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10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932 (865) 218-WEST (9378) [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR Sandra Clark [email protected] ADVERTISING SALES Darlene Hacker [email protected] Debbie Moss [email protected] Shopper-News is a member of KNS Media Group, published weekly at 10512 Lexington Drive, Suite 500, Knoxville, TN, and distributed to 24,267 homes in Bearden. www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow | twitter.com/shoppernewsnow BEARDEN VOL. 6 NO. 14 A great community newspaper April 2, 2012 IN THIS ISSUE The day the King came to town Forty years ago, on April 8, 1972, a king named Elvis Pre- sley came to Stokely Athletic Center as the headliner for that year’s Dogwood Arts Festival. Dave Macon, who was the treasurer for the Festival that year, said organizers wanted ’72 to be a big year for the still-new event. Who bigger, then, than The King of Rock and Roll? ➤ See page A-6 ‘Trae Golden to the foul line’ A longtime fan who follows Tennessee basketball from afar was trying to guess how many times he heard Bob Kes- ling say “Trae Golden to the foul line.” ➤ See Marvin West on page A-5 Community A2 Wendy Smith A3 Government/Politics A4 Marvin West A5 Jake Mabe A6 Faith A7 Schools A8-9 Business A10 Health/Lifestyles Sect B Index Big wins in the Big Apple They performed onstage in New York City and walked away with a pile of hardware. Two choirs from West Val- ley Middle School competed at the Heritage Music Festival March 15-18. The girls choir, conducted by Cody Boling, received a Gold rating, and the mixed choir, conducted by Seth Maples, received a Festival of Gold rating, which earned them the opportunity to return for a performance at Carnegie Hall. The mixed choir also placed first among competing middle schools. ➤ See page A-8 686-5756 Audio & Video Conversion Expires 4/7/12 Expires 4/7/12 SN040212 SN040212 Keep Your Memories SAFE! Preserve those old reels, slides & vhs tapes today! www.DigitizeItNow.com 12752 Kingston Pike, Renaissance Farragut, Ste 103, Bldg E Bring your VHS, slides, film and more into the digital age. Pr em $30 OFF $150 purchase Coupon must be presented at time order is dropped off. Discount will Coupon must be presented at time order is dropped off. Discount will not be applied to previous orders or orders that are being processed. not be applied to previous orders or orders that are being processed. 7023 Kingston Pike In the West Hills Center 584-3966 www.fostersjewelry.com Includes battery & installation Expires 4/30/12 Must present coupon Watch & Jewelry Repair Fine Jewelry Foster' s WATCH BATTERY COUPON $ 5 O O O O O ON N N y y y y y y y Find tips for home protec- tion, home decoration, home repair and more in “My Place.” ➤ See the special section inside Home Edition Special Section Place By Wendy Smith They may not look like much when compared to their mature neighbors, but the 357 new trees on Cherokee Boulevard will ulti- mately make the popular recre- ation area cooler, healthier and even more beautiful. “In 10 years, when the canopy trees get some size on them, they’ll really change the boulevard,” says Tom Callcott. He and his wife, Ann, serve as tree chairs on the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills As- sociation (KPSHA). Seven trees planted in March were the culmination of a land- scaping project that began in 2009. The project received grants from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDOA) as well as funds from the city, the Sequoyah Hills Preservation Society and a private foundation, but most of the money came from individ- ual donors. More than $62,000 of the $146,350 total cost was raised through a neighborhood campaign. Trees have always been an im- portant part of Sequoyah Hills. For several years, the Callcotts have overseen the association’s memorial tree program, which provided 10 to 20 new trees each year. They got nervous, Tom says, because there was no particular plan for the new additions. So they applied for a grant from TDOA’s urban forestry division to help pay for a master landscaping plan. TDOA matched funds from KPSHA, and Michael Versen and Associates was hired to create an inventory of existing trees and a plan for new trees, as well as re- moval of damaged and misplaced trees. There were many things to consider during the design stage. Versen recommended that simi- lar trees be grouped together for Tom Callcott, Nancy Bills and Sandy Gillespie of the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association show off some the 357 trees that have been planted since the group used funds from several sources to implement a long-term landscaping plan. Photo by Wendy Smith New blooms on the boulevard By Wendy Smith Chick-fil-A intends to proceed with installation of a 50-foot pole sign at its new Bearden location April 9 in spite of opposi- tion by 2nd District City Council member Duane Grieve and members of the community. Grieve has asked neigh- borhood groups to make their opposition to the sign known by emailing Gerta Thomason, who works in Chick-fil-A’s development office: getra.thomason@ chick-fil-a.com/. “Tall pole signs for busi- nesses, in areas where the norm is shorter, more com- pact signs, send this mes- sage: we are not concerned about a community’s aes- thetic, nor that we may be creating an eyesore and unnecessary visual blight,” he says. The sign has been ap- proved by the city of Knoxville. According to city sign inspector Scott Brenneman, the new Chick-fil-A site is zoned C-3, which only limits the number of signs and the square footage of signs beyond the general regula- tion of a maximum height of 50 feet. “The Chick-fil-A sign was permitted because there was nothing in the or- dinance to prevent me from giving it to them,” he says. But the city is in the process of revamping the sign ordinance after recent turmoil over proposed 50- foot pole signs at the Sher- rill Hill development in West Knoxville. Residents of nearby residential areas opposed the signs, and two of the businesses, Aldi and Gordon Foods, voluntarily agreed to use monument signs. The developers of Margot Kline, president of the Council of West Knox Coun- ty Homeowners, created this digital depiction of the sign that is scheduled to be installed April 9 at the new Bearden Chick-fil-A. Bigger not always better Sherrill Hill lowered their sign to 35 feet. In November, City Council approved on first reading an amendment to the sign code that would change the height limit for signs from 50 feet to 25 feet. A task force is cur- rently examining the en- tire sign code and plans to make recommendations to businesses within six months, says Grieve. Eddie Holliday is the operator of the new Chick- fil-A. The corporate office controls the design of all stores, and once permits are in place, it’s very diffi- cult to make any changes, he says. He regrets that the sign is a source of contro- versy. “We definitely don’t want anybody to be upset with us. We definitely want to have a positive impact on the people of the com- munity.” Grieve contacted Thom- ason to ask that the sign height be reconsidered. Thomason responded in an email on Wednesday: “Chick-fil-A is careful to always follow the laws and codes in the communities and municipalities where we do business, which we have done here, and be- cause in this case this sign has already been fabri- cated and is to be installed next week – we will be pro- ceeding with installing the current sign that has been fully approved by the city.” Thomason did not re- turn a phone call from the Shopper-News before pub- lication deadline. Joyce Feld, president of Scenic Knoxville and a Sequoyah Hills resident, thinks the tall sign is un- necessary, since it will be far above eye level. The sign is particularly frus- trating given that the Bearden area has worked so hard to beautify itself, she says. “It’s not in keeping with the neighborhood, and it’s not in line with its goals. It just shows disrespect to the community if that’s not what the community wants.” maximum impact and chosen to provide color and interest during each season. TDOA provided an additional grant for new trees, but the mon- ey could only be used for canopy trees. Some homeowners didn’t want large trees that might block their view of the water, says KP- SHA fundraising chair Nancy Bills. Utility lines in the median posed another challenge. Maintenance was also a con- sideration. Versen’s plan called for 75 shrub beds, but the num- ber was reduced to 16 for easier upkeep. Funding the project was the biggest challenge of all. Bills and Sallie Namey solicited funds in 2010 and 2011 with a “red letter” campaign. A letter asking for a household contribution of at least $20 was tied to each mailbox in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood. The envelopes were red, Bills says, so they wouldn’t get lost. The city of Knoxville provided $13,750 from annual tree funds for the project, as well as $4,000 from the parks and recreation department for more trees and stone benches. Director of Public Service David Brace says the proj- ect is a great example of what can happen if a neighborhood group is proactive with planning for a pub- lic space. “It was educational for us,” he says. “The project helped me see what it looks like to be more stra- tegic.” The things he’s learned about planning will help with fu- ture median projects on Island Home and Emoriland boulevards. The city mulches and mows along the 2.5-mile boulevard and will water the young trees, which will require watering bags for the first two years. Pedestrian use of Cherokee Boulevard has increased signifi- cantly in the past 10 years, says Sandy Gillespie, past president of KPSHA. The new trees will make outdoor recreation in the area more enjoyable for residents and visitors alike. “In a subdivision like this, people expect nice, big trees. Since it was developed in the ’20s and ’30s, we’ve been losing trees from age and disease,” says Bills. “The new trees will provide cooler air and make the environ- ment better.” Summer Camp! bring on the summer fun! Call your sales representative today for details! This year, we’re bringing you even more opportunities to 922-4136

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10512 Lexington Dr., Ste. 500 37932

(865) 218-WEST (9378)

[email protected]

[email protected]

EDITOR Sandra Clark

[email protected]

ADVERTISING SALESDarlene Hacker

[email protected]

Debbie Moss

[email protected]

Shopper-News is a member

of KNS Media Group, published weekly

at 10512 Lexington Drive, Suite 500,

Knoxville, TN, and distributed

to 24,267 homes in Bearden.

www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow | twitter.com/shoppernewsnow

BEARDEN

VOL. 6 NO. 14 A great community newspaper April 2, 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

The day the King came to town

Forty years ago, on April 8, 1972, a king named Elvis Pre-sley came to Stokely Athletic Center as the headliner for that year’s Dogwood Arts Festival.

Dave Macon, who was the treasurer for the Festival that year, said organizers wanted ’72 to be a big year for the still-new event. Who bigger, then, than The King of Rock and Roll?

➤ See page A-6

‘Trae Golden to the foul line’

A longtime fan who follows Tennessee basketball from afar was trying to guess how many times he heard Bob Kes-ling say “Trae Golden to the foul line.”

➤ See Marvin West on page A-5

Community A2Wendy Smith A3Government/Politics A4Marvin West A5Jake Mabe A6Faith A7Schools A8-9Business A10Health/Lifestyles Sect B

Index

Big wins in the Big Apple

They performed onstage in New York City and walked away with a pile of hardware.

Two choirs from West Val-ley Middle School competed at the Heritage Music Festival March 15-18. The girls choir, conducted by Cody Boling, received a Gold rating, and the mixed choir, conducted by Seth Maples, received a Festival of Gold rating, which earned them the opportunity to return for a performance at Carnegie Hall. The mixed choir also placed first among competing middle schools.

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They may not look like much when compared to their mature neighbors, but the 357 new trees on Cherokee Boulevard will ulti-mately make the popular recre-ation area cooler, healthier and even more beautiful.

“In 10 years, when the canopy trees get some size on them, they’ll really change the boulevard,” says Tom Callcott. He and his wife, Ann, serve as tree chairs on the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills As-sociation (KPSHA).

Seven trees planted in March were the culmination of a land-scaping project that began in 2009. The project received grants from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDOA) as well as funds from the city, the Sequoyah Hills Preservation Society and a private foundation, but most of the money came from individ-ual donors. More than $62,000 of the $146,350 total cost was raised through a neighborhood campaign.

Trees have always been an im-portant part of Sequoyah Hills. For several years, the Callcotts have overseen the association’s memorial tree program, which provided 10 to 20 new trees each year. They got nervous, Tom says, because there was no particular plan for the new additions. So they applied for a grant from TDOA’s urban forestry division to help pay for a master landscaping plan. TDOA matched funds from KPSHA, and Michael Versen and Associates was hired to create an inventory of existing trees and a plan for new trees, as well as re-moval of damaged and misplaced trees.

There were many things to consider during the design stage. Versen recommended that simi-lar trees be grouped together for

Tom Callcott, Nancy Bills and Sandy Gillespie of the

Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association show off

some the 357 trees that have been planted since the

group used funds from several sources to implement a

long-term landscaping plan. Photo by Wendy Smith

New blooms on the boulevard

By Wendy SmithChick-fi l-A intends to

proceed with installation of a 50-foot pole sign at its new Bearden location April 9 in spite of opposi-tion by 2nd District City Council member Duane Grieve and members of the community.

Grieve has asked neigh-borhood groups to make their opposition to the sign known by emailing Gerta Thomason, who works in Chick-fi l-A’s development offi ce: getra.thomason@chick-fi l-a.com/.

“Tall pole signs for busi-nesses, in areas where the norm is shorter, more com-pact signs, send this mes-sage: we are not concerned about a community’s aes-thetic, nor that we may be creating an eyesore and unnecessary visual blight,” he says.

The sign has been ap-

proved by the city of Knoxville. According to city sign inspector Scott Brenneman, the new Chick-fi l-A site is zoned C-3, which only limits the number of signs and the square footage of signs beyond the general regula-tion of a maximum height of 50 feet.

“The Chick-fi l-A sign was permitted because there was nothing in the or-dinance to prevent me from giving it to them,” he says.

But the city is in the process of revamping the sign ordinance after recent turmoil over proposed 50-foot pole signs at the Sher-rill Hill development in West Knoxville. Residents of nearby residential areas opposed the signs, and two of the businesses, Aldi and Gordon Foods, voluntarily agreed to use monument signs. The developers of

Margot Kline, president of the Council of West Knox Coun-

ty Homeowners, created this digital depiction of the sign

that is scheduled to be installed April 9 at the new Bearden

Chick-fi l-A.

Bigger not

always better

Sherrill Hill lowered their sign to 35 feet.

In November, City Council approved on fi rst reading an amendment to the sign code that would change the height limit for signs from 50 feet to 25 feet. A task force is cur-rently examining the en-tire sign code and plans to make recommendations to businesses within six months, says Grieve.

Eddie Holliday is the operator of the new Chick-

fi l-A. The corporate offi ce controls the design of all stores, and once permits are in place, it’s very diffi -cult to make any changes, he says. H e regrets that the sign is a source of contro-versy.

“We defi nitely don’t want anybody to be upset with us. We defi nitely want to have a positive impact on the people of the com-munity.”

Grieve contacted Thom-ason to ask that the sign

height be reconsidered. Thomason responded in an email on Wednesday: “Chick-fi l-A is careful to always follow the laws and codes in the communities and municipalities where we do business, which we have done here, and be-cause in this case this sign has already been fabri-cated and is to be installed next week – we will be pro-ceeding with installing the current sign that has been fully approved by the city.”

Thomason did not re-turn a phone call from the Shopper-News before pub-lication deadline.

Joyce Feld, president of Scenic Knoxville and a Sequoyah Hills resident, thinks the tall sign is un-necessary, since it will be far above eye level. The sign is particularly frus-trating given that the Bearden area has worked so hard to beautify itself, she says.

“It’s not in keeping with the neighborhood, and it’s not in line with its goals. It just shows disrespect to the community if that’s not what the community wants.”

maximum impact and chosen to provide color and interest during each season.

TDOA provided an additional grant for new trees, but the mon-ey could only be used for canopy trees. Some homeowners didn’t want large trees that might block their view of the water, says KP-SHA fundraising chair Nancy Bills. Utility lines in the median posed another challenge.

Maintenance was also a con-sideration. Versen’s plan called for 75 shrub beds, but the num-ber was reduced to 16 for easier upkeep.

Funding the project was the biggest challenge of all. Bills and Sallie Namey solicited funds in 2010 and 2011 with a “red letter” campaign. A letter asking for a

household contribution of at least $20 was tied to each mailbox in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood. The envelopes were red, Bills says, so they wouldn’t get lost.

The city of Knoxville provided $13,750 from annual tree funds for the project, as well as $4,000 from the parks and recreation department for more trees and stone benches. Director of Public Service David Brace says the proj-ect is a great example of what can happen if a neighborhood group is proactive with planning for a pub-lic space.

“It was educational for us,” he says. “The project helped me see what it looks like to be more stra-tegic.” The things he’s learned about planning will help with fu-ture median projects on Island

Home and Emoriland boulevards.The city mulches and mows

along the 2.5-mile boulevard and will water the young trees, which will require watering bags for the fi rst two years.

Pedestrian use of Cherokee Boulevard has increased signifi -cantly in the past 10 years, says Sandy Gillespie, past president of KPSHA. The new trees will make outdoor recreation in the area more enjoyable for residents and visitors alike.

“In a subdivision like this, people expect nice, big trees. Since it was developed in the ’20s and ’30s, we’ve been losing trees from age and disease,” says Bills. “The new trees will provide cooler air and make the environ-ment better.”

Summer Camp!

bring on thesummer fun!

Call your sales representative today for details!

This year, we’re bringing you

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has announced several ini-tiatives for neighborhoods, David Massey, neighbor-hoods coordinator, says the new programs are still in the development stages but pro-ceeding as anticipated.

The major new program, an October conference that will bring together neigh-borhood leaders, local gov-ernment offi cials and others working toward improving the health, safety and quali-ty of life in residential neigh-borhoods, will be a day-long event at a yet-to-be-deter-mined location.

“We will be looking for people to help us with the conference planning,” Massey said. “We should be making an announcement in a month or so.”

City plans new initiatives

for neighborhoods

David Massey relaxes at a re-

cent community meeting. Photo by S. Clark

Last week’s meeting of West Knox Rotary had me pondering just how many bushels of Bermuda grass I

have yanked out of fl ower beds over the years, how much time I have spent trying to complete-ly eliminate it from the yard, and

how much money I have invested in “miracle” prod-ucts guaranteed to kill it when it persistently popped up through cracks in side-walks, patios and driveways year after year.

Whew! Makes me tired just thinking about it.

So George Wehrmaker’s talk to West Knox Rotary came as quite a shock to me and apparently to a lot of other listeners as well. Af-ter all, George is an expert in turf management, and he told us he actually likes Bermuda grass. His talk was even entitled “The Virtues of

Bermuda grass has virtues? Who knew?

Anne Hart

Bermuda Grass.”And here’s another sur-

prise, courtesy of Wehr-maker: the fi eld at Neyland Stadium is actually a hybrid Bermuda grass which is over seeded with rye in the fall. Who knew?

Wehrmaker knows where-of he speaks about Bermuda grass and plenty of other things having to do with the landscape. He has a degree in agronomy and also studied landscape architecture.

He has been in the busi-ness of taking care of resi-dential and commercial properties for many years, and is the owner of “Bright Side,” a mowing and land-scaping company which also builds outdoor rooms, pa-tios and just about anything else you want to make your

Wehrmaker

property more beautiful. He will install a new lawn for you, change or maintain what you have, and give you the prettiest lawn in the neighborhood.

But back to that Bermu-da grass. Wehrmaker says it is a perfect lawn grass for this part of the country. It does well in hot, dry weath-er and adverse soil condi-tions. It needs less water than other grasses, if dam-aged it will repair itself by fi lling in those areas, and it requires fewer chemicals, making it better for the en-vironment,

The negatives: it won’t grow in areas of deep shade, and it must be kept neatly trimmed because it does like to travel.

Wehrmaker got a lot of questions from Rotarians after his presentation – and probably gained some new customers. After all, who wouldn’t want a lawn that looks like the football fi eld at Neyland Stadium – mi-nus the lines and numbers, of course!

BEARDEN NOTES ■ Downtown Speakers Club

meets 11:45 a.m. every

Monday at TVA West Towers,

9th fl oor, room 225. Currently

accepting new members. Info:

Jerry Adams, 202-0304.

■ UT Toastmasters Club meets

noon every Tuesday at the

Knoxville Convention Center on

Henley Street in room 218. Cur-

rently accepting new members.

Info: Sara Martin, 603-4756.

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7

p.m. each fi rst and third Monday

at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

■ West Knox Lions Club will

have its awards night 7 p.m.

Monday, April 2, at Bearden

Banquet Hall. Tickets are $25.

Info: Terry Horn, 661-1642.

■ West Knoxville Kiwanis

Club meets 5:30 p.m. every

Tuesday at Shoney’s on

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■ The Knoxville Civil War

Roundtable will meet at

8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10,

Street. A $2 donation will

be requested at the door.

Nationally recognized

poets Linda Parsons Marion,

Edward Francisco and Blas

Falconer will share some

of their work. Also coming

up, Marilyn Kallet, creative

writing program director for

the University of Tennessee,

will lead a poetry writing

workshop 10 a.m. to noon

Saturday, April 14, at Church

of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgar-

ber Road. Cost is $25 for KWG

members, $30 nonmembers.

Info: www.knoxvillewriters-

guild.org.

Also in the planning stages is a series of work-shops and seminars entitled “Building Strong Neighbor-hoods,” and designed to

teach how to start and oper-ate a successful and effective resident-led community or-ganization.

Massey said the program “will be aimed at everyone participating in a resident-led neighborhood group – not just leaders – and will in-clude peer-to-peer training that will enable neighbor-hood activists to share their success stories and learning experiences.”

In addition, the Offi ce of Neighborhoods will pro-vide free copying services to neighborhood organizations for the newsletters and fl yers they distribute door-to-door or by mail within their de-fi ned boundaries.

Those interested in par-ticipating in these initiatives should contact Massey at 215-3232.

Foothills Craft Guild adds membersThe Foothills Craft Guild has accepted these new fi ne craft

artisans: Sandra O’Rear (natural materials, pictured above),

Becky Ramsey, John Fancher, Edie Greer and Esther Harmon

in mixed media; Sandra McEntire in clay; Denae Oglesby and

Brenda Richter in jewelry. Chartered in 1968, the Foothills

Craft Guild is the oldest artisan’s guild in Tennessee and is

dedicated to promoting and preserving the fi nest hand-

made crafts in the state. Info: www.foothillscraftguild.org/. Photo submitted

at Bearden Banquet Hall.

Professor and author Thomas

Flagel will discuss “Messen-

gers of Death: How the Press

Reported the Civil War.” Ev-

eryone is invited. Admission

to the discussion is $5. Dinner

will be served at 7 p.m. for

$15 ($17 nonmembers). RSVP

by 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, by

calling 671-9001.

■ The Knoxville Writers’

Guild will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 5, at the

Laurel Theater at the corner

of Laurel Avenue and 16th

Talahi Plant Sale

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I’ll admit that fall is a fun time around these parts, but in my humble opinion, nothing beats springtime in East Tennessee. The grass in my yard, which will nev-er be a candidate for Yard of the Month, is so green it hurts my eyes. And my peri-winkle threatens to not only take over the yard, but come right in the front door.

One great way to take in nature’s extravagant bounty, as well as a slice of history, is to visit our local house museums. Crescent Bend House and Gardens, at 2728 Kingston Pike, is entering its busiest season, and I stopped by for “Hati-tude” Day on March 24. A hat boutique offered an ar-ray of hats and fascinators, which are all the rage since Kate Middleton put one on her royal head.

Wendy Smith

Michael Smith of ORNL, Carol Landis of Ohio State University and David Battle answer questions

following a Knoxville Science Café discussion. The organization was created by Battle with assis-

tance from Smith, and each event provides an opportunity for students, faculty and community

members to hear a leading expert discuss a science topic in an informal setting. Last week’s

meeting, held at the Nielsen Physics Building at UT, featured a discussion on global warming by

Landis, Ohio State’s Byrd Polar Research Center Education Coordinator, and Research Scientist

Lonnie Thompson, who appeared via Skype. Anderson says that climate scientists have reached

a consensus on the existence of global warming. “That isn’t debatable anymore.” Info: www.

knoxsciencecafe.org. Photos by Wendy Smith

Springtime funat historic homes

Caroline Wolfe, Patti Wolfe, Joan Collins, Judy McMillan and Anna Weatherstone show off Scala

hats during “Hatitude” at Crescent Bend. The hats are sold at Keeneland and Churchill Downs,

and the house museum will continue to sell them through Derby Day on May 5.

Arlene Key, right, greets Jan-

ice Hodges, owner of Janice

Ann’s Fashions at “Spring

Forward with Style,” held last

week at Cherokee Country

Club. The event, which was a

fundraiser for Ramsey House

Plantation, featured vendors,

a luncheon and a fashion

show. Key, who will soon turn

90, lives in Maryville but is

active in Knoxville. “I support

everything in a big way,” she

says.

Hats will be a necessary accessory for Derby Day on Saturday, May 5. This an-nual fundraiser will feature a Kentucky Derby buffet of traditional fare like Bur-goo and Derby pie as well as a hat contest, horseshoe pitching and even a horse show. Proceeds will go to-ward the maintenance of the house and gardens.

But if you want to see the fl owers in all their glory, visit Crescent Bend sooner. Com-munications Director Caro-line Wolfe says the tulips are blooming two or three weeks

early, but some should still be around for Tuliptime at Crescent Bend. Events in-clude high teas, riverboat luncheon cruises and Funny Bunny Day, which is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7. More infor-mation is available at www.crescentbend.com, and res-ervations for all events can be made at 637-3163.

A fundraiser for Ramsey House Plantation was held last week at Cherokee Coun-try Club. Francis Alexander Ramsey built the home, lo-cated at 2614 Thorngrove Pike, in 1797. His was one of the fi rst families to settle in the Knoxville area.

“Spring Forward with Style” was the 11th annual fashion show to benefi t the museum, and event chair Charlotte Brown says that women from across East Tennessee typically attend.

Upcoming events at Ramsey House include a book launch of “Delia’s Place” by Tusculum Col-lege teacher Linn Stepp and “The Afternoon Hiker” by Stepp and her husband, James, on May 5. A living history and re-enactment weekend is May 11-13.

Check out all of our local house museums during the Historic Homes of Knoxville Spring Bus Tour on April 14. The event is part of the Dog-wood Arts Festival and fea-tures two guided three-hour tours. The morning tour, from 9 a.m. to noon, begins at Blount Mansion and in-cludes Marble Springs His-toric Homestead and Cres-cent Bend. The afternoon tour, from 1-4 p.m., begins at James White’s Fort and in-cludes Mabry-Hazen House and Ramsey House Planta-tion. The bus stops for 50 minutes at each site. Cost is $20, plus entrance fees, per person. To reserve a seat, call 523-7521.

■ Help for caregiversAnyone who provides as-

sistance like transportation or meals to an aging par-ent is a caregiver, and an upcoming seminar aims to educate, support and em-power caregivers.

“Caring for Your Par-ents” is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, at West Park Baptist Church, 8833 Middlebrook Pike. Discus-sion will include Alzheim-er’s disease, legal and fi -nancial issues, and the role of faith and community in coping with caregiving.

The event is sponsored by the Offi ce on Aging’s One Call Club, East Tennes-see Personal Care Services, the Elder Law Practice of Monica Franklin, Tennova Healthcare and Covenant Senior Health. To reserve a spot, contact Kathy Ser-geant at 524-2786.

By Sara BarrettThe Mountain Breeze

Quartet has performed for a number of audiences – both by themselves and with the larger group Sweet Adelines’ Smoky Mountain Harmony – but the women feel their recent performances of “singing Valentines” stand out among the rest. They have donated their time and voices to raise money for the

American Heart and Stroke Association.

Two members feel strongly about the cause for very personal reasons: Judy Linn and Fulvia Galli have had heart surgery and want to bring awareness to other women in the commu-nity that there is a greater chance of heart disease af-fecting them than breast cancer.

American Heart Asso-

ciation regional director

Nicole Lipsey (front) stands

with Mountain Breeze

quartet members Belinda

Price, Fulvia Galli, Judy

Linn and Anna Miller. The

quartet raised money

for the organization by

performing “singing Val-

entines” in February. Photo

by S. Barrett

A cause close to their heartsNicole Lipsey, regional

director for the American Heart and Stroke Associa-tion, put things into per-spective when she said heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death in women, kills more women each year than the next fi ve causes of death in women combined. Yes, “in-

cluding breast cancer,” she said.

When asked if the dona-tion would stay in East Ten-nessee, Lipsey was quick to point out that pacemakers were developed in North Dakota. Suddenly, keep-ing it in the neighborhood doesn’t seem so important.

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VictorAshe

Betty Bean

Sandra Clark

Women who servedCounty Commissioner Amy Broyles

(at right) passed a resolution honor-

ing the 11 women who have served as

commissioners for Knox County. “Not

very many,” said Broyles. Pictured are

former commissioners Diane Jordan,

Sharon Cawood, Elaine Davis (and

her daughter Ava), Michele Carringer

and Broyles. Not pictured are former

commissioners Mary Lou Horner, Bee

DeSelm, Madeline Rogero, Victoria De-

Freese, Pat Medley and Wanda Moody. Photo by S. Clark

Legislators should

get to workTodd Shelton and Rick

Roach are volunteers with the Tennessee Healthcare Campaign, a non-partisan statewide consumer health-care advocacy group that takes no government funds. Both Shelton and Roach, guest speakers at the March meeting of the 4th District Democrats on a day when the fate of the Affordable Healthcare Act was being debated before the U.S. Su-preme Court, said they got involved because of family experiences.

Shelton’s sister left her job as a respiratory thera-pist to return to Middle Tennessee and take care of their mother in her final illness. She lost her own health insurance in the process. After their mother died, the sister, who went back to work, found herself in need of two hip replace-ments, and despite getting help from her community, she is now $100,000 in debt for the surgeries.

“It’s ridiculous that a country like our own isn’t f lexible enough to take care of people when they need it,” Shelton said.

Roach had a similar story – his mother died in 2004 after a long, prob-lematic hospitalization.

“Quality of care was an issue. There was waste of resources and lots of non-personal decision-making,” he said. Not long after his mother’s death, his 21-year-old niece was kicked off TennCare and died eight months later.

“She had been turned into an ‘emergency room rabbit,’ because she was forced to resort to emer-gency room visits for basic medical care,” Roach said. “I am a single-payer propo-nent. Bottom line is people have access to healthcare.”

If allowed to stand, the new law goes into effect in 2014, and regardless of what the high court does,

Todd Shelton and Rick Roach talk to Democrats about health-

care reform. Photo by Betty Bean

Healthcare exchange

Roach and Shelton urged the group to lobby their state legislators to get to work on setting up a state healthcare exchange as re-quired by federal law.

They were echoing what Gov. Bill Haslam said late last year when Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey said he wanted the General Assembly to wait until December 2012 to start the process, thereby missing the deadline for federal grants.

Shelton likened the ex-change to “an insurance mega-mall” and said that not moving forward on creating the exchange will deny Tennessee the oppor-tunity to take advantage of $89 million in federal funding meant to build the exchange and provide in-centives for physicians and other medical personnel to become involved in pri-mary care.

He said that the clock is ticking, but “there’s still money available right now.”

Roach said that THC volunteers have been talk-ing to legislators, with mixed results.

“I have talked to Steve Hall and Stacey Campfield. They say, ‘We don’t really know that much about it…’ But they understand the time frames. The most important date is January 21, 2014. The second-most important date is October 2013. That’s the beginning of the enrollment period for the exchange.”

Shelton and Roach said it is critical for citizens to speak out.

“This message has to be delivered to the popula-tion. This is a huge job that there’s no funding for. This is a huge stimulus to every-body’s economy.”

Mayor Madeline Rogero has secured a stay of ex-ecution for the trees near Sum-mit Medi-cal just off Wellington Drive in West Hills. She acted

decisively in calling TVA CEO Tom Kilgore to ask for delay.

What is next? Will TVA come to its senses and halt this needless destruction of trees in its headquarters city? Will compromise be a word TVA embraces or rejects?

KUB is kind and gentle in its tree cutting policies com-pared to TVA. KUB at least notifi es you and talks with you and makes exceptions in some cases. On occasion, KUB even replaces trees with shorter ones.

TVA’s current manage-ment sends third or fourth level people to meet with County Commission and city offi cials on this issue – peo-ple you have never heard of and will not see again. TVA’s contempt for private proper-ty rights defi es explanation. Cynthia Moxley has been

Rogero gains cease fi re in tree war

Let’s talk about the news-paper business. How to com-pete in a world where folks expect instant information for free?

Someone smarter than I am will fi gure this out.

Meanwhile, at Shopper-News we are cutting back ed-itorial staff while competing for scoops with a daily paper, three TV stations, radio, web-sites, Twitter and blogs.

And our papers are print-ed on Friday evening for Monday delivery.

Last week Betty Bean wrote a hard-hitting story called “TVA wages war on trees.” On Sunday, a day be-fore our papers hit the homes, the News Sentinel published a similar story with the same sources and even the same picture. By Monday, it seemed we had copied their story. Not so.

Of trees and things

This past week, Shannon Carey noticed a handmade sign at a shuttered head shop on Broadway. The shop, along with three others, had been closed following a raid by the Knoxville Police De-partment. The sign indicated the same owners would be back with a name change.

Betty Bean jumped in, calling KPD, the attorney general’s offi ce, the lawyer for the business and the lawyer for the landlord. She wrote a great story. But on Friday, the sign disappeared. And our story evaporated.

Bean emailed: “All I could

think of when I got that call from (attorney Matthew) Grossman was ‘Damn. Lost a story.’ ...

“Then it occurred to me that this is really a big win for the S-N and for Shannon, particularly. They were going to open right back up and we ran them out of there by put-ting pressure on the landlord.

“I read what Chip Counts said to Grossman yesterday afternoon, and it caused him to call his client and read them the riot act.

“Otherwise, that store would be right back in busi-ness, just like they bragged to Sandra that they would.”

The store in question is within blocks of Central High School and less than a mile away from Halls High. It may pop up like a dandelion in another part of town, but this community newspaper helped run it off of Broadway.It’s what we do.

And Bean made two new friends. She added: “Eric ‘Chip’ Counts is a very im-

pressive young prosecutor. Smart and straight shooting, has a sense of humor and re-turns his phone calls. Gross-man’s not bad, either – he’s in Arthur Seymour’s fi rm and is easy to get hold of. Both are attractive guys. Chip is Afri-can-American. Matt has gor-geous hair. Turns out he and Counts went to law school together.

“Nice to see some bright new faces in Knoxville’s legal community.”

So there’s a peek behind the scenes at Shopper-News.

By the way, Victor Ashe wrote last week that Lori Go-erlich was in line to become Knoxville’s parks and gre-enways coordinator. On Fri-day, Mayor Madeline Rogero made it offi cial. That’s a small scoop, but it counts.

And on Thursday, Rogero announced that the trees we all wrote about a weekend ago will be replaced. Victor says plenty about those trees and TVA in general in this week’s paper. Enjoy the read.

Larry Silverstein

shrewd in her advice to KUB. Will Janet Brewer, the new $235,000 a year TVA com-munications chief, be equally shrewd?

What is stunning and puts TVA’s claims to challenge is that tree cutting has never been an issue for TVA within Knoxville for 30 years. Now TVA tells us that these trees on Wellington Drive are an immediate threat and must be cut within days or the Val-ley might face power outages.

TVA has no plan to meet with neighborhood people, no public outreach, no re-placement trees and the top folks like Tom Kilgore are AWOL on this issue.

In fact, TVA did not tell the city of its plans to cut trees. They learned of it through the yeoman efforts of long-time West Hills resident and attorney Larry Silverstein who has made preservation of trees a personal cause.

Kensington subdivision is next, and it lies outside the city but in Knox County. Mayor Burchett can help here. Council member Fin-barr Saunders is sponsoring a resolution similar to what County Commission adopted by a lopsided margin last week asking TVA to cease and desist. Commissioners were openly hostile to TVA representatives.

TVA should delay the ex-ecution of the Wellington Drive trees pending consul-tation and review. That can only occur if Tom Kilgore and the TVA Board become more sensitive to local concerns. Valley relations have never been more strained with TVA than they are today.

During this reprieve, local offi cials and residents need to contact Rep. Jimmy Dun-can as well as Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. TVA actually listens to fed-eral lawmakers on occasion. It is a milestone that Kilgore honored Mayor Rogero’s re-quest.

Mayor Rogero earns our thanks for speaking up for trees and showing she means it when it comes to a green city. How far she will go in changing policy? TVA’s plans harm our city. Kilgore needs to sharply question his own staff. Rogero can be a key in-strument of change here.

■ Randy Vineyard, former 17-year Knoxville fi -nance director, is at work as

fi nance director for Blount County. He was confi rmed by the Blount County Com-mission on March 22 and will report to Blount Mayor Ed Mitchell. His pay will be $82,798 which is consider-ably less than he made as city fi nance director when he worked for me.

Vineyard has worked for the Knoxville Chamber the past eight years. Blount County is fortunate to have a person of his integrity, ability and dedication. He is a straight shooter and can walk them through diffi cult situations.

■ Politics can makestrange alliances. Seems former mayoral candidate Mark Padgett, a commit-ted Democrat, is arranging meetings in the Knoxville area for Weston Wamp, son of former Rep. Zach Wamp, who is opposing current Rep. Chuck Fleischmann in the August Republican pri-mary. House Majority lead-er Eric Cantor will star at a fundraiser for Fleischmann later in April.

■ County Commis-sion chair Mike Hammond is interested in becoming the next head of Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corpo-ration without the excessive salary Gloria Ray received. If he gets the job will he continue on Commission or resign? If he resigns, who would Commission choose as its next chair?

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Now that Bruce Pearl has expressed apprecia-tion for the job Cuonzo Martin did and the worst cuts have scabbed over, may I have a couple of minutes for positives?

Jeronne Maymon is a gladiator. Jarnell Stokes has awesome potential. Trae Golden can shoot free throws.

A longtime fan who fol-lows Tennessee basket-ball from afar was trying to guess how many times he heard Bob Kesling say “Trae Golden to the foul line.”

Trae attempted 157 free throws this season.

The fan smiled when he recalled Bert Bertelkamp

‘Trae Golden to the foul line’

often adding “Money,” his colorful code word for count it, clutch points vi-tal to the cause.

The sophomore guard hit 130.

The old fan said Gold-en’s marksmanship, near 83 percent, was almost enough to dust off memo-ries of Jimmy England,

Bill Justus, Danny Schul-tz, Michael Brooks, even Carl Widseth. He remem-bers that they could hit free throws.

So could Allan Hous-ton and Chris Lofton and Tony White and Ernie Grunfeld.

It seems to me that Trae approaches the foul line without fear of failure. His confidence comes from roots. He learned to shoot in the driveway with his father as tutor and moti-vator.

“All you have to do is make 10 in a row, Trae, and we can go to dinner.”

Robert Golden, school principal, natural leader, spent several years in

that Powder Springs, Ga., driveway. The son devel-oped the touch, the skill, the artistry. Tennessee is the beneficiary.

He was so steady, he made news when he missed, as in three of five against UConn. Team-mates just shook their heads.

“When Trae Golden is missing free throws, it’s just that kind of day,” said Maymon.

Most everybody was speechless when he missed four of 10 in the not-so-grand finale against Mid-dle Tennessee State.

In the thriller against Vanderbilt, Trae was eight for eight, f lawless in the closing seconds when the deal was sealed. He was nine for nine in the over-time win at LSU. He hit six

in the closing 20 seconds.We know free throws

are often critical but sim-ple stats can be mislead-ing. There is no reference in the record book to de-gree of difficulty – condi-tions, score, level of com-petition, home or away, pressure, exhaustion, pain, final seconds with the game on the line.

Clutch is the key word and that is what we re-member about Jimmy England. In his three-year Volunteer career, 1968-71, he hit 88.1 percent, a school record, with the weight of the basketball world on his shoulders.

Justus could do it when it mattered and he con-verted 84.9 percent for his three seasons. Brooks had the identical percent-age. He could have gone

to dinner at the Golden house. He once made 39 free throws in a row.

Thirty-nine straight? Schultz did it. He led the SEC in 1964 with 89.4 percent.

Lofton and Houston had streaks of 38.

I remember Lofton marching to the foul line, six seconds to go, and put-ting in a pair to polish off second-ranked Florida. That was expected. Not so likely were the four in a row by JP Prince to up-set Kentucky or the six straight by Wayne Chism for an overtime victory over Ole Miss.

As we said earlier, all free throws are not equal – but most of Golden’s are good. Marvin West invites reader reaction.

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By Sandra ClarkThe auditorium at Ful-

ton High School got quiet when Knox County Com-mission chair Mike Ham-mond rose to speak. “I’m a bottom line kind of guy and here’s how it is,” he said.

Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre had made his case for a $35 million boost to the KCS budget, over the usual cost-of-living increase. He cited needs for instructional technology such as iPads and facility improve-ments, along with support for performance-based compensation.

McIntyre wants full-day kindergarten (now classes dismiss at 1 p.m.

while regular elementary school lets out at 2:45 p.m.) and to lengthen the school year by “at least five days” with a bal-anced calendar at Aus-tin-East and Fulton. The new funding also would go toward intervention for kids falling behind and enrichment for those pulling ahead. He wants professional development funds for teachers and “consistently excellent magnet programs.”

You may agree or dis-agree with McIntyre’s pro-posals, but you cannot say he’s not been totally clear about how he would spend the extra money. Details are on the KCS website at knoxschools.org/.

Does the community have the will to fund the $35 million? The where-withal is there. Property taxes have not been raised since the mid-1990s, and Jim McIntyre has not re-ceived more than a con-tinuation budget since he’s been here.

The full $35 million in-crease would equal a 35-cent property tax hike, or $131.25 per year on a $150,000 home.

So let’s talk politics. County Mayor Tim Bur-

chett has said he won’t recommend a property tax increase.

Commissioner Amy Broyles, at last week’s meeting, said beware the red herrings used by those

It’s time for leadership

on schools funding

who won’t support more taxes. Knox County leg-islators alone cannot fix the BEP funding formula, and the ½ cent sales tax option would require co-operation by the city of Knoxville and the town of Farragut.

“Either objection keeps politicians from having to take a stand,” Broyles said.

“It will take six com-missioners to fund this,” Hammond added.

The school board will vote on McIntyre’s budget this week. It’s expected to pass, but its viability will be seen in whether it passes unanimously or wobbles through on a 6-3 or even 5-4 vote.

Burchett will recom-mend something, a story for another day.

But then, as Hammond said, “Once the mayor presents his budget it be-comes our budget.” Coun-ty Commission has the final say.

Hammond is key to whether six votes can be mustered. With his strong leadership, it is possible. Hammond, along with Sam McKenzie and Amy Broyles, need only three more votes for a major-ity. If you assume no help from Commissioners Brad Anders, Tony Norman and Jeff Ownby, that leaves five votes from which to draw three: Ed Shouse, Richard Briggs, R. Larry Smith, Mike Brown and Dave Wright.

Board member Indya Kincannon said, “Mike Hammond is a leader for

schools who has taken time to visit schools. The single biggest factor when we say ‘taxes,’ is trust.” She urged principals and teachers to talk with in-dividual commissioners about their needs.

Hammond predicted a May vote by Commission, following budget hear-ings. That vote is a refer-endum on Jim McIntyre’s performance, and it’s hard to see how he stays here if his ideas are rejected.

So it’s time to pick a side. It’s time for leaders to lead and chickens to hide.

Commission chair

Mike Hammond at

Thursday’s educa-

tion forum at Fulton

High School. Photo by

S. Clark

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My all-time favorite story from Elvis’s first appearance in Knoxville is about a man who couldn’t keep his seat.

Driving his wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law to Stokely Athletic Center to see the show, he kept saying, “Now, we can go over here and have a good time, but I want you girls not to get too carried away.”

And the minute the band and orchestra went into the opening strains of “Also Sprach Zara-thustra,” also used as the bom-bastic theme to the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the man was standing up in his chair, waving his hands and screaming like a little girl.

Forty years ago, on April 8, 1972, the King came to Knox-ville.

Elvis was the headliner of that year’s Dogwood Arts Fes-tival. Dave Macon, who was the treasurer for the Festival that year, said organizers wanted ’72 to be a big year for the still-new event. Who bigger, then, than The King of Rock and Roll?

Macon says somebody on the board knew Elvis’s agent. The King would come for $50,000.

“It sold out so quickly we de-cided to see if he’d do a matinee for us.”

The King would, for another $50,000.

“When he got here, I had a check for him for $100,000.” (Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than $500,000 in 2010 dollars. Not bad for two hours’ work.)

Macon showed up at the Sher-aton Campus Inn to give Elvis

his check. He says it was heav-ily guarded (security was said to be tighter than when Richard Nixon had attended the Billy Graham Crusade at Neyland Stadium two years before) and he was told he couldn’t go back to see EP.

“I said, ‘If I don’t go in, he doesn’t get his money. It’s as simple as that.’ ”

Macon showed security the check. He got to see Elvis.

“I went in and we shook hands. He was extremely nice. There wasn’t any ‘I’m better than you’ or any of that.”

Macon said the Dogwood Arts Festival also brought Arnold Palmer to town to play a round of golf. Arnie got $10,000.

A bootleg audience record-ing of Elvis’s 2:30 p.m. mati-nee show at Stokely has finally surfaced. It made its broadcast debut on WDVX’s “The Vinyl Frontier” last August.

And I’ll be honest: When I heard the opening strains of “2001” and the screams of the crowd, the hair stood up on the back of my neck. No wonder that guy couldn’t keep his seat.

The excitement was palpable. While singing the Three Dog Night hit “Never Been to Spain,” Elvis changed the lyrics at one point to say, “So I headed for Las Vegas, but only made it out to Knoxville.” The roar was louder than the one “Rocky Top” usu-ally gets at a UT game.

There were a few flubs. At one point, somebody in the orches-tra started playing an out-of-place solo during “You Gave Me a Mountain.” And, during much

of the show, the feedback was atrocious.

Former News Sentinel writer Lois Thomas, in her amusing review of the concert, said Elvis wasn’t too fond of the feedback.

“The matinee performance was delayed for about 30 min-utes because of the continuing difficulties experienced with the sound system at Stokely.

“Those attending the matinee probably missed the full im-pact of the show because of the sound problems. The difficulty with the sound caused a large portion of the performance to appear sloppy because Elvis, his singers and the band members missed or couldn’t hear cues.

“Elvis apologized for the sound problems several times. He opened the show by quip-ping, ‘Sorry I’m late, but I was building a sound system.’ ”

But 1972 was Presley in his prime. Despite the sloppy sound, you can still hear the power of that voice as he belts out the ballads and rocks through the oldies.

Merrill Ammons attended Elvis’s evening performance. (A recording is rumored to exist, but I’ve yet to find it.)

Remembers Merrill: “On that evening, my friend

Pat Egerton and I drove my par-ents to Stokely for the concert (they had parked a car for after the concert). Well, of course we decided to try to see Elvis. So we parked near the back door where the King would arrive.

“M.L. (Davis, who worked at Cherokee Country Club for de-cades) was the driver that night

PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe

Elvis Presley arrives at McGhee-

Tyson Airport for his April 8,

1972, appearance at Stokely

Athletic Center. Behind him is

his father, Vernon Presley.

The day the King came to Knoxville

(he always drove celebrities in the ’70s). He got us right beside the car to see Elvis and then got us in the concert. It was an amazing evening!”

Attendance for both shows was 24,288, the most of any of Elvis’s concerts on that spring tour.

A couple of moments made it into the 1972 MGM documen-tary “Elvis on Tour,” which was being filmed that spring. The filmmakers shot Elvis arriving at Stokely (a girl takes a Pola-roid photo and screams when she sees the shot) and one brief scene from inside (of the au-dience clapping for comedian Jackie Kahane) made it into the final film. Also, the scenes of El-vis’s band arriving at the airport were shot at McGhee-Tyson.

Who can explain Elvis Pre-sley? Who can explain why the man in the audience that night, concerned about how the wom-en were going to act, stood up on his seat at Stokely and started screaming? Who can explain why a guy born just after Elvis’ death can hear the King’s re-corded voice 40 years later and get goose pimples?

Dave Macon has the answer. “In my opinion, Elvis Pres-

ley probably had the best sing-ing voice of any male I’ve ever heard.”

Long live The King. If you have any photos, mem-

ories or recordings of any of El-vis’s three appearances in Knox-ville to share, call Jake Mabe at 922-4136 or email [email protected]. Thankyaverymuch.

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Community Services

■ Concord United Methodist

Church’s Caregiver Sup-

port Group, affi liated with

Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc.,

meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. each

fi rst Tuesday in Room 226

at the church, 11020 Roane

Drive. Anyone in the com-

munity who gives care to an

elderly individual is invited.

Jan Coe of Homewatch Care-

givers will discuss the advan-

tages of using non-medical

homecare services Tuesday,

April 3. Refreshments will

be served. With advanced

notice, respite care will be

available. Info: 675-2835.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, holds

a beginner yoga class Mon-

days from 6-7 p.m. upstairs

in the family life center.

Cost is $10 per class or $40

for five classes. Bring a mat,

towel and water. Info: Dena

Bower, 567-7615 or email

[email protected]/.

Special Services ■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171

Oak Ridge Highway, will

welcome evangelist Tim Lee

and Christian comedian Tim

Hawkins at 7 p.m. Friday,

April 13. Tickets are $19 in

advance, $25 at the door. VIP

tickets are $49. Info: www.

timhawkins.net/.

■ Second Presbyterian

Church, 2829 Kingston Pike,

will present noted author

and speaker Tony Campolo

at 7 p.m. Saturday, April

14, and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 15. Campolo is

the founder of the Evan-

gelical Association for the

Promotion of Education

(EAPE). Info: 523-2189 or

www.2ndpres.org/.

Youth ■ Farragut Presbyterian

Church Mother’s Day Out

program and preschool

registration is open for the

2012-2013 school year. Info:

Beth Hallman, 671-4616 or

email [email protected]/.

A forgetful God

LynnHutton

CROSS CURRENTS

The older I get, the more my forgetfulness worries me. I tell myself that it is because I am too busy, torn in too many directions, too many things on my mind. My guess is that some of you can iden-tify with the situation.

Comedian Bill Cosby (who is somewhat older than I am) used to say that he was con-vinced that human memory circuits were located in one’s sitting apparatus. He would get up from his chair to get something, forget what he was after, and only when he sat down again could he re-member. He deduced the ob-vious: one’s memory is in the

…this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

(Jeremiah 31: 33-34 NRSV)

derriere and is activated by pressure.

Of course, one can always make lists, but then, one has to remember where the list is. You see the problem.

On the other hand, I am grateful, beyond all mea-sure, that God is forgetful, too. God promises to “re-

member their sin no more.”I fi rst learned that snippet

of scripture where I learned so much of my theology: in the hymnal. It was the third verse of Fanny Crosby’s old hymn “Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet”: “He’ll forgive your transgressions/and re-member them no more.”

But it was Scott Peck (Christian psychiatrist and author of “The Road Less Traveled” and “People of the Lie”) who explained it best with this story:

A young girl in the Philip-pines claimed to have visions of Jesus. She told her mother that Jesus came to her at night and talked to her. The girl’s mother was concerned and confused, so she took the girl to the village priest. He talked to the daughter, trying to get to the bottom of this mystery: was the girl experi-encing dreams, nightmares, a vivid imagination or was she an outright liar? The girl was steadfast: Jesus talked to her.

The priest took the girl to the bishop, and she told him the same story. The bishop interviewed her then spoke

briefl y to the priest. The bish-op said that the archbishop was planning a visit to the island and that they would take the girl to him and let him deal with this situation.

Arrangements were made and the day of the archbish-op’s visit came. The young girl was ushered into the archbishop’s presence. He questioned her about her vi-sions: “Do you see Jesus? Do you talk to him? Does he talk to you?”

All these questions she answered in the affi rmative. The archbishop said to her, “I want you to go home, and the next time Jesus appears to you, ask him a question for me. Ask Jesus, ‘What did the archbishop confess the last time he went to Confession?’ Do you understand?” The girl nodded.

A month later, the girl was brought back before the arch-bishop. “Well, child,” he said kindly, “did you ask Jesus what I told you to ask him?” Again, she nodded.

“And what did he tell you? What sin did I confess?”

The girl answered, “He forgot.”

Kids On the Block

at A.L. Lotts

A.L. Lotts Elementary School 2nd graders Cole Addis, Mia Carter, Riley

Spining and Brandon Lighter listen to puppets from Kids On the Block.Photo by S. Barrett

Puppets from Kids On the Block performed for 2nd graders last week at A.L.

Lotts Elementary School. The troop started in 1977 as a way of helping kids

cope and understand facts and feelings through humor and friendship.

By Wendy SmithThey performed onstage

in New York City and walked away with a pile of hardware. And they aren’t even old enough to drive.

Two choirs from West Val-ley Middle School competed at the Heritage Music Festi-val held March 15-18 in New York City. The girls choir, conducted by Cody Boling, received a Gold rating, and the mixed choir, conducted by Seth Maples, received a Festival of Gold rating, which earned them the opportunity to return for a performance at Carnegie Hall. The mixed choir also placed fi rst among competing middle schools.

Six Maestro Awards were presented for solos among the 30 high schools and mid-dle schools that performed, and West Valley students Al-lie Barnes and Anna Smith were both winners.

The group as a whole won the Spirit of New York Award for exemplary conduct on and off the stage.

“That says a lot about our kids,” says Maples. “It’s our favorite award of everything.”

The students in both choirs were selected by au-dition to participate in the choral department’s ensem-

ble. Choir members are also required to attend practice an hour before school starts on alternating weekdays. It takes that much practice to perfect pieces like those they performed in New York.

The girls performed “Ho-taru Koi,” a Japanese chil-dren’s song; “Lux Aeterna,” a Latin composition; and “A New Psalm,” performed in Hebrew.

The mixed choir per-formed Latin composition “Agnus Dei,” which was ac-companied on piano by 8th grader Sydney Gabrielson; “Nelly Bly,” a Tennessee folk song; and “Jai Ho!,” an Indi-an song performed in Hindi.

The biggest challenge for both choirs was learning pronunciations, says Maples. Diction classes he took as an undergraduate at UT helped.

Maples, a Knoxville na-tive, has only been on the job for a year and a half, and this is his fi rst teaching gig. He never imagined himself working with middle school students.

“Two years ago, I would’ve never imagined this. I didn’t have a good middle school experience. It’s defi nitely been an eye-opener.”

He brought a love for mu-

sical theater to West Valley, and the chorus department’s performance of “Annie” last spring was wildly popular. Students are currently prac-ticing for “The Wizard of Oz,” which will be performed in May.

The New York trip was another new experience for Maples.

“I was so nervous, but ev-erything went off without a hitch. They are good ensem-bles, but this was their best-ever performance. I couldn’t be happier with them.”

The competition took place at the Riverside Church, which is one of the largest cathedrals in New York City, Maples says.

“The ceiling was like a mile above your head. The students enjoyed it because it sounded so good inside the church. They could hear themselves really well.”

The magic of the moment wasn’t lost on the students. In spite of having a solo, Barnes says she wasn’t really ner-vous during the competition because she was so excited.

Smith agrees.“Once you step on the

stage, everything just goes away and you’re in that world – the singing world.”

West Valley Middle School choral director Seth Maples, Alex Tester, Allie Barnes, Anna Smith,

Tylor Sherrod and choral director Cody Boling show off the awards won by two West Valley

choirs at the Heritage Music Festival in New York City. Curtis Kosier, in front, holds the Spirit of

New York award that students won for good conduct. Photo by Wendy Smith

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By Betty BeanWest High School

DECA always makes a strong showing in district and state competition, and 2012 has been no ex-ception. Twenty-one West High DECA members at-tended this year.

“These students went to district competition in February, and placed or won for our district so that they could advance on to state competition,” said DECA sponsor Chris-ty Seals, who teaches mar-keting.

“They competed against students from the whole state of Tennessee, and those students who have won will now ad-vance to the International Career Conference in Salt Lake City, where, at the end of April, they will be competing against other countries – Germany, Guam, Puerto Rico and Canada.”

West High School DECA, one of the In-ternational Association of Marketing Students’ most active chapters, has 96 members. This year, West’s DECA chapter was one of three chapters statewide to win the orga-nization’s Summit Level Award.

Meanwhile, it came time last week to distrib-ute the funds that market-ing students had raised this year for healthcare and breast cancer aware-ness.

Recipients of the hard-earned money were Dr. Tom Keun Kim’s Free Medical Clinic of America and the Interfaith Health Clinic, both of which pro-vide medical services to the poor and uninsured. The students baked and sold cookies and designed and marketed hot pink T-shirts to make money for the cause. They presented $1,000 checks to Dr. Kim and to Ally Ketron of In-terfaith. The students dedicated these gifts in memory of Lisa Fielden Buntin, the late sister of assistant principal Donna Fielden.

DECA members Colton Thomas, Courtney Kelley, Stuart Hall,

Jacquelyn Smith and Beckham Kilburn display the awards they

won in state competition. Photo by Betty Bean

DECA students Ariana Abbatemarco, Brittany Biorck, Cody

Carmichael, Jane Granju and Will Matthews excelled in state

competition. Marketing teacher/DECA sponsor Christy Seals is

at right. Photo by Betty Bean

Marketing students Calvin Walker and Jane Granju present Dr.

Tom Keun Kim (center) of the Free Medical Clinic of America

with a $1,000 check. Photo submitted

Ally Ketron of the Interfaith Health Clinic (center) accepts a

check from marketing students Deanna Cummings (left) and

Brooke Monroe. Photo submitted

West High DECA rules

By Betty BeanCalvin Walker hit the

shot that tied the game at 51-all with nine seconds left to play. But they turned out to be the longest nine seconds in the history of West High School, at least to Calvin.

“Nine seconds felt like 25 seconds,” he said.

“We just lost,” Carson Brooks said. “We didn’t de-fend that guard well”

“I felt like I should have fouled him,” said Jayjuan Mitchell. “It was a hard fought game on both sides. Nobody was ever up more than 4 or 6 points. That guard was real shifty.”

“He gets a couple of drib-bles in and he just tossed it up there,” Calvin said.

And it went in, giving the Cherokee Chiefs from Rog-ersville a 53-51 sub-state win over the home standing West High Rebels and a tick-et to the state tournament.

And so it is that Carson, Calvin, Jayjuan and the rest of the team’s seniors are trying to put the dis-appointment behind them, but it’s a work in progress.

“We had to play the oth-er team and the refs,” said Jayjuan. “We had to fi ght everybody. Carson fouled out. Antoine (Williams) fouled out.

“I wasn’t even touching them and they were calling fouls on me,” Antoine said. “But we’ve gotta put that behind us. You gotta put it away.”

Point guard Osmond Robinson agreed.

“We had a great year. We just didn’t come up to expectations. We made the state (tournament) last year and were supposed to go farther than that this year. And that’s the last time in high school we’re going to play,” Osmond said.

“The last time we’ll be

West High senior basketball players Antoine Williams, Carson

Brooks, Calvin Walker, Osmond Robinson and Jayjuan Mitchell. Photo by Betty Bean

Movin’ onWest seniors put tournament

loss in rearview mirror

together,” Jayjuan said.Calvin doesn’t think any

of them will be able to turn loose of the memory.

“We’ll get old and still be talking about this.”

Jayjuan agreed. “Our last chance to have the op-portunity to go to state and try to win. And now it just ended.”

Osmond, Jay, Calvin and Carson have been playing ball together since they were in the 5th grade. Antoine joined them as a sophomore when he moved to Knoxville from New Or-leans. He went back for a while, but returned fi nish high school at West. His nickname is N.O., for his home city.

They all say they’ve been proud to play for West, and proud to be the fi rst class to play four years for coach Chris Kesler. They are all on track to graduate.

Carson, whose parents are David and Wawana Walker, hasn’t made his college choice yet. An-toine thinks he’ll walk on at Tennessee State. His mom is Lolita Williams. Osmond, whose parents are Jackie and Osmond Robinson Sr., is undecided about next year. Carson, who was cheered on by his mother, Leslie Thompson, and his brother Stephen Thompson, has signed with Carson-Newman. Also undecided is Jayjuan, whose parents are Clar-ence Mitchell and Seleslie Good.

It’s been hard to adjust going straight home after school and not practicing – so they’re thinking about playing together one more time this year – in the stu-dent/faculty game.

The teachers better start practicing.

During “Fight Hunger” week

at Webb School of Knoxville,

juniors Rachel Sapp and Mary

Carole Overholt play the

online fundraiser “Free Rice”

at one of the iPad stations set

up outside Webb’s cafeteria. Photo submitted

‘Fight Hunger’

at Webb

SPORTS NOTES ■ Coach Rusty Bradley’s quar-

terback and receiver clinic

will be held 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mon-

day, April 2, and Monday, April

16, for current 4th through 7th

graders at CAK football fi eld.

Cost is $20 and includes both

dates. Campers should bring

running shoes and cleats.

Preregister by calling Jeff Taylor

at 765-2119.

■ The ninth annual Fight-

ing Irish Spring Classic will

be begin at 1 p.m. Saturday,

April 28, at Smokies Park. All

proceeds benefi t the adop-

tion and pregnancy services

of Catholic Charities of East

Tennessee. There will be a

home run hitting contest,

guest speaker Michael Rivera

and games between Grace

Christian Academy and Jef-

ferson County High School and

Knoxville Catholic High School

and Webb School of Knoxville.

Hosted by the Bearden Council

for the Knights of Columbus.

For more information, call Skip

Williams at 335-8740.

■ Knox Seniors Co-Ed Softball

Season open registration will

be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday,

April 10, at Caswell Park.

Noncompetitive league, new

players are welcomed. There is

a $10 fee for accident insurance

(a city of Knoxville require-

ment). Info: www.knoxsenior-

softball.com.

■ Baseball tournament, Chris

Newsom Preseason Classic

(open), Friday through Sunday,

April 13-15, for open/travel

teams. Tee ball and 14U. Info:

992-5504 or email hcpsports@

msn.com.

SCHOOL NOTES ■ A student art show will be

held for Rocky Hill Elementa-

ry School at DaVinci’s Pizzeria,

3337 Sutherland Ave., until Fri-

day, April 13. In celebration of

Youth Art Month, one piece of

artwork from each classroom

will be on display.

■ Box Tops for Education from

General Mills’ products and

Labels for Education from

Campbell’s products are

being collected to purchase

supplies for West Hills El-

ementary School. Labels can

be dropped off in the silver

collection box at the front of

the school or can be mailed

to: West Hills Elementary

School, 409 Vanosdale Drive,

Knoxville, TN 37909. For

more information, email Jill

Schmudde at jschmudde@

gmail.com.

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Crazy hair

wreaks havoc at West Hills

West Hills Elementary School 3rd graders enjoyed showing off their silly hairstyles (and faces)

recently during “Crazy Hair Day.” Pictured are: (front) Callie Golden, Ella Baker, Abby McGill,

Abby Counts; (second row) Kaylie Emitt, Brynlee Johnson, Carolyn Baylosis, Ava Davis, Drew

Sliwinski; (back) Ian Marshall, Tommy Dillow, Jack Lathrop and Skyler Francis. Photos by S. Barrett

West Hills Elementary

School 4th grader Anna

Barnes compares her

crazy hair to that of her

mom, preschool as-

sistant teacher Susan

Barnes, during “Crazy

Hair Day”.

By Sara BarrettWhen Sequoyah Elemen-

tary School gym teacher Rebecca Russell started the Sequoyah Running Club with a handful of parent volunteers, she hoped for a good response, but what she got was so impressive she had to close enrollment.

“We had to cut it off at 116,” said Russell, referring to the number of students who had joined.

The club meets right af-ter school on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three laps around the school’s scenic trail at the back of the prop-erty. Three laps is equiva-lent to 1 mile. Students from all grade levels can partici-pate.

Russell gives small to-kens to the students for good sportsmanship or good form while stretching. Donated items are given away dur-ing a short meeting before the group run. The week I visited, a fi tness bag and wa-ter bottle were given to two lucky participants.

Guest speakers are fre-quent. Emily Huff talked re-cently about her experience of competing in a Half Iron-

Sequoyah Elementary School students John Cupp, Taylor Huff , Margi Troxler, Sam Brott and

Lucy Marrett take the lead on the school’s trail during a run with the Sequoyah Running Club.

Parent volunteers ensure the kids’ safety at various points on the trail. Photo submitted

Sequoyah Running Club parent volunteer and guest speaker

Emily Huff speaks to the students about competing in a Half

Ironman. Photo by S. Barrett

Sequoyah Running Club

man (70.3 miles with swim-ming, biking and running). The kids listened as closely as if they were watching a good movie.

Russell plans to continue

the club each year. If you’re interested in donating items for giveaways or being a guest speaker, contact Rus-sell by emailing [email protected].

‘Goo’ at Webb SchoolDuring Webb School of Knoxville’s lower school science fair, students Anna Kirkpatrick,

Sarah Strider, Morgan Allen, Jasleen Narula and Jordan Sandberg play with goo from

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M.S. McClellanM.S. McClellan has always

been at the forefront of

traditional prep clothing.

Starting with a relative

unknown named Ralph

Lauren and his Polo ties in

1967, the circle has come

back around with the great

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News from Turkey Creek Public Market

By Theresa EdwardsThe Knoxville Chamber’s

annual Schmoozapalooza at Turkey Creek Public Market made a splash with its beach bash network party. Busi-nesses made networking fun with their tropical booth dis-plays, games, giveaways and drawings.

Attendees were given a

passport to be checked off as they visited sponsor booths. Completed passports were registered in a drawing for one lucky contestant to win a ticket with Frontier Airlines.

Wheel of Fortune is com-ing to the Public Market soon. Its website posts audi-tions are at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15.

Schmoozapalooza

Professional timbersport athlete Andrew Mattison and Abbey

Harris present the Lumberjack Feud dinner and show located

in Pigeon Forge. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Victoria Morris of

Send Out Cards talks

with Mitch Mc-

Cambell of Buddy’s

Custom Catering.

The Smokies baseball mas-

cot came to party at the

Schmoozapalooza.

Miguel Pettus, Janice

Graves, Kim Taylor and An-

gie Beavers of Corporate

Quarters are dressed tropi-

cal for the beach bash.

Mae Mosley of Markets De-

mand More registers for the

Frontier Airlines drawing at

the McGhee Tyson Airport

Knoxville booth with Suzanna

McCloskey.

Senior Directories at Food CityFood City Deane Hill store manager Pamela Moore and

publisher/editor Heather Haley pass out “We Back Pat”

Alzheimer’s Walk information and the new East Tennes-

see Senior Directories available at Food City pharma-

cies. The inaugural edition release party will be 3:30 to

6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Photo

by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

The best blooming

art show in East

Tennessee draws

young artistsBy Pam Fansler

With basketball season behind us and foot-ball season still months away, Knox-ville is dis-playing its other favor-ite colors: pink, white and green.

The Dogwood Arts Festival is in full bloom throughout the month of April. The fes-tival kicks off with Dogwood

After Dark, the successful arts-themed fundraiser, now in its fourth year. After that come the opening of the trails and art in public places, bus tours, the Mar-ket Square Art Fair, Rhythm and Blooms, the Dogwood Parade, the Dogwood Diva Luncheon and much more, including the Dogwood Arts Festival Student Art Show.

The First Tennessee Foundation is a proud spon-sor of the Student Art Show, which showcases the area’s best from students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade. Jim Dodson, chair for the event and an art teacher at Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge for 25 years, touts the age range as

News from First Tennessee

Dogwood Arts Festival Student Art Show

Fansler

one of the unique aspects of the show.

“Most exhibitions are for grades 6-12. We are one of the few that allows K-12. It’s a good opportunity for the ele-mentary school art teachers.”

Local art teachers, each al-lowed to submit two works of art, submitted 98 entries this year. From these, the jurors have selected 77. Two stone carvers are the show’s judges: Lisa Wolff and Kathy Slocum, who is a former Dogwood Arts Festival board member.

Because every work en-tered is framed by Fast Frame – another touch that makes this show unique – every student takes home a framed piece of art. Prizes, made possible through First Tennessee’s sponsorship, are awarded to the winners. The “Best of Show” is awarded $250 with that student’s teacher being awarded $100. The winner in each grade claims a $50 prize. There are also scholarship opportuni-

ties for 11-12th graders.The students’ works will

be on exhibit from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 6-27 with no ad-mission charge in the Denso Gallery at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville. According to Dodson, “the exhibit has been housed in different venues – all in Knoxville – over the years. The festival would like to make this more of a regional event.” The exhibit will open and the winners will be an-nounced at a reception in the Denso Gallery 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 6. Kathy Hart Reilly’s group Hart Strings will perform as Dodson com-bines the visual arts and the performing arts.

For a real treat, make time to visit the gallery and sup-port these talented students. If you’ve not seen the show before, you will be amazed at the quality of the pieces. It never ceases to inspire me.Pam Fansler is president of First Tennessee

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

By Shannon MorrisThe warm temperatures

this winter have proven to be quite a blessing for Grace Christian Academy’s new track and field team. Being able to condition and practice outside let the athletes pre-pare for a busy season.

Grace’s administration is pleased to announce that Al Rodd will head up this new en-deavor. Rodd holds a long list of accomplishments in coach-ing track and fi eld, including starting a brand new program at Anderson County High School in 1992, and coaching numerous team and individ-ual champions over the years.

Even at this early stage in the program’s development, the track and fi eld athletes

from Grace are succeeding. In the two meets before spring break, several athletes had im-pressive performances.

At the Hardin Valley Acad-emy meet, Jarrett Galloway won first place in shot put and second in discus, Mi-chael Johnson came in third in the high jump and fifth in the 400, and D’Anna Johnson came in sixth in the 400. At the Gibbs High School meet, Jarrett Galloway came in third in discus, Michael John-son came in second in the 400, D’Anna Johnson came in second in the high jump, and Tinsley Knight came in sec-ond in the 400.

Grace faculty and staff con-gratulate Coach Rodd and all the track and field athletes.

Right on ‘track’

Katie Borden runs a relay for

Grace’s new track and field

program. Photos by S. Johnson

Grace athlete Michael Johnson goes over the top in the high jump.

By Shannon Morris

Known as the bloodi-est confl ict in Ameri-

can history, the Civil War took the lives of nearly 700,000 soldiers, a stag-gering number of lives lost for the tumultuous fi ve-year war. Confl ict between the northern and southern states over slavery could not be resolved peacefully. The issue of taxation of cotton exports was also a matter of contention.

Although President Abraham Lincoln tried to end the disagreement between the states, both sides rejected the peace treaty. Division had al-ready taken place, and neither side was backing down. It was at this time that the South became known as the Confed-eracy and the North was known as the Union.

Although many have read and studied this timeline of events in his-tory class, few get the op-portunity to go back in time to witness what life was like for a soldier in the Civil War right on their own school campus.

It is hard to believe that young boys were leaving the comforts of home to fi ght in the war in the 1860’s. Two hun-dred thousand soldiers were no older than 16, and 300 of them were

13 years or younger. One would think the life of a 13-year-old should consist of reading, writ-ing and arithmetic and the possibility of some chores around the house. Those teenagers who chose the life of a young soldier, however, would experience long days of marching in rough conditions, sleep depri-vation and exhaustion from carrying heavy ar-tillery and supplies.

It was on an unusually warm winter day the last week of February, that 12- and 13-year-old students from Grace Christian Academy were able to see what life as a soldier might have looked like during the Civil War.

Civil War demonstra-tions were set up on the practice fi eld beside the school, letting the 6th and 8th grade classes experi-ence the living conditions, artillery and artifacts from the Civil War in a close and personal way. Demonstrations were conducted by members of the 29th Tennessee In-fantry, CSA; McClung’s Battery with Confeder-ate Mountain Rifl e; and Longstreet-Zollicof fer Camp #87 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

In small groups, the students moved from sta-tion to station learning

Living history at Grace

Students Diego Carrasco, Charleston Dockery and Noah Smith stand with a Civil War re-enactor. Photos by Gina Prieto

Civil War re-enactors fi re a cannon during a

demonstration at Grace Christian Academy.

about life as a soldier. At one station, they discov-ered the soldiers’ living conditions. They saw what supplies a soldier would have had with him on the

battlefi eld and back at base camp. The students moved to another station where a fl ag display was set up showing the loyalty of each state. Students

also heard an audio pre-sentation of “The Rebel Yell Lives.”

Moving on to the next station, the students were in for a special treat as Bob Enik of the 29th Tennes-see Infantry explained the different items in the relic display, referencing the importance of each item.

Despite all of the fas-cinating new discover-ies, however, the students were most enthralled with the demonstration of artillery. The fi rst sur-prise came from the small Woodruff cannon that was used in battle. Every stu-dent jumped when Enik fi red the Woodruff can-non. The students were also amazed at the infan-try presentation with a fi r-ing demonstration of the 58-caliber Enfi eld rifl ed musket by John Holland and Jim Price.

However, the last sta-tion was an impressive demonstration that be-

came a quick favorite among the students, as a large cannon called the Confederate Mountain Rifl e was shot. The re-en-actors worked together to demonstrate the impres-sive power of this Civil War cannon.

Obviously, it would be impossible today to enjoy a fi rst-hand experience such as a Civil War battlefi eld or soldier’s living quarters. However, the students got as close as one possibly can to seeing exactly what life would have been like for their counterparts dur-ing the Civil War. Not only did they gain a new ap-preciation for history, but they saw the reality of life on the front lines in a real and personal way. Many lessons can be learned from one of America’s darkest periods, and these students had an unforget-table classroom this day.

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Colorectal cancer will cause about 51,690 American deaths dur-ing 2012, making it the second lead-ing cause of cancer-related death in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.

One in 20 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer; however, more and more are surviving because of early detection. There are more than 1 million survivors of colorectal cancer in the United States.

“Most of us know someone who’s been touched by this disease,” says Dr. Mark Jackson, a gastroenterolo-gist at Fort Sanders Regional Medi-cal Center. “But it can be managed, treated and cured if found early.”

The best tool for detecting colorectal cancer early is a test called a colonoscopy, a simple, in-hospital test that allows a doctor to look inside a patient’s co-lon. The big-gest hurdle of the test is getting ready for it – the colon must be completely cleared first. For about 24 hours be-fore the test, the patient must drink clear liquids and a medicated fluid that causes diarrhea.

“Well that’s the downside,” ad-mits Dr. Jackson. “But there have been a lot of improvements in that area over the last decade. It used to be that folks would drink a gal-lon of fluid, but now it’s half that much. You drink two to three cups

at night, and two to three cups in the morning.”

The procedure is very simple. While the patient is under anesthe-sia, a thin, flexible tube is inserted into the patient’s rectum and colon, to give the doctor a view inside. The procedure lasts only about 15 to 20 minutes, and afterward, people re-cover quickly after resting for a few minutes in the GI Lab.

“Most people are pretty hungry and ready to go out for breakfast af-terward,” says Dr. Jackson.

Doctors recommend that most healthy people have their first colo-noscopy at age 50 and every 10 years after that if the test is nega-tive for polyps, which are small growths. These are often harmless, but sometimes they can be precan-

cerous. The doctor will actually re-move any pol-yps during the c o l o n o s c o p y procedure.

If a person has inflam-matory bowel disease, ul-cerative coli-

tis, breast cancer or a close family history of colon cancer, he or she would also need to have a colonos-copy at a younger age and more fre-quently, said Jackson.

“That’s an important clue,” ex-plains Dr. Jackson. “Sometimes if a family member in their 30s has colon cancer, we’ll screen the other family members when they’re 10 years younger.”

The important thing is to get screened, Dr. Jackson adds.

“The thing I’ve learned over the past 25 years is the importance ofgetting people past the fear andembarrassment of having to gothrough it,” says Dr. Jackson. “Tothe extent you get past that, it’s tru-ly a great peace of mind.

“Most patients who we’ve diag-nosed with colon cancer have nothad screening,” he says. “The morepeople we can get screened, the bet-ter it’s going to be. I hate when folksmiss the opportunity to prevent thisterrible disease.”

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Susanne Hauk (center), pictured with her husband Blake and her parents, Luise and Don Tweedy,

underwent a colonoscopy at age 46 because colon cancer runs in her family. Her father (right) is

a colon cancer survivor.

Colon scope screening puts woman’s mind at easeSince her father is a colon cancer sur-

vivor, Susanne Hauk of Knoxville knew she should be screened for this difficult disease younger than 50, the standard age recommended for the test.

“He had colon cancer about eight years ago and had to undergo chemotherapy and all that. So when I turned 45, it was recommended that I have a colonoscopy because of the family history,” explains Hauk.

So by the time she turned 46 in 2007, Hauk went to Dr. Mark Jackson of Knox-ville Gastrointestinal Specialists for a colonoscopy. She followed up with an-other test in December of 2011, when she was 51. Both tests were conducted at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“Both times the results were perfectly normal, which was a tremendous relief,” says Hauk.

A colonoscopy is the gold-standard test for detecting colorectal cancer. Per-formed under light anesthesia, it involves inserting a small thin tube containing a tiny camera through the anus, rectum and colon, to view the inside of the large intestine. Any abnormal growths can be removed or biopsied by the scope as well.

“To me it was really not a big deal,” says Hauk. “Getting ready for it is harder than the test itself, and even that was not

Dr. Mark Jackson, Fort Sanders

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It’s recommend that most people have their fi rst colonoscopy at age 50, and a follow up every 10 years.

Advances in colonoscopy screeningWhat is a

colonoscopy? A colonoscopy is a procedure used to see in-

side the colon and rectum, the two main parts of the large intestine. The test can not only detect infl amed tissue, ulcers and abnormal growths, it can also remove them and prevent cancer. A colonoscopy can also diagnose un-explained changes in bowel habits, abdominal pain, bleeding from the anus or weight loss.

During colonoscopy, patients lie on their left side on an examination table. Under anesthe-sia, the doctor inserts a fl exible tube containing a light and camera into the anus the through the rectum and colon. Carbon dioxide is used to expand the colon for a better view. The camera transmits pictures of the inside of the colon to a video screen for the doctor to view.

If there are any small growths in the colon, called polyps, the doctor can use the scope to remove them. Polyps are often harmless but they can also be precancerous. So in addition to detecting colorectal cancer, a colonoscopy can, in many cases, prevent the disease before it even begins.

For more information about the Fort Sanders Gastrointestinal Laboratory,

call 865-673-FORT (3678)or visit fsregional.com.

Inside of colon

cine within 24 hours before the test. Inthe last few years, better fluids have beendeveloped for this, although drinking it isstill not a treat.

“It’s not horrible, but it’s not great tast-ing,” admits Hauk. After the preparation,the test itself is simple, Hauk says.

“You just go in that morning and they sedate you, and you have no clue what’sgoing on,” she adds. “I think I was outof the hospital within an hour and a half.You’re a little groggy but within a fewhours you’re perfectly fine. I was only outof work one day.”

Hauk says she would recommend FortSanders Regional Medical Center to any-one needing a colonoscopy.

“It was great. The nursing staff wasgreat, very sweet. Everybody was nice andon time. The procedure is not uncomfort-able, and by the next day I would neverhave known I’d had it. It’s easy and greatpeace of mind.”

Hauk says she will continue to get a colonoscopy every five years because ofher family history.

“Whenever I have a sensitive stomach,in the back of your mind you wonder ifsomething’s going on,” she said. “But thefact that I’ve stayed on top of my colonos-copy, I know everything is normal. I don’thave to worry about it.”

as bad the second time around.” To get ready for the test, the colon must

be completely emptied. The patient drinks about a quart of diarrhea-inducing medi-

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Sara Barrett

Critter Tales

Theresa Edwards

Spring has sprung and pets are anxious to get out-doors. Remember when traveling with your furry friends to keep them well hydrated, and don’t leave them in the car alone for any length of time while run-ning errands.

English springer spaniels Milly and Tilly wait eagerly to greet

the youngest members of their family last week at Sequoyah

Elementary School. The dogs’ owners, John and Johnna Fel-

ton, have four children attending Sequoyah Elementary and

said 5th graders Hannah and Kate, 2nd grader Sadie and kin-

dergartener Jack would be very excited to see their furry family

members after school. Johnna said she had just picked up the

dogs from the groomers and thought she would surprise both

of them and her kids by bringing them with her. Photo by S. Barrett

Animals around town

The temperature in an enclosed car – even with the window cracked – can rise within minutes and cause your pet to overheat. Take a cue from Johnna Felton of West Knoxville, who stayed with her pets in a shaded car with the windows rolled down while waiting for the kids after school.

With that being said, here are some animal-relat-ed happenings you should know about:

■ Garden Montessori School held its fundraiser to help Young-Williams and had a huge turnout. They raised $1,500 for animal transport to northern states where adoptable animals are in great demand. The funds will pay for three trips … that’s quite a few animals that will get a free ride. The school has a history of help-ing the animal population

– they raised money ear-lier this year for a homeless puppy in town that needed an expensive surgery. He’s now happily living with his forever family and has Gar-den Montessori to thank for it.

■ The Knoxville Zoowill host the family-friendly event “Zoo To Do” from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14. This is similar to the zoo’s grown-up event “Feast with the Beasts,” only do-nuts will be served instead of hors d’oeuvres. There will be street performers, infl atables, jugglers, face painting, belly dancing and more. Kid-friendly food will include pizza, Italian ice,

smoothies and yes, donuts. Admission is $15. Info: 637-5331, ext. 300 or visit www.knoxvillezoo.org.

■ Wolf Creek Weima-raner Rescue will host its annual fundraiser “Weim and Cheese” 5-9 p.m. Satur-day, April 21, at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church on Kingston Pike. Dinner and drinks will be served, and there will be live music and an auction for folks to enjoy. The group has been rescu-ing pups for 13 years and is funded solely through fundraising, donations and adoption fees. Tickets and in-formation about auction do-nations are available online atwww.wcweimrescue.org.

SENIOR NOTES

AARP driver safety classesFor registration info about these and all other AARP

driver safety classes, call Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 4-5,

Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge.

■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, Buckingham Club-house, 801 Vanosdale Road.

■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Harrogate Se-nior Center, 310 Londonderry Road, Harrogate.

■ Noon to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 16-17, Loudon County Senior Center, 901 Main St., Loudon.

■ Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 18-19, Cheyenne Conference Room, 964 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 18-19, Roane County United Way, 2735 Roane State Highway, Harriman.

■ 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, New Mar-ket Senior Center, 1611 Depot St., New Market.

■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, West Park Baptist Church, 8833 Middlebrook Pike.

■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24, Maryville First UMC, 804 Montvale Station Road, Maryville.

ETTAC to host travel workshopThe East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St., will host an

enrichment series workshop noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 20, on traveling with dis-abilities.

Joy Dixon, director of travel services for the East Tennessee Automobile Associa-tion of America, in collaboration with Tracey Farr, ETTAC development coordina-tor, will give tips on traveling for folks with disabilities.

Admission is free but registration is required by Wednesday, April 18. Call 219-0130. Drinks will be provided but brown bag lunches are welcomed.Info: www.discoveret.org/ettac.

Half of the population over age 70 experience shoulder rotator cuff tears, which are also common for those aged 50-70. This was a popular topic, with 70 seniors attending the pre-sentation by Tennessee Or-thopaedic Clinic physician Dr. Rick E. Parsons at the Strang Senior Center.

Rick E. Parsons, M.D. Photo by T.

Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

All about shoulders

Parsons described what the rotator cuff is, prob-lematic symptoms, diag-nostic tests, various lev-els of injury, nonsurgical treatments, newer laser surgery procedures, and recovery and rehabilita-tion.

Although pain is a symp-tom of possible rotator cuff injury, pain can also be caused by tendonitis, bur-sitis or impingement. The treatment for these ail-ments is to decrease the pain and inflammation through ice/heat, massage, ultrasound and/or medi-cations; restore range of motions; correct posture; and condition appropriate muscles through therapeu-tic exercises.

Causes of rotator cuff tears include normal wear and tear due to aging, re-petitive stress, calcium de-posits, impingement, poor posture, falling, lifting or pulling.

Treatment options vary depending on pre-injury

HEALTH NOTES ■ Kid Support, a peer

support group for kids ages 6-12 with loved ones living with cancer, will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through May 15 at the Can-cer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Din-ner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the program will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. There will be stories, art, games and more to help kids express their feelings and share experiences. Info and registration: Kathleen Williams or Debra Sullivan, 546-4661, or visit www.cancersupportet.org.

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Mon-day evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Sup-port groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer fam-ily bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www.cancer-supportet.org.

■ Covenant Health’s Bodyworks offers com-munity exercise for all ages at $3 per class. Classes include Easy Cardio Max, Mind and Body, and Senior Cardio. Visit www.cove-nanthealth.com/bodyworks or call 541-4500 to fi nd a location near you.

■ Lung cancer sup-port group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday of every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Information: Call Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

■ Stop Smok-ing: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a program of the Knox Coun-ty Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Ave. Information: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or visit www.namiknox.org.

■ UT Hospice con-ducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becom-ing volunteers with its program. No medical expe-rience is required. Training is provided. Information: Penny Sparks, 544-6279.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffer-ing loss, meets 5 to 6:30 p.m. the fi rst and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice offi ce, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. For information or to reserve a spot, call Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Meet George

The staff at Young-Williams

would like you to meet two-

year old male New Zealand

rabbit George. He would

make a wonderful family pet.

George is available for adop-

tion at the main center at 3210

Division St. The "new" center

at Young-Williams Animal

Village is at 6400 Kingston

Pike. Both facilities are open

daily from noon to 6 p.m. If

you don't have time to drop

by, visit www.young-williams.

org to see photos of all of the

center's adoptables and call

215-6599 for more informa-

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status (activity, general health), time from injury to treatment, functional requirements, level of dis-comfort/disability and pa-tient’s expectations. Not all rotator cuff tears need surgery. Some can be treat-ed with anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy or cortisone injec-tions.

If surgery is necessary, there are new techniques which have improved re-covery, reduced risk of infection and decreased pain. Good to excellent results are experienced by 90 percent of patients.

On Wednesday, April 4, at noon, the Covenant lec-ture series continues with Knoxville Police Depart-ment Deputy Chief Gary Price addressing crime in Knoxville and how to stay safe.

On Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m., Bob Coyne will present a caregivers semi-nar with resource informa-tion.

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NEWS FROM WEST HILLS HEALTH AND REHAB

West Hills Health and Rehab693-1823

By Anne HartWest Hills Health and Rehab, located

at 6801 Middlebrook Pike in the heart of West Knoxville, has a brand new name and offers its residents a beautiful state-of-the-art facility, a “like-home” atmo-sphere and lots of activities.

In addition, it’s the only facility of its kind in this area with an on-staff rehab physician, Dr. Jeffrey Hecht, who per-sonally admits all patients to the 24-bed rehab unit and oversees their care.

“We use a holistic approach,” Dr. Hecht says in describing the comprehensive treatment residents receive in the new rehab unit. The unit offers rehabilitation for those who have had joint replacement or have other disabling conditions. The unit also has its own concierge, available to run errands and provide other special

non-medical services to patients. West Hills Health and Rehab was for-

merly known as Hillcrest West. It is man-aged by Grace Healthcare and is a 194 bed facility with in-house hospice care, 25 private suites and 28 beds devoted to assisted living. Rooms are equipped with 42 inch Vizio TVs and private baths.

Administrator Shelley Morgan says the facility offers skilled nursing care and short-term aggressive rehabilitation to its residents, and a whole lot more.

“We understand that people give up a lot of their independence when they move here, so our goal is to minimize that loss in any way we can.”

One example of the effort to provide a “homey” atmosphere, she says, are the two permanent feline residents and the occasional visits by dogs, including Mor-

gan’s own Great Dane. “The connection between our residents and these animals is amazing to watch. We do what it takes to make this place feel like home.”

An aviary is under construction and will likely be home to goldfi nches very soon. An Easter Egg hunt is planned, and grand-children and children from nearby daycare and schools will be invited. The event will be held in the beautiful courtyard, which is fi lled with trees, benches and cozy places to gather or to just sit and enjoy nature.

There is a dining room, specialized menus, a full-time dietitian, two beauty shops, movie matinees and lots of differ-ent kinds of entertainment.

West Hills Health and Rehab is an impressive facility with dedicated staff. They’ll be glad to give you a tour if you call ahead to 693-1823.

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Members of the Farragut Arts Council welcomed artists and guests at a

reception for the art group called Young at HeArt. From left are Dr. Bill

Nichols, Sandy Garber, Pam Ziegler and Mary Agnes Schaefer.

FarragutArt show

At left, members of the Young

at HeArt class on hand to wel-

come guests to their art show

include Randall Mayfi eld, left,

and John Francis. Randall’s

trees at upper right are done

in watercolor. John’s sunset

piece, “Going, Going, Gone,”

is done in pastels on suede.

Above, Brenda Mills, left, is a

proud teacher at a reception for

the Young at HeART Senior Adult

Art Class from Marietta Cumber-

land Presbyterian Church. Anne

Davidson poses with her teacher

by some of her art work. The work

was on exhibit at Farragut Town

Hall. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell

Neon Quartet voices

a win in Chattanooga

The Sweet Adelines held a “Rising Star Quartet” contest in Chattanooga for

women age 25 and under. Neon Quartet, all members of Sound Company

Show Choir of Oak Ridge, won the contest. Smoky Mountain Harmony

Show Chorus member Anna Miller coaches the group. Pictured are Sum-

ner Byrne, Rachel Brown, Jenna Hulsey and Lindsey Chinn. Photo submitted

Community Easter Festival is April 7The West End Center Merchants Association will hold its fi rst Com-

munity Easter Festival 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in the West End Shopping Center in front of Farragut Intermediate and Middle schools. There will be numerous activities including face painting, a bounce house, egg hunts and visits with the Easter Bunny, live music, and more. Free food samples will also be given out from the center’s merchants. Everyone is invited. Free admission.

Foothills

Craft Guildadds members

The Foothills Craft Guild has accepted these new fi ne

craft artisans: Becky Ramsey, John Fancher, Edie Greer

and Esther Harmon in mixed media; Sandra McEntire

in clay; Denae Oglesby and Brenda Richter in jewelry;

and Sandra O’Rear in natural materials. Pictured are natural materials by Sandra O’Rear. Chartered in 1968, the Foot-

hills Craft Guild is the oldest artisan’s guild in Tennessee and is dedicated to promoting and preserving the fi nest

handmade crafts in the state. Info: www.foothillscraftguild.org/. Photo submitted

From page A-3

Neon Quartet voices

a win in Chattanooga

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Special Notices 15HIP OR KNEE

REPLACEMENT SURGERY

If you had hip or knee replacement surgery

between 2004 - present & suffered problems, you may be entitled to compensation.

Attorney Charles Johnson

1-800-535-5727

Adoption 21ADOPT -- Looking

To Adopt Your Baby

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For Sale By Owner 40a126 Ivy Mill Court

Asheville Hwy. Neal's Landing, 4 BR, 3 1/2 BA, 2670 sq. ft. Big 2 car gar. $184,900 as is. 865-973-5977 ***Web ID# 956057***

WHY RENT WHEN

YOU CAN OWN! Seller Financing --

$400 Down, $250 monthly. 3728 Lilac

Ave., Knoxville, TN. 3 BR, 1 1/2 baths, only $26,485. 888-605-7474.

www.USHomeLLC.com

North 40nGIBBS/CORRYTON

By Builder 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage. 1330 sf, $0 Down Pmt.

Total payment $742.56. Located in

Kinleys Kanyon S/D. Call Gary 548-1010

Condos- Townhouses 42

New Luxury

Condos

On Gay Street Downtown Knoxville

Private, gated parking on site.

For sale or lease. 865-218-3318

www.the300building.com

Farms & Land 45

FSBO. $129,900

2 yr old house & 44 acres located at 1245 Snake Hollow Road,

Sneedville. House has 3 BR & 2 BA, total of 1,056 SF. Owner will finance with $7,000 down. Call Bill at

877-488-5060 ext 323.

Acreage- Tracts 46GIBBS/CORRYTON

7.75 Acres, all cleared, partial fenced, conv.

location to I-640. Asking $154,900.

Call Doyle 254-9552 or Gary 548-1010

Cemetery Lots 494 CEMETERY lots in

Sherwood Memorial Gardens, $3,200 obo. 865-982-4104

CEMETERY LOTS. 4 in Lynnhurst

Cemetery. $800 for 1; $1500 for 2; $2200 for 3; $3000 for all four.

Call 865-661-1879.

Cemetery Lots 49GREENWOOD, orig.

section. 4 plots (will split), upright markers allowed. Reg $2400/ea, sell-ing at $1100/ea. Call 523-8223, lv msg.

Real Estate Wanted 50

I BUY HOUSES Pay Cash, Take over payments. Repairs not a problem. Any situation. 865-712-7045

WE BUY HOUSES, any reason, any con-dition. 865-548-8267

www.ttrei.com

Apts - Unfurnished 711BR, 1BA NORTH

All appls., exc. cond. $450/mo. No pets.

865-604-8726, 922-9658.

FTN. CITY, clean 2 BR, cent h/a, appls, DW, no pets, $460 mo. $300 sec dep. 865-684-7720

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SENIOR HIGH

RISE FACILITY 1 BR APTS.

Oak Ridge, TN 865-482-6098

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Apts - Furnished 72WALBROOK STUDIOS

251-3607 $140 weekly. Discount

avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic

Cable. No Lse.

Duplexes 73WEDGEWOOD HILLS

AT CEDAR BLUFF

2BR Townhouse, 2BA, frplc, laundry rm, new

carpet, 1 yr lease, $730 mo, $250 dep. 865-216-5736

or 865-694-8414.

Houses - Unfurnished 743 BR, 1.5 BA NW

Knox, single story w/gar., no pets. $25 credit ap fee applied to rent. $750/mo. $500 dep. 865-525-0023 owner/agent.

FARRAGUT/LENOIR CITY, 3BR, 2BA, full bsmnt/gar., appls., WD hookup, non smoking, $1100 + 1 mo. sec. + util. Bkgrnd. check.

Call 865-680-0055. ***Web ID# 959031***

Hardin Valley. 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, cul-de-sac, fncd bkyard, 2 car gar, $1700. 865-806-9282 ***Web ID# 956760***

LEASE, 2005 Lawson, 2BR, 1BA, W/D conn., CH&A, lg kit, no pets $600 + dep. 688-0150

NORTH Nice 2br, 1ba house, raised rach style, $699/mo. Call Matthew Inboden, Call 860-416-6294.

Strawberry Plains Beautiful cape cod, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car over-sized garage, lots of storage, fenced back yard, $895 mo.

Call 770-639-9754. ***Web ID# 957841***

Condo Rentals 76Like New brick townhouse, 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Turkey Creek area. No pets.

Credit ck. $350 dep. $650 mo. 1 yr lease. 865-986-0905 ***Web ID# 955822***

Wanted To Rent 82

������������ Ret. Private Detective & author needs 1-2BR

house on secluded, private property with rent reduced in ex-change for security

and/or light caretaker duties. 865-323-0937

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Manf’d Homes - Sale 851996 CREIGHTON

16x76, remodeled, West Knox location. Need to sell, $8500. 423-231-2023.

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES.

1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

General 109#1 BEAUTY CO. AVON

Reps Needed! Only $10 to start! Call Marie at 865-705-3949.

NEED CAREGIVER for elderly woman in South Knoxville. Transp, lt house-keeping, meals in exchange for room, board & some pay. Call 922-7613 or 687-6304 for interview.

Healthcare 110

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Business Equipment 13336' MAGLINER

Mobile Truck Dock 6000 lb. capacity,

$7250. 865-604-0144.

Dogs 141AKITA PUPPIES, all males, for info.

call 865-603-2984 or 865-740-5929.

***Web ID# 958914***

American Bulldog pups, born Feb. 4, reg., shots, wormed, champ lines, $350. 865-456-2625

***Web ID# 956676***

AMERICAN PIT Bull Pups, UKC purple ribbon, 11 wks, S&W, $700 OBO. 865-924-8960

***Web ID# 956434***

Chihuahua Babies T-Cup, applehead, M&F, UTD Shots, Reg., $250-$275. 865-387-2859 ***Web ID# 958717***

Chihuahua Puppies 8 wks, shots/wormed

865-932-2333. ***Web ID# 959194***

Dogs 141CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES, males

$150. 865-382-4199, 865-933-5894

CHIHUAHUA PUPS, CKC, 2 litters,

beautiful colors, Call 865-986-5604

***Web ID# 958987***

COCKER SPANIEL Pups, home raised. Ready for Easter.

931-644-5333; 931-445-3939 ***Web ID# 957518***

DEUTSCH Drahthaars The ultimate versatile

hunting companion. Pointing, waterfowl & blood tracking.

Serious hunters only. Proven parents on premises.

doct oredd [email protected] 423-791-0646

English Bulldog pup-pies, champ bldlns, AKC unlimited reg. $1500. 865-250-6896

GERMAN SHEPHERD AKC. 4 F $650, 3 M $600, blk & tan & sa-bles. 865-397-4105 ***Web ID# 956113***

German Shepherd pups, AKC, 1M, 2 F, sables, Euro. bldln, parents on ste $400. 865-426-2623 ***Web ID# 957850***

GOLDEN Retriever Pups, AKC, champ.

bldlns, English cream. 865-250-1622.

***Web ID# 956038***

Golden Retriever pups, AKC, OFA/champ

lines, www.berachah farms.com

$450. 615-765-7976. ***Web ID# 957480***

Golden Retriever Pups, reg., shots/ wormed $250. 865-382-4199, 865-933-5894

HAVANESE AKC REG CH. BL., choc. M,

1 yr. $500 (pd $2,500). Must sell due to M boxer. 865-363-3424

LAB PUPPIES, AKC blcks & choc., born 2/27. 1st S&W, 4 M 1 F, $250. 865-548-2152 ***Web ID# 958829***

MINI SCHNAUZER PUPPIES, AKC, housebroke & crate trained, 931-704-0084

***Web ID# 958089***

PIT BULL Puppies, NKC reg. $250 to $300. 3 Fem., 4 males. 865-312-3028

***Web ID# 956623***

POMERANIAN PUP-PIES, CKC Reg., all S&W are current, $250. 423-775-3662

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds

Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles,

Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots

& wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Div. of Animal Welfare

State of TN Dept. of Health.

Lic # COB0000000015. 423-566-0467

ROTTWEILER PUPS, AKC / CKC Reg. M & F, S / W. $1200-$1600. 865-908-6989

***Web ID# 957914***

SIBERIAN HUSKY Pups, full blooded, 4 Males 1 Female $400. 865-382-4005.

***Web ID# 957286***

STAFFY BULL, AKC fem. Red & white. 1 yr. Housebroken. $650. 865-255-3596

***Web ID# 955993***

YORKIE puppies AKC, S & W, champ lines, real beauties. 865-591-7220; 463-0963

Dogs 141 YORKIE PUPPIES,

M&F, reg., vet ckd, UTD S&W, for more info. 423-539-4256

Pet Supplies 144AKENNEL LIQUIDA-

TION. Fencing & more. Daytime 865-933-5468, after 5:30pm, 865-621-1733

Free Pets 145

ADOPT!

Looking for a lost pet or a new one?

Visit Young-Williams Animal

Center, the official shelter for the City of Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Di-

vision St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org

Building Materials 188CONCRETE

ROOFING TILES Over 20,000, Used,

Terracotta. Good cond. $1.00 ea. Make this the last time you change your roof! Call Al, 688-5657; 637-0827.

FALTILLO unglazed terracotta tile, 23 boxes of 12x12x1/2, 230 Sq Ft. $325 obo. Call 865-659-7412.

METAL BUILDINGS SALE - Save THOUSANDS,

Factory Direct, Discount Shipping -

Canceled Order Clearance Buildings. 24x20, 20x30, More!

Limited Availability. Call Today, 877-280-7456

Buildings for Sale 191METAL BUILDINGS

SALE - Save $1000s, factory direct, dis-count shipping. Xld order clearance bldgs: 24x20, 20x30, more! Ltd avail. Call 877-280-7456

QUANSIT HUT BUILDING

Never constructed, still crated, 30x48, $6,000. 865-604-0144.

Apparel/Acc. 201PROM DRESSES, Vintage Clothing, Wedding Dresses,

Costumes. Call 865-919-6541

Misc. Items 203GENERATOR,

Big 8500 Watt 2012 Honda 13HP, electric start, battery & wheel kit included. Never used. New retails $4,995 Wholesale $3,750, 1st $1,800 cash. 864-275-6478

Sporting Goods 223GOLF TAYLOR &

Ping Irons & woods. Ping G10 $200. Phone 865-670-3980.

Boats Motors 23217' BOAT. 1999

ALUM. w/75 HP Merc. Excellent condition. 615-210-8208

Chaparral Deck Boat, 24', 1995, great shape, ready for summer. $8700. Must sell. 865-696-0082; 865-414-1056

Campers 235OUTBACK 2008

self contained, qn. sz. pull out, w/extras.

$16,500 obo. 865-607-4054

SMOKEY SUNRAY Travel Trailer 2007, 30', 1 slide, bunks, qn. bed, $12,000. Call 865-789-1581.

Motor Homes 237CAR TOW DOLLY

2012 all cars, swivel, tilt, never used, new retails $2,750, 1st $995 cash. 864-275-6478

DAMON INTRUDER 1999, 22k mi, 35 ft, no smoke, no pets, new tires, batteries, awnings, commode. Slide out. Jacks, camera, 50 amp service, nice B10. $23,900. 865-755-2359

***Web ID# 958589***

Motorcycles 238HARLEY DAVIDSON

Sportster 1200 XL Low 2008, white pearl w/pewter ac-cents, all orig. ga-raged, lowest miles, orig. owner. $6750. Contact 865-919-0017.

***Web ID# 957083***

HD ULTRA Classic 2007, vivid black, 16K mi., new tires, show-room new cond. $15,900 obo. Call 865-585-7352.

KAWASAKI 1500 Vul-can Classic, 2003, 6800 mi., loaded, $6,000. 865-947-8688

SUZUKI C90 VL1500 BLVD 2005

VG cond. only 5K mi., Blck. w/Corbin

Beetlebags, $4000 obo. Call 865-607-3320.

Autos Wanted 253I BUY junk cars and

trucks. 865.456.5249 or 865.938.6915

Vans 256DODGE 2008 Caravan

w/handicap ramp. apprx 50k mi. $25,000. 865-328-8475

FORD ECONOLINE E-150 2002, exc cond dark blue van, Tri-ton V8 eng., trlr tow pkg., 91,832 mi., $6,500. 865-458-4158

Trucks 257DODGE DAKOTA 2008 ext. cab, 4x4,

loaded, ylw, 59K mi., $14,800. 423-333-4908. ***Web ID# 956701***

FORD F150 Club Cab 2000, V8, AT, AC, tow pkg, $4,750. 865-466-7945

FORD F-350 1999 dually RWD flat bed.

Wht, 7.3L power stroke turbo diesel, 4 DR crew cab, tow

pkg., new auto trans, 195K mi., dependable. $7995. 865-591-6430.

FORD F350 2000 Super dual, 7.3 diesel, ext. cab., 2WD, 128K mi.

good tires, w/ extras. Beautiful truck! $14,200. Johnny, 865-988-8820.

4 Wheel Drive 258Ford Ranger 2004, Ext

Cab, 4 dr, 4x4, AT PW, PDL, cruise, 74K mi, $10,900. 865-992-3466

Antiques Classics 2601970 GTO Org Motor,

400ci 350 hp, Auto, PS, PB, AC. Origi-nal Paperwork from dealership. Vinyl Top, Good Int, Mi-nor Rust $8500 423-743-7006 Glenn

1974 VW Beetle, conv., yellow w/black top & int., 99% restored, $11,988 obo. 865-945-5916

PONTIAC GTO 1970, Orig. motor, 400ci 350 HP, auto, PS, PB, AC.

Orig. paperwork, vinyl top, good int., minor rust. $8500.

423-743-7006, Glenn.

Sport Utility 261HONDA CRV 2008,

49K mi., very good cond. $17,500. Call 865-573-6395.

Imports 262VW JETTA, 2009,

Wolfsburg pkg., 39,600 mi., red. Asking

$15,000. 865-437-8634

Sports 264CORVETTE CONV.

1999, red/blk lthr/ top, 6 spd, 25k mi. 423-329-0456.

***Web ID# 957889***

NISSAN 350Z Tour-ing, 2008, 15,500 mi., blk lthr, gar kept $24,000. 679-0029

Domestic 265CADILLAC DTS 2007,

nav, chrome, pwr sunrf, all opts., 71K mi.

$16,000. 423-494-4135

Flooring 330CERAMIC TILE instal-

lation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

Furniture Refinish. 331DENNY'S FURNITURE

REPAIR. Refinish, re-glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

DENNY'S FURNITURE REPAIR. Refinish, re-glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

Guttering 333HAROLD'S GUTTER

SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaran-teed. Call 288-0556.

Lawn Care 339

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Paving 345

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Pressure Washing 350

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Roofing / Siding 352

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NOTICE OFSPECIAL MEETING

Focus group session with Winston Associates, Inc. Tuesday, April 3, 2012

11 am - 12 Noon Town Hall Board Room

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (2012)

The purpose of this special meeting is to discuss the comprehensive land use plan, its process, and future land use

from the board’s perspective. No action will be taken or other business of the town discussed during this meeting.

Point of contact:

Gary Palmer, Assistant Town [email protected]

Board of Mayor & Aldermen

NOTICE OFSPECIAL MEETING

Focus group session with Winston Associates, Inc.

Town Hall

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (2012)

The purpose of this special meeting is to discuss the comprehensive land use plan, its process, and future land use from the respective committees’

perspectives. No action will be taken or other business of the town discussed

during this meeting.Point of contact:

Gary Palmer, Assistant Town [email protected]

Town Committees

Education Relations Committee Tues., April 3 • 4-5 pm

Economic Development Committee Wed., April 4 • 8-9 pm

NOTICE OFSPECIAL MEETING

Focus group session with Winston Associates, Inc. Tuesday, April 3 • 6-7 pm

Town Hall Board Room

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (2012)

The purpose of this special meeting is to discuss the comprehensive land use plan, its process, and future land use

from the FMPC’s perspective. No action will be taken or other business of the town discussed during this meeting.

Point of contact:

Gary Palmer, Assistant Town [email protected]

Farragut MunicipalPlanning Commission

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NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

health & lifestyles

The Childbirth Center at ParkwestFor more information, call 374-PARK

or visit TreatedWell.com

They Pampered Me!

Alyssa Appleby, 4, completed the Sibling Class at Parkwest Medical Center in

February 2012. Terri Butcher Chapman, RN (with Alyssa) says this Teddy Bear

University class is designed to include brothers and sisters in the excitement

surrounding the birth of a new sibling and promote family bonding to help

reduce jealous feelings. Chapman said the birth of a baby can make older chil-

dren feel pushed aside. Remember that their space is being invaded and that

it is important to not focus all of the attention on the new baby. Tell stories

about the older child’s birth. Consider bringing a gift to the hospital for the

older child when the baby is born.

Children in the Sibling Class learn what to expect and how

they can help when their new brother or sister arrives. Dad

looks on as Alyssa expertly fastens a diaper on her “baby.”

She says her new sister, Brooklyn, is coming in April.

I’m the Big Sister!Sibling classes at Parkwest

focus on the whole family “Draw a picture of your family,” instruct-

ed Terri Butcher Chapman, a registered nurse.

That’s how the Sibling Class began. On that day, the participants happened to be six girls, ranging in age from 4 to 10 years, along with their parents. Little hands picked up markers and began intently mak-ing colorful swooshes on the paper pro-vided at their seats. Meanwhile, Chapman aimed opening remarks at the adults about what the class would entail.

Chapman is a Lactation Consultant/Peri-natal Educator for the Childbirth Center at Parkwest Medical Center. She said the class would empower siblings to share in the ex-citement of a new baby coming into the fam-ily and could help curb jealousy by teaching the older sibling how to be a “big helper.”

After a few minutes, Chapman asked the girls to share the pictures they had drawn, prompting them with questions such as “What is your new baby going to be – a boy or a girl?”

Holding up a happy, stick-fi gure draw-ing, 4-year-old Alyssa Appleby shyly said, “A girl baby.”

The Applebys from Heiskell are not new to Parkwest. Alyssa was delivered there in 2008.

“I love this hospital,” said Brandy Apple-by. “It takes about a half hour to get to Park-west, but I was determined to come back.”

A conductor with Norfolk Southern, James Appleby said he thought the Sibling Class was a great idea. Even though his job requires a lot of night shifts, he felt it was important to bring Alyssa to the class during a time when he would normally be sleeping.

“We were a little nervous that Alyssa was going to be jealous, but she’s been seeing her baby cousin and is learning what to do so I think she’s going to be fi ne,” he said.

Participants watched “Sibling Silly,” a video which, judged by the giggles, enter-tained the young students as they learned what to expect, and what to do and not do with an infant, such as never pick up an infant by yourself. Then it was time for hands-on demonstration.

Each girl was given a life-like baby doll, gender-specifi c to their forthcoming sibling,

Flanked by her mom, Brandy, and her dad, James, Alyssa Apple-

by is proud that she has successfully mastered how to swaddle a

baby in a blanket. Alyssa likes to color with crayons and do arts

and crafts with her mom. She also is fond of her pet cats Lily and

Daisy Mae.

along with a diaper, clothing, a blanket and a bottle. Hands-on demonstrations began with hand sanitation and the proper way to safely hold a baby, and then moved on to diapering, dressing, feeding and knowing when to call an adult for assistance. Chapman discussed what kinds of needs crying can mean, the importance of reading to babies and developmental games such as patty-cake.

“Let’s go see the room where Mom will stay when she comes to Parkwest,” Chap-man suggested.

The class concluded with a tour of the birthing suite and the waiting room and even a trip by the nourishment center where siblings were allowed to choose a Popsicle from the freezer.

During the walk-through, parents were reminded of the security measures at Park-west.

Alyssa Appleby’s father, James, quietly stated, “Yeah, security here is really good. When Alyssa was born and Brandy was be-ing discharged, I carried Alyssa through a door before they removed her bracelet, which must have set off an alarm. Security was immediately on me, and I had to prove that I was her father.”

Chuckles ensued among the group.Back in the classroom, participants were

given “homework.”“Make a basket of everything Mom may

need for a diaper change, and know where it is, in case she calls for you to help her,” Chapman instructed. “Also, take an empty

paper towel roll or a toilet paper roll andgo on a scavenger hunt through yourwhole house. Pick up any objects that can fi t through the hole and give them to your parents because they are small enough thatyour baby can choke on them.”

“Your new baby will be here soon,” shereminded. “And you are an important partof helping your family be ready.”

The next Sibling Classes at Parkwestwill be held on the following Sundays 2:30to 4 p.m.: June 3, Aug. 26, Oct. 7 and Dec. 2. Visit www.teddybearu.com for more infor-mation or call 374-PARK. Please note that classes may be full two months in advance,so reserve your class space by the fi fth or sixth month of pregnancy. The fee is $10 per child.

Breastfeeding 101“Teaching your child to ride a bike

without training wheels requires patience and practice. Breastfeeding is the same,” said Parkwest lactation consultant Terri Butcher Chapman.

“The fi rst few weeks may be chal-lenging because not all babies know how to ‘latch on.’ Many new mothers have never seen anyone breastfeed so it is important for new moms to learn breastfeeding techniques to help the baby learn and to get support.”

“Every woman needs to be aware that breastfeeding has both short- and long-term health benefi ts for baby and for mom,” Chapman said. “The ben-efi ts are dose-dependent which means the longer one breastfeeds, the greater the health benefi ts.”

“After receiving research-based education, a woman can then make an informed decision on how to feed her baby and not feel guilty,” she contin-ued. “The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control now push for exclusive breastfeeding because studies are showing that it decreases certain illnesses, decreases health care costs and it may also decrease one of our country’s major health problems – obesity.”

“Exclusive breastfeeding is defi ned

Breastfeeding Classes at Parkwest

Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.

April 18

May 9 and 30

June 27

July 25

Aug. 8 and 29

Sept. 26

Oct. 24

Nov. 7 and 28

Dec. 5

Sundays, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

June 10

July 15

Sept. 9

Oct. 14

Take this class in your seventh or early eighth month. Learn breastfeed-ing basics such as how to get started, correct po-sitioning and technique, tips for returning to work, and an overview of breast pumps. Fathers-to-be are encouraged to attend! Fee: $25 (Breastfeeding book included.)

What you need to know

Thinking about having a baby?Check out the Health Informa-tion Library at www.TreatedWell.com and click on “Pregnancy andNewborns” under the Health Cen-ter menu to get answers to ques-tions ranging from preconceptionplanning to par-enting. When you’re expect-ing, Park-west’s Teddy Bear Univer-sity classes cover nearly every aspect of pregnancy, labor, delivery and caring for your n e w -b o r n . Class-es also i n c l u d e breathing tech-niques for labor, breastfeeding,and sibling and grandparentclasses. For class schedules, call865-374-PARK or click on theTeddy Bear University icon atwww.TreatedWell.com.

The American Academy

of Pediatrics (AAP) recom-

mends exclusive breast-

feeding for the fi rst six

months, then continuing

to breastfeed with the

introduction of solids un-

til the baby is a year or

older. The World Health

Organization (WHO) also

recommends exclusive

breastfeeding for the fi rst

six months of life and con-

tinuing breastfeeding with

solid foods until the child is

2 years old.

as feeding a baby only breast milk, ei-ther at the breast or expressed breast milk. It also means baby receives no other liquids except vitamins, minerals or medicines,” Chapman explained.

Human milk: ■ is specifi c for the growth and de-

velopment of a newborn’s brain, body and intestinal tract.

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PlaceA Shopper-News Special Section Monday, April 2, 2012

By Anne Hart

Criminals are getting smarter every day, and homeowners

need to be even smarter to pro-tect our property.

The latest innovation in the criminal world? They’re stalk-ing Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for in-formation about who will be on vacation when, or even who is going to be away from the house for just an hour or two. After all, breaking and entering and steal-ing take only a few minutes.

People who know you may enjoy hearing all about your trip, and so will criminals who have learned to troll those sites specifically for that kind of in-formation. Modern technology is providing ever-increasing methods of communicating. It’s also turning into a road-map to disaster for unsuspect-ing homeowners.

And there are other new

A watchful bunny keeps an eye on the Easter basket decorating the front door of a Knoxville home. These simple decorations can disguise the fact that the homeowners are away on spring holiday. Photo by A. Hart

Protect your home

tricks of the trade for home in-vaders.

A favorite pastime is cruis-ing through neighborhoods the night before garbage collec-tion, on the lookout for those large boxes we typically set out next to our garbage cans. You know – the boxes that tell the world about our new big screen TV or fancy computer system or other pricey items that came packed in them.

With almost three million burglaries in this country every year, and with more than 65 per-cent of those occurring at resi-dences, it has become more im-portant than ever to keep your home and property protected, especially while you’re out of town on vacation.

Statistically, a large percent-age of home burglaries occur during the peak vacation months of July and August, but realisti-cally, they happen all year round, and often around holidays.

Christmas is an obvious tar-get time for thieves, with most houses filled with gifts, but Easter, Memorial Day week-end, Labor Day weekend and other times when homeown-ers frequently are away for a few days are also popular with

people who want what you have badly enough to steal it.

We all know the obvious safety measures, like stopping delivery of mail and papers or asking a friend or neighbor to collect them for you daily, lock-ing doors and windows, put-ting our lights on timers and setting the alarm system.

Be sure to unplug your au-tomatic garage door opener on your way out of town. Smart burglars know how to fi gure out the code and enter your home through the garage. Also, be sure to lock the door from your garage into your home. That’s another easy portal for thieves.

It’s a good idea to turn the ringer on your home phone off or down very low when you are going to be out of town. A con-stantly ringing phone is a tip-off to a thief skulking outside your house that no one is at home to answer it. And never, ever, re-cord your personal information on your answering machine’s outgoing message, as in: “I’ll be out of town until April 10,” etc.

Make certain the key pad for your alarm system isn’t visible from a door or window. That makes it really convenient for a burglar peeking inside to see if

you armed the alarm. And never, ever, leave an ex-

tra key under your doormat, in a f lower pot or above the door. Any one of those is the equiva-lent of hanging out a welcome

sign for burglars. The idea is to protect your

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MY-2 • APRIL 2, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Keeping your house at its best, whether you’re selling or staying

By Anne Hart

Whether your plans for your house involve put-

ting it on the market for sale or living in it for many years to come, there is one expert whose advice is invaluable: a licensed, professional home in-spector.

If you’re getting your prop-erty ready to sell, the home in-spector will take an unbiased, clinical look at your house and tell you what you need to do to get it ready for the market.

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property can then be marketed as ‘inspection done; all repairs made.’ There are few buyers who want to take on major problems with a new house, and knowing a professional in-spection has already been done can put you way ahead of the competition.

If you’re staying in the home, the advice of a knowledgeable home inspector can not only tell you what repairs and/or replace-ments should be made to keep your home in top-notch condi-tion, but can anticipate problems that might arise in the future, thus saving you real money, as

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A good example: that gutter you have been watching drip, drip for years is likely running down into your foundation and will eventually produce struc-tural problems. And if the wa-ter is running into your crawl space or basement, you may end up with mold issues. Best to take care of these sorts of problems while they are rela-tively inexpensive to fix.

Ken Ledford, owner of In-spector Cluseau’s Residen-tial/Commercial Inspection Service, Inc., is known as the “Dean” of inspectors in this area. He has been in business for 20 years – longer than any inspector in this area – is fully licensed and has done more than 20,000 residential and commercial inspections.

Ledford says items typi-cally inspected in a home are

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SHOPPER-NEWS • APRIL 2, 2012 • MY-3

By Anne Hart

No one seems quite certain whether the slowdown in the economy finally generated a pent-up de-

mand for some pizzazz on the part of shoppers or if designers and marketers are the ones who created that demand first by grabbing our attention.

Either way, this season the word for everything for the home – from carpet and wall color to furniture and accessories to dishes and pots and pans to bath-tubs and linens to collars and food bowls for the fam-ily dog – is color, and the more of it the better.

And not just any old tried-and-true pale or pastel or neutral shades will do. The color has to pop. As in Wow! Think of the loudest colors in that box of Cray-olas, add a few shades of bright dazzle to them, and then, for good measure, maybe toss in a touch of neon and you’re getting there.

We’re talking electric colors. Colors that grab your attention. Colors you can’t miss even if you try. They’re everywhere. And not just around the house. They’re showing up in everything from clothing to fingernail polish to automobiles.

Red isn’t just red this year. It’s brilliant red. Greens are luminescent. Think of spring grass with the sun shining on it. Orange is a wild tangerine color. Blue is

intense cobalt. Turquoise is so incandescent it will near-ly blind you. Fuchsia is equaled only by the most color-ful azalea you have ever seen. And sunny yellow seems to shine brighter than it ever has in the noonday sky.

And all the rules about what goes with what are history. Designers have thrown all that “matchy, matchy” business out the door and brought in lots of refreshing new ideas.

Nowadays, it seems just about every color is being used with every other color. Furniture showrooms feature bright orange sofas and chairs with fuchsia throw pillows. Yellow chairs are matched with blue pillows or green pillows or red pillows.

Stripes and plaids and f lorals, all in the new bril-liant hues, are thrown together – seemingly without a thought about what “goes with” what.

But don’t be fooled for a minute. Those marketing folks know exactly what they’re doing. Their bright colors spell hope and optimism and lift the spirit and make us want more of all that’s new in the world of wonderful, colorful things for our homes.

And after all, you don’t have to change every little thing in your house. Try a bit of vivid new color with the old and see if it doesn’t hurl you headlong into spring.

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As the snow begins to melt and f lowers finally start blooming, spring is in the air. After being cooped up in the house for those long winter months, most families are un-doubtedly ready for it.

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Tips for making spring cleaning easy for the entire family

– ARA

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Spring cleaning tips:Delegate: The entire family

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Make a list: Before every-one commits to several hours of spring cleaning, do a quick walk-through of the house and take notes on exactly what needs cleaning up or needs to be tossed out. This makes pri-oritizing work a bit easier, and you’re sure to get everything that needs to be cleaned done.

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A fresh mulch layer is extremely benefi cial, and can make the gar-den and landscaping look awe-some. The proper application of mulch demonstrates your exper-tise to your friends and neighbors, and helps create a naturally weed-free environment to maximize your garden’s growth.

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Using the 5 senses to discover signs of spring with childrenFrom the moment a groundhog looks

for his shadow in February, until the new baby bunnies, chicks and birds ap-pear, the arrival of spring is marked with celebrations and excitement across the country.

Spring fever usually sets in well before the warmer temperatures and green grass-es return, making this the perfect time to start looking for signs of the coming spring season with kids. These signs return ev-ery year, so teach children to experience Mother Nature using the fi ve senses: touch, taste, sight, smell and sounds.

TouchFor colder regions, winter must leave

before spring can arrive. Melting snow is one of the very fi rst signs warmer weath-er is around the corner. Rising tempera-tures is a big change everyone can feel. The earth slowly warms, bringing plants to life anew. For a “hands-on” experi-ence, gather spring garden elements. Soil, water, seeds and light all work to-gether to help plants grow - the basics of photosynthesis. Even if it is still too cold for an outdoor garden, get kids garden-

ing indoors by planting a small tabletop garden. Miracle-Gro Kids has developed a series of small gardening kits for kids that make this process rewarding. Simply plant the garden, place it in a sunny area, water and watch for sprouts.

TasteSpring greens are some of the fi rst tastes

from the garden. Pot a “grown-up” table-top container garden or visit the fi rst local farm-ers market selling home-grown ingredients for salads this spring. Maple syrup is another great taste of spring. The fi rst maple tree sap fl ows right before the leaves appear, some-time between late February and early April. This is when maple sugar and maple syrup production is at its best. Celebrate by learning how to tap a tree or visit a sugar house. Kids will love seeing how much work goes into making the syrup they put on their pancakes, and might even get to sample maple candy or maple sugar for a delicious treat.

SightIn spring, fl owers bloom, leaves bud,

birds build nests and the backyard fi lls with life. One of the most obvious signs of spring’s arrival is the appearance of fl ow-ers. Even before the snow has melted, tiny crocuses can often be seen peeking out, making the statement that spring is, in-deed, approaching. Make a scrapbook or photographic diary of which fl owers are spotted fi rst in your area.

Flowers and blossoms are only part of the colorful sights. Many animals are re-turning from migration. Most people are not aware that earthworms migrate, so be on the lookout. Earthworms make one of the shortest annual migrations, coming above ground only when the earth begins

to thaw and the soil is ready for new root growth. Their appearance above ground is a gardener’s reminder that the ground is almost warm enough for planting. Ani-mals and birds will then return to gobble up these tasty morsels as quick forms of pro-tein. To further explore the underground world of gardening, try the Miracle-Gro Kids Root Viewer to let kids experience what goes on underground in spring before plants appear above ground. Children can watch as seeds germinate and roots grow right before their eyes.

SmellSpring brings soothing scents like lilacs,

apple blossoms, hyacinth and daffodils. Sweet aromas turn a stroll through the gar-den into a delicacy for the nose. The smell of fresh, cool air wafting into an open win-dow or the scent of laundry that’s been hung out to dry in the sun are some of the great-est moments of spring. And, of course, the pleasant smell of freshly cut grass after that fi rst mowing of the year is a reminder of all the summer fun just around the corner.

SoundsIn the spring, birds returning from long

migrations are busy building nests, looking for food and laying eggs. Their singing and twittering are a welcomed signal that spring has truly arrived. Set up a bird feeder in the backyard or patio and take turns documenting which feathered friends visit most frequently.

In addition to the birds, frogs are also mak-ing their spring appearance in many parts of the country, fi lling the night air with song. Listen for their high-pitched calls in the eve-nings, especially around wet areas like lakes and ponds.

The signs of spring are popping up all around. Using your fi ve senses to discover them will lead to hours of fun for the whole family. With a little luck, it may actually help make the time go a little faster and spring come a little sooner.

– ARA

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Who would have thought getting dirt under your fi ngernails would ever be considered one of the hottest trends go-ing? According to Doug Jimerson, garden core director for Better Homes and Gar-dens, “growing your own fruits, veggies and herbs is something Americans are doing in record numbers this season.”

“It’s cheaper to grow your own pro-duce than buy it - one $3 tomato plant will yield pounds of produce all season long,” Jimerson says. “Plus, the produce you grow just tastes better than even your grocer’s best. And while it’s healthy to eat and grow your own, gardening is rapidly gaining popularity as a great way to get some exercise, relieve stress and spend healthful family bonding time.”

Eating foods grown in your own back-yard means you won’t be contributing to the carbon footprint left behind by the “food miles” it takes to bring imported produce to your local grocers - so you’re helping the environment, too.

Growing vegetables is easier than you think. Plan it properly, and you can enjoy a healthy, homegrown harvest from the fruits of your labor - without having to spend hours tending it.

Gardening 101Sunshine is sustenance - Vege-

tables need at least six hours of full sun per day. The easiest thing to do is to place your garden in full sunlight. Make sure it’s easily accessible for watering; if the garden is too far from your house it could get neglected. Check the last frost date in your region and wait until threat of frost has passed before you begin planting.

No yard necessary - Gardening doesn’t require a lot of room - although if you have the space and time to go large, go for it! Many popular vegetables and herbs grow just fi ne in containers, mak-ing them a great option for those with limited space. For smaller yards, raised beds are an easy, low-maintenance op-tion. If your garden is going right into the ground, just turn the earth with a shovel, toss out roots and rocks, mix in a soil amendment for healthy soil, and plant.

Water relief - Water regularly, but avoid doing so during the heat of the day when evaporation will diminish the effec-

Time to grow for it: Homegrown on your own

tiveness of irrigation. Water to wet the soil about 8 inches deep, but don’t over-water.

Feed your food - All edible plants draw nutrients from the ground, and can quickly exhaust the soil without the help of a fertilizer. Always follow label directions.

Growing for itNow that you’ve got an idea of the basics,

it’s time to pick your plants.

Start with transplants - seedlings are way easier to get growing than seeds, so you’ll save loads of time and enjoy im-

proved success. Fortunately, national pur-veyors like Bonnie Plants make it easy to fi nd hardy, high-quality, regionally appro-priate plants at your local garden retail-ers. Bonnie offers time-tested vegetable and herb favorites, as well as new variet-ies, in eco-friendly, biodegradable pots that not only reduce plastic waste in land-fi lls, they reduce transplant shock. Simply tear off the bottom of the pot and set the whole thing - plant in pot - directly into the ground. Be sure to pay close attention to plant tags, they’re packed with facts and details to help you successfully grow your plants.

Here are some favorites to consider for your garden:

■ Tomatoes - The most popular, most-grown vegetable, tomatoes are always a best bet. Disease-resistant Bonnie Original is a hardy, fl avorful addition to any back-yard garden. For containers or small spots, try Sweet n’ Neat, a prolifi c plant that sets fruit in grape-like clusters.

■ Basil - The perfect complement to tomatoes, basil works well in gardens and containers. New Greek Columnar Basil is particularly bountiful, as it grows high, leafs out densely and rarely fl owers. The fl avor blends traditional basil with spicy overtones of cinnamon, allspice and cloves.

■ Bell peppers - Versatile, fl avorful and nutritious, bell peppers are great raw snacks and make an awesome ingredient for a variety of cuisines. Harvest peppers when they’re green or red when the vita-min levels are higher.

■ Eggplant - Black Beauty is the quint-essential eggplant with a deep purple, glossy skin and meaty texture, and thrives in hot weather. White-skinned varieties like Cloud Nine offer a sweeter, bitter-free fl esh.

■ Mints - Easy-to-grow mints are avail-able in traditional spearmint and pepper-mint and in more exotic fl avors like Bonnie Plant’s new apple mint, orange mint and even chocolate mint, which has a fl avor that echoes the classic Girl Scout cookie.

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As the weather continues to warm, you might be thinking about some of the home improve-ment projects you put on the back burner during the winter. As you once again consult your to-do list, it’s the perfect time to think about a few small projects that can greatly enhance your home’s curb appeal.

Where does a smart home-owner start? The answer: Begin with a few small projects that are guaranteed to greatly enhance your home’s curb appeal. Whether you’re preparing to sell your home, or are simply trying to protect your investment and make it easier on the eyes, there are a few common improvements that can give the exterior of your home a quick and easy facelift.

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Using a product like U.S. Cold Patch is simple: You just sweep the area, pour in the patching mixture and roll over it with a car tire. However, it is important that you completely fi ll the affected area and tamp it well to prevent future damage during freezing and thawing. More information on repairing cracks and potholes can be found at www.uscoldpatch.com.

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