all around them. From tra-ditional mountain music to gospel, there is something for everyone to appreciate.

In addition to the authentic musical entertainment and educational demon-strations, Tennessee Fall Homecoming also includes a heritage arts and crafts fair with tatting, whittling, lye soap mak-ing, hand-crafted white oak baskets, and leather working.

During the course of the event, visi-tors may also tour the entire Museum of

Appalachia, where they can experience the beautiful bucolic setting complete with historic buildings, unique artifacts, farm animals and gardens. There will be plenty of tasty Southern treats and com-fort foods available as well as opportuni-ties to meet nationally recognized South-ern writers.

Proceeds from Tennessee Fall Home-coming benefi t the museum’s mission of preserving Appalachian culture and heritage.

For more information, visit www.museumofappalachia.org

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