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VOL. 5, NO. 33
AUGUST 15, 2011
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Primitive oasis Joe Rector’s back and he’s got a story about kids from across Knox County who enjoyed summer camp in Karns – at a camp most folks do not know exists. See Page A-3
Finally, it’s open! The Turkey Creek Public Market opened last week after a couple of false starts and delays. It was worth the wait. Natalie Lester has pictures galore on Page C-4
Football time Cheer on the Beavers as they travel to SouthDoyle this Friday; and catch your Hardin Valley Hawks as they host Bearden at 7:30 Friday.
FEATURED COLUMNIST LYNN HUTTON
Science vs. God See page A-6
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Ball Camp opens to cheers By Sandra Clark “I am the principal, the proud principal of Ball Camp Elementary School,” said Dr. LaKisha L. Waters as Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre, five board members, five county commissioners and Mayor Tim Burchett joined her at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting. McIntyre said the school size was increased by 26,000 square feet. The new building has a secure entrance and eight new classrooms. The cafeteria will be enhanced, although that work seemed far from finished last week. Perhaps best of all, the new facility will have enhanced traffic flow, moving the entrance away from the heavily traveled Middlebrook Pike and expanding the parking lot. The former media center will become two classrooms, and a new library/media center was constructed near the entrance. It contains faculty restrooms, a work center and small conference room. Ball Camp has 465 students and 22 teachers for grades K-5. Board member Thomas Deakins, who represents the Ball Camp community, was a proud papa at the event. He recognized a predecessor, Diane Jablonski, and recalled being present 16 months ago when ground was broken for the project. Ball Camp Elementary School is at 9801 Middlebrook Pike at the intersection of Ball Camp and Lovell roads. Mayor Tim Burchett was introduced by McIntyre as “a great friend of public education, as a state senator and now as the leader of the county.” Burchett said he came from a family of educators and his mom, Joyce, now 87, “teaches me to this day. “Teachers never quit teaching, and hopefully, learners never stop learning.”
Mayor Tim Burchett meets Ball Camp Elementary 4th grader Kyle Niemeyer. Principal Dr. LaKisha Waters (at right) introduced them after the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new school. Kyle was impressed. “Everything is so interesting,” he said. “It even has a bathroom with four sinks. School is going to be so much fun.” Burchett gave Kyle his card and said he could call his office to schedule a time for the mayor to come eat lunch with him at the renovated school. Photo by N. Lester
On a tour of the building, Barbara Taylor enjoyed showing off her 2nd grade classroom. She taught 4th grade last year and a former student had stopped by to say hello. Taylor said the renovated classrooms benefit from updated
sprinklers and a new intercom. “While this is an ‘old’ classroom, it had most of the updates. We are a good school,” she said. Board members present included chair Indya Kincannon, Deakins, Cindy Buttry, Pam Trainor and
Gloria Deathridge. Commissioners present included Jeff Ownby, Dave Wright, R. Larry Smith, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. Also spotted in the crowd were Law Director Joe Jarret, Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones and Police Chief David Rausch.
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For 15 years, she has been rushing through her door to paint after teaching high school art all day. She also painted through her weekends. After 23 years at Halls High School and three at Hardin Valley Academy, artist Suzanne Jack decided it was time to promote her passion full time. She retired from HVA and now paints eight hours a day. “I taught for so many years and it was time for me to live another chapter,” she said. “I just love it. It is so uplifting and I’m still exhausted by the time I’m finished, but it is so fun.” Just where did she choose to retire? She married this summer and moved to Farragut. She had always created landscape portraits, but two years ago she decided to teach a portrait class at HVA. She switched from painting places to painting people. “I have really enjoyed people,” she said. “There is so much intimacy and energy when you’re painting someone. You are constantly searching for what you want to capture and paint. People are really important and now I have time for them.” With her new marriage and career, Jack is thrilled with the possibilities of her new life.
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Retired teacher and artist Suzanne Jack displays her most recent work, a portrait of her husband, at her home in Concord. Photo by N. Lester
‘There is so much intimacy and energy when you’re painting someone. You are constantly searching for what you want to capture and paint.’ “I have always wanted to do this, but I felt like I never had time,” she said. “There are frustrating moments but it is so worth it once I step back after I’ve finished.” Jack struggles to pick a favorite piece from the last 15 years.
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“I do groupings of work that I feel represent where I am as a person and an artist,” she said. “I read my work based on where I am in life.” Jack has won numerous awards and her work has been featured in exhibits across the country. She is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She is a firm believer that art is good for the soul. “Understanding one’s emotions, character and passions increases the flow of energy to the human heart and spirit,” she said. “There is a value in art and people should find time to return to the pleasure of creating.”
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