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VOL. 51 NO. 39 A great community newspaper September 24, 2012

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By Sandra ClarkEach year the corn maze at

Oakes Farm in Corryton honors a local charity or nonprofit or-ganization, and this year is no exception.

The Restoration House of East Tennessee, operated by Daniel and Mandy Watson, ben-efited from the television show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edi-tion,” and the folks at Oakes are saying, “Thanks!”

This year’s corn maze in-cludes The Restoration House’s logo and a silhouette of the home.

“We are thrilled to be includ-ed in the 2012 Oakes Farm corn maze,” said Daniel Watson, ex-ecutive director of The Restora-tion House. “We certainly join the Oakes family in thanking Extreme Makeover: Home Edi-tion for the incredible work they have done throughout the years.

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Burchett: ‘Bank the surplus’GOP members

support Rural/MetroBy Sandra Clark

Knox County Mayor Tim Bur-chett, speaking in Powell last Thursday, said commissioners should not rush to spend the sur-plus from the last fi scal year. Knox County ended the year with some $24 million in tax collections over budgeted expenditures. Of that, $14 million went to Knox County Schools based on the formula for dividing sales taxes.

The school board chose to spend its money for one-time projects including construction at Shannondale Elementary ($4 mil-lion), Pond Gap ($7 million) and Farragut High ($1.7 million).

But county commissioners, in their workshop last Monday, dis-cussed a myriad of ideas for spend-ing some $3 million – including raises for county employees (Mike Brown), restoration of the com-missioners’ discretionary fund

(Sam McKenzie), a half million dollars for senior trans-portation projects (Amy Broyles) and a new senior center in Karns (Brad An-ders).

Each item is a recurring cost.

Burchett, at the Powell Republican Club at Shoney’s, said, “We will not grow government,” on his watch. He advocated putting all of the sur-plus into the county’s rainy day fund.

Responding to questions, he said the county misjudged the rev-enue in three ways: fewer claims on health insurance (the county is self-insured); the sheriff’s offi ce was able to pay for its fuel (rather than requesting a supplemental appro-priation); and the Hall Income Tax (which generated $2.8 million rath-er than the expected $1.5 million).

Burchett said it’s better to miss rev-enue projections by being low rather than high. He said he will not support an employee wage increase because “this is one-time money.”

Asked about construction at Powell schools, Burchett said, “we’re getting around to it.”

He said the school system ac-counts for 62 percent of the coun-ty’s budget over which he has no control.

In other business, former club president Lillian Williams strong-ly endorsed Rural/Metro for re-newal of its ambulance contract, calling the company “great cor-porate citizens.” Burchett said the bid is out and he can’t comment.

Burchett said “good things are going on in Knox County.”

He claimed credit for “defeat-ing an effort to raise your taxes,” and said his administration would continue to provide effi cient ser-vices.

He bragged on his efforts to build a new Carter Elementary School “and paying cash for it.”

Knox County has the third low-est unemployment in the state at 6.7 percent, he said. Road projects are underway at Outlets Drive in Farragut, Andersonville Pike at Emory Road in Halls and Dutch-town Road in the Cedar Bluff area. He’s been able to pave 27 miles of road each of two years, compared with only 7 miles of roads paved three years ago.

“And we’re paying down our debt.” Burchett’s goal is to reduce debt by $20 million per year for fi ve years.

Burchett likes individual ini-tatives such as his “cash mobs” which included Powell business Thress Nursery and his “lunch with the mayor” at independent restaurants.

Powell student tapped for UT research team

Powell High School stu-dent Brandon Wilbanks will join a UT team to pres-ent research results to the International Genetically En-gineered Ma-chine competi-tion (iGEM).

Dr. Cong Trinh, associate professor of chemical engi-neering, advises the team. The conference is in Pittsburg next month. Wilbanks is part of UT’s Pre-Collegiate Research Scholars Program.

iGEM bills itself as the world’s premier undergraduate synthetic biology competition. Student teams are each given a kit of biological parts at the be-ginning of the summer. Teams use these parts along with new parts of their own design to build biological systems, and then operate them within liv-ing cells.

Coff ee BreakEveryone in Powell knows

Greta Stooks-bury, the face of Powell High School. An administra-tive secretary, Greta started working at PHS in 1988. She has lived

in Powell since 1979.Greta and husband Wayne

are both graduates of Powell High School, and their sons, Scott and Mark, are also Powell High graduates. Their grandchildren are Jonah, Clay, Dylan and Katelyn.

Pour yourself a hot cup of Joe and visit with Greta Stooksbury.

➤ See Coffee Break on A-2

By Jake MabeSeveral new businesses and a

few old favorites are coming to a 50,000 square-foot retail store in North Fork Station shopping center off Norris Freeway, which includes Walmart.

In addition to Burke’s Out-let, which we told you about on Aug. 27, Rue21, Hibbett Sports, U.S. Cellular, Sports Clips and El Metate Mexican restaurant (from the same group that runs El Camino restaurants) are coming to the

shopping center, Pepper Bobo, an affiliate broker with Hol-rob Commercial Real Estate, confirmed Friday.

“Several of these are brand new to the Halls area,” she said.

Building permits have also been issued to Sally Beauty Supply, Cato Fashions, Shoe Show and Game Stop.

Bobo says construction is nearly done and most outlets plan to open around Thanksgiving in time for the Christmas shopping season.

New businesses to Norris Freeway

Stooksbury

The man who played pro foot-ball for 13 years says being judge of the Juvenile Court is “the best job I ever had.”

Judge Tim Irwin said Knox County has great teachers and great schools. “If you can get your kids to school, we can

teach them.” But on Tuesday, Ir-win was at Cen-tral High School, along with Dis-trict Attorney Randy Nichols, talking with “649 families with tru-ant kids” – those

with 10 or more unexcused ab-sences.

Irwin said he wants to un-derstand why kids do not go to school. “If kids have a diploma, a driver’s license and a life plan, then they have a chance.”

Halls GOP cake auctionThe Halls Republican Club

will hold its annual cake auction from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Food and drinks will be served. Info: Sandy Merryman, 250-1603.

- S. Clark

Irwin says kids need life plan

Tim Irwin

A-2 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 • POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS

with Greta Stooksbury

Coffee Break

Have a friend or neighbor you think we should get to know? Nominate them for Coffee Break by emailing Jake Mabe at JakeMabe1@aol.com or calling 922-4136. Please provide contact info if you can.

Everyone in Powell knows Greta Stooksbury, the face of Powell High School. An administrative secre-tary, Greta started working at PHS in 1988. She has lived in Powell since 1979.

Greta and husband Wayne are both graduates of Powell High School, and their sons, Scott and Mark, are also Powell High graduates. Their grandchildren are Jonah, Clay, Dylan and Katelyn.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?Anything from “The Big Bang Theory.”

What are you guilty of?I am a chocoholic.

What is your favorite material possession?Pictures of my family (especially grandchildren)

What are you reading currently?Just fi nished “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M.

Draper

What was your most embarrassing moment?Chaperoned a PHS Singer trip and roomed with

the mother of one of the students. Ran into her six months later and could not remember where I had met her. Was my face red!

What are the top three things on your bucket list? Retire, travel, travel, travel, travel …

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

“Hurricane” because if I am doing something I work quickly until I get it done.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Always wanting to be right.

What is your passion?

My faith and my family.

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

My father who passed away 29 years ago and my “Lunch Bunch” at PHS.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl uence on your life and why?

My husband because he truly is my best friend.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … All the new technology

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

A 16x20 canvas picture of my four grandchildren.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Don’t put things off, one day it may be too late.

What is your social media of choice? I would really rather talk personally.

What is the worst job you have ever had?In School Suspension

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

“Mickey Mouse Club”

What irritates you? Lack of respect in our society today.

What’s one place in Powell everyone should visit?The Greenway – it is such a community feeling.

What is your greatest fear? Not living up to expectations.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

Buy a new SUV.– S. Clark

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By Jacki KirkWhat is one of the best

kept secrets about Powell High School?

Powell High School has had an Alumni Association since 1918. The group has been meeting annually since then (with the exception of a year or so during WWII ) to celebrate the good times, the Golden Grads and each other’s company.

For many years, the Alumni Association met at the “elegant” S&W Cafete-ria on Gay Street in Knox-ville, with men and women dressed up for an evening out.

The scholarships have been named for Powell High School teachers and community leaders – and one alumnus has funded an Engineering Scholar-ship for many years. Since 1964, more than $87,000

in scholarships have been given to assist students in furthering their education at four-year institutions and community colleges. With college costs continu-ing to soar, scholarships open the door to many young people who might not have the opportunity to further their education.

To give back … is the thing to do!

The Powell High Alumni Association has changed slightly over the last sever-al years. We now hold the annual dinner at The Ju-bilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road. The owner, Sharon Morton, is a Powell High School grad, as are several of her staff.

The dress code has re-laxed – but the goal is still the same: to come together to celebrate our friendships, to honor our grads and to

have a good time. We always meet the fi rst Saturday in April and invite all gradu-ates and guests to enjoy the evening with good food and entertainment.

The Alumni Associa-tion maintains P.O. Box 111, Powell, TN 37849 to accept donations and com-munication from our grads and interested parties.

We invite you to partici-pate in our meetings and plans to continue this vi-brant association for this and future generations. Contact Jacquelyn865@gmail.com with questions and ideas for the future.

In future articles, we’d like to mention some of our scholarship winners by name and give a brief up-date on what each is doing now. Send info to the above email address.Jacki Davis Kirk is a member of the Powell High School Class of 1963.

Powell’s best kept secret

Auction benefi ts St. Jude’s HospitalPam and John Clift show their prize from the St. Jude’s Charity Auction last week. The Clifts won the bid for a Denver Broncos football autographed by quarterback Peyton Manning. All proceeds from the event will help fi ght childhood cancer through St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Photo by Ruth White

MY TWO CENTS

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A.1. Coin Laundry in Fountain City is looking for volunteers to help wash clothes for the Knox Coun-ty Schools/PTA Clothing Center.

Kathy Dawn

Kathy Dawn, who works at the laundry for her son, owner Ricky Whitener, says they were looking for a way to give something back to the community.

“We first were looking at a coat drive, but then we found out about the Coats for the Cold pro-gram,” Dawn says. “One lady suggested we go to the Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center. They don’t keep coats due to lack of space, and they only have one washer and dryer.”

The clothing center, which is more than 70

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years old, provides cloth-ing for s t u d e n t s in need so that they can attend school dai-ly. The cen-ter serves more than 2,000 stu-dents an-

nually. Dawn is looking for

volunteers to help wash and fold clothing at the laundry, which is locat-ed at 4883 N. Broadway in Fountain City (in the shopping center behind Panera Bread). Volunteers can contact Dawn through the A.1. Laundry Facebook page.

“I also hope that maybe some of the other laundro-mats can help.”

For more info on the Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center, visit www.clothingcenter.org.

Johnston to speak to Open Door Book Review

The Open Door Book Review Club meets on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the

Down on the farm!Greg Brann, grazing specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service uses a rainwater simulator to demonstrate how diff erent grass and soil types can aff ect water retention in farmland. The demonstration was part of Conservation Farm Field Day at the Emory Valley Farms and was used to help local farmers learn more about grazing, soil science and eff ects on farm cattle. Photo by Ruth White

Powell native, Shopper-News columnist and former Knoxville News Sentinel sports editor andmanaging editor Marvin West greets Doug Johnson at the Halls B&P meeting at Beaver BrookCountry Club last Tuesday. West was this month’s speaker. Photo by S. Carey

Fountain City Branch Li-brary on Essary Road at Stanton Drive. James B. Johnston will review his debut novel, “The Price of Peace.” Coffee and con-versation begins at 10 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10:30. Free admission.

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GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Tim Burchett shrugged and

said, “You may have heard

that I’m getting a divorce.”

Folks at the Powell Republi-

can Club laughed nervously.

“I’m living in my sister’s base-

ment,” said the mayor, “but

it’s one of the fi ner basements

in the county.”

■ By now, the Republicans

were laughing with Burchett

rather than at him. Buddy

Burkhardt said his divorce

“cured me” of marriage.

■ Herman Meredith is sharp.

When Burchett said the

county’s debt is $1 billion,

Meredith asked what it is

without interest. “$620 mil-

lion,” said Burchett. “I was

thinking $630 million,” said

Meredith, a barber.

Aung San Suu Kyi with Victor Ashe. The Burmese leader was in

Washington last week to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.

This shot was made at the headquarters of Radio Free Asia. Photo by Kris Connor

New loves for Tipper and AlIf you are wondering

what has happened to former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, you need only go to www.nytimes.com and pull up an extensive article from Aug. 26 by Patrick Healy. Just type Al Gore into the search section.

It’s interesting that the Tennessee media have not picked up on this lengthy article.

The high points are that the Gores are not actually divorced, even though it was announced more than two years ago, but are very much separated. Tipper has moved to an Italian style villa in Montecito, Calif., overlooking the Pacifi c near Santa Barbara. She and the former vice presi-dent bought the house a year before they announced their separation.

According to the article, each is seriously seeing other persons.

Tipper is dating Bill Al-len, 71, former editor of Na-tional Geographic and an avid photographer, as she is. She is selling her photog-raphy at select outlets.

Al is dating Elizabeth Keadle, who lives near San Diego and is a major Demo-cratic donor. She has been married twice before and is in her 50s. She also joins him in Nashville periodi-

cally. Recently, they hosted a welcome to Nashville reception for noted author Jon Meacham, biographer of Andrew Jackson, who has a new biography on Thomas Jefferson coming out in November. He now lives in Nashville.

Gore spends much of his time traveling the world for his businesses and environmental issues but home is in the affl uent Belle Meade section of Nashville or a three bed-room, 2,800 square foot apartment at the St. Regis in New York City. Three of their four children current-ly reside in New York, too.

The article indicates Go-re’s fi nances have improved considerably since he left the vice presidency as his current net worth exceeds $100 million. That could be one of the reasons that the divorce has not actu-ally occurred as division of the fi nances may not have been resolved. It’s not an easy task when there is $100 million involved. The attorneys will be happy, however.

None of the Gores agreed to be interviewed for this article.

■ Former Nashville May-or Bill Purcell will speak at 7 p.m. tonight (Sept. 24) at the Baker Center and the public is invited. Purcell is considered an effective and articulate advocative for urban issues. He now prac-tices law in Nashville. He was House Majority Leader when the Democrats con-trolled the state House. You will be glad you attended if you do.

Despite criticism, Brooks remains sold on virtual

educationBy Betty Bean

The Tennessee Virtual Academy’s fi rst year test scores are in, and they’re not good. The cyberschool run by Union County land-ed in the bottom 11 percent statewide, and suddenly it’s not just Democrats criticiz-ing TNVA. Even Tennessee’s commissioner of education Kevin Huffman is publicly deploring the school’s per-formance.

State Rep. Harry Brooks says he isn’t taking it per-sonally.

Brooks, who serves on the House Education Com-mittee, was the prime spon-sor of the bill that created the online school. He says he worked on the concept for 10 years, at fi rst teaming up with Rep. David Hawk

of Greenev-ille, whose bill Brooks used as the framework for the Vir-tual Pub-lic Schools Act, which passed in May 2011

and authorized the online school. The controversial bill was approved by the Re-publican-dominated House on a party line vote and was signed into law so late in the summer that Union County offi cials had to scramble to hire teachers for the 2011-12 school year.

The reason he isn’t up-set by the criticism, Brooks says, is because he was in-volved with neither the se-lection of Union County to administer the cyberschool, nor of K13 Inc. to provide the curriculum or pay TN-VA’s teachers. For that, K12 collected more than $5 mil-lion Tennessee tax dollars

Virtual Academy is needed, says sponsor

Harry Brooks

and paid Union County a 4 percent fee last school year.

Brooks says he is not sure how either of the selections was made.

“What I have been doing, I’ve been doing for 10 years. I didn’t say, ‘Boom! I got this vision.’ I spent a lot of time reading, went to a lot of con-ferences, did a lot of research, collected a lot of documents,” Brooks said. “I talked with folks in Chattanooga and upper East Tennessee about what they were doing.”

An important step in his research was meeting and picking the brain of Putnam County Schools director Kathleen Airhart, now dep-uty commissioner of educa-tion for Tennessee. Airhart, who was last year’s Tennes-see Superintendent of the Year, started a virtual edu-cation program in Putnam County in 2006 for students who had fallen behind and needed to pick up credits to graduate.

“What was missing was

to bring together these con-cepts where a system could do a school. Dr. Airhart’s vi-sion was to do a cooperative with a number of (school dis-tricts) on the (Cumberland) Plateau,” Brooks said. “The piece that was missing was to create a school ‘building.’ In some regions it had to be brick and mortar. In oth-ers, it’s totally virtual. We worked it out and combined elements and put together all of those pieces, worked with (local schools), and ar-rived at the conclusion that it would be managed by a school district.”

One thing Brooks says he is sure of is the concept of online education, par-ticularly for certain student populations – like juveniles in state custody and medi-cally or psychologically fragile children – and he says if TNVA doesn’t per-form academically, the state will step in and take it over, just like any other school.

■ If you are the least bit worried about TVA CEO Tom Kilgore’s retirement package, you can stop your worry now. When asked, TVA directed me to page 174 of TVA’s annual 10-K form. It can be found at http://investor.shareholder.com/tva/secfi ling.cfm?fi lingID=1376986-11-74 on your computer.

■ The total value of Kilgore’s retirement pack-age is just under $7 million at $6,994,369. Of that, $3,329,935 will be paid to him over fi ve years divided into annual installments, and $3,664,434 is deferred compensation.

Kilgore has had a trou-bled tenure with the Roane County ash spill, over-runs on nuclear power expan-sions and tree removal poli-cies which angered many residents. TVA is working hard to replace him before the end of 2012 when its current quorum on the

board may disappear.Other TVA executives

listed on the form include John Thomas, William Mc-Collum (who has retired), Kimberly Greene and Pres-ton Swafford. McCollum cashed in for $3,807,203. Swafford can currently expect $1,837,956 when he retires but it will increase the longer he continues his current day job.

Valley ratepayers are entitled to know how their dollars are being spent.

■ This week I depart for Georgia. Tbilisi, not Atlan-ta, is where I am headed as an election observer of the parliamentary elections on Oct. 1. Georgia was a Republic within the former Soviet Union but is consid-ered pro-Western today. It borders the Black Sea and was invaded by Putin’s Russia in 2008. The team is sponsored by the Interna-tional Republican Institute located in Washington.

Burchett is rightKnox County Mayor Tim

Burchett may not win today (although he usually does), but he is right about the budget surplus. Let’s keep the $3 million or so in the county’s till to help balance future budgets.

C o u n t y C o m m i s -sion meets at 2 p.m. today (Sept. 24) and s p e n d i n g those excess funds will headline the discussion.

Here are my predictions:Mike Brown’s idea to give

raises is a non-starter. No way it passes.

Sam McKenzie’s proposal to spend $55,000 so each commissioner has $5,000 to dole out to nonprofi ts may pass, but it’s a terrible idea. Burchett has eliminat-ed most county grants and now requires agencies to sign contracts for services. The agency completes the service, sends an invoice, and is paid. It’s a much bet-ter way to manage county money. McKenzie’s “slush fund” is a step backwards.

Brad Anders is sincere about wanting a senior cen-ter in his district (Karns and Hardin Valley), but this is not a one-time expense. An-ders anticipates “$80,000 to $90,000” for annual op-erations. The county would be better served by consoli-dated libraries/senior cen-ters. And the Karns/Hardin Valley area could be covered by an expanded center, per-haps built in conjunction with the town of Farragut.

Amy Broyles will again grab the lion’s share of de-bate time with her proposal to provide $500,000 to the Community Action Com-mittee (CAC) toward trans-portation for seniors.

Broyles and Barbara Monty, director of transpor-tation for CAC, made a poor presentation at last week’s commission workshop. The discussion started when Burchett sliced from the budget a $25,000 grant to KAT to enable seniors to ride free. Broyles fought un-successfully to have the cut restored.

Now that a surplus has been “discovered,” she’s back. But instead of $25,000, she’s asking for $500,000 with $100,000 going to KAT for targeted seniors and the balance to CAC.

Monty said, “Having to turn away 20 people a day is tough,” but 20 people a day is not much bang for 400,000 bucks.

Brown asked how many of the seniors served live outside the city limits, and Monty estimated 65 per-cent. This is a specious ar-gument, as 100 percent of them live in the county and pay county taxes.

Anders argued against Broyles’ proposal, and then asked for $300,000 to de-sign and plan his senior center.

Broyles said, “I’m going to support this, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if (the se-niors) had transportation to get there?”

Dr. Richard Briggs inter-rupted a couple of times to ask, “Is anyone keeping a running total of how much we’ve spent here today?”

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Landscape architects Carol R. Johnson Associ-ates assisted with the reno-vation of Market Square’s planters, and Flowerwood Nursery’s Tom Smith do-nated more than $1,200 in roses and liriope. Rainbird Irrigation provided compo-nents and helped install a new drip irrigation system for the planters.

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TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor. …

(Psalm 10: 1-2a NRSV)

We had no choice; the guns were behind us, then they bring us to this sad place. Here there is not enough food. I am hungry now, as I am sitting here. Everybody has died. My man has gone and died, as have my daughters. They took my land away. The Lord has also gone, yes, I suppose he has also gone.

(Maria Zotwana, quoted in Relocations: The Churches’ Report on Forced Removals, South Afri-can Council of Churches and the Southern African

Bishops’ Conference, Johannesburg, 1984)

I had dinner with my daughter Jordan in At-

lanta last week, at a res-taurant called Ten Degrees South. The cuisine is South African, which is a delight-ful fusion of Dutch, French, Portuguese, German and Malaysian cuisines, with Mediterranean infl uences.

South African food is a sign of its country’s his-tory: the southern tip of Af-rica was the corner that the European explorers sailed around to get to Asia, a true crossroads of cultures. Sup-posedly, the restaurant is so-named because of the latitude of South Africa, but if that is the case, they are off by about 20 degrees (ac-cording to my globe).

The food was delightful, unexpected, spicy, exotic. The conversation was in-

tense, real and honest (ah, the joys of having daughters who are real grown-ups!), and we lingered, talking over things that are too deep for phone conversations.

The experience set me thinking about my love for South Africa, a place I may never see, and which Jordan is absolutely set on seeing. My friend Peter Sto-rey, who was Bishop of the Methodist Church in South Africa during the dark days of apartheid and a prophet (one who tells God’s own truth) in his own right, speaks passionately about the beauty of his homeland and its people.

So when I came home from Atlanta, I reread “Cry, the Beloved Coun-try,” Alan Paton’s signature book about a family torn

The Lord has gone

Tennessee approaches another chance to do

something significant. Georgia is thought to be a superior team. That cre-ates the possibility for an earth-shaking upset. Well, a mid-sized South-ern shake.

Playing at Georgia is almost always a worthy challenge. This is an OK rivalry, a relatively recent development, more snarky and s n a p p i s h than bit-ter. For-tunately, t h e r e are land-marks.

C on-s i d e r 1 9 6 8 : After not playing for 34 years, the neighbors were to open at UT. Georgia was late learning about Tartan Turf and put up a gosh-awful fuss.

The Bulldogs finally hushed and were up eight but became victims in a magnificent 17-17 tie. On the final play, Bubba Wyche heaved a touch-down pass to Gary Kreis. For an encore, Bubba threw a postgame two-point conversion to Ken DeLong. Georgia couldn’t believe it.

After days of film study, the Bulldogs decided there was no Kreis catch, that the ball touched plas-tic. Forty-four years later, Gary still smiles.

1969: Grudge game in Athens, big build-up and a radio guy made it worse by often interrupting pro-gramming to scream “Go you hairy dogs!”

It rained. Georgia got an early field goal off a fumble but the pendulum swung. In a five-minute burst, the Vols got a touch-down, an interception and another touchdown. Curt Watson chewed up the grass between the famous hedges and gained 197 yards.

1973: Bill Battle faced a dilemma. Tennessee, leading by three with two minutes remaining, faced fourth and two at the UT 28. The Vols were fresh out of defense. Battle be-lieved, if his team punted, the Bulldogs would surely win. The coach called for a fake punt. It became a di-saster. Georgia won.

1980: The legend of Herschel Walker was born at Neyland Stadium. The freshman was entirely too young and inexperienced to play in the first quarter of the opening game. He matured rapidly and soon ran smack over Bill Bates on a 16-yard TD run.

Snarky rivalry with Bulldogs

CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton

apart in South Africa, and then started in on John De Gruchy’s “Cry Justice!,” a collection of prayers and meditations drawn from the pain of a people, in-terspersed with scripture readings from the Psalms and the Prophets.

At the same time all of this is churning in my mind and soul, I am rehearsing with the Knoxville Choral Society a work the Society commissioned Knoxville composer John Purifoy to write, commemorating the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, an-other struggle spawned by color, class and injustice. The powerful, poignant work will be performed in November, near Veterans Day, and I’m telling you now: bring a handkerchief.

Election Day draws near. Our own 21st century Amer-ica has some big choices to make. Because the right to determine our own future was given to the American people by the blessing of God, and by men and women who sacrifi ced to make it pos-sible, and who died to keep it, you should be informed, be involved and be prepared to exercise your right to vote your conscience.

And may God never leave us!

1992: Georgia was lead-ing by four in the fourth quarter. Interim coach Phillip Fulmer recognized a crisis when he saw one, fourth down, 14 to go. Young quarterback Heath Shuler was confident he could make it. He patted Fulmer on the fanny and said leave it to me. An old-er receiver asked if Heath was sure about the play he had called. Shuler said it

absolutely would be open.

It was, to Ronald Davis for 16, first down, then a touchdown, great victory.

Consider the 1990s: Tennessee won nine in a row, including Satur-days when James Stew-art ripped off 211 yards and four touchdowns and Tee Martin ran for three scores and Leonard Scott returned a kickoff 100. Peyton Manning made a career of the Bulldogs: 88 of 119 for 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns.

Jim Donnan’s best team, 1997, yielded 628

yards, including a late TD pass. Instead of the cus-tomary postgame hand-shake, the upset Georgia coach showered Fulmer with profanity for running up the score.

2001: David Greene sparked a Bulldog come-back and hit a winner. Georgia announcer Larry Munson delivered an ob-noxious summation: “We

just stepped on their face with a

hobnail boot and broke t h e i r nose.”

2 0 0 6 : E r i k

Ainge ral-lied the Vols from a 24-7 deficit

against supposed-ly the best defense in the country. Tennessee scored 51, only the second such disaster ever in Athens.

2008: Tennessee netted 1 yard rushing and Geor-gia fans sang “Rocky Top, you’re 0 and 3 in the SEC.”

Tennessee warms the rivalry by recruiting vig-orously in Georgia. Both sides are waiting to see how Vince and Barbara’s boy does as Tennessee coach.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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I took one look at Kennebunk-port, Maine, and fell in love.

No, I won’t be moving there any-time soon. It’s not a cheap place to live. But it is a nice place to visit.

The weather was perfect in early September, 75 during the day, 55 or 60 at night. Lobster is relatively cheap right now. You could buy a pound of steamed lobster for $4.99 in the grocery store or buy one for about $15 in the restaurants.

Kennebunkport has been a popular summer tourist resort for more than a century, but I had never heard of it until the village made news during George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Bush 41’s maternal grandfather, George Herbert Walker, built a house on what is now called Walkers Point (it used to be known as Point Vesuvius). George H.W. and Barbara Bush have spent their summers here for years and now reside at Walkers Point year-round.

Falling in love with Kennebunkport

Lobster is cheap in the state of Maine right now. A steamed lobster could

be bought for $4.99/pound at the grocery store and was going for $15.99

in the restaurants. Photos by Jennifer Mabe

Walkers Point, the Bush family’s longtime summer home. President George

H.W. and Barbara Bush now live in Kennebunkport year-round.

The tide splashes onto one of Maine’s famous rocky shorelines. Sunset at Kennebunkport

During his presidency, the el-der Bush hosted several world leaders at the residence, including Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. His son George W. Bush hosted Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy there while he was president.

The locals have nothing but good things to say about Bush 41 and Barbara Bush. The couple like to eat at Mabel’s Lobster Claw and Barba-ra Bush often does her own errands. Bush 41 does not get out much any-more due to complications from a fall; he now uses a wheelchair.

We stayed at the Rhumb Line Resort in Kennebunkport, quite af-fordable after Labor Day. It is con-veniently located within a mile or so of town.

The concierge recommended we visit Cape Porpoise, a work-ing fishing harbor that also boasts one of the most beauti-

ful beaches in Maine. It is one of the few sandy beaches in the state but the water only warms to about 67 degrees even in summertime.

One of Maine’s slogans is “The Way Life Should Be.” Eat-ing lobster and enjoying the re-mains of the day while the wind blew in from the harbor, it was difficult not to agree. It was also hard to leave.

My only complaint is that several things we wanted to do (lobster boat tour, whale watch-ing) were only available a couple of days a week after Labor Day. Still, it was worth it to skip the crowds and enjoy not only a cheaper rate at the hotel, but also room to breathe.

Looking for a quiet, pictur-esque vacation next year? Head Down East. And don’t miss Ken-nebunkport.

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By Theresa EdwardsMuscle Car Ministries

led by Jamie “Pastor J” El-lis is “spreading the Word of God the fastest way we know how.”

They have given out 1,000 New Testament Bibles this past year and raised funds with their recent car show at Lance Cunningham Ford to pur-chase 1,500 additional Bibles to distribute. They also raised $200 to donate to a local horse shelter.

“Bringing a fun atmo-sphere to a car dealership is important to us and we are so grateful they have allowed us to be a part of Muscle Car Ministries,” said internet manager Greg Benson. “Jamie Estes and Muscle Car Ministries

are the best bunch of peo-ple I’ve ever been around.”

“If it wasn’t for Jamie, this event wouldn’t have been nearly the level it was. He spends countless hours networking with people, bringing them to these events. We really want to thank him, be-cause he really cares,” said Lance Cunningham.

The dealership moved their cars to make room for 87 cars brought to par-ticipate in the show. “The weather was perfect, and we were excited about it,” Cunningham said.

Estes says thanks to everyone who came out to make the show a success.

Previously, the ministry was “Mustang Ministries,” but changed their name

Muscle Car Ministries

Muscle Car Ministries held a car show at Lance Cunningham Ford, where trophies, gifts, food, refreshments and Bibles were given away. Photos by Greg Benson

Leonard Wolfenbarger wins “Best in Show” award with his black 1950 Ford 2-door Custom Sedan.

Jamie Estes is known as “Pastor J” of Muscle Car Ministries. He drives a 2007 Stage 3 Roush Mustang. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

this year to “Muscle Car Ministries.”

“We had close friends who drove Camaros and didn’t want to leave them out. So we changed our name,” Estes said. “Brand loyalty is a big thing.”

Many of their Mustangs were in the July Karns pa-rade behind the Corvettes. They also participated in the car show at the Karns fair where they distributed free Bibles.

Estes is an ordained minister, licensed with the Southern Baptist Conven-tion. He earned his Bach-elor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering at East Tennessee State Uni-versity and his master’s degree in ministry at Cov-ington Theology Seminary in Rossville, Ga.

David Lopata is a part-ner in the ministry. “We needed to find a way to share Christ through our cars,” Estes said. “That is how we started out.”

The next local car show they are planning is at Ray Varner Ford in Clinton on Oct. 20. They also en-joy going to Bristol Motor Speedway.

By Cindy TaylorIn 2011 a Knoxville couple

adopted a child from Ghana. In 2012 they felt God’s call to go back. Not just for a brief visit, but to spend at least two years of their lives.

Reid and Robin Beebe sold most of what they owned to raise money for their new life as missionaries in Ghana, a nation in West Africa. In June they took their four birth sons and their adopted Ghanaian son across the ocean to start that life in Mataheko, which is on the corner of Afi enya and Tema. While that may look simple enough in print, the reality has been anything but easy. Much of it, however, has been heartbreaking.

“God began leading us to Ghana in 1998 when Reid came on a mission trip,” said Robin. “We returned in 2005 and 2010. During the trip in 2010 our hearts were enlightened to the plight of the orphans. God continued to move on our hearts and lead our family to come here to serve.”

The family set out with a plan to, at the very least, bring sanitation education, medication and food to fami-lies who would receive their help, and hopes that they could share the gospel of forgiveness and redemption through Christ with those they encountered.

What they found was starvation, a dire shortage of clean water, large families liv-ing in a single room, idol wor-ship and fear. The following is one of many stories (a portion told in Robin’s words) of how God is using their presence to not only bless the people of Ghana, but also the seven members of the Beebe fam-ily as well – parents Reid and Robin, and sons Mason, 15; Franklin, 14; Weston, 12; Braden, 8; and 4-year-old ad-opted son Godwin.

Every month, Feeding the Orphans provides food for two families in Chorkor, a salt mine community 30 miles from our house. One of our jobs is to deliver food and check on the families. To travel to one house we walked down a long path encompassed by water. A group of children passed us. The oldest girl looked about 13 and had a baby tied to her back. There were six more children with her. Down the

Villagers carry containers for miles to draw enough water for each day.

Gone to Ghana

The Beebe family: Franklin, 14; Braden, 8; Reid; Robin; Mason, 15; Godwin, 4; and Weston, 12.

Robin Beebe asks the children their names then says the names back to them. Her accent brought a round of giggles. The child on the left is carrying a popular edible root called cassava on her head. Photos submitted

Food banks ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian

hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane, distributes free food 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes

WORSHIP NOTESfood boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Ave. Pike, is accepting appointments for the John

5 Food Pantry. Call 938-2611 or leave a message; your call will be returned.

Music services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, is seeking new choir members. Men and basses particularly needed. Rehearsals 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Church membership is not required. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.com.

road we met three crying children with no adult near them. God quickened my heart, and said, “Stop. Check on these children.”

The children are scared and in fi lthy, torn clothes that don’t fi t. Three tear-stained faces look at us with fearful eyes; afraid of us because white people are not common here. They are with the fi rst group we passed. In commu-nicating with the oldest we learn there is no food at their house. The older children are expected to go without so the smallest ones can eat. All live with their grandmother.

In my heart, I cry, “Oh, God, what do you want us to do?” “Care for them,” He answers. We ask the children to wait for us while we fi nish our food delivery. When we return the children take us to their house to meet their grandmother.

The inside of the dark, cold hovel is no more than 12 feet by 12 feet and 12 people live in the room. My heart grieves as I take it all in – a foam mat-tress on the bare fl oor, a few belongings in one corner, and one metal bowl and spoon. There are no more clothes. There is no food. They are struggling simply to survive.

I prayed, “Lord, what do we do? We don’t have money to buy a lot of food.” “Feed them,” He answers.

The Beebe family is com-pletely funded by support from people here in the states. They have no means to earn additional money in Ghana. Even so, Robin and her family made the walk back to town and purchased a month’s supply of groceries, then car-ried the cases back to the very grateful family who had never seen so much food.

“There was so much need all around me it hurt,” said Robin. “I expressed to God

that the need was so vast we couldn’t possibly meet it all. As soon as I prayed, He an-swered, “I don’t expect you to meet it all. You are to respond to the needs I place in front of you. That’s all.”

Within a few days Robin’s parents called to say a Sun-day school class at Inskip Baptist Church was send-ing a donation. The amount was almost the full price the Beebe’s spent for the grocer-ies. The class is made up of grandmothers. Their money gave a grandmother in Gha-na enough food to feed her children for one month.

“God is not over-whelmed. God is not deaf to the cries of the hungry. God is not blind to His children,” said Robin. “On this day He invited us to participate in something He orchestrated and directed. What an hon-or. I pray I’m always aware of His voice and walking out a life of faith, not worry.”

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The second branch of the autonomic nervous system is the parasympathetic sys-tem, which works to conserve energy and rebuild tissue. This is also the branch

that helps slow your heart rate down and get your body back to a normal resting state after you get out of the emergency situation that I described earlier in the sympathetic nervous system. So you can see one branch of the system speeds you up while the other branch slows you down. This is how your body achieves homeo-stasis. It does this by lowering blood pressure and putting the digestive process to work. Because of the envi-ronment we live in today, this branch of your nervous system is usually under-stimulated, and most people do not eliminate their waste properly because this branch does not func-tion the way it should.

Now that you understand the two branches of the autonomic nervous

system, you can see that our body and digestive system were designed to get the most nutrients we could from our food and get rid of the rest. By the time your food reaches the large intestine, the good nutrients that our body needs have usually been absorbed, and the body needs to excrete the remaining waste. How-ever what happens if we are overly sympathetic, dehydrated and our digestive system is not working cor-rectly? The waste product sits in our colon longer than it’s supposed to which can allow some toxins to be re-absorbed back into our system, mak-ing the job even harder on our liver. This can also affect the good and bad bacteria that are in your colon. Your body will be more concerned with getting rid of the toxins than it would dropping a few extra pounds of fat.

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SCHOOL NOTES

Central High ■ Parents Night Out

sponsored by Central High Cheerleaders is 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Twisters Gym in Halls (behind K-mart). Boys and girls ages 3 years through middle school are welcome. Toddlers must be potty-trained. The evening will feature games, food, and lots of fun. Cost is $25 per child. To register: Jackie Raley, 414-8802, or any Central cheerleader.

Sports notes ■ Baseball tournaments

at Halls Community Park, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30. Open to all. T-ball, 6u coach pitch and 8u-14u. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.

■ Players needed, 3rd and 5th grade girls, for competitive AAU basketball team Lady Trotters. Info: Will, 748-7332.

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Powell’s Jacob Bezark intercepted a pass by Karns quarterback Trevor Towe during last week’s district matchup. Photos by Coomer Photo

Powell High quarterback Hagen Owenby rushed

for 90 yards against Karns in Thursday night action.

Owenby and his team rolled over Karns, 21-7.

Powell rolls past Karns, 21-7

Back to their old ways

After a bump in the road, the Powell football Panthers look like they’re back on the right path af-ter showing they can finish out an important game.

The Panthers were vic-torious over the Anderson County Mavericks once again, this time by a score of 48-43. Powell has won three straight against the Mavericks.

The third one didn’t come easy, though. Powell jumped out to a 20-6 lead but quickly saw that dis-appear before halftime as AC surged ahead 23-20. With six lead changes as the game went on, it was a shootout.

The third quarter saw Powell make some im-pressive 98- and 54-yard drives, along with a 78-yard kickoff return by ju-nior Tyshawn Gardin. It looked as though Montario Washington had sealed the deal with 10-yard run to put his Panthers up by 12, 48-36.

But Anderson County wasn’t done. The Mavs squeezed out another touchdown to make the score 48-43 and, after get-ting the ball back with 1:09 left, they were stopped by Powell’s defense after a sack by Darel Middleton.

It was a breakout game for Powell’s Hagen Owen-by, as he threw for 217 yards on just 7 completions and rushed for 156 yards. Of the 953 yards gained by both teams this game, Owenby accounted for 373 of them.

Powell, now 4-1 over-all and 2-1 in the district, will face Hardin Valley on their turf, this Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 pm. The

game will be televised as a part of “Rivalry Thurs-day.” Powell has won three straight against the Hawks and is looking to solidify itself at the top of the dis-trict with a win here.

Hardin Valley (3-1) will be one of Powell’s tough-est games this year. After Thursday night, the Pan-thers will know where they stand as a team in their ev-er-unpredictable district.

The volleyball season continues, with the Pan-thers still trying to work their way up the standings. Standing at 0-4 in the dis-trict, coach Michael Blair believes the team can still get it rolling.

“We need to improve on-court team communi-cation,” said Blair.

The team will have many chances to redeem themselves as there are several district games still remaining on their sched-ule. The Panthers will host Halls at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, and will play dis-trict foe Campbell County in Jacksboro on Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.

Powell’s senior night will be Tuesday, Oct. 2, against Lenoir City at 6 p.m. This will be Powell’s final game of the regular season.

The district tournament will begin Oct. 9 at Hardin Valley.

B&W Y-12 gives to children’s museum

B&W Y-12, a limited liability enterprise of The Babcock and Wilcox Company and Bechtel National Inc, has donat-ed $15,000 to the Chil-dren’s Museum in Oak Ridge.

The money will be used to turn the mu-seum’s current space exhibit into a “rocket room,” taking children on an imaginary trip to Mars. An existing model rocket at the museum will be refurbished and new interactive activi-ties will be available for preschoolers and early grade school students.

The Marshall Space

Flight Center in Hunts-ville, Ala. will also do-nate excess NASA equip-ment including control panels and satellites to the rocket room.

“B&W Y-12 wants to ensure that the Chil-dren’s Museum remains a vital asset in the com-munity by supporting it with financial invest-ments, as well as having our employees volunteer on a regular basis to en-sure regular upgrades to the facilities,” said Chris Clark, of B&W Y-12’s strategic program de-velopment, who is also a current museum board member.

HEALTH NOTES ■ The “Making Strides

Against Breast Cancer” 5k will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Plaza, 800 Howard Baker Ave. Registration opens at 2 p.m. Info: 558-4048 or www.makingstridesknoxville.org.

■ The fourth annual Pink Ribbon Celebration will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Knoxville Expo Center. Individual tickets are $60. Sponsorships are available. Info: www.pinkribboncelebration.com; Janine Mingie, 607-9664 or janine.mingie@hma.com.

■ Free diabetes support groups and education classes are being offered by Summit Medical Group from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Summit Corporate Office, Atrium Building, Suite 185, 1225 Weisgarber Road. To register: 584-4747, Ext. 327.

■ The 16th annual Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure (5k and One Mile Family Fun Run) will be held Oct.27 at World’s Fair Park . Registration is now available online at www.komenknoxville.org. Info: 257-2873 or 588-0902.

■ The 2013 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has added a two-person relay to next year’s events. Registration is currently open. The marathon will be held Sunday, April 7. Info and to register: www.knoxvillemarathon.com.

REUNIONS ■ Boys and Girls Club of

Tennessee Valley reunion, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Haslam Family Club, 407 Caswell Ave. Open to all former club members, staff and participants in the Sports Camp program. Info: 232-1073.

■ Carter High Class of 1957, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Chop House at Exit 407 off I-40. Info: Peggy Wilson, 933-2608, or Sue Walker, 933-3077.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1977, Oct. 27. Info: gibbsclassof1977@gmail.com, 688-4727 or 922-3060.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1992,

Saturday, Sept. 22, at The Crown and Goose. Cost is $32.50. RSVP to Stephen Kennedy, 708-372-0927 or skennedy40@yahoo.com.

■ Rule High classes of 1939-91 sports reunion, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 27, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Drive. Cost is $10. Deadline: Oct. 17. Mail check to Doyle Human, 7101 Oak Meade Road., Powell, TN 37849. Info: 687-2816.

■ Graham family reunion, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in the recreation hall at Big Ridge State Park. Lunch at 1 p.m. Bring family photos and favorite dish with recipe to share.

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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

Mary Kerr and Scott Bacon of Knox County Schools’ Partners in Education. Photo by Jake Mabe

Asked to describe Knox County Schools’ Partners in Education program in

10 words or so, Scott Bacon smiles and quotes retired edu-cator Reuben Hunter.

“Reuben used to say it’s the community coming into the schools and schools going out into the community. And that’s pretty much it,” Bacon says. “We have programs for just about anybody to connect with schools. Most of them are fundraisers in nature, but some of them are not.

“Knox County Schools is so large. We serve about 57,000 students at 80-some locations and that can be overwhelm-ing. Partners in Education brings that elephant down into bite-sized chunks. It could even be that a business or individual wants to help a single classroom.”

Partners in Education grew out of the old Adopt-A-School program. Its most visible proj-ect is the popular Knox Coun-ty Schools Coupon Book sale, which ends today (Monday, Sept. 24).

One book costs $10, of which $7.90 stays at the selling school. Seventy-two cents is redistributed to schools with greater economic needs, 13 cents pays for K-12 e-book subscriptions for all KCS libraries, 7 cents goes toward the PIE Schooled for Success two-day internships, 63 cents pays printing ex-penses and 55 cents goes toward ad-ministrative expenses and incentives.

Last year, 156,175 books were sold, which netted $1,382,148.75 for the school system.

PIE sponsors the Schooled for Suc-cess career awareness program at the beginning of summer in which stu-dents spend two days interning at a business of interest. Bacon says he will never forget Amber Miller, who in-terned at WATE-TV with longtime PIE supporter Bill Evans as an 8th grader, worked at the station on weekends during college and eventually came back to work at WATE after work-ing as a reporter in the Tri-Cities. Ba-con’s niece Emily Flanigan interned at Baptist Hospital through the pro-gram, earned a degree in nursing from Carson-Newman and now works for a doctor in Knoxville.

“I’m sure there are more,” Bacon

Relationships key to Par tners in Education

says. “That’s the type thing you hope, that young people see things that ei-ther confi rm their belief in (a career)., or they may come away and say, “No way do I want to be in that career!’ And that’s OK. Better then than when they are 21 or 22 and have a few years of college invested toward a career.”

Sometimes individuals want to help a specifi c school. For example, Randy Boyd, CEO of PetSafe and founder of Radio Systems Corpora-tion, donated interactive technology equipment to New Hopewell Elemen-tary, which he attended, and also bought iPads for each student at the new L&N STEM Academy.

“That’s an example of a guy who grew up in his school system and want-ed to reinvest in it.”

PIE also helps secure donations to the Teacher Supply Depot, a collec-tion center and warehouse of new and used materials donated by businesses and individuals that are distributed to teachers and teachers’ assistants free of charge at least four times per school year. Roughly $2.5 million in items have been distributed since the depot opened in 2001.

“I’m really thankful the PTA brought the idea to Knox County,”

Bacon says. “It solved a lot of issues for us. We didn’t have a storage area. It serves roughly about 1,000 teachers each year.”

“And the really good thing about the depot,” says Mary Kerr, who also works in PIE, “is that teachers get something different every time be-cause we never know exactly who is going to give a donation.”

Civic organizations are also integral donors. Bacon says the West Knox Ro-tary Club, for example, buys dictionar-ies for every KCS 3rd grader every year.

One of the most popular PIE fun-draisers is Dine Out for Education, a one-day annual event in which participating restaurants donate 10 percent of that day’s pre-tax earn-ings to Knox County Schools. Ba-con says that roughly $18,000 to $20,000 is raised each year from roughly 40 restaurants.

“It’s grown into something people look forward to and anticipate,” Ba-con says. “Schools are beginning to have events catered for themselves from participating restaurants. The proceeds in part help fund the K-12 Teacher of the Year banquet, which was long overdue and needed to hap-pen years ago.”

PIE also sponsors an 8th-grade ca-reer fair each February, which is now held at the Knoxville Expo Center.

“That helps us attract businesses who might not work with us oth-erwise and we don’t charge them a penny. It showcases industries and career trends and the colleges, uni-versities, trade schools and even the high schools participate.”

The Principal for a Day program, in which local business and civic lead-ers spend a half-day at a school, has brought tremendous benefi ts.

“Knoxville’s Project GRAD grew out of Principal for a Day,” Bacon says. “This year, all area Walgreens store managers will participate and there’s no doubt in my mind that will pay divi-dends for kids.”

Kerr says that several partners con-tinue working with PIE or with indi-vidual schools even if they change jobs.

“The best part of the job is meet-ing great people who want to do great things for the schools,” she says. “Rela-tionships are the key, there’s no doubt about that.”

For more information about PIE, call Scott Bacon at 594-1909 or contact an individual school if you’re interest-ed in working directly with one.

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MILESTONES

Swindle, Blakley are wed

Rachael Lauren Swindle and Andrew Jonathan Blakley were married June 2 at First Baptist Church of Oneida.

The bride is the daughter of Hanke and Belinda Swindle of Halls. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Tennessee Tech and is the undergraduate natural sciences laboratory coordinator at Lincoln

Rachael and Andrew Blakley

Memorial University. The groom is the son of

John and Shelia Blakley of Huntsville, Tenn. He has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Tennessee Tech and is attending DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate.

After a honeymoon in Panama City Beach, Fla., the couple are at home in Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

Elizabeth Perkey and Joseph Parker

Perkey, Parker to wed

Elizabeth Nicole Perkey, daughter of Richard and Jane Perkey, of Knoxville, and Joseph Michael Parker, son of Rick and Susan Parker, of Germantown, Tenn, will be married 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at St. James Episcopal Church.

Seeing giraffes eye-to-eye is an amazing experi-ence, feeling their breath across your arm as you feed them. You can see their whiskers, blackish-purple tongue and ossi-cones (hair-covered horns) in clear detail, better than with binoculars.

Jaxon Byrd feeds giraff e Jumbe maple leaves at the Knoxville Zoo. Giraff es do not have teeth, so Jumbe wraps his blackish-purple 18-inch tongue around the leaves to pull them off the branch. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

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Welcome to the close encounters adventure at the Knoxville Zoo, of-fered monthly from spring through September.

Two of the visitors were

Mary and Ashley Hum-phrey. “We’ve always been coming to the zoo together. It is a great mother-daugh-ter experience. Today we came for the giraffes’ close encounter and to see the new lion enclosure.

“I’ve been coming here 43 years, starting back when Old Diamond was the first elephant here,” Mary said.

Grasslands keeper Kate-lyn Gregory photographed each visitor with the male giraffe, Jumbe. She also gave interesting facts about giraffes and the person-alities of those at the Knox-ville Zoo. She said not to touch Jumbe, because he is skittish. However, he is also curious and came within an inch of my arm, examining

either me or my camera.“Giraffes eat about 95

percent of the day,” Grego-ry said. “That is why their tongues are blackish-pur-ple – so they won’t get sun-burned.” She warned ev-eryone that giraffes wrap their tongues around the leaves and can pull quite hard. “Hold on tight to the branch,” she said.

The female giraffes, Lu-cille and Patches, stayed in the background mostly, getting only a few of the leaves. A few of the visi-tors hand-fed apple slices to Jumbe.

Other close encounters that day were the penguin party, behind-the-scenes and tortoise time with the giant Aldabra tortoises. Both were fed watermelon.

Powell holds kickoff of Olympic proportionsPowell Elementary School kindergarten teachers Lee Horner, Kathy Hanna, Emily Russell and Pam Conway helped kick off this year’s coupon book campaign with a Parade of Na-tions to celebrate their eff orts to go for the gold in sales. Students and staff gathered on the playground, each class with a fl ag representing a country in the Olympics, and paraded around the track as the Olympic theme music played. Principal Reba Lane spoke on meet-ing the school’s goal and teased the students with the main prize – a tricycle race by teach-ers and administration. Photo submitted

Students battle bullying

Students from Hardin Valley Academy and Powell High School are teaming to reduce bullying among teens.

The Hardin Valley Acad-emy Leadership Class pre-sented ProjectU to Knox County principals last week. The project is focused on building community through understanding and unity.

Students asked the prin-cipals to support their ini-tiative for state legislation and local action. A cam-paign at HVA will publish and display posters created by clubs and sports teams. Students have secured 100 percent participation by sports teams in which

coaches talked with players and team members created a slogan and submitted a photo for a poster to repre-sent the team.

Thursday, Sept. 27, Har-din Valley will host Powell High for the Prep Xtra game of the week which will be televised. Powell has joined the ProjectU campaign and is using the HVA plan to bring awareness to their campus.

On Thursday, Oct. 4, Ste-phen Bargatze will speak at an HVA assembly to address the impact of bullying. That same week, the students will be meeting with state Rep. Ryan Haynes to dis-cuss legislation that covers all aspects of bullying.

Knox Co. PTA to meet

The Knox County Council PTA will hold its first general meeting 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Teacher Supply Depot, 709 N. Cedar Bluff Road.

The event will give local PTA units a chance to network and ask questions of Knox County Council leaders, school board members and school personnel. Info: Lisa Wilkerson, 680-1965 or email mamabearto2@gmail.com.

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All blood types are needed. Donors can do-nate at a number of daily mobile sites or one of two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Other blood drives in your area:

■ 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, Briarcliff at West Hills, 505 Buckeye Drive, Bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, Crown College, 1700 West Beaver Creek Drive, inside the Great Hall.

■ 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Pellis-sippi State Community College, 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike, Bloodmobile.

Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old weighing 120 pounds with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have positive identification.

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Fair is ‘noteworthy’The Tennessee Valley Fair reports “noteworthy at-

tendance” this year with an estimated 140,00 fairgoers. Scott Suchomski, executive director, said MC Hammer drew the biggest crowd, about 6,000. Other popular fea-tures included the tractor pull, Spur’n S Rodeo and con-certs by Easton Corbin, Kip Moore and Night Ranger.

Next year’s Fair is scheduled for Sept. 6-15.

By Rob WebbThe recent cooler weather

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Randi McNutt, owner of Cutting Crew in Halls and Maynardville. Photo by S. Carey

Meet Randi McNutt, owner of the Cutting Crew hair salons in Halls and Maynardville. The salons specialize in family hair care. Available services include haircuts, color, highlights, perms, brow waxing and nails.

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vention (CDC), everyone six months of age or older should get vaccinated, unless you have had a severe allergic re-action to eggs or a serious re-action to a previous fl u shot. Flu vaccines come in two va-rieties: a shot or a mist intro-duced by a nasal spray.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 27Open Door Book Review book club, 10 a.m.,

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 28The Rocky Top Pickin’ Party hosted by Keep

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Halls High Homecoming game vs. Karns, 7:30 p.m.

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Gospel Singing, 7 p.m. Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road. Alder Spring singers, David Jenkins and David Archer. Everyone is welcome.

Church singing, 7 p.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church, 940 Ailor Gap Road. All are invited.

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3DivorceCare series begins 6:30-8 p.m., church

library at Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 690-1060 or wwwbeaverridgeumc.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT.4-6Fountain City Art Center will host Art-a-

palooza at the center, 213 Hotel Ave. Family art activities, music, food, a silent auction, artist demonstrations, and sales of art and decorative items. Booth space available. Info: 357-2787, fcartcenter@knology.net, www.fountaincityartctr.com or at the center.

FRIDAY, OCT. 5Central High Homecoming game vs

Campbell County, 7:30 p.m.Powell High Homecoming game vs Clinton,

7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 5-6Fall festival, 2-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Northside Christian Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike. Info: Margie Jones, 933-7798 or Pat Sisson, 689-4469.

Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., North Acres Baptist, 5803 Millertown Pike, to benefit the church. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Info: 228-4910.

SATURDAY, OCT. 6Fall Festival, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central

Avenue Pike, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Setup fee for vendors is $40 ($45 inside). Register: 773-3380.

Singing, 6 p.m., Texas Valley Baptist Church, 7100 Texas Valley Road. Info: Pastor Corey Carroll, 688-6189.

Make a Nuno Felted Bag class, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Geri Forkner. Register by Oct. 1. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

Heritage Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wilson Park, Union County. Info: www.unioncountyheritagefestival.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 7Andrew Peterson and Friends Concert, 6

p.m. Sunday, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Tickets: www.wmbc.net, www.tickets.com and Lifeway Christian Bookstores. Info: 688-4343.

Gospel singing, 6 p.m. at campground across the street from Bell’s Campground UMC, featuring Michael and Delilah Kitts. Cold drinks provided. Wood board seating or bring a lawn chair.

MONDAY, OCT. 8Fountain City Town Hall membership

meeting 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Judy Parker, Knox County Trustee’s Office, will speak about the Property Tax Relief/Tax Freeze program.

WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 10 AND 13

Raku Firing workshop, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Bill Capshaw. Register by Oct. 5. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY, OCT. 11First Line - First Page - First Chapter writing

workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Register by Oct. 8. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

Fall Porch Sale at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 12-13Clinch River Antiques Festival in Clinton. 6-9

p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Info: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, 457-2559 or www.clinchriverfallfestival.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 13Craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cross Roads

Presbyterian Church, 4329 Emory Road. Craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dante Baptist Church,

314 Brown Drive. Vendors welcome. Info: Vivian

Baker, 938-1378 or 382-3715.Fall Carnival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Grace Christian

Academy High School to benefit the cheer squad. Family activities, food, music.

Community Carnival, 1-5 p.m., Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Free food, games, door prizes, activities. Info: Janet Welch, 310-1899 or welchj@pilottravelcenter.com.

Felted Wool Animals class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructors: Nancy Shedden and Tammy Straut. Register by Oct. 8. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, OCT. 16 Night in the Park in the Fountain City Park,

hosted by Fountain City Town Hall, 5-8 p.m. Hot dogs, s’mores and other treats. No charge, but a donation toward Honor Fountain City Day event appreciated.

SUNDAY OCT. 21Japanese Temari Balls class, 1-5 p.m.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Eiko Travaglini. Register by Oct. 17. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 25-28“Arsenic and Old Lace,” Jubilee Center,

6700 Jubilee Center Way, presented by the Powell Playhouse performers. Dinner and performances Oct. 25-26: $25 by Oct. 19. Tickets for play only, $10 at the door. Info: 947-7428 or 256-7428.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26Gibbs High Homecoming game vs Austin-East,

7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 26-28The Fanboy Expo at the Jacob Building at

Chilhowee Park, 3301 E. Magnolia Ave., noon-7 p.m. Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets: 280-2023 or www.fanboyexpo.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27Harvest Celebration, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Thorn

Grove Baptist Church, 10200 Thorn Grove Pike. Food, music, live auction, games, vendors. Info: 933-5771 or www.tgbchurch.com.

Pottery Handbuilding for Kids, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6 and up, Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Alison Greenhouse. Register by Oct. 23. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 1-3Tapestry Weaving Basics, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Tommye Scanlin. Register by Oct. 26. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10Arts and Crafts Show, 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee

Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11Holiday After Hours, sponsored by Fountain

City Business and Professional Association, 4:30-7 p.m., $6, Commercial Bank. Silent auction, networking. Info: Beth Wade, info@fountaincitybusiness.com.

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