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BUZZ Veterans Park 5K fundraiser Veterans Heritage Site Foundation will host the Veterans Heritage Ridge Run 5K 9 a.m.- noon Saturday, Nov. 5.

The Ridge Run is a fundraiser for the construction and upkeep of the new Veterans Park at Sharps Ridge and will kick off Knoxville’s Veterans Week activities. Info/registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/ TN/Knoxville/TheVeteransHeritageRidgeRun5K or on Facebook.

Anybody but ‌ Knox County Schools will hold two public meetings on the Board of Education’s search for a permanent superintendent. The intent of the forums is to gather input from parents and community members on the characteristics and qualifications they would like to see in the next superintendent. The meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

15, in the Central High School auditorium, and on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Bearden Middle School auditorium. – S. Clark

Hubbs Grove homecoming Hubbs Grove Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, with music by Masterpeace and good food. All are invited.

Patti Bounds is key to BOE chair Two years ago, the school board tied 4-4 between Mike McMillan and Doug Harris as its new chair. The board had to wait for new member Patti Bounds to return from a longplanned (and non-refundable) cruise to break the tie.

This year she’s done it again as the school board deadlocked 4-4 between McMillan and Terry Hill.

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Gibbs High Brainstorming ideas at the recently formed Gibbs High School Foundation meeting are (seated) vice president Gary Acuff, treasurer Richard Schulz, Jimmy Hipshire, president Roy Mullins; (standing) Mark Field, secretary Dana Dalton, Gibbs High principal Jason Webster and Teresa Beason. Photo by Ruth White

By Jake Mabe A group of Gibbs High School boosters has formed a foundation to help the school with various goals and projects. Among other things, the Gibbs High School Foundation will promote student academic success, career readiness and the arts.

“We’ve started this foundation to, among other things, raise money to help support needs the school doesn’t normally get funding for,� said president Roy Mullins. “Gibbs is in one of the more rural zones where you don’t have a lot of corporate funding. We really want to reach out to the busi-

nesses in the community.�

Mullins said one of the immediate goals is to raise funds so the school can provide 1:1 technology for students. Other plans include helping erect a new school sign at the campus entrance.

Community members can donate money, volunteer time, buy a

Hot time in Halls

By Jake Mabe

This is the final installment of a five-part series.

The Halls school song during the 1980s could very well have been “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.�

During that decade, a new Halls Elementary building was built, a high school state football championship was won, and, on a sad note, a fire reduced the old school to rubble.

First, the good stuff – and a good story.

Eugene Hall, son of the school’s first prin-

memorial brick as part of an upcoming fundraiser, participate in planned activities such as a car show and a barbecue cook-off, become a corporate sponsor or have a foundation member speak at a civic organization.

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Old school burns, football team wins state during the ’80s

cipal, E.G. Hall, and a direct descendant of Halls founder Thomas Hall, sold 10 acres of land on Andersonville Pike for $80,000 to Knox County in 1983 for a new elementary school building. The story goes that former Knox County Schools Superintendent Earl Hoffmeister went to Hall and worked his magic to get the land. “Mr. Hall,� Hoffmeister said, “I promise you, if you sell us this land, we’ll name the school after you.�

Thus they did – Halls Elementary School.

Built at a cost of $2.2 million, the new school opened in time for the 1984-85 school year. The cornerstone from the original school was taken to the new school building, and a time capsule featuring everything from Shopper clippings to student essays was buried in the cafeteria in 1986. It was unearthed and opened in 2011.

Meanwhile, over at the high school, football coach Larry Kerr was putting together a team for the ages. And, in 1986, it won a state championship.

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Midway vote draws sparks at MPC

public opinion is valued, but “citizens think lots of different things.

We listen to both sides, to all sides.

Sometimes there are more than two sides.�

And veteran member Art Clancy said, “We want to know what everyone wants us to know –not just people in the Thorn Grove Pike area.� He implied that most in Knox County favor a business park on this land, even if its neighbors do not, and compared it to asking residents of West Knoxville Thorn Grove resident Ed Reed if they want a cell tower versus said the 42 individuals or families asking visiting East Knox Counparticipating in that event voted tians if they want wireless service for farming or open space as the in that part of town.

But newcomer Charles Thomas best use for the almost 400 acres bought by Knox County for an in- challenged Clancy, a rare occurdustrial park. “Not one supported rence at the MPC. “There’s another view. a business park.� “It’s easy to think that building Reed questioned why public bodies like MPC even bother ask- an industrial park is going to bring jobs and business, and it might do ing for public input. it, but it might not do it as well as That struck a nerve.

Chair Rebecca Longmire said if it was built at another location,�

By Sandra Clark

Midway Business Park scored another win last week with an 11-4 vote by the Metropolitan Planning Commission to approve the site concept plan developed by multiple engineering and architectural firms with input from residents of East Knox County online and at an ice cream social in July.

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he said. The attorney and former member of City Council advocated for infill development in areas already zoned for commercial use. “We’re starting to realize that quality of life is an economic benefit. The most precious thing we have in East Tennessee is our natural beauty. East Tennessee rivals any place in the world, but if we’re not careful, we’re going to squander that. “One thing that draws people with resources to this area is the livability and natural beauty. ‌ When you enter Knoxville from the west, you see sprawl; when you enter from the east, you see a much more inviting area. ‌ I don’t accept this (business park) is an economic benefit.â€?

Just when the debate got hot, Laura Cole, herself an East Knox County farmer, observed that the land has been rezoned – “This is done to a certain point, and if it’s going to happen, I’d like to see the

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With their votes, Clancy’s motion would pass.

But not before another new commissioner, Mac Goodwin, president of Town Hall East, jumped in. “We’ve got to protect the people who live there (from well water contamination). I’m not convinced this concept plan does that.�

Developer Scott Smith got the last word: “We develop on property that has sinkholes every day.

There’s a process set up where we deal with them ‌ work around them.�

The concept plan got 11 votes: Longmire, Clancy, Cole, Eason, Smith, Herb Anders, Gayle Bustin, Len Johnson, Patrick Phillips, Jeffrey Roth and Janice Tocher. Voting no were Thomas, Goodwin, Charles Lomax and Mike Crowder.

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Mayor James C. Luttrell: legacy of diplomacy Surely no other Knoxville mayor faced challenges equal to those of Mayor James C. Luttrell. His political skills and ability as a diplomat enabled him to serve as mayor through both the Confederate and the Union occupations of the city during the Civil War. James Churchwell Luttrell Jr. was born in Knox County on March 3, 1813.

He was the son of James C. Luttrell and the former Martha Armstrong, daughter of Robert Armstrong. It was Martha’s brother and nephew who built two of the Three Sisters Mansions still standing on Kingston Pike.

James Jr. graduated from the East Tennessee College (which later became the University of Tennessee) in 1832 when the iconic Dr. Charles Coffin was president. Luttrell became a trustee of the school in 1859 and served until his death.

On March 11, 1841, Luttrell married Eliza Carr Bell, the daughter of another former Knoxville mayor, Samuel Bell. The Luttrells became parents to four daughters and three sons.

Luttrell’s education, his magnetic personality and his native drive enabled him to serve in many public offices at the city, county, state and national levels.

From 1848 to 1856 he was register of Knox County and, for part of that time (1849-1853), he served simultaneously as postmaster. Under the administration of Gov. Andrew Johnson, he became state comptroller (1855-58). He was first elected mayor of Knoxville in 1854 and again from 1859 to 1867.

During the Civil War

to the state Senate where he would continue from 1869 to 1871. He continued as a trustee of his alma mater, the former East Tennessee College, which became the University of Tennessee in 1879, shortly after his death.

Col. James C. Luttrell was in Nashville visiting his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. William Morrow, where his daughter could care for him. His health had severely deteriorated when his wife passed away months earlier. However, he had rallied until weeks before his death on July 6, 1878, at 65 years of age. He was buried in the Old Gray Cemetery beside his wife.

The Luttrell family distinguished itself by providing two other family members as mayors of the city.

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HISTORY AND MYSTERIES years (1861-1865), Knoxville was first occupied by Confederate forces. When Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside arrived on Sept. 3, 1863, he found that Gen. Simon B. Buckner and his Southern troops had abandoned the city and departed for the Chattanooga area where the battles of Chickamauga (Sept. 20) and Chattanooga (Nov. 23-25) would be fought. Historian Oliver Perry Temple reported that Luttrell unfurled a large American flag, which he had kept for the occasion, at the corner of Main and Gay streets when the Union Army marched into the city.

The incumbent postmaster had abandoned his post and Mayor Luttrell also assumed the position of postmaster and would remain in office until 1869. He had publically declared himself loyal to the Union as early as May 1861, when he was a representative from Knox County at the Union Convention held in Knoxville to decide whether Tennessee would secede.

In speaking of the divided loyalties within families in East Tennessee, R. Tracy McKenzie (“Lincolnites and Rebels: a Divided Town in the American Civil War,” 2006) says, “… the primary line of conflict was intergenerational, that is, between fathers and sons. The lone exception was the family of

Samuel Bell Luttrell (18441933), hardware merchant, president of the Knoxville Real Estate Co. and president of the Mechanics National Bank, would serve from 1879 to 1880. James Churchwell Luttrell III (1841-1914), also a hardware merchant, president of Southern Hardware Association, director of the Chamber of Commerce and director of Mechanics National Bank, served as mayor from 1885 to 1887. Their maternal grandfather, Samuel Bell (1798-1882), had been mayor of Knoxville from 1840 to 1842 and from 1844 to 1846.

(Dr. Tumblin’s latest book, “Fountain City: Those Who Made a Difference,” is available at Kenton Page’s Fountain City Pharmacy, Pratt’s Country Store, the East Tennessee History Center, Union Ave Books and online.)

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Col. James C. Luttrell Jr. (1813-1879). His superb diplomatic skills enabled Luttrell to serve as Knoxville mayor during both the Confederate and Union occupations of the city during the Civil War. Photo courtesy of the McClung Historical Collection

Knoxville’s mayor, moderate Unionist James C. Luttrell, who had sons in each army. When war broke out, John Luttrell left his studies at the University of North Carolina to enlist in the Confederate Army and ultimately died in the service.

His younger brother, James Jr. (sic), likewise sided with the Confederacy. Enrolling in an artillery company in Knoxville in the summer of 1861, he rose to the rank of lieutenant and survived

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to surrender with (Gen.) Joseph Johnston in North Carolina in the spring of 1865. The youngest Luttrell brother, on the other hand, seventeen-year-old Samuel, initially stayed home but later joined the 12th Tennessee Cavalry (USA). Both surviving sons – Confederate Jim and Unionist Sam – eventually followed in their father’s footsteps to serve as mayor of Knoxville.”

Luttrell remained as Knoxville mayor after the end of hostilities and the surrender at Appomattox (April 9, 1865) and held the office until 1867. He continued to serve as postmaster until 1869. At the close of the war, Luttrell became a Democrat and was elected

The foundation is selling memorial bricks for $125 each. They will be placed most likely around the school sign near the breezeway.

“People can inscribe one for a person or a class or a teacher, whatever they want.”

Donation levels are: Supporter (a one-time donation), Talon (an annual contribution of $100-$499), Eagle (an annual contribution of $500-$999), Silver Eagle (an annual contribution of $1,000-$1,499) and Golden Eagle (an annual contribution of $1,500 or more).

The foundation is a 501(c)3, so donations are tax deductible. Donors will be recognized on a framed plaque that will be placed somewhere inside the school’s entrance hall.

The foundation will also have a booth set up at the homecoming game Friday, Sept. 16, and will

From page A-1 host a fall festival Saturday, Oct. 22, that will include a barbecue cook-off and a car show. School clubs and organizations will also be selling various items such as sodas and ice, and inflatable games will be available for children.

Officers in addition to Mullins are vice president Gary Acuff, secretary Dana Dalton and treasurer Richard Schulz. Board members are Gibbs High principal Jason Webster, Smiley Clapp, James Spears, Rebecca Longmire, Teresa Beason, Jimmy Hipshire, Mary Brooks and Mark Field.

The Gibbs High School Foundation has a Facebook page, can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GHSF1913 and has a dedicated email address, gibbshighfoundation@gmail.com.

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Veterans group promotes Miki Cates says the idea came to her in a flash. “Through divine ins p i r a t i o n� is the only way she can describe it.

The Halls High School Miki Cates English teacher is coordinating a group called 11:11: Renewed Strength Through Writing.

It’s designed for military veterans with the goal of helping them manage stress through writing and by having a place to socialize. “It’s named for my favorite time to make a wish, and for Nov. 11, Veterans Day,� Cates says. “I’ve had countless students tell me that my method for writing in the classroom gave them a freedom to express

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themselves that they never thought was possible. While teaching American literature, I taught the letters and stories of soldiers, and the great American authors, who themselves wrote as a strategy to cope with the horrors of the battles they had faced, both on and off the field, and the ultimate struggle to return to ‘normal’ society after the war.�

And, as she saw friends, co-workers and former students being deployed into military service, Cates decided to use her talent to try to help.

“People have always seemed to open up to me, to share the stories on their hearts and in their minds.

I figured, why not combine these two things, use the gifts and inspiration God has given me, and help veterans find their own writing style and ability?�

The group meets at 6:15 p.m. Fridays at Smithwood Baptist Church in Fountain City. Cates says that, for now, the group is designed for veterans of all service branches and ages. “I have created a list of 52 topics for each of the Fridays.

Each addresses an aspect of personal writing and, while the skills can build on each other, prior attendance is definitely not necessary. If someone wants to come but doesn’t necessarily want to write, they are more than welcome. And, ultimately,

their personal writing in no way has to be service-related.

However, if a person chooses to do that, I have resources available if the person wants to become published.�

She says it sounds rather formal, but she promises a lot of fun and adds it won’t feel like school. “I hope to create and provide a safe, nurturing space for veterans to develop their creative writing skills. Telling our stories, even just to a blank paper, is such a healing process and truly is a viable coping strategy for daily life and survival.

Through writing, I hope to help veterans gain or regain a sense of value of their own self-worth as they share their experiences with each other and with their readers, should they decide to publish their work. “Our stories heal, not only those of us who author them, but also the readers who need to hear them.�

Cates can be reached at mikicates@yahoo.com or at 865-888-0313.

The fair’s

By Ruth White There isn’t anything much sweeter than a freshly dipped candied apple at the Tennessee Valley Fair, and volunteers from Fairview United Methodist Church (along with Oakwood UMC) love to share them.

I stopped by last week to see how the apples were progressing. Dale Monday said that the candied apples have been part of the fair for 64 years and that the group is the oldest vendor at the annual event.

The idea was adopted from a church fundraiser between then-First Evangelical United Brethren and Forestdale EUB churches.

The women’s group wanted to raise money for missions, and a fair operator at the church showed them how to make the sweet treat. Monday said that over the years

the recipe has remained the same (with slight tweaks) through generations. Monday’s family is in its fourth generation of apple dippers.

Once Nick Vesser and Jerry Silcox (the last of the original apple dippers) coat the apples with the candy shell, bunches of volunteers spend hours wrapping them in cellophane and boxing them up for the fair. Each year, volunteers share their craft and longstanding tradition by producing close to 20,000 apples for fairgoers during the 10-day period.

Roy and Cheryl Hodge enjoy wrapping the apples.

They met at the fair in 1978 when she was selling candied apples and he was selling cotton candy. They married on opening day of the 1980 fair – Sept. 5 – and the fair still holds magical memories for them.

This year, the fair opened on Sept. 9 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 18. It’s the only place these candied apples are available, so don’t wait – head on out to Chilhowee Park!

COMMUNITY NOTES ■Halls Community Lions Club meets 7:15 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, Shoney’s, 343 Emory Road.

In this file photo, the old Halls Elementary School burns after chemicals illegally stored there caught fire on May 16, 1990.

Hot time One by one, opponents fell to a team loaded with talent. A magical win happened in the second game, when the Red Devils beat Oak Ridge for the first time in the program’s history, 7-6, in a defensive struggle that was finally decided by a Steve McGhee interception.

More than 5,000 people packed the stadium that night.

The season-saving game was a comeback against Heritage in the first round of the playoffs. Future UT safety Jason Julian hit a 40yard field goal after Halls mounted an impressive offensive drive with two minutes remaining in the game.

Halls also beat Kingsport at the Minidome in Johnson City, and Rhea County (which featured future UT quarterback Andy Kelly) and Jefferson County at Neyland Stadium.

And, in Nashville, Tim Sain batted down a twopoint conversion pass that sealed the deal on the Red Devils’ 17-15 thriller over Germantown to win the state 3-3A title.

The golf team, coached

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by Dave Wayland, also won a state championship that year.

But the saddest day of the decade was Wednesday, May 16, 1990. Sometime before 3:30 p.m., smoke began billowing from the abandoned Halls School building. At least two theories of what caused the fire are told – the most plausible being that two teenagers were smoking in the old building.

Whatever the cause, chemicals that had been illegally stored in the school building caught on fire. Everything but part of the old gym was destroyed. The hazardous waste – surplus chemicals used in school science labs – had been moved to Halls from the school system’s East Fifth Avenue building. Knox County was fined $26,000 by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for storing the materials at the school without a permit and for transporting them there without proper documentation.

The schools continued to grow into the 21st century.

Knox County purchased

an additional eight acres of land in 1999 from the Eugene Hall estate (Hall died in 1996) for an expansion of Halls Elementary School that was completed in 2002.

And, come Friday night (Sept. 16), Halls High will kick off its centennial with a special meet-andgreet 5:30-7 p.m. before the football game against South-Doyle. The school will be open for touring, and individual classes will be assigned places to meet.

Kickoff is 7:30. The event is being sponsored by Halls High and the Halls High Alumni Association.

Info and to RSVP: Chris Vandergriff, 865-924-4600 or email chris.vandergriff@ gmail.com

Coach Larry Kerr talks to the media after the Halls High football team won the 1986 TSSAA 3-3A state championship. File photo

â– Halls Republican Club will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Sept.

19, at Jane Chedester’s Farm, 6505 E. Emory Road. Guest speaker Victor Ashe, former Knoxville Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to Poland, will speak about the recent Republican National Convention and his experiences in Poland.

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Schedule fillers

No doubt you are excited, maybe joyous and possibly exuberant about Ohio University football coming soon to Neyland Stadium. I understand. You believe the Vols can handle the Bobcats.

This is not considered a big game for Tennessee.

Tickets cost less. Professional sellers are asking $20. Your neighbor may have some to give away.

Foes such as Ohio U. are schedule fillers for Tennessee – same principle as the meat industry using cereal to stuff hot dogs. Even famous brands can’t afford fillet of beef, as the Vols can’t play Alabama every week.

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Thank goodness.

The Bobcats will get a million and change for driving down from scenic Athens and lining up at high noon. They will be expected to soak up some ambiance, see how life is in the highrent district and absorb a routine defeat. There is no shame in playing above your talent level. The chance to balance the budget and

possibly upset the big guys makes it acceptable and worthwhile.

The visitors have some credibility. Their coach, 71-year-old Frank Solich, has 30 years of Nebraska background and has won 76 games in his decade at Ohio. He is paid a lot less than Butch Jones, and less is expected.

This is not a home-andhome arrangement, but you might want to go to Athens sometime: college town, 80 miles southeast from Columbus on a side road, site of the PawPaw Festival, the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center and a good journalism school. I’ve been there

as a visiting professor. Contrary to rumor, Ohio did not lose accreditation.

Going back to the General himself, such opponents are part of Tennessee football tradition. The record is 38-2-2 against Chattanooga, 25-1-1 versus Maryville, 12-0 versus Carson-Newman, 22-1 against Memphis and 75-29-5 against Vanderbilt – oops, wrong list.

You do get the idea: reduced challenge, enhancement of the coach’s career record, assistance as needed toward six victories annually and bowl eligibility, opportunity for reserves, possibility for Scouts and 4-H clubs to secure end zone seats under the Jumbotron.

Don’t be discouraged if you miss this one. Tennes-

see Tech is coming on Nov. 5 for Homecoming.

Indiana State and UMass will be here next year. East Tennessee State and TexasEl Paso are on the 2018 schedule. Georgia State, Chattanooga and rejuvenated Alabama-Birmingham will provide entertainment the following year.

It is a way of life for bigmoney programs, seven home games for seasonticket fans. There are better and worse ways of pulling it off. Some cupcakes appear more competitive. Alas, the Ivy League won’t take the bait, and Southern Methodist and Utah State can play only 12 games each season.

Truthfully, Ohio U. is some better than that. The Mid-American Conference is no place for sissies.

The Bobcats have several impact players – linebacker Quentin Poling, defensive linemen Kurt Laseak and Tarell Basham and wideout Sebastian Smith.

They do not have tailback A.J. Ouellette. He was injured in the opening loss.

They do not have veteran quarterback J.D. Sprague.

He gave up the game in the middle of August for health reasons – thoracic outlet syndrome. Yes, I had to look it up.

Solich says he remains excited about this team and this season.

“I really like this group. I think we’ll be hitting on all cylinders.”

We’ll see who does the hitting.

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

Northeast summit: A call for frank, focused discussion Sept. 29 is almost here.

Have you marked your calendar for the Northeast Economic Summit yet?

You are invited. Indeed, you, and the new businesses we hope will choose to serve us, are the reason for the event. We ask you to attend and actively participate. It’s our chance to display the opportunities to successfully open and run a business here. Your responses to the earlier survey questionnaire show you want better retail, restaurants and health care close to home.

What: The summit plan is to bring businesses and residents together to discuss neighborhood wants and for us to learn from our business counterparts what they need to open here, in the northeast quadrant of Knoxville.

The geographic area runs from Broadway/Central north and east to Magnolia and Asheville Highway.

Major segments or areas include Magnolia Avenue

Nick Della Volpe and the Burlington center, the lower Broadway corridor, Fountain City or upper Broadway, the East Towne mall and broader shopping district surrounding I-640 Exit 8, and also Asheville Highway to the Holston River.

Where: We will be hosting this economic summit at the O’Connor Senior Center meeting room, 611 Winona St., next door to the Y, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. for informal meet-and-greet time. The basic group presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. Breakout sessions will follow at 6:30 p.m. where specific geographic areas will meet in roundtable format. We will reconvene in assembly for a brief recap from the small-

group discussions.

Why: This is free market exposure to budding new businesses before they plop down their hard-earned or borrowed cash. In a recent presentation to the East Towne Business Alliance, Jim Biggs of Knoxville’s Entrepreneur Center said the No. 1 reason small businesses fail is that they don’t sufficiently know what their customers really want. Resultant low sales morph into cash-flow difficulties.

For residents, it is a chance to express your demand-side needs to the supply-side businesses. You get to tell them directly what you want to see and be able to purchase locally. It is a match made in heaven.

Add to that the collection of demographic data (population, age spreads, income) from MPC, maps with traffic counts, and KPD crime statistics we have gathered and will share with you at the conference.

Who: We start with

you, the resident customers. There are 48,000 people who live in this north and east quadrant, and over 110,000 people within a 15-minute drive of East Towne, for example.

That’s a big market. Tens of thousands more live in nearby Union, Grainger and Jefferson counties.

At the meeting, the podium will be shared by MPC reps (Tim Kuhn and Terry Gilhula), Chamber and Entrepreneur Center reps (Doug Minter and Jim Biggs), along with the presidents of the four Business and Professional Associations active in this area (North – Art Cate, East – Alice Allen, East Towne – Justin Sterling, Fountain

City – John Fugate). They are familiar with the data and the issues and can help guide us to use our time wisely.

We are also inviting, of course, the Knoxville business community to join us.

We started down this path in the summer with

an online consumer survey asking you to tell us where you shop and to identify your retail and healthcare wants and needs. Your responses were compiled and will be made available.

What we need is frank, focused discussion. That’s where you come in. Help explore what is needed and what might work in North and East Knoxville. Identify opportunities, obstacles to overcome and possible governmental assistance to facilitate private investment. We aim to be a catalyst for positive growth. Important data from the summit will be posted on the city’s website for future reference.

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Reporterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notebook:

DĂŠjĂ vu for Bounds; Hello Harry Two Septembers ago, the school board ended up in a 4-4 tie between Mike McMillan and Doug Harris as its new chair. The board had to wait for new member Patti Bounds to return from a long-planned (and non-refundable) European cruise to break the tie. To no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprise, she voted for McMillan after being deluged with phone calls, e-mails, text messages and people dropping stuff off at her door.

Betty Bean This year, due to what Bounds describes as a family emergency that required her to care for her 7-weekold granddaughter, Emmaline, while her family vacationed at Disney World, it happened again. She says she hated it ending up that way, but is keeping with her priorities of â&#x20AC;&#x153;God, family and work,â&#x20AC;? in that order.

She and husband Tommy watched via computer while the board deadlocked 4-4 between McMillan and

defines this part of Terry Hill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both town as a collection of whom Bounds of neighborhoods. considers friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the city itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll vote again always about neighnext month, and borhoods,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Bounds said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which â&#x20AC;&#x153;City governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go. been doing some really big things, Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left a letter with the board Brad Anders but because of term Patti Bounds Harry Tindell secretary saying limits, we end up sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be willing to serve, school board. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been out with half the council leaving should she be nominated of office for four years (Gloria on the same day, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t), but said that Johnson and Eddie Smith are a constant need to bring in was more of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;just in caseâ&#x20AC;? fighting it out for his old seat), people with vision and pasand now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got his eye on the sion to keep things moving.â&#x20AC;? formality.

She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figure the District 4 City Council seat â&#x2013; When County Compressure will be as great this that Nick Della Volpe will be missioner Brad Anders, year, and with the benefit of giving up in 2017. who is exploring a race for Insurance broker Tin- county mayor, took hima half term of experience under her belt, she sounds dell is a Democrat, which self out of the running to doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter much in non- become commission chair, calm about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be those that partisan city races. While a story started circulating think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;She voted for Mike in Nashville, he chaired the that he did so because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time; sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it budget subcommittee and under consideration for the again.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Others will think, was respected on both sides job of E-911 director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developed a relation- of the aisle. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been conship with Terry; so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ducting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;listening tourâ&#x20AC;? of it,â&#x20AC;? said Anders, a captain way sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In my mind, to gauge enthusiasm for a with the Knoxville Police itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be whateverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for potential run. He says the Department who serves on the kids. And who knows? response has been good. An the E-911 board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t It may not even come down analytical guy, he can reel think it looks right for me to me. Somebody else could off the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight vot- to be on the board and try change their mind before ing precincts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11, 16 and 31 to get the job. But I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t through 36 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has lived say a flat no. Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my turn to vote.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Harry Tindell spent in four of them and run in best guy for the job â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but 22 years as a state represen- five of them. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lived in the timing just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right for tative and four years on the Alice Bell for 12 years, and me.â&#x20AC;?

Amy Broyles: A fighter till the end

By Sandra Clark Amy Broyles, 48, has wrapped up eight years on Knox County Commission, and most political types are speculating on her next move. Well, there are those nonpartisan City Council elections coming soon. ...

Broyles, a Chattanooga native, has lived in Knox County since 1985. She bounced onto the commission in the wake of Black Wednesday, eager to bring folks together.

She bashed into several block walls before finding a few new friends.

She served for the most part as the only female on the commission, and as one of just two Democrats.

There was the never-tobe-repeated softball game, which Broyles organized early on. This writer learned a couple of things that day: Craig Leuthold is a heck of a softball player; Ivan Harmon isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad, and his sons are awesome. These Republicans had come to play â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and win.

And there was Amy, pushing her little girls into the fray. If they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get smashed by a line drive, they would surely trip over their way-too-big T-shirts.

That game was no place for babies.

And so it was for Amy. She entered the commission as a target for Lumpy Lambert; she left as a target for Mike Brown.

She will be remembered for the fights she waged and those she lost.

Amy Broyles, shown here with commissioners Sam McKenzie and Tony Norman, pioneered properly noticed meetings at the Time Warp Tea Room on North Central where commissioners could discuss the upcoming agenda and citizens could talk directly with commissioners.

She battled Mayor Tim Burchett as he tried to roll back spending launched by his predecessor, Mike Ragsdale. She fought hard for county money to CAC for senior transportation, even to the point of allegedly poking Burchettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief of staff, Dean Rice, with an ink pen.

Broyles was on the short end of a vote to allow permit-holders to carry guns in county parks, even though the city had banned such activity. (The Legislature ultimately valued gun rights over local autonomy to approve guns in parks statewide.)

Broyles convened gatherings at the Time Warp Tea Room, conveniently located in her district. She made sure media releases invited the public. When state Rep. Bill Dunn passed legislation to create a forum for commissioners to talk publicly online, Broyles used it most.

She often quoted Eleanor Roosevelt: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do what you feel in your heart to be right â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be criticized anyway.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be damned if you do and damned if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

Broyles was at the Unitarian Universalist Church when a gunman opened fire in July 2008, wounding several and killing two.

Her husband, Jamie Parkey, risked his life to help subdue the shooter.

It was life-changing for all present, but Broyles dealt with the repercussions on a public stage. Couple that with multiple surgeries, and you find a woman who battled personal demons.

Yet she optimistically answered a candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questionnaire in 2010, saying she was running because, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have spent my entire adult life working to make the world a better place.â&#x20AC;?

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Rhonda L. Gallman has qualified as a write-in candidate for House District 15, which was previously held

by Joe Armstrong. She lives at 2431 Hoitt Ave. in North Knoxville. Her nickname, according to her signed form, is Mousie, and her phone is 865936-4647.

Gallman has spoken several times at public forum before City Council in the past year although she has not voted in a city election for the past 16 years. She is African-American as are Rick Staples, Democratic nominee, and independent Pete Drew. The district is majority Caucasian.

Gary Underwood is the last person in Knox County to be successful with a write-in campaign when he qualified to oppose the late Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil for City Council in 1989. He won a spot in the runoff and was elected for three terms. â&#x2013; Harry Tindell, former state representative and former school board member, is exploring a race for City Council for the District 4 seat now held by Nick Della Volpe. Tindell, 55, served 22 years in the Legislature as a Democrat. He was considered a thoughtful, informed lawmaker who worked well with Republicans.

Lauren Rider is also considering a council race from the same district. If both run, it will be an active contest. The primary is scheduled for September 2017 when five current council members are term limited. They are Daniel Brown, Duane Grieve, Brenda Palmer, Nick Pavlis and Della Volpe. â&#x2013; Radek Sikorski, former Polish foreign minister, will speak at the Howard Baker Center on the University of Tennessee campus on Cumberland Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

21, as part of the Ashe Lecture Series. The public is invited.

Sikorski, 53, served seven years as foreign minister (2007-14) and was defense minister for two years prior to that. He was marshal (speaker) of the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) 2014-15 as well as an elected member of the Polish Senate and the Sejm.

He is an author and former journalist. He is married to Anne Applebaum, columnist for the Washington Post, and they have two sons. He will discuss his views on the future of Eastern Europe, the EU, NATO and USTransatlantic relations.

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â&#x2013; Sidewalks: If there is any doubt the Rogero administration does not value City Council input on sidewalks, it showed up a few weeks ago when council was asked to approve new sidewalks on Ray Mears Boulevard, which already has a sidewalk. Vice Mayor Grieve had to ask why this was bumped ahead of other sidewalks in his West Knoxville district. No one from the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office had alerted him in advance.

The Rogero team says this project goes back to 2013 and council was told then.

But that was three years ago and work on it was slow to take three years to get it to council, which had long forgotten the prior notice.

Given that Grieve is not just a council member but is also vice mayor, one would have thought that the city would go out of its way to keep Grieve informed of sidewalk priorities in his district. Sheffield Drive has been a neighborhood priority for years, led by Sandi Robinson and others.

In an email to several council members, Robinson called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;distressing and perplexing.â&#x20AC;? She renewed her call for help for Sheffield saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What about the safety of children walking to school (West Hills Elementary)? There is a school issue to consider.

And the park facilities? Has (city) engineering redone a realistic estimate of costs?

And was a traffic study done as promised? We have asked for sidewalks for 52 years. What does it take to get our need recognized?â&#x20AC;?

Apparently, the Veterans Clinic wanted the sidewalk.

Council will continue to be denied consulting rights until members speak up and make it clear they must be consulted prior to approval. Grieve says council needs to have a discussion on building sidewalks in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fair and needed mannerâ&#x20AC;? around the city. Grieve apparently wants the Sheffield Drive issue resolved, while Rogero has been silent. â&#x2013; Wanda Moody, former county commissioner, turned 87 on Sept.

8. Happy Birthday! She maintains an active life and is involved with her church, Bearden United Methodist.

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She listed preservation of Oakwood School as a district priority. Now the building, wonderfully restored, is home to several older adults from the community.

Broylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final public act came Aug. 26 in Nashville when she (with daughters, now 15 and 10, in tow) attended the unveiling of the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument in Centennial Park.

Less than 100 years after women got the right to vote (1920), Tennessee cities of Nashville, Knoxville and Clarksville have female mayors. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;women are still under-represented in all levels and all branches of government,â&#x20AC;? Broyles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is still much to be done before women can claim full equality.â&#x20AC;?

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Beaver Dam to celebrate 230 years

By Jake Mabe Late in the fall of 1775, Jonathan Mulkey, a Baptist preacher, along with three others, came from North Carolina to what would 21 years later become the state of Tennessee. The Holston Baptist Association minutes show that the association was formed in 1786 along with seven Baptist churches, one of which was called Beaver Creek Baptist Church, now known as Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

The first church most likely met in members’ homes.

The earliest known member was Alexander Chambers, the church’s state delegate to the Holston Association. He arrived in America from Ireland and fought in the American Revolution, also serving later as an Indian scout for John Sevier.

Early church records are lost to the march of time; however the Tennessee Associational Minutes in 1807 reveal that the church had 15 recorded members that year.

Existing church records that were readable as of July 1942 begin in 1819. They show, among other things, that slaves were included as members of the church.

The church’s first known meeting place was in a building just above Mr. Smith Peterson’s store at the corner of what is now Andersonville Pike and Gordon Smith Road. The indenture, recorded on Nov. 2, 1822, was registered in open courts in July 1830.

In 1847 or 1848, John Mynatt donated $50 and a one-acre lot at the corner of Emory Road and Andersonville Pike, the original Halls Crossroads, to build a new church house.

The Rev. Bradford Demarcus was selected pastor in 1858, and, with three interruptions, served a total of 29 years, longer than any

cross currents Lynn Pitts, lpitts48@yahoo.com

There is a season For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. …

(Ecclesiastes 3:1 NRSV) For everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn, And a time for every purpose under heaven.

A time to gain, a time to lose; A time to rend, a time to sew; A time for love, a time for hate, A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late.

(Ecclesiastes, adapted by Pete Seeger)

Beaver Dam reinstalls the old church bell at the corner of Emory Road and Andersonville Pike.

Beaver Dam Baptist Church will celebrate its 230th anniversary Sunday, Oct. 2.

Special worship services featuring current and former ministers will be held at 9 and 10:45 a.m. An “old-fashioned” homecoming lunch will be held at noon.

Members are asked to bring a favorite side dish and dessert. The church will provide the main dish and refreshments.

After lunch, church members will plant other pastor to date.

During the Civil War, the church was used as an emergency hospital for Union troops. In June and July 1863, the church did not hold services because soldiers occupied the meeting house.

The sanctuary built in 1848 stood until it burned down exactly 100 years later on Oct. 20-21. The blaze started in the furnace room, where a fire had been built to heat the church building before prayer services, according to records kept by the then-Fountain City Fire Department, eyewitnesses and a Knoxville News-Sentinel article from Oct. 21, 1948.

Several benches, chairs, a piano and the church bell were removed from the building

a commemorative tree, games will be held for children and youth, and music will be provided by bluegrass and gospel groups.

The church’s history team has created a book that features both the church’s history and corresponding local and national history. A commemorative coin designed by Home Federal Bank will be given to attendees in the church’s history room.

before it collapsed. The Halls Women’s League helped the church restore the bell, which was placed at the intersection of Emory Road and Andersonville Pike in 2013.

For a time, services were held in the former Halls High

School auditorium. The first service in the former sanctuary and church building was held on Christmas Day 1955.

The current sanctuary was dedicated Sunday, Aug. 1, 1993. Info: 922-2322 or www.bdbc.org

FAITH NOTES ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church and Heiskell Fire Department will host a community food drive 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The fire department, located at 9444 Heiskell Road, will serve as the drop off point.

All nonperishable items and/ or monetary donations are welcome.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and

Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each third Saturday. Free to those in the 37912/37849 ZIP code area.

■ Beaver Dam Baptist Church Women’s Ministry, 4328 E. Emory Road, is holding the Beth Moore Simulcast, “A Day with Beth,” 10:20 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Cost: $10; includes boxed lunch.

Info: 922-2322.

■ Unity Missionary Bap-

September: the season of turning leaves, rolling school buses, blue skies and a time of harvest.

It is a time of memories: of death and loss, of beginnings and endings, of mistakes and triumphs.

There are American Indian names for the moon, depending on the season. Among the Cherokee, September is the Nut Moon. I can understand that! I remember a September when I was almost 11 years old.

The oak trees around our house produced a jillion acorns! We raked, shoveled, swept and hosed until we were heartily sick of acorns. Still loved the oak trees, but we could have lived a long time without seeing another acorn.

The bountiful harvest of acorns proved to be providential for the squirrels and other critters. That winter we had over 60 inches of snow, thankfully not all at one time! In fact, we missed so many school days, we actually had one Saturday make-up school day. That was less than popular with students and parents alike!

Those of you who are Knox Countians of a certain age remember, right?

There are folks who dread fall because winter is not far behind. I love it because the skies are so blue and the air is so crisp! It’s time to put on jeans and a jacket and roast marshmallows around a campfire!

tist Church WMU, 10020 Sugar Pine Court, will host a women’s retreat, 6:30-9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16, and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. All are welcome. Info: Phyllis Cooper, 806-8817.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Avenue Pike, will serve homemade ice cream 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, to kickoff its Homecoming, to be celebrated 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Info: 938-2611 or

leave message.

■ Hubbs Grove Baptist will celebrate homecoming at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, with music by Masterpeace and good food. All are invited.

■ Mount Hermon UMC, 235 E. Copeland Road, will hold its Homecoming service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. Special gospel music. Message by the Rev. Gregg Bostick. Lunch will follow service. Everyone welcome.

SENIOR NOTES

Carter Senior Center

■ Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Senior Appreciation Picnic, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Info: 215-4007.

offers variety of activities

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■ The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living, 4371 Lifespring Lane, will host “Hard Hat Adventure!,” 3-6 p.m. Sept. 29. Featuring Pop’s Kettle Corn, Sweet Smuckers Homemade Donuts and Pike House Coffee.

■ The Heiskell Senior Center 1708 W. Emory Road.

Info: Janice White, 548-0326 Upcoming: Mobile Meals each Wednesday; $2 donation requested; RSVP by noon Tuesday.

■ Corryton Senior Center 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: exercise classes; cross-stitch, card games; dominoes, crochet, quilting, billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday.

■ Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road 922-0416 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: card games; exercise classes; quilting, dominoes, dance classes; scrapbooking, craft classes; Tai Chi; movie matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

Flu shot clinic, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Sept. 21; bring Medicare/insurance card; no appointment needed.

Register for: Harrah’s Casino trip, 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19; $30; RSVP/pay

by Sept. 14.

■ Morning Pointe Assisted Living 7700 Dannaher Drive 686-5771 or morningpointe.com

David Curl works on his leg strength at the Carter Senior Center.

He calls the center a great place to gather and have fun.

Free Senior Day at the zoo Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory is sponsoring Free Senior Day at Zoo Knoxville on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Senior adults 65 and older will get free admittance to the zoo plus free parking and a 10 percent discount on concessions and gift-shop purchases. Last year there were 800 attendees, and Gentry Griffey is hoping to see that number increase this year.

Avoiding the flu and a scam or two

The Carter Senior Center is tucked away right in the heart of the Carter community.

This hidden gem offers a variety of activities for senior adults, ranging from exercise classes, cards, Wii bowling, art and quilting. In addition to weekly classes, the center offers a history class, movie matinee and guest speakers.

One big draw is the center’s exercise facility, where seniors build muscles and improve cardio health. It’s rarely without a guest or two using the equipment.

On Friday, Nov. 4, the center will host the annual “Turkey Trot.” Guests walk around the park surrounding the center, and the top winners receive a turkey.

The first 75 to register receive a free T-shirt, and this year Brandywine will provide entertainment.

The Carter Senior Center is located at 9040 Asheville Highway and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Info: 932-2939.

be a grandchild and ask for money, saying it’s for overdue rent, car payment or some such. They’ll ask for

By Ruth White the money to be wired, begging the The monthly luncheon at The victim not to tell his or her parents.

Community Center in Powell was all Sweepstakes and lottery scams about avoidance – whether it be the are more common. The scammer flu or a scam. tells the person on the phone that Sonya Chairez of the Powell Wal- they have won the lottery and asks greens gave a free flu shot to each se- for a check in order to receive the nior who wanted one and could pres- winnings. In another, the scammer ent their Medicare card. has a winning ticket but needs imCasey Martin of Commercial Bank mediate cash, so they sell the ticket talked to the group about scams tar- for a fraction of the prize amount. geting senior adults. One scam is the In both incidents, the scammers “grandparent send money.” Scam- are able to walk away with cash bemers will call a senior pretending to fore the tickets are discovered as

Delpha Watson works out on the elliptical machine at Carter Senior Center. Watson has exercised about three times a week at the center for the past three years. Photos by Ruth White

fraudulent.

Martin advised people to be wary when they are told that their property taxes are increasing unless a fine is paid, or if they get a phone call from “the IRS” threatening imprisonment if taxes are not paid. She said never give out personal and banking information over the phone and always ask questions. “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is,” she said.

All Knox County senior centers will be closed on Friday, Sept. 16, for the annual Mayor’s Senior Appreciation picnic. The event will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at John Tarleton Park.

Sonya Chairez from Walgreens of Powell provides flu shots to seniors at The Community Center monthly meeting.

Photo by Ruth White

kids Who is Keshawn?

By Kip Oswald Keshawn, twin sister Talisha and Aunt Betsy have lived with us since his father died a few years ago.

Keshawn became the man of our house, since my Dad Keshawn left us a long time ago. He practices sports with us and acts kind of like a dad. He is also really smart, and he has always made straight As in school.

Keshawn and Talisha were born Sept. 11, 2001, and that connection has made Keshawn interested in homeland security since he could understand what it means. He also wants to get a college degree and get a job as quickly as possible to help his family get back on their own.

When the Career Magnet Academy opened in 2014, Keshawn knew that he belonged in the homeland security program offered there.

The Career Magnet Academy offers the opportunity for high school students like Keshawn to make significant progress toward an associate degree from Pellissippi State Community College in several pathways including homeland security. Through dual-credit courses, Keshawn has the opportunity to earn as many as nine college credit hours in ninth grade and another nine college credit hours in 10th grade, totaling 18 college credit hours at the culmination of his sophomore year in high school.

During his junior and senior year, he can take a variety of pathway-related dual enrollment courses at Pellissippi State Community College. These courses are designed to earn him the credits required for his respective degrees and certifications.

But first, there were challenges for Keshawn to meet this dream goal.

He had to apply to get in (as it is with all magnet programs), but the spots are not given based on ability, rather by random lottery.

So he had to be lucky!

And he was! He got in!

The next challenge was transportation, because getting all of us to all our schools every day – and the only two adults in the house to their jobs – is very challenging. But a shuttle picks up Keshawn from his high school and brings him to CMA. Then it brings him close to home in the afternoon.

Keshawn was so excited to know that he could graduate high school only a few credit hours short of an associate’s degree and be able to complete those hours during the summer after his senior year! He even gave up his plan of playing high school basketball, since CMA does not have an athletics program.

This is a great success story for our family!

Share your success story at oswaldsworldtn@gmail. com And if you have someone interested in CMA, the transfer window begins on Oct. 2. Students may apply on the KCS website at https://transapp.knox schools.org/.

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Bob Kronick: community schools pioneer

By Betty Bean One afternoon during the late ’90s, Bob Kronick was sitting in a barbeque joint at the Peavine Road I-40 interstate ramp pondering his next move.

He’d spent the day at a Middle Tennessee prison, and he was frustrated.

Kronick has a doctorate in social psychology and Bob Kronick chaired UT’s Department of Human Services from 19712001, when he moved to the College of Education’s Ed Psych and Counseling department. He had developed rehabilitative services for inmates, but things weren’t working as well as he’d hoped. Then he had a revelation: “It was too late. I wanted to do prevention and realized that I had to go to where I could find children and families – get them early. It’s like robbing banks. You go where children and families are, so I thought, let’s try schools.”

Today, Kronick’s visionary leadership has spawned 14 community schools in Knox County – 12 run by the Great Schools Partnership, the other two, at Pond Gap and Inskip Elementary Schools, by the University of Tennessee, under Kronick’s supervision. The program has expanded into middle schools, and offers a broad array of services and classes to students and families.

But that’s getting ahead of the story.

At first, Kronick didn’t have much luck, but he was relentless and kept

looking for ways to keep young people out of prison. He started Project First Offender and Community Alternatives to Prison and a group home for adjudicated delinquents. He worked with Chaplain George Dobler, an old colleague at Lakeshore, and with Loida Velazquez, who was doing pioneering work in college assistance for migrant workers.

But worthy as these projects were, they weren’t getting him to the kids.

Then Charles Q. Lindsey became superintendent, and Kronick again pitched his ideas about community schools. This time it worked.

“Lindsey said, ‘I don’t get it, but take the schools you want.’ He met with (former) Sarah Moore Greene principal Blenza Davis, and that made all the difference, he said.

“Between 1998 and 2001 I was rocking and rolling,” he said. He hooked up with educators from the University of Pennsylvania who had done pioneering work, and has had a collaborative relationship with them ever since (he says he lures them here with visits to Dead End Barbeque).

He got principals like Gussie Cherry and Mamosa Foster on board, plus promising graduate students like Elisa Luna (who later became principal of Inskip Elementary and nearly lost her life when she was shot by a disgruntled teacher she’d fired). The movement picked up steam when James McIntyre became superintendent in 2008.

In 2010, he got finally “big money” infusions: from Randy Boyd’s Pet Safe, the United Way, a business leader in

North Carolina who was related to a UT graduate, and from the Sidiqi Charitable Foundation, which funded three and a half gardeners: “You want fresh organic food? You come to my gardens, I’ll give it to you,” he said, sharing a story about students from Pond Gap’s community school program welcoming a new Sutherland Avenue restaurant to the community with a gift of produce from their garden. The community schools at Pond Gap and Inskip are open 47-48 weeks a year.

“We’d be open more, but I don’t have the staff,” Kronick said.

He was able to bring in in bright young people like Mark Benson from Arizona, who went to work at Pond Gap and is now the Great Schools Partnership’s Community Schools field supervisor. Benson considers Kronick his mentor and says there is no competition between the university-assisted schools and the GSP schools.

“Knoxville’s got a lot of good pieces, and I think we’re really ahead of the curve. We’re going to be the model for a lot of cities and townships who are thinking of creating a community schools initiative.”

He describes Kronick as “…a bull in a china shop. He’s non-stop. He keeps himself moving and focused on what he needs to do. We work closely with the UT coordinators and we have the same purpose. We want to make the community schools strategy grow in East Tennessee.”

Next week: A look at individual schools and programs.

UT Federal Credit Union joins ‘Cash for Classrooms’

By Sandra Clark UT Federal Credit Union has joined Angela Floyd School for Dance and Music in the upcoming “Cash for Classrooms” promotion, cosponsored by Shopper News. We are seeking at least three more sponsors.

UT Federal Credit Union was chartered in May 1969 in Knoxville.

It is membership-based

The website reads: “The heart of a credit union is its membership and as such it seeks to encourage savings, provide members with access to lower cost loans and with its main office on support the financial well White Avenue near UT and being of its members.”

Debbie H. Jones is presibranches on campus at the University Center, at UT dent/CEO. The Shopper News sales Medical Center, in Franklin Square and on Emory Road team is currently contacting businesses with a promonear I-75.

tional offer that includes a Cash for Classrooms sponsorship.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 this year to donate straight to classrooms in increments of $250.

We’ll start taking applications once the sponsorships are locked. Keep watching this space for details on applying. Want more information? Call 661-8777.

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STEM grows at Gresham

When Eric Stansberry first came to Gresham Middle School, it was as the building level technology coordinator.

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His passion for technology quickly caught the eye of principal Donna Parker, and he was soon asked to teach a class of sixth-grade students. One class grew to three, and Stansberry now shares his knowledge and energy for all things tech with sixth-graders (intro to technology), seventh-graders (robotics) and eighthgraders (coding).

Stansberry believes in an â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Hands-On, All Thinkingâ&#x20AC;? approach to teaching and continually engages the students to learn different skills and think outside the box. His students learn to look at problems in a logical sequence, sometimes observing an end product and working backward.

In addition to the technical skills, Stansberry teaches core values such as problem-solving, teamwork and a good work ethic.

One technique that sparks interest with his students is the 80/20 approach. He teaches for 80 percent of the time and the

Treece earns Lovelace-McKinney Scholarship

Summer Treece of Halls received the Lovelace-McKinney Scholarship at the Tennessee 4-H Roundup held recently at the University of Tennessee. Summer received a $12,000 college scholarship to UT based on her 4-H accomplishments, academic achievements and financial need. The scholarship is provided by a fund established by the estate of Inez Lovelace.

Summer is the eldest daughter of Dewayne and Ginger Treece of Halls. Her plan is to study agriculture education. Pictured with Summer is Ryan Hensley, executive director, Tennessee 4-H Foundation. Photo submitted

HHS Players of Week Gresham Middle School STEM teacher Eric Stansberry shows off the lab at the school. Photo by Ruth White

students work on projects that they are passionate about for the other 20 percent of the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many students â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; school to get the grades,â&#x20AC;? said Stansberry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want them to have a voice in what they are learning. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them living for the grade but living for the learning.â&#x20AC;?

Thanks to a grant from the GMS Foundation, Stans-

berry purchased robots for the three robotics teams at the school. The groups attend competitions and show what they have learned and how they can solve problems as a team.

When he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teaching, Stansberry becomes the student and attends training to stay ahead of the game.

He was awarded the In-

ternational Technology Engineering and Educators Association Teacher Excellence Award in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2016. He has been nominated to receive the award for a fi fth time.

Gresham Middle administration has applied for STEM certification through Knox County and hopes to make GMS an even stronger community of learners.

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Players of the week for the game against West are Nick Gangloff (#66) and J.T. Freels (#12). The two were selected by the coaching staff for their fight and effort during the game and for their hard work as members of the Red Nick Gangloff Devil team.

Three HHS cheerleaders make All-State team

Hallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; J.T. Freels (#12) helps the Red Devils to a highscoring victory over Union County last week, 50-6. Pho-

Halls High senior cheerleaders Olivia Drafts, Alyssa Bales and Jordan Mathes were selected as All-State cheerleaders and will participate in the annual East-West football game. Each girl was required to have a recommendation by a community member, fill out an application and write an essay. If selected, the participants travel to Middle Tennessee to try out for the team. Photo submitted

Halls claims win over Union County

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Red Devils team members Mason Daniels (#62), Rhett Patton (#54), Brian Rockwell (#30) and Corbin Wolfenbarger (#55) hustle onto the field to get ready for kickoff.

Central High School Central High cheerleaders are hosting the shopping event â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paws to Shopâ&#x20AC;? 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in the CHS commons. Admission is $3 per adult, and 30-plus vendors will have a variety of items and concessions for purchase. All proceeds benefit the CHS cheer program.

The cheer team will hold a skills camp for girls ages 4 through eighth grade, 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, on the CHS track. Cost is $20 per child, and camp will focus on motions, jumps, voice projection and stunts. Info: email coach Jackie Raley, jackiesredcar@gmail.com, or contact any CHS cheerleader.

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August goes in record books Sales and lending produce largest August output since ‘07

By Sherry Witt

Cummins celebrates 98th birthday Mary Evelyn Williams Cummins turned 98 years young on Aug. 9 and celebrated with family and friends at her home at Park Place Senior Living in Fountain City. Mary says she is grateful to God for His blessings of a long life surrounded by those she loves and who love her. Her doctor, Bill Burkhart, says he fully expects her to live to be at least 100. Pictured at the celebration are (front) son Butch Cummins, Mary Cummins, daughter Betsi Cummins Vesser and daughter-in-law Linda Cummins; (back) granddaughter Andrea Cummins Gardner, sister Beverly Williams Gill of Somerset, Ky., daughter-in-law and son Cathy and Bob Cummins, daughter Lynn Cummins, great granddaughter Megan Gardner and son-in-law Danny Vesser. Several other grandchildren and great grandchildren were unable to attend but sent best wishes. Photo submitted

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“My dad, R.W. Blackwood, was Elvis’ hero,” says Ron Blackwood. “He was Elvis’ favorite singer.” Ron, now retired and living in Texas, manages bookings for the Blackwood Quartet, the most recent incarnation of the family gospel singing group begun in 1934 by brothers Roy, Doyle and James Blackwood, and Roy’s son R.W., who was Ron’s dad.

As a teenager, Elvis Presley listened to and admired the Blackwood Quartet. He longed to sing gospel, too.

When R.W. Blackwood was killed in a plane crash in 1954, Elvis came to the funeral. And R.W.’s brother, Cecil, stepped in to keep the quartet singing.

The ties between the Blackwoods and the Presleys were tight. Cecil went to Sunday school with the singer. The family also offered support to devastated Presley when the singer’s mother, Gladys, died. Later on, when Presley finally got to sing gospel, the Blackwood Quartet provided backup vocals.

On Oct. 7, you can hear the current Blackwood Quartet led by Mark Blackwood, Cecil’s son. They’ll be backing up Ryan Pelton, one of the world’s premiere Elvis impersonators and winner of the 2015 Elvis Tribute Industry Award, in a show presented by the Breakfast Rotary Club of Knoxville. Event co-chair Doug Lesher says, “Ryan Pelton is extremely and eerily similar to Elvis.” He is indeed, even without makeup and costume. If you still miss the King and just can’t get enough of him, you need to attend this show.

“It’s a great show Las

Vegas-style featuring Elvis’ gospel years,” says Tom Von Berg, event producer.

The Breakfast Rotary Club is one of seven Rotary Clubs in the greater Knoxville area. “Breakfast Rotary has its own group of charities,” Von Berg says, and the benefit concert “enables our club to continue to provide support for the smaller charities that are often missed,” such as maintenance and renovation of area elementary schools.

“The Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Club is a topnotch organization that provides various services to our community,” says Mark Blackwood. “They put on a concert each year as a fundraiser to support their service efforts. We are so happy to be a part of it.

“We are really looking forward to the concert here in Knoxville. We have worked with Ryan Pelton on many occasions and it’s always a pleasure. It’s going to be a great show.”

Doug Lesher encourages anyone who wants to “go out and just have a very entertaining evening, enjoy great gospel music as sung

by Elvis and support local charity initiatives” to come to the show. Of the Blackwood Quartet, he uses one of Mark Blackwood’s favorite lines: “They’re going to ‘sing you happy!’”

The Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Club annual benefit starring the Blackwood Quartet and Ryan Pelton as Elvis happens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium.

Reserved seating is $48 and VIP admission is $100.

Tickets: 865-656-4444 or knoxvilletickets.com. Info: 865-675-5901.

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Expoquip gets state, local awards

By Sandra Clark When Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero hands out the 2016 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Awards today (Sept. 14), a Powell business will be front and center.

Expoquip Inc. and owner Jorge Sanabria will be recognized for outstanding performance as city of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Business of the Year. DBE is defined as small, women-owned or minority-owned businesses.

City departments that have achieved outstanding results in awarding a large number of contracts to DBEs will also be recognized.

Recently, Expoquip was recognized by the state of Tennessee as its 2016 Small Business Exporter of the Year. And the company also has received the Knoxville Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pinnacle Award of Excellence. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite a bit of honoring for a local company.

Jorge Sanabria, a native of Colombia, started the business in 1998. When he first moved to the U.S. in 1986, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak English,â&#x20AC;? says Deana, his wife of 20 years. She joined Expoquip as director of government sales in 2012. Previously, she taught school in Oak Ridge for 17 years. The couple have three children: Valentina, a graduate of Powell High School; Santiago, a junior at PHS; and Sophia, a freshman at Webb.

Jorge describes start-

with manufacturers enables Expoquip to meet customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We now have a full-on highway division (for municipal trucks, buses and fleet vehicles). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We research their parts and usage and explore ways to save them money.â&#x20AC;? For example, she cited a $12 savings on a filter for a customer that uses 150 of this one item per year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Savings like this really add up and it helps the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line! We give excellent service. We give quality products. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll save our customers money,â&#x20AC;? she said.

She felt like a single mom when Jorge started the Deana and Jorge Sanabria at their corporate office in Powell. businesses. He traveled a lot and worked from 7 a.m. uning a business as â&#x20AC;&#x153;buying a â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good deal, we both til midnight. She extracted a promise. Once sales hit one-way ticket.â&#x20AC;? The busi- win!â&#x20AC;? ness owner puts everything Sanabria is not shy about $25,000 a month, he would at risk, and that never stops community involvement. He come home at 5 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock for if the business is to grow. He was recently elected to the dinner.

Now, with annual sales in says in business, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone can board of directors for the walk away but, ultimately, Knoxville Chamber and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the millions, he still works all financial responsibility been selected for the Class of long hours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I come home sometimes at 6,â&#x20AC;? he says is on the owner.â&#x20AC;? His name Leadership Knoxville 2017.

He has high praise for the with a grin. and assets guarantee multiJorge Sanabria adds, year contracts. However, city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four years ago we be- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small business is the drivJorge was quick to note that the success of Expoquip lies came a government vendor er of our economy. We are a heavily on the most talented and got into business with small business but a large staff a business owner could the city of Knoxville,â&#x20AC;? he says. player, a change-maker. We ever wish for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sell whole machines, but are focused on the commubest employees here. I con- our biggest business is new nity and grounded here. We sider them family!â&#x20AC;? and used parts for many dif- appreciate support and the His core business is dis- ferent brands of equipment. opportunities to serve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put everything on the tribution of construction Knoxville gave us a chance equipment parts. He also to work. Mayor Rogero has line. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bought a one-way supplies parts regionally really extended her hand to ticket. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here for good.â&#x20AC;?

Expoquip Inc. is located to trucking companies and help small businesses.â&#x20AC;? mining operations.

Deana Sanabria says at 6636 A-1 Central Avenue His business philosophy: their â&#x20AC;&#x153;great relationshipâ&#x20AC;? Pike. Info: 865-219-8133.

Bunch wins Food City prize Food City officials awarded the grand-prize package from their Ultimate Battle Pass sweepstakes to Kenneth Bunch of Oliver Springs. The presentation took place at the Deane Hill Food City in Knoxville.

The contest ran Aug. 3-30 in all Food City locations.

Customers gained automatic entry each time they purchased five participating items.

Bunchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prize pack included eight premium tickets to the Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol presented

by Food City, eight premium tickets to the Honda Ridgeline Tailgate Party featuring Kenny Chesney, $1,000 cash, X-Box One

Kenneth Bunch of Oliver Springs won the grand prize of the Ultimate Battle Pass promotion by Food City. Food City executive vice president of store operations Mickey Blazer congratulates Kenneth Bunch as district manager Joe Greene, store manager Robert Hillard and Lennie Lawson with Gateway Ford-Mazda of Greeneville join in congratulating the winner. Photo by Ruth White

game system and a new car â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his choice of a 2016 Mazda 3 or Ford Focus, provided

by Gateway Ford-Mazda of Greeneville.

Joining Bunch at the celebration were his wife, Me-

the Rotary guy Tom King tking535@gmail.com

Free Flu Shot Saturday marks 25th year After more than 220,000 injections and $870,000 raised for the Empty Stocking Fund, the annual fall event known as Free Flu Shot Saturday will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 1. Throughout the years, helping with this event has been a labor of love for Rotarians in Knoxville.

It was a Rotarian who was key in the creation of Free Flu Shot Saturday. Dr. Charlie Barnett was a member of the Farragut Rotary Club when he and Dr. Bruce Montgomery got the ball rolling in 1991. It was Barnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea to encourage people to get a flu shot and to educate the community about the health risks of flu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the first Flu Shot Saturday, we gave 1,000 flu shots,â&#x20AC;? Barnett said.

Both Barnett and Montgomery will be working again on Oct. 1, helping nurses and University of Tennessee College of Nursing students draw the serum and give the injections at six locations around town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Farragut, West, Austin-East Magnet, Halls and Carter high schools and South-Doyle Middle School.

And at each location you will find members of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven Rotary clubs handling the paperwork and administrative jobs, helping park cars, accepting Empty Stocking Fund donations and doing anything else that needs doing. The event officially runs from 8 a.m. until noon, but in the past most sites have run out of vaccine before noon.

Donations are accepted and appreciated from those receiving shots, but not required. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation has donated thousands to the cause and has been the primary donor for the program for some years. Other donors and supporters include Summit Medical Group and the Knoxville Area Rotary clubs.

Angie Howell of the News Sentinel says that there will be enough serum for approximately 5,500 shots.

The 2016-17 flu vaccine protects against three influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; H1N1, H3N2 and B/Victoria Lineage.

Get your flu shot, help the Empty Stocking Fund and thank a Rotarian!

lissa; Logan, Andrew and Jackson; and his sister-inlaw, Sabra Beauchamp.

Emerson Breeden, Food City director of community relations for the Knoxville Division also was on hand.

BIZ NOTES â&#x2013; Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets 11:45 a.m. each second Wednesday, Central Baptist Church fellowship hall.

President is John Fugate, jfugate43@gmail.com or 688-0062. â&#x2013; Halls Business and Professional Association will meet noon Tuesday, Sept. 20, Beaver Brook Country Club. Speaker: Ben Landers, chief executive officer of United Way. Co-presidents are Carl Tindell, carlt@tindells.com or 922-7751; and Michelle Wilson, michelle.wilson@kub.org or 594-7434.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

A heart for the wilderness

Covenant Health teams teams up up to to g get et llocal ocal man man from from treatment treatm treatm back to trail Bill Gober is well aware that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like the stereotypical heart patient. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t act like one, either.

Lean and energetic, Gober, 65, volunteers as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;trail roverâ&#x20AC;? in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, hiking the Laurel Falls Trail and helping visitors enjoy the park in a safe and responsible manner. It requires a fairly high level of physical ďŹ tness, because he hikes the trail a couple of times every shift that he works. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We protect our bears from the people, and hopefully cut down on grafďŹ ti,â&#x20AC;? Gober explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We pick up trash, answer questions about the park and administer ďŹ rst aid.â&#x20AC;?

Gober carries a pack with things like bottled water and ďŹ rst aid supplies. In his ďŹ rst aid kit are four aspirin for use in case someone on the trail has a heart attack.

On Sept. 30, 2015, someone did have a heart attack on the trail. That someone was Bill Gober. He was treated at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Bill Gober has hiked 1,000 miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Park visitors are often surprised to learn heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heart attack survivor.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What makes you feel this bad this quick?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gober didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel well when he pulled into the parking lot at the trailhead after lunch that day. As he hiked up the trail, he felt pain in his chest. He had just ďŹ nished a chicken salad sandwich, and assumed he was suffering from heartburn and indigestion. Heart attack was the farthest thing from his mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m usually on the trail carrying on conversations with people who are red faced and hufďŹ ng and pufďŹ ng when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not out of breath,â&#x20AC;? Gober says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even on my radar scope that there was anything wrong.â&#x20AC;?

Sipping water in an effort to extinguish the burning in his chest, Gober reached the falls, and tried to ignore the pain that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away. He decided to turn

Working as a volunteer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bill Gober called in his own heart attack while on the Laurel Falls Trail. around and go back to his car for an antacid, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get very far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sat down on a rock not far from the falls,â&#x20AC;? Gober says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what makes you feel this bad this quick? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ďŹ&#x201A;u. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be food poisoning. That chicken salad had to be bad.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Two park visitors asked Gober if he needed help. At that moment, Gober did something he had never done before. He handed his pack over and let someone else carry his load.

Continuing down the trail in worsen-

Time is muscle

Making the move to call for help when heart attack symptoms ďŹ rst become apparent may very literally be a life or death decision. Early treatment for a heart attack can prevent or limit damage to the heart muscle.

Bill Gober was on a mountain trail when he suffered a heart attack. He confesses that while he was waiting for an ambulance, he thought about how embarrassed heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be if his chest pains turned out to be nothing more than the result of indigestion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of my message,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listen to your body, and if somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not right call for help because time is muscle.â&#x20AC;?

The more quickly a patient can get to the hospital, the better the chance of recovery.

Diagnosis and treatment can begin with emergency

personnel before the patient arrives at the hospital.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have set guidelines recommending that within 90 minutes patients undergo cardiac catheterization and have intervention performed so that blood ďŹ&#x201A;ow to the target artery is restored for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center consistently meets or exceeds the standards for prompt care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always going to be in denial,â&#x20AC;?

Gober says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know the signs, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to call.â&#x20AC;?

KNOW THE SIGNS â&#x2013; Chest pain or discomfort â&#x2013; Pain in shoulders, arms, back, teeth or jaw â&#x2013; Nausea, vomiting, sweating â&#x2013; Dizziness, shortness of breath, fainting â&#x2013; Prolonged â&#x20AC;&#x153;indigestionâ&#x20AC;?

ing pain, Gober still wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware that the problem was in his heart. He sat down near a creek, and dipped his handkerchief in the cold water, pressing it to his face and neck to try to cool off.

Beginning to fear the worst, he gave his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cell phone number to the hikers, and instructed them on how to use his radio if something bad should happened to him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got up, I walked probably 20 feet, and I just laid down on the trail,â&#x20AC;? Gober says. He asked for his radio moments later, pulling himself up and returning to the rock. He pressed the button on the side of the radio, and reported his own medical emergency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;700, Laurel Falls Rover, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not feeling well. I need a carry out,â&#x20AC;? Gober said. Dispatch asked what his symptoms were. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got intense heartburn, indigestion, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m fatigued and out of breath â&#x20AC;Ś and I have just started a cold, clammy sweat like I have never sweated before in my life,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Gober told the dispatcher.

Gober had come to terms with the fact that he was experiencing a heart attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;700, I have four aspirin in my pack, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m taking them now,â&#x20AC;? he called.

As he waited on the trail, Gober thought about how embarrassed he would be if the lights and sirens came and it turned out to be nothing more than indigestion.

Gober remembers being carried down the trail as passersby offered words of support, promising prayers. The man who usually cares for others was moved by the compassion he experienced at a time when he was the one in need of help.

Gober was familiar with the excellent healthcare offered at Covenant Health facilities and requested to be taken to one of their hospitals. The EMTs who responded took Gober to the closest tertiary (large hospital with specialty services) Covenant Health facility, Fort Sanders Regional in Knoxville.

Speaking from experience Bill Gober worked for 36 years of his career selling hospital surgical supplies, including supplies used for heart patients.

Having spent countless hours in hospitals

throughout the Southeast, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take him long to size one up.

He can quickly go through a mental check list regarding Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was clean, it was well lit, employees were courteous and smiling, nurses were cheerful with no grumblings about their hours. Gober felt at ease, even though he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet know about the feature of the hospital that would mean the most to him.

Fort Sanders Regionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning Heart Center provides comprehensive cardiac services. Advanced diagnostics, interventional technologies, cardiovascular surgery and clinical trials are tailored to meet each patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individual needs.

State-of-the-art diagnostic tools available at Fort Sanders Regional include the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst LightspeedÂŽ 64-slice VCT Scanner, Vivid 7ÂŽ echocardiography, nuclear stress tests, and electrocardiograms. Fort Sanders Regional has also earned acclaim for the speed with which patients can be treated.

The trip from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the doors of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center was a long one, but once Gober was in the hands of cardiologist Chase Trotter, MD, it took a mere 11 minutes to open the artery that was prompting the heart attack. Trotter explains that the more quickly a patient can be treated, the better the chance of recovery.

Chase Trotter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main objective in MD treating an acute heart attack is minimizing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;time to reperfusion,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or the amount of time it takes to open an occluded heart artery,â&#x20AC;? Trotter says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case every aspect of his care played an important role in minimizing the reperfusion time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his understanding of the symptoms of a heart attack, early recognition by emergency medical services, coming to the closest facility equipped to handle emergency angioplasty and dedication to rehab in the post-operative phase were all vital in his recovery.â&#x20AC;?

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until Gober was sitting in his room sipping ice water the next day, a stent having been successfully implanted to relieve a 100 percent blockage that the severity of his situation began to sink in. With his family gathered around, he counted his blessings and felt blessed just to be alive.

Gober completed rehabilitation with Covenant Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (CROP) in February of this year. On March 15, Gober returned to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to once again hike the Laurel Falls trail.

While Gober is thanking the National Park Service by becoming a basic life support instructor and teaching life-saving skills to other volunteers, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thanking the medical personnel by sharing his story with others.

The lesson Gober has learned is simple, and he will share it with anyone who is willing to listen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recognize the signs of a heart attack, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to call for help,â&#x20AC;? he says.

If you want to know more about heart procedures at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, call Covenant Health at 865-5414500. Or you could ask someone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there.

Hit the trail and try to catch up with Bill Gober - if you can.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, West German bldlns, 6 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $500. 865-322-6251.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS - AKC, 1st shots & wellness exam. $650. stephen greek@gmail.com (423)494-1179.

Golden Retrievers, 11 wk old English/ American puppies, shots & deworming UTD, AKC reg., 24 mo health guar., $1200. (423)438-2692 GOLDEN RETRIEVERS, AKCshots, extras. $450. Will deliver.

(423)676-7874; 423-833-6237.

GOLDENDOODLE PUPS, F1B, Home raised, adorable bundles of fur, Only 3 left. $1,000 ea. (423) 733-9252.

UT/FLA & UT/ALA. 865-315-3950

I need TN/Ohio football tickets.

Hot Rod Magazine collection, Hot Rod, Car Craft & Chevy Hi-Performance, mint cond. (865) 947-0559

Call 865-315-3950

SEVERAL Jim Grey prints available, most framed & triple matted.

(614)216-5010

I-DEAL TICKETS Buy/Sell VOLS Tickets All Games Home / Away Battle @ Bristol / Kenny Chesney in Bristol 865-622-7255

Furniture 2 LA-Z-BOY recliners, green, $250 obo.

Knoxville (734) 242-4275

DAEWOO FORKLIFT - 6000 lb. lift capacity, Outside lift, cab, diesel. $8800. Call (865)216-5387.

AUSSIEDOODLES Great temperament, make exc. companion for the whole family. $750. (865)466-4380

(865)687-1718 2 or 4 tickets together for

Heavy Equipment Pets

(Home/Away)

I NEED

Collectibles HIWASSEE Year Books for sale. 1947 & 1955. (276)346-1528

GOLDENDOODLES F1 pups, CKC reg, UTD on shots, health guar. $900.

(423)488-5337

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES

Cemetery Lots

Roger Hankins 497-3797

Tickets/Events

Appliances

1 LOT at Woodlawn Cemetery, Section Q, Lot 297, $1100.

(865)335-0777

Owner Operator

HOMETOWN AIR “Back to the basics”

24X24 ROUND SWIMMING POOL good condition, Best offer.

Call (865)235-0089

East Tennessee Livestock Center

Free estimates

Tree Service

Pool & Spa Supplies Merchandise

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877-652-9017

Breeden's Tree Service

Hankins

NEW & PRE-OWNED CLEARANCE SALE ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!

HAY, 4X4 ROLL THIS YEAR $20.00 a roll, Can Load, (865) 216-5387.

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UTILITY TRAILERS ALL SHAPES & SIZES AVAILABLE 865-986-5626

924-7536

865-219-9505

PONTIAC GRANDVILLE 1974 conv.

Solid California car. Needs completed. $3695. Call Joe, 865-776-2428.

WANT TO BUY 1939 OR 1940 LINCOLN ZEPHYR - 3 window or ‘40 Ford Coupe. 865-809-5167 or (865)522-4816

HALLS FARMER’S MARKET - Beside Tractor Supply Co. 7566 Maynardville Hwy. Every Saturday 8am-2pm.

FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

Classic Cars

1991 Mercedes 500SL, red beauty w/both tops, power top lift, only 66,500 mi. $12,300. (865)300-3547.

FRESH OKRA NOW! (865)933-5894

9 Reg. Angus heifers, 2 reg. Angus bulls, 865-755-2030; 865-983-9681

GOAD MOTORSPORTS

Chryl. Town & Country Van 2006, 1 owner, non smoker, gar. kept, seats 6, well maint., Michelin tires + tow bar, 136K mi, $3,000. (865)463-1557.

1974 BEETLE, very nice, auto stick, all maint. records from day 1, $7500.

(865) 805-2454.

Farm Products

40 Years Experience Licensed & Bonded

Saturn SC2 2001, 98K mi, 1 owner, 38 mpg, dependable, very cold air. $3250. (865) 288-7009.

HONDA ELEMENT 2005, AC, PW, PDL, CD plyr, runs & drives great, $3900.

(865)983-7200.

Plumbing

Household Goods

SEASON PARKING PASSES 9 - 9B - G10 All Lots Buy/Sell

865-687-1718 UT FAN NEEDS OHIO & FLA TICKETS. CALL (865) 659-4534

Refrig, white $300; Stove, white $175; 27” TV $40; Loveseat, Ashley, med. brown, $250. (865) 828-8078

Jewelry: Costume/Fine ROLEX/oyster date, white textured dial, manual wind, probably ‘60’s, runs well, $1795. (865) 977-6625

Lawn & Garden 2016 (3 mos.) Mahindra Tractor, Loader, landscape, bushhog, Accepting payoff due to health. Text 865-250-6584.

RIDING LAWN MOWER FOR SALESnapper. 33 inch shift on the go.

1996. $400. or best offer. Call Kathy (865)789-4808.

Med Equip & Supplies

Announcements Adoptions ABUNDANT LOVE, Endless devotion/ security for your baby’s future is our promise to you! Christine & Greg, 888-377-1077, Expenses pd.

ADOPTING your baby into our loving and secure home would be a dream come true! Expenses Paid. melissaandjimmyadopt.com or 1-800-524-3167

Financial

GOLDEN TECH POWER LIFT - Comforter Chair, like new. $700/b.o.

(865)458-9875 HOSPITAL BED, electric, almost new, $450; adult potty chair $30.

(865)933-6969 LIFT CHAIR, 3 mos old, fushia velour, 350 lb weight limit, $500. (865) 776-5844

Consolidation Loans

FIRST SUN FINANCE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Merchandise - Misc.

2 FREEZERS, wardrobe, Sketchers woman’s sz 10 shoes, elec blanket, etc. (865) 992-8821 BARBERSHOP EQUIP. For Sale: Complete 2 chair barbershop equipment. Call (865) 323-4259 GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995.

Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478.

Musical FENDER American Standard precision 4 string bass guitar, black, w/HSC. $900. (865)705-2475 Hartke XL series 410XL aluminum cone bass speaker cabinet, $350.

(865) 705-2475 Sterling by Music Man SUB, 4 string bass guitar, black, w/HSC, $250.

(865) 705-2475

Automobiles for Sale

Automobiles for Sale

HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 765-259-7337 noahslittleark.com LAB PUPPIES - Silver, AKC reg. 5 wks., ready on 28th, taking deposits, go to www.moransmountainkennel. com. 828-541-2516.

LAB PUPPIES, CHOC. 2 males, 7 wks. old, AKC reg., UTD on shots. $400, Sevierville,(865)654-0013; 654-7013.

LABRADOODLES - Golden Doodles Yorkshire Terriers Non-shedding, intelligent, litter box trained. Call or text (865)591-7220 LABRADOR puppies, quality. Chocolate, yellow, black. $750. Seymour 865-898-7770; smokymtnlabrador.com POMERANIAN PUPS, full blooded, CKC reg, vet ck’d, shots, dewormed, parents on site. $650. (423)620-1406

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed.

We do layaways. Health guar.

Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.

423-566-3647

SPECIALS OF THE WEEK! SAVE $$$ 2013 FORD EDGE SEL, AWD, LEATHER, PANORAMIC ROOF, FULLY LOADED, R1891...............$24,997 2014 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM, LEATHER, MOONROOF, NAV, ONLY 15k MILES!!! R1910......$22,777 2015 FORD TAURUS LIMITED, FACTORY WARRANTY, 1 OWNER, XTRA CLEAN, R1928..........$21,999 2012 FORD FUSION SEL, AUTOMATIC, POWER, MOONROOF, SONY SOUND SYSTEM, R1950..$12,950 Price includes $399 dock fee. Plus tax, tag & title WAC. Dealer retains all rebates.

Restrictions may apply. See dealer for details. Prices good through next week.

SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, Females $600; Males $500. Shots UTD. Warranty. 423-618-8038; 423-775-4016 SHIH-TZU PUPS, born July 20, ready to go, weaned & potty trained, indoor raised. $500. (423)329-4760 YORKIE BABIES, CKC REG., worming & 1st shots, 6 wks old, weigh 10-12 ozs now, short body, short legs, black & rust, very tiny 1 M & 3 F. 423-368-6731

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Travis Varner

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2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • Clinton, TN 37716

865-457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561 KN-1247529

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THROUGH TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 Open enrollment: beginner’s square dance class hosted by the Knoxville Squares, 7-8:15 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip Ave. First two classes free for beginners. Info: R.G. Pratt, 964-2091.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 “The Freedom Engine: East Tennessee Remembers 9/11” display, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The Freedom Engine went into reserve status in 2013. Upon retirement, several artifacts associated with the truck, were returned to East Tennessee and donated to the East Tennessee Historical Society. Info/museum hours: 215-8830; eths@ eastTNhistory.org; easttnhistory.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 20

25-30 people, including one boy and one girl ages 10-12.

Info/audition requirements: etcplays.org.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA office. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers.

Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

ETTAC will host a session for people with disabilities to register to vote and learn to use a voting machine, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ETTAC’s office, 116 Childress Street. Special appointments available for those unable to make the Tuesday session. Info/registration: 219-0130 or ETTAC front desk.

Homeschoolers @ the Library: Meteorology with Matt Hinkin, 11 a.m.-noon, Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Medic blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., Food City, 7510 Asheville Highway.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPT 20 AND 22 Free Basic Computer Skills class, 8:30 a.m.noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Includes: Windows basics, files management, tools, programs, documents, email, Internet and more. Certificate from Pellissippi State upon completion. Registration required. Info/registration: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway.

Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills and preregistration. Info/registration: 525-5431.

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

Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.

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

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 14-15 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 21-22 Live sound mixing workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave. Includes: basics of microphone usage, gain settings, monitor and house mixing, house and channel EQ, and use of mixing boards. Info/registration: 522-5851.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 15-25 WordPlayers production of “Last Train to Nibroc,” Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road.

Performances: Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Tickets available on line or at the door.

Info/tickets: 539-2490 or wordplayers.org.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 “Bulbs: Now is the time! They’re not just for Spring Blooms,” 3:15-4:15 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by master gardener Alice Greene. Info: 329-8892.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 23-OCT. 9

French Broad Preservation Association Pickle Fest, noon-5 p.m., Riverdale School, 7009 Thorn Grove Pike. Pickling competition sponsored by Green River Picklers. Info/competition registration: frenchbroadpres.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 Robotics @ the Library, 5 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For ages 12-15. Info/registration: Nicole Barajas, nbarajas@knoxlib.org; or 525-5431.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Fall Event at The Yarn Haven, 6-8 p.m., 464 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Includes color theory workshop, sampling and discount on new fall yarns, wine and cheese refreshments, door prizes and free gift for everyone.

Cost: $30. Info/registration: 694-9900.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1 BBQ and Bluegrass festival, 4-8 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Live music by Highway 33 and Caney Creek Co.; free barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, snacks and beverages; cornhole; kids games; climbing wall; and more. Community invited. Info: 9221412 or office@christumcknox.com.

Craft fair and rummage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Washington Presbyterian Church, 7405 Washington Pike. Free admission and parking. Barbecue lunch available 11a.m. The community is invited. Table rental, $25: 216-4341. Info: wpc@visitwpc.org.

Farragut Lions Club Charity Car Show, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Chilhowee Park. All proceeds to support Lions Club service projects. Info/registration: farragut.tnlions.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: feralfelinefriends.org.

Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue event, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 584-3959.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5

“The Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com, zack@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

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

“Art In The Heart of Hamblen County,” 10 a.m.4 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 350 W. Ninth North St., Morristown. Featured premiere guest artist: Aurora Harrison Bull. Free admission. Activities include: live entertainment, demonstrations, food, children’s art activities and more. Info: Peggy Brewer, 423-312-8325, pbrewer@charter.net; morristownart.org.

East Tennessee Border Collies adoption event, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 584-3959.

Marine Mud Run, Melton Hill Park. Annual fundraiser for Knoxville’s Marine Corps League Detachment #924. Participants can run individually or as a team; includes a 200 meter kids race and awards for all age brackets and team categories. Info: knoxmud. org.

Rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Household items, toys, children’s clothing, collectibles, books, accessories, furniture and more. Cash only. Info: 523-5687.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Adopt-A-Golden event, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 584-3959.

Luttrell Music Festival, 10 a.m., Luttrell Park, 115 Park Road in Luttrell.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Dancing Spider Yoga, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. For kids ages 3-9 and their parents. Info: 689-2681.

Senior ballroom dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music provided by the Nigel Boulton Band. Info: 922-0416.

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

MONDAY, SEPT. 19

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 24-25

Monday Night Book Club: “Gray Mountain”

by John Grisham, 6-8 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Auditions for Encore Theatrical Company’s production of “Mary Poppins,” 2 p.m., Inman Humanities Complex, Walters State Community College. Casting

Benefit to support Historic Ramsey House, 6:30 p.m., The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive.

Guest master of ceremonies: Sam Venable. Guest speaker: Dave Ramsey; topic: “Building a Legacy.”

Tickets: $100. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or judy@ ramseyhouse.org.

Lake Property Real Estate Sales

WATERFRONT LOT

Open Houses OPEN HOUSE (WEST) SUN. SEPT. 11TH, 2-4PM 525 Timberline Drive, 37772.

Avalon Golf Community, $410K 3368 SF, Steve Windsor Custom, all brick, 6th green, lovely amenities.

PLATINUM REALTY, 865-357-2310 x1 PICS: www.PlatinumRealtyKnoxville.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER in marina community on beautiful back cove lot on Lake Loudon Tennessee river with attached marina boat dock at Lowes Ferry Gated Community. Lot sz. 107x280 ft. on gently sloped lot. Perfect lie for river views all year round. Provides space to build ideal family get-a-way or permanent residence.Conveniently located within 20 miles of downtown Knoxville/Knoxville airport. Lot includes electrical, cable, water hookup, landscape maintenance & river edge protected by Wrip-wrap.

Gated community ammenities incl. 3 established marinas, fully equipped social rec. center overlooking Tennessee River. Priced at $315K. Respond to the.lees@cox.net.

Farms & Acreage 140 acres in the heart of Townsend

Condos-Unfurn FSBO 6517 S. Northshore Dr. 3 BR, 3.5 BA, 3526 SF, 2 car gar., new flring/ paint. $585,000. 865-604-5772 (no agts).

For pics, text/view 26736 to #878787

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Minutes to Lilly Barn. 1 mile of road frontage thru property. Great building sites, adjoining state park property. $750,000 OBO. Call owner 770-598-6999

HORSE FARM 50 acres of beautiful pasture with 1 mile of 4-board fencing +/-, with new custom 8,000 SF barn. Fronting 2 black-top roads, across from Rarity high-end home community & minutes from historic downtown Sweetwater. Unbelievable building site with views.

Sacrifice $275,000 Firm.

Call owner 770-598-6999

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

Manufactured Homes KODAK - 4 BR, 2 BA, garden tub, 2560 SF, great views, landscaped, porches, open deck, walkway, gas logs, 2 outbldgs, FULLY FURNISHED. $69,000. (256) 452-2262

For Sale By Owner

Apartments - Unfurn.

1 BR POWELL - Beautiful secure bldg, Special 1/2 rent now. Water pd, all appl. $520. $150 DD. No Pet free. 865-384-1099; 938-6424

1,2,3 BR

1528 Bickerstaff Blvd. 4 BR, 4 BA, 2400+ SF, 3 car gar., new carpet/paint. $385,000. 865-604-5772 (no agents).

For pics text/view 26737 to #878787

$355 - $460/mo.

HOUSE FOR SALE - by owner in Halls.

3 Bdrms., 3 full baths, 1-car garage, and many updates. $149,500. 7811 Stillbrook Ln., Knoxville 37938. Contact (865)242-9669.

GREAT VALUE RIVERSIDE MANOR ALCOA HWY

Lots/Acreage for Sale LARGE LOT FOR SALE- 100 x 173 ft lot. Build or mobile home. Utilities, surveyor stakes on property. Convenient to Halls/Ftn City & Powell on Penny Ln. $25,000. Contact (865)689-5011

Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Furnished East Knox Co. off Rutledge Pk. Bsmt apt., furnished, 1 BR, all util., cable TV, priv. entr., real nice, no pets, $675 mo., $300 DD. (865) 932-1191

865-970-2267 *Pools, Laundries, Appl. *5 min. to UT & airport www.riversidemanorapts.com

2 BR TOWNHOUSES Cherokee West $615 South - Taliwa Gardens $585 - $625 1 1/2 bth, W/D conn.

(865) 577-1687 2BR, TOWNHOUSE near West Town, new carpet, W/D conn, no pets, $625/mo. (865)584-2622.

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375-$395. 2BR $550-$750.

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686 BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

THURSDAY, OCT. 13 “Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3 p.m., Sister Elizabeth Room, North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive. Seminar focuses on how to leave an organized estate. Registration deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 12. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14

Apartments - Unfurn.

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS 1 BR Apt Now Available ELDERLY OR DISABLED COMPLEX A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Incl, OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

WEST. 2 BR, 2 full BA, new carpet/ paint, W/D conn, stv & refrig, $650 mo., $500 dep, $50 credit ck. (865) 588-3433

Homes Furnished WEST, 1 BR CABIN - furnished, W/D incl. No smoking/no pets. $150/wk. + dep. 1 yr. lease. (865) 310-5556

Homes Unfurnished AFFORDABLE - Ashland Aven, 3BR, Lease Purchase, Ashland Ave. 3BR, $650 down, $695 mo. (865)300-5565 FARRAGUT - Beautiful 2 story brick in private subd. 4100 SF, 4 BR, 3.5 BA, chef kitchen, huge bonus, 3 car gar., amenities, $3700. App. reqd.

865-777-3713 HOUSE FOR RENT- 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 1600 sq. ft. Attached 2-car garage.

8226 Pedigo Rd. Powell. No pets. $1200. Contact (865) 556-9952.

POWELL CLAXTON. 3 BR, 2 BA, no pets, private, convenient, $700 mo + 1st, last, DD. 865-748-3644 Rocky Hill. 3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, stv, refrig, DW, W/D conn., gar., $850 mo + DD. 1 yr lease. No pets. (865) 803-9031

Hunting/Fishing Leases ARCHERY SEASON ONLY, $400/$500 each, 2500 acres/70 acres food plots.

Campsite/electric hookup.

Private reserve. (865)207-3457.

SMALL PARTY INTERESTED IN HUNTING LEASE in Knoxville & surounding areas. Call (865)599-8742.

Real Estate Commercial Commercial RE Lease CHURCH IN SOUTH KNOXVILLE on Avenue A for Lease/Rent, Furnished, For more info. call (865)405-0694.

OAK RIDGE Top floor of bank building in new proposed mall. 8,000 Sq. Ft. of office space. Location, Location, Location, secure space w/17 offices, large conference room, kitchen, break room & 2 vaults. For Lease or Sale. For info. email hnewton498@aol.com OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE 3511 OVERLOOK CIR., KNOXVILLE, TN 37909, 3000 SF - $1750.00, 1500 SF EACH OFFICE & WAREHOUSE

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Larry & Laura Bailey

865-947-9000

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Justin Bailey

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Hunters Hikers Dream.

This Remodeled 3Br 2Ba rancher has 8.8 wooded acres with 3/4 mile walking trail to top of ridge. Kitchen has all new soft close cabinets & appliances. Enjoy the outdoors from the 14x24 covered back deck & chain fenced yard. Barn-1 car garage has potential for loft living area up and workshop garage on main and could be separate cottage plumb with window unit. $220,000 (977319)

HALLS - All brick 4Br or 3Br 2.5Ba with bonus. Open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors & granite tops. Master suite on main has tiled shower & whirlpool tub. Neighborhood amenities include park & pool. Seller may accept lease with option to buy. $265,000 (972002)

3.22 Acres in Powell with approximately 500’ of road frontage off the new Powell Dr. This parcel is zoned ‘’A’’ with ‘’CA’’ & ‘’CB’’ zoning surrounding. Property is located across from the Food City & Walgreens convenient to Clinton Hwy. The property can also be accessed from Larkspur Ln off Clinton Hwy and has a 2,500 sq ft house on property. $322,000 (972705)

POWELL - Beautiful well kept 4Br 3Ba w/ bonus brick, 3-car garage. Features: Open floor plan, upgrades galore granite & solid surface tops, plantation blinds & crown molding. Cathedral Ceilings in foyer & living rm. Master suite & office/4th br on main. Great 36x23 3rd car garage/workshop with separate driveway in back. $318,900 (963782)

POWELL - Well kept custom built 4Br 3.5Ba brick home on over 1/2 acre lot. This home features master suite on main with possible 2nd master suite up w/office or rec room. Formal living rm & dining rm on main with a spacious family rm w/16 ft cathedral ceilings and gas fp. Plenty of storage and updated throughout. $424,900 (971833)

WEST - 5Br 3.5 Ba 2-Story basement features separate living quarters down. Main level features hrdw floors, den w/gas fp, formal dining rm & living rm. Kitchen w/cherry cabinets & granite tops with dbl wall ovens and smooth cook top. Screened porch off kitchen. Down features: kitchenette area, open rec rm with wb fp, full remodeled tile bath handicap equipped, 5th Br with indoor custom built children’s play space & heated - cooled 21x10 workshop/storage. $358,000 (965725)

HALLS - 5Br 3.5Ba w/bonus on 3+/acres.

Features: Media/Theater room, 5+Garage, 2car with bonus rm above & detached garage/workshop approximately 2500 sqft with (2)10ft doors, 8 inch concrete slab floors, lift and compressor. Bring the whole family with lots of possibilities: possible separate living down or purchase home next door. $499,900 (975059)

FTN CITY - Well kept 3Br 2Ba. No pets or smoking for 32+ years. Nice split bedroom floor plan with master suite that has laundry room access.

Hardwood under carpet. Plenty of storage with oversized 2-car garage & fenced backyard with storage shed. $159,900 (975761)

NKNOX - Great 3Br 2Ba with walk up attic storage or finish out as bonus rm.

Open floor plan with hardwood floors, crown molding & amp; trey ceilings.

Master suite has walk-in closet &amp; Trey ceilings. Heated &amp; Cooled sunroom. Enjoy the outdoors with level private side yard. $224,900 (977079)

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