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JUNE 13, 2011

INSIDE Paving for Indian Crossing; Dry Gap completed The residents of Indian Crossing will see paving trucks rolling through their subdivision this week or next.

“Within three to four weeks, we will be finished,” said Jim Snowden, assistant director of Public Works for Knox County.

Snowden Snowden was one of several department heads who attended Commissioner R. Larry Smith’s night out last week.

Snowden said the work on Dry Gap Pike at Fountain City Road is finished. “The signal will be turned on tonight,” he said. Both projects were endorsed by Smith.

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Halls High finishes year with successes and challenges

By Jake Mabe Like any typical school year, 2010-11 brought successes and challenges for Halls High School.

Let’s talk about the good stuff first.

Principal Mark Duff says the senior class finished with a 91 percent graduation rate, which could inch higher as more seniors graduate this summer.

Duff “This is the third year that we’ve met or exceeded the goal set by the state,” Duff says. “We are safely off any bad list out there. The kids were the recipients of hard work by the assistant principals, teachers, guidWebster ance counselors and parents in some cases.”

Duff says this year’s scholarship total is $4 million including HOPE scholarships.

“Dual enrollment also continues to be a vibrant part of the senior experience, with six courses offered this year through area community colleges.”

Looking at schoolwide successes, the band completed another banner year. “Once again, (director) Eric Baumgardner did a super job. The band is growing and he has an incredible feeder system at the middle school.”

Teacher April Thomas spearheaded a tutoring program by National Honor Society students for peers during one-on-one and credit recovery sessions. Seniors also served as what Duff calls “imbedded tutors,” teacher aides in the classroom, as part of their senior project.

Jared Long, Brady Brown, Jesika Norman and Molly Patton represented the school at Boys and Girls State.

“The CTE (career and technical education) program performed extremely well at state level competitions. We placed two CTE interns at Halls Service Center and Malibu Collision Repair and that was a great experience for both, thanks to these two businesses.”

CTE students built a house that can be viewed in the school parking lot. It has become a classroom for both CTE and technical geometry classes, a collaborative effort by teachers Tony Tampas, Jeff McMurray, Thomas Pendleton and Jennifer Delaney. The latter two teachers will be conducting a countywide inservice on the course.

Baumgardner and English teachers Sharon McNeeley and Sheri Webber were named teachers of the year at graduation. Teachers Eve Jordan, Debbie Asquith, H.C. Sumter, JoAnne Beeler and vice principal H.B. Jenkins have retired, but Duff says he’s already hired nine new teachers. Mark Majors will replace Jenkins to oversee the CTE program.

“We are very excited about the new hires and feel like they will boost our program. I’d also like to

Steve Clay’s home on Cedar Lane was the residential restoration winner at Honor Fountain City Day. Clay spent three years renovating this home, built in 1925, and kept the original hardwood floors and woodwork. Photos by Ruth White

Town Hall lauds Fountain City projects

Portion of Cunningham Road to close for repair Knox County Engineering reports that Cunningham Road at Mash Lane (1,500 feet east of Dry Gap Pike) will be closed for 10 days starting Monday, June 20, if utility issues are resolved. The closing was originally set for June 13.

The closure is required to replace a box culvert that has partially failed and must be replaced to ensure public safety. A 4.4-mile detour will be provided via Emory Road to Maynardville Highway.

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Sonic operating partner Jamie Farris and carhop Linda Capps stand in front of the newly renovated restaurant location at 5101 N. Broadway. The restaurant was recognized at Honor Fountain City Day for its beautiful commercial restoration.

Charles Harrington of Harrington Insurance was the chair’s winner at Honor Fountain City Day held on Memorial Day. Harrington has been a Fountain City community member for years and recently moved his office to a beautiful new building on Garden Drive.

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Majors named assistant at Halls High

Hot days could serve a purpose So, you think we’ve had a couple of hot weeks in East Tennessee?

You ought to get out more often.

The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees on July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, Calif. The highest temperature ever recorded around the globe occurred on Sept. 13, 1922, when the mercury peaked at 136 degrees in El Azizia, Libya.

Stacked up against those scorching days, Tennessee’s recorded high is practically balmy. The thermometer topped out at 113 on Aug. 9, 1930, in Perryville.

Slipping the surly bonds of the Earth, we find that we’re almost frigid compared to our sister planet, Venus. If you were standing on Venus (and you wouldn’t be standing for long), you’d incinerate in a flash in the planet’s lead-melting 900 degrees surface temperature.

In Knox County, the emotional pitch promises to match the unrelenting heat when County Commission sits down tomorrow to vet Mayor Tim Burchett’s first proposed budget. Burchett would like to see his budget passed with little if any amendments, but a number of commissioners will be angling to massage the mayor’s numbers.

So, here’s my tip of the week for the mayor. If the air conditioning in the City County Building happened to “malfunction,” the budget might pass without amendments on the first ballot. To further quicken the pace, place an Icee machine at the rear of the main assembly room whose attendant will not accept orders until commission adjourns.

Of course, if the mayor finds that strategy too devious, perhaps he can negotiate a delay while preparations are made to move the meeting to Death Valley. (Or Venus.)

Although we pride ourselves on writing that it gets some folks hot under the collar, we promise that this week’s editions of the Shopper-News won’t melt in your hands.

Seniors, heck, everyone, should check out Ruth White’s “Life” section, now in its fourth week. Ruth keeps you up to date on what’s happening at the Halls and Strang Senior Centers, and now and again she’ll show off her photographic skills with selections from her photo album.

In the Bearden print edition, and available to all readers at www.shoppernewsnow.com, Wendy Smith writes about the aftermath of the April 27 hailstorm. In the features section, Marvin West offers his insights on the “turbulent times” for UT athletics.

Time for me to find a shady spot and grab an Icee. Until next week, be cool!

Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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Mark Majors has been named assistant principal in charge of career and technical education at Halls High School/ North Knox Vocational, principal Mark Duff Majors said last week. He replaces H.B. Jenkins, who retired.

Majors comes to Halls from Powell High, where he has served as assistant principal and athletic director since 2005. He was a vocational teacher and assistant boys basketball coach at Fulton High School prior to taking the Powell job and also taught at the Alternative Learning Center, Austin-East and Karns high schools.

He coached at Gresham Middle School from 1990 to 1992 and Central High from 1992 to 1996.

“We are very excited to welcome him to Halls High,” Duff says.

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dered in January 2007, will be held Saturday, June 18.

Registration will be 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hooters on Central Avenue Pike (off Cedar Lane/ Merchant Drive); kickstands up at 12:45 p.m.

The $25 registration Newsom fee includes a Blood Brothers Tennessee Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club wrist band, a T-shirt, five tickets for prize drawings, and food and drink specials from Hooters. Proceeds will benefit Young Life and the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Food for Kids program.

The ride will travel through Knox and Ander■ Christian, son counties and return to Newsom Hooters for food and drink specials, $3,000 in door memorial bike prizes and a live concert ride is Saturday

by East Tennessee’s SouthThe Channon and Chris bound Band. MainStay Memorial Ride, being held Suites, located near Hootin honor of Channon Chris- ers, is offering $69 specials tian and Halls native Chris for those wanting to stay Newsom, who were mur- overnight.

nesses where teens can seek help when they feel they have nowhere else to turn.

Participating businesses are trained to call Safe Place when a teen asks for help. The teen can then request an on-site counseling session and the Safe Place staff will help them weigh their options. Info:

Boys and Girls Club joins Safe Place The Halls/Powell Boys and Girls Club, located at 1819 Dry Gap Pike, has joined Child and Family Tennessee’s list of Safe Places.

The program posts yellow and black diamondshaped signs in local busi-

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One victim, who did not want to give a name for security reasons, said that she was nearly killed when a man knocked her mailbox off its stand moments after she had retrieved the mail. And this was not the first time her mailbox had ■ State Senate been hit.

“I guess I bought three candidates to or four mailboxes last year,” speak to Halls B&P she said. “It’s hard for us State Senate District 6 older people to get them put candidates Becky Duncan back,” adding that several Massey and Marilyn Roddy victims are elderly widows. will speak She said mailboxes have to the Halls also been vandalized on B u s i n e s s Tazewell Pike. and ProfesAnyone who has any insional Asformation regarding the sociation at vandalism or sees it occur noon Tuesand can obtain a license day, June 21, at Bea- plate number is encouraged ver Brook to contact the Knox County Roddy C o u n t r y Sheriff’s Office.

Club. Cost for lunch is ■ Halls High $10. baseball tryouts E a c h are June 20-22 candidate Halls High School basewill be alball tryouts for the 2011-12 lotted 10 season will be held noon minutes for a presenta- to 2:30 p.m. Monday to Massey tion and be Wednesday, June 20-22, given five minutes for ques- at the Halls High baseball field. All participants must tions and answers. have a sports physical before the tryouts. Physical ■ Mailbox vandals forms can be picked up at hit Fairview Road Halls High School from 9 Two readers reported last to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, week that several mailboxes June 15. Info: Doug Polston, have been vandalized on doug.polston@knoxschools.

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Burchett rallies support prior to budget vote

■ Halls High School main office and guidance office will open from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays this summer. Info: 922-7757.

By Sandra Clark

Ed Jones, vice president of the Gibbs Ruritan Club, listens as Mayor Tim Burchett addresses the group. Burchett went to Gibbs following his visit to Halls, accounting for the same tie.

Mayor Tim Burchett said the cornerstone of his first budget is paying down debt.

“We’ve doubled our debt (to $690 million) since 2004,” he said Monday at the Gibbs Ruritan Club.

Burchett wants to direct an extra $20 million toward debt reduction annually – $100 million over five years.

He also wants to eliminate community grants – which exceeded $2 million annually under former Mayor Mike Ragsdale. “I’m proposing $523,000 for next year and hope to zero them out (in future budgets),” he said.

Burchett also called for bringing the uniformed officers pensions “back to the voters,” saying, “pensions are going to eat our lunch.”

He said raises for county employees are not in his

■ Sharon Welch, candidate for City Council’s Seat C, will open her campaign headquarters 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 13, at 804 N. Broadway.

■ East Tennessee Daylily Society will hold a show and sale 10 a.m.

Saturday, June 18, at Knoxville Center Mall.

The show will open to the public after judging at 1 p.m.

Mayor Tim Burchett shakes hands with Sam Hardman at Commission R. Larry Smith’s night out event at the Halls Senior Center. Smith is pictured at right. Photos by S. Clark budget “because we can’t afford them.” His budget will be voted on tomorrow (June 14).

Is Burchett in campaign

mode?

“No, I’m in let’s pass this budget mode,” said the mayor. And he drove away in his old Jeep.

Budget ‘amenders’ face uphill battle

By Larry Van Guilder Call them “The Amenders.” They aren’t an obscure male quartet from the 1950s or a gaggle of constitutional law scholars. They’re a group of Knox County Commis-

Analysis sioners who want to amend Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed budget for FY 2012, and they have their work cut out for them.

Political junkies have seen this act come and go at every level of government from the smallest village to the nation’s capital, and the finale rarely varies: the budget stands with little or no changes.

This year the roles are reversed from what commission watchers had become familiar with during the closing years of the Ragsdale administration. Then, the mantra was “cut.” Some may remember not so long ago former Commissioner Mark Harmon fighting dog-

gedly for what was largely a symbolic reduction and losing by a vote of 17-2.

Now, Harmon’s former 2nd District mate, Amy Broyles, is asking for more, not less, and she’s not alone in her dissatisfaction with the mayor’s budget. But are six commissioners dissatisfied enough and (more to the point) politically courageous enough to engineer a revolt? It will take courage, because the mayor’s “I feel your pain” fiscal message undeniably has support from a recession-weary citizenry.

The composition of The Amenders won’t be determined until tomorrow’s budget debate, but the candidate list looks like this: Commissioners R. Larry Smith, Jeff Ownby, Dave Wright and Richard Briggs have sent strong signals that they’ll support the budget as presented. Broyles and Sam McKenzie have openly asked for amendments. Tony Norman, Brad Anders and Mike Brown could be persuaded,

depending upon the cause and the cost. Ed Shouse and Mike Hammond have mostly maintained a diplomatic silence, although Hammond says he’s reached an agreement with the mayor to partially restore commissioners’ discretionary funds.

To make their dreams come true, Broyles and McKenzie must not only bring along Norman, Anders and Brown, they must pick off either Hammond or Shouse. And even as their act warms up, they face getting the hook over the most controversial items on their lists, fully funding the Beck Center and a county employee pay raise.

Beck’s representatives say they welcome an audit.

McKenzie, however, is on a political hot seat, knowing that agreeing to an audit as a condition of funding Beck at a later date won’t win him many votes. But it appears he’ll have little choice if he’s to preserve any chance for commission to reconsider the mayor’s 92 percent re-

duction of the center’s county funding.

Broyles’ support for employee pay raises would play much better in the city, but County Commission isn’t City Council. She’s backing away from an across the board increase in favor of a step adjustment, but even that is likely to cost something north of $2.5 million.

The sheriff will support Broyles, who led the charge to buy new cruisers for his department a few months back. But, the sheriff has no vote on commission.

If The Amenders numbers swelled to six, where would the money come from to raise pay, restore funding to Beck, the Legacy Parks Foundation and other causes deemed worthy? The word is that Broyles and others are considering a novel approach.

Aside from the immedi-

ate proposal, the mayor’s budget presentation includes a plan to reduce debt by approximately $100 million over five years. Instead of a $20 million reduction next year, why not dial back to $15 million and free up $5 million in FY 2012? It isn’t “free” money, a mythical notion, but neither is it a property tax increase, which Burchett has vowed will not occur on his watch this year.

If this proposal surfaces tomorrow, finance director John Troyer will be called upon to explain how only Beelzebub could have hatched such an insidious scheme. But Broyles says she’s received encouragement from some prominent names in the community.

How many if any of those names will publicly support the idea remains to be seen, and the odds still favor the house over The Amenders.

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Halls High finishes year From page A-1 have had some struggles in wins and losses with some programs but those issues are being addressed by the respective coaches.”

Duff says the biggest administrative challenge next year will be the new state teacher evaluation system.

“It’s very different from past evaluation tools, heavily impacts the teacher tenure tradition and has everyone in education worried because of the difference.

Personally, I think it’s going to be a very effective tool because it will acknowledge and reward good teaching and provide a blueprint to improve instruction.”

■ Gibbs community flea market is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Midway IGA on Tazewell Pike.

New Harvest market turns blue The New Harvest Farmers’ Market will present the first Blueberry Festival from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, June 16.

With chef-prepared blueberry dishes for tasting, tips on growing blueberries and activities for the kids, there is something for everyone.

The park is located at 4775 New Harvest Lane, just past the Target shopping center on Washington Pike. Info: 215-6600 or www.knoxcounty.org/parks.

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thank the parents and community members who supported us throughout the year, especially for their patience with early release Wednesdays.” Duff says early release will not return next year.

In athletics, the girls tennis team won the district and competed at regionals while the boys team enjoyed a successful year as well.

The boys golf team won the district. The girls basketball team made it to the regional tournament.

Girls soccer enjoyed what vice principal Jason Webster called “their best year ever, while the boys and girls track teams are growing.”

Webster said the baseball team overcame some early stumbles to finish with a decent year while the cheerleading and wrestling teams also enjoyed good seasons.

“Our coaches are putting a competitive product on the field and the kids are responding to that. We

He says the biggest academic challenge will continue to be the graduation rate.

“Our juniors, for the first time in the history of the state, will have to pass Algebra II and Chemistry I and will also have to pass a fourth year of math as seniors before they can graduate. Traditionally, Algebra II has been a major road block toward meeting the graduation requirement.”

Budgetary shortfalls will also continue to be a concern.

“We’ll almost certainly be confronted with cutbacks in personnel next spring due to the federal stimulus programs coming to an end.”

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government Firing on the public (and the public sector) Last Monday was not Mayes isn’t the pera banner day for the sonification of discretion, public and one member and is in of the public sector at fact emCounty Commission’s broiled in special called meetslander ing. Richard Walls, the c ou nter county’s internal audisuits with tor, and Brad Mayes, Salter business owner and now. But whistleblower, spoke to one might the same issue – prob- Brad Mayes ask where he’s to air his grievances if not to his Larry elected Van represenGuilder tatives.

EventuRichard Walls ally, the courts lems in the county’s solwill sort it out, but knowid waste department. ing Mayes there’s no Walls presented the better way to assure his findings of the recently continuing appearance completed solid waste before commission than audit. Mayes, the last to tell him he isn’t welperson to speak at pub- come. lic forum, tried again And Mayes has a right to arouse commission’s to speak. If his words interest in what he bemake trouble for him lieves has been negligent down the road, that’s his or even criminal behavresponsibility. He isn’t ior in the department in yelling “Fire!” in a crowdrecent years. ed theater, and censuring Walls was better re- him arguably violates his ceived. His catalogue First Amendment rights. of missing funds and Commission may be missing oversight was lining up Walls and his thorough, but contained department for the ultilittle information that mate “censure” – elimiMayes had not previousnation. Mayor Tim Burly brought to the table. chett has been quoted Yet even Walls could as saying, “If it’s in the not avoid feeling that Yellow Pages, we (the commission had heard county) shouldn’t be doall it wanted to hear ing it.” about Natural ResourcPlenty of accounting es Recovery and the firms are looking for missteps of the county’s work, and the internal late solid waste director, audit department may John Evans. When Walls become the latest victim said he had a 15-minof privatization. Comute presentation, Mike mission will certainly Hammond urged him to vote to approve the Aucut it short. dit Committee’s rec“I’ll talk fast,” Walls ommendation to solicit said, and he did. proposals to use outside Mayes was placed on help for inside audits. an even shorter leash.

Points go to Richard Not for the first time, Briggs for noting priMayes declared that the vate firms have to turn a current solid waste di- profit, and it’s important rector is not without sin. to make sure the county He had scarcely warmed receives the same serup before Commissioner vices as it does now.

Amy Broyles lashed out.

Walls has been critiBroyles skewered cized by some for being Mayes for alleging that too “political,” meaning a county employee has he stood up to the forcommitted criminal mer mayor. That said, acts. You didn’t name a decision to farm out him, she said, “but we his department’s funcknow you mean Tom tion must stand on solid Salter.” cost/benefit ground.

Broyles added she Walls was right to didn’t want to see Mayes stand up, and it’s Mayes’ come to commission right to continue standagain singing the same ing up. song.

Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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Madeline Rogero: From runner-up to favorite Madeline Rogero seems as sure a bet to be the next mayor now as Bill Haslam was eight years ago. Unless her rivals start doing something they have not been doing or Rogero has a meltdown, it is hard to see how she loses.

She may even knock them out in the September city primary and have 80 days to plan her transition to the best job she’s ever had: a $130,000 a year salary as well as a lifelong city pension, as she will be vested with four years as mayor and three years plus as community development director.

Rogero has the ability to govern and lead. She is honest. She is knowledgeable and regularly outshines her rivals at joint appearances in terms of intellect, demeanor and grasp of issues.

But where does she stand on issues facing the city?

Frankly, it is not easy to tell you. She has been overly

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cautious in voicing her views on decisions she will have to make after Dec. 17.

When elected to an executive office, one needs a mandate from the voters on some specific goals.

Mike Ragsdale won two overwhelming victories but had a mandate for little as he was virtually unopposed and seldom took a stand on anything substantive. Combined with a loose management style, that led to a world of problems for him.

Madeline needs to speak out if she wants a mandate to carry out her goals. Otherwise, she could still win but then surprise voters with mayoral ideas which they never heard about in the campaign.

In 2003, when she was outspent 6-to-1 yet came within 1,200 votes of being elected mayor, she was a gutsy advocate of several issues.

She opposed the expensive orange route (as did I as mayor then) through Hardin Valley despite the backing of the Chamber of Commerce and most of the business community. This route was not in the city, but it would have impacted the city. Later cost analysis caused the project to collapse in 2010 and no one wants to revive it.

Rogero championed the city charter amendment to halt public funding to build a new hotel next to the convention center. She also opposed public funding for gardens at Lakeshore Park (which I supported).

This outspoken advocate is much more reserved and nuanced today, causing us to wonder what we get when she becomes mayor.

Will it be the Rogero of 2003? Will it be the more politically seasoned candidate who is extraordinarily cautious about making comments which could reduce her current level of support?

Frankly, I do not know.

Next week: Specific issues in the mayor’s race Notes: Knoxville attorney Marshall Stair, 32, is expected to run for City Council Seat B against former state Sen. Bill Owen: a classic clash between the new and the old.

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean was in Knoxville and Oak Ridge last week raising money for his re-election campaign as well as speaking to civic groups. Knoxville attorney and TV commentator Don Bosch hosted a fundraiser, even though Dean’s principal opponent has withdrawn. Take this as a sign Dean is looking at a future statewide race some day for some office.

Tindell blasts education ‘reform,’ Photo-ID law State Rep. Harry Tindell was the featured speaker at this month’s Boyd Cloud Democratic Club, and the Democrats were not in a good mood.

Betty Bean “I don’t know if I’m more mad, more embarrassed or more fired up about this legislative session,” said club president Gayle Alley.

Tindell reminded the group that he’d been sounding the alarm about what would happen if Republicans gained a majority. Last session, House Democrats and Republicans were equally represented (49-49) with an independent speaker. This year has been a drastically different story.

“I told you it was important to break that tie. Unfortunately for Democrats, last year was an amazing national election that brought in many changes. It just shows you how much elections matter.”

State Reps. Harry Tindell and Joe Armstrong Photo by Betty Bean Tindell said the public pays little attention to the 80 percent of the legislature’s work that is routine government stuff.

“In that respect, the Republicans did an admirable job. We have to be proud as Democrats that we taught them well. They kept the trains running. They’d even say they did a better job with routine legislative business than we did.”

He concedes, however, that the first year of GOP control brought “a startling difference in highly public issues.” He said the Demo-

crats scored some “silent” victories because they were able to modify some of Republicans’ initiatives, like the Sharia Law initiative, which would have given the governor and attorney general the power to designate anybody a terrorist.

“The governor and the attorney general didn’t ask for this,” Tindell said. “It finally passed, but it was watered down and simply raised the penalty for being a terrorist.

It was not as bad as it could have been.”

Tindell, who served on the school board before he

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“Public schools are what make America great, and attacking teachers has nothing to do with what’s going on in the classroom. This is a national Republican agenda – they’ve decided to dismantle what made the Democrats strong for many years.

“In the process, they have angered the teachers. We’ll see if they can become the force they might be.”

He said he is most unhappy about what he calls “an assault on voting rights.

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It’s the economy (and the equity) MPC ponders both issues

By Larry Van Guilder A staff recommendation for connectivity from a planned subdivision of 98 lots on the southeast side of Nubbin Ridge Road provoked a heated reaction from developer Bryan Testerman at last week’s Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting. A staff request that sidewalks be built in the subdivision only added to the developer’s ire.

Specifically, MPC staff asked that the concept plan be revised to provide street connections to “the existing street stub-outs to this property from Queensbury Drive to the east and Galewood Road to the west.”

“I’ve done about 50 developments in Knoxville and never seen one with multiple entrances (that didn’t have problems),” Testerman said. “If you have oneentrance access, the thieves won’t come in.”

Testerman added it would “cost me three lots” to hook up the street stub-outs.

As to sidewalks: “My neighbor immediately to the west has no sidewalks. The

county went down there and put in a nice new road and didn’t put in sidewalks.”

Commissioner Wes Stowers sympathized with Testerman, noting the sidewalk provision was “pretty heavy-handed.”

Commissioner Michael Kane defended connectivity, saying he lives in a neighborhood with “lots of connectivity,” and it makes for better neighborhoods.

MPC vice chair Rebecca Longmire pointed out that sidewalks encourage walking and comply with the “Healthy Knox” initiative.

“I don’t see how we can avoid supporting something that both the city of Knoxville and Knox County support,” she said.

But the majority of her fellow commissioners could, and the concept plan was approved 8-4 without staff’s connectivity and sidewalks conditions. For the developer, the decision was a victory for equity.

Commission concerns about the economy played a major role as it considered the concept plan for the Villas at Pellissippi, a planned subdivision of 46 lots on approximately 13 acres on the

Longmire

Kane

east side of George Light Road. Only two of the lots front George Light, and therein lay the developer’s complaint.

MPC staff recommended that the developer widen the road to a minimum of 20 feet from the northern boundary of lot 46 (one of the two lots which fronts George Light) to the road’s intersection with Rather Road. Arguing that the condition was too costly, the developer offered to drop the two lots from the plan. Because traffic would nonetheless increase along the road, staff stuck with its recommendation.

And then Stowers opined that the economy is in much worse shape than we imagined.

“Here’s my problem,” he said. “Right now we’re in a depression, and nobody can afford to build anything.”

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Tyler Harber has joined the Prosper Group as a partner. The Washington-based consulting firm worked on Senate campaigns for Sharron Angle (Nev.), Scott Brown (Mass.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and Dan Coats (Ind.). And just to think a few short years ago, Tyler was being chased through town

by KCSO’s Lee Trammel while talking to Mike Arms on a cell phone.

■ David Keith might challenge for the Jamie Woodson senate seat as a Democrat, according to talk in Nashville.

Then again, he might not.

Woodson polled almost 70 percent against the last D who ran.

■ Tim Burchett, speaking in Gibbs, said there’s good news and bad news when his wife, Allison, shops for shoes on eBay. “I showed her how to buy a pair of $100 shoes for $20, so she bought five pairs.”

■ Auditor Richard Walls told commissioners he had a 15-minute presentation, and commission chair Mike Hammond fell back on his radio experience to advise: “Sound bites used to be 30 seconds and now they are 10. There is a reason.”

■ Law Director Joe Jarret had a good line when we asked him what lawyer is drawing up those athletic department contracts (where UT has paid

$10 million for people to leave). “Nobody who’s looking out for his client,” said Jarret.

■ Brad Anders at budget hearings got personal when talking about eliminating commissioners’ car allowances (now a flat $300 per month). “It’s not going to kill me (to lose it), but it’s nice,” he said. “I’m not rich like (Richard) Briggs and R. Larry (Smith).”

Chair Robert Anders sounded a cautionary note, saying commission should be careful about making shortterm decisions based on the economy that may have longterm adverse effects.

George Ewart’s motion to approve the revised 44-lot concept plan absent staff’s recommendation to widen George Light Road was approved. Following the vote, Commissioner Laura Cole said, “We’re actually saying we can’t afford to do it right, so let’s go ahead and do it wrong.”

Some lighter moments occurred when a neighbor cried “fowl” over Vance and Pam Griffin’s request to rezone their property on Shoffner Lane in North Knox County from RA (low density residential) to Agricultural. The Griffins keep free-ranging “pet” chickens, and Robert Bean said the wandering birds don’t stay in their own yard.

“Mr. Griffin cannot con-

tain his chickens on his property,” Bean said, noting that the winged vandals are tearing up flower beds and in general making a nuisance of themselves.

Pam Griffin said they have put up fencing, but the scofflaw birds are ignoring it. She plans to increase the border security.

“I do not want to affect anyone’s quality of life with my chickens,” she said of her flock, which currently numbers seven hens and one rooster.

“I’m all about chickens,” Ewart said. “I like to eat them.”

“I like to eat other people’s chickens,” Griffin replied.

Despite Commissioner Bart Carey’s warning that “once you zone it agricultural, it’s agricultural,” opening the door for many more uses neighbors may find objectionable, commissioners voted 9-3 to approve the rezoning.

Carter Elementary project is moving Plans for a new Carter Elementary School are moving forward. Hugh Holt, director of purchasing for Knox County, told the Shopper-News last week that “final agreement” on a letter of intent for development is near, and the plan should be submitted to the school board, County Commission and the Industrial Development Board in July.

“We’ll be asking the school board to transfer the property to the IDB,” Holt said.

The formerly proposed capital leasing option is now off the table. Holt said Knox County finance director John Troyer is working with Ron McPherson, his counterpart at the school system, on ways to fund construction of the new school.

The best news for parents of Carter Elementary School children?

“If everything works out, we could be breaking ground in September,” Holt said.

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You can go home again Touring the Thomas Wolfe Memorial A SHEVILLE, N.C. – The seeds of literary greatness were first planted in the yellow Victorian house at 48 Spruce Street known as Old Kentucky Home.

It was here that Thomas Wolfe would move, at age 6, with his mother, Julia, who turned the Queen Anne-influenced home into a boardinghouse. It was here that he would spend the rest of his childhood, dreaming dreams, noticing neighbors and creating the series of moments we call life that would later inspire his first and most lauded novel, “Look Homeward, Angel.”

And it was here he would return, years later, after his book made him a pariah for a time in his own hometown.

Julia Wolfe didn’t go into business for herself because she needed the money. Her husband, W.O., ran a monument shop that supported the family. But she was a feisty woman of Scots-Irish descent, obsessed with real estate, remembered later as a shrewd business owner.

When she bought the home in 1906 and prepared to move into it, W.O. balked, saying that he didn’t want to live with strangers in a drafty old house. So, he and five of the Wolfe children stayed at the family’s nearby home at 92 Woodfin Street. Only Thomas would accompany his mother to the boardinghouse.

Wolfe’s parents have been described as “kind of like Tennessee Williams characters, larger than life.” W.O. loved the theater and kept a copy of Shakespeare’s plays by his bed. It is said that he memorized many of them by heart and would often quote passages from “King Lear” while intoxicated.

He was once arrested for public drunkenness and it is believed that marital estrangement played a part in both Julia’s decision to buy the boardinghouse and W.O.’s decision not to move there.

Thomas would never have his own room at the boardinghouse.

His mother sacrificed her own living space, too, preferring to leave as much room as possible for the boarders. When she opened for business, Julia charged $1 per day for rooms, which included breakfast and supper. She would later send young Tom down to the Asheville train station to pass out advertisement cards to arriving tourists.

Today, the home is the stateowned Thomas Wolfe Memorial and displays a representation of daily life in the boardinghouse.

It is preserved largely intact, with the major exception being renovations required after someone

Thomas Wolfe and his works, particularly “Look Homeward, Angel,” inspired author Pat Conroy to the point that Conroy said that while reading the book “I learned that there was a connection between literature and ecstasy.” William Faulkner considered Wolfe his generation’s best writer.

believed to be a drunken reveler threw a firebomb into the home in July 1998. The six-year restoration cost $2.4 million.

During the boardinghouse’s heyday, the dining room would have served as many as 30 at one time.

Dinner was sometimes served in two shifts and was peppered with Southern-fried staples as well as Julia’s notoriously watered down coffee. The tour guide told us that Julia “put lard in everything, be it a vegetable or dessert.”

“Are you talking about Paula Deen?” somebody cracked.

Around the time Thomas left for college in 1916, Julia updated the house with electricity, more indoor plumbing (then a rarity) and additional rooms.

Thomas Wolfe is considered by many to be the most autobiographical major American writer. When

TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West othing like this has ever happened at the University of Tennessee. To quote Elvis, everything is all shook up.

Out past the plateau, Vanderbilters are snickering at our discomfort. Five years of confusion continues and there is not yet a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. Well, Joan Cronan is a temporary plus.

Coaches and presidents have been coming and going at a record pace. Makes you wonder about those doing search and select.

The Big Orange is again featured in another instability scramble. What we have this week is fragmentation, pros and cons, some for, some against, some version of chaos and a royal mess. To make it worse, money and perks are blowing in the wind.

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Wolfe sat at this desk in his mother’s boardinghouse to write “Return,” a piece for the Asheville Citizen-Times, in 1937 following a sevenyear exile from the city after the controversial reaction of many of its citizens to the heavily autobiographical “Look Homeward, Angel.”

The writing shown on the table is hand-written manuscript of “Return.”

Thomas Wolfe is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville. His gravestone reads: “The last voyage, the longest, the best,” a quote from “Look Homeward, Angel.

Turbulent times at Tennessee N

Visitors tour outside the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, the Victorian house called “Old Kentucky Home” that the novelist’s mother ran as a boardinghouse from 1906 to 1945. The home and much of Wolfe’s early life in Asheville would serve as the inspiration for his first novel, “Look Homeward, Angel.” The house gained its name because its original owner was from Kentucky. Photos by Jake Mabe

committee on infractions and don’t worry too much about the forthcoming trip to hell, the man overboard may remain the focal point for a few more days.

Did he jump? Was he pushed?

Does it matter? We know he did not drown.

Athletic director Mike Hamilton, a God-fearing man known for integrity and fundraising instead of people management and public relations skills, says he resigned of his own free will, to calm the storm and aid the school. It was a classy exit.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, prepped to appear calm but probably overmatched, says he accepted the decision at face value.

I, being suspicious of this establishment, say the whole deal was brokered. Somewhere in the background is super agent Jimmy Sexton.

Can you believe Cheek signed

he wrote “Look Homeward, Angel,” he included thinly-disguised versions of his own family (sometimes not even bothering to change their first names), friends, boarders at Old Kentucky Home (called Dixieland in the novel) and roughly 200 other Asheville citizens. When Julia read the novel, she reportedly kept a running commentary, saying “now he’s insulting this person or that person.”

Writing from New York, Wolfe tried to warn his family and the town folk, saying, “Please don’t take it personally. It’s a work of art.”

In the posthumously published novel “You Can’t Go Home Again” he wrote that “he supposed that there might even be a protest here and there and he tried to prepare himself for it. But when it came, it went so far beyond anything he had feared might happen.”

off on a going-away present of $1,547,615.42 plus a lifetime gift of eight season tickets and two preferred parking places for football and basketball? If you read the fine print, there may be complimentary cars, free phones and food stamps.

Of course Mike went out the open door. Of course Cheek declined to discuss the bag of treats at the historic press conference.

If you go heavy on wins and losses and rules violations, Mike Hamilton was mostly a mistake as athletic director. Doug Dickey made it in 2003, on his way back to Florida. He pushed the promotion of his associate as his replacement.

Hamilton was all-world at picking pockets, growing the budget and building facilities but ill equipped to choose and direct high-octane coaches. His timing was brutal.

He correctly identified a football decline but picked homecoming week to fire Phillip Fulmer.

As it was explained to me, the AD feared the coach might end up with eight victories and create a small dilemma, qualifying for an extension and raise while termination was in the works.

Hamilton erred before that. He mistook the rallies of 2006 and 2007 for complete restoration

A typical boarder’s room at “Old Kentucky Home.”

Letters were sent to Wolfe saying, “If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay in New York.”

Some threatened to tar and feather him in the city square if he came home. The book was banned for a time from the Asheville public library. Wolfe stayed away for seven years.

Ironically, when he did return, this time as a respected American

novelist, he had become a source of pride.

“By then he was so famous that people were insulted if they weren’t in the book,” our tour guide said.

Guess you can go home again after all.

Call Jake Mabe at 922-4136 or e-mail JakeMabe1@ aol.com. Visit him online at jakemabe.blogspot. com, on Facebook or at Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

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and signed off on that infamous contract with the six-million-dollar buyout clause. The university is still paying. And paying.

Despite the character reference from Al Davis, Hamilton hired Lane Kiffin because he would bring his daddy as defensive coordinator. This was going to be the beginning of a return to glory.

You know how that turned out.

Firing a cantankerous baseball coach didn’t trouble me as much as hiring a poor replacement.

Consolidating men’s and women’s track saved three dollars but didn’t provide desired results.

Replacing Buzz Peterson was expensive but had to be. I do believe Ernie Grunfeld picked Bruce Pearl for Hamilton. I thought that was a stroke of genius. Pearl was a tremendous salesman who could also coach some. I now think Bruce simply outsmarted himself. I also think Hamilton had no clue what was happening.

Supporting Pearl was one error. Undermining Pearl on the eve of the tournament was another. Firing Pearl was an awkward necessity. That was also the end of Hamilton – unofficially.

This is a very thin summation of Hamilton’s time as athletic director. He oversaw the solicitation of a fortune in gifts and grants but

did not choose and manage coaches who won championships.

In fact, championships are pipe dreams. The Volunteers are nowhere close in the two sports that earn their keep. Both are awaiting sentencing that will kick them backwards. Successful athletic directors at Tennessee have a steelcable connection to winning football games. That is what pays the bills. Six and seven won’t get it.

Amid this plight, a good man is packing for departure. Among those in athletics, Mike is high or better in character. Among compassionate East Tennesseans, Mike is outstanding.

Resigning as athletic director was the correct thing to do. Hamilton support was outnumbered by critics. He was the proverbial lightning rod. This entire calamity was dumped at his desk because those who really caused it were already gone.

Experience says change is not necessarily good or bad. The net result depends on who is next in line and what they do with a golden opportunity. Possibly, hopefully, Cheek has some idea what Tennessee needs. Maybe his national search will discover a correct choice for a change. The other kind of change is very expensive.

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

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS • JUNE 13, 2011 • A-7

The best friend the Smokies ever had Carlos C. Campbell (1892-1978)

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Carlos C. Campbell was born Aug. 6, 1892 in the Sevier County community of Kodak, within sight of Mt. LeConte. After his reluctant first hike to Mt. LeConte in October 1924, Mr. Campbell was hooked. His enthusiasm for the mountains sparked that day was extinguished only by his death in 1978, at age 86.

The Lord passed before (Moses), and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, yet by no means clearing the guilty, but visiting the iniquity of the parents upon the children and the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”

(Exodus 34: 6-7 NRSV)

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o writes Rebecca Campbell Arrants in a book she assembled from her grandfather’s reminiscences, “Memories of Old Smoky: Early Experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains.”

Campbell himself authored “Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains,” first published in 1960. It describes his role and the obstacles that had to be overcome before the park’s 1934 establishment.

But for the persistence of Campbell and a small band of dedicated proponents the nation’s most visited national park might never have been developed.

Carlos Clinton Campbell was the first of seven children of George Marshall and Reba Moore Campbell. The family moved to Knoxville when he was 12. Campbell graduated from Central High in 1912.

At the urging of his uncle, a general physician, Campbell entered the Lincoln Memorial Medical School (then located in Knoxville) and attended for one year. While studying “Gray’s Anatomy” one evening, he noted a ninepage passage of very fi ne print devoted to the description of just the outside of the human liver. He later would say, “That was too detailed for my rambling nature.” Medicine’s loss proved to be the conservation movement’s gain.

In 1920 Campbell became assistant manager of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and later became its manager. As a charter member of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association, he developed a keen interest in conservation and felt that Knoxville and the surrounding area, including the business community, could benefit from a national park.

In 1922, he was a scoutmaster and accompanied his troop to a two-week summer program at Camp LeConte in the Wonderland Park of Elkmont. He took three hikes, the first along the bank of Laurel Branch to Laurel Falls which at the time was not even a beaten path. On his second hike he experienced his first

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

(Mark Antony, in Julius Caesar, Act III, scene 2, by William Shakespeare) The Campbell house on Gibbs Drive in Fountain City is representative of the street’s distinctive architecture. close-up of Mount LeConte from the crest of Sugarland Mountain.

The third hike was an ordeal, but left him no less enthusiastic. At daylight, Campbell and companion Bob Bruner caught the logging train that left Elkmont. The track bed was so curvy and steep that a Shea engine with vertical drive shafts was necessary to negotiate the sharp curves. The terrain eventually became so steep that even frequent switchbacks would not permit use of the engine and flat cars from that level. They were pulled up the mountain by a steel cable powered by a gasoline engine to a place near the pinnacle.

There, Campbell and Bruner left the rail car and hiked the remainder of the way, possibly a mile, to the pinnacle near the state line and then walked another mile along the crest before returning to meet the afternoon run of the primitive cable car. They never knew exactly where they had hiked but thought it was between Clingman’s Dome and Cold Springs Knob.

Due to work and family obligations, Campbell was unable to visit the mountains much until a life-changing event occurred. George F. Barber, physical director of the YMCA, invited a group to accompany him on a hike to Mount LeConte. His brother, Charles, a prominent Knoxville architect, asked Campbell to join them. Campbell answered, “I’m too busy.”

Barber replied, “You tell me that you are too busy to climb one of the grandest mountains of the east. If, instead, I had asked you to go with me to Yellowstone you would not be too busy but you’d jump at the opportunity. Because this is something virtually in our back yard, you tell me you are

too busy. Here you are at the Chamber of Commerce, supposedly in a position to tell people what we have around here, and you don’t know a darned thing about it!”

Campbell acquiesced and took his first hike to Mount LeConte in October 1924.

Years later he recalled the thrilling sights from its two main observation points.

When reading his first person account of the hike one can conclude that Campbell gained a lifetime appreciation of the mountains, one that perhaps marked the genesis of his intensified preservation efforts.

As a Chamber executive, Campbell took every important visitor to the mountains.

Campbell, UT botany professor Dr. L.R. Hesler and local florist and hiker Brockway Crouch took visiting Cornell University professor Dr. E.L. Palmer to Mount LeConte.

Palmer was impressed and reported on the trip in Nature magazine, for which he was the associate editor.

Campbell volunteered to furnish the photographs for the story. Another hobby was born. Throughout the years, Nature and National Geographic published Campbell’s nature photographs. Eventually he assembled a huge collection of color slides of the Great Smokies and presented lectures to area groups.

His interest in the park and the influence of hiking companions enhanced his long-standing appreciation of wildflowers. In 1962, he co-authored “Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers” with William F. Hutson, Hershal L. Macon and A.J. Sharp. The book is now in its expanded and revised fifth edition and is a must for anyone interested in wildflowers.

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n my work, I frequently see folks – children, teens, young adults and seniors – who reflect their treatment at the hands of their fathers. When I meet someone who is handing down to another generation the same crippling anger and roughness they received, or someone whose spirit was clearly crushed at a young age, my heart aches, and I turn to one or another of my colleagues and opine, “And that is what it means when the Bible says the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children, to the third and fourth generation.”

We parent the way we were parented. It is almost always true, barring some intervening and life-changing event, that if our parents were loving, fair and fi rm, that is how we will treat our children. On the other hand, if our parents were harsh, hateful and unpredictable – well, that is also a learned pattern.

It is sad to see people whose lives have been twisted or ruined by a parent. There are those who can rise above a disastrous childhood, but it takes enormous healing and unfathomable forgiveness. I have heard one man in this town tell his story – and you would recognize his name – a story of abuse and abandonment, of heartbreak and wrenching sadness. Yet somehow, through the miracle of one loving presence, he was able to grow into a extraordinary man and a leader in the community.

Next Sunday is Father’s Day, and we will celebrate our fathers, living and dead, who loved us and taught us and encouraged us and held us accountable. We will remember their lessons, their example, their faults and their love.

I remember my own laughing daddy on the way to church that last morning of his life.

The time we had him was too short by far, but the memory of him – his smile, his blue, blue eyes, his integrity – live on, shaping my heart forever.

Because of that early loss, which has colored my life in ways that I am still discovering, I watch fathers with their children, especially with their daughters. I study how they interact and wonder how Daddy and I would have gotten along as adults.

I hope that your memories of your father (or father-figure) are fi lled with joy and thanksgiving. It is my prayer that it is the joys, rather than the sins, of your father that are visited on you and your children and your children’s children.

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Listen to him. Tell him you love him.

Happy Father’s Day!

Carlos C. Campbell was one of the early proponents of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park whose books contributed greatly to the popularity of the nation’s most visited national park. Photo courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

Campbell and his wife, Ida Watson Campbell, moved to Fountain City’s Gibbs Drive in 1922, where they raised their three children. He was employed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce until 1928, then with the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company until his death.

His contributions to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were recognized and rewarded. He was appointed an Honorary National Park Ranger in 1973. The Carlos C. Campbell Memorial Research Fellowship was established in 1978. The Carlos C. Campbell Overlook in the Park was dedicated in 1981.

Campbell passed away on Aug. 19, 1978, at age 86. He and Ida are buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery.

Edward J. Meeman, a former editor of the News Sentinel and national park movement supporter, wrote in his autobiography that “Carlos C. Campbell ... became the best informed man on the Great Smoky Mountains, the most understanding, courageous and persistent friend the park project, and later the park itself, ever had.”

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WORSHIP NOTES

Halls grad to sing at Knoxville City Church Annie Crawford, a 2001 Halls High graduate and current worship leader at Knoxville City Church, will be making her concert debut as a singer/songwriter 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the church, 3702 Knox Lane, 37917. Tickets are $10, which includes the concert and dinner.

Annie sang in chorus, Madrigals and fashion shows at Halls High. She says her love for people and Hines Creek Baptist Church pastor Val Dmitriev shows a hot item at the church’s rummage sale desire to minister is taking last weekend. The sale was to help stock the church food pantry. “Right now we are feeding an her into the community. average of 800 people a month,” said Dmitriev. The church is located at 892 Hines Creek Road.

“I want to send people a Info: 992-7729. Photo by Ruth White message of hope,” she says.

“I want to paint a picture of a God who is loving and Thursdays. Info: 690-1060. call the line and leave a mesSonic restaurant in Karns. Info: sage. Someone will be praying merciful. He’s not an anwww.beaverridgeumc.com. about the request with you gry, judgmental God. He’s Senior programs ■ Bookwalter UMC , 4218 Cenwithin 24 hours. Prayer line: standing with arms wide tral Avenue Pike, is looking for ■ Black Oak Heights Baptist 484-4066. open, full of compassion vendors for its fall festival to Church, 405 Black Oak Drive, be held Oct. 1. Info: 584-2995. and forgiveness, ready to rehosts a Bible study class for Women’s seniors without a partner 9:30 ceive us.”

Sale benefits church food pantry

Community services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, takes orders for Angel Food Ministries by phone or in person the Saturday before each distribution.

The distribution of the food is usually the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 228-9299 or the church office, 690-0160.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC Food Pantry hands out food to local families in need 1-2 p.m. every Monday and 7-8 p.m. every first Monday. Donations and volunteers are welcome.

Info: 690-1060 or www. beaverridgeumc.com.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry from 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and from 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

Fundraisers and sales ■ New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road in Corryton, will have a rummage sale 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18.

■ New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road in Corryton will host a benefit supper, auction and singing 4-6 p.m.

Friday, June 17. All proceeds benefit 8 year-old cancer patient Haley Stanifer, who is going to Vanderbilt for a Bone Marrow Harvest.

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■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike, sponsors bluegrass each second Sunday during the 8:45 a.m. service.

■ Freeway Church of God, 3282 Hinds Creek Road at Norris Freeway, will host Cliff Adkins and the New Calvary Echoes 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19. Info: 567-9600.

Rec programs ■ Trinity UMC , 5613 Western Ave., will host Alive@35 for anyone ages 35-55. Info: email tonyajelf@gmail.com or call 357-6134.

■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class lead by a certified personal trainer 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5 a class. Info: 689-7001.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway hosts ZUMBA exercise class in the Family Life Center gym at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 4 p.m.

Thursdays. Cost is $2 per class. Low-Impact Aerobics Classes will continue to meet 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays and

a.m. each Sunday in the church gymnasium. The Rev. Dr. William “Bill” Justice leads the class. Info: 577-7130 or e-mail wg_justice@comcast.net.

Special services ■ Mountain View Baptist Church, 2974 Cecil Ave., will have Father’s Day Breakfast 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 19.

There will be Dippin’ Donuts, juice and coffee. Everyone is invited. Info: 525-4192.

■ Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2500 Mynatt Road, will host a community backyard Bible study 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday, June 24, for ages 5 to adult, which will include bible study, crafts, food, face painting and other activities. Info: 687-9012. Leave a message.

■ Bell Road Worship Center, 7321 Bell Road, offers Cafe Connection at 6 p.m. Sundays.

This is a time of fellowship, snacks, coffee, tea and informal Bible study.

■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an Internet prayer line. Anytime you have a prayer or concern,

programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host Women’s Bible Study 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the church library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The group’s five-week study will be Henri Nouwen’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son – A Story of Homecoming.” Info: The Rev. Glenna Manning, 690-1060; www. beaverridgeumc.com.

Workshops and classes ■ Mt. Calvary Toast Masters meet 6:45 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month in the library at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave. The group is for people 18 years and older who want to improve their public speaking and leadership skills. Info: Becki Staley, 704-719-6780 or email BeckiStaley@gmail.com.

■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

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MILESTONES Birthdays Marie Kitts turns 91 Marie Kitts of Gibbs celebrated her 91st birthday June 9 with family and friends. She contributes her long life to faith in God and clean country living.

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By Tia Kalmon The Shopper had 10 interns on our first outing with a few more to join up next week. Interns come to the Shopper offices in Halls and Farragut on Mondays during June and July to participate in the program.

The interns are in middle and high school and have differing personalities, but each has a goal to learn something this summer and we are excited to help. These interns will travel with us to local businesses to tour while they learn reporting, writing and photography. Each intern has wonderful potential and we are excited to see them grow and learn!

To our outstanding interns, may they pursue their dreams and learn a lot!

Tyler Alexis Beard, almost 14 and a Farragut resident, is a freshman at Knoxville Catholic High School.

Her favorite color is pink.

Beard likes to play soccer and hopes this program will be fun.

Jenna Kalmon, 17, is a senior at Hardin Valley Academy.

Her favorite color is yellow. In her free time she likes to crochet, take pictures and run. She may have a career in marketing.

Kathleen Karnes, 15, is a sophomore at West High School. Her favorite color is pink.

She participated in this program because her mom suggested it and it sounded like a good idea.

Caroline Longmire, 14, is a freshman at Gibbs High School.

Her favorite color is pink.

Her hobbies include sw imming, hanging out with friends and family, shopping, and a passion to travel. She would like to be a psychiatrist and obtain a degree in interior design. She participated in this program to meet new people and visit new places.

Elizabeth Longmire, 14, is a freshman at Gibbs High

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Interns ‘paw around’ at PetSafe

By Tia Kalmon

The pet friendly people at PetSafe gave our summer School. Her favorite color is interns their first tour last yellow. In her Monday, showing us what free time she makes PetSafe bark. likes to go “The best years of my life sw imming, are measured in dog years.” shopping, (PetSafe Ethos Fund T-shirt) to football games and to be with friends.

Elizabeth would like to pursue a career in broadcasting or journalism.

Max McCoig, 15, is a sophomore at Bearden High School. Shater Hughes His favorite PetSafe is the brand color is blue.

He likes to name for Radio Systems play base- Corporation, which was ball and col- founded in 1991 with a sinlect baseball gle product, the In-Ground cards. Max Radio Fence. Now the comwants to pursue a career as pany has expanded to 400 a sports announcer. worldwide employees and Dalton Mullins, 11, is international offices in in the 7th Canada, Great Britain and grade at China.

Halls MidThe headquarters is lodle School. cated in west Knox CounHis favor- ty. ite color is PetSafe is dedicated to orange. He pets, striving to create inloves to play novate products that will sports and benefit all household aniwould like mals. The company creates to be a professional soccer products such as wellness player when he grows up. beds, kennels, wall entry Jacob Mullins, 11, is in doors and invisible fences the 6th grade for dogs and cats. at Halls MidThe interns went backdle School. stage at PetSafe, seeing His favorite color is blue. the community of workers He loves to that president/CEO Randy play video Boyd has established. The games and visit began with Eleanor would like to Marshall, marketing spebe a profes- cialist for SportDog, who sional soccer player. He par- displayed products and ticipated in this internship discussed the Venture Series. “to go places and learn.”

Mike Shater, dog trainMadison Noe, 14, is a freshman at er, led a tour of the PetSafe Halls High Village.

School. Her The Village includes favorite col- several economy, luxury ors are pink and executive suites and and navy boarding areas for dogs blue. Madi- and cats to stay while their son is inter- owners are away. We saw ested in jour- some dogs participating in nalism and the Day Camp, four groups would one day like to become of dogs based on size. a reporter, lawyer or photogRoughly 75 to 100 dogs rapher. She says this program participate daily in the Day is “a wonderful experience to Camp. be more knowledgeable about The PetSafe Village is job options.” complete with a kitchen, Owen Sanders, 13, is washers and dryers, and in the 8th full-service grooming for grade at Halls Middle cats and dogs, anything School. His and everything to supfavorite color ply the need of animals. is blue and Even if your dog got a lithis hobby is tle messy after playing in sw imming. the dog park located next He aspires to door, the Village has a selfbe an electri- service bathing station to cal engineer and entered this clean your dog before takprogram because it sounded ing it back home. interesting.

“Working with animals is something that I have always been good at. I’ve enjoyed it,” Shater said.

Dalton Mullins, Jacob Mullins and Tyler Beard inspect the PetSafe Dog Park at Tommy Schumpert Park near Sterchi Hills. Photo by Jenna Kalmon

PetSafe Facts In the June 2011 edition of the Greater Knoxville Business Journal, reporter Larisa Brass interviewed Radio Systems founder and CEO Randy Boyd.

She wrote that the company has $300 million in sales and employs 480 people. It produces 4,000 pet products. It holds 53 patents with more than 100 patents pending.

Money quote: “If you’re creative and determined, you’re going to find a way. The first thing is to just go out and sell something.”

– Randy Boyd This dog hangs out in an indoor/ outdoor overnight suite at PetSafe.

Photo by Owen Sanders

Kittens (and pups) are available for adoption at the Young-Williams Animal Center on Kingston Pike. A major donation by PetSafe made the center possible.

Photo by S. Clark

Lindsey Hughes, content specialist, led a tour of PetSafe’s innovative side.

She showed us the business side and we saw the call center, break room and the office spaces where all the tinkering and live action building of products happens.

“It is pretty awesome to work in a place like this and we take pride in doing it in Knoxville,” Hughes said.

Randy Boyd and PetSafe have provided the funds to create six public dog parks

in Knox County. After our tour with PetSafe, we visited the Tommy Schumpert Dog Park to see their efforts in action.

“I really liked going to PetSafe because I love pets and this really interested me,” said intern Madison Noe. For more information on PetSafe, visit www.petsafe. net.

(Note: Tia Kalmon, a graduate of Hardin Valley Academy and Powell resident, is a former Shopper intern. Now a sophomore at the University of TennesseeChattanooga, Tia is coordinating this year’s intern program.)

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The Board of Trustees for the Center approved the project, which will begin July 1.

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The nuclear option We’ve been trying to potty train Daniel for more than a year now, and so far, we’ve been thwarted by a common problem of male offspring: the little guys just don’t care.

Shannon Carey

moms101 Daniel will go tinkle on the potty when we ask him to, but sometimes he actively resists, wailing his signature cry of “Don’t want to!” As far as No. 2 goes, he won’t sit on the potty long enough to do the deed.

That is, until I instituted the last resort, what I’m calling Nuclear Option Potty Training.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Skills Development Basketball Clinic II, boys and girls ages 6-12. Info: 242-3354.

■ Knoxville Track Club’s Youth Athletics program through Saturday, June 25, includes 50-meter dash, discus throw and high jump. Girls and boys ages 5-18. Practice is held 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Includes four Saturday track meets on the UT campus. Cost is $39.

Info: 406-4128 or visit www. ktcyouthathletics.org.

■ Larry Simcox Diamond Baseball Skills Camp, grades 6-9, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-16.

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■ Larry Simcox Diamond Baseball Summer Camp, ages 6-11. Camp one, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday, June 15-17.

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■ Hardin Valley Academy Cheerleading Camp, 5-8 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday, June 20-22, in the school gym.

Cost: $50. Bring a sibling for $5 off. Info: email mindy.rector@ knoxschools.org.

I hear you potty activists out there bemoaning my insistence that my 3-yearold at least have one poop in the toilet before he hits kindergarten. Well, to put it politely, go jump. Daniel knows when he’s pooped, knows when he’s about to poop. Somehow, I’ve just not made it worth his while to stop what he’s doing and visit the toilet to do it.

The plan was simple, and borrowed from many, many theories on potty training.

First, partial nudity. We had tried putting Daniel in underpants, but they seemed to confuse him. Perhaps they felt too much like a diaper. I cleared off a weekend so all three of us could stay at home, and Saturday morning I put Daniel in a long Tshirt and nothing else.

Second, rewards. I filled a Mason jar with M&M’s and put it in the middle of the

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ Alder Springs Baptist Church, Hickory Valley Road, Maynardville, 7-9 p.m. June 13-17.

■ Bethany Baptist Church, 6705 Raccoon Valley Road, Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24, ages 3 through adult.

Info: Jean, 922-2818.

■ Black Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6404 Old Maynardville Pike, Big Apple Adventure VBS, 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 13-17, ages 3 and older. Classes for youth and adults, nursery provided.

Meals served each night. Friday night is Family Night. Info: 254-3363.

■ Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway in Powell, 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Class for all ages. Info: Heather, 659-2048.

■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, at the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Highway 61 in Luttrell, Gold Rush VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 19-24. Classes for all ages. Transportation provided if needed. Info: 992-0216.

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■ Wrestling Camp, for all ages, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, Central High School.

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Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1, kindergarten through adults. Info: 281-8718 or www.sterchichurch.com.

■ Church of God of the Union Assembly, 336 Tazewell Pike, Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 13-17, for 3 through teens. Supper served each night. Info: Linda Merritt, 992-0682.

■ Community Baptist Church, 738 Highway 61 West, Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m.

June 20-24. Classes for all ages.

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■ Corryton Church, 7615 Foster Road, Corryton, SonSurf Beach VBS 9 to 11:15 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 7, kindergarten through 5th grade. Info: 6883971.

■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road, Corryton, Big Apple Adventure VBS 6-9 p.m.

June 19-24. Info or to register:

some privacy.

“Honey, is he doing it?” I whispered.

“Yes!” Zac replied, looking sidelong towards the potty station.

I think we woke the neighbors with the resulting jubilation.

I stared down at the results, the thing I’d been waiting more than a year to see, the thing that would mean an end to expensive diapers, with a big, goofy smile on my face.

Meanwhile, a small voice in the back of my head said, “Shannon, that’s poop. Are you seriously that happy about poop?”

Absolutely.

And Daniel’s so proud of himself. He’s done the deed on the potty every morning since then, and every time he jumps up and down shouting, “Yay, Daniel!”

Amen, little buddy.

Amen.

Contact Shannon Carey at shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com.

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■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, The Adventure Squad 2011 VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 22-24, ages 2 years through 5th grade.

Nightly giveaways. Info or to register: www.gracebc.org.

■ Greenway Baptist Church, 2809 Adison Ave., The Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. through Friday, June 17. Info: 687-5369.

■ House Mountain Baptist Church, 8621 Washington Pike, Corryton, 6:30 p.m. June 13-17.

■ Hubbs Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Hubbs Grove Road, Maynardville, Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. through June 16, with a Family Night Block Party June 17.

All ages, infant through adult.

■ Karns Church of Christ, 6612 Beaver Ridge Road, The Battle Belongs to the Lord VBS, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. June 26-29. Info: 691-7411.

Halls High report cards mailed Report cards for Halls High School students have been mailed. If your child did not receive a report card, call the school office, 922-7757, on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and noon.

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8:30 p.m. June 20-24. Info or transportation: 688-1073 or 363-0916.

■ New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 928 Bull Run Road, Luttrell, Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Classes for all ages.

■ New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road, Corryton, Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 12-17.

Family night Broadway musical will be June 17. There will be classes for all ages. Info or to register: 688-5330.

■ New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road in Corryton, 6:30 to 9 p.m. through Friday, June 17.

register: www.powellchurch. com or 938-2741.

■ Salem Baptist Church, 8201 Hill Road, Big Apple Adventure VBS 9 a.m. to noon, June 20-24, for all children ages 4 years through 5th grade. Info or to register: 922-3490 or www.salembaptisthalls.org.

■ Son Light Baptist Church, off Rifle Range Road, Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street 6:45 to 9 p.m.

June 20-24. Classes for all ages. Dinner provided. Commencement will be 6 p.m.

June 26. Info: 922-5501.

■ North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike, Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Friday, June 12-17, for all ages. Info: 522-7590.

■ Union Baptist Church, 6701 Washington Pike, will have PandaMania VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m.

June 26-30, 4 years through 5th grade. The kick-off party will be 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with food, inflatables and games. Info or to register: www.DiscoverUnion.org.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road, Kingdom of the Son VBS 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 13-17, Knoxville ZooMobile on June 13, Family Night with inflatables and food June 17, 4 years through 5th grade. Info or to

■ Union Baptist Church of Halls, 8244 Old Maynardville Highway, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. through June 17. Info: 922-7714 or www.unionbaptisthalls.org.

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Property sales post moderate increase Property transfers in Knox County saw a decent upswing last month, rebounding from a rather slow April. For the month ending on May 31, there were 738 land sales recorded by the Knox County Register of Deeds. The total value of property sold during the month was just more than $131 million.

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Hall brings law practice to Halls Wendell Hall has brought his law practice home to Halls. Hall, a direct descendent of Halls founder Thomas Hall, has practiced law for 15 years and has spent the majority of his time downtown.

He has opened an office in Northside Square and offers a down home approach to law practice. “I want people to come to this office feeling comfortable so we can talk about their problem and find a solution.” Hall Law Firm is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and is located at 7043 Maynardville Pike, Suite 15. Info: 922-4255. Photo by Ruth White

Watkins marks 35 years at Enrichment Enrichment Federal Credit Union has recognized Melissa Watkins for 35 years of service to the credit union, formerly known as K-25 FCU. Watkins started her Watkins career as the marketing director at a time when very few credit unions hired someone to promote the organization. She is a

graduate of UT with a degree in communications.

Over the years, she received national awards for her marketing efforts and was instrumental in the renaming of the credit union. The name reflects what the credit union is today and its history.

She was the driving force behind “Dog Days of Summer,” which the credit union began three years ago.

Pet food and supplies are collected during July and distributed to the animal shelters in the counties where the credit union has branches. This program has received national recognition.

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realestatereport Barbara Berney, manager of Community Chest of Knoxville, straightens items at the newest location, 1508 N. Central. Photo by Ruth White

Community Chest opens branch The Community Chest has opened a new site at 1508 N. Central.

The Community Chest is a nonprofit clothing and household item shop serving those in need through donations of goods from community members.

The store is filled with clothing for men, women and children, along with accessories, shoes, furniture, appliances, lamps and so much more.

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The mission of the Community Chest is to provide merchandise inexpensively and quickly.

Manager Barbara Berney and the staff offer a friendly shopping environment.

“We make a point to learn people’s names and we take time to listen to their struggles and stories,” she said.

“We have a lot of friends at this store.”

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Extra funds from items sold at the Community Chest benefit the FISH Hospitality Pantries. FISH is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization that provides food to more than 11,000 families each month and is located at 122 W. Scott Avenue.

Community Chest is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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HPUD gets ‘rebuilding’ award The Hallsdale Powell Utility District (HPUD) has been honored for helping to rebuild Tennessee.

The utility’s Beaver Creek Wa s te w ater TreatCardwell ment Plant Expansion Project received the John S. Wilder Rebuild Tennessee Award at the recent Tennessee Development District meeting in Nashville.

“These awards represent the best in infrastructure: generally large scale projects and improvements that are vital to the functioning of society and the economy,” said Terry Bobrowski, executive director of the East Tennessee Development District.

“The area we serve has grown immensely, so ex-

panding our treatment plant to meet those needs and meeting the highest possible environmental standards was a challenge,” said Darren Cardwell, president and CEO of Hallsdale Powell.

“Beaver Creek is relatively small. With this state-of-the-art project the water we treat and put into the creek is cleaner than the water already flowing.

We’re proud of that.”

The TDDA is an association of Tennessee’s nine development districts, which are regional planning and economic development organizations.

Development districts assist local governments and communities with planning and economic development coordination, transportation, solid waste, loans and grants for water and sewer systems, housing, tourism, SBA loans, air quality and services to the elderly.

This data shows 116 more parcels changing hands in May than in April and an increase in total sales revenue of around $7 million. Despite the improved numbers, the spring surge normally experienced by real estate markets has yet to materialize substantially.

By comparison, in May of 2010 there were 813 property sales valued at a total of $150 million.

New mortgages and refinances remained at a rather slow pace. The amount loaned against property in May was approximately $179 million – almost identical to that of April – but was significantly less than the $332 million borrowed during May of last year.

The largest transfer of the month was for commercial property located at North Broadway and Karnes Avenue. The parcel sold for $3.72 million. The largest mortgage transactions were a $10.7 million loan against property off Middlebrook Pike in the West Hills area and a $6 million assumption agreement on Papermill Plaza.

Thus far real estate activity in 2011 is running fairly comparably to that of 2010. Through the first five months of 2011, there has been about $576 million worth of land sold in Knox County, compared to $595 million a year ago. Lending markets are seeing similar activity levels as well. So far in 2011, there has been approximately $1.08 billion loaned against property in the county. This time last year, about $1.17 billion had been loaned.

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Featured event Christabel and the Jons will headline Knoxville Museum of Art’s Alive After Five event 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 17. With free parking, a nonsmoking, casually elegant, family-friendly atmosphere, two cash bars and delicious food, this is a great addition to your date night. Cost is $9, $5 with a membership or student ID, free for ages 17 and under.

Knoxville’s own Christabel & the Jons are currently on a coast-to-coast tour promoting their album “Custom Made for You.” The group mixes their original songs with thoughtfully arranged jazz standards, western swing and classic country for a sound they call “Tennessee swing.” The group has performed at many festivals, including Bonnaroo. Info: www.knoxart.org.

Mast General boosts land fund

By Sandra Clark

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Mast General Store rallied its customers to benefit Foothills Land Conservancy on June 4, donating a percentage of its sales that equaled $4,367.

Elise Eustace, communications and development director for Foothills, said Mast General donated $3,610 in 2009 and $5,199 in 2010. “The store has been wonderfully supportive over the years.”

Bill Clabough, executive director of Foothills Land Conservancy, talks with Jim Richards, general manager of Mast General Store on Gay Street. Photo by S. Clark

General Manager Jim Richards said all eight of the Mast General stores donate to a nonprofit on the first Saturday of June, called Land Trust Day. “Part of our mission is to be socially responsible in our community.”

Both Foothills and Mast General generated traffic via email, and the store was filled with customers of all shapes and sizes.

This makes the fifth year Mast General has donated to Foothills Land Conservancy. Executive Director Bill Clabough said his group supports individuals and families who want to preserve their land from development.

Protective covenants are drawn to enable farming and limited residential use, while restricting more intense development. The land trust then monitors and enforces those covenants over time.

Both Richards and Clabough agreed that the

economic impact of outdoor recreation is underestimated locally. Richards said both Knoxville and Maryville are “tremendous outdoor towns.”

Richards laughed that 1,500 biscuits disappeared before he got one at the previous Saturday’s Biscuit Festival. “And I’m on the committee!” He enjoys promotions that benefit all downtown merchants.

“Part of our mission is to be a good community partner,” he said. “If we’re not successful, no one else will be.”

Located at 402 S. Gay St., Mast General is a step back in time.

From rugged outdoor apparel to old timey clothes for kids and teens, the store has it all. Upstairs and down, the store carries supplies and equipment for hiking and camping and a candy section featuring more than 500 old-fashioned, hardto-find candies.

The Knoxville store has been a retail landmark downtown since 1898. The building’s history is detailed on the store’s website.

Locals will remember it as the White Grocery Store, the Knox Dry Goods or the Boston Store.

Mast General opened in August 2006.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Info: 546-1336.

Farm fresh!

Martha Snyder of Buck Hollow Farm and Jim Holbert of Country Lane Farm sell produce at the Farmers Market on Market Square. Both are members of the Timberlake Farmers’ Co-op.

The Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until midNovember. Photo by S. Clark

Tuesday, June 14 ■ SummerFest 2011 will start at noon Tuesday, June 14, at the World’s Fair Park. There will be inflatables, balloons, face painting, food, clowns and more. Tickets are $15 at the gate. All proceeds benefit The Lost Sheep Ministry to serve the poor, destitute and homeless population of Knoxville. Info: 877-3654168.

Wednesday, June 15 ■ Brown Bag, Green Book , sponsored by Knox County Public Library and the city of Knoxville, will host Frank Cagle discussing “The Bridge at the End of the World: Capitalism, the environment and the crossing from crisis to sustainability,”

by James Gustave Speth, at noon Wednesday, June 15, at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay St. Attendees are welcome to bring their “brown bag” lunches to this discussion.

Info: 215-8723.

Thursday, June 16 ■ Sundown in the City will present Warren Haynes Band with the Black Cadillacs at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16, on Market Square. The concert is free with festival seating.

Warren Haynes is a singer and guitarist and a former member of the Allman Brothers Band. He is No. 23 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Knoxville’s Black Cadillacs play a blend of traditional rock and roll with a modern twist of garage soul and R&B. Info: www. sundowninthecity.com.

‘Tennessee Turned’ Community residents and pottery collectors enjoy a reception celebrating the opening of “Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900” at the Museum of East Tennessee History on June 9. Presented by Home Federal Bank, the exhibition features more than 200 distinctive regional pieces and runs through Oct. 30. Attendance is free on Sundays. Photo by Jack Williams

Sunday, June 19 ■ The Historic Tennessee Theatre will host a show-

ing of the 1920 silent film “The Last of the Mohicans,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 19. The film will be shown with the Wurlitzer organ accompaniment by well known theatre organist Ron Carter from Marietta, Ga. The film, starring Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford and Alan Roscoe, was directed by Knoxville’s own Clarence Brown and is based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The showing is sponsored by the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation and Tennessee Archive of Moving Images and Sound. Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under and seniors 60 and over. Doors open at 2 p.m. Info or for tickets: 684-1200 or www. tennesseetheatre.com.

Monday, June 20 ■ Festivities will be held in observance of World Refuge Day 5-8 p.m.

Monday, June 20, at the Emporium Center on Gay Street. Local refugee artists will have their work on display during the event. First marked in 2001, World Refugee Day is observed every year on June 20. During this day, tens of thousands of people around the world recognize and applaud the contributions of forcibly displaced people throughout the world.

Info: 540-1311.

Monday, July 4 ■ KSO will perform its 27th annual free Pilot Independence Day concert 8 p.m. Monday, July 4, on the South Lawn of the World’s Fair Park. The show will include patriotic tunes, classical favorites and a fireworks finale. Info: 291-3310

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Play it safe this summer!

The summer months are the most common time for accidental injuries. Summertime fun and outdoor activities can sometimes lead to an unexpected trip to the Emergency Room. “In the summer we see an increase in the number of sprains, broken bones, home and garden, and heatrelated illnesses,� says Dr. Erik Petersen, MediDr. Erik Petersen cal Director of Medical Director, the Fort SandFort Sanders ers Regional Regional Emergency Emergency Department Department.

head or neck injury by not diving, but always going feet first into a stream or lake. Alcoholic beverages and water sports are also a dangerous combination. Alcohol can impair your judgment while swimming or boating. Alcohol is a factor in more than half of all drowning deaths among young males.

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N Heat safety When the mercury rises, so do incidents of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Dr. Petersen says hot temperatures are especially dangerous for the very young and the very old. “Elderly people may take medications or have heart conditions that make it harder for their bodies to dissipate heat.

Children’s smaller organ systems make them more prone to dehy-

dration,� explains Dr. Petersen.

Kids and senior adults should try to avoid strenuous activity outside during the hottest times of the day and people of all ages should drink plenty of uids, wear light clothing and take frequent “cooling breaksâ€? when it’s hot.

Symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke can include weakness, dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramps. If you suspect someone is suffering from the extreme heat, move them to a cool or shaded area, encourage them to slowly sip water and seek

medical attention immediately.

N Water safety As hot temperatures and water-related activities increase, so do the number of accidents.

People should remember never to swim alone. Avoid a serious

Head injuries are also more prevalent during the summer months. Dr. Petersen stresses the importance of wearing helmets when participating in sporting activities such as biking, rollerblading or skateboarding. “Wearing head protection is one of the best ways to prevent a devastating brain injury,� says Dr. Petersen.

Fortunately, with common sense, proper protection and preparation, many summertime injuries can be prevented so you can have a fun and safe summer.

For more information about treatment at the Fort Sanders Regional Emergency Department, call (865) 673-FORT (3678) or go to fsregional.com.

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What not to put on sunburn N Butter or petroleum jelly. Greasy salves can hold heat in the wound and slow healing.

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N Ice. Don’t use ice directly on a sunburn. The intense cold is a shock to the skin. Instead, try wrapping ice or frozen vegetables in a towel and placing the towel on your skin.

N Perfumes or colognes. The chemicals in them can irritate skin that already is hurt.

Summer weather can not only make you feel hot and uncomfortable, but for people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) heat and humidity can also be dangerous. COPD is a general term Dr. Gregory for chronic obLeMense, structive lung Pulmonologist diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Symptoms can include chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath and a chronic cough. These symptoms can become severe when the humidity or barometric pressure changes. “It’s all about airflow,� explains Fort Sanders Pulmonologist Dr. Gregory LeMense. “Changes in the barometric pressure or relative humidity can affect how well air moves in and out of the lungs.�

Dr. LeMense compares the lungs to an over-inflated balloon inside a vase. “Air pressure changes can make the lungs over-inflate and makes it very difficult to breathe.�

Dr. LeMense says most of his COPD patients are cautious about weather changes and poor air quality. “Many people with COPD will alter their lifestyle and stay indoors in the air conditioning during hot, humid weather. They may do their shopping or exercising at night or early in the morning.�

In severe cases some COPD patients are housebound and rarely go out all summer. “I’ve had patients tell me the only time they’ve left the house in three months is to visit my ofďŹ ce,â€? says Dr. LeMense.

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Instructor Johnnie Long guides her class through warm-up during SAIL class at the Halls Senior Center. Long guides the group through cardio, strength and stretching exercises during the class time. Photos by Ruth White

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Mayors bring awareness to elder abuse Knoxville Mayor Daniel Brown and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett chat prior to the Knoxville/Knox County Office on Aging meeting last week at the John T. O’Connor Center. Brown and Burchett read proclamations declaring Wednesday, June 15, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. “Elder abuse crosses all socio-economic boundaries,” said Brown. “It is our goal to help seniors live safely and with dignity.” Abuse and neglect of older adults often goes unrecognized or unreported. Photo by Ruth White

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Mahjong ■ Tuesday, June 14: 10 a.m., Canasta; 10:30 a.m., Exercise; noon, Potluck Lunch ■ Wednesday, June 15: 10 a.m., Bingo; 2:15 p.m., Yoga; 2:30 p.m., Pass the Pigs ■ Thursday, June 16: 10 a.m., Line dance; 1 p.m., Oil painting class; 1:30 p.m., Dominoes ■ Friday, June 17: 9:30 a.m., Pilates; 10 a.m., Euchre; 10 a.m., Caregiver Training; 11 a.m., Genealogy Class; 1 p.m., Western Movie ■ Every Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.: Hand and Foot card game ■ Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1 p.m.: SAIL exercise ■ Every Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.: Pinochle Info.: 922-0416.

■ Monday, June 13: 9 a.m., Quilting; 10 a.m., Chicken Foot dominoes; 6:45 p.m., Exercise ■ Tuesday, June 14: 10:30 a.m., Super Seniors Luncheon featuring the Broadway Swing Band.

Cost is $5. 1 p.m., Pinochle ■ Wednesday, June 15: 8:45 a.m. Exercise; 9 a.m. Guitar lessons; 9 a.m.

Quilting; 10 a.m., Mexican train dominoes ■ Thursday, June 16: 9 a.m., Quilting; 1 p.m., Pinochle; 6:45 p.m., Exercise Dates to remember: ■ Thursday, June 23: 1:30 p.m., Chef Walter Lambert cooking demo, everyone welcome.

■ Thursday, July 28: 11:45 a.m., Colon cancer screening information with Bill Williams.

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REUNIONS ■ The Buckner Reunion will begin at noon Saturday, June 18, at Wilson Park in Maynardville.

Bring a dish to share, a chair and a drink. Info: Jean Mize, 992-3674; Linda Cox, 992-8565; Carolyn Norris, 992-8321.

■ The Cupp Reunion (family and friends of P.H. “Hurb”

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Bernice Hudson uses weights to strengthen her muscles during an exercise class. Hudson has been participating in the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) class for a year and enjoys the time spent.

“It’s a great work out and we have a wonderful instructor.” physical activity. The large potential ability of regular physical activity to prevent chronic diseases and sustain active living means that an active lifestyle is a key component of healthy and successful aging.

Knox County senior centers offer a great variety of exercise programs for all skill levels. Working out in a class brings accountability and support through

Bobbie Lovell works out to help build up strength and help combat health issues.

every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Other classes offered include tai chi, Pilates and yoga that help with flexibility, strength and heart/ friends. Class instructors lung health. For more class are able to monitor progress information, visit www. and provide encouragement knoxcounty.org/seniors for a complete calendar of acto participants.

The Halls Senior Center tivities.

Start out slow, work at a offers Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) comfortable pace and have exercise classes at 1 p.m. fun!

and Martha Cupp) will hold a reunion 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Fountain City Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park. Bring a covered dish and a 2-liter drink. Bring memorabilia to share. Info: Brenda Clabough Smith, 748-1658, or Jimmy Cupp, 423-626-3643.

Duncan Russell and Walter and Ann Jones, will be held 5-9 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Fountain City Lions Club building. Bring a covered dish to share. Ice and paper goods furnished. Bring pictures to display. Info: 689-9686 or 250-8252.

■ The Russell, Duncan and Jones Reunion, for the family and friends of Lee and Leona

■ Halls High Class of 1965 will hold its 46th reunion Saturday, June 25, on the Star

of Knoxville Riverboat. Boarding at 6:30 p.m. and departure at 7. Cost is $43.75 per person for the dinner and cruise. Info: Elaine Wolfenbarger, 256-6292.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1961 will hold its 50th reunion 6 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Doris Donahue Henderlight, 992-9888 or Gail Foster Pope, 573-6072.

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Rooming with a praying mantis During the time I’ve been writing this column, I’ve written about many different types of animals as pets – dogs, cats, hamsters and even elephants.

Sara Barrett

Critter Tales But a coworker of mine, Kathryn Woycik, showed me a picture she took recently of what I think might be the strangest creature to have in your home as a little buddy. It is the praying mantis.

According to a website devoted solely to the carnivorous insect, the praying mantis is a popular pet because of its “entertaining hunting abilities,” often feasting on its own kind and even eating small birds and reptiles if the mantis is large enough.

Also, the myth is true about the female eating the male after mating. It

This little beauty made a great focal point for my coworker’s recent photo shoot. Photo by K. Woycik is thought that the protein from the male helps the eggs develop. If that’s not a male committed to the role of being a father, I don’t know what is.

Although the eyes on its alien-like head are one of the most noticeable features on a praying mantis, there is also one ear with two eardrums near its legs which allows the mantis to hear when bats are approaching so it can duck out of the way.

While considering these odd traits of the praying mantis, also consider they are good pets because they are low maintenance. They

family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Avenue. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www. namiknox.org.

Bell elected president of national organization Dr. John L. Bell, FACS, director of the Cancer Institute and professor in the department of surgery at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, was recently elected president of the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) for 2011-2013. Photo submitted

HEALTH NOTES ■ “Balancing Hormones Naturally: A Holistic Approach to Women’s Hormone Related Health Concerns,” 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, Bearden branch library; 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28, Cedar Bluff branch library. Call to register: 659-2733.

■ “Solutions to Stress Caused Health Problems,” 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, Bearden library. Call to register: 659-2733.

■ Super Summer Slim Down eight-week program will be held 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday evenings through July 27 at Clinton Physical Therapy Center. Cost is $99 nonmembers and current members require a level I membership. Info: 457-8237.

■ Alzheimer’s caregiver support group meets 6-7 p.m. each third Thursday at Elmcroft Assisted Living and Memory Care in Halls. Light refreshments. RSVP appreciated. Info: 925-2668.

■ Alzheimer’s support group meets the 6:30 p.m. each first Thursday at Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Info: 938-7245.

Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Home Care Oak Ridge office. Registration is required. Info or to register: 541-4500.

■ JumpStart Health & Fitness is a noncompetitive exercise program, located at 2704 Mineral Springs Road. Info: 687-4537.

■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

■ Overeaters Anonymous meets 10 a.m. every Friday at the Halls Senior Center on Crippen Road. Info: Carol, 922-1516.

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Support group meeting for

feed on easily accessible items, including crickets and grasshoppers. Spraying your spindly friend with water on a daily basis will keep him or her hydrated and will add moisture to their atmosphere.

A praying mantis can live up to six months and can keep house in a small shoe box covered with screen.

Although it is such an interesting option for a pet, I would have to decline adopting one. I can’t imagine cuddling up to its prickly legs on the couch.

Info: www.thepraying mantis.org

■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: 544-6277 or 544-6279.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: 544-6277.

■ Weight Watchers meets 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church. Info: Mabel Holsenback, 922-2206 or 1-800-476-2340.

■ YWCA Club W, 420 W. Clinch Ave., offers a hula hooping class 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, a belly dancing class 5-6 p.m.

Wednesdays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays, and a Zumba class noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays. Info: 523-6126 or visit www.ywcaknox.com.

Donate blood, save lives Donors can donate at any of seven daily mobile sites or one of two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike. Area blood drives: ■ 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 Northshore Drive, inside the school gym.

■ 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, Country Club Apartments, 8400 Country Club Way, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14, Kroger on Clinton Highway, bloodmobile.

■ 8-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, Shafer Insurance Agency, 1100 Marion St., bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15, EZ Stop 16, 8605 Walbrook Drive, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15, Karns Community Club Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway, inside old Karns library.

■ 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15, Kmart on North Broadway, bloodmobile.

■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, June 17, First Tennessee Plaza, 800 S. Gay St., bloodmobile.

■ 6-10 p.m. Friday, June 17, Relay for Life Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, Bloodmobile.

Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have positive identification.

Multiple Sclerosis group to meet

■ Fibromyalgia screenings are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Fibromyaligia Clinic located at Total Rehab Physical Therapy. Also support group meetings and several classes are held on the third Wednesday of each month. Cost is free. Info: 548-1086.

■ Grief support groups at Fort Sanders Sevier Hospital 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month; 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Home Care Knoxville office; and 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the fourth

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Scholarships for art

This summer, 23 students from Knox County Schools have been selected by their art instructors to receive an art class scholarship.

The Fountain City Art Center was awarded $1,650 by the Gene and Florence Monday Foundation and by the Tennessee Arts Commission. The latter grant, know as ABC, or Arts Build Communities, will be administered by the Arts and Culture Alliance of Knoxville.

Student art class fees and supplies were completely covered by the grant funds.

Brickey-McCloud Elementary art teacher Jan Bolus taught two classes at the center for kids ages 6-11.

The students learned about armature for clay fish, mosaics, weaving and more.

Roger Bench explained the use of the pottery wheel, and Charles E. Williams Jr. led an advanced drawing

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Without the grants, Fountain City Art Center would not have been able to sponsor the Summer Art Camp. The center’s goal is to be able to offer at least 50 art class scholarships each year to youth and to senior citizens in financial need.

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A stained-glass window from the Graves-Wyatt Chapel at Mercy Riverside (formerly Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee) is now on display at Mercy South at 7323 Chapman Highway.

Built in the early 1960s, the window depicts the story of Jesus at the Wedding Feast from the second chapter of the Gospel of John. The artisans at Willet Stained Glass Studios in Philadelphia built the 4-foot by 7-foot window that is now in a lighted display unit in the lobby of Mercy South.

“This is one of six windows that have been preserved from the Graves-Wyatt Chapel for display at other loca- ful legacy from the history of tions in the Mercy system. Baptist Hospital,” said ChapThese windows are a beauti- lain Dan Hix.

The Knoxville Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Night Group will meet for a general discussion 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at Associated Therapeutics, 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Info: Judy Moyers, 922-2281.

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Wellness Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings.

Cancer family bereavement group is Thursday evenings.

Info: 546-4661.

■ Chronic Pain and Depression support group meets noon to 1:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at First Baptist Church of Powell, Brown house parking lot on Emory Road; and noon to 1:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month at Faith Promise Church off Pellissippi Parkway. Info: Paula, 945-3810, or 748-1407.

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Fantastic condo in Halls 3BR/3BA, 2362 SF, plantation shutters, sunrm w/H&A, vaulted ceils, kit open w/FR, bonus rm/3rd BR. $239,900.

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Centrally located in the heart of Halls! 3BR/2BA, 1592 SF, eat-in kitchen, family room w/gas fireplace, large master, 2-car garage. $159,900.

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3625 SF, Lakemoor Hills. $699,900. For private showing 865603-3126.

Call Barry today! 607-3326 or BarryEmerton@BarryEmerton.com Search all listings @ BarryEmerton.com DIRECTIONS: I-75N to Emory Rd (Exit 112), (east) on Emory Rd - Go 3 miles; (L) Greenwell - Go 1 mile; (R) Crystal Point into Timberlake S/D; (R) Heron; (L) Harbor Cove; (R) Reflection Bay; (R) Shoregate Lane to model house on right.

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WEST, 2BR, 2 1/2 BA, all appls. furn., 1450 SF, 1 car gar., no pets, cr. ck., lease, spotless, pool. $850 mo. + $850 NRD. 865-675-4276.

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FSBO - 2 yr. old home on 3.3 acres located at 723 Archer Rd., Luttrell.

House is apprx. 1,056 SF w/2BR & 2BA. Asking $109,900 & owner will finance with FANTASTIC SPACIOUS ^ $5,500 down or if you Westland Court Condo, are USDA qualified, comp remod in 2008. Gated FTN CITY Suites & Singles, 2 min from I-640. then 100% financing comm w/pool, rear Priced right! Call 865with no money down. entry gar, 3 br, 2 1/2 963-5933.

Call Bill at ba, office & courtyard 877-488-5060 ext. 323. $359,000. 865-705-4948 OFFICES, ***Web ID# 767849*** SINGLE $350/mo. In Halls. Call West 40w FTN CITY New 2-story Steve at 679-3903. condos, reduced $10k to $84,900. 865-740FSBO All brick 9045 or 865-219-0692. Comm. Prop. - Rent 66 rancher on level lot in Southwood, Oak Ridge.

KNOXVILLE DISABLED Extra lg. 2 car gar.

AM. VETS Chapter 24 w/shelving, lg. kit. Acreage- Tracts 46 Chapter home building w/marble counters, is available for rent. sunroom, DR, 3 BR, 2 LAND FOR SALE Newly renovated inKnox Co: 10.13 full BA, hdwd, ceramic side! Ideal for birthday acres. Septic pretile, Berber crpt in BR. parties, reunions, approved.

Spring Corner Jacuzzi tub group mtgs, etc. Free across property. w/double vanities in parking right outside City water at street.

Master BA. Crown the door! Call 524$83,000 obo. 992-2444. molding. Must see. 8654840 or 803-2159 to 481-0111. $288,500. check out this facility! ***Web ID# 799086*** MUST SELL. 20 Acres with house, city water, great loc. Powell/ FSBO, DESIRED Knoxville. $175,000.

Hardin Valley Motivated seller.

Schools.

Brighton 865-388-9656 Farms Sub., corner lot across from comm. pool. Motivated sellers. $259K Lakefront Property 47 avail. at 2600 Hol865-661-8040 brook Dr in Ftn City. ***Web ID# 800498*** 2 LAKE LOTS in River 2 blocks from Ftn Ridge Estates off City Lake. Ideal for HARDIN VALLEY family reunions, Loyston Sea on NorMain Level Living ris Lake $25,000/both. birthday parties, 3BR/2BA Former Also 10.76 acres clubs, etc. Plenty of Model Home w/lake view in adjoining parking.

10464 Wellington Sharp's Chapel (1 mi 524-4840, 803-2159.

Chase Ln $359,900 from Norris Lake) 865-755-7171 $75,000. Call 922-4001 ***Web ID# 795339*** or 548-1555

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AVAIL. NOW, 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, W/D conn, appls, grt West loc. $650+DD. 865-588-3433

WEST (2) 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA homes for rent, fenced yards, all appls. incl. W&D. House off Northshore/Morrell area $1,200/mo; house w/POOL, Cedar Bluff/ Middlebrook Pk area $1,395/mo. Call Amanda 865-363-9190 ***Web ID# 800709***

WEST, LUXURIOUS 3 br, 3 ba condo in FTN CITY clean 2 BR fashionable BrookCH&A, appls., DW, shire. Jacuzzi, gas no pets, $460/mo frpl, sec. syst, pad$300/dep. 865-684-7720 WEST. Hardin Valley dle fans, secluded ***Web ID# 797654*** 1905 Marty Cir. $1100. deck, ref's req'd.

Commercial Prop-Sale 60 SEYMOUR, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, boNo pets. Only $1325.

NICE nus rm 865-622-9705 865-300-5132 clean 2 king size BR Appx. 8000 SF Ofc/Whse duplex on priv. WEST, OFF George ***Web ID# 780654*** All brick, Selling to drive w/mtn. view.

Williams, 3 br, 2 1/2 settle partnership.

Newly deco., carba, living rm w/frpl, Room & Board 78 Make fair offer, pet, cent. air, appls, screened in porch. $795K. 865-679-6918. carport, deck, no Appl furn, great pets, lease.

310-3778 Room & partial board schools, no pets. * I-640 Exposure to a lady. $300/mo + $995/mo + sec dep. * 1,000 SF Office + occasional help w/ 865-250-9262 or 4400 SF Warehouse Duplexes 73 Call transportation. 640865-207-8186 * Loading Dock 4612 or 640-6798 ***Web ID# 788650*** * Drive In Door WEST, 2 BR down* 2 Baths, Shower stairs duplex, 3933 * New & Clean Cond.

76 Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 Lonas. W/D, $500/ mo, Condo Rentals * Move In Ready $500/dep. 865-705-5234 * Realtors Welcome ***Web ID# 800396*** Blakewood Condo - loc $420,000. 865-567-5788 on Schaad Rd. 3 br, ba, all appl Investment Prop-Sale 61 Houses - Unfurnished 74 2incl1/2W/D. New crpt, paint & hdwd flrs. $1200/mo. 865-925-0184 HALLS. CRIPPEN RD. 2 Executive Rentals: ***Web ID# 796315*** 5 BR, 5 BA all brick Turn at Wendy's, w/great rm, cathedral property on right. ceilings, master & HALLS CONDO Cross3 acres zoned roads North, off Cunguest BR on main, 2 commercial. Will ningham. Totally rebonus rms, office, divide. $100,000 per done 2008 2BR/2BA, lrg kit. w/granite acre. 865-567-5788 1080 sf. Perfect for 2 countertops & S/S or couple +1. Beautiful appls., formal DR, 1 wood flrs down; carpet Year Lease. No pets. up. Newer paint, fixAll Farragut schools. tures, tiled BAs, vani$3500 mo. Ask about ties, appls; granite our other rental @ Pullman kitchen. DR, * I-640 Exposure $3500 mo. 865-300-3300 LR, private fenced * 1,000 SF Office + ***Web ID# 798240*** back patio. Quiet bldg; ^ 4400 SF Warehouse 3BR/1BA, W/D included. good neighbors; small * Loading Dock Garage, nice yard in front porch; 2 front * Drive In Door NE Knox Co off parking spaces. No * 2 Baths, Shower Rutledge Pk. $700/mo, pets, no smoking. * New & Clean Cond.

No smoking, bkgrnd Refs & sec dep/1-year * Move In Ready check req'd. 607-1297 lease req'd. $815/mo + * Realtors Welcome utils. 1ST MONTH $420,000. 865-567-5788 3 BR, DEN, 1 BA, FREE w/2-yr lease. cent. AC, fenced yard Call mornings or eve6011 Arcadia Dr. nings 865-548-0828.

Office Space - Rent 65 (near UT). $775/mo.

Avail. 7/1. 931-261-7615 LG 2BR/1.5BA TOWNHOUSE, 1200 sqft in 3BR HOUSE, 1.5 BA. Halls/Murphy Hills Country living. $650/mo area. Info: 207-1346 + dep. No pets, cred. check. 947-0285 MUST SEE! No Pets 865-230-7279, Westcliff Cherokee Lake, 4 BR, 3 Condos by Cherokee 1/2 BA, 3600 SF, beaut. CC. Elevator & pool. furn. 400+ Deep water. 1800 SF, 3BR, 2BA, XL Dock, gated, $1600/mo. balcony, kit & pntry & 410-279-9799. laun. XL LR/DR. Near ***Web ID# 800121*** UT/shops/parks. $1200. ***Web ID# 799902***

FOR SALE BY OWNER – HALLS 3BR/2BA, 2-car gar., new carpet, laminate floors, large beautiful backyard, deck & concrete patio.

Off Emory Road, approx. 2 miles from Tazewell Pike, 3 miles from Maynardville Hwy. 1,125 sq.ft. Can close quickly. Call 742-5156 for info or showing.

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49 Apts - Unfurnished 71 Houses - Unfurnished 74 Condo Rentals

2 PLOTS Lynnhurst Cem Section B3, Lot 911, spaces 4 & 5 near Rachel Mourning statue. Valued at $2995/ea, selling for $2000/ea obo. Call 966-2527 or 567-3728.

HEART OF HALLS! 3200 SF on 1 level. 3/4 acre level lot, beautiful in-grnd pool, vinyl fencing, manicured landscaping, 40’ deep gar, det rec rm w/strg, 4BR/3.5BA, bonus rm w/wet bar, hdwd FR w/ stone FP, sunken LR, grt location.

Walk to Halls schools. $249,900 MLS# 756039

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Reduced to move fast! $127,900.

MLS#741758

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Quality service at a fair price!

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FRI/SAT JUNE 17 & 18 BMW 325i, 2005, 4 dr., HUGE SALE Lots of 5 spd, sunroof, lthr., linen, décorative pil- htd seats, CD, 89K mi lows, HH items, lamps, $12,500. 865-245-9655 dishes, desk, women's clothes size M, BMW M3 DINAN, Childcare women's size 9 shoes, 1999, modified track men's size XL. Painted car, light & fast, twin bed orig $3000 127K mi. $9,000. 865selling for $395. Much 531-2230, 310-3228 more! 1425 Paxton Drive, Sterchi Hills s/d. MERCEDES SLK230 1999, Convert., comGARAGE SALE June pressor, new tires, 17 & 18, 9a-3p at 4305 $8975. 865-659-4955 Hicken Rd, 37938 behind Halls High Sch. MITSUBISHI GALANT ES 1999, burgundy, GARAGE SALE June 4 dr, 4 cyl, $2,450.

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2004, 67K mi., new tires, all options, HUGE 5-FAMILY YARD $13,800. 865-599-0780 SALE Corner of Cun- ***Web ID# 800732*** ningham & Rollins Rd. Fri June 17, 8a-? Boys & mens clothes, women's plus-sz clothes, purses, shoes, jewelry, Christmas trees, TVs, comp desk, golf clubs, toys.

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BACKYARD SALE Fri & Sat June 17 & 18, 8am- MERCEDES ML-320, 4pm at 4911 West 2001, GREAT Beaver Creek Drive, CONDITION $8,000.

Powell. Kids' clothes Call 865-688-9359. sizes 6-14, kids' shoes sizes 6-8, women's clothes 2X & up, more!

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MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Fri June 17, 8am-? at 6412 Honeywood Ln, Sterchi Village s/d.

Lots of everything!

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ALL-IN-ONE MECHANIC Cars, trucks, boats, wave runners, motorcycles, campers, excavation equip small to lg, equip trailers, diesel trucks. 740-2565

BAT-CADDY X3R FORD F150 2005, Super Crew Lariat, Remote controlled Ext. Cab, 1 ownr, elec. golf cart $475. hail damage, 87K mi, 865-428-2878 $13,500. 865-544-1717 FIBERGLASS fishing boat, 12'x4', $650.

Antiques Classics 260 15 spd Mt. Havoc Huffy Bike $30.

865-254-0266 1965 FORD F100, V8, AT, great cond.

GOLF CARTS priced Original, $3800/obo. to sell 1997, '98, '99 Call 931-210-3741 for home, farm, or ***Web ID# 797651*** recreational use.

All gasoline with OLDS CUTLASS Contops, beige or white. vertible 1966, needs 865-577-8172 restoring. 1st $3000.

865-898-4200

LARGE 2-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. Lots of good things!

4224 Felty Dr, Murphy Hills s/d. June 16-18, Thu & Fri 9-5 & Sat 9-noon.

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SERVICE CALLS, Panel Upgrades, Water heaters replaced. All types electrical work.

Call Dan at 687-9339.

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CHILDCARE IN MY CERAMIC TILE inHOME, Powell area. stallation.

Floors/ Mon-Fri, 7a-6p. Refs walls/repairs. 32 yrs avail. 687-2955. exp, exc work!

John 938-3328 OPENING FOR F/T INHOME CHILD-CARE 0-5 yrs old. 10 yrs exp Furniture Refinish. 331 in child care, also 1st aid & CPR cert'd.

Meals & snacks in- DENNY'S FURNITURE REPAIR. Refinish, recluded. We do fun acglue, etc. 45 yrs exp! tivities & playtime. If Retired but have a deyou are interested, sire to keep active in please call Michelle at the trade. 922-6529 or 922-3612 or 548-1503.

466-4221. Selling antiques too!

A CLEAN HOME BY GAIL Dependable, GUTTER trustworthy, exp'd. Call HAROLD'S SERVICE. Will clean 368-9649 for free est. front & back $20 & up.

Quality work, guaranCHRISTIAN CLEANING teed. Call 288-0556. ^ LADY SERVICE. Dependable, refs, Call 660-2636.

Sat., June 18th

Garage Sales

Halls, on Maynardville Hwy, great established deli business.

Fully furnished w/all kitchen & dining equipment, signage, stocks, coolers, vending machines, etc. Seller is ready to retire & is willing to sell the entire business for the right offer. The space is currently leased & the contract has 3 yrs remaining w/3 five-year renewals. Seats up to 80 customers, been in business for 41 yrs. $119,900. Great road frontage & location!!! Very profitable business. Contact Dewayne Whitt with ReMax Preferred Properties 689-8100.

Ford Crown Vic Interceptor 2004, 123K mi, push bar, cold AC $3500. 865-828-8398

Antique Dresser

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CORGI Puppies AKC, vet chkd. Adorable Little Munchkins. $350. 423-733-9851

BUICK Park Avenue 2000, cold air, runs great, lthr., loaded. $4500. 865-679-2100.

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Appliances pp

Service Guide

265 Childcare

BUICK LESABRE, 2003, loaded, low mi, $6700. Call Tim 865-922-2585 ***Web ID# 800097***

Men women, children.

HOLIDAY Rambler Custom-tailored Presidential 2005, for ladies of all 36', 5th wheel & 2005 clothes sizes plus kids!

Ford 350 Lariat Crew Cab. Both like Faith Koker 938-1041 solid oak, nice cond. new, warranty.

FERN'S $275. 865-607-5069 423-842-0004 ALTERATIONS SUNNYBROOK 2004, corner Afton & Devon, Halls. 922-5285 Auctions 217 24' box, front queen BR, rear bath, microwave, stove, oven, AUCTION MON, July 4, Attorney 306 10am. Cherokee Auc- Hitch & sway bars included. Reduced to tion Co. 564-3164 $6,950. 865-938-0493 TAL2386 FL5626

Antiques

SHIH TZU / POODLE Flowers-Plants 189 TN#2048 pups, Father AKC reg.

7 wks, shots/wrmd, 1F POND PLANT Sale.

NEXT AUCTION: BASSET HOUNDS, $200, 6M $150. 865-603-1704 Floaters $2. Mixed AKC, shots & ***Web ID# 801483*** pots $8-$25. Mary- Tues June 21th, 6pm wormed. $250 cash. ville 865-804-9804 Cherokee Auction Co. 423-322-9338 SHIH TZU PUPPIES, 10015 Rutledge Pike ***Web ID# 802675*** AKC, beautiful colors, I 40 - 10 min from Zoo exit.

Lawn-Garden Equip.

190 females only. Vet Bloodhound Puppies, checked. 865-637-4277 Consignments welcome AKC reg, black & tan Kabota ZD221 die- Let us do your estate sale $400, red $450, vet ckd. SHIH TZU PUPPIES, 2009 865-465-3164 sel 54" 0 turn mower.

865-680-2155; CKC reg, 6 wks, shots a u c t i o nz i p. c o m Hi cap. bagger syst. mountainviewblood wormed, blue eyes, $8499. 865-712-7679 TA L 2 38 6 FL 5 62 6 hounds.com adorable, 2 F $400 2 M $350. 423-404-4189 JOHN DEERE XD45 BLOODHOUND Pups 14HP Hydro, 48" Medical Supplies 219 AKC, 6 wks., S&W, puppeeperson@yahoo.com deck, tri-cycler, F $500, M $400. 423mulcher, electric 257-4322, 423-444-3933 SHIH TZU PUPS, DAV Chapter 24 has AKC Reg. Male & start, Sulky, 130 FREE RENTAL female, $300 each. hrs. $2,800 nego.

BLUE HEELERS, OF POWER 423-587-0839.

865-806-6049 $175.

865-429-1361 WHEEL CHAIRS before 9pm, 659-7669 available for any no text area disabled veteran or members of BOSTON TERRIER their immediate Puppies, reg., S&W, family. Manually 6 wks old, $400 & operated wheel up. 865-925-1536 chairs also avail***Web ID# 802726*** able. Call 690-7690 for information.

BOSTON TERRIER Pups, AKC, S&W. 423-626-7038 China Crystal Flatware 221 thecollinsclan@hughes.net ***Web ID# 802237*** NORITAKE Ivory China, Parkridge, Complete BRITTANY PUPS, 7 service for 8 + extras. wks old, AKC reg, exc. $3000, 966-1816. $300. 423-586-6336 or ***Web ID# 801547*** 423-748-4334

Dogs

232 Domestic

DACHSHUNDS MINI, SIBERIAN Husky AKC RAIN BARRELS, 55 gal. Celebrity Cuddy Cabin 2 M, 1 F, 8 wks old, Pups, champ lines, custom cut, ready 1987, w/Trailer, 21' black & tan, piebald shots, $300 to $500. to hook up to gutter. with V8, must sell, $250. 865-428-9228 865-995-1386 $45. 865-607-1126. $3,300. 865-696-0082 ***Web ID# 803358*** ***Web ID# 801015*** Houseboat, Stardust 1971, slps 6, Attached DOBERMAN PUPS, lg. YORKIE/CHIHUAHUAS Buildings for Sale 191 Dock, Norris Lake 12 wks old, 1 F, 2 M, AKC, all S&W, dew $9,900 OBO 293-8258 will be under 4 lbs. Three REPO'D Steel claws., wormed, well $250. 423-881-4537 socialized, 865-405-5113 Buildings - SAVE ***Web ID# 795357*** ***Web ID# 802308*** THOUSANDS! Selling MASTERCRAFT X35 YORKIE PUPPIES, for balance owed.

2008, beautiful, 25 hrs, adorable tiny babies, English Bulldog Babies, Ready to ship immediheated seats, every good with kids, 1 F, 1 M, 8 wks old, ately! 20x24, 30x50. avail opt. Asking AKC, S&W, $450.

NKC reg, 1 yr health Ask about additional $75K. Retails $110K. 865-455-5821. guar, $1200. 865-244-0174 savings. 866-352-0469 865-696-1640 ***Web ID# 801293*** YORKSHIRE Terrier ***Web ID# 798667*** Three REPO'D Steel Pups, 1 yr. health ENGLISH BULLDOG Builidngs-SAVE ODYSSEY LEXTRA guarantee. Visa/MC Pups, 2 M, 1 F, 5 THOUSANDS. 2003 Pontoon, 90HP Sara 423-562-4633 wks., CKC, POP. Selling for balance Johnson, cvr, trlr, exc ***Web ID# 802999*** $1,200. 423-310-1111 owed. Ready to ship $12,900. 865-494-0711 ***Web ID# 801404*** immediately! 20x24, Ask about SEARAY 320DA, 2005, French Bulldog puppies, Pet Services 144 30x50 additional savings.

C-plotter, thrusters, reg, champ. bldln, 8 Call Now full canvas, twin wks old, all colors, 1-866-352-0469 375HP, Bravo 3, DTS, $775. 423-881-3855 extras. 865-207-4430 GROOMING ***Web ID# 801537*** PET SHOP, wait or drop 200 DC Bass 196 VISION off.

Andersonville Computers FRENCH BULLDOG Boat 1989. Boat, Pike, Halls. 925-3154.

Pups, AKC reg., motor, trailer, $6500/ HP WIN7 Ultimate, S&W, 423-626-7038 obo.

865-387-3350 $325.

Sony Vaio thecollinsclan@hughes.net WIN7 HP $225; An- ***Web ID# 799039*** ***Web ID# 802234*** Free Pets 145 droid tablet $250. WANTED: BOAT Win7 Tablet conGerman Shepherd pups, LIFT to rent for 10 vertible PC $350.

AKC 3 B, 4 G, vet ck., mos, Knoxville to 865-428-2878 Fam. raised. Military/police ** ADOPT! * * Lake Tellico, have disc. 865-924-4301 26' boat w/108" beam Looking for a lost pet or a new ***Web ID# 802060*** that needs 5200 lb Apparel/Acc. 201 one? Visit Young-Williams cap. lift. Will pay GREAT DANE PUPS Animal Center, the official $250 mo. 865-408-9647 AKC reg., 6M, 4F, 18KT GOLD antique shelter for the City of WEERS 20' Pontoon, black & blue merles Knoxville & Knox County: bracelet, beautiful, 50HP Johnson, with Parents on site. $2,000 OBO. Call 3201 Division St. Knoxville. trailer, exc. cond. $650. 423-608-1340 865-335-6337. www.knoxpets.org $8500 obo. 865-599-4725 ***Web ID# 802292***

EXP'D CAREGIVERS NEEDED to work w/elderly in their homes. Duties incl. light housekeeping, meal prep, hygiene assistance, & transp.

Immed openings for live-in. Call 474-9710 LAB PUPS, AKC reg, to schedule interview. big healthy pups, 1st shots & wormed, $250; 1 choc Restaurant Equipment 133C 5& black 1 yellow $300 ea.

All Fem. 865-457-9368 ***Web ID# 801019***

Grills, Coolers, 3 fry machines, meat slicers, salad bar.

Call 865-291-8987

141 Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 Boats Motors

Pets

I Saw it in the Shopper-News Action Ads!

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FatherÕs Day Sale!

Family Special

Swings! Swings!

Swings!

Compare

$1,288 Sectional w/ 2 End Recliners

Stylish Curios Brown, Cherry 15x15x38

$259

$100 Off

Wicker or Wooden Swings & Rockers

Ultimate Oversize Chaise Recliner

FatherÕs Day Special

Leather & Material Sale Price

Allegro Top p Grain Leather Recliner

All Electric All Position w/Lift Recliner

FatherÕs Day Special

$998 $100

Small Rocker / Recliner

If anyone any deserv it, deserves you do. Reg.

$299

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Sale $898

Man Size High Back

Your Choice

Swivel Rocker Best Seat in the house!

Swivel Rocker Recliner Wall Hugger Recliner Rocker Lounger Recliner COMPARE, COMPARE, COMPARE!

$299

Flat Screen TV Stands

• Plush Chaise Pad Seating • Elegant Heand-Sewn Back • Chaise Rocker Recliner • Choice of Colors

Classic & Perfectly Updated

Roll Top Desk

42" Wide

$388 ea

Ladies Select Swivel Rocker Recliners

Starting at

$249

$279 $188

$588

Weekly Special Quality Bedding Sleep Sets with unbelievable savings!

$398

Queen Set Pillow top Posturepedic Support Only From Sealy

SEALY COMFORT SERIES – CUSHION FIRM

HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALLERGY-FREE FLEXATRON™ INSULATION MILDEW & MOLD RESISTANT • NON-SLIP BOXSPRING

COLBERT QUEEN SET ... $688

Our 54 Year!

TWIN ................................... $379 FULL .................................... $498 QUEEN ................................ $588 KING .................................... $799

12 MONTHS

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Delivery & Old Bedding Removal Available!

FURNITURE

SAME AS CASH EVERY DAY

M-F 8-6; Sat 8-5 • 6805 Maynardville Hwy. • Halls Crossroads • 922-7557