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POWELL/NORWOOD VOL. 55 NO. 25 June 22, 2016 www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow (865) 922-4136 NEWS (865) 661-8777 [email protected] Sandra Clark | Ruth White ADVERTISING SALES (865) 342-6084 [email protected] Amy Lutheran Patty Fecco | Beverly Holland CIRCULATION (865) 342-6200 [email protected] BUZZ By Betty Bean While contenders are lining up to succeed him as Knox County mayor, Tim Burchett is lacing up his traveling shoes. On Memorial Day, Burchett, whose final term will end in September 2018, had a speak- ing engagement in Sevier County. That’s hard- ly unusual – in recent months, he’s pressed the flesh at Lincoln Day and Reagan Day banquets, Republican Clubs, veterans’ and various civic organizations in Blount County, Roane County, Campbell County, Scott County, Union Coun- ty, Loudon County, Oak Ridge and Clinton. Requests from Middle and West Tennessee are pending while Burchett works them into a schedule packed full of local appearances. He’ll turn 52 in August and has served in political office since 1994, when he was elected to the state House, where he served four years before moving on to the state Senate in 1998. He was elected Knox County mayor in 2010, re- elected in 2014 and turned down requests from Tea Party representatives to run against Sen. Lamar Alexander. Speculation about his next move has become a popular pastime in local po- litical circles, and nobody expects him to retire. He says he’s uncertain about his future. “What am I going to do? I don’t know. I pray about it all the time – and even then, just because God tells me to do it doesn’t mean I’m going to win,” he said. “People ask me about it every day, and I mean that literally. At Wright’s (Cafeteria), in the courthouse, in the grocery store, in the parking lot at church, whenev- er I’m around a reporter – I tell them I’ll let them know when I decide.” So why all the speeches? “Well, I’m really not much of a public speak- er, but people are interested in my views on limited government, reducing debt and my general view of government. It’s tough to get speakers, and I probably get asked a lot be- cause I do it for free.” Clay Crownover, a political strategist who labels himself a Biden Democrat and repre- sents both Republicans and Democrats as clients, says he believes Burchett has a bright political future if he runs for the right offices. “If he wanted to challenge Jimmy Duncan to run for Congress, he would probably be suc- cessful at that, but I don’t see him as a viable candidate for U.S. Senate. His style is suited to being able to talk to every single voter. He can talk to anybody and they feel he understands them. That’s something you can’t teach candi- dates – even me, as a liberal Democrat, I love him. In a statewide race, he can’t do that be- cause he cannot speak to everybody.” Republican political strategist Tom Ingram labels himself a Burchett fan. He says he ad- mires his political acumen, skills, work ethic and ability to channel what people are thinking. “I think he has the potential to do whatever it is he wants to do. He’s as qualified, or more so, than many who are looking at the gover- nor’s race. Burchett laughed off one last try for an ex- planation of his peripatetic speaking schedule: “I happen to like chicken dinners,” he said, “But I feel like I’m cheating on the Colonel. I’m boycotting KFC anyway because they shorted me a piece of chicken and that’s unacceptable. They didn’t respond to my email, so I’ve trans- ferred my allegiance to Bojangles.” Tim Burchett What’s next for Tim Burchett? By Sandra Clark Yikes! Call it the Beaver Cleaver report. The MPC is undertaking a study of buildings constructed between 1935 and 1966 (mid-century mod- ern) through grant funding from the Tennessee Historical Com- mission. According to a press re- lease, Knoxville’s original historic inventory was completed in 1986, but only buildings constructed in 1935 or prior were surveyed. “The inventory update will serve as a tool to help ensure that planning and zoning decisions do not harm important historic buildings, streetscapes and neigh- borhoods,” according to MPC. “It is not an effort to designate any property with a historic zoning overlay or nominate it to the Na- tional Register of Historic Places.” The inventory documenta- tion will include a photograph taken from the public right-of- way, as well as mapping and notes on architectural descriptions. It is directed by MPC historic pres- ervation planner Kaye Graybeal and conducted by Phil Thomason and Associates with an end date of August. Info: kaye.grabeal@knox- mpc.org or 865-215-3795. Now to find that tree-lined street where Wally and Beaver Cleaver once played. The boys have grown up and now the U.S. Park Service calls their home “his- toric.” Reminds me of the time I asked a friend to help assemble one of those pressboard bookcas- es in a box. “Just think,” she said. “Someday this will be an antique.” Update of historic inventory underway Sets opening in September The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Kroger Company announce a request for qualifications from interested art- ists for a large-scale indoor artwork to be located at the soon-to-be completed Kroger store on Emory Road near the I-75 interchange. The artwork, measuring 12.5 x 5 feet, will be prominently displayed within the store. It should use local references to evoke a creative, up- lifting feeling that encourages community and celebrates the spirit of the neighborhood. The deadline for qualifications to be received is Friday, July 1, 2016. The call for entries is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the greater Knoxville area. Finalists will be chosen based on their examples of work, experi- ence and their connection to the Powell/Knox County community and asked to submit a proposal meeting installation requirements. Of the finalists submitting proposals, one will be selected to create the artwork for the new Powell Kroger opening September 2016. The deadline for selected finalists to submit their proposals is Aug. 1. Payment to the selected artist is $7,500 including all materials. Info at: knoxalliance.com/kroger/. There is no application fee. To be considered, artists should submit up to three examples of their work (including title, medium and di- mensions), a brief resume, two professional references, and an expla- nation of their connection to the community to [email protected] Info: Liza Zenni, 865-523-7543 Kroger seeks large art for new store Cox gets CU honor Cumberland Univer- sity honored Larry Gibbs Cox with its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award at the 174th commence- ment ceremony held in May. This award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Cumberland University Alumni Associa- tion, honors the achievements of outstanding alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements and community service exemplify the objec- tives of Cumberland Univer- sity. Cox earned his associate’s degree from CU in 1963. He re- sides in North Knoxville with his wife, Brenda, and family where he is the owner and operator of businesses includ- ing Homestead Egg Company and Chicken City. He serves as a field rep for U. S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. Cox served on Knox- ville City Council for 20 years. He is also a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University earning a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1968. Gary Cunningham, now retired from Fron- tier Communications, stands in a tangle of weeds near Beaver Creek before work began to develop the disc golf course. Justin Bailey photographed Beaver Creek early one morn- ing from Powell Station Park. The creek will be accessible to kayaks and canoes as the park is further developed. Knox County has tentatively set 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, for the official opening of the expanded Powell Station Park. Doug Bataille, senior director of Parks and Recreation, has had crews in Powell for two weeks now, putting fin- ishing touches on the 9-hole disc golf course that is the park’s centerpiece. Powell Business and Professional Association will host its annual Fourth of July Picnic in the park on Monday, July 4, following the Powell Lions Club Parade. The picnic is free and will in- clude watermelon, hot dogs and cold drinks. PBPA is planning for 800. The parade will start at 11 a.m. from KARM (Emory Road at Clinton High- way) and march to the high school. There is no registration requirement. Just show up by 10:30 a.m. and line up. Ready, set … ‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck’ The comedy “Opal’s Million Dollar Duck” is coming to the Powell Playhouse this week- end. It will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 23-25, with a 2 p.m. Matinee on Saturday at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road. Tickets are $10 with a $5 senior discount for the matinee and can be pur- chased at the door – or online at powellplayhouse.com Dinner is $15 and lunch ($10) before the matinee. Meal reservations: 865-938-2112. SEEK for jobs A summer program to help youngsters who probably will go straight from high school to a job in underway. Photojournalist Ruth White is shadowing teacher Bridget Calfee to explore the training. 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POWELL/NORWOODVOL. 55 NO. 25 June 22, 2016www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow
(865) 922-4136
NEWS (865) 661-8777
[email protected] Clark | Ruth White
ADVERTISING SALES(865) 342-6084
Amy Lutheran
Patty Fecco | Beverly Holland
CIRCULATION(865) 342-6200
BUZZ
By Betty Bean While contenders are lining up to succeed
him as Knox County mayor, Tim Burchett is lacing up his traveling shoes.
On Memorial Day, Burchett, whose fi nal term will end in September 2018, had a speak-ing engagement in Sevier County. That’s hard-ly unusual – in recent months, he’s pressed the fl esh at Lincoln Day and Reagan Day banquets, Republican Clubs, veterans’ and various civic organizations in Blount County, Roane County, Campbell County, Scott County, Union Coun-ty, Loudon County, Oak Ridge and Clinton. Requests from Middle and West Tennessee are pending while Burchett works them into a schedule packed full of local appearances.
He’ll turn 52 in August and has served in political offi ce since 1994, when he was elected to the state House, where he served four years before moving on to the state Senate in 1998. He was elected Knox County mayor in 2010, re-elected in 2014 and turned down requests from Tea Party representatives to run against Sen. Lamar Alexander. Speculation about his next move has become a popular pastime in local po-litical circles, and nobody expects him to retire.
He says he’s uncertain about his future.“What am I going to do? I don’t know. I pray
about it all the time – and even then, just because God tells me to do it doesn’t mean I’m going to win,” he said. “People ask me about it every day, and I mean that literally. At Wright’s (Cafeteria), in the courthouse, in the grocery store, in the parking lot at church, whenev-er I’m around a reporter – I tell them I’ll let them know when I
decide.”So why all the speeches?“Well, I’m really not much of a public speak-
er, but people are interested in my views on limited government, reducing debt and my general view of government. It’s tough to get speakers, and I probably get asked a lot be-cause I do it for free.”
Clay Crownover, a political strategist who labels himself a Biden Democrat and repre-sents both Republicans and Democrats as clients, says he believes Burchett has a bright political future if he runs for the right offi ces.
“If he wanted to challenge Jimmy Duncan to run for Congress, he would probably be suc-cessful at that, but I don’t see him as a viable candidate for U.S. Senate. His style is suited to being able to talk to every single voter. He can talk to anybody and they feel he understands them. That’s something you can’t teach candi-dates – even me, as a liberal Democrat, I love him. In a statewide race, he can’t do that be-cause he cannot speak to everybody.”
Republican political strategist Tom Ingram labels himself a Burchett fan. He says he ad-mires his political acumen, skills, work ethic and ability to channel what people are thinking.
“I think he has the potential to do whatever it is he wants to do. He’s as qualifi ed, or more so, than many who are looking at the gover-nor’s race.
Burchett laughed off one last try for an ex-planation of his peripatetic speaking schedule:
“I happen to like chicken dinners,” he said, “But I feel like I’m cheating on the Colonel. I’m boycotting KFC anyway because they shorted me a piece of chicken and that’s unacceptable. They didn’t respond to my email, so I’ve trans-ferred my allegiance to Bojangles.”
Tim Burchett
What’s next for Tim Burchett?
By Sandra ClarkYikes! Call it the Beaver Cleaver
report.The MPC is undertaking a study
of buildings constructed between 1935 and 1966 (mid-century mod-ern) through grant funding from the Tennessee Historical Com-mission. According to a press re-lease, Knoxville’s original historic inventory was completed in 1986,
but only buildings constructed in 1935 or prior were surveyed.
“The inventory update will serve as a tool to help ensure that planning and zoning decisions do not harm important historic buildings, streetscapes and neigh-borhoods,” according to MPC. “It is not an effort to designate any property with a historic zoning overlay or nominate it to the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places.”The inventory documenta-
tion will include a photograph taken from the public right-of-way, as well as mapping and notes on architectural descriptions. It is directed by MPC historic pres-ervation planner Kaye Graybeal and conducted by Phil Thomason and Associates with an end date of August. Info: kaye.grabeal@knox-
mpc.org or 865-215-3795.Now to fi nd that tree-lined
street wher e Wally and Beaver Cleaver once played. The boys have grown up and now the U.S. Park Service calls their home “his-toric.” Reminds me of the time I asked a friend to help assemble one of those pressboard bookcas-es in a box. “Just think,” she said. “Someday this will be an antique.”
Update of historic inventory underway
Sets opening in SeptemberThe Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Kroger
Company announce a request for qualifi cations from interested art-ists for a large-scale indoor artwork to be located at the soon-to-be completed Kroger store on Emory Road near the I-75 interchange.
The artwork, measuring 12.5 x 5 feet, will be prominently displayed within the store. It should use local references to evoke a creative, up-lifting feeling that encourages community and celebrates the spirit of the neighborhood.
The deadline for qualifi cations to be received is Friday, July 1, 2016.The call for entries is open to all artists 18 years and older residing
in the greater Knoxville area.Finalists will be chosen based on their examples of work, experi-
ence and their connection to the Powell/Knox County community and asked to submit a proposal meeting installation requirements.
Of the fi nalists submitting proposals, one will be selected to create the artwork for the new Powell Kroger opening September 2016. The deadline for selected fi nalists to submit their proposals is Aug. 1.
Payment to the selected artist is $7,500 including all materials. Info at: knoxalliance.com/kroger/.
There is no application fee. To be considered, artists should submit up to three examples of their work (including title, medium and di-mensions), a brief resume, two professional references, and an expla-nation of their connection to the community to [email protected]
Info: Liza Zenni, 865-523-7543
Kroger seeks large art for new store
Cox gets CU honorCumberland Univer-
sity honored Larry Gibbs Cox with its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award at the 174th commence-ment ceremony held in May.
This award, which is the highest honor
bestowed by the Cumberland University Alumni Associa-tion, honors the achievements of outstanding alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements and community service exemplify the objec-tives of Cumberland Univer-sity.
Cox earned his associate’s degree from CU in 1963. He re-sides in North Knoxville with his wife, Brenda, and family where he is the owner and operator of businesses includ-ing Homestead Egg Company and Chicken City. He serves as a fi eld rep for U. S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. Cox served on Knox-ville City Council for 20 years. He is also a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University earning a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1968.
Gary Cunningham,
now retired from Fron-
tier Communications,
stands in a tangle of
weeds near Beaver
Creek before work
began to develop the
disc golf course.
Justin Bailey photographed Beaver Creek early one morn-
ing from Powell Station Park. The creek will be accessible
to kayaks and canoes as the park is further developed.
Knox County has tentatively set 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, for the offi cial opening of the expanded Powell Station Park. Doug Bataille, senior director of Parks and Recreation, has had crews in Powell for two weeks now, putting fi n-ishing touches on the 9-hole disc golf course that is the park’s centerpiece.
Powell Business and Professional Association will host its annual Fourth
of July Picnic in the park on Monday, July 4, following the Powell Lions Club Parade. The picnic is free and will in-clude watermelon, hot dogs and cold drinks. PBPA is planning for 800.
The parade will start at 11 a.m. from KARM (Emory Road at Clinton High-way) and march to the high school. There is no registration requirement. Just show up by 10:30 a.m. and line up.
Ready, set …
‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck’
The comedy “Opal’s Million Dollar Duck” is coming to the Powell Playhouse this week-end.
It will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 23-25, with a 2 p.m. Matinee on Saturday at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road. Tickets are $10 with a $5 senior discount for the matinee and can be pur-chased at the door – or online at powellplayhouse.com
Dinner is $15 and lunch ($10) before the matinee. Meal reservations: 865-938-2112.
SEEK for jobsA summer program to help
youngsters who probably will go straight from high school to a job in underway.
Photojournalist Ruth White is shadowing teacher Bridget Calfee to explore the training. The first installment of her story appears today.
➤ Read Ruth White on page 8
A-2 • JUNE 22, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news
health & lifestyles
Fort Sanders Regional SALUTES the more than
1800 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS who deliver EXCELLENT CARE
to our patients every day.
That’s REGIONAL EXCELLENCE.
1901 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916(865) 673-FORT fsregional.com
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Clinical staff recognitiontouches each corner of local hospital
Nurses garner top honorsOn an annual basis, two
awards are given to honor nurs-es at Fort Sanders Regional for their excellence in clinical care.
The Peggy Mayer Gilbertson award provides funds for con-tinuing education and has been given since 1989 in memory of the wife of Dr. Bob Gilbert-son, a former chief of staff at the hospital. Candidates for
the Gilbertson Fellowship are nominated by their fellow nurs-ing peers, and the recipient is chosen by the hospital’s nursing leadership staff. This year, Criti-cal Care nurse Kelly Franks was elected as the recipient.
In addition, the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Staff physi-cians named Labor and Delivery nurse, Kimberly Poe the 2016
recipient of the Elizabeth Killef-fer Award. Elizabeth Killeffer was the director of nursing from 1922 to 1960 at what was then called Fort Sanders Presbyte-rian Hospital. Since 1992, the Killeffer Award has been given to an outstanding employee who is nominated by peers and chosen by vote of the hospital physicians.
Kelly Franks, RN, Critical Care Kimberly Poe, RN, Labor and Delivery
Elizabeth Acuff , RN
Special Procedures
Tara Harvey, RN
Oncology
Kelly Smith, RN
Pulmonary
Natalie Civinelli, RN
Critical Care
Jennifer Lamb, RN
Heart/Lung/Vascular
Karen Simcox, RN, Patricia
Neal Rehabilitation Center
Laurie Somers, RN
Nephrology
Kari Derreberry, RN
Neuroscience
Patricia Mays, RN
GI Lab
Angela Turner, RN
Critical Care
Heather England, RN
Nurse Educator
Pam Wayman, RN
Orthopaedics
Amy Seal, RN
Critical Care
Laura Furnari, RN
Emergency
Cathy Daniels, RN
Pre Admission Testing
Mary Cook, RN
Cardiology
Stephanie Lee, RN
Surgery
Janice Godwin, RN
Case Management
Patricia Denny, RN
Emergency
Natalie Coward, RN
Labor and Delivery
Susan Austin, RN
Emergency
Jessica Jenkins, RN
Critical Care
Bruce Huff stetler, RN
Case Management
Kimberly Bradley, RN
Transitional Care
Tashauna Graves, RN
Float Pool
Denise Price, RN
Labor and Delivery
Fort Sanders Regional recently announced the 2016 winners of the hospital’s annual Clinical Excellence in Nursing Awards. Thirty staff members throughout the facility were recognized during a special National Nurses Week ceremony.
The awards signify the exceptional care and compassion each honored individual regularly gives to his or her patients. The Fort Sanders Nursing Excellence Awards are especially meaningful because the employees are nominated by those who provide care beside them, their nursing co-workers. The fi nal winners are then selected by a panel of hospital leaders that includes past honorees.
This year’s Excellence Awards registered nurse winners are: Jessica Jenkins, RN, Critical Care; Heather England, RN, Nurse Educator; Bruce Huffstetler, RN, Case Management; Denise Price, RN, Labor and Delivery; Kara McCrea, RN, Transitional Care; Amy Seal, RN, Critical Care; Natalie Coward, RN, Labor and Delivery; Elizabeth Acuff, RN, Special Procedures; Susan Austin, RN, Emergency; Angela Turner, RN, Critical Care; Mary Cook, RN, Cardiology; Stephanie Lee, RN, Surgery; Karen Simcox, RN, Patricia Neal; Laurie Somers, RN, Nephrology; Cathy Daniels, RN, Patient Services; Kari Derreberry, RN, Neuroscience; Tara Harvey, RN, Oncology; Laura Furnari, RN, Emergency; Janice Godwin, RN, Case Management; Jennifer Lamb, RN, Heart/Lung/Vascular; Natalie Civinelli, RN, Critical Care; Elaine Law, RN, Nephrology; Kelly Smith, RN, Pulmonary; Tashauna Graves, RN, Float Pool; Pam Wayman, RN, Orthopaedics; Patricia Denny, RN, Emergency; Kimberly Bradley, RN, Surgery or Transitional Care; Patricia Mays, RN, GI Lab.
In addition to the Nursing Ex-cellence Awards, the Fort Sanders nursing staff selected Critical Care
nurse, Kelly Franks as the recipi-ent of the 2016 Peggy Mayer Gil-bertson Outstanding Nurse of the Year Award. The hospital’s physi-cians honored Labor and Delivery nurse Kimberly Poe with the 2016 Elizabeth Killeffer Award.
Several other employees at Fort Sanders were recognized as Clinical Excellence Award winners for their outstanding achievements and ex-cellent care they provide to our pa-tients. Please join us in celebrating: Rhonda Minor, Transitional Care
Unit; Patty Furst, Ultrasound; Ju-lie Whalen, Occupational Therapy; Paula Tipton, Imaging; Niki Day, Social Services; Becky Buckner, Transitional Care Unit; Kelly John-son, Respiratory Therapy; Lisa Johnson, Labor & Delivery; Janna
Allison, Emergency Room; HeatherMoore, PNRC – Physical Therapy;Ginger Johnson, Surgery; JasonAnderson, GI Lab; Brock Bomar,PNRC; Ben Redmon, MRI; BethFields, Social Services; and KathyAllee, Pharmacy.
Elaine Law, RN
Nephrology
Kara McCrea, RN
Transitional Care
POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • A-3 community
SPORTS NOTES ■ Golf tournament to
benefi t the Base Knox
Reign 12U girls softball
team, Saturday, July 16,
Whittle Springs Golf
Course. Team entry fee:
$200. Format: 4-man
scramble. Check-in, 7:30
a.m.; shotgun start, 8
a.m.; lunch and awards,
noon. Info/registration/
sponsorship: Adam
Brantley, 680-9343.
COMMUNITY NOTES
■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info:
Steven Goodpaster,
generalgoodpaster@
gmail.com.
■ Enhance Powell meets
4-5 p.m. each second
Wednesday at the
Powell Branch Library.
Info: 661-8777.
■ Knox North Lions Club
meets 1 p.m. each fi rst
and third Wednesday,
Puleo’s Grille, 110 Cedar
Lane. Info: facebook.
com/knoxnorthlions.
■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each
fi rst Monday, Austin’s
Steak & Homestyle
Buff et, 900 Merchant
Drive. Info: Nancy
Stinnette, 688-2160, or
Peggy Emmett, 687-
2161.
■ Norwood Homeowners Association. Info: Lynn
Redmon, 688-3136.
■ Powell Lions Club
meets 7 p.m. each
fi rst Thursday, Lions
Club Building, 7145
Old Clinton Pike. Info:
tnpowelllions@gmail.
com.
Noweta Garden Club members Judy Eubanks, Lana McMullen
and Peggy Jones
Norwood Garden Club members Bettie O. Floyd, Gina Galyon, Kathy Pearson and Debra White
First Baptist Academy student
Eric Armstrong, second place
winner of the Junior Garden-
ers poetry contest
By Cindy TaylorThe Knox County Council of Garden
Clubs went to Chilhowee Park for the an-nual Picnic and Planting in the Park and a celebration of National Garden Week.
Representatives from 12 Knox area clubs were on hand to plant perennials around the bandstand. The group had collected iris rhizomes to donate to the park. Those will be planted by the park grounds crew.
Greg Mackay, the manager of Chilhowee
Park, spoke to the garden club members.“I am surprised at the number of people
here,” said Mackay. “We appreciate the iris plants this group has donated. Our bin is already full. In the future it is our hope to have hundreds, maybe even thousands of irises here in the park.”
Connie Barker, county council president, said, “We had a great turn out for our an-nual meeting. I don’t think (Greg) Mackay was expecting such a successful round up
of iris plants. First Baptist Academy 8th grader Eric
Armstrong, 13, read his poem “Jumping Frogs” during the meeting. Eric won sec-ond place in the Junior Gardeners poetry contest. The poem was short and sweet:
Frogs jumping in the waterRibbit, ribbittOver lily pads, logs and fallen treesGliding over the waterSplashing in the thin layer of water near
the banksOwen Peterson won fi rst place but was
unable to attend.Racheff House and Gardens is often the
location for local garden club meetings. Summer Splash, the annual game party and luncheon, will be held at Racheff Aug. 19.
District 4 Garden Clubs will host the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs an-nual show in Knoxville in 2017.
Picnic and planting in Chilhowee Park
By Carol Z. ShaneOf her upcoming July
1 installation as president of North Knoxville Rotary, Fountain City resident Phyl-lis Driver says, “I’m looking forward to it and apprehen-sive. Both!”
The busy retired professor – she spent almost 30 years teaching accounting at Carson-Newman College – was Rotary president once before, from 1994-1995 in Jefferson City. She’s grateful for that experience. “I know a lot more now and think I can do a better job.”
A seasoned traveler, Driver is passionate about Rotary’s ability to open up the wider world and provide opportunities for those who want to work in global rela-tions. She’s particularly ex-cited about the club’s peace
A seasoned world traveler,
North Knox Rotary’s presi-
dent-elect Phyllis Driver be-
lieves in the organization’s
ability to foster global rela-
tions. Photo by Carol Z. Shane
Phyllis Driver believes in Rotaryand spoke French. “He was turned down.” She hopes he’ll reapply.
She remembers another candidate from the Philip-pine military who made the cut and went on to complete his studies. “He was going to return to the Philippines to use what he’s learned to help stop skirmishes in ways other than using mili-tary force.”
Those who win scholar-ships always attend a Ro-tary-affi liated university in a different country – never their native one. “One of Rotary’s premises,” says Driver, “is that if we spend enough time with people of
different nationalities, cul-tures, races and religions, then we wouldn’t go to war.”
Driver also speaks of the Rotary-supported home for victims of cerebral palsy in Fountain City, where “about 10 residents” live. “We take them to a Smokies baseball game each summer,” she says. “We have a Christmas party; they all get a gift card. We’ve done landscaping, and we put in a big-screen TV to accommodate their wheelchairs.” The home is also supported fi nancially by an annual golf tourna-ment. “If it were not for the Rotary Club, they would not be able to live there.”
Also passionate about classical music, she and her husband, Ely, retired from his position as director of the TVA energy lab in Nor-ris, are season ticket holders for all Knoxville Symphony Orchestra events, and both enjoy exploring the arts in other countries as well. They recently returned from an arts and culture tour of Cuba. “We went to lots of artists’ studios, talked to a lot of artists.” When asked, “What’s your favorite coun-try to visit?” she replies, “Wherever I’m going next!”
A fi tting philosophy for the president-elect of North Knox Rotary, Phyllis Driver.
fellowships, in which eight universities around the world partner with Rotary International to provide de-grees in peace and confl ict resolution. According to the organization’s website, up to 100 scholarship candidates
are accepted per year. Driver says they are usually people who are a bit older than a typical college gradu-
ate, with at least three years’ experience working
for a nonprofi t.“There’s a high bar to
cross,” she says, remember-ing one candidate last year who had worked in Africa and an orphanage in India,
Pinckney
Bill Regas and Janet Testerman Crossley before the dinner
By Kelly NorrellWell-wishers gathered at Cherokee Coun-
try Club recently to salute Knoxville restaura-teur Bill Regas and the land-mark Regas Restaurant that served East Tennessee for 91 years.
They also enjoyed classic dishes from the Regas menu and told story after story.
Cherokee Executive Chef David Pinckney, who orga-nized the tribute, said the response was overwhelming.
“We capped it at 85 and closed it out at 101. We sold out two times.”
As guests dined on New England clam chowder, sole, steak and lobster and straw-
berry shortcake, Mike Connor of Connor Concepts cited restaurants begun by Regas alumni and named famous Regas guests: Liberace, President Franklin Roosevelt, El-vis Presley, Dolly Parton, Tyrone Power, Billy Joel.
Regas thanked his four “families:” per-sonal, Bible study, professional and social. He talked about Hazel Schmid, server and host for 54 years, who was at the dinner and told stories about bussing tables during World War II with his friend Dave Thomas, who later founded Wendy’s.
Among the many guests were Kiki Liako-nis, Janet Testerman Crossley, Keeli and Carl Schmidt, Chris Paris, Mike and Carol Connor, Joe and Judy Johnson, Joe McCamish, David Hutchins, Muffet and Jimmy Buckner.
Honoring an iconic restaurant
A-4 • JUNE 22, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news
Wendy Smith
Marvin West
Some of my favorite bas-ketball memories got a few drips on them from the death of Jimmy England.
He was one of Tennes-see’s all-time greats and the main man in one of the best games I ever saw. Pull up a chair. Allow me to tell you about it.
Ray Mears’ Volunteers were the token opposition for the South Carolina sea-son opener of 1969. Colum-bia was decked out in color-ful fl ags and crepe-paper streamers. All seats had been sold far in advance. The Gamecocks were the No. 1 team in America. The betting line was 24 points.
New York godfather Frank McGuire had assem-bled great talent. A trio of big men patrolled the paint. Great guard John Roche was the reigning Atlantic
Memories of England
Coast Conference player of the year. This was a mis-match. No one gave the Vols a chance.
Mears loved the setting. He had prepared. During the long pre-season, his team had refined a match-up zone. It was designed to dictate tempo and keep the crowd quiet. The home team wasn’t quite ready for what happened.
Here is an indelible snap-shot: South Carolina called an early timeout to discuss the Tennessee defense that was confusing Gamecock
guards. Players stood off to the side as McGuire and two assistants discussed the di-lemma. They couldn’t agree whether they were seeing man-to-man with zone ten-dencies or a partial zone that turned man at certain places or under certain
circumstances. They won-dered what were the keys.
The timeout ended with-out the coaches reaching a conclusion. They shared no wisdom with the players. The staff was still talking, trying to fi gure it out, when the buzzer sounded and the teams returned to the fl oor.
The game was tense throughout. Of course pres-sure peaked in the fi nal minute. England hit two free throws when they really mattered. South Carolina got one last shot. Roche missed an off-balance jumper. Ten-nessee won, 55-54.
England had led the way to this shocking upset, scor-ing 20, handling the ball ef-fi ciently and hitting six foul shots down the stretch.
Through the years, Mears often said such a clutch per-formance was exactly what he expected of England. The coach said he had never given any player as much responsibility as he loaded
onto Jimmy’s shoulders that season.
“I called on him to run the team at the point. He was our best shooter, so we had to get his 20 points. And when we ran up against a man like Pete Maravich, we handed him the defensive assignment of handling the other team’s best man.”
England, 6-1 and 170, was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. He was plenty smart enough for the NBA but he wasn’t big enough, strong enough or fast enough. He was a UT student assistant coach for a season, a school teacher for a little while and then went into business, up through the ranks, spectac-ular advances through three companies, to president and chief operating offi cer of Suzanne Somers’ marketing conglomerate.
The bright lights of Los Angeles were all around but he was so busy, he hardly noticed.
Life was going great untilJuly 2007.
“Multiple myeloma,” saidEngland. “Compressionfractures of the spine. Mylife changed forever.”
Of course he fought. Hewas a warrior. There weretimes he appeared to havewon. Alas, it or some othercancer came back.
So many memories be-fore and after the Game-cocks: He almost won a statechampionship for HolstonHigh. There was a UT sea-son when he led the SEC infree-throw accuracy and as-sists. He once outscored bigDan Issel of Kentucky.
Jimmy was a remarkableplayer, smooth, confi dentunder duress, an athleticartist but never fl amboyant.Strange that a panel of ex-pert selectors somehow lefthim off the Tennessee all-century team. They mustnot have seen him play.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected]
Dodson HallDanielCorcoran
Which GOP House candidate is ‘just right’?A forum for Republican
candidates for Tennessee’s 18th-district House seat came across a little like the story of Goldilocks − con-servative, more conserva-tive, most conservative and an outsider.
The candidates − incum-bent Martin Daniel, his pre-decessor Steve Hall, former Stacey Campfi eld aide Bryan Dodson and attorney James Corcoran − spoke at last week’s West Knox Republican Club meeting. The 18th dis-trict is roughly constrained by Pleasant Ridge Road, North-shore Drive, Gleason Drive and Lovell Road.
Daniel would be diffi cult to knock from the top of the conservative heap. He’s unapologetic about being business-friendly, and says
he’ll resist any unnecessary business regulation. He touted successful passage of a bill that enables the Legis-lature to review occupation-al licensing regulations, and claimed that he was the fi rst to notice excessive spending by UT’s diversity offi ce.
He voted for elimination of the Hall Tax, and says he’ll oppose any attempt to reinstate it.
Hall, who served on City Council for eight years be-fore serving two terms in
the House, said he’s a con-servative and he’s never voted for a tax increase. His claim to fame is helping constituents navigate gov-ernment bureaucracy.
Daniel, who spoke after Hall, said he’d simply elimi-nate bureaucracy.
Dodson introduced him-self as a constitutional con-servative, an evangelical Christian and a recovering alcoholic. The state needs more faith-based leaders, he said.
He’s in favor of a true voucher system that would al-low parents to send their kids to private school or home-school without paying twice, and he’d like to see corporate taxes reduced to keep busi-nesses from moving overseas.
Corcoran, a juvenile
court attorney, says the is-sue of neonatal abstinence syndrome is at the heart of his campaign. The inci-dence of babies being born addicted to opiates is 45 times higher today than in 1999, and it’s a pro-life issue that needs to be addressed constitutionally, he said.
He’d like to see legisla-tion that would allow family members to fi le a petition to require drug-addicted
moms to be treated. His work has given him a unique perspective, he said.
Daniel was asked to ex-plain his opposition to the Hall Tax, given that those who pay it have substantial investment income. The tax has a disproportional im-pact on seniors, he said.
When asked to comment on Insure Tennessee, Corco-ran said he was in favor of it because of the number of
Tennesseans who don’t havehealth insurance. Hall saidhe’s opposed to an expansionof Medicaid, but knows “weneed to do something.” Dod-son said he’s against it, butthat a viable conservative op-tion should be sought. Danielsaid Insure Tennessee is “allbut dead,” but he’s in favor offi nding a conservative way toprovide insurance for thosewho can’t afford it.
Daniel was asked why thestate found it necessary toget involved with the opera-tion of UT.
The university was giventhe opportunity to respondto concerns, but when itdidn’t, the Legislature hadto step in, he said.
“I love UT as much asanyone in here. I want tosave it from its mistakes.”
Jimmy England
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VictorAshe
Betty Bean
Corcoran
We haven’t heard the last of the Old Coon Hunter.
The University of Ten-nessee History Department is working on the Cas Walk-er Stories Project, headed by department head Ernest Freeberg and third-year doctoral research assistant Joshua Hodge.
The idea for the project, which will eventually pro-duce archival material, a book and a digital humani-ties (online) component, came about in an unortho-dox fashion, and has every-thing to do with Freeberg’s North Knoxville address.
He lives on Gaston Av-enue, in the longtime home of Cas Walker, who lived there for decades and died in a hospital bed set up in what is now Freeberg’s liv-ing room.
Being an out-of-towner, Freeberg, whose vitae in-cludes acclaimed biogra-
Cas Walker revisited:UT historians collecting memories
Cas Walker
phies of Eugene Debs and Thomas Edison, had no idea what he was getting into when he took possession of the home of a (formerly) liv-ing legend, but soon discov-ered that the long shadow of Cas Walker had survived his death in 1998. Freeberg had no choice but to get in-terested.
Hodge, a native Alabam-ian whose dissertation topic is something that is not Cas Walker, is spending his sum-mer collecting recollections of Walker and is working from a list of Walker friends, acquaintances, allies and maybe even an enemy or two. He started in May, and hopes to fi nish the inter-
views this summer.
“ W h a t we plan to do over the next three or four months is collect as many of these inter-views as we can,” Hodge said. “Even-tually, we’ll organize it into archival materials for the East Ten-nessee Historical Society. We’ll also take these inter-views and try to splice differ-ent versions of the same sto-ries together – like Coca Cola having 20 different people singing different versions of the same song during the Su-per Bowl.”
For example, he’s heard a bunch of versions of the time Walker caused traffi c jams
on Chapman H i g h w a y by burying alive a man named Dig-ger O’Dell in his South K n o x v i l l e store’s park-ing lot.
The digi-tal humani-ties piece will become an ongoing website. The
book, which will be pub-lished by the University of Tennessee Press, will take longer. Hodge and Freeberg hope to fi nish in a year.
Hodge is willing to talk to people who didn’t know Walker, too, if they have a good story to share. Anyone with anecdotes that need telling can reach him at [email protected] or at 865-974-5421.
This article is about me. I am plagued with the force of journalistic dyslexia. Unfortunately for me this force doesn’t radiate from my body or move and bend objects at my will. It does, however, radiate from my keyboard and has moved my editors to pull out their hair.
Raised in the south, I was taught to lead up to the truth and then share it in a delicate fashion, if at all. We may meet at the fence but we do not shout across it; hence the diffi culty in cultivating a journalistic viewpoint from a southern perspective.
When I began my career with The Shopper News as a freelance reporter I was thrown right into Union County politics. Talk about a trial by fi re. The fi rst meeting I covered was a UC commission meeting pre-sided over by then-Mayor Larry Lay. Having never met a mayor in person before that night, I was beyond nervous. Mayor Lay made me feel welcome and even invited me to sit with him in the jury box during meetings.
Now I have traveled the extent of our local area, from aged homesteads to new construction. I have learned many little-known facts about my home-town and met some truly inspiring heroes. I have interviewed people I would have run away from had I met them in a dark al-ley. All wonderful people. I appreciate those who were willing to share their stories and talents and who spent time chatting about their lives.
I have interviewed celeb-rities. I have interviewed people who were consid-ered to be nobodies. I have photographed monsters lurking in shadows and beautiful people celebrat-ing their 100th birthday. I was blessed to write articles with breaking news as well
Cindy Taylor
A fond farewell
as articles that broke my heart. Above all, I attempt-ed to write with kindness and accuracy.
It wasn’t always an easy job, especially for my edi-tors. Shannon Carey hired me, written word unseen, after one meeting. I am certain she has had many regrets about that decision.
I am entering a new phase of life as Cyn Taylor, author. My fi rst book “Blue Mountain Sky” is set for release July 1. See how I buried the lead? Journalis-tic dyslexia rules.
In my early days at The Shopper, Ruth White held a training session. Her clos-ing remarks stuck with me through the years.
“Push forward. Make your way to the front. You have as much right to be there as anyone else.”
I am stepping to the back of the crowd. This article is my last for The Shopper. I will miss my peeps in Knox and Union counties and am so grateful for the oppor-tunity I had to get to know you.
To all my readers, “May we meet again over the written word. …”Contact Cindy Taylor at cyntaylor2016@
gmail.com
The hottest contested legislative contest in 42 days is for the West Knox-ville district where incum-bent state Rep. Martin Dan-iel faces three opponents including former state Rep. Steve Hall whom he defeat-ed two years ago in the GOP primary. The winner prob-ably wins with a plurality (not a majority) of the total vote which is likely to be less than 5,500. In other words, 2,000 votes may win it for someone.
The youngest candidate is James Corcoran, 36, an
a t t o r n e y who lives at 5675 Eagle Crest Drive in north-west Knox C o u n t y . He is mar-ried and the father of twins,
James IV and Elsa, 20 months old. He and his family are members of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in English as well as the UT College of Law.
His wife, Anya, is also an attorney who practices law with him. He was motivated to run to assist “pregnant women who have active drug issues that need assis-tance for them and their yet unborn child which they are not getting.”
Corcoran says he voted for Daniel last time due to Steve Hall’s backing of Ten-nova going on Middlebrook Pike which Hall failed to consult the neighborhood on. Corcoran is a marathon runner. Corcoran is critical
West Knox district has best race
of Hall’s legislation to sell Lakeshore Park. He says he supports the Park there and other parks as well. He also called Daniel’s comments on Muhammad Ali “unfor-tunate.”
He supports the repeal of the Hall income tax and prefers the election of judg-es and the district attorneys general be nonpartisan. He says he would vote for In-sure Tennessee as pushed by Gov. Bill Haslam. He has the backing of many teach-ers thru their association.
“I appreciate the gre-enway system we have in Knoxville. I have run three marathons and like biking as well.
His campaign has raised $6,000 but we have to raise a lot more,” he says. He sup-ported John Kasich in the recent GOP presidential primary but will support the Republican presidential nominee in November.
Besides Daniel, Hall and Corcoran there is also Bry-an Dodson, a former aide to former state Sen. Sta-cey Campfi eld. Hall, too, is close to Campfi eld and ac-tively backed him in 2014. Of the four, the contest may well end up between Daniel and Corcoran if Corcoran can raise suffi cient funds to advertise. Hall has $40,000 unspent from his failed 2014 campaign.
Recently, Hall sent out a mailer accusing Daniel
of wanting ISIS to recruit on the UT campus, despite Daniel denouncing ISIS. The Hall piece is only the start of a negative cam-paign. The attack pieces are only likely to get harsh-er and more frequent. Vot-ers may turn to Corcoran if they get to know him and if he can raise funds. Corco-ran has been more civil in his statements. This contest is interesting.
■ Last week there was an interesting front page story on the lack of African Americans serving in Congress from Tennessee and representation in other areas.
On the same day, Mayor Rogero and Police Chief Rausch announced Ken-ny Miller as the new deputy police chief to replace Nate Allen, an African American who has become police chief in Decatur, Ala.
While there is no doubt in my mind that Miller is qualifi ed and will do an excellent job, what went unmentioned was that Knoxville no longer has an African American deputy police chief or in other high level command positions in the Police Department.
I know this is not by design and Chief Rausch would prefer it be differ-ent. He is committed to hir-ing minorities. However, it remains a troubling issue and concern which Mayor Rogero must address by speaking out on it and lead-ing an effort herself to re-cruit minorities.
Just as Chief Allen was recruited to Decatur where he is now making $99,444 plus receiving his Knoxville city pension, Knoxville will
need to recruit at the high-er levels for KPD persons of color if this problem at the deputy chief level is to be solved soon. Knoxville cannot just talk the talk, it must walk the walk when it comes to African Ameri-can recruitment in our uni-formed services. When the Miller appointment was announced, it would have been a positive sign had the mayor also recognized publicly the absence of Af-rican Americans in the KPD leadership and renewed her commitment to solving that issue. Instead there was si-lence.
■ Knoxville now has a Center of Polish Culture located at 7417 Kingston Pike formally opened on June 21. The Ambassador of Poland to the U.S., Ryszard Schnepf, participated in the opening.
■ Longtime airport attorney Bruce Fost er Jr. has retired after 29 years and the airport au-thority, after a search, has hired well-liked and inde-fatigable attorney Mark Ma-mantov, 56, to replace him. Mamantov is not likely to stay 29 years as the airport attorney, but he will do well for the time he is there.
Mamantov has chaired the board of the Knoxville Symphony and is legal counsel for KCDC. He is Latvian American. He takes his civic duties seriously.
■ First Watch, a new restaurant on Bearden Hill owned and operated by Nadine Jubran, son of UT vice chair Raja Jubran, had a soft opening the weekend of June 11-12 with diners donating $10 each for Lake-shore Park in lieu of paying
for their meal. Lakeshore Park earned over $10,000 which shows the strong sup-port Lakeshore Park has in
the community. First Watch is open for breakfast and lunch only, seven days a week.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ TV pundits on WBIR were
quick to give the lead in
District 18’s Republican
Primary to incumbent
Martin Daniel.
■ Daniel may win, but he
also might run fourth.
After comments about ISIS,
Muhammad Ali and the
social studies curriculum at
Sequoyah School, he surely
does not deserve a win. His
persistent criticism of UT is
unwarranted.
■ Were this a one-on-one
race between Daniel and
Steve Hall, Hall would win.
He lost by only 160 or so
votes to Daniel in 2014, and
that was before anyone
knew Daniel.
■ Bryan Dodson’s votes will
come off Hall. And how
Hall fi nished a losing race
with a $40,000 surplus is
beyond dumb. Interesting,
indeed.
– S. Clark
A-6 • JUNE 22, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news
SENIOR NOTES ■ All senior centers will
be closed Monday,
July 4.
■ The Heiskell Senior
Center
1708 W. Emory Road. Info: Janice White, 548-0326
Upcoming: Mobile
Meals served each Wednes-
day; $2 donation requested;
RSVP by noon Tuesday.
■ Karns Senior Center
8042 Oak Ridge Highway951-2653knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Off erings include: card
games; dance classes; exer-
cise programs; mahjong; art
classes; farkle dice games;
dominoes; a computer lab;
billiards room; outdoor grill
and kitchen area.
Register for: Potluck
luncheon, noon Tuesday,
June 28; Luau theme. “Birds
of the Wetlands” photo
slide show by Ron Sentell,
1:30 p.m. Friday, July 8.
■ Halls Senior Center
4405 Crippen Road922-0416knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-FridayHours vary
Off erings include: card
games; exercise classes;
quilting, dominoes, dance
classes; scrapbooking,
craft classes; Tai Chi; movie
matinee 2 p.m. Tuesdays;
Senior Meals program,
noon Wednesdays.
Register for: Field trip:
Oakes Daylily Farm, 10 a.m.
Friday, June 24; music, door
prizes; refreshments and
plants available for pur-
chase. Gourmet Cooking
Show: Terry Geiser, 12:30
p.m. Thursday, June 30;
tickets: $10, RSVP and pay
by June 24.
■ Morning Pointe
Assisted Living
7700 Dannaher Drive686-5771 or morningpointe.com
William Malpede and his dad, Bill, enjoy a game of golf at
Beaver Brook Country Club thanks to Elmcroft of Halls and
Second Wind Dream. Photo submitted
Volunteering brings smiles to all Powell resident Natalie Smith recently began volunteering at
Morning Pointe of Powell. She spent her fi rst day with Pastor
Earl Wilson, pictured. “I am amazed at how just spending
time with folks brings smiles, conversation – and makes such
a diff erence in their lives,” she said. Volunteering at Morning
Pointe is a win-win situation with residents receiving
enhanced time and the volunteer receiving the reward of
making a diff erence. Smith is happy to fi nd a place where she
can make a diff erence by making people smile. Photo submittedKicking off summer, ’50s styleSeniors gathered at the Community Center on Emory Road
to celebrate the kickoff of summer with a 1950s-themed ice
cream social. The event featured music from the era, a hula
hoop contest and senior adults dressed in some great outfi ts
from the time period. Carolyn Vineyard, Ruth Bayless and Mary
Smith were just a few of the seniors who came out for an after-
noon of fun. Photo submitted
Elmcroft to host seminar on dementia
Elmcroft Assisted Liv-ing will host a free educa-tional presentation for fam-ily members, caregivers and senior adults on Normal Aging vs. Dementia, noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the event will feature a guest speaker from Alzheimer’s Tennessee.
Topics of the presentation will include the differences between normal memory changes and those that oc-cur in dementia, changes in function that may appear in a person with dementia and tips for decreasing one’s risk for developing dementia.
Lunch will be available for $5 for attendees who RSVP to Samantha, 925-2668, or [email protected] by Thursday, June 23.
Bill Malpede and his wife, Lu, have been resi-dents at Elmcroft of Halls since October 2014. One of Bill’s lifelong favorite sports and passions is golf. He has played in numerous tourna-ments associated with his work and played with sev-eral of the golf clubs in Il-linois.
One memorable trip for Malpede was when he met up with son Billy, daughter Lynn and son-in-law Mat-thew (also an avid golfer) in Northern California where they played Pebble Beach
and Spyglass.Through Elmcroft and
Second Wind Dream, Bill was able to play a round of golf with his son, William, at Beaver Brook Country Club. William was in town recently and the golf game came together for the pair to enjoy a day on the green.
Danny Gaylor joined the duo for golf and played nine holes with them. Gay-lor stops by Elmcroft every Monday morning with a group from Clear Spring Baptist Church for devo-tions, singing and fellow-
ship. When Gaylor learned that Malpede was a golfer, he agreed to take him on an outing.
Following nine holes of golf, the men met for lunch at The Nineteenth Hole at the country club. Bill said he had a great morning, but was disappointed in how “bad” he played and that he might need to start golfi ng again to improve his game. “I used to be pretty good at this,” he said.
Second Wind Dream off ers golf experience
Mayor Tim Burchett says American fl ags that have reached the end of their useable life can be dropped
off at any Knox County se-nior center and the staff will ensure they are disposed of properly and in partner-
Senior centers to collect old fl agsship with several commu-nity organizations including American Legion Post 2, Woodmen of the World, Boy Scouts and others.
POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • A-7 faith
your body produces with adequate sup-plies of antioxidants to neutralize them. I suggest you do this is by eating high-qual-ity fruits and vegetables and supplement-ing your foods with quality vitamins.
In today’s age of fast food restau-rants and excessive stress, air pollution, cigarette smoke and poor exercise habits, as well as a more sedentary lifestyle and a depletion of good minerals in the soils, we have an increased likelihood of being subjected to many more free radicals than our ancestors were. For this reason it is extremely important that we optimize our nutrition and supplementation to try to minimize the chronic degenera-tive diseases that come about from free radicals and oxidative stress. This will give your immune system the ability to fi ght off many bacteria and viruses that you are exposed to in day-to-day activities.
Next time: Osteoporosis
By Dr. Donald G. WegenerWe can acquire most
of our antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. The most common an-tioxidants are Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A and beta-carotene. Other antioxidants we can get from food in-
clude coenzyme Q 10, alpha-lipoic acid and biofl avonoid antioxidants.
Please remember that antioxidants work together to disarm free radicals in different areas of your body. For this reason it is important to have a variety of antioxidants so that they can work together to regenerate each other so they can neutralize more free radicals.
Antioxidants also need certain co-fac-tors for their enzymatic reactions to occur. These are primarily the B co-factors: Vita-min B-1, B-2, B-6 and B-12, as well as folic acid. You need a healthy amount of the antioxidant minerals and these co-factors, as well as the other vitamins mentioned, to help win the war against free radicals.
The bottom line to all this free radical and oxidative stress talk is that you must attempt to balance the free radicals that
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Community services
■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,
4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the
Halls Welfare Ministry food
pantry 6-7 p.m. each second
Tuesday and 10-11 a.m. each
fourth Saturday.
■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,
6125 Lacy Road, off ers
Children’s Clothes Closet and
Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
each third Saturday. Free to
those in the 37912/37849 ZIP
code area.
Classes/meetings ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424
Fairview Road, will host Men’s
Night Out, 5 p.m. Friday, Aug.
5. Cost: $15. Dinner, 5 p.m.;
conference, 6:45 p.m. Speakers:
Johnny Hunt, Senior Pastor,
First Baptist Church, Wood-
stock, Ga.; and James Merritt,
Senior Pastor, Crosspointe
Church, Duluth, Ga. Info/regis-
tration: fairviewbaptist.com.
■ First Comforter Church,
5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts
MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Ser-
vice) noon each Friday. Info:
Edna Hensley, 771-7788.
■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory
Road, hosts Recovery at Powell
each Thursday. Dinner, 6 p.m.;
worship, 7; groups, 8:15. The
program embraces people
who struggle with addiction,
compulsive behaviors, loss
and life challenges. Info:
recoveryatpowell.com or
938-2741.
Special services ■ Fairview Baptist Church,
7424 Fairview Road, will host
Dr. Tim Lee speaking during
the 9:20 and 11 a.m. services
Sunday, July 3. Info: 687-5648
cross currentsLynn [email protected]
And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want but what you want.”
(Mark 14: 35-36 NRSV.)
Jesus, in his hour of dread and loneliness in the Garden, cried out to God, “Abba, Father.”
All my life, I have thought that those words were interchangeable.
Until I saw a rerun of an NCIS episode. In it, Ziva David, the beautiful Israeli who worked
in the NCIS offi ce, found her father dead. She ran to him, crying out “Abba! Abba!”
It was then I realized that Abba is Aramaic, the fa-miliar, intimate title for father, the equivalent of our Daddy.
It made Jesus’ cry in the Garden of Gethsemane a thousand times more poignant. Jesus was calling God – his Father – “Daddy.” In his darkest hour, while he sweated blood , he called out for “Daddy.”
It breaks my heart.Father’s Day is always sad for me. My brother and
I lost our daddy so young. He lost the chance to see us grow up, to know his grandchildren, to spend years and years with our mother, who loved him steadfastly as long as she lived – 38 years as a widow.
In the midst of these memories, I heard the horrifi c news of a mass shooting in Orlando. God only knows why a man would shoot all the people he could fi nd, shattering lives, families, communities, goals and dreams.
So now, there are more victims, more mourning relatives, more individuals – a whole city –that will never be the same again.
What can we do? Pray? Certainly. Forgive? I hope we will all try. Move on? Do we have a choice?
Abba, Daddy
VBS NOTES ■ Beaumont Avenue
Baptist Church, 1502
Beaumont Ave, 6-8:30
p.m. June 26-29. Ages 5
through adult. Theme:
“Submerged.” Free fun day
and registration noon-4
p.m. Saturday, June 25. Info:
524-5024 or 661-3425.
■ Free Spirit Missionary Baptist Church, 716 Ailor
Gap Road, Maynardville,
7-9 p.m. June 26-30.
Celebration night,
Friday, July 1. Theme:
“Submerged.”
■ Heiskell UMC, 9420
Heiskell Road, 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturday, July 9. Ages
4-15. Theme: “Submerged.”
■ Mount Hermon UMC,
235 E. Copeland Road,
6-8:30 p.m. July 24-27.
Ages 3 through rising sixth
graders. Kick-off and family
cookout, 6 p.m. Sunday,
July 24. Theme: “Cave
Quest, Following Jesus,
The Light of the World.”
Dinner served each night.
Everyone welcome.
■ New Life UMC, 7921
Millertown Pike, 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Saturday, June 25.
Theme: “Joseph in Egypt
Biblical Village” with
tents, games, crafts,
stories, food and more.
Free Family Fun Night
6-8 p.m. Friday, June 24,
includes food and games
and VBS registration.
Info/registration:
newlifeumcknoxville.com.
Members of Northside Church of Christ spend time every third Sunday for a singalong at Ben Atchley State Veterans Home.
Shown are back row: Josh Spence holding 11-month-old daughter Elinor, Ashton Spence, Garland Pope, the Rev. Craig Lindsey,
Kathy Harless, Paul Harless, Kevin White, Ruth Lindsey, Sharon and Mickey White; front row: Henry Spence, 4, Kaitlyn Harless,
veteran Louise Owens and Doug Lindsey. Photo by Carol Z. Shane
By Carol Z. ShaneVoices rang at the Ben Atchley
State Veterans Home on Father’s Day as members of Northside Church of Christ held one of their monthly sing-alongs. Residents enjoyed such hymns as “Blessed Assurance” and “Because He Lives,” along with a short talk by NCC’s the Rev. Craig Lindsey.
“They always bring so much,” said resident Wanda Caldwell. “They bring the old-fashioned singing. When you’re 80-something ....” her voice trails off. “It’s like we’re going back to when we were in church.”
Louise Owens, who was an Army nurse during World War II, agrees. She was sporting pearls, bright red nail polish, a beautiful dress and a hat.
“She’s always dressed up,” said church member Kathy Harless, and Owens replied, “Yes – on Sundays!”
The church has had a regular pres-ence at the home every third Sunday for “about fi ve or six years,” said Mick-ey White, who led the singing with a pitch pipe. It started when a church member moved into the facility. “She couldn’t go to church anymore,” said White, “so we thought we’d bring the church to her.”
White enjoys the effect the music has on even seemingly unresponsive residents. “You think they’re asleep, but then you see their toes tapping.”
Owens says that during her Army days stationed at hospitals in Indiana and Ohio, she was teased for her ac-
cent. “They said, ‘you sound like a hill-billy.’ I said, ‘I guess I am a hillbilly. I’m from a little town called Solway in Tennessee!’ After that, they called me ‘the Tennessee Lady.’” She was thrilled to get a card recently from one of her former patients who remembered “the Tennessee Lady.”
“I wouldn’t take anything for it,” she said.
Debbie Barnette, assistant director of activities, stood by ready to serve refreshments with a big smile as Ow-ens and the others sang and clapped along to hymn after hymn. “They love it,” she said. “They absolutely love it.”
Visit Northside Church of Christ at 7615 Bishop Rd. at northknoxchurch.com or call 865-321-1321.
That old-fashioned singing
Woods celebrates 50 years of priesthoodBy Nancy Anderson
Father Michael Woods, beloved priest at All Saints Catholic Church, is known for his deep commitment and keen sense of humor. He has touched the lives of thousands. Woods was hon-
FAITH NOTESor fairviewbaptist.com.
■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley
Road NE, will host an outdoor
gospel singing, 6 p.m. Sunday,
June 26. Singers will include:
Reba Kennedy, Tony Thomas
and David West. Bring a chair.
Will be held indoors if raining.
Everyone invited.
ored last Sunday for his 50 years of tireless service in the priesthood at a spectac-ular celebration held at the church June 12.
Thousands of parishio-ners and guests gathered at the golden jubilee celebra-tion to salute Woods with
hugs, handshakes, cake, bal-loons, dancing, singing … and a gift of $59,500!
Woods was ordained in his hometown of Carling-ford, Ireland, in 1966. Hav-ing grown up in a large, loving and devoutly Catho-lic family in a small town,
Woods uses his experiences to infuse others with a sense of connection to the parish, to family and to God.
“The church of Knoxville, whom I love dearly, received me back as an active priest – bishops, priests and lay people alike. All are one.”
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Story So Far: The S.O.R. special soccer team has yet to win a game. As the fi nal game draws closer, with the last chance to win one game, desperation sets in.
At family dinner, Ma said to me, “In two days you’ll have your last game.” It was fake cheerful, as if I had a terminal illness and she wanted to pretend it was a head cold.
“Yeah,” I said.“You’re going to win,” my father an-
nounced.“How do you know?” I snapped.“I sense it.”“Didn’t know you could tell the future.”“Don’t be so smart,” he returned. “I’m
trying to be supportive.”“I’m sick of support!” I yelled, and left
the room.Twenty minutes later, I got a call. Saltz.“Two things. My father offered me a
bribe.”
“To lose the last game?”“No, to win it. A new bike.”“Wow! What did you say?”“I told him I was too honest to win a
game.”“What was the second thing?”“At lunch tomorrow they’re going to have
that pep rally. And worse.”“What’s worse than pep?”“They’re going to call up the whole team.”I sighed. “Why?”“That way everybody will know us,” said
Saltz. “If we lose, we’ll be rounded up and left back to repeat the year.”
I was in my room doing homework when my father came in. “Come on, Ed,” he said. “I was just trying to be your friend.”
“Why can’t people let us lose in peace?”“People think you feel bad.”“We feel fi ne!”“We won’t talk about it anymore. Why
don’t you come sit with us and fi nish your dinner.”
Next day, when I walked into the school cafeteria, there was the usual madhouse. There was also a big banner across the front part of the room:
Make the Los-ers Winners
Keep Up the Good Name of
S.O.R.I wanted to
start a food fi ght.H a l f w a y
through the lunch period, the president of the School Council, a kid named Clarissa, microphone in hand, called for attention. “We just want to say to the Special Seventh-Grade Soccer Team that we’re behind you.”
“It’s in front of us where we need people,” whispered Saltz. “Blocking.”
The president went on. “Would you come up and take a bow.” One by one, she called our names. Each time one of us went up, acting like cringing worms, there was general craziness, hooting, foot stomping, plus an occasional milk carton shooting through the air.
The president said, “I’d like the team captain, Ed Sitrow, to say a few words.”
What could I do? Trapped, I cleared my throat. Four times. “Uh, well . . . we . . . uh . . . sure . . . hope to get there . . . and . . . you know . . . I suppose . . . play and . . . you know!”
Everybody stood and cheered. They even began the school chant. “Give me an S! Give me an O . . .”
I went back to my seat. As I sat there, maybe two hundred and fi fty kids fi led by, thumping me on the back, shoulder, neck and head. “Good luck! Good luck!” They were beating me.
“Saltz,” I said when they were gone and I was numb, “I’m calling an emergency meet-ing of the team.”
We met behind the school. Everybody was feeling rotten.
“I’m sick and tired of people telling me we have to win,” I said.
“I think my family is going to disown me,” said Hays.
“Why can’t they just let us lose?” asked Fenwick.
“Yeah,” said Barish, “because we’re not going to win.”
“I’d just like to do my math,” said Fen-wick. “I like that.”
Something clicked. “Hays,” I said, “you’re good at music, right?”
“Yeah, well, sure — hard rock.”“Okay. And Fenwick, what’s the lowest
score you’ve pulled in math so far?”“A-plus.”“Last year?”“Same.”“Lifsom,” I went on, getting excited,
“how’s your painting coming?”“I just fi nished something cool and —”“That’s it,” I cut in, because Lifsom could
go on forever about his painting. “Every one of us is good at something. Right? Maybe more than one thing. The point is other things.”
“Sure,” said Barish.“Except,” put in Saltz, “sports.”I said, “That’s their problem. I mean, we
are good, good at lots of things. Why can’t we just plain stink in some places? That’s
got to be normal.”“Let’s hear it for normal,” cried Dorman.
“Doesn’t both-er me to lose at sports,” I said. “Least, it didn’t bother me until I let other people make me both-ered.”
“What about the school re-cord?” asked Por-ter. “You know, no team ever los-ing for a whole season. Want to be famous for that?”
I said, “Did we want to be on this team?”
“No!” they all shouted.
“I can see some of it,” I said. “You know, doing something different. But I don’t like sports. I’m not good at it. I don’t enjoy it. So I say, so what? If Saltz here writes a stinko poem, he does a lot, do they yell at him? When was the last time Mr. Tillman came around and said, ‘Saltz, I believe in your be-ing a poet!’”
“Never,” said Saltz.“Yeah,” said Radosh. “How come sports
are so important?”“You know,” said Dorman, “maybe a los-
er makes people think of things they lost. Like Mr. Tillman not getting into pro foot-ball. Us losing makes him remember that.”
“Us winning, he forgets,” cut in Eliscue.“Right,” I agreed. “He needs us to win
for him, not for us. Maybe it’s the same for others.”
“Yeah, but how are you going to convince people of that?” said Barish.
“By not caring if we lose,” I said.“Only thing,” put in Saltz. “They say
Parkville is pretty bad. What happens if, you know, by mistake, we win?”
“I think,” suggested Hays, “if we just go on out there, relax, and do our best, we’ll lose.”
There was agreement on that point.“Do you know what I heard?” said Eliscue.“What?”“I didn’t want to say it before, but since
the game’s a home game, they’re talking about letting the whole school out to cheer us on to win.”
“You’re kidding.”He shook his head. There was a long,
deep silence.“Probably hope we’d be ashamed to lose
in front of everybody,” said Saltz.I took a quick count. “Anyone ashamed
of losing?” I asked.No one. A complete vote of no confi -
dence. I was encouraged.“Well,” I said, “I don’t care if we lose.”“Right,” said Radosh. “It’s not like we’re
committing treason or something. People have a right to be losers.”
We considered that for a moment. It was then I had my most brilliant idea. “Who has money?”
“What for?”“I’m your tall captain, right? Trust me.
Bring your soccer T-shirts to me in the morning.”
I collected some money, and we split. I held Saltz back.
“What’s the money all about?” he wanted to know. “And the T-shirts.”
“Come on,” I told him. “I think we can show them we really mean it.”
(To be continued.)
Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.
CHAPTER TWELVE: A school rally for us!
“a breakfast serials story”S.O.R. Losers Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush
Brenda Sweet discusses the importance of
tracking fi nances and bank account balances
during a session of SEEK (Successful Employ-
ment Empowerment Kickoff ). Photos by R. White
Bridget Calfee works with student Nicholas
Collins on balancing a deposit account.
Although school is out for the summer, some stu-dents are back in the class-room through a program that teaches skills that will benefi t them for years to come.
The program is SEEK (Successful Employment Empowerment Kickoff) and is led by Union Coun-ty’s school-to-work transi-tion coach Bridget Calfee, assisted by Leanne Friebel.
“Some kids are just not going to college,” Calfee told the school board. She obtained a grant to fund the 6-day intensive pro-gram which is voluntary to students.
Instructors identifi ed personal skills to aid in seeking and holding a job. They sought speakers on these topics and arranged fi eld trips to businesses where their students might expect to secure that im-portant fi rst job.
RuthWhite
Friebel fi rst identifi ed four popular jobs – day-care, retail/sales, landscap-ing and inventory stockers.
She described each job, the skills needed, educa-tion required, job require-ments and wages earned.
She also asked the stu-dents questions to help them decide the type of work they would like to do.
“When applying for a job, consider whether you like to work alone or with others. Do you like to work outside?
“Are you a morning or night person? Do you prefer a fast-paced or a self-paced environment?”
Brenda Sweet of Com-mercial Bank spoke about fi nances, saving and keep-ing records of expenses. She led a practice session for writing checks and bal-ancing a ledger.
Although a majority of individuals use debit cards at stores, Sweet walked through the check-writing process as many students have no idea of the proper way to write checks. She also had them record sev-eral “deposits” on a ledger and then work through the transactions of withdraw-als and payroll deposits.
Sweet touched briefl y on the many different ser-vices offered at Commer-cial Bank and provided students with some basic banking skills that are im-portant in everyday life.
(Ruth White has shad-owed most sessions of this program and will offer ad-ditional reports.)
POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • A-9 kids
Brady Moldrup portrays Huck Finn and Dominic Gillette portrays
Jim in the WordPlayers’ production of “Big River.” Photo submitted
By Sara BarrettThe WordPlayers will
present “Big River” July 15-17 at the Bijou Theatre.
The Tony award-winning Broadway musical is based on Mark Twain’s classic novel of the same name.
In the timeless tale, Huck Finn discovers that Jim, a runaway slave, is a true friend. Huck has a pure heart, but because of his culture where slavery is the norm, he has an ill-trained conscience.
In the struggle between heart and conscience, Huck’s heart prevails.
Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, “Big River” carries
a strong message which is anti-slavery and anti-rac-ism. The performance is suggested for ages 12 and up.
Performances will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 15; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17. Admission is $21.50 ($17.50 seniors and students). Group dis-counts are available. Tickets are available in advance and at the door.
The WordPlayers is a nonprofi t company of Chris-tian theatre artists based in Knoxville. Info: wordplay ers.org, knoxbijou.com or 539-2490.
‘Big River’coming to the Bijou
Steely signs with Bryan CollegePowell High senior
guard Jackson Steely recently signed to play basketball at Bryan Col-lege in Dayton, Tenn. Jackson led Powell to a 22-11 record this season, reaching the region semi-fi nals. Jackson averaged 12.6 points, fi ve assists and three rebounds while shooting 40 percent from three and was named an All-District honorable mention. Jackson is the son of Dan and Jennifer Steely.
“I’m proud of the work Jackson put in over last two years at Powell. He deserves this opportu-
nity and will be a good player at the collegiate level. He has leadership ability and toughness that we will miss at PHS,” said coach Gary Barnes.
Bryan’s coach Don Rekoske said, “We are excited to sign Jackson. He has toughness, and I like the way he plays the point guard position. He is a terrifi c young man and could become a really good player for us.”
Bryan College is a member of the National Association of Intercol-legiate Athletics and the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
Powell area students make Maryville College Dean’s List
The Dean’s List for the 2016 spring semes-ter was announced re-cently by administrators of Maryville College, and 52 students from Knox County were among those meeting requirements for the academic distinction. Honored students from the Powell area include
Sarah Gregory, Ephraim-ia Pearson and Madison Sexton.
Qualifi cation for the Dean’s List includes a grade point average of at least 3.6 in all work un-dertaken, with no grade below a “C.” Only full-time students are consid-ered for the Dean’s List.
Rose graduates from Maryville CollegeMaryville College held
graduation ceremonies last month with several from the North Knoxville area participating in the celebration. Nicolas Rose from Powell High School and Nicholas Sexton from Temple Baptist Academy were two of the 255 stu-dents crossing the stage to receive diplomas.
Many-Bears Grinder, commissioner for the Ten-nessee Department of Vet-erans Services, was the com-mencement speaker and was
awarded an honorary doctor of public service degree.
In her address titled “Call to Serve,” Grinder encour-aged graduates to “cultivate a heart of humility and build a legacy of service.
“Serve your families, serve your neighborhoods, fi nd a way ‘to serve the least of these,’ and you will fi nd that no matter what battles or challenges you face in life, the reward that comes from blessing others will carry you through to the next mission,” Grinder said.
CALL FOR ARTISTS ■ Arts In The Park, “Art In The Heart of Hamblen County,” a
one-day celebration of visual and performing arts scheduled for
Sept. 17, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 350 W. Ninth North St.
in Morristown, will accept artists’ applications through July 15.
Arts In The Park is a juried event. All work must be original to and
created by the exhibitor. Info/application: morristownart.org.
■ The Tennessee Arts Commission is accepting application for its
Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants until 4:30 p.m. (CST) Friday,
July 1. The grants will be distributed throughout all arts disciplines
as recognized by the Tennessee Arts Commission, including dance,
music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts,
photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts.
Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or [email protected].
By Wendy SmithSleepovers are always
fun, but throw in dinosaurs, fl ashlights and a dash of learning, and you’ve gone beyond fun to a lifelong memory.
That was the goal of last week’s Night at the McClung Museum Family Sleepover. It was the fi rst time the mu-seum, located at 1327 Circle Park Drive on the UT cam-pus, has hosted a sleepover, which is a popular trend at museums and aquariums, says McClung associate di-rector of External Relations Stacy Palado.
As families arrived, ex-cited kids stashed their sleeping bags and collected backpacks containing fl ash-lights, notepads and pens. The evening kicked off with face painting and balloon animals.
The event was for chil-dren ages 5-11 and adult caregivers. Betty William-son, who has family in the area, drove seven hours from Moselle, Miss., to bring her six-year-old great-great-nephew, Jackson Bry-an Clifton, to the sleepover. He wants to be a paleontolo-gist, she explained.
During craft time, Jack-son was delighted to meet paleontologist Jen Bauer, a doctoral student at UT. She taught the kids how to choose scientifi c names for their dinosaur visors by pairing a Greek or Latin root with the name of some-
Jackson Bryan Clifton, Samuel Hulsey, Coley Stanley and Jonathan Stanley wait patiently as Dan-
iel Gillette tells jokes and makes balloon animals. The children attended the fi rst Night at the
McClung Museum Family Sleepover.
body they love. During her research, she chose the sci-entifi c name for a brachio-pod, which she described as “like a clam, but cooler.”
Sleeping spots were marked on the fl oor with blue tape. A few lucky par-ticipants were able to cozy up next to the museum’s current special exhibit, Di-nosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas.
The event was intended to be educational rather than titillating, so Palado was optimistic that even the youngest kids would settle down for the evening.
But nine-year-old Jacob
Knott from Roane County said he intended to make the most of the night by staying up late. He was es-pecially looking forward to a fl ashlight tour of the mu-seum. Mom Linda Knott said they’d been counting the days until the event.
After stories and snacks, the fi lm “Fact or Fiction? Dinosaurs in the Movies” was shown in the muse-um auditorium to further educate – and relax – the youngsters.
McClung Museum is in-creasing programming in order to reach out to a new audience, says Palado. A recent Civil War bus tour for adults was oversold, so another will be hosted later this year.
The sleepover was an at-tempt to reach out to fami-lies. None of the nearly 60 participants were museum members, although those who purchased three tickets received annual member-ships.
Dora Hooks, who attend-ed the sleepover with her granddaughter and a friend who brought her grandson, said she planned to use her membership to visit the mu-seum again. She read about the event in the newspaper and called the next day to reserve their spots, she said.
The goal of such events is to make kids feel comfort-able in museums, Palado says.
“We want to educate the next generation.”
Sleeping with the dinosat McClung Museum
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THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 26“Charlie & the Chocolate Factory,”
Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22Bits ’N Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m.,
Community Center in Norris. “Sit and Sew,” 9:30 a.m.-noon before the meeting. Visitors and new members welcome. No July meeting; all invited to free quilt show that is part of the July 4th Norris Day Celebration. Info: Mary Jane Berry, 494-7841.
Free introductory “Zumba Gold” class, 10:30 a.m., Take Charge Fitness Program, 1921 N. Charles Seivers Blvd., in Clinton. Zumba Gold is designed for active older adults. Info: 457-8237.
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23Community potluck, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Narrow
Ridge Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring a dish to share. Info: 497-2753 or [email protected].
Excel 2013 certifi cate class, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. Free class taught by Pellissippi State instructors. Learn new or upgrade old skills. Space limited; registration required. Info: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.
Hospitality Job Fair, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave. On-site interviews and applications with local employers in the hotel, convention and hospitality industries. Info: Bill or Jackie, 524-5511.
“If You Build it, They Will Come,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Info: 329-8892.
Shakespeare for Kids, 4 p.m., Corryton Branch Library, 7733 Corryton Road. Presented by the
Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 688-1501.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24Annual fi sh fry, 5-7 p.m., Andersonville UMC,
3944 Andersonville Highway. Cost: adults, $7; children 12 and younger, $5. Meal includes all-you-can-eat fi sh, hushpuppies, slaw, fries, dessert and drinks. Proceeds will benefi t youth scholarship fund.
Concert in the Commons: Matt Honkonen, 7 p.m., The Norris Commons, the lawn in front of the Norris Middle School. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info: Facebook.
Ijams Nature Center presents “Can You Hear the Frogs?” 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 24-25Daylily Bloom Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oakes
Daylilies, 8153 Monday Road, Corryton. Info: oakesdaylilies.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25Burlington Summer Movie Saturdays: “Star
Wars: The Force Awakens,” 1:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.
Film night: “The Salt of the Earth” (PG-13), 7-9 p.m., Narrow Ridge Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or [email protected].
Fourth Saturday Jam Session, 7 p.m., old Rush Strong School in Sharps Chapel. Free admission. Includes bluegrass, country and gospel music. Drinks and snacks available, donations appreciated.
“If You Build it, They Will Come,” 10:30 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Info: 470-7033.
Lego Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.
Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.
Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.
MONDAY, JUNE 27Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 11 a.m.,
Carter Branch Library, 9036 Asheville Highway. Info: 933-5438.
TUESDAY, JUNE 28Teen Splatter Art Crafts, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Powell
Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. For teens 12-17. Info: 947-6210.
Union County Library Board meeting, 2 p.m., Sharps Chapel Senior Center, 1550 Sharps Chapel Road. The Sharps Chapel Book Station will be discussed. The public is invited.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2-4:15 p.m.,
Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Registration required. Info/registration: 525-5431.
Free introductory “Zumba Gold” class, 10:30 a.m., Take Charge Fitness Program, 1921 N. Charles Seivers Blvd., in Clinton. Zumba Gold is designed for active older adults. Info: 457-8237.
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 4 p.m.,
Mascot Branch Library, 1927 Library Road. Info: 933-2620.
Knoxville Zoomobile, 2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.
Robotics @ the Library, 5 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. For teens ages 12-15. Info/registration: Nicole Barajas, [email protected], or 525-5431.
SATURDAY, JULY 2Union County Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon,
Wilson Park. Info: 992-8038.
SUNDAY, JULY 3Pilot Fireball Moonlite Classic 5K and Little
Firecracker Mile, 9 p.m., UT Vet School with the route running along Neyland Drive. Hosted by the Knoxville Track Club. Info/registration: ktc.org/RaceFireball.html; or Bo Saulsbury, [email protected].
MONDAY, JULY 4Concert in the Commons: Alex Guthrie, 7 p.m.,
The Norris Commons, the lawn in front of the Norris Middle School. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info: Facebook.
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By Kelly NorrellBill Regas, owner of
Knoxville’s iconic Regas Restaurant until it closed in 2010, heard a great story recently.
David Gilbert, a former Regas baker, found a wal-let in his house with a tag attached. It said, “Merry Christmas from the Re-gas Family.” It still had $5 tucked inside.
Gilbert’s pleasure and subsequent call to Regas somehow capture the driv-ing force behind what was one of Tennessee’s longest running and most award-winning restaurants – a caring spirit welded to a tough work ethic.
“We’ve always worked hard to keep the team to-gether,” said Regas.
Cherokee Country Club executive chef David Pinck-ney, who worked for years as an across-town colleague but not an employee of Re-gas, put it another way.
“When I was at the Or-angery (as executive chef), Regas was the benchmark restaurant in Knoxville, and Bill Regas was a sort of mentor to me. Now I see him two or three times a week at Cherokee, where he is a member, and he speaks every single time. He is a
true gentleman.”On June 10, Cherokee
Country Club hosted a sold-out dinner attended by 101 saluting Regas Restaurant and Bill Regas. It was mod-eled on similar events hon-oring famous restaurants, Pinckney said. The white-tablecloth institution that hosted thousands of special occasion dinners and deal-making lunches closed Dec. 31, 2010, after 91 years.
Regas Restaurant set records for launching suc-cessful careers. Mike Con-nor of Connor Concepts; Randy Burleson, owner of Aubrey’s Family of Restau-rants; Rick Federico, who oversees PF Chang and oth-er restaurants for Brinker International; and Steve Puleo, owner of Puleo’s Res-taurants, are only a few Re-gas Restaurant alumni who soared.
The Regas Restaurant story began in 1919, when Greek immigrant broth-ers George and Frank Re-gas (later joined by brother Harry) opened a 24-hour, 7 day a week diner on Gay Street near Magnolia. Capi-talizing on the crush of trav-elers from the nearby train depot, they began as Re-gas Brothers Café with an 18-stool counter, six booths
and six tables seating four.Regas said family help
and a powerful work ethic were key. The brothers worked rotating shifts, one taking nights and the other serving breakfast, lunch and dinner during the day.
They learned from suc-cessful people. “My Dad always stayed active in the National Restaurant Asso-ciation, traveling to meet-ings and learning about new dishes, methods and technology. He always had the National Restau-rant Association Sign in the window.” The found-ing brothers had about 8th grade educations.
As the business grew, family and employees learned at what they called the Regas School of Res-taurateuring. Grady Regas (for whom the Grady’s Res-taurants were named), his cousin Chris Paris, and his aunt Kiki Liakonis all have memories of hard work and long hours, beginning with dish washing.
The business evolved under the second and third generation Regas family members. Employees like Hazel Schmid, who greeted customers for 54 years, were an institution. “We had a lot of regulars come in every
Kelly Hewett
The Regas legacyExacting standards, kind ways mark the Regas style
Bill Regas
As fi restorms erupt daily in the Twittersphere with complaints about compa-nies, most organizations are told not to “feed the trolls.” But a new study, “Brand Buzz in the Echoverse,” suggests that ignoring mean tweets usually results in a negative feedback loop among the media, which in turn affects branding and profi ts.
“Bank of America, the fi rm in the study that sub-dued these fi restorms best, used Twitter more for cus-tomer service than adver-
t i s i n g , ” said Kelly Hewett, co-author of the study and a s s o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r of market-ing in UT’s Haslam Col-lege of Busi-
ness.“More consistent moder-
ately-toned tweets led Bank of America to be much more effective than a fi rm that sent out one-fi fth the tweets
with a much more positive tone, such as those with promotional messages.”
Hewett and her co-au-thors at the University of Maryland and Massey Uni-versity examined how the interdependence of fi rms’ communications in both traditional and social media affects brands. They found online word of mouth to be the greatest infl uencer in what they call the “echo-verse.” The authors ana-lyzed the volume and tone of messages.
day. I knew where they liked to sit and who they liked to sit with,” she said.
Customers like Will Pugh loved it all – prime rib, lob-ster tails and red velvet cake as well as specialties like blueberry muffi ns and ice cream sundaes. “I’ve eaten at the restaurant so many times. Everything was great,” he said.
Regas said he thinks there will always be a place for “special” restaurants – for birthdays, anniversa-ries, weddings, graduations, visits from out of town guests. But he thinks the number will get smaller.
“The restaurant business is tough unless you have a lot of depth. A chef is just one person, and he’s trying to prepare the meal,” said Regas. “You can be a good cook, a good front man with a great personality. But if you don’t have a good team, you’ll wear yourself out.”
Don’t ignore mean tweets
By Sandra ClarkThe stars came out to
honor Eleanor Yoakum in ceremonies June 11 at Lin-coln Memorial University’s Lincoln Museum. For-mer Gov. Don Sundquist was reunited with several former cabinet members including Yoakum, who served both as his com-missioner of personnel and later as his chief adminis-trative officer (now called deputy governor).
Former TDOT commis-sioner Bruce Saltsman drew the biggest laugh when he said, “She had a list, but Don wouldn’t let me spend the whole budget in Clai-borne County.”
“Eleanor made this road her mission” while in Nashville, said Saltsman, “and she made this com-missioner miserable.” The improvements were made to U.S. Highway 25E. The resolution to name the road was sponsored by state Sen. Frank Niceley and state Rep. Jerry Sex-ton, who now represent the area. Both spoke at the dedication.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan was eloquent in his praise: “We’re honoring a fi ne young woman here tonight. She has touched the lives of thousands of people. My dad said everything looks easier from a distance. Eleanor didn’t leave the county, and she’s made this county, this state and this country a bet-ter place.”
House Speaker Beth Harwell said she’s held El-
Eleanor Yoakum is fl anked by her children, Stephanie Barger
Conner and Rob Barger, at the dedication ceremony for the
Eleanor Yoakum Highway in Claiborne County. Yoakum chairs
the board of First Century Bank.
High honor for local leader
It’s Smokies baseball time for Rotarians from Knox-ville’s sev-en clubs w h e n they will “ P a c k the Park for Polio” at the Thursday, July 12, Tennessee Smokies game against the Chattanooga Lookouts. This will be the fi fth annual Pack the Park night at Smokies Park. The fi rst pitch at 7:05 p.m. will be thrown
out by District Gov.-Elect Fred
Heitman.T i c k -
ets are $12 and
$5.50 of every $12 voucher sold goes
to Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foun-dation matches all contri-butions 2-1, so that $5.50 turns into a $16.50 dona-tion to End Polio Now!
“Play ball!!!!”
The Rotary GuyTom [email protected]
■ CSA grad honoredSarah Emory, a 2016 Fulton High graduate, was
honored with the Diana and Bob Samples Community School of the Arts (CSA) $2,500 scholarship at a re-cent meeting of the Rotary Club of Knoxville. Bob is a club member.
Sarah is an outstanding student and long-time par-ticipant in CSA (since 2007). She will begin college at the University of Tennessee in the fall, pursuing a degree in Graphics and Fine Arts. For the past fi ve years she has worked under artist Robin Surber through CSA’s Side/By/Side Visual Arts Apprentice Program.
■ Butch Jones to speakHere’s a reminder about the Rotary Club of Knox-
ville’s July 26 meeting featuring UT football coach Butch Jones for the noon luncheon meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. RCK is inviting members of other Rotary Clubs and their guests to hear Coach Jones talk about the 2016 season. The Crowne Plaza ballroom seats 300, so RSVP to [email protected].
■ Turkey Creek Club honors fi ve Five graduating seniors from Farragut High School
were each presented with a $500 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Turkey Creek to attend technical schools. The students honored were Will Sherrill, Tu Hyunh, Alecia Reynolds, Emma Clancy and Logan Mitchell.
■ $10K to go Chris Rohwer of the North Knoxville Rotary Club
is chairing a project to raise $13,000 to rebuild the kitchen at the club-sponsored Cerebral Palsy group home in Fountain City. Following his announcement, he quickly picked up $500 from the speaker, at-large county commissioner Bob Thomas, who said he would kick in $500 to clear his commission fund for com-munity grants. With a $2,500 donation from the club, Rohwer has “only” $10,000 to go.
‘Pack the Park’
eanor on a pedestal. “She has so much poise and has done so much good.”
Justin Wilson, comptrol-ler of the treasury and a former Sundquist commis-sioner, said fl atly, “This road would not have happened had it not been for Eleanor. Highways don’t just hap-pen.”
Finally, it was the hon-oree’s turn. “I will take this honor on behalf of the Yoa-kum family,” she said.
She mentioned her par-ents, Glenn and Leo Walker Yoakum. She talked about her sisters, Glenna Ad-ams, who died from mul-tiple sclerosis, and Martha Yoakum, “the only one of us brave enough to put her
name on a ballot.” Martha Yoakum, a retired attorney, served three terms as the area’s public defender.
“And the service contin-ues,” she said, praising her daughter, Stephanie, who chairs the Tennessee Arts Commission, and her son, Rob Barger, a third-genera-tion banker who now heads First Century Bank and chairs the Claiborne Coun-ty Economic Development Board. And out in the audi-ence sat her nephew, attor-ney Oliver Adams with his kids, and her own wonder-ful grandchildren: Walker, Elizabeth and Virginia Con-ner, and Mayson and Ella Jane Barger.
“The service continues.”
A-12 • JUNE 22, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news
By Sandra ClarkBuzz Thomas, interim superintendent of
schools, wasted little time in telling us what he plans to do with Knox County Schools this summer.
We wasted even less time giving him advice right back.
In an open letter to Knox Countians, Thomas said his priorities for summer are:
■ Reading: “Using our summer training time to ensure that all el-ementary principals and early-elementary teachers are properly trained to teach read-ing. Reading remains our single biggest challenge and we will take an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to meeting that challenge.”
■ Central offi ce: “Making our schools and central offi ce more transparent, col-laborative and customer-focused. Knox County’s public schools belong to you – the students, parents and taxpayers.”
■ Decisions: “Making decisions as close to the action as possible. When some-one is assigned responsibility for a task, they should be given the authority to go with it. In so far as possible, teachers should be allowed to run their classrooms and principals to run their schools. Of course, everyone must be accountable.
“If someone can’t do the job, we will re-place them, but we will not micromanage our schools. The central offi ce should be the place of last resort when it comes to deci-sions about a child’s education.”
■ Getting our own operations in
order: “The Knox County Schools has de-clared its intention to provide “excellence for every child,” yet recent studies by out-side individuals and organizations suggest that we have not held ourselves to that same standard of excellence when it comes to managing our own operations.
“We have experienced signifi cant prob-lems with transportation, public informa-tion and human resources, for example. We have asked our students and teachers to meet the highest standards of accountabil-ity. Those same standards will be applied to those of us in the central offi ce.”
Thomas said the school board is not as divided as one might think.
“Every single member is united in their desire to see students learn and teachers want to teach in Knox County. To para-
phrase Forrest Gump, student achievement and teacher morale are like peas and car-rots.”
He said when the new board is seated in September, he will meet with each member and then write another letter, setting out his goals for the school year.
Oliver “Buzz” Thomas has popped up like a summer storm. He’s not hiring con-sultants, appointing committees or holding butt-numbing public meetings. He’s just written a simple letter to spell out his pri-orities.
Our email to him:Buzz – “The easiest thing you could do
is ‘downsize’ those job titles in the central offi ce. Too damn pretentious.
“It’s like the difference between Oliver and Buzz.”
Buzz Thomas
■ The Front Porch – 1509 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-859-9260
■ Dixie Roofi ng – 1703 Depot St.
Phone – 865-938-9880
■ Clover Cottage – 1905 Depot St.
Phone – 865-357-8953
■ Crystal's Automotive and Restora-
tion – 1907 Depot St. Phone – 865-
947-8785
■ Aff ordable Car Care – 1744 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-859-0061
■ Bojangles – 1920 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-859-9247
■ Knox Gold Exchange – 7537 Brick-
yard Rd. Phone – 865-859-9414
■ Frontier Communications – 2104 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-8211
■ Weigel's – 2119 W. Emory Rd. Phone
– 865-938-9626
■ Marathon – 2116 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-938-9699
■ First Tennessee Bank – 2121 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-549-1780
■ Vaughn Pharmacy – 2141 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-947-1581
■ Domino's – 2145 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-938-1717
■ Dr. Steven Aungst, Chiropractor –
2149 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-
6560
■ Powell Pediatrics – 2157 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-938-8336
■ Orange Pearl – 2161 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-947-5050
■ Cash Express – 2301 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-938-2274
■ Steamboat – 2307 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-938-4800
■ Emory Animal Hospital – 2311 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-0437
■ The Purple Leaf – 2305 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-938-7883
■ Halftime Pizza – 2509 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-947-4253
■ Bailey & Co. Real Estate – 2322 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-9000
■ A-1 Finchum Heating & Cooling –
2502 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-963-
3032
■ Le Coop Salon – 2508 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-947-3222
■ Kennedy Dentistry – 2529 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-947-2220
■ Appliance Repair Service – 2303 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-4100
■ Real Dry Cleaners – 2153 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-947-4907
■ Powell Pet – 2309 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-947-0185
■ Summit Medical Group – 2125 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-7517
■ Community Chest of Knox County
– 2107 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-
938-3517
■ Senior Marketing Group – 2100 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-7177
■ Aff ordable and Unique Home
Accents – 1904 W. Emory Rd. Phone
– 865-859-9509
■ Second Chance of North Knoxville
– 1900 W. Emory Rd. Phone – 865-
377-3344
■ Karen's Grooming – 1730 W. Emory
Rd. Phone – 865-947-1085
■ Emory Barber Shop – 1708 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-938-1888
■ KJ Cookies – 1738 W. Emory Rd.
Phone – 865-659-2911
■ Nature's Fountain – 1719 Depot St.
Phone – 865-859-0938
■ Green Valley Nursery – 1716 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-947-5500
■ All-N-1 Construction – 1715 Depot
St. Phone – 865-978-7714
■ Effi cient Energy of Tennessee –
1707 Depot St. Phone – 865-947-3386
■ Southern Sass Salon – 1615 W.
Emory Rd. Phone – 865-640-7339
Visit the businesses in Historic Powell Station
To update this directory, phone
865-661-8777
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Coming July 27
Buzz Thomas lists four goals for summer
Knox County to open disc golf course
By Sarah ConnatserTammy Cox, from Powell, celebrating becoming a
Certifi ed Case Manager on June 16, 2016.Allan Sherrod, from Corryton, celebrating birthday
on June 18 (no age given)Carolyn and Tom Jensen, from North Knoxville,
celebrating 56-year anniversary on June 17George Cochran, from Knoxville, celebrating 65th
birthday (no date given)Kaleigh Bray, from Halls, celebrating 18th birthday
on May 24 (came to The Front Porch on June 17)Wayne and Carla Smith, from Knoxville, celebrat-
ing 43-year anniversary on June 16Katherine Fryar and Braden Galyon celebrating
their wedding day on June 17, 2016Zack Walden, from LaFollette, celebrating 25th
birthday (no date given) and recent graduation from law school at University of Alabama.
By Sandra ClarkWhen the fi rst train stopped in Powell Sta-
tion, no one hopped off to play disc golf. In fact, it’s doubtful anyone on that train had ever played real golf.
But after July 1, folks in Powell can enjoy nine holes of disc golf in the expanded Pow-ell Station Park.
Vandalism has been a bit of a problem in the park, and Doug Bataille, senior director of Parks and Recreation, says he is waiting until the last minute to install signage. Each hole will have a platform on which players stand to throw the disc. Each hole is rated like reg-ular golf as Par 3, etc.
And now I’ve said more than I know.Hey, ever wondered how a newspaper has just enough
copy to fi ll the space available, and each line always ends with a period?
It’s probably because folks write until the space is fi lled. (A sad, sorry secret of the newspaper business.)
Next week in this space, Marvin West will return with his every-other-week look at Powell history. And then I promise to get together the stories I’m collecting but not written yet – the new business Master Services – now open on Clinton Highway; Dwight Disney and his folks at Vaughn Pharmacy, now celebrating 50 years in business; the Manning Window Company, a proud family tradition.
We’re meeting this Thursday to arrange for a $1,500 grant for Enhance Powell. The committee has two projects
now that the disc golf course is
complete.The Com-
munity De-sign Center is involved
with both. First up is
our partnership with the Legacy Parks
Foundation and Dr. Bob Collier to develop his family farm – some 12 acres adja-cent to the Powell Branch Library – as a preserve. We want to install walk-ing trails, bird feeders, a few benches and possibly a boardwalk in a swampy area near Emory Road.
Two fresh-water springs are on the property and must be preserved. It’s neat for kids (and grown-ups) to see clear water bubbling up from the ground.
Dr. Collier remembers his grandmother’s mules
(Red and Fred?) who would walk past Beaver Creek to fi nd fresh water from the springs. Pretty smart, those mules.
Bob said his grandmother was noted for “overfeeding” her people and animals, and those mules almost grew wider than tall.
The second project is a “downtown” design similar to one done for Newport by the Community Design Center. It’s available to view on the CDC website.
We want to preserve the uniqueness of Powell while promoting walkability and community. Too many of us are fenced in on subdivi-sion lots, watching TV and playing video games when we could be out walking, meeting neighbors and even learning new stuff – like how to play disc golf.
And this is how newspa-per space gets fi led.
POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • A-13
A-14 • JUNE 22, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news
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A SHOPPER-NEWS SPECIAL SECTION ON FINANCES AND INVESTMENTS JUNE 22, 2016TION ON FINANCES AND INVESTMENTS JUNE 2
MoneyMy
By Carol Z. ShaneIn the waiting area of the People’s
Home Equity offi ce on Gill Street in Maryville, informational brochures cover a table. On one, there’s a vintage picture of a woman plugging both ears with her fi ngers and clamping her eyes tightly shut. The caption reads, “Reverse mort-gages are terrible!”
“That’s how I used to think,” says Lo-ren Riddick, who has spent most of his al-most-20-year career facilitating forward mortgages. Now, however, he travels the country educating People’s Home Equity agents in 70 locations about HECM – Home Equity Conversion Mortgages.
There’s more fl exibility inherent in the loan than most consumers think, he says. There’s a qualifying process. And protec-tions are in place for the heirs.
Riddick says that a reverse mortgage works much like a home equity loan in that it provides cash otherwise inacces-sible to the homeowner who wants to continue to own the home. The difference is that, with a home equity loan, the bor-rower must pay back a certain amount
Loren Riddick of People’s Home Equity in Maryville
is a reverse-mortgage specialist. He’s shown with
his family: Tucker, a student at University of Ala-
bama, daughter Lucy and wife Missi.
There’s plentyto learn aboutreverse mortgages
each month and the total owed decreases; with a reverse mortgage, the debt accrues, and though a running total is reported to the homeowner in monthly statements, regular payments are not required. In Riddick’s words, a home equity loan bor-rower receives a statement from the bank each month saying, “You pay me,” but a HECM holder receives a statement say-ing, “You acknowledge me.”
Gerry St. Claire, who owns Midland Restaurant in Maryville, admits that “the only thing that bothers me is watch-ing that interest pile up” on the monthly statements. But St. Claire, who has had his HECM for “about four or fi ve years” still thinks it’s a good deal. “It hit at a time when we really needed it, during the
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MY-2 • JUNE 22, 2016 • Shopper news
Lillian Crocco and Ray Winsky, both widowed, met at a gathering of HECM holders. Now
they’re an item. Photo submitted
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recession,” he says. “We still had a house payment. It worked great for us.”
Sarah Pressley of Sweetwater says, “I had taken care of my parents for 12 years. I lost a lot of money. I fi led for Social Se-curity the day I was eligible.” But it wasn’t enough to meet her needs. “I thought, ‘if something happens to my husband, I’m sunk!’” She says she had to fi nd a way to feel secure about her future. She and her husband applied for and got a HECM. She doesn’t worry about the accrued interest; she and her husband don’t intend to pay off the loan during their lifetimes. “It’s something less to worry about,” she says.
According to “A Family Guide to Re-verse Mortgages,” which is available in Riddick’s offi ce, “Repayment of a reverse mortgage is deferred to when the loan is due (when the borrower dies, moves or sells the home.) The heirs, Riddick says, “cannot be handed a debt.” They automat-ically receive fi ve percent equity in the
home and have several options, including selling, refi nancing or even walking away and turning the home over to the bank. “Reverse mortgages are ... non-recourse, FHA-insured loans, offering additional safeguards for senior borrowers and their families,” states the brochure.
Ray Winsky of Alcoa says, “It’s worked out really well for me.” Winsky got more than he bargained for; a widower, he is now dating someone he met because of his involvement with Riddick. “Every once in a while Loren has a little party and that’s how I met her,” he says with a grin.
Riddick says that the only people who might not want to consider a HECM are either “ignorant, like I used to be,” or those who want to bequeath to their heirs a free and clear home. He urges every-one who is interested in a HECM to get the facts. “You don’t know what you don’t know,” he says. “If I can encourage people to learn more, I’ve done my job.”
Savings program S tate Treasurer David H. Lillard
Jr. has announced the opening of AbleTN, a new program to help
those with disabilities plan and save for the future. A program of the Tennessee Treasury Department, AbleTN will allow account holders the opportunity to save and invest with tax-free earnings to help individuals with disabilities maintain independence and quality of life.
Tennessee is one of the fi rst states in the nation to offer these savings accounts.
AbleTN accounts are easy to set up and manage at AbleTN.gov, Lillard said. Earnings on investments in an AbleTN account will be tax-free as long as the funds are used to cover the cost of quali-fi ed disability expenses.
“I commend the Tennessee General Assembly for passing legislation that positively impacts our most vulnerable citizens,” Lillard said. “As with all of the programs in the Treasury Department, we will remain dedicated to those who participate and those who wish to join us
in educating communities on how these programs can make a difference in the lives of Tennesseans.”
Lillard was joined by state Rep. Debra Moody of Covington, Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder of the Department of Veterans Services, and some of the families who are excited to open AbleTN accounts in Tennessee.
The Tennessee AbleAct was passed by the 109th General Assembly. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Becky Massey of Knoxville with several co-sponsors.
“As executive director of the Sertoma Center, I work with over 100 adults who live with intellec-tual disabilities. I know the families that will greatly benefi t from the savings possible in an AbleTN account,” Massey said. “I am so proud that Tennes-see is one of the fi rst states in the nation
targets individualswith disabilities
to offer these accounts.” “My wife and I are parents, and we
know what it’s like to worry about your children and their fi nancial future. We
wanted this resource to be available to help the thou-sands of Tennessee parents who need more help to save for the costs of care for their children,” said Rep. Kevin Brooks.
AbleTN is a savings program designed to help individuals with physical and/or mental disabili-ties put aside money with tax-free earnings to pay for qualifi ed expenses. There
will be no impact on federal means-tested benefi ts for accounts with a balance of less than $100,000.
AbleTN will offer participants the abil-ity to select from 14 diverse investment options, the same top-performing invest-ment options available through TNStars College Savings 529 program, which has been consistently ranked top fi ve in the county by SavingForCollege.com.
There is no state residency require-ment. All qualifi ed U.S. residents with a disability that occurred before their 26th birthday can open an AbleTN account, if they are eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or have ob-tained a disability diagnosis by a quali-fi ed physician. The individual with the disability is the owner of the account, but accounts may be created by the benefi -ciary, parents/guardians or a third party. Benefi ciaries are limited to one ABLE account at a time.
Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • MY-3
M ajority of seniors unaware they can sell their life insurance policies
More than eight out of 10 seniors are not aware they can sell their life insur-ance policy for an immediate cash pay-ment.
According to a survey of more than
600 people conducted by Coventry Di-rect, 86.1 percent of life insurance policy owners do not know they have the choice to sell their unwanted policy instead of lapsing it for nothing or surrendering it for its cash value. Even a term policy with no cash value can be sold.
Consider this story: A car dealership
An option forUnwanted life insurance
As gas prices continue to drop, mo-torists should take advantage of their savings at the pump and invest it back into their vehicles. By spending a little now to increase fuel effi ciency, drivers can multiply fuel savings and save more money at the pump, according to the Car Care Council.
Here are a few simple steps for mo-torists to be car care aware to improve fuel effi ciency and save money in the long run:
■ Engine performance: Keep your car properly tuned to improve gas mileage by an average of four percent.
■ Tire pressure: Keep tires prop-erly infl ated and improve gas mileage by up to 3.3 percent.
■ Motor oil: Improve gas mileage by 1 to 2 percent by using the grade of motor oil recommended by the manu-facturer.
■ Air fi lters: Replacing clogged air fi lters on older vehicles can improve fuel economy and will improve perfor-mance and acceleration on all vehicles.
■ Gas cap: Damaged, loose or missing gas caps allow gas to vaporize into the air.
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Tips to save moneyat the pump
Satisfying a craving has become easier than ever with the growing menu of interactive tools available at restaurants. From ordering to entertaining to reward-ing, these resources make it simple to enjoy visiting your favorite eateries.
With technology trans-forming nearly every other aspect of life, it should come as no surprise that mobile and electronic tools, such as Outback Steakhouse’s new mobile app, are fast-grow-ing restaurant trends.
Other enhancements make it faster and more entertain-ing to dine away from home. To make the most of your next meal out, fi nd out which of the following services your favor-ite restaurants is offering:
Mobile apps. You use your smartphone for every-thing else, so why not at your favorite restaurant? Mobile apps give customers more control over their dining ex-perience, allowing them to choose how and when they want to pay the bill, receive exclusive offers, join the wait list and check in. Using the new Outback Steakhouse mobile app, you can peruse the menu ahead of time and when the meal is done, there’s no need to wait for the bill; you can pay right from your phone, split the check, add a tip and even securely store payment details for future visits. To learn more, visit outback.com/app.
Call ahead seating. While you used to have to physically go to a restaurant and wait in line, you can now call ahead to fi nd out the esti-mated wait time and put your party on the list for now or a later time, before walking out your door. Some restaurants even allow you to view the current wait times and join the list on their websites.
Online ordering. When restaurants fi rst began offer-ing carry out menus, you had to physically go to the restau-rant, place your order and wait while it was prepared. Today, you can either call your order in or with a few clicks, place your order on-line and have it delivered or ready for carry out at the time you choose. Some restau-rants even allow you to save favorite orders for future use.
Interactive table kiosks. This trend started with tableside games for simple entertainment while you waited for your order, but quickly evolved into much more. Now, not only can you pass the time playing games solo or with table mates, you can peruse the menu, place orders and pay your bill all on your own schedule.
Rewards programs. Whether you’re earning stamps or swiping a card, rewards programs can pay
Tech transforms dining out experience
owner originally purchased a $488,000 life insurance policy as a way to fund a buy/sell agreement with his business partner. After the business dissolved, his family continued to pay the premiums, but eventually decided they no longer needed the coverage. He was planning to surrender the policy back to the insur-ance company for $6,800 until he saw Coventry Direct on TV. He called them and was pleased to learn he had another option in which he was able to sell his policy for $80,000 – more than 10 times what he would have received from the insurance company. The proceeds were divided among his three children, which they used to supplement their income.
“When seniors decide they no longer need or can’t afford their life insurance policy, the typical decision they make is to lapse or surrender it back to the insur-ance company,” said Alan Buerger, CEO of Coventry Direct. “The vast majority of these seniors have no idea they may be able to sell that unneeded life insur-ance policy for several times more than its cash value.”
Life insurance is personal property, has value and can be sold just like your home. The proceeds of the unwanted pol-icy can be put toward paying health care bills, paying off debt or subsidizing other retirement expenses.
To learn more about the option of sell-ing your life insurance policy, visit coven-trydirect.com/lifesettlements or call 888-858-9344.
big for frequent customers. Ba-sic approaches involve a punch or stamp card that accumu-lates toward a free menu item. More sophisticated programs let guests earn points toward free or discounted meals, offer exclusive discounts and engage
patrons in special promotions. The Bloomin’ Brands’ Dine Re-wards program, coming this summer, will allow customers to earn up to 50 percent off their fourth visit to any one of its restaurants, including Out-back Steakhouse.
Through technology, restau-rant service has evolved into an uber-personal affair. Inter-acting with the special features available through your favorite restaurants lets you customize nearly every aspect of your cu-linary experience.
MY-4 • JUNE 22, 2016 • Shopper news
W hether a Millennial keen to put down roots and buy a house in the near future, a Gen Xer intent
on nourishing credit health to keep life goals on track or a Boomer who wants to ensure their fi nances are in order before retirement, good credit health matters. A majority of Americans feel it directly cor-relates with their overall happiness, too.
Three-out-of-fi ve people say that a higher credit score plays an important role in their happiness, according to the Chase Slate 2016 Credit Outlook. Yet 30 percent of Americans have not checked their credit score in the last year and, of those, one-in-fi ve elected to stay in the dark out of fear their score might be low.
Farnoosh Torabi, personal fi nance ex-pert and Chase Slate fi nancial education partner, suggests taking action now to let go of the fear factor and fi nd fi nancial happiness with these tips:
■ Don’t fear the future, plan for itDid you dip into savings last year, or maybe not
manage to save much at all? Instead of worrying about depleted savings, put your energy toward refueling that account immediately. A good rule of thumb is to have six to nine months of savings to cover necessary expenses in the event of an emer-gency, like a job loss or disability. Beyond savings, take time to make sure you’ve got all of the proper protections in place, from health to life insurance and homeowners to auto insurance.
■ Get up-close and personal with your credit standingFinancial unknowns can be scary at fi rst, but
you’ve got to understand where you stand now to be able to fi gure out where you can go next. Turns out top-notch credit can be your golden ticket to se-curing an affordable mortgage or qualifying for the best interest rates. So take a deep breath and check your credit score (for free, if you can). The Chase Slate Credit Dashboard empowers customers to get to know their credit standing with access to a free monthly FICO score and the specifi c positive and
3 Ways to Find Financial Happiness
this year
negative factors behind it.
■ Raise your hand … and your voiceIf you’re feeling uninspired by
a “9 to 5” job, fi nd ways to act like an entrepreneur within your role. Taking on new responsibilities or proactively inventing new systems can make you stand out both within your company and your industry, which may bring fi nancial rewards. Don’t be afraid to ask for the pay raise you deserve – just do your homework fi rst. Take time to under-stand your company’s fi nancial posi-tion, research your market value and prepare a case study of your achieve-ments and value.
For more tips to improve credit health and fi nd fi nancial happiness, visit Chase.com/news.
Shopper news • JUNE 22, 2016 • MY-5
P ersistent and signifi cant stock market swings, com-
bined with shifting workplace structures and an outdated retirement benefi t system, are profoundly impacting Ameri-cans’ ability to save and pre-pare for a secure retirement.
In fact, a quarter of Ameri-cans age 50 and over exhaust-ed all of their savings during the 2008 recession, according to a recent AARP Public Policy Institute report. And, at the same time, almost one-third of older Americans said their home declined in value, mean-ing they could no longer count on rising home values to help fund their retirement.
In order to protect your nest egg against market volatility, experts recommend ensuring you have a balanced fi nancial portfolio that includes con-servative, low-risk products that are less impacted by stock market volatility.
“The single most impor-tant step Americans can take to mitigate risk is to diver-sify their portfolios,” said Jim Poolman, Executive Director of the Indexed Annuity Lead-ership Council. “Sitting with a fi nancial planner and using a retirement calculator can help you determine where you are, where you want to be and what savings vehicles can help you get there.”
While there are no surefi re ways to avoid the effects of
Navigating volatile markets for a secure retirement
stock market instability, there are some things you can do to reduce the likelihood that you will suffer the consequences in the future, and things you can do during a market downturn.
■ Start saving nowMany people are focused on pay-
ing down student loans and other debt, or concentrating on more im-mediate goals like buying a house and children’s college funds. How-ever, the cost of putting off retire-
ment savings adds up. Every six years you wait to start saving, the monthly amount you need to save to reach the same retirement in-come doubles.
■ Avoid putting all of your assets into one type of account While contributing to an em-
ployer’s 401(k) is a terrifi c start, it’s often not enough. To build a solid retirement plan, don’t un-
derestimate the importance of a balanced fi nancial portfolio. Your level of risk should refl ect your age and your retirement goals. For ex-ample, younger savers have more time to recover from risk than those nearing retirement. One option to provide balance to your retirement portfolio is adding a Fixed Indexed Annuity, which protects your principal and can provide a guaranteed stream of income in retirement, regardless of market ups and downs.
■ Create a retirement plan based on actual needsA study by the Employ-
ee Benefi t Research Insti-tute found 39 percent of people guess how much they will need to save without actually calcu-lating their retirement needs. Using calculators can help determine your specifi c retire-ment income needs so that you can plan accordingly. Calculat-ing just your living costs isn’t enough – also take into ac-count rising healthcare costs, infl ation and longer lifespans.
■ Monitor and adjust your savings strategyVolatility in the stock mar-
ket can affect your savings, as do your current expenses and future needs. Addition-ally, career changes and fam-ily situations can change how you should be saving. Leading up to retirement, your last few years of savings will be differ-ent than when you were fi rst starting out in your career. A good rule of thumb is to spend fi ve minutes every fi ve years revisiting your retirement plan to make sure your savings re-fl ect your needs and adjust for market conditions.
Learn more about options for managing your retirement account at FIAinsights.org.
For a good portion of Americans, life insur-
ance is a critical compo-nent of fi nancial plan-ning. However, in recent months, many seniors have been hit with an un-welcome surprise as sev-
eral insurers are raising the premiums on their life insurance policies.
When a life insurance policy becomes too ex-pensive to maintain due to premium increases, the owner can be faced with
some diffi cult decisions.Consider this story: A
75 year-old man owned a Universal Life insur-ance policy with a death benefi t of approximately $500,000, which he pur-chased to provide income
How to CombatRising Life Insurance Costs
for his wife in the event of his death. Unfortunately, a battle with pros-tate cancer dealt him a fi nancial blow and the low interest rates took a toll on the cash value in his policy. Then came the sucker punch: the life insur-ance company was raising his premiums to al-most twice what he had originally planned.
He was told that he would re-ceive just $1,006 in cash surrender value from the in-surance company. Instead, he con-tacted Coventry Direct. Through a life settlement, he
received $10,000, which he used to supplement his retirement income, get-ting out from underneath the policy and putting some extra change in his pockets at the same time.
If you are among those policyholders facing an increase in premiums that is stretching you out of your budget com-fort zone, it may be time to explore your options. There are a few things you can do to combat ris-
ing life insurance costs:Pay the higher premi-
ums. This may seem like a do-nothing option, but look closer. If premiums are exceeding your bud-get, then you need to make adjustments to ensure that you can continue to make the scheduled pay-ments or you could risk losing the policy altogeth-er. This may mean cutting other personal expenses, eliminating travel plans or making other changes to your fi nances.
Maintain current pre-miums, but take a cut in death benefi ts. If you fi nd that keeping your policy is creating a fi nancial bur-den, it may be worth re-assessing how much of a benefi t you truly need. Re-ducing the death benefi t amount means less money for your heirs, but it may also help prevent the pol-icy from lapsing and leav-ing your heirs without any benefi t under the policy.
Shop for new cover-age. Like any other type of insurance, you have the right to explore dif-ferent insurers for any number of reasons, in-cluding escalating policy rates. However, you’ll want to make sure that you have a new policy in force before cancel-ling your old policy, just in case you hit any snags
finding a new insurer.Surrender the policy
back to the carrier. De-pending on your fi nancial situation, surrendering your policy back to your insurer may be your best choice. Although the cash payout will be a fraction of the death benefi t that you had established for your heirs, surrendering the policy will eliminate an annual payment that you may not be able to afford.
Explore a life settle-ment. As circumstances change, your insurance priorities may change, too, and selling your life insurance policy can make sense. Selling your life insurance policy to a third-party investor, which is known as a life settlement, may be a more attractive alternative to surrendering your policy back to the carrier. Cov-entry Direct can help you learn whether a life set-tlement might allow you to sell your policy for an immediate cash payment that could be four to eight times greater than what you would receive from your insurance company.
To learn more about your options and whether a life settlement is right for you and your family, visit coventrydirect.com/lifesettlements or call 888-858-9344.
MY-6 • JUNE 22, 2016 • Shopper news
The cost of college tuition continues to increase, and college graduates are
feeling the burn of that trend when the time comes to begin repaying their student loans.
According to an analysis from higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Cappex, an online resource for students seeking college schol-arships, members of the class of 2016 will graduate with an average student loan debt of just over $37,000. That pro-jection, which was based on federal student loan data and variables including tuition in-fl ation, would be an all-time high. Things are not much better in Canada, where the 2015 Graduating Student Survey by the Canadian University Survey Consor-tium estimated the aver-age member of the class of 2015 graduated with
$27,000 in debt.Though many pro-
spective college stu-dents are begin-
ning to question if college degrees
are worth taking on
the kind of debt
many
Creative ways
■ Apply to fi xed-tuition schoolsIf tuition-free schools are not an op-
tion, students can save money by ap-plying for admittance to fi xed-tuition schools. Such schools guarantee that the tuition students pay in their freshman year will not increase during the ensuing three years. (Note: Tuition may increase if a student needs a fi fth year of schooling.) That can lead to considerable savings, as many schools’ tuitions increase dramati-cally in just four years.
■ Begin at a two-year collegeTwo-year colleges typically charge
considerably lower tuitions than four-year colleges and universities. Students who want to save money may benefi t by enrolling in a two-year college out of high school and getting all of their pre-requisite courses out of the way at a more budget-friendly cost. When considering
this option, make sure credits at the two-year college fully transfer to the four-year school students hope to enroll in after earning their associateÕs degrees.
■ Remain in-state for undergraduate degreesIn-state tuition at public universities re-
mains a considerable bargain over out-of-state tuition or tuition at private universi-ties. Students planning to do postgraduate work might benefi t by enrolling in in-state public universities and saving their money to fi nance their postgraduate educations. Students who hope to attend a public uni-versity in a state that borders their home state may be eligible for a border waiver, which grants them in-state tuition even though they attended high school outside of the state.
Attending college has never been more expensive, but students and their parents can explore various options that can help reduce the cost of college tuition.
students must take on to continue their educations after high school, statistics still indicate that college graduates have far greater lifetime earning potential than men and women who enter the professional arena with only high school diplomas.
So what can prospective college stu-dents do to avoid graduating without tens of thousands of dollars in debt? The answer might not be so diffi cult.
■ Apply to tuition-free schoolsMany students and parents might be
surprised to learn that there are several tuition-free schools. Admittance to
these schools is competitive, but students considering equally
competitive, high-tuition alternatives might make
strong candidates for admission to
t u i t i o n - f r e e schools.
to cut college costs
