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VOL. 51 NO. 10 A great community newspaper March 5, 2012

Sandra Clark 2Community 3Government/Politics 4Marvin West 5Jake Mabe 6Faith 7Schools 9-11Business 12

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Southbound Band will play a benefi t concert in memory of Chris Newsom and Chan-non Christian on Friday, March 9, at The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley Davidson in Maryville. Cost is $10 per per-son and all proceeds go to the Channon and Chris Memorial Fund, which benefi ts the New-som and Christian families. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert is from 8-10.

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New York and back, driv-ing, in 50 hours? That was no problem for Jake Mabe and his buddy Matt Shelton, who pulled off a whirlwind trip to Manhattan to see William Shatner on Broadway.

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Coff ee and conversation

Residents are invited to have coffee and conversation with state Rep. Harry Brooks, County Commissioner R. Larry Smith and school board member Kim Sepesi from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Powell Branch Library, 3505 Emory Road. Info: 922-5433.

By Sandra ClarkThe Powell Playhouse set atten-

dance records with the February performances of “Steel Magnolias,” a play written by Robert Harling and directed by Nita Buell Black.

“I know it’s a cliché, but we’re all on Cloud Nine,” Black said after-wards. “I’m having a blast.”

She was sorry to have turned away people on Saturday and Sunday, but said the fi re marshal limits seating to 250 in the Jubilee Banquet Facility.

Halls Middle School drama teacher Mindy Barrett played the Dolly Parton role of Truvy, owner of the small town Southern beauty shop that is central to the action.

Bonny Baker Pendleton stole the show as Ouiser, a maniacal grump who said, “I’m not crazy. I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years.”

The quips keep coming amid the pathos of young Shelby (played by UT senior Katie Dake) who pushes on with life without regard to limi-tations brought on by her medical problems. She tells her mom, “I’d rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.”

Christina Perkins, a gradu-ate student at UT, plays Annelle, a down and out beginning hair-dresser who comes to work for Truvy. Her signature quote: “Miss Truvy, I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.”

Barbara Robertson, a kinder-garten teacher at Adrian Bur-nett Elementary School, played M’Lynn, Shelby’s mom, who car-ries the dramatic lead. She’s been in plays for her entire life, most re-cently directing “Just Clay,” a dra-ma team at Salem Baptist Church.

Renee Denney as Clairee round-ed out the cast. A Powell resident, she is married to Chuck Denney, a Powell Playhouse alumnus.

Nita Buell Black is the legend-ary retired drama coach at Pow-ell High School. And she says one never knows when those school relationships will come in handy.

“For our fi rst play, we needed

‘Magnolias’ flourish In Powell Playhouse

production

Clairee (Renee

Denney) is an ever-

optimistic foil for

Ouiser at Truvy’s

Beauty Shop.

Ouiser (Bonny Baker Pendleton) is a scene-stealer.

M’Lynn (Barbara Robertson) off ers Shelby (Katie Dake)

a drink of orange juice to adjust her blood sugar while

Truvy (Mindy Barrett) looks on. Photos by S. Clark

a piano moved from a basement in Holston Hills. For this one, we needed a porcelain sink moved from Karen Long’s house in Broad-acres. I just called Travis Moretz, he’s a former student you know, and his family took care of us.”

Moretz Moving, based on Calla-han Drive, is an established Powell area business. “And Travis brought his girlfriend and came to ‘Steel

Magnolias,’” Black said.Jeff Huffaker from Elegant Touch

located four old-fashioned hair dry-ers with the pull-down hoods, and the set absolutely matched a vintage 1980s beauty shop.

Buell Black bought a hardback copy of “Steel Magnolias” in 1988. “I had the play but I didn’t have the cast,” she says. “It’s too racy for high school.”

So she assembled the cast andbrought the play to the PowellPlayhouse. “I am so pleased. Thecast was well-balanced, and wehad no star. That’s why I had themall come out together at the end.”

The actors worked so hard in re-hearsal that the lines stopped beingfunny, she said. “But the fi rst timethe audience laughed, a spark wentthrough the cast. I’m having a blast.”

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By Shannon CareyNorris Freeway property that has been at

the center of controversy since 2008 has been acquired by Hallsdale Powell Utility District in a move called a “win-win” for the district, the adjacent property owners and advocates of Clayton Park in Halls.

Shopper publisher Sandra Clark originally suggested the land for acquisition by HPUD after learning of the utility’s need for a sani-tary sewer overfl ow storage facility during wet weather events similar to the one KUB built on Broadway at Adair.

The Tennessee Department of Environ-ment and Conservation (TDEC) has mandated through a consent order that HPUD reduce sanitary sewer overfl ow and constructing a storage facility is one way HPUD can achieve a reduction during heavy rains.

The 12-acre site was purchased from devel-opers Nathan Silvus and Lee Gamble who had sought county approval for a 30,000-square-foot strip mall to be called Halls Park Center.

Residents along Afton Drive in Halls Heights vigorously opposed the development which would have required extensive fi ll dirt in an area along Beaver Creek already prone to fl ooding.

The land lies on Norris Freeway at May-nardville Highway and adjoins the Clayton Park, a 10-acre site purchased by donations coordinated by the Legacy Parks Foundation. Hallsdale Powell’s wastewater lines crisscross the property.

The site plan for the strip mall was reject-ed by the Metropolitan Planning Commis-sion and by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

The developers, represented by attorney Arthur Seymour Jr., went to court and lost again. But Seymour filed with the state Court of Appeals which overturned Judge Harold Wimberly’s decision and remanded the case.

County Commissioner R. Larry Smith met with Law Director Joe Jarret who agreed to pursue an appeal to the state Supreme Court, but meanwhile HPUD commissioners voted to

purchase the property for $420,000.HPUD president Darren Cardwell said the

site is accessible, convenient and has neigh-borhood support rather than objections. Ap-proximately 5 acres along Beaver Creek has development restrictions but can be used for recreation.

Both Smith and Clark thanked HPUD com-missioners for stepping up to preserve the land.

“Strong parks make strong communities,” said Smith. “The last thing we needed was a strip mall in front of the park.”

“The Clayton Park with the HPUD exten-sion on Beaver Creek creates a huge passive park for walkers and kids,” said Clark. “We all see the use at Fountain City Park. The Clayton Park will be a wonderful community asset now and in the future.”

Clayton Foundation donated $300,000 toward purchase of the park land; Shopper-News, through the Scripps Foundation, do-nated $50,000.

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Middle School puts Powell on the map‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is Powell

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First, the boys basketball team won both the regular season and county tourna-ment. (Story inside.)

Next, the Drama Club aced the junior version of “Fiddler on the Roof” in fi ve performances.

Drama Club advisor Ali-son Bradley, who is also the chorus teacher, said she is very pleased. “They worked hard and it showed.”

The kids had fun during the performances and will be rewarded with a party today (March 5). Shopper photog-rapher Ruth White has seen her share of school plays, and she called this rendition of “Fiddler” the best yet.

“Those kids, especially Sarah Marlow, could really sing. And Jonah Lawson put personality into his role as Tevye. He sure had a lot of lines to memorize.”

Bradley said most of the lead characters were 8th graders, even though Drama Club is open to all students. The club meets before and after school and students are not required to take chorus to participate.

“This is an experience they will never forget,” said Bradley.

■ Lunch with ClarkThis Tuesday, March 6,

I’ll be at the Bojangle’s on Emory Road for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and the next week, March 13, I’ll be at Jubilee Banquet Facility for the PBPA. Stop by and chat if you can.

■ Powell alumni meeting, dinnerPowell High Alumni As-

sociation annual dinner is set for Saturday, April 7, at Jubilee Banquet Facility with registration and fel-lowship from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. and dinner at 6. The business meeting will start at 7 p.m. Dinner is $20, annual dues are $7 and do-nations to the scholarship fund are welcomed. Reser-vations are due March 30.

Entertainment will be

by Judy Morris of the Pow-ell Playhouse (PHS Class of ‘78). Golden Grads from the Class of ‘62 will be recog-nized, along with the oldest graduate in attendance and the one who has traveled the farthest.

Info: Mary Hodge-Cun-ningham, 938-9428, Vivian Jett McFalls, 607-8775 or lbrown8042@aol.com/.

■ Heiskell seniorsThe Heiskell Community

Center, 9420 Heiskell Road, will hold its monthly Seniors Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

The speaker will be Craig Leuthold, information di-rector for the Knox County Property Assessor, who will speak at 11:15 a.m. about programs available to se-niors regarding tax freeze and tax relief. Lunch and bingo will follow. No charge for attendance or lunch, but donations are appreciated.

Those that have signed up for the bus trip to Renfro Valley in April should bring the $49 fee. Info: Janice White at 548-0326.

■ Powell Notes ■ Heiskell School Re-

union is 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 24. The seniors will be taking a bus trip to Ren-fro Valley in Kentucky on Saturday, April 21. Cost is $49.

■ Toni McSorley will conduct a self-defense class at the Heiskell Community Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Cost is $25.Contact Sandra Clark at 922-4136 (leave

message) or sclark426@aol.com/.

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Singing “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” are Abby Rase and Caitlin

Chitwood.

Golde, played by Sarah Marlow,

gets a wink from “husband”

Tevye, played by Jonah Lawson. Photos by Ruth White

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Knoxville Lions clubs will

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24, at Applebees, 261 North

Peters Road. For tickets, call

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■ Fort Sumter Community Cemetery annual meeting

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Three members of the state runners-up Powell Panthers signed letters of intent last week to play football at The University of the Cumber-lands, a Southern Baptist Uni-versity in Williamsburg, Ky.

Linebacker Gray Bunch, offensive lineman Koby Crisp and defensive back Cade Smith signed at a reception for family and friends. Seven Panthers now have signed to play college ball. Already having signed are RB Dy’shawn Mobley (University of Kentucky), QB/Athlete Dustin McPhet-ridge (Austin Peay State Uni-versity), OL Chris Easterday and DL Wesley Sparks (both Carson-Newman College).

Bunch has been called the “Quarterback of the Panther Defense.” A two-year starter, three-year letterman, Bunch played a key role in the Pan-ther defensive success that led his team to a record set-ting 14-1 season in 2011 and a combined 25-2 mark dur-ing the past two seasons. During his senior season, the 5-10, 185-pound inside linebacker made 93 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, registered three sacks, and had two interceptions.

Bunch was voted All-Dis-trict 3AAA by district coaches and was selected as the De-fensive Player of the Year by his teammates. As a junior, Gray was credited with 81 total tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks. Gray’s position coach at Powell was Justin Lamb. Gray’s parents are Robert and Debbie Bunch.

Crisp, a versatile offen-sive lineman, is a three-year starter for the Panthers, and has played both guard and tackle. At 6-2, 255, he can go toe-to-toe with both de-fensive tackles and defen-sive ends, but he also has the quickness and footwork to get downfi eld and make sec-ondary blocks to help his of-

Panthers to play for University of the Cumberlands

Kody Crisp will continue his football career next season at the University of the Cumberlands. Powell

High held a triple signing last week and celebrating with Kody are: (front) dad Kenny Crisp, Kody,

brother Kelar Crisp; (back) grandmother Joyce Crisp, aunt Brenda Hines and grandfather Chris Crisp.

Powell High senior Gray Bunch signed to play football at the University of the Cumberlands.

Joining Gray at the celebration are his grandparents, Scott and Kay Underwood, and his par-

ents, Debbie and Robert Bunch. Photos by Ruth White

fense get those extra yards.Crisp was part of an offen-

sive line that helped the Pan-thers gain more than 6,000 yards and average more than 40 points per game in 2011. During his career at Powell, Koby’s offensive lines blew open holes that allowed a running back to set the all-time Tennessee single sea-son rushing record at 3,068 yards. During Crisp’s ten-ure, his lines blocked for the school’s Nos. 1 and 2 all-time total offensive yards leaders. Larry Neely is the Panther offensive line coach. Koby’s dad is Kenny Crisp.

Cade Smith was one of the most versatile players in the Powell senior class. As a 5-9, 175-pound defensive back, Smith played a key role in the secondary during the Panther run to Cookeville. In addition to being a solid defensive player, Smith also excelled on special teams.

Former Panther head coach Matt Lowe said, “Cade brought a great contribu-

tion to the Panther football program. He embodies all that a high school football player should be.”

Cade’s parents are David and Kim Smith. His defen-sive backs coach at Powell was Scotty Stewart.

These seniors were part of an unprecedented run of success within the Panther football program. Some of the 2011/2012 senior class accomplishments included:

■ School record for wins in a season with 14

■ Best single season win-ning percentage at .933

■ Most wins in a two-year period at 25

■ Best winning percent-age within a two-year pe-riod at .926

■ Only the second appear-ance in a state championship game in school history

■ Back-to-back District 3AAA titles

■ Back-to-back unde-feated regular seasons.Voice of the Panthers Bill Mynatt contrib-

uted to this report.

Powell football player Cade Smith will join his teammates Gray Branch and Kody

Crisp on the sidelines at the University of the Cumberlands next season. Pictured

with Cade at the signing are his parents, David and Kim Smith.

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Looking and sounding presidential, Rick Santo-rum brought his message of limited government and freedom to Powell’s Temple Baptist Church last Wednesday.

“We’re heading to Super Tuesday with the wind to our back,” he said, citing the previous day’s Michigan Primary where he matched Mitt Romney for delegates, each with 15. “We were out-spent 6 to 1, maybe 10 to 1, in his home state and yet we ran dead even.”

Santorum introduced his daugh-ter, Eliza-beth, and mentioned his Knox-ville ties. His brother married the d a u g h t e r of the late e d u c a t o r s

Sarah and James “Doc” Simpson.

Echoing his remarks

from Michigan, Santorum said the U.S. Constitution is the country’s operations manual, “the how,” while the Declaration of Inde-pendence is the soul, “the why.”

He stood easily in the Baptist pulpit with fl ags on both sides and a choir behind. “This country is a moral enterprise. … The right to life is fundamen-tal. Without life the other rights don’t much matter. The right to liberty is bigger than property rights. And the pursuit of happiness does not mean to do what-ever makes you feel good. It means doing what you ought to do.

“This is our American

creed. We are a people that are called to something greater than ourselves.”

Santorum called the GOP philosophy “ground up” and the Democratic philosophy “top down.”

Settlers came to America to escape oppressive gov-ernment, he said. “Now the yoke of government is weighing heavily on the people of this country.

“This race must be about big things – about who we are at our core. America is an ideal, an ideal that changed the world, an ideal that believes, ‘yes, you can!’ Central to that ideal is lib-erty.”

Specifi cally, Santorum said he would repeal Obam-acare in January 2013. He would authorize construc-tion of the Keystone Pipe-line on Day One. He would balance the budget in fi ve years, without cutting de-fense spending.

In 1958, the year he was born, Santorum said de-

fense spending was 60 per-cent of the federal budget, while now it’s 17 percent. Also that year, entitlements were less than 10 percent of the budget. Now they are 60 percent. “And with Obam-acare that will grow to 70 percent.

“This is the most impor-tant election of your life-time. … There is no reason to lose hope in America. We just need to believe in our-selves.”

Santorum was mobbed by students and guests. He posed for pictures which he urged people to post on Facebook.

There were few elected offi cials present, although I did spot R. Larry Smith. Our governor and two U.S. senators are support-ing Romney. But when the dust settles tomorrow, Rick Santorum will have taken Tennessee. You had only to hear him talk in Powell last Wednesday to understand why.

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Williams forecasts Obama victory

Back when writer/commentator Don Williams was invited to speak to the 6th District Democrats about why Barack Obama should be re-elected, it was a chal-lenging topic. The slight signs of economic recov-ery hadn’t been enough to boost Obama’s sagging approval ratings, and top Republican challenger Mitt Romney was running ahead of him in most any poll out there.

That was January.By the time his Feb. 28 speaking date rolled around,

Romney had stumbled and the case for Obama’s re-elec-tion was a far easier sell.

“Just to get to the short answer, if you look at it as a contest, it’s got to be a resounding yes. He should easily win re-election. First of all, the guy’s a rock star. People

say that as a criticism, but he’s likable, much in the same way as Reagan was likeable. He’s a charmer. When you see him sink a 3-point basketball shot on a dare, or hear him sing Al Greene’s ‘Let’s stay togeth-er,’ which instantly became a ringtone … the guy’s got chops,” Williams told some 20 Democrats at the Karns Middle School library.

“Even though I have some problems with the way it was executed (Wil-

liams wishes Obama had taken less of a “top-down,” banks-fi rst approach to the mortgage crisis and done more to help struggling homeowners escape foreclosure), you’ve got to give him some credit for preventing a great depression. Can you imagine 30 percent unemployment?”

“Then there’s Obamacare – they’re going to be sorry they (nicknamed it) that,” he said. “I have a grown son who has insurance now because of Obamacare. In the end, he’ll be glad they named it for him.”

He ticked off a list of daring foreign policy accomplish-ments: the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden; lead-ing from behind in the liberation of Libya; ordering the rescue of Americans captured by pirates; and bringing an end to two wars.

He cited Obama’s speechifying ability, his “nearly spot-less” adult reputation, his attractive family, his civility in the face of opponents who have challenged his religion and his citizenship and called him everything from a Marxist to the son of a Kenyan witchdoctor.

“He doesn’t stray into dangerous waters through igno-rance. He makes decisions for the long game, and when he errs, he errs on the side of decency and dignity. … He has turned the other cheek again and again – to a fault some of us thought. But in the long run, it stood him in good stead.”

Williams points to another reason why the president will be re-elected:

“Obama has been blessed by his opponents. Could there be a more embarrassing lot?”

Finally, Williams ended by warning the gathered Democrats that as good as Obama’s prospects are now, they could still be upended by a “black swan” event – like Sept. 11, 2001 – that comes out of nowhere and instanta-neously rearranges the political landscape.

Santorum speaks language of East Tennessee

Who would buy the Hall of Fame?It is hard to imagine

who would want to buy the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame which Knox County wants to sell. In fact, the organization which oper-ates the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame could decide to relocate out of Knoxville.

It is a board composed primarily of persons who do not have ties to this area. Whether they own and could move the contents of the building with them is unclear.

It presents a tough issue for County Mayor Tim Bur-chett and County Commis-sion which rightly see no reason to be the landowner of this building which, un-fortunately, attracts few vis-itors. While Gloria Ray sug-gested KTSC should buy it, one has to wonder for what purpose? Who would pay its maintenance costs?

If the Hall of Fame moves, what does Knox County do with this building with the basketball on top?

City Council attor-ney Rob Frost is starting out at $10,500 less than city Law Director Charles Swanson made when he was council attorney. Vice

Mayor Nick Pavlis deter-mined a new person should start out at a lesser pay than his predecessor made after 26 years – a wise decision. Expect Frost’s performance to merit a pay increase over the years.

Jon Roach, a former city law director and husband of KUB CEO Mintha Roach, is Knoxville’s largest con-tributor to Barack Obama at $2,000, with $1,000 given June 15, 2011, and the sec-ond installment given Dec. 30, 2011. Both Roaches are strong Democrats.

No one in Knoxville has given the president the full $2,500 permitted under federal law. It is still likely Obama will win the city of Knoxville in November while losing Knox County by a sizeable margin.

Jeff Hagood, Knoxville attorney and close friend of Chattanooga Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, says House

Majority Leader Eric Can-tor will host a fundraiser for Fleischmann on April 20 in Knoxville.

House Speaker John Boehner has already ap-peared for Fleischmann in Chattanooga. Fleischmann faces a primary challenge from Weston Wamp, son of former Rep. Zach Wamp. The GOP primary winner is a clear favorite to win in November. The top two House Republicans backing Fleischmann is a clear, un-mistakable signal the House leadership is not anxious to have another Wamp return to Congress.

Dennis Francis, Knox-ville attorney and promi-nent Democrat, serves on Knox County Election Com-mission but is the only cur-rent member of either party not to have his photo on the Election Commission web-site.

Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corpora-tion has several seats to fi ll after the Gloria Ray deba-cle. Former city Law Direc-tor Michael Kelley chairs the KTSC nominating com-mittee to seek new mem-bers. Interested persons

can email him at mkelley@KMFPC.com/. It is not clear what standards or criteria will be employed in seek-ing new members. How-ever, it should be persons who ask questions and take their fi duciary responsibil-ity seriously. The remain-ing KTSC members seem to recognize they have to re-establish public trust plus work closely with the two mayors.

Early voting for the March 6 primary is 15,552 countywide which suggests total voting may not exceed 40,000 – a very light turn-out. Heaviest voting was at Downtown West (4,288 votes) and the smallest vote was at Love Kitchen (155 votes).

As people realize that Randy Nichols really is re-tiring as district attorney general in 2014, expect Re-publicans to make an effort to take back the DA’s of-fi ce. It is an eight-year term and therefore attractive to many. Nichols has been a likeable DA who has on oc-casion endorsed Republi-cans, such as Bill Gibbons (a fellow DA) for governor in 2010.

Don Williams

Santorum

Rick Santorum brought along his daughter, Eliza-beth, to his talk at Temple Baptist Church in Powell where women are discouraged/forbidden from wearing slacks. Elizabeth, wearing slacks, sat behind her dad. When we noted it might well be the fi rst time a woman wearing slacks had been near the Temple pulpit, a friend observed, “or a Catholic.”

Mitt Romney did not come to the Public Market at Turkey Creek last Friday, and he never intended to. Yet the event’s publicity fooled two members of the Shopper news team who are trained to discern such things. Sorry, Bill Haslam, but we didn’t hold the presses during a tor-nado watch to get a shot of you talking about Romney.

GOSSIP AND LIES Tim Burchett pleaded a previous commitment to avoid introducing Rick Santorum at Temple and then met with the former senator on his plane. That picture was leaked to a right-wing blog where (hopefully) the large contributors that Burchett doesn’t want to offend would not notice.

We talked to Burchett about a persistent rumor in the 8th District that Carter Elementary School will be stopped if a certain candidate is elected to the school board. “Absolutely not true,” said Burchett. “I just talked to the builders Monday and we’re on schedule.”

Occupy Nashville protesters are getting a bit snarky about efforts by Gov. Bill Haslam and the Republican-controlled Legislature to outlaw them on public property. In a fi esty email, Occupy Nashville said if banned from the Legislative Plaza they would occupy the State Capitol,

reclaim foreclosed homes and occupy the restrooms of all Pilot Travel Centers.

KCEA has endorsed two school board candidates: Gina Oster in District 3 and the unopposed Indya Kincannon in District 2. Some candidates didn’t even meet with the group’s political action committee, leading one member to say: “Usually they wait until after they’re elected to disrespect us.”

Rep. Harry Brooks has set a series of public meet-ings. I may drop by to discuss his bill to prevent delivery of free newspapers. What a slam. ...

... Meetings are on Saturdays: March 10 at 10 a.m. at Tennessee School for the Deaf and 2 p.m. at Carter Com-munity Library; March 17 at 10 a.m. at Corryton Senior Center and 2 p.m. at Powell Branch Library.

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Marvin West

Based on the University of Tennessee’s rich tradi-tion, rare appreciation for public relations and endless appetite for money, I, as a graduate and honorary let-terman, offer positive sug-gestions:

Tour time

Now, as we escape the dark ages of football and approach a new dawn, is the time to cash in on the beauty and fame of Ney-land Stadium. Open it to fan tours, $7 for adults and $3 for teens. Little people should get a real deal. Call it the beginning of the recruit-ing process.

Route traffi c through the gift shop at Gate 20. Sell souvenirs. Provide some-thing free, maybe one fold-ed page with stadium illus-tration, historic tidbits and a map.

Tour guides could be volunteers, nice people, re-liable, courteous and able to communicate in several languages so New Yorkers and even Louisiana visitors could ask questions and un-derstand answers.

Clean shoes, please, to enter the spacious Peyton Manning Locker Room where, some day soon, great players will again get dressed and great coaches will recite Neyland maxims with the idea of winning big games.

Stop at the Lauricella Room where each football Saturday famous Vols and old linemen gather for fel-lowship. Considering ac-complishments, this is a

genuinely modest group. Visitors should be so ad-vised. They might enjoy Vol Network video in the back-ground.

Take a walk on Shields-Watkins Field, sown in 1921, nurtured by a wealthy banker, W.S. Shields, and his gracious wife, Alice Wat-kins Shields.

Oh, the games on the grass – played by real men who really cared, heart and soul, whatever it took, ev-erything on the line, be it sweat and spit, contusions and tears.

From 1925 to 1933, there were 55 games without a loss. Think about it. This is where, in 1939, Tennessee completed a season without giving up a single point, all shutouts in a streak of 15. Nothing like that has hap-pened since.

Other great teams, in the truest definition, graced that field –1950, 1951, 1956, 1967, 1985,

1989, 1997 and 1998 come to mind.

Terrifi c players ran to and fro, knocking down rivals on their way to All-America honors and the College Hall of Fame. Her-man Hickman, Bob Suf-fridge, Bowden Wyatt, Doug Atkins, Bob Johnson, Steve DeLong, Ed Molin-ski, John Michels, Steve Kiner, Reggie White, Frank Emanuel and Chip Kell live on.

There were others, oh yes, tailbacks who followed blockers: John Majors, Hank Lauricella, George Cafego, Beattie Feathers, Gene McEver ... and still others.

This was home to the Swamp Rat, Hacksaw and Curt Watson, where the Artful Dodger scrambled, Larry Seivers made spec-tacular catches, Bobby Ma-jors returned punts, Tim Priest picked off passes, Al Wilson backed the line with vigor and Travis Hen-ry rushed for several of his 3,078 yards.

The Pride of the South-land band was full of pride.

Ah yes, those were the days.The tour should include

the Tom Elam press box and John Ward broadcast cen-ter. Offer play by play, home and away.

“Give him six!”“Touchdown Tennessee!”“Willie Gault is going to

run all the way to the state capital!”

“Count it down with me … fi ve, four, three, two, one. The national champion is clad in Big Orange. …”

Visitors must experience sky boxes. They might buy one or two.

The Neyland Stadium tour should pause for pics at the statue, the great bronze likeness of Robert R. Neyland, and perhaps return to the starting point for more and better souve-nirs.

This is a free plan for preserving memories and promoting the marvelous story that was Tennessee football. Who knows, even in hard times, we might earn enough to afford a historian, maybe even Tom Mattingly.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Former Commissioner John Mills with heart surgeon and Com-missioner Richard Briggs. Photo by S. Clark

Being stubborn can kill youNotes from County Commission

By Sandra ClarkCommissioners heard a

sobering message from a former colleague last week.

John Mills told of his near death because he was too stubborn to have symptoms of heart disease checked out.

Mills was introduced by Commissioner Richard Briggs who said “John’s is a very, very typical story.”

“I’ve been kissed by an angel,” said Mills. He checked off the symptons he ignored:

■ Numbness in left arm ■ Sharp pain in right

shoulder ■ Pressure on his chest

Mills went on to work at Rural/Metro where he was surrounded by paramedics.

His boss, Rob Webb, in-sisted that he go directly to the hospital. “I came within hours of being sorry,” said Mills.

“Listen to your body. Don’t be stubborn.”

Briggs said heart attack is the country’s No. 1 killer.

“The lesson we can learn from John’s story is to know the symptoms and be aware of your loved ones.

“There is an element of denial that can kill.”

Mills represented the 8th District and at one time chaired the commission. “I love you all,” he said.

Battle of Midway is backA Russellville, Tenn.,

company wants to buy 22 acres in the proposed Mid-way Business Park along I-40 at the Midway inter-

change.Problem

is, the land is not zoned for com-mercial use and the zon-ing would require an amendment to the East

County Sector Plan.Yet Patricia Bible came to

the commission last week asking for consideration for KaTom, a restaurant supply business.

Can she succeed where others have failed?

“A smile goes a long way,” she said.

Bible has a compelling story, a booming business and about 100 real jobs.

“We can be a $100 mil-lion company, and we want to move to Knox County,” said Bible.

“I’m in,” said commission chair Mike Hammond.

On Thursday, The Devel-opment Corp. voted to sell the land for $550,000, sub-ject to rezoning.

Here we go again.

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Knoxville to New York and back, driving, 1,400 miles in 50 hours.

No big deal, right? It’s our chance to see William Shatner. William Shatner. Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the Starship En-terprise. Or, if you prefer, Denny Crane. Or, if you’re under 20, the Priceline.com guy.

Car loaded up, a buddy and I leave Knox Vegas at 5 p.m. (My wife wanted no part of this quix-otic quest.) Billy Joel blaring on the iPod, we were ready.

Some folks like to get away; take a holiday from the neighborhood …

Virginia. Forever. Then Mary-land. Then Pennsylvania.

I waved the white fl ag just across the New Jersey line. Rest stop.

We were eating breakfast at Junior’s in Midtown Manhattan by 7 a.m. The server’s name was Cheryl and the eggs were awe-some. (And scrambled.)

The room at The Milford wasn’t ready. So, I grabbed a Daily News and snickered at Snooki being banned in Newark. Then I grabbed a nap before the matinee.

“Shatner’s World (We Just Live in It)” is one hour and 40

William Shatner in his iconic role of Capt. James T. Kirk on “Star Trek.” File photo

The marquee at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway in Manhattan announces William Shatner’s one-man show, “Shatner’s World.” Photo by Jake Mabe

minutes of pure ego. And I mean that in the best sense of the word.

Let’s face it: Shatner’s sense of himself is part of his charm. It worked as Kirk. It worked even better as Denny Crane.

The show was charming, cute, poignant, perfect. He told us about his big break, on the Shakespearean stage in his na-tive Montreal, stepping in to play “Henry V” for an ill Christopher Plummer.

He hammed it up on Broad-way 50 years ago in “The World of Suzie Wong” and saved the sinking ship. He lit up live TV, including the infamous night when Lon Chaney Jr. blinked in front of the never-blinking cam-eras and started spouting stage directions. He saw that thing on the wing in “The Twilight Zone.”

And, then, NBC rejected Jeffrey Hunter as the captain of the En-terprise. Shatner got the nod and trekked his way into immortality.

But don’t get the idea “Shat-ner’s World” is a Trekkie tour de force. It’s the story of a life, of a little boy growing up in Montreal who used to skip school for the

burlesque shows and knew he wanted to act.

It’s about an equestrian, an actor, a linguist in love with allit-eration so much he even record-ed Elton John’s “Rocket Man” as a spoken-word album. Look it up. It’s a classic.

Shatner says the secret to his success is that he said “yes.” When Chris Plummer was sick, he said yes. When “Star Trek” needed a captain, he said yes. When David E. Kelley needed Denny Crane, he said yes.

“Saying ‘yes’ means risk,” Shatner says. But with risk comes reward.

After the show we ate Italian on Restaurant Row and watched the snow and skaters at Rock-efeller Center. Sunday morning we were up by 7 and gone by 8. I managed to grab a Times and a Daily News on the way to the car.

It was the trip of a lifetime and it was gone in a f lash and when I crossed into Tennessee I was still humming a nocturne for the blues in a New York state of mind. Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe.blogspot.com.

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James Evan Hopson, 20, leaves a large extend-ed family including his dad, Mark Hopson, and mother, Sherre Hopson Rackley.

Agnes “Jeanette” Kennedy, a resident of Hill-crest North who attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Virgil Mathews Jr., 66, grew up in Halls and is survived by his wife, Bet-ty. Among his survivors are a sister and brother-in-law, Glenda and Don Darden of Halls.

Michael Stephen Mc-Cann, 50, was employed by the UT Maintenance Department.

Dr. Wilson Watkins Powers, 87, practiced

i n t e r n a l m e d i c i n e for 50 years i n c l u d i n g service in the U.S. Navy. He leaves his wife, Rita.

A g n e s Watson, 93, was a teacher at Fulton High School and a member of Oakwood Bap-tist Church for more than 70 years.

Dale William “Bill” Yambert, 87, a member of Powell United Method-ist Church who attended Central High School and served in World War II.Notices compiled by S. Clark

The question that started the whole conversation was whether ghosts are men-tioned in the Bible.

Apparently, everyone on all sides was willing to cede the point that was so obvious: the Holy Ghost, as a part of the pre-existing Trinity, present from before the beginning. But were there other ghosts? Spirits who existed separate from the earthly bodies they had once inhabited?

And what, exactly, is a ghost? The undispersed, un-used energy that is left over after a person dies too young? Are they spooky, to be feared? Are they poor, pitiable souls, wandering abroad with no body, and no hope of being released from their current condition?

What is our fascination with ghosts? Have you ever seen one?

Well, I claim to have seen one, on the battlefi eld at Get-tysburg, but I can’t be posi-tive. What I saw was a horse-man, in a military uniform, come riding up a trail, right up to my car. I remember clearly that the moon was full, and that it was Hallow-een night (both of which, I realize, could be arguments for an overactive imagination and against the validity of my sighting). But I saw what I saw, and then I was past him, out the Chambersburg Pike and the moment was gone.

Years later, there was the creak on the stair that was loud enough to wake me from a deep sleep. I thought I had overslept, and that my hus-band had come back upstairs to wake me. That’s when I realized my husband was ly-ing beside me. He had been awakened too, and was alert and reaching for his pistol. We searched the house over, but there was no one else there.

Anyhow, thanks to Strong’s Concordance, that amazing tome that catalogs every word

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of God.

(Hebrews 12: 1-2 NRSV)

A cloud of witnesses

Community Services

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

■ Dante Church of God will distribute Boxes of Blessings (food) 9-11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, until the boxes are gone. Anyone can receive a box, but you must be pres-ent. One box per household. Info: 689-4829.

■ Knoxville Free Food Mar-ket, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday of the month. Info: 566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

Men’s programs ■ Faith UMC United Method-

ist Men, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, will host a tamale dinner 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 17. Everyone is invited and encouraged to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day. Tamales are also available for pur-chase at $12 a dozen. Info: 688-1000 or www.faithseek-ers.org.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, holds a beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mondays in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@comcast.net.

■ New Covenant Fellow-ship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.

Revivals ■ Walridge Baptist Church

will hold a spring revival March 11-14 with Dr. Ken Trivette, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

Special services ■ Powell UMC’s XYZ Fellow-

ship will host Holocaust sur-vivor Sonja DuBois at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, in the worship center. DuBois will give a PowerPoint presentation. Everyone is

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in the Bible every time it is used, I was able to ascertain that there are only two usages of the word in the Bible: the Holy Ghost, the third mem-ber of the Trinity, and the phrase “gave up the ghost,” used to describe a person’s dying. That usage of the word appears to me to equate “the ghost” with the soul.

But then there is that won-derful Hebrews reference to the “great cloud of witnesses” surrounding us. What are we to make of the “great cloud of witnesses”? A “cloud” seems a little ethereal for fl esh and blood, so are they the thou-sands and millions of souls who have fi nished the race? Are they cheering us on from the other shore?

And how are we to under-stand the appearance of Mo-ses and Elijah with Jesus on the Mount of the Transfi gu-ration? I grasp that they are there to represent the Law and the Prophets, sort of a pair of bookends fl anking the Christ, the culmination of God’s self-revelation to humankind. But were they ghosts, since we know that they had been dead for centuries?

I suppose that the most interesting thing about the discussion that prompted all these musings is the fact that it originated on Facebook among a group of sophisti-cated 20-somethings, a gen-eration typically not overly given to spiritual concerns. I am pleased that they are will-ing to “think on these things.” (Philippians 4: 8)

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Women’s programs

■ Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike, will host the women’s brunch “Renewal of Faith through Thought, Word and Deed” 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31. Guest speaker will be Takisha Fitzgerald, assistant district attorney for Knox County, and music will be provided by the Powell High Singers. Brunch will be included. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by call-ing the church at 938-7845 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection will host “Discover Life’s Lost Sheep Luncheon” Thursday, March 8, at Bearden Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike. Fredda Temples and Theresa Phillips will perform, and the inspirational speaker will be Maxine Raines, executive director and founder of Lost Sheep Ministry. Admission is

$12 all-inclusive. Compli-mentary child care will be by reservation only. Info: Call Connie, 693-5298 or email dick3234@bellsouth.net.

■ New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road in Corryton, will host a Women’s Day of Praise 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, March 10, featuring Stephanie Elswick as inspi-rational speaker. The event is free but RSVP is required. Registration begins at 11 a.m., lunch is at noon and the program will begin at 1. Info: Charmin Foth, 368-0806 or email charminfoth@yahoo.com.

Workshops and classes

■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Cel-ebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

■ Dayspring Church, 901 Cal-lahan Drive, Suite 109, will offer Divorce Care classes 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday evenings. There is no charge

for the 13-week program and child care will be pro-vided. Info: 242-3995.

Youth programs ■ Fountain City UMC’s

preschool program will hold registration for the 2012-2013 school year throughout March. Parents of children ages 6 months to 4 years need to stop by the preschool office between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday or 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday. Registration fee is $50 ($70 if you need to purchase a rest mat). Info: Susan Todd at 689-5518 or email stodd@fountaincityumc.org.

Our community recent-ly lost these contributors:

Robert Aaron “Bob” Bradley, 64, of Corryton,

a member of Bethel B a p t i s t Church and leaves his wife, Glen-da.

E d g a r W. “E.W.”

Brown, 86, a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. He attended and played football at Central High School and served in

the Marine Corps in World War II.

B i l l y S. “Bull” C a r i c o , 78, retired USAF colo-nel, was

a fi ghter pilot who later worked with the Air Na-tional Guard in Knoxville. He graduated from UT and was an engineer at ALCOA. He is survived by his wife, Thea Lynne Carico of Pow-ell.

Audrey Mae Dillard, age 1, leaves her parents, Daniel and Alice Dillard.

Goldie F. Bailey Graham, 93, of Heiskell, was a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Roma Graham.

Karl Groen, 82, a re-tired bus driver and Air Force veteran, leaves his wife, Renae Piedot, and her family in North Knox County.

Sarah Lillian Rolen Hatfi eld, 74, a member of Inskip Baptist Church. She was director of the lo-

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basketball fi nishesThe Powell boys basket-

ball team wasn’t supposed to make it past the second round of the district tour-nament. A couple of crazy games later, doubters were silenced.

On Feb. 25, the Panthers took on Farragut at home. After a 13-0 start for Pow-ell, it was looking like it was going to be a rout. What was in store was so much more special.

Powell led the Admi-rals 55-52 with about 10 seconds remaining when Blake Williams hit a three for Farragut to tie the game. Quickly, and with-out calling a timeout, the Panthers inbounded to sophomore guard Dallas Fields with about 4 sec-onds remaining. He caught the ball, dribbled once and threw up a long one from beyond half court. The ball spun through at the buzzer to make the final score 58-55 and push the Panthers past Farragut.

“That was an awesome win for us,” said senior Ste-ven Parsons. So awesome, in fact, that two days later ESPN posted the video on Twitter to its more than 3 million followers. Head coach Mike Ogan said he’d never seen anything like it.

“Can’t really say any-thing about it. That was just lucky,” said junior Lex Waters.

The shot sent Powell to the second round of the re-gional tournament to play an away game at Maryville on Feb. 28. The Panthers

Magic ends

came out hot, hitting five threes in the first half. But sometimes momentum can best a team.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” said Ogan. “When one team gets up, they start to let off steam, while the other team is working hard to get back in it.”

The runs made by Maryville in the second half, combined with Pow-ell’s 11 of 30 three point shooting, was just too much for the Panthers. The high-seeded Rebels came out on top, 57-52.

“I think we were ready to play. We just kind of took them lightly,” said Parsons. “Defense defi nitely wasn’t our strong suit in that game … Offensive rebounding for them, that killed us,” he said. “We lost, but I’m proud of what we did.”

Ogan, who’s been coach-ing for 37 years, said this team was in his “top two favorite teams.

“They made a lot of peo-ple stand up and believe.”

Next season could shape up to be a good one also, as Powell loses only two se-niors. “The leadership ex-tends to all the juniors this year,” said Waters. “We’re looking to go further and advance past regionals next year, and hopefully get to rematch Maryville.”

“Hopefully, next year we can pick up right back where we left off,” echoed Ogan.

Powell Middle School boys claimed both the regular season and Knox County tournament championships. Team members are: (front) Matthew Samples, Zach Crawford, Brandon Brown, Jackson Steeley, Charlie Richards, Reilly Hamilton, Jack Richards; (back) Russ Edens, assistant coach Lucas Heildel, Gavin Hicks, Tanner Kesterson, Rysaiah Thomas, Conley Hamilton, Bryson Cowden, head coach Darin Courtney and Aaron Greene. Photo submitted

Powell boys bring home the gold

Bearden made it a dog-fight, but the Powell Mid-dle School Panthers held on to win the Knox County basketball tournament championship in overtime 37-33.

Coach Darin Courtney called Bearden “an ex-tremely talented team.”

Powell fi nished the season 17-0 in league play and 23-1 overall – a school record.

“This was a special group,” Courtney said. “I’m extremely blessed to be a part of their lives. Because of their work ethic, they were very deserving of the

success they achieved.”And now the 8th grad-

ers on the championship team will move on to high school. Courtney says some of the players return-ing should step into leader-ship roles next year.

Four pairs of big shoes to fill belong to Bryson Cowden, Conley Hamilton, Charlie Richards and Aar-on Greene.

Cowden scored 15 points in the championship game and was named Tourna-ment MVP.

Hamilton was named All-League and All-Tour-

nament. He scored the fi-nal four points in overtime to seal the win. Courtney said with just seconds re-maining and Powell down by 1, Conley stole the ball and scored with a left-handed layup. Powell then disrupted Bearden on the in-bounds play. Hamilton came out with the ball and was fouled. He sank two free throws.

Richards scored eight points in the final game and was named All-Tour-nament. Greene was also All-Tournament.

Powell had beaten

Bearden earlier 50-48 on a last second tip-in. That game determined the reg-ular season champion. In the tournament, Powell beat Vine Middle in the quarterfinals and topped Farragut in the semifinals to advance to the champi-onship game with Bearden.

Courtney is in his 10th year as coach at PMS, and during that time the team has won three regular sea-son championships and three tournament championships.

– S. Clark

SPORTS NOTES ■ Baseball tournament, Friday through Sunday, March 9-11, Halls Community Park. Open to all,

T-ball through 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com.

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Career fair draws huge crowdPowell Middle School student Haley Matthews hopes

to make a difference in the world and attended the

Knox County Career Fair to check out what jobs might

be in her future. Matthews posed for a picture, appear-

ing on the “front page” of a Shopper-News special edi-

tion. Photo by Jake Mabe

children and four great-grandchildren. Thomas is retired from Norfolk South-ern Railway, and Janette is a homemaker. They met in school where he played football and she was a ma-jorette.

BirthdaysL i l y

H a g g a r d turned 1 on Jan. 24. Parents are Steve and C o u r t n e y H a g g a r d . She has

an older sister, Caitlin. Grandparents are Kreis and Dawn Lester and Bill and Ruth Haggard.

MILESTONES

Kernses celebrate 65th anniversary

Janette and Thomas Kerns celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Feb. 24 at Arminda Community Center. They have three children: Thomas Kerns (married to Brenda), Tanya Peters (married to Terry) and the late Trula Kerns. They also have six grand-

UT NOTES ■ Moneyball: Former UT

football coach Phillip

Fulmer, UT softball

coach Karen Weekly

and UT baseball coach

Bill Mosiello will host a

panel discussion about

the book and movie

“Moneyball” and the

use of business analytics

in sports, business and

recruiting. This is an

invitation-only event

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ministration to be held

today (Monday, March

5) at Club LeConte, Plaza

Tower.

■ Bill Landry, long-

time actor, director

and producer, will

be honored at 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 31,

at the Crowne Plaza

at the 10th annual

Appalachian Spring

gourmet dinner and

auction hosted by the

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Hospitality and Tourism

Management. Tickets

are $150. The deadline

to purchase tickets

is March 12. Money

generated will be used

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Info: Ann Fairhurst at

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■ Rupy Sawhney, Weston

Fulton Professor and

head of the Department

of Industrial Engineer-

ing, challenged his

students to fi nd a way

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program at Pellissippi State Community College offers free GED preparation avail-able both day and evenings hours at several locations.

Enrollment is open to everyone, and classes are taught by small-group or one-on-one instruction.

“Even if you’ve been out of school for years, there’s no rea-son to fear the GED,” says Joan Newman, director of Academic Testing and Adult Education.

“Approximately 70 percent of adults who take the GED pass,” she said. “Unfortunately, only about 1.5 percent of all adults who did not graduate from high school even attempt it. The odds really are in your favor, especially when you’re prepared.”

Pellissippi State also offers a free practice test that, ac-cording to Newman, provides a reliable predictor of actual GED scores. Info: 694-6400.

Happy 50th birthday Brickey!Former Brickey-McCloud

Elementary principal

John R. McCloud does

some fancy foot work as

the 2nd grade students

sing during the 50th an-

niversary celebration of

the school. McCloud was

the fi rst principal at then

Brickey Elementary and

remained at the helm for

32 years. Photo submitted

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The second concert featured performances by four of the five or-chestras in the Asso-ciation: the Preludium, led by Erin Archer; the Philharmonia, led by Katie Hutchinson; Sin-fonia, led by Association general manager Kathy Hart-Reilly; and the Youth Chamber Orches-tra, led by Wesley Bald-win.

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Its mission accord-ing to Fellenbaum is twofold. “We work in a professional environ-ment to educate stu-dents through high level orchestral training, all while developing new audiences for symphon-ic music.” Their next concert is May 7 at the Tennessee Theatre.

Sponsored by the Knoxville Symphony League and the Knox-ville Symphony Society, the KSYO is comprised of five ensembles and a training class totaling more than 250 student musicians. Members may also choose to par-ticipate in the Associa-tion’s Chamber Music Program where they have the opportunity to play in smaller en-sembles. Fellenbaum says, “It’s amazing the amount of growth we continue to see in mem-bership of our youth or-chestra groups.”

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Book fair at Brickey-McCloudSeveral football players from The University of Tennessee stopped by Brickey-McCloud Elementary School’s book fair recently to show their love of reading. Pictured are: (front) book fair chairs Lisa Mi-nott and Darlene Martin; (back) UT players James Stone, Jacques Smith, Brock Collier, Darin Gooch and Carson Anderson. Photo submitted

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Copper Ridge ■ Dates to remember:

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Sterchi ■ PTA meeting Monday,

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Knox County championsPowell’s youth basketball 12U boys’ team has won the Knox County champion-ship. Pictured are: (front) Eric Ludwig, Logan Ward, Bryce Hodge, Dawson Lamb, Spencer Miracle, Jordan Mink, Cameron Ward; (back) coach Lucas Heidel, Tyler Mink, Matthew Samples, Jonas Payne, Derek Reagan, Levi Everett, Jack Richards and coach Joey Payne. Picture submitted

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Rogero pledges help

By Betty BeanPulling up stakes is

hard to do when a busi-ness has been in one loca-tion for 60 years, but the owner of Harb’s Carpets, a block north of the Mission District on Broadway, says that staying put is getting even harder.

“We’ve been in down-town for 80 years, in this location for 60,” said Johnny Harb, whose grandfather John Harb Sr. and great uncle W.J. Harb founded the busi-ness in 1926. “We like it down here. Our family has a lot of history here, and that’s why we’re hanging in, hoping the situation is improving.”

Harb was one of about 100 North Knoxville busi-ness owners and residents who met with Mayor Mad-eline Rogero, Police Chief David Rausch and other members of the city ad-ministration at the Broad-way Academy of Perform-ing Arts last week looking for answers to their ques-tions.

“We don’t want to board up our property,” Harb said, but the only interest

he drew when he put out feelers for potential ten-ants was two out-of-town churches wanting to min-ister to the homeless. Oth-ers in the audience said that church people from other parts of town are exacerbating North Knox-ville’s problems, despite their good intentions.

“I understand that hap-pens a lot,” Harb said. “In the building next door to us, they rented to a min-istry. The next morning, there’d be coffee cups all over the place. They fi-nally quit. There is a lot of desire, more so than you would imagine, from these ministries and churches to be in this area. The city’s doing a real good job of holding it down, but they just keep trying. …”

Harb and many others present for the meeting are keeping a wary eye on a building across the street from Harb’s Car-pets that Focus Prison Ministries purchased to use as a residence for 24 to 30 parolees. City rede-velopment director Bob Whetsel said that project has been stymied by the requirement that it gets a use-on-review from the Metropolitan Planning Commission.

“They’ve been stopped cold in their tracks,” he said.

Longtime Fourth &Gill homeowner Barbara Simpson complained that a city ordinance passed two years ago prohibiting sitting or lying on side-walks isn’t being aggres-sively enforced.

Rausch said that his officers are vigilant, but cannot cite violators of the “sit and lie” ordinance as along as there’s enough sidewalk space to walk around them.

Simpson is skeptical:“I’d like to see what

would happen if I decided to lie down on the side-walk in West Knoxville,” she said. “I don’t think they’re enforcing that or-dinance the same way in every part of town.”

Rausch said he is mak-ing a practice of walking the streets of North Knox-ville.

“I wandered down Broadway just the other day,” he said. “And I let them know that when they become a meeting for me at night when I should be home, that’s a problem. I’ve made it very clear that I’m not happy and the res-idents and business own-ers are not happy.”

Johnny Harb is the third generation owner of Harb’s Carpets,which has been on North Broadway for 60 years. Photo by Betty Bean

Vagrants abound Rausch told Darrell Dalton, owner of the Original Freezo on North Central, that he’ll see him soon:

“Freezo’s going to be my new location to hang out.”

Mayor Madeline Rog-ero told the crowd that her administration will move to help with their issues. She pledged to keep up a strong police presence and to encourage reinvestment in that part of town, al-though it will be more dif-ficult than in the past be-cause the Empowerment Zone money that funded past facade improvements has run dry.

She, and most of the crowd (based on reaction), also liked a suggestion from Bruce Spangler of Knox Area Rescue Minis-tries (KARM) that Knox-ville follow Nashville’s lead and codify a plan (i.e. make a part of the ordi-nance) for dealing with homeless issues.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

By Shannon Morris

Although music and fi ne arts have been a

strong tradition at Grace Christian Academy for many years, Feb. 28 con-tinued that tradition with the high school drama de-partment’s performance of “Phantom of the Old Opera House.”

Set in an old vacant opera house in Den-ville, we were taken back a quarter century to a group of actors s t a g i n g “The Phan-tom of the Opera.”

Right at the cli-max of the play the hero shoots the Phantom with a prop gun. However, a tragic twist occurs when it is discovered that the gun is loaded with real bullets, and the actor playing the Phantom is actually murdered.

This devastating trag-edy closes the doors of the opera house. Many years pass, and strange lights and sounds in the

theatre lead to the theory that the old building was haunted, presumably by the ghost of the murdered Phantom.

Now, 25 years later, the local high school drama class decides to revive

“The Ph a n -

tom of the Opera”

on the aban-doned stage. Yes, the

results are funny, myste-rious and scary!

Last Friday night, 16 Grace high school stu-dents brought this pro-duction to life, each play-ing an important role on stage and behind the scenes.

The whole process of performing arts is a growing part of student life at Grace under the direction of Tonya Wil-son, who brings 25 years

of television, stage and speech experience to the classroom.

The excitement of a growing drama depart-ment at the high school level started last year with the fi rst dramatic

presentation of “Ransom of Red

Chief.”Not only

have stu-dents been involved in stage pro-ductions, but sev-eral stu-d e n t s

h a v e b e e n involved in s p e e c h competitions, and have helped in the construc-tion of Knoxville’s Nativity Pageant.

A strong and serious drama program in a high school offers students the opportunity to expe-rience the many aspects of theater arts, which would not be available to them otherwise.

In any drama, there is so much more to do than perform on stage. Help-ing in set construction, make up, prop work, cos-

High school drama takes the stage

By Shannon Morris Despite the cloud of a post-

season ban hanging over the heads of the Grace Christian Academy football team, the Rams showed tremendous fortitude and determination in fi nishing the season with a perfect 10-0 record. Not only were they victorious each time they stepped onto the fi eld, but they were almost impos-sible for other teams to score against, fi nishing the season with six shutout wins, and also fi nishing second in the state in total points allowed.

Much of the success of this year’s squad was due to a strong class of 11 se-niors, who demonstrated leadership both on and off the field. Their examples of hard work, dedication to the team, and determination to succeed paved the way for victories this year, and built upon an already strong foundation of success that the Rams have experienced in recent seasons.

Several of these outstand-ing seniors excelled to the point that they were deemed

ready to take their games to the next level. In February, Christian Steward (OL/DL) signed with Carson-New-man, while Parker Shelton (QB/DB) signed with Lindsey Wilson. Three more players recently committed to the University of the Cumber-lands: Harley Palmer (RB/LB), Caleb Melton (TE/DE) and Jake Minga (WR/DB).

Each Grace football se-nior has shown the mettle to lead, and the determination to succeed during this out-standing season.

Moving to the next level

Three Grace seniors sign to play football for University of the Cumberlands. Pictured are: (front) Mark

Palmer, Harley Palmer, Denise Palmer, Kim Melton, Caleb Melton, Jason Melton, Kristina Campbell, Ab-

bey Campbell, Jake Minga, Tim Minga; (back) coaches Matt Green, Randy McKamey, Jason Hamock,

John Bland of University of the Cumberlands and Eric Woodard. Photo by Miranda Fox

The Grace Christian Academy middle school boys “A” basketball team

are honored on Pilot’s High School Heroes on WVLT. Pictured are: (front)

Billy Wilson, host Mark Packer, John Holland, Lee Poff ; (second row) Wade

Sluss, Zach Walker, Jon Creel, Christian Hammond; (back) Grant Ledford,

C.J. Gettlefi nger, Landon Hensley, Nick White, Chase Kuerschen, Robbie

Windham and Ben Andrews. Photo by Patti Andrews

By Shannon MorrisWith a regular season re-

cord of 27-1, the Grace middle school boys “A” basketball team headed to the KISL tourna-ment after setting a season re-cord for wins. Continuing that winning streak, the team beat schools in the post season that have proven to be tough oppo-nents in years past, resulting in a championship win in the KISL tournament.

The team racked up other victories as champions of the Maynardville Preseason Tour-nament and the Karns Christ-mas Tournament.

But, the wins did not stop there. The team was invited to participate in the “Tops N Ten-nessee” fundraiser tournament sponsored by Springfi eld Mid-

dle School. Teams travel from across the state to compete, determining the top middle school team in each of fi ve divi-sions. The divisions are ranked by the size of the school. The Grace Middle School boys came home with the victory in their category.

They even had the privilege of being interviewed on Pilot’s High School Heroes program with Mark Packer on WVLT.

The success of the middle school boys team bodes well for the future, as several of these young men will be tak-ing part in the already suc-cessful high school basketball program. The faculty and staff of Grace offer congratu-lations to these athletes and their coaches!

Middle school basketball on top

tuming, sound and light-ing affords these students a chance to sample what theater life might be like.

Plus, the chance to work together as a team to produce a fi nal product of such quality and excel-lence provides valuable life lessons.

Grace is proud to of-fer this exciting program to its students, and the community members who come to see the pro-ductions are blessed by seeing dedicated and talented high school stu-dents putting on shows of excellence that the entire family can enjoy.

Wendy Adams and Chris

Caylor in “Phantom of the

Old Opera House.”

Madi Scealf

and Cody Clift

in “Phanton of

the Old Opera

House.”

GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYImpacting the Culture for Christ

Kindergarten

Admissions Open HouseTuesday, March 6, 20126:30 p.m.Grace Christian Academy Library

Call for more information865.691.3427, ext. 3940 5914 Beaver Ridge Road

Knoxville, Tennessee 37931www.gracechristianrams.org

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