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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY

VOL. 52 NO. 7 A great community newspaper February 18, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

Are Vols doomed?Sherlock Holmes once said it

is a serious blunder to theorize before gathering data.

The great detective, tweed cap atop, pipe in hand, found investigations cluttered and complicated by witnesses who got all excited and twisted facts to fi t what they had already decided.

Those who believe Tennes-see football is doomed to medi-ocrity or worse should consider Sherlock’s wisdom.

➤ See Marvin West’s tale on page A-5

Virginia RainsSomebody once said a good

teacher is like a pebble cast into a pond, creating ripples that extend far and wide.

Virginia Rains was that kind of teacher, indeed, that

kind of person. She touched the lives of everyone who had the honor of knowing her. Mrs. Rains died Feb. 6. She was 78.

Jake Mabe pays tribute to his former teacher.

➤ See Jake’s story on page A-3

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By Libby MorganThe family of teachers,

administrators and stu-dents at Fountain City El-ementary School are hold-ing dear the memory of Ali Sharp, a young kinder-garten teacher who passed away suddenly over the Christmas holidays, leaving a newborn daughter.

“Ali had been working on a committee to foster a program to commend our students for their efforts at school, not only for academ-ic achievement, but also for their good behavior,” says school principal Crystal Marcum.

“When the shocking news arrived of her death, we knew the direction we needed to go to give our stu-dents recognition – with an award in her honor.”

Marcum and her staff will give the Ali Sharp Award to two students per grade each month for the re-mainder of the school year. The award ceremony will be held at Fountain City Town Hall meetings.

Teacher rememberedthrough student awards Cathy and Rick Sharp

hold six-week-old

Kendall Rose, child

of their daughter

Ali Sharp, who died

shortly after childbirth.

The Sharps, along with

their son, Matthew,

attended Fountain City

Town Hall last week. Photo submitted

Zoe Marcum shows how pleased she

is to receive her certifi cate, which was

accompanied by a prize pack and

other perks. Photo submitted

Fountain City Elementary School presented the Ali Sharp

Award for February to: (front) Ryland Beckmann, Zoe Marcum,

Madelynn Stubbs, Luke McCluskey; (second row) Grisela

Acosta, Garrett Smith, Ella Brush, Rachel Barrick; (back) Ashton

Martin, Madison Dishner, Blake Gadd and Nicholas Sheadrick. Photo by Libby Morgan

By Ruth WhiteIn the aftermath of the horrifi c shooting at Sandy

Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Mark Smithson decided to do something.

So, he planted some trees.Smithson, who owns Eastwood Landscaping, con-

tacted the Fountain City Lions Club to ask if he could plant 26 trees around Fountain City Lake in memory of the 26 people (20 children, six adults) who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.

On Feb. 8, Smithson and his crew planted 20 Yo-shino fl owering cherry trees and six Blue Atlas cedars.

Lions Club member Dick McMillan thanked

Smithson and his crew.“Mark is a good man to Fountain City,” McMillan

said. “He has been very generous the past several years and we appreciate what he’s done, including the rebuilding of the fountain last year.”

Planting trees out of tragedy

Eastwood Landscaping employees

Clint Dearing, Justin Bullen and

Chuck Blansit plant trees around

Fountain City Lake in memory of

the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook

Elementary shooting. Photos by Ruth White

Mark Smithson

Halls Connector moves along

By Sandra ClarkKnox County Commission

will consider a resolution this month to turn over the $12.7 million Halls Connector proj-ect to the state.

The county has spent $823,000 on right-of-way ac-quisition and design, and now will ask the state to complete the project. It modifi es Norris Freeway and Maynardville Pike to create a better traf-fi c fl ow from Emory Road toward Maynardville and Gibbs.

Public hearings have been held on the design by CDM Smith. The proposal entails moving the southbound lanes of Maynardville Highway and making new intersections with Afton Drive, Norris Freeway, Andersonville Pike and E. Emory Road.

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Brad Reeves, co-founder of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Images and Sound, will speak to the Halls B&P at noon Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Everyone is invited. Lunch is $10.

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A quiet yoga session is led by

Linda Jones. Photos by Libby Morgan Gordon Kitts of Halls exercises on

the recumbent bike in the weight

room at Central Baptist Fountain

City Family Life Center. “I had knee

surgery three years ago and I come

here fi ve times a week,” says the

76-year-old Kitts.

Mary Nelle Glenn leads the step

class. Music paces the rhythm

while Glenn announces and

demonstrates each movement.

By Libby MorganThe Family Life Center

of Central Baptist Fountain City is constantly abuzz with activity. Each day brings a full schedule of health and wellness classes, sports games, outreach programs and community service projects.

Coordinator Fran Mitch-ell says, “We are blessed to be able to provide everyone in the community with the opportunity to come and use our facility.

“We have offi ce work-ers who come in simply to walk our track on their lunch hour.” The center of-fers an active kids’ basket-ball league each winter and a men’s league plays four nights each week. The base-ball team plays in the city league, and the center even has a fl ag football league. The racquetball court is the only area requiring reserva-tions.

“Fitness classes are one of the ways we serve others

for physical and spiritual growth, said Mitchell.”

Mary Nelle Glenn, a powerhouse of strength in a small package, is the cen-ter’s fi tness coordinator, as well as a certifi ed instructor of pilates, step, kickboxing, total body workouts for se-niors, and yoga.

She calls the center’s at-mosphere “comfortable and welcoming,” and says 80 percent of participants are not members of the church. “We are reaching out to the community and sharing our faith through fi tness,” said Glenn.

There was a bit of conster-nation about bringing yoga here, with its ties to Bud-dhism, but we teach fi tness yoga, she added. “It works well with strength train-ing to open up the back and hips and keep tendons and muscles supple and fl exible. Yoga balance poses help us prevent balance problems as we age.

“And since yoga is a gen-

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exercise class group at the Family Life Center at Central Baptist

Church Fountain City. Photo by Tom Cloud

tler exercise, those who can-not do high-impact workouts such as running and kick-boxing can develop just as much strength with frequent yoga sessions. We stress safety in the execution of yoga poses, and tell our stu-dents with each pose, if it is diffi cult, just stop, or go to an easier version such as using your knees instead of your feet for support.”

Yoga teacher Linda Jones

began her quest for bet-ter fi tness af-ter praying to fi nd a wom-en’s morning exercise class in a “non-gym” atmosphere where she felt surrounded by Christian faith and non-judgmental people. Aerobic classes at the Family Life Center were her answer, and later she was drawn to the yoga classes upstairs.

“My son told me if I went to yoga one time, I’d love it. He was right. Yoga is a time I can quiet my mind and stretch my body. I found that quieting my mind helps me focus when I pray, too.”

Jones became an instruc-tor after learning the center needed another teacher. She saw it as her opportunity to help the church help others.

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Virginia Rains was that kind of teacher, indeed, that kind of person. She touched the lives of everyone who had the honor of knowing her.

Mrs. Rains died Feb. 6. She was 78.

S h e taught at the original Brickey El-e m e n t a r y School for 25 years. She was lov-ing, tough, c o m p a s -

sionate, sometimes strict, everything you want in a teacher.

She wanted us to know how to write a sentence, how to work a math prob-lem, how to interpret social studies. But, she also intro-duced us to Monet and Van Gogh, and to good music, which was one of her great

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Somebody once said a good teacher is like a pebble cast into a pond, creating rip-ples that extend far and wide.

Halls Middle School basketball players Rachel Drumheller and

J.T. Freels were named to the 2012-13 Knox County All-League

basketball team. Photo submitted

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Virginia Rains

Virginia Rains will never be forgotten

loves, just below her God and her family.

She cared about her stu-dents, about their problems, about their future. Even an 11-year-old could tell.

Please forgive a personal note, but I have to share this story. A week or so before Jennifer and I were mar-ried, Mrs. Rains injured her ankle and couldn’t attend our ceremony. She made husband Jack go, fi lm part of the nuptials on his phone and wait at the reception until he told my mother why she wasn’t there.

That is but one of a mil-lion examples why Virginia Rains was so special.

The Rev. Laurence Hess-er told Virginia’s family and friends at Memorial United Methodist Church in Clin-ton on Feb. 9 that the gath-ering was a celebration of life, a service of death and resurrection.

“Virginia is gone,” Hes-ser said, “but in many important ways, she will never be gone. She lives on in the hearts of her fam-ily and friends. She touched the lives of hundreds if not thousands of her students, fellow teachers and neigh-bors. Every place she went, she left a mark.”

And that mark, those ripples in a pond, if you will, continue. She teaches still.

■ Powell Playhouse to present ‘Pussin Boots’Halls High School drama

students will highlight the Powell Playhouse produc-tion of “Puss in Boots” April 11 and April 13, which will be held at Jubilee Banquet Facility.

Mona Napier told the Powell Business and Profes-sional Association last Tues-day during the PBPA’s local business spotlight that each production takes a village to make it happen.

“It’s not magic, but it is magic when it all comes together,” Napier said. “We are a nonprofi t organiza-tion, and we appreciate all the support we’ve received from (local) businesses.”

The Playhouse will fi n-ish its second season in June with a production of “The Odd Couple” June 6-9, which will include dinner at 6 p.m. for the July 6-8 per-formances.

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■ Halls High cheer-leaders place at nationalsCheri Duncan reports

that the Halls High School cheerleaders, who won a state championship this season, fi nished third at the National High School Cheerleading Champion-ship at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The event is televised nationally each year on ESPN and ESPN 2.

“This was our fi rst trip to

UCA Nationals and to place third the fi rst time out was fantastic,” Duncan, who is the school’s cheer coach, said. “The girls worked re-ally hard and had a great time.

“We had several spon-sors that helped make the trip possible, (including) Mark Duff, Louis’ Res-taurant, R. Larry Smith, Power T Graphix, Regal Cinemas, Halls Community Park and Highway Mark-ings. We would also like to thank the Halls commu-nity for all their support at our Louis’ spaghetti dinners and all their encouragement and kind words throughout the year.”

■ Halls Middle girls fi nish strong seasonCoach Tom Poisal re-

ports that the Halls Middle

School girls basketball team has completed a strong year, which included a 12-4 regu-lar-season record. The team advanced to the semifi nals, losing by three in overtime to an undefeated North-west Middle squad, which won the championship. The team defeated Farragut Middle in the consolation game to capture third place.

“We returned only one starter from the previous year and knew we’d have to work extremely hard,” Poisal says. “The girls went 0-4 at the Maryville College summer camp, but all four losses were close games. I knew we’d have a hard-working team after that camp.”

Halls fi nished the regu-lar season as the highest-scoring team in the county, averaging 39 points per game. Point guard Rachel Drumheller was named to the All-County team. Ce-line Hughes, Harper Cherry and Amber Heatherly were named to the All-Tourna-ment team.

“In the three years I’ve been at Halls Middle as head coach, this team was the closest-knit group with the best attitude I’ve had. They were always focused and came to practice every day ready to work. There was absolutely no quit in this team.

“In each of the four loss-es, the game was close in the last two minutes. Despite being undersized in just about every game, we out-rebounded every team but one this season. That shows a team with a lot of heart.”

Fulton Alumni Association seeks names for plaqueThe Fulton High School Alumni Association is seeking the

names of all Fulton High Alumni who have lost their lives in military service. To honor these individuals, the Alumni Asso-ciation will have a commemorative plaque created which will be displayed at the school. Anyone with information should send the name of the graduate, year of graduation and the branch of service to: Fulton High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 27434, Knoxville, TN 37927-7431.

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Registration closes Friday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. An organizational meeting for team captains is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the John T. O’Connor Center. Info: www.eteamz.com/cokathletics or 215-1424 .

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Betty Bean

Maybe it’s unfair to pick on a rookie, but if there was a Dumbest Question of the Day award in the Tennessee Gen-eral Assembly, Rep. Roger Kane of Karns would have a brand-new plaque for his wall.

His question came dur-ing a discussion of Rep. Mike Stewart’s bill to cut off state funds to for-profi t, online schools. Stewart ac-cused K12 Inc. – the Virgin-ia-based corporation that runs the Tennessee Virtual Academy – of sucking up millions of Tennessee tax dollars while being insuffi -ciently accountable for poor performance.

Stewart suggested that K12 Inc. CEO Ron Packard, whose salary was $3.9 mil-lion last year, should be re-quired to come to Nashville to explain why his compa-ny’s services are a good deal for Tennesseans.

Kane’s response was to declare Packard’s salary none of our business:

“Why should we care what they pay their CEO?”

Stewart, who grew up in Knoxville, said, in essence, that Tennessee taxpayers are helping to pay Packard’s salary and deserve answers.

Duh.The Tennessee Virtual

Academy was created on a party line vote in 2011 dur-

Kane, Brooks defend Virtual Academy

ing the waning days of the legislative session (always a dangerous time in Nashville).

It was rushed into op-eration within a matter of weeks, and is run by Union County Public Schools for reasons that have never been made explicitly clear. (But for every $4,400 per pupil in state dollars that travel through the Union County till, 4 percent or $176 stays with the county.)

The Virtual Academy enrolled just under 1,800 students from all over the state in grades K-8 last year. Despite glowing reviews from numerous parents, it delivered test results in the bottom 11 percent on Ten-nessee Value Added Assess-ment tests.

The news hit with a thud shortly before the begin-ning of the current school year. Education Commis-sioner Kevin Huffman la-beled TNVA’s performance “demonstrably poor,” and “unacceptable.”

Republicans took a de-fensive posture (see Roger

Kane and Harry Brooks) and Democrats went on the attack (see Mike Stewart and Gloria Johnson).

On Tuesday, some 20 TNVA teachers took the day off and headed to Nashville to oppose Stewart’s bill, begging questions about on-line substitute teachers.

One 6th-grade teacher, Summer Shelton of Knox-ville, defended her employer:

“I’ve never seen a more dy-namic curriculum,” she said. “I believe in this school.”

She said she has autistic students and students who cannot cope with being part of a large classroom who have thrived for the fi rst time while under TNVA instruction.

“We can’t deny our par-ents the right to choose this option for their kids … I am requesting that you give us a chance …”

Stewart has a long list of indictments of K12 Inc., which has been in hot wa-ter in several states for re-sults similar to those it has logged in Tennessee. He at-tempted to have Rep. Gloria Johnson speak to the issue, but was shot down by com-mittee chair Rep. Harry Brooks, who sponsored the 2011 virtual education bill and is carrying an adminis-tration bill that amounts to a mild kick in the butt com-

pared to Stewart’s nuclear option.

The Brooks bill was ap-proved and moves on to the full committee. Stewart’s bill failed on a voice vote (Kane’s status was “present, not voting.”).

At the Education Commit-tee meeting that same day, offi cials from the Putman County school system, which pioneered virtual education in Tennessee, talked about their VITAL (Virtual Instruc-tion to Accentuate Learning) program, which they said has a 93 percent success rate and offers dual enrollment and advanced placement classes along with remedial and en-richment classes.

(Numerous legisla-tors have told us that they thought they were voting for the Putnam County model, not for an out-of-state, for-profi t corporation.)

They were careful, how-ever, to distinguish their program from TNVA, with-out mentioning its name:

“We wanted to have our virtual program led by the district – not somebody coming in from outside telling us what to do, and we’re not going out looking for students outside Put-nam County,” said Dr. Jerry Boyd, director of Putnam County Schools.

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Renee Hoyos, execu-tive director of Tennessee Clean Water Network, was elected last month by the KAT board of directors to chair Knoxville Area Transit, which runs Knox-ville’s bus system. Archie Ellis is vice chair. Hoyos lives on Quincy Avenue in North Knoxville. She was appointed to the board by Mayor Rogero.

Hoyos to chair KAT

■ Cindy Walker, trea-surer of the Knox County Democratic Party and wife of former state senate candidate Randy Walker, is also seeking to be Demo-cratic Party chair when state Rep. Gloria Johnson steps aside at the upcom-ing Democratic convention (in addition to the three persons mentioned in last week’s column).

■ The original Eman-cipation Proclamation, which President Lincoln signed on Jan. 1, 1863, and which ended slavery in the USA, is on exhibit in Nashville at the Tennessee State Museum. (This writer is chair of the commission which operates the mu-seum). In her role on the National Archives Foun-dation, Honey Alexander, former First Lady of Ten-nessee, was instrumental in bringing the document to Tennessee as part of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

On Feb. 11, a gala open-ing reception was held in Nashville when Gov. Bill Haslam offi cially opened the exhibit.

The cost of hosting the Proclamation was underwritten by several companies including Pilot Travel Centers of Knoxville. Attending from Knoxville were Jim and Natalie Haslam, attorney Bernard Bernstein and wife Bar-bara, former Mayor Daniel

Brown and wife Cathy, state Reps. Joe Armstrong, Gloria Johnson and Ryan Haynes, school board mem-ber Gloria Deathridge, and Mayor Tim Burchett.

Also attending was for-mer Knoxville First Lady Mary Pat Tyree, who now lives in Nashville. Bo Rob-erts, who played a pivotal role in the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair, attended along with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and former Nashville May-or Dick Fulton.

Tennessee Transporta-tion Commissioner John Schroer also attended and told this writer that the de-cision on whether the South Knoxville Parkway is a go or no-go is probably three months away.

■ The West Knox Re-publican Club had one of its largest meetings ever on Feb. 11 at the Red Lobster on Kingston Pike. Heated dis-cussions occurred between those who wanted UT third-year law student Alexander Waters to be elected vice president of the club and those opposed.

The house was packed. Initially it was a contest between Waters and former legislative candidate Gary Loe, who withdrew right before the vote. Then 6th District Republican State Committeewoman Sally Absher contested Waters. But she was too late to over-come his lead and lost de-cisively. The outcome was 59 for Waters and 19 for Absher.

Waters comes from a long line of Republicans. His parents are Knoxville attorney John B. Waters III and civic activist Beth Waters.

■ Mayor Rogero hosts area citizens in a forum on disabilities this Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park. The forum is part of Plan East Tennessee found at www.planeasttn.org/. Some staunch political conserva-tives have suggested these regional meetings are part of Agenda 21 pushed by the United Nations.

Wendy Smith

You never forget a fa-vorite teacher. Mine was Mrs. Fugua. She taught 6th grade at Linden Elementary School in Oak Ridge, and it didn’t take her long to fi gure me out. By the spring of that year, I was skipping class to work on a scrapbook for then-President Jimmy Cart-er, who apparently visited Oak Ridge back in 1978.

Maybe my test scores went up that year because I was engaged, or maybe I missed important lessons while I was bopping around town taking pictures for the president. All I know is that Mrs. Fuqua made me feel important, which was invaluable to me, as it is to most kids.

These days, we like to weigh and measure ev-erything in our efforts to achieve maximum results, so it’s not surprising that re-searchers from the state De-partment of Education felt compelled to shake the data from the 2011-12 school year to see what would fall out. But the results are sur-prising: research concludes that neither experience nor advanced degrees makes teachers more effective, as measured by TVAAS (Ten-nessee Value-Added Assess-ment System) evaluations. TVAAS measures academic growth over time.

I sought a local reaction to these fi ndings, which were presented to the state

What makes an eff ective teacher?

Board of Education at the beginning of the month. Dr. John Bartlett, principal of Bearden High School, the largest school in the county, shared his thoughts.

Student achievement is driven by instructional practices in the classroom, and new teachers are as capable of good teaching as experienced teachers, he said. But he’s concerned that such research could be

used to say that experience shouldn’t factor into teacher pay.

It’s important that ex-perienced teachers don’t feel undervalued, he said, because they play a critical role in retaining new teach-ers through mentoring.

The study might also suggest that teacher pay should be based on test re-sults. A potential problem is that teachers might become hesitant to teach lower-level students, he says.

“High test scores is one indicator of effective teach-ers, but it’s not the only one. Relationships with students in the classroom, relation-ships built with the commu-nity and the lifetime success of the students are others.”

The proposed 2013 Knox County Schools budget will expand APEX, the district’s strategic compensation program for teachers. It rewards teachers for good instructional practices in the classroom, leadership and service in high needs schools, as well as student growth and achievement. It also refl ects input from teachers and administrators throughout the county.

As the time draws near for adopotion of the new school budget, let’s not get distracted by numbers that may have been crunched for reasons other than the im-provement of our schools. Effective teachers, like Mrs. Fugua, can’t be interpreted by a bar graph.

Briggs blasts Campfi eld’s Lakeshore billBy Betty Bean

Richard Briggs was packing for a trip to Wash-ington, D.C., to attend a meeting of the American Medical Association’s Po-litical Advocacy Commit-tee when he heard about state Sen. Stacey Camp-field’s bill to force the sale of the former Lakeshore Mental Health Institute’s campus to the highest bid-der instead of allowing the city of Knoxville to expand Lakeshore Park.

The city and the Lake-

shore Park Foundation have been proceeding with park expansion since the state closed the mental health hospital last summer.

Briggs, a heart surgeon and county commissioner who plans to oppose Camp-fi eld in the 2014 Republi-can Primary, doesn’t think much of the bill.

“We don’t need know-it-alls in Nashville deciding what to do with our land without any input from those of us who live here,” Briggs said, contrasting

Campfi eld’s legislation, which he fi led without Mayor Madeline Rog-ero’s knowledge, with the county’s conveyance of the old Oakwood Elementary School to a developer who is repurposing it into hous-ing for senior citizens.

“We got input from the neighborhood and lo-cal government before we transferred public property to private hands,” Briggs said. “The least you can do is talk to the people who live here.”

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■ Tempest in a Tea Party?

That’s what some Republicans

are saying about the recent

kerfuffl e at the West Knox

Republican Club. One offi ce-

holder said it was a good day

for the GOP as the Tea Party

element was rebuff ed.

■ Sen. Lamar Alexander prob-

ably forgot how Gov. Lamar

Alexander and his appointees

to the board of directors

nudged UT tuition upward.

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■ Jim McIntyre fi nds himself

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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS • FEBRUARY 18, 2013 • A-5

MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

Experimentation seems to be one of the innate condi-tions of one’s adolescence and early teen years.

While it creates a valuable learning experience, it can also be quite detrimental if channeled in the wrong di-rection. And experimentation with drugs, and particularly prescription drugs, is one of those misguided directions.

When I was growing up, drugs were something your physician wrote you a pre-scription for and your parents took it to the drug store to be fi lled.

In fact, our Concord vil-lage physician often carried a supply of the most common drugs in his physician’s case and dispensed them in a small envelope with the directions on how to take them. I can-not remember any teenager in the village abusing drugs, and I doubt that such use would have ever been considered.

But I have to admit that we did have some vices. Prob-ably the most prevalent one was smoking rabbit tobacco. It was a vile-smelling, white-looking leaf that grew wild in fi elds.

After you smoked a few roll-your-owns, it took about a month before you could taste food again.

Like marijuana growers today, we had all the areas where it grew staked out and harvested every week or so. Unfortunately, smoking rab-

bit tobacco often led to smok-ing real cigarettes, which are as addictive as some well-known drugs.

The availability of alcoholic beverages was quite limited in Old Concord, but one of our gang found a recipe for “home brew” and we decided to give it a try. We gathered the in-gredients – yeast, malt, sugar, etc. – and a large 20 gallon crock.

We mixed it up according to directions, covered it with a cloth and let it ferment for a couple of weeks. Finally, the day came when it was time to sample our concoction.

When the cloth cover was removed and I had my fi rst look at the home brew, I knew it was not a drink to which I would ever become addicted.

We either got the propor-tions or ingredients wrong, because after about half a glass I concluded that a Pepsi or RC Cola was a much better choice. I cannot remember what happened to the rest of the brew, but the rest of our gang shared my opinion.

Certainly living in a rural area where the availability of smoking material or alcohol was either limited or nonex-istent reduced the temptation to experiment with addictive substances.

But in more urban areas such experimentation actu-ally created a drug culture. Living in Washington, D.C., during the late 1960s and ear-

ly 1970s, I observed fi rsthand the drug culture that was so prevalent during those Viet-nam War years.

Of course, rabbit tobacco was replaced with another weed called marijuana, and a new substance called LSD took the place of prescription drugs.

There were always anti-war demonstrations near the White House or on Capitol Hill during those years, and you could almost get high on marijuana just by walking through the crowd.

But the effects of LSD are more serious because it causes hallucinations.

I had the misfortune to be present when a young girl did a swan dive off the 22nd story of our high-rise apartment building. Her friends said she thought she could fl y.

Smoking rabbit tobacco and drinking home brew never had a lasting effect on the kids in Old Concord. Most enjoyed productive careers. But I often wondered what long-term effect the drug cul-ture had on those who lived in urban areas.

While many were able to put it behind them and be-came leaders in business, government and universities, others did not kick the habit and are either no longer with us or live a lifestyle not too different from the one they created for themselves four decades ago.

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By Libby MorganA young Tennessee Wild-

life Resources offi cer has settled in with this fam-ily to take care of our area’s beloved public land, the 24,444

acres of Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area.

Dustin McCubbins be-came area manager for Chuck Swan in 2011 and moved into the manager’s residence near the entrance to the peninsula, which lies inside the confl uence of the Powell and Clinch Rivers on Norris Lake.

His around-the-clock job calls for him to juggle many issues, all focused on conservation. He is an am-bassador, a police offi cer, a farmer, a biologist, a wild-life and hunting expert, a dozer operator, a shooting range overseer and on the day we visited, an excellent tour guide.

McCubbins’ obvious en-thusiasm for “his” area pro-duced a running commen-tary on the maintenance of the 1,100 acres of open spaces that are designed to provide wildlife with food and cover.

He, two technicians and a few volunteers look after more than 400 fi elds, rotat-ing crops of milo, corn, soy-beans and clover not only for the animals, but to sus-tain the health of the soil for future crops.

Currently, attracting quail is an important initiative. Wheat, millet and sunfl ow-ers are being planted in tar-get areas for quail and doves.

The team must also keep an eye on invasive species such as kudzu and bicolor lespedeza, which will crowd out the preferred plants.

Their efforts in certain areas mesh with the forest-ry service’s timber harvests and studies being conduct-ed by UT’s agricultural and forestry departments.

McCubbins is a turkey hunter and is involved with the National Wild Turkey Foundation, founded in 1973. Efforts nationwide have brought the wild tur-key population from near extinction in the early 1900s to a sustainable level, and NWTF has become an active partner in turkey re-covery.

Lately the turkey popu-lation at Chuck Swan has dipped somewhat. Studies are underway to under-stand why.

Conservation strategies at Chuck Swan that benefi t one species build the health of the whole ecosystem. Reg-ulated hunting is an integral part of the big picture.

Records of deer kills over the past 20 years show the deer are getting larger, but less numerous. This is a good thing, says McCubbins.

“When we record the number and weights of the game harvests of Chuck Swan, this provides us critical information about the success of our work. The deer in Chuck Swan weren’t getting the oppor-tunity to grow large be-cause of the competition for food and other factors. Now we know our deer are living longer, becoming healthier and the popula-tion is nearer to our goals.

“We want to welcome everyone to come and en-joy Chuck Swan for hiking, horseback riding, camp-ing, hunting, shooting, exploring. But we want people to pay attention to the rules.

“No one is allowed in our caves, because some-one’s clothes or shoes may carry ‘white-nose syn-drome,’ deadly to bats.

“Non-hunters cannot

Dustin McCubbins stands at Mossy Creek Spring in the heart of

Chuck Swan. Photos by Libby Morgan

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Steward of the wild things

come in the area during scheduled hunts. Coming up we have turkey hunts Thursday through Satur-day mornings until 1 p.m. from March 28 to May 9, so if somebody wants to hunt for morels, they’ve got the whole rest of the week to do it.

“Camping is only al-lowed in designated areas and it’s all primitive camp-ing. At this time we don’t have horse camping. Ac-cess from the lakeshore is fine, but only for day use.

“Public access is sunrise to sunset, year ’round,” says McCubbins.

Keeping an eye on almost 40 square miles of land with 120 miles of shoreline is a big job. We asked McCubbins what the rest of us can do to help.

“I can always use volun-teers, but more importantly, just get the word out that we have a beautiful resource out here that needs to be enjoyed by people who don’t want to abuse it.

“And if you’re lucky, you might be rewarded by spying a bald eagle from one of the two nests we know we have on Chuck Swan. Or maybe that bear we saw last year will pass through again.”

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SOS opposes the proposed resolution coming before the Knox County Commission on Feb. 25 which asks the state legislature to change from appointed to elected school super-intendents. SOS urges you to contact all com-missioners to oppose such legislation by writ-ing commission@knox-county.org or by calling 215-2038. Reach indi-vidual commissioners at fi rstname.lastname@knoxcounty.org.

Knox County Board of Education mid-month work ses-sion will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the fi rst fl oor ballroom at the Andrew Johnson Building.

Knox County Commission will meet at 1:45 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 25. The meet-ing agenda includes discussion on both school security and the question of returning to election of school superintendents.

School board members will be in Nashville on Feb. 19-20 to attend a legislative dinner and the Tennes-see School Board Asso-ciation Day on the Hill on Feb. 20, an opportu-nity for board members to meet with legislators and to attend commit-tee hearings.

Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre will join Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones and Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch in a community forum on student safety and school security 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Amherst Elementary School, 5101 Schaad Rd.

News from SOS

Marvin West

Sherlock Holmes once said it is a serious blunder to theorize before gather-ing data.

The great detective, tweed cap atop, pipe in hand, found investigations cluttered and complicated by witnesses who got all excited and twisted facts to fi t what they had already decided.

Those who believe Ten-nessee football is doomed to mediocrity or worse should consider Sherlock’s wisdom.

Columbo, Jessica Fletch-er, Magnum and Sergeant Friday probably had the same concept – just the facts, please.

Derek A. Jordan, UT graduate, Tullahoma land surveyor, law student and football fan, has more than enough facts to move the Volunteers from the deep despair of darkness into bright sunshine.

There is hope in statistical data

His statistical meth-odology says teams, with decent coaching, almost always produce results in direct proportion to the four-year average of talent.

Got that? It’s about the recruiting, stupid.

Jordan, a busy work-er and thinker, invested enough time to study 122 teams playing NCAA up-per-division football. He uses the four most recent years of Rivals.com re-cruiting evaluations to de-termine expectations. His research goes back to 2002.

He found that 60 to 70 percent of on-field results

followed form. Teams with the best players won the games.

When predictions strayed, up or down, he focused on the coaches. Ah ha, some regularly pro-duced better results than team talent projected. And some, year after year, re-cruited well but underper-formed.

There are those who coach up whatever they can get and excel in orga-nization, strategy and mo-tivation. There are others who manage to lose games they should win.

It may come as a shock to some that the Volun-teers, for the past four years, have been higher in talent evaluations than Southeastern Conference standings.

This very minute, fac-toring in recent signees, Tennessee, using Jordan’s

formula, ranks sixth over-all in talent, behind Ala-bama, Florida, Auburn, LSU and Georgia. This time last year it was sixth.

Jordan says, in essence, Tennessee had the talent to go 5-3 in the 2012 SEC race. It went 1-7.

“The Mississippi State and Missouri games are simply unexplainable, for more than one reason. Vanderbilt beat UT despite a huge dearth in talent.

“Without question, Ten-nessee under Derek Dooley, was the largest underper-forming team in the SEC. Vanderbilt was the highest overperforming team.”

Jordan’s comprehensive number-crunching says better things are about to happen. Think seven victo-ries. Maybe eight!

Those with negative outlooks wonder how that could be. Tennessee at-trition has been terrible. Lane Kiffin’s star-studded roundup evaporated. We failed to sign Vonn Bell.

Four Vols are leaving early for the NFL. The upcoming schedule is at least deadly. Oregon is out there waiting to squash the orange.

I do believe Derek Jor-dan is a realist. He is not emotional when he says Butch Jones will make a difference.

“Butch Jones, at Cincin-nati, did not perform lower than his talent-based eval-uation, and typically was a plus-two-games coach,” said Jordan.

Alas, trouble is tradi-tional for first-year coach-es. But, starting right now, there is hope.

Caution: Do not twist the facts. Let there be no mad leaps to ridiculous conclu-sions. Do not make big bowl reservations. But, we all know numbers do not lie.

Well, not often. I felt a hint of suspicion when I discovered Tennessee and Oregon are almost identi-cal in talent comparison. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

CrossCurrents

LynnHutton

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you … and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

(Genesis 12: 1, 2b)

Get a move on

Her name means “de-light,” and I have always said that she is well and truly named. My daughter Eden is smart and funny, talented and good.

And she is moving.She left home after high

school, went to college in Memphis, then worked awhile before putting herself through gradu-ate school in Greensboro, N.C. When she left home for Memphis, her big sister Jordan was already there, and when she ventured

into grad school, one of her buddies from college days had gone ahead of her, blazing the trail and pro-viding a built-in friend.

Now, however, she is taking a job with a mu-sic festival in Vail, Colo., (I know, I know – life is tough! What a dream job!), and as much as she wanted the gig, she is face to face with the fact that she is heading into the unknown. She has not even met (face to face, at any rate) the per-son who hired her!

No longer an easy five-hour drive from family, no longer in or near her beloved Southern moun-tains, no longer among dear friends she made in North Carolina. She is heading out, alone, into the unknown.

I think of Abraham (and Sarah!) who obeyed the command to “Go!” I think of all the men and women who boarded frail, small ships and crossed oceans to come to a New World. I think of families who packed everything they could cram into Conestoga

wagons and set off for the far country, not knowing exactly how hard or how high or how long the trail would be.

Eden will be fi ne. I keep telling her (and myself) that reassuring fact. I have no doubt that she will adjust to living at 9,000 feet above sea level. She will make friends. She will fi nd a church. She will love her job; it involves music, after all! Her col-leagues will love her.

The Creator did some of His finest work in Colora-do. It is a place of stunning beauty: lofty mountains, clean air and azure skies. I suppose my greatest fear is that she will never want to come back east.

There are plans to be made, decisions to be so-lidified, possessions to pack (or pass on to some-one else), farewells to be

said. The next few weeks will be happy, harried, hurried, tense, exciting, stomach-churning, sad, thrilling.

Most importantly, this is an opportunity. A chance for the adventure of a life-time. A real coming-of-age.

I don’t worry about Eden. God has offered the opportunity , and Eden will settle in, do a great job, have a fantastic experience.

God will bless her, lead her, guide her, nurture her, strengthen her and use her. The family and friends she leaves behind will miss her, but we will also cheer her on, pray for her, go west to visit her, keep in touch with her and admire her spunk.

Vaya con Dios, mi hija. Go with God, my daughter. Like Abram, “You will be a blessing.”

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WORSHIP NOTES

Food banks ■ Graveston Baptist Church,

8319 Clapps Chapel Road, is

giving away a half-trailer load

of free food to families in need,

fi rst come, fi rst served, 8 a.m. to

noon Saturday, March 2. Info:

686-0186.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian

hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry

food pantry 6-8 p.m. each

second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m.

each fourth Saturday. Info:

922-9412.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market,

4625 Mill Branch Lane,

distributes free food 10 a.m.-1

p.m. each third Saturday. Info:

566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food

boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third

Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Bookwalter UMC off ers One

Harvest Food Ministries to the

community. Info and menu:

http://bookwalter-umc.org/

oneharvest/index.html or 689-

3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Ave.

Pike, is opening the John 5

Food Pantry some Fridays in

February from 9:30-11:15 a.m.

For appointment: 938-2611;

leave a message and your call

will be returned.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church

off ers a Clothes Closet free

of cost for women, men and

children in the Red Brick

Building, 6125 Lacy Road. Open

to the public 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

every second Saturday.

Meetings, classes ■ Knoxville Fellowship

Luncheon meets at noon

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■ Glenwood Baptist Church,

7212 Central Ave. Pike, hosts

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Info: 938-2611.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

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Dylan Martin, pastor of One Life

Church, Halls location Photo by Cindy Taylor

By Cindy TaylorLaunching a new church

location can be stressful and takes a lot of prayer, plan-ning and hard work. But One Life Church in Powell decided to do just that.

Lead pastor Rodney Ar-nold founded One Life in 2008. The church fi rst met at Powell High School before moving to its current loca-tion at the Jubilee Facility on Callahan Road. Arnold saw a need to branch out into the Halls community in 2012.

“The addition of this campus doubled our seat-ing capacity, extended our reach into a new commu-nity, freed up seats at the Powell location to allow for even more growth there, and gave opportunities for community leaders to rise

One church, two locations

up among our volunteer teams,” said Arnold.

Halls location pastor Dylan Martin said his main job is to care for people at the Halls location and get them connected.

“I do whatever I can to connect people into the life of the church,” said Martin who had a busy 2012. He married his wife Kendall last November following the Halls launch in August.

Martin said One Life did not want to start another church just for the sake of doing another service. One Life in Powell had more than 100 people attending who were driving from far-ther north. When church leaders realized they were reaching people in the Halls community and causing members to drive outside their community for wor-ship, starting a church in Halls just made sense.

“It was also to reach peo-ple who are far from God,” said Martin. “We had people

in Halls who were being in-fl uential and helping others discover how their one life can make a difference.”

One Life Halls launched August 19 with just over 300 people. The church is serving the community by building on established re-lationships and developing new ones; such as partner-ing with Halls High School. Members will be helping with landscaping around the school this spring.

“The natural outfl ow of our mission is to not only re-produce believers in Jesus but to reproduce churches as well,” said Martin. “We want to make our presence known and be valuable here while making disciples who make disciples who make disciples.”

One Life Halls is located at 6709 Maynardville Pike behind Amber Restaurant. Sunday worship is at 10:30 a.m.

Catherine Beals, who has been

a member of Second Presby-

terian Church for almost 50

years, serves as an Amachi

mentor. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy SmithWhen the director of

Knoxville Leadership Foun-dation’s Amachi program spoke at Second Presbyte-rian Church several years ago, Catherine Beals felt a call. Amachi matches men-tors with children who have a parent in jail, and Cathe-rine thought it sounded like something she could do.

Her two sons were grown, and her husband had passed away, but she was still car-ing for her mother. When her mother died a year and a half later at the age of 111, she was the oldest person in the state. Catherine was ready to answer the call.

She became a mentor to a 7th-grade girl. The fi rst time she went to the girl’s home, she was nervous about driving into the West-ern Heights neighborhood.

“Now everyone in the

area knows my car,” says Catherine. “I’m just part of the family.”

During that fi rst visit, Catherine was scared to death – and so was her men-tee. But she took the girl to her house, and a relation-ship was born. They played games and went to the mov-ies. A few months later, the girl’s younger sister became Catherine’s second mentee.

She took the girls to UT sporting events and out to dinner. She tried to teach them to play tennis.

“I didn’t have much luck there,” Catherine says with a chuckle.

She also taught the girls about life. She helped them open savings accounts. She encouraged them to read. She discouraged them from using drugs and becoming pregnant.

The older sister is now a

Answering the call to love

student at Pellissippi State Community College, and the younger is a senior at Fulton High School. Catherine is now 87. Her formal mentor-ing relationship with the old-

er sister is over now, but she still sees both girls regularly.

“They are my grandchil-dren now,” she says.

Like most mentors, Cath-erine says she’s gotten more out of the relationship than her mentees. She’ll happily recruit anyone who has the heart to be a mentor.

“You will enjoy it. It’s a wonderful opportunity for you, as well as for them, to learn how the world is. You can’t always live your life within your own cocoon.”

Mentors receive support in the form of quarterly roundtable discussions and training sessions, she says. A recent session focused on the three most important things in the lives of teenag-ers. Catherine already knew the fi rst one.

“They’re on cellphones a lot,” she says, rolling her eyes – just like a grandmother.

To learn more about the Amachi program, contact Knoxville Leadership Foun-dation at 524-2774.

Donors who give at least one pint of blood a year will be exempt from pay-ing blood processing fees at any U.S. hospital if a transfusion is required. Their IRS dependents will also be covered. All donors will also receive a free T-shirt. Donors may visit any community drive or one of Medic’s donor centers: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Area blood drives are:

■ 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday,

Feb. 18, Tennessee Wesleyan

College, 9821 Cogdill Road,

second floor classroom

No. 1.

■ 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday,

Feb. 19, Halls High School,

inside the library.

■ 8-11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19,

NAI Knoxville, 10101 Sherrill

Boulevard, Bloodmobile.

■ 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19,

Test America, 5815 Middle-

brook Pike, Bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Wednesday,

Feb. 20, ITT Technical Insti-

tute, 9123 Executive Park

Drive, Bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday,

Feb. 21, Farragut Town Hall,

inside community room.

■ 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday,

Feb. 22, Bearden High

School, inside the Hall of

Memories.

■ 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22,

Give blood, save livesUT Medical Center, inside

Wood Auditorium.

■ 1-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, Wal-

greens/North Northshore,

Bloodmobile.

■ 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

24, New Beginnings Baptist

Church, 9315 Rutledge Pike,

Bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Feb.

25, ETHRA, 9111 Cross Park

Drive, inside conference

room.

■ 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday,

Feb. 26, East Tennessee

Children’s Hospital, inside

Meschendorf room.

■ 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.

26, Karns High School, inside

theater.

■ 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26,

Willows of West Hills, 718 W.

Arbor Trace Drive, Blood-

mobile.

Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds or more (16-year-olds weighing at least 120 pounds can donate but must have parental consent) and all donors must have posi-tive identifi cation.

Count on us.

HEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson

Support Group of East Tennessee will meet 11:30

a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Kern

UMC Family Life Center, 451

E. Tennessee Ave. in Oak

Ridge. All are welcome. Info:

Karen Sampsell, 482-4867;

email pk_hopeisalive@

bellsouth.net or visit www.

pkhopeisalive.org.

■ Registration is open for the

“Lucky Kidney” 6K Run/2K

Walk presented by Dialysis

Clinic Inc. to benefi t the East

Tennessee Kidney Founda-

tion. The event will begin 9

a.m. Saturday, March 23, at

Krutch Park Extension. Ad-

vance run/walk registration

is $26. Advance registrations

must be received online at

http://www.etkidney.org or

via postal mail by Monday,

March 17. On-site registration

is $30 and begins at 7 a.m. In-

dividuals or groups interested

in volunteering may contact

ETKF executive director

Katie Caldwell at 288-7351 or

katie@etkidney.org.

■ UT Hospice, serving

patients and families in

Knox and 15 surrounding

counties, conducts ongoing

orientation sessions for

adults (18 & older) interested

in becoming volunteers with

the program. No medical

experience is required.

Training is provided. Info:

Penny Sparks, 544-6279.

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(865) 922-4136.

By Betty Bean When Lou Gallo was growing up

in Middletown, N. J., he always liked the idea of being a teacher, but it was hard to imagine since there weren’t any male teachers in his school.

“By the time I got to college I thought I might like to do it, but I also wanted to make money. I was contemplating law school and pre-paring for the LSAT when I woke up one day and was like, ‘What am I do-ing?’”

So he took his undergraduate de-gree from the College of New Jersey and headed south to the University of Tennessee to get a master’s degree in education.

Why UT?“My brother attended UT, and so

did several relatives. We were always Vols fans and we were probably the only New Jersey family that went on vacation to the Grand Ole Opry. My mom always liked country music,” he said.

That somewhat random chain of circumstances planted Gallo in Knoxville where he worked his way through school waiting tables at the Italian Market and Grill, and in 1992-93, he spent what he calls the most rewarding year of his young life as a teaching intern at Bearden High School, putting down roots that would allow him to become one of the most acclaimed teachers in the Knox County school system.

In 19 years at West High School, he has been West High, East Ten-nessee and Knox County Teacher of the Year (2008), and a recipient of a Milken National Educator Award in 2004. Gallo was invited to chaperone four students for 10 days in Japan for the Panasonic Cultural Exchange Program.

He teaches advanced placement and International Baccalaureate Eu-ropean history classes, sponsors the Youth in Government program and engages students in simulations of state and national governments and the United Nations.

He is on the leadership team that develops curriculum, in-service days and exit tests for Knox County schools’ social studies programs and leads workshops on implementation of AP European history courses. During the summer, he reads AP Eu-ropean History exam essays for the col-lege boards and, in his spare time, takes groups of students on foreign trips.

Last summer, he was one of fi ve outstanding American teachers cho-sen to participate in the “Torch for Education” project, and he and his wife, Cathy, spent fi ve days in Edin-burgh Scotland for the Olympic run.

Lou Gallo points to the world map painted onto the walls of his social studies class at West High School. Photo by Ruth White

Two of his students, Liz Kemp and Lexie Barton, wrote short essays rec-ommending him. Kemp described Gallo as a tough teacher who pushes his students to do things they never dreamed they could do.

“He helps us learn in a way that no other teacher does, and it shines through his high AP scores every year,” Liz said.

Lexie described him as not only a teacher but also “a mentor. I have learned so much as one of his stu-dents that I feel prepared to take on the challenges in front of me, be-cause he delivers the perfect mixture of tough love and TLC when it comes to your school work and your work

ethic, and inevitably this has carried

into how I work as a student and a person.”But, fl ashing back

two decades, none of these things would have

happened if Gallo hadn’t been able to fi nd a job – no easy task for a history major.

“I was hoping to work at Bearden, but I got cut. Then, I thought I was going to have a job at South-Doyle Middle School, but that position was cut. I interviewed at several places, and was getting a little discouraged,

but luckily, Al Bell (the supervisor) loved me, and introduced me to Don-na Wright, who was then the princi-pal at West, and she brought me on board here. I was a week from going back to New Jersey,” he said.

Gallo, who is half Italian (the other half if a mixture of Irish, French and English), says working at the Italian Market & Grill was great preparation for his life’s work.

“I learned how to deal with people. That’s one of the most important skills we can have. As a teacher, I’ve had to constantly interact with the public, and this prepared me in many ways.”

During his fi rst years at West, Gal-lo taught world history and geogra-phy. Later, he moved into European history, which is his favorite.

Although he doesn’t teach govern-ment classes, he stays involved in that fi eld via his Youth in Government program, which gives him the oppor-tunity to take students to the model U.N. in Murfreesboro, to Boston for the Harvard Model Congress and to Nashville for the state Youth Legisla-ture, which is his favorite conference because the kids actually take over the House and Senate chambers for a weekend.

He says he’s toyed with the idea of running for county commission, but

has pretty much decided that he’s not temperamentally suited to the trench warfare of local politics.

“In the fi rst place, I’d have to re-tire from teaching, and I’m very for-tunate in that I have a job I enjoy. That’s a hard thing for people to have – the same job for 19 years and still enjoy it. In the second place, I don’t have tolerance for idiots – every now and then the New Jersey in me comes out.”

This summer, Gallo will team up with German teacher Mauri Brooks, who is taking students on a trip to Germany. Two years ago, he took a group to London, Paris and Munich. At some point in the not-too-distant future, Gallo is hoping to take a group to his favorite place, Italy, where he anticipates introducing his charges to real Italian food.

“I love to eat,” he said. “I like for kids to experience the culture, and there’s so much of that culture that is food. I don’t really like foie gras, but when I took the kids to France, I en-couraged them to taste it. We had raw clams in Boston and paella in Spain and we’ll have pasta in Italy.”

He does draw the line at one deli-cacy, however. “Dog. In Asia, they’re going to try give you dog. It’s very ex-pensive, so no one’s going to give you dog by mistake.

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Gibbs wrestlers qualify for state meetSeven members of the Gibbs High wrestling team traveled to Nashville late last week to

compete in the individual state tournament. The Gibbs team placed second in the regional

tournament, and the top four wrestlers at that tournament qualifi ed for state as individual

wrestlers. Representing the Eagles are Angel Leyva (126), Tate Holmes (152), Trey Lawson

(182), Andres Leyva (160), Caleb Wood (195), Kreigh McAuley (132) and Joey Smith (113). For

seniors Smith, McAuley and Andres Leyva, this is the fi nal high school meet of their careers. Photo by Ruth White

SCHOOL NOTES

Central High School ■ The second annual fashion

show will be held 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the school

auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the

door. All proceeds will benefi t

the school’s PTSO.

First Lutheran School ■ A booth will be set up at the

Women Today Expo noon-5

p.m. Sunday, March 3, for

interested parties to learn about

the school’s summer camp

“God’s Enchanting Kingdom”

to be held May 28. Info: www.

fi rstlutheranschool.com.

Anderson County High

School head football coach

David Gillum, Andy Long,

University of the Cumber-

lands head football coach

John Bland, Cody Headrick

and Anderson County

athletic director Gary Terry Photo by Cindy Taylor

By Cindy TaylorAnderson County High

School seniors Cody Head-rick and Andy Long have officially made University of the Cumberlands their college of choice. The two football players signed with the university dur-ing a special event in their honor Feb. 13 at the high

school. Both will trade their Maverick uniform for that of the Patriots this fall.

“We thought they were going to offer, so Cody and I went up to the univer-sity together and decided we wanted to sign,” said Long, who played running back for the Mavericks. He

Heading to the Cumberlands

plans to study for a career in physical therapy. He is the son of Alicia and Carl Long.

“We are really proud of him for getting into Cum-berland,” said Alicia.

Headrick transferred from Central High School

last year and played center for the Mavericks during this past season. He plans to study for a career in teaching. He is the son of Katrina and Jeff Headrick.

“We are so proud of him,” said Jeff. “He came up playing ball in the Halls

community and we are grateful to all the coaches who got him here.”

Coach John Bland made the trip from Cumberland to attend the signing.

“Both of these young men are quality people,” said Bland. “We like to re-

cruit players who possess character and we’re excited about these two becoming part of our team.”

Anderson County coach-es said that to the best of their knowledge this was the first double signing in the history of the school.

Atomic swimmers place at meetMembers of the Atomic City Aquatic Club competed recently in the Lois Weir Invitational Swim

Meet. Pictured are (front) Tanner Alexander (second place 8U), Carly Wrobleski (third place 8U),

Mason Fischer (fi rst place 8U), Jake Mason (fi rst place 8U), Colby Maupin (third place, 9-10), Alton

Alexander (fi rst place 10U),Vidar Hondorf (second place, 9-10); (middle row) coach Kendahl

McMahon, Cameron Holcomb (third place, 11-12); (back row) coaches Breona Moyers, Mike

Bowman and Lars Hondorf. Photo submitted

Farmer signs with Old DominionDavis Farmer, a senior at Gilbert High in Leesville, S.C.,

has signed to play football for Old Dominion University

in Virginia. Davis is the son of Halls High 1983 graduate

Darryl Farmer and his wife, Ellen. Paternal grandparents

are Halls residents Bob E. and Norma L. Farmer. At-

tending the signing were grandparents Russell and Pat

Shealy, parents Darryl and Ellen Farmer, Gilbert High

athletic director and head football coach Barry Harley,

off ensive line coach John Bass, sisters Kendall Farmer and

Riley Farmer, and Gilbert High principal Ann O’Cain. Photo submitted

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Brickey-McCloud celebrates Valentine’s Day

Jaxon Ratcliff peeks inside his classmate’s box to see his col-

lection of valentines.Seth Perry created a decora-

tive robot to collect all of his

valentine cards.

Kindergarten students at Brickey-McCloud Elementary enjoyed

handing out valentine cards last week. Cadence Hendrick and

Lauren Davis watch as Palle Rosencrantz (center) places his cards

inside their decorated boxes. Photos by Ruth White

Alyssa Graham writes in her journal for Valentine’s Day.

The day in Kara Israel’s class began with breakfast, eaten

family style, in the classroom, following by each student

writing in a journal. The excitement level rose when

students began to pass out valentines to friends.

Zayne Clark dressed up in

a colorful tie and vest for

the valentine celebration

at Brickey-McCloud.

Many of the students in

Israel’s classroom dressed

in extra special attire to

add to the festivities.

Dancing the night away

Michelle Thompson and son Austin enjoy taking

a spin around the dance fl oor at Sterchi’s Winter

Wonderland dance.

Sterchi Elementary hosted a father/daughter and mother/

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dancing, socializing and dressing up in their best attire.

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property managers Teresa Lawson and Teri Evans, and many area churches and organizations, I can count on the residents at Northgate Terrace and the Manor at Northgate Ter-race to celebrate for almost every holiday and special occasion.

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tine’s Day themed treats.The Valentine’s celebra-

tions don’t stop there! On Feb. 19, women from Ce-dar Springs Presbyterian Church are coming in to throw an After Valen-tine’s Day Party for the 40 residents of the Manor at Northgate Terrace.

The Manor is an inde-pendent living facility on the second and third sto-ries of Northgate Terrace. It provides supportive ser-vices to those experiencing problems associated with the aging process.

The Cedar Springs vol-unteers are providing re-freshments, bingo – which is always a favorite with our residents – and singing. I have been so appreciate of the outpouring of support from local churches and or-ganizations that the Manor and Northgate Terrace have received in the past few months.

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nancial officer, presented a preliminary budget to Hallsdale Powell Util-ity District commissioners during the board’s monthly meeting Feb. 11.

Smith said he would be updating the proposed budget this month and

would present a recom-mendation at the next board meeting.

Commissioner Todd Cook asked if the prelimi-nary budget calls for a rate increase.

“It is hard to say with such preliminary numbers, but we factored in no rev-enue growth,” Smith said.

Cook indicated that he would like to see a budget with no rate increase this year.

The board approved sale via auction of surplus equipment, including some trucks, small construction equipment and office fur-niture. Commissioner Bob Crye pointed out that one

HPUD mulls budget of the vehicles to be auc-tioned was former HPUD president Marvin Ham-mond’s company car, a 2011 GMC Yukon.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the board voted to move the next board meeting to Monday, March 18, instead of March 11. As part of the board’s decision to have an evening meet-ing once per quarter, the March 18 board meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

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News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

brought personal Christ-mas cards for each resident at the Manor. The North Knoxville Business and Professional Association took a Christmas wish list from the Manor residents and bought every single resident a gift. The request-ed gifts ranged from elec-tric shavers, purses, pants, nightgowns and so much more. Thanks to these great community organiza-tions for making sure these holidays are special for our elderly residents.

One of my favorite quotes about teamwork from an unknown author says, “Regardless of differ-

ences, we strive shoulder to shoulder … Teamwork can be summed up in fi ve short words: We believe in each other.”

We’re so excited for these continuing partner-ships and the opportunities to work together. The resi-dents always look forward to these events and sharing the holidays with their fel-low residents and visitors.

We’re already looking to our next event. The youth group at Cedar Springs has volunteered to decorate the doors of the residents’ apartments for Easter!Alvin Nance is executive director and

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■ Monday, Feb. 18: Center

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Bingo; 10 a.m., Hand & Foot;

12:30 p.m., Bridge; 1 p.m.,

Rook; 1 p.m. SAIL exercise;

2:30 p.m., AMAI class.

■ Thursday, Feb. 21: 10 a.m.,

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Anyone who’s driven down Emory Road has seen a pretty ugly sight on the ap-proach to Powell.

Sure, construction is un-derway, but is that a reason for junked cars, boarded-up houses and general rubble?

When Commissioner R. Larry Smith held his recent night out, we snapped the pictures above and asked building codes offi cials about violations.

Last week we got a call from Kim Jarnagin, enforce-ment offi cer for Powell. Here are her responses:

Chimneys: These are on state right-of-way and prob-ably will be knocked down when the Emory Road wid-ening project is complete. Knox County has no juris-diction on state land.

Rubble: Jarnagin prom-ised to “clean it up” if it’s on Knox County right-of-way and will check on the rail-road’s right-of-way as well.

Boarded windows: Ac-tually, the boards are good,

Sandra Clark

Jarnagin said, while the broken window in the front of the house is a codes viola-tion. “If the property owner boards up the windows, it’s OK as long as the house is structurally sound.”

Nanny Bear: The for-mer day care is in violation because of the unlicensed and/or inoperable cars in the yard. Jarnagin said only one junk car is permitted per household. As to the aban-doned mobile home to the east of the residence (not pictured), she said it’s OK if a variance was granted.

She posted the abandoned former Ingles property last week in an effort to drive away transient vendors.

We agreed to stay in touch.

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Sunday, Feb. 24. Pictured at the salon are employees (seated) stylist Missy Banks, owner

Phyllis Cabbage; (standing) stylists Susan Gascho, Tracy Thompson and Wanda Bates. Ev-

eryone is invited to stop by for refreshments, door prizes and to see 50 years of pictures

and memorabilia. Cabbage opened the shop Feb. 28, 1963, and her dream was to establish

a shop with quality service and reasonable prices. The salon is located at 9311 Davis Road,

next to the Corryton Senior Center. Info: 687-0204. Photo by Ruth White

Donna Yardley serves Brandon McKnight of First Century Bank some of the delicious chocolate

dishes at the Heiskell Senior Center. McKnight, along with Ruth White of Shopper-News, was a

judge at the Chocolate Fest in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Photo by Ruth White

By Ruth WhiteAt the Heiskell Communi-

ty Center last week, Brandon McKnight of First Century Bank offered tips to senior adults on protecting them-selves from identity theft.

To avoid becoming a vic-tim, McKnight encouraged guests to know billing cycles for credit cards and bank statements; carefully review monthly accounts, credit card statements and utility bills; do not leave payment envelopes in your mailbox and, when ordering checks, ask your bank the expected date of delivery.

Other tips included never leaving your purse or wallet unattended. It takes a second for someone to walk by and pick up your belongings.

When grocery shopping never leave your purse in the basket unattended.

Protect your PIN numbers and passwords, never carry them in your wallet; never use personal information as passwords and never give out your social security number. If your identifi cation or credit cards are lost or stolen, notify creditors immediately.

If you are a victim of iden-tify theft, contact your bank and credit card issuers im-mediately to stop payments on missing checks, change personal identifi cation num-bers and open a new account if necessary.

McKnight also advised in-dividuals to fi le a report with the local police department. The next step is to contact the three major credit bureaus and request a copy of your credit report to make sure additional fraudulent ac-counts have not been opened in your name. To assure that

Preventing identity theft for seniors

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Kennedys celebrate 50th anniversary

Joe and Wanda Russell Kennedy of Powell cel-ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a celebra-tion dinner hosted by their children. They were mar-ried Feb. 15, 1963. Joe is a drywall fi nisher. The couple have six children: Janice Starnes, Joanna Davis, Judy Moore, Jeanette Brad-

Joe and Wanda Kennedy

ley, Joseph Kennedy and Jerry Kennedy; 12 grand-children and six great-grandchildren.

no one has requested an un-authorized address change, PIN change or ordered new cards, check your mailbox for stolen mail.

He also advised folks to keep a written record of what happened, what was lost and the steps taken to report the incident.

The steps to help prevent identify theft are simple and can be completed quickly.

Mark your calendars now for these upcoming events: Thursday, March 7, Noell Lewis with Edward Jones will host a fi nancial seminar for women from 11 a.m. to noon at the Heiskell Senior Center. Saturday, April 20, Spring Fling dance; 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Heiskell Elementary reunion; Satur-day, May 4, annual rummage sale to benefi t the senior cen-ter. The next meeting will be held Thursday, March 14. An-nouncements begin at 10:45 a.m. and will be followed by “Getting to Know You” and lunch at noon.

Corryton Senior Center ■ Monday, Feb. 18: Center

closed for Presidents Day.

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dominoes.

■ Thursday, Feb. 21: 9 a.m., Bil-

liards, Quilting; 11 a.m., 1 p.m.,

Pinochle; 6:30 p.m., Cardio mix.

■ Friday, Feb. 22: 9 a.m., SAIL

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a.m., Bingo; 1 p.m., Movie time,

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of paper red kettles at Pilot stores, a major fundraiser

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As many of you are aware, last year the very diffi cult decision was made to outsource the medical and fi re protection which the Heiskell Volunteer Fire Department had provided for over 30 years.

The HVFD was experiencing many grow-ing pains and economic impacts – which we all are facing. An agreement was reached with Rural/Metro to provide these necessary services for the Heiskell Community, and so far, all is going well.

As a result of this action, the HVFD Board of Directors joined with the Board of Directors of the Heiskell Community Center to form a new organization, The Heiskell Community Organization (THCO).

This new board will be working to pro-vide services to the community such as senior activities and youth programs, as well as overseeing the contract with Rural/Metro for emergency services for the community. Board co-chairs are Janice White and Steve Rudd. Liz Jett is treasurer and Jacki Kirk is secretary of THCO.

The Heiskell Community Center provides an extensive Senior Program, which includes book club, bus trips, games and crafts.

Located at 9420 Heiskell Road, the Center has a monthly seniors meeting on the second Thursday of each month, beginning at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and includes an informational speaker with lunch and bingo following.

This program is free to area senior citizens (donations accepted) and everyone over 55

years of age is invited to attend. The Center is also open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. for games and crafts for senior citizens. For more information about senior services, call Janice White at 548-0326.

One of our major goals is to seek, fi nd and work toward establishing a stand-alone Heiskell Community Center.

We are currently located in the gym area of the Heiskell United Methodist Church and have run out of room to expand programs. We are looking for property in the Heiskell area that would be around fi ve acres. If you know of any property that might be available for a new Community Center, please give Jim Kirk a call at 947-2982.

When we have accomplished this goal, we can include additional community services and events. We hope to have the space to accom-modate parties of up to 150 people, such as birthday parties, baby showers, wedding recep-tions, etc. We also hope to have a separate gym for area youth and adults to use for basketball and other athletic events.

We will be hosting several fundraising events over the next year to raise money for land and for the building, and we would appreci-ate everyone in the community coming out to support these efforts.

We extend an open invitation to area resi-dents to join us for fun and fellowship. We look forward to partnering with you to build a fully-expanded community center. ♦

Letter to Heiskell and area residentsFrom The Heiskell Community Organization

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By Libby MorganA lovely mix of sweet

aromas and smiling faces greeted the staff at Central High School during lunch on Valentine’s Day.

Central Baptist Church Fountain City’s Faith At Work group offered up lov-ingly displayed cupcakes and other treats, coffee and punch in support of the school.

Elaine Womack, ac-tive in the missions team at the church, says, “Our ministry aspires to be a positive force at Central High, showing support and extending love, encourage-ment and affirmation to the staff and the students.”

Members church-wide made the goodies, including hundreds of chocolate cov-ered strawberries made by Karen Clapp.

CHS art teacher Peggy Leland registers for the door prizes, two fresh fl ower arrangements

provided by Fountain City Florist and Petree’s.

Former Central High School teachers Judy Webber and Mary

Sue Miller present checks to assistant CHS principal Kristen

Jenkins with Elaine Womack looking on. Webber, Miller and

Womack are members of Faith At Work, a ministry of Central

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Spreading the love at CHS

Mary Sue Miller, a Faith At Work member and 37-year former CHS teacher,

explained their ministry of four events each year since 2009.

“We give the CHS staff a back-to-school break, a fall soup and salad lunch, these Valentine’s Day treats, and a spring picnic.

“Our church is also us-ing this time to present our donations of the $500 Anne Armstrong Memorial Schol-arship in honor of Arm-

strong, who was a long-time church member and Sunday School teacher, and a $500 donation for Project Gradu-ation,” said Miller.

By Cindy TaylorWhat are books made

of? Artist Bob Meadows can answer that question in a number of different ways. Heading into retirement in 2004, Meadows was look-ing for a hobby.

“I found a class on book-making at John C. Camp-bell Folk School,” said Meadows. “After only one class, I was hooked.”

With a major in Eng-lish and a background in graphic arts, calligraphy and watercolors, Meadows discovered that the art of bookmaking brought all those talents together.

He starts with a specifi c theme, then designs the cov-er using an acid-free heavy cardboard. Next Meadows creates the front and back from painted or marbled pa-

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will adorn the cover. The in-terior of the book will contain phrases, poetry or stories re-lating to the cover.

“One of my most unusual books was in the shape of a wine bottle,” said Meadows. “I actually stained the inte-rior pages with red wine.”

Once he decides on a text, he chooses a color scheme and the best shape, size and construction to fi t the mood of the text.

Meadows’ books include a small chair with a cushion that lifts to reveal an accordi-on book three feet long. One of his most “novel” designs is a miniature house. When you open the front door you fi nd drawers, each conceal-ing a tiny book. His favorite color choices are earth tones, but blues and reds often fi nd their way into his designs. He also teaches bookmaking classes and has won several awards for his artistry.

“Books have always

been important to me,” said Meadows. “Bookmaking and teaching keep my mind oc-cupied. There is always a new

wrinkle to be worked out. My fi rst book art teacher said that when you touch a book you touch the universe.”

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TUESDAY, FEB. 19Pancake Fest 2013, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., John T.

O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Fundraiser includes craft fair, a bake sale and marketing/vendor tables featuring companies that provide services to/for seniors in the community.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20Seniors Valentine’s Dance, hosted by Third

Wednesday Club of Washburn, begins at noon. Bring a covered dish. Behind Washburn School. Info: 201-1102.

THURSDAY, FEB. 21The Virtual Dementia Tour, 5-7 p.m., Elmcroft of

Halls. Participants’ hearing, vision and other senses are distorted to simulate the effects of the disease. Info/to participate: Amanda, 925-2668.

Parent Dinner, hosted by Christus Victor Lutheran Early Childhood Development Center, 6 p.m. All parents of tots attending ECDC are invited. Info: 687-8228.

FRIDAY, FEB. 226th Grade Regional Science Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,

Tex Turner Arena, LMU campus in Harrogate. Features local county winners. Info: Terry Acuff, 423-626-4677.

E-book Help Session – Kindle, 3 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: Reference Department, 215-8700.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, FEB. 22-24Baseball tournament, open to all: Tball and 6U coach

pitch, 8U-14U, and middle school varsity and JV; Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23Kiwanis Club of Northside Knoxville’s

Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church (Broadway at Emory Place). Proceeds benefi t Northside’s Service Fund for community projects, including the Cerebral Palsy Center and the Halls, Fulton and Central High Key Clubs. Family tickets $10, individual $4. Info: 414-6218.

Winter Tealight Workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with Shelley Mangold, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline Feb. 18. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Shannondale Elementary Foundation’s “Dancing in the Moonlight!” fundraiser, 6:30 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club. Tickets: Janie Kaufman, 687-0272; Tracie Sanger, 405-4449; or Shannondale Elementary School offi ce, 689-1465.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagan, 10:30 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Becca Tedesco, 10:30 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

The Great Cake Bake, noon-5 p.m., Tennessee Terrace at UT’s Neyland Stadium. Proceeds benefi t Imagination Library. Info: Holly Kizer, 215-8784 or hkizer@knoxlib.org.

“Management Strategies in Equine Health Care,” a conference for horse owners, room A118 at UT Veterinary College on the UT agricultural campus. Registration, 7:30 a.m. Cost: $35 for the fi rst family member, $15 for each additional family member. Register by Feb. 18. Info/registration: 974-7264, www.vet.utk.edu/continuing_ed or email cvmce@utk.edu.

Benefi t yard sale, Central Baptist Church of Fountain City in the parking lot, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY FEB. 23-24Are we Listening?: “The Diary of Adam and Eve”

and “Louder, I Can’t Hear You,” 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Center, presented by the Powell Playhouse. Info: 947-7428, 256-7428.

Free “Learn to Row” opportunities, hosted by the Oak Ridge Rowing Association. Sessions: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday; 12:30-2:30 p.m.; 10 a.m.-noon Sunday. Open to the public; no rowing experience necessary; arrive 15-20 minutes prior to session; attend any or all sessions.

MONDAY, FEB. 25Musician Tommy White will perform 10:30 a.m. at the

Luttrell Senior Center. Info: Linda Damewood, 216-1943.

MONDAYS, FEB. 25 TO MARCH 25Pottery for the Wheel, 9:30 a.m.-noon, with

Sandra McEntire, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration

deadline Feb. 20. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

“You Should Write that Down!” Autobiographical/Family History Writing, 7-8:30 p.m., with Sandra McEntire, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline Feb. 20. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, FEB. 26E-book Help Session – Tablets and

Smartphones, 6 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: Reference Department, 215-8700.

Salt(s) of the Earth and Sea cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Space is limited. Info/reservations: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, Norris

Community Center. Social time, 1 p.m.; meeting, 1:30. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Cyndi Herrmann, 278-7796, or email bnpquilt@gmail.com.

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee will speak, 6:30 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church. Meal served prior to program: $6. Info/reservations: 922-1412 or email cumckt@tds.net.

THURSDAY, FEB. 28The ICARe-Union County meeting, 11:30 a.m.,

Revival Vision Church, 154 Durham Drive. All are welcome. RSVP for lunch: 406-6930.

Open Door Book Review, 10 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Charles Maynard, former president of the Friends of the Smokies, will discuss his book, “Blue Ridge, Ancient and Majestic: A Celebration of the World’s Oldest Mountains,” co-authored by Jerry Greer.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 1-2Rummage sale, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,

Pleasant Hill Road off Loyston Road; 10a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Info: 687-8751.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2Free women’s self-defense class, noon,

Overdrive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562.

The Art of Handmade Books, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with Bob Meadows, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline Feb. 25. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Temple Baptist Academy hosted the annual Tennes-see Association of Christian Schools (TACS) district com-petition Feb. 7 and 8. Students from Temple competed along with students from Tri-Cities Christian School (Blount-ville), Cedar View Christian School (Kingsport), Calvary Christian School (Kingston), Mt. Pisgah Christian Academy (Oliver Springs) and Christian Academy of the Smokies (Se-vierville) in various categories of music, art, photography, speech, drama, science, math, chess, spelling bee, and more.

Temple hosts district academic and fi ne arts competition

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performers at the state level proceed to the American As-sociation of Christian Schools (AACS) national competition held in Greeneville, SC, at Bob Jones University.

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FORT SANDERSHIP FRACTURE CENTER

We know that quicker surgical intervention results in better outcomes, fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay.

The Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders Regional’s approach incorporates national “best practice” guidelines AND our team of experts to treat your broken hip and get you back on your feet.

For more details about the Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders Regional, please call (865) 673-FORT (3678).

LET US FIX YOUR FRACTURED HIP!

Fort Sanders Hip Fracture Center puts it all together again

Breaking a hip is one of the most dan-gerous events for older Americans, affect-ing some 340,000 people in the United States alone. About 90 percent of hip frac-ture patients are over the age of 60, and the vast majority are women.

Hip fractures can cause serious complica-tions, and 20 percent of patients die within a year of their injuries and half never regain their former level of function, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion. In an effort to improve outcomes, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is intro-ducing a new Hip Fracture Center.

The center offers a team approach be-tween doctors, nurses and therapists, so that each patient receives streamlined, coordinated and personalized care for the quickest recovery possible.

“Hip fractures have a very high mor-tality rate,” says Dr. Paul Yau, an ortho-pedic surgeon with Fort Sanders. “I think we’re ahead of the curve in terms of avoiding complica-tions, but we’re hop-ing the Hip Fracture Center helps patients get better and heal more quickly.”

A hip fracture is when the femur (thigh

bone) either cracks or breaks near the hip joint. In older patients, especially women, this is often caused by osteoporosis, a condition in which bones thin and become

more brittle. A fall or even just the stress of walking can cause them to crack.

Recovery from a hip fracture involves surgery to install pins or screws, or per-haps replace the hip joint, and months of physical therapy. This can be difficult on patients who may have other health prob-lems as well.

“Hip fractures often happen in people who have a lot of other conditions like dia-betes, congestive heart failure, osteoporo-sis, poor kidney function or a certain level of decomposition in their overall health,” explains Dr. Yau. “A hip fracture is often a symptom of other things going on.”

Multiple specialties at Fort Sanders come together at the Hip Fracture Center.

“A hip fracture patient might see 12 to 18 different specialists, managing their

diabetes, heart conditions and the frac-ture,” says Dr. Yau. At Fort Sanders, thesespecialists all talk to each other regularly,and have a set plan of how to run testsand therapies that work most efficientlytogether.

“It’s just full speed ahead from all an-gles,” says Dr. Brian Edkin, another or-thopedic surgeon at Fort Sanders.

“From the emergency room to the radi-ologists, surgeons and physical therapists,everyone understands the goal and how toget there. One person isn’t going to hinderanother.”

“The patient might not notice, but atthe end of the hospital stay, you shouldsee less waiting time and better outcomeswith the new Hip Fracture Center at FortSanders,” explains Dr. Edkin.

■ In the Emergency Department, suspected hip fracture patients will be fast-tracked to radiology for X-rays without waiting.

■ As soon as a hip fracture patient enters the Emergency Department, a social worker begins looking for a rehabilitation facility for that patient’s discharge, a process that can take several days. This means once the pa-tient is ready, the facility is ready as well.

■ Once diagnosed, hip fracture patients have priority for operating room space so that surgery can be done as soon as possible. Most have surgery within four hours of admission.

■ Surgeons use the latest techniques to restore weight-bearing ability on the joint.

■ Physicians co-manage each patient’s needs, to get each person up and moving as quickly as possible to reduce complications.

■ Patients stay in a dedicated Hip Fracture unit, staffed by nurses who spe-cialize in orthopedics.

■ A dietician evaluates each patient, because osteoporosis can be made worse with poor nutrition.

■ Hospital staff follows up with nursing home doctors to provide a continu-ity of care.

Hip Fracture Center strategies:

Hip fractures: Who’s at risk? ■ People over the age of 60 have more than 90 percent of all hip fractures.

■ Women, because they lose bone den-sity more quickly than men, are at a much higher risk of hip fracture.

■ Underlying medical conditions such as osteoporosis or endocrine disorders increase the risk of hip fracture.

■ Medications like prednisone can weak-en bones and increase the risk of hip fracture.

■ Malnutrition, specifically a lack of cal-cium and vitamin D, can increase the risk of fractures later in life.

■ Physical inactivity makes bones weak-er. Weight-bearing exercise like walk-ing can increase bone strength.

■ Tobacco and alcohol use can weaken bones and increase the risk of frac-tures.

75-year ‘young’ Knoxvillian good as newAt 75, Ronald Wells of North Knoxville

still works part time as a subpoena clerk at the Knox County Sheriff’s Offi ce, mailing out about 1,000 subpoenas every day. That’s why when he fell and broke his hip in December, Wells was anxious to get back on his feet. “I like to work and stay active; I don’t want to sit at home,” he said.

On the afternoon of Dec. 27, Wells was walking up a few steps at a neighbor’s house when he lost his footing. “I fell on my right hip and I heard this big ‘pop,’ ” he said. “I knew exactly what had happened. I attempt-ed to get up, but I couldn’t; it was so painful.”

His wife, Elizabeth, drove him to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s emergen-cy department.

Fort Sanders recently opened a new Hip Fracture Center, which offers a coordinated, team approach to hip fracture care. A num-ber of departments in the hospital have worked together to develop the best proto-cols for treating hip fractures. The emergen-cy room, X-ray technicians, surgical suites and physical therapy staff are all on the same page about the best way to provide quick and effective care for people with hip fractures.

From a patient’s perspective, this means quick and attentive care. “They took me right away to X-ray and told me my diagnosis was correct – I did have a broken hip,” said Wells.

The Hip Fracture Center’s goal is to re-store as much mobility as possible. For some patients, that means repairing the hip with existing bone. But in Wells’ case, doctors de-cided a total hip replacement was best.

“Dr. (Brian S.) Edkin said, ‘We’ve been look-ing at your records, and you’re an active person. It’s to your advantage to do a complete hip replacement,’ ” Wells remembered. “I said, ‘Let’s do it.’ And so we did.”

Wells had surgery the next morning, and shortly afterward phys-ical therapists began

getting him out of bed. Studies have shown that orthopedic patients have better out-comes and fewer complications if they get out of bed shortly after surgery.

“I had the surgery on Friday, and I got up Saturday morning,” said Wells. “I dreaded that. I didn’t know what to expect.” Using a walker, Wells and a physical therapist began walking down the hall. A friend followed be-hind pushing a recliner just in case Wells had to sit down.

“After a little way, the physical therapist said, ‘You can take the chair back to the room, he’s not going to need it,’ ” remem-bered Wells, with a laugh. “We went on around the loop and came back. From then on it was easy.”

Wells continued to improve rapidly, going home in just a few days. He had three weeks of physical therapy visits at home. “They came to the house three times a week. They were all amazed and said, ‘We cannot believe you’re doing as well as you are,’ ” he said.

Pain after surgery has been almost nonex-istent.

“I did not have any pain,” he said. “They gave me some pain medicine on the day of the surgery. But a couple of days afterward they asked me what my pain level was, and I said I don’t have any pain. I’ve just been amazed.”

While Wells is not yet driving or work-ing in his basement workshop, he did return to the Sheriff’s Offi ce just three weeks after surgery. “I’m on my own, going up and down stairs,” he said. “But I’m very careful, I won’t try it without a railing.”

On a follow-up visit with Edkin, Wells said the doctor was impressed. “He said, ‘You don’t have a walker? You don’t need that cane unless it’s for security, you’re walking so well.’ So I got rid of the cane except if it’s raining or getting out of car. Other than that, don’t use it.”

Wells said he would recommend Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center for anyone facing hip fracture repair. “I am really glad I went to Fort Sanders, I really am. I don’t believe I could have had any better care,” he said.

“I highly recommend Dr. Edkin. I just couldn’t have been treated better. Every nurse and therapist was so nice to me. I don’t have any complaints. My care was outstand-ing.”For information on the Hip Fracture Center at

Fort Sanders, call 865-541-1226.

Dr. Paul Yau

Dr. Brian S. Edkin

B-2 • FEBRUARY 18, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS

Barnyard TalesKathryn Woycik

Carol Zinavage

Carol’sCritter Corner

Located in Heiskell is a barn on Gamble Drive that is at least 158 years old but may be as old as 238.

Looking inside the barn you can

see lower part which is the original

hand-hewn chestnut. Photos by K. Woycik

Dry Creek Farm

“I call it a $10 barn with a $100 roof,” Luke said.

An additional six-stall horse barn was added in 2002 to accom-modate a few horses from Monroe County. Henley’s son Mark and neighbor Joe Goosie also keep horses there. Both have brought their expertise to the farm.

Henley has three children, nine grandchildren and 22 great-grand-children, along with three siblings and a dozen or so nieces and neph-ews. Such a large family has cre-ated many tales.

One funny story happened in 1950, when Luke’s 8-year-old nephew, Chuck Whitley, was rid-ing one of the ponies. He was the 4th or 5th rider that particular day. The pony decided it had had enough and ran toward the barn, which had a small hole in the side that was barely large enough for the pony to go through.

Chuck realized where they were headed but was too afraid to jump off. He ducked as low as he could. Surprisingly, he stayed on the pony and made it through the hole. Chuck’s grandfather and Henley’s dad rushed down to check on him. When asked if he

was alright, Chuck said, “I’m al-most sterilized.”

He actually meant paralyzed! “I live the best of both worlds,

not having to care for the horses, and I get to sit on the front porch and watch them graze and run back and forth,” Luke says. “They graze all day long with cars and trucks whizzing by on the road until either Mark or Joe’s truck approaches. The horses recognize the sounds of their trucks and im-mediately head for the barn run-ning wide open. They know it’s feeding or grooming time.”

Henley, 86, is the great-great-great grandson of Col. David Hen-

ley, who was good friends with President George Washington and served as an information offi cer. In 1793, he moved to Knoxville and worked for the war depart-ment. The city of Knoxville named Henley Street and later, the bridge that crosses the Tennessee River on Henley Street, in Col. Henley’s honor.

Col. Henley was also friends with President Washington’s secre-tary of war, Henry Knox, for whom the city of Knoxville was named.

Anyone wanting to share the age, history or story of their barn can contact me at woycikK@ShopperNewsNow.com.

The barn on Gamble

Drive in Heiskell

What kinds of wildlife do you see when you look out your window? Mostly birds and squirrels, right? Maybe a possum or raccoon at night.

Some folks in a Miami suburb recently looked out their windows and saw a whooping crane.

The bird was limping, obviously injured. A local wildlife team captured her, and a veterinary team from Disney World – yes, Disney World – in Orlando quickly assessed her injuries and performed surgery, ampu-tating the middle toe on the right foot. In costumes.

No, not Goofy or The Little Mermaid. Crane costumes.

Whooping crane

Big whoop ure,” who guides the young-ster using a small ultralight plane.

But the hero of our story is from a DAR (Direct Au-tumn Release) group from the Horicon National Wild-life Refuge, Wisconsin. She’s known simply as No. 13-12.

“This is her fi rst migra-tion, and her group made it all the way to the Ever-glades, the farthest south we’ve ever observed,” says MacKenzie.

The well-traveled bird is now thriving after hav-ing been released on Feb. 9 at Hiwassee State Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County. She’s the only whooping crane there. The regular gang at the Refuge con-sists of sandhill cranes. But MacKenzie says, “she’s used

to the company of other cranes, and is doing fi ne on her own as well as with the group. And the loss of the toe doesn’t seem to bother her at all.”

The whole process – cap-ture, surgery, release – took exactly two weeks.

“The longer you hold a bird, the tamer it becomes,” says Billy Brooks, whoop-ing crane coordinator for the USFWS for the Eastern Migratory Population. “Be-cause of the efforts of Dr. Scott Terrell, DVM, at Dis-ney, and that of the capture team, we were able to get this bird healthy and back out into the wild.”

And that calls for a big whoop!Send your interesting animal stories to

news@ShopperNewsNow.com

Luther “Luke” Henley wrote to ask if he could share his story. His parents purchased the land in 1955. The barn was 100 to 150 years old.

Henley was one of seven chil-dren.

When he grew up on the farm, the barn was used for cattle. His dad worked at the Heiskell post of-fi ce. After retiring, he used part of the barn for working with and tun-ing pianos. The barn later housed ponies for the grandkids to ride.

Henley took over the farm in 1988 and built his retirement home. He replaced the barn’s old and rusty metal roof. He had his own roof contracting business, so the exchange was easy.

And they didn’t use their voices during treatment, ei-ther, because a wild crane shouldn’t get used to the sound of talking humans.

There are a whole lot of good people working hard and going to great lengths to save these majestic birds,

which were on the verge of extinction in 1940. Now, af-ter many decades of conser-vation efforts, the Eastern Migratory Population num-bers 111.

Tom MacKenzie, spokes-person for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says that

there are various ways to raise young cranes. Some are brought up individually to imprint on a person in – you guessed it – a crane cos-tume. The baby crane, re-ferred to as “young-of-the-year,” is eventually taught to fl y by the same “mother fi g-

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$895. 865-922-0267. ***Web ID# 207246***

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SOUTH, 2 BR, $400/mo. $400 dam-age dep. No pets. Call 865-235-6738.

Condo Rentals 76Downtown South Gay 2

BR, 1 1/2 BA, 1800 SF loft, $1750/mo. + DD. Pets OK. 865-738-3587

Want Roommate for my daughter 2 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., 1500 SF, Cherokee Bluff, pool, tennis furn. $500 mo. 865-660-9442

Rooms-Roommates 77$395. Room For Rent.

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Spacious condo w/over 1700 SF! Eat-in area plus formal DR. FP, big snrm, W/I laundry. Bonus

could be 3rd BR or offi ce. All brick. One mile from gorcery shopping and more. $154,900 MLS# 828712

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Fountain City! $89,900! Adorable & immaculate on lg level lot! Walk to fountain City Lake, restaurants & shopping & bus-line. Over 1200 SF w/2 or possibly 3 BRs or den, lg eat-in kit w/white cabinets, refrig, range & dishwasher, lg living/dining rm combo, covered front porch, stand-up crawl space w/wkshp, 2-car carport. MLS#829149

Sharps Chapel on 2 1/2 acres! $199,900! Mins. to Norris Lake! A gorgeous tri-level remodeled w/unbelievable quality & upgrades, 3 or 4 BRs, almost 1800 SF, 2 full BAs, LR open to gorgeous kit w/upgraded cabi-nets, all appl, incl refrig, sep den w/woodburning FP, laun-

dry rm, 1-car gar w/extra stg & parking, wrap-around deck, sec sys., beautiful acreage w/country views. Peaceful setting! MLS#829000

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Cement / Concrete 315STEVE HAMNER

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Imports 262BMW 330cic conv.

2005, 75K mi, dark blue, immac cond., $15,000. 865-680-2656

***Web ID# 205458***

BMW 3 SERIES 2009, blk on blk w/sports pkg, fully loaded, 78,800 mi., 1 owner, $18,500. 931-510-1613.

***Web ID# 205473***

BMW Z4 2.5, 2005, 52.5K mi., auto., Black/Tan int. $14,500. 205-368-4008

JAGUAR 2000 S-type, 3.0L, 82k mi, silver & black, $5000 obo. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206673***

MERCEDES CLK 2002, 55 AMG con-vertible. 58k mi. Blk on blk $10,000/b.o. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206766***

NISSAN SENTRA 2008, 45k mi. Good condition. $6800. Phone 423-438-8574

***Web ID# 207426***

SUBARU WRX LTD 2011, 21k mi, mint. Silver. Warr. All opt. $24,700. 865-691-4271

***Web ID# 207681***

Sports 264CHEVY CORVETTE

1978 orig. Pace Car, AT, w/53K mi., exc. cond. $21,750. Day, 865-983-4672 or night, 865-856-3273.

Domestic 2652006 KIA SPECTRA, 4-

dr, silver, auto, AC, FM/CD, 1 owner. Great mileage! $7500. Call 922-9106.

CADILLAC CTS 2012, Lux. coll. fac. warr. 8K dbl sunrf, Dealers price $46,940 obo. 865-567-6610 ***Web ID# 204972***

CHEVY Malibu 2002, V6, white, 4 dr., new brakes & trans, 150K mi., exc. cond. $3250. 865-661-1865.

FORD THINK Elec-tric Car, $2500 or b.o. Call for details 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206728***

Air Cond / Heating 301

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BY FAITH Men women, children.

Custom-tailored clothes for ladies of all

sizes plus kids! Faith Koker 938-1041

Auto Auctions 250Korry Farm Wagon

Mod. 6072, new floor-ing, ext. tongue, new deck $700/bo. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206750***

Autos Wanted 253I BUY JUNK CARS

& TRUCKS. 865-307-3051 or 865-938-6915.

Auto Accessories 254FACTORY 2007 Corvette

wheels, 5 spoke, silver fin. $300. Center & lug nuts fit C4, C5 or C6. 865-977-1980

***Web ID# 205476***

NEW & used truck beds, tail gates, fr./rear bumpers, many makes. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206695***

RAM Pickup ARE Camper Top for 2002 to 2009 Dodge Truck short bed fits 6'3" box. Cost $1240; $500. 865-250-1480

Vans 256DODGE Grand

Caravan 2003, 153K mi. AC, PW, tinting, $3270. 865-207-3649.

***Web ID# 207680*** FORD E350, 2005

EXT VAN 6.0 DIESEL New tires, AC PW/PL VG cond. Contractors Pkg Tow Pkg $9,800.

423-625-1658

Trucks 257FORD F-150 2010 reg.

cab, 16k mi, twd, top, bed rug, tow pkg, blue tooth. $18,500. 865-310-1640

FORD F150 Heritage 2004, reg. cab LB, 4.6L, AT, 105k mi, needs bed, $3000. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 207175*** FORD F350XLT, 2008, 6.8 Twin Turbo Diesel

New tires AC PW/PL 5th whl hitch VG cond Util Bed $26K. 423-625-1658

4 Wheel Drive 258CHEVY SILVERADO

2005 ext. cab, 5.3 V8, AT, 4x4, 153K mi. $8500. 865-828-8398.

***Web ID# 209928***

Dodge Laramie pkg 2006 Mega Cab, 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, AT, 83K mi, cosmetic dmg left side. Bought new $12,000 obo. 865-250-1480 ***Web ID# 206709***

Ford Excursion 2005, Eddie Bauer, 4x4, 60k mi, 6.0 diesel front end dmg, $9,000/bo. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206705***

JEEP WRANGLER Sport 2006, blk, AT, 2 tops, mint, 69K mi.,

taking offers, 865-604-4657 ***Web ID# 198497***

Comm Trucks Buses 259ISUZU NPR 2003 210

Tymco Air Sweeper. 113K, AT, $15,000/bo. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206653***

THERMO KING REEFER 2001, 53' $6200 obo.

Call 865-250-1480 ***Web ID# 206701***

Antiques Classics 260CHEVY TRUCK,

1946, 37k original miles. 1 ton. $800/bo 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206690***

LINCOLN MARK VII 1990, white, garaged 133K mi. Loaded. $7250/bo 865-457-7933

***Web ID# 207929***

MUSTANG 1964 1/2 convertible, restored 289 HP, $26,500 obo. Call 865-458-1934.

MUSTANG 1966 Coupe, 289, AC,

original. $15,900 obo. Call 865-458-1934.

Sport Utility 261CHEV BLAZER 2002,

4x4, leather, power, 99K mi, $5,200. 865-934-7796

***Web ID# 204337***

NISSAN Pathfinder 2005, 4 WD, clean, good cond. $11,800. 865-363-9018

***Web ID# 209045***

TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, 2003 Limited, 2 WD, white, JBL, 141K, $10,900. 865-310-2749

Imports 262ACURA RSX Type S

2004, slvr, 6 spd. 137K mi. FUN! Local srvc. $6900. 865-696-7469.

***Web ID# 207827***

ACURA TL 2007, 1 owner, loaded, leather, gar.

kept, exc. cond., 99k hwy. mi. $14,000. 865-556-5101

***Web ID# 205629***

Household Furn. 204QUEEN PILLOW TOP MATTRESS. $90. Must sacrifice.

New. $90. 865-640-4600.

QUEEN PILLOW Top Mattress Set. $125, brand new. Call 865-804-4410.

QUEEN SIZE PILLOW TOP

MATTRESS SET $150. Brand new in

plastic. 865-805-3058.

Solid Maple corner china cab., doors, drawers, 72"H, exc. cond. $400. 865-458-1509

Traditional Oak DR, 48" oval w/2 leaves, 8 chairs, buffet, china hutch, $1500/bo. 865-548-9614

WHITE CEDAR LOG BED,

Full size, $265. Call 865-458-1934.

Household Appliances 204aREFRIGERATOR/ FREEZER, S/S, GE side-by-side, $125.

Call 386-8173.

Pools/Hot Tubs 2098 PERSON HOT TUB

with cabana, very nice, you pick up $1000/bo 865-457-7933

Sporting Goods 223BRUNSWICK POOL

table, 7', good cond. $250 OBO. Call Fred 865-657-9044

Last of personal rifle collection. Prices are firm. Serious inquiries only. Proof of ID to purchase. Call Mon-Sun 8am-6pm only, 865-924-7519

Boats Motors 2322007 Mastercraft

Prostar 197, MCX 5.7L, low hrs, perfect pass, zero off, ballast system, bimini, stereo, unique graphic pkg., $35K obo. 865-806-1827

***Web ID# 204087***

Bennington Pontoon 2009, 27 ft, trailer, 90 HP Yamaha, 45 hrs, like

new. $29k. 865-202-0177

YAMAHA WAVERUNNER 2005 FX Cruiser, 100 hrs,

4S, 3 sts, great shape, $6,000. 865-335-2931

***Web ID# 204006***

Campers 2352005 Travel Star 18',

great cond., all opts., $5800 obo. 865-556-5897

***Web ID# 207644***

2011 COACHMAN Catalina 38 BHDS, 38' trailer, 2 slides, 2B/1B, 865-717-1999

ALINER SCOUT pop up camper, 2009, gas furnace, AC, $7,800. 865-463-6284

Motor Homes 237CLASSIC BLUEBIRD

40', 1985, V6 Detroit Diesel, 5 spd Allison trans., $30,000 obo. Will trade 865-457-7933

Motorcycles 238AMERICAN

IRONHORSE 2007 JUDGE CUSTOM,

Price reduce to $16,000, gar. kept, immaculate cond., only 5,175 mi., custom purple lights

& front end with inverted fork, new tires, 15K worth

of custom upgrades, 45K bike now only $16,000, Won't last long! Please call

865-776-9594 or email tkerr@southlandgrp.com ***Web ID# 205516***

HARLEY 2004 FLSTFI FatBoy Softail, Copper w/Blk Leather Boss Bags, Hwy bars, and W/S. Very good condition with only 26,500 miles. 865-607-3320

Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic 2005, new tires & battery, loaded, perfect cond. $9900. $25,000 invested. 865-310-6823

HONDA XR100, 2002, exc. cond., low hrs, recent service, new rear tire, $850 OBO. 865-387-3904

***Web ID# 209035***

SUNNY DP150 2012 motor scooter, new, 150cc, black /silver, Reduced $1395. Private party 865-310-5212

***Web ID# 205453***

SUZUKI 2009 S40 Boulevard, 650cc, white / silver, 715 mi. $3250. Private party 865-310-5212

***Web ID# 205450***

Dogs 141POMERANIAN PUPS

NKC reg., shots, M $295, F $350. 865-933-2032, 865-789-5648

***Web ID# 207363***

WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER puppy, 11

wk M, AKC reg., S&W $500. 865-603-4055

Pet Services 144GROOMING - ALL

BREEDS, CATS. 30 yrs exp. Wait or drop off. Call Sharon for appt. at 925-3154.

Free Pets 145

ADOPT! Looking for an addi-tion to the family?

Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for

Knoxville & Knox County.

Call 215-6599 or visit

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Farmer’s Market 150GRASS HAY

4x5 Bales, Stored inside, $20. Call 865-475-3003.

KUBOTA 2012 B2620 Diesel, 4 wh. dr. 43 hrs. Tractor & 3 at-tachments. $13,500/bo. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206755***

Buildings for Sale 191OUTSIDE STORAGE

BARN NEW $1200. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206757***

Machinery-Equip. 193BOBCAT, BRUSHCAT,

72" BUSHHOG New, $5500 b.o. Phone 865-250-1480

Bucket Forks & sweeper for Cater-pillar IT Machine. Phone 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206693***

Miller Shop Welders Like new . 250-1480

***Web ID# 206753***

Shop Tools-Engines 194BELSAW

12" PLANER, 2 HP motor, $200.

865-675-3263

Misc. Items 203DESTROYIT COMM.

PAPER & Card-board shredder, 16", $1500. 865-250-1480

***Web ID# 206716***

NEW THRIFT STORE Pickers' Post

100 Maynardville Hwy at county line. Come by & see us! We may

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We also buy items if the price is right.

Call 705-5743, 705-2053 or 679-8271 for info.

Healthcare 110LPN NEEDED asap.

Sat, Sun, PRN, 6a-6p. Private duty, female patient, Un-ion County. Call 865-258-1239 btwn 9a-5p M-F.

Store Equipment 133bCOMMERCIAL

RACKING & SHELVING. All types. 865-250-1480.

***Web ID# 206718***

Dogs 141BOSTON TERRIER

PUPPY, AKC, 5 mos. old, beautiful, $400 obo 865-556-5949

BOSTON TERRIER PUPS, (3) NKC reg. 1st S&W, $300. Call 423-487-0588.

BOXERS AKC Reg. 1F 3 yrs old, 1M 4 yrs old & 3

puppies. 865-579-6028 ***Web ID# 207549***

Dachshund Mini pups, AKC, Valentine Special $280. Blk/tan, choc/tan, red. Family raised. 865-712-2366

***Web ID# 207471***

DACHSHUND PUPPIES Mini Smooth, 1F, 1M, reg $375. 865-206-8971

DACHSHUNDS MINI black & tan, red, cream $200 & up with papers

865-680-7672

DOBERMAN PUPS AKC, 5 friendly & so-cial 9 wks, good with kids, $400. 865-850-5157

Golden Doodle, fem, 2 yrs old, very pretty & friendly, not spayed, $800. 865-577-0001

GOLDEN Retriever Puppies, AKC, dark red, $400 & up. 423-248-5267

***Web ID# 209134***

GREAT DANE PUPS AKC, half euro. $600. www.Lckennels.com

270-566-4167 ***Web ID# 209053***

MICRO/MINI Doodles UTD on shots, wormed $1,000 ea. Ready 2/17.

270-566-0093 ***Web ID# 207244***

MIN. DACHSHUND PUPS Free & $100. 865-460-1744

MIN PINS, AKC Reg., 2 Males, 2 Females, 6 weeks old, $350. Call 865-585-0491

***Web ID# 207500***

PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI Puppies, The perfect Valentine gift!

UTD on shots & deworming, tails

docked & dew claws removed, 6 wks old, parents on site, $500.

Call 423-288-5602 ***Web ID# 207243***

POMA PEEK-A-POOS tiny toy, blk w/wht, Males, 8 wks, S&W, $350. 865-548-9205

***Web ID# 208105***

Pomeranian Puppies 1 black fem. $300 & 2 cream males $250 ea., 6 wks old, 865-771-1134

Local Driving/Delivery 106a

DELIVERY SERVICE

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P/T CUST SVC REP needed at busy Ftn City Laundromat. Call 865-689-3933.

Healthcare 110

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CALL TODAY

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This individual will serve in a support role to the Sales Coordinator, assisting in the completion of all responsibilities of the respective sales team. This will include: data entry, interaction with retailers, problem solving, clarifying and completing sales orders.

Candidate must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Candidates should be profi cient in all Microsoft Offi ce products and Data Entry. Candidate must possess strong people skills, organizational skills and excellent phone etiquette.

Benefi ts include Medical, Dental, Life and Disability insurance as well as paid Holidays, vacations, tuition reimbursement and matching 401K.

We will be accepting applications Monday thru Friday 7:00am – 2:30pm.

Please submit an application at: Clayton Halls Home Building Facility

3926 Fountain Valley Drive Knoxville, TN 37918

Clayton Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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8 Min. for $1.50SELF-SERVE BAYSFROM 7PM - 7AM

Until March 10

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