IN THIS ISSUE

Changing your business culture

Powell resident and busi-ness consultant Rick Ross says if there’s anything he’s learned in 12 years it’s this: “If sales is a problem, train-ing is not the answer.”

Speaking at the Fountain City Business and Profes-sional Association, Ross said getting your company culture right is “easy when you’re smaller, and harder as the business grows.”

➤ See Sandra Clark’s story on A-2

Miracle MakerSince she was a child,

Wanda Lacy has had a pas-sion for math.

“I love it. I love how things connect,” Lacy said.

Because of that love, she changed her course of study in college from engineering to teaching.

Meet this week’s Miracle Maker inside.

➤ See Sara Barrett’s story on A-9

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Powell Alumni to meet April 6

Powell High Alumni As-sociation will meet Saturday, April 6, at Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way, off Callahan Dr. Grads Phil Campbell and Lynnus Gill will speak. The Golden Grads of 1963 will be recog-nized.

Registration lines open at 4:45 with dinner at 6 p.m. and a short business meeting to follow. Reservations: Ly-nette Brown, Lbrown8042@aol.com, 947-7371, or Viv-ian Jett McFalls, 607-8775. This year’s scholarship will be given in memory of Allan Gill. An alumni endowment is being established. Info: Mary Whittle Mahoney,mmahoney@utk.edu.

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During the 2012 national elec-tions, there was talk about a Repub-lican War on Women. In 2013, Ten-nessee’s 108th General Assembly widened the battle into a multi-front confl agration, hitting hot-button themes that u sed to work so well as wedge issues when the GOP was in the minority. Now that they are a supermajority, the only signifi cant obstacle in their way is Gov. Bill Haslam, a cautious man not inclined to extremes.

Showdown No. 1: Medicaid expansion. These lines were drawn when the United States Supreme Court left Medicaid expansion up

to the states. Some Republican gov-ernors (Rick Scott of Florida, Jan Brewer of Arizona) have opted in; others (Rick Perry of Texas, Scott Walker of Wisconsin) have opted out. Haslam is being heavily lobbied by the state’s major hospitals, who want to offset looming Medicaid cuts with billions of federal dollars avail-able under the new law.

Showdown No. 2: It may not rise to the level of war, but few school boards or PTAs support diverting public money to private schools via vouchers. Haslam supports vouch-ers, but his bill is limited to 5,000 needy students in failing school dis-tricts during the fi rst year, and grad-ually increases thereafter. Cultural conservatives favor a competing bill to make vouchers available in all dis-tricts immediately.

Showdown No. 3: Some call

Going to extremes Haslam’s workers’ compensation reform initiative a War on Work-ers. Others call it a War on Lawyers. Whatever it’s called, there isn’t much daylight between Haslam and the most conservative elements of his party, who share a common distaste for organized labor and trial lawyers. This one will create a state agency run by a Haslam-appointed admin-istrator to hear workers’ compen-sation cases, replacing courts and lawyers. It will negatively impact col-lections from fee offi ces as a revenue source for county governments.

Showdown No. 4: Clerks hate this Stacey Campfi eld-sponsored bill because it will force them to shoulder half of the burden of notifying credi-tors when garnished debtors change jobs. Senate Bill 243 will make work for clerks, but will be far worse for debtors, who will be subject to con-tempt of court if their creditors aren’t notifi ed – re-establishing debtors’ prisons in Tennessee.

Showdown No. 5: The War on Vanderbilt, Part 2, is too good to skip. Last year, Haslam vetoed a bill out-lawing Vanderbilt University’s “All Comers” rule, which requires stu-dent groups to allow any interested student to join. Social conservatives complain that this rule violates the rights of religious organizations to keep undesirables out, but Haslam came down on the side of keeping the state out of the business of pri-vate institutions.

The issue is back this year, in the form of Sen. Mae Beavers’ bill re-quiring the state to de-certify the po-lice forces of private institutions that violate the civil rights of religious organizations.

Haslam’s 2012 veto stood because he waited until the General Assem-bly concluded its two-year session, too late for legislators to override it. The 108th session won’t end until 2014.

Paul Beebe, TDOT survey and design manager; Jim Snowden, Knox County Engineering

and Public Works deputy director; state Rep. Roger Kane and Commissioner Brad Anders

discuss the traffi c problems at Pellissippi Parkway and Hardin Valley Road. Photos by T. Edwards

of TEPHOTOS.com

said Jim Snowden, dep-uty director of Knox Coun-ty Engineering and Public Works.

“The earliest people would see groundbreak-ing for road construction would be the spring of next

year,” he said. “Then we hope it would not be more than 18 months from that point for construction, to-taling 2-1/2 to 3 years to complete the project.”

The connector will help drivers turning right off

Oak Ridge Highway onto Pellissippi Parkway then making dangerous U-turns in the Solway area to go in the other direction.

“There were 39 crashes reported in Solway January 2011 to January 2012, and

that does not account forthose not reported,” saidKane.

Snowden said the Karns Connector will have widerlanes and fl atter curves,which will be much saferthan the current roadswhich were not designedto carry a lot of traffi c.

Another area of concern is Pellissippi Parkway atHardin Valley Road. Ve-hicles line up on the park-way at rush hour, waitingto exit.

The congestion on Har-din Valley Road has causedaccidents, including a re-cent fatality.

The roads there were probably built in the early1970s, said Paul Beebe,TDOT survey and designmanager.

“They were built for rural conditions, but now we haveurban conditions,” saidAmanda Snowden, TDOTdirector of operations.

Anders and Kane asked for help, including possiblyan additional lane on Har-din Valley Road under thePellissippi Parkway bridge.

Karns Connector moves forwardBy Theresa EdwardsIt will be easier to get

around in Karns if County Commission approves a contract March 25 to com-plete the Karns Connector. Mayor Tim Burchett is rec-ommending $222,000 for Cannon and Cannon Inc. to provide surveying and engineering services.

Commissioner Brad Anders said completion will “draw a lot of traffi c off the narrow back roads around Karns High School and the (Ben Atchley) vet-erans’ home. And it will give access from Oak Ridge Highway to Hardin Valley through the industrial park (at Westcott Boulevard off Hardin Valley Road).”

Anders and state Rep. Roger Kane met Friday with state and local road personnel to discuss the design.

“We will hold public hearings to receive the community’s input, com-plete the environmental process and acquire the necessary rights-of-way,

A children’s choir from Africa has set concerts in area churches, part of a six-month tour.

The Watoto Children’s Choir will be at New Cov-enant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane, Farragut, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21; Faith United Methodist Church, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30; and Rogers Memorial Baptist Church, 520 Col-lege Street, 10 a.m. Sunday, March 31. All performances are free and open to the public.

Each child in the choir has lost one or both parents. They live in Watoto Chil-dren’s Villages where they receive the care and nurtur-ing they need to grow up as productive citizens of their own country. Info: www.watoto.com/.

Watoto Children’s Choir coming to town

The Watoto Children’s Choir rehearses in Uganda

before starting a tour of the United States.

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The Hallsdale Powell Util-ity District management has prepared a budget that does not require a rate increase.

General manager Darren Cardwell and fi nancial of-fi cer James Smith will pres-ent the budget to the board of commissioners at 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the headquarters on Cunning-ham Road.

Commissioners Kevin Julian, Bob Crye and Todd Cook had requested a hard look at the upcoming budget. A recent bond refi nancing enabled savings that made an increase unnecessary, Cardwell said.

Julian said a small in-crease was scheduled, but “a lot of work by a lot of people” made it possible to hold the rates steady.

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business consultant Rick Ross says if there’s any-thing he’s learned in 12 years it’s this: “If sales is a problem, training is not the answer.”

Speaking at the Foun-tain City Business and Professional Association last week, Ross said get-ting your company culture right is key, and “it’s easy when you’re smaller, and harder as the business grows.

“Smart companies typi-cally focus on marketing and sales, products and services, finance, technol-ogy and infrastructure,” he said. Managers know these things, but not so much about culture.

Culturally healthy com-panies have clarity, high productivity, low turnover, high morale and minimal politics and turf wars, Ross said.

Changing your business culture

Rena Amerson, who has launched a marketing business, talks

with Rick Ross following Wednesday’s meeting of the Fountain

City Business and Professional Association. Photo by S. Clark

To create clarity, you must answer six questions:

Why do we exist?How do we behave?What do we do?How will we succeed?What is the most impor-

tant thing right now?

Who must do what?Ross said to move past

traditional, wordy mis-sion statements and keepit simple. Most businessesexist to provide jobs forthe people who work there.Don’t be afraid to say it.

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By Cindy TaylorAccording to Elizabeth

Davidson, legend has it that President Abraham Lincoln referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as “the little lady who wrote the book that started a great war” in reference to the Civil War.

Students from Union County schools heard Da-vidson at live performances March 7-8 at Horace May-nard Middle School. The presentation centered on the life and legacy of Stowe, au-thor of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

Davidson, a 30-year vet-eran actor and graduate of Indiana University School of Music, began portraying Stowe in 2007 after working more than a decade to re-search and perfect the play.

“Performing a play about Stowe was suggested by a friend and started out as a way to make money,” said Davidson. “Stowe was a di-minutive white woman who had many characteristics in common with me. Her middle name was Elizabeth and her husband’s name was Calvin, same as mine.”

Davidson said that Stowe had complete support from her husband to pursue her writing, unusual in the 19th

Davidson brings history to lifecentury. Davidson’s nar-rative encompasses letters between Stowe and others, quotes from the book and descriptions of how Stowe’s life affected her writing of the book.

“Stowe believed that you didn’t have to use violence to change things, and that is why she wrote this book,” said Davidson.

During her performance Davidson portrays many characters from Stowe’s life and from the book – up-wards of 29. Prepping for a performance of this caliber would be diffi cult at best.

“I don’t think of this as prepping for characters. I prep for the piece,” said Da-vidson. “The main prep is vocalization since there are so many characters.”

Davidson performed both vocally and physically – throwing herself down onto the stage at one point when portraying a slave. Not an easy move for a 62-year-old with a history of leukemia, but Davidson pulled it off dramatically.

Teachers brought Da-vidson to Union County through a Teaching Ameri-can History Grant adminis-tered by the East Tennessee Historical Center.

Elizabeth Davidson in char-

acter during the play. Photo by

Cindy Taylor

By Wendy SmithNancy Irvine was just out

of UT when she began teach-ing 1st grade at Oakwood School in 1954. She’s been sad to watch the building de-cline over the years, and is pleased that it’s coming back to life.

“I have such fond memo-ries of this place,” she said as she looked around dur-ing a Knox Heritage tour of the building, which is being renovated as an assisted liv-ing facility.

The building was hardly new when Irvine began her teaching career. The origi-nal structure was built in 1914, with additions made in 1946 and 1955. It closed in 1995, and since then, neglect brought down the roof as well as the neighborhood.

When Ethiel Garlington of Knox Heritage took Rick Dover of Family Pride Corp. on a tour of the school, it was in “awful shape,” says Dover. But he could see that the lay-out was good for senior liv-ing. The resulting project is a $6 million injection into the county’s economy, the re-turn of the building to the tax rolls, new jobs, and quality care for 45 seniors.

Kim Trent, executive di-rector of Knox Heritage, is optimistic about the future

Oakwood School lives on

Former Oakwood School teacher Nancy Irvine is presented

with a door prize by Becky Hancock at a Knox Heritage tour of

the building. Photos by Wendy Smith

of other vacant schools, since Superintendent Dr. Jim Mc-Intyre is from Boston and is “used to dealing with historic properties.” She hopes the school board will follow this advice:

“When a building is no longer being used, go ahead and let it go to someone who can use it.”

■ Hitting the trailSpring is almost here,

and the Sierra Club’s Harvey Broome Group hopes to coax hikers of all experience levels

onto the trail, and water, with a slew of outings.

The new schedule, which includes 21 day hikes, nine back-packing expeditions and fi ve canoe and kayak fl oats, is available under “outings” at www.tennessee.sierraclub.org/broome.

Anyone can participate, but registration is required.

Most of the outings are within 50 miles. Out-of-state destinations include Mt. Rogers National Recre-ation in Virginia and Shin-ing Rock Wilderness Area.

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“Yeah. Everybody did,” Linda said.

She still remembers the night Ronnie got her out onto the dance fl oor after a set and serenaded her with “Until It’s Time for You to Go.”

The Speekses now live in Lexington, Ky. Ronnie meets regularly with some of his Rule High classmates. He was headed to Memories Theatre earlier this month not only to see Eddie Miles, who’s back singing Elvis, but also to meet up with a long-time fan who also became an Elvis tribute artist, Michael Kevin Chambliss.

Here’s one thing I learned: Ronnie Speeks might oc-casionally sing along with a Ronnie Speeks record, but Linda says he’ll never sing along if Elvis is on the radio or the record player.

They didn’t call him The King for nothin.’

■ Curtis is called homeLongtime local pastor

Curtis Tindell passed away March 11. He was 82.

A member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, Curtis pas-

tored at several churches, i n c l u d i n g Texas Valley Baptist for more than 20 years. He was wise, had an un-forgettable timbre to his voice and loved music.

One of his favorite gospel songs was “Be Looking for Me,” especially when sung by his beloved wife, Joy, and he told me once he thought the greatest singer of all time was Jim Reeves. I didn’t disagree.

Curtis is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joy Weaver Tindell; sons and daughters-in-law, Charlie and Pam Tindell, Tim and Robin Tin-dell, Joel and Tina Tindell; grandchildren, Dustin, Car-ly, Cody, Shamus, Whittney, Dalton and Dakota Tindell; step-granddaughter, Naki-sha Mannino; great-grand-children, Lucy, Jack, and Hallie Tindell; step-great-grandchildren, Karson and Karter; sister, Dessie Hayes; brother, Terry Tindell; brother-in-law, Frank Weav-er; several nieces; nephews.

Memorials can be made toZion Hill Baptist Church, 255Foster Road, Heiskell, TN37754, or to a church of yourchoice.

■ Echota District holds recognition dinnerTed Hatfi eld reports that

the Echota Scout Districtheld its annual recognitiondinner March 9 at FountainCity Presbyterian Church.The district covers CubPacks, Scout Troops andVenture Crews in FountainCity, Halls, Powell, Corryton,Gibbs and Maynardville.

Major awards: GeneGates, the George John-ston Training Award; GregBarnett, District Award ofMerit; Bill Thomas, Dis-trict Award of Merit; AmyHeatherly, District Award ofMerit and Doug Buchanan,the Wood Badge honor.

Other honorees: StephanNobert, Samantha Sharpe,Tommy Whitehead, Jus-tin O’Hara, Ray Tant, DenLeader Training; RobertByrd, Eric Mowers, MelissaCampbell, William Camp-bell, Scouting for Cubs;Roger Hyman, Scouting forBoys; Don Dare, ThomasWarwick, Scott Newby,Scoutmaster; Gaye Maley,Crew Advisor; Gaye Naleyand Kathryn Howard, Ven-turing. Troops 55 and 448received the National Out-door Challenge honor.

■ Belle’s bookreviewDue to an unexpected ill-

ness, I was unable as prom-ised to post my full reviewof 1974 Halls High grad Bev-erly “Belle” Blackburn’s fi rstnovel on my blog, http://jakemabe.blogspot.com,last week. It will be up today(Monday, March 18).

Also, the Halls Highteacher’s name listed in lastweek’s column was incor-rectly spelled. Her name isElizabeth Boynton. I regretthe error.

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Deadline day goes down easier when you get to meet two legends of the Knoxville music scene.

Ronnie still rocks!

Ronnie Speeks and Gene Pike were reunited at a spe-cial dinner at The Bistro at the Bijou organized by Brad-ley Reeves and Louisa Trott, co-founders of the Tennes-see Archive of Moving Image and Sound. Ronnie and Gene were celebrating birthdays.

Those of a certain age might remember Ronnie as an Elvis Presley tribute art-ist, but his musical career stretches farther and wider than that.

Ronnie was an athlete at Rule High, even named a state champ in physical fi tness. It must be a lifelong interest because let’s just say Ronnie doesn’t need any bodyguards.

He got his start singing Saturday mornings at the Tennessee Theatre during a segment called Teen Time,

with Pike on guitar. “If you got your songs to-

gether, you could come in and sing before the cartoons and movies would start,” Ronnie says.

Ronnie’s brother, Red, also helped him out, and he soon moved to Chattanooga and then played at the fa-mous Metropole in New York. The band was known then as Ronnie Speeks and his Elrods. If you don’t remem-ber it, surf over to YouTube and listen to Ronnie’s single “What is your Technique?” It’s an early ’60s rock classic.

Playing the Metropole was “kinda tough,” Ronnie says. “We played in the daytime. People stood on the sidewalk and watched. Nobody’s gonna drink during the daytime.”

But he met Neil Sedaka and shook hands with a boxer who at the time went by the name of Cassius Clay. Maybe you’ve heard of him. He now goes by the last name Ali.

“My hand was swallowed up!”

They also rubbed shoul-ders with jazz legends of the period. Gene even tells a fun-ny story about Dizzy Gillespie cringing when Ronnie’s buddy and bandmate, the late Rick Walker, was trying to learn the trumpet.

Ronnie Speeks signs an autograph for a fan during a special

birthday dinner at The Bistro at the Bijou organized by Bradley

Reeves and Louisa Trott of the Tennessee Archive of Moving

Image and Sound (TAMIS), which also reunited Speeks with his

longtime guitarist and Happy Holler native, Gene Pike. Looking

on is Ronnie’s wife, Linda Deal Speeks. Photo by Jake Mabe

Ronnie Speeks and his band: Gene Pike (guitar), Dino Danelli (drums), and Knox native, the late

Rick Walker, on keyboard. Photos courtesy of TAMIS

A Ronnie Speeks publicity

shot, 1965

Curtis Tindell

Ronnie recorded Knox-ville’s own Don Gibson’s hit “Oh Lonesome Me” (“Don called my brother Red and told him to tell me how much he appreciated me recording that song”) as well as a coun-try/pop mellow classic called “Gentle Woman,” my favorite Ronnie Speeks cut that isn’t an Elvis song.

And, yep, Ronnie began performing an Elvis tribute show before Elvis’ death. Lo-cal fans will remember shows at the old WNOX Auditorium. Ronnie also played a 10-year gig at The Sands in Ft. Wayne, Ind., six nights a week.

That’s where he met the woman who would later be-come his wife.

“Did you think he was cute?” somebody asked.

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City Council this week will consider approving the sale of two lots in Harrill Heights acquired in 1973 for fl ood control to state Rep. Bill Dunn, who says he’ll be present, even though he’ll have to drive over from Nashville after his Tuesday afternoon committee meet-ings and return the next morning for Wednesday’s legislative session.

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Jamie Rowe stands with the city’s notifi cation that land in

Fountain City acquired for fl ood control was available for sale.

Plan to sell fl oo d-prone land draws oppositionCity Council to decide on $1,500 deal to Dunn

Dunn says he intends to plant a garden on the lots, which he bought for $1,500 in a sealed bid process.

Fountain Citians Jamie Rowe and Carlene Malone oppose the sale of land set aside for fl ood control adja-cent to a sinkhole in a low-lying area with no surface drainage.

City Engineering director Jim Hagerman says Dunn’s gardening plans won’t pose a signifi cant threat to the sinkhole, and that the lots will be restricted to prohibit any other use.

“We didn’t initiate (the sale), but we don’t have any problems with it from a technical perspective,” Hagerman said.

“Any risks to the sinkhole drainage are so small that we don’t see it as a prob-lem. As long as it’s a limited amount of tilled space the risks to that sinkhole’s abil-ity to drain are microscopic. Many other things in that sinkhole basin are more risky than that – yards,

NOTES ■ Trustee John Duncan will

speak to the Halls Republican

Club 7-8 p.m. Monday, March

18, at the club’s new meeting

place: the Boys and Girls Club,

1819 Dry Gap Pike.

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Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero say they like each other, and a few weeks ago they were dancing together at the John T. O’Connor pancake breakfast. Recent events, however, suggest a slightly different take on how close they really are.

Dancing mayors

From a personality and ideological standpoint it would be hard to fi nd two more different persons.

Burchett loves non-stop campaigning and press-ing the fl esh. He prefers Wright’s Cafeteria to the City County Building. He often takes on issues as-sociated with the underdog. Carter School is being built because Tim Burchett made it happen. Burchett is po-litically very conservative and Rogero is much more moderate to liberal, having been an Obama delegate last year.

He won the higher property tax battle with the school board, Chamber and school superintendent by digging in his heels and threatening a veto if county commission enacted a tax.

Burchett often operates on impulse, while Rogero is much more cautious in temperament and planning.

She has won over much of the Chamber in her fi rst 15 months in offi ce – de-spite their lack of trust when she ran, feeling she was too close to unions.

The extended closure of the Henley Street Bridge has caused further hard-ship to Chapman Highway merchants. Burchett was the fi rst to champion their cause with a well-publicized trip to Nashville where he met with the local legisla-tive delegation and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. All these businesses are located in the city. Rogero was not with him on that trip.

Weeks later the city an-nounced support of mea-sures to help the merchants. One suspects Vice Mayor Pavlis was instrumental in getting Rogero to make a public announcement as he represents South Knoxville on city council and wanted to be more public in backing measures to assist the mer-chants. It is unusual when the county mayor takes the lead on an issue within the city, although he can argue correctly that the city is part of the county which he serves.

Soon after Rogero be-came mayor, the Gloria Ray pay scandal became public. While both she and Bur-chett called for Ray’s res-ignation, they did not do it in a joint news conference, although their news confer-ences were only hours apart in the same building on the same day.

The offi ces of Rogero and Burchett are on the 6th fl oor of the City County Building and no more than 300 feet apart, but when it comes to joint announce-ments they are miles apart on timing and scheduling while in agreement on content.

Burchett is fi rst out of the box on many issues.

■ The next governor of Pennsylvania could be the sister of longtime 4th and Gill resident Nancy Young, wife of activist Jeff Talman. She is Democratic U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who represents a congres-sional district in southeast-ern Pennsylvania and part of Philadelphia.

A former state senator and public health advocate by education, she is 64 and would be the fi rst woman to be governor of Pennsylva-nia. Gov. Tom Corbett has popularity ratings below 40 percent and looks vulner-able to any credible Demo-cratic nominee in 2014.

■ Chattanooga’s new mayor is former 8-year state Sen. Andy Berke who won with 72 percent of the vote and takes offi ce April 15. Three members of the current 9-member city council were defeated, and two more face runoffs as no one got 51 percent of the vote in those districts.

One of the winners was Chris Anderson, who becomes the fi rst openly gay person to be elected to public offi ce in Tennessee.

He defeated the incum-bent by tagging him as a rubber stamp for outgoing Mayor Ron Littlefi eld who had many 5-4 votes on the council and saw his popu-larity drop.

Anderson’s website is www.andersonforcitycouncil.com.

■ Sam Anderson, former Knox County school board chair and longtime city Parks and Recreation director, has been hired by superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre as a part-time special assistant to help in-ner city schools meet state standards.

He will work 16 hours a week. Anderson is highly respected and will give McIntyre solid advice.

He might even help the superintendent out of the current school security controversy.

trees, cars – anything in there has some microscopic, incremental risks.

“If you took out all the houses and just put a bunch of trees in, maybe the debris from the trees would clog it. There has to be a balance between human use and the natural system,” he said.

Malone, who dedicated most of her discretionary funds to fl ood control in this area during her decade on City Council, says Hager-man’s reasoning stuns her because sedimentation is the biggest threat to sink-holes. She called the prop-erty sale “As bad an idea as I have seen.

“How is this surplus property?” Malone asks.

“This is property fulfi ll-ing the purpose for which it was purchased. For 1,500 bucks they’re willing to risk destroying a sinkhole? Do the risk analysis. That’s the only way to drain that area, and if it fails it will fl ood more homes.

“Unbelievable. We just bought a bunch of houses (in East Knoxville) because a sinkhole failed, and we haven’t learned our lesson? Just leave it alone. … It’s not a question of if; it’s a ques-tion of when.”

Dunn lives near the lots, has a degree in agriculture and says he wouldn’t do anything to hurt the neigh-borhood where he has lived for more than 40 years.

He says he went through the proper channels, and the $1,500 he bid was more than city offi cials expected – “So nobody can accuse me of getting a sweetheart deal.

“The garden will be good for the neighborhood and it will be good for the city to put this property back on the tax rolls,” he said.

Rowe, whose property backs up to the lots Dunn wants to buy, says the tax take will be miniscule, and

is beside the point anyway.“When the city pur-

chased those homes and lots, city engineering said there wasn’t any way to lessen the fl ooding there, so to consider selling this land back to citizens is not some-thing I really understand.”

The Maynardville methodShall we laugh or cry?Knox County Mayor Tim

Burchett, who advocates transparency for everyone but himself, met surrepti-tiously with “eight or nine” commissioners last week to dissuade them from support of a requested $219,000 to start equipping and hiring 58 armed school security guards.

This is the same Tim Bur-chett who found an almost identical amount to “audit” school security. And it is the same commission that vir-tually threw money at Jim McIntyre last month.

You read their quotes in The Other Paper: “a ploy to get more money,” said Mike Brown. “The mayor said they have a pot load of mon-ey,” said R. Larry Smith, apparently confusing “boat-load” and “pot full.”

We’re spending almost $2 million annually for school security. Let’s buy some locks and rely on the

Sheriff’s Offi ce and KPD to provide the security we need. That’s their job.

Meanwhile, up in May-nardville, where money is harder to fi nd, an innova-tive principal has hit upon a neat idea.

Melanie Maples, princi-pal at Horace Maynard Mid-dle School, wrote a letter to her parents and staff, ask-ing each family to donate $10 toward a goal of $7,000. That’s the quote from the Union County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce for 16 cameras that link to the E-911 Center.

In two weeks, Maples had raised $3,600 and is well on her way to getting the secu-

rity her school needs.Melanie is related to my

old friend and Republican stalwart L.D. Monroe. He should be proud.

Technology grantTwenty-eight schools ap-

plied to be one of “9 or 10” to get one-to-one technology for students and teachers next year.

Winners are expected to be named by month’s end. There must be a mix of high, middle and elemen-tary schools, as well as geo-graphic diversity.

It’s a committee on which I do not want to serve.

But I’m proud of every school whose faculty opted to take the pledge to use the technology.

Here are the applicants:High schools: Bear-

den, Carter, Central, Farra-gut, Fulton, Hardin Valley Academy, Karns, Powell, South-Doyle and West.

Middle schools: Cedar Bluff, Farragut, Gresham, Halls, Holston, South-Doyle, West Valley.

Elementary schools:Bearden, Bonny Kate, Brick-ey-McCloud, Corryton, Far-ragut Intermediate, Halls, Karns, Mooreland Heights, Norwood, Sequoyah and Sterchi.

Hey, 28 schools. You are all winners!

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One of the most frequent questions I am asked is:

“What is the biggest dif-ference in your community today from the way it was 60 years ago?”

From a technological standpoint, the telephone would have to be high on my list of answers.

Today, smartphones do everything from take pic-tures to allow you to check email. They have a lot of other capabilities that I have yet to learn how to use. Moreover, these devic-es have created a vocabu-lary, such as “texting,” that Webster’s Dictionary has yet to include in its compi-lation of English words. It

is hard to go to any public place without seeing peo-ple of all ages with their eyes fixed on their phone, completely unaware of the world around them.

Some time back, a TV station ran a clip on a woman who was leaving an office building in New York with her eyes fixed on her phone and walked into a fountain in front of the building. And that re-minded me of a personal experience several months ago when I was turning left from Smith Road onto Kingston Pike.

It had been raining and the road was slick. A woman talking on her

phone failed to notice the light had changed and that I was out in the middle of the road. She applied her brakes very hard and her car turned around once before jumping the curb at CVS Pharmacy and ended up in its entrance heading north towards Kingston Pike. But the most phe-nomenal thing was she still had the phone at her ear.

In Old Concord, the ad-vent of the wireless tele-phone was still decades in the future, but we did have a pioneering feature: tele-conferencing. Our phone system was operated by the Hammond family, and it was a family operation.

The evolution of the telephone

Mrs. Retha Hammonds operated the switchboard from the bedroom of their home and her husband, Sim, maintained the land lines. If you lived out in the country, you had to buy your own telephone pole. Otherwise, Sim just strung the line through trees or along fence rows.

Actually, this worked well except when the wind blew, which caused some static on the line. All of Concord was on six- to eight-person “party lines,” as they were called. I can remember that our phone usually rang in the early morning, and although each person on the line had their separate ring, everyone picked up and joined in the conversa-tion. My mother knew each of our neighbors by their voice, and sometimes there would be several talking at the same time.

The in-house equipment was a wood box affixed to the wall with an extended mouthpiece and a separate ear piece. It had a crank on

the side which had to be turned to reach Mrs. Ham-monds, who then routed you through to the person you were calling.

Several days ago, I was serving as a docent at the Farragut Folklife Museum and had the pleasure of conducting a tour for a Boy Scout troop. Of all the items featured in the mu-seum, the one that drew the most attention was an old wooden box telephone. Many acted as if they had never seen such a piece of equipment and were anx-ious to take pictures of it with their smartphones.

During the early ’80s and ’90s, we owned a ser-vice-type firm and proba-bly had one of the first por-table phones in our area. The equipment consisted of a briefcase with a crank not too different from our phone in Old Concord. You called the mobile opera-tor who put you through to your party. It required a high antenna on the car and there were many “dead spots” where the service

was not available. There can be little doubt

that the advancement in communications has had a positive impact on pro-ductivity. With the advent of space satellites and GPS systems, it would be hard for anyone born in the past 20 years to comprehend just how far we have progressed.

But I still think there is something nostalgic about our old wooden telephone, and it seemed to serve the public well in an era when the pace of life was much slower. And while I can re-member pots boiling over on the stove while someone was talking on the phone, I don’t recall that we ever walked into decorativefountains or put people’s life in peril by talking on the phone when driving.

The noted German physicist Albert Einstein once said, “When technol-ogy replaces humanity, then we will become a na-tion of idiots.”

I wonder how he would feel about that if he were alive today.

By Jake MabeScott Bacon and Mary

Kerr couldn’t have found a better name for a memo-rial scholarship than the one named in memory of Barney Thompson.

Each year since Thomp-son’s death due to compli-cations from pancreatic cancer in April 2007, Knox County Schools Partners in Education (PIE), which Bacon and Kerr over-see, through the primary sponsorship of the Knox-ville Area Association of Realtors, awards a $500 scholarship named for Thompson to one graduat-ing senior from each Knox County high school. Funds are also provided through donations from individ-ual Realtors and monies

raised from PIE’s annual Dine Out for Education event

Thompson was a teacher and coach at South High School. He entered the real estate profession in 1980, continuing to teach aspir-ing Realtors. An educa-tion room at the Knoxville Area Association of Real-tors’ complex is named for Thompson. He was also the PIE advisory board’s (the program was initially known as Adopt-A-School) only treasurer until his death.

“I was at Coca-Cola and was the Adopt-A-School president when we went to see the Association of Re-altors,” Bacon says. “That’s when we started the as-sociation with Barney.

Barney Thompson Photo submitted

Scholarship continues Thompson’s work

He jumped on board and asked if he could also be a part of the advisory board because he was passionate about kids. He was so good at keeping the Association involved and was a good treasurer.”

Kerr jokes that “for the

longest time, members of the (PIE) board didn’t think there was a Barney. Because of his job, he often couldn’t make it to month-ly board meetings. But he was very loyal about fax-ing over the treasurer re-ports every month. And he would come to our spring luncheon, and when we started having our kickoff luncheons in August, he would come to those.”

Several Realtors have remained active PIE mem-bers due to Thompson’s in-fluence. Kerr remembers a serendipitous meeting she and Bacon attended that paid big dividends for the school system.

“They were having a Re-altors Trade Expo at the Knoxville Expo Center. We

went because he told us to go and that we’d have a free booth. We thought, ‘How is this going to benefit the school system?’”

Well, that happened to be the year the school system’s coupon book’s main sponsor dropped out, leading to a new relation-ship with SunTrust Bank. The annual school cou-pon book sale (The Origi-nal Knox County School Coupon Book) is the PIE’s main fundraiser for the year. Another company at the expo also donated $1,500 to the school sys-tem, helping to purchase playground equipment for Fort Sanders Educational Development Center.

Barney Thompson Me-morial Scholarship appli-cations are available from any high school guidance counselor or can be down-loaded by visiting www.

knoxschools.org and click-ing on the Partners in Edu-cation link. Applications must be turned in to a stu-dent’s guidance counselor by Wednesday, April 10.

The awards ceremony will be held for the second of what is planned to be a yearly event May 9 at the Knoxville Area Associa-tion of Realtors complex, in – where else – the Bar-ney Thompson Education Room.

“We just think it’s a fit-ting way to honor a guy who did so much,” Bacon says. “We’re thankful to the Association for provid-ing funding and a Associa-tion member and Barney’s widow, LaRue, pick a win-ner as well.”

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Butch Jones is a confident coach. He is convinced his way will work. He says his system is infallible if players buy in. I say the market is open. Step right up.

Butch would have us believe he is f lexible and adaptive to available talent. You won’t hear another word about those who departed early for the NFL. Well, you may hear congratulations if they are drafted high.

Coach Jones’ focus is clearly forward. He will not dwell on what is missing or how chaotic was Sal’s sad defense.

Spring practice is not half over but I already know Butch has a positive, passionate personality. He thinks the Vols can and will make the necessary adjustments and have an improved look come September.

Jones needs a quarterback who can protect the football and throw it to the correct color shirt. History says a mobile quarter-back adds to offensive effi ciency.

We’re not talking about a

In need of a mobile quarterback

sprinter who takes the snap and goes f lying toward the corner. Tennessee can get by without a Tim Tebow comparable who runs over people if there are no open-ings.

All Butch needs is a smart guy who can read defenses and con-vert third and three if eight of the bad guys drop into coverage.

I suppose it would help if the QB was a threat to do something other than throw deep on second and seven.

Junior Justin Worley and redshirt freshman Nathan Pe-terman have the immediate op-portunity to demonstrate the necessary skills. In August they

will be compared to newcomers Joshua Dobbs, Riley Ferguson and Charlie High.

Since there is a system change, experience may not be decisive.

Worley is 6-4 and 213. Nimble and f leet? Not exactly. Jones and associates recruited Peterman as a fit for their Cincinnati power spread – if that is what they run.

Dobbs has credentials. Fer-guson is a warrior. High brings awesome stats. All five are intel-ligent.

Mobile quarterbacks are the in-thing. Even the pros have caught the fever and are taking the gamble. Alas, the odds of in-jury do go up with open-field ex-posure. See RGIII.

Tennessee has a great dual-threat quarterback just down the hall from Jones’ office. Con-dredge Holloway could throw or go. After him were Jimmy Streater and Heath Shuler and Tee Martin.

Before the Artful Dodger, col-lege football had such famous

multi-talented people as Archie Manning and Gary Beban. They are in the hall of fame.

The NFL created the pro-style quarterback. Peyton Man-ning and Tom Brady are perfect examples. They run only if their life is at risk.

With the occasional sack count-ing off, Peyton’s career rushing to-tals at UT were minus 181 yards. Casey Clausen was minus 130. Tyler Bray fi nished at minus 207. Erik Ainge was minus 227. Let me say this gently: They were not run-ners.

So, how much mobility does Butch Jones need? Prime pay-off will still come from sound protection and accurate pocket passes. The ability to throw on the run adds an important di-mension. Pulling it down and moving on is another. The read option is a weapon.

From the shotgun, running attacks are hampered without the threat of a mobile quarter-back. So, how much is enough?

Keeping us and defenses guessing is Jones’ goal.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address

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The things one learns when chasing trivia!

I have been watching jonquils for several days now. Their sunny yellow, trumpet-shaped heads have been announcing spring all this past week, and I smile when I see them.

But this year I am also remem-bering: remembering a spring when I lived deep in the country (a mile from my own mailbox). One spring day, on a walk with Hasso, the German shepherd, I discovered an anomaly in the woods: an open space with jon-quils surrounding the remains of an old foundation.

A rush of jonquilsArise my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is

past, the rain is over and gone. The fl owers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

(Song of Solomon 2: 10b-12 NRSV)

The house was gone, the woman was gone, but her f low-ers remained.

I remember every spring: that ghost of a house, those happy, fragile fl owers, and the woman I never knew. Every time I see jon-quils growing in some odd place, some forlorn bit of ground far from any house or garden, I think of her, and wonder if the beauty she planted (and no doubt loved and enjoyed) continues to fl ower – to beautify a small, hidden corner of the world. I hope they are still there, standing testament to her industry and careful love.

Even if a young woman and her dog were the only ones who ever saw.

Because I love words at least as much as jonquils, I looked up the derivation of their name, and discovered it is from the French word jonquille, which means rush. (Aha! I thought. That’s what they get for being in such an all-fi red hurry to bloom in the

spring! But I was wrong!)They are named for rushes

(think: bulrushes) because they have hollow stems. (There are worse rationales for naming a fl ower, I’m sure, but I can’t think what it might be!)

By that time, I was off on an-other tangent: what might be the collective noun for a whole bunch of jonquils? I was disappointed to learn (at least according to my fab-ulous and useful book of collective nouns) that there is none.

At which point, I decided I would create one: a rush of jon-quils!

There! My very own collective noun! Rush, because of the deri-vation of their name, but also be-cause of their tendency to hurry spring!

So, the next time you see a “rush” of jonquils, let it remind you that spring is almost here, and these yellow heraldic trumpets are announcing its coming f or all they are worth.

A state House commit-tee March 6 created a new nine-member board with the authority to override charter school decisions made by a local school board. An ear-lier version of the bill, which applied only to Nashville and Memphis, called for the state Board of Education to appoint a single state “autho-rizer.” The recent bill desig-nates a board, with the gov-ernor and the speakers of the state House and Senate each appointing three members. The law will apply statewide. The new board will consider a charter school only after a lo-cal school board has reviewed it.

Impetus for the bill arose last year when the Metro Nashville school board defi ed a state Board of Education directive to approve a char-ter in West Nashville run by Great Hearts Academies, a Phoenix-based charter school system. The current bill is promoted by Nashville mayor Carl Dean.

SOS opposes this bill. It amounts to an unfunded mandate since the nine-mem-ber board could require a lo-cal system to accept a charter school they might have reason to oppose. The school system, however, would be required to fund the school from its current budget if their deci-sion were overruled. As well, we are concerned about chal-lenges facing a school admin-istration made to work with a charter school it had not ap-proved.

Also, let your legislators know your opposition to electing school superinten-dents. Knox County Commis-sion tabled a resolution but the effort is apparently still alive at the state level. We urge you to join SOS in op-posing it by contact your state senators and representatives.

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By Cindy TaylorMore than 20 years ago

Mike Bundon formed the Silvertones choir at Bea-ver Dam Baptist Church. The group of senior sing-ers started with around 30 members and was one of the first of its kind in the Southern Baptist Conven-tion. The name lends itself to visions of white-haired seniors, but Bundon said folks of all ages who love to sing have always been welcome.

“People often think they aren’t old enough to join, and by the time they think they are old enough, they decide they’re too old,” said Bundon.

Bundon recalled years

of bonding among mem-bers during travel, perfor-mances and break-downs of the bus variety.

“We were on our way back from Nashville one year when the bus broke down,” he said. “We had to spend the night at a rest stop. We had such a great time together and formed a very tight bond.”

Bundon has retired from Beaver Dam, but the Silvertones continue un-der the direction of Angie Cook. Vicki Van De Griff accompanies the group on piano. It has grown to more than 50 members and become a sought-after singing sensation.

“We are preparing now

Singing with silverSilvertones members prepare for practice. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Silvertones charter members June Hubbs, Jean Vance and

Betty King

for Tune Share,” said Cook. “That is a choral festival that happens every year in May. This gives our members a chance to meet and get to know other senior adults.”

The group fills the choir loft to perform at least twice a year, but they also travel outside the area to perform for other se-nior groups and at special events. And they always

have a great time.“You don’t have to sing

well to join us,” said mem-ber Leanette Glaze. “Mike used to tell us during prac-tice that we had sung every note, now let’s see if we can sing the right notes.”

The Silvertones have performed at the Tennes-see Baptist Convention and have sung the National Anthem during a Smokies

WORSHIP NOTES

Revivals ■ Faithway Baptist Church,

4402 Crippen Road, will host

a Spring Revival, 11 a.m. and

6 p.m. Sunday, March 24,

and 7 p.m. Monday, March

25. Guest speakers are

Damon Patterson (morning)

and Mike Viles (evening).

Monday evening will feature

the Greater Knoxville Baptist

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Springs Choir.

Special services ■ North Knoxville Seventh-

Day Adventist Church,

6530 Fountain City Road, will

host a free, one night only

dinner and live vegetarian

performing arts cooking

show with celebrity chef

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Monday, March 18, in the

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■ St. James Episcopal Church,

1101 N. Broadway, Knoxville,

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The fourth annual NewsTalk 98.7 Radio-thon on March 6 to ben-efit Knox Area Rescue Ministries successfully raised $30,000 for those who receive shelter, food and other services at KARM.

Former KARM clients joined Hallerin Hilton Hill from 6-10 a.m. and Phil Williams 3-7 p.m. They contrasted com-pelling stories of previ-ous life experiences on the streets with their lives today. Volunteers answered calls from the phone bank established in the Cumulus Broad-casting studios.

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“This group is so fun to work with,” said Cook. “Last fall was my first time to work with them and I am enjoying it so much.”

Practice brings the

Silvertones together ev-ery other Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church’s choir room. But the emphasis is on fun and fellowship. Those with a heart for any of these pur-poses are invited to join. Info: 925-9323.

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Cory Chitwood

Spring rolls into Panther Country

The baseball Panthers got things started out on a high note with a 3-1 victory in the Crossroads on March 12 over rival Halls before heading to the McMinn County Tournament last weekend. But that’s just a snippet of what’s going to be a season that will extend all the way into the summer-esque heat of May.

The team is, as always, expecting success despite having a younger squad with only two seniors on the team.

“We are a very young team that should see several underclassmen playing very key roles for us this year,” said head coach Jay Scarbro. The Red Devils saw that last week as junior pitcher Hagen

Owenby gave up just four hits in seven innings.

In fact, pitching could give the Panthers a winning edge throughout the season.

“Hagen Owenby, Zach Roberts, Dalton Long and Dean Kidd all saw key in-nings for us last year. I expect these guys to have an even greater impact for us this year,” said Scarbro. “We also have several young guys who didn’t pitch for the varsity last year who should help our pitching staff this year.”

With the pitching/hitting combination the Panthers will have this year, it’s hard for Panther fans not to be optimistic when it comes to contending with Hardin Valley, Oak Ridge, and Halls for the top of the district.

“We will be competitive in our district,” said Scarbro. “We have had a lot of success the past couple years within our district and I feel that we can do the same this year. We have good pitching and a solid defense that can keep us in games.” The coach be-lieves that this year’s district will be one in which anyone can beat someone else on “any given night.”

Scarbro is in his fi rst year as head coach after having

been an assistant under Jeff Inman for a few seasons.

“I greatly appreciate all of the community support I have received … I am very excited,” said Scarbro.

But he doesn’t believe that he will be implement-ing anything too foreign or that his coaching style will be anything that will be too drastic for the team, com-munity or fans to handle.

“Our preparation has changed because we have three new assistant coaches who are doing a great job preparing our guys,” said Scarbro. “We have set out to prepare our players by position and we have done a very good job of that so far this year … I am very eager to get started,” he said.

The community and es-pecially the players are ea-ger, too. Last year’s team dominated district play throughout the season but puzzlingly crumbled in the district tournament. Scarbro believes his team’s hunger is alive more now than ever.

“We had great potential last year and I feel that we have the same potential this year if we are willing to come together as a team,” he said.

Celebrating Dr. Seuss

Corisa Gross enjoys rocking and reading a

book while dressed as a bunny. Photos by Ruth

White

Students at

Brickey-McCloud

Elementary

enjoyed

celebrating Dr.

Seuss’s birthday

last week with a

read-a-thon in the

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times of the day.

Emmy O’Hara and

Sophie Tharpe

enjoy reading

books with their

principal, Robbie

Norman (dress as

The Cat in the Hat).

Nyalee Seiver enjoys reading “The

Cat in the Hat” and portrays the

perfect Cindy Lou Who from “The

Grinch who Stole Christmas.”

Teacher honored

Kathy Hanna, a kindergarten teacher at

Powell Elementary School, was nominat-

ed by student Kellie Whiteley to be B97.5

teacher of the month, and she was select-

ed for February. Pictured are Kellie and

her teacher. B97.5 brought lots of goodies

for the teacher and her students, too. Photo

submittedVolunteers needed for robotics competition

The third annual Smoky Mountain Regional Challenge for robotics will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, March 29-30, at the Knoxville Convention Center. More than 50 teams from Tennessee and surrounding states will compete for a spot in the championship to be held in

St. Louis at the end of April.Volunteers are needed.

If interested, visit www.tnfi rst.org or www.usfi rst.org, or call L.J. Robinson at 388-5708 or email ljrobinson@aol.com.

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A dream job for Wanda LacyBy Sara Barrett

Since she was a child, Farragut High School teacher and math department chair Wanda Lacy has had a passion for math.

“I love it. I love how things connect,” Lacy said.

Because of that love, she changed her course of study in col-lege from engineering to teaching.

“I don’t think you ever graduate from high school thinking you want to teach. But somewhere along the line, I just knew that I had to teach. I changed my major to math education.”

The University of Tennessee graduate says she does not see her work as a job.

“I come to school every day, I do not come to work. I love my kids. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

Lacy has been named Knox County Schools’ high school Teacher of the Year for 2013. This is the sec-ond time in her career that she has received the honor.

Having begun teaching at Farra-gut High School in 1983, Lacy took an extended leave of absence to be-gin work on a Ph.D. in education. But her love of teaching pulled her back to the school. She still values the experience and research she gained during her leave, and she credits it for much of her current teaching method.

Lacy starts each lesson with a Power Point presentation before she breaks the class into small groups. She said it has taken a number of years to get a good working order to the idea, but says, “I think I’ve fi-nally arrived with groups.”

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ragut.” Lacy said she enjoys the diversity

of the students and how well they get along with one another. She also teaches in the school’s math academy, where students who have a genuine interest in math-related

careers are paired up with mentors

in those career fields from the community. “Everybody has

a passion about some-thing.”

Since she started teaching cal-culus in 2007, 97 percent of Lacy’s students have earned at least one semester of college credit by taking the course during high school.

“That’s the goal in my class. Can we get you college credit?”

Without getting to know her students personally though, Lacy

said it would be impossible to help them learn. If they are struggling with other classes, they can come to her as a whole to reschedule a test for a chapter. She has an open-door policy and wants each student to feel comfortable coming to her with an issue.

After they graduate college, many students return to visit Lacy. After catching up, she always asks each one what she could do differ-ently to improve upon her teach-ing method. And she always takes their advice seriously.

In addition to her work with her students, Lacy is a lead teacher at Farragut High, and she conducts evaluations for other teachers in the department. She considers her-self a proponent of the teaching evaluation program. She thinks it allows teachers to find room for improvement on their methods, and although she says she may have initially been a bit hesitant to

buy into the idea, she now thinks it’s made her a better teacher.

“It’s easy to say something doesn’t work. But you’ve got to try it first. You have to be open to change.

“These students don’t want to see (their teacher) as someone who will make them come in and sit down and be quiet. They want to see you as someone who wants them to be successful.

“When they walk back in from college, I want them to say ‘Thank you Ms. Lacy, I am successful.’ Be-cause that’s what we all want, is to be successful.”

When she’s not teaching or do-ing something related to it, Lacy spends time with her husband, Ray, and their two daughters and four grandchildren. She has al-ready found a fan of math in her 9-year-old grandson, whom she tu-tors in geometry.

Farragut High School juniors Maddie Strnad, Lam Tran and Akshay Soni review a recent

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By Cindy TaylorJason Earley has been

accepted to Belmont Uni-versity and received a schol-arship there to major in songwriting. Approximately 30 people per year are ac-cepted into that program.

Multi-talented doesn’t even begin to describe the Union County High School 2013 salutatorian. Earley drew national attention with his music more than three years ago. His art has garnered multiple awards and his athletic abilities have helped keep the Patri-ots at the top of their game in baseball for four years. His bio reads like a Who’s Who in America, not just Union County. And yet Earley remains shy when it comes to singing his own praises.

“My favorite thing I do is song-writing,” said Ear-ley. “My stepdad thought it would be cool for me to write my own song so he helped me do that when I was 7 years old.”

This spurred an early love for music and art and started Earley on his chosen career path. He has artwork on display at the Union County Arts Center, but his love of music and song writ-ing trumps all else as his favorite pastime. His focus is in performing arts and he has two professionally pro-duced CDs currently on the market. All songs on both CDs are written and per-

Music and art and baseball, ‘Oh my!’

Jason Earley holds some of his favorite pieces of art including a

hand carved stamp. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Carol Zinavage

Carol’sCritter Corner

This week we mourn the passing of a special soul.

Mali Glazer and Daisy Photo by

Allan Glazer

A big heart

She wasn’t very big, but she helped more people in her brief life than most of us do in our long ones. She brought joy to everyone who knew her.

Her name was Daisy, and she was a Shih-Tzu/Chihua-hua mix. A week ago Thurs-day in that split second before her harness was fas-tened for a walk, she darted out the door and was hit by a car. She didn’t survive.

REUNION NOTES■ Central High School Class

of 1963 is planning its 50th

reunion and is missing

contact information for some

classmates. Any member of

the Class of 1963 who hasn’t

been contacted by the reunion

committee is asked to send

contact info to: ajrader@

bellsouth.net; or mail to CHS

Class of ’63, 5428 Kesterbrooke

Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37918.

Aubrey McGinnis was born March 2, weighing 6

pounds, 9 ounces, measuring 19 inches long. Her parents are Donnie and Kelly McGinnis. Grandpar-

ents are Don and Diane Mc-Ginnis and Charles and Ann Browning, all of Corryton.

MILESTONES

Willie M. Trudeau of Halls Crossroads turned 90 on March 16. Her two daughters, Cherie Greenway and Kathy Trudeau, hosted her birthday party with friends and family, but Trudeau will continue to celebrate during the family’s annual reunion in Asheville, N.C. Trudeau is from Asheville, but she has lived in Knoxville for more than 70 years. She attributes her long life to eating healthy, never smoking or drinking, and the joy she gets from working in her garden.

Trudeau turns 90

Birthdays

Ella Kate Branscomb turned 4 years old Feb.

20 and celebrated with family and friends at Bounce USA. Par-ents are Steven and Michelle Branscomb.

She has a sister, Avery.

Ray and Elsie Lett are cel-

ebrating their 48th wedding

anniversary during the month

of March. They are pictured

at the Corryton Super Senior

Luncheon on March 12. Photo

by Bob Martin

Letts celebrate

48th anniversary

formed by Earley who plays guitar.

A highlight of his life was performing with the Chris-tian group Third Day in 2012.

Earley recently starred in an online commercial for Lifeway Christian Stores. He has received notifi ca-tion that his song “I’m Not Stupid” is a semi- fi nalist in the teen category of the International Songwriting Competition.

He will perform his song “Even When We Cry” in Newtown, Conn., this June. The song is a tribute to the lives lost in the Sandy Hook School shooting. Earley said he felt led to write the song in the hope that it would bring peace and comfort to

hurting families. Needlessto say, he is busy.

“I have to make time todo all the things I love,” saidEarley. “My personal time iswhen I am at home. That’swhen I write my music.”

He is an award-winningauthor and his work ingraphite refl ects talent farbeyond his years. Baseballseason has begun, and Ear-ley will pitch and play fi rstbase for the Patriots.

Through the past fewyears of accumulated fameEarley is quick to give allcredit for his abilities toGod.

“My passion is to glorifyJesus through the music Iwrite, sing and perform,”said Earley. “It’s all forHim.”

The folks at Shannon-dale Healthcare Center are particularly sad. Daisy was “their” girl. She showed up every Wednesday for the past three years to spread her special kind of therapy.

Daisy was a HABIT (Hu-man Animal Bond in Ten-nessee ) dog.

HABIT dogs receive no special training, but they do undergo evaluation. HAB-IT program administra-tor Karen Armsey says she looks for a certain tempera-ment.

“You can teach a dog how to walk on a leash and how to obey commands, but HABIT dogs have to enjoy people, and you can’t teach that. Daisy had the right temperament from the get-go. She just melted every-one’s heart.”

Daisy’s owner, Mali Glaz-er, who is understandably heartbroken these days, re-members their fi rst visit to HABIT in 2010, when the little dog was not yet a year

old. The evaluation team took Daisy into a closed room where they proceeded to expose her to all manner of nursing home apparatus-es: wheelchairs, walkers, lift chairs. They tried to scare her by dropping lunch trays and making other sudden noises. Nothing fazed her.

After 45 unperturbed minutes, the team brought the animal back to her own-er with the warning, “You’re lucky to get your dog back, lady, because we all want to adopt her.”

Paulette Beaulieu, Shan-nondale’s director of activi-ties, says, “Daisy was very important to us. She was so sweet and the residents just loved her – she was a joy.”

Beaulieu recalls that resi-dents who were unrespon-sive in everyday life would light up at the sight of Daisy. Glazer remembers that on her fi rst day, “she walked into that place and just took over.”

The little canine therapist loved cuddling. She seemed to know who needed her most at any given time. She provided comfort and joy not only to the residents of Shan-nondale but also to their fam-ilies. One staffer remarked that she was “the best HABIT dog we’ve ever had.”

Glazer puts it in a nut-shell:

“She was a tiny dog with the heart of many dogs.”

So, here’s to a sweet soul that came in a very small package. And blessings upon all HABIT dogs. Info: http://w w w.vet.utk.edu/habit/index.php. Send your interesting animal stories to

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Dennis Koontz, owner of Con-solidated Insurance Services, says he would trust Sandy Loy with any project.

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wants a quality project, I would highly recommend Sandy and Construction Plus.”

Koontz partnered with Sandy on the Koontz Loy Taylor (KLT) Offi ce Complex in West Knox-ville in November 1998. He also worked with Construction Plus when he moved into the Brookville Building No. 1 near Northshore Towers.

“Sandy has probably more cre-dentials than any other commer-cial contractor in this town,” says Koontz. “He has degrees (archi-tect and engineering), 30 years experience, and was the fi rst Cer-tifi ed Construction Manager in the area.

“He is meticulous and is very hands-on on every project that he does. Customers are cared for properly and get their money’s worth. His goal is to give you a quality product within budget and on time.”

Koontz cited the recently completed $2 million project for Cherokee Health Systems in Morristown. “He built it in 60 days. That’s just astounding. They worked 24/7 and fi nished on time and on budget.”

JBF & AssociatesDr. Jerry Fussell is now

retired and a consulting en-gineer for JBF & Associates on Pellissippi Parkway. Dur-ing his career, Dr. Fussell performed en-gineering work on safety and

reliability for complex engi-neering systems worldwide, in-cluding nuclear power plants.

He says he was “not entirely happy” when he built Phase I of

25th anniversaryConstruction Plus Inc. is celebrating its 25th year in 2013. In

January we interviewed offi ce manager Glenda Tipton, who has

worked with owner Sandy Loy for 15 of those years. This month

we’ve talked with several clients about their experiences.

Clients praise Construction Plus

Jerry Fussell

Covenant Presbyterian

Panther Sark Offi ce Building built for Dr. Jerry Fussell in 1991 and 1998. Con-

struction Plus Inc. is now restoring the building back to “as-built” quality

with new infrastructure technology for energy management and security.

his offi ce complex. So he hired Sandy Loy and Construction Plus Inc. for Phase II, a proj-ect twice the size of Phase I. Six years later, he went back to Sandy for Phase III. Now JBF & Associates has contracted for $1 million worth of renova-tions, and Sandy is doing that as well.

“If I were going to describe his organization, I would say he has a value-driven company where things like reliability, quality, customer service and respect would be the values that drive him,” Fussell says.

“In dealing with Sandy, he has been reasonable, fair, hon-est and always gives more than anyone has a right to expect. He and I, in all these years, have stayed friends.”

Sandy was not satisfi ed with the doors at one point and went around and hand-rubbed every door himself, Fussell recalls. Sandy expects detail work.

“If I ever noticed an issue, he would already have taken care of it by the time I noticed it.”

“Sandy does value engineer-ing and gets the cost down without sacrifi cing quality or function,” says Fussell. “He’s very diplomatic. He never com-plained and just did his job.

“I believe he surrounds him-self with quality people who do good work. If it doesn’t meet his standards, he’ll redo it.”

Cherokee Health Systems

Jeff Howard, chief fi nan-cial offi cer for Cherokee Health

Systems, says his company fi rst worked with Sandy Loy on a project in Englewood. “We liked his approach. He was a good fi t, and we’ve kept him.”

Construction Plus Inc. is cur-rently working for Cherokee to renovate a building for a new clinic on 5th Avenue in Knox-ville. The company built a Crisis Stabilization Unit in Morris-town and is getting ready to add a second fl oor there.

“I like the approach of the construction manager in which he’s basically working for us. The

KLT Offi ce Complex

chemistry is really good. He un-derstands how we think about the project, and I know he’s going to be looking out for our good.

“We have very high expec-tations of the people we work with. The relationship we have, it’s like he’s part of our company. We just feel like it’s that kind of relationship,” said Howard.

“We trust him. There are mul-tiple instances in which he has found savings. We respect that in a contractor. Building u p the cost is not a motivator with Sandy.”

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Curt Jawdy chaired the

building committee for Cov-enant Presbyterian Church, a project entrusted to Con-struction Plus Inc. Jawdy says:

“Sandy Loy built a new fa-cility for our church and did a top-notch job. Working with a church building committee is always a challenge and Sandy handled it perfectly.

“We worked through sev-eral revisions to get the ‘vi-sion’ and the budget aligned. He stayed on top of the proj-ect throughout, even provid-ing excellent follow-up after we moved in. We would work with Construction Plus again in a heartbeat.”

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As they age, many who aren’t ready to leave their home for an institutional setting or to live with relatives can remain in their home with the help of an in-home caregiver.

A new com-pany called Comfort Care has been launched in Knoxville that provides quality and com-passionate care for elderly fam-ily members and loved ones who prefer to remain in the comfort of

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“Let’s all stand up and go like this,” said Benson with knees bent and hands shaking toward the f loor. “I am power-sending the message on how to revolu-tionize your workforce.”

Within 10 minutes Ben-son had most in the room convinced that they could strengthen relationships among employees and pro-duce better results for their business. Benson asked pointed, often humorous questions and gave abso-lute answers for moving an organization forward in a positive way.

“In order for individu-als to bring their ‘A’ game I fi rmly believe that we need to calm them down,” he said. “A happy person is able to access more of their best and bring it to the table. The fi rst thing to do is move peo-ple from a stressed state to a happy state.”

Benson is a profes-sional speaker, facilitator and writer who imparts wisdom on “becoming one happy being.” Info: 670-1944.

Shake for lunch, anyone?

Clinton Highway Wrecker Service owner Rick Carnes made a per-sonal commitment to bring at least one guest to each PBPA meeting the remain-der of the year. Carnes’ idea was chosen as the best for growing the asso-ciation. He was awarded a home subscription to Ru-ral/Metro by the PBPA.

“We have a good group of people and that is vital to the success of any as-sociation,” said Carnes. “Where else can you be involved with this many beautiful, professional people and sit down to a good lunch?”

The PBPA is looking for sponsors for Teen Driver

Awareness week at Pow-ell High School to be held April 29 to May 3. Info: Sage Kohler, 938-2800.

Knox County Board of Education member Kim Sepesi spoke brief ly about school security and the possibility of having an armed guard in each school by fall.

HRComp account man-ager Fred Braden gave a brief presentation on how his company differs from traditional workers’ comp carriers by offering HR services and payroll pro-cessing.

PBPA meets at noon each second Tuesday at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Lunch is $14.

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News from Knoxville’s CommunityDevelopment Corporation (KCDC)

Cherokee Health Systems purchased the Hardy Clin-

ic in Five Points last year and will off er health ser-

vices fi ve days a week.

By Alvin NanceA change is coming for Five

Points, and the neigh-b o r h o o d , with help from orga-n i z a t i o n s that serve its residents, is working together to make that

change happen.As the redevelopment

agency for Knox County, KCDC has facilitated public meetings to discuss the need for revitalization, and I have been gratifi ed to see excellent organizations stepping up and taking action towards revital-izing this neighborhood.

One of these partners is Cherokee Health Systems.

It has operated a clinic in East Knoxville serving the Five Points community since spring of 2010, providing much-needed health services with income-based payment options.

For two years, Cherokee Health Systems has offered health services to the com-munity two days a week from a facility that the organization shared with the Knox County Health Department on Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Avenue within a few blocks of KCDC properties Walter P. Taylor Homes, Lee Williams Senior Complex and the Residences at Eastport.

In July 2012, Cherokee Health Systems received a federal grant to renovate the facility, and to expand its ser-vice offerings and clinic hours

Nance

to fi ve days a week.Cherokee Health Systems

saw nearly 700 patients in2012, and with this expan-sion, the facility is projectedto be able to serve more than2,800 patients annually.

“For a community to ac-tually be a community, theresidents have to have de-pendability, and at two daysa week, we weren’t able toprovide that,” said Matt Til-lery, outreach coordinatorfor Cherokee Health Sys-tems. “Now the residentswill have full access to fullhealth care. Children, se-niors, adolescents and theentire range of people whohave been underserved upto this point will now haveaccess to everything theymight need.”

“We’re a communityhealth center, and outreachis important so we need peo-ple on the ground knowingwhat’s going on,” said JeffHoward, CFO of CherokeeHealth Systems. ”We wantto be sensitive to the com-munity. It’s like we’ve comeinto their home for a visit, sowe want to make sure we fi twith what’s going on here.”

Thanks to CherokeeHealth Systems’ expandedservices, our residents willhave better access to health-care in their own backyard,which will improve the overallquality of life in Five Points. Alvin Nance is CEO of KCDC.

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MONDAYS THROUGH MARCH 25“Job Help Mondays,” 1-3 p.m., Lawson McGhee

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THROUGH MARCH 28“Refl ection” exhibit, Fountain City Art Center,

213 Hotel Ave. Also on exhibit, works by students from Powell area schools. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net; 357-ARTS (2787); www.fountaincityartctr.com.

TO SATURDAY, JUNE 1Call to artisans of all types of fi ne art for Union

County Art in the Park. Bring works to sell to the public and demonstrate their art. Booth registration is $15 until May 1; $25 after. The event will be at Union County Arts Center and on Main Street and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For vendor form/info: UC Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811 or unioncochamber@bellsouth.net.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19Leather Dogwood Pin/Earrings/Pendant

class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; instructor: Diane P. Corey; Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net; 357-ARTS (2787); www.fountaincityartctr.com.

National Ag Day celebration, 9-11 a.m., Union Farmers Co-op; hosted by Union County Soil Conservation. Pick up a quick breakfast and program information. To RSVP: 992-8031, apadget4@utk.edu.

Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20Spaghetti supper and silent auction, 6 p.m.,

Christ UMC, hosted by the United Methodist Men; $6 per person. Featured guests: Crossroads, 4GIVEN, Phil&Fred and Gibbs High students performing songs from “Godspell.”

Snack and Fact open house, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Cancer Resource Center, North Knoxville Medical Center/Cancer Center, 7551 Dannaher Way. Learn how to join the Cancer Resource Center volunteer staff. Info: 584-1669.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21“Where the Yellowstone Goes” fi lm screening,

presented by Trout Headwaters Inc., 7-9 p.m., Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center at 900 Volunteer Landing. Advance tickets $10. Info: www.projecthealingwaters.org.

AARP Driver Safety Class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

Knoxville Writers Guild Open Mic Night, 6 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

Open house, 4-7 p.m., hosted by East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St., to celebrate 25th anniversary. Offi cial ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Open house is free, but RSVP appreciated: 219-0130. Info: www.ettac.org.

Alzheimer’s support group meeting, 6-7 p.m., Elmcroft of Halls. A time for families to get together, talk, and share stories and ideas.

Todd Green in concert, 7 p.m. in the International Lyceum, Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Presented by Walters State and the Rose Center. The concert is free, but donations will be accepted to support the work of Rose Center.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22Monthly Soup Kitchen, 5-7 p.m., Cedar Ford

Baptist Church in Luttrell. Dinner is free and everyone is welcome. Info: Jennifer, 274-9538.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 22-23Easter play “The Day He Wore My Crown,” 7

p.m., Union Baptist Church, 8244 Old Maynardville Pike.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 22-24

Smoky Mountain Quilters Quilt Show, Cooper

Athletic Center, Maryville College. Baseball tournament, open to all – T-ball, 6U

coach pitch, 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23Regional Medication Collection event, 10 a.m.-2

p.m., Tennova North Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Lane. Info: www.medicationcollection.org.

Norris Lake Clean-up, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., multiple launch sites on Norris Lake. Info: Union County Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811, or Anderson County Tourism, 457-4547.

Right Here! Plants That Thrive in East Tennessee, 2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Presented by the Blount County Master Gardeners.

Fountain City Easter egg hunt at Fountain City Park, sponsored by Angela Floyd Schools and Virginia College, 9 a.m.-noon. Free and open to the public. Hunts: ages 4-7, 9:30 a.m.; ages 1-3, 10:15; ages 8-12, 11. Bring your own basket.

Easter egg hunt hosted by Hines Creek Baptist Church at noon. Everyone invited. Participants should bring an empty basket. Info: 992-7729.

World Storytelling Day, 2-4 p.m., hosted by the Smoky Mountain Storytellers at American Legion Hall #202, 1222 East Parkway, Gatlinburg. Proceeds benefit SMSA programs in schools and communities. Info: Jan, 429-1783, cuznjan@juno.com; www.smokymountaintellers.org.

Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4014 Garden Drive. Includes games, crafts, face painting and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

Egg hunt, Shannondale Baptist Church, 5108 Villa Road, at noon. Activities include

face painting and games. Info: 254-0521.Egg hunt, 1 p.m., Little Flat Creek Baptist

Church, 9132 E. Emory Road in Corryton. Everyone welcome.

Open house, 1-5 p.m. at The Courtyards Senior Living, 801 E. Inskip Drive, celebrating the grand opening of the new assisted living community. Info: 688-2666, www.courtyardseniorliving.com.

“Lucky Kidney” 6K Run/2K Walk at Krutch Park Extension. Presented by Dialysis Clinic Inc. to benefit the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. On-site registration begins at 7 a.m.; event begins 9 a.m.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MARCH 23-24Building Bigger by Joining Two Pieces, 1-4

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On March 5, a group of students from the se-nior class at Temple High School, led by Dr. Clarence Sexton, Temple Baptist Church pastor, along with his wife, Evelyn and prin-cipal David Whitaker along with his wife Jennifer, de-parted on a nine-day tour of Great Britain. The group landed in Edinburgh, Scot-land where on the first two days they visited Edin-burgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Stir-ling Castle. The group then travelled through the area known as the Lake District with a stop in the town of Grasmere, home of poet William Wordsworth and writer Beatrix Potter. Stu-dents spent one full day in Wales, where they toured Conwy Castle.

The group proceeded to an area known as the Cots-wolds, where they stayed in the Lygon Arms Hotel, where both King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell stayed

Isabella Helget was crowned the 2013 Temple High School Homecom-ing Queen on Feb. 15. The homecoming court was comprised of representa-tives from each class. Al-lison Cate and Abby Ryan represented the freshman class, Brooke James and Ciin Boi represented the sophomore class, and Abi-gail Houston and Autumn Bonifacius represented the junior class. The senior class homecoming candi-dates were Yasameen Akoo-bi, Isabella Helget, Meghan Vowell and Brittany James.

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On Feb. 23, the Temple Baptist Academy varsity boys basketball team defeated Mount Pisgah Christian Acad-emy 60-47 to claim the title East Region Champions. The team advanced to the semifi-nals of the TAACS state tour-nament, where they claimed a

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Homecoming senior candidates (left to right) Brittany James,

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With CardFood ClubAluminum Foil25 Sq. Ft.

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Food City Fresh, 85% Lean, 15% Fat

Ground Round

Per Lb. for 3 Lbs. or More

299WithCard

Bi-Color, White, Yellow or

SweetCorn

5 Ct.

299

96

WithCard

Food City Fresh

Fryer Drumsticksor Thighs

Family Pack, Per Lb.

99¢WithCard

Harvest Club

RussetPotatoes

10 Lb. Bag

299

96

WithCard

Selected Varieties

Coca-ColaProducts

12 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans

4/1200$599EACH

INSTANTLY ATTHE REGISTER!

FINAL COST

Pepsi-ColaAsst. Varieties,

24 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans

$1OOBUY 1, SAVE... BUY 3 GET 1 FREE!

FINAL COSTWhen purchased in quantities of 4. Limit 1 per transaction.

Race inRace infor some great Easter savings at your neighborhood Food City!

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