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By Wendy SmithBearden High School students

and parents didnt lament the possible loss of long, leisurely summers during principal John Bartletts discussion of Knox County Schools proposed bal-anced calendar.

There was little reaction, aside from a few questions about spe-cifi cs, to the idea that the 2016-2017 school calendar could have two-week fall, winter and spring breaks and an eight-week summer break. There would still be 180 in-structional days.

Bartlett began the discussion by reminding students and par-ents, who attended the evening meeting to discuss scheduling as well as a balanced calendar, that nothing is set in stone.

This is a conversation that is just starting and nobody has de-cided anything yet.

Other local school systems, like Maryville, Alcoa and Oak Ridge, are already on balanced calen-dars. The school calendar should be structured around needs of

students, and the current calen-dar, with a 53-day summer break, was set up to meet the needs of an agrarian society. Not many stu-dents are hauling hay anymore, Bartlett said.

The balanced calendar is in-tended to provide more continu-ous learning. Remediation would be offered during the fi rst week of fall and spring breaks, which would give struggling students the opportunity to catch up.

A shorter summer break would also reduce summer learning loss, which most affects students who spend summers at home watch-ing television and playing video games. Less time spent reading and interacting with adults re-sults in learning loss, which leaves teachers playing catch-up for the fi rst two weeks of fall semester, he said.

But studies comparing the aca-demic success of students on tra-ditional and balanced calendars have been inconclusive, especially for students who are engaged dur-ing the summer months. Another

challenge would be changing the mindset of parents who grew up

with long summer breaks and want their kids to have the same experi-ence.

A balanced cal-endar wouldnt affect school ath-letics programs, and teams would continue to prac-

tice during fall and spring breaks. Bartlett conjectured that child-care centers would adjust to meet the needs of a balanced calendar.

He emphasized that Beardens block scheduling wouldnt neces-sarily change due to conversion to a balanced calendar. Bearden has four classes each semester, and students receive a full credit for each one, as opposed to six or sev-en classes each day for a full year.

But a balanced calendar could cost more than a traditional cal-endar due to the expense of trans-porting students during the reme-diation periods built into fall and

spring breaks. If funds currently spent on transporting students for summer remediation can be shifted, there may be no added ex-pense, he said.

Block scheduling also costs more than traditional scheduling, and since school budgets are fi xed, it might be reconsidered at some point. Bartlett emphasized that block scheduling will continue at Bearden for the foreseeable future.

If the county switches to a bal-anced calendar, students would be allowed to miss a few days of school in order to attend Gover-nors school, he said. School would start a week early, and graduation would be bumped back a week.

Mark Wilkerson, whose daugh-ter is a rising sophomore, said that he needed more information before he could form an opinion about a balanced calendar, but that it was presented positively. Hes strongly in favor of block scheduling, which he thinks helps students understand the rigor of a college course load.

That part has got to stay.

John Bartlett

The pros and cons of a balanced school calendar

Rusty Wallace gives back

By Sandra ClarkRusty Wallace came to Powell

and donated $1,000 to two com-munity projects. Chad Campbell, partner and general manager of Rusty Wallace Honda on Callahan Drive, said afterwards, Ive gotta go sell some cars!

Wallace said he likes to give back to the communities where he operates a business. We love Powell and East Tennessee.

Since retiring from NASCAR racing in 2005, Wallace has con-centrated on his growing business which now includes six automo-bile dealerships with 250 employ-ees and annual sales of more than $200 million.

Wallace donated $500 to the Powell Business and Professional Associations Teen Driver Aware-ness program, headed this year by past president Sage Kohler and her

Apartment project gets MPC approvalBy Sandra Clark

Its rare to see such a smooth acceptance of 250 apartments, but perhaps its a refl ection of recent tough economic times.

The proposal by TDK Construc-tion Company to build up to 250 apartments on 14.6 acres on Emo-ry Road southwest of Central Ave-nue Pike was approved on the con-sent agenda by the Metropolitan Planning Commission last week.

Items on consent are approved as a batch without discussion.

MPC chair Rebecca Longmire gave an opportunity for oppo-sition, but none emerged. The rezoning from commercial to planned residential now goes to Knox County Commission.

Commissioner Charles Busler said Sunday that it looks like the project will be closer to 221 apart-ments than 250. Hes requesting

the developer to dedicate land along Beaver Creek for a green-way, and said the developer has agreed.

The site is less than one mile from the I-75 interchange at Emo-ry Road and is 2/10 of a mile from the Powell Branch Library. MPC staff recommended up to 19 dwell-ing units per acre for the buildable portion of the property, resulting in 250 units.

Planned residential is a pref-erable zone for this site because it allows clustering of units in the less-constrained portions of the site and requires development plan approval by MPC prior to construction, the recommenda-tion reads.

Planners estimated 66 public and private school kids, ages 5-18, and 2,175 average daily vehicle trips.

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Mike Stair, general manager of Air Max trampoline in Powell, poses with Rusty Wallace in front of the car Wallace drove in his fi nal NAS-CAR race. Photos by S. Clark

associate Rachel Wilburn, both of State Farm Insurance.

He also donated $500 to the Powell High baseball team after coach Jay Scarbro described an upcoming stadium improvement project to shore up and brick-face the blocks around the dugout.

Wallace won the 1989 Winston Cup Championship and posted 55 victories in NASCARs premier series. Now hes a partner in six

dealerships in East Tennessee, all of which bear his name.

He started in Morristown in 1989, forming a partnership with Ray Huffaker who owned Parkway Pontiac. I made two appearances and won two races, he recalled, and Huffaker asked him to be-come a partner. Wallace checked with his mentor, Roger Penske,

IN THIS ISSUENEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Kiwanis eventNorthside Kiwanis Club

will host a Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at St. Johns Lutheran Church, 544 N. Broadway.

Tickets at $4 ($10 per family, up to four) are avail-able from Northside Kiwanis members or at the door. All proceeds go to support the ser-vice activities of the Northside Kiwanis Club. Info: Tom Mat-tingly, 414-6218.

GOP reorganizationThe Knox County Republi-

can Party will hold its biannual reorganization with precinct meetings at the polling places at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, unless otherwise scheduled by the precinct chair.

Delegates elected at the pre-cincts will meet for the county convention at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at The Crown College in Powell. Info: Ruthie Kuhl-man, chair.

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Marvin WestSports columnist Marvin

West looks at Tennessees new offensive coordinator, Mike DeBord, and his fi t in maintaining the best staff in America.

Thats what Butch promised when he was hired. No reason for him to back down, writes West. His column is on page A-4.

Betsy PickleRead Knoxvilles best movie

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Check out Weekender, inside.

Betty BeanTyler Harber: Ace political

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After six weeks of inpa-tient care and a year of outpatient treatment at Patricia Neal Rehabilita-tion Center, Chris Taylor celebrated his gradu-ation from rehab with staff . Taylors experience encouraged him to return with his three daughters to PNRC and hand out cards to patients on Christmas Eve. Now, thanks to his treatment from the Wound Care Center and HBO Therapy at Fort Sanders Regional, along with PNRC, Taylor is get-ting back to his old self, including playing drums at church.

He gained friends for life, after life-threatening infectionIn 2013, Chris Taylor, now 45,

was working as a probation pa-role officer in Claiborne County, driving more than an hour each way to his home in Mascot, Tenn.

I was getting up at 5 a.m. to be there by 7 and getting home at 8 oclock at night. I was so tired from working and driving, Taylor said. Probably looking back on it, I was more fatigued than I thought I was.

That fatigue caught up with him after he mowed his lawn in late May of 2013. He awoke the next morning with his left foot swollen and painful.

I treated it like gout for a week, and then on June 1, I got what I thought was a back spasm. I was in so much pain I went to the emergency room at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Taylor said.

The staff took a blood sample and found Taylor had an infec-tion of Staphylococcus bacteria, commonly known as Staph, not only in his left foot, but around the base of his spine where hed had a previous surgery. The in-fection was life-threatening.

I was in kidney and liver fail-ure. They told me I would have died in a few days, said Taylor.

Strong antibiotics were not successful in battling the infec-tion, so Dr. G. Douglas Schuch-mann performed two surgeries to remove the infection from Taylors left foot.

Taylor spent about four weeks at Fort Sanders, then another six weeks at Patricia Neal Rehabili-tation Center. He was a resident there for six weeks and an out-patient for about a year.

Everyone at Fort Sanders and Patricia Neal has been amazing. I hadnt spent a whole lot of time in hospitals, but they were all real nice to me. I wouldnt have want-ed to be anywhere else, said Tay-lor. They called me the mayor of Four-East, I was there so long.

After Taylor was released from inpatient care at Patri-

Skin substitutes help wound healingThe bodys ability to heal itself is

remarkable. Most of the time, cuts and tears in the skin will heal with-in four weeks, even if they leave a scar.

However, many factors can in-hibit healing. Poor oxygen flow, bacterial infections, age and sex hormones, stress, diabetes, obesi-ty, medications, alcoholism, smok-ing, and nutrition can each inhibit the bodys ability to heal wounds.

Fort Sanders Wound Treatment Center offers a number of thera-pies for patients whose wounds do

not heal on their own. One of them, a new skin substitute, can pro-vide a healing barrier for the skin.

Called EpiFix, its a biological product, meaning its made from live human tissue. In this case, its human amniotic membrane from real human placentas. They are chosen from women who are healthy, then the membranes are separated, processed, sterilized and freeze-dried for medical use.

Its collagen, so it provides a framework for wound healing, plus the amniotic membrane is not re-

jected by the body like most other tissues. It has immunosuppressant properties, said Dr. G. Douglas Schuchmann, a surgeon and medi-cal director of the Fort Sanders Wound Treatment Center.

The center has been using Epi-Fix for about three months with impressive results, Schuchmann said.

It can be put on easily in the clinic, he said. Its almost like a piece of tape. You activate it with saline and it just sticks down, so its a very simple and painless ap-

plication. And it just really increas-es healing times.

Were pretty excited about it, said Schuchmann. Its not a new product per se, but we are getting a better feel for it.

A number of biological tissues are used for below the knee, but EpiFix can be used anywhere on the body, Schuchmann said.

Whether its applied in surgery or at Fort Sanders Wound Treat-ment Center, EpiFix is probably the best of the biologics and most helpful for our patients, he said.

cia Neal Rehabilitation Center,he received hyperbaric oxygen(HBO) therapy to speed healingof his foot and strong antibioticsto treat his spinal infection.

Five times each week, Taylorwas wheeled to the HBO thera-py center to spend an hour in abody-sized oxygen tube.

Im extremely claustropho-bic, said Taylor. So the firstday, I freaked out, and theycalled Dr. Schuchmann. Hecame in and he took me by thehand and said, Chris, its goingto be OK. I need you to do this.Like my grandfather was talkingto me. He said, Ill be here whenyou get out. And when I got out,he was standing right there.

Over the course of weeks, Tay-lors wounds slowly got better.

They thought I would be ina wheelchair the rest of my life,but I kept progressing, he said.

Patricia Neal RehabilitationCenter tried to prepare me for lifebeing a paraplegic, and they did agreat job of that, learning to usemy upper body to get in and outof the chair. But my hard headwouldnt believe it. After outpa-tient therapy for almost a year,Ive gotten to where I walk witha cane, and around the house Iwalk without it, he said.

I have three girls to walkdown the aisle at some point!said Taylor. I may never runany marathons, but Ive beenplaying drums at my church. Mygoal is to continue to improve.

Id like to thank everyone atFort Sanders, the HBO therapyteam and Patricia Neal Rehabili-tation Center. They are amaz-ing people with amazing hearts.They are people that Ill prob-ably be friends with for life. Idrecommend them to anyone. Inmy mind its the best place inEast Tennessee for care.

For more information about the services offered at

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G. Douglas Schuchmann, MD

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age 55 or older to serve 20 hours per week mentoring and tutoring young people in public schools and other nonprof-it settings. Qualifi ed volunteers receive a tax-free stipend and mileage reimbursement. Training will begin Monday, March 2. Info: 524-2786.

Tennessee Shines Radio Show moves to Old City

Tennessee Shines Radio Show will mark its third an-niversary with a new loca-tion and new weekday be-ginning Wednesday, March 4, at Boyds Jig & Reel, a res-taurant and music venue lo-cated in the historic Old City.

The hour-long, live radio show begins at 7 p.m. and includes headline musical performers, special guests and readings by local and regional spoken word art-ists. Tickets will be avail-able at the door beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is $10.

Tennessee Shines can be heard in Knoxville and sur-rounding areas on 89.9 FM, 93.9 FM and 102.9 FM, and online at www.wdvx.com. Past shows are available for on-demand streaming for two weeks after the broad-cast.

Cindy Taylor

In her early 20s, author Marilyn Wing didnt con-sider herself an especially religious person. She read her Bible, but it wasnt until she met and married Frank Lazzari that she learned the true meaning of living life on a wing and a prayer. That was also when she began to understand the term sur-vival of the fi ttest.

After she graduated in 1951 from Hofstra Univer-sity in New York, Wings par-ents offered their support for wherever her dreams would take her. Marilyn chose a trip to Venezuela to visit her

On a wing and a prayer

Marilyn Wing at the base of the Venezuelan jungles Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world. Photo submitted Marilyn Wing learning to fl y circa 1951 Photo submittedMarilyn Wing poses for a photo with a Cessna at Downtown

Island Home Airport. She sports a favorite hat that has traveled the world with her for years. Photo by Cindy Taylor

sisters family.Wings future husband,

Frank Lazzari, was an air-line pilot who felt the call of the wild and longed for more excitement than stan-dard roundtrip fl ights could offer. In Venezuela, Lazzari met Wing and soon sparks were fl ying.

Their whirlwind romance was right out of a Hollywood script: They had met one evening at a party, he pro-posed that same evening, and they were married two weeks later. Sound like a real adventure? You havent heard the best part.

On their fi rst date, Laz-zari had shared with Wing his dream to own a bush pilot business and asked about her dreams. She ad-mitted that she didnt really have any yet. But once they were married, Lazzaris dream became Marilyns as well. Unable to afford to pay

she found her own paradise in an unforgiving country. She gives thanks in the book to her sister and her sisters husband, Bill, for moving to Caracas and says it took the passage of 50 years before she saw the whole picture of her life with Lazzari.

If it were not for my sis-ter, I would not have trav-eled to Venezuela, she said. I would have missed the greatest adventure in my life.

As a current docent at the American Museum of Science and Energy, Wing draws on her background to bring history to life for visi-tors. She is also president of the Oak Ridge Chapter of the National Organization for Active and Retired Federal

Employees, and often lec-tures on world travel.

At the young age of 85, this petite senior is still go-ing strong. She no longer fl ies planes but loves to travel by air and often gets invited to the fl ight deck to meet the pilot once they hear her his-tory. When asked about her future plans, she responds with a sly smile.

I have something in the works but Im not ready to share that yet.

Apparently new and ex-citing adventures await the former pilot. Guess well just have to keep our ears open and our eyes on the horizon.

Blue Skies Green Hell was a Books-A-Million bestseller and is available on Amazon.com.

his wife a salary, Lazzari in-stead taught her to fl y. And so began the adventures of these bush pilot pioneers in the then-uncharted wilds of the Venezuelan interior.

Having settled now in Powell, Wing recounts her early years with Lazzari in her book Blue Skies Green Hell. The autobiography describes Wings life in the early 1950s, when she took a chance and left her secure city environment for a time of adventure in Venezuela. What others called hard-ships, she considered incon-veniences.

Her story is one of meet-ing exciting new friends, losing a few dear ones and discovering her own dreams along the way. Wing claims

Rusty Wallace at PBPA From page A-1

HEALTH NOTES The Alexander Technique:

An Introduction, 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Knoxville Healing Center, 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Free, but preregis-tration requested. Info/to reg-ister: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or www.AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

The Alexander Technique as a Mindfulness Practice, noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, Knoxville Healing Center, 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $30. Preregistration required. Contact Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or www.AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

Family Fun and De-stressing Activities, 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 21, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. For families with school-age chil-dren when a parent or loved one in the family has cancer. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

HeartWise, 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 21, University of Tennessee Medical Centers Heart Lung Vascular Institute, 1924 Alcoa Highway. Features health screenings and health education talks related to

heart, lung and vascular disease. Healthy breakfast cooking demonstration 9-10 a.m. requires preregistration. To schedule a screening or register for cooking demon-stration: 305-6970. Info: www.utmedicalcenter.org.

Knit Your Way to Wellness, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Instruc-tors: Shelley Hecht, Loopville, and Beth Hamil, CSC. Begin-ners welcome. Info: 546-4661.

Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Relaxing into Living in the Present Moment, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 21, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Instructor: Ann Pendley. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

Prevention and Relief of TMJ Pain, noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, Knoxville Healing Center, 313 N. Forest Park Blvd. Cost: $30. Preregis-tration required. Info/to reg-ister: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600, or www.AlexanderTechniqueKnoxville.com.

Quick & Tasty Cooking: Cooking the Italian Way, noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, Cancer Support Com-munity, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Instructor: Missy Kennedy. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

Saturday Brunch Social with Live Music, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Featuring the Luv Muffi ns. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

Spring Cleaning with Herbs and Natural Ingredients, 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Instruc-tor: Kathy Mihalczo. Info/RSVP: 546-4661.

Tai Chi for Health is off ered at Tennova Health & Fitness Center, 3-4 p.m. or 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 26. Class may be done standing or seated. Cost: $10 per lesson for members; $15 per lesson for nonmembers. Info/to register: 859-7900.

COMMUNITY NOTES

Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: steven-goodpaster@gmail.com.

Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each fi rst and third Wednesday, Puleos Grille, 110 Cedar Lane. Info: https://www.facebook.com/knoxnorthlions/.

Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each fi rst Monday, Austins Steak & Homestyle Buff et, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy

Emmett, 687-2161.

Norwood Homeowners As-sociation. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136.

Powell Alumni Association banquet is the fi rst Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775.

Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each fi rst Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clin-ton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@gmail.com.

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We started with one little store and now we sell 8,000 n ew and used cars a year, he said.

Were looking at putting in a Hyundai dealership next to the Kia.

He owes a lot to Penske. Starting as a bushy-headed boy from Mississippi, Wal-lace hit big-time when Pen-ske said, I think we can clean this kid up and he can amount to something.

Penske also owns auto-

mobile dealerships, cur-rently involved with 450 dealerships that employ 57,000 people.

Members and guests of the PBPA fi lled the meeting room at Jubilee Banquet Fa-cility, requiring two serving lines. Afterwards, Wallace stood alongside his fi nal race car, the Penske Rac-ing No. 2 Dodge, to pose for pictures. Penske gave him that car and also his favor-ite, Midnight, which is on permanent display at Rusty Wallace Honda.

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The late Al McGuire used seashells and balloons to describe good times. The way things are with Ten-nessee football, you can add rainbows and free ice cream.

Recruiting success re-mains the talk of the town. The new offensive coordina-tor is said to be a precise fi t. Butch Jones is really com-fortable. Everybody that matters is some degree of happy. New titles and raises helped.

For lack of contrary in-formation, I assume Mike DeBord is the correct step in maintaining the best staff in America. Thats what Butch promised when he was hired. No reason for him to back down.

I will concede that the

Happy time, good fi t, comfort zone

Jones group can sell. This is the year to see how it does at developing talent.

Fans should accept DeBord as a loyalty hire. This was payback. It is OK to scratch your head and won-der, but no bickering. Butch has already said he knows whats best for the Vols.

Butch worked for Mike long, long ago at Central Michigan. Together they produced a 12-34 record. DeBord did give Jones a big

boost in his career. Butch has returned the favor, res-cuing Mike from oblivion and adding the encourage-ment of a $500,000 salary.

We have been told that this enhances the status quo, that little or nothing will change about the Jones offense. I dont believe that. The Vols need more touch-downs. They need to be able to gain a yard now and then, when they absolutely must have one. Maybe DeBord can coach a power forma-tion. He once did.

Offense did not come easy for Tennessee the past two seasons. It fi nished 104th and 93rd in national rankings. The Vols were 69th in red zone touchdown percentage in 2014. Those perfectly relaxed about the

future may think that is OK. It isnt.

I have no concerns about DeBord as offensive coordi-nator. He may even be great, as soon as he catches up with what is going on.

I am amazed that Butch is passing him off as a quar-terback coach. His fi rst and last fl ing at that assign-ment was the mid-1980s at Fort Hays State. Quarter-back coach of those famous names at Michigan (Tom Brady, Brian Griese, etc.) was Stan Parrish.

Based on last seasons ar-gument that Joshua Dobbs needed considerable im-provement on fundamentals and the current dilemma of three freshmen posing as quarterback depth, it would seem that Jones needed a

master technician as teacher.Old friend Mike DeBord

is a line coach. He does bring a lifetime of experience and warm compatibility.

Comfort is a bigger word in Butchs vocabulary than in mine. I thought comfort was part of the 2014 problem.

The coaching staff was more comfortable with Jus-tin Worley at quarterback because he was a better practice player, had a bet-ter grasp of the offense, was less likely to make mistakes and would stick to plans. It didnt seem to matter that he couldnt run the read op-tion.

It hurts to say what Ive been thinking, that there would have been no bowl game had Worley survived. Justin would have deserved a medal for true grit and everlasting respect for raw courage, but no way does

Tennessee upset South Caro-lina without Joshua Dobbs.

Now we know and under-stand.

This, indeed, looks like the beginning of seashells and balloons for Tennessee football. There is reason for optimism.

The Lyle Allen Jones Reconstruction Company has done the preliminary brick work. His method has merit. There will be no more 7-6s.

Spring practice, even in relative secret, fi gures to be exciting. Already there is chatter about the Orange and White game. And an SEC East title! Some can barely wait. Go Vols!

I hope the new coach can help the team win. If the Vols make it to Atlanta, that might mean top 10 in the polls. Call it to my attention when it happens. That will be the real comfort zone.

My fi rst encounter with Tyler Harber was in 2001 when he was working in Joe Baileys fi rst city council campaign.

The rise and fall of Tyler Harber

Betty Bean

Id taken a couple of pokes at him as the new en-fant terrible of local politics, and one night when Joe met me at a blues bar in the Old City to drop off some cam-paign literature, he men-tioned that Tyler was wait-ing for him in the car.

My recollection is that he couldnt get into the bar because he wasnt 21 yet, but Joe recently told me that Ty-ler thought it better to wait in the car because he fi g-

ured I was out to get him. It wouldnt have taken a politi-cal savant to fi gure that out, because I loved to crack bad jokes about the escapades of Sun Tzu-quoting under-graduates being unleashed on the world by UTs politi-cal science department.

The last time I heard from Tyler was Nov. 12, 2014, when he sent me an email asking me to come up to D.C. to interview him. He said the Department of Jus-tice was focusing on Repub-lican consultants who were running super PACs:

Ive trusted you to write the truth before. Can I pay for you to come up here to meet me once more? One more interview, he wrote.

I need an impartial, reasonable, no BS-telling of why Im going to federal prison for calling Obama a criminal repeatedly on na-

tional television. Are you up for a story with as much complexity as the series you wrote about me previously?

Sooner rather than later. DoJ is pushing hard and I cant hold them off too much longer. Youve been the journalist Ive trusted. Plus this is going to be a na-tional story. I wanted to give you fi rst dibs.

Let me know. I know this is a very fd-up request. But in the end of my politi-cal career, Id much prefer that you write my epitaph than the Times, Post or any other rag inside the beltway.

Let me know.Best regards, TylerFlabbergasted, I e-mailed

him back, asking him to call me. He never responded.

RagsdaleHarbers situation be-

came brutally clear last

week when the news broke that hed pleaded guilty to illegally coordinating a po-litical campaign with a su-per PAC hed created, direct-ing more than $300,000 to the campaign and diverting $138,000 of that to a com-pany run by his mother.

The news brought back a fl ood of memories Mike Ragsdales 2002 county ex-ecutive campaign kickoff at the L&N Station to the tune of the Beatles Here comes the sun.

And there he was Tyler Harber fi xing to embark on the long-term project of helping Ragsdale become governor.

When Ragsdale was sworn in, Tyler got a nebu-lous job on the sixth fl oor. Later he was transferred to the county probation of-fi ce, supposedly monitoring prisoners ankle bracelets. A lot of us guffawed at that, because we spotted him do-ing stuff like chauffeuring the mayor here and there

and skulking around meet-ings keeping tabs on errant county commissioners who werent toeing the Ragsdale line.

Over time, recalcitrant commissioners began to complain that they were being threatened with re-election problems if they didnt get with the program. Specifi cally, they said that they were being told that the mayor would sic the ruthless boy genius on them if they didnt straighten up. Occasionally Tyler got caught misbehaving in pub-lic and would get his knuck-les rapped.

It all came to a head in 2006 when GOP county chair Chad Tindell refused to turn over a mailing list to the Ragsdale re-election campaign that hed com-plied during the previous presidential election. Tyler, who was somehow privy to Tindells email password, printed out Tindells email correspondence and passed

it on to Ragsdale and his body man Mike Arms. Threats, intimidation and car chases ensured. Tyler departed for Washington.

But he was heard from one more time.

WashingtonShortly after Ragsdales

less than impressive 2006 re-election victory, an anonymous blog post asked, Missing me now?

Tyler, I thought.After tracking him down,

I spent a weekend in Wash-ington interviewing Tyler, and the result was a three-part Shopper-News series detailing the work he had done in the service of Mike Ragsdale. (The trip was solely at my expense, reim-bursed in part by the Shop-per.)

The interview included a description of his bogus probation job, a detailed ac-count of attempting to

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(Students, Parents, Edu-cations Across Knox), the organization she and oth-ers put together last year at

the begin-ning of what came to be known as the teacher r e b e l l i o n , got elected as well. So Amy Cate will become vice presi-

dent; Linda Holtzclaw, sec-retary; Julie Smalling, high school executive board rep and Mark Taylor middle school executive board rep. Dave Gorman and Sherry Morgan were elected to the

Deborah Huddleston and Karen Pershing of the Metropolitan Drug Commission display Born Drug-Free in Tennessee materials. The initiative aims to raise awareness about babies being born addicted to drugs. Photo by Wendy Smith

Campaign aims to keep babies off drugsWeve produced many

exceptional things in East Tennessee Mountain Dew, hydroelectric power and the 1982 Worlds Fair, to name a few.

This is not an addict-under-the-bridge problem. This is a person-sitting-next-to-you-in-church problem.

Agencies from across the region, including the non-profi t Metropolitan Drug Commission and East Ten-nessee Childrens Hospital, partnered with the East Tennessee NAS Task Force to kick off the Born Drug-Free Tennessee education initiative last week.

The goal of the program is to raise awareness about babies being born exposed to prescription and other drugs. Education is aimed at medical providers, wom-en who are pregnant or at risk of becoming pregnant, and their families.

Karen Pershing, execu-tive director of the Metro-politan Drug Commission, says the problem stems from lack of communica-tion. Last week, 29 OB/GYN doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and nursing students participated in Born Drug-

Free Tennessee training. Through role-play, the med-ical providers learned how to talk to women about ad-diction. Its not something theyre comfortable asking about, she says.

Pregnant women also need education. They think pain pills are safe because doctors prescribe them, and access points are every-where. Knox County has 35 registered pain clinics.

Those who recognize that they are addicted, or even dependent, face enormous challenges. They get sick if they quit taking pills, and replacement therapies, like methadone, are also harm-ful to babies. Information on the Born Drug-Free Ten-nessee website can help ad-dicted women make chang-es and move forward with their lives, Saunders says.

Prescriptions for pain pills rose in response to the under-treatment of pain in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At the time, no one

realized how addictive the drugs were, she says. Even now, large prescriptions arent uncommon.

Theres no need for opi-ates to the degree that doc-tors are prescribing them.

Despite the number of NAS babies, Saunders has hope. A lot of people are looking for ways to help.

Pershing hopes to see the number of NAS babies born in Knox County drop 20 percent by 2016. Its a lofty goal, but she thinks its pos-sible through education. The Born Drug-Free Tennessee message is being spread via the Internet, radio, televi-sion, posters and brochures, and her voice. Shes happy to speak to community groups about the work of the Met-ropolitan Drug Commission substance abuse preven-tion and she always men-tions the smallest victims of drug abuse.

I always bring up the babies. Info: www.borndrugfreetn.com

Wendy Smith

Unless youve been liv-ing under a rock, you know that this region also cranks out something that should make us all shudder: drug dependent newborns. The Tennessee Department of Healths 16-county East Tennessee region produced a whopping 27 percent of the states 973 Neona-tal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) babies in 2014. Knox County alone produced 10.6 percent of the total number, which continues to rise.

These babies are sick be-cause they are addicted to drugs ingested by their ad-dicted mothers. The babies, and their moms, are the sad fallout of the regions over-prescription of opi-ates. Addiction to prescrip-tion drugs is something that can happen to anyone, says Carla Saunders, a neonatal nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Childrens Hos-pital.

By Betty BeanAsked whats fi rst when

she takes over as president of the Knox County Educa-tion Association July 1, Lau-ren Hopson didnt hesitate:

Increase membership and give teachers a voice.

This shouldnt surprise anyone who has observed the Halls third grade teach-er since her Tired Teacher speech at the October 2013 school board forum.

Being president of KCEA is full-time, so Hopson will be taking a leave of absence from teaching.

If there was a KCEA elec-tion surprise, its the slate of offi cers who will enter with her. Members of SPEAK

Hopson and allies to take helm of teachers association

Hopson

team that interviews candi-dates for public offi ce.

Here is how Amy Cate de-scribes their platform: We are for truth and honesty in education not smoke and mirrors of false promises from the educational re-formers This is 2015 and managing teachers through fear and intimidation is not acceptable. We pride our-selves in being seekers of truth, but we are far from being radical. I promise!

Hopson likes being part of a team: It is a strange feel-ing to be excited and scared to death at the same time. My biggest fear was getting elected without the rest of them there to help me.

One of the fi rst issues she wants to address is helping teachers re-establish some control over their profes-sional lives.

Over the last fi ve days, Ive had two days of plan-ning time. Were supposed to have it every day. Techni-cally, under Tennessee law, I get 2.5 hours per week, which works out to 45 min-utes a day.

Instead, she has been required to attend a tech-nology meeting and a PLC (professional learning com-munity) meeting.

What were supposed to be doing is do grade-level planning, identifying kids who need help; but usually,

we just look at test data. Pretty much there isnt anything I can do in a PLC meeting that is more impor-tant than planning for my students the next day. Last year, we asked for PLCs to be done monthly rather than weekly. If I worked at a TAP school, Id have a clus-ter meeting you dont have to think long at all to fi gure out what those are called.

And thats just for start-ers.

Hopson, who is from Greeneville, started her professional life armed with degrees in psychology and sociology. She worked with troubled kids at a residen-tial treatment center for

several years. In 2000, she went back to the University of Tennessee on a Lynd-hurst fellowship, earned a masters in education, and went to work for Knox County Schools.

She describes herself as generally conservative, but motivated into the politi-cal arena by learning of the plight of two friends, whom she describes as amaz-ing teachers, who, because of one test, had their jobs threatened. Now, they are both teachers of the year at their respective schools and theyll probably never talk to you because they dont want that kind of at-tention.

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derail a referendum on Ragsdales county wheel tax proposal and a recounting of an attempt to access con-fi dential medical records of political foes, plus lots of in-timidation of other elected offi cials.

It was explosive stuff, and although Ragsdale compelled department heads and other employees to sign sworn statements

disavowing Tylers allega-tions, nothing he told me in that marathon interview has ever been proven false. Nothing.

Unlikely as it would have seemed in 2001, Tyler Har-ber became a valued friend and source to me over the years. I watched his rise through the Republican fi rmament Elections and Campaigns magazine

named him a Rising Star in 2012 and he was making regular appearances as a commentator on Fox News. Last October, his refusal to join in on Foxs wholesale bashing of Muslims was widely reported on other news outlets.

He and his wife, who is carving a niche for herself as a military romance author (who knew there was such

a genre?), are the parents of two cute little kids. I was impressed by his personal and professional growth over the years since he was Mike Ragsdales dirty tricks specialist. Then it all came crashing down.

This morning, I read that Elections and Campaigns has revoked his Rising Star award. And sentencing is set for May.

Tyler Harber From previous page

Recently I wrote the odds favored Gov. Haslam getting Medicaid expan-sion passed in the special legislative session. Little did I think that it would fail so overwhelmingly in less than 48 hours at the hands of fellow Republicans.

Never has a major initia-tive from the governor been scuttled so quickly and decisively. What happened?

There are many theories and all have some element of truth. But based on my own 15 years in the Legis-lature, there seems to be several factors.

First, the governor erred in calling a special session instead of letting Insure Tennessee be considered in the regular session. Weeks were needed to pull togeth-er a majority in both House and Senate, if it could be done. In hindsight, it prob-ably would have failed in the regular session too, but not so spectacularly.

Second, the governor never had an accurate count of lawmakers showing a majority in favor. Whatever count he had was not close and was based on hope, not reality. He believed that his plan was so logical and so different from Obamacare that it would prevail after all the facts were outlined, combined with strong busi-ness community support.

The votes simply were not there to pass the plan.

Third, there were early warning signs of deep trouble when both speakers (Republicans, too) declined to endorse the plan. Then the Senate majority leader refused to sponsor the plan. Then there was not a written agreement with the Obama Administra-tion. Then the House GOP caucus chair said he was opposed.

Fourth, extensive lobby-ing by hospital executives who spoke of the fi scal plight facing hospitals when top leaderships pay, even at the medium and smaller hospitals, often exceeds $250.000 and in some cases reaches $600,000 hardly indicated a fi nancial crisis. Only TVA is more tone deaf when it comes to paying outrageously high salaries to the top folks. Erlanger in Chattanooga recently handed out over $1 million in bonuses to top personnel. This was not the governors doing but he got caught in the crossfi re.

Fifth, the governor would have been well advised to have discussed this during his re-election campaign last fall. Then he could have said voters knew of it and backed it. He de-nied himself a mandate on the issue he did not raise.

The high point of the ses-sion was Haslams address which was as articulate a speech as he has ever given and came from the heart. It simply did not register with members who had already decided to vote no on an extension of Obamacare and bigger government.

The governor will and should move on. This Legis-lature probably will not act on this until a new Presi-dent takes offi ce on Jan. 20, 2017. While its failure is a setback and embarrassing, it is not the end of the world and Haslam has four more years to lead the state in an exceptional manner.

The quick death of Insure Tennessee

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By Betty BeanKnox County Mayor Tim Bur-

chett held a press conference in the Oakwood Elementary School parking lot on a dismal January morning in 2012 to announce that he would try one last time to fi nd a developer willing to take on the project of rescuing the abandoned, century-old building broken win-dows, collapsed roof, sagging ceil-ings, crumbling walls and all.

Neighbors, some of whom were Oakwood alumni, didnt hold out much hope for the old school, al-though Burchett said hed issue a Request for Proposals and give his-toric preservationists another 30 days to help fi nd an angel.

Today, the former Oakwood School at 232 E. Churchwell Avenue is buzzing with activity as construc-tion workers and carpenters put the fi nal touches on Oakwood Senior Living, slated to open in late March. The facility, which retains its origi-nal faade, will house 63 assisted living and memory care suites and

provide a full array of services in-cluding a nursing staff, recreation-al and social activities programs, transportation, three meals a day, medication management and more.

The new entrance will be through the former gym, transformed into a spacious, high-ceilinged room with a big chandelier, seating for group or individual activities and a bar for residents and guests. (Yes, there will be beer. Red Oak, anyone?)

The suites are former class-rooms, ranging from 350 to 600 square feet. Each features one or more huge windows and some have small kitchenettes. The memory care apartments will be secured from other units with a higher care staff ratio. Monthly rates range from $2,895 $3,995, and rooms can be shared to reduce cost.

The new owner of the building, Dover Development, is headed by Rick Dover, a longtime builder/de-veloper who combined his interest in historic preservation with the ex-periences he had several years ago

while looking for care for his grand-father. The architect is Daniel Levy and the designer is his wife, Kendall Levy.

Dovers fi rst repurposing proj-ects were at River Oaks Place and Lakewood Place (the fi rst Loudon Hospital) in Loudon County, and then the former Lenoir City High School, which is now River Oaks Place of Lenoir City. Dover added the historic Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge to his portfolio, and it is on track to be completed at much the same time as Oakwood.

All of the previously mentioned Dover projects are assisted living/memory care communities, but the next big undertaking, Historic Knoxville High School, scheduled to come online in late 2016, will be an independent living/ mixed use complex with residential units and small businesses. Northshore Senior Living in West Knoxville will serve both assisted living and memory care communities in new construction.

Dover Development contracts with Senior Solutions Management Group to manage its communities, and the executive director of Oak-wood Senior Living, Amy Wise, is a licensed practical nurse who was a student at Oakwood Elementary School. Wise has spent her career in assisted living and says that theres considerable interest in Oakwood Senior Living (three suites are al-ready reserved, with a fourth res-ervation expected by the end of last week).

To schedule a tour, call 865-363-5950.

The former gymnasium will be completely redone as an entryway/commons area with bar. Architects rendering

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By Cindy TaylorIt may not take an actual

village to raise a child, but sometimes even the most organized parents can use a bit of help. Heiskell United Methodist Church has created a program to provide a bit of respite for hard-working moms and dads.

At the brand-new Par-ents Night Out, started

last week, Heiskell UMC volunteers provide snacks, activities, Bible stories, ex-ercise and much more for kids ages three to 11. Held from 6-8 p.m. each Thurs-day, there are currently six volunteers who will rotate each week. As the program grows, more volunteers will join. And the best part is that its free and open to all community members.

Liz Jett felt the call to get the ministry going, and church members were quick to jump in and help.

Tammy Norman will be our coordinator, and we are hoping to get a big group of children, said Jett. This is a community service for our church and a great op-portunity for parents to have a date night, shop or just relax. There was noth-

ing like this when my kids were growing up.

Jett says once the weather warms up, the program will make use of the great park on the church grounds, which is currently undergoing ren-ovation and will be better than ever by the spring. She also hopes to bring in soccer instructors. Info: 591-5548.

Zoe and mom Cindy Jett, Elizabeth Jett, Bethanie and mom Jaclyn McDonald talk about the new Parents Night Out at Heiskell UMC. Photo by Cindy Taylor

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Among my earliest memories is that of be-ing read to by my mother. The fi rst books I remem-ber her reading to me in-cluded Dale Evans Angel Unaware, as well as some lesser tomes, including the Golden Books Mis-ter Bear Squash-You-All-Flat and The Duck Who Played the Piano. What I wouldnt give for copies of those beloved books now!

She bought Childcraft for us, a set of books which I still have in my collection, and which I still refer to from time to time. World Book was purchased for us before I started school, and even though I bought my own set of World Book when my girls were young, I have kept the older ver-sions, because they have material in them that the newer versions do not, including a picture of my dear friend John when he was a 4-H boy in Idaho.

So, I grew up with books and have never lost my love for them. Books

Go now, write it before them on a tablet, and in-scribe it in a book, so that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.

(Isaiah 30: 8 NRSV)

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can carry me like a magic carpet to distant times and places. They can introduce me to fas-cinating people, both real and imaginary, who can teach me much about the world and even about my-self.

I am always a little sad, a little lost, when I fi nish a good book. It is a little like letting go of the tra-peze, without knowing whether the other tra-peze the one swinging toward me is going to reach me in time.

So, when I need to travel through space or time, my magic carpet is available, ready to trans-port me to adventures, experiences, dreams, fantasies, and, best of all, truths!

By Cindy TaylorLooking for a fun way to

spend your free time while learning a skill? Heres a thought: Join those who have enrolled in the Clear Springs Music Academy.

Wayne Goforth opened the academy last Septem-ber. Instruction includes private and group lessons for guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin, electric bass, bass viol and Dobro.

Gary Barnard teaches piano at the academy.

We started the school to build equity in our church and community, said Go-forth. As everyone knows, we are building a new wor-ship center. We would like to see our choir and orches-tra expand to fi ll the new church capacity.

Some folks may remem-

ber Goforth as the former superintendent of Union County Public Schools, but most know him as an amaz-ing musician. The multi-in-strumentalists credentials range from a degree in mu-sic education to three years in the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra string bass sec-tion (1968-1970). He once played banjo with the KSO while Arthur Fiedler con-ducted, and he has 40 years experience teaching private lessons at Broadway Sound, Pick n Grin, UT and Hewg-leys Music.

Goforth was CEO of Thunderhead Sound Stu-dios and recorded groups such as the Knoxville Grass. He was also a member of Tennessee Valley Barn Dance and many other groups playing jazz, coun-

Wayne Goforth instructs Anita Garrett, Krystal Gibson, Emeri Gibson, Ashley Boruff and Skyelin Gibson during a violin class at Clear Springs Music Academy. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Foot stomping fun for alltry, bluegrass, gospel and classical music.

Goforth has taught thou-sands of people of all ages, in-cluding Phil Leadbetter, who is considered the best Dobro player in the world today.

Phil was seven or eight years old when he was my student, said Goforth. At the academy we learn how to play instruments, but we al-

ways have a good time too.Goforths popular book

The Complete Bluegrass Banjo Player is available on Amazon.

The academy is located at Clear Springs Church, but you do not have to be a mem-ber of the church to take les-sons. All ages are welcome. Days and times by appoint-ment. Info: 898-2900.

Notable passingsBy Sandra Clark

Dot Grigsby of Pow-ell worked hard in the family busi-ness that carried her hu s b a n ds name.

R e -m e m b e r Ma lc ol ms D a i r y l a nd

Drive-in on Clinton High-way?

Dot died 10 years to the day after the passing of Malcolm. She leaves three daughters, 10 grandchil-dren and numerous friends.

Martha Jo Clark, my aunt, was the last of her gen-eration in my dads family.

When she died at age 84, Jo was the oldest in both age and tenure of Knox County school bus contractors.

Her kids, Gail (Dick) Bradley and Estel (Janice) Clark, had three yellow spe-cial ed buses woven into her casket fl owers.

Jo would have smiled.

Jack L. Cooper, a grad-uate of Powell High School,

passed awayat age 86.

J a c kserved withdistinctionon the oldcity schoolboard andas generalmanager ofS c h u b e r t

Lumber Company. Thiswriter gives him credit forshuttering Cas WalkersWatchdog.

His sister was the lateJoyce McCloud, wife of for-mer Brickey School princi-pal John R. McCloud. Jackleaves wife Doris and theirtwo daughters.

Joan Bostick Griffey,retired co-owner with hus-band Jerry of Gentry GriffeyFuneral Chapel, passed awayat age 79.

She was married to Jerryfor 56 years and was an ac-tive member of FountainCity United MethodistChurch.

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Landon Smith and his dad, Michael are locked in jail with Savannah Smith during Pleasant Ridge Elementarys Valentine dance and family night. Photos by R. White

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Emily Carter and Sarah Marcum try on costumes for Powell Middle Schools production of The Music Man. The cast will present the musical, Thursday, Feb. 19, through Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Cost for students is $5 and adults, $7. The performances will be held in the PMS gymnasium. Photo by R. White

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Gibbs signs with Concord University

Friends and teammates fi lled the Powell High School auditorium as Katelyn Gibbs signed to play

soccer at Concord University in Ath-ens, W.Va., next year.

Katelyn, a three-year member of the Panther team, played center back and is looking forward to hitting the fi eld at Concord. The coach was awe-some and I really liked the campus, she said. While at Concord she plans to study athletic training.

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Powell Elementary fi fth-grade student Elizabeth Ritchie was crowned spelling bee champion and will represent the school at the upcoming regional bee in March.

If Knoxville gets a big snow any time soon, thank the fi fth-grade students at Powell Elementary. Instead of doing the snow dance, the group created snowmen using some very interesting household objects. As guests enter the school, they are greeted by Ryan Tiptons drink cup creation. Photos by R. White

Elizabeth Allen uses Styrofoam balls and lots of pink to make her snow person, which sits on the desk in the front offi ce.

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By Wendy SmithA.J. Tierney was in third

grade when she saw a pro-duction of Peter Pan and said, I want to do that. Her parents immediately began sending her on auditions, and over the next couple of years, she appeared in plays at the Black Box Theater in Bearden and the Bijou The-atre.

Looking back, A.J. thinks Peter Pan made her want to fl y, not act. But after ap-pearing in 12 different pro-ductions and now directing at the Knoxville Childrens Theatre, its clear that shes capable of doing both.

Whether or not it was what she intended, acting came naturally to her.

I was that loud kid no one knew what to do with.

No one ever told me to go bigger.

The West High School junior directs Alices Rum-pus in Wonderland, which opens Friday, Feb. 20. She was given the opportunity after interning for a year with the childrens theater, located at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue.

As an intern, she ex-perienced every aspect of backstage work, from props to stage management. She also choreographed several wordless sequences when she co-directed last falls production of Hound of the Baskervilles.

She was initially nervous about directing the young cast because some of them are almost like siblings. Shes known some since the

A.J. Tierney gives feedback to the cast of Alices Rumpus in Wonderland. The Knoxville Chil-drens Theatre production opens this Friday. Photo by Wendy Smith

West High student directs Alice adaptation

sibilities as stage manager was discipline, and she learned how to correct gen-tly with phrases like, Im disappointed in you.

She loves having the op-portunity to direct.

Ive always sat in the audience during shows and thought, This is what Id do. So its cool to have the power to do that.

She compares direct-ing with being an artist, or painter. As an artist, she has numerous tools, or ge-niuses, at her disposal, she says. In addition to 18 hard-working actors, her work is supported by a talented crew of costumers and set designers. Shes also backed up by the theaters executive director, Zack Allen.

He wrote the adaptation of Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland and Al-ice Through the Looking-Glass, but it was A.J.s idea to set the play in New York City during the Roaring 1920s.

Think of the parallels of the craziness of New York and Wonderland, she says.

The play begins at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1925 when Alice loses Har-ry Houdinis white rabbit. While chasing the rabbit, she fi nds herself in the ho-tel elevator, which takes her down to Wonderland.

As much as shes enjoyed directing, acting is A.J.s fi rst love. She plans to pur-

fourth grade, and was con-cerned that they wouldnt see her as an authority fi g-ure. But theyve behaved so professionally that it hasnt been an issue, she says.

The leadership skills A.J. learned as an intern have helped. One of her respon-

sue acting in college, and since she expects to spend much of her senior year au-ditioning, Alices Rumpus in Wonderland may be the end of an era for her.

I wanted to put a stamp on something before I left, she says.

Performances are Feb.

20, 21, 22, 26, 27 and 28, and March 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Info: 208-3677 or knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com

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By Betsy PickleThe Oscars may be

drawing the bulk of atten-tion from movie lovers this weekend, but theaters have to keep selling popcorn. Three fi lms are opening in wide release Friday.

Kevin Costner continues what feels like a comeback with McFarland, USA. With Black or White still getting love at the box of-fi ce, Costner piles on with this inspirational fi lm based on a true story.

Costner plays Jim White, a disgraced high-school football coach who winds up in a small town in Cali-fornia, teaching P.E. and science in a primarily His-panic school.

As he and his family try to deal with culture shock,

he notices that several boys at school are exception-ally fast runners, and he recruits them for a cross-country team.

Scoffed at by their better-funded competitors, the team trains hard and heads for a fi nale that wont be a surprise for anyone whos ever seen an inspirational sports movie. Maria Bello also stars in the fi lm di-rected by Niki Caro (Whale Rider).

The hot tub and many of the cast members are back, but not John Cusack in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, the sequel to the 2010 hit.

The characters seek out the mysterious hot tub once more to go back in time when one of their own is shot. Adam Scott, Rob

Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Chevy Chase, Thomas Lennon and Gil-lian Jacobs star for director Steve Pink, also returning.

The DUFF delves into high-school life and a twist on Mean Girls.

A high school senior de-cides not to take it when she discovers that the student body has labeled her the DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend to her more at-tractive friends.

She tries to reinvent her-self and upend the social pecking order at her school, starting with taking down the queen bee.

Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Nick Eversman, Ken Jeong and Allison Janney star for di-rector Ari Sandel.

Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) encourages his team in McFarland, USA.

Oscar alternatives

The bookies arent as busy as with the Super Bowl, and the list isnt as long as the Grammys, but the 87th Academy Awards, airing this Sunday night on ABC, should draw one of the biggest TV crowds of the year.

Controversy always in-trigues an audience, and American Sniper nomi-nated for six Oscars has stoked one fi re after anoth-er. Between the critics pans and the divide between viewers, Clint Eastwoods omission from the best di-rector nominations, the real-life debate over Chris Kyles achievements during wartime and the real-life trial now deciding the fate of Kyles killer, American Sniper has become the most interesting subplot of the Oscars.

It may even be more in-teresting than the show itself. Nominated for Best Picture along with Bird-man or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boy-hood, The Grand Buda-pest Hotel, The Imita-tion Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash, American Sniper isnt seen as a con-tender.

The race is between Boyhood and Birdman. As clever and well-made as Birdman is, nothing is cleverer or better made this year than Boyhood. Boy-hood pushes the boundar-ies of fi lmmaking in dozens of ways, and its gamble re-sults in a beautiful, compel-ling story.

Best Actor (female): Nominees are Marion Co-

Pickle picks the Oscars

tillard, Two Days, One Night; Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything; Ju-lianne Moore, Still Alice; Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl; Reese Witherspoon, Wild.

This is a fantastic line-up, but the only name that counts is Moores. This is her third nomination for lead shes also been nomi-nated twice for supporting. Hollywood loves her; the public loves her. Shes get-ting the gold.

Best Actor (male): Steve Carell, Foxcatcher; Brad-ley Cooper, American Snip-er; Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game; Mi-chael Keaton, Birdman; Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything.

Its a phenomenal fi eld, but an old favorite is poised to win. While this is only the fi rst nomination for Keaton, he is a talented and beloved star seemingly making a comeback in an arty fi lm about an actor making a comeback. Life will imitate art.

Best Supporting Actor (female): Patricia Arquette, Boyhood; Laura Dern, Wild; Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game; Emma Stone, Birdman; Meryl Streep, Into the Woods.

This worthy list also has a frontrunner, and amaz-ingly it isnt Streep, who

already has one support-ing and two lead Oscars from 18 previous nomina-tions. Early accolades have overwhelmingly favored Arquette, whose work in Boyhood is complex and controlled. The journeyman star will fi nally get her due.

Best Supporting Ac-tor (male): Robert Duvall, The Judge; Ethan Hawke, Boyhood; Edward Nor-ton, Birdman; Mark Ruf-falo, Foxcatcher; J.K. Sim-mons, Whiplash.

This may be the most suspenseful race of all the major categories. Eachnominee is impressive, but the two generating the most excitement are Ruffalo and Simmons. Ruffalo was nom-inated previously for The Kids Are All Right, and hes terrifi c in Foxcatcher. Simmons is a newbie in the Oscar world, but the man has done everything from the creepiest of convicts to the most lovable of father fi gures. His tough-guy act in Whiplash is a sight to be-hold, and Oscar voters will want to reward him here for a lifetime of greatness.

Best Director: Alejan-dro G. Inarritu, Birdman; Richard Linklater, Boy-hood; Bennet Miller, Fox-catcher; Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Ho-tel; Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game.

Not a weak spot here, but only one spent 12 years making a fi lm that turned out to be a masterpiece. Cant wait to see Richard Linklater the man who directed the classic Dazed and Confused pick up the Oscar for Boyhood.

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FRIDAY Antonin Dvoks Stabat Mater performance by the

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee The-atre, 604 S. Gay St. Part of the Moxley Carmichael Master-works Series. Tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444; KSO box offi ce: 291-3310.

SATURDAY The Black Jacket Symphony performs The Beatles

Abbey Road, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $27.50 plus applicable service fees. Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou.com.

SUNDAY Hollywoods Night Out presented by Young Variety at

Regal Entertainment Groups Riviera 8 Downtown. Watch the Oscars live on Regals big screen. Doors open 7 p.m. Tickets: $35. Tickets: Fandango Online or the Regal Riviera Box Offi ce. Proceeds go to Variety of Eastern Tennessees Kids on the Go! Program. Info: Variety of Eastern Tennessee on Facebook.

Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concerts: 4:30 p.m. featuring four of the fi ve Youth Orchestras and 7 p.m. featuring the top Youth Orchestra with solos by the Concerto Competition winners 8th grader Autumn Arsenault, piano and Farragut High School sophomore Jerry Zhou, cello; Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Free admis-sion.

Young Pianist Series Concert featuring Steven Lin, 2:30 p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. UT campus. Tickets at the door or online: students free, $25 adults. Info/tickets: 408-8083 or www.youngpianistseries.com.

Did you know that Knoxville is home to 21 museums? And heres some startling info: according to the website moretoknox-ville.com, their total annu-al attendance exceeds that of all UT home football games combined.

Painter Karla Wozniaks 2014 Mountain Building, currently on display at the KMA Photo courtesy of KMA

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Thats a lot of art lovers!The big kahuna, of

course, is the Knoxville Museum of Art. Its home to not only a world-class collection of visual art, but the wildly popular Alive After Five concert series, as well as the brilliant KSO Concertmaster Series of classical concerts.

Right now is a great time to visit the museum, what with the changeable weather and often gloomy skies. Is it spring? Still winter? Who knows? Put away the gardening tools and canoe for a few more weeks, anyway, and find beauty and intrigue inside the KMA.

Three local artists two painters and one mixed-media sculptor are cur-rently featured in Con-temporary Focus, an annual exhibition designed to serve as a vital means of recognizing, support-ing, and documenting the development of contempo-rary art in East Tennessee. Each year, the exhibition series features the work of artists who are living and making art in this region, and who are exploring is-sues relevant to the larger world of contemporary art.

Painter Karla Wozniak holds degrees in painting from Yale University and Rhode Island School of Design, including partici-pation in RISDs European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. Her paintings have been exhibited all over the U.S. and in Germany. She is currently an assistant professor of painting at the University of Tennessees School of Art.

Anyone who enjoys the daring and vibrant use of color will love Wozniaks densely patterned, exuber-ant works. Shes a modern-day Fauve, referring to a group of early-20th-cen-tury French Impressionist painters who used vivid palettes. Wozniak draws inspiration from nature as well as the urban land-scape.

The other featured painter, Mira Gerard, is chair and associate profes-sor in the department of art & design at East Ten-nessee State University.

From the KMA website: Mira Gerards shadowy, expansive figure paintings integrate subject matter from her own video record-ings and found imagery in ways that blur the bound-aries between dream and reality.

Gerards ghostly figures are sometimes gently in-tercepted by objects, as if theyre made of air. Faces are obscured, backgrounds are multi-layered, gauzy, swirling.

On her website, Gerard states, I make paintings of the figure as a way to understand desire, which functions in my work in

part as a fantasy about be-ing both subject and mak-er.

Mixed-media sculptor Caroline Covingtons aim is often to provoke and un-settle. She produces works that explore notions of dis-placement, mortality and chance, according to the KMA website. In addition to her studio practice, Cov-ington is assistant profes-sor of sculpture at Chat-tanooga State Community College.

Covington says, My cur-rent work exposes the anxi-eties and apprehensions felt towards the myths of the past and the uncertain-ties of the future through interactive installations incorporating found and fabricated objects, perfor-mance, video and monu-mental structures. As view-

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