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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY

VOL. 6 NO. 15 A great community newspaper April 9, 2012

Community A2Theresa Edwards A3Government/Politics A4Marvin West A5Dr. Bob Collier A6Lynn Hutton A6Faith A7Schools A10Community Calendar A11Business A12Health/Lifestyles Sect B

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By Theresa EdwardsWestgate Christian Fel-

l o w s h i p celebrated the grand o p e n i n g of its new location at 1110 Lovell Road on March 31 with a kids c a r n i v a l ,

teen mania, barbecue din-ner and egg hunt. There was a 10:30 a.m. church service on April 1 led by Pastor Mark Steinbach.

The church began in November 2006 on Sunny Lane in northwest Knox-ville. From 2007 to 2008, the congregation met at the Howard Johnson Motel. Their next meeting place was West Hills Elementary School from 2009-2011.

Last November, they moved to their newest lo-cation on Lovell Road. However, it was in need of much repair. With the completion of the renova-tion, the church was ready for their grand opening prior to Easter Sunday.

Pastor Mark Steinbach and his family moved to Knoxville from Nebraska in 2005 to plant church-es here. He helped start Cedar Point Church in Maryville, then Westgate Christian Fellowship in

Westgate’s grand opening

Knoxville. “I feel we can have an impact in the community here with our ministry,” he said.

Their church is affi liat-ed with Assemblies of God.

Saturday’s participants wore T-shirts with three

words on the back to sum up their motto according to Steinbach: Simple (love God, love each other), Rel-evant (ministry that mat-ters), Real (real life, real needs, real God).

In addition to regular

services, the fellowship has “life groups,” small groups which meet throughout the week on different nights.

For example, on Friday evenings some families get together. “In a high-tech, low-touch society,

we’re trying to encourageface-to-face interactions,”Steinbach said.

The church has about 75 members and is growing,with an invitation to thecommunity to visit. Info:www.westgatecf.org.

By Theresa EdwardsHardin Valley Academy

sponsored a community health fair with many inter-esting exhibits for all ages.

Participants learned there is a myriad of com-ponents that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. These include eating good nutri-tional foods, avoiding an excess of caffeine, drinking plenty of water, exercising, going for regular dental

checkups with cleanings, getting good quality sleep, avoiding risky behaviors, learning self-defense, par-ticipating in fun activities such as camps, and learn-ing about emergency work-ers available to help in time of need such as fi remen.

Of particular interest to many of the teens was the caffeine quiz showing how much caffeine different bev-erages have and learning its

HVA health fair

Karns Volunteer Fire Depart-

ment Engine 402 fi re fi ghter

Bradley Williams and engineer

Justin Thoroughman lend

helmets and gear to Hannah

Tarwater, Hayden Tarwater

and Olivia Morris. The fi retruck

garnered attention from many

children who had fun sitting

in it; starting it up; going for

a short ride (driven by the fi re

fi ghters); trying on helmets

and other gear; squirting water

from the hose; and seeing the

jaws of life and other tools.

Brycen Hazelip puts Daniel Sac-

co in a head lock, which Daniel

is breaking away from. They

are both black belt students

at West Knoxville Tiger Rock

Martial Arts. Several students

performed a demonstration at

the HVA health fair.

effects. Caffeine stays in the body for six hours and can interfere with sleep as well as possibly causing other problems since it affects the heart and can even cause dehydration.

Ken Bounds of East Ten-nessee Children’s Hospital Sleep Medicine Center ex-plained high school stu-dents need 9-10 hours sleep each night for good health, which most do not get. “The

things students learn dur-ing the day in classes are processed at night when

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Loopers for lunch Dr. Bob Collier had an un-

invited guest at dinner just the other night.

“Well,” Bob says, “uninvited to me; unwelcome to Grandma. Upon aiming for my fi rst bite of salad, I spied something walk-ing down the right sleeve of my shirt. Not walking, exactly, either, but getting along by a mode of travel the caterpillar people call “looping” – front feet out and down, bring the back ones up, repeat.

“Yep, a nice, vigorous inchworm was heading down the sleeve, trying to get to the salad bowl ahead of me. They must be fond of salad.”

➤ See Dr. Collier’s story on page A-6

Wheel of Fortune tryouts

Tryouts for the wildly popular syndicated TV show Wheel of Fortune are coming to the Turkey Creek Public Market, and Theresa Edwards has the details. Win a trip to someplace interesting or meet Vanna White!

➤ See Theresa’s column on page A-3

All shook up!Jake Mabe extends a heart-

felt thanks (“thankyavery-much”) to those who called or wrote last week sharing memo-ries of Elvis Presley.

Powell guy David Hunter reminded Jake of a tale about Elvis and Cas Walker.

Elvis made a brief whistle stop in Knoxville, most likely when he came home from the Army in 1960. David said Cas decided, as a prominent Knox-villian, he needed to go down to say hello.

Says David: “That evening, Cas was

trampled by teenage girls. He showed up on the ‘Farm and Home Hour’ the next day, battered and angry about out-of-control youth.”

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Gabe Groover enjoys the infl atable

slide at the kids carnival at West-

gate Christian Fellowship’s grand

opening. Photo by T. Edwards

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they are asleep,” Bounds said. So that’s another reason sleep is important.

Registered Sleep Technician Kristin Vandersluis has seen many teens that stay glued to their cellular phones, even wak-ing up in the middle of the night checking for texts. Many also watch television going to sleep with it on, which causes over- stimulation interfering with sleep. These are negative sleep habits. Her suggestion is to work on forming good sleep and other healthy habits with your children as a family starting when they are young.

So, read the Shopper-News instead of watching televi-sion before going to sleep.

Amy Tighe and mom Julia Posey enjoy the HVA health fair.

Tighe was happy to get the fun balloon hat after waiting in

line. The balloons were popular.

Six-year old Reese Wilson

walks through the giant co-

lon “CHIP” (Colon Health In-

teractive Program by the Uni-

versity of Tennessee Medical

Center Cancer Institute). Dad

Corey Wilson explains about

diseased body parts such as

the colon, and how we do not

want that to happen. She is

standing beside polyps on

the bad side of the colon.

Brooke Dore and brother Tyler Dore learn from owner Wendy

Graziani about the summer horse camp at Westwind. “Brooke

loves horses and I’ve grown up around horses,” mom Cherise

Dore said. “I like that it’s an established facility and feel the kids

would be safe there.” The camp has been in business 13 years

and the owners are veterinarians who also own Concord Vet-

erinarian Hospital in Farragut.

Pamela Cordell and adult son Corey Goin learn from Cynthia

Hudson of the KAPPI coalition of the Knox County Health De-

partment about sad results of babies born disabled due to par-

ents participating in bad things while expecting. KAPPI’s say-

ing “Be aware, beware you go there” is to warn teens to avoid

risky behaviors.

Ken Bounds of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Sleep Medi-

cine Center talks with Hardin Valley Academy students Caitlin

Morris, Alex Off utt and Rachel Off utt about sleep problems

and solutions. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Kristin Vandersluis, Registered Sleep Techni-

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Britny Lawhorn tells people

about Big Brothers and Big

Sisters organization.

Kimber Cleveland and Roxie Randle of As Girls Go perform at Turkey Creek Public Market. They

will also be performing at the Weim & Cheese event to benefi t Wolf Creek Weimaraner Rescue

from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church. Tickets are available

online at www.wcweimrescue.org. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Susan Elaine sells Judy Darakshini and Charlott Justice jewelry at the spring fl ing rummage sale

at Windsor Square Shopping Center.

Misty Lowery, Gibson Smith, Lisa Haas and Ashley Humphrey sell spring treats at the spring fl ing

fundraiser to benefi t Bowl for Kids’ Sake in April at various locations. See the schedule at www.

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KARNS NOTES ■ Council of West Knox

County Homeowners meets

at 7:15 p.m. each fi rst Tuesday

at Peace Lutheran Church,

621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info:

www.cwkch.com/.

■ Greater Karns Business

Association meets at noon

each second Thursday at the

Karns Community Club build-

ing on Oak Ridge Highway.

Info: Alisa Pruett, 603-4273, or

www.karnsbusiness.com/.

■ Karns chapter of American

Business Women Association

meets at 6 p.m. each second

Monday at Outback Steak-

house on North Peters Road.

Info: Alisa Pruett, 603-4273 or

[email protected]/.

■ Karns Republican Club meets

7 p.m. each fi rst Tuesday at

Karns Middle School library.

Info: Lorraine Coff ey, 660-3677.

■ The longest-running farm-

ers market in Knoxville will

open for the 36th consecu-

tive year Friday, April 13, in

the parking lot of the Laurel

Church of Christ at the

corner of Kingston Pike and

Cherokee Boulevard. The

Oak Ridge market opens the

next morning at 8 across

from Jackson Square. There

will be fresh vegetables,

honey, plants, baked goods

and more. Info: www.easttn-

farmmarkets.org.

■ West Knox Lions Club meets

7 p.m. each fi rst and third

Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell

Road.

■ The West Knox Republican

Club will meet Monday, April

9, at Red Lobster on Kingston

Pike. Dinner will be served at 6

p.m. followed by the program

at 7. Guest speaker Greg John-

son from the Knoxville News-

Sentinel will discuss freedom

issues. Everyone is invited to

attend. Info: Gary, 584-5842.

Mammograms Food City has part-

nered with UT Medical Center to offer onsite digital screening mam-mograms utilizing UT Medical Center’s Mobile Mammogra-phy Unit from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, April 16, at 9565 Mid-dlebrook Pike.

Women age 40 and older who have not received a screening in the last year and have no current breast problems or personal his-

tory of breast cancer or implants are welcomed. Insurance will be fi led and women without insurance may contact the UT Breast Health Outreach Program for details on options.

To schedule an ap-pointment, call 305-9753. This program is

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Music will be provided by Emmanuelle Lo, 12, a singer and songwriter who is blind.

Tickets are $30 and space is limited. RSVP by Monday, April 30, by calling 219-0130.

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In a lot of ways, Shelley Breeding is a mail order candidate.

When you read that the county’s Charter Review Committee may split charter proposals between the August and Novem-ber elections this year, you need to fasten your seat belts and be careful in reading what proposal goes where.

Running for the county line

Shelley Breeding

Instead of business as usual – you know the drill: trotting out a tired retread or some frat boy son-of-an-officeholder– Knox County Democrats have come up with a smart-as-a-whip, likeable prospect with a real job as a candi-date for the new 89th Dis-trict House legislative seat.

She’s a coal miner’s daughter (yes, really) who came down to Knoxville from the hills of southwest Virginia to attend the Uni-versity of Tennessee as a Whittle Scholar (remem-ber how hard it was to get a Whittle Scholarship?). She majored in political sci-ence, Japanese and world business, and interned at the first private medical facility in Japan.

She stayed here to go to law school and paid her

way by tutoring football and basketball players at the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center. She also found time to study international law in Cam-bridge, England; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Ar-gentina; and Cape Town, South Africa. She got her law degree and worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Office for Global Health, where she dealt with international health threats like bird f lu, HIV-AIDS, typhoid and other infectious diseases.

She returned to Knox-ville to practice law in 2006 and opened her own

firm in 2008. She does a lot of business in family law – divorce, adoptions and foster care work – and says that representing children who have been abused is a big part of what makes her want to run for the Legislature.

Today, Breeding and Dothard has six lawyers, six staff members and two clerks, making the 31-year-old Shelley Suzanne Breed-ing a small business owner as well as a lawyer. She’s made a payroll and she’s created jobs.

But they may not let her run.

“They” is the office of the state coordinator of elections, where Knox County’s election coordi-nator Cliff Rodgers punted the question of her eligibil-ity after discovering that the house she and her hus-band, John Payne, built in 2009 sits right smack on the Anderson County line.

Breeding says she didn’t realize that her mortgage holder was paying her taxes to Anderson County until Rodgers called her up to tell her that she couldn’t run.

There are six criteria

used to determine residen-cy, and Breeding says five of them put her squarely in Knox County – she votes here, gets her mail here, works here, is a notary public here and had her new septic tank inspected by the Knox County Health Department.

Democrats suspect the R e publ ic a n - c ont r o l le d election commission of partisan hanky-panky, pointing to Commissioner Rob McNutt, who voted seven times in a district where he didn’t live (a felo-ny under election law). His GOP colleagues dismissed this as a mere technicality.

Rodgers says that his staff simply came across the anomaly “while do-ing our due diligence” and checking the addresses of those who signed Breed-ing’s qualifying petition. He says he is awaiting an answer from Nashville and suggests that she might want to run in Anderson County. Breeding says she’s going to sue.

And the f ledgling career of the brightest new face in Knox County politics hangs in the balance.

Smelling a rat

Why? Because the county election on the first Thursday in August will be lucky to have 20,000 voters given the few offices to decide.

However, the Novem-ber general election will include the Obama/Rom-ney presidential contest for which voter turnout in Knox County could reach 100,000.

It is entirely possible that persons wanting a small turnout to decide the question and a desire to keep discussion to a small number of voters will opt for August. People who believe in full voter participation will want November.

When we read that some charter members worry there will be too many proposals which might confuse voters, do not be misled.

Voters are not stupid. They can smell a rat. This is an excuse, not a reason, for splitting proposals.

Shelley Breeding, an attorney who wants to be the Democratic nominee for Knox House District 89 in northwest Knox County, is hav-ing residency questions raised.

Seems the property she claims as her resi-dence is partly in Knox County and partly in Anderson County. And apparently her house is in the Anderson County portion and that’s where her mortgage company has sent the property taxes.

However, she has been a Knox County voter for several years. A lawsuit may develop which will secure her considerable publicity which her cam-paign could never afford to buy.

If Breeding is dis-qualified, Democrats can re-open qualifying or do a write-in for someone else.

Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas was in town

last week to visit Oak Ridge National Labs. He spent two full days there and had dinner with close friend Rep. Jimmy Duncan on Tuesday. Womack serves on the very important House Appropriations Commit-tee and is vice chair of the Energy subcommittee which triggered his visit to Oak Ridge. It’s unusual for a new member to take out two days for such a tour and that is good news for Knoxville and Oak Ridge.

Chick-fi l-A has an-nounced it will revise its originally 50 foot high sign at its new Bearden location on Kingston Pike. Council member Duane Grieve and Scenic Knox-ville helped persuade them to change course. If only TVA would listen to the public on their mas-sive tree cutting program which has triggered a fed-eral lawsuit and consider-able outrage.

The public hear-ing April 4 on proposed apartments near Island Home drew a capacity crowd at South Knox-ville Elementary School. More than 150 persons attended along with Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis who represents South Knox-ville on City Council and Council members Finbarr Saunders, George Wal-lace, Nick Della Volpe and Marshall Stair. Also pres-ent were high level Rogero officials Bill Lyons, Bob Whetsel and Communi-cations Director An-gela Starke. Starke is new while Lyons and Whetsel are veteran city officials.

An obvious f law was the absence of any work-ing sound system. It was virtually impossible to hear unless you were within five feet of the one speaking.

Had Special Events Director Judith Foltz been included in the planning she would have checked that box. I discussed this with Starke and she saw the urgent need for cor-rection. She is new and energetic. I suspect she will not let this happen again.

The plan itself is go-ing nowhere until it is substantially changed. Attorney Chris Field and his wife, Casey, spoke eloquently on how the plan contradicts the city water-front mission statement adopted a few years back.

Next week more on TVA and how it has lost its way with the neigh-bors. Victor Ashe is a former Knoxville

mayor and ambassador to Poland.

Reach him at [email protected].

It was almost a historic unanimous vote for a su-perintendent’s budget, but in the end Mike McMillan could not say yes.

8-1 vote sends budget to Burchett

School board chair Thomas Deakins talks with board member

Cindy Buttry following last week’s meeting. Deakins said: “I will

champion this budget.” Photo by S. Clark

McMillan seemed to want to vote yes. He said the budget contains many items he supports. He even said since he “just got re-elected,” he could vote yes (without political consequences). He tried to postpone the vote on per-sonal privilege, a courtesy extended to members who want a month’s delay.

Cindy Buttry quickly quieted that suggestion, observing that the county charter requires the school board to vote on a budget by April 15.

McMillan said “my dis-trict” is not willing to pay more taxes, and he’s con-cerned that the mayor would veto this budget, even if it was adopted by County Commission. So he voted no.

Support came from all others:

Buttry: “I am super ex-cited about … this budget. Some folks don’t realize how far behind we are in

technology. We were be-hind five years ago; now we are further behind. … And this budget is more than just technology. It’s academic and capital im-provement driven. Every district and every student will benefit.”

Indya Kincannon: “I’m all in. We have a spe-cific plan for how to spend the (extra requested) $35 million; not just for one year but for five.”

Pam Trainor: “I am uber-excited. This moves the community forward.”

Karen Carson: “I like the high accountability factor of this budget. If we can accelerate the funding, we can accelerate the out-come. … We need the com-munity around each of our schools (to give support).”

Lynne Fugate: “It’s the obligation of this board to do what we can to increase resources. We’re expect-ing more from students and teachers. In the private sector, where I come from, when we expect more we invest more.”

Kim Sepesi: “I ran on moving education forward. For me, the issue is the pace. Do we move forward slowly or do we accelerate the move-ment? Our children will com-pete in a global economy. I fa-vor this budget.”

Thomas Deakins: At the joint retreat of school board members and coun-

ty commissioners, we agreed that we want “the best school system in the southeast. This budget al-lows us to move to that.”

Deakins said the school system must build the in-frastructure for technol-ogy, and then equip each teacher and student with tools, whether iPads or Notebooks or something not yet invented, to teach the way today’s kids learn. “It’s time for this board to lead. Let’s invest in what matters,” he said.

Gloria Deathridge didn’t make a rousing speech; she just voted yes.

Buttry, who has opposed previous budgets, said this one got it right. “We can pay it now or pay it later because these are things we need.”

Leaving Mike McMillan, the man whose district is getting a brand new school at Carter Elementary, to cast the solitary no vote.

So it’s on to Mayor Tim Burchett and then to Coun-ty Commission. There’s a short time frame. Burchett will present his budget in early May; the commission will vote before May’s end.More details than you ever wanted are

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It has been said that 95 percent of college coaches want their teams to be able to run the football. Mike Leach is on the fence.

Let us assume that some-body on the Tennessee staff knows how to develop a run-ning attack. There is no posi-tive proof but it just seems logical. These people get paid a lot to know all about the game. They have extensive experience.

Let us believe Tennessee wants a running attack. If nothing else, it is embarrass-ing to be fl oundering around at the bottom of college rush-ing statistics. A decent run-ning attack would improve the chances of winning an occasional game.

Of course coaches want to win. All contracts include bowl bonuses. Success is at serious risk if you can’t make a fi rst down on third and one.

All that said, there must be other reasons why Ten-nessee has been so awful at running the football.

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Marvin West

Expect a running attack

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Mike McMillan tried to delay

the vote on the school budget

by saying something like: “Do

we still have that rule where

one member can hold up an

item?” We think the board

should consider a new rule:

Only the members who know

it’s called personal privilege

can invoke it.

■ Vanderbilt Brabson IV is a

Republican

candidate

to replace

retiring

Democratic

Rep. Harry

Tindell. His

website is

online and

his most

recent

experience is as a legislative

intern. But he’s for family

values, whatever that means,

and these days maybe that’s all

it takes. Also, can we call him

Bubba?

■ Greg Johnson, newspaper

columnist and general curmud-

geon, will speak to the West

Knox Republican Club at 7 p.m.

today (April 9) at Red Lobster

on Kingston Pike. Arrive at 6

p.m. to eat.

■ Pity Mike Williams. He quali-

fi ed to run for the state Senate

in the Republican Primary but

some folks in Nashville say he’s

not a “bona fi de” Republican.

Kick him out. But wait, a real

Republican would say let Mike

run and the voters decide.

■ You know the Republicans are

in trouble when guys like Bob

Corker and Lamar! are the

reasonable ones.

■ And now Park Overall is

Brabson

ning for gains are philosophy, scheme, blockers, technique, tailbacks, determination, play selection, threat of a pass and how tough are opposing tackles and linebackers.

2010 Philosophy: Derek Dooley and his offensive co-ordinator, Jim Chaney, looked at available offensive players two years ago and decided what they could probably do best was throw and catch. They charted a course. The emphasis for linemen was to protect the quarterback.

2010 Talent: By the time Tyler Bray became the start-ing quarterback and young receivers blended in with three veterans, the pass-fi rst concept made some sense. Perhaps it was too much to ask the green-as-grass of-

fensive line to walk and chew gum at the same time.

2010 Results: Nothing to shout about. The Vols came up short against Florida, LSU, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina – and almost lost to UAB. They aced No-vember but lost December.

2011 Philosophy: Let us do what we were doing only better. Throw the football. Tauren Poole’s mostly insig-nifi cant 1,034 yards as a ju-nior runner must have been an accident.

2011 Talent: Poole wasn’t bad at tailback but there wasn’t much behind him. Freshman offensive linemen were suddenly sophomores. They might be pretty good. Wasn’t it Tennessee that once had Flamin’ Sophomores?

2011 Results: Sorry, no fi re. One SEC victory, by the grace of God, over Vander-bilt, in overtime.

Dooley summation: “At some point you just say we aren’t very good at running the ball. How many times can you get asked, ‘What’s wrong

with the run game?’ We are not very good running the ball.”

He got that right! 2012 Philosophy: It ap-

pears Tennessee has recon-sidered and now recognizes the absolute necessity of a running attack, being that the Vols must play several

SEC foes and certain smart alecks keep score. Jay Gra-ham is the new coach of run-ning backs. Sam Pittman is now line coach.

2012 Talent: Volunteer of-fensive linemen are bigger and stronger. Inexperience is no longer a valid excuse. Spring practice includes a

tailback tournament with ad-ditional candidates coming soon. There are no obvious All-Americans but there is hope.

2012 Results? Expect im-provement. Can’t you just feel it?Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected].

Gift to HonorAirCol. David Evans, 1st Lt. Stephanie McKeen and Lt. Col. George Haynes with the 119th

Command and Control Squadron Air National Guard present a check for $4,200 to Eddie

Mannis, (second from left) founder and board chair of HonorAir Knoxville. The unit held two

dinners and a garage sale to raise the funds for the donation. Photo submitted

running for the Democratic

nomination to oppose Corker.

That could be fun.

■ We went on Facebook to learn

more, having never heard of

Park Overall, and discovered

you can’t friend her. She’s

topped the limit with 4,999

friends. Who knew?

■ Tom Kilgore, CEO at TVA who

makes about $4 million a year,

says he needs another $1.5

billion to $2 billion to complete

the Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear

reactor. The agency underes-

timated the time and money

it would take to complete the

project, he said.

■ Really, Tom? Hey, we know a

kick-butt administrator who

would take the TVA job for

about 10 percent of Kilgore’s

annual wage. Somebody call

Gloria Ray!

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We had an uninvited guest at dinner just the other night.

Well, uninvited to me; unwel-come to Grandma. Upon aiming for my fi rst bite of salad, I spied some-thing walking down the right sleeve of my shirt. Not walking, exactly, either, but getting along by a mode of travel the caterpillar people call “looping” – front feet out and down, bring the back ones up, repeat.

Yep, a nice, vigorous inchworm was heading down the sleeve, try-ing to get to the salad bowl ahead of me. They must be fond of salad. We recalled an episode when I found an inchworm in my salad at the now long-gone Olive Garden on Merchant Drive. Just sat him over on a nearby potted fi g tree, and con-tinued to eat the salad, so as not to cause a fuss.

Anyhow, caterpillars make but-terfl ies, so after dinner I got out my trusty “Field Guide to the Caterpil-lars of Eastern North America” by David L. Wagner, an excellent guide, full of illustrations that just aren’t in the usual butterfl y books. I hoped to fi nd just what inchworms morphed into after their worm stage.

As is the usual case with things I decide to check into, what I knew paled into insignifi cance compared with what the fi eld guide knew.

First, there wasn’t an inchworm: there were photos of 84 different species of them, with a reference to a U.S. Forest Service bulletin show-ing 187 species of them. And then, to add to my feelings of inadequate savvy, the book said that inchworms don’t even turn into butterfl ies; they all become moths!

Now, all the butterfl ies and moths are in the order of insects called Lepidoptera. There are around 11,230 species of Lepidop-terans in North America. By far, the most familiar Lepidopterans

are the spectacular, colorful butter-fl ies. But there are only 760 species of butterfl ies and the remaining 10,470 species are moths.

All those inchworms? They turn into part of that horde of 10,000 species of North American moths as adults. So do a bunch of other familiar “worms”: the troublesome tobacco hornworm, the dreaded to-mato hornworm and all those tent caterpillars that are munching on your cherry trees right now.

If moths outnumber butterfl ies by nearly 14 to 1, how come we see so few of them? One main reason is that moths are mostly nocturnal, go-ing about their lives on the 11-7 shift, so that even the big spectacular ones are rarely seen. And then, over half the moths are in a group called “mi-crolepidopterans,” are very small and inconspicuous and have life-styles that keep them hidden and out of sight. Think clothes moths, eating your favorite wool sweater.

But back to the inchworms. As a group, they are masters of camou-fl age and disguise. Their colors are mottled or striped browns and grays, and they sport various bumps and knobs to make them look remark-ably like sticks and twigs. One, the camoufl aged looper, actually attach-es little bits of leaves or blossoms to its body for disguise; they should be the envy of any turkey hunter, trying his best to look like a tree.

But this is spring migration time! So this quote from the fi eld guide really caught my eye: “In terms of abundance and biomass, loopers are among the most important for-est lepidopterans in eastern North America. They are an especially important component of the spring caterpillar fauna of deciduous for-ests, where they are the staple in the diets of many forest-nesting birds.”

Well, there you have it! Inch-worms are warbler food! All those

Loopers for lunch

little worms that are riddling the new tree leaves with holes, and dangling in front of your eyes on threads attached to some twig higher above, plus all those scores of species of inchworms, are amaz-ingly timed to hatch out just as the fresh green leaves appear. Which in turn, at least in an average year, happens to be just when all those hungry, migratory birds are arriv-ing here for the season or fueling up to continue to nesting places farther north.

Biologists tell us that if the birds didn’t show up for some reason, many or most of the trees would ac-tually be defoliated by the millions of worms per acre munching away at them. This year, it will be inter-esting to see how it goes, with the leaves and worms coming out two or three weeks ahead of the main waves of migrant birds.

It’s that glorious time of year when birders around these parts rejoice and head out the door with a gleam in their eye. Excellent birding sites abound. This year, try some birding at the Halls Community Park, Schumpert Park, Ijams Na-ture Center, House Mountain, Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery or Cove Lake State Park. Don’t forget the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Another great spot is the Sharp’s Ridge Park. It is a nationally-recog-nized migrant area that often has scarlet tanagers, Baltimore orioles and more than a dozen species of wood warblers in a single morn-ing. Again this year, there will be a series of Thursday morning bird walks led by birder Tony Headrick, accompanied by numerous friendly and beginner-helpful members of the Knoxville Bird Club. Walks will leave from the parking area at the old ranger’s house at 8 a.m. on April 12, 19 and 26 and May 3. You may call Tony’s cell at 621-9836 for in-formation or directions.

The big annual Knoxville Bird Walk, which happens each year during the Dogwood Arts Festival, will begin at the J.B. Owen Over-look on Sharp’s Ridge at 8 a.m. Sat-urday, April 21. Beginners are wel-come and encouraged to attend. Be sure to bring a pair of binoculars!

The next time you encounter an inchworm, please be nice to it. It is important and high-quality bird food!

I know not how

As I write this, we are still deep in Holy Week.

The gloom gathers, and the shouts of “Hosanna!” darken to the cries of “Crucify him!”

The clouds are dark, both fi gu-ratively and literally. The light-ning fl ashes and the thunder rolls, and water pours from the skies. There are epic tornadoes in Texas, with 18-wheelers whirl-ing in the air like matchbox cars tossed by a child’s hand.

The world weeps.The fi rst time I took notice of

this pattern of natural phenome-na, I was in high school. An earth-quake of calamitous proportions shook Alaska on Good Friday. Forty-four years after that earth-quake I was there, in that magnifi -cent, astounding landscape, see-ing with my own eyes scars that had been left on the land.

I understand the unease of nature in spring. I know that the transition from winter to spring is a turbulent time.

However, to my mind at least, these storms, this unease of na-ture, are echoes of the events of Holy Week.

Surrounding the events of Good Friday and Easter morn-

ing, Scripture tells of clouds, darkness and earthquakes. Na-ture responded to the drama that was being played out in Judea.

However, all of this sound and fury was simply prelude. The storm and the darkness, the cry of dereliction and the death are but Acts I and II. Then there is the entr’acte: the burial and the sad, silent Sabbath.

The sun rises on the third day, and nothing – nothing! – is ever the same.

Those of us who have always lived on this side of Easter have trouble grasping the impact of that morning. We have known the end of the story since we were children.

But for the women at the tomb, for the mourning disciples hid-ing behind locked doors, for all those who had hoped he was the One sent from God, the angels’ message that “He is not here, but has risen” was wonderful, ridic-ulous, incredible, absurd, unbe-lievable, fantastic, joyous, world-changing, life-giving news.

And it still is, dear friends.It still is. He lives! Happy Easter!

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”

(Luke 24:5b)

I know not how that Calvary’s cross A world from sin could free:I only know its matchless loveHas brought God’s love to me.

I know not how that Joseph’s tombCould solve death’s mystery:I only know a living Christ,Our immortality.

(“I Know Not How,” Harry Webb Farrington)

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Community Services

■ Concord United Methodist

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Group, affi liated with Alzheim-

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11:30 a.m. each fi rst Tuesday in

Room 226 at the church, 11020

Roane Drive. Anyone in the

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an elderly individual is invited.

Info: 675-2835.

Fundraisers and sales

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, will have

a rummage sale in the fam-

ily life center 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 28. Doors will

reopen from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

to sell everything for $5 a bag.

Items can be donated for the

sale Thursday evening, April 26,

or anytime Friday, April 27. Info:

690-1060.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, holds a begin-

ner yoga class Mondays from

6-7 p.m. upstairs in the family

life center. Cost is $10 per class

or $40 for fi ve 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 Evangelical Association

for the Promotion of Educa-

tion (EAPE). Info: 523-2189 or

www.2ndpres.org.

Women’s groups ■ Knoxville Christian Women’s

Connection will host the

“Hunting for the Good in

Everyone” luncheon Thursday,

April 12, at Buddy’s Banquet

Hall on Kingston Pike. Special

guest will be stylist, designer

and hairdresser Joey McEach-

ern, who will give updates on

the latest in hair fashions and

makeup. Inspirational speaker

will be Phyllis Page from

Alabama. Admission is $12

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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].

By Wendy SmithThere will be strange

things happening around Knoxville on Saturday, April 21.

Expect free car washes, neighborhood carnivals or folks passing out smoke detectors. Less obvious happenings will be quiet acts of service to our most needy neighbors.

It’s all part of Inasmuch U n i t e d K nox v i l le, the local event of the n a t i o n a l n o n p r o f i t O p er at ion Inasmuch. M e m b e r s of 32 local c h u r c h e s

will pitch in, and more than 2,000 volunteers are expected to participate, says David Crocker, ex-ecutive director of Opera-tion Inasmuch, which is based in Knoxville.

Crocker was a pastor in Fayetteville, N.C., when he worked with other church leaders to put together a one-day event designed to get church members out of the pew and into the com-munity in 1995.

When he became senior pastor at Central Baptist Church in Fountain City in 2002, he continued to have a heart for compas-sion ministry.

He stepped down in 2006 to devote himself to the nonprofit full time.

While some Christians are turned off by the idea of a one-day event, the idea is to “draw in people who sit very comfortably on the sidelines.”

Within a typical church, most of the work is done by 20 percent of the con-gregation. But Opera-tion Inasmuch events are geared toward the other 80 percent, he says.

Crocker travels across the country to train churches on how to con-duct events like Inasmuch United Knoxville.

His first task is to stimulate a vision of what could happen if the major-ity of members would par-ticipate in a day of minis-try.

Then, he helps with lo-gistics, like how to find projects, organize vol-unteers and promote the event.

In preparation for Knoxville’s event, three dozen local agencies were contacted ahead of time so projects could be planned. Some were large agencies , like Knox Area Rescue Ministry and Volunteer Ministry Center. But oth-ers were small, like Agape Outreach Homes.

“We’re trying to spread it out a bit, to get as many

people to help as possible,” he says.

Another goal is to ac-quaint church members with new service oppor-tunities. Sometimes, they get hooked. “There’s noth-ing like exposing people to real need.”

Crocker sees a nation-wide trend toward com-passion ministry over the last 15 to 20 years. Operation Inasmuch and other similar models have changed the way churches are working in the com-munity. He’s encouraged by it.

“God is doing this. And there’s no better place to be in the world than where God is working.”

He is frustrated by churches that claim their membership is too busy to participate in community service.

Some Christians say they can’t help because they’re too old. To them, he says, “Oh, yes, you can. You may not be able to get on a roof, but you can do something else.”

“We’re all called, re-gardless of our age or situ-ation, to do compassion ministry. So it behooves us to find something we can do.”

For information about participation in Inasmuch United Knoxville, call Da-vid Crocker at 951-2511.

Eric West repairs a car during the 2011 Inasmuch United Knoxville. Members of 32 local churches

will participate in this year’s event Saturday, April 21. Photo submitted

Churches to join for day of service

David Crocker

‘Greater Tuna’The Clayton Center

for the Arts in Maryville and Foothills Commu-nity Players will present “Greater Tuna” on the Haslam Family Flex-ible Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 11-12; and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13. Tickets are $15 and will go on sale Mon-day, April 9. Info: www.foothillscommunityplayers.com.

Tellico Lake Flotilla’s new offi cersThe Tellico Lake Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary has elected new offi cers.

Pictured are commander Tom Walsh, newly elected commander Art Pelka, newly elected

vice commander Bill White and division commander Don Edwards Jr. Both newly elected

offi cers served in the Coast Guard before joining the Auxiliary. Their new duties include

representing the Coast Guard on local waterways and promoting boating safety. The Flo-

tilla meets at 6:30 p.m. each fourth Wednesday at Tanasi Restaurant in Tellico Village. Info:

458-3808. Photo submitted

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Ben Neal and Grant Bromley, Hardin Valley Academy gradu-

ates now attending Watkins College of Art, Design and Film

in Nashville, will create a feature fi lm in Knoxville this May

called “Dreams of the Wayward.” Their own dream is to re-

ceive funding to help them achieve this low-cost ($2,500)

production with plans to enter it in various fi lm festivals. “I

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By Theresa EdwardsPhilip Keller and Andrew

Messing invented an om-nidirectional track system which won them the Gary Lessman Regional and Su-perintendents awards.

This project was accom-plished by them as interns at ORNL Robotics Department as part of the STEM program at HVA. They utilized new technology of 3D printing, a process of creating parts usu-ally made of high quality ABS plastic. Keller and Messing used a polycarbonate mate-rial for their invention.

ORNL has several of these printers, including the Stratasys Fortus 900mc FDM 3D production sys-tem, which is the largest 3D printer in the world. It is capable of creating parts up to 3 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet in size. Keller and Mess-ing were enthusiastic about using this new technology, and both plan to continue their education and career in the robotics fi eld.

Their next goal in con-tinuing with this project is application for a patent. Currently they have a pro-visional patent, along with their third team member, Josh Penney who helped with the invention.

The omnidirectional track system invented by Philip Keller and Andrew Messing.Photo by Joyce York

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Inventors at HVA win awards

Congratulations to Har-din Valley Academy girls track team who won the

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pions included: Girls 4 x 100 relay – Abbi Ervin, Cassie Smith, Jayde Hodge and Emily Yarnell; Girls 100 and 200 – Emily Yarnell; Girls pole vault – Ashley Kessler; Boys 3200 – Aaron Templeton. New meet records were set by Emily Yarnell in the 100 and Ashley Kessler

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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SIGNUPSThere will be a basketball tournament April 27-29 at

Karns High School, open to players from 6th graders to high school students. This event is to fund new uni-forms for the KHS basketball team and provide addi-tional camps and training for the team. To participate, contact Mark Larsen at 607-3320 or email [email protected].

By Theresa EdwardsKarns High School Key

club planted blue and yel-low flowers around trees in front of the school. “We chose these f lowers be-cause they are the school colors,” said Key Club co-sponsor Christine DiMau-ro. “They will cover the bare spots around these trees.”

It was a beautiful sunny day to plant the f lowers. “I’m glad it didn’t rain,” said Key club sponsor Me-lissa Mink.

Many cars passed by with students going home, encouraging the gardeners by commenting on the pret-ty fl owers being planted.

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Karns High School Key Club students Dylan Tindell, Tori Richey

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Hardin Valley Academy seniors Ashley and Lindsey Kessler (center) celebrate receiving athletic

scholarships from East Tennessee State University as pole vaulters. Parents David Kessler (left),

Jennifer Kessler (right), and (back) coaches Tim Mack and Bryan Brown congratulate them. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

By Theresa EdwardsHardin Valley Academy

twins Ashley and Lindsey Kessler received athletic scholarships to attend East Tennessee State University as pole vaulters. “They have been competing in sports since they were 7,” said David Kessler. Ashley will major in physical therapy with a goal of working with athletes. Lindsey is lean-ing toward education.

Athletic director George Ashe led the signing ceremo-

ny. “We’ve watched them as cheerleaders and they were phenomenal. Then we’ve watched them in their tum-bling and they are amazing at that. … They obviously enjoy being in the air. It just seems fi tting the sequence of events would lead us to pole vault-ing which now takes them to ETSU. They both have been pole vaulting for only one year, and yet they are going to college to pole vault. That is incredible. They are cur-

rently ranked one and two in the state.”

According to track and fi eld coach Bryan Brown, both are equal, jumping 11 feet high. “We’re very lucky they have chosen to participate in track, and we’re glad to have Tim Mack here who really does all the coaching in pole vaulting,” said Brown. Mack was the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in Athens, Greece, where he set a new world record jump-ing 19 feet 6 1/4 inches.

HVA twins vault to ETSU

By Theresa EdwardsHardin Valley Acad-

emy cross-country run-ner Jonathan Chastain re-ceived scholarships to run cross-country and study at Carson-Newman Col-lege. “We are all very proud of him,” said coach Bryan Brown. “He started work-ing really hard, dedicating himself this last year, mak-

ing it into the varsity level. Then he earned these col-lege scholarships. It shows that through hard work and determination good things can happen.”

Athletic director George Ashe explained, “The great news is the combination of those efforts out on the track and the cross-country fi eld along with the aca-

demic work he has done inschool has earned him a fullride to Carson-Newman.That’s a big deal. Not ev-eryone gets that. … In thiscase they are covering hisentire education, and thatis phenomenal. We’re proudof him, in terms of what he’saccomplished here and thenotoriety he has brought toour school.”

Jonathan Chastain (center) holds his new Carson-Newman banner with brother Caleb Chastain,

dad Bill Chastain, mom Amy Chastain and sister Elizabeth Chastain. He will run cross-country

while majoring in nursing, with a goal of becoming a physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner.

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THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30Arts Council featured artist

Farragut resident and Tennessee native Sandy Dean is the town of Farragut Arts Council featured artist for April.

Her exhibit of watercolor art depicting wildfl owers of the Smoky Mountains will be on display 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Monday, April 30, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30Keiger paintings at Red Line

Atlanta-based artist Charles Keiger is the artist of the month at Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike. Keiger is showing 12 new works under the exhibit title “Menag-erie.”

The paintings take an offbeat look at the wild ani-mals, acrobats and clowns brought together by a circus. Info: 288-0277 or www.redlinegallery.net.

THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 18World’s Fair exhibit at Folklife Museum

The Farragut Folklife Museum is remembering the 1982 World’s Fair with an exhibit that runs through Fri-day, May 18. The World’s Fair exhibit features an assort-ment of artifacts from the museum’s collection as well as items on loan from museum committee members.

The museum, housed in Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Admission is free. Info: Julia Jones, [email protected] or 966-7057.

THROUGH THURSDAY, JUNE 21Independence Day parade registration

The registration form for the town of Farragut’s 25th annual Independence Day Parade is available at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, and on www.townoffarragut.org (link on the home page).

The deadline for registrations is Thursday, June 21, until the Town receives 95 entries or the lineup area is full, whichever comes fi rst.

Info: Arleen Higginbotham, 966-7057 or [email protected].

MONDAY, APRIL 9Preschool Storytime at library

Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Each child must be accompa-nied by a parent or guardian. Info: 777-1750.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10Older Preschool Storytime at library

Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

TUESDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 10-13Einstein Bros. Bagels plans opening

Einstein Bros. Bagels will celebrate its grand opening on Parkside Drive and Campbell Station Road with games and giveaways Tuesday through Friday, April 10-13.

Grand opening events include free meals, coffee, treats and four grand prize giveaways of Kindle Fire tab-lets. The restaurant, 11693 Parkside Drive, is open daily from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Each purchase includes a chance for the giveaways. On the schedule are:

Tuesday, April 10: 10 diners will receive free coffee for a year.

Wednesday, April 11: Free breakfast for a year (one per week) will be given away to 10 winners.

Thursday, April 12: Free lunch for a year (one per week) will be given away to 10 winners.

Friday, April 13: Grand prizes of an Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will go to four winners. Winners will be drawn each day and announced on Friday.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11Baby Bookworms at library

Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Each child must be ac-companied by a parent or guardian. Info: 777-1750.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12Toddler Storytime at library

Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Each child must be accompa-nied by a parent or guardian. Info: 777-1750.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12K Kids Art Show reception

The town of Farragut is presenting the Farragut Intermediate School Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art

Show through Friday, April 13, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

A public reception will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12, followed by the announcement of the Best of Show award at the 7 p.m. Board of Mayor and Alder-men meeting.

The show is on display during regular Town Hall hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13Sketch class at Strang Center

Linda Blair’s sketch class, usually held the fi rst Friday of each month, will be held 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 13, at Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road.

At this month’s session, participants will create sketches referring to printed diagrams. Newcomers are welcome. Cost is $5. To RSVP: 670-6693.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13Preschool Storytime at library

Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Each child must be accompa-nied by a parent or guardian. Info: 777-1750.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13Parrott/Ryalls reception at District

GalleryWorks by Knoxville native Joe Parrott and Asheville

artist Cassie Ryalls will be on exhibit through Monday, April 30, at The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike.

A reception for the artists will be held 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Info: 200-4452 or www.TheDistrictGallery.com.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 13-14Tax assistance for elderly, low income

On Fridays and Saturdays through April 14, lower-income and senior taxpayers can receive help with their federal tax returns through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, sponsored by the town of Farragut and the Internal Revenue Service, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. At no charge, vol-unteers will complete and e-fi le tax returns for partici-pants.

Taxpayers should bring all W-2s, 1099s, receipts, a copy of last year’s tax forms along with correct birth dates and Social Security numbers for everyone listed on the return.

VITA volunteers will be available beginning at 9 a.m. both Friday and Saturday. Participants should be in line no later than 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

SATURDAYS THROUGH APRIL 28Knox Walks at McFee Park

The Knoxville Track Club and the town of Farragut are teaming up to bring to the Farragut community Knox Walks, a nine-week walking program to help participants make a healthy lifestyle change through regular walking.

Designed for all ages, the Knox Walks at McFee Park, 917 McFee Road, will start at 8:30 a.m. Satur-days through April 28.

Participants will meet each week at the restroom building in the lower parking lot. Knox Walks will conclude with a 5k walking event on Saturday, May 5. The registration fee is $35 per participant.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14Farragut Book Fest for Children

The fi fth annual Farragut Book Fest for Children will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Campbell Station Park, next to the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road.

The free festival, presented by the Farragut Arts Council and the Knox County Library Farragut Branch, is open to the public. Children are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite storybook character.

Activities will include storytelling, book signings, music and more. In case of inclement weather, call 966-2420 to check the status of the event. For schedule and map: www.townoffarragut.org. Info: Lauren Cox, 966-7057 or [email protected].

SATURDAY, APRIL 14Leanne Morgan comedy benefi t

Comedian Leanne Morgan will perform at a Par-ents Night Out benefitting diaperLove, a nonprofit that helps children in need, on Saturday, April 14, at Side Splitters Comedy Club, 9264 Parkwest Blvd. A cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m. which includes a silent auction.

The comedy show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30. To purchase, visit www.sidesplitterscomedy.com or call 934-5233.

MONDAYS, APRIL 16 TO MAY 21Yoga classes at Town Hall

The town of Farragut will offer yoga classes from 9-10 a.m. Mondays, April 16 to May 21, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Participants should wear

loose clothing and bring a mat or heavy quilt. Instructor is Betty Calister. Cost: $60. Payment

must be received within fi ve business days of registra-tion. Info or to register: 966-7057.

MONDAYS, APRIL 16 TO MAY 21Zumba classes at Town Hall

The town of Farragut will offer Zumba classes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, April 16 to May 21, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Instructor is Karen McKinney. Cost: $45. Payment must be received within fi ve business days of registra-tion. Info or to register: 966-7057.

TUESDAYS, APRIL 17 TO MAY 22Pilates classes at Town Hall

The town of Farragut will offer Pilates classes from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, April 17 to May 22, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Instructor is Simon Bradbury. Cost: $60. Payment must be received within fi ve business days of registra-tion. Info or to register: 966-7057.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19Strang book club discusses ‘Unbroken’

Current members and newcomers are invited to at-tend book club at noon Thursday, April 19, at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. The April selection is “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand.

FRIDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 20-21Embroiderers Guild exhibit

The Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America will host an exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, at the Far-ragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. The exhibit coincides with the Dogwood Arts Festival and Farragut’s Arts weekend and is co-sponsored by the town of Farragut.

The show will include more than 200 pieces including beading, canvas, counted thread, surface embroidery, hardanger, pulled thread and freestyle. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Info: Lauren Cox, [email protected] or 966-7057.

MONDAY, APRIL 23Preschool Storytime at library

Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 23, at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Each child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Info: 777-1750.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25Aneurysm information at Strang Center

Aneurysms will be the topic at a Boxed Lunch & Learn at noon Wednesday, April 25, at Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road.

Christopher Pollack, MD, of Premier Surgical Asso-ciates will speak. Attendance is $5, with complimenta-ry boxed lunches available to all attendees who RSVP by Wednesday, April 18. To RSVP: 541-4500.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28Lions’ ‘Run for Sight’ Poker Run

The Farragut Lions Club will hold the “Run for Sight” Poker Run on Saturday, April 28. Registration will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Farragut Wine & Spirits, 11238 Kingston Pike.

Cars and motorcycles are welcome. Preregistration is $15. Day-of-event registration is $20. All proceeds benefi t the vision-assistance projects of the Farra-gut Lions Club. Info: Gerri Crutchfi eld, 789-6392 or gcrutchfi eldfl [email protected].

SATURDAY, MAY 19Rain barrel workshop

There will be a workshop on making rain barrels from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 19, in the commu-nity room at the Farragut Town Hall.

The $55 cost includes a rain barrel, supplies for installation of the barrel, an instructional demonstra-tion and an explanation of the benefi ts of using rain barrels.

The workshop is limited to the fi rst 40 barrels reserved with payment. Send payment to the Fort Lou-doun Lake Association, 956 Volunteer Landing Drive, Knoxville, TN 37915. Info: 523-3800 or email Julie Costner, julie@fl lake.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 20Pianists Akins, Dulin to perform

Two acclaimed pianists will perform a concert of their original compositions at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the American Piano Gallery Recital Hall, 11651 Parkside Drive, Farragut.

Joseph Akins, a piano artist and Middle Tennessee State University professor, and Alabama-based pianist Michael Dulin will perform individually in the concert, which was postponed from a February date due to bad weather.

The Steinway Society concert is free and open to the public.

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In the fall of 2009, Todd Richesin and Bobby Brown started looking for a place to expand their retail presence in the area. There was an instant attraction to the unique building at the corner of Kingston and Lyons View Pikes, the former Up N

Down Gulf gas station. With its great energy and beautiful light, this little spot would perfectly showcase their antiques and unique product lines and was transformed into UP-STAIRS at Todd Richesin Interiors.

Now celebrating its fi rst anniversary, it seems Richesin and Brown did indeed fi nd the perfect location. UPSTAIRS has received an amazing response from the community and has quickly become the go to place to fi nd unique home accessories, lamps, furniture, antiques, and gifts.

They are always on the hunt for new and different items to share with customers. Unique products coupled with an incred-ibly friendly, helpful and knowledgeable sales staff is what sets UPSTAIRS apart. One product recently added is a candle exclusive to UPSTAIRS; Thompson Ferrier has exotic scents and upscale packaging.

Also just in: a new shipment from Fortu-nata, an Italian ceramics company, who pro-

duces hand made decorative bowls and containers and a new collection of antique accessories including a beautiful selection of English wooden boxes. UPSTAIRS also carries a wide array of beautiful lamps by Lauren Lighting from Ralph Lauren.

During this special event, Nashville jewelry designer Kari Beth, will be having a trunk show of her one-of-a-kind piec-es that she creates by layering found heirlooms of bygone eras. Local artists Alex Smith and Susan Seymour will be doing in-store demonstrations and will be exhibiting new works.

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Ralph Lauren lamp

In the fall of 2009, Todd Richesin and Bobby Brown started looking for a place to expand their retail presence in the area. There was an instant attraction to the unique building at the corner of Kingston and Lyons View Pikes, the former Up N

Down Gulf gas station. With its great energy and beautiful light, this little spot would perfectly showcase their antiques and unique product lines and was transformed into UP-STAIRS at Todd Richesin Interiors.

Now celebrating its fi rst anniversary, it seems Richesin and Brown did indeed fi nd the perfect location. UPSTAIRS has received an amazing response from the community and has quickly become the go to place to fi nd unique home accessories, lamps, furniture, antiques, and gifts.

They are always on the hunt for new and different items to share with customers. Unique products coupled with an incred-ibly friendly, helpful and knowledgeable sales staff is what sets UPSTAIRS apart. One product recently added is a candle exclusive to UPSTAIRS; Thompson Ferrier has exotic scents and upscale packaging.

Also just in: a new shipment from Fortu-nata, an Italian ceramics company, who pro-

duces hand made decorative bowls and containers and a new collection of antique accessories including a beautiful selection of English wooden boxes. UPSTAIRS also carries a wide array of beautiful lamps by Lauren Lighting from Ralph Lauren.

During this special event, Nashville jewelry designer Kari Beth, will be having a trunk show of her one-of-a-kind piec-es that she creates by layering foundheirlooms of bygone eras. Local artists Alex Smith and Susan Seymour will be doing in-store demonstrationsand will be exhibiting new works.

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for the kind of quality hand-wash and hand-dry that was up to his personal standards, and he wanted a business where he could see his cus-tomers more frequently.

“We’re building this busi-ness around customer ser-vice,” he said.

To that end, Davis made a commitment to hiring people who are as customer-focused as he is. Manager E.B. Hunter had no car wash experience before he joined Synergy, but he’d successfully owned and operated Hunter Brothers Deli in Halls Crossroads for decades.

“You can teach anybody to wash a car, but you can’t teach the heart and soul of

‘Eats for Easter’ provides food

YMCA president and CEO Jim Dickson and YWCA CEO Marigail

Mullin enjoy a new pair of red rockers, compliments of president

and CEO of Home Federal Bank Dale Keasling. Photo by Ruth White

Home Federal Bank has donated to the YWCA Knoxville and YMCA of East Tennessee to help families in need celebrate Easter.

Dale Keasling, bank president and CEO, autho-rized $10,000 toward the purchase of Food City gift cards for designated recip-ients. Food City discount-ed the gift cards purchased for the program to help the donation go further.

The program, “Eats for Easter,” is in its second year and is designed to support women in crisis and families in transition during a time of year that is less visible than Christ-mas or Thanksgiving.

Last year, the YMCA was able to provide gro-ceries to more than 150 families through the pro-gram, demonstrating to clients the generosity of the community.

“We’re humbled and honored to support the outreach efforts of the YWCA and the YMCA dur-ing this time when we have so much to celebrate,” said Keasling.

In addition to money, Keasling presented both organizations with a red

rocking chair, an iconic symbol of Home Federal.

customer service,” said Da-vis. “He (Hunter) treats this place as if it was his own.”

In turn, Hunter hired em-

ployees who may not have car wash experience, but who are clean-cut, personable and committed to doing a great job every time.

“What is (Hunter’s) big-gest asset to this company is the way he’s trained these guys,” said Davis.

Davis’s mother, Jolene, works behind the register.

“People love her,” he said. “People come to this car wash just to see her.”

Now, Davis says seven out of 10 customers are returns or referrals.

Even though it’s gotten him some complaints, Davis is committed to what he calls “the Chick-fi l-A concept” of closing shop on Sundays to give his employees a day to rest and spend with family.

“Would we make more money if we were open Sun-days? Yes. It’s probably an expensive investment, but ultimately it’s worth it to me to make sure my guys are taken care of,” he said.

Before opening Syner-gy, Davis spent two years researching the car wash

industry. He said Synergy has grown twice as fast as he expected.

“If someone will come here once, we will have them as a customer for life,” he said. “We have a great group of employees who re-ally, truly care. It’s hard to fi nd that.”

Synergy Auto Wash is located at 10500 Kingston Pike. Info: 297-3403 or SynergyAutoWash.com.Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News gen-

eral manager and sales manager. Contact

Shannon at shannon@shoppernewsnow.

com.

By Sherry WittThe weather isn’t the only thing that

warmed up during the month of March. Even as record-setting tem-peratures bathed East Tennessee, the local real estate market emerged from the winter season with a healthy spring surge. For the month that ended on Friday, March 30, there were

681 property transfers in Knox County. That was a jump of 167 from the month of February and 32 parcels ahead of the pace from March 2011.

March produced total land sales of $110.7 million, compared to about $89 million a month ago.

Preliminary analysis of the fi rst quar-ter data indicates that 2012 is slightly be-hind 2011 in terms of the aggregate val-ue of property sold. Since Jan. 1, about $288 million worth of property has sold

in Knox County, compared to $320 mil-lion during the fi rst quarter of 2011.

Lending markets were rather robust in March, with more than $312 mil-lion loaned against property in Knox County, making it the strongest month since December when a large amount of money was refinanced by Tennova Health Systems.

Perhaps the most notable transfer was for commercial property known as The Shops at Turkey Creek. The sale brought $4.3 million.

On the lending side, the largest re-fi nance was by Scripps Media in the amount of $22.95 million against the property located on News-Sentinel Drive. Another transaction in the amount of $18.3 million involved the Sherrill Hills Retirement Community.

I would like to say thanks to everyone who participated in the recent primary elections. By exercising your right to vote, you are helping to honor and pro-tect one of our most sacred privileges.

News from Offi ce of Register of Deeds

Real estate sales improve in March

Witt


NEWS FROM PAIDEIA ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

By Theresa Edwards

Paideia Academy held its annual spring banquet and auction at the Foundry with board members, teachers, parents and students at-tending.

“An event like this doesn’t take place by it-self in a vacuum,” headmaster James Cowart said. He thanked “behind-the-scenes” peo-ple and a host of volun-teers who helped make the banquet possible. He also gave special recognition and thanks to Mitzi Bodie, Kevin and Janet Bryant, and Julie Raines.

The evening started off with a reception and silent auction. Musician Prentiss Kendall Allen played the harp. Auction items included many do-nated gift baskets, gift cards and memberships from local businesses.

The dinner buffet in-cluded roast beef, salmon, new potatoes, mixed veg-

etables, spinach manera, rolls, and chocolate and red velvet cakes. Dur-

ing dinner, everyone had a chance to view the live auction items on display. There were 30 items in-

cluding 10 items hand-made by students as school projects.

A handmade quilt con-tained self-portrait

drawings of the kindergarten students. “All the parents of the kinder-

garten kids are going to want this

because they made it,” Julie Raines said.

Other student projects in the auction were: hand-made busy bee gardening pots by 1st graders, sea creatures toy box by 2nd graders, gardener’s bird bath and canvas by 3rd graders, treasure box by 4th graders, coffee table book by 5th graders, picnic basket inspired by Tennessee history by

6th graders, Nicene Hall project of two handmade picnic tables, and Apostles Hall project of a hand-made reclaimed cedar bench and a park bench.

“These items have sen-timental value,” Cowart

said before he started the auction. “Hopefully, it’ll draw some bids. It won’t be a typical auction, I can promise you that.”

All of the auction pro-ceeds fund Paideia Acad-emy’s need-based tuition assistance program.

After the auction, pre-sentations were given by Arnold Lumsdaine, Dr. Keith Gray and Sherry Al-len regarding the three distinctions of Paideia. It is a Christ-centered, classical school and covenantal.

Keynote speaker G. Tyler Fischer then gave a presentation followed by a question and answer ses-sion. He is the headmaster at Veritas Academy and the managing editor of Veritas Press Omnibus Project.

The evening ended with closing announcements and benediction.

Paideia Academy is lo-cated in West Knoxville at 10825 Yarnell Road off Lovell Road.

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

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Once candidate for amputation, Virginia woman now runs

It was early February when Linda Kidman caught the Ginger-bread Man. He’d zipped through her kitchen at breakneck speed, giggling as he taunted her with “Run, run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me – I’m the Gin-gerbread Man.”

But before he knew it, Kidman’s 3-year-old grandson had been scooped up into her arms, and the 52-year-old grandmother – once wheelchair-bound and told by doc-tors that she should have her leg amputated – suddenly realized that she was running.

“It hit me so hard that I just stopped and thanked God right there that I could run,” said Kid-man. “I’m running everywhere – through the living room, through the den, the kitchen, the dining room, around in circles, and I’m screaming, ‘I’m running! I’m run-ning!’ ”

For Kidman, whose knee prob-lems had once taken her to the depths of despair, chasing her grandson was nothing less than a miracle performed by God and de-livered by Parkwest Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hal E. Cates and Charles Strader, his physician assistant at the Tennessee Orthope-dic Clinic.

“I love them both,” said Kid-man. “They’re both my heroes. They really are, and God is using them for a purpose – to give peo-ple back their lives.”

By the time Kidman met Cates, she had given up all hope for a nor-mal life. Two total knee replace-ments back home in Roanoke, Va., had left her left leg bent at an almost 45-degree angle, she could no longer stand and spent much of her time in a wheelchair. She was taking seven pills a day and was so depressed that she was putting on a lot of weight which aggravated her back problems caused by her bent gait.

When her doctor in Roanoke had recommended amputation or fusing her leg at the knee, she had sought help elsewhere. Unable to get an ap-pointment at the renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, she began searching online and found hope at a prestigious university medical center in yet another state.

Taking her medical records –

1,876 pages – in a box, her hopes were quickly dashed. “The doctor didn’t even read them,” she said of the records. “He looked at me and said, ‘There’s no hope. You can nev-er have surgery on that leg again. You’ve had two total knee replace-ments, and the way that your body makes scar tissue, it will make it worse if we open it up again. Pros-thesis is the route.’ And when he brought out a piece of a prosthetic, I lost it and started to cry. All I could think about was that I could never carry my grandbaby. That killed me in my heart. I was at the end of my rope because I believed he was THE best – there was none better. At that point, I gave up.”

But Kidman’s brother, Ricky Le-gard, hadn’t given up.

Legard, who owns a fi replace supply store in Greeneville, Tenn., had met a customer in his store who had gone through a similar ordeal. That customer, Patsy Denton, was so convinced that her doctor – Dr. Hal Cates in Knoxville – could help that both she and Legard began pressing Kidman to make an ap-pointment.

After numerous calls from her brother and Denton and urging from her husband, Terry, Kidman relented and made the appoint-ment “just to pacify them” but still believing it a waste of time. She pared down her medical records to 481 pages and sent them along with a letter to Cates. “I didn’t tell him in my letter how the other doctors wanted to cut my leg off because I was afraid he would jump to that conclusion and say, ‘Well, they’re right – let’s take it off. There’s noth-ing you can do.’ ”

The 5 1/2-hour trip from her home in Virginia was fi lled with quiet despair. “I went in thinking, ‘Why am I going? I’ve already seen the best and they can’t do anything – there’s no hope. What’s this man going to do?’ ” said Kidman. “Little did I know he was going to turn my world around.

“When he walked in, he shook my hand and looked at me. I swear I looked into his eyes and I KNEW he was going to do something for me,” said Kidman. “He was different from the minute he stretched out his hand. He said, ‘I’ve got all of your notes, and I’ve read your letter and

I’ve read every page.’ And I thought, ‘Oh my God! Is he for real?! He’s read all those pages – all 481?!’ He said, ‘I’m going to have you walking in eight to 10 weeks.’ At that point, I put my trust in that man, completely. When I walked out of there, I had hope, hope that had gone out of my life.”

Upon his initial evalu-ation on April 2, 2008, Cates noted Kidman was

Linda Kidman was deeply depressed when she made

the 5 1/2-hour trip from her home in Roanoke, Va.,

to her fi rst appointment with orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Hal Cates (photo at right) at Parkwest Medical

Center. “I went in thinking, ‘Why am I going? I’ve

already seen the best and they can’t do anything –

there’s no hope. What’s this man going to do?’ Little

did I know he was going to turn my world around,”

she said.

Kidman sent 481

pages of medical

records to Cates

in advance of her

appointment –

and was shocked

when she learned

he’d read them all.

“extremely debilitated” and had suf-fered “almost every complication possible” after her fi rst total knee replacement, including a condition known as heterotopic ossifi cation – or abnormal bone growth in soft tissues – inside the knee.

“When I fi rst saw her, she had es-sentially only 30 degrees of range of motion, and a stiff and painful knee that required her to limp,” said Cates. “She used her hands getting out of a low chair. Her prior surger-ies included a fi rst time total knee replacement, followed by manipu-lation, then an arthroscopic scar re-moval and manipulation, followed by a formal revision of the knee, followed by yet another manipula-tion on two occasions – she’d had six knee operations and a complex revision knee implant when I fi rst saw her.”

Despite the higher than usual risks, he was confi dent he could improve her condition. “I have seen cases similar to this that turned out well, and I was excited about trying to help her get her life back,” he said.

Doing so, however, would require a lot of pre-operative planning, and the ossifi cation, which recurs with each surgery, must fi rst run its course over 12 to 18 months before any intervention. To minimize the risk of recurrence, Cates ordered radiation therapy on her knee.

“He had me go to the cancer

center and I thought, ‘I don’t have cancer!’ but he did radiation on my knee,” Kidman recalled. “I don’t really understand it, but he said he had a window of time. He said, ‘When the time is right, we’ll do the surgery.’ And I would come down and be tested and stuff, and then one day, he looked at my knee and said, ‘Now is the time.’ ”

On Oct. 21, 2008, Kidman was rolled into surgery. “It was com-pletely different at this hospital,” said Kidman. “They put blankets on my body to warm my blood before he opened me up. He was with me all the time, explaining and telling me everything, reassuring every-thing for me.”

The surgery was pretty much un-eventful, although scar tissue from the previous surgeries had so en-capsulated the entire knee area that the main ligaments had to be cut. “They had to come into my room to do therapy, because I couldn’t walk to them,” said Kidman. “I asked, ‘Is this going to put me behind? Am I going to walk?’ They said, ‘You’ll walk.’ ”

“The service we got at this hos-pital, the kindness that everybody showed, from the person who took my blood samples to the nurses to the doctors to the people cleaning in my room, I’ve never had such treatment,” she said. “Even the food was good! That’s saying a lot, but I

have bragged so much to everybody about Parkwest and how different itwas.”

Just as Cates had promised, Kid-man was walking within 10 weeks – not big steps, but enough to get her on the road. She returned hometo Virginia and began rehabilitation therapy, returning to Cates periodi-cally for follow-ups and to track herprogress. Whenever she returned,she would always bring another family member with her. “They all wanted to come and meet this greathealer that I was always talking about,” Kidman said.

While her revised knee has donewell, her right knee has developed arthritis, requiring Kidman to re-turn to Cates every three monthsfor a steroid shot and evaluation.The shots, he told her, should help until she has a necessary total kneereplacement in her right leg.

“If it gets to the point that it’sbothering me really bad, he said he would go in and take care of it for me,” said Kidman. “I can deal with a little clicking every once in awhile to be able to walk, but I’m not goingto have another knee replacementuntil I can’t stand it any longer.

When that time comes, I will come to Dr. Cates.”

“Now they tell me that I can’t have another kneereplacement on the left leg – three’s all you can havebut they only last 10 to 15 years,” Kidman added. “So I don’t know what the fu-ture holds, but Dr. Cates reassured me. He said, ‘Think about medical tech-nology and how far we’ve come from year to year.By the time you need that, there’ll be something else.’ And he said, ‘I’ll take care

of you.’ That was what I neededto hear. I haven’t worried about it again because I know whenever itis, he’ll take care of me. I don’t careif he was 1,000 miles away; I’d fl y to see him wherever he is.”

With that assurance and the ability to walk again, she has shed 91 pounds, dropping from a size 22dress to a size 12. The collection of knee braces, cane, walker, electric scooter and wheelchair that were all once part of her life are now inthe garage.

“Dr. Cates changed my life. He gave me my life back,” Kidman said. “He gave us all my life back. I see afuture now and I am enjoying lifelike never before. I am standing by my husband’s side, I can go shop-ping with my daughters and I can play ball, and take walks and RUNwith my grandsons and chase them.I can pick them up and carry themto bed.”

It’s been 18 months since she lastsaw Cates. But when she caught theGingerbread Man in her kitchen, she fully realized just how far the doctor had brought her. “ ‘Thank you’ is not enough,” she said. “Whenthe world – and I – was giving up onme, God picked me up and handed me to Dr. Cates.”

For more information, visit www.TreatedWell.com or call 865.374.PARK for more about Parkwest Joint Center – TheRetreat.

B-2 • APRIL 9, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Theresa Edwards

Last Wednesday at the Strang Senior Center, Knox-ville Police Department Deputy Chief Gary Price gave seniors helpful advice on staying safe. This pre-sentation sparked a lot of interaction, with the group having many questions as well as some of their own safety suggestions.

Knoxville Police Department

Deputy Chief Gary Price Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Stay safe!

Sara Barrett

Critter Tales

The warmer weather has brought our local animal-related groups out of hi-bernation. Here are some newsworthy items you should know about from our local animal community:

Sassy is a student in the spring

semester of the HALT program.

She will be looking for a forever

home after she graduates. Photo submitted

HALT, popular voteand training

The HALT program (Humans and Animals Learning Together) is about to kick off its spring train-ing session with fi ve lucky dogs from Young-Williams Animal Center.

The program – which is celebrating its 25th an-niversary – shows at-risk youth how to teach obedi-ence training to dogs while building the adolescents’ self-confi dence and social skills in the process.

The dogs will be available for adoption once they gradu-ate from the program.

“Meet and greet” events with the animals will be held Saturday, April 14, at Mast General Store on Gay Street; Saturday, April 21, at Rita’s Italian Ice on Market Square; Saturday, April 28, at PetSmart on Morrell Road by West Town Mall; and Satur-day, May 5, at Union Avenue Books on Union Avenue.

During the last 25 years, 324 dogs have found homes after graduating from HALT and 1,300 adolescents have helped teach them manners.

Info: www.vet.utk.edu/halt.Young-Williams Ani-

mal Center hopes to bein the running to receive$100,000 in the ASPCARachael Ray $100K Chal-lenge, but the organiza-tion needs to get votesfrom community members(through Monday, April 16)in order to compete. If won,all of the money will go to-ward improving spay/neu-ter, adoption and pet foodpantry programs. Info:www.votetosavelives.org.

If your pooch doesn’t un-derstand the word “no” or ifyou don’t have the courage totell him or her “no,” PetSafe Dog Park will host a series of training demonstrationsby PetSafe Village trainerMike Shafer. Dates are 2:30p.m. Saturday, April 14, atPetSafe Village Dog Park,10424 PetSafe Way; 10:30a.m. Saturday, April 21, atPetSafe Downtown Dog Park; 10:30 a.m. Saturday,April 28, at Tommy Schump-ert Dog Park; and 10:30 a.m.Saturday, May 5, at CarterDoyle Dog Park.

Price addressed safety issues including fraud, identity theft, home safety, personal safety outside the home and safety resources.

There are a lot of scams and frauds to beware of. To avoid identity theft, closely guard your personal in-formation. “Do a periodic credit check to see if there is anything suspicious, and look carefully at your bank and credit card statements,” Price said. “Use your card as a credit card rather than a debit card. It gives you more protection,” he added. He also suggested not carrying too many cards.

Regarding home safety, Price explained criminals look for the easiest targets, weighing the risks involved. He recommended alarm systems since the noise usually scares off burglars. “In my 30 years on the po-lice force, only two or three times have robbers not left when an alarm was going off.” Trim bushes around the house which could con-ceal a possible intruder.

Use lights. “A dog is always good. Get a big one that looks mean or a noisy one that will warn you if some-one is near,” he said.

When going out, there is safety in numbers. Aware-ness is also of utmost im-portance. Pay attention. “Criminals look for least re-sistance,” Price explained. “Don’t be fl ashy. Don’t wear a lot of jewelry.” Prescrip-tion pills are a major prob-lem, so be conscious of who is around and beware if someone follows you after you buy your medications.

Price also recommended various safety resources. Call 211 for social servic-es that are available. Lo-cal law enforcement and Sheriff’s offi ces are avail-able resources. To fi nd out what crimes have occurred in your community, go to www.raidsonline.org.

On Wednesday, April 11, at 1 p.m., the Strang Senior Center welcomes a travel party with Starr Travel. There will be information, prizes and goodies.

The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 3-year-

old male Siamese mix Ty. Siamese are known to be chatty

cats. Ty has not shared many opinions with Animal Center

staff , but we suspect he will settle into a home relatively

quickly and let his new family know what he thinks. Ty is

available for adoption 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 and take

a look, visit www.young-williams.org to see photos of all

of the center’s adoptables and call 215-6599 for more in-

formation about each pet.

Talk with Ty

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West 40wTELLICO VILLAGE

Loudon, Sits on level tree shaded lot, split BR's, 2 baths, 2 car gar. rancher, Toqua Greens, $129,900. Call Hallmark Realty,

865-588-7416.

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

Acreage- Tracts 4622 ACRES,

5 min. from Super Wal-Mart, off Norris Fwy. w/3BR, 2BA,

2 car gar. Manufactured home (like new).

$155,000 firm. Call Scott, 865-388-9656.

9.70 ACRES, FARM house, horse barn, 2 ponds, outbuildings, near Wartburg, Morgan Co., 30 min. to Oak Ridge. $115,000. 423-346-6573

GIBBS/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 492 CEMETERY Plots

in Ft. Sumpter Cemetery. $600 ea. 865-363-5831

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 Condition

865-548-8267 www.ttrei.com

Commercial Prop-Sale 60

5,000 SF Flex Industrial Building Office/Warehouse,

Strawberry plains exit, By owner 704-996-0470.

Office Space - Rent 65KINGSTON PIKE

FRONTAGE

3800 SF retail space in Farragut at Patriots Corner under the big American Flag beside anchor

tenant, David's Carpets. Large open space w/ 20 ft ceilings, parking at the door, offices.

Perfect uses: retail destination, fitness/exercise classes, wholesale/retail showrm

Min. 5 yr lease. 1/2 the price of Turkey Creek retail.

Call Susan Correro 865-531-6100 ext 203

Mb 865-414-1868 The Williams Company, owner-agent.

Apts - Unfurnished 712 BR townhouse near West Town, new car-

pet, W/D conn, no pets $585/mo. 865-584-2622

THE OLD CITY - 2BR, 3BA, 2 level apt. in the heart of The Old City. Hrdwd flrs. & exposed brick & lots of light - stove, frig., W/D, French doors, you must see to appreciate. Avail. now. Sorry NO Pets. $775/mo. For more info or to see, call Ghippi Lee (524-4974) Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm.

Apts - Furnished 72WALBROOK STUDIOS

251-3607 $140 weekly. Discount

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

Cable. No Lse.

Houses - Unfurnished 74426 E. Caldwell, 2 BR, 1

BA, C H/A, W/D conn, $600 + dep, yr lease, no pets. 865-414-2578

NEWLY Remodeled 2 BR w/bsmt. Vouch-ers accepted. 4619 Joe Lewis. $600/mo. $300 dep.865-573-9639

POWELL, NICE 2 BR 1 BA, cent. H&A, appls., comm. pool, $490/mo. 938-1653

RENT TO OWN new unfurnished

houses, only $850 mo. Call 865-256-5253.

SEYMOUR 2 BR, 1 BA, extra clean, very priv., incl. new W/D. No pets, no smkrs, $550/mo. + $550 dep 865-406-4227

SOUTH KNOX 2 BR, 2 BA, conv. to UT & downtown, $750 + dep. 865-938-3928 LM

Condo Rentals 76WEST, Williamsburg Manor, 3BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 story brick condo.

2 car gar., hdwd flrs. down, lrg. family room

w/FP, & SS appls., Ceiling fans, alarm

sys. $1250/mo. + $1250 sec. dep. 865-661-3229.

Williamsburg Twnhs, West Hills, 2 BR, new crpt, water furn no pets. $685. 865-584-2622

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

Trucking Opportunities 106

DRIVERS: $1,100.00 weekly pay guaran-teed! Growing Dedicated Acct! Must be able to unload, have CDL-A w/18 mo. exp. Riv-erside Transport: 800-397-2627

DRIVERS -$2000 sign-on bonus! Start to-day! CDL-A. Heavy Haul. 2 yrs exp with oversize/overweight freight req. O/O's: up to 78% of freight bill. 1-800-835-9471

DRIVERS CDL-A: Your current 10-20 have you down? Why not get home & get paid?! 2012 tractors/trailers to boot! 888-219-8040

General 109#1 BEAUTY CO. AVON

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

Restaurant Equipment 133CRESTAURANT EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE CALL 865-235-7622.

Dogs 141Australian Shepherd

Pups, 2F, 3M, born 2/12, $200. 865-475-3343; 607-0460

***Web ID# 959753***

BEAGLE Puppies, tri- color, 6 wks, all shots & wormed, F $125, M $100. 865-494-6186

Border Collie puppies, ABCA reg, blk & wht, $175 ea. 423-240-8178; 423-365-6076

BosYor adorable de-signer puppies (Boston Terrier & Yorkie), 2 F, 3 M, 7 wks, born 2/21. $250. 865-363-5704 ***Web ID# 962114***

English Bulldog pup-pies, champ bldlns, AKC unlimited reg. $1200. 865-250-6896

Dogs 141LAB English/American

Puppies, AKC reg, blk, yellow & choc. M&F, 6 wks old, $325-$350. 865-851-6917

***Web ID# 962088***

LAB PUPPIES, AKC, champ bldlns, block heads, parents on site, black & yellow, M&F, parents OFA hips cert. lakeshore labs.net $500. 931-968-1033

MASTIFF "English" Puppies, AKC reg., wormed, 1st shots, vet chkd, fawn $600. 423-912-1594

***Web ID# 961953***

POMERANIAN PUPPIES, 12 wks. 3 M, 1 F, 1st shots, $300. 865-454-7081

PUGGLES, $100 ea. Shots & wormed. 7

wks. old. 423-235-2106

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

SIBERIAN Husky AKC Pups, champ lines, shots, $400-$500. 865-995-1386

***Web ID# 960831***

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

Farmer’s Market 1502 rare lt. red donkeys,

5 mos. old standard jacks, $250 ea., both $400 obo 865-254-1560

Round Baler 2006 New Idea, 5x4, barn kept, bought new. $7000. 423-626-3875

or 423-526-7821. U Pick Strawberries

Opening Soon Projected opening

April 14. Strawberry Knob Farms located in Madisonville, TN,

1/2 mile past The Lost Sea on new Hwy. 68.

423-836-1133 www.strawberryknobfarms.com

Building Materials 188NEW TILE, boxes on

pallet, 12" Realto Terra (Italy), 36 boxes, 432 SF, retail price $960 + tax, your price $550. 865-604-7237

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

Shop Tools-Engines 19412" RIGID MITER

SAW with stand & wheels, $475. Call 865-254-5403.

Music Instruments 198TAYLOR DN3 acous-

tic guitar w/case. 3 mo. old. $799/b.o. 865-438-5699

Misc. Items 203RING Collection, 90

pcs, triple plated gold & rhodium, $315. 865-705-7007

Sewing Machines 2113 FEATHER SINGER WEIGHTS, $350 each. Antique sewing ma-chines. 865-397-6396.

Collectibles 213100'S OF Matchbooks,

nice collection, best offer. 865-458-1934 ask for Ben

Coins 214

BUYING OLD U.S. Coins, Gold & Silver

Will Consider Collectibles, Diamonds

or Old Guns. Free Appraisals

7600 Oak Ridge Hwy. 865-599-4915

Sporting Goods 22312 GA. S&W shotgun

30" full choke $450. 308 Stelr Rifle Col-lectors $1,500. 357 Dan Wesson 2 bar-rel, 2 sets of grips $900. 865-254-5403

Boats Motors 23217' BOAT. 1999

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

6HP JOHNSON BOAT MOTOR,

$450. 865-254-5403

Campers 2352000 Forest River

camper, exc cond, FSBO. $8500. Serious buyers only 865-966-0028

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

TRAIL MANOR 2720 Queen & sofa bed,

$6200. 865-382-6694

Motorcycles 238HD Sportster 2005,

black, all chrome, custom whls, saddle bags, 3800 mi, $5,000 obo. 865-405-3588

YAMAHA V-Star 2009 650cc, custom blue, only 200 mi, extras $4,500. 865-525-0543

YAMAHA VSTAR 950 2009, 10K mi., never dropped, $4995 obo. Call 865-567-9754.

***Web ID# 961223***

Autos Wanted 253A BETTER CASH

OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running

or not. 865-456-3500

I BUY junk cars and trucks. 865.456.5249

or 865.938.6915

Vans 256HONDA Odyssey

2009, EX-L, 34K mi, ext warr, loaded, gar kept, perfect cond, $25,750. 865-356-6485 or 856-9898

Trucks 257FORD F-150 LARIAT

Super Crew 4x4 2003 4 dr., new tires, red w/saddle leather, loaded + chrome, Line X, 137K mi. $7,200. 865-604-7237

FORD F150 XLT Lar-iat 1990, 76K orig. mi.,

good shape, $4,000 OBO. 865-922-6408

Antiques Classics 260LINCOLN Continental

1964. All Original, numbers match. $3,400. 865-776-6721

MUSTANG CONV., 1964 1/2, completely restored, black with

white top, 865-458-1934 ask for Ben

Plymouth Valiant 1971, 47k act. mi., 318 Fact. eng. Drive anywhere $2450. 865-274-1229.

Sport Utility 261CHEVY HHR SS 2008,

64k hwy mi, great gas mi. Beautiful car. Perf. for around town or commuting. $12,900. 865-216-4225

***Web ID# 960715***

LANDROVER DISCOVERY SII, 1999

one of a kind, full walnut trim, Adv. rack, Warn winch,

ladder, Safari bumper, rear flood,

top lights, lens guards, rock sliders,

snorkel, locking R.E.D., interior cargo

divider, underbody shields & guards,

garage kept, 88K mi. Phone pics avail.

$8,200. Serious only 865-604-7237.

LEXUS RX300 2001, 139k mi, great MPG, lthr, all pwr, 2 WD,

great cond. Gray w/tan lthr, $8995 firm. Call

865-354-4609; 423-534-4275

Imports 262BMW 330i, 2001 white,

auto., beige lthr int, snrf, all pwr, 150K mi $7500. 865-748-0194

***Web ID# 959838***

JAGUAR S-Type 2004, 6 cyl, 92,600 mi,

British racing green, $9,500 obo. 865-386-2211 ***Web ID# 959952***

TOYOTA CAMRY LS, 2004, V6, low mi., garage kept, like new cond. $12,500. 865-376-2915

Sports 264CORVETTE 1986

Pace Car conv. 48K mi., all orig., yellow

w/blk top. Documents, $11,900 obo. 865-755-4729 ***Web ID# 961483***

PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006, great cond. 5 spd., leather, 79k mi, silver w/blk top. $9975 firm. Call 865-354-4609; 423-534-4275

Domestic 265CADILLAC DTS 2007,

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

$16,000. 423-494-4135

Domestic 265FORD FOCUS SES

2009, AT, loaded, 43K mi., $10,750. 865-591-4239; 983-5440

Ford Thunderbird 2002, soft & hard tops, exc. cond. Gar. kept. Asking $16,500. 865-670-4017

Cleanin g 318CLEANING NETWORK

Wkly/ Bi-wkly/ Mo. Good refs! Free est. 258-9199 or 257-7435.

GET YOUR SPRING CLEANING HERE! Cleaning, windows & carpet clng. Homes & offices! Lic'd ins'd & bonded. Est & refs. 363-8207 or 809-8543

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

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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ABC LAWN & SEALCOATING

Comml/Res mowing, mulch, hedge-trimming, tree/stump re-moval, gutters

cleaned. 377-3819

Paving 345

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Pressure Washing 350

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Roofing / Siding 352

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I. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll CallII. Approval of AgendaIII. Mayor’s Report A. Arbor Day Poster Contest AwardIV. Citizens ForumV. Approval of Minutes A. March 22, 2012VI. Ordinances A. First Reading 1. Ordinance 12-06, an amendment to the Farragut Municipal Code, Title 14 Land Use Controls, to create minimum building facade requirements 2. Ordinance 12-05, an amendment to the Farragut Municipal Code, Title 5, to add Chapter 3, Business Registration Program 3. Ordinance 12-07, Ordinance to amend Fiscal Year 2012 Budget VII. Business Items A. Report by the Farragut/Knox County Schools Education Relations Committee B.Approval of Contract 2012-11, Cap and Compaction Grouting on Ivy Lake Drive, Farm at Willow Creek C.Approval of FY2012 Mid-Year Committee Appointments to the Economic Development Committee VIII. Town Administrator’s ReportIX. Attorney’s Report

FARRAGUT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN

A G E N D AApril 12, 2012 • WORKSHOP, 5:00 PM

McFee Park Expansion & Grant Workshop BMA MEETING, 7:00 PM

SHOPPER-NEWS • APRIL 9, 2012 • B-3

NEWS FROM PROVISION HEALTH & WELLNESS

From the desk ofCasey Peer,

Chief Dietitian

April 2012

PROGRAMSDon’t be DENSE:

Trim Calories per Bite to Trim Pounds, April 19, noon-1 p.m.

LiveWELL Life-style Change: Starts April 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. M-W-F.

Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? Six-week book study, Every Tuesday, April 10 thru May 15, noon to 1 p.m.

Hypothyroidism & Weight Manage-ment: April 12, noon to 1 p.m.; April 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The REAL Secret to Weight Loss: April 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; April 26, noon to 1 p.m.

Duathlon/Triath-lon Training: Eight-week training, Tues-days, April 10 thru May 29, 5:30-7 p.m. Group setting, use of Spin Bikes & Treadmills; beginner to novice du-athlete/triathlete. Focus on physical condition-ing needed to complete a Sprint to Olympic distance triathlon/du-athlon.

YIN + Flow Yoga Series: Wednesdays, April 11 thru May 16, 6-7:30 p.m. What is YIN + Flow? 1.5 hour class, appropriate for all levels, fusion of YIN (long held poses) with Flow (rhythmic fl ow of postures). YIN targets the connective tissues which involve ligaments and joints that are not normally exercised in more active styles of yoga practice. Flow is a more fl owing group of yoga poses that will build strength as well as fl exibility.

By Mike WiggerEvery day we are inundated

with the “newest and best” health information – new products and foods that guar-antee we will shed the weight and keep it off.

Recent media outlets (New York Times, Good Morning America) have made popular a study claiming weight loss surgery is more effective in reducing and reversing type II diabetes than lifestyle inter-vention. It is information like this that is devastating our society and further fueling the “quick fix” mentality.

Make no mistake, the incidence of diabetes in the United States has tripled in the last 30 years and there is no doubt this is a critical issue facing our society today.

Contradictory to the findings of the study, The NIH (National Institutes of Health), CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and NDEP (National Diabetes Education Program) concluded after 10 years of research that inten-sive lifestyle changes, i.e., losing 5 to 7 percent of weight through increased physical activity and responsible nutri-tion prevented or delayed the onset of type II diabetes by 58 percent in people at high risk for the disease.

The same researchers also showed that metformin, an oral diabetes drug, reduced the onset of type II diabetes by only 31 percent.

Unfortunately, the article from the Times only alludes

to one of many problems with weight loss surgery: a 31 per-cent success rate. This means about 2/3 of patients that un-dergo surgery do not see long term weight loss results. The article mentions, “Patients may lose 100 pounds or even more after the surgery. Most gain some weight back; some gain a lot back.”

Lifestyle intervention has been shown to be effective 58 percent of the time in reduc-ing or reversing the effects of type II diabetes for those at high risk. Compare this to the success rate of medication (31%) and surgery (31%), it is suddenly clear that lifestyle intervention is twice as effec-tive as alternate treatments for such a prevalent and seri-ous disease.

So why then is lifestyle intervention seen as the least popular of treatment for type II diabetes?

Unfortunately, recent media made it seem as though weight loss surgery is the exclu-sive fix for type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is a lifestyle related disease, meaning it is developed over time as a re-sult of physical inactivity and poor nutrition habits (genet-ics also play a role). However, your stomach is not solely responsible for the develop-ment of type II diabetes, your lifestyle is. Why then is it acceptable to “fix” the stom-ach if the stomach isn’t the problem? You wouldn’t put a cast on your ankle if you broke your arm!

Proper nutrition and regular physical activity are still necessary for successful weight management. In order to ensure long term success, we must take a comprehensive approach to our health, not simply rely on surgery as a quick fix. Weight loss surgery can be a viable and necessary treatment in some situations, especially when serious health issues have already developed because of excess weight. Whether or not weight loss surgery is used as treatment for type II diabetes, lifestyle intervention is the only way to guarantee long term success.

Lifestyle change‘Tried and true’ protection

against adult onset diabetes

Casey Peer

The LiveWELL Lifestyle Change Program goes step-by-step through the behav-ior change process in order to develop life-long healthy habits. We teach the facts about nutrition, how to use exercise as medicine and even how to do it all on a budget.

Provision Health & Well-ness wants you to become a healthier, happier person, one step at a time. Join us Thursday, April 12, at 5 p.m. or Friday, April 13, at noon for an informational session to learn more about our LiveWELL Lifestyle Change Program.Mike Wigger, MS, CSCS, is the Exercise Spe-cialist/Wellness Coordinator at Provision Health & Wellness.

NUTRITION CLASSES:The Real Secret to Weight LossDon’t Be DENSE: Trim Calories per Bite to Trim PoundsHypothyroidism and Weight ManagementDiabetes Made SimpleDoes This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? (book study)

For information on these and other classes, please call (865) 232-1414.

1400 Dowell Springs Blvd., Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37909(865) 232.1414 · livewellknoxville.com

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