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Life Action Revival Summit

First Baptist Powell will host a Life Action Revival Sum-mit 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sun-days beginning April 28 and continue at 6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday with special services on Saturdays. It will feature instructional teaching, family seminars, music, and programs for children and youth.

➤ See story on page A-7

Purple in Powell

The Knoxville Purple Heart Chapter 356 met at Shoney’s Restaurant on April 16. Some attendees had suffered great physical losses in service to our country.

But none dwelt on that.

➤ See Cindy Taylor’s story on A-3

No way to winSometimes there is no way

to win.Jimmy Cheek, chancellor

of the University of Tennessee, might not win a popularity vote from football fans.

Innocent though he may be, Jimmy is perceived as part of the problem. His goal of academic excellence, making UT one of the top research schools in the country, is thought to be a stumbling block, even a block-ade to football success.

➤ See Marvin West’s story on A-6

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By Cindy TaylorThe number 29 holds great sig-

nifi cance for former UT football player Inquoris “Inky” Johnson.

It was the jersey number he was wearing when a devastating injury threatened his life and ended his

football career in 2006. He still wears that number ev-

ery day. A chain bearing the Bible verse Jeremiah 29:11 hangs from his neck. He says he wears it to re-mind him of God’s goodness.

Johnson spoke to students at

Powell Middle School on April 15. He talked about pursuing your goals and never giving up. He says the road to success is always under construction and everybody has a dream. He told the students it is not about what happens to you or

Powell Middle School students surround Inky

Johnson after his presentation. Photo by Cindy Taylor

‘Never give up’

Budget talkWhat to expect from

Burchett, RogeroBy Betty Bean

The theme won’t be “We’re in the Money” for fi scal year 2013-14, but it won’t be “Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime,” either.

And for that, local offi cials are grateful.

“It’s a tight budget,” said Knox-ville Mayor Madeline Rogero, who is expected to unveil a proposal on Friday that looks a lot like last year’s $180 million budget.

Analysis“Revenues are still pretty fl at –

it’s been this way for several years, but as the economy rebuilds, capi-tal projects will continue.”

“Very suffi cient,” was how Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett de-

scribed the budget fi gure that is expected to nudge a little higher than last year’s $710 million, pri-marily due to an increase in edu-cation funding (BEP) from the state.

The fi rst thing that both may-ors want people to know is that in spite of expensive problems like insuffi ciently funded pensions, there won’t be a property tax in-crease in the coming year.

“We’re delivering the services they need and not charging them any more for it – and these days that’s a pretty good deal,” Burchett said.

County Finance Director Chris Caldwell said the county has seen modest growth – 2.5 percent in sales tax growth, 1.5 percent in property tax growth – and expects a $7 million increase in state edu-cational funding.

“Nothing to write home about,” he

Rogero

Burchett

said. “But growth, nevertheless. The mayor wants to pay down the debt by $100 million by the end of 2016, and we are still on pace to do that.”

Meanwhile, the city has found a way to start get-ting a handle on its unfunded pen-sion liability.

“This required taking $10 million out of our budget last year, and we applied it to this year to buffer the impact on the op-

erating budget. That buys time and helps us meet those obligations while waiting for the economy to come back,” said Rogero.

Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville and the University of Ten-

nessee area, is cautiously happy.“There’s no pot of gold,” said

Pavlis. “But I had some large capi-

tal projects already in last year’s budget, and those are in the pipe-line.”

He is speaking of Suttree Land-ing Park on the south waterfront, the realignment of Woodlawn and Ft. Dickerson at Chapman Highway, the redesign of Cum-berland Avenue and his favorite project, the Urban Wilderness.

“That’s what I’ve pushed more than anything and I want to stay very focused on that,” Pavlis said.

Rogero will host the annual budget luncheon at noon Friday, April 26, at Ijams Nature Center, Mead’s Quarry, spotlighting the fi rst phase of the South Loop Trail, which connects Ijams Nature Cen-ter, Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area, William Has-tie Natural Area and Marie Myers Park and is part of the Urban Wil-derness project.

Burchett will roll the county budget out May 1, but says there won’t be any refreshments.

“We’ll just be going around to the districts, giving presentations. It’s too dadgum expensive to feed a bunch of people.”

More on A-3

around you but what happens in you. Students watched a clip from the UT/Air Force game during which Johnson suffered the injury.

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Jordan promoted at Clayton Homes

David Jordan is now vice president for corporate ser-vices at Clayton Homes.

Jordan and his wife, Pam, live in Halls. He began his career at Clayton Homes in 1983 and has held various positions with increasing re-sponsibilities,

including serving as corporate controller since 2001.

As vice president, he will continue to direct corporate accounting, risk management, community relations, philan-thropic outreach and facilities services. Jordan serves on the advisory council of blount-Achieves and as a member of the board of Innovative Education Partnership, representing Clay-ton Homes as lead corporate project manager for the Clayton-Bradley STEM Academy.

He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT.

By Sandra ClarkA drunk driving simulator will

be at Powell High School next week, part of a program called Ar-rive Alive! with support from the Powell Business and Professional Association.

The simulator will be at Powell High School Monday, April 29, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

UNITE’s Arrive Alive program

uses a high-tech simulator, impact video and a number of other re-sources to educate students about the dangers of drunk driving and texting while driving. The simula-tor allows students to experience, in a controlled environment, the potential consequences of drunk and distracted driving.

One of the most commonly recognized driving distractions is

cellphone use. About 89 percent of all Americans have a cellphone, according to CTIA – The Wireless Association.

Drivers under age 20 have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration. Their lack of driving experience can con-tribute to critical misjudgments if

they become distracted.Also next week, Chick-fi l-A and

Bojangles will promote seat beltusage by distributing coupons inthe parking lot.

At a wrap-up assembly on Fri-day, students who sign a commit-ment card are eligible to win $50gasoline cards and seniors canwin a $500, $1,000 or $2,000scholarship.

Arrive Alive! Driver simulation at Powell High April 29

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Cindy Taylor

The Knoxville Purple Heart Chapter 356 met at Shoney’s Restaurant on April 16. Some attendees had suffered great physi-cal losses in service to our country.

Purple in Powell

tion and nonfi ction.”The Powell Branch Li-

brary will host Hunter’s book signing for “A Mouse’s Tale” 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

Copies of Hunter’s other books will be available.

Hunter is already hard at work on his next novel, “Tempest at the Helm,” due next year. It is a sequel to “Tempest at the Sunsphere.” Hunter’s books are also available as e-books.Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

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David Hunter

But none dwelt on that. Gerald Clark was wound-

ed in World War II and is listed in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.

“I am so proud of my age,” said Clark. “I’m proud to be 87 years old.”

According to Clark, of the 16 million veterans who returned home from World War II, four million are still living.

“We’ve fi lled up a lot of national and private cem-eteries.”

Approximately 1.7 mil-

Three members of the Knoxville Purple Hearts Chapter 356 are combat-wounded Iraq veteran

Mark Brogan, WWII combat-wounded veteran Gerald Clark and combat-wounded Iraq veteran

Bradley Walker. Photo by Cindy Taylor

lion Purple Hearts have been awarded since 1932.

Chapter 356 of the Purple Hearts meets at noon each third Thursday at Shoney’s off Emory Road. The chap-ter is open to veterans of all branches of service who have earned a purple heart. A lifetime membership is $50.

■ ‘A Mouse’s Tale’David Hunter is back in

action with his new-est book, “A Mouse’s Tale.” One review calls it “delicious-ly dark.”

H u n t e r agrees.

“This book is probably darker than any I have written before and is more autobiographical than any of my other fi ction. It is fi ction that is based on re-al-life experiences. Some-times that makes it hard to draw the line between fi c-

Cover of Hunter’s newest

novel. Photo submitted

Powell Middle School band director Janet Roach attended the UT/Air Force game in 2006 at

which Inky Johnson was injured. Roach is pictured with Johnson and student Dalton Thomas.

‘Never give up’ From page A-1

“I believe everything happens for a rea-son. You can’t live with regrets and you can’t go back and wonder what if,” said Johnson. “Don’t play that game.”

Eighth grader Dalton Thomas heard about Johnson from his mom, Beth, who was one of Johnson’s nurses when he was recuperating at UT Hospital. Dalton plans to try out as a running back for the Powell High football team next year and was ex-cited to meet Johnson.

“I’ve been waiting to meet him since my mom fi rst told me about him,” said Dalton.

Johnson shares his story with students and community groups. He brought cop-ies of his book, “Inky.” He says he still misses the game but in spite of physical restrictions, “life is great.”

“Anytime you get to wake up, that’s astart. I have been blessed with opportuni-ties to speak and try to motivate others. Iwant to make a difference in this world.”

Teachers Adam Wright, Drew Carpen-ter and Janet Roach witnessed the hit thatchanged Johnson’s life.

“There was a silence that came over thecrowd,” said Carpenter. “100,000 peoplewere holding their breath. It was an eeriequiet. His story is super encouraging tothe students.”

Johnson attends UT football games asoften as possible. He calls Knoxville hissecond home.

“I’m a Vol for life. God has been goodto me and that Power T means a lot to me.Go Vols!”

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Barnyard TalesKathryn Woycik

Two beautiful barns can be seen as you drive along Gilbert Road in Knoxville. They have become a signa-ture of The Episcopal School of Knoxville.

ESK headmaster Jay Sec-or shared some of the barns’ known history. Prior to the school’s purchase, the prop-erty was a farm. The general utility barn was built in the 1930s and served the farm’s needs. The tobacco barn

The barns at The Episcopal School of Knoxville

This swirl pattern named Mon-

key Wrench appears on the

utility barn. It was selected by

the students mostly because

of its name. Photos by K. WoycikThe quilt square on the front of the former tobacco barn is the Cross and Crown pattern. On the

side is the Hunter Star pattern. Both were painted by the 7th grade students.

replaced with what is now the Bishop’s building.

The 100 acre property on Gilbert Road was purchased for the school in 2000. Se-cor recalls having a series of parties that year to sponsor the school. In its early years, the 4-H school had a chicken and pig program. Two pigs, Wagner and Petuna, lived in the former tobacco barn. Pigs were among the contes-tants entered at the Tennes-

see Valley Fair. After the winter break

this past January, three beautiful quilt squares were added to the barns. ESK communications director Melissa Anderson wanted to share their story along with art teacher Philip Hoffman.

The idea of adding the quilt squares came from Debbie Martin, treasurer of the Par-ents Association. She thought it would be a fun project for the students. She presented

the idea to Hoffman. He agreed after mulling it over. The project was funded by the Parent’s Association.

Hoffman involved his three 7th grade classes. He decided to have three sepa-rate quilts made by each class. Each class, comprised of 16 students, researched many patterns and selected several of their favorites. Hoffman picked the top three.

He wanted students to

come up with their own de-signs; choose the patterns within the main pattern, the colors and the amount of colors being used. The 8x8 wooden structures were primed and sealed front and back. The project took ap-proximately 10 weeks to com-plete and has brought much excitement and pride to the school.

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Betty Bean

It didn’t take long for Knox County Democrats to fi gure out that Linda Haney is a doer.

That’s a doer in the – “Got a tent that needs pitch-ing? Need food for a potluck din-ner? Need volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels?” – sense.

The new president of the Knox County Democratic Party and her husband, Dan, are worker bees, not drones.

“I didn’t make any prom-ises other than I will do my best and give it my all,” she said. “We will reach out into the community and bring new people into the party who can help us fi nd vi-able candidates. It’s a 2-year term and I have no aspira-tions for anything more.”

Worker bee chairs county Democrats

Linda Haney

The Haneys were motor-cycle enthusiasts who rode from their home in Florida to attend Honda Wing Dings here. They fell in love with East Tennessee, and when they decided to leave Flori-da after Hurricane Andrew in 1993, it didn’t take them long to fi gure out where they wanted to go. They’d started a highly portable mom-and-pop business selling protective eyewear to mo-torcyclists and didn’t want to endure the punishing winters in Linda’s native Il-linois. So they became “half backs.”

“We thought, ‘What a perfect place to live. We can go to motorcycle rallies and

be closer to home.’ That’s re-ally what brought us here,” Linda Haney said.

They eased into local pol-itics after going to a Demo-cratic Party meet-up and talking to party chair Jim Gray.

“He invited us to get in-volved, and Dan jumped right in. I helped him. If someone needed something done, we did it. Let’s don’t talk about it a whole long time, let’s just do it. I be-came a precinct chair, and then we were district repre-sentatives. That was prob-ably about 10 years ago.”

Knox County Democrats elected Haney 97-40 over Cindy Walker, who had been party treasurer.

“I never really thought I’d be in this position,” Haney said. “I was asked to step up to it and I had to think about it for a while. I had worked with (former party chair and now state Rep.) Gloria

Johnson and I really liked the direction she was taking the party.

“I decided I would be a good person to step up and keep things moving in the right direction, so I went forward and tried my best to win. I took advice from a lot of people who had been candidates. I went to every meeting and every club that was related to anything having to do with the party. A friend made a video and we made and distributed fl yers.

“People came out and saw me and supported me, so I was very pleased with that.”

Haney’s election was a rejection of her opposition’s suggestion that the party needed to “move away” from Johnson, who was elected state representative last year and represented one of Tennessee Democrats’ few success stories.

NOTES ■ Daniel Brown, former mayor and current City Council mem-

ber, will speak to the Third and Fourth District Democrats at

6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Bearden Branch Library, 100

Golf Club Road. Info: Lorraine Hart, 637-3293.

■ Trustee John Duncan will speak to the 8th District Republi-

can Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Carter High School.

VictorAshe

The remaining state prop-erty at the former Lakeshore Mental Health Institute was to be transferred to the city at the end of March, but that date has slipped to the end of April, according to deputy mayors Bill Lyons and Eddie Mannis.

Lakeshore transfer moves ahead

In fact, with only eight days left in April, it could slide into May, but both are confi dent it will happen despite efforts of state Rep. Steve Hall and Sen. Stacey Campfi eld to sell the land to private developers. Their bills have gone nowhere.

Talks between the city and state have gone on for nine months. Mannis says roughly 66 acres will be transferred to the city with the exception of Willow and Greenbrier cot-tages.

Mannis and Lyons said plans have not been fi nalized for the use of the historic main administrative building be-yond its not being demolished or neglected.

Both said the city plans to work closely with Lakeshore Park LLC, the board which oversees much of the current park and includes members such as attorney Thomas McAdams, Pilot Oil CEO Jimmy Haslam and Margaret Ritchie, along with the mayor.

A Memorandum of Under-standing between the state and city will have to go to City Council for approval to be-come effective.

This transfer will be a ma-jor step in the development of the city park system and represents the fulfi llment of dreams when over half of the land was fi rst transferred to the city in the early 1990s un-der the late Gov. McWherter and Mayor Ashe.

The park will only attract further use and attention as its signifi cance grows. There will be a cost to its acquisition which City Council should

Sherri Gardner Howell

If you live in the Far-ragut community, you are used to living with miscon-ceptions. Oh, Farragut… where’s your BMW? Far-ragut? You people are just a bunch of rich snobs. Your kids went to Farragut? You have good schools because your schools get every-thing!

I do not live within the boundaries of the town of Farragut. However, like many of us who live in West Knoxville, I consider myself a Farragut resident because my children graduated from Farragut High School.

We shop in Farragut, pull for the Admirals and against the Bulldogs, enjoy the parks and neighbor-hoods. For the most part, the misconceptions don’t bother me, because I see them as rooted in good things about my commu-nity.

Education is a priority. Churches are welcoming. Housing values give you an opportunity to save for your future. Neighborhood streets are well-main-tained, people are friendly, options for shopping, eating and playing are plentiful.

So, my fi rst reaction to hearing Bill Johns’ pro-posal that Farragut pass an ordinance requiring every homeowner to own a gun and ammunition was:

What? Did he say Far-ragut?

My second response was a prayer. Please, oh please, oh please – don’t let this hit the national news.

The ordinance that Johns proposes would have no teeth, no enforcement properties. It is what he calls a Symbolic/Marketing Ordinance. He maintains that the benefi ts to the town would be an instant real estate property value bump, a decrease in crime and a beacon to companies leaving other cities that are enacting stronger gun legis-lation to come to Farragut.

I respectfully disagree. I believe that this ordinance has no value except to make this wonderful community look like something it is not. We are not a bunch of gun-brandishing, irrespon-sible yahoos.

The police lieutenant in Kennesaw, Ga., where this is a law, said the town now

Not in my town

has “sort of a Wild West image,” which, he said, is not true.

One of the store owners in Kennesaw is quoted in a Bloomberg article as saying his best-selling T-shirt is one with two crossed pis-tols that says: “It’s the Law in Kennesaw.”

Is that the Symbolic/Marketing image the people of Farragut want? Not me.

Johns said in the guest column that started all this that the ordinance “would be welcomed by 85 percent or more” of the town’s citizens. When asked the source of the number, Johns said it was based on personal perception, the fact that the community al-ways votes in a conservative manner and the success of businesses like Gander Mountain.

The reporter in me had many questions about the “hows” of this ordnance. How would people “opt out?” If I send in an “opt out” request, does that be-come public record? What is the opinion of the town attorney?

In the end, I heard from Bill Johns, and three of the fi ve on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen: Dot LaMarche and Ron Honken and Mayor Ralph McGill. I take comfort in their responses, as all three said they would not support it. Alderman Bob Markli has said he will bring it for discussion to the board and is in favor of it. Alderman Jeff Elliott has said he was not in favor of it.

Mayor McGill did not mince words: “If Alderman Markli wants to bring this to the board’s attention, we will discuss it. I don’t think you will see a consensus that would force our hand into developing this idea into an ordinance. I want to have no part of this. This serves no purpose other than to create controversy where there is none.”

Amen.

fully inform itself about as it votes to accept the property.

There will be public hear-ings on updating the master plan for the enlarged park.

■ Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson skipped the vote April 8 on the constitutional amendment to prohibit a state income tax in Tennessee.

In fact, she was in the House Chamber when it came to a vote and declined to vote yes, no or present and not vot-ing.

When asked about it, she emailed, “This amendment is just Republicans wasting time and money to score political points. They need to learn how to govern and quit play-ing politics. I do not intend to play their games.”

Johnson, in my view, erred in not voting one way or the other. She will fi nd it diffi cult to explain why she sat in her chair and could not lift her fi nger to push one of the three buttons. She was not elected to skip votes whatever she thinks the motives are.

Republicans are not alone

in playing games as Demo-crats have been known to do it too. Persons opposed to a state income tax will tell you it is only a 45-year-old state Su-preme Court decision which bars an income tax. A future Supreme Court could rule differently, which was what Gov. Sundquist and many Democrats hoped 13 years ago when they pushed a state income tax.

Johnson failed to state whether she favors or opposes such a tax. Gov. Bredesen, a Democrat, opposed it.

Also, Johnson would be wise, in a district which voted by over 1,000 votes for Mitt Romney last year, to soften her attacks on Republicans when she won by less than 300 votes and will be a target in 2014.

If she wants a second term she needs to offer herself as a Schumpert, Bredesen, Ritchie type Democrat who have all won here.

Refusing to vote on a Re-publican bill will not help her if she faces a credible GOP candidate in 2014.

Commissioner Ed Shouse congratulates Eagle Scouts Samuel Stoddard and Andrew Wilson. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Honoring Eagle Scouts

the church, while Stoddard helped at Bearden High School’s drama and band rooms. In the fall, Wilson

plans to attend Nashville Auto Diesel College, with a dual major in collision re-pair and auto mechanics,

while Stoddard will go toPurdue University to studymechanical engineeringand business.

Bearden High School se-niors Samuel Stoddard and Andrew Wilson celebrat-ed advancement to Eagle Scouts at Ebeneezer United Methodist Church. Both are in Troop 141 led by Scout-master Richard Huchison

Knox County Commis-sioner Ed Shouse presented a proclamation in honor of their accomplishments. Ma-rine Corps League Detach-ment No. 924 Commandant Laimon W. Godel Jr. award-ed a special medal to them.

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Billy Stokes was play-ing quarter tonk with a guy named Moses when he had a sudden fl ash of clarity.

A 1970 Rule High School graduate, Billy had gotten a job tending bar at Sam & Andy’s after the University of Tennessee had invited him to take a quarter off, and somehow that quarter stretched out into a year and a half as he whiled away slow afternoons between lunch and happy hour with his friends.

“It dawned on me that in 18 months, none of us had moved an inch. So I went back to school and got my degree,” he said.

Forty-plus years later, he’s a lawyer with a repu-tation for being aggressive, competent, thorough, and for winning some huge set-tlements. A politically ac-tive Republican who doesn’t mind occasionally going off the reservation – like when he supported Madeline Rogero for mayor in a non-partisan city race – he’s got a Rule High School baseball cap on one side of the shelf behind his desk and a Jel-lico cap on the other side.

In his desk drawer sits a picture, soon to be framed, of the tiny shotgun house in Lonsdale where he grew up. He’s also got a picture of the Howard Johnson’s where his mother waited tables and the ET&WNC truck his father drove for a living.

On another wall there are pictures of him with presi-dents, senators and gover-nors, including several from his stints as state commis-sioner of employment secu-rity and as special assistant

to the governor during the Don Sundquist administra-tion, including one of him dressed in full Santa Claus drag sitting on the back of his Harley-Davidson.

“I’m an old school dude. I like to ride motorcycles, go fi shing and am pretty much true to my southern Appa-lachian roots. I’m probably a typical Scots-Irish male. Whether you got money or I got money, we’re all even. Doesn’t matter who you are.

“Redneck? That’s all right with me. Pretentious is probably not something anybody calls me – I hope. RINO (Republican In Name Only)? I don’t care. Mad-eline Rogero was by far the best candidate in that fi eld of three. A chief executive needs to be a competent manager.”

Growing up His family originally

came from Saxton, Ky., just across the state line from Jellico, before they moved to Knoxville. His mother, Thelma, is 89 and still liv-ing independently. His fa-ther, J.P., died in 1999 and was a truck driver for a com-pany called East Tennessee/Western North Carolina – ET-WNC.

“We called it ‘Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes.’ ”

When he was little, he spent weekends in Jellico with his grandparents while his mother waited tables in the D&M, which formally stood for Davenport and Miller, but was popularly called the Devil’s Mansion. He’s the youngest of three children, and Stokes says his family was faring much

better fi nancially by the time he hit adolescence.

“Jimmy Hoffa negotiated a national contract for the Teamsters, and I was the only kid at home, so I had it a lot easier than my brother and sister. I grew up work-ing-class, and that’s what we need more of today.”

So how did this son of a Teamster become a Repub-lican?

“You’ll have to remember – Hoffa didn’t have much use for the Kennedys. A lot of Teamsters were Republi-cans at that time.”

After he fi nished up at Rule, Stokes enrolled in Maryville College to play football, but injured his “good” shoulder. He’d al-ready had surgery on his left shoulder after his senior season.

That forced a decision: “Being short and slow, I

decided to quit football and go to UT.”

Becoming a copAfter his Sam & Andy’s

epiphany, he went back to school full-time, support-ing himself by working at the General Products ware-house. He graduated in 1975 with a major in psychology and minors in political sci-ence and sociology, and started thinking about what to do next.

Like so many Lonsdale boys before him, he became a cop.

Theondrad “Sarge” Jack-son, a retired sergeant from both the U.S. Army and the Knoxville Police De-partment and proprietor of Sarge’s BBQ on Texas Av-enue (famous for its C’mon

Billy Stokes in his office with Rule High School and Jellico ball caps on the shelf behind him. Photo by Betty Bean

Back Smoke) helped him get hired under a federal pro-gram at KPD. He was there for less than two years when the new safety director de-cided to eliminate the pro-gram.

“I got laid off in June of ’76, and started law school in September of ’76. That’s when I met Richard Bean.”

He counts the director of the Richard Bean Juvenile Detention Center as one of the three most infl uential men in his life, along with his father and longtime Republican political boss Loy Smith. Two old police offi cers, Rass Scruggs and Calvin Housewright, rec-ommended that Bean hire Stokes while he was in law school.

“I benefi tted from the good ol’ boy system. I worked 3-11 and Juvenile Judge Richard Douglass gave me the key to his of-fi ce with his law library and I’d sneak over to the court side to study. During fi nals, Richard would go home and eat supper and then come in and work for me while I’d go sit in the judge’s of-fi ce and study. We were on the quarter system, so we’d go through this every two or three months, and Rich-ard would take care of me because he wanted me to get through law school. We were kindred spirits. I brag about working full-time through law school, but if Richard hadn’t helped me, I never could have done it.”

Stokes got his law degree in 1979 and joined the Army JAG Corps, where he served three years.

Another thing Bean did for him was to introduce him to Bay Crawford, a schoolteacher from Roa-noke who worked at Shan-nondale Elementary School. They’ve been married for 33 years, have two daugh-ters, three granddaughters and a grandson on the way. They are also active mem-

bers of Second Presbyterian Church.

Entering politicsStokes came back home

in 1982 and went to work for Bond, Carpenter and O’Connor, and became president of the 5th District Republican Club (at Bean’s urging). In 1984, Bean and Loy Smith urged Stokes to run for county GOP chair. He served nearly four years.

“It required me to be a lot more partisan than I nor-mally am. I’m an old school conservative and I believe that compromise is not only possible but benefi cial. Howard Baker and Bob Dole are my heroes.”

He has good memories of his two years with Sun-dquist, particularly of work-ing with leaders of both parties on the 1996 Work-ers Compensation Act, and of taking on the state’s tire recycling program. His fa-vorite memory is the time he spent as Tennessee’s point person on the Ocoee Olympic events at a time when the Atlanta Olympics committee was considering pulling the plug on kayak-ing and canoeing.

He returned to Knox-

ville in 1997, and two things happened that altered his world:

Loy Smith died suddenly, and Stokes’ law partner, Da-ryl Fansler, a Democrat, ran for chancellor. Stokes sup-ported Fansler, upsetting many Republicans.

After Fansler departed for the bench, Stokes put together the highly success-ful fi rm that has become Stokes, Williams, Sharp & Davies.

In 2004, he took on something that he calls “a serious miscalculation,” running against state Rep. Jamie Hagood for state Sen-ate and losing badly.

“I’d suffered a pretty seri-ous injury the year before in a fall-down, and I decided that life is short and you bet-ter grab it fast. I had some people encouraging me, and a lot of great help and I’d al-ways wanted to serve in that capacity.

“But I ran an inept cam-paign. I wish I hadn’t gotten beat quite so badly and I let a lot of good people down, but otherwise I’ve moved on.”

And then he grinned:“Tim Hutchison got beat

worse.”

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Marvin West

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

(Exodus 19: 4 NRSV)

Who sent you to bring me in from the cold?Logic points to the dark prince of fl ame, butwhen did reason ever explain resurrection?A gift so painfully given comes only from the One who understandsall hurts, all joys, whose handswe fall into, who raises uson the wings of eagles.

(“How Are You Fallen?” from “Guardians,” Laura Still)

The phrase was coined by a Knoxville author whose name I have long since forgotten. He wrote about a char-

In from the cold

acter who was “freezing to death in front of a roaring fire.”

I think that – on one oc-casion or another – most of us are guilty of that par-ticular sin.

He meant that we hu-mans sometimes refuse the comfort, the joy, the peace, the love that is offered to us free for the taking. Call it stubbornness, or stupid-ity or blindness. Call it be-

Sometimes there is no way to win.

Jimmy Cheek, chancellor of the University of Tennes-see, might not win a popular-ity vote from football fans.

Innocent though he may be, Jimmy is perceived as part of the problem. His goal of academic excellence, making UT one of the top re-search schools in the country, is thought to be a stumbling block, even a blockade to football success.

One of my favorite fans has made a study of Dr. Cheek. That he consorted with Flor-ida Gators for 34 years is ap-parently a serious offense. That he had trouble deciding whether Bruce Pearl was right or wrong was waffl ing at its worst. That he was slow to stop milking the athletic de-partment for funds indicated a lack of understanding.

Cheek got his latest X as host for the awards banquet recognizing outstanding

Chancellor awards, Vandy coach, other tidbits

achievement. Nineteen ath-letes were honored for awe-some academics. They rep-resented basketball, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, track, volleyball, even rowing.

Alas, Dr. Cheek searched everywhere, high and low, but could not fi nd super foot-ball scholars.

***A segment of the popula-

tion is uncomfortable with-out constant change. Tra-dition doesn’t mean much. Anything older than last Tuesday is out of date.

The restless bunch may not want to paint the Wash-ington Monument like a bar-

ber pole but there is an urge to “tweak” Tennessee football uniforms. The correct color of orange shirts and white pants is just so old-fashioned.

Some argue that change is a marketing plus. Some say “give the kids whatever they want.” Some just want any-thing different, like Oregon.

Some loved the Hallow-een black jerseys of 2009. They found that coach oh, so exciting.

Some are researching cam-oufl age and progressive color combinations Butch Jones used in Cincinnati. They do believe change is in the air.

OK, I am old-fashioned but I can tolerate subtle al-teration. Just don’t mess with the basics, orange, white, checkerboards and power T. What say you?

***I try to avoid it but I

thought of Lane Kiffi n 2009 and that triggered another

invasive thought: Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, 41, sometimes acts like Lane.

Franklin, man of the year according to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, is very popular among Vandy fans. They are so happy to have ex-perienced back-to-back bowl games, even if one was in Nashville. Vanderbilt is still celebrating the historic nine-win season, even though the schedule was soft. Vanderbilt really liked that 41-18 rip job on the Volunteers. Imagine taking a knee to avoid run-ning up the score. Hey, hey, hey.

Beating Tennessee is seri-ous business. Taunting Ten-nessee fans must be fun.

It so happens the Tennes-see power T was upside down in a Vandy video about re-cruiting results. It could have been passed off as a typo-graphical error except it was twice upside down.

Franklin went into the Vandy stands during a spring scrimmage and presented a black sweatshirt to a boy wearing an orange shirt. The coach suggested a cover-up.

Franklin denies disdain for all things orange. He says

he has tremendous respect for UT history, tradition, etc. He says he is trying to build the black and gold. In so do-ing, if he tears off a little or-ange hide, it is incidental – collateral damage.

His latest recruiting line is “Make a decision based on the big picture and not the shiny things that people get excited about: weight room, size of stadium and things like that.”

Nothing personal, mind you.

***Tennessee and Alabama

conducted football coaching clinics on the same weekend. We had trouble counting but the Vols attracted somewhere between 500 and 1,000 high school coaches. The Tide drew maybe 1,600.

Tennessee offered Pey-ton Manning as star attrac-tion. Alabama also had an NFL look, Sean Payton, Dick Vermeil, Chuck Pagano and Herm Edwards.

Butch Jones was promi-nent at the UT clinic. Some guy named Saban spoke in Tuscaloosa.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected].

ing crippled, or fearful or broken. Whatever one calls it, sometimes it is true.

We allow ourselves to freeze to death in front of a roaring fire. We are unable – for whatever reason – to believe that someone (or Someone!) has loved us, loves us now and will love us in the future. Forever, steadfastly, extravagantly.

The alternative, of course, is to do that which we are so fearful of doing: taking a chance. Permit love to sneak up on us, to take us by surprise and to give ourselves over to it wholeheartedly.

The same can be said for a life in Christ.

We can run from him, or hold him at arm’s length

or actively push him away. But if we are willing to be in relationship with Christ, we can come to know peace and joy. We can learn ful-fillment and usefulness. We can figure out what it means to trust, to grow, to give, to love.

That means, of course, that we will have to allow ourselves to be brought “in from the cold.”

There is risk involved, and uncertainty, to be sure.

But love is a fire that will warm and protect and heal, a gift that will nur-ture and encourage and tend.

Love is a hand that we fall into, and a home that will abide.

Common Core is the internationally competi-tive academic standards that prepare students for college or entry-level jobs. In 2010, Tennessee joined 47 other states in creating standards in math and English that hold all K-12 students to the same quality educa-tional level. If students move from one state to another, they will face the same expectations and approach. Knox County began applying new math standards this year and will add English next year.

Skills students learn are needed for success in today’s workforce: teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving. In math, they don’t just learn 3x3=9 but consider differ-ent ways this problem could be solved. They must also explain how they reached the an-swer.

In English, stu-dents are urged to think critically. They interpret what is writ-ten and justify the reasoning behind their interpretation. Close reading and in-terpretation skills ap-ply in all disciplines.

Common core stan-dards are more rigor-ous; students learn im-portant concepts at an earlier age. They place more emphasis on real understanding than on memorization. They are coordinated within each grade level so that con-cepts are built on each year.

More information about the new stan-dards and examples of tests can be found at www.tncore.org.

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By Cindy TaylorFirst Baptist Church Pow-

ell has been reaching people throughout the county with church plants and off-cam-pus locations. From April 28 to May 12, the church is inviting everyone to visit the Powell location for a Life Ac-tion Revival Summit.

The Life Action team will present messages and wor-ship focused on God’s life-giving truths through a se-ries of evening services and seminars.

The summit will begin at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays beginning April 28 and con-tinue at 6:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday with special ser-

vices on Saturdays. It will feature instructional teach-ing, family seminars, music, and programs for children and youth. The focus will be on living out biblical values and principles practically. Church receptionist Amy Combs attended the summit in the past.

“The summit is biblically oriented and focused on God’s word,” said Combs. “The practical application of theology for me as a mother, daughter, sister and Chris-tian was fantastic.”

First Baptist Church Powell is located at 7706 Ewing Rd. in Powell. Info: 947-9074.

First Baptist Church Powell mission department members discuss the upcoming summit: e lder Tim McGhee, ministry director Tom Langston, minister to internationals Emmanuel Ihim, missions and evangelism secretary Melanie McCarty and inner-city ministry director Richard Brittain. Photo by Cindy Taylor

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By Wendy SmithThe Knox Area Rescue

Ministries’ equation for helping the homeless is “Rescue + Relationships = Restoration.” The relation-ship part of the equation is what most folks don’t know about, says KARM donor relations director John Gar-gis.

“Our ultimate goal is for the homeless to end up in a church.”

Gargis spoke to the Saints Alive! senior group at First Baptist Church of Knoxville last week. Knoxville’s home-less population is expand-ing, and the fastest-growing segment is women with children, according to his video presentation. KARM has had to adapt and grow to be able to serve over 225 people each day.

The shelter at KARM can house up to 250 men and 100 women. The women’s dormitory was recently ex-

panded, and Gargis is proud of attractive space that now includes a community room.

“You can’t just say, ‘Jesus loves you. Here’s your mat. Go lie on the fl oor.’”

The former women’s dor-mitory has been converted into a family emergency residence that offers tempo-rary housing to women with children. Local churches take over when families come to KARM, he says.

He’s also proud of Launch Point, a four-week program that prepares KARM clients to live and work in the com-munity. Participants spend two weeks fi nding their gifts and two weeks working on God’s plan for their lives, he says. At the end of the class, each participant is assigned a mentor. A new transitional housing unit further pre-pares men for independent living.

Gargis showed the group

renderings of a new KARM courtyard that is currently under construction. The area will provide a safe, en-closed space with shade and seating, and will be a suit-able location for daily wor-ship services.

KARM provides a job training program through the Abundant Life Kitchen, a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, and Clean Street janitorial services. A cater-ing company also creates profi ts that help run KARM.

KARM Thrift Stores em-ploy clients and put $2.5 mil-lion back into the nonprofi t each year, says Gargis.

■ First Baptist has 1,300 active members, and approximately 100 of those are over 80, says Dave Ward, minister of pastoral care.

■ Saints Alive! meets on fourth Thursdays for lunch and education or en-tertainment, says found-

John Gargis of Knox Area Res-cue Ministries talks to the First Baptist Church of Knoxville’s Saints Alive! group. Photo by

Wendy Smith

KARM adapts to meet needs of homeless

i ng member Jim Lyle. The meeting also provides an opportunity for the Golden Notes, First Baptist’s senior choir, to practice. The choir traveled to Branson, Mo., last weekend to perform in nursing homes.

WORSHIP NOTES

Food banks ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian

hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave Pike, is accepting morning appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info/appointments: 938-2611.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane, distributes free food 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church off ers a Clothes Closet free of cost for women, men and children in the Red Brick Building, 6125 Lacy Road. Open to the public 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. every second Saturday.

Meetings, classes ■ Knoxville Fellowship

Luncheon meets at noon each Tuesday at Golden Corral. Info: www.kfl-luncheon.com.

Special programs ■ The Church at Sterchi Hills,

904 Dry Gap Pike, invites all musicians and singers to visit and possibly join the worship team. Sunday service starts at 10:30 a.m.

■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road offers Wednesday Night Community Dinner for $2 at 6 p.m. followed by “After Dinner Special”: April 24, “The Andy Griffith Show”; May 1, “Military Care Packages”; May 8, 15, 22: “Bingo.” Come for the food and stay for the fun. Info: www.powellpcusa.org.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC is

holding registration for its children’s weekday programs: Preschool, Parents Day Out or Summer T-N-T. Info: 531-2052 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Info packets are also available in the church family life center. Website: www.beaverridgeumc.org.

Camping out for doughnutsPowell High School students Logan Davison, Tim Niemeyer and Chase Davison camped out in Farragut for two nights in order to be among the fi rst 100 customers in the door at the new Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on Kingston Pike. Each received a card that gives them one dozen free doughnuts each month for one year. “It’s just fun,” said Logan. “And we were told we could use the coupons at the Krispy Kreme on Broadway.” Photo by S.G. Howell

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The signups begin Wednesday, May 1, and must be done online.

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By Cindy TaylorPowell High School senior

Clay Payne was presented the Johnny Mauer Award by the Optimist Club of Knoxville on April 12. It is given to a se-nior at each school who best combines academic achieve-ment and athletic accom-plishment in a varsity sport.

During his high school ca-reer, Payne played baseball and was named All District in basketball for the Pan-thers, but has decided to pur-sue baseball in college.

“I like both sports but felt like I had a better opportu-nity for a scholarship in base-ball,” said Payne, who has signed to play with Jackson State on a full scholarship.

His coaches say as a base-ball player he is versatile and can play most any position.

“I have coached Clay all four years,” said Powell High baseball coach Jay Scarbro. “He is hard-working and fun to coach because he is willing to do whatever you ask of him whether in the classroom or on the fi eld. He is outstand-ing and just about everything you could want in a player.”

Clay’s parents Lee and Kristian Payne are Powell High graduates.

Powell’s got ‘Skills!’

Cosmetology students at Powell High School have got

Johnny Mauer Award win-

ner and Powell Panther Clay

Payne Photos by Cindy Taylor

Alyssa Rossini gets an ear checkup from Knox County Schools

audiologist Aimee Biddle.

Breanna Loy will participate

in Skills USA as an observer.

Juniors Hailey Oldham and

Alex York will participate

in Skills USA Occupational

Suitcase Design.

Senior Calla Chrysler applies makeup to junior Lakin Orick in

preparation for state Skills USA competition.

Payne wins Mauer Awardit goin’ on! They competed at the Tennessee Valley Fair, placed at regionals and are headed to the Skills USA state competition in Chattanooga, where they will represent Powell High in Cosmetology, Nails, Es-thetics and Occupational Suitcase Design.

Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers and in-dustry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce by helping stu-dents excel at their craft.

Alex York, Calla Chrysler, Hailey Oldham, Lakin Orick and instructor Lisa Marie Butcher will make the trip to Chattanooga this week. Bre-anna Loy will participate as an observer.

“I am so proud of my girls and the time and effort they have put towards their achievements in cosmetol-ogy,” said Butcher.

Mobile hearingThe Knox County Schools

system-wide screening and hearing services van is on the move. Last week the van stopped at Powell Elemen-tary.

Students in kindergarten and 3rd grade along with 1st graders new to the Knox County school system were given a free hearing screen-ing. This is a state-mandated routine service performed yearly by the Pupil Personnel Department of Knox County Schools.

“Undetected hearing loss can impact a child’s educa-tion by how he or she is able to perform in the classroom academically,” said Knox County Schools special edu-cation supervisor Teresa Clark.

A printed report was made available to the parents of students who were screened. Parents with concerns about their child’s hearing can con-tact the Hearing Services de-partment at 539-3046.

Closing chorusThe Powell High School

chorus presented its spring chorale last week. All choral members performed except for the Powell High School Singers. This was the fi nal performance of the school year for the combined groups.

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Cindy Bosse is proud of her staff and students at Sterchi Elementary School.

A Farragut resident and veteran edu-cator, Bosse would be fi rst to say a great school is a team effort. She, like many others, feels slightly uncomfortable with the moniker “Miracle Maker.”

Yet when Knox County Schools asked for proposals for a technology grant, a 9-member team (three teachers, two parents, librarian, GT coach, principal and assistant principal) at Sterchi made the very best presentation.

That’s the opinion of this writer who trekked to the central offi ce to review all 28 requests. (Ironically, for technology proposals, all are on paper and stored in a cardboard box on the 14th fl oor.)

Read Sterchi’s summary:“What makes Sterchi stand above

the rest is acknowledging the differ-ence between the children of yesterday and those of today.

“Jackson and Sydney (kids used as examples) are Digital Natives. They are engaged through technology.

“We are primed to take the next steps to seamlessly integrate further technology into the daily learning process. We would welcome the op-portunity to be a pilot school for Knox County Schools’ new comprehensive, instructional technology initiative to support personalized student learning for all our students and then to readily share our experience.”

Tech-rich worldBosse says the integration of tech-

nology throughout her school will support a personalized learning envi-ronment. That’s good for teachers and great for kids.

“Our goal is to enable students to develop the necessary skills to thrive in a fast-paced, continuously evolving, technology-rich world,” she wrote.

“Teachers are growing daily in their understanding, vision and readiness to implement a comprehensive, in-structional technology initiative as a next step in their journey to ensure success for every child.”

Bosse then outlined a day in the lives of two fi ctional stu-dents – 4th grad-er Jackson and his 1st grade sister, Sydney, in the spring of 2014 after Sterchi has implemented the technology grant.

Those scenarios use words that I don’t know. For instance, I can’t help but see a Promethean ActivBoard bursting into fl ames. Maybe that’s the

reason for its name.At any rate, the method of instruc-

tion is very, very different from the way previous generations learned.

Sterchi is truly preparing for the children of today.

Current practiceBosse says the Sterchi staff al-

ready uses many tools of technology.“Our teachers currently differ-

entiate instruction through small groups, Fast Math, Voyager, Ticket to Read, Accelerated Reader, novel studies, and web quests.”

This year Sterchi started two new after-school programs:

All Star Tutoring is for students in grades 3-5 who were

identifi ed based on standardized test scores and teach-er recommenda-

tions. The goal is to increase achieve-

ment and shrink the gap between the economical-

ly disadvantaged and non-economi-cally disadvantaged students.

The All SySTEMs Go after-school program challenges the highest achieving 4th and 5th grad-ers. Students meet with the media

Sterchi’s technology coach Lou Jones, students Max Tsetsakis and Megha Patel, and princi-pal Cindy Bosse spend time in the school’s library. The school was one of 11 selected for Knox County Schools’ technology grant. Photos by Ruth White

Sterchi School got a $200 boost last week from the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. President Andrew Hartung and board member John Fugate met with assistant principal Jessica Schaefer (standing) and Family Fun Night co-chairs Stacey Cox and Stephanie Riff ey in the school’s media center. Family Fun Night raised $8,000 which will be used to purchase school technol-ogy. “We enjoy being able to put money back in to this community,” said Fugate.

specialist and GT coach for science, technology, engineering and math projects.

Sterchi is not a struggling school. The school report card shows an A in academic achievement in all subjects. And even though 44 percent of the students receive free or reduced price meals, Sterchi ranked fi fth among all Knox County elementary schools in percent of students profi cient or ad-vanced in reading, science and social studies, and sixth in the county in math. The Value Added state report card grades are an A in math, reading and social studies and a B in science.

“Our school has developed a powerful, collaborative culture that capitalizes on everyone’s strengths,” Bosse wrote.

ImplementationBosse said the technology will not

be rolled out by grade level or sub-ject. No, at Sterchi the implementa-tion plan is called “all hold hands and jump in together.” She threw in some more verbiage to impress the committee (It worked!), but isn’t that a wonderful statement?

“All hold hands and jump in to-gether.”

And that, my friends the politi-cians, must be the theme for fund-ing the technology component of this year’s school board budget.

Let’s acknowledge the difference between the children of yesterday and those of today. And give these kids the tools to learn.


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Powell’s baseball team has rebounded from a sub-.500 start to a 14-9 overall record. In recent games, Powell beat Soddy-Daisy 7-2, lost to Pi-geon Forge 9-5 and defeated CAK at Lindsey Nelson Sta-dium.

In district competition, the Panthers beat Central twice, 11-0 and 9-0.

“We put the ball in play,” said head coach Jay Scarbro. “Our pitchers threw strikes and didn’t give anyone free passes. We did a really good job of throwing strike one and attacking their hitters.”

The Central series con-cluded Powell’s district sea-son. The Panthers fi nished 6-4 in district play and will fi nish either third or fourth in the district standings de-pending on how things play

Cory Chitwood

April wraps regular season

out with other teams.Up next for Powell is a

game against Karns Tuesday, April 23. It will not, however, count as a district game. The Panthers will also be playing in a tournament at West High School on Friday and Satur-day. After that, it’s just the district tournament.

“We hope to be playing our best going into May 3,” said Scarbro.

Softball: The Panthers are currently sitting at 13-

By Ruth WhiteLook out wrestling

world: a powerhouse is on the rise and his name is Mason Shields.

In March, Shields par-ticipated in the Amateur Athletic Association (AAU) National Tournament for youth wrestling in King-sport and won the national title in the Tot Division for the 35-pound weight class.

This month, he com-peted in the NUWAY Na-tional Championship in Battle Creek, Mich., where he went up against kids a year older than him in the AAU tournament. Mason won the championship and received a trophy as long as his torso.

Mason wrestles with Praetorian Wrestling in Knoxville and has done ad-ditional training with the Knoxville Youth Wrestling Club.

On route to the AAU nationals he placed fi rst in the regional tournament and second in the state tournament. His brother Matthew, 8, also won the regional tournament in the Midget Division (50-pound weight class). His wrestling partner Mason Jakob, 6, won fi rst

Mason Shields at the NU-

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Shields shines at wrestling nationals

in the Bantam Division (40-pound weight class) at regionals and came in third at state.

Mason is in kindergar-ten at Brickey-McCloud Elementary and is in his second season of wres-tling. His primary coach is Phillip Maxwell and he has also been training with Rick Jakob and Junior Hernandez.

By Libby Morgan“Tom Parkhill is a premier

iris hybridizer,” says Ruth En-nenga, secretary of the East Tennessee Iris Society.

Well said.Parkhill’s fi nest iris yet,

“Chief John Jolly,” is in the running for the most presti-gious award in the world of American irises.

He’s been cross-pollinating irises for over 60 years and, since 1956, has been devel-oping his craft in his sunny backyard just up the road from Ijams Nature Center in Island Home.

Raising irises

Tom Parkhill with his lifelong passion, irises. The variety here is

Poorman. Photo by Libby Morgan

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13 overall, but a 7-4 district record should give Powell a decent seed in the district tournament.

Despite some tough losses, the Panthers have a shown a few promising signs going into postseason play. Powell took on Karns last Tuesday, one of the district’s top teams this year, and held the game to a 6-7 loss. The day prior, Powell beat Hardin Valley by an impressive score of 12-2. Powell also beat Campbell County 12-2 the previous week.

Soccer: The PHS boys soccer team has posted one of its best records in recent years and is looking to secure a third-place fi nish in the dis-trict standings.

The Panthers are 4-3-1 overall, coming off two big

wins against the Emory Road rivals. Powell beat Karns 3-2 and Halls 4-0.

The Panthers lost just 1-0 to the district’s top team and local powerhouse Oak Ridge. The Powell soccer attitude is the brightest it’s been in a while.

“We are excited about how well we have been playing as a young squad and see-ing how we have been able to compete in big games,” said head coach Kevin Van Pelt.

Powell has one district game remaining, against Clinton, Tuesday at PHS. A win over the Dragons would lock up a third-place fi nish for Powell, just behind Har-din Valley and Oak Ridge. After that it’s on to the dis-trict tournament, where the Panthers hope to make a real impact.

“(We’re) preparing for our best postseason performance yet,” said Van Pelt.

Iris show and sale is SaturdayLocal iris enthusiasts, members of the East Tennessee

Iris Society, will host their annual show and sale Saturday, April 27, at Knoxville Center Mall near the Trout Court.

Show chair Geraldine Couturier of the Strawberry Plains area says anyone is welcome to bring cut iris by 8:30 a.m. for the competition, but the entry must be a named variety. Other unnamed irises can be displayed, and iris experts will be on hand.

Arrangements featuring irises is also a category in the show. There are several categories, including “novice,” for those who have never won an award before for their ar-rangements. These also must be brought to the show early before the judging begins.

After the judging, iris starts, called rhizomes, will be for sale from 1-4 p.m.

“We raise a right smart amount of money for the soci-ety at this sale, but we don’t charge near enough for the varieties. Some of them sell for $40 other places. We usu-ally charge four dollars. I think we’re going to go up to fi ve this year,” says Tom Parkhill.

The iris society will also be selling at Bloomsdays at the UT Gardens May 11 and 12. Chief John Jolly has often

made the cut in the American Iris Society’s judging with an Honorable Mention in 2005, the Award of Merit in 2008, and the Wister Medal last year.

Parkhill’s gorgeous variety with buff yellow “standards,” the top part of the bloom, and reddish-brown-edged white “falls,” the petals below, with “rays” and “dots,” is his best yet, and, according to com-ments he says he has received from AIS panel members, one of the three best ever in the history of the 93-year-old na-tional organization.

It is eligible for consider-ation for three years for the coveted Dykes Award, a dis-tinction given only once each year. Parkhill will fi nd out in August whether Chief John Jolly takes him to the pinnacle this time.

Parkhill carefully cross-pollinates between two prom-ising varieties, collects and

grows the seeds, and waits to see the distinctive bloom.

“I’ve got one out there now that’s a goner. I’m not impressed with it at all,” says Parkhill. “I’m gonna dig it up and make room for some-thing else.

“I won’t have to think of a name for it. It’s diffi cult to come up with names when there are two to three thou-sand iris variety names regis-tered every year.

“My other award winner is Miah Jane. It’s all one color, known as a ‘self,’ and is a soft vibrant blue.”

Miah Jane won the AIS Award of Merit in 2007.

Parkhill sure isn’t in it for the money.

“I sell about enough to pay for about half of my new stock,” he says, referring to purchases of other promising varieties from other hybridiz-ers like him.

Geraldine Couturier, longtime daylily and iris grower, says society mem-bers will buy the newest and the best varieties, grow them, and then share with other members, gaining new color, form and size traits to put into the mix.

The East Tennessee Iris Society is open to new mem-bers, says Ennenga, and

meets most non-winter sec-ond Mondays at Bethel United Methodist Church at 5955 W. Emory Road. Call Ruth En-nenga at 803-6338 to confi rm the date and time if you’d like to join them.

Irises are just now coming into bloom here in Knoxville.

“Bloom time is the absolute worst time to transplant irises from the plant’s point of view,

but it’s also when people can see the blooms and it makes them want to buy them,” says Parkhill. “So I’ll be digging a lot next week.”

Parkhill and his fellow iris society members will be at their annual show and sale next Saturday at Knoxville Center Mall and at Blooms-days at the UT Gardens on May 11-12.

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Clark joins Clayton Motor Co.Doug Clark of Powell has joined Clayton

Motor Co. at 4500 Clinton Highway. He has been in car sales since 1988, working for many years with Burgin Dodge which oper-ated out of this location.

“‘Buy here, pay here’ is our slogan for late model used cars,” Clark said. The dealership is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Info: 686-7760 or 850-1540. Doug Clark

By Alvin NanceThrough the hard work of

KCDC em-ployees, the city of Knox-ville and our partner or-ganizations, many of Knoxville’s n e i g h b o r -hoods are exper ienc-

ing transformations, and during National Community Development Week April 1-5, we gathered to celebrate this progress.

On April 1, KCDC joined with the city of Knoxville to celebrate a project that has been a priority for both agen-cies for many years: Five Points Revitalization. We in-vited approximately 50 elect-ed offi cials and community leaders to Paul Hogue Park in the heart of Five Points to share our vision of a revital-ized neighborhood.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and our KCDC board of commissioners chair Cul-ver Schmid detailed what has already been accomplished and our plans for future de-velopment.

“Cities are great if they have great neighborhoods,” said Mayor Rogero. “The city of Knoxville remains com-mitted to the revitalization of

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News from Knoxville’s CommunityDevelopment Corporation (KCDC)

Offi cials inspect the Five Points development . Photo submitted

Progress for Five Points Skinner elected to

Blount boardPowell resident Lisa Hood Skinner is vice chair of

the Blount Chamber Foundation.Greg Wilson, Maryville regional

president of First Tennessee Bank, is the chair, while Michelle Hankes, president/CEO United Way of Blount County, is secretary/treasurer.

Skinner is a senior vice president of Ackermann PR. She and husband Dr. Steve Skinner co-own with Dr. Tinsley Youmans the Knoxville Animal Clinic, 5312 Homberg Drive in Bearden.

Skinner

Celebrating 86 years of gardening The Noweta Garden Club recently attended the 86th annual meeting and convention of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs. At the event are Lana McMullen, Carole Whited, Majorie Gardner, (seated) Jane Jennings and Noweta Club president Peggy Jones, Carolyn Keck, Debbie Johnson and Regena Richardson. Club members are pictured next to Jones’ education exhibits on Native Plants in the Smokies. Photo by Ruth White

■ Randy Fields of Messer Construc-tion Co. has been appointed by Knox-ville City Council to the Public Assembly Facilities board of directors.

Council member Finbarr Saun-ders said, “Randy will bring a fresh perspective to the board. It was my honor to appoint him to this position.”

■ Uno Express Pizza has opened at McGhee Tyson Airport. It is located just past the security checkpoint across from Quiznos Subs. Uno will off er a variety of personal pan pizzas as well as breakfast and dinner calzones. It will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

■ Tracy Hicks has been named

general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/University. Currently under con-struction, the 7-story prop-erty will include a full-service restaurant

and bar, along with conference space. It’s adjacent to UT in the Cumberland Avenue district. Hicks has worked in hospital-ity management, including a stint as general manager of the historic General Morgan Inn and Conference Center in Green-eville and 10 years of service at the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Va.

■ The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $60,000 one-year grant to the Breast Health

Randy Fields

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Five Points and is partnering with KCDC in this effort.”

“With the help of our community partners, we have made signifi cant steps towards breathing new life into Five Points,” Schmid said. “We have a vision for its future as a vibrant part of Knoxville.”

Much has already been done in this area to improve affordable housing and to identify community needs and resources available to residents.

■ In 2011, KCDC opened the Residences at Eastport, an 85-unit, LEED Platinum-certifi ed senior housing de-

velopment in Five Points. ■ Senior housing duplexes

were also constructed in 2011 adding 20 housing units to the community.

■ In August, 183 units of Walter P. Taylor were demol-ished as part of a fi rst phase to replace older public hous-ing in Five Points with new units.

As part of the second phase of redevelopment in the area, KCDC is currently constructing 20 family-style, in-fi ll housing units in vacant or blighted lots that will fi t in with the architectural char-acter of the neighborhood.

At the Five Points celebra-

tion event, we cut the ribbon on a brand new single-family residence on the corner of Chestnut and Wilson streets. KCDC also recently opened up a new duplex that has already been leased to two families, and plans call for a total of three duplexes, two single-family residences and two six-plex residences, which will be managed by KCDC.

Our residents want more for their families and their neighborhood. Through our strategic plan and help from our residents and commu-nity partners, we will create a better future for Five Points.

Griffi th honored at KCDCCraig Griffi th was honored recently for 10 years of service

on the Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) board of commission-ers as he completed his term in March.

“Craig has been a pillar of the KCDC board for the past 10 years, displaying expert guidance and judgment,” said Alvin Nance, KCDC executive director and CEO.

Griffi th was fi rst appointed to the KCDC board in 2003 by then-Mayor Victor Ashe. He was reappointed by both Mayor Bill Haslam and Mayor Madeline Rogero.

Griffi th previously served as the public affairs director for the city of Knoxville and deputy to the mayor from 2000 to 2003.

Premier Surgical hires Matt WestMatthew West has joined Premier Surgical Associates

as chief operating officer. He previouslywas director of Carolinas Gastroenterol-ogy Centers in North Carolina.

West earned his master’s degree inhealth care administration and an MBAfrom the University of Alabama at Bir-mingham with his undergraduate workat Furman.

He will oversee operations at PremierSurgical’s five physician practices andcentral billing office, working for CEO

Kevin Burris. He is originally from Knoxville. He andhis wife enjoy tennis, biking and traveling.

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Dogwood Trails and Open Gardens, open all day. Dogwood Trails: Chapman Highway, Farragut, Fountain City, Holston Hills, Lakemoor Hills, Se-quoyah Hills, Westmoreland. Garden Byways: Deane Hill, Halls/Timberline, Island Home, Morningside and North Hills. Several residential and public gardens and camera sites also. Info: www.dogwoodarts.com.

THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 11

Union County High School Greenhouse open, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday though Friday; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Large assortment of vegetable plants, bedding plants, container arrangements. Info: Linda Baxter, 992-0180.

TO SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Registration open for American Museum of Sci-ence and Energy’s Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th (10 years old), 6th and 7th graders. Info: www.amse.org.

THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER

New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty.org/farmersmarket/index.php.

MONDAY, APRIL 22

High Tower & Hoop Growing Techniques: “How to extend your spring and fall growing seasons,” 5 p.m., Seven Springs Nursery, 1474 Hwy 61 E; “Farm-ers Markets” and the farmers perspective, 6 p.m. and a demonstration on “Preparation of Produce for Public Tasting,” 6:30 p.m., UT Extension Offi ce, 3925 May-nardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking class, to help prevent/reverse some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and obesity, 6 p.m., North Knoxville 7th-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Space limited. To register: 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

Central High/Halls High baseball game at Tommy Schumpert Park, 5:30 p.m. All gate receipts will benefi t the Chris Newsom Memorial Scholarship Fund.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

Open Door Book Review, 1 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Speaker: Dr. John Romeiser will review “Beachhead Don,” a collection writings by WWII correspondent Don Whitehead.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

“Bride’s Night Out,” North Knoxville’s Best

Bridal Show, 6-9 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club, 6800 Beaver Brook Road. Free for Brides-to-Be and one guest; additional guests, $5. Info: http://www.north-knoxbridal.com/ or on facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/486877824686635/?fref=ts.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 26-28

Baseball tournament, rec teams only – T-ball and 6U coach pitch through 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or [email protected].

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

Country Music Show and Spaghetti Dinner, 4-8 p.m., Powell Masonic Lodge #582, 7700 Fersner Road. All invited.

Auction with concessions and vendors, 3 p.m., Son Light Baptist Church, 6494 Sonlight Way. Proceeds help support the Guatemala Mission Team. Info: Mi-chelle Kitts, 387-8269.

Fountain City Lions Club annual pancake break-fast, 8-11 a.m. in the Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park.

Biscuit and Gravy breakfast fundraiser, 8-11 a.m., hosted by Luttrell Seniors, Union County Senior Center. $5 per person. Everyone welcome. Info: Linda, 216-1943.

Heiskell Elementary School reunion, 1-5 p.m., old school building, now the Heiskell United Methodist Church and Community Center. There are no charges; donations appreciated. Bring pictures and memories. Info: Bobbie Kennedy, 257-1283, or Janice White, 548-0326.

Historic Homes of Knoxville bus tours: 9 a.m.-noon; 1-4 p.m. Reservations required. Info/tickets: 523-7521 or www.KnoxTIX.com.

Spring 2013 Iris Show and Plant Sale, “Volun-teer Pride,” presented by the East Tennessee Iris Society (ETIS), an affi liate of the American Iris Society. Sale, 9 a.m. until all plants are sold; show, 1-4 p.m. Knoxville Center mall. Free admission.

Gospel singing 7:30 p.m., Judy’s Barn, behind Big Ridge Elementary School off Hickory Valley Road in Union County, featuring area gospel singers. Free admission. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

Book signing by Dr. Mike Smith, Senior Pastor of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, for his new book, “Mount and Mountain, Volume 2: A Reverend and a Rabbi Talk About the Sermon on the Mount,” 1-3 p.m. in the church media center.

The Singing Crossroads in concert, 6 p.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Ev-eryone welcome. Info: 924-7750.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

International dinner to celebrate World Friend-ship Day, hosted by the Friendship Force club, 6:30 p.m., Palisades Clubhouse, 501 Rain Forest Road off Gleason Road. Wear an outfi t representative of another country and bring an international dish to share. Info: 693-0322.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

Free concert by the Singing Seniors, a 60-voice choir, 10:30 a.m., Powell UMC, 323 West Emory Road. The public is invited.

Deadline to enter samples of handmade crafts to participate in the New Member Jurying Process at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Jurying packet available at the center. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 2-3

Spring Dance Showcase hosted by Knox County Schools, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Auditorium at Aus-tin-East Magnet High School, 2800 Martin L. King Jr.

Ave. Admission is $5. All welcome. Pre-show din-ner, 6 p.m., for those interested in info about the KCS Performing Arts Magnet program. Dinner reserva-tions: Olivia Riggins, 594-3792, by Monday, April 29.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 3-4

Rummage sale, starting 8 a.m., New Hope Mission-ary Baptist Church, 7115 Tipton Lane off of East Beaver Creek Drive. Follow signs from Central Avenue Pike.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 3-5

Baseball tournament, open/travel teams – T-ball and 6U coach pitch; 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or [email protected]

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Caring for the Caregivers, a resource fair for senior adults and caregivers of all ages, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Speakers: Bob Coyne and Blake McCoy. Several exhibi-tors. Free and open to the community. Info: 688-4343, www.wmbc.net.

Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Over-drive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562.

Gospel singing 7:30 p.m., Judy’s Barn, behind Big Ridge Elementary School off Hickory Valley Road in Union County, featuring area gospel singers. Free admission. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820.

Churchwide rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Ave. Rain or shine. $3 Brown Bag-a-Bargain, noon-2 p.m.

Spring Craft and Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Norwood Baptist Church, 1725 Wilson Road.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 4-5

“Skirmish on the Holston,” Civil War Living History and Reenactment weekend, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. Admission: $5, adults and children 13 and up; children 12 and under free. Info: Sandy, 546-0745 or [email protected].

TUESDAYS, MAY 7, 14, 21, 28

“Girl Talk” classes, for mothers/caregivers and daughters ages 9-12 years, sponsored by the Univer-sity of Tennessee Extension and Maynardville Public Library, 6-8 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, 296 Main St. Info/to register: Rebecca Hughes, 992-8038.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

Rook card games, 10 a.m., Luttrell Seniors; Union County Senior Center.

FRIDAY, MAY 10

Painting demonstration by Brett Weaver, nation-ally recognized plein-air painter and featured artist for Artists on Location, 7 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art. Info: www.knoxart.org.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 10-11

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SATURDAY, MAY 11

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Before he was the owner of Workout Anytime in Powell, John Heifner spent 20 years as a registered nurse with a grow-ing career in the health indus-try. During his time working in the emergency room and the in-tensive care unit, John came to realize that most of the health problems that he saw in his pa-tients were preventable.

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