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By Patricia WilliamsExcitement abounded as offi -

cials cut the ribbon for the new ad-dition to Belle Morris Elementary School, 2308 Washington Pike. For about 13 months the students and staff have endured cramped space and construction distraction as the two-story, 17,000-square-

foot wing was being built.Now they will enjoy the rewards

of their sacrifi ce, with eight new state-of-the-art classrooms dedi-cated to fi rst and second grades, an arts room and music room at a price of $2.5 million.

“It was rewarding to watch the excitement of the teachers who

Applicants ■ Juanita Cannon, a retired principal

with Knox County Schools who

chaired the KCDC board and served

on the Knoxville Chamber board.

Holds a master’s degree from UT.

■ Emma Ellis-Cosigua, offi ce man-

ager with JIG-Insurance Group, who

facilitates a college-readiness class

for middle-school children and an

adult ESL class for immigrants. Her

grandson attends Christenberry

Elementary.

■ Charlotte Dorsey, former principal;

holds doctorate in education from

UT; retired from KCS in 2003 and has

worked for the state Department of

Education to improve high priority

schools. Was a candidate for school

board in 2010 from District 7.

■ John Fugate, vice president of

Commercial Bank in Fountain City, a

former principal in Claiborne County

and an active member of the Foun-

tain City Business and Professional

Association.

■ Laura Kildare, a former Knox County

teacher currently working on her

doctorate in special education. Has

published extensively and been

active in Knox County Education

Association.

■ Elizabeth Lane, a former employee

of Texaco and Shell Oil, working in

administration and supervision, and

a volunteer locally with Friends of

Literacy.

■ Diana Ray, a former community-de-

velopment manager for the local Girl

Scouts Council, holds a bachelor’s

degree from MTSU and is mother to

a rising 1st-grader in KCS.

■ Tracie Sanger, a special-education

teacher for KCS and fi eld experience

supervisor for Tusculum College. Co-

founder of Shannondale Foundation.

Would resign as teacher if appoint-

ed/elected to school board.

■ Jennifer Searle, a board member for

the Knox County Council PTA Cloth-

ing Center and school volunteer.

Former PTA president and past presi-

dent of North Hills Garden Club.

■ Rick Staples, a Knox County deputy

who helps inmates obtain a GED.

He was an unsuccessful candidate

for Knoxville City Council against

Nick Della Volpe. Board member for

Fraternal Order of Police.

Belle Morris Elementary staff , students and community members offi cially cut the ribbon on the new 17,000-square-

foot addition. Pictured are Superintendent James McIntyre, Ayron Delaney, Donovan Delaney, school board mem-

ber Indya Kincannon (behind Donovan), principal Terry Lynn Hursey and school librarian Martha Koho. Photo by Ruth White

Belle MorrisA bright beginning at

Along with the new technol-

ogy that will enhance her

teaching, Deresika “Dee”

Beaty also appreciates the

reading area for her 1st-

graders where guests can

captivate them with a book. Photo by Patricia Williams

Replacing KincannonKnox County Commission to select

interim board member

By Sandra ClarkTen people have applied for

County Commission’s appoint-ment to replace Indya Kincan-non on the school board and others may be waiting for the November election. Fountain City activist and former Town Hall president Jamie Rowe is lining up support, but opted not to seek the appointment.

Second District Commis-sioner Amy Broyles has coordi-nated applicants and says she “could not be more pleased with the diversity, depth and quality of all the candidates.”

The League of Women Voters and the Knox County Education Association will host a public forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

14, at Gresham Middle School for residents of the second district. The forum will allow questions from the audience and 90-second responses. Each candidate will get a two-minute closing statement.

At 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, following the regular work ses-sion at the City County Building, County Commission will inter-view applicants. The appoint-ment will be made on Monday, Aug. 25, at the commission’s regular meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. The appointee will serve until the winner of the Nov. 4 special election is certifi ed.

District 2 roughly encom-passes the Fulton and Central high school zones.

were assigned to the new class-rooms,” said Superintendent James McIntyre. “That makes it all worth it.” During the construc-tion, teachers doubled up with two classes and teachers in one room,

By Betty Bean

Knox County’s law director is taking a close look at school board chair Lynne Fugate’s declaring an emergency at the August meeting to allow a vote on Knox County Schools’ fi ve-year strategic plan.

“We’ve received a lot of ques-tions and complaints from the perspective of open-meetings laws

and whether voting on a plan that doesn’t take effect until 2015 fi ts the defi nition of an emergency,” said David Buuck, chief deputy law director.

Fugate declared the emergency after a one-minute meeting of the board’s executive committee – Superintendent James McIntyre and herself – when Mike McMil-lan invoked personal privilege

to postpone a vote for 30 days. McMillan said he wanted four new board members (who will be sworn in Sept. 1) to have a say. Invoking personal privilege is an established school board practice, most recently used by board mem-ber Indya Kincannon to postpone a vote on a textbook-censorship is-sue in 2010.

“With almost half of the board

School board ‘emergency’ vote under scrutinygoing to be new members next month, do you not think they would like to have an opportunity to take a look at this plan? What would happen if we didn’t rush through it? Any penalties? Any fi nes? Would we lose any funds?” McMillan asked.

“This school board has worked

Bean eats crowLawyers aren’t supposed to

forum shop, but it happens. And there’s going to be a bunch of it after the new “Red-to-the-Roots” judges take the bench next month, particularly in Chancery Court, Division II.

➤ See Betty Bean on page 4

A place for kids in Carter

As the football team scrim-maged in front of cheering fans for Carter middle and high schools, cheers also came from those attending the ribbon-cutting celebration at the former gymnasium of Carter Elementary School. It has been refurbished as a home for the Boys & Girls Club at Carter.

➤ Read Patricia Williams on page 3

50 years since Dickey

If memory and the calendar are correct, we are approach-ing the 50th anniversary of Doug Dickey’s fi rst team at Tennessee. Time for a reunion?

Think about it – 50 years since the conversion from single wing to T formation, and the Volunteers are again looking for a quarterback.

➤ Read Marvin West on page 5

Big plans for ETABPA

It has been only one month since Justin Sterling accepted the presidency of the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association. The smooth transition speaks vol-umes for the leadership of the group and the tight bond many of the members have formed.

➤ See Nancy Whittaker on page 7

This place is a zoo!Folks of all ages have

stopped by the Knoxville Zoo this summer to partake of ice cream, to enjoy the splash pad and to watch the penguins slip and slide on the rocks by their watering hole. Come Aug. 16, the zoo’s residents will wel-come a different kind of party in the name of fundraising.

➤ Read Sara Barrett on page 6

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health & lifestyles

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the only

facility in our region to hold a Comprehensive

Commission, as well as multiple CARF*

Accreditations for stroke rehabilitation.

Comprehensive stroke care ~ from diagnosis to

treatment to rehabiliation.

That’s Regional Excellence!

www.fsregional.com* Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER: FORT SANDERS REGIONAL

East Tennessee woman ‘still Nana’ after strokeIn January 2014, Deborah

Grantham of Jones Cove, Tenn., 59, woke up with what she feared were the symptoms of a stroke.

“I got up that morning and my left arm felt like it was asleep, numb, it just didn’t feel right,” said Grantham. “My daughter kept call-ing me, checking on me. She kept asking, ‘Do you think you’re hav-ing a stroke?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, but I’m getting a little scared.’ ”

Grantham did not want to go to the hospital, but her daughter took her anyway. They arrived at the emergency department of LeCon-te Medical Center in Sevierville, where physicians confi rmed she had indeed had a stroke.

“I didn’t want to go to inten-sive care,” said Grantham. “First, I don’t have insurance, and I also didn’t want to be away from my grandchildren. My grandson is on the autistic spectrum, and I knew he was going to be hard to handle. I’ve never been too far from him.”

But a stroke is a serious medical event. And after a week in the hos-pital, Grantham learned she would need even more intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy at a rehabilitation center.

“They asked me if I would be interested in going to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center if I had

Stroke Belt keeps Knoxville doctor busyAsk Dr. Keith Woodward what life is like

in the Stroke Belt, and he’ll give you a one-word answer: “Busy!”

It’s no wonder – in 2012, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s Comprehen-sive Stroke Center treated 455 patients for stroke. In 2013, it averaged 35 to 40 strokes per month. Woodward’s department treats about 100 of those patients per year.

“Those are very high numbers,” Wood-ward said. “We are in the buckle of the Stroke Belt, and stroke volumes are high here. Of course, this is much higher than all other facilities due to Fort Sanders’ compre-hensive stroke center certifi cation and the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center being here.”

Too, the risk factors for stroke – high blood pressure, smoking, sedentary lifestyle and the Southern diet of “fried everything” – are all higher here.

When Woodward came to Knoxville, no one could perform procedures inside the arteries of the brain. He was particularly concerned when a local high school foot-ball player collapsed with a stroke and had to be sent to Asheville, N.C., because that was where the closest doctor was that could treat those disorders.

“I decided to go back and complete additional training to perform these procedures in the brain,” Woodward said. When he returned in 2005, patients no longer needed to travel to get the best stroke care.

Now at Fort Sanders Re-gional for a decade, he is cur-rently chairman of its Acute Stroke Team and Medical Di-rector of the Neurovascular Research Center of East Ten-nessee. Woodward is board-certifi ed by the American Board of Radiology and has the Certifi cate of Added Qualifi ca-tion in Interventional Radiology.

Strokes are now the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. Strokes occur when blood fl ow to the brain is disrupted. Disruption in blood fl ow is caused when either a blood clot blocks one of the vital blood vessels in the brain (isch-emic stroke) or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into surround-ing tissues (hemorrhagic stroke). Ischemic strokes account for 87 percent of all strokes.

In many cases, Woodward treats those patients with a procedure known as me-chanical embolectomy.

“We place a needle in the artery in the groin and advance a catheter using X-rays as a guide, until the catheter reaches the neck,” Woodward says. “Then, we advance a smaller catheter into the brain to the clot. A pump is then attached, and the clot is sucked out of the artery.”

The procedure has come along way over the years.

“The tools are so much better – six-hour proceduresto remove clots have been re-duced to now commonly less than 30 minutes,” Wood-ward says, adding speed isvitally important when treat-ing strokes. That is because the longer the clot remains,the longer the brain is with-out blood and oxygen. As aresult, the cells in the affect-ed area begin to die, affecting whatever functions that areacontrolled.

“More often than not,stroke damage is permanent,” says Wood-ward. “However, it almost always improvesover the fi rst six months after a stroke. Re-hab is the key during that period to help thebrain recover.”

Busy though they may be, Woodward says his days are not without their re-wards. One of those, he said, is when “Ican see a person unable to walk or talk,and 24 hours later, they can go home fromthe hospital.”

The early symptoms of

stroke are often overlooked

or ignored. If you suspect

that you or a loved one is

having a stroke, think FAST:

F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the

other or harder to hold in place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the eff ects

of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a hospital

as quickly as possible. And be sure

your hospital is a stroke-ready,

Comprehensive Stroke Center, like

Fort Sanders Regional.

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST!

a scholarship,” she said. “I was very interested because I knew how good they were. My husband, Bill, was there seven years ago, when he had his left leg amputated below the knee. They helped him so much.”

The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center offers some scholarships for patients without insurance, provided by private donations and funds from the annual Patricia Neal Golf Classic.

So Grantham spent another week away from her family, work-ing to regain the use of her left arm. She followed up with four months of outpatient visits as well. The results have been dramatic, she said.

“They helped me learn how to do a lot of things for myself, like how to take my bath. At fi rst I couldn’t use my hand at all. But since I’ve been in therapy, I got back a good bit of use of my hand. It’s not perfect, and it’s going to take some time, but it’s so much better than it was.”

Grantham said she has focused

on doing household tasks. “I have learned to use the elec-

tric can opener; I have made mybed. I am folding clothes, but that is still a hard job. They’re not per-fect but they’re folded! I sweepmy fl oors, wash my dishes, I havemopped my fl oor – that’s noteasy.”

Grantham said the staff atPNRC tries to make therapy fun.

“You work hard, but you don’thave time to feel sorry for yourself because you’re so busy! We played games that were good for yourbrain, but you don’t think about what it’s doing for you,” she said.

“The Patricia Neal staff was wonderful to me, and I would rec-ommend them to anybody. I hadexcellent care. All the nurses camewhen I needed help. They werewonderful,” Grantham said.

Today she is back at home with her husband and enjoying her 12grandchildren who live nearby.

“My 4-year-old granddaughter says, ‘Nana, let me hold your handyou had a stroke in.’ They don’tthink any different, I’m still Nana.”

Dr. Keith Woodward says advances in stroke treat-

ment have drastically reduced the time it takes

to remove clots, often minimizing damage to the

brain.”

Deborah Grantham works with occupational therapist Tom Johnson on

strengthening her hand while grasping and releasing objects. Grantham suf-

fered a stroke in January and has made great strides in therapy at Patricia Neal

Rehabilitation Center.

NORTH/EAST Shopper news • AUGUST 13, 2014 • 3

Patricia Williams

By Cindy TaylorThe city of Knoxville wel-

comed more than 300 teens to the Remember the ’90s Throwback Party and Back to School Bash at Skatetown on Broadway.

“This is a free event for the kids, and we are bringing those who want to partici-pate in by bus from Austin-East, Mechanicsville and other areas,” said Thomas

“Tank” Strickland, direc-tor for community relations for the city. “This helps keep their minds geared toward positive things.”

“This is tied in to an ini-tiative the mayor is involved with to offer opportunities to kids,” said Eric Vreeland, communications manager for the mayor’s offi ce.

Pastor Daryl Arnold of Overcoming Believers

Church was on hand to greetthe students. Teens wereable to socialize from 5 to 8p.m. with Mayor MadelineRogero, her staff and oth-ers in a safe environment.Rogero even donned a pairof skates for some roundson the rink.

“I haven’t done this in awhile,” she said. “Keep themedics close by.”

Members of the Elston Turner Basketball Camp for Boys and Girls Class of 2014: Elston Turner sits (front, center) with the volunteer staff (in red T-shirts) of coaches, administrators and honorary

member (back, center) Erma Ross, wife of deceased Austin-East coach Cliff ord H. Ross, for whom the gymnasium is named and who coached the 1977 Roadrunners’ team, of which Turner was a

member, to A-E’s fi rst AAA state championship. Photo by Patricia Williams

Devante Mack and Leon Humphrey run the rink with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero at the

Back to School bash at Skatetown. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Belle Morris From page 1

‘emergency’ vote From page 1

vying for space and resourc-es daily.

Teachers assigned to the original classrooms were almost as excited just to have their own space again. Occupants of the new class-rooms marveled at the high-tech amenities they found.

First-grade teacher De-resika “Dee” Beaty is now able to adjust the lights with dimmers and has a separate reading station. She says reading is the foundation to learning and welcomes vol-unteers to come in and read with her students.

New technology will en-

able teachers to present multiple lessons simulta-neously as children use headphones at the listening center and the computer station.

Jackie Hutts, the English language learners (ELL) teacher, is grateful to have a space of her own, even though it used to be a closet. Her workspace previously was in the hallway under some stairs.

Freshly minted music teacher Anna Beth Cun-ningham is getting spoiled in her fi rst year, with a brand-new room and plen-

ty of new equipment and books that her predecessor secured through a grant be-fore relocating out of state.

The Belle Morris addi-tion was Indya Kincannon’s fi nal project in her district as she has left the school board to travel with her family to Slovenia, where her husband, law professor Ben Barton, is teaching as a Fulbright Scholar. Knox County Schools secured partial funding for the addi-tion through a “green grant” that enabled a geothermal HVAC system and other en-ergy effi ciencies.

’Round the rink with Rogero

on this part plan for most of a year. We’re about to start a new school year, and this is the time when people are planning. Having our strategic plan in place would be very benefi cial …,” McIntyre said.

The strategic plan, titled “Deepening Our Work: Excellence for Every Child,” has been in the works for nearly a year, but the fi nal draft wasn’t released until July 31 – leaving scant time for interested citi-zens to study it, critics say. McMillan was responding to complaints that the present board members, four of whom are lame ducks, should not be setting policy for the new board.

The plan was approved unanimously, but it wasn’t the only contentious matter at the August meeting. When asked whether all Knox County teachers had received min-utes of meetings of the Teachers’ Advisory

Group (which McIntyre formed in response to teachers’ complaints last fall) in a timely manner, McIntyre said that all teachers had received all the minutes from all the meetings. Lauren Hopson, an advisory group member and a leader of the teachers who have been speaking out against KCS policies, approached the lectern to address the board. She stood silently at the front of the room until a security guard approached and ordered her to return to her seat.

A few minutes later, McMillan asked Hopson returned to the lectern, and, strug-gling against tears, she warned the board that not everything they were hearing was the truth. She told them that advisory board minutes had not been distributed in a timely manner t o KCS teachers, or even to board members.

As the football team scrimmaged in front of cheering fans for Carter middle and high schools, cheers also came from those attending the ribbon-cut-ting celebration at the for-mer gymnasium of Carter Elementary School. It has been refurbished as a home for the Boys & Girls Club at Carter.

“We’re so excited to bring our services to the Carter community,” said Dr. Lisa Hurst, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. “It’s a win-win situation for every-body.”

Participating in the rib-bon-cutting were Superin-tendent James McIntyre, Trustee-elect Ed Shouse, County Commissioner Dave Wright, Law Director Rich-ard “Bud” Armstrong, and Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, who also entertained as a member of the Chillbil-lies band.

Judge Irwin shared the story of a 9-year-old boy from the Strawberry Plains area whose misdeeds land-ed him in the judge’s court-room after he drove his par-ents’ car to Vestal with his two younger sisters in tow.

“This young man had never been in trouble and came from a pretty good home, and fortunately no one was hurt (in the inci-dent),” said Irwin. “That’s

Superintendent James Mc-

Intyre (center) stands with

Sydney Squire, director of

the new Boys & Girls Club at

Carter, and Dr. Lisa Hurst, CEO

of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the

Tennessee Valley. Photos by Pa-tricia Williams

Tylen, Tyeson, Carlie and Alveraunah Shelton with their parents, Jason and Candice Shelton,

smile as they prepare three enrollment applications. Candice, a stay-at-home mom, said the

timing was perfect for her family as she plans to attend school to become an aesthetician.

Boys and Girls Club opens on Carter campus

when I realized that this young man was bored and needed something to do close to home.”

By all accounts, Irwin, who is also on the Boys & Girls Clubs’ board of direc-tors, played an integral part in making the club at Carter a reality after Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett de-cided to build a new Carter Elementary School. With the needs of the community in mind, Irwin wanted to make use of the old struc-ture. He made his case to McIntyre, who embraced the idea and quickly moved forward with it.

Members of the commu-nity came out to celebrate and to be among the fi rst to enroll their children in the after-school program that accommodates 150 children from kindergarten through 8th grade from 2 to 7 p.m. weekdays and from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with meals provided on teacher in-ser-vice days and in the sum-mer.

The facility encompasses a game room, technology lab and a quiet space to do homework with tutoring as-

sistance. An outdoor play area, soccer and baseball fi elds will all be under the management of Sydney Squire, the facility’s direc-tor. To learn more, visit www.bgctnv.org/carter or call 865-232-1262.

“Providing (parents with) quality child care at affordable prices that is a safe place for kids to go makes my job easier,” said Irwin.

■ Elston Turner’s BB camp“Winners Train, Losers

Complain” was the motto for the Elston Turner Bas-ketball Camp for Boys and Girls Class of 2014.

Elston “ET” Turner has been with the Memphis Grizzlies for 18 years and is currently associate head coach. He comes home to Knoxville the last week of July each year to conduct the camp he started 15 years ago. It is held at his alma mater, Austin-East High School.

Turner began his stellar basketball career at Vine Junior High School (now the Vine Middle Magnet Academy), continuing on to Austin-East where he helped take the Roadrun-ners to the school’s fi rst AAA state championship. He played in the NBA and was at one time a teammate

of Michael Jordan and Scot-tie Pippen.

Members of the class of 1977 still rally around its basketball team. The camp’s volunteer administrators, coaches and mentors are all members of that class who routinely schedule vacation time from their jobs to work the camp.

Attorney George Under-wood, who was a star player on the court with Turner at

Austin-East, serves as the camp director, which this year required him to take a break from campaigning for a judgeship in Knox County.

This year about 75 camp-ers were enrolled, according to classmate and volunteer Kim Jones. The campers at-tend from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are served a snack. The fi rst three days, Mon-day through Wednesday, are devoted to beginners in

fi rst through fi fth grades. Advanced campers, sixth- through 12th-graders, at-tend Thursday through Sat-urday of that same week.

To learn more go to www.elstonturnerbc.com. Pre-registration is $50 and $75 after July 5 of the same year. Sponsorships are wel-comed. All proceeds from the camp are donated to fund the Coach Clifford H. Ross Scholarship Fund.

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■ Congrats to the elec-tion winners and to those who ran but didn’t win. It takes courage to run for of-fi ce, and you’re all winners.

Wendy O’Dell

Flushed with successLast week in this column

we provided political can-didates some surefi re tips for getting elected, and our completely unbiased survey reveals that the winners fol-lowed them to a tee.

LarryVan

Guilder

The aftermath of victory can be as perplexing as de-feat, so today we offer ad-

vice on moving seamlessly from candidate to offi ce-holder.

First, be gracious. Taunt-ing the loser is bad form, un-less he ran under the banner of the Prohibition Party.

Like the Flat Earth Soci-ety and the “birthers,” those folks will never be tripped up by evidence. In the last presidential election the par-ty pulled in about 500 votes nationwide. Taunt away.

In your acceptance speech, thank your sup-porters, but avoid the Tim Tebow Syndrome.

College football fans are familiar with Tebow’s habit

of dropping to one knee for a quick prayer of gratitude after scoring a touchdown.

We have it on good au-thority that God is not a Florida fan, a Democrat or a Republican. Until Lane Kiffi n was hired, She sup-ported the Volunteers.

Next, proper attire, es-pecially at your swearing-in ceremony, is essential to your credibility, so avoid overdressing.

For example, although you may be feeling like a superhero after your win, do not wear a cape. The last politician to wear a cape in offi ce was President Wil-

liam Henry Harrison, who died 32 days into his term. Just saying.

You should also just say “no” to these fashion faux pas: tights, leotards, plaid Bermuda shorts, T-shirts that read “I’m With Stupid,” stovepipe hats, chaps and beanies.

You spent thousands on campaign mailings, but it’s just as important to send out a professional thank-you note now that you’ve vanquished what’s his name at the polls.

Use caution. It’s common for the brain to short circuit when writing political mes-sages.

A few horrifying real-life examples illustrate what can go wrong: “Get a Brain!

Morans” (sign seen at a po-litical rally); “Respect Are-Country Speak English” (sign held aloft by a Texan who likes hyphens); and “No Amnety” (in fairness, we also oppose amnety).

Finally, there’s “Custom-er Parking Only – All Oth- ers Will Be Toad,” which has nothing to do with politics but certainly makes you feel jumpy.

Now that you’re part of the political elite, it’s time to cash in on the opportuni-ties you’ve earned with your dazzling triumph.

Suppose that in the months leading up to your campaign you had devised a method for reducing resi-dential water usage to a lev-el desert-dwelling Bedouins

would envy. Time to cash in.Imagine what a water-

starved state like California would give for your inven-tion. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to JackNicholson would be clam-oring to endorse your pat-ented “Trickle Down Toilet.”

NASA would be among the fi rst government agen-cies to license your tech-nology. The Trickle Down would accompany astro-nauts on the fi rst manned mission to Mars.

Before long your bank ac-count overfl ows with royal-ties.

Flushed with success, you aim for the top. If you can send a toilet to Mars, there’s a seat waiting for you in the Oval Offi ce.

Red to the roots:Lawyers aren’t supposed

to forum shop, but it hap-pens. And there’s going to be a bunch of it after the new “Red-to-the-Roots” judges take the bench next month, particularly in Chancery Court, Division II.

Standard procedure is for law fi rms to send runners down to the courthouse to hang out in the various clerks’ offi ces schmoozing and biding time so they can make sure the right judge hears their lawsuits. Chan-cery Court, where cases are heard without the benefi t of juries, has in recent years been blessed with three astute, fair-minded chan-cellors, so forum shopping hasn’t been much of an issue there (other than a plethora of divorce cases fi led by law-yers seeking to escape the clutches of 4th Circuit Judge Bill Swann).

But after last week’s elec-tion, lawyers all over town with cases fi led in Chan-cellor Daryl Fansler’s court are thinking of ways to get the heck out of Division II

Predictions, excuses and eating crow

before the stupefyingly un-qualifi ed Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore (described last week on this page as a guy who practices law out of a car with Kentucky license tags) takes the bench. And the stay-the-hell-out-of-that-guy’s-court movement isn’t confi ned to Democrats. It’s totally bipartisan. Re-publican attorneys are as aghast as Democrats that Pridemore got elected sim-ply because of the R after his name.

They’re going to have to buy more chairs in the Clerk and Master’s offi ce for all the forum shoppers trying to avoid Division II.

Another race I got wrong was the 1st District school board contest between in-cumbent Gloria Deathridge and Marshall Walker. I pre-

dicted a Walker win because his campaign clearly gained energy after the tireless Di-ane Jordan came aboard. But it wasn’t enough, and on election night, knowledge-able sources described the race as a contest between the “haves” and the “have-nots” of her district, with the difference being that “have-nots” rarely turn out to vote in non-presidential-election years.

The most important races I got right were the re-election efforts of Rep. Steve Hall and Sen. Sta-cey Campfi eld. I predicted they’d both lose, and they did. In addition to being al-lies on the far-right fringes of the GOP (they were Tea Party before the Tea Party was invented), Hall and Campfi eld are close friends and tireless campaigners

who have lent each other a hand in past contests. This year, they couldn’t do that because they were each fi ghting for their political lives against the toughest opposition ever.

Look for the issue of abortion to fi gure into the 13th House District race between Democrat Gloria Johnson and Republican Eddie Smith, who was re-cruited by state Rep. Bill Dunn. The vehicle for this will be Amendment I, which will give the legislature the right to outlaw abor-tion, even in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother, if the U.S. Su-preme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

And fi nally, come Sept. 1, there will be no De mocrat holding countywide elective offi ce in Knox County.

VictorAshe

In the next three weeks leading up to Sept. 1, the state Supreme Court must meet and select the next state Attorney General for an eight-year term to 2022.

It is likely current AG Bob Cooper will not be picked for a second term. He was former Gov. Bredesen’s choice, which the prior Su-preme Court honored. Gov. Haslam has worked well with him, but it is now a new day, even with the current court continuing, and there will be a Republican Attor-ney General.

Sources suggest it could be William “Bill” Young, who is the administrative offi cer of the Tennessee Courts, selected by the cur-rent Supreme Court. He is

a Williamson County Re-publican who previously worked for BlueCross. How-ever, there are now reports he may have donated to the Ron Ramsey PAC that fund-ed the campaign against the three justices recently retained. If true, that might deep-six his aspirations to be AG.

Two state senators are also being mentioned. They are Majority Leader Mark Norris from West Tennes-see and Doug Overbey from Maryville, who actively sup-ported the three re-elected justices. Overbey is a highly respected lawmaker who handles complicated legis-lation.

A third name is Knoxville attorney Herb Slatery, who is

The scrum for state AG

Gov. Haslam’s legal counsel. Haslam worked behind the scenes for the three incum-bent jurists who prevailed.

It is unclear how the court will make this selec-tion, as it has not been done for eight years. Will they hold a public hearing to in-terview prospects? How will they check out the back-ground of the applicants? Justice Lee pledged a trans-parent process, and there is no reason to doubt her. She

is known to favor a new at-torney general. Will the de-cision be made in a public meeting with each justice voting and explaining their decision? No one knows.

■ Rick Briggs, Repub-lican state Senate nominee, still serves on Knox Coun-ty Commission. If elected over Democrat Cheri Siler in November he must re-sign his commission seat, which means the voters of his district will be denied a vote on his successor until 2016. However, should he resign now or before Sept. 4, the remaining two years in his term would be fi lled this November 2014 by the voters since there are more than 60 days to the next state election.

Briggs has not said if he will resign now or hold on to the seat until November, thereby enabling the com-mission to fi ll the seat. Not one of the 10 remaining commissioners lives in the Briggs district, so no voter would have a voice in choos-ing the person who would represent them for two years if Briggs fails to resign this month.

■ Democrats will now work to elect Gloria John-son over Republican Eddie Smith. Given the GOP land-slide in the judicial races, including the election of some less qualifi ed candi-dates, Johnson is at risk in a November GOP sweep.

■ Congratulations to Nathaniel Allen on becom-ing deputy police chief at the formal installation cer-emony tomorrow, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Civic Audi-

torium Ballroom. The pub-lic is invited. He is the fi rst African-American to hold this position.

■ Martin Daniel, in beating state Rep. Steve Hall, became the fi rst per-son to defeat an incumbent House member in Knox County in their party pri-mary in 20 years. Next week, I will go into detail on how Daniel pulled off this amazing upset.

■ Eddie Smith beating Jason Emert by 30 votes is a case of hard work and less than $20,000 beat-ing a candidate who spent over $100,000 to win 2,300 votes. This too was an upset.

■ Bill Owen, longtimeDemocratic activist, lost by a wide margin to former county commissioner Mark Harmon for a seat on the Democratic State Executive Committee.

GOSSIP AND LIESTim Burchett en-

countered Jerry Griffey at Litton’s and said his step-

daughter, Isabelle, 8, toldhim since he took her on hishoneymoon, she will takehim on hers. “I said that’sOK since she will be 40 andI’ll be 90,” said the mayor.

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50 years since Doug Dickey debut

Marvin West

If memory and the calen-dar are correct, we are ap-proaching the 50th anniver-sary of Doug Dickey’s fi rst team at Tennessee. Time for a reunion?

Think about it – 50 years since the conversion from single wing to T forma-tion, and the Volunteers are again looking for a quarter-back.

What’s going on now is nothing like what happened then. Butch Jones has choic-es. Dickey had to create his. He looked everywhere for a quarterback, even in the team dining hall. There he found David Leake, a wait-er. He became a pleasant surprise.

Dickey was a pleasant surprise, too. So was the

1964 team – until the last three weeks of November.

Douglas Adair Dickey made the unlikely leap from a walk-on at Florida to the College Hall of Fame. Come to think of it, there were several unlikely leaps. Ten-nessee was twice the high-light of his career.

Dickey, once ninth-string among Gator quarterbacks, was perceived as a coach on the fi eld when he fi nally got on the fi eld. Old Vol

Bob Woodruff, the offi cial Florida coach at the time, thought the lad was very smart.

Doug Dickey was 31, an obscure assistant at Arkan-sas, when Woodruff won the tug of war, became Ten-nessee athletic director and immediately placed a call to Fayetteville.

Woodruff realized the idea of bringing in an ab-solute beginner needed support. He asked trustee Tom Elam for his stamp of approval. The old lawyer asked Dickey to explain the switch from one kind of of-fense to another.

Dickey’s response was classic: “It is not too com-plicated. You take out the blocking back and put in

a quarterback and go on about the business of play-ing football.”

Dickey inherited a de-fense. Middle guard Steve DeLong and linebacker Frank Emanuel made it into the Hall of Fame ahead of the coach. Linebacker Tom Fisher would have been an all-American if he had lived longer. Joe Graham and Carl Ellis were scrappy tackles. Bob Petrella was an excellent safety. Ron Widby punted away many prob-lems.

Offensive Vols didn’t ac-complish great things, but they tried very hard. Hal Wantland was the stuff of legends. Paul Naumoff, then a split end, eventu-ally gained fame as an NFL

linebacker.Wantland, splendid

blocker and better captain, was the original quarter-back. Art Galiffa eventually won the job. Leake quarter-backed the upset victory at Georgia Tech.

The Vol defense gets credit for the biggest play of 1964, a moment of truth against undefeated LSU in Baton Rouge. DeLong led the charge that stopped Ti-ger star Rusty Schwab eight or nine inches short of the goal and preserved a stun-ning 3-3 deadlock.

Dickey said that triumph, oops, tie was “a giant step forward.” It gave the Vols a reason to believe.

The spirit endured but bodies faltered late in the season. Ole Miss romped, 30-0, in Knoxville. The Vols also lost to Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

Fifty years ago was the beginning of great things to come. Dickey exceeded expectations. His six-year record was 46-15-4. He beat Alabama three in a row. Alas, he opted out. Going back to Florida didn’t work out exactly as planned, but in a really strange circle drill, all was forgiven and he returned to Tennessee as replacement for the retiring Woodruff.

Dickey’s charming per-sonality irritated some, but he was a winner as coach and athletic director. He raised money, improved fa-cilities and skillfully navi-gated NCAA storms.

Dickey made sense. If you are keeping score, he made Tennessee better. Hir-ing basketball coaches was not his specialty.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com/.

The rain crowSome of the best memo-

ries of summer are the sounds. Who isn’t instantly carried back by the sound of an ice cream truck? Some folks recollect summer memories brought back by fi reworks, parades or thun-derstorms. For me, it’s na-ture’s outdoor sounds – the early-morning chorus of the birds, the lazy afternoon sawing of the jar fl ies, the nighttime singing of a thou-sand katydids.

It’s defi nitely not spring, but a surprising number of birds are still here, singing their August songs. One bird in particular is known for its habit of singing on a hot, humid summer day, es-pecially if there is some like-lihood of a shower of rain.

Way back in the middle of the last century, my Granny Collier pointed out the mys-terious kow kow kow kow of the rain crow to me, com-ing from somewhere in the

Dr. Bob Collier

dense green leaves, and she evidenced little doubt that the bird’s prediction of an approaching rain shower would be correct. It was a strange and haunting sound, something a person would store away and re-member the next time it was heard.

Looking back, I wonder now why I didn’t try to see the bird. We just accepted that sound as a normal part of nature, knew what it was coming from, and, of course, expected it to rain. The rain crow has always been a favorite, partly be-cause of nostalgia, I’m sure, but also because they’re just

plain interesting.The rain crow’s prop-

er name is yellow-billed cuckoo. They belong to a big family that includes the bird of cuckoo-clock fame, the Europe- and Asia-dwelling common cuckoo. Then there’s their weird cousin, the roadrunner of our Southwest, famous for its exploits with the hapless Wyle E. Coyote.

We have three cuckoos in North America. The yellow-billed cuckoo summers in most of the eastern part of the U.S., the black-billed ditto but with a little more northern tendency, on into southern Canada. And the mangrove cuckoo, a Carib-bean bird, is found only in the Keys and southern coast of Florida. Though their songs are different enough to be distinguish-able, they’re very similar in appearance. A look at your favorite fi eld guide will show you what I mean by “similar.” It takes a bit of study, but they can certainly be told apart as long as a

person can get a decent look at one. You are much more likely to see a yellow-billed cuckoo here in our location.

I spoke of getting a de-cent look at a rain crow – that’s not an easy task.

Patience and luck are helpful. Cuckoos appear to be lanky, slithery birds that usually fl y short distances from one dense cover to another and then become invisible in their new tree. They tend to forage by sit-ting quietly and waiting for a food item to give itself away by moving just a tiny bit. Once you spot where a cuckoo is in a tree and watch for a while, you will see it moving slowly along, looking for food but all the while keeping leaves and branches between itself and you, with only a single eye-ball or tip of tail visible to the frustrated birder.

Our cuckoos also nest in thick cover, in a loose plat-form of twigs lined with grass and leaves. How many eggs they lay depends on how much food is available

to them. They like large in-sects like cicadas and katy-dids and are one of the few birds that will eat tent cat-erpillars. If the right food is abundant the cuckoos tend to produce more eggs than they care to look after, and so lay a few in another cuck-oo’s nest, or even leave a few in a robin’s or catbird’s nest. Such behavior is the norm for the European cuckoos; they lay their eggs only in other birds’ nests, like our cowbirds.

Like a primitive South American bird called the hoatzin, young cuckoos leave their nest at about sev-en to nine days after hatch-ing, before they can fl y.

They spend the next couple of weeks clambering around the shrubbery, ex-ploring their surroundings, still being fed by their obvi-ously patient parents.

We don’t hear the song of the yellow-billed cuckoo nearly as often as we used to. The experts tell us they have declined in numbers by 1.6 percent per year over

the past 30 years, a loss greater than 50 percent. But in British Columbia, Wash-ington and Oregon, the de-cline has been a dreary 4.6 percent per year.

Doing the math, we see they’re out past zero there.

The western cuckoos are what the biologists term “ex-tirpated,” meaning “gone.” That’s mainly due to the loss of their favorite nesting sites – cottonwood and wil-low thickets along streams. Dams, development and irre-sponsible grazing have added up to no habitat, and no more yellow-billed cuckoos.

Our eastern yellow-billed cuckoos are not quite as picky about their nesting re-quirements.

Although in decline, the rain crows are hanging on. I heard the song and then saw a pair of cuckoos in Union County in mid-July, appar-ently nesting. I wish them well.

Hearing that song makes me smile just as much as the music of the ice cream truck.

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By Ruth WhiteApproximately 400

teachers in Knox County went through orienta-tion and were ready to hit the ground running when school resumed this week. The group was comprised of new teachers, individuals in new positions and those who may have left the coun-ty and have returned.

Anna Beth Cunningham will

teach music at Belle Morris El-

ementary School.

Amanda DeBres will teach

2nd grade at Spring Hill El-

ementary.

Ryan Gentry will teach at

Fulton High School.

Charlie Edmonds will teach

band at Vine Middle School.

Jolena Taylor will teach kin-

dergarten at Beaumont El-

ementary School.

Lisa Ogle will teach 6th grade

ELA at Holston Middle School.Photos by R. White

Derek Griffi n will teach social studies at Fulton High School,

where Ara Rickman is the assistant principal.

Whittle Springs Middle School staff includes Desiree Krich-

baum, Katharine Bullard and Angie Zimmerman.Missy Newman is teaching Spanish at Carter High, and Kara

Earl Borum is teaching English at Austin-East.

Rebecca Lambson will teach

kindergarten at Spring Hill El-

ementary School.

Alyssa Parker will teach pre-K at West Haven Elementary; Pors-

cha Jones will teach pre-K at Sam E. Hill; and Aneisha Boddie

will teach 4th grade at Lonsdale.

Nikki Baker will teach lifetime wellness, and Sue Battle and Ma-

ria Crowe will teach math at Career Magnet.

Welcome to Knox County Schools!

Good buddies Belle Wheelock and Brooklyn Galbreath

take a break from animal watching for a quick game of

hide-and-seek.

Fundraising for

the critters

Sara Barrett

Folks of all ages have stopped by the Knoxville Zoo this summer to par-take of ice cream, to enjoy the splash pad and to watch the penguins slip and slide on the rocks by their water-ing hole. Come Aug. 16, the zoo’s residents will welcome a different kind of party in the name of fundraising.

Siblings Mason and Gracie Goin

monkey around with friend

Anna Ballard on wooden step-

ping blocks. Photos by S. Barrett

Adrianna Bolin, 3, enjoys a

ride on the train.

Adam Smith enjoys watching

his son, Ethan, explore a natu-

ral play area near the Wee Play

Zoo.

Feast with the Beasts will celebrate its 20th an-niversary 7-11 p.m. Satur-day, Aug. 16, with almost 40 restaurants dishing out samples of their best reci-pes. Folks 21 and over are invited.

Classic rock, alterna-tive rock and island-home music will be performed by The Vibraslaps, The Analog Kids, and Jim Asbell and the Tropiholics, respec-tively. Admission covers all food, beverages and enter-tainment.

“We have a long tradition of hosting the biggest, most interesting food and drink tasting event in Knoxville, and our 20th year of Feast with the Beasts is shaping up to be our best ever,” said Lisa New, executive director of the zoo. “Everyone looks forward to this event: our staff, our participating res-taurants and beverage pro-

viders and especially our guests. By attending Feast with the Beasts, guests are helping us care for our ani-mals as well as supporting our amazing conservation and education work. A great time for a great cause. It’s always good to be at the top of the food chain, and Aug. 16th is a day to celebrate it!”

Tickets are $65 in ad-vance ($60 for zoo mem-bers), or $70 the day of ($65 for zoo members). Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org or 637-5331.

By Anne HartIf anyone should be an

accurate predictor of the University of Tennessee Vols’ 2014-2015 football and men’s basketball seasons it would likely be Bob Kesling.

“The Voice of the Vols” for the past 16 years, Kes-ling told members of the Ro-tary Club of West Knoxville last week that he has great hopes for both of the teams, despite the fact the football team has what is considered the fi fth toughest schedule

in the country. Said Kesling:“The fact that there are

13 brand-new play-ers shows us what a young team it is, but Butch Jones is commit-ted to build-ing the pro-gram. That’s

why he has been so success-ful in recruiting and chang-ing the culture of the team.”

month. Having an opportu-nity to introduce new busi-nesses to the area is impor-tant to Sterling. Existing businesses are also given the opportunity to inform members what their busi-ness offer. Sterling is also reaching out to other Busi-ness and Professional Asso-ciations in East and North Knoxville. He plans to get the three BPAs together an-nually for members to meet and share ideas.

The ETABPA meets at 8 a.m. each fi rst Wednesday at New Harvest Park Com-munity Center. Sterling in-vites business owners and managers as well as civic leaders and community members to attend.

■ Bruce Hayes shares tipsBruce Hayes, senior busi-

ness specialist with the Ten-nessee Small Business De-velopment Centers, spoke to the East Towne Area Busi-ness and Professional Asso-ciation in August. Informa-tive tips included inbound and outbound marketing, the evolution of websites and marketing strategy.

Mike Davis, State Farm agent, was elected vice president. Davis provided breakfast for the group. He

has been instrumental in the group’s growth since the

beginning.C i t y

C o u n c i l m e m b e r Nick Della Volpe was excited to share a p r o g r e s s report on o b t a i n i n g

additional signage for the exits off of I-640. He asked the members to contact City Council members to express their approval of the idea.

■ South Knoxville Alliance to meetThe South Knoxville Alli-

ance will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the La-bor Exchange offi ce, 2623 Chapman Highway. All members are encouraged to attend, and prospective members are welcomed.

Final plans for the fi rst “Saturday South” will be discussed. This exciting event will be held on Sept. 13 at Ijams Nature Center. Anyone interested in setting up a booth should fi ll out the application at: ht t p://k tow nsout h.org/SaturdaySouth_Vendor or email mafritz@live.com for additional information.

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It has been only one month since Justin Sterling accepted the presidency of the East Towne Area Busi-ness and Professional As-

s o c i a t i o n . The smooth t r a n s i t ion speaks vol-umes for the leader-ship of the group and the tight bond many of the mem-

bers have formed.This business alliance

has achieved much in a short time. Sterling knows there is strength in num-bers and wants to take this motivated group to the next level. He wants a true sup-port group for area busi-nesses.

“Building a strong lead-ership team is critical, and right now that responsibili-ty is mine,” says Sterling. He plans to invite speakers who will bring relevant content to the members. “If our mis-sion is limited to monthly business pep talks we would be doing ourselves a huge disservice.”

Sterling has lived in Tennessee since 2000 and moved to Dandridge in 2012. He has developed an

A very good July for real estate markets

News From The Register Of Deeds

By Sherry WittThe month of July was

a produc-tive one for prop-erty sales around the county, and it was actu-ally the fi rst time in sev-eral months that activity

surpassed that of the same period in 2013. For the month that ended July 31, there were 1,065 property transfers recorded in Knox County. By comparison, July 2013 produced 1,010 transfers.

Fueled by some sizeable commercial transactions, the total value of prop-erty sold in July was also up from last year. Around $292 million worth of real property was transferred in Knox County, surpassing last July’s fi gure of $248.5 million. That puts total land sales here at almost $1.3 bil-lion so far in 2014.

Building off a June surge, when more than $300 mil-lion was loaned in mort-

gages and refi nances for the fi rst time this year, July pro-duced an even better month in lending, with $347 mil-lion being borrowed against real estate in Knox County. This was nearly identical to the $349 million loaned last July. The fi rst two quarters of 2014 had seen a sub-stantial decrease in mort-gage lending compared to last year, but the past two months have closed the gap considerably.

There were two signifi -cant commercial property transactions in July. One in-volved the Sunchase apart-ment complex on Cedar Bluff Road, which sold for $26 million. Also of note was the sale of the Down-town Hilton on Church Av-enue, which brought a price of just over $25 million.

I want to thank everyone who voted in the county and state elections last week. Regardless of your affi liation or choice of can-didates, your participation in this important process is greatly appreciated by those of us who serve in public offi ce.

Sherry Witt

Bruce Hayes

Justin Sterling

Nancy Whittaker

Premier Surgical Associates has added three surgeons to its practice.

Troy Franklin Kimsey, M.D., FACS, is a board-certified general and oncology surgeon in the group’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center of-fice. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he was medical director of a regional cancer re-

ferral center. He completed a fel-lowship in surgical oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Kristopher Burton Williams, M.D., is a board-certifi ed general surgeon in the group’s Parkwest Medical Center

offi ce. A graduate of the University of Vir-ginia, Dr. Williams earned his medical degree from East Ten-nessee State Univer-sity’s Quillen College of Medicine. He com-pleted his internship and general surgery residency at Union

Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and his fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Joel Fontaine “Trey” Bradley III, M.D., is a general surgeon in the group’s Fort Sanders Regional Medi-

cal Center offi ce. A graduate of the Uni-versity of Memphis, Dr. Bradley earned his medical degree from Wake Forest Univer-sity School of Medi-cine. He completed his general surgery resi-dency at the Univer-sity of South Carolina,

Palmetto Health Richland, and both research and clinical minimally inva-sive surgery fellowships at Carolinas HealthCare System.

Dr. BradleyDr. Kimsey Dr. Williams

Premier Surgical adds three

Sterling has big plans for ETABPA

understanding of how im-portant the sense of com-munity is to the folks in northeast Knoxville. Build-ing permits for new homes show a surge in housing around the East Towne area with many of the homes in the $250,000 price range. People in the area have a good understanding of what they want and need.

Working closely with civic and neighborhood leaders, Sterling wants to achieve three goals. First, he wants additional signage on I-640 to direct people to this growing area. Many people traveling through the area aren’t even aware of the shopping district. Second, he wants to im-prove visibility by keep-ing the brush cut back. His long-term goal is to have the exits from I-640 redesigned so there are multiple oppor-tunities to access this area.

Current and new mem-bers will fi nd a motivated group that has grown each

By Bonny C. MillardThe Medal of Honor Con-

vention scheduled for Sep-tember is expected to be the largest gathering of living medal recipients in history.

Joe Thompson III, com-mittee co-chair, met with the Rotary Club of Farragut, Rotary Club of Knoxville and the Knoxville Break-fast Rotary during separate meetings to give an update on the convention, which runs Sept. 10-13.

The Medal of Honor, es-tablished in 1862 by Presi-dent Lincoln to honor vet-erans for military valor, is the nation’s highest award. Thompson said 3,500 peo-ple have received the honor, with about half of those awarded posthumously.

Almost half of the 79 liv-ing recipients have commit-ted to coming, he told mem-bers of the Rotary Club of Farragut on July 30. Ameri-can Airlines is fl ying them in for free. The convention’s $1.9 million budget is fi -nanced through donations and in-kind services.

Many events, both pub-lic and private, have been planned, including a private dinner at Blackberry Farm in Walland. A concert with the Charlie Daniels Band will be held Sept. 11 at the Tennessee Theatre.

“I am absolutely certain he’s (Charlie Daniels) going to bring the roof down at

Joe Thompson III, committee co-chair for

the Medal of Honor Convention, updates the

Rotary Club of Farragut about the activities

planned for September. Photo by Bonny C. Millard

Getting ready for honored guests

the Tennessee Theatre,” Thompson said.

Two town hall meetings are sched-uled: at the Univer-sity of Tennessee and at Y-12 weapons com-plex. Actor Gary Sinise will be the master of ceremonies at an awards gala to honor four individuals with Pa-triot Awards, including: Su-preme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., actor Mark Wahl-

berg, Jake Topper from CNN and David Feherty, a Golf Channel celebrity.

“It will certainly be a star-studded event,” he

said.On Friday, Black

Hawk helicopters will transport MOH

recipients to 10 lo-cal schools to meet stu-

dents. MOH’s Character Development Program has trained 1,200 Tennessee teachers, and 65,000 mid-dle- and high-school stu-dents have participated in the program, which teaches

Bob Kesling

Prognostications fromthe Voice of the Vols

core character values.“The Character Develop-

ment Program is the most important thing to the Medal of Honor recipients. It’s their legacy,” he said. “It’s an out-standing teaching resource.”

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Terms: 10% buyer’s premium added to all sales. Buyer’s premium down on real estate day of sale, balance at closing.

Directions: Chapman Hwy to Martin Mill Pike to right on Lester, 1st right onto Sandy Lane. Address is 4712 Sandy Ln.

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THROUGH MONDAY, AUG. 19Registration for Upward Football/Cheer

signups. Registration fee: $90. Info/to register and pay: 219-8673; www.corrytonchurch.com and go to the “Upward” link; on Facebook, Corryton Church Upward Sports League; Twitter, @CorrytonUpward.

THROUGH SATURDAY, AUG. 23Registration open for Lakeside of the Smok-

ies Triathlon: 1.5k open water swim on Douglas Lake, 40k bike ride on rolling rural roads and 10k run on rolling roads. Info/to register: 250-3618 or http://racedayevents.net/events/lakeside-of-the-smokies-triathlon/.

THROUGH MONDAY, SEPT 1Seeking crafters to purchase table at Dante

Church of God’ annual fall sale, to be held Sept. 20. Table: $25. Info/ application: lenacoker@yahoo.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 20Deadline for vendor registration, “Son” Fest,

to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road. Booth rental: $25. Info; Tammy Lamb, 604-7634.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13Computer Workshop: Introducing the

Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, AUG. 14VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-

ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing

Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

Monthly Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., the Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Speak-ers: Andrea McGuire from CAC and Cindy Cleveland from Wellspring. No cost; donations appreciated. Bring dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

Cork Savvy Event, 6-9 p.m., Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Wine tasting and silent auction fundraising event for the Dr. Walter C. Hardy Scholarship hosted by Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals. Info: www.corksavvy2014.eventbrite.com.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces To-gether, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Topics: “What is Diabetes?”, treat-ment options, blood sugar monitoring, understanding your A1C, stress management, sick day guidelines, bar-riers to control, behavior changes, and goal setting. Info: 689-2681.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 14-15Church rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ruther-

ford Memorial UMC, 7815 Corryton Road. Proceeds to benefi t Corryton Hospitality Pantry and other mission projects.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 14-16Yard sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Highland Baptist Church,

6014 Babelay Road. Funds raised will go to repave park-ing lot. Rain or shine.

FRIDAY, AUG. 15Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Mar-

ket, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival, 4-11:30 p.m., Big

Ridge State Park. Food, crafts and fi ne art. Live enter-tainment, 6:30 p.m. Info: 992-5523

Softball at Big Ridge State Park, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Big Ridge State Park, 1015 Big Ridge Park Road. Fun, family orientated softball games. Info: 992-5523.

Golf Classic to benefi t the Union County Humane Society, 11:30 a.m., Three Ridges Golf Course, 6101 Wise Springs Road. Lunch, noon; shotgun start/scramble, 1 p.m. Info: 992-7969.

SATURDAY, AUG. 16House Mountain Hoedown, 2-8 p.m., Washing-

ton Presbyterian Church Community Park and Pavil-ion, 7405 Washington Pike in Corryton. Appalachian, Bluegrass and Americana music. Tickets: $10 at the gate, advance tickets $8. Free parking. Concessions available. Bring seating. For advance tickets: 314-2161.

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., depart-

ing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main Street. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Cen-ter, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

Old Fashioned Gospel Singing, 7:30 p.m., Rid-geview Heights Baptist Church, 7809 Ridgeview Road in Corryton. Everyone invited. Info/directions: 712-1835.

Bag Workshop with Kelly Bowser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Cost: $20. Bring lunch. Sponsored by Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild. Preregistration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CQsenf-CaR8wJmbxIyMW54bAj1VoycnkLGOI-wUuwFc/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link. Info/ materials list: modknoxville@gmail.com.

A Day Apart, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mac Smith Re-source Center building, Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info/sched-ule of events: 497-3603, community@narrowridge.org www.narrowridge.org.

Master Gardening: Dreams of Beautiful Bulbs, 10:30 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

MONDAY, AUG. 18Luttrell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Luttrell

Community Center. Chicken and Dumplins contest and storytelling. Info: 992-0678.

Family Movie Night: “Muppets Most Wanted” (PG, 112 min.), 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 18-19Fundraising events for the East Tennessee Tech-

nology Access Center: “An Evening with Al and Friends” on Monday includes food, music and live auction at ET-TAC offi ces, 116 Childress St; and the annual Al Wilson-Mack French Golf Tournament at Centennial Golf Club in Oak Ridge on Tuesday. Space is limited at both events. Info: www.ettac.org or 219-0130.

TUESDAY, AUG. 19UT 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.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Healthy Cooking Demonstration with chef Bren-da Beaty, 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Followed by Nutrition Seminar. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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