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U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander will speak at a joint meeting of north area Republican Clubs 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike across from Brickey-McCloud School. The regularly scheduled Halls Republican Club and Fountain City Republican Club meetings are canceled. Everyone is invited.
Heritage Festival this weekend The Union County Heritage Festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at three venues. There is no admission fee. ■ Wilson Park will feature traditional music, fine crafts and country-life demonstrations; ■ Union County Museum will host a quilt show and authors’ tables; and ■ Union County Arts plans a fine arts show and sale and a big hoedown. Bring your instrument and jam under the shade trees; wear an old-time costume; bring the kids for crafts, shows and fun; taste the goodness of real country cooking; join in the Heritage Olympics with the hay bale toss, skillet toss and other games. Info: 865-679-1071.
CHS alumni band The third annual Central Bobcat Band alumni dinner reception will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the band room. Homecoming game kickoff is at 7:30. Former band members are invited to play in the stands and during the National Anthem. Those attending should RSVP by Oct. 3. A practice will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the band room. Info: Lisa Burden at 696-8028 or lisa.burden@knoxschools.org.
IN THIS ISSUE Parents want help for dyslexic kids Jennifer Nagel is frustrated by Knox County Schools staff like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading material for dyslexic children into the classroom. “She told us to take our children to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting ...”
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Fountain City Exxon
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By Betty Bean
Paul Garron walked into Alvin Frye’s office at Fountain City Exxon Friday afternoon to pick up a bronze plaque that Frye had engraved for him to give a departing employee. County Mayor Tim Burchett and Law Director Bud Armstrong were in the office, too. Frye handed him the shiny plaque. “What do I owe you?” Garron asked. “Not a thing,” said the 91-yearold Frye, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean Conflict who has owned service stations at three different Fountain City locations for 58 years – 24 years at his present location on the corner of Broadway and Essary Road. Garron, a land surveyor and a longtime customer, tried to argue with him, but Frye wouldn’t take his money. A few minutes earlier another regular customer had come in to pay back some money she’d borrowed from Frye a few days prior when she found herself strapped for funds. Frye’s cash drawer also contained several Burchett plans cash mob customers’ checks he was holding until Oct. 1. Mayor Tim Burchett is planning Frye’s “No Beer, No Lottery to host an all-day cash mob event Tickets, Not a Casino” sign has beSaturday, Oct. 11, at Fountain City come a Fountain City icon. He opExxon, 5306 N. Broadway. Addierates one of the last full-service tional details to be announced later. service stations in Knox County but may not be able to stay open Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett chats with Fountain City Exxon owner Al- much longer because he cannot vin Frye. Photo by R. White live with the conditions his new
Fun on Oakes Farm By Ruth White
Fall is officially here, and it’s time to think cooler weather, bonfires and a trip to the corn maze and pumpkin patch. Oakes Farm opened its gates last week and invited media to stop by, chat with the farmers and check out what is going on in the heart of Corryton. This year the farm will feature 25 fun attractions, including a sand pit, motor speedway with pedal cars, mining activities, slides, goat walk and more. The farm also features guest favorites including the pumpkin patch, Grammy’s Sweets and
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landlord has laid out in a monthto-month lease agreement he is being asked to sign by Oct. 31. “I’m not so much worried about myself,” Frye said. “It’s my boys, the five boys who work for me. Where are they ever going to find work?” The listed owners of the property are Christopher and Stephanie Rogers Liposky, of Morristown, who acquired the parcel in August from Frye’s previous landlord, Robert W. Cawrse. Chris Liposky is the CEO of distributor Rogers Petroleum, which exercised its right of first refusal with Cawrse after Frye’s next-door neighbor, Barry Litton of Litton’s restaurant, offered to purchase the property but said he was unable to accept the terms Rogers had attached to the deal. Rogers’ representative Harvey Van Dyke said he has been attempting to work out an agreement that Frye can live with. “We love Alvin to death,” he said. “We bought that property out of self defense, and we do not want to push Alvin out of that store. We want to make him happy, but at the same time, it’s hard to make it in a service station. Chris is agreeing to let him stay as long as he wants.” The reaction has been strong as word has spread that Frye may soon be forced out of business. To page A-3
Scarlett Ellison practices her cheerleading jumps on the giant inflated pillow at Oakes.
Treats, country store, hayrides, corn maze and three haunted attractions. This year’s corn maze will feature the new Pick TN Products logo in an effort to promote the program to more East Tennessee consumers and as a way of saying thank you to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. “Ten years ago, agritourism brought $13 million in revenue to the state,” said Department of Agriculture agritourism coordinator Pamela Bartholomew. “The number has more than doubled and it currently brings in $34 million.”
The Corn Maze at Oakes Farm is open every weekend (Thursday-Sunday) through Nov. 1 with the exception of Thursday, Oct. 2 (closed) and Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 13 and 14 (open). Hours on Thursday and Friday (also Oct. 13 and 14) are noon to 7:30 p.m. for the corn maze, Back 40 activities and hayride, 7:309 p.m. Flashlight maze and 8-10 p.m. Trail of Doom. On Saturdays, the main To page A-3
STEM Scouts choose East Tennessee
By Sara Barrett
Boy Scouts of America has chosen East Tennessee for a trial run of its new STEM Scouts program. Five schools from Anderson, Blount and Knox counties are participating. Sarah Barnett, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) executive for BSA, attributes the choice of East Tennessee to the numerous STEM opportunities in the area including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee Valley Authority. “Wayne Brock (chief scout executive for BSA) knew he wanted to have some sort of program focusing on STEM, and he knew there is also a need to make it coed,” said Barnett. “Boy Scouts always help with national needs. Right now, the need is for STEM professionals.”
STEM Scouts Andrew Newby, Natalie Pullen and Maddie Murphy discuss the workings of their trebuchet. Photos by S. Barrett The curriculum for STEM labs was created with help from two former ORNL employees, Trent Nichols and April McMillan, who have joined STEM Scouts full time. The Scouts’ current project
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help perfect the best of the bunch. Karns Middle School seventhgrader John Anderson said STEM Scouts is a different way of learning than in the classroom. “It’s also better than being on the computer at home.” Brantley Hallford, also a seventh-grader at Karns, said the program is important “because all of these elements are in real-world jobs. It is important for our education, and good for our résumés.” Boy Scouts of America will review compiled data in May and vote on whether the program will go nationwide into elementary, middle and high schools. That data will include feedback from parents and students. To page A-3
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Good, clean fun School is back in full swing with students out in the community raising money for their club or team to purchase uniforms, equipment and other items. The Halls High soccer team was at Advanced Auto Parts on a recent Saturday washing cars and just having some good clean fun. ■
School crusade
Every year Beaver Dam Baptist Church hosts a school release crusade and provides students at Halls Middle and High schools an opportunity to hear inspirational speakers and worship music. The crusade has been held for some 13 years, and the students enjoy the time of worship and fellowship with friends. This year, the messages were brought by some homegrown speakers, including Todd Clapp, Judy Fugate, Jeff McMurray and Houston Qualls. The Bible verse for this year’s crusade was 1 Peter 3:15. ■
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North Knox Vocational instructors Tammy Headrick and Jeff McMurray show the award given to their North Knox Skills USA chapter at the 2014 Tennessee Valley Fair.
spaghetti supper, 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Lions building at Fountain City Park. As always, the event will include great spaghetti with fi xings, delicious desserts and good conversation with friends. Lions Club projects fund improvements at the Fountain City Park and Fountain City Lake and provide eyeglasses for individuals in need.
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From page A-1 was up and ready for school with his STEM Scout T-shirt Eighth-grader Andrew on without being prompted. Newby’s mom, Carol, said “These kids are helping the STEM Scouts are perfect shape this program,” said for her son because other ex- Newby. “Hopefully, Andrew tracurricular activities such can participate throughout as sports never really inter- high school.” Info: www. ested him. But the first day stemscouts.org. STEM Scouts met, Andrew
Fountain City Exxon Here’s how Garron heard about it: “They (Frye’s landlord) asked me to do a survey. I thought I was doing it for Alvin, but then I found out it was for something I didn’t want to get involved in. I told them I wouldn’t be getting the survey to them, even though I had performed it.” He gestured toward Frye, who was waiting on another customer: “That’s a good man. Everybody knows this place. It’s a landmark” And if Fountain City Exxon is replaced by a convenience store? “I won’t come in here. Not in a million years,” he said. Burchett had come to see if there was something he could do to help and asked Armstrong to come along to give him legal advice. Burchett’s late father, Charlie Burchett, like Frye, was a WWII combat veteran who served in the Pacific. Charlie Burchett was a Ma-
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rine, Frye a Navy Corpsman – a medic attached to a Marine unit. Mayor Burchett said he grew up hearing stories about the bravery of the corpsmen, who repeatedly risked their lives to tend to the wounded and recover the dead. “Last week, we celebrated our Medal of Honor winners. This week, I will not sit still and watch a member of the Greatest Generation, a bona fide war hero, lose everything he’s worked for,” Burchett said. “Even though there’s nothing official I can do, I plan to use this bully pulpit. I know if my dad were here, he’d lay down in the middle of Broadway to stop this from happening.”
■ Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, in the Knox County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. Provides information on how to manage diabetes through proper diet, medication, stress management and exercise. Info/to register: 215-5170. ■ CADES Caregiver Support Group meeting will be 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 7, Concord UMC room E 224, 11020 Roane Drive. Guest speaker: attorney Amelia Crotwell of Elder Law of East Tennessee. Anyone who gives care to an elderly individual is welcome. Info: 675-2835.
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government Our experiment: Getting there first Longtime Shopper readers know that we’re about scoops. Getting news first is the game. Yes, getting it right is important. And getting it all is nice. But getting it first is the game. Victor Ashe plays as well as anyone. Last week he broke news of Mark Donaldson’s $101,000 severance package and the sly method used by MPC commissioners to pass it without discussion. Ashe also broke the story of Bill Haslam’s visit to Afghanistan. That’s no big deal, except we had it first and when Ashe called the governor’s PR office for details he was told that we could not publish the information because Haslam had not released it. A non-classified reception invitation was emailed to some 800 embassy personnel, Ashe responded. We printed it. Some think Victor has a political agenda, but to what goal? His days of running for office are past. He enjoys the scoops game and
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Rage against the machine If Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charles “Charlie” Brown didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him. Brown is an original, a putative Democrat whose hot-button issues include raising the speed limit on interstate highways, support for the National Rifle Association, increasing the deer population to benefit hunters and giving the Bible a prominent role in public education. Brown topped three other candidates in the Democratic primary, most notably John McKamey, a former teacher, Sullivan County mayor and
county commissioner endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Only 227,000 votes were cast, so McKamey may have been tripped up by the alphabet. But Brown is no Mark Clayton, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who slipped onto the ballot a
Democrat Bob Scott is opposing John J. Duncan Jr. in the 2nd District Congressional race. “Everything Duncan is for, I’m against,” Scott said at a meeting of Knox County’s 6th District Democrats last week.
Democratic candidate for governor Charles “Charlie” Brown strikes a pose at last week’s meeting of the 6th District Democrats.
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couple of years ago and was later found to be associated with a hate group: If Brown hates anything, it’s the power represented by the Haslam fortune. Brown says it was a letter he wrote in which he accused Gov. Haslam of approving hundreds of millions of dollars in construction contracts to out-ofstate companies that won him the support he needed in the primary. That, along with “getting down on my knees and asking the good Lord to help me.” Unless the Lord slips him several million for his campaign and sends a professional campaign manager his way, Brown won’t be taking up residence in Nashville anytime soon, but he remains undaunted. “Roy Herron (Tennessee Democratic Party chair) tried to get me to drop out (in favor of McKamey),” Brown said, but what’s a lowly party chair to a man unafraid of Haslam money? In his grey trilby hat, jeans and cowboy boots, Brown looks as if he might be on holiday from the farm. In fact, he has farmed as well as worked in construction. At 72, he’s the youngest of 11 children. “I’m just a redneck hillbilly, a hard-working man,”
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Terry Hill: Looking for common ground Bashing public education is a popular pastime these days, and newly elected sixth district school board member Terry Hill is tired of hearing it. “I would challenge anyone to walk through Hardin Valley Academy or Karns High School and sit in on an AP government class or a biology class and think that it was a crip course,” she said. She spent three decades with Knox County Schools as a social worker and held the position of lead consultant in charge of the department of social work when she retired nearly two years ago after 30 years’ service. She doesn’t buy the theory that KCS was going to hell in a handbasket before the arrival of corporate education reform. “We have always been in the top half of the country. Tennessee has not ranked well, but Knox County has always outperformed the state and over 50 percent of the country. I’m not suggesting that’s good enough – we should always be striving to improve – but this perception that we’re at the bottom of the rankings is not a fair statement,” she said.
Betty Bean Hill faced down three opponents to get elected – two critics of Superintendent James McIntyre and one ardent supporter who was heavily financed by Knoxville’s business community. She said she will seek common ground. “Is there a middle way? I hope there is. That’s been my position from Day One. I am very hopeful that we can come together and give a little on both sides. That’s what I feel like this new board is charged to do, or that’s what I told my constituents I was going to do, and they overwhelmingly agreed.” As for the so-called “Chamber crowd” who subsidized her general election opponent’s campaign (including her new colleague Doug Harris, who is now asking for her vote for chair)? “You’ll have to ask them why they did that. People
he said. “I’m for the people who pay taxes.” Brown may be the least polished candidate ever to grace the ballot in Tennessee. That’s saying a lot in a state where Cas Walker sat on the Knoxville City Council for 30 years. His campaign literature consists of copies of letters to the editor and diatribes against the Haslams and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency composed with little regard for grammar or spelling. He would be easy to spoof, but he takes his campaign seriously and aligns with fellow Democrats on issues like raising the minimum wage and expanding Medicaid in the state. His good intentions aside, “Charlie” Brown is the poster boy for the deplorable state of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. With Brown on the ballot for governor, a candidate who had to be gently reminded on a campaign stop in Knoxville that he belongs not to the “Democrat” Party but to the “Democratic,” it would seem the demoralization of Tennessee Democrats is complete. Meeting with Democrats from Knox County’s 6th District last week, Brown plaintively asked, “How do we get more Democrats on the ballot?” Good question, Charlie, and electable ones at that.
have a right to choose to support who they want to support and certainly contribute accordingly. And that’s really all I have to say about that.” (Chamber CEO Mike Edwards, when contacted about the sixth district race, said he doesn’t know why several of his members made substantial contributions to Hill’s opponent: “Everybody thinks this was a cohesive thing. People talk about the Chamber sort of like the Twelve White Guys, but we are not a homogeneous organization. I don’t know who made the calls …”) Hill concedes that her first board meeting was pretty tense. “We didn’t know each other, and several of us had come off of very challenging campaigns. But the retreat went a long way toward relaxing us as a body and helping us learn each other’s personalities.” Hill’s fellow newbie Patti Bounds, who was not present for the September vote, will likely be the tiebreaker between Harris and Mike McMillan this week. Hill and Bounds have both been
Terry Hill represents District 6 on the school board. Photo by Betty Bean
urged to put themselves forward as chair by McMillan opponents. Both say they are not interested in the position. Hill’s daughter Cindy Buttry served on the school board and often found herself in the minority when she questioned McIntyre’s policies. Hill said Buttry’s experiences will not affect her decision-making. “This is a democratic process, and other board members disagreed with her and cast their vote accordingly. Fair or not, it’s the way a school board operates. I’m not about Cindy, and this is not a gotcha.” The school board meets at 5 p.m. today (Oct. 1) at the City County Building. The meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast channel 10.
The school board race for the vacant Indya Kincannon seat is being actively contested. Tracie Sanger released a list of supporters with more than 360 names including former county mayor Tommy Schumpert, former police chief Phil Keith, former city special events director and civic activist Sue Clancy and former school board member and close Rogero confidante Anne Woodle. This has become largely a contest between Sanger and longtime neighborhood activist Jamie Rowe, with Charlotte Dorsey also running. Rowe and Dorsey are both critical of Superintendent Jim McIntyre while Sanger is less critical of McIntyre in her public statements. Sanger will need to avoid being seen as supportive of McIntyre or tied to him if she wants to win. Sanger yard signs have gone up, and the contest will go down to the wire on Nov. 4. Rowe has years of community activity behind her. Sanger has children in the county school system and is 20 years younger than her opponents. Both are waging very energetic campaigns.
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The winner gets a two-year term and must run again in 2016. Most observers see McIntyre’s tenure as school superintendent as being on borrowed time. However, his employment contract makes it too costly to buy him out for now. ■ House Speaker Beth Harwell is hosting a fundraiser to help GOP state representative nominee Martin Daniel retire debt from the primary on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the West Knoxville home of Gale and Julie Huneycutt. ■ Jim Sasser, former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee, is teaching at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill this semester. His daughter and grandchildren live in the area. He taught there this past spring. To next page
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Randy Smith: New commissioner is no pretty politician New third district Knox County Commissioner Randy Smith isn’t keen on giving interviews. He doesn’t have an agenda, he says, so he doesn’t have much to talk about.
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But that, in itself, is something to talk about. Smith says he ran because he thought it was time that a public office was held by someone who isn’t a politician. He just wants to repre-
sent his district, and he may even be a one-term guy. His first commission meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, certainly didn’t result in an addiction to power. “Nobody’s come to mow my grass yet,” he says. He describes his early life as “humble.” He grew up in the Pond Gap neighborhood and moved to Timbercrest subdivision in his early teens, when his folks “made it.” “I’m not one of the pretty people,” he says. Smith and his sister helped out when their parents opened a convenience store, Woodsmith Market. His father later opened Woodsmith Real Estate,
and Smith got his own Realtor’s license before graduating from UT. He was held up one evening as he left the store, which made him decide to stay in town with his family. The longest he’s been away from Knox County is two weeks, he says. The recession prompted him to switch from real estate to a career in Knox County’s risk management department. It’s like real estate, he says, because he does different things every day. He’s worked with every department in the county. He thinks county employees get a bad rap. Nobody writes stories when people do their jobs right, he says.
“If people knew how county government is working right now, they’d be pleased.” He is equally optimistic about the current mix of commissioners. Before taking office, he had monthly dinners with the other newly elected commissioners, Charles Busler, Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley. He thinks they’ll get along better, even if they disagree, because they took the time to get to know each other. While he doesn’t have an agenda, he does have some ideas. The county has technical deficiencies that need to be addressed with updates. But it will have to be done responsibly because maintaining current tax
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ner for council members and panelists at a location yet to be disclosed. It’s unclear if the public can attend and observe but it’s probably open since council members are there. ULI will hold several days of hearings that the public can attend. Council member Duane Grieve pushed the hiring of ULI, which was last in Knoxville during this writer’s time as mayor. Some 14 years ago, ULI pushed building the convention center at World’s Fair Park. Grieve feels it is time for a 10- to 15-year vision update for downtown Knoxville and adjacent neighborhoods. It will cover one or two more mayors. Cost for the visit is $125,000. They are not cheap, but can be helpful. ■ Conner Burnette, Knoxville’s oldest living former City Council member, passed away in early August at age 95. He represented South Knoxville on City Council. He served one term
and was defeated by Willie Hembree, who lived in Fort Sanders. He was always in■ UT alumnus Bill Haltom ■ U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander volved in civic matters even will speak 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. will speak at a joint meeting when not on the council. Friday, Oct. of north area Republican ■ Raleigh Wynn Sr. is 3, in the Clubs 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. now the oldest living former Toyota Au21, at the Boys & Girls Club City Council member at age ditorium, of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry 90. He succeeded Danny Howard H. Gap Pike just off Emory Road Baker Jr. across from Brickey-McCloud Mayfield, who died in office Center for School. as one of the youngest memPublic Polbers ever. He was chosen as ■ Truman Day Dinner, 6 p.m. icy, 1640 Thursday, Oct. 2, The Foundry, an interim member until Cumber747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Mark Brown was elected to land Ave. Tickets: $70. Info: info@knoxBill Haltom follow him. Brown went on Haltom villedemocrats.org; 540-4001. to become vice mayor. will discuss his book, “The ■ Democratic Women’s club, There are 28 living forOther Fellow Might Be Right: Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on mer council members. The The Civility of Howard Baker.” Western Ave. Info: 742-8234. next oldest are Alex HarkA book signing will follow the ness, 87; Dwight Kessel, 87; luncheon. Info: 974-0931. Charlie Gaut, 86; Don Ferguson, 82; Jean Teague, 81; Jack Sharp, 80; Kyle TesterFour get nods from Harvey Broome Group man, 79; Bob Booker, 79. The Harvey Broome Group has endorsed four state With term limits, every and local candidates in the Nov. 4 election. Early voteight years nine new meming starts Oct. 15. bers will join this expanding Three incumbent state representatives were enclub with five new members dorsed: Gloria Johnson, 13th District; Joseph “Joe” joining in 2017 unless one Armstrong, 15th District; Bill Dunn, 16th District. or more of the four current Jamie Rowe was endorsed in the school board race council members running for District 2. next year should lose.
Victor Ashe Sasser, 78, lives in Washington, D.C. ■ The Knox Democratic Party has come alive to call for a debate between Democrat Cheri Siler and Republican Richard Briggs for state senate. Democratic chair Linda Haney is right. They should debate. But so should Gloria Johnson and Eddie Smith debate; Lamar Alexander and Gordon Ball are debating in October. Joint appearances between opposing candidates are in the public interest. Too bad the local Democratic Party did not call for a debate between former Chancellor Daryl Fansler and Chancellor Clarence Pridemore this past summer. Pridemore’s refusal might have become an issue. ■ Mayor Madeline Rogero is supporting state constitutional amendment 2 on the judiciary plus the local city charter amend-
ments on pensions, but she is not taking a public position on amendment 1, which impacts abortions and is strongly opposed by pro-choice groups on the abortion issue. It is strongly backed by many pro-life groups. It is hard to imagine that Rogero would be for amendment 1, but she is currently silent on it, according to city spokesperson Eric Vreeland. She is actively backing Siler and Johnson, having donated at least $200 to each personally. She has not endorsed a candidate for U.S. Senate yet. It is hard to imagine her supporting Republican Lamar Alexander, but will she publicly endorse Democrat Gordon Ball, who lives in West Knoxville? ■ The Urban Land Institute opens its program in Knoxville starting this Sunday, Oct. 5, with a din-
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rates is another priority. Given the presence of UT, TVA, ORNL and Y-12, Smith would like to see more small technology start-ups in the county. When he was knocking on doors during his campaign, people told him they were drawn to the area by its beauty, weather and people. Given what the area offers, he doesn’t understand why it’s not a hotbed of start-ups. He hopes such companies will be aggressively recruited, and he thinks his new friends, Thomas and Brantley, would be perfect for the job, given their longtime rapport. As for him, he plans to take on every issue as it
Randy Smith represents District 3 on Knox County Commission. He succeeded Tony Norman, who did not seek re-election.
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found! The fairies weren’t hard to spot in the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs’ recent petite standard flower show, “Are There Fairies in Our Garden?” The event was held at the Ivan Racheff House and Gardens in the Lonsdale area of Knoxville. The Racheff House also serves as the state headquarters of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs.
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Garden lovers gather in the large horticulture division room. Pictured are Theresa Schehr and Linda Lee, both of the Tuckaleechee Garden Club, Janice Lee, Kay Lee and Nancy Robinson. Because this particular event is classified as a petite flower show, strict rules concerning size must be observed. Many dwarf and miniature species were showcased.
Enthusiasts entered in three general divisions – horticulture, design and special exhibits, the latter of which also included entries from area youth. Each division was further divided into sections, which were then divided into three classes. Panels of accredited judges from National Garden Clubs Inc. used the standard NGC system to judge the show. The massive amount of work involved in such a show left some of the garden clubbers’ own home territory temporarily neglected. On the topic of preparing her personal garden for fall, Knox area president Linda Wimbrow said, “I’ve been so busy with this flower show – I’m so behind!”
Nancy Robinson beams beside one of her three winning entries. Robinson won in the elfin, arboreal and collector’s showcase categories, prompting her fellow gardener and friend Janice Lee to give her a goodnatured poke in the ribs and mutter, “Show-off !” Photos by Carol Shane
Some of the creative and organizational minds behind the event are Ruth Bussard, June Zachary, Connie Barker, Lillian Garrett, Linda Wimbrow and Kay Lee. Wimbrow is president of the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs.
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Which America do you want? By Cindy Taylor Many people will tell you they have a heart for this nation. First-time author and Fountain City resident Lesa K. Smith has put her heart into her new book, “Love Letters to America.” Smith’s book deals with tough issues, but she claims she’s just an ordinary American woman living life much like many other wives, mothers and grandmothers in this country. Smith has been married for 39 years Lesa Smith Photo by Cindy Taylor and has one son and three grandchildren. She has been Americans in the direction a Bible teacher for more God has for individuals and than 25 years. She hopes for the country. her book will help guide “I believe that we all have
a correctly charted course laid before us – a destiny written by God,” she said. “If we are not careful we can change course easily and head in the wrong direction.” Chapters are devoted to adoption, television programming and children who are hurting, to name just a few. Smith also believes strongly in building Christian homes and schools. “Lesa is an amazing person who has written an insightful book,” said Beaver Dam Baptist Church minister of education Tim Hopkins. The book was edited by Dr. Charles Earl, as-
sociate pastor at the church, where Lesa is a member. “I hope my book will bless, guide, challenge and minister the truth in a time of crisis and that my readers will share with those who are hurting and need encouragement,” said Smith. “Most of all I hope that they will see answers and solutions that God has already provided. I don’t want anyone to miss out on what Jesus died to give them.” Purchase “Love Letters to America” at Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Info: www.loveletterstoamerica. org or email Smith at leejewel@comcast.net.
FAITH NOTES Saturday, Oct. 11. Info: Vivian Baker, 382-3715.
Community services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned. ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host The Kids’ Kloset 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. Each child may receive five outfits, one pair of shoes, one coat, one toboggan and one pair of gloves. All items are free. Participants are eligible to receive assistance every three months. Info/emergency assistance: 688-1000. ■ Cumberland Baptist Church, 5600 Western Ave., is seeking vendors for a craft fair to be held Saturday, Nov. 1. Deadline to register is Friday, Oct. 24. Info/to register: David Burnett, 687-7763, or church office: 564-9129.
Vendors needed ■ West Emory Baptist Church is seeking vendors for a Benefit Fall Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road. Tables: $25. Info: Jaclyn McDonald, 210-3661or mcdonaldpow7@yahoo.com. ■ Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Road, is seeking vendors for a craft fair to be held
Classes/meetings ■ Powell Church hosts Recovery 6 p.m. each Tuesday at 323 W. Emory Road, followed by a meal and worship at 7 p.m. Small sharing groups will convene at 8:15 p.m. The recovery plan focuses on individuals and families who are struggling with addiction. There is no charge. Info: www. recoveryatpowell.com or 938-2741. ■ “Rest: A Retreat for Mothers,” Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17-19, Camp Wesley Woods in Townsend. Info: Valan Kornhaus, vkornhaus@ gmail.com, or facebook.com/ restretreat. ■ First Comforter Church Fellowship Hall, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788. ■ Church Women United meeting will be 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, Second UMC, 1524 Western Ave.
Music services ■ Son Light Baptist Church, 6494 Son Light Way, will host Midnight Cry in concert 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Info: 688-7990.
Special services ■ Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road, will celebrate Homecoming at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Info: 938-5550.
CORRYTON SENIOR CENTER ■ Wednesday, Oct. 1: 9 a.m. billiards, quilting; 10 a.m. crochet, dominos; 11 a.m. open game; 1 p.m. rook. ■ Thursday, Oct. 2: 9 a.m. billiards, quilting; 1 p.m. pinochle, dominoes; 2 p.m. Zumba Gold.
■ Dutch Valley New Life Church of God, 1416 Breda Drive, will hold its centennial celebration Sunday, Oct. 5. Schedule: 10:30 a.m., morning worship service with the Rev. Mark Williams; 3 p.m., Reception; 4:30 p.m., evening worship service honoring past ministers. Info: 688-8711; www.NewLifeChurchKnox. org. ■ A Church Called Home, located in the Halls Cinema at 3800 Neal Drive, will host guest speaker Jay Haizlip during worship service Sunday, Oct. 5. Info: www.churchcalledhome.com or 643-8900. ■ St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will hold
The Blessing of the Animals 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, on the front lawn. All pets should be safely leashed or otherwise secured. Info: 523-5687.
Family programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Wednesday Night Dinners each week. Dinner and dessert, 5:45 p.m.: $7 for adults and children ages 6 and up; $3 for ages 5 and under; $20 maximum for a family. Classes, study groups and activities, 6:30. Dinner reservations and payment deadline: noon Monday. Info/ reservations: 690-1060, www. beaverridgeumc.org.
Introducing my friend Three years ago, my wife and I had a chance meeting and became good friends with Penny (last name withhheld). Through the years wee have known her, she’s been n a good friend to both of us. s. Let me tell you a little bit itt about Penny. First of all, as a friend, she’s loyal. To my knowledge, she has never broken a confidence, has never talked behind my back to other people and has always been a good listener. She doesn’t drink alcohol, she doesn’t smoke nor does she engage in any substance abuse. In the three years we’ve known her, we’ve never heard her tell a dirty joke, swear, gossip about someone or tell a lie. Many people would call my friend a “good Christian.” And yet, I’ve been describing my dog, Penny. Friends, we need to learn that being a Christian in-
Steve Higginbotham volves more than merely refraining from evil. There’s a world of difference between my dog, Penny, and a good Christian! Being a Christian involves an active pursuit of doing that which is good. And beyond that, regardless of how “good” one may be, he is not a Christian until he belongs to Christ through obedience to the gospel. Please, don’t confuse a dog with a Christian. Steve Higginbotham is pulpit minister for the Karns Church of Christ. Info: higginbotham.steve@gmail.com/.
God’s do-over The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, “I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created – people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. (Genesis 6:5-8 NRSV) Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, And he landed high and dry. (“Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord,” Robert Schmertz) From God’s love for and fellowship with Adam and Eve to his ultimate utter disgust with all of humankind is a story told in the first five chapters of Genesis. The genealogy traces the lineage from Adam through Seth (born to replace Abel, who had been killed by his brother Cain) down to the tenth generation, when Noah was born. Babylonian tradition also counts 10 generations before the flood but ascribes fantastically higher ages to them. There are other cultures that recorded a flood, and there have recently been discoveries of fossils in odd and unexpected places in Turkey, the location of Mount Ararat, which I find fascinating. As to those who claim to have found actual wood from the ark, I confess that I am skeptical, but willing to listen. The touching part is the hurt God felt. Genesis says that the thorough-going wickedness of humankind “… grieved him to his heart.” I suppose that’s not surprising. Every parent of a teenager can tell stories about growing pains and rebellion to one degree or another. Thank goodness for the goodness of Noah. God was ready to wipe the slate absolutely clean, with no indication of a plan to start over. But there was Noah. A good man. This is a story we learn in Sunday school at a very young age. I still have my
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first Bible that my parents gave to me on my eighth birthday. The pages have a few color pictures included, and one of them is of Noah on the deck of the ark setting a dove free to search for land. Another influence on my understanding of this story is John Huston’s movie “The Bible,” in which Huston himself plays the part of Noah. In it, Mrs. Noah frets over what to feed the lions and tigers, and Noah reassures her, “We will give them milk. After all, they’re just great cats!” So, what does this story mean to us in today’s world? Aside from the obvious warning that sinfulness has consequences, we can take away some learnings about God and about ourselves. God cares deeply about this world – our little Earth as well as the vast cosmos. God loves us and wants us to return that love to Him and to share it with each other. God is hurt and saddened by our sins, because, like every good parent, God wants the best for His children. Which perhaps accounts for the best news of all: that God is willing to forgive us.
Congregation thanks pastor The congregation of Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2500 Mynatt Road, wants to express their appreciation to their pastor, Dr. Frank D. Epperson, for his continued support. He and his wife, Jamie, have been serving at Cornerstone for seven years.
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Parents of dyslexic children push for change By Betty Bean Last month Mayor Tim Burchett gave a flurry of interviews after he told Channel 10 that he thinks it’s time for Superintendent James McIntyre to go. He said it has become common for him to meet with parents who are frustrated with Knox County Schools, and one of the meetings he cited was with a couple of parents of dyslexic children. He didn’t mention their names, but Jennifer Nagel, who has been speaking out about the lack of services for her dyslexic daughter over the past year, confirmed that she was one of those parents. “I spoke with Dr. McIntyre at a school board meeting this summer about keeping Knox County in compliance with a bill that went into effect July 1 regarding dyslexia. He said he’d be glad to talk to me, but when I emailed his assistant, I never heard back,” Nagel said. She described the new bill, which requires teachers to be trained in dyslexia, as “extremely weak” because the state is interpreting it to apply only to college training for new teachers. McIntyre’s spokesperson Melissa Ogden said Nagel will get a meeting with the superintendent. “At least four different supervisors have had either meetings, phone calls or correspondence with Ms. Nagel on numerous occasions regarding her concerns. A meeting has been scheduled with Dr. McIntyre.” Meanwhile, Nagel said she’s frustrated with the lack of dyslexia awareness she’s
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found among KCS staff, like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading material for dyslexic children into the classroom. “She told us to take our children to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting and tells me that she doesn’t know that reading doesn’t ‘cure’ dyslexia. Dyslexics use a different part of their brain.” Nagel said her daughter is now getting services that will help her but attributes that to her willingness to become a constant thorn in the side of KCS administration over the past couple of years. She is concerned about children whose parents are not in a position to exert such extreme efforts. “When 20 percent of a classroom has some form of dyslexia and a teacher doesn’t even know what to look for, that’s a problem,” Nagel said, listing some of the signs teachers should recognize: kindergartners who can’t rhyme words well,
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■ or children of any age with one or more parents with dyslexia. For reasons that are not entirely clear, Knox County Schools does not use the term dyslexia. Nagel would like to see that changed, as well. “At this point I would just like the schools to use the word dyslexia. The term is listed in federal law, but the
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SCHOOL NOTES ■ Knox County school board will conduct a work session at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in the first-floor boardroom of the Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay St. The Leadership Academy Fellows will present their Capstone Projects in the lobby of the AJ Building at 3:30 p.m., followed by an executive session (closed to the public) at 4:30 p.m. to discuss pending litigation. ■ The monthly meeting of the school board will start at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the main assembly room of the City County Building, 400 W. Main St. Both meetings will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 10, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, and streamed live at knoxschools. org/kcstv. ■ Holston Middle School Kids in America Show Choir, directed by Natalee Beeler El-
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Scouting for Food receives grant A partnership between Second Harvest Food Bank and the Boy Scouts of America Great Smoky Mountain Council’s Scouting for Food program received a financial boost of $60,000 from the Boyd Youth Education Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation. The Scouting for Food drive, which occurs in February, can be expanded. “Not only will this grant
increase the impact of the Scouting for Food program for people in East Tennessee who depend on donations of food to make it through tough times, but it will help us increase our ability to teach core Boy Scout values, such as service to others,” said Larry Brown, CEO of BSA Great Smoky Mountain Council. Info: www.bsa-gsmc.org or 588-6514.
Gresham Middle School students Emily Stout and Cameron Bowls chat with Robert Willis (center). Willis spoke with seventh-grade students about his experiences with segregation in the 1950s. ■
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Gresham Middle School students heard about a historic walk that took place in Tennessee long before they were born. The walk was made in Clinton by 12 African-American students who would become known as the Clinton 12. Robert Willis, a 1956 graduate of Austin High School, was in the last class that was bused to Knoxville from Clinton and was friends with Bobby Cain, one of the Clinton 12. Willis described how he and his classmates had to walk miles down the road to catch a bus to school in Knoxville every morning, even though a school was located just down the street. The reason: Willis was an African-American, and the high school in Clinton didn’t allow him to attend. A lawsuit had been filed by parents in 1952, but it was denied at the time. “Our parents didn’t quit fighting for us,” he told the group. “They knew what was best for us, even though it was
difficult.” After graduation, Willis joined the military because there were no jobs available to him. He became a radio operator in the Air Force and later went to work in Oak Ridge as an engineer. In August 1957, the Clinton 12 walked into Clinton High School, starting the integration process. Many townspeople were opposed to integration, and the school was bombed so that no one would be able to attend. Willis remembers being scared out of his mind as he witnessed KKK members dressed in white robes marching down the streets. “The men built a bonfire each night and sat around it to make sure no one ever came over the hill. The women and children took refuge inside a church.” At one point, he thought that Clinton looked like it was going to be a war zone, all for the sake of kids wanting to go to school. “If it had not been for the brave young men and women who walked into Clinton
High School back in 1957, who knows where we would be today? History changed that morning. The Clinton 12 walked into history.”
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First Tenn gives back First Tennessee Bank has been celebrating its 150th year in business in 2014, and on Sept. 11, a key date to acknowledge service and safety providers, the bank hosted lunch for local groups that received $5,000 grants as part of the bank’s 150 days of giving. Pam Fansler, First Tennessee Bank’s East Tennessee president, and her team have every right to be proud of this achievePam Fansler ment. We salute them. Grant winners are: Adopt a Golden Knoxville Inc. Akima Club American Eagle Foundation, Pigeon Forge Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center of Knoxville East Tennessee Historical Society East Tennessee Technology Access Center Encore Theatrical Company, Morristown Friends of the Smokies Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend Legal Aid of East Tennessee Pellissippi State Community College Foundation Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee STAR, Shangri-La
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My sister, Becky Calloway, delivered a baby last week. It was her seventh grandson, Wyatt Hurst, son Wyatt Hurst of Adam and Katherine Hurst and little brother to Ben. Seems Katherine was sent home rather than admitted at a hospital (which shall remain nameless). Two hours later she went into labor. Luckily, Becky, a registered nurse by training, was handy and delivered little Wyatt right at home in Possum Holler. There’s no telling what Wyatt will become, but from the looks of this picture at day two, we can bet he’ll have a sense of humor. ■
Free flu shot Saturday North Knox Rotary club members Jerry Griffey and Dr. Allen Hunley sign up Susan Davis of Halls for a flu shot. The annual event at Halls High School went smoothly with a steady flow, according to Angie Howell of the News Sentinel, event sponsor. Nursing students from UT administered the shots. Howell said the Halls location was set up for 1,400 doses. Photo by S. Clark
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Glass artist Allan Burchfield gave a demonstration of glass blowing during his recent visit to the residents of Morning Pointe. After admiring his unique talent, the seniors trans“The Knox County Teachformed their assisted-living community into an art studio as er Advisory Council – as it is they got hands on and made their own glass-blown creations. now constiLearning the art of glass blowing is resident Doris Williams as tuted – does Burchfield watches her technique. Photo submitted not offer a meaningful way for educators ■ ETTAC needs toy adapters to express Each year, the East Tennessee Technology Access Center their opinadapts battery-operated toys for children with disabilities ions and who cannot play with off-the-shelf toys. Work on these adideas for aptations will begin 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the ET- Jamie Rowe i mp r o v i n g TAC office, 116 Childress St. Anyone with skills in electronics is welcome and encouraged to participate. Work will the Knox County school continue each Thursday until Dec. 4. Info: Lois Symington, system,” according to Jamie Rowe, a candidate for 219-0130. school board from District 2 in the Nov. 4 election. “First, the method of ap■ Hire the experienced pointing members needs to CAC Office on Aging’s Senior Employment Service is be opened up. As it stands still accepting employers to participate in its Senior Job now, the school superinFair for job-seekers who are 50-plus. The job fair will be tendent appoints all 20 held 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the CAC LT Ross members of the committee. Building, 2247 Western Ave. A wider selection process Employers interested in hiring older, experienced workwould ensure a broader ers should contact Brenda Tate, 524-2786. range of appointees – not
just people who agree with the superintendent.” Rowe said the council’s meeting should be open to the public, the press and members of the school board. She said council members should be able to record meetings, and minutes should be emailed to anyone who requests them within five days. Finally, formal recommendations of the council should be a regular school board agenda item each month. “If elected in November, I pledge to attend each meeting of the Teacher Advisory Council,” Rowe said. “I believe that more involvement by the public makes for an atmosphere in which teachers will be more willing to share their ideas for improving our school system.”
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THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 2-4 Ivan Racheff House and Gardens bulb sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1943 Tennessee Ave. “Bulb Sale Café” open 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Proceeds go to maintenance and beautification of grounds. Info: Janet Oakes, 675-1958, or Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.
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or linda.mckinnis@yahoo.com; Pid LaWare, 278-3099 or pidfrank@centurytel.net. Fall festival, 4-8 p.m., House Mountain Baptist Church, 8621 Washington Pike. Cakewalk, games, face painting, train rides, inflatables and concessions. Info: www.hmbchurch.org. Auditions by appointment for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking one boy, three girls ages 7-12 and two women ages 35-55. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490. Rummage sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Friends Mini Used Book Sale, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.
Samples accepted for jurying process, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. A nonrefundable $25 jurying fee is required with submissions. Info/submission forms: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038. Golf Tournament to benefit the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation, hosted by the North Knoxville Rotary, 1 p.m., Three Ridges Golf Course. Entry fee: $100 ($400/team) Hole sponsorships: $100.
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Fall Bake and Rummage Sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount Hermon UMC, 232 E. Copeland Road. Baked goods, canned goods and lots of “treasures.” Info: 9387910; 939-7663. Fall festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Asbury UMC, 2822 Asbury Road. Gospel music, food, crafts, sweet shop, white elephant sale, kid’s activities, country store. Info: Don Barksdale, 6869466; www.asburyumcknox.org. Children’s fall/winter consignment sale, Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church, 4615 Asheville Highway. Info: Info: Kara Robertson, 525-7807. Yard sale, 8 a.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell. Fall and Christmas items. Proceeds benefit the church. Smoker event, 11 a.m.-sellout, Food City Powell. Featuring chicken, pork, etc.
American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 387-5522. 50th Birthday Party for Norwood Library, 2-6 p.m., 1110 Merchants Drive. Activities include Mini Book Sale; refreshments. Info: 688-2454! Auditions by appointment for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking one boy, three girls ages 7-12 and two women ages 35-55. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27 Deadline for membership applications to Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying process: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or kateswaterart@gmail. com.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. Free. Fall Carnival, 5-8 p.m., Maynardville Elementary. Games, cakewalk, inflatables, dunking booth, food, live music, lots of vendors. Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tazewell Campus of Walters State Community College (the old high school) auditorium. Speaker: Darren Farquhar. Info: 617-9013. Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Parkland.” Free. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210. Mom’s Night Out Book Club: “Defending Jacob,” 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton
SATURDAY, OCT. 4 Union Co. Heritage Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wilson Park. Info: http://unioncountyheritagefestival.com/. Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs. Star City Roller Girls; All Stars vs. Red River Sirens. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance at Coliseum box office, team members and team website. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com. Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748. Ride Like an Animal 100-mile motorcycle ride to benefit Union County Humane Society. Noon at the shelter, ending at Li’l Jo’s. Info: Linda McKinnis, 556-0290
SUNDAY, OCT. 5 The Masters 3 in concert, 11 a.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church, 940 Ailor Gap Road in Luttrell.
TUESDAY, OCT. 7 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277. Health Awareness Seminar Day, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Topics: 10:15 a.m., “Heart Health – How It Works and How to Prevent Heart Disease”; 3:15 p.m., “Is it Alzheimer’s – Understanding the Warning Signs.” Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Day-trip to Harrah’s Casino, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Roundtrip fare: $30. Info: Frankie or Jim Hicks, 525-1475.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 Block party Life Care EMS fundraiser for the Manor at Northgate, 4301 Whittle Springs Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch: $5; includes choice of one hamburger or two hot dogs with two sides, a dessert and a drink. Info/ RSVP: 225-6799.
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‘The stroke hospital’ of Knoxville provides quick response, life-saving procedures After staying up late to watch a movie, Peggy Simpson of Knoxville slept just a few hours before getting up to go to the bathroom in the early morning of Sept. 5. That’s when she noticed her right arm felt strange. “My right hand was kind of clubbed, and I thought I’d fallen asleep on that arm. But by the time I got to the bathroom, I knew I had a problem,” said Simpson, 61. “I came out of the bathroom screaming, only it was in a foreign language. It was ‘Blah, blah, blah.’ ” Her husband, Danny, recognized the symptoms of a stroke immediately and called 9-1-1. The Simpsons requested the ambulance take them to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Because Danny Simpson had had a stroke several years ago, they knew that Fort Sanders is certified as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, one of very few in Tennessee. “Since his stroke, I had done a lot of research and found that Fort Sanders Regional was the stroke hospital,” said Simpson. Being certified as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke
Center means that every member of Fort Sanders’ staff, from the physicians to the registration staff, has been trained in identifying stroke symptoms and what do to about them (see accompanying article). “When it comes to stroke, we always say ‘Time is brain.’ The faster we can get to somebody, the better the outcome will tend to be,” said Dr. James Hora, the neurologist who saw Simpson. Within minutes, Hora had Dr. James diagnosed SimpHora son with a clot in her brain and gave her tPA, tissue plasminogen activator. This is a medication that dissolves blood clots and restores blood flow if given quickly after a stroke. Ideally, tPA should be given within three hours and up to 4.5 hours after the first symptoms of a stroke. “They hopped to it, that’s the only way I know to say it. They were on top of it,” said Simpson. “There were at least three to
four people in the room with me at all times. They started an IV, I had a CT scan and then Dr. Hora said, ‘You’ve got a blood clot on your brain, we need that tPA medicine started.’ So they started that and then took me into surgery,” she said. Not all stroke patients are candidates for surgery, but Fort Sanders neuro-interventional radiologist Dr. Keith Woodward determined he could remove Simpson’s clot using minimally invasive techniques. Using a small incision in her groin, Woodward inserted a slender catheter into her leg and up to her left carotid artery. He then inserted a tiny clot-removing tool through the catheter and removed the blockage. After three days, Simpson came home. She has had complete restoration of movement in her hand and minimal effect on her speech or other movement. She is getting stronger every day, she said. Peggy Simpson of Knoxville, pictured with her husband, Danny, suffered “I had excellent care at Fort a stroke Sept. 5 due to a blood clot on the brain. Thanks to the Simpsons’ Sanders,” said Simpson. “That knowledge of the Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional, Peggy survived emergency room is on top of it. the stroke and was back home after three days. I give credit to all of them. They were all great.”
Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST:
Medical director of area Stroke Center named Dr. Arthur Moore was named medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in July 2014. He is one of the center’s neurohospitalists, Dr. Arthur meaning he Moore treats neurological diseases like stroke in the hospital only, not in a private practice. This dedicated focus means stroke patients at Fort Sanders get quick and efficient care, 24 hours each day, 7 days a week. Originally from Greeneville, Tenn., Moore earned a bachelor’s degree from
Vanderbilt University in 2005 and graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2009. He did his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as well as a fellowship in neurology critical care, stroke and cerebral vascular disease. When he’s not helping stroke patients at Fort Sanders, Moore enjoys spending time with his wife and young daughter. “I always wanted to return to East Tennessee; I love what Knoxville had to offer. I’ve got family in the area, and Fort Sanders is a fantastic hospital. I’m excited about our program, its Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification and that it offers the highest level of stroke care possible.”
F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging? A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place? S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled? T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the effects of stroke.
Call 911 and get to a hospital as quickly as possible. And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.
The first Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in East Tennessee When it comes to treating strokes, no other hospital in the Knoxville area offers a more advanced level of care than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Fort Sanders was the first in the Knoxville area to earn an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care programs in the United States. This “gold-seal” advanced certification means that Fort Sanders is recognized as having the most advanced and effective treatments available for stroke today. Certification through The Joint Commission involves extensive training for the staff, documentation of effectiveness and inspection of the hospital by The Joint Commission. Part of certification is having a team of “neurohospitalists” on staff. These physicians treat only stroke and neurological cases in the hospital, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Instead of waiting for a doctor to have time from his or her private practice, Fort Sanders has neurologists on hand.
“It makes access to specialized neurologists easier,” said Dr. James Hora, one of the neurohospitalists at Fort Sanders. “We have 24/7 coverage, and this provides rapid access to a neurologist for acute neurologic problems.” Dr. Arthur Moore was hired in July 2014 as medical director for the center. “With our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification, we offer the highest level of care for all patients. Whether they’re able to have surgery or not, we’re there to give their bodies the best chance to heal and recover,” he explained. Some stroke patients can be treated with minimally invasive surgical options. Using brain angioplasty, stents and aneurysm surgery, Fort Sanders surgeons can remove tiny clots, stop brain bleeds and insert tiny stents to hold open delicate arteries. “Using a catheter, we thread a tiny wire into the artery in the groin and up to the brain,” explained Keith Woodward, M.D., a neuro-interventional radiologist at Fort Sanders. “Then we can use a special device to pull the clot out, or sometimes we
can inject it with medicine and dissolve it while we’re in there.” Most stroke patients need followup care after the initial event, and patients at Fort Sanders have access to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an award winning rehabilitation center. About one-third of the Patricia Rehabilitation Neal Center’s patients are stroke patients, according to the center’s medical director, Mary E. Dillon, M.D. “Our specialists begin determining as soon as possible what level of care the patient will need,” said Dillon. “Patients have access to rehab services from the time they arrive in the emergency department, throughout their care here and through all the post-acute levels of care.” Having everything – speedy emergency care, advanced surgical techniques and the best in rehabilitation – makes Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the smart choice for stroke care. “We’re equipped to handle all stroke cases, from the most complex to the least,” said Dillon. “Our patients don’t have to go anywhere else to find help.”
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Wide receiver Riley Gaul signals that he’s ready to go for the Bobcats.
Michael Hines performs with the Central High marching band.
Central’s color guard captain Holly Neilsen leads the marching band through the stadium on to the field for the pre-game show. Photos by R. White
Central staff members Karey Loudermilk, Christie Jones, Tracy Poulsen and Ann Orpurt support the team with hand painted “Bobcat Nation” Tshirts.
Jake Seiver and Evan Smiley paint up for the game against Fulton. Students painted in green and purple to remember Mandy Harrell, a former CHS cheerleader who died from injuries during a car accident in 2006 and helped save the lives of many individuals through organ donation.
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Central cheerleaders Jordan Pressley, Baily Hammett and Taylor Lay get the crowd pumped up prior to the game against Fulton.
Beaver Brook golf Winners of the Beaver Brook Country Club game Best Ball include first place Carol Henley, Nina Dolin and Susie Schneider; second place Joan Funkhouse, Nancy Guay and Sherry Kelly; third place was a tie between Louise Nelson, Sally Crisler and Shirley Spignardo and Loretta Young, Chris Rector and Carol McGhee. Chip-in went to Carol Henley. Medalist was Nina Dolin, and low putts winner was Carol McGhee.
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Central hosted Fulton last week in football action. The game was called the “Mandy Game” and was a time to remember former CHS cheerleader Mandy Harrell. Her parents, Dave and Betsy, were at the game,
dressed in Mandy’s favorite colors (green and purple) and helped raise awareness for organ donation. Students painted up in green and purple, the cheerleaders and dance team wore ribbons to show their
support and many fans set aside their tradition red and black clothing to wear green and purple. But the Bobcats couldn’t find an answer for the highscoring Fulton Falcons, losing 71-7.
Florida is a fierce rivalry Being old and steeped in tradition, I prefer orange and white uniforms. Tennessee-Alabama is my game of choice. I cling to the hope that the Volunteers will, some day, make it competitive again. I do not grasp the concept of alternative gridiron apparel, any more than forcing Smokey to swap out with a migratory kangaroo. I do understand younger enthusiasts focusing on Florida as a favorite foe. There are many reasons – in addition to Steve Spurrier comments and what the Gators did to Peyton Manning and Phillip Fulmer. Tennessee and Florida developed a fierce football fight relatively late in life. They became annual opponents only when the SEC expanded in 1992. In the previous 100 years, they played 21 times. Roots do run deep. In 1950, former Tennessee tackle Bob Woodruff became head coach at Florida. He hired former Tennessee head coach Harvey Robinson as a helper. Woodruff lasted 10 years and was replaced by former Tennessee center Ray Graves. Graves won enough in his 10 years to earn entry into the College Hall of Fame. Part of his success was the recruitment of Spurrier, quarterback from Johnson City. He went on to win the Heisman Trophy and some Tennesseans are still ticked. The Tennessee-Florida tango created strange twists and turns. In time, Woodruff returned to Tennessee as an assistant coach and evolved into athletic director. He hired Doug Dickey, former Florida quarterback, to
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coach the Volunteers. Dickey imported Jimmy Dunn, another former Florida quarterback, as offensive coordinator. The ultimate irony was the 1969 Gator Bowl, Florida against Tennessee. Dickey was affiliated with both teams, still coaching the Volunteers after agreeing to become coach of the Gators. Some Tennessee people still wonder about Florida’s 14-13 victory. Dickey lasted nine years at his alma mater, enjoyed modest success and helped develop the aforementioned Spurrier as a coach. Spurrier later became Florida’s guiding light and a proverbial thorn in Tennessee f lesh. Dickey eventually returned to Tennessee as athletic director and lived happily ever after. There has been plenty of heat through the years, in the swamp and on the hill. The underhanded fax was a hot feature. Tennessee-Florida really f lamed up in Gainesville in 1977, Dickey’s Gators against John Majors’ first group of Volunteers. The visitors fought on even terms for 58 minutes but finally fell behind by a field goal. Tennessee was unable to counter and gave up the ball on downs on the wrong side of the 50. Florida got a touchdown with 46 seconds to go. That was that, 10-point deficit. Out of obligation, the Vols fielded the kick-
off but fumbled on first down. Thirteen seconds remained. Florida’s band (this was before canned music) was leading the celebration. Down on the grass, the greedy Gators decided to go for blood. Tony Green ran 15 toward the goal. The clock said :03 when Florida called time to squeeze in one more play. Quarterback Terry LeCount jogged over to consult with Dickey. Assistant coach Kim Helton was supposedly yelling “Throw it, throw it!” On the Tennessee sideline, quarterback Joe Hough lost part of his composure and announced that, by damn, if LeCount threw a pass, he was going after him. LeCount fired what looked like a touchdown to Wes Chandler. That an official ruled it beyond the end line did not dampen Joe’s fire. He led the angry charge. An ugly brawl developed. Coach Helton was knocked down. Noses were bloodied. Lips were split. Feelings were severely damaged. Dickey later denied responsibility for the timeout and the late pass but contributed a great closing comment: “I told everybody that the Volunteers would be a fighting team. They proved me correct right up until five minutes after the game.” Connections continue. Kurt Roper, former second-generation Tennessee assistant coach, is offensive coordinator of the Gators. Tennessee-Florida remains a worthy middleweight bout. Bring it on. Marvin West accepts cheers or jeers and receives e-mail at westwest6@ netzero.com.
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Upcoming Friday Action Jackson: Freshman QB shows Austin-East vs. Gatlinburg-Pittmann Bearden vs. West Carter at Union County Central vs. Anderson County (Thursday game) Christian Academy of Knoxville: Open Farragut at Hardin Valley Fulton vs. Pigeon Forge Gibbs: Open Grace Christian vs. Meigs County Halls vs. Karns Knoxville Catholic at Kingston South-Doyle at Seymour Webb vs. Donelson Christian Academy
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Brainerd, Porter had three sacks on defense and threw the key block that gave Jackson time to find Cowan for the winner. Why this one intrigues: Austin-East really needs this one, and, when you look at the Roadrunners’ season to date, it’s a program on the rise. Gatlinburg-Pittman finished 9-3 last season and reached the second round of the playoffs. “It’s going to come down to who wants it more, who wants to win,” Phillips said. “I’ve always thought we had the chance to do some of the things the Alcoas, the Maryvilles and the Fultons have done. “We’ve got a really good freshman class. We’ve got a really good sophomore class. Our main thing is to build this program back to that level.” A freshman that comes through in his very first start, in his first varsity game, is a great beginning.
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