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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY

VOL. 6 NO. 35 A great community newspaper August 27, 2012

Coff ee BreakMeet Dr. Sam Meisler.

experienced veterinarian with excellent pet-side manners, and a true friend of my family, says Theresa Edwards.

Get to know Dr. Meisler over a Coffee Break.

➤ See page A-2

Miracle MakerKids who complete the In-

ternational Baccalaureate (IB) program at West High School might be better equipped to compete in a global economy than any other graduating seniors in Knox County.

But what is IB?

➤ See Wendy Smith’s story on page A-9

XXL opener for UTAs big openers go, this is

size XXL for Derek Dooley, Tyler Bray, the new running attack and the new defense, Marvin West writes.

Opening games are not all the same. Value fl uctuates.

➤ See Marvin’s story on page A-5

Detectives honored by Elks

Knox County Detectives of the Month were honored Aug. 21 at a special dinner hosted by Elks Lodge No. 160.

Captain Jeanette Har-ris of the Family Crisis Unit presented awards to detec-tives Brian Williams and Miranda Spangler for their outstanding service resulting in criminal arrests.

Detectives Joey Cook and Mark Harvey were honored for their work in apprehend-ing thieves and recovering stolen property including items from the break-in of an unmarked officer’s vehicle.

Officer Jeremy McCord also earned the Officer of the Month award.

➤ See Theresa’s story on page A-3

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criminals themselves – rather than law-abiding citizens – pay for the online tools that help both law enforcement and un-suspecting neighbors keep track of what crimes have been com-mitted in what areas.

That’s the case with the two online websites used mutually by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Knoxville Police Depart-ment, the UT Police Department and a few adjoining counties.

Capt. Robert Hubbs, crime analyst and technician with the KCSO, told members of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners that convicted sex offenders are required to regis-ter and pay fees at the Sheriff’s Office. It is those fees that pay for the websites that are made available to the public.

One of the sites is crimere-ports.com. The other is raidson-line.com, which can be accessed through the KCSO website –

knoxsheriff.org. – and is both comprehensive and easy to use.

Not only will it show you a map pinpointing what crimes have occurred in the next county or the next neighborhood, it will show what happened next door.

The map uses symbols and color-coded f lags to track every-thing from traffic stops to homi-cides, shoplifting, vehicle thefts, breaking and entering, burglary, drug and alcohol violations and much more.

It can be programmed to show just one category of crime – theft of a motor vehicle, for example – or it can be programmed to map more than two dozen crimes.

On the website, citizens can sign up for daily, weekly or monthly alerts within a desig-nated radius of a specific ad-dress – home, school or place of business, for instance – and can even select what time each day to receive the alert. The site is updated hourly, but alerts are is-sued only once a day.

Capt. Robert Hubbs of the Knox County Sheriff ’s Offi ce Photo by A. Hart

Capt. Hubbs said other advan-tages of entering the raidsonline website through the KCSO site include being able to access news from the department, lists of the inmate population and other in-formation, including recent ar-rests and details concerning ani-

mal control.The site also allows residents

to anonymously submit tips to the department concerning ac-tual or suspected criminal or il-legal activity.

Info: 215-4329 or robert.hubbs@knoxsheriff.org

Tracking crime

By Theresa EdwardsKarns Fire Department is ex-

panding with a new station to serve the Hardin Valley area. Fire Chief Kenneth Marston said the new station should be completed by November and a the date for a community open house will be announced.

The station is an essential service building, being con-structed to standards far above ordinary buildings. “We want our buildings to withstand any disaster or emergency so that the equipment will be able to re-spond,” said Marston. “The ap-paratus bay is built to withstand earthquakes and tornadoes with up to 125 mph winds.”

The new facility will allow for

better staffi ng, maintenance and development to service the grow-ing area, he said, with a projected life expectancy of 75 years.

Karns Fire Department now has three professional paid drivers and engineers who know how to pump and operate the apparatus. “That guarantees we will have someone who can drive and operate the truck at every emergency,” said Mar-ston. There are also officers at each station to supervise and maintain communications dur-ing fires, Captain Gregory at Station 1 and Captain Oliver at Station 2 (Hardin Valley).

With the addition of this new station and staff, the response time to the Hardin Valley area is

Progress continues on the Hardin Valley Station, with walls being

built around the apparatus bay (engine room). It will be able to

withstand tornadoes and earthquakes, so the equipment will be

available for such disasters.

Fire station comingto Hardin Valley

This drawing shows the Karns Fire Department’s

new Station 2, which is being built at the corner of

Hardin Valley and Campbell Station roads. Land-

scaping will be added. Photo by T. Edwards, Drawing by ar-

chitects Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon, Inc.

decreased by 6-10 minutes. “It is a very valuable resource in the area,” said Marston.

Karns Fire Department is a subscription service, provid-ing fire protection, emergency medical first-response, hazard-

ous materials response, rescue support, non-emergency public assistance and public education for more than 40,000 residents. A benefit of membership is sub-stantial savings on home insur-ance premiums.

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with Sam Meisler

Coffee Break

It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone

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Dr. Sam Meisler is a devoted family man, experienced veterinarian with excellent pet-side manners and a true friend of my family.

Dr. Sam married Julie in Knoxville in the 1990s while he was doing his residency here. They moved to Lake-land, Fla., where he established a successful veterinar-ian hospital. But they moved back to Knoxville in 2004 to have better schooling opportunities for their children, Hunter and Sarah.

Hunter graduated from Webb School of Knoxville one year ago. He did well academically and in football, be-coming Mr. Tennessee fi nalist for the lineman position. He is now a sophomore at Columbia University in New York where he plays football.

Sarah, 11, attends public school. She loves swimming, horseback riding and is very interested in becoming a veterinarian, coming to work quite often with her dad.

Dr. Sam opened My Pet’s Animal Hospital in January 2005 at 9450 S. Northshore Drive, then an Alcoa location at 3075 Lois Lane in 2006, and Pet Well Clinic at 10549 Kingston Pike in January 2010.

He has developed a helpful website, www.doghealth-problemsadvice.com, to answer questions about pets’ health. Dr. Sam’s family includes Toby, a retriever-chow mix almost 16, and two cats, Minnie and Halloween.

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Dr. Sam Meisler:

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?I have a quote from literature, John Donne, “No man

is an island. ... do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.”

What are you guilty of? I am guilty of being a chocolate fi end.

What is your favorite material possession? Probably my Mini Cooper.

What are you reading currently? I am reading “Poor Economics.”

What was your most embarrassing moment?It probably would be if I forget a client’s name or

something.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? 

Probably to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, hike the Ap-palachian Trail and get my kids through college.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

Driven, mainly because I’m always thinking I have to be doing something. It really is hard for me to relax on vacations.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

If I could be more focused.

What is your passion?My passion is our two kids, making sure they succeed.

With whom would you most like to have a long lunch?  Nelson Mandela.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl u-ence on your life and why?

My wife, Julie. She is basically the foundation of where we are, everything we do. She is defi nitely the enabler.

I still can’t quite get the hang of … Being the dad I want to be. It’s a balance with work

and everything.

What is the best present you ever received in a box? It was sort of a box, I think it was for my birthday. I

received a pony when I was a kid. The stable was sort of wrapped up. The stall had a ribbon on it.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? My mom gave advice by example. She ran a pottery

and gift store for over 20 years, and customer service was everything. So, she would give me lots of advice and always good books to read on how to excel in customer service.

What is your social media of choice? We do all those things, Twitter and Facebook; but bot-

tom line, it is still face-to-face contact.

What is the worst job you have ever had? My toughest job – not worst, because I still enjoyed

it and it was vital to my success – was probably my fi rst year as a veterinarian. I worked in a mixed animal practice and had mostly Amish clientele which made it immensely fascinating. However, I was working a good 40-50 hours per week of regular hours plus another 20-40 hours on top of that with emergencies and after-hours work. Half the year, I would also be on call and for very little pay. But I really can’t say it’s my worst – I look back on those days as sort of a rite-of-passage.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?I grew up in East Africa, so we didn’t have TV. In the

summers, I would visit relatives in New York and, hands down, “The Flintstones” was my favorite.

What irritates you?What irritates me, and you can ask my staff, is if I feel

we didn’t do perfect customer service.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?Besides eating chocolate? Probably go travel.

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It was like a Karns reunion with all the hugs, handshakes, laughter and talking going on during the Karns pancake breakfast at Aubrey’s to benefit KHS basketball team.

“Thanks to everyone who made the pancake breakfast so great,” said Mark Larson of the Karns Basketball Club Inc. The funds raised

KARNS NOTES ■ Council of West Knox

County Homeowners

meets at 7:15 p.m. each first

Tuesday at Peace Lutheran

Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff

Road. Info: www.cwkch.

com/.

■ Karns Republican Club

meets 7 p.m. each first Tues-

day at Karns Middle School

library. Info: Lorraine Coffey,

660-3677.

Jim and Barbara Stevens view a plaque Jackie Dailey holds

designating her husband, Joe Dailey, as a board member

emeritus with the East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank.

Elks honor Knox County detectivesKnox County Detectives

of the Month were honored Aug. 21 at a special dinner hosted by Elks Lodge No. 160.

Captain Jeanette Harris of the Family Crisis Unit presented awards to detec-tives Brian Williams and Miranda Spangler for their outstanding service result-ing in criminal arrests.

Property Crime Supervi-sor Steve Webb stood in for Captain Ashley Coulter in presenting awards to detec-tives Joey Cook and Mark

Remember the “good old days” in Karns when the letter carriers knew every-one by name? Jackie Dai-ley shared these and more memories of the Karns Post Offi ce and Karns Lions Club at the history club meet-ing at the Karns Library on Aug. 21.

The old post offi ce was in Byington. Trains brought the mail in. It was Route 1 Byington. As the communi-ty grew, a second route was added.

When the post offi ce burned down, it relocated where Earl’s grocery store was down from Karns High School at the curve.

“Later, we had a Mayber-ry post offi ce,” Dailey said, “where Walgreens is now.” There was a grocery store, hardware store and barber shop by the post offi ce.

Postal service was out-standing, Dailey says. You could leave money in your mailbox with a note to buy postage, and the carrier would leave the stamps for you. You could also do that to buy money orders and have the carrier mail them for you, leaving a receipt the next day.

“Back then, the doctor,preacher and postmen werethe three most respectedpeople in the community,”said Dailey. They weretrustworthy.

Very few people hadphones then, so the postalcarriers would carry mes-sages. When somebodywas sick, messages wouldbe carried for miles. Some-times the carriers wouldeven pick up a few groceriesas favors for people. “Thepersonal touch is what wemiss today.”

Dailey was a mail carrierand then worked inside thepost offi ce. She shared someamusing stories, includ-ing how boxes of 100 babychicks would be mailed,making lots of noise “peep-ing.”

Dailey also shared aboutthe Karns Lions Club, whichbegan April 2, 1954. Herfather-in-law, H.M. Dailey,was one of the 62 originalcharter members.

The next Karns HistoryClub meeting will be 2 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 18, at theKarns Library. Ken Dyerand his mother, LaVerneDyer, will share memoriesof Karns/Beaver Ridge.

Mackenzie Clendenen, dau-

ghter of Philip and Katie

Clendenen, enjoys a pan-

cake breakfast with the fam-

ily. “One of my employees at

Arby’s, Denzil Mills, plays on

the team,” said Philip.

Detectives Brian Williams, Miranda Spangler, Joey Cook and Mark Harvey receive Detective of

the Month awards from the Knox County Sheriff ’s Offi ce at a dinner honoring them at the Elks

Lodge No. 160. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Harvey for their work in apprehending thieves and recovering stolen property including items from the break-in of an unmarked officer’s vehicle.

Offi cer Jeremy McCord earned the Offi cer of the Month award but was not present to receive it. He will be honored at next month’s awards dinner.

Tom Rudder thanked ev-eryone who came to show their support and apprecia-tion for these detectives and offi cers who sacrifi ce for the good of our community.

KHS basketball players Clark Carroll and Ben Lethgo serve pancakes to Karen Crane and Keith Crane.

“Our son, Collin, was a former (KHS basketball) player, so we wanted to support the team. He is now

a senior playing at Carson-Newman College,” said Keith.

Karns pancake breakfastwill go toward uniforms and gym improvements. The back gym really needs resurfacing, according to Larson.

“We had nearly 140 supporters come out and enjoy a great breakfast with the support of our great friends at Aubrey’s. Kim and her kitchen staff did an amazing job and our

team members, coaches and parents helped serve and clean up,” said Larson.

Another Karns pancake breakfast will be 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Applebee’s at 261 N. Peters Road. There will also be a golf tournament fundraiser at noon that day at Knoxville Golf Course, 3925 Schaad Road.

Jackie Dailey shares Karns history

■ Karns Lions Club will not

meet on Labor Day. Their

next meeting will be 6:30

p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the

Karns Community Club. Info:

www.karnslionsclub.com/.

■ West Knox Lions Club will

not meet on Labor Day.

Their next meeting will be a

catered picnic 7 p.m. Mon-

day, Sept. 17, at McFee Park

at 917 McFee Road.

■ District 6 Democrats will

meet at the Karns Library at

6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. Troy

Goodale, political science

professor and Democratic

candidate for the U.S. House

2nd District, will speak. Info:

Janice Spoone, 560-0202, or

Clay Mulford, 257-6744.

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GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Gossip is hot about a

possible resignation in the

Courthouse. Already lining

up for the not-yet-vacant

post are R. Larry Smith and

former commissioner Craig

Leuthold.

■ Chris Caldwell, our county’s

new fi nance director, was

asked the impact of giving a

$1,000 bonus to each county

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Pay comparisons in city government

Taxpayers pay the top 25 employees in Knoxville city government more than $2.87 million a year plus extra longevity pay for 18 of the 25. The highest paid city employees are:

Janet Wright, head of computer services, at $161,864 plus $1,440 in longevity pay for a total of $163,304.

Bill Lyons, deputy may-or, is second at $153,781 while Eddie Mannis, the other deputy mayor, earns almost $7,000 less than Lyons at $146,944 a year. He made a lot more at Pres-tige Cleaners. Not sure why there is a difference.

Joining Mannis at the exact same pay are Law Di-rector Charles Swanson and Christi Branscom, director of public works. Swanson made more in pri-vate practice.

Police Chief David Rausch makes $133,250 a year while Mayor Rog-ero is the 7th highest paid employee at $130,000. Her salary cannot be adjusted during this term. The mayor ought to make more, given her responsibilities, especially when six other city employees make more than she does.

Next in line is Steve King, deputy engineering director, at $126,729 while his boss, Jim Hagerman, makes around $23,000 less at $103,520. King was bumped back from engi-neering director by Mayor Rogero to deputy but he lost only his title, not his pay.

Bob Whetsel makes $118,849 a year, while Fi-nance Director Jim York makes $117,875. Coliseum Director Bob Polk weighs in at $115,242, followed by Fire Chief Stan Sharp at $113,723. Sharp got a pay boost with Rogero but still is behind several persons who do not manage depart-ments as large as his. He is close to $20,000 a year behind the police chief.

Rogero spokeswoman Angela Starke makes $111,476. Far behind is her chief assistant, Jesse May-shark, who makes $65,871. This may be more than Mayshark made at Metro-pulse; however, this dif-ference of $45,605 is huge given what each does.

Brent Johnson in engineering is next at $104,646. Law depart-ment attorney Ron Mills earns $104,089 and Nancy Tompkins in computer services gets $101,133 along with Herman Pauley in the same offi ce.

Civil Service Director Vivian Hatfi eld is at $97,188 and Dawn Foster, who works for Whetsel, is at $92,910.

Service Director David Brace is at $91,737, closely followed by Parks and Rec Director Joe Walsh at $91,682. Both are royally underpaid for what they do.

Deputy Coliseum Di-rector is Dale Dunn at $91,616 and purchasing agent Boyce Evans is at the same amount. At the bottom of the top 25 is Tom Clabo in engineering at $91,242.

■ Anita Cash’s last full week after 32 years at the city is here. She started at 24 working on parking tick-ets. She was president off and on of the City Employ-ees League for 13 years. She worked under six mayors and she tells me that Mayor Rogero and this writer were her favorites, although I certainly never knew it at the time, given the com-ments she threw my way if she felt employee benefi ts were even remotely at risk.

Cash never hesitated to voice her views and says she was never threatened with retaliation. She is a widow now, having lost her husband to cancer, and is the proud mother of Tyler, 23, who is stationed at Fort Hood in Texas after a re-cent tour in Afghanistan.

Anita will be missed and impossible to replace. She is one of a kind. Her fare-well reception is 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Atrium of the City County Building on the fi fth fl oor. All are invited.

Last year, Tennessee tax-payers sent $7 million to Union County for the Ten-nessee Virtual Academy. The education for just over 1,000 students in grades K-8 may be virtual, but those dollars are real. And this year the enrollment could double.

The Virtual Academy is owned by K12 Inc., a com-pany founded by former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett and for-mer junk-bond king Mi-chael Milken.

Who thinks this is a good idea?

State Rep. Harry Brooks does. He was the law’s prime sponsor and says he and his colleagues on the House Education Committee had been working to develop a virtual education option for local school districts for some time.

He said Tennessee schools did not have much to offer children with such conditions as autism or se-

Real money for

virtual school

vere allergies, or those who were victims of bullying, or students whose parents want enriched, individual-ized curriculum options.

Brooks said no one in Nashville asked Union County to spearhead the ef-fort. “What Union County did that was unique is that they were able to set up a process to contract to run this K-8 school. No one gave them that responsibility. … They applied for a school number and the Depart-ment of Education granted it.”

Anyone else on board?Not professional educa-

tors. In a March 2012 ar-ticle in “Education Week,” two University of Wisconsin School of Education profes-sors were scathingly critical of the Tennessee law which

they said was lifted nearly verbatim from the Virtual Public Schools Act written by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). A K12 Inc. lobbyist helped write the model bill, the ar-ticle reported.

Not state Rep. Mike Stewart, who told Nashville News Channel 5 the chief ex-ecutive offi cer of K12 made $2.4 million in 2010. “Every new student they sign up is essentially pure profi t for them with a few ancillary costs,” Stewart said.

Not even state Rep. Bill Dunn, who home-schooled his kids and voted for the law. Dunn said K12 may be overcompensated since the funding mechanism was de-signed for brick and mortar schools that are inherently more expensive to operate than cyber schools. Dunn said he and Stewart have similar concerns and may join forces next year to in-troduce legislation to rem-edy the funding formula.

Perhaps not Rep. Ryan Haynes, who also voted for the law. Haynes wanted to give students a way to access course work unavailable to them in their local schools. “That is the impression that a majority of lawmakers were under, and that was

how that bill was sold to the General Assembly,” he said.

Certainly not Union County Trustee Gina Buck-ner, who had to explain why the county’s fund balance dropped from $11.4 million at the end of June to $5.9 million at the end of July.

Buckner said she paid an invoice from K12.

“The commissioners wanted to know what hap-pened,” Buckner said later. “They knew about the virtu-al academy but I don’t think they realized how much money was coming through, and then you realize that it’s going to a for-profi t in Vir-ginia and that some of them are felons and bank frauds, I’m jumping up and down.”

Brooks ascribed much of the criticism of his bill to “an organization out there that is really bent to try and do away with ALEC,” and said doing business with out-of-state corporations is nothing new.

“Everybody we purchase from is out of state – includ-ing the people we buy test-ing and curriculum materi-als from,” he said, adding that if the Tennessee Virtual Academy doesn’t produce good results, the state could take it over from Union County in two years.

Politics of Carter Middle’s gym

Hubert Smith is Mayor Tim

Burchett’s latest appointee to

the board of directors of the

Public Building Authority. The

well-known radio guy and

political gadfl y will make for

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Sandra Clark

A new multi-million dol-lar gymnasium for Carter Middle School has been de-layed and may be heading for the graveyard of possibly good ideas.

At Monday’s called meet-ing of the school board, In-dya Kincannon moved to defer the project, for which bids came in over budget. With $2.5 million set aside, the low bid by Merit Con-struction was $3.1 million. The project was whittled to $2.75 million.

Kincannon pointedly ques-tioned Dr. Jim McIntyre:

“Is there a health or safe-ty issue that requires this project?”

Answer: “No, ma’am.”“Does this gymnasium

advance our academic goals?Answer: “No, ma’am.”Kincannon moved to

defer until October, past the deadline for Merit Con-struction to hold its price.

Cindy Buttry, Mike Mc-Millan and Kim Sepesi rallied to Carter’s aid, but board sentiment was for de-ferral. Finally, Kincannon agreed to defer until the board’s September meeting, which means the commis-sion can’t consider the issue today (Aug. 27).

Is this political? You bet.

Each school board dis-trict has capital needs. It’s hard to spend $2.75 million for a new gym for Carter when half the kids at Shan-nondale are in portable classrooms.

You know the list. It was covered in the school board’s budget which Coun-ty Commission did not fully fund. One board member voted no: McMillan. One commissioner led the fi ght against it: Dave Wright.

This writer supported a new elementary school for Carter. So did a majority of the school board, includ-ing Kincannon. But a new Carter gym was part of the previous plan to renovate the current gym for use by the elementary school.

Mayor Burchett “found” the money to build a new elementary school, taking the need for a new middle school gym off the table.

Let’s move on.For a district whose rep-

resentatives never support taxes to pay for projects, the 8th District is doing well.

The Carter Middle School gym should be lined up with all other school needs as the board sorts out its next cap-ital budget.

■ The big scoresFootball season is under-

way, and we will have hun-dreds of fans each Friday hunkered down on concrete bleachers to cheer on the home team.

Where does your school rank on the scores that mat-ter?

ACT scores for 2012 were released last week. Here’s the breakdown for Knox County:

Farragut – 24.0Bearden – 22.9Hardin Valley – 22.7USA Avg. – 21.1West – 21.0Knox County Avg. – 20.6Central – 20.5Halls – 20.4Car ter – 20.0Tennessee Avg. – 19.7Karns – 19.7Powell – 19.4Gibbs – 19.1South-Doyle – 18.4Fulton – 16.9Austin-East – 15.2Kelley Volunteer Academy – 14.5

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CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton

TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

(II Corinthians 5:1 NRSV)

This old house once knew its children,This old house once knew its wife.This old house was home and comfortAs they fought the storms of life.

(“This Old House,” Stuart Hamblen)

This old

house

As I write, I am visiting dear friends in a place

where I lived a lifetime ago. As usual, it took us several rounds of negotiating to fi nd a mutually convenient time for my visit: we are – all of us – busy people.

I should have learned ages ago to expect the un-expected with this crew. For example, one day a few months after I met Anne, and when I was expecting Eden, she invited me to her home for lunch with some of her friends. She sug-gested that if I could fi nd a babysitter for Jordan (who was not quite 3) that would be best. “But,” she advised, “don’t not come if you can’t fi nd a sitter. Just bring her with you.”

As big openers go, this is size XXL for Derek Dooley, Tyler

Bray, the new running attack and the new defense.

Opening games are not all the same. Who and where are factors. Value fl uctuates.

Robert R. Neyland had a 19-2 record in openers. Only four were on the road. He lost one at Georgia Tech. Mississippi State was a sur-prise winner on Shields-Watkins Field.

Some fallen foes were named Carson-Newman, Maryville, Cen-tre, Sewanee, Mercer and Chatta-nooga. The General made his own schedule. He was not a gambling man.

Doug Dickey might have had a

national championship in 1967 but for the opener at UCLA. On fourth and two, quarterback Gary Be-ban unraveled a weaving, 20-yard touchdown run that took all the fun out of visiting Disneyland.

Bill Battle endured a home-opening loss to Duke in 1976 be-cause Tennessee could not kick, run or pass for extra points. The score was 21-18. Not incidentally, that was Battle’s fi nal season as coach.

Tennessee lost six openers in John Majors’ fi rst seven years. Most of the damage was infl icted by name opponents. Majors’ re-cord improved when Washington State, New Mexico, Colorado State and Southwestern Louisiana got on the schedule.

Phillip Fulmer went 14-3 in opening games. His teams lost twice at UCLA and once at Cal. The 1994 defeat at Pasadena included heart-break. Senior QB Jerry Colquitt, after waiting forever behind Heath Shuler, suffered a devastating knee injury on the seventh play.

The opening triumph that mattered most was 1998. Tenth-ranked Tennessee went to Syra-cuse not knowing what to expect. Peyton Manning and Leonard Little were in the NFL. Al Wilson remained on duty. Tee Martin was making his fi rst start. Syracuse had Donovan McNabb.

Noon kickoff, sizzling heat wave, strange that a Dutch-oven dome named Carrier had no air conditioning.

Martin completed nine of 26 for 143 yards and two touchdowns to Peerless Price. Tee ran for 81 and a touchdown. Jamal Lewis rushed for 141 yards. McNabb had a huge day, 22 of 28. Syracuse gained 445.

The Vols led 14-10 at halftime and 24-13 going into the fourth quarter. What remained turned into a roller-coaster. Syracuse scored, got the ball back and scored

again. Tee answered, leading an 80 yard drive, highlighted by his 55-yard scramble on third and 10.

The Big Orange was up by four. The home orange got a fi eld goal. Martin fumbled. Syra-cuse used up precious time, bogged down at the UT 2, kicked in a chip shot and led by two.

The clock was clos-ing in on Ten-nessee when a f o u r t h - d o w n pass fell incom-plete. Game over. For at least a second, Vol fans realized Martin was no Manning.

Before reality soaked in too deeply, out fl ew a yellow fl ag, pass interference against the home boys. Amazing. Video said it was a correct call, barely, but things like that just don’t happen on the road.

Fifteen yards, new set of downs! The Vols made the necessary plays to get close enough for Jeff Hall’s

Some openers are bigger than others

Hank Lauricella (27) and General Robert Ney-

land watch Tennessee from the sidelines after

Lauricella set up a score with an electrifying 75-

yard run in the 1951 Cotton Bowl. Neyland was

19-2 in season openers. Photo from Smokey’s Trail.com

winning fi eld goal. This was a great opening vic-

tory, the fi rst date with 1998 desti-ny, the start to the national cham-pionship. The very big opener against North Carolina State may not be so signifi cant.(Marvin West invites reader reaction. His ad-

dress is westwest6@netzero.com)

We had a lovely lunch at Anne’s dining room table, with some of her friends from the neighborhood and the church. We were linger-ing around the table after dessert, when Anne sug-gested, “Well, why don’t we move into the living room and have a baby shower?”

No wonder she told me “Don’t not come.” I was the guest of honor!

So here we are these 20-some years later, 700 miles apart, and still best friends. And it turns out that the week I was able to come (and the week Anne was go-ing to be reasonably free to visit) is the week Anne and

John are renovating a rent-al house they just bought.

Now, I understand that I owe them big-time. When I moved back to Tennes-see from New Jersey, Anne helped me pack my kitchen, and then they loaded up their car with their four kids and John’s tools and drove to Tennessee to help us move into the old farm-house we had bought. John and my husband renovated the long-unused little offi ce on the property; Anne un-packed the very dishes she had packed in New Jersey. Dan, their eldest, cleaned out the old chicken coop. What a lovely job! (In one of

life’s great circles, Dan and his wife will be the ones who live in the house we are working on this week.)

The younger kids played all over the 42 acres: roam-ing amidst the cows and organizing a musical show in the barn loft, much to the disgust of the red fox, who threw me a “Who-are-these-varmints?” look as he abandoned his den under the barn.

So, here we are, together again, pulling out old car-peting, painting cabinets, refurbishing, making new. It set me thinking of the work I need to do at my own house: sorting, tossing,

cleaning; and of the simi-lar work that I should do inside my head and heart and soul.

My spiritual house could use a good sweeping out as well. There are some things I need to get rid of: grudges, regrets, envy, fear. There are a few things I probably should reconsider and re-examine: priorities, dreams, goals.

And I need to remember three lines of wonderful and anonymous advice I used to keep posted in my offi ce:

Give it up;Let it go;Set it free.

REUNIONS ■ The annual Black/Stanley

family reunion, Sunday, Sept.

2, at the original Black family

homesite, 8017 Stanley Road,

Powell. Lunch at 1 p.m. Bring

a covered dish to share and

old pictures.

■ Carter High Class of 1957,

5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at

the Chop House at Exit 407

off I-40. Info: Peggy Wilson,

933-2608, or Sue Walker,

933-3077.

■ Fulton High Class of 1962,

Saturday, Sept. 8, at Beaver

Brook Country Club. Cost

is $40. Info/reservations:

Gale Seymour Eastridge,

687-8446, or Allen Smith,

688-6927.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1977,

Oct. 27. Info: gibbsclas-

sof1977@gmail.com or 688-

4727 or 922-3060.

■ Gibbs High Class of 1992,

Saturday Sept. 22 at The

Crown and Goose. Cost is

$32.50. RSVP to Stephen

Kennedy, 708-372-0927 or

skennedy40@yahoo.com.

■ Halls High Class of 1992,

Saturday, Sept. 1, Beaver

Brook. Info: Jennifer Corum,

654-1317 or jennifercorum@

yahoo.com.

■ Rutherford Reunion, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 8, Big Ridge

State Park tea room. Lunch at

noon. Info: 992-5556.

■ Seal Chapel School, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 2, at Seal Cha-

pel Church. Info: Margaret

Seals Bull, 423-626-3075.

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MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

Today, in large metropolitan ar-eas, you only have to walk about a block to hear several languages being spoken. With the signifi cant increase in the merging of cultures during the past several decades, religious beliefs have fl ourished ac-cordingly. And in a country known for its tolerance of different reli-gious beliefs, immigrants of differ-ent cultures feel secure in trans-porting their religion with them.

In the early settlement of our area, most migrants who crossed over the mountains were Ulster Scots. Like today’s immigrants, they brought their religion with them, which was mostly Presby-terian. Over several decades other Protestant religions began to take hold. So today, religious beliefs in

our area are almost as diverse as in large metropolitan areas.

But in Concord Village 60 years ago, there were only three Christian Protestant denominations: Presby-terian, Methodist and Baptist. And in keeping with the tradition of di-versity and tolerance, they all got along very well. To my knowledge, there was no one of the Catholic or Middle Eastern faith living in the village. There was an A.M.E. Zion church, whose membership was predominately African-American, and like the other three churches, they interacted with other denomi-nations in the community from time to time.

As a young child, I remember go-ing with my friend on specifi c nights during the summer and sitting on

the outside steps to listen to music there. It was truly inspirational.

In fact, denominational differ-ences were never given much con-sideration. We only knew that a neighbor went to the white frame church on the corner or the red brick church a block away, or the cream-colored brick church on the corner of Front Street and Olive Road. And it was not unusual for someone to visit all three churches during a month, and they were nev-er considered by the host church as prospective members. Indeed, such a solicitation would have been con-sidered rude.

My family belonged to Con-cord Methodist Church which was founded in the mid-19th century by John Stone. For a number of years services were held in his home.

When the Masonic building was built in 1870, the Methodists used that facility until 1877 when they joined the Presbyterians in their new church at the corner of Second and Clay streets. The two congre-gations worshiped together and at-tended Sunday school together un-til 1920 when the Methodists built their new church at the corner of Second Street and Olive Road.

Meeting together was advanta-

geous to both denominations since each depended on circuit riders who only preached two Sundays each month. But by combining the two, and making some slight chang-es in scheduled Sundays, they could enjoy a sermon every week. The Baptist denomination was started by marble quarry workers from up-per East Tennessee who built their fi rst church on Olive Road in the late 19th century.

One tradition was the fi fth Sun-day night singing. On each month that had fi ve Sundays, the singings were rotated between churches. And as I recall, the Baptists were collectively the best singers. How-ever, each church had individuals who were talented. In our church, Mrs. Evelyn Boring Bondurant, who attended the New England Conservatory of Music, was an ex-ceptional soprano.

The Baptist and Methodist churches were only located about 50 feet apart and neither had a central cooling system. So, during the summer months they left the windows open, and, if you listened carefully, you could get the benefi t of two separate sermons. However, one problem that was never solved was the coordination of praying and

singing. When one was praying, the other would be singing and vice-versa.

Another distraction was speed boats running up and down the lake pulling skiers. And I can remember our minister exclaiming that, “They are going to hell.” I always won-dered about that exclamation be-cause I didn’t know whether he was condemning them because they were not in church or because they were interfering with his sermon.

Today, the only original church remaining in the village is Concord Presbyterian. Both the Baptist and Methodist churches moved to their current locations in Farragut in the early 1960s and have experienced tremendous growth.

But one element that has been lost is the feeling of community which has been replaced with com-petition for new members. And, of course, all three churches have a wonderful music ministry, but they no longer carry out the traditions of fi fth Sunday night singings, joint picnics and fi sh fries.

Perhaps some of these traditions can be revived in this growing com-munity, which would go a long way toward promoting the small village atmosphere.

Religious life in Concord Village

By Jake MabeDid you know the Bijou

Theatre used to be a brothel? Well, I didn’t either.

Knew it used to show X-rated movies, back in the ’60s and early ’70s, when that part of downtown Knoxville did its best Times Square impression.

The Bijou opened as a theatre in 1909, but it was part of an existing hotel known as the Lamar House, also a tavern for a time, which opened in 1817. It was also a hospital during the Civil War.

Former president An-drew Jackson was rumored to have partied there. Civil War Col. William Sanders died on the fourth f loor, perhaps in what was then known as the bridal suite.

Some swear his ghost haunts the halls.

Visitors are not allowed onto the fourth f loor, where the brothel was lo-cated, or onto the theatre’s second balcony, which was once reserved strictly for African-Americans. But following a success-ful screening of early East Tennessee home movies and Cas Walker clips on Aug. 18, Bradley Reeves, co-founder of the Tennes-see Archive of Moving Im-age and Sound, conducted a brief private tour.

Didn’t see any ghosts, but I did see graffiti, in-cluding this bizarre ditty: “He’ll put a horse head in your bed! Sleep with your wife and comence (sic) to knifen! (sic).”

Touring the Bijou’s former brothel

Bradley Reeves, co-founder of

the Tennessee Archive of Mov-

ing Image and Sound, leads a

private tour of the Bijou The-

atre’s fourth fl oor, which used

to house a brothel.

The view from the rarely-seen

second balcony at the Bijou,

which is also closed to visitors.

This used to be the only spot in

which African-Americans were

allowed. The entrance was via

a street-level staircase. Photos by

Jake Mabe

You can still see rem-nants of private showers and bathrooms, peeling wallpaper, rotting wood. Through the windows on the north side of the the-atre is a spectacular view of Gay Street.

A group calling itself East Tennessee Ghost Seekers says several ghosts, many of them former actors, can be seen fl oating around the theatre or on the stage. Reeves says several peo-ple swear to have been tapped on the shoulder by an un-seen appari-tion.

I do know the Bijou

used to host vaudeville acts, including the Marx Brothers. If Groucho re-turns for a reunion tour, I hope somebody sends up a smoke signal.

Even his corpse would be a riot.Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe.

blogspot.com.

Summer 2012 Classes, Workshops and Events

All summer classes, workshops and events will be held at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, unless otherwise stated. Payment must be received within

5 business days of date of registration but no later than the registration deadline. No refunds are given after the registration and payment deadline. The Town of Farragut is not

responsible for costs associated with the purchase of supplies when a class is canceled.Call 966-7057 to register

University of Tennessee Basketball Exhibit (Farragut Folklife Museum)When: Monday, Aug. 27 – Friday, Nov. 16. Museum open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. What: The exhibit will feature Knox County Commissioner R. Larry Smith’s collection, including items such as vintage uniforms and every program, picture and pamphlet on every single UT men’s basketball player and coach.Cost: Free admission

Civil War Afternoon at the Movies (Farragut Folklife Museum)When: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2 p.m. What: Come to Town Hall for a showing of the movie “Gods and Generals,” which recounts the fi erce allegiances and combat of the early Civil War. Free tickets available at the Town Hall front desk from Sept. 4 – 12. Seating begins at 1:45 p.m. and those with tickets will be seated fi rst.Cost: Free admission

21st Annual Free Putt Putt DayWhen: Monday, Sept. 17, Noon – 9 p.m.What: Enjoy a day of free mini golf at Putt Putt Golf & Games of Farragut, located in the West End Center. Spon-sored by the Town of Farragut and Putt Putt Golf & Games.

Eco Make and Take WorkshopWhen: Thursday, Sept. 27, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.What: Participants will upcycle old things into new – make a skirt out of an old T-shirt, make a necklace out of an old watch, etc. Bring a friend, something to re-create and your imagination!Cost: $20

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Pasta cook-off raises $50k for Family Promise

By Theresa EdwardsFamily Promise of

Knoxville reached its goal of $50,000 at the 2012 pasta cook-off at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

“We’re excited, very happy,” exclaimed event chair Pam Douglas. “It’s worth the work. This pro-vides the operating funds for Family Promise of Knoxville.”

“It’s been great. Every-body is happy,” said Joyce Shoudy, executive director of Family Promise. “We’ve been recruiting sponsors for several months.” They had $43,000 raised before the event even began.

Family Promise is a non-profit organization which helps homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence. It provides a day place where people can use a computer, telephone, laun-dry facilities, and storage. It provides an address so clients can apply for vari-ous assistance programs such as food stamps.

Overnight stays are made available at 16 area churches. A shuttle trans-ports children to school and adults to either work or the day house.

Services provided have helped four families or 14 family members at a time. The group needs a new day center to enable a sec-ond rotation to serve more families. Their service is unlike various shelters in that the families stay to-gether.

The pasta cook-off in-volved many volunteers’ ef-forts. It was a fantastic event bringing hundreds to enjoy the great food, live band en-tertainment by Y’uns, infl at-able slides for children, gift

shop, silent auction and live cake auction.

The gift shop con-tained many items made by guests, including cards handmade with children’s artwork. Jewelry was made and donated by De-nessee McBayne, a gradu-ate of the Family Promise program who now has in-dependent housing and a job. She is the group’s new-est board member.

The pasta cook-off win-ner chosen by the celeb-rity judges was Team 3 – Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church, Church Street United Methodist Church and First Christian Church. Lisa Holts cooked the winning Beale Street BBQ Spaghetti from Ann O’Connor’s recipe.

The crowd pleaser award again went to Team 7 – First Farragut United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir City and St. Eliza-beth Episcopal Church – with Vegetarian Lasagna made with Spinach.

Jennifer Alexander of B97.5 and Erin Donovan, WBIR’s “Darin

Erin,” show the “Coach purse” cake made by Sugar Buzz as it is

auctioned off . Mary Beth New purchased the cake decorated

with gold accents to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary

with husband Bill New.

County Commissioner Mike

Hammond judges the 15 en-

tries at the 2012 pasta cook-

off along with other celebri-

ties. Hammond was also the

dessert auctioneer. Photos by

T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Leah DiGiandomenico and Holly Marsh get ready to taste pas-

tas. They work at Alcoa Aluminum which donated $1,500 to

Family Promise.

Lisa Holts, Jennifer Bohlken and Ciony Locklar serve guests the

pasta they cooked up. Lisa Holts’ Team 3 won the contest with

their Beale Street BBQ Spaghetti.

Community Services

■ Concord UMC’s Caregiver

Support Group, affi liated with

Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc.,

meets 10-11:30 a.m. each fi rst

Tuesday in Room 226 at the

church, 11020 Roane Drive.

Anyone in the community who

gives care to an elderly indi-

vidual is invited. Refreshments

will be served. Info: 675-2835.

■ Catholic Charities now off ers

counseling for those with

emotional issues who may not

be physically able to come to

the offi ce for therapy. Licensed

professionals are available over

the phone, and the fi rst session

is free. Subsequent sessions are

WORSHIP NOTESprovided on an income-based

sliding scale. All information is

completely confi dential. Call

1-877-790-6369. Nonemer-

gency calls only. Info: www.

ccetn.org.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian 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. Monday, Sept.

10 for eight weeks. Info: 522-

9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.

org.

Dogwood Cremation, LLC.

Direct Cremation, $1,188.24

(865)947-42423511 W. Emory Rd., Powell, TN

(Powell Place Center)

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Grace Christian

competes

at Three Ridges

American Heritage Girls Rebekah Witt and Laken Scott deliver handmade blankets to Barbara

Standridge at the Fresenius Dialysis Center for patients. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

American Heritage Girls donate homemade blankets

By Theresa EdwardsMaking blankets was not

only a craft service project for the American Heritage Girls, it was also a lesson in the joy of giving as they donated 20 to the Fresenius Dialysis Center.

“The patients will be thrilled with these gifts,” said clinical social worker Barbara Standridge. “It’s an uncomfortable procedure, so anything we can do to make it more pleasant for

them is appreciated.”“It’s fun (being an Ameri-

can Heritage Girl) and a really good opportunity to have,” said Laken Scott. Her aunt had kidney dialysis, so she was glad to help others going through it.

Other girls decorated cakes for the East Tennes-see Children’s Home.

“American Heritage Girls emphasizes faith, service and fun,” said troop coor-dinator Amy Hamby-Scott.

Troop TN0413 meets at Knoxville Christian School the fi rst and third Tuesday evenings of each month.

“We are excited about our new Cub Scout pack that just chartered at KCS. AHG and the Cub Scouts meet on the same night, so you can have something for your sons and daughters on the same night,” said Hamby-Scott.

Info: www.ahgonline.org or www.ahgtn0413.org.

Emileigh Steele meets her 2nd grade teacher, Wanda Baer.

Sisters Brylee and Jayden

Pauley share a beanbag chair,

looking at a book in Jayden’s

new 3rd grade class taught by

Maureen Myers.

Hardin Valley Elementary

open house

Principal Tod Evans. Photos by T.

Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

SPORTS NOTES ■ Flag football at the West Side

Y for girls and boys ages 6-13.

Register by Aug. 31. Cost is $60

per person for Y members;

$80 per person for program

members. Mention reading this

in the Shopper and receive a

$10 discount for each child you

sign up. To register: Samuel

McCahill, 690-9622, or email

wssports@ymcaknoxville.org.

Info: www.ymcaknox

ville.org.

■ Baseball tournament at Halls

Community Park, Saturday and

Sunday, Sept. 8-9. Open to all T-

ball, 6u coach pitch and 8u-14u.

Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@

msn.com.

■ The Dr. Tom Kim Charity Golf Tournament will be held

Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Egwani

Farms Golf Course in Rockford.

All proceeds will benefi t the

Free Medical Clinic of America.

Deadline to register is Aug. 29.

Info: www/charitygolftourna

ment.com or 777-1490.

■ Knox Youth Sports fall base-ball registration for ages 3-12,

featuring T-ball, coach-pitch,

farm, 9-10 and 11-12 leagues.

Season begins early Septem-

ber. Info on each league, fees

and to register: www.KnoxY-

outhSports.com.

■ Knox Youth Sports fl ag foot-ball registration for boys and

girls ages 4-14. Fee for all age

groups: $175. Season begins

early September. Info: Joe

Riff ey, 300-8526. To register:

www.KnoxYouth

Sports.com.

Grace defeats Fulton

in soccer action

Grace Christian Academy’s

Lauren Hensley uses her

head to control the ball dur-

ing a match against Fulton

last week. Photos by Doug Johnson

Justin Tiemeyer makes a

putt for his team Grace

Christian during a match

featuring Fulton, Pigeon

Forge and Union County.

Grace fi nished with a

team score of 183.

Grace Christian Academy golf

team member Leah Snyder

chips a ball onto the green

during a match at Three

Ridges Golf Course. Photos by

Doug Johnson

D Anna Johnson hustles down the soccer

fi eld with the ball for Grace Christian.

Above, Shelby

Green takes

the ball down-

fi eld for the

Rams. Grace

defeated Ful-

ton, 5-0.

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Kids who complete the In-ternational Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme

at West High School might be better equipped to compete in a global economy than any other graduating seniors in Knox County. But what is IB?

Students enrolled in the full IB diploma program at West take six core classes both semes-ters for two years. Additionally, they write a 4,000-word essay, devote three hours each week to creativity, art and service, and take a two-year course called Theory of Knowledge. Candi-dates take IB exams in all six courses, and must receive a cu-mulative score of 24 points to receive an IB diploma.

It’s a schedule that’s simi-lar in rigor to taking seven AP classes at a time, says Sarah Bast, coordinator of the West IB program. But what makes IB unique in Knox County isn’t the rigor. It’s the emphasis on criti-cal thinking.

Graham Treasure is a mem-ber of West’s fi rst graduating IB class. IB courses are different because students spend more time interpreting information than regurgitating it for multiple-choice tests, he says. Courses are writing-intensive, and tests are in essay form. Oral presentations and class discussions emphasize a world perspective.

“You have to be able to think on your feet, and you have to be account-able for what you say.”

Universities recognize the value of such an education. Depending on the institution, students who gradu-ate with a full IB diploma may receive enough credit to start college as soph-omores, Bast says. They will also be qualifi ed to study overseas, since the diploma is accepted internationally.

“Schools in the United Kingdom and Scotland are trying to attract stu-dents from the United States. Because students can earn this diploma, it does open doors for them,” says Bast.

IB is a non-profi t educational foun-dation that pro-vides quality international education in a worldwide community of schools. According to the IB website, 12 schools in Tennessee offer the IB diploma program, and only three are in East Tennessee.

West High offered the IB program for the fi rst time last year. Since it’s a two-year program, it was only avail-able to juniors. There are 45 seniors

The West High School IB program:

Sarah Bast is the coordinator of the International Baccalaureate Programme at West High School. She

is also the dedicated guidance counselor for students who are enrolled in IB classes. Photo by Wendy Smith

International Baccalaureate around the world ■ IB, founded in 1968, off ers four programs for ages 3 to 19, including the diploma program.

■ Over a million students participate in IB programs in 3,464 schools in 143 countries.

■ Diploma programs are off ered in 781 schools in the U.S.

■ Twelve schools in Tennessee off er diploma programs.

■ East Tennessee Schools with diploma programs are Science Hill High School in

Johnson City, Signal Mountain Middle/High School in Signal Mountain, and West High

School in Knoxville.

Information from www.ibo.org

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enrolled this year, and slightly more juniors. Because of the rigor of the program, Bast expects some attrition.

It’s not just rigorous for the stu-dents. Each staff member who teaches an IB class has received special train-ing, and Bast has devoted herself to understanding the curriculum and the complex assessment process. She is also the dedicated guidance coun-

selor for students enrolled in the program.

Former ad-m i n i s t r a t o r Donna Wright, who recent-ly accepted a

job with Williamson County Schools, ex-

amined the IB program when she was principal at West in the 1990s. Bast was part of a team of teachers who researched the program further and proposed it to the school board in 2007, but funding was unavailable at the time. The school began the two-year application process in 2009 when

it received federal stimulus funds as a Title I school.

West became a magnet school when it began offering the IB pro-gram. Like the L&N STEM Acad-emy, the school received more re-quests for transfers than it could

accommodate this year, says Bast.

Students who apply for the diploma program are usually, but not always, enrolled in hon-ors classes during freshman and sophomore years. The applica-tion for the program, which is completed the spring of sopho-more year, includes an essay, grades, ACT PLAN test scores and an interview.

The typical applicant is “that kid who is driven to take as many of the top classes as they can,” says Bast.

Treasure is one of those. As soon as he heard about the pro-gram, he knew he would apply.

“I didn’t want to wake up and realize I had a shot that I didn’t take,” he says. “I always felt like I should push myself as hard as I can.”

Students can also take IB courses without enrolling in the diploma program. At gradua-tion, they receive a certifi cate noting courses completed and grades received.

Shannon Siebe, the IB cur-riculum principal at West, says

costs for the program include a $10,400 annual fee and approximately $2,000 for each teacher who receives train-ing. Those costs are covered by magnet school funds.

Since the program began, four trained IB teachers have left Knox County Schools to teach in Blount County Schools. Former West High principal Greg Roach left the school in 2011 after being hired as principal of Maryville High School.

West’s IB program, and the students who participate in it, should be a source of great pride for our community. Bet-ter funding of our school system would allow Knox County to grow such inno-vative programs rather than give them away to neighboring counties.

Each semester for two years, IB full diploma candidates take one class from

groups 1-5, and the 6th subject can be Fine Art from group 6, or another class

from groups 1-5. Candidates also take Theory of Knowledge and an elective each

semester. The Extended Essay and Creativity, Action and Service requirements are

ongoing during junior and senior years.

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NEWS FROM SEQUOYAH DENTAL ARTS

By Shannon CareyPatients at Sequoyah Dental Arts are in good

hands.Owner Dr. Pablo Foncea is taking a year

away from the practice to do mission work in Guatemala. He and his family are dedicating a year to helping orphaned children there.

After careful consideration, Dr. Foncea se-lected Dr. Whittaker Moss, a graduate of UT Knoxville and UT’s College of Dentistry in Memphis, to be his associate in the practice. Dr. Moss worked side-by-side with Dr. Foncea for a month before Dr. Foncea left for the mis-sion fi eld. Now, Dr. Moss will continue to care for patients at Sequoyah Dental Arts, and he is accepting new patients as well.

“Dr. Foncea and I really have similar ideas and philosophies about dentistry,”

said Dr. Moss.

Sequoyah Dental Arts patients are used to an excellent standard of care, with a focus on help-ing patients relax and even enjoy dental treat-ments. The offi ce is decorated to create a calm, inviting, spa-like atmosphere. There are even state-of-the-art video glasses in two of the exam rooms through which patients can view movies while receiving treatment.

But the movies aren’t the only high-tech items at Sequoyah Dental Arts. From anes-thesia techniques to materials available for aesthetic restoration, Dr. Moss said the latest dentistry technology can help make a patient’s experience far more comfortable than they may remember.

“Some patients are scared because of an experience they had many years ago,” he said.

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“Things are a lot better now. Even injections are less painful. With new materials that are out, even patients without teeth can chew apples and corn on the cob when they never thought they could.”

Dr. Moss loves helping people. When decid-ing on a career, he shadowed medical profes-sionals in several fi elds, and he quickly realized that dentistry was right for him.

“A lot of people come in with a problem you can fix that day,” he said. “I want to help people in the most conservative way pos-sible.”

Dr. Foncea will be back in the summer of 2013, but Dr. Moss is planning on putting down roots in Knoxville.

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The Farragut Busi-ness Alliance will have a mem-bership mingler and business meet-ing 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Hampton Inn and Suites at Turkey Creek, 11340 Camp-bell Lakes Drive. Refreshments will be provided by Mario’s Pizza and Grill and Campbell Station Wine and Spirits. Courtney Cole is manager. Info: www.farragutbusiness.com.

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UT VolsBy Sherri Gardner Howell

Numbers both on and off the scoreboard will tell the tale for the University of Tennessee Volunteers this football season: 60,000 season tickets sold for 2012 are not enough; eight wins will be enough; 37 student tickets left out of 4,600 for the opener in Atlanta is more than enough.

Jimmy Hyams, co-host of the top-rated radio show “SportsTalk,” brought an update and his thoughts on everything “orange” to the Aug. 22 meeting of the Rotary Club of Farragut. Hyams talked about foot-ball and basketball, Bruce Pearl’s future, Cuonzo Mar-tin and Holly Warlick and even Minnesota Vikings re-cruit Harrison Smith. Here are some of his thoughts:

Derek Dooley needs to win no less than eight games this season to not be in danger of losing his job as head coach. Hyams predicts an 8 wins, 4 losses season, with losses to Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and one more.

Numbers game

Sam Pittman, new Vols offensive line coach, was a good hire. “He relates to the players, can motivate and is a good teacher.

“UT sold 60,000 season tickets for 2012 football. That isn’t enough and is the fewest they have sold since the stadium expansion. The pressure is on to increase fan support.”

Tennessee still travels well. “Out of 4,600 tickets set back for students for the opening game in Geor-gia against North Carolina State, all but 37 tickets have

been sold. There will be a lot of orange at the Chick-fi l-A opener.

“I don’t believe Bruce Pearl will coach again at UT because I believe we have a winner in Cuonzo Martin.” Hyams says he believes Pearl will fi nd a good fi t with ESPN as a commenta-tor this year and “may come to see himself as the man to step in for Dick Vitale.”

■ Holly Warlick not only has big shoes to fi ll, but “they weren’t going to be that good this year anyway. It is hard to replace a legend and will be a tough year and challenge for Holly.”

■ Recruiting for men’s and women’s basketball is big this year. The women “need another star like a Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings. UT men have six of the top 60 pros-pects in the nation right here in Tennessee this year. Cuonzo Martin needs to get two of them.”

■ Harrison Smith, for-mer Catholic High School and Notre Dame gridiron star will do well with the Minnesota Vikings. “What a great guy. I think he will do really, really well, and the Vikings think he is going to be really good.”

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FARRAGUT LIBRARY EVENTSThe Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N.

Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must ac-company each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events. Info: 777-1750.

■ Monday, Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

■ Tuesday, Aug. 28, 10:30 a.m., Older Preschool Story-time for ages 4-6.

■ Wednesday, Aug. 29, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2.

■ Thursday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3.

■ Friday, Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

SATURDAYS, THROUGH OCTOBERFood, crafts at Dixie Lee Market

From 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 29, the Dixie Lee Farmers Market is open with fresh, locally grown produce and handmade crafts. The market is at Renaissance in Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Local farmers and Tennessee artisans provide the products for the market. In season, offerings include peaches, ber-ries, grapes, melons, apples, tomatoes, peppers, beans, corn, greens and a host of other fruits and vegetables, plus grass-fed meats, honey, potted plants, fresh-cut fl owers, herbs and cheeses. There are also baked goods and crafts by local artisans.

THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 16Tennessee Basketball exhibit

The Farragut Folklife Museum will host the exhibit “Pride and Traditions of Tennessee Basketball” from Monday, Aug. 27, through Friday, Nov. 16, at the mu-seum, housed in the Farragut Town Hall. The exhibit features items from the personal collection of Knox County Commissioner R. Larry Smith and includes vintage uniforms and shoes, championship memora-bilia, and programs, pictures and pamphlets spanning the entire history of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team. Smith will give a free lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, discussing the history of UT basketball and sharing player stories and interviews.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

MONDAY, AUG. 27Red June, John Paul Keith on Tennessee Shines

The Tennessee Shines Radio Show will feature Red June and John Paul Keith at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Tick-ets are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a par-ent are admitted free.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27-SEPT. 12‘Masks of Michoacan’

“Masks of Michoacan,” a special traveling art exhibit from Mexico, will be on display Monday, Aug. 27 through Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery at Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley campus. An opening reception will be at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the Bagwell Center’s lobby. Regular exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Info or to schedule a group tour: Linnette Legg, 539-7064 or llegg@pstcc.edu. To request accommodations for a dis-ability: 694-6607 or humanresources@pstcc.edu.

TUESDAY, AUG. 28Warlick to speak to area Rotarians

Holly Warlick, head coach of the University of Ten-nessee women’s basketball team, will speak at a joint meeting of area Rotary Clubs at the Knoxville Marriott on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Lunch starts at noon.

For those interested in the program only, Warlick will begin her remarks around 12:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29Alexander Technique introduction

Lilly Sutton will lead an introduction to the Alexan-der Technique at 10 a.m. at the Bearden branch library, 100 Golf Club Road. The Alexander Technique is a way of moving that eradicates harmful tension in the body. It improves ease and freedom of movement, support and coordination and can be applied to sitting, lying down, standing, walking, lifting and other daily activities.

The program is free, but preregistration is required. Info and to register: 387-7600 or www.LillySutton.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29‘Picnic on the Pike’ applications

The Town of Farragut will host the second annual “Picnic on the Pike” from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, on the grounds of the farragutpress, 11863 Kingston Pike. The deadline to register to participate is Wednesday, Aug. 29.

The event will feature art, craft and food vendors; entertainment including the Coveralls, the 75-member East Tennessee Concert Band and the Akima Singers; and children’s activities including infl atables and games. The Town is seeking food concessions, art and craft ven-dors, nonprofi t organizations and Farragut businesses to participate at the event. Art, craft and food vendors can rent booth space for $10. Spaces for jewelry and wood-working are already fi lled.

At no charge, the Town is offering local nonprofi t organizations – including civic clubs, church organiza-tions, youth sports teams, etc. – the opportunity to use this event as a fundraiser by providing a game or other activity for attendees to enjoy. Tickets for the games will be sold by Town of Farragut volunteers the day of the event; 100 percent of the profi ts will go to the participat-ing organizations.

The Town is also soliciting applications from busi-nesses within the Town limits that would like to set up an informational booth at the event to help promote their business. The fee for the booth is $50.

Those interested in participating should access www.townoffarragut.org and click Online Form Center from the homepage; visit the Farragut Town Hall; or call 865-966-7057 to obtain detailed information and guidelines and the application form. Applications must be submit-ted online, in person or by mail to the Town Hall, faxed to 675-2096 or emailed to lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or arleen.higginbotham@townoffarragut.org by Wednesday, Aug. 29, or until slots are full.

THURSDAY, AUG. 30Deadline for fair pageants

Registration deadline is Aug. 30 for the Tennessee Valley Fair’s fi ve pageants: Little Miss Pageant, ages 7-9, and Princess Pageant, ages 10-12, on Sept. 7; and Baby Contest, cute babies ages 9-36 months (boys and girls), Junior Fairest of the Fair, ages 13-15, and Fairest of the Fair, ages 16-21, on Sept. 8. Info: http://tnvalleyfair.org and click on “Contests” or 215-1480.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 30-SEPT. 16‘Sweeney Todd’ at Clarence Brown

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical,

will play on the Clarence Brown Theatre mainstage with shows at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30-31, Sept. 1, 4-7 and 11-14 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 2, 9 and 16. Award-winning “Winter’s Bone” star Dale Dickey, a Knoxville na-tive, will play Mrs. Lovett, with TV/film veteran Jeff Austin as Sweeney Todd. Joining the large cast will be 38 musicians from the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets: 291-3310, 974-5161, www.knoxvillesym-phony.com or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 225th annual Boomsday

The 25th annual Boomsday Festival will cap a day of fun activities with the nation’s largest Labor Day fi reworks display. Fireworks launched from the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville begin at about 9:30 p.m., but entertainment and food are available starting at 1 p.m. along Neyland Drive.

There will be a Family Fun Zone, food and bever-ages; music acts on the Q93.1 performance stage; and wrestling at 6 p.m. at Calhoun’s on the River. Glow-in-the-dark Boomsday Bandz are on sale at Pilot loca-tions for $1 each and benefi t the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. Admission: free. Nominal fees for food, drink and parking.

Info: 342-9192 or www.boomsday.org.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3Rubber Duck Race

The Rubber Duck Race, benefi ting the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, will start at 12:02 p.m. at the World’s Fair Park pond. Pre-race activities and on-site adoptions begin at 10:30 a.m. Grand prize is $10,000. First prize is $5,000. Second prize is a $2,500 gas certifi cate and a Royal Caribbean cruise.

Cost to adopt a single duck is $5; adoption packages are available.

Info: www.TennesseeValleyDuckRace.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3Jerry Butler & The Blu-Js, Bethany Hankins on Tennessee Shines

The Tennessee Shines Radio Show will feature Jerry Butler & The Blu-Js and Bethany Hankins at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.

Tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

Info: www.jerrybutleronline.com and http://bethanyhankins.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5Female executives meeting

The East Tennessee Association for Female Execu-tives will have its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at The Orangery, 5412 Kingston Pike. Joan Markel will speak on the role of Knoxville women during the Civil War.

Cost is $25 for visitors. Reservations: www.etafe.org.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6Teacher Yoakley at Writers’ Guild

English teacher James Yoakley will speak to the Knoxville Writers’ Guild at 7 p.m. at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave.

The former Lenoir City High School English depart-ment chair and journalism advisor, who was removed from his positions after a profi le on a gay student was included in the school’s 2011-12 yearbook, will speak on his experiences with high school journalism and censorship. Admission: free, but $2 donation request-ed.

Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

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either in vocal music or handbells. In the seventh and eighth grades, students enter into a more open electives program that includes courses in band, strings, handbells, chorus, drama, and visual arts. Every spring, Middle Schoolers can also participate in an afterschool drama production.

Those introductory experiences in the Lower and Middle Schools prepare students to more fully participate in the Upper School fi ne arts program, which offers more than 30 different classes. Upper School students may take classes in ceramics, photography, drawing, painting, three-dimensional design, scenic or set design, digital imaging, drama, band, strings, and all levels of choral music. In addition, they have the opportunity both fall and spring to be part of a large drama/musical production.

To complement its arts curriculum, Webb School offers an Artist-In-Residence Program, an on-campus teaching and learning experience for students. The program provides a view

into the real world of art by exposing students to professional artists and inspiring them to explore their own creative abilities. During their four- to six-week tenures at Webb each fall and spring, guest artists critique student work and supplement instruction, as well as work on their own pieces. Now in its 11th year, Webb’s Artist-In-Residence Program has hosted nationally acclaimed artists recognized for their work in a myriad of media.

Webb School embraces the notion that creativity may very well be the currency of the 21st century, and although there are numerous venues for inspiring and exhibiting creativity, the arts certainly hold a prominent place in that mix.

NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

By Scott Hutchinson,By Scott Hutchinson,Webb School PresidentWebb School President

The role of the arts in the development of a young person’s life cannot

be overestimated. In all of its various forms, the arts provide fundamental avenues for self-expression and self-exploration, and their inclusion in a full school experience is critical. At Webb School of Knoxville, the arts add balance to a rigorous academic day and provide a needed and varied outlet for students

in all three divisions.In Webb’s Lower School, all students

– kindergarten through grade fi ve – participate in the arts program. Students take both visual arts and music classes twice a week. In visual arts, children express their ideas through both two- and three-dimensional forms. They develop skills in drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, ceramics, and fi ber arts as they explore basic art concepts. The Lower School’s music classes consist of a broad-based, multi-faceted curriculum designed to provide a foundation of musical concepts and skills; and expose students to a variety of musical styles. In addition to those two staples, Lower School children may take dance classes or private strings instruction,

The Arts: An Integral Part of the Webb Experience

At Webb School of Knoxville, the arts add balance to a rigorous academic day and provide a needed and varied outlet for students in all three divisions.

Hutchinson

Webb’s Upper School fine arts program offers more than 30 different

classes. Students can sign up for ceramics, photography, drawing, paint-

ing, three-dimensional design, scenic or set design, digital imaging, drama,

band and strings courses, and all levels of choral music.

All Webb Lower School students take both visual arts and

music classes twice a week. In visual arts, children develop

skills in drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, ceramics,

and fi ber arts as they explore basic art concepts.

With a greater number of arts

classes provided in Webb’s Middle

School, students enter into a more

expanded program that includes

courses in band, strings, chorus,

handbells, visual arts, and drama.

play in a Lower School orchestra, and/or participate in a drama production.

In the Middle School, the number and variety of arts classes increases. Every sixth grader is required to participate in an exploratory program that includes visual arts, instrumental music, drama and a class

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You’ll have to pardon Dr. Chris Shaver if the recent Summer Olym-pics in London weren’t his cup of tea. No, his sport is best served cold with lots of sugar.

That’s because Shaver, an ortho-pedic surgeon at Parkwest Medi-cal Center, has a lifelong love affair with the ski slopes – one that has now earned him a place in the phy-sician pool for the United States Ski Team.

“Free ski and moguls is my cup of tea,” Shaver said, referring to the two alpine events he loves best. “Skiing is a sport where, unless you get to the level of these guys on the U.S. Ski Team, there are no rules – you just go out, and if it’s fun, you do it. You can go fast. You can go slow. You can try tricks, and on every run you can try to make yourself better or you can just have a nice, relaxing afternoon.”

Although he fi rst applied in 2009 (the same year he began his prac-tice), it wasn’t until last summer that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) informed Shav-er of his selection as a U.S. Ski Team physician.

The lengthy approval process included, of course, requisite background and reference checks, followed by an intensive medical emergency workshop in Beaver Creek, Colo., and fi nally his fi rst test assignment – the NorAm Freestyle Moguls and NorAm Aerials in Park City, Utah, events that attracted not only former World Cup skiers looking to make a comeback from injury, but also other international athletes and club teams.

“During that period, I was evalu-ated for getting along with the ath-letes, getting along with the coach-es, knowing what I’m talking about and being available,” said Shaver. “They don’t really evaluate your skiing skills although I assumed if you’re interested in doing this that you can get down a hill pretty quick-ly. I mean, one of the requirements is that you need to be able to ski a World Cup course. You don’t have to ski it at the speed these athletes do, but you have to be able to get down it safely and get to the athletes in an expedient manner.”

Shaver laughs when asked for a self-evaluation of his ski skills. “That’s a hard question – I could always get better, much better,” he said. “When I’m out West, I’m probably a 6 or 7 out of 10. I can get down anything on the mountain – it might not be pretty, but there’s nothing I can’t get down, and I can make some things look kind of pretty. Here in the western North Carolina mountains, I’m probably a 9 out of 10 but that comes with the territory. It’s a whole different ballgame when you’re skiing with people who ski 110 days out of the year for 20 years and you only ski 10 days out of the year.”

Shaver admits that he’s some-thing of an oddity on the ski slopes – a Southern boy from Greeneville, Tenn., who was hooked on his fi rst ski trip with a church group to Sug-ar Mountain, N.C. “I looked like the normal Southern Appalachian fi rst-time skier in my camoufl age and a

Dr. Chris Shaver, shown on the

slopes of Park City, Utah, during

last year’s NorAm Freestyle Moguls

event, looks forward to his next

assignments with the U.S. Ski

Team’s physician pool.

blaze orange UT jacket, but I fell in love with it,” he said.

Before long, he and his buddies were spending most winter week-ends on Sugar Mountain or Beech Mountain. Sometimes, they even made weekday trips after school for night skiing, returning home around midnight.

As a college freshman, he was elected to the cabinet of the Uni-versity of Tennessee Ski and Snow-board Club and began organizing trips to ski resorts out West. “When I went to medical school, I kept that up, not with the UT ski team but I organized ski trips for my med school classmates,” said Shaver. “Then, when I got into residency, I would fi nd educational courses that coincided with the mountains. So I would get up at 6 in the morning, go do the education until 9 or 10, ski the rest of the day, and then back to studying from 4 until 7 p.m.”

It was during this time that he fi rst heard about the U.S. Ski Team’s physician pool through one of his residency teachers, Dr. Jason Folk. Folk, an orthopedist in Greenville, S.C., was a member of the physician pool and would spend two weeks each summer with the U.S. team when it trained in New Zealand.

“He would tell me all these sto-ries about it, and I knew it was something I’d like to do too,” said Shaver. “So, I just kept bugging him, kept saying, ‘Jason, you’ve got to re-

member me. I want to get involved in this.’ ”

Before he could offi cially join the pool of about 120 physicians (pri-marily general practitioners from ski towns and orthopedic surgeons from around the country), Shaver had to attend the Medical Emer-gency in Skiing and Snowboarding (MESS) Corps’ workshop.

“It was a three- or four-day in-

tensive primer on the type of emer-gencies that you’ll see on the hill in skiing and snowboarding, what to evaluate for and what to do,” explained Shaver. “Some of those things were commonplace for what I do in my practice or my normal training and some were not. For example, they give you these kits to put in chest tubes like the emergen-cy room physicians do in trauma bays. I haven’t had to do that, but some have had to do that on the slope because of collapsed lungs or things like that.”

Ski injuries, Shaver said, can

range from anything like a sprained ankle all the way to “something that would make you think they’d been in a car accident.”

“Some of these guys are going 70, 80, 90 miles per hour on certain courses, and it’s literally like they are having a car wreck without the car around them,” he said. “They wipe out and go into the fence or go into a fl ip, and it’s essentially a car

wreck. So, the injuries, especially, in downhill can be horrifi c.”

Should he encounter a serious or life-threatening injury on the slopes, Shaver said, his role would be to stabilize the patient before sending them on to the local hospital.

“I think some people have some-what of a misperception of what I’m doing,” he said. “Obviously, I’m not licensed to perform orthopedic surgery in Utah or Sweden or some-thing like that. But what I do is eval-uate the athletes when they have an injury or when they have a nagging problem. I evaluate what I think

their problem is or what I think the injury they’ve sustained is. Is thissomething that they can continueto compete on? Do we need to putthem in a brace? Do we need to tape them up? Do we need to get them on certain medications or physical therapy regimens? Do they need X-rays or MRIs or go to the emergency room? There are certain things that we wouldn’t and can’t do medically on the hill – attempt to defi nitively treat life-threatening injuries, ma-jor dislocations, severe concussionsand things like that.”

Another common mispercep-tion, Shaver said, is that he’ll be at-tending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Plum assignments like that, he said, go to veteran physi-cians in the pool who are able to make the required four- to six-week commitment.

Instead, he’s eagerly awaiting his next assignment – a moguls event in Stowe, Vt., later this winter. “With three small children (ages 7, 5 and 22 months), I’m probably go-ing to stay in the States or Canada,”he says. “I don’t really want to be inNorway. But later on, when my chil-dren are a little older, we’ll do that and we’ll make it a family vacation.”

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Some of these guys are going 70, 80, 90 miles per hour on certain courses, and it’s literally like they are having a car wreck without the car around them. - Dr. Chris Shaver

Shaver says trying to keep up with World Cup events is diffi cult in East

Tennessee where football tends to dominate the sports pages.

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RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE

Take notice that Turkey Creek Partners, 10745 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934, has applied to the Town of Farragut for a Certifi cate of Compliance and has or will apply to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission at Nashville for a retail liquor license for a store to be named Knoxville Wine & Spirits located at 10745 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, TN 37934, at real property owned by Costco Wholesale Corp., 999 Lake Dr, Issaquah, WA 98027. Turkey Creek Partners is a general partner-ship to be owned by James L. Turner, Managing Partner, 10224 S. River Trail, Knoxville, TN 37922; Amelia D. Maddox, General Partner, 530 Church St., Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219; Tommye M. Working, General Partner, 7709 Indian Springs Dr., Nashville, TN 37221; and Stanley Griffi n, General Partner, 1005 Graves Rd., Strawberry Plains, TN 37871.All persons wishing to be heard on the certifi cate of compliance may personally or through counsel appear or submit their views in writing at Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Dr., Farragut, TN 37934, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.Th e Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission will consider the application at a later date to be set by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission in Nashville, Tennessee. Interested persons may personally or through counsel submit their views in writing by the hearing date to be scheduled by the TABC. Anyone with questions concerning this applica-tion or the laws relating to it may call or write the Alcoholic Beverage Commission at 226 Capitol Boulevard Bldg., Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 741-1602.

Pat Barbiere teaches Tai Chi classes at Strang Se-nior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tai Chi 1 begins at 8:45 a.m. and Tai Chi 2 begins at 10.

Tai Chi instructor Pat Barbiere

leads a class at Strang Senior

Center. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHO-

TOS.com

Sheila Slimbarski and other se-

niors fi ll the room for a Tai Chi

class.

Tai Chi at Strang

The exercises are gentle sets of movements to pro-mote well-being, with a full range of motion and the continuous turning of the waist and spine.

For those unable to do exercises standing, anoth-er class at Strang is “Sit N Be Fit” at 12:30 p.m. Mon-days and Thursdays.

Mayor Tim Burchett in-vites seniors to an appre-ciation picnic 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. RSVP by Sept. 14: 215-4007. There will be free lunch, entertainment and a mini health fair.

Organ concert at StrangHugh Livingston returns for a concert on the Lowery organ 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. Livingston describes the organ as an

“orchestra in a box,” simply amazing.

HEALTH NOTES ■ The annual flu shot

clinic offered by East

Tennessee Medical Group,

266 Joule St., Alcoa,

will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. Tuesday through

Friday, Sept. 4-28. Most

insurance accepted; no

appointment necessary.

Info: 984-ETMG (3864) or

www.etmg.net.

■ The fourth annual Pink

Ribbon Celebration will

be held 6 p.m. Thursday,

Oct. 11, at the Knoxville

Expo Center. The

entertainment includes

pianist/entertainer Jim

Brickman, nationally

known speaker and

breast cancer survivor

Barbara Dooley and

comedian Leanne

Morgan. Individual tickets

are $60. Sponsorships

are available. Info: www.

pinkribboncelebration.

com; Janine Mingie, 607-

9664 or janine.mingie@

hma.com.

■ The 2013 Covenant

Health Knoxville

Marathon has added a

two-person relay to next

year’s events. Registration

is currently open. The

marathon will be held

Sunday, April 7. Info

and to register: www.

knoxvillemarathon.com.

■ The eighth annual

charity golf tournament

hosted by the Epilepsy

Foundation of East

Tennessee and the YMCA

will be 1 p.m. Thursday,

Sept. 13, at Three Ridges

Golf Course. Lunch will

be served at 11:30 a.m.

Sponsors and players are

needed. Info: 522-4991 or

922-9622.

■ The “Making Strides

Against Breast Cancer”

5k will be held 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7, at the

Knoxville Civic Coliseum

Plaza, 800 Howard

Baker Ave. Registration

opens at 2 p.m. Info:

558-4048 or www.

makingstridesknoxville.

org.

Unexpected artists

Rebel is a playful

8-month-old Coon-

hound/Blue Tick mix

who needs an active

home where he can run

and play. His adoption

fee has been paid by the

Furry Friends program,

and you can meet him at

Young-Williams Animal

Center’s Division Street

location. Hours there

and at the Kingston

Pike location are noon

to 6 p.m. daily. See all of

Young-Williams’s adopt-

able animals online at

w w w.young-will iams.

org.

Rebel at

Young-Williams

Sara Barrett

Critter Tales

If you’re looking for some-thing different to decorate your walls, check out the masterpieces in the “Art-work Gone Wild” exhibit. Animals from the Knoxville Zoo will put their best work on display at the Emporium Center from Friday, Sept. 7, through Friday, Sept. 28.

The “Meerkat Mob” creates one-of-a-kind artwork to help raise

money for the Knoxville Zoo’s enrichment program. Photos submitted

To help enrich the lives of the animals living at the zoo, their keepers teach them how to paint with brushes and their fi ngers or paws. Animals can also walk across a canvas with paint on their feet and make a unique work of art. Each piece will be displayed with a picture of the artist and a certifi cate of authenticity.

All work will be sold to benefi t the zoo’s enrichment program which helps ensure the well-being of the zoo’s residents. Not only does the program help with the ani-mals’ mental and physical state, it can also improve the success of breeding pro-grams and adaptability to new situations, according to

info released by the zoo.An opening reception for

the exhibit will be held 5-9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Empori-um Center, with video dem-onstrations of the artists at work. It is a teaser for the zoo’s “Art Gone Wild” event 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Info: www.knoxalliance.com.

SHOPPER-NEWS • AUGUST 27, 2012 • B-3

With memberships tailored to meet a variety of individual and family needs, we provide a full range of membership opportunities that allow you to take full advan-tage of everything Provi-sion Health & Wellness has to offer, including:

Use of the fitness facility

Group fi tness classes Monthly nutrition

classes Online fi tness, nutri-

tion and monitoring tools fi tRewards – a pro-

gram that rewards you with valuable prizes for your hard work at our facility

Reduced rates for specialized classes and programs

Each member’s en-rollment fee at Provi-sion Health & Wellness also includes:

Comprehensive Assessment: a 45-min-ute meeting to complete a biometric assessment, fi tness testing and per-sonal orientation – the foundation from which to benchmark your success

Personal Training: a one-hour session with one of our certifi ed per-sonal trainers, who will give you a personalized workout plan to help you achieve your goals

Registered Dieti-tian Session: a one-hour session with one of our registered dietitians, who will provide the ed-ucation necessary to eat a healthy, balanced diet

Wellness Check-in: a six-week check-in to as-sess your initial progress

Full Re-assessment: a six-month biometric as-sessment and fi tness test to measure your progress

Results Tracking: your own personal login area which provides ac-cess to a multitude of fi tness tools, including food intake and exercise tracking, nutritional analysis charts to help you manage your food intake, activity logs to keep track of calories burned and more.Ashley Kouma is manager of client

relations at Provision Health & Well-

ness, 232-1414.

Ashley Kouma

NEWS FROM PROVISION HEALTH & WELLNESS

Membership benefi ts

Feeling overwhelmed by all the mixed messages out there about food? Frustrated and just wanting to figure out what works for you? Every

person’s body is unique. Each of us have a different biochemistry that determines how our bodies use food and what food we like and don’t

like. Ultimately, our bodies are communicating with us all the time, and our job is to listen, identify what they’re asking for, and respond

appropriately. We work with people who are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired - be that chronic headaches, digestive upset, low energy

levels, extra weight, or generally not feeling good. Together, we’ll unravel the complexity around food, listen to your body’s signals, and

give it what it needs to heal itself, shed pounds, and truly thrive!

3 MONTH NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING PACKAGE:Experience an in-depth, one-on-one health and nutritional package at Provision Health & Wellness. We’ll customize a program that fits your

individual needs and goals by equipping you with numerous tools and resources to help you achieve them. Your personal dietitian will even

join you on a trip to the grocery store.

Call today to receive your personalized blueprint for healthy success!

HELP MANAGE THE FOLLOWING:

Cholesterol Blood Pressure Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome Food Allergies/Intolerances

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Weight Fibromyalgia Arthrits

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Serious about getting into shape? Sometimes you just need a jumpstart to get moving.

Check out the 10-Day Fat Blaster Bootcamp at Provision Health & Wellness Center! Starting Monday, Sept. 10, the bootcamp includes ten 30-minute sessions.

“It will be an intense but fun workout,” said marketing manager Juli Urevick. Most of the sessions will be outside, weather permitting. “Come to discover your inner athlete while making new friends.”

If finding the time to exercise is an issue, this 10-day bootcamp is for you. If you’re not seeing the results you want, this 10-day bootcamp is for you. Ten-day commit-ment, 30-minutes per day … big results!

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Here’s the schedule of the fi rst bootcamp: ■ Monday, Sept, 10, 6:30-7:30

(includes weigh-in and measurements)

■ Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 11-14, 6:30-7 p.m. ■ Saturday, Sept. 15, 9-9:30 a.m. ■ Sunday, off ■ Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 17-19, 6:30-7 p.m. ■ Thursday, Sept. 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

(includes weigh-in and measurements)

Call today. Hurry, space is limited! For information and to reserve a spot, call 232-1414.

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B-4 • AUGUST 27, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Have your guys

call our guyscall our guys

2601 Texas Avenue

524-8631

Looking for an alternative to vinyl siding?

By Anne Hart

Area neighborhoods would have

looked very diff erent after the

hailstorms of April, 2011, if instead of

vinyl, aluminum or other kinds of siding

more homes had featured Everlast

cladding.

Everlast is almost impervious to hail and other severe weather. It also carries a lifetime performance warranty as well as lifetime fade protection, and the warranty is transferrable, which means when you sell your home, the new owner will also be protected – a terrifi c sales tool for your Realtor to use.

If Everlast is a new name to you, it may be because it’s relatively new to the local market. Nationally, it’s made homeowners extremely happy for over 9 years.

Contractors can purchase it directly from Norandex Building Materials Distributors, which has been located at 2601 Texas Ave. since 1968. The phone number is 524-8631. George Gregory, the branch manager, says the local operation is one of 107 Norandex branches nationwide.

Individual homeowners can make use of that “Have your guy call our guy” slogan to have their contractors contact Norandex, or they can contact local remodeler Rick Miller of U.S. Window and Door at 603-0302 or Glen Harness of CRS Exteriors at 670-8823 or glen@crsexteriors.com for an estimate.

Everlast is unlike any other siding, and when you see it, you’ll

know why. Solid construction means the planks don’t bend or bow, and align perfectly against the outer walls of your home.

Everlast Cladding is lightweight and stackable for easy installation, yet durable enough to withstand fi erce wind, scorching summer temperatures and subzero winter temperatures.

It is easy to care for. Its low-gloss surface returns to its original luster with a simple hose-down.

Everlast is also very environmentally friendly. Its construction is of natural polymeric and inorganic minerals. There are no natural wood fi bers to absorb or retain moisture that can lead to warping and swelling. When it is cut, there is no harmful silica dust as with some fi ber cement products.

Distinctive trim choices from the Everlast Trim Collection are made from the same polymeric material to ensure a look that blends with and perfectly fi ts your Everlast cladding, providing one beautiful fi nish.

Everlast cladding is also beautiful to look at. It has a natural wood grain embossing. Homeowners can choose from colors ranging from very deep, rich hues to neutrals.

If you’re building, thinking of building, or ready to replace what is on your home with something beautiful and lasting, remember: “Have your guy call our guy.”

For an estimate on Everlast

cladding for your home, contact

Rick Miller, local remodeler, at

603-0302

OrGlen Harness at

CRS Exteriors

670-8833 or

glen@crsexteriors.com

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