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IN THIS ISSUE

History lessonHistorian Dennis Urban

gave the PBPA a history lesson at its meeting last week.

“Many people don’t realize the impact the Civil War had on the residents of Knoxville,” said Urban. “My presentation is not about battles or battle-fi elds. It is about the people in Knoxville during that time period.”

➤ See Cindy Taylor’s story on A-3

Miracle MakerPowell High School’s

Makayla Morton will compete with 14 other high school students at CTE Goes Live on Friday, April 19, in Market Square. Cindy Taylor has her profile and Jake Mabe interviews CTE director Don Lawson about the event and other CTE programs.

➤ See pages A-9

The harder halfWe complain about paying

taxes; it’s right there in the Bill of Rights: “Americans have the right to complain about sending part of their hard-earned money to Wash-ington.”

Well, maybe it isn’t there in so many words, but still…

➤ See Lynn Hutton’s story on A-6

How to follow a legendary coach

Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. His-tory says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy landings.

➤ See Marvin West’s story on A-6

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Knox County Schools’ 10th annual “Dine Out for Education” will be held Tuesday, April 16, at nearly 40 restaurants with 80 locations throughout Knox County.

Participants who eat at the selected restaurants will automatically have 10 percent of their pre-tax total donated to the Knox County Schools Partners in Education program, which helps fund programs including the Career Fair for 8th graders and high school students, the Teacher Supply Depot and the Barney Thompson Scholarship.

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Puss in Boots!

Delaney Keith makes the

transition in the makeup room to

Puss in Boots in preparation for

the Powell Playhouse production

of “Puss in Boots” last week,

featuring members of the Halls

High Masquerade Players. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Powell alumni come home

By Wendy SmithThere are still kinks

to work out at Knox County’s three new com-munity schools. But site resource coordinators at Green Magnet, Lonsdale and Norwood elementary schools see favorable re-

Analysissults from afterschool programs that benefi t stu-dents and their families. All are optimistic that the programs will be even bet-ter next year.

The coordinators have been surprised and pleased by the organiza-tions that have offered af-terschool programming to students. Liz Thacker co-ordinates the program at

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Norwood, which serves ap-proximately 100 students

fi ve days aweek.

For ex-a m p l e ,T h a c k e rcontactedthe North-west Mid-dle Schoolstep teamto see if

they would be willing to perform for her students. The coach asked if, instead, the middle school students could put on a mini-camp. The camp, held last week, was fun for all.

Adam Fritts, coordina-tor of Lonsdale’s commu-nity school, is amazed by how the need for program-

Community school coordinators refl ect

on fi rst year

By Cindy TaylorThe Powell High Alumni Asso-

ciation’s annual meeting and ban-quet was fun from start to fi nish.

Past and future grads from 1938 to 2014 showed up at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on April 6 for an evening of festivities that included scholarship awards, entertain-ment, a brief business meeting and, of course, time to catch up with old friends.

2013 scholarships were award-ed to Randall Peyton Gibbs and Victoria Jenkins. The Allan Gill Memorial Scholarship was award-ed to Jeremy Fine.

“I don’t think Daddy would have ever thought we would be giving a scholarship in his hon-or,” said Laura Gill Bailey. “If my great-grandaughter Leigha stays at Powell this will be our sixth generation graduating from Pow-ell High School.”

Lynnus Gill, a member of the class of 1938, spoke about family, school, work and how different life is today.

“A long time ago,” (pause) “I was born. And I’ve still got a mouth full,” said Lynnus, fi nishing off a bite of chicken. “Now I’m sittin’ on the back porch in the sunshine.” Lynnus will turn 92 in June. He recounted days of attending school with cousin Allan Gill.

“Aunt Myrtle would bring him to school and he’d beat her home every day.”

Phil Campbell provided the en-tertainment.

“I’m from East Tennessee, where the homes have wheels and the cars are up on blocks. Where the men are men and the women are national champions.

“It’s always fun to come home. 12 million people come to our mountains every year. Most of them come to see how stupid we are. It generally costs them $1,500 to $2,000 to fi nd out.

“I don’t want to stand up here

Barbara Fine gets a hug from Hilda Gill as Larry and Lau-

ra Bailey present the Allan Gill Memorial Scholarship to

Fine, who accepted on behalf of her grandson Jeremy

Fine at the annual Powell High Alumni Association’s an-

nual dinner and banquet. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Powell High graduates and former

teachers Leo and JoAnn Cooperand bore you with a lot of talent so I’ll just say that I have trav-eled and lived other places but I couldn’t wait to get home to Powell More on A-2

Judy Jones Leek and Joyce Neeley Wilson traveled

from Austin, Texas, to attend the alumni dinner.

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Norwood students (from left) Michaela Overall, Harmony

Sanders and Kailynn Davenport learn step dance after school

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students at Northwest Middle School. Photo by S. Clark

part of the nonprofi t’s strat-egy for managing commu-nity schools. Since there was no program in place at Nor-wood, Great Schools man-ages it directly.

Thomas says that this has been a learning year for the coordinators at the new com-munity schools.

“Last year, we were making it up as we went. This sum-mer, we’ll be better prepared to train new coordinators.”

He anticipates adding four more community schools next year. The initiative re-ceived $500,000 from Knox County Schools last year, and the same amount is included in this year’s pro-posed budget. Those funds cover transportation, secu-rity offi cers and after-school tutoring provided by Knox County teachers, says Melis-sa Massie, executive director of student support services for KCS.

Other expenses have been covered by Great Schools through philanthropic and business sources, Thomas says, but he is hopeful that community schools will also be added to the city budget.

“This is not just about kids doing better is school. It’s also a development initia-tive. It’s about healthy fami-lies and safer neighborhoods, things the city of Knoxville is very interested in.”

ming often dovetails per-fectly with an organization’s need to provide it. The Joy of Music School receives grants that require it to provide education, and the 90 kids who participate in Lonsdale’s Monday through Thursday community school program are a perfect match.

Erika Long coordinates programming for the 60 stu-dents who attend Green Mag-net’s community school fi ve days a week. She’s enthusias-tic about a garden club that’s being offered with the help of UT’s Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department and Agricultural Extension Ser-vice. Volunteers have cleaned out an old greenhouse at the school to be used during the

school day as well as by com-munity school participants.

Each community school also has needs. Thacker would like to see more com-munity buy-in. She hopes to have the opportunity to reach out to service clubs and neighborhood associations, but says there aren’t enough hours in the day.

“You’re sort of a jack-of-all-trades in this job, espe-cially during the pilot year,” she says. “Nobody knows what you’re doing.”

Fritts would like to have more volunteers at Lonsdale who can develop relationships with students and families.

“My job is to put people in the same room. Our biggest successes are correlated with that happening,” he says. The school’s involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee is one example.

Green Magnet’s biggest challenge came from start-ing the community school at the end of October after kids

were already involved in oth-er programs, Long says.

While the school has of-fered workshops on truancy and test-taking, it hasn’t yet been able to offer creative pro-gramming for adults. She is also concerned because many of her volunteers are college students who will fi nish their semester in early May.

In spite of the problems, Long can tell that commu-nity school participants have become more engaged.

“The kids come in excited to see the volunteers. They show me excitement about what’s going on in school, and they’re interested.”

The Great Schools Part-nership operates Knox Coun-ty’s new community schools. It subcontracts with Project Grad at Lonsdale and with the YMCA at Green Magnet. Those programs had been in place for several years, says Great Schools president Buzz Thomas, and aligning exist-ing community resources is

and East Tennessee.”Campbell fi nished his

routine with his personal rendition of Rindercella, a spoonerism from his late fa-ther, Archie.

Mary Mahoney was elect-ed again as president of the Powell High Alumni Asso-ciation for the coming year.

Members of the Powell High Class of

1963 include (front) Jackie Kirk, Inez

Huff Rice, Peggy Beal Whitlock, San-

dra Strange Davis, Judy Jones Leek,

Theresa Seymour Speeks; (back) Joe

Nelson, Ernie Murphy, Harry Buddy

Lewis, Jim Hicks, Joyce Neeley Wil-

son, Carol Johnson, Gary Jones and

Sue Watson. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Powell alumni From page A-1

Lynnus Gill re-

counts his life

growing up in

Powell.

Hilda Gill, Larry and Laura Bailey and Hil-

da’s great-great-granddaughter Leigha

Courtney present a Powell Alumni

Scholarship to Victoria Jenkins.

Success Registration is currently under way for the summer semester.

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The Powell Business and Professional Association (PBPA)’s April meeting fea-tured a review of the history of Knoxville during the Civil War.

PBPA gets history lesson

Historian Dennis Urban presented slides and memo-rabilia from the era.

“Many people don’t real-ize the impact the Civil War

had on the residents of Knoxville,” said Urban. “My pre-sentation is not about battles or battlefields. It is about the people

in Knoxville during that time period.”

Urban talked about fami-lies that were split or sepa-rated during the war when they chose to support oppo-site sides, along with some who were forced to leave town because of their loyal-ties.

“You need to try and put yourself in the context of the people at the time. To understand the history you must read the accounts of those who were there.”

State Farm agent Sage Kohler was the spotlight speaker. Kohler reviewed services offered by the com-pany and talked about the importance of dealing with a fi nancial planner with an excellent education.

“I used to joke that my goal was to have more ini-tials after my name than in my name,” said Kohler. ChFC, CLU, CASL. “I have achieved that.”

Kohler said the Teen Driver Awareness Program begins April 29 at Powell High School. The program

Janice White of the Heiskell seniors talks with Virginia Babb

about problems in schools.

Evelyn Lorenz of the Oak Ridge Garden Club, Janet Oakes of the Gateway Garden Club, Peggy

Jones of the Noweta Garden Club and Kay Pilkay of the Fountain City Garden Club stand in front

of a giant Camilla at Racheff Gardens.

Dennis Urban points out Chapman Highway to Thomas Hill on

a Knoxville map from 1861. Photos by Cindy Taylor

is sponsored by PBPA.The PBPA meets at noon

each second Tuesday at Ju-bilee Banquet Facility.

■ The beautyof Racheff Ivan Racheff House and

Gardens on Tennessee Av-enue is open daily with ex-tended hours during the Dogwood Arts Festival. Garden clubs in District 4 are charged with caring for the property by the Tennes-see Federation of Garden Clubs, whose headquarters is housed at Racheff.

Club members met at the gardens April 8 for the monthly Board of Gover-nors meeting.

“I am here all the time but I get blown away by the beauty with each visit,” said board chair Janet Oakes.

The Racheff Home is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Gar-den earned a Level 1 Arbo-retum Certifi cation in 2003 for its diversity of species.

If you’re looking for tranquil beauty a bit off the beaten path, a visit to Racheff, especially during the Dogwood Arts Festival, is well worth the trip.

■ Spring readingThe sign outside the Pow-

ell Branch Library reads, “No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.”

With the recent hot and cold temperatures, it does

seem like spring is an elu-sive dream. But dreaming is what employees at the library want to inspire chil-dren to do through books.

With weekly reading already in place and the summer reading program looming on the horizon, the library is gearing up for an infl ux of kids. Librarian Melissa Ferguson says she is excited to see a new pro-gram, the Reading Round-up, take off.

“This newest reading program is for kindergarten through 2nd grade,” said Ferguson. “Becky Walden does a great job with the kids.”

Walden leads the Read-ing Roundup for kids age 5-8 and is looking for more participants. Children listen

to stories, play music, and use fl annel boards and fl ash cards. Reading Roundup is 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Baby Bookworms, in-fants to age 2 is 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 10:30 a.m. Fridays is reading time for 3-5 year olds. A parent or guardian must attend with children during any session.

The library offers free computer use for one hour with a valid library card. Computers are also avail-able for 15 minutes at no charge and with no card re-quired.

The Powell Branch Li-brary has the fourth highest circulation of the 17 librar-ies in Knox County. Nine employees are on hand to answer questions and help with research.

The library is located at 330 W. Emory Rd. and is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Closed Sun-days. Info: 947-6210.

■ Pay Attention!“Pay attention!” is a

phrase teachers often use. When Virginia Babb ad-dressed the seniors at the Heiskell Community Cen-ter April 11 she said it is also the best way to know what is happening in area schools.

“I’m sure many of you have grandchildren in Knox County Schools,” said Babb. “The best way to stay in-volved and help is to pay at-tention to what your elected offi cials are doing.”

Babb is vice president for membership develop-ment of the Great Schools Partnership. She spoke be-fore lunch about the school

system’s curriculum and policies.

Spring is a busy time for the Heiskell seniors, with fundraising for a stand-alone community center in full swing. Upcoming events include the Spring Fling 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, the Heiskell Elementary School Class reunion 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, and a plant and rummage sale from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Satur-day, May 4.

The senior book club meets at 10:30 Tuesday mornings and at 6 on Tues-day evenings. The book for this month is “The Tall Woman.”

Knox County Commis-sioner Ed Shouse will be the special guest speaker in May.

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On April 2, Jay Leno got his biggest laugh line of the night at the expense of the Tennessee General Assembly:

“Tennessee lawmakers have proposed a new piece of legislation that will pe-nalize low income families by reducing their welfare benefi ts if their children perform poorly in school, as opposed to what happens to children of wealthy fami-lies who perform poorly in school – they become Ten-nessee lawmakers.”

Maybe somebody in Nashville was embarrassed, but not Stacey Campfi eld, who had embedded the Leno monolog on his blog, Camp4U, by midday April 3.

Any publicity is good publicity in Stacey’s world, and in its service, he’s been hitting hot button issues and blogging about them since his earliest days in the General Assembly, start-ing with his attempt to join the Black Caucus his rookie year in the state House and quickly moving into fathers’ rights, abortion, gun rights, birtherism, nullifi cation, heterosexual sex, homosex-ual sex, sex education and Sex Week.

Now a senator, Camp-fi eld’s carried more sex-related bills than Bubba Gump’s got shrimp.

But nothing except his misinformed ramblings about the origin of AIDS has gotten him more attention than the “Oliver Twist Bill,”

Stacey’s world

which would cut off Tem-porary Assistance to Fami-lies payments for recipients whose children fail to main-tain satisfactory progress in school.

He rolled it through com-mittee despite impassioned pleas from clergy and chil-dren’s advocates who say it’s inhumane. Last week he deferred it to summer study after opposition from Gov. Bill Haslam and others in-cluding staunchly conserva-tive Rep. Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga. Campfi eld says he wants to end the cy-cle of generational poverty.

And of course he’s blogged about it:

“There is a solution for this “grave indignity” per-petrated against them. Don’t apply for the money. There are plenty of others who would be happy to do what it takes to take their place.”

A prudent lawmaker might have shut down the blog after getting sued for libel after falsely accusing a 2008 Democratic House candidate of being a con-victed felon. But not the in-trepid Stacey, who launched Camp4U on a computer is-sued to him shortly after be-ing elected.

In a deposition given in

the offi ce of former candi-date Roger Byrge’s lawyer David Dunaway, Campfi eld said the purpose of Cam-p4U is to inform constitu-ents of what’s really going on in Nashville. Under close questioning, he admitted that he has collected cam-paign contributions via a Camp4U PayPal link. That link is no longer there. Nei-ther is the innuendo about Byrge, which he took down but never apologized for or retracted (he blames his source, House GOP Caucus chair Glen Casada).

When Dunaway pressed him about using state prop-erty to defame Byrge, Camp-fi eld had trouble differenti-ating between his personal property and that which is government owned:

Q: “So the taxpayers have been furnishing you with a computer since 2005 for Camp4U?”

A: “No.”Q: “Who pays for that

computer?”A: “The state.”So, if Byrge prevails, is the

state of Tennessee an accom-plice, or merely an enabler?

The formal dedication of the George W. Bush Presi-dential Library will occur Thursday, April 25, in Dal-las with President Obama, President Clinton and President Bush (43) at-tending. Among those go-ing from Knoxville will be U.S. District Court judge Thomas Varlan and wife Danni, Knoxville attorney Bruce Anderson and wife Monique, and this writer.

Off to Dallas

Halls GOPProperty Assessor Phil Ballard will speak to the

Halls Republican Club, which meets Monday, April 15, at the Boys & Girls Club of Halls/Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike near Brickey-McCloud School. Fel-lowship and snacks from 6-7 p.m. with meeting at 7. Reappraisal notices will be sent out April 17. The Property Assessor’s Office will hold informal ap-peals hearings for two weeks beginn ing April 22.

State adopts character development programCentral High School seniors Brittany Davis and Abby

Booher (right) pose with state Sen. Becky Massey follow-

ing the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s visit

to the state Capitol last week. A resolution drafted by the

CHS students and sponsored by Massey passed, making

Tennessee the fi rst state to adopt the Character Develop-

ment Program endorsed by the Foundation. The group

will hold its 2014 convention here in September. Brittany

and Abby will attend UT-Chattanooga following gradua-

tion from Central High where their teacher/sponsor was

Dr. Michael McDaniel. Photo submitted

Prepare for a head-on collision as Tennessee runs out of money to maintain and improve the state’s sys-tem of roads and highways. The problem is obvious; the solution is not so clear.

Mike Edwards, presi-dent of the K n o x v i l l e C h a m b e r , will appear on a panel this week at the Baker Center (see sidebar). He calls it “a chance to

let everybody talk.”Higher gas prices, cou-

pled with increased fuel ef-fi ciency, point to decreased gasoline consumption. Yet the state’s transportation agency (TDOT) is funded by a per-gallon tax on gasoline.

“We have more people

More roads, less money

Edwards

Knox projectsKnox County Com-

mission will consider in April contracts for:

■ Schaad Road: resurfac-

ing from Pleasant Ridge

Road to Knoxville city

limits, estimated cost

$122,900 with 75 percent

funding from TDOT

■ West Beaver Creek Drive:

resurfacing from Clinton

Highway to Central Av-

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$329,900 with 75 percent

funding from TDOT

■ Hendrons Chapel Road:

from Chapman Highway

to Kimberlin Heights

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■ Solway Road: resurfacing

from Hardin Valley Road

to Oak Ridge Highway,

estimated cost $317,600

with 75 percent funding

from TDOT

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Baker Center forumA forum ominously called “Taxes,

Green Vehicles and the Death of Tennes-see Transportation” is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Toyota Auditorium of the Baker Center at UT.

Baker Scholars Eric Dixon and Caleb Williford will moderate the panel, with members: Kevin Bakewell, AAA; Mark

Burton, UT Transportation Research Center; Mike Edwards, Knoxville Chamber; John Schroer, TDOT com-missioner; Kent Starwalt, TN Road Builders; Dave Huneryager, TN Truck-ing Association; Matt Murray, UT Baker Center and Center for Business & Economic Research.

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Varlan was appointed to the federal judgeship by President Bush (45) and confirmed by the Senate in 2003.

■ Former Mayor Daniel Brown will hold a fundraiser for his coun-cilmanic re-election cam-paign from 5-7 p.m. Thurs-day, May 2, at the Beck Cultural Center on Dan-dridge Avenue. Brown is considered an easy winner in his re-election effort and is the second city incum-bent running to host a fun-draiser this election cycle. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis held a fundraiser a few weeks ago at which Mayor Rogero endorsed his re-election.

■ It is somewhat sur-prising that legislation to eliminate our right to vote in the Democratic and Re-publican primaries for U.S. Senate got out of standing committees in both Hous-es of the Legislature. It actually got to the f loor of the Senate last week where it was deferred to the last day of the 2013 session. It is sponsored by Sen. Frank Niceley and state Rep. Harry Brooks from Knox County.

It would eliminate the party primaries for U.S. Senate candidates and have the Republican and Democratic members of the Legislature select each party’s nominees.

How would this work in reality?

Well, the legislation (which is still not dead) is vague. It says the lawmak-ers would meet in open session to select the nomi-

nees. It does not say if the voting would be by secret ballot or open voice vote. It does not say if the nomi-nee would have to receive a majority of all the votes cast or just a plurality in case there were three or more candidates. It does not provide for any back-ground checks or vetting which occur in a real cam-paign.

The current Republican caucus is 70 House mem-bers and 26 senators for a total of 96. The Democrat-ic caucus is 35 members. There is also Ken Wil-liams, the sole independent who might not be allowed to vote in either caucus. For the Republican, 49 votes would be a majority, and 18 would be a majority for the Democrats. In both cases the House members outnumber the Senators by a margin of 3 to 1 and a nominee could easily win with no Senator of either party backing him/her.

Each party would be denied the chance to as-sess candidates in the course of the primary campaign from Mountain City to Memphis. It would be ready-made for an un-known House member to piece together 49 or 18 votes (depending on party) to oust the incumbent Sen-ator as their nominee and choose someone else.

This bill has to rank as one of the more poorly conceived ideas put before the Legislature in recent years. Fortunately, it is on life support. Disconnect-ing the tubes is a good idea.

■ While the Rogero Administration has not annexed properties, it still inherits property com-ing into the city each year from annexations of 12 or more years back. As own-ership changes on proper-ty for which lawsuits were filed, those lawsuits are dismissed. This is man-aged now by the city law department led by Charles Swanson.

There are more than 150 lawsuits still pending so the city will continue to grow, but at a slow pace. Chattanooga could out-pace Knoxville in the next few years and become the state’s third largest city.

driving more miles and the cost of oil-based asphalt has increased,” Edwards said in an interview last week. “Bridges are in bad repair and big trucks on the inter-states aren’t helping. The state gasoline tax was last adjusted in 1989 and the fed-eral gasoline tax in 1994.”

Yet Tennessee is ahead of many states because of a discipline maintained over years of both Democratic and Republican legislative ma-jorities. Tennessee does not borrow money to build roads.

Edwards called the pro-grams in many states “a Ponzi scheme” in which cur-

rent revenue goes to pay debt for previous road projects.

“Our bridges must be maintained,” he said. “And a road has a fi xed life, based on slope (how well it drains) and usage. Say that’s 12 years. Then we would need to surface 1/12 of our roads every year.”

Edwards said he’s no expert and was probably added to the panel to speak for businesses. He refl ected: “Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) raised gas tax-es by 1/3 to build the inter-states. And look what that did for commerce.”

“Yeah,” I laughed. “Es-pecially since the interstate system was presented as a national defense program – a way to move troops.”

Reckon anyone has thought of fi xing bridges and roads through the Depart-ment of Homeland Security?

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Former Farragut Mayor Bob Leonard left many leg-acies, including a park that bears his name.

But one legacy he left is known by only a few. Leon-ard was responsible for the creation of the Farragut Folklife Museum. Without his vision, the town would probably not have one of its prime assets. But his vision for the future has resulted in one of the premier small museums in the Southeast.

The story begins in 1986, when then-Gov. La-mar Alexander challenged all towns and small ham-lets to come up with some-thing unique in celebration

of Homecoming ’86, the 190th birthday of our state. The Folklife Museum was Farragut’s answer.

Leonard, who was then the town’s mayor, initially thought that the proj-ect would be temporary, lasting perhaps several months. But the town’s positive response to the museum was overwhelm-ing, and it became a per-manent attraction.

Leonard appointed Mary Nell McFee as mu-seum director and Doris Woods Owens, who had recently returned from a teaching career in Florida, as assistant director. Mary

Nell retired from the proj-ect after a year and Doris assumed the helm and guided it through its f ledg-ling years.

Today, two of the mu-seum’s galleries are named in honor of Mary Nell and Doris.

To get the project off the ground, citizens were asked to donate anything of historical value to the museum, and as a result, a diversity of artifacts be-came the base of the mu-seum’s inventory. But the going was slow, and the facilities in the old build-ing behind the Campbell’s Station Inn were quite in-

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Leonard’s rarely-known legacy

Bob Leonard

adequate. In fact, it was a former garage where the Russell family parked their dairy trucks.

After several months, Leonard and Owens learned that a large collec-tion of Admiral David Far-ragut memorabilia might be available for purchase. The seller was contacted and subsequently offered the collection at a price of $80,000. Led by Mayor Leonard, the town solicit-ed funds from citizens and was able to collect about $10,000, far short of the amount needed.

Part of the collection was purchased – items determined to be of great-est value – and organizers tried to get the seller to re-serve the remainder of the collection until additional funds could be raised. The seller agreed, but after sev-eral months, asked that the rest of the collection be purchased.

At that point, Leonard was able to get a line item in the town’s budget to

purchase the entire col-lection. Then-Vice Mayor Eddy Ford, and his wife Linda, drove a rental truck to Washington to pick up the rest of the collection. Eddy later recalled that, al-though they were exhaust-ed, they were hesitant to stop at a motel because they were fearful someone might steal the items.

Without Leonard’s vi-sion, the Farragut Folklife Museum might have been a temporary attraction. But that line item ultimately

resulted in today’s beauti-ful museum.

I have a passion for museums, and when trav-eling I always try to visit all the local ones. And as I exit each, I realize how fortunate we are to have a museum of the profes-sional quality that is sel-dom found in other small museums.

Leonard served on the Farragut Folklife Mu-seum guidance commit-tee from its inception and was awarded an honorary life membership for his service. As a committee member, he offered insight and guidance that was im-portant in shaping the mu-seum’s policies and proce-dures.

After his retirement, he regularly served as a do-cent, entertaining visitors with his knowledge. His wife, Marie, carries on the tradition as museum do-cent, and through her, the museum’s founding family is still a part of the Farra-gut Folklife Museum.

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Leadership for the futureBy Sandra Clark

Jim McIntyre’s lasting legacy as superintendent of schools will be the people he recruited, mentored and promoted to leadership positions in the system. Graduates of the Leader-ship Academy are already making a difference. Ex-pect more impact in years to come.

Dr. Autumn Cyprès leads the program at UT, assisted by principal-in-residence Betty Sue Sparks, a retired administrator with KCS.

Cyprès introduced 10 new fellows to the school board last week. She had them wear black suits, and it looked like a convention of morticians. McIntyre reacted by replacing his customary dark blue jacket with a bright orange one, eliciting a comment from board chair Karen Carson about a former UT football coach. “But I didn’t buy the pants,” said McIntyre.

Cypres said 97 individu-als have applied for the program, which now has 41 fellows (of which 31 are currently in school leader-ship and seven are doctoral students). “Seven of the county’s 10 rewards schools have fellows as their leader,” she said.

Fellows will work with a mentor principal four days each week and will attend classes at UT on the fi fth day during the 15-month program. Graduates will earn a master’s or education specialist degree and a state principal license.

McIntyre called the pro-gram “our pipeline to con-tinued great leadership.”

School leadership is cru-cial to implementing chang-es driven by technology and higher standards. Meet this year’s cohort:

Brad Corum has worked as an assistant principal at West Valley Middle School for four years. Previously, he served as an assistant prin-cipal with both Karns and Powell middle schools.

Tara Howell-Spikes has been a lead teacher at Mount Olive Elementary School and is a district-wide fi rst grade mentor teacher.

Christopher James is a special ed teacher at Fulton High School.

Shelly McGill works as an assistant principal at Carter Elementary School. She has been with the Knox County Schools since 2006 where she began at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School.

Dexter Murphy has been at Pond Gap Elemen-tary School since 2009 where he is a fi fth grade teacher and mentor teacher.

Megan O’Dell is an as-sistant principal at Brickey-McCloud Elementary. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Tusculum

College and has served in various roles with the Knox County Schools since 2004.

J. Scott Reed works as a lead teacher for Knox County Schools. Previously, he worked in special education at Richard Yoakley Al-ternative School.

Melissa Stowers works as a graduation coach at Carter High School. She has been with Knox County Schools since 2004 when she began as an English instructor at West High School.

Janene Ward works with

South College in its School of Edu-cation as an instructor. She has delivered several presentations on TEAM (Tennessee Educator Accel-eration Model) and TAP. She holds a master’s degree from the Univer-sity of California, Los Angeles.

Steven York has been with West Valley Middle School since 2008. He is a sixth grade science teacher and team leader. Previ-ously, he worked at a middle school in South Carolina for fi ve years. He is currently enrolled in the Educa-tional Specialist program at UT.

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We complain about pay-ing taxes; it’s right there in the Bill of Rights: “Ameri-cans have the right to com-plain about sending part of their hard-earned money to Washington.”

Well, maybe it isn’t there in so many words, but still…. The fact that we surrender some of every

paycheck throughout the year, then take the time (and effort) to cope with a Form 1040, and actually sit down and write the check for what we owe (even if we grumble as we do so!) is a testament to the American spirit of patriotism.

I love this country, and I pay my taxes. It is how we

The harder halfThey sent some Pharisees and followers of Herod to bait

him, hoping to catch him saying something incriminating. They came up and said, “Tell us:… Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” He knew it was a trick question, and said, “Why are you playing these games with me? Bring me a coin and let me look at it.” They handed him one. “This engraving who does it look like? And whose name is on it?”

“Caesar,” they said.Jesus said, “Give Caesar what is his, and give God what

is his.”Their mouths hung open, speechless.

(Mark 12: 13-17 “The Message”)

Americans keep a govern-ment in place. I know that the system isn’t perfect, but a government is a whole heap better than anarchy.

The Jews knew that, too. They may have hated Rome and despised Caesar, but there was peace through-out the Mediterranean at the time, and although the Jews had to pay taxes (sometimes exorbitant taxes!), they were allowed to live and worship as they saw fit.

We read this passage and think, “Yeah, OK, so I’ll pay my taxes already and make Caesar happy! And I’ll go to church, too, so that God gets God’s por-

tion as well.”But there is the rub.

What exactly is God’s por-tion?

A lot of people f linch at the notion of tithing. And maybe Jesus was talking about money in that por-tion of his statement too: “Give Caesar his taxes and God His tithe.”

Except for one thing. The words of C. S. Lewis keep running through my head. Possibly the most breathtaking, frightening description of what it real-ly means to become God’s man or God’s woman is de-scribed in this paragraph from Lewis’ “Mere Chris-tianity:”

“Christ says ‘Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don’t want to

cut off a branch here and a branch there. I want to have the whole tree down….The moment you put yourself in My hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other, than that. You have free will, and if you choose, you can push Me away. But if you do not push Me away, understand that I am going to see this job through. Whatever suf-fering it may cost you in your earthly life, whatever inconceivable purification it may cost you after death, whatever it costs Me, I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect — until my Father can say without reserva-tion that He is well pleased with you, as He said He was well pleased with me. This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.’”

That is the harder half. Makes paying taxes look like child’s play, doesn’t it?

How to follow a legend

Marvin West

Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. History says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy land-ings.

Robert R. Neyland? Har-vey Robinson didn’t want to be head coach of Tennessee football in 1953 but accepted the call and tried to pick up where the General left off. He lasted two seasons.

Paul “Bear” Bryant? Ray Perkins might have made it but that dreadful 5-6 season told Alabama boosters what they already feared, that the replacement was a mere mor-tal. The Crimson Tide could not tolerate human medioc-rity. Perkins recovered but was never appreciated. An at-tractive offer from the Tampa Bay Bucs caused him to leave his alma mater.

John Wooden? Gene Bar-tow never accomplished per-fection but had a very good record in two seasons at UCLA. He did not enjoy his work. Gene discovered un-reasonable expectations and unsavory happenings behind the scenes, packed his bags and moved to Alabama-Bir-mingham.

Bobby Knight? I didn’t even remember who was next after Indiana fi red Knight. I had to look it up. The answer is Mike Davis. Tough act to follow.

Pat Summitt? Replacing one of the greatest coaches ever, historic ambassador of women’s basketball, was a monumental challenge com-pounded by the departure of fi ve Tennessee regulars. Holly Warlick, 54, jumped at the opportunity. Pat passed the torch and handed Holly her whistle.

The transition was not uncomfortable. The two had been partners almost forever.

In the beginning, Holly was a track star at Bearden High. She came to UT on a track scholarship and walked on for baskets. She became Summit’s three-time all-American guard (1977-80).

Holly went away for a few minutes, came back when called and was a very capa-ble and totally loyal Summitt

assistant for 27 seasons. All that made her part owner of eight NCAA championships.

Tennessee hung Holly’s No. 22 from the arena raf-ters. The Women’s Hall of Fame bestowed full honors. God gave her a star for do-ing her best as acting coach for “Season Impossible,” last season when Pat was ill but still on the bench.

About this time last April, Dave Hart rewarded Holly with the offi cial assignment and a salary of $485,000. She assembled an excellent staff and generated some excitement but there were doubts.

Southeastern Conference coaches, asked to vote in a preseason poll, smiled and picked Tennessee to fi nish fi fth. Holly did not fl ee.

Tennessee lost the opener at Chattanooga. Holly was shocked but hung in there.

Injuries hit hard but the new coach stayed steady in

the boat.That isn’t right. There was

a lot of yelling and jumping around and running up and down the sidelines to get her message across. All this was punctuated with shrill whis-tling. It sounded like shift change at the factory.

A few other bad days en-croached but Holly Warlick walked that high wire and led her team to the SEC championship. It reached the Elite Eight in the big tournament. Some of us were disappointed with the ending.

Guard Meighan Simmons summed up the hurt of fall-ing short of the Final Four.

“Holly deserved it.”Hart got it right. The

coach has justifi ed her pro-motion. Tennessee has re-cruited boldly. The future is bright. Holly and the legend are forever linked.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com.

More than 75 percent of the proposed $419.86 million Knox County Schools budget will be spent on “instruction and instructional support,” primarily to compensate teachers and specialized staff.

Enhancing educator compensation to attract and retain talented teachers requires competitive pay. In the 2011-12 Tennessee Education Association profi le, average classroom teacher pay in Knox County ranked 35th among the state’s 136 school districts, more than $10,000 less than top-ranked Oak Ridge. Nearby high-paying systems are Alcoa (second) and Maryville (fi fth) .

To address this pay gap, $7.59 million of the $13.2 million increase will go to educator compensation, with $5.2 million to raise teachers’ base pay by 2.5 percent.

The remaining $7.59 million of the increase will cover: moving middle and high school principals to 12-month contracts, raising non-teaching (“classifi ed”) staff salaries by 1 percent, sustaining Advance-Perform-EXcel, the strategic compensation system that rewards teachers for meeting specifi ed performance goals, and increasing staffi ng for the new Northshore Elementary, schools that acquired more students in rezoning and during the Vine Middle redesign.

The one decrease from last year is $300,000 in central administration staff.

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WORSHIP NOTES

Food banks ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian

hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry

food pantry 6-8 p.m. each

second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m.

each fourth Saturday.

■ Glenwood Baptist Church of Powell, 7212 Central Ave.

Pike, is opening the John 5

Food Pantry 9:30-11:15 a.m. on

two Fridays and 6-7:45 p.m.

one Thursday in April. For

appointment: 938-2611 and

leave a message. Your call will

be returned.

■ Knoxville Free Food Market,

4625 Mill Branch Lane,

distributes free food 10 a.m.-1

p.m. each third Saturday. Info:

566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food

boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third

Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Bookwalter UMC off ers One

Harvest Food Ministries to the

community. Info and menu:

http://bookwalter-umc.org/

oneharvest/index.html or 689-

3349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church

off ers a Clothes Closet free

of cost for women, men and

children in the Red Brick

Building, 6125 Lacy Road.

Open to the public 10:30 a.m.-

1 p.m. every second Saturday.

Special services ■ Christus Victor Lutheran

Church, 4110 Central Ave.

Pike, will celebrate its

45th anniversary with the

dedication of a statue of Jesus

Christ in its Memorial Garden

on Sunday, April 21. The Rev.

Paavola, President of the Mid-

South District, Lutheran Church

- Missouri Synod, will conduct

the special service beginning

9:15 a.m. A luncheon will follow

the dedication. Everyone is

invited. Info: 687-6622.

Meetings, classes ■ Knoxville Fellowship

Luncheon meets at noon each

Tuesday at Golden Corral. Info:

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Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC is

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faithBy Cindy Taylor

Inasmuch United Knox-ville provided services throughout the county April 13 with the help of volunteers from area churches. Glenwood Bap-tist Church of Powell par-ticipated in the project both on and off the church campus.

A car care clinic was provided at the church, where volunteers checked oil, transmission, brakes, power steering, anti-freeze levels and tire pressure at no charge to anyone in need of the services.

Church members also collected new personal care items and snack food for weeks in preparation for the event. Dentist Ter-rie Cribbs donated tooth-brushes and toothpaste. The items were bagged and taken to local hospitals for distribution to families in ICU, CCU and other wait-ing rooms.

“We give these hospi-

Hospitality for hospitals

Glenwood Baptist pastor Travis Henderson and Minister of Education Lonnie McNorrill pack

hospitality bags in prep for the Inasmuch United Knoxville project. Photo by Cindy Taylor

tality bags to families and then pray for them and their loved ones who are in the hospital,” said pastor

Travis Henderson. Church volunteers took

bags to UT, Ft. Sanders, Children’s Hospital and

Tennova Regional. Stories and events from the day were shared by volunteers during the Sunday service.

Call to artisans, vendorsThe Union County Art in the Park committee is seeking

artists, crafters and food vendors to join in the third an-nual artist’s Festival “Art on Main” on 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat-urday, June 1, at Union County Arts Center and on Main Street. For vendor form/info: Union County Chamber of Commerce, 992-2811.

Webb celebrates80th birthday

Naomi “Boots” Gass Merritt Webb will celebrate her 80th birthday Sunday, April 21, at a drop in gather-ing with family and friends at the Fountain City Lions Club. Her husband, Hugh; her children: Ginger, Eddie, Barbara, Chuck and Susan; and her 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren invite everyone to join the celebra-tion. No gifts please, as your presence will be gift enough.

By Ruth WhiteAfter almost 35 years,

it’s time for Mary Gar-rison to say goodbye to Copper Ridge Elementary. She will go out on top, as the school’s building level Teacher of the Year.

Garrison grew up want-ing to be a doctor. She was influenced to help others through a family doctor that Garrison credits with providing loving care to everyone regardless of cir-cumstances. Her parents also brought her up to give back as much as she had received.

In the early 1970s a col-lege professor discouraged her career path.

“I knew that I wanted to touch lives so I prayed and God led me to the teaching profession.”

Garrison spent her ca-reer at Copper Ridge and calls it home. She began teaching in the 1st grade and moved to 4th grade for most of her career.

“When I had students that I taught in 1st grade (in her 4th grade class-room), I loved to see their growth and progress. Now I am teaching the children of some of my former stu-dents.”

Knowing that she has touched the lives of many of her students is her big-gest reward. Two of her former students returned

Mary Garrison has dedicated

her life to Copper Ridge El-

ementary School. After this

school year, she will retire from

teaching. Photo by Ruth White

Touching lives through teachingto the teaching staff at Copper Ridge. Garrison loves seeing how their lives have played out and work-ing with them.

“Copper Ridge is the best in Knox County and I’m proud to be part of the staff here. There is such a strong bond between the staff members, and when one hurts, we all hurt.”

Garrison has been named Teacher of the Year three times during her ca-reer and has been honored by each nomination. She feels fortunate to work with a great staff and even more blessed to have good administrators.

“Teachers want to stay at Copper Ridge.”

Her mother recently passed away and upon re-tirement Garrison plans to take some time off, get things in order and spend time with her family. Don’t expect Garrison to stay away for too long and don’t

be surprised if you see her in the classroom in the near future. She hopes to return to the little school on the hill and substitute from time to time.

“Copper Ridge will al-ways be a part of me.”

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Team members pictured are: (front) Jackson Steely, Russ Edens, Chris Zion; (back) coach

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Green and coach Dan Steely. Photo submitted

The Powell baseball team came up big last week, winning what head coach Jay Scarbro called “two huge games.”

Baseball Panthers win ‘two huge games’

The first was a 12-5 vic-tory over Karns on April 9. The Beavers were second in the district coming into the game. Scarbro attrib-uted the win to exceptional pitching and consistent hitting with junior Dean Kidd getting 3 hits in 4 at-bats, and senior Clay Payne hitting 3 of 5.

The Panthers stayed hot and beat Anderson County on Wednesday. Powell was down 7-5 going into the ninth inning. After hold-ing AC scoreless in the top of the inning, the Panthers engineered a comeback, winning 8-7. After RBIs from Payne and Kidd, se-nior Austin Bloomer came up with the walk-off hit that won the game.

The Panthers are now 10-8 overall and 4-4 in the district, a notable im-provement from the previ-ous week.

“It really did (start to come together),” said Scar-bro. “We made key plays and had no huge errors.”

Scarbro was also proud of the team winning at such a crucial time in the

By Cindy TaylorMakayla Morton is sing-

ing great for the second year in a row.

She is the CTE Goes Live winner from Powell High School. She tried out her freshman year but didn’t garner the win. She took her sophomore year off from the competition due to her moth-er’s death.

She won last year as a junior. This year’s school competition afforded her the win two years run-ning. Now it’s on to practice for

the April 19 competition. “I usually sing country,”

said Morton, who is strug-gling with allergies at the moment. This year she has chosen “Starships” by Nicki Minaj for her performance.

“Winning isn’t everything to me. I’ll just let God do what He wants to do. This is just a great competition for kids in Knox County.”

All that’s newsWant to know what’s for

lunch? How about a weather update? Or maybe you just have a hankering for news about Powell Elementary School.

Don’t miss the Panther News Team’s broadcast. It be-gins at 7:50 every morning, is seen in every classroom and is a student-run effort.

This is the inaugural year for the 5th grade project, headed by computer teacher Betsi Vesser.

“This gives the kids the opportunity to be on camera and learn about a new skill,” she said.

Tryouts were held and

Makayla Morton wins again

Powell Elementary news team co-anchors Mandy Boggs and Chloe

Nickles fi nish the newscast with a thumbs-up. Photos by Cindy Taylor

Teacher Betsi Vesser

“glows” with fundraising

spirit as she models some

of the prizes.

Morton

season, with the district tournament starting on May 3.

“We really had two very good team efforts. There’s not one individual you can point to and say he car-ried us,” said Scarbro. “We played well as a team.”

Up next are the Central Bobcats, Monday, April 15, at Tommy Schumpert Park. Powell’s last district game will be Tuesday, April 16, against Central at 5 p.m. at Smokies Park in Kodak.

The Powell softball team bounced back after a 14-0 loss to Karns on April 8, winning big April 10 against Central.

Coming into the game, Central sat atop the district standings. But Powell wasn’t letting that stop them from a 4-3 win. The victory pro-pelled the Panthers to 11-9 overall and an impressive 5-2 in the district.

Next for Powell softball is a district matchup Mon-day, April 15, at Hardin Valley at 6. Following that, the Panthers get another shot at Karns on Tuesday, April 16 at Powell High. There won’t be much time to rest afterward, either. The Panthers take on Oak Ridge in Powell on Thurs-day, April 18. With three weeks until the district tourney, it’s crunch time.

As the air gets hotter, so does the competition for both Panther teams. With district tournaments fast approaching, both teams appear to be heating up just at the right time.

the news team rotates each week, giving everyone a chance in front of, or behind, the camera.

Let’s GLOW!The Powell Elementary

PTA will hold its fi rst GLOW-A-THON on Friday, May 3.

“It’s our annual Walk-A-Thon with a twist,” said Vesser.

This year, students will walk, skip or dance laps around the gym during their

Encore time to help raise money to purchase technol-ogy. And here’s the twist: it will all happen under black lights, where everything, es-pecially the prizes, will glow or fl ash neon colors.

Just for raising money, students can win prizes such as fl ashing headbands and eyeglasses. All students who raise $100 will be eligible for the grand prize drawing for a Kindle Fire or iPod Touch 4.

The PTA has set a goal of

$20,000 and all of the profi ts stay at the school. Money is being collected through Fri-day, April 19.Reach Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

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(Hardin Valley Academy), Brooke Harrill (Karns High), Makayla Morton (Powell High), Nate Paul (STEM Academy), Rob-ert Heck (South-Doyle High) and Logan Murrell (West High).

“The contestants auto-matically bond,” Lawson says. “They see people they never would otherwise meet. It’s a life experience they will forever take with them.”

Like the racing event, Lawson says the learning outweighs the fun.

“It benefi ts all students. When you apply for a job today, employers are look-ing at both your educa-tion and the experience you have. And in today’s world, the idea of graduat-ing from high school and going into a trade is a thing of the past. You’re going to have to have some sort of post-secondary education.

“Students can draw on the content better because they have lived it through our various programs. If I give you information and you regurgitate it on paper,

is that learning or have you just memo-rized it? Students come to college bet-ter prepared because they have taken theory and put it into practice.

“Our graduation rate for students who take three or more CTE classes is more than 90 percent. That lends va-lidity to what we’re doing.”

The event will be broadcast live on student-run WKCS Radio 91.1 FM and streamed at Retroradiokcs.com. Sara Barrett and Cindy Taylor contributed to this report.

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CTE Goes Live!By Jake Mabe

Knox County Schools Career and Technical Edu-cation (CTE) director Don Lawson says that after he took his current post six years ago, whenever he would talk about excit-ing programs in the CTE departments throughout the county, people would say, “I didn’t know you did that!”

“My offi ce is always looking at a way to show-case what our students do,” Lawson says.

CTE students are now, for example, building race cars, using physics and a formula supplied by Law-son to “sneak education” into a fun and popular activity. Math teachers of-ten collaborate with CTE instructors, too. The cars (driven by adult drivers) later compete.

“That’s something I felt was missing, show-ing students how you use information in real world applications.”

Knox County CTE is holding CTE Goes Live, what Lawson calls its “cap-stone event,” 7:45 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Market Square stage. Student winners from each Knox County high school will compete in an event pat-terned after the popular “American Idol” TV series.

Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite singer via cellphone, which will count for 10 percent of the vote. A celebrity judging panel will support the remaining 90 percent. They include: Andrew Carlton, owner of Nash 10 Studio; James Shinault with AC Entertainment; Pinnacle Bank vice president Carla Keep and former UT cheerleader Reggie Coleman.

The winner will receive a compli-mentary trip to Nashville to profession-ally record a song at Nash 10 Studio.

Jack Ryan of MERLE FM 96.7 will host. Also performing will be the spe-cial guest band All Relevant, as well as last year’s contest winner, Kelsey Northern.

A l t h o u g h the singers are in the spotlight, Lawson says all aspects of the event are run by CTE students.

Carpentry helps prepare staging, photography takes photos during preparation, graphic design assists with posters and communication piec-es, cosmetology individualizes partici-

Text votes Votes for your favorite CTE Goes Live contestant can be sent after the

show to:

CTE Goes Live participant Code to text votes to 22333Brooke Harrill KARNS13

Mykah Webb AE13

Camille Winton BEARDEN13

Logan Murrell WEST13

Jamie Pratt FARRAGUT13

Amanda Bushermohle GIBBS13

Piper Smith HALLS13

Nate Paul LNSTEM13

Robert Heck SD13

Parker Jenkins BYINGTON13

Hayley Schneider HVA13

Brianna Hodge CENTRAL13

Devlin Robertson FULTON13

Hayley Smith CARTER13

Makayla Morton POWELL13

School-level winners who will participate in Knox County Schools’ CTE Goes Live are: (front) Brianna Hodge

(Central High), Logan Murrell (West High), Jamie Pratt (Farragut High), Brooke Harrill (Karns High); (second)

Mykah Webb (Austin-East), Camille Winton (Bearden High), Hayley Schneider (Hardin Valley Academy); (third)

Hayley Smith (Carter High), Makayla Morton (Powell High), Amanda Buschermohle (Gibbs High), Parker Jen-

kins (Byington-Solway); (back) Devlin Robertson (Fulton High), Nate Paul (STEM Academy) and Robert Heck

(South-Doyle High). Inset picture is Piper Montana Smith (Halls High). Photo by Cindy Taylor

pants’ style through hair and make-up, radio builds ads and programming, students videotape the event for televi-sion production; criminal justice shad-ows Knoxville Police Department offi -cers at the event and marketing assists by disseminating information.

Longtime Knox County teacher and coach Buck Coatney, who now heads the CTE Foundation, came up with the idea a little more than three years ago. Roughly 9,000 people showed up for the fi rst event. Lawson says attendance held steady last year.

“It’s been a really good activity. Par-ents and grandparents have been able to see what we’re doing in a positive way, as well as school principals.”

Contestants were busy practicing last week at Stellar Visions and Sound,

one of the event’s sponsors, owned

and operated by Tracey and Ed-die Speeks. Other

sponsors are Scion Knoxville, Pilot Food Marts, Coca-Cola, B97.5,

Toyota of Knoxville, Razer Media, B&B Salon, McGaha Electric, Regal Entertainment Group, the Dogwood Arts Festival, WBIR, Texas Roadhouse and Lexus of Knoxville.

Fifteen contestants will perform

four group songs in addition to their individual performances Friday night. They are: Mykah Webb (Austin-East High), Camille Winton (Bearden High), Parker Jenkins (Byington-Solway CTE Center), Hayley Smith (Carter High), Brianna Hodge (Central High), Jamie Pratt (Farragut High), Devlin Robert-son (Fulton High), Amanda Buscher-mohle (Gibbs High), Piper Montana Smith (Halls High), Hayley Schneider

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Sandy Loy is wrapping up the 25th anniversary celebra-tion for Construction Plus Inc. by looking toward the future.

“I’ve fi nally fi gured it out,” he says from his high-tech of-fi ce at 601 Reliability Circle in the Koontz-Loy-Taylor offi ce complex.

Looking ahead after 25 years

Sandy Loy CCM

Twenty-five years might not seem long to an entrepreneur who started a business out of high school. But Sandy earned a bachelor’s degree (with hon-ors) in architecture from UT in 1976. He followed that with a master’s degree in civil engi-neering, also from UT, in 1982.

Starting as a structural en-gineer, by age 29 he was di-rector of engineering services for TVA. He served as regional engineer for the American In-stitute of Steel Construction as well as project manager for a top 100 construction firm. He advanced to director of de-velopment and construction for Belz Enterprises in Mem-phis before returning home to found Construction Plus in 1988.

“The business has evolved, but I’ve found the right bal-ance,” he says. Starting as a general contractor, Construc-tion Plus Inc. boomed dur-ing the 2003-05 period as the company practiced design-build and later construction management. “I’ve had part-ners and as many as 40 em-ployees,” he says. “Water finds its own level and so have I.”

Construction Plus Inc. has earned

■ The 2010 National Small Business of the Year Blue Ribbon Award at the Small Business Summit of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

■ The Pinnacle Award for Business Excellence from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce

■ Three School of the Year awards from the Ten-nessee School Boards Association

■ The Enterpriser Award for innovation

■ The EXCEL Award as one of the 25 fastest growing com-panies in East Tennessee

Construction Plus is smaller now and more focused with a core of key employees and Sandy Loy’s personal involve-ment in every project.

Glenda Tipton, director of accounting and purchasing, has worked at Construction Plus Inc. for 15 years. Dan Guidali has been a project manager with CPI for 10 years. And Eddie Elder has been a job superintendent with CPI for 12 years.

“The team is strong because we’ve worked together for so long,” says Loy. “We have a strong network of subcontrac-tors. I treat everybody as a partner.”

Advice for a young person starting out in commercial construction?

“Get as much technical educa-tion as you can,” says Loy. “And also take business courses. That’s critical to success. It’s not enough to know the task. You must have business acumen.

“Learn how important cus-tomer service is.”

Loy’s website features him explaining that many contrac-tors can make a good presen-tation, but “nobody will out-perform Construction Plus when it comes to providing service to our clients.”

Finally, Sandy says con-struction management is the future. “Over the next 15 years, construction management, done right, will be the pre-dominant delivery mechanism (for new construction).”

Construction manage-ment is a 30-year-old indus-try and Sandy Loy got an early start. He holds Certifi ed Con-struction Manager (CCM) cer-tifi cation number 1432 nation-ally and was the fi rst building contractor in East Tennessee to earn the CCM designation.

Put simply, the process pairs a contractor and client in a col-laborative relationship to save money while ensuring client satisfaction. Clients no longer worry about a contractor cutting corners to satisfy a low bid. The

construction manager works with subcontractors to get the best results for the best price.

Loy said the key is profes-sionalism. “You don’t want a contractor to put construction management at the top of a con-tract simply to avoid a competi-tive bid. The selection should be based on real professional qual-ifi cations. Eventually construc-tion managers will be licensed separately.

“I’ve taken both and the CCM exam is 100 times harder than the general contractor licensing exam,” says Loy.

The future is bright and the “R” word (retirement) is not in the picture – for both profes-sional and personal reasons.

“The 2008 crash extended my career,” he says with a smile. Loy is raising a granddaughter, and his face lights up when he talks about her. Additionally, Sandy Loy simply likes what he does. He enjoys the relationships he’s built with the people he works with and with his clients.

“When you work for a com-

pany, you’ve got one boss. When you work for yourself, you’ve got a lot of bosses and you’ve got to like them. My cli-ents are my bosses and I love the relationships I have with them. That’s what I do best.”

Technology has changed the construction business. Loy expects to go paperless this year.

“We’re all on iPads, and we’ve probably saved our clients $60,000 in printing costs,” he says. “Everybody (on the job) does not need a full set of drawings.”

He uses SharePoint software to post drawings for subcon-tractors. He sends a text when a drawing changes and the sub uses a password to access the new drawing.

“Now it takes a millisecond to transmit (and document re-ceipt of) data that used to take days,” he says.

“This means I can be out in the fi eld more and can manage more projects simultaneously.”

Kudos to Sandy Loy and the folks at Construction Plus Inc. for a successful 25 years.

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Cutting the ribbon on the new facility on Inskip Road are Judy

Harper, city mayor Madeline Rogero, The Courtyards owner

Michael Mursten, Lora Patterson, county commissioner R. Larry

Smith and administrator Cindy Winegar. Said Mursten, “The real

heroes are people that give their love to the elderly. The long-

term success of the facility will be because of the great people

on our team.” Administrator Cindy Winegar is excited to see the

assisted living facility in the North Knoxville area. “This area is

home to many elderly individuals and they have an opportunity

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Empower, engage, enrich

Richardson said he learned a lot by “working for the worst manager on earth” because “we learn more when we see things done wrong.”

Empowerment: Good managers state the end result and free up their people to get there their way. “Don’t squelch moti-vation.”

Engagement: Many people refuse to change with the times, he said. “We manage like the 1970s. We must throw away out-

dated concepts (just as we discard outdated equip-ment).” He challenged at-tendees: “What do I need to let go of to better lead my people?”

Enrichment: Richard-son gave six tips:

Read six books a year to improve your work skills; read six more that have nothing to do with work.

Listen to six audio tapes each year.

Attend six personal im-provement seminars, in person or online.

Exercise six days each week, preferably first thing, and “you’ll be younger next year.”

Take six vacations each year to refresh; a 1-week vacation and five shorter ones built around week-ends. Turn off that cell-phone.

Look for six ways to im-prove yourself. Ask your co-workers and family. Have a plan and write it down.

The BPA meets monthly at Central Baptist Foun-tain City and is open to all. Info: fountaincitybusiness.com/.

HPUD quickens pace

Hallsdale Powell Utility District set 21 water me-ters and inspected 9 sewer hookups in March, an indi-cation that new home con-struction is returning to the Powell and Halls area.

The district treated 224.1 million gallons of water and 336.9 million gallons of wastewater dur-ing March.

Commissioners OK’d pay-

By Sherry WittThe month of March

brought not only the be-ginning of spring, but also some c o nt i nu e d p o s i t i v e signs for the local real estate m a r k e t .

The month produced 706 property sales in Knox County, compared to 639 in February and 681 in March 2012.

The total value of land sold during the month was $137.5 million – about $32 million more than the ag-gregate value of property transferred in February.

March 2012 saw about $110 million worth of property sales.

Mortgage lending lagged slightly behind the figures from a year ago. Although the $286 million loaned against property in March was about an $8 million improvement over February’s numbers, it fell short of the $312 mil-lion loaned during March 2012.

The largest transac-tion of the month was the transfer of a residen-tial complex at 424 North Cedar Bluff Road for just under $10 million. The largest mortgage transac-tion involved financing for the same sale. The loan secured by CBRE Capital

March data encouraging for real estate

Witt

News from Offi ce of Register of Deeds

ments to three contractors:$273,218 to Judy Con-

struction for the Raccoon Valley Wastewater Treat-ment Plant expansion, which is about 60 percent complete;

$158,986 to John Bouchard & Sons for the Melton Hill Water Treat-ment Plant improvements; and

$76,186 to ES&H Inc. for Clinton Highway water-line improvements. “We’re enlarging the line to ob-tain better pressure,” said CEO Darren Cardwell. The project is about 60 percent complete.

Beware the donkey nod

Rick Ross joined members of the Shopper staff for lunch at Litton’s last week. Rick works in business development for Studio 4, and he’s been in sales training for 12 years. He said the worst thing a manager can do is sur-round herself with “don-key nods” as he moved his head up and down. Where-upon, Shannon Carey and four salespeople shrieked, “Why are we here?” and Tony Cranmore said, “Wonderful burger!”

Markets came in at $7.65 million.

Preliminary analysis of the first quarter data shows a sustained period of growth in property sales. Since Jan. 1, 1,946 properties have sold in Knox County, compared to 1,674 during the first quarter of 2012.

There has also been an increase in the total value of land sold, as $327.8 mil-lion worth of property has transferred so far in 2013, compared to $288 million during the first quarter a year ago.

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TO SATURDAY, JUNE 1Registration open for American Museum of

Science and Energy’s Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th (10 years old), 6th and 7th graders. Info: www.amse.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 28Dogwood Trails and Open Gardens,

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

THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBERNew Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New

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

MONDAY, APRIL 15Old Time Gospel Singing, Clear Springs Baptist

Church, 8518 Thompson School Road; 7 p.m.; featuring Clear Springs Baptist Church Choir and Orchestra. Info: 688-7674, www.clearspringsbaptist.net.

Early registration deadline for Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) Dragon Boat Festival. The KARM Dragon Boat Festival will be held Saturday, June 22, at The Cove at Concord Park. To register/info: www.karm.org/dragonboats.

Senior program, Luttrell Public Library, 10 a.m.; special guest, Sue Hamilton, an author and the director of University of Tennessee Gardens. Info: 992-0208.

Luttrell Seniors covered dish, 10 a.m., Union County Senior Center.

TUESDAYS, APRIL 16-MAY 21Juggling Made Easy class, 7-8 p.m., led by Clay

Thurston, for adults and kids 8 and up, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Info: fcartcenter@knology.net; 357-ARTS (2787); www.fountaincityartctr.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17Book Club Interest meeting, 1 p.m., Fountain

City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18Health fair, 8:30-11:00 a.m., hosted by the Union

County Senior Center. Info: 992-3292.Charity pre-event consignment sale, 6-8 p.m.,

Clear Springs Baptist Church, 8518 Thompson School Road; $5 admission; proceeds to purchase medicine for Evangelism/medical mission trip in June. Info: www.clearspringsbaptist.net, csbcconsignment@gmail.com.

Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8:30 p.m. at the classroom, located behind the Halls High campus.

Super Senior Bingo, 2-3 p.m. No cost to participate; prizes awarded. Refreshments and prizes provided by Always Best Care Senior Services. Alzheimer’s Support Group, 6-7 p.m., everyone invited. Elmcroft of Halls, 7521 Andersonville Pike. Info: 925-2668.

Healthquest Seminar: “Cancer Prevention

Tips” presented by Dr. Jose Malagon, 6:30 p.m., Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G Seivers Blvd. Info/preregister: 457-8237.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19Homeschool Friday Program, featuring “Butterfl ies”

at Freels Bend Cabin in Oak Ridge for grades K-2 at 10:30 am; Grades 3-6 at 12:30 pm. Hosted by American Museum of Science and Energy. Info: www.amse.org.

Opening reception for “The Knoxville Book Arts Guild and the Southern Appalachian Photography Society” exhibit, 6:30-8 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., next to Fountain City Park. On exhibit through May 16. Info: 357-2787, fcartcenter@knology.net or wwwfountaincityartctr.com.

Muscular Dystrophy Hop-A-Thon, 9:45 a.m., First Lutheran School, 1207 N. Broadway. Special guest: Jake Hanna, the 2012 East Tennessee Muscular Dystrophy Poster Child. All proceeds to help with the cost of Muscular Dystrophy camp for Jake this summer.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 19-20Children’s and Teens’ Spring Consignment

Sale, Clear Springs Baptist Church, 8518 Thompson School Road; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Info: www.clearspringsbaptist.net, csbcconsignment@gmail.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 19-21Baseball tournament, open/travel teams

8U-14U only. Rocky Top State Challenge T-ball tournament, Rec teams only – T-ball and 6U coach pitch. Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504, hcpsports@msn.com or hcpark.org.

Spring gourd festival, “Home Grown and Hand Made,” hosted by the Tennessee volunteer Gourd Society, at Bledsoe Community Complex, 234 Allen P Deakins Road, Pikeville. Free admission. Info: www.tennesseevolunteergourdsociety.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20“Love Worth Fighting For” with speakers

Kirk Cameron and Warren Barfi eld, 6 p.m., Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive; sponsored by Feed Your Faith. Info/tickets: www.feedyourfaith.org.

North Hills Garden Club perennial plant sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., North Hills Park. Also food, bake sale, arts and crafts booths, face painting for kids. Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Hills-Garden-Club-Annual-Perennial-Plant-Sale/183224971706866.

Singing featuring Roger Helton, 6 p.m., Bells Campground UMC, 7915 Bells Campground Road. Singers welcome. To participate: Jackie, 278-2022. Everyone welcome!

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

Union County Rabies Clinic, $10 for 1-year vaccination. Sharps Chapel Elementary, 9-10 a.m.; Luttrell Elementary, 10:45-11:45 a.m.; Union County Health Department, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Big Ridge Elementary, 2:15-3:15 p.m.; Paulette Elementary, 4-5 p.m.

Plant giveaway for Luttrell Beautifi cation Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Luttrell City Park. Last day to register for the Beautifi cation Competition. Info: 992-0870.

Super Science Saturday, 1-4 p.m., East Tennessee Discovery Center, 516 N. Begman inside Chilhowee Park. Info: www.etdiscovery.org or like the East Tennessee Discovery Center on Facebook.

EarthFest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley campus. Free. Activities for whole family; pet friendly. Info: knox-earthfest.org.

Benefi t singing featuring the Anchormen and local singers, Freeway Church of God, Norris Freeway and Hinds Creek Road. Chili supper, 5 p.m.; singing, 6:30. Info: Pastor David Hickson, 567-9600.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21Singing, 11 a.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist Church,

7115 Tipton Lane off East Beaver Creek. Featuring the Porter Family from Waynesville, N.C. Everyone invited.

MONDAY, APRIL 22High Tower & Hoop Growing Techniques:

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

“Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast” fundraiser, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Union County Senior Center; $5 per person. Everyone welcome. Info: 992-3292.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking class,

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24Central High/Halls High baseball game at

Tommy Schumpert Park, 5:30 p.m. All gate receipts will benefi t the Chris Newsom Memorial Scholarship Fund.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25Open Door Book Review, 1 p.m., Fountain

City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Speaker: Dr. John Romeiser will review “Beachhead Don,” a collection writings by WWII correspondent Don Whitehead.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 26-28Baseball tournament, rec teams only – T-ball and

6U coach pitch through 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27Circle Modern Dance performance during the

Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival and International Street Fair, 7:30-8:15 p.m., Market Square Stage.

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

Luttrell volunteer clean-up day, 9 a.m.-noon; meet at Luttrell City Park. Beautifi cation Competition judging; Catagories: Most improved residence, Most improved Business and Long Standing Beauty. Info: 992-0870.

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

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

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

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

SATURDAYS, APRIL 27-MAY 4Introduction to Crocheting, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.;

instructor, Brenda Bottoms; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Registration deadline: April 20. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28The Singing Crossroads in concert, 6 p.m.,

Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Everyone welcome. Info: 924-7750.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Temple kindergarten student Beloved Umwutari

Now enrolling for K4

Temple Baptist Academy is re-opening its K4 program in the fall of 2013! For more information, or to apply call 938- 8181 or email info@templebaptistacademy.com.

By Elizabeth Jennings

The 2012-2013 school year has been one of outstanding accomplishments in music and fi ne arts at Temple Baptist Academy. From elementary to junior high and high school, students excelled in both indi-vidual and group competitions. Students competed at the dis-trict, state and national levels.

At the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools (TACS) state academic and fi ne arts competition in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Temple brought home 49 awards. Twenty of those awards were for fi rst place. The Temple High School concert band took fi rst place at state and will com-pete against bands from across the country at the American As-sociation of Christian Schools (AACS) national competition in

Temple students excel in fi ne arts

The Temple High School concert band (left to right) Alex Gann, Shaylyn Olinger, Keegan McElyea, Tristan

Alexander, Stephen Lockett, Brad Nicely

Temple 6th grader Madison Jones

performs a poetry interpretation of

Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who.”

Greenville, S.C.One of the hallmarks of

Temple Academy has been the high number of students who

are honing their academic skills and striving for excel-lence in both athletics and fi ne

arts. It is not at all uncommon to fi nd a Temple student going from competing on the soccer

fi eld one minute to presenting a stirring piece on the trumpet the next.

By Brenda Logan

The Temple High School boys soccer team hopes to stay focused as they enter the home stretch of their season. Temple is 11-0 so far this sea-son including a recent 2-1 win over the Clinton High School Dragons. The Royal Crusaders hope to put themselves into position to contend for the op-portunity to repeat as the TA-ACS state soccer champions. Temple has scored 42 goals in the first eleven games while allowing only two.

Temple faces a stiff test when they play host to the Panthers from Powell High School this Saturday, April 20th at 2:30 p.m. The match will be played at the Temple Baptist Academy soccer field located behind the school at 1700 W. Beaver Creek Drive in Powell. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students. Chil-dren 4 and under are free.

For schedules and informa-tion on Temple athletics visit templebaptistacademy.com.

Temple junior Logan Cox (right) darts past the Clinton High School

defense.

Temple boys soccer seeks strong fi nish

By Brenda Logan

Temple has a long-standing tradition in boys soccer. This spring, Temple Academy broke new ground with its first varsity girls soccer team. The Crusaders got their first win of the season April 6 at Pleasant View Christian School, just outside Nashville. The team has an overall re-cord of 1-5-2 so far in this inaugural season.

Temple freshman Abby Ryan concentrates on footwork versus

Franklin Road in Murfreesboro.

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June 10-14 – Mini-Intensive for experienced young dancers ages 10 to 13. A fun and “not so inten-sive” workshop with everything from classical ballet to jazz and hip-hop.

June 17-21 – Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp for ages 6 to 12 new and experienced dancers. Along with ballet, there will be art

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June 24-28 – Musi-cal Theatre Camp,

for ages 8 to 15, both new and experienced

dancers. Learn act-ing, dance, voice and

prop-making, along with perform-ing excerpts from Les Miserables, the Lion King, Mama Mia, Cabaret, South Pacifi c and Hair.

July 1-3 – West African Dance, African djembe drumming and aerial classes in silks and lyra, ages 8 to adult.

July 8-26 – a range of three-week dance workshops will be avail-able for students age 4 through advanced.

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(StatePoint) It’s summer, and for kids that means it’s time for sports, swimming, biking and picnics. And while active outdoor time is healthy and fun, experts say it’s crucial for parents and kids to brush up on some seasonal safety tips.

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Sun SafetySunburns are not only

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Always keep plenty of water on hand when you’re playing or exercising outside. Unless kids are exercising vigorously for extended periods, plain water – not sports drinks – is the best way to rehydrate.

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cause of death among chil-dren, including infants and toddlers, but parents can make swimming safer for kids with the right safety equipment, instruction and supervision.

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Home swimming pools should be surrounded by a four-foot-high, non-climbable, four-sided

fence with a self-closing, self- latching gate. Parents, caregivers, and pool owners should learn CPR and keep equip-ment approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, such as life preservers and life jackets, at poolside.

TrampolinesEven with netting,

padding and adult supervi-sion, experts say that home trampolines are dangerous.

“Trampoline injuries are common, and can be potentially catastrophic,” says Dr. McInerny. “From temporarily debilitat-ing sprains, strains and contusions to cervical spine injuries with lasting consequences, the risks associated with recre-ational trampoline use are easily avoided.”

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Historic Ramsey House.

Amazing History AdventureAges 9-13/$169Location: Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove PikeJuly 15-19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Girls on the RunInstruction by Girls on the Run Greater KnoxvilleAges 8-12/$75June 10-14 & July 8-12, 9-noon

Confi dent TeensAges 13 & up/$65June 10-11 & July 17-18, 12-1:30 p.m.

Manners Come From the HeartAges 7-12/$65June 25-26 & July 15-16, 10:30-noon

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ImaginACTion (Theater)Ages 11-13/$125July 15-19, 1-4:30 p.m.

Digital Science ClassroomGrades 5-8 /$105June 3-7, 12-2 p.m.

■ AMSE Science Camp, 8

a.m. to 3:30 p.m., two weekly

sessions June 10-14, and June

17-21. Both sessions will be held

at the Freels Bend Cabin site,

where campers will use the

natural setting to study insects,

habitats, water, fossils, weather

and more. Campers will also

learn about electricity, fl ight and

robots. Cost for one week is $150

for AMSE members and $175 for

non-members. Info or to regis-

ter: www.amse.org.

■ Angela Floyd Schools of the Dance off ers summer camps

at both locations: 6732 Jubliee

Center Way, and 10845 Kingston

Pike. Camps include: Princess

Camp, Rock ‘n Roll University,

Multi-Style Dance Camp, Lyrical

Workshop, Music Fun Time, and

Dance Sampler for various age

groups. Days and prices vary.

Info: www.angelafl oydschools.

com, 947-9894 for north loca-

tion, and 675-9894 for west

location.

■ Beverly Park Golf Course,

5311 Beverly Park Circle, will

host the Knox Area Junior Golf

Association summer golf camps.

Sessions for ages 4-12 are avail-

able 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11-14

and 25-28; and 9 a.m. to noon

July 9-12 and 23-26. Instructor is

George Hall, PGA. Info: knoxvil-

legolf.org.

■ Camp Invention will

enhance your child’s education

through fun, hands-on activities

like working together to solve

real-world problems. Sessions

are May 28-31, at Cedar Bluff

Elementary; June 3-7, at Hardin

Valley Elementary; June 10-14,

at A.L. Lotts, Rocky Hill, Farragut

Intermediate, and Blue Grass.

Adventure camps

Register on or before May 30

and receive $15 off the base

price. Info: www.campinvention.

org or 800-968-4332.

■ Camp Webb off ers more

than 100 specialty and sports

camps and an outdoor adven-

ture camp, all with experienced,

caring staff . Lunch is included.

Info or to register: www.camp-

webb.com or 291-3840.

■ Christian Academy of Knoxville offers a variety of

academic, athletic and arts

camps for elementary- and

middle-school-age students.

Info: 690-4721 ext. 142 or www.

cakwarriors.com/camps.

■ First Lutheran School, 1207 North Broadway, May 28

through Aug. 9, age 3 through

8th grade. Register by April 15

and receive a $10 discount on

application fee. Info: Barbara

Steele, 524-0308 or 300-1239.

■ Garden Montessori School, 3225 Garden Drive,

offers summer camp for age 2

through rising 8th graders June

3 through July 26, with daily,

weekly or monthly enrollment.

Also offered is a film institute

Arts campsJuly 8-19, for middle and high

school students, with instruc-

tion in filmmaking, script-writ-

ing, acting, cinematography

and more. Info: www.garden-

montessori.org or 688-6776.

■ The Goddard School, with two locations in Farragut

and Knoxville, offers an early

childhood summer program

with age-appropriate and in-

novative activities. Info: www.

goddardschool.com.

■ The Great Smoky Moun-tains Institute at Tremont,

9275 Tremont Road, Townsend,

has a variety of overnight

camps for ages 13-17, including

Teen High Adventure, Wilder-

ness Adventure Trek, Discovery

Camp, Field Ecology Adventure

and Backcountry Ecological Ex-

pedition. Also off ered is Smoky

Mountains Family Camp July

8-13, for ages 6 and older. Info:

448-6709 or www.gsmit.org/

SummerYouth.html

■ The Ice Chalet and the

Robert Unger School of Ice

Skating, 100 Lebanon Street,

off ers seven, one-week ice skat-

ing camps and once-a-week

classes for seven weeks, June 10

through July 27. Info: 588-1858,

icechalet@chaleticerinks.com

or www.chaleticerinks/sum-

mercamp.

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Lights-Camera-Action, Tennessee Timeline and more.

Included are weekly fi eld trips to Camp K.P. for water

fun, low ropes course, climbing wall, game room and

art pavilion. Schools include Amherst, Carter, Cop-

per Ridge, Fountain City, Gibbs and Inskip. Info: www.

kidsplaceinc.org.

■ Knoxville Jewish Alliance, 6800 Deane Hill Drive,

off ers summer camp opportunities for all ages, includ-

ing Camp K’ton Ton for age 14 months through Pre-K,

and Milton Collins Day Camp for kindergartners through

10th grade. Specialty camps include British Challenge

Soccer Camp June 10-14 for ages 4-15, and Bricks 4 Kids

LEGO camp June 3-7 for kindergarten through 2nd

grade, and June 17-21 for 3rd through 5th grade. Youths

of all faiths are welcome. Info: www.jewishknoxville.org

or 690-6343.

■ Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Har-

din Valley Drive, presents Creative Learning for Kids in

June and July. Sessions are available for a variety of ages

and include Confi dent Teens, Jewelry and Wearable Art,

Claymation, theater workshops, The CSI Experience, Self

Defense for Kids and ACT Test Prep. For a complete list-

ing of sessions, visit www.pstcc.edu/bcs or call 539-7167.

■ Sacred Heart Cathedral School, 711 S. North-

shore Drive, will host Camp Eagle, with a variety of

camp topics, including sports, cheerleading, cooking,

dance, drama, etiquette, music, crafts and scrapbook-

ing. Info: www.sacredheartsports.org or 558-4126.

■ Spirited Art in Bearden will off er several sessions

of art camp for ages 5-12. Campers will make their own

masterpieces each day. Painting supplies, snack and T-

shirt are provided. Info: myspiritedart.com or 584-1010.

■ Studio Arts for Dancers, 1234 Rocky

Hill Road, off ers several summer sessions

for various ages, including West African

Dance, Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp,

Musical Theatre Camp, and sessions

for more experienced dancers. Reg-

ister before April 19 and receive a 10

percent discount. Info: www.studio-

artsfordancers.net or 539-2475.

■ Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, May 22 through Aug. 9, rising

1st through 7th graders. Camp includes

fi eld trips to Splash Country, movies, Maze

Sports camps

of Mirrors, WonderWorks, Oak Ridge Pool and more.

Other activities include weekly devotions, Vacation Bible

School and arts and crafts. Registration is $40 per child

and a one-time activity fee of $155 per child. Weekly fee

is $100 for fi ve days, $75 for three days, $50 for two days.

Info: Kristie Bell or Tandy Dreier, 688-7270.

HAPPY • MAGICAL • SUNNY • FRIENDLY

June 3 -July 26

Are you a MatisseMatisse, Van GoghVan Gogh, or OO'KeeffeKeeffe?Choose from 5 different dates during the summer!

Classes available for ages 5 to 12.

Your child will create their ownmasterpiece each day!

All painting supplies, a snack, and free t-shirt will be provided!

Call us at 584-1010 or register online:

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