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Shakespeare for Kids

BUZZ Cottrell to head Cedar Bluff Elementary Keith Cottrell is the new principal at Cedar Bluff Elementary, the school where he began his teaching career in 1998. Most recently the assistant principal at Farragut Primary School, Cottrell Keith Cottrell has also served as a teacher at A.L. Lotts, Blue Grass and Sterchi elementary schools. In 2011, he entered the second cohort of the Principal Leadership Academy and served as an assistant principal at Cedar Bluff Elementary.

Cottrell holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UT, a master’s in teaching from Carson-Newman and an educational specialist degree from Lincoln Memorial University.

Other changes: Shelli Eberle, an assistant principal at West Hills Elementary, is now principal at the Fort Sanders Educational Development Center.

Nathan Langlois has been transferred from Powell High to replace Benny Perry as principal at Austin-East Magnet Academy. Perry retired.

Cheryl Hickman, a former principal at Carter High School, is executive director of secondary education. She replaces Dr. Clifford Davis, who was elevated to McIntyre’s chief of staff.

Danny Trent, principal at Farragut Middle School, will take Hickman’s job as secondary supervisor.

By Wendy Smith William Shakespeare wrote plays when “puffy shorts and tights were thought to be a good idea for men,” says Jennifer Horn of the Tennessee Stage Company.

But his work is still so influen-

tial that kids (and their parents) flock to workshops about the Bard.

Company members presented Shakespeare for Kids at the Cedar Bluff branch of the Knox County Public Library last week.

The workshop will be held at 11 a.m. this Thursday (June 4) at the Bearden branch, 100 Golf Club Road.

The workshop is geared toward elementary-school-age kids, who are invited to dress up as charac-

ters from the two plays the Tennessee Stage Company will present at Shakespeare on the Square (on Market Square) this summer − “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Macbeth.” Performances begin in mid-July.

Community Design Center begins 1,000th project

By Wendy Smith East Tennessee Community Design Center Executive Director Wayne Blasius is still new to the job, but he was the first to recognize that the organization had reached an important milestone.

The nonprofit recently took on its McCarty 1,000th project.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to blow our horn,” he says.

The project is for First Tee of Greater Knoxville, a nonprofit foundation that helps young people develop values like honesty, integrity and sportsmanship through golf. The organization plans to use a grant from the United Way to improve its Williams Creek Golf Course facility, 2351 Dandridge Ave. The design center, located in the Greystone Carriage House at

Children can try out fishing, tie flies and ride in boats at this year’s Kids Fish Free Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Miller Island boat access on River Road just off Highway 441 in Norris.

The date is Tennessee Free Fishing Day, so no licenses are required. Equipment will be available for loan to children if needed. Info: Dick Geiger, geiger3893@gmail.com or 599-2604.

Budget hearing Knox County Commission has set a budget hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, June 8, at the City County Building.

Residents are invited to attend and speak.

Mayor Tim Burchett has submitted a balanced budget that does not require a tax increase yet offers a three percent pay increase to general government employees and deputies.

1300 N. Broadway, utilizes volunteer design professionals, and it was a happy coincidence that David Collins of McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects and Interior Designers was next in line for a project. Bruce McCarty, a founder of McCarty Holsaple McCarty, was also the founder of ETCDC. McCarty, whose design legacy includes the 1982 World’s Fair, the City County Building and several buildings on the University of Tennessee campus, raised his family in the Bearden area. He was president of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects when he took a road trip to visit community design centers in the Northeast in 1969.

His sons and another local architect tagged along. Doug McCarty, the current president of McCarty Holsaple McCarty, was 16 at the time. The group met with the executive director of the Philadelphia design center, who explained the process of engaging design pro-

fessionals to help the community.

His dad thought it was a great idea, Doug says. After the trip, he initiated the development of Knoxville’s community design center and served on the board for most of the following decade.

Doug joined the board around 1982 and recently became an emeritus board member.

The mission of the organization is to make East Tennessee a better place to live and work by providing professional design services to community groups and nonprofit organizations. Concept designs created by the ETCDC are used for fundraising and community buy-in, says studio design director Leslie Fawaz.

The work for First Tee of Greater Knoxville will include an improved layout for the existing building, which was originally an African-American school for the deaf, as well as the design of a new pavilion and new signage.

Fawaz is one of six ETCDC staff

members. The variety of projects is one of the things she enjoys most about her work. The most common are building design, streetscape design and park planning.

Another function of the design center is to help communities express their ideas about design.

Doug McCarty is especially proud of the role the organization played in the development of the South Knoxville waterfront. The city needed an independent agency to facilitate good communication with affected neighborhoods, and the design center stepped in. Former Executive Director Annette Anderson was successful in that role, he says.

“The design center is very good at getting people to sit down at the table and work out problems together.”

Bruce McCarty passed away in 2013 at the age of 92. There’s no question that the organization fulfilled his dad’s hopes, Doug McCarty says.

Outspoken teacher gets walking papers; supporters charge retaliation

By Betty Bean Delivering the news to nontenured teachers that they’re not coming back in the fall is one of the last tasks on a principal’s endof-year to-do list. June 15 is the deadline to inform teachers whose contracts will not be renewed.

By the end of last week, 33 nontenured teachers had gotten the ax.

Fifty-five such contracts were not renewed last year. This number doesn’t include outright firings, retirements, resignations or those who lose their jobs due to funding cuts, nor does it reflect administrative transfers. Nontenured teach-

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The nonrenewal of Christina Graham, a third-year, nontenured kindergarten teacher at Copper Ridge Elementary School, has not only roiled the rural community where she teaches but is drawing statewide attention because Graham is an outspoken critic of overreliance on high-stakes testing, especially the SAT-10, an achievement test recommended, but not required, by the state for kindergartners through third grade, which Knox County has now discontinued.

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from parents, colleagues and supporters who are upset by principal Kathy Castenir’s decision not to renew Graham’s contract and by her method of informing Graham – out of the blue, and on the last day teachers were required to report to school.

Graham’s supporters object to Castenir’s ordering Graham to clear out her room and turn in her keys by the end of the day.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

GCA Welcomes New Head of Lower and Middle School!

It is my pleasure to officially introduce Ms. Alisha Hinton as the new Head of Lower and Middle School at Grace Rob Hammond, C h r i s t i a n Head of School Academy.

Ms. Hinton has been serving as Principal at the elite Sequoyah El-

a specialization in Administration. With thirteen years’ experience as a classroom teacher and school administrator, Ms. Hinton brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role at GCA. Ms. Hinton is a member of Grace Baptist and has nieces (6th grade) and a nephew (3rd grade) who attend GCA. She is a team player and displays a vivacious personality. Alisha Hinton will do

ementary School since 2012.

A graduate of Powell High School, Ms. Hinton went on to attend the University of Tennessee, where she completed her B.A. in Psychology and minor in Elementary Education. She continued her education with a Master of Elementary Education degree, with certification in grades K-8. Her graduate work continued at LMU as she attained the degree Alisha Hinton of Education Specialist with

Saying

goodbye

to another great year!

By Danielle Taylor As we close our books on another incredible school year, our year-end events were full of fun, laughter, great memories, and maybe a few tears.

Graduation GCA congratulates our eleventh graduating class, featuring 21 “lifers” who have been with us since Pre-K or Kindergarten and 54% of our graduates who received honors of cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude!

We especially want to commend our senior class Valedictorian, Caleb Conner, and Salutatorian, Jennifer Edwards, for their distinguished honors. Our students and families have created a school where excellence matters, where each person’s God-given potential is prized and where Christian leadership is a way

of life and this class was a true reflection of that. We are so proud of each of our students and wish them well in their new endeavors -- wherever God may lead them!

Night of the Arts Each year we gather togeth-

an amazing job leading our faculty, staff, and students. I am extremely excited about her ability to provide sound academic leadership at GCA, and I know she will have an immediate impact on the culture of GCA. Ms. Hinton looks forward to meeting the students and parents over the coming months and will be on campus beginning mid-summer.

We are fortunate to have her join the team!

er for one night to applaud the excellence in our fine arts programs here at GCA! From artists, to photographers, to graphic designers, to musicians, there is no shortage of talent on campus. Our Middle School Select Ensemble, Upper School Choral Ensemble, worship bands, instrumental band, and theatre groups entertain the parents while various yearlong artworks are displayed around the school, allowing everyone to view at their leisure throughout the evening. We give many thanks to our fine arts instructors for an incredible evening celebrating the Arts.

Field Day This year’s lower school dog-themed Field Day was appropriately titled, “Who Let the Dogs Out?” This funfilled day, organized by our very own K-8th Physical Education teacher, Tanna Storie, included an opening skit, a live dog show, demonstrations from Sheriff K9 Dogs, a visit from the Karns Fire Department, and several competitive events for the students.

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Wayne Kispert helps his son Isaac prepare for his favorite activity as a Boy Scout, rock climbing. Isaac is in pack 701 based at Inskip Baptist Church. Photos by S. Barrett

Something special for the Scouts

By Sara Barrett River Sports Outfitters, 2918 Sutherland Ave., held Scouts Night May 28 with extended hours specifically for Boy Scouts and their families.

Store employees demonstrated a number of activities for small groups including lighting a liquid fuel stove, packing camping supplies and choosing footwear.

Scouts were also given

Boy Scout Gabriel Artlip from Sevierville troop 119 tackles the rock-climbing wall. He has a fear of heights but still made it to the top of the wall.

■ Knoxville Farmers Market, Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through late November. Grass-fed meat, handpicked produce, farmfresh eggs, artisan bread and cheese, local honey, flowers and handmade crafts.

exclusive access to the climbing wall where they could earn a merit badge for reaching the top.

At the end of the evening, it was announced that going forward Scouts would receive a 15 percent discount each time they shop in the store, and those who earn Eagle Scout rank would receive a $20 gift card and a water bottle. Info: www. riversportsoutfitters.com.

■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. Hours: 3-6 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 20. Grassfed beef, fresh eggs, artisan bread and cheese, local honey, fresh flowers and in-season vegetables. Info: on Facebook.

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Outspoken teacher she’d bought last year with the proceeds from a summer job at Hobby Lobby.

Teachers across Knox County and the state are using Graham’s picture on their Facebook pages to show solidarity, and they are angry because Graham’s evaluation scores were no lower than the “rock solid” three that indicates adequate performance on the state’s five-point scale.

Copper Ridge lies in District 7, which is represented

by Patti Bounds, who was a career kindergarten teacher before winning election to the school board. She spends one day a week in the schools she represents, and she is familiar with Graham’s work.

“Christina is a very good teacher,” Bounds said. “My phone has rung off the wall about this. I’ve gotten emails, phone calls, texts

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and had conversations with parents and … parents (of former students) who are very concerned.”

Also, Bounds said her constituents are upset about the reassignment of Natasha Patchen, a first-grade teacher Castiner selected to replace Graham.

“There are teachers – I don’t know how many – who should be nonrenewed, but it would appear to me that the reason Christina has resonated so loudly is the perception that it’s retaliatory.”

Bounds said she wonders about Superintendent James McIntyre’s insistence that he leaves such personnel decisions to principals.

“The principals have no autonomy to run their schools but have the ultimate authority to let teachers go.

I’m perplexed. Everything else is so micromanaged.”

Bounds said McIntyre

told her that requiring Graham to clean out her room in one day was the way this situation should be handled.

McIntyre said this to the Shopper-News: “Unfortunately, school principals sometimes have to make hard decisions regarding personnel and teaching assignments based on the changing needs of students and the school. I believe those difficult determinations are best made by the principal at the school level.

“I will be discussing these particular personnel decisions with the principal … to ensure that I fully understand the circumstances and rationale. Asking a teacher to clean out their classroom by the end of the day certainly seems like a very tight timeline, but I am not aware of Knox County Schools protocols not being followed.”

McIntyre denied that

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Graham was targeted for retaliation.

“I have also assured the parents and stakeholders who have inquired that we do not make personnel decisions based on teachers speaking their mind at public meetings,” he said.

Bounds said she has grave doubts about many of the nonrenewals and cited a study called “The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Crisis in America’s Ur-

■ Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square.

Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 21. Producer-only market.

Ornamental plants, in-season produce, dairy, eggs, honey, herbs, meat, baked goods, jams/jellies, coffee and artisan crafts. Info: marketsquarefarmersmarket.org.

■ Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-sellout, Saturdays through Nov. 17. Produceronly market featuring seasonal vegetables, fruits, honey, plants, baked goods, cut flowers, free-range eggs and meats.

■ Maryville Farmers Market: New Providence Presbyterian Church, 703 W. Broadway, Maryville. Hours: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, June 6-Aug. 29. Producer-only market featuring seasonal vegetables, fruits, honey, plants, baked goods, cut flowers, free-range eggs and meats.

■ New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m.

Thursdays. Locally grown produce, meats, artisan food products, plants, herbs, flowers, crafts. Info: on Facebook.

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Hours: 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through late November. grass-fed meat, handpicked produce, farm-fresh eggs, artisan bread and cheese, local honey, flowers and handmade crafts. Info: on Facebook.

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Coach Serrano is trapped This is a cruel story.

Dave Serrano, Tennessee baseball coach, is trapped, damned if he does or doesn’t.

If he works the phones from dawn to midnight, chases around the country until his budget is drained, recruits like a madman and signs the best high school players, he loses. On draft day, major league baseball picks his pocket.

If he leans back in his office chair, props his feet on the desk, watches the SEC Network and takes what he can get, he loses. Texas A&M, Florida and maybe Alabama and LSU will have better players because of geography. There is no logical

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explanation for Vanderbilt success.

Strange how this Serrano plight has developed. Dave was once a very successful coach back home in California, in the Big West Conference. He led Cal-Irvine and Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series. That’s how he got the Tennessee job, a dream come true with a $450,000 salary plus a share of camp profits and

adidas sales.

Before that, Serrano was a very effective UT assistant coach, 1995-96, when Rod Delmonico was in charge.

The Volunteers, big winners, made their first trip to Omaha in 44 years.

Dave returned to his roots but his heart stayed here. He said Big Orange Country was where he always wanted to be. He applied for the head job in 2007 but athletic director Mike Hamilton, better known for firing a football legend and hiring unusual replacements, chose Todd Raleigh as baseball coach.

He failed and went away with a 108-113 record.

Serrano applied again

New hope for old homes Last Tuesday was a dark day for historic preservation in Knoxville, but at least it had a silver lining.

The Christenberry House at 3222 Kingston Pike was torn down by new owners John and Paula Chesworth, who say it would’ve been too expensive to restore the home after a decade of neglect. The loss of the 1914 Craftsman leaves a gap in a row of historic homes that includes Crescent Bend, the H.L. Dulin House and Bleak House.

The timing of the destruction was likely chosen to precede City Council’s approval, on second reading, of an ordinance that requires a 60-day waiting period for a demolition permit for historic structures.

The waiting period will give the city and preservation group Knox Heritage the chance to work with owners to find ways to save historic buildings.

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Knox Heritage Executive Director Kim Trent recalls that much of the 500 block of Gay Street was scheduled to be demolished for a new movie theater until Mayor Bill Haslam put a 45-day delay on demolition in 2005.

During the delay, a design solution was found that saved the historic buildings. “That block would not look like it does today if we had not been given 45 days,�

Trent says.

The goal is for property owners to make money while historic buildings are saved. But solutions can’t be found if there’s no time to

talk, she says.

Fortunately, there will now be more time to talk about the Paul Howard House at 2921 N. Broadway.

The 1910 Craftsman was home to two city council members, a Knox County trustee and a Knoxville city manager. It has twice been recognized by Knox Heritage for the quality care provided by previous owners Mr. and Mrs. Paul Howard.

A big-box developer has offered the highest price on the home. North Knoxville neighbors have created an online fund drive to raise money to purchase it.

While Trent was heartbroken to see the Christenberry House destroyed, she was delighted by the public outpouring of outrage on Knox Heritage’s website.

There’s been a cultural shift in the way the community regards historic properties, she says. “People are just sick of

in 2011 and Hamilton liked him better. Mike was in the process of hiring Dave when Mike found it expedient to accept a golden parachute and fly to safety.

Interim AD Joan Cronan completed negotiations.

That was a few minutes before Dave Hart got the keys to the kingdom.

Year 4 was supposed to be a very good baseball season. It wasn’t. The end, enhanced by three late victories, was 24-26. Serrano said it was a slap-down experience, humbling, that he realizes he must make philosophical adjustments.

He has always had faith in pitching and defense. He’ll try to do something about

his offense, last in the SEC in hits and runs. Key assistant Greg Bergeron has resigned.

Serrano can make adjustments but there isn’t time to start over. He has one year to go on his contract.

The coach won’t know what he has to work with until after the upcoming draft and the period of meditation when players weigh money offers against the joys of college and value of a degree.

Top high school talent uses scholarships to leverage more zeros. The Vols are almost certain to lose some signees. College juniors say now or next year. Tennessee shortstop A.J. Simcox, outfielder Christin Stewart and pitcher-first baseman Andrew Lee are likely to have that choice.

Serrano’s Volunteers have been a major disappointment. The four-year record is 101-110. It is 39-78 against SEC competition.

Peak performance has been squeezing into the bottom of the league tournament.

A return to Omaha and the national event? Can’t see it from here. It would take a Hubble.

This is a sad development. I remember how pleased, yes, excited, Dave was when introduced as the new coach of the Volunteers.

He talked about what a special place this is. He said something I have always believed: “There’s no reason in the world that we can’t be successful in all sports.�

Make a wish. Maybe it can still happen in baseball.

the destruction.�

The new ordinance was created to catch properties that aren’t protected by a historic or neighborhood conservation overlay, says Kaye Graybeal, historic preservation planner for Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Properties that are associated with a significant person or event, or represent a particular

type of architecture, or provide historical information, fall into this category.

The Howard House fits nicely into this category.

The Christenberry House used to.

The amended city code won’t keep owners from knocking down their historic buildings. But it forces them to take some time to consider whether they want to embrace the community’s

current passion for preserving our heritage or go against the flow. “It was a sad day for Knoxville,� says Second District City Council member Duane Grieve of the day the Christenberry House came down. It was there in the morning and gone by the time he drove home.

Thankfully, the day had a silver lining that might save other historic properties.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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A limited number of extras will be available the day of the sale.

“This program is an important step in offering an inexpensive option to help our residents save money and understand the significance of water conservation,� said Amy Mann with the Water Quality Forum. “We are committed to protecting our water quality and managing the damaging effects of stormwater runoff. The use of compost bins and rain barrels will provide residents the tools they need to conserve soil

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Whiteside sentence leaves victim’s family

‘a certain kind of peace’

Five years and eight months after Troy Whiteside shot the unarmed Stacey Sudderth 13 times in an East Knoxville parking lot and claimed self-defense, he was clapped into handcuffs and led off to jail to await transport to state prison.

Betty Bean If there are any positives he can take from a stay in Knox County’s Roger G. Wilson Detention Center, it may be his opportunity to spend quality time with an old friend and former boss, ex-trustee Mike Lowe, who is doing seven months for offenses that include paying “phantom” employees, several under the same job title as Whiteside, who worked as an outside auditor/delinquent tax collector from 2000 to 2004 before strik-

ing it rich in Oak Ridge as a contractor with the federal government.

If GOP VIPs keep getting busted, Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones may have to build an executive suite and provide a subscription to the Wall Street Journal.

But there’s no humor in this matter for the families involved, nor for citizens who watched elected judges and an attorney general beg off the case, citing conflict of interest. They feel that the justice delivered was too little and too late.

Last Thursday morning, more than a dozen of Sudderth’s relatives gathered outside the attorney general’s office in the City County Building. The sentencing, scheduled for 10:30 a.m., was put back until noon, a minor setback in a saga that included at least a dozen postponements and street talk that Whiteside would never see a day behind bars.

Downstairs, Whiteside waited outside the court-

room with his wife, Jacqueline, and their two sons.

Finally, a victim-witness coordinator came to take the Sudderth family to be briefed about what was about to happen. He asked if they were ready to go to court.

“Been ready,” Sudderth’s nephew said, drawing grim, knowing laughs.

After a while, everybody filed into the courtroom to wait for Senior Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood, who has become the go-to guy for Knox County cases deemed too hot for our local judiciary to handle.

There was no mystery in what was to happen – Whiteside, indicted for first-degree murder, would plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter (15 years) and reckless endangerment (six years). The sentences will run consecutively, and he must serve seven years and five months before becoming eligible for release.

Jacqueline Whiteside dis-

solved into tears when her husband entered his plea and was led off to be booked.

Members of Sudderth’s family cried, too. They said they felt for her but think the sentence negotiated between Third District Attorney General Dan Armstrong and defense lawyer Greg Isaacs is too lenient.

Armstrong, elected in 2014, inherited the case from his predecessor, who drew the short straw in 2009. Many political watchers cynically predicted Whiteside would ultimately never serve time, despite having shot Sudderth to tatters, mostly in the back.

Lynn Porter, the mother of Sudderth’s daughter Amber, said she’s working on forgiveness but will be keeping an eye on the parole board (something she already knows too much about, as the victim of a violent home invasion and rape in 1998).

“I’ve reached a certain kind of peace,” she said.

Republicans shine at fundraiser Republicans rule. You knew it when you read eight featured speakers on the program at the Union County Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner. Thank goodness for the roast beef and mashed potatoes from Anderson Farms Catering from Corryton.

On a night of much bull, Anderson’s was the best.

It’s hard to hear eight honorable speakers without rating them. So here is one Republican’s take on Keaton (stellar singer Keaton Roach) and the Eight White Guys.

Best wit: Tim Burchett.

Slinging “d a d g u m mits” dare we say liberally, Burchett drew heavy applause by calling for an elected Burchett schools superintendent and a voucher for veterans to choose their doctor (rather than travel to VA hospitals for treatment). He railed against a Congress that “campaigns against welfare but goes to Washington and votes for corporate welfare.”

There will never be enough money for government. “Dadgummit, don’t give the government any more money. People say, ‘Tim, don’t you want us to pay our taxes?’ And I say, ‘yes.’ The Bible says to render unto Caesar, but I say don’t give Caesar a penny extra. Just what he needs.”

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Burchett said the Republicans need to find a presidential nominee like Ronald Reagan: “He won because he stood for something.”

Tough on crime: Jared Effler. The newly elected attorney general told the partisan crowd that he’s kept two campaign promises.

He’s ended plea-bargaining for makers of methamphetamines and he’s opened a full-time office with a professional staff in each of the district’s five counties.

“I’m personally involved in trying every murder case.”

Killer bills: Sen. Frank Niceley discussed his bill to legalize killing wild animals “in self-defense.”

A few years back, Niceley sponsored a bill to legalize horsemeat factories. Now he’s sponsoring a “lifetime gun carry bill,” which basically means what it says. No more pesky renewals.

And he touts the Legislature’s “killing common core,” a national standard of education objectives.

“We made them teach cursive writing and a year of Tennessee history,” he said.

“None of that fits in common core.”

Dilemma dude: That’s got to be U.S. Rep. Chuck

Fleischmann, now starting his third term. He has a problem shared by all whose district includes a federal facility. He rails against big government, while announcing funds for ORNL and the Chickamauga Lock near Chattanooga.

Brevity: Ryan Haynes, the former Knox County legislator who had won election as state GOP chair just days earlier. “We’re Haynes got to start electing people like us,” he said.

“The average guy can’t get ahead in crony capitalism. … It starts with stopping Hillary Clinton (big applause). We must pray for our country, work hard in the next election and make sure you continue to vote.”

Party boy: State Rep. Dennis Powers toes the party line. In less than five minutes he endorsed the Defense of Marriage law and the return of coal mining.

He said legislators are “making UT and all branches of higher education have an event on Veterans Day.” Powers is vice chair of the GOP Caucus. “Of 99 members, 73 are Republicans.”

Homeboy: Andrew Merritt, field rep for Fleischmann, introduced his boss. Merritt is a Union County native and youthful face of the county’s GOP. Banana pudding: It was a good time for dessert when state Rep. Jerry Sexton rose to speak. He won a primary in which massive out-of-state money punished longtime Rep. Dennis “Coach” Roach, who had voted against using tax money for vouchers to private schools.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Jeb Bush is the probable Republican nominee for president. He’s got the name, the money and the nationwide connections. And he’s smarter than George W. ■ Maybe Poppa Bush can dust off Dick Cheney to help.

■ With Hillary Clinton the likely Democratic nominee, get set for a Clinton-Bush rematch.

■ Early prediction: A different outcome for the second Clinton-Bush joust.

■ Bill Dunn reflected the extreme fatigue of legislators recently when he said, “I’m what’s left of Bill Dunn.”

■ Year-round campaigns have arrived. Residents of Dunn’s and Rep. Eddie Smith’s districts received giant post cards from an outfit called Tennesseans for Student Success.

■ Frank Cagle was right. These special interests don’t spend gobs of money because they like kids. Beware!

Catching up with the Rukeysers Two weeks ago having dinner with Joan and our daughter, Martha, at Ichiban Asian Cuisine restaurant on Northshore Drive, I saw longtime friends Bill and Elizabeth Rukeyser dining three tables away (their granddaughter is a server at Ichiban). Elizabeth Rukeyser was commissioner of mental health under Gov. Don Sundquist.

The Rukeysers live on Rudder Lane in West Knox County.

Going over to their table, I learned that Elizabeth, 71, was in Nepal almost in the center of the earthquake on April 25 after having completed a nine-day trek with her daughter Lisa Burn in the Annapurna region.

And what a story she had to tell. She was perhaps the only Knoxvillian to be in Pokhara when the earthquake occurred.

She was having lunch with her guide and family at their home when the earthquake hit and everything started shaking. They immediately ran out of the house, which suffered major cracks in the walls but did not collapse.

She returned to the Baraki Hotel where she had been staying. The aftershocks continued to hit the hotel, and while guests could return to their rooms, during the middle of the night they exited to sleep in tents on the lawn of the hotel due to aftershocks.

In fact, the water in the swimming pool continued to roll back and forth long after the above-ground shocks had ended.

Rukeyser is an avid trekker having done 13 treks over many years in Nepal.

Her immediate issues were to e-mail her husband to let him know she was safe and then to get to Kathmandu to catch her scheduled flight out on Dragon Air to Hong Kong on April 30. She was able to e-mail Bill successfully during the 15 minutes that Internet connections continued in Pokhara before being cut off.

It was uncertain if the road from Pokhara to Kathmandu was open, as flights had been canceled and a bus had run off the road, killing several passengers.

Her guide found her a driver, and on April 29 they set out to Kathmandu for a seven-hour drive to the Shangri-La Hotel, which was open but operating without a kitchen and serving meals of rice and beans when they arrived safely.

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The next challenge was to determine if Dragon Air was operating. Fortunately, the airline had continued its flights and her flight on April 30 left with her confirmed seat honored. She arrived the next morning in Hong Kong where she stayed a few days before flying to New York where she met her husband.

Rukeyser is planning to return to Nepal in November for her 14th trek. She is an intrepid and fearless traveler who is easily admired.

■ Bob Coker, director of E-911, may not be long for 911 employment as Mayor Madeline Rogero expressed her “surprise” over personnel issues. That is code for either “I am less than pleased” or “I don’t know what is going on here.” Rogero can influence four votes on the board: herself, her police and fire chiefs and Brad Anders, who is a city police officer and County Commission chair. He has already voiced criticism of Coker.

Rogero is determined to attend 911 meetings faithfully now and speak whenever she can. If Coker departs, Rogero can play a role in picking the new director as she did with MPC. Will the process be public or closed as MPC was?

■ The departure of Mark Cate as chief of staff to Gov. Haslam is not a total surprise as the job is an exhausting one and Cate’s relations with the Legislature have been rocky of late. Haslam can now retool and start afresh with legislative relations.

■ Council member Marshall Stair is having a kickoff reception for his re-election campaign 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the home of his brother, Caesar Stair IV, and Megan Stair at 131 E. Scott St. Public invited.

■ Margie Nichols says UT will soon replace the missing Peyton Manning Pass street signs at Phillip Fulmer Drive and Volunteer Boulevard.

Nichols says the new signs will have tamperproof bolts to make their removal more difficult. Peyton Manning Pass is now a UT street.

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Hammering out a week of missions

By Sherri Gardner Howell

Abby Parrott, Sgt. Seth D. Smith and Ally Stormer at Bravo’s Photo by S. Clark

Two moms, two grads and one sergeant

By Sandra Clark It was an event that only Patti Smith could have concocted; but it was fun and a treat for other patrons at Bravo’s on Bearden Hill.

Smith’s grandson, Army Sgt. Seth D. Smith, will deploy to Iraq for nine months on June 12. He dropped

by Knoxville briefly to celebrate his birthday and say goodbye to friends.

Two of those friends were Abby Parrott and Ally Stormer, recent high school graduates.

So Patti pulled Abby and Ally and Seth together for lunch. Seth looked stunning in his dress uniform as he presented flowers to both young women.

Abby Parrott just graduated from Grace Academy.

Her mom is Chris Parrott, marketing manager for Regions Bank in Knoxville, and her dad is Todd Parrott. They live in Powell. Todd, Chris, Abby and Patti Smith have women’s basketball tickets together.

Chris met Patti as her middle school gym teacher and they’ve been friends ever since.

Ally Stormer is a recent Karns High School gradu-

ate. Her mom is Keela Buckley, Patti Smith’s banker for many years. They live in the Cedar Bluff area, and Ally works at Texas Road House in Turkey Creek.

“Instead of buying each of the girls a bracelet for graduation I thought the mothers would enjoy sitting with their daughters at a nice lunch,” Smith said.

“Then I found out Seth was coming home on leave and just thought him delivering flowers would be fun for everybody. The mothers know but the girls don’t.”

Seth Smith is in the Army’s 82nd Airborne division out of Ft. Bragg, N.C. He lived in Knoxville while attending Anderson County and Central high schools.

After military work in food services, he is now a food operations NCO. His military education includes Combat Life Saver Course, Combatives Level 1, Airborne School and Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt Course. He is currently attending American Military University working toward a bachelor’s degree in sports and health science with a concentration in exercise science.

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orThe Project Crossroad or ganization is in the area all the time, and they field calls from people in need. When church teams come in to help, they match them up with what needs to be done.”

Last year, for example, part of the Ebenezer group put in a new floor for a man who has to use a wheelchair.

“I think it was eye-opening for our young people to see how some have to live,” says Twigg. “The man was in a wheelchair, and his wife had medical problems as well.

They couldn’t keep up the repairs on their house, and the floor was actually sinking in.”

The Ebenezer team keeps trip expenses down by staying in classrooms at a local church and cooking most of their meals at the church.

“We have fundraisers at home during the year that help with all our mission projects, but we like for this trip to be affordable so that families can go,” says Twigg.

Ebenezer United Methodist Church members Connor Wise, Mary Catherine Gray and Max Grayson work on a handicapped-accessible ramp at a home in Marion, Va., during the 2014 mission trip.

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Homes and residents near Marion, Va., are getting a taste of the volunteer spirit this week as youth and adults from Ebenezer United Methodist Church wrap up a week of hard work and sharing. The 15 mission-minded members left Sunday for the 166-mile trip that has taken them worlds away. The work waiting for them in Marion gives them a look at an impoverished part of rural Appalachia.

Nancy Twigg, associate pastor at the church, says the team from Ebenezer is part of Project Crossroad, a Methodist mission program that helps repair and redo homes in the Marion area.

“We call our program Project Crossroad, which is also the actual name of the Marion group that oversees the program,” says Twigg, who is on the trip with the group. “We help chop firewood, build ramps and perform minor home repairs.

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Site of historic church gets marker

faith The third of June Hazael asked, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel; you will set their fortresses on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their pregnant women.”

(II Kings 8: 12 NRSV) “It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day….” (“Ode to Billie Joe,” Bobbie Gentry)

City Council member and former mayor Dan Brown stands just behind the newly unveiled marker commemorating the original site of Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church. Joining him are Alan Solomon; Darryl Starnes Sr. and Michael Frencher, bishops of the AME Zion Church; Renee Kesler, minister and head of the

By Bill Dockery Bishops, church members, city officials and history buffs gathered last Tuesday on an East Knoxville hillside to unveil a marker locating the site of the first African-American church in Knoxville.

Warner Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was built in 1845 on a site now at 1021 Fuller St. in East Knoxville near McConnell Street.

It was the location of the first school for African-Americans in East Knoxville and was reportedly a stopover on the Underground Railroad that helped blacks flee slavery before the Civil War. The church, now known as Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, is in Burlington on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Dan Brown, Knoxville’s first black mayor, who now

serves on City Council, welcomed the audience to the ceremonies.

Brown was a part of the group that first proposed the monument in 2007, and he expressed gratitude that the Tennessee Historical Commission had authorized the placement of the marker. The Tennessee Civil War Heritage Partnership Project gave an early grant to the group for a project titled “Building Knoxville Anew: AfricanAmerican Churches and Reconstruction Legacies.”

The site is slated to become part of a larger project known as the Freedom Garden, which will link the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and Haley Heritage Square to the Warner site.

The Beck Center is working with area black churches, the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum and the East Tennessee Historical Society, as well as vari-

Beck Cultural Exchange Center; John Butler, presiding elder of the AME Zion Knoxville District; Becky Massey, state senator; Madeline Rogero, mayor of Knoxville; Charles Darden Jr., pastor of Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church; and Joe Armstrong, state representative. Photos by Bill Dockery

First African-American Church On this site stood Warner Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the first African-American church in Knoxville, Tenn., and the site of the first school for African-Americans in East Knoxville. Founded in 1845, it was reported to be a stop on the Underground Railroad to freedom. The site of the church moved a number of times. In 1987 the congregation moved to a church building at 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. ous departments at the University of Tennessee.

Habitat for Humanity, which had purchased the property, deeded it and an adjacent lot to the AME Zion denomination.

Darryl Starnes Sr., presiding bishop of the AME Zion’s Tennessee Conference, reminded the crowd that the denomination has been known as the Freedom Church because black abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were members.

Mayor Madeline Rogero

praised the role of churches as anchors of freedom and justice in the history of the United States. “My own folks came to Florida in the 1770s as indentured servants,” Rogero said.

John Butler, presiding elder of the AME Zion’s Knoxville District, called the gathering to order. Oth■ Erin Presbyterian Church, er speakers included Renee 200 Lockett Road, “CrossKesler, minister and head of Culture Thailand Trek,” 9 the Beck Center, legislators a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday, Joe Armstrong and Becky June 8-11, for ages 3 years Duncan Massey, and assoold through fifth grade.

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beans to tomatoes to broccoli for anyone who wants them. Of course, once the tomatoes are gone, they’re gone for another year. There are never leftovers in need of canning.

“We started the garden as a way to expand our food ministry in a new way, and it has gained popularity with members of the church as well as the community,” said Derr. “You don’t have to be hungry; you can just want a homegrown tomato. At harvest time, we put vegetables on the ‘hungry’ table in the church for anyone to help themselves. People who come to the church for food staples are often in-

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vited to the garden to pick whatever they want. I’m sure someone would can it if there were any leftovers, but there never are.”

Working the nearly 1,500-square-foot garden located on the church grounds seems to be a church family affair. Church members, Boy Scouts and kids from the children’s ministry occasionally join seven to 10 regular gardeners.

While it’s easy to volunteer time, and the garden is well worth the effort, the work isn’t always fun, Derr pointed out.

“It’s a small team of people who are just nuts and want to get their hands

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Lynn Pitts tener license to fill in the blanks.

There are stories like that in the Bible as well: stories that leave us scanning the edges of the printed page, hoping for more details. We want more explanations, more information and more material!

We should, instead, be grateful to those scribes who wrote down our sacred texts, using quills and precious ink and sheepskin to record the stories they knew and believed to be important – no, critical! – to our knowledge of God’s history and activity and purposes in our world.

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First Farragut UMC gardeners tilling it like it is

“I love to see the miracle of food growing and be a part of it,” said Laura Derr, coordinator of First Farragut United Methodist Church’s Giving Garden.

“It’s one of God’s greatest gifts to us, and we often take it for granted.”

The Giving Garden, established four years ago, is an expansion of the food ministry offered by the church.

In addition to delivering mobile meals and supplying truckloads of food from Second Harvest to other area pantries, the Giving Garden provides a cornucopia of homegrown fresh vegetables from green

There is a generation of us who think of this song every year when the “third of June” rolls around.

A ballad is a narrative composition in verse; in other words, a simple song that tells a story.

“Ode to Billie Joe” is provocative because of what it didn’t tell. One thing it didn’t tell was the name of the narrator!

Even so, those of us who were listening to the radio in those days are pretty sure we know what the narrator of the ballad and Billie Joe MacAllister were throwing off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

It is the nature of ballads to tell only snatches of stories. A ballad is not, after all, a novel. There are fragments given – pieces of information – that leave some element of mystery to provoke curiosity and give the lis-

in the dirt,” she said.

“You’ve got to be just crazy to want to do this. It’s fun right now, but soon there will be weeds and bugs and we’ll be out here at least twice a week. Harvest time is hot and that can be no fun, but we have good people who always step up.

There’s lots of fellowship that comes from working together, too.

“It’s all well organized so people can just come out and plug in. It’s not rocket science.

“We’re so blessed we have enough to be able to serve the community. God has provided friends, sun and space. The rest is just sweat.”

■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, “Hunger Quest,” 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Monday-Wednesday, June 15-17, preschool through fifth grade. Preregistration required at gracebc.org.

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■ Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike, “Journey Off the Map,” beginning 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 7, and continuing 6-8:15 p.m. SundayWednesday, June 7-10, Age 3 through fifth grade. Register: laurelcc.org or 524-1122.

■ New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane, “Shining Star,” dinner at 5 p.m.; praise celebration at 6:15 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 22-26. Classes for all ages.

Info: 671-3370, ext. 100.

Teresa Belles pretends to pick her teeth “Farmer Brown” style.

“It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s twice as fun … some days,” she said. Photos by Nancy Anderson

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Dr. Jim McIntyre has announced four administrative changes for Knox County Schools.

Nathan Langlois, principal at Powell High School for two years, will move to Austin-East Magnet Academy as principal, replacing Benny Perry who retired.

Langlois was a fellow in the 2013 cohort of the Principal Leadership Academy.

Shelli Eberle, an assistant principal at West Hills Elementary, is now

Atomic swimmers invade Kentucky pleased with how things went.”

Daniel Arnold, 10, qualified for Southeastern in all eight events he entered.

Arnold won first place in the 50 Back and second place in four events and made the top four in three others.

Abigail King, also 10, qualified for Southeastern in seven events, placing first in the 50 Back, second place in two events and third Sara place in three events.

Barrett Other qualifiers for July’s meet include Tias Brown, Dylan Arnold, Harper Houk, Jessica King, Ste“This was a fun meet,” phen Zhukov and Zachary said head coach Mike Bow- Telep.

Each swimmer who qualman. “The kids worked hard, and at this stage in the ified for Southeastern also season, while there is still achieved multiple personal work to be done, I am very bests. Info: swim4acac.com.

KCS gets new administrators

Dozens of swimmers represented Atomic City Aquatic Club at this year’s Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown in Louisville, Ky. Members competed against seven other teams and several independent swimmers while qualifying for July’s Southeastern Long Course competition.

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Atomic City Aquatic Club members Dylan Arnold, Creed Loy, Ethan Chou, Vidar Hondorf, Zack Telep and Brady Houk attend this year’s Cardinal Aquatics Throwdown in Kentucky. Photo sub-

principal at the Ft. Sanders Educational Development Center.

Keith Cottrell is now principal at Cedar Bluff Elementary School. He has been the assistant principal at Farragut Primary School.

Cheryl Hickman, a former principal at Carter High School, is executive director of secondary education. She replaces Dr. Clifford Davis who was elevated to McIntyre’s chief of staff.

Penny for your art

Now that school has officially ended for most students in Knox County, they can take a creative break and participate in Penny4Arts. Some might even find the price of admission hidden in their couch cushions.

Created by the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville with support from the local arts community, Penny4Arts allows school-age children around Knox County to attend local arts and culture events for one penny.

Penny4Arts applies to children in Knox and surrounding counties including home- and private-schooled students.

Nearly 30 organizations in Knoxville are participating including Circle Modern Dance, Clarence Brown Theatre, East Tennessee Historical Society, Farragut Folklife Museum and Knoxville Museum of Art. For a complete list and to sign up for weekly reminders about events, visit penny4arts.com.

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Finn Winters and McKenna Hubbard help organize boxes of canned goods with other students at Second Harvest Food Bank.

Pond Gap’s got talent Pond Gap Elementary School students Destinie Perry, Ephrata Abrha and Ines Busbane prepare to perform in the school’s end-of-year talent show. Each performer completed an audition process, but the show was not a competition. Photos by S. Barrett

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Fifth-graders Nevaeh Davis and Onika Redish dress alike to perform a remix of the Little Einsteins theme song.

Helping Second Harvest

Fourth-graders at Rocky Hill Elementary School spent some time before the end of the school year helping out Second Harvest Food Bank. Prior to visiting the nonprofit, classes held a canned food drive at the school.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5 ■ An evening of jazz with the Marble City 5 and George Gershwin’s jazz-opera, “Blue Monday,” 8 p.m., the Square Room, 4 Market Square. Presented by the Marble City Opera.

■ 11th annual Bob Dylan’s Birthday Bash, 5:30 p.m., Market Square, 60 Market Square. Presented by WDVX. Featuring: Maggie Longmire, Will Horton & Friends, Four Leaf Peat, Dixieghost, the Will Boyd Group, Exit 65 and Hector Qirko, with Dana Paul and Steve Horton.

Siblings Isaiah and Kaitlyn Mobley work with renowned glass artist Richard Jolley and his assistant Tyler Olsen as part of the Community School of the Arts’ Side-By-Side apprentice program.

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Richard Jolley. Tommie Rush. Peter Rose. These artists are widely known local luminaries in visual art and pottery, and lately they’ve been very busy gearing up for a show.

But this time their work will be shown alongside that of some extraordinary young artists. Kids who’ve been apprenticing with these masters for months.

It’s all part of the Community School of the Arts’ annual Side-By-Side exhibition and auction, in partnership with Bennett Galleries.

CSA’s executive director, Jennifer Willard, is herself a visual artist specializing in mixed media. Every year at this time she and her staff are hanging and labeling the art and taking care of a thousand-and-one details in preparation for Friday night’s auction, which is the school’s biggest fundraiser.

“We are so grateful to the visual artists in our com-

munity who have mentored CSA students and made long-term commitments to our program,” she says.

“They are not only amazingly talented artists but also gifted teachers who have shown again and again that they can make a difference in the lives of their students.”

This year there’s more excitement than usual. The Community School of the Arts’ Side-By-Side Visual Arts Apprentice Program has been chosen for recognition as a 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Finalist by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and its partner agencies – the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

“We reviewed 335 nominations from 50 states and the District of Columbia,” wrote the four group leaders to Willard. “Your program’s

selection as one of 50 finalists distinguishes it as one of the top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country.”

A national jury is reviewing Side-By-Side’s application for one of the awards, and the result will be announced this month.

“If we win, I’m going to the White House myself!”

Willard declares, laughing.

CSA’s Side-By-Side Visual Arts Apprentice Program is in its 16th year. Students who qualify – they must be in grades 5-12 and have a minimum of two years of classroom instruction in visual arts at the school – are paired with professional artists in their studios for a period of four to six months each year. The kids have the opportunity to witness, participate in and experience firsthand every aspect of the creative process under professional tutelage. In many cases, these pairings result in long-term working partnerships over the course of several years.

Much forethought goes into these pairings. Among the considerations are: degree of difficulty of each medium; age, experience

and interests of the student; and personality, family situation, special educational and/or behavioral needs of the student.

Apprenticeships culminate each year in a full-scale art exhibition, where student and professional works are displayed – yes, side by side – at Bennett Galleries and Company, 5308 Kingston Pike. On the show’s final night, the works are auctioned off and the proceeds go to benefit the school.

In addition to the artists already mentioned, works by Bill Capshaw, Tina Curry, Don Dudenbostel, Susana Esrequis, Marcia Goldenstein, Ashton Ludden, Chris McAdoo, Robin Surber, Cynthia Tollefsrud and their apprentices will be available for viewing and purchasing.

Bennett Galleries and the Community School of the Arts present Side-by-Side, June 1-5, with reception and silent auction this Friday night from 5 to 8 p.m.

For more info, call Bennett Galleries at 584-6791 or visit http://www.csaknox.org.

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FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 5-7 ■ Fanboy Expo Knoxville Comic Con, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hours: noon-7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

■ “Les Misérables,” Carousel Theater, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Presented by the Tennessee Valley Players. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: 201-5913, www.tennesseevalleyplayers.org.

■ “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m.

Sunday. Info/tickets: 544-1999, info@theatreknoxville.com, www.theatreknoxville.com.

■ “The Hobbit” presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m.

Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/ tickets: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 ■ Art on Main, Maynardville’s annual arts event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Events include: live music, crafters and artists vendors, kids’ area and special guest “Nancy” cartoonist Guy Gilchrist.

■ America Loves Bacon Festival, 1-7 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 1060 World’s Fair Park Drive. Event rescheduled from March; activities remain the same; all tickets will be honored. Info: http://americalovesbacon.com.

■ Gay Men’s Chorus, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: www.knoxbijou.com ■ Vintage Baseball, noon, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Doubleheader featuring Nashville Maroons vs.

Holstons and Chattanooga Lightfoots vs. Emmett Machinists. Free admission. Info: 546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org/ calendar-2/.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 6-7 ■ “Xterra Knoxville,” Ijams Nature Center Mead’s Quarry, 2915 Island Home Ave. Hosted by Dirty Bird Events. Trail race, 9 a.m. Saturday; Triathlon, 8 a.m. Sunday. Proceeds go to Ijams Nature Center to help keep the trails beautiful, waterways clean and nature untouched. Info/to register: http:// dirtybirdevents.com.

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Perrey Reeves, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Debi Mazar, Rex Lee and Constance Zimmer are back from the series, and there are tons of celebrity cameos.

Directed by series creator Doug Ellin, “Entourage” is rated R for pervasive lanKevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly and Emmanuelle Chriqui make the leap from HBO to the guage, strong sexual conbig screen in “Entourage.” tent, nudity and some drug use.

Melissa McCarthy puts a comic spin on the secretVince (Adrian Grenier) and agent-turned-studio head wants to take the next step agent biz in “Spy,” opening

By Betsy Pickle and direct. Ari wants to sup- Friday. McCarthy plays a “Entourage” fans, your his boys – Eric (Kevin Con- Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). nolly), Johnny Drama (KevPicking up shortly after port his former client and deskbound CIA analyst who wait is over.

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Also opening Friday is “Insidious: Chapter 3.” In this prequel, a renowned psychic refuses a teenager’s plea to help her contact her dead mother because of events from the psychic’s own childhood. After a demon violently attacks the teen, the psychic agrees to assist.

Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott and Lin Shaye star for director Leigh Whannell (“Saw,” “Insidious”). The horror film is rated PG-13.

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By Bonny C. Millard One out of every five jobs in Tennessee is linked to trade, ranking the state 16th in the nation, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn said.

Blackburn, who represents the 7th Congressional District, spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville while she was in town visiting TVA and other locations. Blackburn is the vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

“We have a very hefty trade economy,” she said, including the top exports of medical equipment, motor vehicle parts and automobiles.

Tennessee has other important exports such as entertainment and intellectual properties through companies such as Scripps Network Interactive and Jewelry TV, both headquartered here, and agricultural products.

Almost 829, 500 jobs statewide and 11.1 percent of the state’s GNP come from trade, she said.

Blackburn addressed the Trade Promotion Authority and said the House is working to “slow track” trade agreements, which would require congressional ap-

proval, rather than allowing the president to authorize them in what is commonly referred to as “fast tracking.”

“It would force the issue of trade agreements Blackburn back to Congress. … If something is not in the proper balance, then we have the right to say no.

It does not give the president the ability to move forward unilaterally as he is approaching trade. We think this is a significant step.”

Blackburn said another issue that is important for Americans is security in a broad sense, including national, economic and retirement.

“People feel like a rug has been jerked out from under them, and we’ve seen this since 2008. People are right to say what are we going to do about it.”

One of the best ways to do this is to get national debt under control through a balanced budget amendment and zero-based budgeting, she said.

Dick Hinton, who chaired the celebrity judging event at last weekend’s Rocky Top BBQ Fest, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bearden at World’s Fair Park, goes over last minute instructions with volunteers. From left are Andy McCall, Maggie Hinton, Hinton and George Ewart, owner of Dead End BBQ, one of the vendors at the two-day event. Photos by Anne Hart

Among those adding their expertise in things gastronomic to the judging event are: Gary West, president of the Rotary Club of Bearden; Erin Donovan, communications director for Visit Knoxville; Knoxville City Judge John Rosson; sports broadcaster Steve Phillips and Gloria Gaston of Bush Brothers Co.

Local attorney Jason Baril, at left, chats with Rotarians Tom and Patty Daughtrey and their granddaughter, Sophie Daughtrey.

Tom is a member of the Rotary Club of Bearden. Patty is a member of the Rotary Club of Farragut.

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Floyd’s Garage holds a warehouse full of antiques, vintage and retro items, collections of auto and vintage motorcycles. The business will take items on consignment from area estates.

Taylor says, “Don’t just talk about it and plan to do it; do it. Come by and let us see if we can turn your items into cash.”

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The Knoxville area Tennessee Small Business Development Center will be offering two free programs for small businesses next week.

■ Small Business Start-Up program, 9 a.m.-noon Monday, June 8, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce office, 17 Market Square, #201. Discussion will include: forms of business organization, tax requirements, business licenses, business planning and financing options with additional discussion about SBA loan qualification and op-

portunities. Info/to register: www.tsbdc.org or 246-2663.

■ “Google-ize My Business” Lunch and Learn program, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, Executive Suites, 9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D200. Bring lunch. Networking begins at 11:30; program begins at noon. Topic: how to optimize your Google presence and develop an online and inbound marketing strategy. Info/to register: www.tsbdc.org or 246-2663.

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Right place, right time NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier Around these parts most folks who know about our Great Smoky Mountain National Park are familiar with the tremendous role the Civilian Conservation Corps played in its development.

Some 4,000 young men showed up just as the Park was authorized for development. Living in 17 army-supervised camps, they built the infrastructure- roads, bridges, buildings, trails.

They literally made the Park what it is today. They were in the right place at the right time, both for them, and now 80 years later, for us as we use the park in the present day.

A recent April birding trip to Illinois and Kentucky caused Spouse and me to realize that the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, had a far wider impact than we had ever appreciated. It so happened that we encountered state parks in each state that had CCC written all over them; both added much to our travels.

But first, a bit of history.

The stock market had crashed in October 1929, and by 1933, millions were unemployed, tens of thousands of farms were foreclosed, people were starving.

Our nation was in a bad way, nowhere worse than here in the Southeast. Abject poverty and hopelessness stalked the land. In April of 1933, President Roosevelt signed into being the Civilian Conservation Corps. Called a “miracle of cooperation,” it succeeded because of a remarkable degree of coordination among four different Departments: War, Interior, Agriculture and Labor.

It ultimately involved over 3 million young men, aged 18 to 25, some 500,000 serving at any one time.

Those enrollees, as they were called, were organized into more than 2,500 camps of around 200 men each, spread across the country in 48 states and territories. They were supervised by army officers, and their work organized by an array of surveyors, engineers and landscape architects.

The men were paid $30 a month – the “Dollar-ADay Army,” as they were called. They got $5 a month to spend, and the remaining $25 each month went directly home to their families.

With the average income of a western North Carolina farm family running at $86 for a whole year, the CCC money their young man

earned meant food on the table, shoes for the younger siblings, easing of the misery.

Many of the enrollees learned skills such as heavy machinery, carpentry and stonemasonry, surveying and landscaping. 100,000 of them were illiterate when they signed up; they were taught to read and write.

Those three million men were indeed in the right place at the right time.

The purpose of our spring road trip, in addition to general enjoyment, was to see how many species of birds we could find in Illinois and Kentucky. We’ve found that the best places to start exploring a new state for birds are its state parks – they are generally great natural areas, with woods, fields and a lake or stream, and lots of local birds.

And so in southern Illinois, we came upon a place called Giant City State Park.

While birding in the park, amid its woods and geological wonders, we were given a valuable tip by a friendly school bus driver, waiting with her big bus for a load of high school science kids to return from a hike. “Be sure to eat at the Lodge,” she advised.

Being that it was around noon, and far from anyplace else, we took her advice and sought out the Lodge.

It was a huge cavernous stately place, two stories of stone and logs, with a massive fireplace sporting an elk head full of antlers and a full-sized stuffed bison standing in the lobby. And wouldn’t you know – it was “all-the-award-w inningfried-chicken-you-can-eatday.”

With all the trimmings.

Mercy. But about the Lodge – it had been built by the local CCC camp in 1935-1936.

And it’s still solid, beautiful, in regular daily service.

It was one of those places that you just want to stand and stare at. I purchased an excellent book at their gift shop by Ren and Helen Davis entitled “Our Mark on This Land,” a detailed history of the whole CCC program. Some facts for this column were extracted from it.

Then the high point of our trip – a two-day visit to the John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Ky. Audubon lived and worked there for a while, less than a mile from the banks of the Ohio River. The park has woods, trails, wildflowers, and, of course, lots of birds. But the centerpiece

of the park is a mansion-like building, complete with a medieval-style, three-story tower, built – you guessed it – by the CCC, finished in 1940.

That really neat building is now a museum and houses the largest collection of Audubon material found anywhere.

It has a diorama of Audubon in his study, working on a painting, surrounded by all sorts of collected critters.

There are lots of various non-bird pieces of artwork, as well as photos, maps and letters. But most especially, there are all four volumes of the original, huge, elephantfolio-sized Birds of America, each one open for you to see, along with some of the original copper engraving plates. Even a non-birder might be impressed with the estimated value of the big books – around $12 million each. As if they would ever sell them. It is a remarkable small museum, all the more interesting because of the origin of the structure itself and its history.

For us here in East Tennessee? The above-mentioned Davis book categorizes the Great Smokies as a “Destination Park” and its photographs include one of the beautiful stone 4-arch Elkmont bridge under construction, as well as one of the then newly-completed Mt. Cammerer fire tower.

We don’t have to go far to see some of the best examples of CCC work anywhere.

The CCC came to an abrupt end in 1942, with the start of World War II. But in its nine years, the CCC worked across the nation, in 71 national parks, 405 state parks and hundreds of other developing areas. They reclaimed lost land and planted three billion trees. They built hundreds of miles of roads, hundreds of bridges and buildings, hundreds of miles of trails. No wonder we keep running into signs of their having been in so many places!

Sturdy reminders of tough times, being overcome by hard work. They were certainly there at the right time, in a lot of great places, for those young men, and for us still today.

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The Encore Young Stars will be presenting the stage version of “The Lion King Jr.” beginning Friday, June 5, at the Walters State Community College campus in Morristown. Pictured are cast members Curtis Hawkins and Elijah Davis rehearsing for their roles as giraffes. Performances are 8 p.m.

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Matinee performances are 2 p.m. June 7, 13, 14, 20, 21. Tickets are $15 adults, $8 students and youth and are available at www.etcplays.org or by calling 423-318-8331.

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Dan Murphy, a UT professor of accounting specializing in federal taxation, will serve as chair. Appointed by Mayor Madeline RogMurphy ero in 2013, he previously served two terms on the Knox County school board including a stint as chair.

Jacqueline Arthur, general manager of the c om mu n ity-owned food cooperative Three Rivers Market, was named vice chair.

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Art Cate, Patrick KCDC executive director and CEO, was elected secretary.

KCDC’s board oversees programs provided by the agency, including affordable public housing administration, redevelopment and rental assistance.

Other board members are: John Winemiller, partner at the law firm Merchant & Gould; David Hutchins, architect and president of Hutchins Associates P.C.; Lisa Wagoner, supervisor of health services for Knox County Schools; and Dr. John Turner, retired senior vice president of education, training and diversity at the Tennessee Valley Authority.

REUNION NOTES ■ Central High School Class of 1955 will hold its 60th reunion at Beaver Brook Country Club on Friday, June 5. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6.

■ Central High Class of 1965 will host a 50th reunion Friday and Saturday, June 5-6. Info/list of activities: Donna Keeling, 938-6583 or lkeel@comcast.net; Jerome Smith, 689-6018 or nrs37912@ bellsouth.net.

■ Central High School Class of 1980 35th reunion, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 27, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Info/register: “Central High School Class of 1980” on Facebook or Melody Majors Johnson, 423-798-0880.

■ Halls High multiyear reunion: Classes of 1976-1981 will be 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Cost: $15 each, $20 couple in advance; $20 each, $30 couple at the gate.

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These are often dads whose partners already have the mood disorder. Men with a history of depression or anxiety are also prone to it. Other triggers may include a lack of social support, financial worries, older age and marital discord.

Untreated postpartum depression may last months after the birth of a child. It can cause marital and family problems. It can even affect the child, stunting emotional and behavioral growth.

Experts don’t know exactly what causes postpartum depression. In women, it may partly be linked to hormonal changes. The hormones estrogen and progesterone plunge after childbirth. This drop can alter chemicals in the brain, leading to mood swings. In men, other triggers, such as a lack of sleep and mounting stress, may play a part.

Postpartum depression is often treated like other types of depression. The standard approach may include medicine, such as an antidepressant. Counseling, behavioral therapy and support groups may help, too.

Treatment may also focus on addressing the cause of a man’s depression. For example, some men may feel overwhelmed by parenthood. They may question their ability to be a good father.

Teaching parenting skills to these men may help ease their depression and help create a bond between father and child.

He believes depression is a sign of weakness.

One in 10 men will develop clinically significant depression during his lifetime.

Many experience depression that is triggered by life changes such as retirement, the death of a spouse or a changed health status.

0901-2116

Depression is NOT a normal part of aging, but it IS one of the most treatable behavioral disorders.

Call (865) 970-9800 for caring, confidential help.

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Campers & RV’s Transportation Automobiles for Sale Chevrolet Impala - 2013. LT 41K miles, all power, remote start. Sharp! $9250. Call (865) 522-4133 Honda CR-V - 2005. AWD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND LOOKS AND DRIVES GREAT Gold Exterior Color and Beige Interior. Call 9196007000 $3900 108,751 mi., $3,900.

(919)600-7000.

Honda Fit 2007. 1 owner, garage kept, sports pkg, new tires & batt. 45k mi, $8500.

(865)288-3483.

Nissan Altima - 2009. 2.5 S, Automatic, 4 dr Sedan, Second owner, very clean, have extended special feature warranty for up to 100,000 miles a $100 deductible that can be transferred. Firm at $12K with extended warranty. $11,500 without warranty. Tan color. Great car, just have too many vehicles.

64,000 mi., $12,000. (918)3162127.

Toyota Camry - 2013. . All scheduled maintenance, All records, Always garaged, Excellent condition, Fully loaded, All highway miles, No accidents, Non-smoker, One owner, Seats like new. $17,800 OBO. 49,400 mi., (865)776-1312.

Sports and Imports BMW 328i 2013. hard top convertible, loaded, auto, 10K mi., $27,900. 423-295-5393 Lexus ES 350 2012. Outstanding Cond. Leather. All opt. $23,500. Priv. owner. 64k mi, Priv. owner. 567-0372.

Mazda Miata MX-5 - 2001 $3500. (865)406-5323.

Nissan Maxima - 2000, loaded, exc in & out, economical & reliable, $3295. (865)3977918; (865)397-8825 Nissan Murano - 2005. Abs, 3.5L V6 engine, AWD, Black/ Tan 81,849 mi., $3,800.

(609)337-2934.

Porsche 914 - 1975. 2.0 L 4-cyl.

Yellow.

Removable top.

Good condition. Many extra parts. It has not been driven enough, and needs a better owner. 98,000 mi., $5,000.

(865)548-6348.

Saab 9-3 Aero, 2008. V6 Turbo.

Only 79k mi. 6 sp., SR. Grey w/grey leath. Heated seats, 6 CD player, XM radio, All opt.

Asking $8900. Local 1 owner.

Gary 865-405-5424

Sport Utility Vehicles Ford Expedition - 2014. XLT, loaded, 8K mi., $31,500. 423295-5393

Trucks Chevrolet S-10 - 1983. ext. cab.

Not running, needs work. $500 cash. (865)691-1802.

Ford F150 1999 Sport, 4 dr. king cab, well equipped, runs good, $4400. (865)363-9018.

GMC Sierra - 1984. V8, auto, air, low miles, LB, must see! $4,800. (865)643-7103.

Trailers UTILITY TRAILERS All Sizes Available 865-986-5626 smokeymountaintrailers.com

Vans ChevY Cargo 1995. V8, auto, 195K mi., shelving, Runs good. Reduced to sell $2700.

(865)216-5387.

Chrysler town & country minivan 2007. Exc. cond. $7300.

Call (865) 640-5404.

Chrysler Town & Country Van, Limited Edt. 2004. $3500. Call (865)228-9999 or 865-5992162.

Classic Cars Datsun 280ZX 1980. needs restoration, $1900. (423) 5868268.

Desoto FireFlite 1958. Nice car, needs some work, 2nd owner, all orig. $5600. Call (865)591-6153.

Ford F1 1950. Black, V8, flat head, 3 spd. in floor, many new parts, runs good, $8900.

(865)985-0297.

Ford Mustang - 1989. GT Convertible. 5.0, auto, fact. orig.

20k mi. Very nice. $12,500.

(423)494-5850.

Ford Mustang 1964 1/2 & 2 1968 Mustang coupes. $3000 for all or will seperate.

(931)260-0582.

Ford Thunderbird - 1955.

Rare opportunity, must sacrifice.

You finish. $12,500. (865)3607302.

Vehicles Wanted Cash For CARS & TRUCKS Any condition (865) 456-4596 FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS 865-216-5052 865-856-8106 JUNK CAR MAFIA Buying junk vehicles any condition.

865-455-7415

Recreation

Boats/Motors/Marine 15,000 lb. Floating Boat Lift,36’ on Tellico Lake, $7,000. (865) 458-3931 (865)458-3931.

2000 18’ Stingray mod. 180RS, I/O, 135 HP, low mi., garage stored, $9500/b.o. like new,(865) 376-3334 aft 3 pm

Merchandise - Misc.

Daydreamer 39 ft 5th wheel 2006, w/3 slides, under covered porch, set up on Cherokee Lake. King bed, frpl, W/D combo, cent. vac., like new. $40,000. 865-546-6438; 865360-1049 Escaper 1993 - 5th wheel, 33’, super slide out. Is ready to use! Reduced to $7400.

(865)216-5387.

Services Offered Home Maint./Repair

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

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

(865)288-0556

NEW & PRE-OWNED

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

2009 Sun Tracker 21’ Party Barge, 2009 60 HP Mercury motor, Trolling motor, Snap on Cover, 2008 Trailer (606)454-4567.

SUMMER

aLL 2015 MODELS must go!!!!

Farm Buildings

Bayliner Capri 215 2002 21.5 ft, 8 ft 2 inch beam, seats 9, easily pulls two skiers! New 5.7 L 250 HP Mercruiser with warranty. Has 5 hours on motor. Super clean. Been stored under cover. Bimini top, boat cover, depth sounder, inverter/charger, new battery, hydraulic steering with tilt wheel, stainless steel prop. Comes with swim step and fold down ladder, trim tabs are hydraulic with indicator. Comes with stereo AM/FM/CD player with speakers. You have to see it to appreciate the cond.

Today’s price listed by NADA is $15,535. Comes with 22 foot trailer.with detachable tongue, surge/disk brakes, fenders and wide oval tires.

(865)803-7451.

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

BARNS - SHEDS GARAGES - CARPORTS PATIO COVERS BUILT ON YOUR PROPERTY FREE ESTIMATES! Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330

Be on the Lake this weekend.

This boat is turnkey and ready to go the registration is good until July 2015.

She features a 310 Horsepower 7.4 liter MerCruiser Bravo Two with 514 hour, Trim Tabs, Head w/ Pump out Toilet, Freshwater Shower and Sink, Built-in Cooler, S/S Prop w/Aluminum Backup Prop, Anchor, Life Jackets, Teak Wood Trim, Lots of Storage. Full Canvas Enclosure, Bimini Top, Mooring Cover, Sony Stereo, I have reduced the price for quick sale to $10,900. Cell number 336-558-7848 or email me at Roadtwogo@aol.com if you have any questions.

(423)317-7480.

Chris-Craft 1974 -45’ fiberglass, Aft cabin, 2 871 Detroit diesels, low hrs., all ammenities, owner financ. poss. $69,900. Jim (865) 414-3321.

Triton 2000, 21’ - fully equipped, fish finder, depht sounder, tandem trailer, 225 HP mtr., exc. cond, gar. kept, $18,900. (865)966-2527. ventura 1996 Regal Ventura SE, 27’, w/tandem trlr, low hrs, all tops. IMMACULATE $10,500. (865)719-4295

Campers & RV’s 2013 Montana High Country 5th wheel, like new, used less than 25 nights, only towed to lot and parked. 36.5’, 3 slideouts, electric awning.

Deeded 40’ by 65’ lot has new asphalt, large custom stone and concrete patio and extensive landscaping. Will sell together for $73,000 or lot $42,000, RV $41,000. For more information or to make an offer call 865-964-8092.

30 Foot Signature Series Ultra Lite, Sleeps 9, Two Slide Outs, Microwave, Ducted Heat and Air, Gas/Electric Refrigerator, 4 New Tires, New Awning, New Battery, Load Leveler Bars, Excellent Shape, Everything Works.

Must See. Call Arnold 865984-8668 arnoldaldridge2@ gmail.com 5th Wheel 2004, 30 ft - Ultra Light, slide out, new skylight, awnings, tires, lots of storage, surround sound, smoke & pet free, very good cond. $10,000. (865)771-6461.

‘98 SunnyBrook Camper 30’, fully covered, at Terry Point CG, Family Oriented, great weekend or vacation getaway! Open March through Nov, 1st, with large parking area, enough for 2 cars and 2 boats. Full Size commode and Shower.

Everything works including heat and air, parquet floors in living area 12’ super slide, sleeps 5.

Lot rent $200/ month, Camper, porch and cover in very good shape. Asking $13,000 (404)606-0053.

Airstream - 1972 all orig., $7,000.

7550.

clearance Sale

Newmar 2003 Essex 43 ft, 500 HP diesel, 50k mi, 4 slides, luxury, $112,000. 865-7712994

Farm Products

RV Stowmaster 5000 - Collapsible tow bar, $195.

(865)453-6717.

AT YOUR SITE - LOGS TO LUMBER

Motorcycles/Mopeds 2010 Harley Davidson FLHXSE CVO. This is a limited-production version of the popular Harley-Davidson hotbagger. Powered by the 110 cubic inch V-twin eng. Loaded with chrome & Spiced Rum paint with gold leafing. This bike has several added features, the Harley Davidson LED headlamp, Harley Davidson ipod interface with relocation kit, 7” speakers and amp. Road pegs, Kuryakyn Crusher exhaust pipes with Trident Tips, leather Mustang lid covers, V-stream windshield.Tires have 2000 miles on them, CVO brass key, Harley Davidson cover.

Currently has 16,699 miles and is in exc. cond. $19,900.

865-209-7636 serious inquiries only.

BMW 1200RT, 2007, owned 6 years, FEATURES: Side bags (removable), Power windscreen, Heated grips, Heated seats, Anti-lock brakes, Power suspension, Tire pressure monitor, Cruise control, Tires barely scuffed in, new battery. EXTRAS: HID lights, “Bakup” seat backrest, BMW tailbox and sidebags, large, painted to match and easily removable, Bar risers,oversize Z-tecniks windscrn, new battery, Safety rear/side reflective tape. Bike is in outstanding condition with 28,xxx showing, has been regularly and professionally maintained and ready to take you anywhere there is asphalt. It is not perfect (few very minor nicks and scratches), but looks as good at 20” as at 20 feet, it is a beautiful machine, very fast, and a joy to ride. The pics say it all, have complete maintenance records.$10,425.

Steve 865-556-3489 Harley Davidson 2009 Sportster 1200 Custom, 8130 mi, leather saddle bags, backrest with chrome luggage rack, windshield, orig. chrome set of tailpipes incl., exc cond, Cash $6500. 865984-3785 call or text HARLEY DAVIDSON FLSTC1 2004!Better than new! All chrome!

Lots of extras!

19,100 miles.

Includes motorcycle lift, onboard charger & more. $11,000. Call 660-5993 or email petehicman@hotmail.com Never on the ground.

Red. Memphis windshield.

Mustang seat. Rear rack with T-bag.

Passenger floorboards.

Mechanical cruise control. $3750. 865-458-0472 Suzuki - 2007 GS500F, blue & white, 1157 mi, incl. helmet & jacket, $3500 obo. (865) 938-9511.

Yamaha - Yamaha FZ1 2009, 1000cc, 150 HP, will do 150 mph, radar detector incl, new tires, touring windscreen, $5250. (865)981-3863.

Personal Watercraft 2000 Yamaha WaveRunner XL1200. Excellent shape.

68 hours run time. Includes trailer.

Call 865-304-2399.$3000 firm.

Sling Shot WakeBoard Boots, New $400 865-397-5511

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Using a wood mizer USINGsaw A WOOD MIZER portable mill PORTABLE SAW MILL 865-986-4264

865-986-4264 Logs2Lumber.com

Logs2Lumber.com

We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn. *Wood & Vinyl plank *Barbed wire *Hi-tensile electric *Woven wire, *Privacy fencing, etc.

(423)200-6600

Merchandise Antiques WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682

Appliances GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty 865-851-9053 2001 E. Magnolia Ave.

Antiques, fine arts, coins, military items, antique toys, pre-1969 baseball cards, sports memorabilia, primitive furniture & folk art, jewelry, coin collections, sterling sets & silver collections, art pottery, mid-century modern furniture, local historical items & documents including photographs.

Full or partial estates. Call us to discuss. We have quick resolutions & several plans to choose from to fit any situation w/over 40 yrs experience.

865-293-8535 Please leave message.

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Musical Currier Spinet Piano - $550.00 Matching bench. Good condition. (865)228-3820

Sporting Goods Yakima Roof Rack for 2 Bikes - Complete rack with 2 rails, 6 locking cores, and a wind fairing. Will fit VW Passat sedan or any MiniCooper hardtop. $300.00. List price $600+ (865)240-3317

Toys & Games Wanted Legos - complete sets or loose. Turn toys you don’t need anymore into $$. 865335-8992

1 or 2 lots in Highland South, reasonable price. (865) 430-4478 2 lots - Highland Memorial, value $2500 each. Sell $1600 each. 865-414-4615 Woodlawn Cemetery 3 plots tog, Sec. S-189, 1, 2 & 3. $3500 for all. Reg. Price is $5700.

865-705-6825

Furniture 4’X10’ HAND-HAMMERED COPPER-TOP DINING TABLE Handcrafted base. Pd $6,000.

Will accept reasonable or best offers. Perfect condition. (865)312-9499

Heavy Equipment GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS 8’wx9’hx40’ Store tools, equipment, feed, cars, etc. $1395-$1795.

966-9400 x 412

Lawn & Garden kubota lawn tractor 2008, GR2100, hydrostatic, 4WD, diesel, 54” deck, $4850 obo.

(865) 382-0064

Public Notices

Review the following applicant to be considered for a Farragut Plumbing or Gas/Mechanical License.

Christopher P. Goedeke, Goedeke Plumbing, 952 Caney Creek Rd., Harriman, TN, 37748, for a Plumbing License.

If there are individuals that would like to address the Farragut Board of Licensing Examiners regarding any information or dealings they have had with the applicant listed above, please fill free to attend this meeting.

1 BR Powell - Special 1/2 Rent NOW. Water pd., all appls, no pet fee, No Cr. ck. $520 mo.

384-1099; 938-6424.

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695.

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686 BROADWAY TOWERS 62 and OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

MONDAY PLAZA - 1BR & STUDIOS AVAIL. ON THE STRIP. Starting at $395 mo. For more info (865)219-9000 Morningside Gardens 1 BR Apt Now Available A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Included OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

Announcements Adoptions ADOPT: - Happily married loving couple longs to share our hearts and home with a baby. Will provide a lifetime of love and security. Allowable Expenses Paid. Call 1-877-791-BABY, www.lauraAndchrisadopt.com.

Financial

North, 1 BR apt. - Very clean, new carpet & ceramic tile, $450 + sec. dep. No pets.

865-531-7895 Norwood Manor Apts.

Accepting Applications 1, 2, & 3 BR. On busline Equal Housing Opportunity 865-689-2312 SOUTH KNOX /UT/DOWNTOWN 2BR, 700 Sq. Ft. APT, Call about our $299 move in special!

865-573-1000.

Duplx/Multplx UnFurn Consolidation Loans First Sun Finance 1ST LOAN FREE We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Real Estate Sales Manufactured Homes i buy OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner 3 BR 2 BA ranch, Bearden, fence, 2 car gar., hdwd floors, new roof. $185,000.

865-691-2650

Cemetery Lots

Farragut Board of Plumbing, Gas/Mech. Examiners June 9, 2015 • 5:00 PM Farragut Town Hall, second floor, conference room B I.

GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS 8’wx9’hx40’ Store tools, equip., feed, cars, etc. $1395-$1795 966-9400 x 412

Arts & Crafts Bernina Artista 200 embroidery/sewing machine - This incredible embroidery/sewing machine is in excellent condition and has only 128 minutes of embroidery and sewing time. Not been used since last serviced. Mega hoop, over $100, and never been used. Walking foot, cost $197. Will be driving to Knoxville from Panama City, FL in the fall and can bring the machine with me or shipping is an option Only Bernina dealership near me is over 100 miles away. Please call if interested. (850)230-5180

AGENDA

WANTED

Metal Buildings

FANNON FENCING

(865) 856-

Antiques

4 ounce bumps of alpaca roving - Golden View Alpacas & Fiber Mill will process your fiber or sell ours. (865)9339183

Apartments - Unfurn.

Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Unfurn. $0 DEPOSIT!! - 2BR Garden Apts. w/all amenities include SALT Pool & W/D conn.

Close to Ftn. City.

Call Tayna, 865-688-7531.

Professionally managed by Garland Management Co.

Public Notices

Looking for Happy Family Rocky Hill area, 3BR, 2BA, 1750 SF, $1100 mo. (865)5674319.

North near I75 Ftn. City - Elder Apts. 2BR, all ammenites, W/D conn. quiet, priv. No smoking, no pets. $550.

(865)522-4133.

Real Estate Commercial Commercial Property /Sale 701 North Cherry St. 6,000 SF, $175,000.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

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

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

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

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

Garage Sales

YARD SALE June 6, 9am-1pm 112 Essex Drive, Knoxville 37922 Newcomers Club of Knox Public Notices

STAFF/DEVELOPER AGENDA Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Committee Room, Farragut Town Hall June 18, 2015 FMPC Items 9:00 a.m. – Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for The Shops at Town Center, Parcel 137.09, Tax Map 142, Zoned C-1, 103 S. Campbell Station Road, 2.21 Acres (Legends Holdings, LLC, Applicant) 10:00 a.m. – Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for First Baptist Concord Sports Field Improvements, Parcel 9.01, Group B, Tax Map 142N, Zoned R-1-S-A, R-2 and R-3, 11704 Kingston Pike, 34.11 Acres (First Baptist Concord, Applicant) 10:30 a.m. – Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for The Overlook at Campbell Station, Parcels 108 and 109, Tax Map 130, Zoned R-6/OSMFR, 820 N. Campbell Station Road, 31.91 Acres (GBS Engineering, Applicant) 11:30 a.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone a portion of Parcel 37.03, Tax Map 153, located off of Concord Road adjoining Clarity Pointe and First Utility District, 6.77 Acres, from R-1/OSR to C-1 and Telecommunications Tower Overlay (Branch Towers, Applicant) 2:00 p.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone Parcel 58, Tax Map 151, 12639 Kingston Pike, 30.13 Acres, from R-2 and Floodplain to C-1, R-6, and Floodplain (Horne Real Estate, LLC, Applicant) 2:30 p.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone Parcels 54.01, 57, and a portion of 54, Tax Map 151, 12723, 12733 and 12743 Union Road, 111.5 Acres, from A to R-1/OSR (Development Ventures, G.P., Applicant) 3:00 p.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone Parcel 131, Tax Map 142, located to the west of Village Veterinary and to the east of the former Phillips 66 on Kingston Pike, 16.23 Acres, from O-1 to TCD (Craig Allen, Applicant) 3:30 p.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone Parcel 44, Tax Map 152, located at 430 Virtue Road, 87.1 Acres, from A to R-1/OSR (Bryan E. Testerman Construction, Applicant) 4:00 p.m. – Discussion on a request to rezone Parcel 117, Tax Map 142, located at the intersection of N. Campbell Station Road and Herron Road, approximately 4.5 Acres, from R-2 to R-6 (Peter Falk for Autumn Care II, LLC, Applicant) It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.

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THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 30 “Precious, Not Parents” campaign, YoungWilliams Animal Center, 3201 Division St. YoungWilliams Animal Center Spay/Neuter Solutions will provide $20 spay and neuter surgeries for puppies and kittens under 6 months of age. Available to all East Tennessee residents. Must mention the “Precious, Not Parents” campaign when making the appointment.

Info/appointment: www.young-williams.org or 2156677.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Senior Mini Expo, 10 a.m.-noon, Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Features more than 30 area senior-related agencies and vendors; door prizes. Info: 670-6693.

Super Hero Puppets, 2 p.m. Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 An evening of jazz with the Marble City 5 and George Gershwin’s jazz-opera, “Blue Monday,” 8 p.m., The Square Room, 4 Market Square. Presented by the Marble City Opera.

“Beyond Basil … a better herb garden,” 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardeners Tina Vaught and Marcia Griswold. Info: 329-8892.

Dog Bite Prevention program, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

East Tennessee Historical Society meeting, 5:30 p.m., The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive.

Speaker: Dr. Michael E. Birdwell, professor of history at Tennessee Technological University at Cookeville and chair of the Tennessee Great War Commission.

Topic: “After They’ve Seen Paree: Tennesseans and the First World War.” Members and the general public are welcome. Tickets: $40. Info/reservations: 215-8883 or www.eastTNhistory.org.

Knoxville Writers’ Guild meeting, 7 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Novelist and screenwriter

Shannon Burke will read from his newest book, “Into the Savage Country.” Open to the public. $2 donation requested at the door.

Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Info: 525-1541.

“Let’s Go Back to the Hop” sock hop, 7-10 p.m., Sarah Simpson Professional Development and Technical Center, 801 Tipton Ave. Featuring Four Dots and a Dash doo-wop group. Tickets: $40. Includes admission, photo package, sock-hop food and a $10 credit toward silent auction. Proceeds benefit Knox County Museum of Education. Info: http:/knoxschools.org/museum.

Shakespeare for Kids, 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “Macbeth” and “Taming of the Shrew.” For elementary-age kids and older. Info: 588-8813.

“The Alexander Technique, an Introduction,” 7:15-9 p.m., Blue Ridge Yoga, 623 N. Campbell Station Road. Preregistration required. Info/ to register: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or www.

AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Art & Architecture Tour: Cripple Creek Crawl, 5:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Old City and Cripple Creek with Jack Neely. Includes stops at historic buildings featured in winning photographs and reception. Tickets: $45. RSVP by June 3. Info/RSVP: Hollie, 523-8008 or hcook@knoxheritage.org.

Opening reception for “Knoxville Now,” 5-8 p.m., Tipton Gallery, 126 Spring St. in Johnson City.

Exhibit runs through June 25. In exchange, the Arts & Culture Alliance will present an exhibition of works of various media by faculty of the Department of Art & Design at East Tennessee State University at the Emporium Aug.7-29.

Reception for Richard J. LeFevre’s Civil War Series, 5-9 p.m., UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St. Free and open to the public. Info: 673-0802.

“Through the Lens: Botanical Photography of Alan S. Heilman” exhibit opens at UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive.

Museum admission is free. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. Info:www. mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

Underground Show and Sale, 5-8 p.m., Emporium Annex, 100 Gay St. Hosted by the Tennessee Artists Association. Info: www.tennesseeartists.net.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 5-21 “The Hobbit” presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Maryville office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

“Mindfulness in Everyday Life With the Alexander Technique,” 12:15-5:45 p.m., Knoxville Healing Center, 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or www.

AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

Saturday Stories and Songs: David Claunch, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Statehood Day celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. Free admission. Info: 5252375, www.blountmansion.org.

Statehood Day celebration, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave. Free admission, donations appreciated. Info: 525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org.

Statehood Day celebration, noon, Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Includes Vintage Baseball games. Info: 546-0745, www.ramseyhouse.org.

Statehood Day celebration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Free admission. Info: 522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com.

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‘I’m not hurting’ Lumbar surgery brings relief to anxious Etowah man Just one look at a tiny drop of blood was all it took. After that, it was lights out for Dennis Morgan of Etowah.

Seeing his 4-year-old son lying on a gurney after a tonsillectomy with a blood droplet beneath his nose, the 6-foot-5 behemoth of a father fainted straight away, falling across the gurney and pinning his 5-foot-2 wife against the wall.

That was more than two decades ago, but Morgan still can get woozy at the sight of blood.

So when Dr. Barrett Brown, a neurosurgeon with the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, told him that his spinal stenosis had reached the point where surgery was an option, Morgan readily admits, “I was scared. Real scared.”

“You hear so many war stories – bad stories – of spine surgery,” said Morgan, recalling his wife’s own bad experience and tales from friends, relatives and colleagues at the Johns Manville manufacturing plant in Etowah where he works as a machine chief. “I was trying everything in the world to avoid surgery. Now I wish I had gone to Dr. Brown earlier.”

“Everything in the world” included topical ointments and creams, over-the-counter pain relievers, heating pads, ice packs, prescription muscle relaxants, chiropractic treatment, TENS unit, steroid injections and physical therapy.

Dennis and Susan Morgan of Etowah are extremely grateful for the care Dennis received at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. Dennis said he recommends neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Brown to anyone that asks.

“I don’t really know what I did to it,” Morgan says. “It just started hurting me and bothering me when I would get up in the morning. I couldn’t walk, and the pain went down the back of both legs. It was just a sharp pain at all times.

I’ve never had pain in my life like that before. The pain was so bad I was in tears at times.”

Eventually, that pain led him to a Knoxville orthopedic surgeon

who ordered an MRI and concluded that Morgan’s spinal stenosis was ripe for surgery. Morgan, however, was not.

Instead, his mind flashed back to his childhood when an uncle’s failed surgery left him sleeping on a plywood board. “Just watching him go through that pain was a scary thing,” Morgan said. Then, there was his wife, Susan, who had an extensive recovery period with

her surgery for a herniated disc years ago.

Upon the recommendation of two friends at work, Morgan turned to Tennessee Brain & Spine at Fort Sanders Regional in Knoxville. There, Dr. Barrett Brown reviewed the MRI images and concurred with the orthopedic surgeon’s appraisal. Surgery was an option.

Convinced, Morgan underwent surgery the next week at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. There, Dr. Brown made a three-inch incision into his lower back, retracted the muscle and then proceeded to remove bony overgrowth and worn facet joints and widen nerve openings from the L3-L5 spinal canal to relieve pressure on the nerves. During the surgery, two herniated discs were also discovered and removed.

“His was a fairly standard case – spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication,” said Dr. Brown, noting that the greatest challenge actually comes because Morgan was such a large-framed man. “We did a two-level lumbar laminectomy on him, and I think he’s had good results from it.”

Morgan attests to that.

“The first step that I took, the pain was gone out of my legs!” said Morgan. “I told my wife, ‘It’s amazing!’ The leg pain was gone and hasn’t been back since.”

“When they took him in to sur-

Spinal surgery often last chance to beat pain don’t know what the other patient’s surgery or condition was,” said Dr. Brown. “You can do a technically perfect case but do it on the wrong indication and you are not going to have good results.”

A key, said Dr. Brown, is correctly identifying the cause of the problem early on. Surgical treatment for spinal stenosis is considered only after nonsurgical remedies have not provided significant improvement in symptoms and when the benefits of surgery are deemed greater than the potential risks. In some cases, surgery may be an urgent matter due to the development of severe weakness or loss of bowel and bladder function.

“We’ve been doing this kind of surgery for a while now, and it’s something we’re comfortable doing,” said Dr. Brown. “I think we have excellent surgical results because we’re selective.”

Spinal stenosis, like that which Morgan suffered, is a condition in which the spinal canal narrows and pinches the nerves, resulting in pain and difficulty walking, as well as numbness, tingling, weakness or a heavy, tired feeling in the legs. “It’s more in the middle age to older population because generally it’s degenerative in nature,” said

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Dr. Brown. “Although it does occur in younger patients occasionally, it generally comes with age and wear and tear on the body.”

Because almost everyone develops some degenerative changes with age, it’s not really preventable. “Part of it is genetic – it runs in some families,” said Dr. Brown.

“People who do more manual labor, more physical activity over the years, tend to be more prone just like arthritis. There’s not a medication you can take. There’s not a diet or lifestyle change that would guarantee you wouldn’t have or couldn’t develop stenosis.”

Because Dennis Morgan had a traditional “open” surgery, he now has a 3-inch scar on his lower back. When possible, however, more and more patients are relying on Fort Sanders’ Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery where advances in surgery can significantly limit the incision area, reduce blood loss and speed recovery.

For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive or call 865-541-2835.

NEW RELIEF Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Back pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain… the root of the problem is often a pinched spinal nerve.

The good news is that now Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s physicians use state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques to perform spine surgery. Compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgeries offer patients many advantages, including a smaller incision, less postoperative pain, faster recovery and improved outcome.

Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy and medication should always be tried first. If those don’t help, surgery may be the best option.

Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Not every one is a candidate for minimally invasive approach to spine surgery.

To learn more about minimally invasive spine surgery, please call 541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/ minimallyinvasive.

Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery www.fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive 8300-1208

Spine surgery. Those two words once sent shivers down Dennis Morgan.

Not anymore, though. Today, Morgan and his wife, Susan, say the surgery he had for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has given him his life back.

“The pain had been really hard on him because he’s the type of person who is constantly doing something,” said Susan Morgan.

“We do old houses – this is our fourth – everything from tearing down walls, but he got to where he couldn’t do absolutely anything.

I’m glad he had it done because it’s just like a miracle for him not to hurt.”

“It was such a relief to get it done,” said Dennis Morgan. “I can do what I want now. I’m still careful, but I’ve not had any pain since the surgery.”

Neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Brown of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional has heard such things before. “I see a lot of patients who say they know someone who had a bad back and had surgery or multiple surgeries and they have a bad taste in their mouth about spine surgery although they

gery, he could hardly lay on the gurney,” recalled Susan Morgan.

“But when they got him up that afternoon, he looked at me with this look of total surprise on his face, and he said, ‘I don’t hurt! I’m not hurting!’ ” After two nights in the hospital, Morgan was discharged. Initially, he used a walker but quickly graduated to a hiking stick and, later, a cane. Within a week, he was walking without any assistance. After a month doing nothing but walking, he underwent physical therapy and is now back to doing whatever he wants.

“It’s a daunting thing to think about surgery on the spine,” said Susan Morgan. “But I think we did the right thing by going to Fort Sanders Regional.”

“I KNOW we did,” added Dennis Morgan, who said this was his first time as a patient at Fort Sanders Regional. “The nurses were as good as they could be. Even the food was good. The place was easy to find, the girls in his office are really helpful filling out all the medical paperwork that I have to do, and Dr. Brown is a super nice, down-to-earth guy. He takes time to talk to you and answer your questions. As far as recommending the doctor and the hospital, I’ve recommended him to three people already. I even got some of his business cards and put them on the bulletin board at work just in case.”

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