By Nancy AndersonThere’s no one in Pow-

ell who doesn’t know Nita Buell Black. She was a beau-tiful soul who was loved by virtually everyone. Every greeting brought a smile and a hug; every goodbye ended with “I love you,” and she meant it.

Nita had the magical ability of making everyone feel special. If you were her friend, you were her best friend. If you were her student, you were her favorite student. In fact, she said many times that her stu-

Alex Hill puts in two points for

the Powell Panthers in the Region

2 semifi nals.

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By Stefan CooperMike Ogan is as cool as they

come.The Powell coach has seen too

many of these nail-biters to be-come overly concerned.

Then, with 12 seconds remain-ing, a high school basketball ri-valry like few others in the state is switched full on. Two Dallas Fields free throws give the Panthers a one-point lead.

When Halls gets the ball into frontcourt after a timeout, the game explodes.

Powell players Charlie Richards and

Alex Hill jump for joy as their team

defeats Halls to advance to the Re-

gion 2 fi nal game. Halls had beaten

Powell twice during the season, and

the third time was the charm for the

Panthers. The win guaranteed Pow-

ell at least two more games. Powell

beat Oak Ridge in the fi nals Thurs-

day night. Photos by Ruth White

Cool under fi reCool under fi re Ogan’s Powell legacy defi nedin frantic fi nal four seconds

Ogan’s actions in the fi nal 3.9 seconds could arguably be the dif-ference in Powell’s 35-34 win over its rival in a Region 2AAA semi-fi nal last Tuesday night at Oak Ridge High School.

The win, the fi rst for Powell after two losses to Halls this sea-son, kept Ogan on the Panther bench for a minimum of two more games. The Panthers followed up with a 72-70 stunner over the Oak Ridge Wildcats in Thursday

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By Betty BeanWhen Patti Lou Bounds started

planning her school board cam-paign kick-off for Feb. 27 at Beaver Brook Coun-try Club, she had no way of knowing that it would turn out to be a coronation.

B o u n d s , who has taught for 23 years, al-ready had

made plans to retire from her job as a kindergarten teacher at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School at the end of this school year when she heard that incum-bent Kim Severance wasn’t going to seek re-election. She and her

Patti Lou Bounds

Bounds wins as deadline passeshusband, Tommy, talked it over during Christmas break, and she announced her candidacy shortly thereafter.

“I’m a lead teacher. I’ve evalu-ated teachers, and I’ve been evalu-ated. I’ve done Common Core. And I thought that, knowing par-ents and knowing kids, I would be an asset to the school board,” she said.

Still, she was just as surprised as anybody else in Knox County to be the only candidate left stand-ing in what she’d expected to be a three-way battle for the 7th Dis-trict school board seat in Halls and Powell.

But on Wednesday, R. Larry Smith announced that he was withdrawing from the race. On Thursday, Andrew Graybeal fol-lowed suit.

“I am delighted, overjoyed, elated,” Bounds said. “There are

no words to describe it. I never an-ticipated that this would happen. When I heard that Larry Smith was going to have a press confer-ence, I had no idea he was going to drop out of the race. On Thursday, we held our breath all morning, and around noon, somebody told me he’d dropped out.

“One thing I’ve learned already is there’s a lot of speculation and rumors out there.”

Bounds the candidate has been tight-lipped about the plans of Bounds the school board member, but on Thursday, she shared some policy views, from her perspective as a career teacher.

“I’m not a big proponent of test-ing children that young (kinder-garteners through second-grad-ers). I see the effects it has on the children. We did that a few years ago when I was at Powell, and I would spend all year building

their self-confi dence, and here’d come the test and destroy it. It’s hard. It’s very hard – they’re just not equipped. I would really like to come in and be a voice for the kids and the parents and the com-munity and the teachers, and not just the teachers. The custodians work very hard, and the cafeteria people work very hard. I’d like to be a voice for all of them.”

Bounds said she plans to spend a day per week in each of the nine schools in her district.

“It’s very important to keep in touch with what’s happening in the classroom.”

Severance will serve until the new board member is sworn in Sept. 1.

Two Republicans qualifi ed for the 7th District seat on County Commission. Charles Busler and Bo Bennett both live in Powell, as does Bounds.

Nita Buell Black: Putting Powell on stageto our ideal of “teacher” and “friend.” Nita gave us the most important tool needed to be successful. She taught us how to become fearless in the face of insecurity. “Act as if, and you become.”

When I was her drama student, I told her once that I’d like to be a photographer but felt shy about approach-ing people. I couldn’t under-stand it because I was a loud and rowdy class clown. She

told me the shyest people are often the loudest.

Nita Buell Black Photo by Nancy Anderson

TSD boosts literacyThe night featured dancing,

music, art, fellowship, cookies and cake and just all-around celebration when the Tennes-see School for the Deaf hosted the Literacy Imperative for a program called “Black History: Art, Dance, Literature – A Valuable Cultural Experience.”

➤ Read Carol Zinavage on A-11

Biggest winner?Sandra Clark has fun with

the upcoming county election by naming the big winners from Thursday’s withdraw deadline.

➤ Read the report on A-4

Services SundayFuneral services were held March 2 for Nita

Buell Black, 76, retired teacher and founder of the Powell Playhouse. She is survived by hus-band Jim Black and many relatives and friends. She was a member of Sharon Baptist Church.

At Powell High School for 35 years, she was the drama coach and senior-class sponsor. Upon her retirement, the faculty named “The Nita Buell Auditorium” in her honor.

dents were her children and each one was her favorite.

She was a rare soul who lived up

Meet KnoxCAMWho doesn’t love listening

to handbells and beautiful singing, or watching well-choreographed dancing and acting? These are opportu-nities not often afforded to inmates or the homeless. Enter KnoxCAM.

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Women in JazzThe history of women in jazz

is the highlight of a musical event Tuesday, March 4, at Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus.

“Transcending Boundaries and Shaping Jazz: The Women Behind America’s Original Art Form” is 10:45 a.m.-noon in the Community Room of the site campus.

➤ Read Heather Beck on page A-13

Pension surprisesThe fi ve re-elected members

of City Council are in their fi nal four-year term; they’ll have served eight years by 2017, when their new term expires. They will be the next-to-last council members to receive a city pen-sion as the new charter limits pensions to persons who worked 10 years or more. With term limits, no one will serve on the council or as mayor more than eight consecutive years.

➤ Read Victor Ashe on page A-4

What comes nextMost of us, even the slow

learners, are now convinced Butch Jones and his people can recruit. We’ve been told several times.

Tennessee signing success was pretty good. Among our friends and neighbors, only Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn had higher quality rat-ings. Georgia was within a hair of equal.

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Laparoscopic techniques have transformed abdominal surger-ies in the last 20 years, replacing the need for one long incision with several smaller ones. This means less pain, quicker healing and few-er complications.

Gallbladder removal, appendix removal and her-nia repair have all been improved with laparoscop-ic procedures. Here’s the latest on three common surgeries, accord-ing to Dr. Michael D. Kropilak, a gen-eral surgeon with Fort Sanders Re-

gional Medical Center:

Gallbladder removalThe gallbladder is a “pouch”

that sits below the liver and stores bile to be used to help digest fats. When a gallbladder stops working properly, gallstones can develop and are very painful. Removal of the gallbladder is the next step.

Laparoscopic techniques have greatly improved gallbladder re-moval. Instead of 6-inch scars for open surgery, patients now go home with only four tiny incisions, spots where the slender laparo-scopic instruments have been in-serted.

Appendix removalAlthough its function is un-

known, the appendix can cause serious problems if it becomes infected or ruptures. Located be-tween the small and large intes-tines, surgery is the only way to re-move the appendix. In the past fi ve years, surgeons have improved techniques to remove the appen-dix. First, the infected organ is placed in a small plastic bag called an endobag, before being pulled out of the body. “This means it never touches any abdominal wall tissue, so the wound infection rate is very low,” Kropilak said. “We’ve been using it for a while, but it’s helped that surgery a great deal.”

Also in the last fi ve years, lapa-roscopic techniques have reduced incision size and healing time.

“Appendectomies have become preferable, if they can be done. It defi nitely leads to shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times and, more importantly, a signifi cant de-crease in wound infections,” said Kropilak.

Hernia repairA hernia is a weak spot in the

abdominal wall where fat or or-gans begin to protrude through. There are many types of hernias and just as many ways to repair them. But almost all surgeons use surgical mesh material. “It’s like patching a hole in a tire. The mesh helps reinforce the repair so much that, in the last 10 years, it’s really cut down on the recurrence rate of hernias,” said Kropilak.

Hernia repairs can either be done with laparoscopic instru-ments or with an open incision, depending on the location and size of the tear.

“Generally the outcomes are equal and the recurrence rate is low. With laparoscopy there’s slightly less pain and the ability to

get back to work quicker. If open groin hernia surgery can be done with light sedation instead of deep anesthesia, that’s easier on the pa-tient,” Kropilak said.

When choosing a surgical cen-ter for any kind of abdominal sur-gery, it’s most important to fi nd a skilled surgeon and quality center, said Kropilak.

“At Fort Sanders, some of our surgeons have been doing this for 20 years, and they’re very good at what they do. We have a lot of ex-

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extended stays in the hospital.

No quick fi x for Washburn man’s herniaThe surgical community con-

tinually looks for less-invasive methods involving smaller inci-sions, hoping to shorten hospital times and the chance of infection. However, in some cases, a larger incision is needed for a successful surgical procedure.

That was the case for William “Gary” Stephens of Washburn, Tenn., 61, who had not one, but three surgeries for a hernia be-fore it was fi nally repaired at Fort Sanders Regional Center.

A hernia is when fat or tissue squeezes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall. Stephens’ her-nia began about 10 years ago and grew larger over time, probably the result of his work in construc-tion. Eventually the pain became severe.

“It was just real painful, and I couldn’t do any physical work, be-cause when I did, my hernia would come out. Eventually it kept me at home,” Stephens said.

Stephens had two separate sur-geries that attempted to repair the hernia, in 2010 and 2011. Sur-geons used small pieces of surgical mesh each time to try to repair the weak spot in the abdominal wall. Surgical mesh helps bond muscles together, reducing the recurrence of hernias.

“But it kept coming back,” Ste-phens said. On the recommenda-tion of a friend, Stephens turned to Dr. Michael Kropilak at Fort Sanders.

Kropilak determined that Ste-phens would need another sur-gery, this time with a larger inci-

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sion. “He went more intense on the surgery, he put in a bigger mesh,” said Stephens.

Even though it was more ex-tensive surgery, Stephens spent

only one day at Fort Sanders and went home that night. He said he was fully recovered in three months.

Today, he’s back to tending

cattle on his 100-acre farm and spending time with his family. He said he would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone who needs a surgical repair for hernia.

“I’ve had no problems since,”he said. “I went home the sameday. I was in and out, and it wasall good. They took care of me realwell.”

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Taking music to the masses

Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries (KnoxCAM) is a multigenerational, commu-nity-wide outreach involv-ing Christian musicians, ac-tors and dancers who desire to use their artistic gifts to proclaim the gospel outside their local church. And what a proclamation! Hearing the combined instruments and voices just during practice sends chills up the spine.

With a troupe of 80 per-formers, ranging in age from 16 to 83, from 30 congregations represent-ing 11 denominations in the Knoxville area, KnoxCAM is one of the largest volun-teer performing-arts groups in Knoxville – but with a

unique focus. The ministry brings together believers whose hearts are to provide art to prison inmates, the homeless, the abused, and the elderly and ill.

Packing up to travel, even locally, is not an easy job, but members don’t seem to mind. It takes two buses plus a trailer to transport members and their instru-ments. North Knoxville res-ident and singer Tomi Robb has traveled with KnoxCAM for more than a year.

“This is an opportunity for me to do something I enjoy while ministering to others,” she said.

KnoxCAM ministry op-portunities are expanding. There are immediate open-ings for instrumentalists, ac-tors, dancers and handbell ringers for the 2014-2015 season beginning in August. Practices take place at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. Info: www.knoxcam.org.

■ The ‘H.A.B.I.T.’ of rescued petsSlick Rickie doesn’t have

the training to sense traffi c fl ow or help a human cross a busy street. What he can do is offer comfort and emo-tional support to his owner,

and soon to oth-ers, through the Human Animal Bond in Tennes-see (H.A.B.I.T.) program.

Slick Rickie, 10, is one of three rescued Papillions who live in the home and serve as canine compan-ions to Katherine Smith. The old-est of the group, Gracie, is a retired therapy pet. New-est addition Slick Rickie is learn-ing by following Gracie’s response to people as well as through H.A.B.I.T. training.

“I fi nd that most people are very accepting of animals in their midst. We rescued Slick Rickie last year, and he just loves people,” said Smith. “He is content to be petted by anyone. That is one of the

reasons we have registered him with H.A.B.I.T.”

Community volunteers work through H.A.B.I.T. to explore and promote the bond between humans and animals through animal-as-sisted therapy programs in a variety of settings. The orga-nization evaluates pets med-ically and behaviorally for entrance into the program. Owners are required to com-plete the training with their pets and accompany them when they go out on visits. Karen Armsey is the Knox-ville program administrator.

“We work with facilities in 14 counties to provide H.A.B.I.T. animals,” Armsey said. “Our program includes dogs, cats and rabbits.”

Armsey noted the differ-ence between service ani-mals and therapy animals.

“Service dogs are special-ly trained to provide a spe-cifi c service for a single hu-man,” she said. “A therapy pet is a personal pet that is

Nita Buell Black From page A-1

Nita set up a skit with me in the lead role as a famous photographer with a magic camera that could never take a bad photo. Everyone loved having his or her picture tak-en by my magic camera and me. Today, thanks to Nita Buell Black and my magic camera, I am indeed a pho-tographer, and there are hun-dreds of stories like mine.

Nita started the Powell Playhouse in 2010 with Gina Jones, Mona Napier and many more who wanted to see her dream come alive. It is her legacy, her gift to the

community, and we plan to keep the dream alive.

The last time I spoke with her, she said, “I’m 76 years old! Met and married the love of my life at 66, kept the home fi res burning at my family farm, had the best friends I could ever hope for, saw my life’s dream come alive, and raised thousands of children. I’ve had a charmed life. Oh yes, God is good.”

An excerpt from Frank Denkins’ poem, “Become Who and What You Are:”

“… hey Frank, I’ve been awaiting to hear from you.

I hear you can sing, no ma’am, I write poetry, words spoken.

Would you mind sending me what you have?

I obliged and from her re-sponse a few days later, she asked me to perform on stage

I’ve always been in a cage, this phase, I wasn’t ready for, or so I thought.

But she sought after me. She was persistent And before I knew it, I

was on stage I saw her eyes that said,

do not fear I’m right here.”

Gracie, Katherine Smith and Slick Rickie

evaluated to pro-vide comfort. Le-gally they cannot enter a business unless the owner approves.”

Before retire-ment Gracie often worked in libraries as a reading com-panion. Children who are too shy to read aloud often enjoy reading to pets like Gracie. Smith is a mem-ber of the Powell Library book club and plans to talk to

them about allow-ing Slick Rickie to be involved in a reading program there.

Smith works hard to get the word out about the impor-tance of choosing a rescue pet and getting rid of puppy mills.

“All of my dogs are res-cue animals, and I fi nd that they are so grateful. They seem to know they have been rescued,” she said.

Once Slick Rickie com-pletes his H.A.B.I.T. train-ing and becomes certifi ed, he will visit facilities where there is a need for short-term companionship, and he may be allowed inside businesses at the owners’ discretion.

Numerous agencies such as humane societies pro-vide adoption for rescued animals. To volunteer with H.A.B.I.T., visit www.vet.utk.edu/habit or call 974-5633.

■ Good Neighbors in InskipInskip Community Asso-

ciation (ICA) president Bet-ty Jo Mahan was nominated

for the Knoxville Good Neighbor Award and is now in the top fi ve. The winner will be announced March 8.

“I don’t know anyone who is more involved in our community than Betty Jo,” said ICA member Jennifer Mirtes. “She has done a great job in opening up barriers.”

Members spent the Feb. 25 meeting deciding on the top fi ve projects they want-ed to pursue in 2014. Side-walks garnered the most votes, “paint the driveway” was next and a dog park was third. Tying at No. 4 were traffi c calming and walk-ways/greenways.

Ideas were submitted on where to start, why these were needed, which should be long- and short-term and who should take the lead on each project. Mirtes, presi-dent of Inskip Park and Pool Neighborhood Watch, sug-gested looking into the land for sale across from the pool for the dog park.

“That land has been for sale for a long time, and there is already a hydrant there,” she said. “A dog park in that area would increase value and add security for the pool.”

Knox County Trustee Craig Leuthold attended and spoke on property-tax relief for low-income and el-derly property owners.

The ICA meets at 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, gener-ally at Inskip Baptist Church. Community residents are encouraged to attend. The next meeting is March 25. Info: Betty Jo Mahan at bet-tyjo.mahan@knoxmpc.org.Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

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First District County Commissioner Sam McKen-zie is one of Schools Super-intendent James McIntyre’s most reliable allies. A cer-tifi ably smart guy with a master’s degree in physics, McKenzie has supported McIntyre’s budget requests and repeatedly reminded colleagues that running the schools is not their job.

“Let’s stay in our own lane,” he tells them.

But last week when Mc-Intyre spoke to the commis-sion about the onslaught of teacher complaints against his administration and re-peated the mantra that the state makes him do all that stuff teachers hate – which is not exactly the case since the state doesn’t mandate SAT-10 testing of kindergarten-ers through second-graders, Discovery Education online testing or two unannounced

teacher evaluations per year – McKenzie said he hasn’t heard of mass teacher up-risings in any other county. Then he asked the big ques-tion:

“Why Knox County?”McIntyre paused and got

bailed out by Mike Brown, who jumped into the con-versation and drove it down Memory Lane, mentioning teacher complaints as far back as 1963. By the time the others threw in their pet theories, the hijacking was complete, and McIntyre had made a clean getaway.

Asked later if he got a sat-isfactory answer, McKenzie said not really.

“I just wanted to under-stand why this doesn’t seem to be such a problem across the state,” McKenzie said. “Teachers don’t seem to be up in arms in other parts of the state. What I want to know is, why are teachers in Knox County so disgruntled?

“The answers I got were, ‘Let’s don’t say we’re not doing well’; ‘Change is dif-fi cult’; ‘The pace of this change has been a lot for ev-eryone to absorb.’

“I’ve been asking Dr. Mc-Intyre a lot of tough ques-tions. As good as the NAEP

( N a t i o n a l Assessment of Educa-tional Prog-ress) scores were, the a c h i e v e -ment gap b e t w e e n A f r i c a n -A m e r i c a n

and Hispanic students and the rest of the population has not narrowed, and that concerns me.”

State Rep. Gloria John-son, on leave from her KCS teaching job while the Leg-islature is in session, didn’t hesitate to answer:

“I would say it’s the top-down management style of someone with no teaching experience and not taking any input from the folks on the ground.”

Meanwhile, up in Union County, Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Carter was pre-senting a performance pay plan he worked out with a group of teachers that isn’t tied to student testing.

The fi ve re-elected mem-bers of City Council are in their fi nal four-year term; they’ll have served eight years by 2017, when their new term expires. They will be the next-to-last council members to receive a city pension as the new charter limits pensions to persons who worked 10 years or more. With term limits, no one will serve on the council or as mayor more than eight consecutive years.

This means Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will be eligible to receive $153.28 a month upon concluding his current term as he will be 63 then. Brenda Palmer, Duane Grieve and Nick Della Volpe will be eligible for $171.04 a month as each will be 65 or older when their terms end in 2017.

Former mayor and coun-cil member Daniel Brown will make out the best due to his 10 months’ service as mayor between Bill Haslam and Madeline Rogero. His city pension is based on $130,000 annual mayor’s salary, while council pay is $19,000 a year. Brown will receive $774.47 a month when he retires in 2017.

Council members Mar-shall Stair, Mark Campen and George Wallace are much younger than their other colleagues and will not have reached age 62 when they depart council in 2019 (assuming re-election in 2015). When they do reach 62, their council pension will be $145.68 a month. Of course, if one of them runs for mayor and is elected, that pension will increase signifi -cantly based on whether he serves four or eight years.

Since the charter provides for an annual 3 percent increase for retirees, each 10 years will have a 30 percent compounded increase in their pensions by 2027 for all of these individuals.

Mayor Rogero (assum-ing eight years as mayor plus her prior service in the Haslam administration) will earn $2,734.89 per month. This also assumes council does not raise the mayor’s salary, currently at $130,000, which is less than fi ve other current city employees and $23,000 less than the county mayor.

However, Deputy to the Mayor Bill Lyons, if he stays eight years with Rogero plus his eight years with Haslam and Brown, will enjoy a pen-

sion of more than $58,000 a year based on 16 years with his highest two years being $180,000 a year. Right now it is $168,000, but it will increase $3,000 a year compounded for the next six years for an $18,000 total increase or perhaps more due to the 2.5 percent annual pay raise for city employees.

Assuming the four council members who are eligible for a second and fi nal term in 2015 are re-elected, then the city will have two years in which no member of council can seek re-election. Neighborhood groups and developers will have little infl uence on them in terms of opposing their re-election as they cannot run for a third term. But some of them may consider a 2019 mayoral bid to follow Rogero.

■ Judith Foltz, city director of special events, deserves high marks for her efforts to revive the Christ-mas trees on the downtown rooftops in the city for 2013. Her efforts resulted in 75 new trees, but 60 of them were on the top of the City County Building (actually on the side of the roof). Mayor Rogero issued a statement in strong support.

Unfortunately, two major city buildings in downtown Knoxville apparently did not know about the Rogero-Foltz effort as the main fi re hall and the city convention center did not have a single lighted Christmas tree on their rooftops despite the mayor’s public backing.

Foltz says this next Christmas will be different. Certainly, there should be trees on these two city-owned buildings, which are centrally located. It is hard to convince private owners to install Christmas trees on their rooftops at their expense if the city itself is not doing it for its own buildings. The project was started by Sue Clancy and Roseanne Wolf and reached over 400 trees on roofs in downtown Knoxville. It was continued by Mickey Mallonee, who was the next director of special events.

■ Ambassador Cam-eron Munter will speak at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Toyota Au-ditorium of the Baker Cen-ter on Cumberland Avenue. He served as ambassador to Pakistan when U.S. Special Forces took out Osama bin Laden. He also was ambas-sador to Serbia 2007-09 and deputy chief of mission in both Poland and the Czech Republic. The talk is open to the public and should be fascinating. He is a noted authority on inter-national relations.

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It will involve four annu-al evaluations and reward selected high-performing teachers for working lon-ger hours directly with stu-dents.

Also, stronger teachers will mentor teachers who need help, and there will be extra pay for coordinat-ing the school’s professional learning community.

“The extra pay won’t be based on student test scores or principal evaluations,” Sandra Clark reports.

“Carter said it’s just not fair to evaluate teachers in non-tested areas on other teachers’ work. And he didn’t want to put added pressure on his principals that would come if their evaluations alone put mon-ey directly into teachers’ pockets.”

The Union County plan, like all others, must get state approval. Clark’sarticle is online at www.ShopperNewsNow.com.

Tony Norman, a retired teacher and one of McIntyre’s toughest critics, is interested in hearing more about the Union County plan.

“So you get paid when you work harder and stay after school? Wow, what a concept!”

When cable television was relatively new, country-music singer Jim Ed Brown used to host a show from Nashville called “You Can Be a Star!” Think of it as a lower-budget, Music City version of “Ameri-can Idol.” Winners got a re-cord contract.

What’s next for Larry?

Larry Smith signs a statement withdrawing from the 7th Dis-trict school board race.

posed by lawmakers who lack a full understanding of educational issues” as well as recent teacher trauma over fear of job loss.

“Knoxville schools are in dire need of school board leadership that has the nec-essary expertise and insight to fi nd effective solutions.

“Because our children deserve the most qualifi ed school board members that we can elect, I respectfully withdraw my name from consideration.”

Some will say Smith looked at his hand of cards and didn’t see a full house.

The rumor mill (take your grain of salt) swirls and says he was receiving a cool reception when knock-ing on doors in the district.

My two cents is that Smith saw the proper path and took it.

Bounds will play well among the old Diane Dozier coalition. She does have ex-perience and expertise that Smith lacks. He’s not going to endorse Bounds, says he’s not even met her.

And school board isn’t commission. Larry is a po-litical animal. He can be more effective elsewhere.

He says he’s not ruling out another run for some-thing when the time is right. He mentioned the City County Building. He even said somebody encouraged him to run for Congress.

But I heard him say “Nashville” twice. Hence my fl ashback to Jim Ed Brown.

Smith would fi t well in the General Assembly. One

of his best friends, Mark Pody, is a state represen-tative.

God knows politics rules the roost with that bunch, probably down to where they choose to eat.

Meanwhile, Smith will pick up trash, rake leaves, battle illegal signs, pro-mote UT basketball his-tory, sell insurance.

Something keeps tell-ing me, though, that we’ll see him in Music City one day.“Pull Up A Chair” with Jake Mabe at jakemabe.blogspot.com

Hadn’t thought about it in years until R. Larry Smith made the surprising announcement that he was withdrawing as a candidate for the 7th District Knox County school board race.

No, it wasn’t nostalgia. It’s my “guestimate,” as the kids say, at where Smith is headed.

Finishing up his second term on County Commission, Smith seemed a lock for the school board seat. He raised $25,000 in three weeks. He campaigns effectively and has great name recognition.

So why the sudden split? Smith said other candi-

dates (i.e. educator Patti Bounds, who is now unop-posed after Andrew Gray-beal also dropped out last Thursday) “have education-al expertise and profession-al experience that I do not.”

The stakes are too high, he said, adding that he’s concerned about “unrea-sonable benchmarks im-

Wow! week in local politics

Big winner: Attorney General Randy Nichols who hand picked his successor, Charme Knight, and cleared the fi eld for her to walk into an 8-year term unopposed.

It’s the most powerful of-fi ce in the courthouse, and if you don’t believe it, remem-ber that Nichols resigned as Criminal Court judge to accept appointment from then-Gov. Ned McWherter.

Bigger winner: Bob Thomas, the radio guy who went to California, came back to do a morning show on a station no one heard, lost his job when the sta-tion changed hands, and an-nounced his candidacy for county commission at-large. Scary Bob is unopposed.

Meanwhile, Ed Brantley – who never left town, rose so high in the radio busi-ness that he was Mike Ham-mond’s boss, and also lost his job – is facing Michele Carringer in an all-out brawl for the GOP nomination for the second at-large seat. Guess nobody’s scared of Ed.

Biggest winner: Tim Burchett – unopposed for re-election with the sea-son free to dabble in school board races.

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Most of us, even the slow learners, are now convinced Butch Jones and his people can recruit. We’ve been told several times.

Tennessee signing suc-cess was pretty good. Among our friends and neighbors, only Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Au-burn had higher quality rat-ings. Georgia was within a hair of equal.

(I am always suspicious of high-school football play-er evaluations that go out to three decimal points. What if the analysts are homers?)

Ratings don’t matter at the moment. Of consider-able importance is did Ten-

nessee fi ll voids? Did Butch fi nd playmakers? Let us hope that happened. The Vols got two fi ve-stars and a heaven full of fours.

Some other things really matter. Did winter work-outs produce any miracles? Is the team really ready to start getting better?

What comes next is coaching. Key word is de-

velopment. That covers a multitude of necessities un-der the subheads of physical and mental.

Without being ugly about it, I didn’t think Tennessee coaching was any better than the talent last season. It might not have been as good. Some teams exceed expectations because of coaching. The Vols did not.

We think the roster has improved. Let us hope ideas and execution get better. Some of that is tied directly to developing a satisfactory quarterback. Better receiv-ers and secondary play might make everybody ap-pear smarter.

Marvin West

What comes next is coaching What matters this spring is teaching and pushing people as hard as possible, as fast as possi-ble, to get ready for the end of August. At best, this will be a young team. At worst, it may need diapers.

Keep in mind that Ten-nessee plays in a line-of-scrimmage league. Re-member that the Vols, on both sides of the ball, will be far less experienced than the dearly departed who helped go 5-7, 5-7, 5-7 and endured some losses by astronomical margins.

There are returning let-termen to help the team get better. A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt come to mind. Perhaps Marlin Lane will become a senior leader.

It is much too early to

guess at a starting lineup, but now is a good time to say Von Pearson and Josh Malone will add excite-ment to the receiving corps. No matter what mysteri-ous voices say in the back-ground, running back Jalen Hurd has great potential. The young tight ends are al-most certain to play. Junior college all-American Don-tavious Blair, 6-8 and 300, came to claim an offensive tackle position. Hope he is in shape for combat.

At the spring game or perhaps against Utah State, you’ll notice younger, faster, more athletic types in the defensive front. Won’t it be exciting to see a big body come roaring in and run smack over a blocker? OK, I’m ahead of myself but it

could happen.Those same young people

will probably make mis-takes. They may lose con-tain. Oh, you’ve already seen that with adults?

Linebacking might be a team strength, so much that Maggitt could become a va-riety show. Secondary im-provement is almost guar-anteed. Alas, it does come with error probabilities. I eagerly await Todd Kelly, Rashaan Gaulden, Evan Berry, Emmanuel Moseley and others.

There is enough opti-mism to inspire increased ticket sales and perhaps donations. Tennessee needs that, too. Coaching salaries are going up. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address iswestwest6@netzero.com.

Polar vortexes, snow and ice, used-up snow days, rain and gloom. By the fi rst week of March, I imagine there aren’t many of us who wouldn’t love to see spring burst forth. Now.

For the hardy birdwatch-ers among us, there is one more happening we would really like to see – the ar-rival of the spring migrants. It’s our biggest happening of the year!

Lately, there have been hints of coming changes. Our year-round birds, the chickadees, titmice, song sparrows, robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens, have perked up and begun sing-ing on the few but nice re-

cent mild sunny days. That’s a good sign.

But those migrants! Dressed in their resplen-dent new spring plumage, they arrive here from their tropical winter homes in the Caribbean, Central America and South America with their hormones fl owing. In the bird world, that means being hungry, conspicu-ous, courting the ladies and challenging rivals, singing for hours on end, being vis-ible and beautiful.

They’ve been gone since September, a long six months, so we’ve been contenting ourselves with our faithful resident birds, plus a few winter visitors from farther north, like the white-throated sparrows and the yellow-bellied sap-suckers, and a few gulls, ducks, loons and grebes on the lakes. We’ve even had a couple of rufous humming-birds, a western species, wintering at feeders here, and last month enjoyed

the amazing appearance of a beautiful male painted bunting, a bird of the South-east coast and Texas, com-ing regularly to a feeder in Maryville.

Our bird populations will more than double, as will the number of species, as the birds of spring return, fi rst with a February trickle with more in March and a huge fl ood in April.

Birders have kept records forever, and there has been a notable change in the dates of the spring arrivals. As the climate warms, some birds are arriving on their usual nesting grounds up to three weeks earlier than they did even as recently as the 1950s. Many species are nesting much farther north now.

But overall the change is slow, and in spite of being subject to problems of local daily weather as they trav-el, our migrants generally return on a fairly predict-able schedule. Thankfully,

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The earliest birds arrive Mother Nature doesn’t blast us with everything at once. The spectacular scarlet tanagers, Baltimore orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks, 25 species of warblers, the vir-eos and the hummingbirds would be overwhelming if they all showed up at the same time!

But it turns out that in-stead of some of those more spectacular species, our earliest birds are a bunch of hardworking, perpetual-motion, blue-collar, some-what less fl ashy ones – the swallows.

Here in the East, we have six species of swallows. The two “mud swallows” build cup- or jug-shaped nests of mud, clinging to barn walls and the underside of bridges – the barn swallows and the cliff swallows. Two species tend to nest in burrows in banks and cliffs – the bank and northern rough-winged swallows. And we have two that prefer to live in hous-es and tree hollows – the purple martins and the tree swallows.

Of all those, the ones that get the most attention are the purple martins. They

have an army of dedicated landlords that fuss over their houses and look af-ter them as attentively as a bunch of grandparents. The purple-martin people are experts at the game of watching for the earli-est spring bird and getting bragging rights over their neighbors for having the fi rst one.

This year we saw our fi rst tree swallows on Feb. 18 at that wonderful nearby bird-ing haven called the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery.

Located in the big U-shaped bend of the Clinch River at Clinton, it is one of the 10 state fi sh hatcheries run by the state Wildlife Re-sources Agency. There are dozens of huge ponds there, as well as big open fi elds, bushy fence rows and, of course, the river.

I have seen around 80 species there myself; others have recorded more than 100. I have seen several life birds there, and there is nearly always something interesting to see – a bald eagle, an unusual goose, a rarely seen migrating shore-bird.

The following Monday, master birder Ron Hoff ob-served a fl ock of 150 tree swallows at the fi sh hatch-ery, a big fl ock either arriv-ing to spread out and nest in these parts, or maybe just working their way on north. They depend on halfway de-cent weather for their food supply, and they nest as far north as northern Canada and Alaska, places now still in full-blown deep winter.

Tree swallows like to nest in old, abandoned wood-pecker cavities near water. A great place to watch them is Cove Lake State Park, where they live in hollowed-out dead willow snags standing in the edge of the lake.

But they will also take readily to a bluebird house. If a string of bluebird houses is too close together to suit the bluebirds, the tree swal-lows will move into a house between the occupied ones.

Tree swallows feed on the wing. Masters of speed and agility, they course over fi elds, ponds and lakes throughout the day, nabbing untold tons of fl ying insects. They’re beautiful to watch.

Good birding!

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to Pat Gibson.

Fife and friends are (front) Sammy Sawyer (Barney),

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Jonathan Warren. Photos submitted

By Cindy TaylorWinter’s chill went its

merry way long enough for Powell Presbyterian Church to hold its fi rst Chili Cook-off Feb. 23. For a mere $7, folks could try every chili dish, have a dessert and en-joy entertainment.

Twelve varieties of the spicy dish made their way to the judges’ table. Voted Best Chili was “Chicago Chili Dog,” prepared by Siobhan Warren; runner-up was “White Chicken Chili,” pre-pared by Carolyn Gilliam.

Voted the Most Unique

Brothers Julian and Colin Mc-

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No chill for chiliChili was Pat Gibson’s “BSA OA Chili.” The Not Chili Chili winner was “Hot Tamale Pie,” prepared by Pam Brooks.

Other entries included Tennessee Vols Chili, North Carolina Chili, Road Kill Chili, Vegetarian Chili and Thanksgiving Tur key Chili.

Judges Marcia Fisher, Trey Ussery and the Rev. Dr. Brad Palmer of New Hope Presbyterian Church made the call on winners. Enter-tainment was provided by Sammy Sawyer with Fife and Friends.

“This went so well we’re thinking of making it an annual event,” said pastor Jonathan Warren. “Anyone could enter, and proceeds raise money for our church ministries.”

As is so often the case, I know this verse of scripture because I have sung it. Not actually in public, mind you, but at my piano, in my own living room. I give thanks to and for Harry Whitt, who taught me both music and singing, who introduced me to such wonderful music, and at the same time ex-posed me to the great truths of Scripture that I might very well have missed in Sunday school.

Rending a garment is no longer the way we express grief. It seems an odd cus-tom, and I can only assume that the import of it was that the hearer of bad news was utterly distraught.

However, Elijah, that fi -ery prophet, upped the ante.

He preached that the people God called His own should not tear their clothes, but rather that they should be heartbroken by their sinfulness.

Another way they ex-pressed their repentance was to cover themselves with ashes, or literally to sit in the ash pit. That, of course, is the source of the custom that so many of us will re-enact this week, on Ash Wednesday, as we kneel at the altar and have ashes smudged onto our foreheads in the form of a cross.

Now to be honest, most of us have not been in the habit of tearing our clothing in grief over our sins. Nor, sad to say, have many of us been made physically uncomfort-able by our sinfulness. But I can tell you from experience

that those ashes are itchy, and if you are one of those folks who go to church early on Ash Wednesday, you get to wear your itchy sins on your forehead all day.

It wears on you, much as our sinfulness should wear on us. And it is humbling as well, this wearing our sin-fulness on our foreheads. It declares, “I am a sinner.”

But the good news is this: God also made a promise, which Mendelssohn faith-fully quoted in his orato-rio “Elijah,” that “If with all your heart ye truly seek Me, Ye shall ever surely fi nd Me,” Thus saith our God.

You see, God does not play hide and seek with us. We are the ones who try to do that with God. We have been doing it since Adam and Eve tried to hide from God in the Garden.

If we are wise and fortu-nate and penitent – or even, come to think of it, just pen-itent, God will fi nd us.

So will we fi nd God, or will God fi nd us? Does it matter which way it hap-pens, as long as it happens?

In my way of thinking, God knows exactly where we are.

We just have to be willing to hear God calling, “Olly, olly, oxen free.”

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Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing.

(Joel 2: 12-13 NRSV)

Ye people, rend your hearts, rend your hearts and not your garments.

(“Elijah,” Felix Mendelssohn)

Playing hide and seek with God

Sportscaster Jim Wogan is leaving television to be-come director of commu-nications for the Diocese of Knoxville effective July 1.

Wogan joined WATE-TV 6 in 1990 and said the deci-sion to change jobs did not come easily. He will man-age, coordinate and execute

s t r a t e g i c and op-e r a t i o n a l c om mu n i -cations, ac-cording to a press re-lease.

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Stika said, “Jim has a zeal for the faith and the role it plays in the new evangeliza-tion of the Catholic Church.

Combined with his back-ground and professional-ism, he will be a continued gift to the entire community of faith in East Tennessee.”

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By Cindy TaylorStudents in Mandi Meek’s

3rd-grade class at Pow-ell Elementary School are studying the solar system. To make the learning more fun, Meek asked the kids to choose a specifi c planet to study, write out facts and create a model or poster.

Students loved the idea and worked hard on their projects, producing colorful and inspiring posters and prototypes.

■ Powell’s got talentAfter much rescheduling

due to weather, Powell High School fi nally held the Pow-ell’s Got Talent show Feb. 24. More than 100 people showed up to hear and see

the eight talented entries.Junior Lauren Kitts took

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■ Stories and SongsKids have been enjoying

Saturday Stories and Songs at local libraries thanks to the generous support of the Margaret Dickinson Fund through the Knox County Public Library Foundation.

Storyteller Georgi Schmitt interacts with children at the Powell Library during Saturday Stories and Songs. Photo submitted

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Kyndal Phillips made great use of the color blue.

Andrew Womack holds his model. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Kobey Harris studied Saturn.

Madilyn Leach with her model of the solar system

Anna Dunlap with her poster of Neptune

Feb. 22 brought the last entertainer for this winter. Georgi Schmitt, a renowned storyteller who has traveled the globe, interacted with kids at the Powell Library, bringing together songs, stories and movement for audiences of all ages.

Pajama-rama is still go-ing strong at 6:30 p.m. each fi rst Thursday at the Powell branch. The next PJ event will be March 6.

The annual library used-book sale will be held by

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night’s regional champion-ship game.

Powell hosts Jefferson County in Monday night’s sectional round, a state-tournament berth hanging in the balance.

“I’ve been enjoying my-self all season with looking back on all that’s happened the last 40 years,” said Ogan, who has been Pow-ell’s coach for 39 seasons. “I’ve looked at how many times I’ve been in this gym, how many times I’ve been in that gym, how many times I’ve been in this situation …”

On a tough night shoot-ing for both teams, Pow-ell senior Alex Hill led the Panthers with 13 points, Fields had 11, big man Con-ley Hamilton adding seven to go with a team-best eight rebounds. Swingman Ken-ny White and Peyton Book-er paced Halls with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Ogan took only one time-out as the Panthers strug-gled early, opting instead to let them play through it.

“I didn’t think calling an-other timeout was going to help at that point,” he said.

When the contest hit the fi nish, all the stoppag-es Ogan hadn’t called for proved priceless.

The last four seconds

erupted in chaos when Halls guard Peyton Booker and a Panther defender collided in front of the Red Devil bench, the ball squirting free and out of play. Ogan and Halls coach Randy Moore were immediately at the scorer’s table.

Offi cials fi rst awarded possession to Powell, a deci-sion that would all but end things with the time re-maining. After a conference, the call was reversed. Halls would inbound in front of the Red Devil bench. With fans from both schools in an uproar, Ogan strode back to the Panther bench with calmness that only having coached in hundreds of such moments can supply.

The veteran coach burned two quick timeouts before Halls took the ball out, the fi rst to get a look at the Red Devil offense. The chess game at work on both benches, Moore twice asked for time as well.

Powell covered every look once the ball came in, a contested Red Devil shot from the corner as time ex-pired missing the mark to punch the Panthers’ ticket at least as far as sectionals.

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Powell High School se-nior Deidre Gilley is hoping to offset some of that ad-ditional cost with a unique plan. She has been collect-ing gently used jeans that she will turn in to a local Aéropostale for its Teens for Jeans and DoSomething.org program. From there

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the jeans will go to help the homeless.

“I was looking online for a way to earn money or fi nd scholarships for college,” said Gilley. “My name will be entered into a drawing for a scholarship, but what I really hope is that what I’m doing will help other people.”

Gilley said her chances of winning the scholarship are extremely slim. Her main reason for collecting the jeans was a result of her re-search which revealed that one of three homeless peo-ple is under the age of 18. Once she found that statistic she knew she had to jump in and help. Gilley set a goal to collect 250 pair of jeans and so far has collected more than 100.

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The Rev. Dr. William G. Justice has had his 39th book published by two eB-ook publishers: Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The Powell resident said, “People take vitamins, quickly turn to their doctors and the rush to a hospital if they think their lives are in peril. Many even work out hard in exercise spas.

“At the same time, mil-lions are working to destroy their own lives. They are do-ing it with drugs, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and other behaviors they know to be working against their own best interests.”

Dr. Justice’s new book, “Life Wish Versus Death Wish,” examines not only the obvious but many subtle rea-sons and methods that mil-lions are using to commit sui-cide on the installment plan.

By Ruth WhiteThe annual Knox County

Career Fair is a great op-portunity for 8th-grade stu-dents (and their parents) to get an idea of the path they want to take in the future.

Exhibitors of every type gathered at the Expo Cen-ter and chatted with the students about careers. Many offered hands-on ex-periences that were crowd-pleasers.

Whether students were interested in college, nurs-ing, construction, cosme-tology or civil service, there was someone on hand to an-swer questions.

■ Reading excitementThe school book fair is one

of the most exciting times. Don’t believe me? Just sit in the school library as a class of 2nd-graders fi les in for the fi rst time. They can’t seem to get to the books quickly enough and want to look at everything offered.

Watching them brought out my inner bookworm. I walked to a table just to touch the cover of a book, all shiny and new.

Students at Shannondale Elementary got to enjoy the Scholastic book fair last week, and hopefully many wish lists were fulfi lled.

■ B-ball heartbreakerThe Halls High basketball

team has had many nail-biting, down-to-the-wire games this year. Three of them have been against Em-ory Road rival Powell High.

Last week, the Red Dev-ils’ run came to an end dur-ing the semifi nal round of Region 2 play. At the buzzer, Powell was able to hold on to a 35-34 lead and advance to the fi nal round.

■ Be a heart heroStudents at Gibbs El-

ementary School showed thoughtfulness as more

Austin Nicely (right) tries his

hand at masonry at the Re-

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exhibit.

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member of the RoHAWKtics

team at the school.

Keeleigh Rogers attempts to create a pyramid using soda

cans.

Career Fair is fun, informative

than 600 of them raised $5,500 for the American Heart Association.

Activities included a rope climbing station, rock wall, jump-rope area and cardiac station. It was rumored that principal Joe Cameron par-ticipated in every station

before retiring to his offi ce.Many of the students

dressed in hero attire to help celebrate the day’s theme.

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By Cindy TaylorBy the time you read this, Libby Hall will most likely be

experiencing sore muscles in places she didn’t even know she had muscles. But she will also be experiencing a great sense of accomplishment.

Hall traveled to Charleston, S.C. this past weekend to raise money in the fi ght against MS by participating in the 2014 MS Challenge Walk, a 50-mile national event. Walk-ers moved 20 miles on Friday, 20 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. Hall’s previous longest distance was 25 miles.

Her motivation: a sister who was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago.

“I work in the fi eld of neurology so I know what people go through with this disease,” she said. “My sister, Caro-lyn, was diagnosed in the early 1990s but is doing well with treatment and stays active on the family farm. She is ex-cited that I am doing the walk.”

Hall has managed the Cole Neuroscience Center at UT Medical Center for more than 14 years and has worked in neurology for more than 20. The clinic is a subspecialty neurology clinic specializing in MS, dementia, movement disorders, muscular dystrophy, ALS, stroke and epilepsy.

Each participant in the walk was required to raise $1500.

“I love the thought of working with the MS Society – raising awareness and raising funds for my patients and my family,” she said.

When asked if she would be running any of the distance, Hall responded with a laugh, “I am not very athletic and I am not a runner. If you see me running you’d better run too because something is chasing me.”Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.com

Libby Hall in her usual training attire – work clothes and tennis shoes. Hall is pictured at UT Gardens. The clinic she manages at UT Medical Center is in the background. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Have shoes, will travel

By Wendy SmithNew York Times best-

selling author Amy Greene claims Morristown as her hometown, but in fact, she hails from an area so ob-scure that she calls it “near Bull’s Gap.” Her parents were natural story-tellers, and her writing, and life, have been deeply infl uenced by those stories, she says.

“Storytelling and writing are my way of sort of mak-ing sense of the world. If I couldn’t fi gure something out, I wrote it down.”

The Knoxville Writ-

ers’ Guild hosted a book launch party for Greene’s second novel, “Long Man,” last week. Her nationally successful debut novel, “Bloodroot,” was published in 2010. The heart-wrench-ing tale of family dysfunc-tion, set in the hills of East Tennessee, is particularly memorable because of the depth of the characters, who each participate in telling the story.

Since childhood, Greene has written her stories long-hand, in a notebook, while sitting in bed. She was mar-

Amy Greene speaks during the Knoxville Writers’ Guild launch of her new novel “Long Man.” The event was held at the West Knoxville home of Warren and Annelle Neel. Photo by Wendy Smith

Local author Amy Greene grows up

had a son at 20, and began her undergraduate degree at Vermont College when her daughter was 1.

“That’s when I knew I was Appalachian,” she laughs.

Greene compares pub-lishing books to pregnan-cies – no two are alike. She worked on “Bloodroot” for a year without letting anyone read it, not even Adam. But she screwed up her courage to allow nov-elist Jill McCorkle to read the story during a writing conference, and within a few months, Greene had an agent and an editor from Knopf Publishing.

Since then, she’s been grateful and surprised by the support she’s received. She wasn’t sure how well “Bloodroot” would be re-ceived in her hometown, given that the fi ctional Mil-lertown is loosely based on Morristown in the dark novel. The success of the

book, in East Tennessee and beyond, has made her feel confi dent and appreciated, she says.

While the plot of “Blood-root” evolved after a pain-staking development of each character, “Long Man” began with the story. Long Man is the Cherokee name for the Tennessee River, which is about to fl ood the tiny town of Yuneetah. A TVA dam has condemned the town, and all but a few residents have evacuated their homes. One holdout is Annie Clyde Dodson, who wants her 3-year-old daughter, Gracie, to inher-it the family land. As the fl oodgates prepare to close, a storm rages, and Annie and her husband realize that Gracie is missing.

Greene grew up hearing family stories about TVA and the dams that covered much of East Tennessee with water, and it was a

topic she embraced. But as she followed the plot she’d created, she got stuck be-cause she didn’t know the characters well enough, she says. So she returned to the process that worked for “Bloodroot” and fully developed each one.

While waiting for “Long Man” to be published, Greene began work on her third novel, a contemporary coming-of-age story that is slightly autobiographical. The plot revolves around a young woman who devotes herself to fi nding the truth after she’s orphaned by an industrial accident.

While Greene didn’t have a social agenda in mind when she wrote “Blood-root,” she hopes to address the plight of the working poor with her third novel.

“As I’ve grown as a writ-er, and a human being, I do look beyond the mountains a little more.”

Looking beyond the moun tains:

ried at 18 to her childhood sweetheart, Adam, who un-derstood that she would al-ways need time to write. She

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Artist Alan Jones, who paints under the name

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titled “Refl ections.” “It’s a portrait of a young black

urban male,” he says. “He’s thinking about his life

and what he has to deal with as a black man. He’s

highly intelligent and feels ostracized from society.”

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The night of Feb. 24 fea-tured dancing, music, art, fellowship, cookies and cake and just all-around celebra-tion when the Tennessee School for the Deaf hosted the Literacy Imperative for a program called “Black History: Art, Dance, Litera-ture – A Valuable Cultural Experience.”

The evening began with a rousing welcome by DUeX (“Divine Urban Expres-sions,”) a dance/spoken-word team led by Felicia Outsey-Pettway, originally from Birmingham, Ala. “I wanted to keep the dream alive in Knoxville by work-ing with disadvantaged youth through dance, po-etry, spoken word and art,” she said. “I am the seed of change!” the kids shouted in rhythm, as they danced and strutted to the beat.

John Sibley, local presi-dent of the Literacy Impera-tive chapter based at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, spoke of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and great men and women in general. Addressing the crowd of over 200, he stressed that every-one is capable of greatness.

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Debbie Weddington is a volunteer who coordi-

nates other volunteers and directs the Men’s Recovery Program. Debbie grew up in the Foun-tain City/Halls area.

As a registered nurse, she stayed busy working and raising four children. Then she found herself unem-ployed and started praying about God’s plan for her.

Angelic founder Betsy Frazier visited her church, and Debbie knew immedi-ately that she wanted to be part of Betsy’s team. That was nine years ago.

Debbie says her posi-tion gives her “the perfect opportunity to demon-

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Debbie welcomes every-one with open arms. More volunteers are needed.

Currently 12 are en-rolled in the Men’s Re-covery Program. Misuse of drugs or alcohol often brings them to seek help. These men learn job skills while residing in ministry housing. The program lasts for one year, and Debbie is obviously proud of her “graduates,” some of whom now mentor others in the program.

Spring cleaning? It is the perfect time to gather up everything you aren’t us-ing and donate to Angelic. Every item will be given to a family in need.

Donations may be dropped off at 1218 N. Cen-tral St., the former Merita Bread building. For pickup of large items such as fur-niture and mattresses, or to learn more about becoming a volunteer, call 523-8884 or visit www.angelicminis tries.com.

■ Houston on THRC Annazette Houston has

been named by Gov. Bill Haslam to the Tennes-see Human Rights Commis-sion, repre-senting East Tennessee.

She cur-rently serves as the director of the Offi ce of Disability Services at UT. She holds a master’s degree in organi-zational communication from Murray State Univer-sity and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Langston University.

She serves on the boards of the Beck Cultural Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.

■ Moore is advocateDaniel J. Moore is the

new board advocate chair for the American Diabetes Associa-tion’s Knox-ville offi ce.

“I am thrilled to have

him help lead our efforts to bring down the barri-ers and fund research to stop diabetes,” said Wendi Mullins, associate direc-tor. “With the percentage of adults who have Type 2 diabetes rising sharply, it is imperative to spread the word about the risks, symptoms, detection and treatment of this deadly disease.”

Moore is a member of Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter PLLC, a Knoxville law fi rm. His ar-eas of practice include real estate, contracts, general business and corporate law. Info: 1-800-342-2383 or www.diabetes.org.

■ Digital workfl ow expert at PSCCPellissippi State Com-

munity College will host R. Mac Holbert, the co-founder of Nash Edi-tions and The Image Collective and an

expert on digital work-flow, at a lecture 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley Campus.

The event is free and is open to the community.

Digital workfl ow is the process of taking a raw digital photo on a camera and converting it into a high-quality fi ne-art print.

“Mac is one of the lead-ing people in digital print and Adobe Photoshop,” said Kurt Eslick, an associate professor in photography.

■ March meetings ■ Fountain City Busi-

ness and Professional As-sociation will meet at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Central Baptist Church. Lunch is $10 (fi rst come, fi rst served). The speaker is G. Larry Hartsook, presi-dent of Global Integrated Security Solutions. Info: fountaincitybusiness.com or 688-2421.

■ Powell Business and Professional Association will meet at noon Tues-day, March 11, at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Lunch is $14, and the speaker will be Rick Ross. Info: Sage Kohler, 938-2800.

■ Halls Business and Professional Association will meet at noon Tuesday, March 18, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Buffet lunch is $10, and the speaker is school board candidate Patti Lou Bounds.Info: Bob Crye, 922-2793.

A global steel-processing company will create 61 jobs in Harriman with an antici-pated launch in April 2014.

ArcelorMittal executives have announced reopening the facility, which closed in 2011 because of poor market condi-tions.

“We work hard to help c o m p a n i e s locate and expand in our state, but when a company like ArcelorMittal is able to restart its opera-tions, it gives the commu-nity a tremendous sense of revival and renewed mo-mentum. I appreciate Arce-lorMittal’s commitment to Roane County and its con-

tinued investment in our state,” said Hagerty.

ArcelorMittal will ship billets from its sister facil-ity in LaPlace, La., by rail to the Harriman facility where they will be reheated and

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and mer-chant bars for the con-s t r u c t i o n market, ac-

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The plant is organized by the United Steelworkers. Roane County Executive Ron Woody said its reopen-ing is a good sign the steel industry is “bouncing back.”

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Smyth opens counseling centerDr. Randy Smyth has opened 180 Counseling Center at 7119 Af-

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from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctor-

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By Phyllis NicholsWhen Sophia Brown

fi rst con-tacted the K n o x v i l l e Area Urban League, she was just looking to i m p r o v e her com-puter skills. H o w e v e r ,

she gained much more than that. Working with the Ur-ban League gave her the confi dence to realize she could do even better.

“I learned I could have a career beyond working in the fast-food industry,” Brown said.

“The Urban League equipped me to go out into the business world and be successful.”

Urban League secures jobs, saves lives

Phyllis Nichols

News from Knoxville Area Urban League

“The Urban League saved my life,” Brown said. “It played a big part in getting me started on my journey, and for that I will always be thankful. I feel that God sent me there for a reason at that very moment in time.

“I’m proud of where I’ve landed and, when I think back, I know I have come such a long way. The Urban League gave me the chance to make that happen.”

Though the specifi c pro-gram Brown participated in is no longer available, the Urban League provides computer training, employ-ment readiness, counseling and job placement, custom-er service, internships and apprenticeships.

Info: Bill Myers at bmy-ers@thekaul.org or 524-5511, ext. 136; Jackie Robin-son at jrobinson@thekaul.org or 524-5511, ext. 126. Those phone calls can change lives.Phyllis Nichols is president/CEO of the

Knoxville Area Urban League.

New leader at Union County

ChamberBy Libby Morgan

Norris Shores resident Patrick Hurley has been hired as Union County Chamber president and CEO.

Hurley has lived in Union County since 2004 and travels frequently as a con-sultant in the electric power industry.

He and his wife, Laurie Oppel, also a consultant in the power industry, live

Patrick Hurley takes the helmon Norris Lake. “I wanted

to live in a place that feels like a v a c a t i o n . We abso-lutely love it,” he says.

“ W e ’ v e seen a lot of good things happen in

Union County since we’ve been here – the new HPUD water supply, the big gro-cery store, the widening of the highway, regular lake cleanups and marina im-provements.

“Internet service has

improved quite a bit, and new lines are in the works. Broadband service is ex-tremely important. People cannot run their business from home without a fast connection.

“It’s terrifi c that many of the retirees in my neigh-borhood and the other lake developments are getting involved with volunteering in the community.

“In the recent past, I had more money than time, so I gave to several causes, in-cluding the Chamber. Now that I’m scaling back on work, I look at this new role at the Chamber as my way of actually giving of my time.

“Frankly, there are so many irons in the fi re at the Chamber, I’m a little in-timidated. There’s a whole bunch of stuff going on here. But I’m a quick learner – I can always pick up stuff.”

Brown was part of a pilot program to help women get out of abusive relationships, support themselves fi nan-cially and get involved in the community.

The class taught busi-ness and computer skills, as well as how to deal with their current situations. Af-ter graduation, the Urban League placed Brown in an internship at the Appala-chian Community Fund and then helped her get a job with a funeral home.

“I was quiet and shy,” Brown said. “Working with the families brought me out of my shell and built my people skills as I helped families cope with their loss.”

Now, Brown works at the University of Tennessee College of Law as a direc-tor’s assistant and recently self-published “In the Blink of an Eye,” a book on her journey of surviving and getting away from domestic violence.

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By Heather BeckThe history of women in

jazz is the highlight of a mu-sical event Tuesday, March 4, at Pellissippi State Com-munity College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus.

“Transcending Boundar-ies and Shaping Jazz: The Women Behind America’s Original Art Form” is 10:45 a.m.-noon in the Communi-ty Room of the site campus.

The event is free. The community is invited.

“March is Women’s His-tory Month,” said Rosalyn

Tillman, dean of the Mag-nolia Avenue Campus. “At this concert, we celebrate women in history who be-came prominent through their musical talent as jazz musicians or vocalists.”

Contemporary artists Aubrey Baker, Pamela Klic-ka and Emily Mathis will perform as they highlight historical female jazz art-ists.

“Transcending Boundar-ies” is part of The Season of Music at Magnolia Avenue. The Season of Music is a

series of musical concerts and presentations that run throughout the 2014 spring semester. The series intro-duces music from a histori-cal perspective, opening a rich cultural experience to campus students and the lo-cal community.

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By Anne HartWhile some still debate the issue of Day-

light Savings Time, Dr. Dewey McWhirter of Tennova Healthcare’s Sleep Centers knows the truth: the practice does our bodies no good, and can actually be quite harmful.

“A lot of people will have problems after “spring forward,” McWhirter says. “In fact, we’ll see an increase in car accidents and a little bit of an increase in heart attacks.”

And that’s just for starters, as the body’s circadian rhythm is jarred by a two-hour alteration to the normal sleep pattern – an hour on each end of the sleep cycle. It all starts when America sets its clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday.

To help the general public become aware of the problems that can result from irregu-lar sleep patterns – and the fact that treat-ment is available – Tennova’s Sleep Cen-ters in North, South and West Knoxville, and also in Jefferson and Cocke counties,

are taking part in Sleep Awareness Week– March 2-9 – sponsored by the NationalSleep Foundation.

Amy Harris, Tranquility Sleep Special-ist with Tennova, will have informationalbooths set up at the hospital’s south loca-tion on Chapman Highway and the northlocation in Powell, as well as in JeffersonCity and Newport.

Dr. McWhirter says the booths will havematerials that explain to the public “that weall need to think about our sleep, and if wehave a problem, we need to do somethingabout it. At Tennova we are confi dent wehave the very latest in technology and in-novation to help with most sleep disorders.”

Among those disorders, Dr. McWhirt-er says, are decreases and stoppages ofbreathing, insomnia, sleep walking andothers.

He adds that even if we do not have seri-ous issues, there is still much the averageperson can do to sleep better, including amental and physical winding down beforebedtime, turning off TVs, computers, cellphones and all things with bright lights.

“We want to encourage people to notthink of sleep as something that interfereswith their life, but rather something thatis good for them and will make them feelbetter.

“When we have slept well, we tend to havemore energy during the day, to think moreclearly, to respond better to stress and to bein a better mood. People are happier if theyare getting a good night’s sleep, and thereare many long term health benefi ts.”

Dr. Dewey McWhirter

News from Tennova

Tennova notes Sleep Awareness Week

For additional information, contact the Tennova Sleep Center in Powell

at 859-7800.

By Betsy Pickle “Airplane rides for 5

cents” – that’s something you’re not likely to see in today’s economy. But when Knoxville’s fi rst airport was operating on the site of what’s now West High School, that was the adver-tised rate.

Becky Huckaby, vice president of public relations for the Metropolitan Knox-ville Airport Authority, shared that slice of history and many more at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Rotary Club of Farragut.

The dirt runway on Sutherland Avenue was a popular attraction in the 1920s.

“People would ride their horses out to that location to get their mail or just to watch the only airplane come in once a week,” said Huckaby.

“People were very inter-ested in aviation, and it caught on very quickly. Our area was so inundated with people who were building their own airplanes and who were very interested in bringing routes and travel by air to our community that we were very much on the forefront of aviation for our country.

“Because of our geo-graphic location … we be-

Airport’s past includes dirt runway, super-cheap airfare

Airport PR chief Becky Huckaby and pilot and Rotarian Charles Mattingly joke around after the Farragut Rotary meeting. Photo by Betsy Pickle

came a very popular loca-tion for people to stop over and fi ll up their aircraft and get gas and move on. So a lot of people would plane-spot here for a while.”

Huckaby said the family of Lt. Charles McGhee Tyson, a U.S. Naval aviator who was killed in ac-

tion in the North Sea during World War I, do-

nated the land for Tyson Park to the city of Knox-ville with the stipulation that the airport be named for their son.

The original airport was operated by private busi-ness, but the city purchased

it, created an aviation de-partment and soon ended up buying land in Blount County for a larger airport that could meet the needs of bigger, more modern aircraft and an expanding fl ight schedule.

McGhee Tyson Airport, which celebrated its 75th anniversary two years ago, has been operated by the nonprofi t MKAA since 1978. It is governed by a nine-per-son board whose members serve seven-year terms.

Farragut Rotary meets at noon Wednesdays at Fox Den Country Club. Info: www.farragutrotary.org

By Jake MabeThe Knox County Board

of Zoning Appeals approved a variance last week waiv-ing the minimum required parking stall area from 200 square feet to 162 square feet for Powell dentist Dr. Patrick Kennedy’s offi ce at 2529 W. Emory Road.

But the board also vot-ed to delay other variance requests for 30 days so that Kennedy’s architect – Brewer, Ingram Fuller –can re-examine them to ensure this section of Emory Road – near Powell High – re-mains pedestrian friendly.

The postponed variance requests were to move the front setback from 35 feet

to 3 feet, change the park-ing lot side setback from 10 feet to 0 feet, and reduce the landscape screen required from 8 feet to 3 feet.

Dan Brewer, who was rep-resenting Kennedy, says the dentist took over a building that was originally a resi-dence and had previously housed an insurance agency.

“We only want to add a net parking (increase) of seven parking spaces in front of the business,” Brewer said. “The diffi culty is that the zone has a large setback in the front.”

Bill Sewell, who repre-sents the 7th District on BZA, says his main con-cern about extending the

BZA delays variances for Emory Road dentist

front parking area closer to Emory Road is that it could affect pedestrians on the sidewalk.

“We could very easily add curb stops and we can also landscape that buffer.”

“The Powell area has done a remarkable job keeping (the area) people-friendly. It’s a school walk-ing route and we don’t want to interrupt the integrity of that.”

Cindy Pionke, an engi-neer who works as the coun-ty’s director of planning and development, said the county would expect that any sight visibility triangle to be maintained, as would the state of Tennessee since Emory is a state road.

“You don’t want anything growing higher than 10 feet,” she said.

Brewer said the 30-day delay – which passed unani-mously – “is not a diffi culty.”

Waggoner for Sheriff fund-raiser setBobby Waggoner’s campaign for Knox County Sheriff

will host a barbecue supper fund-raiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at the Karns Community Youth Cen-ter. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 each and will be available at the door.

Council of West Knox County HomeownersCouncil of West Knox County Homeowners will meet

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a.m.-noon, Knox County Health Department class-room, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. To register: 215-5170.

THROUGH MARCH 12Enrollment open for 2014-15 school year

for Little Creations, Beaver Dam Baptist Church Parent’s Day Out program, 4328 Emory Road. Regis-trations accepted 9 a.m.-noon Monday, March 10, and Wednesday, March 12. Info: 922-7529.

THURSDAYS THROUGH MARCH 13Weekly Bible study, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at New

Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Topic: “The Gate Keeper” with host Judy Burgess. Info: call Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Dining with Diabetes, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. A three-class series for people with diabetes and their family members. Topics include learning how to manage diabetes, food demonstrations and tasting of healthy foods. RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 25. Info/RSVP: 922-2552.

THURSDAYS THROUGH APRIL 3Art classes for children ages 6-9, 2-3 p.m., Foun-

tain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Art classes for chil-dren ages 10-13, 3-4 p.m. Classes taught by Jen Austin Jennings. Info: 357-2787 or fcartcenter@knology.net.

MONDAY, MARCH 3Keith Mowery, Pastor of Buffalo Trail Bap-

tist in Morristown, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www.Sharonknoxville.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4Laissez Le Bon Temp Rouler cooking class,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 May-nardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meet-ing, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Free communitywide basic self-defense classes, 6:30 p.m., Third Creek Baptist Church, 4917 Oak Ridge Highway. All welcome.

Halls Business and Professional Association’s Breakfast Club, 7:30-9 a.m., Commercial Bank, 7400 Maynardville Highway.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5The Picky Chick Spring Consignment “Shop

Early for Charity” event to benefi t Fountain City El-ementary School, 6-8 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Info: http://thepickychick.business catalyst.com/shop-charity.html.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6Pajama-rama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Powell Branch

Library, 330 West Emory Road. Stories, music, fl annel board activities and a craft. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy or stuffed animal. Info: 947-6210.

Free Music Jam: country, bluegrass, etc.; pickers and grinners, acoustical only; 7-9 p.m., Escapee’s RV Park, 908 Raccoon Valley Road.

Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

Free “Creating and Maintaining a Home Rain Garden” workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tusculum Col-lege , Room 101, 1305 Centerpoint Blvd. (off Lovell Rd.). Advanced registration required. To register: 974-9124. Info: www.tnyards.utk.edu.

Reception for Amy Greene marking the publication of her second novel, “Long Man,” 6 p.m., R. Jack Fishman Library on Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Admission free; community is invited. Info: Glenda Nolen, 423-585-6922 or Glenda.Nolen@ws.edu.

Bee Friends beekeepers meeting, 6 p.m., Walters State Community College Tazewell campus auditorium. Charlie Parton of the TBA will be speaking on swarms, making splits and hive management. Info: 617-9013.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 6-8The Picky Chick Spring Consignment Event,

10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Saturday is “half price day.” Info: http://thepickychick.businesscatalyst.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7Church Women United meeting, at Sequoyah

Hills Presbyterian Church. Fellowship and food, 10 a.m.; program, 10:30, celebrating World Day of Prayer.

Community Law School presented by the Knox-ville Bar Association at O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Sessions: 9-10:45 a.m., “Wills & Estate

Planning for Everyone”; 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “Consumer Rights & Responsibilities: Protect Yourself and Your Assets.” Free. Preregistration requested: www.knoxbar.org or 522-6522.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8Benefi t for Mary Cooper Cox, 5-8 p.m., Union

County High School. Gospel singing, live auction and dinner: hot dogs and fi xins, $5 each or $8 couple. All proceeds to help with medical expenses.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Easter Craft Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Boys and Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. 35+ vendors. Fundraiser for Adrian Burnett Elementary School’s 5th grade Safety Patrol trip to Washington, D.C.

Community Law School presented by the Knox-ville Bar Association at Fellowship Church, 8000 Mid-dlebrook Pike. Sessions: 9-10:45 a.m., “Wills & Estate Planning for Everyone”; 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., “Consumer Rights & Responsibilities: Protect Yourself and Your Assets.” Free. Preregistration requested: www.knoxbar.org or 522-6522.

Soup and chili supper, 6 p.m., Faithway Baptist Church, 4402 Crippen Road. Silent auction donations welcome. Info: 254-4605.

Clapps Chapel UMC’s mens club meeting, breakfast at 8 a.m. and program at 9. Guest speaker: Knox County mayor Tim Burchett. Everyone invited.

East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s third annual “Lucky Kidney” 6K Run/2K Walk, 9 a.m., downtown Knoxville. Presented by Fresenius Medical Care. Advance run/walk registration: $26 at http://www.etkidney.org. On-site registration: $30 beginning 7:30 a.m. Registration is free for children 10 and younger.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 8-9“The Last Stop at the End-Of-The-Road Café”

mystery dinner theater presented by Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Performances: 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday; 2 p.m. Sunday. All proceeds support Hands-On Missions at the church. Info/tickets: Leslie, 804-6642, or the Church offi ce, 690-1060.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9Singing featuring the Washams, 11 a.m., Union

Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Everyone invited.

Not Your Grandma’s Macrame, 1-6 p.m., Appala-chian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Jim Gentry. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Registration deadline: March 4. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 9-11Church revival, Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville

Highway. Guest speaker: The Rev. Rosemary Brown. Info: 922-1412.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

By Linda ComfortCongratulations to Grace Christian Academy

seniors Jeremiah Roberts and Nathan Silver who were named 2014 National Merit fi nalists.

Jeremiah, Nathan and other National Mer-it fi nalists represent a nationwide selection of 15,000, less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors. Finalists are the highest-scoring entrants in each state from the 1.5 million stu-dents in 22,000 high schools who took the PSAT in their junior year. Of these, 8,000 will be named National Merit Scholarship winners. Every fi nal-ist will compete for National Merit Scholarships; winners of these scholarships will be announced in four nationwide news releases in the spring. Scholarship winners are chosen on the basis of their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Jeremiah and Nathan mark the third and fourth National Merit fi nalists to be named in GCA’s history. Reid Rankin (2007) and Stacia Firebaugh (2009) honored our school by their se-lection and standing as fi nalists.

By Shannon MorrisWhile Grace Christian Acad-

emy has seen its reputation grow in many areas over the past decade, one of the aspects of our school that has seen some tremendous advance-ment is the Theater and Fine Arts Department. In this area, students are given the opportu-nity to excel in the arts, honing the talents and skills that God has given them, and then put-ting them on display. Whether the medium is drawing, paint-ing, sculpture, drama, chorus, or some other method of cre-ative expression, GCA students benefi t from excellent teachers to help mold their passions and their crafts.

Recently, the already estab-lished and highly successful theater program soared to new heights in a high school dramat-ic presentation of “Peter Pan,” performed twice on Feb. 11. The sets, costumes and talented cast were made even more impres-sive by the addition of a fl ying mechanism which allowed Peter Pan and three additional cast members to “fl y” through the air, high above the stage. This

was made possible by diligent fundraising and the hard work of the troupe. Peter, Wendy, John and Michael took to the air throughout the presenta-tion, much to the delight of the audiences!

Especially excited were some of the attendees of the matinee presentation, a group of 5th grade students from Lonsdale Elementary School. These chil-dren were able to see a fabulous production, followed by lunch and some “hang time” with the GCA 5th graders. At the end of the afternoon, our students sent 56 Lonsdale 5th graders home with gifts of travel bags or small luggage they could use, a nice gesture that continued the GCA tradition of building rela-tionships with other schools in our area.

Besides our high school dra-ma production, the GCA Lower, Middle and High Schools are busy making preparations for their upcoming musical pre-sentation of “The Wizard of Oz,” a production that has al-ready been several months in the making. Our musical pro-ductions have quickly become

Abigail Seal, Katelyn Lewis and

Jonathan Seal are the Darling

children, and Katie Borden soars

as Peter Pan in the Grace Christian

Academy drama production. Photos by GCA Yearbook Staff

Katie Borden as Peter Pan and Sean Sloas as Captain Hook battle it

out in the classic musical “Peter Pan.”

Arts are flying highat Grace

Two from Grace are National Merit fi nalists

Roberts Silver

favorite events for our students, as well as family members and others in our community, and they are becoming known for incredible stages and sets, cos-tumes, choreography and cre-ativity. Grace has been blessed by an incredibly talented stu-dent body, and these young performers enjoy sharing their blessings and gifts with the community during these per-formances.

Grace goes to State for swim, wrestlingBy Shannon MorrisHigh schools from

across Tennessee were competing two weeks ago at the State Swim Meet competition in Nashville. While we were enjoying a snow day in Knoxville, our Grace swimmers did an outstanding job in their events as multiple members of our swim team qualifi ed to com-pete.

Our relay team (Jordan Keelty, Sean O’Connor, Aaron Prieto and Jack O’Connor) placed 37/54 in the 200 Yard Medley Re-lay, bettering their time from 1:52.31 to 1:50.04, setting a new GCA record for the event.

Jack O’Connor fi n-ished the 50-Yard Free Style during prelims in eighth place, earning his Junior National Cut with a 21.65. He moved to sixth place in the fi nals with a time of 21.58. In the event 100-Yard Free Style, Jack placed 17th in the pre-lims and made fi rst al-ternate for the fi nals. He

Representing Grace Christian Academy at

the State Wrestling Tournament were Mi-

chael Johnson, Dalton Jinkins, Todd Hargis,

Austin Saporito and David Comfort.

has earned his bonus cut for Junior Nationals in this event. Our team had an impressive showing at this year’s event.

Also representing GCA well at their state cham-pionships were our fi ve state qualifi ers in wres-tling: Dalton Jinkins,

David Comfort, Austin Saporito, Michael John-son and Todd Hargis. Three came back with medals, a fi rst in GCA history! Senior Aus-tin Saporito (126 pounds) earned sixth place . Senior Michael Johnson (160

pounds) also earned his 100th GCA career win at State, along with a fi fth place medal, and senior Todd Hargis (152 pounds) earned fourth place at State. What a great honor!

This year’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be held April 3-5. There is no cost to at-tend, and it’s a guarantee that

everyone who comes will walk away singing the familiar tunes of a long-time favorite musical production!

Sean O’Connor at the State Swim

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Sweet OnionsPer Lb.

With Card

99¢

93

Frozen, Selected Varieties

Lean Cuisine Entrees5.23-11.5 Oz.

5/1000With Card

Frozen, Selected Varieties

Hot or Lean Pockets7.5-13.5 Oz.

5/1000With Card

Selected Varieties, Light N' Fit or

Dannon Activia Yogurt

4 Pk.

3/600With Card

Frozen, Selected Varieties

Food Club Breaded Fish

21.2-24 Oz.

With

Card

SAVE AT LEAST 5.99

ON TWO

Frozen, Selected Varieties

Tombstone Pizza

18.1-27.7 Oz.

SAVE AT LEAST 5.99

ON TWO With

Card

Selected Varieties

Jif Peanut Butter

16 Oz.

2/400With Card

Folgers

Country Roast Coffee

34.5 Oz.

599

With Card

1000 Sheets Per Roll

Scott Bath Tissue

12 Rolls

799With Card

Selected Varieties

vitaminwater®, fruitwater® or FUZE

16.5-20 Oz.

With

Card

Selected Varieties

Frito Lay Doritos

10.5-11.5 Oz.

With

Card

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Selected VarietiesTerry’s

Potato Chips8 Oz.

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Farm Raised,Product of USA

Fresh CatfishNuggetsPer Lb. 299

With Card

Wild Caught

Fresh Flounder FilletsPer Lb. With Card699

Farm Raised, Previously Frozen

Swai FilletsPer Lb. With Card299

Farm Raised, Previously Frozen

Tilapia FilletsPer Lb. With Card399

Farm Raised, Previously Frozen

Tilapia LoinsPer Lb. With Card499

Wild Caught, Previously Frozen

Snow CrabClustersPer Lb. With Card699

Wild Caught

Cold WaterLobster Tail3-4 Oz. With Card499

PER GAL. UP TO 20 GAL.

DOUBLEDISCOUNTFRIDAY ONLY - FOR A LIMITED TIMERedeem 300 Fuel Bucks Points and receive

30¢ OFF PER GALLON on ALL GRADES!

SAVE AT LEAST 4.29

ON TWO

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Selected Varieties

PepsiProducts

20 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans

With Card

499