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By Cindy TaylorParents of students in Powell El-

ementary School along with 51 oth-er Knox County schools will be sav-ing a huge chunk of change this year thanks to a new federal program.

Community Eligibility Provi-sion will make it easier for schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students by eliminat-ing the need for schools to collect paper applications. Yes, all. There are no qualifi ers for students who attend a qualifi ed school regard-less of income. And PES is quali-fi ed.

“CEP is funded by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture, which provides criteria to assess which schools qualify,” said Jon Dickl, ex-ecutive director of school nutrition for Knox County Schools. “Through this federally funded program, all students in the qualifying schools receive meals at no charge.”

CEP is a nationwide program for the 2014-15 school year. Schools and nutrition advocates will work together to implement this provision. The program will

help schools reduce administra-tive costs related to collecting and processing applications and tracking students based on meal eligibility status. Another benefi t is that schools will no longer have to collect payments or use swipe cards during meal service.

To take advantage of the break-fast, students will need to be in their seats no later than 7:30 a.m. as the meal will be served in the classrooms. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria as usual.

“This will be more convenient and cost effective for our fami-lies,” said Reba Lane, principal at Powell Elementary School. “We did the math, and this program will save families who usually pay for breakfast and lunch every day more than $750 per year per stu-dent.”

Other area schools in the pro-gram are: Central High, Chilhow-ee, Christenberry, Copper Ridge, Gresham Middle, Inskip, North-west Middle, Norwood, Pleasant Ridge, Ridgedale, Sterchi and West Haven.

There is a free lunch!(and breakfast, too)

By Cindy TaylorJohn Allen already looks right

at home sporting the Panthers paw print on his cap and lanyard. Al-len, new coach for the Powell High football team, has spent the sum-mer preparing his team for a win-ning season. You can fi nd Allen, the coaching staff and the team on

the fi eld for evening practices. The Panthers come into this

season with a 5-5 record from 2013. Allen hopes this year’s team can improve on that performance.

“We have 87 players with sever-al returning starters,” said Allen. “There are some solid skill players that I believe can become really

John Allen, new coach for the Pow-

ell Panthers, watches intently as the

team runs drills.

The Powell Panthers run group drills at an evening practice. Photos by Cindy Taylor

of those as head coach. His plan at Powell is an offense based out of the wing-T and a 3-3 stack de-fense. He often tells his receivers, “I don’t care how you catch the ball as long as you catch it.”

“We had 90 percent of our players who did not miss a work-out this summer. That shows me they are committed to working hard,” he said. “We have a tough schedule, so we will have to be dis-ciplined in order to be successful.”

The Panthers will open the sea-son at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Fulton. Connor Sepesi will start at quarterback.

To page A-11

By Betty Bean They called him “Big Rich”

when he was an All-American bas-ketball player at Maryville College, and Richard Suttle, who stands 6-7, remembers those years as the happiest of his life. Now that he’s won back his job with Knox County Schools, he’s ready to turn the page on his worst year and is looking forward to going back to simply being called “teacher.”

Suttle believes he has been pub-licly labeled a bad teacher, despite hearing offi cer H. Scott Ream’s reversal of Superintendent James McIntyre’s decision to fi re him. Ream was scathing in his criticism of the McIntyre administration for pursuing a tenure revocation and made a point of compliment-ing Suttle’s ability to explain basic algebra in a way math-phobic stu-dents could understand.

Last week, he got his fi rst pay-check in 10 months – a year’s salary minus a 90-day suspen-sion without pay (a punishment

Richard Suttle breaks down TVAAS Photo by Betty Bean

Reinstated teacher hopes for new beginning

he doesn’t believe is deserved), and he is relieved to end a year of stress and fi nancial hardship.

But here is some of what he be-lieves has been lost in the discussion:

He taught repeaters at Gibbs High School – sophomores, juniors and even seniors who had failed freshman algebra, sometimes more than once. Often, these stu-dents became so frustrated with

standardized tests that they gave up trying to answer questions and bubbled in answers in haphazard fashion, just to get through them.

Administrators argue that these are the students with the po-tential to show the most improve-ment, which Suttle says ignores the realities of kids who may be dealing with family crises, fi nan-cial, health or relationship trou-ble, or simply the frustration of not “getting” math anymore.

“I was told by my numeracy coach, ‘If you have a class of 20, and three of them don’t try and just ‘Christmas tree’ the answer sheet, there’s no way to recover from that,’ ” Suttle said.

Simply put, Suttle’s argument is a direct challenge to the system of teacher evaluation now in use.

The early yearsSuttle was a member of Farra-

gut High School’s class of 1976, the last graduating class at the “old” high school. He didn’t play team

sports but always loved basketballand played recreationally everychance he got, especially after hewent on to the University of Ten-nessee. He was playing a pickupgame when he caught the eye ofcoach Tom Deaton during thesummer after his freshman year.

Deaton, who coached at BeardenHigh School and also assisted UTcoach Don DeVoe, offered Suttlethe opportunity to walk on at UT,but before he made a decision, heheard from Maryville College headbasketball coach Rick Byrd (now atBelmont), who invited him out tothe school and offered him a placeon the team.

By fall, he was enrolled atMaryville College, majoring inphysical education, minoring inmath and thriving on the basketballcourt. He got his degree in 1981; hisfi rst job out of college was teachingmath and P.E at St. Joseph School.One of his classes was algebra-read-iness for 8th-graders.

Powell Elementary principal Reba Lane welcomes new student Eric Estrada.

Eric and all other students at Powell Elementary will be eligible to partake in

the new free-lunch program. Photo by Cindy Taylor

John Allenen neww coach for the Pow-

Panthers on the prowl

good with time and hard work.”Allen brings 24 years’ worth

of coaching experience, with 15

IN THIS ISSUEBean’s election predictions

“This time next week, Stacey Campfi eld’s going to be clean-ing out his Nashville offi ce. He and Steve “Extra Crispy” Hall can discuss their future plans on the way back to Knoxville because Hall’s going to lose his primary, too.”

Ouch! Betty Bean’s not mincing words with her pre-dictions for Aug. 7.

➤ Read Betty Bean on page A-4

A-B-C’s of politicsHave you got what it takes to

run for offi ce? Larry Van Guil-der tells you the A-B-C’s:

“For your supporters: Al-ways Bring Cash.

“Let’s recap. Be a man, raise the voting bar, get a family, off with their heads, guard the border and cash is king. See you in Nashville!

➤ Read Van Guilder on page A-5

Food fi ght ragesAugust is a good month on

the Cumberland Avenue Strip. Anticipation of the influx of student consumers that fall semester at the University of Tennessee will bring starts to build and hits a high point with the first home football game (this year, Aug. 31).

But as the Shopper-News reported last week, the run-up to the new school year is off to something less than a Big Orange high note for 10 Cumberland District business owners and managers.

➤ Read the latest on page A-11

Interns fi nishShopper-News interns

finished the summer with a picnic at Oakes Daylilies. They will start high school next week, but on this day they were still kids.

➤ Read the recap on pages A 8-9

Meet Brian HannAs the new chair of the

Knoxville Greenways Commis-sion, Brian Hann sees connec-tions as top priority.

“There are just a lot of miss-ing links, and I think it be-hooves us as a city to connect those missing links and allow for more mobility,” says Hann, known for his achievements as president of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club.

“Reaching from the center city outward is where I would like to see the focus and just start moving with the connec-tions that are missing from the center out.”

➤ Read Betsy Pickle on page A-11

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health & lifestyles

For many patients, making the decision to undergo a bariatric procedure is a long process. Some are driven by health concerns while others are seeking changes that will enhance their life expe-riences – playing with their chil-dren, traveling comfortably or en-joying the great outdoors. Patients must weigh the benefi ts of the sur-gery with the lifetime changes they will need to make in order to be successful.

Anyone who under-goes weight loss sur-gery will tell you –the actual surgical proce-dure is only a small part of the puzzle to regaining a life of health and hap-piness. A lot of the hard work actually comes into play prior to surgery.

Each potential patient begins by attending a free educational seminar to learn about surgi-cal weight loss options and meet other patients and a bariatric sur-geon. Remaining seminar dates, times and locations for 2014 are listed to the right.

If, after attending a seminar, you decide to begin your bariatric journey you will have appoint-

ments with your surgeon, the phy-sician practice’s fi nancial coun-selor and patient advocate. Your surgeon will review your social, family and medical history and the reasons you are pursuing bariatric surgery. This information helps the surgeon determine if weight

loss surgery is the right tool for you.

Please note that every insur-ance company is different in their coverage of bariatric procedures. Meeting with a fi nancial counselor on the front end of the procedure helps you understand your fi nan-cial responsibilities.

The patient advocate will be your “go to” person during your bariatric journey. They will pro-

vide you with your roadmap to suc-cess. They will guide you through your pre-surgical weight loss plan, your exercise and nutrition goals, psychological evaluation and pre-operative testing. Many of these steps are mandated by insurance companies prior to surgery.

The actual surgical procedure is fairly quick and, with no com-

plications, patients will be in the hospital one night for a

sleeve gastrectomy and two nights for a gastric

bypass procedure. Follow-up care for

bariatric patients will continue for several months. The sur-geon’s offi ce will work with each pa-tient through regu-larly scheduled offi ce

visits and three support groups per month. A behavioral health specialist will also meet with pa-tients to help ensure healthy life-style habits, including proper diet and a good exercise program.

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Knoxville woman’s weight loss – ‘A really cool thing!’ It’s been more than three years

since Pat Benn of Knoxville, 49, underwent weight loss surgery with Dr. Jonathan Ray, a bariat-ric surgeon now practicing at the Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery.

In May 2011, Benn had gastric bypass surgery, a procedure in which the stomach is made small-er, causing food to bypass part of the small intestine. This enables her to feel full quickly and eat far less.

“The moment I start to feel full, I stop eating. I never overeat, and I think that’s a tool they gave me,” she said.

Benn eats several small, high-protein meals each day. At fi rst, the weight came off quickly – 100 pounds in the fi rst three months.

“But then it slows,” Benn said. “Surgery helps with 70 percent of what you need to lose, but what people don’t realize is you have to put effort into it. Weight loss surgery does not change you, you have to change you! It takes work and dedication to stay changed. Actually, I’m still losing weight, which is a really cool thing.”

A big part of that is her dedica-tion to an active lifestyle.

“I try to get more exercise. I drink more water than I used to, and I don’t drink soda at all. I also like to walk, swim, dance. I like moving, period. I play miniature golf and wrestle with my grand-kids. I can walk downtown. Walk-

A life-changing decision Learn the facts about bariatric surgery

Knoxville:Informational seminars will be held in Classroom 1 on the

Lobby level at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 1901 Clinch Ave., Knoxville, Tenn. Dates and times are as follows:

Thursday, Aug. 14 – 6 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 28 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11 – 6 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 25 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9 – 6 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 23 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 13 – 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11 – 6 p.m.

Maryville:Informational seminars will be held in the Sharon Lawson

Lecture Hall at the Blount County Library, 508 North Cusick St., Maryville, Tenn. Dates and times are as follows:

Thursday, Aug. 21 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 20 – 7 p.m.

ing on the beach used to be so dif-fi cult, and now I can walk on the beach with no problems.”

Benn has lost more than 230 pounds off her highest weight of 392 and has reduced her risk for

major health problems. “I’m a nurse, and I come from

a family with a history of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pres-sure. I knew it was only a matter of time before that was present in my

life. I didn’t want to go down that road,” Benn said.

Benn said she chose Ray based on a recommendation from a friend.

“She kept going on and on how great he was, he’s a Christian andhe prays with you. So my spirit said, ‘You know what? Maybe he’s the right one.’ And I just fell in love with him and the whole staff. Walking into the offi ce is like walk-ing into a family home. They’re so loving and welcoming.”

Since the surgery, Benn said the main complication she had was anulcer.

“Ulceration is one of the things that can occur more frequently than we like,” Ray said. “We rec-ommend patients stay away fromNSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-in-fl ammatory drugs), like ibupro-fen.”

Also, in the three years since Benn’s surgery, a newer procedure called “sleeve gastrectomy” hasproven to have fewer complica-tions than gastric bypass.

“In May 2012, the American So-ciety of Bariatric Physicians began recommending that the primaryprocedure be the sleeve gastrec-tomy,” said Ray.

“But Pat has done excellently with her surgery. She is full of life now and can do more than she used to do. Her outlook on life is greatly improved,” said Ray. “It’s aprivilege for us to see people’s liveschange for the better.”

According to Pat Benn, “Weight loss surgery does not change you - you change you!” And the change is beautiful!

As a nurse, Pat Benn knew she was headed for major health problems. She opted to undergo gastric bypass surgery with Dr. Jonathan Ray.

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pounds, and very active, Pat is wear-ing clothes

she couldn’t before and is taking center stage singing in her church

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“It’s not magic. It’s sci-ence.” Kids heard these words repeatedly from Dr. Al Hazari during his show at Norwood Public Library July 28. Even so, the science he performed seemed magical.

Inskip painting and pick-upInskip residents took to the streets to beautify the com-munity by picking up trash. Residents Betty Jo Mahan and Jennifer Mirtes spent time after the pickup painting the Inskip community symbol on driveways to raise aware-ness and funds for the Inskip Community Association. Ten dollars gets residents the hand-painted driveway symbol or a stick-on, weather-resistant logo that works for cars, mailboxes and windows. Mahan and Mirtes are pictured painting the symbol on Mirtes’ driveway. To order a sym-bol, contact Mahan at [email protected].

H2O and Hazari

“I tell no ‘lyes’,” he said, using lye soap for one of his experiments.

Hazari entertained his audience as he played with fi re and water, chemicals and paper. Hazari was the last scheduled performance for the Norwood Library summer program.

“We saved the best for

last,” he said.The Powell Puppeteers

presented a program at the Powell Library July 25 to one of the largest crowds of the summer. Children from the community and from Head Start fl ocked in to meet puppet Leroy and his friends. Puppeteers and li-brary assistants Gail Kelley and Donna Langston enter-tained with stick puppets to the delight of the audience.

Summer programs are sponsored by Friends of the Library.

■ March to the (band) musicTeachers aren’t the only

ones gearing up for the start of school. The Powell High School band spent two weeks in July going over daily drills and rehearsing music.

Catherine Roovers, 2, and brother Carson Roovers, 6, meet Leroy the puppet and Powell library assistant Gail Kelley. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Al Hazari often seems as surprised as his audience when his experiments work.

PHS junior Aaron Owenby at band camp

More than 170 students worked hard from 9 to 5 to prep for the coming season.

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met with Junior Gardeners at Ivan Racheff House and Gardens July 29. Racheff is the headquarters of the Ten-nessee Federation of Garden Clubs. Junior Gardeners spent the morning planting, weeding and watering in the children’s garden on-site.

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an insect or critter to learn about. They shared sto-ries about butterfl ies, bees, earthworms, snakes, bats and moths. Members also talked about building fairy houses for the upcoming fl ower show. Ideas included building fairy houses from the city, seashore and forest using bamboo, twigs, dried fl owers and small rocks.

The students chose Foun-tain City Park as the site for their back-to-school outing. Reach Cindy Taylor at [email protected].

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Job Fair at FultonThe job fair at Fulton High

School organized by state

Rep. Gloria Johnson, Tennes-

see Department of Labor and

the local Career Center (man-

aged by Ray Abbas) drew

more than 250 job seekers

and more than 30 employers,

including Dr. Pepper Snapple

Group, Weigel’s, Colgate-Pal-

molive, WGS Global Service,

Aerotek, Verizon, CVS Care-

mark and Walden Security,

Talbots, FedEx Ground and

the University of Tennes-

see. Johnson (center) took a

minute to sit with jobseeker s

Shamika Cook and Gwen Gris-

son. Photo by Betty Bean

Word that Scripps is dumping its newspaper division rocked our staff last week to the point that Shannon Carey, general manager, asked me to say a few words.

“Go sell ads; go fi nd scoops; fi nish that @#$%^ website,” I said. And then I told them about Plan B:

We live in a market-driven economy; no com-munists here. We get up every morning and work to produce a product that people read because it’s relevant (and fun). Our ads get results or folks would stop buying them. So why worry?

This writer has pub-lished Shopper-News weekly since 1971 – only nine of those years as a part of Scripps. Our sales continue to grow (July

Shopper-News keeps on keeping on

Sandra Clark

2014 was a rec ord high), chiefl y because we’re add-ing newspapers. Call us a throwaway, laugh at our name. That’s OK. Silly as it sounds, we produce a weekly paper because we love doing it. People buying ads … people reading it … well, that’s just gravy.

So move on. Read Bean’s election predictions. See what Victor’s stirring up. Check out Marvin West’s ode to Chip Kell. Enjoy, my friends, because you’re holding a 2014 miracle – a print newspaper.

Betty Bean

This time next week, Sta-cey Campfi eld’s going to be cleaning out his Nashville offi ce. He and Steve “Extra Crispy” Hall can discuss their future plans on the way back to Knoxville be-cause Hall’s going to lose his primary, too.

Chief Justice Gary Wade is going to weather the storm, and probably so will Justice Sharon Lee. The fate of Justice Cornelia Clark is somewhat murkier, since Ram PAC, or whatever it is that Lt. G ov. Ron Ramsey’s calling his slush fund these days, has cut her out of the herd and is going after her hard. Ramsey would prob-ably rather beat Wade, but he’s apparently fi gured out that the Silver Fox of Sevier-ville has deeper pockets, more friends and a more agile brain than the Speaker of the Senate. But Ramsey needs to pick off only one of the three to fl ip the majority on the court that elects the state attorney general and throw out Bob Cooper, who refuses to do stuff that’s un-constitutional.

Daryl Fansler, who seems to enjoy campaigning, will

This Koch’s (not) for you

win another term on the Chancery Court bench. He’d probably have preferred not to have to campaign, but if he had to have an opponent, a guy who practices law out of a car with Kentucky li-cense plates is a pretty good one to have. Clarence “Ed-die” Pridemore will give us a good idea of the number of knee-jerk Republicans in Knox County.

Harold Wimberly, who seems to hate campaign-ing, will have a tougher time fending off his Republican opponent, Bill Ailor, who is more presentable and better known than Pride-more. Adoption advocates are worried about this one, which is seen as a toss-up.

There are two good can-didates in the race for Crim-inal Court judge, which one would assume would give the edge to Republican

Scott Green, who had Mayor Tim Burchett to make robo-calls on his behalf. Although Democrat Leland Price is a respected prosecutor with a Harvard law degree, this is East Tennessee, after all, and you have to give the edge to Green.

Lawyers complain about Circuit Court Judge Patricia Hall Long’s temperament and bench demeanor but not loud enough to hurt her, so she’ll beat Democrat George Underwood because she is the GOP establishment candidate. Knoxville’s mi-nority community will have to keep dreaming about the day when there will be an African-American judge on the bench.

The two school board races are easy to predict. A couple of cheerleaders for Superintendent James McIntyre are going down. Terry Hill, the most pol-ished candidate in the en-tire fi eld going into the race, will coast to a comfortable win in the 6th District over Sandra Rowcliffe. Marshall Walker, the candidate with the roughest edges going in, hit his stride after the pri-

mary and will beat incum-bent Gloria Deathridge.

Finally, the Americans for Prosperity PAC obvi-ously has more Koch broth-ers’ money than sense. Last week, they sent out com-peting mail pieces blasting Common Core – one on be-half of 13th House District Republican candidate Jason Emert, the other on behalf of 13th District House can-didate Eddie Smith. Mean-while, incumbent Gloria Johnson has been the state-wide leader in a teachers’ revolt against issues sur-rounding the Common Core State Standards.

The Emert/Smith race is the toughest to predict. The July 31 fi nancial disclosures show Smith, who could be the more diffi cult opponent for Johnson to handle, limp-ing toward the fi nish with $775 in the till. Emert, who earlier disclosed a $66,000 loan from himself, report-ed an ending balance of $9,388.55. He also reports knocking on 3,000 doors in a week. You don’t have to know Common Core math to snicker at that one.

Republican insiders still grumble that neither of them will beat Johnson. I’ll pick Smith but pull for Emert, just for the optics.

Donaldson is meeting with individual commissioners (which he seldom does) to explain both why he should stay and his hiring of Dave Hill. As of Aug. 1, MPC chair Rebecca Longmire still had not responded to Burchett’s letter asking for an expla-nation on the Hill hiring, which excluded women, staff and African-Ameri-cans from consideration.

Her lack of a timely response to Burchett is strange given that her MPC term has expired and Bur-chett is the person who will decide whether she stays or leaves. Of course, with all this controversy she may be anxious to depart and

let someone else handle this high-profi le personnel is-sue as many neighborhood groups have unifi ed to urge Donaldson’s removal.

The city Law Department is known to be unhappy with the quality (or lack of quality) of the MPC work product and Donaldson is unresponsive. Council has postponed several items for six months each.

Two other MPC commis-sioners’ terms have expired, and Burchett will fi ll them by reappointing or replac-ing. They are Laura Cole and Brian Pierce.

Burchett’s action (what-ever it may be) will send strong signals as to how

determined he is to secure reform in the internal op-erations of MPC. Burchett is known to be concerned about the current situation and anxious to see if MPC will fi x the problems with-out intervention. MPC is funded by city and county taxpayers.

■ Former Vice Mayor Jack Sharp, the longest-serving Knoxville vice mayor (14 years) in the city’s history (and only a heart-beat away from being mayor the whole time) turns 80 on Sunday, Aug. 10. A street named in his honor leads to the Fire Training Academy in East Knoxville, which Sharp strongly backed while

on council. He served 28years on City Council, from1975 to 2003.

Sharp is currently amember of the above-men-tioned MPC. He has avoidedpublic comment but may bea mover behind the sceneson these issues.

■ The 70th anniver-sary of the Warsaw (Po-land) Uprising fell fi ve daysago on Aug. 1 when Polesfor 62 days fought the Nazioccupiers of Warsaw while50,000 Russian troops wereless than a mile away refus-ing to assist the Poles, whowere allies along with GreatBritain and the UnitedStates. Poles have not for-gotten.

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Gov. Bill and Crissy Haslam will headline a get-out-the-vote rally at 5:30 p.m. today (Aug. 6) at Cher-okee Mills, 2220 Sutherland Ave. U.S. Sen. Lamar Al-exander will be there as he wraps up his primary cam-paign for re-election. The public is invited.

Haslam, Alexander in town today

votes separating the winner and loser. Daniel will defeat Hall in the Deane Hill Rec Center voting precinct and Rocky Hill as this area is upset over Hall’s legislation to sell Lakeshore Park. Hall should win in the northwest city portion of the district with West Hills and Cedar Bluff areas determining the winner.

Hall has staged a spirited defense to the early Daniel surge of mailings, advertis-ing and heavy door-to-door campaigning. Each has spent more than $80,000 to win the primary. Whoever wins will be the next state representative as no Demo-crat is running. Almost 10,000 people may vote in this state rep contest.

The last time an incum-bent state representative in Knox County lost in a party primary was 20 years ago. Maria Peroulas lost to Tim Burchett (now county may-or) in 1994. The last state senator to lose in his party’s primary was Fred Berry in 1976 to Ben Atchley.

■ Randy Boyd was elected to chair the Ten-nessee Higher Education Commission at its recent meeting. Boyd spent last year working without pay for Gov. Haslam on higher education issues.

■ The MPC contro-versy continues. Embat-tled executive director Mark

■ Knox County has a long record of keeping leg-islative incumbents. Tomor-row (Aug. 7) two incumbent legislators face strongly contested races that may result in their retirement. They are Stacey Campfi eld, opposed by Richard Briggs for state senator, and Steve Hall, opposed by Martin Daniel for state representa-tive. Campfi eld and Hall are personal friends and close political allies. Hall actively supports Campfi eld’s re-nomination.

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Chip Kell, one of the best offensive linemen in Tennes-see history, didn’t say much during his college years but has said a lot at 65.

This very strong man who once lifted one corner of a Volkswagen so another man could change a tire has writ-ten a book about God and football. He went so far as to discuss recruiting and tell what Auburn fans offered him to become a Tiger.

“All in God’s Glory” in-cludes the exciting trip from adoption as a baby to Ten-nessee stardom, a fl ing at pro ball, a checkered coach-ing career, the College Hall of Fame and semiretirement. I learned a lot about Curtis Cliff “Chip” Kell.

I knew how far he put the shot as an eighth-grader, a national record 65 feet, four and three-fourths inches. I knew of his determination to fl y airplanes. I knew he loved fast cars and once took Chuck Rohe for a terrifying ride

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down 411. I knew he wasn’t tall enough to meet NFL cri-teria.

I didn’t know he once worked as a jail inspector. I had no idea what he once ate for breakfast at Uncle Earl’s house (dozen eggs, pound of bacon, half a loaf of toast, half gallon of milk, etc.).

I shouldn’t have been sur-prised to learn his father in-voked the law on recruiting.

I was pleased by Chip’s reason for writing the book, to praise God for endless op-portunities.

“My main goal is to help bring people back to God.”

Chip believes America is sliding in the wrong direction and that greed is taking over.

always hustle.Auburn had an excellent

aviation program, and Au-burn fans offered incentives. His parents would receive the deed to a lot on Lake Lanier. Chip would get a new ward-robe and a fancy car. He told Shug Jordan he would come to Auburn.

All of a sudden, the honor-able Curtis Kell got involved.

“Dad said I should accept no gifts. He said he would not sell his son. I admired his in-tegrity – but there went the Corvette.”

Tennessee had the best combination of football and track. Rohe, master recruiter, was decisive. Kell signed with Doug Dickey at the Airport Inn in Atlanta in March 1967.

“I thought the deal with Tennessee included fl ying lessons. I found out later that my father paid the bill.”

Some wondered if Kell could possibly replace the great Bob Johnson as Ten-nessee center. He did. He was all-SEC as a sophomore. He was twice an all-American guard.

At age 10, Chip started training with weights. At 20, he was the strongest Vol I ever saw. He was 240 pounds, 60 inches around the shoulders and simply overpowering. Twice he won the Jacobs blocking trophy. Like Johnson, he made it to football heaven, the hall of fame.

Chip thought he stood 6-1. UT said 6-0. NFL scouts called it 5-11. San Diego draft-ed him in the 17th round. Top pay, including bonus, was his rookie season, $17,000.

He ended up with the Edmonton Eskimos. In his second Canadian season, il-logically plugged in to cover kicks, he suffered a terrible knee injury. Surgery lasted more than six hours.

Chip returned to Knox-ville and passed 36 class hours in one quarter to fi nish his degree. He later earned a master’s. He coached and built or improved weight rooms for 30 years in Ten-nessee and Georgia, from UT-Chattanooga to Valley Point Middle School. Once or

twice he yelled at offi cials.“I once had my team at

fi rst down and 80 yards to go.”

Between coaching jobs, Kell launched a business in his home basement. He de-veloped a superior line of weight-training equipment and was good in sales. He wasn’t so good with agree-ments and contracts. He described his fl aw as “gull-ibility.

He did once work for the Tennessee Department of Correction. Highlight was meeting legendary Sheriff Buford Pusser.

Chip has endured two knee replace ments. He has artifi cial shoulder parts and arthritis in his neck, back and hands. He does not com-plain. He points to his family and says he has been richly blessed.

The book is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Books A Million. If you prefer an autographed copy, you can negotiate with Chip at [email protected]/.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

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If his book shows a profi t, he will donate it to charity.

Chip grew up in the At-lanta area. His dad, a Georgia graduate, had been a pilot. He became a coach at Southwest DeKalb High, which means young Kell got a head start in athletics. At age 10 he wrote New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff to request a photo and autograph – and scored.

Tennessee assistant coach Vince Gibson saw Chip as a very powerful sophomore at a track meet. Vince told Chip about the great track pro-gram Rohe was building in Knoxville and that the Vols would be watching him in football.

They did. So did every-body else. Chip had a card-board box full of scholarship offers.

He didn’t go to Georgia because he thought the Bull-dogs took him for granted. He didn’t consider Alabama because Pat Dye, then an as-sistant coach, said he didn’t

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The nightmare scenario above can be avoided if we raise the bar for voter eligibil-ity.

Requiring photo IDs, pass-ports and birth certifi cates is a step in the right direction, but residency requirements are far too lax.

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Family ValuesShowing off your family is

nearly always the right thing to do unless you’re Charles Manson or Sarah Palin. But what about the growing num-ber of single candidates with-out spouses or children?

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In the Citizens United case in 2010, the court ruled that corporations and labor unions are entitled to First Amend-ment protection of free speech just like regular folks.

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Bottom line, corporations are people, and many of them need a wholesome Ameri-can home. Why else would so many be fl eeing to Carib-bean islands or Third World nations?

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the halls of Powell Presby-terian Church to welcome kids to the 2014 Vacation Bi-ble School whe re the theme

was “Workshop of Wonders: Imagine and Build with God.”

Kids were having fun, but they were also learning valuable life lessons.

“Vacation Bible School isn’t just a time for fun. Kids

learn important stories about God and also how to help others in need,” said pastor Jonathan Warren.

The Rev. Eugene Thomas and wife Pat helped during the VBS by making the bible come to life with stories and

Stroup completes basic trainingAir Force Airman 1st

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the Charles A. Dana Profes-sor of Studio Art in the de-partment of art and design where she has taught since 1990.

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most prestigious faculty awards at Converse College and is designed to recog-nize outstanding faculty ac-complishments in the area of scholarly and creative achievement. She was rec-ognized for her 30 years of professional work in visual arts, including drawing, painting, book arts, digital photography and encaustic.

She is a 1975 graduate of Powell High and received a BFA in painting and draw-ing from the University of Tennessee in 1984. Prater is the daughter of Jim and Bea Prater of Powell.

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Rivet the puppet leads music at Powell Presbyterian VBS with the help of friend Eugene Thomas (backstage). Pictured are Dane

Head, Lydia Warren, Julian McCormick, Colin McCormick, Knox Burton, Emmy Sansom, pastor Jonathan Warren and Rivet. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Pat Thomas teaches the bible to 3-4 year-olds through story-

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Building with God puppets. Kids enjoyed story times,

crafts, music and science each day. During the week the kids also collected per-sonal care items and put together hygiene kits to be given to those in need fol-lowing disasters.

Powell Presbyterian Church is located at 2910 W. Emory Road. Info: 938-8311.

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Good things are happen-ing at The Church at Sterchi Hills. It has recently under-gone a revitalization and will relaunch at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10.

The church has partnered with Second Baptist Church of Clinton, taking a pro-active position to bring the ministry back to life. Sec-ond Baptist commissioned 35 church missionaries who have worked alongside The Church at Sterchi Hills and have helped to rebuild. Helping build a church and work in the community is an adventure to which the mis-sionaries have felt called.

Brother Joel Dew has been an associate pastor at Second Baptist of Clin-ton for 10 years and will serve as the campus pastor at The Church at Sterchi Hills. Since his fi rst sermon on Easter Sunday, Dew has seen growth in the church and looks forward to more good things in the church’s future.

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Charlie Hamilton enjoys a slide at Oakes Farm.

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Intern Leila Hennon was the “goat whis-perer” to Doug dur-ing a recent trip to Oakes Farm.

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By Donna Mitchell Last week the Shopper

interns took a trip to Oakes Farm in Corryton. The farm hosts an annual corn maze and pumpkin patch, and supplies daylilies to plant- lovers around the country.

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these verbal communica-tion blockers to get out and really experience this feel-ing. The farm creates a sort of utopia where the fast-paced, “I need it now” world has never existed; it means so much more to physically see a smiling face and to hear a laugh than to do so through the screen of our phones, tablets and comput-ers. I encourage all of you to take a trip to Oakes Farm for a technology-free day.

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The interns spent their last day with the Shopper-News getting a crash course in selling homegrown day-lilies and plotting a maze of corn for folks to meander through each fall.

The Oakes family started its daylily business in the 1970s.

“That was my fi rst summer job, digging up and bagging daylilies,” said Ken Oakes. But the business didn’t grow nationally until he designed its fi rst full-color catalog in 1990. The rest is history.

“This was a hobby. I didn’t plan to go into (the daylily business), but it took off,” he said. The company now sends about 400,000 catalogs to its customers each year.

Oakes discussed what goes into marketing the daylilies and how to cross-pollinate two species to cre-ate a new one.

Two weeks ago David Dewhirst told us how to “re-purpose” an old building; last week Ken Oakes told us how to repurpose an entire farm.

The Oakes’ corn maze is also a popular draw. It’s an idea Ken had after visiting another maze in 2001.

“We had all this land and I thought ‘we can do this,’” he said. The attraction has grown into an annual tradi-tion for many locals.

Even though the maze was closed for the season and updates were being made, Oakes gave the interns full access to the play area.

They jumped at the chance, literally, to get dirty and whip through the jum-bo slide made from large plastic pipe.

“First one through gets to clean up the cobwebs,” Oakes said of the slide. Other intern favorites included bouncing on the gigantic air pillow; vis-iting with Doug, the pet goat; and digging in the sand box.

Before wrapping up at the farm, the group piled in the back of Oakes’ pickup

The Big Love Bus was the preferred mode of transportation for the last intern trip of the summer. Pictured are interns and guests

(front) Donna Mitchell, Leila Hennon, Samantha Hamilton; (back) Julia Grant, Zoe Risley, Laken Scott, Anne Marie Higginbotham

and Charlie Hamilton.

By Joshua ModeThis summer I was ask-

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Everyone who works there is so amazing and has their own special gift like photography, people skills, noting everything, or all three!

It was so much fun, and I met so many great people to go on adventures with in our area, most I didn’t even know they were there. It helps with writing skills as

well; letting your English teachers read your columns is always a plus.

One of my favorite parts of the internship was visit-ing so many nice restau-rants and then writing my review, kinda like a food critic. I’m so happy I discov-ered this program before it was too late. It was prob-ably the best two summers I’ve had and I would like to thank the amazing people there for letting me join.

So when you ask yourself or your son/daughter what you can do next summer, think of this column and say “Hey, you can do an intern-ship at the Shopper-News!”

Summer fun

A day on the farmWith the Shopper interns

truck and headed up the hill where The Trail of Doom is located. The haunted attrac-tion gleans scores of screams from folks who wish for more than wholesome fun.

“I’m a big fan of the two person distraction myself,” Oakes told the group as they cautiously stepped through the spooky forest for a sneak peek at additions for this year’s scaring season. His personal favorite is rev-ving up a chainsaw to ter-rify anxious patrons right after they’re distracted by another “haunter.”

One particular group of young visitors seemed so frightened at one point, Oakes said, that he took off his mask to show them he meant no real harm. To which the kids gleefully re-sponded with smiles and “Uncle Kenny!”

Oakes had gotten so car-ried away he didn’t real-ize he was chasing his own family.

Info: www.oakesfarm.com and www.oakesdaylilies.com.

■ The love bus ... exciting and newThe interns arrived at the

farm in true Shopper-News fashion. The Big Love Bus transported the group, but not before bus driver Car-lene Doig-Collins showed a little of what the psyche-delic party on wheels had to offer.

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the exterior. A playlist can also be shared on the bus radio from a passenger’s cell phone via Bluetooth.

Highlights included reac-tions of passersby, or even folks mowing their yard, who stopped to stare at the vibrantly colored school bus while sounds including cows mooing and British police sirens emanated from its sound system. Bottles of wa-ter were chilled in a custom-ized container holding ice in the bar and snack area.

Intern Laken Scott and her friend, Anne Marie Hig-ginbotham, were particu-larly amused by two police offi cers who paused to take photos of the bus with their cell phones.

The bus initially felt over-whelming, but cruising the back roads of North Knox County, Doig-Collins’ 26-plus years of bus driving ex-perience made for a smooth ride and put everyone at ease.

Info: www.biglovebus.com.

■ Lunch on the farmThe interns’ last meal as

Shopper-News cool kids was delivered fresh from Henry’s Catering in Corryton.

Manager Austin Henry stopped by with loaded cheeseburgers, chips, and

an unbelievable dessert tray of cherry cobbler and lemon and brownie bars.

The cool weather and beautiful scenery made for a perfect picnic.

Info: Henry’s Catering, 687-8856.

■ CorrectionIn our July 30 coverage

of the interns, Gonzo Gour-met’s Brandon Wilson was incorrectly identifi ed as Brandon Smith. We regret the error.

■ Wanna join us?Next year’s Shopper-

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You might want to take a moment in your back-to-school fl urry to mark a few dates on your fall calendar. Highlights involve the trea-sure that is the Museum of Appalachia, located just north of us, off I-75 in Nor-ris.

Regular readers may re-member seeing Mark Wal-berg and his merry band from “Antiques Roadshow” in these pages at this time last year. They’d just arrived in town, and the Norris mu-seum was their fi rst stop. Appraiser Ken Farmer was particularly taken with the collection of Appalachian musical instruments.

During their stay, the cast and crew also visited the McClung Museum and the Rhea County Court-

house in Dayton. They ran across plenty of treasures including a bronze Bud-dha valued at $40,000 to $60,000, a Tiffany vase originally bought for $75 and now valued at $9,000 to $12,000, letters from Ame-lia Earhart, and training shoes signed by Muham-mad Ali valued at $15,000 to $20,000.

The 12-time Emmy-nom-inated series came to Knox-

ville as part of its eight-city 2013 summer production tour. Almost 5,000 guests attended the all-day ap-praisal event at the Knox-ville Convention Center, where guests received valu-ations of their antiques and collectibles by specialists from the country’s leading auction houses and inde-pendent dealers.

“Fans have waited for more than a year to see their ‘Antiques Roadshow’ expe-riences on the air,” says East Tennessee PBS president and CEO Vickie Lawson. “We’re excited to revisit the fun we had last summer and for PBS viewers across the country to learn about East Tennessee and enjoy the amazing items our guests brought for appraisers to

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PERFORMERSThe gibson brothers

della mae

lonesome river band

chris jones & the night driversdarrelL webb band

blue moon rising

JIMBO WHALEY & GREENBRIARDIsmembered tennesseans

jesse gregory & faultlineramona jones

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value.”The special two-hour

premiere will feature be-hind-the-scenes footage produced by East Tennes-see PBS documenting the weekend-long event, includ-ing post-appraisal testimo-nials given by “Roadshow” attendees.

And you’ll fi nally get to see it all when East Ten-nessee PBS broadcasts the three Knoxville-based epi-sodes on three consecutive Mondays, Sept. 22 and 29 and Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. So get ready to see your friends and neighbors on national television!

The following weekend, Oct. 10-12, the Museum of Appalachia will host its 35th Tennessee Fall Home-coming featuring more than 70 national, regional and local musicians performing on fi ve outdoor stages.

That means continuous music, all day every day, in the pastoral museum set-ting of green hills, log cab-ins and grazing livestock.

It’s a “down home” music fan’s dream.

Because it’s the 35th an-niversary of this award-winning festival, the or-ganizers have put together the strongest lineup in the event’s history. It includes Grammy-award winner Marty Raybon and Full Cir-cle, International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Junior Sisk with Rambler’s Choice, Grammy-nominated Della Mae, and the multi-award-

winning group Lonesome River Band.

Returning to the festival are:

■ Blue Moon Rising, “CMT.com Top 10 Bluegrass Albums” holder

■ Blue Highway, Grammy-nominated, and

■ Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, one of the most successful bluegrass bands of all time, seven-time International Blue-grass Music Association “Vocal Group of the Year,” with multiple Grammy and DOVE award nominations.

And there will be much more than music.

The Tennessee Fall Homecoming includes his-torical demonstrations such as spinning, weaving, sor-ghum making, blacksmith-ing and sawmilling.

You can view heritage arts and crafts, such as handcrafted white-oak bas-kets, and see tatting, whit-tling, lye-soap making and leather working. Region-ally and nationally known Southern writers will be on hand to chat, and you can tour the entire Museum of Appalachia complex and feast on fi ne Southern fare and Appalachian delights.

For a full list of artists, or to purchase tickets on-line, visit the Museum of Appalachia’s website, www.museumofapppalachia.org. Discount pricing is avail-able through Sept. 15. Info: 494-7680.Send story suggestions to news@Shop-

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Richard Suttle: All-American “In the season fi nale, junior Richard Suttle had one of the fi nest games any Maryville College player has ever had. Maryville trounced Sewanee 87-78. The lanky pivot-man poured in 28 points, yanked down an incredible 25 rebounds, and according to coach (Rick) Byrd… “dominated the game on both ends of the fl oor.” “The 15 wins were the most by any Scots squad in 31 years. Suttle led the Scots in scoring, rebounds, free-throw percentage and fi eld-goal percentage. He was consistent with 16.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game…” (From Maryville College’s announcement of Richard Suttle’s 2007 induction to its “Wall of Fame.”)

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that, he was offi cially fi red. Although teachers sel-

dom win such cases, he be-lieved he’d been unjustly terminated and decided to challenge the decision.

“I had the right to appeal, so I chose to fi ght. I couldn’t really pursue full-time em-ployment during that time because I would have for-feited my ability to appeal for my job back, and if I took a full-time job, I’d have had to resign, and that would have been the end of my appeal. I did some part-time work, but fi nancially it was very hard. I’d wake up in a sweat. I ex-hausted every resource I had. My hearing didn’t take place till the following March, and it was a month after that the decision came.”

He said he was “very happy and a bit surprised” in April when the hearing offi cer not only reinstated him, but also criticized McIntyre’s admin-istration for fi ring him. He didn’t believe it was fair to get a 90-day suspension without pay tacked on (for calling a student he’d written up for disciplinary reasons “Billy Badass,” being late for class as he traveled from room to room, having some absences

due to sickness and for fail-ing to properly record scores from a non-credit course).

In May, Suttle came back down to earth when McIntyre announced his intention to appeal the hearing offi cer’s decision. The case went back to the same school board that had voted to terminate his tenure last fall, and the vote was set for July. Suttle was afraid to get his hopes up.

“I was fearful that they would overturn my rein-statement,” he said.

He showed up at the July school board meeting ac-companied by TEA lawyer Virginia McCoy, who had represented him before the

hearing offi cer. She didn’thold back in her criticism ofthe way her client had beentreated. At the end of themeeting, the school boardvoted 7-0 to deny McIntyre’sappeal and uphold the deci-sion of the hearing offi cer.

Now, Suttle says he’slooking forward to a new jobat Whittle Springs MiddleSchool, even though he’ll beteaching physical educationinstead of math.

He’s hoping for a new be-ginning.

In July, Knox CountyCommissioner Tony Normanformally requested detailedcosts to Knox County Schoolsfor the Suttle misadventure.

By Betsy PickleAs the new chair of the

Knoxville Greenways Com-mission, Brian Hann sees connections as top priority.

“There are just a lot of missing links, and I think it behooves us as a city to con-nect those missing links and allow for more mobility,” says Hann, known for his achievements as president of the Appalachian Moun-tain Bike Club. “Reaching from the center city out-ward is where I would like to see the focus and just start moving with the con-nections that are missing from the center out.”

Overall, Knoxville has done well on the green-ways front, but progress has come in fi ts and starts, says Hann. The city’s fi rst green-way, Third Creek Greenway, was created in 1973. After a long lag, there was a growth spurt in the 1990s, when Mayor Victor Ashe created the Knoxville Greenways Commission with Will Skel-ton as chair.

In recent years, there has been a slowdown in greenway expansion, likely due to the economy, Hann believes. Mayor Madeline Rogero resurrected the commission, and South Knoxvillian Hann will lead his fi rst meeting as chair at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Larry Cox Senior Cen-ter, 3109 Ocoee Trail.

The commission meets on the second Tuesday every other month. Lori Goerlich, the city’s parks and green-ways coordinator, has been the de facto chairman as the group has been getting reor-ganized.

Hann notes that the ap-proach to greenway devel-opment has changed over

Brian Hann at his offi ce just east of the Old City Photo by Betsy Pickle

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time. “The requirements for greenways became con-nected with road projects, (and) anytime there’s a road project that involves federal dollars, things are inherent-ly going to slow down,” he says. “There was a period of time when (a greenway) was just a trail through some ground and paved over in asphalt, and that’s easy. But when they’re connected with road projects, that gets diffi cult. I think during my time on the commission I’m going to try and look to fi nd quicker, cheaper ways of continuing greenway prog-ress or to start it back up.”

Hann’s interest in gre-enways is an extension of his love of cycling, which started when he was 4 years old. He grew up in Cincin-nati and moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee. After graduat-ing in 1998 with a degree in ornamental horticulture and landscape design, he worked as a landscaper for a company in West Knoxville.

“I loved the people I worked for, but we were

landscaping urban sprawl, basically, and I just couldn’t do it anymore,” he says. “I couldn’t put another box-wood in front of a brick, two-story house.”

Hann’s girlfriend at the time and now wife, Mary Beth Tugwell, was working for downtown developer David Dewhirst, and after Hann did some weekend work for him on the Em-porium Building, Dewhirst offered him a job as a con-tractor.

“When David offered me the job, I was like, ‘This is what I want to do. I want to help redevelop the city.’ ” That was 14 years ago.

About seven years ago, Hann became active in the reorganized Appalachian Mountain Bike Club. He became president in 2009. The group has developed biking trails all over Knox-ville and basically created South Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness by making the area accessible not just to cyclists but to everyone.

Hann, who has lived in South Knoxville since 2000,

is a recipient of the Individ-ual Service Award from the Tennessee Recreation Parks Association, and he serves on the Tennessee Depart-ment of Environment and Conservation Commission-er’s Council on Greenways and Trails, which meets quarterly in Nashville.

“That’s a neat group,” he says. “There are folks from all around the state, and you get to hear what everybody’s doing.”

Hann hopes the green-ways commission can make a difference, but it is strictly an advisory body.

“There was a study done

to identify some important connections and corridors, and the commission is going to make recommendations on that and what to pursue, but it’s really ultimately the Parks and Recreation di-rector’s call on where the money’s allocated and what happens with that,” he says.

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BUSINESS NOTES ■ Food City has invited at

least 10 Medal of Honor recipients to serve as the grand marshals of the Food City 300 at the Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. The historic assembly will include Medal of Honor recipients Sammy Davis, Joe Marm, Jim Taylor, Ron Rosser and Hal Fritz, president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.Qualifying for the event takes place at 3:40 p.m. on Friday. Tickets are still available and may be purchased at www.bristoltix.com or 423-274-7865.

■ Eddie’s Health Shoppe and Knoxville Performance Lab

will host UT football legend Jamal Lewis for a FinaFlex signing event 1-4 p.m. Satur-day, Aug. 16.Lewis is a former running back who played for the University of Tennessee from 1997 to 1999. He played NFL football with the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns. In his professional career, Lewis had 2,542 attempts with 10,607 total yards and 58 touchdowns. Info: 865-693-4909 or [email protected].

■ VolShop, the offi cial campus store of the University of Ten-nessee-Knoxville, will occupy 6,000 square feet adjacent to Walmart at University Com-mons, Knoxville’s fi rst urban, vertical retail center located adjacent to the UT campus.

University Commons en-compasses 12-plus acres and boasts 210,000 square feet of retail space and parking. Walmart will open on Aug. 6, and Publix is scheduled to open later in August. The cen-ter was developed by CHM LLC, whose principal partners are Budd Cullom, Jim Harrison and Mike McGuffi n.

■ IHOP has offi cially opened in Halls, hosting as its fi rst group a Bible study gathering from Beaver Dam Baptist Church. The restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday. Tina Williams is the manager.

■ Wayward Arts Gallery has opened in Knoxville Center mall. The owner is Dominique

Oakley Lacey who grew up in East Tennessee before mov-ing to Memphis and Atlanta. Her unique art is based on auto license plates. She is assisted by her husband, Jacob, who was a sheet-metal worker before joining his wife full-time. The products are sold in 500 art galleries across the United States and in four foreign countries.

■ Senior Citizens Home As-sistance Services invites everyone to walk for a cause on Saturday, Sept. 6. Come and learn how to help keep our seniors and disabled who want to maintain their independence and dignity re-main in their homes. Contact Kim Partin, 865-964-5367, or Joanne Rosenbalm. 423-259-1108, for more information.

By Sandra ClarkWhen the Union Coun-

ty school board voted July 30 to enroll 626 f i r s t - y e a r students in the Tennes-see Virtual A c a d e m y, a p p l a u s e and smiles

broke out. The vote demon-strated the benefi t of hiring a smart lawyer.

The emergency meeting started with a quiet family prayer below the stage.

Superintendent Jimmy Carter called on assistant Ronnie Mincey to read a “late-breaking” letter from state Education Commis-sioner Kevin Huffman.

A week earlier Huffman had “recommended” that Union County not enroll the fi rst-year students, even though they had properly registered, and implied he would shut down the whole school if the board did so.

Now he said he will close

the school in the spring, but high enough test scores could cause a reprieve … and, by the way, go ahead and enroll those 626 kids if you want to.

What changed in a week?On advice of counsel, the

school board had requested a waiver from Huffman to drop 626 properly enrolled students.

Huffman granted the waiver, but meanwhile pub-lic pressure began to build.

State Sen. Frank Niceley and Rep. Dennis “Coach” Roach met with the gover-nor’s chief of staff.

Who knows what else went on behind the scenes?

Huffman again called Union County’s school board “irresponsible” for simply doing what state law and Huffman himself have empowered it to do.

Amid grins and high-fi ves, attorney Mary Ann Stackhouse packed her bags and left the building – an unsung hero of this mighty tempest.

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Dr. Robertson

■ Robertson was ‘dynamic Christian’Dr. Edwin G. Robertson,

65, board chair of Commer-cial Bank and longtime veteri-narian, died suddenly July 29 at his home. His passing left a void in the community.

“I’ve known Edwin all my life,” said John Fugate, man-ager of Commercial Bank in Fountain City.

“He was a dynamic Chris-tian who practiced what he professed. He had the ser-vant’s heart … was very hum-ble … always looking for ways to help the less fortunate.”

Brenda Sweet, manager of the Maynardville branch, called Mr. Robertson a hands-on leader. “He was a wonder-ful person, wonderful for the community and a leader in the fi ght against drug abuse,” she said, mentioning his lead-ership with Stand in the Gap and Crusade for Christ.

Terry Lee is president of Commercial Bank, which was founded by Mr. Robertson’s father, Oscar, in 1976.

Survivors include his wife

of 43 years, Judy Thompson Robertson; his son, John

Adam Rob-ertson and wife Cindi; d a u g h t e r , Emily Rob-ertson King and husband John; broth-er, Craig Eric Rober t son and wife

Sherri; and stepmother, Alice Robertson Overton.

He was a member of Pump Springs Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school and helped organize Celebrate Re-covery, the Claiborne Refuge House and the Jail Ministry. His most recent endeavor was Servolution Health Services, a free medical and dental clinic for the uninsured of the Tri-State Area.

■ Quotable“We cannot solve our

problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

– Albert Einstein

By Phyllis NicholsAs Jennifer “Jay” But-

ler works through her n o n p r o f i t m a n a g e -ment pro-gram at J o h n s o n University, she must c o m p l e t e an intern-

ship to graduate. Instead of merely fulfi lling another prerequisite, her summer at the Knoxville Area Urban League confi rmed Butler’s career path and fueled her passion for the organiza-tion’s work in the commu-nity.

“In the past, I’ve re-ferred people to the Urban League’s services,” Butler said. “Now, I realize just how hard they are working to empower people in the community.”

Butler spent time work-ing in every service depart-ment – employment and workforce development, housing and education. A project she led with stu-dents clearly demonstrated how the KAUL is helping educate the community’s future leaders.

“I’ve helped lead the Project Ready students in their project this summer,” Butler said. “We’ve taught the students about the great migration (of African Americans out of the South and into other regions of the country) and how it’s shaped the social climate in Knoxville.”

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also interviewed commu-nity leaders who were wit-nesses to that movement.

“The interviews trans-formed their learning from just thinking about the in-formation in a historical context to seeing how it af-fected people in the commu-nity,” she said.

Butler also adapted to a team working environment and achieving daily tasks, a benefi cial supplement to textbook learning.

“After my time here, I know what good nonprofi t management looks like in a real setting rather than just hearing about it through my studies at school,” she said.

Butler originally planned to pursue a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. However, the ex-perience has strengthened her passion for community development.

“It’s awesome to be able to be the voice of those who need help,” she said. “Suc-cess is a process, and it’s not always about the end re-sult – but the journey. With the programs at the Urban League, we defi ne our suc-cess by the successes – big and small – of our clients.”

Butler explained that her time at KAUL changed her for the better.

“I’m leaving with a dif-ferent worldview than when I started,” she said. “I’ve met a lot of people in the community that shaped the world we live in. I’m more focused on giving back and building our community now than ever.” Phyllis Nichols is president and CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League.


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“Our Kids Are Capable!”

Dear 6th District Voter –

My name is Sandra Rowcliff e, and I’m running for School Board in your district.

Th is election is critical for so many reasons but the most important being that the

kids in the 6th district are as intelligent, creative, and capable of any

kids in this nation, and we as the adults in their lives MUST give them the best

opportunity for a high quality education if we want to see them succeed and if we

want to see our community prosper.

I am the person to do that!

I come from a family of educators. My mother was a public school teacher, and

my father is an ordained Baptist minister and retired Carson Newman Uni-

versity religious studies professor. I have been a community volunteer for 15+

years serving in leadership roles for the Mental Health Association, TNAchieves,

Reach Th em to Teach Th em, and PTA where my passion has been creating and

bettering educational opportunities within the schools. I recently completed my

2-year term as president of the Knox County PTA and was the fi rst-ever Presi-

dent of the Hardin Valley Academy PTSA, beginning work with the administra-

tion there even before the bricks and mortar were laid. I have never made a dime

from Knox County Schools nor has any family member of mine. I have 4

children, three in the Knox County Schools and one who has already graduated,

and I will work for your children, your grandchildren, and all the children of the

6th district with the same commitment I have shown to my own children and

many others. I hold a BS in Music Th erapy with a completed post graduation

internship from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

My opponent, on the other hand, is a largely politically-connected person. She

retired from the school system, draws a pension from the school system, has a

daughter who currently works for the school system, and now wants a School

Board position too. Will she recuse herself from every vote on the budget if an

employee raise is included due to a confl ict of interest? Her immediate family

members have been on the Knox County School Board, in the TN House of Rep-

resentatives and now work as lobbyists in Nashville. Is this the person the kids of Knox County need as their voice? I don’t think so! Our children deserve an advocate for a high quality education, not a politician.

Election Day is Th ursday, August 7th. I’m asking the citizens of the 6th district

to “do what’s right for kids.” I ask you to ROW, ROW, ROW the VOTE! Our Kids

are Capable, and you are capable of making a huge diff erence for them when you

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By Betty BeanAugust is a good month

on the Cumberland Avenue Strip. Anticipation of the infl ux of student consum-ers that fall semester at the University of Tennessee will bring starts to build and hits a high point with the fi rst home football game (this year, Aug. 31).

But as the Shopper-News reported last week, the run-up to the new school year is off to something less than a Big Orange high note for 10 Cumberland District busi-ness owners and managers who fear that the university is preparing to become their competitor.

A letter dated July 28 outlined their concerns and stressed the high level of co-

operation they have given UT and the city of Knoxville regarding the redesign of the commercial corridor in the university’s neighbor-hood.

“The business owners and property owners in the Cumberland District have agreed to sweeping changes to Cumberland Avenue to advance goals of both the University and the city of Knoxville.

“These changes have re-quired easements to our properties and will create numerous disruptions to our businesses and lives during the construction time.

“We have given much to support this plan and feel that opening (the universi-

Food fi ght rages on the Strip

By Bonny C. MillardAs CEO of Tennova’s Tur-

key Creek Medical Center, Lance Jones has put away the rose-colored glasses on healthcare. He says the medical industry is in a state of fl ux as it grapples with the number of retiring physicians, nursing short-ages, changing technology, a growing population with a longer life expectancy and medical malprac-tice.

Jones spoke to the Rotary Club of Far-ragut about the ever-changing environment of healthcare at a recent meet-ing.

In today’s job market, six of the top ten jobs are in the healthcare industry, he said. The nation faces a major shortage of nurses by 2020 and currently 175,000 nursing positions nation-wide are available.

Medical doctors are ag-ing with more than half considering retirement, he continued. Of the doctors now in practice, one-third are women, many of whom will consider starting fami-lies and may alter their work schedule. For those enter-taining the idea of going to medical school, the debt can be a major deterrent. The average debt for a physician

Lance Jones, CEO

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after medical school and a fellowship is $273,000, Jones told the group.

“They are underwater for a long, long time because of that,” he said.

While the employment situation is creating some challenges, technology con-tinues to improve medical treatments and reduce hos-pital time. Jones, who has

been with the medical center for three years, said that because of technological ad-vances a person can

now have gallbladder surgery in the morning

and be released later that day.

The surgery, through the navel, is less invasive, resulting in reduced pain, medical expenses and time away from work, but a tech-nological wish list can run millions of dollars, he said.

Overall, Knoxville has a superb quality of health care, the New Zealand na-tive said.

Turkey Creek Medical Center, part of the Tennova Healthcare System, had 16,000 patient interven-tions, delivered 509 babies and utilized more than 21,000 volunteer hours last year. According the Jones, the facility is the largest em-ployer in Farragut.

ty’s mandatory student din-ing plan) would be a gesture to reciprocate this mutual relationship.”

Although university spokesperson Karen Sim-sen tried to reassure the worried business owners that plans are underway to allow students to use their meal cards at Cumberland Avenue businesses, an an-nouncement went up on UT’s website at week’s end under the salutation “Wel-come to UT Volunteer Din-ing” and kicked anxiety up another notch.

“New for 2014-2015: Meal Equivalency on Satur-day Nights! Late Night Meal Equivalency at Raising Canes and Panda Express on the Strip!

“Commuter Plans are Tax Free this year (Commuter 50, 75 and Dining Dollar Plans only).”

Panda Express and Rais-ing Canes are housed in a recently acquired, univer-sity-owned building on the northeast corner of Cum-berland Avenue and 17th Street (formerly known as home of McMillen’s, a popu-lar retail outlet specializing in UT-related sports gear and memorabilia).

“The switch from the University’s stated use of classroom space (when pre-sented to the State Build-ing Commission) for for-mer private retail space at 17th and Cumberland back to retail/restaurant space serviced by Aramark (the

university’s vendor) creates unfair competition against local businesses,” the mer-chants’ letter stated.

“This is no small project – it is a $1.9 million con-struction project that ben-efi ts only Aramark.

“This is due to (UT ven-dor) Aramark having access to dining dollars (a cashless student debit card) as a pay-ment platform while neigh-boring establishments cur-rently do not have access to this program.

“If the Panda Express a nd Raising Canes fran-chises fl ourish, will the Uni-versity continue to purchase private property?

“Watching Aramark uti-lize the privileges the Uni-versity receives with regard to rent, property taxes, etc., to increase the spread of its contracted vendor is alarm-ing to small business own-ers such as the Cumberland Merchants.

“Currently, there is one privately owned business, the Lake Avenue Papa John’s franchise, which is permitted to accept dining dollars. If it is being done at this location, it is capable of being done at other pri-vately owned locations,” the letter ended.

“It’s frightening to have this monstrosity of a huge university being able to pur-chase property right beside you,” said Jonah Riggs, gen-eral manager of the Copper Cellar, the Strip’s most es-tablished eatery.

This mailer, which went out last week, promises students can

use their university-mandated meal plan on the Cumberland

Avenue Strip, and adds, “Now Tax Free!” Privately owned busi-

nesses not yet admitted to the program were not amused.

“If I was a little mom-and-pop store, I couldn’t make it. I’d have to close my doors.”

A mailer urging students to sign up for the new Com-muter Dining Dollar Meal Plan at “only” $475 went out last week, as well, with the additional exhortation “Now Tax Free!”

By Cindy TaylorMonica Franklin, certi-

fi ed elder law specialist, spoke July 29 at Morning Pointe assisted living facil-ity, talking about wills and power of attorney docu-ments.

“It goes without saying that everyone should have a will. But everyone 18 and older should have a POA as well,” she said.

“A nd you should always have an alternate/backup agent on your POA.”

A power of attor-ney (POA) is a written au-thorization to represent or act on another’s behalf in private or business affairs.

Franklin answered spe-cifi c questions regarding how best to safeguard mon-ey, property and healthcare alternatives by putting spe-cifi c directives on paper.

Facility director Tyner Brooks and his staff often

Morning Pointe facility director Tyner Brooks and community

relations director Theresa Henslee welcome guest speaker

Monica Franklin Photo by Cindy Taylor

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Morning Pointe will host a special Spa and Health Fair for seniors from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 19. Info: 686-5771.

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

THURSDAY, AUG. 7Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing

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

Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Bring new “white elephant” gift, $1 or less. Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m. Movie: “Frozen.” Open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Bee Friends beekeeping meeting, 6:30 p.m., auditorium on the Tazewell Campus of Walters State University. Topic: how to use the by-products of bee-keeping, wax and honey, to make lotions, soaps, and candles. Info: 617-9013.

FRIDAY, AUG. 8Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers

Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

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

Grandparents and Me! Free Movie and Popcorn Day, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 West-ern Ave. Movies: “Despicable Me 2,” 10 a.m.; “Rio,” noon. Open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Free movie: “The Sandlot” in Luttrell City Park. Starts at Dusk. Bring chair or blanket.

SATURDAY, AUG. 9Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD

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

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

Women’s tea, 2-4 p.m., Cedar Ford Baptist Church in Luttrell. Guest speakers will discuss foreign mission work. Women of all ages are invited.

Churchwide sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Dutch Valley-New Life Church of God, 1415 Breda Drive. Children and adult clothing, toys, all kinds of household items; breakfast/lunch available for purchase. Proceeds go to church’s 100th anniversary celebration in October. Info: 688-8711.

Back-to-School Bash, 2-6 p.m., Bells Campground UMC, 7915 Bells Campground Road. Music, food, activi-ties.

SUNDAY, AUG. 10Gospel singing: the Roarks, 6 p.m., New Beverly

Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Baptist Church Road. No charge/love offering will be taken. Info: 546-0001, www.newbeverly.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 11Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Back to

School Bash, 3-6 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Free and open to the public. Students will receive free school supplies and health screenings, and enjoy activities, free food, special programs, ven-dors and more.

Inaugural FBA Eagle Golf Classic, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, Beaver Brook Golf and Country Club, 6800 Beaver Brook Drive. All proceeds go to the ath-letic department of First Baptist Academy. Info: Shane Mynatt, shanemynatt@fi rstbaptistacademy.us or 789-7035.

Ice Cream Social fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., Sonic Drive-In, 7816 Oak Ridge Highway. 10% of sales to ben-efi t Shine, Diamonds All-Stars’ senior coed level three competitive cheer team.

Wii™ Bowling, 11:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Cen-ter, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Premier of “Mathline,” a new live call-in show, 6 p.m., on East Tennessee PBS. Geared toward students in grades 4-12; all students, parents and teachers may submit math questions to 1-844-NUMBER8 (686-2378). Broadcast every Monday through Thursday. Info: 595-0220 or www.EastTennesseePBS.org/programs/tn-learn-mathline/.

TUESDAY, AUG. 12Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7

p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speak-er: Robert Krick, historian of the Richmond Battlefi eld. Topic: fi rst and second battles of Deep Bottoms. Dinner: $15, members/$17, nonmembers. Lecture: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Aug. 11, to 671-9001.

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

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

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 14-15AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Halls

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Church rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ruther-ford Memorial UMC, 7815 Corryton Road. Proceeds to benefi t Corryton Hospitality Pantry and other mission projects.

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

6014 Babelay Road. Funds raised will go to repave parkig lot. Rain or shine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

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

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

Beginner Drop Spindle class, 1-3 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Marquardt. Registration deadline: Aug. 9. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Bag Workshop with Kelly Bowser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Cost: $20. Bring lunch. Sponsored by Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild. Preregistration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CQsenf-CaR8wJmbxIyMW54bAj1VoycnkL-GOI-wUuwFc/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link. Info/ materials list: [email protected].

SUNDAY, AUG. 17Union County Historical Society meeting, 2:30

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

By Rob Hammond,

Head of School

In our culture we are distracted with so many good things that we often miss the best things. It is so easy to miss valuable teaching moments to infl u-ence our kids because of the busyness of our schedules.

Our hec-tic daily c a l e n -dar can prevent us from r e a l l y living in the mo-m e n t and en-j o y i n g

life as God has designed it. These factors can contrib-ute to many of us never be-ing present.

Our theme at Grace Christian Academy for the 2014-2015 school year is “Be Present,” a reminder that wherever you are, BE all there. This is a simple statement to say, but a very diffi cult task to dem-onstrate daily. I believe if we are going to make a difference in the next gen-eration, being present is vitally important. In the classroom, on the fi eld, in the hallways, or at home; where you are right now is God’s place for you. At GCA, we pursue verti-cal excellence in every-thing we do and we strive to bring Glory to God. In the classroom our faculty is challenged to inspire minds and touch hearts as we Lead, Build and Equip the next generation.

As leaders, as teachers, and as coaches, we must be present. It is our responsi-bility to embrace what God has put squarely in front of us.

“And don’t be wish-ing you were somewhere else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. Live and obey and love and be-lieve right there.”

I Corinthians 7:17 (MSG)

Rob Hammond

TRUTHAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profi table for

teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. II Tim 3:16

■ GCA will govern itself according to Biblical principles.

■ GCA will use God’s Word as the fi lter for the development of a Bibli-cal worldview in all aspects of the curriculum and programming.

■ GCA will implement a discipleship model of education through the development of relationships whose bonds are a r ecognition of the truth of God’s Word. GCA encourages each student to develop a per-sonal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

By Danielle Taylor

At Grace Christian Acad-emy, we are dedicated to being a distinctively Chris-tian Academy that provides an educational experience, developing students who are committed to changing the world for Christ. Over the next six months, we’ll

break down our six Core Val-ues that represent a Chris-tian worldview and belief system as implemented by our teachers and staff. Last month’s Core Value con-centrated on being Christ-Centered in all we do. This month we’re focusing on the Truth of God’s Word.

By Danielle Taylor

The Grace Christian Acad-emy football team gave back this summer, by joining East Tennessee Children’s Hospital patients who attended their annual special needs camp at Kiwanis Fresh Air Park in East Knoxville. Nineteen football players, along with coaches, helped campers at their End of Camp Carnival play toss

games, pass footballs, and make delicious homemade ice cream. Many players received a pie in the face from the camp-ers and helped catch them as they raced down a slippery wa-ter slide to fi nish off the day.

Clay Keaton, senior offen-sive tackle said, “It was a fun day. All the guys really liked being there.”

The team hopes to make this ETCH camp an annual part of their summer program.

Coach John Brewster said, “This has been great. It’s a chance for our team to give back, to see that there are some great things going on in our area and at Children’s Hospital.”

Grace football players Caleb Garza and Brady Moyers help a camper play a game at the End of Camp Carnival.

Members of the Grace football team helping at camp include: coach Tim Minga, Dylan Todd, Ben Arnold, Seth Packowski, Blake Gilliand, Rhett Elwood, Kobe Kelley, Cameron Kuerschen, J.T. Russell, coach John Brewster, Brady Brewster, Jake Henley, Clay Keaton, Jimmy Clevenger, Brady Moyers, Nathan Petit, Nick White, Tyler Beck, Kyron Inman, Lee Poff , Jake Arnold and Caleb Garza.

Senior tight end Jake Henley gets a pie to the face from a camper.

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LifeSenior center

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F or many, creative expression is an unparalleled delight. Whether it is through painting, drawing or

sculpting, the ability to convey something to others through art is fulfi lling and of-ten therapeutic for the artist as well as the audience.

Local seniors are getting the oppor-tunity to experience this sentiment fi rst-hand thanks to art classes at some senior centers in Knox County. The instructor for these classes, Sue Messer, has a life-long love for painting that she wishes to pass on to her students.

“I am self-taught and started painting as a teenager,” Messer says. “At that time, I started by cutting out cardboard boxes to use because I couldn’t afford the can-vases. I loved it and just thought it would be fun to teach others.”

An experienced artist, Messer works in watercolor, oil, and acrylic paints and was the featured artist at the Tennessee Valley Fair last year. She also participates in the Dollywood Harvest Festival each Octo-ber and has had work on display at Roper Mansion in Dandridge.

Messer takes great pride in the work of her students and helps them improve their skills with each class.

“I have always wanted to try this, and when I heard that these classes were be-ing offered, I decided to do it,” says Caro-lyn Hancock, a participant in the class. “Growing up, I would work with chalk and pencil, so that was my medium. But now, I love the painting, too.”

Sue Huling who also attends the class-es regularly has found painting to be very healing.

“Sue (Messer) is the best. I live in Halls, so I attend (classes) at the Halls location, and I was so happy they were offering these classes,” she says.

“I am battling depression and my ther-apist recommended I get involved with something I enjoy and this is it. It has given me the courage to try new things and has just helped me so much.”

The class is quite a tight-knit group, and its members have found much joy in their weekly gatherings. When one of the students had a stay in the hospital recent-ly, the rest of the group created a special, art-inspired gift just for the patient and even hand-delivered it.

“Carolyn is the crafty one of the group and she came up with the idea of creating the arrangement of painted fl owers for our friend,” Messer remembers.

All of the students credit Messer, their

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“She is really great at showing us how to improve or offering advice on whatever we may be working on that week,” Huling says.

Messer and her students hope that even more folks will come join them soon.

The classes are offered on Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Carter Senior Center and Fri-days at 11:30 at the Halls Senior Center. Messer is the instructor at both locations. Info: www.knoxcounty.org/seniors

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In recent years, the inter-est in cremation as a means of fi nal disposition has increased.

One reason many indi-viduals choose cremation is that it allows for a wide range of ceremony and memorial options. A ceremonial crema-tion allows the family and friends to hold traditional visitation services as well as a religious service or gathering before the cremation pro-cess is carried out. However, some families wish to have a personal gathering or memo-rial without the visitation, which is another option.

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Gentry Griffey’s crematory also includes a viewing room and they welcome and en-courage families to be pres-ent prior to the cremation.

Other reasons more and more people are choosing cremation over a traditional burial include environmental considerations, philosophical reasons, or the fact that it of-fers a less complicated option for their families.

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Investors know that mon-ey management can be dif-fi cult. The ebb and fl ow of the economy can be similar to a roller coaster, with soar-ing highs followed by steep drops, and those changes all affect investors’ bottom lines. It’s no wonder then that many investors over 50 envision the day when they can get off that roller coaster and simply enjoy their money without having to worry about the everyday ups and downs of the market. But managing money after 50 is about more than just reducing risk.

Reducing risk as retire-ment draws near is a sound fi nancial strategy that can safeguard individuals over 50 from the fl uctuations of the market. That’s true whether investors put their money in stocks, real estate or other areas that were not immune to the ups and downs of the economy. But there are additional steps

men and women can take after they turn 50 to en-sure their golden years are as enjoyable and fi nancially sound as possible.

■ Prioritize saving for retirement. Men and women over 50 know that re-tirement is right around the corner. Despite that, many people over 50 still have not prioritized saving for retire-ment. It’s understandable that other obligations, be it paying kids’ college tuition or offering fi nancial assis-tance to aging parents, may seem more immediate, but men and women over 50 should recognize that their time to save for retirement is rapidly dwindling. Just because you are retired does not mean your bills will magically disappear. In fact, some of those bills, such as the cost of medical care, are likely to increase. So now is the time to make retire-ment a priority if you have

not already done so. It might be nice to fi nance a child’s college education, but that should not be done at the expense of your retirement nest egg. Kids have a lifetime ahead of them to repay col-lege loans, while adults over 50 do not have that much time to save for retirement.

■ Start making deci-sions. People retire at dif-ferent times in their lives. Some people want to keep working as long as they are physically and mentally capable of doing so, while others want to reap what their lifetime of hard work has sown and retire early. Finances will likely play a strong role in when you can comfortably retire, so start making decisions about your long-term future. Do you intend to stay in your current home or downsize to a smaller home? Will you stay in your current area or move elsewhere? These

decisions require a care-ful examination of your fi nances, and many will hinge on how well you have managed your money in the past and how well you man-age it in the years ahead. Managing money after 50 requires more than just al-locating resources. Sound money management after 50 also means making deci-sions about your future and taking the necessary steps to ensure those decisions come to fruition.

■ Pay down debt. Men and women over 50 are not often associated with debt, but that’s a misconception. Thanks in part to the reces-sion that began in 2008 and led to high unemployment, many people in the baby boomer generation, which in-cludes people born between the years 1946 and 1964, went back to school to make themselves more attractive to prospective employers. While

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Managing money after 50that might have been a sound decision, it left many deeply in debt. According to a 2013 report from the Chronicle of Higher Education, student loan debt is growing fast-est among people over 60, and that debt is not inconse-quential. In fact, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported in 2013 that the average student loan debt of those over the age of 60 who still owe money is more than $19,000, a considerable in-crease from 2005, when the average debt was $11,000. Men and women over 50 who are still carrying debt should eliminate consumer debt fi rst, as such debt tends to be accompanied by higher interest rates than mortgages and student loan debt. Paying down debt can help reduce stress, improve your quality of life and free up money for living and recreational ex-penses once you retire.

■ Examine your in-surance policies. Your ap-proach to insurance should change as you get closer to retirement. For example, you want to maximize your

liability insurance on home-owners and auto insurance policies. This ensures the money you have set aside for retirement won’t be going to a third party should you be at-fault in an auto accident or if someone suffers an injury at your home. Experts rec-ommend liability insurance be substantial for men and women over 50, with some suggesting it be as high as twice your net worth.

If it wasn’t already, se-curing long-term disability insurance should be a pri-ority once you have turned 50. A sudden accident or ill-ness at 55 that prevents you from working could prove devastating to your fi nan-cial future if you do not have disability insurance. Some employers offer long-term disability, though many people are left to secure policies on their own. Re-gardless of how you get your disability insurance, make sure you have it and that it provides adequate coverage should you succumb to an illness or injury and be un-able to work.

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