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Democrats will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday, July 7, at Burl-ington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Candidates expected are John McKamey, running for governor, and Cheri Siler, running for state Senate. Info: Tony Brown, dribm2009@gmail.com.

Sarah’s BoutiqueSarah’s Boutique and Braid-

ing, 1933 Magnolia Ave., is where cultures and couture meet. Growing up in Liberia, Sarah Kromah loved clothes, shoes and dressing up.

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Prosser Road is closed for im-provements to alleviate fl ooding, and city offi cials promise two lanes will reopen by Sept. 1 in time for the Tennessee Valley Fair.

City Council approved several capital-improvement projects in April, earmarking $1.4 million for storm-drainage improvements on

Prosser Road. Twin K Construc-tion of Huntsville was awarded the contract for the road work, which is scheduled to be complet-ed in December 2014.

The city is reconstructing ap-proximately 1,600 feet of Prosser Road between Knoxville Zoo Drive and East Magnolia Avenue.

A roadway storm sewer is being installed and soil added to raise the elevation of Prosser Road. The work will include new asphalt pavement, concrete curbing and gutters, concrete sidewalks, storm drains, pavement markings and water-line relocation, according to a city press release.

Jim Hagerman, the city’s direc-tor of engineering, said the project was delayed while engineers exam-ined how the area’s natural drain-age system worked.

“It will be great to have a func-tional street that will be reliably available to residents.”Info: www.cityofknoxville.org/engineering/proj-

ects/ProsserDrainage.pdf.

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Knoxville’s Engineering Department has

closed Prosser Road for repairs.

The view at top shows work underway on

Prosser at Knoxville Zoo Drive.

At near right is the Prosser work site from

Magnolia Avenue.

At far right is an incredibly well-landscaped

spot of color – the Gene and Bob Monday

Addition to Chilhowee Park, at the intersec-

tion of Prosser and Knoxville Zoo Drive.Photos by S. Clark

By Patricia WilliamsThis year marks the 50th anni-

versary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Celebrated as the date the Civil War ended, June 19 (aka Juneteenth) is recognized as the anniversary of the end of slavery in this country.

The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a vet-eran of the civil rights movement, was guest speaker for a June 19

mass meeting at Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, sym-bolic of mass meetings held at African-American churches as planning sessions for civil rights activists 50 years ago.

Vivian, 89, talked about the distribution of wealth, as the poli-cies of our country eliminate the middle class that will ultimately leave two classes – the poor (of all

The Rev. Richard Brown, pastor of Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, leads the closing song as podium guests

join hands: Joshalyn Hundley, city of Knoxville planning team; Avon Rollins, C.T. Vivian, the Rev. Harold Middlebrook,

and the Rev. Dr. Joe B. Maddox, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church. Photo by Patricia Williams

Knoxville repaving setIt’s the peak season for street

repaving, and the city of Knoxville will be resurfacing more than 54 miles of roads in the coming year, roughly nine miles in each City Council district.

In District 6, represented by Daniel Brown, the city lists these streets for resurfacing:

■ Ailor Avenue, between North 21st Street and Western Avenue

■ Brooks Avenue, between Wilder Place and Boyds Bridge Pike

■ Dale Avenue, between the I-40 ramp and Western Avenue

■ Dartmouth Road, between Wedgewood Road and McDonald Road

■ Exemouth Drive, between Tynemouth Drive and Wedgewood Drive

■ Plymouth Drive, between McDonald Road and West Sunset Road

■ Wedgewood Drive, between Skyline Drive and West Sunset Road

■ Sutherland Avenue, between Hollywood Road and Tobler Lane

Among the roads to be repaved in District 4, represented by Nick Della Volpe are:

■ Three sections of Green Val-ley Drive, from South Chilhowee Drive to Farragut Drive, from Far-

Vivian calls for action on Juneteenthcolors) dependent on charity from the super-rich, he said.

“There are three important words at the heart of every reli-gion. They are justice, truth and the greatest of them all is love.

“There is too much poverty at the foot of the Christ, and we must change that if we are to succeed as a nation. We have the stuff to change that.”

Civil rights icons in Knoxville

Rabbi Israel Dresner and Dorie Ladner will march to commemorate the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the day of its 50th anniversary. The march will leave from the Knoxville Safety Building at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, and proceed to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave.

Joining them will be local civil rights leaders who participated in the Freedom Summer. At 7 p.m. both Dresner and Ladner will speak at Mt. Olive Baptist. Rabbi Dresner was known as America’s “most arrested rabbi” for his civil rights activism across the South. Ladner was a Mississippi college student active with the Freedom Riders, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Freedom Summer of 1964.

Turner returnsSusan Turner has been ap-

pointed executive director of elementary education for the upcoming school year. Turner

retired from her position as an elementary supervisor in 2013. Upon the retirement of Nancy Maland, Turner an-swered Super-intendent Dr. Jim McIntyre’s

call to return for one year “as we transition our curricular supervisory structure to better support our school administra-tors,” he wrote.

Turner served as princi-pal at A.L. Lotts, Brickey-McCloud, Rocky Hill and Ball Camp elementary schools. She joined Knox County Schools in 1980 and has taught at both Rocky Hill and Cedar Bluff Middle School.

Susan Turner

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Karen Keirstead and her husband, Jim, toast after a two-week drive from

Loudon, Tenn., that took them through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit,

Toronto, Buff alo and fi nally back home. After minimally invasive spine

surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, Keirstead was able to make the trip

pain free, even while sitting for hours.

On the road, pain free and loving itAs the caregiver for her hus-

band for years, Karen Keirstead of Loudon, 70, put off tending to her own health problems, including the pain in her lower back.

“The pain started off and on for about four years,” she said. “It started in my feet and ankles, and then moved to my lower back. It would come and then after awhile it would be OK, and then it would come back. My husband had Al-zheimer’s disease, and I was tak-ing care of him, so I had to put off anything for me.

“When he passed away, I thought I needed to take care of myself,” she said. “The pain went down my entire left leg. I couldn’t even put my shoes on, tie sneak-ers. It was so painful because my sciatic nerve was being pinched.”

Keirstead tried chiropractic treatments, an acupuncturist and steroid shots, with none of them bringing permanent relief.

Happily, she also remarried, and Keirstead said her new hus-band, Jim Lane, began taking care of her as the pain got worse.

“My husband had to help me out of the bed in the morning, give me a hot shower, put ice on my back. That was the only way I could do anything,” she said.

Through a friend, Keirstead heard about Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon who operates at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine

What is spondylolisthesis?Almost everyone experiences

back pain – especially lower back pain – at some point in life.

For about 5 to 10 percent of peo-ple, back pain comes from a con-dition called “spondylolisthesis.” From the Greek words “spondylo,” meaning spine, and “listhesis,” meaning “slip,” spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips in rela-tion to another above or below it.

The misalignment can press against a nerve or allow fl uid be-tween the vertebrae to bulge and

cause a pain-ful cyst. In both cases, the pain can radiate from the back down the leg.

“Spondylo-listhesis is of-ten missed on initial MRIs,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon with the Cen-

ter for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional.

The vertebrae tend to slip back in place when the patient is lying down for the MRI scan. To get a better image, the patient must have X-rays standing up or bend-ing forward and leaning back.

“That way you’ll see the slip-page of the bones in there,” said Norman. “Usually the person’s pain is much worse when walking or standing.”

Spondylolisthesis is one of the main reasons for spinal fusion sur-gery, said Norman. At Fort Sand-ers Regional Medical Center, this surgery can be done with a mini-mally invasive approach.

Using special imaging and in-struments, the surgeon operates through several small incisions in-stead of one large one. The goal is to reposition the bones so they’re not compressing a nerve and to fuse them together, to stabilize the area.

The small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing.

“This gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular ac-tivity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” said Nor-man. “After a hospital stay of one to two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.”

Spondylolisthesis can be caused by an injury or a malformation at birth, but is more often the result of arthritis and aging.

“The typical patient is 50 to 60 years old,” said Norman. “Spondy-lolisthesis is a condition causing back pain that I feel confi dent I can fi x with an operation,” he said. “In most cases we’re able to return people to their normal way of liv-ing.”

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Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional. In May 2013, Dr. Norman

confi rmed Keirstead’s diagnosis: spondylolisthesis, which is gener-ally a degenerative condition that results in “slipping” or sublaxta-tion of one vertebral body over another. This instability puts pres-sure on the sciatic nerves running down the legs and also causes pain in the lower back.

Surgery to remove the discs and stabilize the vertebrae is an effective

cure, but Keirstead wanted to wait.“We wanted to go on a safari in

Kenya!” said Keirstead. “I was try-ing to get surgery before, but Dr. Norman said that would not be a good thing.”

Instead, Norman worked with Keirstead on a plan that allowed her to safely take the trip.

Upon her return to East Ten-nessee, Keirstead had surgery in January 2014 at Fort Sanders Re-gional Medical Center.

“By Tuesday, I was no longer taking any kind of pain medicine because I had no pain,” said Kei-rstead. “I haven’t looked back. I

feel fi ne. I’m back to play-ing golf again, and tak-ing long trips in the car. I don’t have any more pain than somebody 70 years old would have.”

Keirstead said she

would recommend Fort Sandersto anyone facing spinal surgery.

“I thought Fort Sanders was wonderful,” she said. “I was im-pressed by the fact that there were so many registered nurses on the fl oor. I thought there would beone for the whole fl oor, but there were at least three or four of them tending to me, and I was real im-pressed with that level of care. Ican’t say anything bad about it.

“And Dr. Norman is so wonder-ful. Anytime I met with him, I felt very comfortable; everything he said to me was true.”

This summer, Keirstead hasreturned to her normal activities,including golfi ng and a two-week road trip to Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto.

“We drove the whole way! Ihaven’t done any bungee jumping yet, but I feel great,” she said.

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Patricia Williams

Sarah’s Boutique and Braiding, 1933 Magnolia Ave., is where cultures and couture meet.

Sarah’s fashions head to toe

Sarah Kromah displays merchandise in her boutique.

Gray platform ankle boot with lime-green trim Photos by Patricia Williams

Growing up in Libe-ria, Sarah Kromah loved clothes, shoes and dress-ing up. She is now a wife and mother who has made Knoxville home with her husband, Morris.

Kromah has very little time to spend on herself these days with fi ve chil-dren between the ages of 2 and 8. Nor has she been able to satisfy her inner fashioni-sta.

At Sarah’s Boutique you will fi nd unique women’s apparel, shoes and hand-bags at reasonable prices. And for those who sew, she carries African fabric and ready-made African attire.

Most fashionistas will fi nd a must-have at Sarah’s Boutique; but you won’t fi nd racks fi lled with items of the same pattern.

Kromah stays away from cookie-cutter pieces by stocking one or two items of the same print or de-sign. That way you don’t pass yourself at an event. To fi nish your look, there is a wide selection of fashion-able shoes, mostly priced at $19.99.

You can get a new look from head to toe. In the back of the boutique is a braiding salon where quality natural and synthetic hair is avail-able or you can bring your own if needed. Kromah gets you out within a reasonable time for your style, whether it’s a braiding style of micros

or twist; dreds, or weaving.She offers a small se-

lection of much-needed grooming products such as bath and facial soaps, hair and skin maintenance prod-ucts not commonly found on most shelves.

Sarah’s Boutique and Braiding is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sat-urday. The salon operates by appointment. Make yours by calling 659-3860.

■ An honor to hear Dr. C.T. VivianIt was an honor to be in

the presence of the Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian last week.

I found him to be an e ne r ge t i c , warm, car-ing, sincere heart of love for all peo-ple.

At the age of 89, C.T., as he re-ferred to himself, continues the civil rights work he was instrumental in more than 50 years ago, at the side of his friend, the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is recognized as the leader of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Dr. Vivian was hard-hit-ting, taking to task the banks (and policies that allowed it) that accepted federal as-sistance after they failed at their job, while “hard-work-ing, middle-class Ameri-cans” who were losing their homes to those same banks were denied assistance.

He also talked of policies that denied health-care cov-erage to the working poor.

“Our challenge is not so much a struggle among rac-es (people of all colors) but between the very rich – and the rest of us,” he said.

C.T. Vivian

ragut Drive to Holston Hills Road, and from Holston Hills Road to East Sunset Road

■ Two sections of Lut-trell Street, from East Glen-wood Avenue to Lovenia Avenue and from Grainger Avenue to South End

■ Shady Dell Trail, be-tween West Sunset Road and South Chilhowee Drive

■ Westover Terrace, be-tween West Sunset Road and Holston Hills Road.

“As a rule of thumb, lo-cal streets are resurfaced on a 20-year cycle, collectors every 15 years and arteri-als every 10 years,” said Jim Hagerman, the city’s direc-tor of engineering.

The primary function of local streets is to allow ac-cess to properties on the street, so local streets are

typically neighborhood resi-dential streets. The primary function of arterial streets is to move traffi c; an example would be Kingston Pike. Col-lector streets fall in between the two – they both allow ac-cess to properties and move traffi c, but to a lesser degree than local or arterial streets.

“We know that maintain-ing streets is very important to residents, and we want to be responsive and give resi-dents a say in the resurfac-ing schedule,” Hagerman said. “That’s why we en-courage Knoxvillians to call 311 to report potholes and worn asphalt.

“We drive every street every two years for site-spe-cifi c evaluation. Because we recognize that we can’t eval-uate all of the roughly 1,000 miles of Knoxville streets

as frequently as the people who live on them, we wel-come citizen input. We com-pile a resurfacing schedule using common sense, even-handedness and sound en-gineering guidelines, and information from citizens is considered when choosing the streets to be resurfaced in a given year.”

The 2014-15 budget re-fl ects about $6.8 million for repaving – including an estimated $1 million from KUB.

“We put a lot of effort into coordinating with utilities so that they can avoid dig-ging up freshly resurfaced streets,” Hagerman said. “If there is extensive utility work on a street that would not otherwise need resurfac-ing, the utility company cov-ers the cost of resurfacing.”

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■ Rogers throws into record bookShenora Rogers credits

her mom, Kimberly Cooper, with encouraging her to de-velop her physical abilities, suggesting track.

Rogers followed her

mom’s guidance and found that she was not a fan of running but was drawn to shot put. She began to practice in her last year of middle school and commit-ted to it.

“She came in ready to work and with a no-lose at-

titude,” said Larry Coleman, Austin-East High School throws coach.

“I didn’t have to encour-age her, I just coached her. She was ready to go.”

In her sophomore year, 2012, at a meet held at Austin-East, Rogers broke the TSSAA state track and fi eld games record of 37 feet, 5 inches by throwing 40 feet, 11 inches, earning fi rst place in the state of Tennessee.

Rogers continued to excel with fi rst-place fi nishes in her junior and senior years,

defending her own records while earning three consec-utive TSSAA shot-put state championships.

As a junior, she repeated as state champion in Class A/AA shot put (37-11.5) and was second in the dis-cus (105-10). But Rogers’ competitive nature was not satisfi ed. She said she had thrown even better in prac-tice but got nervous in her last competition.

Rogers is furthering her education in Florida with a focus on audio engineering. Congratulations Shenora.

Coach Larry Coleman with TSSAA three-time state champion

and shot-put record holder Shenora Rogers. Photo submitted

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS ■ Bell Road Worship Center,

7321 Bell Road, will host Blast

Off VBS at 6 p.m. Friday, July

11; 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12;

and a Celebration for the

Whole Family 11 a.m. Sunday,

July 13.

■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420

Clapp’s Chapel Road in Corry-

ton, will host VBS 6-8:30 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday,

July 13-17. Classes available

for ages preschool through

8th grade. Info: 687-4721.

Betty Bootsie is a

9-year-old female

Siberian mix avail-

able for adoption

at Young-Williams

Animal Center’s 3201

Division St. loca-

tion. She has been

spayed, vaccinated

and microchipped.

Her adoption fee has

been sponsored by

Furry Friend Maria, which means she is no charge to you.

Info: 215-6599 or www.young-williams.org.

Betty Bootsie is a ‘cutesy’

UT Hospice orientation ■ UT Hospice off ers orientation

for adults 18 and older inter-

ested in becoming volun-

teers. No medical experience

is required, and training is

provided. UT Hospice serves

patients and their families

in Knox and 15 surrounding

counties. Info: Penny Sparks,

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These tragic murders shocked our community and led to one of the most

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Senator Baker’s passing marks the end of an era as he was the leading part of the two-party system growth in Tennessee.

Baker’s passing marks end of era

Nationally, he set the gold standard for work-ing with all groups on the issues of the day. Today’s political society could use more of that.

Personally, I started out in public service work-ing for him in 1966 on his campaign and 1967 on his Senate staff. He was a mentor and provider of sage advice.

I am glad I was able to visit him a few weeks ago at his offi ce in Huntsville. We could use a few more Howard Baker’s in today’s world.

Among his many accom-plishments in the Senate which appeals greatly to me was the creation of the Big South Fork National Recre-ation Area which created a marvelous park area which attracts a million visitors a year now just 50 miles from

Knoxville.

■ Steve Hall vs. Martin DanielOther than the Briggs-

Campfi eld state Senate Republican primary contest Aug. 7, the most interesting race is between incumbent state Rep. Steve Hall and challenger Martin Daniel.

The Briggs-Campfi eld contest has been more low-key than one would have imagined since Campfi eld attracts national atten-tion. Campfi eld and Hall have been political allies and friends for years. Hall replaced Campfi eld as the state representative when Campfi eld was fi rst elected to the state Senate.

Hall has sponsored several Campfi eld bills in-cluding the one to mandate the sale of Lakeshore Park off Northshore Drive and Lyons View Pike. He has been heavily criticized for wanting to sell this popular park and Daniel has sent out an effective mailer, pledging strong support for the park if elected.

Hall is a quiet lawmaker who seldom speaks on the House fl oor, which was also the case with his tenure on City Council. He opposes tax increases. It is hard to think of any legislation which has been enacted

that bears his name. He says there is more to being a legislator than sponsor-ing legislation. He appears at GOP clubs and meetings and has supporters ringing doorbells in his behalf.

Daniel has waged an intensive door-to-door campaign, especially in the two new precincts of his district – Rocky Hill and Westmoreland/Deane Hill Rec Center. The district is largely West and North-west Knoxville plus much of the Cedar Bluff area. It was once repr esented by Tim Burchett and Maria Peroulas. Daniel misses no opportunity to tie Hall to Campfi eld.

Daniel has challenged Hall to a debate which Hall has not answered. Only 6,000 people are expected to vote in this district which is only one seventh of Knox County.

Daniel has funded much of his campaign himself while Hall, being an incum-bent, has raised his money largely outside his district from PACs and individuals like John Bryan from Lake Oswego, Oregon, who gave Hall $1,500.

Hall is considered the favorite to win due to in-cumbency, but Daniel may be the most determined and active opponent he has ever faced. An upset is not out of the question.

■ Best wishes for a speedy recovery for Honey Alexander, wife of Sen. La-mar Alexander, who broke her arm. She is doing well.

■ Older leaders: The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, 90, who leaves offi ce the end of July, is the old-est current head of state. He was born in what was Po-land at the time but is now Lithuania. He will turn 91 a week after he retires. He was elected President by the Knesset of Israel, which is their Parliament. He is in ex-cellent health which is better than many younger than he.

The two longest-serving heads of state are the King of Thailand, 86 who as-sumed the monarchy in 1946 and is sixth oldest head of state. Queen Eliza-beth II became Queen in 1952 but is the fi fth oldest head of state at 88. The second-oldest head of state is Robert Mugabe of Zim-babwe, also 90, followed by King Abdullah, 89, of Saudi Arabia and Georgio Napoli-tino, 88, President of Italy.

Of those six, only one – Zimbabwe – is directly elected by the people. That election is not considered to be free or fair. The other fi ve are chosen by the na-tion’s legislative bodies or are royalty.

Now draw a diagonal line from the intersection of the axes. (Yes, that’s how it’s spelled.)

Voila! You’ve solved the defi cit problem. Steadily in-creasing tax rates generate steadily increasing revenue.

Like many a simple solu-tion, this one could not be more wrong. There comes a point on the line at which the tax rate is so high it bur-ies the work incentive. No work, no taxes, no revenue.

All right, let’s fi ddle with our graph.

Grab a paper and pen-cil and sketch the sides of a graph. Label the vertical axis “tax rate” and the hori-zontal axis “revenue.”

Is Laff er the best medicine?

LarryVan

Guilder

Erase that diagonal line and replace it with one that starts at the upper end of the vertical axis and travels down toward the horizon-tal axis. (If you’re following along at home on a laptop, do not use White Out to erase the original line from your screen.)

Oh, happy day! Steadily decreasing tax rates in-crease revenue (presumably from rising investment and productivity), Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell vaca-tion together, and Ronald Reagan smiles benevolently from the beyond.

Our revised graph is a tiny snapshot of “supply side” economics, an idea which has been around since at least the 1970s. But, like its discredited prede-cessor, our remodeled graph is not only embarrassingly wrong, it doesn’t accurately portray supply side theory.

Tap the memory bank and haul out your recollec-tions of plane geometry, the

bane of every high school student who thought the slide rule was what you fol-lowed for a close play at home.

When you weren’t day-dreaming about the croco-dile rock in class, you may have learned that all curves are lines but all lines aren’t curves. The real world tax rate/revenue model is a curve, not a straight line, and a realistic graph would look something like the fa-miliar Bell curve, with reve-nue on the vertical axis and tax rate on the horizontal axis.

Now our graph resembles the “Laffer Curve,” named for the economist revered by Reagan and most every neocon for three decades.

There is a point on the curve where the tax rate is just high enough to maxi-mize revenue. Move to the right or left and revenue drops.

Depending on whose ox is being gored, you’ll get argu-

ments about where that rateshould be. During the 1980presidential primaries, theelder Bush called Reagan’stax cut/supply side thinking“voodoo economics.”

Back to geometry class.Conservative political can-didates at every level oftenconvey the impression thatall taxation is bad, so it fol-lows that lowering taxes isalways the right thing to dofor the economy.

But this is heresy; it ig-nores the supply side Laf-fer Curve model, a bedrocktenet of fi scal conservatives.

Conservative politi-cians who oppose any taxincrease – ever – don’t un-derstand the logic of theirown economic philosophy:our location on the curvedetermines whether a taxincrease is a good or badthing.

Candidates who pledge“never” to raise tax rates areeither willfully ignorant orthrowing the voter a curve.Either way, better duck.

Every spring, around the time that county offi cials start thinking about how to stretch too little money to meet too many needs, cer-tain County Commissioners get irritated with what they see as Knox County Schools’ boundless appetite for mon-ey.

It makes for a dicey re-lationship when one party is always wanting stuff that another party has to fi nd the money to pay for, and it doesn’t help when school board members (who are elected in non-partisan elections and don’t get called to task by red-meat Republicans for stuff like raising taxes) start talk-ing about how they’d gladly support tax increases to pay for iPads, teacher salary in-creases and new schools.

Inevitably, it gets certain County Commissioners in a bad enough mood to men-tion that a dose of term limits would do the other guys a world of good. School board members say their constituents are fi ne with

It’s time to term limit the school board

things the way they are, and maybe County Commis-sioners ought to think about the children, and the matter peters out there.

And so it has gone ever since two thirds of the county’s offi ceholders were forcibly shackled with term limits in 2007. School board members (and the judiciary, including court clerks) were excluded because their sta-tus is governed by different sections of state law, which leaves them free to decide when they will retire from offi ce, although occasion-ally an incumbent loses an election, and every 10 years, County Commissioners re-draw school board district lines and throw a couple of school board members into the same district just for sport.

The school board is in considerable hot water these days, thanks to a con-troversial move last Decem-ber to extend Superinten-dent James McIntyre until 2017. The 8-1 vote – taken just weeks after KCS’s own teacher survey showed some 70 percent of teachers dis-satisfi ed with the direction the school system is headed under McIntyre’s command – instigated a full-blown rebellion that is heating up again with the impending departure of McIntyre sup-porter Indya Kincannon and the chance to change the balance of power.

McIntyre’s contract was already good until 2016, and he put some of his fa-vorite board members in political jeopardy by seek-ing a vote of confi dence dur-ing a time of turmoil. But they stood by their man, as board members who choose superintendents generally do, thus demonstrating why they need to cycle out of there after two terms.

There’s no good reason

why Knox County voters shouldn’t ask their legisla-tors (who probably would break out in hives at the prospect of applying any such restrictions to them-selves) to fi x the glitch in state law that prohibits us from having a term limits referendum like the one we had in 1994, only this time for school board. Granted, it would likely be impossible for such a law to pass state-wide, but since two-thirds of Knox County’s elected offi cials are already subject to term limits, this provides the necessary rational basis to have a law of local appli-cation.

It’s been 20 years. We need to get this deal done.

McIntyre Kincannon

Fugate’s next challengeWith the announcement

of the sudden resignation of Indya Kincannon from the school board, a fl ock of folks have expressed inter-est in the appointment.

Heading the list is John Fugate, manager of Com-mercial Bank in Fountain City and active member of the Fountain City Business and Professional Associa-tion. He’s got a background in education, having been a teacher and a principal, and he participated in what

we called “The Fugate Chal-lenge” back in 2012.

Kincannon was running unopposed for her third term. Superintendent Jim McIntyre had proposed a tax increase to fund tech-

nology – a computer or tablet for every student and infrastructure to support it.

The school board had en-dorsed the plan, 9-0. The Chamber was on board. And this writer was sup-portive.

Tim Burchett led the op-position and, without his support, could a majority be found on County Com-mission to fund the schools’ ambitious budget?

Recognizing leadership qualities in Fugate, I chal-lenged him to spend a day. Visit schools. See what’s hap-pening. Then say how you feel.

Indya and I took John to Whittle Springs Middle School and the L&N STEM Academy. Both principals showed great achievements. I was sure we had a sale.

But we didn’t. John Fugate would not

endorse the budget. County Commission didn’t even produce a motion for it. The technology initiative sizzled and fi zzled.

Now Fugate wants Kin-cannon’s job on the school board. And the challenge is his. Can he get past person-alities to support programs? Or is he captive to the past?

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We are your neighbors, community volunteers, members of your organizations and fellow worshippers.

We also had the privilege of being Presidents of your Knoxville Bar Association. As lawyers, we have

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Regardless of our backgrounds and life experiences, we all want our court system to be fair, impartial,

and responsible. We want Judges who both know the law and have the wisdom to how to apply it.

These qualities must be assured to all of us if we are going to have faith in our judicial process. This

year, Daryl R. Fansler is seeking another term as Chancellor of the Knox County Chancery Court. He has

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This started out to be a fun story about Neyland Stadium experiences – fi rst game, favorite Volunteer, unforgettable plays, best season for hot dogs.

Responses drifted in a different direction – ticket costs, band fuss, width of seats, November kickoff times, fans that won’t sit down and a general short-age of common sense.

One comment really hurt: Does anybody care?

Tennessee, like many other sports operations, has an attendance problem. Sellouts are a thing of the past. High-def on big home screens shares the blame with the run-down economy and disappointing teams.

Tennessee, in self-de-fense, has tried to reverse the decline. It hired a pro-fessional marketing team to

Neyland Stadium experiences

sell more tickets. It offered deep discounts for some games to reduce that empty feeling. Stadium improve-ments are all around, from the food court to the DJ.

Oops, wild and crazy noise is part of the pain for some.

Nate Harrison pushed me over the edge from en-tertainment writer to con-structive critic. This long-time fan, born in Bristol, now residing at Sale Creek, was a $5,000 contributor and bronze ticketholder.

He prefaced his remarks with a tidbit about being displaced by the Tennes-see Terrace. His new seat selection letter went to an old address. He ended up in section C, sun in eyes for af-ternoon games.

He told of two young women who chose to stand in front of him and his wife. He asked them to sit down and received a rude re-sponse. He asked an usher for help. The girls sat down until the usher departed.

He again asked the usher for help. The usher said he really couldn’t do anything. He asked a police offi cer for help. The offi cer said his hands were tied, no rules, no policy.

Harrison and his wife decided in the second quar-ter to give up and go away. A person at Gate 10 asked

where they were going. Nate explained the dilemma. The gate attendant asked them to return to their seats with him. He talked to the usher, the usher again talked to the girls. They announced bold-ly that they were cheering for the Vols and would not sit down.

The Harrisons went home early. Nate said he sent a let-ter to athletic director Dave Hart. He did not receive a response. He reduced his VASF contribution by half. His seats moved to CC.

This past September he and his wife took her mother to a game. The heat hurt. An usher suggested a visit to the fi rst-aid station and requested a wheelchair. The threesome went into the concourse to wait in the shade.

Help arrived in 20 min-

utes. By then, Mrs. Harrison and her mother had decided to leave. Harrison asked if there was a cart outside that could help his mother-in-law to their car. Yes, yes of course.

Ten minutes later, Nate asked how long the wait would be. Forty minutes.

Mrs. Harrison decided to go get the car. At Gate 21, Mr. Harrison explained the situation and asked if he could assist his mother-in-law to an appointed meet-ing place and return to the game. The answer was no, if you go out, you are out, no exceptions.

They walked out and there was a four-wheeler. The driver didn’t know about the call for help but was hap-py to assist. Nate asked why he was told it would take 40 minutes to get a cart. The driver said “We don’t com-municate well.”

Harrison was puzzled. He called the VASF number

to see if there was a way he could return to the game. The recording said to call back during business hours.

Nate Harrison’s conclu-sion: “It seems that the UTAD can communicate very clearly when rais-ing money, but is tone deaf when it comes to follow-up with customers.”

I, being a very old grad with a gentle disposition and helpful attitude, forward-ed this and other valuable information to UT, to old friend Chris Fuller, senior associate athletics director for development and exter-nal ops (whatever that is).

I received a warm greet-ing, a sincere thank you, brief but interesting com-mentary and a referral to David Elliott, assistant athletics director for event management.

His insightful remarks are coming soon. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

On Monday, July 7, at 6.30 p.m., Dr. Louise Conrad from Ijams Nature Center will be at the Fountain City branch library to talk about coyotes in the ’hood. It’s a good chance to learn more.

Coyotes come to townYou may have noticed

one on an evening walk. Out of the corner of your eye, a rangy animal lopes across the street, almost as if on springs. He wants nothing to do with you; he’s after the rabbit under the tree.

Coyotes’ habitats are shrinking and that’s why they’re showing up in our neighborhoods. As our pop-ulation grows and we raze more open land for housing, their housing disappears.

So we have to co-exist. And the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a lot to say about that.

According to the orga-nization’s website, “coyotes are highly adaptable and can survive in urban areas as long as food and shel-ter requirements are met.” They’ll feed on almost any-thing – garbage, pet food,

Carol Zinavage

Carol’s Cornersmall cats and dogs, ro-dents, skunks, raccoons and birds.

In urban environments these den animals choose storm drains, culverts, crawl spaces under storage sheds and porches, holes in vacant lots, parks, golf courses or any dry area. Rumor has it they’ve set up housekeeping in a Fountain City cemetery, among other places.

According to the TWRA website, your child is “mil-

lions of times more likely” to be bitten by the family dog than one of these wild dogs. In recorded history only 30 attacks on humans are on the books. Most happened when a coyote attacked a pet and the pet owner got between the two animals.

The website says that any victim of a coyote bite should seek medical atten-tion immediately and notify the state health department as soon as possible at 615-741-7247 or toll free 800-404-3006.

On this Fourth of July weekend, when people of all ages are spending so much time outside, it’s a prudent thing to cultivate “coyote-awareness.”

Here are the TWRA’s guidelines for maintain-ing a safe environment for your family and pets when

coyotes are present in your neighborhood:

■ Do not feed coyotes!! When coyotes begin asso-ciating humans with food they lose their natural fears and may become danger-ous.

■ E l i m i n a t e water sources. These areas at-tract rodents, birds, and snakes which the coyote will prey upon.

■ P o s i t i o n bird feeders so coyotes can not get to the feed. Coyotes may also be attracted to birds and small mammals that have been lured in by the feeder.

■ Do not discard edible garbage.

■ Secure garbage con-tainers. Use trash barrels with lids that clamp down tight even when tipped over.

■ Do not place trash cans out the night before sched-

uled pick-up. Placing cans out in the morning before pick-up will give coyotes less time to scavenge. They will not have cover of dark-ness.

■ Do not leave barbecue grill outside and uncovered.

■ Feed pets indoors whenever possible. Remove any leftovers if feeding out-doors. Store pet food in ar-eas not accessible to other animals.

■ Clear brush and weeds from around property. This deprives the coyote’s prey (small mammals and birds) of protective cover and de-

ters coyotes from hunting around your property.

■ A fenced yard may de-ter coyotes. The fence must be at least 6 feet high. Pref-erably the bottom of the fence should extend 6 inch-es below ground level.

■ Do not leavesmall children outside alone if coyotes have been frequenting the area.

■ Do not allowpets to run free. Provide secure housing especial-ly at night. Small pets (cats, rab-

bits, small dogs) are favorite prey of coyotes.

■ Discourage coyotesfrom frequenting your area. Harass them by throwing rocks, shouting and mak-ing loud noises when one is seen.

Info: www.tn.gov/twra/. Send story suggestions to news@

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By Sara BarrettThe fl oral leis were

abundant at the 25th an-n i v e r s a r y celebration of the Of-fi ce on Ag-ing’s Senior Companion P r o g r a m . More than 80 volun-teers were h o n o r e d

for their years of service with a Hawaiian-themed party and luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center.

The Senior Companion Program connects volun-teers 55 and older with se-niors who require help with simple tasks such as light housekeeping, personal care and shopping so they can continue to live inde-pendently. Some have vol-unteered since the program began.

Senior companion Lona

Senior companionscelebrate 25 years

Senior companions Juanita Avery, Saundra Smith and Cynthia Smith enjoy the festivities during

the Senior Companion Volunteer Recognition Luau Luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center. Photos by S. Barrett

Senior companions Mike Gilbert and Genevieve Parks check

out the event program.

Knox County CAC Offi ce on

Aging director Susan Long

congratulates the volunteers

on their years of service.

Senior companion Wilma

Mills dresses in style for the

luau luncheon.

Lona Terry

Terry has served for about a year now and says her fa-vorite part of the program is getting to know her se-niors.

“They all have their own thing they need from you, and fi nding that thing is the secret to being a successful

companion,” said Terry. Af-ter recovering from a long illness, she decided to be-come a senior companion to “help the Lord the way He helped me,” she said.

Senior companion Wil-ma Mills has served for two years. “You meet a whole lot

of people who need a whole lot of help,” she said.

Each companion gives 20 hours each week, which totals more than 70,000 hours of help for folks in need each year. They are reimbursed for their mile-age. Info: 524-2786.

Gilliam receives scholarship at ETSU

Meghan Gilliam has re-ceived the $1,000 Martin and Louise Smith Scholar-ship from ETSU.

Gilliam is studying child psychology and is a member of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Soci-ety and the National Society of Leadership and Success. She volunteers with a local animal shelter and the Amer-ican Youth Soccer Organiza-tion. Gilliam is the daughter of Steve and Kellie Gilliam.

Maryville College graduates 34 students from Knox County

Approximately 200 students graduated from Maryville College in May, and 34 of them were Knox County Schools alumni. Of those 34, 17 graduated with honors.

Knox County graduates include Allyson Brooke Angel (cum laude), Marcus Antonio Azevedo (magna cum laude), Allyson Brooke Boling (mag-na cum laude), Christian Wallace Borek, James Patrick Burris, Erika Marie Collins, Olivia Olga Daniel, Kayla Morgan Dougherty (magna

cum laude), Garrett Bryson Gresham (magna cum laude), Kelly Nicole Hertzel (magna cum laude), Christopher Jo-seph Hickman, Olivia Evyn Hicks (magna cum laude), Ashley Rose Howarth, Josh-ua Shane Hunley, Rachel Lee Jarnagin, Eric Matthew Kearney, Patrick Tate Law-son, Kara Annette Loveday, Dominic Gideon McVay (magna cum laude), Deidre Merrill (cum laude), Zachary Charles Myers, Robert Ever-ette Norris (cum laude), Gar-rett Weston Painter (magna cum laude), Stephen Fran-cisco Revilla (magna cum laude), Travis Michael Scates, Kelly Marie Stephens (cum laude), Joshua Ison Stidham, Seth Alvin Tinsley (magna cum laude), Jessica Ann Vail (summa cum laude), Lauren Ashley Ward, Brandy Nicole Watkins, Lillian Hope Win-chester (magna cum laude), Raeleen Louise Woodbury and Miranda Lee Wright (cum laude).

Azevedo, Revilla and Wright were recognized dur-ing commencement exercis-es for completing exemplary senior studies. This includes a two-semester research and writing project guided by a faculty supervisor.

Kids participating in Ijams Nature Center’s summer camps

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ville Alliance for its support. SKA members donated $735

along with food from the Round-up Restaurant and Vil-

lage Bakery. Photo submitted

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By Charlie HamiltonWe had the privilege of

visiting Knox Area Res-cue Ministries, otherwise known as KARM.

The KARM mission is located on Broadway in the former location of Beaty Chevrolet. In the early 1990s the car dealership was renovated to become the KARM shelter.

KARM supplies rescue services of food and shelter, then healthy supportive re-lationships and restoration, including job training op-portunities. KARM serves

more than 1,000 meals per day, feeding not only the homeless, but many in cri-sis. Also, KARM’s emergen-cy and residential shelters for men, women and fami-lies are home to nearly 400 people each night, provid-ing a safe place to sleep.

The men’s fl oor has 200 beds and can house more on pallet beds if needed. The women’s fl oor has been renovated from 40 beds to 103 for women in need. The Crossroads is the welcome center for the homeless and those in need when they

fi rst arrive to get help.They have a new pro-

gram starting up called The Bridge program for those in transition to a career and steady job. Men in this pro-gram live on a fl oor that has dorms. Also in the KARM building is a career cen-ter and classrooms where people can attend courses to fi gure out their goals and get their lives back on track.

About 20 percent of those who seek aid at KARM are veterans, and about 30 percent have some form of diagnosed mental illness.

KARM houses mostly men, but the female homeless population has the fastest increasing rate.

Another interesting fact about KARM is that it is not government-funded and runs on donations and prof-its from the KARM Thrift Stores.

Knoxville is lucky to have an organization that cares for people in their times of need, an organization that works to make the commu-nity better. Homelessness is a growing problem, and ev-eryone should help.

Shopper-News publisher San-

dra Clark is not shy about dig-

ging for the last pinto bean as

the interns and their escorts

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lowing their delivery. And yes,

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Shelly Woodrick of Mobile

Meals talks with interns about

the volunteers. Some work

every day, some work one day

a week and others might work

one or two days a month.

Interns Kaila Bonds, Laken Scott, Zoe Risley and Donna Mitchell prepare to deliver Mobile Meals. Red means cold and blue means

hot for the coolers of Mobile Meals. Photo by Shannon Carey

KARM gets maximum use of space

By Zoe RisleyAlthough Mobile Meals

is not an expensive food service ($3 a day for noon meals Monday through Fri-day), it can be tough to pay for when you aren’t working and are living strictly off of retirement funds.

Mobile Meals recipients donate what they can to the program, but every senior who signs up for the pro-gram gets a meal, regard-less of their ability to pay.

The Adopt-A-Senior pro-gram is one way of helping fund Mobile Meals.

An individual or group can donate $74 to feed a senior for an entire month. You can also donate $147 for two months, $221 for three months, $442 for six months and $884 for a year.

Larger donations include contributing $4,420 to feed fi ve seniors for a year and $8,840 to feed 10 seniors

for a year. When I was delivering

these meals, I could see the joy in their eyes when someone came to their door, handed them a nice, nutri-tious meal and asked if they were doing alright today.

It was clear that we were the only company some of these people got during the day.

Help this wonderful pro-gram that benefi ts about 900 people every day.

Some meals are provided through federal grants and state funding, but the rest are dependent on kindheart-ed individuals who donate.

Believe me when I say you will be giving them much more than a meal.

To donate, go to the Of-fi ce of Aging website, www.knoxseniors.org, or call the Offi ce of Aging and ask for the Mobile Meals Kitchen at 524-2786.

Adopt a senior

Eye-opening visits to KARM

and Mobile Meals

Every year when the Shopper interns visit KARM,

marketing manager Sue Renfro shows us some-

thing new. This year it was The Bridge area for

men. This transitional program is a step-up from

the barracks sleeping of the main men’s room.

Three to fi ve men share a room and all use this

sitting area as they transition into permanent

housing.

KARM cafeteria gets top score

Knox County Health Department has rated the KARM kitchen 100 – a per-fect score.

Sue Renfro, marketing manager, said, “We work re-ally hard to realize that this is an extension of extreme Biblical hospitality. ... We are probably the largest hos-pitality facility in our area.”

KARM’s food line is open to anyone who needs a meal, not just those seeking overnight shelter, Renfro said.

By Donna Mitchell Providing volunteer ser-

vice often falls under the umbrella of feeding the hungry, sheltering tempo-rarily displaced families, providing clothes to the needy and so on.

While these services are greatly needed and appre-ciated, there are still many people falling through the cracks when it comes to be-ing properly cared for.

These people often live helplessly in the shadows of society, unable to leave their houses or no longer able to retain the independence they once enjoyed. These invisible people are senior citizens that live among us all. Some are poor and some are rich, male and female, married and single alike. They are people confi ned by illness, Alzheim-er’s, crippling arthritis and a myriad of other indisposi-tions that have stripped them of their freedom and even their sense of self worth.

Mobile Meals is a lo-cal non-profi t organization that has not forgotten about

these people.This organization pro-

vides more than 800 meals a day to seniors who apply.

Last week the Shopper interns delivered Mobile Meals in East and South Knoxville. We visited a sweet woman who pro-fessed that we were and had been her only company for a very long time.

At the moment, she’s un-able to drive and therefore cannot leave her house. Sit-uations like this cause us to really stop and think. All of the senior citizens are peo-ple that just need help. They have paved the way for us, now we must paint the road for them. Let us be more conscious and advocate for these voiceless people. Let us dedicate our day to vol-unteering for these people because they are worth it. We should all be reminded that regardless of their age and abilities they are still humans, worthy of proper care. No one should have to live in the shadows.

Info: 524-2786.

Living in the shadows

Intern Laken Scott reads wall posters cre-

ated by goal-setting participants in the

LaunchPoint program at KARM. Goals in-

cluded reuniting with family, getting a job,

and even paying old utility bills to get pow-

er restored so they could move home.

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long, and, if you’re anything like me, you fi nd it comfort-ing to know that even after you leave the offi ce, there is plenty of daylight left to check off items from your to-do list.

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Time is the single most valuable commodity today, and how it is used or allo-cated has a tremendous im-pact on any business. Here are some tips to keep busi-ness owners and employees on schedule:

Learn the art of triag-ing. Think of your desk as an emergency room. Who or what deserves priority treatment and what can wait until later? Determining what must be done imme-diately will help streamline and organize your thoughts, desk and business.

Take advantage of technology. Use news ag-gregators and Google alerts to notify you of news rel-evant to your business or in-terest. This means that you no longer have to spend valu-able time combing through various news sources but in-stead can set an alert usin g keywords and topics so they will be forwarded to you im-mediately.

Use your team’s strengths. In short, don’t hoard projects. At Mox-ley Carmichael, we spend a great deal of time during the hiring process making sure that we bring the right people with the right skill sets on board. Once we’ve determined someone is a fi t, we give that staff member complete ownership of proj-ects and responsibilities.

Find balance. After the work is done, leave as closely as you can to closing time. Your colleagues and clients need your best thinking, and that requires that you spend time reading, listening and watching what’s happening in the world around you out-side of the offi ce.

Summer will be gone and fall will be here before we know it with shorter days and less daylight. Make the most of these long days and use time as an ally instead of a thief.

The Moxley Carmichael method:

Time savers

Bill Peterson served three years in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a human resourc-es manager in nuclear engi-neering at TVA for 13 years and took early retirement. He then “retired” again in September 2012 after 20 years as HR manager at Dol-lywood. After four months of hunting and fi shing, he decided he was too young to retire.

Peterson and his wife, Kelly, immediately rolled up their sleeves and in Feb-ruary 2013 opened Labor-Exchange Inc. Kelly had worked at Huntington Col-lege of Health Sciences. Both wanted to start a company that would make a differ-ence in people’s lives.

Bill Peterson wanted full control over his business

Urban League boosts small businessesBy Phyllis Nichols

When small-business owner Marcus Bly con-

tacted the K n o x v i l l e Area Urban L e a g u e , he was in-t e r e s t e d in acquir-ing a loan to expand his auto-d e t a i l i n g

services. Bly got not only the much-needed funds but also a multiyear business plan to help ensure lasting success.

“I knew what I wanted to do before I approached the Urban League for the mon-ey,” Bly said. “But they did more than just give me the loan. They helped me look at my business with fresh

eyes and write a business plan that covered the next few years.”

Bly already had heard great reviews of the Knox-ville Area Urban League and how it takes care of cli-ents. So, when Bly decided to purchase new equipment and increase the advertising budget, his fi rst call was to the Urban League.

Bly explained that busy business owners don’t al-ways have time to write a detailed business plan, but owners can see exactly what they should be doing when putting goals on paper.

“The Urban League re-ally gives its clients an op-portunity to grow their businesses,” Bly said. “They tell you what will and what won’t work to help you run your business effi ciently.”

Earlier this year, the Ur-ban League was certifi ed as a community development fi nancial institution, which allows the organization to provide capital, credit and other fi nancial products, along with technical assis-tance, to residents and busi-nesses.

The assistance Bly re-ceived from the Urban League has helped him take his business to the next level.

“I’ve been able to accom-plish my goals and expand my services,” he said. “This has helped add income to my business and has al-ready made a difference in my profi tability.”

He encouraged other small businesses to seek as-sistance from the Knoxville Area Urban League.

“If you want to be suc-cessful, don’t be afraid to take the next step to do it,” he said. “The Urban League does a lot of great things, but you have to help your-self, too. In careers and in life we do a lot of things we never thought we would, but it’s those things that make a difference and make us suc-cessful in the end.”

Bly owns and oper-ates Karworkz, an auto-detailing and professional car-wash company on Sutherland Avenue. Forinformation about small-business loans, owners should contact Felix Har-ris at the Knoxville Area Urban League by email-ing fharris@thekaul.org or calling 524-5511, ext. 119.Phyllis Nichols is CEO of the Knoxville

Area Urban League.

Bill Peterson, owner of Labor-

Exchange, is proud he can

help people fi nd jobs.Photo by Nancy Whittaker

LaborExchange: serving others fi rst

and decided not to become part of a franchise. “We can do a lot of things franchises can’t do,” he says. “Decisions can be made immediately because I am corporate.”

As a disabled veteran, Pe-terson works hard to set his company apart from other staffi ng services, living by LaborExchange’s mission st atement daily: “We Best Serve Ourselves by Serving Others First.” Superior cus-tomer service extends to giv-ing all clients Bill’s personal

cell-phone number.LaborExchange helps lo-

cal businesses by providing temporary, temp-to-hire

Jersey Mike’s Subs has boosted summer program-ming for YMCA of East Tennessee through money raised by a fi ve-day grand-opening promotion at its new West Knox location.

Ryan Wood, managing partner, presented a check for $5,067 to Y leaders last week. It will be used to fund swim lessons and tuition for summer day camp. “We are so excited to serve new customers and make a dif-ference for the community,” said franchise co-owner Donald Bauer. The donation equaled 50 percent of the local store’s sales from April 30 to May 4.

“Approximately 100 kids will be helped with the tu-ition for camp and 60 young people will benefi t from the lifesaving skill of swim les-sons with the money donat-ed by Jersey Mike’s,” said

Lori Humphreys, executive director of the YMCA of East Tennessee.

The Y’s “Readers, Dream-ers, Believers” summer day camp is open to children in grades K-6 and operates on a children’s-choice system that allows campers to se-lect activities of interest to them. Each week is themed around subjects such as sports, nature, the arts, imagination and history.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is dedicated to giving back to the community. Since 2010, the company has raised nearly $10 million for local charities and distributed more than 750,000 free sub sandwiches to worthwhile causes. The local store is at 4839 Kingston Pike and is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Info: 862-8800.

For more information on the Y’s summer camp pro-

Free lessons in HallsThe North Side Y in Halls

is offering free swimming lessons in July for kids ages 3-13. Lessons will be offered Monday through Thurs-day for two weeks (eight lessons). Two sessions are planned. The fi rst session will be July 7-17, and the second session will be July 21-31. Lessons will be in the afternoon beginning as early as 4:30 p.m. If there is enough interest, morning lessons might be possible. Spaces are limited.

Interested parents should contact Amanda Roland, aquatics director, 7609 May-nardville Pike, 922-9622 or aroland@ymcaknoxville.org/.

Jersey Mike’s boosts Knox Ygram visit ymcaknoxville.org or call Lori Humphreys at 548-8707.

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NEWS FROM EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE

Preparations are underway for the Au-gust 2015 launch of Emerald Academy, a public charter school originally proposed by Emerald Youth Foundation for inner city children and approved June 10 by the Knox County Board of Education.

Emerald Charter Schools, a separate, non-profi t formed to manage Emerald Academy, is now in the process of hiring a principal. Deadline for submission of ap-plications for the position was June 20.

“We anticipate announcing the prin-cipal for Emerald Academy by late sum-mer,” said Steve Diggs, president of Em-erald Charter Schools’ board. He said student recruitment and outreach by the school would begin as early as this fall.

Emerald Academy will open with 120 students (that it calls “scholars”) in kin-dergarten and fi rst grade, and will grow to 540 scholars in grades K-8 in the 2019-2020 school year.

“We are excited at the potential of this school to help young people make a real difference in their lives. We believe it is possible to greatly increase the number of Knoxville students who graduate eighth grade well-prepared for high school and the college of their choice,” Diggs said.

The development of Emerald Academy

as a good new option in public education will be the primary focus of this new prin-cipal. As founding principal, he or she will have to help create the culture of the new school as well as overseeing its operation.

Based on the Breakthrough Schools of Cleveland, Ohio, whose mostly minority and low income students “signifi cantly” outperformed Ohio public school stu-dents on academic tests at every grade level, Emerald Academy already has its own pillars for success. They are: aca-demic excellence, effective teaching, a highly relational culture grounded in high expectations, and robust parent and community engagement.

Emerald Academy will be diverse and open to application by any Knoxville stu-dent. Its scholar population will mirror Knoxville’s urban student demographics. That includes:

■ 47 percent African-American, 41 percent Caucasian, and 12 percent Latino;

■ 16 percent with disabilities; ■ 10 percent English language learn-

ers; and ■ 87 percent who qualify for free or

reduced-price lunch.For information on Emerald Academy,

visit www.emeraldcharterschools.org.

Baptist Center keeps students sharp over summerAt the Western Heights Baptist Center this summer, about 100 youth in grades K-12 are

receiving academic enrichment through Emerald Youth’s JustLead ministry. Natalie Myers,

coordinator of youth programs, is pictured helping Isabella Perry in the computer lab with

Odyssey, an online learning program. Elementary school children participate in regular sci-

ence, math and reading activities. High school students participate in job skills and college

preparatory training.

Alexis, 10, had never been fi shing before. But by her third day in Emerald Youth Foundation’s annual Camp Week, she had spent happy hours with a pole in Fort Loudon Lake and caught four fi sh.

Justin, age 8, did more than learn bike safety rules and how to adjust his bike and helmet during Emerald Youth Camp Week. He also rode greenway trails across Knoxville and pedaled to a picnic at World’s Fair Park.

Teiana, 8, served as may-or of Knoxville at Junior Achievement BizTown. She gave a live television inter-view that was broadcast throughout the camp.

Caden, age 11, made “blubber” insulation for his hands with shortening dur-ing Emerald Youth Camp Week. The science experi-ment, conducted before plunging his hands into ice water, was a rousing suc-cess. The wonderfully goo-ey shortening blocked the chill. “I barely felt the cold at all,” he said.

The occasion was Em-erald Youth Camp Week, sponsored June 16-20 by Variety of Eastern Tennes-see. About 225 urban chil-dren attended the camps Monday through Thursday and concluded the week with a Friday trip to the Knoxville Zoo.

The 11 camps, which in-cluded Outdoor Adventures, Cooking, Gardening, Bik-ing, Science and Cheering, were located at sites includ-ing Lenoir City Park, New Harvest Park, Safety City, Junior Achievement Biz-Town in Clinton, and a host of local churches.

The children also spent a fun-fi lled day at the Knox-ville Zoo compliments of Variety. Each child received a T-shirt, lunch, a carousel ride and spending money.

“We look forward to this event all year,” said Carol Fusco, executive director of Variety of Eastern Tennes-

City youth perform at United Methodist conference, enjoy Carowinds

About 63 elementary and middle school members of the Emerald Youth Choir traveledto Lake Junaluska, N.C., June 10 to perform at the Holston Annual Conference of theUnited Methodist Church.

About 2,000 United Methodists representing 887 churches attended the conference.The young people sang at a service honoring retired pastors and then enjoyed swimmingand lunch. Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor congratulated them on doing a great job.

In another event June 14, about 50 Emerald Youth middle school students enjoyed afun packed day trip to Carowinds “Rock the Park” in Charlotte, N.C. They enjoyed waterpark features and some of the best roller coasters in the Southeast during the day.

At 7 p.m. they enjoyed concerts by Christian performers LeCrae, Third Day and JamieGrace. The group returned by us, arriving home at 3 a.m. “There were lots of tired, smilingfaces. It’s the mark of a great trip,” said Emerald Youth staff member Kent Stanger.

Emerald Youth Campdelivers fun, new experiences

Fulton High School volleyball coach Molly Conaway instructs

Kesean Tate, age 10, during All-American Sports Camp.

Knoxville Zoo’s Erica Coff ey shows off a rubber python named

Buttercup to Jada Brawner, age 10.

see, which has sponsored camp week and the zoo trip for the last several years. “We like just seeing the faces of the children. Plus, we en-joy watching them grow up.”

Emerald Youth Camp Week is a pull-the-stops-out festival of fun for all involved. This year, with the help of local health and fi tness professionals, it also emphasized good lifestyle choices and plenty of physi-cal activity.

A case in point was the hugely popular All-Amer-ican Sports Camp, which offered expert coaching and

playing time in volleyball, basketball and soccer, plus a range of gym activities.

Twin brothers Yair and Jonathan, age 9, loved sports camp. “It was really fun,” Yair said.

Other groups making camp week possible were the Coalition Against Chil-hood Obesity, East Tennes-see Children’s Hospital, Ful-ton High School Athletics, city of Knoxville Parks and Recreation, Knox County Parks and Recreation, Pre-mier Athletics, Youth Spiri-tual Outdoor Adventures and Knoxville Force.

Choice of principal is the next big step for Emerald Academy

The Emerald Youth Choir performed at the Holston Annual Conference at Lake Junaluska, N.C.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, JULY 11Registration open for the Crown Educa-

tion Camp for students in grades 7-12. Three tracks available: Crown Music Camp, Crown STEM Camp and Crown Vocational Skills Camp. Info/preregistra-tion: http://thecrowncollege.com/educationcamp or 1-877-MY-CROWN.

THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 19Early registration for Upward Football/

Cheer signups, $75. Registration between July 19 and Aug. 11, $90. Info/to register and pay: 219-8673; www.corrytonchurch.com and go to the “Upward” link; on Facebook, Corryton Church Upward Sports League; Twitter, @CorrytonUpward.

THROUGH SATURDAY, AUG. 23Registration open for Lakeside of the Smok-

ies Triathlon: 1.5k open water swim on Douglas Lake, 40k bike ride on rolling rural roads and 10k run on rolling roads. Info/to register: 250-3618 or http://racedayevents.net/events/lakeside-of-the-smokies-triathlon/.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2Annual BBQ Chicken Lunch 4H Fundraiser,

11 a.m., Extension Offi ce, 3925 Maynardville Highway in Maynardville. Cost: $8; includes half side of BBQ chicken (breast, leg, and thigh), baked beans, chips, small dessert. To preorder: 992-8038.

THURSDAY, JULY 3Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell

Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

Bee Friends beekeepers group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tazewell Campus auditorium, Walters State Community College. Speaker: Mike Studer, the Ten-

nessee state apiarist. Coffee and dessert will be served. Info: 617-9013.

FRIDAY, JULY 4Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Mar-

ket, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.Concert on the Commons, 7-9 p.m., Norris

Town Commons. Featuring: Hot Shot Freight Train. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info/schedule: www.facebook.com/pages/Concerts-On-The-Commons/210787865610690 or www.cityofnorris.com.

City of Knoxville’s free Festival on the Fourth, 4-10 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Regal’s Kids Zone; paddle-boat rides and train rides on the “Freedom Express” around the park; Tug-of-War Contest between the Knox-ville Police Department and the Knoxville Fire Depart-ment; live performances. KSO’s 30th annual Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert: 8 p.m., World’s Fair Park’s Performance Lawn. Fireworks show: 9:35 p.m. Will be held rain or shine. Info: 215-4248.

Anvil Shoot/Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Museum of Appalachia, Info/schedule of events: 494-7680 or www.museumofappalachia.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 5Cades 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.

Fireworks, 8-9 p.m., Beach Island Resort & Marina, near Hwy 33 bridge. Event is free.

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

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

Friends Mini Used Book Sale: Burlington, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville High-way. Info: 525-5431.

MONDAY, JULY 7American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran

St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

Dr. Louise Conrad from Ijams Nature Center will speak, 6:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Topic: urban coyotes: why they’re hanging around, ways to make our yards unappealing to coyotes, ways to keep our pets safe and how to handle an encounter with a coyote. Info: 689-2681.

TUESDAY, JULY 8Summer Reading Program: Ron Lightly with

Jason and Company, 1 p.m., Luttrell Public Library. Info: 992-0208.

Parent orientation for Kids Support Camp, a free four-day camp for kids who have a loved one facing can-cer, 5:30-7 p.m., The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info: 546-4661.

THURSDAY, JULY 10VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-

ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.I’ve Finished My Story. Now What?, 6-8 p.m.,

Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: July 3. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY, JULY 11Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Mar-

ket, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.Concert on the Commons, 7-9 p.m., Nor-

ris Town Commons. Featuring: Hippy Nuts. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. Info/schedule: www.facebook.com/pages/Concerts-On-The-Com-mons/210787865610690 or www.cityofnorris.com.

Mr. Rich’s Super Science Tennessee, 12:15-2 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, 296 Main St. Info: 992-7106.

Communitywide fi reworks show, following 7 p.m. rally, The Crown College Campus, 2307 West Bea-ver Creek Drive. Everyone invited; admission free.

Volunteer Traveler Square Dance Club dance, 7:30 p.m., Square Dance Center Inc., 820 Tulip St. Theme: Melon Fest. Caller: Bill Fox. Info: Janice Fox, 689-2665.

Free Family Movie in the Park at Luttrell City Park. Movie will start at dusk. Bring chairs or blankets. Candies, chips, soda and popcorn available for purchase. Info: 992 0678.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 11-27“Thumbelina” presented by the Knoxville Chil-

dren’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/reservations: 208-3677 or www.knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 12Cades 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.

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