IN THIS ISSUE

District Gov visits Knox North Lions

The Knox North Lions Club welcomed District Gov. Mike McDonough to its September meeting last week. McDonough said his dream for District 12-N is to reach new heights in membership, charitable dona-tions and leadership develop-ment during the next year.

➤ See Cindy Taylor’s story on A-3

Saturday shrineIt is “Saturday Shrines –

College Football’s Most Hal-lowed Grounds.” The dust cover is Shields-Watkins Field and a packed Neyland Stadium.

➤ See Marvin West’s story on A-6

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By Cindy Taylor The fi nishing touches are being

put on the new Food City on Clin-ton Highway in Powell before the grand opening Sept. 25. Manager Terri Gilbert is working hard to get everything in place, but she is also excited.

“My favorite thing has to be the salad bar,” said Gilbert. “It is made fresh daily and is open from 10

a.m.-8 p.m. every day. In talking to the community this is what they are most excited about.”

The bar is located close to the front door to make grabbing a quick lunch easier than ever.

The new location will employ 200 people, an addition of 116 new jobs. The store will feature a full-service bakery and deli, with an expanded hot bar and a daily spe-

cial offering something free with the purchase of a pizza.

One addition that will make healthy options easy to fi nd is an aisle featuring food for healthy liv-ing and gluten-free items. For add-ed convenience the store will offer a drive-thru pharmacy, in-store bank and a Food City Gas N’ Go.

During opening week the store will present school bucks checks

and a check to Powell High School for the schools’ IPAD project.

The store will hold a fl ag-rais-ing ceremony and open at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Sept. 25. There will be lots of free goodies, specials and prizes. Hours will be 6 a.m.-midnight. The new store is located on the new section of Emory Road just off Clinton Hwy.

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Food City Powell store manager

Terri Gilbert Photo by Cindy Taylor

Miracle MakerMany schools have strong

traditions in sports programs or academics. At Fulton High School, the Falcons are consis-tently noted for their football prowess.

But there’s another vener-able tradition at Fulton, one that has set the school apart for more than 60 years: WKCS 91.1 FM.

Russell Mayes knows a lot about the history and signifi -cance of WKCS, the only high school radio station in the county.

➤ See Betsy Pickle’s story on A-9

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Speak up or shut upKnox County Schools will

hold a series of community meetings to learn what’s good, what’s not and what’s next for the school system. All are open and begin at 6 p.m.:

Oct. 3 – South-Doyle Middle School (3900 Decatur Road):

Oct. 7 – Carter Middle School (204 North Carter School Road)

Oct. 15 – Farragut High School (11237 Kingston Pike)

Oct. 21 – Karns High School (2710 Byington-Solway Road)

Oct. 24 – Halls Elementary (7502 Andersonville Pike)

Oct. 29 – Austin-East Mag-net High School (2800 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue)

Child care and light refresh-ments will be provided. Info: knoxschools2020.org/.

Commissioner’s Night Out

Knox County Commis-sioner R. Larry Smith will hold Commissioner’s Night Out 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Halls Senior Center on Crippen Road. County depart-ment heads will be present to address codes, police, water, roads and other constituent concerns. Info: 922-5433.

To page A-4

By Cindy TaylorFrom the community

prayer box sitting by the road to donated designer clothes at great prices on the inside, you know you are seeing a different kind of church.

Warren Biddle and wife Marie founded Beaver-creek Christian Fellowship Church, a nondenomina-tional congregation, in 2005. He and Marie have been married 44 years and truly have a heart for serv-ing the community.

“The focus of our church is not on numbers,” he said. “It’s about meet-ing the needs of others and sharing the truth of the gospel.”

The church meets those

needs in many ways. From 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ev-ery Friday and Saturday, the building is converted into a shopping experi-ence for those who need to be frugal. Name-brand clothing can be purchased at unheard-of prices. Fur-niture, toys and tools are also on the tables. Items are donated by others or purchased by the church. The “store” is on wheels and can be rolled away be-hind the scenes for servic-es. Income generated goes to fund Christian ministry work.

Biddle is a third gen-eration farrier, horse trainer and equestrian ex-pert. Horses graze on the grounds behind the church

and church members are often treated to covered wagon rides. The Biddles help make birthday par-ties and special events a bit more affordable for other churches and individuals by offering pony rides and infl atables at a lesser price than a traditional busi-ness.

The church also serves as an intermediary for auto repair. Folks can bring their vehicle to the church and it will be taken to a shop offering an honest, reliable repair. Few people are aware that One Voice Christian Magazine, a free publication, originates from Beavercreek Church.

Beginning in October, Biddle will be offering

The truth will set you free

Cowboy preacher Warren Biddle stands amid rows of dis-

counted designer clothing inside Beavercreek Christian Fel-

lowship Church. Photo by Cindy Taylor

biblical training classes to help attendees “pull the bible apart” using specifi c written tools to translate the Greek and Hebrew original language to mod-

ern-day language. Those interested can call 363-1898.

“Ten percent of what is taught in churches is not in the Bible,” said Biddle.

By Jake Mabe and Sandra ClarkWe asked and you responded. This story touches off a multi-

week series called “Thank you, teacher!” Here’s the deal: Teachers call and talk anonymously – be-cause all who spoke to us are pal-pably fearful about repercussions – about issues facing Knox County Schools.

Due to the tremendous re-sponse, we’re giving you a quick highlight of what we’ve heard and asking quick questions. In the coming weeks, we are going to delve into specifi c issues in depth.

Here’s a sample of what we heard:

A 20-year teacher dislikes the “exit ticket” kids are required to fi ll out – what they have learned today – before leaving class.

Huh? An EXIT ticket? Adds that kids are being

tested way too much, a refrain we heard repeatedly. Another teacher said she administers 62 different tests plus TCAPS. Friday is “test day” and often the students leave school crying, “and I do too.”

Crying?! She gives three tests called

CARE, which are administered individually, and also does weekly CARE tests in reading and spell-ing. She does 12 timed math tests and 8 other math tests.

TCAPS last an entire week.A kindergarten teacher says 1st

grade test results were pushed back to kindergarten teachers for evaluation purposes, even though the kids were disbursed. Now kindergarten kids who cannot read will be tested – one teacher with 20 kids – and wordy ques-tions can’t be explained or even repeated. Evaluations are set for

Thank you, teacher! fall and spring.What’s right? “Fabulous

teachers and principals, all con-cerned about students.” What’s wrong? Over-testing. Said therubric for teacher evaluation has 19 “indicators,” each with 3-8 “de-scriptors.”

One assistant principal frankly admitted not understanding the evaluation language.

A 27-year teacher said there’s too much change, too quickly.

“I don’t have a problem with Common Core, but what they are asking teachers and principals to do is literally impossible.” Sees adisconnect between the schools

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The mind and body are one, but when they’re both fragile, they need specialized care.

At Parkwest Medical Center, senior pa-tients who have both medical and psychologi-cal needs can receive specialized treatment in the 16-bed Senior Behavioral Unit, located in a quiet wing of the hospital.

“The senior behavioral unit is for patients with psychosocial and medical needs, ages 55

and older,” said Rona Wom-ack, nurse manager for the unit.

“Our patients have delir-ium, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, delusions, suicidal ideation and changes in their behaviors,” said Womack. “They also have medical needs. We are staffed with registered nurses and certifi ed nursing assistants to provide

for medical needs, and psychiatrists to help with behavioral needs.”

“We all have a very big heart for these people,” said Dr. Kimberly Quigley, a psy-chiatrist at Parkwest Medical Center, who said that delirium patients (see accompanying article), are among the most frequent patients in the unit.

“Delirium patients are very diffi cult to place institution-ally. At the Behavioral Health

Unit, we can often improve their confusion and

get them into a skilled nursing facility or get them stable enough to send them home with caregivers.”

On March 1, the Be-havioral Health Unit at Parkwest became part of Peninsula Hospital, an inpatient mental health and alcohol/drug crisis stabilization hospital in Louisville. Joining forces between medi-cal and psychiatric hospitals means bet-ter care for both body and mind.

“If Peninsula pa-tients have acute and chronic medical needs, we’re better equipped to handle that,” said Womack. “We can easily transfer to a medical fl oor or operating room if necessary.”

Average stays in Parkwest’s Behavioral Health Unit are about a week, said Womack, al-though some people stay 30 to 45 days. For lon-ger stays, there is an active recreational therapy program.

“Recreational therapy gets patients ac-tively involved in exercises and games that help them focus better,” said Womack. “They play Bingo, have movie nights and have other games that get them active. We bring all our patients into the day room so they’re not just

lying in bed all day.”Social workers

and case managers help support patients’families and plan for future care.

“We’re treatingthe whole family dy-namic,” said Womack,“because when you have a loved one whodevelops dementia or other psychosocial problems, it’s very distressing to those families.

“I think we’re sucha great specialty unit.We treat the mental part of it and the med-

ical part, a lot of units aren’t able to do both,”Womack added.

Referrals to the Senior Behavioral Unit at Parkwest are made by a patient’s primary care physician. Admissions are voluntary or by con-sent of a person legally appointed as a power of attorney or conservator over the patient.

“Our nurses are trained to take care of bothmedical and behavioral issues,” said Womack.“When our patients have serious delusions or delirium, our staff recognizes their need forpsychosocial care. We are unique because weoffer that specialty to the community.”

For more information, contact the SeniorBehavioral Unit at 865-373-1745.

Delirium is a sudden onset of confusion, typically after an illness, surgery or prescription or illegal drug use. Patients

with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are more prone to delirium episodes as a result of medication changes.

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surgery or illness, even to the

bathroom or down the hall.

Exercise helps clear confusion.

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anything else he or she needs

to communicate and interact

with people.

■ Remind the patient with visual

and verbal clues about his or

her life. Provide family photos,

calendars, favorite music and

television shows, and familiar

visitors. Ask: What day is it?

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ing forces between medical and psychiatric hos-

pitals means better care for both body and mind.

What started as a routine hip fracture surgery turned into a lon-ger hospital stay with seri-ous complications.

In November 2011, New York Times writer Susan Seliger de-scribed how her 85-year-old moth-er, “lucid and whip smart,” awoke from hip surgery just fi ne but within 24 hours had de-veloped hallucinations and anxiety so severe the staff diagnosed “hospital deliri-um.”

“Things quickly spiraled out of control,” wrote Seliger. “She tried to rip off her oxygen mask and IV tubes. She frantically tugged at the sheets and her skimpy hospital gown. Like the aged Lady Macbeth, she kept saying: ‘We have to clean this up! Clean this mess!’ ”

Delirium is a sudden brain dys-function that affects an estimated 10 to 20 percent of hospital pa-tients and 80 percent of intensive care patients, according to the As-sociation of Critical Care Nurses.

“Delirium can be very sudden, coming on within an hour or days after an illness or medical event,” said Dr. Kimberly Quigley, a psy-chiatrist at Parkwest Medical Center. Delirium most often fol-lows infection, surgery, a drug re-action or drug and alcohol abuse.

“Delirium is just a change in someone’s ability to be aware of their environment because of an acute medical illness,” said Quig-ley. “It’s very scary seeing your family member go through de-lirium. They may talk about green

people running around the room. They may be agitated or pull at their lines and tubes.”

Older adults are especially at risk of delirium because they’re more sensitive to anesthesia and illnesses. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of elderly hospitalized pa-tients experience delirium at some point during their hospital stays.

Delirium can be life threaten-ing, Quigley said.

“If confusion lasts a long time, we may never get them back,” said Quigley. “There’s a 50 percent mortality rate with delirium and

an increased risk of overall de-cline in health.”

Patients with delirium tend to recover poorly from surgery, or they never return to prior health. “The longer they have it, the worse it is as well,” said Quigley. “But if we can identify it from the outset, we can treat it.”

Parkwest Medical Center re-cently set up a “Delirium Team,” an interdisciplinary group of managers and administrators who are working together to pre-vent and treat delirium across the hospital. The hospital also runs a

Senior Behavioral Health unit (see accompanying article), for older patients who need extra help re-covering from delirium and other behavioral issues.

Throughout Parkwest Medi-cal Center, the staff takes steps to prevent delirium in every medical specialty. For example, as patients come out of surgery, the hospital plays soothing music or the sound of running water.

“This calms them and reorients them to night and day,” said Quig-ley. “You can actually cut down on the amount of medications you

have to give people if you soothethem with music.”

Patients are encouraged to getout of bed as soon as possible, be-cause exercise is known to preventand lessen delirium. And painmedications are closely moni-tored, because in many cases theycan make delirium worse.

As for Seliger’s mother, she fi -nally returned to her old self onceshe started physical therapy.

“Delirium is not somethingpsychiatry alone can treat, it’s asystem-wide problem,” said Quig-ley. “Treating it involves everypart of the hospital, occupationaltherapy, physical therapy, nutri-tion, pharmacy, all of these peoplehave come together to treat thewhole person.”

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The Knox North Lions Club welcomed District Gov. Mike McDonough to its September meeting. Mc-Donough said his dream for District 12-N is to reach new heights in member-ship, charitable donations and leadership development during the next year.

“Membership, donations and leadership pool is down but I have a challenge,” said McDonough. “I would like to see every club increase their membership by four to six members, increase dona-tions by $200 over last year and send at least two people to our information forum and district conference.”

McDonough said he is optimistic about Lions in the 12-N district over the next 10-15 years because of the number of retirees hit-ting the streets.

“We will have 10,000 people retiring every day during the next 15 years. We need to fi nd these people and recruit them to join the clubs so they can continue to serve their community.”

Cindy Taylor

Miranda Reseigh brings story time at the Norwood Branch Library to life for Isabella Summers,

2, and sisters Saylor Smith, 3, and Lydia, 2. Isabella’s brother, who is now 9, started attending

Baby Bookworms when he was 2.

Lions 12-N District Gov. Mike McDonough, wife and Lion Jane Raparelli and Knox North Lions

Club president Rick Long (back) display the 2013 winning Lions poster. Photos by Cindy Taylor

District governorvisits Knox North Lions

McDonough displayed the 2012-2013 Lions Club International Peace Poster created by Jenny Park – a 13-year-old from Califor-nia. Park’s poster and theme “Imagine Peace” was cho-sen for its originality, theme portrayal and artistic merit. The poster contest is in its 25th year.

The Knox North Lions meet at 12:30 p.m. each fi rst and third Wednesday at Puleos on Cedar Lane. Info: 512-6147.

■ Norwood littlesEvery Wednesday at 11

a.m., the Norwood Branch Library brings princesses, fairies and frogs to life as three to fi ve year olds gather for story time. Last week, library desk assistant Mi-randa Reseigh began the

session with “Vampirina Ballerina.”

“We read between four and fi ve books each session depending on how restless the kids are,” said Reseigh.

Baby Bookworms (in-fant-2) and their moms meet at the library to listen to stories read by fi rst asstant Karan Dotson on Wednes-days at 10 a.m. The library also holds afterschool story time at 4 p.m. Wednesdays for age 6 to 10.

■ Burchett to hold meeting at Nor-wood Library Knox County Mayor Tim

Burchett will host a con-stituent meeting at the Nor-wood Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. This meeting is open to the public and provides an op-portunity for community members to speak one-on-one with the mayor.

The library is located at 1110 Merchants Drive. Info: 688-2454.Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

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REUNION NOTES ■ The Halls High School Class

of 1978 will celebrate its 35th

reunion at 5 p.m. Saturday,

Sept. 28, with a bonfi re/chili

supper/Petros bar at Greg and

Pam Lester Householder’s

at 8125 Andersonville Pike.

There is no cost but attendees

are asked to bring their own

drinks. Info: 922-3027 or email

blue_skimo@yahoo.com.

■ Beta Sigma Phi Sorority reunion for all former and

present members will be held

2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the

BSP Chapter House, 1411 Arm-

strong Ave. The sorority’s First

Ladies of Knoxville are invited.

Info: Shirley Rouse, 531-1467.

■ The Halls High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50-

year reunion Saturday, Oct.

12, at Bearden Banquet Hall

on Kingston Pike. If you have

not been contacted, call Carol

Rosson Herrell, 922-1424, or

Barbara Mitchell Johnson,

922-7115, for details.

■ Powell High Class of 1963

will hold its 50-year reunion

Saturday, Oct. 12, at Beaver

Brook Golf and Country

Club. The reception begins

at 5 p.m.; buff et dinner and

program at 6; D. J. and danc-

ing 7-10:30 p.m. Cost: $45

per person. All interested

graduates are invited to tour

Powell High School at 4:30

p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, followed

by a gathering at Corvette’s

BBQ and Sports Bar. Info/

reservations: Jacki Davis Kirk,

250-0103, or Sandra Strange

Davis, 382-3742, by Sept. 28.

Parent conference and transition fairThe annual Knox County Schools Parent

Conference and Transition Fair will be held 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Central High School, 5321 Jacksboro Pike. Registration will be open through Friday, Oct. 4, at http://engagement.knoxschools.org.

This event is to help parents become more effective school-home partners to strengthen student academic success.

This year, the parent conference is combined with the Knox County Schools Transition Fair for parents of students with disabilities. Admission is free, and child care for ages 3-11 is provided at no cost with advance registration.

There will be workshops, a session on Common Core State Standards, an ex-hibitor area and a parent resource area. Registration is also available by phone at 594-9524.

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Is Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett really run-ning for U.S. Senator? This writer thinks eventually he will not do so, but Burchett continues to discuss the prospect in terms which suggest a run is possible if not probable.

This column will not deal with whether a U.S. Senate run by Burchett is wise or not. (I am a donor to Sen. Lamar Alexander’s campaign). However, talk of Burchett running has reached the point where those who might want to be county mayor should start listening and taking notes either for 2014 or 2018 when Burchett is term limited.

Burchett running for a second term as county may-or is a very winnable race for him despite opposition from many in the business community. No one has stepped up to take him on from either the Republican or Democratic side nor are they likely to do so.

However, if Burchett runs for U.S. Senate, he would have to abandon a re-election campaign for mayor as a practical matter if not a legal matter. That decision would have to be made by this February for the May county primary in 2014.

So who would run for county mayor if Burchett is no longer seeking a second term? Lots of names come to mind and my listing of them does not indicate a preference.

County Commissioner R. Larry Smith is a threat to many vacancies and county mayor would be no excep-tion.

County Commissioner Mike Hammond who has thought of such a race in the past might run this time.

Would County Commis-sioner Richard Briggs drop his race for state senator to seek the county mayor’s position? Briggs’ senate campaign has failed to pick up steam at this point. In a county mayor’s contest with 3 or 4 candidates, the winner only needs 35 percent of the vote, while in a two-way race for state

senator, the winner needs 50.1 percent of the vote. New County Commission chair Brad Anders may also be a prospect.

Craig Leuthold was thrilled to be the appointed trustee and will seek a full term for trustee. Would County Clerk Foster Arnett, who has considered such a race in the past, reconsider with Burchett out of the picture? Possible. Would new county school board chair Lynne Fugate seek the top county offi ce to promote education?

Dean Rice on Burchett’s staff might take a hard look at it if the boss is running for U.S. Senate. State Reps. Ryan Haynes and Harry Brooks are possibilities. Well-known citizens who could do the job if they held it and who might be encouraged include Republican business owner and education aide to the governor, Randy Boyd, and Legacy Parks director Carol Evans. Both could secure the funding for a county-wide campaign.

Do the Democrats have anyone who could win? Doubtful. Mayor Rogero would not abandon her city job when she seems a strong bet for a second term although it would be a $24,000 a year pay raise for her if she won it. Former county executive Tommy Schumpert has no interest. State Rep. Gloria Johnson would be a prospect, along with former State Rep. Wayne Ritchie. He would appeal to more Republicans than Johnson, but Johnson may want a second term as state rep. Ritchie seems content to practice law, but he would be a viable candi-date if he ran.

■ If Johnson wins a second term as state rep she becomes vested in the legislative retirement plan which gives her a lifetime pension at age 55 of at least $250 a month increasing annually depending on how many years she serves. As a legislator, she does not have to contribute to her legisla-tive retirement while she does have to contribute to her teacher’s retirement as well as social security.

■ State Rep. Joe Armstrong seems happy being the other Democratic state representative and does not aspire to other positions. He is the senior Knox legislator in either party in our 10-member delegation. Bill Dunn is the senior Republican.

Who follows Burchett?

POLITICAL NOTES ■ Third/4th District Democratic Club will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday,

Sept. 24, at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Guest

speaker: state Rep. Gloria Johnson.

Thank you, teacher! From page A-1

and the central offi ce. Adds that so many teach-

ers have submitted retire-ment applications that the state retirement board is telling Knox County teach-ers it will take three months to process the paperwork. Several teachers – young and old – told us they would either retire or leave the profession if they could.

One teacher says princi-pals were told last year that the reason their evaluation scores were so low was be-cause principals have been rating teachers “too high,” and “to do a better job scor-ing the rubric until you im-prove (or else) principals’ scores will continue to be low.” Adds this has caused unintended consequences, such as pitting principals against teachers because of the evaluations. “How can you work together when people are being judged by each other?”

Hmm. We thought these evaluations weren’t sup-posed to be punitive.

Another teacher said her school has lost 5 excellent teachers and a mid-career teacher recently quit because her doctor said the stress of testing was affecting her health. All evaluations are unannounced this year.

One says the handbook for evaluations had spe-cifi c criteria for levels 1, 3 and 5. Not so for 2 and 4. Unverifi ed rumor (suppos-edly from a former admin-istrator back to classroom but still on principal email list) to gear back on evalua-

tions this year as funds are limited.

“It would take Jesus or Dumbledore to score a 5.”

A teacher said Knox County is using a form pre-viously used for disciplinary reasons called a Conference of Concern for those who score a 2 or below.

“The general saying is you are guilty until proven innocent and that you are a poor teacher until you prove otherwise. It’s causing a high level of stress.

“Teachers are afraid. There is pressure. There are repercussions.”

One complained about students evaluating the teachers. One question reads: Does your teacher PUSH you?

This means challenge you academically, but it could mean push you down.

Paging English 101. A teacher says there are

potentially 100 different aspects of a lesson, impos-sible for a teacher to include all in every lesson. Said evaluation rubric has good points, but we rushed into using it, “fl ying the plane while building it.”

One teacher was marked down for clutter in the classroom – materials for an upcoming science lesson. Others were marked down for wasting time between lesson components, passing out papers, etc.

Multiple teachers talked about the diffi culty get-ting kids into special ed, saying these kids lower test scores for the grade – and

the teacher.Lack of planning

time. One teacher said planning time is needed to contact parents, meet with or talk with parents, plan lessons, meet with grade level teachers. Now the time is developed to meeting with “coaches” and “men-tors” and “lead teachers.”

Hmm. We thought PLCs were going to solve that.

Principals are also los-ing planning time. They are so busy with evaluations they have no time to talk.

A middle school related arts teacher says 30 minutes a day have been chewed out of schedule for interven-tion, which fewer than 10 percent of students even need. The rest are put into “enrichment,” which lacks structure and is simply re-quired to be “rigorous and support the Common Core.” The teacher adds, “I teach an enrichment class every day even though I can’t tell you what that is.” Said the related arts time allotment is not uniform countywide. Kids have to split time – get 1/2 as much – art, computer, music, band, phys-ed, etc. “We were told we are not allowed to tell parents that they can say, “I don’t want my kid in an interven-tion class.”

Not allowed? If it’s such a good idea, no one would fear anybody opting out of it.

A 40-year middle school teacher says a sizable ma-jority of teachers, princi-pals and custodians all care about what they do, “do it because they have a calling, because they want to and it’s important to them.”

Adds that most teachers

see attending the superin-tendent’s forums or teach-ers’ meetings as useless. “They may listen, but they aren’t going to change any-thing. That’s the perception, if not the reality.”

A teacher says that the Tennessee Education As-sociation has had to hire an outside law fi rm justto deal with issues in Knox County Schools alone.

A middle school teacher says children are not allowed to enter the building until 7:30. “It doesn’t matter whether you get there at 6 a.m. or 7:28.” Says that a handicapped student who was having trouble standing was told to go back outside. Adds that the principal admonished the teacher for arriving ear-ly to supervise the children.

Was told, “That’s not my job. It’s the parent’s respon-sibility,” and that the teach-er was “breaking the rules” for allowing children in the building before 7:30.

Compare this to Kenneth “Sarge” Pinkney, a former soldier turned educator, who discovered a student hiding in the bushes near his Memphis school’s en-trance at 6 a.m. and started arriving early himself so she could get inside.

“I can retire,” the teacher said. But I just can’t do it.

Says another, “Jim Mc-Intyre is an accountant, not an educator, and he’s tearing Knox County Schools apart.

“We’re not just a number and neither are our kids.”Call Sandra Clark at 661-8777 or Jake

Mabe at 466-6398 to talk about Knox

County Schools. Comments are kept

anonymous. Next week we’ll go in search

of answers.

The pressure cooker has whistled on the stewing battle between Tennova and neighborhood groups.

placement is built.It was a night of high

emotion.Swingle told Council

their vote would be remem-bered. It was a lame threat.

There is an election un-derway right now. Della Vol-pe and Brown have oppo-nents. Both voted no. Grieve and Pavlis are unopposed. Both voted yes. What would have happened had Swingle simply qualifi ed with 25 sig-natures to oppose Grieve? It likely would have meant a loss for Tennova.

Elections matter, and those who care about pre-serving their neighborhoods should fi eld candidates.

In case you want to re-member the vote, here’s the Shopper’s handy guide:

Daniel Brown: “For me, this council has to show leadership. I don’t want to see everything move to West Knoxville. We have to do what’s best for the city.”

Mark Campen: “I can-not support this because of the loss of retail sales and jobs (in North Knoxville). … Seems there’s more interest in profi ts than people.”

Nick Della Volpe:

“This decision has tremen-dous implications and will really affect the center city and the lives of people.”

Duane Grieve: “This is a land use issue.”

Brenda Palmer: “I’m not a cheerleader for Tenno-va or West Hills. It frightens me that we could have a big box store on this property.”

Nick Pavlis: “This is a

tough issue, but it’s a land use issue.”

Finbarr Saunders:“That land will be devel-oped.”

George Wallace: “This is a land use and private property rights issue. ... The developer is willing to set aside 40 percent of the property for a buffer; usu-ally the buffer is 25 feet.”

Tennova wins Middlebrook rezoning

Brown Campen Della Volpe Grieve

Council voted 5-3-1 to rezone 60 acres of the 100-acre Waterhouse farm on Middlebrook Pike to offi ce. The land backs up to West Hills where most of the op-position centered.

Council members Nick Pavlis, Brenda Palmer, Finbarr Saunders, Duane Grieve and George Wallace prevailed. Nick Della Volpe, Daniel Brown and Mark Campen lost. Marshall Stair abstained because his law fi rm represents Tennova.

Rocky Swingle organized the opposition. He present-ed a petition with 699 signa-tures and brought residents from the Oakwood area who will lose their hospital, the former St. Mary’s, once a re-

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Attorney John King has found a way around City Council’s

5-minute rule. He just handed his remarks to Duane Grieve, who

read for more than 30 minutes before the Tennova vote.

■ NPR reports a low favorable rating for Obamacare, but when the

question is posed as the Aff ordable Health Care Act, the percent-

age rises sharply. Maybe the president should change his name to

Barack Aff ordable.

■ Victor Ashe missed the most obvious successor to Tim Burchett.

Stacey Campfi eld followed Burchett into the state House and then

into the state Senate. Can you say Mayor Stacey?

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LAW DOGS | Betty Bean

In real life, those Perry Mason moments when the defense attorney springs a surprise that snatches an innocent from the gallows hardly ever happen. But ev-ery great once in awhile the stars align, and the result can be as dramatic as any-thing on TV.

Knox County Public De-fender Mark Stephens had such a moment early in his career, but what he remem-bers best was how close the people of Tennessee came to condemning an innocent man, and how few people cared.

“My client’s life was ru-ined,” said Stephens, who was sitting on a couch in the Community Law Offi ce in the building he helped de-sign. A framed poster from the Gideon Celebration – a 2003 national gathering held in Knoxville marking the 40th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the land-mark Supreme Court case that established the right of indigent defendants to legal representation – hangs on the wall behind him. Pic-tures of his wife Lynette and daughters Jessica, Lizzy and Madeline cover the far wall. A portrait of John Lennon is off to the side.

A sliver of anger creeps into his voice at the men-tion of his wrongly accused client.

“He struggled for years with residual problems from what happened to him in Knoxville, but we didn’t get a sense of ‘We made a mis-take.’ We got a sense of ‘You got lucky, buddy.’ The lead detective refused to be apol-ogetic, even after the fact.”

Stephens, a Republican elected in 1990, is the only public defender Knox Coun-ty has ever had. He got a call late on a hot summer night in 1992 that a little girl had disappeared and a young man in custody was asking for a lawyer. The FBI was al-ready involved.

Kassie Trimmier was 3½, blonde and lived in Christenberry Heights. Stephens’ client was 19 (14 at the time of the murder, 17 when he was arrested), African-American, lived in Clinton and was known to have a white girlfriend. Kassie had vanished from

Knox County Public Defender Mark Stephens sits on a couch in

the Community Law Offi ce, a building he helped design. The

framed poster behind him is from the Gideon Celebration, a

2003 national gathering held in Knoxville to mark the 40th an-

niversary of Gideon v. Wainright. Photo by Betty Bean

The people’sdefender

the parking lot where she was playing before supper. Her panicked mother called the police, who canvassed the area.

A couple of unrelated wit-nesses came forward sepa-rately saying they’d seen a tall black man yanking a little white girl toward the men’s room at the Inskip ball park. It didn’t look right, so each of them watched for him to walk out. He got into a green car and they both tried to get his license number. Both were one digit off, perhaps because the tag was muddy. Investigators quickly focused on a suspect and brought him in. The witnesses identifi ed him. That’s when Stephens entered the case.

“They wanted to make sure my guy understood that if the girl were still alive his situation would change dramatically. I remember going into the room and telling him I was his lawyer and if there was anything he could do to recover the girl, our situation was going to be a whole lot better.

“He told me ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’”

Later, when Stephens interviewed one of the wit-nesses, he showed her a photo of a black man that he’d found in the case fi le. It

wasn’t his client. “I asked her, ‘What was

it about this person that allowed you to recall his features – skin tone? Hair? Forehead? Nose?’ She took that picture and said ‘Oh, yeah.’ I just let her go. I took all these notes and never did tell her it was the wrong guy. A day later, talking to the male witness, I did the same thing with the same result.”

The woman identifi ed Stephens’ client at the pre-liminary hearing and he be-gan his cross-examination by handing her the picture. She said she was sure.

“It never did dawn on her that the picture and the defendant weren’t the same person,” Stephens said. “At that point, (prosecutor) Da-vid Jennings hit the roof.”

Stephens’ client spent 69 days in custody before a grand jury no-trued his charges. In 1995, construc-tion workers remodeling the building where Kassie had lived found her body wrapped in plastic bags, stuffed into a crawl space above an apartment three doors down. Investigators brought in a 14-year-old Caucasian named John Clark Kearney who’d lived there at the time of the crime and had ridden around with

offi cers during the prelimi-nary search. He confessed, and is still in prison with a release date of 2018.

“We never did know (the identity of) the guy at the ballpark,” Stephens said.

He says this case illus-trates a lot that’s wrong with the criminal justice system.

“Contrast the way de-fense lawyers fact-gather with (methods used by) po-lice and prosecutors. They gather facts consistent with who they think did it. Any fact that promotes the theo-ry that the defendant didn’t do it is wrong. That’s their cocoon. They form judg-ments quickly and they are absolutely right.

“We teach fact-gathering from neutral sources. Fact-

gather as if all facts have equal value. This was just one case where the truth came to light, one case where the fact that the em-peror had no clothes was re-vealed. But it’s not just this one time.”

Knox County was the last in Tennessee to get a pub-lic defender. Blessed with an abundance of lawyers, the local bar opposed get-ting a PD until state Rep. Joe Armstrong took up the cause in 1990. Stephens, who had been a prosecutor in former Attorney General Ed Dossett’s offi ce before entering private practice, was elected and started the job with no money, no offi ce and very little support from Knox County.

“We’ve been chasing our tails since 1990. We were given seven lawyers at a time when Memphis had 70 and Nashville had 30. What we’ve been trying to do since then is play catch-up.”

The passage of a state law requiring counties to give public defenders 75 percent of the amount they give the district attorney allowed Stephens not only to have a functional offi ce but to build the Family Law Offi ce, a beautiful building that refl ects his commitment to holistic law, which cen-ters around getting to root causes of criminal behavior and helps defendants fi nd employment, job training and other essential needs. The building will be paid for ahead of schedule, and he is grateful to former County Executive Tommy Schump-ert and his administrative assistant Molly Pratt for supporting his idea.

Stephens says his philos-ophy is simple.

“I don’t think there is much that separates me from my clients. I reject the notion that I am any better than you or a prosecutor or a judge or any of the people I represent and the system only works when there’s a real adversary to stand up and get results we can have confi dence in.

“I take this term public defender seriously. In my cases, we are litigating what a police offi cer can and can-not do, and I really am de-fending the people from a government that wants to know what you think, what you see, what you hear, what you view.

“The rule of law is what defi nes when that crosses that line.”

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Marvin West

Some readers applaud, a few offer coaching tips, some just say they are out there, ready and waiting for next week. There are occa-sional words of praise, only slightly exaggerated. Sev-eral readers have said thank you for information or en-tertainment on the cheap. They have noticed that in this economic squeeze, the Shopper and its website re-

main free.Now and then, a reader

does something. One sent okra. The latest shock was a handsome gift book.

It is “Saturday Shrines – College Football’s Most Hal-lowed Grounds.”

The Sporting News did the coffee-table ornament a few years ago but it is new to me. The dust cover is Shields-Watkins Field and a packed Neyland Stadium. My fi rst thought was ‘Wow!”

Later, in the fi ne print, I learned there were 16 other dust covers featuring 16 other shrines, so designed to sell more books at $24.95.

The segment about Ten-nessee, starting on page 154, is OK. It touches most of the bases – Gen. Robert R. Neyland, checkerboards, Peyton Manning, Volunteer Navy, memorable moments, winning streaks and a few

paragraphs about the un-forgettable Arkansas game of 1998.

What the book did best was remind me of what we have here and what we too often take for granted.

What we have is one of the greatest arenas in the world, almost perfectly located be-tween the Tennessee River and The Hill, historic cen-ter of campus no matter where it sprawls. There are mountains as a backdrop, a very high-tech video board, more than enough seats for the multitudes, and fancy enclosed quarters for the rich and famous.

The stadium has the best possible name, Neyland, for the godfather who trans-formed routine blocking and tackling into a great success story that became a genuine tradition.

Between 1926 and 1952,

this coach, despite repeated interruptions for military duty, produced 173 victories out of 215 games. He put Vanderbilt in its place and never lost to the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. He was a conservative fundamen-talist in the truest sense and also a visionary who invent-ed little things to make win-ning easier.

From a pick-up rocky beginning, the playing sur-face, through the years, has been nurtured like a golf course, then rudely covered with plastic, then wisely re-stored to natural greenness. The building has been gen-erally maintained, enlarged eight times, enhanced and redecorated. From peak capacity of 104,079, it has been shrunk in favor of more elites and fewer com-moners.

Back in the old days, exu-

berant fans several times stormed the fi eld and tore down goalposts. Last I re-call was mid-September 1998, after the dramatic overtime victory over Flori-da. Some think that was the best game ever at the great ballpark.

So, where is all this stuff going, in praise of readers and the Saturday shrine? If you have never been to Ney-land Stadium, Saturday is a good time to go. The foe is South Alabama of the Sun Belt Conference. It is not to be confused with the real Alabama of national cham-pionship fame.

South Alabama will pro-vide more than necessary competition but won’t cause over-crowded conditions. Tickets will likely be avail-able in the stadium vicin-ity, perhaps at discounted prices. Popcorn and the

UT band, the Pride of the Southland, will be just as good as at main events.

If you go, arrive early and soak up the scene. Re-call whatever you remember from reading “Legends,” the interesting book about the all-time greats. Consider these add-ons: The Volun-teers have won 79 percent of their home games. Eigh-teen old Vols are enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Seventy-two all-Americans have played in orange shirts, one in black, none in gray.

Epic battles have been fi ercely fought on that fi eld. Combatants have endured contusions, knee aches and severe body blows. Blood, sweat and tears have dripped and spilled. Indeed, it is hallowed ground.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

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CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

I’m headed somewhere else with this, but bear with me a moment while I ponder a side issue of the above-quoted Bible verse.

I have read this pas-sage many times, in many translations and many dif-ferent contexts (Bible stud-ies, private devotions, Sun-

It came to passAnd it came to pass, when men began to multiply

on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

(Genesis 6:1-2 KJV)

Nature’s fi rst green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a fl ower, But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf,So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

(“Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Robert Frost)

This, too, shall pass away.(Persian Sufi poets)

day school, to name a few). But until now, I had never stopped to consider one fact. The “sons of God” (read: angels) had noticed the daughters of men because they were “fair.” Presum-ably, those daughters were produced by child-bearing women, right? So why did the angels fail to notice the fair women of that earlier generation? I’m just asking.

The phrase “it came to pass” occurs in the King James Version of the Bible 428 times, by actual count (thank you, Strong’s Con-cordance). The passage quoted above is the fi rst time it appears. Frequently, when I read those words, I am reminded of the old black woman who was asked what her favorite Bible verse was.

She didn’t even have to stop and think about it. She replied, “And it came to pass.” Her questioner, puzzled by her answer, said, “And why is that?”

“Because,” she explained emphatically, “I would hate to think it had come to stay!”

The truth is, as Frost so poetically reminded us, that nothing comes to stay. (Well, maybe rent and tax-es!) Rainbows share their beauty for scant moments. Leaves turn and fall. Great castles fall into ruin. Our loved ones die. We age and realize that our future is now shorter than our past.

So the wise words “This, too, shall pass” are both threat and promise.

On Sept. 30, 1859, Abra-ham Lincoln, in an address before the Wisconsin State

Agricultural Society in Mil-waukee, made this statement:

“It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They pre-sented him the words ‘And this, too, shall pass away.’ How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affl iction!”

From the Sufi poets to our greatest president, the wisdom fl ows in our direc-tion:

Live. Enjoy. Pay atten-tion. Give. Forgive. Forget. Accept. Remember. Abide. Love.

“And the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13: 13 NRSV)

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Food banks ■ Three congregations of the Fountain City Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding a rummage sale 10

a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 28. Everything is being off ered “free”:

clothing, children’s clothing, children’s toys, decorative items and

more. The church is located at 6024 Grove Drive in Fountain City.

■ Bells Campground UMC, 7915 Bells Campground Road, will

host “Shop free Saturday” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.

Women’s, men’s and children’s clothes and shoes will be available.

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food

pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth

Saturday. Info: 922-9412.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave Pike, is accepting

appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info: 938-2611 or leave a

message. Your call will be returned.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane, distributes

free food 10 a.m.-noon each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food boxes

5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Bookwalter UMC off ers One Harvest Food Ministries to the com-

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for women, men and children in the Red Brick Building, 6125 Lacy

Road. Open to the public 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. every second Saturday.

Meetings and classes ■ Central Baptist Church of Fountain City hosts GriefShare, a grief

recovery support group, each week. Info: 688-2421 or www.cbcfc.org.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will off er a new

series of DivorceCare in the church library 6:30-8 p.m. Wednes-

days through mid-December beginning Sept. 25. Cost is $15. Child

care is available by request. Info: 690-1060 or email www.blloyd@

beaverridgeumc.com.

■ Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon meets at noon each Tuesday at

Golden Corral. Info: www.kfl -luncheon.com.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts weekly

“Wednesday Night Dinners and Classes.” Dinner with drink and

dessert: $5 for adults, $3 for children, or $16 for the entire family;

served at 5:45 p.m. Classes and activities available after dinner for

adults, youth and children. Nursery is available for infants upon

request. Dinner reservations/ info: 690-1060.

Beaver Brook Nine Hole Women’s Golf GroupBeaver Brook Nine Hole Women’s Golf Group re-

sults for Sept. 17 (One Best Ball play) are: fi rst place: Carol Henley, Sherry Kelly, Sandy Schonhoff and Loretta Young; second place: Carol McGhee, Susie Schneider, Karen Brown and Sally Crizler. Low putts and Chip-in: Susie Schneider.

By Ashley BakerA ministry about money?For more than 35 years,

Crown Financial Ministry has worked to show that a spiritual life doesn’t end at the church door but needs to be integrated into everyday life. The nonprofi t, which is headquartered in Knoxville for many of its divisions and Atlanta for its global services, has a mission of helping peo-ple and businesses integrate Christian values into busi-ness practices, debt reduc-tion and fi nancial decision-making. They offer economic analysis and advice based on Christian principles.

Shawna Wade is area manager for Crown Finan-cial Ministry, which has its main offi ce on Market Square. She says she works to help people transform their lives in the area of personal fi nance, career and business. Wade says her own personal experi-ences helped her see that there is a fundamental connection between the Christian faith and fi nan-cial matters, which is the lesson she hopes to share with her clients. Crown Fi-nancial counselors work with individuals, churches and businesses, often using the worldwide ministry’s printed and video materi-als, such as Career Direct,

Shawna Wade is area manag-

er for the nonprofi t Crown Fi-

nancial Ministry. Photo submitted

Money matters in spiritual lifeturning point for her. “I was giving it my best effort and was working crazy hours,” she said. “But things weren’t making sense. I realized I was tying my self-worth to how much I was making.”

What she wanted to do was fi nd value in God and not in the amount of money in her bank account, said Wade. “I had to embrace a more bib-lical view of money.”

Wade now uses her ex-perience and the Crown Fi-nancial tools to help others who want to learn how they can serve the world by living God’s design for themselves.

The ministry was found-ed by Larry Burkett in 1976 and is now led by CEO

MoneyLife Financial Study and Financial First Aid.

Wade was working as a mortgage broker when she was robbed of a signifi cant amount of money. It was a

Chuck Bentley, who joined Crown Financial Ministries in 2000. Robert Dickie III, is the president of the ministry.

Crown Financial Minis-tries has served more than two million people and has provided seven mil-lion resources in the United States. These resources have helped 80,000 pastors and 125,000 U.S. churches, 22,000 businesses, 3,300 ministries, as well as 2,150 colleges and schools.

“Freedom to serve the Lord fi nancially as well as spiritually comes when we realize all we have been blessed with is the Lord’s,” says Wade.

By Cindy TaylorRyan Flint has experi-

enced a lot of “new” in his life during the past two years.

He got married, moved to Tennessee and has ac-cepted the minister of mu-sic position at Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

“I just dove right in,” said Flint, a graduate of Liberty University with a degree in worship and church music studies.

He grew up with a father who was in worship min-istry long before Flint was born. This fueled his inter-est in music and his passion for worship.

“I owe being here at 25 years old to the life exem-plifi ed by my dad. He was always an example to me as what I wanted to be as a fa-ther, husband and worship

leader.”The tenor singer always

thought he would leave for a larger church but God had other plans. Beaver Dam Baptist is a bit smaller than his former church and is the second position Flint has held since graduation.

He said he was con-tent with being minister of worship at First Baptist of O’Fallon in Illinois. The op-portunity at Beaver Dam fell into his lap. Eight months after he fi rst heard of the opportunity, he and wife Katie headed to Tennessee. Flint said the former music ministers at Beaver Dam re-ally paved the way.

“Mike Bundon and (in-terim) Angie Cook did a fantastic job of growing the ministry in many ways. I was able to jump in and hit

New Beaver Dam Baptist

Church minister of music

Ryan Flint and his wife, Katie Photo submitted

Flint is new music minsterat Beaver Dam

and Angie were on.”Flint will have the musical

responsibility for the sanc-tuary choir, Next Gen (the student choir) and Silver-tones (the senior choir). His fi rst Sunday at Beaver Dam was Sept. 15, and Flint said everyone was super sweet.

He loves to play basket-ball and said he plays “at” golf. At 25, Flint is one of the youngest music ministers to serve in a permanent posi-tion at the church. Katie has a degree in special educa-tion and plans to seek a po-sition in a public or private school.

“I’m not coming in like a bull in a china shop. Our goal is to continue to de-velop what is already here. What we do is for the Lord. We are simply His vessels to be used.”

the ground running. I plan to continue on the path he

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By Cindy TaylorPowell High School fresh-

man Bailey Lawlor took her artistic talent to the Tennes-see Valley Fair and brought home an honorable mention. Bailey submitted her self-portrait on black paper using a white pencil. This was her fi rst try at a self-portrait.

Art teacher Lee Ann Jen-kins-Freels is pleased with Bailey’s accomplishment.

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presented with an artistic challenge. Winning an hon-orable mention at the fair on a fi rst attempt at a self-

portrait is amazing.”

‘Owed’ to OwenJack Owen was an assis-

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“Mr. Owen came to PMS with me six years ago and was loved and respected by the staff, students and par-ents,” said principal Gary Critselous. “This party was our way of thanking him for the contributions he made.”

War with waterHaving a water balloon

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School to celebrate coupon book sales sounds like a lot of fun, right?

It was war. Sixth, 7th and 8th grad-

ers who had sold at least three coupon books were invited to play by principal Gary Critselous. The com-petition was fi ercer than when selling the books.

Teachers escorted each class out to the temporary volleyball court set up be-hind the school, and Critsel-ous lined up the competi-tors. The goal was to use a sheet to pitch the balloons

into the air, across the net and hopefully beyond the opposing team’s sheet, caus-ing them to miss the catch. More often than not the bal-loons dropped before cross-ing to the other side, many times right on a student.

But that didn’t matter to the kids. The winner was ev-eryone who got to play.

With blue skies, a slight breeze and a good excuse to be out of the classroom, all hailed the water balloon volleyball party as an out-rageous, though wet and messy, success.

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Shopper News Presents Miracle Makers

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(865) 922-4136.

WKCS is the only county high-school

radio stationBy Betsy Pickle

Many schools have strong tradi-tions in sports programs or academ-ics. At Fulton High School, the Fal-cons are consistently noted for their football prowess.

But there’s another venerable tra-dition at Fulton, one that has set the school apart for more than 60 years: WKCS 91.1 FM.

Russell Mayes knows a lot about the history and signifi cance of WKCS, the only high school radio station in the county. The 1995 Ful-ton graduate was on the air as a stu-dent, and he’s now in his 10th year of teaching radio and serving as WKCS general manager.

Radio has been his lifelong pas-sion.

“That was what I wanted to do from the time I was little,” says Mayes. “I wanted to be the next John Ward,” referring to the iconic former play-by-play announcer for UT foot-ball and men’s basketball, known as The Voice of the Vols.

Ironically, as a student Mayes didn’t work on Fulton football broad-casts. He was a team manager and was always focused on the players during games. But he remembers the complicated setup.

“At that time, we didn’t have any way to put football on the air live,” he recalls. “They would record a quar-ter on a cassette tape, and they would run it out of the stadium, and they had a little box that they’d drop out the window of the radio room; it had a string tied to it (to pull it up). We’d be on a one-quarter tape delay.”

He and his classmates learned, “You do whatever it takes to get the job done.”

While attending UT, Mayes changed his major from communica-tions to political science.

“I thought, ‘If radio doesn’t work out, I’ll have something to fall back on,’” he says. He certifi ed to teach world and U.S. history, U.S. government and social studies.

After UT, Mayes worked at a couple of area stations. He took over the radio department at Fulton when beloved former local DJ “Dr. Al Adams” (Allen Johnson) retired after a nearly 30-year stint. Mayes is the sixth teacher and third alum of the program to head WKCS (and the radio classes) since the station went on the air in December 1952 (Fulton opened in 1951).

Throughout its six decades, WKCS has operated under the auspices of English, journalism, audiovisual and vocational classes. It’s now part of the CTE – Career and Technical Edu-cation – program and is the crown

jewel in FulCom, Fulton’s Magnet School of Communications, which incorporates radio/TV broadcasting and production, digital design and imaging, and web design.

“We are in the second year of the magnet program.”

Mayes points out that journalism still plays an important role.

“You have to be able to write. You have to be able to express yourself in any of these fi elds.”

Journalism is essential for the stu-dents who work on the “Flying Fal-con News Show,” which airs at 3:30 p.m. Fridays.

“They interview principals and other students and talk about news and events that are going on in the school.”

Michael Scates, a senior in the advanced broadcasting class and a member of the football team, says “Flying Falcon” has helped him see “what’s going on behind the curtain” at school. For example, the news show

aired a report not just on the fact

that Fulton’s graduation rate improved from

40 percent to 80-plus percent in about fi ve years, but also on

why. One reason, he says:“It’s the 20-teens, and you need

college, and people were fi nally rec-ognizing that,” says Scates.

Students listen to WKCS primar-ily for broadcasts of football and basketball games and informational programming, Scates says.

“When it’s (providing) communi-cation about the school, to the school, that’s when people start paying at-tention,” he says, adding that he’s one of the few who likes the station’s mu-sic format.

Mayes is OK with that. While it

had an adult-contemporary format when he was in school, WKCS in recent years has stuck with oldies ranging from “Crimson and Clover” and “Ride Captain Ride” to “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Losing My Religion.”

“When I fi rst started teaching, we were only on the air from 8:30 to 3:30,” he says. “Really, there was no reason to market toward students because students were in school when we were on the air.

“Over time, we developed the old-ies format, and there was no other radio station that was playing oldies. We found our niche in the market.

“The thing that’s neat is, most of our kids are not coming in here know-ing much about rock and roll music from the past, but they do learn, and they fi nd artists that they like and something that they can relate to, so after their time in here, I think they

become a lot more knowledgeable about the music in this format.

“It’s kind of a paradox, it being a student radio station, but one of the realities of the industry is you’re try-ing to reach the largest audience that you possibly can. And for us, oldies gives us the opportunity to do that. It gives students a chance to be heard in the community; it gives them more exposure by doing that be-cause other stations are doing other types of music.”

WKCS now operates 24/7, with automated programming on nights and weekends except for special events such as last year’s presiden-tial debates, election returns and school board meetings. As Knox County’s only high-school radio sta-tion, WKCS has some serious duties.

“The school system is using us to help get the message out,” says Mayes.

Six decades on the air

Senior Michael Scates works a live shift on WKCS. Photos by Betsy Pickle

At Fulton High’s radio station, WKCS, Adam Diggs works the controls as he

and Tony Gunn, Jonathan Roth and Tripp “Elvis” Carver prerecord a football

pregame show under the supervision of broadcasting teacher Russell Mayes.

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any chronic pain and adjust your body structure if such problems may be keeping you from restful sleep. People under chi-ropractic care frequently experience much greater relaxation and sounder sleep.

Most people fi nd too that regular exer-cise, at least walking, relieves stress and aids in natural sleep. Any vigorous exercise should be performed before the dinner hour. Vigorous exercise can last for several hours.

While attempts to treat sleep disorders through diet alone have proved inconclu-sive, a well balanced diet is essential. Too heavy a meal at night or heavy snacks in the evening can interfere with sleep. Avoid salty or greasy snacks such as corn chips or nuts. Popcorn is fi ne. Some people fi nd that a glass of milk or a dish of corn fl akes or other high protein or high carbohydrate food can make them feel satisfi ed and sleepy.

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Research has shown that the quality of your sleep, how fresh you feel in the morning, depends on how naturally and eas-ily your sleep cycles are al-lowed to occur. Your sleep cycles are made up of two major states, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement

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Major barriers and interruptions of the natural sleep cycles have been found to be:

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They are doing some big things at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, and you can look it up.

Gresser earns Master Teacher status

Pleasant Ridge Elementary fi rst grade teacher Valerie Gresser

works with students Cheveeya Robinson and Paige Branam

during reading time. Photo by Ruth White

The Shopper-News Mir-acle Maker series recently highlighted the fact that every teacher in the school has been trained in Com-mon Core, a teaching style that will be implemented countywide next school year.

The following week it was announced that kin-dergarten teacher Kelli Smith was one of approxi-

RuthWhite

mately 90 teachers nation-wide (and the only in Knox County) to be named as a Master Teacher. Joining Smith in those honors is first grade teacher Valerie Gresser, also a teacher at Pleasant Ridge Elemen-tary.

Gresser has been at Pleasant Ridge for three years and couldn’t be prouder to be part of such a wonderful teaching staff. Led by principal Jessica Birdsong, Gresser credits Birdsong’s attitude for cre-ating the positive environ-ment to learn and grow as educators.

“She sincerely wants us to be the best we can be and makes opportunities for us to grow.”

When Gresser went to college she wanted to study

music and become a band director. While doing an internship in an elemen-tary school, she fell in love with first grade students and changed her major.

“Growth is big in first grade. This is where the magic happens.”

Her passion for students and love for teaching help children in her classroom create strong foundations on which they can build in future years.

In Gresser’s classroom students learn to read and write, but she likes to think of herself as The Great Equalizer. She wants to provide every child, re-gardless of economic sta-tus or family situation, the tools they need to succeed.

“If I can break the cycle and get them to have a suc-cessful life, then I’ve done my job.”

She is also helping oth-ers do their jobs better, too. As a Master Teacher, she will write a lesson plan each teaching day. The plans will be accessed by teachers across the coun-try to help increase their knowledge in each sub-ject they teach. Each les-son plan is geared toward Common Core standards, which have currently been adopted by 45 of the 50 states.

Gresser has a bachelor’s degree in education from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in edu-cation from Northern Ari-zona University, is nation-ally board certified and is an English/Language Arts coach for the state of Ten-nessee for Common Core.

She is also one passion-ate first grade teacher.

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Robbie Norman with a

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Jeremiah Branson and Abby Barker hold a Flag of Honor that bears the names of the 2,996 vic-

tims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Woodmen of the World donated a fl ag for each classroom at

the L&N STEM Academy.

Remembering 9/11

Kenneth Foster looks on as

Faith Harris rings a bell 12

times for the 12 years that have

passed since Sept. 11, 2001.

Kathy Coley, dean of

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L&N STEM Academy, gives

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By Cindy TaylorPowell Florist Gifts and

Interiors may be 50 years old this year, but the design ideas of owner Walta Patt and her staff are timeless.

The exterior invites you to step into another dimen-sion. Once through the door, the past meets the fu-ture with ageless décor.

Patt has owned the busi-ness for 23 years but gives 20-year veteran staff mem-ber Deborah Webb a lot of credit for getting the shop where it is today. Patt even had a special T-shirt made for the birthday celebration naming Webb as a contrib-uting factor in the shop’s success.

“She helped us get where we are today and I couldn’t have done it without her,” said Patt, who was only 16 when she started in fl oral design. “I bought this shop from my sister-in-law and this is all I have ever done.”

Lunch and goodies were served during the two-day “Blowout Birthday Bash” held Sept. 13-14. Custom-

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New customer Wanda Nalley, owner Walta Patt and staff mem-

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Staff members who work in the basement section of the building – Deborah

Webb, Terri Eckel and Cathy Abell – are lovingly known as “The Dungeon Divas.” Jim Nicely is the delivery van driver.

Folks have been shop-ping at the fl orist for years,

and new customers are constantly discovering it. Wanda Nalley attended the open house to look for items to add to some she recently purchased.

“I brought in a vase that

I couldn’t fi nd anything to place in it,” she said. “I was told this was the place to come and indeed it was.”

“We accessorize homes and do custom fl orals,” said Patt. “When our customers want something special, we can go into their homes and create unique items that are just for their taste. We don’t leave until it is exactly per-fect.”

“So many people buy online these days but they don’t always get what they

pay for and they aren’t buy-ing local. We are not cookie cutter. We get to know our customers and cater to their specifi c needs.”

Powell Florist Gifts and Interiors will hold its Holi-day Open House on Oct. 11-12. The building will be fi lled with Thanksgiving and Christmas items. The fl orist is located at 7325 Clinton Hwy. and can be reached online at powellfl o-ristknoxville.net or powell-fl orist.com. Info: 947-6105.

By Rob WebbUT’s Neyland Stadium

becomes a blur of or-ange and white on football Sat-urdays, as does much of East Ten-n e s s e e . Amid that sea of team

colors are Rural/Metro am-bulances that also bear or-ange and white, staffed by paramedics and EMTs ready to assist players and specta-tors in medical emergencies.

For more than two de-cades, Rural/Metro has been the offi cial emergency services provider for the Tennessee football program and the hundreds of thou-sands of Volunteer fans who attend games each season. In addition, Rural/Metro provides emergency medi-cal services for Tennes-see basketball and soccer games, working with Knox-ville’s chapter of the Ameri-can Red Cross, the city of Knoxville Fire Department

and the Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad.

College football players oftentimes have massive bodies, along with the ath-letic attributes of speed and strength. That combination can lead to dangerous and sometimes life-threatening injuries that require treat-ment, equipment and tech-niques different than what is needed for standard EMS calls.

Rural/Metro knows fi rst-hand the extraordinary in-juries that can occur during a football game and how to treat them. At every game, Rural/Metro stations am-bulances at fi eld level and on the outer perimeter of Ney-land Stadium. A mini-am-bulance and Segway scooter are stationed outside the stadium to reach fans mak-ing their way to and from the game or tailgating.

Rural/Metro has state-of-the-art equipment to treat sports medical emergencies, including advanced cardiac monitors and defi brillators, and a critical care ambu-lance stocked with medica-

tions, ventilators and other lifesaving devices.

A new addition is the LUCAS device, a mechani-cal system that delivers standardized chest com-pressions. In the case of cardiac arrest, the device will perform the compres-sions while the paramedic transports the patient to the ambulance. It can take precious time to navigate an injured player off the fi eld or a fan out of the stands. Deploying this device al-lows medical personnel to concentrate on moving the patient quickly and safely, while the heart continues to pump blood.

Key personnel who par-ticipate in sports and spe-cial events at UT undergo a two-day workshop on sports and event management. On a game day Saturday there are more than 100,000 fans packed into Neyland Stadium. Having the right equipment can make all the difference between saving a life and possibly losing one. Rob Webb is Rural/Metro East Tennessee

Division general manager.

Rural/Metro on hand at UT games

Webb

News from Rural/Metro

Nancy Whitaker

Highway Markingsto consolidate

Halls-based Highway Markings Inc. is construct-ing a new facility on May-nardville Highway near the Knox/Union county line. The business is owned by Gary Hibben, president, and his son, Paul Hi bben, vice president and opera-tions manager.

They currently have two locations in this area. The offi ce is located in Corry-ton and the yard for sup-plies and equipment is on Old Maynardville Pike. The new location will be large enough to accommodate all employees and combine both locations.

Highway Markings spe-cializes in the application of refl ective paint and mark-ers. They also install most types of guardrail. Info: w w w.highway markings.com or 922-9229.

Mammograms and moreTennova is making the

process of getting a mammo-gram a little more pleasant this October with some add-ed benefi ts. Special events are planned at Tennova hos-pitals to encourage women to get their recommended screening mammogram.

Schedule your mammo-gram on these dates and enjoy a massage, hand par-affi n dip, chocolate-covered strawberries, refreshments and a gift.

Hours are 8 to 4 at each location. Call 545-7771 to schedule.

Oct. 8 – North Knoxville Medical Center

Oct. 16 – Physicians Re-gional Medical Center (St. Mary’s)

Oct. 22 – Turkey Creek Medical Center

Oct. 24 – Tennova Am-bulatory Care Center South

Pump gas for United WayPilot is opening this year’s

Celebrity Pumpers promo-tion to those willing to pump gas for one hour to ben-efi t United Way. Last year’s event raised $64,950 and in-cluded 73 celebrity pumpers.

During the three-day event, Oct. 7-9, Pilot do-nates 5 cents per gallon of gas sold and 10 cents of ev-ery dollar spent inside of all of its Knoxville-area stores.

Photo ID for veterans Honorably discharged

veterans may now visit any driver services center in the state to obtain a specially

designated veteran driver license or photo identifi ca-tion card.

Veterans must visit a driver services center and present a certifi ed or origi-nal copy of their Depart-ment of Defense form 214 (DD-214), which is also known as discharge papers, to receive the special desig-nation on a driver license or photo ID card.

Building permits7918 Collier Road, Ho-

bart J. Williams, residential demolition and installation of single wide mobile home.

7634 Gibbs Road, Mark Johnston, residential demoli-tion and permit for $200,000 single family dwelling.

7044 Maynardville Pike, Joseph Construction, $300,000 for International House of Pancakes.

Beer BoardUSHop #2, 7106 May-

nardville Highway, appli-cant VA Group Inc.; for-merly Smartserve #1, off premises.

Moe Bonz Corn Pone Tavern, 7715 Clinton High-way, applicant Gregory Donald Farmer, on and off premises; formerly Corn Pone Tavern.

Knox County Beer Board meets 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at City County Building.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Amedisys Hospice off ers free

adult grief support groups

at the following times and

places: Newly bereaved sup-port group meets 1:30 p.m.

every third Monday at Panera

Bread in Fountain City. On-going grief support group

meets 6 p.m. every fourth

Tuesday at Amedisys offi ces,

1420 Dutch Valley Road. Info:

Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Sup-port Group meets 5-6:30 p.m.

each fi rst and third Tuesday in

the UT Hospice offi ce at 2270

Sutherland Ave. A light supper

is served. Info or reservation:

Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279.

■ UT Hospice, serving patients

and families in Knox and 15

surrounding counties, con-

ducts ongoing orientation

sessions for adults (18 and

older) interested in becom-

ing volunteers with the

program. No medical experi-

ence is required. Training is

provided. Info: Penny Sparks,

544-6279.

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TO FRIDAY, OCT. 11Vendors needed for Dante Baptist Church’s

annual craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12; 314 Brown Road. Info: Vivian Baker, 382-3715 or vbaker1058@comcast.net.

TO THURSDAY, OCT. 31Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Trail of Doom

Corn Maze, Oakes Farm. Info: 1-800-532-9594.

MONDAY, SEPT. 23Early Literacy Parent workshop, 6 p.m., Foun-

tain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Explore the six essential skills your child, ages birth to 5 years of age, will need to master before they are able to read. Info: 689-2681.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 23-27 Vacation Bible School program at Adult Day

Services, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Camp’s theme is based on the Jesus Fiesta! VBS program. Info: Kathy Chesney, Adult Day Services, www.tnadultdayservices.com or 745-1626.

MONDAYS, SEPT. 23-NOV. 8 Master Beef Producers Certifi cation class,

6:30 p.m., Union County Senior Center, 298 Main St. Class will also meet on Thursday, Oct. 10. To register: 992-8038.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 24Square dancing classes, 7-9 p.m., the Senior

Center in Maynardville.AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mes-

siah Lutheran Church, 6908 Kingston Pike. Info/regis-tration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, the Norris

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

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New

Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty.org/farmersmarket/index.php.

Cruise Night – all makes, models, years and clubs welcome; 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive, in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. No charge, 50/50 and door prizes. Info: Jill or Blake, 226-7272; Josh or David, 523-9334.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival kicks off

with “Sounds Like Home: A Night of Music from the Cumberlands” bluegrass concert. Gates open 5 p.m.; music starts 6 p.m. Cove Lake State Park, 1 mile off I-75 Exit 134 in Caryville. Info/advance tickets: www. LouieBluie.org.

Deadline for entries to Theodore Roosevelt lookalike contest, part of the Centennial Conserva-tion Expo on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Chilhowee Park. Entries should be submitted via digital photo to conser-vationexpo@cityofknoxville.org with the subject line, “Roosevelt Contest.” Info: www.cityofknoxville.org.

Mayor’s Annual Senior Appreciation Picnic hosted by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Event is free to all Knox County Seniors and includes lunch, live music and a mini-health fair.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, Cove

Lake State Park in Caryville. Cost: $2 per person/$5 per family donation encouraged to help the Campbell Culture Coalition, an all-volunteer nonprofi t community arts organization that puts on the Festival. Info: www.LouieBluie.org.

Church of God at Maynardville’s fundrais-ing car wash, 8 a.m., Auto Zone, 2815 Maynard-ville Highway. Donation of $10 per car appreciated. Proceeds to help with Christmas f loat and annual Christmas play.

Union County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m., front parking lot of Union County High School. Info: 992-8038.

Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 7:30 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Fall festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., New Beginnings Baptist Church, 9315 Rutledge Pike. Concession stand, vendors, games, infl atables for the kids, face painting, car show and more. Info: Shelby Pilant, 719-3308.

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ameri-can Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike. Info/registra-tion: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild monthly meet-ing followed by Sew In, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W Emory Road. Sew In for mem-bers will last until 5:15 p.m.

Family Health & Fitness Day USA at Take Charge Fitness Program housed out of Clinton Physical Therapy Center. Info: 457-8237.

Blaine Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Richland Road in Blaine. Car show, food, plant and crafts vendors, entertainment and more. Proceeds benefi t Little League. Info: 933-1240.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29Old Gray Cemetery’s annual Lantern and

Carriage Tour, 4-7 p.m., 543 North Broadway. Tickets: $10 adults; $5 students; $5 carriage rides. No reservations necessary. Info: 522-1424 or www.oldgraycemetery.org.

Blessing of animals and/or pictures of be-loved animals, 10:30 a.m. worship service centering around the ministry of St. Francis, First Christian Church courtyard, 211 W. Fifth Ave. All welcome.

Greater Knoxville Heart Walk, 2 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Info: Lisa Montgomery, 212-6504 or Lisa.Montgomery@heart.org, or: www.greaterknoxvilleheartwalk.org.

MONDAY, SEPT. 30Free concert, 7:30 p.m., Sam and Sue Mars Per-

forming Arts Center of the Duke Hall of Citizenship on LMU’s main campus in Harrogate. Features the world renowned a cappella vocal ensemble Anonymous 4. Free admission.

Butterfl y Fund Golf Tournament, Fox Den Country Club. Format: 4-person scramble. Tee times: 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Portion of proceeds to benefi ts the hematology/oncology clinic at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. To register: www.butterfl yfund.org.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30-OCT. 2Revival, 7 p.m., Beaver Creek Cumberland Pres-

byterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike. Leading the services: Dr. Perryn Rice, Associate Minister of Plans and Programs at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cookeville. Info: 938-7245.

TUESDAY, OCT. 1Square dancing classes, 7-9 p.m., the Senior

Center in Maynardville.Holiday in the Pacifi c Northwest cooking class,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50 per person. To register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2Knoxville’s Founders Day Luncheon and Ben-

efi t, noon, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Featured speaker: Dr. Carroll Van West, Tennessee’s State Historian. Reservations requested by Sept. 26. Tickets: www.KnoxTIX.com or 523-7543.

THURSDAY, OCT. 3New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New

Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty.org/farmersmarket/index.php.

Free Medicare informational meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Topics include: “What should I do and when should I do it?” “Do you qualify for a Medicare Savings Program such as QMB, SLMB or Medicaid?” “Do you need help with Prescription Drug costs?” Light refreshments provided. To register: 688-4343.

Pajama-Rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, fl annel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: Becky, 947-6210.

Youth Celebration sponsored by iCare Union County for middle and high school students, 6 p.m., Union County High School. Food, testimonies, music and door prizes including iPad, iPod,TVs and more.

THURSDAYS, OCT. 3-NOV. 21Acting for 5th-8th graders offered by the Word-

Players in a Christian environment, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road. Info/reg-istration: 539-2490, wordplayers@comcast.net or www.wordplayers.org.

FRIDAY OCT. 4Benefi t concert for the Volunteer Ministry Cen-

ter featuring singer and songwriter Robinella, 8 p.m., Square Room on Market Square. Info/sponsorship/tick-ets: 524-3926 or www.vmcinc.org.

Sushi 101 cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60 per person. To register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

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Your guide

toReal Estate!Real Estate!

It Has Been In The Family For Over 100 Years and is in the 7th generation of ownership. This phenomenal farm offers 112 acres of great farm land for cattle to graze or to have that garden you always wanted. This is a one-of-a-kind farm you

don’t fi nd this everyday. Included In the farm is a very nice brick rancher home with attached 2-car carport; storage shed. 3 Very nice barns andhay quonset hut, additional 2-car carport , extra well & septic on property. Original home is still located on the property.

3BR & 2BA, carpet fl oors in all rooms except kit has laminate fl ooring, very large BRs with over-sized closets, very nice kit/Dining combo w/island in kitchen, brick wood-burning FP in kit/dining combo. Over-sized laundry w/lots of strg. Sun rm leads out to the 2-car carport att to home w/strg

shed. All the comforts of central H&A, that can be converted easily to propane. Built in 1969. Very nice fenced-in area around house. This inviting farm offers 3 big barns that can be used for just about anything that you could need. 2 automatic waterers for cattle and a quonset hut for hay and feeding also has a squeeze shute that is concreted in.

This picturesque 112 Acres is convenienly located only mins to Lincoln Memorial University & Norris Lake. Quaint views from every point located on the property.

COURT ORDERED AUCTION Saturday October 12 • 10Am

421 Claiborne Ave • Cumberland Gap, TN 37724

ARTHUR COMMUNITY

DIRECTIONS: Hwy 33 North (Maynardville Hwy), To 25E, To Cumberland Gap Pky, Left onto 63W (Scenic West), right onto Arthur Road, 3rd Right Onto Claiborne Ave To Sign On Property. TERMS: Personal property cash day of sale, sold as is, 10%buyers premium. Real Estate: 10% deposit day of sale, sold as is, 10 day period for lead-base paint begins September 10 2013. Sale is exempt from Tennessee residental prop-erty disclosure. Closing 30 days from court approva. The auction of real property shall be pursuant to the rules of the chancery court sales.

This Is One Of The Nicest Farms Located In Claiborne County. The property has a varied elevation with a meandering creek. A great fi nd for recreation or cattle farm.

We are proud to offer at Auction The Francisco Farm

It’s the experience that counts!

NORTH! CONDO! $103,900! Why Pay Rent? Roomy condo in small, one-street S/D - only 18 home sites! 2 master BRs each w/full BA. Spacious vaulted great-

room w/corner FP. Fully-Equipped, eat-in kit w/breakfast bar and breakfast room open to greatroom, Large Deck for entertaining! Conv. to Downtown & West Knoxville, Oak Ridge & Clinton! MLS # 852444

DeborahHill-Hobby207-5587

www.deborahhillhobby.com

HALLS! Regency Heights. $279,900. A remarkable renovation right out of HGTV! Gorgeous

gourmet kit w/trey ceiling, granite tops, S/S appl. inc. wine cooler & SS fridge & gas range, open LR,DR & kit, sep. FR w/brick FP all w/ hrdwd fl rs, huge 29.6x15.6 screened porch, 4 large BRs with W/I closets w/ built-ins, laundry rm on main, new carpet & fresh paint, spacious side-entry 2-car gar, huge, level lot w/shade trees & prof. landscaping & patio ! S/D borders golfcourse @ BBCC - (membership necessary to use). MLS # 861961

KARNS! $164,900 – In the heart of Karns! Mostly Brick Ranch w/fresh int paint & new crpt, 3BR/2BA, gorgeous open ranch plan on

level, fenced lot w/ approx 1622 SF. Covered patio! Great-room w/bayed picture window, brick FP w/gas logs and DR opens to kit w/white cabs, oversized master w/alcove for TV. Master BA has soaking tub and W/I shwr, W/I closet, 3/4 of attic space is fl oored for extra strg, roof and HVAC are 1 year old. Small tucked away S/D just off Oak Ridge Hwy. Short distance to schools. MLS # 854822

NORWOOD! $119,900 Updated, Mostly brick bsmt ranch w/comm pool within walking

distance.Refi nished hdwd fl rs on main, 4BR/2.5BA, new crpt & paint! Sep LR & den on main w/FP, rec room in fi n bsmnt w/BR and full BA down and sep entrance. Laundry room , updated kit w/ tile fl rs, new cabs, tops and appl inc fridge. Huge level fenced backyard. Extra parking! MLS # 860038

Rhonda Vineyard218-1117 It’s the experience that counts!

www.rhondavineyard.com

GIBBS – Beautiful 3.16 acres (level) w/views! All brick rancher w/hdwds, FR + additional den area (23x14), sunroom, roof & H&A (2013). Updated windows, immaculate inside & out. 50x60 heated gar, kit, full BA, laundry, workshop areas. Mostly fenced. $259,900 MLS#856517

< GIBBS – All brick condo, hardwoods in foyer and great room, dining area, cathedral ceilings, pretty FP, 2BRs on main, bonus could be 3rd BR. Covered front & back porches, huge kitchen with S/S appl, walk-in laundry, FHA approved. $139,900 MLS#839430

HALLS/GIBBS – Well-maintained rancher w/level, 1-acre tract. Hdwd fl ooring, updated cabs, LR + den & FP, tiled BA, oversized 2-car gar, (dbl doors), convrete driveway w/lots of turn-a-round space, metal bldg for more car/storage, etc. $114,900 MLS#849693

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