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By Betsy PickleOn the day after the Super

Bowl, Pastor Daryl Arnold turned on the TV expect-ing to see inter-views with the players who had fought so valiantly on the fi eld the night before. In-stead, the media was focused on the halftime show and what pop su-

perstar Beyonce wore, said and did.

At the city’s recent Neighbor-hood Awards & Networking Lun-cheon, Arnold told leaders from 100 neighborhoods across the city that he wasn’t there to talk about halftime, that he was there to “cel-

ebrate your fi ght on the fi eld.”“Because if we’re going to be

a great city, if we’re going to be a great community, if we’re going to have great neighborhoods … then you’re going to have to fi ght for those neighborhoods to be great,” Arnold told the crowd at the Knox-ville Convention Center.

Arnold, pastor of the Overcom-ing Believers Church, knows a few things about bringing community together. He took on that job in the wake of the shooting death of Fulton High School sophomore Zaevion Dobson in December.

“Zaevion’s death really just raised to the surface something that has been happening a long time,” said Arnold, a Chattanooga native and Knoxville College grad-uate who started OBC 13 years

ago. “A long time people have been dying in our communities.

“I’ve buried well over 70 people, most of them very young people, in 13 years. … The good news is that although it’s been a fi ght, the fi ght has been worth it.”

He said that two years into his Knoxville ministry he began to turn his attention “from trying to build the church to trying to build the community because as I read in the scriptures and I started thinking about the life of Christ, Christ was never trying to build a church. He was always trying to transform the lives of people in the community.”

Noting that he is a preacher, not a politician, Arnold used his strengths in his keynote address. He described certain societal ills

Daryl Arnold

Arnold tells leaders they must ‘fi ght’as “weapons of mass destruction that have been designed to destroy our communities.”

No. 1 is “a principality,” he said.“There’s a real devil that is try-

ing to destroy our communities. When children kill children, that’s the devil.”

Another “WMD” is poverty. “Within a fi ve-mile radius of my

church, 211 Harriet Tubman … the average income is $9,800 a year annual household. Something’s not right about that.

“We’ve got to fi gure out a way to bring jobs into our communi-ties. We’ve got to fi gure out a way to lift our communities up when it comes to economic success and stability.”

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One of the world’s most well-known African-American poets, Nikki Giovanni, will speak at Pellissippi State Community Col-lege’s Magnolia Avenue Campus 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17.

Giovanni is the recipient of an unprecedented seven NAACP Im-age awards and a Grammy nomi-nation, and is a New York Times bestselling author and fi nalist for the National Book Award. She will speak about her work “On My Journey Now: Looking at Af-rican-American History Through the Spirituals,” which studies the heritage of music as a means to es-cape the injustice and harshness of slavery.

Following her presentation, Giovanni will be available for a book signing and reception. The event is free and the community is invited. The Magnolia Avenue Campus is located at 1610 E. Mag-nolia Avenue.

Giovanni’s presentation is sponsored by Magnolia Avenue Campus’ Beyond the Common Book Club and is a Common Aca-demic Experience event. Pellis-

Mabry-Hazen to host park day

Volunteers are needed for Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Rain date is April 16. Activities will include leaf and brush re-moval, mulching, and general spring-cleaning. Some tools will be provided, but volun-teers are encouraged to bring rakes, pitchforks, tarps and similar yard tools.

The event is part of a 20-year nation program in which history buffs, community lead-ers and preservationists team with the Civil War Trust at more than 125 sites in 29 states to answer the call to service.

Mabry-Hazen House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on six acres atop Mabry’s Hill. Housing three generations of the same family from 1858-1987, Mabry-Hazen House served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Info or to RSVP: 865-522-8661 or mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com

Nikki Giovanni

Knox native, Giovanni, to speak at Pellissippi State

sippi State’s Common Book unites all Pellissippi State freshmen stu-dents in a shared reading experi-ence, which becomes the basis of a year-long discussion of issues related to the book.

This year’s Common Book is “The United States of Appalachia” by Jeff Biggers, and events in this series continue the conversation about the multifaceted history of Appalachia. Giovanni is featured

Five Points Up

Five Points Up sponsored a community clean-up March 21 which drew participants from all

over town. These volunteers were among those who gathered at Harvest Center Plaza, 2410

Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Volunteers then dispersed into their own neighborhood to

pick up litter. Snacks, beverages, clean-up tools, gloves and supplies were provided by spon-

sors including the CAC-East Neighborhood Center. Info: 865-546-5125. Photos by Bob Thomas

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New facilityadds management staff

The Pointe at Lifespring, a new senior living community in northeast Knoxville, has hired Shana Robertson to be the ex-ecutive director and Heather Haley as the director of sales and marketing. The new assist-ed living and memory care com-munity is expected to be com-plete and ready for occupancy in mid-2016.

Robertson brings to the po-sition 15 years of direct experi-ence in working with seniors and their families in Tennessee and North Carolina. For the past 10 years, her career focus has been solely on leadership within senior living communi-ties.

She strives to ensure excel-lent resident care in a well-maintained, enjoyable and car-ing environment. She says it’s important that trusting and open relationships are estab-lished and maintained with res-idents and their families. To page 3

She also is knowledgeable in the areas of home care, long-term care insurance and other long-term care funding options, progressive memory care pro-gramming, marketing, public relations, and staff training and education. Robertson has a bachelor’s degree in public health education from East Ten-nessee State University.

Haley brings 12 years of health care marketing and sales experience, with seven of those years devoted solely to senior health. For the past fi ve years,

Haley Robertson

Ed and Bob in Fountain City

Ed and Bob’s Night Out in Knox County will be in Foun-tain City.

Knox County’s at-large com-missioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas will be at Sam & Andy’s at 2613 West Adair Dr. just off of North Broadway from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. All residents are invited to discuss concerns.

Hearings for new SoKno park

Knox County will hold two hearings to gain public input on development of a new park on Maryville Pike. The fi rst is 4-6 p.m. Monday, March 21, in the small assembly room, City County Building; the second is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Mount Olive Elemen-tary School cafeteria, 2507 Maryville Pike.

Last year, Knox County acquired a 70-acre tract that adjoins IC King Park and con-nects to Maryville Pike.

Knox County is applying for a TDEC Local Parks and Rec-reation Fund grant that could provide up to $500,000 for development of the new land. The development proposal includes parking, picnic shel-ter, children’s play area, rest rooms, shared-use trails and a dog park.

Info: knoxcounty.org/parks

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Back to SchoolUT Engineering staffer fi ghts pain in neck with classwork, homework

When Brian Shupe called the Fort Sand-ers Therapy Center a “school” for herniated discs, he was only half joking.

When the 47-year-old armchair quar-terback lofted his best Peyton Manning pass to his younger brother last summer, he thought he might have torn his rotator cuff. But a trip to an orthopedic specialist returned an unexpected diagnosis: a herni-ated disc in his neck.

Doubtful that the ache deep in his shoul-der, numbness in his arm and tingling in his fi ngertips could have anything to do with his neck, he sought a second opinion from a neurosurgeon.

“He told me that the herniated disc can cause pain in the shoulder and it can cer-tainly cause the numbness down to the fi ngertips,” said Shupe, director of develop-ment for University of Tennessee’s College of Engineering.

“He said surgery is an option but recom-mended treating the symptoms with physi-cal therapy because the pain is from the herniated disc. He said I need to learn how to take care of this, and get serious about taking care of it.”

“When you have that kind of moment, you realize that it is a part of the aging pro-cess and the deterioration that comes with it. You can’t go out and do things like you did when you were 25. That was the bad news, but the good news was there are things we can do to stay healthy.

“So I went to Herniated Disc School,” Shupe said with a laugh, adding that he was paired with Erin McCallum, a licensed physical therapist who holds a clinical doc-torate in physical therapy as well as being a certifi ed lymphedema therapist.

Twice a week for three weeks, Shupe and McCallum would work 45 minutes to an hour. When he was evaluated on his fi rst visit last Dec. 22, Shupe rated his pain level a 7 on the 10-point pain scale. After his last treatment Jan. 18, he assigned his pain a zero on the scale.

“I learned a lot more about how I can take better care of myself with stretching exercises and with posture,” he said. “I got the little lumbar pillow to put in the small of my back when I’m sitting for long periods of time. All of those things were conspiring to cause pain in my shoulder and subsequent numbness in my arm and fi ngers.”

McCallum said Shupe’s situation was not

Brian Shupe participated in physi-cal therapy at Fort Sanders Region-al to completely eliminate pain caused by a herniated disk.

that unusual considering his job which, like millions of others, requires long periods of sitting either at a desk, in a car or passenger jet.

“We see many patients with neck pain, especially in people who work desk-type jobs where they are sitting or driving the majority of their work day, like Brian does,” said McCallum. “Posture plays a big role in this, and especially now that many people’s jobs require extended amounts of time sit-ting at a computer, or looking down at a smart phone.”

In one research study, reported in a March 2015 issue of Spine, more than 70 percent of people in their 20s had disc bulges in their neck but none had neck pain. “Many of our patients are referred to us with a diagnosis of ‘neck pain’ but not anything as specifi c as a cervical herniation,” said McCallum. “Part of our job is to determine if the patient, in fact, needs further testing, like an MRI, or a referral to a specialist if physical therapy is not having the desired results.”

The physical therapist’s goal, McCallum said, is simply to determine what functional limitations each patient has, what activities and/or positions cause them to feel worse, and devise a plan that will improve their

pain and return them to their prior level of function.

“Brian’s treatment plan included ther-apeutic exercises for range of motion, stretching, strengthening and stabilization; manual therapy for joint mobilizations, soft tissue mobilization and cervical manual traction; modalities, such as heat and elec-trical stimulation; and patient education for posture, body mechanics, and home exer-cise program,” said McCallum.

“She would walk me through all the ex-ercises and then, my homework would be to duplicate those at home with some materi-als she gave me,” said Shupe.

“It wasn’t like I went there and did it all – I had a responsibility to do some work on my own between visits. Then, every time I would come back, there would be another layer of exercises she would add to it. So I’m really equipped with the knowledge to help make this better on my own and at least slow down the degeneration which was re-ally the root cause of all my pain.

“After I started working with Erin, the pain subsided very quickly because of the work we did at the clinic and the exercises she gave me to do on my own, none of which was very time-consuming,” he added. “They (the exercises) are very easy to do on my

own, but what has really made a huge differ-ence in my confi dence level is the pain reliefI get when I keep up my routine. I have hadno numbness since I started working withErin.”

McCallum says Shupe owes much of hissuccess to himself. “Brian was very compli-ant with both attending his treatments andperforming his exercises at home,” she said.“He listened carefully to what I told him,and really made an effort to take that educa-tion back to his workplace, in order to pre-vent further injury down the road.”

Shupe says the therapy sessions with McCallum have taught him to be “more aware of myself as an agingadult, and that a lot of how we feel is up to us and how we maintainour bodies. So it was a very good experience. Erin is a great physicaltherapist. She’s very good at what she does and has a good demeanor

about her. We communicate very well andshe really knows what she’s doing. I learneda lot about how to take care of myself.”

He admits that he was a taken aback when his visit to the neurosurgeon ended in an order for physical therapy instead of adate scheduled for surgery.

“I was a little surprised by that, but I’malso really grateful that he didn’t just ear-mark me for surgery and run me through the mill,” he said.

“I appreciate that he was very thought-ful about my particular case and wanted tosee, ‘Hey, before we open this guy’s neckup, let’s try some therapy on it fi rst, and seeif that doesn’t help.’ I’m sure at some point,surgery might still be a possibility, but I’mvery grateful to not do that until I need todo it.

“Through my experience with therapy, Iactually saw some good results and I havebecome more aware of symptoms before they get severe. ... It was a really good expe-rience at the Herniated Disc School.

“I was just very impressed with the pro-fessionalism and the care that everybody took with this,” he added. “That is the high-est praise I could offer: If I encounter some-one who is having a similar issue – and I amsure I will – that if they are looking for someplace to go, I would defi nitely recommendthey go see Erin.”

For more information on the Therapy Center at Fort Sanders, call (865) 541-1300.

Fort Sanders Therapy Center turns headsWhile Brian Shupe compared

his sessions at Fort Sanders Therapy Center with attending “Herniated Disc School,” it’s re-ally much more.

As part of the Covenant Therapy Center network, Fort Sanders provides com-prehensive rehabilitation ser-vices with outpatient facilities in downtown Knoxville at the Newland Professional Build-ing, in Halls at the North Place Shopping Center on Maynard-ville Highway and in Powell at Powell Place Shopping Center on Emory Road.

With our qualified and com-passionate therapists, and an

array of rehabilitation special-ties, our goal is to provide the highest quality of care and ser-vices in the most convenient and efficient manner. Cov-enant Therapy Centers partici-pate in Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes Inc. (FOTO), the nation’s largest results database for physical and occupational therapy.

The Centers have received multiple awards for excellent patient outcomes and for ex-ceeding national averages for functional results.

Fort Sanders Therapy Center offers an array of physical thera-py areas, including:

■ Orthopedics ■ Sports Medicine ■ Manual Therapy ■ Limited Adult Neuro ■ Spinal Rehab & Back Edu-

cation ■ Arthritis

In addition, the Fort Sand-ers Therapy Centers downtown and in Powell offer treatment programs for lymphedema, a swelling usually occurring in one arm or leg and the result of an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the superficial tissues just below the skin. Lymphede-ma can be caused by congenital malformations of the lymphatic system or by secondary reasons

such as following trauma, sur-gery, radiation, inflammation or infection. All patients receive individual instruction on a home program to improve and reduce their swelling, including self-manual lymph drainage and self-bandaging.

All three Fort Sanders Ther-apy Center locations also offer vestibular rehabilitation, an ex-ercise-based approach aimed at eliminating or minimizing bal-ance deficits and dizziness asso-ciated with vestibular disorders such as vertigo, dizziness, light-headedness, motion sensitiv-ity, nausea, imbalance or falls. Sometimes, the problems are

the result of an inner ear infec-tion, but many times the causeis a vestibular, or inner ear dis-order.

This type of rehab is providedby a specially-trained physicaltherapist. The therapist assistsa person in compensating for aloss in the vestibular system. Theexercise program may includebalance exercises, eye exercises,a technique called the Epley ma-neuver, and repetitive exercisesto reduce vertigo symptoms. Therehab program is individuallydesigned to meet each person’sneeds. Treatment is typicallyshort-term, with goals achievedwithin a few sessions.

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Arnold, the youngest of fi ve children raised by a sin-gle mother, said parenting is another landmine.

“We all know that people who are raised up in (single-parent) homes … are more likely to go to jail, … more likely to fl unk out of school, … more likely to enter into gangs and into violence. We understand that.

“But you know what? My child is your child, and your child is my child because we’re supposed to be a com-munity.”

Pain is another thing wracking neighborhoods, especially in the inner city. Arnold said that after talk-ing with a Vietnam War veteran who suffers from PTSD, he thought about the trauma imposed on young-sters routinely subjected to gun violence.

“Don’t you know that that’s going to follow our young people throughout their lives? So we’ve got to be very careful about judg-ing people because they have not reached the status that we think they should reach. You don’t know what they’re dealing with. I be-

lieve that all of our childrencan succeed as long as theystart in the same place.”

Making sure young peoplefi nd their purpose is crucial,Arnold said. They need to un-derstand “that there’s some-thing great inside of them.That they were not just creat-ed to live and to die, but everyperson that God created, Hecreated them with purpose.

“The moment you fi ndyour purpose, you stop ex-isting and you begin to live.”

Arnold’s fi nal “p”oint was“place.”

“We’ve got to have a safeplace for these children be-cause if you don’t feel safe,you can’t love, you can’tlearn and you can’t live.”

When people ask whatthey can do to help, Arnoldsaid he tells them “to con-nect with organizations thatare already doing it.”

He cited 100 Black Menof Knoxville, Girl Talk, BigBrothers Big Sisters andUnique Academy.

“There are so many or-ganizations that are doinggreat things for the city ofKnoxville; it’s just not mar-keted well or the media justdoesn’t portray it.”

Arnold From page 1

Giovanni From page A-1

in “The United States of Ap-palachia.”

Giovanni was born in Knoxville in 1943. Her fi rst published volumes of poetry, “Black Feeling, Black Talk,” and “Black Judgment” grew out of her response to the assassina-tions of fi gures like Martin

Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers and Sen. Robert Ken-nedy. Since then, she has published dozens of works. Today, Giovanni is a distin-guished professor at Vir-ginia Tech.

Info: www.pstcc.edu or 865-329-3100.

New facility From page A-1

Heather has held the posi-tion of publisher and editor for the Senior Directory of Ea st Tennessee where she was responsible for publish-ing a high-quality resource for seniors as well as health care professionals across the entire region.

Prior to her service with the Senior Directory, Haley worked two years for Medi-cal Services of America as marketing director and six years for TeamHealth Medi-cal Call Center as marketing liaison. She holds a bach-elor’s degree in public rela-tions from UT Knoxville.

While construction proceeds, the Pointe at Lifespring leasing offi ce is off-site at 3016 S. Mall Road and is open Monday

through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends by appointment.

The Pointe at Lifespring will be located at 4371 Lifespring Lane on six acres. When completed, the plantation-style community will offer a total of 68 as-sisted living and memory care residences. It will fea-ture a sunset-view dining room, private dining room for entertaining, a fi tness gym with senior-special-ized equipment, a spa and beauty salon, multi-purpose activity areas, caring staff available 24/7, a dedicated pet area, outdoor dining and barbecue areas, indi-vidual dedicated gardening areas and a state-of-the-art emergency call system.

‘For a good time …’By Bonnie Peters

Many of you may not know there is a chapter of the Na-tional Association of Watch and Clock Collectors that meets bi-monthly at Brad-bury Community Center at Kingston. Now you know!

For many years the group met at the old Ramsey’s Cafeteria near UT. Several members are nationally and perhaps internationally known for their knowledge and expertise in building and repairing timepieces. In February we were thrilled to have William “Bill” Smith, 94, present a program on Morse code.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engi-neering from UT Knoxville. He is a Fellow in the Brit-ish Horological Institute and a Silver Star Fellow in the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC).

In addition, he holds multiple qualifi cations from the American Watchmaker-Clockmaker Institute. He is

also an avid radio amateur (W4PAL). He was awarded the Legion of Merit by Gen. Douglas MacArthur for air-craft instrument work that put grounded New Guinea fi ghter planes back into the air quickly during WWII.

He received the NAWCC 2012 Dana J. Blackwell Clock Award and received the Met-alworking Craftsman of the Year 2000 Award by the Joe Martin Foundation for ex-ceptional Craftsmanship.

Smith’s talk was informa-tive and entertaining from start to fi nish. To get our at-tention and in jest, Bill be-gan by singing the fi rst stan-za of “How Great Thou Art.” It worked and got a good laugh. He then described the start of telegraphy in the ear-ly 1800s, the development of the international Morse code by Samuel Morse and the critical importance of both to the railroads and to overall communication. He shared examples of the equipment used in the early days including a straight

Bill Smith with his daughter, Donna Griffi th.

telegraph key and a sounder.He reminisced about

the telegraph key practice set his father gave him as a young boy more than 80 years ago and then used the same set to send the audi-ence a message using Morse code. He concluded by shar-ing a unique Mecograph telegraph key designed in 1917 that had been restored to factory condition for pos-terity by his good friend Russ Youngs, also a member of Chapter 42, NAWCC.

Bill was assisted in get-ting to the meeting and with the presentation by his wife, Judy, and his daughter and son-in-law, Donna Smith Griffi th and Craig Griffi th. Bill and Judy live in Powell.

Anyone interested in clocks and watches should contact Patricia Manley at 865-675-7246 or pmanley@charter.net to obtain more information about meeting dates and times and mem-bership in NAWCC.

Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson (1861-1929). Awarded the Distin-

guished Service Medal for his service in World War

I, Gen. Tyson was also a prominent attorney, busi-nessman and U.S. sena-tor. Photo courtesy of the Law-son McGhee Library

Lawrence Davis Tyson was born on July 4, 1861, the fi rst son of Richard L. and Margaret Turnage Ty-son, in Pitt County, N.C., near Greenville. The Tyson ancestors had been in Pitt County since the 1720s and, by 1860 at only 25 years of age, Richard Tyson owned a sizeable cotton plantation.

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Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson(1861-1929)

Redesigned by George F. Barber in 1907, Tyson House is now home to the UT Alumni Aff airs and Development Offi ces. Photo Courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

By the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) the family’s net worth was markedly di-minished but was still well above average.

Young Lawrence fi rst at-tended school on the family farm with his two younger sisters and, by 1873, he en-tered Greenville Academy. He won an appointment to West Point Military Acad-emy by competitive exami-nation, enrolled in 1879 and graduated in 1883. His fi rst military action came in the mid-1880s when he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry fi ghting dur-ing the Apache Wars and participating in the capture of Geronimo.

On Feb. 10, 1886, Ty-son married Betty Humes McGhee, the daughter of Charles McClung McGhee, railroad fi nancier and Knoxville’s leading busi-nessman. By 1991 then 1st Lt. Tyson was appointed commandant of the Univer-sity of Tennessee’s military science program, possibly due to the infl uence of his father-in-law.

Lt. Tyson wasted little time markedly upgrading

the program. He instituted classroom courses in tactics and began artillery train-ing. Refl ecting his West Point years, he held a week-ly dress parade to instill military bearing and pride.

The ambitious professor simultaneously attended UT Law School and received his LL.B. degree in 1895. Two years later he resigned his army commission and began law practice in Knox-ville with future Supreme Court Associate Justice Ed-ward T. Sanford. He soon became president of the Nashville Street Railway Co., the fi rst of many busi-nesses he would lead.

When the Spanish-American War began in 1898, Tyson was appointed by the President as a colonel in the volunteer infantry. He recruited and trained a regiment and led it to Puer-to Rico. With the end of the war, he served as military governor of the northern sector of the island before he was mustered out of ac-tive service in 1899.

Tyson resumed his law practice in Knoxville and be-came increasingly active in business. He founded and be-came president of the Knox-ville Cotton Mills and the Knoxville Spinning Co. and was on the board of several coal- and iron-mining com-panies. He also had major in-

terests in manufacturing and real estate and served on the boards of two banks.

From 1902 to 1908 he served as a brigadier gen-eral and inspector general of the Tennessee National Guard. As a Democrat, he was elected to the Tennes-see House of Representa-tives (1903-1905) and was the fi rst person up to that time to be elected speaker during his fi rst term. Prior to the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, state Leg-islatures elected U.S. sena-tors and Tyson lost the 1913 contest by only a few votes.

When the U.S. entered World War I, Tyson volun-teered and the governor placed him in command of the Tennessee National Guard. He was soon com-missioned as a brigadier general and his unit became the 59th Brigade of the 30th Division, the “Old Hickory” division. After training at Camp Sevier in S.C., the bri-gade embarked for France in May 1918. They fought alongside the British and Australians in Belgium through July and August.

During the Second Som-me offensive (Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, 1918), after three days of tough combat, Gen. Tyson’s brigade broke through the German’s Hin-denburg line at perhaps its strongest point. The 8,000-man 59th Brigade was in almost continuous combat until Oct. 20. The Brigade won nine of the 12 Congres-

sional Medals of Honor earned by the 30th Divi-sion, more than any other division. Gen. Tyson was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.

When the armistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, Gen. Tyson returned to Knox-ville and resumed his many businesses. He bought the Knoxville Sentinel and be-came its president and pub-lisher and resumed his role in politics.

In 1920 Tennessee Dem-ocrats promoted him for the vice-presidential nomina-tion. He withdrew his name and seconded the nomina-tion of the successful candi-date, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt and the presiden-tial candidate, Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio, lost the election to Warren G. Hard-ing and Calvin Coolidge.

Gen. Tyson won the popu-lar election to the U.S. Sen-ate in 1924 where he spon-sored successful legislation to grant retirement benefi ts to World War I veterans. His other major concerns dur-ing his service in the Senate were national defense, world peace and economic devel-opment in the South. In 1926 he sponsored legislation au-thorizing the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains Na-tional Park.

While he was still serv-ing in the Senate in July 1929, Gen. Tyson required hospitalization for exhaus-tion. Due to the rigors of his military service and the loss of his only son, Navy Lt. Charles McGhee Tyson, in air combat over the North Sea in the waning days of the war, he had never fully regained his health.

Gen. Lawrence Davis Tyson, 68, passed away on Aug. 24, 1929. After ser-vices at St. John’s Episco-pal Church, where he had served as a vestryman, he was interred in Old Gray Cemetery. A tall obelisk

marks his family plat.He had served the city

as president of the second Appalachian Exposition in 1911, was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, a Mason and president of the board of trustees of the Lawson McGhee Library (1916-1925). In memory of their son, he and his wife had given land on Suther-land Ave. for Knoxville’s fi rst municipal airport and

provided the land for Tyson Park.

Betty Humes McGhee Tyson (1865-1933), their only daughter, Isabella Mc-Ghee Tyson (Kenneth N.) Gilpin, and two grandsons survived the general.

Dr. C. Drew Gilpin Faust, Gen. Tyson’s great-grand-daughter, is currently the president of Harvard Uni-versity and an acclaimed author of several books.

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Women are winning. It is not even close, as in no con-test.

Women have the undi-vided attention of the Uni-versity of Tennessee athlet-ics department. Behind the walls, the immediate goal is no more controversy. Enough already. Maybe you noticed how the AD tiptoed around the new Athletics Hall of Fame by precisely equalizing the number of men and women to be hon-ored.

Simple system. Just leave out A.W. Davis and Heath Shuler and a few dozen oth-er stars.

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the watering down of their identity. There had been a Lady Volunteers hall of fame since the turn of the century.

The women’s hall of fame was always politically cor-rect. It inducted former UT president Edward J. Boling in the inaugural class. Soon thereafter selectors saluted Dr. Joe Johnson and Dr. Howard Aldmon.

Dave Hart is not a hall of famer. It isn’t because the women don’t like him.

It’s because he is still here. Eligibility didn’t begin until fi ve years after departure.

How strange it is that the combined hall has equal numbers. Volunteer foot-ball men were grinding out full seasons, one without permitting a point, when college women were still re-stricted to “play days.”

Indeed, there was a time when competitive sports were thought to be entirely too rigorous for the fairer sex. No sweat. No bruises. Heaven help us, they can’t be crashing into each other.

It is mostly a secret but UT women dabbled with basketball in 1903. They lost both games. The opener was a 10-1 setback at the hands of Maryville College. There was a time when I knew who

scored that one point.There were worse embar-

rassments. Tennessee lost four years in a row to Far-ragut School of Concord. There was a humbling de-feat at the hands of Central High of Fountain City (be-fore annexation).

University women fi nally won a game in 1910, aban-doned basketball for a de-cade, tried it again for a few years and surrendered to nationwide hostility toward women’s sports. Victorian notions of docile femininity forced some great athletes into cheerleading, badmin-ton and croquet. Line danc-ing came later.

Sports for UT women were reborn quietly in 1958. A volleyball team appeared. Few noticed. Basketball resumed in 1960 but they didn’t even keep records.

Ann Baker stirred some excitement in 1964. She was

a really good golfer – on the men’s team. She was also a really good student, fi rst re-cipient of a Robert R. Ney-land Academic Scholarship.

Overall, there was calm or disinterest. In a year’s worth of Daily Beacons, campus newspaper, 1967-68, there were just two mentions of women’s ath-letic contests.

U.S. Reps. Patsy T. Mink of Hawaii and Edith S. Green of Oregon kindled the fi re. They co-authored legis-lation that became Title IX, an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

President Richard Nixon signed it into law on June 23, 1972. The noble intent was to end gender discrimi-nation in federally funded educational venues. College women seized the athletic opportunity and ran with it.

In 1976, UT christened the women’s athletic de-

partment and set aside money for scholarships. You are aware of what happened after that? Football paid the bill.

Summitt is the signifi -cant history of UT women’s athletics – 38 years as bas-ketball coach, 1,098 victo-ries, eight national titles, Presidential Medal of Free-dom, plaza and statue, name on the fl oor.

Even without Summitt, UT women go right on win-ning, no matter the sport or score. Petitions are deadly. Re-branding became a blunder and a mismatch. The logo compromise was a forfeit.

The new hall of fame is a walk on egg shells. In less than half the time, women have achieved equal repre-sentation. Hail to the cham-pions.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

NickDella Volpe

There have been several controversial road projects in recent years that have stirred different parts of northeast Knoxville neigh-borhoods to rise up in arms, often on opposite sides of each other. Many are still pending.

Road fi xes like the pro-posed widening of Wash-ington Pike east of I-640, the possibility of traffi c controls at the intersections of Tazewell Pike and Briar Cliff, or at Beverly Road, or Shannondale Road where a school sits, inviting turns near a vision-obscuring hill.

What’s going to happen at the rush-hour-congested Millertown Pike exit? ... or at the intersection at Jacks-boro and Tazewell Pike? It’s time to step back and survey the entire fi eld from 10,000 feet.

Planning for traffi c growth

Change is tough. And any signifi cant road project stirs up angst. But piecemeal so-lutions are akin to plugging holes in a leaky dike with a fi nger. If you are not care-ful, you may soon run out of fi ngers.

Finite budgets mean road building must be undertak-en in a “piecemeal” or proj-ect-by-project manner. The important question is where are we going over time? Hopefully, we are guided in our actions by observing a master plan, attuned to demographic changes and

trends. Eventually the puz-zle pieces interlock.

What should we do? We know from the 2010 Cen-sus that there has been substantial residential population growth in the northeast quadrant of the city and county. More peo-ple means more cars. The 2008 recession slowed that growth somewhat – but the economic wheels have started to turn again. East-west routes are limited. The normal pattern is for the residents to travel west to Broadway, the interstate or the mall shopping area. More cars means more con-gestion.

MPC Director Gerald Green agrees we should plan ahead, not just put out fi res.

Remember reading “Al-ice’s Adventures in Wonder-land.” When Alice emerged

from the magical house, she asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, the key question: “which way should I go?” Flashing his smile, the Cat replied: “It depends on where you want to end up.”

Likewise, from our perch, a Small Area Plan is needed to fi nd our way.

The small area plan should cover transpor-tation management and population-related growth from Tazewell south to Mil-lertown, and generally east of Broadway and I-640 into the county where open farm land entices housing devel-opers to build.

MPC planners working with traffi c engineers can create an effi cient roadmap for the future. Individual projects will thereafter mesh nicely like gears in a

Swiss timepiece.One diffi culty: MPC is

currently understaffed. Often desirable “extra projects” languish behind day-to-day zoning and site plan review. We could fa-

cilitate MPC action by add-ing modest funding to hirea temporary consultant orstaff member to prepare theSmall Area Plan.

The cars are coming,plan or no p lan.

AAA pays tow bill for wrecks“Recently a Shopper News article titled ‘Brantley

wants relief for towing customers’ displayed a quote stating that AAA members involved in a crash are charged full price for a tow dispatched by AAA Road-side Assistance,” wrote Stephanie Milani of AAA.

“AAA members receive the same roadside assis-tance benefi ts in crash situations as they do with a mechanical breakdown. If they are driving – or a pas-senger in – a type of vehicle covered by their member-ship plan, the tow dispatched through AAA is paid for by the club up to the number of miles covered on their membership.

“For instance, a AAA Plus member’s passenger car involved in a crash could be towed up to 100 miles from the crash scene with no out-of-pocket expense to the member. In addition, if the member in this situa-tion is a passenger, and the owner is not a member, the vehicle can still be towed under the member’s plan.

“Members and nonmembers alike can see the full AAA Roadside Assistance plans at AAA.com/Benefi ts, then click on Compare Benefi ts.”

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A couple of days after the primary, an East Knoxville friend called to ask if I knew what the heck had happened in the First District County Commission race. This po-litically savvy woman was shocked that Evelyn Gill had beaten out Rick Staples in the Democratic primary.

“Rick did everything right,” she said. “He was everywhere, but I didn’t see much of Evelyn. Plus, she had a blonde-headed white girl on her signs.”

Having not yet looked at the numbers, I had no an-swer. Gill beating Staples was the second-biggest pri-mary election surprise – af-ter Jennifer Owen’s beating out the big money in the District Two school board race – but when I followed the advice of another friend who told me to go look at the individual precincts, the an-swer was clear as a Smoky Mountain stream:

The Bernie Sanders ef-fect.

That seems a little odd, at fi rst blush, since the First District is tradition-ally dominated by African American voters, a demo-graphic that is going for Hillary Clinton by pretty wide margins, particularly in the South. But except for the Eternal Life Harvest Center on Western Avenue, where Clinton beat Sanders 73-53 (and Staples eked out a 55-50 margin over Gill), the western end of the dis-trict was feeling the Bern, and Gill and her husband, the popular entertainment promoter Michael Gill, have been full-on Sanders sup-porters for months. Her vote totals closely tracked those of Sanders.

The west end trend started with Staples getting wiped out at Sarah Moore Greene, where downtown-ers vote. The tally there was Sanders 196 – Clinton 147, Gill 224 – Staples 68.

At Fort Sanders it was Bernie 256 – Hillary 56, Gill 204 – Staples 55.

At the O’Conner Center where Parkridge residents vote, Gill beat Staples 227-98, outperforming Sanders, who prevailed 193-161 over Clinton. Moving eastward from the gentrifi ed neigh-borhoods in the west end, Clinton and Staples fared much better.

At Eastport, Clinton wiped Sanders out 333-63 and Staples beat Gill 238-125. The result was similar at Fairgarden, where Clin-ton won 340-90 and Staples prevailed 244-141. At Aus-tin-East, Clinton won 65-25, Staples 126-45.

And so it went, with Gill’s success tracking that of

The Knox County prima-ry is now two weeks behind us, but there are several results worth noting which have not received much notice.

While former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received over 62 percent of the Democratic vote state-wide, in Knox County, she only won 51 percent, while Sen. Bernie Sanders won 48 percent and in some pre-cincts such as downtown Knoxville, Fort Sanders and 4th & Gill, Sanders exceed-ed 70 percent of the vote.

At the Larry Cox Rec Center, Sanders beat Clinton 444 to 333 while in the predominantly African American precincts in East Knoxville, Clinton was get-ting 70 percent of the vote. In fact, Clinton only won over Sanders by 903 votes in all of Knox County. Clin-ton got 13,137 votes while Sanders had 12,234 votes.

It certainly shows that Knox County Democrats are more liberal than their counterparts across the state and are not enthused over Clinton.

While many thought the Hugh Nystrom, Ja-net Testerman and Jeff Ownby contest for County Commission would be close between Nystrom and Tes-terman, it was not. Nystrom won an outright majority of the total vote and won by large margins in Sequoyah and Deane Hill Rec Center. Testerman beat him in Pond Gap by only 7 votes.

Nystrom had started campaigning over a year before Testerman joined the race and it was impos-sible for her to overcome the commitments Nystrom had secured. The contest was never on policy issues as Nystrom and Tester-man were similar on poli-cies.

Marleen Davis, former dean of the UT Art and Architecture School, will be a credible candidate for the Democrats against Nystrom on Aug. 4, but she faces an uphill battle to prevail.

Evelyn Gill defeated Rick Staples 1,703 to 1,506 for the Democratic nomination in County Commission Dis-trict 1 – a race most picked Staples to win. This district is racially mixed with pre-cincts both overwhelmingly black and overwhelming white. Staples carried the largely African American precincts which Clinton also carried. In the 12th ward, where Clinton beat Sanders 333 to 63, Staples beat Gill 238 to 125. At Fort Sanders, where Sanders

Gov. Winfi eld Dunn signed the Natural

Areas Preservation Act into law in 1971

(at right) and the event was re-enacted

March 11 in Nashville at the Tennessee

Green banquet. Dunn is now 88. Senate

sponsor Bill Bruce (left) is now 80; and

House sponsor Victor Ashe is 71. At right

in both photos is career Conservation Department employee Bob Miller, now 75, who

drafted the bill. Take-aways: Bruce is still tall, Ashe has gained some fashion sense, Dunn

remains the best looking guy in the room, and nobody remembers Miller.

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Election Day in the rearview mirror

Parkway extension in remission, not dead

won 256 votes over Clin-ton’s 56 votes, Gill won 204 votes to Staples’ 46.

Clearly, there was a rela-tionship between the Sand-ers votes and the Gill votes. Staples never saw this train coming down the track and Gill was shrewd and wise to link her campaign to Sand-ers. It paid off handsomely for her.

While Cheri Siler had withdrawn her candidacy for the Democratic nomina-tion for Commission in Dis-trict 7, her name remained on the ballot and Laura Kildare (her opponent) only got 56 percent of the vote for 1,797 votes over Siler’s 1,374. In fact, Siler won the 11th ward 217-212 despite having withdrawn from the race weeks before. Kildare has lots of work to catch up with Republican Michele Carringer in August to hold the seat now occupied by Amy Broyles for the Demo-crats.

What can one say about the law director contest except Bud Armstrong is popular and well liked. County Mayor Tim Bur-chett’s TV endorsement of him was very effective. Rowell’s slogan of being a professional not a politician had little impact. Arm-strong won over 60 percent of the vote and could be a viable candidate for county mayor in two years if he wanted to be.

Rowell suggested he may run again in 2020 for law director. If so, he will need to retool his campaign and become active in GOP circles over the next four years.

This election proved that the candidates with the most funding do not neces-sarily win; witness Rowell and Grant Standefer for school board.

■ Mayor Rogero thought she had buried the James White Parkway extension, but last week the state TDOT commissioner, John Schroer, slipped into town and urged its revival at a luncheon to which the mayor was not invited. Schroer sees himself as a potential governor.

Rogero must wonder if this project has nine lives. Legacy Parks and others that opposed this should be alert that the project is only in remission. It is not dead.

Sanders across the district. ■ On the Republican

side, the most frequent complaint had to do with the long lines on Election Day, and most of the blame was heaped on the Hart In-tercivic voting machines, which use a dial system to cast the votes. In some of the larger precincts, voters were still lined up as late as 10 p.m.

Election administrator Cliff Rodgers said expedit-ing the process wasn’t his main concern.

“The main things I was concerned about were, are they secure? Are they ac-curate? Nobody’s ever com-plained before.”

Rodgers (and others) said that the biggest problem was on the Republican side of the ballot, where there were 14 presidential can-didates and 140 would-be delegates to the Republi-can National Convention to choose from. And after each vote, the machine defaulted back to the top of the list, forcing endless scrolling. Democrats simply voted for a presidential candidate and left delegate selection to a party caucus.

Knox County Democrat-ic chair Cameron Brooks thinks the Republican way is silly:

“They’re putting voters through a big rigmarole by having them sift through a ballot with x names on it for the ego trip of a few. The average voter could care less whether Brian Hornback or Susan Williams goes to the

RNC. For these poor voters to have to sit out there till after 10 o’clock in Farragut is ridiculous. It was a really long ballot. Scrolling down looking for a certain name has to spend a lot of time.”

There’s another factor in the plethora of convention delegate candidates: last year, the General Assembly voted to reduce the signa-ture requirement on quali-fying petitions from 100 to 25. State GOP party chair

Ryan Haynes, a former state representative from the Far-ragut area, is having second thoughts about the change, which he thinks he might have voted for.

“I don’t think anybody imagined that we were go-ing to have this result when we reduced the number of signatures, and as party chair, I’d like to see it go back to 100. Funny how your perspective changes as you go through life.”

School bus driver who crashed at Safety City with busload of kids jailed for DUI

By Betty Bean

The driver who crashed a bus loaded with 26 Green Magnet School second graders on a fi eld trip to Safety City Thursday, March 10, has been arrested and charged with

DUI. No children were injured, but the bus crashed into an entrance gate

Hollis Clay Walker, 78, of Powell, was taken to Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center after the crash. He was arrested upon his release on March 13. The warrant says he was unsteady on his feet, “thick tongued, slurred speech” following the in-cident.

A post on the Knoxville Police Depart-ment Facebook page says Walker was ar-

rested and charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and simple possession.

The day of the incident, Walker was in possession of 69 of 90 Kolonapin pills (a sedative used to treat seizures, panic disorders and anxiety) from a prescription fi lled earlier in the day. The warrant says he couldn’t remember whether he’d taken pills that morning.

The prescription was not in his name. Walker is being held on a $4,500 bond.

After the crash, the bus rolled onto a small grassy area near the front door of Safety City, and employees there got the children off and moved them to a safe place. Before they could return to the bus, Walker pulled away, sideswiped a fence and came to a stop in the parking lot. Emergency personnel found Walker slumped over the steering wheel and incoherent.

This is not Walker’s fi rst brush with the law. In 2014, General Sessions Court Judge Geoff Emery ordered him to stay out of Walmart and dismissed a theft charge against him after he completed diversion. A charge of DUI by con-sent incurred in 2014 was dismissed last year.

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Senior Centers will be

closed Friday, March 25.

■ Carter Senior Center

9040 Asheville Highway932-2939Monday-Friday8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Off erings include: card games; exercise programs; arts and crafts; movie matinee each Friday; Senior Meals program noon each Wednesday.

Register for: Deadline to register for “Living Well with Diabetes, Friday, March 18; free six-week class begins 9 a.m. Friday, April 1. Free iPad/tablet class, 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 22.

■ Corryton Senior Center

9331 Davis Drive688-5882knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-FridayOff erings include: ex-

ercise classes; cross-stitch, card games; dominoes, crochet, quilting, billiards; Senior Meals program, 11 a.m. each Friday. Main Munch: St. Patrick’s Day Pot-luck, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17.

Register for: Rope Easter Egg craft, 1 p.m. Monday, March 21.

■ Larry Cox Senior

Center

3109 Ocoee Trail546-1700Monday-FridayOff erings include:

exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes.

■ John T. O’Connor

Senior Center

611 Winona St.523-1135knoxseniors.org/oconnor.

htmlMonday-Friday8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Off erings include: Card games, billiards, senior fi t-ness, computer classes, bin-go, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Free tax preparation available 9 a.m. Wednesdays through April 13.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 20“Monty Python’s Spamalot” production,

William H. Inman Humanities Theatre, Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Presented by Encore theatrical company. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: etcplays.org or 423-318-8331.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16Computer Workshops: “Internet and Email

Basics,” 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Ashe-ville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17Family Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m., Halls

Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552. Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 18-20“Printmaking” class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Appala-

chian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: John Allen. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop Series. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m., AAA offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 mem-bers/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/regis-tration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Arbor Day celebration, 1-5 p.m., Marble

Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Free; donations appreciated. Info: marblesprings.net; 573-5508; info@marblesprings.net.

Camp Sam Hike and Volunteer Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Norris Dam State Park, 125 Village Green Circle, Rocky Top. Meet at the Camp Sam Trailhead, located at TVA’s picnic shelter/across street from Powerhouse Road. Bring water and lunch; gloves and tools provided. Adults only. Leader: Ranger Lauren Baghetti. Info: 426-7461.

East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Market Square. Festival features: live music, dancing, vendor booths, and kids’ infl atables and midway games. Info/Run or walk registration: etkidney.org.

Free beginning beekeeping class, 1-3 p.m., Treadway Fire Hall on Highway #131. Presented by Clinch Valley Beekeeping Association. Info/registration: Wanda Coleman, 423-944-3230.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

“A Night in Old Havana” ETTAC fundraiser, 6:30-10 p.m., Lighthouse Knoxville Event Center, 6800 Baum Drive. Includes: authentic Cuban food and music, a Latin dance showcase, casino game tables, a silent auc-tion, a coffee and dessert bar, cigars bar and door and raffl e prizes. Tickets: $25. Tickets: ettac.org/nohregis-tration2016.html; 219-0130, ext. 221. Info: Mat Jones, 219-0130, ext. 228, or mjones@ettac.org.

Spring Hike, 10 a.m.-noon, Big Ridge State Park, 1015 Big Ridge Road, Maynardville. Meet at park offi ce. Leader: Ranger Scott Ferguson; hike: 1-3 miles. Info: 992-5523.

Yard sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Spots are $10 or donate items to the youth section of the sale. Info: 690-1060.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 19-20“The Secrets of Fine Art Photography” pre-

sented by J Way Photography, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Cost: $200. Info/registration: 214-6364.

MONDAY, MARCH 21“Introduction to Beekeeping” class, 6-9 p.m.,

Clinton Community Center in Clinton. Open to anyone interested in beekeeping. Sponsored by the Anderson County Beekeepers Association. Info/registration: 463-8541 or clowden@comcast.net.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22“A Focus on Fashion” fashion show benefi tting the

Historic Ramsey House, noon, Cherokee Country Club. 5138 Lyons View Pike. Boutique shopping open 10:30 a.m.-noon. Reservations deadline: March 16. Info/reser-

vations: 546-0745.AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30

p.m., AAA offi ce, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffi c offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

Auditions for “Snow White & Rose Red,” 4:30-7:30 p.m., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. By appointment only. Fourteen available roles; ages 9-18. For appointment: email Dennis Perkins, dennis@childrenstheatreknoxville.com, including name, age gender and preferred time.

Homeschoolers at the Library Part 2: Everyday Expressions, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emo-ry Road. Presented by East Tennessee Historical Society. Registration required. Info/registration: 922-2552.

“Passionate for Pasta” cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/registration: avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23Bits ’N Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Com-

munity Building, Norris. Speaker: Joyce Morgan of The Quilt Patch in LaFollette. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Mary Jane Berry, 494-7841.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 23-24AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m.,

O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registra-tion: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24“Raised Beds: Build ’Em and Fill ’Em,” 3:15-

4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Michael Powell. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26Cat Fanciers Association Cat Show, 9 a.m.-5

p.m., Chilhowee Park Jacob Building. Tickets: $6 adults, $4 seniors and students; available at the door.

“Name Your Price” rummage sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Lighthouse Christian Church, 8015 Facade Lane. Lim-ited exceptions. Benefi ts LCC Youth Group.

Saturday Lego Club, 3 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Special stage version of the Lantern Tour, 4:30 p.m., Historic Rugby’s Rebecca Johnson Theater. Tick-ets: $10; reservations recommended. Info/reservations: 423-628-2441.

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Robbin’s jewelry box

Potato jewelry is topsBy Sandra Clark

Last week we teased the potato jewelry from the Sherrill Hills “show and tell.” This week it’s here:

Mary Nelle Robbins is a hoot. She’s also extremely creative. Robbins worked at UT for 22 years before retiring, but she’s created jewelry since she was “a kid.” Robbins takes a regu-lar Irish potato, cuts it into cubes and inserts a tooth-pick into each cube. Then she wraps the cubes to draw out moisture. After about two weeks, the cubes are half the size and contorted into odd shapes.

She then paints the

Lenora Fleischman explains her painting.

Ginger Elting dis-plays a fresh fl ow-er arrangement.

Mary Nelle Robbins

Robbins’ potato jewelry

cubes and removes the toothpicks, leaving a hole for the string. She strings the potatoes with various art elements to create col-orful necklaces and brace-lets.

And, she says, if all else fails, she’ll just eat them!

Ginger Elting displayed the most recently alive item at the show – a fl oral arrangement that showed hints of her training in the art of Japanese fl ower ar-ranging. Originally from Pennsylvania, Elting has been making art with fl ow-ers for several years. She also displayed photos of previous arrangements.

Lenora Fleischman was excited to tell the stories behind her paintings. She works in oil and acrylics. Originally from Maryland, she lived in Oak Ridge while her husband worked as an engineer at ORNL.

She and friends met each Tuesday night for 10-12 years, critiquing each other’s artwork. When she moved, she stopped paint-ing and just recently took up acrylics. A staff member at Sherrill Hills said not only is Fleischman an artist but she “hit a home run in bean bag baseball.”

That’s another story for another day.

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CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

There is a painting of Je-sus that hangs in the chan-cel of the church where I worship. The text quoted above is printed underneath it.

I don’t know who painted it, my research online not-withstanding. There are some six thousand paint-ings of Christ available on line, and frankly I gave up the search after looking at about 600.

I have worshipped in that church for almost three years, but it was only last Sunday that I read that quote with new understanding.

I have understood it liter-ally, in reference to Jesus’ being lifted up on the cross, which is not incorrect. John, the Gospel writer, certainly understood it that way, be-ing the only disciple with courage enough to be pres-ent at the crucifi xion. Now I think that perhaps Jesus intended it with a double meaning as well.

Because last Sunday, I read it again, and thought with utter surprise and con-

Heavy liftingAnd I, when I am lifted up …, will draw all people

to myself. He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

(John 12: 32-33 NRSV)

viction, “That’s our job! We should be lifting up Jesus to the whole world!

If we don’t let people know about Jesus and what He means to us – not only with words but by our ac-tions as well – we have failed as disciples.

I don’t mean we need to tackle strangers on the sidewalk and convert them on the spot. But we should not be afraid to speak His name, either; we should not hesitate to lift Him up, to say what He means to us, when given the opportunity.

I am reminded of the fa-mous motto of Boys Town, USA: “He ain’t heavy; he’s my brother!”

Because to a Christian, “He ain’t heavy; He’s my savior!”

■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30

p.m. each fi rst Monday except

holidays, Cansler YMCA,

616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry

Caldwell, 329-9943.

■ Second District Democrats

meet 6 p.m. each second

Thursday, New Hope Mis-

sionary Baptist Church, 2504

Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples,

385-3589 or funnyman1@

comic.com.

■ Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m.

each second and fourth Mon-

day, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike.

Info: Mary Jo Poole, 599-7698

or mjp1101@aol.com.

■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston

Williams, 406-5412 or es-

ton_williams@yahoo.com;

facebook.com/townhalleast

■ First District Democrats

meet each fi rst Monday,

Burlington Branch Library,

4614 Asheville Highway. Info:

Harold Middlebrook, harold-

middlebrook@gmail.com;

Mary Wilson, marytheprez@

yahoo.com.

NORTH/EAST NOTES

By Betsy PickleChilly or balmy, rain or

shine, the community-wide Easter Egg Hunt at Lake Forest Presbyterian always rolls on.

“Last year it was super cold,” says Lindsay John-son, who organizes the hunt. “Three years ago it was rainy. We just move inside and hide eggs in the Sunday School department.”

This year’s fun takes place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Satur-

day, March 19, at the church, 714 Lake Forest Drive. Colo-nial Heights United Meth-odist Church partners with Lake Forest to put on the event, which includes a light lunch, games and the telling of the story of Easter. Kids birth to 10 and their fami-lies are welcome to attend.

Johnson says they’ve had bunnies for children to pet before, but the real stars are the youngsters.

“It’s always one of our big-

gest events, it and the fall fes-tival,” she says. “It’s so good for the community. Last year we had 40 kids, and only 15 of them were ours (church members’ kids).”

Mark Curtis, who became the church’s pastor in July 2014, says the hunt is fun, but it’s also more than that.

“The Easter Egg Hunt is a wonderful outreach to the community of South Knox-ville that the church has been doing for years,” says Curtis.

“Since starting at Lake Forest … it has quickly become one of my favorite events.

“I love that we partner with Colonial Heights to put this event on. It is important to both congregations to reach across denomination-al lines in order to serve this great community in the best possible way. We are always looking for ways to work together, and with other South Knoxville churches, to serve the people of God.”

Kids race across the grounds of Lake Forest Presbyterian Church searching for Easter eggs during the 2014 hunt. Photo submitted

Egg hunt organizers roll with it

By Cindy Taylor The Rev. Dr. Hollie Miller

will bring the message at the 2016 Midland-Northern Evangelism Conference, set for 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Clear Springs Baptist Church, 8518 Thompson School Road. The Rev. Mi-chael Viles is the director of missions for Midland-Northern Association.

“We were hoping that the new Clear Springs building would be ready in time for the conference but that isn’t going to happen,” said Viles.

Dr. Miller is fast ap-proaching 30 years as se-nior pastor at Sevier Heights Baptist Church. He accepted the call to preach at age 25 and has since earned Doc-tor of Ministry and Master

Dr. Hollie Miller

Generating excitement

of Divinity degrees. Miller and wife Paula have three children, all of whom serve in ministry capacities.

The Rev. Jerry Vitta-toe is evangelism director

for the Midland-Northern Association. Viles said he and Vittatoe spend time in prayer each year before the conference seeking God’s will for whom the speaker should be. He said Miller spoke last year and there were many requests to have him return for the 2016 conference.

Viles says the conference objective is threefold.

“This is a great oppor-tunity for our pastors and church members in the as-sociation to come together for worship and for fellow-ship. And of course a main goal is evangelism.”

Viles says church mem-bers are encouraged to bring the un-churched with them to the conference and

many have come to the Lord during past gatherings.

As the largest facil-ity in the association, Clear Springs has hosted the conference since its begin-ning in 2006. The Mid-land-Northern Association ranges from Blount to Han-cock counties. More than 15 churches are usually repre-sented and more than 500 guests are expected to at-tend this year’s event. Viles says the conference has grown through the years and is always a great oppor-tunity to worship with other believers and non-believers alike. The community is in-vited to share this special time of worship.

“We need to be brighter and bolder witnesses for Christ. This conference al-ways generates excitement for sharing our faith.”

FAITH NOTES

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS

(Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info: Edna Hensley,

771-7788.

Special services ■ St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will host the fol-

lowing services: Maundy Thursday, March 24, Holy Eucharist Rite

II and Foot Washing, 7 p.m.; Good Friday Liturgy, noon and 7 p.m.

with Stations of the Cross, 1 and 3 p.m. Info: 523-5687.

■ Easter Sunrise Mountain Top Service, 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March

27, Ober Gatlinburg. Led by local pastors of the Gatlinburg Min-

isterial Association. The off ering collected during the service will

be used by the Association in assisting those in need. A breakfast

buff et will be available at Ober Gatlinburg’s Seasons of Ober

Restaurant, 7:15-10:30 a.m. Info: 436-5423; fun@obergatlinburg.

com; obergatlinurg.com.

History award nominations soughtThe East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) invites

nominations from across East Tennessee for Awards of Excellence in the fi eld of history. The annual awards rec-ognize individuals and organizations that have made sig-nifi cant contributions to the preservation, promotion, pro-gramming and interpretation of the region’s history. The postmark deadline for award applications is April 8.

Info/nomination form: 215-8824; eastTNhistory.org; East Tennessee Historical Society, PO Box 1629, Knoxville, TN 37901.

Mark Pace: looks forward to ‘normal’By Carol Z. Shane

First Presbyterian Church’s minister of music Mark Pace, newly-arrived from New Hampshire, came to his path in life via a rath-er rocky road. Though he was passionate about mu-sic from a very young age, he says, as a child growing up in Hendersonville, N.C., his family could not afford piano lessons or a band in-strument for him.

“I always wanted to play the piano. I remember tap-ping on tables and pre-tending that it was a piano. When I was sixteen I bought a piano with money that I earned doing farm labor and then started taking pi-ano lessons. I auditioned for college in piano a year and a half later at UNC-Greens-boro.” There, the driven young man earned multiple diplomas in music: under-graduate degrees in organ performance and combined piano-and-choral-music education, and then a mas-ter’s degree in organ perfor-mance.

Pace spent 17 years at First United Methodist Church of Rocky Mount, N.C. and nine at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Con-cord, N.H. He came to First Pres this year on Jan. 4 and immediately assumed the role of music director/organist with considerable complications: the church, currently in the midst of an extensive renovation, has no adult or children’s choir rehearsal room or hand bell room … and no organ.

Its 54-year-old Casavant pipe organ is currently off-site in the care of Brad Rule, who builds and repairs pipe organs in his shop in New

First Presbyterian Church’s new minister of music/organist

Mark Pace works out an arrangement for choir in his offi ce. The

veteran church music director is managing his duties amid the

church’s extensive renovation project. Photo by Carol Z. Shane

Market. The church’s small-er Taylor and Boody tracker organ sits encased in plastic in the chapel which is tem-porarily sealed off as a stor-age area.

Pace must make do with a good-quality electric pia-no during both instruments’ absence. “My fi rst degree in college was piano, but after that I turned to organ and never looked back,” he ad-mits. “I am fi nding it a real challenge to just play the piano.” He is enjoying the

chance to rebuild his piano skills, all the while keeping both hands and feet in the organ world. “I am so lucky that First Baptist lets me come three times each week to practice!”

Married for 19 years, Pace is looking forward to his family’s arrival. Wife Tracy, a high school phys-ics and biology teacher, and teenage son Nathan, an ac-complished violinist who spent a year playing with the Boston Youth Sympho-

ny and now plays with the New Hampshire Philhar-monic, will remain in New Hampshire until the end of the school year. Nathan will spend his senior year here in Tennessee.

Pace says “I really like Knoxville so far.

“A wonderful city with lots of musical and artistic things to do – Broadway shows, opera, symphony. I bought a house in North Knoxville, about 10 minutes from the church.”

As for his priorities, “My immediate goal, which will probably take up to two years, is getting both organs back and playing, as well as getting choir space.

“I’m not sure of long-term goals yet,” he says. “I think they will be easier to decide when everything is back to normal at First Pres!”

■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neigh-borhood Association. Info:

Ronnie Collins, 637-9630.

■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha

Murphy, 936-0139.

■ Belle Morris Group meets

7 p.m. each second Monday,

City View Baptist Church, 2311

Fine Ave. Info: bellemorris.

com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008.

■ Chilhowee Park Neighbor-hood Association meets

6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday,

Administration Building,

Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff ,

696-6584.

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business

Reading across Ritta

UT volleyball player Taylor Johnson shares her love of

reading with students at Ritta.

Rachel McFarling, Miss Volunteer Princess, reads a Dr.

Seuss book to students at Ritta Elementary. McFarling, a

ninth grade student at Gibbs High, helped to organize a

book drive for Children’s Hospital. Her pageant platform is

early literacy, and with the help of several schools (includ-

ing Ritta), she collected 2,500 books. Photos by R. White

Former UT cheerleader Mallory Moss gets all tongue-

twisted as she reads “Fox in Socks” to a classroom at Ritta.

Focus on

FulComStudents with an interest

in communications should check out Fulton High School’s magnet program, FulCom.

Falcon radio WKCS-fm is run by Russell Mayes, and on a recent sneak peek, students got some hands-on experience in the station. Participants announced a song to be played on the ra-dio, which Mayes recorded and put onto a jump drive for them to take home.

In the digital design lab, instructor Sandy Campbell helped students create an illustration from scratch us-ing Adobe Illustrator. Stu-dent ambassadors were on hand to help answer ques-tions and provide guidance.

The television station was a fun stop for students as they took part in a newscast and then watched the edit-ing process with instructor Tommy Givens. The edited materials were uploaded to the students’ jump drives for a keepsake of the day.

Steve Morrell works in digital arts and design, and after snapping photos of

RuthWhite

each participant in the pho-tography studio, he helped the models put themselves on the cover of a magazine using digital software.

Morrell and his talented crew of students worked to-gether to photograph each eighth grader present so that the web design team could create name badges for each.

In the web design lab, Matt Mosley showed stu-dent participants how code can affect a website. The group also helped design and produce the name badges that students wore during the event.

Whether in television, radio, web design or digital design, FulCom is a great place to learn skills that will be useful in building a suc-cessful career in the fi eld of communications.

Student ambassador Graham Baer provides assistance as

Jonathan Wellman reads from a script to record his announce-

ment for an upcoming song on Falcon radio. Instructor Russell

Mayes puts each recording on a jump drive for the students to

take home.

FHS student ambassador Sarah Emory (center) prepares Sierra

Janaskie and Isabella Beal for their newscast in the FulCom

television station. Photos by R. White

Jorden Suggs learns how to code from instructor Matt Mosley

and FHS senior Courtney Rader in the web design seminar.

FulCom instructor Steve Morrell assists a student in making a

magazine cover in the digital arts and design showcase.

Flo Kunz

By Sandra ClarkU.S. Cellular donated

$500 to three members of the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley last week at Northwest Middle School. They were customer-selected winners of the Black History Month Art Contest.

Caleah Flemmings took fi rst place and a $250 Visa gift card; Noah Jones took second place and a $150 gift card; Erica Cooper, who could not attend the presen-tation, claimed third place and a $100 card.

Scott Bacon, chief devel-opment offi cer for the Boys and Girls Club, told the as-sembled youngsters that, “We talk a lot about citizen-ship. Well, there is also cor-porate citizenship and U.S. Cellular is as good as it gets.”

Knoxville City Council member and former mayor Daniel Brown told the kids, “There’s a great history of African-American leaders. Your creativity in this art-work is impressive.”

Bacon was proud to show off the after-school club at Northwest Middle. Using

the gym and cafeteria, the Boys and Girls Club has at-tracted one-third of enrolled students, some 300 mem-bers with about 100 to 150 attending daily, Bacon said.

Thomas White, the area sales manager for U.S. Cel-lular, presented the gift cards. In a prepared release, Nathan Waddell, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Tennessee, said this is the fi rst year of the promotion, designed to honor infl uential African-Americans and in-spire students’ creativity and knowledge of these heroes.

“Our store associates in Knoxville loved sharing the artwork with our customers and others who came in to vote.”

The top 10 fi nalists were chosen by a panel of judges. Their entries were displayed at area U.S. Cellular stores where the public voted for their favorites during Feb-ruary.

Following the gift card presentations, White and others carried in boxes of pizza and soft drinks to share.

By Tom KingIt is said in the world of

Rotary International that the most important job is being a club president – and Rotary has more than 34,000 clubs around the world. Club presidents have a big workload – they lead their clubs, engage and in-spire members, promote Rotary in their commu-nities and work to make weekly meetings and board of directors meetings both fun and productive.

The Rotary year runs from July 1 to June 30. New club presidents begin their work at the weekly meet-ings the fi rst week in July. But their work really begins in the months leading up to that fi rst meeting.

The primary training event is PETS – Presidents-Elect Training Seminar. Six of the presidents-elect of the seven Rotary clubs in Knox-ville will be in Nashville this week (March 18-20) at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. This is a multi-district event with presidents-elect from Districts 6780 in East Ten-nessee joining their coun-terparts from fi ve other Rotary districts in Tennes-see, Alabama and Kentucky for intensive training and preparing for their year as

News from the Rotary Guy

Presidents-elect get PETS training

Ted Hotz

Kevin Knowles David SmoakAllen Pannell

Phyllis Driver Matt JerrellDavid Hall

president.One of the presidents-

elect, Phyllis Driver of the Rotary Club of North Knox-ville, had a schedule confl ict this week and attended the PETS training in Natchez, Mississippi.

Meet the presidents-elect of the Knoxville Rotary clubs:

Rotary Club of Bearden: Ted Hotz, vice-president, Pugh and Co.

Rotary Club of Knoxville Breakfast: Kevin Knowles, director, Veterans Memorial Cemetery

Rotary Club of Farragut: David Smoak, administra-tor, town of Farragut

Rotary Club of Knoxville: Allen Pannell, faculty, UT ProMBA; director of busi-ness analytics, Graduate School of Business, Lincoln Memorial University

Rotary Club of North Knoxville: Phyllis Driver, professor emerita of ac-counting at Carson-New-man University

Rotary Club of Turkey Creek: Matt Jerrell, Gem Care Staffi ng

Rotary Club of Knoxville

Volunteer: David Hall, chief operating offi cer, UT Medi-cal Center

District Conference in Pigeon Forge

Rotarians from District 6780 will attend the 2016 District Conference on April 29-May 1 at the new Mar-garitaville Island Hotel in Pigeon Forge. On Thursday, April 28, the District Golf Tournament for “End Polio Now” will be played at the Gatlinburg Country Club in Pigeon Forge.

Club challenge in Alzheimer’s walk

It’s Bearden Rotary vs. the Rotary Club of Knox-ville – sorta. The 26th an-nual Knoxville Alzheimer’s Tennessee Walk will be Saturday, April 9, and the Bearden Rotarians have is-sued a challenge to Knox-ville Rotary to see which club can make the most money. The walk will be held at the University of Tennessee Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive (off Neyland Drive). Registration opens at 9 a.m. and the walk be-gins at 11 a.m.Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a

Rotarian for 28 years and past president

of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be

reached at tking535@gmail.com

Noah Jones and Caleah Flemmings hold their prizes from U.S.

Cellular. Photo by S. Clark

A good corporate citizen

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Lauren Chesney has been

hired as

director of

marketing and

fundraising at

Susan G. Ko-

men Knoxville

after working

16 years as

director of

community

relations for

Tennes-

see Smokies Baseball. Amy

Dunaway is executive director.

Chesney holds a bachelor’s

degree in sports management

from ETSU and is a graduate of

Carter High School. Since 1997,

Komen Knoxville has invested

more than $6.68 million dol-

lars in local breast health

and breast cancer awareness

projects.

■ Chris Boler, Powell resident

and 6-year employee of ORNL

Federal Credit Union, has been

promoted to president of Credit

Union Service Organization,

replacing Larry Jackson who is

relocating to St. Louis. At ORNL

FCU, Boler has served as the

mortgage sales manager and

recently as vice president of

sales and service. Boler gradu-

ated from Carson-Newman

University and will graduated

from a regional credit union

school in June.

■ Christina L. Shuey has joined

Summit Medical Group as a

nurse practitioner at Turkey

Creek Internal Medicine. Chesney

CorrectionForentin “Flo” Kunz,

the Ro-tary Youth E x c h a n g e s t u d e n t studying in Kotka, Fin-land, was incorrectly pictured in last week’s S h o p p e r .

Flo, 16, attends Webb School of Knoxville.

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Pickleball tournament By Carol Z. ShaneIn our town, where Vols

football and “cradle of coun-try music” lore reign su-preme, it’s good to remem-ber that Knoxville is also very much a jazz mecca. Some of the planet’s fi nest players live here, the Knox-ville Jazz Orchestra and UT jazz faculty are both world-class, and the Knoxville Jazz Festival has its home here.

This weekend brings a rare opportunity for jazz fans when the inaugural “Women in Jazz Jam Fes-tival” takes place in down-town Knoxville and sur-rounding areas.

The lineup is truly im-pressive. Featured artists include vocalists Katy Free, host of the weekly Singer Series at the Red Piano Lounge; Brooklyn trans-plant and versatile vocal-ist Jeanine Fuller; Lettie Andrade De La Torre, who sings both classical and jazz music; Sarah Clapp-Gilpin, a veteran not only of jazz

but of many stage musicals; Yasameen Hoffman Shahin, lead vocalist for the band “Electric Darling,” known for her vocal sass and soul; Dara Tucker, the national-ly-recognized vocalist and songwriter who has to her credit many appearances in New York City, New Or-leans, San Jose and the PBS show “Tavis Smiley”; local favorite Evelyn Jack, a member of the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir and an-nual soloist for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame; and Maria Williams, famil-iar to Knoxville audiences for 20 years.

Also performing will be guitarist/vocalist/bandleader Kukuly Uri-arte, well-known locally as a force for Django-Rein-hardt-inspired hot jazz and Hispanic culture through music and song; Nashvillian Christina Watson, who will be bringing her world-class jazz quartet; Oak Ridge’s Deidre Ford, director of the 17-piece Ensemble Swing

Time, in which she also sings and plays baritone sax; “Venus,” a quintet con-sisting of voice, bass, guitar, drums and keyboard; and local jazz luminary Kelle Jolly, host of WUOT’s “Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly” and, along with her husband, saxophonist Will Boyd, 2015 recipient of the MLK Art Award.

It’s Jolly, in fact, who has brought the whole thing together. She started sing-ing jazz in high school, and became a fan of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Austin and Dianne Reeves. “Sarah Vaughan especially made an impres-sion on me. She sang with such warmth and control. Her voice was velvety and rich.”

She’s been singing and promoting the art of jazz ever since. “Singing jazz has given me purpose.” In ad-dition to hosting her radio show and performing regu-larly, she and Boyd have traveled to Japan for the

last 10 years as jazz ambas-sadors. “All of our fondest memories together are con-nected to jazz.”

The festival offers much more than great jazz per-formances. On Saturday morning, there will be ven-dors and workshops at the Emporium Center on Gay Street. WDVX’s “Jazz Me Blues” host Bradley Reeves will present a talk on wom-en in the 1920s and 30s jazz era. Children will be en-couraged to write their own blues lyric and sing it live. “Children have great ideas,” says Jolly. “We have to show them the options they have for creativity.”

The “Women in Jazz Jam Festival” begins at noon this Friday, March 18, at the Knoxville Visitors Cen-ter, 301 South Gay Street, and runs through Sunday, March 20. Tickets/info: call 622-7174, visit http://wom-eninjazzjamfestival.com or email womeninjazzjamfes-tival@gmail.com.Send story suggestions to news@

shoppernewsnow.com.

The “Women in Jazz Jam Band” will take part in the festivities at this weekend’s “Women in Jazz Jam Festival.” Shown are Maria

Williams, Kelle Jolly, Sarah Clapp-Gilpin, Evelyn Jack, Deidre Ford and Lettie Andrade De La Torre. Seated is Jeanine Fuller. Photo submitted

Women in jazz

By Sherri Gardner HowellIf you are still on the shelf when it comes to pickleball,

you need to know that the game is a pretty big dill.Sorry. Couldn’t resist.That’s the problem with pickleball. Its name keeps new-

comers confused: Is it real or a Nickelodeon challenge game?

The masses aren’t that confused. Pickleball has taken the area by storm, and the city of Knoxville is hosting its fi rst-ever pickleball tournament April 15-17.

The tournament is open play with both singles and dou-bles divisions. Single tournaments begin on Friday, April 15, with doubles beginning on Saturday and mixed doubles on Sunday. Age brackets are 18-plus, 50-plus, 60-plus and 70 and older. Registration fee is $30.

The tournament will be played on Knoxville’s 18 pickle-ball courts – 12 indoor and six outdoor – with West Hills Park courts being the host area.

A mixture of tennis, badminton and ping pong, pickle-ball appeals to a wide age range of participants. The city has courts at West Hills Park, Christenberry Community Center, Deane Hill Rec Center, Inskip Rec Center, Lonsdale Rec Center, Milton Roberts Rec Center and South Knox-ville Community Center.

Tournament info: https://registration.knoxvilletn.gov. Click on Athletics and then Adult Pickleball.

By Sylvia Williams Make time to come by the

Fountain City Art Center to experience the new and very visually engaging ex-hibit of handmade books and professional-quality nature photography. This early spring show has been an annual event for the past fi ve years. All FCAC exhib-

its are free to the public year-round. This show runs through March 31.

The Southern Appala-chian Nature Photography artists hold a judged salon every February just before the FCAC exhibit. Half of the photographs are stun-ning black and white prints while the other half are in

Nature photographyhighlights art show in

Fountain City

Knoxville Book Arts Guild. The

books are the perfect 3-D com-p a n -ions to the p h o t o s . They are always vi-sually fas-

cinating and can move the

viewer to expe-rience a display of

wit or humor, an emo-tional reaction to a pictorial and verbal tale, or outright amazement at the clever-ness of the a particular book design concept.

The collection is large and boasts a wide range of

found objects and recyclable materials. For example, one book is “rescued” from fall-ing apart, but now features artfully torn-back layers of its pages and a wire tor-nado-like structure coming out of the book as well as a wire person struggling to escape the book as well.

How about an aluminum can from an uncommon brand of tomatoes with a book made of cut out and connected paper tomato slices? Another eye-catcher is an apothecary’s shelves with bottles and books in miniature.

Info: 865-357-2787 or fcartcenter@lknology.com Sylvia Williams is executive director of

the Fountain City Art Center.

glorious color. Not all of the subject matter is limited to the Appalachian area. Some of the photographers in the group have traveled beyond the United States. The high quality of the photography

is immediately apparent to those viewing the show. The categories include wildlife, scenic and travel.

Paired with the photog-raphy exhibit are handmade books by members of the

coming in April

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