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VOL. 6 NO. 34

IN THIS ISSUE

Miracle Maker She has confiscated 14 guns, nine loaded, and has been shot once. Professor Autumn Cyprés has seen it all.

You don’t have to tell her about being a principal.

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August 20, 2012

Don’t forget the duck

➤ See Sandra Clark’s story on page A-9

Fool’s gold A coach who might know says the Tennessee switch t0 a 3-4 base defense is fool’s gold.

It is not magic. It may or may not pressure quarterbacks, disrupt offenses, nail runners for losses, lead to multiple turnovers and dictate the flow of games.

The coach, in perfect step with fan forums and call-in radio shows, asked to remain anonymous.

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See Marvin West on page A-5

Meet Marshall He may be young, but Marshall Stair isn’t inexperienced.

In addition to being a City Council member, he specializes in employment law and civil litigation with Lewis, King, Krieg and Waldrop. He serves on the boards of the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Central Business Improvement District (CBID), City People, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Bijou Theater.

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Long’s Drug Store employees Morgan Hernandez and Sharon Bell cozy up with the giant rubber duck that entices passersby to adopt a duck to compete in the Great Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race. Photo by Wendy Smith

See Coffee Break on page A-2

Corryton comes to West Knox The first lesson West Knox Rotarians learned from the speaker at last week’s meeting is the area nestled in the northeast corner of Knox County isn’t “Corryington.”

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activities and on-site adoptions begin at 10:30 a.m.

The grand prize is $10,000. First prize is $5,000, Labor Day is right around the corner, so it’s time and second prize is a $2,500 gas certificate and a to adopt a duck.

The Great Tennessee Valley Rubber Duck Race, Royal Caribbean cruise.

The cost to adopt a single duck is $5, and benefitting the Boys and Girls Clubs of the East Tennessee Valley, will be held 12:02 p.m. Monday, adoption packages are available. Info: www.

Sept. 3, at the World’s Fair Park pond. Pre-race TennesseeValleyDuckRace.com.

By Wendy Smith

See Anne Hart’s story on page A-7

Index Coffee Break A2 Wendy Smith A3 Government/Politics A4 Marvin West/Lynn Hutton A5 Anne Hart A7 Kids A8 Miracle Makers A9 Business A10 Calendar A10 Health/Lifestyles Sect B

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the devastation wreaked by the agency’s aggressive policy, which mandates clear-cutting swaths up to 200 feet wide along high voltage easements.

“I read recently that we begin to die when we fail to stand up for what matters,” she said. “Viewed on those terms, I felt good about going. Whether they heard me or not, who knows?”

Sherwood and a neighbor, Jerome Pinn, filed suit against TVA in April after contractors came through Westminster Place subdivision and started marking more than 120 trees along the utility right of way for removal. She had moved to Westminster Place from States View subdivision six years ago after developers started cutting down trees and said the looming threat of losing her trees has caused her to move into a rental home. Now, she says she has had to move again.

“We’re living in Plantation Springs now because we just don’t know what’s going to happen,” she said. “They’re going take two West Knox resident Donna Sherwood talks with Gayle Cherry of Nashville trees from every household and about the effects of TVA’s beefed-up tree clearing policies. Photo by Betty Bean our afternoon shade will be gone.

Almost anybody who’s anywhere close to that line will lose any shade they ever had. They’re even taking out saplings that were planted to replace mature trees that were at least 50 years old.

This is going to happen all over TVA’s seven state area.”

As of last week, Sherwood and Pinn had been joined by nine more plaintiffs, and that number could grow in the coming weeks, and telling the TVA board of based on the number of people

By Betty Bean She’s not certain her message directors how she feels about from across the state who turned got through, but Donna Sherwood their tree cutting policies. Last out for last week’s meeting. Many feels good about standing up week she spoke to the board about of them have been in contact with

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tree advocate Larry Silverstein, who has battled TVA and the Knoxville Utilities Board clearcutting policies for years.

Gayle and Ben Cherry, who lost a swimming pool and a bedroom to a mudslide after TVA clear-cut a hillside above their home in Nashville’s Forest Hills subdivision, also spoke to the board.

“They clear-cut in 2009, and the 2010 floods were made so much worse by the tire tracks of the heavy machinery going up the hill. It ruined our neighborhood,” Gayle Cherry said.

Dr. Roger Jackson, a retired Nashville physician who lives in the Green Hills area, urged the board to abandon clearcutting and return to the lessdraconian policy of selective tree management in urban areas.

“Two Realtors told me my house has decreased in value $50,000 in the last two weeks,” he said, mentioning a tiny sapling TVA contractors marked for removal because there were power lines some 80 feet above it. When he tried to persuade them to leave it there, his pleas were ignored, he said.

“They told me it’s cheaper to cut it now rather than wait until it’s grown…. That little tree in 100 years couldn’t have damaged the power line.”

He challenged the board members to examine their roles in a policy that is damaging ratepayers’ property values.

“This is not coming from FERC (the Federal Energy Regulation Commission). This is coming from this boardroom. You people are issuing the marching orders.”

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A-2 • AUGUST 20, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

Coffee Break with

Marshall Stair

He may be young, but Marshall Stair isn’t inexperienced. In addition to being a City Council member, he specializes in employment law and civil litigation with Lewis, King, Krieg and Waldrop. He serves on the boards of the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Central Business Improvement District (CBID), City People, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Bijou Theater.

He is also a globe-trotter. He spent a year traveling the world after he graduated from Tulane University and lived in Mexico City for a year. “Travel teaches you how little you really know. There are hundreds of millions of people out there living completely different lives,� he says.

Stair chose to attend law school at UT because he wanted to settle down near family. His parents, Dorothy and Caesar Stair, live in Bearden, and he lives downtown.

At 34, he is the youngest member of City Council. But his fellow members don’t look down on him. “I think they’re envious.�

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Marshall Stair:

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? “Protecting the Queen’s safety is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans we must be gracious and considerate hosts.� – Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad.�

What are you guilty of?

Eating too fast, which is not healthy or attractive, but sometimes I am just very hungry.

What is your favorite material possession?

I bought a 13-foot rubber raft in 2009. It changed my life.

What are you reading currently? “Robert’s Rules of Order� and “Tennessee Rivers. �

What was your most embarrassing moment?

I am too embarrassed to tell my most embarrassing moment. I once had to stop a bus in India to use the bathroom. That was awkward.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

I don’t have a bucket list, since I’m not close to kicking the bucket. I once had a list to learn to type, speak Spanish and learn how to drive a stick shift. I could still improve on all three of those.

ball games. My mother (not an athlete) always gave me the same calming advice. “Marshall, just keep your eye on the ball.� Also, she would occasionally remind me to be careful whom you marry.

What is one word others often use to describe you?

What is your social media of choice?

Some people describe me as thrifty; others might say I’m cheap. No need to explain.

I am somewhat of a Luddite, but I would have to say Facebook. It is the only one I use.

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

What is the worst job you have ever had?

To be more organized.

What is your passion?

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What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?

Working with people and cities.

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

My grandfather, L. Caesar Stair Jr. I heard so many great things about him during the campaign. He died in 1967, but his memory lives on in many households all across the city.

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

My brothers, Caesar and Morgan. I can’t really explain why. The readers who have brothers probably understand.

I am more of a political cartoon person. I also like “The Far Side. �

What irritates you?

The first thing that comes to mind is people cutting in line, which dates back to the high school cafeteria.

What’s one place in the Bearden/downtown area that everyone should visit?

Third Creek Greenway and Market Square. I also have a feeling that South Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is quickly becoming a destination.

What is your greatest fear?

Going on a date and being described as boring – that would be crushing. Also, I am scared of being struck by lightning and drowning.

I still can’t quite get the hang of ‌ Whistling, or singing, for that matter.

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

I am trying to think if I ever received money in a box.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

I used to get really nervous before Little League base-

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I was a professional mover in 1997 for one day. I broke a piece of furniture and never got called back.

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

I hope one day I will take a last-minute romantic vacation, maybe to Russia in the dead of winter.

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Aiming for optimism I like taking pictures, and my three kids have always been my favorite subject. Even when I had to pay for film and developing, I snapped away as they rolled around in their cribs or toddled around the kitchen emptying my cabinets. I have dozens of photo albums.

Wendy Smith

That’s why I’ve never bought the posed school photos with the blue watercolor background. In my experience, those pictures are primarily a source of entertainment for the next generation. “Mom, is that your hair or a squirrel on your

head? And whoever heard of a velour shirt?”

But I always take pictures of my children on the first day of school. They always look sharp in their brand-spanking new outfits and leftover tans. And while they feel compelled to complain about going back to school, they wear hopeful expressions. It could, after all, be a great year.

This year, I only took two pictures. My son’s first day of school will be in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and I won’t be there to take his picture. Instead, I’ll take a photo of him in front of a University of Alabama sign an hour or two before my husband and I make the longest five-hour trip of our lives back to Knoxville.

Don’t be surprised if you see me smiling with tears in my eyes. I’m practicing being hopeful.

Meet Doug Harris

By Wendy Smith Doug Harris will be sworn in as 3rd District school board member on Sept. 4, and he’s ready to hit the ground running.

He says his business background will benefit Knox County Schools, which is basically a business with 8,000 employees.

He owns the Harris Restaurant group, which operates 21 restaurants, primarily in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.

He also brings a heart for public schools. His three children have attended West Knoxville schools, but it’s his work as a mentor and involvement with various boards that help kids, like the Emerald Youth Foundation, that has opened his eyes to the needs of the city’s youth.

Harris has been doing his homework in preparation for the new office. He’s talked to local educators, but he’s also looked at what’s working in other places. In the process, he’s become an advocate for charter schools.

Public school systems have failed to turn around under-performing schools, and there needs to be dramatic change to keep those

West Knoxville native Doug Harris will replace Cindy Buttry as the 3rd District school board member next month. Photo by Wendy Smith students from ending up in jail. The public school system is too big and hard to change to help disadvantaged schools, he says.

“We’ve been trying to turn these schools around for 20

Healthy cities require planning Stephanie Welch of the Knox County Health Department began to understand the role that city planning plays in health when she spoke with a woman following a presentation on healthy eating. The single mother lived in Lonsdale, and had no car. The nearest grocery store was two miles away, so she shopped at convenience stores.

Welch discussed Jason Coburn’s “Toward the Healthy City: People, Places and the Politics of Urban Planning,” at the Knox County PubStephanie Welch, Knox lic Library’s Brown Bag County Health Department Green Book last week. community development Installing sidewalks, and planning director bike lanes and grocery stores is complex, said Welch, but planners must take public health and social justice into account.

to 30 years, and we haven’t been able to do it. It’s time to bring in competition and let people choose if they don’t have a good alternative. Competition makes you good.”

Most other school board members are against charter schools, but they’re willing to listen to his arguments, he says.

Harris is also adamant that each child in the school system should have an iPad. Such a notion was inconceivable three or four years ago, he says, but now, the technology would save the school system money, especially on textbooks.

Funding such enhancements will require a new source of funding since the school board received only $7 million of the $35 million annual increase they requested from Knox County Commission in June.

“I respect how the board got its message out to the community and voters, but I understand the response.

People don’t want a tax increase,” says Harris.

He thinks he could help the school system tap into private sector funding. He was supported by business leaders and members of the Christian community during his campaign, and he thinks many of them would be willing to invest in Knox County Schools.

Harris hopes to cut budget items that aren’t producing results. He’s unsure if instructional coaches have been proven to be effective and plans to research their role in the schools. But he’s quite sure of his stance on magnet schools.

“Magnet schools aren’t working. We need to do something different with that money.”

He’s also sure that teachers need to be paid more, but doesn’t know if the current performance-based system works. Good teachers will always do their best, even without incentives, he says.

But they can be lured away.

“It’s common sense that your best people won’t leave if you pay them more.”

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It’s enough to make one ask, “Who’s in charge?”

By law, the board has nine directors but only six now serve. On May 18, the terms of directors Bishop William Graves of Memphis and Marilyn Brown of Atlanta expired. By law, they can continue on the board only to the end of the current session of Congress, likely to go on to December with October off for campaigning.

If Graves and Brown leave the board, only four directors will remain.

That’s not enough to make a quorum to conduct TVA business.

The law states the board can exercise those powers necessary to assure continuity of operations along the lines established when a quorum existed, but may not direct TVA into new areas, embark on new programs or change TVA’s existing direction, according to Travis Brickey, TVA spokesperson.

President Obama nominated Peter Mahurin of Bowling Green, Ky., in February 2012 for a term expiring May 18, 2016, but the Senate has not scheduled hearings on his nomination.

With the national election less than 80 days off and the Senate likely to meet for only four or five weeks starting Sept. 10, it becomes much less likely that anyone would be confirmed unless action occurs in the lameduck session of Congress in November or December.

Mahurin comes from the same Kentucky city as conservative Sen. Rand Paul. He heads up the Hilliard Lyons brokerage office there and is a consistent donor to Democratic candidates and causes. Very little else is known about him.

If Obama wins reelection, then his nominees may have a reasonable chance of being confirmed before the end of this year.

If Romney wins, then Republican senators may wish to delay any confirmations until Romney takes office on Jan. 20, 2013, and nominates his own people to the TVA board. However, it might be several months before a President Romney would get around to filling vacancies on the TVA board when he has higher profile

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positions to fill first.

Either Obama or Romney will have five vacancies to fill.

Current board members who continue are Bill Sansom of Knoxville, the board chair whose term goes to May 18, 2014; Barbara Haskew of Chattanooga also serves until May 18, 2014. Richard Howorth, a former mayor of Oxford, Miss., serves until May 18, 2015, while Neil McBride of Oak Ridge serves until May 18, 2013.

■ The current controversy in Knox county government over the mayor’s financial disclosures and one commissioner’s arrest on Sharp’s Ridge has been a break for city government, which has escaped any serious scrutiny as the media concentrates on more current and polemical issues in the county.

City government is going almost unnoticed in the current climate. The same happened when Mike Ragsdale was county mayor and controversy developed over expenses and personnel.

■ Tie vote: The City Council on Aug. 7 had one of its rare tie votes with an amendment to the proposed city charter pension changes, and Mayor Rogero cast her first vote in favor of the amendment which passed 5-4.

With Mark Campen absent, the remaining council members split 4-4 with Stair, Grieve, Wallace and Della Volpe on one side and Saunders, Palmer, Brown and Pavlis on the other. Rogero voted with Saunders as she broke the tie vote. In 16 years presiding over council, I only got to vote twice to break a tie vote. It seldom happens.

Otherwise, the mayor does not vote but presides at council.

■ Today (Aug. 20) at 10 a.m., Mayor Rogero will cut the ribbon on the new fence at Blount Mansion which the city built for $40,000.

Constructed under the able leadership of David Brace, the fence really dresses up the historic site and rids the area of the previous ugly chain-link fence.

■ Anita Cash retires from the city after 32 years.

More on her next week.

A-4 • AUGUST 20, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

Anders or Norman for top job Two guys I like are about to tangle. It’s not a death match, but there could be sprinkles of blood on the floor.

Mike Hammond is stepping down as chair of Knox County Commission, termlimiting himself in the chair, although he will continue to serve as an at-large commissioner.

Vice chair Brad Anders wants to step up, but others are pushing Tony Norman.

As often happens at commission, the vote could be close going into the meeting and unanimous at the end.

Commissioners can sense the wind’s direction, and nobody wants to be on the losing side.

Anders told me he’s running. And he sunshined a dinner meeting with Sam McKenzie to discuss the Beck Center. Hmmm.

Norman said Friday he’s “available if that is the will of the commission.” He said he’s not meeting with people or lobbying.

So who will win?

Let’s look at the public record to detect differences and then predict how colleagues will line up.

Now, though, Norman has a clear shot at winning.

Here’s how.

The winner needs six votes.

Norman and Larry Smith recently spoke fondly of Jeff Ownby while others were silent.

If Norman adds Smith and Ownby to his own vote, along with Dave Wright, Amy Broyles and Sam McKenzie, then Norman wins.

Anders needs to hold the “county guys” like Wright and Smith to add to his own vote and the likely votes of Richard Briggs and Hammond. This leaves Mike Brown in his usual role of “swing” vote.

Anders could win without Smith and Wright if he gained Brown, Broyles and McKenzie – hence, his sudden interest in the Beck Center, which was stripped of its county funding by Mayor Burchett.

Oh, yeah. Do not overlook the Burchett factor.

The mayor might dust off his robo-call machine and start campaigning for Tony.

He might stay neutral, but I don’t see him for Anders.

Sandra Clark

Anders usually votes with the Chamber, the school board, the Sheriff’s Office and developers. From Karns, he’s considered “a county guy.”

Norman vigorously opposed the school board’s budget. He championed restrictions on hillside development. He’s currently bugging the Chamber about how it spends its county appropriation, and he’s considered “a city guy.”

“You know where I stand,” said Norman, “and I think my views represent the majority of Knox County. Others, well, may represent special interests.”

Ouch!

Just a few years ago, nobody would take on the Sheriff’s Office, much less when it was allied with the real estate industry and the Chamber.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Richard Briggs may run against state Sen. Stacey Campfield in 2014, and the retired Army colonel, heart surgeon and county commissioner could win.

■ His candidacy will certainly boost the real estate market out west as sane citizens move into the district to oust Campfield.

Gibson promoted Nine-year Knox County Community Development employee Rebecca Gibson has been appointed director of the department by Mayor Tim Burchett.

The former comm u n i t y development director, Grant Gibson Rosenberg, recently left Knox County government.

The Community Development Department oversees and coordinates grants and grant-related projects ranging from defined services contracts to Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development.

Rogero is bright spot for state Democrats Here’s the good news for Democrats: Truman Day was not held in a phone booth.

Betty Bean But they probably already know that, since a crowd of more than 300 showed up at The Foundry on a rainy night to support their party and their candidates, and to celebrate the most impressive triumph the party has had lately – Mayor Madeline Rogero.

Nobody noticed that Knoxville city elections are nonpartisan, which was fair, since Rogero not only fended off a full-frontal Republican attack in the primary from candidate Ivan Harmon (complete with allegations that she was a United Nations plant intent on subjecting the city to the evil goals of Agenda 21), but also a big money runoff challenge from sort-of Democrat Mark Padgett (to whom the Agenda 21-ers migrated after the primary and who was last seen supporting Zach Wamp’s kid for Congress).

Lawyer Anne McKinney got the crowd going by reprising her Front Page Follies solo “I am Mayor” (a parody of Helen Reddy’s feminist anthem “I am Woman”). Rogero stood and owned the room. It didn’t hurt that she’s shown an

Madeline Rogero at the Truman Day Dinner, with Knox County Democratic Party chair Gloria Johnson and state party chair Chip Forrester. Photo by Betty Bean abundance of muscle and moxie her first year in office by actions like tackling the city’s pension problem – something her predecessor advocated but never attempted. She was confident, funny and in charge.

She was followed by state party chair Chip Forrester, who was, unfortunately, none of the above. And no wonder – he’s taken a whipping across the state since a guy named Mark Clayton snagged the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate because he got top billing on a ticket of little-known candidates listed in alphabetical order in the primary. The fourth place finisher rubbed salt into Forrester’s wounds by suing him in federal court for letting Clayton – who posed for a campaign video with a bunch of gunslingers

who looked like they were fi xing to rob the mail train and who runs around Nashville with Stacey Campfield talking about gay people – onto the ballot.

The plaintiff is Larry Crim, and he figures he would have had the top spot but for the poseur Clayton.

Crim accused Forrester of allowing Clayton to stay in the catbird seat to siphon votes off the other candidates and boost the chances of TV performer Park Overall, who evidently didn’t have a chance because her last name starts with an O. Before Forrester introduced the row of Democratic candidates who were patiently waiting on the sidelines, he did a Scarlett O’Hara-esque speech blasting Clayton for being into hate and conspiracy theo-

ries and pledging, “We will never put you in this position again.”

It was an uncomfortable moment, but nobody threw anything.

After the candidates were introduced, Rogero stood up and took over again.

“If we don’t fund them, they can’t run a campaign that is credible,” said the voice of experience. “You all need to dig deep. As Democrats, if we don’t fund campaigns, we can’t win campaigns. It’s a night and day difference.”

Checkbooks came out all over the room.

If national Democrats are looking for a tonic for their downtrodden Red State faithful, they could do a lot worse than invite Madeline Rogero to Charlotte and let her show them how it’s done.

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3-4 defense is fool’s gold TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

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coach who might know says the Tennessee switch to a 3-4 base defense is fool’s gold.

It is not magic. It may or may not pressure quarterbacks, disrupt offenses, nail runners for losses, lead to multiple turnovers and dictate the flow of games.

The coach, in perfect step with fan forums and call-in radio shows, asked to remain anonymous.

The coach said of course defensive alignments matter, but how you line up is no more than third in the formula for winning. First is talent. Second is execution. “If history books are correct, the gentleman who made Tennessee football famous, Neyland or Nayland, beat a lot of butts with an antiquated offensive alignment,� said the coach. “I have heard that his teams

ran the single-wing with absolute precision. He could have told opponents he was coming off tackle, pointed to the point of attack, and they couldn’t have stopped it.�

This coach, not that coach, finds no fault with the three-man defensive front. Jolly good idea if you have the players to play it.

Big man in the middle is critical.

Smart reads necessary in gap control. Several really good linebackers make a major difference. Cover corners can save your job.

Think in terms of speed, size, strength, intelligence, action, reaction and effort. Then, blitz or do whatever you do without too many big, bad blunders.

Derek Dooley’s decision to bring in Sal Sunseri and copy at least some of Alabama’s 3-4 scheme was the giant move to

A note from God CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

(Matthew 11:28-30 NIV) When in doubt, tell the truth. (“Hazel’s Law,� Hazel Sherwood)

half-correct Tennessee’s losing trend. There was also a need for Jay Graham.

The 3-4 will go down as a great move if it works. It will also make news if it doesn’t.

I am reminded of the time Phillip Fulmer bet the farm on a new offensive coordinator. That good doctor had the proper license, looked sharp, spoke wisely of modern medicine but did not produce desired results. The cure simply did not take. The patient regressed. The patient died.

Friends still mourn.

Sunseri is qualified. He knows plenty about the 3-4 after coaching linebackers for Nick Saban.

He also knows the 4-3 from seven years of NFL defensive line work.

He seems to understand young people. He appears to be a natural motivator. Good bet.

Best of all, Sal is a flame-thrower who believes in the aggressive defensive philosophy Dooley decided he wants. It starts with trying to strangle quarterbacks and pressing receivers at the line of scrimmage. That does involve risks.

Believe the outside perspective.

What happens against North Carolina State on Aug. 31 in Atlanta and against Florida on Sept. 15

is not an unusual circumstance.

Yesterday, however, I came across a small sticky note with seven words written on it. I remembered that conversation, knew that it had been taken care of, and I started to throw the paper away. But then I saw eight words, written at a different angle, up the side. “Never take the burden I can help you,� it said.

No punctuation. None. (If any of my former English teachers are reading this, let me assure you that I know a semi-colon or a period should be there to separate those two main clauses. I know that.)

UT defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri talks to reporters at the indoor practice facility. Photo by Associated Press at Neyland Stadium will depend more on how the Vols compare in talent, effort and execution than on alignment.

Hope the offense, aided by the new running attack, can carry both occasions. Do not expect defensive performance to be flawless. Everybody is still learning. No matter how many times coaches explain assignments, no matter how much video linebackers study, there is still the minor matter of doing it under duress.

Game speed is frightening if you must pause to ponder.

Don’t just wait and watch. Contribute something. Cross your fingers and repeat after me, 3-4, 3-4, 3-4. Find three and four-leaf clovers. Throw three-fourths of a pinch of salt over your left shoulder in the general direction of Raleigh.

Derek, Sal and several of us need this defensive stuff to turn into real gold, heavy, rock solid.

Just those eight words.

In my handwriting.

I am being absolutely honest when I say this: I have no memory of writing those words, no idea when or why I wrote them, or what they meant to me in that moment. Was it something a friend had said to me? A colleague? My supervisor?

No clue.

I only know that when I read them, it felt as if God were speaking directly to my heart.

It was a message from the universe.

It was oddly reassuring on a day that had its ups and downs.

As I pondered it through the

day, I considered the fact that the note’s advice seems to run counter to Jesus’ admonition to take his yoke onto our own shoulders.

It was then, and only then, that I realized the cryptic words on the paper were simply another rendering of that same idea. Jesus tells us in Matthew’s Gospel to take his yoke upon ourselves, and at the same time tells me (in my own handwriting!) to let him help me carry my burden.

When we are yoked with him, he is there beside us, to share the work, to lighten the load, to “take the burden.�

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here are times, I suspect, in the life of every writer when he or she can do nothing except tell the truth. I am not sure what this story means. I wonder about that. You probably will wonder, too.

I only know that it is true.

There are almost always stacks of paper on my desk at work. There are vouchers, folders, notes to myself, notes to others, reminders, scrap paper, informational bulletins to be handed out to volunteers, etc., etc. There are notes attached to my computer screen, reminders of what password goes with what program (carefully encoded, of course), checking account balances, and notes to myself about something I need to discuss with tomorrow’s team leader.

So finding a scrap of paper with obscure notes on it

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‘A true design/build/fast track project’ “This crisis stabilization unit was built in 49 days. The architect and engineers worked with our subcontractors in the truest sense of fast tracking. Almost every element was prefabricated to some degree to allow the project to move Sandy Loy forward without delays. Working 16 hour days and seven day weeks, the project was 100 percent complete with all inspections passed on July 27 after starting on June 8.

“The facility was built fast, but still has all the bells and whistles the client needs including VRF HVAC systems allowing each patient room to have total control of the temperature.

“The site was surrounded by existing health facilities which meant interaction of electrical and storm water systems. Permeable concrete was used to allow the project to pass storm water requirements.”

– Sandy Loy

When the state announced the closure of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, law enforcement personnel across East Tennessee were perplexed. Where would they take those individuals who required short-term housing but did not need to go to jail?

Among other options, the state contracted with Cherokee Health Systems to build a 16-bed facility in Morristown. And Cherokee called Sandy Loy at Construction Plus.

“We needed to get the facility built in two months,” said Loy. “I worked a best case schedule that came out to 49 days. … I used every single construction management trick I know on this one project. The subcontractors were outstanding and we were thrilled to finish in 49 days.”

He said subcontractors worked closely in the 4,500 square feet space.

Some of the work, such as wall panels, was done offsite and installed. “We had a plumber putting together pipes out in the parking lot.

“Everyone had input into the original schedule, and I told them, ‘If you’re going to be on the team, help us get to the end zone.’ We had people crawling over each other. It was fun, really.”

The key was the master schedule.

Sandy designed a comprehensive list of jobs that had to be finished before another could start. He updated the schedule every 48 hours and shared it with subcontractors, so each knew when to show up.

There was little wasted time.

The building was constructed so that a second

floor can be added. Permeable concrete was used to reduce run-off. Individual heat and air systems reduced ductwork.

The project was built within the requirements of the city’s anti-noise ordinance and was inspected by both local and state officials. All within 49 days.

Best of all, the client was pleased with the result.

Jeff Howard of Cherokee Health Systems, said, “Sandy and his team were great.

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A study of historic Corryton

By Anne Hart The first lesson West Knox Rotarians learned from the speaker at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting is that the area nestled in the nor theast Longmire corner of Knox County, and pretty much surrounded by Union and Grainger counties, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corr-ing-ton,â&#x20AC;? as is so often heard around here.

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The slides Longmire showed of the early days of Corryton, combined with his commentary, paint a picture worthy of Norman Rockwell.

From 1785, when Revolutionary War veteran John Sawyer built a fort on the banks of Big Flat Creek, to 1820, when he built a house which still stands along Emory Road, and on into the 1880s, Corryton was known

as House Mountain.

For a brief time, two railroads stopped at the Corryton Depot, but both failed in the financial panic of 1892.

The depot burned in 1907, but was rebuilt.

The oldest Baptist church in Knox County was in Corryton, as was the first golf course to use artificial turf.

It, too, failed.

In 1991, Corryton residents built a new branch library with architecture like the old railroad station and donated it to Knox County for use as a branch.

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Visiting South Africa Webb School trip broadens life experiences

By Suzanne Foree Neal As we become a more global society, Webb School leaders believe students need to become more global in their view as well. The school’s Coleman-Lange International Center for the Study of World Languages and Cultures helps students see their place in a multicultural environment.

Liz Gregor was hired five years ago as the multicultural coordinator to make the Webb campus more international, give students more opportunities to travel overseas as well as bring international students to the school. The program is aimed at middle and high school students who most frequently travel to El Salvador, France and Costa Rica. Exchange students come to Webb from El Salvador and France.

This summer, however, the globe-trotting was expanded to South Africa.

Webb students and Interact Club members Morgan Larimer of Farragut and Isabel Schaad and Lizzie Johnson of Bearden were joined by Gregor and recent UT grad Jayanni Webster of Memphis for a trip to Stanford and Knysna. The Rotary Club of Knoxville helped sponsor and arrange the trip, which included visits to Rotary clubs in both towns.

“I think they really learn a lot in the classroom, but by stepping outside their comfort zone and broadening their horizons, they not only come back with a new appreciation for the United States, but also realize the world is not that large,” Gregor says.

This trip was a little unusual in that it involved only three students. “We were really able to get into the culture and join them (Rotary) on projects, visiting townships and schools we would normally not see as a tourist,” Gregor explains. “Even a lot of white South Africans haven’t visited the townships.”

The group delivered books, flashcards, Tshirts, pencils, yoyos, finger puppets and insulated bags to school students.

In Sanford, they were met

by Knoxvillian Kathryn Johnson and the Rotarians. Johnson runs the Mosaic Farm in the town.

They also visited with women living in an impoverished squatter camp called DeKop and joined them for lunch.

They were greeted in Knysna by Rotarians Dr. Mike and Sandy Shires, who spent 15 years in Knoxville while Mike served as dean of UT’s Veterinary School. They also attended a soccer game with players sporting outfits and cleats paid for by donations last year from Webb’s Interact Club.

Isabel has participated in Rotary International outreach programs in India, Hungary and South Africa. “What leaves the most lasting impression in each of these countries is the value of education for children living in poverty,” she says. “If these children can be educated at young ages, they are much more likely to break the vicious cycle of poverty that their parents and communities have had to endure.”

She also learned something about herself. “While traveling in South Africa, I realized that I am happiest

Webb students brought donated items such as books, flashcards, pens, Tshirts and finger puppets for children at schools they visited at two South African schools. LIzzie Johnson and Isabel Schaad taught the children animal sounds using colorful flashcards at one school. Photo submitted

and feel best about myself when helping others.”

While Gregor says they stayed in beautiful accommodations, had good food, saw spectacular scenery and visited an elephant preserve, they also saw what black South Africans are still living with after apartheid ended 18 years ago.

“It’s amazing how quickly you can go from the affluent and well off to the townships where people are living in shacks made of whatever they were able to find,” says Morgan.

“The whole experience has made me more aware and appreciative of all that we have in the United States, especially education, as we visited several schools.”

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Shopper News Presents Miracle Makers

Making great leaders

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utumn Cyprès can use $10 words, but prefers to talk in the vernacular. “I’ve taken 14 guns, nine loaded, and been shot once,” she says. “I’ve desegregated a school, put in a dual language school and dealt with unions.

I’ve helped 12 kids get scholarships and had 16 kids who went on to become teachers themselves.”

This woman knows how to be a principal.

At UT for three years as founding director of the Center for Educational Leadership, her comrade, colleague and sister-in-arms is Betty Sue Sparks, longtime educator who retired as supervisor of human resources for Knox County Schools.

Together, Cyprès and Sparks oversee the Leadership Academy, charged with developing outstanding principals for Knox County Schools. (The Center does more than work for KCS, but that’s another story.)

‘We click from ed t get- he go’

It’s funny to hear the Leadership Academy Fellows referred to as “McIntyre’s pets,” as in “pretty soon all the principals will be McIntyre’s pets.” Appointing principals is the superintendent’s prerogative, and Knox County has had some mighty good principals and some others.

Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre identified leadership development as a priority upon his arrival here. He worked with Cornerstone Foundation to secure funding for the Leadership Academy, now in its third year. Cyprès said the fellows are selected in a “very rigorous process over two months.”

She calls the selection process “truly fair,” without regard to gender, ethnicity or ability to pay. All fellows are paid as assistant principals and are assigned to a mentor principal in a local school where they work four days a week. Additionally, they attend classes and develop a project at their school in which each identifies a problem and implements a solution.

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• Betty Sue Sparks earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree at UT Knoxville. She spent 10 years as a special education and elementary school teacher. She was principal at Knoxville Adaptive Education Center, Mooreland Heights Elementary School, Cedar Bluff Intermediate School and Farragut Primary School. She also served as an elementary supervisor and spent eight years as director of human resources for Knox County Schools.

Now retired, she serves as Cornerstone principal-in-residence with the Center for Educational Leadership at UT.

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every school where a fellow has been placed the test scores have gone up.

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• Autumn Tooms Cyprès is a former biology teacher and principal at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, a master’s in educational administration from Northern Arizona University and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies in 1996 from Arizona State.

In 2011, she was awarded the William J. Davis award for her theory concerning school politics and the hiring procedures of principals. She is the 50th president of The University Council for Educational Administration.

Leadership Academy Fellows for 2012-2013 Byron Booker – Assistant Principal at Central High School (formerly Central High English as a Second Language Teacher, Lead Teacher, TEAM Evaluator; 2011-2012 Tennessee Teacher of the Year) Windy Clayton – Assistant Principal at Karns Middle School (formerly South-Doyle Middle School Assistant Principal) Casey Cutter – Assistant Principal at Copper Ridge Elementary School (formerly Ball Camp Elementary School Fourth Grade Teacher) Laicee Hatfield – Assistant Principal at Farragut High School (formerly Central High School Science Teacher, Lead Teacher, TEAM Evaluator) Tina Miller Holt – Assistant Principal at Ritta Elementary School (formerly West Haven Elementary School TAP Master Teacher)

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A-10 • AUGUST 20, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

KCDC receives platinum for going green

By Alvin Nance At KCDC, we are committed to protecting the environment and the health of our residents through green iniNance tiatives.

With every new KCDC property and renovation, affordable housing in Knoxville and Knox County is “going green.”

All five buildings of the Eastport project, including the historic Eastport Elementary School, were certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

LEED Platinum certification is the highest level given by the USGBC to housing initiatives that excel in green homebuilding and design. Green building includes the use of renewable building materials; energy-efficient lighting and appliances; water conservation; high-efficiency HVAC, plumbing and irrigation systems; surface water management; and construction waste management. Though this project is not the first time KCDC has placed an emphasis on sustainability and efficiency, this is the first time we’ve achieved

Goodwill grows

By Sandra Clark The former Food Lion grocery store on Pleasant Ridge Road has been acquired by Goodwill Industries for $2.5 million. The building contains about 43,000 square feet.

“This is a great transformation of an empty box into a valued community asset,” said Goodwill’s CEO, Dr. Robert Rosenbaum.

The administrative office will remain in Bearden, along with the Goodwill retail store. The new space will be used to train people for jobs and to fulfill the con-

tracts that Goodwill wins through competitive bidding.

The new space will allow Goodwill to add another retail thrift store and will house two community rooms for the outreach services Goodwill provides, such as free tax preparation. Rosenbaum is now meeting with architects to determine the agency’s full investment.

Strata-G celebrates 10-year Anniversary Strata-G LLC , a veteranowned small business that

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MONDAY, AUG. 20 The Tennessee Shines Radio Show will feature If Birds Could Fly and Morgan, Martin and Kimbro at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

TUESDAY, AUG. 21 West African Dance and aerobic class Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. at Broadway Performing Arts Center, for $10 ($5 children). Info: Takia Faniyi, 455-0772, or ifaa2012@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22 The Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. The program will feature readings by members. Reservations must be made by Monday, Aug. 20. Info: 690-7420.

Behind the Scenes with the Ijams Veterinarian, for ages 5 and up, 11 a.m. Dr. Louise Conrad lets visitors peek into the animal-care program at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Cost is $30 and includes a boxed lunch. Register: 577-4717, ext. 110.

Food City Family Race Night will be 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Live entertainment begins at 4 p.m. UT women’s basketball coach emeritus Pat Summitt will be honored during the welcome ceremony at 5:30 p.m. ESPN’s Dr. Jerry Punch will serve as master of ceremonies. Free food samples while supplies last. Advance tickets are $5 and are available at area Food City locations. Day of event tickets are $6. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

Proceeds benefit the Helen Ross McNabb Center.

The Market Square Farmers Market is open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturdays through Nov. 17 on historic Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Everything at the open-air market is grown or made by vendors in East Tennessee. Products vary by season. Free parking is available

KCDC staff, elected officials and project partners gather at the Residences at Eastport for an award ceremony celebrating the LEED Platinum certification of the property. Pictured are City Council members Finbarr Saunders and Daniel Brown, KCDC vice chair David Hutchins, council member Duane Grieve, County Mayor Tim Burchett, city Community Development Director Becky Wade, KCDC chief operating officer Art Cate, state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey and KCDC commissioner Craig Griffith.

LEED certification status.

Along with our project partners, Partners Development, BarberMcMurry Architects, Sanders Pace Architecture and Denark Construction, we complet-

ed the rigorous qualification progress, which began in the conceptual designs for the property and carried through to the completion of the project with a thorough site evaluation.

is locally owned and staffed, is celebrating its 10-year a nniversary. Strata-G employs scientists and engineers Dan Hurst whose skills and talents have garnered numerous awards from customers and the local community. The president is Dan Hurst.

Strata-G offers services in business and information management, engineering, scientific services, and waste management and transportation. Info: www. stratag.org.

Company recognized for workplace safety

Our teamwork paid off with spectacular results.

We have not only created a healthier living environment for our residents, we will decrease our longterm maintenance costs

Vendor space at the Fair The Tennessee Valley Fair has space available for lease in the air conditioned Jacob Building for commercial vendors. Spaces cost $360 for 10 days of the Fair. The 93rd annual Fair begins the Friday after Labor Day, Sept.

7-16, and attracts nearly 140,000 people each year. Info: http://www.tnvalleyfair.org and click on “Vendors.”

Knoxville-based ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service has received the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

This award honors state ■ The annual Black/Stanley family reunion, Sunday, employers and employSept. 2, at the original Black ees who meet a required family homesite, 8017 Stannumber of hours without ley Road, Powell. Lunch at 1 workplace injuries serip.m. Bring a covered dish to ous enough to cause an share and old pictures. employee to miss work or ■ Carter High Class of 1957, 5 restrict job duties. The p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the number of hours required Chop House at Exit 407 off I-40. Info: Peggy Wilson, 933is based on the size of the 2608, or Sue Walker, 933-3077. company.

on Saturdays in the Market Square, Locust Street and State Street garages and at meters. Parking is $1 per hour on Wednesdays at all three garages.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23 Children’s Story Time will feature “Yoko” by Rosemary Wells at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. A fun craft included. Register: 577-4717, ext. 110. Free, but donations appreciated.

Nature Fun Station will be held 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Ijams Nature Center. The new program focuses on fun outdoor learning activities. No registration required.

A free workshop on literacy products designed to help students with disabilities will be held 1-5 p.m. at East Tennessee Technology Access Center’s Knoxville office, 116 Childress St. Ruth Boxley from Text Help will demonstrate Read and Write Gold, a suite of programs that support students who struggle with reading and writing, with a focus on Common Core standards. She will also present Fluency Tutor, which can remove barriers while helping teachers individualize instruction and measure oral reading fluency and comprehension. Both products will be used in ETTAC’s new Reading Lab, funded in part by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. To register: 219-0130.

FRIDAY, AUG. 24 The Knoxville Tattoo Convention will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, at the Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Park. The convention will feature live tattooing vendors, seminars, burlesque shows, human suspension and sideshows. Tattoo contests will run throughout the weekend. Hours are 2-10 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $20 per day or $35 for a weekend pass (cash only at the door). Kids under 12 enter free if accompanied by a paying adult.

DJ Bonobo with special guests Paper Tiger, Marley Carroll and 4Matiks will perform 9 p.m. at the Valarium, 1213 Western Ave., as part of 5Fest, a celebration of Blank Newspaper’s five years of covering Knoxville’s music scene. Attendees can win door prizes and enter a drawing for the grand prize of a trip to DeLuna Fest, Sept. 21-23 in Pensacola, Fla. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. There is a $3 surcharge for patrons under 21 (18 and up only). Doors open at 9 p.m. Info: www. thevalarium.com.

and provide cost savings through energy and water conservation.

Our commitment to green building is ongoing, and this award truly showcases that dedication.

REUNIONS

■ Fulton High Class of 1962, Saturday, Sept. 8, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost is $40. Info/reservations: Gale Seymour Eastridge, 687-8446, or Allen Smith, 688-6927.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1977, Oct. 27. Info: gibbsclassof1977@gmail.com or 6884727 or 922-3060

the musical celebration of the fifth anniversary of Blank Newspaper. The event is free, but donations are suggested. Attendees can win door prizes and enter a drawing for the grand prize of a trip to DeLuna Fest, Sept. 21-23 in Pensacola, Fla.

MONDAY, AUG. 27 The Tennessee Shines Radio Show will feature Red June and John Paul Keith at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com.

Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29 Lilly Sutton will lead an introduction to the Alexander Technique at 10 a.m. at the Bearden branch library, 100 Golf Club Road. The Alexander Technique is a way of moving that eradicates harmful tension in the body.

It improves ease and freedom of movement, support and coordination and can be applied to sitting, lying down, standing, walking, lifting and other daily activities. The program is free, but preregistration is required. Info and to register: 387-7600 or www.LillySutton.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 30 The Tennessee Valley Fair in September will host five pageants: Little Miss Pageant, ages 7-9; Princess Pageant, ages 10-12; Baby Contest, cute babies ages 9-36 months, boys and girls; Junior Fairest of the Fair, ages 13-15; and Fairest of the Fair, ages 16-21. Registration deadline for each is Aug. 30. Info: http://tnvalleyfair.org and click on “Contests” or 215-1480.

The Mickey Hart Band will perform at 9 p.m. at The Valarium, 1213 Western Ave. Hart is best known for his nearly three decades as percussionist for the Grateful Dead. Tickets are $27 in advance, $30 at the door.

There is a $3 surcharge for patrons under 21 (18 and up only). Doors open at 8 p.m. Info: www.mickeyhart.net or www.thevalarium.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 25

SUNDAY, SEPT. 2

Paddle for Clean Water will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fort Loudoun Lake. Proceeds will fund cleanup projects on the lake. Paddlers of all skill levels are invited. Registration is $30 for those who need a boat and $25 for those bringing a boat. A discount is available for groups of six or more. Each registrant will receive a T-shirt and goody bag. Info and registration forms: www.fllake.org.

Tim Lee 3, The Lonetones, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, The Bad Dudes, Faux Ferocious, Johnny Astro & The Big Bang, The Mutations and The French will take the stage during the 5Fest Grand Finale beginning at 5 p.m. at The Well, 4620 Kingston Pike. 5Fest is

The Boomsday, Bluegrass and Barbecue Celebration at the Mabry-Hazen House has been sold out.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5 Melba! with the Geof Bradfield Septet will be featured at the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s Jazz Lunch at noon at the Square Room, 4 Market Square. Tickets are $15 for students/seniors, $20 general admission and include lunch. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Info and tickets: www.thesquareroom.com.

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

CAK’s 35th anniversary this year

It all started with a group of women who prayed for a Christian School in Knoxville.

In 1977, those prayers were answered and the Christian Academy of Knoxville was born. As CAK proudly celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, a year-long anniversary celebration/spiritual renewal is planned.

“Every year in the history of a school is equally important, but I think it’s very appropriate for a school to pause and celebrate what God has done and to take a look back and see God’s provision for that school,” said CAK Superintendent Scott Sandie.

“We have been very blessed at CAK, and I think it’s important to celebrate that because it helps everyone appreciate where we are today.”

Without a doubt, CAK has come a long way.

In 1975, a Board of Directors was formed. In spite of hopes to open the school the following year, the board realized what was missing – students, teachers and buildings.

An agreement was reached to borrow space at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and 96 students were enrolled for that first school year in 1977. By year’s end, enrollment reached the prayer target of 100.

Some of the original teachers reminisced at a recent teachers function. As everyone laughed openly at the stories, it was evident that conditions weren’t exactly ideal.

In 1983, 27 acres were purchased off of Dutchtown Road and CAK established its new home. It wasn’t until 1993, however, that the entire

CAK vs. GCA to support Hope Resource Center in ‘Battle of the Bottles’ “We are so very excited for this time of year and are overjoyed to be partnering again with both schools to make a huge difference,” said Lisa Hardin, executive director of the Hope Resource Center.

CAK family was on the same campus for the first time.

Currently, CAK’s campus is 77 acres.

Along with changes in location and facilities, CAK has experienced improvements in enrollment, academics and athletics over the past 35 years.

“Anyone can have history, but a legacy you have to do on purpose,” said CAK parent Misty Mayes. “Sure, there have been some growing pains along the way, but God has done so many great

things at CAK. It’s time to celebrate that.”

It was Mayes who first brought the idea to the forefront. In fact, after noticing a reccurring theme in her quiet time the past few years, Mayes felt that God was telling her that CAK was in need of a spiritual renewal.

“I acknowledged the need but continually deflected back any ideas and thought for sure that someone else would lead this effort,” Mayes said.

Then one morning, the message became clear.

“I felt like God just said to me one day, ‘I’m going to do a mighty thing at CAK this year, with or without you,’” Mayes recalled. “So I started taking baby steps forward in obedience.”

With the support of Superintendent Sandie and Director of Advancement Frank Merry, plans took shape.

“We have many parents who come in and talk about spiritual growth of our kids,” Sandie said. “We have experienced much spiritual growth over the years and we see victories for Christ daily on this campus. So when Misty came in and shared her heart, it was a pretty easy decision. If God is behind this, we should support it.”

The year-long festivities will kick off on Friday, Sept. 7, at Cedar Springs. Visit www. cakwarriors.com for details.

“This is going to be a fabulous year of celebration,” said Mayes.

“We will use this school year to celebrate what God has done at CAK through the years and to especially focus on renewing our spiritual commitment to our families, churches and community.”

Pictured are: (front) Caroline Statum, Courtney Ferran, Lauren Estes, Megan Stallings, Lauren Joy, Ashley Bloom, Leslie Sizemore, captain Tori Goff ; (back) UCA coach Jake Gieske, Katie Duncan, McCall Current, Katherine Wilson, Jaclynn Estes, Megan Morgan, head coach Lisa Bowland, Megan Bevil, captain Peyton Maddux, Andersen Estes, Meredith Sterling, and UCA coach Tori Bowland.

CAK earns top honors at Cheer Camp CAK’s varsity cheerleaders competed against teams from across the state at the UCA cheerleading camp on the UT campus this summer.

The squad received first place awards in every category, including: No. 1 for Cheer, No.

1 for Home Pom, and No. 1 for Extreme Routine.

Six squad members were selected as “All-American” cheerleaders by the UCA staff: Andersen Estes, Tori Goff, Peyton Maddux, Leslie Sizemore, Caroline Statum,

and Katherine Wilson. They were invited to participate in the London, England, New Year’s Day parade.

Five team members received the “Pin it Forward” character award: Andersen Estes, Lauren Estes, Court-

ney Ferran, Megan Morgan and Caroline Statum. Team members Megan Morgan and Leslie Sizemore were finalists in the jump off contest.

Team captains Tori Goff and Peyton Maddux were invited to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The squad is led by head coach Lisa Bowland.

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“We are so grateful to both schools for partnering with us and joining forces to save lives. Your participation in ‘Battle of the Bottles’ makes a huge impact for HOPE and for the clients we serve.”

Hope Resource Center is a Christ-based ministry that bestows the love of God on young women and men who find themselves in a difficult situation due to risky sexual behavior. Hope encourages these young people to have a healthy lifestyle, while promoting the choice of life. It is the goal of the Hope Resource Center to share the Gospel with each and every client.

Baby bottles will be distributed to both schools during the week of Aug. 20 and the competition will conclude Sept. 6 — the night of the televised Rivalry Game of the Week football game between CAK and GCA. “Battle of the Bottles” T-shirts will be available for students for $5.

Senior Chris Scott chose the “Battle of the Bottles” as his Capstone Project and plans to serve as the middle-man between CAK, GCA and HOPE. Last year, CAK and GCA raised approximately $16,000.

“We can’t wait to see what God does this year,” Hardin said. “The money raised from this event is such a blessing to the community. We are so thankful for both schools, your students and your continued support of and generosity towards HOPE.”

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‘Piece of Cake’

Out of other options, Parkwest patient says TAVR was easy It was supposed to be one of those routine doctor appointments for Jackie Armagost – well, as routine as any annual follow-up visit can be five years after a liver transplant.

In fact, she had grown somewhat accustomed to the annual treks to Jacksonville, Fla., where doctors at the Mayo Clinic had once given her six weeks to live.

But while her liver was doing well, her heart wasn’t.

She was so short of breath and so fatigued that the Mayo doctors urged her to return home to Knoxville to see a cardiologist.

“They said it would be easier for me there, and that there were a lot of good heart doctors in Knoxville,” she said.

But back in Knoxville, the news wasn’t good.

After a heart cath by Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos, a cardiac interventionalist at Parkwest Medical Center, cardiac surgeons Dr. Thomas Pollard and Dr. Chadwick Stouffer rendered the diagnosis: Jackie Armagost’s heart was failing, fluid was collecting around her lungs and abdomen, her aortic valve had calcified and the traditional solution – open heart surgery – was too risky.

Her only hope? Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR – a procedure so rare in the United States that it’s only performed in about 150 hospitals but was already saving lives at Parkwest, the only Knoxville hospital to perform the procedure.

“I’d be foolish to say that I wasn’t concerned because it was an unknown to me,” Armagost recalled. “I wanted to know in depth what was going to take place because I knew nothing about the procedure, and they proceeded to tell me. They told me exactly how it would work and what they would do.”

So, on June 11, the 74-year-old retired teacher became the fourth – and youngest – of six Parkwest patients to receive a prosthetic heart valve fashioned from the valve of a cow. The valve, which can collapse to the diameter of a pencil, is guided to the heart’s aorta via a catheter inserted into the femoral artery in the groin.

The surgery, performed by Pollard as the primary operator and cardiologist Dr. Mike Ayres as the secondary operator, took less than two hours.

“I came out of that operating room feeling better. I honestly did,” said Armagost. “I am sure people question that, but it’s the absolute truth. It was miraculous.

There are no other words to describe it other than miraculous.”

It was no surprise to Pollard that Armagost felt better immediately.

“Most TAVR patients say they can breathe easier and their symptoms have subsided,” he said.

Of course, Armagost’s medical

At 74, Jackie Armagost became the youngest Parkwest patient to undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since the hospital began performing the procedure June 6. The procedure involves the placement of a prosthetic valve, known as the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve (shown below).

The whole thing was just amazing. I have had minor things that were more complicated to me than this heart procedure.

- Jackie Armagost history presented unique challenges. Aside from her liver transplant, the ongoing immune suppressant therapy she needed to ensure that her body doesn’t reject the organ also precluded any chance of open heart surgery. In addition, she’d had a thyroidectomy, four back surgeries and suffered from diabetes and arthritis.

Yet, when compared to all those other surgeries and ailments, Armagost says the TAVR was extraordinarily easy and felt well

enough to go home two days after the surgery.

“When she had to have the liver surgery, they told her she had six weeks to live at the very most if they couldn’t find her one,” said Armagost’s husband, Jerry. “They found one that day.

We were there five days, and she had a new liver. With this, she went into the operating room about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon, and I think they would’ve discharged her by

Wednesday if we really wanted to bring her home. She was home by noon Thursday.”

“This was a piece of cake!”

Jackie Armagost exclaimed.

“Seriously, it was nothing. The whole thing was just amazing. I have had minor things that were more complicated to me than this heart procedure.”

Maybe so, but TAVR is not something to be taken lightly, said Pollard.

“We are thankful that our patients have done so well, but it is important to note that even though the recovery is ‘easier’ than most traditional valve repairs, it is a very serious surgery for very ill patients,” Pollard said.

“Until TAVR, these patients did not have another option because of their complex medical history

deeming them too high risk for surgery.

“Traditional aortic valve repair remains the primary type of valve replacement for patients who can tolerate an open procedure. Each patient must be screened and determined inoperable by two cardiothoracic surgeons. Age is a factor in that your risks associated with an open procedure increase as your age increases.”

For Jackie Armagost, however, the only option was TAVR. “I felt 100 percent better after I got that cow valve,” she said with a laugh.

“Now I call her my ‘heifer,’ ” her husband added teasingly.

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Wilderness trail connects people to parks Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness South Loop trail was opened with a formal press conference and ribbon-cutting last week. The 35-mile, natural surface trail connects five parks and natural areas to create an outdoor biking, hiking and running venue unique to Knoxville.

On hand to untie the strings on bandanas and officially open the bike trail are Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Knoxville Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, former mayor and ambassador Victor Ashe and Legacy Parks board chair Chad Youngblood.

Evans. Trail markers along Legacy Parks executive director Carol Evans awaits the opening the route will be color-coded of the Urban Wilderness Trail in South Knoxville. Photos by Ruth White to identify the South Loop and all secondary loops.

Mountain Bike Club, TenThe Appalachian Moun- Trails will also be identified nessee Wildlife Resource tain Bike Club played a huge by name and difficulty rat“Thirty-five miles of trail Agency, Ijams Nature Center, part in developing the trails ing. “There is a great variety is such a big deal,” said Leg- the city of Knoxville, Knox and created an 11.5 mile of trail difficulty.” acy Parks Foundation ex- County, Robin Easter Design South Loop that is moderateThe Urban Wilderness is ecutive director Carol Evans. and Benefield-Richters,” she ly easy. “We want a great first envisioned as three key sec“This is a true collaborative said, “in addition to private time experience on the trails tions with parks, historic areffort between Appalachian donors and land owners.” so people will return,” said eas and amenities. The South

Ruth White

Loop will connect Ijams Nature Center, William Hastie Natural Area, Marie Myers Park, The Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area and other land to feature unique rock features, mature forests, working farmland and views of the Tennessee River.

Parking and trailheads for the South Loop include

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue; Mead’s Quarry entrance, 3518 Island Home Pike; William Hastie Natural Area, end of Margaret Road; Anderson SchoolHead Start, 4808 Prospect Lane; Forks of the River WMA, 3140 McClure Lane; and the Burnett Creek entrance, 5907 Burnett Creek Road.

Kathy Huber in ‘Sentimental Journey’ Vocalist Kathy Huber entertained 50 seniors at the Strang Center singing tunes of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s during a summer music special Aug. 15. Refreshments were provided by NHC.

Theresa Edwards

Huber comes from a musical family. Her mom was an opera singer and performed in theaters. “My dad played trumpet in a big band before he joined the Air Force,” she said. “I grew up on that kind of music.” Therefore, it came naturally for her to become interested in singing.

She is also part of the singing group Early Bird Special who will perform at the upcoming county mayor’s senior appreciation picnic.

“April Tomlin from Mayor (Tim) Burchett’s office listened to their group at an earlier performance here, really liked them and chose to have them perform at the upcoming picnic,” said senior director Lauren Monahan.

Huber also plays percussion, mandolin and harmonica. In addition, she teaches vocal performance to students at the Fine Arts Connection in Maryville.

The audience enjoyed her performance so much that many lined up after the concert to thank her for entertaining them and praised her for an outstanding concert.

Bill and Ardell Dietzler dance during the summer concert at the Strang Senior Center.

Vocalist Kathy Huber sings tunes from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, taking seniors on a “sentimental journey.” Photos

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Savannah is a beautiful 6-month-old Catahoula Leopard puppy. She is very shy with new people and needs a family that will take the time to earn her trust. She is good with other dogs and with cats as well.

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Charles “Chuck” and Alice Norris, who have been married 64 years, stay after the concert to meet Kathy Huber. “This is our first time to hear you sing, and we loved it,” said Alice.

Lauren Monahan won the Beauties of America pageant in the 60s age group held in San Antonio and sponsored by Diverse Dreams. The competition was based on four categories: interview, physical fitness, evening gown and photogenic. She won in all four categories.

“I am thrilled because I was runner-up four years in a row and felt it was definitely my turn,” said Monahan. People ask her how she can do a pageant at 60 years old, and she says, “I get better every year.”

As a winner, Monahan will continue her community service, her platform being how to help senior citizens lead a happy and

Senior center director Lauren Monahan wears a sparkling crown and sash as the pageant winner of “Beauties of America 60s.”

HEALTH NOTES ■ The annual flu shot clinic offered by East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 4-28. Most insurance accepted; no appointment necessary. Info: 984-ETMG (3864) or www.etmg.net.

■ The eighth annual charity golf tournament hosted by the Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee and the YMCA will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Three Ridges Golf Course. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Sponsors and players are needed. Info: 522-4991 or 922-9622.

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

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

healthy life. She will be making appearances at various events, including the upcoming mayor’s senior appreciation picnic.

Monahan’s evening gown was a stretchy white and silver knit, covered with beads and rhinestones. “It weighed 20 pounds,” she said. Her shoes were 5-inch high heels, adding to the challenge. “It looked great on stage, but you can’t walk,” she said.

In Monahan’s office at Strang is a custom-made pageant doll replica, complete with the evening gown, crown and sash created by Pageant Personality.

It looks just like her. “It is so unique. It is just amazing.

What a memento,” she said.

Mayor’s picnic Sept. 21 Mark your calendars and call 215-4007 to RSVP for Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s annual senior appreciation picnic 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at John Tarleton Park located at 3201 Division St. The event is free and will include great food, entertainment and a mini health fair. If you need a ride, make your request with your RSVP.

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Fun stuff for furry friends With the cooler weather comes football season and the new school year. Keep these two items in mind if you’re in the market for a new furry friend.

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Sara Barrett

‘Big orange’ adoption event

Young-Williams Animal Center will host a “Big orange” adoption event noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at both locations – Bearden Hill and Division Street. Festivities will kick off football season with reduced adoption fees for all animals, family-friendly tailgating games and refreshments. A portion of the proceeds from concession sales will benefit YoungWilliams. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 or given away with each pet adoption.

Prizes will include items

Critter Tales

and take a moment to relax before running to the next class. The event will take place under a tent or covered walkway in case of rain. Info: Ruth Sapp, 9745633, or email habit-et@ utk.edu.

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New additions at the zoo

from UT athletics, PetSafe, Since the weather is Alumni Hall and more. starting to cool, this would Info: www.young-williams. be a good time to visit the org.

Knoxville Zoo’s new African lion and Hamadryas ■ Bark in Circle Park baboon habitats. “The ValTo help students (and ley of the Kings” features everyone else, for that mat- an indoor courtyard and ter) de-stress this school specially-designed windows year, HABIT (Human Ani- to allow visitors a peek at mal Bond in Tennessee) training with the animals will host “Bark in Circle and their keepers.

Park” from 2-5 p.m. MonZoo hours are 9:30 a.m. day, Aug. 20, at Circle Park to 6 p.m. daily. Info: 637on campus. Students can 5331 or www.knoxville-zoo. visit with HABIT animals org.

To commemorate National Senior Citizens’ Day on Tuesday, Aug. 21, the Metropolitan Drug Commission wants to increase awareness about prescription drug abuse among older adults. Often unrecognized, the warning signs may be dismissed as a natural part of getting older or simply a side effect of their medication.

These warning signs include: ■ Taking more medication than prescribed ■ Changes in mood or temperament ■ Withdrawing from normal activities ■ Receiving the same

Squirt and Emerald Squirt is a 3-month-old domestic short hair mix with lots of personality. His adoption fee is $150 and he can be seen at the Division Street facility. Hours at both facilities are noon to 6 p.m. daily. To see all of the animals at Young-Williams, visit www.young-williams.org.

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Artists Jessica Gregory and Linda Leilani Bohanan have worked on the exhibit for more than a year, creating a walkthrough castle made of recycled materials, wall mounted ethereal faces and almost lifesized animals.

The show will be on display through Friday, Sept. 28.

Videographer David Dixon filmed the artists’ work in progress, which can be seen online at www.fountaincity artctr.com.

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Seniors should keep an up-to-date list of all medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, and review the list with their doctors at least once a year.

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Emerald is a 2-month-old hound mix who would make a great companion for kids. Her adoption fee is $150 and includes 30 days of Shelter Care per insurance. Emerald is located at the Kingston Pike location on Bearden Hill.

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Fort Sanders opens new center for digestive health Getting tested for digestive disorders may not be fun in anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, but at the new Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health, these procedures are as quick, comfortable and painless as possible.

The Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health is now open at 1819 Clinch Ave. in Knoxville. Adjacent to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, the beautiful 6,000-squarefoot outpatient Center is equipped with new state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat a wide range of digestive disorders.

The Center for Digestive Health specializes in gastrointestinal and colon cancer screenings. The facility is all digital, with high deďŹ nition, wider ďŹ eld of vision scopes that make diagnosis quicker and more accurate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The HD images are so much crisper and allow us to visualize details in the colon better and see lesions more clearly,â&#x20AC;? explains gastroenterologist Dr. Robert Pollack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the difference between analog and high-def TV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it makes a huge impact.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the new technology, patients and families also enjoy the Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spacious waiting room with beautiful mountain views. And the whole layout is designed with efďŹ ciency and comfort in mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge improvement in efďŹ ciency and ďŹ&#x201A;ow,â&#x20AC;? says Center manager Kelly Rogers, RN. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-stop shopping for patients and their families. Everything is

vice to patients having bronchoscopies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The staff and physicians are excited for people to experience the expanded GI facilities at Fort Sanders Regional,â&#x20AC;? says Fort Sanders gastroenterologist Dr. Jeffrey Brown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The upgrades and updates have enhanced the experience for patients.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a giant step forward,â&#x20AC;? agrees Dr. Pollack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patients will still have the same excellent GI care theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always received at Fort Sanders, but now it will be a totally new experience.â&#x20AC;?

The new outpatient Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health is designed to maximize patient comfort and convenience.

For more information about the Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health, call 865-541-4280 or go to www.fsregional.com/gi.

The spacious family waiting room of the Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health features mountain views.

conveniently located together in one spot.â&#x20AC;?

The Center for Digestive Health includes three GI procedure rooms, as well as an eight-bay preprocedure area and six-bay recovery suite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when a procedure is complete, physicians meet with families in one of our private conference rooms,â&#x20AC;? says Rogers.

After testing, patients go home

When â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Plop Plop Fizz Fizzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough

Everyone has occasional heartburn, bloating, diarrhea or constipation. But when those symptoms persist, they may be signs of signiďŹ cant digestive disease. Digestive diseases affect an estimated 70 million people in the United States each year, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Two digestive diseases that are common in the United States are colon cancer and GERD, gastroesophageal reďŹ&#x201A;ux disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These two are among the most important to screen patients for,â&#x20AC;? says Fort Sanders gastroenterologist Dr. Muhammed Iqbal.

Colonoscopy guidelines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends colonoscopy screening every 10 years, beginning at age 50 through age 75, as a way to prevent colorectal cancer.

People at higher risk of developing colorectal cancer should begin screening at a younger age and be screened more frequently. Check with your physician about when to have a colonoscopy if you have a family history of colorectal disease.

the same day. Parking is easy with available valet parking or garage parking with direct elevator access to the Center.

The previous Fort Sanders Endoscopy Lab, located inside Fort Sanders Regional, will remain open, but will now focus on high risk gastrointestinal inpatient and outpatient procedures. The lab will continue to provide ser-

Colon Cancer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; screening is critical

Although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s declining, colon cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colon cancer deaths have decreased because there is effective screening and better treatments,â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Iqbal explains.

The gold standard for screening for colon cancer is a colonoscopy, a simple procedure that allows a physician to see inside a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colon and rectum. The test is offered at the new Fort Sanders Center for

pletely and safely removed during colonoscopy, therefore preventing cancer,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Iqbal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colonoscopy saves lives.â&#x20AC;?

Colonoscopy screening is recommended for everyone at age 50, and every 10 years after that if the test is normal. For people with family history of colon cancer, or patients who have had cancer themselves, earlier and more frequent screening is recommended.

Digestive Health located on Clinch Avenue in Knoxville.

While the patient is under mild sedation, the physician inserts a thin, flexible, lighted tube into the rectum and colon. The tube uses air to temporarily inflate the colon, while the camera relays an image to a nearby computer screen.

If there are any precancerous lesions called polyps in the intestine, they can be removed during the test. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Precancerous polyps can be com-

GERD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; There IS relief

The second most common digestive test is GERD screening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;GERD is gastroesophageal reflux disease,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Iqbal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the stomach contents back up into esophagus.â&#x20AC;?

GERD doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually indicate a problem if it only occurs occasionally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s persistent, if you have difficulty swallowing or if you have weight loss, it needs to be evaluated,â&#x20AC;? advises Dr. Iqbal.

GERD can sometimes be a symptom of other conditions such as asthma, esophageal cancer

or a precancerous condition called Barrettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s esophagus. Men, especially Caucasian men, develop Barrettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s esophagus more often than other groups. This is when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus, causing damage.

Testing for GERD is done with an endoscope, a thin, flexible tube inserted down the mouth while the patient is under sedation. The tube has a small camera on it, giving the physician a view of the esophagus on a computer screen.

Iqbal said any recurring

heartburn, belly pain, bloody stools or black stools and unexplained weight loss should be evaluated by a physician. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are common problems that can often be treated very easily and effectively,â&#x20AC;? states Dr. Iqbal.

For more information about the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease, contact the Fort Sanders Center for Digestive Health at 865-541-4280 or go to www.fsregional.com/gi.

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