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By Betty Bean Paul Garron walked into Al-
vin Frye’s offi ce at Fountain City Exxon Friday afternoon to pick up a bronze plaque that Frye had engraved for him to give a depart-ing employee. County Mayor Tim Burchett and Law Director Bud Armstrong were in the offi ce, too. Frye handed him the shiny plaque.
“What do I owe you?” Garron asked.
“Not a thing,” said the 91-year-old Frye, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean Confl ict who has owned service stations at three different Fountain City loca-tions for 58 years – 24 years at his present location on the corner of Broadway and Essary Road.
Garron, a land surveyor and a longtime customer, tried to argue with him, but Frye wouldn’t take his money. A few minutes ear-lier another regular customer had come in to pay back some money she’d borrowed from Frye a few days prior when she found herself strapped for funds. Frye’s cash drawer also contained several customers’ checks he was holding until Oct. 1.
Frye’s “No Beer, No Lottery Tickets, Not a Casino” sign has be-come a Fountain City icon. He op-erates one of the last full-service service stations in Knox County but may not be able to stay open much longer because he cannot
Fountain City Exxon may be forced out of business
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett chats with Fountain City Exxon owner Al-
vin Frye. Photo by R. White
Burchett plans cash mobMayor Tim Burchett is planning to host an all-day cash
mob event Saturday, Oct. 11, at Fountain City Exxon, 5306 N. Broadway. Additional details to be announced later.
live with the conditions his new landlord has laid out in a month-to-month lease agreement he is being asked to sign by Oct. 31.
“I’m not so much worried about myself,” Frye said. “It’s my boys, the fi ve boys who work for me. Where are they ever going to fi nd work?”
The listed owners of the prop-erty are Christopher and Stepha-nie Rogers Liposky, of Morris-town, who acquired the parcel in August from Frye’s previous landlord, Robert W. Cawrse. Chris Liposky is the CEO of distributor Rogers Petroleum, which exer-cised its right of fi rst refusal with Cawrse after Frye’s next-door neighbor, Barry Litton of Litton’s restaurant, offered to purchase the property but said he was un-able to accept the terms Rogers had attached to the deal.
Rogers’ representative Har-vey Van Dyke said he has been attempting to work out an agree-ment that Frye can live with.
“We love Alvin to death,” he said. “We bought that property out of self defense, and we do not want to push Alvin out of that store. We want to make him happy, but at the same time, it’s hard to make it in a service station. Chris is agree-ing to let him stay as long as he wants.”
The reaction has been strong as
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Jason Mann shows Jonah Pendle-
ton and Spencer Crigger a type of
fi sh found in Turkey Creek.
Sean and George Keough from
Troop 444 listen to a presentation
on harvesting rainwater as part of
the town of Farragut Green Earth,
Blue Skies day. Sean built the picnic
tables in the Farragut Outdoor Class-
room as his Eagle Scout project.
Green Green EarthEarth, Blue , Blue Ski esSki es
Denis Rochat, president of Rain Water Resources,
talks about rain water harvesting at the Outdoor
Classroom near Farragut High School.
Valerie McFall and Jason Mann use a net
to fi nd crawfi sh, salamanders and other
things that live in Turkey Creek. Photos by Justin Acuff
Karns selected for STEM Scouts pilot
Boy Scouts of America has chosen East Tennessee for a trial run of its new STEM Scouts program. Five schools from Anderson, Blount and Knox counties are involved.
Sarah Barnett, STEM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) executive for BSA, attributes the choice of East Tennessee to the numer-ous STEM opportunities in the area including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ten-nessee Valley Authority.
➤ Read Sara Barrett on page A-9
UT vs. Florida is fi erce rivalry
Being old and steeped in tradition, I prefer orange and white uniforms. Tennessee-Alabama is my game of choice. I cling to the hope that the Volunteers will, some day, make it competi-tive again.
I do not grasp the concept of alternative gridiron ap-parel, any more than forcing Smokey to swap out with a migratory kangaroo.
I do understand younger enthusiasts focusing on Florida as a favorite foe. There are many reasons – in addition to Steve Spurrier comments and what the Ga-tors did to Peyton Manning and Phillip Fulmer.
➤ Read Marvin West on page B-2
Parents want help for dyslexic kids
Jennifer Nagel is frustrated by Knox County Schools staff like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading material for dyslexic children into the classroom.
“She told us to take our chil-dren to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting ...”
➤ Read Betty Bean on page A-9
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Bonny Millard caught up with Judy Gardner at Silk Purse Studio to see what’s ahead for fashion. Bangles are back, says Gardner.
She just returned from a market trip to New York and said bangles have made a comeback. Gardner, who loves bangles, held a sale event shortly after her return called “Biscuits and Bangles” to cel-ebrate the stacking bracelets.
➤ Read Bonny’s report on page A-11
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The Grace Christian Academy football team has a secret weapon: a group of Senior girls in white overalls with blue-paint spatters.
Grace Christian Ram fans cheer beneath a cloud of baby pow-
der at the Grace Christian Academy vs. Kingston football game
Friday Aug. 29. Photo submitted
Sisterhood of the traveling overalls
Julian Hosey, 14, bowled a 3-8
split, a perfect setup for a spare.
The Ram Rowdies rev up the spirit for the Grace Christian Rams football team. From left, front, are Emily Duggins, Caroline Grind-
staff , Bethany Hunt, Natalie Whitaker, Jessica Webb and Callie Kirkwood; at back, D’Anna Johnson and Hannah McIntyre. Photo by Patricia Williams
Getting game ready are Ram Rowdies ringleaders D’Anna
Johnson, Bethany Hunt, Natalie Whitaker and Emily Duggins. Photo by Nancy Anderson
son is our favorite time, and we love going out and get-ting crazy and getting ev-erybody rowdy for our guys. It’s all just good fun, and we really look forward to it.”
Natalie says the future is already on the minds of the seniors. “It’s early yet, but we’re already looking at juniors who we think will make great Ram Rowdies. It’s bittersweet to hand them (overalls) down, but, you know, it’s tradition.”
■ Challenger kids having a ballKnoxville Challenger
Sports League was having a great time at Strike & Spare Family Fun Center on West-ern Avenue on Sept. 23. The kids and parents enjoying the day as the kids practiced their bowling skills – and were doing quite well.
Julian Hosey and mom Melissa were enjoying the day. Melissa says Julian can have trouble relating to other kids, so the success he experiences at Challenger Sports is great for him.
“Julian goes to a public school and sometimes has trouble relating to other kids, but when he’s here, everyone knows him, and everyone talks to each other. They work together playing sports. It gives him the social interaction that he needs. He’s just like any other kid, and he’s a pretty good bowler too!”
For information on Knoxville Challenger League: www.knoxvillechallengersports.org.
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Fountain City Exxon From page A-1
Nancy Anderson
They are the Ram Row-dies, a sisterhood of rowdi-ness born three years ago when fi ve senior girls no-ticed a lack of school spirit during football games and decided to attack the prob-lem head on.
The late Jerry Disney, who built the sports com-plex at GCA, gave them or-dinary white construction overalls. The girls splat-tered them with blue paint and brought a defi nite atti-tude to the game, becoming a conduit for team spirit and all around rowdiness under those Friday night lights.
The Ram Rowdies are known for creative spirit-
word has spread that Frye may soon be forced out of business. Here’s how Gar-ron heard about it:
“They (Frye’s landlord) asked me to do a survey. I thought I was doing it for Alvin, but then I found out it was for something I didn’t want to get involved in. I told them I wouldn’t be getting the survey to them, even though I had per-formed it.”
He gestured toward Frye, who was waiting on another customer: “That’s a good man. Everybody knows this place. It’s a landmark”
And if Fountain City Exxon is replaced by a con-
venience store?“I won’t come in here.
Not in a million years,” he said.
Burchett had come to see if there was something he could do to help and asked Armstrong to come along to give him legal advice.
Burchett’s late father, Charlie Burchett, like Frye, was a WWII combat veter-an who served in the Pacifi c. Charlie Burchett was a Ma-rine, Frye a Navy Corpsman – a medic attached to a Ma-rine unit. Mayor Burchett said he grew up hearing sto-ries about the bravery of the corpsmen, who repeatedly risked their lives to tend to
raising antics. The most popular so far was a careful-ly-orchestrated “white out” during the Grace Christian vs. Kingston game on Au-gust 29. The girls brought buckets to use as drums and copious amounts of baby powder. When they tossed the baby powder into the air, they created a “white out” of the student section.
Students tweeted and re-tweeted “It was awesome!”
on the Ram Rowdies Twit-ter page.
Being a rowdy has be-come a privilege over the years. The only way to get a pair of the coveted overalls is to inherit them. They’re handed down from the grad-uating senior Rowdies to the most-spirited and motivated rising senior each year.
“It’s a pretty big deal for all of us,” said Rowdie Nata-lie Whitaker. “Football sea-
the wounded and recover the dead.
“Last week, we celebrat-ed our Medal of Honor win-ners. This week, I will not sit still and watch a member of the Greatest Generation, a bona fi de war hero, lose
everything he’s worked for,” Burchett said. “Even though there’s nothing offi cial I can do, I plan to use this bully pulpit. I know if my dad were here, he’d lay down in the middle o f Broadway to stop this from happening.”
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If Democratic guberna-torial candidate Charles “Charlie” Brown didn’t ex-ist, we’d have to invent him.
Brown is an original, a putative Democrat whose hot-button issues include raising the speed limit on interstate highways, sup-port for the National Rifl e Association, increasing the deer population to benefi t hunters and giving the Bible a prominent role in public education.
Brown topped three other candidates in the Democratic primary, most notably John McKamey, a former teacher, Sullivan County mayor and
LarryVan
Guilder
Democratic candidate for
governor Charles “Charlie”
Brown strikes a pose at last
week’s meeting of the 6th
District Democrats.
Rage against the machine
county commissioner en-dorsed by the AFL-CIO.
Only 227,000 votes were cast, so McKamey may have been tripped up by the al-phabet.
But Brown is no Mark Clayton, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who slipped onto the ballot a
couple of years ago and was later found to be associated with a hate group: If Brown hates anything, it’s the power represented by the Haslam fortune.
Brown says it was a let-ter he wrote in which he accused Gov. Haslam of approving hundreds of mil-lions of dollars in construc-tion contracts to out-of-state companies that won him the support he needed in the primary. That, along with “getting down on my knees and asking the good Lord to help me.”
Unless the Lord slips him several million for his campaign and sends a pro-fessional campaign man-ager his way, Brown won’t be taking up residence in Nashville anytime soon, but he remains undaunted.
“Roy Herron (Tennes-see Democratic Party chair) tried to get me to drop out (in favor of McKamey),” Brown said, but what’s a lowly party chair to a man unafraid of Haslam money?
In his grey trilby hat, jeans and cowboy boots, Brown looks as if he might be on holiday from the farm. In fact, he has farmed as well as worked in construc-tion. At 72, he’s the young-est of 11 children.
“I’m just a redneck hill-billy, a hard-working man,”
Democrat Bob Scott is oppos-
ing John J. Duncan Jr. in the
2nd District Congressional
race. “Everything Duncan is
for, I’m against,” Scott said at a
meeting of Knox County’s 6th
District Democrats last week. Photos by L. Van Guilder
Bashing public education is a popular pastime these days, and newly elected sixth district school board member Terry Hill is tired of hearing it.
“I would challenge any-one to walk through Hardin Valley Academy or Karns High School and sit in on an AP government class or a bi-ology class and think that it was a crip course,” she said.
She spent three decades with Knox County Schools as a social worker and held the position of lead consul-tant in charge of the depart-ment of social work when she retired nearly two years ago after 30 years’ service.
She doesn’t buy the theo-ry that KCS was going to hell in a handbasket before the arrival of corporate educa-tion reform.
“We have always been in the top half of the country. Tennessee has not ranked well, but Knox County has always outperformed the state and over 50 percent of the country. I’m not suggest-ing that’s good enough – we should always be striving to improve – but this percep-tion that we’re at the bottom of the rankings is not a fair statement,” she said.
Our experiment: Getting there fi rst
Longtime Shopper read-ers know that we’re about scoops. Getting news fi rst is the game. Yes, getting it right is important. And getting it all is nice. But getting it fi rst is the game.
Victor Ashe plays as well as anyone. Last week he broke news of Mark Donaldson’s $101,000 severance package and the sly method used by MPC commissioners to pass it without discussion.
Ashe also broke the story of Bill Haslam’s visit to Afghanistan. That’s no big deal, except we had it fi rst and when Ashe called the governor’s PR offi ce for details he was told that we could not publish the in-formation because Haslam had not released it.
A non-classifi ed recep-tion invitation was emailed to some 800 embassy per-sonnel, Ashe responded.
We printed it.Some think Victor has
a political agenda, but to what goal? His days of run-ning for offi ce are past. He enjoys the scoops game and
has the connections to play it well.
Betty Bean is the best political writer in town, and Larry Van Guilder is delightfully quirky. I’m not bad, and Wendy Smith is coming along.
But we’re locking down these columns on Friday and distributing papers to homes on Wednesday – not a sustainable model for writers energized by scoops.
So this week we have launched a blog-based website at www.Shopper-NewsNow.com, and we will be posting our columns on Sundays at 6 p.m.
The blogs can be updated during the week, and read-ers can talk back via com-ments. Check it out!
Terry Hill represents District 6
on the school board. Photo by Betty Bean
Hill faced down three op-ponents to get elected – two critics of Superintendent James McIntyre and one ardent supporter who was heavily fi nanced by Knox-ville’s business community. She said she will seek com-mon ground.
“Is there a middle way? I hope there is. That’s been my position from Day One. I am very hopeful that we can come together and give a little on both sides. That’s what I feel like this new board is charged to do, or that’s what I told my con-stituents I was going to do, and they overwhelmingly agreed.”
As for the so-called “Chamber crowd” who sub-sidized her general elec-tion opponent’s campaign (including her new col-league Doug Harris, who is now asking for her vote for chair)?
“You’ll have to ask them why they did that. People
have a right to choose to support who they want to support and certainly con-tribute accordingly. And that’s really all I have to say about that.”
(Chamber CEO Mike Edwards, when contacted about the sixth district race, said he doesn’t know why several of his members made substantial contribu-tions to Hill’s opponent:
“Everybody thinks this was a cohesive thing. People talk about the Chamber sort of like the Twelve White Guys, but we are not a ho-mogeneous organization. I don’t know who made the calls …”)
Hill concedes that her fi rst board meeting was pretty tense.
“We didn’t know each other, and several of us had come off of very challenging campaigns. But the retreat went a long way toward relaxing us as a body and helping us learn each other’s personalities.”
Hill’s fellow newbie Patti Bounds, who was not pres-ent for the September vote, will likely be the tiebreaker between Harris and Mike McMillan this week. Hill and Bounds have both been
Terry Hill: Looking for
common ground
urged to put themselves for-ward as chair by McMillan opponents. Both say they are not interested in the po-sition.
Hill’s daughter Cindy Buttry served on the school board and often found her-self in the minority when she questioned McIntyre’s policies. Hill said Buttry’s experiences will not affect her decision-making.
“This is a democratic pro-cess, and other board mem-bers disagreed with her and cast their vote accordingly. Fair or not, it’s the way a school board operates. I’m not about Cindy, and this is not a gotcha.”
The school board meets at 5 p.m. today (Oct. 1) at the City County Building. The meeting will be broad-cast live on Comcast chan-nel 10.
he said. “I’m for the people who pay taxes.”
Brown may be the least polished candidate ever to grace the ballot in Tennes-see. That’s saying a lot in a state where Cas Walker sat on the Knoxville City Coun-cil for 30 years.
His campaign literature consists of copies of letters to the editor and diatribes against the Haslams and the Tennessee Wildlife Re-sources Agency composed with little regard for gram-mar or spelling.
He would be easy to spoof, but he takes his cam-paign seriously and aligns with fellow Democrats on issues like raising the mini-mum wage and expanding Medicaid in the state.
His good intentions aside, “Charlie” Brown is the poster boy for the de-plorable state of the Demo-cratic Party in Tennessee.
With Brown on the bal-lot for governor, a candidate who had to be gently re-minded on a campaign stop in Knoxville that he belongs not to the “Democrat” Party but to the “Democratic,” it would seem the demoral-ization of Tennessee Dem o-crats is complete.
Meeting with Democrats from Knox County’s 6th District last week, Brown plaintively asked, “How do we get more Democrats on the ballot?”
Good question, Charlie, and electable ones at that.
The school board race for the vacant Indya Kincan-non seat is being actively contested.
Tracie Sanger released a list of supporters with more than 360 names including former county mayor Tom-my Schumpert, former po-lice chief Phil Keith, former city special events director and civic activist Sue Clancy and former school board member and close Rogero confi dante Anne Woodle.
This has become largely a contest between Sanger and longtime neighborhood activist Jamie Rowe, with Charlotte Dorsey also run-ning.
Rowe and Dorsey are both critical of Superinten-dent Jim McIntyre while Sanger is less critical of Mc-Intyre in her public state-ments. Sanger will need to avoid being seen as sup-portive of McIntyre or tied to him if she wants to win.
Sanger yard signs have gone up, and the contest will go down to the wire on Nov. 4. Rowe has years of com-munity activity behind her. Sanger has children in the county school system and is 20 years younger than her opponents. Both are waging very energetic campaigns.
The winner gets a two-year term and must run again in 2016.
Most observers see Mc-Intyre’s tenure as school superintendent as being on borrowed time. However, his employment contract makes it too costly to buy him out for now.
■ House Speaker Beth Harwell is hosting a fundraiser to help GOP state representative nomi-nee Martin Daniel retire debt from the primary on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the West Knoxville home of Gale and Julie Huneycutt.
■ Jim Sasser, former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee, is teaching at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill this semester. His daughter and grandchildren live in the area. He taught there this past spring.
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sent his district, and he may even be a one-term guy.
His fi rst commission meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, certainly didn’t result in an addiction to power.
“Nobody’s come to mow my grass yet,” he says.
He describes his early life as “humble.” He grew up in the Pond Gap neighborhood and moved to Timbercrest subdivision in his early teens, when his folks “made it.”
“I’m not one of the pretty people,” he says.
Smith and his sister helped out when their par-ents opened a convenience store, Woodsmith Market. His father later opened Woodsmith Real Estate,
and Smith got his own Real-tor’s license before graduat-ing from UT.
He was held up one eve-ning as he left the store, which made him decide to stay in town with his family. The longest he’s been away from Knox County is two weeks, he says.
The recession prompted him to switch from real estate to a career in Knox County’s risk management department. It’s like real estate, he says, because he does different things every day. He’s worked with every department in the county.
He thinks county em-ployees get a bad rap. No-body writes stories when people do their jobs right, he says.
“If people knew how county government is work-ing right now, they’d be pleased.”
He is equally optimistic about the current mix of commissioners. Before tak-ing offi ce, he had monthly dinners with the other new-ly elected commissioners, Charles Busler, Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley. He thinks they’ll get along better, even if they disagree, because they took the time to get to know each other.
While he doesn’t have an agenda, he does have some ideas. The county has tech-nical defi ciencies that need to be addressed with up-dates. But it will have to be done responsibly because maintaining current tax
rates is another priority.Given the presence of UT,
TVA, ORNL and Y-12, Smith would like to see more small technology start-ups in the county.
When he was knocking on doors during his cam-paign, people told him they were drawn to the area by its beauty, weather and people. Given what the area offers, he doesn’t under-stand why it’s not a hotbed of start-ups.
He hopes such compa-nies will be aggressively recruited, and he thinks his new friends, Thomas and Brantley, would be perfect for the job, given their long-time rapport.
As for him, he plans to take on every issue as it
New third district Knox County Commissioner Ran-dy Smith isn’t keen on giv-ing interviews. He doesn’t have an agenda, he says, so he doesn’t have much to talk about.
Randy Smith: New commissioner is no pretty politician
Wendy Smith
But that, in itself, is something to talk about. Smith says he ran because he thought it was time that a public offi ce was held by someone who isn’t a politi-cian. He just wants to repre-
Randy Smith represents Dis-
trict 3 on Knox County Com-
mission. He succeeded Tony
Norman, who did not seek
re-election.
comes, based on how the citizens feel. That’s what all elected offi cials should do, he says.
“Politics has ruined a lot of good ideas.”
Sasser, 78, lives in Wash-ington, D.C.
■ The Knox Democrat-ic Party has come alive to call for a debate between Demo-crat Cheri Siler and Republi-can Richard Briggs for state senate. Democratic chair Lin-da Haney is right. They should debate. But so should Gloria Johnson and Eddie Smith de-bate; Lamar Alexander and Gordon Ball are debating in October. Joint appearances between opposing candidates are in the public interest.
Too bad the local Demo-cratic Party did not call for a debate between former Chancellor Daryl Fansler and Chancellor Clarence Pridemore this past sum-mer. Pridemore’s refusal might have become an issue.
■ Mayor Madeline Rogero is supporting state constitutional amendment 2 on the judiciary plus the lo-cal city charter amendments
on pensions, but she is not taking a public position on amendment 1, which impacts abortions and is strongly op-posed by pro-choice groups on the abortion issue. It is strongly backed by many pro-life groups.
It is hard to imagine that Rogero would be for amend-ment 1, but she is currently silent on it, according to city spokesperson Eric Vreeland.
She is actively backing Siler and Johnson, having donated at least $200 to each personally. She has not endorsed a candidate for U.S. Senate yet. It is hard to imagine her supporting Re-publican Lamar Alexander, but will she publicly endorse Democrat Gordon Ball, who lives in West Knoxville?
■ The Urban Land In-stitute opens its program in Knoxville starting this Sunday, Oct. 5, with a din-ner for council members
Victor Ashe From page A-4 and panelists at a location yet to be disclosed. It’s un-clear if the public can attend and observe but it’s proba-bly open since council mem-bers are there. ULI will hold several days of hearings that the public can attend.
Council member Duane Grieve pushed the hiring of ULI, which was last in Knoxville during this writ-er’s time as mayor. Some 14 years ago, ULI pushed building the convention center at World’s Fair Park.
Grieve feels it is time for a 10- to 15-year vision up-date for downtown Knox-ville and adjacent neighbor-hoods. It will cover one or two more mayors. Cost for the visit is $125,000.
They are not cheap, but can be helpful.
■ Conner Burnette, Knoxville’s oldest living for-mer City Council member, passed away in early August at age 95. He represented South Knoxville on City Council. He served one term
and was defeated by Willie Hembree, who lived in Fort Sanders. He was always in-volved in civic matters even when not on the council.
■ Raleigh Wynn Sr. is now the oldest living former City Council member at age 90. He succeeded Danny Mayfi eld, who died in offi ce as one of the youngest mem-bers ever. He was chosen as an interim member until Mark Brown was elected to follow him. Brown went on to become vice mayor.
There are 28 living for-mer council members. The next oldest are Alex Hark-ness, 87; Dwight Kessel, 87; Charlie Gaut, 86; Don Fer-guson, 82; Jean Teague, 81; Jack Sharp, 80; Kyle Tester-man, 79; Bob Booker, 79.
With term limits, every eight years nine new mem-bers will join this expanding club with fi ve new members joining in 2017 unless one or more of the four current council members running next year should lose.
GOV NOTES ■ UT alumnus Bill Haltom
will speak 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday, Oct.
3, in the
Toyota Au-
ditorium,
Howard H.
Baker Jr.
Center for
Public Pol-
icy, 1640
Cumber-
land Ave.
Haltom
will discuss his book, “The
Other Fellow Might Be Right:
The Civility of Howard Baker.”
A book signing will follow the
luncheon. Info: 974-0931.
■ U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander
will speak at a joint meeting
of north area Republican
Clubs 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
21, at the Boys & Girls Club
of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry
Gap Pike just off Emory Road
across from Brickey-McCloud
School.
■ Truman Day Dinner, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2, The Foundry,
747 World’s Fair Park Drive.
Tickets: $70. Info: info@knox-
villedemocrats.org; 540-4001.
■ Democratic Women’s club,
Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on
Western Ave. Info: 742-8234.
Four get nods from Harvey Broome GroupThe Harvey Broome Group has endorsed four state
and local candidates in the Nov. 4 election. Early vot-ing starts Oct. 15.
Three incumbent state representatives were en-dorsed: Gloria Johnson, 13th District; Joseph “Joe” Armstrong, 15th District; Bill Dunn, 16th District.
Jamie Rowe was endorsed in the school board race for District 2.
Bill Haltom
A-6 • OCTOBER 1, 2014 • Shopper news
Carol’s Corner
Carol Shane
The fairies weren’t hard to spot in the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs’ re-cent petite standard fl ower show, “Are There Fairies in Our Garden?” The event was held at the Ivan Racheff House and Gardens in the Lonsdale area of Knoxville. The Racheff House also serves as the state head-quarters of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs.
Enthusiasts entered in three general divisions – horticulture, design and special exhibits, the latter of which also included en-tries from area youth. Each division was further di-vided into sections, which were then divided into three classes. Panels of accred-ited judges from National Garden Clubs Inc. used the standard NGC system to
Lillian Garrett proudly shows off the highly-coveted tricolor
ribbon, an elite award which indicates that she “took the whole
show” in the colorful fairies section. Sections are divided into
three classes, with a blue ribbon awarded for each class. Garrett,
who lives in West Knoxville, has been a garden club member for
37 years and joyfully says she “never expected to get the tricolor
ribbon” for her entry, “Pretty Purple Fairies.” With Lillian is her
daughter, veterinarian Annette Garrett.
judge the show.The massive amount of
work involved in such ashow left some of the gardenclubbers’ own home terri-tory temporarily neglected.On the topic of preparingher personal garden for fall,Knox area president LindaWimbrow said, “I’ve been sobusy with this fl ower show –I’m so behind!”
Garden lovers gather in the large horticulture division room. Pictured
are Theresa Schehr and Linda Lee, both of the Tuckaleechee Garden
Club, Janice Lee, Kay Lee and Nancy Robinson. Because this particular
event is classifi ed as a petite fl ower show, strict rules concerning size
must be observed. Many dwarf and miniature species were showcased.
Nancy Robinson beams beside one of her three winning
entries. Robinson won in the elfi n, arboreal and collector’s
showcase categories, prompting her fellow gardener and
friend Janice Lee to give her a good-natured poke in the ribs
and mutter, “Show-off !” Photos by Carol Shane
Some of the creative and
organizational minds behind
the event are Ruth Bussard,
June Zachary, Connie
Barker, Lillian Garrett, Linda
Wimbrow and Kay Lee.
Wimbrow is president of
the Knox County Council of
Garden Clubs.
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Chadwick was honored dur-ing National Prisoner of War Day. The 90-year-old WWII veteran was 19 when he was captured by the Ger-mans after becoming sepa-rated from his outfi t. He re-mained in a prison camp for four months.
Chadwick answered ques-tions from the crowd of well-wishers who had stopped by Elmcroft to show their sup-port. A Prisoner of War fl ag was permanently added to the fl ag pole in his honor.
Chadwick said when he was captured, he was “natu-rally scared somewhat” but then added “I was only 19. I was too young to know to be scared.
“I was captured weigh-ing 180 pounds, and I was at 90 pounds when I was released,” said Chadwick, describing for one visitor the camp’s daily regimen of a cup of sassafras tea for breakfast, a ladle of potato peel and horse meat soup
Bob Chadwick and his adopted niece and “angel,” Joan Shep-
herd, rest a spell after Chadwick was honored for his time as a
WWII Prisoner of War. Photo by S. Barrett
Chadwick honored as former POW
for lunch and a slice of bread and liverwurst the size of his thumb for dinner.
“I appreciate what you’re doing, but I don’t feel I de-serve all this attention,” said Chadwick, when asked to say a few words. “All gave some, some gave all. The
ones who made the ultimate sacrifi ce are the ones who deserve the honor.”
Mike Taylor invites those attending a concert by musicians
from neighboring Kingston Pike congregations to sing along
with Wellspring Worship from the Laurel Church of Christ.
Bill Dabbs, John McNair, Laurie Knox, Carolyn Rogers and Paul Davis,
a.k.a. The Accidentals from Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist
Church, perform “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Photos by Wendy Smith
Cara Kitchens, Anne Marie Atkins, Kevin Atkins and Kolby Atkins of Calvary Baptist Church
perform “Let it be Jesus.”
Sharon Loomas, left, told Chonda Pierce that one person in her
group laughed so hard that her false teeth fell out!
Berlande Gibson of Knoxville First Seventh-Day Adventist
Church belts out a soulful version of “Lord, You’re Holy.”
The “Queen of Clean” Chris-
tian comedienne Chonda
Pierce shares her Southern
charm and laser sharp wit
with a packed house at Grace
Baptist Church. Photos by Nancy Anderson
By Wendy SmithMusicians from nine different West Knox congregations
came together for a concert that inspired, entertained and educated the audience, as well as the performers.
Second Presbyterian Church organist Brenda Goslee or-ganized the event for neighboring Kingston Pike congrega-tions. Worship leader Don Townsend opened the concert with a hymn, “When in Our Music.”
Cara Kitchens, who performed with a vocal ensemble from Calvary Baptist Church, said she enjoyed the oppor-tunity to experience the worship of nearby congregations.
“We were able to see different worship styles,” she said. “It was fabulous.”
By Nancy AndersonWhat do you have when
a barely 5-feet-tall come-dienne takes the stage in front of 3,000 Christian women, plus a dozen men? When that comedienne is Chonda Pierce, you have an evening of wit, Southern charm and unpretentious stories about life, religion and growing up Christian. Pierce’s recent audience at Grace Baptist Church laughed so hard that tears – and sometimes other unusual happenings – were the order of the day.
Pierce is a Christian comedienne who spun her tales about “granny” and “hell in a hand basket” to the receptive audience.
“My granny was Holi-ness Baptist and used to say that if you don’t go to your mother’s house for Sunday dinner, you’re going to hell in a hand basket. She poured that guilt into our lives to the point that if we tried to eat out at Shoney’s on Sunday, we just knew we were going to hell in that hand basket. If you wore lipstick: hell in a hand bas-ket. Jeans? Hell in a hand basket. Sass talk: hell in a hand basket. Finally, right around age 14, I asked my mother ‘just how big is that hand basket?’”
Pierce has traveled from coast-to-coast for nearly 20 years, sharing her down-home humor that cuts across denominational lines. Pierce’s audiences frequently laugh through and to the point of tears. At Grace, one in the crowd laughed so hard that her false teeth fell out.
During a rare quiet mo-ment, a series of “whoops” erupted from a small group in the audience, catching the comedienne’s atten-tion. “What’s happening back there? Is it the second coming? Did Jesus sud-denly appear there beside you? Well, hallelujah, it’s about time. Where have you been?” Pierce quipped.
FAITH NOTES
Meetings ■ “Rest: A Retreat for Moth-
ers,” Friday through Sunday,
Oct. 17-19, Camp Wesley
Woods in Townsend. Info:
Valan Kornhaus, vkornhaus@
gmail.com, or facebook.com/
restretreat.
■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyte-
rian Church, 3700 Keowee
Ave., will host GriefShare, a
weekly grief support group
for people grieving the death
of a loved one, 6-7:30 p.m.
Mondays through Oct 27. Info:
522-9804 or www.sequoyah-
church.org.
Vendors needed ■ West Emory Baptist Church
is seeking vendors for a
Benefi t Fall Craft Fair to be
held Saturday, Oct. 25, at
Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell
Road. Tables: $25. Info: Jaclyn
McDonald, 210-3661or mc-
■ Cumberland Baptist Church,
5600 Western Ave., is seek-
ing vendors for a craft fair
to be held Saturday, Nov. 1.
Deadline to register is Friday,
Oct. 24. Info/to register: David
Burnett, 687-7763, or church
offi ce: 564-9129.
Sweet harmony
Comic wows 3,000 with Southern wit
Pierce later learned from fan Sharon Loomas that a woman in her group laughed so hard that she spit out her false teeth, striking Loomas in the back of the head.
“All 17 of us were search-ing for them all over the fl oor. We fi nally found them and gave them back to her, but, after that, we could not get it back under control. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life!” said Loomas.
Pierce says she doesn’t worry too much about being a bit irreverent in her humor. “I don’t worry about people taking me too seriously, because I don’t bill myself as a pastor,” said Pierce. “If I was quick to tell them what was wrong with all those churches, I’m sure that would be a problem. I’m a comedienne. When they buy a ticket, they know they’re coming to see comedy and to laugh, to fi nd the humor in everyday life and in tragedy. I treat everybody, every theology, equally. None of us have it all right. I just point out the little weird things, and we all have some weird thing.”
Still, Pierce said every now and then she will get a negative note, telling her that “I’m going to hell in a hand basket,” she said, with a laugh.
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Spooktacular Spirit Run/WalkCedar Bluff schools’
PTSA will host a Hallow-een Hustle 5K and Spook-tacular Spirit Run/Walk 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in
front of Cedar Bluff Middle School. Everyone is invited and costumes are encour-aged.
Proceeds will help buy
handicap accessible play-ground equipment for Ce-dar Bluff’s Special Educa-tion Preschool. To register, visit runsignup.com and drill to Cedar Bluff Schools Halloween Hustle.
‘Paperboy’ author visits HVAHardin Valley Academy seniors Michael Sipos and Alan Grigsby meet “Paperboy” author Vince
Vawter. The Maryville resident is currently talking to fi lm production companies about bringing
the book to the big screen. “I’m not supposed to talk about it, but I talk about it everywhere I
go,” Vawter said. HVA chose “Paperboy” as one of its “summer reads” and the kids were tested
on its content. Photo by S. Barrett
Olive Garden restau-rants are encouraging pa-trons across the country to round up their checks to the nearest dollar in support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Through Nov. 9, the fran-chise will donate the differ-ence to help support Boys and Girls Clubs’ mission of “enabling all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, re-sponsible citizens.”
To help kick off the event, representatives from Olive Garden’s West Town loca-tion delivered pasta, salad and bread sticks to almost 100 club members at BGCA’s Middlebrook Pike location.
“You know the cheese graters they bring to your table (at Olive Garden)? The kids kept asking for more cheese,” said Aimee Acree, director of marketing for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. “I think each child ate about 30 pounds of cheese.”
Acree said 50 percent of funds raised by Olive Gar-den and its patrons will go to the national BGCA, but 50 percent will remain in the local clubs. There are 14 clubs in Knox County, with
another four in the sur-rounding area. “We serve more than 6,300 children, and that number continues to grow,” said Acree.
Boys and Girls Clubs of-fer an after-school and/or over-the-summer ex-perience for children who may otherwise be staying at home alone while their parents are at work. While at the club, children receive help with their homework, play sports, make arts and crafts and learn about healthy lifestyles.
Acree said the food de-livery to the Middlebrook club was a huge success on all accounts. “This is a good start to a good relationship (between Olive Garden and BGCA).”
■ Johnny Appleseed DayKindergartners at North-
shore Elementary School learned all about apples during Johnny Appleseed Day. Students rotated be-tween classrooms to hear stories about apples, enjoy apple tastings and learn the parts of an apple.
Teacher Anna Cleland said the special day was held last year and the teach-ers wanted to bring it back because it’s a good way to teach students about se-quencing. “It’s a great way to show them many parts make a whole,” said Cleland.
The highlight of the event was homemade applesauce
Rounding up
to help out
Playing for CBFOA.L. Lotts Elementary School
student Jadyn Watkins pre-
pares to serve the ball during
practice with her CBFO girls’
team The Hulks. This is her
fi rst year playing, and so far
her team is 2-0. Photo by S. Barrett
Welcome to the statesA welcome orientation was held for Education First exchange
students in Knox and surrounding counties. Pictured at the
event are Kay Waefl er (Switzerland), Min Jin Kim (South Korea),
Celina Almerud (Norway), Thomas Donback (Denmark); (back)
program coordinators Lendelle and Sue Clark and exchange
student Tom Heppelmann (Germany). Photo submitted
Amelia Powers wore her spe-
cial bonnet for Johnny Ap-
pleseed Day at Northshore
Elementary School.
Northshore Elementary School students Cali Motley, Ania
Ferrari and Neal Blevins listened to teacher Ruth Lindsey read
an apple-themed book. Photos by S. Barrett
Boys and Girls Club members Acheema Cummings-Scott, Ja-
layiah Cotner and Kirston Schickel take a break from breadsticks.
Olive Garden staff members serve pasta, salad and breadsticks
to Boys and Girls Club members Rontavion Mason, Gabriel Ale-
jandro and Tate Corum. Photo submitted
made in each classroom to enjoy later in the day.
■ BHS band needs uniformsThe band at Bearden
High School is raising funds to purchase new uniforms, and it is more than halfway to the goal of $75,000. To donate, visit www.gofund-me.com/e0oy8g.
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All eighth graders interested in attending Knoxville Catholic High School are required to take a placement test administered by KCHS. Test results, along with eighth grade teacher recommendations, will be used to determine freshmen course selections. The High School
Placement Test from Scholastic Testing Services will be given on December 6; students should report to the commons area at 8:00am.
Students will need to bring two #2 pencils. Calculators may NOT be used. A snack will be provided mid-morning.
By Betty Bean Last month Mayor Tim
Burchett gave a fl urry of interviews after he told Channel 10 that he thinks it’s time for Superintendent James McIntyre to go. He said it has become common for him to meet with par-ents who are frustrated with Knox County Schools, and one of the meetings he cited was with a couple of parents of dyslexic children.
He didn’t mention their names, but Jennifer Nagel, who has been speaking out about the lack of services for her dyslexic daughter over the past year, confi rmed that she was one of those parents.
“I spoke with Dr. Mc-Intyre at a school board meeting this summer about keeping Knox County in compliance with a bill that went into effect July 1 re-garding dyslexia. He said he’d be glad to talk to me, but when I emailed his assistant, I never heard back,” Nagel said. She described the new bill, which requires teachers to be trained in dyslexia, as “extremely weak” because the state is interpreting it to apply only to college training for new teachers.
McIntyre’s spokesperson Melissa Ogden said Nagel will get a meeting with the superintendent.
“At least four different supervisors have had either meetings, phone calls or cor-respondence with Ms. Na-gel on numerous occasions regarding her concerns. A
Parents of dyslexic children push for change
Jennifer Nagel Photo by Betty Bean
meeting has been scheduled with Dr. McIntyre.”
Meanwhile, Nagel said she’s frustrated with the lack of dyslexia awareness she’s found among KCS staff, like the school psychologist she spoke to in an effort to get appropriate reading materi-al for dyslexic children into the classroom.
“She told us to take our children to these buildings called libraries where you can get free books. It was really insulting and tells me that she doesn’t know that reading doesn’t ‘cure’ dys-lexia. Dyslexics use a differ-ent part of their brain.”
Nagel said her daughter is now getting services that will help her but attributes that to her willingness to become a constant thorn in the side of KCS administra-tion over the past couple of years. She is concerned about children whose par-ents are not in a position to
exert such extreme efforts.“When 20 percent of a
classroom has some form of dyslexia and a teacher doesn’t even know what to look for, that’s a problem,” Nagel said, listing some of the signs teachers should recognize: kindergartners who can’t rhyme words well, or children of any age with one or more parents with dyslexia.
For reasons that are not entirely clear, Knox County Schools does not use the term dyslexia. Nagel would like to see that changed, as well.
“At this point I would just like the schools to use the word dyslexia. The term is listed in federal law, but the school will say, ‘This child has a learning disability in reading.’ Last year, they told me (my daughter) did not have a disability in reading. This year, it has been prov-en that she does.”
Nagel has become active in Decoding Dyslexia, a na-tional support group whose Knoxville chapter was founded by another parent of a dyslexic child, Julya Shane. This summer they brought former Tennessee Titan Jovan Hay to town for a discussion of dyslexia, and she and Shayne are working on a business plan to open a dyslexia center next year to do tutoring, teacher train-ing and advocacy.
On Oct. 2, Burchett will proclaim October Dyslexia Awareness Month.
SCHOOL NOTES ■ The school board will meet
at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1,
in the main assembly room of
the City County Building, 400
W. Main Street. The meet-
ing will be broadcast live on
Comcast Cable Channel 10,
AT&T U-verse Channel 99, and
streamed live at knoxschools.
org/kcstv.
■ Holston Middle School
Kids in America Show Choir,
directed by Natalee Beeler El-
kins, will benefi t from sales at
Bluetique on Market Square
1-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. Ten
percent of the store’s sales
will be donated to the choir,
Elkins said.
■ The Career and Technical
Education (CTE) program golf
tournament in September
drew more than 70 golfers and
individuals who sponsored
holes. Proceeds raised funds
for CTE, and students gained
real-world experience photo-
graphing the event.
A partnership between Second Harvest Food Bank and the Boy Scouts of Amer-ica Great Smoky Mountain Council’s Scouting for Food program received a fi nan-cial boost of $60,000 from the Boyd Youth Education Fund of the East Tennes-see Foundation. The Scout-ing for Food drive, which occurs in February, can be expanded.
“Not only will this grant
increase the impact of the Scouting for Food program for people in East Tennessee who depend on donations of food to make it through tough times, but it will help us increase our ability to teach core Boy Scout values, such as service to others,” said Larry Brown, CEO of BSA Great Smoky Mountain Council.
Info: www.bsa-gsmc.org or 588-6514.
Scouting for Food
receives grant
Dinner of Hopefor KARM
Internationally acclaimed speaker John O’Leary will be the guest speaker for the Knox Area Rescue Min-
istries’ annual Dinner of Hope fundraiser to be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 at The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. O’Leary will dis-cuss the importance of “The Power of One.” Dinner of
Hope annually raises funds to support KARM’s endeav-ors, including caring for the hungry and homeless in the Knoxville area. Info/tickets: Libby Merickel, 633-7658 or www.karm.org.
UT NOTES ■ Nathan Etheridge has joined
the College of Business
Adminis-
tration as
director of
operations
for three
executive
Master of
Business
Adminis-
tration pro-
grams: the
Executive
MBA for Strategic Leadership,
Executive MBA for Healthcare
Leadership and Executive
MBA for Global Supply Chain
programs. He also will work
with global business and
domestic industry immer-
sion seminars for the various
executive MBA programs.
Etheridge
By Sara BarrettBoy Scouts of America
has chosen East Tennessee for a trial run of its new STEM Scouts pro-gram. Five s c h o o l s from An-d e r s o n , Blount and Knox coun-ties are par-
ticipating.Sarah Barnett, STEM
(Science, Technology, En-gineering and Mathemat-ics) executive for BSA, at-tributes the choice of East Tennessee to the numerous STEM opportunities in the area including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee Valley Authority.
“Wayne Brock (chief scout executive for BSA) knew he wanted to have some sort of program focus-ing on STEM, and he knew there is also a need to make it coed,” said Barnett. “Boy Scouts always help with na-tional needs. Right now, the need is for STEM profes-sionals.”
The curriculum for STEM labs was created with help from two former ORNL employees, Trent Nichols and April McMillan, who have joined STEM Scouts full time.
The Scouts’ current project is building a tre-buchet based on original models throughout his-tory. The students must re-search as a team and find creative ways to build the best model. Each group will then compare models and help perfect the best of
Anderson
STEM Scouts choose East Tennessee
STEM Scouts Andrew Newby, Natalie Pullen and Maddie Mur-
phy discuss the workings of their trebuchet. Photos by S. Barrett
the bunch.Karns Middle School sev-
enth-grader John Anderson said STEM Scouts is a dif-ferent way of learning than in the classroom. “It’s also better than being on the computer at home.”
Brantley Hallford, also a seventh-grader at Karns, said the program is impor-tant “because all of these elements are in real-world jobs. It is important for our education, and good for our résumés.”
Boy Scouts of America will review compiled data in May and vote on whether the program will go nation-wide into elementary, mid-
dle and high schools. That data will include feedback from parents and students.
Eighth-grader Andrew Newby’s mom, Carol, said the STEM Scouts are per-fect for her son because oth-er extracurricular activities such as sports never really interested him. But the fi rst day STEM Scouts met, An-drew was up and ready for school with his STEM Scout T-shirt on without being prompted.
“These kids are helping shape this program,” said Newby. “Hopefully, Andrew can participate throughout high school.” Info: www.stemscouts.org.
Sarah Barnett Brantley Hallford
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Carpal tunnel mayorsKnox County Mayor Tim Burchett joked that he and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero are getting carpel tunnel injuries “we’re
having so many ribbon-cuttings.” The mayors were at the formal opening of University Commons last week. The vertical retail
center with underground parking was built on the brownfi eld where the Fulton Bellows Company once stood, Cumberland Av-
enue across from the entrance to Tyson Park. Pictured are County Commissioner Bob Thomas, developer Budd Cullom, Burchett,
developer Jim Harrison, Rogero, Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis and developer Mike McGuffi n. City Council member George Wallace
stands behind Pavlis, and Council member Duane Grieve stands behind Rogero. Both the city and county contributed toward
the project – with a grant to fund bridge construction to link the facility to the UT campus and a $10 million TIF (tax increment
fi nancing) which will be repaid over 25 years with taxes collected over the sum previously collected.
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By Bonny C. MillardBig Brother from George
Orwell’s novel, “1984,” has arrived with the Internet.
Cybersecurity specialist Bill Dean told the Rotary Club of Knoxville what on-line information is avail-able.
Online digital footprints that people leave behind as they traverse the Internet reveal data that anybody who knows where to look can fi nd, he said.
Dean, director of se-curity assessments and computer forensics with Sword & Shield Enterprise Secu-rity, gave a dem-onstration of “what the Internet knows about you” using different search engines and websites to access information.
Search engines, people searching, social network sites and blogs provide many details of a person’s life, and much of the infor-mation has been voluntarily put out on the Internet, he said.
Dean works as an expert witness and showed how to search work that he’s done, using his name along with “computer forensics” ter-
minology. The search can be narrowed down to a par-
ticular fi le type such as a Power-Point pre-s e n t a t i o n that has been made.
“G o og le knows ev-er y t h ing,” he said.
People who use g-mail accounts should know their online movements can be tracked if they are logged
on. Same with Google Maps. This feature can be turned off, but most people don’t know to do it, he said.
People who use Twitter shouldn’t expect
their deleted tweets are re-ally gone. Topsy.com keeps track of deleted tweets, and the Library of Congress keeps an archive of every tweet, he said. Geosocial-footprint.com can tell the location a tweet was sent from.
Many people would probably change how they use online and mobile re-sources if they knew the amount of information that can be gained, Dean said.
Bill Dean
Big Brother is here
University Commons
revitalizes Fulton propertyBy Sandra Clark
It’s hard to argue that Madeline Rogero is bad for business as she lays waste to ribbons across town.
Last week she came close to Bearden as she and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett joined other offi cials to of-fi cially launch University Commons, a brownfi eld redevelopment across from Tyson Park near UT.
Partners Budd Cullom, Jim Harrison and Mike
McMuffi n put the deal to-gether, with a $1.5 million grant from the city to tie the property to Joe Johnson Drive and a $10 million TIF from the county to address environmental concerns and land use challenges on the 12-acre site.
“It took creativity, imagi-nation, patience and coop-eration to make this a real-ity. We’ve made lemonade out of a lemon,” said McGuf-fi n.
Rogero said the project is a case study on how public and private partnerships should work. “The hard work has paid off. This is Knoxville’s fi rst big vertical retail structure.”
Joe Prestigiacomo, gen-eral manager of the new Publix, said his business is about more than selling groceries. “It’s being in-volved in the community.”Read Wendy’s Smith story on the Fulton
family online at www.ShopperNewsNow.
com on Bearden edition, page A-3.
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero stands with developers
Budd Cullom and Mike McGuffi n during the offi cial grand
opening of University Commons last week. Cullom, McGuf-
fi n and Jim Harrison formed CHM LLC, a partnership which
brought local investors together to build the city’s fi rst vertical
retail center. CHM manages the center and is the leasing agent. Photo by S. Carey
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By Cynthia MoxleyThe sounds of a high
s c h o o l m a r c h -ing band pr ac t ic i ng on a foot-ball fi eld. C r e w n e c k sweatshirts for cooler e v e n i n g s . The sale of
mums at sites around town. And the much-anticipated arrival of pumpkin-fl avored coffee.
All of these are indica-tors that autumn is offi cially upon us, and if you’re any-thing like me, all of these inspire nostalgia.
Nostalgia is an interest-ing phenomenon. Nostalgia is memory, but it’s more than remembering a phone number or address. It is memory associated with emotion.
For me, this often hap-pens through music. Most recently, my husband, Alan, and I had the opportunity to take a Beatles tour in London. As we visited some of the famous locations as-sociated with the Beatles, including the iconic Abbey Row crosswalk, I was trans-ported to another place in another time.
Companies have fi gured out nostalgia is memory with emotion and some-thing else: wistful longing. Those who have done this well have discovered that if it is possible for nostalgia to make customers long for an-other place and time, then the company’s product can take them there.
Coca-Cola recently launched an Internet fi re-storm when it announced the return of Surge, a yel-lowy soft drink that it began producing in 1996 before abruptly ceasing to distrib-ute the beverage in 2002.
For a limited time, the company will offer the bev-erage only in 12-packs on Amazon.com. Within two hours of appearing online, Surge sold out. Coca-Cola made more, sent it to Ama-zon, and the second wave
sold out nearly immediately.Miller Lite employed
this same principle when it brought back the retro white can and label fi rst intro-duced in the 1970s.
Chief marketers origi-nally intended to make the retro design available for three months, but custom-ers bought the iconic cans in droves, causing Miller-Coors to re-evaluate, make the vintage design a main-stay and even extend it to bottles.
While these are national examples, there are impli-cations for our local com-munity as well, and the reach of memory and nos-talgia lingers through more than simply products them-selves. It’s worth noting that you needn’t go through an extensive rebranding just so you’ll have an old brand to revisit.
At Moxley Carmichael, we’ve seen this with Pilot Celebrity Pumpers, an an-nual event we created for Pilot in 1992 as a fund-raiser for the United Way of Greater Knoxville. For a three-day period, local ce-lebrities pump gas for cus-tomers – the 2014 event is Oct. 6-8 – and Pilot donates fi ve cents of every gallon of gasoline sold and 10 percent of in-store sales at all Knox County locations to the United Way.
While we’ve worked to keep the event fresh and fun, the heart of Pilot Ce-lebrity Pumpers has not changed. Local celebrities, personalities and politi-cians pump gas and interact with customers – some even do windows – and it has become the single-largest special event fundraiser for the United Way of Greater Knoxville’s annual cam-paign.
Autumn has arrived, along with a fl ood of mem-ories and nostalgia. Find ways you and your company can embrace the tradition and identity of the past while not reinventing it. Ev-erything old is new again.Cynthia Moxley is founder and CEO of
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By Bonny C. MillardBangles are back on the
fashion horizon this year.Silk Purse Studio owner
Judy Gardner just returned from a market trip to New York and said bangles have made a comeback. Gardner, who loves bangles, held a sale event shortly after her return called “Biscuits and Bangles” to celebrate the stacking bracelets.
Gardner travels to New York several times a year to purchase clothing and ac-cessories for her shop and to discover the new trends in the fashion world.
“It’s always so inspiring and invigorating for me,” she said. “I grew up right outside of New York, and so I love it.”
Silk Purse Studio, in business since 1992, is now located in a yellow cottage at 5900 Kingston Pike in Bearden. It was on Carr Street for many years before the building was sold. Gard-ner’s business spent about nine months housed in a tea shop, but she needed more room and parking was an issue.
Gardner found this house, which had to be ren-ovated, but it has turned out to be a jewel for her. She said
Silk Purse Studio owner Judy Gardner shows a wide selection
of necklaces. Photo by Bonny C. Millard
Catching up with the
her customers like this loca-tion the best. The store has an inside wall mural of the building’s exterior, adding to the friendly atmosphere, she said.
The business, which she owns with her husband, Mort, is divided into differ-ent clothing areas, punctu-ated by bright colors. It’s apparent that Gardner and two longtime employees, Linda Horner and Ray Sher-
rill, have a good time while they work, laughing and chiming in on each other’s stories.
Gardner, who has worked in retail since she was 15, said she tries to bring back trends that will go over in Knoxville. Ponchos and capelets are in vogue, and Gardner models her “shark bite” top, which fl ares out at the bottom.
“I could sum up our cus-
tomers as wanting the lat-est, but they don’t want to be age inappropriate,” Gardner said. “We try to bring back those looks, and we try to do it at great prices.”
The business owner likes to help her customers come up with new wardrobe ideas and holds a monthly seminar to demonstrate ways of creating outfi ts. A side room in store makes a perfect place for a gath-ering, which also includes refreshments and an easy decorating tip.
“I always try to have a little entertaining idea or fall table settings,” she said. “It’s a whole nine yards kind of thing.”
The next seminar is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9. Gardner said people should call to reserve a spot so she can plan for food. The room is also available for use by different women’s groups.
In the past, Gardner has offered box lunches for sale and hopes to return to that in future. That way, cus-tomers can have their lunch and shop too since many customers drop in on their lunch hours.
Info: www.thesilkpurse.net/
By Anne HartA visit to any Rotary Club
by the district governor is an opportunity to hear news about the organization and learn the governor’s vision for the future.
Jerry Wear of Pigeon Forge, who visited the Ro-tary Club of West Knoxville last week with his wife, Linda, covered those top-ics and also discussed the global impact of fi nancial contributions made by the 1.2 million members of Ro-tary International.
Wear highlighted several projects Rotary is funding in Mexico, including kid-ney transplants, tanks that provide drinking water to schools that had none pre-viously, support for an or-phanage for girls and a pilot study for growing vegeta-bles in a mixture of soil and wet polymer in countries where there is not enough rain to grow food.
District Governor updates West Rotarians
Rotary District Governor Jerry Wear presents Paul Harris Fellowship recognitions to more than a
dozen members of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville. From left are Wear, donors Patti and Jerry
West and Gary Ricciardi. West is president of the club and Ricciardi chairs the Paul Harris Fellow-
ship committee. Photo by Leo Knight
Wear said it is the contri-butions by members to the Rotary Foundation through Paul Harris fellowships that make such projects possible around the world.
Rotary’s theme for the 2014-2015 year is “Light Up Rotary,” and Wear said the goal is “to show the world what we’re doing to help
others.” He said Rotary brings
together “people of diverse backgrounds and unique talents to help in this com-munity and worldwide,” adding that Rotarians “want to give hand-ups, not hand-outs.”
Gary Ricciardi an-nounced the following Paul
Harris contributors: John Heins, Jim Burns, Herc Ligdis, Mike Bailey, Larry Sheumaker, Ed Campbell, Sam Balloff, J.T. Carver, Bob Ely, Jim Pugh, Tom Daughtrey, Patti and Gary West.
BUSINESS NOTES ■ Farragut West Knox Chamber, Networking at
The Shrimp Dock, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2,
11124 Kingston Pike.
■ Farragut West Knox Chamber, Networking
at Corks, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 11668
Parkside Drive.
■ CAC Offi ce on Aging’s Senior Employment
Service is still accepting employers to partici-
pate in its Senior Job Fair for job-seekers who
are 50-plus. The job fair will be held 9 a.m.-noon
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the CAC LT Ross Building,
2247 Western Ave.
Employers interested in hiring older, expe-
rienced workers should contact Brenda Tate,
524-2786.
■ East Tennessee Technology Access Center
adapts battery-operated toys for children with
disabilities who cannot play with off -the-shelf
toys. Work on these adaptations will begin 6-8
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the ETTAC offi ce, 116
Childress St. Anyone with skills in electronics is
welcome and encouraged to participate. Work
will continue each Thursday until Dec. 4. Info:
Lois Symington, 219-0130.
A-12 • OCTOBER 1, 2014 • Shopper news
By Betty BeanWant to talk to the ani-
mals?Come to the Fall Festival
at the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue to meet Siberian tigers Gunther and Gebel, Stripes the zebra, Razz the silver fox, Phylippe the four-horned Jacob sheep, Diego the Canadian lynx, a herd of fl uffy alpacas, assorted ga-zelles, kangaroos, wallabies, monkeys, exotic birds – plus special guest Dan “Grizzly Adams” Haggerty. It’s all 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct 11, at the Little Ponderosa, 629 Granite Road, Clinton.
Admission to the third annual Fall Festival is $20 for adults, $12 for children
and seniors at the gate, or $15 for adults and $8 for seniors and children if pur-chased in advance. Many of the animals will be familiar to those who visited the pet-ting zoo at the Tennessee Valley Fair last month.
Fall marks a challenging season for the Little Pon-derosa, where last year’s utility bills during the cold-est months of winter ran as high as $20,000 per month. Money raised by the festival will help the animals get through the cold weather ahead.
Paula Proffi tt will be do-ing double duty at the fes-tival. A Little Ponderosa supporter who was a mem-
ber of the Tennessee Valley Barndance and is a ’50s and ’60s tribute singer, she will be on the entertainment bill, along with the Real Mc-Coys, TreeHouse, Autumn McIllwain and Sam Hat-maker. Children’s activities will include face painting, infl atables, pony rides and corn box.
Proffi tt was able to book Haggerty, a champion of wild animals in real life as well as on TV and in the movies, to make a special appearance after getting to know him on the cowboy fi lm festival cir-cuit. Here is what she wrote about him in a promotional article for the festival.
“Dan is a wonderful sto-
‘Grizzly Adams’ to headlineLittle Ponderosa Festival
ryteller, masterful with a bull whip and a motorcycle enthusiast. He continues to be an advocate for the hu-mane treatment of screen animals and speaks for their safety (during fi lm-ing of the Grizzly Adams installments, he refused to employ the then-standard method of electric wires to control his on-screen co-star, standing up for more humane means instead – even at the risk of personal harm). Would we expect less from the man who broug ht us such an endur-ing character?”
“When The Little Pon-derosa Zoo and Rescue were looking for a special guest for their fall fundraiser, and the possibility of Dan “Griz-zly Adams” Haggerty was mentioned, he was a natural choice for the local 50 (c)3 non-profi t to bring to town. Dan Haggerty’s connection
A newwhistle pig
Twice now in recent years I’ve had my old, faithful Ford Explorer, which has to sleep outside these days, off to my helpful car repair people because a small fur-ry beast of some sort has chewed through a soft part of the fuel line, putting gas out on the pavement. Yet other beasts have targeted my yard to the point that I’ve had to give up garden-ing. And now, one of my outbuildings is under attack from below by an even dif-ferent furry beast – a wily groundhog, aka whistle pig.
Refl ecting upon all this quiet but destructive may-hem, I remembered a book that I purchased while on a trip out West a while back. It’s by a fellow named Char-lie Craighead and is entitled “Who Ate the Back Yard?” Now it happens that Char-lie lives in a place called Moose, Wyoming. This means that when Charlie talks about wildlife eating his back yard, he isn’t talk-ing just a bunch of mice, squirrels and raccoons. He has encounters with the likes of porcupines, wolves, moose and mountain lions.
In addition to a trove of biological information about all these critters, Craighead has a series of sidebars in his book listed as “true en-counters.” They have such titles as “The moose that went trick-or-treating,” and one that struck a nerve with me, “The disappearing gar-den.” But you don’t have to live in moose country to have your garden disappear.
A recent Metro Pulse col-umn by Knoxville historian Jack Neely was about urban sprawl. He reported that a recent nationwide poll by something called Smart Growth America lists Knox-ville as 22nd out of the 25 worst places in America for urban sprawl. While that’s a topic open to some seri-ous debate, it’s nevertheless true that just about every-where, as more and more people move away from the city toward the countryside, there are more and more encounters with those who were there fi rst: the critters.
With due respect to writer Craighead, I’m glad us folks around these parts don’t have to worry about how to fence out bison and moose, or how to keep wolves and moun-tain lions from eating our livestock and pets. And us. That being said, we citizens around here still have to con-tend with wildlife that will by golly eat your shrubs and your garden, and your pet cat, and your front lawn, your hostas and your birdseed.
This hostile train of thought was set in motion by the arrival this year of the new furry beast un-der my shop porch. Wel-come, neighbors, to the new boarder now living with us, in a cavernous hole under my shop, to be exact, a Mr. Whistle Pig. A formal an-nouncement would include the notation that Mr. W. now joins the resident deer who breakfast on the hos-tas, and those long-time members of the community, Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel and their 400 children, who pre-fer black oil sunfl ower seeds but will settle for stealing tomatoes from the garden or harvesting black walnuts from a 5-gallon bucket if the opportunity should arise.
Everybody knows the groundhog story – if the groundhog wakes up and
Dr. Bob Collier
comes out and it’s cloudy, we can joyfully prepare for an early spring. On the other hand, if the furry ras-cal wakes up on a sunny day and he sees his shadow, away he goes back to sleep and we have six more weeks of winter. The legend appar-ently has been around for ages. The ancient Germans had it, but theirs involved the ever-popular hedgehog. When the Germans came to settle the eastern Penn-sylvania “Dutch” country, they didn’t fi nd hedgehogs, so they substituted ground-hogs for the story.
Groundhog Day was fi rst observed in the U.S. on February 2nd, 1886. It has always been a big deal in Punxsutawney, Pennsyl-vania, now more than ever with the appearance of the 1993 movie, “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Mur-ray. Since then, 30,000 to 40,000 people turn out to watch the groundhog wake up every year. I guess any excuse for a big party will do.
Now for the drama about my hanging it up as a gar-dener. The last year that I gardened, I had trained a nice row of cucumbers to grow up a section of woven wire fencing. I could come out and select a tasty-look-ing cucumber at eye level from my fence; all was well. Then one morning, I came out and there sat a whistle pig with the last bite of cu-cumber foliage sticking out of its mouth, looking at me as if to say “What?” And not only were the cucumbers gone, so were the vines and stems, down to a neat row of 2-inch-tall stumps. The last straw, as they say. I built a workshop on the site.
Since the average ground-hog lives three years or so, I fi gure the new one under my shop porch is a great-great-grandchild of the cu-cumber one. Right now, he’s eating yard herbs and hav-ing a golden delicious apple for dessert, sitting up on his haunches and holding the apple in his forepaws. Grandma thinks he’s “cute.” I’d think so too, if he was up in Cade’s Cove.
In spite of cuteness, groundhogs famously wreak havoc in homes, farms and gardens. They’ve been known to seriously undermine building foun-dations; their huge un-derground dens will col-lapse and gobble up a big rear tractor tire up to the axle. Try that with a baler hooked on the back. And of course they can often lead the disbelieving gardener to scratch his head and cry in anguish, in the manner of Charlie Craighead, “Who ate the garden?”
Well, I had planned to just accept the new arrival as another part of Mother Nature’s fauna out at our place, and to be calm and content with my lot. But then as I drove out the other day, Egads! A second, dif-ferent, big, fat, waddling whistle pig ran across the driveway and disappeared into a new excavation be-neath my neighbor’s small horse barn. I sense trouble ahead.
to the animal world and nature literally shines from his eyes. And there’s no bet-ter way to spend a Satur-day then to come out for a visit, hear his stories, grab a photo, shake his hand, and perhaps relive a childhood memory, all while support-ing such a worthy cause.”
The festival will be held at the same time as Tennes-see Fall Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, and visitors are cor-dially invited to spend time at both events.
Directions: http://litt leponderosazoo.com/directions/directions.htm
Shopper news • OCTOBER 1, 2014 • A-13
NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
By Danielle Taylor
At Grace Christian Acad-emy, we are dedicated to be-ing a distinctively Christian Academy that provides an ed-ucational experience, which develops students who are committed to changing the world for Christ. Over a six-month period, we are break-ing down our six Core Values
that represent a Christian worldview and belief system as implemented by our teach-ers and staff. The previous three Core Values concen-trated on being Christ-Cen-tered in all we do, the Truth of God’s Word, and being the Church. This month we’re fo-cusing on the Family.
FAMILYAnd these words that I command you today shall be on
your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deut. 6:6-7
■ GCA will support the Biblical truth that places the primary
responsibility for education upon the parents.
■ GCA will create an environment that supports a Christian family.
■ GCA will develop policies and procedures that honor Christian
families.
■ GCA will provide training and resources that support parents in
building a Christ-honoring home.
■ GCA will educate students on the Biblical model of family and
marriage.
As Grace Christian Academy’s Homecoming approaches, we re-fl ect on the many incredible years we’ve celebrated thus far. And this year proves to be no exception as we celebrate two signifi cant fi rsts in GCA alumni history. With the 2014-15 school year, we welcome our fi rst student of an alum as well as our fi rst alumni staff mem-ber! In addition, Grace Baptist Church’s satellite campus, Foot-hills Church, in Maryville, has employed their fi rst GCA grad as Youth Pastor. We caught up with the three alumni who are a part of these milestones and asked that they share what GCA means to them.
Alex Kite Wrinkle attended Grace Christian Academy her sophomore through senior years (2004-2006). In her words, she transferred to GCA a “wild teen-ager,” making “terrible decisions.” But God had a different plan for
Where are they now?
Landon Reynolds (right) with his
fi ancé, Leeanna Palmer.
her. At Grace, Alex built incred-ible relationships with friends and teachers who made a very positive impact on her life, specifi cally Ab-igail Roberts (teacher) and Stacy Bearden (basketball coach).
She said, “The fact that I had teachers who truly cared about me and showed me what it meant to have a relationship with God was wonderful!”
Alex’s class was only the sec-ond to graduate from GCA, and she cannot get over the remark-able changes that have taken place since having attended her-self. When deciding on the per-fect school for her s on, Jayce, she looked no further than GCA.
“I chose to send Jayce to Grace because the most important thing that I can ever teach him is to have a relationship with Lord! Grace is a school that leads children to love Christ and that means so much to me.”
When asked what she’s no-ticed about Jayce since begin-ning his kindergarten year, she said, “He enjoys coming home and sharing his weekly Bible verse with the family, as well as what he’s learning in chapel, and was overheard just the other day sharing with a friend that he is going to live forever because he has Jesus in his heart. That is one of the many reasons I am so thankful for GCA!”
Lindsay Wright attend-ed Grace Christian Academy from third grade through graduation in 2009. While a student at GCA, Lindsay says she was blessed with several teachers who poured much
more than academics into her life, but also a passion for Christ and for serving others.
Through the prayers and en-couragement from teachers, such as Deidre Randles (her former German teacher) and Abigail Rob-erts (her former math and science teacher), she knew that her time at GCA was not complete with the toss of her graduation cap.
Lindsay said, “I knew through-out my high school career that I wanted to one day pour my life
Grace alumna Alex Kite Wrinkle
(right) holds her son, kindergartener
Jayce, who is the fi rst child of a Grace
graduate to attend the Academy.
They are pictured with husband and
dad, Corey Wrinkle, and 8-month-
old Jon Carter Wrinkle.
Lindsay Wright, who graduated
from Grace in 2009, joins the
Grace faculty this year.
into students the way that my mentors had done for me.”
After graduating from GCA, Lindsay went on to work for Grace Student Ministry, attended Tennessee Tech University, and served as a small group leader for the girls in the classes of 2014 and 2016. She earned a bachelor’s
degree from Tennessee Tech and is now back at GCA as our fi rst alumni hire.
She says, “I know beyond a doubt that God has called me back to serve the students whose textbooks my name is doodled in, whose halls I’ve walked, and whose stands I’ve cheered in. It’s an absolute privilege to give back to the school that gave so much to me!”
Landon Reynolds gradu-ated from GCA in 2012 after hav-ing been enrolled in the Academy since kindergarten. While at GCA, Landon was heavily involved in the worship arts program here at the Academy. During his time in worship arts, Landon developed a passion for preaching the gospel and organizing worship experi-ences for spiritual emphasis week, missions emphasis week, and var-ious other spiritual life events.
Through the guidance of men in his church, as well as Tony Pointer (high school Bible teacher), Melissa Cleveland (worship arts instructor) and Matt Mercer (former campus pastor), he realized his call into full time vocational ministry. Following GCA, Landon en-rolled into the undergraduate arm of Southern Seminary and
is currently serving as the full-time student pastor at Foothills Church in Maryville. Landon now leads a student ministry where more than 200 students gather every week to lift up the name of Jesus.
Landon said, “If it wasn’t for GCA and the experiences I gleaned from the worship arts program there is a good chance I may not be a pastor today! Thank you, GCA!”
We are proud of the accom-plishments of our GCA grads and are pleased to share just a few of the success stories from which we’ve played a part. We look forward to God blessing us with more milestones and fi rsts for years to come!
Candidates for Grace Christian Academy’s 2014 Homecoming Queen are: Lily Duncan, Charli Frazier,
MaryBeth Davis, Morgan Cleveland, Abigail Seal, D’Anna Johnson.
Grace Christian Academy Homecoming Court
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THE CLEAR CHOICE
Thanks to early detection, Debbie Walsh was able to celebrate winning her
battle against breast cancer with her family and friends.
Good callCancer survivor says ‘Get your mammogram, and don’t be afraid of call backs!’
When the phone rings, it can be a welcome call from a loved one, good news, bad news, business or just a plain and simple annoyance. Deborah Walsh didn’t like getting callbacks from the Parkwest Com-prehensive Breast Center. Now, she’s thankful that she did.
After her yearly mammogram, Walsh had become accustomed to being called back for follow-up visits. Those callbacks are a fact of life for many women who have dense breasts. An excess of glan-dular tissue makes getting a con-cise diagnosis a little more chal-lenging and can take more time.
The story was always the same for Walsh. Mammography results would be uncertain, requiring ad-ditional testing. That meant the inconvenience of scheduling an ex-tra appointment, which had always ended with a clean bill of health.
While waiting in the lobby at Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center for a mammogram last year, Walsh picked up some infor-mation about tomosynthesis. She was intrigued. Walsh thought it might be just the tool she needed to stop the callbacks for good.
Digital breast tomosynthesis acquires data at a very high reso-lution, offering better detection rates with little extra increase in radiation. This can be espe-cially helpful for women who, like Walsh, have dense breasts.
Walsh decided it was worth a try. She left the offi ce with the hope she wouldn’t have to return for a full year.
She was disappointed when she received yet another callback. Fol-
Parkwest Comprehensive Breast CenterThe Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center is
recognized as a Breast Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Center is proud to offer a multidisciplinary program, includ-ing screenings, breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and counseling. This comprehensive approach and use of the most advanced technology has helped to save countless lives of women in our area. The ACS reports that death rates for breast cancer have steadily decreased in women since 1989 as a result of progress in earlier detection and improved treatment.
The Comprehensive Breast Center proudly provides services such as:
■ Digital mammography– X-ray images of the breast to spot possible problems.
■ Tomosynthesis – 3-D digital mammography that produces several 3-D images of the breast from different angles, especially recom-mended for women with dense breast tissue or high cancer risk.
■ Breast ultrasound – uses sound waves to detect any inconsis-tencies.
■ Stereotactic biopsy – a minimally invasive procedure that serves as an alternate to open surgery biopsy.
■ Multidisciplinary Breast Conference to expedite treatment and plan of care.
■ Breast Health Navigator – an RN who spe-cializes in helping breast patients through treatment to recovery.
Although breast cancer can’t be prevented at the present time, early detection of problems provides the greatest possibility of successful treatment.
That’s why it’s so important to follow this three-step plan for preventive care.
1.) Breast Self Exams (BSE)2.) Clinical Breast Exams (CBE), and3.) MammographyMammography can often detect breast cancer at
an early stage, when treatment is more effective and a cure is more likely. Although it is a very accurate screening tool for women at both average and in-creased risk, mammography will not detect all breast
cancers in women without symptoms. The sen-sitivity of the test is lower for women with
dense breasts. However, newer tech-nologies have shown promising
developments for women with dense breast tissue. Tomogra-phy, or 3-D digital mammog-raphy, has signifi cantly im-proved cancer detection for women with dense breasts.
Regardless of the detection method, once breast cancer is
diagnosed, a Parkwest Breast Health Coordinator can help
patients formulate the best treat-ment plan for each unique situation.According to the ACS, the fi ve-year
relative survival rate for female invasive breast cancer patients has improved from 75 percent in the mid-1970s to 90 percent today.* The Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center is proud to have con-tributed to that increase in survival over time due to its advanced screening, diagnosis and treatment procedures. Why wait? Schedule your screening at Parkwest by calling 865-373-7010.
*American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2013-
2014
lowing the same old routine, she scheduled a follow-up appoint-ment. This time the second look revealed that the uncertain spots were benign calcium deposits in her right breast.
A follow-up appointment was scheduled for late January of this year, and she left the offi ce hope-ful that this time the case fi nally was closed for good.
Walsh needed a breast biopsy during her follow-up appoint-ment, and a few days later, her phone starting ringing again. She pulled her car into a parking lot to take yet another call from the
breast center. She picked up a pen and paper to take notes and plan her follow-up appointment, just the same as she had done so many times before.
But this time, the call was dif-ferent. She was told a malignan-cy had been detected in her left breast.
Whether she was in denial or the news hadn’t hit home, Walsh said she wasn’t really fazed by the call. Maybe it was because she had received countless callbacks in the past. She says it may have been because they hadn’t used “the C-word.”
Walsh remained completely calm, with one recurring and re-assuring thought: “It does not run in my family.”
“This is a common misconcep-tion. The majority of patients di-agnosed with breast cancer each year do not have a family his-tory of the disease,” says Amanda Squires, MD, radiologist at the Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center.
“ ‘Breast cancer’s not going to get me,’ ” Walsh tells us, “that’s what I used to say.”
The severity of the situation had soaked in a little more by the time she and her husband visited the surgeon, Dr. Lytle Brown, MD. Brown explained the tomosyn-thesis had captured an image of a tumor that was so small and bur-ied so deeply that Walsh wouldn’t have been able to feel it in a self breast exam for years. It was less than one centimeter in size.
“Even though it was small, it had already broken the ductal walls,” Walsh says, “and that’s when it gets scary, because it can get into the lymph nodes.”
The information was over-whelming, but Walsh says Dr. Brown was very comforting and reassuring. She felt confi dent about her treatment and her op-tions through Parkwest Medical Center, Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center West.
“What I liked about it was that I knew there were so many people looking at my case,” Walsh says. “I found great comfort in that.”
This is another facet of treat-
ment through Parkwest Compre-hensive Breast Center. Directorof Radiology Connie Wagner ex-plains that there is input from ateam of experts who are commit-ted to the patient’s treatment andrecovery.
“Each week physicians andstaff from multiple specialtiesand disciplines meet to discusstreatment plans for patients withcancer,” Wagner says. “These mul-tidisciplinary meetings includeradiologists, surgeons, oncolo-gists, pathologists, a nurse naviga-tor, geneticists and other essentialstaff who approach the patient’sinformation as a team to best de-termine a course of treatment andpredictable outcome.”
After hearing from the expertswho had reviewed her case, Walshdecided on a lumpectomy. Shealso opted for a sentinel node pro-cedure, which garnered resultsfrom her lymph nodes.
Walsh says she feels veryblessed, and now she’s on a mis-sion to share what she’s learnedfrom her experience. She has amessage for women everywhere.
“Get a mammogram,” Walshsays, “and don’t be afraid of call-backs, because catching it earlycan save your life.” She also en-courages women to learn moreabout tomosynthesis.
Walsh says tomosynthesis “ishuge” to her, because early detec-tion means early treatment, andearly treatment means a betterchance for survival.
“We’ve come so far with breastcancer,” Walsh says. “It’s not adeath sentence anymore.”
“I enjoy all aspects of breast imag-
ing and truly love what I do. I pride
myself not only on doing high
quality work, but also on my inter-
personal skills which I hope provide
comfort to patients in need.”
Dr. Amanda Squires attended medical school at Tulane Univer-sity, residency at Medical College of Georgia and completed a fel-lowship in women’s imaging at Vanderbilt University. She and Dr. Gayle Roulier at Thompson Cancer Survival Center are the only two radiologists in the area to be fel-lowship trained specifi cally in women’s imaging.
B-2 • OCTOBER 1, 2014 • Shopper news sports
Marvin West
Being old and steeped in tradition, I prefer or-ange and white uniforms. Tennessee-Alabama is my game of choice. I cling to the hope that the Volun-teers will, some day, make it competitive again.
I do not grasp the con-cept of alternative grid-iron apparel, any more than forcing Smokey to swap out with a migratory kangaroo.
I do understand young-er enthusiasts focusing on Florida as a favorite foe. There are many reasons – in addition to Steve Spurrier comments and what the Gators did to Peyton Manning and Phil-lip Fulmer.
Tennessee and Florida developed a fierce football fight relatively late in life. They became annual opponents only when the SEC expanded in 1992. In the previous 100 years, they played 21 times.
Roots do run deep. In 1950, former Tennes-
Florida is a fi erce rivalry
see tackle Bob Woodruff became head coach at Florida. He hired former Tennessee head coach Harvey Robinson as a helper.
Woodruff lasted 10 years and was replaced by former Tennessee center Ray Graves.
Graves won enough in his 10 years to earn entry into the College Hall of Fame. Part of his suc-cess was the recruitment of Spurrier, quarterback from Johnson City. He went on to win the Heis-man Trophy and some Tennesseans are still ticked.
The Tennessee-Florida
tango created strange twists and turns. In time, Woodruff returned to Tennessee as an assistant coach and evolved into athletic director. He hired Doug Dickey, former Florida quarterback, to coach the Volunteers.
Dickey imported Jim-my Dunn, another former Florida quarterback, as offensive coordinator.
The ultimate irony was the 1969 Gator Bowl, Florida against Tennes-see. Dickey was affiliated with both teams, still coaching the Volunteers after agreeing to become coach of the Gators. Some Tennessee people still wonder about Florida’s 14-13 victory.
Dickey lasted nine years at his alma mater, enjoyed modest success and helped develop the aforementioned Spurrier as a coach.
Spurrier later became Florida’s guiding light and a proverbial thorn in Ten-
nessee f lesh. Dickey eventually
returned to Tennessee as athletic director and lived happily ever after.
There has been plenty of heat through the years, in the swamp and on the hill. The underhanded fax was a hot feature.
Tennessee-Florida re-ally f lamed up in Gaines-ville in 1977, Dickey’s Ga-tors against John Majors’ first group of Volunteers. The visitors fought on even terms for 58 minutes but finally fell behind by a field goal.
Tennessee was un-able to counter and gave up the ball on downs on the wrong side of the 50. Florida got a touchdown with 46 seconds to go.
That was that, 10-point deficit. Out of obligation, the Vols fielded the kick-off but fumbled on first down. Thirteen seconds remained. Florida’s band (this was before canned music) was leading the celebration. Down on the grass, the greedy Gators decided to go for blood.
Tony Green ran 15
toward the goal. The clock said :03 when Florida called time to squeeze in one more play. Quar-terback Terry LeCount jogged over to consult with Dickey. Assis-tant coach Kim Helton was supposedly yelling “Throw it, throw it!”
On the Tennessee sideline, quarterback Joe Hough lost part of his composure and an-nounced that, by damn, if LeCount threw a pass, he was going after him.
LeCount fired what looked like a touchdown to Wes Chandler.
That an official ruled it beyond the end line did not dampen Joe’s fire. He led the angry charge. An ugly brawl developed. Coach Hel-ton was knocked down. Noses were bloodied. Lips were split. Feelings were severely damaged.
Dickey later denied responsibility for the timeout and the late pass but contributed a great closing comment:
“I told everybody that the Volunteers would be
a fighting team. They proved me correct right up until five minutes after the game.”
Connections continue.Kurt Roper, former
second-generation Ten-nessee assistant coach, is offensive coordinator of the Gators.
Tennessee-Florida remains a worthy middle-weight bout.
Bring it on. Marvin West accepts cheers or jeers
and receives e-mail at westwest6@
netzero.com.
Upcoming FridayAustin-East vs. Gatlinburg-Pittmann
Bearden vs. West
Carter at Union County
Central vs. Anderson County (Thursday game)
Christian Academy of Knoxville: Open
Farragut at Hardin Valley
Fulton vs. Pigeon Forge
Gibbs: Open
Grace Christian vs. Meigs County
Halls vs. Karns
Knoxville Catholic at Kingston
South-Doyle at Seymour
Webb vs. Donelson Christian Academy
From pure necessity, in more ways than one, Aus-tin-East broke through last week.
The next step, Roadrun-ners coach Jeff Phillips said, is taking the fi eld expect-ing to win. “We know it’s a progression,” he said. “We know it’s not going to hap-pen overnight.”
A once proud Austin-East program put the brakes on a 0-5 start to 2014 with a 27-21, come-from-behind win over Chattanooga Brainerd last Friday. In doing so, the Roadrunners not only broke in a new quarterback, fresh-man Sidarius Jackson, Phil-lips’ nephew, but also Phil-lips revamped the offense to fi t with where he wants Austin-East to be a year from now.
“Anytime you’re putting a freshman in his fi rst live action in a varsity game, you’re concerned,” Phillips said, “but I had confi dence in him.”
With starter Darius
Action Jackson: Freshman QB shows no fear, provides lift for A-E
Stefan Cooper
Harper, a tall, strong-armed passer out with an ankle in-jury, Phillips also shifted the offense from pass-fi rst to more of a read-option to better suit Jackson.
“We’ve always known we need to start running the ball,” he said, “but I would have liked to wait another year or two. Sometimes, you just have to pull the trigger.”
Friday, the Roadrunners take on Gatlinburg-Pitt-man.
Records: Gatlinburg-Pittman (4-2, 1-1 District 3AA), Austin-East (1-5, 0-2)
Last meeting: 2013 – Gatlinburg-Pittman 32, Austin-East 15
The offenses: The Roadrunners have shifted more to a read option with
Harper still out with the ankle injury. The Highland-ers line up in the pro-I and “come right at you,” Phillips said.
The defenses: Gatlin-burg-Pittman relies on a 4-4, Austin-East multiple looks.
The Breakdown: The Highlanders run the ball, and they do it well. Thing is, the Roadrunners are likely still more run-oriented without Harper. Just don’t sleep on Jackson in the passing game.
The confi dent freshman delivered the game-winner last week to receiver Dia-mond Cowan to complete a comeback from 21-7 down at the half. Shahada Parker punched in for a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Roadrunners. Keep an eye on Dionte Porter. The double-duty offensive/de-fensive lineman is the soul of the Roadrunners. They go the way he goes.
In last week’s win over
Brainerd, Porter had three sacks on defense and threw the key block that gave Jack-son time to fi nd Cowan for the winner.
Why this one in-trigues: Austin-East really needs this one, and, when you look at the Roadrun-ners’ season to date, it’s a program on the rise. Gatlin-burg-Pittman fi nished 9-3 last season and reached the second round of the play-offs.
“It’s going to come down to who wants it more, who wants to win,” Phillips said. “I’ve always thought we had the chance to do some of the things the Alcoas, the Maryvilles and the Fultons have done. We’ve got a really good freshman class. We’ve got a really good sophomore class. Our main thing is to build this program back to that level.”
A freshman that comes through in his very fi rst start, in his fi rst varsity game, is a great beginning.
They call themselves the “Catholic
Crazy Corner.” The Fighting Irish fans
explained the tiger mascot saying,
“What do you want? We’re crazy!”
Morgan Briggs is having a memorable senior year at Knoxville
Catholic High School. She’s the 2014 Home Coming Queen.
Escorted by her father, the young lady was truly regal at last
week’s football game against Hardin Valley Academy. Catholic
continued its win streak with a 38-0 shutout.
Freshman cheerleader Katelyn Rimmer dominates the Knoxville
Catholic High School spirit rock on behalf of the Hardin Valley Hawks.
SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tourna-
ment to benefi t the
Central High School
Softball program will
be Saturday, Oct. 18,
at Whittle Springs Golf
Course. Format: four-
man scramble. Registra-
tion fee: $240 per team
of four, which includes
green fee, cart and
catered lunch. Registra-
tion: 7:30 a.m.; shotgun
start: 8:30 a.m. Info:
Brent Walker, 237-6507.
Halloween
came early
to Catholic
High School
as some fans
from Hardin
Valley Acad-
emy got into
the spirit of
the evening.
Go, Hawks!
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THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT 18Reservations open for Hoot ’N Holler Autumn
Express steam trains events. Schedule: 9:45 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18; 1 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Departure: new depot, 2560 Univer-sity Commons Way, in the University Commons Plaza. Info/reservations: www.ThreeRiversRambler.com.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27Deadline for membership applications to
Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying process: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1Classes in Olympic fencing, Medieval longsword,
Renaissance rapier, and Victorian military saber are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Visitors welcome; fi rst lesson free. Info: 321-1214, email [email protected], or drop in.
Bowling tournaments, Strike and Spare Fam-ily Bowl, 213 Hayfi eld Road. Handicap tournaments, 9 p.m., must have handicap, $100 per team; Midnight Fun Tournament, teams of 4, $100 per team. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Proceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com.
Deadline to register for “Using Scratchboard to Create Lifelike Natural History Illustrations” work-shop to be held 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the UT McClung Museum. Cost: $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers; includes materials and refreshments. Info: Debbie Woodiel, [email protected] or 974-2144.
Pellissippi State Hispanic Heritage celebra-tion, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Goins Building College Center on the Hardin Valley Campus. Free and open to public. Info: 694-6400.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2 “A Few of Our Favorite Things” faculty re-
cital, 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400
Gator Hator Parties at participating bars and restaurants. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Pro-ceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Info: www.gatorhator.com. List of parties/info: www.gatorhator.com.
Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Movie:
“Parkland.” Free to the public. Info: 329-8892.Square Dancing On The Square, 7 p.m., Bill
Lyons Pavilion on Market Square. Featuring the Helgramites, a fi ve-piece old-time string band, and a local caller from the Laurel Theater. Free. Info: www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 2-4Ivan Racheff House and Gardens bulb sale, 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1943 Tennessee Ave. “Bulb Sale Café” will be open 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday featuring soups, sandwiches and desserts. Proceeds go to mainte-nance and beautifi cation of grounds. Info: Janet Oakes, 675-1958, or Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 2-19William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker,” Clar-
ence Brown Theatre mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Info: 974-5161 or http://clarencebrowntheatre.com/.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3Scott Miller in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater,
1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $18. Info: 522-5851 or [email protected].
Opening reception: “Transformation: New Works by Gallery Artists, Old & New,” 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. Artists: Ashley Addair, Chad Airhart, Donna Conliffe, Brad Robertson, Henry Callahan, Leslie Dyas and Catherine Gibbs. Info: 200-4452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com.
Opening reception: “Tennessee Watercolor Soci-ety’s 2014 Traveling Exhibition,” 5-9 p.m., Balcony gal-lery of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Complimen-tary hors d’oeuvres; live music and dance performances. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.
Golf Tournament to benefi t the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation, hosted by the North Knoxville Ro-tary, 1 p.m., Three Ridges Golf Course. Entry fee or hole sponsorship, $100.
The CrumbSnatchers in concert, 10 p.m., Lati-tude 35, 16 Market Square. Part of “Gator Hator Week” events. Proceeds benefi t The Love Kitchen. Presented by the Scarecrow Foundation. Info: www.gatorhator.com.
Opening reception for “The Fall Juried Show: 40th Anniversary” exhibition by Tennessee Artists Associa-tion, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Exhibit will continue through Saturday, Nov. 1. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.
First Friday Spooktacular, 6-10 p.m., Paulk+Co. gallery, 510 Williams St. Costumes encouraged. Spon-sored by Sundress Academy for the Arts, Trail of Doom and the Knoxville Horror Festival.
“The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel,” 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre. KSO Pops Series. Tickets: 291-3310.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby double-
header, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Brawlers vs Star City Roller Girls; All Stars vs Red River Sirens. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Tickets available at Coliseum box offi ce, team members and team website. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.
“Experience our Cherokee Heritage” tour with Native American Expert Randy McGinnis. Of-fered by Cades Cove Heritage Tours. Reservations limited. Cost: $100 per person. Info/reservations: Don
Alexander, 448-8838. Pancake breakfast fundraiser, 8-10 a.m., Texas
Roadhouse in Turkey Creek. Hosted by Farragut High School ROTC.
Auditions for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking 1 boy, 3 girls ages 7-12 and 2 adult women ages 35-55. Auditions by appointment. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490.
Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Pet Smart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Molly Moore, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
Fold3 In Detail, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Learn how to access military records, pension records, city directories, homestead, naturalization, early passports, native Americans. Preregistration and a valid email address required. Info: 215-8809.
Life 101: Circuit Training for Teens, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Instruc-tor: Andrew Freeman, YMCA. Info: 215-8750.
SUNDAY, OCT. 5Community Fall Festival, 4-6 p.m., Ebenezer
UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Live music, games, food, hayrides, candy, dunk tank. Event is free except for dunk tank. Dunk tank proceeds go to Magnolia Avenue Food Pantry ministry. Bring nonperishable food items for food pantry. Info: 691-8330.
MONDAY, OCT. 6 Ossoli Circle meeting, 9:45 a.m., Ossoli Club-
house, 2511 Kingston Pike. Lunch follows programs. Visitors welcome. Info: Cheryl Smith, 539-1721.
Auditions for “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” to be presented by the WordPlayers. Seeking 1 boy, 3 girls ages 7-12 and 2 adult women ages 35-55. Audi-tions by appointment. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490.
UT McClung Museum to be featured on “Antiques Roadshow,” 8 p.m., airing on East Tennessee PBS. Featuring footage from the show’s visit to Knoxville in July.
Opening of Pellissippi State Faculty Art Exhibit, Bagwell Center for Media and Art on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Oct. 24 Info: www.pstcc.edu/arts or 694-6400.
TUESDAY, OCT. 7UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-
ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.
Health Awareness Seminar Day, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Topics: 10:15 a.m., “Heart Health – How it Works and How to prevent Heart Disease”; 3:15 p.m., “Is it Alzheimer’s – Understanding the Warning Signs.” Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
Day-trip to Harrah’s Casino, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Roundtrip fare: $30. Info: Frankie or Jim Hicks, 525-1475.
Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/to preregister: 215-8700.
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Paint. 4 BR, 2 BA, 2950 sq. ft. home. Farragut schools.
privacy fence. $307,000.
865-223-3456.
Cemetery Lots 49NEW BOOKWALTER
CEMETERY, 4 lots, $1500 ea/negot. 865-546-6947
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Apts - Unfurnished 71ELDER APTS NORTH 1 BR, Ftn City/Inskip Newly remod. Quiet, priv., no pets, non-
smoking, $450. 522-4133.
KARNS AREA, 1 or 2BR, stove, refrig., DW, disp., 1 1/2 & 2.5 BA, no pets. $600-$800. 865-691-8822; 660-3584.
Apts - Furnished 72WALBROOK STUDIOS
251-3607 $140 weekly. Discount
avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic
Cable. No Lse.
Duplexes 73FARRAGUT AREA
2BR, 1.5BA, townhouse laundry room, family
neighborhood , $695 mo, $250 dep, 1 yr lse.
216-5736 or 694-8414.
Houses - Unfurnished 742BR, LR, DR, kit. w/ stove & refrig., deck, central loc. Conv. to UT, $650 mo. $650
dep. 865-688-7088 or 865-748-3109.
Houses - Unfurnished 74Farragut Guest House
Beautiful spacious 1200 SF lg BR, walk in closet, pool, quiet, all util. furn. incl cable,
no smoke or pets. Refs req'd. $595 mo. $200 dep. 865-661-2691
I-75 & EMORY RD. in Ghiradelli Place, 4BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., lrg.
yard w/deck, all appls, refrig, range, micro-
wave, DW, great schools. $1175. Lydia 865-804-6012 ***Web ID# 466543***
Manf’d Homes - Sale 85I BUY OLDER
MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK.
865-384-5643
Trucking Opportunities 106DRIVERS: CDL-A. Average $52,000 per
yr+. Ex Home Time + Weekends. Monthly Bonuses up
to $650. 5,000w APU's for YOUR
Comfort + E-Logs. Excellent Benefits.
100% no touch. 877-704-3773
DRIVERS, CDL-A: Home EVERY Week-
end! ALL Loaded/ Empty Miles Paid!
Dedicated Southeast! Or Walk Away Lease,
No Money Down. 1-855-747-6426
Construction 112aLONG-TERM GENL
layborers needed asap on drill rigs.travel &valid driver lic. req'd.pay DOE 4376298 or 9220557.
Part Time 123cutomer service
rep/delivery driver needed for coin laundry. mon-wed 7:30a-4:30p. good driving record. 8656893933.
Dogs 141BORDER COLLIE
Pups, 1 M, 3 F, blk. & white, 9 wks. old, ABCA reg. $300. Call 865-898-0778.
BOXER PUPPIES, AKC or CKC reg. 8 wks, 1st S&W Tails and dew claws cut. $500 each. Clinton, TN (approx 20 miles N of Knox) 865-457-5300
***Web ID# 469345***
Dogs 141CHIAHUAHUA, 5 mo old fem., 2 - 2 1/2 lbs,
white, $225. 865-936-7298
CHIHUAHUA Puppies Small, shots & wormed.
$150 each. 865-932-2333
***Web ID# 467312***
GOLDENDOODLE PUPS, F1, $700.
KyCountryDoodles.com 270-585-0217.
***Web ID# 469229***
Lab Puppies, AKC reg, 9 wks old, 1st shots & wormed, 1 choc M $450, 2 blk M $400. 423-465-0594
SIBERIAN HUSKY AKC pups. Shots. Health Guar. Champ. Lines. $600. 865-256-2763.
***Web ID# 468979***
YORKIE beautiful AKC puppy, fem. Ready. Americus (Ame) was born 7/4. 865-661-0095
YORKIES AKC, Ch. lns, quality M & F, H Guar. Great prices. Phone 865-591-7220
Horses 1432006 WW alum. 4 horse trailer, extra lrg. tack rm, AC, elec. exc. cond. $11,000 obo. 865-363-5582 ***Web ID# 465569***
HORSE BOARDING Crosstie Stables
865-932-6643; 201-7832
Free Pets 145
ADOPT! Looking for an addi-tion to the family?
Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for
Knoxville & Knox County.
Call 215-6599 or visit
knoxpets.org
Building Materials 18896 pcs. Alum-galv.
roofing 20'L, galvanized, 40 pcs., 20 ft long,
25 pcs. of barge truss 20' L, 15 pcs 30'L, 6
pcs. 45'L. 865-803-3633.
LARGE OLD BARN. Wood for sale, (still
standing) make offer. Call 865-803-3015.
Lawn-Garden Equip. 190JOHN DEERE 110
Riding mower 1973, good cond. $900. Call 865-680-3717.
JOHN DEERE 318 Hydrostatic, 50"
hydraulic deck, 18HP, pwr. steering., good
cond. $1500. 865-257-8672
Shop Tools-Engines 194Homelite Generator,
4400 W, elec. start, B & S eng. 8 HP. $550. 865-380-6591
Household Furn. 204(2) 15 DRAWER solid
wood cabinets, ideal for scrapbooking or crafts, fishing or tools. 61x23.5x24. $275 ea. Phone 865-984-7388; 865-567-0176
Custom Made Sectional Sofa, new 3K, asking
$375. 2 white Bar Stools, $35. Lg. china cabinet,
$395. 865-803-8590. ***Web ID# 467514***
DINING TABLE w/4 leaves, pads, 6 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, lg. china cab. $1095. Blue sofa bed, exc. cond. $300. 865-582-5439
Pool Table, $75. Ping Pong Table, $50 Sec. Sofa, $50. Dresser, $50. File Cab. $15. 865-414-2178
SOFA, dark gold w/red & green threads, 82" L, $200. Lt. beige recliner, $60. Cash. 688-1510.
SOLID OAK pedestal dining rm suite, 2 captain & 4 reg. chairs, 2 leaves, 3 matching bar stools. $650/bo. 865-591-0490
Household Appliances 204a
GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty 865-851-9053 2001 E. Magnolia Ave.
Exercise Equipment 208EXERCISE BIKE, recumbent style, never used, $175.
Gatlingburg 865-436-7519
Nustep Mod. 4000 Exer-cise machine. Exc. cond. Pd $1000. $1500. 865-457-4955
Exercise Equipment 208PRO-FORM 850 Ellipti-
cal Exercise Bike. Never used. $175. Farragut. 865-966-4019
Sewing Machines 211HORN Of America
Quilters Dream Cabinet with hinged
drop leaf cutting table, removable drawer
extension platform & storage caddy. $450.
Call 865-483-7032.
Collectibles 213COOPER TIRES
Sign, undated. 45"x30" Mint. $165. 865-332-0036 Len. Cty
Diecast Nascar Haulers. Winross, Peachstate. Still in box. $20 ea. 865-951-5605
Hummel Figurines All sizes,
starting at $100 865-675-7801
Coins 214RARE COINS & SILVER FOR
SALE. RICK, 865-983-7200.
Antiques 216Antique Jenny Lind
twin bed, exc. cond. New matt. / sprngs, white chenille bed-spread. $350. 865-688-2505
Medical Supplies 219Jazzy Elite power
wheel chair w/leg rest. Harmar Univ. lift, used 2 hrs. $2500/bo. 865-591-0490
Wanted To Buy 222BUYING COMIC
books, small or lg. collections. Phone 865-368-7499
Boats Motors 23214' Aluminum flat bot-
tom boat & trailer w/50 HP troll. mtr. $500. 865-966-2527
1995 PONTOON / Trlr, pleasure/fishing. 40 HP / great cond. $4900/bo. 865-483-0995
***Web ID# 466352***
Crest II 22' Pontoon, rear entry, 90 HP, runs/looks great, $13,200. 423-869-4548
Boats Motors 23224' SKIPPER Craft
fiberglass Pontoon boat, 115 HP O/B Johnson, PT&T, 18 hrs since total re-build, motor perfect, boat needs a little TLC, 1st $3,000 cash firm. 865-363-8077
REGAL 1996 Ventura SE 8.3, 28', w/trlr, immac., seats 10, Book value. $16,500. Water toys incl. $13,500. Must Sell. 865-719-4295
Campers 235Dutchman Camper,
Older But very neat on leased Norris lakefront lot. Great getaway. $7900. 423-368-7901
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Motor Homes 2372013 COACHMAN
Freelander 19' Class C, 5K mi, loaded, exc cond, sleeps 5, 5.4L gas eng., $49,000.
865-483-0896
Coachman Sport 2003, Class C, 21', sleeps 6, new tires, mic., refg, stove, 42,297 miles, $21,500. 865-689-2229
Motorcycles 238Harley Davidson 2009 Sportster Custom, Screamin Eagle pipes, less than 9K mi, gar. kept, $5600 negotiable. 423-505-9883; 865-247-4414 ***Web ID# 466462***
HARLEY DAVIDSON Ultra Classic 2009, $4500 in upgrades. 1200 mi.
Better than new. $15,800. 423-404-2862.
HD ROAD King Classic 2003, black, 21k miles -- $11,900. Must See. Call for details 865-603-2806.
HONDA SCOOTER 2011, 125CC, white,
less than 100 mi., like new. $2500. 865-567-4671
HONDA SHADOW 2008, red, 750cc, 3K mi, Call 865-254-7905 for info.
Autos Wanted 253
PAYING UP TO $600!!
FOR JUNK CARS And also Buying
Scrap Metal, Aluminum Wheels & Batteries. 865-208-9164
Utility Trailers 255BIG TEX Trailer, 5x10,
heavy duty w/drop gate, good cond. $600. 865-966-2527
HEAVY DUTY 16'x6'10", good tires, solid floor, $1799. 865-475-1182
Vans 256HONDA ODYSSEY 2004, Handicap Van,
w/Ralley elec. scooter & lift, new tires & trans. $4495 obo. 865-365-1139
Trucks 257CHEVROLET 1993, 2
dr., good condition. AT, $2000. Phone 865-680-9443.
Dodge Hemi 2006, Thunder Road pkg, 4x4, red, adult owned, no off road, mostly in storage, like new, 17,500 mi, $16,900 obo. 865-805-3050
4 Wheel Drive 258FORD F150 XLT 1992, 1 ownr, 96k mi, reg cab
short bed, V8 302, auto, red, alum. whls,
chromed, all pwr, Michelins, step bars, bed rails, new LED driving lights. Must see! Cherry, Like new, $7500 or b.o.
865-705-8886.
GMC 2003, 2500 HD crew cab, Duramax, Allison, Sierra SLT, 4x4, loaded, 1 owner, 110k mi, $21,500/b.o. 865-640-8709
Comm Trucks Buses 259USED COMMERCIAL
TRUCKS All types of Class 7 & 8 Heavy Duty Trucks. Daycabs _ Sleepers -
Box Trucks Knoxville's Largest
Used Truck Inventory Warranties & Financing Available. Call Skip Hicks 865-776-0147
Antiques Classics 260FORD 1927 Model T
Coupe restored, $12,000. 865-986-4868 or 901-483-3840
***Web ID# 463558***
GMC SIERRA 1984, V8, AT, air, low
miles, new wheels & tires, LB, very nice. $5500. 865-643-7103.
Sport Utility 261BMW 2004 X3, great shape, still in warr.
Fully loaded. 183k mi, $6300. 865-384-9764
Ford Expedition '04, Eddie Bauer runs/looks great, 130K, too many cars, $7,000; 591-4200
GMC ACADIA 2008, 94K mi., white ext, blk lthr int., sunrf, mnrf, dvd player, new tires, AWD/ SLT model, loaded, $15,900. 865-548-5799.
***Web ID# 465559***
HONDA CRV 2002, AT, 4WD, 260K mi., runs good, $4000 obo. 865-898-2105; 966-0864.
HONDA CRV 2011, 4 WD, AT, 36k mi, ABS, full pwr, traction cont. $16,800. 865-382-0365.
Nissan Murano 2007, SL AWD, V6, lthr int., sunroof, Bose chngr, $11,500. 865-661-8473
***Web ID# 468370***
Imports 262BMW 2013 328i Hardtop conv.
Like new. 9K mi. $29,900. 423-295-5393
BMW X3 3.0, 2004, AT, all maint. records. 134k mi., $8495. Phone 865-368-7499
Honda Civic 2011, 31k mi, under warr. Great cond. Take over pmnts. 865-214-4142
HONDA CIVIC Hybrid 2010, 45K mi., blue, outstanding cond.
$14,000. 865-216-9834. ***Web ID# 469588*** HYUNDAI GENESIS
COUPE 2013 2.0T, excellent cond.
$20.5k or b.o. 865-693-5611.
SATURN RELAY Mini Van 2005, video, parking sensor, sliding
doors, cass., perf. cond. white, econ. $6100. $1000 below retail. 703-501-0175
***Web ID# 469296***
VOLVO S80 2001, 4 dr., exc. cond., white, new trans. Good tires. $4800. 865-680-9443
Sports 264CORVETTE 1986,
350/240 HP, ruby red/ sharp, good condition /
runs well, extra's included. Garage kept,
must sell, sacrifice for $7500. 865-805-8510. ***Web ID# 463514***
Domestic 265DODGE Caliber 2008,
perf. cond. Econ. $6500/bo. $1000 below KBB. 703-501-0175
***Web ID# 469295***
DODGE Magnum RT 2005 Wagon, 1 owner,
92K mi., lthr, Alloy whls. newer Michelins.
$8500 obo. 865-705-0760.
MUSTANG Convertible 2004, 40th Anniv. Spec. Ed. V6, AT, 75k mi. Beautiful. $7800. 703-501-0175
***Web ID# 468862***
Childcare 316FOX ROAD DAY-
CARE. 145 fox rd. 8655390033 "where your child is always a top fox". enrolling ages 3-5. safe, se-cure & clean env. for your child. offer pos. experiences relevant to child's needs. stimulating, carefully planned act. will encourage child to learn while having fun. state lisenced 3 star facil-ity.
Flooring 330
CERAMIC TILE in-stallation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328
Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER
SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.
Painting / Wallpaper 344Powell's Painting &
Remodeling - Resi-dential & Commercial. Free Estimates. 865-771-0609
Tree Service 357KING'S TREE
Works.Lisenced&insured.8659731794
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