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By Sherri Gardner HowellFor years, citizens and offi cials
in the town of Farragut have been talking about the importance of the historic Russell House to the town’s footprint. On Thursday, talk stopped, and money was ex-changed, making it offi cial: The historic home at the northwest corner of Campbell Station Road and Kingston Pike belongs to the town.
Longtime owners and siblings Ann Russell Owens and Charley Avery Russell inked the deal with Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill in the Farragut Town Hall Board Room. The amount paid at closing was $506,742. The total purchase price of $1.25 million will be paid over the next three years.
Things got serious between Farragut and the owners in June, when the Board of Mayor and Al-dermen signed a letter of intent to buy the house. Options to move the house were briefl y discussed, but fell away because of the his-toric signifi cance of the property.
The house was built in 1835 and is one of only a few remaining Federalist style houses of that era
The town of Farragut has signed the deal to purchase the historic Russell House, which sits at the northwest corner
of Kingston Pike and Campbell Station Road. File photo
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still standing in the area and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Sitting at the heart of Far-ragut’s town area, the options for using the house are many. At the June meeting where the letter of intent was signed, Jim Nixon, a member of the town’s Economic Development Committee, sug-gested the house be renovated to be a museum with the rest of the property used for additional mu-
nicipal space. The site is surrounded by traffi c
and vacant properties on adjoin-ing corners. Additional costs will be site improvement and renova-tion, pushing estimates for a four-year total investment to $2.6 mil-lion.
The land the house sits on had been owned by Col. David Camp-bell, who fi rst built a block house on the site to shelter travelers
passing through to Knoxville. Campbell moved on, and Samuel Martin bought the property in 1834. Whether the house was built by Campbell or Martin is under dispute, but what is known for cer-tain is that by the time the battle of Campbell’s Station on Nov. 16, 1863, the property was owned by Matthew Russell.
When Russell bought the house
By Betty BeanLast week, Gloria Johnson put
both her jobs on the block by in-viting her fellow teachers to speak out about their grievances with Knox County Schools. As a state representative, she was handing her political opponents a potential opportunity to brand her ineffec-tive, a troublemaker. As a lifelong educator, she was risking the ire of those who sign her paycheck.
But her colleagues answered the call. Dozens of teachers at-tended a Monday night planning session. Most had never spoken publicly about their grievances, and many – but not all – were ap-prehensive about speaking out.
Some asked a reporter not to use their names. But Johnson helped them screw up their cour-age and hone messages to present at the Wednesday night school board meeting. Some had gath-ered solid data; others presented fi rst-hand accounts of how the system’s emphasis on endless high-stakes testing was impacting their students.
Gloria Johnson rallies the troops
Mid-term report card: Teachers – A Superintendent – Fail
School board – Incomplete
dismissed and Johnson would be-come a statewide laughingstock. Tension rose that afternoon.
But by the time board chair Lynne Fugate opened Wednes-day’s meeting, almost every seat on the main fl oor and some 35 in the balcony were occupied, and almost everybody wore red. One by one, they presented their con-cerns, complaints and demands:
A Spanish teacher talked about being asked to speak less Spanish during her evaluation because her evaluator didn’t speak the lan-guage.
An elementary school teacher said her classroom is distracted so often by outsiders that students have asked why so many adult “stalkers” are in the room.
A special education teacher said that forcing reading-disabled stu-dents to take written tests dooms them to failure (and probably vio-lates federal law).
Others spoke out about: ■ An unfair evaluation which
includes 61 indicators on a rubric. ■ Students being taken out of To page A-3
All spoke with conviction. The atmosphere was creative and col-legial. They vowed to have each other’s backs, and they decided to wear red to symbolize their resolve.
As good as the Monday meet-ing felt, Wednesday night would tell the tale. The 60 teachers at the planning session would be swal-lowed up in the large assembly room at the City County Building, which seats 310 people on the fl oor and another 136 in the balcony. If the teachers didn’t turn out in numbers, their concerns would be
class to be coached for tests while missing instruction time.
■ Being called “human capital”by the administration (which boasts an actual position labeled Director of Human Capital Strategy).
■ Contacting the administra-tion with specifi c problems and never getting a response.
A few demanded that Super-intendent Jim McIntyre be dis-missed, and many applauded those demands.
The presence of some 300 teachers put the lie to the claim that “most” teachers have warmed up to the atmosphere of evalua-tion and high-stakes testing. The teachers showed up, spoke out and made their points in a forceful, in-telligent and courageous fashion.
Teachers’ grade: AAfterwards, McIntyre gave a
9-minute interview during which he said it was great to hear from all those terrifi c teachers, although “we try to create opportunities for
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Town fi nalizes purchase of historic Russell House
By Betsy PickleGen. James Longstreet’s mission was
simple as he moved his Confederate army detachment out from the Chattanooga area in early November, 1863: Take Knoxville.
With two divisions and about 5,000 cav-alry, the general was to engage Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s Union Department of the Ohio troops at Knoxville, which was a bedrock of anti-Confederate sentiment.
A driving rainstorm greeted the Con-federate and Union armies as they slogged through the mud in the predawn of Nov. 16. With both armies traveling on parallel roads, they raced toward Campbell’s Sta-tion – Burnside hoping to reach fi rst and continue to Knoxville, Longstreet planning to reach the crossroads and hold it for the
This Paul Long painting in the rotunda of Farragut Town
Hall depicts the Nov. 16, 1863, Battle of Campbell’s Sta-
tion. File photo
Museum to host battle anniversary program
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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
Knaffl grandson fi nds historic print
The ethereal photo depicting the Virgin Mary and her son is more than a holiday vignette to David Baker. It’s an important part of his family history.
The photo is part of Knox-ville’s history, too. The pho-tographer is Joseph Knaffl , the son of Austrian court physician Dr. Rudolph Knaffl , who came to East Tennessee after fl eeing the revolutions of 1848.
➤ Read Wendy Smith on A-12
MPC staff gives nod to Emory Church project
Staff of the Metropolitan Planning Commission is recommending that MPC ap-prove rezoning and a site plan for John Huber’s proposed apartments and marina off Emory Church Road, subject to 20 conditions.
The matter will be heard at this week’s MPC meet-ing, which starts at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the City County Building.
Huber’s proposal calls for up to 312 apartments and 75 dock slips on 111.86 acres.
Meanwhile, the Flournoy Development Co. has request-ed postponement until Feb. 13 for their plan to to build up to 24.4 dwelling units per acre on 10.24 acres near the Northshore Town Center.
Developers said they need time to “refine the design.”
IN THIS ISSUE
Haslam held hostage
Ron Ramsey’s going to put his big boot down on Gov. Bill Haslam. If Haslam’s thinking about bringing his long-await-ed Tennessee Plan for Medicaid expansion to the General As-sembly, Ramsey’s going to mess it up.
➤ Read Betty Bean on A-4
The end of warAt the eleventh hour, on the
eleventh day of the eleventh month, in the year 1918, World War I – the “war to end all wars” – offi cially ended.
It was only two years ago that the last U. S. veteran of that war died: Frank Buckles, of West Virginia.
Twenty-nine years after the “war to end all wars,” World War II began.
➤ Read Lynn Pitts on page A-7
Confederacy.The Battle of Campbell’s Station, won by
the Union forces, is 150 years old this Nov. 16, and the Farragut Folklife Museum will host a program on Saturday to mark the occasion. The community is invited to the special presentation, which will be led by Civil War expert Gerald Augustus at 1 p.m.
The program will include songs led by local music instructor Conny Ottway and her students. At 1:30, Augustus will sell and sign his newly-released book, “The Battle of Campbell’s Station: 16 November 1863.” The Battle of Campbell Station presentation will begin at 2 p.m.
The battle took more than six hours of fi ghting on that rainy day, with Confeder-
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FARRAGUT Shopper news • NOVEMBER 11, 2013 • A-3
Sherri Gardner Howell
FARRAGUT FACES
Russell house From page A-1
Charley Russell and Ann Russell Owens pose with Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill on Nov. 7 at the
closing of the purchase by the town of the Russell House. Photo submitted
just before the Civil War, he maintained it as a private residence. During the battle of Campbell’s Station, the house served as a hospital for both sides.
Faint blood stains can still be seen in the hard-wood fl oors. An old photo, circa 1900, in the Farragut Folklife Museum shows
women in long dresses standing on the second-fl oor balcony of the house overlooking Kingston Pike. In the 1930s, a widening of Kingston Pike took off the balcony. The house has re-mained in the Russell fam-ily for six generations.
In 2014, the Town of Far-ragut will hire an architect
with experience in histori-cal renovations to develop a concept plan for the entire property; a commission will be appointed to work with the architect to complete this plan.
Upon completion and ap-proval of the plan, the reha-bilitation and construction process will begin.
feedback all the time.”He vowed to continue to
help the teachers adjust to all the “changes” and dis-avowed creating or toler-ating an atmosphere that squelches dissent.
He did not express any frustration with the new standards and did not ad-
dress the substance of any of the complaints.
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ’s grade: F
School board members by rule and by custom do not respond to presenta-tions at public forum. Indya Kincannon asked that the teachers’ concerns be ad-
dressed at the board’s next meeting and posted an open invitation for them to con-tact her on various social media.
No one addressed the nu-merous requests to fi re Mc-Intyre.
School board’s grade: Incomplete
Report card From page A-1
From the number raring to go at the starting line for the Farragut Fall 5K Run, Fun Walk and Pet Parade, not many took advantage of the Farragut West Knox Chamber’s option to “Sleep In” on Nov. 2.
The 19th annual event that takes runners in and around Mayor Bob Leon-ard Park offered those who wanted to “sleep in” the op-tion to donate to the group’s chosen charity, Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, and skip the run.
Having the most fun, however, were the 200-plus
FARRAGUT NOTES ■ Farragut Rotary Club meets
at noon each Wednesday at
the Fox Den Country Club.
■ Free budget classes are
held from noon-1 p.m. each
third Thursday at the Good
Samaritan Center, 119 A. St.
in Lenoir City. Everyone is
invited. No preregistration
is required. Info: annaseal@
credibility.org.
■ Memoir Writing Group
meets 7 p.m. each second
Thursday at Panera Bread,
733 Louisville Road.
■ West Knox Lions Club meets
6:30 p.m. each fi rst and third
Monday at Shoney’s restau-
rant at Walker Springs and
Kingston Pike.
Jake Houston was the fi rst
person to cross the fi nish
line at the Farragut Fall 5K.
His time was 19:22.66.
the number raring the starting line for
Run, baby, run
who came out to run the 5K or walk the fun walk, some proudly showing off their pets.
Bettye Sisco, president and CEO of the chamber, said 15 percent of the sign-up registration went to Smoky Mountain Service
Dogs, with the rest support-ing the chamber’s continu-ing education programs and general budget. Weather was beautiful as the run-ners lined up at Watt Road. Food and music waiting at the fi nish gave everyone motivation to keep their feet moving.
Jake Houston, 19, was the fi rst person to cross the fi nish line with a time of 19:22.66. The fi rst fe-male across the line was Dira Hansen, with a time of 20:25.68. Awards were handed out in multiple cat-egories.
Runners get ready to take off at the 19th Annual Farragut Fall
5K, Fun Walk and Pet Parade.
Ashley Parrish, 8 years old, ap-
proaches the fi nish line of her
fi rst 5K race. Photos by Justin Acuff
Magan
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fi nish line.
Heather Ownby and her
dog, Rocky, reach the
fi nish line for the Fun
Walk and Pet Parade.
Barrett Jesseph and his son, Noah, warm up
before beginning the race.
One of the youngest runners,
6-year-old Hannah Parrish,
was just 3 minutes behind her
older sister, Ashley, age 8.
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GOSSIP AND LIES
VictorAshe
Christi Branscom
handles two jobs
GOV NOTES ■ Knox County Democratic
Women’s Club will meet
6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at
Shoney’s on Western Avenue.
New members are welcome.
Info: 742-8234.
Christi Branscom seems to have settled easily into her job as chief operating offi cer and deputy to the mayor, replacing Eddie Mannis.
She is visible in solving issues such as the initial foolish decision to change the camera lights at the entrance to Turkey Creek shopping which developer John Turley highlighted. She corrected the error.
What has gone un-mentioned is that her old job as senior director has gone unfi lled. The Rogero Administration has not made an offi cial announce-ment, but it is evident it is not going to be fi lled which will save city taxpayers over $160,000 a year since the two jobs of Mannis and Branscom have effectively been combined without any public acknowledgement.
Frankly, both posi-tions were not needed and Branscom doing both jobs with only a $500 annual pay hike proves it. More effi ciency and cost cutting in city government is to be admired and applauded.
Meanwhile the Rogero administration is being tight-lipped about life after Angela Starke, communica-tions director, who departs in December for Florida where her husband has a new job. Discussion ranges from simply fi lling the position with someone new, elevating Jesse Mayshark who makes $40,000 a year less than Starke or re-arranging the whole op-eration by merging it into a new department. Mayshark has been the go-to person for city information. The next person may not make the same salary which Starke has had. Stay tuned.
Complicating matters is that Starke’s departure leaves the Rogero Ad-ministration without an African-American leading an operating department. Tank Strickland, who has worked for four mayors, continues with community relations but it is one-per-son offi ce. Strickland is highly regarded.
■ Susan Richardson Williams serves on the new TVA committee to look at its energy activities along with two other Knoxville
residents who are Wayne Davis, dean of engineering at UT, and environmental activist Steve Smith. Wil-liams has operated a pub-lic relations fi rm for many years in Knoxville.
She is a longtime Repub-lican activist having served in the Alexander and Sun-dquist cabinets.
She was actually the recommendation of Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on this committee which held its fi rst meeting in October in Scottsboro, Ala. She is a former UT trustee and TVA board member where she says she supported open committee meetings of the board (which has never materialized). TVA pays expenses to attend the meetings.
Also serving on the com-mittee is Anne Davis, wife of Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and manager of the Southern Environmental Law Center in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee Con-servation Commissioner Robert Martineau.
The committee is not expected to address the public relations headaches TVA has had with its now abandoned dress code for public hearings and exces-sive tree cutting policies in residential neighborhoods which exceeds what KUB does in Knox County.
TVA CEO Bill Johnson chairs the committee, although originally it was proposed that the com-mittee pick its own chair. Johnson preferred to run it himself and asserted that view. One can ask how much independence will it really have?
■ Tom Brokaw, former anchor for NBC news and well known journalist and author, will speak at the Cox Auditorium at the Alumni Memorial Build-ing on the UT campus this Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 1:30 p.m. sponsored by the Howard Baker Center. The public is invited. It is part of the Baker Distinguished Lecture series. Brokaw is 73. It is co-sponsored by the News Sentinel, WBIR and WUOT. Reservations can be made by contacting the Baker Center.
Ron Ramsey’s going to put his big boot down on Gov. Bill Haslam. If Haslam’s thinking about bringing his long-awaited Tennessee Plan for Medic-aid expansion to the Gen-eral Assembly, Ramsey’s go-ing to mess it up.
The lieutenant governor is putting stuff like this on his website: “If Obamacare is implemented, it will be near impossible to roll it back. We must do what we can while we can.”
Last week Ramsey told Capitol Hill reporters that the governor is wasting his time even thinking about presenting a plan to get fed-eral money to buy health insurance for 330,000 un-insured Tennesseans. When they went running up to Haslam’s offi ce for com-ment, his people told them that Ramsey’s ruminations won’t affect the governor’s deliberations, which are into their second year.
Haslam held hostageRamsey in the 2010 GOP primary with 47 percent of the vote. Ramsey’s 22 percent couldn’t even beat Zach Wamp’s 29 percent. Should he have realized that Ramsey would be holding him hostage before he’d fi n-ished his fi rst term?
Probably, given the makeup of the upper house of the General Assembly, which is dominated by what John McCain calls the “wacko-bird” faction.
Think maybe Haslam wishes he were back in Knoxville where he could count on a collegial, non-partisan City Council to pretty much endorse his every wish – Knoxville, the running of which he could delegate to trusted depu-ties Larry Martin and Bill Lyons while he spent two years shaking hands from Memphis to Mountain City trying to be governor – Knoxville, where reporters were friendly, their bosses
deferential and there was no problem a phone call from his daddy couldn’t go a long way toward solving?
Heck yes. He had a sweet ride over here.
Maybe he’s been thinking about that since last March, when, after months of de-liberation, internal debate and just plain dithering, he announced what everybody already pretty much knew – that he was turning down $1.4 billion the federal gov-ernment stood ready to fork over to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
No healthcare for you, 300,000 uninsured Tennes-seans. And if you’re waiting on that Tennessee Plan, which is supposed to lever-age those federal dollars to buy private health insur-ance for poor people, don’t hold your breath. It’s a will o’ the wisp. Bill Haslam is not the most powerful guy in Nashville.
OK, then.Meanwhile, staunch
Haslam supporters like the Tennessee Medical Associa-tion and the hospital lobby-ists, who evidently haven’t found tort reform to be the solution to their fi nancial problems, are ramping up the pressure to get him to sign on to the Medicaid deal so they can get reimbursed for treating the poor and the sick. Vanderbilt Medical Center is getting ready to lay off 1,000 workers; rural hospitals are threatening to close, leaving Haslam to take the fall when commu-nities end up without access to medical care.
This is devil and the deep blue sea territory, and sure-ly not what Haslam antici-pated when he rolled over
Betty Bean
■ Joy McCroskey visited the
Powell Business and Profes-
sional Association in October,
said she’s running for re-elec-
tion and handed out gizmos.
The gift? A plastic dispenser
of adhesive bandages.
■ Joy’s been needing a band-
aid ever since.
■ The News Sentinel is risk-
ing a “timmy” on McCros-
key. Those around in 1994
remember when then-editor
Harry Moskos took off after
Sheriff Tim Hutchison, accus-
ing him of misconduct. The
criticism was so excessive that
Hutchison caught a backlash
wave, which elected him over
Rudy Bradley by 5,000 votes
and even propelled Bill Frist
over Bob Corker in the GOP
primary for U.S. Senate. (The
Sentinel endorsed Corker.)
■ Amy Broyles was a clear win-
ner when attacked by fellow
commissioner R. Larry Smith.
Seems Smith didn’t want
Broyles attending the state
Economic Summit for Women
in Nashville. Smith said he
didn’t see why Knox County
had to pick up the tab ($130
or so) for her expenses. Even
the League of Women Voters
weighed in for Broyles.
Tennessee basketball? Myth or maybe?We have been told this
will be Cuonzo Martin’s best basketball team at Tennes-see. That won’t take much. The previous two lost in the opening round of the NIT, at home, to Mercer and MTSU.
Perhaps you have heard that three Volunteers, Jor-dan McRae, Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon, are all-Southeastern Confer-ence types. One might even make all-America. Hope so.
Earlier, there was fear of hype overload and excessive expectations. Not so much now. Florida and Kentucky and maybe Alabama are pro-jected as superior in the con-ference. Tennessee opened at No. 26 in the Associated Press preseason top-25 poll. One computer forecast says 33 in the country.
The great Dick Vitale, breathless with excitement,
Marvin West
says Tennessee is No. 23 un-til further notice. His analy-sis was powerful: “Stokes will be a key up front. A healthy Maymon will help.”
I had no idea.Here are the unspoken
keys to this being a good team:
Antonio Barton, fi fth-year senior imported from Memphis as a surplus Ti-ger, must move the ball at a faster pace, get out on the break, feed the big bullies inside.
Stokes really needs a short jump shot. Has he de-veloped one? We’ll see.
Here’s one of the myth-or-maybe parts: Can Ten-nessee guard guards? Per-haps Barton or freshman Darius Thompson or multi-talented Josh Richardson or somebody deeper on the bench can make criti-cal stops. The previous two teams boosted several op-posing guards toward fame and fortune.
Trae Golden, since de-parted with only rumored explanation, was at the fore-front of that problem. He lacked quick, nimble feet. But he could hit clutch free throws. Replacing poise at
the foul line is another un-spoken key.
In theory, there will be more free-throwing. Of-fi cials have been told to re-move some of the toughness from defense. If it really happens, that is bad news. Defensive toughness, not yet developed, was suppos-edly one of Cuonzo’s hall-marks.
Here is the other un-spoken key to signifi cant improvement, another myth-or-maybe segment: Has Tennessee developed an offensive strategy for at-tacking zones? If it remains the same, bombs away, can highly regarded newcomer Robert Hubbs or McRae or Richardson hit the required percentage of threes?
Martin thinks Tennessee will be a pretty good team.
“I think the most im-portant thing is not to get caught up in what other people are saying…we know what we need to do to be successful.”
Coach wasn’t talking about me. I hadn’t said any-thing at the time.
There are encouraging signs of success – more tal-ent, more experience, more
depth, more matchup fl ex-ibility.
Leadership is strength-ened with Maymon’s return. He tried during his sit-out season but there is a signifi -cant difference in talking a good game and playing one. Maymon can play.
Stokes has lost a few pounds and appears a bit quicker. He got that mes-sage last spring when NBA evaluators shocked him with several reasons he should remain in college.
At heart, Jarnell is a gladiator who goes hard to the boards. He generally maintained effort last sea-son even when he didn’t get the ball. Stokes is a winner if the refs will let him breathe.
McRae is one of the bet-ter developmental stories in the country. As Vitale likes to say, he has come a long way, baby. He may actually be an NBA scorer.
Hubbs, top new talent, is also a shooter. Alas and alas, Tennessee must play with just one ball at a time. That probably means more games will be won or lost on defense.Marvin West is the only Tennessean in
the U.S. Basketball Writers’ hall of fame.
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By Sherri Gardner HowellKnick Myers asked a poi-
gnant question of his fellow Farragut Economic Devel-opment Committee mem-bers at the group’s month-ly meeting Wednesday: Should the group readjust its focus or “keep chasing the golden rainbow?”
One of the EDC goals is to target the three empty “big box” properties in the town, namely the former Ingles, Kroger and BiLo grocery stores. Myers pointed to several roadblocks to fi nd-ing tenants for those prop-erties that are completely out of the town’s and com-mittee’s control, including building leases that are still generating income for the owners, short-term leases currently available on some of the buildings and an un-willingness on the part of the current owners to even talk to prospective tenants.
Jim Nixon pointed out that most of the discussion for the “big box” space has focused on retail when per-haps a different kind of ten-ant should be considered. “At this point, the focus has mainly been on recruiting retail when it might be time to reposition our thinking,” said Nixon. “I know the
town needs re-tail, but we also need that space occupied.” Nixon suggested look-ing at health care and educational groups that might need space.
Whatever the target occupants, fi lling the space is fraught with problems, the committee learned. “Kroger has a short time left on the lease,” said Nixon. “No one wants to go in on a short term lease and spend mil-lions on renovations with no guarantee beyond fi ve years. That isn’t enough time to recoup the invest-ment.”
EDC chair Ron Pinchok said he had heard Lowe’s might be interested in the old Ingles space. “I don’t think it is big enough,” My-ers said. “They have to have space not only for the store but the lumber yard.”
Myers asked the commit-tee to take the words “big box” out of the group’s stat-ed goals and concentrate on smaller buildings and prop-erties that are also empty. “If you exclude the old gro-cery stores, there are still
There was a Farragut blue ribbon on a fi eld of green waiting for a celebration that has been a long time in the planning. Offi cials from the town of Farragut offi -cially cut the ribbon on the new synthetic turf fi eld at Mayor Bob Leonard Park on Nov. 7. The turf fi eld is the fi rst in a public park in the Knoxville area.
The new fi eld is a capital investment program project
that was partnered in fund-ing with a state Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant for up to $250,000. The fi eld is guaranteed for eight years, and developers said it could last as long as 12 years if properly maintained.
Having a turf fi eld extends the weeks teams can play, said Sue Stuhl, Parks and Leisure Services director. In addition, the fi eld saves water and re-quires less maintenance.
The trees are already being put in place for Light the Park at
Campbell Station Park. The event will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov.
26, and is sponsored by the Farragut Business Alliance. FBA
leader David Purvis outlined the activities being planned at the
Economic Development Committee meeting last Wednesday.
Moving beyond big boxes’ golden rainbow
Knick Myers
’ROUND TOWN
Mayor Ralph McGill prepares
to cut the ribbon for the new
synthetic turf fi eld at Mayor
Bob Leonard Park on Nov. 8. Photos by Nancy Anderson
Green, green, but no grass
Teams are already taking advantage of the new synthetic turf fi eld at Mayor Bob
Leonard Park. The turf allows the fi elds to be open longer than traditional grass fi elds.
Battle anniversaryFrom page A-1
ate troops fi nally retreat-ing into the woods, and the Union troops marching the 17 miles into Knoxville in relative safety.
During the presentation, Augustus, in reproduction period dress, will discuss the history of Confederate General Longstreet’s trav-els across East Tennessee and the battle, which was one of the decisive factors in the loss suffered later by Longstreet. His story will be supplemented with maps and photographs, and us-ing original weapons, he will briefl y explain how the weapons were used in bat-tle.
Attendees are encour-aged to tour the Museum during the event and view the “Discovering the Civil War” special exhibit, which is on display in the Bill Dun-lap Gallery through Nov. 22. The Farragut Folklife Mu-seum Gift Shop will be open and will have numerous books for sale based on the Civil War and the Farragut area. Light refreshments will also be served.
veloping a marketing plan for the town. Requests for proposals are due Dec. 4. In a report from the Farragut Business Alliance, David Purvis reminded the com-mittee that Light the Park at Campbell Station Park
is at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Trees are already being put in place for the annual event.
The EDC meets the fi rst Wednesday of each month at 8 a.m. at Farragut Town Hall.
■ Getting to know you: The
town of Farragut is hosting
its second Introduction to
Farragut program begin-
ning in January. Community
members interested in learn-
ing more about the town can
apply for the program, which
has class dates of Jan. 28, Feb.
11 and 25, March 11 and 25
and April 8, after a reception
kick-off on Jan. 15. You do not
have to be a resident to apply.
■ Upcoming at Town Hall: Stormwater Advisory Com-
mittee, 3:30 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 14; Farragut Board of
Mayor and Aldermen (one
meeting in November), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19; Farragut
Planning Commission, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21; Education
Relations Committee, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The town of Farragut Community Development Department will host an on-site seminar of the 2012 International Energy Con-servation Code in Sheffi eld Subdivision on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m.
Scott Higgins with Pru-dent Energy Systems will perform a live test of a new home. Farragut developers, designers, residents and contractors (plumbing, me-chanical or electrical) are encouraged to attend.
Town plans Energy Code seminar
many pieces of property that are either not being uti-lized or are under-utilized,” he said. “If we concentrate on those, I think we will be able to effect more change over time and see better results. There is very little infl uence that we, as an eco-nomic committee, can have that will infl uence the deci-sions of those who control the big box spaces and those who are looking for that size space.”
Though no formal action was taken, the committee seemed to agree with My-ers’ assessment. A fi nal dis-cussion point from Myers, however, was not as univer-sally embraced. Myers ques-tioned, on behalf of a busi-ness owner, why the town could not have some excep-tions to the ordinances that
prohibit “sign spin-ners” and costumed characters from advertising for busi-nesses in Farragut.
“I am just bring-ing it up as a topic of discussion,” said Myers. “There are other towns that have some excep-tions so that it is not disallowed in its en-tirety.”
“I think it is tacky,” re-sponded Phil Dangel. “I am not a fan of it. There are other ways to promote your business.”
David Smoak, town administrator, said the question to ask is “Is this something we want in our community?”
Admitting that getting an “exemption to the ex-emption” approved by the planning commission was a long shot, Myers asked if he could do some research and bring a written sugges-tion back to the EDC next month, which the commit-tee agreed to let him do.
Also discussed were plans for marketing and reviewing proposals from companies interested in de-
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‘Toto’ watches as Warner opens shop in Knoxville
By Sherri Gardner HowellPrincess was quiet, but
she kept her eye on the door at the new Diana Warner shop in the Gallery Shop-ping Center, 7420 Kingston Pike in Bearden. Used to fame and adoration, Prin-cess, a cairn terrier who belongs to designer Diana Warner, had an eight-year stint on the stage in New York, playing Toto in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Now retired, the 14-year-old dog is there to encour-age her owner as she opens her fi rst retail store outside the Big Apple to see if it is true that, “There’s no place like home.”
Warner, 32, a Farragut High School and University of Tennessee graduate, be-gan her career in 2005 with Diana Warner Studio as a jewelry designer. She start-ed with beading, then semi-precious, then precious gemstones, creating pieces
that “refl ect my Tennessee childhood.” Her studio is now located in Gramercy Park in Manhattan and ser-vices more than 700 stores worldwide.
Her jewelry is hand-crafted in a workshop on 21st Street, right off Park Avenue.
Warner’s designed have caught the eye of many ce-lebrities and have been on the red carpet at many ma-jor award shows, on televi-sion shows such as “Gossip Girl” and featured in high-end fashion magazines like Marie Claire and Lucky. She created a jewelry line for the rock band Styx and country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2012.
The opening of the store in Bearden also heralds an expansion of the Diana War-ner brand, says the owner. The collection already fea-tures accessories, specialty items and home décor and will now include a shoe line and a line of denim. “The shoe collection is here now and features everything from boots to high heels,” says Warner. “They are designed for comfort and
There’s no place like home …
Diana Warner, a Farragut High School graduate who has
achieved national acclaim as a jewelry designer, opened her
fi rst retail store outside of New York City last week in Bearden’s
Gallery Shopping Center. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
Suzanne Brown, left, talks with Ellen Bundy at the new store.
Bundy is Diana’s mother.
made in Tel Aviv. The denim should be in next week.” Her parents, Bob and Ellen Bun-dy, are helping with the new store. Warner says she has a complete staff at the Knox-ville store and will split her time between Knoxville and New York.
Warner says she hopes the store will be the fi rst of many. “My focus has always been to build the very fi rst of what I hope will become many concept stores in my own hometown.” The store has been developed in con-junction with Be-Styled,
Knoxville’s fi rst blow dry bar, which is next door to her store and is a division of Salon Visage.
Philanthropy has been part of Warner’s career since the beginning, when she spent two months in South Africa. The company supports Many Hopes, a child advocacy organization that works for children and orphans in Kenya. Locally, the store’s soft opening last week held benefi ts for Chris-tian Academy of Knoxville and other charities.
The boutique’s hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays
through Saturdays (during the holidays); and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
By Betty Bean Stuart Worden bought
the house at 6505 Bea-ver Ridge Road in 2006, not knowing exactly what he was going to do with it. Stonemason Jim Jones brought it to his attention. He learned it was built in 1839.
“He encouraged me to buy it so he could live there,” said Worden, who lives in a log home in South Knoxville and is an active member of Knox Heritage.
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with aluminum siding, so it didn’t look like much from the outside. But Worden bought it anyhow. He’d seen this kind of thing before.
Jones moved in and lived there for the rest of his life. When he started removing the siding, he got an un-pleasant surprise.
“When we started restor-ing it, we found the logs were very damaged, to the point that it would have been dangerous to let the house stand,” Worden said.
“That’s when he called me,” said Freddie Haun, who has done all kinds of building, but says that log cabin restoration work is his
favorite – he did the work on the Great Smoky Moun-tains Heritage Center with its cabins and exhibition center.
“I realized it wasn’t repa-rable, but (Worden) wanted to put something back here for the community, so he started looking around.”
He had to go all the way to Kentucky to fi nd what he was looking for – a two-story house constructed of poplar logs with a footprint that came within a foot of matching the size of the original Beaver Ridge Road cabin. Worden said it was close enough, and the house got taken apart and trucked
down to Knoxville, where Haun laid the pieces out in the backyard, like a giant, 3-D jigsaw puzzle.
“There are not many people who could do what Freddie did. The typical builder would be lost doing something like that,” Wor-den said. He hasn’t decided whether he’ll sell the house or rent it. He says it’s the do-ing that’s important to him.
“In the early days, they had big trees to cut, so they were able to obtain wide boards,” Worden said. “For me, build-ing a log house is fun, and I love the history. This is the way our great-great grandfathers and grandmothers lived.”
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CHURCH NOTES
Community Services
■ Catholic Charities off ers
counseling for those with
emotional issues who may
not be physically able to
come to the offi ce for therapy.
All information is completely
confi dential. Call 1-877-790-
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■ Bookwalter UMC off ers One
Harvest Food Ministries to the
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Crafters needed ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753
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Meetings and classes
■ Fellowship Church, 8000
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Holidays,” 7 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 17, in the Prayer Chapel.
The class is a warm and
encouraging event featuring
video instruction and group
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Special services ■ The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints, 11837
Grigsby Chapel Road, will
host “The Nativity: A Christ-
mas Celebration: 5-9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6.
By Wendy SmithMessiah Lutheran Church
recently held its third an-nual WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Holi-day Market. Shopping was brisk, in spite of the many events that are scheduled on weekends of the University of Tennessee’s away games, says Mary Ellen Whitson, who coordinated the event.
This year, funds raised by WELCA’s craft booth, bake sale and booth rental benefi ted Beardsley Com-munity Farm.
Returning crafters in-cluded Nancy Larson, who uses an antique sock-knit-ting machine to produce socks, scarves, baby hats and dolls, and clay artist Sandy Booher, who added terrariums to her booth this year.
Cris Miramontes and Judy Lewis of Better Than New had a booth at the mar-ket for the fi rst time. They, along with partner Debbie Gustafson, shop at thrift and bargain stores for jew-elry, which they dissemble and rework to create new, one-of-a-kind pieces. A
Doris Featherston and Sally Oakland sell goodies at the Mes-
siah Lutheran Church Holiday Market.
Crafters give back at Holiday Market
Madison Fox, a 5th grader at Bearden Elementary School, tries
out Nancy Larson’s sock-knitting machine at the Messiah Lu-
theran Church Holiday Market. Photos by Wendy Smith
Messiah Lutheran mem-
bers Gloria Nelson and
Cristall Mount sell hand-
made items supplied by
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portion of their proceeds is donated to Small Breed Res-cue of East Tennessee.
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The end of war
At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in the year 1918, World War I – the “war to end all wars” – of-fi cially ended.
It was only two years ago that the last U. S. veteran of that war died: Frank Buck-les, of West Virginia.
Twenty-nine years after the “war to end all wars,” World War II began. Ironi-cally enough, Mr. Buckles would become a prisoner of war in that confl ict. After his service in World War I, he took up a career as a ship’s offi cer on merchant vessels. He was captured by the Jap-anese in the Philippines dur-ing World War II, and held prisoner of war for more than three years before he was freed by U. S. troops.
So far, wars have not end-ed war, nor have they been accurate predictors of the end of the world. Jesus was right: “the end is not yet.”
So the end of the world is somewhere in the future. Tomorrow? Next week? A millennium from now? Two millennia?
If this little blue planet is home, and we are unable, so far, to escape its environs en masse, why can’t we stop kill-ing each other? Rodney King asked plaintively after the riots in Los Angeles, “Why can’t we just get along?”
Well, it seems we just can’t. Because we can’t
seem to get over those seven deadly sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony, all of which (it seems to me) boil down to selfi shness.
So when a man gives his life for a cause larger than himself – say, the salvation of the world – it is an act of total heroic unselfi shness.
We all need heroes. At times, history provides an opportunity for men and women to do heroic things. Sometimes God provides such an opportunity for us – you and me: a chance to stand up and be counted, to take a stand, to perform a service, to do a task, to be a hero.
There are heroes among us – quiet heroes we don’t notice – who are faithfully doing the right things, the necessary things, the diffi -cult things.
It is my prayer that we will watch for them, study them and emulate them. And if we are called on to be a hero, even for a mo-ment, we will hear that call, answer the summons and faithfully do our best.
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your com-ing and of the end of the age? Jesus answered them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
(Matthew 24: 3-6 NRSV)
By Cindy TaylorWomen at Trinity UMC
have knitted so many shawls, baby blankets and hats they can’t really re-member how many they’ve fi nished or given away – and the ministry keeps going. The items benefi t Children’s Hospital, UT Hospital and members of the armed forc-es, just to name a few. They don’t always know who re-ceives them but occasion-ally word comes back.
“I have a friend with breast cancer who helps out at Powell Playhouse,” said Pam Cunningham. “We gave her a prayer shawl and she had it at work with her. When she told everyone what the shawl was for, a group prayed around her right before a performance.”
The lap robes, prayer shawls and other hand-made items are distributed at no cost to the recipients. Helmet liners and fi nger-less gloves have been sent to members of the armed forc-es in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The women have been working in the ministry since 2005. Some are expe-rienced in the art of knitting
Knitted with love, covered in prayer
Pam Cunningham, Deborah Glenn, Carole Raxter and Jean Neil work with circular knitting nee-
dles. Not pictured: Deedra Glenn, Pat McBee, Pam Kautz and Frances Cunningham.
LoAnna Woods, Liana Woods, June Nickle, Gail Vandiver, and
Yvonne Pearman work at a table covered with fi nished prayer
gifts.
but many come to learn. The group meets the fi rst Satur-day of each month and in-cludes more than four sets of mother/daughter teams.
“Most of the time we have no idea where the items will go or who will receive them,” said organizer Carol Raxter.
“But we pray for whoever the recipient will be as we make the items.”
While the women were hard at work inside, the men were making improve-ments outdoors. The front entrance now sports a new coat of paint.
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For Knoxville area athletes, Provision is now offering unparalleled � tness and training services. As the area’s premier source for sports medicine, � tness testing, biomechanical analysis and sports performance advice, the Performance Lab is truly one of a kind.
According to Provision’s Dr. Kevin Sprouse, there is no time like the present to get started with testing to plan for upcoming training.
“There is no need to wait until you are � tter,” he says. “In fact, if you want your training to be as ef� cient as possible and realize the greatest gains, don’t wait to start your journey.”
Sprouse, a Knoxville native, received his degree in exercise science from Wake Forest University. After attending medical school and completing a residency in emergency
medicine, Sprouse also completed a sports medicine fellowship at the esteemed Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Greenville, S.C. Since then, he has served as a race doctor for running competitions, triathlons and cycling races across the country. He currently serves as team physician for Garmin-Sharp Pro Cycling. In the course of his career, he has also cared for professional and Olympic athletes around the world. He brings this vast experience to Provision Performance Lab.
He reminds endurance athletes that the off-season is the perfect time to reassess progress and goals for the future. The Provision Performance Lab offers physiologic testing such as VO2 max and lactate testing as well as biochemical evaluation including bike � t, gait analysis,
and functional movement screening.
“I started with the lactate threshold testing and VO2 max testing. These gave me a baseline to let me know how to improve my athletic performance,” said triathlete Rebekah Roberts. “I am now competing in some group runs with the Performance Lab. It’s a great way to connect with other athletes.”
The experts at the Provision Performance Lab share the common goal of enabling athletes to optimize trainingwhile decreasing the likelihood
of injury. Sprouse will personally review the results of all testing with each athlete. Then, he will either report the � ndings to your coach or provide a list of coaches that he can recommend for further training.
Sprouse and the professionals at Provision Performance Lab are an invaluable resource for Knoxville’s endurance athletes.
Rebekah Roberts in the Performance Lab. Photos by Courtney DeLaura
Kevin Sprouse, MD (right) wraps the wrist of a cyclist on the Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Professional Cycling Team. Photo submitted
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By Betsy PickleTeachers from throughout the
area got a lift last Tuesday night at Reach Them To Teach Them at the Tennessee Theatre.
From a Petros supper and gift bags to a program featuring sports broad-caster Roy Firestone and radio host Hallerin Hilton Hill, the evening was all about celebrating and reinvigorat-ing educators, and it appeared to be a huge success.
“It was great,” Jackie Jacobsen, ELL teacher at Belle Morris Elemen-tary School, said of Firestone’s pre-sentation. “I thought it was very en-tertaining. I really appreciated it and the inspiration that it gives us all.”
Hill drew on humorous and poi-gnant remembrances from his child-hood to illustrate the impact teach-ers can have on students. Firestone, a seven-time Emmy Award winner, used video clips of sports triumphs and bloopers, along with some im-pressive singing and mimicry chops, to drive home the “Field of Dreams”-inspired message, “If you build it, they will become.”
Buzz Thomas, president of the Great Schools Partnership, served as MC. Scotty Hicks, 8th grade social studies teacher at Maryville Middle School, performed his poem “I Am a Teacher,” and the FreshWind Youth Mass Choir, directed by John Jack-son, sang two songs for the audience.
Amy Crawford, a 7th grade Eng-lish teacher at West Valley Middle School and founder of Reach Them To Teach Them, was exhausted but elated at the end of the evening.
“Our very fi rst event about eight years ago, we had about 500 people,” said Crawford. “Tonight, we had in the neighborhood of 1,600.”
The program drew teachers from Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jeffer-son, Knox and Roane counties.
“We had 1,100 teachers from Knox County preregis-tered,” Crawford said. “Every single Knox County school was represented here tonight, so we’re really excited. We think that what we’re doing is going to have an impact on the lives of the kids that we teach every day.”
Crawford said she thought that they had achieved all three of their stated goals.
“The fi rst goal is to appreciate – that every teacher who comes to a Reach Them To Teach Them event feels appreciated. The second goal is that they feel inspired, that they fi nd something that they can take with them back into their classrooms and use with their students or their sports teams or their youth groups.
“And the third component of
a Reach Them To Teach Them Event is personal chal-lenge. We feel like that’s really where
the community will change – when teachers leave here and they’re ready to challenge themselves to look at what they do in the class-
rooms and the role that they play in the lives of kids in a different way
than they did before.”
Teachers
Amy Crawford, founder of Reach Them To Teach Them and 7th
grade English teacher at West Valley Middle, relaxes after the
event with keynote speaker Roy Firestone.
Jackie Jacobsen, ELL teacher at Belle Morris Elementary, left,
and Amelie Delzer, a speech-language pathologist at Belle
Morris, Whittle Springs Middle and Fulton High, pal around
with Inky Johnson, former UT football player turned motiva-
tional speaker, who drove from Atlanta to attend Reach Them
To Teach Them. Photos by Betsy Pickle
Dawn Perry, teacher assistant at Fair Garden
Preschool, and Zackea Harris, pre-K teacher
at Fair Garden, get ready to head into the
auditorium for the program.
Jim Friedrich, business teacher at Hardin Valley Academy, and
Nancy Friedrich, 4th grade teacher at Dogwood Elementary,
pause at the food line at Reach Them To Teach Them.
Volunteers Lynn White, assistant principal at Gibbs Elementary,
and Connie Simpson, 2nd grade teacher at Sequoyah Elemen-
tary, hand out teacher gifts.
Fulton High School’s Claudia Bland, teaching assistant in a sat-
ellite classroom for emotionally disturbed children, catches up
with Fulton’s technology coordinator, Matt Graves, as Graves
volunteers at Reach Them To Teach Them.
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Being a member of the FIRST Robotics Compti-tion (FRC) team at Farragut High School involves more than just robotics. The stu-dents visit Farragut Middle School on a regular basis to mentor the members of the FIRST Lego League, a robotics team for kids age 9-14.
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teammate and freshman Nalin Varma during Nalin’s time in the
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Robotic mentors
Sara Barrett
Laurie Varma, parent volunteer with the high school robotics team said, “Several of our FRC team members were involved in FLL as middle schoolers and have continued on into FRC, the high school level. We also have team mem-bers who have mentored or are mentoring current FLL teams.”
“We help them with de-sign issues,” said Farragut
High senior and robot-ics team member Michael Haines of mentoring at the middle school. “We have to help them without directly showing them the solution to their problem. You learn to communicate ideas dif-ferently.”
Haines said this helps the mentors sharpen their com-munication skills with each other and they learn how to work with others who may need instructions explained differently.
“Having a mentor helps inspire middle school stu-dents,” said freshman and robotics team member Nalin Varma, who was men-tored by Haines during mid-dle school. “It helps to have a more experienced person helping, and it encourages you to continue.”
After participating in the FLL in middle school and now as a teammate in the high school level in FRC, Nalin said “it is exciting, but the size of the commitment can be overwhelming. It will be worth it in the end.”
By Ruth WhiteKnox County Schools held a celebration
luncheon for top school coupon book sell-ers at the Sarah Simpson Center last week.
Students who sold 100 or more books were honored and prizes were awarded for their hard work.
Local elementary school winners in-clude: Kailey Bostick, 123, Farragut Inter-mediate; Shaque Johnson, 120, Northshore Elementary; Abigail Chattin, 113, Farragut
Intermediate and Tyler Glover, 107, North-shore Elementary.
Local middle school winners include: Colette Quist, 438, Farragut Middle; Ken-dall Clark, 230, West Valley Middle; Mad-elyn Mustard, 201, Farragut Middle; Grace Lee, 200, Farragut Middle and Chad Exar-hos, 111, Farragut Middle.
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Pumpkin Math Night at A.L.
LottsUT’s mascot, Smokey,
takes a break with A.L.
Lotts Elementary School
1st grader Naddia Talo
during the school’s Pump-
kin Math Night. Activities
included pumpkin deco-
rating sponsored by Wild
Wing Café, and a catapult
launching pumpkins into
the air. Photo submitted
SCHOOL NOTES
Vendors neededWest Valley
Middle School needs vendors for its second annual holiday boutique that will be held at the school 5-8 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 21, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. Registration fees are $20 for one day and $30 for both days. Vendors donate 10 percent of their sales to the school which will help its be-nevolence and commu-nity outreach programs. Info: call 470-0092 or email [email protected].
A.L. Lotts Elementary
■ Kids on the Block will be
at the school 8-10 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 15.
Farragut High ■ Junior Honor Society
will meet Wednesday,
Nov. 13, after school. A
yearbook photo will be
taken. The TSA will host
Spirit Night at Zaxby’s
in Turkey Creek from 4-8
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14,
and the FIRST Robotics
Competition team will
host a Spirit Night from
4-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18.
Both groups will receive
20 percent of all funds
raised on their night. The
robotics club collects
used printer cartridges
and old electronics. They
can be labeled “FRC”
and dropped off in the
main building’s first
floor office. Sign up to
receive texts of impor-
tant updates regarding
college information,
testing and events from
the counseling office.
For seniors, text @far-
raguths to 442-333-4864.
For grades 9-11, text @
farragut to 442-333-4864.
CBFO girls’ recreational
volleyball is now taking
registration for the spring
session. Girls in grades
3-12 can sign up. Postcard
flyers are available in the
first floor office.
West Valley Middle
■ The 7th and 8th grade
band concerts will be
held Tuesday, Nov. 19. The
second annual holiday
boutique will be held at
the school 5-8 p.m. Thurs-
day, Nov. 21 for family
night, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22. During
family night, there will
be vendor booths, door
prizes, silent auction
items, student vendors
and more. All proceeds
will help the school’s be-
nevolence and commu-
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Iris Li, Melody Pelkey, Emma Parks and Jayli Corbett pose in front of a teepee in the school
hallway during Ball Camp Elementary School’s Native American Day for the 4th grade. Other
activities included making (and eating) pumpkin pie, making teepees out of tortillas and paint-
ing bags in the Native American style. Photos by S. Barrett
James Devereaux decorates a
bag with markers in full Native
American regalia.
John England displays a self portrait.
Iris Li and Maddi Parks panic slightly when a bag of pumpkin pudding starts to leak.
Dylan Shouse adds the fi nish-
ing touches of glitter on his
paper bag.
Jonas Smith, Julian Greaux and Carina Cardwell get into char-
acter as tribal natives. Sophia Thomas puts some
thought into her project.
Painting party at Farragut Intermediate
Lili Dase and Halle Brown take a break from painting to pose
with Halle’s grandmother, Debbie Gregory. “This is a great way
to spend time with my granddaughter,” said Gregory, who
also has two grandsons who love her attention. “Halle loves to
draw, and we get to spend time one on one.” Photos by S. Barrett
Max Wegzin, pictured with
his dad, Mark, knew from the
start what he wanted to paint
on his canvas. “I’m painting a
picture of a dead forest with
a new forest taking over to
show that any bad situation
can be overcome with good.”
Farragut Intermediate students participated in a paint-ing party sponsored by Zoe’s Kitchen in Turkey Creek. Stu-dents were asked to paint what “goodness” means in their lives. The canvases are on display and are for sale at Zoe’s Kitchen with all proceeds going back to the school. An art show will be held at Zoe’s on Tuesday, Nov. 12, with many of the artists attending.
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A-12 • NOVEMBER 11, 2013 • Shopper news
By Wendy SmithThe ethereal photo de-
picting the Virgin Mary and her son is more than a holi-day vignette to David Baker. It’s an important part of his family history.
The photo is part of Knoxville’s history, too. The photographer is Joseph Knaffl , the son of Austrian court physician Dr. Rudolph Knaffl , who came to East Tennessee after fl eeing the revolutions of 1848.
Joseph Knaffl and his brother, Charles, opened a Knoxville photography studio called Knaffl & Bro. in 1884, and the business eventually moved to 522 Gay Street. In 1899, Jo-seph was inspired to create a Madonna and Child por-
trait from looking at the full moon, says Baker, who is the grandson of Joseph Knaffl .
The photographer chose 18-year-old Emma Fanz, the daughter of his friend, Knoxville sausage magnate Ignaz Fanz, as his Madonna. His daughter, Josephine, was given the lofty role of baby Jesus. The infant, Bak-er’s mother, was frightened by the noise of the clanging trolley during the fi rst photo shoot. To accommodate the tearful baby, the portrait was shot on a quiet Sunday afternoon, he says.
The photo was a huge commercial success. Thou-sands of sepia-toned prints were sold in the U.S. and Europe, and a few were hand-tinted, says Baker.
Historic photograph is part of Knoxville’s heritage
David Baker holds the Madon-
na and Child portrait created
by Joseph Knaffl in 1899.
Sam Robinson, Marlene Viravec, Joe Viravec, Bill Cook,
Kathy Huelsemann and Steve Long install wings on Sam
and Judy Robinson’s airplane. Neighbors in Farrington
subdivision often off ered to pitch in when they saw Sam
working on the airplane. Photos submitted
By Wendy SmithSam Robinson and Judy
Wayman Robinson both loved airplanes as chil-dren, but neither could have imagined that they would one day build an airplane in their garage.
Like most kids, Sam, a retired mechanical engi-neer, built his fi rst airplane out of paper. He moved on to balsa wood and radio-controlled planes. He start-ed fl ying lessons at 15 and took his fi rst solo fl ight soon after his 16th birthday.
“I don’t know what my parents were thinking,” he says.
Judy fantasized about being a skywriter as a young child and pored over the chapter on fl ight in her 8th-grade science book. She considered going to school to be a stewardess, but un-der the advisement of her parents, studied medical technology instead.
Sam gave up fl ying when he went to college but re-
sumed the hobby in his 30s. After meeting Judy at church, they fl ew together.
Judy enjoyed the fl ights so much that when Sam temporarily let his creden-tials slip, she decided to become a pilot herself. Sam gave her lessons for her birthday.
After fl ying 40 hours, Judy still wasn’t comfort-able with landing. Sam rec-ommended that she join the local fl ying club – Knoxville Flyers. After fl ying with a club member for an hour, she mastered landing.
Sam became interested in building an airplane af-ter seeing the photo of a kit plane on the cover of an aviation magazine. They discussed it for a year until Judy told him to order a kit or quit talking about it.
He chose a four-seat RV-10 kit from Van’s Aircraft. Kits are purchased and as-sembled one piece at a time, which makes them signifi -cantly more affordable than
purchasing a new airplane, he says. He began the proj-ect in 2003, and it took eight years.
Judy served as the hired hand, and sometimes the cheerleader, while the plane was constructed in the ga-rage of their West Knox home. There were times when Sam wanted to quit and living in a home strewn with airplane parts was challenging, she says.
The project was made eas-ier with the help of friends. Neighbor Joe Viravec, a retired Boeing employee, helped with assembly, and others pitched in when the work moved out to the drive-way. Another neighbor, Billy Vaughn, moved the airplane to Knoxville Island Down-town Airport when it was completed.
The Robinsons took their fi rst fl ight in October of 2011 after the plane was in-spected by the FAA. Friends on the ground had a radio so they could let the couple
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According to Baker, the Madonna and Child portrait was Knaffl ’s masterpiece. Exhibited in Chatauqua, New York, it was written up in a national arts magazine called Pen & Brush. The critic called the photo “a signal success.”
One hundred years after the portrait debuted, Hall-mark used the image on two Christmas cards, along with the text from Isaiah 9: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ...”
Fanz has her own place in the city’s history. She mar-ried Will Price, and they were one of the fi rst families
in the area to own an auto-mobile. She became Knox-ville’s fi rst car-wreck widow when Price blew a tire and plummeted into a ravine. She later married jeweler Albert Hope, and they built Hope-cote, which is now owned by the University of Tennessee and used as a guest house. Ironically, she never had children but enjoyed the ac-claim that came from being Knaffl ’s Madonna.
Knaffl ’s son, Samuel, as-sumed control of the busi-ness after his father passed away in 1938. The studio evolved into a framing busi-ness that lasted until 1987. Edward Hurst, Jr., a grand-son of Knaffl , was a noted portrait painter who attend-ed school in London and
studied with Knoxville’s Catherine Wiley.
Baker, who lived with his parents and grandparents in the Fort Sanders neighbor-hood, is a lifelong resident of Knoxville. He worked at Woodruff’s on Gay Street for 45 years.
For Baker, the Knaffl Ma-donna and Child is a family treasure. With the help of his son, Kent Baker, he is selling prints and Christ-mas cards featuring the photo as a tribute to his mother. They are available at the Southern Market, the East Tennessee History Center, Paraclete Catholic Book Store and Antique & Estate Vintage Collectibles.
“I thought it was a good thing to bring it back,” he says.
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know if the plane caught on fi re or something fell off, Sam jokes.
Since spending 3,200 building the airplane, the Robinsons now devote their time to sharing their love of fl ying with the next gen-eration of pilots. Sam is the president of the Experimen-tal Aircraft Association’s local Young Eagles chapter. The organization, operated by volunteer pilots, gives children ages 8 to 18 the op-portunity to fl y.
Judy is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the interna-tional organization of wom-
en pilots. The Ninety-Nines promote aviation through education and scholarships and provide an opportunity for women to share their love of fl ying.
“When we get together
and start talking about air-planes, it’s magic,” she says.
The Robinsons rec-ommend that prospec-tive pilots visit the Knox-ville Flyers website: www.knoxfl yers.com.
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With baby boomers ag-ing, facilities that offer choices and custom designs are hitting the mark with today’s population. West
Knoxville welcomed a new facility when Autumn Care Assisted Living Commu-nity offi cially opened with a ribbon-cutting and grand
Welcoming friends
Rick Terry Jewelry De-signs gave the business a decidedly pink hue during the month of October and celebrated the success last week.
Terry designed and gave away 200 gift bags to every customer who donated $25 to Rick Terry for the Cure. Each bag included ster-ling silver earrings, a pearl bracelet, a coupon for a free
watch battery and more.In addition, customers
who made the donations were entered in a drawing for three grand prizes with a value of more than $1,000.
The store was able to raise $5,000 and presented a check to the Susan G. Ko-men of Knoxville.
At the presentation were Blake Terry, manager of Rick Terry Jewelry’s Gay
Street location; Amy Dun-away, director of market-ing and fundraising, Susan G. Komen Knoxville; Jane Brannon, executive direc-tor, Susan G. Komen Knox-ville; Rick Terry, Patty Terry and Jinni Redmond, daugh-ter of Jan Sica, deceased honoree of the fundraising effort that benefi tted Ko-men Knoxville.
Autumn Care marks openingKnox County Mayor Tim Burchett helps Autumn Care owners Peter and Maria Falk celebrate with a ribbon-cutting.
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Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett talks with Autumn Care own-
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Fairfi eld Inn & Suites has
been welcoming guests
for a few weeks now and
on Nov. 8, the Marriott
property rolled out the red
carpet for dignitaries, busi-
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All apartments feature individually controlled heat and air conditioning, pri-vate bathroom with walk-in shower and an emergency response system.
If a resident wants some-thing extra, upgrade pack-ages are available, including kitchenettes and patios.
Dignitaries, including Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Hallerin Hil-ton Hill, joined staff, friends and owners Peter and Maria Falk for a festive day with refreshments and a tour of the residences.
Mayor Tim Burchett talks with Daniel Anderson, assistant
general manager at Fairfi eld Inn & Suites, and Elaine Streno
of Second Harvest Food Bank.
Pictured are Blake Terry, Amy Dunaway, Jane Brannon, Rick Terry, Patty Terry and Jinni Redmond.
Rick Terry Jewelry raises $5,000 for Komen
Rotary district, Martin stepped the group through the process the club will fol-low, including identifying club challenges, looking at new areas to develop and determining the face of the club as far as demographics.
The visioning commit-tee for Farragut will meet through the rest of the year and report with a plan for the membership to review in May.
Farragut Rotary meets at noon on Wednesdays at Fox Den Country Club. Info: www.farragutrotary.org
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What makes a fi ne craft made by a member of the Foothills Craft Guild so spe-cial? A lot of people don’t realize that every member of the Foothills Craft Guild is actually juried into the Guild by meeting very strict standards for quality work-manship. You can see many of these items fi rst-hand at the Guild’s upcoming Fine Craft Show designated by the Southeast Tourism Soci-ety as a Top 20 Event.
For the past 13 years, Kristine Taylor’s passion has been designing one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces of jewelry with poly-mer clay. Rich in color with contemporary designs, her inspiration comes from na-ture, architecture and cul-tural arts.
“Polymer clay is a mate-rial that allows me to have more control over the shape, texture, and color of my jewelry designs. Other com-ponents of my work include stones, fi bers, glass, pearls, and metals – sterling silver,
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14k gold-fi lled, 14k gold, and occasionally brass or cop-per,” says Kristine. “I apply various surface designs af-ter hand-shaping each piece of polymer clay, and then the piece is cured, sanded and polished to create a smooth fi nish.”
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By Sandra ClarkLisa Wolf and Juli
Urevick have teamed up to share “the best nutrition for on-the-go moms.”
Juli explains: “Lisa and I are at different points in our parenting lives. My kids are now 22, 20, 18 and 14 and Lisa is just beginning her journey with a two-year-old and a 4-month-old. We are friends in different places, with similar goals.”
Both Lisa and Juli have worked in the health and wellness fi eld for several years and are passionate about two things: their fam-ilies and their health.
“I feel so blessed to have an opportunity to help peo-ple get healthier while work-ing from home and raising my kids,” says Lisa. “It’s the best of both worlds!”
An endurance athlete who has competed in mara-thons and triathlons, Lisa says, “We teach people how to get a grip on their over-all health. The nutritional products we share are the very best on the market and are part of a system that fl oods the body with incred-ible nutrients and rids the body of harmful toxins. The result is weight loss, bet-ter sleep, more energy and better performance in the gym.”
Lisa discovered the prod-ucts while looking for some-thing to fuel her body during pre- and post-workouts. It was a game-changer, when she talked with her mom,
who had lost 50 pounds through this program.
“When I saw what these products did to help my mom get healthier, I real-ized the potential that the products had to change lives. I haven’t stopped telling people about them since!”
Lisa’s mother lost more than 50 pounds, while posting a reduction in her cholesterol and blood pres-sure. “It’s not just about the weight loss for my mom,” says Lisa, “It’s amazing to see her with more energy and confi dence than I have seen in her in a long time. I love knowing that she has taken control of her health and will be around to watch my kids grow up. I’m so proud of her!
“People get this nutrition in their body, see amaz-ing results and never want to live without it. We help them along the way to im-prove their health and also show them how they can earn additional income by simply sharing with others. This is a very real business for us and is allowing us to stay home and raise our kids while earning money. It is truly a team effort,” said Juli.
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News from two moms
By Sherry WittAfter a very strong sum-
mer, the lo-cal real es-tate market returned to a more nor-mal pace in October. H o w e v e r , p r o p e r t y sales still easily sur-
passed those of a year ago with 850 property transfers in Knox County. The market outperformed last October’s number of 774 sales, and was only 20 off the pace set in September.
The total value of land sold in October was just over $165 million. While that was about $20 million short of the September to-tal, it was ahead of October 2012 by about $25 million. Historically, real estate ac-tivity slows down somewhat during the last quarter of
the year as cooler weather and shorter days make con-struction more challenging.
Mortgage lending mar-kets trended slower in Oc-tober as around $256 mil-lion was loaned against real estate, $13 million less than September. Last Oc-tober more than $336 mil-lion was loaned against real property. Mortgage lending tends to fl uctuate, and it appears that the latest re-fi nancing surge may have reached a saturation point as national interest rates have inched upward.
The largest real estate transfer of the month was a deed for property at 5032 Lyons View Pike which sold for $4,675,000. The largest mortgage transaction was a Trust Deed by Sachchidan-and Hotel Papermill fi nanc-ing property on Papermill Road in the amount of $9.4 million.
Real estate market holds ground
Sherry Witt
News from the Register of Deeds
Two moms fueledby helping others
Juli Urevick and Lisa Wolf
By Betty BeanIt’s not the biggest re-
development project in the city’s history – the conven-tion center and World’s Fair Park were bigger and so was the realignment of Ney-land Drive – but the South Waterfront project, which will eventually stretch from the planned River’s Edge Apartments, a 134 luxury unit building on the east side of Suttree Landing Park behind South Knox-ville Elementary School on Sevier Avenue, to a student apartment complex on a connecting greenway that ends at the Ft. Dickerson recreation area to the west, is plenty big enough.
Knox County Commis-sion and the Knoxville Community Development Corporation board have approved a $22 million, 30-year tax increment fi -nancing deal requested by developer Blanchard & Calhoun, which has an op-tion to purchase the Bap-tist Hospital property from Tennova Healthcare.
This will give developers a tax break for twice as long as the usual TIF, but city of-fi cials say the results will be well worth the wait because it will tie components of the waterfront project together.
“If you take most of the investment that’s gone on downtown in the past fi ve years, this is as big as we’ve done,” said Knoxville’s Di-
South Waterfront
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with over 140 booths of fab-ulous fi ne crafts represent-ing Tennessee … woodwork, pottery, jewelry, glass, fi ber arts, metalwork, sculpture, basketry and more!
Enjoy daily craft demon-strations and visit the Make It & Take It Booth (Saturday
and Sunday) where all ages can create small crafts.
Stop by the Authors’ Cor-ner for personal autographs of newly released books from local favorites Dr. Bill Bass (Sunday only), Sam Venable, Bill Landry and Jim Johnston.
Battle of the Orange and Blue ahead
Medic’s 26th annual Bat-tle of the Orange and Blue, a blood drive competition between Tennessee and Kentucky, kicks off Monday, Nov. 18. This friendly com-petition pits Volunteer fans against fans of the Kentucky Wildcats to see which group can bring in the most blood donations over a one-week period. Kentucky fans have won the last three years. Donors at all locations will
rector of Redevelopment Bob Whetsel.
It’s going to be Deputy Redevelopment Director Dawn Michelle Foster’s job to shepherd the South Waterfront project. Foster, who has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Western Kentucky and a master’s in planning from the University of Tennessee, has been with the city for a year and a half and has lived in Knoxville since 1988.
She said the fi rst improve-ment is work on the former Baptist Hospital medical of-fi ce building at the corner of Blount Avenue and the south end of the Gay St. Bridge. This is the newest, most modern piece of the former hospital complex, and work could begin there by early next year, if all goes well.
The medical offi ce build-ing will be rehabbed, turn-ing the lower levels into a hotel, with luxury apart-ments on the upper level above that,’ she said.
“Refacing of the Baptist Eye Institute buildings (on the south side of Blount Avenue) will begin, and there are three buildings altogether to be remodeled. The ones on the other side of the street will be offi ce/retail, and the main part of the hospital will be demol-ished.”
The old hotel on the cor-ner of Blount and Chapman is to be demolished, as well.
receive a free game day T-shirt, a free small, one-topping pizza from Papa John’s and a small Frosty from Wendy’s. Donors can also visit one of Medic’s two donor centers: 1601 Ailor Avenue and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Donors at these two locations will also receive a free Regal Cinema movie pass with no expira-tion date.
■ 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through
Friday, Nov. 18-22, University
Center, suites 223-225.
■ 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
19, Papa John’s Pizza, 2901
Tazewell Pike, Bloodmobile.
■ 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 20, Papa John’s at Cedar
Bluff , Bloodmobile.
■ 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 20, Pellissippi State
Community College in Hardin
Valley, Bloodmobile.
■ 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
20, UT’s Institute of Agricul-
ture, 2621 Morgan Circle
Drive, inside Hollingsworth
Auditorium.
Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds or more (16-year-olds weighing at least 120 pounds can donate but must have parental consent) and all donors must have posi-tive identifi cation.
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month of November. Kindergartners through 6th graders will get to experience many fun, cooperative games and activities such as making a giant water balloon slingshot, building survival rafts, and creating a balloon brain. The camp is led by Lisa Haskell.
Paideia Academy hosts Father Daughter Retreat
Paideia students enjoy the Father Daughter Retreat. They are: Kendra Tarr, Micah McKee, Anna Trump, Lily
Moon, Annie Platillero; (back) Daryl Driscoll, Kelby Cox, Ellie Platillero and Sarah Badgett.
Paideia Academy held its an-nual Father Daughter Retreat this fall at the beautiful Whit-estone Inn bed and breakfast in Kingston. Fathers and daugh-ters enjoyed planned group ac-tivities and one-on-one quality time together.
“My hope is that our fami-lies will benefi t from a weekend specifi cally set aside to focus on the incredible bond that exists between a father and his cov-enant daughter,” said James Cowart, headmaster.
This year’s event, called
“Focusing on What is Eternal,” kicked off with a traditional English country dance, includ-ing a waltz and the Virginia reel, through the halls of the Lion & the Lamb. Pairs also had the opportunity to participate in a waltz competition.
Guests enjoyed a formal din-ner of potato soup (served in a wine glass), a mixed greens salad with dried fruit and feta cheese, and chicken alfredo served over angel hair pasta with a vegetable sauté. The dessert course was a choice
between a brownie sundae or chess pie.
Photographer Libby Nord-berg was on hand to take com-memorative portraits for each family.
After a good night’s rest in their comfortable accommoda-tions, everyone enjoyed a deli-cious country breakfast buffet and a nature walk across the beautiful grounds.
Stuart Nordberg was the guest speaker and led the group in two plenary sessions fo-cused on relationship building,
Classical Christian educa-tor and best-selling author
N. D. Wil-son will be the special guest speak-er at Paideia A c a d e m y ’s tenth anni-versary cele-bration later this month. Wilson was
formerly the managing edi-tor for Credenda/Agenda magazine and has authored a number of books in a vari-ety of genres. His two young adult fi ction trilogies – 100 Cupboards and The Ashtown Burials – have been met with rave reviews. Kirkus Review says 100 Cupboards is “a highly imaginative tale that successfully balances
N. D. Wilson to Speak at Tenth Year Celebration
its hero’s inner and outer struggles. Wilson’s writing is fantastical, but works with clever sentences and turns of phrase that render it more than just another rote fan-tasy.”
Wilson is a graduate of New Saint Andrew’s Col-lege and holds a master’s degree in liberal arts from Saint John’s College. He cur-rently serves as a professor of classical rhetoric at New Saint Andrew’s. He recently spoke at Desiring God 2013 National Conference on the work of C. S. Lewis and is always a favorite speaker at the Association of Classical and Christian Schools Con-ferences. Paideia Academy looks forward to hosting him as the keynote speaker for their commemorative event.
encouragement, and biblical teaching. Fathers and daugh-ters also attended breakout sessions and enjoyed singing worship songs together in the chapel.
Plenty of free time was wo-ven into the event plans to al-low guests the opportunity to experience some of the many recreations the resort offers. Fathers and daughters could
spend one-on-one time togeth-er or join other families to hike, boat or fi sh, or play games like horseshoes, croquet, basket-ball, tennis and ping-pong.
“We got to laugh a lot, dance a little, and share thoughts about our commitment to Je-sus and to each other. These are memories that we can al-ways hold on to,” said father Blaine Cox.
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Attendees of the Father Daughter Retreat enjoy an activity at the
Whitestone Inn.
Dinner at the Father Daughter retreat.
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‘I wanted to get better.’Retired nurse catches her breath at Parkwest rehab program
Mary Eubanks says it was an ef-fort just to get up and get dressed in the morning.
Sitting with this retired nurse who is so perfectly put together, it’s diffi cult to imagine that she’s ever struggled with anything. Only the oxygen tank belies her medical struggles. And she wears it like a purse.
Energetic and joyful, Mary tells the story of how she descended into dark days of fi ghting to breathe and fi ghting to have some semblance of quality of life.
“I had gotten downhearted and discouraged,” Mary says. “Things like making the bed, cleaning the house and going to church – you take those things for granted until you can’t do them anymore.”
In December of 2012, Mary was diagnosed as having multiple blood clots in her lungs. She had dealt with emphysema for fi ve years and had been an asthmatic her entire life. So the simple act of breathing had always been especially impor-tant to her. She quit smoking 12 years ago.
That simple act had become more and more diffi cult as time progressed. “It was a chore to do anything,” Mary says. “You’re just completely fatigued from strug-gling to breathe.”
Her physician prescribed night-time oxygen and referred her to pulmonologist Dr. Bruce Hen-schen, who sent her to Parkwest Medical Center and ordered a CT scan. While medication and moni-toring got her to a therapeutic level, and portable oxygen kept her alive, Mary wanted to do more than just exist.
“I couldn’t do anything,” she says, “and I wanted to get better.”
That’s when Mary was referred to Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Wellness and Rehabilitation Cen-ter. Pulmonary rehabilitation helps people who have chronic lung dis-ease to live well and manage their symptoms. Parkwest Pulmonary Rehabilitation was one of the fi rst programs to receive national certifi -cation by the American Association
What is COPD?Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) is the name for a group of progressive lung diseases, including bronchitis and emphysema, that make it diffi cult to breathe. It de-velops slowly and the symptoms can limit your activity, even to the point of making everyday things like walk-ing hard to do. COPD usually includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
The leading cause of COPD is smoking cigarettes, and the major-ity of people who have COPD either smoke or used to smoke. There are other contributing factors like long-term exposure to lung irritants such as pollution, chemical fumes or dust.
When a person has COPD, it can mean several things are going on in-side the lungs. Airways may have lost their elasticity, walls between air sacs may have been destroyed, the walls of the airways could be infl amed and too thick or there may be an abnormal amount of mucus, which can clog the airways.
COPD brings on “fl are-ups,” or ex-
acerbations. Cough-ing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness are all symptoms. COPD is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States. It’s also a major cause of disabil-ity and millions of people have been diagnosed with it. Still more may have COPD who haven’t been diagnosed.
There is no cure for COPD, but re-habilitation and changes in lifestyle can slow it down, make you feel bet-ter and make life easier.
To learn more about COPD and other cardiopulmonary conditions,
visit Covenant Health’s informationlibrary at covenanthealth.com.
Will Rogers InstituteThe Will Rogers Institute is a national charitable
organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of Will Rogers, one of America’s best-loved entertain-ers, by promoting and engaging in medical research pertaining to cardiopulmonary diseases and educat-ing the general public on topics of health and wellness.
Over the past 14 years, the Will Rogers Institute has granted almost $2 million to the hospitals of Cov-enant Health and Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. These grant funds support a variety of cardiopulmo-nary rehabilitation and health improvement initia-tives, including a strong focus on smoking cessation.
Covenant Health patients are qualifi ed for funding from the Will Rogers Institute through Covenant’s cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Each summer, movie theatres across the country participate in a fundraising campaign for the insti-tute. Knoxville-based Regal Entertainment Group participates in the campaign, and because of their philanthropic leadership in the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, Regal helped develop the relationship be-tween the Will Rogers Institute and Covenant Health. Now, thousands of cardiac and pulmonary patients have been impacted by their generosity.
of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for consistent clini-cal outcomes with lung patients.
The nurses, respiratory thera-pists, exercise physiologists, dieti-tians, counselors and pharmacists at Parkwest Pulmonary Rehabili-tation work as a team, along with physicians, to provide an intensive lifestyle modifi cation ap-proach for lung disease symptom management.
Each session lasts two hours, with one hour for medically supervised and monitored exercise and one for group edu-cation. Individual coun-seling is also part of the program, including top-ics like home oxygen use, breathing retraining, stress man-agement, home exercise and diet.
Mary’s lung condition was not covered by her insurance, but a pa-tient education grant from the Will Rogers Foundation made it possible for her to receive outpatient pulmo-nary rehab services at Parkwest.
At her initial appointment, she received an overview of the pro-
gram, education and expectations. She admits she was a little scared, not that she would get hurt, but that she might not be able to do ev-erything she was asked to do. She wanted to get through the program and get back to living again.
But the Parkwest pulmonary re-habilitation program is designed to
help people like Mary start where they are and work their way back to better health at a pace that’s appropriate for each patient. Pa-tients wear monitors while they go through rehab exercises and are closely watched to make sure that oxygen levels and heart rates are safe.
After a warm up and her fi rst
session, which Mary says “wore me out,” she experienced a vari-ety of exercises in the following weeks, progressing along with her improvement. A treadmill, a sta-tionary bike, stairs and weights for curls and lifts all became part of the routine that guided her body back to breathing more easily.
She began to see a dif-ference, feel a difference and live again.
“I can do things around the house I couldn’t do before,” Mary says with joy. “I can do all kinds of things I couldn’t do before.”
But Mary will tell you pulmonary rehab didn’t just “fi x” her. It fi xed her
for a healthier future. That’s be-cause of the program’s education component teaching patients how to stay healthy on a daily basis.
“I can’t say enough about how good they are at explaining things,” Mary raves. “The education was fantastic.” In addition to catching her breath, Mary learned how to keep herself healthy and hopefully
keep herself out of the hospital for a very long time.
Mary loved the way the experts at Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Well-ness and Rehabilitation Center cov-ered everything from proper diet to stress management and, of course, exercise.
“You think if you get up and go to work it’s enough,” Mary says, “but it’s not. You have to exercise 30 min-utes a day.” It’s just one of the many nuggets of wisdom Mary takes away from rehab.
“I’ve learned so much,” Mary says. “Now I know what I need to do to keep myself healthy and stay out of the hospital.”
But Mary says it wasn’t just the expertise of the medial profession-als that helped her. It was the atmo-sphere and attitude. She describes the staff as making a difference by just being so “friendly and jovial,” and says there’s a camaraderie among patients that promotes a bet-ter outlook on life and hope for life after rehab.
“I’m just so thankful to Parkwest, my physician, to Dr. Henschen, the Parkwest Cardio Pulmonary Well-ness and Rehabilitation Center and the Will Rogers Institute,” says Mary.
“I just hope if there are people out there, if they’re in my type of situa-tion, that they’ll know they can get the best help right here,” Mary says emphatically. “I couldn’t have asked for better care – and coming from a retired nurse, that means some-thing!”
Individuals who have lung dis-ease and are referred by their at-tending physician are eligible for this Phase II program. Phase II in-cludes two sessions each week for 12-18 weeks. Most insurance com-panies cover cardiopulmonary re-hab and nurse case managers help with insurance approval and billing concerns.
If you think it might be right for you, talk to your doctor about a referral. For questions about Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Well-ness and Rehabilitation Center, call 865-531-5570 or send an email to [email protected].
Mary Eubanks (right) takes to the treadmill
at Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Wellness and
Rehabilitation Center. Vicki Durham, R.N., CCM,
keeps a watchful eye on her progress.
Fifteen million U.S. adults have diagnosed chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and many
more may have the debilitating condition but not
know it. Cigarette smoking is the main cause of COPD
in this country, and 75 percent of those who reported
having the disease last year were current or former
smokers.
I just hope if there are people out there, if they’re in my type of situation, that they’ll know they can get the best help right here. – Mary Eubanks
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AARP Driver Safety Courses will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, and Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Loudon Senior Center, 301 Main St., Loudon.
Anyone age 50 or over may attend. To be eligible for a discount (up to 10 percent) on auto insurance, partici-pants must be 55 or older and complete eight hours of class time.
Taught by trained AARP volunteers, the program covers such topics as age-related physical changes and declining perceptual skills and serves as a refresher course for the rules of the road, local driving problems and license-renewal requirements.
To register, call Carolyn Rambo, 865-584-9964.
TUESDAYS, NOV. 12-26Pilates class at Town Hall
A three-week Pilates class will be offered 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Nov. 12, at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Registration and payment deadline is Monday, Nov. 11.
Pilates is a mind-body exercise that works the whole body. The focus is on correct use of core muscles, spinal alignment and proper breathing. Pilates helps to reduce injury, recover from injury and promote muscular balance.
This class has some yoga poses mixed in to enhance fl exibility, strength and breathing.
Simon Bradbury is the instructor.Cost is $30. Cash, check and credit-card payments are
accepted at the Town Hall or over the phone, 865-966-7057.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOV. 14-15AARP driver course
An AARP Driver Safety Course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, and Friday, Nov. 15, at the Community Room at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.
Anyone age 50 or over may attend. To be eligible for a discount (up to 10 percent) on auto insurance, partici-pants must be 55 or older and complete eight hours of class time.
Taught by trained AARP volunteers, the program covers such topics as age-related physical changes and declining perceptual skills and serves as a refresher course for the rules of the road, local driving problems and license-renewal requirements.
Cost is $14 ($12 for AARP members). Cash or check payment must be brought to the fi rst class. Participants must bring an AARP card or number to receive the $2 discount; membership numbers may be obtained at 1-888-687-2277.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 12. To register, call 865-966-7057.
FRIDAY, NOV. 15‘Kidz Night Out’
“Kidz Night Out” will allow parents to enjoy their own night out from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. After leaving their age 5-13 kids with Bricks 4 Kidz staffers at the Far-ragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, parents can feel confi dent their children are getting plenty of attention and fun.
Kids will be given structured lesson time that rein-forces S.T.E.M. principles, creative playtime and pizza. Cost is $30 for the fi rst child, $25 for each additional child. Price includes a make-your-own Lego mini fi gure.
Payment and registration deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 13. Cash, check and credit-card payments (in per-son or by phone at 865-966-7057) are accepted. For info, call 865-966-7057.
SATURDAY, NOV. 16Holiday craft & bake sale
The Crafters of the Community Church in Tellico Village
will have their 23rd annual holiday craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to noon in the church’s Christian Life Center, corner of Tellico Parkway (Hwy. 444) and Chota Rad.
Craft items will include fall and Christmas wreaths and arrangements, seasonal mailbox covers, hand-painted ornaments, baby lovies, teething bibs and blankets, jewelry, cross-stitched, knitted and crocheted items, greeting cards, Christmas tags and gift-card hold-ers, bridge tallies, Mah Jong purses, placemats, bikini aprons and scrubbies. Baked goods and “Jezebel” spread will be for sale.
The sale generates about $20,000 each year, and the crafters distribute the money to groups such as the Child Advocacy Center, Good Samaritan & Good Shepherd Center, Habitat and scholarships.
SATURDAY, NOV. 16Battle of Campbell Station
The Farragut Folklife Museum will host a special pre-sentation on the Battle of Campbell Station led by Civil War expert Gerald Augustus on Saturday, Nov. 16, the 150th anniversary of the battle. The event will be at the Farragut Folklife Museum in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.
Activities begin at 1 p.m. with Civil War songs led by local music instructor Conny Ottway and her students. At 1:30 p.m., Augustus will sell and sign copies of his new book, “The Battle of Campbell’s Station: 16 Novem-ber 1863.”
The Battle of Campbell Station presentation will begin at 2 p.m., with Augustus (in reproduction period attire) discussing the history of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet’s travels across East Tennessee and the Battle of Campbell Station. Light refreshments will be served.
SATURDAY AND TUESDAY, NOV. 16 & 19Rain garden workshop
Tennessee Smart Yards will hold rain garden work-shops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Tues-day, Nov. 19, at Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.
Participants should wear work clothes as part of the day will be spent getting hands-on experience installing a rain garden.
The workshops are free, but advance registration is required. Call Tennessee Smart Yards at 865-974-9124.
MONDAY, NOV. 18Job Resources Group
The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Concord United Method-ist Church, 11020 Roane Drive.
The group provides assistance in preparing for inter-views, revising resumes and fi nding employment.
TUESDAY, NOV. 19Energy code seminar
The town of Farragut Community Development Department will host an on-site seminar of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Sheffi eld Subdivision.
The seminar will be led by Farragut codes offi cials John Householder, Steve Coker and Elliott Sievers and will focus on the New Building Envelope and HVAC Duct Leakage Testing.
Scott Higgins with Prudent Energy Systems will perform a live test of a new home at 525 Raeburn Lane constructed by Saddlebrook Properties. After perform-ing the testing, Higgins will answer questions regarding the demonstrated requirements.
Any Farragut developer, designer, resident or contractor (plumbing, mechanical or electrical) interested in learning about the new energy code is welcome and encouraged to attend. For more info, contact the Community Development Department, 865-966-7057.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21Free budget classes
The Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County offers free budget classes on the third Thursday of each month at the center, 119 “A” St., Lenoir City.
The classes are provided by CredAbility, a nonprofi t credit counseling and education agency, and offer one-on-one help with the basics of personal fi nance.
To register, call Karen Bowdle, 865-986-1777, ext. 12.
SUNDAY, NOV. 24CISV ‘Fun Day’
The Smoky Mountain Chapter of CISV will hold a “Fun Day” to share information about 2014 educa-tional travel opportunities for youth. The event will take place 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at Central United Methodist Church, 201 E. Third St.
Children age 10 and up and their parents are in-vited. Educational programs will be available in Brazil, Canada, France, Norway and Sweden.
CISV is a nonprofi t, non-political, independent organization that fosters cross-cultural understand-ing in children, youth and adults. For more info, visit www.smokymtncisv.org or contact Missy Parker at [email protected].
SUNDAY, NOV. 24Choral concert
A Community Outreach Choral Concert featuring ensembles from the UT Music Department will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestown Blvd.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1Steinway Society concert
The Steinway Society of Knoxville will hold its sec-ond annual Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, in the recital hall at American Piano Gallery, 11651 Parkside Drive.
Members of the society will perform piano and vocal Christmas songs. Any member of the society is welcome to perform. The deadline for getting on the program is Tuesday, Nov. 26. Contact Tom Boduch, 865-919-4095 or [email protected].
Society members who would like to contribute with-out performing are asked to bring cookies or treats to share. Apple cider will be provided.
To attend the concert, RSVP to [email protected]. Seating is limited.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3Caregiver Support Group
The Caregiver Support Group will meet 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Room E-224 at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive (use front covered entrance).
The support group, which is affi liated with Alzheim-er’s Tennessee Inc., meets on the fi rst Tuesday of each month. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is welcome to attend.
Refreshments will be provided. For more info, call 865-675-2835.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7Cookie Walk, craft fair
Faith Lutheran Church, 225 Jamestowne Blvd., will hold a cookie walk and craft fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at the church.
The 12th annual event will feature thousands of homemade holiday cookies as well as unique crafts. Cookie shoppers are encouraged to arrive early for best selection. A medium box is $10, and a large box is $15.
All proceeds benefi t the Shepherd of Hope Food Pantry. Shoppers who bring a non-perishable food item will receive a surprise.
Table space is still available for crafters at $15 per space if reserved before Oct. 31, $20 Nov. 1 and afterward. Inter-ested crafters should contact [email protected].
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Adoption 21ADOPT: happy, kind,
secure couple looking to adopt 1st baby to love. Expenses paid. Legal / confidential. Christine & Robert 1-888-571-5558
For Sale By Owner 40aFSBO, 1700 sq. ft. rancher built in 2007. 3 BR, 2 BA, full roughed in bsmt. Wood-burning stove. Karns. $199,500. 865-216-5594
North 40nOpen House
Nov 10 & Nov 17 2-5 This country cottage
has 6.8 acres, 3650 SF, 3BD, ofc, 2 dens,
sunrm, rec rm, hdwd flrs, Pool, fruit trees, herbs & grapes. Will lease purchase w/
good credit. $324,800 J. Kelly Clancy
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STERCHI HILLS 852 Paxton Drive,
4 BR, 2 1/2 BA 2432 sq. ft. $207,900.
865-556-6879 More info Zillow.com
Mountain Property 47aHISTORIC RUGBY.
Below Cost. 1660 SF, 2 BR, 2 BA, mint cond. Tour online. 865-483-5850
Real Estate Wanted 50WE BUY HOUSES
Any Reason, Any Condition 865-548-8267
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Apts - Unfurnished 71KENSINGTON FOREST APTS. 404 Tammy Dr. Powell, 938-4200
BELLE MEADE APTS. 7209 Old Clinton Pk. Knoxville, 938-4500
CREEK WOOD APTS. 612 4th St., Lake City,
TN, 426-7005 Call to receive info.
about being placed on a waiting list.
This institution is an equal opportunity
provider & employer.
Apts - Furnished 72
WALBROOK STUDIOS 251-3607
$140 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic
Cable. No Lse.
Houses - Unfurnished 74
NICE CEDAR Mfg home overlooking Watts Bar lake. 2 BR, 2 BA, garage, shed, more. Partly furn., ref. / dep. $650/mo. Water incl. Kingston 865-376-9292 taking applications.
POWELL, NICE 3BR, 2BA, C-H&A, storage shed, appls., $560 mo. 865-938-1653.
Condo Rentals 76
NE, BRAND NEW 3BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 car gar. condo, Vaulted ceil, hrdwd, tile flooring, condo fees incl. $950 mo. Call 865-599-8179.
***Web ID# 328953***
Rooms-Roommates 77EFFIC. APT. $95/wk, Boyds Creek, Seymour, util. & cable incl. Priv. 865-286-9819; 727-453-0036
Manf’d Homes - Sale 851 OWNER 3BR, very
clean. Smoke-free, pet-free, ramp. Lg L-rm, 2 full BAs w/walk-in tub. All kit appls, gas FP, on corner lot w/3-car parking. Util bldg, near bus for school. $65,000. Call 865-357-3415.
I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES.
1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643
Triple Wide 36x60 in Panorama Pointe in Kodak, 3 BR, beautiful view of Mt. LeConte, Eastern Mtn. & Douglas Lake. No land. $35,000. 865-235-3260
Trucking Opportunities 106DRIVERS: Make
$63,000.00/year or more, $2,500 driver
referral bonus & $1,200 orientation completion bonus! CDL-A OTR Exp. Req. Call Now: 1-877-725-8241
General 109AVON REP. WANTED!
Be your own boss. Earn extra cash. $10
fee. Call Susan at 865-765-0450.
Dogs 141Australian Shepherd
puppies, AKC reg, black tri M&F, S&W, $400. 423-259-1515
***Web ID# 329167***
Australian Shepherd pups, farm raised, adorable, S&W, $300 up. 865-696-2222
***Web ID# 327670***
BOSTON TERRIER Pups AKC, born 9/16, 2 M, 1 F, $425. 865-254-5420 www.BetterBulls.com ***Web ID# 328562***
Boxer, American male, purebred, 1 yr old, house- broken, shots, neutered, $150. 865-242-7365
***Web ID# 330097***
CORGI PUPPIES, tri colored, AKC,
M&F, $500 firm. Call 423-365-4558
***Web ID# 329101***
English Mastiff pups, AKC, M&F, brindle & fawn, champ. bldlne, $700 up. 423-329-6238 ***WEB ID# 329427***
GERMAN SHEPHERDS PUPS AKC shots. up to date
865-933-4809 ***Web ID# 330096***
LAB, Black pups, AKC. Ch. Bldn. Dew claws, S & W 2 M, 2 F, $400. 423-715-6943
***Web ID# 328503***
LAB Pups, AKC, choc. M&F, ready Dec. 10, taking dep. $400. 865-654-7013; 654-0013.
Min. Schnauzer puppies, AKC, very fancy companions. Karlshof bldn. 865-982-5681 ***Web ID# 328444***
Min. Schnauzers, APR reg, 6 wks, Vet ckd, dewormed, 3M, 2F, $400 cash. 865-765-1887 or 633-9492
***Web ID# 329085***
Dogs 141MIN. SCHNAUZERS,
M&F, reg., S&P, Blk, S&W, P.O.P., $450-$525. 865-216-5770
***Web ID# 327970***
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. Div. of Animal Welfare
State of TN Dept. of Health.
Lic # COB0000000015. 423-566-3647
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Free Pets 145
ADOPT! Looking for an addi-tion to the family?
Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for
Knoxville & Knox County.
Call 215-6599 or visit
knoxpets.org
Farmer’s Market 150
GRASS HAY Square Bales, $3.50/ bale. 865-850-6254.
Machinery-Equip. 193CHERRY PICKER, Extends To 42', Pull
Behind. Go anywhere! $7500. 865-705-7077.
Household Furn. 204BIG SALE!
B & C MATTRESS, Full $99, Queen, $125, King, $199. Pillow Top.
865-805-3058.
Games/Toys 2062001 GOLDEN TEE Clas-
sic Golf Game, great for man cave or rec rm. $400. 865-660-8423
Antiques 216Cedar lined, 50's, armoire, w/mirror,
very good cond. $275 firm. 865-242-3295
OAK VICTORIAN FIRE PLACE MANTLE w/mirror, good cond. Great for Holiday decor. $275 Call 865-966-5942
Medical Supplies 219POWER LIFT
CHAIR, exc cond., $500 obo. Call 865-690-0374
Sporting Goods 223POOL TABLE 4x8 ft, solid oak sides & legs, 1" slate, will deliver,
$800. 865-717-3384.
Boats Motors 232BASS BOAT, Ranger
2000, 175 Mercury, gar. kept, great cond. $12,800. 865-742-3815.
***Web ID# 328544***
WELLCRAFT 1978 20' almost new Yamaha mtr., center console, trlr incl. Boat is in
exc. cond. Completely refurbished in 2005, $6200. 865-661-5551.
Campers 2351980 Holiday Rambler
32', full BA, new 18 gal. elec. water heater, new stove, lots of storage in kit., extra 100 lb propane tank, Jensen CD plyr, $3500. Nice. 865-865-206-9979 NEW & PRE-OWNED INVENTORY SALE
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Motor Homes 237DYNAQUEST RV 26 ft,
2006, Freightliner chassis, air ride, all fiberglass gel coat, dark gray, 300 HP diesel, 65k mi, LR slide. $79,500. See at Lazy Days RV, Morristown. 865-599-0612
***Web ID# 328375***
PACE ARROW VISION 2000 36' V10, 2 slides, 23k mi., all opt's. $35000.
Call 865-850-9613
ROLLS 1997, 38 ft, 42K mi., diesel mtr. & gen. $59,900. Sell or trade or make offer. Call Bob for more info. 865-548-7888
SEABREEZE LX 1999 V10 gas eng., new tires & brakes, to many new updates to list, 48K mi., 33' Class A, $19,000 obo. 865-566-4102.
Tourmaster by Gulf-stream 39' diesel pusher, 250 Cummins eng., good tires, 55,535 mi, new TV in LR w/built in DVD plyr, W/D combo, built in coffee maker, 4 burner gas cooktop & microwave/
convection oven. $30,000. Needs to be seen to appreciate. 865-966-1689
Motorcycles 238Harley 2010 Ultra
Classic, black, 42K mi, exc cond, Big Bore, 2 into 1 pro pipe, $15,200 obo. 865-922-5532 ***Web ID# 328760***
Autos Wanted 253
A BETTER CASH OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running
or not. 865-456-3500
Auto Accessories 254LEER FIBERGLASS black top, full glass, crpt, off 2005 Ford Dually truck short bed, new $1800; $600. 865-599-0612
Vans 256FORD Econoline E150
1988, runs great, good tires & new batt., new fuel pump & tank, was $2900/now $2850 bo. 865-387-4292
Trucks 257FORD F150 1998, AT,
new brakes, looks good, runs great.
$4200. Call 865-936-4825 after 4pm.
FORD RANGER 1994 XLT, 2.3 5 spd., air,
low mi., all orig, must see. $3950. 865-643-7103
Antiques Classics 2601962 BUICK Skylark
Special Conv., great cond., new tires. $5200 423-912-3186.
***Web ID# 324910***
CORVETTE 1981 Auto, all orig., 53K mi, exc. 12,500 reduced to $11,000. 865-679-1421 Photos online. ***Web ID# 321239***
T-BIRD 1957 Hardtop Convertible & soft top, $28,000.
1930 FORD Coupe, 2 dr, $10,000
1924 WILLYS-KNIGHT, 4 dr touring sedan, all orig. $20,000. Selling to settle es-tate. 865-963-6788
Sport Utility 261HONDA PILOT 2010
EXL, leather, DVD, 43k mi, exc. cond. $20,500. 423-295-5393
MERCEDES R350 2007, V6, loaded, clean, like new, 103K mi., $15,950. 865-577-4069.
Imports 262ACURA CL3.2 2003,
116K mi, extremely clean, good Michelins, $6800. 865-573-7416
***Web ID# 326725***
BMW 3 series 2000, 4 dr, white, AT, great car. 100k mi, $6800. 423-492-3879
BMW 525i 2003 loaded, 4 dr. auto,
1 owner, silver, lthr. seats, sunrf, 107K mi.,
great cond. Extra, extra clean! $9800,
865-250-9209.
LEXUS 2008 LS460, exc. cond. 66k mi, garaged at work & home, 1 owner, locally purchased, all re-cords, white w/tan int. $31,000. 865-773-4243.
***Web ID# 324170***
NISSAN SENTRA 1996, white, 1.6 eng., runs exc. Must see, Great cond. $2550 obo. Call 865-719-0443.
TOYOTA CAMRY 2001, loaded, exc. cond in/out, new tires, $4295. 865-397-7918
VW JETTA 2001, orig. owner, 6 cyl., leather, clean, 81k mi, $2200. 865-306-2090.
Sports 264Corvette Convertible
1995, AT, white, dual Pwr seats, new run flat tires, great car! 22k mi. $14,000. 865-235-9739
Corvette Convertible 50th Anniversary 2003. 1 owner, all opt., newer tires with ~ 2,000 mi. on them, 50th Anniver-sary ext. & int. col-ors, 43,000 mi. Ask-ing $26,500/b.o. Call Tim at 330-283-2794.
***Web ID# 329338***
Domestic 265Chev CAMARO 1984,
beige ext, black int., 2.8L V6, AT, good cnd, 117,500 mi, asking $2500 obo. 865-748-0255
CHEVY MALIBU 2008, gold, 4 dr., AT, exc. cond. non-smoker, 40,350 mi., $10,000. Call 865-310-6183.
FORD FUSION 2010, loaded, lthr. ht'd seats, sunrf., 66K mi. A-1 cond. $13,000. 865-803-3318.
Cleanin g 318CHRISTIAN LADY
CLEANING SER-VICE. Dependable, refs, Call Charlotte at 705-5943.
Fencing 327
FENCE WORK Instal-lation & repair. Free est. 43 yrs exp! Call 689-9572.
Flooring 330
^CERAMIC TILE in-
stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328
Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER
SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.
Painting / Wallpaper 344PILGRIM PAINTING Serving Knoxville for 20 Yrs Commercial &
Residential Inte-rior/Exterior Paint-ing, Pressure Wash-
ing, Staining, Drywall & Carpentry FREE ESTIMATES
291-8434 Pilgrimpainting.net
Powell's Painting & Remodeling - Resi-dential & Commercial. Free Estimates. 865-771-0609
Roofing / Siding 352
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Take notice that DSJJ, LLC, 1631 Courts Meadow Cove, Collierville, Tennessee 38017 has applied to the Town of Farragut for a “Certifi cate of Compli-ance,” and will apply or has applied to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) in Nashville, Tennessee for a Retail Liquor License for Campbell Station Wine & Spirits, 707 North Campbell Station Road, Farragut, Tennessee 37934.
All persons wishing to be heard on the “Certifi cate of Compliance” may personally or through counsel ap-pear or submit their views in writing to: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on November 19, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. in the Farragut Board Room located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, Tennessee 37934.
The ABC will consider the application at a date to be set by the ABC in Nashville, Tennessee. Interested person(s) may personally or through counsel submit their views in writing by the hearing date to be sched-uled by the ABC. Anyone with questions concerning this application or the laws relating to it may call or write the Alcoholic Beverage Commission which is located at 4420 Whittle Springs Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 or call (865) 594-6342.
NOTICE
FARRAGUT BEER BOARDNOVEMBER 19, 2013
6:55 PMI. Approval of Minutes A. September 26, 2013II. Approval for an On-Premise Beer Permit for: A. Mother Earth Meats, 11151 Kingston Pike
LEGAL NOTICE
AGENDAFARRAGUT BOARD OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMENTuesday, November 19, 2013
BEER BOARD • 6:55 PM(See Beer Board Agenda)
BMA MEETING • 7:00 PM I. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Mayor’s Report IV. Citizens Forum V. Approval of Minutes A. October 24, 2013 VI. Ordinances A. Public Hearing and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 13-22, ordinance to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Farragut, Tennessee, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending Chapter 4., Section IV. Measurement of setbacks, open space, visibility triangle, use of lots and access points, to clarify method of measuring set- backs, as authorized pursuant to Section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated. B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 13-24, ordinance to amend Ordinance 13-19 Fiscal Year 2014 Budget VII. Business Items A. Approval of Narrow Band 2-way radio communications B. Approval of the 2013-2014 Snow Removal Schedule C. Approval of Request for approval of access variance for a right in only access off N. Campbell Station Road for the Holiday Inn Express at 816 N. Campbell Station Road, Zoned C-2 (Shashi Patel, Applicant). D. Approval of Contract for Softball Field Fencing Installation E. Approval for Certifi cate of Compliance for DSJJ LLC. Dba Campbell Station Wine & SpiritsVIII. Town Administrator's Report IX. Attorney’s Report
Carol Zinavage
Carol’s Corner
Lately I’ve been “felled” by the same thing that’s got a lot of Knox Countians in its pernicious grasp – a bad cold of the sort that makes leaving one’s bed a bad idea for all concerned.
While I haven’t been able to interview any interesting folks this week, I have been keeping up with the current school controversy. By now everyone knows about the recent school board meet-ing in which Knox County teachers voiced their frus-trations and concerns.
Here at the Shopper-News, Sandra Clark and Jake Mabe have been con-sistently supporting those educators for months now. I was particularly struck by the recent article, “Tenured and Tired,” in which Mabe spoke with a teacher who noticed her students’ linger-ing confusion about the cor-rect use of apostrophes.
God knows we need some clarifi cation in that area. Where’s the millionaire who’ll give me a dollar for ev-ery sign I can fi nd that uses an apostrophe incorrectly?
The teacher, who spoke
Beginning piano student Aida-Sophia Lundy with teacher Car-
ol Zinavage Photo by Jennifer Willard
Teachable moments
anonymously, said that she spotted “a teachable mo-ment” and in other circum-stances would have taken the time to veer off course a little in order to re-teach the difference between contrac-tions and possessive nouns. But she’s bound by the new, rigid rules and was given, in Mabe’s words, “no wiggle room.”
No wonder some of these capable veterans say that they sometimes come home in tears at the end of the day.
It got me to thinking about my own teaching.
In addition to writing a Shopper-News column, I also teach piano at The Community School of the Arts. We’re not part of the Knox County school system, though we do observe its
calendar. We’re more like a conservatory, offering pri-vate lessons in music, dra-ma, and visual and culinary arts to underserved kids in the community. Our faculty includes KSO members, popular local jazz and rock musicians, and stellar ex-perts of all stripes, includ-ing chefs, ceramic artists and painters.
Because we’re all profes-sionals in our fi elds, we’re given the freedom to ex-
plore a wealth of methods and build our own teaching programs as long as each student can produce what’s expected on several recitals, concerts and shows during the school year.
Recently one of my brightest students came in for his hour-long lesson. He’d learned his assigned material as usual. Having a curious, inventive mind, he’d made up an exercise of his own, using a simple
broken-chord pattern. It oc-curred to me that we could use his own “homemade” exercise to reinforce his knowledge of several differ-ent types of chords.
So we spent the fi rst part of his lesson doing just that. It wasn’t part of my original lesson plan, but it was the right thing to do. After 15 minutes or so, it was obvious that he understood those chords better than he ever had, and he’d contributed to the process himself.
I thought of the teacher with no wiggle room.
Of course, we’re talking about two different types of schools here. There’s no way a teacher with 30 stu-
dents in her class can af-ford to follow the whims of each one (and I’d have no earthly idea how to manage and teach that many kids at once). Obviously there must be standards set and sched-ules observed.
But it seems to me that there must be a happy me-dium. It seems to me that no “teachable moment” should be wasted.
And the seasoned teach-ers – the ones with the edu-cation degrees, the experi-ence and the know-how, who’ve given their lives to public education – are the ones who can spot them best. Send story suggestions to news@
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Bernie is a loving, three year
old male domestic short-
hair mix available for adop-
tion at Young-Williams Ani-
mal Center. His adoption
fee has been reduced to
$25. He has been neutered,
updated on vaccinations
and has a microchip. Info:
215-6599 or www.young-
williams.org.
Meet Bernie
Jazz is a nine month old male who
is believed to have some cattle
herding breed in him. He has a
playful spirit and is quite intelli-
gent. He is best suited for an active
guardian or family. Jazz might be
a bit too playful for small children
but would be great for older chil-
dren. He enjoys the company of
other dogs. Jazz’s adoption fee is
$150, which includes neutering and
vaccinations. You can meet him at
the Humane Society of the Tennes-
see Valley, 6717 Kingston Pike. Info:
email info@humanesocietytennes-
see.com or call 573-9675.
Adoptable JazzHEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East
TN will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Kern UMC
Family Life Center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave. in Oak Ridge.
Speaker: Kelly Arney from Vanderbilt Hospital in Nash-
ville. A light lunch will be provided by East Tennessee
Personal Care Service. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867,
or e-mail: [email protected].
■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meets 5-6:30
p.m. each fi rst and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice
offi ce at 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served.
Info or reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.
■ UT Hospice, serving patients and families in Knox and
15 surrounding counties, conducts ongoing orienta-
tion sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in
becoming volunteers with the program. No medical
experience is required. Training is provided. Info:
Penny Sparks or Sarah Palma, 544-6279.
REUNIONS ■ Rule High Class of 1973
will hold its 40-year reunion
Saturday, Nov. 16, at Bearden
Banquet Hall. All graduates
are invited. Info: Mike Doyle,
687-2268, or Juanita McFall
Bishop, 804-4816.
■ Halls High School Class of 1984 is planning its 30-year
reunion and is searching
for classmates. If you are a
graduate of this class or have
information about a graduate
of this class, contact Brenda
Gray, 548-7825 or bfg1966@
tds.net; or Jeana Carter Kirby,
556-9032 or jeana.kirby@
knoxschools.org.
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By Anne Hart
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, which brings a reminder of the devastating role the disease can play in damaging or even destroying eyesight, and of the impor-tance of good ophthalmologic care. Diabe-tes is the leading cause of blindness for people under 50.
Diabetes affects the eyes by causing dete-rioration of blood vessels in the retina. The retina is the nerve tissue in the eye which functions similar to the fi lm in a camera. The breakdown of retinal blood vessels may result in fl uid leaking into the center of the retina (macular edema) or abnormal blood vessels that grow on the surface of the ret-ina (neovascularization), which can bleed and scar. This can lead to permanent loss of vision.
The physicians at Southeastern Retina Associates (SERA) have been caring for pa-tients with diabetic retinopathy for over 30 years. The physicians at SERA are the only retina specialists in the Knoxville region who are board-certifi ed in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. As retina specialists, the physicians at SERA specialize in treating diseases of the retina. That specialization and experience has led SERA to become the most trusted retina practice in the region. Almost all of the patients seen at SERA have been referred by other eye care providers who trust the physicians of SERA to provide the highest
level of care to their patients with diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, and other retinal conditions. “We are proud of the care we have provided to the East Tennessee community over the last 30 years and appreciate the trust our patients and their physicians have placed in us,” says Dr. John Hoskins, the founder of SERA.
Diabetic retinopathy can cause perma-nent vision loss if not identifi ed early. Dr. James Miller notes “It is important to re-member that diabetic retinopathy may not cause any symptoms in its early stages, so it is critical that people with diabetes mellitus undergo at least an annual eye exam, even if there are no apparent vision symptoms.” All patients with diabetes are urged to have an annual eye exam. “Prevention is the key to maintaining your vision because all too often the nerve damage that results from diabetic retinopathy cannot be reversed,” says Dr. Miller. Similarly, good blood sugar control is a critical aspect of preventing and managing diabetic retinopathy.
Patients with diabetic retinopathy are often treated with medication, lasers, and surgery if necessary. All of the physicians at SERA completed four years of medical school, a one-year intern-ship in medicine and surgery, a three-year ophthalmology residency, and a two-year fellowship in medical and surgical retina care, so they are well-trained to provide a full spectrum of care to diabetic patients.
They are the only specialists in the area who provide both medical and surgical care to their patients. “We are the only retina specialists in the area who are trained to manage all aspects of diabetic retinopathy,” notes Dr. Tod McMillan.
SERA is a nationally-recognized retina practice with a very active clinical trial and research program. SERA has been a leader in multiple nationally known clinical research studies for diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and other diseases of the retina. “By collaborating with the National Eye Institute and leading clinical research studies, our practice is able to provide cut-ting-edge treatment to patients in East Ten-nessee that they cannot obtain anywhere else,” notes Dr. Joseph Googe.
With offi ces in the Knoxville, Chattanoo-ga and Tri-cities areas, the physicians with SERA have the confi dence of patients and their referring physicians from Wytheville, VA. to Dalton, GA and from Crossville, TN to North Carolina.
SERA’s retina specialists utilize the most advanced therapies and surgical approach-es, combined with unfailing attention to consistency and detail, to provide the best treatment available, including surgery when necessary.
For additional information, please go to www.southeasternretina.com or call 865-588-0811.
At Southeastern Retina Associates the focus is all on the eyes
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