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Karaoke Review for Se-niors will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Beck Cul-tural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Avenue.

Featured singers will per-form songs from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s from genres of music to include pop, big band, country, rhythm and blues with host Bob Booker.

Street rods at Chilhowee Park

The Street Rod Nationals South Plus is coming to Chil-howee Park Friday through Sunday, May 2-4, featuring more than 2,900 street rods, muscle cars, custom cars, trucks and specialty vehicles, each at least 30 years old.

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Jackie Walker makes list of Vols

Jackie Walker was a bril-liant linebacker, a fi erce hitter, intuitive and very quick. He was a hero at Fulton High School and UT, but he never played in the pros.

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By Betty Bean If last Tuesday had

been a sunny day, the rib-bon cutting at the new and improved Chilhowee In-termediate School would have been held in front of the school’s new entrance, which has been moved to the back of the building and made more secure.

But 5th grade student representative (an elected position) Reagan Boring said nobody minded having the ceremony in the audito-

rium because the students are used to dealing with inconvenience after living through three years of con-struction.

“It’s been hard to walk around the school without being able to go to the bath-room by ourselves,” Reagan said, referring to security measures because Chil-howee, one of the oldest school buildings in Knox County, was full of con-struction workers. “But it’s really nice now, and I love

all the new paintings (mu-rals) on the walls.”

In addition to the new entrance and secure ves-tibule, improvements in-clude a new elevator, a new parking lot, improved light-ing, new ceilings and ener-gy upgrades throughout the building.

A full house of local elected offi cials, including Superintendent Jim Mc-Intyre and County Mayor Tim Burchett, showed up for the event.

By Betty Bean The largest available land tract

in Knox County – more than 500acres of rolling hills and greenmeadows in the shadow of HouseMountain – has gone up for sale.

Furrow-Strickland Real EstateServices has listed seven contigu-ous tracts of Babelay farm prop-erty located in the Ritta/Corrytonarea. This land has been in theBabelay family for decades and

Ava Morell and Kallie Powell after the ribbon-cutting

ceremony. Photos by Betty Bean

By Betty Bean rium because the students all thththhhhhthee nenew paintings (mu

Community celebrates Chilhowee changes

By Betsy PickleNow that Gov. Bill Haslam’s

free higher-education plan, the Tennessee Promise, has earned legislative approval, the state’s community colleges are facing the possibility of signifi cantly in-creased enrollment, which could put a burden on teachers and classrooms.

Pellissippi State Community Col-lege, with 10,600 students on fi ve campuses in the Knoxville area, is the largest local school affected by the legislation, but the mood there is preparation, not panic.

President Anthony Wise says Pellissippi State should be able to accommodate any infl ux begin-ning with the registration for the 2015-16 school year.

“We are starting to look at it and to think about it,” says Wise.

“It’s really built on the model of Tennessee Achieves, which started here in Knox and Blount counties. I don’t know that we’ll see the huge enrollment increases that we might see in other parts of the state because in essence you can have free access to a com-munity college in Knox or Blount County right now through Tennes-see Achieves.”

Faculty and facilities are two concerns.

“We’re commit-ted to having full-time faculty as much as possible teach our classes on campus,” says Wise. “We want to make sure that we have the right kind of academic and student sup-

port programs in place for the new population of students.

“We’re a little bit off our his-toric enrollment high of three or four years ago, so we have some capacity to grow into that. We do have the new facility at Strawber-ry Plains, which hopefully can ab-sorb some of these new students.”

Other potential measures in-clude adding classes later in the afternoon, offering Saturday classes and making science labs available on Sundays.

Students who take advantage of the Tennessee Promise plan to earn a two-year associate’s de-gree are likely to be people who ordinarily wouldn’t have thought about higher education, either because they lacked fi nancial re-

sources or didn’t think they could succeed in the academic environ-ment.

Wise says generally 60 percent to 65 percent of students have to take some type of remediation course at Pellissippi State.

“That’s among the best at com-munity colleges within the state,” he says. “Some places it’s signifi -cantly higher. Most students gen-erally have one area of remedia-tion, and more often than not it’s mathematics.”

Tennessee Promise students are likely to mirror those num-bers, he says.

“One of the conversations we’re having is, how do we deal with the fact that perhaps in the fall of 2015, not only do we see this increase but we see an increase in students who really need additional assis-tance and support academically in order to be successful?”

Statistics show that students coming in through Tennessee Achieves are more likely to stay in school and graduate – and do so more quickly – than the general student population, Wise says, and he thinks the same thing may happen with the Tennessee Prom-ise.

Pellissippi prepares for Tennessee Promise “I think there are a couple of

things that have made Tennessee Achieves successful and I think have the possibility of making the Tennessee Promise successful,” he says. “They have strict require-ments on the obligations that the students have to meet – they have to attend meetings at their high school, they have to complete their fi nancial aid form by a certain time, they have to register at com-munity college by a certain time, they have to work with a men-tor, and they have to give a day of service back each semester to the community.”

up for sale

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Largest land tract

Anthony Wise

SMG to host Media Madness

Join the students and staff of Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy Thursday, May 8, as they celebrate a new communications lab. The night will feature a ribbon-cutting for the lab funded, in part, by a grant from VF Out-let, at 4:15 p.m. Local media representatives will showcase jobs in communications until 6 p.m. when the 5th grade will perform “Jazz,” adapted from the musical “We Haz Jazz.” Dinner will be served at 6:30.

Why is Tim Burchett slugging the Easter

Bunny?Find out on of our

Karns/Hardin Valley edition.

Tennessee PromiseGov. Bill Haslam’s signature

initiative was developed in part by South Knox native Randy Boyd.

It was adopted 87-8 in the state House and 30-1 in the Senate. All members of the Knox Coun-ty legislative delegation voted yes, including Democrats Gloria Johnson and Joe Armstrong; and Republicans Becky Massey, Sta-cey Campfi eld, Harry Brooks, Bill Dunn, Roger Kane and Steve Hall.

The bill was revenue neutral, redirecting proceeds from the state lottery.

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‘Candy Lady’ fi nds help for swallowing problemsWhen Dorothy Robbins of

Sevierville visits Fort Sand-ers Regional Medical Center, she usually brings a box of fresh peanut brittle or assort-ed fl avors of taffi es with her.

“They call me the Candy Lady,” said Robbins, 73. “I’ve worked 40 years at the candy shop (Ole Smokey Candy Kitchen) in Gatlin-burg. So I make a variety and take it to them. Dr. Jackson loves peanut brittle, so I always take him some.”

Robbins tells a funny but harrowing story about the time in October 2011 when a 200-pound bear broke into the shop at night. Robbins and a coworker found him in the morning.

“There was a hole in the glass door and pecans every-where,” Robbins recalled.

The women called the po-lice, who chased the bear out of the shop and right past Robbins. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency offi cials tried to trap him in the days

following, with no success. The incident made the news and can still be seen on You-Tube.

“I said we have the sweet-est bear in town!” said Rob-bins. “He was the smartest, too – he picked our candy shop! And they never did catch him.”

But that wasn’t the fi rst frightening experience for Robbins. In 1989, she suc-cessfully battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma, undergoing 40 radiation treatments at Fort Sanders Regional.

The treatments elimi-nated the cancer, but sub-sequent scarring from chest radiation narrowed her esophagus to the point where she couldn’t eat without food getting caught. A narrowed esophagus can also be the result of acid refl ux disease, a common ailment.

“It’s very frightening,” Robbins said. “People who have not had it happen to them don’t know.”

Any food could get stuck in Robbins’ esophagus for days, especially foods like chicken or beef, she said. “I couldn’t swallow anything else either, even saliva,” she added. “It’s a scary thought when nothing will go down.”

Robbins lived with the condition for many years. But about fi ve years ago, she was referred to Dr. Mark Jackson, a gastroenterolo-gist with Fort Sanders Re-gional. Jackson told Robbins he could “stretch” her esophagus to help her swallow better.

With Robbins under anesthesia, Jackson inserted an endoscope – a tiny lighted video camera – down her throat. He then used slender instruments to expand and stretch the nar-row places.

The procedure made a dif-ference immediately, Rob-bins said, and she now has the treatment on a regular

basis. At fi rst she went every month, and now sees Jack-son several times each year.

Her procedure is done at the Cen-ter for Diges-tive Health at Fort Sanders Regional and takes about 15-20 minutes. “I’m

d o w n and back in a day,” said Robbins, noting that she eats softer foods immediately following the procedure.

“Dr. Jackson is a wonder-

ful doctor. That whole group, they’re great – so wonderful and caring.”

Sweet words from the Can-dy Lady, who can more easilyswallow the foods she enjoys.

Body’s digestive train can be derailedWhen your co-worker phones the offi ce

saying he or she has “stomach fl u,” don’t believe it. That’s because the vomiting and

diarrhea associated with the condition probably has nothing to do with the fl u – it’s more likely to be gastroenteritis, one of the more common ailments that can go wrong with the super-sophisticated human plumbing we call the digestive sys-tem.

The mouth, esophagus, stomach, large and small intes-

tines, and anus are all part of the digestive system, with the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder also pitching in. Even nerves and blood play a major role in the digestive process.

With so many body parts working to-gether just to process that sausage biscuit you had for breakfast, it isn’t surprising that sometimes things go wrong. In fact, an es-timated 60 to 70 million Americans are af-fected by one digestive disease or another each year, resulting in 48.3 million visits to the doctor, 21.7 million hospitalizations and almost a quarter million deaths.

Here are a few common conditions: ■ Gastroenteritis – Often called

“stomach fl u,” it’s infl ammation of the small intestine caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites.

■ Gastroesophageal Refl ux Dis-ease (GERD) – More commonly known as heartburn, symptoms occur when the stomach contents back up into the esopha-gus.

Occasional GERD doesn’t usually in-dicate a problem. “But if it’s persistent, if you have diffi culty or if you have weight loss, it needs to be evaluated,” said Dr. Mu-

hammed Iqbal, gastroenterologist with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. GERD can sometimes be a symptom of other con-ditions such as asthma, esophageal cancer or a precancerous condition called Barrett’s esophagus.

■ Constipation – Americans spend $725 million a year on laxatives, trying to facilitate a bowel movement.

■ Diarrhea – Constipation’s “evil twin” causes repeated trips to the bathroom. Usu-ally diarrhea is brought on by mild infec-tions of the colon or small intestine.

■ Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – IBS is an intestinal disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping or bloating and diarrhea or constipation.

■ Infl ammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – Another name for either Crohn’s disease or ulcertative colitis. The disease stems from infl ammation of the colon.

■ Diverticular disease –The co-lon becomes weakened and pouches form along its surface. The pouches can collect food and become infected, resulting in pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen.

■ Colorectal cancer – The diges-tive system is home to more cancers and causes more cancer mortalities than any other organ system in the body. Colon can-cer affects more than 100,000 Americans each year. The good news is that most co-lon cancer is preventable through regular screening.

“Colon cancer deaths have decreased be-cause there is effective screening and better treatments. Pre-cancerous polyps (growths that can be precursors to colon cancer) can be completely and safely removed during colonoscopy,” Iqbal says, adding that the most important thing to remember is that “colonoscopy saves lives.”

If you have digestive discomfort or diffi culties, or symptoms that may be caused by the conditions listed above, call 865-541-4280 or go to www.fsregional.com/gi

Time for ‘gut check’? Tests can be life savers

Tummy trouble? It may be time for a “gut check.” A variety of tests are available to help gas-

troenterologists (specialists in digestive disorders) di-agnose and treat the cause of “GI blues.”

The Fort Sanders Cen-ter for Digestive Health has gastroenterologists Richard Cohn, MD; Jeffrey Brown, MD; Mark Jackson, MD; Muhammed Iqbal, MD; and Robert Pollack, MD, who offer a variety of diagnostic procedures, in-cluding the following:

ColonoscopyColonoscopy is the examination of the entire

colon (large intestine) to look for early signs of colon cancer (polyps). Usually an outpatient procedure, colonoscopy is performed by in-serting a fl exible lighted tube into the rectum. It requires intravenous sedation and adequate preparation to clean the colon. The exam will take about 20 minutes but can save your life.

Colonoscopy screening is recommended for everyone at age 50 and every 10 years after that if the test is normal. People with a family histo-ry of colon cancer, infl ammatory bowel disease or ulcerative colitis need to have the procedure at a younger age and more frequently.

“Colon cancer can be managed, treated and cured if found early,” says Dr. Jackson. “The thing I’ve learned over the past 25 years is the impor-tance of getting people past the fear and embar-rassment of having to go through colonoscopy. The more people we can get screened the better.”

Capsule endoscopy (“PillCam”)This high-tech procedure uses a pill-sized

video camera to view images of the small intes-tine, which cannot be viewed with traditional upper endoscopy or colonoscopy. The camera

takes multiple pictures of the small intestine asit passes through the bowel. The most commonuse is to search for causes of bleeding from the small intestine. It can also be used to test forCrohn’s disease and small bowel tumors.

On the day prior to the procedure a laxativesolution is given to cleanse the small intestine. The PillCam is then swallowed and passes through the digestive tract while transmittingvideo images to a recorder worn on the pa-tient’s belt. The test takes about eight hours.

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)Upper GI endoscopy, sometimes called EGD,

helps in diagnosing and treating esophagitis,heartburn, ulcers and bleeding. The procedureis the visual examination of the upper gastroin-testinal tract using a lighted fl exible endoscope. Itis performed in an outpatient setting and utilizesintravenous sedation to relax the patient. The en-doscope is inserted through the mouth into the esophagus, stomach, and upper part of the smallintestine. The exam takes about 5-10 minutes.

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

ERCP enables the physician to diagnose problems that involve the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas. In this procedure a fl exible lighted tube is passed through themouth and into the stomach and upper intes-tine to visualize the opening to ducts from the liver and pancreas. Once identifi ed, a narrowplastic tube is passed through the scope into the duct, where a dye is injected and X-raysare taken. If the exam shows a gallstone or nar-rowing of the ducts, specialized equipment canbe used to remove the stones or relieve the ob-struction. The exam takes 30-60 minutes.

For more information aboutgastroenterology services at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center orassistance in fi nding a physician, call865-541-4280.

Dr. Muhammed Iqbal, Gastroenter-ologist

Dr. Mark Jackson, Gastroenterologist

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Street Rod celebration at Chilhowee Park

The 40th annual Street Rod Nationals South Plus is coming to Chilhowee Park Friday through Sunday, May 2-4, featuring more than 2,900 street rods, muscle cars, custom cars, trucks and specialty vehicles, each at least 30 years old.

Betty Bean

The cars and trucks range in value from $8,000 to $100,000, averaging $28,000 per vehicle, which means that more than $84 million worth of vehicles will be present.

Cars will be on display for public viewing, and there will be activities for fans of all ages, includ-ing live entertainment and more than $69,000 in Su-per Prize giveaways, plus

a special “NSRA Sunday $weep$take$” giveaway, compliments of the Nation-al Street Rod Association.

On Sunday, May 4, the “Circle of Winners” will be featured on the grounds, and the award-winning street rods of the 40th an-nual Street Rod Nationals South Plus will be on dis-play. The awards ceremony will follow at the outdoor stage.

Some 100 manufacturers and dealers of specialty au-tomotive equipment will be displaying and selling parts, accessories and supplies, and a special “Women’s World” section will feature arts and crafts. There will be an abundance of food, a “vintage parts swap meet” offering used and/or old original automotive parts plus special live entertain-ment and a Sunday rodders’ worship service.

Show hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday,

and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $15 per adult and $6 per child (6-12 years); children 5 years and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult.

Discount tickets avail-able to: senior citizens (60 years and older) with proper ID. Military personnel with proper ID. NSRA members with current membership

card. United Parcel Service employee with proper ID (one $2 discount ticket offer per ID).

■ Blight workshopThe Oakwood-Lincoln

Park Neighborhood Associ-ation will postpone its May meeting (regularly held on the third Thursday) to allow fi ve OLPNA members to at-tend the city’s blight work-shop.

The meeting has been tentatively rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, and will likely be a pot-luck supper; details to be announced.

Neighborhood blight was the topic of the April meeting, and the group dis-cussed a multi-pronged ap-proach – one prong would be enlisting city help with some specifi c properties, another to link some elderly residents with volunteers and donated supplies.

■ Central City DemocratsThe Central City Demo-

crats, District 1, meet at 6:30 p.m. on the fi rst Mon-day of the month at Bur-

lington branch library, 4641 Asheville Highway. The next meeting is May 3, and D-1 representative Anthony Theron Brown is always looking for ways to get peo-ple involved.

A Knoxville native with deep local roots (his father’s family’s East Tennessee his-tory dates back to 1791 in the Brown Mountain area), Brown grew up in Los An-geles, then returned to his hometown and decided to become involved.

“I care about Knoxville maybe because I’m a history buff. When I saw how deep

my family’s roots run in this area, I didn’t want to let it go down.”

He started paying atten-tion to local politics in 2007 (the year of the infamous Black Wednesday shenani-gans in county government) and jumped into the fray during 2008 when Gloria Johnson was running the Knox County Obama cam-paign from a downtown of-fi ce. Soon, Brown was there almost every day. He kept it up after the election.

“I was going to be ward chair and noticed that there was no district rep for Dis-trict 1, so I grabbed that spot. The club was always there – just nobody running it at the time. We really want to get our name out there, support our candidates and inform the public.

Brown has led voter-reg-istration drives and plans to do more.

“I’m planning to keep working ahead, grooming candidates. We’re looking for people with good hearts who care about Knoxville for all these positions. We’ve got a lot of good Demo can-didates running, and we’re behind each one of them.”

Largest land From page 1

stretches for approximately two miles along Washing-ton Pike, which borders the farm to the east.

The heirs of the late John Paul Babelay, a long-time mainstay of the Ritta Community, are selling the properties that their father purchased, one at a time, over many years with an eye to creating one very large farm. John Paul was the son of Vincent Babelay Jr. and Cleo Adair. The Adair farm was originally a land grant for service in the Revolu-tionary War.

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Vincent Babelay Sr. was one of many Swiss immi-grants who came to Amer-ica in the late 19th century. He founded the Babelay greenhouses, which grew to become the largest sup-plier of bedding plants and cut fl owers for much of East Tennessee. John Paul Ba-

belay’s older son, the late David Babelay, was a histo-rian who chronicled Knox County’s Swiss immigrant community.

Rob Strickland of Fur-row-Strickland said he’s been in real estate for 27 years and has never seen such a vast tract as John

Paul Babelay assembled – seven different farms, all touching, yet separate, each with its own utilities and several with different road frontage. John Paul’s son Stephen completed the tract with two fi nal land purchas-es in the 1990s.

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website describes the Babe-lay land as “home to horses, cattle and even had its own hog farm. The Babelay men built the silos that are still standing today as well as the barns, tenant houses, fencing and a unique saw mill where many hours were spent cutting timber.”

The listed properties include the Charlie Shipe farm, the Swan Sweat farm, the Cardwell farm, the Fred Stewart property fronting on Wise Springs Road and the Kruger Graves farm.

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Pray for rain on Tuesday, May 6, if you’re about changing the status quo. A low turnout helps school board challengers, for instance, while a huge turnout will probably aid incumbents.

Bobby Waggoner can win if:

■ He reminds GOP pri-mary voters that Jimmy “J.J.” Jones ran against Sheriff Tim Hutchison and lost. Jones en-dorsed the Democrat and lost again. Then Jones went to work for the Democratic at-torney general.

■ He talks pensions. Hutchison has one; Jones will have one; Waggoner does not/will not.

■ It rains.Ed Shouse will carry

commission District 4 by 3-1; and Craig Leuthold will carry commission District 5 by the same margin, said a political pundit. The winner will be determined in Gibbs and Halls and Carter and South of the River.

The Trustee’s Offi ce is overstaffed, and it pays that staff in part by robbing Knox County Schools of more than $1 million a year in the “trustee’s commis-sion.”

Yes, state law permits it, but a serious-minded trustee would just stop taking it.

Who’s more likely to reduce the staff: Shouse, who comes from the private sector, or Leuthold, who has worked in one offi ce or another for 20 years?

Mike Hammond needs to stay calm while his News Sentinel-endorsed oppo-nent self-destructs.

Hey, Mike. Make sure you paid your doctor. Try not to faint before public speakings. And remem-ber, you decided to run for Criminal Court clerk a year ago. Your opponent dropped in after the incum-bent dropped out.

Who’s more likely to sweep clean?

New broom.Patti Bounds, you got

lucky, and now you’re head-ing to the school board.

Take your seat proudly and stay true to what you know – your former col-leagues in the classrooms across Knox County and the kids who are our future.

Jim McIntyre, we know you’re not on the bal-lot, but in your next job try not to outshine the elected offi cials, especially the mayor.

Spend more time with your troops. For what good is a general without an army?

Former GOP presiden-tial nominee Mitt Romney will hold his third annual policy retreat June 12-14 in Park City, Utah, which is in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, and Denver Broncos quarterback Pey-ton Manning is one of the speakers. Knoxville busi-ness owner Randy Boyd, a strong 2012 Romney sup-porter, has attended previ-ous get-togethers, usually 200 or so Romney backers.

Several potential GOP candidates for president in 2016 will attend includ-ing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. New York Jets owner Woody Johnson will attend.

■ April 17 marked the last day that Douglas Hen-ry of Nashville will attend a Senate session as a sena-tor. Henry, a Democrat, served 44 years in the Sen-ate, which ties him with Lt. Gov. John Wilder, but when his two years in the House are added to make 46 years total he becomes the longest-serving Ten-nessean in the General As-sembly.

His retirement truly marks the end of an era. At age 87, his major con-tribution has been a con-sistent voice for financial responsibility. He believes in states’ rights without the stigma of segregation. He feels our U.S. senators are Tennessee’s ambas-sadors to the federal gov-ernment. His integrity was beyond reproach and his

Henry’s retirement is ‘end of an era’

courtly ways represented a bygone era (regrettably). He served with eight gov-ernors going back to Frank Clement. He said Alexan-der and McWherter “were the easiest to work with.”

■ Mark Hazelwood, company president of Pi-lot Flying J, certainly has wide-ranging tastes when it comes to the U.S. Senate. Just two years ago he was hosting a reception for the re-election of conserva-tive Republican Sen. Bob Corker at his elaborate Se-quoyah Hills home attend-ed by Gov. Bill Haslam and some 300-plus backers.

Last week, Hazelwood hosted an event for lo-cal Democratic U.S. Sen-ate candidate Gordon Ball (along with Auburn bas-ketball coach Bruce Pearl). Ball hopes to oppose Sen. Lamar Alexander in No-vember. Ball’s first vote if elected to the U.S. Senate would be to make a lib-eral Democrat the major-ity leader and most likely would thereafter cancel out Corker’s vote on any is-sue of significance.

Ball and Corker could be reasonably described as ideological opposites. However, it seems Hazel-wood and Ball often play golf together and Ball is

Hazelwood’s attorney on some issues.

Ball is a colorful figure, having previously run for Congress against the late Jimmy Quillen in 1978. Now he is a wealthy at-torney who has had finan-cial success with several class-action lawsuits. One $17 million fee he received was litigated in his divorce lawsuit, which went to the state Supreme Court in 2010. His opponent, Knox-ville attorney Terry Ad-ams, is running a low-key campaign.

■ Martin Daniel plans an aggressive cam-paign in the remaining 100 days to the August primary where he opposes incum-bent state Rep. Steve Hall, one of the quietest mem-bers of the Legislature. Daniel, in an interview, says Hall is “not talking because he doesn’t have anything to say. He is in over his head.” The district lies in West and northwest Knoxville and Knox Coun-ty.

Daniel seeks debates with Hall and did visit Hall a few weeks ago to advise him he would be running. He said he opposed Hall’s bill to sell Lakeshore Park, which Stacey Campfield pushed in the Senate. Dan-iel calls Campfield and Hall “two peas in a pod.” Daniel adds that Hall has proposed 18 bills in four years and none has any-thing to do with reducing red tape in state govern-ment. Daniel says he is “fine with the job Gov. Haslam has done to date.”

Daniel, 57, is an attor-ney and works in outdoor advertising. He is married and has two children. Hall has a sizeable campaign fund, which he will use to defend himself. He does not personally campaign door-to-door but will send out family members and friends. Hall served eight years on the Knoxville City Council and rarely spoke or influenced decisions.

It is too early to tell how competitive this race will become, but Daniel is credible as a candidate who shows confident de-termination. Hall has al-ways prevailed in the past although his race against Ellen Adcock in 2005 was won by less than 200 votes citywide.

■ Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee says the selection process for state Attorney General “should be transparent.” The State Constitution mandates the Supreme Court to choose the AG for an eight-year term, which will happen in September this year with the choice serving to 2022.

The process has never been transparent in the past. The court meets in private and issues a state-ment announcing whom the five justices choose. It will be interesting to see if Justice Lee can persuade her colleagues to make it “transparent” and how the court defines “transparen-cy.” She is a candidate for another term, which will be voted on this August.

SPEAKing out loud: Anybody listening?“There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t

exactly clear … I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that soundEverybody look what’s going downThere’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting so much resistance from behind …”

(Selectively excerpted without permission of Buf-falo Springfi eld, who might agree that a “Man with a

gun” lyric doesn’t belong in an education discussion.)

Betty Bean

Toward the end of last week, an organization called SPEAK (Students, Parents and Educators across Knox County) was closing in on 1,400 members on its Face-book page.

Founded in late De-cember, the success of this direct offshoot of the so-called Knox County “teach-ers’ rebellion,” puts the lie to the notion that the unrest among educators is just a few malcontents.

Middle school science teacher Dave Gorman, SPEAK co-president (with parent Jennifer Evans Na-gel), says he’s somewhat surprised but very pleased

at SPEAK’s success.“SPEAK is kind of an or-

ganic reaction to create a focal point for teacher and parent discontent. We’re looking at how we can di-rect that in a positive way. It’s exciting to be part of a movement, but it’s scary if it’s all focused on anger.”

He believes SPEAK has become a conduit for infor-mation for parents and citi-zens, generally.

“We aim to be a place where parents can ask ques-tions and learn about things. That’s one of the things I’m proud about – the exchange of information. We knew we had some really talented, driven people who had ac-cess to information – people like Joan Grim, now at UT, who was a special ed teacher in Knox County. One of the things we have tried to do is put the information that’s behind the emotion where people can get to it,” Gor-man said, observing that while emotion is a good cat-alyst, there’s no substitute for facts.

“That’s one of the things I’m proud about – the ex-change of information. Your child’s second grade teacher might not be comfortable sharing information over the phone with you specifi -cally about tests your child is taking, although we have discovered that some of the surveys that are being done are not necessary. On the SPEAK page, you can get those answers. I’m really

proud of that because that’s the purpose of SPEAK.”

Lauren Hopson, who was one of the fi rst teachers to speak out, said the group began with a number of teachers who started seeing one another at school board meetings and decided they had a lot in common. She credits teacher Amy Cate with doing the early leg-work. The group really got going with a boot camp in January (assisted by Jobs with Justice) and has met monthly since then. Its en-dorsements of school board candidates have been hotly debated and widely sought.

“I hope to see a public en-gaged with their legislators to help protect public educa-tion,” Hopson said. “I hope to see SPEAK members engaged with their school board and having a voice in how things are run – a voice in how best to help our chil-dren.”

Check out SPEAK’s en-dorsements here: http://speaktn.com/school-board-candidates/

Free advice for the candidates

Ed Brantley and Mi-chele Carringer, please stop channeling Cas and Mary Lou.

Algebra, it’s a good thing.Could Bob Thomas run

for both at-large commis-sion seats?

Bo Bennett, you’re a nice guy, but why do you keep running for offi ce when you lack the time to campaign and the inter-est to be involved with the communities you seek to serve?

And when you talk about growing the tax base by attracting business, please don’t say your strategy is TIFs and RIFs and tax abatements. Duh.

Kristi Davis, you showed humor when I cringed at voting for a judge whose name ends in “i.” And you showed poise when I introduced myself as “Sandra Clark, no ‘i’.” You showed cour-age standing at the Bobby Waggoner picnic where you hardly knew a soul. And you fl ashed backbone when you declined to tell the NRA whether you have a handgun carry permit.

Humor, poise, courage, backbone. Ahhh. But Billy Stokes and Ray Hal Jenkins have been around forever, working for Republicans (mostly).

We’ve looped back to the weather. If it rains May 6, you lose. If the sun shines brightly, especially in West Knoxville, we’ve just elected our first judge whose name ends in “i .”

God bless us, every one.

GOSSIP AND LIESMarilyn Toppins went

to Nashville to lobby for teachers. Of course, she was wearing the button of the Tennessee Education As-sociation (TEA).

A fellow she didn’t know approached her, all smiles. After greeting her like a long-lost friend, he said, “I didn’t know the Tea Party had an emblem like that.”

A candidate said he’s for the three Ts: teachers, technology and textbooks. Toppins said, “Why not? We’ve pretty much worn out the three Rs.”

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By Betsy PickleA Knoxville native, Patti

Jane Lay earned her bach-elor’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta. She graduated from the Univer-sity of Tennessee College of Law in 1979 and has 34 years of trial experience. She also has been a media-tor in family law and gen-eral civil cases since 1996 and a special master in the 4th Circuit Court for about 12 years.

Lay has earned the en-dorsement of current 4th Circuit Judge Bill Swann, who is retiring after 32 years on the bench.

Lay respects Swann, whom she describes as “a brilliant man,” and says he benefi ted Knox County by creating his “special mas-ter” program, in which vol-unteer attorneys were vet-ted to take on some duties of the court.

“It did not cost the tax-payers a penny because the attorneys were asked to vol-unteer, which I did for 12 years,” she says. “It kept the high volume of cases mov-ing without delay.”

The caseload in 4th Cir-cuit is staggering. Last year, the 1st Circuit Court heard 785 cases. By comparison, “Judge Swann disposed of

4,400 cases.”She says there is a mis-

conception that Knox Coun-ty has a higher number of orders of protection issued than other major cities in the state. “The reality is, Nashville and Memphis have as many as or more than Knox County, it’s just the recordkeeping is not as good because the majority of their orders of protection go through a non-court of records,” she says.

Lay has her own ideas about making the 4th Cir-cuit Court more dexterous in serving Knox County. They include:

■ Improving the screen-ing process for orders of protection “on the front end.” She says she has talk-ed with the Family Justice Center about coordinating that effort.

■ Changing the court’s schedule so that there’s not such a crush on Thursdays. “Attorneys think it’s a cir-cus atmosphere. It’s just too many unhappy people in the same spot at one time. My proposal would be to have a morning and an afternoon docket and also hear orders of protection on motion day (currently Wednesday).

■ Making use of the

compliance-review offi cer funded by the sheriff’s of-

fi ce. “That would free up some court time.”

■ Re-d e s i g n i n g me d i at ion and parent-ing-course schedules. Swann re-

quires four mediations. Lay would reduce that to two in non-contested custody cases.

Lay says she’s running for judge because she’s at a time in her life when she can “focus on giving back” to the community.

“An effective leader is a good listener. I am a good listener and want to take ideas from all people that come before the court be-fore making fi nal deci-sions.”

Greg McMillan, an at-torney in private practice, is also a candidate in the GOP primary. He has taken issue with Judge Swann on sev-eral matters, as outlined in our previous story.

Early voting runs through Thursday, May 1, with the primary election on Tuesday, May 6.

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Marvin West

The approaching pro football draft has the atten-tion of forum children play-ing in the sandbox. They asked each other a very heavy question. Who was the greatest Volunteer who did not play in the NFL?

Easy answer: John Ma-jors, all-American tail-back, leader of the great 1956 team, rooked out of the Heisman Trophy by the Notre Dame mimeograph machine.

Majors was a genuine col-lege fo otball player, maybe the best in America that year (Jim Brown of Syra-cuse might have been; Paul Hornung wasn’t). The multi-talented Vol was No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference but not a match for pro re-

quirements.I remember him in geog-

raphy class as just one of the boys, 5-11 and maybe 170 with a letter sweater, crew cut and skinny legs. On the gridiron, he was all-around amazing, fast enough, smart, balanced and shifty. Would-be tacklers took dead aim, but a surprising few landed direct hits. Some would have missed if they had been playing tag.

Majors was an actual tri-ple threat or maybe quadru-ple. As a senior, he complet-ed 61 percent of his passes, followed blockers smartly for more than fi ve yards per carry and punted for a 43-yard average. When asked to play defense, he was a very capable safety.

In addition to all that, he could think on the job. His coach, Bowden Wyatt, called him a coach on the fi eld.

Majors played briefl y for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian League ($1,000 signing bonus, $10,000 salary). A shoulder injury encouraged him to seek other employment.

Condredge Holloway, exciting quarterback, the Artful Dodger, was a 12th-

round choice of the New England Patriots. They pro-jected him as a defensive back. He chose the wide-open Canadian game, Ot-tawa and Toronto, and be-came a legend.

Larry Seivers, wide re-ceiver, was a Tennessee all-American who caught every-thing he could reach. Some receptions defi ed description.

Seattle drafted him in the fourth round but bad things happened. A shoul-der injury cost vital practice time. The Seahawks gave up. Tampa Bay took a little look and sent him packing. Next stop was Philadelphia – almost but not quite.

NFL people never forget great hands, even if great speed is missing. The next

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summer, Larry was in-vited to Green Bay’s train-ing camp. Coach Bart Starr promised an opportunity. All Larry got was mileage.

He didn’t drop a single pass in drills and never had one thrown toward him in a game. He was on the fi eld for fi ve plays during the en-tire exhibition season.

Jackie Walker was a brilliant linebacker, a fi erce hitter, intuitive and very quick. He returned fi ve in-terceptions for touchdowns. By college and NFL stan-dards, he was undersized at 188. There was talk that he might switch to strong safe-ty. Nothing happened.

Many other great Volun-teers didn’t make it. Chip Kell, one of the most pow-erful blockers ever in or-ange, was a 17th-round pick of the San Diego Chargers. The all-American center played a few minutes for the

Edmonton Eskimos. Tail-back Hank Lauricella, 1951 great, went in the 17th round to Detroit. He played lightly in 11 games.

Majors, Kell and Lauri-cella are in the College Foot-ball Hall of Fame.

Safety Bobby Majorshad one signifi cant punt return for Cleveland in his nine-game career. JimmyColquitt punted in two games for Seattle. Quar-terback Andy Kelly made it big in the arena league. Casey Clausen played briefl y for the Amsterdam Admirals.

New Orleans picked Curt Watson in the sixth round. The terrifi c fullback achieved far more fame fl y-ing high as a Blue Angel.

Indeed, there are great Volunteer memories with-out NFL endorsement. (Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected]).

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Work started out as God’s second choice for His children.

According to Scripture, God’s original intent was Eden: beauty and plenty and leisure. Work came as the direct result of human disobedience.

Some folks still perceive work as punishment. It is true that slavery exists in the world, and that in-humane work places still abound. There are others, though, who fi nd achieve-ment, growth and mean-ing as they serve a purpose larger than themselves.

There are all kinds of workers: those who would rather be a large cog in a small wheel, and converse-ly, those who want to be a small cog in a huge wheel. There are those, sadly, who

don’t want to be part of any wheel, and, even though they are able, choose not to work at all.

I have the feeling, how-ever, that Sir Thomas More was not talking about laboring just for wages. Knowing something about the man – who is one of my heroes – leads me to believe that he was willing to labor for values.

All of which begs the question: what are we will-ing to labor for? Certainly, I would hope, we are willing to labor for our living.

This, however, is a ques-tion that reaches far beyond the workplace. It is a life question, and the answer to it says much about who we are and what we treasure.

What about issues? Jus-tice? Fairness? Equality?

For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assur-ance of hope to the very end, so that you may not be-come sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

(Hebrews 6: 10-12 NRSV)

The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labor for.

(Sir Thomas More, 16th century England)

Peace? Are we willing to stand for those, much less labor for them? Or do we just talk about them? This is where talk is certainly all too cheap.

Sir Thomas gave up his life rather than compro-mise his convictions. He was beheaded because he refused to “go along” with something he believed to be wrong. He was later canonized for his stance and became Saint Thomas More.

We most likely will nev-er be asked to take such a stand, for which I am cra-venly grateful. Even so, we are fortunate to have a long line of saints and martyrs to challenge us to be more faithful, to be more courageous, and to be more than we think we can be.

Even if our only con-tribution is the patient, faithful, unrecognized, unheralded, quiet work we have done, we, too, can inherit the promises.

It is blessed work. It is enough.

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Michaela RussellCarter High

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By Simmone SmithFulton High students

recently toured the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with The Smith Fellows.

The Fellows are a group of scientists who taught the students about nature and its links with daily life. Stu-dents were assigned a group and learned about birds, salamanders and trees. During the trek through the park, students listened to

bird calls and how the birds responded to one another.

The group measured trees and dug through soil to detect particles inside and searched for salamanders to distinguish their type. Wildlife biologist Kimberly Terrell enjoyed educating the students about the sala-manders and shared inter-esting facts, including how the creature can regrow its entire leg with a bone.

Following the adventure, students made a video proj-ect using information that they learned. Guiseppe De-Maria and Raven Hallmark said they felt more connect-ed with the other students due in part to their day in the mountains. Although the national park is less than an hour away, many of the students had never vis-ited the mountains before this trip.

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Fulton High student Sage Da-vis watches nature during a fi eld trip to the Smoky Moun-tains. Photo by Simmone Smith

Students from Fulton High School and members of The Smith Fellows spent an afternoon exploring the mountains. Photo submitted

Fulton students explore theSmoky Mountains

Market Square will be rockin’ with great music from winners of the Knox County Schools CTE goes Live competition.

School winners have spent weeks rehearsing group numbers to perform in addition to their indi-vidual piece. The night’s top

winner will earn the oppor-tunity to record a song in Nashville.

Contestants will perform and be judged by a panel, but the community can cast a vote for their favorite Idol on Facebook. Like the CTE goes Live page on Facebook to be eligible to vote.

Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) has added

two new administra-tors.

K e l l y Kennedy is the new el-e m e n t a r y school prin-cipal. She will start at CAK on July

1. John East is the new ath-letic director. He will start on June 1.

CAK Head of School Bob Neu called Kennedy “a committed believer and an outstanding educator.” He said East “is one of the most Godly people I know, and he brings a lot to the table both professionally and person-ally.”

Kennedy, originally from Birmingham, has spent the last six years at the Epis-copal Collegiate School in Little Rock, where she is the founding Head of the Lower School.

“I was a part of the build-ing process and opening of the school so that defi nitely makes it very diffi cult to leave here,” Kennedy said.

“At the same time, I’m fully aware that there are positive aspects of change. I’m a fi rm believer in per-sonal and professional growth and development.”

Kennedy received her bachelor’s in elementary ed-ucation and special educa-

tion from Baylor University and her master’s in educa-

tional tech-nology from Texas A&M.

J o h n East comes to CAK from The Walker School in M a r i e t t a , G e o r g i a , where he

served as assistant athletic director and head football coach for the past two years. He was director of athlet-ics at Whitefi eld Academy (2004-2011), The Lovett School (1995-2004), Savan-nah Country Day School (1993-1995) and Metairie Park County Day (1980-1993).

“It’s really God’s bless-ing,” East said of the move to CAK. “I had no idea this would happen, but we feel the Lord leading us and we are very excited. … I very much like the size of the school, the facilities and the people (at CAK).”

East said while he’s a builder, his goal won’t be to take CAK to the next level. It’s already there.

“I want to be someone who will be there to help the coaches to continue to climb.”

East will move to Knox-ville with his wife of 37 years, Jeanne. They have three children, Emily, 30; Jack, 24; and Thomas, 20.

CAK gets new leaders

Kelly Kennedy John East

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ementary School put art first at the Mooreland Heights Art Festival. For one evening, the school and grounds became an in-teractive gallery for young and old.

In front of the school, children played on sculp-tures installed on the lawn and posed for pictures, while others on the near-by blacktop danced to the music of a bluegrass en-semble.

Inside, parents rushed to keep up with their kids as they took off on an art scavenger hunt and made

their way to different spaces for activities that appealed to their artistic spirit.

The cafeteria was Cre-ativity Central, with Uni-versity of Tennessee gradu-ate art students and artists from the community help-ing kids participate in a variety of artistic pursuits such as pottery, painting and sculpting.

Annette Mendoza’s three children – in 5th, 4th and 3rd grade at Mooreland Heights – were mesmerized by the painting table.

“They love it,” said Men-doza. “They were begging me to come.”

The gym provided spec-tacular viewing for art lov-ers, with works from each grade level showcased in freestanding galleries. Harp and guitar music made the experience even more en-joyable.

Hanging on the hallway walls were more examples of art, including impres-sive 3D anaglyph self-por-traits by 5th graders.

Classrooms offered ex-hibits and more interac-tive fun, including musical instruments and STEM-inspired play.

Popcorn and other snacks completed the festive mood at the April 10 event.

First-grader Lonnique Minor, mom Tangy Blair and friend Jordon Claxton, 3rd grade, study Lon-

nique’s favorite entry in the gym art gallery, “The Scary Tree.”

Siblings Nathaniel Seals, 5th grade, and Tomas, 2nd grade, and Rosa Mendoza, 4th grade, enjoy painting. Photos by Betsy PickleFirst-grader Britton White pokes holes to create texture in a

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the people who make this ministry so special never cease to amaze me. Re-cently, I spoke with William Cutshall.

William is the assistant to Pastor Tony Earl. He hasn’t always been a full-time volunteer. William was with the Knox County Sheriff’s Offi ce for years and thought this would continue to be his life’s career.

All of that changed one day in his garage. He just felt something was missing in his life and started pray-ing. William says he had no idea his life would change so drastically.

Cutshall and his family lived “out in the country” and thought that is where they belonged. His wife was a school teacher. But then he says, “God had a different path he wanted me to take.”

William quit his job and started setting up small events where he could min-ister to the homeless. This is when he fi rst saw the COW bus. Angelic Minis-tries sends out a “Church on Wheels” bus to provide transportation to people who want to attend their ministry’s services.

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munity College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus Dean Ro-salyn Tillman was honored for her work with Project GRAD Knoxville and with local high school students when she was named a re-cipient of Project GRAD’s “Caught Doing Right for Kids” award.

The award, now in its 10th year, is given by Project GRAD at the annual Schol-ars Celebration Dinner to a person who has exemplifi ed service to kids and toward their success throughout her career.

“Project GRAD Knox-ville is proud to have pre-sented Dean Rosalyn Till-man with the ‘Caught Doing Right for Kids’ award at the 2014 Scholars Celebration

Dinner. As director of the Pellissippi State Summer Institute, Dean Tillman has impacted over 2,000 GRAD scholars in the past 12 years, and she is very worthy to re-ceive the award,” said Jerry Hodges, executive director of Project GRAD Knoxville.

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The Summer Institute is conducted through a part-nership with Project GRAD.

“I can’t say how grateful and honored I am to have received this award,” Till-man said. “I truly believe our children are our gift and our future.”

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Emily Herndon and her mom, Linda, decided to take a cake decorating class together 10 years ago. Em-ily grew up in Seymour and was working as a corporate trainer but fell in love with the art of cake decorating.

Friends and family loved the creativity and designs of the cakes the Herndons decorated. Their encourage-ment was a big part of the decision to open a bakery.

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Located at 7355 Chap-man Highway in Chapman Plaza Shopping Center, you can also stop by and pick up cupcakes, cookies and cake pops. Contact: 255-6805 or [email protected].

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■ Becky Massey to speak at ETABPAThe East Towne Area

Business and Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, at New Har-vest Park C o m m u -nity Center. State Sen. Becky Dun-

can Massey will speak.Massey is a Knoxville na-

tive, growing up in Holston Hills. Being a public ser-vant was instilled in her at a young age. She is the daughter of the late John J. Duncan Sr. who was Knox-ville’s mayor from 1954-1964 and served in Con-gress from 1965-1988. Her brother, John J. Duncan Jr., is U.S. Representative. Sen. Massey is a successful busi-ness woman and commu-nity leader.

This is a new group formed to promote the I-640 area. Join the group for breakfast and network-ing while learning local and state-level information.

■ Celebrate South Knox at Vestival Vestival will be held 11

a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Candoro Arts and Heritage Center, 681 Maryville Pike. This is the 14th year for the South Knoxville Arts & Heritage Festival. The Mothers’ Day Brunch, free to all mothers, is from 11 a.m. to noon.

Vendors include commu-nity groups and local busi-nesses with arts and crafts, plants, food and jewelry. Over a dozen entertainers are scheduled to perform including Tim Lee 3, RB Morris, Four Leaf Peat and the Knoxville Ramblers.

The opening reception, 4-9 p.m. Friday, May 9, will feature a quilt exhibit by Opal McCartney of Dan-dridge.

Guests are invited to park and ride to Vestival on free shuttles provided by the South Highway and also the site of the former Big Lots on Moody Ave. Shuttles will run every 30 minutes.

Limited parking is avail-able at the Vestival site. The section of Maryville Pike that runs next to Vestival will be closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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William to k now that Angel-ic Ministries was his calling. Now William, his wife and kids live in the inner-city, he is a full-time volunteer and his wife tutors – and he says they have never been happier.

When asked if he has any regrets, he couldn’t say “NO” fast enough. He says Angelic is where he belongs. He beams as he talks about the people he is helping.

Angelic provides all basic items needed by people who are in crisis. The people who come to Angelic are described as “the working poor” and are referred by other agencies in town.

Donations can be dropped off at their head-quarters – the former Mer-ita Bread building at 1218 N. Central – or large items can be picked up. To volunteer or donate, contact Angelic Ministries at 523-8884 or check out the website at w w w.angel icministr ies.com/.

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Some of the folks having the most fun in Clarence Brown Theatre’s current production of “Monty Py-thon’s Spamalot” aren’t ac-tors or audience members.

“Watch out for that big hole in the middle of the stage!” cautions King Ar-thur to his faithful servant Patsy early in the show. If you look into it, you’ll fi nd the pit orchestra for the pro-duction – some of the fi nest musicians in town. And ev-ery one of them wears a big grin.

“The rehearsal process was really one big laugh-

Multi-percussionist Jay Miller, who is always shaking, banging or rattling something, is one of the busiest players in “Spamalot,” now playing at Clarence Brown Theatre. He’s fl anked by keyboardist Casey Maxwell. Photos by Carol Zinavage

‘Spamalot’shows bright side of life

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Carol’s Cornera-thon,” says music direc-tor Terry Silver-Alford. “The director, Bill Jenkins, encouraged the actors to make the show their own by bringing in comic bits and also integrating local

references into the materi-al, which is a tradition with this show.” Those local ref-erences include a snatch of “Rocky Top,” among other things.

Silver-Alford, in his ninth year as the CBT’s mu-sic director, also teaches acting, musical theater and introduction to theater. He received his master’s of fi ne arts in theater direct-ing from UT and his mas-ter’s of music in piano and composition from Western Michigan University before taking positions as direc-tor of musical theater at the

University of Tulsa, the Uni-versity of Wisconsin at Ste-vens Point and eventually UT Knoxville.

Speaking of his current crew, he enthuses, “I have fantastic players who keep coming back for every show – I’m so grateful to work with them.” For this produc-tion, there are 14 musicians, three of them being key-board/synthesizer players who must produce a variety of sounds through a system of numerous “patches,” or electronic samplings, that can convey anything from classic orchestral instru-

Conductor/music director Terry Silver-Alford is having a great time with the show.

Keyboardist Melony Dodson enjoys all the wacky sounds she gets to make.

ments to animal noises and sound effects.

“I missed the Big Ears Festival because I spent the whole weekend setting up the three keyboards for ‘Spamalot!’” laughs Michael Ponder, 16-year veteran sound supervisor for CBT.

Acoustic instruments include trumpets, French horn, trombone, violin, string bass, guitar, drums and a variety of wood-winds – the latter played by only two performers. One of them is Sheryl Howard, well-known in the area as a multi-instrumentalist who can do it all – composing, arranging, singing, playing, directing.

Sheryl, who is music di-rector at Trinity United Methodist Church, is great-ly enjoying this production and especially likes “The Song That Goes Like This,” which is a satirical (and hysterically funny) take on the typical Broadway power ballad.

Another well-known “Spamalot” musician is Melony Dodson, whom you can hear every morning as host/producer of WUOT’s “Morning Concert.” She’s also a choral accompanist for the UT music depart-ment, and pianist at Faith United Methodist Church on Dry Gap Pike.

“This is one of the ‘fun-nest’ shows I’ve ever seen or played. It’s truly hilarious

and it has really great mu-sic. And this band is totally nailing it!

“My favorite song to play is probably ‘Find Your Grail.’ It’s just fun!”

Silver-Alford likes “Knights of the Round Ta-ble,” the fi rst big splashy production number in the show. The song is familiar to any Monty Python fan who’s seen the movie “Monty Py-thon and the Holy Grail,” but “Spamalot” kicks it up quite a few notches.

“And of course there’s the great ‘soft shoe’ number, ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,’” he says. “It sounds like a song we’ve all known forever – like an old vaudeville song from the 1920s.” The song was writ-ten for the 1979 movie “Life of Brian” and did indeed instantly have that “where have I heard it before?” quality.

Dodson allows that, for such an outrageous show, the rehearsal process has been fairly smooth and typi-cal.

“Except I get to make cow sounds with the keyboard,” she grins. “That’s pretty fun!”

Clarence Brown The-atre’s production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” runs through Sunday, May 11. Info: 974-5161 or http://clarencebrowntheatre.com.Send story suggestions to [email protected]

Shannondale Presbyterian Church

Yard sale to aid ‘little white church’By Ruth White

For 128 years, the bell at Shannondale Presbyterian Church has called neighbors to Sunday morning worship.

Weather and time have taken their toll on the bell tower, and it must be re-built. Plans are under way to lower the tower, rebuild and raise it to its resting place. Repairs will also be made to the original roof tiles and chimneys.

The church has planned an upscale yard sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17, to

help pay for renovations. Anyone wanting to donate items may bring them to the church noon-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10.

Help the little white church at 4600 Tazewell Pike maintain its tower’s integrity and keep its bell ringing for many years to come. Info or for big-item pickup, 456-6923.

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THURSDAYS THROUGH MAY 22Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m., Knox

County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free fi ve-part series; open to the public. To regis-ter: 215-5170.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer

Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse.org/visitors/summer-camps/.

MONDAY, APRIL 28Free group art therapy for adults with epilepsy/

seizure disorder, 6-8 p.m., Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee offi ce, 1715 E. Magnolia Ave. 8-week ses-sion. Registration deadline: Thursday, April 24. Info/to register: 522-4991.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8

p.m., at the Outdoor Classroom, located on Halls High campus behind the softball fi eld. Free event. Includes: barbecue, homemade ice cream, live bluegrass music, children’s activities, pie eating contest.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30Computer Workshops: Word 2007 Ba-

sics, 2 p.m. Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. To register: 525-5431.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 30-MAY 4

Community Spring Carnival hosted by the

Knox North Lions Club at the corner of Emory Road and Blueberry Lane. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday; 1-11 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day. Admission: free; unlimited ride armbands: $20.

THURSDAY, MAY 1Bee Friends beekeepers meeting, 6:30 p.m.,

Tazewell Campus of Walters State in the auditorium. Jay Heselschwerdt, the owner of Sweet Life Bees and a club member, will be speaking on natural and organic beekeeping.

Living Well with Diabetes, 2-4 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Deadline to register: Tues-day, April 29. Info: 922-2552.

Read About It; Talk About It: Halls Book Dis-cussions, 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Selection to be discussed: “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dress-maker” by Jennifer Chiaverini. Info: 922-2552.

Moms Night Out Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Selection to be discussed: “Have Mother, Will Travel: a Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World” By Clair and Mia Fontaine.

FRIDAY, MAY 2Biscuit Art exhibition opening reception,

6-9 p.m., outside Rala and Coffee & Chocolate. All art available for purchase beginning 5 p.m. exclusively at biscuitfest.com/art. International Biscuit Festival info: biscuitfest.com or [email protected].

SATURDAY, MAY 3Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD

94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Churchwide rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Road. Rain or shine. $3 Brown Bag-a-Bargain, noon-2 p.m.

Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby double-header, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs Rollergirls of Central Kentucky; All Stars vs Little Steel Derby Girls, Tickets available at Coliseum box offi ce. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

Registration for Knoxville 24 Hour Student Competition, 1-3 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Workshop follows, 3-4 p.m.; Crew and Cast-ing Call Mixer open to all participants, 4-6 p.m. Stu-dent registration: $20. Info: www.knoxvillefi lms.com.

Benefi t for Ethan Anderson family, 4-7 p.m., Union County High School. Dinner for $6 includes spa-ghetti, bread, dessert and a drink; silent auction; bake sale. Ethan is a student at Union County who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Info/to donate: 332-9221.

“Wheelchair Round Up,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tennova

Turkey Creek. Sponsored by First Baptist Concord and Concord Christian School. Donations of manual wheel-chairs, walkers, canes, crutches and wheelchair parts will be collected for Wheels of the World, a program of Joni and Friends. Info: Steve Peek, [email protected].

Plant/Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Heiskell Community Center and the Heiskell UMC, 9420 Heiskell Road. Plants will be for sale in the Pavillion and rummage will be in the gym. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. Info: Rhonda Hackney, 219-8515, or Janice White, 548-0326.

Flea market with bake sale, breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 E. Third Ave. Annual fundraiser for United Methodist Women.

Rabies vaccination clinics, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $10 per animal. Hosted by the Knox County Health Department and the Knoxville Veterinarian Medical Association at the following schools: Central High School, East Knox Elementary School, Halls Elemen-tary School, Inskip Elementary School, Northwest Middle School, Powell High School, Whittle Springs Middle School.

Master Gardening: Benefi cial Bugs and But-terfl y Gardens, 10:30 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Presented by members of Knox County Master Gardeners.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale – Burlington, 1-5 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway.

SUNDAY, MAY 4New Sunday evening worship service, 5 p.m.,

St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Weath-er-permitting, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on the lawn. No experience required. Noisy children and pets are welcome. Bring a picnic dinner if you like. Info: 523-5687 or www.stjamesknox.org.

Gospel singing, 6 p.m., New Beverly Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Featuring the Shireys. No charge, but love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001; www.NewBeverly.org.

MONDAY, MAY 5Schoolyard Garden Monday, 5 p.m., Paulette

Elementary School. Topic: container planting for beauty, vegetables and herbs. Everyone welcome.

TUESDAY, MAY 6Neighborhood Watch meeting: Big Ridge 4th

District, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School. UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-

ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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surgeries,” says Longcoy. “I chose Dr. Boyce because of his experience. He was a God-send!”

In the 2 years since the surgery, Longcoy has shed over 100 pounds, but more impor-tantly, has changed the way she eats and lives.

“People who think weight loss surgery is an easy way out are wrong. It’s a tool to help you change your life, but you have to be committed to making better choices for your body,” states Longcoy.

Longcoy now bikes and swims, and is healthier than ever. “It’s a new beginning. It’s transformed my relationship with my husband and myself,” smiles Longcoy. “I tell people ‘If you’re considering bariatric sur-gery, don’t let anything stop you. You deserve it, your life and health are worth it!’”

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attending her fi rst Weight Watchers meet-ing when she was in the fi fth grade. But, she wasn’t obese until she got pregnant with her fi rst child.

“I gained 40 pounds, then nine months later I got pregnant again. With the second baby I gained 60 more pounds,” explains Longcoy.

Over the next several years, subsequent back and foot surgeries compounded her weight gain and limited Longcoy’s mobility. “Even walking up stairs was diffi cult. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and was pre-diabetic,” she remembers.

Longcoy considered bariatric surgery. Although many insurance companies cover the procedure, Longcoy’s did not, so she dis-missed the idea. But a trip to Dollywood with her sister changed her mind.

“At Dollywood I had trouble fi tting on a ride. It was so embarrassing,” remembers Longcoy. “That night my sister expressed concern about my health and encouraged me to undergo bariatric surgery. She said, ‘You’re worth it. This will extend your life.’”

Longcoy’s husband agreed. She selected Dr. Stephen Boyce of New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery to perform Roux-en-Y Gas-tric Bypass, which reroutes the intestine into a new, smaller stomach pouch.

“It was important to me to go to a Center of Excellence that specialized in bariatric

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gery in 2012, Gretchen is healthier and

more active than ever.

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