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VOL. 51 NO. 23 A great community newspaper June 4, 2012
Sandra Clark A2Community A3Government/Politics A4Jake Mabe/Marvin West A5Dr. Bob Collier A6Faith A7Kids Notes A10Business A12
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Help’s a’cominSadie (found tied to the door at Shopper-News as
a pup) is a true newshound. Thwarted in her eff orts to
take a dip at Tommy Schumpert Park, Sadie investigated
and learned that Knox County has closed the water
hole section of the dog park for erosion control work
and the addition of a pump.
According to Doug “Arf” Bataille, the project includes
draining the pond, digging out the bottom that was
about a foot of silt, and then rebuilding the sides. The
pond does double duty – it is for the dogs – but it is also
used to irrigate the football fi elds. The pump is needed
for the irrigation in addition to controlling the level of
the pond for the dogs.
Sadie knows one summer is like 7 in dog years. Arf
said it will be done “soon,” but no one quite knows how
long that is in parks & rec years. Photo by S. Clark
NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
Final pitch for KCS budget
The best case Dr. Jim McIntyre made for the Knox County school board’s $35 million budget increase proposal came last Friday morning, in his office, when he spoke as a daddy.
“I’m the dad of two Knox County Schools students. I have a very personal stake in this.”
Jake Mabe spoke to the superintendent on the eve of the big vote.
Sandra Clark also has an editorial about the school budget vote and info on its aftermath.
➤ See pages A-4 and A-5
Medicine drop is Saturday morning
Fountain City guy Joe Hitch called on deadline to report a “medicine drop” to collect and properly dispose of expired or unwanted medi-cine will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Walgreens across from West Town Mall.
Mabe to write history of Halls
Shopper-News columnist/features editor Jake Mabe has signed a contract with the Halls Crossroads Women’s League to write a narra-tive history of the founding, settling and evolution of the Halls community. If you have any photos or info that might help Jake, call 922-4136 or email [email protected].
By Sandra Clark“The Savage Dilemma”
is about money. It’s about friendship. It’s about evil. But most of all it’s a rol-licking good time. And it’s coming to the Powell Playhouse this week. Don’t miss it.
The Powell Playhouse will present the play Thursday through Sun-day at the Jubilee Ban-quet Facility off Callahan Road. Admission is $10 and tickets can be pur-chased at the door.
Molly Durr reprises her role as Ethel Savage from “The Curious Savage,” the inaugural presentation of the Powell Playhouse.
A Halls resident, Durr was excited to act under the direction of Nita Buell Black, her drama teacher at Powell High School in the mid-1970s. Durr said one does not need to have seen the fi rst play to enjoy the sequel.
“The dialogue catches you up.”
Durr quickly summa-rized the initial play: Eth-
el’s husband dies, leaving her $10 million. She wants to spend the money for good works, but three evil stepchildren intervene and have her committed to a sanitarium, the Cloisters.
“In the end, I got the money,” said Durr. So much for ‘Curious.’
Ethel meets a cast of characters at The Cloisters including Mrs. Paddy (Car-olyn Wells), the woman whose husband told her to “shut up” 20 years ago and she hasn’t spoken since. Ethel was happy to get out, but as the sequel opens she has decided to return.
“I come back to The Cloisters to rest,” said Durr. “I love these peo-ple and come back after traveling. Imagine my surprise when they don’t remember me!”
The Cloisters has fallen on hard times as well. With dwindling revenue, the sanitarium may be forced to close.
Enter two stupid hip-pies. They break in to steal from a place that has
little. But Ethel Savage hatches a plan.
“The court has put me on an allowance,” said Durr. “I suggest the hip-pies kidnap me for ransom. Then the money will be split and part used to save The Cloisters.”
You can see the trouble coming.
Durr calls it a “sweet, family play” that’s OK for kids. “I would let my 8-year-old neighbor see it,” she says.
She graduated from Powell High in 1974, mar-ried and stayed home to raise her daughter, Marie Loren, now a student at UT-Chattanooga. Although she was in drama in high school and performed briefl y with Theatre Knoxville, she had not acted in 28 years when Buell Black picked her for the role of Ethel Savage.
Durr was stage man-ager for “The Night of my Enemy” at the Powell Play-house where she serves on the advisory board. “It was just wonderful to meet new people and see old friends,”
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she said. Currently, the per-formers and volunteers are planning a cast party for the one-year anniversary.
She served on the board of Foothills Craft Guild for nine years. She is an artist who specializes in framed and matted pressed botan-icals (leaves, fl owers and ferns).
Molly Durr plays the lead in “The Savage Dilemma.” Photo by S. Clark
Is the sky falling?Oh my, Marvin West
writes, the sky is falling. Again.
UT football has extended scholarship offers to 207 prospects and received only seven commitments...
➤ See Marvin West ‘s column on page 5
By Cory ChitwoodNot many coaches
have coached on teams in different sports that went to the state championships. David McGill has. And after a teaching career of more than 35 years, McGill is retiring.
McGill began teaching in Maynardville at Union County High School in 1975 and coached baseball, football and basketball. As head baseball coach he won two district championships. In 1986, McGill came to Knox County as a math teacher at Powell High School and later moved to the Driver’s Education department. He always tried to model himself after his high school baseball coach Elden Nicely and gym teacher Dwaine Ritter because they were “good Christian men.”
“David has been a fi xture at Powell High for many years,” said Powell High principal Ken Dunlap. “It will take numerous people to fi ll the jobs he fi lled for us.”
It was at Powell that McGill’s two most memorable championships occurred. In 1991 McGill was an assistant coach for the Powell Panthers football team. Powell went to the state championship and played Brentwood Academy at Vanderbilt.
“We got beat. But we were there,” said McGill.
Another treasured memory was in 1997 when the Powell softball team made it to the TSSAA state tournament with seven freshman starters, one sophomore and just one senior.
David McGill rides his motorcycle in the Rockies.
Powell’s McGill retires
McGill became the head softball coach in 1994 but took the years 2000-2006 off to watch and help his son and daughter with their athletic careers. McGill has compiled an impressive 329-132 record as Powell’s softball coach. He also won District Coach of the Year three times and won Tennessee Athletics Coaches Association Softball Coach of the Year in 2000.
“I enjoy sharing the love of the game and teaching them the same,” said McGill of what he calls his “16 daughters” on the softball team.
The time McGill spent with his own kids was infl uential, too. His daughter is an assistant basketball coach at Grainger County High School. She played basketball and softball at Gibbs and went on to play at King College and in a women’s professional league in the Dominican-Republic. His son played baseball
and football at Gibbs High before playing baseball at Virginia. Today, he coaches football and baseball at Trinidad High School in Trinidad, Colo.
McGill enjoyed coaching both kids when they were young.
In retirement, McGill plans to ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles as a hobby, play golf and fi sh. He also looks forward to having more time to visit his children and watch them coach.
For McGill, the students have been the most motivating thing over the years.
“Always keep trying and don’t give up,” he said. “An education is important.
“I will miss all of the great kids and excellent teachers and principals,” said McGill. “Powell High School is a great school. I am really glad that I had the opportunity to be a part of it for all these years.”
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POWELL NOTES ■ Noweta Garden Club
will meet Tuesday, June
5, at Racheff House and
gardens, 1943 Tennessee
Avenue. The program will
be given by Terri Ballenger,
Tennessee naturalist, on
“Seeding the Cumber-
lands.” This includes an
area between Knoxville
and Chattanooga that has
been stripped of its natu-
ral vegetation. Noweta’s
Junior Club “God’s Little
Gardeners” will attend and
be a part of this project.
Carpool at 9:30 a.m. from
Powell United Methodist
Church on Emory Road.
■ Powell Book Club meets
at 3 p.m. each first Monday
at the Powell Branch
Library. Info: Theressa Brit-
tain, 938-6981.
■ Powell Airplane Filling Station info: Roch Bernard
at 933-7158 or 437-9980.
■ Knox North Lions Club
info: Clare Crawford, 607-
1898.
■ Powell Republican Club
meets at 7 p.m. each third
Thursday at Shoney’s on
Emory. Info: Lillian Williams.
■ XYZ (Extra Years of Zest) Club for seniors meets
at 10:30 a.m. each first
Wednesday at Powell
Church, 323 W. Emory
Road. Info: 938-2741.
This week (noon Tuesday, June 5, at Aubrey’s) is your chance to meet Knox Coun-ty’s preeminent journalist, a woman renowned for fear-less reporting and a nifty turn of the phrase.
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■ Powell High BandStacey Berry reminds us
of upcoming events for the Powell High School band:
Saturday, June 23- Yard Sale in the front parking lot of Powell High School from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spaces consist of 2 parking spots. Cost is $20 per spot. Contact Stacey Berry at 938-9523.
Saturday, July 28 - 12th annual Golf Tourna-ment to be held at Knox-ville Golf Course on Schaad Road. The band needs
teams and hole sponsors. Info: Stacey Berry at 938-9523.
■ Powell PlayhousePowell Playhouse will
present “The Savage Di-lemma” by John Patrick at Jubilee Center on June 7, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m. See story on Page 1. No oth-er community than Powell has a Playhouse. Come sup-port Nita Buell Black and the other volunteers.
Mike Bundon to retire from Beaver
Dam ChurchBy Jake Mabe
Mike Bundon signs all of his correspondence “All for the Lord.”
That sums up his career. Bundon is retiring after 30 years as minister of music at Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
“Thirty years is a very unusual tenure in ministry these days, much less in a single place,” Bundon says. “The folks at Beaver Dam have been so kind to our entire family – of course, I’ve said they love my wife (Joy) and tolerate me – but it’s been a wonderful life.”
Bundon previously served as a minister of music and youth at Mt. Harmony Baptist in Knoxville and at First Baptist Church of Dandridge before coming to
‘All for the Lord’
Beaver Dam Baptist Church
minister of music Mike
Bundon is stepping down
after 30 years at the church. A
special “reunion choir” service
will be held 6:30 p.m. Sunday,
June 10. Photo submitted
Beaver Dam in 1982.The Blount County
native became a true friend, neighbor, counselor, and, of course, his church’s choir director. He and Joy, a music specialist for the Clinton City Schools, raised three great kids: Jonathan, minister of music at First Baptist Church of King’s Mountain, N.C.; Michaela, who completed seminary at Beeson Divinity School on the Samford University campus in Birmingham, Ala.; and Lesley, who just graduated from the James Quillen College of Medicine and is beginning her residency in Greenville, S.C.
“What has kept me in music ministry for so long (I actually started when I was 16) is they may forget what you said, or what I sang, but they will never forget how you make them feel, whether at a birth, a
wedding, a funeral or in day-to-day ministry.”
He’s seen programs and personalities come and go and techniques and technology evolve.
“But, when it’s all boiled down, the only thing that endures is the love of God in Christ Jesus. And, if that is not evidenced in our songs, our word, our lives, all else is in vain and will likely come up short.”
He will continue to sing with The CenturyMen and the Tennessee Chorale. He has two teaching opportunities lined up but says “it is not on my radar to go to another church full time.”
A special reunion choir service will be held 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Beaver Dam.
“We’ll have a tremendous time of music and worship,” he said, “and, of course, food.”
All for the Lord.
Fountain City’s Man and Woman of the YearTop honors at Fountain City Day in the Park went to Carl Butcher, Man of the Year, and Becky Hill
Warwick, Woman of the Year. The two friends greet each other after the announcement. Both
were surprised. Butcher is a longtime business owner in Fountain City (C.L. Butcher Insurance
Agency) who has coached youth sports and is active in his church. Warwick is a member of
First Baptist Church of Fountain City who volunteers at the Fountain City Ministry Center and
coordinated eff orts of her church in Operation Inasmuch. Photos by S. Clark
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‘Let Fountain City live forever!’
Sylvia Williams portrays a
protestor of the annexation.
Her husband, Charles, wrote
the script for the re-enactment.
Re-enacting the funeral
service that marked the
annexation of Fountain
City into the city of
Knoxville 50 years ago,
pallbearers are: at left,
Richard Tumblin, Bob
Davis, Jim Tumblin, John
Tumblin, Bob Temple;
below, Ben Easterday,
Dick McMillan, Gib Galyon
and Charles Edwards Jr. Photos by S. Clark
Former City Council member Larry Cox talks with Mayor Madeline
Rogero and former County Commissioner Mary Lou Horner
following the Memorial Day ceremony at Fountain City Lake.
U.S. Rep, John Duncan and WBIR-TV news anchor John Becker
are ready to speak at the Memorial service. “We are blessed
beyond belief to live in this country,” said Duncan.
Bill Williams, anchor emeritus of WBIR-TV, with Snake Thomas
of Fountain City. “Fountain City did not die,” Williams said
during his keynote address. “The spirit of Fountain City never
died. It is very much alive, thanks to the good people who live
here. Let Fountain City live forever!”
Ken Cloninger, president
of Fountain City Town Hall,
gives his chair’s award to
the Fountain City Lions
Club, accepted by Bob Davis
who said the club’s work to
maintain the park and the
lake is “a labor of love.”
Resplendent in his tux is
pumpkin-carving man Ken
Clayton. He dressed as Ross
T. Stuart, one of four men
who negotiated a “peaceful”
annexation. Clayton holds the
sword which he handed over to
Duncan during the ceremony.
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Pond Gap School
serves communityBy Betty Bean
With its slightly shabby exterior and rusty chain link fence, Pond Gap Elementary School doesn’t look like the setting for cutting edge education reform.
But for the past two years, 45 Pond Gap students facing signifi cant challenges of behavioral, economic, academic and/or language issues, have participated in a pilot program called the University-Assisted Community School initiative.
Each student has an individualized academic plan, which is integrated into after-school and summer programs.
Participants get classes and supplementary help. Adult family members may attend GED classes, ESL classes and discussion groups dealing with fi nance and law. Dinner is served, and parents and guardians are welcome to eat with their children.
At the end of the initiative’s second year, school administrators have tangible proof that it worked. Test fi ndings include:
■ 34 percent decrease in absenteeism
■ 33 percent decrease in tardies
■ 77 percent decrease in discipline referrals
Plus substantial gains in reading, mathematics and overall academics.
Community schooling is set to be expanded to 75 Pond Gap students next year, said Melissa Massie, Knox County Schools’ director of support services. And if County Commission votes to fund the school board’s budget request, community education can come to other schools as well, a point important to board member Cindy Buttry.
Pond Gap, which now serves 350 students, will increase its capacity to 500 after a signifi cant renovation, Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre said.
Last week, Massie participated in a panel which included Dr. Bob Kronick of the UT College of Education, who “dreamed up” and championed the program; Marie Alcorn of the United Way; and Doug Dillingham, KCS supervisor of facilities and new construction.
Kronick recruited philanthropist Randy Boyd of Radio Systems and
PetSafe who funded the pilot program with $450,000.
Kronick said the program started with four elementary schools – Sarah Moore
G r e e n e , G r e e n M a g n e t , Inskip and Sam E. Hill.
After the arrival of Mc I n t y r e , Kronick was per suaded to settle for
one school – Pond Gap.“We poured everything
into this school, and Susan (Espiritu) was ready for it. We have a clinic, approved by the Red Cross. Food, clothing, shelter are where we start.
Dillingham presented a drawing of planned expansion for Pond Gap that will accommodate the expanded community education program and add a new gym, cafeteria, kitchen and library/media center.
“In 37 years of doing this, this is a fi rst, and it’s very exciting,” he said. “This is an addition all around this school for use as a community school. We are designing it for the community, but it will be secure for kids.”
At Pond Gap Elementary School are Marie Alcorn, Doug Dillingham, Susan Espiritu, Melissa
Massie and Bob Kronick. Photo by Betty Bean
Boyd-funded innovations work
Espiritu gets
national awardBy Betty Bean
Just as Pond Gap S c h o o l took cen-ter stage in the battle for s c h o o l f u n d i n g last week, so did the s c h o o l ’s principal.
The National Asso-ciation of Elementary School Principals has named Susan Espiritu its National Distin-guished Principal for 2012, representing Tennessee.
Espiritu, who will be starting her eighth year as principal at Pond Gap this fall, hosted a discussion of the school’s commu-nity education con-cept last Wednesday in advance of County Commission’s vote on school funding this week.
She gave her staff the credit for the award.
“The award should go to the entire staff at Pond Gap. This is just a reflection of how sup-portive they are of all the things I ask them to do and to try. They are very out of the box, very innovate thinkers and aren’t afraid to try something new.”
Pond Gap, she said, has long been on the cutting edge of educa-tional reform.
“We were the first TAP (Teacher Ad-vancement Program) elementary school six years ago. We have uniforms and we pi-loted the full-service school concept. This staff has always been fully supportive. I’m really just the torch-bearer of the award for the staff,” she said.
Espiritu started her own education in Foun-tain City (she is the sis-ter of attorney Tom Dil-lard and has been with Knox County Schools since 1979).
She is married to Charles Espiritu and has three children: Ma-ria Espiritu Haun, who played softball and vol-leyball at Halls High School; Kalea Espiritu Derry, who was a stu-dent athlete at Gibbs; and Billy Espiritu, who played football at Gibbs.
The Espiritus have seven grandchildren.
Susan Espiritu
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Ray off Blue Cross boardGloria Ray not only lost
her $400,000 a year CEO position at Knoxville Tour-ism and Sports Corp, but Blue Cross/Blue Shield has decided it no longer needs her services as a board mem-ber at $90,000 a year. She is now off that board.
It seems Blue Cross has a policy that board members must resign when their full time employment chang-es. Usually, the resignation is not accepted, but in this case it was.
It also seems Ray chaired the Blue Cross compensation committee – which approved CEO Vicky Gregg earning $6.2 million a year.
This pay comes from Blue Cross itself and also from various subsidiaries which Blue Cross owns.
Blue Cross has raised premiums since 2005 at triple the rate of infl ation while doubling board pay in the same period. The board meets quarterly – 12 days a year – so $7,500 per day of work is not bad.
No wonder health care is so expensive.
Ownby refl ectionsMany think it is only a
matter of time before Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby resigns his seat after his arrest on Sharp’s Ridge. While the law does not require him to resign, even if convicted (it is not a felony charge), his reputa-tion is seriously damaged.
Persons are already being mentioned as replacements to Ownby who defeated Finbarr Saunders in August 2010. County Commission names the successor who would serve to August 2014 when a special election would fi ll the remaining two years in the unexpired term. Ownby did not attend the May 29 meeting.
Possible new commis-sioners must reside in his district which lies in West Knoxville and West Knox County. The pick will likely be a Republican as the Com-mission is 9 to 2 Republican. Commission may require that the person chosen agree not to be a candidate in the August 2014 county elec-tion, although such a request in not enforceable as a mat-ter of law.
On the other hand, Ownby may decide to hold onto the position to keep the $20,000 annual salary (especially if he is termi-nated from Comcast) and health insurance benefi ts as a county employee. Bill Lockett kept his Law Direc-tor position to continue his
salary and benefi ts even when it was clear he had misused clients’ funds at his former law fi rm. There is little beyond public opinion to force Ownby from offi ce, assuming he is guilty of the charge.
The county charter should be changed to allow two/thirds of the County Com-mission to remove county offi cials guilty of misconduct just as the U.S. House and Senate as well as the state Legislature has the right to remove offi cials who bring disgrace upon themselves and the body. In the absence of such a provision, the charter review committee should allow voters to recall an elected offi cial who brings disgrace on himself.
NotesWhile President
Obama was widely and appropriately praised for awarding the Medal of Free-dom to Pat Summitt, he also awarded a similar Medal to Polish hero Jan Karski who was a famed resistance fi ghter in World War II.
Obama’s serious mistake was to refer to Karski visit-ing “Polish death camps” and reporting on them to Churchill and Roosevelt.
This is a serious histori-cal error as it suggests the Poles operated the death camps. That is false. Actu-ally, the Nazis created and operated the death camps in Poland which is the correct way to reference them.
Since then, media in Poland and the USA have strongly criticized the President and demanded an apology and correction. The White House has offered a “regret” but not an apology. Polish Prime Minister Tusk requested an apology at a news conference in Warsaw. The President’s speech writ-er in this case failed to do his homework and misstated history.
■ TVA ran full page ads at ratepayer expense justifying their tree cutting policies while federal Judge Thomas Varlan considers an injunction request to halt the tree cutting pend-ing fi nal resolution of the issue. TVA made a clear attempt to infl uence public opinion at public expense. Contact Victor Ashe at vhashe@aol.
School budget vote today
Sandra Clark
Feeling a bit like the little guy who carried the fl ag up the wall during the battle scene in “Les Misérables.” You know you could die, but you do it anyway.
That’s what the school board asks of County Com-mission today – courage.
For years, the school sys-tem has inched along with continuation budgets. Most times the board has left the county executive/mayor with wiggle room to say, “We gave them what they asked for.”
Meanwhile, kids go to school in moldy, multi-generational portable class-rooms without plumbing. Classes get technology when parents sell cookies or cou-pon books.
This year the school board voted 8-1 to ask for the budget it needs. Today we’ll see how the commis-sioners respond.
Budget voteKnox County Commis-
sion will debate and vote on Mayor Tim Burchett’s bud-get at 5 p.m. today (June 4) at the City County Building. Comcast viewers can watch on Channel 12.
Commissioners will hold a public forum on the school budget at 4 p.m. with speak-ers limited to 3 minutes. Persons wishing to speak should get on the agenda by calling 215-2534. Speakers on other budget issues can be heard during the actual budget debate, also limited to 3 minutes.
Aftermath■ The Knox County school
board will be back
at work the day after
Monday’s budget vote
with a workshop at 5
p.m. Tuesday, June 5,
in the Andrew Johnson
boardroom and the regular
monthly meeting at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6, at the
City County Building.
■ Commission chair Mike
Hammond has invited his
colleagues to Calhoun’s
on the River immediately
following Monday’s vote.
Hammond optimistically
assumes the folks will still
be speaking to each other.
■ And Mayor Tim Burchett
will be speaking at the
regular meeting of the
Council of West Knox
County Homeowners at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5,
at Peace Lutheran Church.
Win or lose, Burchett should
give an interesting talk.
Randy Boyd
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REUNIONS ■ Buckner Reunion will
begin at noon Saturday,
June 16, at Wilson Park
in Maynardville. Bring
a dish, drink and chairs.
Info: 992-3674, 922-8321
or Phillip Cox, 363-5182.
■ Carr Family Reunion will be noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 23, at
Gibbs Ruritan Club on
Tazewell Pike. Bring
a dish to share at 2
p.m. Info: 312-5086 or
■ Powell High Class
of 1967 will hold its
reunion Friday and
Saturday, June 8-9. Info:
573-4395, phs67class@
comcast.net; or 938-
5248.
■ Seal family reunion
is 11 a.m. Sunday, June
10, at Tazewell Munici-
pal Park, with a potluck
meal to be served
about 1 p.m. All rela-
tives and friends are
invited. Bring a covered
dish and drink along
with old photographs
and family history. Info:
Margaret Seals Bull,
423-626-3075.
The best case Dr. Jim Mc-Intyre made for the Knox County school board’s $35 million budget increase pro-posal came last Friday morn-ing, in his offi ce, when he spoke as a daddy.
McIntyre makes final pitch for budget
JakeMabe
“I’m not just the super-intendent. I’m a dad of two Knox County Schools stu-dents. I have a very personal stake in this. There are very specifi c investments we have to make to allow all students at every school to have a bright, successful, competi-tive future.”
Daddy Jim and his wife, Michelle, represent a grow-ing demographic in Knox County: young couples with young kids. What do they want? Great schools. Neigh-borhood parks.
Forget the “education speak” for which McIntyre is famous. I asked him to sum up in 10 words or less the rea-son why this budget should be passed.
“Because it is an impor-tant investment in the future of our children and our com-munity.”
(I spotted him the extra fi ve words.)
The state Legislature in-creased state standards for education two years ago. McIntyre and the Knox County school board beat the state to the punch in 2009 with McIntyre’s stra-tegic plan. That’s as it should be – a local school district setting its own goals.
“This budget is the blue-print of how we can achieve all that.”
The legislature also passed an unfunded man-date requiring that all state assessment tests be admin-istered online by the 2014-15 school year. Knox County Schools is nowhere near be-ing ready for it.
This budget would build that infrastructure. It would, as McIntyre said, en-sure that students are “com-petent as digital citizens,” i.e. be able to use the tech-nology that has changed ev-ery industry in this country save digging ditches and sweeping fl oors.
“But more importantly it would allow teachers to use technology as an instruc-tional tool.”
Several teachers say they haven’t had enough profes-sional development and training to use technology
to its potential. This budget would change that.
It would also provide needed tech support at each school.
And it would help each student receive some kind of electronic tablet that Mc-Intyre says “will be their textbooks, their notebook, their primary learning tool.”
Meanwhile, South Korea is buying millions of dol-lars worth of tablets for its students. Students in China spend about 10 or 11 hours in the classroom each day.
Let’s face it, folks. It’s not 1952. We can’t go back.
People keep saying Mc-Intyre isn’t being transpar-ent enough. Give me a break. He’s so transparent he can’t shut up. If you don’t believe me, visit knoxschools.org. Watch the videos. Read the data. He and the school board talked with any group that would have them.
For most of us this pro-posed property tax increase would mean spending less each day than what we spend on a cup of coffee.
Cas Walker is dead and I don’t feel so good myself. It’s time to move forward. The time is now.
Marvin West
Oh my, the sky is falling.Again. Tennessee has invested
hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars in foot-ball recruiting, extended scholarship offers to 207 prospects and received only seven commitments.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia and many others are far, far ahead. What shall we do?
Relax. Early commits may or may not be meaningful. Sometimes players feel a need to say something. Girl-friends want to know.
Early commitments are devilish entertainment for fans awaiting February. It is the classic game of counting chickens before they hatch – or sign.
Consider big, tough de-fensive end Jason Carr of White Station. He is one of our seven. He committed in January but something has happened to the Mem-phis-Knoxville connec-tion. He now says he may visit Ole Miss.
Yes, he’s still committed to Tennessee but the Rebels are showing unexpected inter-est. So are Alabama, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Auburn, Southern Cal and Syracuse – and most points in between.
Carr may or may not stay hitched. Some early pledges lack sincerity. But, it works both ways. Players think they have accepted scholarships only to discover offers can fade away. They may not even be wanted next year.
But, but, but you say, a man’s word is his bond. Not so. A prep prospect says yes but means probably or per-haps. He keeps his options
Flexible commitments
open. A coach says we need you desperately – unless a bigger, faster possibility emerges. People do change their minds.
Example: Mackensie Al-exander, outstanding cor-nerback from Immokalee, Fla., committed to Tennes-see fi ve months ago. Hooray!
He had not even visited but he liked everything about Tennessee. He wanted to play SEC football. He had a great relationship with the staff. He was motivated. He couldn’t wait to get here.
Mackensie said he was, as of that very moment, a bold advocate and salesperson for the Volunteers. He would persuade others to join him in Big Orange Country.
Alas and alas, famous coaches at big-name schools did not believe any of that stuff. They stepped up their recruitment. Alexander said it was crazy. He said he really enjoyed talking with Nick Sa-ban, as in wow!
“I just can’t believe all the new interest, especially from a school like Alabama. I have big, big thoughts on Alabama right now.”
Incidentally, Alexander said he remained committed to the Volunteers.
That may have been the least committed commit-ment in history. Mackenzie
came unglued. He said the departure of assistant Terry Joseph was a factor. He listed 10 or 15 schools suddenly un-der consideration.
Oh, incidentally again, Mackensie said he might keep in touch with Tennessee.
In the procurement process, it is called “f lip-ping” when a UT coach persuades a pledged pros-pect to switch schools – as did Nu’Keese Richardson from Florida and Da’Rick Rogers from Georgia and, more recently, Kenneth Bynum from Cincinnati.
It is called terribly in-convenient and shocking and maybe illegal when promises are broken the other direction.
It happens. Cornerback Otis Jacobs of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College signed with Texas A&M just fi ve days after committing to Tennessee. Florida got a pleasant sur-prise when defensive tackle Damien Jacobs pulled up short of Knoxville. Line-backer Otha Peters stunned the Vols and his mother by talking Tennessee and sign-ing with Arkansas.
There have been bigger defections: In 2001, Ca-dillac Williams and Ron-nie Brown came unraveled overnight and signed with Auburn. Amazing!
A more famous switch was quarterback Chris Simms from our shade of orange to Texas. It seemed a terrible loss in 1999. Not so much to-day. We now know commit-ments are fl exible.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is [email protected].
Dr. Jim McIntyre (right) explores an “active vote” device with
New Hopewell Elementary School fi fth grader Kevin McCarter
in this 2010 fi le photo by S. Clark. The devices were purchased
by business owner Randy Boyd and donated to the school that
he attended.
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NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier
People say Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. It
apparently was this year, with blue skies, white clouds and temperatures around 90 degrees. That evening, we had a perfect Memorial Day surprise ending, a fitting sight for the start of summer.
After putting stuff away from the day’s activities of plants and mowing, I paused to admire my exceptionally good yard-mowing job. It was at dusk, around 8:30, and there appeared the most exceptionally large bunch of firef lies I guess I’ve ever seen, short of the thousands of synchronous firef lies performing in the Elkmont area in the Smokies.
They were coming up out of the grass and blinking their lights, scores and scores of them. I don’t know what called them forth – the earlier, warmer temperatures, or the half moon shining directly overhead, or the Signs – but they certainly all had the same idea at the same time. The scene was so impressive I rustled Grandma out to see the show with me. Summer must truly be here, we said, and reminisced about warm and luscious summers past, with firef lies and jarf lies and suppers on the back porch.
The aforementioned Smoky Mountain synchronous firef lies get a lot more press, with their forest-illuminating, exactly-timed f lashing of thousands of
individual lights and it is one of Nature’s unique events to see. But our local and ordinary firef lies are no slouches when it comes to having an interesting lifestyle.
It turns out that those amazing little off-and-on f lying lightbulbs are out there f lashing their lights with something more in mind than just enhancing our lovely summer evening experience. Those are the boy lightning bugs out there f lying around; the girl lightning bugs are down on the ground, watching and waiting. When a lovely, unattached girl bug sees a f lash that looks right for her, she f lashes back, and the boy bug zooms down to introduce himself and establish a relationship.
Now, there are many species of firef lies, and sometimes three or four out and about on any given night. So, how to tell if you’re courting the right species? It’s all in the timing. The length of time from the male’s f lash, until the female responds with her f lash, is different and specific for each species. So, a single male of a certain species recognizes a single f lash at just the right time interval from his and heads down for a romantic rendezvous.
It all sounds nice and summery and romantic, right? But, alas, everything in nature is far more complicated than usually meets the eye. That holds true for the love life of
the firef ly. You may not want to watch this next part, folks, because there are scenes that contain instances of graphic violence.
T h e two com-m o n f i r e f l y g e n e r a i n v o l v e d in this drama have confusingly simi-lar names, Photi-nus and Photuris. I didn’t pick them; I would have called them A and B if it were up to me. Anyhow, think of Photinus as the happy-go-lucky good guys and Photuris as the dark, evil femme fatale.
So what sometimes happens on a lovely summer evening is that a Photinus guy goes f lashing along, and lo! There below is the f lashing signal of the female, and down he goes. Only, it turns out to be a female Photuris, who can give a Photinus signal if she chooses. And when our Photinus s u i t o r a r r i v e s , b o u q u e t in hand, the Photuris female pou nc e s on him and devours him, leaving behind only a few scraps of legs and wings. Burp!
What a revolting develop-
Firefl y fever
in instances of graphicnce. h eom-
n f l y e r al v e ds drama havesingly simi-ames, Photi-
and Photuris. n’t pick them;
uld have called A and B if it
up to me. Anyhow, thinkotinus as the happy-go-good guys and Photuris
e dark, evil femme fatale. what sometimes
ens on a lovely mer evening is
a Photinus guy f lashing along,
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our Photinuso re s ,
q u e t and, theuris female pou nc e s him and devours him, ng behind only a few s of legs and wings. Burp!
hat a revolting develop-
ment! Being hungry is under-standable, but why not just get some handy little morsel on the ground for supper, instead of all that deception and drama? Wouldn’t you know, the ento-mologists have that one figured out too. Using some really so-phisticated science and a lot of lab time they have unraveled the story.
The Photinus firef ly’s system can manufacture steroids called lucibufagins from the cholesterol molecules they get in their diet ( just as human livers make all sorts of essential things from the cholesterol we eat). These chemicals are toxic to other animals and
help protect the P h o t i n u s
firef lies from such predators as birds, spiders and lizards. People who own pet lizards mostly know not to feed their pets firef lies; there have been a number of fatal outcomes.
Just to show you how everything is interrelated, the chemicals that the firef lies use for protection are similar in nature to the cardinolides found in the milkweed plant that the monarch butterf ly caterpillars eat and use for protection. And a similar poison is found in the foxglove plant, but it is a useful one for people. We call it digitalis.
But back to deceit and mur-der. The lucibufagins
that make the Photinus fire-
f lies distasteful or poisonous to would-be
p r e d a t o r s ? The Photuris fire-f lies can’t make
them! And, so, down through the eons, instead of develop-ing a system to produce their own poisons, the Photuris firef lies have adapted to a dif-ferent and certainly more dra-matic way around the deficit: eat two or three Photinus bugs and fill your own system with
beneficial, protective poison. Incidentally, that poison also serves to protect the eggs of the Photuris from such pred-ators as ladybugs, once they
are laid. Pretending to be a love-
sick bug in order to lure a suitor to a grisly fate
of being devoured for his toxic juices is a script fit for a
Halloween movie! The next time you’re watch-
ing firef lies m a g i c a l l y light up the
summer dusk, continue to en-joy them for the amazing little lights they are. But you might want to wish them luck in the choice they make of a date for the evening.
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I am a countrywoman. I like to visit cities, and I work in town, but I live in – and love – the country.
“On purpose,” I am fond of adding.
There is a peace deep in my soul when I look out over “my” meadow. (There is a lawyer in town whose name is on the deed, but I watch over it for him, a fact to which he is totally oblivious.) The meadow is green now, and the hay is growing, dotted with daisies and trimmed with Queen Anne’s lace.
Earlier in the spring, a tribe (a fl ock, a gobble, what is the collective noun for a bunch of turkeys?) of wild turkeys took up residence
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salva-tion to all, …while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
(Titus 2: 11, 13 NRSV)
In every wind that blows,in every night and day of the year,in every sign of the sky,in every blossomingand in every withering of the earth,there is a real coming of God to usif we will simply use our starved imagination to realize it.
(“Secrets of a Good Life,” Oswald Chambers)
The real coming of God
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CROSS CURRENTS
in the meadow. There were two toms and fi ve hens. Ev-ery morning the gentleman turkeys spread their tails and engaged in what looked for all the world like a fan dance, clearly intent on impressing the ladies. The womenfolk were nonchalant, but I no-ticed they didn’t leave, either.
Last week, I walked past
Community Services
■ 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.
■ Dante Church of God will
distribute food boxes 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, June 9, or until boxes
are gone. You must be pres-
ent to receive a box; one per
household. Info: 689-4829.
■ Knoxville Free Food Market,
4625 Mill Branch Lane (across
from Tractor Supply in Halls),
distributes free food 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. each third Saturday. 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.
Fundraisers and sales
■ Park West Church, 7635
Middlebrook Pike, will host a
“Bunco” fundraiser for http://
kicko.org from 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, June 9. Admission is
$10. RSVP by emailing event@
kicko.org or call 523-4956.
Music services ■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays at Judy’s Barn off
Hickory Valley Road on Gris-
som Road behind Big Ridge
Elementary in Union County.
Info: Jim Wyrick, 245-0820.
Admission is free.
■ First Christian Church on Gay
Street will host the Jericho
Brass Band from Chattanooga
at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9.
Free admission. The band will
also play during the 10 a.m.
worship service Sunday, June
10. Everyone is invited to both
performances. Info: http://
jerichobrassband.org.
Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak
Ridge Highway, holds a be-
ginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mon-
days in the family life center.
Cost is $10 per class or $40 for
fi ve classes. Bring a mat, towel
and water. Info: Dena Bower,
567-7615 or email denabower@
comcast.net.
■ Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1336 Callahan Road,
will host free Drive-In movies
at dusk every other Friday
through Aug. 17 (weather
permitting). Movies will include
“Cars 2” and “Adventures of
Tin Tin.” Concessions will be
available for purchase. No
skateboards, scooters or roller
skates. Info: 938-3410.
■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue
Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45
p.m. each Monday for $5. Info:
689-7001.
Revivals ■ Freeway Church of God is
holding a gospel tent meeting
6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Ray
Viles car lot on Highway 61 in
Clinton. Info: 567-9600.
Senior programs ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike,
Young at Heart group meets
each fi rst Tuesday from 10 a.m.
to noon. Everyone is invited.
Info: www.faithseekers.org or
688-1000.
WORSHIP NOTES my atrium doors and saw a short, stocky form sitting right at the edge of the mead-ow. He was brown and ap-peared to be about 16 inches tall. I fi rst thought he was a large groundhog, but a closer look told me his head was avian. He was a hawk, doing some hunting, up close and personal. His concentration was absolute: he was com-pletely motionless, as I went from window to window snapping pictures of him.
I decided to go out the front door and around the house to see if I could sneak up on him.
Ever try to sneak up on something whose eyesight enables him to see four times the distance a human can see and at greater resolution? Can’t be done.
As soon as I came out of the shadow of the house, he saw me and took off, his red tail spread, and his enormous wings lifted him effortlessly. He f lew down to the old oak tree that stands in the middle of the meadow and alit deli-cately. He settled in once again to observe whatever movement might give away the presence of a potential lunch. I had the distinct impression he was grum-bling – in Hawk-ish – “Meddlesome woman!”
I will go out just before bedtime tonight to say “good night” to the world, to look at the stars and to whisper a prayer of thanks for the “real coming of God to us.”
COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The Knoxville Writers Guild will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June
7, at Laurel Theater on the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th
Street. Novelist Bryan Charles will discuss his life experiences
– including his experience during the fall of the World Trade
Center – and how they aff ect his creativity. Everyone is invited.
A $2 donation will be requested at the door. Info: www.
knoxvillewritersguild.org.
Women’s programs ■ Knoxville Day Women’s
Aglow Lighthouse will hold
an outreach meeting 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5,
at New Covenant Fellowship
Church, 6828 Central Ave.
Pike. Prayer team leader Judy
Burgess will speak. Info: Diane
Shelby, 687-3687.
Workshops and classes
■ Fairview Baptist Church,
7424 Fairview Road off East
Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate
Recovery program 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays.
■ Dayspring Church, 901
Callahan Drive, Suite 109, will
off er Divorce Care classes 6:30
to 8 p.m. on Mondays. There
is no charge for the 13-week
program and child care will be
provided. Info: 242-3995.
Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7752 Oak
Ridge Highway, still has space
available for Parents’ Day Out
and the T-N-T program which
begins Tuesday, June 5. The
programs are for children who
are walking through age 5. Info:
Lori or Lisa, 531-2052, or the
church offi ce, 690-1060.
Mother’s Day at SunnybrookBetty Worthington, Bobby Miller and Glenda Bays enjoy
the pancake breakfast on Mother’s Day at Sunnybrook
Apartments. Every mother at the facility received a rose
for all they do. Photo submitted
Medic continues to struggle to meet the needs of its service area of 21 counties and 27 area hospitals. All blood types are needed. Donors can donate at a number of daily mobile sites or one of two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Blood drives in your area:
■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day, June 4, Grand Oaks Elementary School, 1033 Oliver Springs Highway, Bloodmobile.
■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 4, Karns Community Club Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Hwy., old Karns library.
■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Family Dollar in Maynardville, Bloodmobile.
Donate blood, save lives
■ 1:30 to 5 p.m. Tues-day, June 5, Pattison Sign Group, 410 N. Cedar Bluff Rd., Bloodmobile.
■ 8-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, Cherokee Mills, 2240 Sutherland Ave., Bloodmobile.
■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 11, Midway IGA, 7345 Tazewell Pike, Bloodmobile.
■ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 North-shore Dr., Shey Room.
■ 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Sevier Heights
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■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 15, National Fitness on Tazewell Pike, on the basketball court.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ Bell Road Worship Center,
7321 Bell Road, will have
“Rocky Point Lighthouse”
for ages to 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 8, and 1 to 3:30
p.m. Saturday, June 9. Info/
transportation: 599-5170.
■ Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive,
will have “Rockstars of the
Bible” 6-9 p.m. through June 8,
for ages 3 through 5th grade,
with crafts, games, music, wor-
ship, snacks and “living” Bible
stories. Friday night will be
Family Night. Info: 689-5397 or
www.bohbc.org.
■ Black Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6404 Old Maynard-
ville Pike, will have “Amazing
Wonders Aviation” 6:30 to
9 p.m. June 11-15, for ages 4
and up. Nursery will be pro-
vided. There will be games,
crafts, gifts on family night,
complete meals each night
and more. The church will
pick you up if you schedule
ahead of time. Info: 219-8589.
■ Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, 5364 North
Broadway, will have “Amaz-
ing Wonders Aviation” 9
a.m. to noon, June 4-8.
Preregister online at www.
cbcfc.org. Info: 688-2421.
■ Church of God of the Union Assembly, 336
Tazewell Pike, “Adventures
on Promise Island,” 6:30 to
9 p.m. June 11-15. Supper
served each night. Info/
registration: Linda Merritt,
992-0682.
■ Church Street UMC, 900
Henley Street, will have
“Bible Olympics: Champions
of God’s Word,” 9:30 a.m. to
noon, June 18-21, for ages 3
years to 5th grade. There will
be Bible study, stories, crafts,
games and snacks. Info or to
register: www.churchstree-
tumc.org or 521-0282.
■ Fellowship Christian Church,
746 Tazewell Pike, will have
“Amazing Wonders Aviation”
7-9 p.m. June 4-8, with classes
for all ages, including adults.
All are welcome.
■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171
Oak Ridge Highway, will have
a Summer Spectacular 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. June 20-22, for
ages 2 through 5th grade.
The Adventure Squad will
return for another action-
packed adventure with mu-
sic, drama, nightly giveaways
and fun. Info or to register:
www.gracebc.org.
■ Graveston Baptist Church,
8319 Clapps Chapel Road,
will have “Amazing Won-
ders Aviation” 6-8 p.m.
through June 8, with dinner
served each night. June 8
will be VBS Blow-Out with
PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■ Ted Lewis has been named
the new vice president of
Academic Affairs. He served
most
recently as
the dean
of instruc-
tion at
Lone Star
College–
CyFair in
Cypress,
Texas.
Prior to his
tenure at CyFair, Lewis spent
12 years with Collin County
Community College, also in
Texas.
■ Pellissippi off ers free GED prep classes with small class
sizes, individualized tutoring
and computer tutorials which
are available during both day
and evening hours at several
locations. Enrollment is open
to everyone, and classes are
taught by small-group or
one-on-one instruction. Free
practice tests are also off ered.
Info or to register: 694-6400.
■ G.I. Jobs magazine has
named Pellissippi State
to its 2012 list of Military
Friendly Schools. The list
honors the 20 percent of
colleges, universities and
trade schools that are doing
the most to embrace the
country’s service members
and veterans as students.
Info on veterans’ assistance
at Pellissippi: www.pstcc.
edu/financial_aid/veterans
or 694-6405.
UT NOTES ■ VolsTeach, a program that prepares math and science majors
to become teachers, has been recognized by the Tennessee
Higher Education Commission for helping to solve one of the
state’s most vital education problems – the shortage of STEM
(science, technology, engineering and math) teachers in middle
and high schools. The fi rst class of students will graduate from
UT in spring 2013.
■ A Confucius Institute will soon open, expanding opportuni-
ties for UT students and others to learn Chinese, experience Chi-
nese culture and travel abroad. Southeast University in Nanjing,
one of China’s oldest universities and one of its highest-ranking
universities in scientifi c research and development, will be UT’s
partner university. An inauguration ceremony is planned later
this year.
Ted Lewis
■ Salem Baptist Church will
have “Amazing Wonders
Aviation” 9 a.m. to noon,
June 11-15, for ages 4 years to
5th grade. Info or to register,
922-3490.
■ Sharon Baptist Church,
7916 Pedigo Road, will have
“Amazing Wonders Aviation”
6:15 to 9 p.m. June 10-15, for
ages 3 years to 8th grade, with
adult classes 6:40 to 7:40 p.m.
Info or the register: 938-7075
or www.sharonbconline.com.
■ Smithwood Baptist Church,
4914 Jacksboro Pike, will have
“Sky VBS” 6 to 8:30 p.m. June
18-22, for ages 3 through
completed 5th grade. Info or
to register: 689-5448 or www.
smithwood.org.
■ Son Light Baptist Church
off Rifl e Range Road will have
“Adventures on Promise
Island” 6:45 to 9 p.m. June
18-22, with classes for all ages
and dinner provided. Com-
mencement will be held at 6
p.m. June 24. Info: 922-5501.
■ Union Baptist Church of Halls, 8244 Old Maynardville
Highway, “Amazing Wonders
Aviation” 6:30 to 9:15 p.m.
June 10-15, with a kick-off
and registration at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6. Info:
922-7714 or www.unionbap-
tisthalls.org.
■ Unity Missionary Baptist Church, Scenic Woods Sub-
division off Norris Freeway,
“Have faith, God will give you
Courage” 7-9 p.m. June 11-15.
Classes for all ages.
■ Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive,
“Amazing Wonders Aviation”
9 a.m. to noon, June 4-8, for
ages 4 through 6th grade.
There will be crafts, snacks,
music and infl atables. Info:
www.wmbc.net or 688-4343.
barbecue, bounce houses,
music, giveaways including
Dollywood tickets, bikes,
an iPod Shuffle and more.
Info: 686-0186 or www.
graveston.org.
■ Greenway Baptist Church,
2809 Addison Drive, will have
“Amazing Wonders Aviation”
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11-15.
■ Milan Baptist Church, 1101
Maynardville Highway, will
have “Amazing Wonders
Aviation” 6:45 to 9 p.m.
through June 8, with classes
for nursery-aged children
through adults. Info: 992-
8128 or www.milanbc.org.
■ Nave Hill Baptist Church,
will host VBS 7-9 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday, June
4-8. Everyone is invited.
■ New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly
Church Road, will have “Sky
VBS” 6:15 to 9 p.m. June
11-15, with themed days,
music, food, crafts, games
and infl atables. Info: www.
newbeverly.org or 546-0001.
■ New Liberty Baptist Church, 5901 Roberts Road,
6:30 p.m. June 10-15. Every-
one invited. Info: 922-2721.
■ Powell Church, 323 W.
Emory Road, “Adventures
on Promise Island” 6 to 8:30
p.m. June 11-15, for ages
4 through 5th grade, with
Family Night on June 15. Info
or to register: 938-2711 or
www.powellchurch.com.
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Above, Emma Martin, Emily Seibel and Ellie Nath show their Bibles as they get ready for Bible
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Nightly Themes and SchedulesNightly Themes and Schedules
• Monday - Blue Night (wear something BLUE) Chicken nuggets, obstacle course, giant slide, bungee run• Tuesday - Sports Night
Corn dogs, 32’ rock wall, joust, bounce house• Wednesday - Beach Night (no swimsuits) Mini burgers, beach games• Thursday - Crazy Hair Night (who’s the craziest??)
Pizza, 6-in-1 castle combo, 70’ obstacle course, train crawl-through• FRIDAY - COMMENCEMENT NIGHT! All parents & family welcome! Patriotic Night
(Wear your red, white & blue) Family balloon release, Rita’s Italian Ice, popcorn, 5-in-1 combo house, 30’ Saber Tooth giant slide
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546-0001www.newbeverly.org
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Nightly Bible Study, music, food,
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No experience needed, and it’s great for teens through seniors as a
western party night, team building exercise or as a mixer. Dances can
include square dancing, line dancing and the Texas Two Step!
Charlie Coff ey has over 33 years experience calling, and has called for
some groups for 25 years running.
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SPORTS NOTES ■ The Beaver Brook Nine-
Hole Golf Group played Pink
Ball on May 29. First place
team: Shirley Spignardo, Carol
McGhee and Nicole Work-
man. Medalist: Sherry Kelly.
Low putts: Nina Dolin.
■ Halls High School baseball tryouts are 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. June 4-5 at the
Halls High baseball fi eld. You
must have a physical before
you can try out. Info: Doug
Polston, doug.polston@
knoxschools.org.
■ Baseball tournaments will
MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell
The downturn in the economy has placed considerable hardships on retail establishments. That fact is evident by the number of commercial buildings.
But one business that seems to be doing well is the dry cleaning business. I recently counted about fi ve dry cleaning establishments in our general vicinity, and they all appear to be thriving. And when I think about the number of cleaners available today, I also think about how we cleaned and maintained our clothes in the Shell house 60 years ago.
There was only one dry cleaning establishment in the area in the mid-1950s, and that was operated by E.R. “Red” Davis. It was
located near the present-day Farragut Cleaners, but if Red had depended on my family for business, he would not have stayed in business long.
I only had two suits and they were worn only on Sunday when we went to church. One was summer weight seersucker and the other was wool fl annel, and they visited the cleaners about every three years. I don’t remember having more than two white shirts, but I am sure we washed them every week because we washed and ironed everything but winter coats. As I look back on it now, the thing that sticks in my mind is the regimentation of laundry day.
People drop off laundry and dry cleaning at their
KIDS NOTES ■ Children’s story time, noon
to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at
Ijams Nature Center. Includes
fun craft. Free, but donations
are appreciated. To register:
577-4717, ext. 110.
■ Story Time with Miss Helen, 11
a.m. Thursday, June 7, at Smart
Toys and Books, 9700 Kingston
Pike in Franklin Square.
■ “Mommy and Me” art classes at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and
noon Friday, June 8, at Smart
Toys and Books. $5 materials
fee; reservations required in
advance. Ages 2 and up.
■ Elementary Explorers – “The Wonder of Water,” 10
a.m. to noon Saturday, June
9, at Ijams Nature Center. For
ages 6 to 8 years old. Cost: $5
for Ijams members and $15
for nonmembers. To register:
577-4717, ext. 110.
■ Game/craft demo 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at
Smart Toys and Books. Hands-
on trials with and demonstra-
tions of newly arriving games.
favorite cleaners every day of the week. But 60 years ago, we did the washing only on Monday, and that was an all-day job. We had an old tub-type washer with an attached wringer, but you had to heat the water on the stove to pour in the tub, and when you thought the clothes had agitated enough, you emptied the water through a hose into a bucket to be carried outside. There was no spin cycle, so after rinsing you ran the clothes through a wringer to press out most of the water, but that was tough on buttons. However, we considered ourselves blessed because some of our neighbors didn’t have a washer and had to scrub their laundry on a washboard.
As for drying, the clothesline was the only alternative. This worked well on bright summer days when there was a good breeze, but the winter months presented more of a problem. We had a series of temporary clotheslines that could be set up on our back porch to use during bad weather, but I can also remember bringing frozen
bed linen in the house and putting down newspapers for it to drip on. We never paid much attention to the weather because laundry still had to be done on Monday because Tuesday was ironing day.
Everyone in the Village must have followed the same ironing schedule because almost every yard had clothes on their clothesline on Monday. I don’t know if this was simply coincidental or if the woman decided on the specific day at a quilting party or other get-together. The one thing I do remember is that there was very little cooking to be done on wash day, so food had to be prepared in advance the day before.
On Tuesday ironing day we always set up the ironing board in the kitchen. I am not sure why we chose that room. Today, most people have a laundry room with a fold-down ironing board. But ironing in the kitchen had its advantages since it was close to the stove and refrigerator where you could get a cup of coffee or a cool drink of water. Spray starch had not yet
been invented, so those few clothes that needed starch were placed in a pan of water with liquid starch. These items were usually handled separately from the main wash.
We had a state-of-the-art iron, but it never had a temperature selector, so when it got too hot you simply unplugged it and let it cool down. We had several of these old irons, which we used as door stops.
Hopefully, the current recession will soon run its course and things will return to normal. But even if our current situation is the new normal, I cannot envision a time when most people would have to resort to the conditions of 60 years ago.
But then, 60 years ago, we considered the amount of effort required to maintain our clothes as being perfectly normal. At any rate, the dry cleaning and laundry business will probably remain a necessity in our modern world. Most people will give up other conveniences to wear a nice dress shirt every day and a well-pressed pair of trousers.
Laundry day, 60 years ago
be Friday through Sunday,
June 8-10, at Halls Community
Park. Open to all, Tee ball to
14U. Info: 992-5504 or email
■ A golf tournament will be
hosted by Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion at 1 p.m. Saturday,
June 16, at Three Ridges Golf
Course, 6101 Wise Springs
Road. Proceeds will help
several youth organizations
in East Tennessee. Advance
registration is preferred. Info:
Josh Plane, 805-8781 or email
■ Camp 76 Youth Football Camp will be held 7:30 a.m.
to noon Saturday, June 16,
at the Johnny Long Training
Academy, 2598 Willow Point
Way. All boys ages 6-18 are
invited and will be divided
into groups by age. Cost is
$50. Proceeds benefi t The
Harry Galbreath Foundation
in memory of the former Vol.
Sack lunches will be provided.
Info: www.camp76.com.
■ Chota Canoe and Kayak School will be held Friday
through Sunday, June 15-17,
and will include whitewater,
touring or canoe tripping.
Cost is $115 and includes
weekend instruction, two
nights camping and more.
Info: 288-3249 or www.
discoveret.org/chota/canoe_
school_main.htm.
■ The 10th annual KARM Dragon Boat Festival will be
held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
June 23, at The Cove at Con-
cord Park. Deadline to register
is Monday, June 11. Info:
742-4306 or www.knoxville.
racedragonboats.com.
■ Gibbs Knockouts 03 8U soft-
ball is looking for a few players.
Playing two or three weekends
a month in local tournament.
Info: 617-3131 or gibbsknock-
■ Knoxville Youth Athletics
will host its annual summer
track and fi eld program for
local youth ages 5-18 through
Saturday, June 23. Practices
are held 6:30 to 8 p.m. each
Tuesday and Thursday.
Registration is $40 (maximum
$95 per family). Info: www.
ktcyouthathletics.org or
385-6237.
■ Roane State Basketball Camp for boys age 8-14 will
be held Monday through
Friday, June 18-22. It will
be taught by Raiders coach
Randy Nesbit. The cost is $115.
Info: 882-4583.
■ Larry Simcox-Diamond Baseball summer camps
will be held 9 a.m. to noon
Monday through Wednesday,
June 11-13, for ages 6-11 and
1-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday,
June 11-12, for middle school
students. The camps will be
held at Karns Sportspark on
Oak Ridge Highway. Info:
567-9082, email larrysimcox@
charter.net or visit www.
diamondbaseballtn.com.
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A gold star fl ag is given to the mother of someone who died in
the military. This particular one is in remembrance and honor
of Sgt. Joseph “Joey” D. Hunt of Sweetwater, assigned to the
3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee
National Guard, Sparta, Tenn., killed Aug. 22, 2005, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee
during patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq. His parents are Tim
and Marsha Hunt, and his children are Caleb and Joshua Hunt.
By Theresa EdwardsWoodmen of the World
presents “Flags on tour” throughout East Tennessee from Nashville to Bristol for groups such as churches and schools, showing and teaching people about a wide variety of American fl ags.
Several Woodmen field associates present the program throughout the state. “A lot of people don’t know about where those f lags came from, what the colors represent, who created them. We go in and teach those things and instances about the
f lags,” said Knoxville field associate William Witucki.
The program began a few years ago by Rochelle Cordova, Woodmen fraternal coordinator. She explained, “I was actually given this f lag (a 50-star United States f lag accepted July 4, 1960, autographed by designer Bob Heft on July 4, 2007) and that’s what started it. I wanted so many people to see it that it kind of took on a life of its own after that. People started giving me f lags and we started collecting some amazing f lags. That’s how it all got rolling.” Cordova
‘Flags on tour’Founder of “tour of fl ags” Rochelle Cordova, fraternal coordinator, and fi eld representative William Witucki of Woodmen of the
World stand in front of the “Flag of Honor.” The inscription states: “This fl ag is created from the names of those who perished in the
terrorist attacks of 9/11. Now and forever it represents their immortality. We shall never forget them.” Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
now has about 200 flags and shows about 15 in group presentations.
“This is a great opportunity for Woodmen to help educate the public on something we are passionate about as well,” said Cordova. Among the f lags she shows and tells about is a retired 48-star American f lag which is
at least 52 years old. It has gold fringes on it, and shows its wear with a tear in it. “Every f lag has a story, and it means something to somebody” she explains.
Another type is service fl ags. The blue-star fl ag represents a person who has been deployed in service. The silver-star fl ag
stands for the wounded warrior. The gold-star fl ag is in remembrance and honor of someone who died in service, the ultimate sacrifi ce. A gold-star fl ag is presented to the service person’s mother and/or other family members. The Woodmen then show it on the tour of fl ags until 1,000 or more people have seen it,
touched it and added theirwish or prayer into it inmemory of the lost veteran.Then the fl ag is presentedback to the family whoknows their loved one willnot be forgotten.
To request apresentation of the tour off lags, contact Cordova [email protected] 690-5050.
■ Beverly Park Health and Rehab, 5321 Beverly Park
Circle, is looking for bikers
to “Park Your Bikes” for the
American Heart Association 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9.
Cost is $10 per bike collected
the day of the event. Awards
are for best in show, vintage,
touring, sport, custom and
the Resident’s Choice award.
Vendors are welcome for a $20
booth space. All proceeds go
to the American Heart Asso-
ciation. Preregister: 687-1321,
ext. 2015.
■ Fountain City Art Center, 213
Hotel Ave., hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. every second and
third Saturday. Free admis-
sion. Info: 357-2787 or email
■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets at noon each second
Wednesday at Central Baptist
Church of Fountain City.
Lunch is $10. Info: Beth Wade,
971-1971, ext. 372, or bwade@
utfcu.org/.
■ Halls Business and Profes-sional Association meets at
noon each third Tuesday at
Beaver Brook Country Club.
Lunch is $10. Info: Shannon
Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@
ShopperNewsNow.com/.
■ Halls Women’s League awarded scholarships to Halls
High graduates Melia Hayes,
who received the Martha
Arnold-Charnay Award and
will attend Roane State, and to
Zoe Holcomb, who received
the League Scholarship and
will attend Tusculum College.
■ Murphy Hills Swimming Pool
(located behind Adrian Bur-
nett Elementary) will be open
through Labor Day and is
accepting new members from
within the subdivision and
from other neighborhoods. A
diving board, baby pool, and
covered picnic area and grill
are available for use, and a life-
guard is on duty at all times.
Members and nonmembers
may also reserve the facility
at an additional charge for
private family parties, sports
teams, reunions or other
events. Annual household
family membership dues are
$165 (plus a $125 one-time
new member registration fee).
Info or to join: Ken Davis, 748-
0070 or [email protected].
■ Powell Lions Club meets 7
p.m. each fi rst and third Thurs-
day at 7142 Old Clinton Pike.
■ Powell Republican Club
meets at 7 p.m. each third
Thursday at Shoney’s on Emo-
ry. Open to all Republicans.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES
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your body produces with adequate sup-plies of antioxidants to neutralize them. I suggest you do this is by eating high-qual-ity fruits and vegetables and supplement-ing your foods with quality vitamins.
In today’s age of fast food restau-rants and excessive stress, air pollution, cigarette smoke and poor exercise habits, as well as a more sedentary lifestyle and a depletion of good minerals in the soils, we have an increased likelihood of being subjected to many more free radicals than our ancestors were. For this reason it is extremely important that we optimize our nutrition and supplementation to try to minimize the chronic degenera-tive diseases that come about from free radicals and oxidative stress. This will give your immune system the ability to fi ght off many bacteria and viruses that you are exposed to in day-to-day activities.
Next time: Osteoporosis
By Dr. Donald G. WegenerWe can acquire most
of our antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. The most common an-tioxidants are Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A and beta-carotene. Other antioxidants we can get from food in-
clude coenzyme Q 10, alpha-lipoic acid and biofl avonoid antioxidants.
Please remember that antioxidants work together to disarm free radicals in different areas of your body. For this reason it is important to have a variety of antioxidants so that they can work together to regenerate each other so they can neutralize more free radicals.
Antioxidants also need certain co-fac-tors for their enzymatic reactions to occur. These are primarily the B co-factors: Vita-min B-1, B-2, B-6 and B-12, as well as folic acid. You need a healthy amount of the antioxidant minerals and these co-factors, as well as the other vitamins mentioned, to help win the war against free radicals.
The bottom line to all this free radical and oxidative stress talk is that you must attempt to balance the free radicals that
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LaDonna Madden knows a thing or two about pets. She’s worked in a veterinarian’s offi ce and has seven dachshunds and a Chihuahua at home. Her motto at Creekside Pet Resort, which she opened in April, is “It’s a pet thing.”
‘Like they’re my own’
Creekside Pet Resort owner LaDonna Madden spends time
with one of her “kids.” Photo by S. Carey
“It’s for them, the pets,” she said. “When you go on vacation, this is their vacation. They’re not going to jail. This is their Club Med.”
And she means it. Madden has strict cleanliness standards for indoor and outdoor areas. All dogs get exercise every two hours in the two grassy, fenced, shady acres behind Creekside.
“I love these dogs like they’re my own. I call them my kids,” Madden said. “I know how I would want mine treated.”
That’s the secret to Creekside’s success, and with reservations full over Memorial Day weekend, it’s safe to call the kennel a success. Madden knows her business, knows what makes other pet owners happy and fulfi lls that need.
Creekside sends photos home with pets who stay overnight or for daycare. Madden is even planning a doggie day camp for three weeks this summer, with crafts, a beach party and
even a soccer match.On top of that, she
doesn’t forget to give back to the community. She donates two kennel spaces for bridge boarding for rescue organizations, and Creekside is a sponsor of Bark in the Park.
Before she opened Creekside, Madden got advice from a pet boarder from another area, developing a mentoring relationship.
“You need to know the ins and outs of what they’ve been through,” she said.
She also visited the Knoxville Chamber and consulted with the small
business advisor there.“He guided me into doing
exactly what I needed to do,” she said.
Madden truly enjoys growing Creekside into a thriving business. She said working with animals was always on her “bucket list.”
“This is something that I want to do, not something that I have to do,” she said. “It is fun and I have a fun staff. I encourage everyone to come by and see what we’re about.”
Info: petresortknoxville.com.Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News
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Girl Scout program pays high dividends
By Pam FanslerJuliette Gordon Low,
who founded the Girl Scouts 100 years ago, was award-ed the Presiden-tial Medal of Freedom ( p o s t h u -m o u s l y ) along with coach Pat
Summitt, Bob Dylan and others last week.
Low believed that girls should receive the same opportunities as boys to develop physically, men-
tally and spiritually, a radical notion in an era when women did not even have the right to vote.
Today, the Girl Scouts is the largest girl-serving organization in the United States with 112 councils serving 2.3 million girls ages 5-17 through the commitment of 878,000 adult volunteers with a mission of building girls of courage, confi dence and character, who make the world a better place.
First Tennessee is proud to be a major sponsor of the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. First Tennessee employees have served as troop leaders and in various board positions and committee positions
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100 years of scouting
Fansler
with the Girl Scouts.According to Booth
Kammann, CEO of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, “Girl Scout alumnae are more likely to vote, to volunteer in their community, have higher income and are generally more satisfi ed with their lives than non-Girl Scouts.”
Kammann shared an interesting statistic: 80 percent of female business owners, 69 percent of female U.S. senators, and 67 percent of female members of the House of Representatives were Girl Scouts.
Girls represent one of humanity’s greatest untapped talent pools. Investing in them brings enormous returns to society. Pam Fansler is regional president of
First Tennessee Bank.
HEALTH NOTES ■ A demonstration of the Alex-
ander Technique, a practical
method for learning to move
with more ease, will be held
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at
Lawson McGhee library, 500 W.
Church Ave. Admission is free
but preregistration is required.
Info: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or
www.lillysutton.com.
■ Alzheimer’s caregiver sup-port group meets 6-7 p.m.
each third Thursday at Elmcroft
Assisted Living and Memory
Care in Halls. Light refresh-
ments. RSVP appreciated. Info:
925-2668.
■ Alzheimer’s support group
meets 6:30 p.m. each fi rst
Thursday at Beaver Creek Cum-
berland Presbyterian Church,
7225 Old Clinton Pike. Info:
938-7245.
■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and
Tuesday mornings and Tuesday
evenings, at the Cancer Support
Community of East Tennessee,
2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers,
Monday evenings. Cancer fam-ily bereavement group, Thurs-
day evenings. Info: 546-4661 or
www.cancersupportet.org.
■ Covenant Health’s Body-works offers community
exercise for all ages at $3 per
class. Classes include Easy
Cardio Max, Mind and Body,
and Senior Cardio. Visit
www.covenanthealth.com/
bodyworks or call 541-4500
to find a location near you.
■ Grief support groups at Fort
Sanders Sevier Hospital 6 p.m.
each fi rst Thursday; 10 a.m. and
3 p.m. each third Wednesday at
the Covenant Home Care Knox-
ville offi ce; and 10 a.m. and 3
p.m. each fourth Wednesday
at the Covenant Home Care
Oak Ridge offi ce. Registration
is required. Info or to register:
541-4500.
■ The Healthy Living Kitchen Team at the University of
Tennessee Medical Center has
published a cookbook called
“A Recipe for Life.” It is available
for $35 at the gift shop or on-
line at www.utmedicalcenter.
org. Info: 305-6877.
■ Lung cancer support group
meets 6 p.m. each third
Monday at Baptist West Cancer
Center, 10820 Parkside Drive.
No charge, light refreshments
served. Info: Trish or Amanda,
218-7081.
■ Stop Smoking: 1-800-784-8669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a
program of the Knox County
Health Department. The ho-
tline is answered 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYImpacting the Culture for Christ
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By Shannon MorrisLindsy Little has been
named the 2012 head volley-ball coach at Grace Christian Academy. She comes to us from Union College in Barbo-urville, Ky. She is a graduate of Maryville College, where she was on the Dean’s List and was a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society.
Little is a former volleyball standout in the Great South Athletic Conference, where she was named Player of the Year twice. In her collegiate ca-reer, she holds a record-setting
1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. She has had three NCAA appear-ances and was named an All-American team member for Maryville College.
It is Little’s goal to combine her range of experience with her ability to be a compassion-ate, enthusiastic, intelligent teacher and coach who will make a positive contribution to Grace. We are looking forward to having Lindsy build upon an already successful volleyball program and lead the Rams to even more state tournament appearances.
Grace welcomes volleyball coach
By Shannon Morris
Grace Christian Academy has always been committed
to offering a top notch baseball program. The last two years, in particular, have proven that dedication and hard work from each athlete and coach can translate into success.
Under the leadership of head coach Brian Hochevar, the Rams have learned it takes discipline and commit-ment to win games. In the 2010-2011 season, the var-sity baseball team won the
district championship hands down. The excitement contin-ued around the baseball dia-mond as Grace immediately progressed to the regional tournament. Perseverance on the field paid off once again as the Rams qualified for the state tournament for the very first time in the school’s eight-year history.
In addition to a successful spring, Grace senior Jordan Hopkins signed with Division I Tennessee Tech, following Kent Jinkins who signed with
Rams return as state qualifiers
The Grace Rams qualifi ed for the state baseball tournament for the second year in a row. They are: (front) assistant coach Michael Rivera, Joshua Liford, Chandler Adkins, Preston Disney, Caleb Walker, Tanner Fee, Kaleb Savage, assistant coach Dwight Smith; (second row) David Stallworth, Luke Shepherd, Xander Helton, Kevin Scott, Ty Myers, Matt Cunningham, Bryson Shelton; (back) Zach Slagle, Chase Newsome, Coach Hochevar and Brad Andrews.
Grace senior Zach Slagle signed to pitch for Tusculum College.
Summer offi ce hoursGrace Christian Academy’s offi ce will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday through Thursday throughout the summer. The offi ce will be closed Fridays. To schedule a tour, call 691-3427 for kin-dergarten through 2nd grade, and 934-4780 for grades 3-12. Lindsy Little is Grace Christian
Academy’s new volleyball coach.
Roane State College in 2010. With another season on the
horizon, Hochevar and his staff continued their commit-ment to provide athletes the opportunity to develop their skills. The spirit of teamwork brought another district title for this year’s Rams. With an undefeated record in district play, Grace was off to the play-offs for a second consecutive year. Every team member’s effort and determination led them to another regional tour-nament championship and an-other trip to Murfreesboro for the state tournament.
Grace’s two seniors have both signed with colleges. Zach Slagle will stay close to home to pitch and play for Tusculum College, while Xan-
der Helton will be pitching for the University of Memphis. With continued power at the plate and strong pitching from the mound, the Rams will continue their efforts to make yet another road trip to Murfreesboro next spring.
The Rams have certainly had their share of success on the diamond under the di-rection of their head coach, affectionately known by his teams as “Coach Hoch.” But winning baseball games is just a part of the overall equa-tion of success.
As Hochevar says, “We are
committed to offering a base-ball program where the first priority of student athletes is to be a testimony of Jesus Christ in all that they do.”
Whether the members of this year’s team fi nd future success in baseball or in other venues, they will know the suc-cess that comes with knowing and serving the Lord.
Next year’s baseball team will be armed with talent, along with the experience of consecutive post-season ap-pearances. We are looking forward to more seasons of successful Ram baseball.
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