received a national award for a book that describes how the bloody confl ict eventually opened opportunities for women and blacks in the South.

“Reconstruct-ing the Campus: Higher Education

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The destruction of Coach RoachBy Betty Bean

On election night in Grainger County, supporters of longtime state Rep. Dennis “Coach” Roach got together to await the 35th House District Republican Prima-ry returns.

Their candidate fought hard to overcome a tsunami of negative advertising fi nanced by as much as $500,000 from out-of-state spe-cial-interest groups blasting Roach for “ghost voting” (the common and fairly innocuous practice of seat-mates pushing the voting but-ton for neighbors who have stepped

Coach Roach Jerry Sexton

out to use the restroom or take a smoke). The ads painted it as dan-gerous and lazy, but Roach’s sup-

porters were cautiously optimistic that Roach, a popular teacher and basketball coach who had served since 1994, would survive.

“We thought Jerry was going to get his showing, but it turned out we got our showing,” said Grainger County Commissioner James Acuff.

When the fi nal tally was in, Roach lost by nearly 1,000 votes to opponent Jerry Sexton, a preacher turned furniture manu-facturer whose Facebook page de-scribes him as “More pro-life than your pastor, more for the Second

UT professor

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‘Reconstructing the

Campus’By Wendy Smith

The American Civil War had a major impact on higher education, and University of Tennessee Research Assistant Professor of History Michael Cohen has

Rocky Hill Elementary School principal Corey Smith, assistant

principal Misty Burch, secretary Kristy Hall and fourth-grade

teacher Lena Adams take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,

along with other staff members.

Misty Burch, Beth Caballero, Kristy Hall, Megan Hubbard, Lisa Jack and Corey Smith dry off

after the ALS Challenge. Photos by Wendy Smith

Civil War transformed education

Cohen

A view from the cupola at the University of East Tennessee (now

the University of Tennessee) shows the devastation of the Civil War

in the spring of 1864. Photos submitted

Book Award from the American Educational Studies Association. Cohen began researching the book in 2004 while he was a graduate student at Harvard.

Historians agree that higher education went through a major transformation during the Civil War years, but no one had ever examined the war’s specifi c impact

on colleges, Cohen says.Before the war, only 1 percent to

2 percent of Americans attended college, and higher education dif-fered in the North and the South. In the North, professional schools offered training to teachers, law-yers and ministers, while South-ern schools catered to children of

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Amendment than Davy Crockett, and more for traditional marriage than Adam and Eve.”

The real issue that got the at-tention of 501(c)(4) groups like the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity and the Tennessee Fed-eration for Children wasn’t ghost voting at all.

“It all came down to my vote on the vouchers,” said Roach, whose district includes Grainger and parts of Union and Claiborne counties.

Roach was particularly disap-

By Wendy SmithRocky Hill Elementary School

students put the chill on their principals, offi ce staff and a hand-ful of teachers last week by raising more than $550 to see them take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Principal Corey Smith received the challenge from a student as

well as his niece in Virginia. He told the student body he’d do it − if they raised $500 for ALS. As of Friday afternoon, donations were still coming in.

While the money benefi ts a big-ger cause, the challenge was a way to build a sense of community at the school, he said. It also taught

the students an important lesson.“You put in a little effort, you

get a little reward.”Fortunately, Mother Nature

provided a warm day for the event last week.

“I’m fi red up. The buckets have more ice than water,” Smith said just before the soaking.

With the entire student bodychanting, “Dump it,” the wa-ter came down − and some staffmembers, like fi fth-grade teacherMegan Hubbard, jumped up.

Smith has passed on the chal-lenge to West Valley Middle Schooland Bearden Middle School ad-ministrations.

Ice, ice buckets: Rocky Hill leaders beat the heat with ALS Challenge

Coff ee BreakMeet Kristin Baksa, scien-

tist, teacher, business own-er and animal rescue volun-teer.

E n e r g e t i c , funny and pas-sionate, Baksa brought chem-istry to life for

hundreds of students at Farra-gut High School before retir-ing three years ago.

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Mike Lowe back in the news

When Tommy Schumpert ran for county executive in 1994, Mike Lowe made his move. He ran for trustee as a reformer and promised to depoliticize the offi ce, institute an anti-nepotism policy and end the practice of dunning employees for campaign con-tributions.

Criminal trials currently un-derway show how that worked out.

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Powell football plays at Karns

Powell visits Karns on Fri-day, and this one has to have the fans for both schools fi red up. Karns remembers how close it was last year. (Pow-ell won 19-13.) The Panthers remember, too. Then their coach left. Tobi Kilgore went to Karns.

Stefan Cooper says you don’t need a lot more than that.

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The moment you walk into Red’s Barber Shop in the heart of Norwood, you know that you are in a special place. From the barber pole that greets you as you pull into the parking lot to the many personal touches inside, it is easy to see why the customers of shop owner, Penny Brown, just keep coming back for more.

“Knowing our customers’ names and recognizing them out in public sets us apart from the rest,” Penny says.

Coming up on its third anniversary in November, the shop has recently added a new member to the team. Christina Lewis, who hails from Irwin, Tennessee, and likes to be called “Chris” for short, joins Penny in providing customers with the welcoming atmosphere that Red’s has come to be known for.

“There is constant laughter and banter here,” Chris says, smil-ing.

With a combined 37 years of experience, the two red-heads make the perfect team.

“This is where you get the best � at-top in town,” says Vic Up-church, a long-time customer who fol-lowed Penny when she decided to open her own shop. Several of the customers at Red’s even travel long distances to get

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But it is not just the haircuts that makes Red’s unique. From the wild game taxidermy on the walls to the one-of-a-kind camo barber

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On one wall is the shop’s “sol-dier board,” where cus-tomers who are military members can display their photos.

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comfortable here,” says Penny. “We like to honor them with the solider board, which goes back � ve generations.”

Penny and Chris offer hot lather shaves and both scissor and clipper work.

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You don’t have to listen to Kristin Baksa long to realize that if she’d been a chemistry teacher at your high school, you wouldn’t have avoided the subject.

Energetic, funny and passionate, Baksa brought chem-istry to life for hundreds of students at Farragut High School before retiring three years ago.

“We started this program to get kids out into the com-munity doing science,” she says. “We were working with Oak Ridge National Lab, and our contact would help place the kids with researchers. And then we did the same thing at UT, placing our students with researchers over there. “We did Science Bowl, Scholars Bowl – I just loved all that.”

Teaching was a second career for Baksa, who earned her certifi cation through the Lyndhurst Teacher Licen-sure program at UT. She had spent 17 years as an indus-trial hygienist.

“I don’t really like the term … It’s occupational safety and health,” says the Illinois native, who grew up in De-troit and moved to Knoxville when her husband entered UT to get his master’s. “I worked for Tennessee OSHA, and then I worked in Oak Ridge at the plants, and I worked for an environmental consulting fi rm.”

She monitored and evaluated “workers exposed to the chemicals and some physical agents and things like that.” She also taught a couple of UT classes related to her fi eld, and that’s when she realized she liked teaching.

She interned at Alcoa High School and taught in Roane County for three years before joining the Farragut fac-ulty. She’s still not sure she should have left when she did.

“You could see it coming,” she says of the changes that have caused so much controversy in Knox County and across the state. She actually tried to make a difference.

“I got on a committee in Nashville that was supposedly getting teacher input on this new (teacher-evaluation) process. They had just gotten the Race to the Top money.

“The money came in, and the money drove this pro-cess. I get there; they already had their minds made up.”

Baksa and her family moved from Fox Den to a remote pocket of Blount County seven years ago looking to “get away from it all.” But after leaving teaching she knew she had to fi nd some way to plug into her new community.

She cofounded a company, Stormwater Solutions, which inspects and maintains stormwater controls and water-quality devices. She’s still involved, but her time is

spent primarily with the Blount County Animal Shelter.“My daughter shamed me into going over there,” she

says. “I was always afraid because I get so emotional. I started walking dogs over there. It was like a big ol’ vacu-um – it just sucked you in.”

Baksa describes her position as a “rescue liaison.”“My job is to get the dogs out of the shelter,” she says.

She helps make connections between rescue groups in this area and shelters in the North that have people eager to adopt pets.

For some reason, pet owners in the South are less dili-gent about spaying and neutering than people up North. Baksa suspects that some people don’t want to be told what to do, and others just believe it doesn’t matter.

“Spend a week at an animal shelter, and you would care,” she says.

Baksa also still tutors chemistry, mainly with students from West Knoxville. “I really enjoy doing that because I still have that connection to the kids. That’s teaching at its purest level.”

Sit back and get to know Kristin Baksa.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?Any line from the movie “Christmas Vacation.”

What are you guilty of?Being impulsive.

What is your favorite material possession?I can’t decide between my running shoes (although

they don’t wear out as quickly as they used to) and my mom’s original Fiestaware.

What are you reading currently?“The Roundhouse” by Louise Erdrich.

What was your most embarrassing moment?When our kids were younger my husband and I

went to visit a friend who was staying at a hotel with an indoor pool. The rooms all faced the pool. I couldn’t remember our friend’s room number so was walking and peering into the windows trying to spot him. I walked right into the pool, clothes and all!

What are the top three things on your bucket list?Start a senior dog rescue (don’t tell my husband). Va-

cation on Mackinac Island for a month with our family and dogs. Take an African safari.

What is one word others often use to describe you?Energetic – maybe it’s my metabolism?

What is your passion?For 13 years my passion was teaching high school

chemistry and providing opportunities for students to be involved in science outside the classroom. My passion for the last two years has been animal rescue.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest infl u-ence on your life and why?

Oh gosh, there are so many! Can I choose two? First, my husband, Rusty, because he has always been my biggest supporter and encourager. My friend and former colleague Jane Skinner because she is a model of opti-mism and perseverance.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …Being patient!

What is the best present you ever received in a box?During my last year of college I was certain my boy-

friend (now my husband) was going to propose and give me an engagement ring for Christmas. The box was a bit large so I guessed he had disguised the ring. Well, the box was large because it contained a brand new calcula-tor (they were big back in those days)! What else would you expect from an engineer!

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?Marry someone who adores you.

What is your social media of choice?My preference is face-to-face communication.

What is the worst job you have ever had?My fi rst job when I was 15 was working as a phone

solicitor. I lasted one week.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?Roadrunner – I love the energy!

What irritates you?Naysayers

What is your greatest fear?Not living up to my potential.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?Hmm … this is not a good question for someone who

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But she didn’t drive as far as Heidi Johnson, who at-tended the opening with her daughters, Hannah, a Uni-versity of Tennessee student, and Mallory, a UT grad. They came from Grainger County, where shopping op-tions are limited.

“You have to drive a long way to get to a red light,” ex-plained Mallory.

Heidi also describes Pub-lix as coupon-friendly and says the store has great cus-tomer service.

That’s just what new store manager Joe Pres-tigiacomo wants to hear. Good service was one of the principles on which the grocery chain was founded, he told customers who came out before the sun for a peek at the store and the chance to win freebies. Mayors Rogero and Burchett were in attendance, along with other elected offi cials.

Customers weren’t the only benefi ciaries at the grand opening. Prestigia-

Cheri Delaney dances with instruction from Ruthy Slann during the 18th Annual Israeli Folkdance

Workshop at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center.

Publix opens at University Commons

como got in good with the neighbors by presenting checks to the UT Founda-tion, to benefi t the UT Gar-dens, and to the Knoxville Museum of Art.

UT Chancellor of Agri-culture Larry Arrington at-tended the ceremony sport-ing the name tag he wore when he worked at Publix in 1972. He grew up near the store’s corporate headquar-ters in Lakeland, Fla., and three of his grown children are full-time employees.

“Publix bought my 4-H show steer when I was in the ninth grade. They bought my loyalty for life,” he said.

■ Israeli dance: It’s a cultural thingThe Arnstein Jewish

Community Center and the Knoxville Israeli Dancers hosted the 18th annual Is-raeli Folk Dance Workshop last week without longtime instructor Dany Benshalom. In spite of the fact that Ben-shalom has taught classes in the U.S. for 30 years, he was denied a travel visa this year.

His co-teacher, Ruthy Slann, a native of Israel and

Sue Hamilton and Derrick Stowell of the UT Gardens and UT Chancellor of Agriculture Larry Ar-

rington accept a check from Joe Prestigiacomo during the grand opening of the Publix at Uni-

versity Commons last week.

a current resident of Tyler, Texas, conducted the work-shop on her own.

“Israeli folk dance is about the love of Israel and about enhancing Jewish culture,” Slann said. “It’s a cultural thing.”

The music is just as im-portant as the dance. Each song has its own steps. When the two come togeth-er, something special hap-pens.

“When the dancers are in a circle, and they hold hands, there’s a certain en-ergy transfer,” she said.

Folk dancing classes are taught at the AJCC at 7:30 p.m. most Thursdays. For more information: Fay Campbell at faheetagal@icloud.com

■ Slow Food goes pubbin’Slow Food Tennessee

Valley is taking its message of good, clean, fair food for all to local pubs, and last week members gathered at the Northshore Town Cen-ter Casual Pint.

The slow food movement began in 1989 in Rome, Ita-ly, as a backlash against the arrival of McDonald’s. It has continued as a grassroots movement in favor of the way our great-grandparents grew and served food, says president Lauren Smith.

“Food should be the full experience − not something that happens between soc-

Slow Food Tennessee Valley members Lauren Smith, Deb Fauver, Laura Winner and Larry Fauver

enjoy a leisurely evening at the Casual Pint. Photos by Wendy Smith

cer and piano practice.”Local food tastes better,

is better for the environ-ment and benefi ts the local economy, she says.

Slow Food Tennessee Valley offers potlucks, edu-cational classes, like a re-

cent canning workshop, and special events. The group’s annual Pesto Festo will be 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Century Harvest Farms in Greenback.

A family-style dinner will feature basil-enhanced

produce and meat from the farm and surrounding pro-ducers. A limited number of tickets is available at www.slowfoodtnvalley.com or at the Slow Food booth at the Market Square Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Civil War From page A-1

wealthy plantation owners with a classical education.

The loss of students and faculty was an immedi-ate result of the war. In the South, the campuses them-selves suffered damage dur-ing battle and occupation by troops. It was a challenge to keep schools open in both the North and the South, he says.

After the war, the big-gest change at Southern col-leges was who attended. The loss of slaves meant fewer wealthy plantation owners, and infl ation, which ran as high as 9,000 percent, also impacted attendance.

“It was diffi cult to afford anything, not to mention a

college education,” Cohen says.

To draw students, profes-sional schools were added to universities. Normal schools, or teacher colleges, became common. Since teaching was generally a women’s profession at the time, schools began admit-ting women for the fi rst time.

Because whites who sup-ported the Confederacy were not allowed to vote, South Carolina’s state legis-lature had a black majority. That led to the University of South Carolina admitting blacks in 1873. Integration there, and at other Southern schools, had limited suc-cess, which led to the for-mation of historically black colleges and universities.

UT appears in Cohen’s book, though it wasn’t one of

seven schools on which his research focused. But the school, known as East Ten-nessee University, closed during the war and was oc-cupied by both Confederate and Union troops in 1863. It reopened in 1866, and in 1869 benefi ted from the Morrill Act, which provided federal land to schools with agriculture and engineering programs. Land-grant insti-tutions were also required to teach military tactics.

Cohen is also an assistant editor of the multi-volume “The Correspondence of James K. Polk.” He was sur-prised that his book was cho-sen for this year’s award since it was published in 2012.

“It is nice, after this long, to receive an honor for something I spent so much time on,” he says.

Coach Roach From page A-1

pointed in his Union County showing, where he lost 670-320.

“We thought we might do a little better than that after saving them $497,000 (by pushing to keep the K12 Inc. Virtual Academy open against the wishes of Edu-cation Commissioner Kevin Huffman). We helped (Union County) save that revenue, and they ran a thank-you in the News Sentinel.

“But I guess what we did didn’t impress them enough to overcome those ads. They were good ads but just about 99 percen t false.”

Roach cast the fate-ful vote on March 5 in the

House Finance Ways & Means subcommittee (aka “the Black Hole”) opposing a school voucher bill that would have directed taxpay-er money to private schools.

“I could have very easily voted for them and saved myself this trouble, but I’ve been in education all my life, and it’s not a real good time to be taking money out of public education,” Roach said. “I’ve run 10 times be-fore but spent more money in this race than in all my other contests combined.

“We raised about $57,000, and we spent it. The TEA did a mailer or two that didn’t cost me, spent about $7,500 or so, but you compare that to $400,000-something … And they did radio, too. We came back and did what we

could, but you spend what you’ve got and no more.”

Final contribution tallies won’t be disclosed until Oc-tober.

Several of Roach’s col-leagues chipped in cam-paign contributions in an attempt to fend off the onslaught, including Rep. Ryan Haynes, who says he’d like to dam the fl ow of out-side money.

“Coach is exactly right. The voucher bill is what got him, and there’s way too much money in politics. I’ve never had a constitu-ent come up to me and tell me they wish they could get more money in my hand. The public is right to be concerned about this, and I think it’s incumbent on voters to start saying, ‘Hey, where’s this coming from?’ ”

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Democratic leaders speak at KarnsRichard Dawson and Mark Harmon speak at the Demo-

cratic Party District 6 meeting at the Karns branch library

Aug. 26. Dawson and Harmon were recently elected to the

Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee for Senate

districts 5 and 7. Photo by Frank Schingle

Betty Bean

Mike Lowe didn’t start life as a courthouse fat cat.

He went to work in the trustee’s offi ce when he was 17, straight out of high school.

When I met him in the mid-’80s, he was a friendly, good-natured guy who’d earned a college degree while holding down a full-time job. His older brother, Tommy, was the county clerk but got turned out of offi ce in 1986, swamped in a sea of scandal. Word around the courthouse was that Mike was nothing like his brother. He was humble and funny and got along with al-most everybody. He cracked jokes about his bad toupee and made friends where

he needed them.

B u t L o w e ’ s boss, Bob B r o o m e , was not a friend. Trustee for about a mil-lion years,

Broome was a legendary courthouse tyrant whose employees lived in a state of voluntary servitude – working in his campaigns,

Mike Lowe

Mike Lowe and the courthouse culture(Editor’s Note: With last week’s conviction for

felony theft of former Trustee Mike Lowe’s so-called phantom employee Delbert Morgan, and the upcom-ing trial of Lowe himself, we are reprising this article by Betty Bean published in Shopper-News March 3, 2009.)

ponying up to buy him lav-ish gifts and hoping to get through the day without be-ing noticed.

Mike excelled at making Bob Broome mad. He was perpetually in the doghouse and at one time was suspend-ed and sent home for two months. I got to know him when I did a series of stories about the deplorable work-ing conditions in the trust-ee’s offi ce. He was friendly, helpful, open and extremely knowledgeable, particularly about that ultimate patron-age institution known as the delinquent tax attorney – the juiciest plum in the trustee’s offi ce and a shocking waste of taxpayer money.

Maybe it was a stretch to call him Cool Hand Luke, but I know fi rsthand he was a standup guy. A whistle-blower, even.

Broome retired in 1990 and was succeeded by Tommy Schumpert, whose affable, reasonable manage-

ment style made the offi ce staff’s lives considerably easier. When Schumpert ran for county executive in 1994, Mike made his move. He ran as a reformer and promised to depoliticize the offi ce, institute an anti-nepotism policy and end the practice of dunning employ-ees for campaign contribu-tions.

His campaign ran like a machine, in part because of the able assistance of a smart young lawyer named Steve Roth, whom everybody fi g-ured was going to become the delinquent tax attorney. Roth worked diligently for Mike, organizing campaign events and phone banks. After the election, a lot of people were shocked when the tax job went instead to attorney Albert Harb.

Mike broke the bad news to Roth over dinner, right after Roth presented him with a handsome clock engraved with the words, “hard work pays off.” Mike kept the clock and kicked Roth to the curb. Harb has gone on to make millions doing a job that could be done in-house at far less expense to the citizens of Knox County.

Term limitsThe same year Mike was

elected, a referendum on term limits made it to the ballot and passed over-whelmingly. Lulled by a

state attorney general who opined that term limits didn’t apply to so-called constitutional offi cers like Mike, the courthouse crowd went about their business, never suspecting that the term limits vote was a UXB that would blow up on them 12 years later.

Meanwhile, Mike was sporting a better toupee and a Lincoln Navigator. He built an upscale house and sold his old one to his chief deputy, Fred Sisk. He start-ed talking about running for county mayor in 2010. His payroll grew as he larded it with retired school ad-ministrators and straight-up political operatives who rarely appeared in the of-fi ce. Tongues began to wag about his lavish lifestyle and employees being squeezed for campaign contributions.

One former employee said he was slow to pitch in money for Lowe’s benefi t golf tournament one year and was instructed to cash in his accrued overtime:

“They called and said Mike said to pay me my over-time. They wrote me a check and I went over and cashed it at the credit union and brought him back $1,000 cash. It was just part of the deal. He had three fundrais-ers a year, and everybody was expected to contribute – it didn’t matter if you were a single mother with a house full of kids to support. They

Sandra Clark

The Knox County Court-house has several new faces at the big desks this week. (And one with no desk at all. Word is that no one told Chancellor Clarence “Ed-die” Pridemore to bring his own furniture.)

Goodbye and good luck

So long, Randy Nichols. You were a good DA, even if you wouldn’t go after Rags-dale.

So long, judges Work-man, Leibowitz, Fansler, Wimberly and Swann. Here’s hoping you enjoy re-tirement and don’t have to make a decision for weeks.

Interim Trustee Craig Leuthold and veteran Crim-inal Court clerk Joy McCro-skey have been replaced.

Four of 11 county com-missioners are moving on: Tony Norman, R. Larry Smith, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. And four of nine school board members are no more: Thomas Deakins, Indya Kincannon, Kim Sev-erance and Pam Trainor.

What’s ahead? How about Dave Wright

getting elected to chair the Knox County Commission, joined by Mike McMillan as school board chair? Cou-pled with Law Director Bud Armstrong and Property As-sessor Phil Ballard, the 8th District would assert more political power than ever before. This would bode well for a Gibbs Middle School and not so well for attempts to rezone farmland for in-dustrial use at Midway.

■ Jim McIntyre cannot repair the damage he’s done to morale in Knox County Schools. He’s the wrong guy in the top job, and the school system will lurch along until he’s gone – hopefully soon.

In a little more than 60 days, we will know if Demo-crat Gloria Johnson or Re-publican Eddie Smith will serve in the state House of Representatives from Knox County for two years. It is the only genuinely contested race in Knox County on Nov. 4.

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Gloria Johnson

Johnson and Smith is best race left

Both parties are anxious to win. Johnson’s local Dem-ocratic Party suffered a melt-down Aug. 7, losing every countywide offi ce. They want to avoid another humiliation. Smith narrowly defeated his GOP primary opponent in an upset over Jason Emert.

Johnson is a smart, en-ergetic and determined of-fi ceholder. She has a unique ability to reach the media. While she is badly outnum-bered in Nashville (71 GOP to 28 Democrats) she has made up for that by using her offi ce to publicize her views far beyond her district.

She has effectively battled Common Core and the Knox County school system. Local

schoolteachers love her. State Democrats consider her a ris-ing star. Several Republican state legislators loathe her.

She has made a name for herself. She is an educa-tor and has taken an unpaid leave of absence from the school system to campaign this fall. Smith also opposes Common Core.

Smith, a former music leader at Sevier Heights Bap-tist Church, is a hard worker. He is personable and down to earth. His wife, the former Lanna Keck, is known to many Knoxvillians as Miss Tennessee 1997. They are the parents of two children. He is a conservative blue-collar Republican.

The state GOP has as-signed Zach Huff to help full time in his campaign, which the party funds. Huff worked in Bill Ailor’s suc-cessful campaign for Circuit Court judge in August.

District 13 must be rated a toss-up. Democratic Judges Daryl Fansler and Harold Wimberly carried the district by comfortable margins while losing countywide to Repub-licans considered by many to be less qualifi ed.

In the contest for Criminal Court judge where both nomi-

■ County Commis-sioner Ed Brantley made news even before he took offi ce yesterday by being listed by the Democratic Gordon Ball for U.S. Senate campaign as a supporter in one of their news releases. Local Republicans were aghast that Brantley would openly endorse a Democrat, and the phones were busy.

However, when this writ-er contacted Brantley last week, he said it was untrue. “No one has talked to me about being on the list (of Ball supporters).”

However, Brantley is not a fan of Lamar Alexander either as he said he was “not supporting either one (can-didate) at this point.” Still unclear whether Brantley will back the GOP ticket in-cluding Alexander or not.

He did say he favored a new chair for County Com-mission (Brad Anders is current chair as of Aug. 29) and felt the position, which is chosen by the full com-mission, should be rotated from time to time.

■ Beau Fancher ofKnoxville has been made East Tennessee fi eld rep for the Alexander for Senate campaign.

Eddie Smith

nees were viewed as qualifi ed, Democrat Leland Price won the district by 12 votes over Republican Scott Green, who won countywide by a sub-stantial margin.

Johnson denies she is liberal, saying, “What are the liberal bills I have intro-duced?”

MetroPulse has reported that Johnson is under con-sideration to be Democratic Party chair or executive di-rector next year.

When asked by this writ-er if she might do this she responded, “I have not had time to think about it.”

Presumably that means she is focused on winning re-election. However, that answer also fails to answer the question of whether she would or would not seek the position in January. She could legally do both jobs.

kept running tabs. If you didn’t, his henchmen would make it so uncomfortable on you that you’d have no choice but to quit.”

The whole term-limits adventure has been a slow-moving fi asco for Lowe, who, with lawyer Harb and other offi ceholders, made repeated attempts to fl out the will of the people and hang on to the public pap. The courthouse crowd tried legislative solutions and lawsuits and swapping jobs with their seconds-in-com-mand. They sued to over-turn the county charter, which got their appointed replacements kicked out and put Mike temporar-ily back in command. Last year (2008) he ran for

property assessor and lost, and recently is said to have been interested in the job of elections administrator.

But headlines in the past week – “TBI probing payroll practices in the trustee’s of-fi ce”– are unlikely to vault him back into power. He’s lawyered up and hunkered down while his remaining supporters grump that Sisk has thrown Mike under the bus.

There’s a saying from Greek antiquity, “The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceeding fi ne.”

The wheels started mov-ing the year Mike Lowe was elected to public offi ce, but now somebody else is blow-ing the whistle.

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By Sandra ClarkR ichard Bean and Judge Tim

Irwin hosted a huge crowd at the dedication last week of an expan-sion of the Juvenile Court facili-ties on Division Street. The $3.925 million project was funded by Knox County.

Mayor Tim Burchett said, “Improvements like these aren’t cheap, but they help ensure young people in the juvenile justice sys-tem will leave with a chance to be-

come productive adults.“When a family has a child go-

ing through the system, it’s diffi -cult for everyone. This expansion allows families to have one central location for everything from visi-tation, court or some other pro-gram.”

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero called it a “happy day” for Judge Irwin and Bean, superin-tendent of the service center.

“This $4 million project added

9,925 square feet to the Richard L. Bean Service Center. There are four new courtrooms, and all the child support services are located here now.”

Circuit Court Judge Dale Work-man was master of ceremonies. Other hosts were Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, Juvenile Court Clerk Cathy Shanks and County Com-mission chair Brad Anders.

Randy Kenner gave this writ-er a quick tour. The project in-

cludes mediation facilities and expanded waiting areas includ-ing a playroom for kids, and each courtroom now has a large-screen TV so hearings can be conducted via Skype.

“This saves on transportation costs (for offenders held in adult facilities),” said Kenner, a former reporter who now works in the clerk’s office.

The smaller courtrooms are used by magistrates, appointed by Irwin,

who hear cases at his direction. The expansion includes modular offi ces for the magistrates.

Security is tight at the facility, where juvenile offenders from the region are housed.

We peeked into Irwin’s main courtroom. Sure enough, a box of stuffed animals sits on his desk, ready to comfort frightened kids. The court handles custody and child-support issues as well as criminal and status offenses.

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Board of Trustees for the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center are Gail Jarvis, chair Terry Hen-

ley and Chris Coff ey. Photos by S. Clark

At a board meeting following the ribbon-cutting are Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, Richard L.

Bean, superindent; and Kay McClain, assistant superintendent.

Commissioner Amy Broyles’ outrage at County Commission’s Aug. 25 meet-ing brought her to the verge of tears and just a hair’s breadth from joining a dis-tinguished lineup of blub-bering politicians.

Broyles was unhappy over her fellow commis-sioners’ rejection of her candidate for the vacant 2nd District school board seat. Indya Kincannon held the seat before resigning to travel with her husband to Slovenia.

By the way, Marx Broth-ers fans surely noticed that Slovenia sounds as if it should be nestled between Freedonia and Sylvania and

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Cry me a riverreference to “puppet mas-ters” in the same meeting at which Broyles melted down.

Science-fi ction afi cio-nados will recall Robert Heinlein’s tale of “puppet master” slugs who invaded Earth and by stealth and guile attached themselves to the backs of their clue-less victims. The aliens’ aim was nothing less than world domination, something like the Koch brothers’ agenda, but with considerably less cash and more panache.

In fairness to McKen-zie, a video review of past commission meetings does reveal suspicious bulges on the shoulders of some

commissioners, but in at least one instance the lump turned out to be nothing more sinister than an over-sized Bluetooth earpiece re-ceiver amplifi er … tuned to a puppet master. Yes, those were the days.

If her commission mates continue to foil Broyles’ best-laid plans, she could unleash a saline fountain of umbrage, but she’d still trail serial leakers like John Boehner by hundreds of buckets.

Boehner didn’t earn the sobriquet “Weeper of the House” for his sunny dis-position. He’s left a trail of tears on the fl oor of the House, at party conven-tions, in school rooms, even, most famously, during a “60 Minutes” interview a few years ago.

About the only time for-

mer Speaker Boehner has managed to plug the water-works was during the de-bate over raising the federal debt ceiling in 2011. Not a glimmer of moisture cloud-ed his eyes at the specter of the U.S. defaulting on its debt and triggering a global depression.

So, while “Boys Don’t Cry” was a provocative movie, as a description of male political sangfroid the title doesn’t hold water.

Think back to those thrilling days of yesteryear when real men wore polyes-ter leisure suits – the ’70s. In 1972, Edmund Muskie was a strong candidate for the Democratic presiden-tial nomination when he seemed to lose his compo-sure in New Hampshire while defending his wife against attacks in the Man-

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governed by Rufus T. Fire-fl y. Kincannon’s departure gave her the perfect excuse to channel Groucho and belt out “Hello, I Must Be Going” at her last board meeting, but she passed and likely will never enjoy such a gold-en opportunity again.

And while we’re digress-ing, may as well note Com-missioner Sam McKenzie’s

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board will meet today (Sept. 3) at 5 p.m. in the main as-sembly room of the City County Building.

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Heenan is a member of the Tuesday Painters, an eclectic group of artists who met around fi ve years ago in a Townsend art class taught by Jeremy Doss.

“He left for a year,” says

widely known plein-air painter Kathie Odom, whose works have won much ac-claim. “We thought, ‘What a shame to lose the momen-tum of this weekly gather-ing.’ So we pick a location every Tuesday and stay as long as we want. We go any-where from Cades Cove to Elkmont to our backyards!

We’ve been in the Old City,too.”

Odom’s painting “Syca-more Row” was chosen bythe 2014 Dogwood ArtsFestival to be made into alimited-edition print. Herworks can be seen in gal-leries in four states, includ-ing the District Gallery inKnoxville.

“Kathie,” says Heenan,“has become our star.”

Odom is modest abouther accomplishments, andshe encourages everyone topursue pleasure in drawingand painting. As she sayswith a big smile, “I’m allabout spreading the news ofart!”Send story suggestions to news@Shop-

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Carol Shane

Painter Sharron Heenan works at her oil painting of a garden trellis. Originally from Iowa, she now lives in Lenoir City. “I was

painting when I was a child,” she says. After she raised her four children, she returned to her art, starting with pastels, then wa-

tercolors, then “my love – oils!” Heenan says that she tries to learn something new every time she starts a painting.

Kathie Odom’s backyard garden is an ideal place for artists to

meet and hone their skills. In the background are Odom, Bev-

erly Burdette and Diana Dee Sarkar. Photos by Carol Shane

Hannah Holder of Fountain

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ers for the Aug. 24 event at the Christian center.

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By Wendy SmithThe promotion of men-

toring at last week’s Com-passion Coalition Salt and Light Luncheon was a bit like preaching to the choir. After all, a large number of the service agencies that form the coalition offer mentoring in one form or another.

The presentation high-lighted the number of men-toring opportunities in the community and the benefi ts for both mentor and men-tee.

Daniel Watson of Res-t o r a t i o n House of East Ten-nessee de-scribed how mentor i ng a f f e c t e d his life. He was raised by a single mother who

had two kids by the time she was 18. The family moved once a year, and the kids often suffered abuse at the hands of his mother’s boy-friends.

Daniel is married with three kids, and his life doesn’t refl ect what he ex-perienced as a child in any way, he says. His sisters have not been so fortunate. He credits a mentor who “invested” in his life when he was a teenager.

Watson

Doug and Carla Harris Photos by Wendy Smith

Mentoring shapes lives, one relationship at a time

“You don’t get to where you are because you make it on your own.”

He wouldn’t change those early experiences because, without them, he wouldn’t be doing what he does to-day − mentor single moth-ers through the Restoration House.

Compassion Coalition board member Doug Har-ris and his wife, Carla, dis-cussed their experiences mentoring children over the past 14 years. Their own children were young when they felt called to mentor through a program now called Thrive Lonsdale.

Doug has always liked the saying “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” and he found it to be especially true for the children he mentored. It took two years for the fi rst two boys he mentored to

trust him, he said.The family felt it was

important to include the children in their lives as a family, Carla said. Mentor-ing proved to be transfor-mational for their family as well.

Those children they mentored are now in their 20s. Their outcomes have not been perfect, but he’s not perfect either, Doug said. “Hold outcome really loosely because God is in control.”

Compassion Coalition staffers Jessica Bocangel and Gina Whitmore shared mentoring wisdom from the nonprofi t’s Frontline Train-ing courses, which help churches and individuals work with those in need.

Relationships are criti-cal to helping someone move from hopelessness to hope, Jessica said. There’s no judging in a mentoring

Dr. Apelu Poe and his family bring their “Island Style” worship

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Tiresa Poe, Dr. Apelu Poe and Faapio Poe. Photos by Nancy Anderson

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because people always have a smile for sweets.

Praising God, Island style

church: Palm trees, fl owers and sea grass adorned the welcome center. Everyone was presented with fl ower

leis as they entered the door. The Polynesian affair was fi lled with good food, enter-tainment, laughter, learning

and praise. Poe, a United Method-

ist pastor from Samoa who is currently stationed in Springfi eld, Tenn., has a master’s degree in divinity from Berkeley, a master’s degree in sacred theology from Yale and a doctorate in Hebrew scripture from Vanderbilt University.

The pastor said he spent more than six years net-working with Polynesian parishioners, bringing them together to reignite their passion for God and to re-connect them with their her-itage. Events like luau are a way to share the cultural leg-acy with others while minis-

tering to them, he said. “The luau is a ministry in itself,” explained Poe. “It’s a bless-ing to share our heritage, our cultural show, dance and music with people from around the world.”

There was also an educa-tional aspect of the event as the Polynesian culture was examined. Poe said one goal was for people to become aware of the gifts differ-ent cultures from around the world bring to America. The ministry has grown to be a real blessing because the events always have a full house, and people are led to salvation at each and every luau, said Poe.

relationship, but no special knowledge is required, ei-ther. “You don’t have to have all the answers.”

Mentoring relationships are built on mutual respect, and both parties benefi t, Gina said. Some programs utilize a one-on-one ap-proach while others match several mentors with one mentee. A variety of orga-nizations need mentors for children, teens and adults, Grant said.

“You should prayerfully discern where you can give yourself away as a mentor.”

For more information about mentoring opportu-nities: www.compassioncoalition.org or 251-1591

FAITH NOTES ■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will

host GriefShare, a weekly grief support group for people grieving

the death of a loved one, 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 8 through

Oct 27. Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.org.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Wednesday

Night Dinners each week. Dinner and dessert, 5:45 p.m.: $7 for

adults and children ages 6 and up; $3 for ages 5 and under; $20

maximum for a family. Classes, study groups and activities, 6:30.

Dinner reservations and payment deadline: noon Monday. Info/

reservations: 690-1060, www.beaverridgeumc.org.

■ Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestown Blvd., will host

“Gifts for God” children’s variety show 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.

Love off ering will be taken which will benefi t FISH Hospitality

Pantries.

■ Church Women United will meet 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Taber-

nacle Baptist Church, 2137 Martin Luther King Blvd.

■ West Emory Baptist Church is seeking vendors for a Benefi t

Fall Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at Heiskell UMC, 9420

Heiskell Road in Heiskell. Tables: $25. Info: Jaclyn McDonald, 256-

9920 or mcdonaldpow7@yahoo.com.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, is off ering

DivorceCare 6:30-8 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the

church library. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.org.

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THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 5Daily giveaway of two tickets to any perfor-

mance at Clarence Brown Theatre. To enter: “like” the Clarence Brown Theatre Facebook page. Grand prize winner of two season subscriptions chosen Sept. 6.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10Accepting nominations for the East Tennessee

Preservation Alliance 2014 Preservation Awards. Awards to be presented Thursday Nov. 6. Info/nomination form: http://knoxheritage.org/etpa/east-tennessee-preservation-awards/.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4Cruise 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.

Vintage Fashion Show and Sale to benefi t Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc., 6 p.m., Downtown Knoxville Hilton. Tickets: $40 each or $375 for a table of 10; must be ordered in advance. For tickets: 588-8567.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Knoxville AAA offi ce, 100 W. 5th Ave. Cost: members, $30; nonmembers, $35. Preregistration re-quired. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Now You See Me” with Morgan Freeman and Isla Fisher. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Knoxville Writers’ Guild meeting, 7 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. at 16th Street. Speaker: David Madden discussing his most recent book-length publication, a collection of stories titled “The Last Bizarre Tale.” Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5Opening reception for Art Market Gallery Sep-

tember featured artists: painter Victoria Simmons and jeweler Sissy Caldwell, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gal-lery, 422 S. Gay St. Info: 525-5265, www.artmarketgal-lery.net or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 5-6Children’s consignment sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friday/8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike. Info: bookwalter-umc.org or 689-3349.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6Cades 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.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Maryville AAA Offi ce, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Cost: members, $40; nonmembers, $50. Pre-registration required. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Birthday Bash, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W. Martin Mill Pike. Celebrating seven years in South Knoxville. Refreshments, music and door prizes.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6

p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Class: making wild rice salad with Matthew Blondell. A potluck supper follows. Cost: $4/person. Info: 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 8All Over the Page: “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel

James Brown, 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, SEPT. 8-9AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tellico

Village Property Owners Association, 145 Awohli Drive, Loudon. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway, Sey-mour. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9Classic Hike of the Smokies: Forney Ridge. Hike

is 7.2 miles in length, total elevation gain of 1,600 feet and is moderately diffi cult. All registration donations benefi t the Smokies Trails Forever program. Info/to register: AnnaLee@friendsofthesmokies.org or 828-452-0720.

Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Dr. Earl J. Hess, local historian. Topic: “Peters-

burg, Battle of the Crater.” Dinner: $15 members; $17 nonmembers; lecture only: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Sept. 8: 671-9001.

Library Online, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info/to register: 215-8700.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9-10Concert Sound Engineering workshop, 6:30-

8:30 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. at 16th Street. Presented by Dr. Lou Gross, Volunteer Sound Engineer for the Laurel Theater. Info/to register: 522-5851.

TUESDAYS, SEPT. 9-30Yoga classes, 9-10 a.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408

Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. Registration/pay-ment deadline: Monday, Sept. 8. Info/to register: 966-7057.

Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. Reg-istration/payment deadline: Monday, Sept. 8. Info/to register: 966-7057.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10East Tennessee English – A Brown Bag Lecture

with Paul Reed, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8801.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11Cruise 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.

Traditional Appalachian Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. at 16th Street. Hosted by the Knoxville Square Dance. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Admission: $7. Info: 522-5851 or info@jubileearts.org.

THURSDAYS, SEPT. 11, 18, 25, OCT. 2ACT-UP: Adult Acting and Theatre Classes, 6-8

p.m., Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway. Ages 16 and up. Fee: $35 or $15 for individual class. Covers acting basics, movement/stage combat and auditioning techniques. Info: 546-4280 or carolyn@tennesseestage.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 12AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ameri-

can Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

Friends Mini Used Book Sale: Bearden, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

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Each year as new stu-dents enter Knox County Schools, many faculty mem-bers start at new schools as well. Sequoyah Elementary School welcomed more than a dozen new faces to its staff this year, with one or two “old” faces switching roles from last year.

Tracy Ward teaches music.

New faces at Sequoyah ElementaryWes Adcock is the assistant

principal. Photos by Sara Barrett

year at SES with a class-room full of kindergartners and says she couldn’t ask for a better school to be in.

“(SES principal) Alisha Hinton places you where you fi t. I’m looking forward to building relationships with my students. If they know you’re interested in them, they will respond to you.”

Sequoyah Elementary School has been named a Reward school for the third year in a row by the Tennes-see State Department of Ed-ucation for overall student achievement.

Not pictured is instruc-tional support person Mary Valentine.

Hannah Parton taught third grade last year at SES and is teaching second grade this year. “Third-graders learn on a deeper level,” she said. “In second grade, we are laying the foundation for it.”

Personal Accountabil-ity Class teacher Shalonda Robinson came to SES from Pleasant Ridge and says her role is to provide preventive support and help with situ-ations before, during and after consultations with the principal.

Lauren Ingram is start-ing her teaching career this

Debbie Booth teaches ESL

(English as a Second Language).

Christina Everette is a special-

education teaching assistant.

Lizzie Guerre is a fourth-grade

teacher, and this is her fi rst

year of teaching.

Amy Henderson is a literacy

coach.

Tracy Hicks is the school

nurse.

Hillary Hudson teaches third

grade.

Lauren Ingram teaches kin-

dergarten.

Steve McDaniel is Sequoyah’s

new technology teacher.

Katie McElroy teaches fi fth

grade.

Barbara Newton is the book-

keeper.

Hannah Parton teaches sec-

ond grade.

Shalonda Robinson is a PAC

assistant.

Monique Swaff ord teaches

fi fth grade.

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By Sara BarrettMost middle-school stu-

dents weren’t born when the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Educators at Bearden Middle School are coming up with creative ways to teach them about it.

The community is in-vited, too, when Teaching 9/11 is unveiled from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the school. Teachers have incor-porated “cross-curricular common core strategies” for the program, which in-cludes components such as math and art used to learn the dimensions of the tow-ers and to create reproduc-tions to scale for Monday’s program. Students will also apply vocational skills in-cluding carpentry to build

Artwork by Aki Weininger

Bearden Middle to host 9/11 event

the frame of the structures.State Common Core Math

Consultant Stephen Shed-den, a retired New York po-lice department lieutenant, will be the featured speaker. Shedden was working for the police department the day the planes hit the Twin Towers.

Refreshments will be available, and admission is free.

Jessica Sutton, Stephanie Fleetwood and Leslee Lockwood

teach kindergarten.

Lots of newbiesat Lotts

A.L. Lotts Elementary School has a slew of new teachers this year. Some are new to teaching, and some are just new to A.L. Lotts.

Ashley Arms, Kaitlyn Wade and Krista Smith teach kindergar-

ten. Photos by S. Barrett Liz Cole teaches fi fth grade

and transferred from Belle

Morris Elementary School.

Jason Harris is an administrative assistant.

He transferred from Maynard Elementary

School and says he was welcomed into

the Lotts family with open arms.

Hilary Hohl teaches music, Chevy Edington is a CDCA teaching

assistant and Kodie Albers is the PAC teacher at A.L. Lotts.

Kristen Moore teaches fi rst grade, Michelle Thornton teaches second grade, Meg McWhorter

teaches fourth grade and Greta McMillan is the school librarian.

SCHOOL NOTES

Free math tutoringFree math tutoring for Algebra I and II is available

from a certifi ed teacher 6-7 p.m. Tuesday evenings at Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Call or text 257-5586 or email Charlene.tutors.math@gmail.com to reserve space.

West Hills Elementary■ Box Tops for Education from General Mills products and

Labels for Education from Campbell’s products are being

collected to purchase supplies for the school. Labels can be

dropped off outside the school entrance facing Vanosdale Road

in the dropbox marked Labels for Education, or they can be

mailed to: West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale Drive,

Knoxville, TN 37909. General Mills pays the school 10 cents for

every Box Top, but it must include the expiration date and cannot

be expired. Campbell’s gives the school points for UPC labels

that can be redeemed for educational products. Info: email Jill

Schmudde, jschmudde@gmail.com.

Sequoyah Elementary■ Go Golden anti-bullying program will kick off at 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 3; coupon book kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 4; New Family Welcome will be held at 8 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 15; fall pictures will be taken Tuesday, Sept. 16;

PTA will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the outdoor

classroom; coupon book celebration will be held at 1:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26; Thank a Teacher Week is Sept. 29-Oct. 3.

UT NOTES ■ “Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education

and the American Civil War,” by Michael David

Cohen, research assistant professor of history, has

won the 2014 Critics Choice Book Award of the

American Educational Studies Association. The

book is the fi rst to examine the Civil War’s immedi-

ate and long-term impact on higher education.

Cohen will receive the award at the association’s

annual conference in November in Toronto.

REUNIONS ■ Beason family reunion, noon Saturday, Sept. 6, Big Ridge State

Park rec hall. Food served 1 p.m.

■ Carter High School Class of ’57, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Au-

brey’s on Strawberry Plains Pike. Info/RSVP: Sue Boyer, 933-3077,

or Peggy Wilson, 933-2608.

■ Central High Class of ’74, Sept. 12-13. Friday: tailgate 6 p.m. in the

CHS parking lot; bring a picnic and lawn chair. Football game 7:30.

Saturday: reunion party 6 p.m. at Calhoun’s on the River. Cost: $40

per person. Info: 584-9469 or knoxcentralclassof74@gmail.com.

■ Halls High Class of ’64 will meet at 11 a.m. each second Tuesday,

Sept. 9, and Oct. 14, at Shoney’s on Emory Road to socialize and

eat lunch. Info: James Kuykendall.

■ Halls High Classes of ’76-’80, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Red

Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway. Admission: $10 ($15

couples). Food vendors will be onsite, but classmates are asked

to bring their own drinks and lawn chairs. The Kincaid Band will

perform. Info/RSVP: 214-7020 or hallshsreunion@gmail.com.

Call Sara at

342-6616

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Helen Ross McNabb Foundation has added four new members: ■ Betsey Bush, community volunteer ■ Richard Montgomery, state of Tennessee ■ Don Rogers, retired, Rogers Petroleum ■ Mitch Steenrod, Pilot Flying J Inc.

The Helen Ross McNabb Foundation supports the work of the Helen Ross McNabb Center. The foundation’s staff and 30-member volunteer board actively raise, hold and invest funds on behalf of the center, a not-for-profi t provider of be-havioral health services in East Tennessee. Jeannie Dulaney chairs the foundation. Since 1948, the center has provided care to children, adults and families experienc-ing mental illness, addiction and social challenges. Info: www.mcnabbcenter.org or 637-9711.

Four new on McNabb Foundation boardGreg Greer has joined

Knox Area R e s c u e Ministr ies as vice pre s ident-programs.

In this role, he will p r o v i d e s t r a t e g i c leadership

and operational oversight of the daily work of the min-istry, help set ministry tone and assist in planning for the future.

KARM’s ministry in-cludes the overnight shel-ters for men, women and women with children, resi-

dential recovery programs, The Bridge transitional housing, LaunchPoint, job training initiatives and var-ious community outreach efforts.

Burt Rosen, president and CEO, said, “We have pa-tiently and prayerfully wait-ed for God to bring a person with the unique gifts, skills and heart to fi ll this vital ministry role at KARM. Someone who would ensure we rightly respond to the needs of those who come to us today, while preparing for tomorrow’s opportuni-ties. We are thrilled to have Greg on the team.”

Greer comes to KARM

Greg Greer

Pastor Greg Greer joins KARM

Pickles, anyone?The French Broad Pres-

ervation Association is hosting its fi rst Pickle Fest at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Riverdale School House.

Competition includes various things fermented – cucumbers and non-cucum-bers.

Info: Betsy Cofer at 423-504-4376 or www.frenchbroadpres.org/.

UPCOMING AT AREA CHAMBERS

Farragut West Knox Chamber ■ Ribbon Cutting: Mother Earth Meats Wednesday, Sept. 3, 11 to

11:30 a.m. 11151 Kingston Pike

■ Networking: Farragut ENT Thursday, Sept. 4, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 144

Concord Road

■ Networking: United Community Bank with Nationwide Insur-

ance, Mike Dyer Agency Thursday, Sept. 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 11134

Kingston Pike

■ Ribbon Cutting: Renaissance Wellness Center Tuesday, Sept.

16, 11 a.m. to noon 7220 Wellington Drive

■ Networking: Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center Thursday,

Sept. 18, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 10820 Parkside Drive

■ Networking: Snappy Tomato Pizza Thursday, Sept. 25, 5 to 6:30

p.m. 11507 Kingston Pike

■ Breakfast Speaker Series: Dr. Bill Bass Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 to

9 a.m. Fox Den Country Club, North Fox Den Drive. Tickets: $30

(members) $40 (non-members). Register: www.farragutchamber.

com

Knoxville Chamber ■ Ribbon Cutting: Wayward Arts, home of Stress the Seams

Friday, Sept. 5, 10 to 11 a.m. Stress the Seams, 3001 Knoxville

Center Drive

■ Ribbon Cutting: Renaissance Wellness Center LLC Tuesday,

Sept. 9, 4:30 to 5 p.m. Renaissance Wellness Center LLC, 7720 Wel-

lington Drive

■ Networking: Power 30 Speed Networking Thursday, Sept. 11, 4

to 6:30 p.m. Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, Suite 201

■ Networking: Schmoozapalooza! Tailgate event Thursday, Sept.

18, 4 to 7 p.m. Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 How-

ard Baker Jr Ave. Admission: $5 (members) $10 (non-members)

By Anne HartClinical Orthodontist

Dr. Marshall Parker says he can often identify a person who suffers from m i g r a i n e headaches simply by looking at the align-ment of their teeth.

“I can spot it a mile away,” he told fellow members of West Knox Rotary.

The good news is that those debilitat-ing migraines can often be eliminated by orthodontic braces. Moving teeth so that the upper and lower jaws are better aligned offers the so-lution, Parker said.

Parker related a bit of his-

tory about the practice of orthodontia in Knoxville. He said the fi rst orthodontist in town was Dr. W. K. Slater, a Vanderbilt graduate who set up shop in the Medical Arts Building in 1926.

In 1935, Parker’s dad joined Slater in his practice. “There were fi ve in the of-fi ce then,” Parker said. “The highest paid person in the building was the reception-ist, who made $5 a week.”

Parker moved his offi ces to Bearden in 1968. “We are

the longest continuous orthodontics practice in the state.”

And in keeping with the times, Parker

says his website – www.parkerorthodontist.com –

receives 200-500 hits a day, as patients and prospective patients seek information about orthodontia.

Gifty Girl owner Beth Cummings shows a display of head-

bands that are made by a seventh grader at West Valley Middle

School. Photo by Bonny C. Millard

Learning retailProprietor now looking for new owner

By Bonny C. MillardGifty Girl owner Beth

Cummings was a customer of the boutique when she was the owner. She is now hoping someone else will follow her lead. She is ac-tively looking for a buyer who will have time she and her husband don’t to devote to the shop. The business re-quires someone who can be onsite much of the time, she said, and she is now juggling the retail business with two other jobs.

Cummings and her hus-band bought Gifty Girl in March 2012 with no ex-perience in retail. He’s an emergency room doctor, and she’s a registered nurse who works as a legal nurse consultant with attorneys on medical malpractice cases, and she also teaches medical law and ethics. “We still have full-time medical careers,” she said. “It’s been kind of an adventure.” she said. “We really didn’t know anything about retail. We have had fun going to the market.”

Since taking it over, Cummings has put her own

stamp on the shop’s gift se-lections, and she has been committed to carrying the work of local artists. Among the local items in her collec-tion are handmade soaps, jewelry and headbands made by a West Valley sev-enth grader.

“I buy her headbands, and they’re very popular,” Cummings said. “And she’s getting a little business ex-perience.”

In addition to locally-made pieces, the boutique carries a unique selec-tion of lotions, candles, scarves, baby merchandise and other items suitable for gifts.

“Shopping for the store is a load of fun,” Cummings said. “You kind of get your shopping fi x.”

Cummings said many times customers stop by on their way to an event, so she helps out by providing free gift wrapping. “The best part of the shop is getting to know the community and the customers who come in,” she said. “It has such a great customer base.”

Cummings, who has sev-

eral family members who have military service, also shows her respect for ser-vice men and women with a discount for those who have a military ID. “It’s really im-portant for me to honor the military,” she said. “I offer them a 10-percent discount with their military ID, and that’s all the time.”

During the two years that

she has owned Gifty Girl, Cummings has worked to streamline the look through marketing, redesigning the logo and developing a rec-ognizable brand.

“We really tried to in-vest in the infrastructure of Gifty Girl,” she said. “It’s re-ally well prepared for some-one to come in and make it take off.”

Parker

By Sandra ClarkFormer U.S. Ambassador

to Egypt Margaret Scobey has no secret solution to the turmoil in the Middle East, but she sure knows a lot about it and offered a pro-vocative talk to the North Knox Rotary last week.

Looking at recent his-tory, Scobey fi rst discussed the Cold War period when events were viewed as us (USA) versus them (USSR). She said the 1990s were relatively tranquil with the United States seen as the world’s leader. Then came

9/11 and the U.S. inva-sion of Iraq. We said S a d d a m had weap-ons of mass destruction. He didn’t. We desta-bilized a

country without a clear plan for putting it back together.

Recently we’ve had a shooting war between Is-rael and Hamas, the United Arab Emirates conducting independent air strikes on

Libya, a civil war in Syria, and unrest across the re-gion. “And nobody is asking the United States” for per-mission, Scobey said.

“(The Obama) Adminis-tration came in with hope but had not done its home-work.”

Then she smiled. “The United States did not cause all the problems in the Mid-dle East. Those people are quite capable of …”

Our country’s foreign policy should be keyed to our self-interests: defense of our homeland and our

ability to conduct commerce overseas, she said.

The Rotarians pelted her with questions. Eli Driver said, “Every time we get in-volved in other countries, we screw up.” Perhaps, said Sc-obey, but look at our achieve-ment in World War II.

Is the Middle East a place for democracy? “Your defi -nition of freedom and jus-tice is different than theirs,” she countered.

What about women? “The role of women varies enormously based on socio-economic status. Poverty is

not good for women. Fami-lies with money fi nd ways to take care of the women.”

Did you feel safe? “Yes.”Long-term prospects for

the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS)? “They appear to want to establish a transna-tional Islamic state … ISIS is taking advantage of insta-bility, but I don’t see them with a seat in the UN.”

Scobey was posted to Egypt from 2008 to July 2011 and was previously ambassador to Syria.

She was deputy comman-dant of the Industrial Col-

lege of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., when she retired.

Along the way, she was political counselor in Bagh-dad, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in both Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Sanaa, Yemen. She held ear-lier assignments in Jerusa-lem, Kuwait, Pakistan and Peru.

A Memphis native, Sc-obey holds degrees in his-tory from UT and pursued doctoral studies before join-ing the Foreign Service. She now lives in Knoxville.

Self-interest should direct U.S. foreign policy

Scobey

Orthodontia: Sometimes it’s a cure

for migraines

Rotarians take in

Smokies gamePhil Nordstrom, at right, with

Jeff , a resident of the Cerebral

Palsy home in Fountain City,

enjoys a Smokies game. The

North Knoxville Rotary Club

hosts the summer outing with

residents and Rotarians hav-

ing great fun.

Take a ride,says KAT directorBy Bonny C. Millard

Riding the bus with the Knoxville Area Transit isn’t just for those without a car or other transportation options.

KAT Director Dawn Dis-tler challenged the Rotary Club of Knoxville to start riding the bus at least once a week and to encourage their employees to use the service.

“Transit in Knoxville is moving in the right direc-tion, and we want you to be a part of that,” she said. “One thing you can do is encourage your em-ployees to the ride the bus.”

Distler, who started her position in June with 27 years of experience in public transportation, said she rides the bus to work three or four times a week.

“We’re going to try to fi nd a way to make the buses sexy so you want to get on them,” she said, drawing a good laugh.

Distler offered several facts about KAT and its rid-ers.

The typical KAT passen-gers are workers, students, shoppers and seniors, and

most are new rid-ers of less than a year. More than half are men, and 20 percent of the riders have access to a car but

chose the bus.Before coming to Knox-

ville, Distler worked for Nashville’s transit authority and says there isn’t as much traffi c congestion here, and

parking is cheap, so driving is more desir-able.

“Knoxvillians are in love with their

cars.”Riding the bus is a low-

stress alternative and is good for the environment.

Distler said 55 percent of an individual’s “footprint,” how a person impacts the environment, is through driving cars.

Her task is simple: “My job in the next couple of years is to put butts in seats.

“We just want to make things better. It’s a lifestyle change. It is easy once you start doing it.”

Dawn Distler

Jay Smelser

Jay Smelser joins Knox County Parks and Rec

Jay Smelser has joined Knox County as deputy director of recreation. He attended the Halls Busi-ness and Professional Association with Di-rector Doug Bataille in August.

Smelser worked for the town of Far-ragut for fi ve years. Bataille said he will work with youth and adult sports for Knox County. Requirements for the position in-cluded a bachelor’s degree in recreation or a related fi eld, supplemented by fi ve years of experience. The posted salary was $51,177.09.

from Providence Church in West Knoxville, where he has served as the executive pastor since 2008 and pas-tor of administration for the four years prior to that. Be-fore entering the ministry in 2003, he served as regional business manager for Roche Diagnostic Corporation and national sales manager and director of patient care marketing for DeRoyal In-dustries.

Greer holds an MBA from Lincoln Memorial Univer-sity and expects to receive a master’s in Christian Lead-ership from Dallas Theolog-ical Seminary in 2015.

He and his wife, Deena, have three children and have lived in Knoxville since 1996.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

TRUTHAnd let us consider how we may spur one another on to-

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■ GCA recognizes that it is a ministry of Grace Baptist Church and will

submit to the Church’s spiritual authority.

■ GCA’s policies and procedures will strengthen and honor the mission

of the local church.

■ GCA will require all board members and administration to be active

members of Grace Baptist Church and faculty and staff to be active

members of a local, Bible-believing church.

■ GCA will encourage all school families to be active members of a

local Bible-believing church.

By Danielle Taylor

At Grace Christian Acad-emy, we are dedicated to being a distinctively Chris-tian Academy that provides an educational experience, and develops students who are committed to changing the world for Christ. For the last two months and over the next four, we are break-

ing down our six Core Values that represent a Christian worldview and belief sys-tem as implemented by our teachers and staff. The pre-vious two Core Values con-centrated on being Christ-Centered in all we do and the Truth of God’s Word. This month we’re focusing on the Church.

By Danielle Taylor

Grace Christian Academy received a fresh new look this summer with multiple facility upgrades as a result of generous donations received from alumni, outside donors, current faculty, staff and parents!

The upgrades include a new computer lab consisting of 27-inch wide-screen display iMacs filled with the latest high-performance technologies. Though amazingly thin, the computers are powerful and fast enough for production and design use and are currently being utilized in our digital arts class, new to

the curriculum this year. Another exciting upgrade

that took place this summer is our state-of-the-art science lab. New cabinetry, lab tables, stools and equipment are among the upgrades received. Previously, the lab was for 8th graders only; however, your donations provided a lab suitable for 2nd through 8th graders. Students receive hands-on experience equipped with the latest scientific lab equipment. Each class has a dedicated lab instructor and additional teacher, allowing for one-on-one instructions and assistance. And coming soon, battery-

Grace upgrades facilities

operated microscopes! Though upgraded back in

January, we can’t overlook the beautiful playground upgrade that was a product of your

kind donations as well. This new playground features a turf surface (allowing the kids to play even after it rains), an open � eld area, swings, playground equipment, and an asphalt basketball court. The entire space is fully utilized daily by the lower

school students enjoying the fresh air and having a safer place to play.

As evident from the upgrades listed, GCA is truly humbled by the incredible generosity of our donors. Thank you for your continued support and Giving Christ YOUR All.

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Joseph Lessard is busy. “I love hiking and running

and working on antique cars,” the 76-year-old explained. “My wife and I just hiked Clingsman’s Dome, all the way up and down.”

For Lessard, being an active grandfather and businessman wasn’t always guaranteed. Just a few years ago, Lessard could not walk. A Parkinson’s disease diag-nosis two decades earlier had re-stricted him to a wheelchair. His New England-accent had become a whisper.

“I had to push him in the wheel-chair, and I felt like he was really depressed,” Michele Waak, Les-sard’s daughter, said.

Lessard had pursued physical therapy to manage his Parkin-son’s, but no signifi cant improve-ments were made. He was taking medications and going to the doc-tor regularly when he heard about the BIG and LOUD program at the Parkwest Therapy Center. A physical therapist he knew had an opening, and he began attending sessions.

BIG and LOUD are offshoots of the Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT) technique that was estab-lished in 1987. The four-week pro-grams are meant to combat the limitations Parkinson’s causes in terms of movement and speech. Four times a week, patients spend an hour exaggerating common motions to increase mobility and using speech software to complete vocal exercises.

At his appointments, Lessard and his physical therapist worked on common motions like getting up from a chair, balancing on one foot and walking. He was encour-aged to use big motions, like lift-

What is Parkinson’s disease (PD)?Parkinson’s disease (or, simply, Parkin-

son’s) is the most common form of parkin-sonism, a group of motor system disor-ders. An estimated 60,000 Americans are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and more than 1 million Ameri-cans affected at any one time. In addi-tion, more people suffer from Parkinson’s disease than multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclero-sis combined.

Parkinson’s is a slowly progressing, de-generative disease usually associated with the following symptoms, all of which re-sult from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Dopamine is a substance pro-duced in the body that has many effects, including smooth and coordinated muscle movement. While symptoms can vary from patient to patient, the four primary symptoms are:

■ Tremor or trembling of the arms, jaw, legs and face

■ Stiffness or rigidity of the limbs and trunk

■ Bradykinesia (slowness of move-ment)

■ Postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination

Other symptoms are divided into motor (movement-related) and nonmotor symp-toms.

■ Motor symptoms: ■ Tremor

■ Bradykinesia (slow movement)

■ Rigidity and freezing in place

■ Stooped posture

■ Shuffl ing gait

■ Decreased arm swing when walking

■ Diffi culty rising from a chair

■ Micrographia (small, cramped handwrit-

ing)

■ Lack of facial expression

■ Slowed activities of daily living (for ex-

ample, eating, dressing, and bathing)

■ Diffi culty turning in bed

■ Remaining in a certain position for a long

period of time

■ Nonmotor symptoms ■ Diminished sense of smell

■ Low voice volume (hypophonia)

■ Diffi culty speaking (dysarthria)

■ Painful foot cramps

■ Sleep disturbance

■ Depression

■ Emotional changes (fearful and insecure)

■ Skin problems

■ Constipation

■ Drooling

■ Increased sweating

What causes PD?The specifi c cause of PD is unknown;

however, medical experts believe the symp-toms are related to a chemical imbalance in the brain caused by brain-cell death. Parkinson’s disease is chronic (persists over a long period of time), and progressive (symptoms grow worse over time).

Although the disease may appear in younger patients (even teenagers), it usu-ally affects people in late middle age. It is not contagious.

The biggest risk factor for developing PD is advancing age. The average age for the onset of PD is 60 years. In addition, 50 per-cent more men are affected than women,

according to the National Institute of Neu-rological Disorders and Stroke. However,the reason for this is unclear.

Family history is another important risk factor. Individuals with a parent or siblingwho are affected have approximately twotimes the chance of developing PD. Thisincreased risk is most likely because of acombination of environmental and geneticfactors.

Environmental causes are being re-searched and the strong consistent fi ndingsare that rural living, exposure to well water,and exposure to agricultural pesticides andherbicides are related to PD.

Covenant Health supports expansion of BIG and LOUDIn order to meet the high demand for the BIG and LOUD

program in East Tennessee, Covenant Health has paid to bring 10 new LSVT- certifi ed therapists on staff. Additionally, more software was purchased to serve the growing numbers of patients receiving treatment. Covenant Health now has 23 staff therapists trained in LSVT.

ing his knee up or swinging his arm out, to get started with walk-ing or spreading his arms wide.

To regain volume and control of his voice in the LOUD program, Lessard practiced speaking loudly to the software, which tracked his voice on the screen. The program gave feedback on his progress and helped with strengthening vocal muscles and breathing. Exercises included saying words on a list quickly, holding a note for as long as he could or singing high or low notes.

“By the third week, I was up and walking. It was a huge im-provement,” Lessard said. “I start-ed with standing up without fall-ing, then moved to walking and running.”

“It changed his whole outlook when he saw that it was working,” Waak said. “He had something to look forward to and made him ex-cited to go to his appointments.”

Much of the success that can come from the BIG and LOUD program stems from a commit-ment to doing your homework. “You can’t miss any practices at home,” Lessard said. “You have to do it every day or it won’t work.”

Lessard didn’t miss any prac-tices. He used the accompanying BIG and LOUD DVD and com-puter software every day to com-plete his exercises. He continues to do so today. “You’re never done with the program,” he said. “It is not a cure for this disease, but it

can create a base to enjoy your life again. If someone wants that, they should go for it.”

Homework can include repeat-ed actions like getting into and out of a car, getting out of bed, loud speaking and phone conversa-tions. Patients are encouraged to practice every day tasks so they can easily transition into a more mobile lifestyle.

Because Lessard already had so many hobbies, the swift prog-ress he made in BIG and LOUD allowed him to understand the rewards the program provided. “The program gives you motiva-tion to do things you want to do, which reinforces that it’s working, so you’re motivated to do your ex-ercises,” Lessard said. “You have

to have a hobby, because the rein-forcement works.”

Proof of Lessard’s success sitsin his garage. He has completelyrenovated 1929 and 1951 Pack-ards, and is working on a 1949 edi-tion that he has customized usingpieces of other cars. Lessard re-cently let his grandchildren comeover and paint the unfi nishedbody of the car. “I can work on mycars again,” he said, “and that isquite satisfying.”

In addition to more movement,Lessard got something else outof the BIG and LOUD program:a crush. “I’m in love with threewomen over there,” he said with alaugh. “Cindy, Tonya and Kelly, mytherapists. They’re very dedicatedto what they do and they reallyshow an interest in you.”

“You can tell that they’re pas-sionate about what they do,” Waaksaid.

Beyond the hobbies and mobil-ity, Lessard cites a renewed senseof balance as the real treasure ofthe BIG and LOUD program. “Itmade me more confi dent and ableto move more steadily, but I alsodeveloped a lifestyle that allowedme to enjoy things again,” he said.He has encouraged his familymembers living with Parkinson’sto pursue the program. “If oneperson hears my story and decidesto do BIG and LOUD, that will beworth it. I would recommend thatall people with Parkinson’s gothrough this program.”

Lessard no longer comes to theTherapy Center for appointments,but diligently does his exerciseseach day. He only uses a wheel-chair at night. “You can’t be wishywashy,” he said. “You have to dedi-cate your life to it.”

Lessard and his completely reno-

vated 1951 and 1929 Packards. An-

other of his Packard’s engines was

donated to a museum in Cincinnati

in 2002.

To complete his BIG

homework, Lessard does

exercises in his own liv-

ing room using a DVD

from the program.

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Trucks 257FORD F150 2007

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4 Wheel Drive 258FORD F250 2004 King

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Antiques Classics 260BUICK ROADMASTER

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Trooper Taylor, one of the most colorful (and some might say controversial) coaches in college football, returns to Neyland Stadi-um Saturday as cornerback counselor for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Red Wolves? For genera-tions, that team was called Indians. Political correct-ness caused the change.

Blaise Taylor, 5-9, 170-pound freshman defen-sive back, son of the coach and lovely Evi, will also arrive as a Red Wolf. I remember him as a 10-year-old playing for the Knoxville Fire.

The Taylors were in town for four years. They left af-ter the 2007 season when Phillip Fulmer hired Dave Clawson as new offensive coordinator of the Volun-teers. Trooper wanted that job, and when he didn’t get it, he moved on – to Okla-homa State as I recall.

Clawson failed, but in-siders understood Fulmer’s logic. In a whisper, they said Trooper stood out in recruiting and sideline exuberance, marked by a waving towel and cap worn backward so as not to in-terfere with chest bumps. Indeed, Taylor has a fl air for the dramatic.

Years ago I liked him. I think I still do. Trooper pro-

Trooper returns to town

fesses to believe the hand of God guides him to the right place at the right time.

In 2009, that was Au-burn. Soon and very soon the school reported NCAA violations related to some-thing called the Big Cat re-cruiting weekend. The New York Times said Trooper Taylor was quarantined for several months.

Next was the Cam New-ton saga. Cam’s dad, the Rev. Cecil, and a fi nancial representative supposedly passed the collection plate and offered the quarterback to the highest contributor. Several schools were on the fringe of this transaction. Cam, who had no idea what was going on, chose Auburn.

The NCAA shook its fi st but couldn’t fi nd the jail key. Nobody said Trooper did it.

In the spring of 2010, Auburn reported a few mis-steps linked to the Tiger Prowl and stretch limos and Hummers. Trooper may have been docked for suspi-

tional championships. Au-burn asked Trooper to stick around, to hold the recruit-ing class together during the search for a new coach. In-teresting, very interesting.

Gus Malzahn did not re-tain Trooper Taylor, but Au-burn paid him for 2013 and six months of this year. He coached last season at Auburn High, where Blaise played.

Sources say father andson were not a package dealat Arkansas State, just a boldhire and nifty recruiting.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

cion of creative recruiting.Auburn had a little prob-

lem with grade changes and a cash offer to a player to skip the NFL draft. Out in the real world, people with no true facts thought of Trooper and said where there is smoke, there is of-ten a hot torch.

It was obviously unfair to blame everything on Trooper just because he was there. We do believe he was investigated for resound-ing recruiting success in Thibodaux, La.

Meanwhile, Auburn won a national championship and Trooper got a big ring. Players loved him. His pay went up to $475,000. Dur-ing a team visit to the White House, he chest-bumped Barack Obama. I am not making this up.

A strange story popped up in Memphis. Auburn signed Jovon Robinson, but the NCAA ruled him ineligible because of falsifi ed grades. Again, some of the fallout found Trooper but nothing happened. Paid investiga-tors fell short of proof.

Summation: Recruiter of the year, often envied, sometimes accused, never convicted.

Eventually, Trooper’s boss, Gene Chizik, was fi red for not winning enough na-

Powell hung on with a goal-line stand as time ex-pired last season, Karns leaving Scarbro Stadium on the business end of a sting-ing, 19-13 defeat.

The rematch is at Karns on Friday.

So, as the fates would have it, is the Powell coach.

After a year at the Pan-ther helm, Tobi Kilgore left to take the head coaching job at Karns following last season. The challenge of injecting some consistency in the Beaver program was part of the draw, Kilgore said. A chance for profes-sional advancement in terms of education sealed the deal.

It all left new Powell coach John Allen, the fourth

Stefan Cooper

Rematch at KarnsRivals primed for

super-heated installment

man to head the Panthers in four seasons, with a lot on his plate. Basically, this one is swimming in subplots.

Last season: Karns (1-9), Powell (5-5)

Last meeting: Powell 19, Karns 13

The offenses: Allen brings the wing-T with him to Powell, and, in junior Connor Sepsi, he’s got the quarterback to run it. He’ll use backs Cody Reed and Dominique Moore to help him control the ball.

Upcoming FridayAustin-East at Fulton

Bearden at Heritage

Carter vs. Pigeon Forge

Central at Campbell County

Farragut vs. Lenoir City

Grace Academy at Tellico Plains

Gibbs at Anderson County

Halls: Open

Hardin Valley Academy at William Blount

Karns vs. Powell

Knoxville Catholic at CAK

Knoxville Webb: Open

South-Doyle vs. Jeff erson County

West vs. Maryville

The Panthers have a re-ceiver/linebacker, 6-foot-6 junior Darel Middleton, whom Tennessee is keeping an eye on.

Kilgore likes the spread offense with lots of receiv-ers. At 5-9, junior quarter-back Greg Tye is a throw-on-the-move passer, one who threw for better than 1,600 yards last season. The play-makers are running back Will Smith and wide out Joe Faulkenberry.

The defenses: With the Beavers’ 3-4, linebacker-fueled defense and the Pan-thers in the wing-T, this one could be a classic. That’s a lot of guys running into each other when Karns goes on defense. Faulkenberry is the key for the Beavers.

The Panthers, who deploy in a 3-5 under Allen, use more linebackers than the Beavers to slow opponents. The spread offense working against that many mobile defenders makes for some fast, fast, really fast play.

The Breakdown: Mid-

dleton is as big a linebackeras you’ll see at any level.How will Karns account forhim? Does Powell blitz withhim? Do the Panthers usehim in coverage? How doesKarns defend Middleton ifPowell throws?

The spread vs. the wing-Trepresents a classic battle inoffensive philosophy. Powellwill want to hold on to theball; Karns will want to getit and go.

The Tye that binds – anddecides – this one couldvery well be the Beaverquarterback. A slick signalcaller in the spread can in-fl ict a lot of damage. DevinHarper, a 6-4 junior, givesTye a big receiving target ofhis own.

Why this one in-trigues: This one has tohave the fan bases for bothschools fi red up. Karns re-members how close it waslast year. The Panthers re-member, too. Then theircoach left.

Don’t need a lot morethan that.

By Phyllis NicholsCarrie Turner wants

to be self-suf f ic ient , and the K n o x v i l l e Area Ur-ban League has stepped up to help ensure her success, no matter how

big or small the need.“Every time I’ve walked

through the Urban League’s doors for help, they’ve pro-vided a sense of direction,” Turner said.

Recently, Turner encoun-tered a situation where she wasn’t sure where to turn for help to keep her home. While between jobs, she had fallen behind on mortgage payments. Then, Turner re-membered the local Urban League offers housing and community development services.

“I didn’t have family

members or friends to ask for help,” Turner said. “The Urban League was my only alternative. After provid-ing them with the informa-tion needed, they provided a loan and removed the stressful situation. I’m so glad the Urban League was there for me.”

The Knoxville Area Ur-ban League believes every adult in America should have access to the fi nancial security that comes from owning a home. The organi-zation provides homeown-ership counselors who are trained to create custom-ized plans for each client. Someone like Turner, who was able to keep her home, now can focus on employ-ment and achieving com-plete self-suffi ciency.

Now that Turner is in good standing on her mort-gage, she is taking computer classes and job training at the Urban League. The classes have increased her

confi dence in her ability to accomplish her goal of working in an offi ce.

“The computer classes are great because they start you from the beginning,” she said. “The teachers didn’t assume I knew any-thing. They started with the basics and have helped me grow.”

Turner hopes others in the community who need help will reach out to the Ur-ban League for assistance.

“No matter what you need, whether it’s help with payments or you’re looking for a job, they take you step-by-step through the things you need to accomplish to reach your goal,” she said.

“They’re honest about your shortcomings and show you how to overcome them. It’s a great organiza-tion and the services they provide are excellent.”

Info: 865-524-5511. Phyllis Nichols is president and CEO of

the Knoxville Area Urban League.

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Urban League steers clients to right path

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Competition includes fermented cucumbers and non-cucumbers. Info: Betsy Cofer at 423-504-4376 or www.frenchbroadpres.org/.

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Nicole White, occupational therapist and driving rehabilitation

therapist at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, is excited the

Adaptive Driving Program is back. “We can determine whether

folks are still safe to drive or whether it’s time to hang up the

keys,” White said.

Helping drivers get back in controlOn the road again,

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Seein’ things that I may

never see again,

And I can’t wait to get

on the road again.

– Willie Nelson

Americans love their cars, and for most adults, driving is essen-tial to freedom and independence.

At the Patricia Neal Rehabili-tation Center, the Adaptive Driv-ing Program has returned to help older adults and others with dis-abilities receive the training and support they need to drive safely.

“We assess each patient re-garding their vision, cognition, physical movement and road knowledge,” said Nicole White, an occupational therapist and driving rehabilitation therapist who runs the program. “And we can deter-mine whether folks are still safe to drive or whether it’s time to hang up the keys and look at alternative transportation options.”

Some clients are referred to the Adaptive Driving Program for age-related illnesses like early demen-tia or arthritis, while others are relearning to drive after amputa-tions or spinal cord injuries.

Depending on each client’s needs, White tailors a program individually. First, she performs a number of clinical assessments in-side the clinic to determine range of motion and strength in the cli-ent’s arms and legs, peripheral vision and depth perception, and information processing and deci-sion making skills.

If White determines the client has the ability to drive, the sec-

Is it safe for me to hit the road?The American Occupational Therapy Associa-

tion (AOTA) focuses on how occupational thera-pists can perform professional assessments to de-termine whether seniors can safely drive, and help find assistive technologies to make driving pos-sible.

AOTA’s “aim is to promote an understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation, and to ensure that older adults remain active in the com-munity – shopping, working or volunteering – with the confi dence that transportation will not be the barrier to strand them at home.”

Here are some reasons to consider having a pro-fessional driving assessment done:

■ If you’re feeling less fl exible, not seeing as well or your refl exes have slowed.

■ If you have a medical condition like arthritis, pe-ripheral neuropathy or early stage dementia.

■ If your vision has worsened. ■ If others say you’re not driving safely. ■ If it’s been a long time since you have driven be-

cause of a medical reason. ■ If you’ve moved and are not familiar with your

surroundings.

Senior driving statsAccording to a survey done earlier this year by

AAA, the American Occupational Therapy Asso-ciation and AARP, here are some interesting facts about drivers 65 and older.

■ Nine out of 10 older drivers buckle up when behind the wheel.

■ One-third have taken driver improvement courses.

■ 52 percent drive seven days a week. ■ Drivers in their mid-to-late 80s have ap-

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ond evaluation is completed on the road in one of the program’s vehicles.

“We offer two vehicles, a sedan and minivan, that can be adapted depending on the person’s disabil-ity and what they need to be a safe driver,” said White.

Gas and brake pedals can be op-erated by the use of adaptive hand controls if the patient is unable to use their legs, for example. Turn signals, windshield wipers and the emergency brake can all have

extenders or switches in-stalled to make them easier to reach. Wide-angle mirrors can be attached to assist patients with limited neck movement.

Once she modifi es the vehicle to suit the client, White takes him or her out on the road.

“We start out in the parking lot to introduce the client to the equipment. Then we move onto residential roads, going under 25 miles per hour, then the patient can progress to moderate and

heavy travelled roads, and fi nally they move onto the highways, if appropriate.”

White is right there with them, with her own set of gas and brake pedals on her side of the car in case there’s a problem. “If things get hairy I can take control of the car,” White said with a laugh.

At the end of the program, each client receives a prescription of

equipment to buy for his or herown car to drive safely.

“Once we fi nd out what type of equipment is going to work well for the patient, we provide them with a list of mobility equipmentdealers in the area who can install the prescribed equipment for the patient,” said White. “We go with the client to ensure the equipment is installed and fi ts the client ap-propriately. Then we make sure the client feels comfortable with their newly adapted vehicle.”

“We can do anything that’s con-sidered ‘low-tech,’ ” she added.“Hand controls, left foot accelera-tor and pedal extenders, that kindof thing. If a person requires high-tech equipment (i.e. joystick driv-ing controls, electronic voice scansand touch pad screens) to drive,we can refer them to other drivingprograms that have the expertise to assist the client”

Many of the center’s clientsare older adults whose fami-lies are not certain they’re stillsafe on the road. “For the olderdriver, we can do education ses-sions while they are in the pro-gram about how to compensatefor any deficits they may haveand a review of the rules of theroad. Everyone develops a fewbad habits, like a rolling stop at astop sign, so we can review thingslike that,” said White.

The Adaptive Driving Programis open to anyone with a referralfrom a physician and it is a self-pay program.

“Some people may only need one to two training sessions after the evaluations; others may need more as each client is different,” said White.

For more information about the

Adaptive Driving Program and the

Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center,

visit www.patneal.org

or call 865-541-1446.