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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY

VOL. 51 NO. 41 A great community newspaper October 8, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

IN THIS ISSUE

Forum on charter changes

Fountain City Business and Professional Association will host a forum on the proposed amendments to the Knox County charter from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Central Baptist Church, 5364 Broadway.

Beth Wade, former president of the FCBPA, served as a mem-ber of the Charter Review Com-mission, representing District 7.

Art show is labor of love for Mullins

Carolyn Mullins says the two-year project of readying the works of the late Knox-ville artist Ted Burnett for an art show and sale has been a labor of love.

Mullins says she and her husband, Bill, were among Burnett’s “groupies” at his bohemian art gallery, the Art Mart on Fifth Avenue, in the mid-1960s.

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By Jake Mabe Artists invaded the southern

portion of Fountain City Park last week for the Fountain City Art Center’s annual Art-a-palooza!

One of the center’s biggest events of the year, Art-a-palooza! featured a silent auction, artists booths, demonstrations, and on Saturday, food and musical en-tertainment by the Akima Club

Singers, Clark Miller and Dar-rell Acuff, Standing Room Only, Andy LeGrand, Tom Norris, David Hickman and Tyler Jordan.

Inside the art center last Thurs-day, Louise F. Tremblay was work-ing on her painting, “The Family Reunion,” just before Aurora Har-rison Bull’s oil panting class began.

“I started working on it in 2000, put it in the closet and got it

back out,” Tremblay says.Art Center executive director

Sylvia Williams says more excit-ing events are just around the cor-ner. The seventh annual Fountain City Art Center Members’ Show kicks off with a reception 6:30-8 p.m. Friday (Oct. 12). The show runs through Nov. 9.

A murder mystery, “Miss Mar-ple’s 1937 Halloween,” will be held

6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at theJoe Whaley home (formerly theDempster Mansion), 2805 GibbsDr. A Halloween 1937 motif will beemployed for the food and decora-tions, Williams says.

Andy LeGrand will host classi-cal guitar concerts at the center at7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov.9-10.

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Art-a-palooza!

Louise F. Tremblay works on her painting

“The Family Reunion” during Aurora Harrison

Bull’s oil painting class at the Fountain City

Art Center. Photo by Ruth White

Bringing hope to the homelessBy Cindy Taylor

The Knoxville com-munity gathered at Bea-ver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Sept. 27 to support Lost Sheep Ministries, an or-ganization that assists the homeless with medical care and weekly meals.

The event included dinner and a silent auc-tion and featured guest speaker Barbara Dooley. Dooley is the wife of leg-endary former Georgia football coach Vince Dool-ey, mother of Tennessee coach Derek Dooley and entertainer extraordi-naire. Her comedic quips began before she ever hit the stage.

“Have you ever told Maxine no?” replied Dooley when asked why she agreed to be the guest speaker. “When I agreed to do this, it was months ago and I thought Georgia was playing in Knoxville. Now I have to turn around and go home. But I’m all orange now.”

Executive director Maxine Raines, who founded the grassroots

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ministry 22 years ago, spent nine years on the street when she was a kid. Raines said seeing the homeless on a visit to Washington, D.C., as an adult pulled at her heart.

“After that trip God led me to start this ministry,” said Raines. “Realizing that help is needed is how any ministry begins. I am giving back because of what people did for me when I was homeless.”

The “Under the Bridge” ministry began in 1993. Since that time there has not been a single Wednes-day that the homeless in Knoxville could not find hot food, clothing and a Christ-inspired mes-sage. Hot meals are also served during Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas and on many Saturdays. More than 1,200 people receive these meals each week thanks to monetary dona-tions and the generosity of volunteers.

“My message tonight is going to have to be about love and faith, because

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Carolyn Mullins says the two-year project of readying the works of the late Knoxville artist Ted Burnett for an art show and sale has been a labor of love.

Art show and saleto highlight work of Ted Burnett

This portrait of Ted Burnettwas sketched by his son, Bim.Photos submitted

Examples of Ted Burnett’s work include a fl oral and a scenic coastal watercolor.

Mullins says she and her husband, Bill, were among Burnett’s “groupies” at his bohemian art gallery, the Art Mart on Fifth Avenue, in the mid-1960s. She says Lanelle Holley, who works with her at Mullins’ Village Fine Art Gallery, was one of Burnett’s art students.

“Ted went through all kinds of styles,” Mullins says, “most of which have not been seen in public.”

All that will change Sun-day, Oct. 14, during a special art show and sale 2-7 p.m. at Village Fine Art Gallery,

Fontinalis Club to meet Thursday

Fontinalis Club will meet Thursday, Oct. 11, at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, 5364 N. Broad-way. The board meet-ing will be held at 9:30 a.m., coffee will be served at 10 and the general meeting will begin at 10:30. Club members will then carpool to the Foun-tain City Art Center on Hotel Avenue for a presentation by ex-ecutive director Sylvia Williams.

paintings in mixed media, a series replicating mosaics, and abstract nudes in wa-tercolor representing the 12 signs of the Zodiac. Mullins says he took a special inter-est in casein paintings.

Born in Knoxville in 1908, Burnett graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and studied at

The Chicago Art Institute and Eliot O’Hara Water-color School in Maine. He is survived by two sons, Mitch and Fielden. The Burnetts’ other son, Bim, passed away in 2005.

Burnett also made his own frames for his artwork, some of which will also be for sale. Info: 687-0411.

4660 Old Broadway. A per-centage of sales will benefi t co-sponsor the East Tennes-see Historical Society.

Burnett, who died in 1982, did not promote his artwork much during his lifetime. His most avid col-

lector was his wife, Hazel, who passed away in 2006. Burnett developed myriad styles, including heavily-textured fl orals, abstract landscapes/seascapes, non-representational modern and modern expressionist

Hope for the homeless From page A-1

that’s what it’s all about,” said Dooley.

True to her word, Dooley closed out the time sing-ing Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” as she cruised the room.

Bob Bell was master of ceremonies for the event, Sarah Holloway lent her voice in song and Bo Shafer argued the plea for funding.

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Roughly 500 plus guests donated more than $70,000.

The meals are only a small portion of a ministry that has more than 2,000 volunteers. Raines is planning a three-month sabbatical to pen her story, with any proceeds go-ing to the ministry.

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She doesn’t have a car and is alone a lot during the day while her daughters are working. She’s keenly in-terested in politics and has been following the issues around the presidential race on cable TV.

Stories about the new Voter ID laws were daunt-ing.

A couple of weeks ago, one of her daughters’ church friends gave her a ride out to the Tennessee Department of Safety’s driver service center in Strawberry Plains so she could get a photo ID. It was a long ride but she fi gured it was worth it to be able to vote.

Unfortunately, it didn’t work. The clerk who pro-cessed her request wanted to see a birth certifi cate (which she didn’t have) and proof that she really lives in Knoxville – a deed or KUB bill with her name on it. She didn’t have that, either.

What she did have was

a valid out-of-state drivers license with her photo on it and a change-of-address form from the post offi ce.

She caught a break the f o l l o w i n g week when Knox Coun-ty Elections A d m i n i s -trator Cliff R o d g e r s heard of her plight.

It took him about

10 seconds to opine that her out-of-state drivers license and proof of residence were plenty enough to qualify her to vote.

She fi lled out the forms and will have a new voter’s registration card this week. Rodgers said this isn’t the fi rst time he’s heard about this kind of problem.

He shook her hand and welcomed her to Knoxville and she went home with a smile on her face.

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President Obama has nominated three more persons for the TVA board, which will guarantee a quorum should they be confi rmed. One of the nom-inees is Mike McWherter, son of the late Gov. Ned McWherter and unsuccess-ful candidate for governor in 2010.

If the President is not re-elected, expect these nomi-nees to fail and a President Romney to nominate four new board members, but it means the board will lack a quorum for several months. However, if President Obama is re-elected, some or all of these nominees may win confi rmation.

The President’s four nominees may or may not meet the corporate experi-ence standard which Sen. Bob Corker favors for the TVA board. The Senate does not go back into session until Nov. 13 and is likely to meet for only three weeks with the budget topping the list of must-do items.

Given all that the lame-duck session of Congress has to do, confi rming four TVA nominations (one was made last February) will not rank high on the agenda. Hearings have not even been set. Further-more, the White House failure to consult Sen. La-mar Alexander during this process is nothing short of stunning. He has a long-time interest in TVA and is a pivotal player in deter-mining who gets confi rmed.

It appears TVA may hire a successor to Tom Kilgore but the agency has declined to reveal what the consult-ing fi rm is being paid to assist the board in fi nding the replacement.

Travis Brickey, TVA pub-lic relations spokesperson, said, “Typically, specifi c information regarding con-tract amounts are confi den-tial due to the competitive contract process.”

One would think release of the actual amount which ratepayers are paying would be in the public in-terest and would not com-promise competitive bids. All competitive bids for the city of Knoxville and Knox County are a matter of pub-lic record for any citizen to inspect, but not at TVA ap-parently.

Kilgore will have almost $7 million in his retirement package despite a rocky tenure as CEO which left many ratepayers unhappy. If ratepayers got to vote on his considerable retirement package, it would fail. The current board is anxious

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to fi ll the position before January 2013 but is not anxious to tell the public what the search fi rm is be-ing paid to assist them.

■ Lisa Duncan an-nounced at a recent Dog-wood Arts Festival board meeting that there will not be a Dogwood Arts Parade in 2013.

■ Federal District Judge Thomas A. Var-lan today (Oct. 8) becomes the chief judge of the East-ern District of Tennessee which means he presides over judicial meetings of the judges and can hire an additional law clerk. The term is seven years. Varlan is a former city of Knoxville law director for 10 years which makes him the lon-gest serving city law direc-tor in the past 80 years.

Varlan as chief judge is the administrative judge for the district. He has been a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States since 2010 – the fi rst judge of the Eastern District of Tennessee to be appointed to the Judicial Conference in 30 years.

While this district court has existed for 225 years, Varlan is only the 21st person to hold a U.S. District judgeship, having been appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2003. President George Washington appointed the fi rst district judge for East Tennessee.

■ Judge Thomas Phillips is expected to re-tire in the summer of 2013 as federal district judge.

Alexander in townU.S. Sen. Lamar Alexan-

der will speak to the West Knox Republican Club tonight (Monday, Oct. 8) at the Red Lobster on Kings-ton Pike. Dinner is at 6 p.m. The program starts at 7.

Betty Bean

Cliff Rodgers

Cliff gets one rightI had a really good story

fall through last week.It was about a new Knox-

villian who has faced all kinds of personal tragedy with courage and grace and whose dearest wish is to be able to register to vote in the November elections.

It would have made you cry.

But she’s a private person and decided she didn’t want that kind of publicity. She just wants to vote in Knox County.

That didn’t seem like much to ask, especially for someone who has faced un-imaginable challenges over the past seven years. The most recent chapter of her story began this summer when she got a call from her oldest daughter, who told her mom she had just been diagnosed with lung cancer.

“I made a quick decision to make a beeline to Knox-ville to help my daughter,” she said, despite her own fi ght to overcome breast cancer. But she retired from her job as a law librar-ian in 2005 after losing her home to hurricane Katrina, so she’s able to relocate on short notice. And her baby needed her.

She settled in pretty quickly. She has two daugh-ters here, and they are all living together. She is con-tinuing her own chemother-apy at the same time that her oldest daughter begins her own battle.

Mayor Tim Burchett orders lunch at Henry’s Bakery

and Deli in Corryton from employee Savannah Brown. Burchett and

friends packed the house at Henry’s for lunch last

week in support of local business. Photos by Ruth White

Tennova trainer T.C. Willis and Pat Wright chat in line at Henry’s Bakery and Deli. Both stopped by the restaurant in Corryton to enjoy lunch during the Mayor’s Lunch Out event.

Mayor Burchett and friends lunch in

Corryton

Trantanella seeks use on reviewDavid Trantanella of

Trantanella Construction Co. is seeking approval of a use on review plan to build 26 detached homes on 7 acres in Powell.

The land lies northeast of Heiskell Road and north-west of Copeland Road.

The concept plan for 30

lots for Tyler’s Gate was ap-proved on Nov. 13, 2008, but the development did not go forward.

The new plan reduces the density by four lots and is recommended by MPC staff.

Also on Thursday’s agenda, MPC will be asked to review the regulations

governing location and op-eration of crematoria inside the city of Knoxville.

The Metropolitan Plan-ning Commission meets at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the City County Building.

Info: 215-2500 or www.knoxmpc.org/.

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Beer permitsKnox County Commis-

sion, sitting as the Beer Board, has three applica-tions for beer licenses on the Monday, Oct. 22, agenda.

The meeting starts at 1 p.m. in the City County Building.

SAT Corporation, doing business as Ian’s Market,

wants a permit for off premises at 5704 Washing-ton Pike, District 8.

Crumpton LLC wants an on premises permit for Macadoos Chat & Chew, 9670 Countryside Center Lane, formerly Vernon’s, District 6.

Dynasty of Knoxville seeks an on premises permit for 401 Lovell Road, District 5.


CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton

TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

Based on the assump-tion that many Shop-

per-News readers have never been to Mississippi State for a late-night foot-ball game, and may not go, here is a virtual trip without charges for travel, food, lodging or tickets.

The appropriately named town of Starkville (nick-named Starkpatch by the crude and insensitive) is a ways down the road from Memphis and out Highway 82. Population is 23,926 except on select Saturdays.

Starkville is the social and political hub of Oktib-beha County. It was Choc-taw country before the rel-atively young USA worked out a little land swap with the Indians. Eleven mil-lion acres changed hands in the 1830 Treaty of Danc-ing Rabbit Creek. You can look it up.

Starkville has made great strides. Median household income is $22,590. What you may have heard about food stamps just isn’t true. “Ev-erybody” is not everybody.

Starkville is famous for far more than football and creative recruiting. Notori-ous gangster Machine Gun Kelly lived there two years while studying agriculture. His highest grade was C+ in physical hygiene. If pro-fessors had been more sup-portive, Kelly might have chosen farming over crime.

Cool Papa Bell brought honor. He went from Starkville to the baseball Hall of Fame. Julio Borbon went from Starkville to UT to the Texas Rangers. Jerry Rice made his mark in the NFL.

I’ve always thought a Starkville highlight was the arrest and overnight lockup of Johnny Cash. That was 1965.

Johnny warmed the concert crowd at the ani-mal husbandry building on the MSU campus. He sang bass and songs about cry-cry-crying, freight trains and walking the line.

His band retreated to Memphis but Cash, sup-posedly troubled and restless, decided to hang around. He visited a frat house, dropped in on a pri-vate party and finally ar-rived at the University Mo-tel. Well, shucks, or some-thing like that, he was out of cigarettes.

He went walking but con-venience stores were closed. He was intrigued by a private lawn sprinkled with fl owers. I don’t know what he was do-ing beside that tree.

Somebody who should have been asleep called the law.

The police didn’t believe Johnny Cash was Johnny Cash. They thought the gaunt man in black might be a migratory vagrant. They took him in to sober up. He kicked the cell door and broke his toe. To get even, he wrote the song “Starkville City Jail.”

There is no Starkville city jail but not many words rhyme with Oktib-beha County Jail.

Years later, keen, cogni-zant Robbie Ward turned Cash’s version of the arrest, that he was just picking fl ow-ers, into a festival and nego-tiated a symbolic “pardon” for the repentant superstar. Amazing what all goes on in Starkpatch, oops, Starkville.

Good town. Good peo-ple. Many places of wor-ship. Twice as many Bap-tists as Methodists. First in Mississippi to prohibit indoor smoking.

Starkvillians are not all rednecks in bib overalls and old pickup trucks. There is considerable culture, a clock museum, a piano showcase, a strong veterinary school, the John Grisham room at the campus library.

Even as we speak, the Starkville Community The-

ater is rehearsing Six Dance Lessons by Richard Alfi eri.

Hotel Chester, 101 North Jackson Street, is on the National Register of His-toric Places.

Football fans can be a country pain. They ring those blasted cowbells before, during and after games at Davis Wade Sta-dium. They talk about cow-bell etiquette but clang-clanging continues.

The SEC fi ned the school $30,000 and imposed cow-bell limitations. Compliance will supposedly determine the future of the bells. The NCAA will determine the future of recruiting. Big, bad Bulldogs may determine the football future of Tennessee.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected]

Cheap trip to Starkville

Or what woman having 10 silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she fi nds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.”

(Luke 15: 8-9 NRSV)

Eden’s Law

Here we are, back in Je-sus’ Lost and Found

Department: a lost sheep, a lost coin, and the trium-phant story of the lost son (or the lost older brother, de-pending on where you stand to view the action).

I may as well confess my shortcomings up front and get it over with. Clutter and I are well acquainted. I blame my love of the writ-ten word, mostly, because I cannot bear to throw away a scrap of paper with some well-crafted sentence on it. I have magazines (espe-cially Christmas issues) that I haven’t looked at in years.

Enough confessing. You get the idea. I have too much stuff, too many tasks to complete, too many respon-sibilities, and too many oth-er things I would rather do than deal with the problem.

All of which means I spend a fair amount of time looking for things, which is why I love Jesus’ Lost and Found Department. Boy, can I relate to the woman looking for the coin!

When my daughter Eden

was about 5, I was frantical-ly searching for something, she observed calmly, “Don’t worry, Mom. You’ll fi nd it when you are looking for something else.” Turned out, she was right – then, and many times since.

It happened to me today – twice!

I had been searching for well over a week for a pair of earrings that I love. My Jordan bought them years ago at the Greekfest at St. George’s, and eventu-ally turned them over to me. They are simple teardrop-shaped black leather, with a Chi slashed across them – the fi rst letter in Christos.

This morning, I was looking for a coin, needing another quarter to make a simple purchase, and there they were, in the cup holder of my car. When I found them, I remembered why I had taken them off and put them there, and laughed at myself.

On a much more frus-trating level, I had bought two pages of stamps last week. I remembered well

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where I was standing when I used the fi rst one. I was in my offi ce. I could not remember using another one. Could I fi nd them now? Are you kidding?

I searched at home, at work, in my car (several times), at home again, at work again. Finally, because I had things I had to mail, I went to the Post Offi ce and was standing in line to buy more stamps. I reached into my purse to retrieve my wal-let and saw a folded piece of paper I didn’t recognize.

My stamps. I had looked in my purse before, but if you think my house is cluttered …!

I’m quite certain the nice lady behind the coun-ter wondered why I came to the Post Offi ce. For a visit? Just to say hello? I smiled at her as I turned and left, making no purchase, offer-ing no explanation.

Eden’s Law has not been repealed. I find things when I am look-ing for something else. If that is true in a house (or car), is it also true in life? In relationships? In our work or play? In our Christian walk?

Like the woman in the parable, I should call some friends to come and cel-ebrate with me. But I would have to clean the house fi rst.

Red Cross says: Holiday mail for heroes

The American Red Cross will collect cards with words of encour-agement, gratitude and cheer through Dec. 7 to send to U.S. troops dur-ing the holiday season. Cards can be mailed to Holiday Mail for He-roes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456.

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NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

Fall is upon us.You can probably tell from all

those Asian stink bugs that are moving back into the house with you. But outside, the sumacs are already deep crimson.

The dogwoods are turning, and their berries are red and ripe. Our yard mockingbird is work-ing frantically to defend his berry trees from all comers. But soon there will be more “comers” than even he can handle. The cedar waxwings, or a fl ock of migrat-ing rose-breasted grosbeaks, will likely put him out of business in a matter of a few minutes.

I’ve just put new sunfl ower seeds in the bird feeder in hopes of encouraging the local chickadees and titmice to bring a few visiting migrants into the yard for us, but there’s still a lot of wild bird food available. Out in the back fi eld there are a lot of grasses and wild-fl owers going to seed; there are still some wild grapes hanging on; there are lots of bugs, including inchworms, moths and spiders. The fl ocks of meat-eating birds

are going over every twig and leaf several times a day to fi nd and gobble up whatever may be lurk-ing there.

For several years now, I’ve been leaving three sizeable patches of goldenrod to grow up and bloom in the back fi eld. They’re peaking out right about now. That’s defi -nitely where the action is – at least, the bug, butterfl y, spider, bee and wasp action. Goldenrod attracts loads of insect life because, unlike ragweed, which is sending tons of spiky pollen grains into the air (and into our sinuses) these days, gold-enrod makes heavy, sticky pollen that stays put in the blossoms until removed or eaten by something. It must be good, with considerable food value, judging by the number of customers it draws.

A quick afternoon survey of a goldenrod patch generally pro-duces a list of a couple dozen kinds of fl ies, bees and wasps, bugs, bee-tles, butterfl ies and spiders. Some of the visitors are eating the gold-enrod pollen right there on the spot, while others are carrying it

away. You’ll see bumblebees and honeybees with the pollen sacs on their hind legs full of gathered pollen to be taken back and fed to the larvae in hive or nest.

But, just as in your garden, not everything you see on your plants is there to eat them. A lot of them are there to eat the ones that are eating the plants. That’s how it is out there in the back fi eld, a whole lot of being eaten as well as eating.

Take aphids, for example. As things dry up this time of the year, you see fewer aphids because they like to suck the juices out of tender, growing parts of a plant, like your rose bushes and tomatoes. But a few things are still putting out new growth, like the seed pods of but-terfl y weed and fl owers of the gold-enrods. And there are the aphids.

Aphids begin life in the spring as hatchlings from eggs laid in the previous fall. But after that, things are anything but usual for the aphids. Those spring females quickly mature and the females produce zillions of baby female aphids, by live birth, with no males involved. That is called par-thenogenesis, or virgin birth, and some other organisms reproduce in the same way. I’m not making this up, honest.

Aphids can produce as many as 13 generations in a season. Imag-ine how many that would make if every single daughter aphid sur-vived and began producing her generations. I once read in a gar-dening book an estimate for how

long it would take, if every new aphid lived, for them all to equal the weight of the entire Earth. It wasn’t a very long time.

Lucky for us, there are lots of things out there that love to eat aphids, ladybugs, for one, and their larvae. They eat them steadi-ly, day after day. You can purchase ladybugs to put in your garden to clean up those aphids without chemicals and such. Another ma-jor aphid-eater is the larva of the delicate-looking lacewing fl y; they munch them voraciously as well. And going at them from another approach, several species of small parasitic wasps lay their eggs in aphids and thus eat them from the inside out. Very effective.

I watched the other day as a spe-cies of assassin bug with a dagger-like beak pierced aphid after aphid, sucking them dry. Thank goodness we have some help out there to keep us from being smothered by tons and tons of aphids!

Another critter that’s on our side is the cool little crab spider. They run from 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch in size and they hold their front two pairs of legs up and out, like a crab holds its front claws. And, like crabs, they run faster sideways and backwards than straight ahead.

Crab spiders change color ac-cording to the fl owers they are hiding on. They generally start out white in the spring, lurking in the white spring wildfl owers. Then, toward summer, when they move

to yellow fl owers, they can turn yellow in seven to 10 days. This makes for excellent camoufl age for their line of work: they make no web, but instead, hide amongst the parts of a fl ower and wait for insect prey to come to the fl ower for pollen, and then pounce, grab and eat.

They often catch insects larger than they are. Once when I was out photographing butterfl ies, I spotted a nice gray hairstreak but-terfl y, known to be fast and skit-tish. It was on a milkweed blos-som and I approached it with care and stealth, snapping a photo each time I got a little closer. This was in fi lm days and each slide taken added up to more money at the photo store.

As I got really close, I suddenly remembered words I’d read in an article about photographing but-terfl ies: “Sometimes a diffi cult butterfl y that you can get really close to is actually dead and in the clutches of a crab spider.”

Well, they were right. The one-inch butterfly was in the grasp of a little yellow 3/8-inch crab spider, with nothing much left but the wings!

Vegetarians? Ladybugs and crab spiders wouldn’t under-stand what you were talking about. And it’s a good thing that they, along with all those birds scouring the leaves and branch-es, feel that way about it or we would have, as they say, a real situation on our hands.

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■ St. Paul UMC will hold its homecoming celebration 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, with fel-lowship, food and inspirational music. Guest speaker will be News Sentinel columnist Sam Venable. Info: 687-2952 or www.stpaulftncity.org.

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Visiting GreekfestEmily Tampas, a sophomore at Halls High School, helps Nick Karagiozis, a student at Pellissippi State Community College, with his costume before a performance at Greek-fest. Both are members of a Greek dance group called Meraki, which means “for the joy of it.” Photo by Wendy Smith

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In the circus class, held in the cafeteria, kids read a book about circus animals before bouncing around tables on jumping balls. Down the hall, students receive in-dividualized attention from teach-ers on math homework.

In music class, Ronda Mostel-la encourages students to sit up straight to improve their sound. But the message is about more than singing.

“If you sit up straight, your grades will go up. All it takes is get-ting your instrument straight.”

Other important things are going on in the University-Assisted Com-munity School. Some that can’t be observed. Data shows that most par-ticipants are staying the same or per-forming better in reading and math. Additionally, absences, tardies and behavioral referrals are down, and that means parental involvement is improving. Both things are remark-able, given the population served by the program, says Bob Kronick.

The UT College of Education, Health and Health Sciences profes-sor began his work on the commu-nity school concept 13 years ago. Community schools allow children to receive education and enrich-ment after school hours and offer services like meals, health care and classes, to adults in the community.

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Ronda Mostella teaches mu-sic to 2nd graders at Pond Gap Elementary’s University-Assisted Community School.

Pond Gap Elementary 5th grader Kimberly Russell takes a break from schoolwork be-fore eating dinner at school. She is one of 80 students who participate in Pond Gap’s Uni-versity-Assisted Community School. Photos by Wendy Smith

Pond Gap Elementary School students Samara Johnson and Reginald Marsh get help with math homework from community school teacher Nicole Pike.

additional grant from the United Way of Greater Knoxville allows 80 kids to participate this year.

Kronick’s plea at a June County Commission meeting resulted in a $500,000 commitment from Knox County Schools to create three more community schools. The Great Schools Partnership provides further funding for the initiative. Programs are opening this fall at

Lonsdale, Green and Norwood el-ementary schools.

Drema Bowers Mitchell is the Project GRAD administrator at Lonsdale Elementary. The com-munity school there will initially serve 80 students, and programs are scheduled to begin Oct. 22. Students will participate in after-school programs until 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, then dinner will be served to students and their families.

Mitchell thinks Lonsdale is ahead of the curve because of Project GRAD’s presence on the campus. Resource coordinator Susan Bryant and after-school coordinator Adam Fritts were already working at the school with Project GRAD and have experience with after-school tutoring.

Mitchell has observed the program at Pond Gap and has toured community schools in Cincinnati. But every commu-nity school looks different, be-cause every community is dif-ferent, she says.

A steering committee made up of parents, teachers and community partners recommended the classes and services that will be available to adults while children are receiving extra instruction at Lons-dale. Opportunities will include a His-panic women’s group, a keyboarding class and GED class.

Interns from UT and LMU will work with students at Lonsdale, and 15 community partners, including the Joy of Music School and Ijams Nature Center, are on board. Knox County Schools has contracts with health, mental health and dental care provid-ers that will offer services at each of the three community schools.

“It’s a very exciting time for us,” says Mitchell. “Our goal is to see kids improve academically and be em-powered.”

Kronick serves as a consultant to the new community schools. With the support of the community, local government, school administrators and teachers, Knox County Schools is poised to take off, he says.

“It’s like we’re No. 3 in line at Harts-fi eld Airport. Everything’s in place. Unless we mess it up, it’s set to go beautifully. The potential is there.”

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Corryton Elementary celebrates salesThe top 10 coupon book sellers at Corryton Elementary are: Brayden Clapp (184 books), Brianna Bates (50 books), Alexandria

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Brayden Clapp received an autographed guitar from Kenny Chesney and was principal for the day. Closing ceremonies will be

Friday, Oct. 12, when students will compete against principal Jamie Snyder in a variety of Olympic-style events. Photo submitted

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22nd place with a time of 25:12

during last week’s meet at

Victor Ashe Park. Gibbs girls

team fi nished 7th overall in the

small school division.

Halls High cross country runner

Katie Ray fi nished in second

place with a time of 21:08. Halls

girls fi nished 7th overall in the

large school division.

Casey Fellhoelter of Halls High

fi nished at the cross-country

meet in 7th place with a time

of 18:02. Halls boys fi nished in

3rd place overall in the large

school division.

Helping hand for elementary school studentsWeekly after-school classes are being offered at the

East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Chil-dress St., for students ages 4-13 who are struggling to gain or retain education concepts.

The 45-minute class will begin 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, and will start with a healthy snack. Lessons are designed to reinforce language, cognitive and so-cial skills through interactive music and movement.

Cost is $35 for six weeks. Scholarships are available based on need. Deadline to register is Wednesday, Oct. 17. Info: 219-0130.


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Tampas crowned Halls queenEmily Tampas, representing SkillsUSA, was named the 2012

Halls High homecoming queen on Sept. 28 during halftime of

the Halls/Karns game. Halls earned its fi rst victory, defeating

Karns in double overtime. Photo by Tim Gangloff

School Bucks program provides assistance

Food City manager Travis Woody presents Halls Elementary

principal Dr. Chris Henderson with a check for $494.38 as part

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By Wendy SmithThe St. James Episcopal

Church Treble Choir only has 10 members. But the group’s potential to inspire the church and the commu-nity is huge, in spite of its small size.

More than half of the new choir’s membership comes from kids who spend time at the nearby Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. The church’s choir director, Jason Overall, formed the choir to offer musical train-ing to kids from the commu-nity as well as the youth from St. James.

“It’s an outreach to our kids, too,” he says.

The choir has been prac-ticing for a month and is off to a strong start. One of the challenges is the group’s broad age range. The young-est member is in the 3rd grade, and the oldest is a junior in high school. But it works, Overall says, be-cause the curriculum he uses emphasizes mentoring.

“We put the older ones next to the younger ones.”

Singing together has prov-en to be a good way to over-come other differences, too.

“It’s a wonderful way to in-teract with people from dif-ferent backgrounds,” he says.

Christina Baker Smith, program director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, says the choir is a great opportunity for club members.

“Our kids love to sing. Getting formal instruction in music is nice because it allows them to sing at a new level and learn different styles of singing.”

The primary benefi t of participating in Treble

Roma Hoff man, Rayuana Garrett, Mykenzie Lambert and Mia Rorex clap to rhythms specifi ed by

St. James Episcopal Church choir director Jason Overall. Photo by Wendy Smith

Treble Choirblends more than voices

proselytizing, Overall says, but members do commit to singing each Sunday, so participation lends itself to a worship experience.

In the long run, the goal of the Treble Choir is to produce good people rather than good choir members, he says.

A new offering from the adult choir at St. James is a biannual Evensong service. The choral prayer service harkens back to the monastic tradition of coming together for daily evening prayer. The service is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, and visitors are wel-

come. The church is locatedat 1101 North Broadway.

Overall was hired as or-ganist and choir masterof St. James last year. Hemoved to Knoxville fromIndianapolis with his wife,Edie Johnson, who is organ-ist at Church Street UnitedMethodist Church.

The couple were initiallyunsure about moving to asmaller metropolitan area,especially since there wasno Trader Joe’s. But they’vecome to love Knoxville, hesays, and now that the gro-cery store has opened here,they are perfectly content.

Family contestThe National Family Partnership will host a con-

test in honor of its 27th annual “Red Ribbon Week” from Tuesday through Wednesday, Oct. 23-31.

Families can decorate their front door, mail-box, fence, etc., with the theme “The Best Me is Drug Free.” Take a photo of family members with the decoration and upload to www.redribbon.org/contest or www.facebook.com/redribbonweek by Friday, Nov. 2.

Family and friends can vote for the best entry at www.redribbon.org/vote Nov. 2-16. Ten winners will be announced in December. Prizes will include $1,000 for the winner’s school and an iPad for the home. Info: www.redribbon.org/contest.

Choir is self-confi dence. The group recently held a practice at the Haslam Fam-ily Club University of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, and the novice singers were proud to show off their new skills.

“We expect them to be leaders and have empow-ered them to help their peers understand what we do. It was fun to see them take ownership of that role,” says Overall.

Another benefi t of choir participation is the opportu-nity to learn to read music. Providing music education to the community becomes more important as music classes are minimized in public schools.

Singing with the choir also gives kids and families the opportunity to fi nd a faith community. The choir isn’t intended to be a tool for

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rewarded with a Beach Day on Sept. 28. Top three sellers were 2nd grader Emily Satterfi eld,

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who received $30; and kindergartner Gavin Slate, who received $25. Students continued

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Emily Norsworthy. Sophia has a baby sister, Isabella. Her grandparents are Ger-ald “Jake” and Diane Lowe. Her great-grandmother is Marie Cole.

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■ Rule High classes of 1939-91 sports reunion, 8 a.m.-noon

Saturday, Oct. 27, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Drive. Cost is

$10. Deadline: Oct. 17. Mail check to Doyle Human, 7101 Oak

Meade Road., Powell, TN 37849. Info: 687-2816.

■ Inskip Elementary School will host its 100th Birthday Celebra-

tion on Friday, Nov. 2, with an open house 3:30-7 p.m. Visit with

former classmates and teachers, share stories from your school

days and once again find your home at Inskip. Copies of old

pictures or memorabilia to be shared may be brought to the

school 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. by Wednesday, Oct. 31.

PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■ Pellissippi State Community College’s Nursing program has

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The largest property trans-fer of the month, and of the year to date, was the sale for $100 million of a health care facility in the Dowell Springs complex on Middlebrook Pike. The largest mortgage trans-action was a loan secured by Knoxville Hotel Associates for $11.5 million against property on Lake Avenue.

Although property sales did experience a downturn in Sep-tember, it should be noted that this comes on the heels of a six-month stretch that outper-formed the same period from 2011. Historically, September almost always brings such a drop in sales as construction slows with the onset of fall.

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Fountain City Town Hall membership meeting 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Judy Parker, Knox County Trustee’s Offi ce, will speak about the Property Tax Relief/Tax Freeze program.

Community expo, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Tennova Health and Fitness Center, off Emory Road. Free day of exercising, chair massages, door prizes and no enrollment fee for new members. Info: 859-7900.

TUESDAY, OCT. 9

Choral Evensong, 6 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, to celebrate the feast day of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln. Open to all. A reception will follow.

Cattleman’s Association open meeting, 6:30 p.m., UT Extension Offi ce, 3925 Maynardville Highway in Maynardville. Open to all cattle owners. Light snacks will be provided by UT Extension. Info: 992-8038 or [email protected].

THURSDAY, OCT. 11

Fall Porch Sale at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

The Knox County Job Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Hosted by state Rep. Harry Brooks and Tennessee Career Center. Bring resumes and dress for success.

The Heiskell Community Center Seniors Program, 9420 Heiskell Road in Heiskell, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rural/Metro will teach a free CPR class 10 a.m.-noon. Come at 10 a.m. or call Janice White at 548-0326 to enroll. Those participating in the entire class will receive a certifi cate. October bus trip announcements and lunch will follow the class. Bring your “Totes of Love” personal hygiene/school supplies to this meeting, along with a dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12

Reception for seventh annual Fountain City Art Center Members’ Show, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Info: Sylvia Williams, 357-2787 or [email protected].

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 12-13

Clinch River Antiques Festival in Clinton. 6-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Info: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, 457-2559 or www.clinchriverfallfestival.com.

Fall bake and rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mount Hermon UMC, 232 E. Copeland in Powell. Info: 938-7663.

SATURDAY, OCT. 13

The 32nd annual St. Joseph School Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at St. Albert the Great Parish, 7200 Brickey Lane. Games, food, activities, entertainment. Info: 689-7011 or www.satgknox.org.

Rouse family reunion, family of Bill and Pheonie Rouse, will be at Senior Citizens Center in Sharps Chapel. Friends and family invited. Info: 947-2596.

Craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 4329 Emory Road.

Craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Drive. Vendors welcome. Info: Vivian Baker, 938-1378 or 382-3715.

Fall Carnival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Grace Christian Academy High School to benefi t the cheer squad. Family activities, food, music.

Community Carnival, 1-5 p.m., Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Free food, games, door prizes, activities. Info: Janet Welch, 310-1899 or [email protected].

Felted Wool Animals class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructors: Nancy Shedden and Tammy Straut. Register by Oct. 8. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

Great Strides Walk, Wilson Park on Highway 33 in Maynardville. Held in memory of Beth Holloway to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Registration, 9 a.m.; the walk begins 10 a.m. Info: www.cff.org/great_strides.

Blessing of the Animals, 10 a.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. All pet owners are invited. The Rev. Jonathan Warren will lead the service. Info: www.powellpcusa.org or 938-8311.

October Fest, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., New Life UMC, 7921 Millertown Pike. Flea market, food, hot tamales, infl atables, music. Booth info: the Rev. McClure, 216-0156. Community Prayer, 7 p.m.-midnight in the sanctuary, Center Prayer Ministries.

SUNDAY, OCT. 14

Shoffner reunion, 11 a.m. at the Sharps Chapel community building. Bring a covered dish. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m.

MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS, OCT. 15, 17, 22, 24

Four-session class: “Beginning Microsoft Offi ce Word” offered by Smithwood Baptist Church, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $20. Info or to enroll: Shirley or Earl Walker, 687-9429 or [email protected].

TUESDAY, OCT. 16

Night in the Park in the Fountain City Park, hosted by Fountain City Town Hall, 5-8 p.m. Hot dogs, s’mores and other treats. No charge, but a donation toward Honor Fountain City Day event appreciated.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16-17

“Centennial: Past, Present and Future,” a GCA Flower Show, presented by the Knoxville Garden Club, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Knoxville Museum of Art. Free admission. Info: [email protected].

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 19-20

Rummage sale sponsored by the Women’s Missionary League of Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 4110 Central Avenue Pike; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Info: 687-6622.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20

Fall festival, 3:30-7 p.m., Fellowship Christian Church, 746 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. Gospel singing on the porch, food, games, antique cars. All are welcome.

Fall festival, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at future home of Clear Springs Baptist Church, in front of Midway IGA, Tazewell Pike at Emory Road. Proceeds to building fund. Info: 688-7674, www.clearspringsbaptistchurch.net.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 20-21

Baseball tournament at Halls Community Park. Open to all T-ball, 6U coach pitch, 8U-14U. Info: 992-5504 or [email protected].

SUNDAY OCT. 21

Japanese Temari Balls class, 1-5 p.m. Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Eiko Travaglini. Register by Oct. 17. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 25-28

“Arsenic and Old Lace,” Jubilee Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way, presented by the Powell Playhouse performers. Tickets for play only, $10 at the door. Info: 947-7428 or 256-7428.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26

Gibbs High Homecoming game vs Austin-East, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27

Harvest Celebration, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Thorn Grove Baptist Church, 10200 Thorn Grove Pike. Food, music, live auction, games, vendors. Info: 933-5771 or www.tgbchurch.com.

Pottery Handbuilding for Kids, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6 and up, Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Alison Greenhouse. Register by Oct. 23. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

Fall festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Powerhouse Ministries Freewill Baptist Church, 1521 Main St, in Maynardville. Food, talent contest, music, arts and crafts, and games for the kids. Proceeds will benefit the church’s building fund.

Fall festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Little Flat Creek Baptist Church, 9132 E. Emory Road Antique cars, food, refreshments, games, horseshoes, music, guest speakers preaching in the log church; Vesper service at cemetery.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 1-3

Tapestry Weaving Basics, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Instructor: Tommye Scanlin. Register by Oct. 26. Info: 494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3

Rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Fountain City United Methodist Church, 212 Hotel Ave. $3 brown-bag-a-bargain at noon. Proceeds to missions.

Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Overdrive Martial Arts & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10

Arts and Crafts Show, 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.

FRIDAY, NOV. 16

Inskip Elementary School fall festival, 5-7 p.m. Armbands: $10 at the door, includes hot dogs, chips and drink for dinner and games; tickets: 25 cents each, sold at the door.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOV. 16-17

Mini Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Powell Branch Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Knox County Public Library. Info: www.knoxfriends.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1

“Beaded Christmas Earrings” 1-4 p.m., with Kathy Seely, at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Registration deadline: Nov. 26.To register: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11

Holiday After Hours, sponsored by Fountain City Business and Professional Association, 4:30-7 p.m., $6, Commercial Bank. Silent auction, networking. Info: Beth Wade, [email protected].

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Fort Sanders Regional Medi-cal Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top Per-formers on Key Quality Mea-sures by The Joint Commission, an independent nonprofit orga-nization that accredits 3,400 hospitals in the United States. Fort Sanders is among just 620 American hospitals to receive the honor.

The Joint Commission an-nounced the distinction Sept. 18

in its report, “Improving A m e r i c a ’ s H o s p i t a l s : The Joint C o m m i s -sion An-nual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.”

“We’re the proud to be named a Top

Performer,” says Jennifer Han-son, Chief Nursing Offi cer and Vice President of Operations for Fort Sanders Regional. “The cred-it goes to the collective effort of many people working together.”

Only 18 percent of the hospi-tals evaluated received the Top Performer designation. They were evaluated and recognized for using best practices over a long period of time. These best practices are evidence-based, which means that research has shown them to provide the best possible patient outcomes.

Best practices in a hospital must involve the entire staff. “This is a collaborative effort that requires the involvement of everyone,” explains Hanson. “It takes a team working togeth-er to achieve this distinction.”

Fort Sanders Regional Medi-cal Center succeeded in all four areas that were examined: heart attack, heart failure,

pneumonia and surgical care. In each area, there were dozens of best practices examined.

“We have been performing at 95 percent on all of the mea-sures, which is nice to know,” says Hanson. “The most impor-tant thing is our commitment

to providing safe and ef-fective care. We know we’re offering the best possible outcomes for our patients.”

For example, in cardiac care, best practices include giving an aspirin to every potential heart attack patient and getting that person to the heart catheteriza-tion lab very quickly.

“We know if heart attack patients receive intervention within 90 minutes, their out-comes are much better,” ex-plains Hanson.

While the staff of Fort Sand-ers keeps tabs on its own prac-

tices for its own contin-ual improvement,

Hanson says the Top Performer designation is something to be proud of. “It’s an honor to be recog-nized by a re-

spected outside organization like

The Joint Commis-sion.”

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The American Heart Association has honored Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center with the 2012 Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center Bronze Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Fort Sanders’ commitment and success in implementing a high standard of care for heart attack patients.

Each year in the United States, nearly 300,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the most severe form of heart attack. Hospitals involved in Mission: Life-line are part of a system that makes sure STEMI patients get the right care they need, as quickly as possible. Mission: Lifeline focuses on improv-ing the system of care for these patients and at the same time improving care for all heart attack patients.

As a “STEMI Receiving Hospital,” Fort Sand-ers meets high standards of performance in quick and appropriate treatment of STEMI patients to open the blocked artery.

Fort Sanders receives Platinum Cardiac Award

Fort Sanders Regional’s Cardiac Servic-es Department is the recipient of the 2012 American College of Cardiology Foun-dation’s NCDR ACTION Registry – 2012 GWTG Platinum Per-formance Achievement Award. Fort Sanders is one of just 164 hospi-tals nationwide to re-ceive this designation. The award recognizes the hospital’s commit-ment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifi es that Fort Sanders has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the ACTION Registry – GWTG Platinum Performance Achieve-

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quality of care provided to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non- ST- elevation myocardial infarc-tion patients (NSTEMI).

Fort Sanders respiratory therapist wins Everest AwardCovenant Health recent-

ly celebrated excellence in performance and process improvement across the health system at the 2012 Performance Excellence Awards. More than 200 people attended a special celebration luncheon.

The prestigious Cov-enant Everest Award was announced at the event. It recognizes individual peak performers and is based on entries from employees, physicians and volunteers. The honor recognizes in-dividual achievements of

nonmanagerial Covenant Health employees who ex-cel based on the company’s standards of performance. An unbiased team of judg-es scores each entry and selects three top annual winners.

The 2012 top Everest winners are: Kelly Johnson of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Becky Boyd of Parkwest Medical Center and Dennis Woods of LeConte Medical Center.

Kelly Johnson is a long-time respiratory therapist at Fort Sanders. She is

highly respected by phy-sicians and staff for her expertise and work ethic. Kelly is an instrumental part of the team that has reduced ventilator-associ-ated pneumonia in critical care patients in the hos-pital. She works diligently to help Fort Sanders’ Re-spiratory Therapy depart-ment identify ways to re-duce expenses.

Kelly is responsible for producing the annual Will Rogers Respiratory Thera-py Critical Care Seminar, which is now in its 11th

year and is attended by 300 people each year.

Kelly is also involved in the community, volunteer-ing with a sports league and summer camp for special needs children. She sup-ports and exhibits the high standards and excellence of Fort Sanders Regional and Covenant Health system.

Covenant Health President and CEO Tony Spezia presents Fort Sanders respiratory therapist Kelly

Johnson with the 2012 Everest Award.”

The American Heart Association recognizes this hospital for achieving 85% or higher composite adherence to all Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center Performance Achievement indicators for consecutive 90-day intervals and 75% or higher compliance on all Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center quality measures to improve the quality of care for STEMI patients.

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ZONED CA – Former Am-ber Restaurant bldg. This approx 2500+ SF facility currently seats 82, includes $30,000 worth of all remain-ing equipment. Lots of pos-sibilities w/ aprox 1.5 acres & conveniently located just off I-75 at exit #117 next to Pilot Truck Stop. $375,000. (808554)

HALLS – All brick, 4+BR/4.5BA w/3-car gar & wkshp! Fea-turing: Finished bsmt, work-out rm, offi ce, rec rm full bath & workshop w/dbl doors. Lg eat-in kit open to fam rm w/gas FP, formal LR & DR. Upstairs: Every BR has bath access. Mstr suite w/dbl tray ceiling. Floored attic/possible addition, 30 amp hook-up for camper & fenced level backyard. Re-duced. $299,900. (807977)

HALLS – 3.11 acres, mostly wooded. Country setting w/great level backyard. Lots of potential. House needs work. Detached 1-car gar w/storage. $64,900. (803222)

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Halls Senior Center employee Amanda Patton helps a participant in her garden fl ag class last week. Patton hosts classes at the center periodically and provides knowledge on crafts and fun for participants. Coming soon is the popular ornament class, so look for the announcement in the center newsletter and sign up quickly. Photos by Ruth White

Learning a new craft

Linda Higginbotham sews seams on her garden fl ag before adding leaf embel-lishments to the project.

Lynn Lethcoe uses a rotary cutter to cut material during a craft class at the Halls Senior Center.

After fi nding homes for about 5,500 animals since it opened in 2001, Animal-Works is shifting its focus toward controlling animal overpopulation through its spay and neuter program.

Katie is available from Animal-Works. She is very social and enjoys being covered up at night for bed. Her adoption fee has been sponsored al-though interested parties still need to complete the adop-tion process. Photo submitted

AnimalWorks to focus on overpopulation

“There are so many good rescue groups in the area, and we are Blount County’s only spay/neuter clinic,” said Ann Contole, director.

There are several animals still in the care of Animal-Works, but any additional animals brought to the fa-cility in need of shelter will be taken to a rescue group or animal shelter.

Contole stresses the im-portance of controlling the animal population for a number of reasons. Domes-ticated animals are in dan-ger of contracting diseases from animals that are not vaccinated, and allowing animals to suffer without shelter or care is inhumane.

The most important role you can have in helping the situation is having your pets altered (spayed or neu-tered). This is a responsibil-ity you accept as a pet owner the moment you bring an animal home.

You may be comforted to know that you have helped an animal by giving it a home, but, “What’s going to happen to your animal’s off-spring?” asks Contole.

AnimalWorks offers spay/neuter services regu-larly with a clinic coming up Saturday, Oct. 13. A vac-cination clinic will be held Saturday, Oct. 20.

You do not need to be a resident of Blount County to use AnimalWorks, and there are no income restric-tions to take advantage of its low-cost services.

Info: www.animalworkstn.org or 379-2227.

Bubble Bee TunaBubble Bee Tuna is a 1-year-old, fun loving domestic short hair looking for her for-ever home. Her adoption fee is sponsored by Young-Wil-liams Animal Center’s Furry Friends Program. Come visit her or one of her friends at the Division Street location. Hours there are noon-6 p.m. daily. See all of Young-Wil-liams’ adoptable animals on-line at www.young-williams.org.

HALLS SENIOR CENTERActivities for the week of October 8:

■ Monday, Oct. 8: 10 a.m., Tai Chi, Pinochle, Bridge, Hand & Foot; 1 p.m., Rook, Mah Jongg; 1 p.m., SAIL exercise.

■ Tuesday, Oct. 9: 10 a.m., Canasta; 11 a.m., Exercise; Noon, Potluck; 12:30 p.m., Mexican Train Dominoes; 1:30 p.m., Phase 10.

■ Wednesday, Oct. 10: 9 a.m, Veterans Services rep-resentative; 10 a.m., Bingo; 10 a.m., Hand & Foot; 12:30 p.m., Bridge; 1 p.m., Rook; 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., SAIL exercise.

■ Thursday, Oct. 11: 10 a.m., Line Dance; 10 a.m., Pinochle; 10 a.m. Quilting; 11 a.m., Exercise; Noon, FCE Club; 1 p.m., Skip-Bo.

■ Friday, Oct. 12: 9:30 a.m., Pilates; 10 a.m., Euchre; 12:30 p.m., Mexican Train dominoes; 1 p.m., SAIL exer-cise; 1 p.m., Western movie.

■ Date to remember: Wednesday, Oct. 17, Craft sale beginning at 9 a.m.

SENIOR NOTES

AARP driversafety class

For registration info about these and all other AARP driver safety classes, call Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.■ 12:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday,

Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 19, Morristown Senior Center, 841 Lincoln Ave., Morris-town.

■ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike.

■ Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 24-25, Cheyenne conference room, 984 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

■ Noon-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, Halls Se-nior Center, 4200 Crippen Road.

HEALTH NOTES ■ American Cancer Society

physician liason Susan Spicer is available to speak to seniors or other groups about resources available

to help patients with cancer and their families. Info: 235-3730.

■ The fourth annual Pink Rib-bon Celebration will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Knoxville Expo Center. Individual tickets are $60. Sponsorships are available. Info: www.pinkribboncel-ebration.com; Janine Mingie, 607-9664 or [email protected].

■ Parkinson Support Group of East TN (PK Hope Is Alive) will meet 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.16, in the Family Life Center of Kern UMC, 451 E. Tennessee Ave. in Oak Ridge. Dr. Thea Cross of Blount Neurology in Maryville will speak. Mark Manning of Medtronic will provide a light lunch. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867 or [email protected], or visit www.pkhopeisalive.org.

■ Free diabetes support groups and education classes are being offered by Summit Medical Group from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Summit Corpo-rate Office, Atrium Building, Suite 185, 1225 Weisgarber Road. To register: 584-4747, Ext. 327.

■ The 16th annual Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure (5k and One Mile Family Fun Run) will be held Oct.27 at World’s Fair Park. To register online: www.komenknoxville.org. Info: 257-2873 or 588-0902.

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DACHSHUNDS, MINIATURE AKC, 2nd shots, vet chkd, dew claws removed $350. 865-322-2637

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Doberman Pinscher pups, CKC reg, blue males, red females, $400. 865-577-6056

***Web ID# 150857***

GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups, 10 wks. old, 2M & 1F, shots & wormed $200. 423-907-2527

Golden Retriever Puppies, AKC reg, M&F, light to dark, vet ckd, wormed & 1st shots, $600. 865-388-2537

***Web ID# 150007***

GREAT DANE Pups. Blues, brindles, fawns,

AKC, $400 & up. Crossville, 423-618-4959.

Heeler Puppies, full blooded, red & blue, 4 F, 2 M, 1st shots, $200 ea. 865-258-8698

LAB PUPS. Congratulations To Sunny & Sunshine on their 3rd litter of puppies. 3 white $700 each. 1 blonde $700. 6 black $500 each. 3 wks. old. Email or text

[email protected] or 865-560-6866 ***Web ID# 152532***

LABRADOR Puppies AKC, 3 Males and 4

Females, Chocolate & Cream. 865-579-1998 ***Web ID# 150871***

MOUNTAIN FEIST PUPPIES, 14 wks. old, $100 each. 865-828-3363

PUG PUPPIES CKC, 1 black male, 2 fawn males, $350 ea. Call 865-771-1134

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

Rottweiler Puppies, ch. German lines, tails docked, S&W, Sell/trade. 423-663-7225

SHIH TZU Pups, AKC, blk. w/white marks, 1 M $300, 2 F $350, 1st S&W. POP. 9 wks, 423-326-0867.

***Web ID# 152645***

SHORKIES, CKC pups, dark choc., shots, wormed. M $350, F $450. 865-659-9939.

***Web ID# 152900***

Pet Services 144��

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Andersonville Pk, Halls 925-3154

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ADOPT!

Looking for a lost pet or a new one? Visit the folks at Young-Williams

Animal Center, the official shelter for the City of Knox-

ville & Knox County: 3201 Di-

vision St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org

Farmer’s Market 150BRANGUS BULLS,

age 7-9 months. Grainger County. 865-828-4617

Lawn-Garden Equip. 190FOR SALE: Lawn-

mower, Cub Cadet, 54-in. deck, 27 hp engine, hydrostatic transmission. Hus-tler 6x8 drive-on trailer. Both like new. 992-8657.

Machinery-Equip. 193KALMAR AC Fork-

lift, 5000 lb., diesel, $5000 or best offer. 865-250-1480

Household Furn. 204ENTERTAINMENT

CENTER, TV, STEREO, SOFA, END TABLES.

865-898-2578.

ITALIAN LEATHER sofa, dark brown, like new cond. $1200 neg. 865-437-7155.

NEW CHILD'S SIN-GLE bed w/ mat-tress, never slept on! Heavy-gauge metal, red. $100 or make offer. 687-4373

QUEEN SIZE PILLOW TOP

MATTRESS SETS $150. Brand new in

plastic. 865-805-3058.

REDUCED! DARK GREEN COUCH & CHAIR, good cond. Only $30 for both. Call 686-1681.

Household Appliances 204aAMANA FRIDGE

w/bottom freezer, 20.5 cu ft storage. New $1100, asking $325 obo. 687-4373

WANTED: unwanted appliances and scrap metal. Halls and surrounding area. John, 925-3820

Coins 214

BUYING OLD U.S. Coins, Gold & Silver

Will Consider Collectibles, Diamonds

or Old Guns. Free Appraisals

7600 Oak Ridge Hwy. 865-599-4915

Wanted To Buy 222BUYING Beer & Liquor Signs & Tap

Handles. Call 419-235-5054

$$ WANTED $$ Buying Standing Timber, small or large tracts of timber to log.

Pays Top Dollar! KY, TN, VA

Master Logger Program

606-273-2232 606-573-4773

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Garage Sales 225BIG YARD SALE

Thu, Fri & Sat Oct 10-13, 8a-? at 5721 Roberts Rd, Corry-ton. Adult's, teen girls', girls & boys size 5-12 clothes, lots of HH items & some antiques. Follow signs from Harbi-son's Crossroads.

CARPORT SALE Oct 12 & 13, 8am-? at 6207 Babelay Rd.

GARAGE SALE Oct 11 - 13, 1172 Raccoon Valley Rd. 1/4 mi off Loyston Rd. Sears riding mower, in-verter, HH items, much more! '05 QB Trail Lite camper like new!

GARAGE SALE Thu/Fri Oct 18 & 19, 8a-1p at 7312 Cas-tlegate Blvd off Emory Rd.

HUGE GARAGE SALE! 2916 Gordon Place, Greenwood Forest s/d off Mynatt Dr. Thur & Fri Oct 11 & 12, 8a-4p. Over 20 tables! Adult name-brand clothes, lamps, furn, stereo, toys, dishes, etc. 75+ stuffed animals!

HUGE 8-FAM Garage SALE Sat Oct 13, 7am at 7860 Green-scape Dr. Anderson-ville Pk to McCloud Rd, follow balloons. Furn, baby items, toys, sm appls, lots more!

HUGE GARAGE sale, fall cleaning out, Thurs-Sat, Oct 11-13, 117 Second Street, Whispering Pines S/D, Corryton. Lots of everything. Must come and see. Low prices. Rain or shine.

MOVING SALE Elec-tronics, furn, kids & adult clothes. 7701 West Ogg Rd off Emory, across from Brickey-McCloud.

Sat Oct 13, 9am-2pm

MOVING SALE Sat Oct 13, 9a-4p at 7133 Brickey Ln. W/D, fridge, freezer, D-Rm & kit tables w/chairs, clothes, misc.

MULTI-FAM SALE Fri & Sat Oct 12 & 13, 8a-?, Jubilee Ct, In-dian Crossing s/d off Bell Rd. Kids & adult clothes, toys, HH.

Boats Motors 232'95 Boston Whaler 17',

120 HP, or trade for deck boat, $7,000. 865-717-9909 Kingston

Boats Motors 232BRYANT 234 Deck

Boat & trailer (boat kept on lift). $27,500. 865-603-6825

***Web ID# 146011***

Motor Homes 237FORETRAVEL Motor Home 1996 U-270, 36', 300HP Cummins die-sel, $41,000. 865-457-

7878, 865-789-4993

MONACO DIPLOMAT 2004, 39 ft. 3 slides,

in-motion Sat., 330 Cummins, 2 sofas,

45,000 miles, $35,000. (731)540-1088 or email [email protected]

Motorcycles 238H.D. ULTRA Classic

2008, red, 11K mi., lots of extras, $16,000. 865-767-2777

ATV’s 238aKAWASAKI BAYOU

250 2008, 2WD w/util rack, winch & gun mounts, 1 owner, exc. cond. $2250. Call 865-408-0053.

Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH

OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running

or not. 865-456-3500

Get Paid Top Dollar for your junk cars, trucks

or vans, same day pickup, call 865-556-8956

or 865-363-0318.

WE BUY JUNK CARS

865-776-2428

Vans 256CHEVY 2000 Hightop

Conversion Van, wheelchair access., chairlift w/handheld remote installed 4/2012, 88K mi., exc. cond. Asking $12,000. 865-882-5990

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006, internal wheel-chair lift, 63K mi, $15,000. 865-922-1819

Comm Trucks Buses 2591997 TANDEM DUMP

TRUCK, 18 ft. aluminum bed. 865-659-4315

Sport Utility 261NISSAN MURANO

2005, V6, 132K mi., $8,500 firm. 865-376-5549, 865-803-9056

Imports 262

HONDA CIVIC 1999 4 DOOR HONDA CIVIC LX Green, custom stereo, alarm system, and Blue-tooth. New A/C, engine and parts in excellent working cond. $6500.

865-671-3077

INFINITI I35, 2002, silver, 1 owner, exc. cond., 114,000 mi., $7,195. 865-691-2125

***Web ID# 149734***

JAGUAR XJ8L VANDENPLAS 2007. 1 owner, gar. kept.

exc. cond. Must see. Must sell, best offer. CALL 865-933-3030.

***Web ID# 150517***

PORSCHE Boxster S 2002, sport pkg, good cond., 78,700 mi, triptronic, $15,300. 865-712-7058

TOYOTA AVALON XLS 2001, tan, lthr., exc. cond., 50K mi. $10,000. 865-389-5080

***Web ID# 151524***

Domestic 265FORD FUSION SE

2010, Black, Auto, 44K mi, Perfect Maint. Record, One Owner. 865-748-1976

Air Cond / Heating 301

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Alterations/Sewing 303ALTERATIONS

BY FAITH Men women, children.

Custom-tailored clothes for ladies of all

sizes plus kids! Faith Koker 938-1041

Attorney 306

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Cement / Concrete 315

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Childcare 316

LOVING HOME has

day care openings for infants to 3-year-old. References avail. 922-9455.

Cleanin g 318AFFORDABLE

CLEANING $100 gets most homes

clean! Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Honest, dependable mother/ daughter

team w/ refs. Joyce 771-5056

CLEANING BY GAIL Exp'd, dependable & trustworthy. Call 368-9649 for free est.

HOUSECLEANING, affordable rates, honest & dependable, 689-3105. lic. & refs.

Electrical 323V O L E l e c t r i c � I ns t a l l a t i o n � R e p a i r � M a i n t e n a n c e � S e r v i c e U p -

g r a d e s � Ca b l e � P h o n e L i n es

S ma l l j o b s w e l c o m e .

L i c e n s e d / I n s u r e d O f c : 9 4 5 - 3 0 5 4 C e l l : 7 0 5 - 6 3 5 7

Elderly Care 324AVAIL FOR Non-

medical, in-home caregiving. Svcs incl: personal care, errands/shopping, & light meal prep from a caring, compassionate, de-pendable person. 689-5770

EXP'D CAREGIVER

avail with refs.

Call 237-1889.

PERSONALIZED HANDY WOMAN

SVCS Doctor Visits, Super Market Shopping, Hair Dresser, Mani-

cures, Mall Shop-ping, etc. Must

schedule at least 3 hrs/day. Serious callers only call Marie 947 1063

Excavating/Gradin g 326

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^Bobcat/Backhoe. Small

dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE in-

stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

Furniture Refinish. 331DENNY'S FURNITURE

REPAIR. Refinish, re-glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER

SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.

Landscaping 338LANDSCAPING MGMT Design, in-stall, mulch, sm tree/shrub work, weeding, bed re-

newal, debri clean-up. Free est, 25 yrs exp! Mark Lusby

679-0800

Lawn Care 339

^COOPER'S BUDGET

LAWN CARE. Cheaper than the rest, but still the best. Aeration, mulch-ing, mowing, trimming, fertilizing, overseeding, etc. Dependable, free estimates. 384-5039.

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FRED'S LAWN CARE Seeding, aerating, trimming, etc. Mi-nor mower repairs.

Reasonable, great refs! 679-1161

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Painting / Wallpaper 344Powell's Painting &

Remodeling - Resi-dential & Commercial. Free Estimates. 865-771-0609

Paving 345

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DARDEN LICENSED PLUMBER 922-7758

Plumbing 348

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Pressure Washing 350PRESSURE WASH-

ING - Driveways, Houses, Decks, Fences. Residential & Commercial. Call 865-771-0609.

Remodeling 351CARPENTRY, VI-

NYL windows, drs, siding, flr jacking & leveling, painting, plumbing, elec, bsmnt waterproof-ing, hvac repair, in-sulation, tree work. 455-5042

Licensed General Contractor

Restoration, remodel-ing, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sun-

rooms, garages, etc. Residential & commer-

cial, free estimates. 922-8804, Herman Love.

SPROLES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION *Repairs/additions

*Garages/roofs/decks *Siding/paint/floors 938-4848 or 363-4848

Roofing / Siding 352

^ALL TYPES roofing,

guaranteed to fix any leak. Special coating for metal roofs, slate, chim-ney repair. 455-5042

Stump Removal 355TREE WORK &

Power Stump Grinder. Free est, 50 yrs exp! 804-1034

Tree Service 357

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TREE SERVICE

Over 30 yrs. experience!

Trimming, removal,

stump grinding,

brush chipper,

aerial bucket truck.

Licensed & insured.

Free estimates!

219-9505

’07 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4 16K miles, Extra c lean .............................

$25,930

’05 Nissan Frontier King CAB 2wd 32K miles ..................................................

$18,630

’05 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate, 4x4, Loaded, 24K

miles..................$33,150

’06 Ford Escape 4x4, 15K miles..................................................................

$17,436

Ray Varner

2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • 2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • Clinton, TN 37716Clinton, TN 37716457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561

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FOR SALEMOBILE HOME

1985, 14X60, 2BR/1BA. Needs some minor remodeling. $1500 obo. Sold “as is.” Home

must be removed from the property located at 48 Possum Valley Rd., Maynardville, TN.

Call Don 305-613-5940.

PARK OWNER SEEKING OWNERSHIP of a

14 x 64 KENTUCKIAN MOBILE HOME located at 47 Possum Valley Ln.

Last occupied by Kelly Childress. Anyone with knowledge send certifi ed letter return receipt within 10 days to

Don Walter, PO Box 803Colchester, VT 05446

689-810066689-8100It’s the experience that counts!24/7 Info Line: 865-392-5800 – enter CODE

DeborahHill-Hobby207-5587www.deborahhillhobby.com

Ftn. City. Winter Park Condos! $192,000! Just listed. 1890 SF + unfi n bonus rm. Gorgeous & spacious one level. No stairs in or out. 3 lrg BRs, 2 full tile BAs. Great rm & sunroom are sep by 2-sided gas FP. DR, eat-in kit w/corian tops open to main areas w/lrg brkfst bar. Loads of natural light & high ceils. All hdwd & tile fl rs. No crpt. Oversized patio w/brick enclosure overlooks green span. 2-car gar w/built-in cabs for extra strg. Sec sys. MLS# 818030

Gibbs Dr. in Ftn. City! $289,900! You’ll love this house! Gorgeous craftsman-style cottage w/over 3600 SF. Beautifully updated! 4BRs & bonus rm + offi ce & craft rm or playrm. 3 full BAs, fi n bsmnt. Kraftmade kit cabs & corian tops. Hdwd fl rs on most of main. Bsmnt w/stained concrete fl rs, archi-tectural exposed brick walls. Wood-burning stove & wood-burning FP. Huge LR & sep den. Open kit w/view of banquet-sized DR. Loads of natural light, high ceils. Breezeway attaches 2-car gar w/FP & possible 4th BA w/some repair. Huge corner lot w/cedar picket fence. Irrigation sys. MLS # 817996

Rhonda Vineyard218-1117

Ftn. City. $119,900. Almost 1500 SF ranch w/3BR/1.5BA. Updated interior. Move-in ready. Like new! New carpet (hdwd fl rs under most crpt except FR) Updated BAs, separate LR & huge FR, DR. Gorgeous eat-in kit w/black appl, glass tile back-splash, cherry stained cabs. Lrg

deck overlooks spacious & level fenced lot. Lrg stand-up crawl space w/concrete fl r. Grt strg or workshop. MLS#817573

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Lots of room! 1-level living w/over 1700 SF on main & added extra of full, fi nished, walk-out

bsmnt w/BR & full BA adding close to 1600 SF! Hdwds in main living area, tile kit & BAs, eat-in kit/DR combo, cath ceils, master on main, split BRs, 2-car gar, deck on main

+ patio on bsmnt level & lrg yard. $219,900 MLS# 812881

Well-maintained! Over 2900 SF, unfi n bsmnt = 1130 SF. 3BR/2.5BA, 3-car gar, hdwds on main, tiled kit, laundry & BA.

Formal DR/LR, huge master, jac/shwr in master BA, lots of closet space, 27x17 bo-nus, big laundry w/sink & counter space. Cov back

porch/mtn views.$259, 900 MLS# 817213

All-brick basement rancher. Over 1200 SF, 3BR/1.5BA, hdwds throughout.

New kit counters, new BA, H&A in 2005, roof in 2009. Unfi nished basement, big garage, excellent location – close to shopping and schools. $114, 900 MLS# 815062

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PlaceA Shopper-News Special Section Monday, October 8, 2012

By Shannon Carey

Step into Mark Campen’s na-tive wetland garden in Foun-

tain City, and it’s hard to believe that busy Adair Drive is just a stone’s throw away.

Campen, a naturalist and Knoxville City Council mem-ber, started the natural area as a labor of love shortly after he and his wife bought the house in 2005. With a creek running at the front of his yard along Adair Drive, the spot made a perfect place for a wetland.

Now, the area sports native plants of all kinds. Birds, honey-bees, butterfl ies and even foxes are frequent visitors. Campen is putting in trails among the silky dogwood, blue labilia, na-tive irises and river oats. There is even a sapling oak tree that Campen says “came up out of the ground of its own volition.”

So, how can lovers of wild places bring a native landscape home? Campen, who loves “spreading the good news of native landscaping” has some advice.

Going native

Naturalist and Knoxville City Council member Mark Campen shows one of the many native plants growing in the wetland garden of his Fountain City home. Photos by S. Carey

A honeybee sips the last nectar of the season from native aster in Mark Campen’s wetland garden.

■ Have a plan. The early phases of natural landscaping can look a lot like an unkempt lawn. Having a landscaping plan can help show others that you’re not neglecting your yard.

■ Talk to your neighbors. “Tell them your ideas and what you’re doing,” says Campen.

■ Know your soil. While Campen said he hasn’t gone as far as soil tests for his wetland, he has knowledge of soil moisture levels and sunlight in his yard and plants accordingly.

■ Remove invasive spe-cies. Exotic, invasive plants like privet, mimosa and fescue can choke out native plants. Campen says it takes time to remove them, pulling them by hand, digging them up or smothering them with cloth or newspaper. “But under-stand that you’ll never eradicate them completely,” he said. Inva-sive species removal can have some surprising results. After Campen removed privet in the woodland behind his home, a lovely Christmas fern sprang up!

■ Let it grow! Campen’s fi rst step toward a native landscape was to let his lawn grow and “see what was in the seedbank.” The fi rst thing that came up was an astonishing crop of Blackeyed Susans. Once he saw what was

already in the soil, he could make plans for more plantings.

While creating a native land-scape is more intensive on the front end, Campen said it does not require the water and long-term maintenance that a traditional lawn does. Campen calls the land-

scape “diverse and pretty,” and en-joys the educational opportunities it affords his family.

“I’ve done this because I really enjoy the insects and butterfl ies and birds that like this,” he said. “To me, it’s just enjoyable. I spend a lot of time out here.”

By Shana Raley-Lusk

For many of us, one of the most daunting challenges

of domestic life is the never-ending task of home organiza-tion. Even with the best of ef-forts, it is easy for our things to take over our living space. From the closets to the garage, making sense of the clutter can become a chore indeed. Fortu-nately, there is an area busi-ness that specializes in creat-ing stylish, tasteful solutions for any organizational need.

Since 1997, Closet Solutions, located in Franklin Square, has the answer for any home storage design dilemma, and closets are just the beginning. With products to accommodate the pantry, laundry area, home offi ce and more, the possibili-ties are truly endless. A wide selection of cabinet hardware is also available in the store. As the most experienced and largest dealer of its kind in the East Tennessee area, Closet Solutions offers products and services to fi t every budget and taste. The company also puts considerable effort into using environmentally friendly ma-terials such as powder-coated accessories and 100 percent re-cycled or recovered wood fi ber.

According to Pam Neuhart, the owner of Closet Solutions, it is the long-term relation-ships that she has developed

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“Most of my business comes from the referrals of previous happy customers,” she said.

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“We try to be in and out of customers’ homes in a day if possible,” Neuhart said.

Investing in your home is a big decision, but when you are dealing with the trusted pro-fessionals at Closet Solutions it is always one that you can be confident in. Whether you are looking to update the style of your home or just need a little help in the organizational de-partment, this company has your solution.

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Interior designer Toria Boyd relaxes with her favorite accessory, Emory, in her family’s West Knoxville home. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith

It’s easy to think of interior design as a luxury relegated to times of plenty. But creat-ing a fresh look doesn’t nec-essarily require a fat purse. Good design can, in fact, help families feel more content with less stuff, says Knoxville designer Toria Boyd.

“It’s cheaper than buying a new house. You fall in love with your house all over again.”

Boyd is a freelance design-er who learned her craft from her mother. Over the past few years, her clients are choos-ing to repurpose décor rather than purchase rooms of new furniture, she says.

Inexpensive ways to freshen a home include a lighter shade of paint on the walls, a few new accessories in a light color or reuphol-stering a favorite piece of

furniture. Something as simple as removing a tired piece from a room can make a difference.

“ ‘Editing’ is a word I like to use,” she says. “Just change things. Rearrange things. Move things from one room to another. Take everything out of a bookcase and put things back in a different spot. Group things together. It’s all about making what you have special again.”

When it comes to new pur-chases, it’s more economical in the long run to shop with your heart, Boyd says.

“Buy what you really love. Buy it instead of making do with something just be-cause it’s less expensive.”

But shopping with your heart doesn’t mean buying the fi rst thing you see. Don’t be impulsive, she says.

“I tell my clients, it’s a mara-thon, not a sprint. Decorating should be fun, not stressful.”

The biggest challenge most clients face is organi-zation. Boyd even struggles with it herself. The answer is simple, but putting it into practice is diffi cult.

“Everything needs a place. If it doesn’t have a place, you might not need it. Clutter adds stress.”

One tip Boyd offers for re-ducing stress is to de-clutter a home’s point of entry. For most people, that’s a garage or a mudroom. If that area is cha-otic, that’s the feeling you bring into your house, she says.

She also has a sugges-tion for minimizing the stress associated with decorating for the holi-days: plan ahead. Tabl-escapes are easily transi-

tioned from Thanksgiving to Christmas by swapping out chargers or changing candles. She likes to deco-rate with natural elements, like reeds or branches, that are easily changed with the addition of greenery or simple glass ornaments.

Whether you hire a design-

er or tackle your own project, it’s important to keep in mind that your home should refl ect your own personality, rather than someone else’s.

“You’ve got to think for yourself. It needs to look like you.”

As a designer, Boyd loves to embrace the personal style

of each client. It’s like being a part of someone else’s world, she says.

“I enjoy my work because I get to know so many people. I learn something new from each client. Then we get to be friends and swap recipes.”For more information: [email protected].

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red and black. At Halloween, any time black is used it represents scariness and the dark red can be symbolic of blood. For a more sophisticated look, combine dark red arrangements of roses, cover them in black hat veiling so that you see the roses through the veil and tie them together with black satin ribbon, he suggests. If you want to go a little further, place the arrangement on an in-expensive black placemat and drip dark red nail polish from a few rose petals onto the place-mat. It will look like the roses are bleeding.

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■ Paint objects black that normally are not this color. For ex-ample, jack-o-lanterns are orange so spray them black for a twist on a familiar item. Also consider painting real fl owers black. To make objects more interesting, se-lect different black textures such as using matte, glitter, satin, gloss or metallic paints.

■ The colors of fall are rich earth tones and these colors also associate with Halloween. Add a little punch by using a deep purple color. It can be an interest-ing contrast to oranges and gold tones. Also consider using metal-lic gold, copper and pewter colors. You can paint leaves or pumpkins with these shades as well.

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