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By Wendy SmithBearden High School students

and parents didn’t lament the possible loss of long, leisurely summers during principal John Bartlett’s discussion of Knox County Schools’ proposed bal-anced calendar.

There was little reaction, aside from a few questions about spe-cifi cs, to the idea that the 2016-2017 school calendar could have two-week fall, winter and spring breaks and an eight-week summer break. There would still be 180 in-structional days.

Bartlett began the discussion by reminding students and par-ents, who attended the evening meeting to discuss scheduling as well as a balanced calendar, that nothing is set in stone.

“This is a conversation that is just starting and nobody has de-cided anything yet.”

Other local school systems, like Maryville, Alcoa and Oak Ridge, are already on balanced calen-dars. The school calendar should be structured around needs of

students, and the current calen-dar, with a 53-day summer break, was set up to meet the needs of an agrarian society. Not many stu-dents are hauling hay anymore, Bartlett said.

The balanced calendar is in-tended to provide more continu-ous learning. Remediation would be offered during the fi rst week of fall and spring breaks, which would give struggling students the opportunity to catch up.

A shorter summer break would also reduce summer learning loss, which most affects students who spend summers at home watching television and playing video games. Less time spent reading and inter-acting with adults results in learn-ing loss, which leaves teachers playing catch-up for the fi rst two weeks of fall semester, he said.

But studies comparing the aca-demic success of students on tra-ditional and balanced calendars have been inconclusive, especially for students who are engaged dur-ing the summer months. Another challenge would be changing the

mindset of parents who grew up with long summer breaks and

want their kids to have the same ex-perience.

A balanced cal-endar wouldn’t affect school ath-letics programs, and teams would continue to prac-tice during fall and spring breaks.

Bartlett conjectured that child-care centers would adjust to meet the needs of a balanced calendar.

He emphasized that Bearden’s block scheduling wouldn’t neces-sarily change due to conversion to a balanced calendar. Bearden has four classes each semester, and students receive a full credit for each one, as opposed to six or sev-en classes each day for a full year.

But a balanced calendar could cost more than a traditional cal-endar due to the expense of trans-porting students during the reme-diation periods built into fall and spring breaks. If funds currently

spent on transporting students for summer remediation can be shifted, there may be no added ex-pense, he said.

Block scheduling also costs more than traditional scheduling, and since school budgets are fi xed, it might be reconsidered at some point. Bartlett emphasized that block scheduling will continue at Bearden for the foreseeable fu-ture.

If the county switches to a bal-anced calendar, students would be allowed to miss a few days of school in order to attend Gover-nor’s school, he said. School would start a week early, and graduation would be bumped back a week.

Mark Wilkerson, whose daugh-ter is a rising sophomore, said that he needed more information before he could form an opinion about a balanced calendar, but that it was presented positively. He’s strongly in favor of block scheduling, which he thinks helps students understand the rigor of a college course load.

“That part has got to stay.”

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By Sherri Gardner HowellThe short agenda for the Farra-

gut Board of Mayor and Aldermen at Town Hall had one item that delivered a punch for residents of Sweet Briar subdivision – a punch they didn’t see coming.

The item was for rezoning of vacant property on Parkside Drive from three-story offi ce and buffer to general commercial and buf-fer. The ordinance, approved 3-2 on fi rst reading, was brought by developer Jim Nixon on behalf of Farragut Land Partners.

The same request was denied for the second time on Jan. 15 by the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission in a 7-0 vote.

The town staff recommended approval of the ordinance when it was brought before the FMPC, saying it was consistent with the

Comprehensive Land Use Plan and citing a previous rezoning that was approved for the adjoin-ing tract of land that now is home to TVA Employees Credit Union and Panda Express.

Residents of Sweet Briar spoke in opposition to the rezoning at the FMPC meeting but were not present at the FBMA meeting.

Kenneth Chipley, treasurer for Sweet Briar Homeowners As-sociation, said on Friday that the association and residents “didn’t know it was coming before the aldermen. We thought this was a done deal,” he said.

Nixon gave a history of buffer increases on the property and of the dense plantings and fencing along the property line. He said he had been in negotiations with the subdivision “for 20 years” and

there had never been “any agree-ment or promises that the prop-erty would not be rezoned.”

When asked by Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill what the plans for the property were, Nixon said, “I am going to try my best to put a restaurant in there, which would mean $2 to $3 million in sales tax revenue for the town.”

Alderman Ron Honken, who is also a member of the FMPC, said he was not present at the FMPC meeting on Jan. 15, but the fact that the board voted unanimous-ly to deny the rezoning “carries considerable weight with me.” He voted no on the motion, along with McGill, who is also on the FMPC.

Alderman Dot LaMarche made the motion for approval with a contingency that Nixon follow through with additional fencing,

buffer screening and landscaping approved by the Visual Review Board. The motion was seconded by Alderman Bob Markli. Joining them in voting “yes” was Alder-man Ron Pinchock.

Markli cited consistency as his reason for approving the motion. “This is consistent with the Com-prehensive Land Use Plan,” he said. “We develop these plans with public input and approval and then, when we go to implement it, one or two people run down here and complain, and we vote against it.”

The ordinance must be ap-proved on a second reading to go into effect, which would normally be at the next FBMA meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Town Hall. As of press time, the agenda for Feb. 26 had not been set.

Darla Berdal talks with developer Jim Nixon

and attorney Michael Kelley following the

Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen

meeting. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell

Parkside rezoning near Sweet Briargets FBMA approval

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Karns clean-upKeep Knoxville Beautiful is

joining with the Knox County Education Association (KCEA) to enhance the beauty of Knox County’s public schools.

A community cleanup at Karns Elementary School (one of four) will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21. Weather date is Saturday, Feb. 28. Litter pickers, trash bags and safety vests will be supplied.

Info: 865-521-6957.

GOP reorganizationThe Knox County Republi-

can Party will hold its biannual reorganization with precinct meetings at the polling places at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, unless otherwise scheduled by the precinct chair.

Delegates elected at the pre-cincts will meet for the county convention at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at The Crown College in Powell. Info: Ruthie Kuhl-man, chair.

IN THIS ISSUE

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posed a bit earlier than usual this week because of the poten-tial for snow. We skipped our fi nal proof-reading, so if you see errors, please call or email and we will correct. Also check for updates on our website, ShopperNewsNow.com

Marvin WestSports columnist Marvin

West looks at Tennessee’s new offensive coordinator, Mike DeBord, and his fi t in maintaining “the best staff in America.”

That’s what Butch promised when he was hired. No reason for him to back down, writes West. His column is on page A-4.

Betsy PickleRead Knoxville’s best movie

critic’s take on this year’s Oscars, and match wits with a professtional.

Check out Weekender, inside.

Betty BeanTyler Harber: Ace political

reporter Betty Bean was writ-ing about this youthful politico some 14 years ago and she’s kept up with him ever since. Now he’s probably heading to jail after last week’s guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Virginia. Bean looks back and ahead with “The Rise and Fall of Tyler Harber.” Inside.

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Farragut High School is fortunate to have not only a great academic record, but also some of the fi nest ath-letic facilities in the county. And the baseball diamond at the corner of Kingston Pike and Lyndon Welch Way is no exception.

Most of the present facili-ties are relatively new and bear little resemblance to those that existed 60 years ago. Today, football and baseball are played on dif-ferent fi elds, but back then, there was only one fi eld which had to be modifi ed each year to accommodate the two sports.

The preparation usu-ally involved “dragging the fi eld,” a process that unearthed golf ball-sized rocks. Jack Bondurant re-

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calls as an outfi elder taking every opportunity during a lull in the action to throw rocks off the fi eld. I am sure many baseball players were thrown out because they dreaded sliding into a base. Other schools dreaded play-ing Farragut, not because we were that good, but because the rocks tore up their football uniforms and caused painful abrasions.

Today there are no rocks, and the baseball diamond

looks like a well-manicured park. But there is one secret about the fi eld that is prob-ably known only to us long-time residents: It’s built on top of a beautiful spring that once served the original set-tlers as a source of cool wa-ter to drink and a place to store their perishable foods.

The spring was originally part of the residence built by John Steel Campbell around 1810 at 11235 West Point Drive. The spring formed a shallow lake, and a stone spring house was built by the Russell family in the early 1900s. On warm sum-mer days it was often the gathering place for the Rus-sells’ outdoor parties.

Presently, the home hous-es a real estate development fi rm and is often referred to

as “the Taco Bell house” be-cause it is located directly behind the restaurant.

But there is no evidence of the beautiful spring that once existed there, because it is now hidden under home plate. When the baseball diamond was built in the 1980s, the ground was el-evated and leveled, and the spring was diverted into nearby Turkey Creek. But it still fl ows in the subter-ranean crevices under the fi eld, just as it did eons ago.

I often wonder if the young batter, waiting for that perfect pitch at home plate, is aware that he or she is standing on the spot that played such an important part in the town’s develop-ment.

A large nearby spring was a necessity for those early settlers who crossed the Appalachians looking for a spot to build their cab-

ins, and it played a signifi -cant role in their choice of locations. In fact, without the spring, there probably would never have been a Campbell’s Station or town of Farragut. Springs were so important that many towns were named after them. Oli-ver Springs and Spring City are two area examples.

Athletic fi elds are com-monly named in honor of an outstanding coach or athlete whose prowess created a legacy deserving of remem-brance. And I am not sure if Farragut’s sports fi elds are named in recognition of someone other than the fa-mous admiral. But consid-ering the importance of the once-vital underlying spring, it seems appropriate that “spring” might somehow be included in the name.

When I stand on the sidewalk at the south side of Kingston Pike and look

to the north, it is hard to envision the area that was once the John Boring farm where Farragut High School now stands. The dramatic changes make me realize that either I am very old, or there have been a lot of changes in a relatively short period of time. I have no il-lusions about my age, but for those of us who grew up here in the 1950s, the change is almost incompre-hensible.

In all, the changes have been very positive. In-deed, a once small agrar-ian community has been transformed into a vibrant town. And it is impossible to impede the steady march of time and progress; the only constant is change. One small change: visiting sports teams no longer have to worry about torn uni-forms or injuries from slid-ing home.

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By Sherri Gardner HowellMoms know that searching

for the preschool program that fi ts your family is tough and time-consuming.

The Knoxville-Farragut chapter of MOMS Club In-ternational had an idea last year for a one-stop shop-

ping concept for preschool programs and activities for children that was such a hit they repeated it this year. The Second Annual West Knox Preschool & Activities Fair was held in late Janu-ary at First Baptist Concord. The free fair brought pre-

school programs and chil-dren’s extra-curricular ac-tivities together in one place for moms to visit, talk to administrators and teach-ers and gather information.

For more on MOMS, email momsclubfarragut@hotmail.com.

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Bringing programs and parents together for the West Knox Preschool & Activities Fair are these members of the Knoxville-Farragut chapter of MOMS Club International: Kelly Hamilton, Shane Pohlmann, Crystal Yamazaki, Jenny Oberhaus, Alicia Glasby and Shari Buckingham.

Who can resist cute? Angela Floyd Schools has just the right helpers to distribute materials at the Second Annual West Knox Preschool & Activities Fair at First Baptist Concord: Miley Jenkins and Jaelyn Fairchild.

Entertaining Charlie Batts while his parents talk to vendors at the preschool fair is easy: Just add giant blocks. Photos by Justin Acuff

Hoss the Hedgehog, one of the attractions at the Knoxville Zoo’s booth at the preschool fair, might want to consider showing his perky face before one of the moms mistakes him for a scrub brush.

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Tennessee Shines Radio Show will mark its third an-niversary with a new loca-tion and new weekday be-ginning Wednesday, March 4, at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, a res-taurant and music venue lo-cated in the historic Old City.

The hour-long, live radio show begins at 7 p.m. and includes headline musical performers, special guests and readings by local and regional spoken word art-ists. Tickets will be avail-able at the door beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is $10.

Tennessee Shines can be heard in Knoxville and sur-rounding areas on 89.9 FM, 93.9 FM and 102.9 FM, and online at www.wdvx.com. Past shows are available for on-demand streaming for two weeks after the broad-cast.

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Stitched with loveVisitors to Farragut

Town Hall last weekend were wrapped in warmth as the town and the Farra-gut Folklife Museum show-cased the history, practi-cality and beauty of quilts. After months of planning, organizers of Quilt Show 2015: The Love of Quilts kicked off the weekend ex-hibit on Friday, Feb. 13, with a reception honoring the quilt owners. Local quilter Linda Wallace talked about the show and the history of quilting at the reception.

The show continued through Sunday. Quilts hung from the balcony, walls and exhibit hall spac-es. Theme for the show’s special exhibit was Wear-

able Art, which included quilted accessories and clothing items.

Also included was an exhibit on loan from Tom-my Wilson with quilts and quilted pieces done in the 1800s by avid quilter Mar-gie Anna Farris Carroll. Overall, the show featured almost 50 vintage, new and unusual quilts. Each guest received a booklet with in-formation about the quilts.

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The late Al McGuire used “seashells and balloons” to describe good times. The way things are with Ten-nessee football, you can add rainbows and free ice cream.

Recruiting success re-mains the talk of the town. The new offensive coordina-tor is said to be a precise fi t. Butch Jones is really com-fortable. Everybody that matters is some degree of happy. New titles and raises helped.

For lack of contrary in-formation, I assume Mike DeBord is the correct step in maintaining “the best staff in America.” That’s what Butch promised when he was hired. No reason for him to back down.

I will concede that the

Happy time, good fi t, comfort zone

Jones group can sell. This is the year to see how it does at developing talent.

Fans should accept DeBord as a loyalty hire. This was payback. It is OK to scratch your head and won-der, but no bickering. Butch has already said he knows what’s best for the Vols.

Butch worked for Mike long, long ago at Central Michigan. Together they produced a 12-34 record. DeBord did give Jones a big

boost in his career. Butch has returned the favor, res-cuing Mike from oblivion and adding the encourage-ment of a $500,000 salary.

We have been told that this enhances the status quo, that little or nothing will change about the Jones offense. I don’t believe that. The Vols need more touch-downs. They need to be able to gain a yard now and then, when they absolutely must have one. Maybe DeBord can coach a power forma-tion. He once did.

Offense did not come easy for Tennessee the past two seasons. It fi nished 104th and 93rd in national rankings. The Vols were 69th in red zone touchdown percentage in 2014. Those perfectly relaxed about the

future may think that is OK. It isn’t.

I have no concerns about DeBord as offensive coordi-nator. He may even be great, as soon as he catches up with what is going on.

I am amazed that Butch is passing him off as a quar-terback coach. His fi rst and last fl ing at that assign-ment was the mid-1980s at Fort Hays State. Quarter-back coach of those famous names at Michigan (Tom Brady, Brian Griese, etc.) was Stan Parrish.

Based on last season’s ar-gument that Joshua Dobbs needed considerable im-provement on fundamentals and the current dilemma of three freshmen posing as quarterback depth, it would seem that Jones needed a

master technician as teacher.Old friend Mike DeBord

is a line coach. He does bring a lifetime of experience and warm compatibility.

“Comfort” is a bigger word in Butch’s vocabulary than in mine. I thought “comfort” was part of the 2014 problem.

The coaching staff was more comfortable with Jus-tin Worley at quarterback because he was a better practice player, had a bet-ter grasp of the offense, was less likely to make mistakes and would stick to plans. It didn’t seem to matter that he couldn’t run the read op-tion.

It hurts to say what I’ve been thinking, that there would have been no bowl game had Worley survived. Justin would have deserved a medal for true grit and everlasting respect for raw courage, but no way does

Tennessee upset South Caro-lina without Joshua Dobbs.

Now we know and under-stand.

This, indeed, looks like the beginning of seashells and balloons for Tennessee football. There is reason for optimism.

The Lyle Allen Jones Reconstruction Company has done the preliminary brick work. His method has merit. There will be no more 7-6s.

Spring practice, even in relative secret, fi gures to be exciting. Already there is chatter about the Orange and White game. And an SEC East title! Some can barely wait. Go Vols!

I hope the new coach can help the team win. If the Vols make it to Atlanta, that might mean top 10 in the polls. Call it to my attention when it happens. That will be the real comfort zone.

My fi rst encounter with Tyler Harber was in 2001 when he was working in Joe Bailey’s fi rst city council campaign.

The rise and fall of Tyler Harber

Betty Bean

I’d taken a couple of pokes at him as the new en-fant terrible of local politics, and one night when Joe met me at a blues bar in the Old City to drop off some cam-paign literature, he men-tioned that Tyler was wait-ing for him in the car.

My recollection is that he couldn’t get into the bar because he wasn’t 21 yet, but Joe recently told me that Ty-ler thought it better to wait in the car because he fi g-

ured I was out to get him. It wouldn’t have taken a politi-cal savant to fi gure that out, because I loved to crack bad jokes about the escapades of Sun Tzu-quoting under-graduates being unleashed on the world by UT’s politi-cal science department.

The last time I heard from Tyler was Nov. 12, 2014, when he sent me an email asking me to come up to D.C. to interview him. He said the Department of Jus-tice was focusing on Repub-lican consultants who were running super PACs:

“I’ve trusted you to write the truth before. Can I pay for you to come up here to meet me once more? One more interview,” he wrote.

“I need an impartial, reasonable, no BS-telling of why I’m going to federal prison for calling Obama a criminal repeatedly on na-

tional television. Are you up for a story with as much complexity as the series you wrote about me previously?

“Sooner rather than later. DoJ is pushing hard and I can’t hold them off too much longer. You’ve been the journalist I’ve trusted. Plus this is going to be a na-tional story. I wanted to give you fi rst dibs.

“Let me know. I know this is a very f’d-up request. But in the end of my politi-cal career, I’d much prefer that you write my ‘epitaph’ than the Times, Post or any other rag inside the beltway.

“Let me know.“Best regards, Tyler”Flabbergasted, I e-mailed

him back, asking him to call me. He never responded.

RagsdaleHarber’s situation be-

came brutally clear last

week when the news broke that he’d pleaded guilty to illegally coordinating a po-litical campaign with a su-per PAC he’d created, direct-ing more than $300,000 to the campaign and diverting $138,000 of that to a com-pany run by his mother.

The news brought back a fl ood of memories – Mike Ragsdale’s 2002 county ex-ecutive campaign kickoff at the L&N Station to the tune of the Beatles’ “Here comes the sun.”

And there he was – Tyler Harber – fi xing to embark on the long-term project of helping Ragsdale become governor.

When Ragsdale was sworn in, Tyler got a nebu-lous job on the sixth fl oor. Later he was transferred to the county probation of-fi ce, supposedly monitoring prisoners’ ankle bracelets. A lot of us guffawed at that, because we spotted him do-ing stuff like chauffeuring the mayor here and there

and skulking around meet-ings keeping tabs on errant county commissioners who weren’t toeing the Ragsdale line.

Over time, recalcitrant commissioners began to complain that they were being threatened with re-election problems if they didn’t get with the program. Specifi cally, they said that they were being told that the mayor would sic the ruthless boy genius on them if they didn’t straighten up. Occasionally Tyler got caught misbehaving in pub-lic and would get his knuck-les rapped.

It all came to a head in 2006 when GOP county chair Chad Tindell refused to turn over a mailing list to the Ragsdale re-election campaign that he’d com-plied during the previous presidential election. Tyler, who was somehow privy to Tindell’s email password, printed out Tindell’s email correspondence and passed

it on to Ragsdale and his body man Mike Arms. Threats, intimidation and car chases ensured. Tyler departed for Washington.

But he was heard from one more time.

WashingtonShortly after Ragsdale’s

less than impressive 2006 re-election victory, an anonymous blog post asked, “Missing me now?”

“Tyler,” I thought.After tracking him down,

I spent a weekend in Wash-ington interviewing Tyler, and the result was a three-part Shopper-News series detailing the work he had done in the service of Mike Ragsdale. (The trip was solely at my expense, reim-bursed in part by the Shop-per.)

The interview included a description of his bogus probation job, a detailed ac-count of attempting to

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(Students, Parents, Edu-cations Across Knox), the organization she and oth-ers put together last year at

the begin-ning of what came to be known as the teacher r e b e l l i o n , got elected as well. So Amy Cate will become vice presi-

dent; Linda Holtzclaw, sec-retary; Julie Smalling, high school executive board rep and Mark Taylor middle school executive board rep. Dave Gorman and Sherry Morgan were elected to the

Deborah Huddleston and Karen Pershing of the Metropolitan Drug Commission display Born

Drug-Free in Tennessee materials. The initiative aims to raise awareness about babies being

born addicted to drugs. Photo by Wendy Smith

Campaign aims to keep babies off drugsWe’ve produced many

exceptional things in East Tennessee – Mountain Dew, hydroelectric power and the 1982 World’s Fair, to name a few.

“This is not an addict-under-the-bridge problem. This is a person-sitting-next-to-you-in-church problem.”

Agencies from across the region, including the non-profi t Metropolitan Drug Commission and East Ten-nessee Children’s Hospital, partnered with the East Tennessee NAS Task Force to kick off the Born Drug-Free Tennessee education initiative last week.

The goal of the program is to raise awareness about babies being born exposed to prescription and other drugs. Education is aimed at medical providers, wom-en who are pregnant or at risk of becoming pregnant, and their families.

Karen Pershing, execu-tive director of the Metro-politan Drug Commission, says the problem stems from lack of communica-tion. Last week, 29 OB/GYN doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and nursing students participated in Born Drug-

Free Tennessee training. Through role-play, the med-ical providers learned how to talk to women about ad-diction. It’s not something they’re comfortable asking about, she says.

Pregnant women also need education. They think pain pills are safe because doctors prescribe them, and access points are every-where. Knox County has 35 registered pain clinics.

Those who recognize that they are addicted, or even dependent, face enormous challenges. They get sick if they quit taking pills, and replacement therapies, like methadone, are also harm-ful to babies. Information on the Born Drug-Free Ten-nessee website can help ad-dicted women make chang-es and move forward with their lives, Saunders says.

Prescriptions for pain pills rose in response to the under-treatment of pain in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At the time, no one

realized how addictive the drugs were, she says. Even now, large prescriptions aren’t uncommon.

“There’s no need for opi-ates to the degree that doc-tors are prescribing them.”

Despite the number of NAS babies, Saunders has hope. A lot of people are looking for ways to help.

Pershing hopes to see the number of NAS babies born in Knox County drop 20 percent by 2016. It’s a lofty goal, but she thinks it’s pos-sible through education. The Born Drug-Free Tennessee message is being spread via the Internet, radio, televi-sion, posters and brochures, and her voice. She’s happy to speak to community groups about the work of the Met-ropolitan Drug Commission – substance abuse preven-tion – and she always men-tions the smallest victims of drug abuse.

“I always bring up the babies.” Info: www.borndrugfreetn.com

Wendy Smith

Unless you’ve been liv-ing under a rock, you know that this region also cranks out something that should make us all shudder: drug dependent newborns. The Tennessee Department of Health’s 16-county East Tennessee region produced a whopping 27 percent of the state’s 973 Neona-tal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) babies in 2014. Knox County alone produced 10.6 percent of the total number, which continues to rise.

These babies are sick be-cause they are addicted to drugs ingested by their ad-dicted mothers. The babies, and their moms, are the sad fallout of the region’s over-prescription of opi-ates. Addiction to prescrip-tion drugs is something that can happen to anyone, says Carla Saunders, a neonatal nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hos-pital.

By Betty BeanAsked what’s fi rst when

she takes over as president of the Knox County Educa-tion Association July 1, Lau-ren Hopson didn’t hesitate:

“Increase membership and give teachers a voice.”

This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has observed the Halls third grade teach-er since her “Tired Teacher” speech at the October 2013 school board forum.

Being president of KCEA is full-time, so Hopson will be taking a leave of absence from teaching.

If there was a KCEA elec-tion surprise, it’s the slate of offi cers who will enter with her. Members of SPEAK

Hopson and allies to take helm of teachers’ association

Hopson

team that interviews candi-dates for public offi ce.

Here is how Amy Cate de-scribes their platform: “We are for truth and honesty in education – not smoke and mirrors of false promises from the educational re-formers… This is 2015 and managing teachers through fear and intimidation is not acceptable. … We pride our-selves in being seekers of truth, but we are far from being radical. I promise!”

Hopson likes being part of a team: “It is a strange feel-ing to be excited and scared to death at the same time. My biggest fear was getting elected without the rest of them there to help me.”

One of the fi rst issues she wants to address is helping teachers re-establish some control over their profes-sional lives.

“Over the last fi ve days, I’ve had two days of plan-ning time. We’re supposed to have it every day. Techni-cally, under Tennessee law, I get 2.5 hours per week, which works out to 45 min-utes a day.”

Instead, she has been required to attend a tech-nology meeting and a PLC (professional learning com-munity) meeting.

“What we’re supposed to be doing is do grade-level planning, identifying kids who need help; but usually,

we just look at test data. Pretty much there isn’t anything I can do in a PLC meeting that is more impor-tant than planning for my students the next day. Last year, we asked for PLCs to be done monthly rather than weekly. If I worked at a TAP school, I’d have a clus-ter meeting – you don’t have to think long at all to fi gure out what those are called.”

And that’s just for start-ers.

Hopson, who is from Greeneville, started her professional life armed with degrees in psychology and sociology. She worked with troubled kids at a residen-tial treatment center for

several years. In 2000, she went back to the University of Tennessee on a Lynd-hurst fellowship, earned a master’s in education, and went to work for Knox County Schools.

She describes herself as generally conservative, but motivated into the politi-cal arena by learning of the plight of two friends, whom she describes as “amaz-ing teachers, who, because of one test, had their jobs threatened. Now, they are both teachers of the year at their respective schools – and they’ll probably never talk to you because they don’t want that kind of at-tention.”

VictorAshe

derail a referendum on Ragsdale’s county wheel tax proposal and a recounting of an attempt to access con-fi dential medical records of political foes, plus lots of in-timidation of other elected offi cials.

It was explosive stuff, and although Ragsdale compelled department heads and other employees to sign sworn statements

disavowing Tyler’s allega-tions, nothing he told me in that marathon interview has ever been proven false. Nothing.

Unlikely as it would have seemed in 2001, Tyler Har-ber became a valued friend and source to me over the years. I watched his rise through the Republican fi rmament – “Elections and Campaigns” magazine

named him a Rising Star in 2012 – and he was making regular appearances as a commentator on Fox News. Last October, his refusal to join in on Fox’s wholesale bashing of Muslims was widely reported on other news outlets.

He and his wife, who is carving a niche for herself as a “military romance” author (who knew there was such

a genre?), are the parents of two cute little kids. I was impressed by his personal and professional growth over the years since he was Mike Ragsdale’s dirty tricks specialist. Then it all came crashing down.

This morning, I read that “Elections and Campaigns” has revoked his Rising Star award. And sentencing is set for May.

Tyler Harber From previous page

Recently I wrote the odds favored Gov. Haslam getting Medicaid expan-sion passed in the special legislative session. Little did I think that it would fail so overwhelmingly in less than 48 hours at the hands of fellow Republicans.

Never has a major initia-tive from the governor been scuttled so quickly and decisively. What happened?

There are many theories and all have some element of truth. But based on my own 15 years in the Legis-lature, there seems to be several factors.

First, the governor erred in calling a special session instead of letting Insure Tennessee be considered in the regular session. Weeks were needed to pull togeth-er a majority in both House and Senate, if it could be done. In hindsight, it prob-ably would have failed in the regular session too, but not so spectacularly.

Second, the governor never had an accurate count of lawmakers showing a majority in favor. Whatever count he had was not close and was based on hope, not reality. He believed that his plan was so logical and so different from Obamacare that it would prevail after all the facts were outlined, combined with strong busi-ness community support.

The votes simply were not there to pass the plan.

Third, there were early warning signs of deep trouble when both speakers (Republicans, too) declined to endorse the plan. Then the Senate majority leader refused to sponsor the plan. Then there was not a written agreement with the Obama Administra-tion. Then the House GOP caucus chair said he was opposed.

Fourth, extensive lobby-ing by hospital executives who spoke of the fi scal plight facing hospitals when top leadership’s pay, even at the medium and smaller hospitals, often exceeds $250.000 and in some cases reaches $600,000 hardly indicated a fi nancial crisis. Only TVA is more tone deaf when it comes to paying outrageously high salaries to the top folks. Erlanger in Chattanooga recently handed out over $1 million in bonuses to top personnel. This was not the governor’s doing but he got caught in the crossfi re.

Fifth, the governor would have been well advised to have discussed this during his re-election campaign last fall. Then he could have said voters knew of it and backed it. He de-nied himself a mandate on the issue he did not raise.

The high point of the ses-sion was Haslam’s address which was as articulate a speech as he has ever given and came from the heart. It simply did not register with members who had already decided to vote “no” on an extension of Obamacare and bigger government.

The governor will and should move on. This Legis-lature probably will not act on this until a new Presi-dent takes offi ce on Jan. 20, 2017. While its failure is a setback and embarrassing, it is not the end of the world and Haslam has four more years to lead the state in an exceptional manner.

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Among my earliest memories is that of be-ing read to by my mother. The fi rst books I remem-ber her reading to me in-cluded Dale Evans’ “Angel Unaware,” as well as some lesser tomes, including the Golden Books’ “Mis-ter Bear Squash-You-All-Flat” and “The Duck Who Played the Piano.” What I wouldn’t give for copies of those beloved books now!

She bought Childcraft for us, a set of books which I still have in my collection, and which I still refer to from time to time. World Book was purchased for us before I started school, and even though I bought my own set of World Book when my girls were young, I have kept the older ver-sions, because they have material in them that the newer versions do not, including a picture of my dear friend John when he was a 4-H boy in Idaho.

So, I grew up with books and have never lost my love for them. Books

Go now, write it before them on a tablet, and in-scribe it in a book, so that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.

(Isaiah 30: 8 NRSV)

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can carry me – like a magic carpet – to distant times and places. They can introduce me to fas-cinating people, both real and imaginary, who can teach me much about the world and even about my-self.

I am always a little sad, a little lost, when I fi nish a good book. It is a little like letting go of the tra-peze, without knowing whether the other tra-peze – the one swinging toward me – is going to reach me in time.

So, when I need to travel through space or time, my magic carpet is available, ready to trans-port me to adventures, experiences, dreams, fantasies, and, best of all, truths!

The story is told that dur-ing the days of Alexander the Great, there were a number of men who, in a particular battle, distinguished them-selves as cowards. These men were lined up before the great leader. Alexander the Great came to each of the men and asked, “Young man, what is your name?” One young soldier said, “My name is Alexander, sir.” Reportedly, Alexander the Great fi rmly replied, “Either change your name or change your conduct!”

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By Nancy AndersonThe staff and worship

leaders at Knoxville Chris-tian Center are seldom shy about throwing the doors open for community events, but the Valentine’s Day date night is a long-standing tra-dition for the church.

More than 800 people gathered on Feb. 14 to enjoy a candlelight dinner and a concert featuring The Isaa-cs, a multi-award winning Christian group from Hen-derson, Tenn.

The evening was fi lled with lively gospel music and humor bringing giggles and applause from the audience. Group matriarch Lilly Isaa-cs put her hands in the air in praise, and then explained, “I like it when we raise our hands. Some of you aren’t used to that, but we are. We’re sort of ‘Baptacostals,’ if you know what I mean. If you don’t understand it, I’ll put it this way: When you put your antenna up, you get a little bit better reception.”

The concert is a favorite among lovebirds who want an alternative to dinner in a crowded restaurant.

Tony and Tammy Ben-nett drove in from Madi-sonville to enjoy an evening together. The couple said they would rather drive an hour for an intimate dinner and concert at Knoxville

Love fi lls the air at Knoxville Christian Center

Isaacs family matriarch, Lilly Isaacs, right, raises a hand to God for “bet-ter reception” during the concert.

Gospel band The Isaacs wows the crowd at Knoxville Christian Center on Valentine’s Day. From left are Rebecca Isaacs Bowman, Lily Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary and Ben Isaacs.

Christian Center than fi ght the crowds at area restau-rants in their hometown.

The Bennetts were caught smooching by the Rev. Barry Culberson, who jokingly told the couple to simmer down. Tammy Ben-nett explained, with a laugh, “We were sweethearts many years ago, and now we’ve

been married three years after 20 years apart. We can’t help kissing…we’re in love.”

Tony and Tammy Bennett at the Knoxville Christian Center Val-entine’s Day dinner and concert. Photos by Nancy Anderson

It takes a family – as 14-year-old Jakobi Bowman shows at the Knoxville Christian Center dinner and concert. Bowman, the daughter of The Isaacs band member Rebecca Isaacs Bowman, gets the swag table ready for after the concert.

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Farragut High School sophomore Joseph O’Donnell doesn’t talk about boxing at school. “It just nev-er comes up,” he said.

“Joseph doesn’t use his skills to in-t i m i d a t e p e o p l e , ” said his c o a c h , Frank Ep-polito. “He doesn’t talk to people about it.”

P e o -ple will be talking now. O’Donnell just won the Ten-nessee State Silver Glove Championship after a two-year hiatus from competing.

The 15-year-old has been boxing since he was eight. He tried out for football, baseball and soccer but wasn’t really good at any of them.

“The fi rst day I tried box-ing, the coach said I had a nat-ural talent,” said O’Donnell. “It’s fun. I’m not in it for the physical aspect. I treat it like a game. It’s literally like play-ing chess in a ring.”

Prepping for next year’s cheeringVarsity Spirit representative Kelley Tafazzoli looks through

samples of outfi ts with Farragut High School cheer coach Mol-

lie Townley in preparation for next year’s cheer season. Tryouts

will be held at the school 4-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday,

April 8-10, with a mandatory parent meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday,

March 10, in room R-204. Photos by S. Barrett

Farragut High School student Joseph O’Donnell gets prepped

to fi ght in the Tennessee State Silver Glove Championship.

Episcopal School of Knoxville third grader Megan Hacker presents her Valentine delivery sys-

tem. Photo submitted

Cellist and Farragut High

School student Jerry Zhou

will perform Feb. 22 at the

Tennessee Theatre. Photo sub-mitted

O’Donnell winsstate boxing title

O’Donnell

Sara Barrett

O’Donnell plans to con-tinue competing through high school and hopes to

Zhou to perform in KSYO Winter

ConcertThe Knoxville Symphony

Youth Orchestra Associa-tion (KSYOA) will present two winter concerts Sun-day, Feb. 22, at the Tennes-see Theatre.

The KSYO Winter Con-cert will take place 4:30 p.m. with each orchestra per-forming 6-10 minutes each.

The top Youth Orches-tra will perform 7 p.m. and will feature Farragut High School sophomore Jerry Zhou on the cello. Zhou has been a part of the KSYOA for four years. He began playing piano at age six be-fore moving to the cello in the seventh grade.

Last year, Zhou was runner-up in the Tennessee Cello Workshop Junior High State Competition where he competed against cellists from across the country.

Both concerts are free and open to the public. Info: www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

box his senior year in the Junior Olympics, with a shot at the Olympic Games afterward. He wants to be a coach himself one day.

“Learning the moves and building the muscle, that part’s easy,” he said. “You have to be in the right mind-set. There’s no way I would think at 12 years old the way I think now.”

O’Donnell’s next match is Feb. 20 at Golden Glove Arena at Chilhowee Park.

Eppolito said O’Donnell “Brings 100 percent to training, listening and ex-ecuting. This is a thinking man’s sport,” said Eppolito. “We plan to continue as far as we can go.”

Valentine deliveryLast week, students at

Episcopal School of Knox-ville reaped the rewards of learning about simple machines when they cre-ated Valentine Delivery Systems.

Each student designed

and constructed a contrap-tion that delivered a small treat to a classmate using a combination of three sim-ple machines (pulley, level, wheel and axle, etc.).

Third-grade teacher Me-gan Jenkins said students

begin third grade anxious-ly awaiting the lesson on simple machines because of the Valentine project. “There is a lot of built-up excitement and anticipa-tion. They are really ex-cited to come in and show off their handiwork,” said Jenkins.

Students’ inventions must work without the use of electricity or magnets, and they have to perform the same action repeatedly without breaking down.

Projects were created using toilet paper tubes, Lego cars, plastic water bottles and lots of duct tape.

”We talk about being re-alistic and how to narrow it down to something that is doable, because they have really big, elaborate ideas,” Jenkins said.

“They start out with this grand idea and then they have to bring it down to real life.”

Sewanee announces dean’s list

The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of the South for the Advent 2014 term:

Martha Overton Dinwiddie, daughter of Anita and George L. Dinwiddie III;

Alexandra Lindsay Ewan, daughter of Mebane Jackson;

Landon Morris Manning, son of Kim-berly L. Morris and Rickey D. Manning;

Alan Hill Shattuck, son of Christie E. Peace and Deaver T. Shattuck; and

Jeffrey Trey Byrd, son of Dena and Jef-frey N. Byrd.

To earn a place on Sewanee’s dean’s list, a student must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.625 on a 4.0 scale.

Textbooks availablefor public review

Parents and commu-nity members who wish to review math textbooks and instructional materi-als proposed for use in the Knox County Schools dur-ing the 2015-2016 school year can view the selec-tions at the Sarah Simpson Professional Development Center, 801 Tipton Ave., through Feb. 20.

Foster grandparents needed

The Foster Grandpar-ent Program is looking for adults age 55 or older to serve 20 hours per week mentoring and tutoring young people in public schools and other nonprofi t settings. Qualifi ed vol-unteers receive a tax-free stipend and mileage reim-bursement. Training will begin Monday, March 2. Info: 524-2786.

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Betsy Pickle

By Betsy PickleThe Oscars may be

drawing the bulk of atten-tion from movie lovers this weekend, but theaters have to keep selling popcorn. Three fi lms are opening in wide release Friday.

Kevin Costner continues what feels like a comeback with “McFarland, USA.” With “Black or White” still getting love at the box of-fi ce, Costner piles on with this inspirational fi lm based on a true story.

Costner plays Jim White, a disgraced high-school football coach who winds up in a small town in Cali-fornia, teaching P.E. and science in a primarily His-panic school.

As he and his family try to deal with culture shock,

he notices that several boys at school are exception-ally fast runners, and he recruits them for a cross-country team.

Scoffed at by their better-funded competitors, the team trains hard and heads for a fi nale that won’t be a surprise for anyone who’s ever seen an inspirational sports movie. Maria Bello also stars in the fi lm di-rected by Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”).

The hot tub and many of the cast members are back, but not John Cusack in “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” the sequel to the 2010 hit.

The characters seek out the mysterious hot tub once more to go back in time when one of their own is shot. Adam Scott, Rob

Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Chevy Chase, Thomas Lennon and Gil-lian Jacobs star for director Steve Pink, also returning.

“The DUFF” delves into high-school life and a twist on “Mean Girls.”

A high school senior de-cides not to take it when she discovers that the student body has labeled her the DUFF – Designated Ugly Fat Friend – to her more at-tractive friends.

She tries to reinvent her-self and upend the social pecking order at her school, starting with taking down the queen bee.

Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Nick Eversman, Ken Jeong and Allison Janney star for di-rector Ari Sandel.

Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) encourages his team in “McFarland, USA.”

Oscar alternatives

The bookies aren’t as busy as with the Super Bowl, and the list isn’t as long as the Grammys, but the 87th Academy Awards, airing this Sunday night on ABC, should draw one of the biggest TV crowds of the year.

Controversy always in-trigues an audience, and “American Sniper” – nomi-nated for six Oscars – has stoked one fi re after anoth-er. Between the critics’ pans and the divide between viewers, Clint Eastwood’s omission from the best di-rector nominations, the real-life debate over Chris Kyle’s achievements during wartime and the real-life trial now deciding the fate of Kyle’s killer, “American Sniper” has become the most interesting subplot of the Oscars.

It may even be more in-teresting than the show itself. Nominated for Best Picture along with “Bird-man or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” “Boy-hood,” “The Grand Buda-pest Hotel,” “The Imita-tion Game,” “Selma,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Whiplash,” “American Sniper” isn’t seen as a con-tender.

The race is between “Boyhood” and “Birdman.” As clever and well-made as “Birdman” is, nothing is cleverer or better made this year than “Boyhood.” “Boy-hood” pushes the boundar-ies of fi lmmaking in dozens of ways, and its gamble re-sults in a beautiful, compel-ling story.

Best Actor (female): Nominees are Marion Co-

Pickle picks the Oscars

tillard, “Two Days, One Night”; Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”; Ju-lianne Moore, “Still Alice”; Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”; Reese Witherspoon, “Wild.”

This is a fantastic line-up, but the only name that counts is Moore’s. This is her third nomination for lead – she’s also been nomi-nated twice for supporting. Hollywood loves her; the public loves her. She’s get-ting the gold.

Best Actor (male): Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”; Brad-ley Cooper, “American Snip-er”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”; Mi-chael Keaton, “Birdman”; Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything.”

It’s a phenomenal fi eld, but an old favorite is poised to win. While this is only the fi rst nomination for Keaton, he is a talented and beloved star seemingly making a comeback in an “arty” fi lm about an actor making a comeback. Life will imitate art.

Best Supporting Actor (female): Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”; Laura Dern, “Wild”; Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”; Emma Stone, “Birdman”; Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods.”

This worthy list also has a frontrunner, and – amaz-ingly – it isn’t Streep, who

already has one support-ing and two lead Oscars from 18 previous nomina-tions. Early accolades have overwhelmingly favored Arquette, whose work in “Boyhood” is complex and controlled. The journeyman star will fi nally get her due.

Best Supporting Ac-tor (male): Robert Duvall, “The Judge”; Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”; Edward Nor-ton, “Birdman”; Mark Ruf-falo, “Foxcatcher”; J.K. Sim-mons, “Whiplash.”

This may be the most suspenseful race of all the major categories. Eachnominee is impressive, but the two generating the most excitement are Ruffalo and Simmons. Ruffalo was nom-inated previously for “The Kids Are All Right,” and he’s terrifi c in “Foxcatcher.” Simmons is a newbie in the Oscar world, but the man has done everything from the creepiest of convicts to the most lovable of father fi gures. His tough-guy act in “Whiplash” is a sight to be-hold, and Oscar voters will want to reward him here for a lifetime of greatness.

Best Director: Alejan-dro G. Inarritu, “Birdman”; Richard Linklater, “Boy-hood”; Bennet Miller, “Fox-catcher”; Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Ho-tel”; Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game.”

Not a weak spot here, but only one spent 12 years making a fi lm that turned out to be a masterpiece. Can’t wait to see Richard Linklater – the man who directed the classic “Dazed and Confused” – pick up the Oscar for “Boyhood.”

Patricia Ar-

quette plays

the mom of

Ellar Coltrane

in “Boyhood,”

nominated for

six Academy

Awards.

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■ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents “Built To

Amaze” at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker

Jr. Ave. Showtimes: 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.

Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: Coliseum Box Offi ce,

215-8999.

FRIDAY ■ Antonin Dvořák’s “Stabat Mater” performance by the

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee The-

atre, 604 S. Gay St. Part of the Moxley Carmichael Master-

works Series. Tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444; KSO

box offi ce: 291-3310.

SATURDAY ■ The Black Jacket Symphony performs The Beatles’

“Abbey Road,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets:

$27.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: http://www.

knoxbijou.com.

SUNDAY ■ “Hollywood’s Night Out” presented by Young Variety at

Regal Entertainment Group’s Riviera 8 Downtown. Watch the

Oscar’s live on Regal’s big screen. Doors open 7 p.m. Tickets:

$35. Tickets: Fandango Online or the Regal Riviera Box Offi ce.

Proceeds go to Variety of Eastern Tennessee’s Kids on the Go!

Program. Info: Variety of Eastern Tennessee on Facebook.

■ Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concerts:

4:30 p.m. featuring four of the fi ve Youth Orchestras and

7 p.m. featuring the top Youth Orchestra with solos by

the Concerto Competition winners 8th grader Autumn

Arsenault, piano and Farragut High School sophomore Jerry

Zhou, cello; Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free admis-

sion.

■ Young Pianist Series Concert featuring Steven Lin, 2:30

p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music

Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. UT campus. Tickets at the door

or online: students free, $25 adults. Info/tickets: 408-8083 or

www.youngpianistseries.com.

Did you know that Knoxville is home to 21 museums? And here’s some startling info: according to the website moretoknox-ville.com, their total annu-al attendance exceeds that of all UT home football games combined.

Painter Karla Wozniak’s 2014 “Mountain Building,” currently on display at the KMA Photo courtesy of KMA

Carol Shane

That’s a lot of art lovers!The big kahuna, of

course, is the Knoxville Museum of Art. It’s home to not only a world-class collection of visual art, but the wildly popular Alive After Five concert series, as well as the brilliant KSO Concertmaster Series of classical concerts.

Right now is a great time to visit the museum, what with the changeable weather and often gloomy skies. Is it spring? Still winter? Who knows? Put away the gardening tools and canoe for a few more weeks, anyway, and find beauty and intrigue inside the KMA.

Three local artists – two painters and one mixed-media sculptor – are cur-rently featured in “Con-temporary Focus,” an annual exhibition designed to serve as a vital means of recognizing, support-ing, and documenting the development of contempo-rary art in East Tennessee. Each year, the exhibition series features the work of artists who are living and making art in this region, and who are exploring is-sues relevant to the larger world of contemporary art.

Painter Karla Wozniak holds degrees in painting from Yale University and Rhode Island School of Design, including partici-pation in RISD’s European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. Her paintings have been exhibited all over the U.S. and in Germany. She is currently an assistant professor of painting at the University of Tennessee’s School of Art.

Anyone who enjoys the daring and vibrant use of color will love Wozniak’s densely patterned, exuber-ant works. She’s a modern-day Fauve, referring to a group of early-20th-cen-tury French Impressionist painters who used vivid palettes. Wozniak draws inspiration from nature as well as the urban land-scape.

The other featured painter, Mira Gerard, is chair and associate profes-sor in the department of art & design at East Ten-nessee State University.

From the KMA website: “Mira Gerard’s shadowy, expansive figure paintings integrate subject matter from her own video record-ings and found imagery in ways that blur the bound-aries between dream and reality.”

Gerard’s ghostly figures are sometimes gently in-tercepted by objects, as if they’re made of air. Faces are obscured, backgrounds are multi-layered, gauzy, swirling.

On her website, Gerard states, “I make paintings of the figure as a way to understand desire, which functions in my work in

part as a fantasy about be-ing both subject and mak-er.”

Mixed-media sculptor Caroline Covington’s aim is often to provoke and un-settle. She produces “works that explore notions of dis-placement, mortality and chance,” according to the KMA website. In addition to her studio practice, Cov-ington is assistant profes-sor of sculpture at Chat-tanooga State Community College.

Covington says, “My cur-rent work exposes the anxi-eties and apprehensions felt towards the myths of the past and the uncertain-ties of the future through interactive installations incorporating found and fabricated objects, perfor-mance, video and monu-mental structures. As view-

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native who has been a Ro-tarian since 1999, works for CVS, and, in answer to a question, said he thinks the chain’s recent and highly-publicized de-cision to stop selling tobacco products at their 7,800 locations has boosted sales.

He also told the group that because of the huge volume of business CVS pharmacies handle, “If you just drive up to the window and expect to get your prescription immedi-ately, you’ll probably be out of luck. We may be handling 200 other prescriptions right then. You need to call ahead. We’re not McDon-ald’s.”

In answer to another question, Diatikar acknowl-edged that sometimes drugs cost less in other countries. “They don’t have the ex-pense of research and de-

velopment that we have, they don’t have the marketing expense we have, and their government puts a cap on the cost of

drugs. In short, they have socialized medicine.”

Diatikar said it takes about 12 years in this coun-try from when development of a new drug begins to the time it actually hits the market. The average cost of bringing a new drug to market is $350 million. An-nually, some $12.6 billion is spent on new drug develop-ment in the U.S.

He urged his audience to work with their physicians

to make certain that p r e s c r i p -tions and o v e r - t h e -c o u n t e r drugs are c o m p a t -ible and being used c o r r e c t l y.

“Drugs are not there to play with. They’re there to get you going and to keep you stabilized.”

He added that pharma-cists are required by law to counsel anyone who comes in with a new prescription and wants advice. “We’re al-ways there, and we’re there to help you.”

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By Alvin NanceMargaret Bowling, 86, is

proof that you are never too old to fi nd your passion. She published her fi rst novel two years ago and completed her second, “Mountain Glory,” last year.

The Northgate Terrace resident has been invited to bring her newest novel to the KCDC board of commis-sioners meeting when every commissioner will be given a book purchased by Knox-ville’s Community Develop-ment Corporation.

In just a few months, Bowling already has sold more than 100 books, even though she never picked up a pen to write until she retired and began crafting stories in spiral notebooks.

Both novels center on an-cestors who lived in Scott County in a small commu-nity called Norma in the late 1800s. The fi rst book, “Mountain Refuge,” focuses on the childhood and early life of her great-grandfa-

Bowling fi nds purpose in writingNews from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Terri Evans (left) and Alvin Nance (right) have their copies of

“Mountain Glory” signed by author Margaret Bowling at a

book signing at Northgate Terrace.

ther, Will Wilson. The 254-page sequel follows Wilson as he raises his children and also tells the story of the Wilson family’s friends and neighbors. This book is about twice as long as Bowl-ing’s fi rst effort.

Bowling said the second book was fun to write, be-cause she had reached the

point where she was writing about people she knew fi rst-hand, such as her grand-mother, Nancy Wilson, who is a child in this book.

Publishing was the hard-est part of the process. She wrote “Mountain Glory” in a few months, but it took nearly two years to publish. Her hard work paid off, be-

cause both books now are available on Amazon in both print and digital forms.

Bowling has received a great response from Scott County folks. To her, that’s the best part of writing this book.

“I’m meeting a lot of new people,” Bowling said. “I never dreamed I’d have so many friends.”

Bowling has lived at Northgate Terrace for more than 25 years and has cer-tainly been one of our most engaging residents.

“We are very proud to have a published author,” said Terri Evans, Northgate Terrace senior asset man-ager. “KCDC staff and resi-dents are eagerly awaiting the next edition to see what happens next to Will Wilson and his family.”

They won’t have to wait long. Bowling says she’s already well on her way in writing her third novel. Alvin Nance is executive director and

CEO of KCDC.

By Bonny C. MillardTennessee Speaker of

the House Beth Harwell spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville about her time in the state legislature and answered questions about the recent failed health in-surance bill, gun control, outside interests and other issues.

With more than two-thirds of the state’s bud-get allocated to education, health and social services, the health care costs con-tinue to skyrocket, she said.

Harwell said the fi nan-cial burden placed on the state years ago, when the TennCare program was ex-panded in a similar man-ner, probably factored into the legislative committee’s decision to vote against Gov. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal.

Insure Tennessee would have extended coverage to low-income residents who are not eligible for TennCare, the state’s ver-sion of Medicaid, and are unable to afford their own insurance.

The governor’s proposal received mixed reviews, Harwell said, adding that committee members had several concerns, includ-

ing placing more burden on smaller businesses. Another issue was lack of a written agreement detailing the plan Haslam had worked out with the federal gov-ernment to share the load for the expanded coverage. Harwell said she thinks some committee members were leery that the federal government wouldn’t live up to its agreement.

The committee’s vote against the proposal effec-tively killed it for two years. As a result, more than a quarter of a million people were excluded from the program. Harwell said she thinks the issue will be re-visited.

During her presentation, Harwell said she asks legis-lators to consider three key questions before they vote on a bill: does it increase the size of government, does it make it easier to own and operate a business in Ten-nessee and does it keep the state moving forward in educational reform.

Harwell, who has served in the Tennessee House of Representatives since 1988, is the fi rst female Speaker of the House. She is a potential candidate for governor in 2018.

By Anne HartPharmacists, along with

many other professionals, have seen their business change dramatically over the last few years.

There are more regula-tions, more governmental entities overseeing the de-velopment, regulation and dispensing of drugs, and continually increasing num-bers of individuals seeking to abuse the system to sup-port their drug habits.

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The board approved his request for a Class-1, On-Premise beer permit.

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“He wanted to keep the same general feeling, so he chose Bad Daddy’s,” says Fayette. “What we are, however, is a gourmet burger restaurant with the best burger you will ever eat. Everything is done in-house. Our burgers are 50 percent brisket and 50 per-cent ground chuck. We are a non-smoking establishment and sell a lot of kids’ meals. We are very family friendly.”

Even the beer isn’t what the Bad Daddy’s name might conjure, says Fayette. “We especially cater to craft beers and are meeting with local craft beer providers for this location.”

FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS ■ Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2-3

p.m., groundbreaking, American Family Care, 9203 Kingston Pike.

■ Thursday, Feb. 19, 5-6:30 p.m., networking, Archer’s BBQ Knoxville West, 10205 Kingston Pike.

■ Friday, Feb. 20, 10-11 a.m., ribbon-cutting, Kendall Inves-

tigations, 11167 Kingston Pike.

■ Monday, Feb. 23, 10-11 a.m., ribbon-cutting, Hurricane Grill & Wings, 319 Lovell Road.

■ Wednesday, Feb. 25, 4-5 p.m., ribbon-cutting, I Love Juice Bar, The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek, 11681 Parkside Drive.

Bad Daddy’s gets beer board approvalOutside of North Caro-

lina, Bad Daddy’s now has restaurants in Denver and Greenville, S.C. Fayette says that within the franchise agreement here they will be looking at other locations in East Tennessee, South Car-olina and Georgia.

The Farragut restaurant, which is in the old Mr. Gat-ti’s on Parkside Drive, will be open Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Also approved was a beer permit for AC Band Restau-rant and Lounge, 155 West End Ave., which will be in the old Oskie’s location.

By Anne HartMary Beth Ramey is

quick to praise the existing membership of the Knox-ville Association of Women Executives (KAWE), but at the same time she wants to bring in new blood to rein-vigorate the organization, which was founded more than 30 years ago.

“We have a wealth of ma-ture professional women in KAWE. One of my goals is to bring in new members – young professionals. These are the women with fami-lies, with young children – the super moms. I want to reach them.

“I want to introduce KAWE to these young pro-fessional women who have a desire to build both profes-sional and social relation-ships with other executive women.” Ramey says KAWE is a great place to create those important relationships.

If anyone knows how to reach goals and how to mo-

tivate oth-ers to reach theirs, it is Ramey. Her own profes-sional back-ground pro-vides clear evidence.

The new K A W E

president, who is chief de-velopment offi cer of the Vol-unteer Ministry Center, is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a degree in sociology. She has more than 30 years of combined government, legal and nonprofi t experi-ence.

Before joining the staff at VMC, she was the develop-ment and special events di-rector at Knox Area Rescue Ministries.

Before that, she spent

some 20 years working in Knox County government, fi rst as an administrator in the Knox County law direc-tor’s offi ce, and later as chief deputy in the Knox County Circuit, Civil Sessions and Juvenile Court Clerk’s of-fi ce.

In addition to her work with KAWE, Ramey is active in other areas of the com-munity. She is a member of the Optimist Club of Knox-ville, where she has served as a vice president and board member, and is also a member of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church where she is involved with Women on Missions.

Ramey and her husband of 38 years, Mark Ramey, have two sons, Michael and David, both of whom are married and live in Knoxville, and two grand-children, Kaitlin and Con-nor.

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Randall Duckett is going to walk his youngest daughter down the aisle this spring. Just two years ago, he was wheel-chair-bound.

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In situations like Randall’s, attention to specifi c patient needs is essential to successful treatment and sustained progress. Park-west’s Joint and Spine Centers offer East Tennesseans of all ages and mobility levels the opportunity to improve their qualities of life. Solutions could include a joint replacement in the knees, hips or shoulders, a minimally invasive spinal fusion, or removal of her-niated or degenerative discs.

Before a joint replacement or spinal procedure, orthopedic pa-tients meet with a Parkwest educator for about two hours to learn about pain management after the operation, exercises, physical therapy and how to prepare their home for easy movement. They also receive a guidebook with information specifi c to their proce-dure and information about what to expect during recovery.

“It’s important to know what to expect,” Randall said. “These are major operations, and the more educated you are the better. The staff does an excellent job of preparing you for the day of sur-gery and what to expect afterward.”

Parkwest surgeons performed more than 1,800 joint replace-ments and more than 1,400 spinal surgeries in 2014. The orthope-dic program is led by physicians, perioperative managers, physical therapists and surgical services directors who specialize in issues with the joint and spine.

Parkwest joint replacement patientsgo directly home to recover

Most patients who have a total hip or total knee re-placement at the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat bypass transitional care facilities, allowing them to recover more quickly and comfortably in their own homes and regain independence sooner.

A key part of this is getting patients moving almost immediately after surgery.

“Studies confi rm that the more quickly patients begin physical therapy after a total joint replacement, the more quickly they recover,” said Dawn Cunning-ham, RN, nurse manager at Parkwest.

The Joint Center program is structured to assist patients throughout their hospital stay. Patients in the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat program are encouraged to bring a coach who will attend group physical therapy with them and other patients who ei-ther had a total hip or total knee replacement that day. The camaraderie of this small group setting is proven to help patients improve the results of their inpatient physical therapy.

Anyone considering joint replacement surgery may receive treatment at The Retreat if he or she is a pa-tient of an orthopedic physician who has privileges with Parkwest Medical Center. For more information, visit us online at www.TreatedWell.com/theretreat or call 865-374-PARK.

said. He has treated Randall since 1999. “People can’t know the pain Randall is feeling inter-nally, because he looks OK on the outside. I couldn’t have imagined the toll it would take when I fi rst saw him more than a decade ago.”

Because Randall’s condition is rare and complicated, Dr. Nay-lor had to take a different ap-proach to his treatment. He has done further research on MED and created a plan just for Ran-dall. “I told him that it would be a slow, relentless process that we wouldn’t rush. We’d pick our battles and get to the emotional level that is needed to go forward with each surgery,” Dr. Naylor explained.

“Having Dr. Naylor as a con-fidante and physician over the years has been invaluable to me,” Randall said. “I rely on him to understand my condition and have the patience to help me

through it. He’s always been there for me.”

For Randall, an orthopedic surgery does not mean being back on the golf course in a few days or climb-ing the stairs more easily. His goals are simpler. “Dr. Naylor and the Parkwest staff understand that success for me is measured in a different way,” he said. “It is much more complex than pop-ping in a new joint. I’ve appre-ciated that the most. They are never condescending, don’t get frustrated that I am not pro-gressing like everyone else and understand what they don’t understand. Not many others

of it,” Maryellen explained. “Hewas never going to be at the samepace as everyone else, and it saidto me that they get it, and they’resetting the bar at a different lev-el for his specific needs. Successdoesn’t look the same for every-one, and not having to live in awheelchair at this point in hislife is success.”

“It’s difficult to live with thiscondition,” Randall said. “It’svery lonely to be trapped in abody that doesn’t work like ev-eryone else’s. It helps when youhave a physician like Dr. Naylorand a facility like Parkwest to

help you cope andcontinue to be treat-ed, because you’renever going to becured.”

“What we’velearned throughthis process and ourexperience with Dr.Naylor is that evenif you have chronicorthopedic issues, you can have a bet-ter quality of life ifyou find out whatcan be done,” Mary-ellen said. “The or-thopedic surgeonsat Parkwest work tofigure out who youare and what your

goals are, then create a solutionjust for you.

“When you’re dealing with awhole body disease like his, yourquality of life will suffer. But fornow, is Randall’s quality of lifebetter than it was? Yes. Is theopportunity to feel better therenow? Yes. Parkwest has helpedhim not to be wheelchair-boundprematurely. That is a huge gift.”

Paul Naylor, MD

would take the time to ask how to figure out a puzzle like MED.”

Beyond treatment for joint pain and mobility issues, Dr. Naylor has provided a quality relationship for Randall through his disease, which can be isolat-ing. “Once I put on that white coat, I am a neutral party,” Dr. Naylor said. “We’ve developed a loyal relationship and have a sense of trust and comfort with each other. What makes being a physician fun is getting to know a patient and becoming part of his or her life. I see that as an honor.”

Additionally, Randall and Maryellen have found comfort in the staff members at the Joint Center at Parkwest, who also un-derstand the different pace at which Randall must go. “There is a chart on the wall showing the progression of each patient through the joint replacement process, and it meant a lot to me that they took Randall’s name off

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Neighbors, some of whom were Oakwood alumni, didn’t hold out much hope for the old school, al-though Burchett said he’d issue a Request for Proposals and give his-toric preservationists another 30 days to help fi nd an angel.

Today, the former Oakwood School at 232 E. Churchwell Avenue is buzzing with activity as construc-tion workers and carpenters put the fi nal touches on Oakwood Senior Living, slated to open in late March. The facility, which retains its origi-nal façade, will house 63 assisted living and memory care suites and

provide a full array of services in-cluding a nursing staff, recreation-al and social activities programs, transportation, three meals a day, medication management and more.

The new entrance will be through the former gym, transformed into a spacious, high-ceilinged room with a big chandelier, seating for group or individual activities and a bar for residents and guests. (Yes, there will be beer. Red Oak, anyone?)

The suites are former class-rooms, ranging from 350 to 600 square feet. Each features one or more huge windows and some have small kitchenettes. The memory care apartments will be secured from other units with a higher care staff ratio. Monthly rates range from $2,895– $3,995, and rooms can be shared to reduce cost.

The new owner of the building, Dover Development, is headed by Rick Dover, a longtime builder/de-veloper who combined his interest in historic preservation with the ex-periences he had several years ago

while looking for care for his grand-father. The architect is Daniel Levy and the designer is his wife, Kendall Levy.

Dover’s fi rst repurposing proj-ects were at River Oaks Place and Lakewood Place (the fi rst Loudon Hospital) in Loudon County, and then the former Lenoir City High School, which is now River Oaks Place of Lenoir City. Dover added the historic Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge to his portfolio, and it is on track to be completed at much the same time as Oakwood.

All of the previously mentioned Dover projects are assisted living/memory care communities, but the next big undertaking, Historic Knoxville High School, scheduled to come online in late 2016, will be an independent living/ mixed use complex with residential units and small businesses. Northshore Senior Living in West Knoxville will serve both assisted living and memory care communities in new construction.

Dover Development contracts with Senior Solutions Management Group to manage its communities, and the executive director of Oak-wood Senior Living, Amy Wise, is a licensed practical nurse who was a student at Oakwood Elementary School. Wise has spent her career in assisted living and says that there’s considerable interest in Oakwood Senior Living (three suites are al-ready reserved, with a fourth res-ervation expected by the end of last week).

To schedule a tour, call 865-363-5950.

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THROUGH SATURDAY, FEB. 28

“Buy One, Get One Free” admission tickets available for Knoxville Zoo. Tickets can be purchased at the zoo ticket window during regular zoo hours. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or knoxvillezoo.org.

CLO Arts Academy for Kids art exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Pre-sented by the Knox County Public Defender’s Commu-nity Law Offi ce (CLO). Features art work by children ages kindergarten through fi fth grade.

Free admission to the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend, near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Info: www.gsmheritagecenter.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 8

Call for entries for the next “Arts in the Airport,” a juried exhibition to run April 16 to Oct. 7 at McGhee Tyson Airport. Info/applications: www.knoxalliance.com/air-port_entry.html or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901.

THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Call for local authors of children’s books for “Farragut Book Fest for Children” to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Founders Park at Campbell Station. $25 fee includes tent, table, two chairs and lunch at the event; authors will supply their books, decorations and signage. No fee: bring own set-up materials, which must include a tent fi tting a 10'x10' space. Info/to register: www.townoffarragut.org/register and click the Programs tab; Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; 966-7057.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10

Tickets available for Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival, on stages set exclusively along downtown Knoxville’s Jackson Avenue. Features fi rst-timers, chart-climbers and highly lauded acts from varied musical backgrounds. Info/tickets: www.rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

THROUGH MAY 20

Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

Books Sandwiched In: “Lose Your Mother: A Journey along the Atlantic Slave Route,” noon, East Tennessee History Center, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: Info: 215-8801.

Robert Earl Keen with The Doyle & Debbie Show, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com; http://www.knoxbijou.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19

Antonin Dvořák’s “Stabat Mater”

performance by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444; KSO box offi ce: 291-3310.

Free preview screening of “American Denial,” 6 p.m., Scruffy City Hall in Market Square. Presented by East Tennessee PBS. Info: http://www.easttennesseepbs.org/news-and-events/community-cinema/.

“Read the Packet: a key factor for successful seed starting,” 3:15-4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Knox County Master Garden-ers. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS, FEB. 19-28

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” presented by the Tellico Community Players, 7:30 p.m., Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza, Loudon. Additional performance: 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets: $20; available at Village Salon, Salon Anew and The Tellico Village Yacht Club in Loudon and Kahite Pub & Grille in Vonore; or at the door. Info: http://tellicocommunityplayhouse.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19-SUNDAY, MARCH 8

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. “Deaf Night at the Theatre,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. Tickets: box offi ce, 974-5161; Tickets Unlimited, 656-4444; www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. Info: www.clarencebrowntheatre.com or Clarence Brown Theatre on Facebook.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

Alive After Five concert: Wallace Coleman Band, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

Opening reception for Ewing Gallery Student Art Competition, 7-9 p.m., Ewing Gallery of Art & Architec-ture, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. On exhibit through March 1. Info: 974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 20-22

46th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Featuring old styles of fi ddle, banjo, string bands, sacred music, early country and historical ballads and Epworth Old Harp Singing. Concerts, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Old Harp Singing and potluck, 10 a.m. Sunday. Cost: Friday or Saturday, $12, some discounts apply; Sunday singing and dinner, free. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Urban Gypsy Trunk Show Pop Up Event, Paulk+Co, 510 Williams St. Hours: 1-8 p.m. Friday, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Info: http://www.urbangypsytrunkshow.com/#about.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

All you can eat pancake breakfast, 8:30-10 p.m., Chili’s, 6635 Clinton Highway. Tickets: adults, $5; chil-dren 4-6, $2; children under 3, free. All proceeds benefi t Christus Victor Early Childhood Development Center education program.

Little Free Library Workshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place. Hosted by A1LabArts. To register: Donna, donnamoore32@mac.com. Info: www.a1labarts.org.

Northside Kiwanis Club Pancake Jamboree And Bake Sale, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 544 N. Broadway. Tickets: $4 each or $10/fam-ily (up to four) available at the door. Info: Tom Mattingly, 414-6218.

Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Features pasture-raised meats, eggs, winter produce, honey, baked goods, artisan foods, handmade items, food trucks and other vendors from the Market Square Farmers Market.

“Our First Ladies of the United States,” 2-3

p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Sta-tion Road. Program by Elizabeth Nelson, manager of the Fountain City Branch library. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-1750.

“Read the Packet: a key factor for successful seed starting,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Knox County Master Gardeners. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival Readings: “American Farce,” 2:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22

“Fostering Dreams Toward Future Suc-cess,” a free event in honor of Black History Month, 2 p.m., Farragut Folklife Museum, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Speakers in-clude Dr. Jacob Salvage, president of Knoxville Col-lege, and Shirley Clowney, collector and historian on black inventors. Info: www.townoffarragut.org/mu-seum; www.facebook.com/farragutfolklifemuseum; or Julia Barham, julia.barham@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

McClung Museum Civil War Lecture series: “Brownlow’s Whig and Rebel Ventilator: How Not to Heal the Wounds,” 2 p.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free and open to the public. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

MONDAY, FEB. 23

“Read the Packet: a key factor for successful seed starting,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by the Knox County Master Gardeners. Free; open to the public. Info: 777-9622

Technology 101: Smartphones and Tablets, 12:30-2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free; open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

West Knox Book Club: “Defending Jacob,” 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

MONDAYS, FEB. 23-MARCH 30

Zumba class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall community room, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Karen McKinney. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, Feb. 23. Info/to register: 218-3375, www.townoffarragut.org/register or at Far-ragut Town Hall.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24

Computer Workshops: Word 2007 II, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 215-8700.

Log Cabin Quilt Block Class, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby at Turkey Creek. Cost: $24. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, monicaschmidt.tn@gmail.com, myquiltplace.com/profi le/monicaschmidt.

“Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income” non-credit course. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Blount County campus Full schedule of class times and locations: www.pstcc.edu/bcs. Info: 539-7167.

Winter Choral Concert featuring Karns and Heritage high school choirs, 7 p.m., Clayton Perform-ing Arts Center on Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Also includes singing by Pellissippi State’s Concert Chorale and Variations Ensemble. Info: 694-6400 or visit www.pstcc.edu/arts.

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Cemetery Lots 492 LOTS, Highland

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twins $1,100. Call 865-376-4132

Boats Motors 23214 FT aluminum boat

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Campers 23520' CAMPER, great

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23' Travel Trailer Camper. Great

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Motorcycles 238Harley Davidson 1999

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HARLEY DAVIDSON 2012 Ultra Classic, cherry red metallic, like new, gar. kept, lots of chrome, 13,738 mi, $20,750. 865-947-3354

Auto Accessories 254Antique On-Car wheel

balancer & Allen eng. analyzer, best offer. 865-376-4132

Utility Trailers 2552014 RIDGELINE

util. trailer, 5x8, w/ ramp, gar. kept, 3500 lb cap., $1,000. 865-947-3354

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Vans 256FORD ECONOLINE

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new. $3100. 865-660-4547.

HONDA ODYSSEY Touring Elite 2014,

fully loaded, 5K mi., $29,500. 423-295-5393

Trucks 257FORD F250 Super Duty XLT 2001 ext. cab, white, 7.3 power stroke diesel, like

new, 5th whl. hitch, AT, 2 tailgates, low mi., $12,000. 423-312-8256.

GMC SIERRA 1984, V8, AT, air, low

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$5000. 865-643-7103.

4 Wheel Drive 258CHEVY SILVERADO

1989, 4x4, 75k mi. Good cond. $4500. Call 865-428-3163

RAM 2500 Longhorn crew cab, 2014, loaded, new Jan. 2015. Low mi, make offer. 865-548-0684

Antiques Classics 2601966 Pont. Catalina, 4

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1967 GTO, complete off frame restoration, $29,000. Call 865-333-0615

1968 CAMARO Rally Sport, like new, $24,000. Call 865-333-0615

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Ford Galaxie 500 1959, 352, 4 dr, black

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MGB 1977 $1800

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Sport Utility 261CADILLAC ESCALADE SUV 2000, 4x4, cham-pagne ext., tan int., Bose syts., leather, Michelins, running

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