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BUZZ Gibbs says thanks The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society of Tennessee, along with residents, churches, businesses and other members of the Corryton and Gibbs communities are hosting a cookout to show appreciation for the soon-to-be-built Gibbs Middle School. The cookout will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, behind Gibbs Elementary School, 7715 Tazewell Pike. Everyone is invited for free food, music and fellowship. Info: Jack Huddleston at 865-789-6550.

Cycling race for kids in SoKno The Tennessee High School Cycling League will hold a bike race 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1548 Taylor Road (aka the Wood Property) in the Urban Wilderness. Teams from across the state will compete, and event organizers hope to spark interest in mountain biking among local students. The league is open to middle-schoolers as well as high-schoolers. The race course is 2.5 miles, with one sustained climb of 250-feet elevation gain. The sixth-grade boys and all middle-school girls will use the lower portion of the course, which omits the climb and descent and is 1.24 miles. Spectators are welcome, and there is no charge to watch. Info: tennesseemtb.org

It hurts where? It’s not like the free medical clinic at Magnolia Avenue Methodist Church is operating in secret – every Monday at noon dozens of patients line up to sign up to see the doctor and have a hot lunch courtesy of the church – but Russ Johnston, who chairs its board and was the driving force behind the clinic’s creation, is working hard to spread the word that there’s free medical care available in East Knoxville and that no one will be turned away.

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Central High to pilot

online program Central High junior Nia Irby consults with assistant principal Russ Wise in the school computer lab. Photo by Ruth White

Central High School is launching a blended learning academy as part of a two-year pilot funded by the Great Schools Partnership, according to a press release sent Monday by the GSP. The academy will target students who need recovery credits and those wishing to surge ahead with Advanced Placement and “dual enrollment” courses for both high-school and college credit.

Central High School is the first Knox County school to create such an academy. Blended courses offer a combination of online and face-to-face instruction. The academy will offer courses produced and filmed by Central’s own faculty as well as courses offered by outside academic institutions such as Pellissippi State Community College. Central’s goal is to double the

learning needs.” And Buzz Thomas, president of the Great Schools Partnership, said the projected cost of the new academy is $81,050 for two years. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett called Central’s goals of doubling enrollment in college-level courses and a 90 percent graduation rate, “a high bar for achievement” that the county owes its young people.

City Council says ‘no’ to FC cell tower By Sandra Clark Knoxville City Council has voted 7-1-1 to overturn the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s recommendation for rezoning to allow for a cell tower between Ridgecrest and Martha Berry in Fountain City. Della Volpe Nick Della Volpe, an attorney who represents the Fountain City area on council, led the fight against the rezoning. He

said later he thinks the MPC got bad advice from its consultant. “He admitted he had not looked at other sites,” Della Volpe said Monday. “He just looked at this site to make sure it met technical requirements.” Suzanne Matheny, who lives near the proposed tower, said Della Volpe’s arguments were persuasive. “He rocked, in the current vernacular,” she said. Brenda Palmer voted no, while Marshall Stair recused himself as John King, a member of his law firm, represented the opponents.

Della Volpe said Mayor Madeline Rogero told him afterwards that she would have voted with the neighborhood had the council been split 4-4. Her vote was not necessary. The council vote “was a strong defiance of the erroneous advice our city leaders are being given by MPC’s ‘independent’ consultant that their hands are tied in decisions regarding the placement and manner of telecommunications facilities,” Matheny said. She said opponents were grateful for help from area neighbor-

hood groups and will reciprocate if necessary. Della Volpe said the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 does not eliminate local oversight and zoning regulations. It just requires that local government not unfairly discriminate against one carrier. The act was created to benefit consumers by encouraging competition, he said. Branch Towers, represented by attorney Mary Miller, could appeal the council’s decision. Miller was not available for comment at press time.

Service adequate, funding flawed says fire chief By Wendy Smith Knox County has a relatively high level of service at a low cost per capita as compared to the rest of the state in regard to fire protection, says Rural/Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish. But the current funding system is flawed because single-family homeowners foot more of the bill than businesses do. Harnish is generally pleased with the number of fire stations in the county, now that a new station in Southwest Knox County is up and running. The need for a station in the Choto area has been a topic of conversation since Mike Ragsdale was mayor and finally came to fruition when former Knox County Commissioners Ed Shouse and Richard Briggs took the issue to Mayor Tim Burchett. Other key factors included the offer of a site from developer John Huber and the commission’s approval of payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) for the property. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in

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number of students taking college-level courses and increase its graduation rate to 90 percent during the two-year pilot. Principal Michael Reynolds said, “The challenge for today’s educators is to meet the students where they are and address their needs in a way that maximizes their potential. A blended academy will allow us to better differentiate instruction to meet students’

Rural/Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish, flanked by Mayor Tim Burchett and developer John Huber, speaks at a ribbon-cutting for a new fire station in the Choto community. Photo by Wendy Smith

September for the new station, which has one engine and a full-time crew of six But too many business owners opt to “roll the dice” rather than pay the Rural/ Metro subscription that would cover the cost of a fire. The cost of fighting a fire for two hours can be $30,000, and that’s a risk most homeowners aren’t willing to take. But the owner of a West Knox warehouse recently told Harnish that it doesn’t make financial sense for him to pay the lowest subscription rate for coverage, which is approximately $35,000 per year. If a business is large, the decision simply comes down to numbers, Harnish says. That becomes a problem as areas within the county grow. The 2000 census showed 700 residents in the Choto area, while the 2010 census showed 5,200. Growth in population requires a growth in service. “There’s a limit to how much funding can come in when residential properties To page A-3

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Bluegrass rocks

n o V o a c l c l ey a R Whitewater: Randy Terry, Danny Freels and Gary Inman; not pictured, Tim Patt

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C.F. Bailey and Shadow Ridge warm up in The 15th annual Raccoon the parking lot: C.F. Bailey, Daniel OxenValley Fall Festival is histodine, Jonathon O’neal and Johnny Siler. ry, and Walta Patt called the music “outstanding.” Patt’s husband, Tim, organizes the annual event at his family farm, just across the Anderson County line on Patt Lane off Raccoon Valley Road. The venue is perfect for a fall festival with rolling hillsides offering natural elevation for the audience. Those tents were helpful as well, keeping the sun away. The Patts got lucky this year, moving the festival up a week from the usual first weekend in October. While it rained a bit on Sept. 26, Tennessee Brushfire: Perry Cooper, Bill Bunt, Linda Bunt, Roger Lay and Doug Roberts the rains were torrential on Walta Patt, owner of Powell Florist, introducWhile the festival is All pickers and jam- even moon pies. Oct. 3. Walta Patt said ates the next band. Tennessee Brushfire, tendance was down from a chiefly bluegrass, there was mers were welcomed with high of 1,500 on a previous enough gospel and country plenty of shade-tree pick- led by Roger Lay of Powell, year. She estimated 400 in the mix to keep music lov- in’ underway. Food ran stirred everybody’s blood “She’s one of five sisters,” Just as a woman saunthere at the peak time, al- ers engaged. “They are coun- the gamut from healthy to up, especially when he fea- Lay said, “and her husband, tered by with a stack of funnel though visitors came and try to the bone,” Walta Patt such Southern delicacies tured his sister, Linda Bunt, Bill Bunt, also plays. Most of cakes, Lay launched into “Gosaid of the band Whitewater. as deep-fried Twinkies and on the bass. went throughout the day. us are family.” ing Back to Birmingham.”

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Al Harb: Six-thousand miles for love By Cindy Taylor Want to eat what is rumored to be the best pizza in town, outfit your garden, replenish your golf supplies, play a piano, get a tattoo, stroll through a home décor store and visit a bird sanctuary all in one stop? Such a place exists just off N. Broadway at Harby’s Pizza and Deli. Al and Helen Harb have been in business on Walker Boulevard for 18 years and have been Fountain City residents for 45 years. They own their building so im- Al Harb in his Pizzeria on Walker Boulevard Photo by Cindy Taylor proving the area in the right direction is a mission for Fountain City area. Harb only to discover that they does much of the cooking were both born in the same this couple. “I learned years ago that for Harby’s and most des- Palestinian village. He there are two people making serts sold in the restaurant moved to Detroit when he money: KUB and landlords. are baked by his wife, Hel- was five and Helen moved I own this building and I’m en, the love of his life. Now to Knoxville when she was three. The two never knew trying to work a deal with there’s the story. Harb’s father came to each other until Al, with KUB but …,” Harb laughed. His building next to a America and took a job at a the help of his mother, went bird sanctuary houses his Ford plant in Detroit. When looking for a wife. “After I got back from restaurant and five other he made enough money businesses. The structure he brought his family over Vietnam I decided to settle down. I brought girls home has beautiful art reflecting from Palestine. Harb traveled the more to meet my mother but she the outdoors. Harb’s love of cooking led than 6,000 miles from Pal- always found something him to open the restaurant estine via Detroit to Ten- wrong with them.” After many failed atand dig his roots into the nessee where he met Helen,

tempts Harb asked his mom to take over the search. Through her network of friends and family she found Helen. Harb traveled to Knoxville to meet her. “I knew instantly Helen was the one for me. I asked her about marriage the first day we met,” he said. “She said she would have to ask God.” Harb says it was two months before Helen had her answer. They have been together 45 years. “My wife is my encouragement,” said Harb. “Without her I wouldn’t be me.” Harby’s restaurant is at 3718 Walker Boulevard. It is family friendly, no liquor or beer served, and filled with memorabilia. There is even an area set aside with free books for children to take home. While waiting for orders, customers can browse through Harb’s shop next door, Gifts at Walker Home Décor. Harby’s is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Info: 688-5657.

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are bearing the bulk of the cost. At some point, we have to get commercial properties to bear more of the expense.” He sees two possible solutions. The county could tax businesses to pay for service, or pass an ordinance to make it easier for Rural/Metro to charge nonsubscribers for service. If rates for commercial businesses were significantly higher, the math would change, he says. Harnish estimates that 50 percent to 60 percent of county properties are covered through subscriptions. There are now 16 Rural/Metro fire stations in Knox County outside the city and 19

city-operated fire halls, and combining the two would be costly. He can’t see the city taking on such a huge financial challenge. The county could raise the property tax to cover fire service, but it would be an enormous hike. The next new fire station is likely to be in the Forks of the River area in East Knox County. While stations are generally well distributed, specific locations are not always ideal due to cost. The current station is located in the industrial park, and it needs to be closer to residences, Harnish says. A developer is in the process of making a proposal to Rural/ Metro.

REUNION NOTES ■ Shoffner reunion, 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Sharps Chapel Community Building, located beside Sharps Chapel School. All friends are welcome. Info: 805-8852 or 441-1731.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Fountain City Lions Club

Thursday, Gibbs Ruritan Club, 7827 Tazewell Pike. Info: Betty Jones, 688-2268.

UT NOTES ■ Kate Brown, professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will speak 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay St. Topic: Kate Brown “Everyday Life in the Spectacular World of the Atom.” Part of UT Department of History’s annual lecture series in modern European history.

“The Day at the Java meets 6 p.m. each first and Shop and third Monday, Lions ComGreyhound munity Building, 5345 N. Bus Depot” Broadway. is coming ■ Halls Community Lions Club to Powell meets 7:15 p.m. each second Playhouse and fourth Monday, Shoney’s, at Jubilee 343 Emory Road. Banquet Fa■ Halls Republican Club meets ■ Notre Dame Professor Mark cility Thurs7 p.m. each third Monday at Noll will speak day through the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/ Hicks 5 p.m. WednesS a t u r d a y, Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. day, Oct. 21, in Oct. 15, 16 and 17, for four Info: knoxgop.org. UT’s Alumni performances. ■ Seventh District DemoMemorial Directed by Gina Jones, crats meet 6:30 p.m. each Building, Room the show features 16 acfourth Monday, Halls Branch 210. Topic: tors including newcomers: Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. “The Bible and Brandon Lloyd Hicks, David Info: Mary Ann Page, map@ the Civil War: parodee.net or 247-8155; Dan Stair, Debra Pope and Brian Before, During Newcomers to the Powell Playhouse stage David Stair, Debra Pope and Brian Cooney rehearse Haney, bdl66@comcast.net or Mark Noll and After.” Cooney. the upcoming play. Pope will play dual roles in the performance. Photos by Cindy Taylor 922-4547. Hosted by the It opens the fifth season Department of History and the ■ United Northeast of the playhouse, founded Department of Religious StudDemocrats/8th District by the late Nita Buell Black, Cash, complete with sing- performances at 7 p.m. and Make reservations with Juies. Free and open to the public. meet 7 p.m. each second longtime drama teacher at ing. He recently played El- the Saturday matinee at 2 bilee at 938-2112. Powell High School. vis in “All Shook up” at the p.m. Tickets are available Hicks is a native of Mount Oak Ridge Playhouse. prior to each performance. Airy, N.C., who now lives in The shows will be at JuMeals are also available Find us online at www.budgetblinds.com West Knoxville. At Powell, bilee Banquet Facility on at $15 for dinner and $10 for he plays a young Johnny Callahan Road with evening lunch prior to the matinee.

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This could be the crossroads Watch closely, my friends. This could be the crossroads of Butch Jones’ coaching career. Observe the details this Saturday and make note of which way the Volunteers go. If this team recovers from the latest disappointment, smacks Georgia in the mouth and carries the fight to the Bulldogs for all four quarters, the season can be saved. Georgia, treated rudely by Alabama, will be trying to bounce back at Tennessee’s expense. If that happens, forget all the tall talk of summer and lofty orange expectations. The Vols will be stuck at 2-4. There will be no SEC East title. There may not be six victories for bowl eligibility. There is but one North Texas, one South Carolina and one Vanderbilt on the remaining schedule. Jones’ immediate solution to this dilemma was not very reassuring.

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“You keep working and you win one of these games eventually.” Hmmmm. My reaction? What Tennessee needs are more Bowling Greens and Western Carolinas. Some SEC bullies are just too tough. Some are too smart. This is the big league. Oklahoma and Florida caused considerable grief. Arkansas let more air out of the Tennessee balloon. It defeated the Vols physically, much worse than the final score. The psychological setback may have been even more decisive. Arkansas is old-fashioned dull in comparison to Tennessee. It does not do

much strobe-light stuff. It does not get highlight time on ESPN shows. It does not even bother with the hiphop hurry-up offense. The Razorbacks do not have an aerospace engineer at quarterback. Their guy does not study differential equations or do internships on next-generation Pratt & Whitney F135 engines. Arkansas has nothing close to the Tennessee theme song, Rocky Top. The school did establish trademark rights to “Woooooooo Pig Sooie!” The coaches are the real difference in Tennessee and Arkansas. Butch is a freeflowing orator, a polished motivational speaker, a natural salesman. His brickby-brick building plan has been copied by construction companies worldwide. Bret Bielema is not nearly as photogenic or articulate. If Butch comes across as a slick marketing manager,

Bret appears to be more the bib overalls type. Their coaching backgrounds are a study in contrasts. Butch built his fame at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. Bielema went 68-24 at Wisconsin. Three of his teams played in Rose Bowls. This is the third year in rebuilding projects for both coaches. Jones has clearly excelled in recruiting. At Neyland Stadium, Bret’s team performed as if it had superior talent. The Razorbacks did fundamentals. The Vols missed opportunities and far too many tackles. The secondary lost receivers and couldn’t find them. A famous cornerback dropped on the draft board. We all know Joshua Dobbs does not throw well downfield. But at least he was inconsistent. A few passes were perfect. More were off-target. Tennes-

Bonovich comes out punching Few city residents braved the rainy weather last week to vote in the primary for three contested City Council seats. But they’ll get a second chance to choose from exactly the same candidates, minus two at-large Seat C contenders, during the Nov. 3 general election.

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The Seat C field has been reduced to incumbent Finbarr Saunders and chal-

lenger Paul Bonovich, a small business owner. Saunders raked in 64 percent of votes, while Bonovich received Bonovich 13 percent − just 45 votes more than third-place finisher David Williams, who had 12 percent. Kelly Absher finished fourth with 11 percent. Bonovich says he’s thrilled to be participating in the general election. After a day of recovery following the election, he was ready to get back to communicating with voters. His

platform has become more clearly defined, as have his issues with Saunders. He now has three key issues. The first is the city’s “unsustainable” pension fund. The unfunded liability grew from $18 million to $170 million over the past seven years, and given the shape of the market, he wouldn’t be surprised if it increased to $200 million this year. The second flows from the first. Bonovich is concerned that city liabilities will result in a tax increase, and he wants to look at alternatives to raising taxes. His third key issue is protecting the integrity of

neighborhoods. Saunders has not been a champion of neighborhoods, he says. “He took a hospital from a neighborhood that wanted it and put it in a neighborhood that didn’t.” Saunders also has a plan − to keep doing what he’s been doing for four years. He’ll continue attending meetings and talking with neighborhood representatives and business owners “to understand what’s going on.” He lists such neighborhood organizations as Bearden Council, Town Hall East and Fountain City Town Hall as being good sources of information. He thinks last week’s

see offensive and defensive fronts got thumped. Jalen Hurd gained one yard in the second half. Other Vols, even Dobbs, did not run well. This was not a strategy flaw. Arkansas had the ball. Georgia is a better team than Arkansas. It may not be as tough. What the Bulldogs do on their comeback should be interesting. What the Vols do is critical. Nothing like this ever happened during the previous administration. We never mistook Derek Dooley teams for good. This one faked us out. It would be nice to get surprised again.

years. Some wonder why. Historic occasions? In 1973, Tennessee was leading 31-28 with 2:27 remaining, fourth and two, wrong end of the field. Bill Battle called for a fake punt, spotted a problem, tried to change the play, but couldn’t get the message to all concerned. Fullback Steve Chancey took the snap and was swarmed. Georgia cashed in. Battle carries the scar. In 1980, young Herschel made his debut, stormed up the middle, ran over Bates, scored a touchdown and triggered this exclamation from Georgia announcer Larry Munson: “My God, a freshman!” Tennessee won nine in This is for the children a row in the next decade. In 1992, Heath Shuler told who came in late. There is more to Tennes- interim coach Phillip Fulsee-Georgia football than mer not to worry, he’d take Herschel Walker bumping care of the little problem. The quarterback patted the into Bill Bates. As rivalries go, this is a coach on his broad bottom strange one. The schools and completed the famous played long, long ago, be- fourth-and-14 pass to Roncame charter members of ald Davis. Marvin West invites reader reaction. the Southeastern Confer- His address is westwest6@netzero.com ence but didn’t play for 31

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election reflected support for the current council. “We don’t always agree, but we’ll always find a solution.” Ironically, he points to the city pension as an example of a time when the council worked well to ge t her. While council can’t change the pension str ucture, Saunders members can make suggestions about what goes on the ballot for voters to decide. The current council was new when it spent six months working through issues related to the pension. Both candidates ex-

pressed concern about the low voter turnout for the primary. Saunders says he doesn’t want interest to drop off before the general election. The District 5 race between incumbent Mark Campen and Jennifer Mirtes will be citywide during the general election. But voting for at-large seats is citywide during both the primary and the general election. It’s a redundancy that needs to be addressed, possibly after the current election cycle. Seat A incumbent George Wallace had no opposition. Incumbent Marshall Stair will once again face Pete Drew for Seat B. Here’s hoping for sunny weather.

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‘Where does it hurt?’

East Knoxville church operates free medical clinic It’s not like the free medical clinic at Magnolia Avenue Methodist Church is operating in secret – every Monday at noon dozens of patients line up to sign up to see the doctor and have a hot lunch courtesy of the church – but Russ Johnston, who chairs its board and was the driving force behind the clinic’s creation, is working hard to spread the word that there’s free medical care available in East Knoxville and that no one will be turned away.

Betty Bean “The only question we ask is where does it hurt,” he said. Johnston, a 1960 University of Tennessee computer science graduate who earned advanced degrees in organizational design from MIT and Harvard, was a founding faculty member of Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Business and a professor at Boston University’s graduate school of business before he retired in 1999 and moved back to Knoxville with his wife, Florence. “I hate to dispute Thomas Wolfe, but you can go home again,” he said.

The Johnstons started attending Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church because, he said, “The people here were so nice. Over the next couple of years, I kept thinking, ‘The Lord wants me to go over there to that church,’ and I’d say, ‘Nah, that’s just my imagination.’ “Finally, the Lord said, ‘I want you to go there and when you get there, I’ll show you what to do.’ So I came over here and they had a new minister – Van Sanks – and he wanted it to become a missionary church that related to its neighborhood.” The idea for the clinic grew from there. “People kept telling me, ‘I go over to St. Mary’s for medical care.’ I’d ask how they got there, and they’d say, ‘I walk.’ “God told me, ‘You need to do something,’ and I listened,” Johnston said. The congregation started feeding people on Mondays and opened a clothing closet. Members of Ebenezer United Methodist opened up a food pantry. The clinic opened after Dr. Janet Purkey, an internist and associate professor at the Un iver sit y Dr. Janet Purkey of Tennes-

Social worker Amanda Mills and founder Russ Johnston

see Medical Center, got involved. (Johnston says the first 23 doctors he asked turned him down). She’s on duty from noon until 3 p.m. when she is relieved by Dr. John Bashore. Purkey got involved in planning the clinic through her church, Central Baptist of Bearden, and is assisted by a core of dedicated volunteer social workers, nurses and community members who take histories and keep the place running. Once a month, Wayne Smith, also

a volunteer, does HIV and Hepatitis C testing. Last week Purkey was excited to welcome a medical student sent by Dr. Ron Lands, a colleague at UT Medical Center, and she says they could use more help. “I don’t want to be a director. I want to be a worker bee. Find me a director!” She said working at the clinic is “eye-opening and rewarding. A lot of things still need to be tweaked, but people know that we are doing our best for them.”

Affordable housing is big business Last week Knoxville’s Habitat for Humanity announced its 500th house built here since the group’s founding in 1976. Also last week, the city renamed a road (Town View Drive to Lula Powell Drive) as LHP Capital LLC affirmed a previously announced $21.6 million renovation of Townview Towers and the adjacent Arbor Place. Combined, these offer 500 apartments. Irony abounds. A quick check shows some 3,700 units of KCDCowned and managed apartments and another 4,000 KCDC-issued housing vouchers. That means Knox County has added almost 9,000 units of subsidized housing in the last 40 years, and yet chronic homelessness remains a problem. There’s a huge difference, though, between the good work of Habitat versus the recycling efforts – both buildings and tenants – of the government rental business. Carr Hagan, president of LHP Capital, talked with me last week about his company’s business.

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Since the mid-1970s, the federal government has encouraged privately owned and developed residential rental units for public housing, but those funding programs ended in the mid1980s, he said. Phillip Lawson, now board chair of LHP Capital, began studying a new financial model, Hagan said. From the late 1990s into the next decade, low income housing was funded with tax credits. In 2005, a housing division was created within Lawler-Wood, and that housing division remains today, renamed LHP Capital LLC. “Lawler-Wood is a 40year brand, but we’ve rebranded,” said Hagan, who has worked with Phil Lawson for 13 years. And LHP is also rebranding its properties. Townview Towers (300

units), one of three public housing entities atop the hill overlooking downtown Knoxville and the Civic Coliseum, is becoming 1100 Studio Apartments. The adjacent Arbor Place (200 units) is becoming Pinnacle Park. And the KCDC-owned property that’s most visible to motorists is now The Vista at Summit Hill, advertised as 175 cable-ready apartments with great views of Knoxville’s skyline and the mountains. Hagan said his apartments have strong occupancy, vacant only for normal transitions. The federal subsidy is tied to the unit rather than the individual. Tenants pay 30 percent of their monthly income and the government makes up the difference based on market rental rates, he said. You know what’s happening to downtown residential rental rates. Hagan said the $21.6 million that his company is investing in rehabilitation is “lots more than appliances,” although new appliances, floor covering and upgraded cabinets are included. There will also be new roofs,

HVAC, electrical upgrades and security cameras, he said. “These are 45-yearold buildings with many maintenance needs.” Carr Hagan The new names and new signage will be installed by year’s end. The 18-month construction schedule is ahead on Pinnacle Park where, given the complexity of the retrofits, the tenants are moved 24-units at a time to on-site hotel units while work is underway. “We’re putting almost $25 million of capital investment in affordable homes,” said Hagan. Leaving this writer to conclude: the smartest people in town do not work for the government. Note: When Mayor Madeline Rogero suggested a battle of the bands between the police and fire departments, council member Nick Della Volpe shot back: “Let’s call it Guns and Hoses.” “I’ve got no impulse control,” he said later.

It’s Saunders vs. Bonovich for Seat C The recent city elections produced no surprises other than the three opponents to Finbarr Saunders ran almost evenly among them while Saunders took the lion’s share of the vote. Paul Bonovich, who faces Saunders in the runoff, edged his closest rival, David Williams, by 45 votes for Seat C. Expect Bonovich to wage an active campaign as will Saunders. Voter turnout hit the lowest mark in history. Such low totals deprive the winning candidates of any meaningful mandate for much of anything as 96 percent of the voters stayed home. Interestingly, 568 more voters voted in the Seat C contest than voted in the mayor’s race. Some 3,757 voted for mayor while 4,325 voted among the four rivals for Seat C. Rogero got only 70 more votes than city Judge John Rosson with her 3,711 votes; Rosson got 3,641. Saunders won with 64 percent of the total vote. However, on absentee voters, Saunders fell below 50 percent of the total. His election-day vote was three percentage points less than his early voting totals, while Bonovich slightly increased his percentage by election day. ■ Marshall Stair, who lives in North Knoxville, actually got more votes in George Wallace’s home precinct of Deane Hill Rec Center than Wallace, who was unopposed. Will be interesting to see if that repeats itself in November. Both Stair and Wallace are seen as possible mayoral candidates in 2019. ■ Expect a robust debate over the next four weeks between Saunders and Bonovich on issues such as the 34cent property tax hike, Cumberland Avenue’s $18 million construction project and neighborhood support. Saunders is the clear favorite. ■ Knoxville civic leader Jim Haslam II is being honored in Nashville on Oct. 20 by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee with its Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award. This is given to those who have made life better for others through hard work, bold dedication to service and strong faith in the human spirit. Other recipients include former Govs. Winfield

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Dunn, Phil Bredesen and Ned McWherter, along with Martha Ingram, former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and the late John Seigenthaler. Congratulations and well deserved. ■ Knoxville’s Bicentennial was observed 24 years ago with a year-long occasion in which neighborhoods across the city undertook improvement plans. It was led ably by Sue Clancy, Roseanne Wolf, Carolyn Jensen, Bobbye Dyslin and Emily Mackebee. Mackebee died Sept. 18, but her legacy of hard work and enthusiasm lives on and should be remembered for helping stage a spectacular year for the city. Next year marks the 225th anniversary of the city on Oct. 3, 2016. The celebration has been outsourced by the Rogero Administration to Visit Knoxville, which has created a website on it. Talking to the women who pulled off the 1991 celebration would be a good place for Kim Bumpas and her group to start. ■ The unpublicized greenway that goes from Buck Karnes Bridge along the Tennessee River to Marine Park may open someday. It has been there for four months without a city news release. Parking is at the Marine Park off Alcoa Highway. Tax dollars paid for it and taxpayers ought to know of its existence. The city had said the connection to Buck Karnes Bridge would be completed this summer but now they say it will be this fall. Some construction is underway under the bridge, but at a slow pace. ■ Sen. Bob Corker, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was a guest at the White House state dinner Sept. 25 for the president of China. ■ Jeb Bush visits Knoxville this week for a fundraiser for his presidential campaign with an event at the home of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy and Jenny Boyd.

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Corryton Senior Center: 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: exercise classes; card games; billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. The Knox County Veterans Services will provide oneon-one assistance to veterans and family members 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. “Estate Planning with Free Advance Directive,” 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8; field trip to Walters State’s Rel Maples Institute for Culinary Arts for lunch: 10:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9; register by Oct. 9 for Oct. 23 Three Rivers Rambler Train ride; Super Senior meeting, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, followed by flu and pneumonia shot clinic. ■ Halls Senior Center: 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary

Senior Daniel Strange dresses like a Viking for the photo booth. He said he wanted to show his daughter what he Miranda Ford of Independent Insurance Consultants hands out once looked like. free mints to Kevin Carmichael from Karns Senior Center.

Gretchen Harvey came from Carter Senior Center for the Mayor’s picnic.

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Offerings include: flu shots, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7; card games; exercise classes; dance classes; craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee each Tuesday; Senior Meals program, noon each Wednesday. Register for: “Snack & Learn: Cruise Planners,” Friday, Oct. 9; “Paint it Pink” painting class, Friday, Oct. 9; field trip to Mighty Musical Monday at the Tennessee Theatre, Monday, Oct. 12; “Potluck: BBQ & Bluegrass,” Tuesday, Oct. 13; register by Oct. 9 for Oct. 23 Three Rivers Rambler Train ride. ■ Heiskell Community Center 9420 Heiskell Road Seniors Luncheon meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Bring dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

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Rain fell by the buckets. The temp was a chilly 60 degrees. The wind easily turned umbrellas wrong side up. Who would want to picnic in that? Apparently more than 700 senior citizens. The turnout for Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s senior appreciation picnic was surprisingly large considering the weather was uncooperative

for the second year in a row. Seniors arrived at John Tarleton Park by the vanload and stayed through the constant drizzle alternating with down-pours of rain to enjoy music, food and fun. Vendors from various service providers were on-site with freebies and information benefitting seniors. This is the 9th year Knox County has hosted the senior picnic, launched by

Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his director of senior services, Cynthia Finch. “Mayor Burchett has continued the picnic as a way to show our seniors that we appreciate their service and commitment to our country and community,” said county communications director Michael Grider. “It was a great turnout despite the rain.” Mayor Madeline Rogero arrives in style for the picnic. More pictures next week. Cindy Taylor

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Lee Hickman travels to teach By Cindy Taylor Traveling preachers are reminders of the past. Dr. Lee Hickman, Th. D., is reviving the tradition. He doesn’t journey on horseback or stay in one place Lee Hickman for a month or more at one time, but he loves visiting different churches in the area. Hickman, a Clinton resident, has been making the rounds of pulpits in the Halls and Gibbs area. He often speaks at Clear Springs Baptist Church.

He started preaching at 13 and has held pastorates since 17. He recently earned a doctorate in theology. He says preaching is definitely a calling but it is one that wasn’t always clear to him. “Even though I began preaching when I was 13 I had wrestled with it for several months,” he said. “I wondered if anyone would want to listen to a 13 year old preach.” With little life experience at that early age, Hickman didn’t think he would bring credibility to the pulpit. He says God sent assurances in answered prayers that as long as he preached the Word of God he would have

all the credibility he needed. Hickman says he surrendered to the call of ministry in August 1999. “Since that day I have not slowed down from traveling to tell people about Jesus.” Hickman says he has been blessed since the beginning of his ministry to always have appointments to preach somewhere. His first pastorate was at Beals Baptist Church in Lenoir City. He has pastored three other churches since then. He says all the churches have been greatly blessed by God and grew tremendously in His glory. Hickman currently serves at Batley Baptist Church in Clinton as associate pastor

but travels to speak at other churches for special meetings, revivals and conferences. He began pursuing his doctorate two years ago at the encouragement of friends and family and wrote “The Door of Wisdom,” a devotional on the book of Proverbs. “I was blessed with overwhelming support from my wife, children and friends while going through my studies,” he said. “My plan now is to use my education to advance the precious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Hickman can be reached at batleychurch.org or leehickman@ymail.com.

Co-chairs and changes for Aglow By Cindy Taylor Changes are in the air for Knoxville Day Aglow. For the first time a husband/wife team will be cochair/president. Judy and Gary Burgess will share the title. “It is amazing how God put this together,” said Judy. “One of the Aglow mandates is reconciliation and walking together between men and women. “My husband and I both feel this is something that will enhance that mandate for Knoxville Day Aglow.” The couple live in Anderson County and attend church in Clinton. Now the two will add a trip to

New Knoxville Day Aglow co-chair/president and Aglow speaker Clara Bell Photo by Cindy Taylor Powell at least monthly to Church. Judy says she and attend Aglow Connection Gary have a tremendous vimeetings at New Covenant sion for expansion.

“We think small groups are where God wants us to go,” said Judy. “It is a more intimate setting.” Aglow members agree that a husband/wife team as leaders will be a great blessing and will encourage other men to attend meetings as well. Clara Bell spoke to the Aglow Connection meeting Sept. 29. Her subject was “Cleave to your Source.” “The focus of the message is how Ruth cleaves to Naomi and how God is our Source,” said Bell. Knoxville Day Aglow meets each month at New Covenant Church on Central Avenue Pike.

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■ 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.

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■ Dante Church of God, 410 Dante School Road, will distribute Boxes of Blessings (food) 9-11 a.m. or until boxes are gone, Saturday, Oct. 10. One box per household. Info: 689-4829.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, hosts Recovery at Powell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The program embraces people who struggle with addiction, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges. Info: recoveryatpowell.com or info@

■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host Kids Kloset, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 17. In addition to clothing, coats, hats, scarves and gloves are available. Faith is accepting donations of coats, hats, scarves and gloves 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Info: 688-1000. ■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, is accepting appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611. Your call will be returned. ■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host a Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry on Saturday, Oct. 10. The parking lot will open 6 a.m., and food will be distributed 7:30. No prerequirements to receive food. Volunteers needed 7-9:30 a.m. Info: 938-8311 or powellpcusa.org. ■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to

support Angel Tree. Cost: $15 or $10 and new toy.

■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike, will host Lulu Roman in concert 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in the sanctuary. Tickets: $10 advanced; $12 at the door. Funds raised go to Christ Church choir. Info/tickets: 922-1412 or choir members. ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host a “CHRISTmas Ride,” 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Motorcycle ride from church to LMU to

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■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, Heiskell, will host an outdoor gospel singing 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the church. Everyone welcome.

A phenomenon missed The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. (Joel 2: 10 NRSV) Like many of you, I missed the blood moon and eclipse. I was in the mountains, where the clouds completely covered the event. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. I love the moon and the stars and frequently step outside at night to check in with them. I suppose it fulfills some need for wonder, mystery and vastness. I am fairly certain that it is also a security thing: I am reassured that God’s in His heaven; all’s right with the world! I like to think that God spangled the heavens for us, as a lover showers the beloved with gifts. Instead of placing His jewels in our hands, however, God flung them across the skies for our amazement and pleasure, for all of us to share. I pity people who live in large cities, where lights completely obliterate the heavens. Surely, they haven’t a clue what they are missing, or they would do something about it!

Registration fee: $25. Fees go to church building fund. Info/ registration: alicebellbaptistchurch.org, click on Activities & Events, then Craft Fair. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway, is seeking vendors for the annual Craft Fair to be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 in the family life center. Spaces: $40. Bring your own table or rent one for $10. Info/reservations: 690-1060.

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I am grateful I have had the opportunity to witness the stars in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Away from towns, away from neon, away from noise, the stillness is filled with wonder and overlaid with grace. As I have pondered all of this, I also worry about our little planet. Will smog and dust replace clean air and laughing streams? Will green plants live only in greenhouses? Will there be a day when we have fouled the nest to the point of unsustainability? I pray that we will reconsider our habits, our pleasures, our faults, our foolishness, our stubbornness, and love this lovely blue orb that is our home.

■ Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Drive, is seeking vendors for its Craft Fair Oct. 10. Info: Vivian Baker, 382-3715.

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Alex Yanniello crowned Halls homecoming queen Halls High senior Alex Yanniello was crowned homecoming queen Friday night during halftime of the Halls/Gibbs game. Alex is the daughter of Tony and Nancy Yanniello and represented the cheerleading squad. Photo by R. White

Wearing their favorite team jerseys to celebrate during school spirit day are Ada Foy, Kelli Smith, Easton Kitts, Sophia Elkins; (back) Gavin Henderlight and Nathan Jackson. Photos submitted

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The annual staff at Central High School works hard on the book for the entire school year. Once the current year’s book is sent to the printer in the spring, the staff attends a workshop where they design the cover, develop a theme for the book and nail down fonts and layout to be used throughout the book. Central uses a program called Yearbook Avenue to help with the creation. Stu-

dents plug in photos and text on specific pages, making sure photos are edited in Photoshop, spelling has been checked and the layout of each page flows. It is a process that takes time and is done in a manner to produce the best possible product. Once completed, the yearbook is submitted for printing. Working on a school yearbook is much like running a business. Students sell ads to defray costs. Staff members contact advertisers, log contracts and secure ad copy. They learn job skills while working with ads, including interacting with businesses and communication skills that are necessary in all walks of life. The students receive a course on photojournalism and using Photoshop which are helpful in the design industry. Once the team photos have been scheduled, action and candid photos

Riley Houser and Kimberly Sikes were recognized for kind acts at Fountain City Elementary. Kaleb Cooper works on a page for the yearbook and consults with Katie Walsh on the content. have been submitted and pages have been laid out, senior editor Emily Wise puts her eyes to every page to make sure each looks as it was planned and mistakes have been caught prior to printing. One last look by yearbook sponsor Heather Lovett and the hard work by the staff heads to the printer. When the finished product is delivered to the school in the spring, no one

is more excited than the staff to see all of their hard work come to life. How is a hardbound book better than the Internet? According to Emily, it’s something you have forever, contains signatures and well-wishes from friends and is easily shown to children and grandchildren. What better way to connect with friends and reconnect with classmates years down the road.

Jacobs recognizes kindness Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane from World Wrestling Entertainment, visited with several schools to recognize students (and a staff member) who have showed kindness to others. A morning stop at Fountain City Elementary kicked off his day and he was pleased to call on Riley Houser and secretary Kimberly Sikes for their kind actions. RiSeaton ley was described as going above and beyond for others. He is not only successful but wants others to succeed. Sikes can be found in the school office every day, greeting visitors

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Editor Emily Wise works on a page for the upcoming yearbook. Photos by R. White

The Bob Temple North Side YMCA received a grant from Y-USA to provide 100 free swim lessons for atrisk children in the community. The Y teaches children of all ages and backgrounds that the water should be fun, not feared. Info: Amanda Roland, 922-9622 or aroland@ymcaknoxville.org.

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Norris Lake cleanup yields odd trash By Sandra Clark Volunteers piled construction debris into a dumpster after a m o r n i n g ’s cleanup effort on Norris Lake. “ W e found a grill and makeshift toilet Richnafsky on one of the islands,” said volunteer Kimberly Richnafsky. “We found a whole houseboat that appears to have been abandoned.” Nothing found, however, compares with the floating carcass of a cow found one year by former resident Shirlee Grabko. (Miss you, Shirlee and Bill Manning.) Richnafsky has lived in the Hickory Star area for 15 years after her family relocated from Ohio. She’s sponsored her sons in scouting, and she’s brought them with her for numerous lake cleanups. “It’s about heritage,” she said. “We want to leave it better than we found it. … And that starts with our youth. Construction debris was plentiful in the rubble collected by volunteers on Norris Lake during the fall cleanup.

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“We must take care of our lake.” She said after cleaning the same areas for five years, it’s difficult to assess the improvement. You would like to clean it up and have it stay pristine, but that’s not likely to happen, she said. Especially with the limited enforcement of litter regulations on the TVAowned lake. Big Ridge Park Ranger Sarah Nicley, wearing a life jacket, was piloting a boat which brought volunteers to the islands and lake shore line. “We’re here to offer logistics support,” she said. Volunteers climbing off her boat were in good spirits, heading to a picnic table where still more volunteers were serving lunch. Cub Scout Pack 500 from Corryton was involved with the cleanup, along with the Union County High School Beta Club and Boy Scout Troop 506 from Halls and Troop 129. “Are we improving or just maintaining?” asked Richnafsky. “It’s hard to know, but I tell my boys the lake is like your bedroom. If you don’t pick up stuff, it just gets messier.”

Kennard earns Eagle Scout rank Sam Kennard of Fountain City was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting’s highest honor. Sam is a member of Troop 500 which is supported by Clapps Chapel UMC in Corryton. As an Eagle candidate, Sam coordinated a community service project to repair and refurbish the cemetery at Smithwood Baptist Church on Jacksboro Pike. He is a graduate of Central High School and will be attending the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, where he plans to study business entrepreneurship. Sam is the son of Kevin and Leigh Ayn Kennard.

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By Betsy Pickle New Dogwood Arts executive director Tom Cervone had a baptism by fire, but he discovered that he loved the heat. Cervone’s predecessor, Lisa Duncan, stayed on through Sept. 30 to help Cervone get through one of Dogwood Arts’ biggest fall events, the Tom Cervone K n o x v i l l e Film Festival, held at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. The four-day festival marked its third year under the Dogwood Arts umbrella. “It was exhausting,” says Cervone. “We were there dawn to dusk and then some, but that’s what we do.” Cervone praised the hard work and expertise of festival executive director Keith McDaniel and the support of the Dogwood team. He was also wowed by the filmmakers, especially those involved with the 7-Day Shootout. This year, the Visit Knoxville Film Office and the Knoxville Film Festival combined to offer a $20,000 grand prize to the top film with the commitment to turn the short into a feature film that will be screened at

Cadet” by Chad Cunningham (also receives one year of online distribution services courtesy of Distribber) ■ Best Film: “Space Cadet” by Chad Cunningham ■ Best Director: Edy Recendez, “Sigma”

input from the community and the support from the corporate side of our business. It was a lot of fun.” About 275 films (more than double 2014’s total) were submitted, and 41 were screened at the 2015 KFF. Director Chad Cunningham and audio engineer/production assistant Shane Smith work on The 19 narrative shorts, “Space Cadet.” Photos submitted 10 narrative features, four documentary features and eight documentary shorts next year’s festival. Cervone watched all of other level,” he says. “I loved came from 11 states and four “As long as I’ve been in the 28 seven-minute films it. It was very well crafted. countries. The winners are: this community, and par- submitted for the shootout This guy, Chad Cunning■ Narrative Feature: “Wildlike” ham, won last year the ticularly having known a lot and “was impressed.” directed by Frank Hall Green “This is not for the faint emerging film artist (prize, of actors and directors and ■ Narrative Short: “One Night designers, I had no idea that of heart,” he says. “When for “Daisy”), and isn’t it inin Aberdeen” by Brett Ferster the film community was as you take on a project like teresting that this year his ■ Documentary Feature: strong and cooperative and this and in seven days try to short was the best film. “Mind/Game: The Unquiet “There were three or four supportive of one another,” produce something respectJourney of Chamique Holdsays Cervone, who once able and competitive and or five really good films … sclaw” by Rick Goldsmith taught acting at the Univer- creative, you really have to but it really was the best of sity of Tennessee. “You tend go at it 110 percent, which is the lot. He took an interest- ■ Documentary Short: “Spearhunter” by Adam Roffman & to think that when artists what these folks did.” ing subject and made it feel Luke Poling For Cervone, one film very genuine and authentic.” get together they’re think■ Tennessee Film: “dop-pelCervone looks forward to ing about themselves … but stood out above the rest, gang-er” by Graham Uhelski & these folks were very, very and it turned out to be the helping the KFF continue to Daniel Ray Hamby generous with their time winning shootout film, grow. “I was, in a word, imand talent and in some cases “Space Cadet,” directed by pressed, from all perspec- 7-Day Shootout even their treasure to sup- Chad Cunningham. “When I watched ‘Space tives – not just from the Film Competition port one another, particularly in the 7-Day Shootout.” Cadet,’ it just took me to an- quality of the films but the ■ $20,000 Grand Prize: “Space

■ Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: Brandon Bell, “Tribulations of the Reverend Harland Atwell” ■ Best Female Actor in a Leading Role: Izzy Fenech, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Brent Holder, “The Pact” ■ Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Lauren Lazarus, “Crystal Ball” ■ Best Writing: Jamison Stalsworth, “Seven and Six” ■ Best Cinematography: Joe Atkins, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Editing: Luke Dye, “Crystal Ball” ■ Best Use of Music: Travis Patton, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Poster: “Just Like Candy,” Jeff Delaney ■ ORNL Federal Credit Union Emerging Filmmaker Award: Edy Recendez ■ Sugarlands ’Shine Best Storytelling Award: “Devil’s Breath,” Mitch Moore/Jacob Boyd ■ Audience Favorite: “Space Cadet”

Speak of the devil By Carol Shane

The Knoxville Opera Company continues its season this weekend with a spectacular production of Arrigo Boito’s 1868 masterpiece, “Mefistofele,” based on Johann von Goethe’s tale of Faust and his deal with the devil. Boito is known primarily as a word man, having provided librettos for Verdi’s “Otello” and “Falstaff.” “Mefistofele” is his only completed opera. “Boito said he wanted to ‘shake up the opera world,’ ” says director Brian Deedrick. It’s a theatrical gem, beginning with a prologue featuring an angel choir, running through four acts and ending with an epilogue in which one character is welcomed into heaven and one descends into hell. And descend he will. Maestro Brian Salesky plans to make use of every theatrical device available to him, including the Tennessee Theatre’s hydraulic orchestra pit. There are 200 performers, including three brass

choirs arranged throughout the theater, all the better to proclaim the opera’s resounding opening measures, repeated throughout the story. “I can’t wait to see the audience’s heads swivel around when those brass choirs come in!” says Deedrick. Donovan Singletary, the young bass-baritone who plays the title role, says, “I think the show’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s a very physical role. I’ve been doing extra cardio.” Singletary says his character is “agile and bouncy and full of energy – but he’s evil! I’m glad I’m given the freedom to be physical.” “Poor old basses,” says Deedrick. “They usually end up as a statue or somebody’s father.” All the more reason for Singletary to relish playing the plum role. “He’s a living, breathing being,” says Deedrick. “And it’s a battle between two very strong personalities.” Both Deedrick and Singletary reject the idea of the “park and bark” – or static and formal – approach to

opera. As a young theater actor, Deedrick, who is Canadian, once watched an opera rehearsal. “The soprano arrived in a very proper suit with pearls. I think that in years past (opera) was looked upon as very formal, very dignified. “Now it’s, ‘OK, get your kneepads!’ ” he says with a laugh. Singletary agrees. “When I’m doing opera, I try to think about ‘opera’ as little as possible.” “After all,” continues Deedrick, “we’re telling a story. If the only thing the audience has to say is, ‘Well, they sang really well,’ we haven’t done our job.” Deedrick says that operatic situations often mirror and magnify real-life situations, and “Mefistofele” is no exception. “I think we are caught between ‘the devil and the deep blue sea’ over and over again, on a daily basis,” he says. In this case, though Lucifer loses, he doesn’t go gently. But you’ll have to attend the performance in order to witness all the

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Director Brian Deedrick and star Donovan Singletary discuss the Knoxville Opera Company’s upcoming production of Boito’s “Mefistofele.” Photo by Carol Shane startling special effects in store when Satan loses his bet. The Knoxville Opera Company’s production of Boito’s “Mefistofele” will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Tennessee Theatre. An opera preview hosted by Salesky begins 45 minutes prior to each performance. Info: knoxvilleopera.com or 865524-0795.

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Be sure to catch the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s “Crescent City Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley” Tuesday, Oct. 13. One of the most sought-after jazz trombonists in the world, Marsalis joins his famous family as a recipient of the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award. Riley is one of the most acclaimed drummers of his generation. The KJO is a 17-member big band and one of East Tennessee’s premier performing groups. “Crescent City Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley” happens at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Bijou Theatre. Info: knoxjazz.org or 865-684-1200.

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High Season for seeds, and a very important time of the year, especially if you happen to be a bird. October seems to be making normal progress here in the Powell community. That first wave of fallen leaves is on the ground, and leaves on the sumacs and dogwoods and the Virginia creeper and poison ivy vines are showing a lot of red. You can hardly walk for the walnuts all over the paths, with many more yet to fall. There are lots of red berries on the dogwoods, poke weeds, wild roses and bush honey-

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the people of the world eat, and take up more than 70 percent of the world’s land under cultivation. He states our situation clearly: “Grass seeds feed the world.” But as for the seeds themselves: Each and every one contains a tiny plant embryo, tucked into a protective package along with some amount of food; Hanson describes it as the mother plant packing the embryo a lunch. It is that food that provides the embryo with the energy it needs to sprout and get established. It is that food that we harvest for our food. And what the mother plant packs for lunch makes a difference. Legumes like peas and beans, for instance, have lots of protein, but our food grains have mainly starch, which our systems can change into sugar- energy food. Ground up into flour, stored, baked, you name it – for eons the grass seeds have been our staff of life. The birds had all this figured out long before we did. Like people, the birds have a tendency to divide themselves into vegetarians and meat-eaters (meat in this case being insects, worms and the like), but although they have prefere preferences, the majority of songbirds will take adva advantage of w whatever is readily available. T h e f inches a n d ssparrows, towh towhees and cardina cardinals, reenjoy their ally do en seeds. So do the chickadees and titmice, but they actively search their surroundings for whatever bugs might be around. As the season progresses, though, and the insect population fades, all those millions of grass seeds become more and more important to them. The birds tend to go to less and less nutritious foods as scarcity sets in, eating dried-up privet and sumac berries, for example. A weedy field, which in a good year can hold an unbelievable number of seeds, can become a goldmine for survival in a harsh winter. Fortunately for the birds, they have a lot of friends with the right connections. We can go to the seed store and get a big bag of highenergy sunflower seed (harvested from flowers) or millet seed (from a grass-type grain) and put out a suet cake for the more picky eaters like the woodpeckers, and make the difference between a decent winter or maybe a disastrous one. The robins will still insist on worms, and the phoebes are really particular about their flying insects, but all but the most finicky eaters will appreciate your spread. You get to know them, and watch them come and go just outside your window. And maybe you’ll see some grosbeaks! May your feeder be crowded.

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Knox County launches solar energy program expected to provide more than $29 million in energy savings to the county, as well as generating positive cash ﬂow for the county over the next 30 years. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett said, “This solar project will pay for itself and reduce utility costs, which means it’s good for our taxpayers and the envi-

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Premier vascular surgeon enjoys getting to know her patients Growing up, she was one of the few combination of being a surgeon and girls in her biology class who actually getting to be the patient’s doctor long enjoyed dissecting pigs. “I thought bi- term.” ology was great and always knew I After completing her general surwould do something in science,” ex- gery residency at the University of plains Deanna Nel- Vermont Medical Center and her vasson, MD, a vascular cular surgery fellowship at the prestisurgeon who re- gious Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Nelson cently joined Pre- is excited to now be part of Premier mier Surgical Asso- Surgical Associates in Knoxville. She’s ciates in Knoxville. based at Premier’s office at Fort SandIn college she ers Regional. Dr. Deanna developed an inter“Knoxville is great and I love the Nelson, vascular est in surgery while people, the water and mountains here!” surgeon working in a gen- Nelson says she’s looking forward to eral surgeon’s laboratory. “I discovered building her vascular surgery practice that the technical aspect and fast pace and most of all, getting to know her paof surgery tients. “I’m really aplooking forpealed to “Because vascular disease is managed, not ward to havme,” says ing my own cured, you form a relationship with your Nelson. patients. vascular patients.” ~Dr. Deanna Nelson, “Surgery is Your vascuso decisive. lar patients vascular surgeon It’s immediare your ately gratipatients for fying to see a problem and be able to life. You get to know them – you know fix it.” their sports teams, their kids’ names. Nelson’s fascination with science It may sound old-fashioned, but I like and medicine deepened as she also it!” worked as an Emergency Medical Dr. Deanna Nelson is now accepting Technician (EMT) and at an organ vascular surgery patient referrals. bank during her college years. While in medical school at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Nelson was a clinical research coordinator for trial studies involving vascular patients. That experience helped her decide to specialize in vascular surgery. “Because vascular disease is manPlease call (865) 524-3695 or visit www. aged, not cured, you form a relation- premiersurgical.com for more information about Dr. Nelson and Premier Surgical ship with your vascular patients,” Vascular Services. explains Nelson. “For me, it’s a good

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

If mama ain’t happy … As an OB/GYN with Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Brooke Foulk, MD, treats women who are in every stage of life, from the rst pap smear, through childbearing years into menopause and geriatric care. “You can develop strong relationships with women and their families, and you are there for some of the most exciting, emotional and important times in their lives,” Foulk says. But among all her patients there is one very common denominator. Women have a habit of putting themselves last in line when it comes to health and wellness. “We are the only ones who will look out for our own health and wellbeing,” Foulk says. “Yet, as women, we tend to put everyone and everything above our own needs.” No matter what else a woman may be involved in, she is often a caregiver by default. “A lot of us take care of our husbands, our children or our aging parents,” Foulk says. “We work, we do the laundry, we cook, we clean and we get groceries.” Some women do all of that with little or no support. It’s no wonder most women don’t feel they have time to think about exercise, healthy eating habits, adequate sleep and mental well-being. The irony is that if a woman doesn’t take care of herself, she’s less likely to be able to adequately care for others. As the saying goes, “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” That could be expanded to say, “If mama ain’t healthy, ain’t nobody happy.” “By the time a lot of my patients get around to caring for themselves after their kids are grown and out of the house, it’s almost too late,” Foulk says. “A patient waits un-

Brooke Foulk, MD, moments after helping deliver Guillermo “Mo” Diaz-Ramos. Diaz-Ramos’ mother, Denisse, is one of Foulk’s many patients and a great family friend as well. “You can develop strong relationships with women and their families, and you are there for some of the most exciting, emotional and important times in their lives,” Foulk says.

til she nds a breast mass, which could’ve been picked up two years earlier on a mammogram; she waits until she has a heart attack instead of changing her diet and getting adequate exercise; she waits until she breaks her hip instead of screening her bone density and working to keep her bones healthy.” Yearly checkups are important because a woman’s medical problems can often be detected early and dealt with before they turn into more threatening issues. Most health insurance plans cover the cost of a “well-woman visit,” because it is a preventive service. A well-woman visit helps you get the preventive care you need, including screenings that can nd diseases early, when they are easier to treat. By nding a condition

early in a screening, you may also be able to take action to lower your risk of life threatening events later, such as strokes or heart attacks.

Recommended tests and screenings Tests and screenings are often recommended based on a woman’s age or stage in life. Blood pressure and cholesterol should be checked for women of every age, and every woman should be screened for cervical cancer and diabetes. When a woman is in her 40s, it’s time to talk to a doctor about breast cancer screenings. Yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40. Women age 50 and older are also encouraged to have bone mineral density screen-

ings, to check for osteoporosis, and colorectal cancer screenings. Women of every age should consider tests for sexually transmitted diseases.* The Centers for Disease Control reports incidences of syphilis among seniors are up by more than 50 percent, with chlamydia up more than 30 percent. There is no age limit on STDs, and older women are not immune.

Vaccinations The Centers for Disease Control recommends several vaccinations for adults. Women should receive a u vaccine every year and a booster shot for tetanus/diptheria/pertussis every 10 years. At age 60, a vaccination against shingles is recommended (even if you’ve already had shingles).

Doctors also recommend pnuemococcal and meningococcal vaccines for some patients. If you were born in 1957 or later and you haven’t had a shot for measles, mumps and ruebella, that may be recommended, too. Vaccinations for chicken pox, hepatitis A and hepatits B are also available. Gardasil is an immunization that has been shown to prevent cervical cancer in some women. This vaccination is recommended before a woman reaches the age of 30. If it sounds confusing and even overwhelming, it’s all the more reason to schedule an appointment with a doctor who can help you sort out what you need to be at your best. A yearly visit to the doctor’s of ce is also a good time to talk about personal issues that might be affecting your emotional health. A doctor’s of ce is a place where con dentiality is a priority. “Women trust OB/GYNs with the most personal information and interactions you can have with a doctor,” Foulk says. “I love getting to know women and families.” Foulk says women should make health and happiness a priority. “Stay up to date on health screenings, and focus on health and wellbeing,” she says. “Do what you love, and the others around you will be happier and healthier too.” For more information about the services offered by Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists, call 865-541-1122. * Screening guidelines recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a commission of non-federal experts in prevention. USPSTF recommendations are evidencebased. This means that science supports USPSTF screening guidelines. The USPSTF is made up of primary care providers.

Posting perfection You see them every time you click on social media. Moms are online bragging about their children’s accomplishments, from rst steps to potty training, to getting a driver’s license. Social media has become a very public bulletin board for pictures of newborns at the hospital, children on the rst day of school, ballgames, recitals, prom night and graduation. Proud mothers have found a place to continually show evidence of perfect parenting skills. But what if your parenting skills aren’t so perfect? Brooke Foulk, MD, believes social media puts a lot of moms under a tremendous amount of unnecessary pressure. “When women judge and compare themselves to others, which is becoming even more prevalent with social media these days, we continually feel inadequate and imperfect,” Foulk says. Many articles and reports have

been written about protecting the privacy of our children online. There hasn’t been as much about protecting a mom’s sense of selfworth. “I see so many mothers who are worried about being perfect and doing everything right,” Foulk says. She tells them that there is no such thing as perfect parenting or one way of parenting that is always going to be right for every child. “If you love your kids and do your best, then that is what’s right for you and for them,” Foulk says. She tells her patients that “people don’t put pictures on Facebook when they’re having an awful day, when they’re struggling with temper tantrums, when their kids won’t eat healthy food, when they haven’t had time for a shower or when their house is a disaster.” It is often said that “perception is reality,” and if you perceive other parents are having both good days and bad days, it’s a re-

ality you can live with. The pictures and posts on social media often fuel a perception that most kids and their parents are perfect. Not only is that harder to live up to, it’s not reality. “Most parents only post happy times with smiling families in a perfectly clean house with a beautifully prepared, healthy meal,” Foulk says, “which makes mothers who are depressed, grieving or struggling feel even lower.” What’s a mom to do? Foulk likes to quote her 92-yearold grandmother who says, “Do your best. It’s all a mule can do!” Foulk says mothers should be proud of who they are and what they’re doing, even if it doesn’t always turn out perfectly. “You are right if you breastfeed or formula feed; if you work outside the home or are a stay-

Social media often times becomes a public display for perfection in parenting, but Brooke Foulk, MD, tells her patients to focus on what’s best for their families and not worry about what they are seeing on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

at-home mom; if your kids only eat organic or if you have to scramble for fast food because of limited time and funds; if you had a vaginal delivery or a Csection; if your kids go to public school, private school or they are home schooled; if they are gifted or struggle in school,” Foulk says. “You are doing what is right for you, and for your kids and family.” Social media won’t go away anytime soon, and it’s certainly natural to want to post what you’re proud of. But if you feel overwhelmed or even bullied by the virtual perception of perfection online, put away the tablet and the smart phone, close the laptop, and go enjoy some real quality time with your very real family.

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CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SUPER SPORT 2001. Dale Earnhardt pace car ed. Black & Silver w/black & silver int. Exc. cond. Loaded. Ready to go. $5999. (865)230-4111.

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HONDA ACCORD EXL 2009. White, 40k mi, 6 cyl., exc. cond. 1 owner. Carfax history avail. $13,200. (865)657-3476. HONDA CIVIC EX, AC, AT, moon roof, very nice car, All power. $3695. Cal (865) 308-2743. MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER - 2002. GT conv., local 1 owner, NICE! Loaded. $3600. (865)363-9018. NISSAN Altima 2.5S 2012, 33K mi, alloys, spoiler, all power, 35 mpg, like new, $11,500. 865-660-9191

Sport Utility Vehicles Honda Pilot 2011 EXL, 4x4, sunrf, leather, 49K mi, exc cond, $17,500 423-337-9617 INFINITI EX35 - 2012. loaded, sunrf, leather, 34K mi, exc cond., $20,500. 423-337-9617

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CALL TO ARTISTS The Knoxville Watercolor Society is currently accepting membership applications for artists who work in watercolor and other water mediums. Applications for jurying process are due Oct. 27. Info/applications for jurying process: knxvillewatercolorsociety. com.

SEEKING VENDORS Powell Lions Club and Halls Lions Club are seeking vendors for their Fall Gift and Craft Fair, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Powell Auto Auction, 6729 Pleasant Ridge Road. Info/registration form: E-clubhouse.org/sites/powelltn.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Tickets on sale for the Hoot ’N Holler Autumn Express train excursions. Schedule: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31; 1 and 4 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Info/tickets: threeriversrambler.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Appalachian Arts Craft Center Fall Porch Sale begins, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Runs about two weeks. Featuring outdated stock, seconds, student crafts, unjuried work by members of the craft center and baked goods. Info: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net. Auction hosted by the Executive Women International (EWI) Knoxville Chapter, 5:30 p.m., Knoxville Hilton, 501 W. Church Ave. Tickets: $30; includes dinner. Info: Denise Smith, 632-6946. Movie & Popcorn: “Unbroken,” 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Kick-off event for the new Thunder Road Wine Trail, 5:30-9 p.m., Blue Slip Winery, 300 W. Depot Ave. Featuring ribbon cutting, music by Blonde Bones, train-car tour, free wine tasting. Info: ThunderRoadWineTrail.com. Movies on Market Square: “Hotel Transylvania” (PG, 2012); movie begins at dusk. Hosted by the Knox County Public Library. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome. Info: 215-8767 or knoxlib.org/movies. Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

Millertown Pike. Food, rummage sale, pumpkins, hot tamales, vendors. Info: NewLifeUMCKnoxville.com. Fall festival, 3 p.m., Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. Featuring gospel singing, food, games, tractors, antique cars, crafts. All welcome. Info: fccltn.org. “Fire & Fright,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Featuring: hot dogs, beverages, s’mores and spooky ghost stories around a bonfire. Admission: $10; kids 6 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org or 546-0745. “Papier Maché : An Art Medium for Adults!,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sharon Webb. Registration deadline: Oct. 3. Info/registration: 4949854; appalachianarts.net. Wine and cheese open house, 3-6 p.m., Artists & Writers Creativity Center, 1400 N. Sixth Ave. NE, Suite 2C.

SUNDAY, OCT. 11 Chili supper, 5-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Cost: $10. Includes chili, cornbread, dessert, drink, music and silent auction. Info: 494-9854; appalachianarts. net. Free drop-in art activities for families, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Docent Tours in English, 2 p.m., and in Spanish, 3 p.m. Info: knoxart.org. Tennessee High School Cycling League Mountain Bike Race, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Knoxville Urban Wilderness. Info/registration: tennesseemtb.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 12 Happy Travelers trip to Cades Cove departs North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike, 9:15 a.m. Cost: $10. Info/registration: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

“Glass Fusing Workshop,” 6-8:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Kathy King. Registration deadline: Oct. 8. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts. net. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Terry Winschel. Topic: “Vicksburg: Crucial to the Outcome of the Civil War.” Cost: $5 lecture only; $17 lecture and dinner. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. RSVP by noon Monday, Oct. 12. Info/RSVP: 671-9001. Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: Call 525-5431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, OCT. 15 Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212. “Salvage Jewelry,” 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Registration deadline: Oct. 8. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Movies on Market Square: “A League of Their Own” (PG, 1992); movie begins at dusk. Hosted by the Knox County Public Library. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome. Info: 215-8767 or knoxlib.org/movies. Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 16-17

Craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Drive. Info: Vivian Baker, 382-3715. Fall festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., New Life UMC, 7921

Friends Mini Used-Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: knoxfriends.org.

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Homes For Sale HOUSE FOR SALE 4201 Gaines Rd. 3BR/1.5BA, 30x30 bonus room w/FP, hdwd, 2156 sq ft, fenced backyard, 2 sheds w/electricity, appliances stay. Call (865)680-8218

Farms & Acreage Public Notices NORTHEAST KNOX UTILITY DISTRICT - Board of Commissioners will hold the regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 15, at 8:30 a.m. in their ofﬁce located at 7214 Washington Pike, Corryton, TN. If special accommodations are needed please call (865) 687-5345.

LAND FOR SALE FSBO 115 Sugar Hollow Rd, Pigeon Forge behind Cracker Barrel at Stop Lt. 1. 865-604-4247

Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

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Apartments - Unfurn. 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

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Benefit supper and silent auction, 5-7 p.m., City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Proceeds will assist Vickie Peoples with medical and related expenses. Fall Apple Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Washington Presbyterian Church, 7405 Washington Pike, Corryton. All things apple and delicious, plus kids’ activities, music, more. FARE Walk for Food Allergy, 8:30 a.m., Festival Lawn of World’s Fair Park. Proceeds go to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). Activities include a costume contest, trick-or-treating (nonfood items) and teal pumpkin painting. Info/registration/volunteer: foodallergywalk.org/Knoxville2015. Knox County Fall Fire Prevention Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Turkey Creek Medical Center parking lot, 10820 Parkside Drive. Featuring specialized emergency vehicles from many agencies, games, children’s activities, food concessions. Info: Colin, colin.cumesty@ knoxcounty.org or 215-4660; on Facebook. Knoxville Asian Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Krutch Park, downtown Knoxville. Martial arts, music, dancing, authentic food, fashion, crafts, kids’ activities and more. Free admission. Info: knoxasianfestival.com. Phil Campbell and Lulu Roman will entertain, 7 p.m. Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike. Proceeds go to the church choir. Info/tickets: christumcknox.com or 922-2890.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 17-18 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway. “A Rhyme Must Come to an End” performed by the Beaver Ridge Mission-Aires. Proceeds go to Hands-On Missions. Info/tickets: 690-1060 or 680-7032.

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Gospel singing, 6 p.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Featuring: the Washams. Free; love offering will be taken. Info: 5460001 or NewBeverly.org. “Let’s Create Pumpkins and Witches With Wool!,” 1-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructors: Nancy Shedden and Karen Bills. Registration deadline: Oct. 11. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, OCT. 19 Happy Travelers trip to Carver’s Orchard and Applehouse Restaurant departs 9:15 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Cost: $30. Deadline to register: Oct. 15. Info/registration: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 Healthy Cooking Demo specifically designed for women’s health followed by a presentation on Women’s Nutrition, 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 Healthy U: Women’s Health, 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 “Getting Your House in Order,” 10-11 a.m., Tennova Health & Fitness Center, 7540 Dannaher Drive. Free end-of-life planning seminar. Limited space; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 23 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091. Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

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DUPLEX NEAR UT CAMPUS - 102 Eastwood Drive, 1BR, 1 BR/1 BA near UT: Laundry, porch, ADT, pets OK, $500/ mon + util, 865-806-2142 (865)8062142 or (865)806-2142.

Homes Unfurnished 3 BR W/LARGE FENCED YARD - 8232 Hunterhill Dr., 3BR/1.5BA 8232 HUNTERHILL DR stv/ovn, frig, dw, w/d conn. new hvac, full bath remodeled, lg. fenced yard, pets allowed $950 mo & $950 dd (865)250-3513 NORTH - 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, Incl all s/s appls, shows like model. In subd. w/ lrg comm. pool & amenities. $1395. Call Lydia 865-804-6012

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NORTHSHORE/PELLISSIPPI - 3 BR, 2.5 BA, bonus rm, jacuzzi, new paint / carpet, fenced yd, $1400 + $1400 sec. dep. 1 yr. lease. (865)207-0996

LOCATED 1 BLOCK OFF SUTHERLAND AVE. 970 SF Office Bldg. Cent. gas heat, 3 lg. offices, reception area, break area & lg. storage room. $850 mo. Lease, Lg. fenced outside storage avail. $250/mo. 865-765-1123 or (865)539-1145.

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BEAUTIFUL CONDO FOR RENT - 5246 Blue Star Dr, 3BR, Modern 1 level condo! 10 min east of West Town. 865 385 4717. $875m EZ access I40. (865)385-4717 or (865)385-4717.

4000 SF Office/Warehouse with dock & drive in, prime location Middlebrook Pk. $3,000 mo.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990 6000 SF OFFICE/WAREHOUSE located at 333 Oak Ridge Turnpk. $4,000 mo. Call 865-661-0102.

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From page 1 new,” says Sam, “but we found our tile guy on Craigslist!” Another secondhand-butunused find is the large soaking tub with an infinity rim, sitting in the middle of the floor, yet to be installed. Most of their finds have been local, and they haven’t had to go too far to retrieve the others. “We went down to Chattanooga, but that’s about it,” says Sam.

“This,” says Sam, “is the house that Craigslist built.” They’ve found other treasures within the house itself. “We saved and restored all the door hardware,” Rachel says, pointing out the beautiful Craftsman-era knobs, “and there are some things here that are older than the house, like that doorbell. It was brought from somewhere else.” Many of their improvements are handcrafted, such as faux paneling made from fiberboard in the large first-floor hall, and the coffered kitchen ceiling, constructed the same way. Both Sam and Rachel are fortunate to have master carpenters in their

“Sometimes I bring my sewing in here,” Rachel Mashburn says of the makeshift “shop” she and husband Sam have set up. “This is going to be Sam’s office when we’re done.”

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From page 2 extended families. Have there been any surprises? Well, yes – rather big ones. Ones that the previous owner, who lived in the house for 23 years, didn’t know about. Like the shoebox full of papers, postcards, bank deposit receipts, ledgers and historical documents that fell out of the ceiling. And early-20th-century whiskey bottles found “all over the place” in the house’s nether regions. And a secret room on the second floor. All of which brought the Mashburns to a startling conclusion. “This house,” says Rachel, “was built on bootleg money.” After all, “Thunder Road” – the legendary nighttime route for moonshiners – was said to run from Harlan, Ky., to Knoxville. “I swear,” says Rachel. “I mean, look at this receipt for a bank deposit! It’s for $350! In 1907! And they were very welltraveled. They went everywhere – but it was all big liquor towns like Chicago and San Francisco.”

A shoebox full of papers contained ledgers, a 1907 deed to the house, a box of mini-cigars, postcards, reflective wallpaper for a pre-electrically-lit household and tickets to the 1915 World’s Fair in San Francisco.

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hether you’re turning your home into a “homegating” headquarters this fall or looking to upgrade your everyday cooking, you can update your kitchen in just one weekend without the headache and mess of a full remodel. Here are five DIY ideas from the trend experts at Lowe’s and Frigidaire Professional that will fit any kitchen style and bring your Pinterest-worthy dream kitchen to life.

Everything and the kitchen sink Farmhouse kitchens are growing in popularity, but whether you are going for a farmhouse look or something more transitional, a farmhouse sink can add character to any kitchen. Go for a classic white or find a farmhouse sink with a darker metal finish such as an antique copper single-basin for a unique touch that’s easy to install. It’ll be a dramatic focal point in your kitchen – and in conversation.

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hether you’re planning to list your home for sale soon or you’re simply working to maintain features that attracted you to the charming abode in the first place, careful attention to curb appeal is a must. In the real estate world, the saying to avoid judging a book by its cover does not apply. The exterior of your home sends an important message about its character, and even its value, making people eager to see what is inside. This first

impression sets expectations for the entire property for potential buyers, appraisers and even your guests. Keep your house looking young and inviting with these five home care tips: ■ Look at the landscaping. Curb appeal is about the whole picture your home presents, which includes your lawn, shrubs and features such as flower beds and rock gardens. Keep grass neatly trimmed and prune vegetation for a well-kept look. Also give your home

a thorough look from the street. Are trees or shrubs obscuring an appealing architectural detail? Does vegetation dwarf your home, making it seem small? Would a pop of color from some flowering plants add to the overall look? ■ Beware of dingy dirt. Because you see your home every day, you may not realize the exterior has become dull with a layer of dust and dirt. An adjustable pressure washer with Briggs & Stratton POWERflow+ technology

will let you wash siding, garage doors and shutters without stripping paint as well as delicate items such as glass top patio tables. Then switch to the high flow mode, which delivers up to five gallons per minute for extended reach to clean second story windows, eaves and gutters or to blast away hard-to-reach cobwebs and insect nests. ■ Update with paint. If a thorough washing leaves a hohum look behind, it may be time to revisit your home’s exterior color scheme. Even modest adjustments, from pale beige to a deeper tan, for

example, can completely alter the look. Or, focus on adding color to the trim, door and shutters if new, all-over color is out of the question. ■ Wash where you walk. The favorable impression created by impeccable landscaping and a fresh, clean facade can be swept away in an instant if sidewalks, driveways and patios are unsightly. Skip the messy buckets and brush, and instead reach for a high pressure, high flow pressure washer such as those featuring Briggs & Stratton’s POWERflow+ technology, which include adjustable pressure and

flow as well as powersoaping detergent tanks to let you clean tough stains then quickly wash them away with a single machine. ■ Dote on the details. Decks, fences, mailboxes, birdbaths, gazebos and other decorative features all factor into your home’s exterior image. Thoroughly clean these items, repair any loose or broken pieces such as fence slats, and apply a fresh coat of paint or stain, if needed. For more information and tips on convenient cleaning solutions for your home, visit www. powerflowplus.com.

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or many of us, one of the most daunting challenges of domestic life is the neverending task of home organization. Even with the best of efforts, it is easy for our things to take over our living space. From the closets to the garage, making sense of the clutter can become a chore indeed. Fortunately, there is an area business that specializes in creating stylish, tasteful solutions for any organizational need. Since 1997, Closet Solutions, located in Franklin Square, has the answer for any home storage design dilemma, and closets are just the beginning. With products to accommodate the pantry, laundry area, home office and more, the possibilities are truly endless. A wide selection of cabinet hardware is also available in the store. As the most experienced and largest dealer of its kind in the East Tennessee area, Closet Solutions offers products and services to fit every budget and taste. The company also puts considerable effort into using environmentally friendly materials such as powder-coated accessories and 100 percent recycled or recovered wood fiber. According to Pam Neuhart, the owner of Closet Solutions, it is the long-term relationships that she has developed

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