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VOL. 6 NO. 32
IN THIS ISSUE
Kids
August 6, 2012
Roger Kane wins in upset
Cookies, kids and cupcakes populate My Kids this week.
New rabbi
The first time Rabbi Mathew Michaels spoke to the Temple Beth El congregation, he invoked “the rule of three.” He asked members to refrain from commenting on his teaching until they’d been exposed to it three times. He wanted them to be open to having a new experience.
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See Wendy’s story on page A 7
Youth lead service Bible Way Baptist Church, located in Karns off Oak Ridge Highway east of Ingles at 7004 Wright Road, held its first youth Sunday allowing the children an opportunity to lead the church in worship, except for the message brought by Michael Blakly. Teresa Davis is the main youth leader who coordinated the day and plans to make this a regular event. “We will probably have a youth Sunday once each five weeks,” she said. “But I warned them it will be all different next time.” environment.”
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See Theresa’s story on page A 2
Chuy’s works with neighbors on sign Chuy’s, the Tex-Mex restaurant that opened this week at the new Kroger Marketplace on Kingston Pike at Cedar Bluff Road, has already proved itself a good neighbor, voluntarily limiting the height of its sign. What else would you expect of a company that advertises: “Expanding like the King – An Elvis shrine at every location”?
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Roger Kane (center) receives high fives from supporters as he wins the 89th District election. Surrounding Kane are: Jacob Swisher, Manuela Ptacek, Michael Bright, son Tim Kane and Jack Liu. “I am truly honored to serve the people in the 89th District, and I will not let you down,” he said. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
By Anne Hart Roger Kane was out running the roads before the sun was up the morning after he won the Republican primary in the state’s new 89th District of Karns, Hardin Valley, Solway, West Haven and parts of Norwood. “Got to get all my signs down. We want to keep these neighborhoods looking good,” he said as he talked on his cellphone while pulling up campaign signs along Clinton Highway. Kane said he celebrated with his supporters until about 1 a.m., caught a few hours of shut-eye, did a radio interview shortly after 7 a.m. and then hit the roads to go after those signs and thank supporters along the way. And about that win over former
Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison, William “Bo” Pierce and Joey McCulley? Kane says no one was more surprised that he was at the results. “Every poll we did showed Tim winning. I felt like I was in a David and Goliath race and I was a really skinny David.” Kane’s campaign consultant, Jacob Swisher, senior advisor with GovAim Inc., believes the approximately 5,000 phone calls made in the 72 hours before election day may have turned the race in Kane’s favor. “We did the phone calls in addition to mailers and the usual things,” Swisher says. “This was a very important election.” “Those were real people on the phones – volunteers,” Kane adds.
“They answered questions from voters up until the last minute.” Although active in his community, both in his work in insurance sales and financial consulting and in volunteer activities, Kane ran a strong grassroots effort. “Every Wednesday night for many months I have had people around the dining room table in my home. Volunteers have spent Saturdays knocking on doors for me all over the district, and we have been at every event encouraging people to vote. “On election day we had people at every single polling place asking for votes. I think that made a big difference, too. Many people don’t make up their minds who to vote for until they get to the polls.”
Because there was no Democratic candidate in the race, Kane’s campaigning for this election cycle is over. He says he’ll spend the next few months going to Nashville “to see what is in the pipeline and start carving out my goals and desires for the district. Frankly, I think we have too many laws that are burdensome to the business owner. I want to see what we can eliminate.” He says he’s also looking forward to spending some time with his family, most of whom weren’t in town for election day. Except for son Tim, they were all in Houston watching daughter Hope win gold and silver medals in twirling at the Junior Olympics. There will be lots to celebrate when the Kane family is all together again.
See Anne’s story on page A 4
Index Theresa Edwards Government/Politics Marvin West Community Faith Interns Kids Business Community Calendar Health/Lifestyles
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Karns fair a winning event By Theresa Edwards
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This 1967 Camaro owned by Ronnie Jones won “Best of Show” award in the car show at the Karns Fair on July 28. “I’ve owned the car 40 years. It’s like part of the family. We grew up together,” said Jones. Three-year-old Jace Tennant entered his little red Camaro, seen behind his grandfather’s Camaro, in the new power wheels show for kids. “We’re getting him started early,” Jones said, smiling. Photos by
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If the packed parking lot, smiling faces and perfect weekend weather indicate how this year’s Karns fair, parade, pageant and 5k race went, it was a huge winning success. There were many great vehicles in the annual car show, with more than 25 trophy winners, and Ronnie Jones won “Best of Show” award with his red and white 1967 Camaro. The pageant has become so popular the competition was split up between Thursday and Friday evenings. The winners were: Fairest of the Fair Miss (age 16-20) winner Kassie Perkins, first runner-up Brina Laster, second alternate Bethany Johnson; Miss Teen (13-15) winner Alexis Partin, first runner-up Kerri Grabill, second alternate Aliyah Moody; Junior Miss (age 10-12) winner Haley Pratt, first alternate Destiny Ramsey; Lil Miss winner Katelyn Fedrick and first runner-up Tracey Martin. The Karns community 5k race was a huge event with 233 runners ranging from 8-year-old Donovan Scott to 77-year-old Bill Woodrick.
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The winner was 18-year-old Andrew Ogle, with 24-year-old Joshua Brewer placing second. The first female across the line was 24-yearold Rebecca McDowell, coming in fifth place. Brent Bueche also deserves special mention by coming in 11th place at the age of 50. In addition to all the contests, the weekend was full of excitement and fun with the parade along Oak Ridge Highway and the fair at Karns High School. See page A-6 for more photos.
Lil Miss Karns pageant first alternate winner Tracey Martin and winner Katelyn Fedrick prepare for the Karns parade.
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